Mount Vernon Signal • Thursday, May 24, 2012 • Pg. A5

THE LAUREL SPUR by Roland D. Mullins

...available at COX HARDWARE, MT. VERNON and Lulu.com or Barnes & Noble

42nd Wedding AnniversaryThe children of Ott and Martha Bond invite all fam-

ily and friends to join them as they celebrate their 42ndwedding anniversary Sunday, May 27th at 2:00 p.m. atthe home of Ott and Martha.

Sowder - SmithJack and Terry Johnson of Richmond, Ky. and

Bentley and Betty Sowder of Quail announce the up-coming marriage of their daughter, Brianna Sowder toCorey Smith, son of Steve and Kathy Smith of PaintLick.

Ms. Sowder is a 2012 graduate of EKU with a BAdegree in Elementary Education. Mr. Smith is a 2011graduate of EKU with a degree in Engineering Man-agement. He is employed by Eovelis in Berea.

The wedding will be held Saturday, May 26th at TalonWinery in Lexington. Invitations have been sent.

Happy 25th Anniversary Jane.I love you - Mike.

Happy One Year Anniversary on May 14th toJoshua and Kesia Dunagan

Clontz - BlairMr. and Mrs. John Clontz of Prospect, Ky. (formerly

of Mt. Vernon) would like to announce the engagementof their daughter, Lauren Reed, to William Kermit BlairIII, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kermit Blair, ofHawthorne, NV (formerly of Mt. Vernon). Lauren is a2004 graduate of Rockcastle County High School, agraduate of Centre College with a B.A. in Anthropol-ogy and received her Masters of Public Health from theUniversity of Louisville. She is currently employed byNanz and Kraft Florist in Louisville.

William is a 2002 graduate of Rockcastle CountyHigh School, a graduate of Eastern Kentucky Univer-sity with a B.S. in Middle Grades Education. He is cur-rently employed by the Trimble County Board of Edu-cation as a middle school Social Studies teacher andrecently Trimble County High School head footballcoach.

The wedding will be held on June 16, 2012 at theRockcastle River Trading Company in Livingston. For-mal invitations have been sent. The couple will residein Danville.

Cox - MinkMr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitaker of Irvine, Kentucky

would like to announce the marriage of their daughter,Casaundra Diane Cox to Robert Patrick Mink, the sonof Tony Mink of Mount Vernon and Wanda Alcorn ofFlorence, Kentucky. The wedding will take place atCalvary Baptist Church West Irvine, Kentucky June 2,2012 at 6:30 in the evening. A reception will follow.

Casaundra is a graduate of Estill County High Schooland received a Bachelors of English degree from East-ern Kentucky University. She is currently employed atRTEC in Mount Vernon. Robert is a graduate ofRockcastle County High School and is employed atHendrickson in Somerset.

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ATTENTION!!Brodhead Water CustomersThe Brodhead Fire Department will be testing firehydrants during the month of May. This will bedone in the evenings or at night. Water may have amuddy color after testing.During this testing, customers should let water runa short time to release air in the lines. Let waterrun a short time before using for cooking. And,during this time, always check water before wash-ing clothes.

20th Annual

BrodheadLions Club

HORSE SHOWSaturday, May 26th • 5 p.m.

Brodhead FairgroundsBrodhead, Kentucky