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There's no better time than now. October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Area animal shelters are filled to the brim with all types and sizes of lovable pooches just waiting for a good home.

Looking for a purebred? An adorable mutt? A young dog? An older one? Big dog? Little dog? You name it, they've got it.

This time of year, shelters are especially inundated with ­puppies, due to dogs' natural breeding cycles, said Susan Malcomb, president of the Lexington Humane Society. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 70,000 dogs and kittens are born in the United States each day and six ­million to eight million cats and dogs enter American shelters each year. Only half find homes.

Locally, the Lexington Humane Society placed nearly 5,000 animals last year and took in hundreds more pets in 2007 than the year before, Malcomb said. Right now, the agency has nearly 250 cats and dogs in its shelter and another 50 in foster care waiting to be adopted. The Paris Animal Welfare Society has between 80 and 90 puppies and dogs available. And the Woodford Humane Society has more than 50 dogs and 191 cats waiting for homes.]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541623.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541623.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:53 EDT
CHICAGO . Katie Popovich recently accompanied her boyfriend to a Chicago animal shelter in search of a dog. When a beagle-border collie mix immediately nuzzled against them, they were smitten.

But the 22-year-olds received a considerably chillier response from the human behind the counter.

"It seemed like we were instantly thrown into this category that we were just kids and not responsible," she said, adding that they are now talking with breeders.

After years of public education campaigns urging would-be adopters to visit shelters for their cats and dogs, many prospective pet owners say they feel about as welcome as a case of fleas. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541620.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541620.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:07 EDT
"Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul," Emily Dickinson wrote. Later in this poem she compared hope to "the little bird that kept so many warm."

Reflecting on Dickinson's poem, it's not surprising that birds would bring some comfort to people who are grieving. Robert Milward, owner of Milward funeral homes, thought so when he saw an exhibit with birds at a trade convention about eight years ago. He ordered six birds immediately.

Both Milward funeral homes have had birds ever since.

Lexington resident Caroline Stanfill is a fan of the birds, and often visits them when she attends a visitation at Milward. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541634.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541634.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:08 EDT
Scholarships/Grants . The Fayette Education Foundation recently received a $21,000 grant from the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts. The grant will go toward the Fayette Education Foundation's 2020 Vision Grants.

. Crystal Casey, a student at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

. Two Lexington students were among 16 from Kentucky to become semifinalists in the 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Program. Catherine E. Christian, of Lafayette High School, and Jeromy L. Height, of Tates Creek, will compete to become finalists in the program to win one of 700 $2,500 scholarships, as well as other corporate-sponsored scholarships.

. The Scott Education and Community Foundation has awarded Curious Forever grants to teachers Cindy Karrick, D.T. Wells, Susan Wickline and Tracy Yost and to Scott County High School student Samantha Yeates. The grants are designed to increase intellectual curiosity and support creative initiatives for lifelong learning through innovative educational projects. Additional grant applications can still be submitted. Visit www.secf.info or call Charline Martin at (502) 863-8039. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541622.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541622.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:40 EDT
Records are gathered from the county clerk and district court offices and from the Fayette County health department and area hospitals. Contact Risa Richardson at (859) 231-3201 or rrichardson@herald-leader.com if you have questions about these listings.

Fayette

Lawsuits

Jerry Collins vs. Edward E. Dove, attorney at law, for an undetermined amount, for alleged neglect and malpractice. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541636.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541636.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:50 EDT
Helping kids read

The Jessamine County Public Library is participating in the "Every Child Ready to Read" project sponsored by the American Library Association. The early literacy project identifies six skills that children need to develop in order to be successful readers. These skills are embedded into every story time, and made available to parents via literacy cards that are handed out weekly. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541635.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541635.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:54 EDT
Calendar

Charity and Volunteer

2nd Annual Frankfort Area Swim Team Golf Scramble. 1 p.m. Oct. 5. Juniper Hills Golf Course, Louisville Rd., Frankfort.

Bluegrass Aussie Fest. 11 a.m. Oct. 11. East Frankfort Park, Myrtle Ave. and E. Frankfort Park Dr., Frankfort. Free. http://aussierescue.leepfrog.com. Contact apritch@adelphia.net. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541638.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541638.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:58 EDT
Calendar

Charity and Volunteer

2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown and Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225 .

Reunions ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541632.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541632.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:02 EDT
Top volunteer is 13

Rebecca Croucher of Berea will receive one of the American Health Care Association's top awards this month when she is named AHCA's Young Adult Volunteer of the Year. Croucher, 13, has served more than 800 hours at The Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Berea. She was named Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities' Youth Volunteer of the Year and received the Governor's Volunteer Awards/Youth Challenge Award from the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. She will be honored at AHCA's national meeting in Nashville. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541639.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541639.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:48 EDT
Graduations

. Njaga Jagne of Lexington has graduated from Officer Candidate School. Jagne entered the Army National Guard in 2005 and was deployed to Camp Liberty, Iraq, in 2006-07. Jagne is the son of Yasin Jobe and Mamurr Jagne, and the father of Omal Malleh Jagne and Andrew Jagne.

. Kristopher R. Karr of Richmond has graduated from Officer Candidate School. Karr entered the Army National Guard in 2000 and was deployed to Iraq in 2003-05, receiving an Army Commendation Medal and Combat Action Badge. Karr is the son of Jerry Karr and Nancy Green, and the husband of Megan Karr.

