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Less than two weeks after transplant surgery, 8-year-old Max Dickerson is doing well.

Since April he and his parents, Jeff and Emily Dickerson, New Haven have waited for a call telling them organs were available for his needed transplant.

They received that call around 5 p.m. Oct. 9. They then had a four-hour window to get to the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. They made it by 8:30 p.m. By 10 p.m. Max was in surgery to replace his liver. The next day he went back into the operating room to get his new kidney.

The LaRue County High School Class of 1964 held its 45-year reunion at LaRue County Middle School Oct. 2.

Instead of its regular monthly  luncheon, the LaRue County Chamber of Commerce is trying a different approach Oct. 21 — holding an evening meeting.

 “The main thing is to have people come out and network with each other,” Chamber president Kenny Rambo said. 

Rita Williams, the Cham­ber’s executive director, agreed.

 “It’s a new venture for us, but we want to do everything we can to reach the community — businesses and individuals,” she said. “If it works, we may try it again.”

The 2009-10 Leadership LaRue County class members were announced last week.

They are Doug Akin, LG&E; Shelley Brackett, West Point Bank; Deena Bradley, Magnolia Bank; Dr. Tom Davenport, ECTC; Jill Gray, Renaissance Recycling; Scott Miller, Farm Bureau; Amanda Reed, LaRue County Schools; Pam Stephens, Lincoln National Bank; and Darin Williams, Dow Corning.

The class spent several days at Camp Loucon in Grayson County for team building.