By CASSIE J. FOWLER Hello everyone, The Birthday Fairy, GottRocks, has landed with a sackful of early March birthdays and a reminder of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday that is just around the corner. Lets send our wishes, before heading into local news. Happy Birthday to Dakota Miller, Julia Riser, Jennie Langston, Caroline Raines, Dewey Brock, Travis King, Brian Wolent, Robbie Duckett, Darlene “Mama” Styles, John McCarley, Nadean “Sissy” Johnson, Pattie Taylor, John Champion, Whitmire’s Beloved Soloist, Grace Bradley, my lifelong neighbor and cre- ator of the best made from scratch iced strawberry cake ever. To our former residents and frequent visi- tors: Charlene Ramsey Christie, Jane Woods Coyne. Belated Birthdays to Pixie Miller Cleveland, Adam Cleveland, Grace Brown and JoNell Wallen and Dove Plemmons. I heard that one of the Atlanta Braves’s best lady fans, Dove Plemmons, recently celebrated her 78th birthday. A family member told me Dove had a big time at Big Willie’s Grill at her party thrown by family members. As they told me it was done Whitmire style: “A deli- cious meal was served, and a good time was had by all.” We send our best feel good wishes for a speedy recovery to Charles Wallen. On a sad note, we send our best wishes and sym- pathy to the families of Ronnie Burress and Judy Wynn. Upcoming Community And Church News “The Cozy Up With A Book” after school winter reading program is under way at Whitmire Library. According to “Miss Linder,” there is room for more children. The times are 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays. Reading, games, crafts and snacks make this a fun-filled hour-long treat for children. Parents can contact the library at 803- 694-3961 or visit the Whitmire memorial Library Facebook page. Big Willie’s Grill on Main Street had a nice turn out for their live music night, Feb. 26, according to co-owner Charlie Wilbanks. The popular duo, “Shake N Bake,” of Matt Fain and Andy Tarvor, entertained the crowd from 9 p.m.-mid- night with unique acoustic interpretations. Matt, a gui- tarist, is from from Whitmire. Andy, guitar and percussion, is from Newberry. You can visit the duo’s Facebook page for more information. In fact, you can check out Big Willie’s menu spe- cialties, and their hours of operation. The most recent item, a new gourmet hot dog with bacon. The pho- tos, guaranteed to make your mouth water, are posted on their Facebook page. The Whitmire Alumni Basketball game is this Saturday, at 6:30 p.m. at R.C. Lake gymnasium. Spectator admission is $3. The Whitmire Volunteer Fire Department is selling chicken stew, pick up day is Saturday, March 12. Contact a member of the department or stop by Thomas Grill and Grocery and see Micheal Thomas for information. The Whitmire VFW Post # 70 is having a fundraiser chicken stew sale Saturday, March 19. Contact Commander Thomas Crisp at 803-940- 2793 for price and pick up details. The season of lent is 40 days prior to Easter. The program theme is “This Lenten Road.” The Whitmire communitywide Lenten services will be held in local churches. The March dates are March 16 at St. Timothy Lutheran Church and March 23 at Whitmire Presbyterian Church. April dates will be listed in upcoming edi- tions. First Baptist Church’s “Young At Heart Club” will have their gathering Tuesday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the church social hall. Dot Polson, Sara Mae Adams and Doris Lominick are the host- esses. Attendees are asked to bring dessert or covered dish casserole/veggie. The church’s “First Place 4 Health” meetings will be each Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. According to The Cross Section newsletter, the members of First Baptist enjoyed their Valentine’s Social. First Lady Loraine Long coordinated and hosted the fun games like scripture games and guess the candy in the jar. Hannah Wagner was the youth age group winner, while Scott Riser won in the adult group. The mem- bers recently enjoyed the Couples Conference and special worship services Sunday, March 6. A special props to the Cross Section newsletter staff. The FBC newsletter is enjoyed by so many local and former Whitmire residents. The monthly newsletter is filled with upcoming events and news, event photos, Grapevine The Weekly Union Grapevine WEEK OF MARCH 7, 2011 UNIONʼS GOOD NEWS SOURCE! Pea Ridge News Sis demonstrates knowledge of human anatomy By HOYT HANEY When our oldest son, El Moe was being carried by Sis, she would go to her family doctor for her regu- lar checkups. She went to her doctor and he was doing an ultrasound and the video showed this large lump on the screen. Sis said to the doctor; “Doc, ain’t that the most beautiful baby you’ve ever seen? The nice doctor told Sis, “Mrs. Haney, that’s your gall bladder.” Quite