Wellsville Library Presents Brookes on Morgan

Thursday - January 14: Last evening the Wellsville Carnegie Library hosted EL Attorney Tim Brookes who presented a program on Civil War General John Hunt Morgan and his Morgan Raiders. In addition to being a lawyer Brookes is the President of the EL Historical Society, a position he's served several times. Brookes is a noted area historian and is probably one of the most knowledgeable ones on Civil War history around here. He has written articles for both Time Line and the Military Images publications.

Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan was born in Alabama. The city of Huntsville is named after his family. His unit was made up with mostly small, wiry farm boys. The average height of his men was 5'2" to 5"6". Brookes said this was common with the Confederate Army with the south being mostly an agricultural region at that time. Being easier on their horses is one of the reasons men of their stature were selected as cavalry men.

Morgan's unit got the name of Raiders by concentrating mostly on conducting raids on various types of supply lines used by the North. They would destroy bridges and lay ruin to railroad lines, etc. Morgan wasn't a strict military man. His attention to discipline and uniform compliance was lax. He liked to have fun.

On June 6, 1863 Morgan and his Raiders set out from McMinnville, TN with about 2,500 men. According to Brookes they traveled nearly 2,000 miles before being captured out near West Point on July 26, 1863. Once captured Morgan and his men were brought to Wellsville and held prisoners in the Whittacre House on the 4th St. Square until arrangements could be made to move them to Columbus.

In gratitude to the hotel proprietor's son keeping them supplied with fresh water Morgan gave his sword & scabbard to the young man. That sword was donated by the late Frances Whittacre Morton to the Wellsville Historical Society. To this day it is displayed at the Riverside Museum.

Our thanks to the Wellsville Library for hosting this most interesting presentation. Also, thanks to Tim Brookes. It's always a pleasure.

According to this morning's MJ the Library is continuing their community service with having Story Hours for the young ones beginning February 9. There will be two sessions each Tuesday. The first is for preschool children, age 3 - 5, from 11 o'clock to noon. The second is for ages 5 and up from 3:30 - 4:30. With limited space registration is required. Call 330-532-1526 to register.

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Winter Scenes for '09 -'10 Around the Ville - I

We have been taking some flak from some of our children for not having any "snow" pictures yet this year. With the bright sunshine yesterday we gathered enough material to make up three collages of different scenes around the ville. This is the first one. The other two are spaced out below.

Really, since Christmas we haven't had too much sun. It's mostly been overcast days and snow. We tried to get some different shots than what was shown in the past. We're sure you'll recognize the different areas. There was some rolling clouds blowing through yesterday. Today is the first mostly sunny day in what feels like forever. We're loving it.

You can click on any of them to enlarge for a better view.

Enjoy... Stay warm.

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Wellsville Wrestlers Split in Tri Match

Wednesday - January 13: Wellsville hosted a triangular wrestling match last evening with North Lima's South Range and the East Liverpool Potters. Bear with me we're still learning this sport.

In the first match of the evening the Tigers took on South Range. We don't have a final score for the match and our morning papers didn't even mention it. The Tigers soundly won the first one but the last score we saw was Wellsville 39 - South Range 9. There were more than two pins for the Tigers but the only ones we're sure of are ones by Bubba Dowling & Ron Morrell. Sorry guys. We promised to keep better notes the next time.

In the nightcap match the Tigers were defeated by the Potters by a score of 61-18. Tiger mat men Dowling & Morrell both got their second pins for the night in that match.

East Liverpool took the honors winning against both South Range and the Tigers. In dual matches the Tigers go to 3 & 1 on the season.

The Wellsville Team returns to action in the OVAC Tournament January 21, 22 & 23. Their next appearance at home will be in the Buck Bailey Tournament Saturday, January 30.

Good Luck Tigers...

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Winter Scenes for '09 - '10 Around the Ville - II

Here's the second of three of the pictures we got yesterday. We hope you enjoy them as much as we had fun taking them.

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Tigers Sweep Southern Local

It was a good trip out Route 39 for the WHS Basketball players this week. For both the Ladies and the Gentlemen that don the orange & black uniforms it was a happy bus ride back to the ville Monday and Tuesday.

On Monday, January 11, the Lady Tigers won both their J.V. and Varsity games against the Southern Local Indians. The Reserves won their game by a score of 47-33.

In the Varsity match the Wellsville Ladies were down by a point at the half but came out in the third quarter to outscore the Indians 16-7 to take the lead. Southern made an effort in the fourth with a 12-8 quarter but ended up on the short end at the buzzer. Final score: Wellsville 41 - Southern 38. Mikyla Tipton had game high honors with 27 of those 41 points. The Ladies improve to 4 & 5 for the season. Great game Ladies.

On Tuesday evening, January 12, the men followed the same route the Ladies took the night before. The J.V.s got things rolling with a 35-28 win. The Varsity followed and came out gunning to take a 31-9 first quarter lead. According to the newspapers the Southern boys actually outscored the Tigers in the second & third quarters to whittle the difference down to 13 points. That was the closest they got. Wellsville went on to improve their record to 8 & 1 winning the game 74-57. Junior Mike Johnston had the hot hand with a game high of 21 points. He was two for two at the foul line. Coach Thompson was quoted in the paper as saying "I really think they can play better than what they showed..." Approaching the mid-point of the season that would be sweet. There's no doubt in our minds that if they keep up the intensity they can do it.

