wellborn my hometown

THE WHISTLE STOP CLOSING IS A SAD DAY IN MY HOMETOWN
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Debbie (whose last name I need) booked Rev. David Smith after learning on the internet of his talents with youth. David came to my hometown for the weekend Youth Rally at Wellborn Baptist. Debbie did not know that David grew up here! David's parents, Colleen and Russell Smith, volunteered to take their grandson kindergartener Josiah Smith to their river place.
David, Jennifer, and the four member team from Tampa had a great first night at WBC and will overnight Friday and Saturday at Smiths Bulb Farm road home.

GLORY TO GOD IN CHRIST church ( CR250 and 9th Ave) with walls up and roofing.
P&S Construction worker, Johnathan, had just come down from the roof work to join Joey, Ray and Roy for a break because the day was very hot and humid.

WELLBORN IN THE SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT

WELLBORN IN THE SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT

WELLBORN IN THE SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT

GLORY TO GOD IN CHRIST church building in the making. One of the new double doors stands open and inviting already!

P&S CONSTRUCTION, (Alabama), workers took a break from building the newest church in town, the GLORY TO GOD IN CHRIST church. Time: noon on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 Place CR250 and 9th Avenue. People: Robert Praytor in the company truck. William Todd, Jonathon Moore and Brittney Smith at ease on the grounds. Joey Smith was cell phoning and missed the foto op.

Wednesday evening, before Bible study, Pastor Matt Dillard and his family posed for a picture by request. They stand in front of the future home of Glory To God In Christ Church
In the foreground see Quianna G'Nai Dillard(a fourth grader), Charquita R Dillard and Pastor Matt Dillard Jr. The youngest member of this family, Matriel Dillard was asleep in the truck. (first grade makes a boy tired in the late afternoon.)
In the middle ground see the beginnings of the GLORY TO GOD IN CHRIST CHURCH sanctuary building; Footers and fill complete, cement slab next step.
In the far background see the home of Jack and Cathy Allred

KRIS ANNE HALL of WELLBORN is a woman with a cause: "to reclaim our history and the greatness of our nation!"

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MAY GOD'S COMFORT SURROUND THE GRIEVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF RICHARD TUCKER

Our County Commissioner Phil Oxendine made a motion today regarding establishing an EMS/Fire Station in Wellborn, but it died for lack of a commissioner to second the motion.
About twenty-five Wellborn citizens attended the Suwannee County Commission Meeting. We were 25 disappointed people. Several spoke when opportunity presented, reviewing the need and the availability of anticpated funds.
The outcome is this: October 5 there will be a workshop where Fire Chief Charlie Conner will bring specific statistics to give the big picture of EMS/FIRE service county-wide. Commissioner Oxendine and the Wellborn people will work together to bring a station which was promised years ago, to reality ASAP.

Richard Cray and Tom Randall labored on Labor Day. Here they stand in front of the five loads of dirt/sand deposited in between the new footers marking square foot area for GLORY TO GOD IN CHRIST sanctuary on CR 250 at 9th avenue in downtown Wellborn.
Next the piles are to be evenly distributed, packed down , anchor bolts placed today in order that the the slab can be poured tomorrow. The new church will have seated capacity for 80 worshipers. Pastor is Matt Dillard.

CLICK TO ENLARGE THIS NOTICE OF AN IMPORTANT MEETING TUESDAY SEPT 6@ 9 A.M.

This notice appeared in the Gainesville Sun Newspaper

Clark Donald "Bubba" Salmons, 57, of Palatka, passed away on Thursday August 25, 2011 at Shands at the University of Florida Hospital. He was a native of Gainesville, Florida and had lived in Palatka since 1997. He enjoyed listening to gospel music and was preceded in death by his father Benjamin Franklin Salmons.

Bubba Salmons is survived by his mother, Ruth McLeran Salmons, his sister, Liz Salmons Perry (Calvin), his brother Johnny Salmons and his uncle and aunt, B.B. and Joyce Yates, all of Wellborn.

A graveside memorial service was conducted on Saturday, September 3, at 2 P.M. at Wellborn cemetery with Rev. James Messer officiating.

May our God of love comfort this bereaved family in my hometown.

Kitchen Volunteers for Wellborn Community Association September 2011 Blueberry Pancake Breakfast were Jan Pearce, (who also danced a jig to Ron Chappell's keyboard music :-)),Betty Seifert, Beanie Brooks and Rob Dawson. Kathie Snowden welcomed at the door and Wendell Snowden made everyone glad they came.

Fred and Goldie Gaylard shared the joy of their family gathering this Labor Day weekend. Goldie Marie's brother Tim had visited Wellborn but missed the breakfast party because of his job in Texas. Her son Chad and daughter Nikki, with Anthony and Brantley were expected in time for Sunday but they missed the WCA breakfast too.
In this picture find Justin Foley, Jason and Katie Gaylard, Melvin and Janie Gaylard, Ted and Goldie Marie Fralick and matriarch and patriarch Goldie and Fred G.

From Kathie (Wendell is doing his volunteer mediation this morning).

Yes, I think you should put it in the blog. Comm. Fleming listened to us all last night, but will not commit to if he will vote for Oxendine's motion (which of course is his prerogative). We are fairly confident we have a second to the motion, but will need another commissioner's vote to carry it.
The money will be there to do this, without the county incurring any debt or touching any reserves.

We need a show of Wellborn's concerned residents at the commission meeting, Tuesday morning 9am, city hall in Live Oak (across from Brown Lantern). This is very important. We are on the agenda for 9:30 - of course one never knows when exactly the issue will come up.

It seems everyone has a story (usually a sad one) about how long it has taken for the EMS to get to Wellborn to attend to a loved one. Wellborn is geographically large and growing in population rapidly.

The commissioners need to think about the WHOLE county instead of each one thinking about their own district. An EMS in Wellborn WILL benefit the whole county. All the vehicles, no matter where their home base, travel to where they are needed. Response times depend on where that vehicle is - when the call comes in. Another vehicle is good for EVERYONE. Plus, Wellborn has easy access to 90 (thru 10A), to I-10 up 137, and to Highway 136 across the north end of the county, and to 252 to the south.

On another note -- an important county meeting to attend will be Thursday evening in the Railroad Depot, I believe at 5:30pm, regarding the Fire Assessments. Therefore, the Wellborn Community Association's regular monthly meeting is being moved from the 8th to September 15th. I'll be getting the word about that out on Facebook and the website, and our telephone chairman, Ron Chappel, will be calling the members, as well.

Time: noon on Friday September 2, 2011.
Place: the Northwest corner of Lake Jeffrey (250) at 9th
Activity: ground preparation for the slab needed for Glory To God In Christ Church.
Pastor Matt Dillard teaches school in Columbia County or he would have been wielding a shovel himself.
Eugene Walker works from blueprints at the site for the new sanctuary.
Jack Pellicer (far background) joined Eugene and me at the truck tailgate for a drink of water. Temperature 91 degrees and the dug out square footage was considerable.
Eugene's add-on to this news coverage is that he is willing and able to work at a variety of jobs. Cell 209 7397

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Rickey Moseley name was brought to the Wellborn Methodist Praying People by Goldie Marie Fralick. Prayers continue for the bereaved family and friends