New Edinburg Column For This Week: Feb. 7

Matthew 16:2-4 "²He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. ³And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? ⁴A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. "

Prayer list for this week includes: Anna Kidwell, Norma Hensley, the family of Inez Word, and the family of Lois Parker.

Birthdays this week include: Chuck Brown (Feb. 8)

Anniversaries this week: Jerry and Frances Langford (Feb. 12).

We're looking at yet another winter storm to come this week.  I hope it's the last one of this season, and that Spring like weather will come in soon.

Norma Hensley spent some time in the hospital last week, but is home and doing better.

Mrs. Inez Word passed away last Tuesday in Fordyce at the age of 92 after spending the last year in St. John's Place.  Miss Inez was a quiet person who kept to herself and was an active member of Mt. Lebanon church for decades.  She was one of my Sunday school teachers and one of the best.

I'm hearing reports of scrap metal being stolen from remote places throughout the area.  If you have a clue who is doing it, please contact the Sheriff's Office.

I had a good time visiting with Mr. Lee Jones yesterday; we recalled residents and events long past.

If you have items of interest for this column, feel free to share them before Monday night in order to get them into that week's edition.  Contact me by phone (870-308-4608), email (jamescboney@gmail.com), by mail, or in person.  Go Eagles.

We Are The Eagles: Jan. 31th Edition

Mark 2:16-17 "¹⁶And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? ¹⁷When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. "

Prayer list for this week includes: Theresa Thompson-Brown and the family of Jim Hopson.

Birthdays this week include: Sue Bratton (Jan. 30), Hanna Moring (Feb. 3).

With several great days behind us, we're moving back into some winter weather according to the weather man.  It's time to get early garden vegetables out.

The New Edinburg Fire Department held a fire drill last Saturday which included a short class on operating the truck pumps and building interior safety.

A local woman who wishes to remain anonymous received a scary telephone call one morning last week when an unknown caller posing as a federal law officer contacted her.  The caller told her there was a federal warrant out for her arrest for drug trafficking, but paying the $15,000 fine up front could "make it all go away."  The woman in question didn't fall for the scam, and contacted the Sheriff's office and the FBI.  If you receive the same call, note the Washington DC phone number it will come from, hang up, and contact the nearest FBI field office.

David Pipes and his wife Quin visited the New Edinburg Museum last Saturday afternoon.  David has since been sharing some old photos with me in which many people cannot be identified.  I'll be inquiring with others in this area to see if I can't get the photo subjects figured out.

Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church hosted the Fifth Sunday event last Sunday night.  Several FWB churches get together for fellowship every month that has a fifth Sunday.  This event's schedule included singing and a teen puppet skit followed by a felowship meal.  The teens in the puppet skit were Chrissy Dyer, Brianna and Tiffany Hamilton, Wesley Kleiser, Casey Jones, and Jeff Brown also participated with the youth.

If you have items of interest for this column, feel free to share them before Monday night in order to get them into that week's edition.  Contact me by phone (870-308-4608), email (jamescboney@gmail.com), by mail, or in person.  Go Eagles.

We Are The Eagles: Jan. 24th Edition

Hebrews 1:1-4 "¹God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, ²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; ³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: ⁴Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."

Prayer list for this week includes: Laverne Grice, Theresa Thompson Brown, and the family of Fabron Gullett.

Birthdays this week include: Stacey Thompson (Jan. 23), Jessie Noble (Jan. 24), Suzanne Wagnon (Jan. 26), Sue Bratton (Jan. 30). A happy belated birthday to Matt Shaw (Jan. 21).

The weather continues to go up and down with some slight snow predicted for this week.  Personally, I think we've been pretty fortunate this winter.

Patricia Huddleston loaned me a picture of her father, Henry Crawford, so that I could make a copy of it for the New Edinburg Museum.  The picture is part of a small 1980 article concerning Mr. Henry's 30 years of safe bus driving for the New Edinburg School district and shows him by his bus and holding a plaque given to him by the Arkansas Bus & Truck Convention.  I rode Mr. Henry's bus for six years and remember him well.

