BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE Aug 3, 2012

Hello Friends!  Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) and the Bacon Creek Watershed Council wish to THANK everyone who came out on Sat July 28^th for CLEAN UP BACON CREEK DAY!  Volunteers came out to clean up around Bonnieville’s Creek area. We made new friends, had great discussions and enjoyed fresh watermelon under the gingko tree! Volunteers: Ted Diamond, Margo Diamond, Elaine Digges, Tessa Edelen, David Givens, Nancy Givens, Bonita Hendren, Wanda Gregory, John Perry, Judy Peterson, Dale Reynolds, Linda Watts, Cindy White & Suellyn White.

WELCOME To the neighborhood! Postmaster Cheri Ross retired last month after 19 years of dedicated service to USPS and Bonnieville citizens. We’ll miss you Cheri! On July 31^st Patrick Gray officially became Bonnieville’s newest USPS Postmaster. Congratulations to Patrick Gray! Stop in and welcome Patrick to Bonnieville.

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Bonnieville School 1961-1962

Bonnieville school 1961-62. L-R 5 rows of desks.
starting with 1st row of desks front to back. photo courtesy: Loraine Jaggers Ard. row 1: Marsha Harper, Wanda Butler, Brenda Reynolds Cottrell. row2: Glen Ragland, Roger Gibson, Gary McDowell, Lonnie McDowell, Judy Key, boy1. row3: Huston Moody Jr, boy2, Vicky Hack, Raymond Hughaugh, Melvin Caswell. row4: girl4, girl5, Travis Gunterman, boy4, David Riggs. row5: girl6, girl7, girl8, girl9.


photo courtesy: LORAINE JAGGERS ARD

BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE July 27, 2012

Hello Friends! The latest ARC/Brushy Fork Institute Flex-E grant is complete! You are invited to a Garden dedication reception on Monday Aug 6^th at 5:30 CST behind City Hall to celebrate the newly created beautiful garden space. The GARDEN DEDICATION will take place just before the regular council meeting at 6pm. Refreshments will be served inside City Hall. Join us for a short program, scheduled speakers: Linda Watts, Suellyn White, Bonita Hendren, Mayor Edwards and Ottis Highbaugh.

Don’t forget the Bonnieville Community Friends Membership Drive Reception Thursday Aug 9^th at 6 CST at BVFD. Refreshments will be served. Come out and help plan a Community Center for Bonnieville! Regular meetings are held the 2^nd Thursday of every month at BVFD.

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE July 20, 2012

Hello Friends! KWA & Bacon Creek Watershed Council is hosting: CLEAN UP BACON CREEK DAY SAT July 28 from 9-12 CST. Meet at the Bonnieville Bridge over Bacon Creek. Help keep our water clean! The Watershed Council meets the 4^th Monday of every month. 
Everyone is invited.

Bonnieville Community Friends (formerly Merchant’s Association) invites you to a Membership Drive & Reception Thurs Aug 9^th at BVFD 6pm CST. Community Friends goal is to get a Bonnieville Community Center. If you are interested and wish to share ideas on a Community Center please attend. We need as many citizens as possible in order make this happen, and we can only make it happen if you participate! Community Friends meet regularly at BVFD the 2^nd Thursday of every month at 6 CST. See You There!

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE July 13, 2012

Hello Friends! The Garden behind Bonnieville City Hall will be dedicated on Mon Aug 6, at 5:30 before the council meeting. BOAZ Foundation wishes to thank everyone who participated in the garden project. We will be having workshops for anyone who is interested in making a personalized footstone to place in the garden, details & dates to be announced.

The garden could not have been completed without help from the following: ARC/Brushy Fork Flex-e-Grant, Jane Higgins, BOAZ Foundation, Hardy's Construction, David Denney Bonnieville stone, Country Corner Mkt, John Bourne, Cindy White, Matthews Concrete, Charlie Williams, and HCHS Greenhouse. Painters: Janet Clauson, Donnie Clauson & Betty Atteberry. Our workers that developed the walkway and garden bed: Donnie Clauson, Shirley Dye, Kayla Emberton, Mr. French, Mark Hall, Bonita Hendren, Robin Hendren, Donnie Johnson, Arvin Pennington, Bradley Riggs, Gaines Riggs, Daniel Tharp, Christopher Warner, Linda Watts, Mark Webb, Suellyn White, & Cindy White.

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE July 6, 2012

Hello Friends! Community Friends would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2012 STARS & STRIPES BEAUTY PAGEANT. Pageant Judges: Kandyce Walters, Cindy White & Sue Williamson. Thank You for a difficult job well done ladies!

Thanks to Kadison “Kat” Warren, our Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal! Congrats Patricia Kirkpatrick, Duck Race winner of $340! A heartfelt Thank You to Wanda Gregory, Linda & Bonita set up a BOAZ booth and enjoyed meeting everyone who came out to celebrate the historic mural. 

Thank you ACME lodge, Ike Neal and lodge members for agreeing to host the mural, Country Girl at Heart Bed & Breakfast for such a beautiful place for Glenda & Dale Krauss to stay, the workshop volunteers and Weiss Hardware for donating several paintbrushes. Please patronize the advertisers in the Homecoming insert, they made this grant possible!

