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A unique 'headboard' that started it all
The people in this world who
are creative will never be bored.
This is because there is always
a new idea. a new project or a
new plan fermenting in that
great boiler cooker that we call
the human mind. The American
poet, critic and editor James
Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
once said that "Creativity is not
the finding of the thing, but the
making something out of it
after it is found." A perfect
example of this came to me m
the mail a short time ago when
I received a letter from Peggy
Patrick, who lives near the Red
River about 60 miles North of
Dallas, Texas. She and her hus-
band Pat read my column in the
Gainesville Daily Register in
' Gainesville.
you some brief background information, I had
a colunm several months ago titled "You Can Create
'Own Lodge" and this is what prompted Peggy to write
. Peggy and her husband Pat, had done just that and she
ae the photos so 1 could see what it looked like. After I
t chance to look at all the photos and read her account of
(or "Mountain Retreat" as she called it), was
there and shook my head in amazement.
is something really special about their creation and I
it with you a bit later.
several years ago when their home was in seri-
al repairs and somehow they jumped into a wild
redecorate. Pat was raised in the New
of the Colorado Rockies and was a
Y fair craftsman. The first thing he did was cut some East
pine trees and some crooked limbs and made a bed
When peel off all the bark from the small trees,
and stain them with a clear varnish, you have
: beautiful pieces of wood. Then you duplicate the same
with the crooked limbs and put them together with
add the hardware and you have something real-
and unique. Pat also built a couple of bedside
and a log wardrobe.
is how their "Mountain Retreat" got started, even
where they live, is just rolling hills like most
valleys. Not long after this, their son was doing a handy-
town and he brought home an old privacy fence
Peggy said, "When I realized what he was chunking
fire, I rescued the lumber from that old fence and
." these boards were used to build a
furniture and to trim out the entire
of the house including the ceiling beams, which
f
In the paneled part of the house, Pat "adobed" the walls by
swirling blobs of wall texture or ":mud," letting it dry, and
then painting it. Above the fireplace are rough cedar boards
with "mud', stuffed in between for a "loggy" look and com-
pleted with four-inch pieces of round posts screwed onto the
wall above the cedar. I realize that since you are not looking
at the pictures, I am not doing it justice but believe me, it is
creative. She goes on to say that the ceramic tile in the den
came from a building salvage place. Most all of the decora-
tions are Western and Southwest and came from garage sales
and trade days. Some were gifts from friends.
Peggy concludes by saying, "With a little time and effort,
very little money and a runaway imagination, we have creat-
ed a 24/7 vacation atmosphere. Here is her summary of the
project. Wall texture--very cheap stuff, barn wood--free,
most decorations--nickel and dime, logs--free (cut a cedar
or pine tree, depending on where you live, for the asking).
Now, let me back up and tell you why this project is so spe-
cial and the reason I thought you might have an interest in
hearing about it. The personal application here is that almost
any person can do this and thi.s is true regardless of what part
of the country you live in. Remember, the key word here is
creative.
The "Mountain Retreat" I have just described was built
inside a 1974, 14' X 72' mobile home. Pat and Peggy pur-
chased this mobile home new and they raised their two chil-
dren in it. In 1980 they added a 16' X 32' den on to and that's
what they had to work with, when they decided to remodel
and redecorate. To me, this is really American ingenuity at its
best. Instead of allowing their home to continue to need major
repairs, complaining about their circumstances and all the
other excuses people use for not having anything, they got
busy and created something really rewarding and satisfying.
There is no limit to what we can do with a little creativity and
1 tell you, these people have done wonders with a mobile
home. Now they are looking for ways to improve the "out-
side" of their home, and that was the primary motivation for
Peggy writing to me. She wanted to take a look at our land-
scape timber home to get some ideas. The original column
about our "landscape timber" home is also in my new book.
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Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and syndicated columnist.who
resides in Conway, Arkansas. and has served as a motivational consultant
with the Chicago-based Nightengale.Conant Corporation. He founded
Continuing Education Services, lnc., and has since developed a nurnher of
peonal development predates, including a cassette series, "America... A
Briefi Glimpse of All 50 States" and "Staying Up in a Negative WorM." He is
also the author of two books, titled How To Plan Your Life and You Can be
the Best now in its thil printing.
DavMson has spoken to over 1,600 audiences in 15 states. His engage.
manes have covered almost ever), area of society, and, he has worked with
administrators, teachers, and students in our nation's public schtmls. His per-
sonal philosophy of life center "around common sense, hard work, and treat.
ing other people with digni O' and respect, qualities that he feels are so impor-
tant to the future of our great nation. You ean contact him at 2 Bentley Drive,
AR 72032
ember 1986: Owingsville kicks off the Christmas season
a visit from Santa Claus and many other special events.
morning was the
of the year so far, with
standing from 5
zero,
and Mrs. Jack Hatton are
of a daughter, born
at their home. She
fourth child and second
She has been named
tobacco sold at
of $49.95, a decline
cents from the previous
and three cents above the
of the season set last Friday,
Sarah Riddle Vice, 69
old, widow of Orphus
-L died at her home in
sville after a several
SS.
and Mrs. Air Stephens
bought the farm orAdair
near Stepstone. The
acres and sold
the reported price of $2,800.
