Bethalto's First Annual Fireworks Display

Bethalto had their first annual fireworks display on Sunday, July 1, 2007 at the airport. (Some of you may remember the airport as the Civic Memorial Airport at the corner of Hwy 140 and Hwy 111 but it has been renamed St. Louis Regional Airport. Supposedly, this makes it easier for the pilots to know where it is. Deep sigh!) Anyway...

I heard about it on a Christian radio station and knew that the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church was supplying the fireworks so I thought it would be a smaller gathering of people. Oh - how I was wrong. I went primarily to hear the Harmon Family perform since I love their bluegrass music. The stage was set up near the hangers close to Hwy. 111. I had to park about a 10-minute walk away within the airport complex.

The music was very good and there were soooooooooo many people there. At one point, I stood up and turned around and took a couple of pictures of the "stage" crowd for the blog but that doesn't even come close to representing the number of people who were there! I left after the music was done and before the fireworks began but still got a couple of shots of the fireworks. There were cars parked all up and down Hwy. 111, and Airline Dr. and in every business parking lot around.

Did anyone else go?

Gals from the Neighborhood

I forgot I had this picture. Cheryl Davis Staicoff flew up about 6 weeks ago (correct me if I'm wrong Cheryl) and we went to visit Debbie Hester Foster - a two-time cancer survivor! She survived breast cancer awhile back and just underwent treatment for bladder cancer last fall. They said her petscan (is that how you spell it?) came back clear of cancer. She is on the road to recovery!

Debbie was babysitting her four-year old adorable grandson so she couldn't join Cheryl and I for lunch. Cheryl and I spent several hours at the Burger King just gabbing away.

Debbie's childhood home is pictured right behind her. The lot behind my shoulder backs up to my childhood home. Our mothers still live there. Debbie had her daughter, Jamie, 4 days after I had my son, James. Weird, huh?

We had a lot of slumber parties at Deb's house. I first saw Elvis IN LIVING COLOR at Debbie's house! Lots of good memories here.