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  • Bernheim Forest has cool programs...

    Introduction to Growing Mushrooms at Home

    Saturday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. - noon

    Education Center

    Fee: Members $20.00, non-members $25.00; registration required

        Learn the basics of home mushroom cultivation from mycology enthusiast Eric Osborne.  The course will introduce you to log inoculations with a variety of gourmet mushrooms.  Come and be a part of the mycelia revolution.

  • Street Rod Nationals to invade this...

        LOUISVILLE - Between 10,000 and 15,000 street rods, classics and muscle cars will be on hand at the Kentucky Exposition Center within the next week as the National Street Rod Association® presents its 41st Annual Street Rod Nationals® Plus.

        The dates for the city’s largest  vintage car show will be August 5-8.

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    Man makes special proposal to his...

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - When Brandon Congleton first met Olivia Delaney, it was love at first sight.

    “I fell for her the moment I laid eyes on her,” Congleton said. “We had absolutely everything in common.”

    Their relationship began as a friendship when they met through a social networking site last autumn, but as the weeks rolled by, their feelings for one another blossomed into something much deeper.

  • Senior students from Illinois aid...

    LEBANON JUNCTION - After years of neglect the wheelchair ramp attached to Pat Steiner’s home on Railroad Avenue was in desperate need of repair, but neither Steiner, nor her son Michael were able to fix it, so they reached out for a hand.

    As the old saying goes, ask and you shall receive.

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    BC cheerleaders part of pajama...

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt Central cheerleaders are accustomed to rooting for their home team.

    But, the squad recently put out the word about a special project.

    The squad organized a pajama collection drive for the Pajama Program of Kentucky, a non-profit group that hosts similar drives with churches, businesses and other charitable organizations.

    Bullitt County resident Lori Pile represents the Pajama Program in Bullitt and Jefferson County. She said the state chapter was one of 72 throughout the country.

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    Local man 'can' make...

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - If anyone can help support children with cancer, James Thomas can.

    The Shepherdsville resident collects aluminum can tops for recycling, donating the proceeds toward summer camps.

    This week Thomas was scheduled to visit Wave 3’s Dawne Gee in Louisville to contribute 54 gallons of can tops toward funding special summer camps for children battling cancer.

    “I really like her, she’ll go all out of her way to help people,” Thomas said of Gee.

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    Miss BC Fair spent time in national...

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - If it weren’t for the Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant, Kindra Clark said she would not have been crowned Miss Kentucky USA, and if it weren’t for the Miss Kentucky pageant, she would not have had the opportunity to compete for the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas.

    “Competing in the Miss USA pageant was the greatest experience of my life,” Clark said. “I feel like I owe that to the Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant.”

  • CASA welcomes eight new volunteers...

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program for Bullitt County has recently completed a new volunteer training session with eight new volunteers.

        Bullitt County CASA follows the guidelines and standards of the National CASA Association in training volunteers with the assistance of many community professionals. 

        Family Court Judge Elise Spainhour appoints CASA to cases involving children on the dependency, abuse and neglect docket.

  • Winchell returns from pageant...

        CLERMONT - Just call it the Kindra Clark phenomena.

        Clark, the reigning Miss Bullitt County Fair, started her whirlwind year winning at the local level before going on to win Miss Kentucky USA honors and competing in Las Vegas in the Miss USA pageant.

        Lots of girls saw that path and thought they would try to catch that magic in a bottle themselves. That brought a record 17 girls out to compete on Monday night in the 2010 version of the Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant.

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    Camp Corral get kids off the couch...

        MOUNT WASHINGTON - Elementary and middle school students from across Bullitt County recently participated in the second annual Camp Corral at the Sycamore Pond Horse Center in Mount Washington.

        During the week-long camp, the 20 students who participanted had the opportunity to partake in educational outdoor activities like roping sawhorse bulls, fishing, crafts, working with horses, and hanging out with their friend, Jack the donkey.

