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  • Pierian Women donate to Backpack Buddies program

    Members of the Lawrenceburg Pierian Woman’s Club presented a check for $734 to Charlene Sipila, treasurer of the Backpack Buddies program.
    The club raised the money at a silent auction held during its annual spring luncheon and style show held last April.
    The non-profit Backpack Buddies effort was initiated by the Lawrenceburg First Christian Church and is now supported communitywide by churches, organizations, businesses, scout troops and individuals.

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  • Birth: Harper Katherine Hutton

    Harper Katherine Hutton
    Shawn and Katie Hutton of Lawrenceburg announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Katherine Hutton, born June 17, 2011, at Central Baptist Hospital.
    She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 ¼ inches long.
    Her maternal grandparents are Kent and Deborah Stevens of Lawrenceburg. Her maternal great-grandparents are Helen Stevens and the late Melvin Stevens, and the late E.B. and Mildred Cornett, all of Lawrenceburg.
    Her paternal grandparents are Allen and Pam Hutton and Ron and Glenna Mitchell, all of Lawrenceburg.

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  • A Dog’s Life
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  • Rotary plans annual Wine Fest for Aug. 27

    The Lawrenceburg Rotary Club will host its annual Wine Fest on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Lovers Leap Vineyard and Winery, the club announced.
    Tickets are $10, and VIP tables are available. Event sponsorships range from $1,000 to $100. Sponsors will be included in “all advertising, including the internet, The Anderson News and flyers throughout the community,” organizers said.
    Call club president Adam Burton at 502-517-9090 for details or e-mail adam@adamburton.net.

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  • Aerobics, Tae Bo classes begin Aug. 22

    Anderson Community Education will begin its Steppin’ Up aerobics and Tae Bo combination classes with Doris Thompson, certified instructor, starting Aug. 22.
    The classes are held at United Methodist Church on Carlton Drive. A combination of step aerobics and Tae Bo will run for six weeks on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 – 7 p.m., and the cost is $29.
    Children ages 12 and over are welcome to join the class. Registration will take place on the first night of class.
    For more information call the ACE office at 839-3754.

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  • Community calendar: 8-10-11

    Community
    Aug. 11: Turner Elementary open house, 5:05-6:15 p.m.
    Aug. 12: Movie Night on the Green, Despicable Me, starts at dusk

    Education
    Aug. 10-12, Aug. 8 and 9: GED instruction and college preparation, community education building, 8 a.m. to noon, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Bluegrass Community and Technical College, noon to 4 p.m., times subject to change depending on day
    Aug. 10: English as a second language, community education building, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
    Aug. 11, Aug. 15: English as a second language, 9-10:30 a.m.

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  • News Briefs: 8-10-11

    Caldwell Family holds reunion
    Descendants of Michael and Ruth Franklin Caldwell held their ninth annual family reunion July 16 at Anderson Dean Park in Harrodsburg.

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  • City Council awards check to CASA
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  • Quiet Minds yoga studio opens in Lawrenceburg

    Yoga requires discipline and practice, especially when attempting the scorpion pose.
    Even Quiet Minds Yoga owner and yoga instructor Harmonie Field said it’s one of the more difficult poses she’s done, describing how to lean on forearms and lift the body up so feet dangle right above the head.
    But yoga isn’t competitive, Field said, so there’s no such thing as a perfect pose.
    “Yoga is better defined as a discipline, something you would practice every day,” she said.

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  • Auxiliary plans Sept. 3 poker run

    The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 34 will host its fourth annual 100-mile poker run Sept. 3 for the Kentucky Healing Field.
    The Auxiliary will have 250 T-shirts with purchased advertising on the backs and sleeves. Ad prices are $50 for business card sizes, $100 for ad a bit larger than business card sizes, $300 for ad with logo and $500 for sleeve ads.
    The Legion Auxiliary must receive information for T-shirt ads by Aug. 23.

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