Announcements: City of Morton of Aldermen meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the city board room. All citizens who have an interest are invited to attend the meetings.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 5 to participate in the Morton Public Library Bake Sale Fund Raiser for replacement of flooring in the facility. Donations of baked goods are needed or purchasing of items. The opportunity to help will be available throughout the day during business hours.
Congratulations to: Sara Ann Lewis (Mrs. Joe) Fox on being inducted into the Clark College Hall of fame. Sara a graduate of MHS was recognized for her efforts in planning and organizing the ongoing Annual Clark College Reunion.
To: Morton Mayor Gerald Keeton on being appointed to the MML and ECPDD Board of Directors.
To: Those Morton MHV Club members who participated in the Homemakers Fair held at the MSU/Scott County Extension Service facility. Winning ribbon awards were: Annie Brown-Table Decoration (Fairy Garden)-Blue/Sweepstakes Award, Florence Measells-Hand Quilted Framed State of Mississippi item-Blue Award, Frisky Roland (2)-Shadow Box Framed MSU College World Series Championship Flag and Sterling Silver Baseball Pendant-Blue and Table Decoration-Holiday Thanksgiving-Red, Helen Watkins (3)-Framed Diamond Point Wall Hanging (American Bald Eagle)-Blue/Sweepstakes; Framed Diamond Point Wall Hanging (Under The Sea Scene)-Blue and Wooden turkey Wall Hanging Decoration-Blue. Sweepstakes items are eligible to be entered in the MS State Fair Exhibits.
Prayers and concern for: Greg Bouchard of Florida (son of Morton native MHS graduate, Maxine Phillips Bouchard), Lynda Harvey, Shay Waggoner, Linda (Mrs. Bryant) Risher, Beth Boozer Churchwell of Memphis (Pulaski native-MHS gradate), Rev. Robert Boyd, Kyle Roland Sybil, Marshall Bridges and continued concern for Lamar Gatewood and Don Hatch.
Sympathy to the families of: William George “Bill” Nobles (from last week), Mary Joyce Hawkins, Harold Lloyd Phillips, David Edwin Porch, Charles D. Breedlove, Chauncey Lee Dansby, Linda Ladd, Tyler Threadgill, Paul D. Watkins, Johnnie Mae Walker, Joe Patrick, Jamie Gilbert, Jerry Porter, Mary Knight, Rev. David McIntosh (former pastor of Morton UMC), Tonya Bauler, Minnie Rhodes, Brad “Cornbread” Reeves, Ricky Sanders and Bonnie Byers of Diamond Head, MS (request of Jackie McGough).
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: Dream trip, shared by Pastor Shelia Cumbest serving Morton UMC in her own words. “Some trips turn out to be memories for a lifetime. We had wanted to go to Alaska for a long time and our (spouse Chris, pastor of Wells UMC, Jackson) 40th anniversary seemed to be the perfect time. It was my brother’s hope to go this year and we had talked about it the day he died. We felt we needed to go for him as well. The pristine beauty of that place amazes everyone who goes. There are no words to describe it and even pictures don’t do it justice. We visited the Inside Passage, flew into and lodged in Juneau-but sights from the supply boat we took to Haines and Tenakee Springs gave us plenty to see and plenty of adventure!
The simplicity of life of our friends, Mark and Sara, also amazed us. It was great to have hosts to guide us! I recommend going and not being on a schedule. We fished, crabbed and boated to see humpback whales feeding! As I journaled close to the end of the trip, I wrote two solid pages of the sights I’d seen marmots, porcupines, black bear and cubs, eagles, mountain goats, sea lions, humpbacks, orcas, seals-just to name a few. Juneau has lots to offer with an excellent museum, the Mendenhall Glacier and wonderful hiking trails. All of which we enjoyed immensely!
The trip ended with a visit to the Shrine of St. Therese of Liseux on Douglas Island. It was founded in 1932. The stone chapel, stations of the cross, and the labyrinth gave a perfect ending to what was truly a spiritual experience. It was worth the 40-year wait!”
