SINGING THE GOSPEL: A summer sing and fellowship takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Guyandotte Methodist Church, 305 Main St.
RECOGNIZED: The SupportMusic Merit Award recently recognized Chesapeake Elementary School for its outstanding commitment to music education. The award was presented by NAMM. Congratulations to personnel and others perhaps involved in the music program making this happen.
FESTIVAL: Ohio University Southern hosts the third annual Culture and Heritage Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in the Shafer Courtyard, as part of the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative. Live music, community connection and cultural celebration leading up to the Juneteenth birthday are featured. The free event features an opening ceremony at 11:45 a.m. with remarks from campus leaders and musical selections from Tony McKrimmon, Portsmouth High School band director. Other activities include the unique Appa-pop-punk-lachian sound with WhatÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Up Betsy, Ironton-based band, at noon; classic rock with country soul and Appalachian roots by Shelby Lore, Kentucky singer-songwriter, 1:30 p.m.; Charleston, West Virginia, band with high-energy pop, funk and R&B with 4YLP, 3 p.m.
SURPRISE: Jeannie Grieco, my baby sister, was honored with an early surprise birthday celebration Monday, June 9, along with a wonderful friend and co-worker, Patricia Pritchard, celebrating a birthday June 9. Jeannie celebrates her 60-plus year Friday, June 13. Also attending the event along with Jeannie and myself at Olive Garden at the Huntington Mall were her husband, Mike, Anthony, husband of Patricia, and another co-worker much like her own daughter, Taylor Burnette. Following dinner, we ate a slice of delicious cake and enjoyed more of the same fun. May Jeannie have a blessed day as itÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s her first ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜growing older dayÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ without our ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜little MommaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ in our midst and being in the middle of the action
SUPPORT GROUP: Marshall Health Network sponsors the Breast Cancer Support Group at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at St. MaryÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Conference Center, 2849 5th Ave. The free support group is open to patients with breast cancer, breast cancer survivors and loved ones. Call 304-526-8221.
NAMED: Twelve South Point, Ohio, residents were named to the deanÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s list for the spring semester at Marshall University. They include Alexie A. Adkins, Holly E. Bragg, Bessie E. Brown, Elizabeth N. Ermalovich, Zachary L. Gibson, Conner W. Henry, Kaden B. Holsinger, Keona N. Hopkins, Nathan A. Mills, Veronica R. Morgan, Miranda T. Napier and Claire C. Newhouse. To qualify for this distinction, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.3 grade point average for 12 graded hours. Thumbs up to these dozen MU students earning this accomplishment.
EXHIBIT: ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThe Art of FellowshipÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by The Tamarack Foundation, an exhibition celebrating creative voices of past Master Fellows, Emerging Artist Fellows and Creative Entrepreneur Fellows, continues through July 11 at Marshall University Visual Arts Center, 927 3rd Ave. The show is hosted by Marshall University School of Art and Design. A closing reception takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 11.
GRADUATE: A big round of applause goes to Madelynn Clark, granddaughter of Linda Clark of HurricaneÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church. She graduated in December 2024 from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology. She plans to attend law school.
TODAYÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™S BIRTHDAYS: August Meade, Amy Young, Brooke Powers, Lolly McDanald, Fran Howard, Michael Hans, Lamont Davis turns 52, Rhonda Williams, Elizabeth Streets, Don Baker, Joyce Bunch, Abigail Duffield, Hampton Hettlinger, Debbie Ayers, Jr. Barnhouse, Bailey Fearing.
TODAYÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™S ANNIVERSARIES: Mike and Susan McClung, Michael and Lynn Cooper, Michael and Tarabeth Heineman (2019), Benjamin and Caroln Perkins Meredith celebrate number 61.
FRIDAYÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™S BIRTHDAYS: Alma Johnson, Fletcher Kinsey, Miles Ely, Alma Johnson, Josh Dibble is two away from the big 5-0 mark (48), Fred and Pat McCarty, husband and wife, share same birthday, David Bowman hits the mid-60 mark at 65, Sally Eckhart, Hadley Murphy.
FRIDAYÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™S ANNIVERSARIES: Stephen and Ally Roy, Gary and Becky Cooper.
CHUCKLE: Ten men and one woman were hanging on to a rope extending from a helicopter. The weight of 11 people was too much for the rope, so the group decided one person had to jump off. No one could decide who should go, until finally the woman volunteered. She gave a touching speech, saying she would sacrifice her life to save others, because women are used to giving up things for their husbands and children. When she finished speaking ... all the men started clapping.
