Barbara WaltonDecember 22, 2011 I can hardly believe that a whole year has passed in such a hurry and we will be celebrating Christmas, once again, this week. Each year we promise ourselves that next year will be different; we'll start early and not let this last week overwhelm us - well, we did it … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
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Barbara WaltonDecember 8, 2011 The Christmas Season is in full swing in the Little Village of Spearsville with our trees up, red and green decorations everywhere, and Christmas cards from our friends are arriving daily to brighten our lives. This is a wonderful season - not just for the children, but for us older folks … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonDecember 1, 2011 This Thanksgiving season has been especially good for God blessed us with several inches of badly needed rain; our ground was so parched. We even had tomatoes to ripen on the vine and the turnip green just shot up. John Rhodes has spent a fortune watering, but it really paid off … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonNovember 10, 2011 We desperately need rain in our area. This morning I was taking an early walk and stepped over to look at Cush lake - the pond that use to be adjacent to our church - and there was not one drop of water in it; it is just a big, dry … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonNovember 3, 2011 This morning was a special blessing as I walked out into a beautiful crisp October day; then I remembered my granddaughter, Helen, attending college in the Berkshires of MA, who is waking up to two feet of and has to trudge uphill and downhill to get to class. My thoughts and … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonOctober 27, 2011 The citizens of Spearsville had a great week with picture perfect weather during the day and one or two little showers during the night or early mornings. Couple this with a successful election of a new mayor - Oda Rockett; it was great. Oda has always been a person of great … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonOctober 20, 2011 October has been picture perfect (except for no rain) with wonderful cool nights and mornings with warm days. Just right for all of these reunions. On Friday night, the class of 1951 met at Hollis' for a delicious meal and then on to the fellowship hall of Spearsville Baptist Church for … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonOctober 13, 2011 This weekend has been a busy, busy time for many of us; you could find a reunion to join in from several areas. The 1952 & 1959 ball team reunion was at the Little Yellow House on Sunday afternoon. Eddie Smith was able to come on Saturday due to his wife's … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonOctober 6, 2011 Last week I had a senior moment for I failed to send the last two paragraphs -- here goes, maybe I'll get it right this time. Shana, my daughter called to tell me that she had just attended Glenn Campbell's final sweep through the United States as he is now suffering … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonSeptember 29, 2011 Rocketts and folks with Rockett roots should mark your calendars - October 8th is the date for the annual reunion at Camp Creek Baptist Church. It is coming early this year and it will be easy to let it slip your mind. Our family always gets excited for our 1st cousins … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonSeptember 22, 2011 We got real excited about the possibility of rain this weekend; however, we only got a few drops here and there - not enough of Oz, our cat, to leave his sleeping spot in the middle of the backyard. Charles Sones came into church and asked if I knew what that … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonSeptember 15, 2011 As we are thanking God for the blessing of a little rain this week, our prayers go out to the people who have experienced such devastation from Hurricane Irene and the flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. Travel has certainly been curtailed for the Labor Day weekend. Shana, my daughter, was unable … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonAugust 25, 2011 God sent one of His greatest summer blessings to us this week -- rain for our dry parched ground!!! Now if He can just see fit to send us temps that are not triple digits, that would be just great. Our kids that have started back to school need cooler weather … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonAugust 11, 2011 I don't know about you but all the talk around here is how hot it is. Never have we seen so many days above a hundred in June and July - now we are in August and there seems to be no let up. The only thing that does not seem … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsvillle Happenings
Barbara WaltonAugust 4, 2011 We were blessed with two showers this past week; the grass took off and it has been hard to keep up with the mowing but that is ok with me. Even my flowers began to bloom again and everything looks so good. Let's hope the weatherman is wrong and we don't … Continue reading Spearsvillle Happenings
Spearsvillle Happenings
