Hello everyone, need I say cooler fall weather feels good?

Cool nights and comfortable days, I still can’t used to the sight of folks wearing shorts to a Friday night football game. Ain’t like the days of old, this time on a fall night 35 to 40 years ago we had our knees, laps and hands covered with blankets and gloves. Maybe I have late October memories mixed in with late September?

Anyway, Gottrocks the Birthday Fairy is talking early winter precautions, already had his wings filled with antifreeze. He texted the birthdays from the service center, so lets do our wishes.

Birthdays

We send our Happy Birthday Wishes to Kevin Johnson, Samantha Hood, Carl Peay, Cathy R. Broome, Dustin Brown, and to our former residents Timmy Nates, Ralph Nix, Glenn Huff. Special belated wishes to Eleanor Frye and Tommy Prince.

Upcoming Events

The Whitmire Jaycees are hosting The Main Street Yard Sale this Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 a.m. Vendor spots are $10 and 20. Checks accepted and cash is welcome the morning of the event.

The Yard Sale will be a great start to your day. Shop here in town, and enjoy German food and beverages at the Octoberfest on Main Street in Newberry.

Get to know your candidates. The Jaycees are hosting a Stump Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. Local and county candidates have been invited to participate. Questions for candidates will be answered at the Friendly Hometown Stump Meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

Students, this is a good learning experience for you. Ask your Social Studies, History, Speech, Civics teachers to give extra credit for a paper written on the topics of discussion.

First Baptist Church will host its Homecoming Service on Oct. 14 with covered dish luncheon after the service. Everyone is invited to attend.

The First Church Of God on Duckett Street members welcome former assistant Pastor Timothy Vanlue of Whitmire to his full time duties as church pastor. Rev. Raymond Ford will be missed as “He did a wonderful job as our pastor for several years,” according to members.

Congratulations

We say congratulations to The WCS Royal Regiment Marching Band.

Director Robert Gunning IV and the small but enthusiastic group of young musicians traveled to Pendleton, near the Georgia line to compete in the “Pride Of Pendleton Marching Competition” on Sept. 21. The band competed in the Class 1-A Division. The members brought home a Third Place Award, an award for “The Best Drum Line” and “The Best Color Guard.”

The Whitmire Band is the smallest school to field a band in South Carolina, as WCS is the smallest school to field a football team.

We say congratulations to all band members, but a special congratulations to Senior Color Guard Captain Erynn Hatfield. Erynn’s proud Mom JoEllen said, “Erynn had a goal for her senior year, she wanted The Color Guard to take the first place slot and they did.” JoEllen added, “She has been practicing so hard, as all of the band members have practiced hard.”

Yep, its that Wolverine Pride that keeps that tight band marching and jamming. Mr. Gunning allows for creativity, responsibility, accountability with student section leaders. It’s hard physical work marching, playing music while marching and supervising your peers, in the sweltering late summer heat.

It’s that Wolverine Pride, even our Deadline Fairy “Garabund” has it. He just corrected my typos, just like my teachers did at WHS back in the day.

Allrighty readers, lets chat next week. For now, send your news bits, announcements and photos to: news2cassie@yahoo.com