As to the museum, it will be open this coming Saturday from noon to four o'clock.  For those who don't know where it is, it's in the old First Grade room in the West Saline Community Center (the old school building).  Drop by and see what's on display and let's shoot the breeze.

If you have items for this column, please get them to me by Monday afternoon for inclusion in that week's edition.  I have a new phone number: 870-308-4608.  I can also be contacted by email (jamescboney@gmail.com), or in person.  Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column For This Week: Jan. 17

Philippians 2:5-8 “5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. “

Prayer list for this week includes: Renee Estes who fell a couple of weeks ago and broke her leg, her mother Joyce Noble who is sick, Liz Linzy who is battling a bad virus, Patricia McClellan Love's grand daughter Faith Makenzie (“ZZ”) who suffered serious burns a few days ago and had to spend time in the Children's Hospital Burn Unit.

Anniversaries: January 15^th was the 29^th anniversary of Randy and Liz Linzy.

Birthdays this week include: Laverne Thompson (Jan. 17), Dylan Cathey (Jan. 18), Marvin King (Jan. 19), Rick St. John (Jan. 19), Drew Talley (Jan. 20), Angie Clements (Jan. 21), Martha Cook (Jan. 21).

If there's any snow left anywhere, I can't find it. There are predictions of some more coming in later this week. I sincerely hope not.

Norma McCoy, Sally Wolfgang, Norma Hensley and Mildred Naquin visited with Martha Cook in Kingsland last Thursday.

The Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church held a wedding shower this past Sunday for Matthew Gill and his fiance Meredith Steelman.

I forgot to mention last week that the New Edinburg Museum was visited January 8 by Marie Brown Wilson, her husband Billy Wilson, and her mother Martha Lephiew. We had a good time talking about past days and passed people.

In regards to the museum, people are certainly answering my call for donations! Mr. Willie Livingston gave me two pictures of the NEHS Senior Boys basketball teams... one from 1948-1949 and one from 1949-1950, Ms. Clara Parkman donated the following that she rescued from the hotel renovation project: Bruce Upton's Air Force ROTC Drill and Ceremony Handbook, two class registers from Mrs. Hazel Word ('53-'54 and '54-'55), a class register book from Mrs. R. W. Hooten ('54-'54), a high school History work book used by Helen Stewart (year unknown), Composition books from Helen Stewart, a 1949 edition of the Eagle Democrat with many articles about the aftermath of the tornado that struck Warren, and a 1957 edition of the Herald. Mr. Frank McClellan graciously donated his NEHS Senior Boys jacket from his team's District victory in 1952. My heartfelt thanks goes to these generous donors.

If you have items of interest concerning town history that you would like to loan or donate for display in the museum, please let me know. Money to pay for picture frames, more tables (because I'm running out of flat space), and a possible tile floor would be nice too, but I'm mostly looking to acquire anything related to our area's history, be it school, church and community related. If you have pictures that you'd rather not part with, I can scan copies of them and return them within a hour or two.

Lastly, regarding town history, here's a subject that will fascinate some and repel others (I'm in the first camp). I had an interesting round of correspondence with Mr. Wayne Beck this weekend over the internet. Many of you have probably heard of the Texarkana Phantom Murders of 1946. A movie was made on the subject in 1976 titled The Town That Dreaded Sundown. The only real suspect in the murders was a Cleveland County native named Youell Swinney who was never tried for the crimes.

I've always suspected Mr. Swinney came from the New Edinburg area, but couldn't prove it. It turns out Mr. Beck is quite the historian on the subject and showed me the 1920 US Census record for Redland listing Youell Swinney as a 3 year old child living here in town with his family. His father was a Baptist minister here at the time. Was Youell born here? We'll certainly try and find out and keep you apprised as to whether or not this soil grows strange crops. Mr. Beck has promised me a print version of that census record, and I'll have a small display devoted to the Phantom Killer in the museum before long.

