Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Bluff City

When the ride of life turns against you, and the current upsets your boat, don't waste time on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.

Mrs. Ethel Carman, mother of Bill Carman, had surgery in Texarkana a few days ago.

Funeral services for Mrs. Broda Barksdale Griffith were on Friday, November 5, with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery. She had been in a nursing home in Missouri.

We welcome the Mark Meador family to Bluff City. Mark and his wife, Becky, have three children, Sean, Bryan and Brandon.

I notice evidence of another truck wreck on one of the curves west of Bluff City. There have been several accidents at that location. Highway 24 is a dangerous road to travel and we all need to be careful as we travel to and fro.

I finally worked up enough courage to visit the dentist this week and he relieved me of one of my wisdom teeth. Ambrose Bierce says a dentist is a prestidigitator who puts metal into your mouth and pulls coins out of your pocket. I must confess I had to look that word up in the dictionary.

Good luck to all those who are trying to kill a deer. Remember to be sure of your target. Some people have to work in the woods even during deer season.