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Volume 5, No. 40 November 11, 2014 Russell/Flatwoods/Greenup, KY

Beacon Video News Magazine

This week’s Gree-nup Beacon Video News Magazine will stream live from the new official home of the magazine: the McConnell House in Wurtland with special guest Pam Wright, who is principal at Russell Primary School. A sec-ond guest will be Sean Horne, Supt. of Russell Schools to discuss his dis-trict. We’ll also include a cooking segment with Brittnany Hoback and see just what she has cooked up for this week. Join host Brittnany Hoback and co-host Hank Bond at 1 p.m., on: greenupbeacon.com or greenupbeacon2.com Wednesdays. Shows are also archived on the web-sites.

Russell Parade Dec. 4The Russell Christmas

Parade, hosted by the Downtown Russell Busi-ness Association, will be held on Dec. 4, beginning at 7 p.m.

The event, which will be held on the streets of downtown Russell, will line up between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Clinton Street directed by the Russell Police Depart-ment.

The parade will kick off at 7 p.m.

The featured float will be Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, as pictures will be allowed after the parade in front of the fire station.

Organizers as that there be no other Santas in the parade.

A chili/cookie dinner will be served at the Rus-sell Fire Station immedi-ately following the parade with musical entertain-ment provided.

The parade committee welcomes all participants: floats, walkers, bands, fire trucks and others.

The grand marshals of the parade this year will be Bucky Jones and Mark Ballard, longtime Russell residents and volunteers.

For additional informa-tion please call Cheryl Jones, 502-314-4662.

Meeting scheduledThe Flatwoods Lions

Club will meet Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be held at Giovanni’s on Ar-gillite Road.

Non-members wel-come.

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Crawford honored as TrailblazerSpecial toThe Greenup Beacon

Sara Crawford was a re-cipient of the Northern Ken-tucky University Trailblazer Award for Leadership in Li-brary Informatics Nov. 6 at the Ashland Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Ash-land.

The presentation was part of the 2014 #RoadToNKU Commonwealth Tour.

Sara is a resident of Rus-sell, Kentucky, and is a stu-dent in NKU’s library infor-matics program. She works as a library assistant at the Ashland Community and Technical College. Sara was a student worker at the li-brary before completing an associate of arts degree last May.

“Books and the written word have always been a passion of mine and librar-ies brought me hours of comfort and joy when I was younger,” Sara said. “I knew I needed my Master of Li-

brary Science to advance in the field, but I had no clue what I wanted to receive my bachelor’s in.

“I was really excited to learn that NKU offered the library informatics program. It’s a wonderful opportunity to acquire the technical skills needed and really familiarize myself with the field before starting on a graduate de-gree. For instance, the library I work in is a federal deposi-tory, so the government doc-uments class I plan on taking in the spring will serve me well.”

The support Sara has re-ceived at NKU has already served her well.

“I didn’t know what to ex-pect during my first semester at NKU as an online trans-fer student, but I have had such a pleasant experience so far,” Sara said. “Every-one has been so supportive throughout the journey and my teachers are wonderful.”

Sara’s dream job is to work

at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in some capacity.

“But there are so many exciting possibilities, I can’t make up my mind at the mo-ment,” she said.

Sara will join four area mathematics teachers who will also be honored with the NKU Trailblazer Award for persistence in making a dif-ference in the mathematics skills of our children.

“The Trailblazer Award is recognition of those citizens throughout the state who are changing lives through new and innovative education programs,” NKU President Geoffrey S. Mearns said. “With improved math skills and added library capacity, Kentucky’s children will be better prepared to meet the demands of this century.”

The event is open to the public and will include an opportunity for high school students and adults inter-ested in completing their de-

gree to meet with university admissions representatives. RSVPs can be made at http://roadto.nku.edu/.

The #RoadToNKU is a

tour of community engage-ment activities throughout the Commonwealth. This trip to Ashland was the sixth of eight stops through Dec. 4.

Sara Crawford

Photos by Anne Stephens

Honoring those who have servedVeterans Day assembly at Campbell Elem School. Ms. June Whitt’s 3rd grade students listen to Medal of Honor recipient Ernie West as he answers their questions. Emily Fredrick and Chaise Conley, members of the Raceland High School Band, play Taps at the Campbell Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly.

Monarch waystations: nature’s beauty stop

Nannette Stevens

By Hank BondThe Greenup Beacon

Butterflies bring an excep-tional amount of beauty to the world. Monarch butterflies are a source of beauty and great in-terest to Nannette Stevens.

“Butterflies go where they please – and please where they go.” - unknown

Stevens offers a habitat for butterflies as they migrate to the south each year.

Nanette is the daughter of the late William and Thelma Stevens. She was born at Bain-bridge Naval Station Maryland and has lived in the Russell - Flatwoods area since 1960.

She attended the Russell School system and graduated in 1972. She then attended the King’s Daughters’ School of Nursing and then earned an ad-ditional degree from Bellarm-ine College School of Nursing.

“I began my nursing career at Kings Daughters Hospi-

tal then spent 32 years at the Greenup County Health De-partment as a staff nurse then nursing administrator prior to my retirement.

“I do some part time nursing back at the health department when needed. I have been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently the secretary for our organization. I serve on the County Extension Council at the Greenup County Coopera-tive Extension. I am a member of the hand bell choir at Ad-vance for many years.

“I also am a board member of the Remote Area Medical Kentucky affiliate. I also take water color classes from Janice LeBrun. I think that’s about it,” she said in accessing how her life has been.

Her life also includes the love of nature and specifically this time of year, butterflies.

“I have been a Master Gar-dener since taking the course in 2006.

“I started gardening by trial and error. I would watch the Victory Garden on PBS every Sunday afternoon and actually take notes.

“This was early on before Greenup County had a Master Gardener program. I would also pick up garden books and started my own reference li-brary. Once the program was started in Greenup I signed up and learned so much more.

“I developed my love of gar-dening as a child following my grandfather Raymond Stevens of Russell around his garden. He was an avid rose grower.

“As a child I have a very tiny veggie garden next to our garage in Russell. I helped my grandfather deadhead his roses and generally got in his way,” she explained with a laugh.

“I continue to read books and magazines on gardening and pick the brain of other gardeners. Linda Hieneman our Ag. Agent has been a great

source of information as well teacher.

“By reading and also pick-ing up on shows like the Vic-tory Garden is how I came to learn about the plight of the Monarch butterflies, their loss of habitat, etc and the Mon-arch Watch organization.

“When available I will go to seminars etc. I did so last spring and learned more about the Monarchs.”

This ties into her interest and activities with the Master Gar-deners group.

“The Master Gardeners are a small group but we are in-volved in some community projects.

“We developed and main-tain the flower garden at the Greenup County War Memo-rial. We received tulip bulbs from around the state capitol buildings through Tanya Pul-lin and planted them at the War Memorial, the Veterans Cem-etery, the Extension office and

at the memorial in front of the old Russell Depot.

“We are trying to get a Mon-arch Waystation garden started on the Extension property but have had some problems get-ting it going due to water is-sues and such.

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General News

Society to meetThe Greenup County Ge-

nealogy & Historical Society will be meeting on Friday, 21 November at 7 p.m. in the genealogy room at the Greenup Library instead of the usual Thursday night be-cause of Thanksgiving.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Homemakers hold Nov. meeting

The Bramblewood home-makers meeting was held on November 6. Meeting was called to order by President Pam Andrews. Six members were present. Betsy Douglas gave a devotional entitled “Kentucky Gal”.

The Secretary’s report was given by Lorna Saylor. Trea-surer’s report was given by Audrey Boyd.

Joan Nelson reported on the extension class she and Pam Andrews had recently attended. The class was titled “Managing in Tough Times - Rebounding Your Finances”.

The President gave a list of upcoming Extension events:

Nov. 11 1:00 p.m. Leader Lesson “Home energy Man-agement”

Nov. 18 6:00 p.m. Exten-sion Volunteer appreciation Dinner

Nov. 19 9:30 a.m. Meet-ing with Hillcrest Bruce Homemakers

Nov. 19-20 4H Reality Store

Nov. 29 10:00 a.m. Wreath making class at Extension Office

Dec. 2 Decorate Christ-mas tree at Greenbo State Park

Dec. 6-7 Open House at Greenbo

Members spent several hours working on Christmas decorations for the Greenbo Christmas Tree.

The next meeting will be on December 2 at Greenbo State Park. Each member is asked to bring a Christmas gift for the exchange.

Filled with Hope event2014 Hunger & Homeless-

ness Awareness Campaign & Food Drive will be held again this year.

There are many in Gree-nup County who are touched by the impact of hunger & poverty.

Please join us once again this year as we address the needs of our community.

November 16-22 is Na-tional Hunger & Homeless-ness Awareness Week.

Once again as a commu-nity project, we are kicking off the “Filled with Hope” Awareness Event & Food Drive. The proceeds from this event will help many who are affected by the sting of hunger in our own area. While complete starvation may not be the issue in our community as it is in many parts of the world, not hav-ing an adequate food sup-ply to feed their family is a problem in our county. This will mark Filled with Hope as our 6th annual event, and each year has been met with an amazing response from our community! This food will help fill the shelves of Helping Hands and to bring in needed items for the Gree-nup Co Brown Bag Program.

Please consider some of these facts…….

~According to recent sta-tistics, Kentucky is ranked 5th highest in the nation for poverty and 4th in preva-lence of food insecurity..

Food insecurity simply means a limited or uncertain availability of adequate food supply.

National statistics are stag-gering when we consider the high rates of both homeless-

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ness and hunger.~Of the approximately 73

Million Children who live in the United States,

28 Million live in low-in-come families, 12.8 Million live in poverty, and some

1.3 Million are experi-encing or have experienced homelessness.

~It is estimated that some 800 million people suffer from hunger & food insecu-rity.

~In the United States, it is estimated that one out of ev-ery eight children under the age of 12 go to bed experi-encing hunger every night.

~In our own community, there are thousands who seek the aid of others to help put food on their table.

2014 Challenge: With these things in mind,

let’s resolve to fight poverty and hunger, and give hope to those who are struggling in our community .

One person cannot change the world, but many working together can make a differ-ence!

