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Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well. How about this weather? I love it! It feels like fall. Goldenrod and a lot of other fall flowers are blooming, but I’m sure summer is not done with us yet. That’s okay, I love all the seasons. More ... A large crowd attended the recent memorial service for Joanie Sexton Brannock, held at the Little Colley Baptist Church. Joanie had fought a hard battle with cancer but died on August 9 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was only 47 years old. She was the daughter of the late Clyde and Nancy Sexton and Arnetta Mae Slone. Our sympathy goes out to her family. More ... Can you believe it is September already? I have been enjoying the cool evenings and cool mornings. It feels good to wake up being nice and cool in the house. Fall is almost here. More ... Joe Halcomb and his wife Verna are pictured with their daughter Ailene and Thula Ison (left). More ... The seniors from the Colson Center will be selling hog dog dinners on Friday. Call the center if you want them delivered, or you may come by and eat at the center. Linda is making her pina colada cake and it is so good! The phone number for the center is 855-9977. We look forward to seeing you there. More ... ONE YEAR OLD — Chloe Noelle Kaye Isaac celebrated her first birthday July 10 with a Hello Kitty party. More ... To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle’s weekly reunion column, send information 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 ... ONE YEAR OLD — Mason Cole Boggs celebrated his first birthday August 13. He is the son of Eric and Jamie Boggs of Kingscreek, and has an older brother, Brady Boggs. More ... I pretty much grew up on dried apples. From late August until this time of year, Mom would patiently peel and thinly slice a variety that we called “horse apples”. It was a variety for which Pap had lost the name, but the draft horses on the place and the mules and cows loved to munch the apples. More ... At least 84 children, ages two to 17, fished with family members during a “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” youth fishing day held Saturday at Four Star Village pay lake at Redfox. More ... Well howdy there. I hope everyone had a great week. It wasn’t too bad here weather wise. We have been having some cooler weather and did get a good slow, soaking rain, but it came just a mite too late. Most gardens are finished, and all we have now is a few tomatoes. I can’t complain though, we had enough beans for eating and put a few packs in the freezer. More ... SCHOLARSHIP WINNER — Mercitus Adams, Worthy Matron, and Sue Holbrook, secretary of Hester Chapter No. More ... The Ermine seniors have been on another picnic. We went to Kingscreek to their new park and it is beautiful there. More ... Hello everyone! Once again I will ask how is everything in your corner of this world. If you can say great — well savor that thought because in an instant it can change! More ... Gary B. Fugate turned 30 years old August 29 and his sister, Shanna C. Adams, will celebrate her 26th birthday Sept. 4. They are the children of Duke and Debbie Fugate of Carcassonne. Their grandparents are Peanut and Jean Blair of Elk Creek, and Mae Fugate of Carcassonne and the late Oakley Fugate. Shanna Adams is the mother of Emmaleigh ‘Miss Em’ Adams, 7, and Gavin Adams, 3. More ... Stuart Robinson had its 50th class reunion August 6-8. People came all the way from Florida and Michigan. Eugene Halcomb, his wife Phyllis, son Terry and granddaughter Pam were there from Lansing, Mich. Eugene was interviewed for television. More ... Albert Holbrook loves languages. He’s taken Spanish, French and is now taking German and at age 81, he plans to keep on learning by enrolling in Hazard Community and Technical College classes. More ... |
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