Beech Tree News Network

Friday evening December 2, Rochester held its 1st annual Community Christmas party at the Rochester Community Building.  A large crowd of at least 50 filled the building for the festivities.  To begin, they all gathered outside for the lighting of the Christmas tree.  The group returned inside where, after an invocation given by Eddie Johnson, everyone feasted on chili, various soups, sandwiches, and desserts.  There was a crockpot of soup, seemingly, for everyone in attendance.

The family of Lucille Fredrick would like to thank all of our family, friends and churches for their support during our loss.  We want to give a special thanks to Hospice of Southern KY staff for the care they gave during her stay.  Also, we would like to thank Bro. Jeremy Brooks for the message that was spoken.  We know she is in heaven now but the love and strength that she showed during her time with us will always be missed.

God Bless,
The Fredricks
 

Louisville, KY (December 2, 2011) – Recognized for the achievements of its Young Farm Program this year, Butler County Farm Bureau received the 2011 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Louisville. The award honors a county’s Young Farmer Committee for its active participation in Farm Bureau leadership development programs, state competitions, and educational or promotional initiatives. With more than 500,000 member families statewide, Kentucky Farm Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization.

Louisville, KY (December 3, 2011) – Katherine Rice and Taya Strasburger were among the 11 students selected from across the state to display their agriculture science projects at this week’s Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting in Louisville.
 Rice, a seventh grade student, and Strasburger, a sixth grade student, are both from Morgantown. Their project examined the feed and water consumption of chickens in a project titled: “Lifecycle of a commercially grown chicken.”

Louisville, KY (December 2, 2011) – Recognized for the achievements of its women’s program this year, Butler County Farm Bureau received the 2011 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Louisville. The award honors county Women’s Committees for active participation in leadership development programs, agricultural promotion, educational initiatives and numerous other aspects of support to the local Farm Bureau. With more than 500,000 member families statewide, Kentucky Farm Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization.

During the week of December 5th – 8th, members of the Butler County ATC HOSA club will be celebrating National HOSA Week. HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE.

Kenneth and Cindy Embry of Morgantown, KY would like to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Audrey Embry of Morgantown to Jordan Pharris of Little Bend. Jordan is the son of Freddy and Kathy Pharris of Little Bend.

The wedding will be held Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 6:00pm. The service will be held at Belmont Baptist Church with the reception following immediately afterwards in the church’s gymnasium. All friends and family are welcome to come and share this special day with the couple!

7 Things You Can Do To Make The Holidays Safer For Your Pet
 
1.  Keep people food out of the reach of your pet and ask your guests to do the same.
 
 2. Make sure your pet doesn’t have any access to treats, especially those containing chocolate, xylitol, grapes/raisins, onions or other toxic food.
 
 3. Don’t leave your pet alone in the room with lit candles, a decorated tree, of potpourri.

On Tuesday, November 29, the Butler County Middle School STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) sent four "Showcase" groups to Western Kentucky University to compete in the Fall Regional Showcase Competition.  The groups included the following:

Hello everyone, we have been so busy here at the Boys & Girl Club of Butler County. Besides doing homework each day we have been working on our ornaments for Festival of Trees so we won't give you a sneak peek but what would Thanksgiving be without sharing. So the Boys & Girls Club of Butler County took a trip to the Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson for a joint Thanksgiving Dinner and Holiday Play day. Check out the pictures and see if you can spot our kids. We even did a tug of war and a fun holiday craft.