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By BRENDA DOWDY HOLT

Guy Correspondent

Jane and Bessie Bearden spent Monday in Searcy as Jane had a doctor's appointment.

Those visiting Montine Tarkington this past weekend was Mickey, Charlene and Mitchel Fortner, Carrie and Jason and Children.

Bessie and Darrell Bearden went with the Seniors of the Pentecostal Church to Quitman to the fish house as an outing for the seniors.

Barbara Albright has a new truck. She purchased the truck from Josh Acre which use to be Marie Acre's truck.

Plese keep Elfreda Acre in your prayers, she has been ill this past week. Also keep Noble Vance, Till Thorn, Trish Thorn, Betty Griffith, Dorothy Tatum and any other person that is sick in the community.

We were glad to hear that Melanie Jason, Josh and Jenna Whitley are feeling better.

The Polar Bear Plunge was a great success last Saturday, even though it was raining and bitter cold. We had over 50 plungers. Thanks to the Conway Fire Department for furnishing tents for those that plunged to keep warm and to change in. Jeff Hart of Greenbrier won the best dressed as Cupid and also won the plunger for most individual raising the most money. Morrilton School won in that division and the Faulkner County sherrif Department won too. We raised over $6,500 for the plunge and over $700 for the auction of pies. Thank you Shannon Hammontree for being the auctioneer. Also a great thank you to the Music Man Entertainment for all the great music provided. We want to thank each indivual, group, athletes, families, friends, clubs that came out to support this cause. It is a great pleasure to be a part of a great orgainization like Special Olympics.

We extend sympathy to the Barnhouse family in the lost of their husband, father and friend. Mr. Barnhouse was on the board of directors of Independent Living Services and will be missed by many.

Sandy Dowdy and James McColuum attended the annual Profiles Valentines Dance last Friday and exchanged gifts.

Please don't forget to pray for the military over seas and those here in the states. Don't forget to be safe and buckle up and don't drink and drive. Send news to brendadowdyholt33@yahoo.com.

Dana, Jerry and Landon came to visit on Sunday afternoon. Landon weighs 12 pounds and 7 ounces now. Wow how they grow so fast. He looks at you now and grins and coos. Can't wait to see him again this weekend.

Dorothy Myers of Jacksonville came and spent Saturday night with me to help me out. I appreciated her help and all of those that came to help me out. I have truly treasured the times Mrs. Edie Singleton came and stayed all night too. I truly enjoyed those visits. I appreciate Bob Turner taking the time to come by and check on me too. Keep those prayers coming for my recovery.

Well in the near future I will be having a coming out welcoming Party to Mary Kay Products. Chasitity Barton talked me into becoming a sales person so if you need anything let me know.

Have a great week!

Holland

By MARGE FULMER

HOLLAND CORRESPONDENT

Bro. Mark and Ellie prepared a chili supper for the chuhrch members at Oakland last Saturday afternoon.

Bro. Mark can make good chili and it didn't even taste like armadillo. I think he told us that so we wouldn't eat so much.

Attendance was down some last Sunday, since the weather was so bad and we still had some sick people to.

Dale and Elizabeth Johnson attended a bridal shower at Fayetteville last Friday night in honor of their daughter Lauren, who will be getting married in May. They said she received many nice gifts.

Jamie aand Kelli Smith and daughters, Hanna and Janna and Ronnie and Janie McGaha and Eva Lee Parsons, traveled to Fayetteville recently to attend the Razorback game at Bud Walton arena. They had a wonderful time and the Razorbacks won the game.

The Agape Banquet at Holland Baptist Church was a grand success! The fellowship hall was filled with people fellowshipping over a delicious meal, enjoying a concert by Mrs. Ron Theis, and finally, being touched by an awesome personal talk by Bob Robins of KSSN 96 Radio.

Sunday services were good again with welcomed visitors. Several are still out sick. Continue to pray for these.

Mrs. Lucille "Pete" Purifoy is enjoying visits from several friends and relatives as she adjusts to her new surroundings and caregivers at Salem Place.

Among last weeks visitors were Madeline Paul, Jim Garrett, Marjorie Garrett, Charissa Tillery, Carla White, Haley White, Hope Katherine White, Janie McGaha and Kelli Smith.

We extend sumpathy to the family of Bob Gresham. He was born here in Holland.

Have a good week. Pray for out troops and their families and for our country.

For those who follow Christ, the best is yet to come.

Centerville

By KELLI PETERS

CENTERVILLE CORRESPONDENT

Several people in this community have been suffering from what is going around (including me). We extend our sympathy to all who are ill and especially to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Skinner.

Be sure to mark these two dates on your calendar: First, Clestine and James Goodwin (former pastor of Centerville United Methodist Church) will be honored on March 29 for 50 years of preaching and pastoral ministry.

This celebration will be at 2 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church Family Life Center. Second, the Mercy River Boys are set for a concert at Centerville United Methodist Church on April 5, at 7 p.m. I will have more on this event as the date approaches.

Also, I'd like to add a reminder of the upcoming pancake breakfast sponsored by the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department that will be held on March 8, at the fire station at 22 Happy Valley Road, south off Highway 225, just east of McGintytown, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The firefighters would very much like to meet the members of the community. I hope you'll try to go. And I just realized that I omitted the date in last week's article my apologies.

I would also like to ask everyone to be in prayer for all of our brave men and women serving in the armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all other places around the world. They are great Americans and we want them to know that we appreciate their service to this country. They are true patriots and they're certainly not forgotten!

Happy birthday, Michael!

If you have something you'd like for me to report, please e-mail me at kelli.findeverything@gmail.com or call me at 590-0791. Thank you so much.