Our community has defi-nitely proven this the last several years by the amaz-ing response to our call for help for those less fortunate. Let’s increase the Filled with Hope Project this year as we seek to reach more and more in our community.

Please join in this effort to collect food for the disadvan-taged.

Food that is collected dur-ing the month of November will be given to Helping Hands of Greenup as well as Greenup County School’s Brown Bag Project.

Helping Hands is Greenup County’s non-profit 501c(3) Faith based human service agency that provides assis-tance by distribution of food, clothing and utility assis-tance.

Helping Hands also has an outreach center located in South Shore now, open Tues- Fri. where food can be dropped off as well.

Greenup County School’s Brown Bag Program is a project that has been orga-nized to address the needs of some of most disadvantaged students on weekends and extended breaks when they do not have access to school lunches. According to Diana McCabe, GCSD Food Ser-vice Admin. Assistant, the Greenup County School’s Brown Bag Program is cur-rently serving some 156 students per week with food that goes home for weekend consumption…this has in-creased yet again since last year.

There will be three main dropoff points for food col-lections beginning Novem-ber 16:

Helping Hands, Inc. of Greenup, Contact-Debbie Blevins

Helping Hands, Inc. South Shore location, Dan Blevins

Greenup County Board of Education; Contact-Tammy Steele

There will also be other receptacles throughout the community where food can be dropped off including Food Fair locations in both Greenup & Flatwoods.

Bags will be distributed with our the Filled with Hope logo that will be used to col-lect the food.

For more information, or to join our efforts during this week of hunger and home-lessness recognition, please contact:

Tammy Steele, Coordina-tor, Greenup County McK-inney-Vento Program (606) 473-1447

Don’t hide from your billsIf you are having trouble

paying a bill, contact the company immediately to work out a payment plan. Whatever you do, do not ignore letters and calls from your creditors, according to the Kentucky Higher Edu-cation Assistance Authority (KHEAA).

It is best to explain every-thing in a letter so you have a written record. Before writ-ing the letter look at your finances to come up with a payment amount you can handle. That lets your credi-tor know you still plan to pay what you owe and will pay as much as possible during your financial crunch.

Most companies will work with you if you are up front about your difficulties. Ask if your creditor will waive any penalties and will ex-tend your payment period if you are temporarily in a tight money situation.

KHEAA is the state agen-cy that administers Ken-tucky’s grant and scholarship programs, including the Ken-tucky Educational Excel-lence Scholarship (KEES). It provides financial literacy videos at http://itsmoney.kheaa.com. KHEAA also provides free copies of “It’s Money, Baby,” a guide to fi-nancial literacy, to Kentucky schools and residents upon request at publications@kheaa.com.

To learn how to plan and prepare for higher educa-tion, go to www.gotocollege.ky.gov. For more informa-tion about Kentucky scholar-

ships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7372.

Gardener classes plannedThe Greenup County Mas-

ter Gardeners will offer Live Holiday Wreath Classes on Saturday, November 29 and Saturday, December 6 at the Greenup County Extension Office. Classes will be of-fered at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.on each day.

There is a $20 fee for the class which includes all ma-terials as well as lunch. The fee is due prior to the class.

Contact the Extension Of-fice at (606) 836-0201 to register for the class. Reg-istration deadline is Monday, November 24, 2014.

Community Hospice seeks volunteers

To commemorate No-vember as National Hospice Month, Community Hospice has scheduled a new Vol-unteer Orientation course. The three-day session will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17, 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sessions will be held at the Community Hos-pice office located at 1480 Carter Avenue, Ashland.

Although volunteers are needed for a variety of du-ties, there is a particular need for those interested in pro-viding short in-home care-giver breaks, emotional sup-port and visitation, nursing home visits, companionship and reading. Volunteers de-termine when and how often they are available to assist – a few hours a week or just occasionally. All volunteers must complete the required training to be certified.

Community Hospice has more than 200 active volun-teers in their nine county ser-vice area – Boyd, Greenup, Carter, Lawrence, Elliott, Martin and Johnson coun-ties in Kentucky, along with Lawrence and Scioto coun-ties, Ohio. If you are inter-ested in becoming a Hospice volunteer or to reserve your space, contact LuAnn Vance, Director of Volunteers, at 606-329-1890 or 1-800-926-6184.

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CWD is a contagious and fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk and other cervids native to North America. Currently, there is no evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans.

Chronic wasting disease has been previously detected in other neighboring states including Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia and Virginia.

Ohio joins 19 other states and two Canadian provinces where this disease has been found.

Kentucky, which does not have the disease in its ani-mals, prohibits the importa-tion of whole carcasses or high-risk cervid parts such as the brain, spinal cord, eyes, lymphoid tissue from deer or elk killed in CWD–infected states and provinces.

Hunters may bring back deboned meat, hindquarters, antlers attached to a clean skull plate, a clean skull, clean teeth, hides and fin-ished taxidermy products.

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ObituariesThe Greenup Beacon November 11, 2014 Page 3

82 YEARS OF SERVICE

Jesse Graydon Brown 1937-2014

Jesse Graydon Brown, 77, of Oldtown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in Community Hospice Care Cen-ter in Ashland.

Mr. Brown was born Aug. 20, 1937, in Greenup County, a son of the late Jesse and Nella Mae Brown.

He was also preceded in death by a sister, Lois Brown Clark.

Graydon was a farmer who loved to work alongside his brother, Charles Tracy. He was a loving brother and uncle to many. Graydon was a kind, humble man who loved the Lord and his family.

He is survived by a brother, Tracy Brown of Oldtown; a sister, Mary Lou Barker of Old-town; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family would like to ex-press a heartfelt thank you to family friend Linda Taylor, who tirelessly helped care for Gray-don.

The funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Reed Funeral Home in Greenup by Pastor John Lybrooks.

Burial followed in the Jesse Brown Family Cemetery in Oldtown.

Condolences may be made at reedfuneralhome.us.

Claudette Dent Johnson 1935-2014

Claudette Dent Johnson, 79, of Ashland, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

She was born April 30, 1935, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Claude Junior Dent and Iva Jo Loar Dent Myers.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Johnson Jr.; and her beloved son, John David Johnson.

Claudette was a retired district manager for Avon Products, Inc. and was currently a member of the Red Hats and the “52” Lunch Bunch. She loved getting together with her high school classmates once a month to rem-inisce about the “good old days,” and get an update on what every-one was doing. She was a gradu-ate of Ashland High School.

Claudette loved her family and always looked forward to the yearly Loar family reunion. She was of the Baptist faith and had a passion for Southern gos-pel music. She loved attending concerts whenever she could. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and cherished her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was known by many in girls bas-ketball as “Team Granny” and for 12 years she never missed a game. Claudette never met a stranger, and was a friend to all she met. She loved people and loved life and would always have loving, caring and support-ing words to offer everyone she met. She saw the good in every-one.

She is survived by two daugh-ters, Rebecca Lynn Hensley of Ashland and Karen Sue Hep-hner of Russell; eight grand-children, Nicole Hensley (Josh-ua) Wilson, Mindy Miranda Thompson, Christopher John Miranda, Joseph Dale Lambert, Timothy Scott Lambert, Brian Paul Lesniak, Todd Anthony Le-sniak and Shannon David Hep-hner; 11 great-grandchildren, her youngest, Riley Jordan Wilson, who always brought a smile to her face; two sisters, Jo Ann

Funeral Home in Raceland by the Rev. Roger Watkins. Burial was in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods.

Charles Dee Lybrook 1938-2014

Charles Dee Lybrook, 76, of South Shore, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

He was born Sept. 21, 1938, at Fullerton, a son of the late Albert Leo Lybrook and Nida Lybrook.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael David Ly-brook, and a sister, Eva Christine Allard.

He was of the Baptist faith and retired from Didier Taylor Refractories after 21 years of service. God called him to work for him, and he pastored 36 years and was also was a youth leader, deacon, preacher and director of Baptist Faith Missions. He pas-tored at Salem Baptist Church on Big Lost Creek in Grayson, New Hope Baptist Church in South Shore, Waverly Road Baptist Church in Huntington, W.Va., and Corner Stone Baptist Church in McDermott, Ohio.

He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Phyllis Lybrook; a daughter, Kathryn (Terry) Mal-lory of South Shore; four sons, James (Dianna) Lybrook of South Shore, John (Debbie) Ly-brook of Grayson, Joseph David Lybrook of Lexington and Jerry Lee Lybrook of Somerset; three sisters, Claudette Wright and Linda Johnson, both of South Shore, and Sharon Sutterfield of Portsmouth, Ohio; and a broth-er, Jeff Lybrook of Tennessee. Charles also leaves behind nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, whom he loved very much. He was a loving hus-band and father.

The funeral was conducted Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Rob-erson Funeral Home in South Shore by Pastor John Clayton Lybrook.

Burial followed in Siloam Cemetery in South Shore.

Condolences may be sent to robersonfuneral.com.

Georgann Brown 1964-2014

Georgann Brown, 50, of Iron-ton, Ohio, formerly of Worthing-ton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at her

Dent Allen (Fred) of Bardstown and Janet Lee Dent Frederick of West Jefferson, Ohio; a niece; three nephews; and many loving cousins and extended family.

A celebration of her life was held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Wildwood Baptist Church by the Rev. Tom Leach.

Burial followed in Ashland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily requests memorial contribu-tions to Community Hospice, 1480 Carter Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.

Kenneth L. Fosson 1932-2014

Kenneth L. Fosson, age 82, of Ashland, husband of Loretta Myers Fosson for 59 years, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Community Hospice Care Cen-ter in Ashland.

He was the son of the late Charles and Nellie N. Barber Fosson. The Ashland native was born March 17, 1932.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Daniels and Marie Kibby; and a brother, Roy H. Fosson.

He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Ashland, a veteran of the Korean War and retired from AK Steel, Ashland Works.

In addition to his wife, sur-vivors include a sister, Ruby Pevato; and several nieces and nephews.

Interment was held Nov. 10, 2014, at the Sanctuary of Hope in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ash-land, with T.J. Azar officiating.

Arrangements conducted by O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home in Ironton, Ohio.

