Beech Tree News Network

Morgantown Community will host a Projekt Hero speaker on Sunday, January 26, from 3 to 5 p.m.   The event is open for all middle and high school youth in Butler County to attend at no cost.  The church asks that each one bring one or more non-perishable food item to be donated to the Morgantown Mission.  The speaker will be Brooklyn Watson, a survivor of the school shooting at Heath High School in Paducah in 1997.  She speaks of the tragic event as well as the following years as she questioned God, even as her faith grew and became more real.

 Butler County Community Education has new classes starting:

Painting-Tuesdays from 1:00-3”00pm. At the Education Complex.

Morgantown Elementary has released the honor roll and perfect attendance for the second grading period. 

For the past 100 years, the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service has been about the business of improving the lives of families through educational programs in financial management. Beginning in 1914, home demonstration agents taught homemaking, resource management and food preservation. In the 1940’s agents had a tremendous impact on family economics, helping people save on home food production, food preservation, repurposing of clothing and reconditioning of furnishings.

North Butler Elementary School and the Family Resource Center hosted a Career Day for the fifth grade students.  A special thanks to all the volunteers who visited and discussed their careers with the students.

Tim Dorris, Pam Phelps, Matthew Smith, Mindy Mason, Johnny Parrish, and Lynn McMurdo

Four Butler County High School students have been recommended by faculty/staff members for November/December student of the month honors based on attendance, promptness to class, participation in class, grades or attitude.  These students are Melinna Hatcher, Madison Wells, Allison Kurfiss and Antonio Gomez.

Katrina Graham and Brian Sitz were married on December 22, 2013. The private ceremony was held at The Old Antique Shop with Bro. Bobby Hatcher officiating.

The bride was given in marriage by her sons, Caidon, Sage and Carter Graham. Joyce Winchel and Brianna Sitz, daughter of the groom, served as witnesses.

There was a reception following the ceremony at the Butler County Extension Office.

The couple will reside in Morgantown.

Those interested in maple syrup will have an opportunity to participate in a unique program that will address both production and consumption of maple syrup. 

Cassia Lodge will be having open installation of officers, pin presentation, and recognizing the widows of past members on Monday, January 20, 2014 at 6:00 pm at the  lodge hall. The lodge will be furnishing the meat and everything else is pot luck. Dinner will be at 6:00 pm with the open meeting to follow everyone is invited to attend.

The Butler County Stockman's Association will be having their 4th Annual Cattle Sale on March 8, 2014.  Farmers in Butler and surrounding counties are encouraged to consign cattle into the sale.  Farmers can consign open heifers, bred heifers, and young registered bulls to the sale.  The heifers DO NOT have to be registered animals.  All animals in the sale have to be a year old as of sale day. 
Farmers interested in consigning cattle should contact Rhonda Meredith at 999-6515.  Rhonda will provide a consignment packet that details how to get animals ready for the sale.