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Letter: Thanks to 2 strangers who helped pay for anniversary dinner
On July 8, we were celebrating our 52nd wedding anniversary with a meal at Fujiyama when we started talking to a couple gentlemen. One was from Mattoon and one was from Terra Haute.
After enjoying our meal at Fujiyama, when we started to pay our bill, the waiter informed us that the two gentlemen had paid for most of our bill. In this day and age, this act of kindness is rare indeed and was most appreciated.
We didn't get a chance to thank them before they left. We checked with the cashier to find out their names, but they paid cash so there was no record of their names. We would like to thank them for the gesture (I know it's a long shot that they will hear us) and share our story with others about random acts of kindness and their impacts on others. Thank you!
Daniel and Janice Ochs, Oakland
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' + this.content + '
'; } } } else { if (this.id == sOriginID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // Origin found. Begin displaying assets bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; } else { // Origin found is false. Skip asset // Fail-safe in case origin is not present in set. This can be removed when origin is fixed. if (bFirstRun_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == true) { // Stored first id sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = this.id; bFirstRun_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = false; } else if (this.id == sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // We've started again. Force origin sOriginID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8; bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; } // end Fail-safe } } // Append engagement assets to container oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.append(sHTML_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); // Stop traversing asset array if (iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 >= iMaxDisplay_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; return false; } }); // Include block_id on newly added list items oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.find('.engagement-item.original').each(function() { var sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = scrubURL($(this).find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href")); if(sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8!="javascript:void(0)"){ // Add content discovery tracking sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 += '#tncms-source=endcard-gallery'; // Add to image and headlines links $(this).removeClass('original').find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href", sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); } }); // Check next URL if (sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 && bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == false) { // if origin hasn't been found yet and we hit next_url. Trigger the set to pull in again. if (bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == false) { // No origin yet. Call the populate function __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); } else { // Append sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 to engagement set oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.append('
'); if (iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 < iMaxDisplay_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // Get next url and request more assets __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(oEngagementMore_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.data('next-url')); } } } // Add total count to container if (bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == true) { // Add total count to container oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.attr("data-engagement-total", iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); // Remove engagement loading spinner oEngagementSpinner_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.remove(); return false; } } else { // Empty asset set returned. Go back in for a real set if(__tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].attempts<2){ if(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8==null||sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8==""){ sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = "/news/local/mattoon-charleston-coles-county-speaks-up-recently-published-letters-to-the-editor/collection_a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8.html"; } __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].attempts++; } } }); } } // Rewrite URL for preview // TODO move to one location function scrubURL(sURL) { if (typeof sURL != 'undefined'){ return sURL; } }
Letter: Thanks to 2 strangers who helped pay for anniversary dinner
On July 8, we were celebrating our 52nd wedding anniversary with a meal at Fujiyama when we started talking to a couple gentlemen. One was from Mattoon and one was from Terra Haute.
After enjoying our meal at Fujiyama, when we started to pay our bill, the waiter informed us that the two gentlemen had paid for most of our bill. In this day and age, this act of kindness is rare indeed and was most appreciated.
We didn't get a chance to thank them before they left. We checked with the cashier to find out their names, but they paid cash so there was no record of their names. We would like to thank them for the gesture (I know it's a long shot that they will hear us) and share our story with others about random acts of kindness and their impacts on others. Thank you!
Daniel and Janice Ochs, Oakland
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' + this.content + '
'; } } } else { if (this.id == sOriginID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // Origin found. Begin displaying assets bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; } else { // Origin found is false. Skip asset // Fail-safe in case origin is not present in set. This can be removed when origin is fixed. if (bFirstRun_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == true) { // Stored first id sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = this.id; bFirstRun_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = false; } else if (this.id == sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // We've started again. Force origin sOriginID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = sFirstID_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8; bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; } // end Fail-safe } } // Append engagement assets to container oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.append(sHTML_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); // Stop traversing asset array if (iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 >= iMaxDisplay_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = true; return false; } }); // Include block_id on newly added list items oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.find('.engagement-item.original').each(function() { var sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = scrubURL($(this).find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href")); if(sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8!="javascript:void(0)"){ // Add content discovery tracking sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 += '#tncms-source=endcard-gallery'; // Add to image and headlines links $(this).removeClass('original').find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href", sHref_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); } }); // Check next URL if (sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 && bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == false) { // if origin hasn't been found yet and we hit next_url. Trigger the set to pull in again. if (bFoundOrigin_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == false) { // No origin yet. Call the populate function __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); } else { // Append sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 to engagement set oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.append('
'); if (iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 < iMaxDisplay_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8) { // Get next url and request more assets __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(oEngagementMore_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.data('next-url')); } } } // Add total count to container if (bStop_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 == true) { // Add total count to container oEngagementContainer_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.attr("data-engagement-total", iDisplayCount_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); // Remove engagement loading spinner oEngagementSpinner_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8.remove(); return false; } } else { // Empty asset set returned. Go back in for a real set if(__tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].attempts<2){ if(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8==null||sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8==""){ sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8 = "/news/local/mattoon-charleston-coles-county-speaks-up-recently-published-letters-to-the-editor/collection_a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8.html"; } __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].populate(sNextUrl_a4e69701_d7fd_56e1_8ea3_3f01be4460f8); __tnt.engagement.assets["a4e69701-d7fd-56e1-8ea3-3f01be4460f8"].attempts++; } } }); } } // Rewrite URL for preview // TODO move to one location function scrubURL(sURL) { if (typeof sURL != 'undefined'){ return sURL; } }
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