Congratulations Gabe Turner, winner of the North Carolina American Legion High School Oratorical Contest. He took the title in Marion, NC Saturday, March 5th, in competition with students from 4 other regions of the state. Next he goes to Indianapolis, Indiana in Mid April to compete for the national championship. Gabe is a talented musician. In the 9th grade he set one of Shakespeare's Sonnets to music. He also has composed music for an upcoming production of THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, where he is an 11th grader.
Judy has a birthday March 4th, and mine is March 6th.
Top photo, left, Dave Causby, Judy Hoffman Barrett, Jeanne Dorsey Burks, Brenda Waters Costner, Steve Costner, Bryan Legrand, Max Daves, Gail Pearson--right, Gerald Weathers, Ron Blackwell, Ron Byers, Tom Cothran, Charlie Magness, Ludy.
Bottom photo, left--Ludy, Charlie Magness, Tom Cothran, Ron Byers, Ron Blackwell, Gerald Weathers--right, Gail Pearson, Max Daves, Bryan Legrand, Steve Costner, Brenda Waters Costner, Jeanne Dorsey Burks Judy Hoffman Barrett, Dave Causby. Claude Ross was present but was called away to work and John Gjelhaug had to leave before photo was taken. Thanks to Bryan and his wife Brendan for the cake.
