REUNION: Huntington High School Class of 1975 is looking for classmates and their contact information for the upcoming 50-year class reunion, which is planned for Sept. 19-20. Classmates may email the reunion committee at hhshgtnwvclassof75@gmail.com.
CHOSEN: Rebecca Powers of Davis Creek Elementary School was recently selected as Service Personnel of the Year. She is a member of New Baptist Church. Faith Winkelmann was also selected as Teacher of the Year at the school. Congratulations to these two individuals for their dedication, service and time.
SHOW: “She Loves Me,” an intimate, touching show presented by the Shawnee State University Theatre Department, begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 26 to March 1, at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, Ohio. Tickets are $15; $12 ages 18 and younger, SSU staff and seniors. Contact 740-351-3600 or info@vrcfa.com.
LISTED: Twelve students from 216 named to the presidentÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s list at Mountwest Community and Technical College for the fall semester includes Claire Davidson, Rebecca Dean, Calysta Dilley, Jannah Dillon, Jacob Dingess, Eddie Dixon, Donald Dollen, Chase Dorsey, Carley Dunaway, Calvin Duncan, Brittany Dyer and Joshua Dyer. To be eligible for this list, students must be in good academic standing completing 12 or more credit hours with a 3.75-4.0 term grade point average. Congratulations to these students.
EXHIBIT: A Black History Month exhibit, hosted by The Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, features ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œAn Abridged Black History TimelineÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ that follows 500 years of African and African-American history. The exhibit also includes a special section dedicated to Booker T. Washington School telling the story of AshlandÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s segregated school; the unique history of the song, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œLift Every Voice and Sing,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ known as ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œBlack National Anthem;ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œWho Am IÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ showcasing prominent African Americans from across the state of Kentucky; and the evolution study of the Black Barbie Doll with a case displaying a variety of dolls. The center, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ashland, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
SING IT: Four Village of Barboursville Elementary School students recently were chosen as members of the 2025 West Virginia All-State ChildrenÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Choir. They are Sam Dement, Hudson Early, Liam Sutherland and Henry Tice. Congratulations to these singers and choir members.
BLOOD DRIVE: American Red Cross offers a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, private dining room 1. Attendees are asked to bring a photo ID or donor card. Walk-ins are welcome. To register, visit .
SECRETARY: MiltonÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Union Baptist Church welcomes Connie Priode as its new secretary. She is available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays.
TAX ASSISTANCE: AARP continues its free tax assistance at noon Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Boyd County Public Library, Midland Branch, 6686 U.S. 60, Ashland. AARP membership is not required and no appointments are necessary for this first-come, first-served basis event.
TODAYÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™S BIRTHDAYS: Tammy Collins, Cameron McClanahan, Gale Thompson, Dolores Adkins, Ezra Brumfield, Lisa Caviani, Evelyn Pupplo, Alice Fricke, Anna Waugh, Danny Chaffin, Judy Floyd, Cole Wood, Marsha Taylor Carters crosses the mid-50 mark to 56, Becky Journell Plumley, younger sister to Carolyn Byrd Williamson, is still in the 70s at 72, Devin Lee Jackson is five years into the teens at 17.
CHUCKLE: Two women were sitting on a park bench discussing their husbands. One said, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œSome men say women should come with an instruction manual.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ The other responded, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œRiiight ... whenÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s the last time you saw a man read the instructions?ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
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