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Jakes event June 26

The Salt River Strutters Chapter of the NWTF will be having a Jakes Day Event  Saturday June 26, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.  The event will be held at 298 Plum Creek Court, located off  Dale Lane. 

The event will include trap shooting, paintball guns, .22 rifle target shooting, archery and a nature trail.  There will also be prizes and lunch will be served. 

Bring the kids and your lawn chairs for a day of fun. 

For more information call Nancy Thomas at 477-5862 or (cell 210-1960).

The Governor’s Scholars Program is a summer residential program for outstanding high school students in Kentucky who are rising seniors. The Program originated in 1983 as a result of Kentucky leaders’ concern that the state’s “best and brightest” were leaving the Commonwealth to pursue educational and career opportunities elsewhere without fully understanding the potential of their talents at home.  

Three Spencer County teachers were among 169 educators from across Kentucky to receive Excellence in Teaching Award from Campbellsville University.

Nichole M. Hutchens, of Spencer County Elementary School; Erin Kelsey Pavolko, of Spencer County Middle School; and Darryl Jason Matherly, of Spencer County High School were recognized during the 24th annual awards program.

“Teaching is the profession that creates all others,” Dr. Brenda A. Priddy, dean of the School of Education, said was printed on a wall in the School of Education building.

The Waterford Homemakers Club meets the third Wednesday of the month. Some members, like Rena Baird and Kitty Miller, have been coming for over fifty years, while a few have joined within the last year. Each meeting is hosted by a club member who brings the meat and the drinks and provides a center piece that becomes the door prize. The host also decides whether the potluck will be breakfast or lunch.

Monkey Bread was a favorite breakfast treat when Donna Bulf was growing up.

“I’ve made it for my kids and grandkids. I got it from my mother,” she said.

Her mother used homemade biscuit dough, but Bulf uses canned biscuits.

“I don’t do that homemade stuff,” she said.

Bulf makes monkey bread when she has company or when her grandkids are out of school. Her grandchildren live next door, so on Saturday mornings, she serves monkey bread on her back porch.

“Everybody just grabs a piece,” said Bulf.

Kay Greer inherited her recipe for Chocolate Gravy, that she calls an old mountain recipe.

“It was handed down from my mother, and handed down to her from her mother. It was a treat because they didn’t always have chocolate.”

Greer serves her chocolate gravy on Christmas morning. It’s a family tradition that has lasted over fifty years. She also brings the gravy to the Waterford Homemakers when they have a breakfast meeting.

The Kentucky State FFA Convention was held   June 8th- 10th.   The Spencer County FFA had  probably its most successful state convention ever.

Kevin Herndon was elected as the 2010-11 State FFA Sentinel.

In the Chapter rating contest, the chapter was the top chapter in all categories.

The  chapter was state winner  in five team events.   

‘This know in the last days perilous times shall come.” -2 Timothy 3:1.

As we look at our nation and around the world we have to say we are living in perilous times.

Our President proposed to set up abortion clinics around the world, and the speaker of the house called it birth control. Now the President and Congress are working on repealing the ‘No ask, no tell” policy for homosexuals in our armed forces. It seems like every ungodly thing in the world is what we want to do.

Patrons of the Spencer County Library enjoyed a warm summer evening at the Shelburne’s Tunnel Hill Farm last Tuesday. 

Patrons came together as part of the Library’s Summer Reading Program.  Country Mart provided hot dogs to grill out and bottled water to keep everyone cool on the hike through the woods to the old railroad tunnel.