McComb needs a bowling center
I am a retired senior citizen who lives here in McComb, with no activities offered. After reading Jack Ryan’s column last weekend about bowling, it made me want to contribute my two cents for what it’s worth.
We have bowlers that used to bowl every week at the McComb Bowling Center and were just waiting for it to reopen after renovations but as Jack Ryan said, it never did.
That left all of us who still wanted to bowl with no other choice but to go out of town to bowl. So we’re taking money that could help McComb to other cities.
We don’t want to travel every week to bowl, but we love to bowl so we have no other choice.
Bottom line is that we need a bowling alley in McComb. We have spoken to several people with high credentials in Pike County about getting us another alley and have informed them that we know someone who is willing to invest. Somebody needs to see to it that we get a bowling alley here in McComb.
So please pitch this idea to the McComb Recreation Department. This will possibly give some troubled or restless kids something positive to do by channeling their energy in teaming up with others and throwing a bowling ball down the alley or playing in the arcades or whatever may be included in the bowling center. Also, it will give senior citizens and other adults a place to go and something to do besides going to church and out to eat.
A bowling center with other events in it will help build up the City of McComb. We already know it will attract others to come here to bowl. If McComb City doesn’t want our money, we will continue to take it to other cities. We have no other choice.
— Alice Brumfield, McComb
Chatawa plans are destructive
Residents of Pike County and anyone interested in preserving what little is left of the beauty of the Chatawa area — take action now. Contact your local, state and federal leaders and request them to investigate what is happening in Chatawa.
If the owners of what was St. Mary of the Pines continue with their proposed plans, the Tangipahoa River and the land around it will soon be unrecognizable.
Many of you knew the sisters who lived and worked at St. Mary’s. They were wonderful ladies who contributed much more to this area than most of us realized. They were steadfast in their efforts to preserve the beauty and serenity that exists in this area.
What do the present owners of Our Lady of Hope (St. Mary of the Pines property) intend to gain by destroying this area? Who are the real owners? What is their background? Above all, remember what happened in a similar project to our friends and neighbors several years ago just outside of Summit.
It is hard for me to believe that the people who bought what is now Our Lady of Hope have the best interest of this area and its residents in their great plans. Don't take my word for it. Find out for yourself. May God be with us,
— Charles Roland, Chatawa
Walker’s Chapel 120th anniversary was a great success
The Walker’s Chapel Church family and Pastor Josea Oatis appreciate the financial contributions, in-kind donations and supporters who made the church’s 120th anniversary weekend on April 29-30th a great success.
Saturday’s children’s and adult activities were fun, the fellowship was great, and the food was delicious.
We extend a special thanks to Rev. Timothy Hughes and the Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church for making Sunday’s service spiritual and historic.
Both events were well attended. It is our vision that the Church will continue to be a beacon of light and hope in the Burglund community for years to come as we implement our vision of “Impacting the World with the Word.”
Along with the pastor, the anniversary committee included Barbara Frazier, Janice Harris, Elder Quordiniah Lockley, Jill McMullen, Stephanie Robinson and Cynthia Wells.
— Lorraine B. Gayden, Committee chairman
