Beech Tree News Network

On Saturday June 11, My Mother’s Daughter Cheesecakes held a ribbon cutting/grand opening.  There were many gathered to welcome this new business into the community.

The museum is open to the public Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., June through October, each week staffed by volunteers.  We have visitors, both local and out-of-town.  The museum is opened during the week for specially scheduled tours.

On June 14, 2022 the Butler County Chapter NSDAR held their Flag Day Program at the courthouse lawn.  Members of the community were welcome by Gail Gaddie, BCDAR Flag Chair, and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Judge Executive Tim Flener conducted the opening prayer. 

Georgetown College is pleased to announce and congratulate the following student from Morgantown who made the Dean’s List for spring 2022: Ernest Lee. 

To qualify, a student must have completed the semester with at least 12 credit hours and a minimum 3.7 GPA. A total of 310 students made the Dean's List for spring 2022.  

The full list can be found at http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/news/spring-semester-deans-list-honoree...

Owners Eric and Tosha Sublett have worked over the past several years to continually expand and improve their restaurant, Firehouse Pizza.  Even today they continue to surprise their customers and community.  The restaurant will be closed from be closed beginning June 13^th

As part of the Butler County Chapter NSDAR's Memorial Day Program the Butler County Piecemakers presented 15 Quilts of Valor.

The Butler County Piecemakers started with Darlene Scott who wanted to honor her father a WWII Veteran, later Jennifer Odle joined her to honor her brother Larry Jones an Army retiree.

The Butler County Chapter of the NSDAR celebrated with a Silver Tea on April 26, 2022 at the Butler County Education Complex. 

Lynda O'Driscoll our Regent welcomed a group of DAR members, parents, grandparents, and students.  Peggy Drake our Chaplin led the prayer and Gail Gaddie, Flag Chair led the pledge of allegiance.

There were many awards presented including twenty-eight Junior American Citizens, three BCMS Youth Citizenship American History Students, JROTC, Good Citizen, and the DAR Scholarship.

Butler County Chapter NSDAR held their Memorial Day Program on May 30, 2022, at the Butler County Courthouse lawn.

On Monday afternoon, May 23, members of the local General Richard Butler Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented a certificate to the Morgantown office of Warren Rural Electric

Cooperative recognizing them for their proper display of the American flag. Receiving the certificate were Chris Burden, district manager and Lynn Pendley, office supervisor.

Butler County High School held their Commencement ceremony for the graduating Class of 2022 on Friday, May 20th at the BCHS Football Stadium.