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Greetings from the hills and valleys of Eolia and Eolia Christian Community Outreach. Love endures long and is patient and kind … it takes no account of the evil done to it - pays no attention to a suffered wrong. More ... Ann Mullins, supervisor of District 11 Probation and Parole, retired July 31. She was honored with a luncheon at Pine Mountain Grill attended by state officials, her staff, family and friends. Mullins began her career with Probation and Parole in 1981 and was named supervisor in 1999. More ... The annual reunion of the Martha and Silas Caudill family was held recently at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Jamestown. Seventy family members and friends attended from Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, California, Nevada, Texas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Virginia. More ... Ten free white flowering dogwood trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during August. The free trees are part of the nonprofit foundation's Trees for America campaign. "The white flowering dogwoods will add year-round beauty to your home and neighborhood," John Rosenow, the foundation's president, said. More ... By the time this week's Eagle hits the newsstands, Letcher schools will be back in session. Hopefully all the children will have a safe trip to and from their schools since it takes awhile for traffic to get used to the school buses being back on the highway. More ... The Doty Grade School reunion was held June 16 with a theme of "A Tribute to our Veterans." Each of the seven veterans present at the reunion told of his years of service and where he was stationed. The veterans were then given a flag pin. Pictured are (left to right) Joe Statum, Clayton Shepherd, Claude Caudill, Coman Caudill, Roland Blair, Lonzo Caudill, and Donald Back. More ... Brian Fleming of Augusta, Ga., has received two awards because of his work as a rehabilitation counselor for the deaf. He won the Regional Organizational Commitment Award in 2003 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2006. Fleming works for the Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation. He is the son of Paul and Nancy Fleming of Jenkins. More ... Hello, everyone. Hope things are going well for all of you. It was good to see the rain Sunday. I got a letter from Pauline Webb. She is a cancer survivor for 26 years. The doctor said she was cancer free. That is such great news. We all thank the Lord for that. She says the Lord had a reason for her to make it that long. More ... Pictured at the Letcher County Central High School football field are School Superintendent Anna Craft and Larry Hatton. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Hendrix of Waco, and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Blair of Ermine, announce the forthcoming marriage of Angela Leigh Hendrix and Joshua Andrew Blair on Saturday, August 25, at 2:30 p.m. The wedding will take place at the Waco Baptist Church near Richmond. More ... Kay Hammond has been named executive director of the Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center in Pikeville. The center offers services and support for women and teens facing an unplanned pregnancy. Hammonds holds degrees from Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, and Pikeville College. More ... King's 10th annual "Love Ride" will take place Saturday, August 18. The motorcycle ride, which benefits the Leonard Lawson Cancer Center, will begin with registration at King's Palace Restaurant on Route 805 in Jenkins from 8 to 10:30 a.m. The group will leave at 11 a.m. and travel to Morristown, Tenn. Breakfast is available before the ride. More ... White Thunder will perform from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., August 11, at American Legion Post 152 on Highway 119. For more information, call 633-5212. More ... An organizational meeting for the Neighborhood Watch Program will be held August 14 for the residents of Mayking and Seco. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Mayking Fire Department. For more information, call 633-1257. More ... While sitting preparing my sermon, I decided to get a column in. As person of the week, I choose Jason Robbins, a bright young man that I have know since he was a nine-year-old. He is a member of Trinity Tabernacle. He very much wants to become a minister. God wants all of us to work in His vineyard. It is such a pleasure to have young ones working for the Lord. More ... The Letcher High School Class of 1967 met July 14 at the Stuart Robinson School Dining Hall for a 40-year reunion. Ten class members and some of their spouses attended and spent the afternoon reminiscing about school days, catching up on their lives, and enjoying a catered lunch. More ... Kameron Lee Joseph celebrated his first birthday August 3. He is the son of Leonard and Stacy Joseph of Smoot Creek, and has an older brother, Jordan. His grandparents are Sheila Calhoun of Hindman, Jerry and Sheryl Kirby of Hindman, and Debbie Joseph of Isom and the late Darrell Joseph. More ... Mae Boggs reports a good visit with her children in Louisville and Lexington. She visited her granddaughter, Melissa, and John Tipper and boys in their new home in Oldham County. Mae is happy Melissa moved back from Paducah close to her mother, Rebecca Boggs Mohn. They will be a lot of help to each other. Melissa's home is beautiful. More ... Threemonth old Kylee Lashea Fouts was the elite supreme winner of the Beauties and Cuties 4th of July Pageant. She also won high points queen, prettiest smile, most patriotic, and judges' star. She is the daughter of Jamie and Maxine Fouts of Jenkins. Her grandparents are James and Nancy Fouts of Jenkins, and Carrie Mullins of Redfox and the late Virgil Mullins. More ... Harlan County native Doug Mills, a videographer for "The Heartland Series" for 23 years, will teach a videography class (VCM 240) Saturdays beginning Aug. 18 and lasting for 15 weeks. The class will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus. More ... The Letcher County AARP Chapter will host a day bus trip to the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville on Tuesday, August 