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE June 29, 2012

Hello Friends! The final Bonnieville directional sign was placed at the Exit 71 North ramp. Thanks to the BOAZ Foundation, the latest ARC/Brushy Fork-Flex-e-grant, Janet Clauson and Kenny Signs there is a sign directing visitors to Bonnieville and to the Frenchman’s Knob Land Preserve, currently under development. 2012 Jan-June Grant Projects included: Community Meetings & Open houses, the Historic Mural, a pocket Garden behind city hall and the I65 directional sign. Completion of the ramp sign finishes the sign project proposed during the first BOAZ Beautification grant in 2010.

We appreciate every one who advertised in the Bonnieville Homecoming New-Herald Insert, purchasing an ad helped fund this grant! There are many people to thank for their contributions to all of the projects completed during this grant cycle; a heartfelt Thank You to each and every one!

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE June 22,2012

Hello Friends! The Historic Mural on Bonnieville’s ACME lodge is completed. Thank you to our talented muralist Glenda & Dale Krauss for creating such a beautiful scene of Bonnieville’s history. It took hundreds of hours to transform the wall into a collage of historic scenes. Stop by and see depictions of days gone by; WK Jameson, Camp Jefferson, the Jameson House and Bacon Creek Station as a hub of local activity, post office, stagecoach stop, and hotel. Come out and see the magnificent depiction of the Jameson house! Visit glendaswalltowallart.com to see more of her artistry.

On Thursday, June 21^st participants of the Community Mural Workshop gathered at the mural to receive certificates of Gratitude from the BOAZ Foundation. Their efforts will be appreciated for years to come. Thank you to all who participated in the workshops and helped in painting the mural: Lilly Clauson, Chaz Condiff, Calib Cottrell, Shirley Dye, Herb Key, Todd Giles and Wendy Giles. Submit local happenings: lindamwatts at yahoo.com or facebook; Bonnieville page.

BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE June 15, 2012

Hello Friends! MEMBERSHIP DRIVES NOW UNDERWAY: Bacon Creek Watershed Council, Bacon Creek Historical Society, Community Friends, Homemakers, Hart Co Historical Society and Hart Co Chamber invite you to become a member today! As always, BOAZ Foundation invites everyone to take part in our numerous local projects. Everyone is welcome to participate, there’s always something going on.

June 25 Bacon Creek Watershed Council meeting will be held at Three Forks Bacon Creek Baptist Church, keynote speaker is Kate Peake from the Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association. Just a reminder; Bonnieville Homecoming begins Sun. July 1^st with an old time gospel singing under the gingko tree, Stars & Stripes Beauty Pageant is July 3^rd and the parade is July 4^th! CLEAN UP BACON CREEK DAY is Saturday, July 28 in Bonnieville. Everyone is invited!

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE June 8, 2012

Hello Friends! Last weekend during the 59^th annual WHAS Crusade for Children, the Bonnieville Volunteer Fire Department collected over $9500.00! A heartfelt THANK YOU to our Bonnieville Volunteer Fire Department and to their families, they work year round to raise money for the Crusade for Children. At the Firehouse, Community Friends is constructing a stone planter dedicated “In Honor of Scotty & Mildred Gibbons” for their tireless work for the Crusade, over the years, bringing much needed funds to the special needs children in our area. Thank you to Gary Marsh for laying the block and to David Denney of Bonnieville Stone for donating rock. The planter should be completed by July 4^th. Congratulations to Bonnieville Quilt Raffle winner: Rachel PENCE.

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BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE June 1, 2012

Hello Friends! May 27^th the 3^rd annual Memorial Day Veterans Ceremony was held at Bonnieville Memory Park Cemetery. Once again Shirley Dye organized a beautiful and poignant event. Over 85 people gathered to honor the sacrifice made by Veterans and their families.

THANK YOU to everyone who attended, keynote speakers; Ottis HIGHBAUGH, Col Bob HAYTER Jr. and Cmdr Irvin LYONS, to Sego Funeral home, Bro Ron BLAIR & Bonnieville Baptist, Don & Cindy Johnson, the WHITE Family, and all those who helped with set up of seating. Without everyone pulling together, this event could not have taken place; Cameron JOHNSON, Sharon GOLDSMITH, Deana SCHULTZ, Suellyn WHITE, Rose BOSTIC, Kim COOK, Shirley DYE, Mayor Denis EDWARDS, Luthur GOLDSMITH, DeWayne KIDD, John TURNER, Danny WARDER, Linda WATTS, Specialists E4: Shakara POWELL, Jose Angel LOPEZ, Joseph SHABAZZ, Lisa SKARVEN, SGT. Thomas GREENWOOD, SPC. Renee HARPER, and NCOIC  SFC. Eric McDUFFIE.

 ‘All Gave Some-Some Gave All’. We humbly Honor all who serve. Thank you. Contact: lindamwattsatyahoo.com

BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE May 25, 2012

Hello Friends! Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Memory Park Cemetery Committee sponsored a paint project Sat May 19^th in time for the May 27^th Memorial Day Veterans Ceremony. Volunteers painted the poles that border the cemetery. Thank You to the volunteers and to Mike Bostic, owner of Bostic Painting!  

THANK YOU to all who are helping to create the garden behind Bonnieville City Hall. This area has been in need of a face lift for a long time. Volunteers are tilling, shoveling, making paths, planting trees, roses, flowers, and sprucing up the area. Thank you David Denney, Bonnieville Stone for donating sand! Thank You John Bourne for hauling sand and Hardy’s Construction for hauling dirt & rock.

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