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Kudzu, according to an Auburn University scientist, is capableof growing a foot a day in the spring.

That won’t happen with the patch that had overgrown the vacantlot at the Inman Road intersection in Appalachia.

Everything fell into place Saturday for church volunteers to helpAppalachia stop the invasive vinein its tracks and help beautify thearea near the planned trailhead forthe Powell River Trail.

Members of Thee Church had achurch function planned forSaturday anyway, so when ViceMayor Chase Christian andAppalachia Public Works employ-ee Roy Munsey told church pastorWillie Barker III about plannedprojects, “we said, yeah, we’ll bearound,” said Barker. “Everythingfell into place.”

Five Thee Church membershelped a town crew remove kudzufrom the patch of ground near theintersection. Thee Church is adja-cent to the lot, and a little furtherdown the road is the trailhead sitefor the Powell River Trail.

“It’s supposed to be a prettynice setup there and look prettygood,” Barker said of the plannedtrailhead. “The kudzu looks bad,especially when it’s dead likethat.”

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Gap council candidate’s residence sparks concern


Robert C. Bloomer told ThePost he changed his voting local-ity with the idea of running forBig Stone Gap town council.

Bloomer’s candidacy sparkedquestions about whether he metthe residency requirement to runfor council. At the request of thecurrent council, Town AttorneyCharles Bledsoe looked intowhether Bloomer meets therequirement. And, Bloomer saidTuesday, Bledsoe has contactedhim and in effect told Bloomerthat he does meet the require-ment.

With the residency questiondecided, Bloomer was ready tomove forward with his cam-paign. Other candidates werealso set to campaign. CandidateGary Paul Johnson confirmed

that, to his understanding,Bloomer does meet the require-ments. “I support anybody whowants to run for council as longas they meet the legal require-ments,” Johnson said.

Bloomer is one of four menseeking three council seats in thetown’s May 3 election. Seekingre-election are Johnson, LeonardRogers and James “Cotton”Stone. Tyler Hughes filed butlater announced he was with-drawing from the contest.

While he and his family havea home in the Seminary commu-nity in Lee County, Bloomer, aBig Stone native and town busi-ness owner, said he has had anapartment at his Ironworks

Fitness Center since opening thebusiness about three years ago.Bloomer lists 205 E. River St. N.Apt. 1, Big Stone Gap as his res-idence address on his certificateof candidate qualification.

Bloomer said he changed theaddress on his driver’s license,voter registration and vehicleregistration to the River Streetaddress last fall. He also said he

Some have questionedwhether businessman BobbyBloomer meets the residency

requirement to run for BigStone Gap town council, butBloomer said Town Attorney

Charles Bledsoe has givenhim the thumbs up.

Town electionsare May 3

BY GLENN GANNAWAY

NEWS EDITOR

Town council electionsare Tuesday, May 3.

Today’s Post profilesthe three candidatesAppalachia voters willsee on their ballot.

The April 28 Post willprofile the four Big StoneGap candidates, GaryPaul Johnson, LeonardRogers, James “Cotton”Stone and Robert C.Bloomer. Johnson,Rogers and Stone areincumbents. Bloomer, aBig Stone Gap business-man, is making his firstrun for council.

Tyler Hughes filed torun for a Big Stone seat,but withdrew in lateMarch.

In Appalachia, JohnTull, Teddie Collins Jr.and Bob Hartley areincumbents. While thereare no challengers on theballot, former councilman

and mayor EddieGollaway has announceda write-in campaign.

“A lot of my neighborshave encouraged me to dothis,” Gollaway told ThePost last week. “I’m nolonger working and I’vegot a little more time onmy hands, and there’s afew things in town I couldhelp with. Not for mygain, just helping myneighbors.”

“I spent eight years oncouncil and served themwell,” Gollaway said.“When you can go eightyears and not miss butthree days, that’s a heckof a record.”

In their profiles, theballot candidates touch ontheir commitment to see-ing through the comple-tion of town projects suchas the Powell River Trailand water and sewer lines,and they praise the volun-teers who have steppedforward to improveAppalachia.

Mother of two autistic childrenredefines ‘normal’


As the mother of two autisticchildren, Martha Davis under-stands that her world may not bewhat most people would consid-er “normal.”

But then, her tireless efforts tosupport her children and improvetheir lives make her normal inthe best sense of the word.

Davis, a single mom wholives in Appalachia, stresses theneed for parents to reach out toprofessionals early on. She alsostresses the importance of per-sistence and patience in caringfor children with special needs,as well as the importance of loveand encouragement.

“I love my kids; that’s the rea-son I’m in college, so I can get tothe point I can give them a betterlife,” Davis said in an interviewat her home during AutismAwareness Month, recognizednationwide in April. “That’s onepoint I try to stress with anybody

with a child with special needs:you’ve got to sacrifice time onyourself. If you love your kidsand want the best for them,you’re going to do whatever ittakes to assure that.”

While her 14-year-old and 11-year-old are both autistic, theyare not autistic in the same way.In fact, professionals recognizethat what is typically called“autism” is a spectrum of condi-tions. “Autism is a very complexdisorder; it can range anywherefrom mild to severe,” Davis said.Or, as autism professionals put it,“if you’ve seen one child withautism, you’ve seen one childwith autism.”

Davis’ younger child is moreoutgoing than her older child.Family Preservation Services’Aubrey Herndon said he workswith the older child “a lot” onsocialization, everything frombasic skills such as tying shoesand combing hair to stepping for-ward to place a restaurant orderand initiating a greeting.

Having a support system forcoping with what are everydaychores for most is in fact themain reason Davis works withFamily Preservation. “My chil-dren don’t have any severebehavior issues,” she said.“They’re not disruptive.”

Herndon models behavior todevelop habits, comparing dataover the months as the childimproves.

And there’s also the burden ofovercoming the stigma many stillattach to autistic people. “It’s notthat they can’t do it,” Davis saidof the autistic individual’s every-day challenges. “They have to betaught to do it a different way.”

The resources, she said, areout there for any family needingassistance with autistic members.“Don’t be afraid to ask ques-tions,” Davis said. “It can beoverwhelming when your childis having problems, but the worstthing you can do is not get help”

Willie Barker III, pastor of TheeChurch, goes over the cleanup plan

with backhoe operator and churchmember Bobby Phipps last Saturday

morning. An Appalachia town crew andchurch volunteers removed thick

kudzu growth and litter from the lot atthe intersection of Main Street and

Inman Road.

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from a spectrum of specialists, including schoolpersonnel and doctors, who can in turn put thefamily in contact with other resources.

Herndon noted that parents go through somuch that outside observers don’t see. “When wefirst start working with them, they’re beat down,”he said, noting that Davis’ efforts on behalf of herchildren have been exemplary: “We want to getthem up to Martha’s level.”

And reaching out when the child is still aninfant is critical. Davis said she noticed some-thing different about her older child at about age1: antisocial; a late walker and talker. “I startedseeking help wherever I could find it,” she said.

And the journey continues over the lifetime ofthe family as parent and experts take encourage-ment from incremental improvements. “Kidswith disabilities have struggles, but praise them,”Davis said. For example, for her child to bring

home a C instead of a D is a cause for celebra-tion: “’I’m proud of you, you did a good job,’”she says.

Davis said she takes offense when people sug-gest her world isn’t “normal.” As she said, “mykids have alwaysbeen normal tome. My job is justto try to educatepeople — yes, (mychild) has strug-gles; we all do. . . .There’s no routineday. I’m a singlemom going to col-lege. It’s so, sohard, but Aubreyis a huge help.”

“Every day youjust have to pushpast that,” she saidof the daily strug-gle, “and do what-ever it takes to getthere.”

JOHN C. TULL

• Age: 64.• Address: 106 ColdSpring Dr.• Phone number andemail: 276/870-3897;[email protected].• Profession/work:librarian at WallensRidge State Prison.• Civic activities:Appalachia TownCouncil; ForwardAppalachia Committee.

1. Name three things that made you decide to run foroffice in the May 3 election? (1) I hope my business experienceof 40 years will serve the town well. (2) I have lived in town for55 years and have a love for the town and for its success. (3) Iremember the town’s glory days and would like to see some ofthose days return.

2. What must town council accomplish over the next fouryears? There are several projects started and would like to seethem finished.

3. Given its budgetary limits, is the town providing thebest services to customers and residents that it can? If not,how does it improve? The town, like most small towns, hasbudgeting limits, but services are good.

1. Name up to three things that made you decide to run for office in the May 3 election?(1) Interested in helping the town grow. (2) Interested in seeing the projects we have been able toget started to be finished. (3) Interested in repairing more sidewalks and replacing water and sewerlines.

2. What must town council accomplish over the next four years? Complete some of the proj-ects. We must secure funding to repair or replace most of our water and sewer lines in town. Wehave almost completed ones out of town.

3. Given its budgetary limits, is the town providing the best services to customers and res-idents that it can? If not, how does it improve? Yes, with the limited amount of money that wehave and the small number of employees we are doing all that we can. We are always looking forways to improve.

4. Any other comment? I am very pleased with the number of citizens who have stepped for-ward and willing to help with improving the town.

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1. Name up to three things that made you decideto run for office in the May 3 election? (1) I want to fin-ish what has been an extremely slow process of makingthe walking trail through Bee Rock tunnel a reality. I real-ize good things take time and expect this to be one of themost beautiful walks in not only SW VA, but the wholestate. (2) There has been lots of work done already toupgrade our water and sewer services, and I am hopefulto see in the next four years more infrastructure work takeplace inside town limits. (3) Something our town needs ismore business opportunities. The desire to work withother regional partners in promoting our assets is anotherfactor that prompted me to run again for town council.

2. What must town council accomplish over thenext four years? The above three items are what I wouldconsider priority items. As these are accomplished I amhopeful that they will have a “snowball” effect. As anexample, once the walking trail becomes a reality, therewill be more of an effort to develop an ATV trail towardsKeokee. In fact, the town of Appalachia is ideally situat-ed (geographically) like no other small town to have trailopportunities featuring ATVs, walking/hiking, bicycling,and horseback riding — all with a great trout stream run-ning through it!

3. Given its budgetary limits, is the town providingthe best services to customers and residents that itcan? If not, how does it improve? I believe our townstrives to provide the best services to our citizens that itcan. We are fortunate in our town to have very dedicatedand committed workers. There have been cuts in the rev-enue that the town receives, (coal severance tax declines,the most severe) and yet the town has been able to keep,or in some cases, improve services for our town.Appalachia people are “can do — get er done” type ofpeople. There is a “bulldog” quality of taking whatyou’ve been dealt and doing the best you can with it. Thatattitude along with God’s grace is how we move forwardand improve.

4. Any other comment? One of the greatest assets ofAppalachia is its volunteers. They have made hugeimpacts, including instances where the budgetary limitshave hindered desired projects. The most noticeableaccomplishment is the development of “Riverside Park”with its walking bridge into Old Bottom. This is truly abeautiful recreational area, which has lots of potential.There are so many more unnoticed acts of volunteeringthat help Appalachia to be the place where I am proud toserve as your town councilman.

Town elections 2016 — Appalachia

BOBBY RAYHARTLEY

• Age: 78.

• Address: 220

Spruce St.

• Phone: 276/565-

1028.

• Profession/work:

retired.

• Civic activities:

Lions Club, Masonic

Lodge.

TEDDIE COLLINS JR.

• Age: 77.

• Address: 126 Templeton St.

• Phone number: 276/565-0092.

• Profession/work: retired electri-

cian and mechanical repair.

• Civic activities: member of town

council and mayor; president,

Appalachia Lions Club; chairman,

Appalachia Planning Commission;

member, Moving Appalachia Forward

Committee; member, Special Projects

Committee.

will use the River Street addressnext year when he files his 2016taxes, but used the Seminaryaddress to file his 2015 taxes sincethat was his address through mostof last year.

Bloomer said he started stayingin the apartment because the fit-ness center is open 24 hours a day.He said he averages spending threeor four nights a week at the apart-ment.

Bloomer said he registered tovote in the Big Stone Gap precinctlast Nov. 16. Asked if he changedhis voting registration in order toqualify to run for council, Bloomersaid, “Yes. I changed my voting forthat purpose, but I didn’t changemy address. I’d always had thataddress. But I’m no different thananybody else that has a lake houseat Douglas Lake that spends threenights a week at the lake. I justspend my nights at Lee Countyinstead of at the lake.”

Virginia requires a candidatefor local office to be a qualifiedvoter in the locality he or shewants to run in. The Code ofVirginia’s section 24.2-101 defines“qualified voter in a town” as “aperson who is a resident within thecorporate boundaries of the townin which he offers to vote, dulyregistered in the county of his resi-dence, and otherwise a qualifiedvoter.” The state code’s definitionof “residence” or “resident”requires “both domicile and aplace of abode. To establish domi-cile, a person must live in a partic-ular locality with the intention toremain. A place of abode is thephysical place where a persondwells.”

When a person files as a candi-date, Virginia voter registrarsdetermine whether the person’sresidence address and other infor-mation on file match the informa-tion on the candidate qualificationform, Wise County GeneralRegistrar Allison Robbinsexplained. Or, as the Virginia

Administrative Code puts it, “Forany applicant, the registrar shallpresume that domicile is at theaddress of residence given by theperson on the application. The reg-istrar shall not solicit evidence torebut this presumption if the appli-cation appears to be legitimate . ..” If there are questions about acandidate’s domicile, they are like-ly to be settled through litigation.

Bloomer said he had no nega-tive feedback about what he calledhis “split residence” while gather-ing signatures for the candidatepetition ahead of the March 1 fil-ing deadline.

“I would not hesitate to say theonly people who have an issuewith it are current town councilmembers,” Bloomer said. “I’vehad people mention it in passingthat a few of the town council per-sons aren’t happy with the fact I’mrunning — whether it’s because ofmy address or they don’t want thecompetition, I don’t know. It allboils down to competition; if theseat was open and nobody wasrunning, you think anybody wouldbe concerned about it? I doubt it.”

