Joe Hrupcho, the last surviving member of Tank Company C, which was captured and virtually wiped out in the fall of Bataan, April 1942, by the Japanese, has made it to another birthday. Joe will be 96 on March 22. We as a community should shower him with birthday cards. Let’s get it done! Joe’s address is 13180 Dorman Road, Apartment B105, Pineville, N.C., 28134. Happy Birthday Joe!

Saturday morning…
As I begin to write I am high with excitement because today I am going to The Cleveland Playhouse with my sister Marg Anderson. I’ll get ready to leave in about an hour. We are going to see a matinee presentation of “Emma,” based on the classic novel of the same name by Jane Austin.
Most Austin fans have read “Emma” several times. It’s a great book that has definitely withstood the test of time (actually centuries). It’s about a young women who lived in England in the early 1800s (I believe); she takes care of her father and sees to the needs of many other people, especially taking great pleasure in matchmaking.

If you’re like many people, you may pay a lot of attention to the day-to-day price movements of your investments. But to create and maintain an effective investment strategy, you also need to look at the “big picture” — specifically, the economic and market forces that can affect your investments’ performance. And one of those factors is inflation.
Of course, inflation has been fairly tame lately. In fact, some consumer prices fell through much of 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Will the mild inflation environment continue?

Let there be no doubt! The Port Clinton Redskins basketball team finished aperfect regular season Saturday with an impressive 62-37 win over Edison. Congratulations to Troy Diels and his staff along with the players.
I have been covering PCHS basketball since my high school days as a sports writer for the Compass, and never has this community experienced anything like this. I have seen lots of great teams and great players over the years, but this one may be the best ever! Best of luck to them in the tournament that starts this week!