Thursday Feb.17th.

Clara is doing wonderful! She is sitting on the side of the bed, walking some and talking. She also said that she could see much better today, her #'s are good. The doctor is proud of how good she is doing. Clara should be in a room (out of ICU) tomorrow and may come home Sat. or Sunday. Clara will be on rejections medicine the rest of her life.
Here is a funny reply Clara gave to the doctor: After her surgery the doctor was waking her and asked "Clara do you know what has been done to you?" Clara replied " Yes, you gave me a new GIZZARD" Too funny, she still has her sense of humor :). We all are so happy for Clara!

• Now to report on the fundraising. The collection for Clara is at $5,543.25 which does not include the money buckets from Woodlawn School and the Beta Chicken Dinners. But how wonderful, just in a few weeks this amount of money has been donated for Clara's Fund!
• Don't forget the Auction to be held on March 12th at Center Baptist Church on Hwy 63. If you have any items or know of someone who has items they would like to donate for the auction, you can call Billy Britt, Barbara Stover or any of the committee members.
• The following are some of the items that have been collected so far for the auction:

1. 4 Bonanza steak dinners
2. 2- one month unlimited tanning visits
3. Ceramic Vase
4. Item from Shepherd's Florist
5. Size 13 leather boots
6. 2 Portrait Packages
7. Candles
8. Item from Captured Moments
9. Gold Frame
10. Item from Bank of Rison
11. Item from Dollar General
12. Celery green with silver accents purse
13. Flower arrangement
14. Item from Jerry Small
15. Guided duck hunt
16. 3 hour house cleaning service
17. Outfit from Treasures
18. Size 10 red wing slip on work boots
19. Wood burned tray
20. Electric sander
21. Item from Chapel Pharmacy
22. Louie Vitton Bag
23. Christmas wreath
24. Gun or grill
25. Guided hog hunt
26. 5 hours baby sitting service
27. Outfit from giggles and grins
28. Jewels
29. Size 10 lace-up work boots
30. Metal work
31. Hair cut and color
32. One hour flying excursion
33. Chocolate Cake
34. 6 men's haircut     
35. Bears monogrammed duffel bag
36. Mexican dinner for 6/8 people cooks will be Michelle Mercer and Melissa Nelson
37. Lady's haircut
38. Woodlawn bear blanket
39. Fish dinner for 6/8 people cooked by Sherry Patrick and Sandra Parker    
40. 2 coconut pies
41. 2 chocolate pies
42. Grape pattern milk glass candy dish
43. Dogwood pattern on a pitcher and bowl
44. Bird pattern on pitcher and bowl
45. Avon glass candy dishes and a plain glass candy dish
46. Lace edge milk glass candy dish
47. Starburst glass butter dish
48. Glass bowls
49. Fruit bowl
50. 2 crochet lace doilies
51. Fleece throw
52. Large Scentzy basket with 2 warmers, 3 scent bars and a room spray
53. Used lawn mower- self propelled  

How exciting, and the committee is still collecting items. Everyone come to the auction and bring your family and friends. The auction will start at 2:00 and stay for dinner. Barbque sandwhiches will be for sale along with chips, cookies and drinks.