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Monarch waystations: nature’s beauty Have passport, will travel – stop Inez Baldridge tours the world

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tal then spent 32 years at the “I started gardening by trial source of information as well at the memorial in front of the Greenup County Health De- and error. I would watch the teacher. old Russell Depot. partment as a staff nurse then Victory Garden on PBS every “By reading and also pick“We are trying to get a MonButterflies bring an excep- nursing administrator prior to Sunday afternoon and actually ing up on shows like the Vic- arch Waystation garden started tional amount of beauty to the my retirement. take notes. tory Garden is how I came to on the Extension property but world. Monarch butterflies are “I do some part time nursing “This was early on before learn about the plight of the have had some problems geta source of beauty and great in- overhead back at theand healthwonder departmentousine Greenupservice.

County hadShe a Master Monarch butterflies, their loss ting it going due to water isBy Ryan S. Pack where they were going. kept these two compaterest to Nannette Stevens. when needed.

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Memorial, the Veterans Cembefore a.m. in the travel indusat Kings Daughters Hospi- ready. in 2006.She bought a more our Ag. Agent8:00 has been a great etery, the Extension office and Nannette Stevens try thirty-five years bus-chartering service, than most people do ago, and opened her which she used to con- all day.” These words first travel agency in tinue to travel all over can most certainly can Paintsville in 1976. As the U.S., chartering her be applied to Inez Bal- Inez Baldridge has visited over 80 countries during her career as a travel agent.She is pictured a child, she related, she buses out for private here on her most recent excursion, near Diem Tours, cont. on page 8 would lay on the hill, tours and to schools.

Xa, Vietnam. watching the planes fly She also bought a lim-

New training program brings new hope to region CNC machining is used across numerous manufacturing indusExciting news came to tries, including two of Paintsville on Wednes- the state’s leading inday when Gov. Matt dustries: aerospace and Bevin visited to formal- automotive. The eKAly announce the devel- MI facility currently opment of an advanced provides opportunities computer numeric con- for unemployed miners trol (CNC) training and is expected to now facility, to be located give the same options in the eKentucky Ad- to hundreds more. vanced Manufacturing “In order for this reInstitute (eKAMI) on gion to prosper, it must Teays Branch Road.

Photos by Anne Stephens have a highly trained Bevin said the oppor- workforce capable of tunity made available competing in the 21st by the training facility century. The key buildwill “positively impact ing blocks of growing Veterans at Campbell Elem School. Ms. June Whitt’s 3rd grade students listen to Medal of Honor the economyDay and assembly people jobs and strengthenrecipient Ernie West he eastern answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High of eastern Kentucky for asing Kentucky’s generations to come.” economy are education School Band, play Taps at the Campbell Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly.

The facility, he said, and workforce developwill prove to be a criti- ment,” Bevin said. cal component of workHaas Automation Bevin noted the beauty of the surrounding hills on Wednesday as he force readiness and re- created the CNC ma- spoke of the opportunities the new training program will bring to unemployed miners and the surrounding region. Kathy Walker, eKAMI director, training of unemployed Program cont. on page 8 seated behind the Hall stateofleader. coal miners. brary Science to advance inis at the Rock and Roll gree to meet with university tour of community engageSpecial to the 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.

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By Nick Thomas

Karolyn Grimes recalls a ‘wonderful life’ For most adults, early childhood memories generally center on a favorite toy, pet, or family member. For Karolyn Grimes, they also include movie stars.

“I remember my first role in ‘That Night with You’ from 1945,” said Grimes from her home in Port Orchard, a suburb of Seattle. “It starred Susanna Foster, an opera singer, who sang a lullaby to me on her lap.”

The following year, 6-year-old Karolyn appeared in the holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” playing ZuZu, the daughter of Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey who is given a chance to reevaluate the impact his life has had on others (see www.zuzu.net).

He was a wonderful, gentle man,” recalled Grimes, who says he was patient if she got her lines wrong.

But by 1952, after another 10 films, her movie career was over.

Orphaned in her early teens, Grimes was sent to live with relatives in the Midwest.

“I later became a medical technologist and sort of forgot about ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ until a reporter tracked me down around 1979 when I was living in Kansas,” she explained.

“That’s when interest in the film took off.”

Largely ignored for decades after its release

in 1946, TV stations began playing the film during the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday seasons after it fell into the public domain in 1974.

The film’s popularity also reconnected her to Jimmy Stewart.

“In 1980, he had his secretary look for me because people were asking him what happened to that little girl in the movie,” she said.

“We ended up doing some appearances together and he became a really good friend.”

Since rediscovering the film, Grimes has amassed an assortment of “It’s a Wonderful Life” memorabilia.

In 2010, she decided to share her collection with fans of the film.

“We started a museum in Seneca Falls, NY, which is thought to be the town Frank Capra modeled the film after,” she said. “Now other collectors want to loan items for display. We currently occupy four rooms in the town’s old movie theater and have started a fund raiser to buy the building and dedicate it to a museum for the film.” (See www. indiegogo.com/projects/ wish-i-had-a-milliondollars-hot-dog).

Current pieces on display include original posters, lobby cards, letters, contracts, and many other items. Unfortunately, few props from the film remain.

However, one item Grimes would love to acquire is the car Stewart drove in the film.

“It’s owned by a private collector in Colorado. I had the chance to buy it 15 years ago for $60,000 but just didn’t have the money,” Grimes lamented.

“It was up for auction earlier this year and the owner wanted a lot more for it.”

The vehicle, a 1919 Dodge Brothers touring car, is the one George Bailey drives into a tree. It had been fully restored to mint condition, but failed to sell at the auction.

While mostly recognized for her role in “It’s a Wonderful Life” and her memorable line to Stewart — “every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings” — Grimes worked with other greats including Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, John Wayne and Cary Grant.

One of my favorite films was ‘The Bishop’s Wife’ with Cary Grant,” she said. “He was just wonderful and loved kids. I sat on his lap, he told me stories, and would take me to lunch every day at noon. There was an ice-skating rink on the set for scenes in the film and he would pull me around on a sled to practice his skating.”

One of her last films was “Rio Grande” in 1950 with John Wayne.

Karolyn Grimes with Jimmy Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Karolyn Grimes today, with an album of childhood photos.

“We were in Moab, Utah, for three weeks and I had a blast riding on a covered wagon being chased by Indians on horseback,” she recalled. “My birthday is July 4th and somehow John Wayne managed to get $300 worth of fireworks for the day —

a lot of fireworks back then! He had a big cake made for me and we had a lot of fun celebrating.”

“Like George Bailey, we may not always fulfill our dreams, but this movie gives us the opportunity to think about what we have and what’s important,

and how wonderful life really is.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., with features, columns and interviews in over 400 magazines and newspapers.

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Obituaries James Anderson James Anderson, 79, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Highlands Regional Medical

Center.

Born Oct. 28, 1936, in Floyd County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Irene Keel Anderson.

He was a retired United States Air Force veteran, a diesel mechanic, and an avid golfer.

He is survived by three sons, David (Margaret) Anderson, William Lee (Brenda) Anderson and James Arthur Anderson all of Prestonsburg; and 14

grandchildren, Brandon, Courtney, Jennifer, Jessica, Lisa, Jennifer, Nikki, Hailey, Jacob, Athena, Hannah, Ricky, Jerry and Haiden; Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Irene Booher Anderson; siblings, John K. Buckley, Mary A Robinson and Anna Laura Plotner; and one half-sister, Mary Kirk.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin. Omery C. “Chuck” Hall officiated.

Burial was in Keel Fork Cemetery, Prestonsburg.

Markie D. Harvey Markie D. Harvey, 67, of Dema, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center.

Markie was born March 3, 1949, to the late Tom and Martha Griffith Harvey.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth (Tammy) Harvey and Thomas Isaac; two daughters, Lisa (Tracy) Hall and Michelle (Robbie) Charles.; two sisters, Jewel

Renner and Carolyn Robinson; nine grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Markie was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Harvey Meeks.

Funeral services were held Thursday Oct. 13, at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home Chapel in Hindman.

Roger Hicks officiated.

Burial was in the Harvey Cemetery, Topmost.

Nelson Prater Nelson Prater, 89, of Hueysville, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.

Born Jan. 31, 1927, in Hueysville, he was the son of the late Corbett and Carrie Ratliff Prater.

