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Sis was in the hospi-tal. The doctor came in one morning and told her, “Mrs. Haney, I have some bad news and some worse news.” Sis asked the nice doctor, “What is the bad news?” The doc replied, “Well, you have only three days to live.” Then Sis asked, “What could be the worse news?” The doc-tor said, “I was supposed to have told you the day before yesterday.”

Area Prayer Concerns Savannah Cook,

Snake Robinson, Reptile Robinson, Michael Robinson, Juanita L. Fowler, Cop Means, Ray Vinson, Jimmy Moss, Todd Little, Bud Sanders, Barbara Inman, Noah Turner, Mary Wilburn, Willie Carter, Hot Shot Farr, William Holcombe, S.J. Harris, Mary Fleming, Curtis Harris, Shirley Fleming and Lillie Grant.

Eye ProblemDo Rize goes into the

optometrists’ office. He opens the door and says to the receptionist, “I think I need my eyes checked.” She says, “You’re not kidding, this is the ladies room.”

A Pleasant SundaySis and I enjoyed a

fine meal and fellowship at Bethlehem UMC on Sunday, April 10. Talked with some old friends and met some new ones. Try to make their next dinner. I will let you know.

Birthday CelebratedMichelle Haney just

celebrated a birthday. She would not say how old she was, but did say that she was born when most folks were picking cotton on Pea Ridge.

InsightMr. Ralph Harris, over

in Cherokee County says this: Live a good honor-able life, then when you get older and think back, you will enjoy it a second time.

Degree Conferred And Communication

Prudence Lodge in Jonesville will confer the F.C. Degree at 7 p.m., on Thursday, April 21. Also, Mt. Joy Lodge will have regular communication on that date at 7:30 p.m.

FactDid you know that on

Monday, April 18 was the night of Paul Revere’s ride? The year was 1775. Now, you know.

Troubling QuestionSomeone called to ask

how long would it take the U.S. of A. to pay back China the $14 rillion that we owe? Dang, if I know.

BirthdaysOn April 23, Mrs.

Donnis Knox will celebrate a birthday. She told me that she was born back when gasoline was 19 cents per gallon. Happy, happy to you.

On April 25, Mr. Tee Farr will have another one. He was born back when Pea Ridge Highway was a dirt road all the way to the persimmon tree.

Things To Watch ForA new baby being

born on Highway 9 near Lockhart Junction and a new black top Highway 9 from Jonesville to Pea Ridge. More on the baby later.

Now That’s A ProblemDonnis Knox informs

me she and Sister Judy may not be able to sing a duet at Fosters Chapel due to

the fact that Donna Manus doesn’t know how to play “She’ll be coming round the mountain.”

Good FoodHave you tried the

fried chicken at T & L Diner on South Main St. in Jonesville? It is delicious. Tell ‘em I sent you.The Next Ginger Rogers

And Fred Astaire?To tell you the truth, I

believe Sis can dance bet-ter now than before her

A Special Journal This WeekThis week is the Holy Week for

Christians around the earth. Reading in the Bible, the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John contain events in the life of Jesus Christ that occurred on sev-eral nights and days of what Christians call “Holy Week.” Therefore, this week’s journal will contain the happenings of Buffalo citizens as gathered by this writer. But the central theme of the journal this week will be the celebration of Easter and the eternal impact of this week upon people everywhere.

Happy New Year!“What?” you ask. “Jan. 1 is celebrated

as the New Year, is it not?” It is. But for many people the REAL new year begins on Easter Sunday. For all of history, every man, woman, and child has died. And just as everyone else, Jesus Christ died. He died on the cross as punishment for each of our sins. That was on Friday.

On Sunday morning, God accepted Jesus’ death as justifiable punishment of death that each of us with sin must face. And God brought back to life Jesus and brought Him home to Heaven. No other man in human history has ever been resurrected and still lives today — not Abraham, not Mohammed, not John Smith — no one!

Christmas is a great day of celebration in the Christian faith. But Easter is the

MOST IMPORTANT day of celebration because it was on THAT DAY that Jesus Christ gave to each believing Christian a NEW BIRTH into God’s Forever Family. As Jesus is now living in heaven so are our loved ones who have died because they put their trust in Jesus Christ.

Sunday, April 24, 2011, is Easter Sunday. So I, Aubrey Parks, want to wish every son and daughter of the living God a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Scientific Death Of JesusChristians everywhere know of the

celebration of Easter; the arrest, trial, execution, and resurrection of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. We have all heard sermons and have seen pictures of the events of Easter. Yet, few of us have comprehended the physical and emotional pain that Jesus experienced as He endured the cross.

Historians have said that death on the cross is the worst form of human torture and execution for a human to endure. Of the four Gospel writers, Luke was a doctor and the book of Luke looks at Jesus’ death from a medical point of view. Following is a description of the crucifixion of Jesus from a medical and scientific perspective.

At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty. At the time crucifix-ion was the “worst” death. Only the worst criminals were condemned to be cruci-fied. Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixion, Jesus was to be nailed to the cross by His hands and feet. Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long. The nails were driven into His wrist. Not into His palms as is commonly portrayed.

