In Honor of the Kermis

In Honor of the Kermis BY KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR “Years ago I remember the saying was: ‘There’s only two kinds a people in this world. Those from Ashford, and those that wish they were from Ashford.’” Ray Thelen (1931-2017) said it jokingly, but his hometown pride was unmistakable. This article is in honor of St. Martin’s past and their elders so proud of the “The Kermis,”