As a business owner, Bloomersaid, “I have as much interest inwhat happens in Big Stone as thenext person. I do most of my busi-ness in Big Stone; I pay more taxesin Big Stone than 90 percent of thepeople in Big Stone, not just in myname but in my companies’ names.. . . I spend 70 percent of my timecentered around my gym, my bikeshop and rental property inside thelimits of Big Stone Gap.”

And as a businessman,Bloomer said, his concern is thegood of the town. “I’m not doing itto hurt the town, I’m doing it forchange for good. I would never doanything I thought would hurt thetown. Or my business or myself.”

“Big Stone’s drying up,”Bloomer said. “If we don’t dosomething to make it easier forbusinesses (and) for tourism, we’reall going to be struggling.”

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Determining domicile ‘a balancing test’BY GLENN GANNAWAY

NEWS EDITOR

To qualify as a candidate in a local election inVirginia, an individual must be a qualified voter ofthe locality. A qualified voter must be a “residentwithin the corporate boundaries of the town inwhich he offers to vote, duly registered in the coun-ty of his residence, and otherwise a qualified voter,”as the Code of Virginia puts it.

To qualify as a candidate, then, an individualmust be a resident of the locality, which means theindividual must establish domicile: that is, “a per-son must live in a particular locality with the inten-tion to remain,” the code says.

Determining domicile can be complicated. AsMartin Mash, spokesman for the State Board ofElections, told The Post, determining domicile is “acomplex, multi-faceted balancing test. There are alot of considerations that go into determining a per-son’s domicile.”

The Virginia Administrative Code, which con-tains the state’s permanent regulations having theforce of law, gives the following definition:“’domicile’ means a person’s primary home, theplace where a person dwells and which he consid-ers to be the center of his domestic, social and civillife. Domicile is primarily a matter of intention,supported by an individual’s factual circumstances.Once a person has established domicile, establish-ing a new domicile requires that he intentionallyabandon his old domicile.”

The office of Virginia Attorney General Mark

Herring tackled the definition of “domicile” in anadvisory opinion issued in May 2014. A countyattorney had requested the opinion to determinewhether a county supervisor whose work wouldrequire him to live outside his district for ninemonths of the year could remain in office.

According to the opinion, the Supreme Court ofVirginia has emphasized that when an individualleaves his original residence with the intention toreturn, “such original residence continues in law,notwithstanding the temporary absence of himselfand family.”

“Indeed,” the opinion continues, “the SupremeCourt of Virginia has held that a college studentwho lives in Virginia for several years has notestablished residency here, despite the length oftime spent here, in absence of evidence that heintends to abandon his prior residence in Florida.”

And, the opinion says, “It (the court) has alsoheld that a citizen who established extensive, wide-ranging, and meaningful ties to a Virginia commu-nity over a period of several years was not aVirginia resident because he did not intend to giveup his legal domicile in West Virginia.”

The attorney general’s opinion also cites a statetax commissioner’s ruling, which says that “Inorder to change from one legal domicile to anotherlegal domicile, there must be (1) an actual aban-donment of the old domicile, coupled with an intentnot to return to it, and (2) an acquisition of a newdomicile at another place, which must be formedby personal presence and an intent to remain therepermanently or indefinitely.”

BY GLENN GANNAWAY

NEWS EDITOR

The Town of Big StoneGap and Mountain EmpireCommunity College aretwo beneficiaries of morethan $3.3 million inAppalachian RegionalCommission grantsannounced this week.

The town’s visitors’ cen-ter and MECC’s healthcaresimulation access site aretwo of the 13 projectsapproved for ARC grants,Virginia Gov. TerryMcAuliffe announcedMonday.

The announcementmarked the completion ofthe state’s review of thegrant applications, withfederal review still ahead.

The Big Stone Gapgrant of $85,931 is for thetown visitors’ center, anongoing project whichopened its doors to the pub-

lic last Friday and will hosta grand-opening celebra-tion within a couple ofmonths.

The $100,000 to MECCis for the college’s health-care simulation access proj-ect.

Among other ARCgrants McAuliffeannounced Monday were:

• Duffield branch,Advanced ManufacturingCenter of Excellence,$142,937.

• The Crooked Roadheritage music trail,$250,000 to expand thebrand.

Other grants will go to aLee County water line proj-ect, a Bristol passenger railstudy, a Blue Ridge medic-inal plant center, a HenryCounty train depot project,a “wired road” connectorproject in Galax andCarroll and Grayson coun-ties, a Damascus waterfrontdevelopment plan, Barter

Theater production capaci-ty expansion, a New RiverValley food center and stateDepartment of Housingand CommunityDevelopment planninggrants.

“The AppalachianRegion of Virginia boastsmany natural, cultural andeconomic assets that makeit a prime location for busi-nesses and families tolocate and thrive,”McAuliffe said in a pressrelease. “TheseAppalachian RegionalCommission grants makethe region even moreattractive and supportworkforce development,job creation and infrastruc-ture, all key components inour efforts to build a newVirginia economy.”

ARC funds are broadlyaimed at providing eco-nomic development in theAppalachian Region byfunding projects that sup-port the goal of building astrong and sustainableasset-based economy bybringing jobs toAppalachian communities

while preserving their char-acter and embracing theirassets. During this year’scompetitive cycle for ARCfunding, 23 proposals weresubmitted, totaling morethan $7.5 million.

ARC encompasses 25counties and eight inde-pendent cities in SouthwestVirginia. Established in1965, the general goal ofthe ARC program is toassist the region in achiev-ing economic prosperitythat more completelyreflects the nation’s overallprosperity.

SIMULATION LABThe Tobacco Region

Revitalization Commissiona year ago awarded MECC$370,000 for the simulationlab. The health simulationlab will benefit registerednursing, licensed practicalnursing, respiratory therapyand other health programsand could be a resource forthe region’s healthcareproviders.

MECC currently has agrant request of a littlemore than $70,000 pending

with the tobacco commis-sion, MECC FoundationExecutive Director DonnaStanley said Tuesday. Thetobacco commission’s edu-cation committee is expect-ed to review that applica-tion at its next meeting thefirst week of May. With theARC grant, the project stillneeds almost $75,000.

Currently, MECC stu-dents enrolled in theAppalachian Tri-CollegeNursing Program musttravel to Virginia HighlandsCommunity College inAbingdon to train in thatschool’s simulation lab.“It’s going to be a hugedevelopment for our stu-dents to get all those simu-lation activities on campus”and not have to drive toVirginia Highlands, Stanleynoted.

The ARC grant will gotoward equipment purchas-es. The simulation lab maybe up and running by thiscoming fall, Stanley said.

BY GLENN GANNAWAY

NEWS EDITOR

The 2016 Tipton Scholarshiprecipient is Christopher “Bubba”Burke.

Burke, from Pound, is a sopho-more music education major at theUniversity of Virginia’s College atWise. His principal instrument is thetuba.

The UVa-Wise Jazz Ensemble willgive the 10th annual David TiptonScholarship Fund Concert at 7:30 p.m.Monday, April 25 at the GilliamCenter for the Arts. Admission is free.

The scholarship was established inhonor of the late Tipton, who served asa band director in the U.S. Army andat Pennington Gap High, ThomasWalker High, Powell Valley High andJ. I. Burton High.

Over the course of his threedecades as a high school director,Tipton took many students under hiswing, helping develop new genera-tions of musicians and music educa-tors.

Anyone who would like to supportthe scholarship may make a donationat the door the night of the concert.Donations may also be mailed to:David Tipton Scholarship Fund,Powell Valley National Bank, 228 E.Fifth St., Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219.

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Town cleanupsare Saturday

Outsized springcleanups will take placethis Saturday — and vol-unteers are needed.

The second annualcleanup of the PowellRiver Trail corridor is tobe held at 10 a.m.Saturday, April 23. Theriver cleanup is being heldthe same day as GreatAmerican Cleanup eventsin Big Stone Gap andAppalachia.

The two towns’ GreatAmerican Cleanup effortsalso take place Saturday,April 23. Hours are 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Contact for BigStone Gap is Parks andRecreation DirectorTammy Grimes, 276/523-0115 ext. 7. Meeting placeis Bullitt Park. The contactfor Appalachia is GaryDean, 276/565-2537.

Appalachia meeting placeis the skate park near theSave-A-Lot market.

Anyone seeking moreinformation about the rivercleanup may contact Crossat 276/328-1000 or [email protected].

Anyone who wouldlike to volunteer for theriver cleanup should go tothe future trailhead at theoverpass enteringAppalachia from BigStone Gap. Wise CountyLitter Control will providegloves and trash bags.

The Powell River eventis part of a regional streamcleanup effort of KeepSouthwest VirginiaBeautiful and UpperTennessee RiverRoundtable with supportfrom the Tennessee ValleyAuthority.

Tipton Concert is Monday at UVa-Wise

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Two crayfish speciesfound only in theAppalachian coalfields,including one species pres-ent in Wise and Dickensoncounties, have been afford-ed protection under theEndangered Species Act.

The U.S. Fish andWildlife Serviceannounced April 6 thateffective next month theBig Sandy crayfish will belisted as threatened. TheGuyandotte River crayfish,which is found in WestVirginia, will be listed asendangered.

The federal agency lastApril published the pro-posed rule and based itsfinal decision on severalfactors, including morethan 42,000 commentssubmitted by individualsand organizations, peerreviews, and a survey con-ducted by a team fromWest Liberty University inWest Virginia that focusedprimarily on the presenceof both crayfishes in areaswhere they historically hadbeen found.

The Big Sandy cray-fish’s historic range includ-ed the upper Big SandyRiver basin, which spans10 counties in Virginia,Kentucky, and WestVirginia. More recent sur-veys have found the animalin six isolated subpopula-tions in the Upper TugFork, Upper Levisa Fork,Russell Fork, and PoundRiver/Cranes Nest acrossWise, Dickenson, andBuchanan counties inVirginia, Floyd and Pikecounties in Kentucky, andMcDowell and Mingocounties in West Virginia.At the state level, the cray-fish is listed as endangeredin Virginia and recognizedas a species of concern inKentucky. Virginia’s desig-nation is the only one that“provides legal protec-tions” that “require proj-ects within known BigSandy crayfish habitat toinclude actions that reduceor eliminate effects to thespecies,” according to Fishand Wildlife.

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Natural resource extrac-tion activities, includingcoal mining and timbering,are among the factors citedas contributing to erosionand sedimentation instreams and rivers, whichthe federal agency’s reportstates “have degraded amajority of the streams inthese crayfishes’ historicranges, making themunsuitable for the crayfish-es’ survival.” Natural gasdevelopment, highwayconstruction and off-roadvehicle use are also notedas possible erosion/sedi-mentation contributors.Also of concern is howboth crayfish species’ pop-

ulations are now smallerand more isolated, whichmakes them “vulnerable tosingle catastrophic eventslike coal slurry spills or toongoing activities thatdegrade habitat over time,either of which can wipeout crayfish populations,”the agency’s report notes.It also states that bothspecies’ suitable habitats“continue to be fragmentedby dams and their associat-ed reservoirs in the water-sheds, reducing gene flowand making natural disper-sal between sites highlyunlikely or impossiblewithout human interven-tion.”

The agency is address-ing these concerns bydeveloping another rulethat will identify recom-mended conservationmethods, such as “habitatrestoration and the use ofbest management practicesfor forestry,” to better pro-tect the two species. Bothcrayfishes’ ranges will alsobe reviewed to better pin-point areas deemed “essen-tial” for their conservationthat “may need specialmanagement or protec-tion.” Public comment willbe sought on these recom-mendations, according tothe agency.

Meagan Racey, a Fishand Wildlife Servicespokeswoman, wrote viaemail last Wednesday thatregarding mountaintopmining operations, whichare regulated by the Officeof Surface MiningReclamation andEnforcement (OSMRE),the Endangered SpeciesAct requires federal agen-cies to consult with Fishand Wildlife for the con-servation of threatened andendangered species. “Theagencies worked togetheron a biological opinion in1996 that outlines theprocess for how specieswill be protected duringcoal mining operations,including mountaintopmining,” she wrote. Whennew species are listed, thatopinion “automaticallyrequires that a protectionplan be developed.” Fishand Wildlife will workwith species experts,states, and OSMRE to“develop species-specificconservation measures forthe crayfishes consistentwith the 1996 biologicalopinion.”

RULE RESPONSEA majority of com-

ments Fish and Wildlifereceived involved form let-ters supporting the species’listings. The agency alsoreported that a few compa-nies representing mininginterests submitted com-ments suggesting the pro-posed rule be withdrawn ora final decision postponeduntil more data was avail-able. The agency respond-ed that the EndangeredSpecies Act “requires that

decisions be made on thebest available data at thetime.” Several commentersalso “expressed concern ofpotential economicimpacts,” and the agencyresponded, “while eco-nomic concerns cannot beconsidered as part of a list-ing decision, they will befactored into a proposedcritical habitat designa-tion.”

Several local environ-mental groups, includingthe Clinch Coalition,Southern AppalachianMountain Stewards(SAMS), and AppalachianVoices, also issued com-ments collectively throughthe Center for BiologicalDiversity supporting thecrayfishes’ listings.

Erin Savage, CentralAppalachian campaigncoordinator forAppalachian Voices, andMatt Hepler, water andenforcement organizer forSAMS, wrote in a jointstatement last Wednesdaythat both species’ listings“will have a positiveimpact on ensuring ourrivers and streams are get-ting the protection frommining pollutants that theydeserve.” Crayfish andother aquatic macroinver-tebrates are good barome-ters of a stream’s health,they noted. “Healthystreams in turn willincrease our ability to fish,paddle, and recreate,”which they wrote is impor-tant as regional tourismpursuits unfold. Savagealso noted that the Russell

Fork River — part of theBig Sandy watershed —was recently listed byAmerican Rivers as one ofthe nation’s most endan-gered rivers related tomountaintop removal min-ing. The watershed con-tains “a large amount ofcurrent and historical min-ing activity,” and the non-profit conservation organi-zation listed Russell Fork“due to a permit applica-tion for a new surface minein its headwaters,” whichSavage wrote, “could fur-ther threaten the Big Sandycrayfish.”