. Matthew A. Watson has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash. Watson is the son of Nick S. Godsey, and Donna M. Godsey of Winchester. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534505.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534505.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:02 EDT
In October 2005, Gip Gibson took a trip to Haiti with members of the Frankfort-based Haitian Needy Children's Foundation. After a 12-hour journey from the airport in Port-au-Prince to the mountains in Haiti's southwest . across barely existent roads, reduced to traveling by donkeys and wading across waist-high rivers . Gibson and his group made it to their destination: the tiny village of Samadek.

Up to that point, the journey had seemed like "an adventure," he said. The need in Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, still seemed abstract.

That all changed for Gibson at 5 a.m. his first morning there, as he awoke to see flecks of movement coming down the mountainsides. It was children in their red-and-white school uniforms, literally walking hours over mountaintops to make it to the small school nearby.

"Right then I knew I couldn't continue to live my life just for myself," said Gibson, a former professional theater lighting designer. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534509.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534509.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:55 EDT
Scholarships/Grants

. Education Notes in the Aug. 20 edition of Communities named 20 students who received scholarships from the Horse Farm Workers Assistance Fund. The names of 12 students and the schools they will attend were omitted from the list. They are:

Monica Calleja, BCTCS; Travis Evans, St. Catherine College; Megan Hephner, Middle Tennessee State; Jaime Morris, Murray State; Christopher Powell, Murray State; Trey Rankin, Thomas More College; Miller Thornbury, Sewanee; Liz Fiero, Murray State; Allie Hafley, Murray State; Amanda Hendricks, University of Georgia; Linzay Marks, Louisiana State University; and Steven Powell, Western Kentucky University.

To qualify for Horse Farm Workers' Education Assistance, each of the scholars must be children of horse farm employees. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534508.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534508.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:37 EDT
YMCA gets grant

The YMCA of Central Kentucky received a $2,000 grant from Target to support the Milk and Bookies program. In 2007, the YMCA helped hand out over 6,000 free books and has distributed more than 4,600 books already in 2008.



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How green is our city

The Frankfort Climate Action Network partnered with the city of Frankfort Sept. 6 for the second annual Going Green: Frankfort Climate Action Festival held on the lawn of the Old Capitol.

The festival focused on celebrating the city's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while highlighting what citizens, government, businesses and organizations can do to use less energy, reduce emissions and create a more sustainable community.

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Love is elected to state chamber board

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has elected Kathy Love, chief executive officer of Bluegrass Community Hospital in Versailles, to serve on its 60-member board of directors. Love also serves as chairwoman of the United Way of Woodford County, she is chairwoman-elect of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, and she is a board member of Bluegrass Tomorrow and the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association. She is past chairwoman of the Woodford County Chamber of Commerce and the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program.



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Fayette

Marriages

Michal Lauren Moore and Donald Ray Emery Jr. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534688.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534688.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:38 EDT
Sports

NFL Flag Youth Football League. 2 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main St., Paris. $40 for YMCA members, $60 for non-members. (859) 987-1395.

Fairs . Festivals

Centerville United Methodist Women's Auction. 11 a.m. Sept. 27. Centerville Church, 2743 Georgetown Rd., Paris. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534684.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534684.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Charity . Volunteer

Scarecrow Festival and Live Auction. 10 a.m. Oct. 4. Scarecrow submission Sept. 26. Judging Sept. 27. Auction and Festival on Oct. 4. Proceeds from auction benefit St. Beech Springs Farm Market, 4776 Old Boonesboro Rd., Winchester. www.tourwinchester.com/festivals.html.

Clubs

Summer's End Chess Tournament. 8:45 a.m. Sept. 27. Clark County Christian School, 2450 Colby Road, Winchester. $9-$14. (859) 749-2503. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534683.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534683.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Community

Byrd Automotive Car Care Clinic. 10 a.m. Sept. 27. Fifteen-point inspection by Byrd Automotive, hot dogs and drinks from Kroger, child safety seat inspection by Nicholasville Fire Dept. Brannon Crossing Shopping Center, East Brannon Road, Nicholasville.

Clubs

MOMS Club Lexington-West Monthly Business Meeting. 10:30 a.m. Sept. 29. Calvary First Church of the Nazarene, 1142 Caywood Avenue, Lexington. Free. (859) 492-0030. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534682.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534682.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Charity . Volunteer

2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown . Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225 .

Cornhole Tournament. 9 a.m. Oct. 4. Georgetown College, 400 East College Street, Georgetown. $25 for adults and $20 for youth (ages 8-14). (502) 863-4841. www.ymcaofcentralky.org.

Fairs . Festivals ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534686.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534686.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:38 EDT
Charity/Volunteer

Ride for the River. 12 p.m. Oct. 4. Fort Boonesborough State Park, 4375 Boonesborough Rd., Richmond. Free for first poker hand; $5 for additional hands. (859) 622-3065.

workshops/classes

Madison County Antique Classes. 1 p.m. Sept. 29. Madison County Extension Center, 230 Duncannon Lane, Richmond. $52 for the 8-week series. (859) 623-4072. http://ces.ca.uky.edu/madison/fcs. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534506.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534506.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:57 EDT
Starting next week, you'll notice some changes in the Communities section.

By popular demand, we will again include Fayette County lawsuits in our For the Record section, along with births, marriages and divorces and inspection scores for restaurants with critical violations.

In addition, Communities will add arts events, previously listed in the Arts . Life section, to our county calendar listings. To get your events on the list, go to http://calendar.kentucky.com.

