Beech Tree News Network

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

Butler County High School Honor Roll for the second quarter.

9th Grade- All A's 2nd quarter

Please join us as we celebrate the arrival of Jace Michael Tyree.  A shower to celebrate with Josh and Chelsey Tyree will be Sunday, March 2, 2014, from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. at the Butler County Extension Office.  The name Jace means “A Healing” and we know we have much to be thankful for and much for look forward to.  Hope you can celebrate with us!

Josh and Chelsey are registered at Target, Walmart, and Amazon.com

Josh Tyree, a BCHS graduate, has been dealing with serious health issues over the past several months.  He is currently in medical school, as well as he and his wife, Chelsey, are expecting a son in the next few weeks.  Josh continues to battle a serious building of pressure on his brain, and has had several surgeries and  made repeat trips to Duke University Hospital where many doctors are involved in researching his case to find answers.  In addition, Josh's parents are Ronnie and Linda Tyree, employees in the Butler County School District, and they have been with Josh and Chelsey during

Butler County Middle School would like to congratulate the following students for winning the 2013 Conservation Writing Contest
 
Tyler Marksberry     1st Place  $50.00 Cash award
Mattie Wells             2nd Place   $30.00 Cash Award
Haley McKee            3rd place    $20.00 Cash Award
 
An Awards Reception will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the
Butler County Conservation District Office
216. W. Ohio St. Suite C.