News For the Week of March 31, 2015

It seems to be a normal spring so far, back and forth between hot weather and snow flurries. It is hard to plan for anything this time of year if it involves the weather. I usually keep my computer turned on but this time of year I always unplug it before going to bed after having a couple that were fried by lightning.

I am looking for my first hummingbird this spring. I haven't seen any yet but it's about time. I didn't feed them last year because things around my house were too hectic to remember to fill the feeders but I am looking forward to feeding them again this year. I love to sit outside and watch them and have them zooming around feeding and fighting. I'm going to have to invest in some new feeders because mine sat out all winter in the weather and I'm pretty sure all the little flowers are falling off.

Remember that New Mansion Church will have an Easter Sunrise service starting at 6:30 with breakfast to follow at 7:30 and then regular services starting at 10:00 with an egg hunt following services at 12:00. Everybody is welcome.

Bradleyville Church of the Nazarene will also have Easter Sunrise service on the bluff up Cunningham Road a couple of miles north of Bradleyville. They have had it there for several years. They will also have coffee and refreshments back at the church fellowship hall after sunrise service. Everybody is welcome to this service also.

The Faith Home Orphanage Mission Trip fundraiser over the weekend raised over $4000 to help with their trip to Honduras this coming June. The money they raised will be used to help with other projects at the orphanage in addition to the planned activities they will be doing. Everyone on the mission team appreciates all the help they have been given.

Seems that several of the neighbors have had dogs go missing the past week or two and some have also found large tracks, possibly belonging to a mountain lion. Bob also found large tracks around our old corral and we have had a couple of calves disappear. Our neighbor to the south says they saw a mountain lion right outside their yard, so everyone needs to keep a watch out. Makes us wonder. First the bear sightings made me not want to pick blackberries and now a possible mountain lion. I won't be wanting to get out of the house for anything.

Birthdays for the coming week include: April 2: Dawson Deroo, Noel Shortt; April 3: Linda Combs, Tom Tilley; April 4: Josh Isaacs, Scott Lawson, twins, Dawson McHaffie and Sawyer McHaffie; April 5: Tampa Rogers, Kelvin Whittaker; April 6: Carole Gott, Nick Norwine, Samantha Rogers.

Anniversaries for the coming week include: April 5: Buddy and Kathy Compton, Don and Robyn Whittaker.