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GoVoteKy.com Tour will visit Prestonsburg, on the BSCTC campus, on Wed., Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. Secretary of State Alison LunderRussell Parade Dec. 4 gan be in TheGrimes Russellwill Christmas attendance.

Parade, hosted by the Downtown Russell Busi8thAssociation, Annual Stumbo ness will be Family held on Dec.Foundation 4, beginning Golf at 7 p.m. Tournament, food drive The donation event, which will dropoff Wed.,of be held onpoint, the streets Sept. 21,Russell, 5 p.m., downtown will Stumbo Park. 6 and line up between 6:30 p.m. on Clinton 54th directed Annual by KenStreet the tucky Apple Russell PoliceFestival DepartApple Baby Contest ment. (ages 12 mos.

The parade will Up kickto off 237 p.m. mos.), to be held at Sunday, Sept.float 25, will in The featured theMr. Paintsville be and Mrs. High Santa Schoolas pictures gymnasium.

Claus, will be Boys atafter 2 p.m.; allowed the Girls parade atfront 3:30of p.m. in the Registrafire station. tion occurring Organizers as thatnow there and up to Thursday, be no other Santas in the Sept. 22. Registration parade.

A chili/cookie dinner News, cont. on page 8 will be served at the Russell Fire Station immediately following the parade with musical entertainment provided.

The parade committee welcomes all participants: floats, walkers, bands, fire

By Kathy J. Prater trucks and others.

Around The grandPaintsville marshals of the parade this year will A fundraiser held last be Bucky Jones and Mark month has resulted in Ballard, longtime Russell the successful obtainresidents and volunteers. ment of a specialized For additional informabicycle for a Johnson tion please call Cheryl County youth.

Jones, 502-314-4662.

The “Shriners BikeA-Thon” held Aug. 27, Meeting scheduled at the Paintsville RecThe Flatwoods Lions reation Center, was Club will meet Thursday, attended by many comNovember 13 at 7 p.m. munity members, priThe meeting will be marily local children held at Giovanni’s on Araccompanied by their gillite Road. parents. The goal of Non-members welthe event was to raise come. funds to purchase an Amtryke bicycle for See News Drew Lemaster, the son Page 2 and Darrell ofOnLaDonna Lemaster, of Paintsville. Born with Rubin-

By Hank Bond tal then spent 32 years at the “I started gardening by trial source of information as well at the memorial in front of the go back, earning a final eastern Kentucky, Ha- the teacher.

The Greenup Beacon Greenup County Health Deand error.

I would watch old Russell Depot.

By Kathy J. Prater grade of as ‘B’a and goingthenzelett partment staff nurse Victorybegan Garden working on PBS every “By reading and also pick“We are trying to get a MonAround Paintsville to take more a substitute Butterflies bring an excep- forward nursing administrator prior toasSunday afternoonteacher and actually ing up on shows like the Vic- arch Waystation garden started in the field that at take Oilnotes.

Springs High tional amountCounty of beautylost to the classes my retirement. tory Garden is how I came to on the Extension property but Johnson come to caphe spent Monarch butterflies do some part time nursingSchool, “Thiswhere was early on before learn about the plight of the have had some problems getaworld. well-respected andare had“Inow attention.

Ha- seven years a source of andfigure great in- ture backhis at the health department Greenup Countyteaching had a Master Monarch butterflies, their loss ting it going due to water isbeloved bybeauty many zelett said in that interhistory, international terest to Nannette Stevens. when needed.

I have been a Gardener program. I would of habitat, etc and the Mon- sues and such. late last week. Mr. EdthatGardener he still since owned “Butterflies go where89, they view Master 2006relations, also pick upand gardenworld books and arch Watch organization. ward R. Hazelett, history forgeography.

Following, please Thursday – and please where they his and university currently the secretary started my own reference li“When available I will go See Monarch died afterwentOnce to work for the was to seminars etc. I did so last On Page 11 go.” - unknown our organization. I serve on thehebrary. the program noon, Sept. 15, at High- textbooks.

Born Extension in Paintsville IndepenStevens offers aMedical habitat for County Council atPaintsville started in Greenup I signed up spring and learned more about lands Regional in November 1926, dent School System, butterflies as they migrate to the Greenup County Cooperaand learned so much more. the Monarchs.”

Center. grewI am upa member at- serving as a junior high the south each year.a local Hazelett tive Extension.

“I developed my love of garThis ties into her interest and Mr. Hazelett, while my activities with the Master GarNanette iswas the the daughter of the handa bellone-room choir at Ad-school deningprincipal as a child following historian, first of tending in Col- also teaching algebra. the late William Thelma schoolhouse vance for many years. grandfather Raymond Stevens deners group. subject of the and Around lista, later graduating From this position, he Stevens.

She was born at Bain“I also am a board member of Russell around his garden.

“The Master Gardeners are Paintsville newspaper back to rose work in bridge Naval Station which Maryland from of thePaintsville Remote AreaHigh Medicalwent He was an avid grower. a small group but we are inpremiere edition county school sysand has lived the Russell - School.

Kentucky affiliate. I also takethe “As a child I have a very volved in some community debuted on in November He continued his tem, teaching at Meade Flatwoods area since 1960. water color classes from Janice tiny veggie garden next to our projects.

25, 2014. education at Pikeville Memorial High School She attended the Russell LeBrun.

I think that’s about it,” garage in Russell.

I helped my “We developed and mainAn interview which transsix years.deadhead his roses tain the flower garden at the School system and graduated she saidCollege, in accessing how herforgrandfather appeared in that debut Junior to Morehead During the time in 1972. She then attended life has been. and generally got in that his way,” Greenup County War Memoedition divulged thatthe ferring State University after Johnson Central King’s Daughters’ School of Her life also includes the she explained with aHigh laugh. rial. We received tulip bulbs the city’s most favored two years at Pikeville.

School was being deNursing and then earned an adlove of nature and specifically “I continue to read books from around the state capitol historian didn’t come by laterof year, obtained a veloped, Hazelett was ditional from Bellarm- He this time butterflies. and magazines on gardening buildings through Tanya Pulhis lovedegree of the subject fromGar-asked to organize theother lin and planted them at the War ine College School of Nursing.

“I have Degree been a Master and pick the brain of naturally.

Rather, Ha- Master’s Ed Memorial, Hazelett the enjoyed University of the Kenschool’s social “I began career the dener since taking coursenew gardeners.

Linda studHieneman Veteranssharing Cem- his knowledge of zelett saidmy in nursing the 2014 local history and could be visiting most lotucky, and his Rank I ies department.

With at Kings Daughters Hospiin 2006. our Ag. Agent has been a great etery, the Extension office andseen Nannette Stevens interview, conducted the help of the Appala- cal community events.

by Judge John David from Morehead.

After a stint in the chian State University, Preston, that history is U.S. Army, beginning located in Boone, North a subject that “gets into County. He was instru- Cemetery, on Depot in 1951 during the time Carolina, Hazelett set your system and can’t mental in the organiza- Road, Paintsville. of the Korean War, Ha- up the new social studget out.” tion of The Big Sandy A Celebration of Life Hazelett recalled zelett was sent to Ger- ies department where Valley Historical Soci- reception hosted by making a grade of ‘C’ many as a part of the he remained chair for ety, located in the old Mayor Bob Porter and on his first university diplomatic corps. He the next 25 years.

Paintsville City Hall wife Bonnie was held in Hazelett spent a comhistory test at More- visited such cities as building, on Euclid Av- Hazelett’s honor at the head State University. East Berlin, Munich bined 38 years teaching enue. city’s historic Stafford He was so distraught and Vienna before re- and studying the histoHazelett was laid to House following funerthat he told his profes- turning to Johnson ry of not only the world rest on Sunday, Sep- al services. at large but his own sor that he wouldn’t be County in 1953. tember 18, in the Wells Upon his return to world here in Johnson back. However, he did

Tyler Stephens returning to SIPP Theatre Sept. 29

For nearly four years, Music Highway artists, ize Tyler holding true traveling, staying in Loretta Lynn, Keith to his roots. hotel rooms, and per- Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, In an interview, Tyler forming almost every and Chris Stapleton, to said he was excited to night of the week has name a few. be returning to Paintsbeen the life of Tyler Holding true to his ville to perform for the Stephens and his band heritage Tyler is al- first time in nearly two members.

Perform- ready well known for years and can’t wait to Photos by Anne Stephens ing over 150 dates per his straight from the share new music with year all over the United heart traditional coun- his fans.

States can be demand- try vocals. He strives If you love country ing, but Tyler is return- to create music that music then you owe ing to the Historic SIPP theatlistener can Elem relate School. it to yourself to check Veterans Day assembly Campbell Ms. June Whitt’s 3rd grade students listen to Medal of Honor Theatre, in downtown to and live by.

Songs out its newest rising recipient Ernie West as he answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High Paintsville, this month that speak the truth star, Tyler Stephens, School Band, playyou Tapsand at the Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly. for a performance tellCampbell the listener at the SIPP Theatre on won’t want to miss! what he stands for and Thursday, September Tyler is a country mu- believes in. Regional 29, for an extended two sic artist hailing from favorites, “Rollin’ 18 hour performance. right here in Eastern Wheels,” “Coal County The show will begin Kentucky who is trail- War,” and “Kentucky cont.and onRoll pageHall 8 of gree to meet with university tour of community engagebrary Science advance inStephens at the Rock Special to of Country Country ing the path Girl”tosymbolthe field, but I had no clue Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in admissions representatives. ment activities throughout The Greenup Beacon RSVPs can be made at http:// the Commonwealth. This Sara Crawford was a re- what I wanted to receive my some capacity.

