July, 2007
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Daryl Swartzentruber always liked traveling to faraway places.
He developed his wunderlust for trekking by seeing America first. Then, after answering the call to be a missionary, Daryl went to China in 2004. He got there not on a “slow boat” but by a fast plane.
Still, that trip to the land of the Great Wall was a piece of cake, compared to his recent visit to Russia. 
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Right now a couple of soccer goals sit silently on some property off Route 30 West in Jackson. But by 2009, the acreage that stands empty at this time will be teeming with employees and clients of the Breathitt County Health Department.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
The Candlelight Vigil, an autumn event to honor and remember victims of domestic violence and child abuse, might be moved up a few days earlier this October.
That was the decision of the Breathitt-Wolfe Family Violence Prevention Council, during their regular meeting Tuesday (July 17th) at Jackson City Hall.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
He’s gotten accustomed to “the picture business”, as some old-timers call it in Southern California. And with three projects under his belt, Jeffrey Reddick’s pretty busy in Hollywood lately, as he continues his role as a screenwriter, a producer, and an actor of horror movies.
By James David Fugate
Voice Sports
Brittany Sloas will be joining two of her classmates this fall at Alice Lloyd College in Knott County after signing to further her athletic and academic endeavors. The Breathitt High School Library was once again the site of the celebration Monday morning, July 16, 2007.
The Breathitt County Board of Education met in special session with all members present at its Central Office on July 11, and after hearing a report from Associated Designers, determined to take action which should save the school district thousands of dollars each month.
Most of us have day lilies somewhere in our yard. These plants are great bloomers, easy to grow, and relatively free of care, but they do need some attention, especially now that they have finished their early bloom. The old-fashioned orange ones, “tiger-lily” as they are often called, bloom only once, while some of the newer varieties are repeat bloomers.
Most people probably don’t realize this, but the Honey Festival is an ongoing planning project. The Honey Bunch starts making plans as soon as each festival ends. Chairperson Clara Gabbard (aka Queen Bee) was buzzing with information on the 30th Annual Festival. The theme this year is a Red, White and Blue Celebration. This should be the theme for decorations and floats. The big tent will be up and booths will start falling in place in exactly 6 weeks.
Most people probably don’t realize this, but the Honey Festival is an ongoing planning project. The Honey Bunch starts making plans as soon as each festival ends. Chairperson Clara Gabbard (aka Queen Bee) was buzzing with information on the 30th Annual Festival. The theme this year is a Red, White and Blue Celebration. This should be the theme for decorations and floats. The big tent will be up and booths will start falling in place in exactly 6 weeks.
By James David Fugate
Voice Reporter
Forty-three years and two months. That’s how much time has passed since Lady Bird Johnson found her way to Breathitt County to dedicate a newly constructed building. Not just any building, not by any stretch of the imagination; the building the First Lady of our 36th President of the United States came to dedicate was a structure well ahead of its time, the Breathitt Coliseum. The domed formation, now bearing the name of the coach (Fairce O. Woods) who built the basketball program to a level which demanded such a facility, offered much promise and hope. The Great Society which was being ushered in during the spring of 1964 was designed to do much the same. Lady Bird Johnson passed this way May 21, 1964.
