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•Champions From Page 1 the community that we were able to purchase these rings,” Saitz said. “The Sharppe Shops have contributed greatly. The Blythewood Bengals football team receives such great community support and attendance. I can’t thank the community enough for all they have done and are doing. “I hope to see these � Old National Highway Elgin Pontiac Hwy. #1 Bookman COUPON children in ten to twenty years,” Saitz added. “The character they have shown during their senior year leads me to believe they will all become successful adults.” Saitz said he feels proud to represent a community such as Blythewood. “The team supports me,” he said, “and I them. Our team is really great this year. Not just on the field, but in life. One of our players recently lost both his parents. The other Coach Saitz distributed rings like these on a individual basis to all the graduating senior football players last year. Specializing In Large Trees, Shrubs, Annuals & Perennials 1113 Old National Highway 788-7817 Bring This Ad & Receive $5.00 OFF Any Purchase $35 or More. Offer Expires 8-31-08. team members have really rallied behind this player. “The Bengals football team isn’t just about wins and losses,” Saitz continued. “It’s about team support, community support and caring about one another. I feel proud to represent such a great community, and to be a part of teaching these young men sportsmanship and academics. It makes it all worthwhile to witness such dedication, and I’m happy to be a part of this winning team.” Good luck to the 2007 seniors of the Blythewood High Varsity Team: Tyrell Benjamin, Ricky Thomas, Chris Wright, Quinten Ash, Philip Ivory, Chris Benson, Josh Fulmer, Justin Bethel, Damien Morrison, Rodney Jamison, Charles Wright, James Wilkerson, Chris Coleman, Malcom <strong>Wilson</strong>, Ross Kistler, Carl Barksdale, Christopher Wright, Jim Rogers, Renardo <strong>Wilson</strong>, Richard Mounce, Kevin Keith, Gavin Holloway, Marquan Jones, and Donald Gladden. Blythewood Village Dental Associates John C. Cosby, Jr., DMD Patrick T. Kelly, DMD 745 University Village Dr. (Near Food Lion) •Part From Page 3 the perfect time to become selfish. Become selfish •Organ From Page 10 would live forever. When I was about 25, and my son was 18 months old, Papa did die. My mother went to New York to help her brother. Along with the organ, my mother shipped my grandmother’s cookbooks, one table clothe, her kitchen table and chairs, her pots and pans, my grandparents bedroom set, the buffet and lots of other little things. And of course, the photo album. When the organ arrived in California, it would not play. I was never able to fix it. Nevertheless, I moved it, and everything else from California to Virginia, to Texas, to South Carolina. I moved it from post housing to civilian housing. When I separated from my first husband, he safeguarded Comprehensive Dental Care in a Comfortable Environment. 754-9160 about YOUR planet. Get informed and make conscious decisions every day about the way you live. This is our planet. This vast, beautiful planet it for me for three years. When I bought my first house, he brought it to me. When I remarried, my son kept it for me. I planned to give it (someday) to me daughter Freya who had inherited Papa’s family’s talent for music. Then, when Logan moved out of his apartment, it was time for the organ to come home again. I decided on its rightful place and what would have to be moved from the house to fit it. My husband came and loaded it in the trailer with the help of my daughter’s boyfriend. It’s very heavy. Off it went. About an hour and half later, Dear Husband came back to Logan’s apartment, which I was in the process of cleaning. He told me he needed to talk to me outside. He had a very strange look on his face. He said, “The organ fell off the trailer.” I immediately started to cry because no good news is ours, and we should be committed to ensuring its and our longevity. After all, the last time I checked, Mars wasn’t quite ready for habitation! could possibly follow “the organ fell off the trailer.” He looked so sad and like a child that had broken some extremely valuable thing. “We picked up all the pieces,” he said hopefully. I just sobbed harder. I told myself to stop it. It was just a big piece of furniture that didn’t even work anymore. I made myself stop crying. “It’s ok,” I told DH. And I meant it. It is ok. I’ll miss it sitting silently in my house. I’ll miss cleaning it every week. I’ll miss the cats using it as a hiding place. (They climb inside the opening for the big pedal). I’ll still have the memories. Eventually, I will go in the storage shed and sift through the salvaged pieces. Maybe I can use them to make something. One more thing. DH has to tell Mom what happened to her father’s organ. 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