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    The Battle of Atlanta ended with...

    2011 is the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. To help remember and honor that pivotal event in our history, the Civil War Museum of the Western Theater (that part of the nation west of the Appalachians) will call to attention certain artifacts which help to tell the story of that era. This is the 13th article in a weekly series that will appear in Wednesday issues of The Kentucky Standard.

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    Photo: Milburn crowned 2011 Natural...
  • Fundraiser to aid local man with...

    For as long as Mike Doutaz has had multiple sclerosis, he has been speaking out against the temptation to lose hope that so many people feel under difficult circumstances.

    “I’ve had MS for 18 years, but then, I never give up,” said Doutaz.

    In fact, Doutaz has brought his message to about 20 churches in Nelson County and surrounding areas.

    “You’ve got one of two ways that you can go — you can blame God and everybody else, or you can get closer to God,” Doutaz said.

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    Bernheim announces new trustee

    Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is pleased to announce Kim Huston, president of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency in Bardstown, as a new member of Bernheim’s Board of Trustees.

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    Photo: Magic ‘Rabbit’
  • Georgia was a success for Sherman

    2011 is the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. To help remember and honor that pivotal event in our history, the Civil War Museum of the Western Theater (that part of the nation west of the Appalachians) will call to attention certain artifacts which help to tell the story of that era. This is the 11th article in a weekly series that will appear in Wednesday issues of The Kentucky Standard.

    After the Battle of Chattanooga the Confederate army was pushed back to Dalton, Ga.

  • YEARS AGO IN THE STANDARD: AUGUST...

    10 years ago August 2001

     

    Local man wins trip after Survivor Challenge

    A hot August weekend in the woods, hunting for jars of peanut butter and setting up camp earned Mark Cecil, Cox’s Creek, a trip to the Bahamas.

    After hearing about a Survivor Challenge weekend on the radio, Cecil signed up by writing a letter. Out of 70 letters the group was narrowed down to 30 or 40 people to interview for 16 available spots, Cecil said.

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    Photo: Tiny Tots - Girls 49-59...
  • 60 years ago in The Kentucky...

    60 years ago

    July 1951

    Drivers’ licenses are now available

     

    Motor vehicle operators’ licenses have been received and shipped to all circuit clerks, Paul Boyd, supervisor of the Operator’s License Section, Department of Revenue, announced in Frankfort.

    “Delayed delivery from the printer’s makes it necessary to issue approximately 900,000 licenses by August 1,” Boyd said, and asked the cooperation of the circuit clerks and the public in getting the job done.

  • Years ago in The Standard: 20 years...

    Charles H. Woodson, 81, the last principal of the old Bardstown Training School, died Friday, July 5, 1991, in Silver Springs, Md.

    “He had a superb relationship with the students,” Martha Lewis, who taught at the school for blacks, said Tuesday afternoon.

    Still, Lewis said, Woodson was a disciplinarian. But he explained to students why he was disciplining them.

    In fact, she said, if he saw his students doing something wrong outside of school, he’d call them in the next day and counsel them.

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    6th Tennessee Regiment battleflag...

    2011 is the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. To help remember and honor that pivotal event in our history, the Civil War Museum of the Western Theater (that part of the nation west of the Appalachians) will call to attention certain artifacts which help to tell the story of that war. This is the eighth article in a weekly series that will appear in Wednesday issues of The Kentucky Standard.

     

  • Gen. Irvin McDowell’s epaulettes on...

    2011 is the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. To help remember and honor that pivotal event in our history, the Civil War Museum of the Western Theater (that part of the nation west of the Appalachians) will call to attention certain artifacts which help to tell the story of that war. This is the seventh article in a weekly series that will appear in Wednesday issues of The Kentucky Standard.

     

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    Steamboat bicentennial finds roots...

    During the bicentennial celebration of the first steamboat to travel down the Ohio River, the Steamboat Bicentennial Committee has planned and coordinated many events throughout the year. It wasn’t until 1811 that the first steamboat traversed the Ohio River but the idea originated many years prior with a Bardstown resident by the name of John Fitch. He is proclaimed as the inventor of the first feasible American steam engine. 

  • Around Kentucky — July 6

    Here’s a sampling of events you might want to check out

    Through July 21: The Brescia University Speech Pathology Department is currently accepting attendees for Summer Speech Pathology Clinicals. These speech therapy sessions are open to children ages 5 and up who are in the school system with a current IEP addressing production of speech sounds.

    Sessions will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays  9 a.m.-noon at Brescia University. The cost is $20 a day.

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    Bracelets benefit autism fund

    One young girl’s vision to beat autism for her brother and millions of other people diagnosed with the disorder has reached Nelson County in a rainbow of beaded bracelets.

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    Just Your Standard Vacation: Grand...
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  • Years Ago in The Standard: 60 YEARS...

    60 Years Ago

    June

    1951

    Kentucky Standard rated second-best  newspaper in state


    Takes top honors in advertising, merits other awards by KPA