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| WKU students relax before finals Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:33:58 -0500 Western Kentucky University’s South Lawn was alive Wednesday with students participating in an array of activities that included rock-wall climbing, navigating a giant floor maze and playing games like Connect Four. |
| I-65 issue gets push Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:33:59 -0500 An announcement is expected in about a month regarding the construction of a dividing wall on a section of Interstate 65 in Barren, Edmonson and Hart counties that has been the site of numerous serious accidents, according to Kentucky Speaker of the House Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green. |
| School library stock sought Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:33:59 -0500 Plano Elementary School is reaching out to the community to help fill the bookcases in its library. |
| ‘Silver tsunami’ senior planning getting attention Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:00 -0500 “Who is aging? Raise your hands,” Bonnie Kantor said Wednesday to a crowd of roughly 400 nursing home administrators and operators from all over Kentucky. |
| Postal options grow by two in BG Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:01 -0500 Would you like a book of stamps with your cigarettes? Or maybe you want to drop off a package after returning a used CD? |
| Photo: Workers, supporters bring attention to child abuse Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:02 -0500 Sunrise Children’s Services workers hold signs Wednesday outside the Warren County Justice Center to bring attention to child abuse and the need for more foster parents. |
| McDonald’s to give away trees Friday Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:02 -0500 In celebration of Arbor Day, free pine seedlings will be given away Friday at area McDonald’s restaurants. |
| Corn toss tournament is at 10 a.m. Saturday Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:03 -0500 A corn toss tournament will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation gymnasium at 225 Third Ave. |
| Photo: A needless mess Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:04 -0500 Stan Reagan, Warren County Environmental Planning and Assistance coordinator, walks through a newly found tire dump Wednesday on O.N. Alford Road near Richardsville. |
| POLICE NEWS: Police handle theft calls Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:05 -0500 Burglary — A laptop computer valued at $800 was stolen between 11:30 p.m. April 17 and 9:45 a.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Magnolia Street, according to a Bowling Green Police Department report. |
| Alive with Rhythm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:25 -0500 Aretha Franklin, relationships, snakes and the tango will take center stage at Western Kentucky University’s Department of Theatre and Dance’s “Evening of Dance.” The performance will be at 8 p.m. tonight through Tuesday, except Sunday, when it’s at 3 p.m., in the Russell Miller Theatre. Admission is $10. Amanda Clark, assistant professor of dance at Western and “Evening of Dance” co-director, said that the annual spring dance concert features faculty and guest choreography and members of Western’s dance company. “We have 10 separate pieces of choreography ranging from ballet, jazz and modern. There’s a good diversity in the styles of dance, types of music and concepts,” she said. “It’s an eclectic performance with little bit of everything. From Aretha Franklin to classical and tango, there’s something for everyone.” Choreographers include Clark, Western assistant professor of dance Clifton Keefer Brown, and Mitzi Adams and Elaine Husted, two guest professors in the dance department. “I have four pieces. ‘Untied to You’ is a modern jazz piece that deals with relationships - the feeling of being tied to someone and wanting to break down that connection. In ‘Plugged In,’ dancers are plugged in to song and their bodies are losing control of the music,” she said. “ ‘Empty Arms’ is a lyrical jazz piece about longing for someone who’s no longer there. ‘Again and Again ... Until’ is a jazz piece about three couples dealing with relationships - do you end it or do you work through the hard times and stay committed to the relationship?” The students and choreographers have been working hard to get the production together, Clark said. “We’ve been working on it since January,” she said. “We rehearse at least four days a week, sometimes more.” Western sophomore Mara Farris is in her second year in “Evening of Dance.” “Dance is my passion. I love doing it. It’s what I want to do for the rest of my life,” she said. “Being in the dance company is an honor. I don’t feel whole unless I’m part of the dance company or dance in general.” Farris dances in five different pieces - “Untied to You,” “Again and Again ...Until,” “Three Doors,” a modern piece by Adams about mind, body, spirit and connection of the group, “Serpente,” a piece by Brown in which the dancers are snakes, and Brown’s “Baltango.” “(Brown) went to Argentina to learn Argentine tango and put it en pointe” a ballet term for dancing on the tips of the toes, Farris said. Western senior Sally Fakes, who has been a part of “Evening of Dance” for four years, is in five pieces - “Serpente,” “Plugged In,” “Baltango,” Husted’s “Is,” an abstract piece in which the interpretation is up to the audience, and Brown’s “Soul Suite,” a jazz piece set to three songs by the legendary Aretha Franklin. “It’s a lot of fun,” she said of “Soul Suite.” “It’s like hanging in a dance club.” Fakes said performing in “Evening of Dance” helps her improve as a dancer. “I get more comfortable on the stage,” she said. Her favorite part of performing is the audience, Fakes said. “It may be the same thing for me every night, but it’s a different audience,” she said. “Every audience reacts differently to a dance.” Clark believes audiences will enjoy the student dancers and said the performances are family-friendly. “We’re bringing a greater awareness of dance as a profession. It’s very exciting - the lights and the energy dancers bring to stage,” she said. “We get a lot of positive comments after performances each year. The students bring talent and artistry to the stage.” — For more information or reservations, call Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance automated box office reservation line at 745-3121. |
