INSIDE...page 3 Saying farewell: WORDS TO LIVE BY... Forsyth native Jerry Redfern passes away. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” Eleanor Roosevelt Highs mid 80s. Lows in the 60s Always FREE! Your source for local news and entertainment June 10-11, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 96 Groninger Scholarship Essay, winner Garrett Wicker BINGO! Don “Pete” Peterson and Mary Ann Raemisch play a rousing game of bingo while social distancing in the parking lot at the Branson-Hollister Senior Center on a warm Thursday afternoon in June. (Branson Globe photo.) Beat the Covid blues with Parking Lot Bingo! Staff Reports. Seniors love socializing. Seniors love Bingo. Seniors now social distance because they want to avoid Covid-19. Ta Da! They do all three now playing Parking Lot Bingo every Thursday at the Branson-Hollister Senior Center. “During this time of social distancing and uncertainty due to the Coronavirus, some ideas of thinking outside of the box have succeeded,” said Lisa Arnold, Administrator at the center. “One of these is Parking Lot Bingo. The patrons at the center have always enjoyed playing Bingo on Thursdays and now they still can. This is how Arnold explained SEE COVID BLUES, PAGE 2 By Garrett Wicker In your own words, give the history of the oath of enlistment given to each member of the Armed Services as they are sworn in to serve our country. Being an active member in the military means more than just having a job. It means that you are invariably putting your life on the line. You must be strong, not only physically capable, but also mentally capable. When deciding to join the honoring profession, it is a requisite that you recite the oath that all the veterans have stood for and the beautiful history that falls behind it. In the beginning of the American Revolution, Congress established oaths for the continental Army. Their oaths differed depending on where they enlisted. During the Revolutionary War, the first oath was adopted on June 14, 1775; primarily for the Continental Army. Shortly later, however, the oath was edited to propose the idea that englisting could result in a longer duration of service. In the original, written in 1775, the oath read that the soldier was only active for one year. In the revised version this part was omitted. The first Constitutional oath was approved by Congress in 1789. The WEATHER...page 12 Garrett Wicker. Branson Globe photo) pledge had two similar parts that consisted of swearing yourself in. It applied to all commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates in the services. The 1789 version of the oath remained in commission for many years. In 1960, an amendment to Title 10 redesigned the vow into what it is today. Break down each segment of the oath and explain what it means to you. If I were to enlist today, this is how I would interpret the oath, and SEE ESSAY, PAGE 3
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