Agriculture

Meet 6-year-old Jimmy. He likes to climb all over furniture, run around and often speaks out of turn. His mom reports that she is worn out because Jimmy just won’t mind. His teacher says that Jimmy doesn’t pay attention in class and won’t finish his assignments. Is he just a stubborn six-year-old boy with lots of energy or does he have a true disorder that needs medical treatment?

Martha Tarry Simpson has been selected as a Senior Star by the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Simpson will be honored at an Oct. 13 luncheon in Lexington.  Throughout her life, Simpson brought arts and refinement to the children of Henry County and Eminence as a public school teacher. Following her retirement in 1978, she continued to be active in community organizations, including the Eminence Literary Club, Smithfield Garden Club, Historic Drennon Storytelling and Crafts Festival and the Eminence Presbyterian Church.

Have you started the Christmas shopping countdown yet? It may sound crazy, since we are still enjoying the hot days of summer, but with only about 100 shopping days left, it is time to start thinking about a holiday budget. To avoid the holiday crunch on your wallet at the end of the year, plan for holiday expenses throughout the year.

Learn management tips for healthy horses and healthy pastures at the upcoming Extension Horse Grazing School.   Beginning Sept. 13, and continuing Sept. 27, Oct. 11 and Oct. 25, the class sessions will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with a light supper.