The changing weather delays early gardening, but there is still time to get plants growing, and the ground needs to be warmer anyway. Trees and shrubs have an abundance of leaves and foilage the past week. Lilacs are pretty now. Sympathy to the families of Don Rackley and Jarrett Nesbit,…
We had chilly temperatures Saturday. Grass is really growing now, and lawn mowing will keep us busy. Congratualtions to newlyweds Paul and Ernestine Guiley, who were married Saturday, April 13th, at the Gaddy home. Gainesville Eastern Star Chapter met this Monday evening, April 22nd. Redbud trees are in full bloom…
We are getting April showers along with all the pretty blooming shrubs. Forsythia’s have been extra colorful. Turkey season began April 15th, and goes through May 6th. Richard Blackburns’ have had company who turkey hunted. Larry and Tracye Miller from Memphis spent four days with his mom, Jerry Miller, over…
Though is usually takes April showers to bring May flowers, there are many spring flowers already in bloom and certainly is a good sign spring is here. With warmer temperatures the red wasps came out of their hiding places around here, so I have killed several. They had large “nests”…
In Missouri if we want a change in weather, just wait unitl tomorrow as we usually have a variety of temperatures. Best wishes to Hilda Carter as she had a 7 hour surgery in Columbia Hospital and is presently in West Plains for recuperative therapy and has our prayers. Roger…
Happy spring to everyone this Wednesday, March 20th! Missouri Arbor Day is April 5th and a reminder we should take care of our trees. The Little Vine Fellowship members of the General Baptist Churches enjoyed meeting at Lilly Ridge, who hosted the meeting this past Saturday, March 16th. We missed…
Getting accustomed to the time change is taking some time on my part, but it is easier than setting an hour back when Nov. comes. When I hear what advantage it really brings, I might accept it more easily. We are having unsettled weather this early March. The robins are…
Signs of Spring are here, but the cold air tells us we are still in Winter time. As in the past more settled weather is never with us until after Easter time and Easter is March 31st. Happy Birthday to Arreaun Moody on March 6th, and Stephanie has a March…
The past weeks weather proved that winter isn’t being as mild as it first seemed to be, and we may have more of it through March. Easter is March 31st this year. It was nice when Saturday’s sunshine melted the ice. Dave and Karen Davis were shopping in Mountain Home…
The chill of winter is with us this week as we go into the third week of February. Were having to put another log on the fire “so to speak.” Friends of Marsha and Dean Lyon were happy to see them come back to church Sunday. Everyone is wishing them…
Here it is the week of February 11th, with the birthdays of two Presidents, Lincoln and Washington, that we celebrate, over our nation, on next Monday the 18th, called President’s Day, combining the two for one holiday. A belated birthday wish to my grandson in Kansas, Allen Luebbert, who was…
Mr. Groundhog saw his shadow here Saturday morning, but not in Pennsylvania where the population was watching there so we can expect six more weeks of winter here. Business meeting was held after services Sunday night at Lilly Ridge. Congratulations to Joe Scott who was inducted into Missouri Sports Hall…
Happy Jan. 25th birthday to Lisa Davis Keller, and Geneva King. Scott Linton had the Sunday evening service at Lilly Ridge and it was his last, as he is moving on and Dale Roberts will be back at our church as pastor. Best wishes to Scott after being with us…
Every sunny day in January gets us closer to spring although we may have to wait for Mr. Groundhog to predict the weather February 2nd and that is less than two weeks away. The Friendly Neighbors Extension Club plan to have their meeting the first Thursday in April. New members…
January is half gone and brought colder weather and some rain. Lake Norfork is still at low stage and will require more rain. Best wishes to Marcia Lyon as she was released from Cox Hospital to come home and our prayers are for her healing from her surgeries. Also prayers…
Last Weeks News – December weather has been mild, and we will have to brace ourselves for colder temperatures moving in soon. There hasn’t been enough rain yet, to fill ponds and saturate the ground. The lake and creeks have been lower than usual for this time of the year,…
Last Weeks News – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas time as decorations show and stores are full of bright colors and tinsel, a time of giving and holiday traveling. Anniversary wishes to Orville and Vena Shaeffer in Springfield on December 1st, former residents at Lilly Ridge area.…