Joseph Hospital in Lexington
,after a short illness.
Miss Jewell Maze and Mr.
Caywood McVey were united in
marriage at Winchester last
week. Miss Maze is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Maze, of
Polksville.
Mr. Bob Snedegar, who
recently sold his farm at Wyom-
ing, has bought property on Bath
Avenue in Owingsville. He and
the family of Mr. Homer D.
Gray will move there, the first of
March.
for the children.
December 4- 1986
Good weather and good pub-
lic response got the Christmas
season off in fine fashion last
weekend with Santa's arrival,
special open house sales by the
stores, a dance for teenagers and
a big Christmas tree and special
lighting in downtown Owings-
ville, providing a fitting atmos-
phere.
City stores reported brisk
sales Friday, the traditional day-
The weekend turned out to be after-Thanksgiving start of the
warm with lots of rain, just right Christmas shopping season.
for stripping tobacco.
December 17,1959
Mrs. Aggie Turner received
minor scratches and bruises in
an accident early Monday morn-
ing. The accident occurred on
the detour of U.S. 60 near Mt.
Sterling.
The Denton Drug Company
sold their store last week to the
Owingsville Drug Store. The
drug business had been in the
family in Owingsville for the
past 97 years. The business was
started with the Kimbrough fam-
ily and was operated by the
Kimbroughs until about 12 years
ago, when E.T. Denton, a
nephew of Mr. L.O. Kimbrough,
purchased the business.
Stanley Smith, operator of a
service station on U.S. 60 west
of Owingsville was robbed at
gun-point at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Smith said a young man stopped
at his home, which is near the
filling station, and asked for gas.
As he was attempting to unlock
the station door, a man got out of
a car which was parked near the
station and held a gun on him.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Day and
son, spent part of the last week
with Mr. Cleve Buckler and chil-
dren.
There was a large crowd
attending the shower for Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Garret, Wednesday
night.
Mr. Lacy Parks and Mr. C.O.
Swartz were in Frankfort,
Tuesday of last week, to attend
the inauguration of Gov. Combs.
Everyone in Youngs Valley is
looking forward to having a nice
Christmas. Children are talking
about Santa Claus Day in Ow-
ingsville and the beautiful
Christmas decorations they will
see there. It's a wonderful day
Most of the stores heralded in
the season with open houses,
providing refreshments and spe-
cial sales for the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, Santa
Claus arrived in town aboard the
Owingsviile Fire Department's
big red engine and was met by a
crowd of youngsters at the old
courthouse. He took a seat in a
trailer parked alongside the
courthouse and extended a spe-
cial greeting to each youngster
who came to see him. With a
seat on his knee, Santa asked
each about their behavior in the
past year and whether they
minded their parents. By coinci-
dence, each one had obeyed
their parents and were good little
children, so each received a hug
from Santa and a treat from his
big red bag.
For the teenagers of the
county, Saturday evening, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Byron hosted a
Chamber of Commerce-spon-
sored dance in their Owings
House, which had been painted
and decorated for this special
occasion. Music was furnished
by B&S Sound, with Brent
Richardson and Steve Swim.
A Christmas Community
Bazaar was held in the court-
house annex all day Saturday,
with churches, Scouts and other
organizations displaying and
selling crafts, gifts baked food
and other items that attracted
many people to that location.
The downtown has that love-
ly traditional look now, with a
big Yule tree erected in the
courtyard by the county high-
way crew and lighted with col-
orful lights. The decorated trees
planted in sidewalk beds give
the area a most pleasant air of
the Christmas season.
75-acre Flat Creek farm,
as the James Clark place
Bald Eagle, sold at public
It was sold to Raymond
for $225 per acre.
Nannie Regan Young,
widow of the late J.E.
who formerly resided in
died December 18,
r a six-week illness.
John Riddle and family,
Oak, have moved to
sville. Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett will move to Mr.
place.
Eunice Norris, Ger-
Norris and Delores
spent the weekend
Miss Juanita and Mary
Crouch, at Harpers.
Emma Sproles, 74, died
the home of Sherman
at Pebble, where she
two years.
to Mr. and Mrs, Cleve
of Grange City, a
Sandra Lee.
Arthur Crouch, of
has about completed a
new home on the lot he
from Russell Rogers.
Mr. Herbert Snedegar is
his home he bought
George Gudgell. Thomas
Roberts, 64, well-known
citizen, died Wed-nes-
December 7, at the St.
Dear Editor:
Here is a letter congratulat-
ing Mr. Kenneth Hatton, of
Sharpsburg, on behalf of his
effort to have the WW II
Memorial built.
"Dear Mr. Hatton:
On behalf of the American
Battle Monuments Commis-
sion and all who have labored to
guild the National World War II
Memorial, I am proud to present
you with the official World War
II Memorial Calendar for 2004.