An Explanation Some of you have asked why Sis stayed in the hos- pital so long after her recent surgery. Well, she was caught streaking on the seventh floor one day by the security guard and he made her stay two extra days. Recent Birthdays Jack “Judge” Webber on March 5; Shirley Sanders on March 8; and Gina Gregory and Nancy Robinson on March 9; and Cambo Robinson on March 13. We hope you all went somewhere. Sympathy Our sympathy to the family of Mr. Bill Kelly, one of our Pea Ridge gen- tlemen that is gone home to rest. Please keep the family in your prayers. Help Needed! Rev. Allan West at Mt. Joy Baptist Church at Kelton is seeking to find the 23 original chartered members of Mt. Joy Baptist Church. If you can help us out call Rev. West at 674-5408 or myself. Let’s help the preacher get this mission accomplished. Identification Mr. James Lancaster was the first to identify the location in the issue in February. It is an ice cream and hot dog stand on 843 Sardis Rd. in Union County. Sympathy Our sympathy to the family of Mr. Bobby Thompson. Bobby was a good friend and neighbor. He will be missed. Special Person Of The Week Our Special Person of The Week is Mr. L.C. Johnson. L.C. is a faithful member of Bethlehem UMC. He lives on Pineland Road, just a few miles from us. L.C. is celebrating a birthday on Feb. 29, which means he will only have a birthday every four years. How old would that make him, dang if I know? Many more to you Mr. Johnson. Fact Did you know that, on March 1st, 1790, the First U.S. Census was author- ized? Now, you know Bad Song Mr. J.D. Bright spotted Photo by Hoyt Haney African Violets Sis Haney shows off her African Violets in the den at her home. “An African Violet is a tropical African plant grown indoors for its velvety leaves and showy purple, pink or white flowers.” — Merriam Webster See Hoyt, Page 2 See Cassie, Page 2 Who What When & Where of Whitmire Birthdays, upcoming events and a night of live music Photo courtesy of Charlie Wilbanks Back by popular demand Live Music on Main at Big Willieʼs Grill in Whitmire. The duo, Shake N Bake — Matt Fain, guitar, and Andy Tarvor, percussion — was brought back by popular demand to play to a lively crowd Saturday, Feb. 26. Matt Fain is from Whitmire and Andy Tarvor is from Newberry.
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By CASSIE J. FOWLER
Hello everyone, TheBirthday Fairy, GottRocks,has landed with a sackfulof early March birthdaysand a reminder of theupcoming St. Patrick’sDay holiday that is justaround the corner.
Lets send our wishes,before heading into localnews. Happy Birthday toDakota Miller, Julia Riser,Jennie Langston, CarolineRaines, Dewey Brock,Travis King, Brian Wolent,Robbie Duckett, Darlene“Mama” Styles, JohnMcCarley, Nadean “Sissy”Johnson, Pattie Taylor,John Champion,Whitmire’s BelovedSoloist, Grace Bradley, mylifelong neighbor and cre-ator of the best made fromscratch iced strawberrycake ever. To our formerresidents and frequent visi-tors: Charlene RamseyChristie, Jane WoodsCoyne.
Belated Birthdays toPixie Miller Cleveland,Adam Cleveland, GraceBrown and JoNell Wallenand Dove Plemmons. Iheard that one of theAtlanta Braves’s best ladyfans, Dove Plemmons,recently celebrated her78th birthday. A familymember told me Dove hada big time at Big Willie’sGrill at her party thrown byfamily members. As theytold me it was doneWhitmire style: “A deli-cious meal was served, anda good time was had byall.”
We send our best feelgood wishes for a speedyrecovery to CharlesWallen.
On a sad note, we sendour best wishes and sym-pathy to the families of
Ronnie Burress and JudyWynn.
UpcomingCommunity And
Church News“The Cozy Up With A
Book” after school winterreading program is underway at Whitmire Library.According to “MissLinder,” there is room formore children. The timesare 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. onTuesdays. Reading, games,crafts and snacks make thisa fun-filled hour-long treatfor children. Parents cancontact the library at 803-694-3961 or visit theWhitmire memorialLibrary Facebook page.
Big Willie’s Grill onMain Street had a nice turnout for their live musicnight, Feb. 26, accordingto co-owner CharlieWilbanks. The popularduo, “Shake N Bake,” ofMatt Fain and AndyTarvor, entertained thecrowd from 9 p.m.-mid-night with unique acousticinterpretations. Matt, a gui-tarist, is from fromWhitmire. Andy, guitar andpercussion, is fromNewberry. You can visitthe duo’s Facebook pagefor more information.
In fact, you can checkout Big Willie’s menu spe-cialties, and their hours ofoperation. The most recentitem, a new gourmet hotdog with bacon. The pho-tos, guaranteed to makeyour mouth water, areposted on their Facebookpage.
The Whitmire AlumniBasketball game is thisSaturday, at 6:30 p.m. atR.C. Lake gymnasium.Spectator admission is $3.
