News of the Family, Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthday celebration! Amy Williams is hosting a concert on July 7 at 7 pm at the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center to celebrate her 50th birthday! Come hear Sam Gleaves, Deborah Payne and Judith Ann Anderson and join her friends and family from near and far for this wonderful occasion.
Greg Lakes has been appointed as a member of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Greg Lakes, of Berea, is a funeral director and embalmer. He will represent the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky and serve for a term expiring May 31, 2022.
Prayers and fond farewell to Roger and Lynn Cook who have relocated to Missouri. Roger and Lynn were beloved members of the Union Family, but wanted to slip away without fanfare to the next phase of their life. We send them with God’s blessing and our love!
Welcome to new member, David Parks, who joined June 10!
MacGregor Lakes’ band, Turning Age, played a show at Berea Arena Theater on June 15!
Judy Rowell is recovering well from surgery due to a recurrence of her recent cancer.
Congratulations to Sarabeth Brownrobie, the new editor of The Mountain Spirit, the official publication of the Christian Appalachian Project.
Congratulations to Grace and Chris McKenzie on their new house: their new address is 264 Bratcher Lane, Berea.
Diana Hultgren recently attended the Poor People’s Campaign National Gathering in Washington, D.C., along with many other Bereans representing Kentucky.
Congratulations to Steve and Teresa Gowler on the birth of their grandson, Tobin Fredric Trodahl, who was born 9am on June 22 to their daughter Rebekah and her husband Halv!
The Berea Leadership Experience is all set for its second year! Camp is July 16-20 at the Friends Meeting house. Read a Richmond Register article about it here: http://www.richmondregister.com/community/berea-leadership-experience-set-for-july/article_cc9213e6-64da-11e8-881d-f3ca556fc969.html
Pool Party August 1, 7-9 pm at the Berea Pool. Pizza provided, bring sides & desserts!
Rev. Carla recently performed a small memorial service for Minerva Bobbitt, who has died at 96.
Congratulations to Leslie Small Stokes, who has completed her ordination process in the United Church of Christ. She will next be examined by lay persons and local clergy. Upon a successful vote at that council, an ordination service will be scheduled!
Kevin Burke was posthumously awarded the Madison County Public Library “Friend of the Year” Award at the Friends of the Library annual meeting, June 28.