We hope you enjoy the additions to the section. We welcome feedback and suggestions, and story ideas. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526422.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526422.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:28 EDT
One soccer field, roughly 30 7- and 8-year-old girls, dozens of balls and an ever-moving maze of simultaneous dribbling and passing drills.

It sounds like a recipe for mass chaos, but the coaches at the Lexington Futbol Club's new academy make it work.and make it fun.

"Stay with the ball," yells Jim Tussey, the academy's director, in the middle of the field as the girls circle their drills around him. "Watch your passing."

In its first year, the LFC Academy program . classified for players "U9," or under age 9 . focuses on fundamentals of the sport, not on winning or losing. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526434.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526434.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:40 EDT
The Jack Jouett House Historic Site announces that Joel Meador has been named as its interim executive director.

A native of Barren County, Meador received his bachelor of arts in corporate and organizational communication from Western Kentucky University. He spent 10 years in customer service at the Barren River Lake State Resort Park in Lucas.

Meador was appointed as site manager of the Jack Jouett House Historic Site in July 2005. He will also continue serving as assistant oral history archivist for the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort.

This past July, Meador was awarded a summa cum laude masters of science in library and information science with an emphasis on archival studies from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526428.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526428.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:54 EDT
Requests for assistance with a mortgage and car and rent payments were received this week at Lex-Care.

Kevin Edmonds, a case manager at Adult Services, is working with a single man who needs $750 to pay his rent.

The man suffers from severe chronic depression and mood disorders. In the past he has worked several jobs for very short periods of time but has not had stable employment.

Through Comprehensive Care, he is receiving counseling and medication, which should stabilize his condition. Adult Services has been able to help with his rent in August but he still needs assistance. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526430.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526430.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:44 EDT
Scholarships/Awards

Top Fayette County elementary and middle school winners were named recently named by the Young Achievers program for the 2007-08 school year. Each will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond from Holifield Photography and a certificate from the Young Achievers program. The students were nominated by their principals, guidance counselors or teachers in the spring of their fourth- or seventh-grade year.

Holifield Photography sponsors Young Achievers in cooperation with the International Leadership Network, a non-profit, charitable, 501(c)(3) organization. The purpose of the program is to honor fifth-graders and eighth-graders who serve as positive role models for their peers, demonstrate exceptional achievement in a variety of areas, exhibit good citizenship in their schools and communities, and maintain satisfactory records of school attendance and scholastic achievement.

National awards are presented each year by the International Leadership Network. All the top school winners will be considered for these awards. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526429.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526429.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:33 EDT


Fayette

Marriages

Dominga Roblero Vazquez and Otoniel Mejia Ramos. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526424.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526424.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:29 EDT
Workshops and classes

Madison County Antique Classes. 1 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29; 1 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20 and Oct. 27. Madison County Extension Center, 230 Duncannon Ln., Richmond. $52 for the eight-week series. (859) 623-4072. http://ces.ca.uky.edu/madison/fcs.

EKU: " Global Perspectives Colloquium: Speaking Islam Out Loud." 1 p.m. Sept. 18. Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond. Free. (859) 622-4373.

The Reverend Michael Bell, Bridges Across Cultural and Ethnic Differences. 3 p.m. Sept. 25. Berea College Phelps Stokes Auditorium, Chestnut St., Berea. Free. (859) 985-3018. www.berea.edu/convocations. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526423.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526423.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:30 EDT
Arts and Crafts

Paris Pumpkin Festival. 9 a.m. Sept. 27, 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Bourbon County Park, Legion Dr., Paris. Free. (859) 987-3205, (859) 987-5704. www.parisky.com.

Fairs and Festivals

NFL Flag Youth Football League. 2 p.m. Sept. 21 and 28; 2 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26. The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main St., Paris. $40 for YMCA members, $60 for non-members. (859) 987-1395. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526427.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526427.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:31 EDT
Arts and Crafts

A Main Affair. 10 a.m. Sept. 20. Main Street Fair, S. Main St., Winchester. Free. (859) 771-3607. www.winchesterartguild.com.

Libraries

Lunchtime Writing: Summer Memories. Noon Sept. 17. Limited to 12. Call to register. Clark County Public Library, 370 S. Burns Ave., Winchester. (859) 744-5661. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526426.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526426.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:32 EDT
Charity and Volunteer

Lilybugs Children's Consignment Sale. 8:30 a.m. Sept. 20. Grace Christian Center, 1648 Lexington Rd, Georgetown. www.lilybugskids.com.

Civic and Government

Georgetown-Scott County Candidate/Voters Registration Forum. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23. First Baptist Church, 1330 Lexington Rd., Georgetown. Free. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526425.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526425.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:30 EDT
Charity and Volunteer

Wesley Village Sixth Annual Fall Festival. 8 a.m. Sept. 20. Wilmore Senior Community Center at Wesley Village, 1125 Lexington Rd., Wilmore. (859) 858-3865. www.wvillage.org.

History

Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park Ghost Walk. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 and Nov. 1. Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, Danville Road (U.S. 27 South), 10 miles south of Nicholasville. $15. (859) 885-5155. www.kyghosthunters.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526433.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526433.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41 EDT
charity and volunteer

3rd Annual Versailles Presbyterian Church Golf Outing. 1 p.m. Sept. 21. Versailles Presbyterian Church, 130 N. Main St., Versailles. (859) 873-3491. www.vpc1.org.

Health

Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking. 5:15 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24; 5:15 p.m. Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; 5:15 p.m. Nov. 5, 12 and 19. Woodford County Health Department, 229 N. Main St., Versailles. Free. (859) 873-4541. www.wchd.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526432.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526432.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:54 EDT
graduations

. Army Pvt. Dwight H. McCarty recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. McCarty is the son of Calvin McCarty of Nicholasville and Sharon McCarty of Perryville. He graduated from Tates Creek High School in 2004.

