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  • Alyna Renae Wilson

    Alyna Renae Wilson

    Alyna Renae Wilson was born to Kevin and Rachel (Fryman) Wilson on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 at Georgetown Community Hospital. She weighed 6 lbs.

    Maternal grandparents are Jamie and Debbie Wright of Georgetown; maternal great-grandparents are Carolyn Deeringer of Lexington and the late John Deeringer, and Lucy Fryman of Carlisle and the late Pete Fryman.

    Paternal grandparents are Carol Wilson of London and Virgil Wilson of Texas.

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  • Chamber Golf Classic set for Oct. 2

    Chamber Golf Classic set for Oct. 2

    The 10th annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic will be held Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Cynthiana Country Club beginning at 9 a.m.

    Entry fee will be $50 per person, $200 a team. There will also be an awards luncheon, goodie bags, and door prizes.

    Mulligans

    Registration forms available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 201 S. Main St. RSVP with Pat Grenier, 859-234-5236; or fax to 859-234-6647 no later than Sept. 24.

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  • Farmers Mill prepared to help bring the aroma of baking breads to area kitchens

    Chris Trenkamp is looking forward to the baking season. Hes anxious for the homes of Harrison County to be filled with the smells of fresh-baked breads and sugary holiday cookies.

    This will be the first baking season that Trenkamp and his family will be supplying all the baking needs that any good baker will want.

    Farmers Mill opened at Harrison Square in April and has already been dolling our flours and spices ... with a little twist ... or twist tie as it might be.

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  • Harrison County possible site for new industry

    Harrison County may be in the running for another addition to its industrial base.

    At last Thursdays meeting of the Cynthiana-Harrison County Economic Development Authority, board chair Dr. Ed Ford reported that the state economic development cabinet has intervened to assist in enticing a company to open a facility here.

    They (the cabinet) have a policy that if a local entity contacts an industry first, then they will follow up on it, he said. Since our last meeting, they have contacted the parent office in Japan and also in Michigan.

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  • Way Back When

    10 years ago . . .

    Births announced this week are: Logan Matthew Greenlee, July 23, son of Capt. N. Thomas and Kim Greenlee; Jacob Wayne Howard, Sept. 6, son of Robert and Sharon (Himes) Howard; Courtney Laine Newsom, Sept. 15, daughter of Nicole Nichols and Tommy Newsom.

    Eighteen months after over 400 families were forced from their homes by the 1997 flood, Cynthiana will soon receive funds to begin the mitigation buyout from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA will fund 75 percent of the $1,393,550.

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  • Comeback stalls, Breds fall to Marion, 18-10

    Harrison County lost the game on Friday night to host Marion County, but gained the respect of its head coach for the resilience his players showed.

    Marion County scored a touchdown with a little more than three minutes left in the fourth quarter to take an 18-10 lead, but Harrison County mounted a late charge that ended on the Knights seven yard line with less than 30 seconds remaining.

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  • CATS scores miss their mark

    Harrison County fell just shy of its 2007-08 CATS goal in the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS).

    Test scores released last week show Harrison County schools with a district score of 82, three points behind its goal of 85.

    According to David Case, district assessment coordinator, this testing cycle was the last year of the adjusted and non-adjusted scoring. He explained that several changes have been made over the last biennium, which required a formula to be drafted that would best compare the two years.

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  • Be on lookout for stinging caterpillars

    I just saw the biggest stinging caterpillar I have ever seen; my fascination with insects makes this an exciting event at the farm. I had never seen a stinging caterpillar until about five years ago. More accurately, I had never really looked for them until I read an article by University of Kentucky entomologist Ric Bessin back in 2003. He wrote that we should to be wary of stinging caterpillars this time of the year.

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  • Help needed for downtown barbecue cook-off this fall

    Organizers are looking for help in determining the countys best Q.

    A barbecue cook-off is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, in front of the old courthouse and Harrison County Judge-Executive Alex Barnett is looking for people to help.

    He said he needs anyone wanting to participate as cooks and also needs non-food vendors to set up at the event.

    Vendor space is free. Barnett also said he is looking for someone to organize a cornhole tournament for the day.

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  • Chandler Elizabeth Vaughn - Birth

    Chandler Elizabeth Vaughn

    Chandler Elizabeth Vaughn was born to Mia Wright Vaughn and Kiley Vaughn on Aug. 13, 2008 at Georgetown Community Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz.

    Maternal grandparents are John and Marsha Wright of Bourbon County; maternal great-grandparents are Elizabeth Wright of Bourbon County and the late Walton Wright of Bourbon County, Linda Soper of Nicholas County and the late John E. Soper Jr.; and H.C. Judy of Lexington and the late Millie Soper Judy.

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