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By Gina Story

Seniors enjoy travel and fellowshipping

Field trips aren ’ t just for school children , or at least that ’ s the thought of David Pendley of First Baptist Church of Somerset .
“ I try to have a couple per month at least ,” he said of the trips he painstakingly plans for senior citizens .
The trips are a chance for seniors to get out of town , fellowship , shop , eat and sometimes learn about the things that make Kentucky and the surrounding states so interesting .
“ I don ’ t know how he finds all the places we go , but he
Pictured above : Faye Allen ( from left ), Joyce Girdler , Sandy Smith , Karen Rush , Ginny Dysinger , Betty Starnes , Melinda Hutchison and Diane Pierce take a photograph during a tour of painted horse sculptures in Lexington .
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