Roark Honored by Chaplain Corps
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10-29 Page 1 10/29/11 12:52 AM Page 1 Weekend Edition October 29, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise harlandaily.com OUR 108th YEAR — NO. 216 (606) 573-4510 1 SECTIONS — 16 PAGES 50¢ Roark honored by chaplain corps ANDERS ELD “He would come up himself to do work Staff Writer around our former building in Coldiron. Any time we had a need, we could contact him and The Harlan County Sheriff’s Chaplain Corps he would be there to help by graveling the road, recently honored and presented a plaque to getting the snow off or assistance in some other family members of former magistrate Jimmy way,” said Ball. Roark. Roark passed away in September, while A plaque was presented to Roark’s widow, in his fourth term as magistrate of District 5. Mary Roark. The Corps also announced that they shortly “I’m honored to receive such an award. My will be distributing school supplies to students husband enjoyed working with the children and in Harlan County. anybody that needed help,” said Mary Roark. “Jim Roark was a strong advocate of the She said that Jimmy Roark worked with sev- Chaplain Corps and he worked well with us. He eral charitable organizations that are active in had a background as an educator, and we have the county. school supplies that we are ready to share with “Anytime the Chaplain Corps called he kids in the county. This was a way to honor his would there to assist in any way he could. For memory and help the children. We all felt that several years he also worked with the this was a good thing to do,” said Bill Ball, head Appalachian Regional Missions. At times it Members of the Harlan County Sheriff’s Chaplain Corps presented of the Chaplain Corps. would be every month that he went and got a former magistrate Jim Roark’s wife with a plaque in honor of his He also talked about Roark’s involvement truck load of food and distributed it to needy in service to the program. Roark’s wife, Mary (second from right), and and cooperation with his organization. the community,” said Mary Roark. his son Brent are pictured, as well as his sister. Polishing skills in rescue Tri-Cities Chamber awards banquet to be held Nov. 10 NOLA SIZEMORE will be Staff Writer included during The Tri-City Chamber the event. of Commerce will host its Also annual awards banquet during on Nov. 10 at the Benham Inn beginning at the ban- 6:30 p.m. The banquet is quet, area sponsored by LAWSON business- Cumberland Tourist and es have Convention Commission, the opportunity to set up SEKRI, The Bank of booths to display infor- Harlan, Perry mation about services Distributors and the Tri- they offer. Tickets are City Chamber of $25 per person or you Commerce. may purchase a table, This year’s guest which seats six people, for $125. Reservations The White Team from Black Mountain speaker will be President are recommended, Resources, now owned by Alpha Natural and CEO of the Kentucky Resources, finished first in the overall team Center for Rural “because seating goes competition that spanned over two days.Team Development Lonnie quickly,” however you members David Patterson, above, and Joe Lawson, of Somerset. may purchase tickets on Lefevers loaded Roger Gilliam onto the stretch- Lawson worked in the the day of the event at er as they dealt with a mock mine disaster dur- coal industry for 20 years the door. ing the national championship in Columbus. before accepting a posi- “By having this event The Mine Rescue Team representing Black tion with the Center for each year, it helps recog- Mountain Resources in Benham are from left, Rural Development. He nize and honor the front row: Philip Muncy, David Patterson and worked previously as the unsung heroes within the Joe Lefevers; back row: Donnie Thomas, Tony center’s Director of communities of Lloyd, Tim Kiser, Roger Gilliam and Ronnie Business and Finance, Cumberland, Benham Biggerstaff. General Manager, and Lynch,” said Tri-City Photos submitted Business Director and Chamber of Commerce Interim Executive Secretary Suzanne Director. Williams. “People who Awards to be present- volunteer — people who Benham team wins championship ed during the banquet make a difference in our will include Business, communities, this is one ANDERS ELD Black Mountain Resources’ my life-long goals. Now that I Volunteer, way of saying thank you Staff Writer White Team was one of only two, have, it’s a good feeling,” said Humanitarian, to them.” out of over a hundred teams to Philip Muncy, team captain. A mine rescue team from Community Service, For more information, Benham recently won the nation- finish without any discounts or The other members of the Youth