This column will appear Monday night on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com. If you would like items of interest to appear in this column, please get them to me before Monday afternoon. Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column For This Week

Luke 9:22-24 "22Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.  23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.  24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. "

Prayer list for this week includes: Frank and Agnes McClellan, Sue McClellan, Leonard Huddleston, Max and Lorene Dyer, Tyler Parker.

Birthdays this week include: Jennifer Mercy (Jan. 11), Wayne Beck (Jan. 12), Coy Ray Martin (Jan. 13), Debbie Briant (Jan. 14), Dustin Briant (Jan. 15).  A belated happy birthday to Bro. Billy Wilson (Jan. 9) and to Alexis Whitlock (granddaughter of Patricia Huddleston) who spent her 13th birthday at the movies with her boyfriend and boyfriend's mother.

A few weeks ago, I reported that Chris Wilson, who was cleaning out the Stewart Store, was from Pansy.  My mistake... he's actually from Herbine.  Sorry about that, Chris.

In case you missed it, we received a heavy snow Sunday afternoon.  I measured 3.5 inches in my yard; others reported as much as 4 and 5 inches.  Thankfully, snow is all it was and we didn't lose electricity and we certainly didn't lose anyone to fatalities. As of tonight (Monday), there's a serious danger of a freeze with all the slush still around; here's praying nothing bad comes from that.

The snow certainly didn't keep people away from Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church last Sunday.  I attended on invitation and the sanctuary was full.  The church service consisted of a short sermon and then many songs by the visiting Gospel group In Him, who reminded me of older Gospel groups from the past such as The Florida Boys and Porter Waggoner.  Afterward, there was a birthday dinner for Pastor Billy Wilson in the fellowship hall laden with a lot of excellent homecooked food.  My thanks to the members of Macedonia FWB for making me feel so welcome.

Mrs. Ollie Moring identified some of my ancestors in a photograph I showed her Sunday, specifically Frank and Margurite Thompson who were the grandparents of my grandmother Cara Thompson Boney.

If you have items of interest for this column, feel free to share with me before Monday night in order to get it in that week's edition of this paper.  I also put this column on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com.  Go Eagles.

First Column of the Year!!!

1 John 2:15-17 “15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. “

Prayer list this week: the families of Mary Katherine Miller, Thelma Grice and Minnie Ruth Morgan.

Birthdays over the past few weeks include: Renee Smith (Dec. 28), Karlee Castle (Dec. 29), Norma McCoy (Dec. 30), Betty Grace (Dec. 30), James Gill (Dec. 30), Markayla Jackson (Jan. 1), Dixie Martindale (Jan. 5), Delbert Moring (Jan. 5), Doris Kee (Jan. 8) and Ricky Sanders (Jan. 9).

It's 2011... I hope every one of you had a pleasant Christmas and New Year's Day.

Avery Skelton spent a few days last week in Bradley Medical Center with a nasty virus. As of this writing, he's back up and bouncing around.

The manhunt conducted near Pansy last December 22 included the following volunteers from this area: Major McClellan, Stephen McClellan, Randy Linzy, James Gill, Toby Johnson, Brent Huddleston, Dustin Cearley, and myself.

Amy Pilkington and daughter Joy had a car wreck outside of Fordyce on Dec. 23. Despite flipping the car (which is often fatal), Amy and Joy escaped with their lives. It could have been a lot worse.

The town lost three of our own since you last read this column: Thelma Grice passed away on Christmas morning. Mary Katherine Miller passed away Dec. 23, and Minnie Ruth Morgan, the mother of Wanda McClellan, passed away Jan. 2. Many thanks to our friends at County Line Fire Department who assisted.

The New Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to a trailer fire on Broughton Rd. at the property of J. R. Avery on Christmas Day. The trailer was roughly 50 feet from a trailer fire that occurred about three weeks earlier.

Visitors for Jim Granderson over the Christmas season were stepchildren Mary Jane Attwood and Tyler Attwood. I ate Christmas dinner with them and it was most excellent.

