Rev. Larry Montgomery of Louisville was the guest minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday. We were happy to have him and Mrs. Montgomery. He recently retired from the First Baptist Church in Louisville. Dr. Dupree was preaching for First Baptist in Thomson where he served from 1979 to 1992. ƒEbenezer Baptist Church held an election for three new deacons last Sunday. Those elected were Billy Fair, John Shelton, and Shane Gunter. Shane will be ordained soon. ƒThe Bible study group will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Coryer Poss Tuesday evening. ƒPeyton Standard of Columbia, S.C., spent Saturday and Sunday with his grandmother, Linda Standard. Peyton celebrated his seventh birthday which was November 17. Linda and Peyton visited Sarah Huff and also attended church at Mt. Zion. Linda carried him home Sunday. ƒSarah Huff's visitors were Aubrye and Michael Mathe and Linda and Peyton Standard. ƒSheldon Eubanks of Athens visited Aubrye and Michael Mathe during the weekend. He came especially to hunt. ƒPat Tuttle visits her mother, Mrs. Alma O'Neal, often. Sandy O'Pry of Athens spent the weekend with her mother. ƒMichael VanHart spent Friday evening with Roy Chesnut. Hunter Safrit spent the weekend with Roy Chesnut. ƒTrudy Ingram spent the weekend at home with her family. ƒMr. and Mrs. Matthew Ryll, Connor and Calley visited Mrs. Lucille Ingram Saturday and Sunday. ƒI visited my mother, Blanche Wallace in Lincoln County, several days last week. ƒSarah Huff made two trips to Ft. Gordon Monday and Saturday. Randy Goldman went with Sarah. ƒI went to Augusta Thursday. I visited Richard and Judy Sleister and had supper with them.. ƒCassie Goldman and Bryson visited her mother, Deanne Johnson in Hull, Thursday. ƒBobbi and Wayne Thornton visited Miss Grace Dunaway and Alex Dunaway last week. Rev. Ray Brown of Statesboro also visited. Miss Grace seems to be feeling some better. Tommy Dunnaway visited during the week. Alex Dunaway visited his cousin, Linda Standard, Saturday. ƒHappy birthday to all who are celebrating a birthday this week. Ann Saggus and Shirley Scroggs are two that I know of. ƒOur prayer concerns include Dot Shank, Lois South, Ethel Harris, Lucy McCorkle, Claire Nelson, Linda and Clint Albea, W.A. Stevens, Grace Dunaway, Lona Ingram Chesnut, Roy Chesnut, Louise Burt, Melanie Wells, Jenelle Newsome, Mamie Neal Reed, Lisa Franklin, Talmadge and Kathleen Reed, Sarah Huff, Olin and Beth Reed, Jack and Peggy Saggus, Willie Ruth Freeman, Alma L. O'Neal, Henry Strother, Manuel Wheatley, Baby Duncan Johnson, Betty Crawford, Barbara Adams, Betty Moore, Ed Burdette, Gary Rogers, Patricia Bailey, Barry Bailey, Blanche Wallace, Robert Roper, Bennie Martin, Grady Reed, Bobby Myers, C.J. Hardy, Alan Kemp, Jack Strother, Mary Ruff, Frances Shank, Jimmie Benton, Annie Kate Strother, Will Souther, Margaret Gunter, Linda Stevens, Morrison and Priscilla Maxwell, Dan and Mildred McAvoy, Mildred Sisson, Mary Will Howard, Mrs. Charles Wills, Thomas Ambrose, J.W. and Bonnie Boatwright, Warren and Lois Nunn, Vera Williamson, Polly Lewis Copsy, Sherri Easter, Ann Williamson, Betty Ann Goff Teasley, Virginia McClearen, Mary McClearen, Valerie Jackson, Pete Hardy, Pete Poss, Wylie Dallas, Sanders and Elizabeth Dallis, Catherine Bowen, Melva Crook, J.W. Crook, the family of Diane Bailey, Michael Barnett, Carolyn Barnett, Rev. Albert Huyck, our country, our local and state officials, our churches, our pastors, and our missionaries. ƒSincere love and sympathy to all who recently lost loved ones. May God be with you. ƒI hope you enjoyed the rain. We are very thankful for it. We got three inches at Aonia. It's 29 degrees this morning (Monday) at Aonia.