Danville State Hospital & Correctional Facility

This facility houses a place for juveniles. I travled about 5 hours one way last week to visit a young man from our church. If you think about him say a prayer.

Record Fill-up

Capacity of my fuel tank:22 gallons.

Long Delay on our Trip Home

12 miles from the time we hit the back of the jam till we went past the wreck. From the looks of the cab of the blue semi, which you can not tell from the pictures, the driver could not have made it out alive. Fortunately for me I was sleeping for most of it.

Mobile command center.

From what we could see there were at least 3 semis involved.

The cab was ripped off of the frame and flattened and the axles were ripped off the frame as well.

Garden Therapy

Bible Methodist Missions

It is amazing how efficient and well organized the Bible Methodist Missions are. Rev. John Parker is doing a great job of leading the department. Don't forget to pray for missionaries all over the world.

Dear friends,

This is a quick letter just to say "thanks" for your gracious response to our presentation of needs a couple of months ago. Our family has just recently returned from a week of rest on the Island of Mindoro and while we were away Monte Stetler, our General Missions Treasurer, sent next quarters wire. I'm amazed, grateful, astounded and totally blessed by how you all have come through for our needs here. Against the bleak backdrop of rising prices and financial crisis, both there and here, I have just received our most generous regular quarterly wire ever. I guess God hasn't been listening to the news (smile)! Or maybe He's just reminding us that when He decides to do something, He does it! What a profound faith boost this has been.Because of your generosity we will be digging several long awaited wells for pastors, building three much needed parsonages (two in Ebenezer and one in Jabez),building a brand new church in the pioneering city of Santiago (Joshua Conference), meeting some crisis medical needs, purchasing a thousand lbs of rice for needy families, doing a little more work in Alibagu,putting electricity in our new campus dining hall, and etc. " Our Father, we're amazed by your love working through the hearts of your people. Thank you for their interest in Your interests and for their love for their Filipino brethren! Bless them Father, and add all 'these things' to them according to Your promise in Matt.6:33. And Father, thanks for your gracious confirmation of our trust. Thanks for reminding us that even tired faith is not vain faith! In Jesus mighty name, Amen."

Your grateful friends,
Tim and Becky Keep

Coincidental Meeting

I met this man in Penns Creek this past Tuesday. What he does not know - I am part of a group of agents that check up on illegal aliens in our country. He was to busy to chat....which makes me suspicious. Good to see you JB.

A Life That Was Not Killed

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363434,00.html

Kyle Norris

One of my youth from when I was Youth Pastor at the Zanesville Bible Methodist Church was killed in Iraq last week.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/audio_slideshows/2008/06/funeral_SS/index.html

Tool Trip

The men of the church enjoyed good fellowship today. We left at 7:00 and headed toward Pittsburgh. We stopped at Grove City and had a great buffet breakfast at Eat-N-Park. We arrived in Beaver Falls around 10:00. We spent the next couple hours browsing 4 floors of tools, tools, and more tools. Then we went to the huge warehouse to browse around.

Tom Misch, Jim Gurnee, Tom Rodgers, Blaine Cosner, Kenton and Vincent.

Here is Kenton with the biggest wrench he could find - a 6 3/8.

The boys napping on Papa. He must have put them to sleep telling them Army stories.

Then the fight broke out.

We stopped by the Beaver Valley church so they could see it. We had such a great time. I laughed so hard I had to pull the van over because I could not see. Thanks guys for the great time!!

Making Memories

After not being able to be the minister for Andy Crouch and Becky Grate, I went with them to get their marriage licence. I met them at the Erie County County Courthouse. It was a privilege to be with them during this happy time in their life. It is interesting how two children become adults and decide to become one. Andy is in full control of his life. He loves the Lord and is a great young man. I am so glad that I have the privilege of being there neighbor as well.

View of the courthouse using the panoramic ability of the Samsung Flipshot.

Waiting to enter room 123....all smiles.

Fill in the blank where your parents were born.....

Covered Bridge

......at Middle Road and Conneaut Crick in Monroe Twp.

Some Peeps

Not the kind my wife likes, but the fuzzy cute ones. The kids loved them. I made sure that the feeder and water bottle would hold them for a week. George will not have to feed them while we are gone a couple of days. Knowing George, he will look in and make sure they are okay anyways.

Educaiton in Cleveland

Typo on Diplomas Embarrasses Ohio Principal

WESTLAKE, Ohio - A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of their "educaiton" on their high school diplomas. Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It's been the subject of mockery on local radio. Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time. The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates.

Poll......

Do you think my wife will let me buy one? Post a comment....

Thanks to Larry Fuller for letting me take it for a spin!!

