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BASEBALLListed are the top 5 baseball teams in

the Coalfield region including Wise,Dickenson, Buchanan, Lee, Russell,Scott, Tazewell and Washington countiesas selected by a panel of sports writers,other media members, coaches andother regional high school baseballobservers from around the Coalfieldregion. The listing includes team, overallrecord, total points this week based on a6-4-3-2-1 rating system and ranking lastweek.

1) Virginia High, 14-1 (54) 1

2) Honaker, 12-1 (32) 2

3) Lebanon, 11-4 (20) 3

4t) Abingdon, 11-3 (13) 4

4t) Central, 9-4 (13) NR

Other teams receiving votes include:Union (8), Holston (2), Clintwood (1),Eastside (1).

SOFTBALL Listed are the top 5 softball teams in

the Coalfield region including Wise,Dickenson, Buchanan, Lee, Russell,Scott, Tazewell and Washington countiesas selected by a panel of sports writers,other media members, coaches andother regional high school softballobservers from around the Coalfieldregion. The listing includes team, overallrecord, total points this week based on a6-4-3-2-1 rating system, and ranking lastweek.

1) Eastside, 13-3 (69) 1

2) Honaker, 15-2 (59) 2

3) John Battle, 11-3 (32) 3

4) Central, 13-4 (23) 4

5t) Abingdon, 11-2 (9) NR

5t) Union, 10-5 (9) NR

Other teams receiving votes include:Holston (3), Lebanon (3), Virginia High(2).

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The third-ranked John BattleLady Trojans got hits from a quar-tet of players Tuesday night to takea 9-5 nondistrict win over the No. 5Union Lady Bears in Bristol.

Union (10-6) finished the gamewith 12 hits, including a home runfrom Sydney McKinney, but couldnot overcome a grand slam fromBattle’s Kaci Fuller.

McKinney tied the game at 3-3in the top of the second with oneswing of the bat on a two-runhomer.

Fuller answered for the LadyTrojans (12-3) in the bottom of thesecond with a grand slam to putBattle up 7-3.

The Lady Trojans added twomore runs in the bottom of the sixthinning.

Union scored its final two runsof the game in the top of the sev-enth, but the Lady Bears come-from-behind attempt fell short.

Sara Beth Weaver finished thegame with a pair of doubles andfour RBIs, while Kaycee Casteeland Brooke Rutherford had threehits apiece for John Battle in thewin.

John BattledefeatsLady Bears

BY CHIP BEATYSPORTS WRITER

COEBURN — The Gate CityBlue Devils snapped a nine-gamelosing steak Friday with a 5-1 nondis-trict baseball win over the EastsideSpartans at Alumni Stadium.

The win was only the second ofthe season for the Blue Devils (2-13).

“I think our team gave a greateffort tonight. We’ve had two reallyhard practices this week. We’ve bat-tled a lot of things this season and thekids seem to be coming togethernow,” said Blue Devil head coachRobbie Perry.

Gate City behind the pitching ofJohn Brooks, kept the Spartans (9-5)hitless through three innings whileposting four runs.

It was not until Nick Sturgill sin-gled to left field in the bottom of thefourth inning that the Spartans wereable to reach base.

Gate City opened the game withtwo runs in the top of the first inning.

Blake Hillman singled to center

field advancing Cory Franklin, whodrew a leadoff walk to second base.

After both runners advanced toscoring position, Franklin scored on asacrifice fly by Hunter Wolf.

J.T. Starnes then singled driving inHillman to stake Gate City to a 2-0lead.

Chandler Pendleton relievedBrooks in the bottom of the fourthinning and continued keeping theSpartan bats at bay.

While the Spartans were havingtheir troubles at the plate, Gate Citykept the pressure on by scoring onerun in the second inning and anotherin the third when Michael Collierwalked and advanced to second on apassed ball before scoring on a singleby Brooks.

Starnes led the Blue Devil attackcollecting three hits on four at-bats.

The Spartans got on the score-board in the bottom of the sixthinning.

Caleb Riner singled andadvanced to second on a ground ballby Nate Minor.

Aaron Sexton then drew a two-outwalk. As Sexton stole second baseRiner was able to beat the throwhome giving the Spartans their onlyrun of the game.

Eastside collected four hits on thenight, while allowing the Blue Devils11 base hits.

“I was really happy by the wayJ.D. Slone pitched tonight once hegot that breaking ball going,” saidEastside coach Chris Clay. “He did agood job keeping those guys off bal-ance. The true story of the night wasour offense. It was non-existenttonight. We’ve got to find some guysthat can drive in some runs and that’skind of what we are looking for rightnow. With what few hits we got, wejust didn’t string any together andthat was the tale of the tape.”

The Blue Devils scored their finalrun in the seventh inning.

Gate City’s Cory Franklin relievedPendleton in the bottom of the sev-enth inning allowing a single to KobeLawson, however, was able to retireRiner to end the game.

It did not take long for crashingand banging in the running of theSoutheast Super Truck Series atLonesome Pine Raceway inCoeburn Saturday night.

Cool temperatures on the tracksurface may have had an effect withthe tires on the first lap when someof the trucks got loose on the back-stretch and ended the night for MattLeicht and Zack Franks.

David Messer, driving for JefferyWorley Racing, was caught in theaccident, and had to replace theradiator and went down several lapsand finished 12th.

Freddy Brookshire avoided theincident and held on to take the winin the 75-lap event.

The win was the second forBrookshire in the series this season.

“I guess we will be disliked nowafter getting two wins in a row,”Brookshire said after the race.

The night at LPR also had plentyof the regular divisions at the ASAshort track.

Rocky Yates, of Abingdon, qual-ified on pole for the 30 lap Mod-4feature.

An invert of two placed the No.88 of Kirby Gobble on point.

The green flag was out and theDanny O’Quinn car field barreledinto the first turn.

David Brown drove hard into

turn three to get under the No. 88 ofGobble, Brown was then unable tohold his car as he spun in the middleof turns three and four.

Gobble and Yates were battlinghard for the lead on the restart.Gobble was able to power off thecorner and clear the No. 3 of Yates.

Brad Ball began to work on theNo. 7 of John Ward, Ball completedthe pass on Ward in turn two.

Gobble would continue his dom-inating pace when the green flagflew again, taking the lead overYates, Gobble was able to pull fromYates as Brown in the No. 91 beganto catch Yates.

Brown cleared Yates for second-place on lap 15. White flag in the airas Kirby Gobble had a comfortablelead over Brown.

Yates, Ball and Ward battled intoturn three.

Contact between the No. 17 ofBall and Ward sent the No. 17 andthe No. 7 sent the two spinning, tag-ging Yates.

Gobble went to take the victoryover Brown and Robinette who tookthird after the incident in turns threeand four.

SUPER STREETKirby Gobble jumped to the lead

Brookshire takestruck race win at LPR

See LPR, Page B2

Devils use strong start to beat Eastside

BY KEVIN MAYSSPORTS EDITOR

CLINTWOOD — A win by the ClintwoodGreenwave Wednesday, May 1 could have madethings easy as far as the race for the LonesomePine District baseball championship is con-cerned.

A victory over the Union Bears would haveeliminated Union from title contention and leftClintwood and Central tied at the top of the dis-trict standings.

Union, however, had different plans.The Bears took a 3-0 lead and withstood a

late-game rally by the Greenwave to take a 3-2LPD win.

It was a crucial victory for the Bears. With the win, Union improved to 12-3 on the

season and 3-2 in the district standings with agame remaining against the J.I. Burton Raiders.

The loss dropped Clintwood to 10-4 on theseason and 2-2 in the LPD with district gamesremaining against Central and Burton.

Central (9-4) still leads the district standingswith a game at Clintwood Thursday.

The Warriors could own the LPD title bybeating Clintwood.

But a loss to the Greenwave could lead to athree-way tie with Union and Clintwood.

“It is what it is. We’re still chasing Centraland we’re hoping that Clintwood beats Centralto force a tie (for the LPD title),” Union coachJ.W. Salyers said after Wednesday’s win atClintwood.

Salyers was more excited about his team’shard-fought win over the Greenwave and thepitching performance of senior Derrick Watkins.

Race to the finishBears keep LPD title hopes alive with win over Clintwood

PHOTO BY KEVIN MAYS

Union’s Ethan Villiard (14) slides into home,while Clintwood catcher Thomas Estep goesfor the tag in Wednesday’s LPD game atClintwood.See BEARS, Page B2

“They’re a very goodhitting squad and we hadto keep them off balanceat the plate and Derrickdid that for seveninnings,” Salyers said. “Ijust can’t say enoughabout his performance.”

Watkins gave up tworuns and six hits in thecomplete-game perform-ance, but the right-handerdid not surrender a singlewalk, while recording fivestrikeouts.

For the first threeinnings, Watkins and hiscounterpart, Clintwood’sDalton Dahley, werelocked in a solid pitchers’duel.

Dahley was the first towaiver.

After giving up a walkto Union’s Ben Baugh tolead off the top of thefourth inning, and afterBaugh then stole secondand third bases, Dahleysurrendered a two-out hit

to left field to Union’sAustin Baker to scoreBaugh.

Union added two runsin the fifth inning on RBIsingles from Will Hubbardand Hunter Neece to builda 3-0 lead.

