Published: April 04, 2009 08:57 pm      

Hickory Happenings

NEVER BORROW SORROW FROM TOMORROW: Deal only with the present, never step into tomorrow, For God asks us just to trust Him And to never borrow sorrow — For the future is not ours to know And it may never be, So let us live and our best And give it lavishly — For to meet tomorrow’s troubles Before they are even ours, Is to anticipate the Savior, And to doubt His all-wise powers — So let us be content to solve Our problems one by one, Asking nothing of tomorrow Except “Thy Will Be Done” by Helen Steiner Rice.

PRAYER LISTS: Dianne Todd’s mother from Carthage, Barbara Alexander, Elizabeth Harris, Glenn Hollingsworth, Edward Buckley, Clint Russell, Durwin Estes, Logan Emmons, Millard Henley, Bobby Hurst, Jerry Williams, Butch Meaders, Rodney Bounds, Frances Jones, Barbara Gibson, Richie Brown, James Horton, Grant Dears, Jerry Norwood, Hinton Dillard, Dan Gardner, Thadus Green, Evelyn Williams, Grace Bonner, Johnnie Hunter, Ronnie Battle, Ora Ida Brown, Porsche Shelden, Dean Broadaway.

Pray for our community, Church and National Leaders, U.S. Military.

Shut-ins in our community and the surrounding areas are Abertine Walker, Olive Meaders, Leola  Fillingane.

Remember the ones in the nursing homes in the surrounding counties, Christine (Sarah) Herd, Nina and Hulon McKee at J.G. Alexandra, Union. Melitus Gibbon at Bedford Care of Newton.

BIRTHDAY’S FOR THE WEEK: (4/1.. Kent Bishop), (4/6.. Sidney Cook), (4/7..Nina McGee), (4/9..Justin Chaney.. Katie Overstreet, our daughter-in-law from Cumming, Ga.), (4/11..Louis Coker). HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EACH OF YOU!

ANNIVERSARIES FOR THE WEEK: (4/ 8.. Lynn and Barry Brand), ( 4/10.. Brandi and Jeremy Chaney). HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO EACH OF YOU!

Hickory Volunteer Fire Department meeting will be the 1st and 3rd Monday’s at 7:00 p.m.

Hickory Town Board meeting will be Tuesday, April 7th at 6:00p.m.

THE GREATER HICKORY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE are looking for NEW MEMBERS. They invite anyone to the Chamber meetings on the first Monday, April 6th at 7:00p.m. Anyone is welcome to join as individual, couples or business. You may contact Dick Holifield, Chamber President at (601) 319-1777 or Mary Ann Hayes Membership Chairman at (601-646-3647).

A SPECIAL THANKS TO DAVID EVERETT of Berry Community for donating pine straw to the Hickory Chamber of Commerce for use around the flower beds and shrubbery. This will help to improve the scenery in the “LITTLE TOWN WITH A BIG HEART."

News from the Berry Community: All the children of the late Robert and Ester Everett attended the morning church services at Pleasant Ridge last Sunday to honor the memory of their parents. Those attending were June, Emma Lou, Charles Robert, Annette, Jerry, their spouses, and some of the grandchildren. After church, they all had dinner in the home of Annette and Bobby Pugh. They plan to make this an annual event.

BENEFIT FOR CANCER PATIENT: There will be a benefit for Ed Buckley Cancer Patient, on April 11th at the Town Square in Hickory from 10:00a.m. until 4:00p.m. There will be southern gospel music. Also there will be CHICKEN PLATES for sale at $6.00 each, a Bake Sale, Easter Egg Hunt for the children, and last will be the GUN RAFFLE at 4:00pm. If you would like to sing, bake a cake or donate to the auction, call Tamie at 601-919-7400. If bad weather the benefit will be held in Hickory Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

RECEIPE OF THE WEEK: Gramma's Turtle Cake Recipe: Ingredients: Recipe: one box chocolate cake mix, one-fourth cup butter, fourteen-ounce bag caramels, two cups walnuts or pecans, one-half cup evaporated milk, one cup chocolate chips, one cup sugar, six tablespoon evaporated milk, six tablespoon butter, one teaspoon vanilla, eight large marshmallows, one cup chocolate chips,

Cooking Directions: Mix cake according to package directions. Pour one-half of cake mix into buttered and floured 10 1/2 x 14 inch pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Melt caramels in double boiler with milk and butter. Pour over partially baked cake. Top with nuts and chocolate chips. Pour remaining mix over top. Bake 20 minutes. Cool before frosting. FROSTING: one cup  sugar, six tablespoon evaporated milk, six tablespoon butter, one teaspoon vanilla, eight large marshmallows, one cup chocolate chips. Mix first four ingredients; boil for one minute. Stir in marshmallows and chocolate chips. Spread on cake.

If you have someone to put on the prayer list, church or social event or if you would like to add your birthday or anniversary to my calendar just call (601-646-2236) or email me floraoverstreet64@gmail.com.

MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE.