Christmas Party

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I would like to extend my heartfelt thank-you to some of our outstanding businesses in this community. The Chamber of Commerce hosts a Christmas party with the Salvation Army to help some families have a little bit brighter Christmas than they might otherwise have. We are only able to do this through the generosity of our members. This year, Wal-Mart donated 150 toys, games, dolls, puzzles and more to help.

Dear Editor: On behalf of the senior citizens at The Gathering Place, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Northpoint Training Center for the wonderful hospitality on Dec. 14. Northpoint personnel served us a nice meal and gave us door prizes along with Christmas music and songs. We especially appreciate the donation of money to The Gathering Place. We were given the treatment of kings and queens. For any and all who donated to our lovely senior citizens center throughout 2004, our heartfelt thanks.

Members of the Hustonville Book Club met Thursday, Dec. 6 for their annual Christmas party. It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the 13 members and two guests entered the home of Elsie Butcher. The business session and book exchange were dispense by motion. The club enjoyed two delightful programs. The first was given by guest, Mary Jo Morrow. She gave a monologue using the story entitled Angleline at the Seelbach written by Cordia Greer Petrie. The setting for the story was in the early twenties and needless to say the humorous story and her excellent presentation produced peals of laughter.

The Hustonville Book Club met on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the home of Hartese Johnson. Eight members were present. Hartese presented the program and devotional. The club's next meeting will be the Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the home of Elsie Butcher.

CHRISTMAS PARTY Bourbon County Garden Clubs have scheduled a two-day Christmas party from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Nov. 30 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Wallis House, 616 Pleasant St., Paris. Items from 20 vendors will be available for sale and a tea table will be available. Admission is $5. The Wallis House is the state headquarters of the Garden Club of Kentucky. IN HEALTH CARE CENTER Hildreth "Tillie" Ratliff is a patient at the Heartland Health Care Center of Charleston after suffering a major stroke at her home in Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Ratliff, formerly of Winchester, is the widow of Earl S. Ratliff and the mother of Dallas Bruce Ratliff of Charleston.

The Generation Center has the following programs scheduled for the Clark County Aging Service: Wednesday: 10 a.m., exercise at the gym; 1 p.m., shopping; 1:30 p.m. bowling. Thursday: 10 a.m., gym exercise; 10:30 a.m., corn hole tournament; 1 p.m., line dancing. Friday: Christmas party; 10:30 a.m., music by David Hunt; potluck luncheon.

The following is a schedule for the Generations Center's aging services:Tuesday: 10:30 a.m., Christmas party with Head Start children to distribute hats and gloves. Wednesday: 10 a.m., exercise at the gym; 10:30 a.m., special program, "Laughter is the Best Medicine," hosted by Pastor Charly Ward; 1 p.m., shopping; 1:30 p.m., bowling, with Christmas dinner to follow. Thursday: 10 a.m., gym exercise; 10:30 a.m., corn hole tournament; 1 p.m., line dancing. Friday: closed for Christmas holiday.

STANFORD - State Auditor Adam Edelen found little to complain about in the Lincoln County Sheriff's 2011 financial statements. Edelen's office released earlier this month its audits of the sheriff's office and the sheriff's tax settlement, finding in both cases that the financial statements were accurate. The Sheriff's Office ended the year on the positive side, financially. It took in $773,052 in revenue in 2011 - $120,086 more than the $652,966 it spent, according to auditors.

Dec. 21, 1987 Jim Bennett, manager of McDonald's of Winchester, presented a check for $1,000 on behalf of the restaurant to Janie Johnson, representing the Winchester Council for the Arts. The home of Lorraine Hudson was the scene of the Dec. 14 meeting and Christmas auction of the Clark County Woman's Club. The devotional, “O Holy Child of Bethlehem”¿by Phillips Brooks was given by Marianthy Ducas and the secretary and treasurer's reports were given by Mrs. Ducas and Debbie Sainte, respectively.

When I asked two of my elderly friends what their first Christmas memory was, I could tell it was a question they had never thought about before. I posed this question to Verne Orndorff, who is closer to 100 years of age than 90. He told me that every year his father would go out on Christmas Eve and cut down a Christmas tree. He said he usually went alone to get the tree. It had to be a fir tree. He would climb to the top of a very tall fir tree, cut down the tree, then bring it back to the house.

TODAY - Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting, noon, Taste of China. Gary Epperson, director of Clark County Emergency Management Agency and solid waste coordinator, will be the guest speaker. - Bluegrass Heritage Museum Holiday Trolley Tour, 5:30 p.m., $20. For reservations, call 745-1358. There will be refreshments served. THURSDAY, NOV. 29 -  Harold G. Epperson Marine Corps League Detachment No. 1113 officers meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall. FRIDAY, NOV. 30 - Winchester Empty Bowls Project, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Windridge Drive.

The Telephone Pioneers conducted their November luncheon at Applebee's in Winchester.  Those in attendance were Kay and Bob Hellman, Alma Jones, Edna Witt, Mary Rupsis, Wayne Altom, Phyllis Castle, Bob Berryman and Bill and Nancy Thiry. The Pioneers will host their Christmas luncheon at The Steakhouse on Lexington Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 11:30 am. Each member is asked to bring a toy for Operation Happiness. The Pioneers' luncheon schedule for 2013 is as follows: Jan. 10, Applebee's; Feb. 14,  Jade Garden; March 14, Golden Corral; April 11, Applebee's; May 9, Sammy's; June 13, Puerta Grande; July 11, Golden Corral; Aug. 8 Applebee's; Sept.

Storyteller Hamilton to visit East Middle On Monday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m., East Jessamine Middle School will be hosting Mary Hamilton, a professional storyteller and author of “Kentucky Folktales,” University Press of Kentucky.  Hamilton will be telling stories and talking about how to write a short story in the style of a folktale. For more information, call Dorie Raybuck or Lynn Lindle at 885-5561. East Middle hosts math carnival Students and parents of students at East Jessamine Middle School are invited to the school's math carnival Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Games, prizes and food will be providedat the evening all about probability and statistics.

STANFORD - State Auditor Adam Edelen found little to complain about in the Lincoln County sheriff's 2011 financial statements. Edelen's office released earlier this month its audits of the sheriff's office and the sheriff's tax settlement, finding in both cases the financial statements were accurate. The sheriff's office ended the year on the positive side, financially. It took in $773,052 in revenue in 2011 - $120,086 more than the $652,966 it spent, according to auditors. Edelen's office did note $919 in “disallowed expenditures” made by the sheriff's office for advertisements, candy and a Christmas party.