Stay healthy Ladies & Guys. We're all proud of you and everyone in Wellsville is pulling for you.

Jackson-Milton comes to town to finish out this week. Tonight the Lady Tiger Reserves tip off at 6 o'clock and tomorrow night, Friday, the men take 'em on starting at the same time. Being a league opponent the Ladies are scheduled to play both J.V. & Varsity games tonight. We're thinking after it's all done tonight the Ladies will be .500 for the season. That would be great.

Go Tigers.... Show them what Wellsville basketball is. Good Luck!

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Winter Scenes for '09 - '10 Around the Ville III

With yesterday's sunshine and a little little last Saturday we went out with the camera to catch some of this winter's scenery. Today is the first day the temperature is suppose to get above the freezing mark since before Christmas. According to the weather chart in today's ER the high yesterday was 31. Today it is suppose to get to a blistering 40 degrees with lots of sunshine.

That same chart said so far we've had 23.4" of snow this winter. There's not that much left on the ground but there's still a lot as you can see. Our normal snow fall around here is suppose to be 15.5". Last year we totaled 17" of the white stuff.

Enjoy the pictures. We hope this is the last opportunity to get them this year! Well, we can dream, can't we?

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Wellsville Area Ministerial Associaton

Tuesday - January 12: The WAMA met yesterday morning for the first time of the New Year with the regular breakfast meeting at Tonda's Place. Present at the meeting was Pastor Troy Waner, President, Rev. Roosevelt Thompson, V.P., Rev. Darlene Zanders, Secretary and Deacon Terry McCuen, Treasurer. Also present was Pastor Dirk Hall, retired Rev. Nightingale and Bishop Bill Rudder.

For the Treasurer's Report, First Baptist Deacon Terry McCuen reported that $960 was donated at the Community Fall Revival held in November. Donations were made to the Jacob Lunder's Stay Strong Fund, the Youth With A Purpose Home and the Tobin Center. The Paint-the-Town fund remains at $297. Rev. Warner remarked he has been told the poverty level in Columbiana County is 57%. The level in Wellsville is around the 70% mark. It is important that all the area congregations pitch in together to lend help to all in need.

Thank you notes were received from the Tobin Center and the Youth With A Purpose Home.

Warner also reported some good news about Jacob Lunder. Jake is starting to experience some muscle movement in his legs. Lunder is the Beaver Local Senior and First Christian member who was partially paralyzed after a car accident going home one evening from basketball practice. Lunder is in a Pittsburgh UPMC facility for rehabilitation and Warner asked that everyone keep him and his Mom Sherry in your thoughts and prayers.

Pastor Dirk Hall reported that his & wife Stephanie's son Corbin is home and back in school. Corbin is still recovering but is doing well.

January is Christian Unity Month. New Life Church Bishop Rudder reminded everyone of the Re-awakening & Reformation Tour beginning January 17. For one week New Life Church will be open 24 hours a day for a week of prayer. On the 17th the Church will be receiving a prayer torch from the Cathedral of Life in Canton, Ohio. It will remain in Wellsville for the 24/7 prayer until the following Sunday when Rudder will deliver it to the next church. Call the Church at 330-532-5433 for details.

Nazarene Youth Minister Ben Sluder announced Generation Impact to be held February 6 at the church located at 1620 Maple Avenue. It will begin with drama training workshops at 3 P.M. and at 7 P.M. there will be live music, skits & youth ministry. Guest speaker will be Chris Lonear and the Coitsville Dance, Drama & Praise Team Revolution will be performing. Contact Sluder at 330-383-9963 for more information. It is open to youth from all over the area.

Mt. Sinai FBH Pastor Darlene Zanders announced there will be a Martin Luther King Day program at Wellsville Village Hall next Monday, January 18. The program will begin at 9 A.M.

Rev. Nightingale and Pastor Dirk Hall volunteered to be the committee to organize the Lenten Series 2010. Lent begins February 17. The series involves Sunday evening services during Lent and culminates with the annual WAMA Good Friday Breakfast. Lucille Huston advised that the Covenant Presbyterian Church would like to be considered to host the Good Friday Breakfast again this year. Contact Nightingale or Hall for more information. Details will be announced once everything is worked out.

First Christian member Justin Gardner, a student at Cedarville College, wrote a letter informing members that a group of Cedarville students will be traveling to Jamaica doing missionary work during spring break this year. Gardener said all prayers and donations would be greatly appreciated for the success of their mission. WAMA members voted to make a donation for this mission. More details are available by calling 330-532-1587.

Pastor Warner announced that the First Christian Church is sponsoring a bus trip to Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena for a late March concert by the popular gospel singing group the Gaithers. The $54 dollar price includes a ticket to the concert and transportation. They will be stopping at the Cracker Barrel in Robinson Twp. to eat on the way. The cost of the dinner is not included. You can get more details and make reservations by calling 330-532-1587.

Next meeting is Tuesday, February 9, at 9 A.M. at Tonda's. Members and representative of all area churches are invited to join in.

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