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| Tragedy unites family through bluegrass band There was no doubt in Jere Cherryholmes’ mind that musical talent flowed through his whole family. |
| 50-year diabetes survivor honored before taking part in intensive Harvard study As an educator, Jennifer Justice, who teaches all grades at Louisa Middle School, is a ball of fire. Her energy with her students belies physical ailments she lives with daily. |
| Carlin, counterculture dean, dies at 71 George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71. |
| Resorts deserve their "luxury' designations Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT JALISCO, Mexico . Getting robbed is never a good way to start a trip, but especially a trip that promised to be as idyllic as mine to El Tamarindo Resort on the tranquil Bay of Jalisco on Mexico's Pacific Coast. This was no ordinary robbery, however, as I was soon to find out. Returning to my casita after dinner the first night, I discovered not my passport, money or jewelry missing, but the contents of my mini-bar. The cheese from my .welcome tray had been picked through, packages of cookies had vanished, and the remains of a chocolate-dipped strawberry proved that the thief was .persnickety in his food filching . the dark chocolate had been devoured, but the strawberry lay in front of the open mini-bar like a splotch of blood, a blatant souvenir from my night prowler. What to do? Should I call the front desk and let them know I had been victimized by a hungry hombre? Should I send for the policia ? Or should I just be thankful that the thief was apparently a teetotaler and had expressed no interest in the pricey .selection of liqueurs the resort had stocked? Before I could make a decision, I came face to face with the rascal, a masked bandito who frequently preys on unwary resort guests. Standing about 2 feet tall, he stared .insolently at me through the slits in the mask .revealing his beady eyes, swished his .considerable tail and .disappeared into the tropical brush, a chocolate bon-bon protruding from his mouth. Truly a robber lacking a single shred of remorse. |
| Pancake day is for blueberry lovers Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:33 EDT Fresh blueberries at Reed Valley Orchard in Paris are ripe and ready to eat. Farm owners Dana and Trudie Reed will hold their .annual Blueberry Jubilee and .Pancake Day from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Saturday. They'll serve blueberry pancakes .until 1 p.m. Families can .enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, a nature hike, line dancing and live music. Call (859) 987-6480 or go to www.reedvalleyorchard.com. The farm is at 239 Lail Lane, Paris. Tops in tailgating The Brew Crew Six, tailgaters .extraordinaire, are .getting more national .attention. |
| Hospitals' wireless systems can disrupt essential devices Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:31 EDT CHICAGO . Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests. Some of the microchip-based .smart. systems are touted as improving patient safety, but a Dutch study of equipment . without the patients . suggests the systems could actually cause harm. A U.S. patient-safety expert said the study .is of urgent significance. and said hospitals should respond immediately to the .disturbing. results. The wireless systems send out radio waves that can interfere with equipment such as respirators, external pacemakers and kidney dialysis machines, according to the study. |
| Chard as tasty as it is versatile Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT Swiss chard doesn't .usually win .popularity .contests in the produce world. But this member of the beet family is a great, healthy way to add .variety to greens, .especially if you tend to grab the same bags of baby .spinach every week. Swiss chard, also simply called chard, comes in many varieties and is easily .identified by its large (dinner plate size), firm leaves and its delicious celery-like stalks. It is available all year but is at its peak late summer and early fall. Common varieties include white, which has bright, silvery stalks; ruby, which has deep red stalks and veins; and a multicolored chard . often labeled Bright Lights . that has red, pink, purple, orange and white stalks. |
| More shoppers are turning to reusable bags Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:34 EDT Reusable shopping bags are everywhere, it seems. A few include pictures of the Earth and trendy phrases: .I'm saving the planet . what are you doing?. Some are colorful string bags, some organic cotton fabric, some made of recycled materials. Some are insulated. Many are compact and easily foldable. But it's not their design that matters. It's their purpose. Bluegrass PRIDE program director Esther Moberly has used reusable bags exclusively for grocery shopping for about six months. She owns 12. .It took me a while to accumulate enough for large loads from the grocery,. she said. Moberly, whose work with Bluegrass PRIDE includes helping local businesses improve their recycling programs and waste-management practices, is a .reusable-bag advocate. She likes the .variety, and she said that because many have sturdy rectangular bottoms, they can fit into the trunk of her car easily with a smaller chance of spilling her groceries. |
