http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/ Beaver Dam, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/0c8193dca7ed33a9ef2c8c24c4be97a6.html Chinese President Hu Jintao urged flexibility and a peaceful resolution of Iran's nuclear ambitions in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday days after Tehran announced it has increased its number of operating centrifugesIn talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games Hu said China respects Iran's right to peaceful energy and is pushing for the problem to be solved through negotiationsAt present the Iran nuclear issue is faced with a rare opportunity for the resumption of talks and we hope all parties concerned could seize the opportunity and show flexibility to push for a peaceful settlement of the issue Hu was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News AgencyState television showed the two men warmly shaking hands and smiling for the cameras at the Great Hall of the People where Hu had earlier welcomed world leaders to the ParalympicsThe meeting came a little over a week after Iran's Aug 29 announcement that it had increased the number of operating centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant to 4000 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/749d3fa851775df94f72d5e168311864.html Tamara Hardesty had never heard of Lil8217; Angels Attic before Friday but someone at the doctor8217;s office recommended she stop by the consignment sale at Broadway United Methodist Church 8220;It8217;s kind of neat8221; said Hardesty of Beaver Dam 8220;I found a lot of merchandise just walking around8221;But she had one problem: Her daughter 3yearold Hannah Hardesty was happily playing on a rocking horse and did not want to leave8220;I was looking for books but she8217;s more interested in toys8221; she said 8220;I can8217;t get her away8221;Lil8217; Angels Attic is a church ministry that holds two consignment sales each year and donates the proceeds to charity organizations Friday and today marked the 14th sale for the ministry which sells children merchandise and the event was less cramped this time around8220;I think it8217;s been going great8221; organizer Michelle Wheeler said 8220;At the last sale customers wrapped all around the walls to the exit doors as they waited in line to check out People couldn8217;t shop8221;This year the consigment sale expanded to the church8217;s contemporary worship sanctuary Merchandise was spaced farther apart and customers had more room to move Wheeler said8220;I like it because it8217;s not crowded8221; said Angela Hazel who stopped by to buy items for her four children 8220;There8217;s a lot of space8221;But neither the extra space nor heavy morning rains stopped customers from lining up at the doors Friday8220;Bless their hearts8221; Wheeler said 8220;They were out there on the porch in the rain Always when we open the doors several hundred people come in8221;Shoppers scattered throughout the store Friday morning At 2 pm Wheeler guessed at least 1000 people had come through the doors They balanced babies on their hips with one hand and piles of consignment clothes with the other; they rummaged through boxes of baby slippers shoes hair bows mittens bibs and other items while their children checked out the tables of toys They loaded strollers baby seats and baby swings into vehicles; they browsed through racks of clothes filling laundry baskets bags and strollers with jeans jackets dresses and pajamasJessica Vincent of Edmonson County crouched in a corner as she folded a standup playset8220;This is my second load8221; she said 8220;I usually come and wait in line and I8217;m getting ready to call it quits8221;Erin Dant had just walked in and she was prepared to find loads of items for her two daughters8220;It8217;s kind of fun and there8217;s all this money that8217;s going to a really good thing8221; said Dant of Bowling Green who estimated she8217;d been at least four times in the pastA record 222 consigners brought about 26000 items to sell this year Sellers price their own items and get 70 percent of the profit while 30 percent is donated to various charities Some consigners choose to discount their merchandise to half the price for today8217;s sale Sellers and volunteers participated in a preview sale Thursday which brought in about 036;30000 The ministry hopes to generate about 036;100000 from this year8217;s sale Wheeler said 045; it8217;s donated a total of 036;196000 to children and family ministries over the yearsLil8217; Angels Attic supports organizations such as children ministries at the church the preschool youth group and kid8217;s zone the Family Enrichment Center Parents as Teachers program and the Preganancy Support CenterThe ministry is in the process of buying walkietalkies for afterschool programs at local schools and it is building a ramp and tech room for the New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding center which helps disabled children by letting them ride horsesThis year the ministry8217;s Heaven Cent program which encourages customers to add 036;1 to their total to benefit a charitable organization will fund Blessings Unleashed 045; a Park Citybased program that places service dogs with autistic children8220;The donations help a lot8221; said Sandy Otto a dog trainer with the program 8220;We just turned nonprofit so up until that time all the money was coming out of the director8217;s pocket8221;Donations from Lil8217; Angels Attic will fund the dogs8217; food medicine such as heartworm pills and flea protection and help trainers maintain the dogs8220;We get paid for it but not a lot8221; Otto said 8220;We do it because it8217;s a challenge and it8217;s wonderful to see the child bonding with the dog8221;The church nominates organizations to receive donations from Heaven Cent and the ministry researches those organizations They then choose a charity through 8220;a lot of prayer and a lot of consideration8221; said Lil8217; Angels Attic founder Kim DoblerBy 3 pm the crowd had thinned but volunteers still greeted customers at doors worked the cash registers and straightened items on the tables and clothes racks And they had a busy day ahead of them today After the sale closed at noon workers began clearing away tables racks clothes hangers and merchandise so church can congregate SundayVolunteer Lois Brockman has worked at the sale since it began and unlike many workers she stays at the sale all day on Fridays8220;I just love being with all the people8221; she said 8220;It8217;s just fun8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/426bf7afe8e3fbf33a5bb0689195fc20.html ROCKPORT Ind AP Police have charged a man with murder in the death of a 42yearold Kentucky woman whose body was found in a southern Indiana farm field http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/dd882ec844b922197aaf05698956337d.html The Braves rally to defeat the Eagles handing Ohio County its first loss of the season http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/b2f4079e03d1859e67b3ca48c8335d6e.html At least 20 acres are burning after forest rangers say someone set a debris fire during a burning ban http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/9d8c7bf1ac6512c248267c0128a043d2.html The Leitchfield Police are on the lookout for two suspects for robbing the 62 Stop and Shop on Tuesday in Leitchfield http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/981f5201f4bbbf77446a8495c79efae6.html Following a single vehicle accident a 19yearold from Ohio County was flown to a Louisville hospital on Thursday after suffering severe facial injuries http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/beaver-dam/content/0b8db031aedec37195a70f1b7b7591ab.html Louisvillebased Blue Entertainment Sports Television will promote the third annual Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase menrsquo;s college basketball doubleheader at Lucas Oil Stadium the new stadium in downtown Indianapolis