6/10/2009 6:00:00 PM
JUST AMONG FRIENDS
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By RACHEL EVANS
Some things change and some things don't. Take Mark and Jill Tolbert Luber's lives for instance. In this past year, their jobs with Lexis Nexis have moved them from Boca Raton, Fla. to Alpharetta, Ga. and they have become the parents of Molly Luber who is now seven months old. And what has not changed? They will be at the Neshoba County Fair! Molly for her first Fair, Mark for his third and the 30th for Jill, who in her 31 years missed only the summer she spent studying in England and touring Europe. Even her dad, Robert, thought that "worth missing the Fair" as she got to attend the British Open. Molly's great-grandmother Catherine Hardy accompanied Molly's grandmother, Kathy Tolbert, her Aunt Robin Tolbert McClellan, and cousins, Burgin and Byron to spend Memorial Day with Molly and her parents in their new home north of Atlanta.
While Tiger's gallery is multifarious (a new word I found which means "having great variety"), you will find a lot of proud parents, grandparents and aunts among those "get in the hole" enthusiasts at the high school golf tournaments. Kyle Barrett, Michael Hardy, Austin Jenkins, Colby McLain, Matthew Tingle and Caleb Tingle, members of the Neshoba Central Rockets golf team, participated in the Mississippi State High School Class 4A golf tournament held at River Birch Golf Course in Amory May 12 and 13. Coached by Tom McCool, the team placed sixth for the third year in a row. Lending their support were Mike and Sarah Hardy, Bobby and Joyce Hardy, Lisa Tingle, Derrell Smith, Scott and Melanie Jenkins and Debra Morrow.
Members of the Philadelphia High School golf team who played in the Class 2A tournament held at the Forest Country Club May 6-7 were Thomas Tinsley, John Tinsley, Caleb Gamblin, Clay Johnston and Tyler Moore. They also took a sixth place finish. Quoting Coach Bobby Butler, "This is a young team and if we stay together, we should have a good shot at it next year." In harmony with the coach were Amy Johnston, Babs Kirkland, Mike Tinsley and Kent Moore.
Clay Johnston and John Tinsley played in the Mississippi Junior Golf Association tournament at the Sunkist Country Club in Biloxi last weekend. Mothers, Amy and Tracy, were joined by Clay and John's aunts, Sally Kirkland Clark of Madison and Debbie Lancaster Kennedy of Cordova, Tenn.
While on the Coast, they visited with Jake Moody, a former classmate at Philadelphia.
Members of the East Philadelphia Baptist Travelers have a lot of faith in their driver, Randy Hearn, and his wife, Jackie. They boarded the church bus at 7:30 a.m. Destination unknown except to them and perhaps their grandson, Austin Hearn, who joined them for the "mystery trip". When Randy took a left at Ackerman, they knew they were on their way to French Camp Academy, a Christ-centered home and school which exists to serve young people and families for the glory of God, which has recently celebrated its 200th anniversary. Their guided tour included the Rainwater Observatory which is equipped with 16 telescopes
plus other optical instruments. The 32-inch Tectron is the largest telescope in Mississippi. The newest addition, a Sangre .65 meter telescope 4000 pound research grade instrument, allows for professional quality imaging and spectroscopy. French Camp Academy has a vision to see Rainwater become a leading center for astronomy in the southeast.
The Academy's popular radio station WFCA, whose motto is "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path", has been on the air for more than 24 years sharing the gospel with millions of people and providing French Camp with an additional means of ministering to the students and their families. More than 32 counties in Mississippi and Alabama hear the gospel of Jesus Christ through a combination of Southern gospel music, student testimonies and messages by internationally known and local ministers.
They knew lunch was going to be good from the moment they stepped out of the church bus and smelled the aroma of the bread baking in the oven. After lunch there, Ray Fleming had this advice: "Order only 1/2 sandwich so as to save room for the desserts which are wonderful, especially the Mississippi Mud Cake!"
Enjoying the day together were Bro. Mike Smithey, Randy, Jackie and Austin Hearn, Ray and Lilly Partridge, Thelma Guthans, Bobbie Anthony, Tynie Marshall, Marjorie Payne, Margie Jones, Carolyn Smith, Vicki Williamson and Ray Fleming.
Want to take a low-carbon-footprint vacation this summer? Try Amtrak. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, trains emit less carbon than airplanes or automobiles per passenger mile, making rail travel the greenest way to commute long distances. Ray Fleming and Loree Brown are promoting rail travel since their trip to Georgia to visit their sons, J.R. Fleming in McDonough and Fred Brown in Roswell. "It wasn't as luxurious as first-class in Europe," Ray told me in all honesty, "and we did have a two-hour delay in Tuscaloosa when a pedestrian was killed trying to 'beat the train', but all in all, it was a wonderful experience." Ray and her sisters, Frances Williams of Laurel and Myrtle Ellis of Newton, were treated to a late dinner upon their arrival at The Varsity, a fast-food chain tradition since 1928, which has served celebrities from the entertainment industry, the Governor's Mansion and The White House, as well as visitors from all over the globe. On football game days, an estimated 30,000 people visit The Varsity. During the week spent visiting family, exploring and shopping, J.R. and Sylvia took them to Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs where they visited the newly rebuilt museum housing the former President's 1938 Ford convertible equipped with hand controls, his "Unfinished Portrait", the huge drained swimming pool with its "Warm Springs" source and the Walkway of States. They had lunch at the Bulloch House Restaurant in Warm Springs known for its Southern hospitality and good food.
Loree's visit with her son and his wife, Marianna, had a very special purpose. She met her great-granddaughter two-month-old Mary Evelyn Staley for the first time. She had visited her grandchildren, Chuck and Alyssa Brown Staley, when their first child, Georgia, was born four years ago in Pittsburg. She visited with Alyssa's twin, Eric Brown, and his wife, Carrie, in their new home, also in the Atlanta area. She and Marianna enjoyed shopping together and sightseeing in Jeff Foxworthy's Alpharetta, Ga. neighborhood.
Don't forget the Wood reunion this Saturday, June 13 at the Smallwood Church and Wood Cemetery in Winston County beginning at 9:30 a.m. The church will open at 11 a.m. for the business meeting, followed by a potluck lunch. You are invited to come and "Know Each Other."
I am so proud of my cat Jeri. Without ever having been to kindergarten, she has learned the art of sharing! Boarded at Dr. May's while I was on Lake Martin in Alabama with our family friend, Jean Myer, she shared her treats with kennel neighbor, Bear Turnage, while Mary John and Robert were in Hiwasee, Ga.
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