2011-05-18

Senior Games coming up this week



The Colson Senior Citizens Center has had a very good week, and is looking forward to this week. We would like to thank Community Trust Bank for the delicious cake. It’s always a big hit with the seniors and the staff. Also, special thanks to Letcher Manor for the roses for all the seniors on the road. This was a […]

Dick Van Dyke’s memoir self-portrait of lucky man



NEW YORK Dick Van Dyke looks back and marvels. The way he sizes up his 85-andcounting years is summarized by the title of his new memoir, “My Lucky Life in and out of Show Business”: dumb luck. Luckily, he had a lot of talent, too . Van Dyke writes proudly of his roles in one of television’s most beloved sitcoms […]

Berry’s ‘The Jefferson Key’ a no-holds-barred thriller



“The Jefferson Key” (Ballantine Books), by Steve Berry: Steve Berry’s latest Cotton Malone adventure, “The Jefferson Key,” mixes American history with page-turning suspense in a delightful concoction. Malone and his new girlfriend, Cassiopeia Vitt, are hoping to enjoy a romantic weekend in New York City when an email from his former boss sends him to a hotel to meet with […]

Coming events



LETCHER COUNTY ROCK, POP, BLUES RAP, CHRISTIAN BENT SENSES; Sat., May 21 in Whitesburg at Summit City. MALCOM HALCOMBE; Thu., May 26 in Whitesburg at Summit City. COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS, TRADITIONAL, ETC. CHRIS JANSON; Fri., May 27 in Whitesburg at Summit City. TIM MICHAELS; Sat., May 28 in Whitesburg at Summit City. BEN SOLLEE; Thu., June 9 at Appalshop Theater. […]

Medicines and diet used to treat gout



DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Do you have information on gout? I am 65, and my sonin law is 32. We both have it. It is so painful. My doctor was pretty vague. He asked me to go on the computer to find which foods I should or should not eat. I found that you can’t eat meat and fish, but salmon […]

Disabilities challenge moms-to-be




WASHINGTON Her first pregnancy brought Dianna Fiore Radoslovich a break from the weakness and pain of her multiple sclerosis. She put away her cane and her meds and gave birth to a healthy son. Pregnancy No. 2 hasn’t brought the same reprieve. This time, Radoslovich juggles the cane with a toddler, a growing baby bump and a bit of anxiety. […]

Study impacts heart treatment very little



CHICAGO Landmark research that should have changed the way doctors treat millions of heart patients with clogged arteries has had little effect — many still don’t first try medicines that sometimes eliminate the need for costly, invasive procedures, a study suggests. The 2007 research — front-page news when it was published — showed that intensive drug treatment in non- emergency […]

Services are held for Verneda Owens



M. Verneda Banks Owens, 84, died May 1 at her home in Frederick County, Va. Born in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Fred and Matilda Banks, she was the widow of Guy Owens. She was a homemaker and farmer, and was retired from National Fruit in the Incentive Department after 17. She was a member of Gainesboro United Methodist Church […]

Rites held forRoxie Gillispie



Roxie Gillispie, 90, of Whitesburg, died May 12 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Solomon and Mecie Compton Johnson, she was the widow of Leonard Gillispie. She was the mother of the late Phyllis Sexton and a sister of the late Woodrow Johnson, Jake Johnson, Victor Johnson and Julie Collins. Surviving are a son, Sollie R. […]

AARP to meet



The Letcher County AARP Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, at the Blackey Senior Citizens Building. Those attending should bring a covered dish. Plans will be made for a trip for members and their guests to Fort Boonesborough on May 21. For more information, call Berma at 633-7874.