. Army Pvt. Geremy P. Jones has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. He is the grandson of Nancy Jones of Richmond.

. Army Pvt. Joshua J. Haight has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is brother of Jennifer Haight of Lexington. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526431.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526431.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Activism

Fayette Young Democrats: School Supply Drive. 9 a.m. Sept. 17-Oct. 1. Fayette County Democratic Party Headquarters, 431 S. Broadway, Lexington-Fayette. Free. www.fayetteyoungdems.com.

Constitution Day Forum: Young Voters and the Presidential Election, moderated by Buck Ryan. 11 a.m. Sept. 17. University of Kentucky Main Building, 410 Administration Dr., Lexington. Free. (859) 257-4360. www.uky.edu.

Young Dems Do Dinner, Drinks and Politics at Buddy's. 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Buddy's Bar . Grill, 854 E. High St., Lexington. Free. www.fayetteyoungdems.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526435.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526435.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Ushers needed

The Lexington Opera House, 401 West Short Street, is seeking volunteers to expand its usher staff for the 2008-2009 season. No experience is necessary, and training will be provided. A 90-minute orientation session will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, Oct. 1 and Oct. 6. A tour of the newly restored building is included. Responsibilities include ushering at events produced by local arts groups as well as Broadway Live and Variety Live performances held at The Opera House. Call (859) 233-4567, Ext. 3287.



Help veterans ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526430.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526430.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:44 EDT
Scholarships/Awards

Top Fayette County elementary and middle school winners were named recently named by the Young Achievers program for the 2007-08 school year. Each will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond from Holifield Photography and a certificate from the Young Achievers program. The students were nominated by their principals, guidance counselors or teachers in the spring of their fourth- or seventh-grade year.

Holifield Photography sponsors Young Achievers in cooperation with the International Leadership Network, a non-profit, charitable, 501(c)(3) organization. The purpose of the program is to honor fifth-graders and eighth-graders who serve as positive role models for their peers, demonstrate exceptional achievement in a variety of areas, exhibit good citizenship in their schools and communities, and maintain satisfactory records of school attendance and scholastic achievement.

National awards are presented each year by the International Leadership Network. All the top school winners will be considered for these awards. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526429.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526429.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:33 EDT


Fayette

Marriages

Dominga Roblero Vazquez and Otoniel Mejia Ramos. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526424.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526424.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:29 EDT
Workshops and classes

Madison County Antique Classes. 1 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29; 1 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20 and Oct. 27. Madison County Extension Center, 230 Duncannon Ln., Richmond. $52 for the eight-week series. (859) 623-4072. http://ces.ca.uky.edu/madison/fcs.

EKU: " Global Perspectives Colloquium: Speaking Islam Out Loud." 1 p.m. Sept. 18. Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond. Free. (859) 622-4373.

The Reverend Michael Bell, Bridges Across Cultural and Ethnic Differences. 3 p.m. Sept. 25. Berea College Phelps Stokes Auditorium, Chestnut St., Berea. Free. (859) 985-3018. www.berea.edu/convocations. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526423.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526423.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:30 EDT
Arts and Crafts

Paris Pumpkin Festival. 9 a.m. Sept. 27, 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Bourbon County Park, Legion Dr., Paris. Free. (859) 987-3205, (859) 987-5704. www.parisky.com.

Fairs and Festivals

NFL Flag Youth Football League. 2 p.m. Sept. 21 and 28; 2 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26. The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main St., Paris. $40 for YMCA members, $60 for non-members. (859) 987-1395. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526427.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526427.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:31 EDT
Arts and Crafts

A Main Affair. 10 a.m. Sept. 20. Main Street Fair, S. Main St., Winchester. Free. (859) 771-3607. www.winchesterartguild.com.

Libraries

Lunchtime Writing: Summer Memories. Noon Sept. 17. Limited to 12. Call to register. Clark County Public Library, 370 S. Burns Ave., Winchester. (859) 744-5661. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526426.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526426.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:32 EDT
Charity and Volunteer

Lilybugs Children's Consignment Sale. 8:30 a.m. Sept. 20. Grace Christian Center, 1648 Lexington Rd, Georgetown. www.lilybugskids.com.

Civic and Government

Georgetown-Scott County Candidate/Voters Registration Forum. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23. First Baptist Church, 1330 Lexington Rd., Georgetown. Free. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526425.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526425.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:30 EDT
Charity and Volunteer

Wesley Village Sixth Annual Fall Festival. 8 a.m. Sept. 20. Wilmore Senior Community Center at Wesley Village, 1125 Lexington Rd., Wilmore. (859) 858-3865. www.wvillage.org.

History

Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park Ghost Walk. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 and Nov. 1. Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, Danville Road (U.S. 27 South), 10 miles south of Nicholasville. $15. (859) 885-5155. www.kyghosthunters.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526433.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526433.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41 EDT
charity and volunteer

3rd Annual Versailles Presbyterian Church Golf Outing. 1 p.m. Sept. 21. Versailles Presbyterian Church, 130 N. Main St., Versailles. (859) 873-3491. www.vpc1.org.

