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SHEPHERDSVILLE – They look like anyone else, they could be anyone else, but their lives took turns that led them along a different path.

Three Bullitt Countians survived homelessness, maintaining better lives with help from the Shepherd’s Shelter Samaritan Program.

The Shepherd’s Shelter, Inc., is a faith-based non-profit housing initiative with a mission to prevent and end homelessness in Bullitt County. The organization offers food and shelter along with supportive services and stabilization planning toward regaining self-sufficiency.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - Though some parental knowledge and skill takes over, it never hurts to receive further assistance from experts - an extra set of hands.

The Bullitt County Health Department features such assistance, free of charge, through the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) program.

HANDS partners first-time parents with skilled mentors who offer a wide range of parental advice and assistance.

The program begins as early as three months into the pregnancy, continuing until the child graduates at age two.

Various Easter week observances were held in Bullitt County.

First Baptist Church of Shepherdsville again hosted its daily service and lunch during Holy Week. The St. Aloysius choir sang during one of the services.

The Walk of the Cross through downtown Shepherdsville was held on Good Friday. The walk started at the Full Gospel Christian Center near the detention center and ended at the Melton’ food Mart on Highway 44. One of the stops included a prayer in front of the Bullitt County Courthouse.

The Bullitt County Public Schools TeenAgeParenting Program recently received a generous donation from a local company, JOM Pharmaceuticals.

JOM is a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. The donation included many items that the moms and moms-to-be can use for baby care.

Barbara Plenge, director of TAPP, accepted the donation with gratitude. A goodie bag of care items was put together for each of the students.

MOUNT WASHINGTON - Shortly after Darrell Vincent graduated with bachelor’s degrees in physics and electrical engineering in 1992, he had a career at a major corporation and a bright future ahead of him.

But after a while he became dissatisfied with his job and wondered what else was out there.

“I just wasn’t happy with what I was doing,” Vincent said.

He enjoyed science and wanted to coach high school sports, so he considered becoming a teacher. And so he did.

PIONEER VILLAGE - Bullitt County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Dana Bischoff recently visited Jennifer Cornell’s AM and PM class at Maryville Elementary School.

Bischoff’s desire is to work with elementary-aged children to help with crime prevention.

Bischoff, who is also a college instructor, stated, “My heart is in education, I believe it truly helps generate productive citizens.”

    The freedom of a mobile agricultural classroom allowed Freedom Elementary students an extra educational opportunity.

    The Mobile Science Activity Center (MSAC), sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, recently visited Freedom.

    MSAC program coordinator Jason Hodge visits hundreds of schools throughout the state offering programs that implement farm safety and preservation along with agricultural education.

    SHEPHERDSVILLE -- By 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, more that 1,100 Boy Scouts had gathered at Bullitt Lick Middle School to attend a Merit Badge University program.  Following a brief orientation session, scouts were soon seated in classrooms working on merit badges ranging from American Heritage to Woodworking with some 70 other options in between.

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - While Haiti continues to recover, youngsters from Bullitt County continue their efforts to collect items for earthquake relief.

    Cedar Grove Elementary hosted Coins for Haiti, a friendly competition between students from Kindergarten through second grade versus third through fifth grade students.

    The winning team, Kindergarten through second, earned a hat day at school. Each student wore any type of hat they preferred during the school day.