| Family plus Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:48 EDT Five years ago, Ivan and Alex were best friends, living in an orphanage in the Ukraine. Today, the 14-year-olds are also brothers, having been adopted by Becky and Mike Child of Lexington. But they were within a whisker of having to stay in the orphanage, where they would be turned out on the streets at age 16 or 17 with no skills and a dim future. The Childs, discouraged by the arduous procedures involved in a traditional adoption, .almost abandoned hopes of enlarging their .family. |
| State parks roll out the festivities for Fourth of July Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:57 EDT Kentucky State Parks will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, contests and special activities. Here's a list of activities at parks in Central .Kentucky. All of the events are on the Fourth of July unless .indicated. Go to www.parks.ky.gov or call the parks for more information. . Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, 10299 Maysville Road, Carlisle: Activities July 3 to 5 will include a free walk through the battlefield at 1 p.m. and canoe trips down the Licking River at 9:30 a.m. for $10. On July 4, an all-you-can-eat buffet for $19.95 will be served at Hidden .Waters .Restaurant. Call (859) 289-55071 |
| Feeding souls Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:05 EDT No matter how busy her week gets juggling school, a full-time job and other volunteer work, Lori Clemons always knows where she'll be come Saturday afternoon. For the past three and a half years, Clemons has rarely missed a Saturday shift helping pass out free bagged lunches to those in need through the Faith Feed the Hungry program, which serves an average of 500 people each week at the Salvation Army's offices on West Main Street. .It's my passion,. said the 27-year-old northern Kentucky native. .I thought I'd try it out just one Saturday, and I've been going ever since. I just knew right then and there that that was where I needed to be.. Clemons' dedication to the 11-year-old Faith Feed the Hungry program earned her recognition as one of the Salvation Army's three Outstanding Volunteers of the Year this year. The other honorees were Stanley Adkins and Bill Foster, who helped during the Salvation Army's kettle season as van drivers, said Justin Mullikan, the agency's volunteer coordinator. |
| Some parents show their love with tattoos Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:27 EDT When Matt Beaulieu imagined the birth of his first son, he thought: .Pig.. Actually, he thought .golden pig,. as in the designation in the Chinese calendar that comes around just once every 60 years. So when the fortuitous point in history .coincided with the arrival of Herschleb Ewan Beaulieu last summer, the new dad devised a design for a tattoo. It wasn't until January (Grandma ponied up the money for the tat as a holiday gift) that Beaulieu got inked. But, he said, there are no regrets that his bicep now sports a golden pig with a blue Virgo sign. |
| Sharing a miracle Grayson Conley whispers into his mother’s ear, urging her to tell a joke his doctor told him. |
| Music, art come together Some of Angy Hall’s newest creations brings together her passions and inspirations: music, art, fashion and nature. |
| 40th Festival of Nations scheduled for July 19 Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will host the 40th annual Festival of Nations presented by the International Folklanders on July 19. |
| Outdoor theater offers drama, humor, music in unique setting Drama, humor and music in an outdoor setting are available in abundance and within a short distance’s drive this summer. The region’s outdoor theaters’ seasons are in full swing and have a wide variety of offerings this year.Pioneer Playhouse |
| Goose Creek Symphony to play weekend benefit Fans in Floyd County are gearing up for Sunday’s return of native son Charlie Gearheart and Goose Creek Symphony. |
| Goins starts music festival The first Missing Link Bluegrass Festival is set for Aug. 1 and 2 at the Greenup County Fairgrounds. |
| Pickler coming to Paramount Former American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler has heard it all — about herself. |
| HolyPalooza! The second annual HolyPalooza Youth Concert will be in Ashland Saturday and headling will be The Jason Lovins Band of Ashland. |
| A new Beijing Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:42 EDT BEIJING . The taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again: .Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu.. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing have turned my once almost-fluent Chinese to mush. Then it hit me. This was English. ..Happy to meet you?'. I asked. He beamed. Beijingers sure want Olympic visitors to feel at home. |
