Beech Tree News Network

The Butler County Class of 2002 will be having their 10 year reunion at the Rough River State Resort Park Lodge on Saturday, August 25th, 2012.  The reunion will start at 6:30 pm.  The tickets are $25/person, which includes a buffet syle meal.  You can send your name/money to P.O.

On Thursday evening, the 23rd of February at 6:00 p.m., the 2nd District Volunteer Fire Department Board met for its regular monthly meeting at the firehouse. The meeting was called to order by President Fred Tate. Following was a prayer and the pledge to the U.S. flag. After calling the meeting to order, President Tate called for presentations to the board. Second District Magistrate, Johnny Tuck, presented a check to the board in the amount of $10,000. This money is the yearly allotment that each fire department receives for running its department.

The Butler County Child Development classes will conduct a Playschool for preschool children.  The days will be Mondays for 2 ½ and 3 year-olds, Thursdays for 4 year-olds and Fridays for 5 year-olds; however, we are willing to work with parents on scheduling.  Children who are presently enrolled in kindergarten are not eligible to attend.  All children must be potty-trained.

If you wish to submit your child’s name, please call 526-2204 (BCHS) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  The deadline for enrolling children in Playschool is Thursday, March 22.
 

Members of the Davis Crossroads community came out to the 2nd District Fire Department on Saturday night for the annual Chili Supper and Rook Tournament fundraiser. The firehouse was packed full of people eager to get a bite to eat and play some cards all for a good cause. So many people turned out that they had to bring out more tables and chairs.

Annabelle Cooper, who won the school-wide Geography Bee in December, has qualified to represent the Butler County School District at the state level of the National Geographic Society's Geographic Bee on Friday, March 30 at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on the campus of Western Kentucky University.  One winner from each state and territory will advance to the national competition held May 22-24 at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.

Community Action of Southern Kentucky is accepting applications for a $1,500 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Scholarship.  The CSBG Scholarship helps provide training or retraining required for the 10-County job market.  The CSBG Scholarship is open to income-eligible individuals wanting to return to school OR continue their education.  Scholarship benefits can be applied to fees, tuition, or textbooks at a college/university, vocational/technical school, or trade/professional program.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Area residents with ideas that could lead to a new business could win assistance to help move their idea forward.

The Central Region Innovation and Commercialization Center is accepting applications for the 2012 “Buck$ for Bright Ideas” competition through April 18.

The Kentucky Museum will celebrate the grand opening for the Richardson Quilt Gallery, WKU’s latest permanent exhibition, on February 24.

The gallery will include two dozen quilts and historic textile samples collected by Elizabeth Richardson and donated by her daughter June McGuyer. “The acquisition of the Richardson Collection enhances the stature of the Museum as a leading Kentucky institution for the study of quilts and quilt making,” said Sandy Staebell, Museum Collections Curator.

Is laser therapy new?
The beneficial effects of laser light on tissue were first recognized almost forty years ago.  Since  then, there have been thousands of studies documenting the positive effects laser light has on different types of cells, tissue, and disorders.  Recent advances in technology and manufacturing have made it possible to have this exciting modality available and affordable for clinicians.

How long does the treatment take?

Employees of Morgantown Utilities worked Tuesday afternoon on South Tyler Street to perhaps finally repair a water leak that has eluded the best efforts of workers and sensitive detection equipment.

On frigid mornings a thin layer of ice would form near the top of the rear drive leading to El Rodeo Restaurant. “This time we found a leak, fixed it, and hope this takes care of the problem,” said Randall Gaskey, Morgantown Utilities superintendent.