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Today's Features

  • CU searches for art scholarship recipients

    Campbellsville University is searching for talented high school seniors to compete for two art scholarships worth a total of $12,000.

    The university's annual art scholarship competition and workshop will be Saturday, April 5 beginning at 9 a.m. in room 100 of the new art building across from Gosser Fine Arts Center on campus.

    Performance grant scholarships will also be awarded to other students who might not be chosen for the competitive art scholarships.

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  • Library to host "Evening with the Presidents"

    The Taylor County Public Library will host an "Evening with the Presidents" on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

    The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature stories and crafts for children, refreshments and an appearance by a special guest.

    The extended library hours will offer those who attend full library services, including books and magazines, Internet access and audio recordings.

    For more information, contact Bonnie Webster at 465-2562.

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  • Taylor Regional Hospital to offer 'Fun Foods for Kids' class

    Children need proper nutrients to grow strong and healthy, but treats and serving sizes also need to be limited so that children will not develop weight and health problems.

    Taylor Regional Hospital will offer a free class, "Fun Foods for Kids," from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the TRH Learning & Resource Center at 125B Kingswood Drive in Campbellsville.

    The class will be presented by Carrie Phillips, a registered dietitian.

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  • "ESL in the Community" classes continue

    The Department of English as a Second Language at Campbellsville University will continue its "ESL in the Community" classes.

    Classes will be offered through May on two mornings a week, Mondays and Thursdays, at 9 a.m., in Room 101 of the Ransdell Chapel.

    Classes are free, open to the public and taught by university-trained personnel.

    The department is especially interested in being able to provide this community service on an even broader basis, especially to those in agriculturally related work who may need instruction at a very beginning level.

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  • Historical Society to meet Feb. 19

    Members of the Taylor County Middle School Student Technology Leadership Program will provide the program for the Taylor County Historical Society's next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19.

    The students will present a multimedia, searchable presentation on Taylor County history, a presentation they will be entering in state competition later this year.

    SaVannah Rash, recent winner of the Abraham Lincoln Speech Contest, will participate in the presentation.

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  • Former Kentucky treasurer to speak at Lindsey Wilson

    With the 2008 election in high gear, Kentucky author and politician Jonathan Miller will speak at Lindsey Wilson College on 10 values essential to uniting America.

    Miller will speak about "The Compassionate Community: Ten Values to Unite America" at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 19 in W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall.

    His talk - which is free and open to the public - is part of the 2007-2008 Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affairs Series and also the college's Lecture Series on Civic Engagement.

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  • Lindsey Wilson offers tax help

    Lindsey Wilson College accounting students will make the tax season a little less stressful for low-income, moderate-income and elderly taxpayers by offering free tax preparation assistance.

    Under the direction of Associate Professor of Accounting Gary Lee Gibson, five Lindsey Wilson accounting students will offer the free service from 7 to 10 p.m. ET every Wednesday through April 9.

    The service will not be offered on March 19, which is during the college's spring break.

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  • 'SOS' group to perform Feb. 19

    The gospel group "SOS" from Simmons College of Kentucky will perform at Campbellsville University on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ransdell Chapel.

    The performance is part of the university's Black History Month celebration.

    The public is invited to the free event.

    Other Black History Month celebration events at CU include:

    - Feb. 13 - Dr. Joseph Owens, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Lexington, who is also a CU alumnus and member of the CU Board of Trustees, speaking at 10 a.m. in the Ransdell Chapel.

    This free event is also open to the public.

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  • Hodgenville Post Office to honor Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

    The Hodgenville Post Office will offer a special commemorative cachet honoring the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial next week.

    The cachet shows the full gamut of Lincoln's life from the cabin representing his birth to the new statue depicting him as a young boy on one side and the U.S. Capitol and the statue of the president seated on the other side.

    The cachet will include the Liberty Bell Forever stamp in the top right hand corner and bears the words Forever Immortalized across the top.

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  • Next Look Good ... Feel Better program is Feb. 18

    On Monday, Feb. 18, the American Cancer Society will offer its Look Good ... Feel Better program to residents in Campbellsville and the surrounding areas.

    Guided by volunteer cosmetologists, female cancer patients who participate in this class will learn how to use makeup and skin care techniques to overcome the appearance-related effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

    The class runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and will be at The Learning and Resource Center at Taylor Regional Hospital.

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