ELLAVILLE — I want to wish each and everyone of my readers a very special Valentine's Day.

Enclosed is a quote that I'm sending to all of you.

“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”

So I'm asking you to be my Valentine today.

— Nancy McMath Young



Averett Phillips returns home from Mexico

Averett and Brenda Phillips left for Mexico on Jan. 2, going especially for Averett to have medical treatment for cancer.

They were gone a month. They returned home on Jan. 31.

He is still having treatment at home as well as a red light treatment.

Let's all keep Averett, and his family in your prayers.

We all here are praying and wishing Averett a great recovery.



Thomas Edwin Wall Post 191 hosts   District meeting

On Saturday, the Thomas Edwin Wall American Legion Post 191 will host the District 3 Legion meeting.

This special District meeting begins at 10 a.m. here at the Legion in Ellaville. Lunch will be served to the Legionnaires.

So to all Legionnaires of District 3, be sure to mark this on your calendars to plan to attend this Saturday meeting.

For more information call Paul Grecol at 937-5773 after 5 p.m.





Special benefit planned for Averett Phillips

This is a early announcement for a Special Benefit that will be held for Averett Phillips.

At 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, there will be a Spaghetti Dinner with live entertainment for Averett. This will be held at the Thomas Edwin Wall American Legion here in Ellaville.

The meal will consist of spaghetti, tossed salad, garlic bread, cake and beverages. You may eat in or carry out your plates if you wish.

Tickets are $6 each. You may purchase tickets from Miller's Home & Auto, Central Automotive, Saturday Snack (on Thursday, Friday or Saturday), Ellaville Floral Shop, Gill Drug Store and Planters Hardware.

There will be a Bake Sale as well. Plan to buy yourself a cake.

Everyone is encouraged to come and enjoy the gospel groups that will be performing on this special night. The groups that will be performing are "Behind The Cross" of DeSoto, "3 A Charge, " Randy and Lavada Lankford and Sonny Pickle, Caylee Hammack, Haley Phillips and Kaylor Womack and Andy Miller.

For more information contact Neil Snyder at 942--4968.

So mark this times and date on your calendar and buy your tickets and plan to come and enjoy supper and entertainment all together. Just think: two-N-one.

See you there.



Ellaville United Methodist Men host Valentine dinner

At 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Ellaville United Methodist Men hosted a lovely Valentine dinner in the Social Hall of the Church.

The Social Hall was decorated with the Valentine theme. The serving table was covered with a red tablecloth and the centerpiece was a round crystal vase with clear crystal marbles and centering the marbles were three red candles and a heart design with a large red balloon placed on the table as well.

The desert table was covered with a white background tablecloth with different colored hearts on the cloth, with a heart centerpiece and a large red balloon placed on the center piece.

The guest tables were covered with a white background tablecloth and different colored Valentines on the cloth. The centerpieces were round crystal vases with clear-colored marbles and three red candles; surrounding the vases were pink, heart-shaped doilies. The side table was covered with a red tablecloth. The Valentine theme was placed on the bulletin board.

The meal consisted of t-bone steak, potato salad, baked beans, garlic bread and different kinds of desserts were served with coffee and tea.

Around 45 were present. It's always a pleasure to be with friends during a time like Valentine’s.





Community saddened by death of local resident

Our community is sad to have heard of the death of Tim Whaley. Tim died on Saturday, Feb. 4 at his home.

Tim was raised here in Ellaville. He was well known and everyone here loved him.

There was a Memorial Service held for Tim at 4 p.m. Feb. 11 here at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home.

Tim will always be remembered as a really friendly person. He would speak to everyone if he knew you or not.

Tim was the son of the late Harvey Hill Whaley and Virginia Rainey Whaley. His late brother was Tommy Whaley.

Tim was married to Pam Young Whaley and is survived by a daughter P.J. Wilson and her husband Jesse; a sister Robbie Anne Woolbright and husband Charlie of Cordele; two granddaughters, Avery and Austin, and a sister-n-law Rosaland Whaley, all of Ellaville.

Let's keep the Whaley family in our prayers.



A surprise visit from relatives

Everything was going as usual on Saturday, Feb. 4 when a knock came on the door.

Frederick answered it, and it was Bobby’s cousin and his wife, Eddie and Effie Mae Goodman of Fitzgerald. They arrived about 10 a.m.

They came up just to see us for a day’s visit. Thank goodness we have a deli at the Piggly Wiggly. We went up and got our lunch. Without any restaurant, we are in a mess.

It's always a pleasure to have family and friends to pop in and visit with us. Bobby, Frederick and I surely did enjoy this surprise visit with family.