Bourbon and Leasburg News
School district moving ahead with plan for expanded computer usage
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During their regular meeting on May 16, the Bourbon School Board received an update on a planned one-to-one electronic device program and learned that another teacher is retiring this year. That brings the total number of retirees up to six.
Young royalty crowned
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The 2013 Customer Appreciation Day was held Saturday, May 18 at the old Paramount lot. The Appreciation Day celebrations are an annual event orchestrated by the Bourbon Boosters club.
Beckett wins annual BHS talent show
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Bourbon High School's annual talent show was held the morning of May 15. Fourteen different acts performed routines ranging from singing to dancing to guitar playing.
Beekeeping group meets in Bourbon
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Of the 30,000 species of bees that exist worldwide, 400 of them can be found in Missouri. Bees contribute $14 billion to the value of U.S. crop production. Three quarters of all flowering plants require pollinators, such as bees, to reproduce. In their six week lifespan, one bee produces just 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. It takes 60,000 bees to produce one pound of honey. And bees have been experiencing a mysterious rash of disappearances over the last decade.
Scouts win Trash Bash
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Even though rainy weather threatened to put a damper on the 2013 Trash Bash for Cash, the event went on as scheduled. Over 50 bags of trash were collected Saturday morning. First place went to Boy Scout Troop #429 (shown here) and second place went to Calvary Baptist Church.