The Salvation ArmyUnion County FamilyStore and Service Centercelebrated recent propertyrenovations and ServiceCenter relocation with aribbon cutting ceremony.

The event was heldThursday, March 10, 2011at 215 S. Mountain St. inUnion. This has long beenthe location of TheSalvation Army FamilyStore and is now also hometo The Salvation ArmySocial Service Center. Bybringing both departmentsof The Salvation Armytogether under one roof,service to those in the com-munity will become moreaccessible. Clients will be

able to walk across thestreet for referrals to thelocal office of theDepartment of SocialServices and walk right

By CASSIE J. FOWLERHello everyone, Happy

St. Patrick’s Day! Lots oflocal news on the way,after we send out our birth-day wishes from GottrocksThe Birthday Fairy.

Happy Birthday toRonnie Garner, SadieErwin, my brother TerrellE. Fowler III, VirgilTaylor, Nancy Brock,Anita Silvers, George“Smokey” Alverson, Eddie“Moates” Bledsoe. Specialwishes to Youth BaseballNumber 5 — Lomas TyrekDavis, and your AuntKathy “Belle” Davis fromyour Mom and SisterSharon. To our former res-idents and childhoodfriends and classmatesSam Lake, JonathanBoyce, Kathy BraggFricks, Anne Brock Smithand Charlene Ramsey

Christie.

AnniversaryHappy Anniversary to

Rachel and CharlesWallen. The family andfriends of Taylor Chapmanask for special prayers.

SympathyOn a sad note, we send

our sympathy and bestwishes to the families ofCassie Mae Boyd. She issurvived by her 10 chil-dren, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren andone brother. Her daughterin Whitmire is SylviaWhitener, owner ofSylvia’s S&A in Whitmire.

The families ofClarence Hunter. Survivorsinclude his sisters, VirginiaBoyd, Bessie Crosby andbrother Bud Hunter ofWhitmire, Union County.

The families of ShirleyGilliam Dickert. Shirley issurvived her childrenJenny, Kelsey and Scott.Her brother, formerWhitmire resident DannyGilliam. She was prede-ceased by her husbandEdgar Dickert.

Juanita Bledsoe, 83,wife of George Bledsoe.Both George and Juanitawere often seen enjoyingtheir yard work, maintain-ing plants and flowers atGray Funeral Home.

Sympathy to the fami-lies of Mrs. Frances LouiseSetzler.

In UpcomingChurch And

Community NewsThe VFW Post # 70

Chicken Stew sale thisSaturday, March 19.

Contact CommanderThomas Crisp at 940–2793for pick up information.

The 11 a.m. Lentenservices for March 30 willbe held at Whitmire UnitedMethodist Church. April 6services will be held atFirst Baptist Church.

Congratulations toWCS student, and RoyalRegiment Marching BandMember ChristopherWilliams. Christopher wona spot by audition in theSouth Carolina Region IIISenior Concert Band.Christopher is a senior, heplays trombone and eupho-nium in the marching andconcert band.

We wish Newberry HairDiva, simply known as“Marcia,” the best of luckin the opening of her newsalon location. Marciarecent showed her talents

and shared floor space,with Whitmire Hair Diva— Sherry Epps. Sherryand Marcia are alwayslending the helping andgrowing hands to eachother. Especially duringthe Up-Dos of prom sea-son.

College Back To SchoolList includes a big congrat-ulations to Whitmire areahonor students. PiedmontTechnical CollegePresident’s List requires a4.0 GPA and full-timecourse load. The followingstudents on the Fall 2010Presidents’ List listinclude: George “Smokey”Alverson, Jessica N.Crumpton, Micheal E.Gibson.

The Dean’s Listrequires a 3.75 GPA, andfull-time attendance.Those students are: Albert

G. Caudill, Tammy R.Drew, Tiffany foster,Emma B. Jeter, Daniel A.Lindler, and Micheal K.Shealy.

The Merit List requiresa 3.75 GPA and part-timeattendance. Those studentsare: Chrystal K. Wallace,Kaley B. Pressley, JoshuaK. Pressley, and Helen R.Arnold.

The search is over forthe town’s PRTCoordinator and citizensand youth alike are excitedabout the return of a formerresident. We say Welcome

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UNIONʼS GOOD NEWS SOURCE!

Pea Ridge News

Sis carries out 911 instructions to the letterBy HOYT HANEY

Sis and two of hercousins, Faye and MyrtleQuinn, went deer huntingjust below our house on PeaRidge. Suddenly Faye fellto the ground and stoppedbreathing. Desparatetly, Sisfelt for a pulse but couldn’tfind one. She whipped outher cell phone, dialed 911and blurted, “My cousinFaye just dropped dead,what should I do?” The nicedispatcher said; Okay, okay,just relax, I can help you.First, let’s make sure she isdead.” After about aminute, the dispatcherheard a shot ring out. ThenSis came back on the lineand said nervously, “Okay,what we do next?”

Area PrayerConcerns

Betty Scales, R.E.Gallman, Jr., Ken Horne,Caroline Gallman, S. J.Harris,Ada Adams, MickeyCrayne, Ross Arthur,Vernon Wilson, MorrisBrady, Joyce Bishop, MikeGregory, Jack Webber,Buddy Allen, AudreaDouglas, Dot Morris, andLouise Kirby.

