Benefit

A basketball tournament at Danville High School and Toliver Elementary School Sept. 4 sponsored by Team Jeffrey will benefit the Jeffrey Guest Rehab Fund. The former Danville athlete was paralyzed in an automobile accident and hopes rehab will enable him to walk again. The 5-on-5 tournament is for ages 15 and up. Teams may include up to two alternate, but a parent or guardian must sign waiver for players age 15-18 to play. Fee is $70 per team and entry deadline is Aug. 28. Call Jose Pope at (859)

Saturday had “pitch” perfect conditions for everyone at the dunking booth of the inaugural Granny Ruby's Daycare spring carnival, mother Charlotte Rambo said.  Her daughter, 8-year-old Makayla, was one of the early targets at the booth; Makayla attends the day-care center. “Today is important because they are raising money to go to the University of Kentucky Children's Hospital, and this carnival was a really good way to do that,” Charlotte Rambo said. “The talent show has really been our favorite part of the day so far.” Rambo was out with several of her sons and daughter and said they were more than happy to volunteer while also enjoying the carnival.

Friends of Whitney Gayheart, who was severely injured in a Feb. 24 car accident that killed her husband, will be cutting hair, selling T-shirts and raffling a variety of items on Saturday to raise money for her recovery. The event will not only raise money for Gayheart but also will ensure her clients are taken care of, said Amy Roberts, one of the coordinators of the benefit. Gayheart owns Whitz Ends Salon in Nicholasville. “We're trying to help her out, give her peace of mind,” Roberts said.

Proceeds from the 10th anniversary United Mountain Horse World Grand Championships will benefit Hope Hill Children’s Home. Scheduled in conjunction with the American Gaited Mountain Horse Breeder’s Cup, the week-long show will include horses from 22 states and two foreign countries competing for $70,000 in prizes. The show began Monday and will continue through Saturday at the Kentucky Equestrian Center.

I heard over the Frankfort grapevine that the General Assembly, or some of those fat-cat Democrats, want to pass a law of taxing restaurants in order for someone or other to have a better quality of life. Well, I sure do need some improvement for myself, like a better automobile or more expensive house or a new wardrobe. Will it improve the water quality we folks in Junction receive from Danville? Who will receive a better quality of life if the three-cent tax is made or passed into life?

Efforts to save historic Penn’s Store, a longtime benefactor of the literary arts near Gravel Switch, continue, even in New York. On Nov. 17, there will be a Penn’s Store benefit poetry reading at Cabaloosa in New Paltz, N.Y., according to the Kentucky Literary Newsletter. For more than a decade, professor H.R. Stoneback and dozens of New Paltz students have read and sung at Kentucky Writer’s Day programs at Penn’s Store. To participate: n Send a one-page poem somehow dealing with the theme of “The Old Country Store” together with a $5 donation — this will ensure that your poem will be read at the benefit.

Dear Editor, As current members of the Jennie Rogers Site-Based Decision Making Council who serve with Lonnie Harp, we would like to inform everyone of his job well done. He has taken every issue that he has been given and approached it with a thoughtful and knowledgeable position. When he is given a job, he works tirelessly to resolve it in a way that will put the students first, always. Lonnie works with enthusiasm and a positive attitude, and proves time and time again that every issue that is brought to his attention will be resolved in a way that will benefit the students at Jennie Rogers.

The benefit basketball game for Destiny Armstrong and Relay for Life netted a total of $1,700, according to Lincoln County Middle School Principal Debbie Sims. As planned, $850 will go to the Armstrong family and the remainder will go to Relay For Life. The $700 proceeds from the sale of T-shirts designed by middle school students will go to the Armstrongs as well. Sims said she thanks the following people: Eric King of Stanford Eye Center and Eric Ralston of PBK Bank for coaching the basketball teams; the LCMS basketball players for playing; the student body for supporting the cause and participating; the Sixth Grade Center students and staff for participating; Jimmy Dyehouse and Don Story for refereeing; Ward Hart  of Hart Insurance for the music; Pepsi; Durham's Grocery for donating candy bars; Papa John's of Danville; Tim Godbey and LCHS for use of the gym; and Jon Smith and staff for organizing the event.”

Ronnie Jones Hair Salon on Lexington Avenue, Winchester, will be holding a benefit for the Shriners Hospital in Lexington on Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the salon.Pam Gulick said the benefit will be a "Princess Party" for girls 4 to 12 years old. The staff will be doing their hair, dressing them up and putting on make-up, and there will be face painting. The cost is $20, and parents should make appointments for their children by calling the salon at 808-0979 or 404-1051.

