Bracken County News (The), 2012-02-09
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New Zion Soup Cook-off Programs at BCMS ......... Stsckfen signs at Asfoury PT Cook Civil War Diary . The Bracken County News PUBLISHED IN li RAC KEN COUNTY, BY BRACKEN COD NT fA NS, FOR BRACKEN COUNT! A NS IN THE COUNTY SEAT \olume LXXXII Number 44 Brooksville, Kentucky Thursday, February 9, 201 Simple ways to celebrate agnetti supper “Valentine’s Day on a Dime at Ext. Office ' The Bracken County Co¬ operative ;Extensipn:^§ryice; is hostmg a community spa¬ ghetti supper on Wednesday, FebroaiyffS’Torah residents of Bracken County. The din¬ ner is free, and will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, desserts, and drinks. The dinner will begin promptly at 6 p.:m at the Bracken Copiity Cooperative I xtension/ fice. Directly following the dinner will be an opportunity fbr> cpmmimity .residents; discuss issues facing Bracken County. The issues discussed wUi^Wpi'the <$oopei ative Ext^sien ySeryice prepare its>4 year plan of work (The pian:nf Work; focuses Exten- Programs on address¬ ing community needs. It is important to receive as much', community input as possible tci; ensure great extension Extension Agents, Chris Simeral, left, Shannon Smith, Students at Saint Augustine School can he seen preparing to do a craft for Valentine’s programs We took forward right, and David Appelman, not pictured, encourage Bracken Day. Pictured left to right, seated in front: Faith Kiskaden. Second Row: Caleb Veins, to seeing you on Wednesday, Countians to attend the spaghetti supper and give their views Emma Lang, Benjamin Speakman, and Gahe Taylor. Back Row: Chase Wilson, Devante February 15 on the issues facing Bracken County. Jefferson, Conner Snapp, Charlie Schultz, and Emma Young. Photo by Becky Wilson Using a little imagina- staple the edges together napkins, tion, you can make your and write our names and an Serve anything red 5th Annual Shoot for Valentine’s Day a little more “I love you” on the outside. for the day. Serve red Jello, fun and a lot less expensive. Then she would fill the heart red pudding, red apples, If you want to add a little with candy, purchased on toast with strawberry jelly, Huge Success!! personalized romance or if clearance after Christmas. It tomato soup, red apple- you don’t have the time or was very inexpensive but we sauce, red Kool-aid, straw- money to buy ail the pre- loved it! berry milk, or red frosted made things in the store, Have a Valentine’s cookies. Use powdered here are some ideas from Day treasure hunt. Leave little food coloring from the cake www.LivingOnADime. notes around with the last one store to get the deepest ■ com to help you make the leading back to the kitchen ta- shade of red. Leave sticks day special. ble with a heart full of candy. of red gum in their Valcn- For The Kids: Make heart shaped tine’s Day cards. My mom always Valentine cookies and cut the Make hearts out of made a great but inexpen- kids (or hubby’s) sandwiches chocolate chips in each of sive Valentine’s Day treat with a heart shaped cookie your pancakes, for us. She would take con- cutter to make heart sand- Things To Do With struction paper and cut 2 wiches. Add a few Valentine’s Or For Your Honey: big hearts out. (About 8x10 chocolates and put a note in Make a treasure inches) then she would red with big hearts on their Continued to Page 16 ipisill Town Meeting, lues., Feb. 14th lii On Tuesday, February tion, address the citizens and personal safety, scams/fraud 14th, at 7 p.m. the Bracken to listen to any concerns that prevention, or other crime County Sheriff’s Office will citizens may have. Any is¬ prevention subjects. A differ¬ be hosting its 1st Town Hall sues or concerns will be tak¬ ent topic will be discussed at meeting of 2012 at the Wil¬ en down and looked into by each of the Town Hall meet¬ low Baptist Church located our agency. ings throughout the year. at 2535 Powersville Willow Also beginning with this Come out and support Road in Willow. This meet¬ meeting the Sheriff’s Office your local Sheriff and learn ing will be to give an update will be conducting a short what is going on in your on the Sheriff’s Office first training session covering a Community. year activities, to distribute subject such as theft preven¬ The Sheriff appreciates crime prevention informa- tion, burglary prevention. the citizens for their support and comments over the last Sheriff’s Office alerts county & thirteen months. His first year in office was definitely surrounding areas to Job Ad Scam a learning experience and the The BrackenCounty 7 to a foreign country. The Bracken County Sheriff’s Sheriff’s Office is asking that check will later come back Office was able to accom¬ citizens be aware of u job ad as not being a good check plish several things to im¬ scam that is going around. , and the person that cashed it prove the Quality of Life in An ad was posted in the Fal- is left being responsible for Bracken County. moiitliQptlooklooking fbr an .the total amount of the cheek Drug activity in the Office Assistant. Those who with the bank. •; There are County continues to be a respond to the. ad through ('.