Success

The Nicholasville and Wilmore Lions Club want to thank the “good citizen of Jessamine County” for their generous donations supplies that went to East Bernstadt, one of the 29 counties damaged by high winds and tornadoes a few weeks ago, said Bobby Ellis, president of the Nicholasville club. Ellis said there was “a ton of food, cleaning supplies, clothing, and hygiene products” that filled a 26-foot box truck to the brim. The organization also wanted to thank Roy Lamb, who furnished the truck to take the supplies to East Bernstadt.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your support for the seventh annual James Harrod Trust History Underfoot Cemetery Tour. We were very pleased with this year’s tour, which featured the talents of Doris Bartleson, Richard Stallings, Amalie Preston, Annie Denny, Gary Moore, Bartley McQueary and Louise Dean. Other volunteers, including Riley Stallings, Nancy Ross Stallings, Bonnie Moore, Phillip Crump, Pat Linton and Helen Dedman, also helped to make this event a success. We could not have done it without any of these folks.

More than 100 volunteers turned out Saturday for the River Sweep to help clean up the Kentucky River banks near Fort Boonesborough State Park beach. This was the 20th year the sweep has been conducted. Last year's event was canceled because of bad weather.

If you missed “Dancing with the Danville Stars” on Saturday, you missed a delightful evening. The program, sponsored by the Danville School Education Foundation, was a wonderful event of entertainment for a worthwhile cause, the students. I thank the organizers for their detailed organization and the performers who spent many hours of their own time in preparation. While there was a declared winning couple chosen, there were no losers. All couples were winners! I believe the crowd would agree.

On behalf of the Crab Orchard Elementary School PTO, I would like to thank the many hands that were involved with making the 2012 Fall Festival a huge success! We can't thank everyone enough and couldn't have done it without them. Trust me, every item and every person was very important. Thanks again to each and every one who had a hand in any part of making our fall festival at Crab Orchard Elementary School a huge success. We can't thank you enough! Tasha Price Crab Orchard Elementary School PTO president

To the Editor, As co-chair of this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Clark County, I would like to thank the community for their generosity and support. More than 400 participants on 30 teams joined in the event to raise $65,000 to help save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people get well and stay well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. Nearly 100 survivors walked the opening lap and inspired those currently battling cancer.

The Clark County Junior Miss program held is first-ever golf scramble Monday at Southwind Golf Course. The scramble helped raise money for the scholarship program. The winning team was Jerry Thornberry, Austin Wingate, Taylor Graham and Larry Thornberry. Organizers were Donna Fuller, Robin Trimble, Emily Bennett and Judy Eldridge. The members of the second place team were Del Biddle, Steve Mickey, Mickey Watts and Bob Stanfield. Garnett Davis served as a worker during the successful tourney.

The Winchester Lions Club’s first car and motorcycle show Saturday was declared a success by club member Oscar Batterton. With 117 entrants in the show, and approximately 350 spectators, Batterton said, the event was successful enough to start talking about a repeat next year. “We had an awesome day. There were quite a few kids there,” Batterton said. In addition to the car and motorcycle show, the event also featured carnival games for children, a cornhole tournament, food and inflatables.

The first-ever “Danville Destination Day,” held April 25, and coordinated and hosted by the Danville/Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau, was a success for all involved. The half-day program took front-line employees from across the community to local area attractions for a first-hand view into what Danville has to offer tourists and visitors. More than 30 participants spent the morning hopping on and off a charter bus as it traveled throughout Danville, stopping at tourism destinations.

Elysse Petrie has the pitcher's circle at Rebel Stadium all to herself for a while, but she is certainly not alone. Petrie is one half of a two-person pitching tandem that has been so successful for Boyle County this season, and right now she's the only one throwing. She has been the full-time starter for the Rebels for the last couple of weeks while fellow senior Hannah Miniard has rested a sore elbow. And while she said she feels she has handled the additional workload well, she is also quick to say she has had plenty of help.

