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The Little Muddy RD Club met February 20th, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.  There were 21 people present.  The meeting began with Jared Hudnall leading the club in the pledge to the American flag.  Gabe Keen gave the blessing for the meal. After the meal President Sean Weeks called the business meeting to order. The minutes were read by Secretary, Donnita Weeks and approved. The birthdays and anniversaries were announced and celebrated with song. The club thanked the hostess for the night Donnita Weeks.

The Commonwealth Cleanup Week will be held March 17 – 24 2012.

The County will have a truck available for trash disposal at the following locations:

Rochester Community Center on Monday, March 19th from 9 am to 3 pm
Morgantown City Park on Tuesday, March 20th from 9 am to 3 pm
Second District Volunteer Fire Dept on Wednesday, March 21st, 9 am to 3 pm
Fifth District Volunteer Fire Dept on Thursday, March 22nd, 9 am to 3 pm
Fourth District Volunteer Fire Dept on Friday, March 23rd, 9 am to 3 pm.

Raven Elizabeth Brooks, the 2011 Butler County High School Football Homecoming Queen, has been selected as finalist for the 32nd Annual Kentucky Homecoming Queen Selection, set for April 15 at the Louisville Airport Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Brooks is the daughter of Tim and Cindy Brooks of Morgantown.  She is a cheerleader  at BCHS. 
The 2012 Kentucky Homecoming Queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all-expense paid trip to the National Finals to compete against queens from other states for the title of America’s Homecoming Queen.

2012 Cradle School, sponsored by the Butler County Family Resource Center, is currently underway.

Students aged 3-5 attend four classes from 9:30 to 11:00 on the first two and last Friday's in March.

The classes are held at North Butler Elementary School.

The Knitters and Crocheters of Butler County made and donated over 45 items to the VFW Women’s Auxiliary for the newborn babies of military families at Fort Campbell.  The items included handmade, knit and crocheted, sweaters, booties, hats, bibs and mitts. The knitters and crocheters are Christine Bratcher, Kathy Vernon, Addie Mae Childers, Maurleen Jasmine, Beverly Hayes, Sibyl Shelton, Connie J. Embry, Georgia Romans, Kay Druzak, Nancy Burden, Doris McPherson, Mary Alice Black, Betty Phelps and Brenda Jenkins.

Cornerstone Assembly of God proudly presents local author Eunace Creed in her first signing of the newly published Awakening on Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM!

Butler County Middle School Jeff Jennings is pleased to announce the names of the students who qualified for the All A or A/B Honor Roll during the 3rd 9 weeks grading period.

Kentuckians have lost a lot as a result of the March 2 tornadoes. As those hit the hardest begin to piece together their lives and rebuild, they should be on the lookout for those who may want to prey on their misfortune. Many times, after an area has been hit by a natural disaster, it will see an influx of scam artists and fly-by-night contractors.

New Beginnings Ministry, serving the people of Butler County since November 2010, has moved locations after outgrowing their previous one. New Beginnings now occupies the the old All-Mart (C & W Carpet) building on Beaver Dam Road (HWY 231 N) after spending their first years in the old Save-A-Lot building in Morgantown.

Renovations are underway as the congregation works to transform the former store building into a house of worship.

"George W. Eskridge" was the topic of the February History Month meeting of the Green River Chapter NSDAR on President's Day on February 20. Mr. Leon Eskridge, a direct descendant of the 17th Century barrister was the speaker.

Leon compared the circumstances in his own life to that of his ancestor in making the best of a bad situation, turning it around for good and going on to have a fulfilling life and profession.