For the
past several years auctioneer John
Spiker has been displaying items up for bid at the Annual Spiker
Family Reunion’s Auction. His rapid-fire, rhythmic chants
energize the slightly listless and motivate the most reluctant in
the crowd. By the end of the sale, everyone is happy. Donors are
flattered that their contributions are well-received. Winning
bidders are thrilled with their newly acquired treasures. And
best of all, the proceeds from the sale benefit the South Fork
Cemetery.
If you will
be attending the reunion next month, we hope you’ll participate in
our auction by donating an item (or two) for our sale. Need
ideas? Take some clues from previous contributors. The family
cooks have brought fresh-from-the-oven cakes and pies. The family
gardeners have delivered home-canned fruits and vegetables. The
family artists have offered their hand-made crafts and paintings.
Some of the most
popular items are those with a familial connection. Jeff Spiker
carved walking sticks of wood salvaged from the old silo on the Spiker
Farm. Melanie Fouse burned the image of the Spiker house onto a
wooden memory box (Click here to view photos
of these items) and Cathy Gregis painted it onto canvas (Click
here.) Brada Stotts shared “baby” spider plants propagated from
the “mother” plant that had belonged to Aunt Jean. Melinda
Chambers sewed
pillows from quilt squares that had been pieced together by Grandma
Gay.
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Join in all the
fun. Come to the reunion with a covered dish, a hearty appetite, an
item for our auction and a few bills in your wallet. Leave with an
empty platter, a full stomach, a treasured auction purchase and the
satisfaction of knowing your lighter wallet is supporting the family
cemetery at the South Fork Baptist Church.
1. The reunion is scheduled
for Sunday, May 24, 2009.
2. We will have a camp fire
visitation session the Saturday night before the reunion. (Paula Nolan
is the special guest fire maker.)
3. We now, or will have,
electric hookups for campers if someone wants to come a day or so
early.
4. We will also have the
gift drawing and if someone wants to advertise their business, bring
t-shirts, hats, etc. we will give them away.
5. I would like to have the
family photo BEFORE lunch in front of house so we do not lose anyone
to pond, river, 4- wheeler and/or horse rides, etc. like we do each
year. I am available Sunday morning for comments on this change in the
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Submitted by Paula Nolan --
We are very excited about the arrival of Logan Paul Thrush, son of Evan
and Jen. Logan arrived on March 27 at Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore. Obviously, we are happy that Paul was chosen as his middle
name after his father and great-grandfather. Logan's brother, Liam is
17 months old. Evan and Jen will be busy parents. 
Submitted by Shelly Curry -- Clayton (Yeager) is First in the
state in shot put and will be moving from Fifth in the state to Second
in discus. He's only had about five meets so far and placed First
in shot put in every one of them. He beat the school record of 43'
2 1/4" when at his first meet he threw 44' 2 1/4". You can view his
current rankings at 
Submitted by Shelly Curry -- "Little Robbie" (Curry) was on TV for
entering into the grassland competition at the WV Beef Expo at Jacksons
Mill. But the best news was with the state ham, bacon and egg show where
he placed Eighth in the state with his ham this year. That's good as
they only take the first 50 places and there are hundreds of entries.