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A6 Commun i ty B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e P r a i r i e C i t y S en i o r s Ro se Coomb s PRA IR IE C ITY – Th i s co l - umn w i l l sound l ik e th e o ld - t im e commun i ty n ew s r epo r t s : who v i s i t ed whom , who c am e , who l e f t , who h ad a c e l eb r a - t ion and who h ad an a c c id en t . A t th e S ep t . 9 m e a l , C ap - t a in B i l l C ampb e l l b rough t h i s s i s t e r , Ro s a l e e . W a l ly W edd e ha s mov ed b a ck to ou r f a i r c i ty , so sh e mo to r ed in . J e an Gr e e a r b rough t h e r d ad , B i l ly Dr inkw a t e r . Th e R e th e r fo rd s we r e h e r e , and John and D i - a n e A a sn e s s c am e to c e l eb r a t e t h e i r 61 s t w edd ing ann iv e r s a - r y . W e s ang “H appy B i r thd ay ” t o No rm a Ryn e a r son fo r h e r ? ? b i r thd ay . W e s ad ly b ad e “ good -by e ” to Amo s and H e l - e n C a rdw e l l , who a r e mov ing t o th e T ig a rd a r e a . 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