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-s Sm ts -w Page 4 THE CHADRON RECORD Friday September 15 1989 South Wales family visits Chadron Open House Invited To Visit us at 130 Bast Second Street Chadron Nebraska On Thursday September 21 1989 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Chamber Event 9 am Open House 9 am Noon Office Tours Refreshments Daniel Garrett CPA Welsh visitors 7KLCO Eric Ian and Alyn Dinham guests of the Ted Vastine family are Chadron from South Wales 3 FRED A LOCKWOOD CO CwtriFilo Puuc Accountants ly to spend the evening at a local pub been asked lots of questions about their country: do you language do you And interestingly from a local resident obviously looking for verbal variety swear words do you Welsh life centers around the neighborhood pub where local residents go after work or after supper to catch up on the news play pool socialize with their friends and a All ages are welcome and because of that many times entire families can be found spending an afternoon or evening at the pub visiting with their friends As the Welsh are world-famous for their singing every second-favorite activity at the pub is the Saturday and Sunday evenings are likely to fine the Pantyscallog (meaning in the Pub crowded with people taking their turns at the microphone singing their favorite songs Often the evening will end with the crowd on its feet arms linked singing For those Americans lucky enough to participate in such an evening the camaraderie created at a in a Welsh pub is an experience not likely to be equalled in a lifetime Today is birthday and since he is spending it away from home and without his wife we wish for him a very happy birthday and hope that his trip to Chadron is as memorable for him as the experiences he made possible for three women from America By SUSAN VASTINE For The Record a dream come true to be here in says Eric Dinham from Merthyr Tydfil South Wales He and his two teen-aged sons Alyn 18 and Ian 16 have been hoping to make this trip to the US for the last five years That dream became a reaity this month when after a week in Orlando Florida the Dinhams came to Chadron to spend ten days with the Vastine family All this came about after Eric and Susan Vastine met at the Pantyscallog Pub in Merthyr Tydfil in October 1985 Susan and her mother Frances Moore of Crawford had taken 90-year old grandmother Doris Moore to Wales to visit her birthplace Next to the house where Doris was bom was a pub frequented by father who used to pop in for a quick pint of beer on his way home from working in the coal mines Naturally the three women wanted to visit this pub personally it being a spot of such momentous historical significance Things being what they are in Welsh pubs it take long for the Americans and the Welshmen to become well acquainted and to become fast friends The friendship survived time and distance and the Welsh and American families were reunited this week in Chadron And what have the Dinhams noticed most about being in Chadron? way been made to feel so was their unanimous response Giv- YOU ARE INVITED (Gary Pennington photo) over Ted concluded to learn to drive on the right side of the Eric contends that the right side is actually the wrong side but he had any trouble keeping it straight while driving on our streets Alyn and Ian have been introduced to the local culture by the 16-year old son David who has taken them to visit classes at the high school to a football game and on What differences do they notice between Welsh and American teenagers? Welsh teens are more likely to walk downtown to meet their friends since few have cars Otherwise their evenings would be spent much the same-going to movies out to eat or to a house One difference is that Welsh teens can drink legally at 18 and could therefore be like cn infectious enthusiasm it is not hard to understand why their social calendar is filling up rapidly Everywhere gone someone has asked them where from and welcomed them to Chadron--from (Welsh for on the door of a local business to the friendly publike atmostphere at The 120 Their only regret is that their wife and mother Marilyn was not able to make the trip Otherwise they say would be Since Eric is a police sergeant he and Ted Vastine Chief of Police in Chadron have had plenty to talk about and they have concluded that police procedures in the two countries are very similar only thing they should change to the 3rd Annual Meeting of the (faM economic evelopment Elder Care workshop set CORPORATION Place: Chadron Elks Club Date: Thursday Sept 21 Time: 8 pm Hearing Evaluation Clinic Wednesday Sept 20 pm Senior Citizen Center Chadron 432-4200 Stop in and visit the Senior Center and have your hearing examined at No Charge (In Home Service Available) Sponsored By Baken Park Miracle Ear Center 343-9262 Rapid City South Dakota This is your opportunity to become involved in your Economic Future No membership required Open to everyone The workshop will run from 9 am to 4 pm each day Preregistration is required by October 4 (Enrollment will be limited to 25) The cost of the workshop is $1000 which includes workshop materials refreshments and meals For registration forms or more informsftion contact Extension Agent Jamie Goffena at 327-2312 or Shari Meyer at 432-3373 or 668-2428 Menus Chadron schools Monday Sept 18 Crispy chicken nuggets with sauces scalloped potatoes buttered mixed vegetables chilled fruit cock-tall bread butter milk Tuesday Sept 19 Veal parmesean patty with bun buttered corn chilled cherries milk Wednesday Sept 20 Taco salad french fries chocolate or lemon pudding wholewheat roll butter milk Thursday Sept 21 Breakfast for lunch ham slices hashbrowns rosle applesauce blueberry muffin butter juice milk Friday Sept 22 Corn dogs buttered green beans fresh vegie cup with dip golden peach slices milk Head Start Monday Sept 18 Breakfast: milk grape juice gashouse eggs Lunch: ham and beans peas apricots corn bread milk Tuesday Sept 19 Breakfast: milk pineapple-grapefruit juice cheerios Lunch: B-B-Q chicken mashed potatoes peaches with bread milk Wednesday Sept 20 Breakfast: Milk orange juice oatmeal pancakes Lunch: mexlcan meatballs broccoli pears bread milk Thursday Sept 21 Breakfast: Milk apple Juice cream-of-wheat Lunch: fish portions green beans applesauce milk A On October 11 and 12 1989 the University of Nebraska Extension Service and the Scottsbluff Area Office on Aging will be hosting an Elder Care Workshop in Chadron at the United Methodist Church The program is designed to help 'family members friends neighbors or others who find themselves in the role of care giver: Lunch CSC Child Development Monday Sept 18 Breakfast: Carrot bread apricot halves milk Lunch: pork fried rice oriental vegetables honey dew melon slices peanut butter bread halves milk PM Snack: cut out sandwiches pineapple juice Tuesday Sept 19 Breakfast: Scones with Honey Butter diced pears milk Lunch: hoagles broccoli augratin apple halves milk PM Snack: peanut butter cookies orange juice Wednesday Sept 20 Breakfast: Raisin peanut butter toast pineapple milk Lunch: deep fried cod green beans fruit cocktail white bread butter milk PMSnack: Cheesey wheat tomato juice Thursday Sept 21 Breakfast: Cereal sundaes (Cream of Wheat banana halves milk Lunch: chicken salad sandwich winter mix vegetables peaches In jello milk PM Snack: super energy bars apple juice Friday Sept 22 Breakfast: Cornmeal pancakes breakfast fruit mix milk Lunch: BBQ Beef on bun peas fresh orange halves milk PM Snack: crisp vegetables dip milk iiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii Let A Classified Ad Speak For You Soon imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1111111111111111 io When Someone Tells You That All Banks Stack Up The Same YOU BELIEVE IT! 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