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Trevor Ervin, a sophomore at Campbellsville University from Glasgow, began donating blood at the first blood drive at the university during his freshman year. He has been donating ever since at every opportunity he gets.

"You figure the average life span is 75 years and you can begin donating at age 17," Ervin said. "Think about how many lives you can save."

Ervin will have another opportunity to donate when Campbellsville University hosts a blood drive in the Student Activities Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday.

An auction and gospel singing benefit for the late Joann Burress will be Friday, Sept. 18 at the Community Center beginning at 4 p.m.

At the time of her death, Burress had been on life support since May after having surgery for a broken hip.

The Burress family had no insurance and all money raised will go toward paying her funeral expenses. Food and drinks will be served.

For more information, call Jenise Sherrill at 789-3471 or Marlene Tucker at 789-6583.

The Campbellsville Kiwanis Club will host a 50th anniversary celebration at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Taylor County Extension Office.

According to current Kiwanis Club President Dr. James Jones, the state Kiwanis governor, Glen Kleine of Richmond, will speak and there will be a performance by the Taylor County High School Show Choir.

Jones said there is only one living charter Kiwanis member, Dr. J. Chester Badget, who will attend the event.

The castle on Versailles Road in Lexington has always been a landmark for 12-year-old Jay Gaines.

Born without a right arm and later undergoing two amputations as a result of birth defects, Gaines and his family made many trips from their Campbellsville home to Lexington while he was growing up.

According to his mother, Michelle Gaines, the castle meant they were almost there.

"As he got older, he knew when he got to the castle he was almost to the doctor," she said.