Announcements: Don’t forget to attend the “Creative Christmas” event, sponsored by the MS Homemaker Volunteers and Forest Community Arts, Inc. to be held on Thursday, November 9 at Forest Community Center (Kats Kave) beginning at 10:00 a.m. A variety of crafts, foods and demonstrations. Admission is $1. There will be an opportunity to enter the baking contest with your entry due to be judged by 10:00 a.m.
Morton will hold the annual Veteran’s Day celebration on Friday, November 10 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend the ceremony at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School in honor of our veterans and their families.
From the MS State Extension Service: The Scott County Livestock Association Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. Discussions are scholarships, dates and deadlines for District and Dixie, plus more.
We Care Mission Food distribution this month is Friday, November 10 and Friday, November 17 at Morton United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m.-12 noon.
Congratulations to: Those youth who competed in the Scott county 4-H Pumpkin Decorating contest. Winners were: Overall winner with his Movie Character category was Andrew Sistrunk, First Place in her age group-with her Movie Category Stich was Olivia Sistrunk, First Place in the Book Character category-Reese Rasco with decorated donuts variety, First Place in her age group for Movie Character category was Kate Sistrunk with Luigi, First Place with her Poultry Project was Shelby Rasco. Keep up the opportunity of using your creative talents. This is very important throughout life.
To: the Morton Panthers on winning the Golden Chicken in the bitter rivalry with the Forest Bearcats, 35-28. Most Valuable Player went to Panther QB Zach Ealy and the Coach Gary Risher Sportmanshio Award to Nathan Bray.
To: The families of Rep. Richard “Dick” Livingston and Dale O. Windham on the renaming of the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area in Scott and Smith counties to honor these two gentlemen for their dedicated service.
Prayers and concern for: Laverne Griffin, Billy Mack Miles and continued concern for Chris Lewis, Charlie Jones and William Purcell.
Sympathy to the families of: Mark Daniel “Pookie” Quick, Francis Marie Burkes Adams, Mary Ruth Barrett Blackwell, Earl (Skip) Bailey, Bob Tom Johnson Phyllis Joan McGee, Skip Bailey, Joyce Andrews and Dr. Jimmy Lee Dodd (request of the Melvin Roland’s MSU classmate/football team member/Dean of the Electrical Engineering School).
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: Of course the trips to the many sports events took many travelers to towns and universities over the weekend. Hope your team won and you had safe travels.
Bea Phillips, Edgar and Dot Purvis, Jim and Christine Lewis visited their nephew, Chris Lewis, who is very ill. They were with him at a hospital in Louisiana and while there stopped by to visit his parents Robert and Sara Lewis.
Melinda White reports enjoying a recent trip to Washington State where she visited her son Rev. Justin White Pastor of Stanwood United Methodist Church and family. She reports that the weather was delightful and the beauty of the scenic area was breathtaking. Fall foliage was at it’s peak-spectacular. She gives thanks for safe travels and finding family doing well.
Sittin’ and thinkin’: Hope you took advantage of your privilege as a Citizen of the USA to vote for the candidate you prefer to serve in whichever office they were wishing to win. If not your favorite, plan to support their efforts to uphold the duties of the office.
November: From the Latin word novem, “nine,” because this had been the ninth month of the early Roman calendar.
Whatever happened to the Pilgrims? 1621: over dinner with some of their Native American guests, gave thanks for their wellfare; 1621: built a meetinghouse; 1634: farbade wearing gold and silver lace; 1639: started a college (Harvard); 1640: set up a printing press; 1647: hanged a “witch” (Alse Young-the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the Thirteen Colonies); 1704: Printed the first newspaper in Boston; 1721: were inoculated for smallpox; 1776: again declared themselves to be free and independent; 1792: no doubt purchased the 1793 first edition of Robert B. Thomas’s “Farmers Almanac.” Today known as “The Old Farmer’s Almanac, this book stands as North America’s oldest continuously published periodical.
