Garden tip: The best time to plant or transplant rose bushes is in the spring. Dormant roses produce the best blossoms the first season if you plant them carefully. Remember to water the bushes for at least seven days, even if it rains. This is also the time of year to prepare soil for annual plants. Do not plant them until the danger of frost is over. Also, prepare soil for red potato seeds. Several places have potato seed in stock.

• Happy birthday to Audy Keeton and Darell Sloan on March 15. May you have a great day.

• The Warrior phone books are on sale for a $1 donation at R&R Drugs. The Warrior history calendars are also available for $5 each.

• The Warrior Lions Club gave a wonderful supper at Burns Bar-B-Que last week for everyone that had helped them sell their pecans, calendars, peanuts and phone books.

• Prayer are needed for Erskine Simmons. His sister left this walk of life last week. Also, thanks to everyone who prayed for me when I had surgery and while we waited for the outcome.

• Did you know: The first U.S. Census count was 1790; the first flight of LaConcorde was 1969; and Girl Scouts was founded 1912. These are a few history facts I thought would be great to know.

• Happy birthday to Duke Blackmon on March 8 and Lydney Smith and Sydney Sloan (my granddaughter) on March 14. I hope all of you have a great day and year.

• Remember to pray for our troops that are in harm’s way and pray for our country.

Evangeline Sloan is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Warrior and Corner communities. She can be reached at 647-9655.