Wonderful VisitThe Fosters Chapel

UMC came to visit with Sisand me on Monday night.We had a devotion and theladies came bearing gifts,cakes and pies. We enjoyedthe food, but most of all weenjoyed their fellowship.

Thanks, ladies.

Good QuestionSome folks have been

asking why people wouldpay for subscription to anewspaper when they readit off the computer for free.Dang if I know.

Another ReminderRev. Allan West at Mt.

Joy Baptist Church is seek-ing the names of the 23chartered members of thechurch. If you can help outRev. West, call him at 674-5408 or myself. ThePreacher wants to thank allwho have helped out withthis project.

Fashion StatementMr. J.D. Bright passes

this on: Among retirees,what is considered formalattire is untied shoes.

FactDid you know that on

Monday, March 14, 1794,Eli Whitney patented thecotton gin? Now you know.

ReminderFosters Chapel UMC

Revival will be Sunday,March 20-23. Rev. EdMcDowell will bring themessages, you bring afriend.

Special Person OfThe Week

Our Special Person ofThe Week is Mr. R.E.

Photo by Hoyt Haney

Itʼs that time of yearThese Azalea blooms in the yard of Sis Haney. Azaleas are any of the various Rhododendrons with funnel shapedblossoms and deciduous leaves. — Merriam-WebsterSee Hoyt, Page 2

See Cassie, Page 2

See Ceremony, Page 3

Who What When & Where of WhitmireBirthdays, an anniversary andcommunity and church events

Renovation and relocation

Timken plant manager Howard Trotter, Capt. Ray Morton of the Salvation Army, UnionMayor Harold Thompson and Carlisle Mayor Mary Ferguson-Glenn participated in a rib-bon cutting ceremony at the Salvation Army Union County Family Store and ServiceCenter. Photo submitted

Salvation Army consolidates storeand service center

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PEA RIDGE NEWS

By HOYT HANEY

BUFFALO NEWS FOR YOU

By AUBREY PARKS

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The most important day of celebrationThe Cross: God’s Answer For Our Sins

Sis gets some bad new and then some worse news

Briggs Aden RogersBriggs was born Jan. 26, 2011, weighing 8.5 pounds. He is the son of David and Maren Rogers. His grandparents are Leslie and Michael Putze and Allan Rogers.

Photo by Leslie Putze.

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PRAYER

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HOYTContinued from Front Page

AUBREYContinued from Front Page

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, April

18, the 108th day of 2011. There are 257 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 18, 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, fol-lowed by raging fires; esti-mates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000.

On this date:In 1775, Paul Revere

began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming.

In 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened.

In 1910, suffragists showed up at the U.S. Capitol with half a mil-lion signatures on petitions demanding that women receive the right to vote.

In 1934, the first laun-dromat (called a “washate-ria”) opened in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 1942, during World War II, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities.

In 1945, famed American war correspon-dent Ernie Pyle, 44, was killed by Japanese gun-fire on the Pacific island of Ie Shima (ee-EH’ shee-MAH’), off Okinawa.

In 1949, the Republic of Ireland was proclaimed.

In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser seized power, becoming prime minister of Egypt.

In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty, providing

for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999.

In 1983, 63 people, including 17 Americans, were killed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, by a suicide bomber.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Barbara Hale is 90. Actor Clive Revill is 81. Actor James Drury is 77. Actor Robert Hooks is 74. Actress Hayley Mills is 65. Actor James Woods is 64. Actress-director Dorothy Lyman is 64. Actress Cindy Pickett is 64. Country musician Walt Richmond (The Tractors) is 64. Country musician Jim Scholten (Sawyer Brown) is 59. Actor Rick Moranis is 58. Actress Melody Thomas Scott is 55. Actor Eric Roberts is 55. Actor John James is 55. Rock musician Les Pattinson (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 53. Author-journalist Susan Faludi is 52. Actress Jane Leeves is 50. Talk show host Conan O’Brien is 48. Bluegrass singer-musician Terry Eldredge is 48. Actor Eric McCormack is 48. Actress Maria Bello is 44. Actress Mary Birdsong is 43. Rock musician Greg Eklund (The Oolahs) is 41. Actor David Tennant is 40. Country musician Marvin Evatt (EH’-veht) is 37. Rock musician Mark Tremonti is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Trina (Trina and Tamara) is 37. Actress Melissa Joan Hart is 35. Actor Sean Maguire is 35. Actress America Ferrera is 27. Actress Alia Shawkat is 22. Actress Britt Robertson (TV: “Life Unexpected”) is 21. Actor Moises Arias (“Hannah Montana”) is 17.

Read John 15:1-11Jesus said, “Abide in

me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.”

— John 15:4 (NRSV)PRAYER: Loving God,

help us keep in touch with you, the source of our spiri-tual life. Amen.

LINK2LIFE: This week, try a new way of serving God’s people.

