May 14, 2024
25 Years Ago - May 18, 1999
Pendleton County Judge Henry Bertram provided Falmouth City Council with a draft of an interlocal government agreement to create a countywide emergency operations center, which would include an enhanced 911 system for Pendleton County.
The agreement would engage the county and the cities of Butler and Falmouth and the remaining unincorporated areas of Pendleton County in creating a countywide dispatching and emergency operating facility.
A part of the agreement would be to assess a $2.50 monthly surcharge from each residential and business telephone line within the cities and county for the 911 service.
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The Classic Clover Festival, sponsored by the Pendleton County 4-H Council, is set for May 22 at the Pendleton County Fairgrounds.
Organizers plan for it to become an annual event.
Baking and cooking contests will include homemade yeast rolls and bread, homemade candies, blackberry cake and pies.
Other contests include a pie eating contest, coloring contests and beauty pageants for ages 2 to 18. Shows include gospel singing, gymnastics, clogging and horses.
50 Years Ago - May 17, 1974
Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office and Falmouth Police Department announced installation of two-way police radios in their cruisers.
The cars are taken to Highland Heights, Bluegrass Communications and GE sets are installed in the two Falmouth cruisers and in the sheriff’s and deputy sheriff’s cars.
This is part of Phase 2 of the intercity program to update police protection.
The base station will be with the Falmouth Police Department, corner of Shelby and Main streets.
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The Pendleton County Association for the Mentally Retarded would like to thank the Goforth community for providing Easter baskets for the children in the Trainable Unit of Special Education at Pendleton County Middle School.
The ladies raised the money for this project by having a cake walk at the Goforth Community Center, which is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Colcord.
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Specials this week at Wyatt’s Food Market included whole fresh fryers for 41 cents a pound, pork steak for 79 cents a pound, Kahn’s breakfast bacon at $1.09 a pound, Uncle Charlie’s pork sausage at $1.85 for a two-pound roll, Holland ice cream for 79 cents a half gallon and 7-Up or RC Cola at eight 16-ounce bottles for 80 cents plus deposit.
75 Years Ago - May 20, 1949
At a meeting of the playground directors held at the Falmouth School building on May 5, Joe Kearns and Walter Mains were elected co-chairmen to replace Mrs. Carl Fraser, who has resigned.
The playground will open on June 13 and we urge all children to use the facilities rather than run the streets.
There will be someone in charge at all times, but we want to make it clear that we are in no way responsible for accidents.
The directors have found it necessary to cut the softball league down to eight teams. The entrance fee will be $15 per team. The first eight teams to have their entrance fee, plus $8 for balls, will be the teams that will compose the league.
Please send this money to Rev. K.E. Hill, Falmouth.
Bro. Hill has recently been elected secretary-treasurer.
As soon as the teams are determined, they will be notified and a meeting will be called.
Please get your entrance fee in at once. Thanks.
— Cecil Hellard
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The Pendleton County Red Creoss Chapter has received an engraved scroll with their name thereon from the British Embassy in Washington. It reads:
“His Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland most warmly thank the members of the Chapter of the American Red Creoss in Pendleton County, Kentucky, for the valuable help which they have given towards the relief of suffering in the United Kingdom caused by enemy action during the War of 1939-1945. The People of the United Kingdom will ever hold their generosity in grateful memory.
“Halifax, ambassador.”
100 Years Ago - May 16, 1924
The Falmouth Fair Company announces that it will hold its annual Fourth of July Celebration. A good program is now in preparation, the announcement of which will be made later.
One feature is the material increase in the purses offered in the races.
Anyone desiring to have their horses trained for this purpose can do so at the rate of $1 per day, which pays for the feed, care and training.
The stables and track are free anyone who desires to come here and make use of the track.
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Class Day exercises for graduating high school seniors will be 8 p.m. May 19. The program will be in charge of the seniors. The music will be furnished by the Falmouth Orchestra.
There will be no charge at the door, but 242 seats will be reserved for 10 cents each. There are 500 chairs in the auditorium, which should be provide seats for all who desire to come.