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Dienna Parret GervasiThis is a picture of Dienna hard at work; Italked to Dienna Saturday for just a few

minutes because she was very busy. She wasbubbly and glad to see me; she said Bonnie

Fish had stopped in to see her that morning.

I gave her a copy of last weeks newsletter

and said our goodbyes. I hope others

stopped in to see her, I know she was

looking forward to it.

Newsletter InformationI know I asked last week if anyone would

like to write a column for this newsletter, or

submit a periodic post to contact Ed at:[email protected]

I do understand that many of you still work,and have better things to do. This is for

those who would like an artistic outlet,

which you can spend as much or as little

time as you want in developing your owncolumn.

The following are two samples of what

could be your column, just change the

subject, and include your own photo or an

icon noting the subject your writing about.

Retirement Been there done that.

HobbiesI built this scale model of my boat from my

own design, prior to building the full size 18

ft. jet sled. Some of you may have seen it at

the fair 2 years ago; the boat is approx. 48

inches long, in the picture you can see theworking oars, fishing rod with a fishing realthat actually works, and a fishing net.

Everything accept for the fishing real was

hand crafted by me. Below is the same boat

in stages of building.

Logo designed by me, the word woody is in

the shape of a salmon tearing out of thewhite paint showing the wood.

Douglas High Alumni News LetterPublisher Ed Grensky Volume No. I Issue No. 9 Date 8/22/09



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I could go on with samples of columns that

you could be writing, give it a try. All you

have to do is write it in word or any otherword processing program, and send it to me;

I’ll do the rest.

Web Site InformationWhen you’re on the web site don’t forget to

look at the message board for informationfrom classmates, also check the “familynews summary”, recipes, and more.

On the main page of the web site, there are

three areas you can go to, to check your

classmates out; I find the best place to go is“View Class Directory” under the world

glob. Why? It’s easy to find, and with just a

glance it shows those that are missing,

diseased, and for those found it shows thecity they live in right off the bat; from there

you can go to their biography.

I’m still looking for photos from some of

you that took photos at the reunion, which

you can send me via email, if of course they

were digital. [email protected]

Note: There have been several classmates

found since our reunion, their contact

information has been added to the web site;

I’m currently waiting on 3 replies fromletters I sent out recently.

Please go to the web site and place your

vote, make your voice heard. I will run thepoll for one more week, and give the results

in the Aug. 29th

newsletter. The choices

below are in the same order as they are onthe web site pole.

1. A picnic held on Aug. 1st

every year

for the next 9 years, with a big 50th

reunion in 10 years.

OR

2. A picnic on Aug. 1st

for the next 4

years, a jet boat dinner cruse from

Grants Pass in 5 years, picnics onyears 6-9 and a big 50

th.

A POSTBy: Anne Worthley (McKay)

New Pledge of Allegiance

(TOTALLY AWESOME!)

Since the Pledge of Allegiance & The

Lords Prayer Are not allowed inSchools anymore Because the word

'God' is mentioned.....

A 15 yr. old Kid in Ohio wrote the

following:

NEW SCHOOL PRAYER :

Now I sit me down in

school

Where praying is against

the rule

For this great nation

under God

Finds mention of Him very

odd.



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If Scripture now the class

recites,

It violates the Bill of

Rights.

And anytime my head I bow Becomes a Federal matter

now..

Our hair can be purple,

orange or green,

That's no offense; it's a

freedom scene.

The law is specific, the law

is precise..

Prayers spoken aloud are

a serious vice.

For praying in a public

hall

Might offend someone

with no faith at all.

In silence alone we must

meditate,

God's name is prohibited by

the state.

We're allowed to cuss and

dress like freaks,

And pierce our noses,

tongues and cheeks...

They've outlawed guns,

but FIRST the Bible.

To quote the Good Book

makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant

Senior Queen,

And the 'unwed daddy,' our

Senior King.. It's

'inappropriate' to teach

right from wrong,

We're taught that such

'judgments' do not belong.

We can get our condoms

and birth controls,

Study witchcraft,

vampires and totem poles.

But the TenCommandments are not

allowed,

No word of God must

reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must

confess,

When chaos reigns the

school's a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I

make:

Should I be shot; My soul

please take!

