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O N T H E C O V E R

The Star TheatreOriginally opened in 1950 as amovie theater, the Star Theatrein Russell County operated forthree decades before closing.But now, the renovated Star isestablishing itself as an impor-tant center for social andcultural opportunities.

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To Russia, With LoveThe changes that have takenplace over the past few years inthe former Soviet Union havedone more than just introducecapitalism and a new politicalsystem. For the first time,Christian missionaries havebeen allowed into the area.This month, relive a Christmas missionary journey by someKentuckians into Russia.

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Dating back to 1933, the fund wasreconstructed out of a closed-end invest-ment company badly damaged in thestock market collapse that began in 1929and hit bottom in 1932. A look at thefund’s changing portfolio over the yearsillustrates how its managers moved withthe economy.

At the close of 1935, stocks repre-senting the automobile industry made up17 percent of the fund’s portfolio. Tenyears later, in December 1945, oil stockshad become the largest industry hold-ing, representing 7 percent of theportfolio.

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Our National CemeteriesOur National Cemeteries

The federal government maintains150 national cemeteries, in theUnited States and abroad. In1973, the Department of theArmy yielded control of more

than 100 cemeteries to the Veterans Ad-ministration. Fourteen burial grounds arethe responsibility of the Department ofthe Interior because oftheir location withinmajor historical sitesmaintained by the Na-tional Park Service.The Army retains re-sponsibility for thenation’s two largestnational cemeteries —Soldier’s Home in Washington, D.C.,and Arlington, the former home of Gen-eral Robert E. Lee. Yet another agency,the American Battle Monuments Com-mission, maintains 23 cemeteries aroundthe world — in Mexico, England,France, the Netherlands, Tunisia, Lux-embourg, and the Philippines. TheLuxembourg cemetery is the burial siteof legendary World War II tank com-mander George S. Patton.

Legislative authority to establishnational cemeteries dates from early inthe Civil War when Congress appropri-ated funds to purchase land suitable forcemetery grounds. This policy was madenecessary by the unexpectedly large lossof life in battle and because of the grue-some and often deadly conditions inmilitary hospitals. Quartermaster Gen-eral Montgomery C. Meigs, who himselflost a son in the war, directed that cem-eteries be established as close as possibleto battlefields or troop depots.

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Between 1866 and 1868, a Meigssubordinate, Major E. B. Whitman, vis-ited southern Kentucky to establishcemeteries in Danville, Lebanon, CampNelson, and at “Lincolnville” in westernPulaski County. The village had beencalled Logan’s Crossroads but was re-

named after the president’s assassination.The name change proved short-lived andthe community soon became known asNancy.

Major Whitman negotiated the giftof three acres from a large landownernamed W. H. Logan, who reserved theright to be buried in the cemetery. The

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veteran, James Burke, to be superinten-dent. In the 1870s, the War Departmentauthorized the construction of asuperintendent ’s lodge at a cost of$4,000.

On April 6, 1880, the KentuckyGeneral Assembly issued a charter of or-ganization to the Mill Springs NationalCemetery Decoration Society. The fol-lowing year, Secretary of War RobertTodd Lincoln directed that the cemeterybe made permanent and be officiallydedicated.

At Camp Nelson, on the high bluffsabove the Kentucky River, Whitmanfaced a truly daunting task. Internmentshad begun there as early as 1863, whentyphoid fever swept through Union re-cruits and runaway slaves alike. TheUnion dead and wounded from thebattles of Richmond and Perryville werebrought there. By the time of Whitman’svisit after the war, burials totaled 2,200,making the Camp Nelson siteKentucky’s largest Civil War cemetery.

Before finishing his tour, Whitmanestablished small national cemeteries atLebanon and Danville, near the site ofCivil War-era hospitals.


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O RUSSIA,WITH LOVEO RUSSIA,

WITH LOVE“When I spent Christmas in Russia...”

By Gloria Stanton

Historically, such an opening line has been rare.Not so now. For south-central Kentuckians,hearing — or sharing — a Russia story has

become almost a common occurrence.For many Kentucky Russia-goers, journeying to

this intriguing country with placenames likeIvanovo, Vyborg, Klintsky, Kolpino, Bryansk,Lomonosov, Moscow, and St. Petersburg is in asso-ciation with volunteer mission efforts.

