2011-10-05

Silly Saints Clowns visit county



The Silly Saints Clown Ministry and Feed The Lambs Ministry from Faith Trinity Pentecostal Church in Shelbyville, Ind., recently visited Letcher County. Freddie Terry, principal at Arlie Boggs Middle School, was the coordinator of events, and the group stayed at the ECCO Center in Eolia. The clowns appeared on stage at the Mountain Heritage Festival on Sept. 22. On Sept. […]

Reunions • 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. DAY — The family and friends of George ‘Poppy’ Day will hold a reunion beginning at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Kingscreek […]

BIRTHDAY —



Hunter Dwight Griffie will turn 10 years old Nov. 2. He is an all A fourth grade student at Cowan Elementary School and is the son of Melissa Griffie of Kingscreek and Dwight Griffie of Whitesburg. He will celebrate his birthday with a party Oct. 30 at the Kingscreek Fire Department building. His grandparents are Barbara Huff of Kingscreek and […]

Home school meeting set



A home school meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Letcher County Extension Office, located at 478 Extension Drive, Whitesburg. For more information, contact Jason Brashear, county agent for 4-H and Youth Development, at 606-633- 2362.

Revival Oct. 6-7



Colson Baptist Church will hold its homecoming revival Thursday, Oct. 6, with minister Jo Walters at 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7, with minister Steve Hogg; Saturday, Oct. 8, with minister Glen Noe; and Sunday, Oct. 9, with Dr. Bill Mackey at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call 633-5188.

Deer harvest record posted



It’s a September to remember. Kentucky archers bagged a record number of deer and had better than a 50 percent success rate during the new 14- day early bull elk season. A total of 4,947 deer were checked in for the month of September, the first 28 days of archery season, surpassing the record harvest of 4,407 taken last year. […]

TO SPEAK —



Speak Your Piece



Call 633-7508 from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Friday. E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net Congratulations to the superintendent and members of the Jenkins Independent Board of Education for meeting seven of 10 No Child Left Behind goals. […]

Square dance set



The Carcassonne square dance will be held from 8 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8. Music will be by Randy Wilson with John Haywood, Gabe Wilson and Logan Dollarhide. For more information, call 633-7958.

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