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On the day after Christmas, David Miller of Hodgenville found what he had been seeking for more than 45 years – his half-sister.

“This was the best Christmas present I could have asked for,” Miller said after reuniting with his sibling, Jayne Allen, at LaRue County Sportsman’s Lake. 

Finding her was a combination of coincidence, collaboration and persistence.

Old-Fashioned Sunday at Buffalo

Buffalo Baptist Church will have an “Old-Fashioned Sunday” Jan. 31. Beginning at 11 a.m., the service will consist of old-time singing and preaching, followed by dinner on the grounds. The evening service at 6 will feature old-fashioned acoustical music. Singers and groups will include Rusty Gate Quartet, Ronnie Benningfield, Gordon Thomas and The Buffalo Women’s Quartet. Call 325-3820 for more information.

Wranglers fundraiser

The Wranglers 4-H Club will hold an auction and chili supper 4-8 p.m. Jan. 23 at the LaRue County Extension Service office, Old E’town Road. For more information, contact volunteer club leader Brad Florence at 358-8170.

Beef producers in LaRue, Hardin and Meade counties have the opportunity again in 2010 to participate in the Heartland Master Cattlemen Program. This outstanding program was developed and is delivered by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Extension Specialists. It receives financial assistance through the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board.

As we get ready to begin a new year, it is good to review our livestock and grazing management practices. Let’s consider some things for each month of 2010 as you attempt to feed cattle through grazing as much as possible this year. Let’s begin with January, a month not suitable for grazing.

Jan. 7 – City may cut Main Street funding by 25 percent, Lincoln Bicentennial events planned for Feb. 11-12, Red Hill Cemetery opens new section, Mat Hawks defeat top-ranked Union County, Lady Hawks defeat Caverna; Deaths: Zula Mae Ackerman, Harold William Baker, M.D., Arthur Russell Gaines, William Jackson Edmonds, Wade G. Gibson, Robert Lindsey, Anna Lucille Allen Salazar, Freda Mable Underwood Thompson

Two weeks ago, Ann “Snookie” Morrison was convinced that Grinch forces were at work to keep the annual Santa Bus run from occurring.

Morrison and her volunteers, the Santa’s Helpers, noticed toy donations were down, yet the community need was great. On top of that, the bus itself developed engine problems.

“I was getting ready to throw my hands up,” she said. “I was really worried about it and afraid we would have to ration.”

But, as always seems to happen, the 43rd run came together at the last minute, Morrison said.

Numerous 4-H members and volunteers were recognized at the annual 4-H awards banquet.

Based on points earned for 4-H activities completed during the 2008-09 4-H year, Mere­dith Heath was the 2009 Outstanding Senior 4-H Member for ages 14-18.

Based on the same point system, Hallie Mad­riaga was recognized as the 2009 Out­standing Junior Division 4-H Member for ages 9-13.

Scott Shultz, chief of interpretation, visitor services, and resource management at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, has experienced the life of Abraham Lincoln from a perspective that few have enjoyed.

Before coming to the Hodgenville site in early November, he spent the past seven years as a park ranger and historian at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., the site of Lincoln’s assassination.