CONTENTS Jan./Feb. 2018
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Take a breath
Yoga poses can help you get a relaxing start to the new year. by
BOBBIE CURD
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For the birds
Birdwatching is a great way to observe nature. by
BEN KLEPPINGER
IN EVERY ISSUE Publisher’s Letter p.4
The Beer Carrier p.8
The Scene p.44
Where Am I? p.5
Homemaker Recipes p.14
Danville Gives Back p.50
Librarian’s Nook p.6
#Throwback p.42
On the cover: A house finch eats out of a feeder in J.P. and Jane Brantley’s backyard. — Photo by Ben Kleppinger
On this page: A goldfinch perches on a bush branch in Neil and Ginny Eklund’s backyard. — Photo by Ben Kleppinger
Opposite: A slow-moving engine passes by a worker in the Norfolk Southern rail yard near the Perryville Road viaduct during a snowy February day in Danville. — Photo by Ben Kleppinger
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Publisher’s Letter
Stay warm with Danville Living
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inter has finally arrived, and what a way to start off the new year with a blast of frigid cold temperatures. Many of you may like the cold and wintry conditions, but warmer weather was one of the many reasons why my family moved to Danville three years ago from Northern Michigan. I’ve never been one to set a New Year’s Resolution, but I know many of you do and some of you may have already broken your 2018 resolution. In this issue of Danville Living, we look at a few things that you can do from the warmth of your home that will make 2018 feel new and exciting. First off, Bobbie Curd takes an in-depth look into yoga with Francine Noe Southerland. Yoga can not only strengthen you physically, but can increase your mental well-being as well, not to mention lower your stress. Francine helps us share 12 easy poses that anyone can do, and I encourage everyone to try them. Next, we spend some time with some local birders — J.P. and Jane Brantley and Neil and Ginny Eklund — as they explain how easy it is to get into bird-watching and how enjoyable it can be. This is an affordable hobby that anyone can do and can be done as an individual, couple or family. For those that like to cuddle up and read a book on a cold, winter day, we have several recommendations from our local librarians that I would encourage you to check
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out. For those that love to cook, we have a few recipes from several different Homemaker clubs that sound scrumptious and definitely worth trying. Our local Homemakers will be sharing recipes with us regularly in future issues, so you can be sure to find new, delicious ideas every time you get a new Danville Living. In addition to these local recipes, we have a delicious meal prepared by our guest chef, Centre Executive Chef Miguel Rivas, which looks amazing. When we launched, Danville Living last Summer, I was a little hesitant on how it would go. My concern didn’t have anything to do with our staff, as I have the best staff in the world. Nor did it have anything to do with the Danville community. It was sort of like when you get a new pet in your family: You’re nervous, excited, worried and overjoyed all at the same time. That’s how I felt last year. But you, our readers, have definitely eased any of those concerns with your many compliments and suggestions for Danville Living. We have continued to grow our readership and distribution as well as our advertising support with each issue. I hope each and every one if you had a blessed Christmas, and I wish all of you a very prosperous 2018. — Larry Hensley, Publisher, Danville Living
Where am I?
Danville is jam-packed with unique and interesting places, many of which are well-known, but many others of which it might take a keen eye to spot. Do you recognize this photo from around town? See if you can guess where it’s at. The answer is on page 51.
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CONTRIBUTORS David Carrier, J.P. and Jane Brantley, Neil and Ginny Eklund, Boyle County Public Library and Boyle County Homemakers
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Librarian’s Nook
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Check this out
he Boyle County librarians are back again with more recommended reads for the winter season. Whether you like to curl up inside on a cold day with a novel or de-stress after a hectic holiday season, the library has you covered. All these books are in circulation at the Boyle County Public Library now.
SEASONAL READ January Thaw and February Fever
(Books 9 and 10 in the Murder-byMonth Mysteries series) By Jess Lourey
Start off 2018 with The Murder-by-Month Mysteries, nominated for a Lefty Award by Left Coast Crime, an annual convention of mystery fans and mystery writers. For a complete list of books in the series, visit bit.ly/MBMmystery.
LIBRARIAN RECOMMENDATIONS Pause: Harnessing the Life-Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break By Rachael O’Meara
Library Director Georgia de Araujo recommends this book. “Never underestimate the power of the pause,” she says. “Whether it is a rest in music, a breath while speaking or a vacation during the year, the pause can be powerful. There’s no better time than during the relative quiet of winter to think about pausing.”
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LIBRARIAN RECOMMENDATIONS The Lost Frost Girl By Amy Wilson
Youth Services Librarian Kinsey Hisle recommends this fantasy read: “The Lost Frost Girl” is about a girl who discovers her father was Jack Frost and she inherited some of his powers. She sets out to find him with the help of her best friend and a mysterious boy so that she can discover more about her family history and growing powers. Perfect for fans of Frozen, mythology, and fairy tales.”
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight By Jennifer E. Smith
This book comes highly recommended from Reference Librarian Jamie Helle: “Jennifer Smith writes about teen love in a light-hearted, entertaining way. This book is the first one I give to young adults looking for a real-life fiction romance.”
STRESS RELIEF Looking for some relief from stress following the holidays? The Boyle County Public Library has the following brand new books on stress relief available and ready to check out:
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World By Max Lucado
Dare to be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Change Our World By Lizzie Velasquez
Anxiety Relief for Kids: On-the-Spot Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Worry, Panic & Avoidance By Bridgette Flynn Walker
Crazy-Stressed: Saving Today’s Overwhelmed Teens with Love, Laughter, and the Science of Resilience By Michael J. Bradley
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The Beer Carrier
Winter means one thing — stout season
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t’s stout season, the most wonderful time of the beer year, when the shelves and bars are hit with those big, roasty, thick, black concoctions I do so love. Baby, when it’s cold outside, nothing hits the spot and warms you up like a good 10%+ ABV stout, I’m here to tell you.
