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Dreams Do Come True
by Colonel Will Young, Bellevue Way back during World War II, the most popular form of entertainment on Saturday night was the great Marianne Theatre. Yes, take your sweetie to the show. Hollywood was doing its best to fill our teenage minds with dreams of the future. My sweetie became my wife as soon as she graduated in 1952 and the Army found a place for me to serve—North Korea. As soon as the feature film as over on came the “MovieTone News”. Reel after reel of our fighting
men and women defining freedom around the world. The beginning of my dreams was our men going hundreds of feed down into the oceans to sink the enemy ships. And to see the planes battling each other up in the sky. One such pane new to our squadrons was the Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter, desperately needed to defend our bombers. She was designed not like any other. Could go to 24,000 feet to protect our boys. She had range over 400 miles per hour and heavy duty 50 caliber guns. The Germans quickly felt its deadly
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YA for Grown Adults Book Club 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 17 Join the discussion of The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. Ages 18 & up. New members welcome. No need to register. Noodle Holiday Crafts 3 pm Thursday, Dec. 19 Take noodles, paint
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sting and called her the Fork Tailed Devil. One little known fact is that a couple “Lightnings” loaded up one day with gas, guns and info about a certain Admiral that always flew the same route from point A to point B. After about 5 hours at wave top level, they climbed up and there he was, Admiral Yamamoto, in his beauty. After a few rounds of made in USA 50s, the man who planned Pearl Harbor met his end in the jungle. My dreams of P-38s came true in 2005 when one was dug up from 262 of
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ice in Greenland and taken to Kentucky, rebuilt, and named Glacier Girl. After some plans, Steve Hinton came in to qualify Glacier Girl and he brought in another Lightning named Porky II for me to fly in! Dreams do come true!! A few weeks later, I went down to Tennessee and flew in another Lockheed T-33A, two-seater jet, named Red
Knight. My Saturday night date from 1952 was there capturing all the speed, spins, looms and my facial grin! One a separate dive trip to Grand Cayman, we saw a yellow submarine. We asked questions and the next day I went down to 800 feet and no pipes burst! It’s very, very black down there.
The November Board of Education meeting Student Spotlight.
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them and organize them in different patterns to celebrate the holiday of your choice. Ages 11-19. No need to register. 90s Cartoon Marathon Noon Saturday, Dec. 28 The period between Christmas and New Years can be filled with a lot of free time with not a lot to
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do, so why not come on down and watch some 90’s cartoons. It will be an afternoon of good times and fun. Ages 18 & up. No need to register. Programs for Children and Families Noon Year’s Eve 11:15 am Saturday, Dec. 28 Ready to ring in the New Year? Join us at the library for a New Year’s Bash hosted by the Children’s Department. We will have light snacks, games and fun all ending with a big countdown to noon. Allergy note: Latex balloons will be used in this event. All ages. No need to register. Newport :901 E. Sixth St. 859-572-5035
SACRED CHORAL
Come and enjoy a candle light evening of Sacred Choral Music in a beautiful, historic 125-year-old church
Divine Mercy Parish 318 Division St Bellevue, Ky TUESDAY- DEC 17TH 7:00 - 8:00PM Open to the Public No Entrance Fee
Andden Cain, Madden Johnson, Matthew Hacker, Rebecca Meace, and Maddlyn Kincaid discussed the projects they had been creating in Mrs. Qualls’ art class, and they shared their creations with the board. Additionally, we held a ribbon cutting at Bellevue High School just before the Board of Education meeting to mark the official opening of the new accessible entrance to the high school. The renovation was completed in collaboration with the Historic Preservation Society to ensure that we created an entrance that is accessible to all while still matching the historic façade of the building. Three ribbons were cut: one by the Board of Education members, another by Bellevue Assistant City Administratior Jody Robinson (representing the Historic Preservation Committee), and a third by Bellevue Middle School Student Parker Kern (12).