Reunions



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. <b>COAL MINERS — The Henniger-Elkhorn coal miners reunion will be held at the Greenbo State Resort Park lodge in Greenup on Friday, Oct. 5, […]

Mountain Heritage Festival Pageant winners are named



Winners of the Mountain Heritage Festival Pageant held Sept. 10 are: Female zero to six months: winner, Addi-Lynn Bailey; runner-up, Meah Reese Collins; and photogenic Carlyn Lee. Female seven to 12 months: winner and photogenic, Chloe Rose Wright; and runner-up, Alayna Skye Adams. Male seven to 12 months: winner and photogenic, Landyn Fugate; and runnerup, Waylon Cash Cornett. Female 13–18 […]

Poker run set



The Elkhorn Shrine Club will host the second annual Fall ATV Poker Run on Oct. 6 at Fishpond Lake. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the run will begin at noon. The cost is $10 per hand. The best hand pays $100 and the second best $50, and the person that travels the farthest will win $50. […]

Services planned



Services will be held Oct. 5 through Oct. 7 at the Church of God M.P.G. of the Truth at McRoberts. John A. Lamb of Southfield, Mich., will be the speaker at 7 p.m., Oct. 5, and will teach Bible study at 11 a.m., Oct. 6, with Madaline M. Sanders of Pickering, Ohio, who will also speak at 7 p.m. On […]

Retired teachers meeting planned



The Letcher County Retired Teachers Association will meet Friday, Sept. 21, at the Parkway Restaurant. The meeting will begin at noon.

Memorial service set for Anderson



Memorial services for Ronald Anderson, 69, of Ft. Pierce, Fla., will be held September 22 in Virgie. He was cremated in Florida, and his ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean. Born in Newhall, W.Va., to the late Jesse Willard and Millie Holbrook Anderson, he was the father of the late Ronald Wayne Anderson. Formerly of Shelby Gap, he was […]

Rites held for Frances Campbell



Frances Campbell of Lowell, died September 9. The widow of Isaac Campbell, she was also preceded in death by three children Buddy, Mary Margaret, and Nancy. She was a member of the Lowell Southern Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Steve Campbell and wife Barb of Lowell, and Jerry Campbell and wife Ann of McRoberts; three daughters, Letha Mehl and […]

Field day set at Quicksand



Appalachian cuisine will be featured at the Taste of the Mountains Field Day on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the University of Kentucky Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability in Quicksand. A free lunch will be served at noon. For more information, visit www2.ca.uky.edu/rcars/ or call (606) 666-2438 ext. 285.

Now here’s a tip



• “To clean the mouthpiece on the telephone in my home, I dip a soft toothbrush into rubbing alcohol, shake off any excess and use it to brush the holes in the handset clean. I do this weekly during cold and flu season.” — M. in Minnesota • To keep track of rolls of tape or other rolled items in […]

Shriners plan cash giveaway



The Mountain Shrine Club will hold a cash giveaway on Saturday night of the Mountain Heritage Festival. Donations are $5 per ticket. The grand prize is $5,000, second place is $3,000 and third place is $1,000. For more information, call Mick Polly at 633- 5869.