| Jacksonian Days festival returns Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:26 -0500 The streets of downtown Scottsville will be filled with people celebrating Jacksonian Days 2008 Spring Festival. The activities will continue through Sunday. For more information, call the Scottsville-Allen County Chamber of Commerce at (270) 237-4782, e-mail chamber@scottsvilleky.info or visit www.scottsvilleky.info. The following is a schedule of events, which will take place on Scottsville’s public square unless otherwise indicated: Today |
| FSP offers dramatic comedy in ‘Universe’ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:26 -0500 A Southern matriarch who enjoys scaring off prospective brides for her beloved son, “the apple of her eye,” meets her match in Fountain Square Players’ production of Joan Vail Thorne’s dramatic comedy “The Exact Center of the Universe.” The show runs at 8 p.m. tonight through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Public Theatre of Kentucky’s Phoenix Theatre. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and $8 for children. In “The Exact of the Universe,” Vada Love Powell has managed to chase away any woman her only child, Appleton, is interested in and keep him to herself. Now he has met - and secretly married - a woman who has proven to be more of a challenge. After she finds out, she has to face her two best friends, also known as the “Tree House Gang,” who meet at a tree house to play cards. “I chose the play because I love plays with quirky Southern characters. When I read it, I never felt the playwright was making fun of Southern people. She loves these characters,” director Lynn Gilcrease said. “They were real characters and probably based on people she knew. I felt she wrote them real and honestly. The play is both funny and bittersweet, and I feel like that’s how real life often is.” Elizabeth Honeycutt, who plays Vada, described her character as a Southern lady who is very protective of her son and a “dragon-lady” mother-in-law. “She doesn’t want him to marry just anybody,” she said. “She wants to manage everybody, but she has feelings, too.” The show inspires laughter and tears, Honeycutt said. “It really runs a gamut of emotions. (Vada is) hard,” she said. “She breaks down. She misses her husband and has several conversations with him.” Neva B. Gielow plays Marybell Baxter, an implant to the small town in which the action takes place. “She has lived there for 40 years, but she’s been there for so long that she’s one of the group,” she said. “They know everything that’s going on in town.” Well, maybe not everything - Marybell has a secret that she never told her friends, Gielow said. “She’s Italian. At that time in certain areas, people who weren’t Anglo-Saxon weren’t very well accepted,” she said. “She’s been living a lie and never told anybody she was Italian.” Gielow said she has enjoyed playing the character. “She takes the brunt of the other two. She just resents them and goes on,” she said. “The next minute she’s all peaches and cream. She doesn’t hold a grudge.” Gilcrease said she recognized the traits of the characters in her own family. “I’m hoping the audience will do the same - recognize characters as people that they know,” she said. “I’ve been blessed with a wonderful cast of people. We’ve all had so much fun rehearsing the play that I hope people have as much fun watching it.” — For more information, call the Capitol Arts Center at 782-2787. |
| ‘Sarah Marshall’ the perfect mix of sweet, raunchy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:27 -0500 The Judd Apatow machine continues to roll with his latest romantic comedy, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Apatow, the man behind “Knocked Up,” “Superbad” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” serves only as a producer for “Marshall,” but he has put his stamp on a film that has a lot of striking similarities to those other films - including the ability to make an audience laugh at will. Jason Segal stars as Peter, a musician responsible for the music of a popular TV series that happens to star his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). The romance comes to an abrupt end, much to Peter’s surprise, leaving him devastated and unsure how to recover. He decides to take a Hawaiian vacation to deal with the break-up, but soon discovers that Sarah is staying at the same resort with her new boyfriend, a British pop singer named Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Segal also wrote the screenplay, which is full of smart, funny dialogue. And the cast is more than capable of getting the most out of the script. Segal plays the lovable loser to perfection, while Bell is good as the ex and Mila Kunis is outstanding as an employee at the resort who becomes romantically involved with Peter. There is some nice bit work too from Bill Hader, and Apatow