The Whitmire VolunteerFire Department is selling
chicken stew, pick up dayis Saturday, March 12.Contact a member of thedepartment or stop byThomas Grill and Groceryand see Micheal Thomasfor information.
The Whitmire VFWPost # 70 is having afundraiser chicken stewsale Saturday, March 19.Contact CommanderThomas Crisp at 803-940-2793 for price and pick updetails.
The season of lent is 40days prior to Easter. Theprogram theme is “This
Lenten Road.” TheWhitmire communitywideLenten services will beheld in local churches. TheMarch dates are March 16at St. Timothy LutheranChurch and March 23 atWhitmire PresbyterianChurch. April dates will belisted in upcoming edi-tions.
First Baptist Church’s“Young At Heart Club”will have their gatheringTuesday, March 8 at 10:30a.m. at the church socialhall. Dot Polson, Sara MaeAdams and Doris
Lominick are the host-esses. Attendees are askedto bring dessert or covereddish casserole/veggie. Thechurch’s “First Place 4Health” meetings will beeach Thursday of themonth at 6:30 p.m.
According to The CrossSection newsletter, themembers of First Baptistenjoyed their Valentine’sSocial. First Lady LoraineLong coordinated andhosted the fun games likescripture games and guessthe candy in the jar.Hannah Wagner was the
youth age group winner,while Scott Riser won inthe adult group. The mem-bers recently enjoyed theCouples Conference andspecial worship servicesSunday, March 6.
A special props to theCross Section newsletterstaff. The FBC newsletteris enjoyed by so manylocal and former Whitmireresidents. The monthlynewsletter is filled withupcoming events andnews, event photos,
GrapevineThe Weekly Union
GrapevineWEEK OF MARCH 7, 2011
UNIONʼS GOOD NEWS SOURCE!
Pea Ridge News
Sis demonstrates knowledge of human anatomyBy HOYT HANEY
When our oldest son, ElMoe was being carried bySis, she would go to herfamily doctor for her regu-lar checkups. She went toher doctor and he was doingan ultrasound and the videoshowed this large lump onthe screen. Sis said to thedoctor; “Doc, ain’t that themost beautiful baby you’veever seen? The nice doctortold Sis, “Mrs. Haney, that’syour gall bladder.”
Quite AnExplanation
Some of you have askedwhy Sis stayed in the hos-pital so long after herrecent surgery. Well, shewas caught streaking onthe seventh floor one dayby the security guard andhe made her stay two extradays.
Recent BirthdaysJack “Judge” Webber
on March 5; ShirleySanders on March 8; andGina Gregory and NancyRobinson on March 9; andCambo Robinson onMarch 13. We hope you allwent somewhere.
SympathyOur sympathy to the
family of Mr. Bill Kelly,one of our Pea Ridge gen-tlemen that is gone hometo rest. Please keep thefamily in your prayers.
Help Needed!Rev. Allan West at Mt.
Joy Baptist Church at
Kelton is seeking to findthe 23 original charteredmembers of Mt. JoyBaptist Church. If you canhelp us out call Rev. Westat 674-5408 or myself.Let’s help the preacher getthis mission accomplished.
IdentificationMr. James Lancaster
was the first to identify thelocation in the issue inFebruary. It is an ice creamand hot dog stand on 843Sardis Rd. in UnionCounty.
SympathyOur sympathy to the
family of Mr. BobbyThompson. Bobby was agood friend and neighbor.He will be missed.
Special Person OfThe Week
Our Special Person ofThe Week is Mr. L.C.Johnson. L.C. is a faithfulmember of BethlehemUMC. He lives on PinelandRoad, just a few miles fromus. L.C. is celebrating abirthday on Feb. 29, whichmeans he will only have abirthday every four years.How old would that makehim, dang if I know? Manymore to you Mr. Johnson.
FactDid you know that, on
March 1st, 1790, the FirstU.S. Census was author-ized? Now, you know
Bad SongMr. J.D. Bright spotted
Photo by Hoyt Haney
African VioletsSis Haney shows off her African Violets in the den at her home. “An African Violet is a tropical African plant grownindoors for its velvety leaves and showy purple, pink or white flowers.” — Merriam WebsterSee Hoyt, Page 2
See Cassie, Page 2
Who What When & Where of Whitmire
Birthdays, upcoming events and a
night of live music
Photo courtesy of Charlie Wilbanks
Back by popular demandLive Music on Main at Big Willieʼs Grill in Whitmire. The duo, Shake N Bake — Matt Fain, guitar, and Andy Tarvor,percussion — was brought back by popular demand to play to a lively crowd Saturday, Feb. 26. Matt Fain is fromWhitmire and Andy Tarvor is from Newberry.
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By AUBREY PARKS
If Buffalo News WasFood
I would have alreadystarved to death. I am real-ly hungry for news aboutBuffalo citizens, i.e. birth-days, anniversaries,achievements, funny hap-penings, reunions, sports,and even deaths. So howabout feeding your Buffaloreporter some “juicy”news, okay?Did You Know????
