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  • Community datebook

    Support groups

    Aug. 21 -- Parents of Children with Learning Differences and Attention Difficulties meets at 7 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Ln., #118, Louisville. For additional information call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.

    Public can attend

    Aug. 14 -- Shelby County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at 403 Washington St.

    Aug. 19 -- Fiscal court meets at 10 a.m. at the Stratton Center, 215 Washington St.

    Aug. 18 -- Shelbyville Water and Sewer Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at 1059 Washington St.

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  • Boys' golf team opens strong

    The Shelby County boys' golf team opened its season Saturday with a sixth-place finish out of 20 teams in the Meade County Invitational at Doe Valley Golf Course.

    Rocket head coach Myron Montgomery said he was very pleased with the team's finish, especially considering the competition at Doe Valley.

    "That's a tough course to start the year on, and it was a really strong field," he said. "Actually, I think we could've done better -- we left a lot of strokes out there."

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  • Board could reject diesel bids

    Unlike the typical commuter, if the Shelby County Board of Education feels like they are getting ripped off at the pump, they can just say no.

    And that is exactly what the board will consider doing at their meeting this Thursday night.

    Every year the board bids out their diesel service to fuel providers.

    Usually, the lowest bidder will get the job.

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  • Father, son and wife all charged with robbery

    A third member of the Chandler family is now up on charges related to robbery.

    Two out of three of them are charged in connection with bank robbery.

    Carol Chandler, 26, appeared in Shelby District Court on Friday for a preliminary hearing on charges of second-degree robbery.

    Chandler was arrested July 28 in connection with the robbery of the Peoples Bank in Spencer County, along with Charles Norton, 37.

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  • Old Stuff: Couple collects farm nostalgia

    Before Nintendo and Wii, farm kids played with pedal tractors.

    Before electricity, farmers lit their homes, their way to the barn or their trek into town at night with kerosene (which they called "coal oil") lamps. And before kerosene, they used whale oil or candles.

    Shelbyville couple Marvin Crouch and Deanie Logan, who both grew up on farms, collect a little bit of that farm nostalgia. Crouch has a collection of pedal tractors; Logan collects lanterns - kerosene, whale oil and candle. The lantern collection is a hobby that takes them back to their days on the farm.

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  • Brakes hit on golf cart alternative

    After several weeks of debate and research by the Shelbyville City Council, the golf cart alternative now seems to be running on fumes.

    Ever since it was first brought before the council for discussion, the primary concern with allowing golf carts on Shelbyville streets has been public safety.

    At the meeting Thursday, council member Shane Suttor shared some safety statistics he found during his research. Suttor told the council that far fewer people are injured in golf carts than automobiles, and most reported golf cart injuries take place on the golf course, not the road.

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  • Library holds reading program

    Shelby County librarians are hoping that a new reading program will promote literacy locally and give the community a common story to discuss.

    Pam Federspiel, director of the library, said the library's "One Book, One Community" program is an effort to encourage the entire community to read the same book, at the same time.

    Federspiel said books have a strange power of bringing people together and giving them a shared experience and story.

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  • Rocket soccer drops LexCath 1-0

    The Shelby County boys' soccer team is gaining confidence by the day, and the season hasn't even started yet.

    The Rockets played their first preseason scrimmage Thursday, topping Lexington Catholic 1-0 on the road.

    "I didn't think we were great, but the guys kept fighting and fighting and didn't let (Lexington Catholic) have anything easy," first-year head coach B.J. Andriot said.

    A late switch in the team's formation to strengthen the team's midfield made the difference. Andriot added a midfielder and the Rockets started to take control.

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  • County, constables to settle suit

    Fiscal court and five of the county's constables who sued for back pay, blue lights and benefits reached an agreement last week that will resolve the dispute.

    The constables will get their pay restored but will not get the blue lights and benefits they sought.

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  • Leadership Kentucky comes to Shelby

    Business and community leaders from across the state will converge in Shelbyville on Thursday and Friday for a conference on Kentucky's economic development and the state's equine industry.

    Every year Leadership Kentucky, a non-profit educational organization, selects a group of business and community leaders from across the state to participate in a series of informational meetings. Once a month for seven months, the participants travel to various locations across the state to gain insight into the complex issues that are facing the state.

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