10/28/2009 6:00:00 PM
JUST AMONG FRIENDS
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By RACHEL EVANS
Whatever the excuse that brings good friends together for a time of fun and relaxation, is a good one. In my limited knowledge of the game of Bunko, that is what it is all about, mixed with a lot of good food. Such was the occasion when Monica Adams' group met at her home in Woodland Hills for their first Thursday October meeting. With a feel of fall in the air, Monica served her guests a steaming bowl of taco soup, along with all the other goodies. At the September meeting hosted by Johnna Agent, the group regressed to the 80s, dressed in their tight-fitting rolled-up jeans and "big hair" coiffures. Enjoying Monica's hospitality were Missy Jackson, Melisa Hill, Molly Breazeale, Gina Daly, Emmy Majure, Paige Brantley, Michele Maxey, Valeria Prince, Johnna Agent, Wendy Windham and Bonnie Coggins.
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And at Anna Grace Smith's house, things got really spooky when her mother, Amy's guests from the Church of Philadelphia arrived all dressed up in Halloween costumes for their monthly evening of jack-o-lantern pumpkins arranged and lighted for Anna Grace's delight by her Aunt Janet Thrash. Enjoying the fun were Amy, Kim Trapp, Pam Smith, Kadee Watson, Tina Black, Heather Madison, Mandy Eakes, Rhonda Walker, Liz Graham, Angie Donald, Liza Strickland and Stacy Smith.
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Chad Jones was surprised on his 40th birthday at a party hosted by his parents, Sandra and Jimmy Ray Jones, his wife, Melinda, and 12 year old Carley Rhae Jones. Some 25 members of his deer club were among the family and friends attending the party held at the deer camp. What was missing? Deer meat. Later, for sure, but this evening they enjoyed pulled pork, hot dogs, beef brisket and chili.
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Philadelphia High School's class of 1999 held their 10 year class reunion on September 25 and 26. On Friday, Sept. 25, the classmates attended the PHS Homecoming Game at Harpole Stadium. After the game, the classmates continued catching up at the Silver Star/Golden Moon Casino. On Saturday night the class of '99 met at the Old Magnolia Restaurant for a night of dinner, dancing and reminiscing. Dinner was excellent and was prepared by Chef Teddy Pitts of City Limits. The class was entertained by dj G-Man. Everyone enjoyed sharing old stories, looking at high school yearbooks and photographs, and hearing what what old friends have been doing over the past ten years. Attending the reunion were Hayley Ingram Warner, class president and Robert Warner; Jim Hicks, vice-president and Betsy Hicks; Clay Byars, secretary and Jessica Byars; Whitten Jordan, treasurer. Also attending were Lanique Carr, Cedric McAfee, Steven and Marjorie Kilgore, Markel Walker, Kevin Stokes, Candi Morgan Howard and Donald Howard, Jessie and Katrina Hunter, Brad and Laura Hillman, Judson and Sara Nowell, Elizabeth Ray and David Fletcher, Lakia Ricks, Juatesha Crockett, David and Piper Lauderdale, Kendra Clemons and Tyrone Cole, Asylbek Osmonv, Bianca Crockett York and Todd Echols, Brandy Jones, Josh Woodall, Barry and Erin Knight, and Shandra Moore.
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Romily and Marianne Enochs were in Dallas to "watch the house" and care for Abbie, a one year old soft coated Wheaten Terrier, while their daughter, Candler, was vacationing with her husband, Bert Foster, in Bangkok, Thailand. Bert had worked in Chenaii, India for several weeks as part of a training team for Sears Holding Companies as they outsourced jobs to India. He came home by way of Bankok where Candler met him for a vacation.
Staying in the older part of the city, Candler and Bert enjoyed the sights while touring the many ancient temples. Moving to a hotel in the newer section of the city, they saw many different aspects of a modern Thailland, where the food, according to Bert, "was outstanding." The beaches on the Island of Phuket were a beautiful setting for snorkeling and mo-ped riders.