“But there are so many roadto.nku.edu/. trip to Ashland was the sixth cipient of the Northern Ken- bachelor’s in.

“I was really excited to exciting possibilities, I can’t The #RoadToNKU is a of eight stops through Dec. 4. tucky University Trailblazer Award for Leadership in Li- learn that NKU offered the make up my mind at the mobrary Informatics Nov. 6 at library informatics program. ment,” she said.

Sara will join four area the Ashland Plaza Hotel and It’s a wonderful opportunity stein-Taybi syndrome, Convention Center in Ash- to acquire the technical skills mathematics teachers who Drew requires a speneeded and really familiarize will also be honored with the land. cialized bicycle due to The presentation was part myself with the field before NKU Trailblazer Award for his physical challenges. of the 2014 #RoadToNKU starting on a graduate de- persistence in making a difAn Amtryke bicycle is gree. For instance, the library ference in the mathematics Commonwealth Tour. a three-wheeled cycle Sara is a resident of Rus- I work in is a federal deposi- skills of our children. that comes equipped “The Trailblazer Award is sell, Kentucky, and is a stu- tory, so the government docwith supportive belts dent in NKU’s library infor- uments class I plan on taking recognition of those citizens and footholds that help matics program. She works in the spring will serve me throughout the state who are children like Drew feel changing lives through new as a library assistant at the well.” safe when riding.

The support Sara has re- and innovative education Ashland Community and LaDonna Lemaster Technical College. Sara was ceived at NKU has already programs,” NKU President said the event raised Geoffrey S. Mearns said. a student worker at the li- served her well. approximately $5,000 “I didn’t know what to ex- “With improved math skills brary before completing an – of which about $1,500 associate of arts degree last pect during my first semester and added library capacity, will be used to purchase at NKU as an online trans- Kentucky’s children will be May. an Amtryke for Drew, “Books and the written fer student, but I have had better prepared to meet the with the remaining Father and son Rob word have always been a such a pleasant experience demands of this century.” amount having been and Robby Johns so far,” Sara said.

“EveryThe event is open to the passion of mine and librardonated to Shriner’s participated in the ies brought me hours of one has been so supportive public and will include an Hospitals for Children.

Bike-A-Thon. comfort and joy when I was throughout the journey and opportunity for high school Drew’s family wishes younger,” Sara said. “I knew my teachers are wonderful.” students and adults interto thank all those who Sara’s dream job is to work ested in completing their deSara Crawford I needed my Master of Lisupported and attend- Drew Lemaster is pictured here at the recent fundraiser with his bus ed this special event.

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Sept. 20, 2016

Entertainment

Tinseltown Talks

By Nick Thomas

Singer Toni Tennille enjoying return to Southern roots As one half of the popular music duo “The Captain and Tennille,” Toni Tennille enjoyed two huge number one Billboard hits in the 1970s – “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Do That to Me One More Time.”

Born and raised in Montgomery, 75-yearold Tennille recently left five decades of West Coast life behind her, as well as a 39 year marriage to musical partner Daryl “The Captain” Dragon, and returned to the South with her three Australian Shepherd dogs.

“I’m now living just northeast of Orlando near my sister,” said Tennille, who has released her autobiography “Toni Tennille: A Memoir” written with niece, Caroline Tennille St. Clair (see www. tonitennille.net).

“It took two years to write and looks back at my childhood growing up in the segregated South and subsequent career after moving west,” she said.

Young Toni was raised with three sisters in a succession of homes in the Montgomery area, the last move being to Felder Avenue when she was 16.

“My father, Frank Tennille, was a big band singer in the 1930s and owned an antique store downtown,” recalled Tennille. “My mother had her own live TV

show called ‘The Guest Room’ doing interviews in the late 1950s on WSFA. She used her maiden name, Cathryn Wright, and was born for the camera.”

With an interest in music, Toni took classical piano lessons and played background music for “Shaping Your Future,” an early exercise show on WSFA hosted by Idelle Brooks.

Toni’s father was elected to the Alabama legislature, and also found his way onto television as the moderator of the weekly WCOV program, “The Legislature Speaks.”

However, her father’s financial problems led to depression and alcoholism, making family life difficult. “Daddy lost the furniture store and when they moved to California in 1960, my mother gave up her TV career which was hard for her.”

By then, Toni had developed an interest in rhythm and blues, doowop, and boogie, and spent two years studying at Auburn University while singing with the Auburn Knights Orchestra. But instead of returning for her junior year, she joined her family in California.

On the West Coast, she worked in Repertory Theater, wrote music, and eventually met and married musician Daryl Dragon. Rather than exhibiting shock

at the prospect of her daughter being known as “Mrs. Dragon,” her mother was thrilled.

“She knew Daryl’s father, Carmen Dragon, who was a famous conductor, arranger and film scorer,” said Tennille. Dragon scored the music to the 1956 sci-fi horror film “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and won an Oscar for the score to Rita Hayworth’s 1944 musical comedy “Cover Girl.”

“The family was from Italy and originally named Dragone, but dropped the ‘e’ when they moved to Northern California,” explained Tennille.

After The Captain and Tennille exploded onto the pop music scene in 1975, they were given their own weekly primetime TV variety show on ABC also called “The Captain and Tennille.”

“Back in 1976, there were only two other TV networks, CBS and NBC, and we were on Monday nights at 8 pm opposite ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and ‘Rhoda,’” said Tennille.

“So we split the ratings pie three ways, but were still watched by over 33 million people each week.”

Typical of the period, variety show hosts were often required to display an assortment of talents.

“Obviously I loved to sing, and doing the

Today, Toni Tennille lives just outside Orlando with her trio of Australian Shepherds, one of which she is pictured with here. humor skits was fun, but I hated the dancing,” admitted Tennille.

“Fortunately, the choreographer took the six or seven steps I knew, mixing and matching them to make me look pretty good.”

Although the show only lasted one season, Tennille says working with the weekly guests was a highlight. “I was so excited about meeting all those fabulous stars like George Burns and Bob Hope. Doing skits with them was such a dream for me.”

The show, however, was difficult for her husband who preferred to remain in the background to focus on the music.

“From the beginning, Daryl wanted to make sure our music wasn’t watered down by the producers. So it was in our contract that he would have a big role in the music production. But that meant he wouldn’t get home until one or two o’clock in the mornings, then be up again at 6:30 am the next day. He also hated doing the comedy skits, although he could be very funny. So it was very, very hard

The Captain and Tennille were a recognizable and highly popular musical duo in the late 70s. for him.”

With her cheerful and engaging personality, Tennille was back on television again in 1980 starring in her own program, “The Toni Tennille Show,” a nationally syndicated series featuring musical numbers and her interviews with special guests.

“It aired five days a week and we taped two shows a day for three days a week. The other days I would be learning all the songs and duets with guests,

and reading biographies about the guests I’d be interviewing. It was hard work, but I’m very proud of what I achieved.”

She also drew on advice that her mother offered years before.

“When she was working on Montgomery television, she once told me: ‘Toni, always be really nice to your lighting guys, because they can make you look like Thomas cont. on page 6

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Obituaries Edward R. Hazelett Edward R. Hazelett, 89, of Paintsville, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by one son, Eddie R. (Heather) Hazelett of Paintsville; one sister, Edyth Hazelett of Paintsville; and two grandchildren, Nicholas and Raegan Hazelett both of Paintsville.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Sept.

18, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel with Larry Blair officiating.

Burial followed at the Wells Cemetery, Depot Road, Paintsville.

Curtis Robertson Curtis Robertson, 78 of Fort Gay, W.Va., died Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Three Rivers Medical Center.

Born Oct. 17, 1937, in Fort Gay, he was a son to the late Cecil and Nellie Dunn-Robertson.

He was a retired welder having worked for American Car and Foundry for over 30 years. He attended the Tomahawk Freewill Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a special sister-in-law Margaret Wagner.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 55 years, Karen Lee Edwards-Robertson; two daughters, Leann (Jim) Howard of Louisa and Annette (John) Gaskins of Scott Depot; three grandchildren, Katie (Eric) McGinnis of Louisa, Bobbi Howard of Louisa and Jake Gaskins and his fiancée Megan Mancuso of Bridgeport, W.Va.; a very

special great-granddaughter, Gracie McGinnis; one sister, Margaret Lou Zeiters of Louisa; three brothers, Claude Robertson of Fort Gay, Delbert Robertson of Fort Gay and Cecil Edward Robertson of Ashland; a special sister-inlaw, Mary Lynn Smith of Lavalette; and numerous other relatives.

Funeral services were held Sunday, September 18, at the Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa.

Burial followed at the Fort Gay Cemetery.

Carolyn Louise Amburgey Carolyn Louise Amburgey, 52, of Kite, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at her residence.

Born Aug. 26, 1964, in Hindman, she was the daughter of Agnel and Anna B. Sexton Amburgey.

Along with her parents, she is also survived by a brother, Ralph (Phyllis) Amburgey; three sisters, Nadine (Whimmy) Sexton, Maxine (Danny) Collins, and Lisa Amburgey; special kids, Keisha and Bryan Jr.; special friends, Keith Slone and Kim Patton; and several others.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Denzil Amburgey, Steven Amburgey, and A.J. Amburgey.

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John Perry, 83, of Leburn, died Saturday, Sept.

10, 2016, at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center. He was the widower of Rose Maggard Pery.

Born July 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Green and Lydia Caudill Perry.