This summer-like weather is unusual for November and it will be difficult to endure a change to cold temperatures that are coming soon, since December is here. Dana Taylor came Saturday to help me with a few jobs and will be back this week. Sunday night December 9th will be…
Last Weeks News – Its looking more like winter coming on as the trees are shedding more leaves and there is a chill in the air, with ice one morning last week for the first time this month. J.C. and Bonnie Taylor are celebrating their 65th anniversary Monday, November 26th.…
Rain and more rain with changing weather here in mid-November! Deer season brought many hunters out for Saturday morning, beginning the gun season. Luckily it didn’t start raining until Sunday afternoon. The election is over so we can expect less news coverage, or will we have more to look forward…
Leaves are falling everywhere so raking is the order of the day around here. Getting accustomed to the time change is taking some time. Daylight hours are shorter and very noticeable! A heavy rain shower came Monday and more leaves fell. For the flaming fall “scenery revue” the Douglas County…
October is leaving us along with cooler weather and lots of falling leaves! In “bare pastures cattle have been eating some of the leaves to survive due to the past months of hot and dry weather and not enough moisture. The ones who lost loved ones recently have our deepest…
We are blessed with beautiful fall weather at the time, giving folks time to do their fall jobs. Grass grows fast so lawn mowing is a necessity for sure. Several farmers have had another cutting of hay. Cattle have been fed hay most of the summer. My sympathy to families…
Last Weeks News – The usual bright, blue October skies have been cloudy the past few days and usually we have had frost before now. Grass is still green and needing mowed again. Perhaps we will have frost before the week is over. The quilt that Lynn Bentele won at…
Fall is certainly in the air and many are beginning to prepare for winter, as there are loads of firewood seen going down the highway almost every day. Gas trucks have been filling up propane tanks also. Hummingbirds are getting scarce around here, so the majority of the little “hummers”…
Our ninth month, September, is in its last week and where has time gone so fast. October has 31 days and it’s a month of harvesting, also preparing for winter months. Soon we will have frosty nights, and will be trying to get used to cooler weather. A happy belated…
The rain showers have freshened the air which was dry and dusty for many weeks. The Historium will be a great place to visit any time it is open to see all the interesting items from the past on display. We will soon be getting the newly assigned 911 addresses,…
What an enjoyable Monday morning with fall temperatures, reminding us fall is here and revived since the heat of the summer months. There is a lot of grass to cut now since the rain a week ago. An enjoyable trip to Nixa last Wednesday was made by Mearl and Beulah…
At last we have had rain and moisture in the air instead of heat and dry air for the past months. The rain is needed badly. The grass was green almost overnight, but now the forecast is for hot and dry weather this coming week. Leslie Hicks and Anna Larson…
With some moisture grass is green again and is a welcome sight. Maybe fall weather will be much better than the past summer. The rain showers Sunday night and cloudy skies Monday began a recovery from the dry months of June, July and August 2012. Maybe the fall colors will…
It seemed like the “dog days of summer” with the dry and hot July and August up to the present time. Very little lawn mowing was done, trees were losing their leaves and “dog fennel” grows rampant this month. A phone conversation with Louise (King) Baker, resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma,…
Another week of dry weather and it is not just in our area, but widespread according to the news. Perhaps there will be some moisture soon as its times to plant turnips and parsnip seeds. I believe Kirs Ledbetter must have been surprised to see her name and that she…
We had a good rain shower Saturday night and need more. The drought has caused oak trees to die along with others and shrubs, grass and other vegetation. I had a phone conversation with Geneva King, in Hollister, who is 96 years old. My daughter, Kristin Luebbert, of Lindsborg, Kansas…
It is hard to see shade trees and shrubs dying from lack of moisture. I can’t remember the drought of 1954 causing the loss of trees. This year it has been of longer duration and high temperatures. Congratulatiions to Bobby Grisham who was honored last Thursday evening at Robert Burns…
What dry times we have and all vegetation is suffering from the heat! Half the month of July is past. The Almanac says there will be showers forming over the plains states soon. They would be welcome here for sure. It was good to hear from so many folks who…