Clintwood made thingsinteresting in the bottom

of the sixth when DylanDahley led off the framewith a double and movedto third on a throwingerror.

Dylan Dahley thenscored on an infield singlefrom Gavan Meade.

After Meade stole sec-ond and moved to third on

a groundout from ThomasEstep, he scored on afielding error to cut theUnion lead to 3-2.

Clintwood threatenedagain in the bottom of theseventh when AustinTurner led off with a sin-gle. But Turner was calledout attempting to stealsecond on a bang-bangplay at the bag.

The out call caught theire of Clintwood headcoach Jerry Stanley. TheWave coach was alsoupset when DakotaDahley was called out atsecond base in anotherclose play.

“Union played a heckof a ball game and I can’ttake away anything fromthem. I thought theyplayed a good baseballgame. And I think we didtoo,” said Stanley, stillupset after the game. “Weput our leadoff guy on andI thought he was safe by amile. That play at the endof the game, I thought hewas safe by a mile. ButI’m not the one who getsto make that call and wejust have to accept thatthis was a 3-2 loss to agood ball club.”

Hubbard finished 2-for-3 at the plate with anRBI for Union, whileClintwood got 2-for-3 per-formances from Meadeand Dylan Dahley.

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Only two laps were completed beforethe yellow waved when James Owensbecame loose and spun on the front-stretch.

Sykes was able to jump to the lead fromthe outside of Gobble when the green flagwaved again.

Gobble wasn’t giving up, as he had hisNo. 63 machine stuck to the rear of the No.23.

Gobble powered to the inside of Sykesand the two continued to battle until theyellow flag waved again when the No. 00went around off of turn two.

Sykes would elect the outside when thepick-and-choose cone made its appear-ance.

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PURE 4Dan Hall qualified his No. 88 machine

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Ollie jumped to the lead over the No.27 of Marty Shouse.

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PURE STREETRusty Ratliff powered to the lead with a

shot in the rear from Emory Ratliff. No. 7 Emory Ratliff then bolted to the

inside of the No. 9 and took the lead. DukeBare then took third-place from the No. 9of Ratliff on lap 2.

The first yellow flag flew when RannieBreeding spun on the backstretch. DukeBare would jump to the lead on the restartover Emory Ratliff.

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PHOTOS BY KEVIN MAYS

Union senior Derrick Watkins pickedup a complete-game win on the moundWednesday in a key LPD game withClintwood.

Union’s Will Hubbard, left, waits for the throw as Clintwood’s Gavan Meadeslides into second base with an attempted steal in Wednesday’s Lonesome PineDistrict game at Clintwood.

The Union P-Nut Football League will hold its earlydraft Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at Bullitt Park in BigStone Gap. Any child wishing to participate must bebetween the ages of 8-12 or grades 3-7. For more infor-mation, contact Robbie Duncan at (276) 275-3942.

MECC FOUNDATION SPONSORS GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Mountain Empire Community CollegeFoundation and Auto World of Big Stone Gap will con-duct the Auto World – MECC Golf Classic on Friday,May 17 at Lonesome Pine Country Club. All proceedsfrom the event will benefit scholarships for MountainEmpire Community College students. Registration for thecaptain’s choice tournament begins at 8 a.m., with a shot-gun start at 9:30 a.m. Entry fee is $100 per person. Holesponsorships are also available for a $100 gift to theMECC Foundation. Businesses or individuals wishing toplay, sponsor a hole, a team, or furnish an auction item ordoor prize may call or e-mail Jeri Bledsoe, tournamentcoordinator, at (276) 523-2400, extension 287 or e-mailjbledsoe@mecc.edu, Registration and sponsorship canalso be done online at www.meccfoundation.org.

ALUMNI SOFTBALLGAME SCHEDULED

A softball alumni game will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday,June 29 at Island Park in Appalachia. Any alumni fromAppalachia High School or Powell Valley High Schoolsoftball teams that are invited to play. For more informa-tion, contact Angela Honeycutt at (276) 565-1197.

COEBURN CIVIC LEAGUE TO HOST GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Coeburn Civic League is currently making plansfor its annual spring golf tournament at Raven RockCountry Club in Jenkins, Ky. on Friday, May 10. Formore information, please contact Shelly Richards at (276)219-3696, Anita Funk 395-2400 or any Civic Leaguemember.

BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED IN WISE

The Mountain Top Classic for boys 9-10 and 8-undertournaments will be held at Veldon Dotson Park in WiseMay 25-26. Entry fee is $100 for 9-10 year old teams and$75 for 8-under teams. For more information, contactKelly Foster at (276) 219-2063 or Chris Wilson at (276)219-3659

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Draft day set forMay 15 for UnionP-Nut football

THURSDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolLonesome Pine DistrictJ.I. Burton at Union 6 p.m.Central at Clintwood 5 p.m.Black Diamond DistrictCouncil at Haysi (2) 5 p.m.Grundy at Hurley 5 p.m.NondistrictEastside at Honaker 6 p.m.Lee at Castlewood 5 p.m.SOFTBALLHigh SchoolLonesome Pine DistrictJ.I. Burton at Union 7 p.m.Central at Clintwood 5 p.m.Cumberland DistrictRye Cove at Castlewood 5 p.m.Clinch Mountain DistrictLebanon at Gate City 4:30 p.m.NondistrictGrundy at Twin Springs 5 p.m.Virginia at Richlands 5 p.m.TRACK & FIELDHigh SchoolCumberland DistrictCumberland Championships atAlumni Stadium, Coeburn 4:30p.m.SOCCERHigh School BoysClinch Mountain DistrictJohn Battle vs. Union, RiggsStadium, Appalachia 7:15 p.m.Central at Virginia High 7:15 p.m.Gate City at Lee 7:15 p.m.Grundy at Lebanon 7:15 p.m.High School GirlsClinch Mountain DistrictJohn Battle vs. Union, RiggsStadium, Appalachia 5:30 p.m.Central at Virginia High 5:30 p.m.Gate City at Lee 5:30 p.m.Grundy at Lebanon 5:30 p.m.TENNISHigh School BoysCumberland DistrictTournament(at Mountain EmpireCommunity College, Big StoneGap)Doubles ChampionshipsHigh School GirlsCumberland DistrictTournament(at Mountain EmpireCommunity College, Big StoneGap)Doubles ChampionshipsFRIDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolBlack Diamond DistrictCouncil at Haysi (2) 5 p.m.Hurley at Twin Valley 5 p.m.Clinch Mountain DistrictGate City at Lebanon 6:30 p.m.Virginia at John Battle 7 p.m.NondistrictNorthwood at Twin Springs (2)4:30 p.m.Rye Cove at Holston 7 p.m.Union at Eastside 6:30 p.m.Thomas Walker at J.I. Burton (2)5 p.m.SOFTBALLHigh SchoolClinch Mountain DistrictGate City at John Battle 6:30 p.m.NondistrictJenkins (Ky.) at Clintwood 5:30p.m.Richlands at Eastside 5 p.m.TRACK & FIELDHigh SchoolLonesome Pine DistrictLonesome Pine Championshipsat Bullitt Park, Big Stone Gap4:30 p.m.TENNISHigh School BoysCumberland DistrictTournament(at Mountain EmpireCommunity College, Big StoneGap)Singles ChampionshipsHigh School GirlsCumberland DistrictTournament(at Mountain EmpireCommunity College, Big StoneGap)Singles ChampionshipsSATURDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolLonesome Pine DistrictClintwood at J.I. Burton 6 p.m.MONDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolCastlewood at Haysi 6 p.m.Clintwood at Grundy5 p.m.Rye Cove at Northwood 5 p.m.SOFTBALLHigh SchoolBlack Diamond DistrictHonaker at Grundy 5 p.m.Clinch Mountain DistrictLebanon at John Battle 6:30 p.m.NondistrictClintwood at Castlewood (2) 5p.m.Patrick Henry at Rye Cove 5 p.m.Tazewell at Union (2) 4:30 p.m.Twin Springs at Lee 5 p.m.Union at Tazewell 6 p.m.SOCCERHigh School Boys