Survivors include three sons, John K. Perry, Carlos J. Perry, and Terry L. Perry; three daughters, Gwendolyn Bodnar, Linda Bohland and Cherie Perry; a brother, Daniel Perry; six sisters, Margaret Lewis, Janice Gullett, Judy Hicks, Esther Gibson, Barbara Puckett and Ruth Fowler; 18 grandchildren, Marie, Ross, Jeffrey, Caleb, C.J., Jennifer, Shyann, Tosha, Kyle, Michelle, Ashley, Rachael, Kristie, Jason, Johnathon, Lesley, Leah, Brandon; 23 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Irene Hall; and several others.

Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Rose Maggard Perry; six brothers, Henry Perry, James Perry, Earl Perry, Steven Perry, Ellis Perry, and Joe Perry; and three sisters, Ethel Hall, Betty Shindler, and Edna Perry.

Funeral services were held Thursday Sept. 15, at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home Chapel in Hindman.

Officiating were Jimmy Hall and Clinton Deaner Moore.

Burial was in the Green Perry Cemetery, Leburn.

Kevin Glen Collins Kevin Glen Collins, 32, of Hi Hat, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center Born Nov. 15, 1983, in Floyd County, he was the son of Bobby and Avilene Tackett Collins, of Price.

Along with his parents, he is also survived by his wife, Elizabeth Newsome Collins; one son, Kevin Glenn Collins Jr. of Hi Hat; a daughter on the way, Hayven Mashae “Sunshine” Collins; brothers, Bo (Megan) Collins of Hi Hat, Wesley (Rebecca) Collins of Owenton, and Orville Glen (Lisa) Tackett of Owenton; nieces and nephews, MaKinna Collins, Dora Collins, Kinzley Rain Collins, Amelia Jewell Collins, Amelia Lucille White, Braden Collins, Weston Collins, Preston Collins, Joey Hall Jr., Austin Hall, Jordon Hall, Carson Newsome,

Bryan Newsome and Tyler Newsome; and a brother at heart, Jonathon Wayne Meade Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 10, at Pilgrims Rest Old Regular Baptist Church, Price, under the direction of Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin. Old Regular Baptist ministers and Freewill Baptist ministers officiated.

Burial was in the Collins Family Cemetery, Price.

Artie Sue Thornsberry Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 12, at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home Chapel, in Hindman.

Charlie Sandlin, David Pike and others officiated.

Burial was in the Sexton Family Cemetery in Pinetop.

Brittany Danielle Kidd Brittany Danielle Kidd, 29, of Banner, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Banner.

Born Nov. 7, 1986, in Knott County, she was the daughter of Carolyn (Cook) and Jeff Dalton, of Wayland, and the late Larry Gene Jacobs.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the New Beginnings Church, Garrett.

Along with her mother, she is also survived by her husband, Willard Kidd; her children, Willard Brayden Kidd, Bryson Nathaniel Kidd, and Maceigh Grace Kidd, all of Banner, Kirsten LaShae Mullins of Hindman, Destiny Latessa Continuing Legacy Smith of the Wayland; stepchildren, Brian Willard of nearly 70 years Kidd of Auxier, Jamie Allen Kidd, David Kidd, and Adrianna Noel Kidd; a sister, Brandy Neshea Jacobs excellence 1947 of Wayland;Since grandmoth-

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ers, Mable Slone Cook of Pippa Passes, and Virginia Bailey of Dry Creek; and a niece, Haleigh Rae Martin.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin. Danny Collins officiated.

Burial was in Kidd Cemetery, Spurlock Fork, Dana.

Artie Sue Thornsberry, 70, of Martin, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at her residence.

Born Dec. 8, 1945, in Martin, she was a daughter to the late Luther and Georgina York Tackett.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the Graceway United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Larry Thornsberry; one son, Shannon (Greta) Thornsberry of Martin; two daughters, Margarita (Brent) Osborne of Georgetown, and Marietta (Jeremy) Hayes of Langley; three brothers, Earl Douglas Tackett of Marion, Ohio, Gary (Vicki) Tackett of Marion, Ohio and James Tackett of Drift; two sisters, Carolyn Belcher of Paintsville, and Diana (James) Pratt of Hindman; one sister-in-law, Betty Pack; one brother-in-law, Terry Thornsberry; and four grandchildren, Kayla Osborne, Haley Osborne,

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Ola Hicks, 88, of Eastern, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at her residence.

Born Nov. 10, 1927, in Topmost, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Genetta Hall Mosley.

She attended the Old Regular Baptist Church; and was the owner/operator of a restaurant for several years.

She is survived by her husband, Lace Hicks; five daughters, Stephanie (Danny) Walton of Virginia Beach, Va.,, Beverly (Steve) Newsome of Martin, Darleen (Clifford) Blanton of Langley, Charlene (Mike) Dingus of Orange Park, Fla., and Franceen (Danny) Crum of Martin; one brother, Ancil (Allene) Mosley of Wayland; two sisters, Irene Slone of Vernon, Ala., and Avanell Stephens of Brookhaven, Miss.; one daughter-in-law, Trilby Hicks; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Ed Martin; one daughter, Kathy Sue Martin; one son, Sherrill Rodney Hicks; two brothers, Hershel and Berlin Mosley; and two sisters, Ethel Sexton and Edith Johnson.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Sept.

11, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating.

Burial followed in the Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

Norma Lou Jarrell Norma Lou Jarrell, 74, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland.

Born March 6, 1942, in Endicott, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Hunt Endicott.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the Benedict Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband Cecil Jarrell; five sons, five sons, Woody Gene (Cheryl) Jarrell of Prestonsburg, Danny Ray Jarrell of Prestonsburg, Michael (Lisa) Jarrell of Van Lear, Jack (Anita) Jarrell of Flat Gap and Jimmy Ray “Jim Buck” (Janet) Jarrell of Prestonsburg; one daughter, Norsa Lynn Jarrell of Prestonsburg; one brother, Jackie Dean Endicott of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Rosa Lee Jervis of Prestonsburg and Anna Belle Goble of Ivel; seven grandchildren, Chris Vaughn, Nick Jarrell, Austin Jarrell, Deena Jarrell, Kellie Jarrell, Dakota Jar-

rell and Kaylee Lou Jarrell; and several great- grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one grandson,Daniel Ray Jarrell; one brother, Elva Endicott; and one sister, Helen Leslie.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Bill Collins officiating.

Burial followed in the Gethsemane Gardens, Prestonsburg.

Angie Hickman Angie Hickman, 89, died Sept. 7, 2016.

She is survied by one brother, Harrison Howard of Paintsville; and two sisters, Noretta Grimm and Mary Gullett both of Purdue, Ohio.

Madison Thornsberry and Emily Hayes.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sons, Gary Michael and Larry Anthony Thornsberry; one brother, Robert Tackett; and a sister-in-law, Leigh Tackett.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 11, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Roy Harlow and Ted Shannon officiating.

Burial followed in the Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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Obituaries Judith Griffith DeWire Judith Griffith DeWire, 71, of Riceville, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at her home.

Born Sept. 14, 1944, in Paintsville, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Griffith and Billie Marie Patrick.

She is survived by one son, Brian (Stephanie) DeWire of Riceville; nine grandchildren, Braylon, Carter, and Gabrielle DeWire, Clara Allen, Emma, Ella, and Eliza Griffith, and Malli and Hadli Price; four godchildren, Amanda (Tony) Allen of Salyersville, Chet (Melissa) Griffith of Riceville, Chessi (Justin) Price of Paintsville, and Samuel Griffith of Riceville.

Additional survivors include two sisters, Vicki Crace and Valerie Meade; two brothers, Larry Griffith and Jeffrey Griffith; and several others.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded

in death by her step-father, Charles Johnson; her husband, Doris Blevins; two brothers, Sam Griffith and Rodney Swan; one nephew, Frank Griffith; and one great-niece, Allison Plunk.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Sept.

10, in the Riceville New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, under the direction of Jones Preston Funeral Home, Paintsville, with Joe Scott officiating.

Burial followed in the Patrick Family Cemetery, at Riceville.

Kie Castle Kie Castle, 44, of Tutor Key, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 4, 1972, in Paintsville, he was a son to Grace Preston Castle and the late Issac Lee Ray Castle.

He was a member of the United States Army National Guard; and a HVAC technician.

In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his girlfriend, Annie Bowen of Thealka; one son, Kie

Thomas Edgar Ray Daniel of Inez; one sister, Angelia Doderer of Oil Springs’ and one half-sister Eula Lee Agee of Ohio.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 12, at the Baker Branch Freewill Baptist Church, uner the direction of the Preston Funeral Home, Paintsville,with Jeremy Estep and Venny Vanhoose officiating.

Burial followed in the Lakeview Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.

Terry Delone Castle Terry Delone Castle, 67, of Tutor Key, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at his home.

Born Sept. 12, 1948, in Paintsville, he was a son to the late Bascom Willard Castle and Maggie Fletcher Castle.

He was a United States Army veteran; and a retired electrician. He was also a member of the East Point Masonic Lodge #657.

He is survived by his wife, Minnie Johnson Castle; two sons, two sons, Zachary Scott Castle of

Tutor Key and Mark Castle of Indiana; one brother, Barry Delmas (Nancy) Castle of Owenton; a special granddaughter, Kayla Alexandria Block of Tutor Key; two step-sons, Dockie Tolbert Block, and Sammy Edward (Tabby) Block both of Kermit, West Virginia; several other grandchildren and family also survive.

Rick Dials officiated special services held Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Phelps & Son Funeral Home, Paintsville.

Diana Lynn Ailiff-Thompson Diana Lynn AiliffThompson, 67, of Paris, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at her home.

