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Sorry I didn’t get a column in last week’s paper. We had a great turnout for our Bluegrass Night Jan. 22. Hiram and Ruby Collins had sort of a wedding reception during Bluegrass Night. There were a lot of their friends there, and a lot of people brought food. There was a large wedding cake served. I want to say good luck to the happy couple. More ... LIBRARIAN — Jenay Hall is the new head librarian of the Lillian Webb Memorial Library in Neon. More ... Hello all. Our heat wave was short lived, wasn’t it? I sure miss it, but I enjoyed it while it lasted. Right now, when I look out the window, all I see is snow, snow, and more snow. Thankfully we have still electricity and running water this go-round, and it is my window I am looking out. More ... Greetings to all from the Eolia Christian Community Outreach Center. “My son, give me thine heart.” Proverbs 23:26. More ... DEAN’S LIST — Waylon Sparkman of Hazard has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn, where he earned a 3.8 grade point average. More ... Austin Thomas Reynolds of Blackey, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at North Greenville University in Tigerville, S.C. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average. More ... It doesn’t seem possible the month of January has slipped away. There are still a few Christmas light displays around, a few diehards like myself as my Christmas tree is still up at the present time! More ... Hi all. I hope you are having sunshine at your place. Not here, it’s bitter cold and there’s snow on the ground. How long until springtime? It sure won’t come too soon for me. More ... BIRTHDAY — Brooklynn Diane Lucas celebrated her third birthday Jan. 25 with a Wizard of Oz party. More ... My sympathy to the family of Bill Gibson of Isom. He died Jan. 22 at Hazard Hospital. Bill turned 106 on Jan. 18. He lived a long life and he was very outspoken. If he had something to say to you or about you, he would just come right out and say it. He will be missed. More ... I didn’t think we were really going to get all the snow that was forecast for our area, but it really did get here and the cold temperatures are keeping the snow on the ground. We had about eight inches of snow at our house and some had even more. More ... WED — Sgt. Brian Sumner and Stephanie Morgan were married Dec. 19 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Versailles. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan of Atlanta, Ga. More ... |
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