Announcements: Scott Regional Hospital, Morton will host a Blood Drive on Thursday, June 24 on the hospital front parking lot from 12 noon-4 p.m. To make an appointment please register online at http://www.bloodhero.com (sponsor code-scttregional) or call Lanay Russum @ 601-732-2702 or lanay.russum@rushhealth.org. Please bring photo ID and/or donor card.
MSU/Scott County Extension Service will offer Family Consumer Science and MHV Leader Training/County council meetings on Tuesday, June 29. The program on MHV Horticulture and Wildflowers will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the meeting room, 230 South Davis Street, Forest. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Please feel comfortable to continue wearing masks and the social distancing policy will be honored.
Congratulations to: Those elected to serve the City of Morton for the next term of office: Mayor-Gerald Keeton; Morton Alderman Ward 3-Fred Johnson; Morton Alderman Ward 5-Jimmy Brown and those unopposed were, Ward 1-Marie Washington-Laird, Ward 2-Al Reeves; Ward 4-Alpha Oneida Laster. Chief of Police-Nicky Crapps.
To: Those welcomed to the MHS coaching staff, Coach Nicholas Crotwell and Ben Smith, both will assume coaching/teaching duties for the beginning of the 2021 school session.
To: Will Bednar, pitcher for the MSU baseball team currently playing in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. In the first game with their opponent, Texas he broke a record for the number of strikeouts by a MSU-Bulldog pitcher in the series with 15. Also in combination with relief pitcher Landon Sims a new record strikeouts during a 9 inning game in the College World Series with 21.
Prayers and concern for; Steve Lampkin, Don Conkle of Florida (request of the Mel Roland’s), Nichole Hinson and continued concern for Keith Keller, Edna Earl Gibson and Mary Helen White.
Sympathy to the families of: Cameron Clyde Stamper (infant), correction-Dorothy Ellen White Tullos (grandmother of Holly Moncrief-not mother), Bobbie Jean Miles Sherrod, Charlie Ray Hines, Reba Roy, Velma Valelis Crosby, Berry Neal Woods, II, Marilyn Walker McClain Hedgepeth of Monticello (Morton native-graduate of MHS), Jack Hollingsworth, Stan McCall of Florida (request of the Mel Roland’s), William Lewis Jolly, Brittany Walker and Robert Joseph Weaver.
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: Travel blessings to those coming/going for visits with their Dads on Fathers Day, vacationers and fans of baseball in Omaha for the CWS.
Sittin and thinkin: Happy Belated Fathers Day to all who have so faithfully fulfilled the duties required to be called Father/Dad or many other loving titles. They come into their role in many and various ways. Some are blessed with their own offspring, others through adoption/foster/step parent or just a wonderful mentor to children in need of guidance and love. This family gives praise and gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the blessings of the BEST in our lives (Grandparents, too).