He was a retired construction worker, a retired coal miner and a member of the Salt Lick Community Baptist Church. He enjoyed farming and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Clara; two sons, Dwight Prater and Dave (Clova) Prater, both of Hueysville; one daughter, Carolyn Sue Prater of Hueysville; two sisters, Ilene Meadows of Richmond and Thelma House of Kalamazoo, Mich.; seven grandchildren, Malinda, Carrie, Bobbie, Adam, Lisa, B.J. and Kim, five great-grandchildren, Blake, Madison, Casey, Dalton and Austin; and one great-great grandchild, Tolsen.

Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Fair, James C. and Corbert Prater Jr.; one sister, Melba Sexton; and three grandchildren, Brandon Prater, Derika Moore and Jessie Tyler Moore.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Jerry Manns, Jimmy Hall and Dolvin Ratliff officiating.

Burial followed in the Prater Family Cemetery, Hueysville.

ambaugh; one brother; and one sister.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel, Paintsville.

Burial followed in the McKenzie Family Cemetery at Nippa.

James Burl “Biggen” Cole James Burl “Biggen” Cole, 30, of Paintsville, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.

Born June 18, 1986, he was the son of Edna Eugenia Peoples Trusty of Paintsville, and the late Harold James Cole.

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Lisa Jo Sluss, 49, of Lowmansville, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.

Born Dec. 13, 1966, she was a daughter to the late Paul Wayne and Alma Mae O’Bryan Stambaugh.

She was a teacher’s aide with the Paintsville City School System, and a member of the Hager Hill Free Will Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Allen Sluss; three daughters, Tawuna Conley of Ashland, Trundy Jenkins of Winchester, and Jericka Sluss of Win-

chester; three brothers, Paul Wayne Stambaugh Jr., Louie Stambaugh and Jerry Stambaugh; one sister, Anna Mae Puckett; and one grandchild, Adam Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 10, at the Hager Hill Free Will Baptist Church, under the direction of Preston Funeral Home, Paintsville. Ronnie Spriggs and Nick O’Bryan Jr. officiated.

Burial followed at the Highland Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville.

Dennie Ray Johnson Dennie Ray Johnson, 52, of Louisa, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland.

Born Aug. 16, 1964, he was the son of Glenda Fannin Johnson and the late Denver Lee Johnson.

He was a rock truck driver for Coal Mac. Along with his mother, he is survived by his wife of 27 years, Connie Moore Johnson; a son, Danny Lee Johnson (fiance Whitney) of Louisa; a granddaughter, Autumn Johnson; a sister, Tammy (David) Hughes of Delaware, Ohio; a special friend, Charlie Allen; two special nephews, Bryce and Cody Hughes; and numerous other relatives.

In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by a special cousin,

Mark Layne; his maternal grandparents, Drew and Sophia Fannin; and his paternal grandparents, Homer and Opal Johnson.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, with Pastor Keith Crum officiating.

Burial followed in the Fannin Cemetery, Mud Lick Road. Fallsburg.

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Angela Mae McKenzie Angela Mae McKenzie, 45, of Honey Lane, Stambaugh, died Saturday, Oct. 8, at her residence.

Born Nov. 30, 1970, she was the daughter of the late Patsy Lorraine Green.

She is survived by her husband, Delmar Leroy McKenzie; one daughter, Breanna McKenzie of St-

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and Leah VanHoose; two brothers, Nicholas Cole of Houston, Texas and Cody Cole of Salyersville; one sister, Stalena Pittman of Gainesville, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel with Terry Lykins and Red VanHoose officiating.

Burial followed at Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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James D. Kenneth VanHoose, 79, of Tutor Key, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at the Pikeville Medical Center.

He was the son of the late Richard and Rilda Daniel VanHoose.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Leila VanHoose; one son, James Marvin (Danna) VanHoose; one sister, Erma Lee (Bud) Salyer; one sister-in-law, Julie Marie Blevins; one special nephew, J.R. Salyer; and numerous other nieces and nephews.

Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Neva VanHoose, Emogene Preston, and Louise Milligan.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 12,

at the Tom’s Creek Free Will Baptist Church, under the direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home, Paintsville.. The Rev. James K. Caudill, Rev. Hubert Slone, and Rev. Larry Smith officiated.

Burial followed at the VanHoose Family Cemetery, Tutor Key.

Curtis Lee Lewis Curtis Lee Lewis, 55, of Auxier, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 8, 1960, in Floyd County, he was the son of the late Johnny Lee and Katherine Fraley Lewis.

He was a retired coal miner.

He is survived by six siblings, Johnny Raymond Lewis of Auxier, Sammy Dean Lewis of Grant County, Jerry Allen Lewis of Dry Ridge, Kathleen (Bobby Joe) Murrell

of Van Lear, Patricia Ann (Johnnie) Billiter of Dandridge, Tenn., and Mary Ruth Hodgson of North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Vanessa Music Lewis; and one brother, Paul Jr. Lewis.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 13, at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin. Phillip Meade officiated.

Burial was in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

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Francis M. Goble, 52, of Prestonsburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.

Born April 30, 1964, in Floyd County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Dora Campbell McCoy. She was a homemaker.

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Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Danny McCoy and John McCoy. Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 14, at the Tabernacle Church, Prestonsburg, under the direction of Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin. Paul Aiken officiated.

Beckie Nester Compton Beckie Nester Compton, 91, of Hueysville, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at her residence.

Born March 6, 1925, in Breathitt County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Susan Terry Nester.

She was a retired laborer for Burma Bro. Farms, and a member of the Salt Lick United Methodist Church, Hueysville.

She is survived by two daughters, Edna (Adam) Wireman and Betty Compton (Darrell Prater) both of Hueysville; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Edward) Setzer, Daniel Hale, Amber Wireman (Brandon) Waugh, Autumn Wireman (Billy Johnson) and Ashley Shepherd; a daughterin-law, Barbara Compton; eight great-grandchildren, Nicole, Andrew, Sydney, Billy, Adam, Aspyn, Gabe & Callie; and one greatgreat-grandchild, Roger.

Along with her parents,

she was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Compton; one son, Calvin Compton; four infants; one brother, Willie Nester; one sister, Madge Hicks; and one grandchild, Dustin William Hale.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 15, at Salt Lick United Baptist Church, Hueysville. Carter Stacy and Justin Smith officiated.

Burial was in the Compton-Hueysville Cemetery, Salt Lick, Hueysville.

Joyce Hughes Joyce Hughes, 80, of West Van Lear, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland.

Born Aug. 20, 1936, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ruby Daniels Childers.

She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Donna Danielson and Sheila Matney both of Tampa, Fla.; five brothers, Bud (Latrel) Ratliff, Fred (Sue) Ratliff, Vencil (Teresa) Ratliff all of West Van Lear, James (Georgene) Daniels of Staffordsville, and Raymond Eugene (Deloris) Daniels of Nippa; five grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray-

mond Hughes; two brothers, Eddie Ratliff and Danny Daniels; and two sisters, Gail Perkins and Phyllis Ann Ratliff.

Visitation was held Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Phelps and Son Funeral Home, Paintsville. Funeral services were held at a later date in Tampa, Fla. Burial to be in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

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Local News Ball attends President’s Interfaith and Community Service gathering in D.C WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tammy Ball, division chair and professor of Human Services at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, attended the President’s Interfaith and Community Campus Challenge gathering in Washington, D.C. on September 22-23 at Gallaudet University.

The Challenge, enacted by President Barack Obama in 2011, was created through the White House Office of FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships.

President Obama has emphasized interfaith and community service as an important way to build understanding between different communities and contribute to the common good. Interfaith service involves people from different religious and non-religious backgrounds tackling community challenges together.

Interfaith service impacts specific community challenges, from homelessness to mentoring to the environment, while building social capital and civility.

Ball said the gathering reemphasized the importance of civility and humanity.

“We see a lot of the hate in the world, but underneath it is a majority of people doing great things to impact their communities, their churches, their culture, and their neighbor,” said Ball. “Every little bit leads to a concentration of good deeds that are too often overlooked but nevertheless important

to humanity. Deep down inside, regardless of where you’re from, what side of the aisle you stand, if any, we all want to leave this world a better place than what we inhabited.”

The gathering’s theme was “Where do we go from here?” The event was a celebration of cooperation and commitment to community service.