Last Weeks News – If only we could save some of this heat until winter, we might save on cost of fuel. Remembering some of summer when we had no electricity, (with exception of a lightning strike), we used fans through the night. Now we call them the “good old…
The lack of moisture is getting serious and a good rain would be appreciated. Through the years the rain showers were always needed in the heat of the summer, and water was a concern because many people only had cisterns instead of drilled wells, depending on rain to fill them.…
Here’s hoping everyone had a happy Father’s Day though it was a very warm day! Hopefully rain showers will soon move our way as it is very dry! Little Vine Youth Camp is coming up soon at Hammond Camp, July 9th-13th. A lot of us at Lilly Ridge remember getting…
We would welcome a good rain as all vegetation is needing moisture to survive the long, dry spell. Gardeners are fortunate to have water holding out to water their vegetables. Jimmy and Hilda Simpson attended his school reunion in Mountain Home Saturday. They went out to eat with Johnny and…
Our area really needs a good rain. We hear of others getting good showers. Best wishes to J.C. Taylor in West Plains whose back problems have disabled him. His son, Chet, took him to St. Louis Barnes Hospital and he and Dana have been helping out at the Taylor’s home.…
We have about 3 weeks of spring left, by the calendar, as summer begins June 20th, and it has been a very dry season. Dean and Dorothy Davis, from Lawrence, KS. Visited relatives and friends at Udall and Bakersfield this past week and left Thursday morning. The visited Dave and…
Just a shower of rain Sunday afternoon helped settle the dust and dry earth. Two little “hummers” came to my feeder Sunday. I only saw one before, and was surprised there were none showing up like last year in early May. In spite of the price of sugar being high,…
As these news items are written we are really needing rain and half of the month of May is gone. It’s so dry the usual May flowers aren’t blooming as pretty. However the catalpa tree blooms are very pretty. Maxine Smith had visitors last week from Mountain Grove area. They…
Vegetation is certainly growing fast, and for shrubs, they require a lot of pruning at my place. Catalpa trees are full of blooms, and soon there will be fishermen getting worms off the leaves. Karen and Dave Davis were in Mountain Home last Tuesday for Dave’s doctor appointment. They came…
We are surely getting rain showers this week according to the forecast. Prayers are for Agene Hawkins of Brixey area as he was taken to Baxter Co. Regional Hospital over the weekend. Our best wishes for his recover. A week ago Saturday the Gainesville First Baptist Youth group enjoyed a…
What a chilly time Friday night and Saturday morning. I got in a hurry to have my propane heater pilot lights turned off, when it was warm, in early April. So electric heaters are in use now. This cool spell could be our blackberry “squall,” as they are now starting…
The ground is surely soaked with the heavy rain we received Sunday afternoon and night. Grass grows fast now and lawn mowing keeps us busy. Livestock benefits from the green pastures for sure. Maxine Smith visited Sharon Smith Sunday afternoon when it was raining so hard. Tammy Childress visited her…
It was a beautiful Easter day for families to get together and those traveling. Earnestine Gaddy had her daughters and families with her over Easter weekend and they all attended church at Lilly Ridge The Friendly Neighbors Extension Club met April 1st for their monthly meeting. Present were Alice Hurley,…
How the grass is growing these days! We may expect a few cooler days in April and even in May as has happended in years past. Lilly Ridge Church had its April business meeting Sunday evening after services. There are some new projects underway for improvement. Also Lilly Ridge had…
Missouri was made a state a hundred years ago and our ancestors came from Tennessee and Kentucky and from the Eastern states, including Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois and one important asset Missouri had was the hills and rocks, with clear water as my grandfathers’ letters stated, with no malaria, as…
We surely received a down pouring of rain Sunday. The ground is now saturated, and branches and creeks are overflowing. The jonquils and daffodils are bowing their heads, many on the ground from the hard rain. National Missions was last Sunday, and donations go to help a new church in…
We really had a strong wind Saturday, but the sunshine was bright. Perhaps the wind was an aftermath coming from the west, where tornadoes damaged Branson and other places west of us. We can expect to have more stormy weather this month according to predictions and the almanac. It was…
