Dry Creek Flashes

Important April events, April fool’s Day is the first of April in English speaking countries. Men, Women, and children play around with harmless jokes. The victim is called an April fool. France was the first nation to adopt the Star Calendar in 1564. Up to this time the New Year celebration began on March 1 and ended April.

Some important men and women born in April: James Buchanan, President, James Monroe 50th President of the U.S. born in 1758, Ulysses S. Grant born 1822, Duke of Wellington born 1769, John Audubon born in 1765, and Adolph Hitler, Nazi dictator born in 1889, Queen Elizabeth of England was born in 1926.

Important events in April: The Revolutionary War began at Lexington in 1775, the Spanish American War began in 1898. William Shakespeare born in 1564. Washington inaugurated as first President of U.S. in 1789.

It is stormy weather here in the Dry Creek valley this Wednesday afternoon, April 4.

Dry Creek community extends sincere sympathy to Mrs. Mary Snow and family in the death of her son, Larry Snow “Butch, of McMinnville. His body was at High Funeral Home in McMinnville.

Prayer list: the Snow family, Mary Joines, Harold and Faye Elrod, Garry Mullican, Cindy Faircloth, Dan and Peggy Beasley, Georgia Hawker, Linda Fuston, Grace Parsley, Jo Ann Hale, Gail Crips, Russell Estes, Wayne Fuson, James Keyt, David Redmon, Doug Cooper, Mary Crook, Ricky Stanley, and Louise Frazier.

Birthday wishes in April, Elaine Hodges, 4-3, JoAnn Hale, 4-5, Robert Walker, 4-14 Joseph Miller, 4-23, and Riley Tramel, 4-27.

Dry Creek Baptist Church events: Vacation Bible School – June, 2, 3, and 4.

May 21- Saturday Out of School Trip for all children, leave church at 7 a.m. for Centertown big jumping gym 10 a.m. to 12, then to McDonald’s to eat, parents urged to ride with children.

June 5 – Dry Creek Homecoming. July 5 – Trip to Amish Country. Leave church at 8 a.m.

“Well done then good and faithful. Servant enter thou into the joy of the Lord.”  (Matt 25-21)