Griggsville news 11.9.22: Honor the veterans Friday at G-P Middle School

By Editor | November 8, 2022 |

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Be sure to come to the Veterans Day assembly at Griggsville-Perry Middle School in Perry this Friday, Nov. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. in the gym. This assembly is to honor our local Veterans and let them know we thank them for their sacrifices!

The Griggsville United Methodist Women have made their ham loaves again! The frozen unbaked individual ham loaves are $3 each and can be ordered by calling Linda Patton at (217) 370-8020 or Jo-an McIntire at (217) 653-5798. They are great to have available for the holidays. The annual UMW Bazaar will be Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with baked goods, cookies and candies available. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with soups, sandwiches and desserts.

Griggsville-Perry Middle School is having a Penny Wars fundraiser! It will run Nov. 14-18 and funds will be used to buy books for our library and support our upcoming Book Fair. There will be prizes for winning homerooms so start saving your change!

As reported last week, Griggsville-Perry school has learned that the district has received a grant to fund the Preschool program! Screenings will be held on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. To make an appointment for the pre-screening please call (217) 833-2352.

Congratulations to the GP Middle School students who earned attendance rewards! There were 29 students with perfect attendance, 15 students with good attendance, and 6 students with improved attendance for a total of 60 students earning a reward! The grade level with the highest perfect attendance rate was grade 5, grade level with the highest good attendance rate was grade 7, and grade level with the highest improved attendance rate was grade 7. Great job, students!

Rumors stay at Rumors Have It! Rumor is that Carolyn Drake celebrated her 87th birthday, Nov. 2, with several family members. Those present to help Carolyn celebrate were: Dorothy McKinney of Perry, Rosalie and Keith Kurfman of Jacksonville, Kristy DeWitt, Molly Wright, John Drake, Adam and Megan Lawson and Jagr McGath of Mt Sterling, Alan Drake of Ottawa, Jack and Tracy Lawson, Abbie, Mason and Evan Murphy of Chambersburg, Grace Kesterson of Arenzville, Kaylie Woolsey of White Hall, Robert, Brenda, Troy, Bunny, Lauren, and Destini Kennedy all of Griggsville. A good time was had by all with lots of laughter, thanks to some funny guys!

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect in the nation, impacting ONE in every 110 babies each year. The Children’s Heart Foundation exists to make sure these babies – and everyone impacted by CHDs – live long and healthy lives. Because of research, today there is greater hope for babies born with, and adults living with, congenital heart defects.

Knox Jones and Kynlee Kestner were both born with critical congenital heart disease and had open heart repairs before they were a year old.

The Brown County Heart Warriors team raised $1,240 for CHD research and participated in the STL Congenital Heart walk on Sunday Oct 30th. There were 85 teams registered that raised over $140,000 and more than 500 people attended the walk.

Per the Childrens Heart Foundations website: The 2022 Congenital Heart Walk series will raise critical research funds around 29 cities around the U.S. and via our Nationwide Walk bringing together thousands of walkers, hundreds of teams and thousands of donors in the fight against CHDs.

Those attending were Knox & Kelsey jones of mt sterling and Jennifer Liehr of Perry.

Attendees included Knox Jones with Kelsey Jones and Jennifer Liehr and Kynlee Kestner with Kimberly Kestner, and family.

Apologizing does not always mean you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.- Mark Matthews

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