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  • Beat the heat - stay hydrated

    Water is essential to the human body even though it doesn’t provide vitamins, minerals r other nutrients. On average, 60 percent of your body is water, and every system in your body depends on water to function. Fluid intake becomes crucial during the summer to help regulate body temperature and prevent heat stroke.

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  • Annual Main Street dinner and auction will be Sept. 11

    We’re getting very close to our annual dinner, auction and concert on Sept. 11 at the Civic Center. It’s exciting! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and our opportunity to honor a few of the people who have worked hardest for us.

    We offer an evening of great food, a silent auction and the sounds of one of the most unusual (and best) musical experiences around ee" Waters Edge.

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  • Bad eating habits can be broken with help

    Do any of these food situations apply to you? Check all that apply from the past week:

    ___ eat out of a chip bag while watching TV

    ___ finish child’s or spouse’s meal when they have leftovers

    ___ cook and taste test

    ___ eat leftovers while putting food away

    ___ eat samples from the grocery store while shopping

    ___ imbibe in snacks in stores or vending machines

    ___ drink a can of soda

    ___ sports beverages or energy bars

    ___ work colleague who has candy bowl

    ___ whole box of cookies disappears

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  • The cost of raising a child is rising

    In 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report estimating the annual expenses associated with raising children in two-parent and single-parent households. On average, households in the lowest income group spent 25 percent of their before-tax income on a child; those in the middle-income group, 16 percent; and those in the highest group, 12 percent.

    Total family expenditures on a child (for a total of 18 years), by single-parent and two-parent households:

    • $149,760 for single parent households

    • $160,410 for two-parent households

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  • Community Calendar

    County Clerk announces hours

    The LaRue County Clerk’s office will be open half day Sept. 1 and all day Sept. 2. The office will close Sept. 4 and 6 to honor Labor Day.  

    LaRue County Reads

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  • 4-H dog show brings out pooches and proud owners

    The LaRue County 4-H Dog Show was held July 24. Eight club members participated in the show and competed in obedience and agility classes.

    Sarah Lope also participated in a costume class with her dog Spike.

    The agility course included several obstacles that the handlers took the dog through. Included was a tunnel, a platform the dogs walked up and back down, as well a hoop that the dogs jumped through.

    AGILITY

    Cloverbud Division

    Madison Wilmoth with Max - Blue

    Justin Taul with Rambo - Blue

    Dylan Taul with Rambo - Blue

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  • Library Landing

    Story Time

    Story time with stories, activities and nursery rhymes for preschool children is 11-11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at the LaRue Public Library.

    AR tutoring

    Accelerated Reading tutoring is 4-4:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the LaRue Public Library. Find the right books with the right grade level.

    Homeschool program

    A program for homeschoolers is 1-2 p.m. every Wednesday at the LaRue Public Library. Support group and unit study. All ages welcome.

    After school program

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  • KSP holding fundraiser for Trooper Island

    Tickets are still available for the Kentucky State Police Trooper Island fundraiser, which features a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Located on Dale Hollow Lake in Clinton County, Trooper Island is a free summer camp for underprivileged boys and girls age 10-12. It is financed entirely by donations, no public funds are used.

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  • Glen Rice concert will be Aug. 13

    Glen Rice, Family and Friends Musical Concert Series continues at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13.

    The concert, featuring former educator Rice, The Broken Hearts Band, Kevin Whitlock, Madison Brown, Allen Hilbert and Christy Miller, will be held at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School north of Elizabethtown.

    The concert includes the “Future Star” series where local and regional entertainers will have the chance to show off their musical skills.

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  • Pat Meers retiring from circuit clerk's office

    After 30 years of service at the LaRue County Courthouse, Pat Meers will retire this weekend and begin a new chapter in her life.

    Meers, chief deputy in the circuit clerk’s office, has been a part of the courthouse since three decades ago, when she began working with the ambulance service. A few years later, a job opened in the circuit clerk’s office and she applied. Meers began working in the office Aug. 1, 1983, and her retirement will be made official on the same day this year.

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