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Dedication ceremonies this Sunday for a Main Street building have been in the making since the late 1700's. That's when many believe an old two-story log meeting house was erected at the site, the first part of a building that has had many uses over its rich history - including private home to the McRoberts and Helm families, a library, a museum and, many believe, one of the earliest places where Presbyterians met in the region. "It's a great old place built in three major stages.

The Nicholasville Council Petition Committee is hosting a news conference at noon Tuesday, May 1, in the Jessamine County Fiscal Court meeting room prior to submitting the petition of signatures to the county clerk. The public is invited to the event. For more information, call 859-221-2008.

Jan. 6, 1986 An exchange of Valentine gifts will highlight the Feb. 6 meeting of the Wades Mill Homemakers Club to be held at the College Park Library meeting room with Mrs. S.M. Anderson Jr. as hostess. Elmire Collins, formerly of Winchester, entertained with a New Year’s dinner at her home in Paris. Present were Ms. Christine Royse and Ms. Margaret Mason, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Collins and Miss Shari Collins, Williamsburg; Wayne Collins, Erlanger; and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Williams and Sherry Williams, Paris.

ESTES COUSINS DINNER The Estes Cousins dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at The Steak House, West Lexington Avenue. PINK RIBBON PARTNERS The Pink Ribbon Partners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the meeting room at Arby's on the Bypass. HOMEMAKERS TO MEET Old Pine Grove Homemakers will meet Wednesday at 10:30 at Fairfax Church of Christ. The public is invited.

Guthrie's staff to visit Danville Congressman Brett Guthrie's staff will gather at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Danville City Hall. Guthrie's staff, along with Mayor Bernie Hunstad, will be available to answer questions from residents. The congressman's staff can also help with some types of paperwork. Diabetes information meeting offered A Diabetes and Information Group meeting will be held 6 p.m. April 9 at the Boyle County Health Department. Dr. Ginny Gottschalk will speak about sexual health issues in Diabetes.

HARRODSBURG - A decision by city government here will make it possible for City Hall to have a permanent, automatic audio system in the second-floor meeting room. Having received complaints about people's inability to hear when the room is full during meetings of the Greater Harrodsburg/Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission, the panel's executive director, Shawn Moore, set about trying to find a way to enhance the audio part of the meetings. City Commission meetings in that room are recorded and broadcast on the local cable company's public access channel.

Donna Forgacs can hardly wait to use the state-of-the-art kitchen at Boyle County's new $1.41 million cooperative extension service office. "It's going to be like Christmas," said Forgacs, the family and consumer sciences agent since 1993. "Instead of one kitchen and one range, we have three where people can learn and get hands-on instruction in preparing food. "Most of us learn by doing. We're really excited to have this type of kitchen. " After six years of planning, the extension service has moved into the 10,800-square-foot facility that has three times more room than its old location on the bypass.

Dear Editor, Recent children's programs at the Boyle County Public Library have grown so much that the number of children wanting to attend them has exceeded what the library's meeting room can safely accommodate. The library thanks the West T. Hill Community Theatre for offering its facilities for those programs attracting more children than the present room allows. Until the completion of the library's expansion provides a place for larger crowds to gather, the library will issue tickets for attendance, duplicate programs if possible, and impose on the generosity of the WTH Community Theatre.

The 2007 Lifeway Christian Resources Doctrinal Study will be held Tuesday, April 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the First Southern Bancorp meeting room at First Southern National Bank. Lunch will be provided. Reservations must be made by calling the Lincoln County Baptist Center at 365-7123 by noon Monday, April 9. For more than 30 years Lifeway Christian Resources has published and promoted one doctrinal study annually. This book is studied in thousands of churches throughout the nation.

Guthrie's staff to visit Danville Congressman Brett Guthrie's staff will gather at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Danville City Hall. Guthrie's staff, along with Mayor Bernie Hunstad, will be available to answer questions from residents. The congressman's staff can also help with some types of paperwork. Diabetes information meeting offered A Diabetes and Information Group meeting will be held 6 p.m. April 9 at the Boyle County Health Department. Dr. Ginny Gottschalk will speak about sexual health issues in Diabetes.

Several people voiced concerns about the Danville-Boyle County Economic Development Partnership at Monday's Danville City Commission meeting. During recent meetings, Commissioner Gail Louis and Mayor Bernie Hunstad have said they believe a portion of the EDP's budget should be earmarked for business development.  While commissioners unanimously approved the 2012-13 city budget, including $120,000 for the EDP, during Monday's meeting, the...

The Nicholasville Council Petition Committee is hosting a news conference at noon Tuesday, May 1, in the Jessamine County Fiscal Court meeting room prior to submitting the petition of signatures to the county clerk. The public is invited to the event. For more information, call 859-221-2008.

The chairwoman of the Danville Citizens Committee denied illegally casting votes in executive sessions through Assistant City Attorney Stephen Dexter in response to a complaint filed by The Advocate-Messenger. The entire nine-member panel met March 8 to review 12 candidates for the vacant city manager position and selected four as their top choices. An Advocate-Messenger reporter was waiting during the entire meeting and was invited back into the room. Committee members explained they voted unanimously on the four candidates, a fact which City Commissioner Gail Louis later disputed to two Advocate-Messenger reporters as well as publicly during recent City Commission meetings.

Improve patron courtesy Dear Editor, I can't speak for other people in the community, but I find it annoying when I patronize a local business and the owner or employees are talking on the phone and don't stop. Unless the phone call is an emergency, I believe they should at least put the phone down or let the people they are talking to know they will call them back. After all, I'm spending my money and paying their salary, and that would be a small price to pay while waiting on me. Glenn A. Powell Winchester Move forward after Columbia decision Dear Editor, Unfortunately, the hot topic at the Clark County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night was the dismissal of former football coach Paul Columbia.

TODAY — Advanced Zumba fitness class, 6:30 p.m., YMCA. For more information, or to register, call 744-9622. — “How to Start a Walking Program,” 1-2 p.m., with Jennifer Ebert, College Park Gym, meeting room A. All fitness levels are invited. — TLC meeting, 1 p.m., DJ’s Restaurant. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 — Life Hurts, God Heals, group for teenagers who have experienced pain related to troubled family dynamics, depression, drinking, drugs, cutting, pornography, eating disorders, anger and other issues, Calvary Christian Church, 7-9 p.m. For youth 12-23 and based on the eight Beatitudes.

Jan. 6, 1986 An exchange of Valentine gifts will highlight the Feb. 6 meeting of the Wades Mill Homemakers Club to be held at the College Park Library meeting room with Mrs. S.M. Anderson Jr. as hostess. Elmire Collins, formerly of Winchester, entertained with a New Year’s dinner at her home in Paris. Present were Ms. Christine Royse and Ms. Margaret Mason, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Collins and Miss Shari Collins, Williamsburg; Wayne Collins, Erlanger; and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Williams and Sherry Williams, Paris.

Correction The Music at the Manor benefit concert for STRIDE on Sept. 18 will not include a silent auction, as reported Thursday. The auction is a live auction to decide who will get to be guest conductor for a song. Fall volleyball league offered Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation will sponsor a co-ed fall volleyball league. Teams can register now through Oct. 18. Cost is $250 per team, and all fees are due at the time of registration. Games will be Monday nights at College Park Gym beginning Monday, Oct. 25. There will be a coaches’ meeting Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Health and Wellness Center, meeting room A. Rest area reopens The rest area on the eastbound side of Interstate 64 in Clark County has been reopened by the state Department of Highways.