regulars Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd. But the real discovery in “Marshall” is Brand, who steals every scene he is in as the flaky and eccentric Snow. I’ll admit the film is probably a little too long, with several random scenes that don’t really seem to bring much to the plot. But the fact is most of those scenes are 100 times funnier than most of the comedies released in 2008, so it is easy to overlook the film’s flaws. Like “Knocked Up” and “Superbad,” “Sarah Marshall” is a film that manages to balance raunch and sweetness just enough to make it a worthy date movie and a perfect candidate for “guys who like movies,” as well. DVD dandy of the week This week’s dandy is “The Savages” (B), a brutally honest look at a dysfunctional family that features outstanding performances from Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Linney and Hoffman play Wendy and Jon Savage, estranged siblings who have spent most of their lives trying to recover from childhood abuse from their father, Lenny (Philip Bosco). When Lenny becomes ill and his girlfriend dies, Wendy and Jon are forced to care for their ailing father and come to terms with their own personal demons that Lenny helped create. Linney and Hoffman are two of my favorite actors working today and neither disappoints. Linney’s painful performance earned an Oscar nomination (she was much more deserving than winner Marion Cotillard), while Hoffman’s performance put a cap on an amazing year that featured three great performances. “The Savages” was written by Tamara Jenkins, who already has one dysfunctional family comedy under her belt with the underrated “Slums of Beverly Hills.” This film has a much darker tone but is just as effective, with the added bonus of watching two very talented actors at the top of their game. “The Savages” is rated R for some sexuality and language and is now available on DVD. — Sportswriter/movie reviewer Micheal Compton - who, it should be noted, is himself pretty good at playing the “lovable loser” - can be reached for comment by e-mailing mcompton@bgdailynews.com. |
| Glasgow Plaza Theatre presenting a night filled with Motown’s big hits Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:27 -0500 O&P Productions will present “A Walk Down Motown Lane” at 6 p.m. Saturday at Glasgow Plaza Theatre. The evening will feature singers representing and doing the songs of Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Commodores, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson. — For more information, call Orlando Hayden at (270) 646-0174 or Paul Sears at (270) 528-1555. For ticket prices, call the plaza at (270) 361-2101. |
| WKU Steelband performs Tuesday Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:27 -0500 Western Kentucky University’s Steelband will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $4. The band, which performs the sounds of the Caribbean, calypso, soca and reggae, is performing its first concert since the debut of its first CD recording. — For more information, call Western’s department of music at 745-3751. |
| Around town Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:28 -0500 Events, exhibits, plays, concerts ... Art Memphis Marsha’s Art Gallery & Classes will host its fifth annual Teacher-Student Art Exhibition from Sunday through May 23 at the gallery at 524 E. 12th Ave. Exhibiting teachers include Heather Boehler, Terry Caturano, Mary Crutcher, Tom Poole, Delaire Rowe and Andee Rudloff. Exhibiting students include Reily Booker, Saint George Carmichael, Meredith Crane, Ann Lundy Games, Sadie Linden, Ann Lovelady, Madison McGrew, Ashley Scott, Clay Terry and Ty Terry. The opening reception will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The winners of the “Women in the Arts” exhibition, at The Medical Center each year, will be exhibited in the Houchens Gallery of the Capitol Arts Center through Monday. Janet Lee’s watercolors and paper dolls will remain in the Capitol Arts Mezzanine Gallery through Monday. The paintings of Rhonda Hartis Smith will be on display at the Health and Wellness Center of Greenwood Mall through June. Alison Houk’s photography will be shown in The Medical Center’s Cancer Center through May 15. The Capitol Arts Alliance Galleries and ArtWorks, a Visual Arts Coalition will present the second annual art fair, “Saturday in the Park …with Art” from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 31 in Fountain Square Park. Artists who want more information should call Lynn Robertson at 782-2787 or look under “projects” at artworksinc.org. Register by May 10. VSA Arts of Kentucky presents “The Artist Within: Disabling the Myth” on exhibit through Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The exhibit showcases paintings created by adult artists with disabilities who participated in an optional basic art vocational program started eight years ago by Hugh E. Sandefur Industries Inc. for its employees in Henderson. This free exhibit is open to the public. Church hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. The Capitol Arts Galleries extends a call to artists to apply for exhibits during the 2008-09 gallery season. Group exhibits and all media will be considered. For an entry application, contact Lynn Robertson at 782-2787. Campus “Beyond Our Borders,” an exhibit of international photographs by Western Kentucky University photojournalism students, is on display at Mass Media and Technology Hall. The exhibit consists of photographs taken by students in France, Spain, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and others and will be on display in the gallery through August. The Kentucky Library & Museum will host two senior