Beech Tree News Network

The new year is a great time for a fresh start. More than half of us will make a resolution. This year, think about resolutions you make to help improve your financial well-being.

North Butler Elementary released their honor roll.  Congratulations to all the students!

Mrs. Michelle Fields’ class

Honor Roll

Remington Beasley

Kyli Brooks

Amelia Cooper

Alexia Costello

Lola Dickerson

Will Embry 

Kylan Elliott

Ben Jared

Luci Lucas

Marylyn Wright

Ms. Mona Daugherty’s  class

Honor Roll

Ben Burgi 

Lukas Beasley 

Vincent Baker

Carter Cardwell

Graceyn Evans

Cooper Hack 

Mason Leezer

Nora Lindsey

Tian Deyou is the Minister Counselor for Economic & Commercial Office for the Embassy of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America. Minister-Counselor Tian has visited Morgantown twice. The first visit was on August 5, 2015 and the second visit was on January 16, 2017. It is uncommon for the Minister- Counselor to visit a city twice. He has introduced Morgantown and Butler County to business entrepreneurs and media groups in hopes of a industry coming to Morgantown and investing.

During the first week of the year I tried to do a little bit of all the things I would like to do in the New Year.  I wrote birthdays and appointments on the new calendars, one for my purse, kitchen, bedroom and sewing room; visited dear friends I hadn’t spent time with in a while and brought them some cookies I had made from scratch; paid some bills; wrote letters to distant friends; had “tea” with another dear friend; then on Saturday morning, in the warm sunshine, I sat on the long porch and listened to someone’s beagles sound off

Sources of Strength (SoS) is a new program at BCHS that is led by peer leaders whose focus is to spread Hope, Help, and Strength throughout our school and community.  There are eight sources of strength that we as a group hope to highlight this year: mental health, family support, positive friends, mentors, healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, and medical access.

People flowed steadily into the Butler County Public Library on Tuesday night, December 4th. At first one would think the crowd was due to it being fine free Tuesday...for those of you who don’t know, this takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. So, dig out those books that you have been ashamed to turn in from six years ago and come by.

The winter months are a great time to catch up on much needed family time. Yes, it’s cold. Yes, you cannot get outdoors as much, but around your home you have plenty of indoor activities to do with your children that can create a meaningful family experience and lots of wonderful memories. 

Merry Christmas from the Butler County Knitters and Crocheters. We were blessed to have 247 hats, scarves, ear-warmers, messy bun hats and gloves to donate this year, and over 200 baby hats for the Medical Center newborns. Although our weather has not been too cold yet we know it will be soon.  Winter isn’t really here yet.  The Festival of Trees was wonderful, as usual, and the Morgantown 1st United Methodist Church also donated hats, gloves and other warm things for Butler County children.

            Karen Genter told me that while she was a student at WKU in the sixties that photography was not considered an art form.  This confounded me…how was photography not considered to be an art?