21, with Seals Tours. The bus will pick up at Isom Double Kwik at 7 a.m. and return in the late evening. Cost will be $30 per person due at time of sign-up. Call Betty Hatton at 633-7021 or Berma Matthews at 633-7874 for more information. More ... Pat and Joan Sexton of Thornton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla June, to Brandon Scott Boyd, son of Anita Branham and Gary Boyd of Whitesburg. She is attending the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and will graduate with a doctorate in pharmacy in May 2008. He is a pharmaceutical representative for Eli Lilly and Company and lives in Somerset. More ... East Kentucky Tyme will perform at the Hemphill Community Center on Friday, August 10, at 7:30 p.m. The group will also appear at The Country Cabin in Norton, Va., at 8 p.m., August 11. More ... Howdy y'all, done been talkin to my brother, sister-in-law and sister so have reverted back to my ole Kentucky ways. Yep! Ron and Johnell from Alabama, and Sarah Belle from Cincinnati, Ohio, came in. They got here in time for supper. More ... William and Glenna Halcomb of Whitesburg, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi, to Gabriel Craft, son of Dave Craft of Neon and Donna Bentley of McRoberts. A September 2008 wedding is planned. More ... Albert and Pat Johnson of Dunham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Chasity Phipps of Jenkins, to Shelby Daylong, also of Jenkins. He is the son of the late Brenda Bolling of Mayking, and Richard Daylong of Columbus, Ohio, and the grandson of Polly Potter of McRoberts. She has two sons, Austin, 10, and Justin, 7. He has a son, Tyler, 9. More ... Beginning clogging classes will start Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Norton Community Center in Norton, Va. The classes will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and are open to those ages five and older. The classes will run for eight weeks and will be taught by veteran dancer Anna Wells and the Sugarcane dance team. For more information, call (276) 679-2096 or (276) 679-0754. More ... East KY Tyme will perform at 8 p.m., August 11, at The Country Cabin II in Norton, Va. The new facility is located across Alternate Rte. 58 from the original Country Cabin, 1 1/2 miles west of Norton. For more information, call (276) 679-2632. More ... The Cornerstone Florist and Gift Ship in Carrollton, owned by former Whitesburg resident Maguana (Blair) and Chuck Qualls, recently receive a beautification award from the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. The speaker at the award ceremony was Kentucky Derby winning jockey Pat Day. More ... I take a great deal of time and do a lot of tasking to make sure that upwards of 30 species of songbirds and woodpeckers make it through the winter and that finches, doves and hummingbirds have no quarrel with starvation in warm weather. More ... Local painter and horse enthusiast Jimmy McIntosh of Craft's Colly let children at the Tender Loving Care daycare ride on one of his horses last week at the First Baptist Church in Whitesburg. More ... Six Letcher County students were graduated from Morehead State University this spring. Graduating with honors were Milena Bourtai Adams, Isom, bachelor of arts, magna cum laude; Brian Mitchell Breeding, Whitesburg, bachelor of arts, magna cum laude; Mark A. More ... 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 ... Hannah Nicole Ruth Profitt was one year old on July 31. She is the daughter of Ralph and Patty Profitt of Little Colley, and has an older brother, Scott Profitt. Her grandparents are the Rev. Conard and Carolyn Profitt of Isom, and Ralph and Karen Profitt of Whitesburg. More ... Sue Ellen Marsillett and Joe Floyd Mullins will be married Sept. 3. The couple will live at the home of Sharon and Vernon Mullins on Band Mill Mountain in McRoberts. More ... Susie Fitch (right) was the winner for her weight loss in a recent survivor contest held by TOPS (Takes Off Pounds Sensibly) #546. Fredia Ratliff (left) was the runner-up. In 23 weeks they had a combined weight loss of 64 1/2 pounds. TOPS is a support weight loss group that meets each Monday at the Ermine Senior Citizens Center. Weighing in starts at 4 p.m. More ... The Carcassonne square dance will be held Saturday, August 11, from 8 to 10 p.m. Charlie Whitaker will call. For more information, call 633-2092 or 633- 0851. More ... Nathan Cyle Adams was born May 15 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. He is the son of Ben and Tonya Adams of Whitesburg. His grandparents are Benny and Janice Adams of Whitesburg, and Robert and Addis Tackitt of Sergent. More ... Hello again, everyone! Once again I had to borrow someone's computer to write a column. My computer guy brought the part for mine home but he could have saved some gas since it went kapoop on me when I tried to use it. So here I am at my friend, Nancy Dierkes's. I thought about not even writing a column this week. I wonder if I would be missed. More ... Shaun Jacob Riley Slone celebrated his fourth birthday July 15. He is pictured with his sisters, Cadance Leighann Lewis, 22 months, and Andrea Elise Lewis, 10 months. They are the children of Shawn and Beth Lewis of Whitesburg. More ... Have you gotten acquainted lately with anyone who is illiterate? I met a man a few months ago who was. This man was a good worker and was good at what he was doing, but it was backbreaking labor - brute labor, if you will. But he was providing for his family, something a lot of well-educated people aren't doing. More ... A veterans benefits field representative of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs will be at the Letcher County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 13 to assist veterans and their dependents. There is no charge for this service. For more information, call (877) 856- 0004. More ... A revival will be held at the Little Leatherwood Church of God of Prophecy. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. each night. Evangelist Shane Pippen will speak August 12-15, and evangelist Alva Wilson will speak August 29-31. For more information, call Pastor Robbie Delph at (606) 476-8849. More ... |
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