Halloweenie Edition

“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? ² He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.” (Psa 15:1-2 KJV)

Your biblical Greek word for this week is: aggelos... an angel, a messenger sent from the Lord.

Prayer list this week includes: Frank and Agnes McClellan, Bro. Billy Wilson, Clint Childress, Sue McClellan.

Birthdays this week include: Tiffany and Brianna Hamilton (Oct. 30), Amy Pilkington (Nov. 1), Justin Sanders (Nov. 2), Sue McClellan (Nov. 2), Jack Martindale (Nov. 2), Kennedy Huddleston (Nov. 4), Logan Shaw (Nov. 5), Randy Linzy (Nov. 5), Madison Grider (Nov. 5).

We're entering the halls of Autumn with enough rain to lessen the fire danger. Still, please be careful when burning outside as we're not out of the woods yet.

Bro. Billy Wilson is fine and recovering from gall bladder surgery last week.

There will be a 50th anniversary celebration for Bill and Ouida Jarret at their home n Mt. Elba Road, Nov. 6 from 2-5pm. All friends and family are invited.  No gifts please.

The New Edinburg Museum will be open this Sunday from 1-5pm. All are welcome to stop by and there is no admission fee. NEHSers are warmly welcomed. Last week, Mrs. Evelyn Norris donated a short novel entitled “Steele Shadows” written by her Writing professor Bill Crumpler. “Steele Shadows” is a fictional account of the Union's Camden Expedition in 1864 and culminates with the Battle of Marks' Mills. Excellent reading.

If you have items you would like to see listed in this column, then contact me before Monday in order to get it in that week's edition. My phone is 870-308-4608 and my email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com.  Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column for October 17

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

² I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. ³ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.”

(Psa 91:1-3 KJV)

Your Biblical Greek word for this week is: ekklesia... a group of people called out into public for a specific purpose; an assembly; a church congregation.

Prayer list for this week includes: Chuck Brown, Bro. Billy Wilson, Sue McClellan, Frank and Agnes McClellan, William Rice.

Birthdays this week include: Matt Gill (Oct. 18), Kay Langford Garlington (Oct. 20).

As of this writing, storms will be moving in this week and providing a little rain. Judge Spears has ordered a burn ban for Cleveland County. Things are dangerously dry. Since Christmas, we've only fought one outside fire, so folks around here are excellent about fire safety. Please keep up the good work.

Bro. Billy Wilson of Macedonia FWB Church is currently hospitalized but is doing well. A correction from last week: Macedonia's Fall Festival is, in fact, THIS Saturday, October 22, starting at 11am. Macedonia will have booths, games, and an inflatable playground for children, and a cake walk. Later that evening, there will be a hay ride and singing. Tommy Green will once again be making his famous hobo soup, and chili will be served that evening. Thanks to Macedonia Church for providing safe, sane, and Godly activities for this season.

The New Edinburg Museum will be open this Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5pm. Visitors this weekend included: David and Priscilla Gracey of Judsonia and Dan and Martha Stuckey and Beth Stuckey McLain of Jacksonville. The Graceys, Civil War era students, are taking a slow tour of all the battle sites in southern Arkansas and stopped by to see the museum's relic collection. I had an excellent time visiting with them and the Stuckey family (who I had not seen in over 30 years). Some of you may remember the Stuckeys as related to the Attwood family, and I spent some time filling Dan in on who was still with us and who had passed on to the Great Beyond.

And... speaking of the Great Beyond: I didn't mention last week the conversation between Joye and Paula Splawn and myself during the Last Decade Reunion as we shared ghost stories concerning the old school building. The Splawns related their encounters on that property during their stay in the 1960s and early 1970s, but I was pleased to know they were basically hearing the same things I and a couple of others have heard... doors unlocking, opening and closing, footsteps in the hallway, childrens' voices and so on. I have the added privilege of having our resident spook visiting the museum outside of business hours and moving things around. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a ghost who won't put things back where he found them.

Please send items you'd like to see in this column before Monday. I'd be happy to include whatever you'd like to see here. My phone number is 870-308-4608, my email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com, and everyone knows where my driveway is.  Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column for October 10

^“7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; ⁸ Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”

(Psalm144:7-8 KJV)

Your Biblical Greek word of the week is: Kurios (“Lord”; he to whom a thing or person belongs about which he has the power of decision).

