Announcements: First Baptist Church of Morton will host Revival Services at 7:00 p.m. each evening beginning Sunday night, April 22. The guest speaker will be Bro. Larry Duncan of Salem Baptist Church, Lake and leading the music will be the Vardamans from Line Creek Baptist Church, Morton. All other services will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through April 25 at 7:00 p.m
Leader Training/County Council for Scott County MHV will be held at the MSU/Scott County Extension Service facility, 230 South Davis Street, Forest on Tuesday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
The final We Care Mission Food Distribution date for the month of April is Friday, April 20 from 10 a. m.-12 noon.
Congratulations to: Those Scott County natives to be inducted into the Scott County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 28, at 5:00 p.m. at the Livingston Performing Arts Center-Roosevelt State Park. They are: Thomas S. Lee, Cecil Jones, Duane “Sappo” Moore, Dutch Nichols, Lisa Buntin Cannella, N. C. Eiland, Ricky Rogers, Sammy Pace, Sheldon Thomas and Steven Boozer.
To: Marie Harman of the Morton MHV club on winning a Sweepstakes Award ribbon for a Pottery Fish in he Creative Arts division at the recent Scott County MHV Cultural Arts exhibit. Her entry is eligible to advance to the MHV State Council Cultural exhibit at the MSU campus in May.
To: The ERA girls basketball team on being honored with Resoluations from the MS House of Representatives and Senate for winning the MAIS AAAA Division II State Championship.
To: Victoria Vivians, graduate of Scott Central High School, a senior on the MSU Bulldog women’s basketball team, on being drafted to play in the WNBA professional league as a member of the Indiana Fever team. She was drafted eighth in the first round. It is with pride that her home county and the MSU family plus the entire state of Mississippi claim this young woman, an example of outstanding God given talent, leadership and character as our own.
To: Beverly Beatty Boozer and her husband, Dr. Drayton Boozer of Albuquerque, NM, natives of the Pulaski community, graduates of Morton High School, on being featured in the “foundations” publication of the Mississippi State University Foundation. The couple are among the most dedicated MSU alumni. Beverly, having “deep roots” in the field of education for several generations of family members, reports that 2017 and 2018 mark milestones of their 50th Wedding Anniversary and her graduation from MSU 50 years ago. From this background, Beverly has provided the Beverly Beatty Boozer Endowed Scholarship to the school of education to be activated this fall. It will provide scholarships to two students, preferably from Scott County, who have academic scores of at least a 3.0 GPA, majoring in education. Those applying must be of outstanding character and demonstrate financial need. Drayton also holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. Degrees from MSU in Electrical Engineering and is a retired manager at Sandia National Nucelar Laboratories, one of two Security Administration research and development Laboratories, in New Mexico.
To: Peggy Calloway on being chosen to represent Roosevelt State Park as April Employee of the Month. She has been employed at Roosevelt for almost 39 years.
Prayers and concern for: Garrett Davis (cousin of Mark Palmer), Kent Yount, Wayne Wohlschlegel (request of Alben Roland) and continued concern for John Eichelberger, Bro. Earl Clark, Patsy Stuart, James White and Derick Hudson.
Sympathy to the families of: Julia Nell “Cookie” Porter of Columbia, MS (request of The Chester Sawyers), Mallard D. Shows, Sr., Diana Gibbs, to the Dana and Bob Lyle family in the death of Dana’s sister, Talmadge D. Bradshaw, Ray Thompson, Charles E. Warren, John Bump of Michigan (father-in-law of Shelly Bump) Marjorie Marie (Dalrymple) Easterling, Mable Elaine Garrett, Frankie Wilkerson Creel and Jennie Ruth (Hawkins) Patrick.
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: The Morton area citizens and Morton Public Library/Friends of Morton Library, were well represented at the wonderful presentation of the photography of Jeff Baldock in celebration of National Library Week. The loaded tables of refreshments, fellowship and amazing program exhibiting Jeff’s pictures was a wonderful experience. Many in attendance were privileged to receive one of his photos or calendars, so generously donated by him to some lucky person there.
Sittin’ and thinkin’: This reporter and members of the Morton MHV Club are sad due to the death of the club’s very efficient, dedicated Treasurer, Jennie Ruth Patrick. She and her surviving spouse, John Wesley Patrick were both members of the organization and always contributed to the successful completion of the many local, county and state projects on the roster of responsibilities for Morton MHV. As an officer and member she will be greatly missed by her “Club Family”. May God’s loving comfort be with her family and friends.
