Beech Tree News Network

November is a busy month. Not only are winter activities ramping up, but more emphasis is placed on holiday preparation. November is a busy month during a season of change.

Hunting is a popular activity in our state. Butler County hunters may hunt deer of either sex from November 8-17 with a modern gun. Duck hunting season opens November 27th, Thanksgiving Day. And, quail season opens on November 10th (https://app.fw.ky.gov/SeasonDates/Default.aspx).

Have you ever lost your cell phone?  If you haven’t, I advise against it, especially if you’re one of those negligent people like I am, and you don’t back up your contact list and pictures on your computer—or icloud in the case of an iphone.  I strongly advise against it if you are a stupid person like I was—I’m getting brighter by the day—and you do not keep your “find my phone” app turned on.
I did this—lost my iphone—the day before I was to leave for New Orleans to help my daughter, Nikki, shop for a wedding dress. 

Well the fall colors are almost gone after all the wind and rains. But it was sure beautiful while it lasted. Here is a photo of my best friends adorable dog, Nicholas. Nicholas loves the outdoors and the lake. I decided he needed his picture with the fall scene and he didn't seem to mind at all. I hope you've gotten to enjoy the colors and taken some time to thank God for the enjoyment of every season.

In Romans 2:21-22, the apostle Paul warned the Roman Christians about the dangers of hypocrisy. He noted some tell-tale signs of hypocrisy when he wrote, “Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?” It is a careful person who recognizes the fact that he cannot teach a person one thing and then practice something different! It is hypocrisy.

Given that we’ve just had Election Day, my column this week will be about an American institution: Earl Pitts.  Earl Pitts is a fictional character played by Gary Burbank, a radio personality from Cincinnati, Ohio.  I’m sure you all remember how he would begin every broadcast. “You know what makes me sick. You know what makes me so mad I just want to (insert hilarious barb such as) hire the roadrunner to catch Speedy Gonzales and send him back to Mexico. 

One Wednesday morning, Garey loaded our granddaughter, Sabria, into his truck and was about to pull down the driveway on the way to McDonald’s, when I heard him come back into the house and start rummaging through Sabria’s bath toys.  He opened the door to the room where I was reading and asked, “Is this Sleeping Beauty?”  The doll he was holding was, in fact, not Sleeping Beauty, but Pink Princess.  I helped him find the right doll then listened at the back door as Sabria praised her grandfather for finding her Disney favorite.

 There is much confusion about the Lord’s church. Some say, “Join the church of your choice.” Others say that the church is of no consequence at all. What does the Bible say (Rom. 4:3)?

The Green River Museum grounds in Woodbury. Were just covered in the beautiful colors of fall last weekend. Waiting to do a photo shoot, I captured this photo and just loved the outcome. Sometimes the silence is all we need.

Halloween is upon us.  As a kid, I always loved dressing up and going trick-or-treating.  There are several favorite costumes that I remember.  At Third District Elementary, we would have Halloween parties.  The costumes I wore to school, I would later wear trick or treating.  I remember one year going as Michelangelo, my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.  My dad even made me nunchuks to go with the costume.  I could’ve gone as Ninja Turtle Donatello one year, as I have a wooden staff in the garage.  I also took karate as a kid, so the staff could’ve been for that.

While looking through some information my daughter recently used in a college class, I saw a couple of interesting websites that contained lots of information about Morgantown. Some of that information is listed below.

Food Environment Statistics:
•    Adult diabetes rate – Butler County, 10.6%; Kentucky 11.0%.
•    Adult obesity rate – Butler County, 31.3%; Kentucky 30.0%.
•    Low income preschool obesity rate – Butler County, 22.0%; Kentucky 15.9%.