Have You See Lil One?

Missing Cat: Lil One


Lil One is a small, black, adult, female cat with green eyes.  Her left ear has been clipped to show she is neutered.  She is skittish but friendly.  If you see her please call Marcia at: (859) 536-5835.

Lost Cat

Nora, a black and white female, is missing from home.
Please call or text Claire Ruggles at:  (859) 533-4391
 

Greenbrier Resident Kathy Plomin Sworn In

Kathy Plomin Sworn In As 12th District Council

Kathy Plomin Sworn In As 12th District Council


On Wednesday, October 5th of this year, Greenbrier Resident Kathy Plomin was sworn in officially as the12th District Councilmember. With Judge Kathy Stein administering the oath, Kathy placed her hand on the Bible and solemnly promised to faithfully represent our district, while denying she had ever participated in a duel.
Wait, what? Indeed, since the 1800s, Kentucky officials have been sworn in on this condition:
“I being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within this State nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God.”
The duel references, according to Kentucky historian Jim Klotter, were added because too many residents were killing each other. More than 40 public duels were recorded in the early 1800s, and many more were probably fought. Even Kentucky’s favorite son, Henry Clay, fought two duels to satisfy his own honor, belying his nickname of “The Great Compromiser”. In fact, dueling was so common throughout the South, that pistols were used to settle disputes  as ridiculous as a claim that a “Latin word was mispronounced”.  In one of America’s most well-known duels, Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in 1804, thus surely altering the course of American history.
Happily, thanks to a centuries old paragraph in the Kentucky Constitution,  that’s one situation Kathy will never have to face!
Click for: Kathy Plomin Inaugural Address.

Ed Skanes

Ed Skanes
Funeral Time: Wednesday, May 9th at 12:30PM
SKANES, Edward Lee “Ed”, 80, of Lexington, husband of Helen Kleingarn Skanes, passed away May 5, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital East. Born in Wymore NE, he is a son of the late Eva June and Edward Skanes, Jr. Along with his wife, he was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and a Army Veteran during the Korean War. Ed had a love for stockcar racing from 1949 until he retired in 1951. At the time of the Korean War, he enlisted in the Army, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. On September 16, 1954, he married the love of his life, Helen, and enjoyed 57 loving years. He loved his family and enjoyed raising his children. He worked in electronics throughout his life, and was employed by Midwestern Gas Transmission Company.
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