Diana Withen, ClinchCoalition president, alsonoted that crayfishes ingeneral are an integral partthe ecosystem and serve asprimary food sources forother animals, includingbass, birds, raccoons, andhellbenders. “If they arelost in a waterway we canexpect the numbers of ani-mals above them in thefood chain to decrease,”she wrote via email lastThursday. “Over 240species of animals in NorthAmerica have been foundto eat crayfish, includinghumans.” Crayfish livingin this area “are threatened. . . by sedimentation, dirtwashing off the land fromconstruction sites and stripmines,” she continued.“These human activitiesalong streams have causedpopulation declines inmany of our native watercreatures, and now it is upto us to protect the few thatare still with us.”


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I arrived late at the hospital and rushed to the infor-mation desk. Behind the desk sat a lady in a pink jack-et with a very “no nonsense” attitude so I got straightto the point.

“Can you tell me what room Richard Rose is in?” Iqueried.

My dad had been admitted to the hospital that morn-ing. I came as quickly as I could but didn’t know whatroom he was in. When I asked her the question shescrutinized me for a moment with a dubious gaze. Shedidn’t bother to look at the census before replying.

“I’m sorry, but he isn’t in the hospital,” she statedvery matter-of-factly.

I stepped back a moment. I knew that my dad was inthe hospital and wondered what kind of game thiswoman was playing.

“Uhhh,” I stammered, “But I know for a fact he ishere, please look on the computer and tell me where heis.”

She didn’t take my stern request well; “I happen tobe good friends with Richard Rose, and I can tell youthat if he was here in this hospital that I would knowit,” she said rather smugly.

If we were playing chess I imagine her saying“check” at this point with an air of triumph. But thegame was far from over. I knew she didn’t know mydad because if she did then I would know her.

“Look,” I stared at her, “I don’t think you knowRichard Rose, but I do.”

“And just who are you?” she demanded.“I’m his son!” I declared, “And I know he is here

and you or someone better tell me where he is!” Checkmate!She grunted and pulled up the census on her com-

puter screen. Suddenly her stern face wilted intoembarrassment.

“There is a Richard Rose here,” she sputtered.Then she looked at me in wide-eyed astonishment

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pose it’s a different Richard Rose than I know.” Now I grunted, with an air of triumph. I know my

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They claimed to know God, but they didn’t.However, Jesus did. He knew the Father.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God carries us every moment of our life’s journey.

Prayer: Dear God, thank you for your promise never to leave us. Because you hold

us close, give us the courage to let go when we need to. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

As spring returns, be very, very aware of bearsAs spring weather returns, animals,

plants, and trees across Wise County havebegun emerging from their winter slum-bers. This also means area bear sightingsmight again become more common.

The Virginia Department of Game andInland Fisheries (DGIF) recently issued apress release offering tips about what todo if encountering a bear and how toavoid such encounters in residential areas.

People should remember bears arewild animals, the release states, and it isdetrimental to the animal, as well as ille-gal in Virginia, to feed a bear under anycircumstances. Allowing bears to feed ontrash or birdseed is also illegal. Feedingbears may cause them to lose their naturaldistrust of humans, creating situationswhere bears may become habituated andsometimes aggressive towards people, therelease notes.

The agency also urges people to keeptheir properties clear of food attractants,to communicate with their neighbors toresolve community bear concerns, andlearn about bears. If visiting outdoorrecreation areas in bear country, insist

area supervisors also manage their trashproperly, advises the agency.

If a bear is consuming birdseed,garbage, pet food or other food attractantson your property, DGIF advises the fol-lowing:

• Remove the food source. This is thebest way to encourage the bear not toreturn.

• Don’t store household trash, or any-thing that smells like food, in vehicles, onporches, or decks.

• Keep full or empty trash containerssecured in a garage, shed or basement.

• Take garbage to the dump frequentlyor, if you have a trash collection service,put trash out the morning of the pickup,not the night before.

• Avoid putting out birdfeedersbetween April 1 and Nov. 1. If you do anda bear accesses the feed, take down thebirdfeeder for three to four weeks after thebear visits.

• Consider installing electric fencing,an inexpensive and extremely efficientproven deterrent to bears, around dump-sters, gardens, fruit trees, beehives, or

other potential food sources.• If addressed quickly, this situation

can be resolved almost immediately afterremoval of the food source. The bearmight return to search for food, but after afew failed attempts to locate it, the animalwill leave.

The agency also advises people to dothe following if encountering a bear orbear cub on their properties:

• If seeing a bear, enjoy and keep arespectful distance from the animal. Inmost cases, the bear will move on quick-ly. If a bear is up a tree near your proper-ty, give it space. Do not approach andbring your pets inside to provide the beara clear path to leave your property. Neverrun from a bear.

• Until April/May, sows with cubs aretypically in dens. Most small bears peoplesee in early spring are not actual “babybears” but yearlings — bears that are lessthan a year old. They do not need theirmothers to survive.

• If a small yearling is on your proper-ty, the worst thing to do is feed it.Yearlings need to learn how to find natu-

ral foods and not become food condi-tioned or habituated to humans.

• Once females leave their dens withfour- to five-month-old cubs, they willtypically travel in close groups unlesssomething makes the female nervous. Ifyou see a very small cub, do not try toremove it from the area or “save it.” Whensensing danger, a female bear typicallysends her cub(s) up a tree and leaves thearea. The female will almost alwaysreturn to gather up the cub(s) when nopeople or pets are around, usually afterdark.

The release also stresses that prevent-ing problems with bears is a sharedresponsibility between Virginia residentsand DGIF.

If experiencing a bear problem aftertaking appropriate preventive steps, DGIFadvises people to call the WildlifeConflict Helpline, 855/571-9003. If need-ing to report wildlife crime, call 1-800/237-5712.

Also, visitdgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/bear for moreinformation about bears in Virginia.

BY MORGAN GRIFFITH9TH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE

This week — the week Americans areexpected to file their taxes — the House isplanning to vote on four measures thatwould make some initial reforms at theInternal Revenue Service (IRS). The fol-lowing paragraphs will elaborate on thebills, though the legislation may not bevoted on in this order.

H.R. 1206, the No Hires for DelinquentIRS Act, would prevent the IRS from hir-ing additional employees until the TreasurySecretary confirms that no current IRSemployee has a serious delinquent tax debt,meaning that they not only owe money tothe IRS but that they also are not payingthis debt in a timely manner. If the employ-ee hits a patch of bad luck or circumstancesbut has a payment plan in place, they arenot considered to be seriously delinquent.This bill is a common-sense measure to seethe IRS is held to a fair standard and that itpractices what it preaches.

H.R. 4885 is the IRS Oversight WhileEliminating Spending (OWES) Act. Thisbill would require that each dollar the IRSraises as a result of their charging filingfees on U.S. taxpayers and other assess-ment be subjected to congressionalapproval prior to it being spent by the IRS.

The bill’s sponsor has stated that the IRScollects approximately $400 million eachyear in so-called user fees, and that the IRSspends this money without congressionalapproval as bureaucrats determine. Thebill’s sponsor indicates that in 2015, theIRS allocated merely $49 million in userfees to help taxpayers. Recall they havelimited printed forms for certain tax filings,which we provided to those who could notdownload.

The Ensuring Integrity in the IRSWorkforce Act (H.R. 3724) would prohibitthe IRS from rehiring an employee whohas been fired for cause — for certainforms of misconduct. That seems simpleenough to me. However, a report indicatesthe IRS has rehired “hundreds of formeremployees” who were fired for cause.

Finally, the IRS Bonuses Tied toMeasurable Metrics Act (H.R. 4890) wouldrequire the IRS to complete a customerservice strategy before the agency pays outfurther bonuses. As the bill’s sponsor says,“The IRS has shown that it will prioritize

OpinionThe Post

Thursday,April 21, 2016 6

Log cabinsaren’t whatthey were


The times, as Bob Dylan said, they are a-changin’.

Used to be that candidates for president wereeager to come across as one of the common folk,identifying themselves with the great myth of theAmerican meritocracy, a land in which everyonepulls themselves up by their boot straps.

The Abe Lincoln log cabin story is the proto-type, and it’s been copied down through thedecades. Come convention time, both Republicanand Democratic nominees will roll out videos witha voice-over saying something along the lines of“he (or she) was born in a two-room shanty with adirt floor and went to work in the cotton mill at age8, replacing spools on the big looms and saving his(or her) lunch money for his widowed mom’sreconstructive nose surgery. His native brilliancewon him a scholarship to Harvard University(endowment fund: $30 billion and growing at about8 percent a year), where he led the debate team andstudied international affairs while working the mid-night shift at Cotton-Eye Joe’s café. After college,he went to work in the State Department, setting upState-sponsored concerts by pop-music acts to helpspread American good will to lands friendly andunfriendly, although that Taylor Swift show in thenation of Anti-anti-stan did backfire, setting offthree civil wars and a mass migration.”

Not in 2016. The post-modern log cabin storygoes something like this:

“He was born on a yacht somewhere off thecoast of New England — still within U.S. waters,for all you Birther purists — and struggled throughprep school before excelling at the New WonderfulSchool of Business, where he learned the eternaltruths of free-market capitalism. He only inheriteda million dollars when his father passed away, andas it turned out, the cash was in a steel box buriedunder the dirt floor of the private softball diamondat the family’s second home in Florida. This meantmonths of hard labor while listening to countrymusic until he finally dug up the box somewhereunder third base.”

It’s a story we can all identify with.We also identify with the myth of the frontier.

John F. Kennedy and his campaign people weresmart enough to take advantage of our fascinationwith the frontier in 1960, when he made his “NewFrontier” speech after winning the Democraticnomination. The frontier imagery has served otherpresidents well, too: Ronald Reagan was, after all,a cowboy. In fact, Kennedy and Reagan weren’tvery far apart politically if you look past thisnation’s infantile “liberal/conservative” debate.

So how would a 2016 presidential candidateemploy the log cabin and frontier talk in order towin office? Maybe a campaign staffer for one ofthe candidates will figure it out and win the elec-tion for his or her boss, after which the staffer willbe rewarded with a job in the State Department andgo on to schedule rock ‘n’ roll festivals inAntarctica.

BY RON PAULGUEST COMMENTATOR

Last week, President Obama andVice President Biden held a hastilyarranged secret meeting with FederalReserve Chairman Janet Yellen.According to the one paragraph state-ment released by the White House fol-lowing the meeting, Yellen, Obama,and Biden simply “exchanged notes”about the economy and the progressof financial reform. Because the meet-ing was held behind closed doors, theAmerican people have no way ofknowing what else the three mighthave discussed.

Yellen’s secret meeting at theWhite House followed an emergencysecret Federal Reserve Board meet-ing. The Fed then held another secretmeeting to discuss bank reform. Thesesecret meetings come on the heels ofthe Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’sestimate that first quarter GDP growthwas .01 percent, dangerously close tothe official definition of recession.

Thus the real reason for all thesesecret meetings could be a panic thatthe Fed’s eight-year explosion ofmoney creation has not just failed to

revive the economy, but is about tocause another major market melt-down.

Establishment politicians andeconomists find the Fed’s failurespuzzling. According to the Keynesianparadigm that still dominates thethinking of most policymakers, theFed’s money creation should haveproduced such robust growth thattoday the Fed would be raising inter-est rates to prevent the economy from“overheating.”

The Fed’s response to its failures isto find new ways to pump money intothe economy. Hence the Fed is actual-ly considering implementing “nega-tive interest rates.” Negative interestrates are a hidden tax on savings.Negative interest rates may create theshort-term illusion of growth, but, bydiscouraging savings, they will causetremendous long-term economic dam-age.

Even as Yellen admits that the Fed“has not taken negative interest rates

off the table,” she and other Fed offi-cials are still promising to raise ratesthis year. The Federal Reserve needsto promise future rate increases inorder to stop nervous investors fromfleeing U.S. markets and challengingthe dollar’s reserve currency status.

The Fed can only keep the wolvesat bay with promises of future rateincreases for so long before its policescause a major dollar crisis. However,raising rates could also cause majoreconomic problems.

Higher interest rates will hurt themillions of Americans struggling withstudent loan, credit card, and otherforms of debt. Already over 40 per-cent of Americans who owe studentloan debt are defaulting on their pay-ments. If Federal Reserve policiesincrease the burden of student loandebt, the number of defaults will dra-matically increase leading to a burst-ing of the student loan bubble.

By increasing the federal govern-ment’s cost of borrowing, an interestrate increase will also make it harderfor the federal government to manageits debt. Increased costs of debt

Fiat currency nearing collapse

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financing will placeincreased burden on theAmerican people andcould be the last straw thatfinally pushes the federalgovernment into a Greek-style financial crisis.

The no-win situationthe Fed finds itself in is asign that we are reachingthe inevitable collapse ofthe fiat currency system.Unless immediate steps aretaken to manage the transi-tion, this collapse couldusher in an economiccatastrophe dwarfing theGreat Depression.Therefore, those of us whoknow the truth must redou-ble our efforts to spread theideas of liberty.

If we are successful wemay be able to forceCongress to properly man-age the transition by cut-ting spending in all areasand auditing, then ending,the Federal Reserve. Wemay also be able to ensurethe current crisis ends notjust the Fed but the entirewelfare-warfare state.

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bonuses over assisting taxpayers.” This cannot be permit-ted to be so.

POSITIVE CHANGESPeople ask if there is a noticeable difference in the

House under Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI). My answer tothese questions is yes.

For example, on April 14, a subcommittee of the RulesCommittee considered a rules change I have advocatedsince 2012, a change which would make it easier to cutspending in Washington, D.C.

This is significant because the Rules Committee isoften referred to as the “Speaker’s Committee.” I am ofthe belief that such a hearing would not have occurredprior to Ryan becoming Speaker.

Though this is positive, this doesn’t mean my propos-al will pass. Democrats on the Rules Committee appearedto be universally opposed to my suggestion, as was a sen-ior Republican member of the powerful AppropriationsCommittee. Regardless, I will keep fighting to reformWashington.