Bonnie LaRue Penrose1952 - 2014

Bonnie LaRue Penrose, age 62 of Hardin, KY died on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Marshall Co. Hospital E.R. in Benton, KY. She was a retired cook for Russell High School in Flatwoods KY.

Born Saturday, August 30, 1952 in Ironton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Jim Jus-tice and the late Inez (Braden) Justice.

Surviving are her husband, Michael John Penrose of Har-din, KY; son, Craig Penrose of Buffalo, NY, daughter, Amy Penrose of Statesville, NC, sis-ter, Jeannie Hines of Ironton, OH; one brother, J.R. Justice of Marion, OH and 4 grand chil-dren, Seth Penrose of Troutman, NC, Skyler Penrose and Morgan Penrose both of Jefferson, OH and Emma Isaac from States-ville, NC.

A Memorial Mass was held Saturday, November 8, 2014 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church with Father Greg Trawick offi-ciating.

Leonard Yates1936 – 2014

Leonard Windell Yates, 78 of Flatwoods, KY passed from this earthly life at home on Novem-ber 3, 2014 and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior.

He was born in Carter County, KY on July 28, 1936 to the late Kenneth and Bessie Blevins- Yates. He was a retired Inspector with General Motors and was an active member of the Free-dom Worship Church of God in Greenup where he served as a member of the Pastor’s Coun-cil. Leonard loved going to flea markets.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by 6 brothers.

Left behind to cherish his memory is a loving and devoted wife of nearly 54 years Betty E. Clark-Yates of Flatwoods; one son Rick J. Yates and his wife Sabrina of Flatwoods; one daughter Penny Hiatt and her husband Rick of Muncie, IN; two sisters Juanita Inskeep of Flatwoods and Ruth McLeod of Raceland; of three grandchildren Heather Wallace of Muncie. Jamie Waters of Michigan and Christie Waters of Fishers, IN; 7 great grandchildren as well as numerous extended church fam-ily and friends.

Funeral services under the direction of Carman Funeral Home and were held on Thurs-day, November 6, 2014 at the Freedom Worship Church of God, 713 Highland Ave., Gree-nup, KY.

Burial followed at Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flat-woods.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.car-manfuneral.com

Phyllis Jean Boyles 1947-2014

Phyllis Jean Boyles, 67, of South Shore, passed away Nov. 2, 2014, in Southern Ohio Medi-cal Center in Portsmouth.

She was born In Lynn, May 7, 1947, a daughter of Venus Carr Smith of Lynn and the late Phil-lip Smith.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Boyles on April 11, 2014; one son, Phillip Logan; and a broth-er, Kenny Smith.

She was a graduate of McKell High School.

Surviving are one daughter, Sherry (Pat) McGuire of South Shore; and one son, David (Sa-brina) Logan of Tollesboro; four grandchildren, Levi Wells, Lyndsey Wells, Chase Logan and Mandolina Jarrells; and one sister, Doddie Cremeans of Greenup.

The funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore with Evangelist David Bentley officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Zion Cemetery in South Shore.

Condolences may be left at robersonfuneral.com.

Robert Cantrell 1940-2014

Robert Cantrell, 74, of Worthington, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va.

Mr. Cantrell was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Catlettsburg, a son of the late Charles and Vernie Adkins Cantrell.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Janice Rister Cantrell; three sisters, Brenda Bishop, Betty Cantrell and Joyce Kiser; and a brother, Donald Ray Cantrell.

He was a retired self-em-ployed carpenter.

Surviving are two sons, Joey (Peggy) Cantrell of Worthington and Bobby Cantrell of Hunting-ton; three sisters, Sheila Kay Spurlock, Donna Sue Winchell and Barbara West, all of Catletts-burg; three brothers, Charles Raymond Cantrell of Kenova, W.Va., and Tim Cantrell and Jim Cantrell, both of Ohio; four grandchildren, Jannah Cantrell, Jack Cantrell, Brooklyn Fox and Ariana Cantrell; and a special friend, Judy Stanley of Catletts-burg.

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in Ashland, a daughter of Char-lotte Hall Gabbard of Raceland and the late George Gabbard Jr.

She was also preceded in death by a sister, Leighann Saly-ers.

She is also survived by two daughters, Polly (Marcus) Kong of Las Vegas and Stevie Brown of Raceland; two sisters, Mitzi (Vince) Bolone of Russell and Jenny (Bill) Ingram of Lexing-ton; a brother, Richard (Kim) Gabbard of Raceland; and a grandson, Sebastian Kong.

A graveside service was con-ducted Thursday, November 6, 2013 at Bellefonte Memo-rial Gardens in Flatwoods by the Rev. Tom Stephens.

Enoch “Don” Bentley 1941-2014

Enoch Jacob “Don” Bent-ley of Westwood passed away Monday evening, Nov. 3, 2014, in King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland following an extended illness.

Enoch was born April 4, 1941, in Floyd County, a son of the late Homer and Rosina Bry-ant Bentley.

Enoch was also preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Bentley Jr. and Billy Ray Bent-ley, and a grandchild, Cassidy Ward.

Enoch was a self-employed carpet installer, a member of the National Wildlife Federation and of the Baptist faith.

Enoch is survived by his lov-ing wife of 39 years, Debra Terry of Westwood; two sons, Donald Bentley and his wife, Jennifer, of Summit and Michael Terry of Westwood; three daughters, Cheryl Madden and her hus-band, Don, of Ashland, Latonia Ward and her husband, Johnny, of Russell, and Crystal Terry of Westwood; a special sister-in-law and dedicated caregiver, Olive Robinson; 11 grandchil-dren, Savannah, Holly, Marlee, Colton, Rebecca, Lacey, Mikey, Joshua, Allyson, Abbigail and Haley; three great-grandchil-dren, Wyatt, Jonah and Delaney; and a host of extended family and friends.

A memorial service was con-ducted Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Caniff Funeral Home in West-wood by Pastor Danny Pancake.

Condolences may be sent to canifffuneralhome.com.

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Proud to be tagged.It’s only been a few weeks

ago I was “tagged” in a pic-ture on Facebook from what was then McDowell Junior High School.

For those of you who do not have a Facebook page or do not understand the con-cept of tagging a picture as part of the social media it essentially involves clicking on the picture while signed into Facebook and typing in the name of the person depicted in the picture. The same mechanism can be used to “share” the picture by tag-ging a person not in the pic-ture – you want to receive notification allowing that person to view the picture.

It’s a little tougher to de-scribe it here in this column than I thought it would be but hopefully for those who do not know just allow me say, “follow along.”

The picture I am talking about comes from the high school from the 1963 – 64 yearbook at Russell High School. While the picture is

black and white and likely a little sketchy I wanted to include it with this week’s column.

The picture is of the Mc-Dowell Junior High School Band of that very year.

Our band director that year was Ron Ridenour. In fact he was the director both years I was in junior high school, and was around a year or two more.

He was called to active duty in the military – to the best of my recollection he was in the reserve. He was the director of a band in the military.

He married Joyce (I never knew her maiden name) and they had two sons.

Mr. Ridenour passed away in the 70s and his widow re-married and became Joyce Thompson, ultimately a school guidance counselor with the Russell District. He was undoubtedly one of the best tenor saxophone play-ers I have ever heard. That includes those who were professional to the point they

made a living.He played a lot locally,

including lead tenor for the Mel Gillespie Orchestra in Huntington, as well as other groups. That was a time big bands were popular.

But, I digress back to that early 60s school year.

I took a magnifying glass and looked at that picture probably as closely as I have any picture from that era. There are so many faces in that picture of people who have been friends lasting a lifetime.

There are some people in the picture I must sadly re-port have gone on to meet their maker. What makes that especially difficult to say is

that they were all about my same age.

Being in the band in those days – of course I can’t speak about today – was a very tight brotherhood.

As I look at that picture I see guys I spent my entire musical career in school playing music with.

Some of them were even closer as we had a group formed and our band played dances, concerts, public events and almost anywhere else we were invited.

No, we never made a lot of money, but we certainly had a great time.

I suppose our biggest ad-venture musically came when we played the Christ-

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ByAmy Bond

Veloz

Veloz’s ViewpointGreetings from Nevada.

I hope you are all having a great week!

What a week. I find my-self saying that more and more frequently these days. It seems like we all are con-stantly trying to fit more and more into a fixed period of time. I’m pretty sure we’re going to discover how to be in more than one place at a time any day now.

Last week was a busy week at work. There is a lot going on. I managed to get home at a decent time every day except for Thursday. I spent the afternoon and eve-ning of Wednesday working on a project, and didn’t even make a dent in it. Thursday, I spent the entire day work-ing on it, only breaking for lunch and dinner. I stayed at the office hoping to com-plete at least part of it, until 10:30 that evening. I made it home just after 11:30 and went straight to the shower. I managed to get into bed and relaxed enough for sleep around 12:30.

Ben woke me as he was getting prepared for his crazy weekend race around 3:45 in

the morning. Ugh. It took me about 20 minutes to fall back asleep and when my alarm went off at 6:40 I wanted to cry. I got the kids up and ready for school and we were on our way. I was completely dragging all morning. I had a teleconference and a busy day. By 4:30 p.m. I was bare-ly able to keep my eyes open and had to drive home.

As I mentioned, Ben had a crazy weekend himself. He participated in a Ragnar race, a 12-person relay throughout Vegas, with each member running three separate legs. The race took around 30 hours and the runners only managed to get a few hours of sleep. And did I mention that they each paid to do this? Like I said, he’s crazy!

I made it home in time for Antonio’s last soccer game of the season. Thankfully, my good friend Katie played second Mom to my kids, tak-ing the twins after school and picking up Isaiah from the babysitter’s. She got my three and her two kids to the soccer field in time and handed over the torch to me. Antonio did a great job in

his game, scoring twice and ended the season with a win.

The original intention was for me to take the kids into Vegas to cheer on Ben for his second leg. But due to the hour of his run, the location and the fact that I was ex-hausted overruled that deci-sion. Instead, I grabbed us a few movies from the Redbox and we decided an evening of cuddling sounded like a great idea. So that is exactly what we did. We all piled onto the couch and watched Maleficent. It wasn’t at all how I thought it would be, but it was an amazing movie and definitely a different sto-ryline than Sleeping Beauty.

