Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Visitors to New Orleans hear jazz, eat beignets Blackey By DIANA COMBS       My sympathy to the family of Keith Caudill of Carcassonne. He died on May 7. He was the husband of Tina Jent Caudill and died of a staph infection at Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital where he had been a patient for about two weeks. He had liver problems and had been in and out of the hospital ... More ... TO BE WED       Debbie Sprague and Roger Thacker of Elkhorn City, announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amanda Jo Thacker, to Adam Christopher Hamilton, son of O'Neil and Carol Day of Whitesburg and Amos Hamilton of Teaberry. The wedding will take place on May 18 at the Pikeville City Park in Pike... More ... Arts and crafts is more than a hobby By KED SANDERS       We tend to remember pleasant days and repress bad days. That's why my recent visit with Doreen and Wendell Calhoun of Letcher will be one of those indelible memories. I called to get directions to their home then passed it up the first time around because I was daydreaming when I passed the landm... More ... Hospice of the Bluegrass selected as top business       Hospice of the Bluegrass has been selected by Women Leading Kentucky and The Lane Report for the 2008 Top Business for Women Award. The award is given annually to a Kentucky organization or business that employs policies and practices to recruit, retain and advance women. More ... Sam Mullins is now a kindergarten graduate Whitesburg By OMA HATTON       Hello, everyone, hope you are all doing well and hope all you mothers had a happy Mother's Day. If you are blessed enough to still have a mother, I hope you let her know you love and appreciate her. I sure miss mine. She was also my best friend. We did everything together. She was only 17 years ol... More ... MOTHER'S DAY       Louise Shepherd and her four children are pictured on Mother's Day. In the front row (left to right) are Louise Shepherd and Carol Day. Behind them are Shannon Banks, Jerry Shepherd, and Pam Gardner. More ... IN IRAQ       Lance Corporal Bennett J. "Jonathan" Adams, 22, is on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He left North Carolina on March 30 and will return in November. He is the son of Tammy Cook and Eddie Adams, and grandson of Brenda and Bennett Adams. More ... SCHOLARSHIP       Chelsea Fields has received the Appalachian Honors Scholarship from Pikeville College, where she will also play volleyball. She is graduating from Letcher County Central High School with a 4.0 grade point average. Playing volleyball in her junior and senior years, she had 396 passes, 165 serves, ... More ... Yard sale set       The 23 Country Music Highway Yard Sale will held May 29- 31 in the following counties: Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Martin, Magoffin, Johnson, Floyd, Pike, and Letcher. For more information, visit www.ky23yardsale.com. More ... AARP to meet       The Letcher County AARP Chapter will meet on Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. at the Blackey Senior Citizens Center. Dinner will be potluck. The guest speaker will Richard Smith of Blackey. Those attending should bring items for the food pantry or pay a fine of $1. For more information, may call Berma ... More ... Mother's Day gift was cool rod and reel Kingscreek By MARGIE ISON       Church services were really good Sunday morning. Nicole Dotson asked three of the small children for a number. At the end of church services there were flowers, hanging baskets, given out to the one with the most children with her. Pauline Roark got that one. Beverly Roark received one for the you... More ... Baby shower attendees enjoyed games, food Eolia By BRENDA GROSS       Greetings from the hills and valleys of Eolia and Eolia Christian Community Outreach. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight. Proverbs 4:7 NRSV On ladies' night at the Eolia Baptist Mission, the women of the church sponsored a baby shower for ou... More ... Chicken Adoption Day set for May 22       The Letcher County 4-H Poultry Club will hold Chicken Adoption Day from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 22, at the Letcher County Extension Office. Chickens, guineas, quail, ducks, peacocks and pheasants will be on hand to buy, sell, trade, or give away. Billie June Richardson is the club leader. For m... More ... Want some free weeds? Then visit Ike Points East By IKE ADAMS       Ever since moving here to 249 Charlie Brown Road, Paint Lick, Ky., I have waged an ongoing