One of the true legends of bluegrass music, Dr. Ralph Stanley, will bring his Clinch Mountain Boys to Lincoln County tonight as a part of the July Fourth celebrations.

FOURTH CELEBRATION: Bring a lawn chair, a picnic and your family tonight to the Village of Barboursville's annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Barboursville Park amphitheatre. The Mike Campbell Trio will provide entertainment from 6-10 p.m. The fireworks begin at 10 p.m.

QUESTION: Our family room is very long and narrow with a fireplace on one of the long walls flanked by two windows. We've tried to rearrange the furniture in a position other than along the walls, but nothing works. Help! -- Jason and Beverly, Huntington.

FOURTH: Have a happy and safe Independence Day on Friday!

Loads of free activities -- contests, entertainment and riverboat cruises -- highlight the 2008 Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta today through Saturday.

ASHLAND -- Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives will perform tonight at Ashland's Summer Motion Festival. The open-air concert is free and on the River Stage at the Ashland Boat Dock located along the Ohio River downtown. Also performing will be Sarah Johns, who will open the show at approximately 8 p.m.

HUNTINGTON -- No matter where you live in the Tri-State, a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday will not be far away.

HUNTINGTON -- No matter where you live in the Tri-State, a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday will not be far away.

In the mid-1970s, I attended a seminar that promised to train me to become an instructor in positive discipline methods. It turned out that the methods amounted to one: talking. Any behavior problem could be solved, the trainer told us, by properly reasoning with a child. Furthermore, he said, adults should answer children's questions honestly. To not do so is to disrespect them, to deny that they are intelligent. By this point in time, I had had enough experience with trying to reason with my own kids to recognize baloney when I heard it.

HUNTINGTON -- Baked beans, pork and beans or Boston-style beans -- they are all the same legume, but when smothered with sweet and tangy sauces, they seem to be a year-round favorite. In July, however, we celebrate National Baked Bean Month and enjoy baked beans for the Fourth of July picnics and outings.

LATE: Arriving too late for the June 30, anniversary list was Sonny and Julie McGill, celebrating No. 6.

HUNTINGTON -- Looking for a quick and easy recipe to feed the family this holiday weekend? The Herald-Dispatch reader Danita Hicks offered this recipe for Kielbasa and Kraut, which is a favorite in her family.

BEAUTY: The overall high point award at the recent springtime Beauties and Beaus Pageant in Huntington went to Desiree Simpson, daughter of Deidra and Eric Simpson of Scottown, Ohio. The pageant was presented by Beautiful Faces.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Five Kentucky State Park campgrounds have been listed as among America's "Top 100 Family Campgrounds" by ReserveAmerica for 2008.

Beginning July 3, Showshoe Mountain will host the first Snowshoe Bluegrass Festival, part of the Summer Music Series. Headlined by bluegrass legend Del McCoury, the festival will feature free live performances Thursday through Sunday on the Village Stage.

CURIOUS: Your child's nature curiosity can be exercised during Huntington Museum of Art's Nature Camp in July. The camp is offered to grades 3-6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, July 28-Aug. 1 and Aug. 4-8. Registration is $100 members and $120 nonmembers. Call 304-529-2701, ext. 21.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Tickets will go on sale tomorrow for the Shawnee State University's Vern Riffe Center for the Arts and the Southern Ohio Performing Arts Association 2008-09 schedule.

Is your business conducting home or landscape how-to clinics? E-mail the information to rrison@ herald-dispatch.com.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Disneyland has seen the future, and the future is now-ish.

SOUTH POINT -- It's a home, a summer playground and a spectacular view all rolled into one. Michael and Paula Vega's house overlooking the Ohio River offers fun in the sun for their family. The couple enjoys seeing all their children and extended family fish, swim, picnic and play along the Ohio River in South Point, Ohio.