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  • Brenda Gardner named employee of the month

    Brenda Gardner has been selected as the September Employee of the Month for Nationwide Uniform.

    She has been employed with Nationwide since April 2004 and is under the supervision of JoAnn Pearman in the trousers department.

    She will receive an award for her dedication and service.

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  • AARP offers free driver safety class to military personnel

    A free driver safety class will be available in November for any military personnel.

    Hardin Memorial Health and the AARP Driver Safety Program are partnering to offer the class 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 or Nov. 30 at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

    Light refreshments will be provided. Pre-registration is required by calling 737-7904.

    The class is open to any military personnel — active duty, retired, guard or reserve, regardless of age.

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  • ENGAGEMENT: Carmen Drake and Nick Fields

    David and Carolyn Drake, of LaRue County, and Douglas and Betsy Fields, of Blue Ash, Ohio, announce the engagement of their children, Carmen Drake and Nick Fields.

    The bride to be is a 2006 graduate of LaRue County High School and a 2010 graduate of Campbellsville University. 

    The prospective groom is a 2004 graduate of Sycamore High School in Blue Ash and a 2009 graduate of Campbellsville University. 

    Both are employed as music teachers by the Edgewood City Schools, Trenton, Ohio.

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  • BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: Hot topics

    1. Job seekers, beware of Reshipping Scams! In this scam, foreign criminals purchase merchandise with a stolen or fake credit card and then hire U.S. citizens to have it shipped to their country. These jobs are posted on online job sites and in newspapers.

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  • Addington speaks to NARFE

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  • ECTC Choristers hold variety show

    The Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Choristers will present a fall variety show 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Science Auditorium of the college. The program will include selections by the Choristers – jazz, spirituals, and gospel – and solos and duets in a variety of styles. Door prizes and refreshments will be provided. The charge is $3 for the benefit of the Choristers, and everyone is invited. 

    For more information, contact Camille Hill, 270-706-8448.

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  • Library celebrates Teen Read Week

    LaRue County Public Library will celebrate Teen Read Week Oct. 16-22 with special events and programs aimed at encouraging area teens to read for the fun of it. Thousands of libraries, schools and bookstore across the country will hold similar events centered on this year’s theme, “Picture It! @ your library” which encourages teens to read a variety of materials, including graphic novels, movies, books about photography and more.

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  • Recycling Center puts glass pulverizer to use

    More than 40 billion glass bottles are made every year and about 75 percent of these same bottles end up in landfills. One hundred percent of glass containers can be made into new glass bottles and jars, so we shouldn’t throw them in the trash.
    While recycling old glass into new glass is always the preferred way to use up this recyclable commodity, sometimes there is not a glass company close enough to make the cost of transportation feasible.  

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  • Local Lincoln sites named to Civil War Trail

    As the nation observes the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a new state program to link Civil War sites throughout Kentucky will help visitors and residents understand how the conflict shaped a state torn by the war.
    The Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trails program was unveiled last weekend at the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville. Besides battlefields and other war sites, the program includes a new website, www.kentuckycivilwartrails.org, which features maps, a monthly listing of commemorative events and a blog providing interpretive information.

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  • Linwood Days is Saturday

    Linwood Days is Oct. 8 with a parade at 11 a.m. Other events include free flea market setups, silent auction, cornhole and basketball tournaments, backseat driver contest, bounce houses for children, cake walk and bingo.
    For more information, call Danny or Marlene Pippin at 270-528-3017 or Stephanie Elmore at 270-528-7495.
     

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