exhibitions this year. The Graduating Senior Art Exhibition will feature works from graduating visual art students Western Kentucky University. The exhibit will run through May 10. Featuring works from more than 30 graduating art students, a variety of items will be on display including paintings, watercolors, works on paper, fiber arts, ceramics and sculptures. The second senior exhibit will feature work from interior design students’ senior thesis projects. Students were asked to submit designs for a new Academic Complex building. The exhibitions were made possible with support from the WKU art department, WKU interior design department, WKU Libraries and Potter College of Arts & Letters. Exhibits at the Kentucky Building on Western Kentucky University’s campus include: “U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts,” which opens Sunday; “VSA Arts: Side by Side,” “Recommended by Duncan Hines,” “Western 100,” “Growing Up Victorian,” “Roads, Rails and Rivers,” “Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars” and “Taking the Mystery out of Prehistory.” For more information, contact the Kentucky Building at 745-2592. Music Western Kentucky University’s One Campus Challenge Concert will be Tuesday at the Capitol Arts Center. WKU earned a special performance from Army of Me, Georgie James, Martin Royle and Pash. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. “Choral Spectacular” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today by the Bowling Green-Western Symphony Orchestra at First Baptist Church. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students. Appreciation Fest 2008 will be from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 4 at WhaBah Steakhouse Saloon. Numerous bands, including John Cowan, Skip Bond and the Fugitives, Cootie Brown and others will be playing at the event to benefit The Son Rhea Foundation, which provides musical instruments for school children. Tickets are on sale at WhaBah, Tony Lindsey and Company and Airport Liquors. For more information, go to www. appreciationfest.com. Theater Fountain Square Players will conduct auditions for “Crazy for You,” directed by Kathy Wise-Leonard, on May 12 and 13. This is FSP’s fifth and final show of the 2007-08 season. Auditions will be at the Capitol Arts Center, beginning at 7 p.m. The show calls for a large cast. Bring a song and be prepared to sing. An accompanist will be provided. Performances will be at the Capitol on July 17-20. Help will also be needed with set construction, costumes, props and stage crew. Odds & Ends Dancing with BG’s Own, a benefit for Make-A-Wish Foundation, will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Western Kentucky University’s DUC Theatre. Tickets are $12 for general admission; ages 10 and under are free. For more information, call 843-3333. The National Corvette Museum is planning its annual C5/C6 Bash today through Saturday with seminars, clinics, parties and other activities. For more information, go to www.corvettemuseum.com. Bowling Green Christian Academy’s third annual yard sale will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the school parking lot. Hundreds of items will be for sale, including furniture, baby items, dishes, kids and adult clothes of all sizes, housewares, etc. The school is at 1730 Destiny Lane off Campbell Lane. For more information, contact Renee Johnston at 782-9552 or development@bgcaky.com. Historic Riverview at Hobson Grove is hosting a Victorian May Day Luncheon at noon May 1. Regina Newell will discuss this ancient rite of spring. For more information, call Riverview at 843-5565. Reservations are required. Walgreens’ annual Relay For Life Yard Sale will be at 6 a.m. Saturday at 2707 Smallhouse Road. Items for sale include a basketball goal, baby clothes, books, toys, clothes, movies, electronics, art, dishes, lines and more. There also will be a bake sale and drinks for purchase. Woodburn is organizing its 10th annual Strawberry Festival for May 2-3. The community is encouraged to participate with citywide yard sales. There will be barbecue, strawberries and more at the antiques and collectibles sale at the city park. For more information or to reserve a space, call 529-2424 or 529-5101. The Shaker Museum at South Union’s annual seminar Friday and Saturday will be “Are These Not Perilous Times?” The seminar, which highlights the Civil War’s impact on the Shakers, will feature readings from a manuscript diary of Eldress Nancy Moore as well as other journal references to the period between 1861 and 1865. A manuscript copy of a letter written from the South Union Shakers to President Abraham Lincoln will also be on display during the weekend. Other highlights include presentations by noted speakers, a new exhibit on the Civil War and a period Shaker meal. Reservations are $70 for museum members and $80 for non-members. The seminar will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call (800) 811-8379, or go to www. shakermuseum.com. The SKY Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays in front of the Riverside Building at The Medical Center on U.S. 31-W By-Pass. Kentucky-grown agricultural, horticultural and artisan made products will be available for purchase. All produce and plants available at the market are 100 percent locally grown, 100 percent of the time. Dinosaur World in Kentucky is teaming up with area attractions to offer Cave Area Student Tours. For more information, call (270) 773-4345. The tours are offered at $5 a person with reservations at the group rate. Mammoth Cave National Park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day on Saturday. For more information, call the park at (270) 758-2180. The American