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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Greg Hatch (PHS 51) FL long-timer asks about our home town, Portsmouth, Ohio

Sam Kegley

Hi Sam
2 messages

hatchgc@comcast.net Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:08 AM
To: Sam Kegley
What’s going on in Ports?

Have not heard from up there in a long time

Greg 

Sam Kegley Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:54 AM
Draft To: Gregory Hatch
Cc: Sam Kegley
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Scioto County was one of the last to have any coronavirus cases and this week I noticed only 3 deaths, Greg.  I think our hometown's population (now around 20,000) meet the social-distancing requirements of President Trump's Task Force guidelines.  Old Grade schools are mainly torn down and there are many school busses to centralized schooling, down near the old PHS.  I wonder that isn't more expensive, and less desirable,except for the newness.

It just seems to me that there are so few of our age-group around and I guess that goes with the blessings of our living so long, Greg.  

Dick Klitch is still in TX w/ Joan.  He doesn't correspond much anymore.

Graydon Webb is leading our Portsmouth Breakfast Group but no meetings since February because of the Pandemic. Graydon is a tremendous person who graduated in the mid-sixties from PHS.  He has a lot of the younger alumni or southern Ohio friends coming to the group's meetings.

My wife, Jeanie (Weddington of New  Boston, now 68 years) has not been out of our condo for six weeks and I rarely venture out except to mask-up and glove-up and get a few needed groceries. 

So many of our best friends like Gib Lakeman, Gus Thompson, and so many other Mound Park urchins have passed on.

The Veterans Highway by-pass of Portsmouth was an unbelievable construction.  It ranks at the top of such highway projects in cost and it is a beautiful few minute drive that cuts of about 30 traffic lights and 15 miles of the alternate travel through our home town of Portsmouth.  Many cuts through many hills and just two exits as I remember.

I am sure that Greg Hatch (PHS 51) who played on the Trojan Basketball teams of Coach Bill Rohr, and graduated from Miami of Ohio, would enjoy anything anybody would like to add per email.   Any Portsmouthites who want to chip in to inform him would be appreciated.  He is long-timer Florida resident, I have not seen since high school days   

Hope this helps some, Greg ... 

Your friend,

Sam Kegley

614-882-5991 0r 614-632-9962. and very inept at texting.
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