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October 1, 2009

Katie Rollins The Richmond Register Thu Oct 01, 2009, 09:03 AM EDT

Hello readers. I feel that some weeks are just a bore for those of you who read my news ... mainly because of my talk with the beauty of each day and all the weather-related stuff. But people, let me tell you, Monday was just a great day with some breezy winds and it is what I would call pneumonia weather, but still a wonderful day to enjoy.

I have a couple of items right off the top. We all at The Friends of Paint Lick want to wish Bertha McQuerry a very happy birthday on Monday, Oct. 5. Bertha is the most precious volunteer at Friends and always willing to help every opening day. She will be 87 years young and gets around better than I do.

It also is a happy birthday for my sisters-in-law, Francine Alexander on Monday and Madrew Alexander on Wednesday. I have some great women in my family and these are just two of my brothers’ better halves. Have a wonderful day, you two. Also to my Doug’s two brothers, Matt Lear of Lancaster, a happy birthday on Saturday and to Dale Rollins of Richmond on Sunday, Oct. 11.

I have a request from Patsy Jung of Gillespie Pike. She has found a small, female, “Red Merl” Australian Shepherd dog. It is a bit over a year old and has had one litter of pups. Patsy firmly believes this dog is lost and cannot find its way home. If you have any information about this animal or would like to have a young and very friendly dog, call Patsy at 925-2270. I know she will appreciate your time in helping her to find this dog a good home.

Paint Lick’s annual VillageFest is coming up very shortly. It’s amazing how quickly time passes with the ‘Fest’ over 20 years in existence. It’s an exciting time of year for us at the Friends building when right at the last minute, everything seems to come together just right and as Ramey Taylor once put it, “It’ll all come out in the wash, anyway.” R

Ramey, Rena and Hannah Taylor have been a blessing to us at Friends for several years with their singing and all their help in pulling the VillageFest together and I pray they will continue to be our friends. We don’t get to see them as much since their move from Paint Lick, so it’ll be great to have them on Oct. 10.

It will be a big day as usual for this small town with everyone pitching in to help at the last minute. So make plans to come early and set up your table for the day. There will not be a fee for booths this year. You can read more about that day in next week’s paper.

May God bless.

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Happy are they who finish what they start
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
— Psalm 144:15

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Looking at various things
During my eight years away from home (Richmond and Madison County) the post office tower was a beacon welcoming me home.
Today, the the stone edifice completed in the 1892 as a post office and federal courthouse is the Madison Hall of Justice.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
Things are different than when we were young
I was just thinking the other day about how confused we seniors are most of the time. Things are so different than when we were young. We find it hard to understand much of what we are confronted with.
Some things like this happen to us frequently. We begin a conversation with, “In my day.” We look so old we are followed around by archeologists. We tell our kids that old age causes us to become wiser and they tell us, “Then you must be a genius.” We no longer look forward to a wild evening out, but look forward to a dull evening in.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
We are heirs and joint-heirs to His kingdom
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — Rom 8:14-19

May 18, 2012 1 Photo
How little exercise is necessary for good health?
How little exercise is necessary for good health?
That question was the subject of a recent investigation by a team of exercise scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and the answer seems to be a lot less than we might think, as long as we’re willing to put in the effort.

May 12, 2012 1 Photo
A mother’s love never stops
A mothers love will always be there. Even when everyone else stops to rest, her love for her family continues. She is always working, carring and sharing what she has with her children, even if she has to do without for herself.

May 11, 2012 1 Photo
Start planting your hot weather vegetables now

Hopefully, the unusual spate of unseasonably warm weather we had earlier this spring did not fool you, and you’ve been patiently waiting to get your hot weather veggies, such as tomatoes and peppers, into your summer vegetable garden.

Now is a good time to start planting these delectable goodies.

May 7, 2012
Rethinking the benefits of crunches
I’ve been doing crunches all my adult life and it may be one of the reasons I have back problems. Research from the University of Waterloo in Ontario has found that repeated bending of the spine, such as occurs when doing crunches, can contribute over time to damage of spinal discs. The results are presented — along with a lot of other useful information — in the book, “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance” by Stuart McGill.

May 5, 2012 1 Photo
Is 401(k) good for America?
Internal Revenue Code section 401(k) is the only section of the US tax code that average people can cite.
They know it has something to do with whether or not they can retire with dignity. Or retire at all.

May 5, 2012 1 Photo
He is there when you need Him
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. — Psalm 139:7-10

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