It took 38 years for theradio to reach a marketaudience of 50 million peo-ple. It took the television13 years to do the same. Ittook the Internet four yearsto reach a market audienceof 50 million people. Ittook the iPod three years todo that. It took facebooktwo years. The number ofInternet devices in 1984was 1,000. The number ofInternet devices in 1992was 1,000,000 (1 million).In 2006, there were1,000,000,000 (1 billion)Internet devices such aslaptop computers, etc.More to come next week.
BirthdaysBrandi Goins celebrated
her “Sweet 16th” birthdaylast Thursday, March 3. OnFriday, her parents threwher a “Sweet 16” Party atthe Buffalo CommunityCenter. And what didBrandi get for her specialbirthday: A CAR! So if youlive in Buffalo and see awhite Mitsubishi comingdown the road, watchout…. Brandi is just get-ting her driver’s license.Congratulations, Brandi,and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
CondolencesMr. Robert Cleveland
Pettit, 86, husband of MaryBaker Pettit, 149Robertson Lane, Buffalo,SC died Saturday, Feb. 26,2011 at Wallace Thompson
Hospital. Mr. Pettit wasborn in Union County, SC,Aug. 28, 1924, a son of thelate John Pettit and EstelleJohns Pettit. He was amember of WelcomeBaptistChurch and was thelast surviving member ofhis immediate family.
Oil Discovered INThe United StatesI usually try to write a
journal that is interesting,informative, humorous,with articles that will bringa smile and a laugh to you.I just received an email thatwas quite disturbing. Thereis definitely truth behindthis email. I checked outthe sources and found themto be correct. But the infor-mation angered me as Iknow it will anger you. Noone likes to be duped,deceived, or scammed. Thefollowing article mightmake you feel that way.Here it is:
The U. S. GeologicalService issued a report inApril 2008 that only scien-tists and oil men knew wascoming, but man was itbig. It was a revised report(hadn’t been updated since1995) on how much oilwas in this area of thewestern 2/3 of NorthDakota, western SouthDakota, and extreme east-ern Montana ….. checkTHIS out:
The Bakken is thelargest domestic oil discov-
ery since Alaska ‘sPrudhoe Bay, and has thepotential to eliminate allAmerican dependence onforeign oil. The EnergyI n f o r m a t i o nAdministration (EIA) esti-mates it at 503 billion bar-rels. Even if just 10% ofthe oil is recoverable… at$107 a barrel, we’re look-ing at a resource baseworth more than $5.3 tril-lion.
“When I first briefedlegislators on this, youcould practically see theirjaws hit the floor. They hadno idea..” says TerryJohnson, the MontanaLegislature’s financial ana-
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The ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday,
March 7, the 66th day of2011. There are 299 daysleft in the year.
Today’s Highlight inHistory:
On March 7, 1911,President William HowardTaft ordered 20,000 troopsto patrol the U.S.-Mexicoborder in response to theMexican Revolution.
On this date:In 1793, during the
French RevolutionaryWars, France declared waron Spain.
In 1850, in a three-hourspeech to the U.S. Senate,Daniel Webster ofMassachusetts endorsedthe Compromise of 1850 asa means of preserving theUnion.
In 1876, AlexanderGraham Bell received apatent for his telephone.
In 1926, the first suc-cessful trans-Atlanticradio-telephone conversa-
tions took place betweenNew York and London.
In 1936, Adolf Hitlerordered his troops to marchinto the Rhineland, therebybreaking the Treaty ofVersailles (vehr-SY’) andthe Locarno Pact.
In 1945, during WorldWar II, U.S. forces crossedthe Rhine River atRemagen, Germany, usingthe damaged but stillusable Ludendorff Bridge.
In 1960, Jack Paarreturned as host of NBC’s“Tonight Show,” nearly amonth after walking off ina censorship dispute withthe network.
In 1965, a march bycivil rights demonstratorswas broken up in Selma,Ala., by state troopers anda sheriff’s posse.
In 1975, the U.S. Senaterevised its filibuster rule,allowing 60 senators tolimit debate in most cases,instead of the previouslyrequired two-thirds of sen-
ators present.In 1981, anti-govern-
ment guerrillas inColombia executed kid-napped American Bibletranslator ChesterBitterman, whom they’daccused of being a CIAagent.
Today’s Birthdays:Comedian Alan Sues is 85.Photographer Lord Snowdonis 81. TV personality WillardScott is 77. Auto racer JanetGuthrie is 73. Actor Daniel J.Travanti is 71. Former WaltDisney Co. chief executiveofficer Michael Eisner is 69.Rock musician Chris White(The Zombies) is 68. ActorJohn Heard is 65. Rocksinger Peter Wolf is 65. Rockmusician Matthew Fisher(Procol Harum) is 65. ProFootball Hall-of-FamerFranco Harris is 61. Pro andCollege Football Hall-of-Famer Lynn Swann is 59.Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Ernie Isley (TheIsley Brothers) is 59.
