THE CITIZEN-TIMES, Scottsville, Ky., Thursday, February 9, 2012—PAGE 3

Doris Pruitt and D.C. Strain got married in a pri-vate ceremony on December 26. A reception was held last Saturday at Mt. Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church in their honor. Among those attending were Lavinia Warden, June Lyles and Mark and Linda Lambert.

Darrel and June Lyles had lunch guests last Wednes-day. Eutra and Virginia Graves, Lavinia Warden and Linda Lambert enjoyed fish plates from Harper’s to celebrate Linda’s birthday.

We were all glad to see David Towe at church on Sunday. He is doing so well after his recent surgery. We need to keep praying for a speedy recovery.

Charlie and Debbie War-den stopped by to visit with Darrel and June Lyles a couple of Sundays ago. They all enjoyed the visit.

February is Women’s Heart Health Month. Love your heart and watch your numbers! The Homemaker’s Brunch is this Saturday. Those who preregistered are looking forward to a good time and an informative presentation from Scotts-

ville’s own Dr. Harston!Jean Travelstead was back

at church at Red Hill after being out for two months due to sickness. They were all so glad to see her and hope she will continue to improve. Jean’s sister, Millie Shaw, has been pretty sick but is feeling better.

Brian Landers visited Clara and Robert Brady on Sunday evening.

Cousin Minnie goofed last week. The one who tied Bil-ly Willoughby’s shoe strings together was Gene Oaks! I believe everyone at the Y knew I had put his brother’s initials. Well, at least Billy’s mom got a tickle out of it.

Mark and Linda Lambert ate breakfast at Griddle’s on Saturday. While there, they saw the yodeling cow-boy, but he didn’t perform for them.

Eric Lyles ate lunch with Pa and Mema on Sunday. Eric carried a plate back for Becca who had to work.

Others who visited Dar-rel and June this week were Tim and P.K. Lyles, Kaylynn Lyles and Kevin Ransom.

Betty Willoughby visited David Towe a while on Mon-

day afternoon.Michelle, Emily, Chloe

and Liberty Falica have re-turned home after a visit to Paoli Peaks in Indiana. They stayed at Springmill Inn. The girls enjoyed the swimming pool along with the bunny slope and other ski slopes. Chloe reports they had a good time.

We are glad Angela Madi-son is out of the hospital af-ter having surgery. Frieda Towe visited her and Janie England in Bowling Green on Monday.

Prayers are still requested for Sharon Oliver.

Sympathy is extended to Gerry Landers for the loss of her sister, Betty Harper. Betty’s nephew, Brian, has been asking prayers for her on Facebook.

Read James 1: 12-18, Blessed is the man that en-dureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Then when lust hath con-ceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-

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Leap year is here and SAH wants to leap into giving your pet fresh breath and a healthy heart. We are seeing a growing number of heart-worm positive dogs in the past few years. Traditionally, February is Dental Month at SAH, but we want to celebrate Valentine’s day as well, by keeping your pet’s hear t heal thy with a heartworm test at the same time. This year in February you will receive 20% off all dental work and also get 10% off heartworm tests

done at the same time as your dental. It is the time of year to get your pet up to date on his fresh breath and update

that heartworm test as well. Heartworm prevention is easy, but treating heartworms is very expensive.

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fruits of his creatures.Happy birthday to: Heath-

er Bushelman, 9th; Barbara Spearman, 9th; Cynthia Reynolds, 10th; Jimmy Ay-ers, 11th; Linda Tabor, 11th; Leslie York, 13th; Sam Bray, 14th; Misti Duke, 14th; Casey Bray, 15th; Brooke Perry, 15th.

Happy anniversary to: Ja-son and Jessica Humphrey, 14th.

Our recipe for the week:Crock Pot Creamy

Italian Chicken Recipe4-6 chicken breast halves1/2 stick butter1 pkg. dry Italian dressing

mix1 can cream of chicken

soup1/2 c. watercream cheese blockSpray crock pot with non-

stick cooking spray. Place four filleted chicken breasts or two extra large chicken breasts into the crockpot.