Elwood Edwin HellaKorean Conflict Veteran

UNION — Mr. Elwood Edwin Hella, 79, 107 Hidden Hill Rd., Union, SC., widower of Joan Hella, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

M r . Hella was born in Calumet , Michigan, Oct. 27, 1931, a son of the late Theodore Hella and Minnie Tervo Hella. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served dur-ing the Korean Conflict. He retired from Qwest, attend-ed the University of New Mexico and was a mem-ber of Augsburg Lutheran Church in Union. Mr. Hella was a member of the Lions Club in Union, the American Legion Post 22, Elks Lodge 1321 and the Table of Wisdom-Bantam Chef. He also was a mem-ber of The Telephone Pioneers of America and Augsburg Widows and Widowers.

Survivors are three daughters, Nanci Hella Diz of New Mexico, Linda Kimmel of Maryland, and Patty Vaughan and hus-band Simp, with whom he made his home in Union;

two sons, Roy Hella and wife Jane of New Mexico and Loren Adcox and wife Josie of California; a broth-er, Roy Hella and wife Ginny of Michigan; a sister, June Meyers of Michigan; a son-in-law David Lowden of New Jersey; former wife Pat Hella of Union; 14 grandchildren, Samuel Kimmel, Matt Kimmel, Joe Hella, Molly Hella, Joseph Diz, Aubrey Diz, Andy Hella, Megan Vaughan Dunlap, Whitney Vaughan, Katie Gonzales, Connie Freeman, Sara Thompson, Chris Thomas and Louie Nunes; and eight great-grandchildren.

Mr. Hella was pre-deceased by daughters Cheryl Hella Gonzales and Constance Adcox Lowden; and one brother Weldon Hella.

Memorial Services will be held 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Union conducted by Rev. Carroll Robinson.

Inurnment and service will be at St. Michaels All Angels Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico at a date and time to be announced later.

Memorials may be made to The Elwood Hella Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 293, Union, SC 29379

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the S.R.

Holcombe Funeral Home.The family is at the

home of his daughter, Patty and Simp Vaughan, 107 Hidden Hill Rd., Union, SC 29379.

The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc. (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)

Joan Drexelius SchultzWilliam Smith College Graduate

COLUMBIA — A Funeral Mass for Joan Drexelius Schultz, 88, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, with burial at 2:30 p.m. in Union Memorial Gardens in Union. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.

Mrs. Schultz died Friday, April 15, 2011. Born in Buffalo, New York, on April 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Albert A. and Grace Gollwitzer Drexelius. She graduated from William Smith College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mrs. Schultz was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

Surviving are her daughters, Karen Schultz Anders and Wendy Ann Schultz, both of Columbia; sons, Richard Earl Schultz and daughter-in-law Lucy

Holliday Schultz of Mt. Pleasant, Douglas Scott Schultz and daughter-in-law Lyn Barker Schultz of Columbia, Mark David Schultz of Columbia; grandchildren, Barbara “Barbie” Anders Fulda and her husband John Eric, Jason Scott Anders and his wife Allison, Adam Christopher Anders, Douglas Scott Schultz Jr., James Campbell Schultz, all of Columbia, Amy Anders Land and her hus-band Ceth of Manning; eight great-grandchildren, James “Jamie” Ceth Land, Caroline “Bitsy” Elizabeth Land, William Anders “Anders” Land, Addison “Addie” Rae Anders, Anders “Anna” Grace Fulda, James Thomas “Thomas” Anders, Jack Williams Fulda, Henry Price Anders.

She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Earl S. Schultz; daugh-ter, Barbara Joan Schultz; granddaughter, Susan Elizabeth Anders; brother, Charles Albert Drexelius.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 810, Memphis, TN 38101 or St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 721 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223.

Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbar-funerals.com.

There’s a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist, that ten-don would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support himself so that He could breathe. Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He was forced to support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could not support himself with His legs because of the pain, so He was forced to alternate between arching His back then using his legs just to continue to breathe.

Imagine the struggle, the pain, the suffering, the courage. Jesus endured this reality for over 3 hours. Yes, over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of suffering? A few min-utes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water from his wounds. From common images, we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His side… But do we real-ize His wounds were actu-ally made in his body.

A hammer driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard piercing His side with a spear. But before the nails and the spear, Jesus was whipped and beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp.

Most men would not have survived this torture. He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured from His wounds. The human adult body contains about 3.5 liters (just less than a gallon) of blood. Jesus poured all 3.5 liters of his blood; He had three nails hammered into His members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond that, a Roman sol-dier who stabbed a spear into His chest.

All these without men-tioning the humiliation. He passed after carrying His own cross for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in his face and threw stones (the cross was

almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where His hands were nailed).

Jesus had to endure this experience, so that you can have free access to God. So that your sins could be “washed” away. All of them, with no excep-tion! Don’t ignore this situation. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU! Do not believe that He only died for others. He died for you! Accept the reality, the truth that JESUS IS THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.

The sins of this world —He took upon himself,So we could forever live

—The meaning of true

wealth,He carried all our bur-

dens —With that heavy cross,Mocked and beaten

along the way —So mankind would not

be lost,He is the Son of God —Who wore a crown of

thorns,Let them nail him to a

Cross —So Salvation could be

born,Washed and laid in a

tomb —On the third day He did

rise,So all the world could

see —In His death life was

the prize.Written & Submitted

By:© Jeffrey Paul Guest

BirthdaysHAPPY BIRTHDAY

to the following special people. Celebrating their birthday this week is Kelli Hollingsworth (18), Susan M. Cobb (18), Troy Champion (19), Caeli Kearse (19), Jamie Smith (19), Tim Ferrell (20), Traci Petty (21), Angie Roberson (21), Lindsey Maness (22), Ferol Tankersley (22), Charles Johnson (24), Jimmy Johnson (24), Lesley P. Pridemore (24), and Stanley Wells (24).

