Joyce Terazzi and granddaugher Chelsea

Joyce (Liggett) Terazzi holding the Kindle fire that  daughter Tiffani got her for Christmas.  










 








With her boyfriend John at right is Chelsea Terazzi, daughter of Joyce's son William Leroy Liggett and Wende Leaming.

Remembering my sister Betty

Remembering my sister, Betty Eileen (Liggett) Williams,  on what would have been her 90th birthday. She was born at home, 211 MCook Ave., Dennison, Ohio.  She was the valedictotiran of the Class of 1940 at Dennion High School which is now merged with  Uhrichsville as Claymont schools. She was married on April 3, 1942 in the parsonage of Dennison Methodist Chuch to John Edward Williams Jr.  She died October 16, 2004 at her home, 740 N. Main St., Uhrichsville, Ohio.

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Courtney Friel joins KTTV in Los Angeles

Don't know if she is related to our Friels, but Courtney Friel, an entertainment reporter at Fox News Channel, joined KTTV in Los Angeles in December (20110.

Prior to her move to Los Angeles, she was the entertainment reporter at Fox News Channel, contributing to a number of different entertainment related programs for the network's website, FoxNews.com. Friel was a frequent guest contributor on the Fox News late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.Family.

Friel will join former Fox News colleague Lauren Sivan, who started at KTTV in September, in Los Angeles.

Friel’s husband, Carter Evans, will also be leaving his job as a national business correspondent for affiliate-service CNN Newsource, for the West Coast.

Friel gave birth to Cash Hudson Evans on January 1, 2011. On November 22, 2011 Friel announced that she is currently pregnant with her second child. According to Friel, she will be having a girl and is due in April 2012.

Friel attended Methacton High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She regularly did the televised morning announcements, and was very active in the school's media production class. One day, after submitting a short video, Friel was chosen to appear in Channel One News' student produced week in Los Angeles. Friel went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University.

Jim Friel outlines plans as Newcomersdtown mayor

Jim Friel outlines his plans as he begins his term as mayor of Newcomerstown.

Friel knows getting the budget in line is at the top of his list of goals during his four-year term.“Due to the economy, it is going to be a challenge,” he said. “I’ll be supporting and working with department heads to stay within the budget.”

Friel said he looks forward to working with Newcomerstown Village Council and all levels of government to move forward in a positive way. He also has projects lined up, one of which is to dress up the village in anticipation of its 200th anniversary in 2014. Friel is on the Newcomerstown Bicentennial Committee.

Friel has had plenty of experience serving the community. He has been the police chief and has served on the Newcomerstown Board of Public Affairs for eight years, Newcomerstown Village Council for four years and as Newcomerstown Chamber of Commerce president for four years.

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Liggett to kick off bid for Congress

Hombre Liggett will  hold a campaign kickoff meeting at 6:30 p.m. today.  The event will be held at Church of the Harvest, 420 W. Third Street, in Dover., where he is pastor. The meeting will officially launch his candidacy for the U.S. Congress in Ohio's new 7th Congressional District for the March 6 Republican primary. He will be sharing his key campaign platforms and answering questions of those attending.

Valentine's Day decor for my Helen

Helen's grave decorated with new flowers (red and yellow tulips) and balloons for Valentine's Day.  The middle ballon says "Happy Valentine's Day" and the others say "I love you."

Hombre Liggett announces bid for Congress

Hombre Liggett has announced he is running for the U.S. Congress in Ohio's 7th District GOP primary election  March 6.  He will be opposing incumbent Bob Gibbs

Gibbs defeated incumbent Zack Space and Constitution Party nominee Lindsey Sutton in the 2010 general election. He won the Republican primary in an 8-way field. Following close results and a recount, Gibbs was certified the winner on June 4, 2010, a month after the primary election.

Liggett is pastor of the Chuch of the Harvest in Dover which he and his wife, Marci, founded in 1993.

Helen's grave decorated for Christmas

Helen's grave is decorated for Christmas. There is a live tree decorated with ornaments and a live poinsettia plus four strings of beads hung down the front. There also is a Santa Claus balloon and one large and two small balloons with the words 'I love you."

There will be a Mass in her memory at 7 a. m. the day after Christmas at St. Paul Church. December 26 is the 18-month anniversary of her death on June 26, 2010.