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Gordon Haney—Reflections of the Past Video Streaming Live Johnson County High Graduation and Paintsville High School Graduation If you aren’t able to attend Tune in to aroundpaintsville. com 5, No. Volume

By Rick Roberts Around Paintsville One Apple Day while in from North Carolina I was checking out window decorations. Stopping at Fannin’s Plumbing on Main Street I noticed some drawings of old buildings and churches with a name…Gordon Haney. I was impressed with the likeness of these buildings from the past and some are still with us today.

I finally met the man walking up Main Street on his way home to Southside.

We talked several minutes and I gave him some DVD’S to watch and when he came back to return the movies he brought me some drawings of some of these buildings.

Inquiring if others in the family drew he replied his son does. Gordon started at an early age. As a child he would take his fin-

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gers and draw something in the air then get the idea of what he wanted to put on paper. He was born in Paintsville and attended the 1st grade at Paintsville Elementary before moving to Cabin Creek, W.Va. Basketball aficionados know where that is located as it was the home of Jerry West, famous NBA player. His first cousin went to East Bank High with West. Gordon spent six years of his childhood there before moving back to Paintsville for the 7th grade then on to Flint, Michigan.

The family stayed on in Michigan but he had a Grandmother who still lived in Paintsville and he always wanted to move and stay in Paintsville. His Grandmother

took him in. Growing up he would work construction in the summer back in Michigan and when it shut down in the fall he’d come back to Paintsville. There he worked for Joe Pack cutting meat at Pack’s Meat Locker which is now the parking lot beside of Paintsville High. He also did

tal then spent 32 years at the Greenup County Health Department as a staff nurse then nursing priorcar to lins, whoadministrator died in a tragic my retirement. accident a few hours after his “I do some part time nursing graduation ceremony. back the health department Theatscholarship pays the when needed.

I have college been a recipients’ chosen Master Gardener since $2,000-per semester 2006 for currently the 8and semesters, for secretary a total for of our organization. I serve on the $16,000.

County Extension Council It has been awarded to oneat the Greenup County Cooperaor two members of every tive Extension.

I am a member graduating PHS class since of thetohand bellothers choir toat folAd1981 allow vance for many years. low their dream of a college “I also am a board member education, that Bobby Mulof the Medical lins wasRemote not ableArea to do.

Kentucky affiliate. take On awarding theI also scholarwater color classes from Janice ship Susan Mullins JohnLeBrun. aboutthe it,” son says,I think “For that’s 35 years she saidMullins in accessing how her Bobby Scholarship life has been. has been assisting PaintsHer life includes the ville High also School students love of nature and specifically achieve their dreams. Tothis time of year, awarded butterflies.the day, we proudly “I have been a Master Garscholarship for 2015 to Mark dener since taking the course Blair. What began in tragedy in 2006. has continued in hope and success for many scholarship recipients. We are so proud

“I started gardening by trial source of information as well at the memorial in front of the and error. I would watch the teacher. old Russell Depot.

Victory Garden on PBS every “By reading and also pick“We are trying to get a MonSunday afternoon and actually ing up on shows like the Vic- arch Waystation garden started take notes. tory Garden is how I came to on the Extension property but “This was early on before learn about the plight of the have had some problems getGreenup County had a Master Monarch butterflies, their loss ting it going due to water isGardener program. I would of habitat, etc and the Mon- sues and such. also pick up garden books and arch Watch organization. started my own reference li“When available I will go See Monarch brary. Once the program was to seminars etc. I did so last On Page 11 started in Greenup I signed up spring and learned more about and learned so much more. the Monarchs.”

“I developed my love of garThis ties into her interest and dening as a child following my activities with the Master Gargrandfather Raymond Stevens deners group. of Russell around his garden.

“The Master Gardeners are He was an avid rose grower. a small group but we are in“As a child I have a very volved in some community tiny veggie garden next to our projects. garage in Russell. I helped my “We developed and maingrandfather deadhead his roses tain the flower garden at the Susan Mark Blair and Richard Mullins. and generally got in Mullins his way,”Johnson, Greenup County War Memoshe explained with a laugh. rial. We received tulip bulbs readaccombooks ing. from around the state capitol to do.” to “I be continue a part of totheir and magazines on gardening buildings through plishments.”

Says Mark onTanya whatPulit Congrats Mark Blair...from and pick parents the brainareof Mark other means lin and to planted them at the War Around Paintsville!

Mark’s receive this award, gardeners.

Memorial, and Heather Linda Blair. Hieneman He plans “I’m just the so Veterans honored Cemthat To watch the presentation our Ag. Agent has been a great etery, the Extension and visit Nannette Stevens to attend the University of they are going to office help me our Facebook page at Kentucky and pursue a de- fulfill my dream and go to https://www.facebook.com/ gree in Chemical Engineer- college and do what I want aroundpaintsville.

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stints as a helper on a Pepsi truck, a driver for Paintsville Cleaners which was then located in what is now the Bocook Engineering building and finally American Standard during the 70’s.

Before drawing buildings he would draw cartoons from comic books as a child

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ing people and finally buildings. He has drawn some 15-20 buildings. Some that don’t exist anymore are the Johnny Spears Pure Oil Service Station. It was located across from Redd-Brown

Russell/Flatwoods/Greenup, KY Haney cont. on page 2

News The Monarch waystations: nature’s beauty stop memory of one provides a future for another To Use Bobby Mullins Memorial Scholarship awarded

By Hank Bond The Greenup Beacon

Registration for PaintsBeacon Video ville Elementary School News Magazine 2015-16 kindergarten This week’s (grades Greeand new student nup applications Beacon Video 1-6) are News now available the PES ofMagazinein will stream fice 8 a.m.p.m. live from the new 4official Monday Friday. home of through the magazine: For more information the McConnell House in contact the PES at Wurtland with office special 606-789-2651. guest Pam Wright, who ****at Russell is principal Paintsville Elementary Primary School.

A secEnd of the Year ond guest willActivities: be Sean PES Student ArtRussell show Horne, Supt. of Wednesday, Mayhis dis20 Schools to discuss from 5-7 p.m.

Everyone trict. We’ll also include is come and with see a invited cookingto segment the outstanding work our Brittnany Hoback and see kids have done in art this just what she has cooked year. upAccelerated for this week. Join host Reader Brittnany Hoback and coawards assembly Friday, host Hank Bond at 1 p.m., May 22 at 8:15 a.m. in on: gym. greenupbeacon.com old orAccelerated greenupbeacon2.com Reader Wednesdays.

Shows the are Campout to honor also archived the their webstudents who onmet sites. goal Friday, May yearly 22 (weather permitting) in the evening. Everyone is welcome to stop and say Hi! PES End of the Year Awards Wednesday, May 27 at 8:15 a.m. In the old gym.

Russell ***** Parade Dec. 4 Registration is now The Russell Christmas underway for 4-H Camp Parade, hosted by the which will be held June Downtown Russell Busi1-4. and registration ness Fees Association, will be packets are Friday, held on Dec. due 4, beginning May 22. There is an early at 7 p.m. bird For more Thespecial. event, which will information contact the be held on the streets of Johnson County Extendowntown Russell, will sion office at 789-8108. line up ***** between 6 and 6:30 Clinton The p.m.

Superon Saturday Street directed by the Sidewalk Sale in DownRussell Police Department.

News, cont. on page 2 The parade will kick off at 7 p.m.

The featured float will be Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, as pictures will be allowed after the parade in front of the fire station.

Organizers as that there be no other Santas in the parade.