2 The Weekly Union Grapevine /Union, S.C., Week of March 7, 2011
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this sign at Seventh DayAdventist Church. “Theworst soloists are thosewho sing their own prais-es.”
Ash WednesdayService
On March 9, AshWednesday service will beheld at Bethlehem UMC,come bring a friend.
Daylight SavingsTime
March 13, DaylightSavings Time will begin.You don’t have to wait upuntil 2 a.m. to set yourclocks. Do it before you goto bed.
BirthdayHappy birthday to
Pastor Christopher Greeneon March 15, we hope youhave a good day.
A Definition OfHome
Guitar Thompson tellsme this, Home is the placewhere we grumble themost, but are often treatedthe best.
Area PrayerConcerns
Dennis Stevens, WayneHyatt, Andrew Glenn, CopMeans, Joyce Bishop,James Vaughn, R.E.Gallman, Jr., Dean Gallman,Mark Glass, Donnis Knox,Dot Morris, Jack Webber,Shirley Farr, Kim Holt,Kenneth Horne, S. J. Harris,and Warren Little.
InsightRalph Harris, over in
Gaffney, says, “It costnothing to be nice, but thedividends are priceless.”
SympathyOur sympathy to the
families of Bernice KerrBlackwell and Jimmy
Harris, friends of ours thatwill be missed.
Breaking NewsWatch for construction
to begin on the wideningand resurfacing of Hwy #9. The first leg will start atthe intersection of Hwys 9and 18 at Jonesville. It willbe to the Lockhart Junctionunderpass, and after that,on down number nine bymy house and so on.Remember that Highway 9goes from the mountains tothe sea.
More InsightAnother note from Ralph
Harris, over in Gaffney,
“We take for granted thethings that we should begiving thanks for.”
WinnerMrs. Frances Farmer
called to identify the storeon Sardis Road. Mrs.Farmer enjoys theGrapevine and we appreci-ate her call. Her gift is inthe mail.
WisdomIn the truest sense, free-
dom cannot be bestowed. Itmust be achieved.
— Franklin D.Roosevelt
Till next time— Hoyt
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Maria’s Thoughts, MusicNotes from Albert, andShannon Says.
Reminder to parents oftoddlers and youth, theAnnual Jaycees Easter EggHunt will be Saturday, April16 at 1 p.m., held outside atthe Whitmire MemorialLibrary. Volunteers arealways welcome to helpwith the egg hunt and tobecome new members of
the Whitmire Jaycees.Contact their web-
site:www.whitmirejaycees.com or Sue Hollingsworthat [email protected]
The WMA CommunityWide Good Friday CrossWalk will be April 22 atnoon at WhitmirePresbyterian. The walk willinclude prayer stops andscripture readings at sever-al Whitmire churches. A
van will provided for thoseparticipants who need spe-cial transportation.
Allrighty readers, untilnext week we meetagain.Lets keep this warm,folksy way of sharing newsflowing, your news andideas are welcome. In fact,we depend on You for news.Send your news bits, civic,church and family news [email protected]
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March 1, 2011marked the one-yearanniversary of the pass-ing of my grandpa. Itdoesn’t really seem likeit has been a year, but aswe all realize, time flies.I thought about him a lotthat day and even shed atear as I remembered all the times wespent together. So many memories Irecall when we went rabbit hunting,picked muscadines, and split wood forthe winter. There are so many good mem-ories, but I’ve got more than just memo-ries, I’ve got hope.
This world’s view of hope is primarilybased on money and possessions but myhope isn’t based on material things thatwill one day pass away. Rather my hopeis based on a personal relationship withJesus Christ, which will never fade orpass away. This world’s view of hope isfounded on insecure feelings, relation-ships, and investments. But my hope isnot based on feelings nor is it predicatedor shaken due to circumstances, but it isfounded, grounded, and anchored in thedeath, burial, resurrection of my BlessedRedeemer.
This hope that I’m sharing will sustainyou through the dark days that we allface. The bible says, “It rains on the justand the unjust.” This means that we allwill face storms in our lives, both thesaved and the lost alike. The difference isfor we who are saved have got a blessedhope that gives us stability in unstabledays. Whether you face a dreaded dis-ease, the loss of a job, or even the deathof loved one, this hope never fails.Personally I’ve faced days that if my faithwould have been founded within my ownhuman efforts, it surely would have
failed. But even withinthe darkest days of mylife when my faith wasshaken, hope stepped onthe scene and reassuredme that everythingwould be all right. Thishope gives me peaceevery day and a real joy
deep inside that a lost person knows noth-ing about. This hope lets me know thatone day I’m going to see my grandpaagain. As I preach, teach, sing, and writeabout Jesus, he is there in the arms ofJesus. What a hope we have!
