Local veteran honored with French medal. So read the title of an article in the July 30th edition of the Chillicothe Gazette. That veteran was our own Chester Collins. According to the Gazette, Chester...was among 10 Ohio veterans who traveled to Columbus Wednesday to receive an award created by Napoleon Bonaparte that is considered one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a foreigner by the French government. Chester was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse. The honor was created by Napoleon to be presented to "Those who have achieved remarkable deeds for France." Chester is 87 and proud of his service to his country. The members of the chorus are proud to have Chester sing lead with us. We also thank him for his service to our country.Last night we had 7 guys singing. Thankfully we had a tenor. We sang quite a few Barberpole Cats. We did Paul Hixon's favorite, Wait Til The Sun Shines Nelly. Paul almost knows all the words! We also practiced I Believe, Shenandoah, and Oh How I Miss Her. We closed with Keep The Whole World Singing, and then sang a few tags. It was a good night!
Dusty Rhodes was also in attendance, joining in on a couple of songs and offering valuable performance advice. We're always glad to have Dusty join us.
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