Folks of all ages are welcome to join us Tuesday, August 12th at Zion Covenant Church for a special visit with John Armbruster, author of Tailspin. WWII tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a six-hundred-mile death march in 1945 across Central Europe. When he came home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. He eventually agreed to be interviewed by John Armbruster. As Gene tells of his incredible tales and story of survival, his nightmares and grief returns. John also faces an incredible ordeal of his own as his wife is fighting brain cancer. Tailspin is more than a war story – it’s a story of two men’s separate journeys confronting trauma and loss. It’s a story of resilience and hope.
Be sure to join us for this amazing story at Zion Covenant Church, 210 N Beulah Street, Ellsworth. A meal will be provided following the program courtesy of Ellsworth Senior Center and Friends of the Ellsworth Public Library.
Because of Piety Street construction, some of our events will be relocated. Call 715-821-5847 to verify the location of events.
You are welcome to join the pool players from 1-4 in the lower level of English Lutheran Church, 229 W Main Street. Pool players can park on the south side of main street and walk up the steps to the entrance of the building if there’s no access to the parking lot.
Submitted by Phyllis Beastrom