Letters to the Editor
Good news needs shared

It is sad that you usually only hear about the bad news that happens, like the murders at Virginia Tech, Iraq, etc. Those things need to be told, but so do the good things that happen.

On Feb. 11, our barn burned along with everything that was in it, including our prize-winning stallion and a pet baby calf. Some unknown good citizen, just passing by, reported the fire. There were firefighters here from several surrounding communities, tirelessly giving of their time and efforts.

Good neighbors brought food for our family and hay, feed and tack for our remaining five horses. Good friends came in the middle of the night with their horse trailer and took the horses to their farm and kept them for two weeks. Then on April 21, approximately 47 men from the Old Order German Baptist community came and erected a new horse barn for us. By Saturday evening a beautiful barn stood where that morning there was none. Some of their wives and children came along, brought food and cold drinks, and helped with lunch preparations.

What a joyous day of fellowship we had together. What a great place to live. We think good news needs to be shared.
Tim and Lisa Martin
            and family,
                Camden

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