One of my favorites that you can find regularly is Prairie Artisan Ales’ Bomb!, an imperial stout made with chocolate, vanilla, cacao nibs and Ancho chilies. The Oklahoma brewery releases variations of this flagship stout year round, and one you’re liable to see is Christmas Bomb!, a beer that would not be out-of-place drunk in a cabin in a snowstorm in front of a fireplace while roasting chestnuts. Or, I guess, in the relative comfort of Beer Engine, where I recently picked it up. Prairie takes the original and makes it more holly and jolly by adding cinnamon and Christmas spices to the list of ingredients. You’ll be able to smell and taste hints of 8
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Christmas Bomb! at the Beer Engine.
end, the original bourbon barrel-aged stout. gingerbread and peppermint — although not Goose Island may be owned by the same in the typical artificial tasting sense — with evil globo-conglomerate as Budweiser, but I a good bitter chocolate flavor and just a tiny can look past that at least once a bite from the chilies. It sounds a bit year when Bourbon County rolls weird, for sure, but if that combo around. of flavors freaks you out just look The Reserve variant I purat how cute the label is, with Santa chased at our friendly Danville and the “Can you spot the differLiquor Barn is one of seven difence?” puzzle, and then just drink ferent versions made this year. it anyway. Aged in freshly emptied, still Every year, one of the biggest “wet” 11-year-old Knob Creek events in craft beer is the release of by barrels, this 14.8% ABV masterGoose Island’s Bourbon County piece is elegant and sexy. It’s pretBrand Stout. When most shoppers DAVID ty similar to the base version, but are fighting the lines — and someCARRIER maybe a bit more oaky and dry, times each other — on Black Friday, with a bigger bourbon kick, all the while still beer geeks would rather gather at their local having that same preternatural smoothness package stores to get their hands on this leg-
and balance I always equate with Bourbon County. It’s gorgeous in the glass too, dark and mysterious, bringing up little to no head, like onyx-colored wine. Drink it with your pinky out. This seriously is a black-tie beer, like something James Bond would drink maybe. Definitely a treat one should seek out again and again, year after year, as I plan on continuing to do. Like all craft beer enthusiasts, I have an ever-growing list of hyped-up beers I want to seek out and try. Most of those are not distributed here; they’re offerings from tiny, independent breweries all over the country. A road trip or two may be in order one of these days. Others are distributed here Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout. but rare enough that when they do show up, you have to jump on them Like all craft beer enthusiasts, quickly or miss out. That was the case with I have an ever-growing list of Founders’ Canadian Breakfast Stout, or CBS, as it’s more commonly referred to. hyped-up beers I want to seek out For a while, it has been the white whale and try. to my Ahab. In the last three years, I’ve missed it on draft no less than three times, always gone the same day it arrives, and often attracting beer snobs like sharks on a feeding frenzy. But this year, Founders decided to expand production, bottling the liquid gold for the first time since 2011, and CBS seekers such as myself were finally able to cross it off their bucket list. As the name suggests, CBS is a variation of Founders’ Breakfast Stout, an oat, coffee and chocolate delicacy that is about to be available year-round, much to my delight. Founders’ Canadian Breakfast Stout, or CBS.
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Whereas the equally good but more readily found Kentucky Breakfast Stout, or KBS, is a straight bourbon barrel-aged variation of the original, CBS is aged in bourbon barrels that have also had the luxury of having pure Michigan maple syrup aged in them. The result is a creamy, subtly sweet, smooth drinking beauty. It’s soft and delicate, really, with the flavors of the coffee and chocolate mellowed out considerably, and the maple syrup kind of flirtily dancing in the background, making it a dangerous stout that I could probably mainline, if that sort of thing were acceptable. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those beers I’m gonna remember my first taste of forever, which was really all I was hoping for. DL Januar y/Febr uar y 2018
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Centre College’s Certified Executive Chef Miguel Rivas creates a special menu of cranberry herb-glazed airline chicken breast with poblano spinach rice and ginger carrots all atop a splash of chocolate sauce. The chocolate sauce isn’t for desert; Chef Rivas said his version is similar to a Mexican mole sauce.
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Unexpectedly delicious Combining chicken, cranberries, peppers and chocolate, Miguel Rivas produces an eye-catching dish that will impress your guests — and your taste buds. Story and photography by ROBIN HART
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his month, Danville Living features Centre College’s Certified Executive Chef Miguel Rivas, who shares his own recipes in a simple menu. Even though the lineup includes chicken and rice with carrots, Chef Rivas makes this dinner something special with a pop of unexpected flavors melded together. Plated elegantly, the beautiful mix of textures and colors will be something very special you can share with someone you love.
MENU Cranberry herb-glazed airline chicken breast with poblano spinach rice and ginger carrots, all atop a splash of chocolate sauce. Serves 4
CRANBERRY HERB-GLAZED AIRLINE CHICKEN BREAST 4-6 oz. chicken breast (airline chicken* if available, but not necessary; boneless, skinless chicken breast works too) • 2 Tbsp oil or as necessary • 1 Tbsp chopped dried cranberries • 1 tsp chopped parsley • 1 tsp chopped fresh oregano • 1 oz butter •
*Airline chicken is a boneless chicken breast with the drumette attached; usually, the skin is on.
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Above: Poblano spinach rice and chocolate sauce are heated before being added to the plate. Right: Chef Miguel Rivas browns chicken in a hot skillet before placing it in an oven to finish cooking.