I sent the kids to bed once it was over and did a little more work before my brain decided that it could no lon-

ger function without some sleep. I gave in and went to bed at 10:30.

Saturday was a completely full day for us. Analise had her three different cheer prac-tices – stretch and flex, flight school and youth cheer. She is a busy girl but did a great job at class and was proud of herself. And so was I! Once cheer was over for the day, we watched the other movies that I rented for us. Just be-fore 5 p.m. we all piled in the car and headed to the closing ceremonies for soccer.

On the way, we grabbed some dinner and headed home to wait for Daddy. He arrived around 7 p.m. and we decided we needed to watch Maleficent again. It really is a great movie. Once it was over, we all climbed into bed.

Sunday was another equally busy day spent at a photo shoot, visiting with some family and trying to relax a little. Now, as we prepare for next week, I’m curious to

see how much we can pile on this week.

Until next week, make it a great one!

Amy

mas Dance for the Ironton Eagles. It was held in an upstairs dance hall and we played four hours non-stop.

The people there wanted us to stay another hour, but several of the guys were cur-fewed at home by 1 a.m. so we had to quit.

An extremely vivid mem-ory was eating at Frisch’s in Ironton (the original location by the bridge). We piled in a couple booths and had the time of our lives – at least up to that minute.

Looking at the picture I see Paul Queen there on the back row. He played Sousaphone or tuba depending on who you talk to – and he, like I, was part of the high school band as a junior high student.

We would walk from Mc-Dowell through Bellefonte Memorial Gardens (the graveyard) every day for the last period of the day. We would then spend sixth period at the high school and have band practice after school.

This only went on during

marching season – and we would spend the last part of the year at the junior high with Mr. Ridenour.

Paul was not only talent-ed he was extremely smart. He was one of the group I lunched with at Daytona Beach this past summer. It was a lot of fun and I got a new perspective of Paul.

I am a little envious of those who live full time in Florida – I can see why after just a few days there.

Band was a life’s expe-rience for me. It provided a wealth of opportunity to learn discipline (my teachers wish I had studied as much in their classes as in music) and what working together as a group can mean to the success.

Band, friends, learning and most important wonder-ful memories: I wish happy memories to all.

I am just so happy some-one took the time to “tag me in this picture.”

And so, for another week, thanks and thirty.

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ByJolinda

Case

Looking at LifeWelcome to the time of

year when darkness within our days is more common than sunlight. In this time of year, the nights become long and are blanketed by a velvety thick darkness that makes the stars seem clari-fied. This week, the Moon is shrinking. So, even the light reflected from the sun’s rays quietly diminishes.

As we surrender the warmth of the Sun, it is re-placed by the softer glow of campfires, candlelight and indoor fireplaces. Soon, these dark nights will be additionally illuminated by Christmas decorations as the warm glows of the holiday season descend upon us.

Trees are finally stripped barren with their now brown and crunchy leaves scat-tering across our yards and roadways. Wildlife is searching out the last few bits of greenery that re-main to fatten themselves in preparation for the harsh-ness that deep winter brings. And, many people (in our neck of the woods anyway), begin looking with gratitude at the bounty the productive part of the year has birthed.

For many, thoughts begin to turn toward family and gatherings of loved ones around a richly embellished table. We become purposely

thankful in the midst of in-creasing darkness.

This time of year also serves as a somber check-point as we remember those who were with us in past festivities but have since moved on through death or by exiting our lives. Grati-tude and grief walk hand in hand.

The blanket of darkness surrounds us bringing com-fort or depression within the loss of the Sun’s vitality. But, as the Sun fades, our inner lights of faith seem brighter even if our shadows do seem to grow longer. The needy become more needy. The generous become more generous. And, it is as if, now-a-days, people are more and more fearful of showing their glee in light of their blessings because they know someone whose holidays promise to be filled with remorse instead of joy.

The thing of it is, though, these days do not have to be a battle over the remaining few rays of the Sun. Those who find themselves blessed at this time of year can share the light they hold within themselves in assistance to those who find themselves in darkness. If you are en-veloped in darkness, you can nurture yourself through reaching out either asking

for assistance or simply by helping someone who is less fortunate than even you. You may not be able to do-nate financial resources, but random acts of kindness cost nothing rewarding both the recipient and the deliverer with an inward soft fire that can be kindled and stoked to a warm fulfilling blaze.

What I have found so in-teresting (and mind you, I have weird interests) is the increased commonality of orange things this time of year. We indulge in falls bounty of pumpkin and squash. Plus, it’s pretty com-mon for people to purchase bags of oranges produced in warmer climates at the end of the growing season. It’s like we subconsciously are trying to replace the missing orange orb in the sky with tangible equivalents.

What is REALLY inter-esting about that is, these orangey harvests contain just the nutrients we need

in abundance as the nights grow darker. Seasonal af-fective depressive disorder (SADD) is a real thing. But, as the days grow colder and darker disallowing us to bask in the warmth of the Sun, we can reach to eat our sunshine instead. Why, yes, you SHOULD have that piece of pumpkin pie. It could actually make you feel better as long as you share it and don’t eat the whole thing by yourself in one sitting.

Our ability to handle the season of darkness and gold-en light, comes from our ability to direct ourselves in darkness to begin with. There are people who are prone to reach out and hud-dle together for warmth at this time of year. But, there are just as many people who withdraw into the shadows.

I understand the grief that accompanies this sea-son. But, I’ve learned that you can sit in the memory

of those days with the es-sence of those who have left us basking in the warmth of those remembrances just as if we were sitting in front of a warm flickering fire. At the same time, though, wal-lowing in the darkness from time to time is par for the course. If you need that, you should be allowed to with-draw into it temporarily. Just don’t allow yourself to lin-ger there for too long as the tendency toward madness grows within the darkening nights.

At the same time, don’t be brash in your celebra-tions of joy overlooking those who may be lingering in the shadows. Instead, be that soft glow that is com-fortably approachable and humbled in light of the fact that the year has donned you as blessed. There may be a time, even for you, when the darkness of this time of year overtakes you.

It is certainly not the time of year for self-righteous-ness whether it comes in the form of being a damper in the face of someone’s en-joyment of the season or by being the pompous preacher of righteousness. Both of these responses are birthed from selfishness and gener-al disregard for anyone but ourselves. Both are expres-

sions of a willful ego either determined to spread misery or to make everyone pretend to be ok just so we don’t feel guilty for being ok.

There is a balance to be struck between these two extremes that can make a difference in the potential friction between those that find joy in the soft glowing light and the those suffer-ing in the cold harsh sting of darkness. That balance is struck through true gen-erosity that is not always found in the consumerism mentality that has perme-ated the season. It is instead found in our own ability to self-nurture and our abil-ity to extend that nurturing toward others in earnest. It doesn’t come wrapped in shiny paper and it isn’t found in Walmart’s sale papers. It comes through a slow warming emanation as people embrace one an-other. Effort taken toward true generosity disallows the darkness of the season to overtake us. Remember that as you are picking out your electronic Christmas cards this year and making plans for your Thanksgiving.

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ByDr. Terry L.Hapney, Jr.

“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.”

Lee Greenwood’s 1984 pa-triotic anthem best sums up my feelings during this time of year, as we celebrate Vet-erans Day on November 11.

We should honor our vet-erans, both living and de-ceased, EVERY day—not just once a year.

During most of the year, many people (myself includ-ed) take for granted our free-dom and the lives we enjoy living in the U.S.A. Where we live, the house we live in, the cars we drive, the fami-lies we cherish, the churches

in which we worship, the jobs we have (or the opportunities we have to work), the edu-cations we receive, and the friends we love would not be possible if it weren’t for the men and women “who died (and those still living), who gave that right to me.”

I’ve written about my grandfather—Raymond E. Miller, Sr. (1926-2007)—in the past, and this year is no exception. Papaw Ray fought in five major battles while in the Navy in the Pa-cific during World War II. He witnessed the deaths of numerous comrades during those battles, and brought emotional scars with him back to the U.S.A. upon his

return home.Think of the millions and

millions of military men and women who fought and died, or came back to the U.S.A. with physical and emotional scars. Each life and every scar provided life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all the rest of us in Amer-ica. Current and late veterans

of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, the War in Iraq, the War in Af-ghanistan, as well as other world conflicts in which the U.S.A. has been a mediator and problem-solver during the past and present should be continually commended for their work and sacrifice.

I am thankful for the ser-vice Papaw Ray gave to this great nation. I am also thank-ful for the millions of other men and women who sac-rificed their lives and their quality of life for us through-out the history of the U.S.A. Thank God for them.

General Norman Schwar-zkopf, commander of U.S. Central Command in the late 1980s and early 1990s and commander of coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War, said, “It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”

Take time during this week to honor our heroes. After

all, their sacrifice enables us to enjoy all aspects of our lives every day.

God Bless you, veterans who have passed on, those who live with scars and sac-rifice, and those who contin-ue to serve so bravely today.

And “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Terry L. Hapney, Jr., Ph.D., is a professor in the W. Page Pitt School of Jour-nalism and Mass Commu-nications at Marshall Uni-versity, a Greenup County native, and a news anchor on Mix 99.3/Fox Sports 1260/107.5 The Breeze. He may be reached at hapney@marshall.edu.

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By Lora PullinGreenup County Extension Agent

for Family and Consumer Sciences

With the holiday season upon us, it’s important to remember to reduce holiday stress and the after-holiday bills by developing a budget for gift giving, food and en-tertainment expenses.

According to the National Retail Federation, the av-erage shopper will spend $704.18 on holiday gifts, food and decorations. This year’s spending forecasts have declined from recent years and indicate a shift to-ward value and self-gifting (buying gifts for yourself). Stores are increasingly aware of the need to entice shoppers, so consumers can expect extended discounts and sales, perks and respon-sive customer service.

The best strategy is to start by planning your gift-giving in advance. Planning

gives you time to shop for the perfect gift at the right price, and to search for the best sales. Make a list of all friends and family members for whom you normally pur-chase gifts. Talk with family members and set a spending limit for gifts, as this helps everyone budget and shop effectively. Before head-ing out to do your holiday shopping, estimate the dol-lar amount you will spend on each individual and exert self-control while shopping to stay within your spending limits.