Combine water and Italian dressing mix and stir. Pour dressing over the chicken. Layer chicken soup on top of ingredients. Add butter on top. Cover and allow to cook on low for 3 hours. (Every crock pot varies in cooking time.)

When chicken is no lon-ger pink in the middle, it is ready to be shredded with two forks. It will shred lots easier when it’s hot. Shred the chicken then mix the in-gredients.

Add 8 ounce cream cheese block and cook for another 1-1.5 hours. Turn off heat and let stand for a few minutes to allow sauce to thicken a bit. Serve over rice with your favorite veg-etables! Serves 6.

While no one can predict exactly what will pass in a regular legislative session, one constant can always be counted on: Diversity. It was a textbook example of that in action in the Kentucky House recently, with leg-islation ranging from wild pigs to alternative energy projects.

For those not in agri-culture, wild pigs may not seem like a major issue, but the truth is that their grow-ing numbers are wreaking havoc in the fields of many farmers, especially in West-ern Kentucky. If the legis-lation passing the House unanimously last Monday becomes law, the Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife would determine the exact size of the problem, and a plan of action would flow from there.

Recently the House turned its attention to the use of cleaning products in our schools. The goal here is to find ways to limit the exposure children may have with the sometimes harsh chemicals used to keep a school clean. This bill would have the state’s Department of Education help promote other cleaning supplies that are just as effective but less toxic.

Children were also the fo-cus of an official report that came to light last week by a legislative task force created in 2011 to study childhood obesity.

It found that Kentucky is tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of high school students classified as obese, with the rate nearly one in five. We’re tied for eighth with two other states when it comes to obesity among low-income children between the ages of two and four.

This trend, not surpris-ingly, has long-term impacts both on the lives of these children as they mature and the state’s pocketbook as well. According to the re-port, Kentucky spends more than $1.2 billion annually on obesity-related medical conditions.

On the positive side, some notable strides are being made in our schools. The state regularly gets high marks for its food services, and we’re seeing such things as the Kentucky Farm to School program–found in more than 1,200 schools across the state–put locally grown products onto our

children’s plates.While we wait to see what

legislation will move forward as a result of this report, the House did vote unanimously on Tuesday for a bill de-signed to keep our state gov-ernment workforce healthy. Under this plan, the Person-nel Cabinet would establish a pilot program that would lay out incentives for quali-fied employees who take concrete steps to improve their health. A study would be done in coordination to see how effective this is over the long term.

The House re-visited an area where it has taken the lead over the last several years: Alternative and re-newable energy. This legis-lation, sent unanimously to the Senate, would exempt the sales tax on equipment needed for geothermal drill-ing and expand tax incen-tives to more companies involved in the alternative and renewable energy field.

One of the most widely discussed topics last week wasn’t on legislation still be-fore us but on a bill that was signed into law last month: The redistricting of the Gen-eral Assembly’s population boundaries and those of the Kentucky Supreme Court. As happened in the wake of re-districting in the 1990s, this matter is now in the courts to determine if the plan was done properly. If that case from nearly 20 years ago is a guide, it may be a year or two before a final answer from the Supreme Court is handed down.

As we wait to see what happens next, the number of bills moving through the House will begin picking up in the days ahead. Many of the major initiatives, from limiting prescription drug abuse to the budget, are still in their early stages but are on track to be introduced and ready for a full House vote within a month or so.

I have already received numerous messages from many of you about these issues and other bills, but would appreciate hearing from even more. Should you want to write, my address is Room 329A, Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue, Frank-fort, Ky. 40601.

You can also leave a mes-sage for me or for any legis-lator at (800) 372-7181. For those with a hearing impair-ment, the number is (800) 896-0305. I hope to hear from you soon.

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