-several variations ,of .these problem and the agency con¬ email arc given a short test y scams that occur. Do not tinues to address these is¬ for the job with ho-interview, "'take advantage of the quick sues with the resources that The. company then notifies \ cash promise as it will come are available to the Sheriff’s them that they will be prepaid ' back to burn you. ''.'Anytime Office. We have the anony¬ mous tip line for reporting to shop for the company and c someone offers To give you Pictured above are cancer survivors Karin Poe and Connie Jett at the Survivor of crime, phone number is that the company is donating money and for .you to'.send Reception held during the evening s events. Photo submitted to a charity. The company f' money back, or if they ask 606-735-2578. This anony¬ The 5,h Annual Shoot student Diane Poe, and a The high school’s then sends a check that you you to .'send them money to mous tip line can be used to for a Cure boys basketball speech given by Cancer cafeteria, gym, hallways, arc asked to cash at the bank, wan a big prize, BEWARE, report any type of crime, but is especially set up for the game at Bracken County Care Club member, Karin and reception room, were deduct $400 from the check y. These are all scams to get High School versus the Poe, The night included a beautifully decorated in and to send the balance by your money and .for you to reporting of drug activity in Augusta Panthers was cake auction, door prizes, pink, which accompanied Western Union to a foreign set'yourself up to be a vie- the County. However, if the crime is currently in progress a huge success. They raffles, and much more! The by the signature Shoot for address to cover the shipping ytim. V . V'-v'-'-y. started out the night Bracken County Beta Club a Cure t-shirts, created of items for the charity that .If you have any qu.es- cal! 911 so that a dispatcher with the boy’s Junior hosted a survivor reception a “sea of pink” at the thc company is donating to y' tions or need additional in- can send an officer out im¬ Varsity game. This was for all cancer survivors and exciting game, sponsored ..If it looks too good to be y' formation on a possible scam mediately. This phone is not followed by a between those currently battling by Bracken County lime it usually.is. the money contact the Sheriff’s .Office.7 manned continuously and game presentation by cancer in Bracken County. FBLA. that is sent back usually goes 'A b b b b b b b i b b b b b; be bybAbb Continued to Page 2 2 - THE BRACKEN COUNTY NEWS, Thurs., February 9, 2012 ^ The Bracken County News fy wnq From Our Files USPS 062-640 Tabitha s Tidbits Published Weekly For Compiled by An unknown male ca¬ The Bracken County Bracken Connty.$20.00 February 8, 1962 daver was found Sunday after¬ Historical Society In State.$25.00 Icy road conditions were noon in a burned out mobile the cause of a car and tractor home near the Neave com¬ Out of State.$30.00 From The Bracken Chronicle a depth of several feet, and the trailer accident about noon on munity. Donald Emmerick of Per Year by January 28, 1942 residents on both streets had to Thursday. Injured were Miss Bellevue owner of the prop¬ Ira Craig Sends Story vacate their homes. Colleen McClanahan, driver erty made the discovery of the The Bracken County News of the 1907 Flood Every business house on of the auto and Mr. Charles skeletal remains in his burned P.G« Box 68 Through the courtesy of Upper Street as up as J. M. E. Mains driver of the tractor out trailer home. Ira Craig of New Brighton, Milner & Sons was inundat¬ trailer. Miss Wilma Downing, Sheriff Kenneth Garrison Brooksville, Ky. 41004 PA, we are permitted to bring ed. a passenger in the car received recovered a ‘74 Oldsmobile (606) 735-2198 to Chronicle readers the story While the damages minor injuries but was not early Sunday that had been [email protected] of two floods that visited Au¬ wrought by the high waters hospitalized.