Among the first volunteers to journey to Russiawas a Children’s Christmas Gift/Evangelism Projectteam. Twelve people from Pulaski, Wayne, Laurel,and McCreary counties, directed by the Kentucky/Russia Baptist Partnership, were to deliver 15,000gift bags to needy Russian children. Donated andfilled by 400 Kentucky churches, the bags included a tooth-

At a prison outside of Moscow, amother and her child walk togetheron Christmas Day.

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brush, soap, deodorant, socks, T-shirt,Frisbee, and Christian tracts.

The gift-giving Christmas team ar-rived in Moscow on schedule, but thegifts didn’t. Days passed with no sign ofthe boxes shipped across the Atlanticweeks beforehand.

According to Rachel Wilson, “Wewere all so hurt that ourgifts had not arrived. Wecouldn’t carry out ourplans. I could have criedwhen I thought of goinghome without fulfillingmy mission. But God hada plan. He knew whereour gifts were and whenthey would be there.”

While awaiting thegifts, the Christmas teamtoured Moscow, experi-encing the contrast of theold U.S.S.R. and theemerging Russia.

“It was unthinkablethat we were there whena few years ago wecouldn’t have been, in anyway, shape, or form,” saidPaul Anderson.

“As we stood in Red Square, it wassnowing such big flakes. I was in awe,”said Wilson. “Never in my life could Ihave seen me in Red Square. It is a beau-tiful place.”

New Year’s, the big-gest holiday in thecountry, meant schoolswere closed. Childrenwere out and about dur-ing the days-long festiveseason — a reminder ofthe missing gifts.

But: “We were therefor a purpose,” added PaulDodson. “God had a mis-sion for us. While wewaited (for the gifts), weshared our faith.”

It was learned thatthe gifts had been delayedin Finland by a dockstrike. The ChristmasGift Project team contin-ued to spread goodwill,and the Gospel, as theymingled with theMoscovites. Hand-carried Kentuckyhorse pins were popular, and the Rus-sians were responsive to “powerbracelets,” whose colored beads corre-

sponded to scripture (in Russian) teach-ing Christian salvation.

“We really enjoyed it,” Andersonsaid. A personal bonus was showing hismedal of appreciation received fromRussia during World War II. His battle-ship guided Allied ships carryingmilitary equipment through the North

Sea to aid Russia against the Nazis. “Ourinterpreters were from the military. Theywere tickled at my medal. Being Chris-tians, they were happy about our beingthere.”

The Kentuckians were elated them-selves when the gifts finally arrived —the day before the actual celebration ofthe Russian Christmas, January 7. The

team’s first stop was Moscow’s ProgressTheater for the children’s party wherehundreds of gift bags were distributed.

“We had a nice welcome,” said Wil-son. “Outside, our interpreter pointed outa banner hanging over the street. He said,‘Three years ago, that banner said GloryTo The Communist Party, but today it says

Merry Christmas, Jesus.’ ”Christmas morning

in Moscow found thegift-bearing Kentuckiansat Central BaptistChurch, which was builtbefore the 1917 Commu-nist Revolution. “Somepeople walked four to fivemiles. The church waspacked,” said MildredAnderson.

Gift distribution con-tinued at a rehabilitationcenter for disabled chil-dren, where Ken Dick ledan impromptu guitar/songfest, and the teamwas treated to tea andcakes, a Russian custom.

Their final destina-tion involved a drive of 70

miles to a women’s prison. “It was 17 de-grees below zero and snowing. Wethought the trip might be called off, butthey go right on,” said Wilson.

There were 521 women and 40 chil-dren living in the prison.“They had one roomdecorated for Christmaswith things they’d made.We sang Christmas car-ols, shared a testimony,and gave out RussianBibles. The prisonerscrowded around, wantingto be saved. God’s spiritmoved. The interpreterssaid that when the riverthawed, they would bebaptized,” Wilson added.

Gifts were gratefullyreceived by the womenprisoners and their chil-dren. Said MildredAnderson, “All the chil-dren over there werethrilled to get somethingfrom the United States.

Some of them hugged and kissed us. Youcould see the sparkle in their eyes.”

