Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Bluff City

Last week's news:

Kay Nelson's mother, Mrs. Helen Miller, was a visitor in Bluff City last Sunday and was able to attend church with Kay and James.

Linda Carman had her tonsils removed August 31 in Hot Springs. I haven't heard a report on her condition, but I expect things were a little quieter on that end of town for a day or two. I'm just joking. We appreciate Linda and Bill and Linda's sense of humor.

I read this somewhere: Animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.'

This week's news:

Jeanie and I attended the school reunion at Cale on September 4. It was good to see former students and teachers, some of whom we had not seen since we taught school there 25 years ago. Wood's Place catered a good lunch and the weather cooperated, except for being a little bit hot. Calvin Coolidge once said, School is not the end, but only the beginning of an education.'

The Nelson clan also gather September 4 at the old home place in North Goose Ankle for a family reunion.

It looks like we in Bluff City are going to have to start carrying flashlights when we go to church. The power has gone off during services for two weeks in a row.

Linda Carman is getting back into the swing of things after her tonsillectomy a few days ago.

We received word on September 9 of the death from an automobile accident of Harland and Nedra McKelvy of Hope. Harland was a cousin of mine, a brother of Herman McKelvy of Bluff City and a brother of Aline Claus, the Bodcaw reporter.

Sympathy is also extended to the Walker family after the death of Lyndell Walker on September 2. He was buried at Bluff City Cemetery. It has only been a little over two months since the death of his brother, Glen.

Don't let your foot get too heavy when driving on the new smooth section of Highway 24. It could cost you.

Steven Wright once said, There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking liken an idiot.'