Clinch Mountain DistrictCentral at Gate City 7:15 p.m.Honaker at John Battle 7:15 p.m.Lee at Lebanon 7:15 p.m.Virginia vs. Union, Riggs Stadium,Appalachia 7:15 p.m.High School GirlsClinch Mountain DistrictCentral at Gate City 5:30 p.m.Honaker at John Battle 5:30 p.m.Lee at Lebanon 5:30 p.m.Virginia vs. Union, Riggs Stadium,Appalachia 5:30 p.m.TENNISHigh School BoysLonesome Pine DistrictTournament(at UVa-Wise)Singles SemifinalsTanner Crowder (J.I. Burton) vs.Brandon Piccione (Union) 4 p.m.Cameron Salyer (Central) vs.McKenna Robinson (Clintwood) 4p.m.Doubles SemifinalsTanner Crowder - Blake Pientka(J.I. Burton) vs. Tyler Vernon -Logan Schoolcraft (Union) 5:30p.m.McKenna Robinson - R.J. Mullins(Clintwood) vs. Cameron Salyer -Stephen Saucier (Central) 5:30p.m.High School GirlsLonesome Pine DistrictTournament(at UVa-Wise)Singles SemifinalsMackenzie Lawson (Central) vs.Lexie Adams (J.I. Burton) 4 p.m.Aimee Bishop (Union) vs. DarcieMullins (Clintwood) 4 p.m.Doubles SemifinalsMackenzie Lawson - HannahCollins (Central) vs. Aimee Bishop- Olivia Thacker (Union) 5:30 p.m.Lexie Adams - Daria Blach (J.I.Burton) vs. Darcie Mullins - AllieBoggs (Clintwood)TUESDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolBlack Diamond DistrictHaysi at Grundy 5 p.m.Twin Valley at Council 4:30 p.m.Clinch Mountain DistrictJohn Battle vs. Gate City, HunterWright Stadium, Kingsport, Tenn.6:30 p.m.Lebanon at Lee 7:30 p.m.NondistrictAbingdon at Virginia 7 p.m.Holston at Twin Springs 5 p.m.Union at Rye Cove 5 p.m.SOFTBALLHigh SchoolCumberland DistrictRye Cove at Thomas Walker 5p.m.Clinch Mountain DistrictGate City at Virginia 6 p.m.NondistrictHarlan County (Ky.) at Lee 6 p.m.TENNISHigh School BoysLonesome Pine DistrictTournament(at UVa-Wise)Singles ChampionshipSemifinal winners 4 p.m.Doubles SemifinalsSemifinal winners 5:30 p.m.High School GirlsLonesome Pine DistrictTournament(at UVa-Wise)Singles SemifinalsSemifinal winners 4 p.m.Doubles SemifinalsSemifinal winners 5:30 p.m.WEDNESDAYBASEBALLHigh SchoolNondistrictEastside at Abingdon 6 p.m.Twin Springs at Clintwood 5 p.m.Virginia at Honaker 6 p.m.SOFTBALLHigh SchoolClinch Mountain DistrictJohn Battle at Virgina 6 p.m.NondistrictEastside at Central 5 p.m.Haysi at Castflewood 5 p.m.Honaker at Richlands 5 p.m.Rye Cove at J.I. Burton 5 p.m.SOCCERHigh School BoysClinch Mountain DistrictCentral at Lee 7:15 p.m.High School GirlsClinch Mountain DistrictCentral at Lee 5:30 p.m.

*BASEBALLHIGH SCHOOL

Lonesome Pine DistrictDist. OverallW-L W-L

Central 4-1 9-4Union 3-2 12-3Clintwood 2-2 10-4J.I. Burton 0-4 4-8

Cumberland DistrictDist. OverallW-L W-L

Eastside 6-0 9-5Rye Cove 4-1 9-5Castlewood 4-2 4-8Thomas Walker 2-5 3-13Twin Springs 0-8 0-13

Clinch Mountain DistrictDist. OverallW-L W-L

Virginia 6-0 15-1Lebanon 4-1 11-4John Battle 3-3 8-10Lee 1-5 6-9Gate City 0-5 2-14

*SOFTBALLHIGH SCHOOL

Lonesome Pine DistrictDist. OverallW-L W-L

Central 4-1 13-4Union 3-1 10-6Clintwood 1-3 8-6J.I. Burton 1-4 6-11

Cumberland DistrictDist. Overall

W-L W-L•Eastside 7-0 13-3Castlewood 5-2 6-9Rye Cove 3-3 3-13Twin Springs 2-6 2-14Thomas Walker 0-6 0-10

Clinch Mountain DistrictDist. OverallW-L W-L

John Battle 4-0 12-3Lebanon 3-1 9-6Virginia 3-2 7-5Gate City 1-3 8-7Lee 0-5 5-7• Clinched segular season dis-trict championship

*SOCCERHIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Clinch Mountain District

Dist. OverallW-L-T W-L-T

Gate City 11-0-0 11-0-0Virginia 6-1-2 6-1-2John Battle 6-2-1 6-2-1Honaker 3-5-1 3-5-1Lebanon 3-5-0 3-5-0Union 3-6-0 3-6-0Central 1-4-1 1-4-1Grundy 1-5-2 1-5-2Lee 1-6-1 1-6-1

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLSClinch Mountain District

Dist. OverallW-L-T W-L-T

Gate City 10-0-1 10-0-1Virginia 8-1-0 8-1-0John Battle 6-2-1 6-2-1Lee 5-3-0 5-3-0Honaker 4-4-1 4-4-1

Union 2-7-0 2-7-0Grundy 1-6-1 1-6-1Lebanon 1-7-0 1-7-0Central 0-6-0 0-6-0* Does not include gamesplayed Wednesday

HIGH SCHOOLTuesday games

John Battle 9, Union 5Union 120 000 2 — 5 12 2John Battle 340 002 x — 9 10 3

Reynolds and Smith; Hensleyand Casteel. W — Hensley. L —Casteel. HR — McKinney (U) two-run in the second; Fuller (JB)grand slam in the second

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Part 1 of 2During the memorable years

we lived on a farm outside thetown of Big Stone Gap, in a sec-tion called Wildcat because ofits history/legend of ferociouswildcats that roamed PowellMountain, cows ran free. TheRange Law was slowly dyingand soon all beasts were com-pelled to be fenced in and con-tained.

During those early years,when cows and other beasts hadthe freedom to roam at liberty,we had cows that were fenced inand had awarm barnto sleep in.They werenot allowedto bother ourne ighbors ,but there were maverick cowsconstantly breaking through thebarbed wire to visit Old Bossy,Cherry, Nutmeg, and Bette(named after the actress BetteDavis, the great Americanactress) because of her tendencyto be domineering and tempera-mental.

Our cows died of old age,and they were buried in the ani-mal cemetery with ceremoniesaccompanied by singing andflowing tears.

Some of the visiting cows toour farm, named Tiny Timbers,were killed on the tracks. Theyloved to walk and roam the openmeadows running parallel to thetracks. It was the best of times,even though a merciless war

Cellist Dave Eggar and MountainStage Songwriting Contest winnerAmber Rubarth will lead educationalworkshops at the May 25 Gathering inthe Gap Music Festival.

Gathering in the Gap, held on thegrounds of the Southwest VirginiaMuseum Historical State Park, cele-brates the rich tradition of old-time,Americana, and bluegrass musicfound in Southwest Virginia.

SONGWRITINGAmber Rubarth has toured exten-

sively throughout the US, Europe, andJapan, including appearances atCarnegie Hall and the Lincoln CenterAtrium, sharing stages with manyeminent artists including EmmylouHarris, Loudon Wainwright III, JasonMraz, Kenny Loggins, Colin Hay,Dave Eggar, and Lisa Loeb. Her songshave attracted enthusiastic praise from

NPR, The Huffington Post, BBCRadio and Acoustic Guitar Magazine,and a live recording at legendary SunStudios now airing nationwide onPBS. Participants will have an oppor-tunity to work with one of Americanamusic’s newest stars.

Rubarth’s free workshop will beheld from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the

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HOMEHOMEFolks

Entertainment atCountry Cabin II

Will Caudill & Route 7will play Saturday, May 11at Country Cabin II inNorton, 7:30 to10:30 p.m.Admission is $5 adults age12 and over, $1 for chil-dren ages two through 11.Musicians and spectatorsare welcome at jam ses-sions Tuesdays at 7. Forinformation call 679-3541.

Miss Tri-CountyScholarshipPageant

Miss Tri-County pag-eants Saturday, May 18 atJohn I. Burton HighSchool auditorium inNorton at 7 p.m. Agegroups: Wee Toddler, oneyear; Tiny Toddler, 2years; Little Toddler, 3years; Wee Miss, ages 4, 5,6; Tiny Miss, ages 7, 8, 9;Little Miss, 10, 11, 12;Junior Miss, 13, 14, 15;and Miss Tri-County, ages16-22. Practice Thursday,May 16 starting with WeeMiss at 6 p.m. (no practicefor toddlers). All applica-tions must be returned byMay 16. Contestants canreside or go to school inWise, Lee, Scott, Russell,Dickenson counties, cityof Norton, Letcher County,Ky. Call Barbara Caruso at276-679-2046 or email:carusob@verizon.net orBarbara Leonard at 276-679-2563 for informationand applications.

Natural TunnelState Park

• Mother’s Day Event,Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m.to 12 p.m. at Stock CreekInterpreter Center. Free.

• Birding Weekend,Saturday and Sunday, May18-19, hikes each day at8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. fromCove Ridge Center park-ing lot with Bristol BirdClub. Free.

• National Kids ToParks Day, Saturday, May18, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Pack a lunch or grill out inpicnic area. Admission topark $3 per vehicle.

• Fern Frenzy, Saturday,May 18, 10 a.m. Meet at

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Youths once stayed in shape while having funBY BILL HENDRICK

STAFF WRITER

They tell us now that a reallygrowing concern about our youngpeople is obesity.

Of course, it is a growing con-cern for adults as well. I reallydon’t remember more than one ortwo obese kids when I was grow-ing up.

Of course, we didn’t have com-

puter games, television sets,McDonald’s or Hardees either.

And, believe it or not, I don’trecall any of us kids complainingbecause there was nothing to do!

Flag Rock, high above Norton,and High Knob Lake were favoriteplaces for us to hike to. There was

no platform to walk out on FlagRock in those days and we had tocrawl like a snake through a hugecrack to get to the top.

I remember a pretty large boy inour group one day whose belly wasso large he couldn’t climb throughthe crack, so he never got to the top.He almost didn’t get back to thebottom, either.