Ertel Medicine & Pediatrics walked as a team in the American Heart Association Walk. The group raised over $600 for the cause. Back row, from left, are Kim Franklin, Gina Lang, Lisa Coleman, Yolanda Higgins, Melissa and David Dean and Dr. Larry Ertel; front row, Mac Ertel, Elizabeth and Rachel Franklin, Robert Dean, Chloe Ertel, Alex Franklin, Parker Dean and David and Izzie Smith. Photo submitted

Benefit Gospel Singing at Goff's Corner First church of God 315 Kiddville Road, Winchester, KY 40391 Corner of Kiddville Road and Highway 15 Starts at 7 P.M.   Gospel Singing on Friday Night, the 17th of May for our preacher, Brother Gary Mathis and Barbara Mathis. His home and barn were broken into and had many valuable items stolen. Please come out and hear some great singing and have food afterwards. If you want to bring a dish, the church will suppy the meat.

A memorial comedy show celebrating the life of Danville native Holly Henson, and featuring nationally known comics Jim Wiggins and Bob Batch, will be held at 8 p.m. May 11 at the Pioneer Playhouse indoor stage. All proceeds from the event, which will include a silent auction and cash bar, will benefit “Stand Up 2 Cancer,” an organization that works to fund innovative cancer research and to give new therapy access to those who need it now. Henson, who died after a long battle with breast cancer on May 27, 2012, was both artistic director of Pioneer Playhouse and a successful stand-up comic.

It was a late 1960s tune that simply said, “Let the Sunshine in.” It was performed by a group known as The 5th Dimension. Don't worry. I'm not to go off on some hippie trip and don my bell bottoms and beads. Instead, I'm going off on another form of sunshine - The Freedom of Information Act. It's amazing that most of us can easily find videos of water-skiing squirrels on the Internet but we have much less luck finding out whether our children's school buses and classrooms are safe, or if neighborhood gas stations are overcharging.

Friends of Whitney Gayheart, who was severely injured in a Feb. 24 car accident that killed her husband, will be cutting hair, selling T-shirts and raffling a variety of items on Saturday to raise money for her recovery. The event will not only raise money for Gayheart but also will ensure her clients are taken care of, said Amy Roberts, one of the coordinators of the benefit. Gayheart owns Whitz Ends Salon in Nicholasville. “We're trying to help her out, give her peace of mind,” Roberts said.

Kentucky 4-H is one of the most important and influential youth programs in our state and our county. Across Kentucky, nearly 230,000 youth ages 9 to 19 learn about leadership, citizenship and life skills in “learn-by-doing” experiences such as public speaking, agriculture projects like livestock judging, science projects, 4-H camp, Teen Conference, and many other 4-H programs and activities. In Lincoln County, more than 2,000 youth belong to 4-H and are active in programs and activities such as 4-H Adventures in Agriculture, Shooting Sports, Teen Club, Horse Club and more.

A recommendation involving a disagreement between neighborhood associations and financial reports for two area fire districts were among the many items brought before the Jessamine County Fiscal Court last week.  A proposal calling for the county to take over a portion of a private road was shot down by the committee assigned to look into whether it would benefit the county. The recommendation was spawned by a dispute between residents of Harrods Ridge and East Cambridge over the operation of the gate that separates the two developments.

Art is in. While alcohol sales seems to be the attracting factor for Kentucky's up and coming cities, art and culture cannot be overlooked when it comes to economic growth. That's what Berea Mayor Steven Connelly said during his visit Thursday to the Community Arts Center's “New Year, New Art” exhibition. Mary Beth Touchstone, executive director of the arts center, said Connelly was asked to visit because Berea is an example as to what Danville one day could be in terms of art and culture.

A fundraiser by one organization has led to a donation to other community organizations, spreading the benefits across Boyle County. American Legion Post 18 in Stanford raffled off a shopping spree for Kroger, which was won by Joe Teague.  Teague, a parishioner of S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Danville, opted to pass his winnings along to Soups on Us, an organization based out of the church that delivers soups and sandwiches one...

Wilmore missionaries Stacie and Sergio Silva are embarking on another adventure. Though the young couple has traveled the world, shared their love for God in Brazil and returned to Kentucky, they feel called to go back, this time with a new mission -  to strengthen families. “Before, we were more focused on just the children,” Stacie said. “But when we returned, we felt God calling us to minister to the family unit as a whole.” Their new calling also came with a blessing of their first child, KayleeAna, who at 2 is already learning Portuguese, English and even knows a little Norwegian.