We Are The Eagles: August 22nd.

Daniel 7:18 " 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever."

Prayer list this week includes: Ouita Trammell, William Rice, the family of James Granderson and the family of Edward Lee Parham.

Birthdays this week include: Jayson Briant (Aug 21), Connie McClellan (Aug 22), Keri Cargile (Aug 22), Danny Huddleston  (Aug 23), Debbie Grice Slayton (Aug 24), Leslie Beverage (Aug 24), Marshall Wilson (Aug 29), Jackson Perry (Aug 29).

The attendance Saturday morning for the gravesides services of James Granderson was excellent despite the high temperature and humidity.

The Thompson Reunion will be on August 27 at Reaves Cemetery starting at 10am.  The Reaves Cemetery Homecoming will be on August 28 in the same place starting at 10:30am.  Macedonia Church will not have night services on that day.

The Last Ten Year Reunion will be on Oct. 8.  from 4pm to 8:30pm in the school cafeteria.  It revolves around the classes of 1975 to 1985, the last ten senior classes of NEHS, but is completely open to anyone who attended NEHS at any time.  Let me repeat that: anyone who attended or taught at NEHS at any time is welcome through the doors. The meal will be potluck, so if you can cook, bring something good, and if you're like me and can't cook then think about bringing paper plates, cokes, napkins, or whatever. 

Concerning the collection of NEHS yearbooks in the New Edinburg Museum: last week I told you we needed years 1952 through 1956 for a complete collection.  I found out this past weekend from Mrs. Ollie Moring (who learned from Mrs. Geraldine Sanders) that there were three years in the 1950s where the school did not have a yearbook.  The superintendent of that three year period, Mr. H. W. Wooten would not allow yearbooks to be published citing the expense (which is strange, since yearbooks are paid for by the advertisers).  Checking the few class pictures in the West Saline Community Center, I know Mr. Wooten was here in 1953 and 1954, but I don't know if he was here in 1952 or 1955. So, of the five missing yearbooks, I know there should be a 1956, I can count out 1953 and 1954, but I do not know if the other missing yearbook is 1952 or 1955.  If anyone can help me solve this mystery, and if anyone has a copy of 1956 and the mystery year and would like to give it to the museum for the benefit of everyone, please let me know at your convenience.

If you have items of interest you'd like to see here, please get them to my by Monday night for appearance in that week's column. Go Eagles.