The No Kill Central Kentucky Regional Humane Society would like to express our sincere appreciation to all our patrons and volunteers the evening of April 25 for making our first annual SPAY-ghetti Benefit Dinner so successful. Attendance was wonderful, the food was superb, the fellowship so warm and the giving so generous.   Thanks to the Lancaster Christian Church for the use of their wonderful facilities. High “paws up” to the cook, Joyce Marshall, for preparing the delicious meal and to our amazing group of volunteer event staff: Jane and Woody Prather, Judy Adams, Ronnie Baker,  Jennifer Grubbs, Trayce Poynter, Teresa Moberly, Chelsey Moberly, Kayde Gilbert, Ward Brown, Abigail Hodge and Judith Hodge.  The Junior Girl Scout Troop 143, under the leadership of Stacey Arnold, and Brownie Troop 7331, under the leadership of Kristen Hart, baked and donated delicious desserts and were so kind and polite in helping to attend to the needs of our patrons.

Special merchandise, door prizes and homemade baked goods will all be part of the second CC's Closet fashion show Saturday. The event began in 2012 as a way to raise awareness about the newly reorganized thrift store at the Community Services building on Taylor Avenue. The overwhelmingly positive response motivated organizers to host the event annually, Jennifer Palmer, director of marketing and fundraising for Community Services, said. The show will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon at CC's Closet, 30 Taylor Ave., Saturday.

With more than 425 guests, Friday's “Run for the Glitz”  has been the most successful to date. Since JoEllen Reed threw the first event seven years ago at the Winchester Opera House, attendance continued to outgrow the venues until Ron Tierney offered his warehouse four years ago to host the event, she said. Guests began arriving at 7 p.m. and were assigned to tables. There was a cash bar and a buffet dinner including marinated pork loin in bourbon sauce, hot brown casserole, roasted potatoes, corn pudding, rolls, asparagus and salad as well as beer cheese as an appetizer and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

HARRODSBURG - In the last four years, three major manufacturing companies have invested an additional $486 million and brought 360 new jobs into Mercer County. These investments have added to the quality of life in Harrodsburg and surrounding areas, and even more opportunities may surface in the near future, said Drew Dennis, executive director of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority. “Going back to 2009, we've enjoyed significant growth in our manufacturing plants,” despite the global economic downturn, Dennis said.

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...

After a nationwide search, J. Keith Fowlkes has been named director of Information Technology Services and chief information officer at Centre College.  A veteran CIO, Fowlkes has nearly 25 years of experience in information technology, most recently at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, where he has served as vice chancellor for information technology and CIO since 2007. Fowlkes will begin his duties May 1. “I am confident that Keith's record of success at other liberal arts institutions will translate well here,” said John A. Roush, president of Centre College.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. lawmakers heard the story of Corning® Gorilla® Glass and other Corning innovations first-hand Thursday as part of a House subcommittee hearing focused on boosting American manufacturing. Jim Steiner, senior vice president of Corning Specialty Materials, was one of eight U.S. manufacturing leaders who testified before the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee. According to a press release from Corning, the committee invited the group to speak to kick off a series of hearings called “Our Nation of Builders: Manufacturing in America.” Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry said Congress needs “to help create an environment where companies already here (in the U.S.)

Mark Bishop has always had a song to write, a story to tell and one to sing. It's a trait that goes back to his childhood. “I've always enjoyed doing creative things,” he said. “Even when I was a kid, I would make up songs, and I loved to draw and write stories.” His creativity as a youngster carried over into adulthood when Bishop began his singing career as a member of The Bishops, a popular southern gospel trio based in Waco, Ky. Bishop, along with brother Kenny and father Kenneth, recorded numerous hits during a 17-year period, most of which appeared on the Singing News Top 40 charts.

In looking back over the stories published by The Advocate-Messenger in 2012, it was apparent the year started out slowly in terms of big news. But the headlines got bigger as May rolled around and stayed that way throughout the rest of the year. As with any year, there were stories to celebrate and stories that caused despair in 2012. Danville hired its first black police chief, who was quickly besieged by an uptick in violent crime, including three murders. Candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan and the world came to town and liked what they saw. A year of acrimonious politics at Danville city hall ended with voters choosing new faces in November.