Red Cross has blood drives from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Friday at its office, 430 Center St. Additional drives will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at S&R Tire, 1101 Lovers Lane; from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Franklin-Simpson Middle School, 322 South College St.; from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bowling Green Christian Church, 1912 Smallhouse Road; from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1, Graves Gilbert Medical Clinic, 201 Park St.; from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 2, Culvers, 4903 Scottsville Road; from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 5, E.A. Diddle Arena, 1 Big Red Way; from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 6, Bristow Elementary School, 6151 Louisville Road; from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 6, Cumberland Trace Elementary School, 830 Cumberland Trace Road; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 8 Briarwood Elementary School, 265 Lover’s Lane; and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9, Warren County Criminal Justice Center, 1001 Center St. — To add your event, go to www.bgdailynews.com/calendar |
| Red Lobster all about the extras Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:28 -0500 I was fortunate recently to enjoy a celebratory Sunday night at Red Lobster. Many local fine dining establishments are closed on Sundays, and since this was the only day we could all meet for a birthday, I was grateful Red Lobster was so accommodating. Accommodating, too, was the atmosphere. It was a festive evening, yet we had the good fortune of getting into one of those huge booths in the back, which felt as if we were a party unto ourselves. This was a treat since I haven’t seen those booths making their way into restaurants lately. Red Lobster, of course, is a seafood haven, yet it also offers a variety of steaks, pastas and some appetizers that are either cleverly disguised or lack the taste of seafood. We ordered a combination platter of southwestern lobster egg rolls and lobster, crab and seafood stuffed mushrooms. Even though they were smothered in cheese, the mushrooms definitely had the texture and flavor combinations that seafood lovers would be drawn to. The southwestern lobster stuffed egg rolls, however, were just the opposite with black beans, corn, tomatoes and a hint of seafood taste all wrapped in an egg roll shell and fried lightly crispy. Our server was fun and jovial and the rest of the wait staff worked well together - tag-teaming our order and other needs as the night went on. This made for a very pleasant dining experience, especially since I was with a lively group that didn’t need a lot of attention, just service. We each had our own special drinks for the evening and were impressed with what Red Lobster had to offer and what we were served. From an apple-tini for the birthday girl to imported beer on tap to a stellar Long Island ice tea and a bottle of Pino Grigio, we were treated as if we were dining royalty. I guess it’s about high time (or should I say high “tide”) to get to the food, which was good, but not as impressive as some of our locally owned fine dining establishments. This would be fine, if the prices were also lower, but they were not. I had a fine New York steak and was fortunate enough to be able to substitute the lobster tail for tilapia in a bag, which was a Bowling Green special. It was served with my choice of side item and a vegetable. My particular meal was acceptable. The steak cut was tender and grilled well, the fish seasoned well for the moist benefits when cooked in a bag. The vegetables were a little over-cooked for my taste. Also ordered at the table were combinations that included plates of chicken, salmon and seafood. The literally dozens of choice combinations are a big part of the dining options at Red Lobster and those who ordered them felt the meal was enhanced by a spicy dipping sauce they ordered separately on the side. Others at the table did not enjoy their meals as much. The fried shrimp, calamari and scallops were average in size, preparation and flavor - nothing to write home about. The “jumbo” shrimp scampi platter looked similar to the regular shrimp combination, so I didn’t see the advantage in going big. The comment was, “without all extras like the salad, sides and the Cheddar Bay biscuits, I might have been disappointed.” Maybe that’s the point - it’s all the extras that Red Lobster has to offer that make the difference. The staff warned us about their singing abilities, but we all engaged in a lively round of “Happy Birthday,” accompanied by at least one professional level singer at the table - so all ended well. And if that wasn’t enough, any off-key voices were long forgotten once we were served the New York cheesecake covered with strawberries that was a perfectly thick, rich, yet not-too-sweet dessert we all could share. So if you’re looking for a day or evening, especially on Sunday, of fun and fish, I would recommend Red Lobster for the extras and the variety of options that make dining an individual treat. — Our anonymous food reviewer gives new restaurants a six-week grace period before reviewing. To comment, contact Managing Editor Mike Alexieff at 783-3235 or via e-mail to malexieff@bgdaily news.com. RED LOBSTER 2525 Scottsville Road |