• Heat a sauté pan big enough to hold all 4 breasts till almost smoking, add oil and drop each breast slowly, skin side down, making sure there is enough space among the breasts • Sear until skin is golden brown; turn over and put in 350-degree oven until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees • Take the chicken out and keep warm • Drain the pan and add butter, herbs and cranberries; toss until butter melts • Spoon cranberry mixture over chicken
POBLANO SPINACH RICE
till smooth • Stir in rice
GINGER CARROTS •1
cup sliced carrots tsp ground ginger • 1 tsp honey • 2 Tbsp butter •1
• In a small pot, put about 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt; bring to boil • Add the carrots and cook for about 4
poblano pepper roasted and seeded • 1 cup fresh spinach leaf • 1 tsp cream cheese • 1 splash lemon juice • 2 cups cooked hot jasmine rice or your choice of rice
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CHOCOLATE SAUCE •2
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• Roast poblano pepper on the grill or in the oven • Peel the poblano and put in a blender with rest of ingredients; puree
minutes — make sure the carrots don’t overcook; they need to keep some crunch • Drain the water and put carrots back on low heat • Add butter, ginger and honey; sauté until glazed completely
Ginger-glazed carrots simmer in butter and honey.
dried guajillo peppers Tbsp sesame seeds • 2 Tbsp oil • 1/3 cup peanuts or peanut butter • 1/2 cup chopped white onion • 1 tsp chopped garlic • 1 pinch ground cloves • 1/3 cup raisins • 1/2 cup diced canned tomatoes • 11/2 cups beef stock or 1 tsp beef base and 2 cups of water • 1 oz dark chocolate • salt and pepper to taste •2
Chef Rivas said his chocolate sauce is similar to a Mexican mole sauce. • In a small pot, add oil and sauté
peppers, garlic, sesame oil and onion for about 3 minutes • Add raisins, cloves, peanuts and chocolate; blend well • Add tomatoes and beef stock and bring to a simmer • Puree the sauce and adjust with salt and pepper
PRESENTATION Choose a simple white plate — remember the food is very colorful with golden browns, soft green and intense orange. Spoon the chocolate sauce in the center of the plate. Place one chicken breast atop the sauce. Use a can with the top and bottom removed and place beside the chicken. Fill the can with rice and gently pack it down, then top with the glazed carrots. Slowly remove the can so that the rice keeps the cylindrical shape; wipe away any spilled food. DL
Cranberry herb-glazed airline chicken breast with poblano spinach rice and ginger carrots on top of a splash of chocolate sauce.
Senior Class of 2018 Top 4% in the state ACT average score of 25.7. Danville Christian Academy is dedicated to molding Christ-like scholars, leaders, and servants who will influence their communities and world by advancing the Kingdom of God through the vocations and avocations for which they are called. 2 1 7 0 S h a k e r t ow n R o a d , D a n v i l l e , K Y 4 0 4 2 2 • ( 8 5 9 ) 2 3 6 - 2 1 7 7 • w w w. d c a k y. o rg Januar y/Febr uar y 2018
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Homemaker Recipes
Homemaker Recipes With winter in full force, there may not be a nicer time of year to enjoy delicious comfort foods. Boyle County’s Homemaker Clubs have provided some of their favorite recipes that would be perfect for sharing in a warm home on a cold winter night.
Pistachio Salad — KATHY MOORE —
Chocolate Cream Pie
76’ers Homemakers
“I take it to friends when I think they need a pick-me-up. I always get a pleasant response.” • • • • • •
1 8 oz. container of whipped topping 1 box instant pistachio pudding 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 20-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup coconut Dash of lemon juice (optional)
• Mix all ingredients together and chill well.
— LOIS ELLIS — Perryville Homemakers
“There’s nothing more comforting than a piece of warm chocolate pie.” Pie filling ingredients: • • • • •
Touch of Heaven Ham Rolls — CLARE BOWEN — Wilderness Trail Homemakers
“My family loves these.” • • • • • • • •
3 packages of small party rolls 2 sticks butter or margarine, melted 3 Tbsp prepared mustard 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 medium onion, grated 4 ounces Swiss cheese 8 ounces of sliced ham 3 Tbsp poppy seeds
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1 cup sugar 3 Tbsp cocoa 4 Tbsp flour 2 cups half and half cream 3 eggs, yolks separated from whites 2 Tbsp butter 1 tsp vanilla Cooked pie shell
Meringue ingredients: • •
6 Tbsp sugar 1 /2 tsp cream of tartar
Pie filling directions:
• Mix dry ingredients well and add the half and half • Cook on high in the microwave for 4 minutes • Remove, mix well and add egg yolks • Cook 4-5 minutes, remove from heat and add butter and vanilla • Stir well and pour into a 9-inch baked pie shell Meringue directions:
• Split rolls • Combine all ingredients, except for the ham and cheese, in a food processor to make a spread • Stir in poppy seeds and spread on rolls • Place a small piece of cheese and ham on each roll to make a sandwich • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes 14
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• Beat the egg whites with the sugar and cream of tarter • Pour on top of filling • Bake at 375 degrees until good and brown
Who are the Homemakers? Extension Homemaker Clubs are so much more than what you may think. Sure, there are members who don’t work outside the home, but many members work at full-time at jobs away from home. The Homemaker Club is a place where wonderful cooks and talented craft-makers share their passions. And it’s also an organization whose members work to improve the quality of life for families and their community through leadership development, volunteer service and education. There are five Extension Homemaker Clubs in Boyle County, each with a different personality or focus for its members. They are 76’ers; Junction City; Lancaster Road; Perryville and Wilderness Trail Homemaker Clubs. Some of the projects they work on include making pillowcases for Hospice clients and lap quilts for hospital patients. The clubs also support ovarian cancer research by donating $1 of every member’s dues and annually award a scholarship to a student seeking a college degree in agriculture, family and consumer sciences or any Extension-related field. For more information about the Extension Homemaker Clubs in Boyle County, you may call the Boyle County Cooperative Extension Services office at (859) 236-4484. The Extension office is located at 99 Corporate Drive.
