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    SHEPHERDSVILLE - When 14-year-old Gabe DiEnno watched the documentary film Invisible Children during an Impact youth service at his church in December, he got a glimpse of the poverty in places like Sudan and Uganda in the developing world.

    One of the things that stuck with Gabe after watching Invisible Children was that none of the people in the film were wearing shoes.

    For the past eight consecutive years, the Bullitt County Public School’s TeenAge Parenting Program has been the grateful recipient of a grant from the Metro United Way.

    The grant, in the amount of $8,705, is used to pay for the services of a nurse to come to the program one day every week.

    The nurse meets with each pregnant and parenting student on an individual basis.

    She confers with each student about their own health issues and the health of their child.

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Everyone was dancing at Denny's on Tuesday... except the chickens.

    Denny's in Shepherdsville celebrated is second annual free Grand Slam breakfast day following the Super Bowl.

    The store distributed 922 free Grand Slam meals between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. despite six inches of snow and area school and business closings. Last year's total was 930.

    Among the patrons was Richard Mertz of Cedar Grove and Summer Taylor, 6.

    District Technology Integration Specialist Susan Jenkins has comments on Converge Magazine’s website concerning teaching and technology. She was interviewed by Tanya Roscorla after following her along with several other Education Technology professionals on Twitter.

    Roscorla asked permission to interview Jenkins upon learning she was a BCPS TIS.

    Paroquet Springs Conference Centre hosted to the third annual Healthy Hearts Wear Red luncheon, also sponsored by Bullitt County Homemakers and the Bullitt County Health Department.

    Along with lunch, patrons glimpsed Body Recall and Tai-Chi exercise demonstrations by the Health Department and fashion shows courtesy of Cato's.

    Guest speakers included Carolyn Davis discussing "Living with Heart Disease" and "The Importance of Chocolate" presented by Debbie Lentz, RD, MS, LD.

    Kindergarten pre-registration for all Bullitt County elementary schools will be held on Friday, March 19, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

    Register at your child’s home school. Those assigned to the new Crossroads Elementary in Mount Washington will register at the central office on Highway 44 in Shepherdsville.

    Bring a birth certificate, proof of residence or driver’s license. By the start of school, each child will need an immunization certificate, a health care examination and a Social Security card.

    Bullitt County has been chosen to receive $61,847.00 in Federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.

    A Bullitt County Board, made up of local representatives, will determine how the funds awarded to the county are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by Bullitt County service agencies.

HEBRON ESTATES - Where there’s freedom, there’s hope.

The Freedom Elementary community worked together raising $3,329.64 in donations for Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

Freedom physical education instructor Susan Hatchett said the funding was distributed to the American Red Cross.

The school had two special event days to collect funds, the first being Hats for Haiti. Hatchett said each student could wear a hat in school for a $1 donation.

“We had some wild ones, too,” Hatchett said.

    PIONEER VILLAGE - The Haiti earthquake relief efforts continue to receive assistance from individual Bullitt County Public Schools.

    Maryville and Overdale Elementary Family Resource Center coordinator Betty Marshall has encouraged donations at both of her schools, earning a final collection total near $900.