Hamburg Journal | Lexington, KY - October 2022

of Mind Starts Here

Austin Johnson, Bridget Johnson, David Kravetz, Avery Lang, Paul Martin, Megan McCardwell, Michael Miller, Claire Ramsay, Kristina Rosen, Kim Thomas, John Whitlock

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BUSINESS

Is it easy being green?

Green Check is a certification program that provides businesses and organizations with resources they need to become more sustainable. Organizations have the opportunity to join the Green Check program free of charge by committing to focus on sustainability efforts in the areas of waste reduction, energy efficiency, and / or water quality. Members of the program can achieve higher levels of certification (Bronze, Silver, or Gold) by earning minimum scores on our Green Check sustainability assessment. Organizations that earn certification can see benefits in their branding and marketing strategies, cost savings, higher revenue generation, employee retention and satisfaction, and customer loyalty within their communities. All tiers of the Green Check Certification program, and all resources provided to organizations as part of the program are completely free within Fayette County.

The Green Check program is open to Fayette County businesses and organizations of all types and sizes. The program applies to a wide range of sectors including, but not limited to: retail, restaurants, groceries/ markets, apartments, manufacturing/industry, & non-profit organizations. The only requirements are a willingness to assess your current green efforts, identify new strategies, and implement initiatives to increase your sustainability.

Free Paper Shred

Lexington will host a Paper Shred on Saturday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike.

• Fayette County residents may bring up to five boxes or bags of material to be shredded at no cost. No wet material will be accepted.

This event allows Lexington residents to safely dispose of their sensitive materials in an environmentally-friendly way. Shred-it, a division of Stericycle, securely destroys documents on-site with their fleet of mobile shredding trucks. The material collected is recycled into low-grade paper products.

Learn more at www.lexingtonky.gov/PaperShred.

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Independence Bank celebrated their grand opening.

Congratulations to Midway Museum on their recent ribbon cutting.

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Clark Block Grant

Clark County received $464,000 in Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funding which will help renovate the Clark County Community Services building.

Clark County Community Services provides families with clothing, food, utilities and housing

assistance. They also provide Senior Commodities Monthly Food Boxes through their work with God’s Pantry.

“Today’s award prioritizes an organization that helps our community in so many ways,” Clark County Judge/Executive Henry Branham said. “The new drive-through addition is going to make these needed services more accessible to Clark County residents.”

“The renovations of our parking lot will help us better serve the Clark County community,” said Debbie Fatkin, executive director of Clark County Community Services. “Our services have not stopped during the pandemic, and these improvements will make us more efficient in helping our people.”

Lexington Fire Dept Awarded New Funding

The Lexington Fire Department has been awarded $4.2 million grant that will allow it to hire 21 additional firefighters. The goal of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant is to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them increase or maintain the number of trained firefighters available in their communities. “We want to ensure all response units — like fire engines,

ladders, and ambulances — are kept on duty at all times in order to meet our Department’s mission of protecting lives and property,” Fire Chief Jason Wells said. The funds will cover the cost of the additional firefighters for three years.

Let There Be Light

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a signal installation. The new signal is located at Winchester Road/US 60 and Polo Club Boulevard.

Left turns onto Polo Club Boulevard from Winchester Road/US 60 will have an FYA (flashing yellow arrow) operation which indicates a permissive movement

• when the yellow arrow is flashing — drivers must yield to oncoming traffic

• the right turn movement onto Polo Club Boulevard will have a right turn overlap indication

• Polo Club Boulevard will have three exit lanes, two left turn lanes onto Winchester Road/US 60 and one right turn only lane onto Winchester Road/ US 60

• there will be no U-turns permitted from the Polo Club Boulevard approach (due to the right turn overlap)

Polo Club Plans Progress

Hamburg is several steps closer to a new middle school at Polo Club Boulevard. Last November, faced with escalating costs (from a projected $47.2 million to $70.5 million), Fayette County Public Schools indefinitely put the brakes on the long-planned project. The bid process resumed in September with expected announcements forthcoming.

