December 2010

Last Saturday morning wasn't the most ideal time to be standing outdoors. The temperature was very cold, light snow flurries were falling and a chilly wind was blowing.

Nevertheless, more than a hundred people gathered on the grounds of the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro. Folks came to look for bargains at a surplus property auction sponsored by the county. The auction generated more than $45,000, which will go to the county highway department. We salute those who braved the cold, and maybe even made a bid.

To the editor,

The 2010 Union County Christmas project was again a great success and provided Christmas gifts for 386 children.

That success was due to the wonderful community that we live in.

Our community has been working together for many, many years to make Christmas better for those in need.

Our churches, civic groups and clubs, businesses and individuals all come together to make this project work.

Each year, we have special people, some we know and some we don't who help to bring everything together.

The Lick Creek boys’ basketball team split in recent junior high school action.

Lick Creek 68, Dongola 63: Gavin Hooks led the way with 22 points for host Lick Creek Thursday, Jan. 6.

Jake Parr added 13 points. Curtis Plott had  12 points, including 4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zack Parr had 12 points, 9 steals, and 6 rebounds. Will Charles added 6 points and 8 rebounds. Hunter Garver had 3 points and 7 assists.

One of my favorite books was a gift to me for chairing my first PAST quilt show in 2003.

“This Old Quilt” was edited by Margret Aldrich in 1975.  

An introduction notes that quilting has long been an art form practiced by early pioneer craftswomen to today’s modern artisans.  

The collection of stories in “This Old Quilt” is ”a heartwarming celebration of quilts and quilting memories.”

It refers to our “love affair with quilts and with the community-building that the creation process instills.”