March comes in this Thursday, but Sunday, Feb. 26, was a windy day and more like March weather! March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day and potato planting time, along with the first day of spring on March 20, according to the calendar. Happy Birthday to Dana (Davis) Taylor, who celebrated…
Though chilly temperatures prevail off and on, we are experiencing changing weather, sometimes almost spring-like and the Easter lilies and other species of daffodils are up and growing. Soon their yellow blooms will brighten our yards to cheer us. It was good to hear from Lanell Long last Friday. Sorry…
Happy Valentine’s Day this Tuesday! And our daylight hours our getting longer we can notice this February. Daylight savings time doesn’t begin until March 11th when we turn our clocks ahead one hour. We are having to adjust to colder winter weather! I had a call from a cousin, Donna…
February came in with rain showers on Friday. Many areas, especially in Kansas west, were really dry, and needed the moisture. Jonquils and other early bulbs are up, showing some early blooms, lots peeping through the leaves. Though a bit early, forsythia and japonica shrubs are budding already. Belated 70th…
The long month of January is gone after this Tuesday and February comes with some folks thinking about planting their lettuce, onions and radishes. Winter onions in my garden stayed green all winter. The elderly folks can be helped with their taxes beginning February 14, by appointment, one day per…
January weather has been unsual “up to now” as we have had many snows and ice storms in previous years. What will February bring we wonder? Paralee Rea and Robert Arnett attended the funeral service for Juanita Wren, in West Plains, Thursday of last week. Our neighborhood is saddened with…
This year 2012 had a Friday, the 13th. As February comes along with groundhog day, the 2nd, it will bring a prediction of an early spring, or maybe not so! Originating in Pennsylvania, folks there make it an annual event, and have lots of fun out of it. I recently…
Here it is January 9th already so time is flying by. Before we know it, spring will be here! I’m sure we all will be looking forward to that. Our soil needs moisture a snowfall could provide so that spring gardeners can benefit! Sunday afternoon shoppers at Wal-Mart in Mountain…
Last week’s news Christmas time brought happiness for many folks, yet those who have health problems can’t enjoy the season and holiday as much. It is a special time through, because of the birth of baby Jesus so long ago, in a lowly place, to live in the hearts of…
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads our local news columns. The Masonic Christmas dinner at Robert Burns’ Lodge Saturday at 1:00 p.m. was well attended and enjoyed by everyone present, certainly no one went away hungry. We appreciate the Masons! I was fortunate to have my four children present. They…
We can feel the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday coming up and soon there will be folks traveling home to the Ozarks. I am sorry to be losing a neighbor, Judy Breyne, who is moving into town, but hope she will be better off there since her husband…
Winter time has arrived and there’s plenty of signs, though the calendar says winter begins on December 22. Happy 18th birthday to my grandson, Tyler Pitcock on December 8th and to my son, Lyndon, on December 14. Also happy birthday to Neoma Moody on December 14. Sunday was a busy…
November is going out with cooler and rainy weather this week. Keith and Katrina Davis had Saturday lunch at Dave and Karen Davis’ home. Gainesville Eastern Star Cahpter met this Monday evening for their regular meeting. On Thanksgiving Day Paralee Rea went to her nieces, Sue Newtons’ and Sue’s son,…
Thanksgiving is here and it won’t be long until Christmas. Time waits for no one. Lots of visiting and traveling home for many folks along whith hopes of good weather is in order for safety. Tuesday evening, November 15, Gainesville Eastern Star members, Dorothy Mellott, Bob and Betty Arnett, Paralee…
Fall weather has been hanging on longer than usual. Strong wind brought down lots of leaves so trees are getting bare. My maple trees shed their colorful leaves quicker than I wanted them to. Paralea Rea attended the Clark Ridge Benefit music party and so did Warren Moody, Saturday night,…
We gained our lost hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time ended Sunday. Time is flying by and the first week of November flew by so quickly. According to “Old Timers” beliefs – “if inside an acorn you find a kernel in shape of a spoon we will have to…
As October’s bright blue skies leave us and November, the 11th month, comes along reminding us winter is on its way. A woodpile is a familiar object, and appreciated as cold days and nights come. Some folks don’t heat with wood anymore, but in the Ozarks, we are more accustomed…
