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STANFORD - Bessie Smith has been giving budgeting and other life skills advice to mostly low-income people for many years. But over the last year or so, she has noticed a significant change in her clientele. "My clients are no longer mainly the chronically or institutionally low-income people," said Smith. "I now am also advising middle-income and even some upper middle-income people. " The reason for the change in her clients is easy for Smith to figure out. "It's the bad economy," she said.

The Wilmore-based Cre8tive Group marketing firm recognized its most innovative clients last Thursday at the first ever Ingenuity Showcase. "We wanted to call out clients of ours who had just done above and beyond in some way," said Suzanne Sowards-Hamm, public relations director for the group. The event honored eight companies and organizations, including Preventative Research Institute, Lexmark, Asbury College, First Southern National Bank, Lexington Christian Academy, KET, LCM Company and The McGoodwin Company.

To the editor, Jessamine Adult Day Program would like to thank Jeff Mandrell and Nicholasville Christian Church, for donating the wonderful gifts that the clients received at our Christmas party on Dec. 20 and extra special thanks for Santa Claus making an appearance, taking time out of his busy schedule. Also a special thanks to Nicholasville Mayor John Martin and his wife Kathy, who attended our party. This made the day extra special for the clients of the Jessamine Adult Day Program.

Close to 100 people gathered outside a Brannon Crossing storefront Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of Lord's Legacy Life Ministries' new Adult Day Training center. The ministry is a program that provides services to adults with various forms of disabilities. It was created by Jeanene Mader, a Jessamine County resident, in 2007, and it currently serves 25 residents of Fayette and Jessamine counties. And on the day of a grand opening in Jessamine County, the speakers at the ceremony emphasized reaching across county lines to work together.

During the month of April, 928 families were served by the Clark County Community Services. According to Judy Crowe, executive director, 32 of this number were new clients. Food was given to 789 families, clothing to 15 families, housing to 18 families and 36 families received assistance with utilities. Thirty-five families received Family Self-Sufficiency service, 24 received Safe Haven and 11 received tenant-based rental assistance. Donations reported by Crowe included food pantry, nine; Thrift Satore, 465 and monetary, 15. Crowe said that soup and pasta are needed for the food pantry, hand soap or dish detergent is needed for the personal care packs and that these items can be brought to 30 Taylor Ave. She added that monetary donations help with the emergency needs and can be sent to P.O. Box 574, Winchester, KY 40392.

Have a few extra hours a month to spare? Looking for a way to use those hours to help somebody in need? Want to make a new friend? If the answer to each of those questions is "yes," you might consider becoming a volunteer with Heritage Hospice, a Danville-based, nonprofit organization which serves nearly 100 patients and clients in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer counties. Heritage Hospice is conducting a training session for volunteers from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday at the organization's office at 337 W. Broadway in Danville.

From haircuts to massages, Mane Attractions, located at 120 N. Main St., is a one-stop shop for hair grooming needs, according to co-owner Kristy Howell. “Most of the (chain) places, they train you the way that want it done, and they're timed; you have to have those haircuts done in certain amount of time,” Howell said. “Not every hairdresser takes the same amount of time. To me, if it takes 40 minutes to do a haircut, take 40 minutes to do the haircut, so that way, you know that you are doing it right.” The shop opened in June 2011.

Drury earns certificates Debra Drury, life enrichment coordinator for Rose Mary C. Brooks Place, has successfully completed and received certificates of study from the Senior Living University in the following areas: housekeeping in assisted living, nurse in assisted living, activities of daily living and supervising front line staff. Edward Jones branch earns high marks The Edward Jones branch in Winchester received high marks in a recent customer survey. Random clients were asked to rank the service they received from the staffs at their local Edward Jones branch offices.

When photographer Mary Robin Spoonamore was preparing to pose for a picture in her Fourth Street studio, the background wasn't working for her. Hanging on the wall behind her were formal dress-up-and-hold-that-pose portraits she had done in the past. Spoonamore wanted something more representative of the contemporary, stylized work her business is focusing on now. "We're trying to get away from that traditional stuff," Spoonamore said. Welcome to La Belle Vie Photographic Boutique, the new-look photography business Spoonamore launched last month with partners Laura Guerrant and Wayne Marshall.