Announcements: Lion’s Club Chicken Plates-Thursday, October 23-Bank of Commerce from 4:30-6 p.m.
Teen/Tween Game Night-Monday, October 27-Morton Public Library at 4 p. m.
Morton Lions Club Meeting-Tuesday, October 28 at Morton Community and Learning Center at Noon
“Halloween in the Park” at Farris Park-Tuesday, October 28.
A word of appreciation goes out to Morton Public Library and Master gardener Vicky Nester for a presentation of a very interesting program on floral arrangement using mostly roadside vegetation. The group of attendees were treated to handouts, herbs and seeds for further study, planting and nurturing.
Congratulations to: Those Scott County MHV members (not Morton MHV members) who participated in the Scott County Homemaker’s Fair winning ribbon awards. Cluster Club members: Connin Wash-Blue Ribbon for Gift Basket Arrangement; Carolyn Macon-Blue Ribbons for Well-crafted Satin and Lace Lap Covers; Louella McConnell-2 Red Ribbons for Festive Easter Centerpiece and Light; Cynthia Melton-3 Blue Ribbons for Photos of Country Church Steeples and Mississippi Landscape…Ringgold Club members: Anne Controneo-Blue Ribbon for an Asian Inspired Apron and Zettie Walters-2 blue Ribbons for her Canned Tomatoes and Pears in the food preservation category.
To: Oneida “Nita” Hollis Laster on being named Citizen of the Month, sponsored by Priority One. Nita is serving as an elected City of Morton Alderman for her seventh term. She greeted customers with a smile and provided any and all requests within her power to do so as a 30-year employee at the Fisherman’s Corner local business. Taking leadership roles in her Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church where the Church Family honors her as “The Birthday Lady” due to her recognition of anyone that is having a recent birthday anniversary if she is aware of their birth date. The proud matriarch loving children-Andre, Rod, Syreeta, and Lorenzo Hollis Nita also embraces all neighbors and friends as family and we love her back.
To: Regional Homes MHS Football Panthers of the Week-Richland Game are Defensive-Tay Reese and Offensive-Richard Dolph.
To: Those MHS students honored as Forest/Scott County CTC Outstanding Students First Nine Weeks-Mattthew Beard-Automotives; Santiago Tixtha-Industrial Maintenance II; Preston Thompson-Automotives II and Grayson Johnson-Industrial Maintenance I.
Prayers and concern for: Rahel Newman of Arkansas (mother of Teri Scoggins), those residents of the villages in Alaska rescued from their homes lost in the severe storms, those recovering from injuries during the many shooting rampages in our state recently and continued concern for Harry Strohm. .
Sympathy to the families of: Jonnie Jo McMurphy, Gerald Lamar Ballard, Jr., Jan Crump Robinson, Franklin “Frank” Lee Walley, Edward M. Fortune, Dennis Ray Stuart, Barbara M. Hardy, Bobby Kendall Cox, David Howard May, Bobbie Boykin Jones Hodges and Jett Stuart.
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: members of the Scott County Forestry Association enjoyed a Field Day Outing on the property of Paul and Patricia Tadlock where they received a great deal of important information for successful management of their privately owned forest lands. The demonstration of the powerful mulching equipment used in clearing fire lanes and other needed assistance in maintaining property was of great interest to the group attending.
Reports are that Jimmie and Peggy Lewis, and Nikita and Jerrell Chambers were among the several thousand attending the “Cruisin the Coast” US Classic Car event. This annual event which was organized 29 years ago began with 374 registered entries expanding to 9,961 this year. Needless to say they were especially thrilled to be there.
