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Events

  • All I want for Christmas...

     Trey Constant, 5, a preschool student at Roby Elementary, took a few moments Friday night to sit on Santa’s lap and give him a list of items off his Christmas list.

    Santa was busy on Friday and has been visiting many locations in Bullitt County over the past week.

    Watch in coming weeks for more Christmas photos, as well as Letters to Santa, which will begin next Wednesday and continue in the Dec. 19 and Dec. 21 issues.

    Remember the deadline for Santa letters is Dec. 9.

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  • Lloyd House museum to be shown off on Dec. 11

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - After spending more than a year renovating the historic Lloyd House on Old Bardstown Road, the Mount Washington Historical Society will enjoy the fruits of their labor during a much anticipated open house this weekend.


    Everyone's invited to see the refurbished nineteenth century home and museum in its holiday splendor during the historical society's Old Tyme Christmas Open House on Sunday.

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  • We love a parade

     Liberty Tax Service again sponsored the Christmas Parade in Shepherdsville on Friday night.

    Over three dozen units were lit up as they marched down Buckman Street.

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  • Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest upcoming events

    SmartGardensand Landscapes: Wreaths – Holiday Decorating with Nature

    Saturday, December 3

    10:00 a.m. – noon

    Research Center

    Bernheim Members $45.00, non-members $60.00

    Registration and payment are required by 4:30 p.m. on the day prior to the program; call (502) 955-8512

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  • HOLIDAYS: DECEMBER 2011

       A list of holidays, festivals, designations and special events scheduled during the month of December 2011:

    DECEMBER 2011

    MONTH:

    Bingo's Birthday

    Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention

    Egg Nog

    Fruitcake

    Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness

    Safe Toys and Gifts

    Spiritual Literacy

    Stress-Free Family Holiday

    Tie

    Universal Human Rights

    Write a Business Plan

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  • AARP BBQ fund-raiser

     The Mount Washington chapter of the AARP marked Veterans Day with its annual BBQ Blast fund-raiser.

    Vietnam Veterans of America 454 opened the dinner at the Ralph Lutes Senior Center with a presentation of colors.

    The event featured musical entertainment from John Wigginton, who also served as the auctioneer.

    The dinner is the largest AARP fund-raiser of the year. Proceeds benefit the Peoples Bank Mount Washington’s Pick-a-Tree Star program, Mount Washington Community Ministries, veterans and the elderly.

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  • Benefit set for rare disease

     MOUNT WASHINGTON - Toni McKinley remembers thinking she had a perfectly healthy baby after giving birth to her son Trent.

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  • Holiday events to fill nights in three cities

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - With the turkey leftovers consumed and the shopping frenzy of Black Friday merely an after-thought on the credit cards, several Bullitt County communities are gearing up to kick off the holiday season.
        This weekend will feature festivities in Shepherdsville, Mount Washington and Lebanon Junction. Hillview hosted its Winterfest celebration prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.

    Light Up Shepherdsville

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  • Giving Thanks

     While many were enjoying the Thanksgiving day holiday at home, dozens of volunteers gathered at First Baptist Church in Shepherdsville and at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church between Shepherdsville and Mount Washington.

    The mission of this day was to make sure several hundred families had a hot, delicious Thanksgiving meal.

    For years, volunteers at both churches, along with groups like Scout Troop 848, have worked to prepare meals for those in need in the community.

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  • Scouting for Food

     Dozens of volunteers recently gathered at the Mount Washington City Hall Annex Building to help sort, box and ship food items collected during the Boy Scouts of Amercia’s Scouting for Food drive.

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