Since the first Russian Christmasmission in 1993, more than 1,200 per-

Nina Petrovich and her granddaughter, Ana, talk with two Russian ladies who had just re-ceived Bibles from the author and her partner, Edna Mae Compton. Nina, who lives in St.Petersburg, was one of the Russian Christians who opened their homes to the missionaries.

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Russians and Americans worshipped together in this small church building in Martishkina.Even though the winters are brutal, this building is unheated.


sonal two-week visits (some volunteershave gone more than once) have beenmade, most in summer and fall.

Why has a steady stream of volun-teers crossed eight time zones to this vastcountry often considered our adversary?The answer is linked to an invitation forhelp from Russian Christians. The “call”to share the Gospel in acountry formerly closedto Western spiritual val-ues is compelling.

“I had a high inter-est in Russia because ofmission possibilities,”says Marvin Reynolds.“I’d heard they wereopen to the Word, andthe opportunity pre-sented itself through theKentucky Chorale insummer 1995.”

The men’s choral group performedat small churches around Moscow andSt. Petersburg and at Central BaptistChurch. The group sang in parks, dis-tributed Bibles and tracts, and sharedpersonal testimonies. “We got the Gos-pel out. We were different enough thatthe Russians wanted to listen.”

Diane Greer worked in June 1997with women’s seminars and VacationBible Schools in Dzerzhinski, a city of250,000 named for the founder of theKGB.

“I felt the Lordcalled me to Russia,” shesaid. “The believers thereimpressed me. Knowingthe Lord and readingthe Bible are so impor-tant to them.”

Her partner, TamiStout, said, “Going toRussia was the most re-warding experience ofmy life. We went feelingwe were going to en-courage those people,and we left feeling en-couraged. Even thoughthey’ve lived under op-pression, the joyful spiritof the people is so realand alive.”

Serving alongside a medical team inSt. Petersburg during October of 1966,Gloria Sears shared her faith with pa-tients waiting in line. Sears felt “a definitecall on my heart” to work with women’sevangelism seminars, too. “I went to bless

but came back blessed.”Each volunteer’s Russian experi-

ence leaves unique images beyondthose a camera can capture.

“I was impressed by the strengthof those Christians who perseveredthrough years of communism and re-pression,” said Reynolds, “and the

mindset of the people. They don’t taketheir freedom for granted. They real-ize that things can change.”

An elderly woman on a parkbench in Lomonosov kissed the Rus-sian Bible given to her by the authorand her missions partner, Edna MaeCompton. Said Compton, “That wasthe most awesome, humbling experi-ence. It brought tears to my eyes.”

Terri Bridges traveled to Vyborg,northwest of St. Petersburg, in June1997. Her team visited orphanages, led

in Vacation Bible School, and distrib-uted Bibles. “We ran out of Bibles. Alittle girl wanted one so badly I gaveher my (souvenir) Russian Bible. Shewept. She was so excited that she ranand came back with a picture for me

she had made.”Ann Patterson, with the Dzerzhinski

VBS team, said, “The most impressivething for me about Russia was their chil-dren — how attentive and interested theywere in everything we had to say, and howintelligent they were. We would sing in En-glish, they’d sing it in Russian and in five

minutes they’d be singingthe song in English. It waswonderful.”

Mitch Bradshaw, aventriloquist, broughtFreckles, his large puppet,for use in VBS. He said,“We had five young boyswho became believers. Onenamed Mischa gave me atiny matryoshka (grand-mother) doll I carry as a re-minder to pray for thechildren of Russia.”

Tom Patterson, with the constructioncrew furthering work on the DzerzhinskiBaptist Church building, added, “Three ofthose boys found us one day as we touredan ancient monastery to tell us they’d be-come believers. After they accepted Christ,they were giving out tracts and powerbracelets to their own people.”

Charlie Yonts, a construction volun-teer to the city of Dyatkovo, southwest ofMoscow, in June 1996, said, “One thingGod laid on my heart afterward was toraise one million dollars. There are 40

church buildings underconstruction now. The waythey will be finished is if wework on this project to-gether.”

He sees individualcommitment to financialassistance as the key. “I’mvery concerned that if wedon’t do this, we’re goingto have millions of peoplelose an opportunity to hearabout Jesus Christ. I hopethat God will touch heartsenough to work on this forRussia.”