You may also want to con-sider developing a new tradi-tion with friends and family. Instead of giving gifts, con-sider a nice dinner out where each individual is respon-sible for his/her bill. Instead of traditional gift giving,

consider a gift swap, where you pick names out of hat and purchase small, thought-ful gifts for that person.

Also remember to factor in holiday entertaining costs. Sometimes one family mem-ber ends up bearing the bur-den of purchasing food and drink for entertaining year after year. Instead, consider having a pot-luck dinner with family and, in addition to spreading out costs, be sure everyone participates

equitably in shopping, prep-aration and clean up.

While shopping, keep in mind that you are less likely to overspend if you pay with cash, as opposed to using a credit card. A credit card is very convenient, but because there are no immediate con-sequences for using it, you are more likely to overspend. If you are using cash, once all of your cash is gone, you are finished with your holiday shopping. Therefore, spend-

ing cash makes you much less likely to overspend. Layaway is another option that can help you avoid using a credit card. If you decide to use a store’s layaway option, check the return policy and keep track of all payments.

Finally, it is never too ear-ly to start planning for next year’s holiday season. Take advantage of after-holiday sales and discounts to do some early holiday shopping for next season. Also consid-er opening a holiday savings club account at your local bank. You can contribute a small amount every month to the account and then you will have the cash ready to shop with next year.

A free Living Well & Spending Less “Holidays on a Budget” class will be held on Thursday, November 13,

2014, from 5:00 pm-7:30 pm at the Greenup Co. Ex-tension Office in Wurtland. Please join us for tips on couponing, budgeting and gifts from the kitchen to help you spend less on your holi-day expenses. Call the Gree-nup County Extension office at 606-836-0201 to register by November 10.

Like us on Facebook at FCS Greenup County Coop-erative Extension.

Contact Lora Pullin, Ex-tension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Greenup County at 606-836-0201 or lora.pullin@uky.edu. Educational pro-grams of Kentucky Coop-erative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, dis-ability, or national origin.

Stay Calm and Parent On

ByMelissa Martin

Ph.D., LPCC-S, Child Therapist

Temper tantrums in publicYou have to stop at the

store with your 3 year-old. He refuses to set in the cart but agrees to hold your hand until he screams, breaks loose, and sprints down the aisle. A tem-per tantrum is in the making!

Prior preparation is needed and safety is not negotiable. “Let’s talk about safety before we go into the store. You must hold my hand at all times or set in the buggy. If you decide not to hold my hand or set in the buggy then we will leave the store.” Follow through is essential and you need to take him to the car if he refuses. Your child will learn that in order to stay in the store he must be safe and follow your rules. What purpose does

this temper tantrum serve? At age 3 a child desires to be independent and is unaware of danger, however teaching safety is positive parenting.

He calms down and you decide to skip the cookie and candy aisle but he begs for something else and you notice his changing facial expression. His face starts to turn red as he tries to jump out of the seat. You hurriedly start to bargain with him by using the “if” strategy or the “threat” tactic. “If you are good then you can play when we go home” or “If you are bad then you won’t get to watch cartoons tonight!” A power struggle with a 3 year-old can be frustrating. Do not give in to a temper tantrum but consider the purpose. Is he

hungry, tired, or just wanting what he wants and wanting it right now? “You can choose to calm down by using your inside voice or we will go set in the car for 5 minutes or un-til you calm down. It’s your choice.”

Two important words for parents or caretakers; stay calm. Refrain from having a parent temper tantrum! Do

not mirror your child’s emo-tion because she will match your frustration and the con-flict is on. The louder your voice gets the louder she cries or yells. Children do not learn well when taught in anger Try verbal soothing with a calm voice tone. “I know you want that but we are not buying that today.” Carry a few snacks or small toys in your purse. “You

can play with a toy in my purse or eat a snack. Which one do you want?” Offering two choices allows the child to feel some control in the situation. Address emotions. “I know you feel mad because you cannot have that. It’s okay to feel mad but it’s not okay to yell in the store.” Delete the words “bad” and “good” from your parent vocabulary. Ver-balize the behaviors you want to see. “Use your words to tell me what you want. I will listen to quiet words.” If the emotional outburst continues then offer another solution. “Let’s breathe together and blow out your mad feelings.”

Let your child know that she is choosing to leave the store by her outburst. Take

a breath and stay calm. If the negative behaviors con-tinue then it is time to follow through and remove her from the area. When she calms down then you can return to the store. Consistency is es-sential and after your child learns that certain behaviors have the same consequences she will stop demanding her way by crying and yelling.

Temper tantrums decrease as a child grows and learns to regulate her feelings. If your child does not outgrow tem-per tantrums then it’s time to see a child therapist or a child psychologist.

Melissa Martin. Ph.D., is a child therapist and educator from Wheelersburg, Ohio.

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Craig will lead the group in the process of roasting coffee beans from green to grind. If you haven’t ever seen a green coffee bean, you may be surprised! The sights and smells of the roasting process are amazing. You may be in-spired to try it at home! We can help you learn how to do it and where to purchase the green beans. You can even learn how to roast the beans to your own personal liking.

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A quick Google search will show that Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day. That is a lot of coffee! Coffee provides

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You can read about stud-ies that tell you to drink cold water to get your metabo-lism going in the morning. Stretching is supposed to stimulate your body’s “wake up” messages. Simply eating breakfast will help your body create energy. We don’t al-ways need that cup of coffee, unless we are so used to it that we DO need it! Caffeine is highly addictive. Anyone who routinely drinks coffee will report that they get head-aches without the caffeine. If you decide to replace or re-duce your caffeine intake, be careful to do it slowly.

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The Coffee House will have a few choices of coffee, freshly ground, for you to try. We will even have decaffein-ated coffee for those who can’t drink the regular ver-sion in the evening. Tea has a reduced level of caffeine. We will also have some tea on hand for those who prefer a hot cup of tea in the eve-ning.

If you are looking for a nice relaxing evening out, close to home, low cost, and family friendly, come to the Extension office for Cof-fee House! There are two dates for the event in 2014: November 14 and Decem-ber 12 with roasting class at 6:00 and open mic starting at 6:30. We love to have people share poetry and mu-sic so spread the word! This is an informal event. Open to the public. Bring your family and friends. Learn something new and enjoy the local talent of Greenup County and our surrounding Tri-State area.

Contact Anne Stephens, Extension Agent for Fine Arts in Greenup County at 606-836-0201 or anne.ste-phens@uky.edu. Education-al programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, dis-ability, or national origin.

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For Your Pets

ByMJ

Wixsom, DVM, MS

I am a veteran. I wore a blue uniform,

with medals and awards, for nine years. I swore an oath to my country in June of 1976. I was honorably discharged from the United States Coast Guard in October of 1985. In between, I earned a commis-sion, promotions, four med-als, two ribbons, command afloat and cutterman’s pins.

I am a little rough around the edges.

After all, I went to an all male, boarding college. For over one hundred years it had been for men only and many still wanted it that way when we thirty-eight women en-tered the doors as cadets for the first time. Of the thirty-eight of us that were sworn in on June 28th, 1976, fourteen of us would graduate with our male classmates. Since we were never to congregate with more than three wom-en at any place at any time, we depended strongly on

our male classmates for the teamwork that was needed to survive. To this day, Matt Edwards and Mike Nerino and many others are more like family to me than some of my family.

I have colorful sailor lan-guage.

It was a way to fit in, both at the Academy and in the fleet. It proved that I was tough enough and could hold my own. Although, I have really cleaned it up a lot and could always talk in polite company, it is a part of me. My friends realize that and put up with it. And some-times, certain words are the correct words.

I am honest. The Coast Guard Academy

had an honor code. It was not the West Point Military Acad-emy that required you to turn in your classmates if they did something, but that you were responsible for yourself. Completely and totally re-

General News

ByJohn M.

Brown

GOOD NEWS!Our world needs good

news. War, bombings, ter-rorism, crime, murder, as-sault, mistreatment, injustice – these characterize the head-lines of our daily news con-sumption.

The bad news: it is sin itself that characterizes every man (Romans 3:9-10, 23), and these reflections of the world in which we live only dem-onstrate such to be true. We have only to look back upon our own lives to know it, too, for who among us has never sinned? The bad news is that Satan causes the misery in our world, and the sins of which he is instigator causes man’s

separation from God (Isaiah 59:1-2; Ephesians 2:1).

We need some good news, then, don’t we? In the gospel we have it!

The very meaning of “gos-pel” is “good news.” In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Paul de-scribed the “good news” he’d preached, which the Corin-thians had received, stood in, and by which they were saved. An exceedingly sim-ple yet amazingly profound message:

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, And that he was buried, and that he rose again

From the Minister’s Study

the third day according to the scriptures.”

1. CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS. Christ didn’t die by accident, because of the whim of a fickle crowd or the evil of a corrupt government, for any crime He had com-mitted, or as simply a martyr for a good cause. He died

for our sins, to pay a penalty He didn’t owe – ours! – and cancel a debt we couldn’t pay – sin! – by becoming our “sin-bearer.” Who’ll pay for your sins, you or Jesus? “Be-hold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).

2. CHRIST WAS BUR-

IED. Why was He buried? Because He died. He didn’t swoon, become unconscious, or simply not feel well – He died, and was buried. His burial attests the reality of His death. “And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepul-chre, and departed” (Matthew 27:59-60).

3. CHRIST WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD. He died, but didn’t stay dead. He was put into the tomb, but the grave couldn’t hold Him. The tomb was sealed, but the

seal was broken. The burial chamber where Jesus’ body had laid became empty, for the stone was rolled away. The crucified Lamb is the living Lord, the slain Savior is the reigning King! Be-cause of His resurrection, His claims to be God’s Son are verified, His sacrifice for our sin is accepted, and our hope for life beyond death is sure. “But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20).

Need good news? Look to the Gospel!

Comments welcome: preacherjohnnymack@ya-hoo.com

sponsible for the truth. This has been ingrained so much so, that I have trouble with the necessary “white lies” of life. I cannot say I am having a good morning if I am not. (But I can wish you one.) I have trouble saying that I like someone’s new hair that I really think is freaky. (Look squirrel!) But I have come to believe that most people do not really enjoy the games that are played centered on half truths or lies.

