Carolyn Mills,

Provides a weekly view from the community.

Main Street in Louisville has been a flutter with cedar waxwings gorging themselves on the Foster Holly berries since the first day of March.

We can't say March came in like a lion so look for the month to go out like one, instead of like a lamb.

Linda Dallis came down from Traceway in Tupelo for the funeral of her friend, Evelyn Bobo and spent a couple of nights with Catherine Walraven. On Thursday Linda and Catherine visited with Louise Whitmire for a short while in the afternoon. They also visited with David Mills at the cabin. Bobby Lovorn escorted them down, after talking with them at the cemetery at Center Ridge.

Several enjoyed a fish fry at the Mills cabin on Thursday. They were: Fred Sloan, Cecil Jennings, Bobby Lovorn, Glen Green, Chester Herrington, Troy Donald, Ed Bennett, Ray McGee, David Wilson, Eskel Taylor, and Gerald Mills. Glen Green furnished the fish. Cecil and Fred carried Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Allen a plate of fish and visited for awhile.

Noneine and Rufus Keene spent several days on the Red River in Arkansas. They left on Friday and returned on Monday. They visited Rufus's cousin, Marsha and husband, who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Margaret Pearson of Hattiesburg visited Clinton Pearson over the weekend. The two of them visited Joy Clay in Columbus on Saturday.

Fern King is a reader. She visits the library regularly and carries home an arm load. She bought five paperbacks at the gift shop one day recently. A good buy, at five for a dollar.

Faye Parks McCool and this writer talked about old school days recently. Faye was best friends with my late sister, Peggy Caperton Stokes, at Louisville Public back in the forties. Faye is proud of her son, Kevin and wife. Kevin is music director at Evergreen Baptist and his wife is pianist.

Carolyn Mayo is proud of her daughter, Kathy Gregory, who teaches music, and still drives a school bus. Kathy began substitute bus driving when a senior at Louisville High School where she and Julie Mills were the only two female student drivers. Kathy and her husband, Kenneth Gregory, operate BROKEN VESSELS POTTERY.

Bennie Gregory visited his cousin, Jimmy Blair, and Pat on Sunday. He attended church with them at Pleasant Hill UMC.

Sunday night, Center Ridge UMC hosted the Methodist Cluster Choir. A wonderful night of music was enjoyed by a full house. Choirs participating were: First Methodist, Whitehall, Pleasant Grove, Wesley, Wildwood, Mrs. Betty Mills and Pheneous Carter.

An error was made in last week's column stating that the County Ministry Spring Rally was held at Center Ridge. It was held at Whitehall UMC.

Getting to listen to great concerts by Methodist choirs and individuals was a treat; however it is this writer's opinion that the two groups should be combined into one.

Louise Whitmire celebrated her 89th birthday on March 7. On Sunday, Billy and Sandra Power carried her to worship service at Whitehall where her McAlilly neice and nephew had placed flowers on the altar. Sunday night at the Cluster Choir sing at Center Ridge one of the ladies in the Pleasant Grove Choir, Alice Coleman, singled Louise out and praised her for the influence that her former co-worker had on her life.

Wayne and Linda Ingram carried Louise on an outing, a drive around the countryside, on Monday The Whitmire girls, along with their families, took her out for dinner on Monday night. All in all, she had a good birthday.

Frances Woodruff was surprised with a birthday celebration, planned by daughter Beth Hemphill, at the March meeting of United Daughters of the Confederacy. A cake was brought in about half way through the meeting. Frances organized the UDC chapter here in Winston County and the Daughters needed to honor her.

Kelley Mills has a new pony, Daisy, and is enjoying riding most every day. Daisy has a colt that sometimes follows. Kevin got in on a ride with his son, recently, but said that his horse kept trying to go back to the barn. Kevin was riding Sioux, Jonathan's pony.

Enjoyed a visit with Pauline Caperton Boswell on Wednesday afternoon. She is still doing better, but wishes the doctor would let her drive again. Joyce Flowers carried her to see her doctor, Wednesday morning.

Rev. Howard Hathorn is doing as well as he can, but hates that his night life is limited. The Hathorns attend worship at morning service at First Methodist, but cannot attend other things they would like to attend. Enjoyed a short visit with the Hathorns. He was our pastor at Center Ridge for thirteen years, which must be worthy of being in the World Book of rare happenings, whatever the book is called. Methodist preachers rarely stay on one charge more than five years.

Methodists in Winston County and all over the state were saddened last week by the death of Rev. J. W. Chatham, who served the conference for many years as a pastor.

Louis Pasteur once said, "the more I study nature, the more I am amazed at the Creator." How can anyone not agree?

Juanita Hight is in and out now that she, along with her sisters, Bobbe Jean Wall and Claudine Stevens, are helping care for their brother, Kendall McCown of Amory. Kendall lost his wife in January and was himself in the hospital in Tupelo for three weeks.

Tony Jordan is a super nice young man who spends quality time with his children, Katelyn and Ethan and finds time to do nice things for neighbors.

Tony's grandfather, Marshall Dawkins has been ill for many months. He is at this writing, a patient in Winston Medical Center.

Thanks to Danny for discovering my missing hubcap, lost on Spay Road recently.