RICHARD HOFFMAN

SADLY  WE LOST A LONG TIME MAZEPPA CITIZEN WITH THE PASSING OF RICHARD HOFFMAN.  ( MARCH 11 , 2019 )  BORN  MAY 18 , 1937 IN SIPESVILLE AND THE SON OF PARK AND HAZEL HOFMAN.  MARRIED FOR 62 YEARS TO NANCY AND 3 CHILDREN JEFFREY , DAVID AND JOCELYN.   HE GREW UP IN WEST MILTON AND AFTER 2 YEARS AT BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY WAS ACCEPTED  INTO THE NAVAL AIR CADET PROGRAM.  HE RECEIVED HIS WINGS AND WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE MARINE CORPS. ASSIGNED TO THE FIRST NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER , THE ENTERPRISE , DURING THE CUBAN CRISIS.  SERVED AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN KINGSVILLE , TEXAS AND THEN WAS A PILOT FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES.  WILL GET PERSONAL NOW AS I GREW UP ACROSS THE CREEK FROM THE HOFFMANS AND GREATER NEIGHBORS YOU WILL NEVER HAVE.  NANCY AND ANNETTE WEISER WERE MY DEN MOTHERS THE FEW YEARS I PARTICIPATED IN THE SCOUTS.  OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE WHOLE HOFFMAN FAMILY

BLYLER

A HUGE THANKYOU TO BETTY BLYLER FOR SENDING ME 2 PHOTOS.  ONE IS FROM A MAZEPPA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE YEARS AGO AND IF WE CAN POSSIBLY IDENTIFY ANY OF THE KIDS THAT WOULD BE GREAT.  THE OTHER IS OF RENEE AND PAULA BLYLER READY FOR THE PARADE WITH FLOWERS IN HAND.  I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH RENEE AND PAULA WAS IN ROBERTA'S CLASS.  AGAIN THANKS SO MUCH BETTY !!!

MAZEPPA UNION

HAD A TREAT AT CHURCH TODAY AS WE HAD RAVI EVANS AND HIS SAX JOINING US.  AT THE END OF THE SERVICE WE BASICALLY HAD AN OLD TIME HYMN SING AS WE SELECTED SONGS AND RAVI PLAYED ALONG.  GREAT GUY AND IRONICALLY HE AND THE FAMILY ARE NEIGHBORS HERE IN LINNTOWN

HOSPICE

REALLY PROUD OF OUR MINISTER RICKY PHILLIPS AND HIS WORK WITH THE LOCAL HOSPICE

VETERANS DAY BENEFIT

MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH DONATED  $ 500 T OUR MIFFLINBURG VETERANS DAY BENEFIT FOR THE VA NURSING HOME IN HOLLIDAYSBURG.  WE MADE THE DELIVERY TO HOLLIDAYSBURG YESTERDAY AND OUR GRAND TOTAL WAS  $ 2500 OF GIFT CARDS AND MONEY ALONG WITH CLOTHES...PERSONAL CAR ITEMS AND HANDMADE CHRISTMAS CARDS BY THE STUDENTS AT THE WHITE DEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VINTAGE PHOTOS OF MAZEPPA

TODAY AT CHURCH I WAS GIVEN SOME VINTAGE PHOTOS OF MAZEPPA.  CHERRY WILL DELIVERED THEM TO ME FROM HER SISTER IN LAW PAT WILL.  WHEN I GET TIME I WILL SCAN ALL OF THEM AND ADD THEM TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE I STORE PICTURES FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.  GOT SOME GREAT ONES !   THANKS PAT

AIKEYS STORE

A RECENT ITEM SELLING ON EBAY AND OH WHAT MEMORIES AS THIS WAS THE PLACE THAT PUT ALL THE SILVER IN MY TEETH.  TOO MUCH FROSTIE ROOT BEER AND CANDY.  NELLIE AND BILL WERE JUST GREAT FOLKS