Still no rain as these items are written and its very dry. Yet rain is in the forecast for this week. I haven’t heard of anyone finding wild grapes this fall. The late pear crop turned out good. They hang on the trees even after the first frosts. It still…
Summer weather is extended into October and we are really needing some rain showers which are predicated for this week. Leaves cover the ground. Crows have been busy under my pear trees as the pears have been falling and crows are after them. Best wishes to Dorothy (Climer) Davis, of…
This dry earth could use a good soaking as it hasn’t rained for several weeks and some shrubs and trees are dying. Leaves are covering the ground. What a story was in Ava’s newspaper last week of a software developer and route 66 tour guide who rode through the area…
October came in Saturday with a bright blue sky. Sunday morning my thermometer read 37 degrees, so frost will soon be coming. It is usually here in the month of September. Since we haven’t had rain lately the tree’s leaves are falling because of dry weather and colors won’t be…
Fall came in Friday by the calendar, bringing chilly temperatures and reminding me to get my heat turned on, namely my propane heaters. Not having them turned on, I had to use electric heaters until the first of the week. A bit of history informs us that 190 years ago,…
It’s Hootin’ An’ Hollarin’ week already! Time waits for no one, and this year is no exception, since the third weekend of September came quickly. The “Historium” is a new attraction this year in the old McDonald store building. There will be lots of antiques on display. There have been…
It is unpredictable whether “routine plans” can be carried out as I experienced last week, and spent some time in Baxter County Regional Hospital. I appreciate those helpful ones who stayed with me there for moral support and my daughter who got me home. Best wishes to Paul Breyne who…
Our yards are greener now since we got rain showers. Harry Zimmer worked in my yard Thursday. I’m hoping to get more rain so my crepe myrtle bushes will be in full bloom. It’s time of the year to fill propane gas tanks at summer prices, ahead of winter! Cindy…
We got enough rain showers to make the grass grow last week, though other neighborhoods got more rain than we did. Lilly Ridge Extension Club members met in the basement room of Gainesville Health Center last Thursday. Happy 40th anniversary to my niece and husband, Carol and Paul Aronis, September…
“Dog days of summer” are with us for a few more days, not the most comfortable time of the year! We have had some extreme heat lately, at least for our area. This is the time of the year when our good shade trees are appreciated. How nice to have…
At this writing we are needing rain badly. Our lawns are drying up and shrubs that usually are blooming are in need of moisture. Crepe Myrtles are usually in full bloom and so pretty at this time. Sympathy is expressed to the Iva Russell family whose funeral was Monday at…
The hot dry temperatures aren’t too enjoyable for those of us who like to be outside these summer days. Plenty of sunscreen helps from getting sunburned. Prayer is requested for Iva Russell who is seriously ill with congestive heart failure. Her children are staying close by her side. Our prayers…
As these news items are written, we are needing rain. Some showers were north of us. Gardeners are harvesting their vegetables this week. Lilly Ridge Club will meet at the Ozark County Health Center Thursday, July 21. Guest speaker will be presenting information about the food pantry and food harvest.…
Air conditioners are getting in full use and appreciated, these hot days and nights. In the “good old days” all we had to use was a “fan” into the night when we could finally get to sleep. As these items are written we need rain showers badly. Lots of folks…
Rain showers have been northeast of this area recently. We are hoping for rain as its been very dry as these news are being written. Perhaps July will bring some rain, or even this last week in June. Judy Breyne and Charlene Johnson’s brother-in-law, who lives in Sweet Springs, Missouri…
We are needing some rain now and I have had a tree frog that made its appearance through an opening where my new air conditioner was installed. The frog seemed to be begging for rain. Beulah Satterfield and Loretta Davidson shopped in Ava one day last week and had lunch…
The cicadas are quiet now compared to the first weeks of their “noise-making.” It’s time for them to leave the area as they usually do each “cycle” they are here. Best wishes to Paul Breyne who has shoulder pain. He had Ed Davis to mow his yard Saturday instead of…
