Shelby County Life Magazine : Shelby County, Kentucky

It's Okay: Living and Loving Through Cancer

By Toni Ethington Roberts

"Cancer is so prevalent today that if you don't already have cancer, you probably know of someone who does. We're all touched by this disease. That's why I was so convicted to write this book, because this is the book I needed when I was first diagnosed. It is so easy for your mind to be filled with anger and fear after receiving a diagnosis like terminal cancer. I needed spiritually uplifting books that gave me insight on how to live with cancer, how to be okay with the disease and most importantly, how to embrace this time as an opportunity from God. I hope this book offers you the encouragement you need and opens your eyes to God's working and miracles that hide within the darkest moments of your life." -- Toni E. Roberts

The author succumbed to cancer Feb. 9, 2009.

The book is available through iUniverse.com.

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Paying it forward

Christy Meredith only longs for Pop-Tarts, and maybe a few cans of Vienna sausages, and perhaps some Rice Krispie Treats. Only she needs lots of them, and she needs them now. Meredith is coordinator of the Shelby County Backpack Project Inc., which feeds hundreds of children every weekend who would probably otherwise go hungry.

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A Slice of Life

My unintentional trips to Waddy

It is way too easy to miss exit 35 as you're headed east on I-64 at night. Everyone I've asked has at least one time missed the exit and thus has had to drive to Waddy to turn around. Why is that?

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Creamer named to KHSAA Hall of Fame

Tom Creamer may have bounced around some as a high school basketball coach, but the pinnacle of his career came when he lighted in Shelby County and took the 1978 Rockets to the top. When it was time to settle down somewhere a little more permanent, he again looked toward Shelby County; it has been his home since 1992.

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Dedicated to the horses

At age 16, Ricky Mendoza spent four days in the Rio Grande crossing into the United States from Mexico. At times, the water was up to his chin. But he made it across and vowed he would never return.

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From the 'back barn' to the show ring

It has been a long time and a lot of good horses since Mike Spencer started grooming in the "back barn" for legendary saddlebred trainers Charles and Helen Crabtree. Barely a teenager, Spencer went to work as a groom for the Crabtrees. He was assigned to work in the barn in the back of the property.

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