10/14-18/8 with O.Hinds

A tired but happy young Wildcat leaves the field.

Coaches Edwards,Haynes,Brown strategize.

THS 7th Graders make Trumann proud!

Coach Haynes advises troops!

Catch that runner!

Coach S. Brown gazes sunward.

7th grade sideline THS

Coach B. Haynes surveys the action.

7th grade THS in white/gold

Coach Edwards on the bench.

#4 on his way to a touchdown.. Hinds#34

This tank was one of many going north on the Frisco out of Bay, AR... Thursday morning

1. Went lifting and swimming at the Wellness Center just next door to Holiday Inn where I am to meet my cousins.













2. Eunice Jane W. and Lolita Wyatt R. were at the Holiday Inn. They are first cousins who had never met until this trip out to NE AR. Loliata flew in from Seattle, WA and met Jane in St. Louis and they traveled in Jane's car to Jonesboro. Jane had not met her dad, Cecil Wyatt until she was 12. Eunice's mother and Roy Wyatt(brother to Cecil) had been divorced long ago. My father Joe Hinds had sorta taken care of Roy Wyatt and seen that he had a place to stay since he wasn't really able due to a habit. I last recall seeing Roy in an apt at the rear of a church that my dad owned. Of course, my cousin, Louise Waters Wyatt married Homer (brother of the above-mentioned brothers) Wyatt and they lived in Elma, WA near my Aunt Tess(sister to my grandmother, Lona Belle(Lone)Crebb). Her two sisters, Vivian Waters Sergeant and Winniford(Winnie) Waters Walters lived there (but now reside in Seattle in the same residential apartments). We first visited sister, Vivian Hinds Presely at St. Elizabeth Place. Eunice had stayed with Vivian before. Then I drove (Eunice's car) to Turtlecreek Mall and visited with sister, Maxine. We three stopped at Bay Sr. Citizens for a great homecooked meal at Bay, AR. The girls parents were born near Bay, AR. Eunice's grandmother, Louise, was born on the banks of Gum Slough Ditch(she will be 103 this coming May 30). The girls visited a while while I showed a couple a '94 Topaz. Then we toured Trumann, the old school site(my brother Wayne owns that property now), Yellow Dog Hotel where Louise was born (Aunt Tess Crebb and Doc Waters were married there), and the Trumann Museum on Main St. Lolita had several pictures copied of old Trumann.











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4. Thursday... went lifting and swimming at Trim Gym and Beck took the car to see her sister Linda H. I met a lady whose mother lives in Elma, WA.... small world! I have made about 9 trips there to visit my Aunt Tess and cousins since 1974(I stayed with Aunt Tess that year). My last trip to Elma, WA was in 2006 when cousin Dude(Louise Waters) had her 100th birthday! Anyway this lady was Sissy W. and part of her husband's family was Dave Winters of Trumann, who (along with his wife, Myrtle, ran a store there.. which was just across from Campbell's Drug{where I formerly worked}). I went up to Valley View and watched my 7th grade grandson, Mark play football. They won 22-16! Mark got some tackles and on the last 1 second of the game, Mark was dragging the runner down and one of his own men hit him in the back sending him flying into the runner. Mark was very slow(some 20 seconds) getting up. Anyway Marianne, Stephen and Derrick went on back to T-town to be on hand when Mark's bus arrived. I stayed and watched the Jr's when over VV in overtime. I sat just in front of Paula Tucker/Donald Trentham , Mary Jane, Allison, Whit and Lane R. Had a great time.... Trumann won...a rare thing for the Junior team, I was told.













5. Friday... Beckey was sick all day.... I went to Trumann and worked on the front of the Quonsett Hut, getting ready for any concrete which may come my way. I am a bit sore from this work along with yesterday's lifting of several sets of 120 pounds and swimming. Sharita B. did not show up to claim her red Topaz .. so I was somewhat disappointed.
6. Cleaned up in the Grove, burned some limbs that the chain saw crew had left. Vance and Wayne dropped by. Shopped at Price Chopper. To Bay and talked with Jimmy S. and showed him my work. Came home and talked with Luis M. and Jr. L. Worked a bit on this blog... hope it stays up for a while... Thanks, Paul Nicholes, of Wynne for getting me started on this blog.... O.Hinds