| Herb Festival returns today Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:29 -0500 Wild Bird and Nature Store owner Jeftie Sawyer is expecting this year’s Herb Festival to be bigger and better than ever. “It started out small, but now it’s huge. People start calling about it in November,” she said. “We have 3,000 to 4,000 people. We have quite a few that come to see their families.” The Wild Bird and Nature Store’s ninth annual Herb Fest will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through May 4 outside the store at 901 Lehman Ave. The festival will feature perennials that attract hummingbirds and butterflies to gardens, various types of herbs - including some that can be hard to find - roses, feeders and bird baths. The plants are provided by Thienemans Herbs and Perennials in Louisville. A Voice for Animals, a nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of life for companion animals, will have animals available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the festival. Sawyer said the festival is modeled after one she attended years ago. “My sister and I used to go to a big one in Newburg, Indiana,” she said. “When she opened the store, we decided to do one here.” The festival takes time to plan, Sawyer said. “We’ll start working on (next year’s festival) the week after this one,” she said. The festival draws locals as well as people from a variety of states, including Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio and Arkansas. “We have all ages and men and women,” she said. “It gives us an opportunity to meet people who are not just from Bowling Green.” — For more information, call the store at 746-0203. |
| Kentucky playwrights present staged readings this weekend Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:29 -0500 Kentucky Repertory Theatre at Horse Cave will offer a look into the creative process of bringing a play to the stage with Kentucky Voices this weekend at the theater. The free event - which will be at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday - features staged readings of new plays written by Kentucky playwrights in Kentucky Repertory Theatre’s playwriting class. The works are read by local and regional actors. — For more information, call the theater box office at (270) 786-2177 or toll free at (800) 342-2177. |
| ‘Crazy for You’ auditions May 12-13 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:30 -0500 Fountain Square Players will host auditions for “Crazy for You,” based on a book by Ken Ludwig with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, at 7 p.m. May 12-13 at the Capitol Arts Center. Participants should bring a song and be prepared to sing. An accompanist will be provided. People who aren’t interested in auditioning can sign up to help with set construction, costumers, props and stage crew. The musical “Crazy for You” is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930s playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. Memorable Gershwin tunes include “I Can’t Be Bothered Now,” “Bidin’ My Time,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Naughty Baby,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “But Not for Me,” “Nice Work if You Can Get It,” “Embraceable You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” The show, which will be directed by Kathy Wise-Leonard, will be performed July 17-20 at the Capitol. |
| Lula L. Belcher Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:18 -0500 MORGANTOWN — Lula Logsdon Belcher, 80, of Morgantown died April 22, 2008, in Bowling Green. The Grayson native was a retired seamstress at Kellwood Manufacturing and a member of Belmont General Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Oscar Logsdon and Leora Jones Logsdon and the wife of the late Talmadge Weyman Belcher. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Clyde and Euell Logsdon; and a sister, Viola Cook. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Isaiah Evans Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and begins at 8 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include two sons, Lloyd Douglas Belcher and his wife, Judy, of Bowling Green, and Darrell Wayne Belcher and his wife, Helen, of Morgantown; four grandchildren, Randall Clay Belcher and his wife, Adrianne, of Glasgow, and Ellen Renee Justice and her husband, Luke, Kimberly Diane Akers and Rebecca Dawn Belcher, all of Morgantown; 10 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Marie Snodgrass of Bloomington, Ill., Alice Dunn of Leitchfield and Hazel Wright of Mountain View, Mo. |
| Richard Boyd Sr. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:19 -0500 MUNFORDVILLE — Richard Boyd Sr., 85, of Munfordville died at 8:22 a.m. April 23, 2008, at his home. He was a retired farmer and bus driver with the Hart County School System and a Baptist. He was a son of the late Garnett Lewis Boyd and Louisa Houk Boyd. He was preceded in death by a son, Richard Boyd Jr. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Sego Funeral Home, with burial in Munfordville Municipal Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and begins at 8 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Christola Boyd; a daughter, Linda Ard of Hodgenville; a son, Ervin Boyd of Munfordville; two sisters, Marie Ross of Horse Cave and Louise Sidebottom of Louisville; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. |
| Eddie W. Byrns Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:19 -0500 Eddie Wayne “Tom Cat” Byrns, 54, of Bowling Green died April 22, 2008, in LaGrange. The Warren County native was a Baptist and a truck driver for Scott Waste. He was a son of the late Ernest and Anna Lee Willoughby Byrns. He was preceded in death by two sons, Patrick Constant and Roger Eugene Byrns; and a brother, Charles Byrns. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at Heritage Funeral Services, with burial in Still Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include a special friend, Janice Andrews of Bowling Green; three sons, Eddie Wayne Byrns Jr. of Biloxie, Miss., Jason Byrns of Washington, D.C., and Scotty Key of Tampa, Fla.; four brothers, Roger, Mark and Esker Eugene Byrns and Homer Decker and his wife, Mary, all of Bowling Green; four sisters, Juanita Eckols and her husband, Bob, of Indianapolis, Loretta Beach of Louisville, and Martha Cole and her husband, James, and LaDonna Wingfield, all of Bowling Green; a sister-in-law, Betty Byrns of Indianapolis; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. |