Amen

Just For Laughs

Attending a wedding for the

first time, a little girl

whispered to her mother,

'Why is the bride dressed in

white?'' The mother replied,

"Because white is the color of

happiness, and today is the

happiest day of her life." The

child thought about this for a

moment then said, "So why

is the groom wearing black?"



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Joan’s husband Bob sent this email

for her classmates.

Thanks, Ed, and others, for your postings

remembering Joan.

Over the past year there has been a

tremendous outpouring of love from our

own community and beyond. Choral andBible theater performances, donation of

Bible books to our local library, and

memorial funds have all been dedicated in

her memory. I share, and invite you to

share, Joan's strong faith and belief ineternal life.

Joan loved our home and family, includingdaughters Amy and Kim. She loved our

community, serving for many years as a lay

representative to the Shepherdstown

Ministerial Association. Joan treasured our

community's Vacation Bible School, which

she taught and helped direct for many years.

She loved teaching adults and especially

children about the Bible. And shedocumented her methods in a book, a

wonderful labor of love entitled "That Ye

May Teach the Children" I still have copies

of her book for sale if anyone is interested.

Joan termed the last few years, when wetoured the country for her Bible talks, "the

peak of her career." It was a wonderful

time.

Joan had fond memories of Oregon,

including Winston, and Douglas High

School in particular. We had the privilegeof making a couple of quick visits over the

years and she was in touch with a few of

your classmates. Joan really enjoyed herhigh school years and I know she was

blessed by all of you who knew her. If you

have any special stories or comments about

Joan, I'd be glad to receive them via email

at: [email protected]

Wishing you and your classmates all the

best,

Bob Snipes

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

The following massage is so very

important, I want each one of you to

understand it.

The Parable of the Sower

1That same day Jesus went out of the

house and sat by the lake. 2Such large

crowds gathered around him that he got

into a boat and sat in it, while all the

people stood on the shore. 3Then he told

them many things in parables, saying: “A

farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he

was scattering the seed, some fell along

the path, and the birds came and ate it up.5Some fell on rocky places, where it did

not have much soil. It sprang up quickly,

because the soil was shallow. 6But when

the sun came up, the plants were

scorched, and they withered because they

had no root. 7Other seed fell among

thorns, which grew up and choked the



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plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil,

where it produced a crop—a hundred,

sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9He

who has ears, let him hear.”

10The disciples came to him and

asked, “Why do you speak to the people

in parables?”

11He replied, “The knowledge of the

secrets of the kingdom of heaven has

been given to you, but not to them.

12Whoever has will be given more, and he

will have an abundance. Whoever does

not have, even what he has will be takenfrom him. 13This is why I speak to them in

parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;

though hearing, they do not hear

or understand.

14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of

Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but neverunderstanding;

you will be ever seeing but never

perceiving.

15For this people’s heart has become

calloused;

they hardly hear with their ears,

and they have closed their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with

their eyes, hear with their ears,

understand with their hearts

and turn, and I would heal them.’a

16But blessed are your eyes because they

see, and your ears because they hear.

17For I tell you the truth, many prophets

and righteous men longed to see what

you see but did not see it, and to hear

what you hear but did not hear it.

18“Listen then to what the parable

of the sower means: 19When anyone

hears the message about the kingdom

and does not understand it, the evil one

comes and snatches away what was

sown in his heart. This is the seed sown

along the path. 20The one who received

the seed that fell on rocky places is the

man who hears the word and at once

receives it with joy. 21But since he has no

root, he lasts only a short time. When

trouble or persecution comes because of

the word, he quickly falls away. 22The one

who received the seed that fell among thethorns is the man who hears the word, but

the worries of this life and the

deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it

unfruitful. 23But the one who received

the seed that fell on good soil is the

man who hears the word and

understands it. He produces a crop,

yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times

what was sown.”

Remember two weeks ago in the

Newsletter, Issue No.7, I posted the

outline for the study of:

Matthew 7:13-14

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the

gate is wide and the way is broad that

leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 “For the gate is

small and the way is narrow that leads to

life, and there are few who find it.

You are my classmates, and in my heart

you are as close to me as brothers and

sisters.

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