Family visiting Henry and Rachel Jones during the Christmas week-end were Greg, Allison, and Josh Dallen of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Luke Dallen of Seoul, South Korea, Zach Dallen of RIT, Rochester, New York, Deborah Jones, Meridith Armstrong of Arkadelphia, Rhett, Holly, and Cole Hanry and Rick and Peg Cole of El Dorado.

Visitors for Jean Parrott this week included Ron, Jan and Joe Parrott from Arizona. Ron is the nephew of Victor Parrott.

Meleah Castle held a birthday party for her daughter Karlee at the home of grandparents Belinda and Harold Langford. Those attending were Harold and Belinda, Nita Beth Hall, Joann Hall, Frankie Hall, Tate Hall and Linda Knight.

Tyler Attwood made a generous donation to the New Edinburg Museum during the holidays. The museum stands as an archive of town history... school, church, commercial and personal history is what the place is about. Many have given in both money and material items; let's hope the trend continues because we need to preserve what we're all about. If you have material items you'd like to donate or loan, please contact me at home or in person. If you'd like to donate funds to improve the place (for a tile floor, shelves, cleaning supplies, picture frames, etc.) again please contact me at home, by mail, or in person. Every little bit helps!

As we ring in 2011, many people have been very generous in sharing items for this column since I started over two years ago. An excellent example is Mrs. Ollie Moring who takes the time to write down the birthdays and anniversaries of your relatives each month and mails the list to me. Let me start this new year right by thanking each of them and also every person (somewhere in the hundreds now) who has approached me face to face and expressed his or her gratitude for the revival of this column. You are much appreciated. Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column for Christmas Week

Romans 5:1-5 "1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this 
grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3And not only 
so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh 
patience; 4And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5And hope maketh not 
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost 
which is given unto us. " 
 
Prayer list for this week includes: Jim Hopson and Travis Posey. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Betty Green (Dec. 20), Steven Rawls (Dec. 21), Roy 
Chambers (Dec. 22), Kaillyn Green (Dec. 25).  A belated happy birthday to Bobby 
Chambers (Dec. 16). 
 
Anniversaries this week: Cecil and Geraldine Sanders (Dec. 20; 58 years). 
 
Here comes Christmas... no snow, but we love it all the same.  I hope all the 
Herald readers have a safe and Merry Christmas. 
 
I only visited the Stewart-Clement Hotel for last week's Open House tour.  The 
number of people who dropped by was considerable and enjoyable.  Other points on 
the tour were: the home of Allen Searcy, the home of Blake Spears and the home 
of Marty Reynolds. 
 
Last Saturday, a friend of mine by name of Joe Dempsey from Pine Bluff came down 
to take exterior pictures of the Hotel.  Joe has an excellent internet site 
titled Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind; his main purpose in life these days 
is to travel the state and photograph old buildings and other points of 
interest.  As we were hanging around outside, we were approached by Chris 
Wilson, of near Pansy, who was busy cleaning out Leslie Stewart's store 
building. Joe and I made out way over there to check out the building and its 
contents, and he wound up taking several excellent pictures there as well in 
addition to a few snaps of the Finch McCullough building.  All of these pictures 
can be found on the internet at 
http://www.corndancer.com/joephoto/photohome.html.  Check out Joe's site and 
enjoy not only pics from our fair town but sights from around Arkansas. 
 
While we were there, Chris' wife Jeanette (the grand-daughter of Leslie Stewart) 
gave me several volumes of Leslie's court dockets.  I have five volumes in all 
ranging from the early 1950s to the early 1970s.  All make for interesting 
reading, and will be on display in the New Edinburg Museum the next time I open 
it up. Thanks goes to Jeanette Wilson for this excellent donation. 
 
Betty Green was honored with a surprise birthday party last Saturday at the home 
of Tommy and Tammy Green with a great number of family and friends in 
attendance. 
 
Macedonia Baptist Church's youth group put on a Christmas play last Sunday night 
entitled "Cookin' Up Christmas" which was a big hit. 
 
If you have stuff you'd like to see in this column, feel free to share it with 
me by phone, email, Facebook, or in person.  This column also appears Monday 
night on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com.  Go Eagles. 

