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Missionary report

Mary Shepherd, a deaf missionary to the deaf, gave a report July 6 at Kings Mills Baptist Church. Shepherd is based in Ringgold, Ga., and works with the Harvest Deaf Ministries. She shared her testimony and missionary experiences along with a slide presentation interpreted by her mother.

Patriotic program

The children of the Kings Mills Baptist Church presented a patriotic program at the July 6 morning service. The children sang patriotic songs, with some dressing in costumes portraying famous Americans. They also recited some of their writings that remind us of our Godly heritage in America. The program was directed by Teri Davis and Angel Burnside.

Prayer breakfast

On July 5, the men of Kings Mills Baptist Church held a prayer breakfast. Pastor Manuel Guzman Jr. presented a Bible lesson on Elijah. After a session of prayer, the men enjoyed food and fellowship at Bob Evans.

Brayton reunion

On July 4, Bob and Nancy Moore attended the annual Brayton reunion held at the home of Dave "Herk" and Cheryl Buchanan of Lebanon. Despite the rain, there were 103 Braytons in attendance, including all of the George Brayton family.

Turner lunch bunch

Ginny Turner, along with family and friends, held their monthly luncheon July 8 at Willie's Sports Bar in Tri-County. With the summer and sicknesses, they were down to six people.

Kentucky visitor

Kenny Turner of Covington, Ky., paid a visit to his mother, Ginny. He came to town July 6 and returned home July 10.

Proud grandma

Charlotte Clark reports that her grandson, Adam Clark, was named MVP of the Norwood High School baseball team. He also was named to the first team in the Cardinal Division of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference. He had 104 strikeouts for the season and has accepted a full scholarship to Lincoln Trail College in Robertson, Ill. She will keep us posted on his progress.

Charlotte also reports that her daughter, Roxie, paid a visit to Gahanna to be with her son, Pete Burdine, and his wife, Susie, and their son, Andrew, over the Fourth of July weekend.

Hagemeyer visitors

Ruben and Dolly Landrum of Heath, Ohio, have had an extended visit with Frieda Hagemeyer. While here Dolly ventured to Lebanon to pay a visit to former Kings Mills resident Helen Halcomb, who is residing at the Lebanon Country Manor. Dolly reports that Helen would love to have some visitors. So if you are an old friend, please stop by.

Girls weekend out

Shopping, shopping and more shopping — that is what Michelle Byrd, Pat Schappacher, Betty Stephenson, Joy Klotsche, Yvonne Culley, Melissa Guzman and Megan Guzman did over the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago.

The group got to see the fireworks display from the Navy Pier, eat Chicago style pizza, visit the American Doll store (all four floors) and enjoy the Taste of Chicago. There was one celebrity sighting — it was Oprah's boyfriend, Stedman Graham.

Fourth of July picnic

Your correspondent enjoyed a Fourth of July picnic with her sons, Mark, David and John, at the Otterbein Lebanon Retirement Community. The rain could not dampen our patriotic spirit.

Andrew's Annual Art Auction

Bill and Stephanie Smith, along with the Heritage Hill Foundation, announce that Aug. 2 is the date for the annual auction to be held at Bill and Stephanie's home on Columbia Road in Lebanon. The auction will be from 1 to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.heritagehill.org.

Weatherwise

June 2008 was a little drier than 2007, but still has an impressive year to date total, according to John F. Stephenson, Cooperative River and Rainfall Observer for the National Weather Service at the Kings Mills Station. The month recorded 3.75 inches on 14 days with the largest rainfall amount occurring at 1.40 inches on the 5th. June 2007 recorded 5.31 inches. The year to date total shows 2008 at 29.84 inches and 2007 at 21.78 inches. If you apply a simple average we could have close to a 60-inch year, but as they say in weather circles, "don't count your raindrops before they fall!"

The river was busy the first part of the month with a reading of 16.01 feet on the 4th. It was down to 13.37 feet at 7 a.m. on the 5th. The low reading for the month was 4.90 feet on the 25th.

Australian visitors

Joe and Carol Danko of Kings Mills have entertained nephew James M. Harvey Jr. and his wife, Trisha. Their children, Ty and Jay Harvey, plus their grandfather, Michael Johnson, are visiting as well. The Harvey family is visiting the United States during the months of June and July. The family hails from Morayfield, Queensland, Australia. The Aussies have visited Niagara Falls and Holmes County to visit the Amish community. James and Lynda Harvey of Landen in Deerfield Twp. are the proud grandparents of Ty and Jay. (Reader submitted)