Today's Features

Pulmonary fibrosis.

The diagnosis three years ago was tantamount to a death sentence for Bonnie Kidwell of Eminence.
For some time, Kidwell, now 57, had had problems breathing. When the situation worsened, she was treated for pneumonia. When that treatment failed to work, she was hospitalized. The doctors still believed she was fighting pneumonia, but after a week with no improvement, the tests began.

It’s unusual to see an owl in the daytime, so Bobby Heitzman was surprised one early fall morning to see a great horned owl sitting on the fence in his back yard on Second Street in Campbellsburg.

So he urged his wife, Kathy, to get her cell phone and take photos of the bird from the kitchen window, where he was standing.

After Kathy took a few shots, Bobby opened the back door. The bird didn’t move, so he suggested she try to take some through the open doorway. When the bird still didn’t move, Kathy continued to move toward the fence.

The topic for the 2012 beekeeping essay, sponsored by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc., is “The results of honey bee pollination in my community.” Active 4-H youth can compete to win three awards, at amounts of $750, $500 or $250. 4-H’ers are encouraged to consider the scope of plants, food crops, trees, habitats and animals that are positively affected by honeybee pollination.

Amber Nicole Nelson and Jeremy Joseph Silvers were united in marriage on June 11, 2011, at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville.

The bride is the daughter of Ricky and Denise Nelson of Louisville. She attended Fern Creek High School and is a graduate of Indiana University Southeast. She is a teacher with Jefferson County Public Schools.

The groom is the son of Greg and Sharon Silvers of Bethlehem. He attended Henry County High School and is a graduate of University of Louisville Speed Engineering School. He is an Engineer at United Parcel Service.