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Vietnam Veterans Day commemorates the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families and is part of a national effort to recognize the men and women who were denied a proper welcome upon returning home more than 40 years ago.

Submitted By: Greg Drake II, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

The annual meeting of the Butler County Stockman’s Association will be Thursday, March 28th at the Butler County Extension Office at 6:00 p.m.  Rachel Walker, Pasture Specialist for Corteva, will present on forage and weed management.  Butler County 4-H will cook a meal from locally sourced meat and we will announce winners of this year’s forage contest.  

Benjamin Sublett entered the Continental Army on 6 Dec 1776 in Sussex Co. VA.  He is listed as a Private in June 1777, in Captain James Gray’s 15^th VA Regiment of Foot, commanded by Lt. Col. James Innes. By July 1777 he was a Corporal.

The Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Inc. Community Services Office is accepting applications for a $1000 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Scholarship.  The CSBG Scholarship helps provide training or retraining required for the local job market.  The CSBG Scholarship is open to income-eligible individuals wanting to return to school or continue their education.  Scholarship benefits can be applied to fees, tuition, or textbooks at a college/university, vocational/technical school, or trade/professional program. 

The Community Action Garden Program is designed to encourage economic self-support by providing low-income households with the essential materials to start growing a vegetable garden. 

Eligible program participants receive a voucher from Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Inc.  The voucher can be used to purchase garden products, such as, garden seeds, garden plants, and/or fertilizers.  

For more information, contact your local Community Services Office at:

Allen County-Rachel Coulter

270-237-4149 

Barren County-Sandy Hagans

270-651-8171

Recycling and Solid Waste made 15 to 20 runs a day for recycling and solid waste issues, processing recyclable materials daily.

Did you know?

- 1 out of every 10 Americans over the age of twelve have a disorder pertaining to Alcohol abuse.

- An average of 141,000 Americans die from the effects of alcohol in an average year. 

- The Kentucky death rate per 100,000 residents pertaining to alcohol was higher than the national average. 

- Alcohol abuse in Kentucky impacts public health in various ways.  It causes elevated crime, as well as, reduced productivity.  It can have long term economic effects on communities. 

The annual meeting of the Butler County Stockman’s Association will be Thursday, March 28th at the Butler County Extension Office at 6:00 p.m.  There will be a sponsored meal featuring locally sourced meat, an educational presentation of forage management, and a short business meeting.  We will also announce the winners of this year’s forage contest.  

Did you know? 

- 42.41% of Kentuckians over the age of 18 have reported using alcohol in the last thirty days. 

- Over 20% of those Kentuckians reported binge drinking.

- Binge drinking is the most common form of excessive drinking.  It is defined as having more than five drinks in a single session. 

- Heavy drinking is defined as having more than 8 drinks per week as a woman and more than 15 drinks per week as a man. 

Two of my DAR Patriots are Caleb Carman and his son Joseph Carman, who both served in the American Revolution. Caleb gave Patriotic Service, loaned money to the Colonies, in New Jersey where he lived and suffered losses because of the war. He may also have been the Caleb Carman who was referenced in a Wiki article about The Battle of the Kegs. It is said David Bushell and a group of colonists built kegs, under the specifications of Caleb Carman, and filled them with gunpowder to be floated downriver to hopefully intersect with British ships and explode as river mines.