| Sullivan students will be cooking at the Olympics Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:42 EDT Three Lexingtonians are part of the team of culinary students from Sullivan University that is traveling to Beijing to cook at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Brigitte Nguyen, Kyle McDaniel and Keller Stadig, along with 20 other students and three chef instructors, are teaming up with New York's Framboise Catering to cook for the Olympic athletes and sponsors. Sullivan undergraduates from all over the country will be assigned to The USA House, which has a multi-level restaurant/nightclub facility. The menus will change daily and will include interactive stations, buffets and grill stations, as well as .small plates,. cocktail receptions and plated lunches and dinners. Students will work both the front and the back of the house. |
| South leads nation in adult obesity Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:49 EDT ATLANTA . The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates. Colorado was the least obese, with about 19 percent fitting that category in a random telephone survey done last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years. Mississippi has had the highest obesity rate every year since 2004. But Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia and Louisiana have also clustered near the top of the list. |
| Better beef for a better burger Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:10 EDT Beef burgers have taken a hit lately with so many ground beef products being recalled due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. So, what's a back-yard chef to do? Josh Miller, a co-owner of Al's Bar on North Limestone, highly recommends buying local beef. Al's is a trendy hot spot where the burger is as popular as the music and the beer. During the summer, Miller's burgers are topped with tomatoes and lettuce from his garden behind the restaurant. But he credits the flavor of the burger to the beef, which is purchased from .Colcord Farms in Paris. The same meat is served at Al's sister restaurant, Stella's Kentucky Deli on Jefferson Street. |
| Louisville "museum hotel' adds garden Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:20 EDT LOUISVILLE . From the rooftop gardens above, all the way down to the galleries below, Louisville's 21c Museum Hotel is packed with surprises and delights. It's an ever-changing vista that presents visitors, staff, and even the owners, Laura Lee Brown and Steven Wilson, with an environment where relaxation and enjoyment also include the experience of thoughtful discovery. Once a collection of historically significant but economically stagnant riverside warehouses as well as an old fire station, this 21st-century hotel . along with the innovative cuisine in its Proof on Main restaurant, and its edgy International Contemporary Art Foundation . has now infused the 700 block of Main St. with active daytime commerce and community that continues well into the night, embracing and preserving the area's past while keeping its vision solidly focused on the future. 21c is a .You've just got to see this!. experience. It's attractive not only for those of us just an hour's drive away, but also for celebrities including Harrison Ford and Julie Andrews, who have been spotted checking out the cuisine and culture in recent weeks. Wanting to revitalize Louisville's downtown, and to create a venue for expanding galleries where contemporary works of art could be displayed, Brown and Wilson gathered a team of experts to help deliver their brainchild into the world in early 2006. Now, they're expanding with a similar project in Austin, Texas, and are looking at possibilities even further afield, in Japan and Croatia. Closer to home, just across Main Street, they've also broken ground for a striking Museum Plaza, an almost $500 million, 61-story multi-use glass skyscraper. Kentuckians Brown and Wilson, who are a couple as well as business partners, have combined their passion for contemporary art and local food to perfection. Says Brown: .What you see here is our vision with a lot of help and support.. That includes input from local residents, civic leaders and an array of expert advisors. |
| Former president teaches Sunday school Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:31 EDT PLAINS, Ga. . At 10 a.m., a side door in the front of the red-bricked, one-floor church's sanctuary opens, and a former leader of the free world enters. .Do we have any visitors this Sunday morning?. asks former President Jimmy Carter, wearing slacks and a coat with a string tie and flashing his famous smile. The 300 or so people who fill the rural church's sanctuary laugh in the pews. They have been forewarned in about 30 minutes of instructions from church member Jan Williams, who is part schoolmarm and part drill sergeant, that Carter's first question as their Sunday school teacher will be to inquire about visitors. |
| Some technology mavens prize a good old book Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:12 EDT Lexington resident Rich Bowen works for a dot-com, speaks at technology conferences, holds a membership in the Apache Software Foundation, and writes books on Web and software technology. Looking at his credentials, you might assume he is ready to see an all-digital world, free from the trappings of that slow, old-fashioned technology called paper. But you would change that assumption after seeing his 1,000-book collection. A computer professional who prefers words on paper rather than on laptop screens? Such a combination might seem contradictory, but Bowen is far from an anomaly in his field. Perhaps surprisingly, many people who make their living in the computer world are fierce defenders of traditional books. |
