2009-05-27

JANUARY BABY



Sophia Carolyn Napier was born January 30 to Dave and Sandy Napier. She is the great-granddaughter of Elvin and Martha Smith of Quicksand. Her grandparents are David and Sandy Napier of Quicksand, and Larry and Similene Mullins of Mayking.

Memorial Day was once called Decoration Day

Southern Ohio

Hello again everyone! How is everything in your little corner of the world? Memorial Day always confuses me. As lots of you who know me well, it really doesn’t take a lot to get me confused! How many of you from the mountains still call it Decoration Day, and you still want to go May 30 to decorate the graves […]

AfterShock to play at Whitesburg VFW



The AfterShock Band will perform at the Whitesburg Veterans of Foreign Wars on Saturday, May 30, starting at 9 p.m. Membership is not required to attend the dance, but you must be over 21 years of age. Admission is $5.

Highway 11 to play



Highway 11 will perform at 7:30 p.m., May 30, at The Country Cabin II in Norton, Va. The facility is located across Alternate Rte. 58 from the original Country Cabin, 1 1/2 miles west of Norton. Admission for adults is $5, and $1 for children 2 through 11 years old. For more information, call (276) 679-3541.

Bluegrass festival planned for June 6



The Campbell’s Branch/Linefork Community Center will present the second annual Bluegrass Festival by the Creek on Saturday, June 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Performers include Mountain Melody, Bits and Pieces, Glory Bound, and Marcus Williams & New Cut Grass. There will also be an open microphone session. Admission is $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Proceeds will benefit the […]

Dinner, show set



A dinner and pantomime show will be held Saturday, June 6, at the Jenkins Masonic Lodge Hall. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. For more information, call Wanda at 832- 1395 or Arius at 633-7076.

Coming events



This guide is published by The Mountain Eagle as a public service to help keep readers informed about entertainment events within driving distance of Letcher County. All dates are subject to change. Always check with the venues listed before traveling long distances. ROCK, POP, BLUES RAP, CHRISTIAN In Whitesburg JASON ISBELL with MARK KNIGHT; Sat., July 11 in Whitesburg at […]

Network TV news anchors are also rabid music fans



NEW YORK Starched shirts by day, tattered flannel at night? Network television anchors Brian Williams and Dan Harris have unusual new side gigs as music bloggers. Williams’ “BriTunes” — a name he quickly found was already in use by a 27-year-old blogger — launched last week with the NBC News chief anchor’s talk with Deer Tick. That’s the indie rock […]

‘Punch-Out!!’ returns



In the early 1980s, after Muhammad Ali retired, boxing was losing its mojo. It took two larger-than-life brawlers to bring star power back to the ring: Mike Tyson and Little Mac. They were the stars of the 1987 Nintendo game “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!” If you had a Nintendo Entertainment System back then, odds are that at some point you laced […]

Services are held for Hallie Johnson Tong



Hallie Elizabeth Johnson Tong, 71, of Winter Haven, Fla., died March 21 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale, Fla., from lung cancer. She was born in Letcher County and moved to Winter Haven in 2003. Surviving are three sisters, Tina Martino, Fay Portha of Michigan and Jolene Kelly of Winter Haven, Fla.; a brother, Stoney Johnson, of Alabama; two daughters, Penny […]