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Volume 11, No. 34
Keeping You In Touch
County Clerk Pat Hieneman: At this time we need to let people know that the last day to get an absentee paper ballot is October 9, 2020 at 11:59pm at Govoteky.com or call the clerks office at 606-473-7394. and that you may vote early. Below is the information for voting early. You may vote early in the general election at the following locations beginning October 13 thru November 2, 2020. FLATWOODS SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING-2513 Reed St. Flatwoods, KY Hours 9am-4:30pm Monday - Friday. No Saturday Hours-only at the Courthouse RON LEMASTER BUILDING-Corner of Main St & James Hannah Dr. So Shore, KY Hours 9am-4:30pm Monday - Friday No Saturday Hours-only at the Courthouse GREENUP COUNTY COURTHOUSE-Room 103, 301 Main St., Greenup, KY Hours 9am-4:30pm Monday - Friday This location will have Saturday hours only 10am-2pm on October 17, 24 and 31 which is the three Saturdays before the election. If you have questions, please contact the Greenup County Clerks Office at 606473-7394. Pat Hieneman Greenup County Clerk and Chair Greenup County Board of Elections Voter registration Voter registration ends on October 5. Leading up to that date, several Voter Registration events will be held in Lawrence , Boyd and Greenup counties here in Kentucky. September 24 from 4 PM until 6 PM at the Main Street Park in downtown Louisa KY; September 25 from 10 AM until 2 PM at the Courthouse in downtown Greenup KY; September 26 at the new Broadway Square from 11 AM until 2 PM in downtown Ashland KY; September 28th See KYIT On Page 2
September 29, 2020
Russell/Flatwoods/Greenup, KY
Here’s the buzz: Stevens wins Greenup County High School junior Emma Stevens, Greenup County FFA Vice-President, has been awarded a national award from Bayer CropScience. She won second place in the country and $2,000 for the Bayer Blue Ribbon Beekeeper Award. This award is for next generation (ages 12-18) leaders in beekeeping and pollinator health advocacy. Her award will go toward accomplishing three different goals: funding Junior Bee Camps next summer, developing STEM-related (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities for elementary schools that center around bees and other pollinators, and initiating a
high school bee club. Emma has been involved in helping the FFA chapter keep up with their beehives for the last two years of her high school career. She has also been keeping her own bees the last two years as well. After attending the Annual Bee School conducted by the Greenup County Beekeepers Association in January of 2019, her family decided to purchase a package of bees. They also won another package of bees in a giveaway at the bee school. They have since turned those two hives into eleven. Besides collecting honey, Emma has learned how to make beeswax-based lip balm. Emma has already been
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involved in pollinator advocacy. She has helped with coordinating efforts for the Junior Bee Clubs which are in all four of Greenup County School District’s elementary schools. She has prepared material and resources as well as help manage some of the elementary school’s hives. She has helped install numerous pollinator habitats around multiple district campuses. She has many exciting plans to implement with the STEM activities and the Summer Junior Bee School. She has a heart for education and helping others, and this award will allow her to further advocate for pollinators and serve young people.
Emma Stevens
Photo by Wayne Chaffin
Crews continue to work on sidewalks in Kenwood that will create a circle surrounding Kenwood, the high school and Diederich Blvd. The workers have made great progress. This is the corner of Cardinal Road and Kenwood Drive
Canoe Race slated October 3 The Soc and Sam Little Sandy Run Canoe Race is set for October 3, 2020 beginning at 9 a.m. with registration at 8:30. The race is a 6.14 mile that begins at the Raccoon/ Gullet Bridge on Rt. 2 south of the town of Greenup and ends at the Little Sandy Boat Ramp. Canoeists and Kayakers are welcome. No one under the age of 18 is permitted without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. A $10 entry fee is required with all monies going to fund the veterans’ cemetery fund. Life Jackets must be worn at all times during the race. The Soc and Sam Canoe Race is now in its ninth year. For more information on the race contact 606-8312203. See you on the River.