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  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE

    Jones the go-to guy for Dixie hoops since '74

    By Robin Roenker

    Glenn Jones never got to play basketball as a kid, but he's spent the last 34 years working to make sure generations of Lexington children get their chance to play.

  • Loosen the purse strings for this St. Jude fund-raiser

    By Jenisha Watts

    Imagine, ladies, getting a nearly new Kate Spade bag — retailed at about $245 — for about $20.

  • A few changes to this section

    Starting with this edition, you will notice some changes to the Communities section.

  • Lexington Lionesses name Most Valuable Member

    Beverly Jacobson has been named the Most Valuable Member of 2008 for the Lexington Lioness Club. A graduate of Bryan Station High School and the University of Kentucky, Jacobson joined the Lioness Club in 1998.

  • Education notes

    Contests

  • Biking group is honored

    WalkBike Frankfort was recently the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Plan Award from the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association for its development of the Frankfort/Franklin County Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. The master plan contains a long-range bike and pedestrian network and a map of prioritized projects within Franklin County. Call (502) 875-4545 for more information.

  • Clark County calendar

    At Clark County Public ­Library, 370 South Burns ­Avenue, Winchester:

  • Midway College is focus of Cane Ridge Day

    Midway College was the focus of the annual Cane Ridge Day celebration held June 28 at the historic Cane Ridge Shrine in Bourbon County. Church members told the histories of the Midway Christian Church and the historic Second Christian Church, both institutions with ties to the history of Midway College. Midway College President Emeritus Robert Botkin was a guest speaker.

  • Berea care facility's administrator, volunteer honored

    Paula Strunk, administrator at The Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Berea, and volunteer Rebecca Croucher recently achieved national and state recognition respectively for their work at the long-term care facility in Madison County.

  • Top finishers listedfrom the Corman 5K run

    Wilmore Festival of the Fourth R.J. Corman 5K Run top finishers were Jarred Brewster of Nicholasville, 17:31, and Ann Marie Eason of Lexington, 22:31.

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  • Military notes

    Re-enlistments

  • Toyota names vehicle winners for attendance

    Fourteen team members from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc. are owners of new Toyota vehicles following TMMK's annual Perfect Attendance Ceremony at Rupp Arena. This year's winners are Karl Baker Jr. and Wade Christensen of Georgetown; Michael Collier of Paris; Gary Adamson of Maysville; Craig Conner, James Baldwin, Ryan Trimble, Michael Haggan, Steven Pratt, David Roland and Sue Henson of Lexington; Michael Dick of Cynthiana; Daniel Foushee of Winchester; and Irvin G. Pullium Jr. of Frankfort.

  • Greenbriar

    By Amy Wilson

    Just after supper in the very late spring of 1958, Mrs. Robert Leininger (Florence) put her 10-month old in an old antique buggy, lined up her other four children, who were all under the age of 6, and headed off down her brand new street to knock on a few doors.

  • Changes in Communities

    Starting with our section on July 16, we'll be making some changes to the Communities section.

  • fayette county

    Scouts clean up, fix up cemetery

    Twenty-four Boy Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 73 in Lexington recently traveled to a North Middletown cemetery to cut and clear brush, trim trees, install a flagpole and a bench, place flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day, plant flowers and clean tombstones for Zach Buhler's Eagle Scout project.

  • The Miss Kentucky pageant

    Singletary to host 32 contestants

    Thirty-two contestants representing local scholarship pageants from across the state will be vying for the title of Miss Kentucky 2008 at 7 p.m. July 17 and 18, with the final night of competition at 7:30 p.m. July 19 at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

  • News to use

    Equine leaders invited to Horse Council class

    The Kentucky Horse Council will present ”Engaging Volunteers by Tapping into their Strengths and Interests“ as part of its on-going Professional Horseman's Series, designed to provide networking, support and continued education for equine leaders in Kentucky.

  • Help Lex-Care to help

    By Judy Forbush

    Lex-Care received two cases this week involving medical problems.

  • Jessamine County

    Grand Session honors girls' Rainbow group

    Hart Assembly No. 61 of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls attended the Grand Session June 20 through 22 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Louisville. The group was honored with the Grand Delegates from Nicholasville: Breanna Duncan to Kansas and Bolivia; Abby Phillips to Maryland; and Whitney Hafley to Washington/Idaho and New York. Sarah O'Corcoran was appointed as Grand Christian Flag Bearer. The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a non-profit service organization for girls between 11 and 20. The Rainbow Pledge organization is for girls 7 to 11. Rainbow teaches leadership, self-confidence, and love of country and one another. Call (859) 887-2092.

  • Madison County

    Lincoln exhibit to visit Berea Artisan Center

    The Kentucky Historical Society's HistoryMobile, featuring an exhibit titled Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln, will be in the parking lot of the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. This exhibit is free. Call (859) 985-5448 or visit www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov.

  • Other Counties

    Reptiles, bugs will be there

    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Golden Pond, will have Cool and Crawly Critters Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Woodlands Nature Station. Events will include: UK's Insect Road Show with live giant bugs and spiders, experts from the Louisville Zoo hosting live snake programs, and faculty from Austin Peay University presenting reptiles and amphibians. Events are geared for ages 5 to 12. Admission is $4 for ages 13 and older, $3 for ages 5 to 12; 4 and younger are free. Visit www.lbl.org or call 1-800-525-7077 or (270) 924-2000.

  • Scott County

    Arts in the Park on Sundays

    Arts in the Park programs will be at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at Royal Spring Park, at the corner of Main and Water streets in Georgetown. For a schedule, call Eve Oakley at (502) 863-2721 or (859) 492-9292.

  • New to America

    Kentucky residents who have fled violence look forward to July Fourth

    By Jenisha Watts

    It's obvious that Frieda Nsabimana is shy. She puts her hands over her mouth when she giggles. Her words, coated with a French accent, are soft and jumpy.

  • New Citizen: Bayeba

    By Jillian Ogawa

    GEORGETOWN — Patrice Bayeba's life in Georgetown is a whole different world from his life in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was jailed, held at gunpoint, and forced to flee.

  • New Citizen: Perez

    By Cheryl Truman

    This is what Rosie Perez's late father wanted, for all his five children: to become United States citizens.

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