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Today's News

  • Boost your older home’s energy efficiency

    Over the years, improved technology has made many new homes more energy efficient, but you shouldn’t shy away or move from an older home just for better energy efficiency. You can upgrade your older home to make it energy efficient.
    Prior to the mid-20th century, fully automated, controlled and mechanized heating, cooling and ventilation systems did not exist. Instead, older homes had passive and manual features incorporated into their design to meet heating, cooling and ventilation needs.

  • Safety Tips for Lightning, Thunderstorms

    I admit it, I’m fascinated by lightning! National Geographic has even given due credence to the awesome power of lightning in past issues. Many forest fires in the western United States are caused by lightning strikes. I enjoy watching lightning storms, that is, from the safety of a building, and even here you must take precautions.. Photographs of lightning are quite beautiful.

  • Baseball this week
  • Looking Back

    May 12, 1983 (30 Years Ago)

    J.W. Sachleben Bedford, has been hired as superintendent of Trimble County Schools. Sachleben was hired during a special meeting of the Trimble County Board of Education last Wednesday. Sachleben has spent 20 years in education, 19 of those in Trimble County. He has been principal at Milton Elementary School for the past 12 years.

  • Softball this week
  • Trimble County School Lunch Menus

    BEDFORD/MILTON ELEMENTARY
    Offered @ Breakfast Daily:Milk/Juice/Fruit/Cereal/Toast
    Breakfast -- free
    Lunch -- $1.85
    Milk  -- .45
    Offered Daily:  Milk / Juice / Chef Salad / Yogurt
    All bread is whole grain

    Monday, May 20: Chicken Patty on WG bun, Lettuce/Tomato, Potato Wedges, Fresh Fruit choice or Mandarin Oranges.

    Tuesday, May 21: Pizza Stick, California Style Veggies, Garden Salad, Apple or Pineapple Tidbits.

    NOTE: This day’s menu on May 24th at MES.

  • Harvard University recognizes Kentucky innovations

    Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention over the years when it comes to finding innovative ways to govern.  Our education reforms of the 1990s were hailed as national models, for example, and we are the only state to permanently dedicate half of our annual tobacco settlement payments to agriculture, a move that has played a key role in the industry’s record sales in recent years.

  • Green on Dean’s List

    Bellarmine University has named Pendleton resident Kassi Green to its dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester.  The dean’s list recognizes students who receive a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale.  
    Green, a junior who is majoring in business administration, previously attended Trimble County High School.

  • BES Red Carpet Event

    By TEENA DRAKE
    Special to The Trimble Banner

    On April 30, Bedford Elementary School recognized the 4th and 5th grade BES students who received a Distinguished on the KPREP test.

  • TCHS drama group to present dinner theatrical production

    It’s a “Rehearsal for Murder” this week at the Trimble County High School gymnasium. The school’s theatrical production under the leadership of the Carrie Law is set for production this Thursday, Friday and Saturday and will offer a dinner option.

    The plot finds Broadway producer Alex Dennison distraught over his fiancé and leading lady Monica Welles’ apparent suicide. Believing she was actually murdered he gathers the cast and crew of his last play to find out what actually happened the night of Monica’s death.