Easter

The Hustonville Book Club met in the home of Bettye Long on Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The meeting was called to order by the president, Betty McCall. The hostess used the acrostic EASTER to present a devotional on what Easter means to her. After a short business meeting, Patricia Smith conducted the book exchange. During this time members had an opportunity to share likes and dislikes about each of the books. Those in attendance gathered around the dining table to share a time of fellowship and refreshments.

Bascomb Hendrickson spent a few days recently at his home in Duncan catching up on work that needed to be done. His full-time home is in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Singleton and three children left after morning church service for Louisville to spend the rest of Easter with her parents, David and Sherry Hackel. Ms. Jennifer Stull, of Georgetown, spent Easter with her mother, Judy Munch Stull. The two took Jennifer's grandfather, Mr. Raymond Stull, out for a midday Easter meal.

Danville gets grant for fire equipment The local fire department has received a $41,926 federal grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The grant is part of $745 million given to fire departments last year. The Danville Fire Department will use the money for air pack replacements, upgrades and test equipment; and voice communications equipment. Fire Chief Mike Thomas said the department will put up a 10 percent match, or $4,658 for the equipment which will be purchased by July 1. "This award is timely, considering we had forecast replacing some of those packs within the next couple of years," said Thomas.

Leadership Winchester is holding an Easter food drive to support Clark County Community Services. Businesses, churches and other locations are allowing the group to place boxes to collect nonperishable foods or are making donations of gift certificates to groceries. Businesses participating so far are: - Traditional Bank, Winchester - Both BB&T locations, Winchester - East Side Baptist Church, Winchester - Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Winchester - Kentucky Utilities Office on Lexington Avenue - East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Lexington Road - Kroger of Winchester - All three city fire stations in Winchester - Hart's Dry Cleaning in Winchester - I-64 Tractor, 3400 Revilo Road - Saint Agatha Academy, Winchester - First United Methodist Church, Winchester - Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce Office - Winchester City Hall - George Rogers Clark High School - Clark Middle School - Clark County Health Department - Calvary Christian Church and School - Both Community Trust Bank Locations Winchester - The Winchester Sun - Hart's Dry Cleaning in Winchester - Clark County Health Department

April 2, 1961 Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — President Kennedy will visit Paris for three days starting May 31 for talks with French President Charles de Gaule. Kennedy will be making his first visit abroad since becoming president. He will be accompanied by his wife, Jacqueline. Sgt. William R. Barnett has returned to Fort Riley, Kans., after spending a 10-day leave here with his mother, Mrs. W.L. Thompson, Sgt. Barnett will soon leave for Korea. Yvonne Adrian, the former Yvonne Quisenberry of Winchester, was recently assigned a role in the state production, “The Magic of Touch” in Hollywood, Calif.

If you go to a mass at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Danville - as hundreds of people will be doing this Sunday for Easter - the stars of the show, if you will, are the priest, the lay readers, the cantor, the ushers and other visible participants in the service. But two parishioners who won't appear on the sacred stage will have played a major part in helping to set it, nonetheless. Based on an organizational chart, Frieda Minor and Bennie Thompson are members of the church's arts and environment subcommittee, which is part of the worship committee.

There I was at 7:30 a.m., Easter Sunday morning, standing in the middle of an empty plot of land off Highway 27, a small gathering of parishioners from Cornerstone Baptist Church, lead by Pastor Jim Lyons watched the sun rise and celebrated the Son Rise. I was blessed and honored to be a part of this solemn, yet joyful, occasion. I have attended many sunrise services over the years and even participated in some of the more elaborate celebrations but none could compare to this. There were about 40 people present, making it a very intimate and even more reverent time.

We had a wonderful service Sunday. I apologize for not getting our news in every paper. I will try to be more prompt. The youth went to Louisville to compete in the Fine Arts competition. They did not win but came very close. Congratulations, you did a wonderful job! This week is Palm Sunday. There will be special services on Thursday and Friday of this week at 7 p.m. focusing on when our Lord was taken to Calvary, where He gave His life for all of us. Communion will be given on Thursday.