Ball and BSCTC Biology Professor Dr. Tom Vierheller spearhead the college’s community garden efforts. The garden was built through a grant by Appalachian Roots and has distributed tons of fresh produce to local food pantries for three years.

“It is work, but the work is so rewarding,” said Ball.

“To know that we have played a role, as small as it may seem, towards the issue of hunger across our region demonstrates the essence of humanity and compassion.”

To learn more about the BSCTC Community Garden, contact Ball at (606) 889-4787 or email tammy. ball@kctcs.edu.

Two Floyd teachers named to UPIKE Hall of Fame

Two Floyd County Schools educators were inducted into the University of Pikeville’s Distinguished Educators Hall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 13. The induction ceremony was held in the university’s Booth Auditorium on the UPIKE campus.

UPIKE accepted nominations in May of this year.

Nominees had to be current elementary, middle, secondary, collegiate or professional level teachers from the Appalachian region with ten or more years of service. Nominees must also be examples of teachers who are changing the lives of students and inspiring them to continue learning.

The University inducted ten individuals to the Distinguished Educators Hall of Fame on Thursday.

“We appreciate UPIKE recognizing two of our excellent teachers. The honor is well deserved,” said Superintendent of Floyd County Schools, Dr. Henry Webb.

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AppalReD to host Divorce Clinic

AppalReD Legal Aid announces its second do-ityourself Divorce Clinic to assist low-income people secure an uncontested divorce without using a lawyer. The clinic will be held Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Floyd County Extension Office, 921 S Lake Dr, Prestonsburg. Register prior to attending this event by contacting Dana Branham at danab@ardfky.org or by calling (606) 886-9876, ext. 1520.

The AppalReD divorce clinic is free and designed for people who have an agreement with their spouses on the entire divorce settlement. The main focus of the clinic is to help clients fill-out the necessary paperwork required to file for

a divorce. There will be a notary on hand to notarize all required documents.

By the end of the clinic, all clients will have a completed set of paperwork ready for filing.AppalReD is a non-profit organization that provides civil legal assistance to families and individuals in poverty in 37 eastern Kentucky counties.

It is the only organization in eastern and south central Kentucky that provides legal services free of charge.

Clients turn to AppalReD for civil legal problems that threaten their physical and economic well-being.

Those assisted include the elderly, children, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable groups.

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Savannah Case, Autumn Conley, and Dezirae Caudill, 8th graders in Ms. Angela Coleman’s Advisor/Advisee class taking part in a Character Counts activity for Anti-Bullying Month.

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Anti-Bullying Month observed at ACMS

Female students in Ms. Angela Coleman’s Advisor/Advisee class took part in a hands-on activity to learn about the POWER of WORDS, whether negative or positive. Savanna Combs, Autumn Bailey, and Hailey Cox were among a group that took turns squeezing an entire tube of toothpaste into a paper plate. Students were then given spoons and instructed to put the toothpaste back into the tube.

The students’ immediate response was, “You can’t do it. That’s impossible”

to which Ms. Coleman replied, “Exactly! It’s the same with our words. Once they are said, sent, texted, emailed, etc., there is no taking them back. There is no delete button. Ask yourself first, is it true? is it kind? is it necessary? before you speak or hit the button.” Eighth grade girls now want to take a modified version of this particular lesson to Kindergarten students and ‘teach’ AntiBullying Month & Character Counts lessons to the younger children.

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Obituaries Matthew D. Ferguson Matthew D. Ferguson, 32 of Owingsville, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 12, 2016, in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

Born Oct. 28, 1983, in Paintsville, he was the son of Pamela Daniels and the late Joe Ferguson.

He was a City of Owingsville police officer and had been a Johnson County Sheriffs Deputy and Chief Grant Writer for Johnson County Sheriffs office.

Matthew was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He was also a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening.

He is survived by his wife, Whitney Frizzell Ferguson; one daughter, Abigail Frizzell; his mother, Pamela Daniels of Burnettsville, Ind.; two brothers, Paul Ferguson of Paintsville and J.D. Conley of Salyersville; grandmother, Lola Ferguson of Paintsville; uncles, Gary Ferguson and wife Sue, William Ferguson and Mike Daniels, all of Paintsville; aunts, Brenda Lemaster and Vivian Davis, both of Paintsville; two step-sisters, Racheal Allen and Rachael Watts, both of Paintsville; two step brothers, Stephen Waddles and Josh Woods, both of Paintsville; four nephews,

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In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his grandfather, Russell Ferguson.

Funeral services were conducted Oct. 16, at the Bath County Middle School Gymnasium, 335 W Main St, Owingsville, Ky., with Bro. Calvin Lindell officiating. Miranda Blair gave the eulogy.

Burial followed at the Dickerson Cemetery in Salt Lick.

Michael R. Gray Funeral Home in Owingsville was in charge of arrangements.

Jerry (Melissa) Robertson of Louisa; 19 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fran Dewey Robertson; two sons, Maxie Robertson and Lawrence Robertson; a daughter, Lucille Robertson; and a granddaughter, Janet Robertson.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 16, at Oak Grove Church, under the direction of Young Funeral Home, Louisa. Pastor Mack Ray Cyrus officiated.

Burial followed at the Robertson Cemetery, Paddle Creek Road, Fort Gay, W.Va.

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She was a homemaker.

She is survived by four daughters, Myrtle Endicotte of Wayne, W.Va., Anna Lee (Roger) Robinette of Louisa, Carolyn (Mark) Biggans of Chesterfield, Mich., and Susie (William) Damron of Louisa; three sons, Calvin (Belinda) Robertson of Louisa, Woodrow (Alese) Robertson of Fort Gay, and

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Local News The Common Tater By John Sparks

Halloween, Part I: Corn Night

We’re well into autumn now, and coming up on the holidays.

Some stores have had their Halloween decorations out since before Labor Day, and by now they’ve already started to put up Christmas greens. But our very first forthcoming celebration is a longstanding tradition not only in eastern Kentucky, but the Midwest also and at one time, probably throughout the rural United States.

October 30 is known in some places as Mischief Night, Goosey Night, and in parts of northern Kentucky as Cab-

bage Night, but around here it’s always been Corn Night. And although the practice has declined a lot since I was young and perhaps even now it’s honored more in the breach than the observance, there are still kids in eastern Kentucky who “go a-cornin’” on the night before Halloween.

I admit, Corn Night and Halloween are pagan in origin, and they go back in our history and our blood, long before there was a Church, to our British and German ancestors’ harvest celebration that marked the be-

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ginning of the “darker half” of the year. In the olden days it was known among Celtic peoples as the festival of Samhain. Back in the era of the coal camps in eastern Kentucky the seasonal revelries could get very, very rough: even grownups would get into the act, blocking roads, setting fires, soaping windows, and tipping over outhouses.

I personally know of one such case in which a woman was actually inside her privy when her neighbors toppled it, and later exacted retribution on them with the gift of a big batch of Ex-Lax brownies. They say revenge is like ice cream, best served cold, but at Halloween I suppose baked goods can work just as well. At least she didn’t use razor blades. But needless to say, such escapades are the reason why in most areas of the country the first of the two Samhain-based holidays is called Mischief Night (and even Hell Night in Detroit), and

in fact the grounds for its being known as Cabbage Night in northern Kentucky. There, the tradition seems to have been for pranksters to toss rotten cabbages onto the porches of houses. I guess that’s better than setting a paper bag of feces alight at somebody’s front door, yelling “Fire!” and then running, but those who have to get rid of decomposed cabbage the next morning might feel differently.

But the way Corn Night got its particular name around here actually speaks more of charity and goodwill than mischief. Samhain—and later, All Hallows’ Eve or Halloween after the Church decided that November 1 and 2 were All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, respectively—was always regarded in folk culture as a so-called “liminal” time, when for some reason the barriers between the Other World and this one could be breached more easily.

This accounted for the

belief in the presence of ghosts, goblins, fairies, and what not around the end of October, and along with it both the donning of costumes and the increase of mischief: people simply acted out their timehonored legends and, mostly with tongue in cheek, blamed the damage they did on the supernatural beings that were supposed to be out in force. But the source of the term Corn Night, the practice of tossing seed corn on the front porches of your neighbors, was different.