I want to ask you, do you have thishope? Have you ever repented of your sinand asked Jesus to be merciful unto you asinner and save you? If not, you don’t havethis sweet assurance but you can rightnow. Just bow your head where you areand talk to Jesus. He gives hope becauseHe is hope. The songwriter said it like this.“My hope is built on nothing less thanJesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare nottrust the sweetest frame but wholly lean onJesus’ name. On Christ the solid rock Istand, all other ground is sinking sand. Allother ground is sinking sand.”
I want to invite you to our SpringRevival held March 7-11, 2011. Dr. ChrisHaizlip, pastor of Calvary Baptist Churchin Statesville, NC, will be preaching.Services begin at 7:00 pm each night.
◆Tune in to WBCU 103.5 FM Sundays
at noon for the Shining Light Broadcast. Ipreach a 15-minute message that I praywill be a blessing to those who listen. Ifyou have a prayer concern, comment, orquestion, please write to: Voice ofVictory, Attn: David Burrell, PO Box1221, Pacolet, SC 29372 or e-mail me [email protected].
Voice of VictoryAn Outreach Ministry of Victory
Baptist Church of UnionBy the Rev. David W. Burrell
Music Director
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lyst. “This sizable find isnow the highest-producingonshore oil field found inthe past 56 years,”reportsThe Pittsburgh PostGazette. It’s a formationknown as the WillistonBasin, but is more com-monly referred to as the‘Bakken.’ It stretches fromNorthern Montana ,through North Dakota andinto Canada .
For years, U. S. oilexploration has been con-sidered a dead end. Eventhe ‘Big Oil’ companiesgave up searching formajor oil wells decadesago. However, a recenttechnological break-through has opened up theBakken’s massivereserves….. and we nowhave access of up to 500billion barrels. Andbecause this is light, sweetoil, those billions of barrelswill cost Americans just$16 PER BARREL! That’senough crude to fully fuelthe American economy for2,041 years straight. And ifTHAT didn’t throw you onthe floor, then this next oneshould — because it’s from2006!US Oil Discovery —Largest Reserve in
the World,Stansberry ReportOnline — 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feetbeneath the surface of theRocky Mountains lies thelargest untapped oil reservein the world. It is more than2 TRILLION barrels. OnAug. 8, 2005 PresidentBush mandated its extrac-tion. In three and a halfyears of high oil pricesnone has been extracted.With this motherload of oilwhy are we still fightingover off-shore drilling? Wehave more oil inside ourborders, than all the otherproven reserves on earth.Here are the official esti-mates: eighttimes as muchoil as Saudi Arabia; 18times as much oil as Iraq;21 times as much oil as
Kuwait; 22 times as muchoil as Iran; 500 times asmuch oil as Yemen…. andit’s all right here in theWestern United States. Thequestions that Americanshave asked since readingthe following article are:“HOW can this BE? HOWcan we NOT BE extractingthis?” Because the environ-mentalists and others haveblocked all efforts to helpAmerica become inde-pendent of foreign oil!Again, we are letting asmall group of people dic-tate our lives and our econ-omy…..WHY?
James Bartis, leadresearcher with the studysays “we’ve got more oil inthis very compact area thanthe entire Middle East —more than 2 TRILLIONbarrels untapped. That’smore than all the proven oilreserves of crude oil in theworld today, reports TheDenver Post. Don’t think‘OPEC’ will drop its price— even with this find?Think again! It’s all aboutthe competitive marketplace— it has to. Think OPECjust might be funding theenvironmentalists?” I caneasily think that this is fic-tion — and I did until I readthe article published by theUnited States GeologicalSurvey. Folks, we need to bewary of the statements wehear from “experts.” So Iinvite my readers to checkthis out for yourselves. Thecomputer link is:http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
This and ThatMy wife, Anzie, asked
me, “Whatcha doingtoday?” I replied,“Nothing.” She said, “well,you did that yesterday.” Isaid, “I wasn’t finished… .”
Prayer ConcernsFollowing is a partial
list of neighbors that Iknow who need ourprayers: Betty Jean Kirby,Rebecca Compton, DonMoore, Molly Puckett,Harry Patterson, Jr., JayceBagwell, Florence Puckett,
Brooke Waddell, RhondaGibson, Jake Taylor, NoahKulp, Brenda Henderson,Carolyn Lawson, EddieBoulware, Jim Spencer,Joan Howell, and ArleyEller. Let’s keep our mili-tary men and women onour prayer lists.5 Things You Never
Knew Your CellPhone Could DoAnd Finally…. FIFTH
thing you can do with yourcell phone (Free DirectoryService for Cells):
Cell phone companiesare charging us $1-$1.75 ormore for 411 informationcalls when they don’t haveto. Most of us do not carry atelephone directory in ourvehicle, which makes thissituation even more of aproblem. When you need touse the 411 informationoption, simply dial: (800)FREE411 or (800) 373-3411without incurring any chargeat all. Program this into yourcell phone now. This issponsored by McDonalds.Now, I did try this and ITREALLY WORKS!