Highways were certainly busy with holiday travelers over Memorial weekend. Fathers Day is June 19 and July 4 comes up next, summer beginning June 21. So we may consider that we have had a short spring. It has been a difficult time for gardeners with adverse weather conditions. Now it…
With so much wet weather and gardens under water in low places vegetables may be more scarce. If farmers market can’t provide folks with a supply then grocery stores will have to be the “next best” source. A helpful hint is to always visit your garden with a hoe in…
No doubt early spring cleaning and putting away winter clothes had to be reversed for a week at least, with cold temperatures across mid-states and in our area. The chilly air doesn’t stop grass and weeds from growing. My sympathy to those who lost loved ones the past week. As…
May 8 was Mother’s Day by the calendar, but appreciation of many mothers should be celebrated the year round. Those of us who lost our mothers at an early age have had to adopt another and pay respects to the living. As some blackberries are blooming it is likely to…
May came in with more showers, along with thunder and stormy Sunday evening and a downpour of rain! With branches and creeks already flooding the area we have enough moisture for a time! I believe the road crews have enough overtime work also trying to keep country roads repaired from…
A very unusual rainy and stormy time was over the weekend, making scheduled events uncomfortable and even treacherous as flooded roadways caused dangerous driving, not only in low areas but on higher elevations. Fences washed out and cattle were out and it was very hard to even get them taken…
In Missouri if you want a change in the weather, just wait until tomorrow, is a likely remark. Hopefully no one had put away all their warm clothes, or blankets off their beds! Or that they got “carried away” with too early gardening as replanting some seeds may be needed.…
More signs of spring with trees getting their green leaves and dogwoods joining the other early blooms making a show for tourists driving the highways. They certainly are a pretty sight this time of year. In March it was sassafrass root time and a memory of John Zook who really…
Besides the fear of earthquakes, this time of year is noted for tornadoes. On April 18, 1890, Marshfield, MO. was almost blotted off the map as a tornado killed 92, injured 200 people and only a dozen out of 200 buildings were left standing. My father’s family lived there and…
It is a windy March, fruit trees blooming and fear of freezing weather yet to come! Daffodils and forsythias are beautiful, and other flowering shrubs. Apricot and plum trees along with pear, aplle and peaches are in danger of freezing, yet so pretty now. Some early gardeners planted potatoes on…
What a hailstorm we had Saturday morning and sleet mixed in! It beat pear and peach blossoms, which were in full bloom here. Richard Blackburns visited their son, Rick and family in Harrah, Oklahoma last week, from Wednesday to Sunday. His home was saved, but the town of Harrah was…
If folks get too much “into spring” we might remind ourselves of the year 1988, when we had a 16” snow on April 15th, and we should remember “settled” weather doesn’t usually happen until after Easter time, and that is April 24th this year. It was nice to hear from…
Daylight Savings Time begins March 13, so get ready to turn clocks ahead an hour and St. Patrick’s Day is just ahead on the 17th. The “annual” concert of Green Valley Grass now Bob Hammons and Wildwood will be at Mammoth Church on Saturday night, March 12. The March Lilly…
Here we are going into March, which we hope will be a good month, all 31 days! Though we are getting spring fever we will have to postpone some early planting until weather is settled and the ground is warmer. Daffodils, forsythia and early bulbs can take colder weather, and…
We celebrate President’s Day on February 21, and spring begins just a month away on March 20 according to the calendar. Norine Loftis had her brothers and sisters dropping by and her children also as she celebrated a birthday this Tuesday, the 22nd of February. Karen K. Davis and I…
A sure sign that spring is on its way is that robins are here and very busy in my yard and garden after, the grub worms. The ground hasn’t stayed frozen for long. Also the sun is rising to the north in the Eastern sky each morning instead of so…
There is a good supply of moisture now with snow and more snow! Nature’s prediction with “kernels the shape of spoons in last falls’ persimmon seeds” is being fulfilled whether it is fact or fiction! The snow covered trees are beautiful. What a fluffy snow! Snow ice cream isn’t near…
January goes out this Monday and February is again bringing us unpleasant weather! On Wednesday Mr. Groundhog “may” come out of his hole in the ground and see his shadow, depending on what part of the country he is in, and in Pennsylvania “this” is a weather prediction. Kathy (Cowart)…
