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Scruggs Remembered for Banjo Excellence a Place for Memories A4 Monday, April 2, 2012 THE INDEPENDENT | Ashland | Kentucky Camp for those with brain injuries opens in western Kentucky Activities include fishing, walking trails, rope courses ROBARDS (AP) An adven- customized to fit the needs gealed to the point where ture camp in western Ken- of each group. The camp when the (chaperones) tucky is geared toward offers a fishing pond, walk- said it was time to go ... those who have suffered ing trails, open fields, low they did not want to brain injuries. rope courses and zip lines. leave,” Johns said. The Brain Injury Ad- “The first group we had “That’s the neatest part venture Camp in Robards was a camp for those with about this thing. My THE ASSOCIATED PRESS began offering day camps autism,” Johns said. “I did- grandkids were here and Del McCoury, playing guitar, leads his band during the funeral service for banjo great and blue- for groups last month and n’t know much about you couldn’t tell anybody grass pioneer Earl Scruggs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday. Scruggs has bookings from various autism. We had a big bon apart. Everyone was the died Wednesday at 88. groups through June. fire ... and (chaperones) same. And that’s what this Henderson County resi- said, ‘They’re scared of camp is meant to create. dent Tim Johns decided to fire.’ And I’m thinking ‘Oh Everybody is equal here. develop the nonprofit no. This isn’t good.’” When you start dealing more than two years ago, He said they decided to with disabilities, you get to Scruggs remembered after his son suffered a take the group on a nature see the raw personalities. traumatic brain injury in walk. They don’t cut you any 2003 while snowboarding. “They became so in- slack. Either they are hap- Before the site was devel- volved with each other. py or they dislike it. So far, for banjo excellence oped, it was overgrown The rope swing, they were everyone’s been happy.” farm land unused for 30 wearing that thing out. Although its main pur- “The Ballad of Jed Clam- dozen floral arrangements years. They went down around pose is for the disabled, About 2,300 pett” from “The Beverly Hill- decorated the stage. Johns told The Gleaner the fire, roasting hot dogs Johns says other groups billies” TV series. For many Performers during the activities at the camp are and marshmallows. It con- are welcome to use it. viewers, the hummable service included McCoury, mourners theme song was their first in- Skaggs, Bela Fleck, Emmy- troduction to country music. lou Harris, Vince Gill, Jon attend Flatt died in 1979. Randall Stewart, John Charlie Daniels, better McEuen, Jim Mills, Marty known for his fiddle and gui- Stuart and Patty Loveless. funeral tar playing, told the mourn- The funeral was near a A place for memories ers when he was a young stu- cluster of downtown honky- By JOE EDWARDS dio musician, Scruggs invit- tonks where Scruggs’ music Associated Press ed him to join the Earl Scrug- is still played. His plaque in gs Revue. the Country Music Hall of NASHVILLE, Tenn. Earl Scrug- “No one will ever play the Fame is three blocks away. gs was remembered Sunday banjo like Earl,” Daniels said. As rock ‘n’ roll threatened as an influential, helpful and Country star Ricky Skaggs country music’s popularity humble banjo player who put said Scruggs “was the most 50 years ago, Flatt and Scrug- his own trademark on blue- humble musician I ever met. grass music. gs became symbols of tradi- Some 2,300 mourners at- “He was always listening tional country music before tended Scruggs’ public funer- not at himself but at the next going their separate ways in al at the Ryman Auditorium, generation.” 1969. where he played his songs for Bluegrass great Del Mc- Before that, their song years on the Grand Ole Opry Coury told the gathering he “Foggy Mountain Break- country music show and was enthralled as a young- down” was played in the 1967 recorded his final album. The ster by Scruggs’ sound. movie “Bonnie and Clyde” Academy of Country Music “If not for Earl Scruggs, I and enhanced its status as a planned a tribute Sunday might not have played music bluegrass standard. It had night at its annual awards at all,” said McCoury, a gui- been recorded in 1949. show in Las Vegas. tarist. Scruggs’ use of three fin- The pioneering banjo play- Among the mourners was gers — instead of the limited er and his pickin’ partner Von Moye, who drove from clawhammer style that was Lester Flatt, a guitarist, Flat Top, W.Va. once prevalent — elevated teamed for 20 years to be- “He had a gift,” Moye, a the banjo from a part of the come the most famous duo in banjo player, said before the rhythm section to a