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What God used to make a great dad
Father’s Day This Sunday This Sunday, June 16, is Father’s Day. Father’s Day in the United States is on the third Sunday of June. It celebrates the contribution that fathers and father figures make for their children’s lives. So what ingredients go together to make a great Dad? How about: God took the strength of a mountain, the majesty of a tree, the warmth of a summer sun, the calm of a quiet sea, the generous soul of nature, the comfo...
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Library uses resource-sharing to find books for patrons
The library is often viewed as the go-to place for finding a book to read, whether for entertainment or information. Unfortunately, the book you are looking for is not always available at your local library. Luckily, that does not mean we are unable to find the book for you. The Union County Carnegie Library participates in two forms of resource-sharing to help expand the number of items available to you, even if we don’t own a copy. The fi...
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Who, What, When & Where of Whitmire: Birthdays, anniversaries, and congratulations
Hello everyone, local news after we share our birthday wishes. “Gottrocks The Birthday Fairy” has been overseeing the events, activities around the neighborhood, but he did find time to text in birthdays. Birthdays Happy Birthday to my longtime childhood friend Cathy Bostic Motto, Joey Dillard, Ruth Wicker, Craig Erskine, Tommy King, David Andrews Jr., Denise J. Hill, Ken Knight, Becky Ellison, Dan “Elmore” Miller, Mindie Jennings, Debbi...
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Voice of Victory: Just a reminder
At some point we have all taken someone or something for granted. Maybe it is the unnoticed efforts of a wife that washes all the clothes and cooks all the meals. Or maybe it is the husband’s effort, time, and labor spent making the yard attractive that goes unappreciated. We always notice when something doesn’t get done that should have but we overlook the consistent efforts that so many make on a daily basis. I believe that the most impor...
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News Around Lockhart: Church news, at the movies, and planting
Put this on your calender: June 9, Layperson Linda Ann “Hootch” Warren will be preaching at Lockhart Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Just thought you’d like to know. She says she’s not a bit nervous. Vacation Bible School Wesley Chapel will start Vacation Bible School on June 23 and the theme will be Noah’s Ark. Fellowship June 2 the First Baptist Church of Lockhart will be having fellowship after the evening service. You are welcome to...
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Weeds and love and the colors of a wedding
Weeds And Love If there is one thing that I hate in my garden, it is weeds. I am continuously amazed how they start and how fast they can grow. On the other hand, what the world needs now is love. How do the two relate? The following article shows how: The little aspen and the pine were growing next to each other at the top of the hike at 9,600 feet. It did look like the pine was gaining on the aspen although both looked hardy, as if nei...
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Who, What, When & Where Of Whitmire: Birthdays, sympathy, and upcoming events
Hello everyone, local “News From The Whitty” on the way, first, lets read our birthdays wishes from Gottrocks The Birthday Fairy. Happy Birthday to: Cecil “ Zeke” Caldwell, Jackie Hurd, Sue “JayCee” Hollingsworth, J.R. “Dick” McCaskill, Dusty Blackwell, Micheal Dillard, Tarla G. Wilbur, Brian Hollingsworth Anniversary Happy 28th Anniversary to former Whitmire residents Jennifer Nates Dallanburg and her husband Adam. Get Well We se...
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Voice Of Victory: Lessons from the Dead Sea
I recently read an article describing the Dead Sea. Without boring you with a lot of information that isn’t useful, I want to share with you some lessons that I learned from the Dead Sea. What immediately jumps out is that its name is “Dead.” This of course is a description of what is there. This great body of water has no life in it. It’s dead. You may ask how this is so. Well the simple answer is where I learned this lesson. The reason th...
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News Around Lockhart: Sewer work to continue for another week
I want to start out with thanking my customers for being cooperative and having patience this last week with my parking situation at my shop. I will ask you to work with me one more week. The workers are not completely done, and still have the road to clean up at my house and shop. You may park in my shop yard, back alley, or just down from my driveway. They will be working on my driveway sometime this week. For those of you that did not se...
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Buffalo News For You: Memorial Day, college graduates, golf, and domestic bliss
Memorial Day 2013 Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May; meaning that we will celebrate it this upcoming Monday. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. B...
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Who, What, When & Where Of Whitmire: The rain and flooding, upcoming events, and congratulations
Hello everyone, hope your Mother’s Day Celebration was a happy occasion. At least this year, due to all of the rain, we had spring flowers to share with moms, grandmoms, aunties. Of course, the rains caused some minor river flooding in The Mire. The Enoree and Tyger were both swollen out of their banks. Whitmirians’ favorite scenic drive through and wading spot, The Little North Carolina Road-Duncan Creek with its streaming creek over the r...
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