Pinto Bean Soup and Tea Leaf Cornbread — ISABEL CARTER — Lancaster Road Homemakers
“Pinto bean soup is just so tasty on a cold day!” Pinto Bean Soup •4
cups dry pinto beans • 2 Tsp chili powder • 1 Tsp ground cumin • 1/2 Tsp paprika • 1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper • 3 thick-cut slices of bacon, cut into thirds • 3 cloves of garlic • 2 bay leaves • 1 medium onion, diced • 1 red bell pepper, diced • Salt and pepper to taste
• Put beans in a large pot, cover with cold water and let soak overnight • Drain and rinse beans, then put back in large pot
• Cover with water and add remaining ingredients • Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook until beans are tender • You may need to add more water Tea Leaf Cornbread (It’s tasty with any soup) •2
small boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix cups sour cream • 1 8 1/2-oz can cream style corn • 3 eggs, beaten • 1 stick butter, melted • 11/2
• Mix all ingredients and pour into greased 9-by-13-inch pan • Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes DL
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Ask Kids
Danville Living asks kids: In honor of Valentine’s Day this February, we asked local kindergartners: “What do you think love is?” Photography by KENDRA PEEK
“I really love my dog.”
“Love is when you love somebody and you hug them and then you give them a Valentine’s Day card.”
— Aikyn McCoy Woodlawn Elementary School
— Airana Turner Mary G. Hogsett Elementary School
“Somebody loves people when they get married.”
“Love is something that you love really good. I love my toys.”
“Love is when people hug.”
— Ava Borders Perryville Elementary School
— Bethanie Conder Perryville Elementary School
— Anna Grace Todd Woodlawn Elementary School
“Love is when you love somebody. Love is in your heart.” — Brantley Allen-Peavler Mary G. Hogsett Elementary School
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“Love is when you give them a gift.” — Brianna Hilton Mary G. Hogsett Elementary School
“Love is when you hug.” — Brittany Anderson Junction City Elementary School
“You love your family.” — Cymia Johnson Edna L. Toliver Elementary School
“When you kiss and hug.”
“Love is when people get together. When they get married.”
— Camden Breeze Junction City Elementary School
— Emery Goetsch Edna L. Toliver Elementary School
“I think when you love your parents.”
“Love is when somebody likes you or something. When they follow you around and they’re really nice.”
“Love is being good to other people.”
— Jaxxon Brown Junction City Elementary School
— Lilly Kindred Edna L. Toliver Elementary School
— Jaivyn Johnson Edna L. Toliver Elementary School
“It means you love somebody. I love puppies.” — Lily Shackelford Woodlawn Elementary School
“I think love is love. I love my brother and my sisters.” — Simms Dedman Jennie Rogers Elementary School
“Somebody is in love with you when they kiss you.” — Ulber Trinidad Perryville Elementary School
“Love means I love you. I love my momma and daddy.” — Ty Warner Jennie Rogers Elementary School
“Love is something when people love each other. They hug, they kiss, they love everybody.” — Wyatt McCarty Jennie Rogers Elementary School
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Francine Noe Southerland demonstrates the easy pose.
quite a
STRETCH Make life a little less stressful with these easy yoga poses that exercise far more than muscles Written by BOBBIE CURD | Photography by ROBIN HART
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Francine Noe Southerland decided to get
certified to teach yoga about three years ago. A coworker in Lexington taught it, and she gave it a try. Now, she’s working with private and corporate classes, offers recovery yoga for Crossfitters at Horse Country, teaches in a studio space at a local church and, soon, will have her own studio space on Wilderness Road. Francine says she hasn’t always been fitness
oriented.
“I am so much stronger now — literally and figuratively,” Francine says from inside of a room where she’s given the opportunity to teach at Lafayette Engineering. They are one of her corporate clients who bring her out just for their employees. She teaches early bird yoga, “Yoga to the Core,” beginners yoga, Hatha yoga, guided meditation ... She’s done aqua yoga, restorative, flow and gentle yoga classes, and taught children’s yoga. And as much as she loves teaching others, there’s one huge difference she’s noticed after taking up yoga, in herself: She
says she may be the strongest she’s ever been in her entire life. “I’ve noticed an ability to handle stressful situations better. I’m not perfect at it, but I’m now able to take a step back and assess the situation instead of immediately react and just jumping in. And breathing. It’s taught me to breath.” But the real reason everyone should practice yoga, she says, is for relaxation. She explains it during the end of our session, as she takes to the floor in the “corpse” pose. “Just being able to let everything relax. I want people to let the ground support them, to just let go.” With her students over the years, she says she’s noticed a
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huge change in them — especially with flexibility. “They seem more at ease. Sometimes when folks first start yoga, by the time they get to the relaxation part of the poses at the end, they’re so fidgety. But if they stick with it for a while, you can sense the calm come over them whenever they’ve mastered it — the relaxation. The letting go — I call it ‘the softening.’ That’s the reason we practice — to get to the relaxation.” She recalls teaching a group of 35 kids at the Boyle County Public Library one summer. She created a story for them to follow that went along with each pose she taught them. “All of them were resting on the floor during relaxation and you could feel the calm. We’re talking about 35 kids in the summertime, usually wanting to get up and jump and play. But they did it,” Francine says. “I’m very thankful for the teaching opportunities this community has afforded me.” Her classes always run about an hour long. She and husband Steve Southerland bought the old Aperture building on Wilderness Road and are revamping it themselves. The finished product will include a small, dedicated studio space for Francine to teach and practice in. With a husband and a small child at home, she says finding the time to practice is more difficult than you’d think. It also means she realizes the stress and chaos affecting people in their every-day lives, which is why she says finding 60 minutes for yourself each day can be miraculous to your overall health. “Every week, there seems to be a new
study on how yoga may help with whatever ailment is out there,” she says. People don’t realize how their breathing can control so much else that’s going on with their stress levels, Francine explains. And yoga can be a great compliment to any sport — it doesn’t have to be practiced alone. “Through the practice of yoga, we carefully improve mobility through deliberate and conscious body movements, developing body awareness and a greater awareness to the breath.” In our every day lives, we must remember to always breath, she says.