Born Oct. 25, 1948 in Fiarmont, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and June Dee MayAliff.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Gay. Survivors include her husband, Jack Thompson of Paris; two sons Michael David (Pamela) Thompson of Georgetown, and Darren Lee (Jamie) Thompson of Bristol, Ind.; one daughter, Jacqueline (Chad) Meade

of Georgetown; five grandchildren, Brian Michael Thompson, Britney Lynn Thompson, Makayla Lynn Meade, D.J. Thompson and Austin Douglas Meade; as well as other relatives.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one brother, Daniel Lee Ailiff.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa, with Pastor Johnny Maynard officiating.

Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery East.

Chester “Bud” Coleman Chester “Bud” Coleman, 87, of Prestonsburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 5, 1928, he was a son to the late Doney Coleman and Susie Marsillett Coleman.

He was a retired coal miner.

He is survived by his wife, Marcella Pennington Coleman; one son, Chester Lance Coleman of Prestonsburg; three daughters, Wanda Garrett of Prestons-

burg, Bonnie Owens of Auxier and Debbie Goble of Langley; seven grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one sister, Josephine Prater.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 17, at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin.

Burial was in Gethsemane Gardens, Prestonsburg.

Olie Louise SpurlockRoberts Olie Louise SpurlockRoberts, 76, of Louisa, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at her home.

Born March 21, 1940, in Louisa, she was a daughter to the late Fred and Dorothy Clay-Spurlock.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the Louisa Freewill Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons, James (Tara) Roberts of Louisa and Allen (Liz) Roberts of Ashland; three daughters, Rachel Roberts of Louisa, LeGena Hayes of St. Thomas, Penn., and Connie (Neil) Fairchild of Louisa; a grandaughter, Tori Sleasman; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren; six brothers, Roger Spurlock, Wilburn Spurlock, Ervin Spurlock, Thomas Spurlock, Joey Spurlock and Kenneth Spurlock; three sisters, Shirley Moore, Sharon Skaggs and Doro-

thy Benfield; and several other family members.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred E. Robnerts; two grandchildren, Cathryn Roberts and Sara Hayes; two brothers, James Patton Spurlock and Paul Spurlock; one sister, Brooksey Spurlock; and one son-inlaw, Donald Hayes.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 12, at the Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa.

Burial followed at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Lousia.

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Nannie E. McCormick Nannie E. McCormick, 87, of Barboursville, West Virginia, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at the Cabell - Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.

Born July 4, 1929, in Louisa, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Effie Spillman.

She was a retired dietician for St. Mary’s Hospital.

She is survived by her husband, Charles E. McCormick; one daughter, Juanita (Chris) Eller of Barboursville, W.Va.; and one brother, Carl Spillman Jr. of Delaware, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 15, at Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, with Rev. Darrell Brewer officiating.

Burial followed in the Yatesville Memorial Gardens in Louisa.

and Brian Scott Mills of Louisa; five grandchildren, Cody Crabtree, Kenneth Mills, Charlie Crabtree, Allison Crabtree and Carley Mills; and four greatgrandchildren, Kennedy Mills, Presley Mills, Anna Leigh Hayes and Tristan Robertson..

Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Catalpa Free Will Baptist Church in Louisa, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, with Rev. Mike Cox officiating.

Burial followed in the Catalpa Cemetery.

John Burton Back John Burton Back, 75, of Flat Gap, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.

Born Nov. 3, 1940, in Weslaco, Texas, he was the son of the late Aage Jensen Back and Bernice Eleanor Smith Back.

He was a pastor in the Oil Springs United Methodist Church.

During his life, he lived in Magazine, Arkansas as a youth, and later in Searcy, Arkansas where he graduated from Searcy High School and spent two years at Arkansas Tech before joining the United States Navy, in which he served for five years.

As a young adult, he worked in communications, including television, radio and newspapers. He devoted the last 30 years of his life to ministering for God in both Arkansas and in Eastern Kentucky.

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Born October 17, 1939, in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Jennings and Hester Anna (Berry) Stiltner.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the Catalpa Free Will Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Willie E. Mills; one daughter, Leigh Anna (Rich) Crabtree of Fort Gay, W.Va.; two sons, Edward Lee Mills of Louisa,

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Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Oil Springs United Methodist Church, under the direction of Paintsville Funeral Home. Pastor McCoy Taylor officiated.

Burial followed in the Carr Family Cemetery in Flat Gap.

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First Baptist Church of Paintsville Pastor Dr. Wayne Cornett 330 College Street Paintsville 606-789-3168

Paintsville Church Of Christ Pastor: Keith Olbricht PO Box 1225, Paintsville Phone: 606-789-6219

First Baptist Church, Pastor Chuck Price 301 West Pike Street Louisa 606-638-4861

Phillip Cove Freewill Baptist Church 805 Hammond Rd. Paintsville Phone: 606-298-4147

First Christian Church Pastor: Wesley Stedfield 514 Main St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4480

Rock House Freewill Baptist Church Pastor Richard B. Williams 138 Robinson Dr. Paintsville Phone: 606-297-6835

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

St. Michael Catholic Church Pastor: Terence Hoppenjans 720 Washington Ave. Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4455

First United Methodist Church Pastor: Bruce Lee 505 Main St., Paintsville Phone: 606-789-4354

Toms Creek Freewill Baptist Church Pastor: Kelly Caudill 81 Church Dr., Paintsville Phone: 606-297-6101

Hager Hill Free Will Baptist Pastor Ronnie Spriggs 2344 KY Route 1428 Hager Hill, KY Phone: 606-789-4427

West Van Lear Missionary Baptist Church Pastor: Bro. Tom Winston Sunday School 10 a.m.

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Editorial The Common Tater By John Sparks

Squirrel & Muslims When I preached, I was never the type to holler out “ayMAYun?” during sermons as if I wanted or expected a congregation to shout it back to me in approval.

(That’s “amen” for you non-natives; it’s just how preachers often pronounce it around here, don’t ask me why.

Some of ‘em quote “the Boible” at “waship” services too.) Still, considering how often I’ve heard that trick used, such responses must be gratifying, although they depend largely on a congregation’s mood.

And yet for all the satisfaction “ayMAYuns” may provide, the question lingers: which is

better, honesty or popularity? Should one always tell the truth of one’s conscience, even if it provokes a houseful of scowls, or say something non-controversial and witty—or halfwitty—for the quickie “ayMAYun?” If you read The Common Tater, you already know how I settled that question for myself. But if I wrote a religious column and wanted to take the easy road to a quickie “ayMAYun,” all I’d need to do is condemn Muslims. Around here they’re completely safe to criticize. No matter that we’ve had Muslim residents in this neck of the woods since the

By Kaye Burke Willis

What are the words?

The church bell tolls at 10:45 each Sunday.

On snowy days the sound is heavy and leaden in the falling snow, and crisp and sharp in the rising heat of summer mornings.

I’ve lived in Blackbottom in Prestonsburg my entire life and Community Methodist has been our neighborhood sanctuary. Historically, churches built steeples and bells to guide wor-

shipers to their doors and my mother took us to church every Sunday at Community Methodist. I remember her frugally tearing a stick of Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum in half and putting half in her Bible for later, then putting on just a little lipstick.

Then we would walk down Burke Avenue and go to church. I always listened in church, or tried to

1980s and before, most of them hard workers and good citizens: the 9/11 terrorists were Muslim, Saddam Hussein was Muslim, Osama bin Ladin was Muslim, and so Muslims as a group are perceived in today’s American South to be as dangerous as the Russians were back when I was growing up.

Any challenge to the common perception is met with hostility, if not accusations of heresy or worse. But after you’ve seen one Baptist deacon draw a pistol on another in a church parking lot over a disagreement that didn’t merit even a moment’s consideration from either, let alone threats, it gets a little tough to hurl stones at another religion; and since the pistol-pulling incident happened at approximately the same time I began working with Muslims in the healthcare industry, 1982, I thought I’d offer an anecdote about the single time in thirtyfour years I ever heard

a Muslim acquaintance set his religion apart in any opposition to the majority opinion of our area.

It happened at the second hospital I worked in, with a young Muslim physician “taking call” for an old GP who was going off to hunt squirrel. The two met in the ICU where I was drawing blood, and as I worked nearby the GP thanked his substitute for the favor, promising to bring him a mess of squirrel upon his return. The younger doctor looked embarrassed and, obviously choosing his words carefully, began to explain why Islam’s dietary laws forbade his family’s eating squirrel: their Imam (another doctor there) had to verify that the animals had died without pain, etc., to which the old GP replied with an understanding smile, “Oh, I get it! You’re KOSHER!” That produced a laugh from the Muslim, who answered, “Yeah, some-

thing like that!”

And that’s all there was to it. No acrimony whatsoever. And a great many of us on the first floor enjoyed the observance of Ramadan that year too, though we weren’t Muslims.

That young doctor’s wife was a night-shift ER nurse, and during Ramadan she brought in enough good food for after-sundown dining to gorge us all.

But what about bin Laden and ISIS, you may ask? Well, what about that sneakin’ deacon with the pistol, and how much damage might he have done if some good Christians with common sense hadn’t restrained him?

But he wasn’t a TRUE Christian, you may protest. TRUE Christians don’t act like that. Really? The old fool had made a good enough testimony to get ordained as a deacon, hadn’t he?

He claimed that night that the sheriff had told him it was okay to pack the gun, and if true,

that may have kept him out of jail. My point is, you can find good people and stupid, violent people in any religion; their actions, not their creed, make the only difference that counts.

I can understand why anybody unfamiliar with Muslims might be afraid of them, and I’d respond, well, go see one or two of the local doctors then, and rest easy. What really disgusts me is to see people who’ve worked with Muslims as long as, or longer than, I have, mouth the same paranoid rhetoric you hear from people who don’t know any better.