EPA DITCHES RACE REGIn my column of March 14, 2016, I wrote about a pro-

posed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regula-tion that would outlaw the modification of street vehiclesinto race-only vehicles.

On April 15, after pressure from myself, others on theEnergy and Commerce Committee, and racing fans acrossthe country, the EPA announced it is abandoning this pro-posed regulation. This important development is a victo-ry for common sense and a major American sport andpastime.

REMEMBERING TOMMY BAKER JR.While we regrettably cannot commemorate the pass-

ing of every notable resident of the Ninth District, I wantto recognize the recent passing of Thomas “Tommy”Baker Jr. of Dublin. Tommy graduated from RadfordCollege and the Washington and Lee School of Law. Heserved as the town attorney in Dublin, and ran his ownlaw practice there for many years. He also served in theGeneral Assembly from 1990 to 2000.

I went to law school with Tommy and served in theHouse of Delegates with him. He was a fun-loving prac-tical joker, and kept the entire House entertained. I amsaddened by his passing. My thoughts and prayers arewith his parents, his son Jefferson, and the rest of his fam-ily

If you have questions, concerns, or comments, feelfree to contact my office. You can call my Abingdonoffice at 276/525-1405 or my Christiansburg office at540/381-5671. To reach my office via email, please visitmy website at www.morgangriffith.house.gov. Also onmy website is the latest material from my office, includ-ing information on votes recently taken on the floor of theHouse of Representatives.

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BY ANTHONY STEVENSSPORTS WRITER

LEBANON — The LebanonPioneers handed the Union Bearstheir first Clinch MountainConference loss of the season, 13-3, in six innings Monday atPioneer Park.

It was the eighth victory in arow the Pioneers (8-2, 6-0) andfive of those wins have come withace Will Stamper on the mound. Itwas only the second loss of theseason for the Bears and the firstto a team from Virginia.

“The Stamper kid settled inand threw a heck of a baseballgame,” Union coach SteveHubbard said. “We had some trou-ble finding the strike zone early,but we settled in. Sometimesthings happen that you have notcontrol over and Lebanon tookadvantage of it. They just gave usa good ole hind end kicking.”

Union (7-2, 2-1) struggledfrom the get-go. The first five bat-ters for the Pioneers reached basein the first. Chandler Boyd andBen Long both singled to left.Union starter Bubba Hubbard then

walked Stamper to load the bases.He then walked Justin Warren todrive in the first run and hit JoshWitt to plate the second run.Lebanon never trailed from thatpoint.

Bubba Hubbard singled up themiddle and scored when ZackCornett grounded into a fielder’schoice for the Bears first run in thesecond inning. Union added twounearned runs in the sixth againstStamper. Will Hubbard walkedand Bubba Hubbard singled. Withtwo outs, both scored when ZackJames reached on an error.

Stamper’s final line wasimpressive. He threw 95 pitchesand 59 of those were strikes.Stamper had 11 strikeouts andissued only three bases on ballswith just one wild pitch.

“Coach (Doc Adams) had beenpreaching that this was a biggame,” Stamper said. “We knewwhat was at stake. We didn’t hitthe ball great, but we were able toget a hit when we needed it.”

In an unusual stat, Lebanonscored 13 runs on only four hits.Three Union pitchers combinedfor 12 walks, three hit batters and

15 wild pitches. They threw a totalof 173 pitches and 84 were strikes,while 89 were balls. It wasn’t agood recipe for success. It didn’thelp the Bears that two moregames are on the schedule thisweek, limiting the pitchingoptions.

“That’s part of it, we knew thatcoming in,” said coach Hubbard.“I just tip my hat to Lebanon, theyhave a fine team.

“This just counts as one loss. Itdoesn’t count as three or four. Ilike my team a lot. We’ll keep bat-tling and bounce back.”

Stamper leads Pioneers to big win over Bears

BY KEVIN MAYSSPORTS WRITER

BRISTOL, Tenn. — It wasjust another day of racing at theBristol Motor Speedway.

With a season-high 15 cau-tions, Carl Edwards led 276 lapsand held on for a furious finishdown the stretch to win the 56thannual NASCAR Sprint CupSeries Food City 500 at BristolMotor Speedway Sunday.

The win was the first victoryof the season for Edwards andsnapped an 18-race winlessstreak for the driver. It was his

fourth career victory and 11thtop 10 finish in 24 races at BMS.

The short-track race wasslowed by 10 different cautionflags, including eight differentaccidents. There were a total of15 different lead changes in therace.

Edwards started on the poleand ran in the lead pack for mostof the race, which kept him awayfrom most of the beating andbanging on the half-mile track.

“I had a really fast car outthere was the biggest thing,”said Edwards. “We had a greatday of qualifying. It’s really a

testament for the guys (in the pitcrew). It’s really awesome to getthe win.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had thecomeback of the day, finishingsecond after sputtering on thestart of the race and going twolaps down quickly.

“It was a throttle issue. Iengaged the system to kill thethrottle and I was warming thebreaks up like I always do andapparently killed the engine,”hesaid.

Earnhardt battled his way upthrough the field after the engineproblem, which seemed to sur-

prise even him.“We had about a 10th-place

car we weren’t really that good.We tried a different setup thatwe’ve never really ran herebefore. We were just trying a lit-tle something going forward.”

The second-place finish wasthe second in a row for Earnhardton the Sprint Cup Series.

“We weren’t really as closetoday as we were last week. Andthat’s good. The setup didn’tquite work but you still had agood day and you can go homeand learn and try to science it outand make that setup work,” said

Earnhardt.Kurt Busch, who led 20 laps

of the race, finished third.Busch’s pit crew for the FoodCity 500 included Wise Countynative Justin Wilson. The UVa-Wise and J. J. Kelly graduateworked as the second gas manon the crew.

Cup series rookie ChaseElliott finished fourth in therace, a career-best in the series.

Trevor Bayne, MattDiBenedetto, Kevin Harvick,Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newmanand Joey Logano rounded outthe top 10.

Carl Edwards wins wild Food City 500 at Bristol

BY ELIZA EVANSSPORTS WRITER

BIG STONE GAP — The Union LadyBears picked up a 7-3, Clinch MountainConference win over the Lebanon LadyPioneers, Thursday.

The Lady Bears put up five runs intheir first at-bat with the big blow of theinning coming off the bat of EmileeMullins — a two-run double with twoouts.

“That’s one thing we’ve been harpingon all week — we’ve started slow.,“ saidUnion head coach Michael Rhodes. “Wewanted to get out and get on them early.And we were able to do that today due toa lot of timely hitting.”

Lebanon head coach Sheila Adams

said she saw a lot of nervousness in heryoung team early in the game.

“I have a young team. I’ve starting fouror five freshmen. It was nerves,” Adamssaid.

Sydney Blake had a big game for theLady Bears with three hits and an RBI.

“Syd can hit. I think everybody knowsshe can hit,” Rhodes said. “She’s zonedin. She knows what pitches she’s lookingfor and she’s on top of it and she hits itand drives it. When she hits it, she hits ithard. That’s why she’s our cleanup hitter.”

Kristen Bishop and Olivia Gibson eachhad two hits and drove in a run for theLady Bears.

The Lady Pioneers (5-2, 2-2) scored allof their run in the top of the third. HannahMorrison had a two-run single. Taylor

Woodlief singled to drive in the other run. “She (Union’s Mullins) walked two or

three and then we got a couple hits. Butwe also popped up a couple we shouldn’thave,” Adams said.

Mullins allowed three hits in the thirdand only two other hits the rest of thegame.

“Emilee did a great job in the circle.”Rhodes said. “She got ahead of the bat-ters, kept them off-balance. I thought shedid really good.”

Mullins got the win for Union, givingup three runs on five hits with three strike-outs and two walks.

The Union offense tallied 11 hits in thegame. Rhodes said that is a good sign.

“I think our bats are finally starting toheat up. I think we can hit pretty good.

We’ve just got to stay focused and take theright mental approach at the plate. It’sstarting to click on all cylinders.”

The Lady Bears got six of those hits inthe five-run first. Hannah Dysart, JennaWade and Blake hit three-consecutive sin-gles, with Blake’s hit driving in Dysart.

After a strikeout, Sydney McKinney,Mullins and Gibson tallied consecutivehits to drive in runs. McKinney had anRBI-double and Mullins’s double drove intwo runs. Gibson had an RBI-single.

The Lady Bears scored their sixth runin the fourth on a Blake single and a LadyPioneer error. The seventh run came on aBishop RBI-double in the fifth.

Morgan Hamm took the loss forLebanon, giving up seven runs on 11 hitswith 10 strikeouts and six walks.

Fast start leads Lady Bears past Lady Pioneers

BY JAMES TAYLORSPORTS WRITER

BIG STONE GAP — The“Cardiac Kids” are at it again.Led by Zoe Brooks, the UnionLady Bears pulled some lateinning heroics to squeak out a 6-5 win over Lee High, Tuesdaynight.

“The ‘Cardiac Kids’ cameback again tonight,” Unioncoach Mike Rhodes said after thegame. “I’ve said it before, there’s

just no quit in our girls. They’regonna fight until the last out andthat’s what we did tonight.”

Brooks, who came into thegame in the third inning in reliefof starter Emilee Mullins, wasstrong on the mound and at theplate against the Lady Generals,who just wouldn’t go away.

The Generals chased Mullinsfrom the mound in the thirdinning after taking a 2-0 leadwith two outs.

Brooks took to the mound,

striking out Tiffany Medley toend the threat.

In the bottom of the third, theBears (6-4) cut the lead in half ona throwing error from third basethat allowed Micah Elkins toreach safely.

Kristen Bishop then hit an 0-1shot the gap in left center thatscored Elkins.

The Generals came back,scoring two runs in the fourthinning and adding another in thefifth inning to go up 5-1.

But then the Union bats camealive in a big way in the bottomof the sixth inning. Trailing 5-2,Sydnie Blake led off with a sin-gle up the middle.

Two batters later, Jenna Waderipped a single just past theGeneral’s shortstop to put run-ners on first and third base withone out.

Brooks then helped her causewith a single that scored pinchrunner Hannah Barnette.

Sam Sturgill then delivered

her second big hit of the game,hitting a double up the middle toscore Wade and sending Brooksto third.

Pinch-hitter Kaylee Neecedelivered a single down the firstbase line to score Sturgill andtake a 6-5 lead.

The Lady Generals madethings interesting in the seventh,putting runners at first and sec-ond before Brooks got VictoriaManis to fly out to Bishop atshort to end the game.

Lady Bears rally to beat Lee in CMC play

PHOTOS BY JAMES TAYLOR

Above, Union catcher Jenna Wade tags out the Lee High runner athome during Tuesday’s Clinch Mountain Conference game in BigStone Gap. Right, Union’s Zoe Brooks unleashes a pitch inTuesday’s game against Lee High.


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THURSDAYBaseballHigh SchoolNonconferenceRidgeview at Eastside 6:30 p.m.SoftballClinch Mountain ConferenceGate City at Union 6 p.m.Cumberland ConferenceCastlewood at J.I. Burton 5 p.m.TennisCumberland ConferenceEastside at CastlewoodFRIDAYBaseballHigh SchoolClinch Mountain ConferenceCentral at Gate City 7 p.m.Union at Ridgeview 7 p.m.Cumberland ConferenceCastlewood at J.I. Burton 6 p.m.Twin Springs at Eastside 7 p.m.SoftballHigh SchoolCumberland ConferenceTwin Springs at Eastside SATURDAYBaseballCollegeMountain East ConferenceUVa-Wise at Charleston (2) 1 p.m.SoftballCollegeMountain East ConferenceWest Virginia Wesleyan at UVa-Wise (2) 1 p.mLacrosseCollegeUVa-Wise at Shepherd 11 a.m.

Auto RacingLonesome Pine RacewayVarious ClassesSUNDAYBaseballCollegeMountain East ConferenceUVa-Wise at Charleston (2) 1 p.m.SoftballCollegeGlenville State at UVa-Wise (2) 1p.m.MONDAYSoftballHigh SchoolNonconferenceUnion at Rye Cove 5 p.m.John Battle at Eastside 6:30 p.m.Ridgeview at Castlewood 5 p.m.Tennis High School BoysEastside at UnionHigh School GirlsUnion at EastsideTUESDAYBaseballClinch Mountain ConferenceRidgeview at Central 7 p.m.John Battle at Union 7 p.m.Cumberland ConferenceEastside at J.I. Burton 6 p.m.Castlewood at Thomas Walker 5p.m.SoftballHigh SchoolClinch Mountian ConferenceCentral at Ridgeview 7 p.m.Union at John Battle 6 p.m.Castlewood at Thomas Walker 5p.m.SoccerHigh School Boys

Clinch Mountain ConferenceRidgeview at Central 7 p.m.John Battle at Union 7 p.m.High School GirlsClinch Mountain ConferenceRidgeview at Central 5:30 p.m.John Battle at Union 5:30 p.m.TennisHigh SchoolClinch Mountain ConferenceJohn Battle at UnionJ.I. Burton at EastsideWEDNESDAYBaseballHigh SchoolNonconferenceEastside at Chilhowie 5 p.m.SoftballCumberland ConferenceJ.I. Burton at Eastside 6:30 p.m.NonconferenceRichlands at Central 5 p.m.Track & FieldRidgeview Invitational

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Mountain East ConferenceSouth Division

Conf. OverallW-L W-L

W. Va. St. 15-5 20-10Glenville St. 13-7 14-23Concord 11-9 17-19W. Va. Wes. 10-10 18-16UVa-Wise 5-15 15-22Charleston 4-16 10-27

North DivisionConf. Overall

W-L W-LShepherd 16-4 23-9Notre Dame 13-7 20-18West Liberty 10-10 21-14Wheeling Jesuit 9-11 10-22Urbana 8-12 14-22Fairmont St. 6-14 16-22

HIGH SCHOOL VHSL Group 2A

Clinch Mountain ConferenceConf. OverallW-L W-L

Lebanon 6-0 8-3Union 2-1 8-1John Battle 1-1 1-5Gate City 1-2 3-4Ridgeview 0-2 2-5Central 1-2 2-6Lee 0-3 4-4

VHSL Group 1A Cumberland Conference

Dist. OverallW-L W-L

Eastside 2-0 3-4Rye Cove1-1 1-1Twin Springs 1-1 1-5Thomas Walker 1-1 9-3J.I. Burton 0-0 4-3Castlewood 0-1 1-7

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Mountain East ConferenceSouth Division


Charleston 25-3 37-7W. Va. Wes. 21-5 39-7Concord 16-12 27-19UVa-Wise 15-13 25-24W. Va. St. 11-17 26-24

Glenville St. 7-19 15-34North Division


Shepherd 22-5 31-12Wheeling Jesuit 18-10 30-18Fairmont St. 12-14 17-23Notre Dame 9-19 15-30West Liberty 4-24 11-39Urbana 2-21 3-32

HIGH SCHOOLVHSL Group 2A

Clinch Mountain ConferenceConf. OverallW-L W-L

Central 4-0 9-0Union 3-1 6-4Lebanon 2-2 4-3John Battle 1-2 3-3Lee 1-3 5-4Gate City 1-1 6-3Ridgeview 0-3 5-6

VHSL Group 1ACumberland Conference

Dist. OverallW-L W-L

Eastside 3-0 6-2J.I. Burton 2-1 5-7Castlewood 0-1 1-7Twin Springs 0-1 0-4Rye Cove 0-2 2-4#Does not include gamesplayed Wednesday

High SchoolMonday game

Lebanon 13, Union 3Union 010 002 — 3 3 3Lebanon 210 433 — 13 4 1

B. Hubbard, Back (5), Burke (5)and Bishop, Bunch (4). Stamperand Warren. W—Stamper (5-1).L—B. Hubbard. HR—none.

Tuesday gameUnion 5, Lee 0

Union 0013 01 0 — 5 6 1Lee 000 0 00 0 — 0 2 1

Cox and Bishop. Bailey andColeman. W — Cox. L — Bailey.

