August 26 – “Tomorrow is a vision waiting to be captured.”

Happy Birthday is wished to Miss Vicie Anne Southall, of Abilene. Vicie will turn eight on Monday, August 30.

Please keep Frances Southall in your prayers. She will be having surgery at UVA Hospital.

On Monday, there was a big surprise on Prince Edward Bus #29 when, instead of A.J. Southall getting on for a ride to school, his Labrador, Lucy, got on board. Luckily, the bus driver, Mrs. Jones, and two neighbor children, who are great friends of Lucy, explained to the dog that she wasn't old enough and convinced her to stay home. Lucy has since gotten over the incident, and believes she is now old enough to ride the bus to school.

Don and Betty Meadows and Bill and Carol Schall took a vacation trip to Pennsylvania and New York last week. They visited friends in Rural Valley, PA, on Saturday. Other places visited were Indiana, PA, Jamestown, Brocton, Lake Erie and Niagara Falls, NY. The Chautauqua Institute which is located on Chautauqua Lake and listed on the National Register of Historic Places was toured on Monday. It was a beautiful and peaceful place. Later in the week they spent a day touring Niagara Falls and a ride on the “Maid of the Midst” was a highlight of the day.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Margaret) Stockton visited in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Wilkie (Dora) Chaffin on Sunday afternoon. Also visiting were Dora's sister Carolyn C. McLemore, of Franklin, TN, and niece and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff (Meg) Eastman and Elliott, of Richmond. Family memories and stories were shared.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Sadie) Kelsey accompanied by Mrs. Florence Waters attended Mrs. Waters's husband's family reunion over the weekend in McKinney. They had a good time meeting people they did not know and seeing others they had not seen in awhile.

Mrs. Flora Bolt was Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dale (Judy) Bolt. They celebrated the birthday of their daughter, Jennifer Page Bolt, whose birthday is Aug. 26. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Chris (Melissa) Bolt, Garland Woodson, Mrs. Page Johnson and Mrs. June Warriner.

Mrs. Flora Bolt and Mrs. Lucille Dowdy visited with Mrs. Marie Self in Scottsville on Tuesday. Wednesday week, Jo Smith, Blondell Bowman, Buckie Fore, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Nancy) Dickerson, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Margaret) Stockton met at Merk's Place for lunch. Their upcoming class reunion was on their minds as well as the members of the class who are now sick. Following lunch Raymond and Nancy visited his mother, Mrs. Bessie Catherine Dickerson at the Woodlands. Jo Smith visited with Bobbie Leatherwood at Southside Hospital before coming to lunch and brought a report and Buckie Fore was going to visit Bobbie following lunch.

Family, friends and neighbors are sending special get well wishes to all those who are sick at this time. Special prayers are needed for Bobbie Leatherwood, Ray Kelsey, Mary Lula Allen and Mary Overton.

Neighbors and friends are expressing their sincere sympathy to those who have lost loved ones recently.

The Adult Sunday School Class of Glenn Memorial Baptist Church will have their annual picnic on Friday night with Smokey Wilson singing at 7 p.m.

Appomattox P.E. Presbyterian Church at Tuggle invites everyone to Sunday School at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. The Rev. Robert Hall will fill the pulpit on Sunday morning.

The membership of Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church at Prospect invites you to come and worship with them every Sunday; Sunday School is at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. This being a fifth Sunday there will be only Sunday School.

Calvary Chapel-Farmville invites you to worship with them on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Calvary Chapel-Farmville is located at 45 Simpson Rd in Prospect, two miles west of Dowdy's Corner just off of US 460.