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  • Fayette County

    Teen, adult pageant entries sought

  • Hero, meet worshiper

    October is a great month to make a new best friend for life

    By Robin Roenker

    Thinking of adopting a dog? There’s no better time than now. October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Area animal shelters are filled to the brim with all types and sizes of lovable pooches just waiting for a good home.

  • Process of adopting pets can involve intense scrutiny

    By Bonnie Miller Rubin

    CHICAGO — Katie Popovich recently accompanied her boyfriend to a Chicago animal shelter in search of a dog. When a beagle-border collie mix immediately nuzzled against them, they were smitten.

  • The finches that call Milward's 'home'

    Chirpy, colorful little birds give visitors a much-needed lift

    By Margaret Buranen

    "Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul," Emily Dickinson wrote. Later in this poem she compared hope to "the little bird that kept so many warm."

  • Education Notes

    Scholarships/Grants ■ The Fayette Education Foundation recently received a $21,000 grant from the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts. The grant will go toward the Fayette Education Foundation's 2020 Vision Grants.

  • Central Kentucky

    For the Record

    Records are gathered from the county clerk and district court offices and from the Fayette County health department and area hospitals. Contact Risa Richardson at (859) 231-3201 or rrichardson@herald-leader.com if you have questions about these listings.

  • Jessamine County

    Helping kids read

    The Jessamine County Public Library is participating in the "Every Child Ready to Read" project sponsored by the American Library Association.

  • Franklin County

    Franklin County Calendar

    Charity and Volunteer 2nd Annual Frankfort Area Swim Team Golf Scramble. 1 p.m. Oct. 5. Juniper Hills Golf Course, Louisville Rd., Frankfort.

  • Scott County

    Scott County Calendar

    Charity and Volunteer 2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown and Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225.

  • Madison County

    Top volunteer is 13

    Rebecca Croucher of Berea will receive one of the American Health Care Association's top awards this month when she is named AHCA's Young Adult Volunteer of the Year.

Search the Bluegrass area record — including lawsuits, marriages and divorces — for 2008

 

  • Military Notes

    Air Force Airman Benjamin C. Ford has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Ford is the son of David Ford of Jacksonville, Ala., and Tammy Lee-Denison of Nicholasville.

  • Couple helps Haitian children with Ten Kids Inc.

    By Robin Roenker

    In October 2005, Gip Gibson took a trip to Haiti with members of the Frankfort-based Haitian Needy Children's Foundation.

  • Education notes

    Education Notes in the Aug. 20 edition of Communities named 20 students who received scholarships from the Horse Farm Workers Assistance Fund. The names of 12 students and the schools they will attend were omitted from the list.

  • Fayette County

    The YMCA of Central Kentucky received a $2,000 grant from Target to support the Milk and Bookies program. In 2007, the YMCA helped hand out over 6,000 free books and has distributed more than 4,600 books already in 2008.

  • Franklin County

    The Frankfort Climate Action Network partnered with the city of Frankfort Sept. 6 for the second annual Going Green: Frankfort Climate Action Festival held on the lawn of the Old Capitol.

  • CENTRAL KENTUCKY

    For the Record

    Records are gathered from the county clerk and district court offices and from the Fayette County health department and area hospitals. Contact Risa Richardson at (859) 231-3201 or rrichardson@herald-leader.com if you have questions about these listings.

  • Changes in Communities

    We're adding on

    Starting next week, you'll notice some changes in the Communities section.

  • Bourbon County calendar

    NFL Flag Youth Football League. 2 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main St., Paris. $40 for YMCA members, $60 for non-members. (859) 987-1395.

  • Woodford County

    The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has elected Kathy Love, chief executive officer of Bluegrass Community Hospital in Versailles, to serve on its 60-member board of directors.

  • Madison County calendar

    Ride for the River. 12 p.m. Oct. 4. Fort Boonesborough State Park, 4375 Boonesborough Rd., Richmond. Free for first poker hand; $5 for additional hands. (859) 622-3065.

  • Scott County calendar

    2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown & Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225 .

  • Jessamine County calendar

    Byrd Automotive Car Care Clinic. 10 a.m. Sept. 27. Fifteen-point inspection by Byrd Automotive, hot dogs and drinks from Kroger, child safety seat inspection by Nicholasville Fire Dept. Brannon Crossing Shopping Center, East Brannon Road, Nicholasville.

  • Clark County calendar

    Scarecrow Festival and Live Auction. 10 a.m. Oct. 4. Scarecrow submission Sept. 26. Judging Sept. 27. Auction and Festival on Oct. 4. Proceeds from auction benefit St. Beech Springs Farm Market, 4776 Old Boonesboro Rd., Winchester. www.tourwinchester.com/festivals.html.

  • Kids have a ball

    Program offers drills, 'friendlies' — matches that take focus off winning

    By Robin Roenker

    One soccer field, roughly 30 7- and 8-year-old girls, dozens of balls and an ever-moving maze of simultaneous dribbling and passing drills.

  • Woodford County

    Jack Jouett House names interim executive director

    The Jack Jouett House Historic Site announces that Joel Meador has been named as its interim executive director.

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