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Holiday gathering

Tom Peterson was considered in the journalism community not only a veteran reporter but also a person whom many colleagues considered a mentor. He died Nov. 11 at the age of 59.

“Tom was a tenacious reporter who was really dedicated to the pursuit of truth,” said Jack Brammer, a Shelbyville resident and reporter with  The Herald-Leader in Lexington who worked with Peterson in the 1970s at The Sentinel-News.

“Tom really did a lot for the paper; he put a lot more emphasis on hard news and investigative reporting.

Kentucky Historical Society Executive Committee President Sheila Mason Burton (far left) poses with members of the volunteer team that was honored recently with the Volunteer Group Award for 2011 by the KHS for their work on the “Skirmish near Simpsonville” memorial site on U.S. 60 just west of Simpsonville. Members of the group attending the ceremony in Frankfort were (from Burton’s left) Sherry Jelsma, Jerry Miller, Uley Washburn, Hobie Henninger, Juanita White and Robert L. Bell.

The family of Louise Carter Gash will host an open house in honor of her 90th birthday 2-4 p.m. on Saturday at Fox Creek Christian Church's Fellowship Hall, on U.S. 62 in Lawrenceburg. Family and friends are invited, but no gifts, please.