Artwork celebrates local culture, history

by By Tom Marshall Senior Advocate writer
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Montgomery County High School Center teacher Brittany Center and students Aubrey Daniels and Julie Anderson were presented checks by Louis Collingwood of the 2025 Leadership Montgomery County Class at a ribbon cutting June 6 at First Friday. The students received $1,500 scholarships and Center $1,000 for an art project. The Paint the Past art display, large letters that are hand-painted and spell out Mt. Sterling, can be seen in Main Street Park. Photo by Tom Marshall.


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Cindy Stull, Gloria Metz and Beth Maze recently visited Mount Etna in Italy just before a massive eruption at the volcano. They are pictured at the site. Maze previously served as circuit judge for the Montgomery County. Stull lives in Mt. Sterling. Maze and Metz are from Bath County. Photo courtesy Beth Maze.
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Theresa Bruns is the first recipient of the Nancy Clay Bryant Mission scholarship, totaling $10,000. Bruns spent time in foster care after her grandmother could no longer care for her and as well as her siblings. As a young mother, Bruns doubted if she’d be able to graduate college, particularly without much support, but she pressed on and began studying child development. She has been a social service worker for nearly four years and is currently pursuing a master of social work at the University of Kentucky. She is set to graduate in December 2025. The Mission of the Nancy Clay Bryant Foundation is to support social workers and provide them with self-care and resources. Pictured, from left, are: Tiffany Taul-Scruggs, Sterling Health Care; Malcom Bryant, founder of the Nancy Clay Bryant Mission; Jaiden McKenzie, mission director; Theresa Bruns, scholarship recipient; Michelle Ballard, associate pastor at First Christian Church; Scott Holley, senior pastor at First Christian Church; and Kaye Templin, retired CEO at Gateway Children’s Services.
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Tom Baley is pictured in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument. Baley is facing the Lincoln Memorial. Baley, 78, who served as a radioman aboard the USS Buchanan DDG-14, participated in an Honor Flight along with other military veterans May 10, where they were honored for their service and visited various sites in Washington, D.C.
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IT CAN HAPPEN—Montgomery County senior Bailey Reeves is shown, second from left, signing her official letter of intent to attend Northern Kentucky University to join the school’s triathlon team. Shown, from left, are her mother, Krista; Bailey; her father, Gordon; freshman Elizabeth, sister; and behind Gordon, sister Elly, a fourth-grader.
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