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Girls on the Run joyful, unique, confident

Girls on the Run is a program for girls in the third through fifth grade and the sixth through eighth grade to participate in an after-school program. This program is designed to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength.

The lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. Each school discusses body image, self-esteem, bullying, gossiping and peer pressure among other topics. Physical activity is woven into the program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a healthy life.

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(Editor’s Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)

 

2013 GRANT COUNTIAN OF THE YEAR

Darrell Link began his career in politics with an appointment to the Grant County Tourism Commission. He went on from there to be elected to the fiscal court as a magistrate, followed by a successful run for judge-executive in 1998.
He’s served on numerous boards and commissions and received awards for partnering with other agencies on programs, for being a good neighbor, an outstanding official and for his work in the community.

Duke honored as civic education leader

Lindsay Duke, an American history teacher at Grant County High School, was recognized by Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes as an Outstanding Civic Education Leader in Kentucky on March 8 at the 2013 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament Finals.

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Showing their stuff: GCHS students place second in auto competition

Cody Rice and Dustin Graham, two auto tech seniors at Grant County High School, won second place in Kentucky’s Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition. The challenge was to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair the 2013 Ford Focus faster and better. With the timer set, each team faced their challenge at Heritage Hall (Rupp Arena) in Lexington. Ten Ford vehicles had been uniformly “bugged” with multiple ailments. The teams were given the car’s symptoms and they were off to work.

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Prokopchak, Kinsey compete in Class 1A Regionals

The Williamstown track and field team closed out its 2013 season on May 10 at the Class 1A Region 4 Championships hosted by Walton-Verona High School at the Walton Verona Athletic Complex located in Verona.  The top two in each event and the next 10 best performances among the seven Class 1A regions compiled results qualify for the KHSAA State Track and Field Championships that will be held at the University of Louisville on May 17-18.

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