Beech Tree News Network

An estimated 52,380 new cases of leukemia are expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2014 according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  To help raise awareness at Butler County High School the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is sponsoring a Pennies for Patients Project. Pennies for Patients is an organization that helps raise and plan fundraisers for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. So far at BCHS we have had an awareness week, where students participated in dressing up each day of the week. For example, on Monday students wore red for blood cancer.

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

Surrounded by Sycamore trees, the Picture Man stood next to the only Beech tree visible in Bill Reek's (a.k.a. Lumber Jack) back yard. He thought to himself that the gray bark of the lone Beech matched the color of the sky almost to a t. Bill Reek's homestead and wood lot are located on 231 on the edge of Butler County about a two by four's throw away from Ohio County. What had brought the Picture Man here were rumors of a sawmill cobbled together out of leftovers, spare parts and ingenuity.

Please bring a children's book instead of a card and sign the inside cover.  Call 270-999-8185 in case of inclement weather

Annual Board Member Elections and Dinner at Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department  on January 22, 2015, at 7PM

Elections will be held for Board Members. All Fifth District Sustaining Member can vote.

Fire Department Membership dues maybe checked and/or paid that night as well.
$30 per year
$15 for anyone 55 or older

Meat, bread and drinks will be provided by the fire department. Please bring a covered dish or a dessert.

A benefit for Baby Lexi Forgy will be held on Saturday, January 10th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. @ Lewisburg Elementary School (750 Stacker Street Lewisburg, Ky. 42256) There will be chili, hot dogs, chips, desserts, &  drinks. Adults $6.00 & kids 12 & under $4.00. LIVE AUCTION begins at 6:00 p.m. There will be T-shirts available for $15.00, live music, karaoke, a cake walk, clowns, a silent auction and more. IF ANY ONE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ANY ITEMS FOR THIS BENEFIT, PLEASE CALL Fred & Phyllis Tate @ 270-755-5331.

Morgantown Care & Rehabilitation Center held a "Blue Christmas" service on December 21.  The special service was led by Chaplain Derek Cain and designed to help ease the pain of loss many experience during the Christmas season.

Five Butler County students, two from North Butler and three from Morgantown Elementary, went Christmas shopping with Butler County Sheriff Scottie Ward this week.  The students were selected through the Family Resource Center.
“We were happy to be able to provide this opportunity for the students.  We enjoyed the shopping as much as they did and hope to make this an annual event,” said Sheriff Ward.

Santa Claus stopped by Morgantown Bank & Trust on Friday, December 19.  Several children came by for a visit and refreshments.  Trusty, the dog, also showed up to sit on Santa knee.

Jeramy Black visited over 700 students at Morgantown Elementary on Tuesday, December 16th, presenting a TaeKwonDo demonstration to all students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth.  TaeKwonDo is a martial art that began in Korea.  Jeramy uses this sport to teach students self-defense, fitness, confidence, courtesy, and respect.  According to school officials, Black did a "fantastic job" talking to students about the importance of self-discipline and respecting themselves and treating others the way they want to be treated.