According to the principles of old, the grain was actually an offering to the Otherworldly beings, a request to them to help themselves to the corn and leave the house in peace. Thus the presence of corn at your door was in fact both a friendly prank and an indication of respect, a sign that your neighbors and their children wished you well. Whether it’s a pagan pre-Christian tradition or not, a goodwill

gesture is never a bad idea.

Soon we’ll once again hear the annual dire proclamations about the so-called “war on Christmas” from the same forces who like to remind us that Corn Night and Halloween are sinful because they’re pagan. How ironic: at one time in this country, the Puritan colonies of New England regarded Christmas itself as heathen, based more on the ancient Roman Saturnalia and German Yuletide festivals than on the birth of Jesus, and they’d lock up and fine anyone they found celebrating the day publicly. But I doubt we need to worry about the disappearance of any of our customary holidays any time soon.

Maybe the issue simply depends on what side of the outhouse door one is on when it’s tipped over. Stay safe on Corn Night, all.

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Ideally, we need someone who converted to Catholicism at their bar mitzvah and eventually became an anointed Saint who then converted to Islam, then Buddhism before they eventually found their home in Scientology and now they worship mushroom induced images of L. Ron Hubbard.

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be a reformed gun nut who still carries concealed and is a former police officer who served time for killing a cop before becoming a pediatrician through online courses in prison and who finally found their calling performing post birth abortions with a .357 Magnum.

Of course all of that was before they got hooked on heroin at an AA meeting and finally checked into rehab.

We need someone who is both aggressive and passive with bipolar disorder who is, intelligent, holds mul-

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A blind deaf mute war hero triple amputee that became independently wealthy from investing in green technology to compliment their strip mining operations.

This person should be an attractive and physically fit metrosexual-bisexual junk food junkie who was sexually abused as a child and was most recently ordained as a Jedi minister in an online Star Wars themed church

which enables them to perform all sorts of marriage ceremonies from their cash only wedding chapel in Morehead, Kentucky.

Finally, our candidate should be an empathetic narcissistic psychopathic volunteer firefighter and part time volunteer social worker who possesses great sex appeal but who was surgically neutered / spayed at birth and at some point, male or female, was victimized by a youthful Bill Clinton.

Hutch 15th Region Basketball Challenge Field Announced The Johnson Central athletic department announced the field for the annual Hutch Motors 15th Region Basketball Challenge (Panorama). The basketball scrimmage event is held at the Paul R. Setser Eagle Field House on the campus of Johnson Central and fea-

tures some of the best talent from the state of Kentucky.

Game formats will be four 8 minute quarters where each player gets 6 fouls. Half times are 10 minutes (subject to be adjusted per time constraints) with 3 time outs each game (2 fulls and a 30 sec).

Each team will receive 20 T-shirts and lunch along with copies of their games in DVD format. Game officials will be KHSAA certified.

Tickets will allow spectators to watch games all day long and come and go as they please. Purchase your

passes the day of the event at any entrance.

Basketball season is upon us!

Full Challenge Schedule (subject to change): 11 a.m. Allen Central vs. Bath County 12:30 p.m. B u c k horn vs. Ashland 2 p.m. Belfry vs.

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Dawgs gamble, fall short to Hawks Lawrence County went for all the marbles.

Trailing Pike County Central 21-14 on Friday night, the Bulldogs got in the end zone in the closing seconds on Noah West’s 17yard touchdown toss to Trey Dotson.

Lawrence County went for two and the win, but was stopped

short, and the Hawks escaped with a 21-20 victory.

West also ran for a 31-yard score and found Jordan Johnson for a 54-yard TD in the first quarter, after which the Bulldogs led, 14-0.

But Pike County Central struck back.

Seth Conn ran for two touchdowns, and Logan Dotson added an-

other scoring run. Brice Elkins’ three extra points proved the difference.

With the loss, the Bulldogs (2-6, 0-2 Class 3A, District 6) will finish third in their district, locking Lawrence County into a trip to Fleming County in the first round of the playoffs the first week of November.

West finished with 17 rushes for 98 yards. He hit only two of his eight passes, but both went for touchdowns.

Conn had 133 yards on 18 totes.

The Hawks improved to 4-4 and 1-0 in district games. They go to Belfry on Friday for the de facto district title game.

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3:30 p.m. L a w rence County vs. Knott County 5 p.m. Magoffin County vs. Perry Central 6:30 p.m. B e t s y Layne vs. June Bu-

chanan (at JCMS) 6:30 p.m. Johnson Central (G) vs. Ashland (G) 8 p.m.

Johnson Central (B) vs. Morgan County (B)

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: The Kiwanis Club of Paintsville would like to take this opportunity to thank the Kentucky Apple Board for their hard work and diligence in helping us to make this another successful year in raising funds for the children of Johnson County. Throughout this year, along with our annual fund raisingvkettle corn sales during the Apple Festival, we have worked with thevschool’s resource centers in providing over 100 pair of shoes to the children of Johnson County. We have also participated with Camp Caleb, Key Club, Project Prom, Readyfest, school sports organizations, Department for Community Based Services and many more youth established programs.

Paintsville Kiwanis Club also keeps the Kiwanis Trail maintained and helps with the Paintsville Lake clean-up so that our children will have safe areas for their recreational activities. Once again, thank you to the Apple Board for your hard work in helping us, in helping our community.

If you would like more information about the Kiwanis Club of Paintsville, we meet every Wednesday at noon at the Ramada Inn. Respectfully, Kiwanis Club of Paintsville

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Lady Eagles Defeat Prestonsburg in O.T. to Claim District Title The Johnson Central Lady Eagles Soccer Team defeated the Prestonsburg Lady Blackcats Thursday evening in overtime on a goal by Molly Davis in the final seconds of the 1st O.T. period, to win the 57th District Girls Soccer Tournament, held at JCHS. As expected, this game featured nearly every emotion possible, excitement, anticipation, nervousness, toughness, anxiety, you name it this game probably had it.

Two of the premiere soccer programs in Eastern Kentucky going head-to-head with the winner taking the title. Prestonsburg had defeated the Lady Eagles on two different occasion this year, but as the old saying goes in sports, it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season. Both team’s defenses, as they’ve done all season, played tough in this game and time after time each team would turn the other teams offense back. If I had to describe this game in one word, that word would be‌.physical!

Johnson Central would manage to get on the score-

board first, when Jr. Bekah Preston attempted a shot that was deflected back in her direction and she quickly controlled the ball and passed it over to fellow Jr. Molly Davis, who would sneak a shot under the hand of the Prestonsburg goalkeeper and put JCHS on the scoreboard first (1-0) halfway through the 1sthalf of play. That’s the way the score would remain for the rest of the opening half, as both teams goalkeepers and defensive units took control. You could expect the second half would be very intense, it usually is as coaches make the necessary changes during the halftime break. Johnson Central, as well as Prestonsburg would have a few chances to score, but would continuously be denied. In the 66th minute of play, Prestonsburg’s Fr. Forward Elizabeth Burchett would attempt a hard shot from the left side of the net, but Johnson Central goalkeeper Alyssa Pack could not reach in time and the game would be tied at 1-1 with just over 13 minutes to

play in the game. The score would remain (1-1) for the remainder of the 2ndstanza and force an overtime. According to KHSAA Soccer Playoff rules, there would be a 5:00 minute overtime period and if no team scores, another 5:00 minute overtime period would take place. If no team scores by the end of the second O.T. then the game would come down to a shootout/penalty kicks. The Lady Blackcats received a big dose of momentum after they tied the game in regulation, but as we seen throughout the game, neither team could find the net the 1st O.T. period and it seemed the game was heading for a 2nd overtime, but that’s when the dramatic happened.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the 1st O.T. Johnson Central would steal the ball away from Prestonsburg and move the ball quickly down to their own end of the field. The ball would end up with So. Lauren Preston who would then pass the ball ahead to Molly Davis who was making a

57th District Champs...The Johnson Central girls soccer team won the 57th District title last Thursday night at Eagle Field. The Lady Eagles won 2-1 in overtime over Prestonsburg. fast run to the goal and with her powerful left leg, Davis would find the back of the net and score the winning goal for the Lady Eagles.

