News For the Week of November 6, 2013

Hope you got to view the gorgeous colored leaves on the timber this year. If you blinked you may have missed it. Seems like all the leaves turned colors overnight and were just bright a day or two before they faded out. Seemed to me that they were a week or so later than usual also. Bob has a birthday in the middle of the month and I always notice the leaves are usually at their best right on his birthday. This year there was a lot of green still on the trees. Even on the church hayride on the 27^th a lot of the trees hadn't colored up.

Just a reminder that the Bradleyville FFA will be having a chili supper and auction this Friday, November 8, starting around 6pm. Eating will start at 6:00 and a live auction and a silent auction will begin around 7:00.

Youth season was the past weekend and I saw many pictures of deer taken. I can't remember them all but I did see Lexy Matthews killed a nice buck and so did Sonny Guerin.  Riley Isaacs got a button buck that will be nice eating and Taylor McHaffie got a spike buck that will also taste good, as did Caleb Blair. I know I'm leaving several out but if I don't see them on facebook I can't remember them all. Congratulations to all who got their deer.

So many have passed away the past few days. Such a sad time for families and friends who will miss them but comfort in knowing where they are and all their sickness, disabilities and heartaches are gone.

Heartfelt sympathy goes to the family and friends of Betty Day who passed away Monday morning. She was a longtime member of  New Mansion Church and one of the sweetest ladies I ever knew. She loved and lived for her family and I feel safe in saying that everyone that knew Betty will miss her a lot.

Also our condolences to the family of Alice Wyman who passed away Sunday. Alice was another sweet sweet lady who loved her family and friends and was loved by all who knew her.

Sympathy goes out also to the family of Glen Schmidt who passed away last weekend. Glen and his wife, Imogene lived a few years in this area close to her parents, Elmer and Ethel Presley, but has lived in Springfield for the past several years. He was always a good friend and Bob remembers lots of fun times he had with Glen.

Also remember the family of Lena Pierce who passed away over the weekend. She has lived in Ava for several years and with her daughter Vicky for the past several years, but many people in the Bradleyville area knew Lena well or had her as a school teacher. My sister and brother both had Lena as their first school teacher at Possum Trot School, up Caney.

Birthdays for the coming week include: November 7: Levi Collins, Tommy Roberts; November 8: Paula O'Neal; November 10: Dustin Harris; November 11: Derek Hartzell; November 12: Barbara Fuller, Doris Manes, Ryan Melton, Chauncey Paul, Vicky Rogers.

Anniversaries for the coming week include: November 8: Joe and Nadine Horner.

News For the Week of October 30, 2013

I really am enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having. Beautiful sunny days and chilly nights. I have never been a fan of fall or winter but I can take it better when the weather is sunny. I don't like when we have cloud cover for days on end. I would rather it rain or snow or do something if it has to be cloudy. It just seems so gloomy to me.

New Mansion Church had a large crowd Saturday for the Fall Festival and the Riders on a Mission stunt group. This group rode motorbikes and 4 wheelers and did lots of exciting stunts on them. They also had good testimonies that they gave. On Sunday New Mansion had their annual hayride to the Caney Picnic Area. They left shortly after church on three trailers but had a flat on one trailer before they got very far. Everyone on that trailer got on one of the other trailers and they continued on. They still had a great time, roasting hotdogs, eating chili and a variety of food, exploring the cave and at 4:00 Corby Lux brought a message to everyone assembled. They got home around six in the evening cold but happy.

Congratulations to the Bradleyville Jr. High Girl's basketball team, who won first place in the tournament at Lutie School. That is a nice ending to their basketball season for this year.

Glenda Day, our friend and former writer of  “Around Bradleyville”, fell and broke her hip last week and had to have surgery on it. Keep Glenda in your prayers as she recovers.

Birthdays for the coming week include: October 30: Margaret Dalton, Tater Essary, Dee Hodges, Walter Rogers, Sandy Ross; October 31: Kathryn Braden, Jack Horner; November 1: Susan Sivils, Jeff Shockey, Charley Tinker; November 2: Zach Johnson, Rebecca Pride; November 3: Nicole Combs, Vernon Fuller; November 4: Gina Norwine, Stacey Phillips, Dusty Rogers; November 5: Jerry Brown, Colton Burton, Julie Lawson, Talitha Sims, Kurt Tweedy; November 6: Autumn Thomas.

Anniversaries for the coming week include: November 4: Greg and Amy Blair, Danny and Jennifer Flannery; November 5: Randy and Belinda Wyman.