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The Sugar Creek Travelers went to the Grand Chinese Buffet for lunch this week and had a “grand” time. Arline Boisvert, Hallum Smith, Jottye Newman, Barbara McGary, Jessie Howell and I had an extra treat when Hallum’s daughter, Sandra, and son-in-law, P.J. Angotti, met us there. The Chinese Buffet is one of the best values in town - especially for seniors. The food is really good and Hilda, the manager, is exceptionally cordial and nice to work with. She makes every one feel so welcome. The residents love when we go there.

I have to brag on my grandchild (one of 11). Her name is Rhett Watson and she is a senior at Covington High School and was voted “Most Attractive.” I could swear I heard someone say she looked just like her grandmother. Maybe not, but I thought I did!

Want to thank Joann Diggs for all the neat stuff she sent us to put in the Christmas Shoe Boxes. We were going to fix four shoe boxes, but thanks to folks like her we were able to fix ten. Thanks

to Tommy for bringing them out here.

Also want to thank R.J. Cannon for the fruit baskets he brought the residents. They all love fruit.

We watched the movie “The Blind Side” again here at Sugar Creek this past week. That’s one movie I could watch over and over and never get tired of. It has such a fantastic message. Did you read where the mother, Leanne Tuohy from Memphis, is now a part of the staff of “Extreme Makeover – Home Edition?”

We’re so glad Frances Jones is feeling better. She has had several visitors lately including her cousins from Jackson, Jeanette and Dick Stagg. It’s nice to see her up and about again.

Her other visitors were Rosemarie Johnson, Alida Gover and Esther Marsh, who were Friends of the Somerville-Fayette County Library with her. They all came to eat lunch with her.

We want to welcome a couple of new residents to Sugar Creek also. Laura Richards has joined us this week and

knows almost every one here. She just fits right in – we all love her and are so glad to have her. Every one knows her children, Ronnie Richards and his sister, Lynn Waddell. Another new lady is Betty Pulliam, from Somerville, who is Mimi Anderson’s mother. I’m sure they’ll both enjoy being here.

Kim Bishop came to see her grandmother, Jottye Newman, Monday. Danny brought some turnips and greens fresh out of the garden for the cooks to fix tomorrow for lunch.

I’m not much on the greens, but I love those turnips.

Thank you also to Sandra Angotti, Mr. Hallum’s daughter, for all the new stuff for the bingo basket. We appreciate all you do for Sugar Creek, Sandra!

Alystine Hare’s grandson, John Sharp and his wife, Chasidi came from Tulsa to see her as did Bob Sharp and Deanne from Jackson. She enjoyed them all.

Nancy Goodwin had a big ice cream bingo party this Saturday – needless to say, every one was a winner in this one.

Loyalty Day observance and the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Holly Grove Church was well attended Sunday with approximately 250 in attendance. Brother David Peace, pastor of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, brought the message.

Prior to the message, Joann Cannon gave her testimony telling of growing up in the community and the integral part of the church played in her life. Reverend Charles Pratt on behalf of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Haywood Association presented a plaque to the church in honor of this special day. The Barnetts sang the special music in the morning service and in the afternoon. It’s always great to hear them.

Following the services, we all enjoyed a buffet meal in the family life center. We were glad to have all the former members and all the visitors. Thanks to Treasure Chest for the beautiful flowers.

“The Unknown God” was the subject of the message. The Almighty God is unknown to so many people today just as it was in the Apostle Paul’s day. Paul told the people in Athens that he wanted to introduce them to the God that was unknown to them. God came to this world in the flesh as the Lord, Jesus Christ and died on the cross, was resurrected so that we could be saved. He commands all people to repent because there is coming a day when He will judge each one of us, and we will give an account as to what we have done with Jesus. When that day comes, it will be too late. We, as believers, need to get serious about serving Him and getting the message out.

Happy birthday to

Logan Martin, Kimberly Scott, Ronnie Lonon, Alma Herbert, Marjorie Roberts and Ben Elinor. Happy anniversary to Sammy and Brenda Stanley.

Brother Fred and Nancy Campbell, Greg and Beth Baker and Dewey and Martha Jones attended the “Pastors Appreciation Banquet” given by the Brownsville Gideon Camp at Brownsville Baptist Church in the multi-purpose room last Thursday night. The Gideons International distributes Bibles in 192 countries. Following a delicious buffet meal, Dr. Tommy Russell welcomed everyone. We enjoyed the speakers and Tracey and Debbie Rogers and Darla Dedmon singing with their beautiful voices.

The sick are always on our minds and should be in our prayers. Mae Simpson was able to come home. Our sweet friend, Liz Kemper, is in a Jackson hospital. Remember Liz and her husband Brother Frank Kemper. Evelyn White is in the Brownsville hospital. Others to remember are Elsie

Lewis, Albertine

McBride, Danny Murphy, Ruth Taylor, Dale Sinclair, Margaret Ann Fletcher, Sue Spencer and Beth Baker. Also include Fletcher Lewis, Melvin Holcomb, Earnestine Cruthfield, Betty Jean Outlaw, Janie Hight, Carolyn Covington, Jessie White and Alice Jackson.

My brother, Neil Herbert, may not have known us in the last few months of his life, but we knew him and the wonderful, caring person he was. He loved his family and people, always willing to give a helping hand. Even though he made a name for himself in the music industry while in service in Germany, playing in an orchestra to entertain the troops and in a country band going out on bivouac, later after service, being a part of the Memphis Kings, he never forgot his roots and old friends.

