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The Jones Funeral Chapel received the following thank you note from the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association to share with the community:

 To the Community of Butler County, Morgantown, Kentucky, on behalf of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) and our members at 220 funeral homes in the state, we thank you for your generous contribution.

On Friday, parents and children from around the county gathered at the Butler County High School Auditorium for the 40th Annual Playschool Graduation.  55 students, some there for the first time, others there for their fourth year, lined the front rows of the auditorium.  The program started at 9:00 with opening statements from student teachers.  All former Playschool students were then recognized.  Following the opening ceremonies, the students were called one by one to receive their diplomas from BCHS Principal Patrick O’Driscoll.

Autism Awareness Money was held in April and the Butler County School District took part in the month-long observance.  Dr. Carrie Pritchard, a behavioral therapist with CLIK - Community Living in Kentucky, spoke about autism at Butler County Middle School during a school-wide assembly  on April 18.

Saturday May 11, I attended the 35th annual International Bar-B-Q Festival in Owensboro, KY.  A haze of smoke filled the sky as thousands took in the sights, sounds, smells and mouth-watering tastes of the weekend. (May 10-11).  Overcast skies did nothing to dampen the spirits of the festival goers.

The Howard Renfrow Family would like to thank each and everyone that sent flowers, food, cards, bible contributions, visits and prayers during the illness and death of our loved one. Special thanks to Hospice of Southern Ky, Bro. Tommy West, Bro. Joey Cardwell, Bro. Clinton White, and Jones Funeral Chapel.  Thanks for sharing all the memories of our loved one.
Our Sincere thanks,
The Howard Renfrow Family

Dakota Porter has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Transylvania University.  She is a senior at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky where is has a 4.04 GPA and is one of the valedictorians of her class. Dakota is the granddaughter of J. and Nyla Van Fleet of Huntsville. Congratulations Dakota!!!!!

The BCHS Project Prom committee would like to thank the following for their part in making the 2013 BCHS Project Prom a success. We are pleased to announce, that because of all of these generous people/places, our students received over $10,000 in cash, 2 televisions, 3 laptops, 2 ipads, over 30  gift cards, and much more. Our students are very lucky to live in such a giving community that comes together to support them in all that they do!

Thank you for all the beautiful cards and well wishes as we celebrated our 50th anniversary. We greatly appreciated your friendship and kindness so very much and for sharing time with us.

-Hobart, Jr. & Mary Lou Flener

Butler County High School is wrapping up another successful year of Playschool.  The Butler County High School Playschool Program began in 1973 under the direction of Mrs. Cilicia Burden.  That year, 10 preschoolers and 12 teachers were a part of the program.  This year, 55 children attended Playschool with 55 BCHS students serving as Playschool teachers.