THE CITIZEN-TIMES, Scottsville, Ky., Thursday, January 5, 2012—PAGE 3

What kind of resolutions have you made this year? A good one we can all make and keep is to not throw bot-tles, cans and papers out on the side of the road. All that litter out there looks like we don’t love our country.

Thought to ponder: “Ev-erybody needs a hug...it changes your metabolism.”

Visiting Frankie Lambert on New Year’s Eve were Di-anne Lambert, Rita, Katie Jo and Bill Wallace, Tony and Brandi Gann and So-phia, Kelly, Spring, Kayla and Seth Ransom, Brandon

Steele, Jason, Kim, Thomas and Hannah Lambert, Mark and Linda Lambert, Kerry and Tonya McCandless, Bryson Carr, Matthew and Amanda Davis, Kevin Ran-som, Sheila Uhls and Danny and Sharon Oliver.

Katie Jo and Bill Wal-lace spent New Year’s Eve with Chris and Tabbitha Branham and Cassidy and Trevor Gulley. Martin Wal-lace and Teresa Carroll were there, too.

We hear Darrel and June Lyles had a nice Christmas. She fixed meals for company

several times. Darrel loves to work on word search puz-zles. He got 10 new books as gifts for Christmas.

Wayne Rippy and Frieda Towe ate at Dumplin’s on New Year’s Eve.

Rick and Darlene Scott spent Sunday afternoon with Wayne Rippy.

Visiting Frieda Towe on Christmas were Steve and Rose Towe, Janie England, Judd and Angela Madison, Ben Sexton, Jeff, Emily, Alex and Thomas England, Caleb, Jennifer, Jolie, Timo-thy and Elizabeth Costellow,

You’re Invited to

Lex Carter’sRetirementCelebration

Sunday, Jan. 152-4 p.m.

Washington CenterPlease, stop by and help us commemorate three decades of service and vision to Allen County.

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To have the class there must be 12 participants.

Cooper Clayton Method

To Stop Smoking12-week program

Participants use nicotine replacementCost of $10 per week

Allen County Health DepartmentClasses Start January 24 • 5 p.m.Registration is required call (270) 237-4423

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EpiphanyThe season of Christmas

normally begins with the First Sunday of Advent, marked by the expectations and anticipation of the com-ing of the Christ child.

However, in the secular world it’s Santa and his reindeer, visions of sugar plums dance in their heads, toys, presents and me, me, me. The shelves are stocked with items for Christmas long before Reformation Sunday (October 31.)

What a blessing to be able to teach the true meaning of Christmas without all the commercialism...to teach the real 12 days of Christ-mas are counted from De-cember 25 until January 5, with January 6 celebrated as Epiphany, the climax of the

Christmas season, the com-ing of the wise men bringing gifts to the Christ child, who by so doing “reveal” Jesus to the world.

The word Epiphany means “to show,” “to make known” or “to reveal.” This act of worship by the Magi, which corresponded to Sim-eon’s blessing that this child Jesus would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles” (Luke 2:32), was one of the first indications that Jesus came for all people, of all na-tions, of all races, and that the work of God in the world would not be limited to only a few.

Teaching in a Christian school, everyday is an Epiph-any. We have the best job in the world to reveal Jesus to three-year-old preschoolers as Lord and King every sin-gle day and get to see God working in their little lives with the fruits of the spirit. On earth it doesn’t get much better than this.

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SIGN OF THE TIMES—The Heart of Scottsville is now offering a match-ing grant program for signage to promote downtown businesses. the first recipient received her check Monday. She’s Darla Graves, owner

of The Sweet Life candy, pastry and snack store on East Main Street. Presenting the check is Heart of Scottsville Executive Director Ja-mie Boler.

(C-T Photo by Matt Pedigo)

Jana, Bouie, Jaydn, Jorie and Jace, Kathy and Rachel Towe, Jason, Lydia, Ash-lynn, Jake, Abby and Luke Towe and Jamie Towe.

Linsey, Kegan and Noah visited Frieda on Monday night. They live in Altheim-er, Ark.

Brittnie and Justin Chaknis and Lukie, Kelly Jo and Jason Mays and Buddy, Trevor Wilkinson, Rhealee Drummond, Scott, Mechele, Kaliex and Courtney Dal-las, Nancy Duncan and Sky, Chris, Daughtry and Kash Whitehurst, Phillip Calvert, Dawn Johnson and Donna Pat Huntsman all spent Christmas Day with Pam and Foster Dugas at their home in Whites Creek, Tenn.

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Shaw, Hunter and Atlantis of Iowa spent the holidays with Mil-lie Shaw.

We had a good number in the 9 a.m. aerobics class on Monday. The water was good and warm. We are missing the yodeler. He’s been out for a few weeks.

James Cartwright, our instructor, is really work-ing us hard since Christmas to help us get rid of all the pounds we gained during the holidays. He is a lot of fun.

Congratulations to Jimmy and Thelma Simmons on their wedding anniversary. We wish you many more.

I asked some of my friends how their recent Christmas was. Here are their an-swers.

Bonnie Arnold is thankful that her family, friends and neighbors traveled safely during the holiday season. She says “God continues to watch over us and bless us richly each day. Happy New Year to all.”

Betsy Jones says she is thankful they are still able to cook a big dinner for their large family. They usually have 35-40 there with lots of love, gifts and fun. She says “Thank you God!”

Michelle Carver says they had a pretty wonderful Christmas. She and Jona-than flew into the Nashville

Airport on Christmas morn-ing with two new family members. The adoption is finally final!

Welcome to Kentucky, Kerby and Kerlandy!

Bonnie Meador got a soft cuddly robe for Christmas and sure loved it Monday morning as the temperature dropped so low.

Cindy Poe has requested prayer for James Murley and all of his family.

Here are some more words of wisdom: Love the people God gave you because He will need them back one day.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Benjamin Bray. I haven’t heard any details of funeral arrange-ments yet. His dad, Richard, and mom, Pat, and the rest of the family have our deep-est sympathy. He was only 34.

Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you

an expected end.Happy birthday to: Vernon

Dockery, 5th; Sara Stub-blefield Tucker, 5th; Ken McGuffey, 5th; Kerry Gene Towe, 7th; Seth Wallace, 9th; Troy Howell, 9th; Seth Ransom, 10th; Janie Pruitt, 10th; Spring Ransom, 10th.

Happy anniversary to: Dean and Wanda Dyer, 7th.

Our recipe for the week:Beef Mushroom Loaf3/4 c. milk1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs2 lb. ground beef1/2 tsp. saltdash pepper1 pkg. dried onion soup4 oz. can mushrooms and

juice1/4 c. catsup2 eggs, beatenPour milk over bread

crumbs. Add ground beef, salt, pepper, dried onion soup, mushrooms, mush-room liquid, catsup and eggs.

Mix well, shape into loaf. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Yields 6 serv-ings.

Laura G. TurnerScholarship Information

Any student who is ap-plying to Western Kentucky University for scholarship is also eligible for the Laura Goad Turner Service First Scholarship.

The senior needs to com-plete the WKU scholarship application and submit a re-sume of all service completed to the guidance counselor by Friday, Jan. 13. The schol-arship will be mailed by the senior to WKU by the dead-line of January 15, 2012, and the resume of service will be kept on file in the guidance office.

DID YOU KNOWRoadrunners only run at

a top speed of 15 miles per hour—slower than a human at full speed.