Thanks to all those who demonstrated love and support during this time of sadness in our lives. Alma lost her husband and I lost a great brother.

Leonard Pierce, brother of Janice Naylor and Nell Fox, has been dismissed to Crestview Healthcare for therapy following his breaking a hip. Railey Powell, brother-in-law of Jane, was in Methodist North Hospital at last report. Mrs. Hazel Mooneyham, mother of Emily Sweeney, remains in Jackson General Hospital in ICU, but is some better. Carolyn Freeman is experiencing a shoulder condition. Pete Boyd reports illnesses in the graduating class of 1951 and Mae Cobb Simpson is now home after having therapy in Bells Healthcare, (she and Emily’s mother, Mrs. Mooneyham were lunch members together there), Frank Edmonds of the Class of ‘51 is having serious health problems and receiving treatment in Kentucky.

Ted Mann, class member, needs our prayers. There may be others of this class, of which Paul is a member, who also are not well. Let

us hear.Congratulations to

one of our 2010 class Valedictorians, Audrey Pattat, freshman at Tennessee Tech University, who won an essay contest netting her an expense paid trip to Salt Lake City to the National Chemical Engineers Conference. She is studying bio-molecular engineering, and visits us here when she is home.

Ann Spann, related to Bob, is able to be back teaching in a prison position, and he makes it back to his home congregation, Chestnut Bluff Church of Christ in Crockett County, on the first and third Sundays to hold services.

Pannie Baldy’s grandson, Billy Baldy, was a visitor here Sunday evening, following National Guard duty in Ripley, I believe. It is always a pleasant reminder of Pannie to see Billy.

It was good to have Kay Ray back with us

Sunday following knee surgery. Wally Delaney’s sister, Ann Hannah of Arlington, is a new dialysis patient.

Correction: Ronnie and Frances Belew celebrated their 38 years of marriage, not 30 years.

November birthdays are: Alina Woods, Jimmy Naylor (mentioned aforetime) Martha Williams, Yvonne Mathias, Doug Taylor, Haley Chrisman, Justin Connally, Seth Glidewell, Jane Powell, Jackson Robinson, Ann Jackson, Lavenia Emison, Jason Delaney, Joe Delaney, Jeffery Miller Jr., Kristle Williams (granddaughter of Martha), and Frances Belew. Happy day to all!

Jefferson Street Church of Christ will have their Ladies’ Day on a Saturday in a week or so I am told by one of their ladies. They always have a good one. Maury City just completed one Saturday, Nov. 13.

“In all things give thanks” Thursday, Nov. 25, celebrated as the day.

Attendance was good at Allen Sunday morning. The choir sang our special music.

Next Sunday morning, we will have our Harvest Day offering with Thanksgiving dinner to follow the morning services. This is always a special time of fellowship and giving thanks for our many blessings.

The AWANA program fixed 133 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, and we had over 150 as a church. This is such a good way to teach

the children to share with those less fortunate.

Allen youth will be delivering Thanksgiving baskets Saturday, Nov. 20.

Holiday in Haywood was a big success. Hundreds of shoppers made their way through the crowds in an attempt to get some Christmas shopping done. It was very nice having so many vendors displaying their wares.

Happy Birthday to Greg Killen, Janet Bell and Jessica Neal.

On our prayer list are Martha Crutcher, Hal Rodgers, Carolyn and Jimmy Danley, Jerry Baggett, Carol Wilson, Sue Spencer and Steve White.

Our Bible verse for this week is Matthew 7:1-2, which states, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”Have a great week.

I think we have hit another milestone here at the Stanton Welcome Center-Library. We realized recently that our services are being utilized by four generations in one family. All four generations had come in at different times and I had never put them all together. Knowing we are able to help so many in just one family tells us we are doing something right to help others as well. That’s a great feeling!

We have had several teenagers in the Stanton Welcome Center-Library lately working on their family history. Their assignment was a difficult one at best, as their task required gathering more information than could possibly be documented in a few weeks. As the students worked through their assignments and learned a lot about their past, I was happily amazed at how interested they became after they got into it. To dispel a myth about family research, at some point you are going to have to leave the computer and deal with those big old red books at a court house or go blind reading microfilm at the appropriate library. All death, birth and marriage records are not

available online (index available depending on state, mostly after 1914). I am very proud of the hard work by our Stanton students. One mentioned she plans to keep her work for her kids, now that she knows how hard the research is to do!

One of these teenagers was part of a family reunion to which I was invited recently. The descendents of “Big Momma Lewis” had a great time, and so did I! Appropriately called “A Family Affair,” the event was all about meeting and knowing those in your family before a funeral calls you all together. It’s sad how many of us don’t have these affairs! And don’t we always say at a funeral, “We really need to get together sometime other than at a funeral or wedding,” but do we do it? I know this family had a lot of fun with awesome food and entertainment.

Another Dean’s list award for Sam Jones and LaTasha Wakefield! LaTasha was also selected Valedictorian of her class. These two are attending the Ultimate Medical Academy. Sam graduated in November and LaTasha will graduate in January. We’re very proud of these two!

The Dancyville community will be having their Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings at 5 p.m. this Saturday at the J.B. Memorial Community Center. Donations will be accepted. For more info call Beverly at 548-6114 or Faye at 548-6493.

Residents and former residents of Stanton, you may mail Stanton news to me at P.O. Box 181, Stanton, TN 38069, reach me at the Stanton Welcome Center/Library at 731-548-2564, or e-mail me at: Proftster@aol.com. Please put “Stanton News” in the subject line. Together we will look at the past, look toward the future, and report current events.