HERITAGE
B10 - The News Standard
Family Reunion
Friday, April 24, 2009
Homemakers
A soldier’s welcome home
A surprise reunion was held at Payneville Elementary School for a special fifth grade student, Aaron Whelan. Aaron’s older brother, Sgt. Austin Whelan and his new wife, Ssg. Christina Whelan, returned home last week after a long stint spent overseas, including tours in Iraq. Austin has been serving his country for four years and hasn’t seen his little brother, Aaron, in more than two years. During a heartwarming assembly held in the gym before school let out on Wednesday, Austin surprised his kid brother by walking out onto the basketball court and hugging Aaron in front of his classmates, faculty and staff. Austin and Christina are currently stationed at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Austin and Aaron are the sons of David Whelan and Beatrice “Beedee” Whelan. Austin is a 2004 graduate of Meade County High School.
THE NEWS STANDARD/CHARLOTTE FACKLER
Above, Payneville Elementary student Aaron Whelan hugs his brother, Sgt. Austin Whelan, for the first time in two years. At left, the brothers pose for a photo with Sgt. Whelan’s wife, Ssg. Christina Whelan.
Marriage Licenses
Birthdays
Nicole Leigh Bruner, 19, of Oak Grove, Ky., daughter of Juanita Louise Allen and Larry Kirby Bruner, to Justin Edward Ayer, 20, of Oak Grove, Ky., son of Kimberly Anne Murray and Rick Edward Ayer. Marsha Marie Dowell, 29, of Irvington, Ky., daughter of Barbara Christine Allen and George David Dowell, to Eric Lynn Coomes, 28, of Irvington, Ky., son of Deborah Ann Dowell and Thomas Joseph Coomes.
April 24: Mike Barr
and Mary Ann Dowell
April 25: Hope Benham, Luke Mattingly, Jimmy Mattingly, Mark Greenwell, Lu Foushee and Eddie Lancaster
April 28: Sean Charles (Avery) Wilson, Louis King and Wade McCammish
April 26: Anna Hughes
April 29: Ryan Wemes, Sandra Lopp, Norma Sollinger and Charlotte Marlow
April 27: Sandra Hughes
April 30: Ann Larue
Meade County Garrett Homemakers meet
The April meeting of the Meade County Garrett Homemakers was hosted by Mary Ann B. Lancaster in her home. Deborah Warren co-hosted with her. President Jane Warford called the meeting to order and Georgia Hagar read the thought for the month. As it was April, roll call was answered by relating April Fool’s jokes we had played on someone in the past. The best was Mary Ann (B) telling about hiding her son’s car in the barn once. She is a natural storyteller and had us all laughing before she was through. Three members were unable to attend, Debbie Foushee, Gary Reese and Artie Howell. We all have Artie in our thoughts and prayers as she has been ailing for sometime now. We also are praying for Pat Ditto as she undergoes heart surgery. God’s blessing on you both. Mary Ann (D) Lancaster gave the treasurer’s report and Mary Pike handed out an updated membership list. Mary Ann (B) was busy at this meeting as she also gave the lesson on mold and mildew, including safety tips for removing mold and how to control moisture to prevent mold. Of course, Mary Ann always has extra stories, and again, she had everyone rolling with laughter
Achievements
Meade Co. SkillsUSA competes
before she finished the lesson. Pat Ditto and Janet Hobbs volunteered on the nominating committee for our 2009-10 club officers. We hope to vote on these at our May meeting. Jane Warford and Pat Ditto participated in the Arbor Day tree give-away, while Laverne Whelan, Mary Pike, Georgia Hagar, Janet Hobbs, Mary Ann (D) Lancaster, Joyce Berry and Pat Ditto made lots of delicious goodies for the accompanying bake sale. Our club also made many dishes for the Tasting Event and had a good turnout of our members and guests. The annual Kentucky Homemakers conference started April 20 and two voting delegates attending from our club are Annette Hornsby and Mary Pike. On May 12, there will be a presentation on preservation of heirloom materials with by an expert from the University of Kentucky. It will be held at the Extension Office and lunch will be served. Cost is $7 and pre-registration at the office is requested. Also coming up will be our annual county homemakers meeting on June 18. The next meeting of the Garrett Homemakers will be hosted by Mary Pike on May 13. - Submitted by Annette Hornsby
Brandenburg Telecom is easy to find,
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MEADE CO. SKILLSUSA
Members of the Meade County SkillsUSA chapter pose during the Kentucky SkillsUSA 2009 Leadership Conference and Skills Championship, held April 7-10 in Louisville. Those who placed first in competitions during this conference will move on to compete in the national competition to be held June 22-27 in Kansas City, Mo. The Meade County SkillsUSA Chapter recently participated in the Kentucky SkillsUSA 2009 Leadership Conference and Skills Championships. The conference was held April 7-10 in Louisville. Sixteen members of the Meade County SkillsUSA Chapter and three advisors, David McCoy, Jeff Gutermuth and Faye Campbell, attended the conference. Contests were held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jefferson Community and Technical College and at the Louisville Firefighting Academy. All students and advisors attended general sessions, orientation meetings, a reception and the closing session on Wednesday morning.
All students received certificates of participation and the following awards were presented: Jake Miller, first place Automotive Service Technology; Romie Carman, Brian Stout and Adam Hall, first place Welding Fabrication Team; Thomas Roach, Romie Carman, William Stallings, Kevin Nowland, Stanley McFalda and Isaac Seelye, first place Chapter Business Procedure; Ethan Wright, second place Firefighting; Jimmy Brown, second place Poster; Ethan Straney, second place Welding; Jeffrey R. Gutermuth, Advisor of the Year Finalist. Recipients of the Kentucky Statesman Award and the statesman pins were Thomas Roach,
Romie Carman, William Stallings, Kevin Nowland, Stanley McFalda and Isaac Seelye. This award is based on students’ knowledge of SkillsUSA and their abilities to communicate that knowledge to state officers. Also competing were Brandy Hiner in First Aid/CPR, Kayla McIntosh in Prepared Speech and Aaron McCrary in Action Skills. Second place winners received silver medals. First place winners received gold medals and will advance to national competition in Kansas City, Mo., June 22-27. These students are a true representation of the SkillsUSA theme for this year – “Champions at Work.” Submitted by Meade County SkillsUSA
easy to get a hold of,
and responds quickly to your needs. We are the first and only company in our area to offer convenient onestop shopping for all of your Telephone, Digital TV and Broadband Internet services delivered to your house or office on one line and then be able to pay for all these services on one bill.
We are locally owned & headquartered and our employees are local residents with roots in our community.
NO automated answering machines. When you have our service you get great service from friends and neighbors and help the local economy generate more One Line. One Bill. One Local Company. commerce.
NO layers of
NO long phone
administration staff to deal with.
calls when you need help.
5&-&1)0/& t %*(*5"- 57 #30"%#"/% */5&3/&5 Call Today to Subscribe: BRANDENBURG ................... 200 Telco Drive . . . 422-2121 ELIZABETHTOWN .......... 502 West Dixie Ave . . . 982-4466 HARDINSBURG ......... 213 South Main Street . . . 580-4466 RADCLIFF ......... 316 West Lincoln Trail Blvd . . . 351-4466 VINE GROVE ..................... 501 Highland Ave .... 877-2113