If you of someone with a birthday in the future, please help me out and give to me the name and birthdays. My email is [email protected], [email protected], 424-9338. Thank you.

Prayer ConcernsFollowing is a partial list

of neighbors that I know

who need our prayers: Ann Spencer, Ronald Inabinett, Jim Pittman, Betty Jean Kirby, Rebecca Compton (who is recovering well from her wrist surgery), Don Moore, Molly Puckett, Shirley Goins, Terry Howell, Harry Patterson, Jr., Jayce Bagwell, Sherri Kidd, Florence Puckett, Brooke Waddell, Rhonda Gibson, Jake Taylor, Roxanne Puckett, Noah Kulp, Brenda Henderson, Carolyn Lawson, Eddie Boulware, Joan Howell, Arley Eller and Lee Sanders. Please let me know of anyone who needs prayer. Thank you.

Let’s keep our military men and women on our prayer lists.

CondolencesMy good friend, Jim

Spencer, 114 Peakville Road, Buffalo, passed away on Friday, April 8, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Let’s keep Ann and the children in our prayers.

Mrs. Agnes Inez Tucker Inabinett, 79, 424 Church Street, Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg. Let’s pray for Ronald, Agnes’ husband and the three daughters in our prayers.

These two special people are now at home in Heaven with their Heavenly Father, their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and their loved ones.

ThoughtsDid you know that some

of the world’s greatest gamblers live in Buffalo? Yes, they do. Gambling is defined as the willingness to lose something of value to you in order to obtain something else that you desire. Everything that we do in life is a gamble. We ride in a car and gamble our lives that in the process of getting where we want to go, something or some-one does not destroy us in that car. When we fly in an airplane, we are gambling our lives that the plane will function as it should and will not crash and kill us. When we take pills, we are gambling our lives that the pills we take are the ones prescribed by the doctor and will heal us. Get the picture?

In the game of life there are many, many people

who gamble their lives in order to have a good time, to be rich, to have power, and to have the desires of their natural self. They are gambling that at the “right time” they will make that decision to accept Christ’s death on the cross as pun-ishment for their sins and obtain eternal life when they die. For the rest of us, we realize that eternity is just one heartbeat away and that death can come to a teenager as easily as it can come to a senior adult. We realize that God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die on that cross as pay-ment for our sins so that we could “win” the game of eternal life. Unfortunately, many “gamblers of life” lose out because they wait too long to accept God’s gift and they die by ill-ness or accident. In the end, they “lose” and must spend the rest of eternity in the unmentionable horror, hurt, grief, and pain of hell.

My question to you today is “Are you will-ing to risk your eternal life in order to have the natu-ral desires of this world?” If so, I suggest that you make that most important decision to pray TODAY to accept Christ into your heart as Savior and Lord and thus guarantee that you will “win” the game of eternal life.

In this world, it is the devil who operates this “casino” we call our human life. And as anyone will tell you, the odds of winning are not with you, but with the casino. Do not be a loser in the game of eternal life. Be a winner!

Thought of the Week“Many people are born

once, but die twice. And there are many people who are born twice, but die once.”If You Have Good News

When you see, hear, or make news, email your news to me at [email protected], [email protected], call me at 864-424-9338, mail your news to me at POB 128, Buffalo, or stop me on the street. When you celebrate good things in your life, I would like to share that with the good people of Buffalo.

Until next week, may God bless you richly… and HAPPY EASTER!

surgery. She wanted me to take her over to Possum Holler on our anniversary. They were having special dancing and we brushed up on our dance. Her favorite is the Buzzard Lope, and The Pea Ridge Shuffle. We danced all night.

More Roome NeededOne of Harold Lloyd

“Guitar” Thompson’s friends informs me that the place on Harris Street is not big enough for the crowd they bring in. I told him that I would advise “Guitar” to seek a larger building, like the old Winn Dixie store.

Besides, the squirrels are eating the box wood out of the one on Harris Street.

Troubling NewsMr. J.D. Bright asked

this: “Did you know that since the year 1912, the dollar has lost 95% of its value?” No, I did not.

WisdomOne of the most impor-

tant lessons of life is that success must continually be won and is never finally achieved.

— Charles E. HughesTill next time

Hoyt

Birthdays, anniversaries and Easter and other church-related activitiesHello everyone, here’s to wishing you a Happy Easter!Lets do our birthday wishes, then on to our local news

and events.Happy Birthday Wishes to Reagan Green, Tommy

Shields, A.G. Caudill, Penny Howard, Lori Hueble, Bryce Castle, Sandy Wicker, David Rowe, and double wishes for David, he and his wife Kathy recently cel-ebrated the wedding anniversary. To our Union County friends, Dave Leigh, Bryce Castle.

Our Belated Wishes to Whitmire former residents Evelyn and Raymond Reed.