It was created especially for you
and your fellow Charter
Members of the World War II
Memorial Society.
Thank you for helping to
make the Memorial a reality.
We have worked for more than
ten years to reach this point.
Without your support, it could
not have been built.
I also want to offer you and
your family the opportunity to
attend the "Tribute to a
Generation" dedication celebra-
tions from May 27-30, 2004.
There will be a variety of dedi-
cationevents and related activi-
ties you may attend. Two events
require tickets the dedication
ceremony and the entertainment
salute to WWII veterans. I've
enclosed an order form that you
can use to request tickets to
these two events, or you may
order tickets via the Internet.
Please see the order form for
instructions.
We hope to accommodate all
who want to attend the ceremo-
ny and salute, but we expect
great demand for the limited
seating available. To ensure that
as many World War II genera-
tion members as possible are
able to attend these events, the
number of tickets each individ-
ual may receive is limited.
Tickets will be distributed on a
first-come, first-served basis,
with priority consideration
given to the World War II gen-
eration. Please read the infor-
mation contained in the en-
closed newsletter before you
order tickets.
Meanwhile, I hope you will
use the 2004 Calendar in your
home or office. It will remind
you every day of the courage
and sacrifices made by those
who fought and won history's
largest and most devastating
war. We must never forget them.
Most respectfully,
P.X. KELLEY
General, USMC (Rat)
Chairman, American
Battle Monuments
Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C."
Financial aid tip
of the month
By: Mike Pennington,
Eastern Kentucky Outreach
Coordinator for KHEAA
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and organizations offering to
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information on scholarships,
grants, and other sources of aid
programs for college or techni-
cal school. Before paying a fee
for financial aid information,
talk with your son or daughter's
high school guidance counselor;
a financial aid officer at the
school they plan to attend; the
Better Business Bureau in your
area and the area where the
company or organization is
located; and the Office of the
Attorney General, Consumer
Protection Division, 1024
Capital Center Drive, Frank-
fort, Kentucky 40601, 1-502-
696-5389.
Be wary of companies charg-
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about aid can be obtained free
with a little effort on your part.
Some companies may even
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students who don't receive any
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Consult Affording Higher
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"We are very pleased to be a
part of this program, because we
believe that it will ultimately
Strengthen the fabric of our com-
munities," said Gulley. "By col-
laborating with the organizations
that are already in our communi-
ties, we know that we will be able
to further our mission, which is to
fight not only poverty, but the
causes of poverty and to make the
entire community more respon-
sive to the needs of the low
income."
Gateway, along with Big
Sandy Community Action of
Paintsville and Daniel Boone
Community Action of Man-
chester are sub-grantees of
Copies of this and other student. Kemky River Foothills Cam-
aid materials are available at munity Action of Richmond that
public libraries, counselor
offices, and on KHEAA's Web
site 2vlkeJa,.. This site
also provides complete infer-
marion on state aid programs
designed to help pay the costs of
higher education and offers a
free online scholarship search.
Students and parents may call
KHEAA toll free, at 1-800-928-
8926, extension 7377, for more
information about free financial
aid publications and other avail-
able financial aid resources.
Students and parents may
also visit the National Associ-
ation of Student Financial Aid
Administrators Web site, at
www.NASFAA.org. This site
offers important information on
financial aid and has links to
many related sites that can lead
students and parents to informa-
tion about scholarships, seams,
and personal finance.
Remember--don't pay un-
necessary fees when there are so
many free sources of student
financial aid information. Good
luck and remember, Education
really does pay!
GCSO participates in
faith-based initiative
GCSO's (Gateway Com-
munity Services Organization)
Executive Director, Dennis
Gulley, announced the agency has
been awarded a grant as part
of President Bush's Compassion
Capital Fund program. The pro-
gram is part of the President's
faith-based initiatives. The grant
is designed to enable Gateway to
provide technical assistance in
strengthening the capacity of
small local faith-based and com-
munity-based institutions, to help
them provide social services in
several communities in the
Appalachian counties in Ken-
was awarded the grant to serve 18 '
counties in East and Southeastern
Kentucky. Gate-way will operate
the program in Bath, Menifee,
Morgan, Mont-gomery and
Rowan counties.
"We believe this is a unique
partnership that will strengthen
small faith-based institutions in.
Eastern Kentucky," said Adriel,
Woodman, Project Officer for'
Kentucky River Foothills,
The grant marks the first time
a Community Action Agency has "
been awarded funds under thd
Compassion Caption Fund
Program, to build the capacity of
small faith-based and community:
based institutions, though this has
been going on informally forl
years, according to Kip Bow-mar,:
Executive Director of the,
Kentucky Association of Com-
munity Action (KACA). "The'
history of Community Action is,
one of working with other groups,
to ensure that low income fami-
lies and individuals receive the=,
services they need to become:
more economically self suffi-:
cient," Bowmar said. "This grant,
gives us the opportunity to for-:
really strengthen the informal;
infra-structure and partnerships,
that have existed for years."
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