Celebrating Makerspace

Welcome to Hamburg’s Eastside Library Branch

Lexington Public Library Executive Director

Heather Dieffenbach welcomed the community to a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hamburg’s Eastside library branch with Commerce Lexington and equipment demonstrations.

Located on the second floor of the Eastside branch in Hamburg, the Makerspace has a variety of

equipment for teen and adult community makers including: Tabletop Kiln, 3D Printers, Sewing Machines, Large Format Printer, Large Format Laminator, Button Maker, Heat Press, Cricut Maker.

The mission of the Makerspace is to support and educate individuals and groups who wish to further develop their creative and problemsolving skills. The Makerspace is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring, and sharing using a variety of high tech to low tech tools. The Makerspace seeks to foster a collaborative

The Makerspace in Hamburg’s Eastside Library branch is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring, and sharing using a variety of high tech to low tech tools.

environment wherein people can explore and create intersections between technology, science, art, and culture. It is a space that encourages artistic expression, personal growth, and entrepreneurship for individuals and groups.

The space will provide a place to promote education while fostering a do-it-yourself spirit in our community. It is meant to be a community resource that will offer programming and education on printing, sewing, jewelry and pottery as well as fine arts and painting other skills makers might need to further develop and use for the betterment of the community.

The Makerspace seeks to create a community of makers and crafters organized around a shared space. This will enable makers from all walks of life to invent, build, collaborate, and share ideas. The Makerspace will host programming and specialized programs in collaboration with partners in the community.

THINK PINK

Observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The American Cancer Society reports that breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States (other than skin cancer).

They stress that early detection can lead to increased treatment options.

From the American Cancer Society: “The goal of screening exams for breast cancer is to find cancers before they start to cause symptoms (like a lump that can be felt). Screening refers to tests and exams used to find a disease, such as cancer, in people who do not have any symptoms. Early detection means using an approach that lets breast cancer get diagnosed earlier than otherwise might have occurred.

Breast cancers that are found because they are causing symptoms tend to be larger and are more likely to have already spread beyond the breast. In contrast, breast cancers found during screening exams are more likely to be smaller and still confined to the breast. The size of a breast cancer and how far it has spread are some of the most important factors in predicting the prognosis (outlook) of a woman with this disease.

Most doctors feel that early detection tests for breast cancer save thousands of lives each year, and that many more lives could be saved if even more women and their health care providers took advantage of these tests.”

In the Neighborhood LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA

move beyond cancer in spirit, mind and body. Participants will be invited to participate in several components of the program, including:

• Group exercise classes

• Individualized training and exercise development sessions

• Social engagement activities, and

• Educational seminars and guest speakers

—Carolyn, LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA graduate

As a cancer survivor, you understand the tremendous physical and emotional toll the experience has on your sense of health and wellbeing. The LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA program can help you reclaim your health and continue healing. The program participants receive a FREE threemonth citywide YMCA of Central Kentucky family membership to help further their wellness journey.

By focusing on the whole person and not the disease, LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA helps people

Participants work with YMCA of Central Kentucky staff trained in supportive cancer care to achieve their goals such as building muscle mass and strength; increasing flexibility and endurance; and improving confidence and self-esteem. They are ready and able to understand your unique physical needs and concerns and help you address them safely. LIVESTRONG coaches are relationship builders – able to connect with and develop relationships with and among cancer survivors and their families. In addition to physical benefits, LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA focuses on the emotional well-being of survivors and their families by providing a supportive community where people impacted by cancer can connect during treatment and beyond.

Certified YMCA fitness instructors will deliver the physical activity portions of the program. Instructors are trained in the elements of cancer, post-rehab exercise and supportive cancer care.

For information about registering for the next YMCA LIVESTRONG® series, contact your neighborhood YMCA.