Friday gameUnion 8, Gate City 7, 9 innings

Gate City 002 310 100 — 7 9 3Union 330 010 001 — 8 8 2

Maggard, Munsey (3),Gillespie (9) and Williams. W.Hubbard, James (7) and Bishop. W— James. L — Gillespie. HR — B.Hubbard (U), two on in first.

High SchoolTuesday gameUnion 6, Lee 5

Lee 002 021 0 — 5 12 2Union 001 014 x — 6 11 1

Manis, Davis (6) and A. Tritt.Mullins, Brooks (3) and Wade. W— Brooks. L — Davis.

Thursday, April 14, gameUnion 7, Lebanon 3

Lebanon 003 000 0 — 3 5 1Union 5 00 110 x — 7 11 1

Hamm and Compton. Mullinsand Wade. W — Mullins. L —Hamm.

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BY ELIZA EVANSSPORTS WRITER

WISE — The public gotits first glimpse at the new-look UVa-Wise Cavaliers,Saturday at Carl SmithStadium during the annualRed-Gray game.

By official scoringrules, the offense beat thedefense, 32-7. But accord-ing to first-year head coachDane Damron’s modifiedscoring, the game ended ina 43-43 tie.

Damron understands heis asking a lot from histeam, implementing anentirely new system. Buthe said he expects the play-ers will catch on in time.

“Any time something isnew, it takes a while,”Damron said. “I thoughtthe kids did a good job. I’mnot satisfied with wherewe’re at, but we’re aboutexactly where I thoughtwe’d be. I know we’ve gota ways to go, and I under-stand that. It’s a process. Ithink the kids understandthat.”

The Cavaliers got to seeall three quarterbacks onthe roster with some mixedresults.

“The main thing offen-sively is we want our quar-terbacks to be able to makethrows,” Damron said.“We don’t expect them tobe Peyton Manning. But ifa guy’s open, they’ve got tobe able to hit him. I thoughtwe missed some throws.There’s no question aboutthat.”

Jeremy Eubank took the

most snaps, going 14-for-27 for 212 yards and aninterception. Max Rodgersand Joe Dickinson eachwere 4-for-7. Rodgers had46 yards while Dickinsonhad 28 yards and an inter-ception.

Darius Jones had bothinterceptions, returningone 90 yards for a touch-down.

“He definitely hadn’tdone that all spring,”Damron said. “As the say-ing goes, when the lightscame on, he performed.There is no question aboutthat, with the pick-six andthe other interception.

“Defensively, there’s nodoubt we’re farther ahead.But that is to be expectedand we’re excited aboutthat.”

Jones also had four solotackles and assisted on fourothers.

The defense was good,but the offense refused tobe overshadowed.

Eubank and JamesCousins connected for a75-yard touchdown playfor the first score of thegame. Eubank also had a24-yard touchdown pass toJacob Cousins. JacobCousins later caught a passfrom Rodgers for a four-yard touchdown.

Carlton Griffith had anine-yard touchdown runto account for the scoringby the offense. Griffith fin-ished with 19 yards oneight carries. JevonteLatney had the most car-ries, gaining 55 yards on 11carries. Davonte Jordan

had eight rushes for 22yards.

Damron said Jordanwas getting trial by fire athis newest position.

“Davante Jordan had tobe moved there from wide-out about the 12th practice,so he didn’t get a fair eval-uation at running backbecause we basically threwhim to the wolves,”Damron said.

Damron said the entireoffensive front was put tothe test the entire game bydesign. There was room forimprovement, he said. Butoverall, he said he thoughtthey held their own.

“They were seeingworst-case scenario everyplay. Our defense cameafter them a whole lot,”Damron said.

The Cavs will start the2016 season on the road atTusculum on Sept. 1. Thehome season opens ninedays later on Sept. 10 whenNotre Dame Collegecomes to Wise.

Damron optimistic afterUVa-Wise Red-Gray game

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On The Trail 10Thursday, April 21, 2016

Lonesome Pinecontest winners

announcedThe Mountain Empire Community College

Foundation has announced the winners of theLonesome Pine Short Story and Poetry contests. Thewinners were recognized during the MECCFoundation’s 40th annual John Fox Jr. LiteraryFestival on Wednesday, March 16.

In the middle school category, the 29th annualLonesome Pine Short Story Contest winners includ-ed third-place winner Hunter Grant, who attendsRidgeview Middle School; second-place winnerConner Nunley, who attends The Learning Center inCastlewood; and first-place winner Linden B. Deel,who attends Ridgeview Middle School.

Winners in the high school category includedthird-place winner Kerringtan Parris, who attendsAbingdon High School; second-place winner DaltonParks, who attends The Learning Center inCastlewood; and first-place winner Kendra Woods,who attends Castlewood High School.

Winners in the adult category included third-placewinner Michael Samerdyke of Big Stone Gap; sec-ond-place winner Crystal Hurd of Bristol; and first-place winner Pamela Bates of Coeburn. Cash prizesawarded to the winners of the short story contestwere sponsored by Lonesome Pine Arts and Crafts.

In the middle school category, the 12th annualLonesome Pine Poetry Contest winners includedthird-place winner Brooke Bailey, who attendsFlatwoods Elementary School; second-place winnerSavannah Leonard, who attends FlatwoodsElementary School; and first-place winner NoahCavin, who attends Flatwoods Elementary School.

Winners in the high school category includedthird-place winner Lucas Potter, who attends OakRidge High School in Tennessee; second-place win-ner Dalton Parks, who attends The Learning Centerin Castlewood; and first-place winner MeghanMoran, who attends Oak Ridge High School inTennessee.

Winners in the adult category included third-placewinner Pamela Bates of Coeburn; second-place win-ner Jennifer Mullins of Big Stone Gap; and first-place winner Linda Woodward of Jonesville. Cashprizes awarded to the winners of the poetry contestwere sponsored by the MECC Foundation.

The John Fox Jr. Festival featured presentationsby authors Holly Goddard Jones and Robert Prather,followed by a lunch at the John Fox Jr. House in BigStone Gap.

For more information on the spring 2017 JohnFox Jr. Festival and writing contests, call the MECCFoundation at 276/523-7493.

Winners of the Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest are (from left) Savannah Leonard, secondplace, middle school; Noah Cavin, first place, middle school; Brooke Bailey, third place,middle school; Linda Woodward, first place, adult; Jennifer Mullins, second place, adult;Pamela Bates, third place, adult; and Dalton Parks, second place, high school. Not pic-tured: Meghan Moran, first place, high school; and Lucas Potter, third place, high school.

Winners of the Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest are (from left) Crystal Hurd, secondplace, adult; Kerringtan Parris, third place, high school; Pamela Bates, first place, adult;Hunter Grant, third place, middle school; Conner Nunley, second place, middle school; andDalton Parks, second place, high school. Not pictured: Michael Samerdyke, third place,adult; Kendra Woods, first place, high school; and Linden Deel, first place, middle school.

40th annual John Fox Jr. Literary Festival

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Beautiful stone structures were Johannson’s crowning gloryBY HOWARD E. CUMMINS

COLUMNIST

(Editor’s Note: this classic Howard Cummins columnwas first published in 2003. It features Charles “TheSwede” Johannson, who moved to the United States fromhis native Sweden. He arrived in Big Stone Gap in 1891.)

Part 2 of 2When he arrived on Ellis Island, he was equipped with

an expertise in languages, the finest European schooling,and a rich classical upbringing. Immediately, he wasoffered position as an interpreter.

Immigrants from throughout Europe were arriving atEllis Island and the 20-year-old scholar and intellectualbecame one of the most valuable interpreters on EllisIsland during that time of the great immigration move-ment in the United States.

“The Swede” spent the next eight years with theDepartment of Immigration. On his 28th birthday he leftNew York City to search for a place “where pastoral land-

scapes” would be in direct contrast to the hustle and bus-tle of city life. He wished to find the delirium of feelingfree to pursue the lofty ambition at his new stage of intel-lectual growth, and to reach such eminence of spirit andfreedom that could only be found in a new mountainfrontier.

He arrived in Big Stone Gap in 1891, at a time whenbig changes were happening in the mountains, and hispath led him straight to the innovative and brilliant door-ways of other famous leaders who were shaping the des-tiny and progress of the “new frontier” he wished to join.The famous “Christian Van Gunden Case” was makinghistory upon his arrival in the Gap, and the key players inthe case became some of his close friends.

Note: Although the legendary “Swede” is not men-tioned in E.J. Prescott’s The Story of the Virginia Coaland Iron Company (1882-1945), Prescott writes: “Theperiod of the Van Gunden suit proceedings and immedi-ately afterwards was known as the “shut-down” periodbecause little was done in regards to actual coal produc-tion.”

J.F. Bullitt and John K. Taggart, two other famousnames of the period, rounded out the cast of characters.These men came together on a common ground in prepar-ing this area for the 20th century. John K. Taggart arrivedin June of 1890 to the Virginia Coal and Iron Company,from Connellsville, Pa., and became the general superin-tendent.

In preparing for the famous case, Taggart workedclosely with Attorney J.F. Bullitt who was instrumental informing the “Home Guard,” also known as the“Gentlemen Police Force.” This group was formed tohelp control the outlaw element in the mountains, espe-cially when the out-of-control band of rowdy outlawsattacked the local jail in protest of one of their mountainbrothers, a killer, being held there for trial.

“The Swede,” Taggart, Bullitt and John Fox Jr.belonged to this group of well-educated, worldly gentle-men. “The Swede,” in spite of being the most intelligent,the most sophisticated (his European classical training

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Coloring in adult coloring bookssparks childhood memories

BY VADNA BUSHHAPPENINGS AND HAPPINESS 524-1105

This is a new week and I trust all of you havegot to enjoy some sunshine and all the beauty inGod’s creation. I hope you have got to go toyour house of worship and enjoyed a wonderfulservice.

I have been busy this week watching my twolittle ducks grow, and look forward to placingthem in a little pool and watch them swim. I likeanimals and my little dog Snuffy has got used tothe ducklings and has been leaving them alone.

I have recently got reacquainted with color-ing in adult coloring books that my family hasbought me. I use coloring pencils and crayons,and have forgotten how much fun it was tocolor. The first time I did any coloring was whenI broke my right arm and my teacher, MissBonnie Rutherford from Appalachia, broughtme a book and some crayons or colors. She

wanted me to use my right arm and get as goodas I could in a short time. She didn’t know shewas not just a teacher, but a therapist as well.

I have good memories of the little whiteschoolhouse at Kelly View. It was a small one-room school with a pot belly stove in the centerof the floor which sat in a sand box. To me itwas a normal school room with at least fourgrades.

The school at Kelly View was moved, butevery time I see it, I remember my early schooldays. There was a huge picture of GeorgeWashington, a water bucket, the stove and sandbox. The teacher’s desk sat on a stage about afoot off the floor.

The school sat in the middle of a large hill

Happenings and Happiness

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The first-ever Miss Spring Lily Beauty Pageant was a resoundingsuccess, and organizers are planning to make it even bigger and bet-ter in the future.

The pageant, put on by the Powell Valley Primary School Parent-Teachers Organization, succeeded in its fundraising goal. The eventcollected $2,600 for inside security doors at the school.

In fact, the doors, located past the school office and controllingaccess to the highway, are already up, said PTO President NikkiAnderson. The school will begin using the doors next fall, sheexpects.

“We are not enforcing it yet,” Anderson said of the added layer ofsecurity. “We’re not locking them yet. Because it’s the middle of theyear, and it’s something hard to implement in the middle of the year.. . . But they are up and we’re just so thankful to everybody whohelped. . . . I think it will help tremendously with school safety.”

First Miss Spring Lilypageant a success

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, EASTERN DIVISION

In re: ARCH COAL, INC., et al., Debtors.1

Chapter 11, Case No. 16-40120-705 (Jointly Administered)

NOTICE OF DEADLINES FOR FILING PROOFS OF CLAIMTO ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES WITH CLAIMS AGAINST ARCH COAL, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES THAT ARE DEBTORS AND DEBTORS IN POSSESSION:

On April 8, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order (the “Bar Date Order”) establishing (i) May 27, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Central Time) (the “General Bar Date”) as the last date and time for each person or entity (including individuals, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, estates, and trusts), other than any governmental units (as defined in section 101(27) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) (“Governmental Units”), to file a proof of claim against Arch Coal, Inc. and those of its subsidiaries that are debtors and debtors in possession in those proceedings (collectively, the “Debtors”); and (ii) July 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Central Time) as the last date and time for each Governmental Unit to file a proof of claim based on prepetition claims against any of the Debtors (the “Governmental Bar Date” and, together with the General Bar Date, the “Bar Dates”).