I Just May Have To Get One....Part 2

I Just May Have To Get One....Part 1

Missing Cape Cod lighthouse located in Calif.

....from the world off odd news. WELLFLEET, Mass. - Local historians for decades thought the 30-foot tall lighthouse that once overlooked Wellfleet Harbor had been taken down and destroyed in 1925. Turns out, it had just been moved to the California coast. The fate of the cast-iron tower was uncovered last year by lighthouse researchers and reported by Colleen MacNeney in this month's edition of Lighthouse Digest. MacNeney told the Cape Cod Times in Wednesday's edition it was her most exciting discovery. Wellfleet historian Helen Purcell says the discovery of the lighthouse at Point Montara, 25 miles south of San Francisco, was a genuine shock. MacNeney says she discovered correspondence that proved the lighthouse, first erected in 1881, had been moved by the Coast Guard from Wellfleet to Yerba Buena, Calif., and eventually to Point Montara. There is no known documentation explaining how it was moved across the country, MacNeney said. But Jim Walker, chairman of the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, speculates that because it is metal, it could have been disassembled bolt by bolt, with the pieces then transported by rail. The lighthouse is still used as a navigational aid and a hostel.

Commencement NWHS 2008

Only at Northwestern would the Valedictorian wear a Dr. Seuss "Cat in the Hat" hat. The again his speech was written like Dr. Seuus would have written it. I enjoyed.

And there was my cousin Scott Durfee running his video camera. I am not sure which relative graduated, but he got it all on cam.

So needless to say you never know who you are going to see.

http://jonathanwhitemusic.com/

Jonathan White is the grandson of Catherine Mason. We were sharing great memories of days gone by...when John started telling a tall tale.....that I wont tell you about. Needless to say my face went red...and everyone had a good laugh. It was good to see Jimmy, Tommy, and Paul again. It was an extra bonus we all like to hunt.

A Visit with Chuck and Coleen

We were driving down a new road on the way back from getting new plates for our new (used) car in Meadville. We were just enjoying the back roads and I thought I saw someone that I had been with earlier in the day. I backed up and sure nough it was Chuck Mason. I had just had the homegoing celebration of his mother Catherine earlier in the day. He showed us his baby ducks and beehives.

Baccalaureate at Northwestern High School

It is great to see a public school have a religious service for their graduates. Dr. Ed Huntley preached the challenge to the students and the Gideons International Representatives were on hand to pass out Bibles to the graduates.

We had one of our own graduate with honor from tech school. Emily Mooney was one of 4 honored from her class from Erie Technical Institute in Early Childhood Development.

CONGRATULATIONS EMILY!!!!!

My Penguins Lost

They fought hard and lost game six 3 to 2.
Congrats to Detroit Red Wings!!

A Fleury of Goal Tending

They are still alive thanks to this guy!

The goal tending by Marc-Andre Fleury was some of the greatest in NHL history. He made 55 saves in Game 5 that went into 3 overtimes.

DETROIT – Blood was dribbling through Robert Scuderi’s beard, falling off his chin until it dropped onto his sweat-soaked shorts in the locker room postgame. This was from the fresh gash, not the one on the upper lip that had already been stitched up. The new one came courtesy of a high stick that earned the Pittsburgh Penguins the power play they would use to steal a 4-3 victory in the exhausted third overtime early Tuesday morning. The one that would postpone a Stanley Cup celebration here and force a Game 6 Wednesday back home. It was a welcome wound, its presence assuring a double minor. “I was just praying for blood,” Scuderi said after Jiri Hudler’s stick sliced him. “I skated up the ice going, ‘ I hope I’m bleeding.’ ” As he smiled slightly at the memory, more blood dripped. Finally a trainer showed up, declaring, “Stitch time.” Scuderi didn’t move. He didn’t care about the blood.

Across the Penguins locker room, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury sprawled back on a wooden bench, too exhausted to sip the Gatorade in his left hand, let alone take his 55-save pads off. He kept talking in short sentences, as if complete ones were too taxing. He was drenched in sweat, straight through his uniform, his long hair as wet as if he just got out of the shower. “Just one save at a time,” he kept repeating. “Make that next save. Give the guys another chance.” He shook his head and paused. He looked shell-shocked. He had forgotten the question. The pressure of 109 minutes of Cup finals hockey will do that to you. “It’s the longest game I’ve played,” Fleury said. “And the most tired one. But also the most satisfying one.” Blood, sweat and no tears.
It was well past 1 a.m., well past when the Penguins’ Cinderella story was supposed to end. It was more than two hours and three overtimes after the NHL had pulled Lord Stanley’s Cup out of its box and had the dudes with the no-smudge gloves set it up for a presentation.

The rest is here.