SO YOU KNOW To get in touch with Francine Noe Southerland, email francinenoe@yahoo. com or friend her on Facebook. She can also be contacted through Instagram at yogawithfrancine. Here are some easy poses to try at home, complete with their ancient Sanskrit names. EASY POSE (SUKHASANA) This standard pose is a great start to any yoga session. Sit up tall with a strong back — strong, but not curved or too straight. Your shoulders should be relaxed, not up close to the ears, and palms should rest face up on the knee area. SEATED TWIST (PARIVRTTA SUKHASANA) Using the easy pose to move into the seated twist, go as deeply as comfortable to you with your twist. Always listen to your breath to make sure you’re breathing correctly. Students may prefer to get a little more deeply into the twist as they
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exhale. “Always listen to your breath and make sure you’re breathing correctly; always through the nose,” Francine says. “Shoulders should be relaxed and away from the ears. Shoulders want to hang out near the ears, so release and relax them. Keep your spine as straight as possible during the twist.”
BOUND ANGLE POSE (BADDHA KONASANA)
CAT POSE
Put the soles of your feet together, bringing them in as closely to you as comfortable. Second, lean forward with a strong back, breathing out of your nose, and rub your feet. Make sure you are using a strong, lengthened spine. Move closer to your feet with your hips, rather than pulling your feet in. “Everyone needs to practice this pose. It’s so beneficial — it helps mobility, lengthens the spine,” Francine says. “(It) stretches out the back, the hips, as well as the knees, as well
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as helps the muscles relax by rubbing the fascia in the feet. Adding the foot massage is a bit of self-care.”
TABLETOP (BHARMANSANA) This takes you into the next moves of the Cat and Cow. Your wrists should be underneath your shoulders; your fingers should be spread far apart from each other. Press in with your fingers, not so much the heels of your
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WARRIOR 2 POSE hand. Your knees should be underneath your hips; you will move with your breath into the Cat and Cow poses.
CAT POSE (MARJARYASANA) On an exhale, scoop the tailbone under and around, out the back into the ceiling.
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Push away on the mat and tuck in your chin. Your breath should match the movements of your body as you go between the Cat and Cow; exhale whenever your back is rounding up to the ceiling. “Think of your bellybutton being drawn into your spine as you exhale, taking control of the muscles.”
COW POSE (BITILASANA) As you inhale, lift your tailbone as you lower your spine and lift your chin. MOUNTAIN POSE (TADASANA) Stand nice and tall with your feet planted firmly on the ground. Keep your weight as
even as possible from the front to the back and from the left to the right. It is important to keep even weight at all times in this pose. Your shoulders should be back and down, your belly drawn in, your gaze ahead. Palms should be either facing out or in. Stand as tall as possible, always breathing deeply. “This is a pose you’ll see in all of my classes. We practice ‘victorious breath’ with this one,” Francine says. “Breathing in through your nose, imagine the breath going all the way in to the top of the belly, then we’re going to pause. Then let the breath go. Think about the sound you make whenever you fog a mirror, and how it’s slightly audible to you. Or like a Darth Vader breath. You can practice this one whenever in you’re in the car in rush-hour traffic.”
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TREE POSE KICKSTAND
WARRIOR 2 POSE (VIRABHADRASANA 2) Keep your feet far away from each other in this one. Your right foot should be turned out; your left foot turned in just a little bit. With your arms up, turn to gaze over one shoulder. The stance needs to be as wide as you’re comfortable with; usually about 3 to 4 feet. “If you find yourself in a stance that’s too intense, you can back out of it by bringing your back foot in a little bit closer, and bend it as much or as little as you want.”
TREE POSE (VRKSASANA) Bend your knee out to the side, firmly plant one foot and stand up nice and tall. There’s a lot of core work involved with these balance poses. Draw awareness to your hip bones and engage those, which doesn’t mean
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just “sucking your gut in.” Think about the muscles and what they do; engage them below the belly button and around the hip bones.
TREE POSE MODIFICATION — KICKSTAND “If putting the leg on the upper thigh is too hard for students, I tell them to do this modified version,” Francine says. “You can challenge and push yourself, but there’s never, ever supposed to be any discomfort. If you’re holding your breath or feeling pain, you need to back out of the pose, or find a modification. Never, ever any pain or discomfort.” RECLINED TWIST (SUPTA MATSYENDRASANA) Bring your knee into your chest, hugging
it closely. Both heels should be pressing up. Take your left hand on your right knee and draw it across, allowing your right hip to stack on top of your left. “I like to get one more twist in, to stretch out. One time I didn’t include these at the end of a class, and everyone was doing it afterwards.” Next, take your right arm out and to the side at shoulder level, and hold your right knee down with your left hand.
RELAXATION OR CORPSE POSE (SAVASANA) Use this pose to work toward relaxation. “That’s what yoga is about — relaxing and letting go. If people can lay like this for about 5-7 minutes at the end of class and completely let go of everything, they’ve achieved something.” DL
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With binoculars in hand and guidebooks nearby, J.P. and Jane Brantley watch birds in their backyard from their kitchen. The Brantleys participate in Project FeederWatch, which monitors bird populations across North America using data gathered by people watching for birds at their homes.
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Boyle birders share how rewarding it can be to pick up a pair of binoculars and watch what flies through your own backyard Story and photography by BEN KLEPPINGER
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Jane Brantley has had the outdoors in her
blood since she was a little girl. “I’ve always enjoyed nature and being
outdoors. I grew up in West Virginia and would go out hunting with my father and walking in the woods, observing nature. I’ve always been interested in it,” said Jane, a retired speech-language pathologist who worked in the Danville Independent School District for 30 years and lives in downtown Danville. One of the ways Jane and her husband, J.P.,
enjoy nature is by birdwatching.
