<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpca4dd738yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">To our Family and Friends,</span></div></div></div><div id="ydp54f9e0beyahoo_quoted_5563320148" class="ydp54f9e0beyahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div><div id="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635ydp1d34aad7yahoo-style-wrap"><div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">It is once again the time to reach out to you all with our good wishes for this Christmas holiday season and for the New Year of 2025 which is approaching. Once again this year the organizing of the Newsletter has been done by Mike and Jess -- especially Jess -- with each portion of the family contributing their own comments. We hope you enjoy it.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Please feel free to share this or pass it on to others who might be interested. </div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Love to all,</div><div id="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635yqtfd70595" class="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635yqt5235410260"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Brian</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635ydp1d34aad7signature"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><b><i><font color="#4c76a2">Brian Halferty</font></i></b></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635yqtfd37930" class="ydp54f9e0beyiv0034989635yqt5235410260">
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