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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2003
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Community Easter Services |
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In celebration of the miracle of
Easter, several area churches and
ministerial associations are
conducting Holy Week Services. The
public is invited to attend any of
these services.
The McKenzie Ministerial Association
is sponsoring noon services this
week at Bethel College Oasis (the
main conference room) in the Student
Center. Services are held from 12:00
– 12:30 p.m. each day and a meal is
provided immediately after the
service in the Bethel College
Cafeteria for a minimum fee of
$3.00.
Speakers for the remainder of the
week include Wednesday – Rev.
Harrell Nation of First United
Methodist Church; Maundy Thursday,
Rev. Henry Cunningham of Johnson
Temple CME Church and Good Friday,
Bro. Kenny Carr of Long Heights
Baptist Church.
Community churches and guests are
invited to join in an Easter Morning
Sunrise Service at First Baptist
Church, 619 Stonewall Street in
McKenzie at 7:00 a.m. Rev. Alvandon
Taylor of McKenzie, pastor of Union
Grove Missionary Baptist Church in
Puryear, will be the speaker. His
message will be “The Empty Tomb,”
taken from Luke 24:5, “Why seek ye
the living among the dead?” Bro.
Dennis Trull is the host pastor.
John Paschall, Minister of Music at
First Baptist Church, will be
directing the music. Union Grove
Baptist Church choir will be
presenting special music.
TREZEVANT
The Trezevant community will conduct
Easter Sunrise Services at Mt.
Ararat Baptist Church in Trezevant
at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Bro. C.E.
Pipkin, pastor of the church, will
be bringing the morning message.
Also participating will be First
Baptist Church, First Methodist
Church and First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Other guests
are invited to attend.
HUNTINGDON
First United Methodist Church in
Huntingdon will hold Maundy
Thursday, Communion and Healing
Services at 7 p.m. Thursday, April
17 and Good Friday Tenebrae Services
at 7 p.m. Friday, April 18.
On Sunday, the Huntingdon
Ministerial Alliance will hold
Easter Sunrise Services at 6:30 a.m.
at First United Methodist Church.
Rev. Chuck Burkes will deliver the
Easter message. Dr. Mickey Carpenter
is the host pastor. Area churches
and guests are invited to attend.
Regular morning worship services
will also be held at 10:55 a.m. at
First United Methodist Church.
MCLEMORESVILLE
Community Easter Sunrise Services in
McLemoresville will be held this
year at First Methodist Church on
Highway 105, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Rev. Darryl Harris, Pastor of First
Baptist Church, will deliver the
Easter message. Bro. Tommie Martin
is the host pastor.
Everyone is invited to come and join
in the community service. Breakfast
will be provided following the
sunrise service. Regular Sunday
school services at 10:00 a.m. and
worship services at 11:00 a.m. will
be held at both participating
churches as usual.
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Festival of Freedom Will Continue |
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With $1,350 donated by local groups
toward the $6,000 cost of fireworks for McKenzie's
annual Fourth of July "Festival of Freedom", members of
the McKenzie City Council unanimously agreed to continue
the popular tradition.
Mayor Walter Winchester has previously expressed hopes
to expand the event to include a carnival and
concessions. The event draws thousands to McKenzie each
year, with local roads and highways lined with miles of
vehicles.
Mayor Winchester and the Council approved a resolution
honoring the Bethel College 2003 Women's Basketball Team
for their achievement in closing the season with 22 wins
and 7 losses. The team was invited to participate in the
NAIA Division II National Tournament, was the South
Independent Champion and produced an All American and
Academic All American player.
"We, the Board of Mayor and Council are extremely proud
of the example this team has set and their outstanding
achievements," the resolution read. |
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Huntingdon Youth Returns to Good
Health After Near Drowning Incident |
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By Linda Bolton
linda@mckenziebanner.com |
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A five-year-old boy, whose life and/or mental stability
hung in the balance just days ago following a near
drowning accident, has returned to his day care classes
this week and appears to be fully recovered.
“He has made a 180 degree turn since Saturday,” Brad
Yancey of Huntingdon said of his son Garrett near
tragedy.
Garrett was at Gaines Pool at Bethel College in McKenzie
Saturday to attend a swimming party for a family friend,
14-year-old Colin Laman of Huntingdon.
Garrett’s father, Brad Yancey explained that his older
son, 14-year-old Zac had been invited to the party and
Garrett was invited to come along and enjoy an afternoon
of swimming. The boys were accompanied to the pool by
their mother, Sheila.
Brad said no one really knew what happened, whether
Garrett accidentally fell in the water and maybe
suffered a seizure before falling or while in the water.
One minute Garrett was standing on the side of the pool
and moments later he was being pulled from the water by
14-year-old honoree Colin, who is the son of Keliea
Sanders and Cary Laman.
Brad said approximately 19 youths were in the pool at
the time of the mishap. He said his wife had walked to
the other end of the pool to talk to some of the other
parents when she saw that Garrett was being pulled from
the pool. It was not until she approached him closer
that she realized he was unconscious and was “totally
black,” he said.
Gaines Pool Lifeguard Ashley McDaniel immediately
checked Garrett and determined that he had no heartbeat.
She and Sheila, who is a Registered Nurse at Carroll
County Health Department, decided to begin
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
“The young lady who was the lifeguard did the chest
compressions and my wife did the breaths,” Brad said he
was later told. “It took three rounds, or about 135
compressions to get him back.”
“My wife said she prayed for guidance before beginning
the procedure,” said Brad.
“The Good Lord was with him,” said Brad. “As he started
coming back, he started foaming at the mouth and then
water starting coming, lots and lots of water.”
Sheila said her son experienced seizures for
approximately 10 minutes, because his body had been
deprived of oxygen to the brain.
After being revived, the youth was still disoriented and
unable to talk. McKenzie Police Officers, as well as
McKenzie Fire Department officials arrived on the scene
and he was placed in a patrol car to await the arrival
of emergency medical personnel. While in the patrol car,
his mother bent him forward and he expelled another
great quantity of water, his father said.
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or Fax (731)
352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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