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Today's Features

  • Bond Information for producers

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain, Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is informing cattle producers who have done business with Eastern Livestock Company, LLC, of their rights under the bond provisions of the Packers and Stock-yards Act.

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  • Watch out for kitchen fires

    During the holidays and family gatherings, kitchens are used more than normal. Since the kitchen is a common place for fires to start, now is the time to review safety measures to prevent kitchen fires and know what to do if a fire does start.
    Here are some tips to prevent fires and burns:
    • Do not leave food cooking on the burners unattended. “Unattended cooking” is the “number one” cause of cooking fires.
    • Keep flammable materials away from burners and other heat sources.

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  • Caby M. Froman Club

    Friday, Dec. 10, Mrs. Nancy Jo Grobmyer once again graciously opened her home to the Caby M. Froman Club for their annual Christmas celebration.  Mrs. Grobmyer began with a welcome for her fellow members and her two guests, Mrs. Mary Jo Mylor and Mrs. JoAnna Hammond.

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  • Carroll County Public Library Calendar - Week of Dec. 15, 2010

    Wednesday, Dec. 15: Walk away the pounds, 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday @ One featuring a Christmas handbell concert with Kathie Fink.

    Thursday, Dec. 16: Walk away the pounds, 9:30 a.m.; music makers, 10 a.m.; story hour, 1:30 p.m.; GED help, 4 p.m.; homework help, 5 p.m.; ESL class, 6 p.m.

    Friday, Dec. 17: Walk away the pounds, 9:30 a.m.; family movie, “Despicable Me,” 3:30 p.m.

    Saturday, Dec. 18: Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; magic tournament, 1-4 p.m.; family movie, “Cats & Dogs,” 2 p.m.

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  • Carroll County Senior Calendar - Week of Dec. 15, 2010

    The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, (502) 732-7026.

     

    Wednesday, Dec.15, Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; massage, 10:30 a.m.; b-day, 11:30 a.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.; Bunk-O Tournament, 1 p.m.

    Thursday, Dec. 16, Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; Bunk-O, 10:30 a.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.

    Friday, Dec. 17,  Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; healthy eating with Jessie, 10:30 a.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.; Christmas pot luck lunch, 11:30 a.m.; Dirty Santa game, 1 p.m.

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  • FFA competes in regionals

    Four members of the Carroll County FFA Chapter competed in a welding competition sanctioned by the Northern Kentucky Region of FFA, held in the Carroll County High School agriculture mechanics lab. The members competing included Billy Mertz II, Jordan Gibson, Ronnie Knight and Travis Spenneberg.

    The competition was won by the Spencer County FFA Chapter, but the contest was not given to them. They beat Carroll County only by 0.32 of 1 point. Spencer County scored 231.34 to Carroll County’s 231.02.

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  • Boozer, Rose to wed Dec. 31

    Sam and Kim Boozer of Chattanooga, Tenn. announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Amber Dawn Boozer to Brian Keith Rose, son of Lisa Ann Hughes of Carrollton and the late Tommy Rose.
    The wedding will be held 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Talon Winery, 7086 Tates Creek Road in Lexington, Ky. A reception will be held in their honor immediately following.
    All family and friends are invited to attend.

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  • Try a Blackberry Jam Cake for holiday entertaining

    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Are you ready?

    Our Christmas will be very simple this year and I am so glad. The last few years have been so busy with my catering that I did not have much time to do things for others.

    This year is already different. I have been baking up a storm, but only so that I may give special gifts to my friends. I am having so much fun.

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  • Carroll County Community Calendar - Week of Dec. 15, 2010

    Wednesday, Dec. 15

    Carroll County Fiscal Court meets at 9 a.m. on the second floor of the courthouse in downtown.

    Carrollton Rotary Club meets at noon at General Butler State Resort Park.

    Carroll County Public Library holds Wednesdays @ One, 1 p.m.

    Carroll County High School Site Based Decision Making Council meets at 4 p.m. in the high school conference room.

    Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Carrollton Christian Church, 310 Fifth St.

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  • An hour a week offers a year-long gift to a child

    There are a few of you out there anxious for children in Carroll County still without December gifts. Rest easy. The Christmas Crews (and there are too many of them to name here) are pulling off minor miracles for children and families, and virtually hundreds of kids and households are rightly anticipating a memorable holiday. If you participated in one of the many efforts for Christmas, I thank you.

    But I hope you might consider a January gift for a child.

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