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You water, fertilize and give your lawn all the TLC it needs, yet come late-summer you still find unsightly brown patches scattered across the turf. If the turf in these spots can easily be pulled away from the ground, you likely have a grub problem.

And chances are if you don't act quickly these voracious pests may spread and cause significant damage to your lawn.

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Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center has announced the winners of their art contest. Grayson County students in grades 3, 4 and 5 were invited to enter a poster contest using the theme “The Hospital is a Good Place to Get Better.”

Ashleigh Hack, Brian Lasley and Josh Dowell took gold in regional SkillsUSA Competition for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in commercial baking, mechatronics industrial maintenance and arch drafting, respectively. Chris Carmine earned a silver award in plumbing at the competition.

ECTC will send 32 students to compete in the Kentucky State SkillsUSA competition for students in technical programs. The 32 students were medal winners in the postsecondary category at the regional SkillsUSA competition March 6 at ECTC.

Joshua Johnston of Caneyville has received a full Governor’s School for the Arts scholarship to attend Western Kentucky University.

Joshua is the son of Joey and Linda Johnston and is a senior at Grayson County High School. He plans to major in creative writing.

Competition is a naturally occurring thing that most people will experience at some point in life. Everyone wants to win or at least feel as though they are good at something. Despite this strong need to achieve, we are not born with this desire. Competitiveness is a learned behavior which can, in the appropriate situation, help build character. In addition, what is known as “healthy competition” promotes the development of important life skills such as decision-making, self-control, discipline and self-confidence.

Native plant  expert Mary Carol Cooper will hold a two-day workshop on the basics of landscaping for wildlife in a suburban environment at the Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort.

Cooper will teach participants to use the plant communities of Kentucky as models for building a wildlife-friendly landscape from the ground up. She will also discuss exotic invasive plants, seed propagation, soil and composting.  The program takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 29-30 at the Salato Center. The cost is $45. Registration and prepayment are required.

The worst of the recession may be over, but that doesn’t mean consumers soon will return to the rampant spending of years past.   Recent research, such as the AP Economy Survey, shows that tight-fisted spending habits will be here for a while.

What does that mean for the remodeling industry? Very likely, it signals a shift to more affordable projects, with things like interior painting at the top of the list.

SCHOOLS

Wilkey Elementary School’s site-based decision-making council meets at 4:30 p.m. July 19 in the school conference room.

Caneyville Elementary School will have registration for new and transfer student registration from 3 to 5 p.m. July 20. Call 879-4211 for information.

SCHOOLS

Registration for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students who didn’t attend Grayson County Middle School last year is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12 at the middle school. Custodial parents must register students and have immunization records, copy of birth certificate and Social Security number. Sixth-grade students will need a completed the physical form.

GCMS site-based decision-making council will have a special meeting at 3 p.m. July 14 in the school library. The July 21 meeting has been canceled.