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A pair of cardinals sit in a tree in the Eklunds’ backyard.
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A bird bath near the ground in the Brantleys’ backyard attracts numerous birds.
“Even birds that you see every day and you take for granted, like a robin — when you really look at it carefully, it’s really beautiful,” Jane said while seated at a window looking out into her backyard, which is designed with water features, bird feeders and native plants to attract many feathered friends. “Robins have a little white ring around their eyes, and a little change of color on feathers under their tails, and little tips of white on the ends of their tail feathers. ... The males’ heads are dark black and the females’ heads are milk-chocolate brown. But you don’t notice that if you just don’t look carefully. I find those distinctions really fun to know about and fascinating.” 30
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Jane and J.P., a former Centre College professor who retired in 2004 from the Appalachian College Association, are not alone in their passion for birding — there are more than 45 million bird-watchers in the U.S. alone, according to preliminary findings of the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In Kentucky, more than one in five people bird-watch to some degree — slightly above the national average, according to a 2011 study of the economic impacts of birding by Fish and Wildlife. Birding is actually most popular in southern states like Kentucky — more than one in every three people in
the south are birders, according to the same study. Neil and Ginny Eklund, veteran birders who live on a few acres they’ve turned into a forested bird haven in east Boyle County, said there are a few reasons why birding is so popular — and why it’s a great hobby for Boyle County residents to pick up. For one thing, it’s affordable compared to other hobbies: A $10-$15 bird feeder and a $35 pair of binoculars will get you in the game and can keep you entertained for months and months. Neil, a retired math professor, suggested comparing that cost and the rewards to other ways Americans spend their recreational dollars, like attending an
NFL game. Bird-watching can be a great family activity for children, and the fact that you can do it out your own window makes it a great hobby for elderly people who can’t go out much, the Eklunds said. Of course, “if you get into birding” and want to take it up a notch, “you can start spending money,” said Ginny, who worked as a teacher and psychologist for the Boyle County School District. The Eklunds, who have watched birds together for almost 50 years, have traveled the world in pursuit of seeing the colorful and sometimes elusive animals. They’ve identified close to 600 bird species in North America, Neil said. And they’ve spotted birds abroad in Mexico, Alaska, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland ... But their passion for birding began out their own window, and out their own window is still where they do a lot of their watching.
A red-tailed hawk swoops from the peak of a residence hall on Centre College’s campus near downtown Danville in November 2016. Jane Brantley says a pair of the hawks live in the Danville area and can frequently be seen perched atop downtown Danville’s tallest buildings.
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Above: A robin drinks at a bird bath in the Eklunds’ backyard. The Eklunds use a heating element in these colder months to keep the water from freezing, which can make their backyard extra-attractive to birds. Below: A white-breasted nuthatch carries off a seed from a feeder at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge.
“The first winter we were married, we had a little tray (feeder) outside a window in Minnesota,” Ginny said. That feeder attracted common redpolls, an arctic bird species that occasionally ventured south to Minnesota, Neil said. “We’ve fed birds ever since,” Ginny said, noting, “We didn’t get serious about trying to identify piles of birds other than what was at our backyard until the kids went to college ... then we started traveling.” The Eklunds and the Brantleys participate in Project Feeder Watch, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. On consecutive days each week, they watch out their windows and count the highest totals of each bird species they see at one time. By compiling data from thousands of participants, the project, which runs from November to March every year, monitors increases, decreases and movements in bird populations across the U.S. and Canada.
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Above: A house finch perches on a holly tree in the Brantleys’ backyard. Evergreen plantings can provide shelter that attracts birds to your yard. Below: Another house finch eats out of a feeder in the Brantleys’ backyard.
Above: A red-bellied woodpecker climbs a tree at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge in Boyle County. Left: A hairy woodpecker eats at a feeder outside the Fred Loetscher Bird Blind at the wildlife refuge in Boyle County.
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Above: Cooper’s hawk Left: Red-breasted nuthatch
Above: Rose-breasted grosbeak Below: Downy woodpecker
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Above: A dark-eyed junco perches on a wall in the Eklunds’ backyard. Below: A cardinal perches in a tree at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge.
It costs to participate in Project Feeder Watch — $18 per year for non-members of the Cornell Lab, but other counts like the Great Backyard Bird Count are free. The Great Backyard Bird Count will be held this year from Feb. 16 to 19. More than 214,000 birders of all ages, skills and locations around the world participated in that annual event last year, identifying 5,940 species. More info on how to participate in the great Backyard Bird Count is available at gbbc.birdcount.org. “I think birds are kind of a bellwether for the environment, the health of the local environment,” Jane said. “They really are the canaries in the coal mine, because the diversity and the numbers of birds in the environment is a key to the overall health of the environment.” There are simple strategies birders can employ to make their yards more attractive to birds. The
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A goldfinch perches in a bush in the Eklunds’ backyard. Goldfinches are bright yellow and black during mating season, but the colors fade to a more greenish hue in the winter.