A chili/cookie dinner will be served at the RusSee our ad inside, page 3 sell Fire Station immediately following the parade with musical entertainment provided.

The parade committee welcomes all participants: floats, walkers, bands, fire trucks and others.

The grand marshals of

Butterflies bring an exceptional amount of beauty to the world. Monarch butterflies are a source of beauty and great interest to Nannette Stevens.

“Butterflies go where they please – and please where they go.” - unknown Stevens offers a habitat for butterflies as they migrate to the south each year.

Nanette is the daughter of the late William and Thelma Stevens. She was born at Bainbridge Naval Station Maryland and has lived in the Russell Flatwoods area since 1960.

SheBobby attended the Russell Mullins School system and graduated LisaShe Trusty-Roberts inBy 1972. then attended the Around Paintsville King’s Daughters’ School of Earlierand thisthen week, the an BobNursing earned adby Mullins Memorial Scholditional degree from Bellarmarship was School awarded to one ine College of Nursing. lucky PHS Senior.

“I began my nursing career first Daughters scholarshipHospiwas atThe Kings awarded to the Class of 1981 in memory of PHS Class of 1980 graduate Bobby Mul-

Team Parker—The family behind the reality

By Ryan S. Pack Around Paintsville You find yourself walking down the halls of a brightlylit, gaily-colored hallway, with huge murals of childfriendly characters smile down at you. This seems like a happy place, a place where at any moment, you expect to see a three-ring circus come bouncing into life out of thin air, where children’s dreams are the engine of creation.

Why is it then, that you are suddenly overcome with an unexplained panic, a sense of urgency to get to a certain room, a room so far away you can barely hear the crying of your child within it? And

then you wake up, one of the fortunate millions whose children are healthy and safe.

You can go back to sleep, it was only a nightmare. Unless you aren’t one of those fortunate millions.

Ryan and Amber Brown went to a prenatal check-up for their baby, hoping to see the sex of their yet-unborn child. Amber was sixteen weeks along with their second child. What they got instead was the very stuff of that nightmare. Their child was a boy, who would eventually be born Parker, and their trial was just beginning.

The results of the pre-natal test sent them to a special-

ist in high-risk pregnancies, who in turn sent them on to an even more specialized doctor. After a flurry of tests, they were told that Parker had been diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

CDH occurs when the diaphragm doesn’t form properly between the abdomen and the chest, thus allowing the organs of the abdomen to force their way into the chest, causing the heart and lungs to be impinged.

Ryan and Amber found themselves in a unit at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where a very rare thing oc-

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Photos by Anne Stephens Ryan and Amber Brown and family

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Veterans Day assembly at Campbell Elem School. Ms. June Whitt’s 3rd grade students listen to Medal of Honor recipient Ernie West as he answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High School Band, play Taps at the Campbell Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly.

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continued from front Real Estate building where you enter the Paintsville City Parking lot entrance off of College Street. Others are the many churches that are in Paintsville as well as the old Johnson County Library now Paintsville Board of Education as well as the C & O Railroad Depot in Bridgeford Addition.

When asked how he goes about drawing a particular building he told us that initially he would “HOLLYWOOD” the buildings.

This means taking a picture of the building from several angles and then looking at the pictures and after analyzing draw it. Each shot in a movie is taken from at least three angles for produc-

tion of the movie. Having drawn most all of the build-

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curred: Amber gave birth there. Very few mothers actually give birth at the hospital, but instead give birth at other hospitals and then have the child flown or transported there. When the day finally arrived, there were over forty people in the delivery room.

It took seven doctors eleven tries to successfully intabate Parker, and he did not take a breath for his first thirty-seven minutes of life. At three days old, he underwent his first surgery, to correct his CDH, and relieve the pressure on his lungs and heart.

It was then, ironically, that things took a turn for the worse. Now with normal ings in Paintsville, Gordon PAINTSVILLE salutes Gor- room in his chest for his heart no longer draws. AROUND don Haney for his talents. to beat in, it became apparent that Parker suffered from an even worse condition than CDH. It was found that he had five congenital heart defects within the first week of his life. He has since had three open-heart surgeries, the last one taking place only last week, for which he and his family were transported to Boston Children’s Hospital, the best such hospital in the nation. He is recovering, although his battered body and immune system are slow to bounce back as they were from his first two surgeries.

When I said that Parker must be an incredibly tough little boy, his father Ryan replied, “He’s a tough little booger.

(He laughs) March 28th was his birthday, so 375 days is what he has spent in the hospital. He has only been home 28 days of his whole life.”

I cannot imagine that, nor can most of us. And yet in the pictures I have seen of Parker, he is a beautiful baby with a contagious smile. Pictures of him playing with his big sister Addy look perfectly normal and happy, except for the ever-present tubes and machines, IV’s and monitors that watch Parker around the clock. But for all this, he seems to be happy in those pictures. His eyes are alight with joy as he stares up at his big sister, her blonde hair almost within grabbing distance, a pastime for baby brothers the world over.

It could be argued that Parker isn’t fully aware of what is happening to his body, and

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Dining outdoors is pleasant change of pace

Dining outdoors when the weather is warm can make for a pleasant change of pace.

While certain aspects of eating outside can be enticing, Mother Nature can sometimes complicate the experience. Wind is one challenge to dining outside, as diners may find themselves chasing paper napkins or airborne plastic cups on windy afternoons or evenings. To safeguard against the wind, rely on reusable, heavy plastic items that are less likely to blow away in the wind. Also, keep tablecloths in place with

a few supplies. Use a grommet-making tool to punch holes into the tablecloth and attach plastic or metal grommets. Place the tablecloth on the table and slip a thin bungee cord fastener to a grommet on the underside of the table. Stretch the cord across to a grommet on the other side of the tablecloth and secure. Two or three sets of grommets and bungee cords may be all you need to keep the tablecloth in place and enjoy an interruption-free meal outside.

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Wurtland with special guest Pam***** Wright, who PaintsvilleatCity Pool is isTheprincipal Russell scheduled to open Memorial Primary School. A secDay beginning SatondWeekend guest will be Sean urday, May 23.

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OSCAR will offer a class entitled “Recycled Egg Carton Floral Wreath” Thursday, May 28 at 1 p.m.

To sign-up for this class, call 789-8108 and check us out online at facebook.com/OSCARcenter. ***** Russell Parade Dec. 4 The Russell Christmas Parade, hosted by the Downtown Russell Business Association, will be held on Dec. 4, beginning at 7 p.m.

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that is why he can be seen with such a beautiful smile.

The same cannot be said for Ryan and Amber. They are all too aware of what is happening. It is every parent’s recurring nightmare, and they are living it, every day. However, instead of curling up and just drifting away into nothing, as I no doubt would, they have graced this storm with incredible courage, faith, and love.

When asked about how they manage, Ryan said, “We’ve got a great support team. We live in Lexington, but we call Paintsville our home.”

This is true. Ryan and Amber are both native to Johnson County, Amber having graduated from Johnson Central and Ryan from Paintsville High before going on to college. When they realized that Parker had more clothes in his closet that he had already outgrown, as well as toys, they decided that for his birthday, there should be a blood drive, something that could benefit other children like Parker. What started off small took off, and is now a major event. Your support would literally save lives, so come on out on Saturday, May 23rd from 10-5 p.m. At the Paintsville Recreation Center!

Although they are hesitant about it, a GoFundMe was set up for Parker by Tiffany Fields at www.gofundme. com/r3b3bdbg. I assured them that these were not hand-outs, but the people of their home showing their support. Visit that site, or the Team Parker Page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ teamparkerbrown, and show your support.