“The best thing about the LIVESTRONG program is that you can’t fail. It’s designed for you to succeed, and believe me, after diagnoses, biopsies, surgery, chemo and radiation, you just want to succeed at something.”

Frontier Nursing University Named A “Great College to Work For”

For the second consecutive year, Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program.

The results were released in September, via a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The results are based on a survey of 212 colleges and universities. In all, 68 of those institutions achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with FNU included among the small universities with 500 to 2,999 students.

As was the case in 2021, Frontier was identified as a workplace that excels in all ten categories:

• Job Satisfaction & Support

• Compensation & Benefits

• Professional Development

• Mission & Pride

• Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness

• Confidence in Senior Leadership

• Faculty & Staff Well-being

• Shared Governance

• Faculty Experience

• Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

By excelling in all 10 categories, FNU, which has over 250 employees, was also named to the Great Colleges Honor Roll. The Honor Roll status is granted to the 42 colleges each year that are highlighted most across the recognition categories.

“It is a tremendous honor to be named a Great College to Work For again this year,” said FNU President Dr. Susan Stone. “This matters to us not because of the award itself but because of what it says about our university. We pride ourselves on creating and maintaining a culture of caring in which all employees are valued and respected. We want our employees to be proud of the work they do and to be empowered to use their talents to serve our students and advance our mission.”

The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institution questionnaire that captured employment data and workplace policies from each institution and a survey

administered to faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was employee feedback.

The Great Colleges to Work For® program is one of the largest and most respected workplace recognition programs in the country. For more information and to view all current and previously recognized institutions, visit the Great Colleges program website at GreatCollegesProgram.com and GreatCollegesList.com. ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.

Save the date, and fight the flu!

The Lexington Health Department will offer free flu shots 3-7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Consolidated Baptist Church. Registration opens online Sept. 29. The

seasonal flu shot is recommended for all people ages 6 months and older and is especially important for people at the highest risk of serious complications from the flu: infants and young children, pregnant women, anyone with underlying medical conditions and adults 50 and older.

HEALTH CALENDAR

OCT 1 Curbside Flu Shots, Baptist Health Medical Group Internal Medicine

OCT 16 Astral Community Sale, Signature Club

OCT 26 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Open House, Bluegrass Orthopaedics

NOV 3 Skin Secrets, Holiday Open House

FREAKY FLICKS

Put a little fright in your night with the return of Parks and Recs’ free Freaky Flicks movie series! Enjoy fun, family-friendly, spine-chilling films to get you Spooky Season ready. Pre-show activities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a Monster Mash dance party. The movie will begin at dark, around 7:30 p.m. There will also be a kid’s costume contest with trophies awarded each week. There are designated areas for either blankets or chairs to help everyone see the screen. Look for the signs and set your blankets on the left when looking at the screen, or set your chairs up on the right. Seating is first come, first serve. Food, drink, and dessert trucks will be available, but feel free to bring your own picnic. No tents or drones are allowed.

Please note: Unlike previous years, Freaky Flicks is happening on Saturday nights and changes locations during the schedule.

OCT 1 Hocus Pocus, Masterson Station

OCT 8 Ghostbusters, Moondance

OCT 15 Addams Family Values, Moondance

Pumpkin Spice? No, it’s PumpkinMania!

The Lexington community is invited to Transylvania University’s campus Sunday, Oct. 23, for the 2022 PumpkinMania Festival presented by White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics.

The 12th annual event will feature pumpkin carving for the display on the Old Morrison steps — which last year appeared on Good Morning America

— along with food vendors, music and more. The 500 jack-o’-lanterns will be lit each night from Oct. 23-27 for public viewing.

“We look forward to getting into the Halloween spirit with our neighbors at this year’s PumpkinMania,” President Brien Lewis said. “Join us on Old Morrison lawn for this family-friendly Lexington tradition.”

To participate, register for up to five free tickets to reserve pumpkins to carve between 11 a.m.-4 p.m. during the festival, which coincides with this year’s Family Weekend.

