Chase Grubbs, a senior at Cumberland High School, recently placed third in the 1A state golf tourney. Grubbs had previously won the Region 1A East Championship and was named Player of the Year. He also won another conference tournament for the second consecutive year. He is the son of Todd and Glenda Grubbs.

Participants from the Guinea community at the Five County Fair Livestock show were Kelly Womack; Caroline Seal; Bridget, Brooke, Harold, and Henry Landis; and Lottie Mae Hazlegrove. Lottie Mae took Grand Champion with her Hereford heifer and a first each with her Hereford and Angus heifers. Kelly took first with her Angus steer and two firsts with her Holstein calves. Caroline placed first and Grand Champion with her Holstein senior yearling. Bridget took Grand Champion with her 3-year-old dry cow in the Holstein show. The Landis children also took several firsts with their other Holsteins and Jerseys.

Kelly Womack also entered her rabbits and took a first place. Chase Grubbs, Matthew Hazlegrove, Jordan and Cal Smith, Kelly Womack, Allie and Henry Hazlegrove, Lottie Mae, Lydia, and Carly Hazlegrove also entered in several crop divisions including rye, barley, corn, silage, hay and soybeans, as well as the tallest corn stalk contest. The Hazlegroves also entered their prized cured hams.

Also winners at the fair from the community were Mary and John Dimmie. Mary won first on her cherry tomato and sweet yellow pepper and second on white potato, ripe tomato, and her “Sock It to Me” cake. John placed second on his carrot cake, banana bread and bran muffins, and third on his bar cookies.

Michael and Sarah Schember traveled recently with their daughter, Diane, to Kentucky, the Blue Grass State. They visited the state capital in Frankfort, traveled down River Road and took a riverboat on the Kentucky River passing under the railroad High Bridge. At Mt. Pleasant, they toured the Shaker Village that existed from 1805-1910. In Williamstown, they went to the “Ark Encounter” which is built to the scale of Noah’s Ark. Before leaving the state, they toured the huge Toyota assembly line plant in Georgetown where 2,000 cars are produced a day.

Jo Smith recently flew to Lexington, Ky., to spend several days with relatives. While there, she traveled through the rural community viewing the beautiful horse farms.

The Golden Belles, senior women in the community, continue to enjoy a monthly luncheon at various Farmville restaurants.

Every third Wednesday, area seniors are welcomed at the Randolph Community Center fire department for a covered dish lunch, bingo and fellowship.

Farmers in the area are enjoying some beautiful fall weather to harvest soybeans and corn and bale hay.

Audrey Robinson is the Raines Tavern correspondent. Her email address is highbridge@kinex.net.