Duty is important. The Chase Hall barracks

entry says “Who lives here reveres honor, honors duty.”

My duty is much different now than then. My duty is to my patients, my clients, my staff and my family. I strive to do the best job pos-sible. I work hard to keep up with the latest treatments. I attend quality Continuing Education and train my staff. Weekly meetings allow us to work on communications and work to do better.

You must go out, you don’t have to come back.

My job is not nearly as dangerous saving human lives or arresting drug smug-glers. I go to work each day and am pretty sure that I and

all my staff will leave alive. My life in the Coast Guard was not so. Twice I faced certain and imminent and painful death. Sometimes I sent my men out, not know-ing if I would get them back again. Even today, there are times I know we may be hurt, but an animal needs our help, so we help.

I have been damaged. Beyond the knee injury

that resulted in five knee sur-geries and contributed to my discharge, I suffered from post-traumatic stress disor-der (PTSD) before it had a name. I am better now, but some things still bother me more than they should. Some of the roughness about the edges, is because I know cer-tain things really don’t mat-ter. And certain things matter more than most realize.

Still, I live to serve. I live by the creed that we

do best by doing for others. I volunteer for Girl Scouts, at

sled dogs races and for gifted children. In my second cho-sen career, I serve by helping family members who cannot talk for themselves.

Whatever it takes. We don’t have a staff that

leaves on time. We take care of the animals and then leave. We check back on weekends or nights. We really do care and it shows every day.

I am a veteran. I was young. I went places

and learned things and grew up. Certainly there are hon-est, hardworking people that are not veterans. But I am a veteran in a way that only veterans can understand. Thanks to those who support veterans, other veterans who gave and especially those who gave more than I.

Dr. MJ Wixsom owns and practices at Guardian Animal Medical Center on Bellefonte Road in Flat-woods. 606-929-6566. On-line at guardiananimal.com

ByNick

Thomas

Tinseltown TalksAuthor Recounts Life

of Western Hero “Rocky” Lane

Linda Alexander first de-veloped an interest in the stars of early film and televi-sion as a child in the 1960s, watching old movies with her mother. Many years lat-er, her fascination for Hol-lywood’s Golden Age led to the publication of several ac-tor biographies, the most re-cent being released this past summer.

“I Am Mister Ed: Allan ‘Rocky’ Lane Revealed,” published by BearManor Media (see www.authors-den.com/lindaalexander) provides a complete bio-graphical account of the cowboy actor often known as “Red Ryder” or “Rocky Lane” in films from the ’40s and ’50s.

“Although well-known to fans of early westerns, Allan Lane’s most famous role was actually uncredited at the time,” said Alexander from her home in Wetumpka, Ala. “For six seasons from 1961 to 1966 he was the anony-mous voice of Mister Ed, the

talking horse in the TV show of the same name.”

Oddly enough, Alexander says she didn’t watch the classic sitcom much when it first aired on CBS. But that changed early one morning a few years ago in Maryland, where her family lived at the time.

“The television was on and I heard this interesting voice of the horse and was intrigued,” she said. But as the closing credits scrolled by, the part of Mister Ed was listed as being played by “himself.”

After discovering the voice actor was Allan Lane, Alexander began to delve deeper into his background.

“It proved extremely dif-ficult to find any informa-tion about Allan Lane, the man,” she said. “Several western historians who had unsuccessfully attempted to research him advised me to give it up. And I almost did!”

Then Alexander contacted the state of California for Lane’s mother’s death certif-icate, which listed relatives who she traced, interviewed, and in 2012 even created a

Facebook page dedicated to Lane.

With an extensive film career going back to the si-lent era in the 1920s, Lane became a solid actor in B-westerns, bringing to life the beloved comic book western heroes Red Ryder and Rocky Lane in Saturday matinee movies.

“But he fell on hard times when ‘Mister Ed’ rolled round,” Alexander noted. “He felt it was beneath him to be the voice of a horse, but when the show became a hit he wanted recognition. By then, kids were enam-ored with a series about a ‘real’ talking horse, and the producers didn’t want to re-veal it was an actor’s voice. So they kept his name off the credits, and gave him a raise

instead!”Alexander has also pub-

lished a biography on Jack Kelly, who played James Garner’s brother in the pop-ular ’60s western TV series ‘Maverick.’

“Although the two didn’t have much of a private friendship, they had remark-able on-screen chemistry,” said Alexander. “Garner was ill when I was working on the book, so I never got to interview him. But his daughter, Gigi, as well as Kelly’s widow, provided in-formation.”

Alexander’s upcoming project includes the re-re-lease of her popular 2008 biography on MGM leading man Robert Taylor, which will include family photos she acquired from Taylor’s

daughter.In the meantime, her

Rocky Lane biography has been popular with classic western fans.

“I’m delighted all the peo-ple who remember the man,” she says.

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Mont-

gomery, Ala. His features and columns have appeared in over 400 newspapers and magazines. He is the author of “Raised by the Stars: Interviews with 29 Chil-dren of Hollywood Actors” published by McFarland & Co. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

Allan “Rocky” Lane

Flatwoods Homemakers minutes reportFlatwoods Homemakers

held meetings on Sept 12, and Oct. 9 at Flatwoods Library. Both meetings were called to order by President Kathy Kidd.

Events at the September meeting included: Host-ess Gay Madden giving devotion; 10 members present quoted the Home-makers Creed; Secretary Gay Madden read minutes; Treasurer Liz Cremeans collected annual dues and gave treasurer’s report.

President Kidd re-viewed: committees and hostesses for 2014-2015, County Homemakers Council, April Annual Meeting and North East Area Extension meeting.

Collections such as pop tabs, soup labels, eyeglass-es, batteries and Coins for

Change were discussed. Janet Tigas will collect

pop tabs to be turned in on February 1. Oct 6 will be date to decorate Flatwoods Library for Homemakers week.

Plans were discussed for Open House at Greenbo in December, which will include Christmas tree decorating, recipes for cookbook and candy for display.

Nancy Litteral and Gay Madden will take care of recipes and candy.

The group was remind-ed of the upcoming quilt festival and reception for Maxine Harris. Kathy Kidd presented the lesson “Plate it Up, Kentucky Proud.”

The club adjourned for pizza & salad.

After the October 9

meeting was called to or-der, the 9 members (led by Kathy Kidd) quoted the Homemakers’ Creed.

This was followed by Gay Madden’s devotion. Liz Cremeans gave trea-surer report and Gay Mad-den read minutes. Final plans were made for Open House at Greenbo, with decorating Christmas tree on December 1. “Coins for Change” was taken. A “thank you” was noted for 6 members that cleaned the front of Flatwoods Library and decorated. Kathy Kidd presented the lesson “Oh Where Did I Put That?”

After a game the club adjourned for lunch with Hostess Golda Pack.

Minutes report provided by Liz Cremeans.

Photo submittedMarlene Cantrell & Gay Madden members from Flatwoods homemak-ers clean up at Flatwoods Library for Homemakers week in October. Other members that helped were Kay Burris, Liz Cremeans, Golda Pack and Janet Tigas.

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teaching at the college. His history classes gave two, and sometimes three, generations of students a greater apprecia-tion for the events that we call history.

The free event is open to former students, friends, col-leagues and area residents. Ernie’s Last Lecture will be followed by a reception in the Student Lounge. One of Tucker’s famous hats will be auctioned to raise money for the college’s BuildSmart Campaign to renovate the College Drive Campus.

For more information, go to: facebook.com/ErnieTuck-erFan Club or contact Dean Willie McCullough at ACTC, email: willie.mccullough@kctcs.edu.

Mammography Unit schedule

The Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) Mobile Mammography Unit schedule for the month of November has been released. The unit will visit the following loca-tions with all times 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. unless noted:

Stultz Pharmacy, Applegate Shopping Center, Greenup- Tuesday, Nov. 11

Cintas, 636 East Park Drive, Grayson- Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Bellefonte Women’s Care, 2001 Winchester Avenue, Ashland- Thursday, Nov. 13

Bellefonte Primary Care, South Ashland, 2910 Carter Avenue- Friday, Nov. 14

Bellefonte Primary Care- Grayson, 100 Bellefonte Drive, Grayson –Tuesday, Nov. 18

Office of Dr. Sanjiv Gupta, 300 St. Hwy. 1947, Grayson – Wednesday, Nov. 19

Valley Medical Center, Ironton Hills Plaza, Ironton, Ohio- Thursday Nov. 20

Bellefonte Primary Care-South Shore, US 23, South Shore – Friday, Nov. 21

Argillite Elementary, 4157 Ky. 1., Argillite- Monday, Nov. 24

Cannonsburg United Meth-odist Church Food Pantry, 11620 Midland Trail Road, Cannonsburg – Tuesday, Nov. 25

Ashland Family Medicine, 2222 Winchester Ave., Ash-land- Wednesday, Nov. 26

Those who wish to attend any of the scheduled stops of the OLBH Mobile Mammog-raphy Unit must schedule an appointment by calling the OLBH Women’s Center at (606) 836-PINK (7465).

Guardians group to meetThe Northeast “Guardians

As Parents” Coalition, com-prised of community agen-cies including FIVCO, Gree-nup County Extension Office, Greenup County McKinney-Vento Program, and Fam-ily Resource Centers from Greenup County, Raceland/Worthington, Russell Inde-pendent and Ashland Indepen-dent Schools, is a dedicated resource group whose mission is to provide caretakers with support services pertaining to raising a second family.

Over the past several years, we have seen a constant growth in the number of chil-dren/youth being raised by grandparents and other guard-ians. The numbers are quite significant, and create a num-ber of concerns for those in care giving roles. This is one of the main goals of the coali-tion is to provide resources and information in light of the growing trends we continue to see each year.

There are four sessions planned for the 2014-2015 school year. All sessions will be offered at the Greenup County Extension Agency, (at the intersection of US 23 and the Industrial Parkway), Wurt-land, KY, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This month’s session is Fri-day, November 14 at the Gree-nup County Extension Office.

The leaders will be dis-cussing “Internet Safety and Trends.”

