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Norma Hatfield came in to talk about CASA one last time before she steps down from the charity. She also shared with Eric and Jodie some great numbers of the children helped this year.
Tommy Crane of the Radcliff Fire Department came in to pass along some tips relating to staying safe during the holiday season.
A team of students from a local high school won an innovation competition. Here’s Jessica McKinney with more: A team of Larue County High School students brought home the top prize of ten thousand dollars from the Altec innovation challenge. The competition was held Thursday afternoon, at the Hardin County Cooperative Extension Office in Elizabethtown. Representative of Altec for the challenge, Trevor Diebel stated, “They were challenged with identifying a problem in the community and developing a project plan. They then had to develop a final presentation and present all this stuff to a panel of five community leaders, as well as a room of a hundred people. That is not an easy thing for anybody to do. They did such a good job and we are so proud of them.” The winning presentation was a solution to help solve top water pollution in Kentucky lakes and ponds presented by Sage Garris, Carter Peace, Conlee Crossno and William Wooton. They competed against nine other teams from four schools in the Hardin County and Elizabethtown Independent School Systems. I’m Jessica McKinney, from the new center.
A local teacher was recognized because of a program she implemented at a local school. Samantha Daniels, along with Richard Rowland implemented the Peer Buddies Partnership at James T. Alton Middle School. The partnership takes students from traditional education settings and places them in Daniels special needs classroom, with the purpose of helping to make students feel valued and creating bonds between students who, ordinarily, would not cross paths. Daniels was appointed a Kentucky Colonel by Governor Andy Bashear and a Commonwealth Ambassador by the Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams.
The Hodgenville Police Department is implementing around the clock checkpoints. Through the holiday season the police department will be setting up these checkpoints at various locations on both state and federal roadways in Larue County. The effort will be focused on speeding, impaired drivers, and seatbelt violations. The hours of the checkpoint will be 8 pm to 4 am, through the new year.
Moving on to high school boys’ basketball. On Friday, John Hardin lost to Franklin County 46 to 68, Central Hardin beat Elizabethtown 70 to 66, Breckinridge County beat Meade County 47 to 40, North Hardin beat Fort Knox 79 to 33, and Grayson County lost to Edmonson County 39 to 47. On Saturday, North Hardin lost to Barren County 68 to 78, and Elizabethtown beat Louisville Christian Academy 63 to 60. In the world of high school girls’ basketball. On Friday, Breckinridge County lost to Meade County 48 to 59, Fort Knox lost to North Hardin 31 to 67, and Grayson County lost to Edmonson County 37 to 45. On Saturday, Central Hardin beat South Oldham 52 to 32, North Hardin Classical lost to Valley High School 25 to 50, and Elizabethtown beat South Warren 57 to 32. And tonight, North Hardin is hosting Central Hardin.
In high school boys’ basketball. Last night, Meade County beat Cloverport 80 to 21. Tonight, John Hardin is playing Franklin County in the Billy Hicks Classic, Central Hardin is playing Elizabethtown, Breckinridge County is hosting Meade County, North Hardin is headed to Fort Knox, and Grayson County is playing Edmonson County at home. Moving on to high school girls’ basketball. Last night, Larue County beat Campbellsville 77 to 64, Meade County beat Cloverport 85 to 5, Grayson County beat Washington County 64 to 21, Fort Knox beat Fairdale 42 to 20, Central Hardin lost to Elizabethtown 41 to 14. And tonight, Breckinridge County is hosting Meade County, Fort Knox is hosting North Hardin, Larue County is headed to Hart County, and Grayson County is facing off with Edmonson County.
Q: In the 1800’s a pharmacist named his new beverage after his boss. What was his boss’s name?