But who knows?

Right now at least one major American political party seems to think that the Russians have become just the nicest guys ever, so maybe there’s hope that some day anti-Muslim prejudices might fade too.

AyMAYun?

in my little kid way.

Sometimes the grownups would sing and be happy and sometimes the words got scary in my ears. But I remember one time I got really confused by a song. Let me tell you my tale of the missing baby sitter.

Our Hymns reflect the history of our churches and the feelings and emotions toward our love for Jesus. Our church choir would sing joyfully “Jesus Loves The Little Children” and “Glory, Glory Hallelujah” and “Dwelling in Beulah Land,” but on occasion they would sing a song that I couldn’t understand. I remember sitting in the pew with my friends. We learned sign language at school and used the letter symbols to play Hang-

man on the back of the bulletin using the little pencils that you now find at putt putt golf.

Of course, we sometimes got tickled and laughed and snickered and we would get “the look” from our moms.

You remember that glare from your mom that struck terror to the heart. After church, mom would walk us home back down Burke Avenue and I could tell how much trouble I was in for talking in church by the way she held my hand. If it was vise-like, I was in for it. But on this Sunday, she didn’t seem too mad at me.

I don’t think I talked much that Sunday because I was pondering that song I heard early in the service, what did it mean? So since she didn’t seem too mad at

me, I was brave enough to ask her about it.

“What about that baby sitter, mom?” I asked as we walked home.

“What are you talking about?”, she asked, looking at me like I had lost my mind.

“Ernestine,” I said.

Mom’s reaction was a mix of impatience and bewilderment.

“ERNESTINE, who?” she exclaimed, sure I was going to be that kid who talked to herself and saw spooks. Her reaction made me answer, “Never mind” and I was left to worry and wonder about the baby sitter. A few Sundays later, and the same thing happened; the choir sang about the missing baby sitter. And again I spent the rest of the service thinking about the baby sitter. Again I

asked mom about it and again I got the same answer, so I never, ever asked about it again.

Until one Sunday which happened, oh, about when I learned to read. To my young ears I heard these words to a song as “come home, come home, those who are weary come home.

Ernestine Tenderly, Jesus is calling, calling oh, sitter, come home.”

The choir is singing about a lost baby sitter, Ernestine, and their song is a prayer for her return, I was sure of it!

Now if you’re familiar with the song “Softly and Tenderly” you know that the lyrics are, “earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, calling oh sinner, come home” It was Willis cont. on pg. 6

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an old hag if they want!’

So that’s what I did.”

Although “The Toni Tennille Show” only lasted a year too, the parade of stars was once again stellar with guests such as Ginger Rogers, Ernest Borgnine, Leonard Nimoy, and Lily Tomlin.

Surprisingly, perhaps, as she continued to tour with Daryl, she says the duo never performed in her home town at the height of their career.

“I don’t know why we never made it back to Montgomery. I suppose we were just never able to fit it into our schedule,” she said. “I have no family left there now, just a few friends from school. The last time I was in the area was around 1986 when I did

Sept. 20, 2016 a brief solo concert with the Auburn Knights.”

By then, over a quarter century since her student days, she was surprised by changes on the Auburn campus.

“When I was there at the end of the 50s, women weren’t allowed to wear jeans or pants on campus, we had to be back at the dorms by a certain time, and our dorm mother would check our breath for alcohol. But I still have many fond memories of Auburn.”

With her glitzy entertainment career now in the distant past, Tennille says she found the perfect house last summer after moving to Florida, and easily slipped back into Southern living.

Her decision to divorce Daryl in 2014 took many fans by surprise, as the duo was publicly perceived as a

devoted couple who tenderly performed their string of love songs for years. But, she says, throughout their marriage there were problems that became overwhelming, so it was time to move on.

“I hope when people read the book they’ll understand how hard it was for me to make that decision and why I made it. We were not the lovebirds that the public saw,” she said.

“We still talk regularly and care for each other.

But my message for people who are in a bad relationship is to get all the help you can to remove yourself from the situation. We all deserve happiness.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers.

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A photo of Lizzy Hicks, wife of Johnny Hicks, in her garden at Garrett, in Floyd County. Exact date of photo unknown but believed to have been taken in the 1950s. Photo owned by Olga Trusty.

Willis continued from pg. 5

one of those “coming of age”moments when you want to hit your head with the palm of your hand and say “duh.” As I remember

that story each and every time we sing “Softly and Tenderly” at Community, I think about the innocence of youth and I wonder if I ever explained my confusion to my mom. I really don’t think I did. I wish she was still here so I could share that

story and maybe share a laugh about the naivety of youth. So the next time you’re sitting in your pew and your choir sings “Softly and Tenderly,” say a prayer for dear Ernestine, she’s been missing for a very long time.

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Travel

Travel with Inez

Good morning Vietnam! nine years by Before deNguyen Van parting for my Thieu. Here we trip to Vietviewed maps nam, I was still hanging asked over in the underand over why ground Military I would choose operations room that particuwhich reminded lar destination Inez us how close the and wasn’t I Baldridge “enemy” were. frightened to On the top floor go there. My reply was always, “Why there was a party room not Vietnam?” I would with a stage and a huge go on to explain that lanai for entertaining. it’s probably one of the Below were lavish resafest places to visit ception halls, offices, a during this time when gambling room, and a everyone is apprehen- private movie theater sive about Europe and which were all were the Middle East. I had self-indulgent and rewanted to visit Viet- minders of why the war nam for many years was lost. We took a Saiand even booked a trip gon city tour and also there several years ago visited the Tunnels of but had to cancel due to Cu Chi, where the resicircumstances beyond dents waged guerilla warfare underground my control.

I kept putting the trip with tunnels stretching off over the years be- as far as Cambodia on cause of the travel time our U.S. troops. Going involved. However, I de- underground in one of cided this was going to the tunnels was a exbe the year I was going perience that I will not to make it to another of likely forget for some my dream destinations. time.

We left Ho Chi Minh I flew into Ho Chi Minh City (commonly City to board the Amaknown as Saigon) to Dara Riverboat for a begin my adventure in seven day cruise down this wonderful city that the Mekong and Tonle was once dearly called sap Rivers for a experi“The Diamond of the ence that I will not soon Far East.” This city is forget. The beautiful Vietnam’s largest, most AmaDara was a treat in populated, and most itself but the sights and exciting city. It has sur- villages along the rivers passed Hong Kong and were fascinating. One Bangkok on the luxury of our first stops was level among tourists. Cai Be, which boasts The value of the dollar one of the well-known is most appealing to floating markets in the travelers from around western region of southern Vietnam and is a the world.

While in Vietnam, we district of Tien Giang stayed in two five-star Province. It is believed hotels and spas that to have been formed surpassed my expecta- during the time of the tions for a mere $60 per formation of the delta night in U.S. money. in the 17th to 18th cenAlong with the luxuri- turies by people from ous rooms and mar- central Vietnam under ble baths, we enjoyed the Nguyen Dynasty. breakfasts fit for a king, Nowadays, Cai Be has formal afternoon teas a population of more with pianists playing than 290,00 inhabitbeautiful classical mu- ants and is one of the sic in the background most important centers with an amazing staff for distribution of agrithat went far beyond cultural products, espethe call of duty. The cially tropical fruits for service was truly far be- the region, as well as yond compare to any ho- the entire country. Cai tel I have stayed in here Be Floating Market is in the United States at a huge draw for locals five times the cost! In in terms of food and Rafts addition to the low cost merchandise. of food, sightseeing, and and boats are anchored shopping, transporta- along the two sides of tion around the city is the river and serve as a extremely affordable selling and buying mart with Cyclos (pedicabs) for the area.

Throughout the river or Tuk-Tuks for $3.00 $5.00 to most locations cruise, we toured Tan Chau, a small town unthroughout the city.

I’m not one to lie touched by tourism and around the pool or ho- a river village called tel when vacationing, Evergreen Island by so I immediately seek rickshaw (Xe Loi). We out museums and tour- were also navigated by ist sites that depict the local boats through narhistory of the area. Top row channels on tiny on my list was the War tributaries with stilt Remnants Museum, houses leaning against formerly the Museum each other. We visited of Chinese and Ameri- a Vietnamese factory can War Crimes, where and it was like stepping many of the atrocities back in time to the early documented here were days of the Industrial well-publicized. While Revolution.

Straw and silk threads viewing the disturbing photographs illustrat- are dyed by hand and ing US involvement, I fed into large, noisy, found myself becoming mechanized traditional distraught because it looms. Of course, we was very obvious that all got the opportunity the displays were very to buy handmade silk one-sided. In addition goods before leaving the to the many photo- factory.

We visited Sa Dec, a graphs of the brutality of war and it’s civilian provincial city in Dong victims, there were U.S. Thap Province in the armored vehicles, artil- Mekong Delta of southlery pieces, bombs and ern Vietnam. It is a rivinfantry weapons on er port and agricultural and industrial trading display outside.

We also toured the center. In the Vietnam Reunification Palace, War, in 1976 and 1977, the former Presiden- it was the site of an tial Palace occupied for American PBR (Patrol

Visiting local schools and interacting with the children proved to be a delightful experience.

Our travel columnist says hotel accommodations were luxurious during her trip to Vietnam.

The market places of Vietnam were discovered to be fascinating places.

Exploring area rivers was an adventure our writer says she will not soon forget.

Boat River) Base. Here we spent the afternoon visiting the local market. The most sought after items at market were rats and snakes.

