Ivy Bluff News

By BONNIE STACY

Barbara Bailey and some of her friends attended the yearly craft fair in Bell Buckle.

My sympathy to the families of Dr. Billy Walker and Fran Bugg who recently passed away.

Bonnie Stacy and Sheree Deveries went to Manchester on a business trip on Saturday.

Shelby and Paul Churchwell visited friends and relatives recently in Hoenwald, Tennessee.

Paul Churchwell and his band played at the Senior Center in Manchester on Friday.

Paul and Shelby Churchwell went to her sister, Barbara's, home on Friday. Their family members gathered there to play Rook, music, and food. Everyone always enjoys getting together on Fridays.

Barbara Bailey spent three days last week with her sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Jack Vickers, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Danny and Brenda Jaco and Bonnie Stacy had supper at the Cracker Barrell in Manchester on Sunday. Bonnie spent the night with them and went to Tullahoma on Monday on a business trip before coming home.

Scott and Jen Henmesser are the proud parents of a baby boy born last week in Lebanon. Scott is the grandson of Violet Smith and the late Orville Smith. Mother and son are doing well. Also big sister Avery Violet is very happy to have a baby brother.

Temper is a valuable possession - don't loose it. If you were another person would you like to be a friend to yourself? Consider the postage stamp. Its usefulness lies in the ability to stick to one thing until completed. All people smile in the same language. There are times when encouragement means such a lot and a word is enough to convey it. Happy is the man who has learned to hold the things of this world with a loose grip. God has always used ordinary people to carry out his extraordinary mission.