battle with dock and thistles. I would also take up fighting dandelions but I am so discouraged by my failure with the other two that it seems pointless. I've similarly given up on ever ridding the place of ... More ... Little Cowan Church to host Association Cowan By ELSIE BANKS       News time comes around fast. People are busy in various ways but most things are as usual. Our relatives who used to visit in the spring are waiting to come later. We will miss their spring visits. Some people are beginning to plant gardens and the mowing season has started. More ... LITTER PICK-UP       Adult volunteers gathered on April 26 at the Jenkins City Park for a litter pick-up sponsored by the city's Blighted/Deteriorated/Nuisance Committee. More ... Reunions • Reunions • Reunions       To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle's weekly reunion column, send information in writing to Reunions, The Mountain Eagle, Box 808, Whitesburg, Ky. 41858. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the following week's issue. More ... Spring is good time to be alive Southern Ohio By ROSE BALLARD DURHAM       Hey there, everyone! Oh it's good to be alive this morning. I have been able to sit on my front porch to enjoy the birds singing. The redbud trees have lost their colors; at this stage of spring everything is just a luscious green. The dogwoods are bloom; the pink ones in yards are absolutely gor... More ... Veterans Memorial Ride set for May 24       The third annual Veterans Memorial Ride will be held Saturday, May 24. Registration will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and the ride will begin at 11 a.m. The cost is $20 per bike, including a t-shirt and meal. Second riders are free with extra shirt and meals available. Proceeds will benefit the... More ... SISTER AND BROTHER       Carley Alyssa Austin celebrated her 14th birthday April 26. Her brother, Franklin Cody Wayne Austin, turned eight years old May 2. They are the children of Carl Wayne and Melissa Austin. Their grandparents are Alice Addington Sanders and Denver Sanders, Pound, Va.; the late Ronnie Addington, form... More ... Wild greens you can eat By Ann Bradley Letcher County Extension Agent       There's a world of tasty, freefor the-picking leaf vegetables to be found in fields, in vacant lots, along streams and even shooting up among your own garden crops! Plants like crow's foot, lamb's quarters, turkey salad, watercress, chickweed, chicory and on and on, are very nutritious and delicio... More ... Learn to repair log structures       Pine Mountain Settlement School will host a workshop focusing on repairs to square log structures June 22-27. Participants will learn preservation techniques, log replacement, chinking, and daubing. Moss Rudley, an exhibits specialist with the U.S. National Park Service's Historic Preservation Tra... More ... Engle family reunion coming up Northeast Ohio By EMMA LOU ENGLE       Howdy y'all, it's me again. Hope everyone had a good week and do hope everyone is well. This is a really bad time for allergies especially from maple, oak and mulberry trees. It's really cool here. We had rain last night and looks like we will be having cool weather the rest of the week. More ... FIFTH BIRTHDAY       Christopher James "C.J." Akers will celebrate his fifth birthday May 20. He is the son of Krista and James Akers of Haymond. His grandparents are Red and Edna Austin of Haymond; Otis Akers of Duffield, Va.; and Debbie Tipton of Gate City, Va. He is the great-grandson of Giles and Lizzie Austin, a... More ... Tourney results       The Letcher County Sheriff's Department sponsored a Rook tournament on April 18 to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Finishing in first place were Sheriff Danny Webb and Johnny Adams. The second place finishers were David Perry and Homer Rose, and in third place were Eugene Slo... More ... DRY LAND FISH       Kayla Smith, 8, daughter of Greg and Jessica Smith of Whitesburg, enjoyed hunting for dry land fish. More than 200 of the wild mushrooms were found during the hunt, with Kayla finding more than 50. She is the granddaughter of Dale and Linda Caudill of Big Cowan. More ... Dorse and Gwen Fields enjoy car show in TN. Jeremiah By DELANA BANKS       Just a short little column this week since it seems like only yesterday I wrote last week's news. Recently Dorse and Gwen Fields went to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and while there enjoyed the car show. They left Pigeon Forge and drove to Gatlinburg and came through Cherokee, N.C. They stopped by Dorse'... More ...