By Emily Gargus and Faith Skaggs
Eighty percent of plastic water bottles purchased each year end up in landfills. That amounts to approximately 35 billion bottles annually.
Recycling is a worldwide renowned topic, but something that is rarely acted upon. Statistics are piling up and so is the amount of pollution that the world contains. Several have taken action against this ecological tragedy, but the amount of pollution is often overwhelming.
The Bourbon Library hosted a tea party on Wednesday, May 16. The ladies enjoyed tea, light refreshments and a program on the history and tradition of an English afternoon tea.
Crawford County R-1 employee Sherry Horn (right) accepts a check for Project Graduation from Billy Wyland of the Sullivan Knights of Columbus. Bourbon High School's Project Graduation committee appreciates the support of the Knights of Columbus.
In the coming year, Bourbon’s citizens will benefit from a full reconstruction of utility lines and other city infrastructure along East Pine Street, the main downtown thoroughfare. Bourbon was awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that will help fund much of the project, which is scheduled to be bid out this summer.
Bourbon High School senior Trevor Goodbar has enlisted in the Air Force for six years with a job in Aircraft Maintenance. Goodbar, the son of Rusty and Barb La Plant and Jeff Goodbar, will leave for basic training at the end of the summer. His basic training will be held at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He is pictured here with his parents and his Air Force recruiter Technical Sergeant Angela Caufield.