Angel, Caroline's Daughter in the On-Line Daily Reflector

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Scene Around at the Her Magazine night out, August 20

See who showed up for the Her Magazine Night Out to Benefit the Family Violence Program at Icon

This was sent by Caroline Edwards. Her daughter Angel appears in several of the photos (page 4 & 5).

Carolyn Attends Camping Outing in Michigan

"Here are some pictures from my canoe trip on the Au Sauble River that runs through Graling, Michigan. Had a great time and was good to get away from working online. These were taken on my weekend trip in between terms. We had been rained out on Saturday and went to see G.I. Joe with one of my camping partners. It thundered all night while we were in our tents. Next day the sun can out and we were off to a great canoe day. Could not have been a better day on the river."

Carolyn James

Bears, Bears, Bears, Everywhere You Go!

Mindy, my nephew's wife, had a scary incident recently at their place at Lake Tahoe!

"I have been at Tahoe for a little less than two weeks.
My first night back at Tahoe I unpacked my small suitcase, hooked up my laptop, renewed my car registration online, then went to my bedroom. Those of you who have been to my place, the upstairs unit of a duplex, know that it is small. Around 9:30 PM, while in my bedroom putting away some clothes, I heard a noise, like something had fallen from a wall or counter. I figured my downstairs tenant was hammering a nail into the wall or something, and thought little of it. A few minutes later, after I finished what I was doing, I walked out into my dining/living room area, and saw that my back door was wide open, that the trim tht had been nailed to the door jam was on the floor, and that part of the door jam, the part where the dead bolt and thumb lock insert, was in pieces on the floor! There was no sign of an intruder, so I barricaded the door with a loveseat and some heavy boxes and called the sheriff. (For those of you unfamiliar with such things, in rural areas we have sheriff's, not police.) The sheriff suspected a bear and reassured me that there hadn't been any thefts or human breakins in my area all summer. I was much more worried about a two legged intruder than a four legged intruder. About an hour and a half later, the sheriff came and we walked around the duplex. There were no human boot marks or tool marks where the door jam was shattered. There were also no paw prints, but the sheriff told me that bears have been breaking into many houses in my area and that they put their butts against the door and force the door open with their weight (400 lbs and more). Since I had no food in the house or in the trash can, the bear didn't get any food and was scared away either by the noise of the wood when it hit the floor or by me. The sheriff said that bears do not usually return to a place where they didn't get food and were scared away. Needless to say, I didn't sleep that well that night. I called my handyman the next morning, and he put a large piece of plywood across the door until he replaced part of the door jam a few days later. I put a jug of ammonia outside next to the door. Common wisdom holds that bears do not like the smell of ammonia.
I have not had any forceable entry or bear problem since that night.
Yesterday, driving to my office on the south shore, I saw a large bear on the side of the road. I stopped, and the bear ambled down a steep bank and away from the road. This bear was large and looked to be fat and happy!
Today, while jogging along my usual forest service road, ahead of me I saw a car that had just stopped. Off to the side was a bear cub! The passengers got out of the car and started taking pictures. The bear scampered off into the forest. I looked around for the mother bear, since this bear looked like a fairly young cub. After satisfying myself that I didn't see a mother bear, I continued on my jogging route. I was glad I saw a bear and not a mountain lion. I would not have been comfortable by myself in the forest with a big cat!
This is the most bears I have seen at Tahoe in such a short time. I think they are fattening up for the coming winter hibernation.
Bears are beautiful, except when they break into yur house!"
Mindy

Pictures From Atlantic Beach, NC

These pics were sent by Charles Parker, Tina's husband, of sharks swimming along the beach at Bogue Inlet, Atlantic Beach. They were taken from above during a fly over. This was on the WITN News last night at 11:00 p.m., also.

Go-Cart Track at River Houses in Aurora

NASCAR - Look Out!!!!

Beth sent these pictures of the "speedsters" on the track at the river

Crowe Golf League Outing

Sharon, blue shirt 2nd from right

Joe, blue shirt on left

My niece, Sharon, and her husband, Joe, are pictured attending a golf outing in Michigan

Sharon & Kids in Chicago

"We finally got away for a few days, me and the kids. Went to see my Mom's brother, Uncle Jack, in Chicago. Kids and I had a great trip."

Sharon James Bannister, Michigan

Caitlyn's Sweet 16 (Judson's Daughter)

Some pics of Caitlyn’s 16th b-day

Beth

Ed's Cousin, Shelton Cherry, Passes Away

WASHINGTON, N.C. - Mr. F. Shelton Cherry, 56, of 6650 Cherry Run Road died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Paul Funeral Home. Visitation 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and other times at the home of Travis Cherry, 111 Iron Mind Way, Washington, N.C.

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Madonna Cherry, Stan's wife, called while we were at the beach to let us know they did not know the cause of death. Shelton had not been sick and was not on any medications. They are performing an autopsy today to see if they can determine what happened.

Myrtle Beach Summer Trip

We just returned from Myrtle Beach and had a great time. The weather was good except for one day when it rained nearly all day! Kevin and Farrish accompanied us. The beach was loaded with sun bathers and fishermen, as the campground had a fishing pier with some exceptional, after-dark music by a SC band!

Carolyn, My Niece, Attends Party

"In this picture, I am attending one of the dinners with my ski group. Here is a picture of me and my ski friend John. Will be camping this weekend with my ski group and canoeing. We will be having steaks on Saturday night along with a bonfire and fireworks."
Carolyn James, Michigan

Found These Pictures Today

Anybody recognize this cute little girl?

Here's a Hint: They were dated 1995

Ed's Sister, Alma, Celebrates Wedding Anniversary

"This past Saturday we had about 50 of mom and dad's friends and coworkers over to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary! I've attached some pictures for the blog."

Henri Webb Reid

River Weekend

Ed and I drove the RV down to Aurora for the weekend to see the go-cart racers! (Beth is sending some pictures of the go-carts.)

Ed Jr & Wendy's House after the reconstuction. (Last year the house was pretty much destroyed when the roof was being repaired and a rain storm ended up wetting everything inside the house.)

Fishing-Ed Jr, Sid (a friend) and Larry (Wendy's brother) tried their luck early Sunday morning. The one fish Larry is holding up was the catch of the day!

Judson & Beth's house at the riverThe Aurora RV Park!

Fun at the River!

April & Kevin took the kids out on the pontoon boat for a little adventure a couple of weeks ago when they visited the river. What wonderful memories!
"Some pictures of summertime fun in Aurora on the sound...the kids had a great time tubing and swimming with a lot of clowning around!"

April Whitehurst Haltigan