We send Happy Anniversary Wishes to Patsy and Jeff Lambert, who celebrated their 51st anniversary April 16.

We send our Best Feel Good Wishes to Otis “Big O” Gilliam.

SympathyOn a sad note, we send our sympathy and best wishes

to the families of Mrs. Jesse Abrams Trumble. Mrs. Trumble is survived by her four sons, Robert, William,

John and Fitz. Fitz attended Whitmire Schools. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Robert “Bob” Trumble.

In Upcoming Community And Church Events Easter events include, The Good Friday Cross Walk;

The Good Friday Evening Service at Whitmire United Methodist Church at 7 p.m.; and the Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Whitmire Cemetery.

They’re going fast! Tickets for the Low Country Seafood Boil, a fundraiser sponsored by The Whitmire Jaycees, will be held April 30 beside Roche’s Pharmacy. Tickets are $8. The meal includes the stew,tea and roll. The tickets are lim-ited, place your order now with Sue Hollingsworth at 803-

WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN OF WHITMIREBy CASSIE J. FOWLER

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Last Saturday my wife and I did some-thing we had never done before. We climbed Chimney Rock!

We actually didn’t plan on climbing as much as we did but what an accomplishment for a couple of inexperienced hikers. As you can imagine we experienced fatigue shortly after we started but we kept going until we reached the Hickory Nut Waterfall. As we looked at the beauty of the falls, we were very weary and not looking forward to the walk back. I couldn’t help but think how true this is in our spiritual lives. There have been plenty of days that I’ve been so weary spiritually I wasn’t sure I could take another step. I realize we can’t continue this Christian journey within our own power, but we are to rely on God’s strength to carry us each day. But let me remind you also that we are in a spiritual fight and we are to put on the armor to fight the good fight. Paul said to the church Colosse, “Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all as unto the Lord.” My point is that although we trust God to win our battles, it still takes a lot of effort in the fight.

I’m reminded of one of God’s servants named Moses. In Exodus 17: 8-13 we see a clear example of what I’m saying. The chil-dren of Israel had just experienced a victory in their lives. God provided water from a rock in the midst of their drought. On the heels of this victory the devil attacked through an enemy called Amalek. Now we’ve all been here before. We’ve seen God answer a prayer and we were on the mountaintop experienc-ing the blessings of God and all of a sudden out of nowhere the enemy attacks. Well this is where the effort takes place.

Just because the enemy attacks doesn’t mean you have to come off your mountaintop experience with God. He is still the same God that answered your prayer. He still blesses and

He is always good. It just takes a little more effort to win those battles while on that mountaintop. Moses saw that when he lifted his hands Israel would win and

when he would lower his hands, Amalek would win. I’m sure that when Moses real-ized that lifting up his hands brought Israel an advantage, he wanted to lift up his hands and hold them there to bring victory to all those in the battle. However, something began to hap-pen. In verse 12 it says, “But Moses’ hands were heavy.” In other words, he just got tired of keeping his hands up. Even Moses, this great man that God used, got weary on the mountaintop in the midst of the battle. He got so tired he needed some help. Aaron and Hur stepped up and helped hold up the hands of Moses and Israel won the battle. Not only did Moses get weary but I’m sure that Aaron and Hur got tired as well. Yet they persevered, put forth the effort, and the battle was won!

We can’t win every battle on our own. We are going to need some help and that is okay. Getting weary is natural. My question to you is will you put forth the effort needed to stay on the mountaintop? Will you help that per-son who’s hands have gotten heavy and lift them back up and see God’s children claim another victory?

I would like to invite everyone to our Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 24 at 7:00 am. The sun will be rising just as we are celebrating the Son’s rising from the grave on that third day!

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Tune in to WBCU 103.5 FM Sundays at noon for the Shining Light Broadcast. I preach a 15-minute message that I pray will be a blessing to those who listen. If you have a prayer concern, comment, or question, please write to: Voice of Victory, Attn: David Burrell, PO Box 1221, Pacolet, SC 29372 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Voice of VictoryAn Outreach Ministry of Victory Bap-

tist Church of UnionBy THE REV. DAVID W. BURRELL

Music Director

Getting weary on the mountaintop

Thursday, children brought their riding-toys to Bethel to celebrate the lessons they learned and their fundrais-ing success for St. Jude.

“We wanted a project we could do to help other children and let ours know there are children out there who are not as healthy as they are,” said Bethel Child

Care Director Pat Hendrix. “In other words, we are learning to share.”

As of Thursday after-noon, the 27 children who participated this year had raised over $600 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Hendrix said over $900 was raised last year, and in the program’s previous eight

years of existence at Bethel, a grand total of $6,434.75 has been raised.

Bethel Child Care is still accepting donations for this year’s fundraiser for St. Jude. Those who want to donate can do so in per-son at Bethel Child Care Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Carolina. Drill a 1/4-in.-dia. hole through the top

track of the door and insert a 3/16-in.

S-shape hook to keep the door from sliding.

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694-3797 or at her e-mail address: [email protected], or leave comment and phone number on the Jaycees Facebook profile.

Sims Chapel Baptist Church will host its Rainbow Tea, April 30 at 3 p.m. The church is located at 517 Main St.