Volunteers from the university community, including organizations and sports teams, will prepare the pumpkins for carving. Also, students are putting PumpkinMania goodies like candy and

SENIOR LIVING

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER!

THURS OCT 13

Adults 55 and older are invited to join the North Lexington YMCA’s fifth annual Senior Health and Resource Fair on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Lexington YMCA. Useful information on healthy living, recreation, exercise and resources will be provided

along with door prizes and health screenings. Event is free and open to the community! Info: bjohnson@ymcacky.org or call 859-258-9622.

MON OCT 24

Senior Health and Wellness Expo is coming to The Signature Club of Landsowne on Monday, October 24 from 10-1. Plan to attend this FREE event to meet and speak with senior service providers in and around the Lexington area. There will be free health screenings, prizes and giveaways throughout the day, and free lunch!

AROUND THE CORNER

The Lexington Veterans’ Festival Committee is seeking sponsors, vendors, and participants for its November 12 festival at Masterson Station Park.

This year the City of Lexington’s Commission on Veterans’ Affairs, Lady Veterans Connect, and KY NABVETS are partnering to bring resources, entertainment, and fun for those who have served, those currently serving, and their supporters. The

family-friendly festival will be from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. with food trucks, car cruise-in, music, kids’ activities, and more.

SAT OCT 1

Barktoberfest is Back, a fundraiser benefiting Paws 4 the Cause, features arts, crafts, food, music and auction items at Liquor Barn Hamburg, 11 am to 4 pm.

SUN OCT 2

Join the Central Kentucky Audubon Society for a morning walk at the Lexington Cemetery looking for seasonal migrants, 8 am to 11:45 am. Meet/park around the Henry Clay monument past the first left turn after coming in the gate. Do NOT park in the gatehouse spaces!

FRI OCT 7

SAT OCT 8

UK vs South Carolina, Kroger Field.

Market Day is 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, at the Log House Craft Gallery lawn, 200 Estill Street in Berea. The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen’s Fall Market Day in Berea is a one-day event featuring the best handcrafted creations Kentucky has to offer, including pottery, fine woodworking, paintings, baskets, jewelry, and more.

FRI OCT 14

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WED OCT 19

Events subject to change, check with each individual venue.

SAT OCT 29

Five Below Band at Proud Mary BBQ.

SUN OCT 30

NorthSide Christian Church in Georgetown will have food, inflatables, hayrides, s’mores, games, and other fun activities for the whole family at their Fall Festival, 4 pm to 6 pm.

COMING SOON

Breeders Cup at Keeneland Junior League’s Holly Day Market

Pumpkin Spice...your donuts?

Pumpkin Spice...your donuts?

BY TOM YATES

BY TOM YATES

Corn mazes. Fodder shocks. Pumpkin patches.

Yep, it’s coming on autumn. The vibrancy of summer has slowly slipped into the calming pace of fall. Crisp cool breezes dance through the trees, gently releas ing their worn leaves to scatter over long shad ows on the tired grass. Like summer, autumn will be very different in our new normal. Still, we’ll navigate the changes as we cling to familiar ity. While gushingly ripe summer tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, and fresh corn might be fading away, we have a new season to celebrate. We’ll cling to pumpkins, winter squash, potatoes, and hardy greens to get us through our autumnal new normal.

tent and easier to work with.

tent and easier to work with.

Time to make the donuts.

Time to make the donuts.

Corn mazes. Fodder shocks. Pumpkin patches.

Glaze. I combined 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon Oberholtzer sorghum before whisking the glaze until it was just thick and thin enough to drape the donuts.

Yep, it’s coming on autumn. The vibrancy of summer has slowly slipped into the calming pace of fall. Crisp cool breezes dance through the trees, gently releas ing their worn leaves to scatter over long shad ows on the tired grass. Like summer, autumn will be very different in our new normal. Still, we’ll navigate the changes as we cling to familiar ity. While gushingly ripe summer tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, and fresh corn might be fading away, we have a new season to celebrate. We’ll cling to pumpkins, winter squash, potatoes, and hardy greens to get us through our autumnal new normal.