| Jones the go-to guy for Dixie hoops since '74 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:45 EDT Glenn Jones never got to play basketball as a kid, but he's spent the last 34 years working to make sure generations of Lexington children get their chance to play. Jones, 60, is the driving force behind Lexington's Dixie Basketball and Cheerleading Inc., a non-profit co-ed youth league in operation since 1971. Jones joined the league as an assistant coach in 1974, and since then has served as a coach, referee, game scheduler, frequent president, and now its tireless chairman of the board. During league play from the second Saturday of November through mid-February, Jones logs 10-to-12-hour days every Saturday, helping make sure games are going smoothly. He troubleshoots problems with the concession stand and greets parents, players or coaches who have questions. Long before the season starts, usually beginning in August, he's the one who coordinates teams, schedules the volunteer coaches and referees and oversees sign-ups. It's nearly a year-round job. But he wouldn't have it any other way. |
| Centenarian's eating habits a model for seniors Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:10 EDT It might just be some vegetable soup, a grilled pimento cheese sandwich and a glass of milk, but 102-year-old Utha B. Deen makes a point to make herself a nice little lunch and supper every day. Still, her daughter, Betty, frets. .She's always fussing at me for not eating enough,. said Deen, who as a 75-year member of the Lexington Homemakers Club is still the cook in her house. There is a bowl of fresh peaches and bananas in her cozy kitchen, and Deen, who also goes by Sally, is likely to cook up a roast and parcel it out in other dishes throughout the week. |
| Local lodge to host state mid-year convention This August marks 112 years of the Elks Lodge 350 in Ashland. |
| Wishes granted For children spending time at the Debord Terrace Community Center, the summer is full of games, arts, crafts, water play and movies, as well as making ice cream and tye-dying T-shirts — activities made possible by a $10,000 Impact grant from the Elks Foundation. |
| Fuel costs sapping home health care Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:12 EDT ALBANY, N.Y. . Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh. U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost of transportation, forcing some to borrow cash from co-workers in between paychecks and others to consider leaving the industry altogether. Some providers of home care are doling out prepaid gas cards, rental cars and other perks in an effort to retain their workers, who care for roughly 12 million older and disabled patients nationwide and drive an estimated 5 billion miles a year, said a recent study by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. The industry also is thinking about abandoning uneconomical home visits in far-flung locations, and increasingly checking patients' blood pressures, heart rates, blood-sugar levels and other vital signs via remote monitoring systems, which many companies previously deemed too expensive. |
| cool down, doggy Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:51 EDT Here are some common pet emergencies and tips to avoid them, all from veterinarians, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Partnership for Animal Welfare. Heat stroke The problem: In the middle of summer, pets are better off staying home. Within minutes, temperatures inside a car can reach 140 degrees. Even when the windows are cracked, dogs can quickly overheat. Walking or running in the heat of the day also is a big mistake. Signs of trouble include excessive panting, disorientation and vomiting. |
| Timber tales Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:09 EDT NICHOLASVILLE . Mickey Humphrey is no lumberjack. He wields neither ax nor saw. There's no plaid shirt or suspenders. As site project manager for the ongoing reconstruction of Kentucky River Dam No. 9 in Jessamine County, his gear includes a walkie-talkie and a flotation vest. To Humphrey, a stray log is nothing but a minor hindrance to keeping his $14.7 million project on track. |
| Newly arrived immigrants find sanctuary in library program Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:41 EDT Sometimes a story is just a story. And then sometimes it's the bud of a new community. It's Monday evening, it's the Prime Time Family Reading Program, and the Henry Clay High School library is filled with story.telling and language: Spanish, French, .Swahili, Kirundi, Arabic, English. There are more than 50 people in a loose circle, and darting toddlers, and a gift drawing featuring a hugely popular $10 Wal-Mart gift card. And all of the people in this circle . some of whom have been in the United States for less than a month . are focused on questions from a pair of children's books: Why didn't Ping's flower grow in The Empty Pot ? And why won't Uncle Nacho give up his old hat in Uncle Nacho's Hat ? |
