Bethany’s Buddies Spring Bazaar

Did you know that at any given moment, almost 100,000 children and adults are awaiting an organ transplant?

And that an average 18 people die every day due to the lack of available organs? The numbers are overwhelming, but there is a way you can help.

16 year-old Bethany Bibb of Ironton was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at a very young age and is now in need of a life-saving double lung transplant. With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant patients are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such procedure. The Bibb family’s estimated out-of-pocket expenses are $35,000.

Bethany’s Buddies, a team of Bethany’s family and friends, are sponsoring a Spring Bazaar and are seeking vendors. Vendors will be asked to donate a negotiated percentage of their proceeds to assist with Bethany’s transplant related cost. This event will be held at the Ironton City Center in April, and will showcase many of the areas rich traditions. All of the proceeds donated will provide Bethany with another ray of hope.

For more information or If you are interested and would like to reserve your space, please contact Belinda Brown, campaign chairperson, at 740-533-0278. Deadline is Feb. 28.

‘On Coal River’ debuts Feb. 26 at W.Va. film fest

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP)— The documentary film “On Coal River” will premiere in West Virginia later this month at the Appalachian Film Festival.

The movie features longtime southern West Virginia activists Ed Wiley, Bo Webb and the late Judy Bonds as they battle Virginia-based coal giant Massey Energy Co.

It was shot over five years and chronicles the fight over coal dust exposure at Marsh Fork Elementary School, among other things.

The screening is set for Feb. 26 at the Keith Albee Theater in Huntington. It follows screenings at other film festivals around the nation.

Directors Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood of Asheville, N.C., say they hope to foc us public attention on coal mining issues and inspire others to local activism.

Macho Monday Feb. 21 at BCPL

ASHLAND, Ky. — It’s Macho Monday Movie Night at Boyd County Public Library next week, with a showing of “The A-Team” on Feb. 21 at the Main Branch.

The movie starts at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, and there will be plenty of macho food. Women are welcome to attend.

“The A-Team,” rated PG-13, is a 2010 movie based on the 1980s television series. In the film, four Iraq war veterans try to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect them of committing a crime for which they were framed.

Other upcoming movies at the Library include: “You Again” on Feb. 23; “Inception” on Feb. 28; and “Alpha & Omega” on March 9 & 12.

For a full movie schedule, visit www.thebookplace.org.