Prayer list for this week includes: William Rice, the Gene Briant family, Sue McClellan, Frank and Agnes McClellan, Barbara Taylor, Max and Lorene Dyer, and Billy Waldrop.

Birthdays this week include: Wilma Rawls (Oct. 12), Regina Huddleston (Oct. 15), Billy Perry (Oct. 15)

Happy Anniversary to Ethel and Erwin Dyer (Oct. 13).

Fire fighting training concludes this week at New Edinburg Fire Department. Mr. Logan Shaw is our newest firefighter and seems to grasp the fundamentals of fire fighting very well.

The Chicot-Trace chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution toured the New Edinburg Museum this past Saturday morning; I gave an impromptu presentation on local area history which mostly consisted of a two hour Q&A session. We all had a good time. Members present were: Doris Faulkner, Clora Parham (wife of former NEHS Superintendent Edward Parham), Cindy Crum, Millie and Bill Slocum, Melrose Bagwell, Helen Goggans, Kathy Wright, Katreia Abbott, Barbara Jones, Agnes Phillips, and Barbara Drye. Mrs. Joann Hall donated an antique mechanical pencil of a type once sold at NEHS in the 1940s with the school's name and address stamped on it, and over the course of that Saturday a couple of nagging historical questions were answered by former students.

Later that day, the NEHS “Last Decade” Reunion met in the West Saline Community Center Cafeteria with an attendance of roughly 70. The potluck supper was of ample and I got to re-acquaint myself with several old friends who I had not seen in decades. All in all, a great time was had by all, and we hope to repeat the event next year. Not seen in these halls for several years were former faculty members Mr. Edward Parham, Mrs. Evelyn Norris, Mr. Gene Franklin and Mrs. Jonalyn Reep, and all four were honored guests there that night. Thanks go to Annette (Miller) Luff and Connie (Miller) Shaw who were the primary organizers of the event.

Mr. and Mrs. Jason and Ashley McClellan will be given a wedding shower at Macedonia Church this coming Saturday evening at 6pm. The couple are registered with Wal-Mart. Macedonia's Fall Festival will be on Oct. 29... details to be announced.

If you have items of interest you'd like to see here, please get them to my by Monday for appearance in that week's column. My phone number is 870-308-4608 and my email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com. Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column for October 3

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James1:5 KJV)

The New Testament was originally written in Koine (or common) Greek, despite what some scholars might say. Your biblical Greek word for this week is “Theos” (God). Theophilus, mentioned by Luke, simply means “one who loves God” and may not have been a specific person, but a general address to the reader.

Prayer list this week includes: Georgia Mae Waldrop, Sue McClellan, Leonard Huddleston, Frank and Agnes McClellan, Lou Ella Thompson, Max and Lorene Dyer, the Gene Briant family, Billy Waldrop, William Rice, and the family of Eugene Boney.

Birthdays this week include: Clifton Grice (Oct. 3), Allen Rippy (Oct. 4), Larry Briant (Oct. 5).

Happy anniversary wishes to Larry and Becky Briant (Oct. 8).

Fall-like weather has descended on us... finally. We're waking to chilly mornings and cool afternoons that are a welcome break from the heat of the Summer.

The “Last Ten Year Reunion” which will be this Saturday, Oct. 8., from 4pm to 8:30pm in the West Saline Community Center 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. The meal will be potluck. Many are excited about this event, as am I.

The NEHS Class of 1957 will have its annual reunion at the New Edinburg Civic Center this Saturday at 10am.

I talked to Mrs. Bobbie Moseley last week, and she's doing much better. Miss Bobbie donated copies of NEHS yearbooks 1948-1951 to the Museum. Alas, no 1952 yearbook in sight yet, but I'm still searching.

Macedonia Church's Fall Festival will be October 22. More details as the date approaches. I attended Sunday School and services there this past Sunday as well as dined with friends as they held their Pastor Appreciation Day for Pastor Billy Wilson. Bro. Wilson is a fine preacher and a perfect fit for that congregation. Here's praying for many more years with him in the pulpit there. The potluck dinner was, as always, excellent with more food than anyone could eat.

Introductory fire training is in progress at the New Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department. Next week will be Personal Protective Equipment classes.

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. My phone number is 870-308-4608 and my email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com. Go Eagles.