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    Volunteers help make difference for...

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - Nearly 300 volunteers from three states recently converged in Bullitt County to make a difference and help those in need.

        Through the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Kentucky Changers program, these youth and adult leaders spent nearly a week in the community making exterior repairs to the homes of those less fortunate and building relationships with them.

        Volunteers were broken up into small groups and sent to homes around the community.

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    Bullitt East journalists find fame...

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - Each year Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky High School Media Institute recognizes students from across the commonwealth for their extraordinary skills in journalism through the Kentucky Mark of Excellence competition.

    This year’s competition was fierce with nearly 200 entries vying for the top of the heap.

    Among them was Bullitt County’s own Ethan Morris and Sidney Blanford.

    Morris won third place for best editorial cartoonist, while Blanford was awarded an honorable mention for best editorial writer.

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    Local band hoping to get enough...

    UPDATE - 07/22: The Zoo Kings finished first in the voting for the eventful.com contest to open for KISS in Cincinnati. The top five artists in the voting moved forward in the contest. KISS band members then selected one of the top five to open their Cincinnati show. Unfortunately, The Zoo Kings were not selected. The Zoo Kings bassist Dave Moody thanked all the fans who voted and made the band the number one vote collector. He said the band was very appreciative of all the support.

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    Jim Boswell retires as chief of...

    SHEPHERDSVILLE ee" It was a love affair that started back in 1991.

    And the matchmaker was Bullitt Central High School.

    Sparked by a grant to create a free-standing adult education and jobs program, Jim Boswell left Fairdale High School and the rest has been a track record of success.

    But like any good story, there must be an end.

    For Boswell, the end is his retirement. For the Bullitt County Adult and Community Education program, it is a transformation into different agencies.

  • Four earn scholarships from Farm...

        Emily Gentry, La Vella Hall, Brittany Haynes and Cody Hutchins, all seniors at Bullitt East High School, are the 2010 recipients of a $2,000 Bullitt County Farm Bureau Scholarship. These grants are four of the 72 college scholarships worth a total of $107,300 that the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation awarded this year to deserving students from across the Commonwealth.

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    A New Hope Block Party

        A New Hope, a new pregnancy resource center in Bullitt County, hosted a special block party recently.

        The event featured live music and entertainment, vendor booths and many fun activities.

        “We’re halfway there,” said Angela Davis of the steering committee.

        A New Hope would be the first pregnancy resource center in Bullitt County.

  • YMCA has summer full of fun camps

        The Bullitt County YMCA will host a summer full of exciting camps.

        The summer day camp program is held from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. for ages 5-12.

        Camps will be held at Freedom, Mount Washington, Pleasant Grove and Shepherdsville Elementary schools.

        Each week, there will be a special theme. Field trips are also planned for the summer.

        The summer camp fees are $100 per week for family members of the YMCA and $115 for program members.

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    Stiles will take patriotism to West...

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - Zac Stiles was only a student attending Mount Washington Middle when terrorists struck the World Trade Center in 2001, but the tragedy had a major impact on him.

    Seeing the events of Sept. 11 unfold on television, Stiles gained a profound sense of patriotism and with that a desire to serve his country in the United States armed forces.

    “I felt there was a call there for me,” Stiles said.

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    Resident displays pride in military

        BELLS MILL - A&I Heating and Air Conditioning owner Kay Isabel is known for her elaborate holiday displays in front of the shop on Bells Mill Road.

        Her latest involves hand-made life-sized soldiers holding American flags in honor of the Independence Day holiday.

        Isabel created the soldiers herself, four in total. Each soldier represents a different military branch.

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    Energizing performance: Bullitt...

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - A local school group has earned a national award for its energy conservation and education.

        The Bullitt Lick Middle School NEED Team (Natural Energy Education Development) received the 2010 Junior Level School of the Year award from The NEED Project, an organization promoting an energy conscious and educated society.