Health

Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking. 5:15 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24; 5:15 p.m. Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; 5:15 p.m. Nov. 5, 12 and 19. Woodford County Health Department, 229 N. Main St., Versailles. Free. (859) 873-4541. www.wchd.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526432.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526432.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:54 EDT
graduations

. Army Pvt. Dwight H. McCarty recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. McCarty is the son of Calvin McCarty of Nicholasville and Sharon McCarty of Perryville. He graduated from Tates Creek High School in 2004.

. Army Pvt. Geremy P. Jones has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. He is the grandson of Nancy Jones of Richmond.

. Army Pvt. Joshua J. Haight has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is brother of Jennifer Haight of Lexington. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526431.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526431.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Activism

Fayette Young Democrats: School Supply Drive. 9 a.m. Sept. 17-Oct. 1. Fayette County Democratic Party Headquarters, 431 S. Broadway, Lexington-Fayette. Free. www.fayetteyoungdems.com.

Constitution Day Forum: Young Voters and the Presidential Election, moderated by Buck Ryan. 11 a.m. Sept. 17. University of Kentucky Main Building, 410 Administration Dr., Lexington. Free. (859) 257-4360. www.uky.edu.

Young Dems Do Dinner, Drinks and Politics at Buddy's. 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Buddy's Bar . Grill, 854 E. High St., Lexington. Free. www.fayetteyoungdems.com. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526435.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526435.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Ushers needed

The Lexington Opera House, 401 West Short Street, is seeking volunteers to expand its usher staff for the 2008-2009 season. No experience is necessary, and training will be provided. A 90-minute orientation session will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, Oct. 1 and Oct. 6. A tour of the newly restored building is included. Responsibilities include ushering at events produced by local arts groups as well as Broadway Live and Variety Live performances held at The Opera House. Call (859) 233-4567, Ext. 3287.



Help veterans ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518962.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518962.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:50 EDT
Heather Orihuela was shocked last year when her daughter Brianna was diagnosed with Down syndrome at 1 week old. It wasn't news that Orihuela expected to hear, given that she's 26 and that prenatal screening tests hadn't e_SDHpindicated that anything was wrong.

Even after the first screening test, conducted at the hospital when Brianna was born, came back positive, Orihuela didn't believe it. It took 14 days and results from the second positive test for the news from her pediatrician to sink in. "It was devastating. When you get the news, it feels like the worst thing ever," she said, "but it's such a blessing in disguise."

Rather than getting angry or feeling sorry for herself or Brianna, Orihuela "dove right in" to get as much help for her daughter as she could find. One of the biggest helps was connecting early on with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky, which connected Orihuela with other families who had experience in raising a child with Down syndrome.

It hasn't all been easy. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518964.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518964.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:53 EDT
When Lexington artist David Carter paints his images of Keeneland, University of Kentucky basketball, area horse farms and local distilleries for the walls of the Richmond Road Texas Roadhouse this month, he'll be doing it for a good cause.

Carter has had the contract to paint murals for Texas Roadhouses throughout the country for more than 10 years, and he's been after local management for a while to let him repaint the one at Richmond Road. It was the first of about 500 Texas Roadhouse murals he has painted, and he thought it was time for a revamping.

Then an idea came to him: why not make the revamp a fund-raiser for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky's Buddy Walk at Keeneland on Sept. 27? He offered to paint the mural for free if Texas Roadhouse was willing to donate to the Buddy Walk the fee it would have paid.

Carter's two colleagues, Lexington-based artists Ted Hall and David Soileau, who are helping to paint two scenes of the mural, readily agreed to donate their time to the project. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518965.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518965.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:55 EDT
The West Jessamine County High School Band in Jessamine County is set to receive $110,000 to buy new instruments for the marching and concert bands over the next three years. The money came from the school board as part of $250,000 allotted to all band programs in the county.

"We got $110,000 for our school because our school was in the greatest need," said Rex Payton, band director at West Jessamine.

The school already has used $60,000 to buy instruments to use in this year's marching show, including mellophones, sousaphones and a marimba. Next year, the band will begin replacing its concert instruments.

"Our concert tubas really look like someone threw them down a flight of stairs," Payton said. "They're held together with zip ties ... and we'll have to use them this year." ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518978.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518978.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:50 EDT
Two requests for assistance to pay rent were received this week at Lex-Care.

Amy Mills, a social worker, is working with a couple who needs $600 for past-due rent.

Recently their home in Richmond caught fire and they lost everything. The husband, who is disabled, went into the residence to get his wife, not knowing she was not home. He suffered severe smoke inhalation damage and was hospitalized for several weeks. The wife is unable to work because of mental disabilities.

The American Red Cross has assisted the family, but payment of two months rent will help tremendously. After that, they will be self-sufficient and able to manage on the husband's disability benefits. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518977.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518977.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:49 EDT


Fayette

Marriages

Sarah Marie Springer and Jonathan Patrick Burroughs. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518974.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518974.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:14 EDT
Law reference librarian Ryan Valentin, of the Alvin E. Evans Library in the University of Kentucky College of Law, was named a winner in two categories of this year's American Association of Law Libraries "Day in the Life of the Law Library Community" photo contest. Valentin's photos competed in a pool of 125 photos submitted from nearly 50 AALL members at 35 law libraries across the country. His images took first place in two of seven categories: "Librarians as Expert Researchers" and "Librarians as Trailblazers in New Technologies." As a winning photographer, Valentin's pictures were framed and exhibited at the AALL annual meeting held in July, in Portland, Ore. The winning photographs also will appear in the organization's monthly magazine, Spectrum, this December.