Final score JCHS 2 - Prestonsburg 1 and Johnson Central claims the title as the 57th District Tournament Champions, their 2nd 57th District crown and 1st since 2014. Johnson Central Head Coach Larry VanHoose said, “This team continues to amaze me

with their toughness and determination. We went up early, but we knew Prestonsburg has a good offensive and when they tied the game, our girls did not panic. If anything it got us re-focused and it showed in that first O.T. You hate to see either team have to lose this type of a game, but we earned this win tonight and I am extremely proud of our girls and we’ll celebrate this one.� Both

Johnson Central (Champion) and Prestonsburg (Runner-up) will advance into next week’s 15th Regional Girls Soccer Tournament at Shelby Valley H.S. The Tournament will begin Oct. 17. Game 1 will be Lawrence Co. vs Prestonsburg at 6:15 p.m. and Game 2 will be Johnson Central vs Pikeville. The Championship game will be played Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

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Charming Cambodia While touring nations for CamSoutheast Asia, bodia. Founded Cambodia was in 1434, the city is second to Vietnoted for its beaunam on my list to tiful and historical visit. I am happy architecture and to say that it was attractions. Situnot a disappointated on the banks ment.

Camboof the Tonle’ Inez dia is a land of Sap, Mekong and Baldridge plains and rivBassac Rivers, ers that lies amid Phnom Penh is important overland and home to more than 2 milriver trade routes linking lion of Cambodia’s 15 milChina to India and South- lion population. It is the east Asia. It is bordered to wealthiest and most poputhe west and northwest by lous city in Cambodia and Thailand, to the northeast is home to the country’s

by Laos, to the east and political hub. southeast by Vietnam, and While in this fabulous the southwest by the Gulf city, we visited the Royal of Thailand. The country Palace, which was built measures about 280 miles in 1866 as the home of from north to south and the Cambodian King. We about 360 miles from east were fascinated with the to west.

Flowing south Prasat Prak (Prasat means through the country’s east- Temple, Prak means Silern regions is the Mekong ver} located in the Palace.

River.

Prasat Prak (Silver PagoMy first stop in Cam- da) was named because of bodia while cruising the the 5,000 pieces of its floor Mekong River was Phnom tiles are made from silver.

Penh, the Capital and larg- Inside the building we disest city of Cambodia. Lo- covered a masterpiece of a cated on the banks of the Buddha statue along with Mekong River, Phnom hundreds of antique gifts, Penh has been the national works of art and sculpcapital since the French tures. The Buddha is made Colonized Cambodia and from pure gold, has 2,086 has grown to become the diamonds attached to it and nation’s center for eco- weighs over 199 pounds nomic, industrial, commer- (all about the bling). cial, cultural, tourist and The most memorable historical activities of the tourist site that I visited country. while in Cambodia was Once known as the “The Killing Fields”. This “Pearl of Asia”, it was con- is number of sites where sidered one of the loveli- large numbers of people est of French-built cities were killed and buried by in Indochina in the 1920’s. the Khmer Rouge regime, Phnom Penh, along with during its rule of the counSiem Reap and Sihanouk try from 1975 to 1979. We Ville are significant global literally walked over bones and domestic tourist desti- exposed on this site, which

I found very disturbing.

The estimated number of total deaths resulting from Khmer Rouge policies (including disease and starvation} range for 1.4 to 2.2 million of the then population of around 7 million.

In 1979, Vietnam invaded and toppled the Khmer Rouge regime, which was officially called Democratic Kampuchea. It is described by the Yale Univeristy Cambodian Genocide Program as “one of the worst human tragedies of the last century“. The Khmer Rouge regime arrested and eventually executed almost everyone suspected of connections with the former government or foreign governments. We also visited the Tuol Sleng “Genocide Museum” - S21 Detention Center. From 1975 to 1979, an estimated 17,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng (some estimates suggests a number as high as 20,000, although the real number is unknown). The visit to these sites we found to be very somber and emotional, but also informative and educational.

While in the area, we toured the Central Market and Koh Chen Village, (whose inhabitants specialize in silver and copper items). Here we got to visit a local school, where we got to interact with the beautiful children of the village. The children were so warm and friendly, even learning a song in English to sing to us. I had taken lots of school supplies to donate, for which they were most grateful. One particular little boy stayed by my side and followed me everywhere. I so wanted to bring him home with me. We also visited Sissowath Quay, Wat Phnom and many more interesting sites. We were fortunate to tour most of these sites

by Tuk-Tuk, my favorite source of transportation while touring Southeast Asia.

Our next destination was Kampong Chhnang Province, located close to the

geographical middle of Cambodia. This province is rich in grainy soil and has lots of fisheries and rice plantations.

Kampong Chhnang is a busy rural port town with bustling markets. We took a wonderful motorboat excursion into the lakeside wetlands which form the mouth of the river. We were caught up in the lifestyles of the locals and floating villages as we passed by. The economy of Kampong Chhnang consists basically of rice, fishery and fruit cropping along with several garment factories.

Our last stop in Cambodia was Siem Reap, the most prosperous region of contemporary Cambodia. This is a resort town in Northwestern Cambodia and the gateway to the ruins of Angkor, the seat of the Khmer Kingdom. It’s close proximity to Angkor Wat and the Angkor Temple Region, built near Tonle Sap Lake and which covers more than 186 miles of northwestern Cambodia attracts more than one million visitors every year to Siem Reap. This vast complex has turned the city into one of the world’s premier travel destinations.

The Angkor Temple Complex has been designated a UN Heritage Site and consists of hundreds of structures from the 9th to the 14th century that tell the story of the rise and fall of the Khmer empire. This vast collection of historical structures are decorated with intricately carved, priceless Khmer artwork that provide a pictorial history of the empire that ruled much of Southeast Asia for five centuries. Structures range from partially renovated temples, pagoda and imperial residences to recently discovered ruins which are virtually untouched for the last 500 years. We found this magnificent complex awe inspiring and almost magical.

Although we took many shots, no photos can do justice to the Khmer Temples of the Angkor.

Our traveling columnist sees the sights on a “tuk tuk.”

One of the best parts of the trip, Inez shares, were the friendly people she met.

I was amazed with my visit to Machu Picchu last year, however after a full day of touring Angkor Thom, Bayon, and the ancient city of Angkor Wat, the engineering and architecture of this 10th century complex simply blew me away.

Our last day in Cambodia was bittersweet, we were anxious to return home but knew that the chance of touring a destination as fabulous as this would be few and fare between. We met the most

amazing, sweet, kind, and generous people imaginable. The staff and service at our fabulous hotel was incredible to say the least, we were treated as royalty our entire stay and enjoyed every moment.

The Cambodian economy has steadily improved over the years after the devastation of the war and the citizens of the country all seem to live by the words of the Cambodian Proverb, “ Fear not the future, weep not for the past”

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5 p.m.,float WednesThe to featured will days and Fridays. be Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, as pictures will be Yoga classes withparade certiallowed after the in front of the fire station.

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

A chili/cookie Fosterdinner will be served at the Ruscontinued from front sell Fire Station immediately following the parade at (606) 886-0163.

This with musical entertainwill begin the process ment provided. of The becoming a foster parade committee family.

There are many welcomes all participants: steps in thisbands, process. floats, walkers, fire First, the program is trucks and others. income-based, depenThe grand marshals of dent uponthis whether the parade year willit is a single-person fosbe Bucky Jones and Mark ter applicant or a twoBallard, longtime Russell person The residents applicant. and volunteers. applicants must be at For additional informaleast twenty-one years tion please call Cheryl old, however, Jones, 502-314-4662.there is no age limitation beyond that.

The apMeeting scheduled plicants must no The Flatwoodshave Lions criminal background, Club will meet Thursday, pass a 13background November at 7 p.m. check a drug The and meeting willtest. be If all these criteria are held at Giovanni’s on Armet, then begins the gillite Road. process of training.welIniNon-members tial training consists of come. thirty-six hours. These classes are purposeSee News fully molded around On Page 2 the applicant’s ability to fit them into their

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Monarch waystations: nature’s beauty stop fied yoga instructor Julie Lumberg are held each Saturday, from 9:00 to 10:15, at Bond the Lawrence

By Hank County Community The Greenup Beacon Center. Class is for any/all levels of practice andexcepinButterflies bring an corporates tional amount breath of beautywork, to the meditation andbutterflies physical world.

Monarch are practice.

More info: jma source of beauty and great inlumberg@hotmail.com, terest to Nannette Stevens. or call 602-330-1589.