Roger Bryant receiveda similar impression of ur-gency. “Only the Lordknows whether the door

will be shut, but all things work togetherfor the good ... and those Russians believeit, too.”

Added Yonts, “Going to Russia is amountaintop experience you just can’t de-scribe. It’s such a privilege to be a part ofGod’s work.”

“Going to Russia was the mostrewarding experience of my life.

We went feeling we were going toencourage those people, and we

left feeling encouraged.”– Tami Stout

“Going to Russia was the mostrewarding experience of my life.

We went feeling we were going toencourage those people, and we

left feeling encouraged.”– Tami Stout

Russian children gather for Sunday school in the upstairs apartment of a Martishkina churchmember. Sunday school sometimes lasts for two hours.

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By Judy McClure Hachey

hen the Star Theatrefirst opened its doorson the evening ofFebruary 28, 1950, acrowd gathered at the

brand-new movie house located on MainStreet in Russell Springs. Showing on a“Cycloramic Screen” — called the“Magic Screen of the Future” — wasMrs. Mike, a film starring Dick Powelland Evelyn Keys.

The posh theater, owned and oper-ated by A.V. Luttrell, contained 510chairs set in a bowl-shaped auditoriummeasuring 50 feet by 85 feet. The build-ing served as a movie theater for threedecades before closing due to dwindlingattendance.

During the years after the Starclosed, a variety of businesses — includ-ing furniture and clothing stores and arestaurant and disco — came and went,but nothing ever occupied the buildingfor very long.

Then in 1988, during a period inwhich the structure stood vacant, themayor of Russell Springs asked theRussell County Arts Council to helpplan an event to commemorate the city’scentennial.

“The mayor came to us and said weneed to do something to celebrate the

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100th birthday of Russell Springs,” saidAnna Mae Grider, a local business-woman who is also the treasurer of thearts council. The council decided to stagea special event that would transform theold Star Theatre into a historical mu-seum. “We called it Old Town Museum,”she said.

The museum was designed to re-create the Russell Springs of a centuryago. A school, church, house, and coun-try store were constructed in outline formusing two-by-fours. These areas werefilled with old-time items and memora-bilia and manned by citizens whovolunteered to share their historicalknowledge with visitors.

It was during this centennial eventthat Dr. Roger Grider, a relative of AnnaMae Grider’s husband and a nativeRussell Countian who practices medi-cine in Louisville, called to inform herthat he was interested in contributing asum of money to a worthy cause inRussell County.

“I had mentioned to the arts coun-cil that Dr. Grider was willing to make acontribution,” said Grider. After somediscussion, council members came upwith the idea of turning the Star into acenter for live enter-tainment. Dr. Griderliked the idea andagreed to donate$50,000 toward theproject. With thesefunds, the councilpurchased the build-ing and used theremaining money to-ward renovation.

Then in July1994 — after severalyears of planning,fund-raising and ex-tensive renovating —the council reopenedthe Star as a theater.This time the build-ing would serve as aperforming arts cen-ter rather than as amovie house. “Wewanted it to be aplace for the com-munity to come toand to perform in,”said Grider.

Today, the mod-ern facility, whichseats 235 audito-

rium-style, is tastefully decorated in gray,burgundy, and black. The acoustics andlighting make it an excellent place forlive performances. The building’s curvedturret serves as a gallery, presenting ev-erything from high school artwork tocrafts and quilts created by local home-makers.

For now, the council depends uponperformers to donate their time and tal-ent by returning the ticket proceeds tothe theater. When people call, Gridersaid she always asks, “Are you going todo this for us as a fund-raiser?” She saidthe council is not in a position at thistime to pay performers because it has toraise so much money to cover monthlyexpenses and a semiannual bank mort-gage.

The council does, however, promotethe performances through flyers, post-ers, and advertising. It also sells the showtickets and operates a concession standand a gift shop during performances.

The council supports a communitytheater group known as the RuscotownPlayers. Under the direction of MaryMason, who teaches special educationEnglish and drama at Russell CountyHigh School, the Ruscotown Players

stages many family-oriented productionsat the Star.

Mason became involved with thecouncil and the Ruscotown Players whenshe and her husband moved to RussellCounty about 13 years ago. At the timethere was very little theatrical activitygoing on in the county, she said.