| Dr. Joseph Mayfield Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:19 -0500 Dr. Joseph MacDonald “Don” Mayfield of Richmond, Va., died April 13, 2008, in Mooresville, N.C. Graveside service is at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, with the Rev. Paul A. Fryman officiating. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to State Street United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, KY 42101. |
| The Rev. James O. McKinney Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:20 -0500 The Rev. James O. McKinney, 91, of Auburn died at 10:30 a.m. April 22, 2008, at his residence. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Gatewood and Sons Funeral Chapel. |
| Bertha J. Sanders Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:20 -0500 BROWNSVILLE — Bertha J. Sanders, 87, of Brownsville died at 7:30 p.m. April 22, 2008, at a Brownsville nursing home. The Edmonson County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late John A. Hester and Bessie Pierce Hester and the wife of the late Charles Owen Sanders. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fairview United Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Union Light Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at Gravil Funeral Home. Survivors include four sons, Eddie Sanders and his wife, Norma, Billy Sanders and his wife, Brenda Sue, and Kenneth Sanders and his wife, Nancy, all of Brownsville, and Jimmy Sanders and his wife, Sherry, of Bee Spring; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-stepgrandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. |
| Robert E. Scarbrough Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:21 -0500 Robert Earl Scarbrough, 82, of Bowling Green died at 4 a.m. April 24, 2008, at a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.hardyandsonfuneral homes.com. |
| Helen W. Turner Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:21 -0500 GLASGOW — Helen White Turner, 89, died April 22, 2008, at The Medical Center. The Monroe County native was born Sept. 19, 1918. She was a daughter of the late Vesper White and Willie Dee White. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Saturday at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Center for Courageous Kids. Survivors include her husband, Jack R. Turner; two sons, Tim W. Turner and his wife, Patricia, of Scottsville, and Joe M. Turner and his wife, Judy, of Tryon, N.C.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. |
| Penny L. Wix Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:22 -0500 GLASGOW — Penny Louise Jackson Wix, 35, of Scottsville died April 23, 2008, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Penny will be greatly missed by all she touched. She was a daughter of Jerry Jackson and Ann Smith Jackson of Glasgow, who survive. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Orville and Clara Mae Smith; and paternal grandparents, Jimmy and Gracie Jackson. Funeral is at 4 p.m. Saturday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Other survivors include a daughter, Taylor Ann Jackson of Scottsville; two sons who were always near to her heart, Richard and Chris; two loving sisters, Tommie Britt and her husband, Kevin, of Scottsville, and Jerri Lynn Johnson and her husband, Eric, of Bowling Green; a brother, Jerry Jackson and his wife, Shanna, of Glasgow; four nephews and three nieces, Jon-Michael Clement, Dakota Britt, Dalton Roe, Ethan Kinkade, Katie Jackson, Morgan Johnson and Destinie Roe; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. |
| Lucille D. Yates Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:22 -0500 SCOTTSVILLE — Lucille Douglas Yates, 89, of Scottsville died at 4:36 a.m. April 23, 2008, at the Medical Center. The Allen County native was a former employee of Washington Overall Manufacturing and General Electric and was a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and Scottsville Chapter No. 60 Order of Eastern Star. She was a daughter of the late Edward Harrison Douglas and Flora Frances Mabry Douglas and the wife of the late Roy Stanford Yates. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Allen County Memorial Gardens. Visitation is in progress today at the funeral home. Scottsville Chapter No. 60 Order of Eastern Star will hold rites at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include two sons, Joe Edward Yates and his wife, Connie, of Springfield, Tenn., and Jerry Lewis Yates and his wife, Doris, of Westmoreland, Tenn.; two daughters, Jeanie Sledge of San Antonio, Texas, and Jan Berry and her husband, John, of Scottsville; two sisters, Louise Beam of Bowling Green and Lillian Irvin of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren, Freda Meador, Kyneta Humphrey and Kaneal Hickey, all of Scottsville, Ginger Boggs of Wimberly, Texas, Kim Sledge-Samudio of San Antonio and Sandy Goad of Lafayette, Tenn.; eight great-grandchildren, Rachel Neneman of England, Leai Boggs of Wimberly, Wendy Charlton, Savannah Hickey and Melanah Hickey, all of Scottsville, Zach and Mattie Goad of Lafayette and Whitney Scott of Franklin; two great-grandsons, Jason Charlton and Jordan Charlton, both of Scottsville; three stepgrandchildren, Tim Berry and Pam Taylor, both of Scottsville, and Mark Berry of Ohio; and five great-stepgrandchildren. |
