Get back-to-school clothes ideas at youth fashion show

Wendy’s word

How are you staying cool on these sweltering, hot days? What’s refreshing your soul? Is a cold glass of lemonade or ice water enough to give you the pickup you need?

Find what replenishes your mind and hang in there in hopes that more comfortable days are on the way. They will be here soon, I’m sure.

Now let’s see what the “chatter” is for today ...

Fashion show

Looking for something fun to do Saturday? Head to First Christian Church’s youth fashion show from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., 1701 Carridale St. S.W., and get back-to-school wardrobe ideas.

Lunch will be provided by the food committee under Chairwoman Ruth Jones, and there will be plenty of door prizes. Helen Gilbert and Stacy Heaton will provide festive decorating, while Dale Johnson emcees. Minnie Mouse and Tinkerbell will make an appearance.

Modeling clothes provided by Ragg Dolls & Scrappy Frogs, Martin’s, The Robin’s Nest and Goody 2 Shoes will be Hanna Yarbough, Jorden Hale, Allie Hopper, Wyatt Cowart, Cale Chambliss, Isabella Johnson, Sydney Adams, Angelina Johnson, Giovanni Johnson, Amaya-Lee Butler, Bear McCulloch, Derrick Adams, Talyn Hopper, Rachael Chambliss, Monica Chambliss, Ethan Ward and Gracie Johnson.

Herb Society

The August meeting of the Morgan County Herb Society was called to order by new president Sylvia Walker.

Judi Owens and Nancy Crosier spoke on the Herb Society of America and the Southeast District meeting of HSA that will be in Birmingham in October. Registration forms will be available mid-August.

Christine Grove explained the new refreshment procedure, which will take the place of a cooking demonstration. Instead of a large meal being served, two people will each provide a dish each month, making an effort to incorporate herbs into each dish. The recipe will be given to Julie Dutton to publish in the newsletter.

Owens demonstrated how to use pressed material for name tags, note cards and gift tags. Next month, she will help put these skills to use when decorating MCHS name tags with dried plants.

Dutton then demonstrated the bean recipe in the recent newsletter, followed by adjournment to taste-test the recipe and the fruit salad provided by Anne Edmunds.

MCHS meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Alabama Extension Office at 3120 Alabama 36 W. in Hartselle. The next meeting is Sept. 5. Anyone interested in herbs is invited to join. For more information call 773-2549.

Telephone Pioneers

The Telephone Pioneers- Decatur Council met recently at McCollum’s Restaurant in Decatur.

Attending were President Mabel Smartt, Margarette Russell, Betty Suggs, Frances Peek, Evelyn Howard, Glendora James, Myrtle Tanksley, Liddie Reding and Lennie Thomas.

Smartt read a letter from the Retired and Senior Volunteers Program thanking the members who served at the 34th anniversary luncheon.

Discussions included projects of selling Pioneer Cookbooks at the Apple Festival in Moulton in September and the Fiddler’s Convention in October in Athens. Camp Blue Bird will be Sept. 26-28 at Nauvoo.

The Telephone Pioneers, a national nonprofit organization, is made up of both active and retired employees of telephone companies such as BellSouth and AT&T. Monthly meetings are the last Thursday of each month at McCollum’s.

Unknown sailor funeral

Three members of Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 291, United Daughters of Confederacy recently attended the funeral services of the Unknown Sailor of the Confederate States Ship Alabama in Mobile, sponsored by the Raphael Semmes SCV Camp 11.

Glendora James, Rita Birdsong and Kathy Jones were at the wake at the Admiral Semmes House, which was followed by a horse-drawn caisson funeral procession. With full military honors, the coffin was laid to rest near the memorial for the crew of the CSS Hunley and among 1,100 fellow Confederate soldiers in Magnolia Cemetery.

The remains of the Confederate sailor, recovered from the wreckage of the famed CSS Alabama, were conveyed to the Raphael Semmes SCV Camp 11 through the services of the CSS Alabama Association. While the French discovered the ship’s wreckage in 1984, remains were not discovered until 2003, when DNA was taken from the sailor’s remains to try and determine his identity and the location of his descendants.

That’s all for now. It’s been great chattin’ with ya!

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