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Monarch waystations: nature’s beauty stop Open Call acting auditions for The Story Patch will take place Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. At the OSCAR located

By Hank Bondin the old Oil Springs School Beacon Building.

The Greenup ***** The Paintsville Butterflies bring anElemenexceptary Fun Camp will totake tional amount of beauty the place Monarch Monday,butterflies June 8-Friworld. are June 12 from 8 a.m. aday, source of beauty and great inTo 12top.m.

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Paintsville terest Nannette Elementary “ButterfliesSchool. go whereCampthey ers will do arts & where crafts,they fun please – and please hands on science and other go.” - unknown educational activities.

Stevens offers a habitatThis for camp is provided butterflies as they through migrate the to Family Resource Center at the south each year. no cost to students. BreakNanette is the of fast and lunch willdaughter be served. the late William and Thelma There will be a bus available Stevens.

She was born at Bainfor in district students.

For bridge Naval Station Maryland more information or to regand in the Bruner Russellatisterhas calllived Elizabeth Flatwoods 789-2651. area since 1960.

She attended *****the Russell School system and graduated Big Sandy Community and in 1972. SheCollege’s then attended the Technical WorkKing’s Daughters’ Schoolwill of force Solutions division Nursing then earned an adsponsor and a FREE Healthcare ditional BellarmCareer degree Craze from Camp June ine College School of Nursing.

9-12 on the Mayo campus.

The open to children “I camp began ismy nursing career grades seventh and eighth and at Kings Daughters Hospi-

will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. For more information, contact Sally Porter at (606) 788-2944(606) 788-2944 or 32email sporttal then spent years at the er0044@kctcs.edu.

Greenup County Health Department as ***** a staff nurse then Swimming lessons nursing administrator priorwill to be available my retirement.at the City Pool Tuesday-Fridays on the fol“I do some part time nursing lowing dates: Junedepartment 9 - June back at the health 12, June 23- 26, July been 7- 10, when needed.

I have a and JulyGardener 21 - 24. Classes will Master since 2006 be from 9-10 the a.m.secretary And 10:15 and currently for – 11:15 a.m.

Ages 4 and up. our organization. I serve on the Cost is $10 per day/per child.

County Extension Council at Space is limited to Coopera10 chilthe Greenup County dren per swimming session. tive Extension. I am a member For registration or quesof theplease hand call bell 789-2597. choir at Adtions vance for many years. ***** “I alsoWesleyan am a boardGuild member The of of the Remote Area Medical the First United Methodist Kentucky affiliate. take Church will have Ia also yardsale water color classes Janice8 Thursday, June from 11 from LeBrun. about it,” a.m. To I5think p.m.that’s on Route 49 she said in accessing her at the entrance of thehow Paintslife been. at 2729 Bridge villehas Spillway Her life also includes Road.

Proceeds go to the love of nature specifically Christmas for and Children Mayo this time ofProgram year, butterflies.

Church and the “I have been a Master GarMethodist Children’s Home.

For more information call dener since taking the course Anna Melvin at 793-2999. in 2006.

The Johnson County Public Library will be having a “Christmas in July” Family Fun Day Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m.2 p.m.by trial For “I started gardening moreerror. information call 789and I would watch the 4355. Garden on PBS every Victory Sunday afternoon and actually take notes.

Email your event notices “This was early on before to Greenup County had a Master info@aroundpaintsville.

Gardener program. I would also pick up com garden books and started my own reference library. Once the program was started in Greenup I signed up and learned so much more.

“I developed my love of gardening as a child following my grandfather Raymond Stevens of Russell around his garden.

He was an avid rose grower.

“As a child I have a very tiny veggie garden next to our garage in Russell. I helped my grandfather deadhead his roses and generally got in his way,” she explained with a laugh.

“I continue to read books and magazines on gardening and pick the brain of other gardeners. Linda Hieneman our Ag. Agent has been a great

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William old Jarrell “By reading and also pick“We are trying to get a Moning up on shows like the Owner Vic- arch Waystation garden started tory Garden is how I came to on the Extension property but learn about the plight of the have had some problems getMonarch butterflies, their loss ting it going due to water issues and of habitat, etc and the MonMowing, Trim, Hillsides or such.

Tree Removal arch Watch organization.

15+ Years Experience and Locally “When available I will go See Monarch Owned to seminars etc. I did so last On Page 11 spring and learned more about the Monarchs.”

This ties into her interest and activities with the Master Gardeners group.

“The Master Gardeners are a small group but we are involved in some community projects.

“We developed and maintain the flower garden at the Greenup County War Memorial. We received tulip bulbs from around the state capitol buildings through Tanya Pullin and planted them at the War Memorial, the Veterans Cemetery, the Extension office and Nannette Stevens

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OBITUARIES Douglas E. Borders, 87

Florna Preece The Martin County singing bell, Florna Preece, died peacefully Tuesday night, May 12, 2015, at the Martin County Health Care Facility.

She was the daughter of the late Alec and Emma Cassady.

Florna was always teased about being a Deaconette at the Gethsemane United Baptist Church where she was a member for sixty years.

She I survived by three sons, Bronnie (Deborah) Preece of Leesburg, Fla., Rayne (Marcia) Preece and Craig (April) Preece, all of Inez; three daughters, Sharon (Michael) Kirk, Nita (Joe) Collier, all of Inez, and Donna (Sam) Branham of Paintsville; she also left a host of church family, community and beloved caretakers. She was well loved by her nieces and nephews in the Cassady and Preece Families. She was blessed with 18 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harrison Preece; and seven siblings.

Sam, Elmer, Earl, Granville,

Earnest, John Cassady and Rebecca Cassady Harless.

Funeral services were held May 16, at the chapel of the Phelps & Son Funeral Home with Pastor John Goble officiating and members of her family and church family.

Burial followed at the Cassady Cemetery on Coldwater Road. She was laid to rest beside her husband of 48 years.

The family asks that contributions be made to the Roy Collier Community Center in lieu of flowers. She has always loved her music and the center and we want to pay tribute to the youth using the facility.

Richard “Rick” Wrightson, 66 Richard “Rick” Wrightson, 66, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at his home in Garner, N.C. Born in Paintsville, he was the son of Arthur and Barbara Angel Wrightson, he relocated frequently due to his father’s career with General Electric.

After graduating from high school in Scottsdale, Ariz., Rick served with honor as a medic with the USAF, including tours of duty in Northeastern Thailand and Vietnam. Afterwards, he finished his post-secondary education at NC Central University in Durham, N.C., and became a Licensed Practical Nurse. His forty-year civilian medical career included psychiatric, emergency room, operating room and child-related health care. He retired in 2010 as a Psychiatric LPN with the N.C. Dept. of Corrections at Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C.. A gregarious patriot with strong religious and conservative values, Rick seldom shied away from a spirited political or religious debate, and was unwavering in providing un-

conditional support and love for his family. Those who knew him well will especially miss him and his unique, highly-contagious laugh.

He leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Linda Cook Wrightson; his daughter, Sarah Angel Wrightson Meyer and son-in-law, Luke Meyer of Cary, N.C., along with their children, Aria and Sonata Meyer; his sister, Lori Elward and her children Autumn and Jeremy of Mesa, Ariz.; his aunt, Helen and Uncle Gene Banks of Asheville, N.C. along with their two children, Angel and Kelly; and his stepmother, Ivy Wrightson of Wilmington, NC. and her four children.