Organization, you may contact Tri-City al championship. The White mistakes. The tie was broken by team are Roger Gilliam, Tim Restaurant, Golden Chamber of Commerce Team from Black Mountain the fact that the team from Kiser, Joe Lefevers, Tony Lloyd, Apple Award, Tony President Eugene Resources, now owned by Alpha Benham had used less work time, David Patterson and Donnie Turner Leadership Stagnolia at 589-2029. Natural Resources, finished first as they dealt with two different Thomas. Muncy joined the team Award and the For ticket reservations, in the overall team competition mock mine disaster scenarios. earlier this year, and that is a President’s Award. you may contact the Tri- that spanned over two days. The “It’s very hard to win a nation- decision that he doesn’t regret. Winners will be City Chamber of biannual event was held in al championship. This is my “We gel together real well, and announced during the Commerce at 589-5812 or Columbus, Ohio. third, and to win has been one of Please see WINS, Page 2 banquet. A catered meal, email at tricitycham- along with door prizes, [email protected]. Staying active after retirement is good for the soul Inside NOLA SIZEMORE immedi- travel was that I was able each year. Staff Writer ately hired to go back to where my “I attend every meeting by the grandparents were born in of the Lynch City Council Being retired has not Local Sisters of Russia and Poland.” because I like being Today’s stopped 74-year-old Notre For the past 13 years, involved in my communi- High/Low: ✹ Barbara Tiabian. She is Dame not like a lot of people who Tiabian has been the ty,” said Tiabian. “If more 50º/30º Hospital in sit down after retirement, Corresponding Secretary people would attend these Lynch. but has for the past 13 Folks for the Lynch Garden meetings they could learn After four years been actively TIABIAN Club, doing beautification how they too can help their Index years, she involved with her city, were from Poland. These work for the city. She is a communities.” Editorial.............Page 4 transferred to the Lynch community, church and families migrated to Lynch member of the outreach Tiabian is also active in You & Yours......Page 5 Medical Clinic and then civic organizations. to work in the coal mines team at St. Stephens PRIDE projects and later worked at the Valley Sports................Page 6 Growing up in the coal and to run boarding hous- Catholic Church in attends meetings to offer View Hospital in Benham. mining community of es. Barbara continues to Cumberland and The her support for After the Benham hospital Obituaries Lynch, when the city was live in the boarding house Church of Resurrection in Kentuckians for the closed, she worked as a Jimmye Bradshaw..........Lynch bustling with thousands of she was raised in and was Lynch. She is on each of Commonwealth. Complete obituaries on Page 2 nursing supervisor at immigrants from all over once run by her grandpar- their financial committees. “My dad worked in the Lonesome Pine Hospital, the world, Tiabian learned ents. She donates her time to deep mines. I couldn’t in Big Stone Gap, Va., early about caring for oth- After graduating from the Lynch Fundraising have gone to nurse’s train- where she retired in 1998. ers. Her maternal grand- Lynch High School in Committee, where she has ing if he had not been a “During my 45 years of parents, Anna and George 1954, Tiabian attended St. helped raise funds to pay coal miner,” said Tiabian. nursing, I traveled to 100 Trossky, were Russian Mary’s Hospital and the off the city’s delinquent “I believe in deep mining, different countries and one immigrants and her pater- University of Tennessee in debts. Being a breast can- but I don’t believe in island,” said Tiabian. “One nal grandparents, George Knoxville, to train as a cer survivor, she also par- destroying our moun- of the highlights of my and Karolina Tiabian, registered nurse. She was ticipates in Relay for Life tains.” Page 2 — Harlan Daily Enterprise Weekend Edition, October 29, 2011 Donation made to Squad WEATHER Kentucky Mountain Crawlers President Tim Jones presented a $1,500 check to REPORT Harlan County Rescue Squad Capt. Chris Allen during a recent meeting at the WEATHER FORECAST squad building. The Kentucky Mountain TODAY Crawlers have been a Partly cloudy and warmer today with a long-time supporter high near 50. Mostly clear and cold of the rescue squad. tonight with a lows 29 to 34. The rescue squad relies solely on dona- tions to operate. They SUNDAY currently have 34 vol- Mostly sunny with highs 54 to 59. unteers, who partici- Lows in the upper 30s. pate in rescue calls involving vehicle extrication, mountain search and rescue EXTENDED OUTLOOK and deep-water recovery.