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  • Sheriff looking for campers

     Applications are being accepted for children interested in attending the Kentucky Sheriffs’ Boys and Girls Ranch summer camp in Gilbertsville.

    Five boys, ages 8-11, will be selected to attend July 12-17. Five girls will be selected to attend June 21-26.

    Programs include swimming, fishing, arts and crafts, horseback riding, sports, camp fires and archery.

    Applicants must qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. Registration and health form are a few of the documents needed to attend.

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  • RECIPE: Madeleines

    (StatePoint) Forget cronuts, cake pops and cupcakes. Whether you’re planning an elegant afternoon tea or seeking an unexpected addition to your next brunch or cocktail party, there’s another chic pastry that deserves its day – the madeleine. These classic seashell-shaped cakes were named after their creator, Madeline Paulmier, by King Louis XV in the 18th century, so the story goes.

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  • Fundrai$ers - April 22, 2015

    Relay for Life

    LaRue County’s Relay for Life will begin at 1 p.m. May 30 on Lincoln Square. The event ends at 1 a.m. the next day. For more information on forming a team, call Kathy Ross at 270-234-3309.

     

    Mr. Gatti’s benefit

    Freedom Angels Relay for Life team will have a fundraiser at the Elizabethtown Mr. Gatti's 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 22 with 20 percent of the profits benefitting Relay. Coupons available at checkout.

     

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  • Community Calendar - April 22, 2015

    Boyhood Home closed
    The Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek, part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is now closed due to construction. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/abli.

    FREE CLASS: Learn Facebook at the library
    The LaRue County Public Library will have a free class on Facebook 5 p.m. April 23. Bring your laptop or tablet to class. Call to register at 270-358-3851.

    Arbor Day observance at Little Mount Cemetery

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  • PHOTO: Double Rainbow

    Melissa Williamson spotted a double rainbow outside her Hodgenville home, and captured its image with her cellphone.

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  • PHOTO: Ice cream with grandpa

    Doug Sherrard and his grandson, Brennan, enjoyed ice cream Friday at The Sweet Shoppe in Hodgenville.

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  • Descendants honored at Fort Boonesborough

    Fort Boonesborough State Park is planning a special weekend in June dedicated to descendants of the settlers who lived at the fort in the late 1700s.

    “A Gathering of Descendants” will be June 13-14 and is open to the public. The park plans to have historical organizations on hand to help guests with genealogical research to see if they had family members at the fort.

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  • PHOTO: Warm Blessings receive cookies

    Kyleigh Elmore of Girl Scout Troop 1945 donated boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to the Warm Blessings Soup Kitchen. Kyleigh, who attends Elizabethtown Christian Academy, was moved to give the cookies after a lesson at school about giving and doing what you can to help others. Receiving the donation is Linda Funk, Warm Blessings executive director. 

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  • BIRTH: Pipers welcome Kinze Mae

    Bo and Brandi Piper of Sonora announce the birth of a daughter, Kinze Mae Piper.

    Kinze Mae was born at 7:46 a.m. Jan. 22, 2015, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 19 inches long.

    Maternal grandparents are Pat and Donetta Eastridge of Sonora.

    Paternal grandparents are George and Kathy Piper of Sonora.

    Paternal great-grandmother is Virginia Pence.

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  • Community Calendar - April 15, 2015

    Boyhood Home closed
    The Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek, part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is now closed due to construction. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/abli.

    Fair stockholders to meet
    The LaRue County Fair stockholders will have a special called meeting 7 p.m. April 15 at the fairgrounds on Greensburg Street.

    Wildflower Walk at Fort Duffield

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