Barbara WaltonJuly 28, 2011 You may have noticed the high grass in the park last week. Mayor Pro-Tim Clement told Bobby Walton, who has been hired to the cut the grass, that he would have have to put this on hold as the village is not covering him under Workman's Compensation. And this would be … Continue reading Spearsvillle Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJuly 21, 2011 Good News!! Rain fell on our parched ground on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday; there was at least 2 inches or more and it sure make things perk up. Not only was this a blessing to us but I talked to Imogene Bennett this morning and she said that they … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJuly 14, 2011 The Spearsville Volunteer Fire Department has responded to grass and woods fires for the past two Sundays. Both fires could have caused catastrophic damage had it not been for these men giving of their time and effort in service to this community and the surrounding communities. Few realize the need they … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJuly 7, 2011 Today we celebrate The Fourth of July - the birth of our great nation. We celebrate with parades, fireworks, patriotic music, special religious services, cookouts, and family reunions. In our area it was the Henry Barron Family and the Risinger/Bennett Families. This date is especially important to the Barron Family as … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJune 30, 2011 When you think summer, you think Reunions!! This weekend it was the Smith and Terral families; next weekend it will be the Risinger family. It is my understanding that the Smith family met at the Primitive Baptist Church for their get-together with lots of snacks, visiting - catching up on the … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJune 23, 2011 You have heard of the "Dog's Days of Summer" but they were usually meaning August weather, well, they have moved to June in the year 2011. Recorded are being broken on a daily basis; couple that with no rain and you can readily see that we are not working in our … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Items
The GazetteMay 30, 1906 Bro. Johnston has bought the place and exchanged with Mr. Abbett. He is anxious to take advantage of our school. The people here are planning to build a new church. Mrs. Charles Pryor and family of Spinola attended our commencement exercises. Dr. V. E. Duley and family have returned from New Orleans. … Continue reading Spearsville Items
Spearsville Notes
The GazetteMay 16, 1906 Spearsville, La. May 11, 1906. Mrs. I. P. McDonald who has been seriously sick is improving. Miss Bertha Cobb, is teaching school at Archer, La. Our saw Mill is in running order and cutting something less than a million feet a week. A gentleman from near here who attended the reunion at … Continue reading Spearsville Notes
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJune 16, 2011 This time of the year is one of the best -- except for those triple digit tempts. It is so good to go to the garden and pick all those good veggies, slice up a big juicy tomato straight from the vine, add an onion and some cornbread; you have a … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonJune 9, 2011 The weather has been so extremely hot that we have thought about or done so little that has not centered around that. Never have we seen such a drastic shift from unseasonably cool in May to triple digits in early June. This, too will pass, we know, if we would just … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonMay 26, 2011 In light of the terrible flooding that is ruining property and taking away the very livelihood of people up and down the Mississippi River, it seems somewhat heartless for me to be giving thanks to God for the rain that He sent this past week; however, it was so needed on … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonMay 19, 2011 You probably have guessed by now that I like to get my hands a little dirty digging in the dirt - in flowers and my little fence garden. This weekend was the beginning of payday, for I gathered four cucumbers, a tomato, romaine lettuce and some peppers - a wonderful salad … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
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The GazetteApril 4, 1906 Miss Lovie Buckley who has been teaching in the eastern end of the Parish is at home. Dr. Buckley has returned from Nashville for the summer. Miss Janelle Carroll has left to teach school at Hornbeck, La. Dr. Harrell and family have moved to Ruston and are greatly missed. The Doctor is … Continue reading From Spearsville
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonMay 12, 2011 This past week started off with a bang - UBI was at long dead and his treats of terror to our country would be no more. We thank President Bush for his persistence in keeping our country safe, Pres. Obama for being able to make the "gutsy" call for action, special … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
Spearsville Happenings
Barbara WaltonMay 5, 2011 This week has been one of ups and downs. God gave us a wonderful rain and lots of "just right" weather Those who live in AR, MS, and especially AL have just had a terrible week; those tornadoes have just been unimaginable - such devastation that we have not seen since … Continue reading Spearsville Happenings
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