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KETTNER Family of Bordentown, NJ |
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Greetings
from The Kettner Family! -- Emily (12), Anne, John,
and Melissa (10). We are homeschooling, and the
girls are doing really well. Both are involved with
4-H, enjoy singing in choirs, being with their friends,
and bowling with the local homeschool group. The
girls and Anne are active in the Christian Community
Choir involving about 100 children and 60 adults
from about 30 churches in the area. John works for
the state and plays his guitar for the Lord whenever
he can. Anne sings in the choir and rings hand bells
at the church. She loves to garden, quilt, and sew.
We are both working with a Teen Choir at the church.
In September, we had a Colonial re-enactment type
service in celebration of our church's 250th anniversary.
We all dressed in Colonial garb and had a great
time. Our new puppy, Cinnamon, is a little brown
Dauschund. The girls love her. We got her in July.
She fell in August, and we had to take her to the
University of Penn. Vet Hospital for an operation.
We can't afford college for the girls now, but the
dog is OK. We all are grateful for our many blessings. |
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| The
KENT Family of Baptistown, NJ |
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are not a big family, yet it is rare for these leaves
of our tree to be seen together in one place at
one time -- and especially in a single collective
photo like this. Unfortunately, too often it takes
a wedding or funeral for us to reunite with relatives
and, perhaps like many families, we joke about that.
The day of our grandmother's funeral, a local radio
station, WDVR in Sergeantsville, dedicated their
Saturday Night Polka Hour to her memory. The program
host was overwhelmed by the unending song requests
phoned in by eager listeners. We suspect that what
he may not have realized (or might never admit)
is that his entire listenership that evening was
huddled around the same radio -- our family. But
we do know of at least one other listener that night:
The honoree, deceased grandmother Mary Manchur,
was also tuned in. The signal was strong. Our heritage
is Ukranian and English. One day soon we shall welcome
a strong Latino presence, and our family will be
complete. |
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