11:07 p.m. EDT, May 22, 2012

Birthday wishes go to my niece, Carly Labant, who celebrates her birthday on June 2. She is the daughter of Cindi and Doug Labant. Lots of love and kisses from your entire family, including aunts, uncles and cousins, Roger and I, Ruth, Karl and Hannah Ventela, Roger and Sarah Southall Jr., Susie, Jimmy, Kelsey and Issi Glatts, and Kimi, John, Johnny, Randi and Connor Jenkins.

Birthday wishes to Doug Labant, who celebrated on June 4. Love and kisses from his wife, Cindi, and daughter, Carly. Also wishes come from his sisters-in-law and their families, Roger and I, Ruth, Karl and Hannah Ventela, Roger and Sarah Southall Jr., Susie, Jimmy, Kelsey and Issi Glatts, and Kimi, John, Johnny, Randi and Connor Jenkins.

Ernie Birckhead is wishes a very happy June 4 birthday.

Herb Southall sends birthday wishes to his friend, Charlie Brown, who celebrates June 3.

Charles Smith is sent June 1 birthday wishes and Anna Taylor on May 31.

Shirley and Don Morse are sent belated anniversary wishes on their May 19 anniversary, as are Carol and Jeff Zeller on May 26, Benjie and Janice Lehman on May 31 and Sam and Vicki Marderness are on May 30.

Condolences are extended to family of Barbara Groseclose. Our deepest sympathy to her husband, Ray, and her mother, Evelyn.

Condolences are extended to the families of Kathy Armstrong Gale and Nancy Peters

Get well and thinking of you wishes are extended to, Tom Pryer, Marianne Pryer, Dottie Hinkson, Bessie Fetterman, Thelma Frederick, Doris Hess, Bill and Buelah Neff, Evalyn Owens, Meryl McLaughlin, Doris and Ralph Speakman, Betty McFadden, Ben Caldwell, Michael Caldwell, Frances Riale, Diane Smith, Pam Whitecavage-Kincaid, Susan Passwaters, Frank Whitecavage, Carolyn Kulp, Bonnie Wagner, Mary Jane Tegler, Kathy Gale, Gertrude Fassell, Mimsie Goodman, to the Johnston family especially baby Abigail, Mary Beth and Eddie Tripplett, Pam Illick, Jackie Ivins, Susan Carlos Bollinger, Leslie Dissick, Mary Ann Phillips, June Gangel, Marty and Joan Hamilton, Kit Mitchell, Pastor Henry Schaefer, Jim Miller, Marilyn Carlon, Darrell Cooper, Gisila Knapp, Carolyn Mitchell, Sylvia Miller, Susan Kogut, Pam Coakley, Anna Taylor, Tim and Sandy Brooks, Edith Goldsmith, Jim Gosweiler, Craig Walker, Quinton Stepney, Nancy Barr, Herb Southall, Carly Labant, Roberta Hammell and BJ McDowell.

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Remember this – We live in the land of the free – because of the brave – thank a soldier today!

Especially this Memorial Day, let us give thanks for all those who sacrificed to make this land what it is today.

Did you know that on May 25, 1886 the first passenger train on the B & O railroad crossed Cecil County and on this date in 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson was born?