Memorial services were held May 15, at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner, N.C. Condolences can be made at www.bryanleefuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Garner Freewill Baptist Church, P.O. Box 326, Garner, N.C., 27529; to www.samaritanspurse.org or to www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Douglas E. Borders, 87, of River died Monday, May 11, 2015.

Born Dec. 29, 1927, he was the son of the late Jesse and Marie Chandler Borders.

He was the owner of Wilma’s Trucking Comp and a member of the Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

He served his country in the United States Army.

He is survived by two sons, Douglas Borders and Barry Borders both of River; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Faye Preston Borders.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, at

Cynthia Lou Helton Whitt, 92 Cynthia Lou Helton Whitt, 92, formerly of Paintsville, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Louisville.

Born May 22, 1922, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Nettie Caudill Helton.

She is survived by one son, Dr. John J. Whitt and wife, Deborah of Louisville; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Bernie Whitt; three brothers, Dewey Helton Jr., Dr. John C. Helton, George Helton

and two sisters, Irene Vance and Virginia Wolfe.

Funeral services were conducted May 16, at the Highland Memorial Funeral Chapel with Dan Heaberlin officiating. Burial followed at Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Employee Christmas Fund of Treyton Oak Towers to: Christmas Fund of Treyton Oak Towers, 211 W. Oak St., Louisville, Ky., 40203; or phone: Jones-Preston Funeral Home, 606-789-3501.

Gregory Smith Conley, 57 Gregory Smith Conley, 57, of Paintsville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at his home.

Gregory was born Oct. 22, 1957, in Johnson County, son of the late John and Delores Jean Wilcox.

He is survived by one daughter, Courtney Conley of Paintsville; one brother, Joseph E. Conley and wife Teresa of Harold; and one sister, Jenny Robinson and

husband Ron of Oil Springs; two grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one son, Jonathan Perry Conley and one brother, John Edward Conley.

Funeral services were conducted May 16, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Wilcox Cemetery, Wilcox Branch, Wittensville.

Preston Funeral Home, Inc. 136 Main Street Paintsville, Ky. 41240 606-789-4212 Jamee Preston

Hattie Marie Ratliff Castle, 86 Hattie Marie Ratliff Castle, 86, of Turner Branch, Paintsville, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at her home.

Born March 23, 1929, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of the late Earl Ratliff and Mattie Ward Ratliff.

She is survived by one son, Don E. Castle of Paintsville; four brothers, Clyde Ratliff and Wayne Ratliff both of Paintsville, Jimmy Ratliff of Barnetts Creek and Junior Ratliff of Staffordsville; one sister, Shirley Kretzer of Wincheste; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

the Preston Funeral Home Chapel with James Kelly Caudill officiating.

Burial followed in the Lakeview Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James E. Castle; one son, Glen Richard Castle; three sisters, Cora O’Bryan, Clara Fraley and Janice Wright; one brother, Frank Ratliff; and one grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted May 14, in the JonesPreston Funeral Chapel with Ronnie Spriggs officiating.

Burial followed at the Ratliff Family Cemetery, Turner Branch, Paintsville.

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Planting a vegetable garden can be a worthwhile endeavor for anyone who has an available patch of land.

Gardens need not take up much space, and even apartment dwellers without yards can plant small gardens in containers they place on terraces or window boxes.

Although establishing a garden is easy enough, beginners may make a few mistakes along the way.

Those who already have paved the garden way before can offer novice gardeners some worthwhile tips.

One of the first decisions novice gardeners must make is which crops to grow. This will help determine how much land you will need and which supplies or soil amendments will be necessary. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, a common error for beginners is planting too much and more than anyone could ever consume, so it’s best to start small and be proud of that small garden.

Plants such as peppers, squash and tomatoes produce throughout the season, so you may not need many plants to provide for your needs. Less prolific plants may require a greater investment to produce a similar yield.

Locate your garden in an area that gets adequate sun.

Many vegetables need between six and eight hours of sunlight per day. Without enough light, they will not bear as much and could be susceptible to insect infestation. Vegetables and fruit also need plenty of water because they’re not very drought-tolerant, so keep gardens close to a water source.

Another good tip is to locate the garden near the house or barbecue grill. This way you can easily harvest fresh produce and use it when cooking.

Soil preparation is also key. Till the soil and remove debris like rocks, sticks and hard clumps of dirt. Work with organic material, such as manure or compost. Apply mulch after planting to help maintain moisture levels in the soil.

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Musings

My Friend Randy

The story I write is true but the names have been changed.

I write this with some hesitation because it might be offensive to some people. If so, I apologize in advance.

My friend Randy had become aware of the definition of a “Red Light District”, which I believe most of you would know. When I was in high school, I and my friends, as did so many others, drove around listening to music, many times meeting up with other high school friends who were doing the same thing. I remember a particular favorite was The Four Tops.

Anyway, Randy was often with us when we drove around. There was a house in o on the main road going outside of town which had a lamp in the window and a red shade. Randy became convinced it was a house of ill repute. I tried to convince

him to the contrary but he insisted he was right every time we passed it.

Finally, one night we passed the house and Randy voiced his opinion again offering to bet me $20 he was right. I told him I did not think he had $20, but in fact he did and showed it to me.

I told him I did not want to bet, where upon he said, “I called your bluff because you know I am right.” I said OK, pulling $20 from my billfold, with each of us handing our money to Amos Hamilton, who was riding with us that night. I looked at Randy saying, “Now, how are you going to prove it.”

Randy replied, “I am going to proceed as like they do when it is a sting.” I will offer the money with no intention of going further. We will know I am right when whoever answers the door agrees to take the money.” I looked at him uttering “Do it, but

want a girl.” The man apparently had two or more daughters near Randy’s age and believed this was one of their friends who had come to see her.

The man said, “Which one,” and Randy just looked at him. The man looked perplexed asking “What is her name?” Randy thought the man was just being coy telling him “I don’t care. I have money and will be satisfied with whoever is available, no matter how ugly she is.”

The man understandably was baffled. Randy said “I know this is a house of ill repute, which meant to the man that Randy had just called his

daughters what was referred to in the old west as “soiled doves.” The man lurched at Randy and got a grip on his shirt. Randy pulled away tearing it. The man then chased Randy around the house.

I knew I could not let the man see my car and pulled out while the chase was on.

Amos told me to not go back because the man might call the police and we needed to be far away. I rooted for Randy to get away cleanly because I knew he would let whoever questioned him know who was with him.

I drove back to West Van Lear, stopped the car, and Amos and I talked about what to do. I let Amos know we could abandon Randy in Prestonsburg if he had not been caught. If he had been caught, it would be better to explain what happened and face the consequences, although I had no idea what that might be.

We drove back and saw Randy walking down the

road toward Paintsville about three miles from Prestonsburg. Randy got back in the car and the first thing I asked was, “Did he catch you and did you give our names?”

Randy said no and I waited with trepidation if he was going to say, “Now, I ain’t lying,” which always meant with certainty he was in fact lying.

However, he did not. I remember Randy wanted Amos to give him all the money insisting he had won the bet. I asked him how he had figured that. Randy told me he had proven he was right because the man who chased him had never stated at any time he was mistaken.

I told him we would just keep our money and get it behind us.

The drive back home was uneventful and I dropped Randy in front of his house.

I told him as he got out of the car, “Never again Randy.

Never again.”

great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will not be forgotten by history. Truly.”

“On this occasion, I am not going to mention the number of the infidels who were killed and the number of destroyed vehicles. The operation continues” “I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that they have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly.”

