Thursday July 3, 2008 (updated July 4 at 11PM)
Shalom Brethren,
Brother Ted Skaggs passed away this past Sabbath
and now rests waiting for Messiah's return. Brother Ted was a real joy to
know always having a smile and a peaceful spirit. He loved Messiah Yahshua
and Abba Yahweh. Teddy studied Scripture continually sharing it with
everyone he met. The picture above is from our trip to the top of a
mountain in front of Ted and Brenda's home. It was just before Passover in
2004 and Teddy left John and I in the dust as he almost ran up the mountain.
He had such energy. I love brother Ted and I will miss him as he rests in
Messiah. Please keep sister Brenda in your prayers. You can send
Sister Brenda condolences at 728 Groundhog Rd., Canton, NC 28716.
Published in the Citizen Times of Ashville, North
Carolina: Ted A. Skaggs, 70, of Canton, died peacefully at his home Saturday,
June 28, 2008.
Mr. Skaggs was born July 5, 1937, in Haywood
County. He was the only son of the late Ernest Skaggs and the late Hazel Knight
Skaggs, who were the owners of the Owl Restaurant for many years. He achieved
the honor of Eagle Scout and was a graduate of Canton High School. He received
an athletic scholarship in track and field to Asheville-Biltmore College and
also attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where he studied engineering. Mr. Skaggs
worked at Edwards Air Force Base in California in the missile division for three
years before joining the United States Marine Corp, where he served three years
of active service and three years in the Marine Reserves. After his military
career, Mr. Skaggs returned to Canton to assist in operating his family's
business, the Owl Restaurant and later owned and operated the Dutch Boy
Restaurant in Asheville for 31 years. He was a member of the Assembly of Yahweh
in Hendersonville.
Surviving are his wife of 37 years, Brenda
Plemmons Skaggs; sons, Chris Skaggs and his wife, Wanda, of Canton, Rick Skaggs
and his wife, Kimberly, of Candler, and Don Skaggs and his wife, Eva, of
California; several nieces and nephews.
New Moon
Here in Alexandria, Virginia the skies were
heavily overcast and there was no sighting possible with those conditions.
Fourteen people saw the new moon on Thursday night from Sanger, California.
Yahweh bless,
James A. Meyer
Sanger, California
Hello I am reporting that at 8:47PM the moon was
sighted through the haze by 14 people.
Shalom
BB
Roseau, Dominica
No sighting, AP.
Jamestown, Kentucky
No New moon sighting this July 3rd here in Jamestown, KY . Completely
overcast Skies. FH
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
No sighting here. Low clouds on the north-western horizon. JA
Covington, Louisiana
Too cloudy for any sighting here in S. Louisiana. Blessings to all. EN
Cisco, Texas
Dear Jim,
We met for dinner tonight, and a crowd of 30 or so looked for the crescent,
beginning about 8:40 p.m. to 9:20. A cloud bank obscured the sun's setting, as
well as the moon's.
None of us saw the new crescent without visual aid.
Jim, I had binoculars, thought I saw the crescent, and watched it for a few
seconds through a thin, moving film of clouds, but then the clouds thickened. No
one else saw it.
RY
July 4 Reports
Jerusalem, Israel
On Friday July 4, 2008 the New Moon was sighted
from Jerusalem. The moon was first sighted from Jerusalem by Nehemia Gordon at
19:52 and the over the next few minutes by five others. The moon was also
sighted from elsewhere in Jerusalem by Ferenc Illesy and from Tekoa by Bruce
Brill and Chen-El Brill.
Chodesh Sameach!
Happy New Moon!
Nehemia Gordon
Cisco, Texas
Dear Jim,
New crescent easily visible tonight. It's still up and getting prettier every
minute. About 7 of us are enjoying watching it this beautiful Sabbath evening.
RY
P.S. It doesn't matter to anyone but me -- but
the orientation of this crescent matches what I saw with binoculars last night.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Well all the new moon was sighted here in
Hollywood Park here Las Vegas, at 8:29 PM just a few minutes before it went
behind the clouds. Have a great new month. BE
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
I saw the new moon on Friday, July 4th at 7:35 on
St. Thomas USVI. I viewed it towards the north west. BM
Carlisle, Iowa
A beautiful evening here in Carlisle, Iowa. We
saw the sliver of the new moon at about 9:00. It was a beautiful site. NT
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