Remembering your

childhood days

makes you young

again, at least for

a little while!

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LPMRR life memberLarry Jackson, left, presents a plaque to Jack Williams recognizing Williams as a

life member of Lonesome Pine Model Railroaders. Life members have to be 70 yearsold and have 15 years of dedicated service.

Pvt. Womble completes Marinebasic training

Private Billy W.Womble II recently com-pleted basic training in theU.S. Marine Corps atParris Island, S.C. He isthe son of Billy andRhonda Womble of BigStone Gap. His grandpar-ents are Evelyn Belcherand the late Fred Falin ofBig Stone Gap, EthelWomble of Ft. Worth,Texas, and the late JamesWomble of Middlesex,N.C. He also has a brother,Shawn Falin, and a sister,Crystal Womble.

Seniors can apply for farmers market checks People 60 years of age and

older can now apply for the 2013Senior Farmers Market NutritionProgram.

Mountain Empire OlderCitizens will soon be given a lim-ited number of books of checksto distribute to eligible residentsof Wise County and Norton.Checks worth $40 will be distrib-uted on a first-come, first-servedbasis and can be used at areafarmers markets beginning July 1through the close of the markets.

The program is designed toimprove nutrition of senior citi-zens while also helping local

farmers sell their locally grownfruits, vegetables, and freshly cutherbs. Markets are located inNorton, Wise, Big Stone Gap andSt. Paul.

MEOC wants to make surethat all who wish to and are eligi-ble to participate have the oppor-tunity to do so. The applicationprocess, done by telephone, takesno more than two minutes tocomplete.

Each person enrolled in theSenior Farmers Market NutritionProgram will receive one book ofchecks worth $40. Each eligibleperson within a household is eli-

gible to receive one book ofchecks. The check books containeight $5 checks that seniors canspend like cash to purchase freshfruits, vegetables, and herbs fromfarmers who have been pre-approved by the VirginiaDepartment of Agriculture andConsumer Services.

To be eligible, applicantsmust:

• be 60 years of age or older,• live in Wise County or the

city of Norton, and• have an income equal to or

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail proudlypresents a concert by Tyler Hughes from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday,May 9 at Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway inAbingdon. The concert is part of The Crooked Road’s Youth MusicPerformance Series.

Born in the coal mining town of Big Stone Gap, Tyler Hugheshas been exploring the world of old time music since age 12. Tylerfound his love for old time banjo several years ago and continueshis study of the instrument at East Tennessee State University,where he is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Bluegrass,Old Time, and Country Music Studies.

Hughes performs with several groups, including the EmptyBottle String Band, ETSU’s Old Time Pride Band, and around theWise County area with The Generation Gap. Along with studyingthe traditions of Appalachian music, Tyler also teaches and pro-motes old time music through Mountain Empire CommunityCollege’s summer Mountain Music School. His most recent album,“Wise County Jail,” was released in October 2012 and can be foundat various retailers, including Heartwood, The Post, and online atCounty Sales.

The Crooked Road Music Series features youth music perform-ers as well as showcasing venues of The Crooked Road region.These events, along with open jams on the first, third and fifth

Tyler Hughes at Heartwood tonight

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museum’s Victorian Parlor.Pre-registration and a spe-cial workshop ticket arerequired.

YOUTH MUSICA musical prodigy as a

child, Dave Eggar beganplaying the cello and pianoat age 3. By the age of 7, hehad performed onBroadway and with theMetropolitan Opera. Hedebuted at Carnegie Hall atthe age of 15. Eggar is agraduate of HarvardUniversity and the JulliardSchool’s doctoral program.

Eggar has appearedworldwide as a solo cellistand pianist. A virtuoso ofmany musical styles, Eggarhas performed and record-ed with artists in numerousgenres, includingEvanescence, The Who,Michael Brecker, Josh

Groban, Coldplay,Beyonce, Pearl Jam, FallOut Boy, Dave Sanborn,Kathleen Battle, RayLamontagne, RobertaFlack, The Spin Doctors,Dianne Reeves, Brandy,Carly Simon, Phil Ramone,Hannah Montana, DuncanSheik, Sinead O’Connor,Bon Jovi, ManhattanTransfer, Corinne BaileyRay, and many more.

Eggar’s free workshopwill be held from 2:30-3:30p.m. in the VictorianParlor. Pre-registration anda special workshop ticketare required; the workshopis for ages 17 and underonly.

In addition to educa-tional workshops, the festi-val will include an excel-lent main stage lineup,including John CarterCash, Mountain Heart,

Dale Jett and HelloStranger, and Dave Eggarand Deoro with AmberRubarth. There will beregional musicians, a booksigning with John CarterCash, the annual songwrit-ing competition, an induc-tion ceremony for theSouthwest Virginia Walkof Fame, musical competi-tions, jams, a children’sarea, and the “Stitch inTime” Quilt Show.Antique, food and craftvendors and demonstra-tions will also be on hand.

Tickets for theGathering in the GapMusic Festival and itsworkshops are availablethrough the SouthwestVirginia Museum. To pur-chase tickets, call theMuseum at 276/523-1322.Tickets are also available atthe msueum during regularoperating hours. For addi-tional information and afull schedule of events,visit the festival website atwww.gatheringinthegap-musicfestival.com.

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He got stuck! He finally squirmed hisway down after a lot of tears and sweat.

Another trip was to a place called KellyCave here in Big Stone Gap. I can remem-ber that cave as if it were today but for thelife of me, I can’t remember how we got toit. I do remember there was a pool of waterat the bottom and I stepped in it. The waterwas so clear there was not even a ripple.

And I remember hiking up to Benge’sRock and taking a path nearby that leddown to the upper shore of Big CherryLake. One thing that sticks out in my mind,even today, were the huge goldfish swim-ming around!

Roaring Fork, between Appalachia andNorton, was a favorite fishing spot everyyear at the beginning of the season.

A really big favorite was Salt PeterCave, high above Powell Valley, which Ihave mentioned in this column before. Thehuge pack rats and bats stick out in mymemory.

I had a good friend, Joe Frank Heldreth,who, on a second trip to the cave, took acigar box with him and captured a coupleof bats and brought them home with him.He left them on a chest of drawers, forgot-

ten. The next day, we were again in thegood old Jefferson National Forest. JoeFrank had a sister who liked to prowlaround in his room when he was not there.She innocently opened the cigar box.

Big mistake!She and her mother, Angie, upon spying

the bats, fled from the house, screamingbloody murder. When we got back fromthe mountains, mom and sister were wait-ing for him. They refused to go back intothe house until Joe Frank caught the bats.

I also remember squirrel hunting onemorning and I was sitting halfway down ona steep hill. I had been cautioned to be verystill so I wouldn’t scare the squirrels. Iremember, it was just after dawn, and as Isat there, I got that feeling you sometimesget, that someone was staring at me. Iturned around and there, not 20 feet aboveme, was the biggest buck deer I ever saw.

It was a little chilly and smoke wascoming out of his nostrils! I think I sawhim before he saw me, because he sudden-ly charged toward me, leaped way over myhead, and disappeared down the mountainside. Those were the good old days whosememories keep coming back as I approachmy senior days.

Approach? Heck, I’ve been there for alot of years but I’m still young at heart.

Remembering your childhood daysmakes you young again, at least for a littlewhile!

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was looming in Europe and the Pacific.Eventually, the boys who swam in the coolwaters of artesian swimming holes went to thosewars, and some never returned home.

Wherever there are small railroad towns, orwhistle stops, located across the American land-scape, there might be one of those rare storiesabout a “cowcatcher,” but you have to find theright person to tell that story. That person is usu-ally a railroad man or someone who has spent alifetime working with trains.

Dewey Rowland, of Appalachia, a railroadman and historian, is one of those people, and hisstory is probably the best, if not the most grue-some of all cowcatcher tales. Anyone interestedin these stories is required to find the right town,and the right person who can tell their story aboutthose ominous-looking protrusions that locomo-tives used to push stray cows off the tracks andinto oblivion.

One of the most famous stories about a cow-catcher is by Irvin S. Cobb. It is not known ifCobb wrote the story himself, or if he heard itduring his research for A Laughter a Day Keepsthe Doctor Away.

Nevertheless, the story has spread itselfaround railroad towns, and the different versionsvary considerably, especially with the name ofthe cow that is the star of the story. However, inresearching the story, there does not seem to be acowcatcher mentioned in Cobb’s story, and hedoes not give the cow a name.

Cobb’s story begins with, “Up in Minnesota arailroad train killed a cow belonging to aScandinavian homesteader. Another line, spokenby a railroad executive, reads, ‘Mr. Swanson, wedeeply regret that your cow should have met herdeath on our tracks.’” After that, the story seemsto dwindle down and lose its vitality.

This writer has written several cowcatcherstories over the years, two of them published inthe Big Stone Gap Post. One of the two had thetitle “Open Range Allowed Cows to Grazethroughout Country by Roadsides,” the other hadthe title, “Cowcatcher Story Recalls PassionateCourt Case.” The latter is a version of Cobb’sshort tale.

The following story does not include thecourt case used in the Cobb article, nor does itinclude plots from those told by others over thelast half century and passed down to other story-tellers.

A retired railroad man offered this advice tohis grandchildren: “Life is like a railroad track.You can’t always see where it ends, and youdon’t always see what obstacles have been placed

there to derail you.”This story is about a cow named “Sweetmilk,”

that had the capacity to produce the sweetest andpurest milk imaginable, long before pasteuriza-tion became a scientific phenomena.

