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‘Blue’ moon over Kentucky
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<p>Friday’s blue moon peaked out from behind heavy clouds over Hazard.</p> (photo by Cris Ritchie)

Friday’s blue moon peaked out from behind heavy clouds over Hazard.

(photo by Cris Ritchie)
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HAZARD — Friday’s “blue moon” was visible at times despite a cloudy sky, but if you missed it, you’ll get another chance in a few years.

The moon didn’t actually change color; the term “blue moon” refers to a phenomenon in which the moon’s cycle results in a full moon twice in one calendar month. The first full moon last month occurred on August 2.

Blue moons aren’t extremely rare, and experts say the next one will occur on July 31, 2015.

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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water.
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area.
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night.
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued.
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus.
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