New Edinburg Column For This Week

John 10:14-16 "14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of 
mine.  15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my 
life for the sheep.  16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them 
also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, 
and one shepherd. " 
 
Prayer list for this week includes: Patricia McClellan-Love, Theresa 
Thompson-Brown.  Former NEHS coach Gene Franklin has stress fractures in his hip 
making walking difficult. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Matt Gill (Oct. 18), Doris Thompson (Oct. 19), 
Buddy Thompson (Oct. 23), Ted Langford (Oct. 23). 
 
Anniversaries this week include: Herbert and Ollie Moring (Oct. 18), Adam and 
Dr. Michelle Weaver (Oct 23). 
 
I've been informed that the menu for McClellan's Store next Sunday: Chicken 
Fried Steak, Meatloaf, and Beef Tips w/ Rice, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Okra, Mac 
and Cheese, Whole Green Beans, and Lima Beans with Pecan Pie, Carrot Cake, and 
Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert. 
 
The New Edinburg Community Library is doing well, but needs more patrons!  The 
library is located in the back room of McClellan's Store and is open from 8am 
until closing time. 
 
Open house last Saturday for the Clements-Stewart Hotel went very well with over 
150 attending that afternoon.  The Livingstons provided a live band, cookies, 
coffee and lemonade to guests who could tour the home and visit with friends. 
Now, after three years, the project is done; a decrepit eye sore has been 
transformed into a home to be admired.  This is what we should be doing: taking 
what belonged to our forefathers and bringing it back to life. 
 
I talked with the widow of a former NEHS teacher last week who promised me a 
donation of interesting stuff for the New Edinburg Museum after she returned 
from a trip.  I can't wait for this. 
 
Macedonia Church will be holding a Fall Festival on October 23rd starting at 
2pm.  Activities will include: hay ride, games for the kids, a cake walk, and 
the experience of Tommy Green's famous Hobo Soup. 
 
Dry weather continues to plague the state and increase the threat of wildfires. 
Remember that Judge Spears has placed the county under a burn ban until we get 
some significant rainfall.  Latest estimates state we're over a foot under 
normal right now, whereas this time last year we were a yard over normal.  
 
The New Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department held a monthly drill last Saturday 
morning where we checked our turn out gear for potential problems and training 
officer Allan May laid out new rules for safety procedures while operating truck 
pumps. 
 
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Mrs. Wanda Livingston discusses the history of the building with Mrs. Ollie 
Moring and others during the open house of the Clements-Stewart Hotel.