Feethey is “Butterflies go where $10 per person. please – and please where they go.” - unknown Appalachian Hospice Stevens offers a habitat for Care will asoffer sup-to butterflies theygrief migrate portsouth meetings every first the each year.

Thursday of the month.of Nanette is the daughter Meetings will and last Thelma from the late William 4:30-5:30 be Stevens.

Shep.m. wasand bornwill at Bainheld at both Hager Hill and bridge Naval Station Maryland Pikeville office locations. and has lived in the Russell Light refreshments will be Flatwoods area since 1960. served and all arethe welcome She attended Russell to attend.

Those with quesSchool system and graduated tions may call 606-432in 1972. She then attended the 2112 orDaughters’ 606-789-3841.

King’s School of Nursing and then earned an adThe degree National Famditional from Bellarmily Caregiver Support Proine College School of Nursing. gram helps “I began mypeople nursing aged career 60 Kings years and over who are at Daughters Hospitaking 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 or providing transportation. For more information, contact Tara Little at 1-800-737-2723 or tara. little@bigsandy.org.

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tal then spent 32 years at the dridge.

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As she is so awell-trav“I have been Master Gareled, I decided to course ask dener since taking the Inez in 2006.how the United States stands up in the global community.

She is uniquely quali-

fied to answer such a bit seems to have al- And while she has had question, since being lowed even some of the one successful business world-traveled gives Third-World countries after another, she has her“I started an insight beginoftoinformation catch up as towellnever the inhomegardeningmost by trialtosource at thelost memorial front of the ofanduserror. simply not theus,teacher. or in some cases, town I woulddowatch old touch Russell that Depot.marks have. answer was us altogether.

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It made our wedding, buy a prom and learned so much more. allthe Monarchs.”

Europe, Asia,myand sogar-airports look back- anddress, or need some “I developed love of This ties intolike her interest many places that she water landing strips byGar-help planning your next dening as a child following my activities with the Master has seen firsthand grandfather Raymond how Stevenscomparison. deners group. It should vacation, swing by and fortunate are his to live however, that aretalk to Inez. You will of Russell we around garden.be noted, “The Master Gardeners inHeAmerica.

She to many of these newweairwas an avid rosesaid grower. a small group but are in-be pleasantly surprised me,“As “I always love to go ports, roads, and ina child I have a very volved in some communityto find that by the time visit those garden areas,next buttoIourfrastructure in these you have left the store, tiny veggie projects. am always so anxious is backed garage in Russell.

I helped mycountries “We developed andby main-you have spent a great tograndfather get back.” deadhead his rosesthe taingenerous the flowermonetary garden at thedeal of time simply However, of County the United and generallyas gotwith in his all way,”help Greenup War Memo-talking, whether about things, therewith are bad States of America. she explained a laugh. rial. We received tulip bulbsthe state of the world or points to match Baldridge is capitol a the weather itself. Inez “I continue to read the books Inez from around the state good ones. While Inez self-made womanTanya that Pul-is just one of those inand magazines on gardening buildings through isand very seized pickadamant the brainabout of otherhas lin and plantedevery them at opthe Warcreasingly rare people the United Linda States be- portunity her lifeCem-it is genuinely easy to gardeners.

Hieneman Memorial, in the Veterans ing best country made it work. office And andtalkNannette to. I find her so, our the Ag. Agent has been aon greatand etery, the Extension Stevens earth, she also pointed where there was no op- and I think you may, as out that our economy portunity, she simply well. within the last little made one for herself.

It is the mindset, the skills and the desire to work that are descontinued from front perately needed in the chining program to workforce,” said Bevin. address the workforce “It is my dream that challenges of manufac- we make eastern Kenturers. The program tucky the manufacturis a 16-week advanced ing hub of excellence in course, including 15 America.”

Mayor Bob Porter, weeks of technical education and one week of who worked extensively on bringing the soft skills training.

CNC machining training program to wages average around Paintsville alongside $20+per hour with ben- Kathy Walker, eKAMI efits. Local leaders say director, said the proapproximately 200 po- gram will bring “a lot of Free colon cancer sitions in CNC machin- short and long term poscreenings the Floyd ing are available with- tential for the citizens County Health Depart- in commuting distance of Paintsville, Johnson County and eastern ment; for men and women, of Paintsville.

Photos by Anne Stephens age 50+ (age 45+ for AfThe training facility Kentucky.”

Unemployed coal rican Americans). To be is scheduled to open in miners will be given eligible, you must be un- the coming spring. insured, low income, and “The work ethic here precedence in applyVeterans assembly Campbell ElemisSchool.

June to Whitt’s 3rd Roscoe, grade students to Medal of exHonor of Haas listen Automation, briefly ing for Ms. admission the Greg a resident ofDay Kentucky.

To inat east Kentucky plained the new training program and its expecttraining program. learn more,Ernie call 606-886as anywhere. recipient West as as he good answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High ed benefits to the local region.

2788 or 606-793-7006.

School Band, play Taps at the Campbell Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly.

Program

Honoring those who have served

Crawford honored as Trailblazer schedule. Benchmark understands that peoSpecial to go to work, ple must The Greenup so they willBeacon schedule Saraclasses Crawford a rethe to was fit the cipient of the Northern Kenapplicant’s schedule. tucky University Trailblazer These classes are given Award for Leadership in Liin Benchmark’s trainbrary Informatics Nov. 6 at ing facility in Hazard. the Ashland Plaza Hotel and Should the applicant Convention Ashfeel that Center even in more land. complex calling, they The also presentation was part can take “Mediof the 2014 #RoadToNKU cally Fragile TrainCommonwealth Tour. with ing,” for children Sara is a resident of Rushealth issues. These sell, Kentucky, and is stuclasses are held for atwo dent NKU’sall library infordays.in Once of these matics program.

She works obstacles have been neas a library assistant at the gotiated, Benchmark Ashland Community and will walk the appliTechnical College. all Sarathe was cants through apaperwork student worker the liandat legal brary before completing documentation to suc-an associate arts degree last cessfullyofbecome foster May. parents.

“Books the written Again, itand is important word have always been a to stress that being passion of mine and a foster parent is librarnot ies likebrought going tome thehours hospi-of comfort joy when was tal andand picking out Ithe younger,” Sara said.

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Phillip Wessell

Administrative Assistant

its newly-decorated Liberty Curtis, and She replied, “We need There is a crisis in nursery and raising when I asked them a whole lot of homes to Eastern Kentucky, the to advance at the Rock Roll Hall to meet university tourof ofthe community engageitbrary for Science life. Being a fos- in what gave and them the ofbegree opened up,with and we rest state, the the field, but I had no clue Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in admissions representatives. ment activities throughout ter parent is in many drive to open their really need a way to country, and the world. what I much wantedmore to receive some capacity.

RSVPs can madecare at http://Children the Commonwealth. cases chal-my homes, Liberty replied, promote ourbe foster are in need, This bachelor’s in. that. As a “Being “But athere areparent so manyagency roadto.nku.edu/. to Ashland the sixth lenging than foster and get more andtriponly thosewasrare “I was really excited to exciting possibilities, I can’t The #RoadToNKU is a of eight stops through Dec. 4. foster parent, you will is both a blessing and families involved.” It and incredible souls learn that NKU offered the make up my mind at the mobe entering the life of a challenge. We com- is my sincerest hope with the courage to ment,”our she training said. alibrary childinformatics that, asprogram. pre- pleted in a that perhaps someone step up can save them.

It’s a wonderful opportunity Sara will join four viously said, is dam- little over a month andareareading this that has Perhaps you may be to acquire technical skills the mathematics teachers aged and the traumatized. day our home waswhoconsidered becoming that very soul. needed and really familiarize will also be honored with This requires a very opened we got our first thea foster parent will be If you feel you are, myself with before placement.

NKU Trailblazer special kindthe of field person, TheseAward kids forspurred on to take the I cannot urge you starting graduate persistence a dif-next step and begin strongly enough to give one withona atrue gift ofde- have addedin making a whole gree.

For instance, the library ference in the mathematics compassion and integ- new level to our lives. the process. Further, foster parenting a try.

