Beech Tree News Network

Butler County Head Start and OWL Academby have been writing letters to Santa and have shared them with Beech Tree News.  We thought Santa's helpers may want a sneak peak.  

OWL Academy - Ms.Brandie’s Class 

Louisville, KY (November 30, 2023) – Butler County students Dexter Taylor and Mason Kirby were among the 9 students selected from across the state to display their agriculture science projects at this week’s Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) annual meeting in Louisville.

Taylor and Kirby, seventh-grade students at Oak Ridge Christian Academy, displayed their experiment “Protecting Our Harvest” which explored the best method for preventing mold damage to corn once it enters a grain bin.    

Lisa Lee, owner, director, and teacher of Lee’s Family Daycare, in Morgantown, KY has continued to maintain a high-quality early childhood setting in Butler County!  Lisa Lee received notice November 30, 2023, that she has once again met and exceeded the state’s criteria necessary to be rated as a 5-STAR early childhood setting!  According to data provided by the Family Child Care Network of KY at WKU Lisa Lee is the only certified Family Child Care Home in Butler County, and her home is one of two 5-STAR rated Certified Family Child Care Homes in Kentucky.

Belmont Christian Academy recently released their honor roll for the first quarter.

Middle School: Sister Ashlee's Class

Madilynn House

Kohen Scott

Wyatt Sancartier

Amelia Henry

Avery Brown

High School : Sister Trish's Class

Maddie Embry

Shane Burden

Claire Coleman

Zian Scott

Samuel Morris

Lathan Coleman

Sophie West

First & Second Grade: Sister Penny's Class

Tanner Alexander

Bo Inman

Josiah Williams

Hattie Mae Clark

The Annual Boys & Girls Club's Radio Auction hit the airwaves on Saturday, November 18, in the lobby of Morgantown Bank & Trust. Bruce White and Jason Jones kicked things off on WLBQ 101.5 FM at 8:00 a.m. and the phones started ringing. By the end of the auction, the total raised was $13,500.

The money will be used for the day-to-day operations of the local club.

"We want to thank everyone who donated items, worked the auction and called in bids. The community response has been overwhelming," said Amanda White, Boys & Girls Club Director.

The 38th annual Butler County Chapter NSDAR Veteran’s Breakfast was held Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Butler County High School Commons. The breakfast was first held in 1985 in the basement of the United Methodist Church with Mrs. Helen Hunt catering. In later years it was held at the Woodbury House restaurant, the Butler County Library and now has been at BCHS for over 10 years. There has always been a wide range of veterans in attendance, from young to old, from all branches of service.

Members of the Butler County Chapter NSDAR attended the 2nd District meeting and luncheon sponsored by the Grayson Springs Chapter on November 4, 2023, in Leitchfield. The meeting was attended by several chapters in the 2nd District as well as State Committee Chairs. Among the guests was KSDAR Director for the district, Sharon Williams from Elizabethtown who brought greetings from KSDAR leaders and told of many activities that were going on in other chapters around the state.

The Green River Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will present their Veteran of the Year award to Michael Lynn Hudnall.   This award will be presented at the Veteran Reception held at the Morgantown Elementary School Cafeteria immediately after the Veteran’s Parade.

 The Veteran’s Day Parade begins at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow Saturday, November 11th.  Lineup for the parade begins at 1:00 p.m. at the elementary school.

The Kentucky 4-H Environmental Education Camp (EE Camp) Program aims to provide elementary students the opportunity to learn about Kentucky’s natural resources in an out-of-school setting.  The program is designed for 4^th and 5^th grade classrooms with tailored lesson plans supplementing Next Generation Science Standards.  Class instructors provide meaningful, hands-on programs to educate youth in environmental sciences and cross-cutting concepts to bolster their in-class learning.

The Butler County Extension Office will hold its “FCS Friday” program on November 17th from 2-4 p.m.  Osei Thomas will present “For the Love of Roses” at the Butler County Extension Office.  Attendees will receive the University of Kentucky publication on growing roses.