Point News – May 16, 2024

By Editor | May 15, 2024 |

By Carol Sue Carnes
618-883-2333

What a beautiful weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day. I pray everyone got together to celebrate the day. Sounds like rain is on the way now for Monday and Tuesday. All the crops are looking great at this time.
I left after lunch on Saturday and drove to Chesterfield, MO to spend the weekend with my daughter, son-in-law and family. That evening Trevor, Cyndi and MacKenzie Axford and I joined other family members at El Maguey Mexican Restaurant. Joining us was Dennis and Shelly Scherer of Wright City, David and Madison (Axford) Morrow of Chesterfield, Ashley Kirn, Noah and Adelaide of Wentzville and her friend Ben Ketcherside and daughters Jamie and Joanie of Warrenton. We all enjoyed the delicious Mexican food, with a Margarita of course. Missing were John, Julie and Caleb Carnes of Edwardsville who spent the weekend in Lake of the Ozarks. Didn’t seem quite right without the entire family together. Also missing were Daniel, Brittney and Sam Holdinghausen of Festus who were unable to attend due to sickness. Hopefully the next family get together everyone will be present.
On Sunday morning the Axford’s and I attended church services at Our Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield. Afterwards we were joined by David and Madison Morrow and we all enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by Cyndi and MacKenzie. Enjoyed visiting afterwards with all the family and later in the day I returned home. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful weekend and all the fantastic Mother’s Day gifts from everyone.
The family of Marietta Nolte accompanied her to The Fill In Restaurant in Batchtown on Sunday for a wonderful Mother’s Day breakfast. Present were Rod and Margaret Nolte of Golden Eagle, along with their daughter Mandy and son-in-law Mike, and granddaughters Hope and Emily, Cliff and Yvonne Nolte, their son Brandon and daughter-in-law Ashley and son Cooper. This was followed by a wonderful visit afterwards.
The family of Yvonne Baecht of Golden Eagle were home for Mother’s Day bringing all the food and giving Yvonne a break for the day. Present were Daniel and Leann Baecht and Connor of Brookline, MO, Keith and Becky Baecht and sons Matthew and Samuel of Jerseyville and Matt and Lynette Eberhardt of Chenoa, IL. Daniel and Connor supplied the fish and fried it while Becky Baecht brought the rest of the meal. I’m sure Yvonne certainly enjoyed the day with her family.
Laurie and Ed Lehr of Godfrey hosted Mother’s Day at their home on Sunday. Present were her parents Larry and Marcia Hattemar of Brussels, Alan and Kathy Friedel of Golden Eagle and Tyler Friedel and Corgi “Calvin” of Maryville. They all enjoyed the delicious meal prepared by Laurie and Ed, followed by a wonderful afternoon of visiting. Tyler’s wife, Adrianna, spent the day with her parents Dan and Julie Eberlin and family in Golden Eagle.
Congratulations to Paige Devening who graduated the past week from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO with a Master’s Degree in Speech- Language Pathology and happy to say she already has her first professional job lined up. She is the daughter of Kenny and Judy (Hagen) Devening and grandparents are Roy and Barb Hagen of Brussels. Also, Congratulations to her friend Riley for achieving his Master’s of Arts in Education/Foreign Language. Job well done by both of them!
Enjoying Mother’s Day Dinner at the Fill n Station Restaurant in Batchtown on Sunday were Roy and Barb Hagen, Derrick and Jan Bick, Cole and Kaela, Jennifer Bick, Ellie and Blake, Rita Nolte and Judy Bick. Mark Nolte was busy getting crops in to beat the rain.
The Brussels Grade School, District 42 held a Science Fair recently. Congratulations to the two First Place winners this year. Jordan Hartle and Alessa Ray. Jordan has an amazing love for space and Alessa dabbled in the world of biochemistry. The BGS hopes they keep up that enthusiasm. The school would like to thank all the parents and staff that helped with the fair this year.
Birthday Blessings this week to Patrick Ward, Hank Fortschneider, Natalie Weiner, Charles “Chipper” Burch, Christine Schulze, Florence Rose, Patrick Simon, Linda (Church) Gresham, Julie Kulp and all others celebrating their natal day at this time.
Happy Anniversary to Cliff and Yvonne Nolte, John and Linda Macauley, Greg and Barb Kinder, Bobby and Bonnie Stepanek and all other couples celebrating a wedding anniversary this week.
The Brussels Woman’s Club is welcoming more recipes for their upcoming Bicentennial Cookbook. Thanks to the many who have submitted recipes already, but we are still needing more from all over Calhoun, from the North to the South. Either email to President Elaine Eberlin at: [email protected] or [email protected] or mail to Secretary Judy Burch at P. O. Box 1, Brussels, IL 62013.
St. Matthew Vacation Bible School in Brussels is coming up real soon. The 6th graders and college young adults will meet in the evenings. The workshop will also include dinner on the evenings of May, 28, 29 and 30. Beginning the following week, June 3-7 the two-year olds up through the 5th grade will meet with a closing program to be held on Saturday morning June 8. The theme this year is “Come Celebrate Our Savior”. If you have any questions, you can reach out to Lea Miller 618-946-9902 or Debbie Kamp at 618-883-2162 and leave your question on her answering machine.
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PRAYER FOR THE DAY OF PENTECOST
(Sunday, May 19)
Lord Jesus, You have established Your church on earth to deliver Your gifts of forgiveness, life and salvation. Be with us this Pentecost, that we may joyfully receive Your gifts and remember who You have made us. Help us support the work of evangelism, both in our community and throughout the world so that more may hear Your Word, be brought to repentance and faith, and receive the gift of Your salvation. Amen