Scrapbook

It's not even the middle of August and area kids are streaming back into the classrooms. How times have changed. Why back in my day, school didn't start until the day after Labor Day. That would be the same era when kids would have to walk a minimum of five miles in the snow, and that was after shoveling the driveway and feeding the pigs and chickens and doing household chores. I claim I did all those even though I spent half my grade school years in the Deep South and lived within walking distance of school.

Some say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and some scrapbook enthusiasts at the Jessamine Senior Citizens Center found that to be true. Monday was "Share Old Photo Albums" Day at the center, an activity that brought on a lot of reminiscing. "Today is my anniversary," said Judy Gates, holding up a photo of a newly married couple, the bride wearing a 1960s hair style. "Gosh, were we ever that young?" Gates' photos went back even further than that, and she sighed as she looked through her mother's baby book.

The Clark County Fair is scheduled for Aug. 1-8 at the Clark County Fairgrounds. With the fair comes over 400 4-H projects for display in Floral Hall. Rules for the projects are: 1. All Exhibits must have been produced by the youth in the 2008-2009 project year. 2. Only one entry can be made per individual, per class. 3. Projects in each category are eligible to receive prize money and ribbons. 4. State Fair entries are chosen from project entries in each category.

Center asks for blood donations LEXINGTON - Central Kentucky Blood Center has declared an emergency appeal for blood donations to help address a dangerous blood supply shortfall. Officials say the shortfall is the result of lower than expected donations coupled with higher than expected transfusion. The Blood Center is strongly urging healthy individuals to donate blood as soon as possible at a local donor center or mobile blood drive. Central Kentucky Blood Center, 330 Waller Ave., Lexington, is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

The focus of my article this week is about the youth in Clark County. This is something that is very dear to my heart. One of the things I am so proud of is how The Winchester Sun showcases our youth on a daily basis for doing good. I want to let all the children in Clark County know I am so proud of them when they make the Honor Roll and Principal’s list. I notice their pictures in the paper. I believe it will be these same children who are working hard now who will become our future leaders in Clark County.

LANCASTER - Jewell Baker's entire house is a scrapbook. Framed photos hang from the walls. Her needlepoint decorates Shaker-style chairs. Photos of friends and grandchildren cover the refrigerator. Baker pulls out her career portfolio, which she has done as - surprise - a scrapbook. She will be retired a total of six years this fall, but remembers names of first-graders from 30 years ago off the top of her head. She began her career in Laurel County where she taught a class of 36 first-graders reading, writing and arithmetic.

Sometimes you need a fresh idea for a project to keep the kids occupied and happy. Here are a few ideas to get you started building memories and enjoying your time together.   Pull out the scrapbook supplies Many adults look at scrapbooking as a time to be creative and precise. They approach the hobby as a time to show off their amazing design skills and look at each page as a masterpiece. But when you scrapbook with kids, you have to adjust your expectations and allow the child to explore and use his or her own ideas, even if isn't the way you would design the page.  Recently, I pulled out my supplies, gave each of my children a stack of pictures and free rein over all the stuff.

Still Cuttin' Up is a barbershop. It's also a scrapbook. A very chatty, colorful, even comical scrapbook. You visit the place and you get a trim, color job, permanent - and a picture of the life and loves of the guy who runs it. Jerry Farmer's shop, tucked in what essentially is a large basement room in back of a multistore commercial building in the 1400 block of Hustonville Road, is unremarkable on the outside. But when you enter it, you get the same feeling Dorothy and the gang got when they entered the Emerald City.

Sometimes you need a fresh idea for a project to keep the kids occupied and happy. Here are a few ideas to get you started building memories and enjoying your time together.   Pull out the scrapbook supplies Many adults look at scrapbooking as a time to be creative and precise. They approach the hobby as a time to show off their amazing design skills and look at each page as a masterpiece. But when you scrapbook with kids, you have to adjust your expectations and allow the child to explore and use his or her own ideas, even if isn't the way you would design the page.  Recently, I pulled out my supplies, gave each of my children a stack of pictures and free rein over all the stuff.

The focus of my article this week is about the youth in Clark County. This is something that is very dear to my heart. One of the things I am so proud of is how The Winchester Sun showcases our youth on a daily basis for doing good. I want to let all the children in Clark County know I am so proud of them when they make the Honor Roll and Principal’s list. I notice their pictures in the paper. I believe it will be these same children who are working hard now who will become our future leaders in Clark County.

Rabies clinics held in Lincoln The Lincoln County Rabies Vaccination Clinic, sponsored by the Lincoln County Health Department, The Animal Care Center and The Stanford Veterinary Clinic, will be held at several locations throughout the county for the reduce fee of $5 per domestic animal. Clinic dates, times and locations are: 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Lincoln County High School; 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Waynesburg Elementary School; 8-9:30 a.m, Wednesday, Crab Orchard Elementary School gym parking lot; and 6:30-8 p.m. July 1, Hustonville Elementary School.

It's not even the middle of August and area kids are streaming back into the classrooms. How times have changed. Why back in my day, school didn't start until the day after Labor Day. That would be the same era when kids would have to walk a minimum of five miles in the snow, and that was after shoveling the driveway and feeding the pigs and chickens and doing household chores. I claim I did all those even though I spent half my grade school years in the Deep South and lived within walking distance of school.

The Clark County Fair is scheduled for Aug. 1-8 at the Clark County Fairgrounds. With the fair comes over 400 4-H projects for display in Floral Hall. Rules for the projects are: 1. All Exhibits must have been produced by the youth in the 2008-2009 project year. 2. Only one entry can be made per individual, per class. 3. Projects in each category are eligible to receive prize money and ribbons. 4. State Fair entries are chosen from project entries in each category.

Scrapbooks kept in the 1930s by a young woman hold a wealth of information about her school days, outings and a variety of other subjects. Two scrapbooks kept by Jane Fields, who attended the old Salt River School and graduated in 1930 from Perryville High School, were left in her estate when she died in 1970 at the age of 94. She worked at The Hub for many years. A book, "Memories of My School," is filled with information about her class at Perryville High during her senior year, 1929-1930.

The Alpha Alpha Chapter met Monday, March 10 at the Clark County Extension Office at 6 p.m., and listened to Liz Rojas, owner of Paper Peddler, present a program about scrapbooking.Rojas offered tips and ideas for including photographs in a "personal history book. " President Harriet Conner called the meeting to order, and Amy Handshoe gave a devotional and prayer. Reports were given by Ann Hampton and Jo Gravett, and the names of officers for the 2008 to 2010 year were presented.

Some say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and some scrapbook enthusiasts at the Jessamine Senior Citizens Center found that to be true. Monday was "Share Old Photo Albums" Day at the center, an activity that brought on a lot of reminiscing. "Today is my anniversary," said Judy Gates, holding up a photo of a newly married couple, the bride wearing a 1960s hair style. "Gosh, were we ever that young?" Gates' photos went back even further than that, and she sighed as she looked through her mother's baby book.

'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE' LEXINGTON - The Lexington Ballet Company will present this famous children's book at the Opera House on March 30 at 8 p.m. and March 31 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more information, call (859) 233-3535. Tickets are $10 to $20 in advance; $12 to $25 at the door. KENTUCKY FLEA MARKET LOUISVILLE - Buy or sell at one of the nation's finest flea markets at a premier facility. The Kentucky Flea Market will be at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing C. Ranked in the top 10 nationally by McCall's magazine, the flea market has been at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds for more than 25 years.