Youth and adults, mark your calendars, and make plans to attend First Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School this summer, June 15-19. According to mem-ber Maria Dickerson, “We are excited about this year’s services, guest speakers and a Saturday night com-munitywide presentation with guest speaker to wrap up on Sunday morning !” As the event draws near, more details will be given about FBC’s annual sum-mer event.

People In The NewsThe Whitmire

Connection — Carrying on the athletic tradition in the family is Robert C. Lake IV. Congratulations are in order for Robert. Robert was voted “Big South Conference Pitcher Of The Week,” for the second year straight. Robert, a senior with the Winthrop University Eagles earned the honor of “The Crons Brand Pitcher Of The Week” for the week of March 21- 27. Robert was a three sport letterman, excel-ling in baseball, he was voted two time MVP and earned academic honors from Mid-Carolina High School.

He is the son of former Whitmire resident Robert C. Lake III and his wife Gert; the grandson of Robert “Bob” Lake Jr. and the late Carolyn Y. Lake, both from

Whitmire.Green Needed

Attention backyard and professional landscap-ers, gardeners and green thumbs, civic groups: Do you have any plants, bulbs, trees, flowers that you would like to share as a donation? Your ideas and time are also welcome.

Whitmire’s Heritage Park will be in need of ornamental rain gardens and floral, foliage and shrubs. Anyone who wants to donate time or a tree, if it’s green, it needs to be seen. Please submit your ideas to [email protected] or call Town Hall at 803-694-2356.

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Another reminder about the Easter Parade

Good morning! Well this is a little reminder of our Easter Parade on April 23 at 10 a.m. But don’t forget if you’re going to put in a float or golf cart you need to be here at 9:15. There is $100 in it for you if you win the best float (second place,$50 and third place, $25). The best golf cart wins $60 (second place, $30 and third place, $25). That’s gas money for driving to Lockhart!

If you are a vendor for food or crafts, etc. you can set up from 7:30 a.m. — and must be completely set up by 9:30 a.m.

Call 864-545-2264 and tell Laurie Ann or Nadine that you want to set up or be in the parade, and they will give you further instructions. We are planning quite a few events so come out and have some fun.

There will be a fundraiser for Kenneth Walker on May 14 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Monarch Fire Department in Union. Hot dog plates will be $5 — that’s two hot dogs, baked beans and slaw. There will also be a bake sale of goodies. Tickets will be presold. If you want to purchase a tick-et, please contact Brandy Smallwood at 864-251-2411, Melissa Flood at 864-426-0888 or Norma Burgess at 864-426-4074.

Proceeds will be going towards Kenneth’s medical bills, medications and gas to and from his chemo and radiation treatments. Please put Kenneth and his family in your prayers.

Correction! Last week I said I had a five-room house for rent. But! this is a six-room house. It’s not quite ready yet, our help is painting all the rooms and buffing

floors. And getting it ready for you. The rent will only be $350 a month. So call me if you are interested — 864-545-6652.

We will be having our Town Meeting the fourth Tuesday of this month. We’re hoping to have a guest speaker to discuss having a community watch program. If you are interested please come to our meeting. It starts at 7 p.m.

Well, I have a pet cat that likes my purse. It doesn’t matter which one, he scratches on it and tries to get it opened so he can put his paws inside of it and lay his head on the outside of it, or he will try to lay completely on the whole thing. So I decided to buy him his own purse, since I didn’t want to part with any of mine. I went to the Salvation Army and found a new one for little of nothing, it’s nicer than mine, oh well. I had to put some of my things in it, for the scent. It sleeps on it all day. Pets have us trained!

I planted Irises a couple of years ago and never have had a flower, but I have pretty leaves; so Larry Crocker told me Sunday what I did wrong — I planted them too deep. He said to bury the roots but leave the tuber exposed, so now on my next day off I need to knock some of the soil off of them. One day I will have flow-ers! I just don’t have a green thumb. My Dad did, and had a great little garden in the same spot. And my Mother always had beautiful flowers in her yard (up north). But they couldn’t do hair, so I’ve got them on that! You know maybe if I plant some artificial flowers — they can’t die, only fade! I was joking with a friend of mine about this a few years ago, because she had the same problem. And do you know that’s just what she did. She put out pots of fake flowers.

Well I through for tonight! Goodnight.545-6652

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More Miracle League momentsThe Miracle League of Union County hosted an exhibition game at Timken Sports Complex Tuesday evening. Here

are some more moments from the event.Joe Pettit photos/Times

By DERIK [email protected]

Tricycles, bicycles, scooters and other riding toys were out in abundance Thursday at Bethel United Methodist Church.

Bethel Child Care sponsored its annual Trike-A-Thon — for the ninth consecutive year — to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Trike-A-Thon is a week-long safety curriculum and fun-draising program that teaches children valuable riding-toy safety lessons, which they learn from “Bikewell Bear” and “Pedals the Bunny” through educational materials provided by St. Jude. Upon completion of the program, children receive materials such as coloring books and their own personal “driver’s license.” At the end of the program on

Trikes, bikes and pedaling for a good causeBethel United Methodist holds Ninth-

Annual Trike-A-Thon

Ladies and gentlemen, start your cycles!Derik Vanderford photos/Times

See TRIKE-A-THON, Page 3Carter Mitchell smiles as he scoots through the parking lot on his riding toy.

