Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Bluff City

Last week's news:

Looks like winter is not quite over yet. One day is warm and the next is cold. It might be a great time to try your hand at flying a kite with all these March winds.

Kay Nelson has returned home from several days in Ft. Smith, visiting her grandchildren. Being around young children makes you feel younger. Right, Kay?

I was driving by the Nelson farm last Sunday and spotted a strange creature grazing in the pasture with the calves. Turned out to be a black llama. I guess that's a first for Bluff City. That end of town has been known to produce some exotic animals. Last year, Mrs. Oleta Nelson had to contend with an emu that was roaming lose in the neighborhood.

Nell Wanda McKelvy visited her brother, Jackie, in Texas last weekend.

Since news is scarce this week, I thought you might enjoy this story that a friend shared with me. It seems that Rita Mae passed away and Bubba called 911. The dispatcher told Bubba that she would send someone right away. "Where do you live?" she asked. Bubba replied, "At the end of Eucalyptus Drive." The dispatcher asked, "Can you spell that for me?" There was a long pause and finally Bubba said, "How 'bout if I drag her over the Oak Street and you can pick her up there?"

Thought for the week: The best way to start a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.

This weeks news:

Happy St. Patrick's Day. Be sure to wear something green.

Several from this community had trips planned during the latest cold snap. Some plans had to be changed due to the weather, but a few brave souls braved the elements and carried on with their plans.

Bill Carman was involved in a spring outing to a resort in northern Arkansas on the White River. I think that the landscape also turned white while he was there.

Jeanie and I made a fast trip to Missouri to visit her folks. We returned a day early due to the forecast of snow and spent a night in Searcy on the way back. We noticed that the smoke from the chimney was settling to the ground before we left. According to an old saying, this is a sure sign of snow. I guess it works, because we just received a call that there was a foot of snow on the ground.

I think there were some others who traveled north, but I have not heard a report of their experiences. Why go to Colorado for spring break when snow can be found closer to home?

Jeanie McKelvy's father suffered a stroke about a month ago, which caused him to lose the sight in one eye. He had no other ill effects from it, and we are at least thankful for that.

This week's thought: If you did what you always did, you'll get what you always got.