April 11, 2012 RSS feed / Families & Friends

Ermine, Jenkins join in Easter celebration

Ermine

Greetings from the Ermine Center. We hope you had a blessed Easter season. I need to apologize to Greata from Letcher Manor. I called her Kathy last week. I did brag on her so maybe she won’t be too offended. More...

Ministries plan celebration

Come out and celebrate Revelation Ranch Ministries at the Front Line Ministries in Hazard April 20, beginning at 6 p.m. More...

Potter family reunion set

The Potter family reunion will be held from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 26, at the Hemphill Community Center. Those attending should bring a covered dish, soft drinks, water and paper plates. More...

Revival planned

Lewis Creek Pentecostal Church in Partridge will host a revival with Pastor Ron Oplinger and Rev. Freddie Terry on Wednesday, April 11, through Sunday, April 15. Services will begin at 7 p.m. nightly and Sunday service at 6 p.m. More...

Tryouts planned

The Letcher County Central High School cheerleaders will have tryouts from 2 to 5 p.m., April 14 and 15, at the old Whitesburg High School. For more information, call (859) 644-2032. More...

Square dance

The first Carcassonne Community Center square dance of the year will be held from 8 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 14. Music will be by Lee Sexton, Ron Smith, John Haywood and Jack Adams with caller Randy Wilson. More...

Pond workshop

A pond management workshop will be held at 6 p.m. on April 17 at the Letcher County Extension Office. Shad J. Baker, Letcher County agent for agriculture and natural resources, will offer the class, which is free and open to the public. More...

Letcher County man is honored for work with mine rescue team

An Alpha Natural Resources mine rescue team trainer was recently recognized for his leadership as part of the “Forcht Group of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Leadership” lecture series held recently at the University of Cumberlands in More...

Linda Whitaker Day visits homeplace

Southern Ohio

Hello again everyone. I hope you had a happy Easter and I am sorry I didn’t wish you one last week. To be honest I didn’t even think what day it is. It sure has been beautiful weather here, though some days have been chilly. More...

Big crowd attended sunrise service at Blackey church

Jeremiah

I hope all had a nice Easter weekend and spent it with those they love and in remembrance of the true meaning of the day. There was a big crowd attending Mt. Olivet Church at Blackey on Easter Sunday, and many cute little children were there. More...

Colleen Cornett has an eagle eye for spotting dryland fish

Kingscreek

Hello again Another week has passed and here I am again. Everything at the center is about the same. We visit, we sew, and we eat. Everyone is talking about how beautiful the trees are, so bright and colorful. I especially like the lilacs. More...

Shower planned for new great-great-grandson

Northeast Ohio

Hello everyone, and wishing all a blessed Easter season. I’m sure all children, big, small and in between, who take part in an Easter egg hunt will have a great time. More...

Neon seniors tour miners’ monument

The Boone Fork Senior Citizens Center along with the Jenkins, Ermine and Kingscreek Centers hosted a lunch and played games at the Hemphill Community Center. Members who helped were Teresa Fox, Iolene Fleming and Richard Stewart. More...

Eggs were hidden and found all day

Colson

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter. It warmed up very nice and I love the weather. Randy, Jennifer, Jared and Ethan Isaacs spent the weekend with us. More...

GIRL SCOUTS VISIT THE EAGLE

— Troop 1193, made up of students from Martha Jane Potter Elementary School, visited The Mountain Eagle on April 5. More...

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Sophia Leeann Adams enjoyed her second Easter at home hiding eggs. She is 20 months old and is the daughter of Sheblena and Derrick Adams. More...

ENGAGED

— Bill Rose of Cromona, and Belinda Rose of Clintwood, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dakota Lee Rose, to Daniel William Nally of Bardstown. More...

Play to be staged at Pound

Swamp Gas and Shallow Feelings, a new Nashville music fable, will be staged in Pound, Va., by Barter Theatre on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. More...

LCCHS seniors to be honored

Letcher County Central High School will host its annual Senior Honors Day on Monday, April 30, at 9 a.m. School awards, scholarships and vocational awards will be given. Parents and community members are invited to attend. More...

Auditions planned

Auditions for parts in the 49th annual production of Trail of the Lonesome Pine State Outdoor Drama will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15, at the June Tolliver Playhouse, 518 Clinton Ave., East, Big Stone Gap, Va. More...

Chicks for sale

The Letcher County 4-H Poultry Club is selling weekold baby chicks for $2 each. Visit the Letcher County Extension Office, located off of Whitesburg Bypass and Stone Ave to select chicks. Call 633- 2362 for more information. More...

The goal for now is to type once again

Points East

The last time I was here I sorta promised that I would stop milking the stroke, but if email, get well cards, phone calls and inquiries on the street to Loretta are any indication, lots of folks are genuinely concerned as to how I’m doing a mon More...

PRIDE clean-up planned

The PRIDE cleanup in the City of Whitesburg will begin at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14. Volunteers will meet at city hall and are invited to a cookout after the cleanup. For more information, call Sandy at 633-3700. More...

Abshers welcome new grandson

Big Cowan

Hello everyone. Hope all had a great week as well as a happy Easter. My husband and I, Melinda and Mike and my brother Archie had dinner with my sister and brotherin law, Kathy and Eddie Wolfe. We all had a good time. More...

SIXTH BIRTHDAY

— Madison Mackenzie Fugate is turning six years old today ( Wednesday). She is the daughter of Brittany Gibson of Mayking. More...

My new cousin in Canada

A couple of months ago I got a phone call from Marty Stroup of Canada, telling me he was the husband of one of my cousins. More...

TWO YEARS OLD

— Hali Nikole Cornett celebrated her second birthday on Feb. 8 with friends and family at the Letcher County Rec Center. She is the daughter of D.J. and Stephanie Cornett of Colson. More...