New Edinburg Column For This Week

Romans 1: 21-25 " 21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as 
God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their 
foolish heart was darkened.  22Professing themselves to be wise, they became 
fools, 23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like 
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.  
24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own 
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:  25Who changed the 
truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the 
Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. " 
 
Prayer list for this week includes: the mother of Karen Wiscaver. Also remember 
J. D. Studdard (brother of Mrs. Jean Parrott) who is currently Baptist Hospital. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Jamie Thompson (Dec. 16). 
 
This will be a short column this week since there's not much to report this time 
around.  We got a light dusting of snow one morning last week, but it didn't 
amount to anything at all. 
 
Remember the open house tour is on this Thursday evening.  I'm sure details are 
elsewhere in this paper.  I'm starting with the Clement Hotel and working my way 
outward. 
 
Area resident Derrick Sims is in California raising funds to make his upcoming 
movie "Come Morning" in the New Edinburg/Kingsland area.  If you would like to 
donate to help make this movie, and every little bit helps, one method is to 
visit this webpage: 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/derrickleesims/come-morning. 
 
Membership dues for the New Edinburg Fire Department will remain at $25 for the 
year 2011.  Why should you pay fire dues?  There are many reasons, but the best 
one is that if you carry home owner's insurance, your rates will go way down due 
to having fire coverage.  If you're interested in becoming a paying member, 
contact Jean Parrott or Roy Chambers. 
 
If you have items of interest for this column, please send them to me before 
Monday night in order to get them in that week's paper and on the internet at 
http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com.  Go Eagles. 

New Edinburg Column For This Week

Colossians 3: 18-21 "18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is 
fit in the Lord.  19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.  
20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the 
Lord.  21Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 
" 
 
Prayer list for this week includes: Tim Shaw and Theresa Thompson-Brown. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Joy Pilkington (Nov. 29), Adam Weaver (Dec. 6), Theresa Huddleston-Veorster 
(Dec. 6), Donnie Knight (Dec. 9), Nicki Walker (Dec. 10).  A belated Happy 
Birthday to Henry Jones (Dec. 2). 
 
Anniversaries this week include: Phyllis and Wayne Stedman (Dec. 5) 
 
The New Edinburg Fire Department will hold its quarterly meeting this Thursday, 
Dec. 9, at 6:30pm at the station.  All members and area residents are invited to 
attend. 
 
The West Saline Community Center held its monthly meeting last Monday night with 
five board members present.  Topics discussed were interior renovations, roof 
repair, and upcoming use of the facilities. The board voted to switch meetings 
to a quarterly basis.  The next meeting will be in March. 
 
Angels for the Community Library Angel Tree are ready to be adopted. There are 
16 Angels on the tree. Those interested can pick up an Angel at McClellan's 
Country Store. Unwrapped gifts must be returned to the store before Dec 18. If 
anyone would like to help, please contact Alaina Sims at 870-313-2669 or check 
out the New Edinburg Community Library on the web at Facebook or at the library 
website http://nelibrary.webs.com/ 
 
Area resident Derrick Sims is in California raising funds to make his upcoming 
movie "Come Morning" in the New Edinburg/Kingsland area.  If you would like to 
donate to help make this movie, and every little bit helps, one method is to 
visit this webpage: 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/derrickleesims/come-morning or contact 
Alaina McClellan Sims at the number listed further up this column. 
 
Macedonia Church youth group will be having their Christmas play Sunday, 
December 19th at 6:00 pm.  The name of it is "Cooking Up Christmas." 

Joy Claire Pilkington celebrated her second birthday party last Saturday afternoon with many family and friends.

I attended an afternoon singing at Smith Chapel Church of God.  The music was performed by musicians from Monticello and Louisiana and ranged from Gospel to Country.  Afterward we enjoyed great hamburgers and conversation.

If you would like to see an item of interests appear in this column, feel free 
to contact me by phone, internet, or in person before Monday night in order to 
see it in that week's edition.  Items of interest also get published on the 
internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com.  Go Eagles.

