Isn’t it funny how children always say they are 5½ or 7¾ and when we get older, do we say we are 60½2? No. We say we are 60 right on up to the day before we become 61. Our granddaughters, Kara and Kaci Gammon, spent last weekend with us and grandson, Curt, was 10 on that Saturday, the 23rd. The girls couldn’t wait to see Curt on that Sunday because they wanted to see how much he had grown. They thought you automatically grow an inch or two when you have your birthday. Thank goodness that doesn’t happen. It seems that everyone looks forward to birthdays until they pass the age of 30. I remember some men who have had their second childhoods when they became 40, but a year later they were old again. ƒI understand there was a 95th birthday celebration for Martha Belle Guinn Sunday at Danburg Baptist Church with a birthday dinner honoring her. ƒStacy Ware spent Friday night with Karen and Price Rogers in Evans. ƒRalph and Mary Will Denard met their son Brad in Elberton for lunch Sunday. They spent the afternoon in Elberton with Jerry and Diane Self. Diane had foot surgery and was recuperating from that surgery. ƒHaving supper Sunday night with Leon and Linda Aycock were Brian, Tonya and Greg Callaway and Kay Seymour. ƒWilda Courney of Atlanta visited Myrline Thornton one day last week. ƒGary Ware of Wadley and Norris Ware visited with Louie and Vivian Wolozin last Wednesday afternoon. ƒEvelyn and Tommy Rambo of Greenwood, S.C., attended Independence Methodist Church Sunday and stayed for their fifth Sunday dinner after the service. They visited Evelyn's sisters, Elyn Bunch and Ruth Vail, and her niece, Flossie Rhodes, while they were here in the area. ƒFrances Johnson of North Augusta, S.C., spent two nights with Sara Frances Henderson last week. Sara Frances accompanied Frances to North Augusta and spent a night with her.

ƒDouglas Couch, VP/Director of Development of the Georgia Baptist Foundation, spoke to about 30 senior adults at Tignall Baptist Church Tuesday, January 26, about Christian estate planning, trusts, and wills. They all enjoyed a soup and sandwich lunch after the program. James Sherrer had his trusty camera out taking pictures of everyone who had their mouths open. ƒThe annual "Sweetheart Banquet" will be held Saturday, February 13, at 6:30 p.m., in the Family Life Center at Tignall Baptist Church. The cost is $15 per person. This is a steak dinner with entertainment. This is sponsord by the youth department and is a fundraiser for MissionFuge. ƒRev. Anthony Watts preached in the absence of Dr. Charles Drummond at Tignall Baptist Church Sunday. The congregation was fortunate to have Rev. Watts' sister-in-law, Kathy Little, to sing "Amazing Grace." ƒThe young adults of Beulah Baptist Church enjoyed a soup dinner after the worship service Sunday. They had fun playing volleyball after dinner. Brian George preached for them Sunday. ƒThere will be a North Wilkes Steering Committee meeting on Monday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m., at the old school lunchroom. The committee will be planning its annual "Bingo Night" at the lunchroom. New members are welcome. ƒ"Remember Me," the flower shop started by the late Brenda Bunch, is now open right across the street from the Kum Bak Cafe. Brenda had made many silk arrangements before she became so ill. ƒLet's remember the following people in our prayers this week: Myrline Thornton, Frances Vinson, Albert Rhodes Jr. (Dunnie), Charles Pullen, Patsy Epps, Freddie Brown, Tommy Bowen, Tim Echols, Louise Denard, John Yochim, Mike Johnson, Ridge Moore, Mary Alice Bradford, Marvin Weaver, Randy Butts, Brooke Bentley Pearson, and Shirley Roberson. Kay Tyler is getting along pretty good after foot surgery, that is, until her dear dog Dixie stepped on her foot. ƒ The winter months are not very newsworthy. No one travels . . . we lead boring lives. I'm looking forward to the spring so there will be more news. ƒDid you ever notice that when you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs." . . . Isn't that the truth!