Boy Scouts camp out on a ship

Local Boy Scout Troop 41 recently participated in overnight camping program aboard the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, located on Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. They received morning and evening meals in the mess hall aboard the ship. During the trip, Scouts also toured the World War II submarine Clamagore, World War II destroyer Laffey and the World War II Coast Guard cutter Ingham and took a boat ride to Fort Sumter, site of the Civil War's first battle. The troop is sponsored by Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington. Scout Master is John Cook. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518972.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518972.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:04 EDT


The Eastern Kentucky University Bluegrass Community Health Center, with two locations in Lexington, has expanded its services to make available a wide variety of on-site and outreach services to all Central Kentuckians on an ability-to-pay basis. The Center is now a licensed comprehensive health care facility providing preventive and primary health care for residents of Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Scott and Woodford counties. The staff includes three physicians, three nurse practitioners, three nurses, a social worker, case managers and other professionals assisted by approximately 70 Eastern Kentucky University students.

Through its facilities at 1306 Versailles Road, Suite 120, and 151 North Eagle Creek Drive, Suite 220, the Center offers a variety of clinic services: well-child and well-adult exams, sick visits for adults and children, chronic illness management, school and sports physicals, immunizations, women's health and family planning, minor procedures, counseling, case management and referrals and language support. Appointments may be made or walk-ins are seen on a first-come first-served basis. Payments will be based on family income according to federal poverty level guidelines. The Center will accept Medicaid.

Outreach services include interpreting, community collaborations and health fairs, and lists more than 30 community partners including the Lexington-Fayette Health Department, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington Clinic, University of Kentucky, Central Baptist Hospital, Saint Joseph Health Care, county extension agencies and family resource centers. Call(859) 259-2635 or toll-free 1-877-527-2583. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518970.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518970.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:07 EDT
Liberty Hall Historic Site, 218 Wilkinson Street, Frankfort, is looking for actors of all ages to appear in the annual Ghosts of Frankfort Tour, a Halloween performance where departed residents of Liberty Hall return from the dead. The roles to be filled are:

. Hannah Stepney, a 30- to 50-year-old African-American woman.

. Margaretta Brown, a 25- to 35-year-old woman.

. Eliza Brown, a 15- to 20-year-old girl. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518969.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518969.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:07 EDT


The Jessamine County Public Library has implemented Library-in-a-Box, a new delivery service designed to meet the information and entertainment needs of library patrons.

After signing up for the program, patrons can contact the library online or by phone to request up to five items, including books, audio media and video media.

The library will then notify patrons when items have been delivered to an electronically controlled locker system at the Wilmore Citizens Bank or the Brannon Crossing Kroger. The lockers are accessible 24/7, and the sites will also accommodate returned books. More info at (859) 885-3523 and www.jesspublib.org. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518967.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518967.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:07 EDT
The Clark County Public Library is looking for local craft and decoration instructors for fall arts and crafts demonstrations and workshops. Potential teachers should present a photo or sample of their completed project, an outline of the steps necessary to complete the project and an estimate of the cost of materials.

If you have mastered a craft or project you can complete in one or two hours, call Adult Services Librarian John Maruskin at (859) 744-5661. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518966.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518966.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:24 EDT


Reunions

Gilkison/Gilkerson Family Reunion. 10 a.m. Sept. 13. Legion Hall, 30 Legion Dr., Paris. (859) 987-7670 or (859) 987-4744.

Sports ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518971.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/518971.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:09 EDT


Charity and Volunteer

Lilybugs Children's Consignment Sale. 8:30 a.m. Sept. 20. Grace Christian Center, 1648 Lexington Rd., Georgetown. www.lilybugskids.com.

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The information in our profile list was submitted by area bands. Not all local bands participated. Key performance dates for all bands include the Kentucky Music Educators Association's regional and statewide competitions.



Adair County High School (Columbia)

Director: Tim Allen ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541617.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541617.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:20 EDT
There's no better time than now. October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Area animal shelters are filled to the brim with all types and sizes of lovable pooches just waiting for a good home.

Looking for a purebred? An adorable mutt? A young dog? An older one? Big dog? Little dog? You name it, they've got it.

This time of year, shelters are especially inundated with ­puppies, due to dogs' natural breeding cycles, said Susan Malcomb, president of the Lexington Humane Society. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 70,000 dogs and kittens are born in the United States each day and six ­million to eight million cats and dogs enter American shelters each year. Only half find homes.

Locally, the Lexington Humane Society placed nearly 5,000 animals last year and took in hundreds more pets in 2007 than the year before, Malcomb said. Right now, the agency has nearly 250 cats and dogs in its shelter and another 50 in foster care waiting to be adopted. The Paris Animal Welfare Society has between 80 and 90 puppies and dogs available. And the Woodford Humane Society has more than 50 dogs and 191 cats waiting for homes.]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541623.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541623.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:53 EDT
CHICAGO . Katie Popovich recently accompanied her boyfriend to a Chicago animal shelter in search of a dog. When a beagle-border collie mix immediately nuzzled against them, they were smitten.

But the 22-year-olds received a considerably chillier response from the human behind the counter.

"It seemed like we were instantly thrown into this category that we were just kids and not responsible," she said, adding that they are now talking with breeders.

After years of public education campaigns urging would-be adopters to visit shelters for their cats and dogs, many prospective pet owners say they feel about as welcome as a case of fleas. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541620.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541620.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:07 EDT
"Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul," Emily Dickinson wrote. Later in this poem she compared hope to "the little bird that kept so many warm."

Reflecting on Dickinson's poem, it's not surprising that birds would bring some comfort to people who are grieving. Robert Milward, owner of Milward funeral homes, thought so when he saw an exhibit with birds at a trade convention about eight years ago. He ordered six birds immediately.