This special cow, one of the rarest of thebovine breed, was owned by a farmer who likedto brag that she was a “Swiss cow,” which sepa-rated her from all the other ordinary cows thatstood around all day chewing their cuds and lan-guishing under shade trees while waiting for thenext milking time.

This special cow, with her burnt orange color-ing and long eyelashes, loved to escape the con-fines of the pastures and enjoy the privilege of theopen range. She liked to go browsing aroundtown, looking into store windows, and watchingpeople darting in and out of the buildings.

When she tired of that, she would stroll downinto Frog Level, and then she would take a casu-al walk around the residential area before depart-ing for home.

Back in those days, someone started callingBig Stone Gap “the only cow pasture in the worldwith a red light.” It was open range in the area,and adventuresome cows took advantage of thefreedom offered to them during that short intervalin the county’s history.

It has been rumored that someone in town sentthe red light story to Life magazine, but it wasnever published.

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Thursday of every month,are hosted at Heartwood. Acomplete schedule for themusic series is available onThe Crooked Road web-site at www.thecrooke-droad.org or at www.heart-woodvirginia.org. Themusic series is sponsoredby The Crooked Road,Heartwood, VirginiaCommission for the Arts,and the NationalEndowment for the Arts.

Heartwood: SouthwestVirginia’s Artisan Gatewayis located off I-81 at Exit14 in Abingdon.Admission to the concert isfree and donations will beaccepted for The CrookedRoad Traditional MusicEducation Program(TMEP).

For more informationon The Crooked RoadMusic Series call 276/492-2409 or email: info@the-crookedroad.org.

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below 150 percent ofpoverty (for one individualthe income limit is$1,436/month, for twoindividuals the incomelimit is $1,939/month).

Mountain Empire OlderCitizens is now takingapplications by telephone.To apply, call MEOC at276/523-4202 and ask tobe enrolled in the SeniorFarmers Market NutritionProgram, or stop byMEOC’s office at 1501 3rdAvenue East, Big StoneGap.

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Young Jackson Cooper visits doting grandparentsBY VADNA BUSH

HAPPENINGS AND HAPPINESS • 524-1105

Monday morning was another beauti-ful day with God’s glory shining allaround. The leaves on the trees are sothick and green, there is no way a squirrelor any animal can not be hidden whiletraveling through treetops. God has madeeverything just right for every one of us,and if something goes wrong, it is usuallybecause of something we did to cause it.

I was so blessed this past week and Iam praising God’s name for it, because Iknow who to thank for all the good thathappens in my life and around me.

My two grandsons had a safe trip, fly-ing last week to Florida, loading anddelivering Matthew’s sister-in-law’s fur-niture from there to Texas. Then they flewback to Charlotte where they drove home.You can believe there were many prayerssent up for their well being.

Without missing a beat, they were backat work this past week.

Little Jackson Cooper spent Fridayevening with his grandparents Roy andRobin, while mom and dad took theevening off. I would love to have seenhow another little one was treated withthose two. Knowing them, I would say

they felt like that was the only grandchildever, and I can’t blame them a bit becauseI do know that feeling. A child born into afamily is a treasure to be treated as such.

I have had so many wonderful calls inthe last two weeks, and from people allover who let me know they care for me. Ido know they care and I want all of themto know I care in return. I have heard frompeople who haven’t called in a while andI have had calls from those who are fre-quent callers and I appreciate them all.

It is so good to hear about old timesand good times and some things I hadalmost forgotten until a memory wasjogged. One girl I hadn’t seen in almost60 years when a memory popped up abouther working in a small restaurant and Iwas a student in Appalachia. I alwaysthought she was so pretty and I am sureshe is today.

I love to walk back through my memo-ry time and see the faces and slowlywatch them materialize.

Another wonderful memory is that ofHelen, and she always sounds so cheerfuland full of life. It is such pleasure for meto listen to her talk, and she never fails tolet me know there is always a place for meto visit at her home. Helen, this is for you.617 Battle Road.

Remember the sick at Zion’s this weekas well as they ones who are on the roadto recovery, and many more whose trou-ble we don’t know, but God does and I amso thankful he is all knowing. Wouldn’t itbe terrible if we prayed in vain? I am sothankful we have a Saviour who cares andlistens to us.

One praise report I have to share witheveryone is that my sister, who underwentopen heart surgery again last week, waswell on the mend this last week when shecalled me from her hospital room a coupletimes. It is so good to know that a requestcan be asked and answered. That is thekind of God I serve.

I have a need to tell about the goodthings that happen in my life, and I knowI can never mention them all, but little bylittle, I can get some of them in before Idepart this life.

Looking out at my little woodenplanter on the deck, I can just see the lit-tle green leaves of lettuce and green stemsof green onions, and they are letting meknow there is a higher power that causesthem to be nourished by the sun, wind andrain and they are there for my benefit.

In one way or another just about every-thing in use on this earth is of use to allpeople. We have everything we need, and

all the knowledge we need to operate it.We thank God for another precious

baby that was born into a family at Zion.He is Isaac James Sturgill, born Tuesday,April 30. We wouldn’t dare try to namehis parents, grandparents, great-grandpar-ents and all his family because we wouldsurely get mixed up with all of them, butone thing about it, he is one loved littleboy. We look forward to meeting him atchurch.

One day I am going to take pen andpaper and copy down all the fourth andmaybe more generations that attend ZionChapel. There are a few and it is some-thing to think about that I never hadbefore. In fact it is a privilege to have thatmany of a family attend church. Itshows a solid foundation the family isbuilt on.

Prayers are needed for several whowill be traveling this week, and we needto pray for special needs in different lives.There are some who have a gift to teach,sing, pray and just speak a kind wordwhen it is needed. Let us not forget any-one who is in need of prayer. The powerof prayer is as almost as important as thepower of the blood of Christ, so let usexercise it often.

God bless you.

Bishops mark 50th anniversary with family dinnerBY JUNE FANNON

DUFFIELD NEWS • 431-2145

Cathy Johnson and herfriends, Lucille Neeley ofGate City and JaniceFields of Carters Valley,enjoyed a trip toSevierville and Knoxville,Tuesday.

Bruce and Nora LeeBishop were honoredThursday with a familydinner at the home of NoraLee’s sister, Mavis Smith,to help them celebratetheir 50th weddinganniversary. Kim Dorton,Madison Lane, LindaArwood, Jimmie andLoretta and AudreyBishop helped them cele-brate the event. MayBruce and Nora Lee havemany more years of goodhealth and happinesstogether.

Best wishes for a longand happy marriage go toNathan James and MelissaPennington who tied theknot Saturday, April 27 atNatural Tunnel State Park.

Kenny Fannon andcousins, Sid Fannon,Edgar Paul Fannon andJackie Fannon ofWoodway, attended thememorial service April 27for their cousin, Mary JaneRobinette Selph, inStaunton.

We were saddened tolearn of the passing ofanother cousin, JuanitaSybert Wolfe of the Yumacommunity. Funeral serv-ices were held May 1 withburial Thursday inHolston View Cemetery inWeber City. Juanita wasthe daughter of the lateElder Howard and BonnieFannon Sybert.

Marissa McElrath,Karen and TonyMcReynolds were Sundayguests of Gerald Miller.

Get-well wishes aresent to Bobbie Rhotonwho spent several dayslast week in WellmontHolston Valley MedicalCenter. Please rememberher in your prayers.

We continue to requestprayer for Vivian Cobb,Katie and Junior Berry,Kate Keck, Donald andRosa Bowen, AlmaBowen, Linda Bowen,Bobby and June Jessee,John Gilbert, ThelmaBarnette, those folks inRidgecrest Manor NursingHome and KingstonCenter.

Sue Jane BledsoePolleck of Dayton, Ohio,spent time here last week.

Kenneth and Carolyn

Sturgill have returned totheir home in MountJuliett, Tenn., after spend-ing Tuesday untilThursday in this area.

Wednesday evening,Sue Jane, Kenneth andCarolyn joined Johnnyand Cathy Johnson,Jimmie, Loretta andAudrey Bishop for anevening of good fellow-ship and delicious food.

A large number of boysand girls from our com-munity were proud of thefish they caught Saturday,April 27 during KidsFishing Day events atNatural Tunnel State Park.

Sincere sympathy isextended to Judy Kilgoreand her husband, Ronnie,due the passing of hermother, Anna MaeGillenwater Jenkins ofGate City. Mrs. Jenkins

passed away April 26 atHolston Valley MedicalCenter in Kingsport. Sheand her husband Kennethowned Jenkins Radio andTV in Big Stone Gap inthe 1960s. Kenneth pre-ceded her in death severalyears ago.

This week we sendhappy birthday wishes to:Betty Carter, Mary H.Gilliam, Sue C. Smith,Cathy Johnson, JanaWilson, Lucille C. Bishop,Kayla Townsend, TabathaStatzer, Abby GailVincent, Jeff Rhoton,Chris Johnson, KennyFannon, Danny Qualls andEddie Robbins. May theyeach have a wonderfulbirthday with many moreto follow.

Enjoy the beauty of thislovely spring season.Have a nice week.