Lunch and door prizes will be available at each session.

To help prevent the entry of CWD into the state, the Ken-tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources dis-courages hunters from bring-ing back high-risk parts of deer or elk taken in any state, regardless of CWD status.

Several proactive steps have been taken by Ken-tucky Fish and Wildlife, the Kentucky Department of Ag-riculture and captive cervid owners to prevent the intro-duction of the disease into the state.

Kentucky Fish and Wild-life monitors wild deer and elk herds while the Kentucky Department of Agriculture monitors the captive herds. Since 2002, Kentucky has tested more than 23,000 deer and elk for the presence of the disease. All results have been negative.

Regulations enacted to re-duce the likelihood of CWD in Kentucky have included a ban on importation of live cervids from CWD-positive states, mandatory CWD monitoring of captive herds and prohibiting the importa-tion of high-risk carcass parts from CWD-positive states into Kentucky.

This disease can persist in the environment and may be contracted from contami-nated soil or vegetation or through contact with infect-ed cervid parts. The move-ment of live animals, either through the captive deer trade or natural migration, is one of the greatest risk fac-tors in spreading the disease to new areas.

Fishing remains productive during

deer seasonKentucky offers some of

the finest deer hunting found anywhere, and the modern gun deer season stands as one of the most anticipated opportunities each year.

Shown above: Marcy An-derson, southeastern fisher-ies district assistant biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Re-sources, holds a large brown trout collected during popu-lation sampling on the Cum-berland River earlier this week. The river below Lake Cumberland is a world class trout fishery and one of sev-eral fishing options during the upcoming modern gun deer season, when Kentucky waters are usually deserted.

Its allure draws many an-glers away from the water in

November.“A lot of people start to

put up their fishing gear this time of year and head for the woods,” said Dane Balsman, urban fisheries research biol-ogist with the Kentucky De-partment of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “There are a lot of good fishing opportunities in the fall and a lot less pres-sure. You can have some of your best fishing this time of year.”

Anglers don’t have to travel far to find a productive spot.

Kentucky Fish and Wild-life started the Fishing In Neighborhoods (FINs) pro-gram in 2006 as a way to expand fishing opportuni-ties for anglers living in the state’s largest cities.

Initially limited to a hand-ful of lakes in central and northern Kentucky, the pro-gram took off and now in-cludes 40 lakes across the state.

In October and November, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife stocks a total of 57,000 rain-bow trout in FINs lakes.

These 9- to 11-inch trout, reared at the Wolf Creek Na-tional Fish Hatchery, are ea-ger to bite and put up a fight that often belies their size. A small in-line spinner or a 1/8-ounce spoon in silver or gold are good bets. Brightly-colored dough baits formu-lated for trout and corn fished on the bottom or suspended under a bobber also are con-sistent producers.

“Pretty basic: small hook, small bait,” Balsman said. “It doesn’t take much.”

The newest addition to the FINs lineup is the 11.6-acre lake at Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. It joined the program this year and received its first stocking of catfish this past summer.

“It’s a pretty lake with great access all the way around it,” said Balsman, who added that the lake would receive its stocking of trout this month.

FINs lakes are stocked with channel catfish and hy-brid sunfish in spring and summer. The bass and blue-gill populations are moni-tored and supported with stockings as needed.

“Those other fish are still feeding pretty heavily in November trying to pack on some pounds for the cold winter months when they’re not as active,” Balsman said.

Daily limits for FINs lakes are five rainbow trout, four catfish, one largemouth bass over 15 inches and 15 blue-gill or other sunfish.

Anglers ages 16 and older will need a statewide fish-ing license, unless exempt. Licensed anglers who intend to keep their trout also must purchase a trout permit. The permit is included in the Sportsman’s license and Se-

nior license.“If you’re going to catch

and release trout, practice good techniques,” Balsman said. “Don’t use a dry towel or step on the fish to get the hook out. Try to keep it damp with your hands. If it swallows the hook, you’re probably better off cutting the line.”

Feeling more adventur-ous?

The tailwater below Lake Cumberland’s Wolf Creek Dam is a year-round fishery renowned for trout, striped bass and walleye.

“The tailwater is always good,” said John Williams, southeastern district fisher-ies biologist for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “The up-per part of the tailwater from the dam to Helm’s Landing or Winfrey’s Ferry is bet-ter in terms of numbers of trout. As you go downstream from there you usually get some big fish. I always like fishing Helm’s to Winfrey’s. You have good numbers and some nice-sized fish, too.”

Kentucky Fish and Wild-life biologists sampled the area within the past week and found mostly rainbows around Helm’s Landing and mostly brown trout down around the Burkesville area near the KY 61 bridge. Crankbaits that imitate craw-fish and minnows are effec-tive for trout. Work either with a steady retrieve or quick jerks to entice strikes.

“We also saw some nice stripers below Hatchery Creek,” Williams said, “and several walleye pretty close to the dam.”

Anglers should consult the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil for the wa-ter release and generation schedule.

“If you like a big fish, it’s probably the best place to catch a huge striper be-cause they’ve got plenty to eat and the water conditions are nice and cool,” Williams said. “You never see a skin-ny striper in the tailwater. They’re always bruisers. The walleye always look nice down there. I wouldn’t say there’s big numbers of either one of those but there’s some and they’re always in good condition. The brook trout are coming on, too.”

The license year doesn’t end until Feb. 28, 2015, so get out this deer season, en-joy some great fishing and get your money’s worth on your fishing license.

Kevin Kelly is a staff writer for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publi-cation of the Kentucky De-partment of Fish and Wild-life Resources. Get the latest from Kevin and the entire Kentucky Afield staff by fol-lowing them on Twitter: @kyafield.

Tri-State Job Fair is Nov. 14

Job seekers are invited to the Tri-State Job and Career Fair Friday, Nov. 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the KYOVA Tri-State Mall.

To date, more than 20 busi-nesses and organizations have signed up: ARC Staffing So-lutions, Bill Cole Automall, Bluegrass Credit Union, Cin-tas – Ashland, Cintas – Gray-son, DirecTV, Heartland of Riverview, HTS Tri State Airport, Liebert, Lowe’s, Mc-Donalds, Marshall Univer-sity HR Department, Ramey-Estep Home, Ross Realty, Smithfield, Speedway, TLK Group LLC, Transamerica and WV Department of Cor-rections.

Service providers and schools signed up to date are Kentucky Homeplace, Lake Cumberland CDL School, OU Southern Campus and Volun-teers of America

The free fair is cosponsored by ACTC, Kentucky Career Center, Southwestern Com-munity Action Council, TEN-CO One-Stop Career Centers and KYOVA Tri-State Mall. For more information, call 606.326.2199 or email: nancy.menshouse@kctcs.edu.

Free Haircuts for VeteransACTC’s Cosmetology Pro-

gram reminds veterans that free shampoos and haircuts are available to veterans and active military personnel throughout the year. The Cos-metology Building is at 1897 Oakview Road in Ashland. Salon services are offered Monday through Thursday, and appointments are need-ed. For an appointment, call 606.326.0565.

ACTC presents Ernie Tucker’s last lectureAshland Community and

Technical College will present Professor Ernie Tucker’s Last Lecture Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the J.B. Sowards Theatre at the College Drive Campus.

Professor Tucker retired last spring after 46 years of

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Chapter 9

“These are beautiful!” Chloe and I exclaimed as we unwrapped the gifts from Mr. B. He gave me a four-leaf clover he had “whittled”out of wood with his pocket-knife. Chloe unwrapped a pretty little doll Mr. B. had made from corn shucks.

“Growing up, Mr. B. told us as we admired our presents,“we didn’t have any fancy-smancy

’puters or ’lectronics. We made all our toys. We put together yo-yos, spinning tops, sling-shots, clay and all sorts of things. It’s amazing what a creative mind can do with a string and a cornhusk! Anyway, I wanted to make these toys for you doggies to show you that I love you and to wish you luck on the upcoming compe-tition. And I wanted to show you some of the best things in life are

made with love and don’t cost a penny!

We promised Mr. B. we would treasure the gifts -- and him -- forever.

“I still have one more gift for you two. Actually, this gift is from your par-ents and me,” Mr. B. said before handing us iden-tically wrapped boxes with bright blue bows. We tore into the boxes and each found a typed letter.

Congratulations! We are so excited you will

Activities

be joining us for our an-nual Kentucky Heritage Learning Camp. Camp will begin this week and run daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

After reading the first few lines, Chloe and I beamed with excite-ment! “This camp will help prepare you for the competition, but more importantly it will teach you about the rich heri-tage of Kentucky,”Dad explained while Chloe and I looked through the pamphlet that was in-cluded with the letter.

Workshops include woodworking, jewelry making, embroidery, basket weaving, broom making, storytelling, mountain music, corn shuck art, dulcimer play-ing, making birdhouses from gourds, history of coal mining, introduc-tion to quilting, black-smithing, reading shape notes, whittling, making spoonbread ... .

The list was endless!We realized the first

day that Dad was cor-rect; the camp definitely would prepare us for the competition and we would walk away know-ing so much more about the state we loved and called home. It was a regular crash course in Kentucky. The work-shops were taught by artisans -- people who were incredibly skilled in their craft. In addition to the workshops, we went on field trips to the

National Quilt Museum in Paducah, the Ken-tucky Artisan Center in Berea, Shaker Village in Harrodsburg and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Renfro Valley, and we visited Mr. B’s Appalachian Mountains. They were more beauti-ful as he described.

I realized I could learn so much just by perk-ing up my ears and lis-tening -- listening to the artisans, listening to Mr. B., listening to fellow Kentuckians share sto-ries about our heritage and our ancestors. We listened and learned so much at the camp that Chloe and I had trouble deciding what catego-ries to enter and what our entries to those cat-egories should be. Be-cause Chloe and I were a team in real life, it only made sense to enter the contest as a team.

