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Blue Hydrangea Quilt Raffle Tickets for Ovarian Cancer – Purchase tickets at the Extension Office, Harrison Memorial Hospital, Hospice and the Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library. Drawing is Dec. 15.

Painted Scare Crow Trivet – Thursday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Extension Office. The cost of the class is $20. Deadline is Nov. 5.

November Diabetes Awareness Month – Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. Increase Diabetes Awareness – a free dinner will be provided. Call 859-298-4899 to register.

The Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy announces that American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds are available to Harrison County farmers on approved energy efficiency cost-share items.

Harrison County is one of 49 counties that will not have held or completed a sign-up period for the County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) prior to Nov. 15, 2009. Therefore, farmers in Harrison County may apply directly to the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) for these energy stimulus incentives.

Aiden Wayne Cash

Aiden Wayne Cash was born to Larry and Lesley Cash, Lexington, on July 21, 2009 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.  He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz.

HIM – Healthy Informed Men, Nov. 5, 8-11 a.m., Harrison County Extension Office. All men are invited to participate. Healthy breakfast served with educational topics discussed. No registration. No cost.

Soil Test Price Increase – As of Jan. 1, 2010 all soil tests will cost $5.50 per sample. Get your soil tests in by the end of the year and beat the increased cost.

Tanner Allen Hudgins of Harrison County FFA Chapter, in Kentucky was named a national finalist in the Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship Proficiency award program in July, 2009. Four finalists competed in October to be named the national winner during the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Hudgins was named the runner-up at the convention this past week.

•Kathryn “Kate” Darnell of Cynthiana and Andrew S. Rash of Franklin, Ky. The couple will marry in Key West, Fla. on June 5, 2010.

•Kimberly Wells Kendall and Jamie Moore both of Mt. Olivet to marry Saturday, Nov. 7 at Mt. Olivet First Christian Church. at 3:30 p.m.

a theory about predicting the severity of winter weather.

I have a wait-and-see attitude, but for fun, let’s consider some of the natural predictors that may or may not be of sound authority.

The woolly worm is a favorite and the folklore says that winter will be a long cold one if they are predominately black and they start moving about before the first hard frost. 

These seem ominous: If there are three severe fogs in June and July it means an early snow; and for every fog in August there will be a corresponding snow in winter.

* Cynthiana Democrat, April 19, 1928 - “Notice: On Saturday, April 28, 1928, at 2 o’clock p.m., at the Council Chamber in City Hall, there will be offered for sale a franchise to pipe into and sell Natural and Artificial Gas in Cynthiana, Ky. The Board of Commissioners will reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Bids must be sealed and accompanied by a certified check for $1,000 which will be returned to all bids not accepted. R. H. Conway, Mayor.”

HIM – Healthy Informed Men, Nov. 5, 8-11 a.m., Harrison County Extension Office. All men are invited to participate. Healthy breakfast served with educational topics discussed. No registration. No cost.

Soil Test Price Increase – As of Jan. 1, 2010 all soil tests will cost $5.50 per sample. Get your soil tests in by the end of the year and beat the increased cost.