“Their infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad. Be assured, Baghdad is safe, protected.”

“NO,” snapped Mr. alSahaf, “We have retaken the airport. There are NO Americans there. I will take you there and show you. IN ONE HOUR!” “Please, please! The Americans are relying on what I called yesterday a desperate and stupid method.”

“We blocked them inside the city. Their rear is blocked” “Desperate Americans” “Today we slaughtered them in the airport. They are

out of Saddam International Airport. The force that was in the airport, this force was destroyed.”

“Just look carefully, I only want you to look carefully.

Do not repeat the lies of liars.

Do not become like them.

Once again, I blame AlJazeera before it ascertains what takes place. Please, make sure of what you say and do not play such a role.”

“Listen, this explosion does not frighten us any longer. The cruise missiles do not frighten anyone. We are catching them like fish in a river. I mean here that over the past two days we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target.”

“Blair...is accusing us of executing British soldiers.

We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody.

They are either killed in battle, most of them get killed because they are cowards anyway, the rest they just get captured.”

“They fled. The American louts fled. Indeed, concerning the fighting waged by the heroes of the Arab Socialist Baath Party yesterday, one amazing thing really is the

cowardice of the American soldiers. we had not anticipated this.”

“They are sick in their minds. They say they brought 65 tanks into center of city.

I say to you this talk is not true. This is part of their sick mind.”

“They are superpower of villains. They are superpower of Al Capone.”

“Their forces committed suicide by the hundreds. ...

The battle is very fierce and God made us victorious. The fighting continues.”

“We will push those crooks, those mercenaries back into the swamp.”

“When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfathers of Blair and little Bush were scratching around in caves.”

About Bush: “the leader of the international criminal gang of b*******.”

About Bush and Rumsfeld: “Those only deserve to be hit with shoes.” (again with the shoes!)

Ah, good old Baghdad Bob, the Arab Pinocchio, one could make some of this up, but why would they?

lifera derived from experiments by Warwick Estevam Kerr to cross European and African honey bee subspecies. Several queen bees escaped from his laboratory in South America and have spread throughout the Americas. Africanized honey bees are more defensive than European honey bees.

Despite the honey bee’s painful sting and the stereotype of insects as pests, bees are generally held in high regard. This is most likely due to their usefulness as pollinators and as producers of honey, their social nature, and their reputation for diligence.

Bees are one of the few in-

sects frequently used in advertisements in a positive manner, typically for products containing honey (such as Honey Nut Cheerios).

In conclusion, bees are a slowly declining breed that are one of the most important ecological pollinators in the world. Even though bees do sting and attack humans, all bees should be protected.

As I will say again, without bees, we would only be on the Earth for four years. I hope that in the future, the conversation of bees becomes a large cause that begins to make a difference in the declining population.

By George Keith Wells gkwells1@gmail.com Attorney at Law we are not going to drag you back to the car when someone in that house beats the living daylights out of you.”

I parked away from the house but close enough so we could clearly see what took place. Randy got out of the car, walked confidently toward the house, and rang the doorbell while standing on the porch. We saw a burly middle age man answer the door. Talking to Randy later, their conversation went something like this.

The man who opened the door said, “What do you want,” which made Randy think the money was as good as his. Randy replied, “I

Here and There, Then and Now By Joe Weddington

Remembering Baghdad Bob

There are some people and happenings that come out of every armed conflict that are just so funny they deserve to take their rightful place in the annals of history. Bob Hope was legendary for entertaining troops, Tokyo Rose became a spectacle of the Axis as did Axis Annie and others while many Vietnam Vets listened to the insane on-air antics of Adrian Cronauer.

One such entertaining person of recent times is former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf aka “Baghdad Bob” whose entertaining press releases, while funny, were to say the least, a bit misleading. Well

if you do not recall this Iraqi newsman version of Johnny Carson, here is a collection of some of his more memorable one liners: “There will be no American infidels in Baghdad.

Never!”

“Our initial assessment is that they will all die” “I blame Al-Jazeera - they are marketing for the Americans!”

“We have destroyed 2 tanks, fighter planes, 2 helicopters and their shovels-we have driven them back.”

“Surrender or be burned in their tanks.”

“No I am not scared and neither should you be!”

“We have them surrounded.”

“The U.S. troops are most welcome. We will butcher them.”

“We will welcome them with bullets and shoes.”

(Shoes???)

“Washington has thrown their soldiers on the fire” “They’re not even [within] 100 miles of Baghdad. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion ... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion.”

“Faltering forces of infidels cannot just enter a country of 26 million people and lay besiege to them!

They are the ones who will find themselves under siege.

Therefore, in reality whatever this miserable Rumsfeld has been saying, he was talking about his own forces.

Now even the American command is under siege.”

“They tried to bring a small number of tanks and personnel carriers in through al-Durah but they were surrounded and most of their infidels had their throats cut.”

“We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein’s soldiers and his

Our opinions matter —student essays By Sydney Becknell

Bees

Everyone knows what a bee is. Most people know that bees are the natural pollinators of the world, but most people also know that they sting humans or other animals. There are many

commercials on television about conserving bees, because if you are unaware, without bees we would only survive four years on Earth.

Bees help grow most plants, but things like GMOs

(Genetically Modified Organisms) and people spraying pesticides is killing out a vast majority of the bee population. There are organizations attempting to save the slowly disappearing bees, but without a large turn-around in the way people treat bees, there may be no more bees calling Earth home in the next decade.

There are many different kinds of bees, but some of the most common are the Bumble Bee, the European Honey Bee, and the Africanized Honey Bee (Killer Bee).

Bumblebees are one of the more important wild pollinators, but have declined

significantly in recent decades. In the UK, two species have become nationally extinct during the last 75 years while others have been placed on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as priority species in recognition of the need for conservation action. The true honey bees (genus Apis) have arguably the most complex social behavior among the bees, is the best known bee species, and one of the best known of all insects. There are 29 subspecies of Apis mellifera, native to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Africanized bees, also called killer bees, are a hybrid strain of Apis mel-

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Leadership Unplugged By Bob Gound The Absolute Leader

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Engaged Leadership When I first found myself starting to be successful in the infancy of my leadership career, I discovered that I was feeling increasingly lonely.

Like I was all by myself on an island… Many times this was in my office or when in one of my facilities trying to strategize or solve a problem on my own. An issue or problem that I thought only a leader could solve. This is a very destructive, dysfunctional and limited way of leading. A true leader will find themselves surrounded and engaged with not only their followers, but also peer leaders in other organizations, and mentors. Let’s take a look at how we can design and develop engaged leadership.

Engagement must first start with self. Your self-image is the most important part of you as an individual and as a leader. Self-image and leadership starts from the inside out not the outside in. In most incidences, when I am coaching an executive, I find that if they are struggling or they are stuck the root cause tends to be their point of view of the situation based on the view of themselves. The trouble with these leaders was inadequate self-image.

They label themselves as “I am not a good leader in this situation”; “I’ve always performed poorly in this area” or “I always have a poor visit from my supervisor.” Really what it comes down to is that we identify ourselves with our failures and mistakes. If we continue to focus in this way, we will end up in the fetal position under our desks not wanting to come out until we feel safe. We must ask ourselves the same question Dr. Robert Schuller once asked, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you wouldn’t fail?” This is a possibility mindset that we all need to have. You need to focus on your successes and not your past failures. Don’t get me wrong… We need to learn from our past decisions that didn’t work out so well, but we don’t need to dwell on them. Focus on how you will succeed in every effort, but know you may need to change course when you don’t acquire the end result that you expected in a given project or goal that you have set for yourself.