New Edinburg Column For This Week

Leviticus 26:2-6 "2Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am 
the LORD.  3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 
4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, 
and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5And your threshing shall 
reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye 
shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6And I will 
give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: 
and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through 
your land. " 
 
I didn't get this in last week's paper, but remember the family of Geneva Miller 
in your prayers.  Remember also former resident Jim Hearnsberger who is having 
bad problems right now. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Evelyn Norris (Nov. 29), Keith Grice (Nov. 30), 
Jason McClellan (Nov. 30), Vicki T. Turley (Dec. 3).  A belated happy birthday 
to Deb Jones (Nov. 24) and Macel Loomis (Nov. 27). 
 
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving last week.  The town certainly was 
empty, so I'm guessing most went somewhere else. 
 
Rick Cole and Peg Jones Cole celebrated their 34th anniversary last Sunday. 
 
Emmaus Church youth group is having their Christmas program Saturday night and 
Sunday night at 6 p.m. The name of the play is "The Best Christmas Pageant 
Ever." 
 
Macedonia Church youth group will be having their Christmas play Sunday, 
December 19th at 6:00 pm.  The name of it is "Cooking Up Christmas." 
 
If you have news items you'd like to see in print here, feel free to share them 
with me by Monday evening in order to get them in print that week.  Go Eagles 

New Edinburg Column for This Week: Nov 22

Britt, here it is.  Attached is a pic of one of our Christmas lights here in NE, 
if you want to print it. James 
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The prayer list this week includes Junior Laws. 
 
Birthdays this week: Jimmy Morgan (Nov. 22), Victor Hugh Thompson (Nov. 24).  A 
belated happy birthday to Jay Thompson (Nov. 17) and Tina Allen (Nov. 20). 
 
By the time you read this, Thanksgiving will be upon us once again and the 
temperatures will be dropping.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Turkey Day with 
their friends and family. 
 
The Wagnons and the Jarretts were hard at work this past weekend putting up the 
Christmas lights throughout town. 
 
Chris Leaks and Shonree Cannady were married last Saturday at the Ramada Plaza 
Hotel in Pine Bluff.  There were roughly 80 family and friends present.  Best 
wishes to the newlywed couple. 
 
The New Edinburg Fire Department successfully put out a house fire on Waldrop 
Lane Thursday.  We've been doing a lot of that lately.  As winter deepens, 
please take extra care with your fireplaces, Christmas trees and other fire 
hazards. I was informed this weekend that there are only 120 dues paying 
households in our fire department. Considering that our department is almost 
entirely funded by dues, that's not good.   Please, if you're not a member 
already, contact Mrs. Jean Parrott or Mr. Roy Chambers about the benefits of 
joining.  Go Eagles. 
 
 

New Edinburg Column For This Week: Nov. 8

Matthew 15:22-28 "22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.  23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.  24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.  25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.  26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.  27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.  28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. "

Prayer list for this week includes: Tim McClellan.  I didn't note last week the passing of John Charles Martin.  Carolyn Chambers lost her father late last month.  Please keep these two families in your thoughts and prayers as well.

Birthdays this week include: Peg Cole (Nov. 12) and Allan May (Nov. 13). Harvey Splawn, son of former NEHS Superintendent H. O. Splawn, celebrates his birthday on Nov. 12.

Bill and Ouita Jarrett celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary on Nov. 10.

Roger and Patricia McClellan and Matt and Wren McClellan visited with Dean and Vicki Bowen weekend before last.

Tracy and Jimmy Brashears hosted a Halloween party with a weiner roast and Hayride for the children of Hebron Methodist Church back during the spooky season.  I'm glad to see church parents organizing Halloween/Fall events for children.

Renee Bassetti, daughter of Gary and Wanda McClellan completed the Susan G Komen 60 mile walk in Dallas this weekend.

Macedonia FWB Church held a wedding shower for Toby and Carrie Johnson last Saturday night with many family, friends and gifts present.

