Merry Makers celebrate birthdays

By Bonnie Whitehead

CLIFFORD - The Merry Makers shared a potluck lunch to begin their March 7 meeting at Jamesway Manor.

Much to the surprise of Edie Henry, Carol Reiner carried out a birthday cake while the group sang the birthday song. Henry turned 90 on March 18 and Ethel Whitehead turned 94 on March 3.

The group discussed local recycling projects – collecting postage stamps, pop tabs, milk bags, and eyeglasses. Items can be dropped off at the Lutheran and Knox churches.

Reiner found words and expressions that are gone from today’s vocabulary or have become politically incorrect or are not listed in computer spell checkers.

Try explaining jalopy to a youngster, or spell checking mergatroid or nincompoop. When did you last say swell, heavens to Betsy, don’t touch that dial, all the tea in China, fine kettle of fish, okey dokey, see you in the funny papers?

The Merry Makers will attend the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival on April 11.