Home Boy Home Girl Reunion planned again this year

April 13, 2022

BY MARY LOU BUSH

APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386

Powell River Trail Head

The Powell River Trail Head now has restrooms and new lights. Looks very nice. Appalachia is very proud of this new venture.

Home Boy Home Girl Reunion

Appalachia Cultural Arts Building is the place the Home Boy Home Girl Reunion will be held this August 6 from 11 am till 7 p.m. Send your donations to Gary Bush, 308 Brown Street, Appalachia, VA 24216. Mark your checks for donations to help with expenses to pay for the use of the building, drinks and light refreshments. Last year the reunion was a great success and everyone had a great time and are looking forward to the crowd being larger this year. This reunion will be the last day of the week long Railroad Days celebration held each year in Appalachia. Donations are needed and appreciated.

East Stone Gap Alumni Meeting

The second Saturday in June is the date set for the East Stone Gap Alumni meeting at the Taylor Lewis Center in East Stone Gap. Remember this date for this annual meeting.

Mowing Season Has Begun

Riverview Cemetery in East Stone Gap is funded by the families of deceased family or friends. It helps to keep the cemetery mowed and looking good and with our donations the contract mowers are assured a job during the summer. Gary’s family is resting in the cemetery and we are close enough to drive out and spend some quiet time in the evening. Seeing the grass mowed and weed eating done around the stones, a donation of money is a small price to pay. Send your donations to the treasurer, Randal Hicks, Box 162, East Stone Gap, VA 24246.

Ready for Spring

I can honestly say for myself I believe I have seen every Gunsmoke program INSP has shown since the beginning of the year and I am ready for Spring so I can enjoy sitting on my porch and enjoy being outdoors. I do like those old westerns. It reminds me of our early TV when Bar II Western Theater came on at 4 p.m. and it was so snowy you could hardly see what was happening but it was TV and then all you had was antennas on the house top.

Happenings at the

Appalachian Mercantile

Happenings at the Appalachian Mercantile this week are: tonight, April 14, Vinyl Night, 5:00 - 7:00 pm; Friday night, April 15, Open Mic Night 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend these events.

Sweet Delilah Swim Team

A new play to be presented at ACAC in May. Trey Stidham is working hard bringing together the new play, Sweet Delilah Swim Team, to be presented in May, one month away, May 14 and 15 and May 21 and 22.

Sweet Delilah Swim Team by Jones, Hope, Wooten is a very funny comedy play. Gary and I enjoyed the play at Barter Theater several years ago. More information to follow on the times set.

Prayer Request

I talked with Sandy Thomas this week and she is taking chemo one day a week and it is an all day long treatment. Keep Sandy in you prayers.

Dogwood Winter

The cold temperatures we have experienced the last couple of weeks leads it to be a true saying, Dogwood Winter is here. The trees are in full bloom, white and pink. We have several trees around our house and they are full of blooms. There are more winters to come in the next few weeks. Blackberry is not until June.

Easter Sunday

This Sunday is Easter! Easter Sunday and Christmas are times when the church attendance is overflowing. Christmas is a celebration of Christ’s birthday and Easter is the resurrection celebration.

I remember my sister and I always got a new dress and my brother, John, got a shirt to wear to church on Easter Sunday. I asked my grandmother, “why do we get new clothes for Easter”? Her reply was, “New life in Jesus and his resurrection so we wear new clothes to church on Easter Sunday. Did I know what she was talking about? No, but I learned down through the years and when I look at the old pictures that were made 60+ years ago on Easter I see the newness of our Easter Sunday morning clothes we were able to wear on Sunday morning and this represented the newness of life in Jesus’ resurrection.

I always remembered this on Easter when I dressed my children for church. We made sure they had a new outfit to wear to church.

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