The Bar Dates and the procedures set forth below for filing proofs of claim apply to all claims against the Debtors that arose on or prior to January 11, 2016, the date on which the Debtors commenced cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Petition Date”), including claims under section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code (each, a “503(b)(9) Claim”), except for those holders of the claims listed in sec-tion 4 below that are specifically excluded from the Bar Dates filing requirement.

The Arch Coal Claims Processing Center can be contacted via email at [email protected] or via phone at 844-242-7478 (if calling from within the United States) or 929-477-8086 (if calling from outside the United States) if you have any questions about this Notice.

1. WHO MUST FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM. You MUST file a proof of claim to vote on a chapter 11 plan filed by the Debtors or to share in distributions from the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates if you have a claim that arose on or prior to the Petition Date (including a claim under section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code), and it is not one of the types of claims described in section 4 below. Claims based on acts or omissions of the Debtors that occurred prior to the Petition Date must be filed on or prior to the applicable Bar Date, even if such claims are not now fixed, liquidated or certain or did not mature or become fixed, liquidated or certain prior to the Petition Date.

2. WHAT TO FILE. Each filed proof of claim must conform substantially to the Proof of Claim Form (as defined in the Bar Date Order). Copies of the Proof of Claim Form may be obtained at https://cases.primeclerk.com/archcoal. Each proof of claim must be signed by the claimant or, if the claimant is not an individual, by an authorized agent of the claimant. Each proof of claim must be written in English and be denominated in United States currency. You should attach to each completed proof of claim any documents on which the claim is based (if voluminous, attach a summary) or an explanation as to why the documents are not available.2

If your proof of claim contains confidential information, you may file a redacted proof of claim, and may redact any documents attached thereto. A document has been redacted when the person filing it has masked, edited out, or otherwise deleted, certain information. A creditor must show only the last four digits of any social security, individual’s tax identification, or financial account number, only the initials of a minor’s name, and only the year of any person’s date of birth. If the claim is based on the delivery of health care goods or services, limit the disclosure of the goods or services so as to avoid embarrassment or the disclosure of confidential health care information.

Any holder of a claim against more than one Debtor must file a separate proof of claim with respect to each such Debtor and all holders of claims must identify on their proof of claim the specific Debtor against which their claim is asserted. Failure by a holder to identify the specific Debtor against which its claim is asserted may result in an objection to, and potential disallowance of, such claim. A list of the names of the Debtors and their respective case numbers appears at the end of this Notice.

3. WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE. Except as provided for herein, all proofs of claim must be filed so as to be actually received (i) if you are not a Governmental Unit, on or prior to May 27, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Central Time) and (ii) if you are a Governmental Unit, on or prior to July 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Central Time), either (i) electronically using the interface available on Prime Clerk’s website at https://cases.primeclerk.com/ArchCoal/EPOC-Index or (ii) by U.S. Mail, overnight courier or other hand-delivery system, which Proof of Claim must include an original signature, to the following address: Arch Coal, Inc. Claims Processing Center, c/o Prime Clerk, LLC., 830 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10022 (the “Arch Coal Claims Processing Center”).

Proofs of claim will be deemed timely filed only if actually received at the Arch Coal Claims Processing Center or the web interface on or prior to 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Central Time) on the applicable Bar Date. Proofs of claim may not be delivered by facsimile, telecopy or email.

4. WHO NEED NOT FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM. You do not need to file a proof of claim on or prior to the Bar Dates if you are:

(a) any person or entity that has already properly filed a proof of claim against the applicable Debtor or Debtors with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri or the Arch Coal Claims Processing Center in a form substantially similar to the Proof of Claim Form (as defined below);

(b) any person or entity whose claim is listed on the Debtors’ schedules of assets and liabilities and/or schedules of executory contracts and unexpired leases (collectively, the “Schedules”);3 provided that (i) the claim is not scheduled as “disputed,” “contingent” or “unliquidated,” (ii) the claimant agrees with the amount, nature and priority of the claim as set forth in the Schedules and (iii) the claimant agrees that the claim is an obligation of the specific Debtor against which the claim is listed on the Schedules;

(c) any person or entity that holds a claim that has been allowed by an order of the Court entered on or prior to the applicable Bar Date;

(d) any person or entity whose claim has been paid in full by any of the Debtors;(e) any current employee of the Debtors, solely with respect to any claim based on the payment of

an obligation arising in the ordinary course of business and previously authorized to be paid by the Order Authorizing (I) Debtors to (A) Pay Prepetition Wages, Salaries, Employee Benefits and Other Compensation and (B) Maintain Employee Benefits Programs and Pay Related Administrative Obligations, (II) Current and Former Employees to Proceed with Outstanding Workers’ Compensation Claims and (III) Financial Institutions to Honor and Process Related Checks and Transfers entered on January 13, 2016 [ECF No. 57]; provided, however, that if the Debtors provide written notice to any current employee stating that the Debtors do not intend to pay such claim, such employee shall have until the later of (i) the General Bar Date and (ii) thirty days from the date of service of such written notice to file a proof of claim in respect of such claim;

(f) any person or entity that holds a claim for which specific deadlines other than the Bar Dates have been fixed by an order of the Court entered on or prior to the applicable Bar Date;

(g) any person or entity that holds a claim allowable under sections 503(b) and 507(a) of the Bank-ruptcy Code as an expense of administration (other than any claim allowable under section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code);

(h) any current officer, director or employee of the Debtors that holds a claim based on indemnifica-tion, contribution or reimbursement;

(i) any Debtor; (j) any entity that is wholly-owned by a Debtor;(k) any person or entity that holds an interest in any Debtor, which interest is based exclusively upon

the ownership of common stock or warrants, rights or options to purchase, sell or subscribe to common stock; provided, however, that interest holders who wish to assert claims (as opposed to ownership inter-ests) against any of the Debtors (including claims for damages, rescission, reimbursement or contribu-

tion) that arise out of or relate to the purchase or sale of an interest or otherwise in respect of such interest must file a proof of claim with respect to such claim on or prior to the applicable Bar Date;

(l) any person or entity that holds a claim under the Prepetition Credit Agreement (as defined in the Bar Date Order);

(m) any person or entity that holds a claim under the Securitization Facility (as defined in the Bar Date Order); and

(n) any person or entity whose claim is limited exclusively to the repayment of principal, interest and other fees and expenses (“Debt Claim”) under the agreements governing any debt security issued by or for the benefit of the Debtors pursuant to an indenture (“Indenture”), to the extent that the relevant Inden-ture Trustee (as defined below) files a proof of claim authorized by clause (ii) below; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing exclusion in this subparagraph shall not apply to the indenture trustee under the applicable indenture (“Indenture Trustee”), (ii) each Indenture Trustee shall be authorized to file a single proof of claim, on or before the applicable Bar Date, against all Debtors under the applicable Indentures and (iii) any holder of a Debt Claim wishing to assert a claim against any or all Debtors, other than a Debt Claim arising out of or relating to an Indenture, shall be required to file a proof of claim with respect to such claim on or before the applicable Bar Date, unless another exception identified herein applies.

5. EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES. If you have a claim arising out of the rejec-tion of an executory contract or unexpired lease, you must file a proof of claim by the later of (a) the appli-cable Bar Date and (b) 30 days after notice by the Debtors of (i) the entry of an order authorizing rejection to which the claim relates and (ii) the applicable Bar Date (unless the order authorizing such rejection provides otherwise). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party to an executory contract or unexpired lease that asserts a claim on account of unpaid amounts accrued and outstanding as of the Petition Date pursu-ant to such executory contract or unexpired lease (other than a rejection damages claim) must file a proof of claim for such amounts on or prior to the applicable Bar Date unless an exception identified in section 4 above applies.

6. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM BY THE APPLICABLE BAR DATE. ANY HOLDER OF A CLAIM THAT IS NOT EXCEPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BAR DATE ORDER, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4 ABOVE, AND THAT FAILS TO TIMELY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE APPRO-PRIATE FORM WILL BE FOREVER BARRED, ESTOPPED AND ENJOINED FROM ASSERTING SUCH CLAIM AGAINST THE DEBTORS, THEIR SUCCESSORS, THEIR CHAPTER 11 ESTATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY OR FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIM, FROM VOTING ON ANY PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FILED IN THESE CASES AND FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISTRIBUTION IN THE DEBTORS’ CASES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH CLAIM OR RECEIVING FURTHER NOTICES REGARDING SUCH CLAIM.

7. THE DEBTORS’ SCHEDULES AND ACCESS THERETO. You may be listed as the holder of a claim against one or more of the Debtors in the Debtors’ Schedules.

If you rely on the Debtors’ Schedules, it is your responsibility to determine that your claim is accurately listed on the Schedules.

If you agree with the nature, amount and status of your claim as listed on the Debtors’ Sched-ules, and if you do not dispute that your claim is against only the specified Debtor, and if your claim is not described as “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated,” you need not file a proof of claim. Otherwise, or if you decide to file a proof of claim, you must do so prior to the applicable Bar Date in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Notice.

Copies of the Debtors’ Schedules are available for inspection on the Court’s internet website at www.moeb.uscourts.gov and on the independent website maintained by the Debtors, https://cases.primeclerk.com/archcoal. A login and password to the Court’s Public Access to Electronic Court Records (“PACER”) are required to access www.moeb.uscourts.gov and can be obtained through the PACER Service Center at www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov. Copies of the Schedules may also be examined between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Central Time), Monday through Friday, at the Office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, 111 S. 10th Street, 4th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63102.

8. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. The Debtors reserve their right to object to any proof of claim, whether filed or scheduled, on any grounds. The Debtors reserve their right to dispute or to assert offsets or defenses to any claim reflected on the Schedules or any amendments thereto, as to amount, liability, clas-sification or otherwise, and to subsequently designate any claim as disputed, contingent, unliquidated or undetermined.

A holder of a possible claim against the Debtors should consult an attorney regarding matters in connection with this Notice, such as whether the holder should file a proof of claim.

Dated: April 11, 2016, New York, New York BY ORDER OF THE COURTDAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession -and- BRYAN CAVE LLP, One Metropolitan Square, 211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, Local Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession

SCHEDULE 1: Debtor EntitiesDebtor, Case No.: ACI Terminal, LLC, 16-40123; Allegheny Land Company, 16-40124; Apogee Holdco, Inc., 16-40129; Arch Coal, Inc., 16-40120; Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., 16-40136; Arch Coal West, LLC, 16-40126; Arch Development, LLC, 16-40131; Arch Energy Resources, LLC, 16-40133; Arch Reclamation Services, Inc., 16-40140; Arch Western Acquisition Corporation, 16-40148; Arch Western Acquisition, LLC, 16-40135; Arch Western Bituminous Group, LLC, 16-40139; Arch Western Finance LLC, 16-40143; Arch Western Resources, LLC, 16-40146; Arch of Wyoming, LLC, 16-40150; Ark Land Company, 16-40154; Ark Land KH, Inc., 16-40122; Ark Land LT, Inc., 16-40125; Ark Land WR, Inc., 16-40128; Ashland Terminal, Inc., 16-40137; Bronco Mining Company, Inc., 16-40141; Catenary Coal Holdings, Inc., 16-40145; Cat-enary HoldCo, Inc., 16-40151; Coal-Mac, Inc., 16-40156; CoalQuest Development LLC, 16-40153; Cum-berland River Coal Company, 16-40161; Energy Development Co., 16-40166; Hawthorne Coal Company, Inc., 16-40170; Hobet Holdco, Inc., 16-40174; Hunter Ridge, Inc., 16-40177; Hunter Ridge Coal Company, 16-40179; Hunter Ridge Holdings, Inc., 16-40180; ICG, Inc., 16-40182; ICG, LLC, 16-40160; ICG Beckley, LLC, 16-40157; ICG East Kentucky, LLC, 16-40159; ICG Eastern, LLC, 16-40163; ICG Eastern Land, LLC, 16-40165; ICG Illinois, LLC, 16-40168; ICG Knott County, LLC, 16-40171; ICG Natural Resources, LLC, 16-40175; ICG Tygart Valley, LLC, 16-40167; International Coal Group, Inc., 16-40184; Jacobs Ranch Coal LLC, 16-40173; Jacobs Ranch Holdings I LLC, 16-40178; Jacobs Ranch Holdings II LLC, 16-40181; Juliana Mining Company, Inc., 16-40185; King Knob Coal Co., Inc., 16-40121; Lone Mountain Processing, Inc., 16-40127; Marine Coal Sales Company, 16-40130; Melrose Coal Company, Inc., 16-40132; Mingo Logan Coal Company, 16-40134; Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C., 16-40183; Mountain Gem Land, Inc., 16-40138; Mountain Mining, Inc., 16-40142; Mountaineer Land Company, 16-40144; Otter Creek Coal, LLC, 16-40186; Patriot Mining Company, Inc., 16-40149; P.C. Holding, Inc., 16-40147; Powell Mountain Energy, LLC, 16-40187; Prairie Coal Company, LLC, 16-40191; Prairie Holdings, Inc., 16-40152; Saddle-back Hills Coal Company, 16-40155; Shelby Run Mining Company, LLC, 16-40188; Simba Group, Inc., 16-40158; Thunder Basin Coal Company, L.L.C., 16-40189; Triton Coal Company, L.L.C., 16-40190; Upshur Property, Inc., 16-40162; Vindex Energy Corporation, 16-40164; Western Energy Resources, Inc., 16-40169; White Wolf Energy, Inc., 16-40172; Wolf Run Mining Company, 16-40176.