| Shop where prices drop Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:51 EDT If you need to build a wardrobe during this economic slump, it's a task that can hit you right in the pocket of your low-rise jeans. .People don't want to give up on fashion, but they need to save money,. says Constance White, style director at eBay. One answer: Buy used clothing at resale shops to fill your wardrobe gaps. Robyn Moreno, author of the book Practically Posh: The Smart Girls' Guide to a Glam Life , advises shoppers on a budget to make resale clothing shops their first stop. |
| FDA: Avoid jalape.os from Mexico, not U.S. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:19 EDT WASHINGTON . The government is narrowing its warning to hot-pepper lovers, saying only Mexican-grown jalape.os now are linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak . clearing the U.S. crop. Food and Drug Administration inspectors were on a large Mexican farm that grew a pepper discovered in a Texas warehouse that was tainted with the same strain of the bacteria. They're trying to determine where that farm distributed its peppers, to see whether it harvested enough to be responsible for an outbreak that has sickened nearly 1,300 people and counting. Tomatoes were an initial suspect and health officials still haven't exonerated them from causing illnesses when the outbreak first began in April. But those on the market now are safe to eat. Associated Press |
| Pull up a chair and stay a while Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12 EDT Please be seated. The store's name is Huckleberry's Chair Fetish, but entering the remodeled bungalow on South Ashland, it's clear that owner Earlene Huckleberry has a thing for much more than furniture made just for sitting. A more precise name might be Huckleberry's Healthy Obsession With Midcentury Modern Home Furnishings. But that doesn't have quite the same ring. To be sure, there are plenty of classic chairs by many of the brightest stars in the furniture firmament, including Charles and Ray Eames' terminal seating for Herman Miller, Studio 65's Marilyn Monroe-lips sofa, the Wassily by Marcel Breuer, classic Barcelona chairs by Mies van der Rohe, and many more. |
| Reaching out in a non-traditional way Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:43 EDT Call him the Rappin' Chaplain. He won't mind. The Rev. Norman Fischer, parish priest at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, is a product of the hip-hop culture who often follows his homily at Sunday Mass with, say, a rap song that praises Jesus or comes down hard on the evils that tempt us. On a recent Sunday, he treated members to his version of The Temptations' hit My Girl. .He sang, .My God, talkin' .bout my God,'. said member Norma Collins. .And the choir did .doo-wop' behind him. It was really something.. |
| Experiencing Egypt Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:17 EDT CAIRO, Egypt . After a four-hour flight from London that landed in Cairo just after midnight, all I wanted to do was fall into bed, but the bellhop who showed me to my room at the Mena House Hotel was in a particularly chatty mood. Drawing back my drapes and indicating the inky blackness, he smiled and whispered conspiratorially, .You can't see them now, of course, but they're out there.. It occurred to me that my smiling bellhop was in some kind of Egyptian Witness Protection Program and that .they. were coming for him, not me. Taking comfort in that thought, I fell into bed and slept soundly until a blistering ball of sun, pouring through the partly open curtains, served as my wake-up call. Opening the curtains all the way, I gaped in surprise, realizing just what my bellhop had meant the night before. .They. certainly were out there . right beyond my balcony . huge, mysterious and more than a little menacing: the pyramids of Giza, including the Great Pyramid, the last remaining wonder of the ancient world. I gulped, the first of many times I would do this over the next eight days. Egypt has that effect on people. Ever since the fourth grade, when I wrote a report on Egypt for United Nations Week, I have had an insatiable desire to visit the Land of the Pharaohs. Now, here I was, on Abercrombie . Kent's ..Highlights of Egypt. tour. More than once, over the course of those eight days, the concept of trying to cram 5,000 years of history into such a short time frame made me smile. But no one can say I didn't try. |
| Farmers Market offers food for the homeless Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:04 EDT Buy as much fresh produce as you can at the Lexington Farmers Market, but at day's end, much of what's left over is donated to The Hope Center. Kim Livesay, director of community relations for the homeless shelter, said the center feeds about 200 men each day, and another 200 men and women at the recovery centers. .Having this delicious fresh food assists us in serving our clients nutritious and enjoyable meals,. she said. The Lexington Farmers Market is open beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturdays on Vine Street and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at South Broadway and Maxwell Streets, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays on Southland Drive. |
