This past Sunday was our monthly "Super Senior Supper", at our church in Afton. Each month we try and have a theme for the "supper". This months theme was "Show and Tell". Each "senior", as in anyone over 55, was asked to bring something of personal interest to share with everyone. There was alot of neat items on display. Bob Howe brought a piece of sheet metal from a Japanese "Zero" fighter plane from WWII. The plane had actually attacked the aircraft carrier Mr. Howe was aboard, and was retreived after the attack. It was a red piece from the "Rising Sun", emblazoned on the side of the plane. Carol Armstrong showed us her cake topper and scrapbook from her wedding back in 1957. Her husband Roger went to be with the Lord in 1983. Dawn Ashworth brought along two of her favorite dolls. Both are unique in that they are both black. Many other momentos were shared with the group of around thirty. My adopted "parents", Ken and Betty Wilcox, each brought a special prize from their past. The photos here show what these treasures are. Ken was an avid racecar driver back in the seventies and eighties. Mostly racing on dirt tracks near Long Island and some near Binghamton New York. He shared with us the fine "art" of dirt track driving, and the many races he won. He brought a model of one of the cars he raced. The model was made by his daughter, Megan. Betty brought us a special trophy she had won for a beautiful baby contest in Babylon, Long Island. Her grandmother submitted her photo for judging. Many children were entered, including her cousin. The trophy contained a special surprise when it was brought to Afton, New York, many years later. The local newspaper featured a front page picture and article proclaiming the winner.
