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Butler County Schools  2013-2014 Calendar

When was the last time you heard “My Old Kentucky Home” sung by an opera singer followed shortly by a Tom T. Hall classic? For those who attended the latest music at the mural, the answer is, Friday night on the square.

Cool Springs Church recently took a mission trip to Puerto Rico, June 7-15, 2013.  Saturday they arrived at Las Cruses Training and Retreat Center in Cayey, Puerto Rico.  On Sunday they attended Church at Iglesia Cristiana Ciudad Fuerte and then visited the Caguas Botanical Gardens.

North Butler Elementary School has released their supply lists for the 2013-2014 school year.
Kindergarten
Backpack (no duffle or tote bags)
2 packages regular #2 pencils and a pencil box
1 primary composition notebook (lines on bottom half of pages)
Child’s scissors (metal blunt-tip)
Crayons, 2 boxes of 24 count
Glue: 4 glue sticks and 2 bottles
2 Jumbo erasers and several pencil-top erasers
4 pocket folders in assorted solid colors
1 tray of watercolor paint

 Morgantown Elementary School has released their supply list for the 2013-2014 school year.
 
Kindergarten

·         24 pk. Crayola Crayons

·         Fiskar Scissors

·         6 pk. Glue sticks

·         1 glue bottle

·         1 pk. YELLOW #2 Pencils

·         Pencil box

·         1 PRIMARY Composition Notebook

·         Traditional Red & Blue Nap mat

·         Boys-sandwich baggies

·         Girls-gallon baggies

·         1 roll of paper towels

·         1 box of tissue

Morgantown City Council member Terrell House, with the help from club members delivered watermelons that were donated by the Salvation Army in Bowling Green to the Boys & Girls Club of Butler County.

The Final Finish Car Show, which was rained out during the Green River Catfish Festival,  was held in the Casco parking lot on Saturday, July 13. Several different types of cars and trucks were present. This year the 8 categories for the show were: Best of Butler County, Miss Catfish's Choice, Best Paint Job, Best Corvette, Mayor's Choice, City Council Choice, County Judge Choice, and Best of Show.

Gary, Betty and son Mike Robbins of Morgantown grow their tomatoes in buckets of water; lots of buckets, at last count about two thousand of them. The process is called hydroponics, where the plants are grown in a mixture of water and pearlite with a tube that brings chemical free nutrition to them. Think of watching your favorite doctor type show on television where the bucket is the therapy bed, the plants are the patients, the tube is an IV and the care givers are the Robbins’.

The annual beauty pageants were held during the Green River Catfish Festival.  Due to rain the pageants were moved to Butler County High School.  Winners  in the 0-23 month olds included:

The annual beauty pageants were held during the Green River Catfish Festival.  Due to rain the pageants were moved to Butler County High School.  Winners included: