DOGWOOD ACRES, 07/06/09

DOGWOOD ACRES, 07/06/09, ELANE CRUM
Hello friends. Is time flying? July 4th is history once again and I saw Halloween decorations in a local retail store today.

Rick, I, Bill, and Mary Lou Hodges went to Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival on Friday. So did a lot of other Taney County neighbors. We saw several that we know, but did not get to say “HI” to all. I saw Bill and Barbara Starrett walking through the crowd, but when I went to look in the general direction they were headed, never could find them.

We took a walk through the campground; someone said there were about 400 campers there. As you know, I am not a traditional camper, but I could enjoy one of those air-conditioned RV’s.

It rained for the first two to three hours and I relaxed in the car, read a book and took a nap. Rick toughed it out with an umbrella keeping him semi-dry and never missed a note. The sun came out about 3:00 p.m. and then it was a beautiful evening. We stayed until the last song was sung and got home about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Funeral services are scheduled for our long-time H Hwy neighbor, Helen Everett. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the funeral will be on Thursday, July 9, 10:00 a.m. Both services will be at Whelchel Funeral Chapel.

Lois Andela called and asked me to announce a reunion for the family of Efton and Mary Boyd. The reunion will be at Forsyth First Baptist Church on Saturday, July 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The meal is potluck and she said for everyone to bring a family joke to share.

The Biggs family had their annual vacation (staycation) at Blue Waters Resort on Bull Shoals Lake. I don’t know just who all was there but from Bill and Christie’s clan there was “5 grandkids + 1 dad + 1 uncle + 2 grandparents in a cabin on the lake“. Dakota Ray Bilyeu woke them with a song and I think the fun just got better from there.

Chuck Keithley celebrated his 82nd birthday on July 6, with a houseful of wonderful friends and his sweet family. I heard that there was some good pickin’ and grinnin’ from Howard Hale and David Houseman.

There was a big Fourth of July celebration at Almus and Dorothy Ragsdale’s on Saturday afternoon. I have enjoyed seeing pictures that the kids took; Uncle Almus and Aunt Dorothy are looking good.

LeaAnn’s aunt and uncle, Terry and Sandra (Turner) Clopper, from Farmington, were at church Sunday and at Bill and Mary Lou’s for Sunday dinner. Terry, Sandra, and their two daughters, Amy and Stephanie all graduated from College of the Ozarks. While here this weekend Sandra visited Hazel Dilday, who she had worked with many, many years ago at Headstart. It sounded like they had a good visit, catching up on one another’s family happenings.

We still have two puppies that need to find new homes. They are sweet and will apparently eat about anything. This I know, because they ate my Cannas down to the ground while having a frolic in the flowerbed. Please call Rick at 796-2357! Bye for now.