Beech Tree News Network

There will be a wedding shower for Christina Barks and Chase Guengerich on Saturday, March 8, 2014  at 2 pm at the Richland Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The couple is registered at Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Wal-Mart.

Join us and bring your favorite recipe to share.

Couponing For A Cause-March 9, 2014 at 2:00pm at Morgantown Community Church
Dionne Merrit will be teaching a coupon class.  The class is being taught in hopes that individuals will share what they get with the Morgantown Mission, Andrea's Mission, and others in need in Butler County.  Cost for attendance is $5.  For guestions contact Carla Scott at [email protected] or Gina Tynes at 270 526-3851.

THE GRAND OLE OPRY-Butler County Style, will take place on March 22, beginning at 6 p.m. at the BCHS Gym. All proceeds will go to benefit Project Prom.

Reserve Chair Back seats are $7. Seats at the door are $5 for bleachers, and $8 for chairs. To reserve chair back seats call Teresa Woodcock or Melissa Johnson at 270-526-5554.

The Butler County Area Technology Center took 24 students to Regional Skills Competition and were able to bring home 16 medals.  Medalist include:

Zach Felty-3rd place-HVAC , and 2nd place Job Skill Demo A .

Ty Lawrence- 3rd place-Automotive Service Technology 1

Trey Colburn- 1st place- Automotive Service Technology 1

Danny M Richmond- 2nd place Automotive Service Technology  2

Josh Flener-3rd place- Carpentry 2

Caleb Hunt-2nd place- Electrical Construction Technology

Van Daugherty- 1st place-Extemporaneous Speaking

L & N Railroad Luncheon-Saturday, March 1st
Reservations are Required. Call 270-542-4167 or 800-811-8379.

Make plans to join us at noon [CT] on Saturday the 1st of March for the annual L&N Railroad Luncheon, a fund-raising event for the South Union Shaker Village.

With input costs remaining high, farmers are looking for ways to make their money go further. Testing soil from fields now can prevent over fertilizing in the spring and potentially save money on input costs, said soil specialists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

Please join us in the celebration of our parents Dewey Lee and Helen Gidcumb Smith's 70th wedding anniversary which is February 26, 2014.  There will be a reception honoring them on Saturday,  March 1, 2014 at 2:00 cst at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Logansport Rd.  Light refreshments will be served.  Hosted by the children LoRei, Gaylene, Joanna, Jerelyn, Lee and Margina. No gifts please.

Congratulations to all of the FCCLA STAR Events competitors!  All first place winners will be representing Butler County High School FCCLA at the state FCCLA meeting in March.
 
Advocacy—Haley Edge, Ivy Donaldson, 1st place
Chapter in Review, Portfolio—Caitlyn Ford, 1st place
Chapter Service Project, Display—Matthew Embry, Lennon Johnson, 1st place
Entrepreneurship—Payton Howard, Emily Rich, 1st place
Focus on Children, Senior—Bailey Hunt, Rachel Johnson, Allison Kurfiss, 1st place
Life Planning Event—Ashlenn White, Hallie Jo Waddle, 1st place

You are invited to a special farm meeting and dinner:

Where: Morgantown Bank & Trust Data Center- 208 North Main, Morgantown, KY
Speaker: Rush Midkiff, University of Kentucky
When: March 6, 2014
Time: 6:00pm
RSVP: Please respond to 270 526-3881 Ext. 119 by February 24. 2014

Hope to see you there,
Jerry Chapman

Butler County Head Start has begun taking applications for enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year.  Head Start is a federally funded child development preschool program serving three and four year old children from primarily income-eligible families.  You may apply if your child will be at least 3 years old before October 1st or upon the child's birthday if his birthday is after October 1 and if your family's income falls within established poverty guidelines.  Days that have been set aside to take applications are March