Last fall when cutting open some persimmon seed, and finding kernels in the shape of a spoon, we were thinking of the prediction (or myth), that we would have a lot of snow this winter. The melting snow will provide moisture, which is needed, as there hasn’t been enough rain…
This January weather is no respecter of persons. It has been a rude awakening for anyone who wasn’t prepared for the cold blast! Wednesday night service was called off at Lilly Ridge Church because of the cold temperatures. Anna Larson enjoyed a weeks visit from her daughter, Diana Woodward, of…
Last Weeks News – Another Christmas time has come and gone and wintertime weather has moved in. No falling weather hindered traffic here, though many states in the east were snow bound. The west has mudslides, which destroyed homes and roads. We were fortunate. As Paralee Rea had acquired a…
Saturday night and Sunday cold wind chilled the December shopping, and church attendance also, as it was hard to wrap up enough to keep warm. Roger and Lanell Long and Rhonda Newton made a trip to Georgia in November and visited Rhonda’s cousin, Renee (Lewis) Melton. They went on to…
The cold wind really moved in last week and is causing us to “bundle up” when going outside, getting used to winter time. Here’s to “better” U.S. Postal Service deliveries! Hopefully, I won’t get more mail damaged as I received the past week, an envelope shredded with a card or…
There was a chill in the air Sunday, but plenty of sunshine. December comes in on Wednesday. Our White River Valley Electric Co-op gives us suggestions for saving energy costs and they are appreciated when power outages come to get power back quickly. Paralee Rea and Lunetta Murrill went to…
This Thursday most folks will enjoy family and friends, giving thanks to our forefathers who made America, our land, not forgetting our supreme sacrifice for Thanksgiving. A belated anniversary wish to Harold and Velma Strain. Harold shared his good turnip crop with many folks at Tuesday night music party and…
It is still dry and dusty with no rain showers yet, at this writing. We gained our “lost hour” of sleep Sunday morning. Some folks forgot to turn back their clocks and made it in time for Sunday school, one of them being Lanell Long. You are encouraged to do…
October’s bright blue skies were enjoyed but the dry dusty earth had to be “dealt” with and caused sinus problems since we didn’t get rain showers. Belated October birthdays to Loretta Davidson and Natalie Pleasant. Natalie killed her deer in bow season. Phyllis and Alva Hollingsworth had her brother, Melvin…
How dry and dusty it has been up to now. Being the last week in October perhaps we will be seeing a change of weather before November. Won’t everyone be glad to get elections over this coming week? Also we turn our clocks back for Sunday morning, Nov. 7 and…
We have been blessed to have nice October weather up to now, but it has been dry and dusty. Fall blooming mums need rain badly. Edith McKinnon’s brother from Independence, Kansas, visited one afternoon and took her to Fred’s Fish House in Mtn. Home that evening along with Edith’s granddaughter,…
Black walnuts cover the ground at my home and have to be raked up before mowing the grass. The price of $11.00 per hundred pounds is being paid. In past years we were glad to get $4.00 and let none stay on the ground. Lilly Ridge fall revival was well…
October’s bright blue sky and cooler temperatures are certainly a change from summer. Lilly Ridge Fall Revival started Sunday evening and continues through Thursday night. Everyone is invited and good crowds are expected. It will start at 7 p.m. Lots of outside yard work is taking place since the weather…
Fall is here with thunderstorms, falling leaves, cobwebs everywhere I walk, outside from the porch to shade trees and a harvest moon. A belated birthday wish to Lawrence Strickland who celebrated his 81st birthday, Sept. 20 with dinner at Rockbridge Trout Ranch and the new Hootin An Hollarin queen, Darian…
Just when we thought the August heat was over, we have had more 90 degree temperatures! Saturday was hot for the Hootin An Hollarin parade for sure and some of the band members got too hot for a while and had to be treated. Best wishes to Denise King-Hambelton who…
Vegetation has really revived since around five inches of rain fell last Thursday. My crepe myrtle bushes are now budded ready to bloom again after such a hot August! Fall gardens should produce some good vegetables, even late planted turnip crops. My sympathy is expressed to the Mildred Shipley family…
How soon our weather changed from August heat to fall weather of September. We are back to mowing grass since the good showers last week. There were many travelers on the highways over Labor Day weekend. Keith and Jaycee David visited me Monday afternoon for a short time. Maxine Smith…
