October 2 Edition

^"25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe."  - Proverbs 29:25 KJV

Prayer list includes: the family of Geneva Landers Everright

Birthdays this week include: Teresa Thompson-Brown - Oct. 2, Gail Crater - Oct. 4, Allan Rippy - Oct. 4, Larry Briant - Oct. 5, Kathy (Norris) Spence - Oct. 5, Barbara (Word) Milburn - Oct. 7.

Macedonia Baptist Church will hold its Pastor Appreciation Day this Sunday followed by a potluck lunch.  Their annual Fall Festival will be October 27.

West Saline Community Center's Monday meeting was rescheduled to the next evening due to board member scheduling conflicts. Relevant results of that meeting will be in next week's edition.

Rain this weekend brought cooler temperatures and 2.5 inches of a slow, gentle rain.  The Harvest moon this year was obscured by the heavy clouds.

Geneva Landers Everright passed away in Pine Bluff last Tuesday. She was 97 and was born in 1914.  Think about that for a moment.  That means she saw World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and both Gulf Wars... six wars in all. She saw the local transition from horse and wagon to cars to the space shuttle.  She started cultural entertainment with telling stories in the living room to watching HDTV with 500 channels. She saw man fly faster than sound and walk on the Moon. She saw men's hair short, grow long and then get short again.  She saw women go from long dresses to short dresses to pants... from eyehook boots to crocs and flipflops. She started with sepia portraits you sat for in a studio and wound up with color pictures you can print at home. She saw the transition from postal letters to email and texting.  She saw the transition from walking to see your neighbor to cellphones. She saw Brown vs. BOE and Roe vs. Wade.  She saw gasoline go from pennies to dollars and horses becoming a hobby instead of standard home equipment. She saw the fall of the American Republic and the rise of American flavored Neo-Marxism.  That's how much we've changed in almost a century... what will the younger among us see before they reach her age?

New phone number: 870-250-9103. Old phone died. Try to text, if you can, any info you have for this column, but calling is fine too.  My email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com and you know where my driveway is.  If you have items you want to see in this column, get them to me before Monday for inclusion in that week's edition.   Go Eagles.