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    Glendale man's drawing chosen...

    A local man found a way to symbolize his respect for the U.S. Army by creating the symbol himself.

    A logo created by Terry Wise, a cartoonist and contractor for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Systems assigned to the 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion, was selected as the theme logo for the Year of the Station Commander program, which recognizes work that station commanders, who are in charge of recruiters, do.

  • Williams releases Christmas CD
  • Bryan White to perform at benefit...

    Grammy Award winning country music artist Bryan White will perform at a benefit concert for diabetes research and awareness in Elizabethtown. The event, “Concert for a Cure,” will take place Nov. 13 at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 384 W.A. Jenkins Rd., Elizabethtown. A health fair and auction will also be held before the concert.

    J.D. Shelburne and Alex Jennings will open for White.

  • FFA video in finals for cash award

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    Environmental Education and...

    The LaRue County Environmental Education and Research Center will be featured in an upcoming segment of KET’s Kentucky Life.

    Show host Dave Shuffett visited the Leafdale Road site Friday, conducting interviews for the show. Guests included LaRue County Judge/Executive Tommy Turner and Dr. William H. Martin, chairman for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board.

    Shuffett’s focus is on properties purchased through the efforts of KHLCFB. He visited Tebbs’ Bend in Taylor County – another project of the KHLCFB Friday morning.

  • Quinones adjusts to life as college...

    Arlene Quinones is off to the races – again – as she embarks on yet another challenge. A student at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Quinones is working on her associate degree in business administration and human resources.  And while the prospect of an office job is appealing to her, it will definitely be a change in lifestyle.

  • Festival of Trees celebration ends...

    Set-up for the fifth annual Festival of Trees is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Lincoln Museum Community Room.

    Participating organizations may decorate a holiday tree, wreath, garland or banner or similar item and enter it on display for silent auction. The silent auction ends 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Proceeds from the sale go to the sponsoring not-for-profit group. Individuals and businesses may also participate if proceeds from the sale are given directly to a specified charity.

  • Community Calendar

    Veteran’s Day pancake breakfast

    A Veteran’s Day pancake breakfast – veterans eat free – will be 9-11 a.m. Nov. 6; $3 for non-veterans. For information, call Tom Brett 401-2270.

    Veteran’s Day Parade

    American Legion Post 87 will sponsor a Veteran’s Day Parade 2 p.m. Nov. 7 with a program and reception immediately following at Hodgenville Civic Center.

    Festival of Trees

  • Church calendar

    Trunk or Treat at Buffalo Baptist

    Buffalo Baptist Church will host Trunk or Treat 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

    Autumn Fest at HUM

    Hodgenville United Methodist Autumn Fest is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 30. Lots of games and rides, lunch and cornhole for adults. For more information, call 358-3028.

    Wycliffe Associates banquet

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    Sunrise Volunteers: The Redcoats...

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    Slayton earns Eagle Scout rank

    Samuel Slayton of St. Vivian Church, Boy Scout Troop 682, in Cincinnati has attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He joins the ranks of 35 other Eagle Scouts from Troop 682 in its 53-year history at St. Vivian. Fewer than three percent of all boys who enter Scouting achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.

    To become an Eagle, a candidate must demonstrate leadership skills in his Troop and in a community service project. For his project, Slayton chose to build an 130 foot fence addition to Farbach-Warner Nature Reserve in Colerain Township, Ohio.

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    Holiday Open House is this weekend

    The Hodgenville Main Street Renaissance Association will be promoting a "Shop At Home" theme for this year's holiday retail promotion. The promotion is Nov. 5-7 with businesses offering extended hours.

    Main Street will offer shoppers a chance to win a basket of goodies from each participant. Just visit participating stores and sign up for the drawing. The goodie baskets will appear in Main Street's Christmas window at The Lincoln Museum Community Room until the drawing at noon Nov. 8 at the Main Street office.

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    Students to visit Fort Harrod for a...

    What better way to learn about Kentucky history than to visit places where history was made?

    Fifth grade students from Abraham Lincoln Elementary School will observe some of that history first-hand Friday when they visit Fort Harrod and a Civil War Museum in Harrodsburg.

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    Waste Transport Susan G. Komen for...

    The employees of Waste Transport Service wore pink T-shirts on Oct. 21 and 25 in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Many of the employees have a relative or loved one that has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  In honor of those affected, a donation was made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

  • 4-H calendar

    4-H Membership

  • Farm Calendar

    Dairy district meetings

        American Dairy Association of Kentucky will meet 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Cave City Convention Center. For more information, contact district director Daniel Perkins of Hodgenville or call 1-800-928-6455.

    Dead animal pickup

        For dead animal pickup, call Bluegrass Recycling at 1-888-744-1186. The cost is $87.50 and the LaRue County Conservation District will reimburse the landowner 75 percent of the cost with receipt. For more information, call the Conservation District office at 358-3132.

  • School Calendar

    LCHS

    Site-based council meetings

         Site-based council meetings are 4:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and Dec. 8.

    Wee Time at HES

         Hodgenville and Abraham Lincoln Elementary Schools will have Wee Time 9-10:30 a.m. Nov. 4 at HES. The shape is triangle, the letter is L and the color is white. Children may wear Halloween costumes. Wee Time is a free preschool program for ages 2-4. For more information, call Melissa Pearman at 358-3506 or Machelle Durham at 358-4112.  

  • Farm Calendar

    Dairy district meetings

    American Dairy Association of Kentucky will meet 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Cave City Convention Center. For more information, contact district director Daniel Perkins of Hodgenville or call 1-800-928-6455.

    Dead animal pickup

    For dead animal pickup, call Bluegrass Recycling at 1-888-744-1186. The cost is $87.50 and the LaRue County Conservation District will reimburse the landowner 75 percent of the cost with receipt. For more information, call the Conservation District office at 358-3132.

  • Community calendar

    Wellness on Wheels at Hometown IGA

    The Hardin Memorial Wellness on Wheels mobile health unit will be at Hometown IGA 7 a.m.-noon Oct. 25. No charge for blood pressure, body mass index and blood glucose checks. Bone density test and cholesterol panel, $20 each. For more information, visit www.hmh.net.

    Deadline is Oct. 22 for businesses to sign up for Trick-or-Treat on the Square

  • Community calendar

    Wellness on Wheels at Hometown IGA

    The Hardin Memorial Wellness on Wheels mobile health unit will be at Hometown IGA 7 a.m.-noon Oct. 25. No charge for blood pressure, body mass index and blood glucose checks. Bone density test and cholesterol panel, $20 each. For more information, visit www.hmh.net.

    Deadline is Oct. 22 for businesses to sign up for Trick-or-Treat on the Square

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