Vol. 140 No. 36

COMMUNITY

At the beginning of time

At the beginning of time – so the stories went – my people decided to leave the  far-away land of Virginia, and made a great pilgrimage across the mountains, and through the Gap, seeking our Promised Land. Having started a little later than some, we found the best land was already taken up by the quick and the privileged. Discouraged but not defeated, seeking a spring that would quench our thirst and protect us from disease, we took off vaguely toward the northern hills, across the great meadows of the of bluegrass region, until we happened upon the broad, rich bottoms of Eagle  Creek.

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Births

Dakota Paige Branch

Bobby and Andrea (Peak) Branch would like to announce the birth of Dakota Paige. She arrived at 2:31 a.m. on July 9, 2007.

She was welcomed home by maternal grandparents, Steven and Melissa Peak; aunt, Bridget Peak all of Hesler; ; great-grandparents, Frankie and Janet Wainscott of Owenton; and Emma Courtney of Hesler; paternal grandparents, Robert and Tracy Branch of Umatilla, Fl.; uncles Brandon Branch, R.J. and aunt Tabitha Perry of Florida; and great-grandmother, Mary Branch of Umatilla, Fl.

Rayven Wolfe

Andy and Amy Wolfe (Ellis) of Dayton, Ky., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Rayven Mae, born at 2:47 a.m. on July 25, 2007, at St. Luke East in Fort Thomas. She weighed 6 lb. and 9.4 oz.

She was welcomed home by her sister, Kyra Paige.
Maternal grandparents are Don and Ruby Ellis of Owenton, and great-grandmother, Marilyn Cooke.
Rayven is the niece of Dewayne and MaryBeth Townsend, and cousin to Brittany Nicole and Chris Townsend, all of Owenton.

Paternal grandparents are Bob and Betty Wolfe of Southgate, and great-grandmother, Geneva Wolfe of Ft. Thomas.

Rayven is the niece of Tony and Robin Wolfe, and cousin to Sydney Wolfe.