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  • Woman’s Club of Harrison County holds November luncheon, will meet again Dec. 11

    The Woman’s Club of Harrison County met on Friday, Nov. 13 at Hospice of the Bluegrass for their monthly luncheon. Cheryl Case, president, welcomed members and guests and led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
    Case introduced her guest, Sarah Sweet. Virgie Wells welcomed guests Sue and Kitty Lake, wife and daughter of the guest speaker.
    The meal was catered by Layne Tussey and Wells offered the blessing of the meal.

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  • Way Back When

    10 years ago . . .
    Births announced this week are: No births reported this week.
    A group of eight adults and five youth joined Dr. Larry Bishop, Cynthiana Christian Church minister, on a journey to Meridian, Miss. to help with cleanup from Hurricane Katrina.
    Groundbreaking ceremony and reception planned for the new Emergency Room, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Women’s Health Center at Harrison Memorial Hospital.
    Open: Five & Dimes Hair Shop, 219 S. Walnut St. All hair cuts are $8.

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  • Cool start best for bulbs

    Don’t jump the gun when it comes to planting spring flowering bulbs this fall. Spring bulbs are best planted once soil temperatures cool to about 55 degrees, so wait until we have had at least two weeks of sweater weather.  
    If it is too cool outside without a jacket then it’s just right for planting bulbs.
    So, what do our spring and summer bulbs need in a year’s worth of growth and care?  

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  • EPA and partners announce plan to prevent lung cancer deaths due to radon exposure

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Lung Association, and other partners are announcing a strategy for preventing 3,200 lung cancer deaths annually by 2020 through radon exposure reduction strategies. Exposure to radioactive radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in America. The goal to save these lives will be achieved by reducing high radon levels in five million homes, apartments, schools and childcare centers. The partnership includes three federal departments and agencies, and nine national organizations.

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  • A Taste of Home Cooking School
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  • Way Back When

    10 years ago . . .

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  • Cynthiana Kiwanis Club to sponsor magic/variety show fundraiser

    The Cynthiana Kiwanis Club is sponsoring this amazing fundraiser to continue to aid the community with local projects. To reward the community of this special charity, we are hosting a brand new Magic and Illusion Variety show featuring one of Kentucky’s finest illusionists, Dinky Gowen. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Harrison County High School.

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  • Marriage Licenses

    Keith Allen Moore, 35, and Matthew Jerimiah Waitkus, 35, married Oct. 3, 2015.
    Rose Ann Insko, 26, and Jamison Lee Brooks, 26, married Oct. 3, 2015.
    Alice Michele Prather, 38, and John Christopher Navarre, 40, married Oct. 15, 2015.
    Wendy Nichole Murray, 33, and Jason Robert Fister, 40, married Oct. 10, 2015.
    Louci Jo McGrew, 28, and John Wesley Nichols, 27, married Oct. 17, 2015.
    Elke Marie Krueger, 38, and Gerald Lee White, 41, married Oct. 10, 2015.
    Mindy Jo Hill, 22, and James Carl Courtney, 27, married Oct. 24, 2015.

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  • Connersville Mills donation
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  • Keep your leaves and use as compost, mulching

    Leaf raking is an autumn chore that only children enjoy because they get to undo it in one fell swoop.  
    We rake and pile and they jump. I propose a new approach that just may make us all happy: adults can still rake a little, children can still play and trees will benefit from some mulch and fertilizer.  
    At the farm, raking leaves is passé; we let them stay where they fall (with reason, of course) which is usually beneath their canopy.

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