Cherokee News - Week of March 3, 2007

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    Paul and Jennifer Bordner recently went on a cruise.  Kyler and Kase spent the week with grandparents, Marsha and Larry Mckneely.  Dusty and Mary Dell Rhoades recently went on a week long cruise.   Franklin Crain, John Altizer, Shane Altizer  went quail hunting.  It seems they picked up more "stickers" than quail.  Congratulations to Mickey and Coney Hanley on the birth of their beautiful daughter, Payton Ann.  Payton weighed seven pounds and two ounces.  She was born on March 1.  That just happened to be her cousin, Lynda Randolph's, birthday.  Last Friday evening Jane Randolph, Vickie Parr, Valerie McGuire, Mayzelle Bagley and Cyndi Suggs went to Horseshoe Bay to the comedy play "Nunsense".  They had lots of laughs and a fun evening.  Danny and Janiece Duggan had Ryan, Lacy and Payton visiting last weekend.  They along with Tommy, Kaci, Talli and Tori Morrison went to a wedding in Waco.  Sandra Crain helped Bernice Kuykendall celebrate her birthday.  She had family and friends from Brownwood visit and they all gathered at Sandra's.  Maude Ann and Kenneth Kuykendall were out of town last week. 

    Becky, Jeff and Ashley Cockrum were given a cabinet grand piano recently and spent a half a day moving it down one step, 15 miles east in a stock trailer, and then up two steps.  Those heavy old pianos come with wheels but the sheer weight of the things, and their limited weight distribution precludes them from acually being rolled, so as we pushed, we were lifting it as well to get it to MOVE. I had remembered this from the last time I participated in the moving of a big old piano very clearly and this time was no different and exactly as bad as I had remembered.  It was given to us by some friends who are moving and didn't want to have to move it and decided to purchase a new piano and have it delivered.  I can understand that!  However, it is here and as I can hear Ashley working her way through Beethovan's Moonlight Sonata (which is one of my all time favorites) as I'm writing the Cherokee News, the effort was well worth it.  I enjoy playing Christmas songs on a piano, year round, I'll have to see if I can remember how to play any of them.

        Richard Randolph had a stroke last week.  If you would like to send him a card, his address is    Healthsouth RIOSA   Room 102W    9119 Cinnamon Hill    San Antonio,   Texas   78240-5401.   We wish Richard a speedy recovery.  There are a lot of children and adults that have the pink eye in Cherokee.  We visited with Maridell Johanson on the phone last week.  She has made a remarkable recovery after her by-pass surgery.  She says that she has no pain.  If you would like to send her a card, her address is 132 Oak View   LaVernia   78121.  Byars Walters is still living at Stockdale.  His address is  Stockdale Nursing Center   300 Salmon Street   Stockdale, Texas   78160

     Funeral services were held for Polly Maddox on Tuesday at the Baptist Church.  Polly was a wonderful friend and neighbor.  She will certainly be missed in Cherokee.

Funeral Services were held last week for W.H. (Mac) McLeod in Panhandle, Texas.  Mac was Eloyse Gray's baby brother.  He was born in Pontotoc on Dec. 30, 1912.  He married Beulah Holloway in Valley Springs in 1934.  She preceded him in death.  We extend our sympathy to the Gray family. 

    These kind words are from Nazanin Wisdom:

    You all know about the house we were renting being sold and the situation my family has been struggling with. It has been devastating for Roger and I. Our kids have been overwhelmed with heart ache. We have relentlessly been trying to figure out anything...anywhere to take our family. Knowing whatever we have to do, we would all have to make sacrifices that will change what we know life to be. Roger and I are not the only ones who have been affected by this.
    Our entire community has been doing everything possible do to help our family. This little town of Cherokee, Texas is not full of people. We don't have to spend any time choosing a restaurant for dinner or which store to shop at. Cherokee, Texas is full of the most caring and loving people that anyone will ever meet. From the day we were informed we had to move, EVERYWHERE we've gone people ask if we've found a house yet. Last week I went into Cherokee Grocery Store and a woman asked that very question. I mentioned our only prospect being San Saba. She said, "The whole town is looking for ya'll a place. Sue Rhodes added, "We sure don't want to lose your family here. We all love your boys and love having them in church." I absolutely melted.
    My family and I want to thank everyone here in Cherokee for all help and support. Your love helped us to be patient for God to reveal the plan he has for us. What seemed to be a tragedy is (possibly) going to result with us OWNING OUR OWN HOME!!! We will keep praying. Whatever happens we will be OK, Cherokee has made us certain of that. Thank you all.
Love,
The Wisdom Family
Cherokee, Texas

    Until next week, that's the news from Cherokee, Texas