Engaging our followers is hands-down the most important skill that a leader must have. You must first understand that without followers, you are not a leader. Without followers, you will not meet your customer’s needs.

You must start with getting

to know your followers.

You need to have constant dialogue to ensure you know what motivates them (or de-motivates them), so you know how to best communicate and lead them in this particular moment of their lives. This can be very emotionally draining for a leader, but also can be the most rewarding. When you can lead somebody through struggles in their lives and show them the support and caring that they need in those times, they will follow you to the ends of the earth. I would suggest that every day you carve out time to have conversations with your followers. Conversations that have nothing to do with business, work or improvements that may be needed. Just personal conversations to find out what is important to them in their lives. Then, follow-up with them in the near future to see how that particular situation is going. They will gain more trust for you as a leader and most importantly, you will know the best way to communicate and lead them into their future.

Staying in touch regularly with other leaders in a peer role is critically important.

Even though they may be in a different geographical area, business unit or organization. They have most likely gone through very similar situations and struggles in thought that you will be going through. You can share your concerns and ask about their experiences. Most will be more than happy to share with you their original flawed thought processes in the critical thinking processes that they acquired through their struggles. These relation-

ships are vitally important to smoothing out the rocky road of leadership. If you are too proud to reach out to others for the purpose to gain knowledge and wisdom, you will find yourself reinventing the wheel and rarely meeting timelines that you have set for yourself and your organization. All you have to do is call up a leader that you respect an offer to buy them lunch. Go into that lunch with the written agenda to develop yourself through their experiences. That agenda needs to be a simple list of questions that you need for your development. You should go into every conversation that you have with another individual with the goal to learn something from them. No matter how much that lunch costs.

It will be worth every penny.

Engaging a mentor is the single most important way that I have developed my leadership knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA’s). My friend John Maxwell says, “If you’re the smartest person in the room you’re in the wrong room.” You may be the president, CEO or the leader in your organization, but you have options to increase your leadership capacity. The only way to do this is to search for a leader that is more successful than you. If you are searching for a mentor within your organization, you need to engage a mentor that is in a position at least two levels above yours. If you own your own business, I would suggest finding a mentor that is a business owner that is producing the brand image and revenue you would like your business to be operating at in the next decade. Always remember that being mentored is not just about a good meal, discussing politics or all the things you see other organizations doing wrong.

It’s about developing you and your leadership capacity. You need to go into every meeting expecting to be stretched by your mentor.

Engaging yourself, followers, and mentors is a way to travel down a path of not only increase leadership capacity, but a journey of lifelong learning and a path of engaged leadership.

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Do you drink it black or must you add cream and/or sugar?

Do you ever think about experimenting with your coffee to see if there is a better way?

If you don’t know where to start, you can begin by going to the Coffee House event at the Greenup Extension Service on Friday, November 14th.

This will be the third Coffee House event sponsored

by Greenup Arts, the council supporting the Fine Arts Program through the Greenup Extension Service. Danny

Craig will lead the group in the process of roasting coffee beans from green to grind.

If you haven’t ever seen a green coffee bean, you may be surprised! The sights and smells of the roasting process are amazing. You may be inspired to try it at home! We can help you learn how to do it and where to purchase the green beans. You can even learn how to roast the beans to your own personal liking.

After the roasting class, the evening will be filled with music and poetry…and of course, coffee. There will be an open mic time where people can share, family friendly please, poems and/or music of any style. We encourage original material, but it is not

You can read about stud- Sometimes, if I have coffee ies that tell you to drink cold in the evening, I will add water to get your metabo- a little cream. I don’t like lism going in the morning. sugar in my coffee. EveryStretching is supposed to one has their own personal May 19, 2015 Paintsville stimulate your body’s “wake Around taste. Don’t be afraid to exup” messages. Simply eating periment. breakfast will help your body The Coffee House will create energy. We don’t al- have a few choices of coffee, ways need that cup of coffee, freshly ground, for you to try. unless we are so used to it We will even have decaffeinrequired. The sound system 75% of the caffeine that that we DO need it! Caffeine ated coffee for those who will be provided. Come and Americans consume daily. is highly addictive. Anyone can’t drink the regular vershare, or just relax and listen. Do we really need all of that who routinely drinks coffee sion in the evening. Tea has A variety of coffee and light caffeine? What else can we will report that they get head- a reduced level of caffeine. refreshments will be avail- do to get a “kick start” in the aches without the caffeine. If We will also have some tea able. The event is free and mornings? Most general in- you decide to replace or re- on hand for those who prefer open to the public. ternet searches will tell you duce your caffeine intake, be a hot cup of tea in the evening.

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Lifestyles The Cooker Woman Eloise Reynolds Delzer

Picnic basket days in May

About this time of the year most families start to plan for picnics and family reunions like Memorial Day. My mother and her crew still call this day of remembrance, Decoration Day. In any case it is also the time many start to make the chores of cemetery clean up a priority. I personally managed my family cemetery eighty five miles south of Paintsville for a little more than twelve years. So I know cemeteries need lots of extra care. Trees fall, fences need mending, grave markers need cleaning, leaves and spent flower debris have to be removed to make room for fresh decorations. Workers have to be contacted and instructed. Tattered flags must be replaced and passage ways have to be cleared and sometimes repaved.

Someone has to organize these activities. For readers who read my column and are involved in this process certainly know a smartly turned out cemetery does not happen without a lot of work.

My father and his brothers cared for our cemetery for many years. I took my turn when they were all gone.

Now a younger cousin has that responsibility. I passed the baton of fundraising and chores to her two years ago.

I always hoped I would have the sense and grace to leave the stage when it was time in all my endeavors. One down.

When I was a slip of a little girl I assisted my Grandmother Mahala Hall Reynolds in planting the familiar orange Roadside Lilies beneath clusters of pine and persimmon trees that bloom in great sweeps on the hillside of the Hall Cemetery near Ermine, Kentucky. For years the caretakers mowed them down, unaware they were there in the ground waiting to perform. After I began to take care of the cemetery I noticed the bright green tips of plants where the steps to an old picnic shelter had been and remembered that fall day when I and my grand-

mother planted the lilies. I made pictures the first year they were allowed to grow and bloom after twenty five years of dormancy. I mailed them to the forty eight family members who contribute to the maintenance of the of the cemetery. That year donations rose by nearly forty per cent. Wish I had re discovered the lilies sooner.

The Hall Cemetery is the final resting place of American soldiers from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War,WWI, WWII, the Korean War, to one eighteen year old boy named Bennie Hart who died in Viet Nam in 1969. So many stories in every cemetery, some remembered others long forgotten. So when you visit your cemetery this Decoration/Memorial Day take a picnic basket and your grandchildren. Remind them they have a history and come from people who gave their lives for this country. Knowing who you are and where you came from is valuable commodity. And finally my Granddaughter Sarah Katherine Kimbler did me the honor of naming her daughter for my Grandmother Mahala Hall Reynolds... yep the same self one who planted Roadside Lilies at the Hall Cemetery in 1942, with her granddaughter Eloise Reynolds Delzer.

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Roadside Lilies at the Hall Cemetery near Ermine.

1 tsp. lemon juice 1/4 coarse black pepper 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped Process ham in small amounts. Keep it to a semi coarse consistency in your food processor or meat grinder. Place ham in a bowl, add pickles and next six ingredients. Fold in chopped eggs.