As to the New Edinburg Community Library and its status: as I wrote this column last Monday night, I was informed that it was closing and that it's materials were up for sale.  In the time between Monday night and publication Wednesday, everthing changed.  I've been told it will remain open, but under new management as our wandervogel Derrick and Alaina Sims have left for California.  A lot can happen between Monday night and Wednesday morning, and that's why occasionally items in this column are not accurate.

Mrs. James Rankin graciously donated veterinary equipment used by her late husband to the New Edinburg Museum last week.  Some of you may recall, "Professor" Rankin taught Agri at NEHS for 18 years and was a lay vet in this area for many years after that.  I had the museum open last Saturday afternoon and received a surprise visit from Theresa Huddleston and her guest Angela Cox who was visiting from Mississippi.  We took a tour of the former school grounds and had an excellent time recalling better years.

I will have the museum open again this Saturday from noon until three or four in the afteroon.  Feel free to drop by and see what's on display and shoot the breeze!

If you have items of note for this column, please get them to me before Monday evening in order to get it in that week's paper.  Go Eagles.

Libary to Remain Open

I've just learned that the New Edinburg Community Library is to remain open, and it's hours will match the store hours.  Use the place.

New Edinburg Column For This Week

Revelation 5:11-13 "11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round 
about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten 
thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;  12Saying with a loud 
voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and 
wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.  13And every creature 
which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in 
the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and 
glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb 
for ever and ever. " 
 
Prayer list for this week includes: Theresa Thompson-Brown, Patricia 
McClellan-Love. 
 
Birthdays this week include: Amy Pilkington (Nov. 1), Carlton Hall (Nov. 2), 
Derek Scott Thompson (Nov. 2), Jack Martindale (Nov. 2), Jimmy Childress (Nov. 
3), Logan Shaw (Nov. 5), Randy Linzy (Nov. 5), Christi Stewart-Russell (Nov. 6). 
 
The New Edinburg Library is shutting down after one month.  Those who would like 
to purchase books and DVDs from the collection should contact Derek and Alaina 
Simms before the end of the week.  I'm sorry to see it go. 
 
The New Edinburg Museum (that's the old First Grade room in the West Saline 
Community Center) will be open this Saturday, Nov. 6, from noon to 4pm.  Feel 
free to drop by and have a look and chat with me. 
 
Intro Fire Classes at County Line Fire Department went well last week.  By the 
time this sees print, I will have completed Wildland Fire Classes at Kingsland 
Fire Department.  New Edinburg Fire Department seriously needs more members. 
 
Speaking of fires, I'm printing here a personal thank you from Mrs. Bobbie 
Moseley: "We would like to thank each and every one who helped in putting out 
the fire in our pasture last Saturday afternoon.  We don't know every one who 
was there, but thanks to Shane Miller for being alert when he passed by and saw 
it.  It seemed almost immediately the place was covered with people fighting the 
fire.  We certainly thank the New Edinburg Fire Department for the fast response 
and work.  It blesses our hearts to know that so many people showed their 
concern and we know God was in control of it all.  We thank God for living in a 
place where others care.  May God bless each and every one of you.  Signed, 
Clyde and Bobbie Moseley." 
 
Visitors to Mrs. Jean Parrot's home over the last several days included: Ila Lou 
Nicewonger of Winlock, WA; Barbara and Bill Price of Wills Point, TX;  Jessie 
Carter and daughter Carolyn of Memphis, TN; Edna Studdard and husband J.D. with 
son Ronnie and his wife Sue, grandson Matthew and his wife Kindle and their sons 
Hunter and Mason, all of Pine Bluff; Monroe Waters and Marjorie Therrell of Pine 
Bluff; Vickie and Sam Miller, Donna Martindale and husband Jack with Mrs. Jean's 
great-grand daughter Dixie. 
 
If you have items of interest for print here and on the internet, feel free to 
send them to me by email, mail, phone, or in person before Monday night.  I'm 
thankful for those who take time to send me news; Mrs. Ollie Moring, for 
example, sends me a letter at the beginning of each month listing birthdays and 
anniversaries of her family members.  Go Eagles.