Hill-Topics: Firepup, Molly's quilt, and Tina Frick
I was obviously in a bleary fog last week when I wrote the following paragraph, "While there will be tremendous team action, it also will one of the last opportunities for Hillsboro residents to see two of the best volleyball players in the state; senior Trojans JuliAnne Chisholm and Amanda Faber."
What a screw up!
Amanda Faber doesn't play volleyball, she plays tennis. She and her partner, Lora Andrews, placed fifth Saturday at the state championship right here in Hillsboro.
What I meant to say, of course, is that Tina Frick is one of the two best volleyball players in the state.
Sorry Tina.
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Firepup showed up for the safety presentations Friday at Hillsboro Elementary School. She gave Junior Firefighter stickers to boys and girls who learned to get out of the house quickly in the event of a fire.
Interestingly, attendance records will show that while Firepup was working with the children, Becky Steketee, the 16 year-old daughter of Hillsboro Fire Chief Ben Steketee, was not in attendance at her English, Independent Living, Accounting, Choir, and U.S. History classes.
Humm.
While Firepup isn't allowed to talk with her mascot head on, the boys and girls all seemed to know who she was.
If you want to be the Firepup in this town, you've got to know the right people. Before Becky became Firepup, the suit was worn by her older sister, Renae.
The chief pulled strings to get Becky out of class for the presentations, but didn't fix it so she didn't have to make up her work. "I can only do so much," Dad said.
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Spc. Molly Holub's visit to Hillsboro was a big success, even if there were only 30 people there to enjoy it. (See story, Pg. 1).
Mayor Delores Dalke did the city proud by presenting Holub with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and the heartfelt thanks of Hillsboro residents.
There are moments when this is the greatest job in the world; like when I get to take photos of true American heroes, like Holub, and her motorcycle escort.
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Speaking of American Heroes, Paula Perry came by Tuesday morning to let me know that the Country Stitcher's Quilt Guild of Marion County had enthusiastically agreed to participate in the Quilts of Valor program.
The group plans to begin making blocks for quilts after the first of the year. The blocks will be used to make quilts to give to wounded servicemen.
Anyone interested in joining the Quilt Guild can come to the next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, at the Hillsboro United Methodist Church.
Perry says you don't have to know how to stitch or sew to belong to the group, so even I could belong.
— GRANT OVERSTAKE
