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The Danville Women's Bowling Association will hold its fall meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 at Bowlarama Lanes. A Kentucky Colonel League meeting will follow the association meeting. For more information, call Agnes Bartleson at 859-236-2947.

There is no winner on the issue of gays joining the Boy Scouts. Concerned parents don't want gays associated with their kids and gays have not won anything in this battle except to say they forced themselves into groups of people who do not want to be around them. If the Boy Scouts were going to make this move, it would have been better for them to have a “don't ask, don't tell” policy similar to the one the Armed Forces had. Their decision has tarnished their name and heritage.

FIRST SETTLERS CLUB The First Settlers Homemakers Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Clark County Extension Office, 1400 Fortune Drive. Following the meeting, the group will go out for lunch.

Higgins heads museum program The February program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum will feature Chad Higgins on Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Higgins will talk about his gospel singing group, “In Spirit and In Truth,” based in Lexington. The group has been nominated for six 2013 Rhythm of Gospel awards. CD's will be available for purchase. All programs take place at the museum, 217 S. Main St. in Winchester, and are free to the public. Refreshments will be available. Call 745-1358 for more information.

Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul made a stop in Nicholasville on Friday. He met with a group of about 50 supporters at the Jessamine County Republican Headquarters around 3 p.m.

Cora Heffner, second from right, top photo, makes a point during a forum on public health Thursday at the Clark County Extension Office. Listening are, from left, small group facilitator Cara Palmer, Judy Crowe, back to camera; Shawna Thomerson and Len Midden.

Danville Christian Academy will have an open house and tours Friday of its new school on Shakertown Road. The dedication will be at 4 p.m. at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, then the group will caravan to the new school.

Looking into your family's history can be a large task to tackle. But digging into African-American ancestry can be an even more difficult task because of inadequate record-keeping, genealogists said. Questions about your great-grandparents, slavery, segregated schools and restaurants can pose challenges. The African-American Genealogy Group of Kentucky (AAGGKY) will be meeting this weekend at Clark County Public Library in an attempt to help some of the residents of Clark County answer some of those very questions.

Those with an interest in keeping history alive can breath easier after a team of historic preservationists came through with a winning bid of $87,200 to buy the Willis Green home at auction Saturday morning. “There are no specific plans right now. We just wanted to make sure whoever got it wanted to preserve it,” said Jess Correll of Stanford, president of First Southern National Bank. “That was our main objective.” Correll pitched in with the James Harrod Trust in Harrodsburg and Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation and the Crutcher Family Foundation, both of Lexington, to purchase the historic home - built in 1800 by Green, one of Kentucky's founding fathers - and 2.3 acres at the end of West Erskine Drive.

There is no winner on the issue of gays joining the Boy Scouts. Concerned parents don't want gays associated with their kids and gays have not won anything in this battle except to say they forced themselves into groups of people who do not want to be around them. If the Boy Scouts were going to make this move, it would have been better for them to have a “don't ask, don't tell” policy similar to the one the Armed Forces had. Their decision has tarnished their name and heritage.

Although it is summer break at Danville High School, one teacher says several students and teachers are still working hard. The school has a full track record of volunteerism and is continuing its efforts in July with a trip to Moore, Okla., where students, teachers, parents and alumni will help with cleanup from recent tornadoes. Vaughn Little, teacher and former football coach, said about 18-20 people, ranging from age 16 to 70, have signed up for the relief effort so far, but there is room for about five more volunteers.

­ ­Three very different religious communities are choosing to focus on their common goals rather than their differences as they unite to host a wellness fair this weekend covering a broad range of topics. The Living Well Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at West Jessamine Middle School. The event is hosted by Providence Disciples of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church, but it does not have a religious focus and is not only focused on physical health.

Wilmore Elementary fourth-graders celebrated the past, present and future of the trees right in their backyard last week with the help of The Providence School, Confrontation Point Ministries and the county's state forester. It was a broad sampling of the Wilmore community that turned out April 10 for the Arbor Day celebration a couple weeks early. Wilmore Mayor Harold Rainwater spoke to the class, community member Mary Miller helped educate students on types of trees, and state forester Kent Slusher helped them plant a tulip poplar - the Kentucky state tree.

An anti-bullying youths empowerment group is starting in Danville, and its founder hopes to eventually carry the message of accepting others worldwide. Danville resident Elizabeth O'Carroll, the mother of two grown children, is so concerned about the escalating problem of kids bullying others in school that she recently started The 11th Sign. The non-profit organization is designed to have two drama troupes, one comprised of college students and the other with high school students.

For some children, having a bed to sleep in is a luxury. A group of individuals with the Family Resource Center and AmeriCorps in Garrard County is trying to change that. On May 4, individuals with the organizations, as well as community members, will work together to build more than 20 beds for children, fifth grade and down, in Garrard County. “We have 23 on the list now,” said Angie Wagoner, Family Resource Center director. Unfortunately, she explained, they may not have the supplies needed to build more than 20 beds.

A local trails initiative funded by a grant dating back more than 10 years has been approved to begin Phase 1 of its construction.   Revamped by a sub-group of the 2013 Chamber of Commerce Leadership Boyle County class, the project recently gained approval from Kentucky School for the Deaf to run part of the trail along the edge of its property.  Convention and Visitor's Bureau Director Jennifer Kirchner said KSD is on board to move forward...

This week, the National Center for Educational Achievement, a department of American College Testing Inc., recognized Boyle County Middle School as a 2012 NCEA Higher Performing School.  NCEA defines its Higher Performing Schools as “those schools that consistently have more success in preparing students for college and careers than their peers that serve similar student populations, continually challenge the thought of what is possible, and...