1 The Debtors are listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto. The employer tax identification numbers and addresses for each of the Debtors are set forth in the Debtors’ chapter 11 petitions.2 To validly assert a 503(b)(9) Claim, the proof of claim must (a) set forth (i) the particular goods (the “503(b)(9) Goods”) on which the proof of claim is based; (ii) the quantity or dollar value of the 503(b)(9) Goods; (iii) the date the 503(b)(9) Goods were delivered to the Debtors; and (iv) the invoice numbers and/or purchase order numbers applicable to the 503(b)(9) Goods; and (b) be accompanied by the applicable invoice(s) and bill(s) of lading or other documentation establishing proof of delivery and proof of the date of delivery of the 503(b)(9) goods.3 The Debtors filed their schedules on March 9, 2016

and his New York background), and most refined memberof the group, was affectionately called “Red Neck” by theother members, but only to his face.

His other nickname, “The Swede,” was used when hisfriends wished to refer to him as a professional artist inthe shaping, fitting, smoothing and finishing of quarriedstone for use in masonry foundations of monuments,walls, arches and other operations.

One of the first building jobs “The Swede” undertookwas the Rufus Ayers mansion, around 1891. (The homewas later purchased by C. Bascom Slemp, and is now theSouthwest Virginia Historical Museum.) Three of hismajor works have been torn down, the three buildings onthe Big Stone Gap High School campus.

The beautiful stone structures were his crowningglory, as well as his eventual downfall. The first buildingwas completed in 1901; the second — the actual highschool building — was finished around 1917; and thethird building was completed around 1927.

It was in the construction of the third building whenthe great artist lost a portion of his new fortune, a lossfrom which he never fully recovered financially.

Putting together the jigsaw puzzle of Johnson’s life isa task in itself. The brilliant artisan was a man controlledby his own determination to be a perfectionist. His stoneworks are flawless, complete, and unsurpassable.Everything that remains of his labor reminds us of thedelicate edges of his technique and his unique personali-ty.

Johnson’s extraordinary achievements in the stoneworks he completed are standing monuments to his life.His stones were taken from Little Stone Mountain andfrom Roaring Branch, hauled out by mules, then cut tosize and polished on the actual spot of construction.

In the pleasant memory and measurement of thisextraordinary man, we are able to find something exhila-rating in seeing the importance of his dignity in eachstone we ourselves roughly or finely shape in our ownlives.

The old Big Stone Gap School is no longer there, butthe memory of its existence will serve as a lasting monu-ment for those who saw it, touched it, walked within itswalls, and had the privilege of being a part of its history.

In America we have a habit of tearing down monu-ments, and if Stonehenge had been built on our soil, itprobably would have been torn down long before its firstcentury birthday.

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and on this hill was a large clump of roses. Two sides ofthe hill sloped down and leveled out, the front of the hillsloped down and leveled out, the front of the hill wasrocky that faced the highway.

My Brother Olson, me, and our sister Mollie wouldcome up to the school every day. Mollie would work onthe door until she would get it open. She would comeinside and listen to all the lessons going on. Finally theteacher included Mollie in the lessons with all the others.

Mollie was better than I was. Mollie was ready for firstgrade before she was five. She loved school, but I didn’t.Mollie was ready to graduate by the 11th grade. I hadalready quit school by then and married. I wanted to quitschool, but always have loved to read. Many years later, Igot my G.E.D. and attended some college classes.

Cherish the good memories you have; they are good todwell on in the hard times. Take time to enjoy life. Godbless you.

The Miss Spring Lily pageantended up with 33 contestants,Anderson said, with participantscoming from all over Wise Countyand outside the county as well.

All participants received a tro-phy and goody bags, with trophies,sashes and various gift cards goingto the division winners.

Next year, plans are to have aprofessional photographer and toadd side categories such as mostphotogenic.

Here are the division winnersand alternates:

• Baby miss (0-6 months):Queen — Kaylnn Gibson; first

alternate — Nevaeh Hampton;second alternate — Lola Rogers

• Wee Miss (7-12 months):Queen — Adaleah Harris; first,Mackln Winstead.

• Tiny Miss (13-23 months):Queen — Kara McCoy; first —Jaelynn Woodard; second —Willow LaRock.

• Mini Miss (2-3 years): Queen— Jasie Giles; first — MalloryTaylor; second — Piper Ellis.

• Dainty Miss (4-5 years):Queen — Addison Kennedy; first— Tatum Morgan; second —Isabella Moses.

• Petite Miss (6-7 years): Queen

— Lacey Hill; first — Madi JoGrimes; second — Aubree Davis.

• Little Miss (8-9 years): Queen— Annie Baker; first — AshlynnHillman; second — Alexis Meade.

• Pre-Teen Miss (10-12 years):Queen — Adysen Gulley; first —Hannah Wagner.

• Junior Miss (13-15 years):Queen — Hannah Austin; first —Cassandra Isom.

• People’s Choice: AnnieBaker.

Anderson said the PTO’s nextbig event will be the Grizzly CubRun on Aug. 6. Registration isnow open; visit the Big Stone GapKiwanis Club Facebook page.

Signing up now will guaranteea T-shirt and goody bag for CubRun participants, Anderson said.

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Article claimed Gap residents lived on cornbread and water in 1893BY BILL HENDRICK

STAFF WRITER

I’ve often wondered if a story in theCincinnati Tribune, written back in 1893,was a purely fictitious article written by areporter hard up for news, or whether therewere really hard times in Big Stone Gap onthat date.

The article was headlined “GauntStarvation,” and it depicted Big Stone Gapas a village of three thousand souls left des-titute, economically speaking.

It said, and we quote: “The sad situationhas been referred to in the papers lately, butno adequate idea of the real condition ofthings has been published.”

The Tribune wrote:“J.M. Walker returnedlast night from a trip tothe south and iron inter-ests, and being called onby a Tribune reporter,said he was in Big StoneGap Monday and found amost pitiful state of things.

“The recent failures there have practical-ly bankrupted the town and the immediateneighborhood. It is worse than bankruptcy.It is practically starvation.

“The Big Stone Gap ImprovementCompany failed a month ago and last week,the Appalachia Steel and Iron Works wentunder. Their liabilities aggregate is over

$750,000 and their assets practically noth-ing.

“The two establishments employedapproximately 500 men, the entire work-force of the village!

“It is a scattered mining town of 3,000population in and among the hills, with littleagriculture around it.

“Merchants and shop men dependentirely on the employment of these twoestablishments and not one of them is ableto give credit long, even if there is hope thatsome of the workmen have hopes of paying.

“Shops were in debt to the men beforetheir assignment and consequently few ofthe latter have any money.

“Even those who have it cannot buy any-

thing because the merchants are in the sameboat and there is nothing to buy.

“The whole place is paralyzed. Thewhole place is destitute!

“The only food they have to eat is most-ly cornbread and water.

“These people have no money to goaway and none to live on if they stay.

“And there seems to be no help. Thecomplete collapse of the only industry hasnot only wrecked the community but boundthe people to the rock.

“A more hopeless and helpless conditioncan scarcely be imagined.”

The Post, in an editorial, denied the storyand told its readers an effort was being madeto find out who J.M. Walker was!

BYTHEWAY

Thank you . . .We would like to thank the follow-

ing for their assistance with the MissSpring Lily Beauty Pageant:

Stepz Dance Studio, which per-formed eight to 10 numbers duringintermission, putting on a very goodshow.

DoughMakers Pizza of Norton,realtor Vicky Wampler, Cuttin’ UpHair Salon, Freedom Chevrolet,Quesenberry’s, Sisterly ChickBoutique and Tracy’s Salon. The NailGirl and Walmart donated supplies.And Gap Lumber donated lumber tobuild props.

We would also like to thank ouremcee, Leah Cordle and our awardspresenter, Jacinta Grosso. Thanks toall our judges.

Nikki AndersonPTO President

Powell Valley Primary

Church groups compiling mission kits for LiberiaBY DEBORAH CLARKSTON

VOICE OF THE VALLEY • 523-3062

Happy Anniversary is wished to Jasonand Beth Gibson, April 22.

Praise God that Rhonda Washburnand Angela Rodeheaver received goodreports regarding their health.

On the prayer list: families touched bythe earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador,those going to proms, James Skinner,Gabe Thacker, Carmalita Vicars,Cleveland Tipton, Michelle Mickles,family of Wayne Lane, family ofAnthony Robinette; Angel Fitzgerald,Bill Jackson, Verlin Baker, MildredSlagle, Marlene Coomer; and

Kim Shores, Charmie Hamilton,Sonja Williams, mission teams, LoisKilgore, Paralee Poole, ElizabethMcPherson, Addison and ElizabethStallard, Darrell Ford, Steven Guerrant,Mike Norris, June Delp, Larry Midkiff,Sheila Greene, travel mercies, those inthe military and their families, jobs for

this area, Fred Gilliam, unspokenprayers, those unsaved, those with addic-tions, Jimmy Summers.

Be in prayer for a mission trip to theDominican Republic. A group of 30including Roy Hull, Jeff Rose, Jason andBeth Tipton will be going to serve andshare their gifts.

The men of Legion Memorial UnitedMethodist Church would like to honorwomen with breakfast, Sunday, May 1 at8:15 a.m. Ladies, even if you attendanother church, stop by on your way tobe treated to a wonderful meal and goodfellowship.

There will be a prayer meeting andBible Study every other week (first andthird Wednesdays of the month) atLegion Memorial United MethodistChurch. Everyone is welcome. The nextmeeting is May 4 at 6 p.m.

The Big Stone Gap District of theUnited Methodist Church is puttingtogether Hands-On Mission Kits to sup-port United Methodist Schools in

Liberia.You can support this effort by donat-

ing $20 for a kit or by donating suppliesfor a packing party or by filling a two-gallon zipper bag supplied by the BSGDistrict with: 1 hand towel, 1 washcloth,2 pre-packaged toothbrushes (not loose);2 tubes of toothpaste 6.4 ounces or less;1 bottle lotion 11 ounces or less; 1 bottleroll-on deodorant (no sprays or solids); 1small non-aerosol perfume/cologne/body mist; 1 bottle shampoo 15 ouncesor less. In addition packed in a zipperedsandwich bag: 1 tube antibacterial oint-ment and 1 bottle acetaminophen (24-100 count)-no ibuprofen, no caffeinebased, no “PM” types. Get a two-gallonzipper bag from any United MethodistChurch, fill it, return it so the church canpay for the shipping.

Save the Date! The 90th anniversarycelebration of Legion Memorial UnitedMethodist Church will be July 16, with aspecial service led by Ric Wright theevening of July 15.

Synthetic narcoticsforum set

The Wise County Sheriff’s Officeencourages citizens who normally goto neighborhood watch meetings toattend the synthetic narcotics educa-tion and community awarenessforum to be held at 7 p.m. April 28at Union High School.

Service AcademyDay Saturday

Sen. Mark Warner hosts his 2016Service Academy Day from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at theParamount Theatre inCharlottesville. Students will havethe opportunity to meet with repre-sentatives of the five federal service

academies as well as ROTC pro-grams. For more information, call276/525-1405. For registration andmore information, go to www.warn-er.senate.gov or call 703/442-0670.

Blood drive in Big Stone

Marsh Regional Blood Center willhold a blood drive at Wallen’s RidgePrison from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Thursday, April 28.

Country Cabin II

Country Cabin II in Norton: CrossCountry Bluegrass, April 23, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Admission $5 adults age12 and over, $1 children age twothrough 11. Call 276/679-3541 forinformation. All events at CountryCabin II sponsored by AppalachianTraditions, Inc.

5K walk-run

Twilight’s Last Gleaming 5K walk-

run will be held Saturday, April 30 atthe Greenbelt beginning at BullittPark. The walk will begin at 5 p.m.;the run begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds willbenefit outreach and scholarshipfunds for MECC student veterans.Registration fee (includes a free t-shirt) is $20 day of the event, $15 ifyou pre-register; group registration ofeight or more is $12 each; 10 or moreis $10 each. Purchase a luminary inhonor or memory of a veteran for $5.Contact Lena Grace at MountainEmpire Community College for moreinformation at 276-523-2400, ext.217.

Miss Big Stone Gappageant is May 14

Miss Big Stone Gap 2016: Saturday,May 14, 4 p.m. at Union HighSchool; age divisions birth through22 years, Mrs. Division and boys cat-egory with enough interest. Formsavailable at all local school offices.Registration and deadline to enter:Tuesday, May 3, 5-7 p.m. in UnionHigh School cafeteria. Proceeds ben-efit Union High School marchingband. For more information call


Parade, other town activitiesoffer lots of fun, fellowship

BY MARY LOU BUSHAPPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386

Memories brought back to mymind:

This Saturday morning inAppalachia activities brought backgood memories of the good old dayswhen our children were in school,especially elementary. This Saturdaywe had a pancake breakfast at theMethodist Church and saw friendsand neighbors we seldom get to see.

Little League kicked off with aparade through town, sporting blueand gold colors. The little ball play-ers, little Bulldogs, marched in theiruniforms to Island Park to play ball.Although the number was small, itwas still very impressive and memo-rable and fun to watch.

That’s what it is all about,“Family Time” and doing thingstogether.

In the 70s the pancake breakfastswere great and lots of fun and fel-lowship and held in the rescue squadbuilding to help fund the rescue-ettesand the rescue squad to raise fundsfor their much needed items at thesquad hall. Everyone looked forwardto those days. The Cooper family,Wolf, Barnette, Herron, Rowland,Bush, Henegar families were theoriginal members that got the squadstarted in Appalachia.

Gary and I spent a week in PigeonForge with our daughter Sabrina andher husband Richard. The Festival ofNations drew large crowds toDollywood but we survived. Nowaiting in line this time. Personallymy favorite was the United KingdomUkulele Orchestra from the UnitedKingdom. This is the absolute truth:a seven-person orchestra, five menand two women each playing ukule-les.

Now hear this: “The Trail of theLonesome Pine” song was great andso was “Blue Swede Shoes.” I guessI liked them so much because I could

understand the language. It was a funday.

