Mrs. Marjorie West was turning 91, and each birthday has been an opportunity for her four daughters and the numerous grand-and great-grandchildren to show their love and appreciation of their ‘Nannie’. This year was different though, because of social distancing. How were they going to have a celebration she would enjoy AND keep it a secret? Leave it to a schoolteacher! Johnna West, Lee Gifford, Carol Crowson and Ann Lary put their heads together and came up with the perfect solution, a Birthday Honk and Wave Parade! It was held on Friday evening April 3 past the West home address on Vonda Drive!
In order to pull this off as a surprise, they had to keep her from listening to KSST on April 2 and 3 because they were making the plans known as a part of the Birthday reading on the Good Morning Show. Then, on Friday afternoon, they went over as usual, baked a cake, decorated her yard and got her dressed for her “party”. Then, they seated her outside to wait for her ‘guests’. And that’s when the honking and waving began! Happy Birthday, Nannie!