BY SHIRLEY POFF-MCMAHAN

CRACKERS NECK NEWS • 523-4769

Friday evening a goodcrowd gathered at theCountry Cabin for a bene-fit on behalf of cancerresearch. Among the per-formers were the CountryCabin Line Dancers.Everyone enjoyed thedancers, the country musicand bluegrass music alongwith the good food selec-tion of hot dogs, barbecue,slaw, chips, drinks anddessert.

There was also a goodturnout Saturday eveningat the soup bean supperbenefiting the Mountain

Empire Older Citizens.The event was held atHeritage Church of Godfellowship hall. The foodwas great and manyenjoyed spending timewith friends and neighborsthat were there.

Kenneth Sorah fromFlorida recently visitedJeanette, Don and JimAnderson. The Andersonfamily was glad to haveKenneth visit and spendsome time with them.

Will Hall celebrated hisbirthday with a party withhis family Sunday after-noon. We wish Will ahappy 15th birthday.Tylerand Amber Smith fromPennington Gap visitedWayne and Shirley

McMahan Sunday andattended Will’sparty.Birthday wishes gothis week to ConnieSlagle, Wednesday, May8; Amber Smith,Thursday, May 9; SheilaAdldoost, Saturday, May11; and Clara Snodgrass,Monday, May 13. We wisheach one a special andblessed day.Our sympathyand prayers go to the fam-ily of Justin Phillips. MayGod bring comfort andpeace to the hearts andminds of this family.

Get-well wishes go outto Michael Chandler whowas recently in the hospi-tal. Keep Michael in yourprayers.

Well, it looks like

spring has arrived even ifthe temperatures are a biton the low side. The treeshave budded, the flowersbloomed and the yardsales have sprung up allover the place. It shouldhave been a good time tofind some bargains overthe weekend.

The MEOC walkathonwas canceled Sunday dueto rain. Hopefully theywill be able to have it in aweek or two. Keep an eyeout for the new day andtime. This helps so manypeople in our area.

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Jones, Jackson to wedBryan M. Jackson and Dana M. (Blagg) Jones

announce their engagement and upcoming eclectic wed-ding, Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 5 p.m. The outdoor wed-ding will take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry(Glenda) Flanary of Irondale Road, Big Stone Gap. Watchfor signs and balloons to direct you.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of the lateWilliam Curtis Jackson and the late Ruth Elizabeth(Mumpower) Jackson of Appalachia. The bride-elect isthe daughter of Dennis and Judy Blagg of Big Stone Gap.

The couple wish to celebrate their wedding with anold-time “supper on the grounds” or “fellowship dinner”type reception. They request that attendees bring a cov-ered dish to be enjoyed by all. A meat, potato salad, slawand drinks will be provided. The couple extends a cordialinvitation to all friends and family to attend and enjoygood food, good times, fellowship and great memories ofthis outdoor eclectic wedding.

Bryan Jackson and Dana Jones

Special Moments In Our Lives.....

Former residents call about reunionBY CHARLOTTE

ATKINSDERBY NEWS 565-2382

Our monthly dinner wasenjoyed by all who attendedafter the church servicesSunday. There was plentyof good food and fellow-ship.

Charlotte Atkins, Kathyand Gary Kennedy attendedColton Kennedy’s andJasmine Bolinskey’s base-ball game at Bullitt ParkSaturday.

Prayers and thoughts go

out to the Phillips family inthe loss of their son Justinthis past week. Keep all inyour prayers.

Several in the communi-ty and Pastor David Rosevisited Wednesday evening.They gave cookies to thosethey saw and prayed andinvited them to church serv-ices.

If you have any news,please call or drop it by toCharlotte Atkins at 565-2382.

Faye and Jim Garrisonwere at our church service

Sunday and Jim blessed uswith his great singing.

George and BettyKilgore from Abingdonwere at our worship serviceand dinner Sunday. We’realways glad to see our goodfriends.

I had a call from formerresidents Charles BaileyNeel, Dan Harkleroad andSandra Moore. They wereasking about plans forDerby-Arno reunion inJune. If you have not madeplans to attend, do so soon.

Charlotte Atkins and

Louise Garrison visitedShirley Thompson andCarolyn Garrison, Sundayevening.

Several in our communi-ty are still very sick. Keepall in you prayers at thistime.

When you pray, remem-ber all the sick at home, inhospitals and nursinghomes. Pray for our nationand leaders, pray for leadersaround the world and espe-cially pray for our militarymen and women and theirfamilies.

Gospel Sing to benefit local citizensBY DEBORAH CLARKSTON

VOICE OF THE VALLEY ª 523-3062

Happy Birthday to Bette Pache,May 9, Beth Tipton, May 11, RebaCutting, May 13, and Doug Gibson,May 16.

Happy Anniversary is wished toRoy and Dorothy Hamilton, May12, Erica and Jason Mullins, May13, and Ruth and Jason Rich, May16.

On the prayer list are graduatesfinding jobs, Misty Hughes and thebirth of Brittany Nicole, BeulahCollier, Angel Fitzgerald, Wayne

Lane, Charlie Wells, Faye Stallard,Payton Rolen, Juanita Egan, EvanRasnick, Butch Dalton, unspokenrequests, those who are “lost,” thosetraveling, and those in the newspa-per “Busted.”

Remember all those serving ourcountry, particularly Major DavidKnight Jr., Chief Petty OfficerDerek Hall out at sea with the Navy,Lt. Col. Patrick L. Johnson with theMarines, Major Jared M. Johnsonwith the Air Force, and jobs forthose leaving the service and folkslaid off.

Sunday, the men of Legion

Memorial United Methodist Churchprayed for, saluted, and honoredwith a breakfast the women of thechurch.

Don and Kathy Hershman of thePrinceton Prayer Center led churchservice Sunday. Invite God in yourlife, then he’ll do the work.

Mountain Empire Older CitizensGospel Sing to raise money for fuelassistance will be at East Stone GapUnited Methodist Church, Saturday,May 11 at 6 p.m. Go for a good timeand help others at the same time.

United Methodist Women meetnext May 20 at 6 p.m.

Local events draw good crowds

Remember friends in prayerBY KENYA HARDISON

ITALY BOTTOM NEWS • 523-2367

Please remember the sick and shut-ins, the churches, prisons, troops, thePACE Center, the lonely and lost. Yourprayers are appreciated.

Remember Gladys Litton, CynthiaSkaggs, Queen Bassard, Georgia Milesin Heritage Hall, Big Stone Gap. In TheLaurels in Norton remember Stan BottsSr., George Munsey, Jenny McKinney,Thelma Tilley, Louise Wright, AnnMumpower and Lola Sanders. In LeeNursing Home in Pennington Gap,Annie Conyers and Janie Smith.

Many blessings go to our loved onesin their homes, praying that tomorrowwill be a better day. The praises go upand the blessings come down.

Remember: Joseph Young, RubyClark, Angie Stuart, Frank and AustraliaGravely, Joan M. McFall, Jeff William,Larry Kelley, Randolph Hutchinson,Ruby Kilgore and family, Gloria Clark,Fannie Legg, Bessie Parker, Liz Stuart,Reba Brooks, Pat Rice, Frances Litton,Walt and Pat Lewis;

Also, Harriet Bush, Jimmy andMarcia Mitchell, Velma Jones, SandraLawson and family, Mamie L. Courtney,Earnestine Hatcher and family, DennisSturgill, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Poole, OllieMae Shepard, James Poole, Cindy Nave,Mae Hoffman, Kenya Hardison, JimmyLomax;

Also, Sherrie Stuart, Sara Akers,Shelia Pinkston, Edna Dean Lomax,June Burney, Maureen Woods, TimCamp, Linda Stidham, Nancy Hall,Akrum Blair, Ophelia Forney, JohnnyHall and family, Curtis Wharton, EffellaGoodgame, Ricky Poole, SadieColeman, Jessie Allen James;

Also, Earnest, Anthony, Dan andRuth Beatty, Thoph Jackson, LarryMullins, Heather Hess, GertrudeSkaggs, Terry Skaggs, Maureen Martin,Estella Washington, Herman Martin,Tresa Hollinger, Mattie M. Hamler,Waunita Mae Gamble and family,Evelyn Shuler.

Today’s scripture: “Mightier than thethunder of the great waters, mightierthan the breakers of the sea, the Lord onhigh is mighty.” Psalm 93:4 (NIV)

Heritage Church of God, 775 WoodAve., E., Big Stone Gap, second annualspring spiritual festival, May 19, 20, 21 at6 p.m. nightly, with guest speaker PastorRandy Mutter. Special singing nightly:

May 19 - Christianaires; May 20 - OneWay Contemporary Singers; May 21 -Voices of Hope Community Choir.Everyone is welcome.

Oak Grove Baptist Church MealsMission and Food Pantry open Saturdaysat church office, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Noincome requirement. If you are laid off orout of work call 523-1288.

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Gibson visitssons, friendsin Hawaii

Jack Gembach visitedBrad and Kellie Ivens inRoanoke last week. Theyall visited Christie Roseand Dan Anderson inRoanoke.

Evan Rasnick isimproving and has onlyone more treatment beforecoming home. Get-wellwishes go to Evan.Remember all the childrenat St. Jude’s Hospital andtheir families in prayer.

Get-well wishes go toChristie Rose Anderson.She is a patient in theRoanoke Hospital.