This is the kind of infor-mation people don’t mindreceiving, so pass it on toyour family and friends.
If You Have GoodNews
I found a place in theBuffalo area that has nonew news. That is thecemetery. But outside thecemetery, there is newseverywhere! Please do notbe shy and contact me withyour good news.
When you see, hear, ormake news, email yournews to me [email protected], [email protected],call me at 864-424-9338,mail your news to me atPOB 128, Buffalo, or stopme on the street. When youcelebrate good things inyour life, I would like toshare that with the goodpeople of Buffalo.
Until next week, mayGod bless you richly. Andremember, Laus Deo!
A visitfromEddieEagleFirst- and second-gradestudents at Lockhart Schoollearn about gun safety fromEddie Eagle and TroyWright of Union PublicSafety Department.
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Young gardenersMonarch Elementary School third-grade students received cabbage plants from Mr. John Childersthrough the Bonnie Plant Third Grade Cabbage Program. Bonnie Plants distributes free cabbageplants to third graders across the country to foster an interest in gardening and the environment.Cabbages are delivered to students whose teachers have signed up to participate. Mrs. Gault,Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Hollingsworth have participated in this program for manyyears. The students in these third grade classrooms each get their very own cabbage to plant,take care of and harvest. The cabbages produce oversized heads, making the process even moreexciting for kids. As part of the program, Bonnie gives a $1,000 award to one student in eachstate. Through the annual Cabbage Program, Bonnie hopes to share their love of gardening, aswell as inspire kids to develop an interest in nature and the outdoors. Now entering in its ninthyear, the program has been an exciting and rewarding venture. Bonnie Plant is a proud supporterof Agriculture in the Classroom. It is a grassroots program coordinated by the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture. Its goal is to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agri-culture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultur-al policies. Pictured are: Mrs. Tammi Garrettʼs third grade receiving their cabbage plants from Mr.John John Childerʼs of Bonnie Plants.
Candlelight supper at Walnut Grove Plantation
to explore Upstate’s rich Scotch-Irish heritageROEBUCK — Who were the first
European settlers to move intoSpartanburg County? Historians have longtold us they were Scotch-Irish. J.B.O.Landrum, an early chronicler of the coun-ty’s history, wrote that several families,“doubtless Scotch-Irish,” settled along theTyger River. Writers creating another
county history for the Depression-eraWork Progress Administration likewisetook note of “Scotch-Irish Presbyteriansettlers” on the Tyger. The Moore Familyof Walnut Grove Plantation was one ofthese first settler families and was, indeed,
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Those who showed uplate for Thursday night’ssoftball game betweenBoiling Springs and UnionCounty witnessed a thriller.
Both teams were lockedin a shutout atSpartanburg’s 295 SportsComplex until BoilingSprings posted the game’sfirst run in the bottom of thesixth inning.
Just as quick as theBulldogs took the lead,Union County promptlyreturned the favor.
The Lady Jackets under-stood in order to survivethey had to post a run in theseventh and final inning andthat’s exactly what they did.
In the top of the seventhinning with one out, UnionCounty senior KelseyHarris reached first base onan infield single. Fellowsenior Megan Russellmatched Harris’ hit with aninfield single whichadvanced Harris to thirdbase. Tension tightened asthe Jackets threatened to tiethe game. Union County’sAndrea Eison answered thecall with a sacrifice RBI toscore Harris which tied thegame at 1-1.
After forcing theBulldogs to another at-bat,Union County fell shy of awin as Boiling Springsscored on a throwing errorto win the game in the bot-tom of the seventh inning.
Jacket pitcher TiffanyVaughan pitched sevenstrong innings and struckout four batters.
Union County (3-1)takes to the highway today(Monday, March 7) for a 7p.m. matchup at Woodruff.
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SupperContinued from Page 3Scotch-Irish. But just whowere the Scotch-Irish? Orshould it be Scots-Irish?Were they Scottish or Irish?Were they from Scotland orIreland?
A Candlelight Supper atWalnut Grove Plantationwill answer these questions.Join us on March 19 for anelegant evening of diningand dancing by candlelightin Walnut Grove’s rusticoutdoor pavilion. Dr. BillBrockington will share thefascinating history of theScots-Irish people in theUpstate and surroundingareas. The Carolina EnglishCountry Dancers willdemonstrate 18th centurydances popular with theScots-Irish and otherAmerican colonists. Guestswill even be able to try outthe colonial dance stepsthemselves.