Bert's account of his stay in India causes us all to profess his opening remark, "How blessed I am to be an American!" I cannot believe the things I have seen here in India. It is the most depressing place I have ever been or probably will ever go. I have had women each day on my way to work try and give me their children! Our personal driver just yells at them to get away from the car.
The drive each day posted speed limits (40km/hour), but they choose to obey none of them. It is truly chaos on the roads. The motto of the road is to do what you like, just blow your horn.
I guess that is done as a courtesy to the other people on the roads and to try eliminate people and animals wrong side of the road and make 3 lane highways into 5 lanes. The food is very unique and for the most part not bad. One thing you will not be able to grasp from my pictures will be the smells.
It smells as if there is trash, animals and millions of poverty stricken people living in the same space. Which is exactly wat is going on here. But, the people generally seem to be happy. The hotels where all non-Indians eat and drink, are very nice. It is truly unbelievable that there is such a stark contrast between where most live and where we stay.
We have met the guards at our hotel and they are very nice. To give a little perspective of how poor it is, the guards I am talking about work 72 hours a week for roughly 7,000 rupee's a month, roughly $140. Our driver in India had never been to the KFC in Chenaii because he said it was too expensive. We bought him lunch and the bill was $2.60 American!
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The JOY (Just Over Youth) group from East Philadelphia Baptist Church enjoyed a "Fantastic" trip to Sevierville, Tennessee on Oct. 5-8 where they stayed at the beautiful new Fairfield Inn Marriott. They attended the "Celebrate America" Conference led by Phil Waldrop, popular Christian communicator based in Trinity, Alabama. The Christian organization, known as "Celebrators" had moved this year from Gatlinburg to the new state-of-the-art Sevierville Events Center, according to Ray Fleming, "one of the best programs ever."
The featured speaker was former President George W. Bush who shared his thoughts on what makes America great. To a crowd of ten thousand, President Bush acknowledged his appreciation for the prayers of all, without which he could not have made it through his presidency. Sandi Patty, five-time Grammy Award winning Christian artist, sang "The Star Spangle Banner" and "God Bless America" the night of President Bush's address.
The spectacular 250 member choir and 70 piece orchestra from Bellvue Baptist Church in Memphis also performed that evening with a wonderful selection of Christian and patriotic music. After singing "The Lord's Prayer" and "One Nation Under God" during the program, Charles Billingsley closed the meeting with "God Bless the USA" and "Midnight Cry."
In a line-up of Christian greats Dr. David Jeremiah, Senior Pastor at Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego, blessed the group with his daily messages. Charles Billingsley, worship leader for Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia led the worship in song. Chonda Pierce, one of America's favorite Christian comediennes lent humor to the meetings.
Free time during the conference was spent shopping and attending shows at The Miracle Theater. Necessary side-trips were to take one of Elvis' number one fans, Lilly Partridge, to the Elvis Museum, and to the Apple Barn for fried apple pies and ice cream (yum!) and apples to bring home.
A "must do" for everyone. Randy Hearn drove the scenic mountain route to Townsend, then South on the Foothills Parkway on the trip home. Quoting Ray, "Randy always makes our trips interesting and fun! Who else would turn the bus around when someone yelled "stop" as we passed a big yard sale at a church in the mountains?" Max Chisolm drove the van.
Committee members of the JOY group responsible for their great trips are, Bobbie Ruth Anthony, Chairman; Linda and Richard Brewer, Randy and Jackie Hearn and Ray Partridge. Twenty members of the JOY Group have already signed up for the next big event. Those enjoying this trip were as follows, Randy Hearn, Jackie Hearn, Richard Brewer, Linda Brewer, Margie Jones, Ray Fleming, Bobbe Ruth Anthony, Lilly Partridge, Vivan Gray, Linda Eakes, Mazelle Skinner, Max Chisolm, Hoyt Payne, Margie Payne, Peggy Musgrove, Kathy Myers, Mandy Hailey, Vicki Williamson, H.G. and Mary Jo Cooper, Cheryl Lumpkin, Jerry and Charoltte Bishop and Betty Woods.
