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T-N-T Burger to close doors....

2012-01-25T19:27:00.001-05:00

DEAR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND CUSTOMERS
IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE DOORS OF TNT'S BURGER SHACK. WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS DECISION FOR THA LAST FEW MONTHS, WITH THE ECONOMY BEING WHAT IT IS AND SOME HEALTH ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
TNT'S BURGER SHACK HAS BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO CONGREGATE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE ARE GREATFUL FOR THE MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SUPPORT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME.

SINCERELY
TAMMY AND DAVID TREES

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened...

2012-01-21T12:42:00.001-05:00

“If I had to live my life over, I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.”Erma Bombeck

“I think I’m going to wear the diamond earrings your dad gave me, even though it’s not a special occasion.”

This was a comment from my mom yesterday.
“I also think I’ll wear the wedding band I had re-designed, even though it’s not a special day or anything.”

She was speaking to the wrong person. I jumped ship on the “waiting for a special time game” a long time ago. I am the person that wears my fake fur with my jeans, my 1940’s fedora with a dress and burns all the candles in my house on a daily basis. So I really thought I belonged to the “every day is special” club. But, I was wrong.

Having just moved, I found out that I have a box of things that I obviously had been storing for a long time. I thought I’d found all of them in the last move, six years ago. Nope – this box was a treasure trove of outdated stuff thatapparently I’d set aside for the right time, or the correct special occasion. The box had been carried to our attic, and had just been sitting there – no urgency to open it. It was marked “Karen – mementos and stuff”. Wow, that explains all the contents inside, doesn’t it? It’s no wonder it had been carried from move to move, never opened.

My curiosity finally got the best of me and I sat on the attic floor with the box between my legs. I blew the dust off the top and slowly pulled the yellow tape off the top. I was greeted by a shoe. One, tiny, white baby shoe. It too, had faded with time – since it was now almost 30 years old. It was scuffed and worn, a testament of the busy and happy life of the little boy that wore it. Peering through my tears, I reached down again inside this time capsule. This time I was greeted with a book. The corners were frayed and worn, and when I opened it I saw the handwriting of yet another little boy – his name written in the awkward penmanship of a five-year-old. Lost in my world now, I kept digging. Photos here, cards and letters there. It was an emotional trip down memory lane. Then I found it – there at the bottom of the box. A ring. A small, gold ring with either a ruby or a garnet on it. It was the ring presented to my mom on her 16th birthday. I had set it aside so I could wear it on special occasions. It’d been buried for all these years. I put it on my finger and felt the closeness of mom. I am the one that said I don’t need a vase to remember Grandma. I am the one that is purging my life of all the “stuff” I have acquired through the years. But I realized that maybe I’d hardened my heart a little too much – and tried to give away too much of me. And that some memories are meant to be shared – or in this case worn.

I’m sorry I judged you mom for not wearing your diamond earrings more often. But just like your earrings, I now will wear your childhood ring with love and pride. And when I look at it, it is my reminder that everyday really is special, and I will never save my treasures for a better time – because that time is right now.

CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS

2012-01-21T08:58:00.001-05:00

Boys Dayton Metro games for Carlisle teams have been cancelled today due to icy conditions!

If you have any cancellations please email us at owner@thevoiceofmiamivalley.com or text 937-620-8757.

The Carlisle Indoor Drumline is currently doing a fundraiser....

2012-01-21T08:02:00.001-05:00

Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser

For a $10 donation, the Carlisle Indoor Drumline will decorate a "victim's" front yard in the late evening hours with Pink Flamingos. At the end of the following day, the Drumline will return to remove them and place them on the next "victim's" lawn. People may purchase "Anti-Flocking Insurance" for $5 to guarantee that we will not visit their home. 10 flamingos are delivered and placed for your neighbors to get a great laugh. There will also be a sign placed telling what the flamingos are for and who to contact to get into all the fun! It is all in fun and people have a blast with it. There is no cost to the victim but everyone gets a laugh when these 10 flamingos camp out on the lawn...the more victims we get, the larger the flock will grow!!! Please contact any Drumline member or Jamie Albert - Vice President of Carlisle Band Boosters @ 513-320-1084 or jamie_albert@hotmail.com to name your victim. ***We must get the person's name and correct address as well as your name and phone number.

Carlisle has new president...

2012-01-18T09:26:00.001-05:00

CARLISLE — The Carlisle Local Schools Board of Education elected William Jewell, Sr. as board president and Bryan Dunkman as vice president for 2012 at its organizational meeting Jan. 2.

The Carlisle school board also established its meeting schedule for 2012. It will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month, except in May (May 21) and December (Dec. 17).

The board meets in the Choir-Lecture Room at Carlisle High School, 250 Jamaica Road.