Both Milward funeral homes have had birds ever since.

Lexington resident Caroline Stanfill is a fan of the birds, and often visits them when she attends a visitation at Milward. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541634.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541634.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:08 EDT
Scholarships/Grants . The Fayette Education Foundation recently received a $21,000 grant from the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts. The grant will go toward the Fayette Education Foundation's 2020 Vision Grants.

. Crystal Casey, a student at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

. Two Lexington students were among 16 from Kentucky to become semifinalists in the 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Program. Catherine E. Christian, of Lafayette High School, and Jeromy L. Height, of Tates Creek, will compete to become finalists in the program to win one of 700 $2,500 scholarships, as well as other corporate-sponsored scholarships.

. The Scott Education and Community Foundation has awarded Curious Forever grants to teachers Cindy Karrick, D.T. Wells, Susan Wickline and Tracy Yost and to Scott County High School student Samantha Yeates. The grants are designed to increase intellectual curiosity and support creative initiatives for lifelong learning through innovative educational projects. Additional grant applications can still be submitted. Visit www.secf.info or call Charline Martin at (502) 863-8039. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541622.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541622.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:40 EDT
Records are gathered from the county clerk and district court offices and from the Fayette County health department and area hospitals. Contact Risa Richardson at (859) 231-3201 or rrichardson@herald-leader.com if you have questions about these listings.

Fayette

Lawsuits

Jerry Collins vs. Edward E. Dove, attorney at law, for an undetermined amount, for alleged neglect and malpractice. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541636.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541636.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:50 EDT
Helping kids read

The Jessamine County Public Library is participating in the "Every Child Ready to Read" project sponsored by the American Library Association. The early literacy project identifies six skills that children need to develop in order to be successful readers. These skills are embedded into every story time, and made available to parents via literacy cards that are handed out weekly. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541635.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541635.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:54 EDT
Calendar

Charity and Volunteer

2nd Annual Frankfort Area Swim Team Golf Scramble. 1 p.m. Oct. 5. Juniper Hills Golf Course, Louisville Rd., Frankfort.

Bluegrass Aussie Fest. 11 a.m. Oct. 11. East Frankfort Park, Myrtle Ave. and E. Frankfort Park Dr., Frankfort. Free. http://aussierescue.leepfrog.com. Contact apritch@adelphia.net. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541638.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541638.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:58 EDT
Calendar

Charity and Volunteer

2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown and Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225 .

Reunions ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541632.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541632.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:02 EDT
Top volunteer is 13

Rebecca Croucher of Berea will receive one of the American Health Care Association's top awards this month when she is named AHCA's Young Adult Volunteer of the Year. Croucher, 13, has served more than 800 hours at The Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Berea. She was named Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities' Youth Volunteer of the Year and received the Governor's Volunteer Awards/Youth Challenge Award from the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. She will be honored at AHCA's national meeting in Nashville. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541639.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/541639.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:48 EDT
Graduations

. Njaga Jagne of Lexington has graduated from Officer Candidate School. Jagne entered the Army National Guard in 2005 and was deployed to Camp Liberty, Iraq, in 2006-07. Jagne is the son of Yasin Jobe and Mamurr Jagne, and the father of Omal Malleh Jagne and Andrew Jagne.

. Kristopher R. Karr of Richmond has graduated from Officer Candidate School. Karr entered the Army National Guard in 2000 and was deployed to Iraq in 2003-05, receiving an Army Commendation Medal and Combat Action Badge. Karr is the son of Jerry Karr and Nancy Green, and the husband of Megan Karr.

. Matthew A. Watson has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash. Watson is the son of Nick S. Godsey, and Donna M. Godsey of Winchester. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534505.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534505.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:02 EDT
In October 2005, Gip Gibson took a trip to Haiti with members of the Frankfort-based Haitian Needy Children's Foundation. After a 12-hour journey from the airport in Port-au-Prince to the mountains in Haiti's southwest . across barely existent roads, reduced to traveling by donkeys and wading across waist-high rivers . Gibson and his group made it to their destination: the tiny village of Samadek.

Up to that point, the journey had seemed like "an adventure," he said. The need in Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, still seemed abstract.

That all changed for Gibson at 5 a.m. his first morning there, as he awoke to see flecks of movement coming down the mountainsides. It was children in their red-and-white school uniforms, literally walking hours over mountaintops to make it to the small school nearby.

"Right then I knew I couldn't continue to live my life just for myself," said Gibson, a former professional theater lighting designer. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534509.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534509.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:55 EDT
Scholarships/Grants

. Education Notes in the Aug. 20 edition of Communities named 20 students who received scholarships from the Horse Farm Workers Assistance Fund. The names of 12 students and the schools they will attend were omitted from the list. They are:

Monica Calleja, BCTCS; Travis Evans, St. Catherine College; Megan Hephner, Middle Tennessee State; Jaime Morris, Murray State; Christopher Powell, Murray State; Trey Rankin, Thomas More College; Miller Thornbury, Sewanee; Liz Fiero, Murray State; Allie Hafley, Murray State; Amanda Hendricks, University of Georgia; Linzay Marks, Louisiana State University; and Steven Powell, Western Kentucky University.

To qualify for Horse Farm Workers' Education Assistance, each of the scholars must be children of horse farm employees. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534508.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534508.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:37 EDT
YMCA gets grant

The YMCA of Central Kentucky received a $2,000 grant from Target to support the Milk and Bookies program. In 2007, the YMCA helped hand out over 6,000 free books and has distributed more than 4,600 books already in 2008.