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Eklunds’ and Brantleys’ yards share quite a few things in common: native plants, bird baths with heating elements in the winter, trees and bushes that provide shelter, different kinds of bird seed for different kinds of birds. The Eklunds had Springhouse Gardens do some native plantings in their yard a few years ago specifically to attract local birds and butterflies. “They had hardly left before the birds started arriving in greater numbers than ever before,” Ginny said. Safflower and black A sparrow sunflower seeds are eats from a both great options startbright blue feeder in the ing out, as well as suet Brantleys’ blocks, according to the backyard. Eklunds and the Brantleys. Neil recommended staying away from seed mixes that include cracked corn, because it will attract more doves, starlings, blackbirds and grackles than most birders want. Safflower seed, on the other hand, is a great option that won’t attract squirrels, grackles or blackbirds. Hanging a platform feeder directly on a window can be a great way to see birds — you just have to make sure it’s accessible from the inside so you can add food. “That’s nice because there’s nothing like watching these birds from close up,” Ginny said. “You look into the eye of a titmouse, or — the downy woodpecker is
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one of my favorites because he’s just got a fierce little black eye.” But you don’t have to stay in your backyard, either — Boyle County and the surrounding region have many great spots for birding that can often be visited for free. The Brantleys, former education directors for the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge, said that land preserve is one of Boyle’s best birding opportunities. The Eklunds recommended the wildlife refuge as well. The refuge is a land preserve of more than 500 acres in the Parksville knob area of Boyle County. It has a bird blind available a short walk from the main parking lot on Carpenter Creek Road, as well as several miles of trails through now-forested former farm lands. “The Fred Loetscher Bird Blind ... provides close-up views of feeding birds for study and photography and also includes a guest register for recording visitors and numbers of species seen,” according to the refuge’s website. “The feeders are stocked from October through May. During that time, one may easily see 12 to 15 species in a half-hour visit — more during spring and fall migrations. “Common resident species include northern cardinal, blue jay, Carolina chickadee, American goldfinch, downy woodpecker and white-breasted nuthatch, to name a few.” Rob Pendygraft, a current education director for the refuge, said the refuge will have a guided birding hike in the spring — details about that event will be released on the refuge’s website, ckwr.org, and the refuge’s Facebook page once they are finalized. “One way to learn a lot in a hurry is to go on a guided hike,” Ginny said. “... Go on some hikes with people who know what they’re talking about and they’ll be pointing things out.” Besides the spring birding hike at the wildlife refuge, Ginny said the Kentucky Ornithological Society also offers weekend hikes, which are usually held at various Kentucky state parks. The Brantleys similarly recommended beginners learn from experienced birders initially. “It’s good to begin birding with someone who is experienced, because often you’ll see a bird and it’s brown,” Jane said. “And you look in the book and try to find a brown bird, and there are hundreds of them that are brown.”
A blue jay perches on a tree at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge.
Another great birding location in Boyle County the Eklunds and Brantleys recommended is Perryville Battlefield. “Although best known for the epic Civil War battle that occurred here, Perryville Battlefield is also a wildlife refuge that features a variety of wildlife and habitats,” according to the park’s website. “The 1,000 acres of preserved land contains woodlands, grasslands, and dense thickets, where dozens of species of birds can be observed. The park has a dedicated ‘Bird Trail’ that meanders through these habitats. “... Winter is a great time to see the many raptor species that hunt
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A nuthatch and a woodpecker eat at a pair of feeders in the Eklunds’ backyard to protect the feeders from raccoons, they have installed a large black tube around the main feeder pole; to protect them from squirrels, they’ve installed a black cone guard.
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in the open fields. One might even catch a glimpse of one of Kentucky’s most threatened bird species – the barn owl.” Going beyond Boyle’s borders, recommended birding locations include Cedar Creek Lake, land preserves along the Kentucky River Palisades and Shaker Village in Mercer County. “Shakertown has done a lot of work restoring grasslands and prairies and that’s brought in pheasants and grouse, things like that,” Jane said. But birding can also be done almost anywhere: Jane said there’s even a pair of redtailed hawks that live in Danville and frequent the downtown area. “I think it’s lots of fun to see them downtown in the morning, sitting on the weathervane at the courthouse, or sitting on the tower above the fire station,” she said. “In the late evening, they’ll be there, too ... It’s amazing how many people don’t look up and know that they’re there. And they’re beautiful birds.”
blue jays • Tube and globe feeders will attract finches, chickadees, titmice, cardinals and sometimes nuthatches • Tray feeders on your window will attract the same birds as tube and globe feeders, plus blue jays • Suet feeders will attract woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice and nuthatches (hang suet feeders so birds must access from underneath to reduce use by blue jays and grackles); commercial mixes with seeds will also attract cardinals, but also starlings, grackles and blackbirds • Squirrel guards and raccoon guards can be purchased for feeders on poles
SET YOUR BACKYARD UP FOR BIRDS These tips come from veteran birders Neil and Ginny Eklund
Seed choices • Sunflower seeds will attract cardinals, chickadees, house finches, nuthatches, finches, sparrows, juncos, blue jays, grackles, mourning doves, pine siskins, titmice and woodpeckers (oil seed has more protein per pound and less hull than striped seed) • Safflower seeds will attract cardinals, chickadees, house finches, house sparrows, mourning doves, red-bellied woodpeckers, titmice and nuthatches; animals that are not attracted include squirrels, grackles and blackbirds • Niger/thistle seeds will attract goldfinches, house finches and pine siskins — and some sparrows and doves if placed on ground or platform feeders
Water • In the winter months, use a bird bath heater to keep your bird bath water unfrozen • If you use a plastic bird bath, put out hot water regularly on cold days Feeding stations • Placing bird seed on the ground will attract sparrows, cardinals and doves • Platform feeders (flat spaces 3 or more feet off the ground) will attract the same birds, plus chickadees, titmice, wrens and
Shelter • Place bird feeders near bushes and other plantings • Build a brush pile near feeders to provide shelter for sparrows • Plant holly and other evergreens near your bird-feeding area
• Cracked corn will attract blue jays, cardinals, juncos, house sparrows, mourning doves, woodpeckers, sparrows, grackle, blackbirds, starlings and pigeons • Shelled peanuts will attract blue jays, titmice, chickadees, wrens, nuthatches, woodpeckers and squirrels • White millet will attract house sparrows, mourning doves, juncos, sparrows, cardinals, starlings, cowbirds and pigeons Birding resources Websites • Cornell Lab of Ornithology — birds.cornell.edu • All About Birds from Cornell — allaboutbirds.org • Audubon Society — audubon.org • Audubon beginner’s guide — audubon.org/birding/how-to-start-birding • Kentucky Ornithological Society — birdky.org • Great Backyard Bird Count — gbbc.birdcount.org • Project FeederWatch — feederwatch.org Birding ID apps • iBird Pro — iOS and Android / $15 • Merlin Bird ID — iOS and Android / free • eBird — iOS and Android / free • Audubon Bird Guide: North America — iOS and Android / free Field guides • National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America • Peterson Field Guide to Birds • The Sibley Guide to Birds • Sibley’s Birding Basics DL
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#Throwback
Merchants help clear sidewalks of their Main Street business during a heavy snowfall in the winter of 1970.