We learned in camp that fried pies were very delicious and very popu-lar in the mountains of Kentucky. Chloe’s apple-walnut poultice inspired us to make fried apple walnut pies in the shape of dog bones for the Kentucky cuisine cat-egory. The judges must have been impressed because we came away with a second-place ribbon. Only one of us could compete in the Kentucky facts category, so Chloe represented us. She was a beast on the quick-recall buzzer, buzzing in as soon as

the moderator finished reading the question. It was no surprise when, thanks to my sister, we walked away with a first-place ribbon. At the sto-rytelling part of camp, we learned about Jack Tales and about Appa-lachian ghost stories called Haint Tales. We paired the two concepts and wrote a hair-raising story about Jack and his hound dog capturing a ghost. That hand-written masterpiece landed us third place in the Ken-tucky literature competi-tion. We had planned on weaving a basket from corn shucks in the shape of a wiener dog for the Kentucky art competi-tion, but we couldn’t devote to it the amount of time it deserved. We also didn’t have time to finish the scrapbook of Kentucky basketball we were making for the Kentucky hobbies cat-egory.

Thankfully, our scores in the categories we en-tered were high enough that if we did well in the Kentucky music and Kentucky dancing cat-egory, we had a real chance at being grand champion. It all hinged on our last category. The judges let us pair the music and danc-ing category together, which meant double the pressure. So here Chloe and I stood back-stage, a song and dance away from becoming the Craftiest Kentuckian.

Chapter 9

Woody’s Word Search

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ARTISAN BEREA BLACKSMITH BREAD CAMP GOURDSHARRODSBURG PADUCAH QUILT SPOON STORYTELLING WOODWORKING

1. Visit the website http://www.berea.com/festival-of-learnshops-2014/ to see courses that are/were offered this past summer at the Festival of Learnshops. If you could choose three of the courses to attend, what would your top three choices be? Why? Email Woody at woody@thewoodybooks.com and tell him your choices.

2. One course offered teaches how to make spoonbread. What is spoonbread? What would you eat spoon-bread with?

3. Here is a recipe for spoonbread: 1 cup white cornmeal 2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup cold milk 2 large eggs, well beaten 2 tablespoons melted butterPreparation: In a large saucepan, combine cornmeal with 2 cups of water; add 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring mixture to a boil then lower the heat; cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. The mixture will be very stiff. Remove from heat and slowly stir in 1 cup of cold milk. Stir in the beaten eggs and melted butter. Preheat oven to 400° and heat a greased 1 1/2 to 2-quart baking dish or 8-inch square baking dish. Pour the well blended batter into the hot baking dish; bake for about 40 minutes, or until firm in the middle and nicely browned. Serve hot, straight from the baking dish. This quantity provides 4 to 6 small servings; for more, double the recipe. Woody will need to double the recipe. Reconfigure the recipe so it will feed 8 to 12 people.

4. Open the Classified section of your newspaper. Are there any ads in the “services offered” or “help wanted” for a skill that is listed in the course catalog? (woodworking, quilting, blacksmithing, etc.)

5. Don’t forget to email Woody at woody@thewoodybooks.com and tell him your top 3 choices of what courses you would take.

6. Cut out We’re All Ears Chapter 9 and paste it in your scrapbook. Collect all ten chapters and you will have your very own Woody book! Make sure you visit www.thewoodybooks.com or www.kypress.com and listen to me read each chapter. While you are there, check out a video message from Mom and me.

7. Woody’s Riddle for the Week: What kind of nails does a carpenter hate to hit?Visit www.thewoodybooks.com to see the answer.

Stay tuned next week to read We’re All Ears Chapter 8! Work and Dream like a BIG DOG!

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“We are going to revamp it next season and try to work out watering etc. We also have a memory garden at the Exten-sion office where persons can submit a request to plant or have planted flowers in mem-ory of a loved one.”

For the future, she has some goals.

“Long term goals are to pro-mote gardening, conservation, and education other gardeners and general public through our master gardener projects. As well as do community proj-ects.

“No one can really every do anything on their own. It takes encouragement from others as well as other aspects such as taking classes etc.

While definitive with her answer Nannette said talking about her greatest interests and how she has developed these loves.

“Gosh this is a hard one” she said.

“I love to watch things grow. The single beauty of a bloom warms the heart.

“I love to share what I know about gardening with others especially children.

“It is such a positive activity. Working in the garden listen-ing to the birds and other crit-ters is very relaxing.

“I call listening to the birds and other sounds of nature as “nature’s iTunes” I love watch-ing the butterflies and bees as they go about their business. “

In her thoughts she has great interest and joy from the Mon-arch butterflies.

“I would like to tell you some about the Monarch but-terflies. These are amazing creatures.

“They do an annual migra-tion from Canada to Mexico.

In August they begin their migration south to one area in Mexico where they spend the winter.

“Unfortunately their habi-tats in the mountains of north-ern Mexico and here in the USA are shrinking.

“In Mexico where they win-ter over is protected by law but timber poachers reduced the trees where they huddle together and many are dying from exposure to the elements.

“Then when spring begins they start their migration back. Now here is some amazing in-formation: Going south, that is one generation that flies the entire way.

“On the way back there is I think two to three genera-tions born before making it to Canada. They follow the same migration routes.

“Kentucky is on the migra-tion route. So many of the plants needed to sustain the generations are disappearing.

“Host plants especially, such as milkweed. This is due to the use of herbicides to kill the milkweed along roadways and in our home gardens.

“This plant is vital to butter-flies as they need them to lay their eggs and the caterpillars to feed. They also need nectar plants to feed as well.

“These are important com-ponents for their survival. There are certain plants that attract butterflies to your home garden.

“The Monarch Watch or-ganization is trying to bring awareness to the public about these beautiful creatures. Any-one can certify their home gar-den or organization such as the master gardeners or schools.

“They have the lists of plants needed to attract butterflies and what you need to do to create a habitat. Limit the use of herbicides and pesticides in your environment.

“You can access more infor-mation by following the link to MonarchWatch.org.

“Also this past spring NOVA did a show about the Monarchs. Go to NOVA.org and look for migration of the butterflies.

“It is truly a wonderful show. You will be in awe how these delicate creatures can make such a journey. In closing I feel that we are stewards of Gods beautiful world and His works. We need to be more aware of what we do and how if impacts the natural world. Once some-thing is lost like the Monarch we can never get is back.

“How sad that would be,” she proclaimed.

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Library CornerBy Jenifer Johnson

Hello from the Flatwoods Branch of the Greenup County Library.

Rain with some icy spells is what is going on this November 5 day.

Unpredictable weather is what we expect this time of the year.

This week author is Teresa Ann Philips (Sicily Yoder). I have to admit that I am not fa-miliar with this author, but she is from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. She was one of the first writers of Amish Christian Romance. Her first book was published in 2004.

In 2013, she hired an editing and proofing team to enhance her books. Some of her books re-main on bestselling lists around the world. She was a member of the Lawrenceburg First Baptist Church, but spent over 20 years with the Mennonite believes.

She lived in Kentucky where she was an advocate for victims of abuse and bullying. She has a Facebook hashtags #powerof-prayerlunchgour, #Sistersthat Pray, and #BeStrong.

Be Strong deals with her Be Strong, Don’t Be Bullied, and Don’t Do Drugs campaign. She was once nominated for Ken-tucky’s Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award.

Teresa passed away at a young age (she was in her 40’s) in March 2014. She had given so much of her money away and at the time of her death the fam-ily had trouble coming up with the money for the funeral, but friends and family came together to help the family.

The three libraries and the book mobile have a great selec-tion of Amish novels , as well as other inspirational reading material. We do not, at the pres-ent time have any Sicily Yoder’s

books, but we are going to order some.

Here is a list: Amish Bliz-zards--Whoopie Pie Bakers--Amish Snowflakes--Heaven Driven--An Autumn Wind in Walnut Creek--White Christ-mas Fudge--Christmas in Sugar Creek--Christmas Eve in Sugar Creek--Amish Garden Cook-book--Amish Lilies by the Lake-side

Happening at the libraryNovember 11 Story Hour November 13 Family Night

6:30November 20 Girls’ Night

Out at 6:30November 24 Movie at 1 pmNovember 27 Closed

THANKSGIVING DAYNew York Best Sellers

Killing Patton-O’Reilly Not That Kind of Girl-Dunham Un-broken-Hillenbrand The Boys in the Boat-Brown Food-Gaf-figan, Being Mortal-Gawande, The Hot Zone-Preston, As You WIsh-Elwes, Neil Patrick Har-ris: Choice Your Own Autobi-ography, The Innovators-Isaac-son, Gray Mountain-Grisham, Leaving Time-Picoult, Edge of Eternity-Follett, Deadline-Sand-ford, Beautiful You-Palahniuk, Desert God-Smith, Lila-Rob-inson, All the Light We Can-not See-Doeer, Burn-Patterson, Somewhere Safe with Someone Good-Karon, Shopaholic to the stars-Kinsella, Personal-Child, Some Luck-Smiley, Wait for Signs-Johnson, Winter Street-Hildenbrand

Smokey TaleThis week I have another “kit-

ten” story. The kittens are ready to be taken away from their mother soo....if there is ANY-ONE who would love to have a very playful, healthy kitten please contact me. I came home from work one day this week and I had just asked my son , as we

were pulling into the driveway, if all of the kittens were still on the porch. They are getting big-ger and more curious. He said, “Well, where would they be?” I climb onto the porch, with my trusty cane, and I look around to see what the kittens have got-ten into since that morning. I see Momma cat , one striped cat and one black cat. One of the little girls is not there.

Ben goes out looking for them, Blackie (momma cat) is looking around , even Smokey is walking around the neighbor-hood with Ben trying to find this kitten.

Two hours go by, no kitten. I was worried about it, of course. Another hour goes by, we hear Blackie meowing at the front door (she doesn’t go to the front door). Ben opened the door and Blackie took off around back.

So, Ben goes to the back door and there was Blackie trying to get the kitten back onto the porch. The kitten gets up on the porch and she just started jump-ing on the other two kittens, so she was fine.

Smokey just kind of looked at all of us like, “What’s the big Deal? It’s not like it was me!”

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Photo by Johnnie Ray

Workin’ on the chain gangRussell Police Chief Tim Wilson, right, and Russell Police Detective Phillip Kearns spend many Saturday afternoons working the downs marker and chains as part of the chain gang at Kentucky Christian University football games. Wilson has lots of experience on the side-lines as he also worked the chains for Raceland High School football games.