“I started directing the RuscotownPlayers because I didn’t have a chance toget on stage unless I did,” said Mason.As for the name, Mason said it encom-passes the entire county — “Rus” standsfor Russell Springs, “co” for county, and“town” for Jamestown.

Grider said the council also worksextensively with the Russell Countyschools. For example, the council mayschedule three shows daily so the schoolscan bus in the children for a performance.

As a volunteer director for theRussell County High School drama clubfor the past seven years, Mason, who alsohas a minor in speech and drama, is par-ticularly excited about the ’97-’98 schoolyear.

“This year will be the first year everfor a class that offers drama to grades 9through 12,” said Mason. In addition,students can use the drama class to ful-

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fill the arts and humanities credit that isnow a part of the required curriculumthrough the Kentucky Education Re-form Act (KERA).

Mason said Principal Roger Cook,who has been very supportive of the arts,has agreed to let the class use the Starfor practices and performances. Further,members of the arts council have volun-teered to teach mini classes at the theater,so students can learn firsthand about avariety of topics, including lighting, setconstruction, costume design, and acous-tics.

“The theater will bring to life ev-erything that I’m able to teach them,”said Mason. “I can just go right there andshow them what we are talking about.”

The ’97-’98 drama class scheduleincludes a November performance ofL.M. Montgomery’s Anne of GreenGables for middle and high school stu-dents, and a February performance ofOscar Wilde’s Canterville Ghost.

The Star will also be the site of anexciting dinner theater production earlynext year that will involve a number ofhigh school departments in addition tothe drama class.

Mason said plans call for the home

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economics department to cater the event,the art class to design the table mats andplace settings, and the business depart-ment to create the programs. The musicdepartment will serenade theater-goerswith love songs and then the drama classwill perform a play.

Mason is especially excited about theopportunities the Star has to offer stu-dents. “It’s all fallen into place where wehave the Star, and we’re able to make useof it,” she said.

In December 1994, the Star hostedRussell County’s first production of TheNutcracker. The cast was made up entirelyof Russell Countians under the directionof Marti Sallee Morrow.

Morrow has owned and operatedThe DanceShoppe in RussellSprings since 1982.She offers a varietyof classes — dance,including tap, jazzand ballet, gym-nastics, and stepaerobics — to bothadults and chil-dren.

“We’ve doneThe Nutcracker forthe past threeyears,” Morrowsaid. “We do it re-ally professionally

even though we don’t have professionaldancers, and no one gets paid.

“I don’t believe people would believethe quality of this Nutcracker in such asmall town,” she said. “It’s really a goodshow. It’s quick — only an hour and 15minutes.

“I’ve taken a lot of the boring, longdance parts out of it. I’m one of thosewho believe that once you see their cos-tumes and they dance a few minutes, theyshould go on off the stage.

“We’ve incorporated some tumblingand gymnastics, so it’s not totally classi-cal ballet. We’ve made it our own typeof Nutcracker.”

Morrow uses the Star for the Nut-cracker mainly because there isn’t any

No matter where you’re sitting in the 235-seat auditorium, your view of thestage will be unobstructed, and the acoustics are so good you can hear anactor’s faintest whisper.

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other appropriate place in the county forthis type of production. She describedthe theater as quaint, but real classy. Shesaid it is a nice place for the communityto come and see a show such as The Nut-cracker.

“The productions also benefit thechildren of the community,” said Mor-row, “not just those dancing, but thosewatching ... especially when the produc-tions are done as school field trips.” If itweren’t for these kinds of opportunities,she said, many of the kids in the countymight never have a chance to see a livetheatrical performance.

Grider said most performers are ei-ther local groups or people who have tiesto Russell County. This past August, forexample, the Star hosted “MountainMusic & Bluegrass” with Mark Wade onthe hammered dulcimer. Wade’s fatherwas born and reared in Russell County,and many of his relatives still live here.

In July, Nashville recording artistShelly Rann performed at the Star. Mar-ried to a Russell County man, she toohas a county connection. Ticket salesfrom both shows were returned to thetheater to support the facility.

The community has responded en-thusiastically to the Star Theatre andwhat’s taking place here. Attendance isgood, and Grider said everyone whocomes just loves it. It would seem thatthe born-again Star is establishing itselfas an important center for social and cul-tural opportunities for Russell County.

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