I work in isand a federal deposi- We skills of our children. rity, love strength. love them and love I hope that perhaps Begin your journey tory, so the government doc“The Trailblazer Award isthose of you that have by making that call Many of these chil- being their parents umentshave class Ibeen plan onraistaking even recognition of those citizensnever considered foster to Benchmark Famdren if it is only tempoin the spring will serve me throughout the state who ing their own younger rary because at the end areparenting may give it ily Services. Again, well.” through siblings for years. ofchanging the daylives we know wenewsome thought, or even their number is (606) The support Sara has reand innovative education Imagine a seven-year- are making a difference mention it to some- 886-0163. Give them ceived at NKU has their already inprograms,” NKU old child raising their lives.”

It isPresident this one you know that has a call. Perhaps you served her well.

Geoffrey S. Mearns said.talked about it to you. are far more than you four- and two-year- level of simple human “I didn’t know what to ex“With improved math skills old younger siblings. compassion that we These children need ever knew you were. pect during my first semester and added libraryfor. capacity, These children are should all strive It the same thing all chil- Perhaps, like Liberty at NKU as anThey online are trans- isKentucky’s will bedren need, and they and Jarred Curtis, you hardened. not easy, children but seldom fer student, but I have prepared to meet battle-scarred.

Theyhad isbetter anything worth hav- theneed it now. They did may find that by trying such a pleasant experience demands of this century.” are tough, and are not ing in life. not ask to be born into to make a change in so far,”toSara said. open“Every- I The event is Morrow open to thea world that has far too a child’s life, you will prone simply asked Mrs. one up hastobeen supportive publicBenchmark and will include ing the so first kind what need- anoften spurned them. find that they made throughout the journey and opportunity for high schoolUnder the toughened one in yours. gesture given. ed most to help give my teachers are wonderful.” students and adults inter-outer shells beat the I spoke with two fos- these children the lives Sara’s dream job is to work ested in completing their Sara Crawford ter parents, Jarred and they so much deserve. de-hearts of children.

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SPORTS

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Blackcats outlast Rebels, take second spot in district Blake Slone hasn’t got a whole lot attention as an offensive player this season for the Prestonsburg Blackcats.

He did Friday night as Pburg returned to Josh Francis Field for the first time since August 26.

Slone grabbed some headlines but it wasn’t for the best of reasons.

He replaced senior quarterback Wes Hager who left in the third period with an injury.

Slone led the charge in the second half rushing for 78 yards as the Blackcats outlasted Allen Central 42-30 in front of a large crowd on Homecoming Night.

The win put Pburg in sole possession of second place in Class 2A District 8. They improved to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the district.

Leslie County is 4-0

in district play.

Allen Central fell to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in district.

They are tied with Shelby Valley for third in the district. The two teams play this Friday.

An offensive first half saw Pburg lead 28-22.

Hager had a huge first half. He had the first two Blackcat scores as they led 14-6.

Jesse Brown provided the TD for the Rebels.

As time expired in the first period, Cameron Evans fumbled on the Rebels’ second possession and Drake Nunnery recovered the loose football for Pburg.

That led to a 5 yard Bailey McCoy score and a 20-6 Blackcat lead.

Just as Prestonsburg had all the momentum, Brown struck again for the Rebels. He returned the ensuing kickoff 85

yards for a touchdown.

He also found time for the two point conversion and Pburg led 2014.

Pburg was forced to punt on their next possession after two penalties had pushed them back 25 yards.

Dylan Caudill hit Steven Howard for a 23 yard TD reception to tie the game at 2020. Brown scored the conversion for a 22-20 Rebels lead.

The Blackcats regrouped behind Hager.

Hager used his legs to get Pburg down the field then used his arm on a 4th down play to hit Nunnery for a 25 yard TD. Hager ran in the conversion for the 28-22 halftime lead.

Hager finished with 138 rushing yards and two scores.

He also threw for 49

Lawrence County QB Noah West threw a pass in front of a Pike Central defender. The Dawgs lost 21-20 Friday night as they went for a game winning conversion. yards and a TD. The third period was plagued with penalties and turnovers.

And for Pburg a key injury.

Hager came out midway through the third period after a hit by Steven Howard. Hager was also a yard short of a first down close to the 30 yard line of AC. Insert Blake Slone.

Slone not only picked up a first down but ran for 24 yards to set up the Blackcats.

After that both teams traded fumbles on back to back possessions.

Slone scored on a 4 yard Td run with 4:01 left in the 3rd period for a 34-22 lead.

Ethan Varney, who had 79 yards, scored in the 4th period to make it 42-22 following the conversion.

The Rebels did not go away quietly. Dylan Caudill led the Rebels 80 yards in a minute and he completed a shuffle pass to Howard

for the score. The conversion run made the final score.

Caudill finished with 89 passing yards and 2 scores.

He had 79 yards on the ground. Brown had 50 yards and Evans finished with 36.

Matt Smith was huge on defense for Pburg.

He had an interception, a fumble recovery and two sacks.

Pburg will host Betsy Layne this Friday on Senior Night.

Geordan Blanton No. 1’s have toughest test this week SHOWDOWNS: JC night in Morehead to mandatory running iel Davidson who threw commits to hosts Ashland, Tigers improve to 8-0 over- clock (grabbing a 36 for 227 yards versus tangle at Raceland all while Ashland beat point lead).

Fairview last week.

Johnson Cen- Greenup County 42-14 The Paintsville Ti- Judd Adkins ran for Marshall University tralTheGolden Eagles and to go to 6-2. gers (8-0) will travel to over 100 yards and said Johnson Central all world athlete Geordan Blanton has verbally committed to play baseball for Marshall University. Blanton is a state champion wrestler who is expected to win his 2nd title this season, an all state WR and current QB/WR/ DB for the top ranked 4A team in the state on the gridiron, and a two time all state baseball player who will likely be a finalist for Mr. Baseball this upcoming season on what is expected to be a highly ranked preseason baseball squad. Needless to say, Blanton has excelled at everything he has ever done athletically.

Blanton had offers from Division 1 programs for football, wrestling, and baseball but settled on what many consider his best sport in baseball. His long list of offers across all sports for all divisions was over 60 and growing.

Blanton’s unique athletic gifts have made him a candidate for the Wha-Wha Jones award (best all around male athlete in the state of Kentucky) to be awarded the week of the boys basketball state tournament. In baseball alone last season, Blanton led his team in HR’s, RBI’s, steals, fielding percentage, and batted over .500 while playing shortstop. This earned him numerous POY awards to include the prestigious Ashland Daily player of the year.

Paintsville Tigers will have their toughest tests of the season this week.

Everything is on the line-JC had their No. 1 Class 4A ranking and the Paintsville Tigers have their No. 1 Class A ranking.

And a district championship is also riding along with home playoff games throughout.

For Central it would home playoff games all the way through but for Paintsville it would be to the Regional Final.

As usual the Johnson Central-Ashland game will settle things in Class 4A District 8.

The Golden Eagles took care of Rowan County 56-17 Friday

Both teams will bring a perfect 4-0 district record as they will face each other this Friday at Eagle Field.

Ashland found their way into the Top 10 rankings at No. 9.

Johnson Central has won 20 of their last 22 games while Ashland has won six straight since dropping their first two games of this season.

Last year JC beat Ashland on the road by a baseball score of 8-7.

The Golden Eagles have kept rolling on offense and the defense has kept up its denying tough play.

Against the Vikings (1-8, 1-3), The Golden Eagles forced another

Raceland who is also 8-0.

The Rams have worked their way to a No. 4 ranking in Class A. Paintsville and Raceland have both beaten Fairview rather easily and are both 1-0. There are only 3 teams in Class A District 6.

The Tigers were off this past weekend with their bye week and the Rams defeated Fairview 39-6. The Tigers beat Fairview 36-0 and it could have been a lot worse.

The Rams will test the Tigers’ defense especially its secondary.

So it will be up to the boys up front to get to the Rams’ QB Nathan-

the intensity in practice will gear up several notches as they prepare for the Tigers to visit Westwood and Ram Stadium.

The Tigers got a special pep talk this past week as Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin showed up at practice.

Bevin was in town for another event but stopped by for selfies and a foot race. Bevin finished last in this race as the Tigers out sprinted him at Memorial Field.

The Tigers beat Raceland twice last yearonce in the regular season and again in the playoffs. Both games were at home.