Tom and Dona Burtonand son John fromJefferson, Ga., visited theGilliam family on theweekend.

Patricia and AnnJohnson visited Ann’s sis-ter, Lois, and husbandDave Antle inMiddlesboro, Ky.,Thursday.

Doris Gibson spent lastweek in Hawaii with hersons, Edward and Wayne,and friends, Debbie andGreg Brown fromColumbus, Ohio.

Darrell and DorisStapleton spent the week-end with their grandchil-dren in Ringgold, Ga.

We extend sincere sym-pathy and prayers to PaulDye, Rick and LindaDeBolt and other familymembers in the death ofPaul’s daughter, Kim Lane.

Paige and FelicityStapleton from Weber Cityspent Thursday with theirgrandparents, Darrell andDoris Stapleton.

The Ladies SpringReception of the EastStone Gap UnitedMethodist Church will beThursday, May 9 at 6 p.m.at the church. All ladies areinvited. Boots Snodgrasswill be speaking.

Milas and Mary Franksand Sharon Ewing visitedDelores Franks Friday.

Dwayne and JudyCarroll, Dale and StefanieDePriest, David and KathyWheatley were in JohnsonCity Saturday evening.

Jewell Carter was din-ner guest of DianaBloomer Sunday.

Marilyn Winstead, JudyBegley and Doris Smithvisited Rose DickensonSunday.

Sympathy and prayersgo to Jerry and BrendaPalmer in the death ofJerry’s brother, BernardPalmer.

Visiting John and BettyBerchinskey recently wasBetty’s sister, MargaretStultz from Roanoke.

Libby Holbert and lady

friend from Seymour visit-ed Libby’s mother AudreyMorton and grandmother,Viola Smith, last week.

The Bright Lights yardsale will be June 14-15 atthe Wheatley home to raisemoney for missionaryfriends. If you have itemsto donate for the sale,please see Kathy Wheatleyor Candace Davidson. Alldonations will be appreci-ated. Thank you.

Anne Winstead fromRoanoke has moved toHeritage Hall.

Sherry Smith fromNorton visited her mother,Audrey Morton, andgrandmother, Viola Smith,Thursday.

John Schoolcraft spentlast week in Pennsylvaniaon business.

Charlie and SheliaMorris visited BrendaFleenor at Holston ValleyHospital in KingsportWednesday. Get-wellwishes are sent to Brenda.

Dearing Garner fromHouston, Texas. spent sev-eral days with Elaine,Baxter, Tammy and EvanHamilton.

Judy Knight was at thecancer center in WiseWednesday.

Betty Caldwell and sonMichael Maness were inJohnson City Tuesday.

Mark and Kim Lesterand Sara were at CarsonNewman CollegeSaturday.

Sympathy is expressedto Marlene and CharlesHorton and family due tothe death of her mother,Pauline Wagner.

Patrick, Stacy, Will andEmily Dorton fromAbingdon and Kellie,Reed, Emma and OwenSmith from Gate City vis-ited Sandy and Ray DortonSunday.

Please send donationsfor the East Stone GapRiverview Cemetery toRandall Hicks, East StoneGap, Va. 24246. Thankyou.

Rick and Linda DeBoltwere in Johnson City for adoctor appointmentThursday. They were inNorton Sunday.

Rick and Linda, LoriFraley and Rickey G.Mathes were at BullittPark for a track meetTuesday. Congratulationsgo to Kelli Fraley on plac-ing second in the longjump and first in hurdles.

East Stone

Gap News

MEOC Transitoffers freerides Saturday

As part of its celebra-tion of Older AmericansMonth, Mountain EmpireOlder Citizens (MEOC) isoffering free rides onSaturdays for the entiremonth of May to anyoneover the age of 60.

Since 1963, theAdministration on Aginghas designated the monthof May as OlderAmericans Month tohonor and recognize ournation’s older citizens. Thetheme of Older AmericansMonth for 2013 is“Unleash the Power ofAge.” Virginia Gov. BobMcDonnell also recentlyissued a proclamation rec-ognizing May as OlderVirginians Month.

Area agencies on agingacross Virginia are engag-ing in special observances

to celebrate the state’solder persons and the wis-dom, experience, strengthand vitality they bring toVirginia communities. Aspart of its celebration, dur-ing the month of May,MEOC offering the freeSaturday rides to personsover age 60 as part of itscelebration.

To schedule a ride, call276/523-4202 or 1-888-877-6748. It is better tocall at least 48 hours inadvance to ensure thattransportation needs canbe accommodated.

MEOC urges every cit-izen to take time thismonth to recognize olderadults and the people whoserve and support them aspowerful and vital citizenswho greatly contribute tothe community.

Big Stone Gap Farmers'Market: May 11, 9 a.m.-12Noon, Shawnee Ave acrossfrom fire stationFlower/Vegetable plants,hanging baskets, roses,daylilies, Baked foods, jelly,flavored vinegars, herbs, wal-nuts, lettuce, onions,rhubarb, eggs, woodcraftsand more. Grilling demonstra-tion. EBT, Debit, Creditaccepted. Vendors welcome.Call 523-7447. 1t-5-9-c

MMOOVVIINNGG SSAALLEE RAIN ORSHINE. Friday and Saturday,8:30 till 3:30. Too much tolist. Something for everyone.8529 Guest River Road. Forinfo, (276)275-7276 1t-5-9-pd

—————————————MOVING/ ESTATE SALE 1911Neeley Road, BSG, (Wal-MartStreet.) May 10 and 11, 8amtill 7pm. Good prices! Itemsinclude furniture, total housedecor, Home Interior, tools,tool boxes, lawn & gardenitems, clothes, toys, booksand lots more. 1t-5-9-pd

2.02 ACRES OF MOUNTAINLAND near Big Cherry Lakewith septic system. Clearedand ready to build a cabin.Good location for hunting.Asking $14,000. Phone(276)679-2854. If no answer,please leave message. tfn-3-21

FOR SALE: 2-STORY HOUSEIN APPALACHIA. 7 rooms;3BR, 2BA, 2200 sf., new car-port. $97,000. 276-565-1753.4t-5-9-pd

HOUSE FOR SALE - 3 bed-room, one bath brick home,two car garage, over 1,400sq . ft. - just painted insideand out, with new carpet inthe fully finished basement -2120 E 3rd Ave. , for sale byowner. 679-0250. 5-10-tfn-c

FOR SALE: 35ft. Carry Lite5th wheel camper. Sleeps 5,self-contained. Very goodcondition. $3,200. 276-523-6283. 1t-5-9-pd

—————————————FOR SALE: 1982 F150 4x4truck. $1000 obo. 565-6238after 6 p.m. 8-2-tfn-nc

FOR RENT: 2BR APART-MENT in BSG. HP, Stove,Refrigerator. No Smoking, NoPets. Deposit Required.$450/mo. BontriApartments. 276-393-9419.3t-4-25-c

—————————————AAPPPPAALLAACCHHIIAA,, EEFFFF.. AAPPTT..Completely furnished,Water/Elec. Incl. 305 M. St.Apt. 1 Fig Bldg Upstairs $400per mo. 276-328-4344.www.figenterprises.net forpics. tfn 4-4-c

—————————————AAPPPPAALLAACCHHIIAA,, 11BBDD AAPPTT. 305M. St. Fig Bldg, Apt. 2.Water/Elec. Incl. Upstairs,$440 per mo. 276-328-4344.www.figenterprises.net forpics. tfn-4-4-c

BBIIGG SSTTOONNEE GGAAPP,, 33BBDD,, 11..55BBTTHH HHOOUUSSEE 2418 5th Ave.Southern. Yard, No Pets,$600/mo + Dep. 276-328-4344, 276-219-6603.www.figenterprises.net forpics. tfn-3-7-c

—————————————1-BR APT and 2-BR APT inAppalachia. Also, 2BR Houseand 1BR furnished apart-ment. These apartmentshave rental assistance forqualified person. 276-565-1837 or 276-325-1858 or 276-679-5827 . tfn-3-4-c

—————————————1 BEDROOM APARTMENT -Colonial Apts. No pets. Call423-246-7310. 8-18-tfn

—————————————APARTMENTS & MOBILEHOMES. CommercialBuildings Available! Call 276-523-7553. www.rig-gsrentals.net. 9-20-tfn

HELP WANTED: LOOKINGFOR SOMEONE in Drydenarea to help with houskeep-ing and pet sitting. Must bemature and reliable. 276-337-1267. 3t-4-25-pd

—————————————EXPERIENCED HANDYMANNEEDED in Big Stone Gap -limited part-time; goodknowledge of electric, plumb-ing, and carpentry. Good

work habits, good payaccording to skills. 276-523-5587. tfn-5-9-c

PUBLIC NOTICEMountain Empire Older

Citizens, Inc.Bus Fleet Sale

Twelve buses, year models2000 – 2005 with 141,247 –226,595 miles. Interestedparties should contact GaryBowman at 276-523-7433 fora detailed listing of vehicleand minimum bid for eachunit or visit www.meoc.org .

