Remembering back when George Niles owned and operated the Niles Drug Store where Joe Reynold’s Drug Store is now; when Matt Weatherly had a barber shop on Main Street; the old Post Office was on the South West corner of Main and Locust Street; the McElory frozen meat locker house was on Locust Street just North of the former Nix Motor Sales; in the 1930’s,when George Waters, the co-owner of Bozeman Waters National Bank had the only Cadillac car in Poseyville; when John Uncles had a garage on Main Street where McCullough’s parts and service are now located; when the auto dealership was in the same building where Al’s Place is now on Main and Walker Streets; when our new Poseyville School was built in 1912 on Fletchall Avenue; when the Frank Smith Service Station was on the spot where One Stop Mart and Gas Station is now, on the corner of SR 168 and 165. Now according to the Labor Department the US has lost 51,000 more jobs in July of this year.

Elsewhere, Dickie Brandenstein from Winchester, TN was in this area last week and he and Billy Ray were here Monday, August 11 to visit me. He and his family are doing well. I was happy to have them drop in. Wednesday, I talked on the phone to Bonnie, Betty, Janet, and Lorena. August 14 was Billy’s Birthday. Janet called me that day to remind me that it was his birthday (which I had indeed remembered). I visited John and Joy Straw Thursday for awhile. John and I worked together at Nix Motor Sales several years ago. Don Steirley came by to visit while I was there. Also Bonnie, Jacob, Betty, and Jesse were here to mow the lawn and to do some other chores. And yes, they had prepared some food for me.

Friday, Bill and Judy Thompson called me and said they were on their way to Rend Lake for the weekend. Their daughter and son-in-law, Erica and Tony, and boys as well as Billy and Laura Thompson joined them at the lake later on. They returned home Sunday afternoon.

I also talked to my sister-in-law, Lorena Wilder Friday and she said her grandson Mike Creek from Indianapolis was here to visit his mother Anaveieve Creek and Lorena.

Friday was also the day I visited at the Allison Healthcare and also at the New Harmony Healthcare. At New Harmony I visited with Bob Field, Rosina Koch, Gloria Cox, Norma Hidbrader, Charles Campbell, Harold Kemmerling, Eva Causey, Jim Benton, Bob Worman, Richard Jackson, and Tilly Lupfer. Gerald Taylor was asleep so I missed him, but as I left I met Beverly and Gerald Jr. so I talked to them.

Saturday was the annual Poseyville Christian Church Chowder. I heard that they made around 150 gallons and sold out by 12:20p. It was reported at church that they took in $2,066. A big thanks to all who donated, worked, and brought ingredients for the chowder, and also to the public for the patronage for buying the delicious chowder.

At 3:00p Sunday the family of Lillan Butler gathered at Allison’s Healthcare where she is a resident. Sunday August 17th is her 98th Birthday, so her children Steve and Brenda had a Birthday party for her, complete with a beautiful cake. Those present besides Lillian were Brenda Butler Boman, Steve and Linda Butler, Doris and Maxine Butler, Rodger and Mike Butler, Sarianne (Butler) Williams, Kate Butler, Valorie Price, Billy and Norma Sue Butler, John and Sharron Matsel, Vicki (Butler) Theims, and I. We all had a good time together. We all sang Happy Birthday to Lillian and she received many cards.

Sunday night, both Judy Thompson and Janet Woolsey called me on the phone.

Poseyville regular gas price as of Monday, August 18th is $3.759^.

Poseyville had no rain last week so the total rain so far in August remains at 1.30."

Bible Quote for the week is: "Let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." 1 John 3:18