Bruce square is decorated for Christmas with finishing touches going up this week. The Fine Arts Club is working on the gazebo, and the Twentieth Century Club has transformed the light posts.
The posts look like a project of the Griffin sisters– Erica and Courtney. They look awesome– with metallic mesh curls in a wreath shape at the top, white angels with “joy”, “peace,” etc. surrounded by magnolia leaves and other seasonal greenery. They really show up well.
Lisa McNeece
I neglected to mention the fried turkey we had from Joe’s Market last week. After Joel did the story on turkey frying, he brought back the demo to The Journal. It was a week before Thanksgiving, and Joel asked Celia and I what we should do with it. I assume he was asking about saving it for the holiday. Neither Joel or Celia and I had ever eaten a fried turkey.
In unison we said “We are going to eat it now.”
It was so moist and juicy, and the crust, was divine.
We are accepting Letters to Santa for our Christmas edition of The Journal. Letters can be mailed to us at PO Box 278, emailed to calhouncountyjournal@gmail.com or dropped by. Deadline for Letters to Santa is Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Christmas edition will be the week before Christmas, Dec. 19.
Two thumbs up for the new “Hunger Games movie– Catching Fire.” Joel and I saw it over the weekend. And I finished the Donna Tartt book, The Goldfinch, which was also two thumbs up. I may go to the other end of the spectrum now and read the new Bridget Jones book.
A ton of Christmas activities are planned this weekend in Calhoun County. Pancakes with Santa in Bruce is Saturday morning. The annual Rotary Christmas auction is at 1:30 p.m. on the square with the Bruce parade that afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday is the Christmas Tour of Homes in Bruce from 1:30-4 p.m. beginning at Jeffery’s on the square.
Homes on the tour are Dan and Bridgett Fulton, Joe and Bonnie Tunnell, Shelia Logan and Ruth Cole and Bruce and Lori Longest.
The Calhoun City parade is Monday night with an afternoon of Christmas festivities leading up to it beginning at 4 p.m.
The Vardaman parade is Tuesday night and the Big Creek Redneck parade the next Saturday.
A new business is opening in Bruce this week– Jessica Adams is moving her Oak Barn Soap Co. from her home to the former Weeks’ Produce building on Center Street next to Mt. Comfort Water Association.
She is having a grand opening this Thursday. In addition to soap and lotion, she will be carrying personalized gift items.
In other business news, Jim Earl Aron has torn down the old Amoco service station building at the corner of Hwy 9 and 32. He said he has plans for the corner that he will announce later.
Crazy December weather. Temperature today, Wednesday is expected to reach 77 degrees– this Sunday, a high of 37 degrees.
Take a drive to Derma. David and Teresa Martin have their Christmas lights up, and David promises a lot of new lights this year with a patriotic theme.
We are starting to work on our Christmas edition of The Journal this week. If you want an ad with a photo of your business, employees or family, please let us know right away.