An article in last week's copy of The True Citizen calls attention to the fact that dog fighting remains a source of concern for this area.

A Midville woman's pit bull went missing and then later found its way back home with numerous cuts, bruises and bite marks on him. The flesh had been ripped from the dog's face and he was in critical condition. It was believed that he had been stolen and used as a "bait" dog.

In organized dog fighting two dogs, usually pit bulls, fight until one or both can't continue. The dogs suffer serious injuries or death in the fight. The owner of the losing dog will often shoot or abandon the injured dog to die slowly. This is a horrific, inhumane activity that needs to be stopped. If you believe someone is participating in dog fighting, please contact local law enforcement.

If the humane treatment of all God's creatures and moral aspects are not enough to prompt you to act, consider this: the Humane Society of the United States offers a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in dog fighting.

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Here's another one from an e-mail buddy. Hope you enjoy it.

Great truths about growing old: growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional; forget the health food - I need all the preservatives

can get; when you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there; you're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster; it's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions; time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician; and wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

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Happy birthday this week to: Rodney Smith, Morah Johnson, Cindy Linder, Annakate Waters, Bill Wilson, Mandy Weathersby, Jeremy McBride, Caleb Chance, Harriett Lewis, Deirdre Edenfield, Chad Brown, Angie Wilkerson, Allistair Campbell and Carrie Cook.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Saxon, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chance Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wilkerson and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Walker.

Military Active Duty List: PV2 Brianna Joiner, U.S. Army National Guard, Ft. Leonardwood, MO; PV2 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108th Calvary Division, 4th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.