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How green is our city

The Frankfort Climate Action Network partnered with the city of Frankfort Sept. 6 for the second annual Going Green: Frankfort Climate Action Festival held on the lawn of the Old Capitol.

The festival focused on celebrating the city's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while highlighting what citizens, government, businesses and organizations can do to use less energy, reduce emissions and create a more sustainable community.

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Love is elected to state chamber board

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has elected Kathy Love, chief executive officer of Bluegrass Community Hospital in Versailles, to serve on its 60-member board of directors. Love also serves as chairwoman of the United Way of Woodford County, she is chairwoman-elect of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, and she is a board member of Bluegrass Tomorrow and the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association. She is past chairwoman of the Woodford County Chamber of Commerce and the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program.



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Fayette

Marriages

Michal Lauren Moore and Donald Ray Emery Jr. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534688.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534688.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:38 EDT
Sports

NFL Flag Youth Football League. 2 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main St., Paris. $40 for YMCA members, $60 for non-members. (859) 987-1395.

Fairs . Festivals

Centerville United Methodist Women's Auction. 11 a.m. Sept. 27. Centerville Church, 2743 Georgetown Rd., Paris. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534684.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534684.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Charity . Volunteer

Scarecrow Festival and Live Auction. 10 a.m. Oct. 4. Scarecrow submission Sept. 26. Judging Sept. 27. Auction and Festival on Oct. 4. Proceeds from auction benefit St. Beech Springs Farm Market, 4776 Old Boonesboro Rd., Winchester. www.tourwinchester.com/festivals.html.

Clubs

Summer's End Chess Tournament. 8:45 a.m. Sept. 27. Clark County Christian School, 2450 Colby Road, Winchester. $9-$14. (859) 749-2503. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534683.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534683.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Community

Byrd Automotive Car Care Clinic. 10 a.m. Sept. 27. Fifteen-point inspection by Byrd Automotive, hot dogs and drinks from Kroger, child safety seat inspection by Nicholasville Fire Dept. Brannon Crossing Shopping Center, East Brannon Road, Nicholasville.

Clubs

MOMS Club Lexington-West Monthly Business Meeting. 10:30 a.m. Sept. 29. Calvary First Church of the Nazarene, 1142 Caywood Avenue, Lexington. Free. (859) 492-0030. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534682.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534682.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:39 EDT
Charity . Volunteer

2008 Fireman's Chili Cook-off. 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Georgetown . Scott County Museum, 229 E. Main St., Georgetown. David Raisor, (502) 863-7835 or (502) 316-4225 .

Cornhole Tournament. 9 a.m. Oct. 4. Georgetown College, 400 East College Street, Georgetown. $25 for adults and $20 for youth (ages 8-14). (502) 863-4841. www.ymcaofcentralky.org.

Fairs . Festivals ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534686.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534686.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:38 EDT
Charity/Volunteer

Ride for the River. 12 p.m. Oct. 4. Fort Boonesborough State Park, 4375 Boonesborough Rd., Richmond. Free for first poker hand; $5 for additional hands. (859) 622-3065.

workshops/classes

Madison County Antique Classes. 1 p.m. Sept. 29. Madison County Extension Center, 230 Duncannon Lane, Richmond. $52 for the 8-week series. (859) 623-4072. http://ces.ca.uky.edu/madison/fcs. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534506.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/534506.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:57 EDT
Starting next week, you'll notice some changes in the Communities section.

By popular demand, we will again include Fayette County lawsuits in our For the Record section, along with births, marriages and divorces and inspection scores for restaurants with critical violations.

In addition, Communities will add arts events, previously listed in the Arts . Life section, to our county calendar listings. To get your events on the list, go to http://calendar.kentucky.com.

We hope you enjoy the additions to the section. We welcome feedback and suggestions, and story ideas. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526422.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526422.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:28 EDT
One soccer field, roughly 30 7- and 8-year-old girls, dozens of balls and an ever-moving maze of simultaneous dribbling and passing drills.

It sounds like a recipe for mass chaos, but the coaches at the Lexington Futbol Club's new academy make it work.and make it fun.

"Stay with the ball," yells Jim Tussey, the academy's director, in the middle of the field as the girls circle their drills around him. "Watch your passing."

In its first year, the LFC Academy program . classified for players "U9," or under age 9 . focuses on fundamentals of the sport, not on winning or losing. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526434.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526434.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:40 EDT
The Jack Jouett House Historic Site announces that Joel Meador has been named as its interim executive director.

A native of Barren County, Meador received his bachelor of arts in corporate and organizational communication from Western Kentucky University. He spent 10 years in customer service at the Barren River Lake State Resort Park in Lucas.

Meador was appointed as site manager of the Jack Jouett House Historic Site in July 2005. He will also continue serving as assistant oral history archivist for the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort.

This past July, Meador was awarded a summa cum laude masters of science in library and information science with an emphasis on archival studies from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526428.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/526428.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:54 EDT
Requests for assistance with a mortgage and car and rent payments were received this week at Lex-Care.

Kevin Edmonds, a case manager at Adult Services, is working with a single man who needs $750 to pay his rent.

The man suffers from severe chronic depression and mood disorders. In the past he has worked several jobs for very short periods of time but has not had stable employment.

Through Comprehensive Care, he is receiving counseling and medication, which should stabilize his condition. Adult Services has been able to help with his rent in August but he still needs assistance. ]]>