Letters To Editor – Feb. 25, 2010
Thanks To Volunteer Firemen In Yalobusha
Dear Editor:
We don’t really know how the fire started Sunday afternoon. The wind fanned the fire though the dry sage grass in our pasture and threatened to burn a couple of wooden buildings. The Water Vlaley and the volunteer fire departments in Yalobusha County are the best.
We thank each of you for your help in protecting us and our property. We are also thankful that you are available when needed. May God bless each of you and protect you.
/s/Ben and Elizabeth Wright
Thanks To Clubs, City For Support, Work To Make Water Valley Beautiful
Dear Editor:
Thank You, Water Valley Garden Clubs, for the beauty that you have brought to our town.
Your contribution of many hard hours of work and the funds that you have provided are evident as we ride down the streets of our town.
Thank You, Mayor and the Electrical and Maintenance Departments, for your support and the services rendered on all of the projects over the years.
Dorris Crawford
Recovery Fund Established For Dustin LaCook
Dear Editor,
Friends of the Dustin LaCook family have started a recovery fund to help with expenses associated with his hospitalization, surgery, and recovery. Donations to the fund, which began at Seven Oaks Funeral Home, can be made at any Renasant Bank.
On Feb. 16, Dustin was rushed to Baptist Hospital after he began to have seizures and couldn’t feel his right leg. After a CT of his head showed a brain mass, he was transported to Baptist East in Memphis where he was admitted to the ICU Neuro Unit.
An MRI showed a brain lesion and surgery was performed. Afterwards a biopsy showed he had a strep infection that had spread to his brain. He is now left with right side paralysis requiring 6-15 months of in-house therapy.
Before this illness he was a college student working part-time at Dollar General. He is a full-time servant for the Lord playing his guitar on his church praise team. His spirits are still high. He would be the first to tell you that he is blessed and highly favored.
Psalm 133-1 says, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Unite with us in a full recovery for Dustin. Keep us in your prayers.
Thank you,
Wesley Vanlandingham
And the LaCook Family