Other items included eels, octupus, fried insects of all kinds, and, of course, Vietnam Snake Wine (Ru o u ran). This wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain. This wine is believed by locals to improve health and virility. We spotted one bottle in which a snake swallowing a scorpion was infused into the wine. Not my drink of choice, so I did not participate in sampling as did some in our tour group. We spotted our riverboat chef picking up supplies and after seeing a look of concern on my face, he assured us there was no meat in his shopping bags.

Our last stop was Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and the country’s second largest city. We flew into Hanoi for the purpose of taking a two-day Ha Long Bay Cruise, only to be told that the cruise had been cancelled due to an approaching typhoon. We were disappointed but did not let the cruise cancellation deter us from enjoying our time in that great city. Our hotel manager quickly got to work arranging a fabulous tour to the Old Bai Dinh Pagoda (the largest pagoda in Vietnam, built more than 1,000 years ago) in the Ninh Binh Province, and then on to a row boat adventure that took us to the cave complex of Trang An where we explored Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave and many more. We rowed for miles in and out of amazing caves, which was a bit tiring but truly one of the highlights of my vacation.

Vietnam is a destination unlike any other that I have had the privilege to visit in all my years of travel. I enjoyed every moment spent there, espcially visiting in the village schools and spending

time with the beautiful children. There are many reasons for visiting this fascinating country, beginning with its captivating tourist sites, breathtaking landscapes, exquisite cuisines, luxurious hotels, and, the wonderful

affordability. However, what really makes this country wonderful is its most prized possessions – the friendly and hospitable Vietnamese people.

Throughout the country, we found the people to be most friendly, helpful, kind

and happy, in spite of the hardship left by past wars and living conditions of the present.

So, when asked, “Why Vietnam?” I answer, “Why not Vietnam?”

Next time, I will follow up with my experience visiting Cambodia.

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Russell/Flatwoods/Greenup, Sept. 20, 2016KY

House Divided: nature’s My Old Kentucky Home MonarchAwaystations: beauty stop Wednesdays and Fridays.

Yoga classes By Hank Bond with certified yoga Beacon instructor The Greenup Julie Lumberg are held each Saturday, Butterflies bring an from excep9:00 amount to 10:15, at to the tional of beauty the Lawrence County Comworld.

Monarch butterflies are Class amunity source ofCenter. beauty and greatis infor any/all levels of practerest to Nannette Stevens. tice and incorporates “Butterflies go where they breath work, meditation please – and please where they and physical go.” - unknown practice.

More info: jmlumberg@ Stevens offers a habitat for hotmail.com, or call 602-to butterflies as they migrate 330-1589.

Fee is $10 per the south each year. person.

Nanette is the daughter of the late William and Thelma Appalachian Hospice Stevens.

She was born at BainCare Naval willStation offerMaryland grief bridge support meetings every and has lived in the Russell first Thursday the Flatwoods area since of 1960. month.

Meetings will She attended the Russell last from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

School system and graduated and will be held at both in 1972. She then attended the HagerDaughters’ Hill and Pikeville King’s School of office and locations.

Light Nursing then earned an adrefreshments will be ditional degree from Bellarmserved and all are weline College School of Nursing. come to my attend.

Those “I began nursing career with questions mayHospicall at Kings Daughters 606-432-2112 or 606789-3841.

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I have forever changed bybeen the a Master Gardener since 2006 house that inspired the and currently the secretary world-famous song,for our I serve on the “Myorganization.

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Kentucky affiliate.

I also take The song “My Old water color classes fromproJanice Kentucky Home” LeBrun.

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their properties may be “I started or gardening by trial source of information as well at the memorial in front of the destroyed confiscatand error.

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“The Master Gardeners are for freedom from slavHe was an avid rose grower. a small group but we are inery. See rooms of the “As a child I have a very volved in some community mansion transformed tinythe veggie gardenincludnext to our projects. for war-era, Festival events; howgarage in Russell.

I helped “We developed and maining an outstanding col- my Stephens ever, shuttle rides will grandfather deadhead his roses tain the flower garden at the lection of weaponry, be provided to and from continued from front and generally got in his way,” Greenup County War Memouniforms, Victorian nearby parking lots. she explained with a laugh. rial.

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Linda Hieneman Memorial, the Veterans CemTickets are available ences on both the Rowpalachian Artists Inc., our Ag. Agent has been a great etery, the Extension office and online at www.tylerNannette Stevens an family and Federal Paintsville Tourism, stephensmusic.com or Hill mansion. can also be purchased Paintsville Chamber of 40 Minute Tour at Espresso Café locat- Commerce, Big Sandy $8-10 per-person ed on Main Street, or Heating and Cooling, (discounts available) Tours begin at 9:15 at the Country Music Espresso Café, WSIP a.m., 10 a.m., 10:45 Highway Museum lo- New Country 98.9 FM, a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 cated on Stave Branch, and Around Paintsville.

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Tourism at 606-297Last tour begins at ed the night of the show 1469. due to Kentucky Apple 4:15 p.m.

The National Family Caregiver Support Program helps people aged 60 years and over who are taking care of loved ones or grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Services include: educational information on various topics, free training for caregivers, support groups, temporary respite services to “give caregivers a break,” and other types of assistance. The program links caregivers with any community resource that may be available to them and helps some caregivers with supplemental services such as building a handicap ramp, buying supplies Photos by Anne Stephens or providing transportation. For more information, contact Tara Little at 1-800-737-2723 Veterans Day assembly at Campbell Elem School. Ms. June Whitt’s 3rd grade students listen to Medal of Honor or tara.little@bigsandy. org. recipient Ernie West as he answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High

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brary Science to advance in the field, but I had no clue what I wanted to receive my bachelor’s in.

“I was really excited to learn that NKU offered the library informatics program.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to acquire the technical skills needed and really familiarize myself with the field before starting on a graduate degree. For instance, the library I work in is a federal depository, so the government documents class I plan on taking in the spring will serve me well.”

The support Sara has received at NKU has already served her well.

“I didn’t know what to expect during my first semester at NKU as an online transfer student, but I have had such a pleasant experience so far,” Sara said. “Everyone has been so supportive throughout the journey and my teachers are wonderful.”

Sara’s dream job is to work

at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in some capacity.

“But there are so many exciting possibilities, I can’t make up my mind at the moment,” she said.

Sara will join four area mathematics teachers who will also be honored with the NKU Trailblazer Award for persistence in making a difference in the mathematics skills of our children.

“The Trailblazer Award is recognition of those citizens throughout the state who are changing lives through new and innovative education programs,” NKU President Geoffrey S. Mearns said.

“With improved math skills and added library capacity, Kentucky’s children will be better prepared to meet the demands of this century.”

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SPORTS

Sept. 20, 2016

Page 9

Greenup runs away from Bulldogs, 33-12

By Zack Klemme The Daily Independent There were no weather delays at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium on Friday night, but thunder and lightning regardless characterized Greenup County’s offensive attack.

Speedy, shifty Jake Wright ran for 189 yards, including scoring dashes of 80 and 75 yards. Bruising brute Cade Warnock willed himself to 103 yards on the ground and a TD. The Musketeers finished with 323 rushing yards and 466 total yards in a 33-12 victory at Lawrence County.

Senior center Mark Angel led the Greenup County line that paved the way for the Musketeers’ most rushing yards since last Oct. 23 — and, consequently, their first 3-2 start to the season since 2010.

“We got the best of both worlds,” Angel said of Wright’s quickness and Warnock’s power, “and we’re just able to run the ball down just about any throat.”

All seven touchdowns scored in the game came from 40 yards away or more.

That included Wright’s 80-yard dash on the first play from scrimmage of the game, and Warnock’s 46-yard jaunt just over three and a half minutes into the game.

“We felt like it was really important to get a fast start tonight,” Musketeers coach Scott Grizzle said.

“That’s a daggone good

football team over there (in Lawrence County).

We wanted to start fast on those guys, jump out and get a little confidence going.”

The Bulldogs (2-3) racked up 376 yards of their own, but suffered self-inflicted problems in untimely moments.

An example Lawrence County coach Alan Short cited after the game: trailing 12-6 late in the first quarter, a Bulldogs false start penalty turned a fourth-and-3 at the Musketeers’ 40 into a fourthand-8.

Short thus pulled the Lawrence County offense off the field and punted instead. Greenup County went on to score the next three touchdowns.

“We just made silly mistakes again,” Short said, lamenting “how many times we put the ball on the ground just from unforced errors, missed blocks, missed assignments, and then penalties.”

Greenup County started the second half strong, too, as Parker Clarke turned in a 40-yard pick-six on the third play from scrimmage of the third frame.

The Musketeers running backs and line put it to bed, capping with Wright’s 75yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter.

“Our mentality is finish on your stomach,” Angel said of the Musketeers’ Oline. “If you’re not, you’re last.”

Greenup County again got contributions from two signal-callers.

Starter Chase Hunt completed 5 of 9 passes for 71 yards and a second-quarter TD to Patrick Kelly.

Eli Sammons hit 7 of 12 passes for 72 yards.

The Bulldogs left their mark in the box score, too.

Avery Bowman ran 21 times for 140 yards, including a 74yard fourth-quarter score.

Noah West completed 7 of his 10 passes for 186 yards, all to Jordan Johnson. The two hooked up for an 81yard touchdown. West also rushed for 67 yards.

But the Bulldogs’ double-wing belly option also looked disjointed at times against what Short called “the most physical team we’ve played up to this point.”

“Basically, what happened to us tonight is Greenup County made us play faster than we’ve played before, and faster than we actually probably wanted to play,” Short said. “They did a good job disrupting our quarterback-fullback mesh, and hats off to them, but we’ll continue to work and try to correct that through film and practice this week.”