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19th annual OLM Golf Scramble a success

By John Rowland Around Paintsville Paintsville - Our Lady of the Mountains School Golf Classic-4 Team Scramble was held this past Friday at the Paintsville Golf Course. The outing provided 7 teams. Finishing in first place was Redd, Brown and Williams followed by Goggans Construction and Team Brian Helton in second and third, respectively.

Pictured far right: Kevin Francis gives his best effort to chip-in for birdie.

Pictured at right: Jim “Jim Boy” Daniels finishes out this short putt to earn his team a birdie.

Photos by: John Rowland/Around Paintsville

Tigers finish regular season—

Eyeing win to keep season alive late Monday night

By John Rowland Paintsville - In continuation from an earlier game in the season, the Paintsville Tigers (21-7) would only need one inning of play on Monday to defeat the Pikeville Panthers (21-12).

This game would be played a total of 10 innings, with nine played prior before being called for a later date.

Pikeville would gain a run in the third inning and Paintsville would pick up one in the fourth. Until the tenth inning, it would remain a 1-1 ballgame.4 Paintsville would have first honors in the inning and would certainly take advantage of that opportunity. The Tigers would plate four runs Lucas Adkins starts things off for the Tigers in the top of the 10th. Photo by: and Pikeville would only John Rowland/Around Paintsville. score two.

Leading off for the Tigers was Lucas Adkins with a single. After being advanced by a sac bunt then a wild pitch, Tanner Smith would hit a single to put runners on the corners for Kent Phelps. Phelps would score both Smith and Adkins on the play with a single. Phelps would also be scored by Ben Daniels, who was later thrown out on his way home. Matt Miller would earn a single to score Kent Phelps and Kash Daniel would follow to score Miller.

Kent Phelps would take the mound against the Pan-

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Pictures from left, are: Lady Eagles Coach Jason Hurt, Rachelle Fairchild, JCHS Principal Russell Halsey, Mikka Ward, XXXXXX, Rebeckah Fairchild and Chris Pierce.

Lady Eagles pick up win on senior night

By John Rowland Around Paintsville Paintsville - In the game honoring their three seniors, it would make sense that those seniors would perform well on the night? Last Tuesday they certainly did.

Twins Rachelle and Rebeckah Fairchild along with Mikka Ward lead the Johnson Central Lady Eagles to a 10-0 victory over the Sheldon Clark Lady Cardinals in six innings.

As part of their victory, the seniors combined for a good effort at the plate. Rachelle Fairchild hit two doubles and a triple and would represent the winning run in the bottom of the sixth. She was knocked in by Shelbie Cantrell. Her twin sister Rebeckah scored the first run on the evening. Mikka Ward was also had two hits and several RBI’s.

On the mound, sophomore Micailyn Pierce pitched her

seventh shutout of the season. On the night she also added to her strikeout total, which currently stands at 120.

Upcoming, the Lady Eagles will face the Lady Tigers of Paintsville on the 19th in the opening round of the District Tournament.

The winner is slated to play WednesdayMay 21 at 7 p.m.

All district games will be played at Sheldon Clark.

thers. He would walk away relatively unscathed from the inning. The only runs to score came at the bat of Cade Byers who hit a home run.

Paintsville would also defeat the Prestonsburg Blackcats by a final of 19-8 in six innings on Thursday.

Upcoming, the Tigers faced the Magoffin County Hornets May 18 in the opening round of the District Tournament.

The winner is slated to play Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. All district games will be played at Sheldon Clark.

Kent Phelps finished out the game pitching as well asvknocking in 2 runs on a double against Pikeville. Photo by: John Rowland/Around Paintsville

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Local News

Mets top Red Sox in 12U

By John Rowland Paintsville - The Mets were certainly seeing the ball well last Wednesday. In a four inning game, they had 29 batters and were held to three strikeouts. Their offense would advance them to a 13-2 win over the Red Sox. The Red Sox would capitalize early. After Brayden reached on a double, he would score on a pick off error. Connor would also represent the other run for the Mets. He would reach on the fielder’s choice and steal second. Connor would score on a wild pitch error.

The Mets would score four runs in three out of the four innings they played. Highlighting their efforts were two home runs. Each plated two runs apiece, hit by Weston in the first and Mason in the second.

In the bottom of the first, Kaegan would hit a double and would score off the bat of Mason’s ground-rule double to right. Mason would score on Hayden’s home run.

In the bottom of the second, Caleb and Dylan would hit singles and later score.

Kaegan would again hit a double and scored two runs.

Red Sox - 1 0 0 1 – 2 Mets - 4 4 1 4 - 13

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Our Lady of the Mountains School hosts Outdoor Art Show

By Lisa Trusty-Roberts Around Paintsville What a beautiful day this past Thursday was in Paintsville. Adding to that beauty was the wonderfully colorful art displayed on the lawn of the school. Angelia Doderer, Art Teacher & Pre-school assistant, shared with us that, “This is the first big art show that we have had at the school. We’ve had them in the past but we keep growing in growing.”

What is particularly special about the show this year is that it includes not only art created by the student but also by staff and parents.

The show included all mediums of the arts including a music show and dancing by students and parents.

Grandmother Carol Tal-

bert, mom Iesha Elkin and grandaughter, Solana Elkin displayed vary types of art from drawings to intriguing pieces of doll clothing. One particular project couldn’t be brought to the show and that was the home that these three are creating in Campton.

Carol tells us, “We’ve been working on it a little bit here and there. Located in a place surrounded by nature it’s not unusual to see Elk everyday.

I even created the blueprints for the home and we all work on it.”

A full house came to view the art work and enjoy the music and dancing performances. We’re sure that this event will indeed continue to grow and we at Around Paintsville can’t wait to come back next year.

First Baptist Church of Paintsville Pastor Dr. Wayne Cornett 330 College Street Paintsville 06-789-3168 First Christian Church Pastor: Wesley Stedfield 514 Main St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4480 First Church Of God Pastor: Dan Heaberlin 205 8th St.,, Paintsville Phone: 606-789-3995 First Church Of The Nazarene 421 College St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-9245 First United Methodist Church Pastor: Ken Spurrier 505 Main St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4354

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The Free Pentecostal Church of Dwale Pastor William Jarrell (606) 874-2466 Lorna Andrews Pre-school class painted some beautiful butterflies for the show.

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Little Paint Church of God Pastor Jeff White 671 Little Paint Creek Road East Point KY 606-886-3699 Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church Pastor: Dr. John W. Hatton 325 Court St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-3296 Mountain Community Fellowship Pastor: Jason Hutchinson PO Box 313, Paintsville Phone: 606-793-1179 Paintsvile Church Of Christ Pastor: Keith Olbricht PO Box 1225, Paintsville Phone: 606-789-6219 Phillip Cove Freewill Baptist Church 805 Hammond Rd. Paintsville Phone: 606-298-4147 Rock House Freewill Baptist Church Pastor Richard B. Williams 138 Robinson Dr. Paintsville Phone: 606-297-6835 St. Michael Catholic Church Pastor: Terence Hoppenjans 720 Washington Ave. Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4455 Toms Creek Freewill Baptist Church Pastor: Kelly Caudill 81 Church Dr., Paintsville Phone: 606-297-6101

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Local News More photos from Spring Fling Event See story on page 12

Lakin D. Castle of Paintsville, who was a candidate for a Bachelor of Busi- Pointe of Joy gives a sneak peak of their upcoming performance June 5-6 of ness Administration degree in general management is congratulated by MSU “Sleeping Beauty”.

