Growing Greenup Benefits of Movement Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon Are you feeling the hustle and bustle of the holiday season yet? November seemed to me to arrive quickly this year. That is because everyone stays busy; but does that also mean that we stay active? By active, I mean, do we intentionally move our bodies daily to elevate our own personal wellness? Speaking for myself, physical activity is something that I have been trying to do more lately. I find t

Memories of the Great War Jarrod E. Stephens The Ashland Beacon   Honor is certainly a word that is put on display each year on Veterans Day. For centuries, men and women have sacrificed time and even their lives to create and maintain the freedoms that we enjoy today. There is no disputing the fact that our region is rich in military history and involvement. Considering the sacrifices made, the least we can do is show respect each November 11 th to those who have served.

Growing Greenup MRP Session 3 and Ornament Class Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   Are you curious about pottery? Have you ever wanted to try throwing clay on a wheel or hand building with a quality clay to be glazed and fired? Do you know that Greenup County has a new community teaching studio? Merging Rivers Pottery opened early this fall and is currently operating with its third student cohort. Session three is only one week in with a few open spots, if you want to j

Resource Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon   A natural resource, in terms of a 6th grade Social Studies definition, is a substance that exists in nature that people use to live or make things.  Some examples would be the air we breathe, the soil we use to grow crops, and water that hydrates all living things.  A breath in for us is followed by another breath out, repeating that pattern over and over from the moment we’re born until we pass into eternity.  We till the ground an

You Have to Understand the Life of a Thing Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon                Thurman was a soft-spoken, seventy- year-old gentleman who enrolled in outpatient hospice services with end-stage prostate cancer.  Thurman became occupationally disabled from a stroke at age thirty-eight, but he remained active and independent until his cancer forced him to his bed.               Thurman loved flowers, especially tulips. His hospital bed was strategically situated i

Growing Greenup Cook Wild Kentucky - Deer Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   Deer hunting is a family tradition for many people in my community. Both of my sons learned from my dad and carry on the tradition each season. Over the years, I have learned how to cook venison in many ways because it is a great way to lower grocery costs! Did you know that there are resources at the Greenup County Extension Office that can help you with your grocery costs? One of the many

A Life That Was Changed Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon          This is part two of a series about Donna who was only thirty-six when she enrolled in hospice services with end stage colon cancer. Donna had been a nursing assistant in the ob-gyn practice of Dr. Pettit and Dr. Lopez. Donna loved her job and worked up until six weeks before she died.         During my one and only personal encounter with Donna, as her hospice social worker, she graciously chronicled her spi

Want an Adventure Vacation That Checks All the Boxes? Let’s Talk Portugal! Part 1 In the Series Alison Christie The Ashland Beacon My great friend Laurie Lewis and I took an amazing trip to Portugal, and we can safely say we traveled from north to south — and most definitely west. We stood on the cliffs of the most southwestern tip of Europe in Sagres, and we even flew three hours west to the Azores. (More on that later!) We began our journey flying from the States to Por

Read Me A Bedtime Story The 13 Nights of Halloween Jonathan Joy The Ashland Beacon On the first night of Halloween my best friend gave to me:  some tasty trick or treat candy.  On the second night of Halloween my best friend gave to me: two ghastly gourds and some tasty trick or treat candy.  On the third night of Halloween my best friend gave to me: three black cats, two ghastly gourds, and some tasty trick and a treat candy. On the fourth night of Halloween my best friend g

Looking Out for the Interests of Others Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon                 This is the fourth and last part of a series about Norma who was admitted to hospice at the age of seventy-six with debility.  Norma was excited about the prospect of sharing her life lessons with you in this series.  Aaron, an LPN at the nursing home, told me, “Two or three weeks before the first story came out in the newspaper, Norma told me that hospice was going to put her in the p

The Corps of Discovery: The Journey West Jarrod E. Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   Can you imagine getting a call from the President of the United States and being asked to go on a journey with no real rules or timeline for completion? In 1803 the famous duo of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on a journey that has always captivated my imagination. It’s amazing that they would accept the job and even more amazing that they were able to accomplish so much and mak

Things We Can Learn from A Dog Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon      This is part three of a series about Norma who enrolled in hospice services with general debility, which is just another way of saying that her body is wearing out.  I previously described Norma as being “forward and feisty”; but lately I’ve noticed she’s lost some of her feistiness. She’s weaker and a little confused at times now. And I’m saddened, no grieved, by the prospect that we might be losing the

You Ought to Say, ‘If the Lord Wills’  Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon      This is part two of a series about Norma who was seventy-six...

Growing Greenup - Old Fashion Days Anne Stephens For The Greater Ashland Beacon   Downtown Greenup will be hustling and bustling again...

Johnny Appleseed Jarrod E. Stephens The Ashland Beacon   Legends are typically born from the wild imaginations of people who want to...

You Need to Finish What You Start Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon        Norma was seventy-six years old when she enrolled in...

Host Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon   Not too long ago at church, we were singing a song I love by Kari Jobe called “Holy Spirit.” ...

A Man Leaves His Darkness When He Follows the Son Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon               I’m deviating from my typical hospice...

Growing Greenup Old Fashion Days Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   This column will be dedicated to Greenup Old Fashion Days...

Innovative Business Jarrod E. Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   A simple trip to the grocery store has a way of reminding how much our...