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Sacred Heart Senior Living honors Veteran residents with ceremony
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By SAVANNAH BROWN On Friday, November 11, Sacred Heart Assisted Living Facility held a Veterans Day ceremony for residents and their families, honoring 12 veteran residents. Northampton Mayor Anthony Pristash also attended the event to recognize the veterans. Sacred Heart Assisted Living Activity Director Lisa Schmidt began the ceremony by thanking the veterans that reside at the facility for answering the call of duty. “The veterans we honor today came from all walks of life, but they share several fundamental qualities: Many of them didn't ask to leave their homes to fight in distant battlefields--many didn't even volunteer. They didn't go to war because they loved to fight, they were called to be part of something bigger than themselves. They rose to the nation's call because they wanted to protect our nation. Today, people throughout the country will gather together to remember,
to honor, and to pay gratitude to those who have served our country. Our gathering is just one spark in the flame of pride that burns across the nation today and every day. It's not a lot, but it's one small way we can honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live in freedom,” said Schmidt. Anthony Fetterhoff provided the musical selections during the ceremony with his renditions of the “Star Spangled Banner,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “God Bless America,” “America the Beautiful,” and “My Country tis Thee” as residents and visitors sang along. Army veteran and Sacred Heart Assisted Living resident Joseph McHale also sang a beautiful rendition of “Bring Them Home,” which captivated the audience and brought quite a few to tears. He dedicated the song to “the men and women that have given the utmost sacrifice to keep our country safe, to keep the people safe, and to keep our freedom
safe.” Mayor Pristash thanked the veterans at the ceremony for their selfless service to our country, everything they endured for our country’s defense, and the freedoms they fought for while presenting the veterans with slate coasters for their residences. “Today, these gentlemen and the men and women like them who have given to our country, I give a heartfelt thank you on behalf of all the residents of the Borough of Northampton. Thank you for your selflessness, for your courage, for your grace under pressure, and for bringing your stories back here to share with us, so that we may learn to appreciate your sacrifice,” Pristash expressed. Reverend William J. Ritzenthaler shared his gratitude for veterans and prayed with them along with attending residents. “President Truman once said our debt to the heroic men and valiant women and the servants Continued on page 11
Circus wagons on display. Contributed photo. In this second column, we look kes-Barre, Pa., their only Pennback to the Ringling Bros. and sylvania stop in 2002, and then Barnum & Bailey Circus train. traveled west, making their first Mr. Thomas Horvath, of stop in Oklahoma City; continuBridgewater, N.J., is sharing some ing to Las Vegas, Nev.; Arizona; of the columns he has written for more than a month in California, TRP, the railroad magazine. with 12 days in Anaheim; returnThe Ringlings ran two trains, ing east for 12 days in Chicago; a red unit and a blue unit. The and ending in Savannah, Ga., following is their 2002 show Dec. 8. schedule. The red unit started the The schedule of shows was season in Tupelo, Miss., with a flexible each year. The circus was two-day stop. There were seven presented for many years at the stops in Texas, with 12 days in Continued on page 4 Dallas. The seven Ringling brothers 81st Year, Issue No. 46 had lived in Baraboo, Wis., so they presented five days of shows www.homenewspa.com in Green Bay, Wis. The red unit tour ended in St. Louis each November. Train No. 2, the blue unit, started its show in June in WilUSPS 248-700
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