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Story and Photo By Carolyn Ten Broeck

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Donald Moore Jr. doesn’t remember a time when music wasn’t an integral part of his life.

Born into a musical family that included his father and brother, it was only natural that like a moth to flame he would migrate to music.

And for the last 40 plus years, he’s stayed there.

It was a feat that ends up on morning TV talk shows.
Monday, an 8-year-old Jack Russell out on her afternoon bathroom break disappeared.
“I’d seen a turtle the day before,” said the dog’s owner, Patty Hatch, “and thought she was following it.”
Indeed she had.
Penny, the curious Jack Russell, had wandered the way of the turtle and somehow became trapped in the turtle/gopher hole.

While others are still trying to wake up, cook their breakfast and get their children dressed, Bo Dallas is already at the church with a song not only on his heart, but also his lips as he prepares for another day of worship.
While that’s not too extraordinary for most people, what is unusual is that Dallas had prepared his own breakfast and gotten to Allen Chapel AME Church on his trusty scooter. That’s pretty good for someone who turned 105 years old Sept. 2.

By ADA LANG

news@cedarkeybeacon.com

This week’s Conservation Corner suggests composting as another way to reduce the amount of trash you put into your garbage can and eventually, the landfill. 

Nicole and Bruce Kosch had it all: a love that had blossomed since their high school days in Port Charlotte, good educations, great jobs, an adventure that took them to Wisconsin for a year and a warm, comfortable home in Morriston.

The time was right to add to their number and so they began preparations to welcome a third into their fold.

But after a year of unsuccessful attempts to conceive, the couple sought medical advice and testing.

Bruce was up first, because male testing is less invasive.

It was just a couple of hours into the New Year, 1945, when Ray Knisley, 86, of Chiefland, peeked out of a freezing foxhole after being awakened by the sound of gunshots.
His unit, the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecz), had been dug in about 30 miles south of Strasbourg, Germany. There was snow on the ground, and in the light of a full moon he thought he saw a patrol coming in with German prisoners.  He hunkered back in to put on his boots and a jacket

Pet lovers enjoy photographing their friends and Williston veterinarian Bill Bennett, right, provides a showcase for their work. Most recent winners of Dr. Bennett’s contest are M.M. Lauderdale who photographed  his puppy and Leslie Redding who submitted a winning cat photo. Pictured with Dr. Bennett is Denise Young.

Story and photo by Donna Mitchell

   Linda Foster has blue eyes that twinkle and a ready, friendly smile.  She’s the sort of person who will chat if you want to chat and who won’t if you don’t.  It’s one of her ways of paying attention.

By IRENE GILREATH

Special to the Pioneer　

We held the first meeting of our new year on Sept. 8. President Eileen Nuce started the meeting by asking what we did during the summer. Two members had serious health problems; they were President Eileen and Carolyn Agazarm. It was good to know they are doing better now. Elsie Neal has continued to make a good recovery from knee replacement surgery. 

Some of the members traveled during the summer. Delores Darpino returned from her trip with unusual souvenirs, two adorable kittens.