It doesn’t get much easier for the Dawgs as they visit Raceland this Friday and will host No. 1 Belfry (Class 3A) Sept. 30 in a district tilt.

Tigers swat down Yellow Jackets with 36 points in second period Darren Morris threw for a trio of touchdowns and Kent Phelps scored his 10th rushing touchdown of the season as the Paintsville Tigers blew out the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets 36-3 Friday night.

No.1 ranked Paintsville in Class A improved to 5-0 and forced another running clock - now in four of its five games. It was the Tigers third straight road game. They play at Bourbon County (1-3) this week.

All of the Tigers’ 36 points came in the second period.

Less than a minute into the second quarter Morris hit James Allen on 25 yard TD reception.

After an offside penalty

by Wburg on the PAT, theTigers went for a two point conversion and Morris was able to convert the run for an 8-0 lead.

The first period ended in a scoreless tie.

Williamsburg (1-4) took the opening kickoff and sustained a lengthy drive that took up half of the opening stanza. Quarterback Alec Poore used a barrage of rollout passes or keepers to keep the chains moving as the Yellow Jackets picked up five first

downs. He used freshman wideout Caleb Rose for four catches on the drive.

However, the Tigers were able to block an attempted field goal from 19 yards away to end the threat.

It was a letdown for Williamsburg as they never really regrouped on offense.

The Tigers scored on a Kent Phelps run from 10 yards away to make it 150. Phelps had 10 carries for 54 yards and caught one pass for 18 yards.

Later, Morris hit Chris Allen on a TD pass for a 22-0 lead.

On the ensuing Williamsburg possession they were forced to punt- and the Tigers blocked the punt (by Jaylyn Allen) and freshman John Walker Phelps scooped the loose football and took it back for a touchdown. The Tigers led 29-0 This play prompted Paintsville coach Joe Chirico to sprint from the other 40 yard line all the way down to 30 yard lineto celebrate the 21 yard return.

The Tigers were able to recover the next kick-off as Brett Bartley’s kick hit a Williamsburg player on the first line.

With a minute left in the half, the Tigers were able to score another touchdown just before the half to make it 36-0. Morris hit James Allen on a slant for the score and their second hookup of the contest.

Morris completed 7 of 11 passes for 158 yards. He ran for another 106 yards on 9 carries.

James Allen and Chris Allen caught two passes each for 45 yards apiece.

Kanyon Castle also grabbed two receptions for 52 yards keeping Paintsville drives alive.

The only score of the second half came on a 43yard field goal by the Yellow Jacket’s D.C. Bowlin.

Bartley missed a 32 yarder for the Tigers but made four extra point kicks in the second period.

Tanner Smith came in as QB for the Tigers and threw a 29 yard pass to J,D Meade. He also had an interception on defense.

The Tigers had 228 rushing yards on 35 carries which included: Brandon Richmond 5-15; Smith 1-16; Tyrese Allen 4-20; Dalton Daniels 3-11; John Walker Phelps 2-2; and Alex Spencer 1-4.

NFL punt, pass and kick coming to JCHS The Johnson Central Football Golden Eagles will be sponsoring a NFL approved punt, pass, and kick combine on Saturday, September 24th at noon. Ages range from 6-18 for all activities and ages 6-15 for boys and girls doing only the punt, pass, and kick portion. Several College coaches will be in attendance and profiles are available. Read more about the NFL punt, pass, and kick contest here: http://www.nflppk.com/

The Johnson Central girls’ golf team finished third out of 14 teams in the George Rogers Clark Invitational Saturday in Winchester. The team shot a 350. Zoee Crum (pictured left) was the individual winner with a round of 69.

Ally Windland (center) got her first Eagle with a 3 on a par 5. Other members are Courtney Collins, Quin Bowling and Hannah Varney.

Golden Eagles soar past Black Bears in first road contest Johnson Central’s first road test was a successful one.

The Golden Eagles made quick work of host Harlan County 44-8 Friday night.

Five different JC players scored touchdowns.

Joe Jackson remained a strong option for the Golden Eagles as he found paydirt two times while he rushed for 184 yards on 10 carries.

Trevor May and Gunner Slone also had a rushing TD each.

May ran 3 times for 16 yards while Slone picked up 23 yards on 5 totes.

Freshman quarterback Ryley Preece had a superb game.

He completed 5 of 6 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.

That one score was thrown to Gerodon Blanton who had two catches for 38 yards.

Noah Frisby had one catch for 44 yards and also caught a two point conversion. May had one catch for 18 yards and Blake Gamble also had one catch for 15 yards. May also had a two-point conversion run.

Gamble finished with 54 rushing yards on six car-

ries.

Preece also had a rushing TD in the game.

The Golden Eagles had 287 rushing yards and held the Black Bears to 88 yards on the ground.

Devon Patrick led the Golden Eagle defense with 17 tackles including 10 solo takedowns. Josh Ervin added 11 tackles. Devin Johnson and Nathaniel Wilcox had 8 tackles each.

Matt Horn finished with seven. Blanton had two tackles and two fumble recoveries.

The Golden Eagles will travel to Boyd County (31) to begin district play this Friday.

Rebels rout Raiders 50-0 in final meeting The Allen Central Rebels are pretty good and, unfortunately, South Floyd is struggling as both teams play their respective final football seasons of all time.

They met last Friday for the final time in football as they will consolidate next year to form the Floyd Central Jaguars.

The Rebels won 50-0 at South Floyd Friday as part

of the final Shorty Jamerson Bowl.

Steven Howard ran the ball four times for 60 yards and two touchdowns.

Jesse Brown had a huge night. He ran twice for 42 yards a TD and caught two passes for 121 yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Dylan Caudill threw both TD passes to Brown.

Dustin Huff also had a TD run.

Josh King had a 35 yard fumble recovery for another score.

The Raiders had four fumbles.

The Rebels are 4-0 and will host East Ridge this week in a district contest.

South Floyd is 0-4 and will host Pikeville in their first district matchup this week.

Blackcats fall at Hazard Prestonsburg evened its record at 2-2 with a 41-6 loss at Hazard Friday night.

The Blackcats will enter district play this Friday as they travel to 1-3 Shelby Valley. It will be the third of five straight road games for Pburg.

How to help kids get into golf Golf is a game of skill that can take years, if not decades, to master.

Many golfers find their time on the golf course both rewarding and relaxing, even on those days when the fairways seem impossible to find.

Though many players never swing a golf club until they reach adulthood, it’s never too early to hit the links. Some of the world’s most accomplished golfers, including four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods, began playing as toddlers, and many feel that getting an early start can lead to a more successful game down the road.

Getting kids into golf is a great way for parents to bond with their children while enjoying the great outdoors.

Golf can also be used to teach kids humility, sportsmanship and the importance of hard work. Thanks to the often frustrating nature of golf, parents may find it somewhat challenging to instill a love of the game in their youngsters. But there are ways to introduce kids to this wonderful game that kids might just play for the rest of their lives.

• Focus on having fun. Few, if any, golfers at your local golf course on a given week-

end could say with certainty that golf has never frustrated them.

The challenge of golf may be its most appealing characteristic to older players, but young kids can be easily overwhelmed by the challenges golf presents. By focusing on having fun instead of perfecting techniques, parents can get kids to look forward to their time on the links. The more fun kids have, the more likely they will be to embrace the game and its many challenges. Don’t put pressure on youngsters as they develop their games, but encourage them through their struggles and reassure them that you faced the same obstacles when you started playing.

• Hire an instructor with experience teaching children. Instructors with experience teaching children will understand the basics of the game and how learning those basics provides a great foundation for future enjoyment and success on the course. Instructors who have taught kids in the past also know that teaching youngsters the finer points of golf requires patience and encouragement.

Ask a fellow parent or an employee at the

club where you play to recommend an instructor for your child. And take advantage of any kids’ courses your club offers.

• Purchase the correct equipment. Even the best golfers are bound to struggle when using the wrong equipment.

While it might be unwise to invest in especially expensive equipment for youngsters likely to grow out of it in a few months’ time, deals can be found on used kids’ equipment.

Used kids’ equipment is typically subjected to less wear and tear than used equipment for adults, as kids tend to play less often and fewer holes than adults when they do play. But make sure to find correctly sized equipment that kids feel comfortable using.

• Play some holes.

Instructors may teach kids the differences between the types of clubs and how to swing and putt. But golf is most fun when players are out on the links going from hole to hole. Instruction is important, but don’t forget to play a few holes with your child each week as well.

Golf is a challenging game, but it’s one that can be enjoyed by athletes of all ages.

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Sept. 20, 2016

Local News

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Christmas is Celebrating

Jordan Mullins receiving the first annual Hatfield and McCoy Arts Council Betty Howard Scholarship on stage at the Hatfield and McCoy Outdoor Theatre in McCarr, Kentucky.

Hatfield-McCoy Arts Council awards scholarship Saturday, August 27, marked the close of the 2016 season of “Blood Song: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys,” but the Hatfield and McCoy Arts Council (HMAC), which sponsors the annual theatre production, did not let the season end without a celebration.

Several of their dedicated, talented leaders were honored on stage before the show by Pike County Extension Fine Arts Agent Stephanie Richards.

Those honored included: Kimberly McCoy, HMAC President and CEO; James Maynard, HMAC Vice President and Co-Chairman; Patti Roberts Whitt, HMAC board member and “Blood Song” costume designer; Jason Justice, “Blood Song” director; and Betty Howard, HMAC historian. All listed except Howard also acted in “Blood Song.”

Additionally, 2016 marks the establishment of the Annual Hatfield and McCoy Arts Council Betty Howard Scholarship.

