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Line Dance-Mondays from 5-7pm. Free. Held at the Education Complex.

You’ve got the pencils and notebooks for the school year, but what about the other essentials—essential oils, that is! Come to the Back to School Make-and-Take where will we create a Spray hand sanitizer, a Focus Rollerball, and a No Worries Rollerball. We will also have brownies and fruit dip!

Tuesday August 15, 2017 at 5:30
Tiffany’s Tanning & Boutique
Cost $15
Please RSVP by August 13TH to 270-999-5267

Join us for an upcoming Acrylic Painting Class scheduled for Thursday, August 10th at the Butler County Extension Service at 10 a.m. and again at 5 p.m.

Create your replica of Cinnamon Cooney’s “Baby’s Breath in a Mason Jar.”  There will be no charge to attend, but you will be responsible for providing your own supplies and canvas. This will be a step-by-step painting process that both beginners and experienced painters can enjoy.

Only One You, is a book written by Linda Kranz that is about a mama and papa fish sharing wisdom they have gained through the years with their son. The author uses painted “rockfish” as illustrations to inspire and comfort children as they go through life.  It only takes one person’s act of kindness to make a difference in someone’s day.  With this in mind a community project called The Kindness Rocks Project will be happening in Butler County.

I walked into Kummer Little Recreation Center in Bowling Green to interview Butler County native, Holly Vincent, and one of the first things she tells me is, “You need to know that I am not special just because I help special needs people, anyone can work with them if they are willing to be open minded and devoted to helping others.”

In May the Butler County Family Resource Center and the Butler County Young Farmers began planning the gardens for both elementary schools.  Over the summer they have maintained a potato crop and built and planted 12 raised beds.  Each school has six plant beds, which were recently planted by North Butler Elementary and Morgantown Elementary families.

I want to congratulate Linda Pendley for receiving a blue ribbon for her quilt and blue ribbon for her crochet blue blanket. I received a Blue ribbon and Grand Champion for my crochet shawl, Beverly Haves get 3 blue ribbons, and red ribbon and a Grand Champion for her plastic canvas doll, plastic canvas picture, crochet ruana (poncho/shawl), crochet pink and blue shawl. Wilma Logan won a blue ribbon and Grand Champion for her quilt. Theresa Coleman received a red ribbon for her embroidered quilt.

In 2014 the Butler County Stockman’s Association (BCSA) held its first production sale of locally produced cattle in the Eva J. Hawes Building located in Morgantown’s city park with help from Butler County’s local UK Cooperative Extension Service agents.  The intent of the auction was to provide a local marketing outlet and buying opportunity for locally produced pre-conditioned cattle as well as a linchpin for educating and providing resources for local agriculture.  In 2017, the BCSA awarded the first annual scholarship to its first recipient, Ms. Maddie McKinney.

You may need to be cautious when outdoors, just ask Evalina Burden.  As she was watering her flowers on Saturday evening, on Tyler Street in Morgantown, she was bitten by a snake.  She did not see the snake and was unaware of the bit until she went inside and saw the blood on her ankle.  Her ankle started swelling, so she went to the Butler County EMS. They suggested she go to the Emergency Room.  Mrs. Burden was treated at Greenview Hospital and released with antibiotics.