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The B.A.L.L. group at First Baptist and three purposes for their October meeting: Meet, eat and fellowship! The program met with the approval of Jane Parker, Mary Bennett, Katherine Farned, Lamar Fowler, Bill Nation, Estelle Fowler, Mildred Estes, Everett Estes, Joan Hight, Jean Griffith, Sue Lewis, Cecil Wyatt, Shilry and Tommy Breazeale, Roy Jones, Rene Talmer, Jane Cole, Dorothy Thomas, Ollie Fay Flint, Brother Dan Howard, Brother William Smith, Ruth Hamilton, Dee Haden and Rachel Murphy.
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Wilma Kirk celebrated her 91st birthday on October 19, but the real celebration was the weekend before when her son, Jim Harbaugh, took her to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee for a visit with her daughter, Penny and Tim Garland. while there Jim and his mother enjoyed their favorite Mennonite treats, shoe-fl pie for Jim and strawberry jam for Mrs. Kirk.
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Chip, Laura, Elizabeth, Molley Bailey and Pat Parker (Laura's Mother) went to New Orleans last Friday for Laura's cousins, Kathryn Anne Palmer's wedding. Both Elizabeth and Molley were bridesmaids for their cousin. They met Pat's brother, Frank Palmer there Friday before the wedding activities began.
The wedding was in the courtyard of Maison Dupuy as was the reception. The reception food was traditional Cajun Cuisine with live music and dancing. The bride and groom were to ride in a horse drawn carriage through the French Quarter; however they chose to walk so Laura, Chip, Frank and Pat along with others rode in the carriage through the French Quarter.
The Algiers Band led the dance procession then played on after their return for the final dance of the night. In all of the festivities Elizabeth managed to take an online chemistry quiz and write a lab report. Elizabeth is a sophomore at MSU majoring in biological science/pre-med and is working as a Pharmacy Tech in Starkville. She is preparing to compete in the Miss MSU pageant Nov. 19.
After this she says she will hang up her heels, stop playing dress up and prepare for the real world of medical school. She has Maggie (her Bengal cat) and her 4 babies to attend to as well. Free kittens anyone?
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Don't forget to get your tickets for the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Arts Council's presentation of "Casseroles and Mistletoe" scheduled for November 3, 5, 6 and 7 evening performances and Sunday afternoon, November 8. You may call 601-656-9838 for reservations. Dinner will be served at the evening performances.
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Shania Twain sang, "That don't impress me much." John Williams, "I'm Eli Manning's first cousin", met with the same attitude when he attempted to take a sign inside the Superdome at the Giants-Saints game. "You would have loved my sign", he told me, which read "Philadelphia, Mississippi - Home of Olivia Manning." Representing Williams Brothers, riding with Ronny Jenkins in his SUV, were John, Sidney Williams, R.L. Pickens, Tommy Moore and Print Lewis.
Other family members attending the game were Tommy and Jo Lynn Williams, Frances and Josh Gamblin, Cynthia Jordan and Cooper Jordan.
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Of the game, Eli was quoted as saying, "The Saints were a very, very good team. We didn't answer them today." Always first-class, true to his Williams-Manning upbringing, the TV cameras picked up on Eli walking among his teammates, patting them on the back.
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Speaking of Eli, our Ann (Ray) Dunn who now lives in Lake Providence, Louisiana sent me this article from her paper in Lake Providence stating, "Maybe you can find a way to send this to Olivia. I'm sure she would find it amusing." Written by Teddy Allen of Ruston, Louisiana, it reads, "Sweeter is my mother's name."
She loves Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, quarterbacks of the Colts and Giants, respectively. Many of you know that. What you might not know is that if Peyton and Eli and I were drowning and Sweeter could save only one, she would have to think a minute before springing into action. Then she would save Eli.
"He's the baby" is what she always says, the baby of football's First Family. I'm glad she would save Eli, because then she would tell him to jump in and save someone else. Like maybe Peyton!"
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