Pam Sheffield enjoyed a weekend of family fun and activity. Daughter, Sarah, son-inlaw, Grey, and grandchildren, Hayley and Benjamin, drove out from Spring to spend the entire weekend with Pam and get a few things done around the place.

Carmine Night Out will be held on Oct. 15 at the Carmine Fire Station, beginning at 6 p.m.

To the Editor: The Kubicek name has been synonymous with the Smithville Post Office for almost 73 years. On September 30th that amazing legacy will come to end, when Ed retires.

Unseen personalities emerge in isolation. Will those traits remain after we reenter the world of hugs and co-mingling, she wonders? How long will I be hesitant to have a drink with friends, visit someone’s home, share a face to face encounter? I’ve been surprised by the reactions of some friends as they adjust (or is it maladjust?) to the social restrictions to COVID-19.

To the Editor: I’m responding to Patty Reid’s letter in which she states, “the Lincoln Project is a group of Republicans holding accountable those who would violate their oaths to the Constitution……” It amazes me how often I read letters to the editor where people just regurgitate stuff they hear from the “ same stream media” and take it as gospel without doing any fact checking. I always question everything, so I checked into the Lincoln Project.

To the Editor: Ms. Reid, I beg to differ with your previous letter regarding President Trump’s party affiliation.

To the Editor: The history of the United States has been unique in that changes in leadership, the transfer of power, is peaceful, unusual among the histories of many nations. The election of Lincoln in 1860, that precipitated the Civil War was an exception.

To the Editor: A letter in the September 24 issue of the Record, headed “COVID thoughts,” begins by pointing out that just 6% of COVID deaths occur in people with no other health problems, while 96% had other serious illnesses. (Slight problem with the previous writer’s arithmetic here.) The whole tone of the letter suggests that COVID is no big deal, relative to the inconvenience of social distancing, masking, staying at home, etc.

To the Editor: Gravel trucks are a problem in Fayetteville, as detailed in a news story last week. I sat on the square and counted eight trucks (five going one way and three going the other) in 10 minutes at 11:40 a.m.

Will Martin continues his series analyzing Dante’s “Inferno.” “All hope abandon, ye who enter in.” – Canto III It has been said that a man can live three weeks without food, three days without water, three minutes without air, and three seconds without hope. But what is Hope? There are two vastly different definitions.