FAITH, FAMILY, FREEDOM

I attended a 100th Anniversary celebration of a little country community church.  They put on a party like you would not believe such a small group could do.  First, we saw the above words plus a few more,  placed Burma Shave style along the road leading to Venersborg.  When we arrived we saw about a dozen white-uniformed Sea Scouts directing traffic.  They had contacted the county road department to let people use half of a 2-way road for parking and provided a shuttle bus for people who needed to park further away.  Inside the little church people signed in, received a paper plate [not a wimpy one] and utensils prewrapped in their own napkins.  We went through a line where several food handlers placed [free] picnic style food on the plates, then outdoors for hot, grilled sausages [not the cheap ones] or hamburgers, and soft drinks.  We ate at red, white and blue decorated tables while a 4-piece string band played tunes from the old days.   In the stained glass sanctuary we read newspaper clippings, saw photos of early settlers and were treated to a 20-minute video history.  On the adjacent community building grounds was a display of antique autos and farming equipment.  There were kitchen antiques to see and children's crafts.  They had games and contests after we left, and of course, buried a time capsule for the next 100-year celebration. It was an amazing event for just a few people to put together.  They deserve a standing applause for their efforts.  We were proud to be Americans, no matter what our personal differences were.