lead in- bluegrass history. Scruggs, a service. “He took three fin- strument as versatile as the four-time Grammy winner, gers and gave it a whole new guitar and far more flashy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS died Wednesday at 88. style.” He is credited with helping Sandy Hart shares a laugh with Doug Bickel, a veteran from Fort Thomas, after vet- Flatt and Scruggs were Scruggs’ closed casket sat create modern country mu- erans from World War II through the U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq cut the best known for their song just below the famous stage, sic with a string-bending ribbon during the opening of the Kentucky Veterans & Patriots Museum in Wickliffe with a banjo just behind it. A style of playing. on Saturday. MEETINGS Today building. Russell Middle School Thursday Boyd County Branch of District No. 2, 10 a.m., 2601 Russell Board of Zoning Greenup County Farm council, 4 p.m., school. Boyd/Carter Consolidat- the NAACP, 6:30 p.m., Com- Main St., Westwood. Adjustment, 5:15 p.m., city Service Agency Board, 9 Flatwoods City Council, 7 ed Farm Service Agency munity Trust Bank Build- Greenup County Tourist building. a.m., Town Hill Plaza, p.m. city building. Board, 1 p.m., ASCS office, ing, Room 618. & Convention Commission, Sandy Hook City Council, Greenup. Wednesday 310 Carol Malone Blvd., Ashland Board of City noon, McConnell House, 100 6 p.m., city building. Boyd County Fiscal Fairview Elementary Grayson. Commissioners, noon, city McConnell House Drive, Tuesday Court, 10 a.m., first floor, School council, 3:15 p.m. li- Greenup County Public building. Wurtland. Ashland Urban Renewal courthouse meeting room, brary. Library Board, 1:45 p.m., li- April 9 Worthington City Coun- Agency Board, 9 a.m., city Catlettsburg. brary, 614 Main St., Greenup. Boyd County Sanitation cil, 5 p.m., city building. CATLETTSBURG urday at his residence. Norman R. Corns OHIO Marti Mays McClure. DEATH Roberson Funeral Home 1926-2012 Slack and Wallace Funer- Edward Lee Alley in South Shore is in charge Leslie J. McClure al Home in South Point is in of arrangements, which are Norman R. Corns, 86, of charge of arrangements, 1934-2012 Leslie J. McClure, 55, of NOTICES pending. Vanceburg, died Sunday. which are pending. Edward Lee Alley, 77, of He was born March 13, Ironton, died Saturday in Catlettsburg, died Saturday AREA 1926, in Little Salt Lick. His Our Lady of Bellefonte Hos- ASHLAND in Community Hospice Care wife, Anna Florence Monti- Aaron Randolph pital in Russell, Ky. dailyindependent.com Larry Scott Center. eth Corns, preceded him in He is survived by his wife, He is survived by his wife, Aaron Randolph, 22, of El- death. “Scotty” Johnson Garnett Hatfield Alley. liott County, died Sunday in The funeral will be at 1 1946-2012 Kilgore & Collier Funeral the University of Kentucky p.m. Tuesday at Gaydos Fu- THE FAMILY OF Larry Scott “Scotty” Home in Catlettsburg is in Medical Center in Lexing- neral Home in Vanceburg. Johnson, 65, of Ashland, for- charge of arrangements, ton. Burial will be in Bethel CHRISTINE DILLOW merly of West Liberty, died which are pending. Waddell & Whitt Funeral Cemetery at Ribolt. Saturday in King’s Daugh- Home in Sandy Hook is in Friends may call from 4 to wishes to thank Community Hospice (with special ters Medical Center. GREENUP charge of arrangements, 9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. thanks to Pam & Sandy), Wurtland Church of God, Caniff Funeral Home in which are pending. Tuesday at the funeral Oakmont Manor Nursing Home, Bailey Family Funeral Westwood is in charge of William Edward Potter Condolences may be sent home. Home, Dr. Derek Jones, Jan Grant, Mike & Barb arrangements, which are William Edward Potter, to waddellandwhitt.com. Condolences may be sent Marsh, Brenda Buller, the Sizemore & Rife families, pending. 75, of South Shore, died Sat- to gaydosfh.com. Minister Pete Roar, Pastor Henry Montgomery, Pastor Tim French, Charity Davis, family and friends for the rial service from noon to 2 t Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. prayer, flowers, food and support. SERVICES p.m. at South Portsmouth Fay Pauline Williams today at Morton Funeral Community Church. Evans of Morehead. Funeral Home in South Shore. Today Morton Funeral Home in at 1 p.m. at Northcutt & Son t In Memory of SUMMER ANN South Shore is in charge of Home for Funerals in More- Violet Haney Mays of Juanita Riggs Moore of arrangements. head. Evans Cemetery in West Liberty. Funeral at 1 9/9/2009 - 3/26/2012 Ashland. Funeral at 11 a.m. t Rowan County. p.m. at Walnut Grove Primi- at Preston Family Funeral Summer Ann Adkins of t tive Baptist Church in West Home in Ashland.
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