Christian Solis puts on the brakes to make time for a picture.

Dallas Crosby wears his shades and rides his tricycle in style.

Hello again from this area, hope that all is well with you, all is fine with us after a very hectic week after the terrible storm we had last Monday night.

We had a tree blow down on our house and we have been and are still dealing with that and prob-ably will be for a while. I thank God that we were not hurt.

Jean Cathcart is deal-ing with a bad situation too, lightning struck her house that same night, she lost everything she had, but she was not hurt, for that we are so thankful. Through all of these bad times God always takes care of us and for that I am so thankful.

Doctor’s DayWednessday, March

30, was the nation-wide 21st observance of Doctor’s Day, and Union Hospital District held it’s annual Doctor’s Day breakfast in the Wallace Thomson Hospital cafete-ria.

Breakfast was followed by an annual ceremony. Dr. David Keith received the Excellence Award.

Student Of The WeekJacob Holt has been

chosen as student of the week at Bogansville United Methodist Church. He is a student at Union County High School.

Jacob is the son of Mica and Tripp Duncan and James Holt. He is the grandson of Wayne and June Henderson and Eddie and Rhonda Duncan. He is the great-grandson of V.D. Henderson.

Sports NightSports night will be

postponed at West Springs Baptist Church for the next few months due to softball season and the mission project.

We will resume later this summer.

Sunrise ServiceThe Easter Sunrise

Service will be held at Bogansville United Methodist Church at 7 a.m. A light breakfast will

be served following the service.

College Student OfThe Week

Jon Adam Gault310 samara St., Apt

17DSpartanburg, S.C.

29303Happy Birthday

April 11 — Will Thornton and Ricky Scott

April 12 — Adam Bogan and Marilyn Inman

April 13 — Jeremy Register

Happy AnniversaryApril 11 — Mr. and

Mrs. Larry WestSenior Citizen Of

The WeekViola FordOakmont Nursing

HomeMrs. Ford is a member

of West Springs Baptist Church. She is the mother of Rev. Jerry Ford, Danny Ford, Sandra West, Mrs. Jo Anne Norwood and Dale Harris.

Easter Egg HuntThe youth and children

are invited to join West Springs Baptist Church on April 23 rd for the chil-dren’s egg hunt and lunch. The youth are asked to help with the eggs for the children to find and then the youth will have a scav-enger hunt of their own. All of the youth are asked to be at the church at 10 a.m. to hide the eggs. A light lunch will follow the egg hunt, scavenger hunt and games. Prizes will be awarded.

SympathyOur deepest sympathy

goes to the family of Carl Gist. He was a member of West Springs Baptist Church and employed by The Union Oil Mill.

Our sympathy goes to the family if James Spenser. Mr Spencer was a member of Putman Baptist Church and was employed by the Timken Company, Tyger River Plant.

Egg HuntThe annual Easter egg

Hunt will be at Bogansville United Methodist Church on April 23, at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served fol-lowing the egg hunt.

This is all of the news for this week. May God smile on your day.

Gloria

Storm damage,doctors, students

and Easter egg huntsWEST SPRINGS

NEWSBy GLROIA GOWAN

By CHARLES [email protected]

A determined vandal or vandals may have pried loose bricks from steps behind a building in order to throw them at its windows.

The incident report states a Union Public Safety officer was dispatched to 300 South St., Union, in refer-ence to an act of vandalism. The complainant said someone had taken bricks in the back of the building and thrown them at three windows, damaging their screens. The officer noticed bricks were missing from the steps and appeared to have been removed with some type of tool.

The report states the incident occurred sometime between 8 p.m. April 11 and just after 8:30 a.m. April 12. Damage was estimated at $600.Rods And Reels Stolen

A thief with an apparent interest

in fishing stole $300 worth of rods and reels from a residence at 217 Old English Road, Union.

The incident report filed with the Union County Sheriff’s Office states the theft occurred sometime between 10:30 a.m. April 9 and 7 p.m. April 10. The complainant told the respond-ing deputy the rods and reels had been next to his boat beneath the car-port. Two of the rods and reels were Baitcasters with ugly sticks; two were Zebco 33s; two were Shakespeares; and two were Minus. The complain-ant could not remember the brand name of the other rods and reels.Lawn Chairs Stolen

Three metal lawn chairs sto-len from a residence at 409 Stutts Avenue, Union, may have been sold for scrap.

The incident report states the owner of the lawn chairs told the

responding deputy he was mowing his lawn when he discovered the chairs were gone. The chairs, which were stolen sometime between 8 a.m. March 26 and 3 p.m. April 9 are described as tan in color, with metal frames and plastic seating. The owner said he believed the chairs to be sold as scrap.Wicker Chair Stolen

The public safety is also inves-tigating the theft of a chair from another residence on Stutts Avenue.

The incident report states an offi-cer was dispatched April 12 to a residence at 207 Stutts Avenue in reference to a larceny. The victim said she was missing a wicker chair from off her porch. The chair was stolen sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. that morning. The chair is burgundy and brown with an esti-mated value of $50.

Vandalism, thefts under investigation

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