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I remember when ...
JUNE 2019
Congratulations, Lowe
Staff member Lowe Cannell elected Mayor of Fulton Lowe Cannell views each day as an opportunity to make a difference in another person’s life. That’s how he approaches his job as director of environmental services here at Fulton Presbyterian Manor, and that’s how he’ll operate in his newly-elected position as Mayor of Fulton.
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“Making a difference in people’s lives director of environmental services and Fulton Mayor, Lowe Cannell. - that’s what life’s all about,” the 49year-old says. “Sometimes it’s something little, but every day that I come to work, I know that I have the opportunity to make someone’s life better.” It’s that people-first attitude voters responded to when Lowe was elected on April 2 - and that he is committed to the betterment of the city. A lifelong Fulton resident, along with his wife Crystal, Lowe has an extensive history of community involvement. His political aspirations began forming years ago while he was a coach and leader for Little League and the owner of a heating and air conditioning business for 15 years. “I realized those things appeal to me - to be a decision-maker and a leader,” Lowe said. He sought a seat on a local school board and was elected, serving for five years. Since then, he has been a member of several other organizations’ boards, including Parks and Rec and Pioneering Healthier Communities. Lowe’s growing interest in community involvement eventually led him to seek a seat on the city council. He served as a councilman for eight years before recently taking a two-year break. When Fulton’s previous mayor
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Several of our Residents have experienced times in our history that are historic and fascinating! Here are some of the stories they shared: • Mildred Dowling said, “I remember this vividly. I was a junior in high school and my parents and I were in Jefferson City (Mo.) spending the day there. It was Sunday, December 7. We heard it on the radio that the Japanese had struck Pearl Harbor. Not long after that they started the draft. I think it was most monumental that I was living when war was declared then.” • Mrs. Helen Austin describes several memories, “I was about 8 or 9 years old when the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. I was a good reader and read about it in the newspapers the entire time. I also remember hearing everyone talk about it.” She said she also remembers Amelia Earhart’s trip and when she was lost. She had hoped that she would be found. She also shares that she loved rumble seats in cars and thought she would want one when she got older. She says that she first saw them in a Model T. She also remembers well the stock market crash of 1929. She remembers the pictures and images of people jumping out of windows. She also recalls how people bashed President Hoover over such things. • Patty Graves shared how she remembers John F. Kennedy’s assassination. She says she was working at the leather goods company Prince Gardner. She and some others went to lunch at White Castle’s that day. They found out and
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