Dear Folks, This afternoon I received a phone call from Cora Gushee our over-100-year-old previous Town of Porter Historian. I was pleased to hear from her as I always am--she calls me frequently. However, this time she called to say "Goodbye" to me. I've known that her health has been going downhill most recently and that her eyesight has deteriorated to a great degree. Chances are she has recently suffered mini-strokes and well, to tell you the truth, her health is failing. She told me that her nephew Richie and his wife would be arriving tomorrow to pack her things into their car and drive her down to Tennessee to move in with their family. I let her know that I was sincerely pleased that she had made such a wise decision to be with her family at this time in her life but at the same time I also knew what her move down there means to all of us up here. Considering the state of her health, it means that we will never see her again. I couldn't keep the tears from my voice when I talked with her but I did try. And one of her last parting bit of advise to me (she's always given me sage advice) was to suggest I make up with a particular local person that I've been having great difficulty getting along with recently. That's Cora. I promised her I'd try. And then we said our final "Goodbye." vee