News For the Week of May 9, 2018

The hummingbirds are humming, the red birds are cheery, I am working on getting my garden planted, the dogwoods and lilacs are fully bloomed out and my iris are starting to bloom. I even love the multiflora rose bushes that are such a pain to try to get rid of. I know they are invasive but I love the fragrance they have. I love springtime!

Last Thursday evening we attended the Spring concert at Bradleyville School. A great program was performed by all the kids in grade school, high school choir and the band. Mrs. Chris Sprague directed the program and once again presented an excellent program. One highlight was one group of 5^th and 6^th graders playing ukuleles. They did a great job. At the end of the evening the band played an oldie, “Land of a Thousand Dances” while the rest of the kids were encouraged to surrounded the band and dance while the band played. Such a fun way to end the program. The music was so lively and well-played that I wanted to get up and dance myself, and I am sure everybody was thankful that I did not.

Many friends and relatives gathered with the family of Clessie Hurst last Friday to pay their respects as she was laid to rest. Her son, Billy Joe Hurst and family and daughter, Jan Scantlin and family wanted everyone to know how much they appreciated all the calls, prayers, food and everything that everyone and all the area churches did for them during Clessie's illness and death.

Leon and Dot Combs made a trip to St. Louis last weekend to attend the wedding of their granddaughter, Jordan Combs to Jimmy Gericke.

Helen Maggard says her sister in law, Ruth Blair fell and had to have stitches in her head. Ruth lives in the Riverview Manor in Ozark. We wish her a speedy recovery.

We were privileged to get to hear grandson, Hayden Crouch preach again, this time at the Bradleyville General Baptist Church. Hayden preached there last Sunday morning and again that evening. His great grandma, Donna Sloan and his great aunt, Ginger Sloan were able to be there to hear him preach that evening, which they enjoyed very much.

I got to visit with Barbara Collins at church and she is finding out this week if she will be getting a hip replacement in the near future.

Just a reminder to everyone that the bridge over Swan Creek at Garrison has been shut down as of Monday, May 7^th to begin work on it to replace it. The detour will be down T Hwy at Oldfield to UU to get to Bradleyville. Hwy UU is really getting the traffic load with all the bridge replacements in the area.

Call me if you have news to be included in the paper. Have a good week, be happy and be blessed.