President Wayne D. Andrews.

Morehead State University boasts Johnson County graduates Morehead State University’s Spring Commencement exercises were held May 9, with nearly 1,100 degree candidates participating.

Among those who took part in the ceremonies was Lakin D. Castle of Paintsville, who was a candidate for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in general management. She was congratulated by MSU President Wayne D. Andrews.

Johnson County graduates included:

Roger Adams of Paintsville, Markquettia Allen of Stambaugh, Erin Arms of West Van Lear, Jenna Blackburn of Paintsville, Kimberly Blackburn of East Point, Don Branham of East Point, Jeffery Burchett of Stambaugh, Deborah Butcher of Williamsport, Brooklynn Castle of River, Linda Daniel of River, Tiffany Doderer of Oil Springs, Jacob Farthing of Hager Hill, Shana Green of Van Lear, Megan Gullett of Oil Springs, Kayla Hensley

of Nippa, Kellie Hohenecker of Paintsville, Sherri Horn of East Point, Charlotte Howard of Paintsville, Barbara Hunter of Hager Hill, Jessica Jude of River, Jeffery Kestner of Meally, Cassidy Melvin of Sitka, David Miller of Paintsville, James Miller of Thelma, Misty Music of Oil Main Street Players put on an entertaining patriotic performance.

Springs, Jordan Pelfrey of Oil Springs, Brittany Puckett of Paintsville, Emily Pyles of Oil Springs, Mallory Rice of Wittensville and Michelle Spriggs of Paintsville.

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Entertainment

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Arlene Dahl’s Journey to Hollywood and Beyond Generally regarded as one of the classic beauties to grace the big screen throughout the ‘40s and ‘50s, Arlene Dahl’s career extended beyond the reach of the camera.

“I’ve had many different careers,” said Ms. Dahl from her home in New York. “I was a writer for twenty years with a beauty column in the Chicago Tribune which was syndicated in 180 newspapers around the world.

As an author, Dahl has penned fourteen books and is currently working on more including an autobiography.

She was also the vice-president of an advertising agency and, in the 1960s, Sears hired her to visit their stores to offer customers beauty makeovers.

“They are commonplace on many TV programs now,” she noted. “I also created my own perfume fragrance – Dahlia – before anyone else.

So I started it all!”

Dahl says she can possibly trace her interest in performing to Minneapolis where, as a 5-year-old, she first experienced the joy of an appreciative audience during a family picnic at Minnehaha Falls.

“My father put me up on a picnic table and asked me to sing. After hearing the applause they couldn’t get me down.”

At 17, she was discovered

by Jack Warner who spotted

her singing and dancing on Broadway during the 1945 opening of “Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston.”

“He came back stage and invited me to Hollywood to make a screen test, but I declined,” said Dahl, who expected the play to extend into a long run.

“He said ‘give it two or three weeks and you’ll call me, here’s my card.’ He was right. I was soon out of a job.”

Moving to Hollywood, the cameras loved Dahl and audiences fell for her flaming red hair and trademark beauty spot. She went on to appear in over thirty films, including three with Red Skelton.

“He never stuck to the script, ever,” Dahl recalled.

“I just followed whatever he did and that’s why he liked to work with me because I was spontaneous, too.”

Initially handed romantic comedies, Dahl eventually tackled more dramatic roles such 1959’s subterranean adventure “Journey to the Center of the Earth” with James Mason and Pat Boone.

The first day’s shooting with Mason was tense, however. “He didn’t want me for the part. I found this out two days before I went to New Mexico to shoot the cave scenes at Carlsbad Caverns.”

But her professionalism

impressed Mason.

“He came to my dressing room after our first scene to tell me I had done well.

That was like an Academy Award from James Mason, and everything was okay after that.”

Everything, except the hazards on the set.

“I almost died in the underground ocean scene where the boat was going round in circles and waves were rocking it,” recalled Dahl.

“Giant water balloons were supposed to hit our backs but they hit me in the face, knocking me out. I woke up in the hospital with James and Pat holding my hand.”

Between the early 1950s and the mid-1970s, that hand was given in marriage to several suitors, including to well-known actors Lex Barker and Fernando Lamas – father of heartthrob actor Lorenzo Lamas.

Today, Dahl is happily married to Marc Rosen, founder of Marc Rosen Associates, a New York firm specializing in the design and packaging of luxury cosmetic products.

“I was working at Revlon and a friend suggested meeting Arlene and I ended up designing the bottle and packaging for her Dahlia perfume,” explained Rosen.

“We became great friends and despite out 18 years age difference, were married.

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Still from Three Little Words - 1950 (L to R) Arlene Dahl, Red Skelton, Fred Astarie and Vera-Ellen.

People said it wouldn’t last.

Well, we just celebrated our 30th anniversary and proved them wrong!”

“I’ve lived a very full and happy life, although there have been ups and downs,” says Dahl. “Many people don’t know about some of my experiences, but they’ll be in my autobiography. You have no idea the stories I can tell … and will!” ***** Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 550 magazines and newspapers.

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Spring Fling downtown celebration a success

By Lisa Trusty-Roberts Around Paintsville Despite the possibility of rain, many people came out this past Saturday to enjoy a myriad of activities, entertainment and fun! A special salute was given to those who have and are serving our great nation, as it was also Armed Forces Day. Katelyn Fitch delivered a stunning performance of “The StarSpangled Banner” and “My Old Kentucky Home”.

Talented performances by Pointe of Joy and the Main Street Players kept everyone entertained. Throughout the day, many grabbed a Shri-

ner’s’ Braut or some Kiwanis Kettle Corn to support some wonderful causes and fill an empty stomach. Many took a chance at the dunking booth as some brave souls were dunked to raise money for Cure SMA. After the parade, some excited youngsters competed in the Big Wheel race! Everyone was a winner as all 22 children got to keep their Big Wheels which were donated by members of the Paintsville Main Street Association.

So 2015’s Spring Fling, one of many things to do Around Paintsville, was clearly a success.

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Families of fallen service members who lost their lives defending their country tend to find solace in ceremonies honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. But there are other ways civilian men and women can honor both active and fallen service members in their communites.

Participate in community events that honor fallen service members. Many communities host Memorial Day parades to honor fallen soldiers. It can be comforting to the families of fallen soldiers to see fellow members of their community attend the parade and public memorials. Such civilian support lets family members of fallen soldiers know that fellow members of their community appreciate and do no forget the sacrifices made by their loved ones.

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families of fallen soldiers, injured soldiers or even those families struggling while a family member is on active deployment. Men and women who want to help can do so by making a charitable donation. And such donations do not have to be financial. The Hero MilesSM program, for example, allows men and women to donate their frequent flyer miles to wounded, injured or ill service members or their families. This allows service members who meet certain criteria to be given a round-trip airline ticket from a medical center to their home or to attend an authorized event. In addition, service members can give a round-trip ticket to enable family members or close friends to visit them while they are receiving medical treatment. Since its inception, the program, which is administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, has provided more than 36,000 airline tickets worth more than $55 million. To learn more, visit www.fisherhouse.org. Numerous other charities exist to help service members and their families in a variety of ways.

Organize events in your community. Every community benefits from the efforts of active service members and the efforts of those service members who gave their lives in service of their country. Men and women who want to express their gratitude for such service can organize events to do just that. Speak to local merchants and encourage them to offer discounts to military members and their families throughout Memorial Day weekend. Or organize an ice cream social for the children of active or fallen service members. Such events can be uplifting for the families of service members while raising community awareness of the important role our soldiers play.

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