| Blackberry champs Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:05 EDT As far as some people are concerned, there are only two kinds of blackberries . wild and tame. Tame blackberries, the thornless ones that grow on small farms and in back yards, are big and beautiful. Wild ones that grow along fence rows in undeveloped rural areas are smaller but have twice the flavor of the tame. At farmers markets and roadside stands across Central Kentucky, you'll find plenty of both. .The blackberry crop looks good this year,. Bill Best said. Best, an heirloom tomato expert, also grows blackberries on his Madison County farm. |
| Hope brightens for pregnant cancer patients Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:29 EDT ST. LOUIS . Something felt wrong in Leila Sadat's right breast. The Washington University law professor tried to ignore the nagging worry about a hard spot that mammograms did not detect. Doctors thought it was nothing more serious than a blocked milk duct. It couldn't be cancer. Sadat was pregnant. As many as one in 1,000 pregnant women will be diagnosed with cancer. Doctors expect that number to rise as more women delay childbirth into their 30s and 40s, because cancer risk increases with age. Pregnant women with cancer must make life-and-death decisions times two. .That tension is more poignant because here it's my life versus my baby's life,. said Dr. James Bartelsmeyer, director of maternal-fetal medicine at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Mo., where doctors treat cancer in five to 10 pregnant women each year. .What's good for the mother is often at conflict with what's good for the baby.. |
| Luke Bryan coming to Scioto County Fair Georgia native Luke Bryan will perform at the Scioto County Fair in Lucasville at 8 p.m. Monday. |
| Avenged Sevenfold to headline X-Fest 2008 Tickets go on sale Friday for X-Fest 2008, scheduled Sept. 6 at Harris Riverfront Park. |
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| Backpack through Lexington loaded up with school supplies Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:32 EDT At 6:30 p.m. Thursday .. as in tonight . Jack and Ann Salyer invite you to stop by NorthEast Christian Church and join their friends, fellow church members and strangers as they help students in need. .You don't have to bring anything,. Jack Salyer said. .Just yourself. .It will be a night of fun, .fellowship, food and surprises, and work.. In other words, wear comfortable shoes and clothing, and bring your best altruistic attitudes. |
| Learning to landscape with lists Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT Landscape Planning:Practical Techniquesfor the Home Gardener (Second edition,revised and expanded)By Judith Adam.Firefly Books. 247 pp. $29.95 Landscaping is not for the faint of heart or the impatient, but Judith Adam makes it less daunting. In this updated edition of her 2002 book, the Canadian horticulturist, landscape designer and television personality leads readers step-by-step through the entire landscaping process from the initial area assessment to maintenance, including topics like hiring professionals, figuring costs, and grading and drainage. She even provides a sample four-year plan and a worksheet for developing your own plan. Adam is big on lists, which I found helpful: 10 elements of landscape design, a 10-point property assessment survey, the 10 best tools, the 10 best shrubs, trees, annuals, perennials and more. |
| Garrard church celebrates 225th anniversary Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:54 EDT Old Paint Lick Presbyterian Church in Garrard County will celebrate its 225th anniversary this weekend. The church was built of logs on a four-acre tract in 1782 and founded by the Rev. David Rice, a Presbyterian minister from Virginia. One of the four men credited with building the church, Thomas Maxwell, also helped organize the Presbyterian church at Silver Creek in Madison County, and later moved to Lexington where he was an officer in the first Presbyterian church in the city. Maxwell Street was named after him, according to historians at Paint Lick Presbyterian. In 1830, a new brick church was built near Ky. 52, across the highway from Manse Road and the location of the first church. Church historians say it was the largest congregation in the state circa 1860. |
| Pang pong: a company's net gain Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:04 EDT Take a splash of tabletop ping-pong, add a dash of tennis and you create pang pong, a game played by employees at Hitachi Automotive Products in Harrodsburg. And they don't have to sneak to play it. The company not only encourages it as a way to unite the workers and celebrate cultural differences, but it has installed at least five pang pong courts on the grounds. Employees have played pang pong since Hisanori Nakajima, who was the vice president and general manager of HAP Kentucky for about four years before moving back to Japan in April, introduced it to them, human resources manager David Edwards said. Pang pong was created at Hitachi's Japanese headquarters and has been played there for at least 30 years. |
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