The 2nd annual Car Show at the Whitesville First Baptist Church is only three weeks away. Jimmy Brown, a deacon at the church is the coordinator and he, with all the members of the church, wish to invite everyone to bring their prize automobiles and enter them in the car show. Registration will begin at 4: 00 pm on Saturday September 20th and awards will be awarded at 7:00 pm . There is no entry fee but donations to the church will be accepted. All members of the church hope you will join them, by entering your vehicles of to come and see the antique and late models. Free hot dogs, drinks and other refreshments plus a lot of fellowship will be available for everyone . Call Jimmy Brown for more information about the car show at 1-304-854-0001.

The Arnett Assembly of God Church have scheduled a "Gospel Sing" at the church for Saturday September 20, at 7pm . The special singer will be O'Linda Smith and The Coal City praise Team. Paster Robbie Brown and all the members hope you will attend. Watch this Column for future announcements of gospel sings at the church as they try to have one scheduled every third Saturday of each month. They wish to send happy birthday wishes to the following members of the church: Sept. 2 Cassidy Clay--Sept. 4 Robbie Crawford - Sept 5 Mallory Brown--Sept 9 Alfred Clendenin. Hope everyone gets out to a Labor Day Celebration, as for most everyone that day ends the fun Summer places to go.

Sandy Stewart wishes to send happy birthday wishes to her friend Bobbie Gunnoe, of Drews Creek, as she celebrated her birthday on Sept 4th. Sandy also wishes to send a special happy birthday to her sister Vickie Lively of Save Creed on September 15. Rick and Beth Beverly of Sang Creek send happy birthday wishes to her great niece Sadie Beth Stewart of Sylvester as she celebrates her first birthday on Sept 2. Sadie Beth was named after her and she loves her very much and hopes she has a great birthday.

Grandparents Day is Sept. 7th! Hope everyone does something extra special for them as grandparents are very special.

Rev. Harry Riddle, and his wife, Mattie, of Sylvester, wish to send get well wishes to Joe Farley, of Dorthy, who had foot surgery at Raleigh General Hospital last week, They pray he is better soon.

Ella Mae Hartman, of Georgia, had kidney surgery last week and is doing great. She has been caring for her father Percy Clay, of Dry Creek, and hopes to be back soon. Mattie and Harry ask that you pray for Ella Mae and her father. The Riddles said they are pleased that Eddie Burnside of Rock Creek is back home after being is the hospital where he had surgery.

Sammy Hawkins, of Orgas, has been donating her time doing some interior work at the Ameagle Freewill Baptist Church and Pastor Riddle and all the members wish to say 'Thanks Sammy.'

Pastor Gary Williams and the members of the New Life Assembly Church, at Piltir, have scheduled an outdoor gospel sing at the church on the parking lot for Saturday, Sept.13. There will be singing by the church members and a special team from Saint Pauls Baptist Church in Beckley. They wish to invite everyone to the special gospel sing. The singing will begin at 6pm if the weather does not permit the outdoor service it will continue and be held inside.

Hope you noticed the days are getting shorter. The first day of Autumn will arrive on Sept. 22 and on November 2. The daylight saving time ends. Then we can be on the lookout for a little snow "and higher gas heating bills."

Lisa and Duke Stewart, of Eunice, wish to send happy birthday wishes to their granddaughter, Sadie Beth Stewart, as she celebrates her first birthday on Sept. 2. Sadie is the daughter, of Travis, and Lacie Stewart, of Sylvester, the granddaughter of Robert and Andrea Cooper, of Sylvester, and great granddaughter of Don and Judy Stewart, of Peytona, and Nancy and Cecil McClennan, of Beckley, all love her very much. All of the above wish to send happy birthday wishes to Travis as he will celebrate his birthday of Sept. 26.

The Whitesville First Baptist Church has scheduled a "Benefit Gospel Sing" for Oct. 4 with the donations all going to help purchase a good used trailer for Rusty and Amy Raines and their chldren of Whiteville. The singers scheduled to sing are the Happy Valley Boys, Marlene Adkins, Randall Kirk, Sandy Stewart, Emmit Withrow, Billy Hendricks and singers from the church. They wish to invite everyone to hear some great singing and have a time of christian fellowship. The Bible tells us in Acts 20:35 that Jesus said, "it is more blessed to give than to receive." They hope you will donate freely to help this family. In Corinthians 9:7 it says God loveth a cheerful giver. They hope to see you there; the singing will begin at 6pm.

On Sept. 4, Walden and Georgia Hubbard, of Seth, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. They were blessed in their marriage with seven children. Walden will celebrate his birthday of Sept. 12 when he will be 77-years-old. Georgia will be 72 on her birthday, Oct. 14. Hope they have many more years together and that they both have happy birthdays.

My daughter, Camen Cooksley, and her husband, Greg, live in Kentucky, and one day while out driving she saw a big red sign with yellow lettering that said WHITESVILLE. She said she could hardly believe her eyes; she had her husband go back and let her get a picture of the sign. The sign sure enough had WHITESVILLE on it, and it also had Fire Dept. Daviess County Ky. Believe it. It looks like we should always be sure to say what state we are from. The Bible says in Romans 5:1 We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. John 10:10 I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. As I close this column this week I hope you will keep the above in your heart.