The evening’s authenticcolonial-era dinner featuresa Scottish-influenced menuof pea soup, shepherd’s pie,and bread pudding and willbe served near a roaring fireas 18th-century musiciansentertain. Before supper,visitors may tour the origi-nal Moore Family home bylantern light.
A Candlelight Supper atWalnut Grove Plantationtakes place from 6-9 p.m.on Saturday, March 19. Thecost is $30 per person or$55 for two people and maybe paid at the door usingcash, check, orVisa/Mastercard. Dinnerreservations are required by4 p.m., Wednesday, March16. Optional pre-supperlantern light tours of WalnutGrove’s Manor House andKitchen as well as of RockySpring Academy will takeplace at 4, 4:30, 5, and 5:30p.m. These lantern tours arean additional $6 per adultand also require reserva-tions. A Candlelight Suppertakes place in an outdoorpavilion with a vinyl curtainenclosure, patio heaters,and a fireplace, so it may becool. Guests are asked todress in warm and comfort-able business causal attire.
To reserve your place atsupper or on a tour, contactZac Cunningham by phoneat 864-576-6546 or byemail at [email protected].
LAW & ORDER
Arrest made in Excelsior Middle School break-inBy CHARLES [email protected]
The continuing investigationinto the break-in at the oldExcelsior Middle School hasresulted in one arrest.
Sgt. Troy Wright of the UnionPublic Safety Departmentannounced Sunday that JavonSpears has been arrested in con-nection with the case. Spears wasbeing held in the Union County
Jail as of Sunday afternoon.Wright could provide no further
information at the time, but did saythat “several persons of interest”are the focus of the ongoing inves-tigation.
The break-in at the school wasdiscovered Wednesday by publicsafety officers and Union CountySheriff’s deputies. A deupty driv-
ing by the school noticed a win-dow was broken and contacted thepublic safety department. Twoofficers and two deputies thenentered the building where theydiscovered the ceilings had beenripped out and the wiring removedfrom several rooms. The breakerboxes along with all the wiring hadalso been removed.
The building keyholder andmaintenance man was called to thescene and told officers an estimat-ed $20,000 worth of copper wirehad been stolen and $75,000 worthof damage done to the building.
The school, which is located at212 Culp St., Union, has beenclosed since 2009 when its classeswere transferred to the new SimsMiddle School. The building,however, is still owned by theUnion County School District.
‘Several persons of interest’ focus of investigation
The Union County HighSchool JROTC Rifle Teamcompeted in the 2011 ArmyJROTC ServiceChampionship at Anniston,AL, Feb. 17-19.
The championship beganin December with the ArmyJROTC Postal match. A totalof 45 teams competed in theprecision class. Of these, thetop 15 were selected to attendthe shoulder-to-shouldermatch in Anniston. UnionCounty earned the right to goto Anniston by posting thetop score in 4th Brigade inthe postal match, and placedninth at the national champi-onship. This represents a sig-nificant improvement fromthe team’s thirteenth placefinish last year at Camp PerryOH. Had we placed in the topfive, we could have advancedto the 2011 Inter ServiceJROTC Championship. Thiswill be the goal for nextyear’s team.
Candice Sexton (TeamCaptain) shot an 1142 out of1200 in the Army JROTCService Championship;Tommy McKelvey shot an1138; Dalton Knight shotan 1111; and Mitchell Wardshot an 1116. FreshmanJonathan Bailey shot animpressive 1123 as an alter-nate.
Candice Sexton placedeighth out of the 275 cadetswho shot in the ArmyJROTC Postal match.
Tommy McKelvey hadthe second highest standingscore in the national matchwith a 381 out of 400.
The Stingers next com-petition will be the NationalRifle Association JuniorSectional at the UCHS riflerange on March 19.
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Streak ends for Lady JacketsBoiling Springs ends Union County’s three-game winning
streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday
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Union Countyʼs Katie Melton looks for her pitch in Thursdayʼs matchup vs. Boiling Springs at Spartanburgʼs 295Sports Complex. The Bulldogs topped the Lady Jackets 2-1.
Yellow Jacket pitcher Tiffany Vaughan sends a pitch tohome plate vs. Boiling Springs on Thursday. Vaughan fin-ished the game with four strikeouts and gave up onlythree hits in Union Countyʼs 2-1 loss.
Union County first baseman Kelsey Harris looks intowards home plate as teammate Tiffany Vaughan deliv-ers a pitch Thursday vs. Boiling Springs.
JonesvillepitcherCameronQueen deliversa fastball strikevs. Landrum onFriday in thesecond roundof the 2011Union Countymiddle schoolbaseball tour-nament held atTimken SportsComplex.Watch TheUnion DailyTimes onTuesday formore informa-tion.
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