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Posted: 1/23/2010

Pat Hargadon gets 
state Friend of Education award
 
Shelby County Farm Bureau Insurance Agency Manager and Shelby County Life co-owner Pat Hargadon received the Friend of Education award from the Kentucky School Boards Association during a luncheon Saturday, Jan. 23, in Louisville.
The 1979 graduate of Shelby County High School believes wholeheartedly in the Partner In Education program and giving back to his hometown.
Hargadon, in his typical humble manner, said, "I am not exactly sure how I came to get the award but am very honored to have even be nominated, let alone win."
Watch the February issue of Shelby County Life for a complete story.


Feature 1

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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Feature 2

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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Feature 3

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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Feature 4

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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