| Southern Baptists 'in decline' Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:56:00 EST The Southern Baptist Convention is "a denomination in decline" due to drops in baptisms and membership, one of its lead researchers says. |
| Rabies, licensing clinic offered Saturday at southwest library Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:55:00 EST Metro Animal Services is hosting a rabies, licensing and microchipping clinic for cats, dogs and ferrets Saturday at the Southwest Regional Library, 10375 Dixie Highway. |
| Ford reports $100 million quarterly profit Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:23:00 EST Ford Motor Co. reported a profitable first quarter today, with $100 million of net income or 5 cents a share, compared to a loss of $282 million or 15 cents a share the same time last year. |
| Wary Ind. partners join to help Brazil forests Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EST Allen Pursell of the Nature Conservancy and Jerry Koetter of Koetter Woodworking join talents to get more trees planted. |
| UAW chief says union is pushing at Toyota Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EST The longtime United Auto Workers drive to unionize the Toyota plant in Georgetown remains active, if behind the scenes, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today. |
| Fortune Brands profit flat Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:18:00 EST Jim Beam and Maker's Mark parent Fortune Brands said today that first quarter profit was essentially flat as strong international results helped offset weakness from its U.S. housing products, which include Moen faucets. |
| Arby's owner buying Wendy's in $2.34 billion stock deal Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:10:00 EST After two past rejections, the owner of Arby's shaved roast beef sandwich restaurants is buying Wendy's, the fast-food chain famous for its made-to-order square hamburgers and chocolate Frosty dessert, for around $2 billion. |
| Sypris Solutions posts profit, reverses loss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:10:00 EST Louisville-based Sypris Solutions earned $400,000 in the first three months of the year, reversing a $200,000 loss posted a year earlier. |
| Work on new fire station begins Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EST The station, at 2500 Griffiths Ave., will be the new home of Engine 6. It will replace the existing station at 2425 Portland Ave., which was built in 1903 and later renovated in 1969. |
| Weather: Warm again with storms on the way Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:30:00 EST Today is expected to be warm and sunny but there's a chance that storms could roll in overnight, according to the National Weather Service. The high for the day should be near 83 degrees and the low tonight should be about 63 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are possible after 8 p.m. but are more likely tomorrow night and into Saturday. None of the storms are expected to be severe. |
| McCain visits Inez, focuses on economy, taxes Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:44:00 EST U.S. Sen. John McCain came yesterday to the Eastern Kentucky county where President Lyndon Johnson kicked off his War on Poverty more than 40 years ago. |
| Starting life greener Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:51:00 EST Concerns for the health of their children and Mother Earth are sending some parents in new directions. Take Mechelle Stoner of Charlestown, Ind., for example. Pregnant with her third child, Stoner, 37, has been adopting new practices for raising her children. |
| Ford committed to Louisville Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:34:00 EST As Ford Motor Co. plans to reinvent or replace its entire lineup by 2010, the Louisville Assembly Plant will produce "something new with real presence in the marketplace," Mark Fields, the automaker's vice president of the Americas, said yesterday. |
| Door is closed on Caracter Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:06:00 EST Derrick Caracter wants to come back for his junior season. He hasn't hired an agent, still is attending classes at the University of Louisville and sends coach Rick Pitino text messages almost every day. |
| Why tuition taxes? Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:49:00 EST The Council on Postsecondary Education should do what its president, Brad Cowgill, suggests -- focus seriously, and skeptically, on the tuition increases being promoted at Kentucky's public colleges and universities. |
| Grown-up puppet show Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:58:00 EST Puppet sex isn't funny to everyone. But for the most part, 'Avenue Q' is an amusing stroll. Read the review. |
| Samuels receives a national honor Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:12:00 EST Already a decorated high school basketball star, University of Louisville signee Samardo Samuels yesterday was named USA Today's National High School Player of the Year. |
| Obama courts voters in New Albany Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:10:00 EST Sen. Barack Obama told a thunderous crowd at IUS yesterday that he's the best candidate to bring change. |
| Police say 3 plotted murder of 13-year-old Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:20:00 EST Two middle school students and a 19-year-old man have been charged with plotting to kill a 13-year-old middle school student. |
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