MEOC reserves the right toreject any or all bids and tonegotiate with any qualifiedbidder. Sealed bids will beaccepted until 1 pm onFriday, June 7, 2013. Outsideenvelope label must contain"SEALED BID FOR SALE OFEQUIPMENT" and addressedto Gary Bowman, MountainEmpire Older Citizens, Inc.,P.O. Box 888, Big Stone Gap,Va. 24219. Bid must containvalid name, address, phonenumber and vehicle number.Vehicles are available forinspection by appointment.All vehicles are offered on anas is, where is basis. Allsuccessful bids will be con-sidered a binding contract ofsale. Cash or certified checkand removal of equipment

from property within 10 daysrequired.

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ADOPTION

ADOPT- Our adopted sondreams of a little sibling!Loving family. Angie/Mike:www.angieandmikeadopt.com 855-524-2542

AUCTIONS

ABSOLUTE AUCTION TrusteeForeclosure Auction FormerWinery-102 +/-acresSaturday, May 11 at 12 noon

on site 14141 Hume Road,Hume, Virginia. 19,200sfFacility Tax AssessedValue: $1,667,200. WalkerCommercial Services, Inc.www.walker-inc.com VAAF#549 Ph: (540)344-6160

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• Second annual FrogLevel Reunion: Saturday, May25, Memorial Day weekend,at Bullitt Park, beginning 11a.m. Shelter rented all day.For all who live or have livedin Frog Level area, or hadgrandparents or other rela-tives who lived there. Pleasebring a covered dish. Dresscasual.

• 1960s/1970s PVHSgraduates and guests invitedto Decades of the 60s/70sreunion, Friday, May 31 andSaturday, June 1. Friday 1-5p.m. meet at Lonesome PineSchool and Heritage Centerlocated across the street fromTrail of the Lonesome Pinedrama. Friday 6 to 10 p.m.meet in Carnes Gym at BSGTown Hall for dinner with60s/70s music and reminisc-ing. BSG Little League willappreciate support as platedinners and individual foodswill be sold.

Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m. tonoon meet at LPSHC withclassic car display, cake andcoffee, visit teachers andclassmates. Class picturesmade at 11 a.m.; lunch 12:30to 2 p.m. at Bullitt Park. GoDari-Delite, Carousel House,Mutual Drug, etc., or bringbag lunch. Saturday 2-6 p.m.visit family in the area, visittourist attractions such asJohn Fox House, SouthwestVirginia Museum. Eveningdinner dance at LonesomePine Country Club; socialhour 6 p.m., buffet dinner 7p.m., dance at 8:30 p.m. withDJ Adam Toney. Cost of din-ner/dance $37.50 per person,$75 per couple. RSVP by May15 with check payable to1960s/1970s PVHS Reunion,care of Judy Tate Riggs, P.O.Box 24, East Stone Gap, Va.24246. Local accommoda-tions: Comfort Inn, 276-5235911; Carousel House

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• Annual Arno-DerbyReunion June 14 and 15.Meet Saturday, June 15 at 11a.m. for food, fellowship, fun;12:30 service in church sanc-tuary followed by relaxing withfriends and storytelling in theevening at church fellowshiphall.

• West Norton ElementarySchool class reunion forentire school, Saturday, May18 at City Center next toNorton Cinemas in Norton.Seek former students toattend, contribute school pho-tos, help with reunion.Contact Anna Wells at 679-2096 orannaruthwells@aol.com orAnita Sturgill atanita.sturgill@comcast.net orfacebook them. Need con-tacts for many and want tohear from all.

• Annual Big Stone GapSchools Reunion June 28-30.Letters and e-mails are out toall whose addresses commit-tee has verified. Pick up tick-ets Friday 5 to 7 p.m. atCarnes Gym (Big Stone GapTown Hall), or contact a com-mittee member (see below).Dinner Saturday night atLonesome Pine CountryClub: meet-and-greet hour at6, prime rib and chicken din-ner at 7. Sunday indoor picnicat Carnes Gym, catered byUnion High School footballmoms, known as MamaBears. Also recommend visitsto Heritage School House,June Tolliver House,MountainRose Vineyard inWise, MECC, UVA-Wise,John Fox Jr. House,Southwest Virginia Museum,C. Bascom Slemp MemorialLibrary.

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• Powell Valley HighSchool class of 1963 50thanniversary reunion Aug. 9and 10 in Big Stone Gap: atMountain Empire CommunityCollege Friday night,Lonesome Pine Country ClubSaturday night; additionaloptional events both days inand around Big Stone. Needemail and mailing addresses,telephone numbers for all1963 graduates. Contact TomReed at 703-503-9094(treed7311@aol.com); DanHill at 804-725-9690(danandcarla@hotmail.com),Sandy Redwine Nelson at423-247-1725 (sleenel-son63@gmail.com) or KayFlanary Hale at 423-239-5344 (ckfhale@yahoo.com).Fabulous Fifty Class ReunionCommittee plans a very spe-cial reunion but need allclassmates to join to make itthe best.

• Annual AndoverReunion, Saturday andSunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.Saturday hot dog luncheon at12 noon at community center.David and Bernita Jervis willentertain Saturday evening.Sunday church at 11 a.m. fol-lowed by potluck luncheon at1 p.m.. Bring a covered dish.Drinks, bread, condimentsprovided.

• Powell Valley HighSchool class of 1973 40-yearclass reunion Saturday, Oct.19 in conjunction with PowellValley Shindig. More informa-tion on place and time will beavailable later. For more infor-mation, contact Duane TateAkridge, 523-4174; Steve andJackie Stewart Maddox, 679-2634; or Debbie Yeary Rollins,276/393-3430.

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District Fair exhibits maybe entered from 2-5 p.m.Saturday, June 1. The fairwill not accept anyexhibits after 5 p.m.Saturday, June 1.

The exhibit buildingwill be closed for judgingon Monday, May 3, untiljudging is complete.Exhibits may beremovved from 2-3 p.m.Sunday, June 9.

Premiums in eachdepartment will increasethis year to $4 for blueribbbons, $3 for red rib-

bons, and $2 for white rib-bons.

This year, best of showblue selections willreceive a $10 prize; bestof show red selections willreceive a $5 prize.

The point system andthe extra $25 for firstplace and $10 for second

place for youth divisionexhibits will be deletedthis year. Youth exhibitpremiums will be awardedand paid on the same basisas all other categories.

For a list of departmentcategories in youth, artsand crafts, needleworkand clothing, baked foodsand food preservation andagriculture, call AliciaStaebner at 276/328-6194or staebner@vt.edu.

Call June Jones at276/679-3180 for infor-mation about flower cate-gories.

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ALEXANDRIA — Lucia Anna “Pia”Trigiani, a principal with theMercerTrigiani law firm, is a member ofthe 2013 class of fellows of the VirginiaLaw Foundation (VLF).

Trigiani, 2011 president of the VirginiaBar Association, joined 16 other distin-guished attorneys from across the com-monwealth in an induction ceremony heldduring the 123rd annual meeting of theVirginia Bar Association.

Membership of the VLF Fellows iscomprised of outstanding lawyers, lawprofessors and retired members of thejudiciary who are recognized as outstand-ing in their profession and in their com-munity. Fellows are limited to 1 percentof the active and associate membership ofthe Virginia State Bar and are nominatedby the VLF Fellows Committee and elect-ed by the VLF Board of Directors.

The Virginia Law Foundation was

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Pia Trigiani is now a fellow ofthe Virginia Law Foundation.

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May 5-11All animals pictured are available for adoption at the

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Hi. I’m Eddie. PAWS savedmy life. Literally. Since it’sNational Pet Week, and sinceI’d make such a great pet, I’mspreading the word -- PAWSand the Wise County AnimalShelter have a lot of us who’dmake wonderful pets. PAWSdepends on donations and needsyour help to help more of us.I happen to see first handwhat PAWS needs. More

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TrumpetEnsemblewas greatBY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386

Happy birthday today,Judy McCloud.

We got a call fromJudy Bond Williams, aformer Appalachia girl.Judy receives The Post inMiami, Fla. It was sogood to hear from her.

The University ofVirginia’s College at WiseTrumpet Ensemble, underthe direction of Dr.Donald Sorah, presenteda very entertainingSunday afternoon at theAppalachia Cultural ArtsCenter. Jason Bailey,Katharine Boucher, RonFlanary, Curtis Gibson,Kevin Olinger, and Dr.Sorah are the members ofthis ensemble.

The audience was veryappreciative of this greatopportunity to enjoy themusic these talented stu-dents and teachersbrought to our stage.Donald Sorah and RonFlanary are talking aboutthe possibility of bringinga jazz concert to theACAC stage next spring.

The dinner theatermurder mystery thisFriday and Saturday atAppalachia Cultural Artsis sold out. Crowds of 120will be able to enjoy avery entertaining eveningclose to home. We antici-pate this event to be thebeginning of much moreentertainment at the cen-ter.

Due to the passing ofGary’s oldest brother,Coy (Junior) Bush inBerea, Ky., last week, ourbrother Jerry and his wifeNella Mae from Bealetonand brother Danny Bushfrom Oak Ridge, Tenn.,spent a few days with usat our home inAppalachia.

Myra Smith is homefrom the hospital. Lastweek Myra had a seriousoperation at HolstonValley Hospital. KeepMyra and her motherLouise Henegar in yourprayers as Myra recovers.

Appalachia welcomeda tractor-trailer load offree sweet potatoes lastweek. There are someleft, so come by and getsome.

Pebble Kinsler and herdaughters, Shirley, Linda,Faye and Karen, returnedhome from a wonderfulCaribbean cruise vaca-tion.