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Backs mark 53rd anniversary





The Letcher County Central High School “Meet the Cougars” game against Pikeville on Friday began with the JROTC Color Guard ceremony. Carrying the right saber was Lt. Colonel Dalton Hayes, left saber was Command Sgt. Major Luke Little. Carrying the left rifle was Joseph Gross, right rifle was Master Sgt. Robert Kiser, U.S. flag was Major Megan Thompson, state flag was Corporal Jessika Moushoun, and school flag was Pvt. Stephanie Hurst. The JROTC program has almost doubled its number of cadets from last year. Photo by Pvt. Savannah Bentley.

The Letcher County Central High School “Meet the Cougars” game against Pikeville on Friday began with the JROTC Color Guard ceremony. Carrying the right saber was Lt. Colonel Dalton Hayes, left saber was Command Sgt. Major Luke Little. Carrying the left rifle was Joseph Gross, right rifle was Master Sgt. Robert Kiser, U.S. flag was Major Megan Thompson, state flag was Corporal Jessika Moushoun, and school flag was Pvt. Stephanie Hurst. The JROTC program has almost doubled its number of cadets from last year. Photo by Pvt. Savannah Bentley.

Glad to report Greg Pridemore is home and doing well after his recently heart surgery. We wish him a smooth and speedy recovery.

The Letcher Area Homemakers held our August meeting last Tuesday at the Jeremiah Missionary Baptist Church. We discussed our summer happenings and made some plans for fall.

I was sorry to learn that Opal Duke had recently fallen and was hurt pretty badly. She is slowing improving and hopefully, much better by this time.

Happy anniversary to Ronnie G. and Maggie Back, who celebrated over the weekend. It was their 53rd year together, and I wish them many more.

Kenneth and Karen Meyers and Hailey came over from Pikeville Saturday to visit with Allen and Ruby Meyers. Hailey spent some Papaw and Mamaw time while Kenneth and Karen took in the Route 7 antique shops.

Saturday, Astor Blair was baptized at Letcher Manor Nursing Home with many family and friends in attendance. He took his fellowship with Blair Branch Church.

Our daughter Jessie and her husband Andy came in from Lexington for a visit on Tuesday. We got together at Don and Coreen Pridemore’s for a fish fry. We had caught the fish this spring when Dad, Mom and Kenny Joe went with Bob and myself to Pennyrile State Park.

Jeremiah

I was afraid we might not have enough, so I also fixed a pack of our ‘Toby Breeding fish.’ Mom exchanged a juicer/strainer for some fish from Toby.

He and Coleen got something to make tomato juice, and all we thought about was filling our stomachs. Bartering is a good thing!

Rodney and Geraldine Ison had a houseful of company this week. Ryan, baby Tinsley, Sharon, Stella, Corey, Tonya and their three daughters all stopped in to see Grandpa Rod and Mamaw Geraldine.

Sorry to learn that Arizona Adams suffered a light heart attack and was having a heart cath at Hazard Hospital this past Monday. Bob stopped by to visit with Evangene and Violet on Sunday, and to find out about Arizona, who was still in Hazard ARH.

He also stopped by to see Mertie and Lynn Caudill while up that way, and Ila and Tammy Adams.

It was good to see Roland and Carol Blair at Blair Branch Church on Sunday. Carol is much improved from her recent sick spell.

Also good to see Thelma Seals, who has spent the last few years helping take care of her late mother, “Indie” Adams, and this was her first time out for awhile.

Get well wishes to Ronnie Dean Caudill, who had health problems last week, and may now be a patient at Letcher Manor for rehab.

Dock Adams is back home and made it out to Blair Branch Church on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Bob gave him a ride.

I was happy to have Carol Blair Bryant and her sister Lorene Blair Kohler stop by my Shoppe on Thursday. They were visiting with Tony and Mary Caroline Blair and Kenneth and Anna Lou also visited with them. They got together with many family and friends while they were all in.

On Monday, Don and Coreen Pridemore, Bonita and I all loaded up and went to Tennessee to hunt a load of Grainger County tomatoes. Someone is going to be working.


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