First Time for Everything

My dad learned how to ride a bike as a little kid, but I had never seen him ride one until yesterday. June 2, 2008 I witnessed for the first time Dad riding a bike, Dad riding with no hands just to amuse the kids. I took my parents out for supper to the local diner. Thanks Mom and Dad for stopping by and enjoying a few minutes with us!!!

Real Men of Genius

How does a 50lb boy carry 45lbs of water and bucket? By using his brains and not his back. That's my boy!! OK maybe I am over reacting! I looked out and had to snap the photo. I say he is one smart chap. As they say "Like father like son", "What's in the dog comes out in the pup", or "The apple does not fall far from the tree".....Yes that is what I say, that is unless he is bad and then it is his mothers side of the family that he takes after!

Catherine A. Mason

“Taddie”

In the presence of her family, Catherine Mason left her temporary home to dwell in the Home of her Beloved Heavenly Father, Forevermore. Catherine was born May 17, 1917, a daughter of the late Miller and Suvilla Whippo.
She raised her family in Rochester, Pa., and moved to Albion during her retirement years. The top priorities in Catherine's life were spiritual. She was a godly woman and all who knew her felt her impact on their lives. She honored God in all her hobbies and activities. She was an avid reader (owning around 600 books), her Bible first, and then Christian fiction. She loved board games, especially scrabble, and jigsaw puzzles. She and her husband loved fishing and indulged at every opportunity. They even did some wild game hunting together. She enjoyed gardening, and music, playing her accordion, a small organ, and piano. Catherine was very active in church. She was Sunday School Teacher for many years, Junior Church Director, Bible School Director, and also sang duets with her husband. She was also very active in her community, being Scout Leader, school crossing guard for Adam St. Ext. School in Rochester, and held neighborhood Bible School with snacks in her home.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mason, whom she married May 12, 1936, a daughter, Nila White, two sisters, Emma Louise Whippo and Ruth Abbott, two brothers, Boyde and Thomas Whippo. She is survived by one daughter, Martha Alexander and her husband, Donald, of Albion, one son, Charles Mason and his wife, Coleen, of Conneautville, and one brother, Clair Whippo and his wife, Bernie, of Corry. Also surviving are many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Calling Hours:

Tuesday

June 3

2-4

7-9

Homegoing Celebration

Wednesday

June 4

11:00

Albion Church of the Nazarene

Catherine Mason Called Home

Catherine Mason passed away Saturday Morning. This picture was taken at her 91st birthday party. It is hard to believe that Tom Mooney is gone as well. She is enjoying a new body and the presence of the Lord.

Just for Jon Earls

Jon Earls....This will make your explode as well!

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/611329/pastor_participates_in_toughman_competitions?wpid=1904

The Lighthouse in Conneaut Harbor

Andrea Frame's party was at Conneaut Township Park which has a great beach and good scenery of Lake Erie. This kids loved to run in the waves and always bring home lots of "pretty" rocks.

I think the boys got taken by a wave and I was not to happy that they were soaked for their ride home. Then again I have done that many a times to my parents. Boys will be boys and they were having fun.

Guarding the harbor break walls is a lighthouse. It was built in 1936 (F.P. Dillon and W. G. Will) (station established 1835). Active; focal plane 80 ft (24 m); flash every 5 s, alternating red and white. 70 ft (21 m) square cylindrical Art Moderne steel tower on a square base, mounted on a stone foundation at the end of the breakwater. 375 mm lens. Lighthouse painted white with a single black band. The lantern was removed in 1972. This lighthouse replaced a massive masonry lighthouse (1917). Located at the end of the breakwater west of the entrance to Conneaut Harbor (Conneaut is pronounced "con-e-aught"). Accessible by walking the pier; there's also a good view from Lakeview City Park. Site and tower closed. Owner/site manager: U.S. Coast Guard. ARLHS USA-190; USCG 7-3705.

The original lighthouse looked like this.

For more pictures of the harbor click here.

Robbie Knievel

As we left Conneaut Township Park, we were able to see Robbie Knievel's rig. He just jumped 24 Coca-Cola trucks a couple of weeks ago at Kings Island.

Congratulations to Robbie Knievel for jumping 24 Coke Trucks at Paramount King's Island!Kenton was very excited to see this. He has dreams of doing big jumps on his dirtbike. He was so excited he said "HE IS REAL!" Yes they are real people doing pretty stupid stuff. Actually if I knew I could land the jump right I would try it myself.

Andrea's Party

We headed to Conneaut Township Park for Andrea Frames graduation party. We enjoyed our visit and got to visit with some old friends. It is hard to believe that 5 years have gone by since we met Andrea.

Chrissy Kapula was there and was asking about "Willy".
We Willy have to try to let him know.