We toured the “Titanic.” It wasour third time but each time we getto be another passenger on the shipand we are anxious to see if we areon the surviving list. It is very inter-esting, two to three hours, dependingon your interest with the availablereading concerning the ship, passen-gers, cargo, even dogs. We enjoyedit.

There was a baby grand piano, areplacement of the one on the ship.They asked if anyone would like toplay the piano and our daughterSabrina sat down and began to play.You cannot imagine how overjoyedher dad and I were to hear her playagain. After the accident, we weretold she would never be able to playagain. She plays and does a greatjob. Yes, the Titanic is well worthyour time and money.

We enjoyed Biblical Time DinnerTheater, The Days of Elijah. It waswonderful, three hours, but southerngospel singing, a great meal, beforethe program began. People are greatand we will go back.

We were saddened to hear of thepassing of Judy Bond Williams, aformer AHS student. Judy passedaway Wednesday, April 13 in Miami,Fla.

We would like to send our condo-lences to Rachael Dysart’s family.Rachael passed away April 11.

Monday, April 26 is a special dayfor a special couple, I hope I have thedate right. Patsy and Steve Hubbardhave an anniversary, I believe it is 51years of marriage. Happy anniver-sary to you both on your special day.

Glenn Gannaway‘s birthday isApril 24, and April 25 is the birthdayfor Sherry Needham, CarolBowman, Billy Thomas and PeteThomas. We wish all of you a happy

birthday.Jenny Perry was released from

the UVA Hospital in Charlottesvillerecently. A mistake was made in theaddress last week in The Post. Hercurrent address is 77 Barclay PlaceCt., Apt. 50A, Charlottesville, Va.22901. Now you can send your loveand prayers to them through themail.

Dr. Mike Ben Ford had shoulderreplacement surgery and he is doingvery well. I remember seeing Mikein 1961 going up and down the stairsat AHS with a cast on his broken legand he was on crutches, but he wasin school, keeping up with his workload. Old football injuries are hard tolive with as you get older, they say,but Mike is still pressing on andhelping other people. We wish you aspeedy recovery.

Time is drawing near for the pro-duction of the new play at theACAC in Appalachia, “Arsenic andOld Lace.” Juanita Quillen andHunter Swiney are working aroundthe clock to bring this play to usMay 14, 15, 21 and 22. Hunter isdoing all the art work, carpentry,directing and doing an importantrole in this production. A very tal-ented young man.

The stage has been completelytransformed into a Victorian parlor.You will have to see it for yourself toappreciate all the dedicated work bythe cast members. Juanita is direct-ing and working on the stage settingand she has a major role in the pro-duction. She has put in many longhours in preparing this play foreveryone to enjoy. A cast of 13 char-acters is a lot of people to juggleschedules but they do it because theylove to act and make people laugh.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a com-edy, centering around two maidenaunts who put a secret ingredient intheir elderberry wine and the result-ing circus is howlingly hilarious.Don’t miss this production in May.

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Condolences sent to Williams family, friendsBY KENYA HARDISON

ITALY BOTTOM NEWS

Scripture for today: “Avoice from Heaven said,‘This is my son, thebeloved with whom I amwell pleased’.” Matthew3:17 (NRSV)

Friends: A friend is oneof the nicest things you canhave and one of the bestthings you can be.

To the family andfriends of Ella McCrayWilliams, who passed awayrecently, may God comfortyou. May you find strengthin God’s presence at thistime and may his love beyour comfort. From yourfriends in Italy Bottom areaand the Gap area. “Thy rodand thy staff, they comfortme.” (Psalm 23:4) KJV.

We continue to pray forNancy Paxton and SandraLivingston Mitchell. Againwe give God the praise andthank him for his grace andmercy. They are in the hos-pital doing wonderfully.Thank you, Father our God,and his prayer warriors.

The praises go up and

the blessings come down,praying for a divine heal-ing. Remember: RichardLomax, Fannie Legg inMountain View Rehab,Norton; Cynthia Skaggs inrehab in Lebanon, MaryAlice Mooney, PastorSolomon Jones, PastorLeslie Lee, Mary AnnBlair, Stella Christen, Stellaand Benny Moore, LizStuart; and

Joan M. McFall, JeffWilliams, Larry Kelly,Ruby Clark, RandolphHutchinson, Ruby Kilgoreand family, Gloria Clark,Shirley Chandler, HobbyStuart, Walt and Pat Lewis,Harriet Bush, Jimmy andMarcia Mitchell, SandraLawson and family, JackieJackson, EarnestineHatcher and family, EileneJackson, Dennis Sturgill,Liz Collins; and

Johnny Ray Gray, Mrs.Theo Poole, James Poole,Ricky Poole, KenyaHardison, Angie Stuart,Cindy Nave, Dorothy

Sanders, Thop Jackson,Mae Hoffman, OlaHatcher, Tim Bellamy,Marshall Beatty, Mary E.Martin, Ruth, Anthony andDan Beatty, June Burney;and

Teresa Hollinger, TerrySkaggs, Heather Hess,Maureen Wood, EvelynShuler, Akrum Blair, CurtisWharton, Wendy C. Ellis,Jimmy Lomax, EffellaGoodgame, Edna D.Lomax, Robert Ellis,George Banks, WuanitaGamble and boys, B.J.Miller, Barry Hamler, MaryBurney, Juanita Shepherd,Gloria Morris, HaleyWagner; and

Baby Addison Grace,Australia Gravely, LoisHollinger, Brisco andVickie McCoo, SheliaPinkston, Mamie Courtneyand family, DennisMitchell of Georgia,Charles Grubb, WilliamBilly Beaty, Mancy Gulley,Harriet Bush and family,Connie WatlingtonMitchell and family, TerryYoung and family, AlleyTalley Sr.

When we pray remem-

ber the nursing homes,troops, churches, the lost,the lonely, prisons, U.S.Government, PACECenter, hospitals, rehabcenters, shut-ins.Remember those atHeritage Hall NursingHome: Adrain Legg,Gladys Litton, EvelynShular, Queen Bassard,Georgia Miles, EstellaWashington; at The Laurelsin Norton: Louise Wright,Ann Mumpower.

Happy birthday andmany blessings go to: April22 – Willie Stuart, LakishaStandlee; April 25 –Abraham Smith; April 26–Todd Hollinger; April 27– Tonya McCoo, RoshannaJackson; April 28 – AprilHutchinson; April 29 – T.J.Williams; April 30 – ShelliClendenon.

A special prayer requestto the shut-in. I thankeveryone for their kindnesssince I haven’t been drivinglately. May God bless all ofyou for your telephonecalls and prayers. I love allof you and again, thankyou. I miss seeing you inpassing.

Italy Bottom

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Queen of HeartsAppalachia Woman’s Club recently held its

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2016 Queen ofHearts People’s

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Jasie MaelynnGiles, the 2-year-old

daughter of Jarroand Sierra Giles of

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2016 Teen Queen of Hearts: Emma LaurenMullins, the 15-year-old daughter of Markand Robin Mullins of Big Stone Gap.

2016 Queen of Hearts Miss Congeniality:Madisyn Zeppa, the 13-year-old daughter ofEdwin and Christy Zeppa of Big Stone Gap.

2016 Tiny Queen of Hearts: SarahElizabeth Lawson, the 7-year-old daughterof Amia and Benjamin Lawson ofAppalachia.

2016 Infant Queen of Hearts: RileyAnderson, the 5-month-old daughter ofDiamond Anderson of Big Stone Gap.

2016 Baby Queen of Hearts and SupremeWinner: Marie Alexis Rogers, the 16-month-old daughter of Nathan and Jeana Rogers ofDryden.

Nevaeh Delph is a 2016 Queen of HeartsSupreme Winner.

2016 Wee Queen of Hearts: Sophia GraceSturgill, the 4-year-old daughter of Jerry andMegan Sturgill of Appalachia.

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Bow Tie Classic this weekend

The Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Virginia TechAlumni Association will hold its fourth annual Bow TieClassic, April 22-23 in Abingdon.

Awarded the Outstanding Golf Tournament for 2014-2015by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, the Bow Tie eventsheld at Glenrochie Country Club in Abingdon benefit theClay Copeland Scholarship Fund for scholarships to futureHokies from the Southwest Virginia counties, includingDickenson, served by the alumni chapter. In three years, atotal of $6,000 in scholarships has been awarded; and $1,000scholarships will be awarded to two upcoming VT freshmenin May.

The tournament begins with the Bow Tie Classic: ClayCopeland Memorial Benefit held from 7-10 p.m. Friday,April 22 at Glenrochie Country Club, Abingdon. It is not aformal event, and guests are asked to don a bow tie withwhatever they choose to wear.

Admission is $35 and attendees can bid on an array ofdonated items including a signature Hokie bow tie quilt, tick-ets to the VT/UT game Sept. 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway,original artwork, a Murrell’s Inlet resort vacation, etc.

Golfers also add bow ties to their attire to play in theaward-winning Bow Tie Classic that begins with a 10 a.m.shotgun start Saturday, April 23 at Glenrochie Country Club.Fees are $125 for an individual golfer, and $500 for a team.Hole sponsorships are $250.

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Robinettes visit friends, relatives in OhioBY JEAN FANNON

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Jason and Cherie Robinette and chil-dren Kaylee and Asher, and Jason’sbrother, Douglas Robinette, havereturned home after spending severaldays in the Dayton, Ohio, area. While inOhio they visited their friends, MaryCollier Allen (formerly of the Gap), herson, Ron Pannell, their two aunts, OraJohnson and Janette Bloomer and hus-band, Jay, their uncle and aunt, V.D. andSalona Robinette.

Gerald Miller was in KingsportSaturday to help his sister, LoraineCourtney, celebrate her 93rd birthday.We trust she will have many more happybirthdays.

Linda Bishop spent Tuesday night inHawkins County with her granddaugh-ter-in-law, Miranda Qualls, and her chil-dren Mikayla and Eric “Bubby” QuallsJr. Earlier in the evening they attended amusical program, “Thru the Years with

Friends at Play” at Rogersville MiddleSchool, presented by Bubby’s pre-schoolclass at Rogersville United MethodistChurch pre-school pupils.

Congratulations and best wishes go toGary and Judy Shupe as they celebratetheir wedding anniversary April 21.

Thursday night supper guests ofJimmie and Loretta Bishop wereMichael, Jennifer and Madison Lane ofKingsport and Audrey Bishop.

Marlena Spivey and sons, Lucas andBruce of Dryden, Sarah Beth Howard ofWise, Lee Matthew Craig, AleeshaGamble and Scarlett have been visitingtheir grandmother.

Congratulations and best wishes go toRoger and Glenda Stidham as they cele-brate their wedding anniversary April 25.

Karen and Tony McReynolds wereSunday dinner guests of her father,Gerald Miller.

We continue to request prayer for themany sick folks in our area includingThelma Deboard, Glenda Fannon, JudyLegg, Carol Edwards, Shasta Addison,Todd Kern, Clayton and Virginia Kern,Jim Carlson, Glyn Bowen, Phyllis Baker,Linda Bowen, Ruth Rhoton, folks inKingston Center and Ridgecrest ManorNursing Home, and those who are suffer-ing from allergies from all the springpollen.

Jimmie and Loretta Bishop spentFriday night with their daughter, AudreyBishop. They and Mike and MadisonLane of Kingsport were Sunday dinnerguests of Audrey.

Happy anniversary wishes go to Fredand Wilma Bishop as they celebrate theirspecial day April 27. We trust they willhave many more anniversaries and thatWilma will soon be feeling much better.

Linda Bishop visited Friday inChurch Hill with her daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Larry Ball.

Condolences are sent to the family of

Peggy Jean Dockery who passed awayApril 11 at Wellmont Holston ValleyMedical Center.

Wanda Baldwin of Church Hill andOla Mellons visited Tuesday eveningwith Mary Fred Peterson. We are pleasedthat Mary Fred is doing well after hercancer treatments in Nashville.

Happy anniversary wishes are sent toSylvan and Sue Collier who will havetheir big day April 22. We trust they willhave many more years of good healthand happiness together.

This week we send happy birthdaygreetings to Shelby Jean Weida, RubyRobinette, Teresa Dishner, KathleenBledsoe, Lucille Bledsoe, Crystal Edens,Joann Bowen, Sallie Leight Stacey, JuneRobinette, Gary Williams, Adam Hood,Derik Jessee and Harold Stanley. Wetrust they will have many more happybirthdays.

Have a nice week.

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Church Share news of upcomingspecial events, programs andservices at your [email protected].

• Powell ValleyPresbyterian Church,6018 Powell Valley Road,Big Stone Gap, will hold arevival April 27, 28, 29 at6:30 each night. TheReverend Will Gipe fromWise will bring the mes-sage. Everyone is wel-come.

REUNIONSShare news of upcoming reunions. Email [email protected].

• Andover Reunion:Saturday, Sept. 3 andSunday, Sept. 4. Hot dogsocial, noon Saturday incommunity center. Churchservice 11 a.m. Sunday atthe church; potluck lunchat 1 p.m. in communitycenter. Bring a covereddish. Drinks and condi-ments furnished. Hope tosee all in September.

• Reunion of formerWise Clinic employeesbeing planned. For details,call Fran at 276-328-4270.

• Shepherd Hillreunion: 12 p.m., May 14in Keokee School diningroom. For more informa-tion, call Larry Gullion at423/306-1831.

Clean YourFiles Dayoffers papershredding

Keep Wise CountyBeautiful’s annual papershredding event will be heldFriday, April 29 from 10 a.m.until 2 p.m. in the Magic Martparking area in Norton.

This is a great way to eas-ily dispose of confidentialdocuments, files and records.

For more information call328-1000.

Volunteersneeded forcemeteryclean-up

Volunteers are needed tohelp clean up Cane Patch andStidham Cemetery locatednear Dunbar. The cemeterywas last cleaned in 2001.Mowers, weedeaters andother equipment such asbushhogs are needed. If youhave family buried in thecemetery (Stidham, Sargent,Church, Cregger, Powers andFalin are among the names)your help is needed.

It would be good to havecleaning by Memorial Day. Ifanyone is interested in volun-teering, please call CharlesGreene at 276/220-0718.

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