Winter nearly half a century ago Compiled by Brenda Edwards Photos by Charles A. Thomas When snow arrives with the winter season in Kentucky, it takes the place of greenery and flowers we’ve enjoyed through the warmer months. It often puts a fresh look on otherwise dreary, colorless scenery. These photos by Charles A. Thomas were taken in the 1960s and 1970s and are from archives of The Advocate-Messenger at the Boyle County Public Library.
Two youngsters spend the day sleigh riding with their dog.
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Above: A photo of the snow-covered Herrington Lake from Chenault Bridge. In the distance, if you look closely, you can see three people walking across the lake. Left: Bird lovers put out feed for their feathered friends during a heavy snow.
Sleigh rides are not just for kids on this snowcovered street.
Left: The hill at Jennie Rogers Elementary School on East Main Street was a popular place for sleigh riding and building a snowman. Right: Clarks Run Creek is painted white with snow.
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The Scene
Heritage Hospice Tea
Heritage Hospice volunteers hosted their fourth Annual Tea and Treasure fund-raising event on Nov. 4 at Centenary United Methodist Church. Tables were set with beautiful plates and fancy tea cups. Hot tea was served from silver pitchers by Hospice volunteers and a grand table filled with sweet and savory treats made the occasion special for the 180 patrons. Centerpieces of creative displays with wonderful items grouped around a theme — such as University of Kentucky fans, artistic children, gardening and gourmet cooking — were auctioned off by Johnny Durham, while a silent auction with individual items was being held in the foyer. — Photos by Robin Hart
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The Scene
Landmark Trust
The Boyle Landmark Trust held its annual meeting Dec. 10, awarding five people for their work on historical preservation in the community. Jack Bosley was awarded the J.T. Goggans Award; Brenda Edwards was presented with the Barbara Hulette Award; and Wilma Brown and Susan and Bernie Hunstad were given the Cecil Dulin Wallace Award. — Photos by Robin Hart
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Veterans Appreciation
The 10th annual Heritage Hospice Veterans Appreciation Day luncheon served more than 1,000 veterans and their guests on Nov. 10 at the National Guard Armory in Danville. — Photos by Robin Hart
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Danville Gives Back
Boyle County Clerk Cortney Shewmaker with her staff during Blue-Green Day to raise awareness for Trust for Life. — Submitted photo
Donate life
Kentucky Trust for Life provides life-saving help for those needing organ transplants / By KENDRA PEEK
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oyle County residents have the chance to help some of the more than 1,000 Kentuckians in need of a lifesaving organ transplant.
“It’s an easy way we can be involved in something that’s really important and truly a life-saving mission,” said Boyle County Clerk Cortney Shewmaker. One donor can save up to eight lives and 50
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help up to 50 people, according to information from the Kentucky Trust for Life. Shewmaker said everyone has been impacted in some way, either by needing a life-saving transplant or by knowing someone who
needed a transplant. It’s through her office in the Boyle County Courthouse, where people obtain their licenses, that most individuals register with the Kentucky Trust for Life. They can also make donations there. Statewide, 55 percent of Kentuckians are registered, but 60.8 percent are registered in Boyle County, totaling over 13,000 registered donors. Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, $2,656 was donated from Boyle County to the Trust For Life, ranking the county 25th
in the state. Shewmaker said there are a lot of myths about organ donation. “We understand it’s completely personal — we don’t pressure anyone to do it. If someone asks my opinion, I tell them, ‘I’m not going to need my organs when I’m gone.’ A lot of people do feel the same way,” Shewmaker said. Her staff has been active in getting the message out, Shewmaker said, participating in parades, such as one in Perryville, and in school events, such as Life is Cool at Jennie Rogers Elementary School. “I think they’re excited about giving back,” Shewmaker said. Anyone interested in donating to the Kentucky Trust for Life or signing up as an organ donor can do so through the Boyle County Clerk’s Office or online at trustforlife.org.
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION • More than 117,000 people are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant. More than 1,000 people on that list are in Kentucky. About 58 percent of these individuals are minorities. • A new name is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes • Every year, an estimated 6,000 people
Trust For Life staff and Cortney Shewmaker, center left, at the Life is Cool event at Jennie Rogers Elementary. From left, Frances Click, Shewmaker, Stephanie Grooms and Crysta McGee. — Submitted photo
die while waiting for an organ transplant. Nationwide, about 22 people die each day waiting for an organ. • Transplantable organs include the kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and small bowel. • Transplantable tissues include bone, cartilage, skin, corneas, heart valves, saphenous veins, tendons and ligaments. • People of all ages can potentially be organ donors. • One individual donor can save up to 8 lives and help heal up to 50 people • An estimated 450,000 Americans are treated with transplanted bone, tendon and ligament tissue each year.
• About 50,000 cornea transplants are performed annually. • All efforts are made to save a person’s life, regardless of whether they have joined the registry. • Doctors involved in initial care of a patient cannot be involved in donation or transplantation. • There are no extra expenses for the family in regards to donating organs or tissues. KODA pays all costs related to organ and tissue donation. • The donation of lifesaving and life-enhancing organs and tissues does not typically interfere with customary funeral arrangements. DL
Answer to Where am I? The labyrinth next to the Presbyterian Church on Main Street.
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