She was a girl nobody noticed.until she proved that February 1 1969 ALAN EDMONDS
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She was a girl nobody noticed.until she proved that
BY ALAN EDMONDS
KATHLEEN ANN SPILLER looks like all the comptometer operators and Eaton’s clerks and bank tellers you have dealt with, but never really seen. She is 26. Her hair is short and mousyblond now because they don’t give color rinses in jail. Her face is angular rather than pretty, and so is her figure. “She’s average blah,” says a boy she went to school with.
She used to be so unsure of herself she couldn’t bring herself to play the piano in front of her own music teacher, Esther Whittaker, who tried to teach her music theory. “She never did grasp the fundamentals of music,” says Miss Whittaker. “But she’s had more confidence since . . . well, since people began to notice her. Besides, she bought a Steinway baby grand for $8,500 out of the money s
With no idea when people will be able to gather in groups again, local cultural leaders are scrutinizing Congress’ pandemic relief package for a financial life preserver.
But three weeks after the $15 billion Save Our Stages act was signed into law, details about how much federal money struggling arts and entertainment organizations are eligible for and when that aid might arrive are still murky.
Vince Longo, CEO/executive producer of the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset both summer music venues that never opened in 2020 is hoping for federal help.
“All venues will need to fill out applications that have not been drafted,” he said. “The Melody Tent does meet the eligibility requirements . but I have no idea as to how much help it will mean to us until the applications are circulated. At this time, any help will make a difference.”
A young Haitian child whose family was impacted by the 2010 earthquake.
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A mission organization is hoping to solve Haiti s housing crisis, one tiny home at a time.
Mission Network News reports that For Haiti With Love builds Pilgrim Houses for needy families in Haiti to demonstrate God’s love. The organization is hoping to start by helping to women who recently became single mothers, and says that tiny homes are a good fit. Haiti is in a housing crisis and has been for a long time, MNN says. Before the 2010 earthquake, the Haitian population already lacked 700,000 housing units. Then almost 300,000 homes were destroyed in the earthquake, and few have been rebuilt satisfactorily.
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Edith Nivison went home to be with her Heavenly Father on December 11, 2020. She is joyfully reunited with her husband Chuck (6/23/2010) and daughter Peggy (8/3/2016) who preceded her in death, and many other family members who have gone on before. Edith was born on March 30, 1927 in Hollis, NY to Farrell and Edith (Vagaline) O Reilly. She attended the public schools and started working at Ideal Toy Company in 1944. She met Chuck in 1944 while he was training with the Navy during WWII. They married on December 23, 1945 while he was on leave. They moved to Holland in 1947 were she worked at Steketee Van Huis Printing Company until they started their family, and then stayed at home to raise their children. She trained in 1971 to become a Nurse s Aide. She loved taking care of the residents at Haven Park Nursing Home, and then at Birchwood Manor where she worked until she retired. Edith s relationship and love of God was the most important thing in her life. Daily