News For the Week of October 8, 2014

I broke down and turned on the furnace a couple of mornings last week when the temperatures dipped down into the low forties at our house. I used the excuse that I wanted to warm the house up for the babies when they came down to visit, but the house was really chilly and I was cold too. Of course, by that afternoon we had the fans going and I think the AC came back on for awhile too. We are so spoiled. Kind of like Goldilocks, can't be too chilly, can't be too warm. I am thankful for our appliances that keep us “just right”.

My cousin, Johnny White and his wife Carolyn were here the past week visiting relatives. They live in Delhi, California and come back to Missouri to visit every few years. Johnny is my Aunt Alma's oldest child. It was so good to get to see them and visit with them. They and a group that included my sister Ginger, my Aunt Betty Swadley and cousin, Judy Whitaker went to the Dixie Stampede Saturday night and they enjoyed it immensely. Judy invited all the family to her home on Sunday afternoon to visit with Johnny and Carolyn before they went home on Monday morning. Those that came had a great time visiting and eating. Garrett got to ride a horse with cousin Riley and he thought that was great fun.

There will be a dedication service at Bradleyville General Baptist Church on Sunday night, October 12 for Greyson Clemans. This is Jack and Stacey Cleman's little boy. All are welcome to attend.

The Bradleyville Nazarene Church had their annual hayride and dinner up on the mountain at the Caney picnic grounds last Sunday. From the pictures I saw it looked like everyone had a wonderful time.

The next volleyball game will be at home at Bradleyville with Everton on Thursday, October 9, then on the next Tuesday night, October 14 the game will be at Chadwick. That is the last scheduled game this year before the team goes to districts.

The Jr. High girls team will be playing in a tournament at Thornfield this week, October 6-10 and then the boys and girls both will play Plainview at home on Monday, October 13 with another game at home playing against Lutie on Thursday, October 16.

Birthdays for the coming week include: October 9: Mike Yeary; October 10: Judy Clemans, Carla Combs, Karen Cantrell; October 11: Louise Stevens, Don Johnson, Thurman Whittaker; October 12: Keith Cook, Bobby Copas, Jennifer Martin, Blake Melton, Brenton Whittaker; October 13: Shea Dobbins; October 14: Luke Clemans; October 15: Bob Case, Lisa Potter, Joe Rogers, Jennifer Curtis.

Anniversaries for the coming week include: October 12: Joe and Kim Norwine; October 14: Jerry and Nardena Brown, Thurman and Kay Whittaker.

News For the Week of October 1, 2014

Since autumn has officially arrived on the calendar I guess all the leaves that are falling are official also. Garrett looks out the window and says “Look, it's raining leaves,” and that is really what it looks like out in my front yard where a big elm tree stands. Although fall is not my favorite season, I have been enjoying the beginning of fall and the slightly cooler temperatures. The grandchildren like to go outside and swing and play and the cooler weather is much more enjoyable. Bob has been hauling sawdust and dumped a large pile of it in the yard near the swings so Garrett can do his “excabating” with his toy bulldozers, backhoes, and excavators. He loves all things mechanical.

I got to talk to Cindy Frye a little while last week and she said they are still looking for a place to live around Bradleyville. They would like for their daughter Rose to still be able to go to school here. They plan to repair the part of the house that burned but don't know when they will be able to start. Cindy said she and Eric appreciated everyone's prayers for them. Cindy said nothing ever looked so good that day as when she looked up and saw Tom Todd walking towards her. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Bo and Judy Bonner had a wonderful day with friends recently. They gathered together at Bo and Judy's place and cooked sorghum and had a great time cooking sorghum and cooking in dutch ovens. Judy said she was looking forward to next year and doing it again.

New Mansion is gearing up to have a centennial celebration which will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, October 25. There will be lots of special singing and lots of good food. If anybody has any old pictures of New Mansion Church or the members or pastors they would be willing to share, please get in touch with some of the New Mansion people. I will have more information in the coming weeks.

I forgot to mention last week that the week before on September 18 the Jr. High boys won first place in the Taneyville Boys Tournament and then last week on September 25 the Jr. High girls won first place in the Bradleyville Tournament. Both Jr. High teams are having a fantastic year. The girls will be in a tournament October 6-10 at Thornfield.

The volleyball team will have a game on Thursday, October 2 at Fordland and then will play their next two games at home, Tuesday, October 7 they will play Forsyth at home and on Thursday, October 9 they will play against Everton at home. Sure glad Everton is coming here this year, that is a long drive.

Birthdays for the coming week include: October 2: Connie Haes; October 3: Kaycee Howie, Caitlyne Pollard, Dylan Rogers, Ryan Saffle, Teresa Stafford; October 5: Josh Burns, Nathan Easley, Janice Walker, Bert Smith; October 6: Lila Roberts, Michael Robertson; October 7: Randall Cummings, Barbara Hunter; October 8: Callie Combs, Garland Smith, Gaylene Madison.

Anniversaries for the coming week include: October 4: Mark and Gina Norwine.