Boys soccer team blanks Paintsville to win 57th District Tourney The Johnson Central Boys Soccer Team battled the elements, as well as the Paintsville Tigers Thursday night to re-claim the 57th District Soccer Tournament Title. On a night where the fog was so thick you could cut it with a knife and you could barely see the teams on the field, the Golden Eagles found a way to win and do so impressively.

These two teams split their regular season games as each team won on the other team’s home field. Unlike the first two matches, Johnson Central came out of the gate fast, pressuring the Tigers on the offensive end. That aggressive play would pay off as the Golden Eagles would attack the goal and earn a corner kick early in the game. Jr. Austin Dye would send a kick over the heads of the defense and goalkeeper that gathered in front of the net. The ball would hit off the Paintsville goalie and fall in front of the net and Johnson Central Jr. Marcus Ratliff was there to kick the ball in for the first score of the game and JC was up 1-0 just under 3 minutes gone in the 1st half.

From that quick JC strike, both team’s defenses took over. Each goalkeeper would also step up huge, denying several shot attempts from each side. At the half, Johnson Central would continue to have the 1-0 lead. During the 1st half, there were times when the evening fog would settle on the field and make things a little hard to see at times, but in the 2nd half it was a whole other story. The fog would roll in and it would roll in very thick, making it sometimes nearly impossible to see the players on the field from the stands. It didn’t seem to bother the players to bad, as they all continued to play as hard as they could on both sides. Both teams continued to battle it out, but Johnson Central did a nice job of keeping the ball on their end of the field and that continued aggressive play in the 1st half spilled over into the 2nd half and the Golden Eagles would tack on a late score with just over 14 minutes to play, when So. Keegan Hoaglin took a pass from Sr. Noah Cole directly in front of the net and Hoaglin found the bottom corner for a John-

The Johnson Central boys soccer team won the 57th District Tournament at Eagle Field last Thursday. JC won 2-0 over Paintsville. son Central score to go up 2-0. That’s all the offense that would be needed in this game, as the Defensive backline for Johnson Central would constantly close the door on the Paintsville Offense and when the clock showed all zero’s on the scoreboard, well for those that could see the scoreboard through the fog, Johnson Central would claim their 4th – 57thDistrict Title.

Head Coach Dwight Chafins commented that, “My team plays with heart. They continue to scratch and claw and dig and never

quit. When I took over the program again this season, one thing we wanted to do was rediscover that desire to play. To bring out in these young men that competitive drive, that I can do this attitude and throughout this season, we’ve show everyone that when you play Johnson Central, you’re going to get a full 80 minute game.”

“I’m proud and honored to be around such an extraordinary group of young men,” Chafins added. For Coach Chafins this would be his 3rd District Championship in his coaching ca-

reer for JCHS. He was the first head coach in program history and he led the school to District titles in 2008 (33rd District) and 2009 (34th District). Overall Johnson central has won 6 District Titles, as mentioned 2008 and 2009, but also 2012 through 2014 (all 57th District) and now in 2016.

JCHS Goals: Marcus Ratliff – 2:53 1st Half (Austin Dye, Assist) Keegan Hoaglin – 66:27 2nd Half (Noah Cole, Assist) JCHS Goalkeeper: Travis Caudill – 0 goals allowed (He did

not allow a single goal in the District Tournament) * 57th District AllTournament Team: Sheldon Clark – Nathan Frey, Nick Maynard Prestonsburg – Dean Andler, Dylan Cline Paintsville – Lucas Adkins, Brett Bartley, Jake Plumley Johnson Central – Keegan Hoaglin, Austin Dye, Donavan Ward, Bryce Rice Credit: Scott Ratliffjcgoldeneagle.com

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Life after breast cancer The moment a person receives

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The World Cancer Research Fund International says breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women and men and is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide. Despite that prevalence, the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with localized breast cancer (cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes or outside the breast) is 98.5 percent, says the American Cancer Society. Survival odds increase as more is learned about breast cancer and more people take preventative measures, including routine screenings. Today, there are nearly three million breast cancer survivors living in the United States.

Breast cancer treatments may last anywhere from six months to a year.

Adjusting after treatment may not come so easily at first. But adjustments are easier with time, and many cancer survivors continue to live life to the fullest in much the same way they did prior to their diagnosis.

When treatment ends, patients often still have fears about the cancer, wondering if all of the cancerous cells have been destroyed and worrying about recurrence. But focusing on the present and all of the things you now can do with health on your side is a great way to put your fears behind you.

Many cancer survivors must still visit their doctors after treatments end.

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The Curse The story of the curse of Carl Pruitt’s grave goes back to an afternoon in 1938, in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Pruitt returned home after a day of work and expected to find his wife in the kitchen. Instead, he found her in a bedroom with another man. Enraged, Pruitt grabbed a chain and started to strangle her and her lover used the opportunity to flee the scene. After she was dead, Pruitt committed suicide.

Pruitt’s wife’s family refused to forgive Pruitt, so he was buried in a different cemetery in a different town.

Visitors to the cemetery that came across Pruitt’s grave noticed something odd going on. There was some discoloration that looked like circles, and then they started to link together, making it look like there was a chain on the tombstone. The odd discoloration drew the attention of some people, including a young group of boys who rode their bikes over to the cemetery about a month after the chain had formed.

To impress his friends, one boy threw a rock at the tombstone which chipped it. As the boy rode home, there was a freak accident and the chain came off his bike and wrapped around his neck, strangling him to death.

A strange death The boy’s mother was obviously devastated and decided to take it out on the tombstone.

She took an ax and whacked at it a number of times. The next day, she was hanging up laundry when the

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clothesline somehow wrapped around her neck and strangled her. When her death was investigated, the ax was found with rock dust on it and it was dented, but Pruitt’s tombstone remained intact. A short time later, a farmer was riding in a horse drawn cart with his family past the cemetery. For some foolish reason, he decided to fire his pistol at Priutt’s tombstone.

The gunfire spooked the horses, causing them to speed up. The farmer’s family jumped from the wagon, but the farmer stayed on until he was thrown from the carriage and a rein wrapped around his neck, strangling him.

Next, two policemen, who were convinced the curse was non-sense, went to the cemetery and took pictures of themselves in the area of Pruitt’s grave. As they drove away, a bright light started following them and they tried to speed away.

This led to them driving off the road into a fence and the officer in the passenger seat was thrown from the car, but survived. His partner, on the other hand, had been nearly decapitated by a chain between the two fence posts.

Paranormal activity By the time the 1940s rolled around, most people were staying away from the cemetery out of fear of losing their own life. But not everyone did. One man went into the cemetery and started to smash the tombstone with a hammer. People could hear the hammer bashing against the tomb-

stone and then that was replaced by blood curdling screams. The townspeople investigated the cemetery and they found the man dead at the gates. Apparently he was frightened by something and ran away. As he got to the exit, the chain used to lock the gates somehow wrapped around his neck and strangled him to death. After that death, bodies were exhumed from the cemetery and a stripping company removed all the markers, including Pruitt’s wrathful tombstone.

What Lies Beneath the On the eastern edge of the border between Jefferson and Oldham Counties, lies a stretch of curvyhighway that is said to be such a dark and eerie place, even the most adventurous souls dare to travel it alone.

Whether true or just urban legends, Kentucky’s Sleepy Hollow has a few bone-chilling stories attached to the area.

The most questionable story is that of the “black hearse” that is said to appear out of nowhere to follow you as you travel down the road, and will increase speed causing the driver to run off the side of the road and plunge into a thirty-foot ravine.

One of the most haunting stories is that of “Cry-Baby Bridge.

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So, as the legend goes, on nights when the moon is full you can stand on the side of the bridge and hear the cries and screams of those tiny, innocent souls.

Another of the lesser known stories of Sleepy Hollow is the tale of “Devil’s Point” which in the 1970’s and early19 80s was rumored to be the area where satanic rituals were held.

Many residents that live in the area have claimed to have heard chanting and screaming coming from nearby.

The area is also rumored to have been populated by bonfires and figures in dark robes.

Some say they have seen lights that fly beside their car or moving through the trees as they travel across the 2-mile stretch.

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pass is a time warp, and have entered the hollow at a certain time and what seemed like just five minutes had passed, discovered that several hours had gone by, after they came out on the other side of the hollow.

Although no one has mentioned seeing a headless horseman, it is said that there have been several sightings of a soldier on horseback up on the ridge.

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