The scholarship is

named for Betty Howard as a mark of gratitude for her dedication to the “Blood Song” play. Howard is nearly single-handedly responsible for the play existing in the first place, after spending months researching and gathering historical information for the script, even providing personal tours of historic landmarks to Chelsea Marcantel, the professional Julliard graduate playwright who wrote “Blood Song.” The newly founded scholarship was only revealed to its namesake on-stage during the ceremony.

Howard was surprised and delighted at the announcement.

The first ever recipient of this $500 scholarship was Jordan Mullins, a 2016 Pike County Central High School graduate and new University of Pikeville freshman.

Jordan has acted for “Blood Song” all four years it has been on stage.

“A huge thank you to the Hatfield and McCoy Arts Council for the scholarship. I don’t know where I’d be with-

out you guys and I hope I get to act with you for a long, long time.

The people of McCarr is what brings me back every year. They’re my family, and I love them,” Mullins said graciously.

“I am truly blessed with an amazing theatre family, and to be able to help one of our family members to further his education after he unwaveringly dedicated himself to us for two months of his life for four consecutive years is just the icing on the cake,” said Maynard of his young colleague’s accomplishment.

If you would like to learn more about or become involved in the annual theatre production of “Blood Song: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys” or the Hatfield and McCoy Arts Council, please contact Fine Arts Agent Stephanie Richards by phone at (606) 432-2534 or by email at stephanie.richards@uky.edu.

You may also find more information online at pike.ca.uky.edu/BloodSong or facebook.com/ HMartscouncil.

Holbrook named to NSHSS Shawna Holbrook, a junior at Allen Central High School, has been selected to become a member of the Nation Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), as recently announced by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member ot the family that established the Nobel Prizes.

The NSHSS recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.

Floyd County Superintendent Henry Webb expressed pride in Holbrook’s accomplishment saying, “Shawna is a top student and a dedicated young lady.

We’re excited to see her future accomplishments.”

For more information on the National Society of High School Scholars, visit www.nshss. org.

Shawna Holbrook is the daughter of Eddie A. and Marie Martin Holbrook, of Eastern.

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Day and evening sessions are available.

Lapsit for babies meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Toddler Time meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.

Story Hour for all ages meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. Preregistration is requested so that staff can prepare enough materials for all participants.

For more information, or to register, call the library at 789-4355.

East Kentucky Science Center to host Laser Pink Floyd Oct. 14 Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium (EKSC) will host a special showing of Laser Pink Floyd and Dark Side of the Moon at 7 p.m., Friday, October 14.

The EKSC is a stateof-the-art facility located on the Prestonsburg

campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College. The center provides visitors an innovative and interactive platform to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects and careers.

The planetarium features a 40-foot dome and the Spitz Sci-Dome

projection system, one of only two dozen in the world.

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At Home The Coal Miner’s Bride

Decorate this year’s pumpkin with flair

By Nikki Bradley Johnson Pumpkins are now officially available for sale in our area! Yippee!

I went in to a local grocery store the other day with a grocery list that included powdered sugar, Pepsi and sausage and left with a trunk full of pumpkins. That, my friends, is what you call being easily distracted and as for I, well, I am guilty.

The past two years, I racked my brain for unique ways to turn pumpkins into pieces of art. In case y’all didn’t know, Prestonsburg’s Jenny Wiley Festival hosts a pumpkin decorating contest and I just so happen to be the back-to-back champ. I jokingly told my husband last year that he needed to take me through the parade and we could have back-to-back pretty pumpkin champ shirts made, but he wasn’t very enthusiastic about the idea. I like to give him a hard time. He’s a quiet person and well, I’m not; so, he’s fun to mess with.

Anyway, this year I have decided not to

participate, but to encourage others to get involved with our local festival. What better way to do so than advocating for the pumpkin decorating contest.

The contest gives away great prizes and it’s really fun to participate in. There’s different age groups so it’s a fun experience for all ages.

With the festival quickly approaching, I wanted to get y’all thinking now! The pumpkin I entered last year was an iconic Dairy Cheer Sundae where the scoops of ice cream were made with mini pumpkins. It not only won 1st place, but it was displayed at Dairy Cheer long after with its blue ribbon. This is a no-carve contest.

There’s many things that can be used for pumpkin decorating: puff paint, spray paint, melted wax, sharpies, fabric, confetti, sequins, beads etc. What can you come up with this year? For more information on the pumpkin decorating contest, please contact The Jenny Wiley Festival via Facebook.

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Sequins, beads, thumbtacks and more can be used to add a festive touch to a seasonal pumpkin.

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Obituaries Tennie Vance Tennie Vance, 75, of Beaver, died Tuesday, Sept.

13, at her residence.

Born Oct. 30, 1940, in Hode, she was a daughter to the late Allen and Hazel Maynard Harmon.

She was a homemaker, a 30-plus year member of the Mud Creek Clinic Board of Directors, and she attended the Christian Church in Hi Hat. She is survived by her husband, Noah “Bug” Vance Jr.; three sons, Noah Michael (Mitzy) Vance, and Brian Allen (Kenessha) Vance of Beaver, and Jeffrey Scott (Glisa) Vance of Bypro; two brothers, Allen Harmon Jr. and Elias Harmon, both of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Emma Jo Bowen of Hode; seven grandchildren, Heather Ramsey, Eric Vance, Haley Hall, Jordan Vance, Kionna Vance, Shane Vance and Lealand Vance; and four great-grandchildren,

Kaden, Rylee, James and Ryder.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas, Bruce, Uriar and Burns Harmon; and three sisters, Nona Caserta, Ethel Leman and Antha Harmon.

Funeral servicess were held Sept. 17, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Doug Tackett, Steve Hall and Louis Ferrari officiating.

Burial followed in the Vance Family Cemetery, Beaver.

Gwendolyn Adkins Turner Gwendolyn Adkins Turner, 84, of Paintsville, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at Mountain Manor, in Paintsville.

Born in Whitehouse, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ilda Ward Adkins.

She was a nurse for the Paintsville General Hospital, and was a member of the Highland Church of

Christ.

Surviving her death are four nephews and three nieces.

Graveside services were held Friday, Sept. 16, at the Adkins Cemetery in Whitehouse, under the direction of Preston Funeral Home, Paintsville. J.M. Scott officiated.

At her request, there was no visitation.

Wanda Fitzpatrick Boyd Wanda Fitzpatrick Boyd, 87, of Pigeon Roost, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at her home.

Born July 22, 1929, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Bernice Marie VanHoose Fitzpatrick.

She is survived by one son, James Boyd of Boons Camp; three daughters, Carolyn (Albert) Clairmont of Columbus, Ohio, Susan (Scott) Chastain of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Sally Jo (Ron) Ward of Boons Camp; one brother, Lloyd Fitzpatrick of Louisa; two sisters, Anna Francis Boyd of Nats Creek, and Helen Blankenship of Louisa; five grandchildren, Lori Ann, Kerri, Alec, Joel and Ronda; three honorary grandchildren, Tiffany, Jennifer, and Jessica (The Marshall Girls); seven great- grandchildren Calla, Wyatt, Elizabeth, Gabriella, Ellis, Joey, and Anthony; and one great-greatgrandchild, Sofie.

In addition to her par-

ents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Lee Boyd; one daughter, Debra Boyd; four brothers, Johnny Lee Fitzpatrick, Jerry Lee Fitch, Clifford Fitzpatrick, and Willie Abe Fitzpatrick; and three sisters, Ruth Fitzpatrick, Emiline Boyd, and Elizabeth Borders.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Sept.

17, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel, Paintsville, with Dale Riffe officiating.

Burial followed at the Boyd Family Cemetery, Nats Creek.

Students from Johnson Central High School visited Morehead State University as part of the Early College Program on Friday, September 2. MSU and partner schools in Floyd, Johnson, Pike, Lawrence, Magoffin, and several other counties are allowing students to earn college credit as part of the Kentucky Dual Credit Scholarship program. Director of Early College Programs Joel Pace said the program puts less of a financial burden on parents for a college education and optimizes the talents of the high schools with challenging new courses. The collaboration seeks to offer 24 college credits to all high school students before they graduate.

Ancient Bison on display At Big Bone Lick State Historic Site A new “Ancient Bison” exhibit has been added to the interpretive displays at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Boone County.

The hulking beast depicted in the new diorama, Bison antiquus, was the precursor to the modern bison of our time. The ancient bison was about 25 percent larger than modern bison, weighed as much as 3,500 pounds and stood up to 7.5 feet tall at the top of the hump.

As is the case with virtually all of the Ice Age mammals represented at the park, the ancient bison was drawn in large herds to the site by the alluring saline breezes that

arose from the locale’s salt and sulfur springs and wafted out over the prehistoric landscape.

Funding for the exhibit was made possible through the efforts of the Friends of Big Bone who raised money through a combination of matching grants and private donations. The exhibit was designed and installed by the exhibit team of the Cincinnati Museum Center.

The park also has a modern day herd of bison that guests can watch.

Big Bone Lick is a virtual Ice Age showcase and is regarded the birthplace of American vertebrate paleontology. In addition to the

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exhibits featured in the museum and visitor center, the park is also home to a campground, hiking and nature study trails, annual special events including the long-running Salt Festival, as well as seasonal recreational activities and inter-

preter-led programs.

The park is located near Union, in northern Kentucky. Take Exit 171 off Interstate 75 and follow signs along Highway 338, approximately 7 miles to the park.

Happy Birthday Ashley Kay Ooten, of Louisa, celebrated her 33rd birthday Sept. 14. Her family sends her love and wishes for a happy year ahead.

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