Bacon. After completely coating and covering 6 slices thick cut bacon with light brown sugar, I placed them directly onto a foil lined sheet pan (no wire rack) and slid them into a preheated 350 degree oven. As they started to caramelize and crisp, I turned the bacon and swept it through the sweet sticky bacon fat, returned it to oven, repeated the flip/swipe until the bacon candied in its own fat, and removed it to a wire rack to cool.

Glaze. I combined 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon Oberholtzer sorghum before whisking the glaze until it was just thick and thin enough to drape the donuts.

And, through it all, there will always be pumpkin spice. And donuts.

As much as the pumpkin spice forces tried to rush us into fall before we were ready, it is finally pumpkin spice’s time.

And, through it all, there will always be pumpkin spice. And donuts.

So, go ahead, put it in anything and everything. Make pies, muffins, pancakes, coffees, and scented whipped creams. Or simply dab it behind your ears. It’s pumpkin spice season. And, now, we’re ready.

As much as the pumpkin spice forces tried to rush us into fall before we were ready, it is finally pumpkin spice’s time.

Maple Glazed Pumpkin Donuts With Candied Bacon.

Dough. So, fresh or canned pumpkin? Although completely interchangeable, I get a kick out of roasting fresh pumpkins. More savory than sweet, fresh pump kin seems to have a cleaner flavor. And, why not? It’s pumpkin season.

Bacon. After completely coating and covering 6 slices thick cut bacon with light brown sugar, I placed them directly onto a foil lined sheet pan (no wire rack) and slid them into a preheated 350 degree oven. As they started to caramelize and crisp, I turned the bacon and swept it through the sweet sticky bacon fat, returned it to oven, repeated the flip/swipe until the bacon candied in its own fat, and removed it to a wire rack to cool.

After halving and seeding 2 Madi son County fresh sugar pump kins, I roasted them in a 350 degree oven until they collapsed ( about 45 minutes), let them cool to the touch, scraped the warm flesh into a blender, and pureed the pumpkin until smooth.

flour, 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice (ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground ginger, ground nutmeg), 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt into a smaller mixing bowl. After a quick whisk to combine, I added the spiced flour to the pump kin puree, and gently folded the two together until well incorporated (without overworking the batter).

flour, 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice (ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground ginger, ground nutmeg), 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt into a smaller mixing bowl. After a quick whisk to combine, I added the spiced flour to the pump kin puree, and gently folded the two together until well incorporated (without overworking the batter).

To make life easier, I spooned the donut dough into a pastry bag and piped it into two oil-sprayed silicone donut molds, cleaned the edges, placed the molds onto a sheet pan, and slid them into a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. When cooked though (clean tooth pick test), I pulled the donuts from the oven and let them rest for five minutes for turning them out onto two wire racks to cool.

When almost completely cooled, I dipped the donuts into the maple glaze and let the excess swirl back into the bowl before finishing with shards of candied bacon.

So, go ahead, put it in anything and everything. Make pies, muffins, pancakes, coffees, and scented whipped creams. Or simply dab it behind your ears. It’s pumpkin spice season. And, now, we’re ready.

Lord knows. I have and will fry anything. If it’ll fit in a fryer, I’ll fry it. Like most folks, I’m a fool for fried donuts dripping with glaze. That said, I went down the baked donut route with these pumpkin-y donuts because they’re consis

After scooping 2 cups pumpkin puree into a large mixing bowl, I added 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 4 tablespoons melted butter and 3 large organic eggs. Using an old school hand held mixer, I blended the wet mixture until well combined and silky smooth.

I sifted 2 cups Weisenberger Mill all purpose

Dough. So, fresh or canned pumpkin? Although completely interchangeable, I get a kick out of roasting fresh pumpkins. More savory than sweet, fresh pump kin seems to have a cleaner flavor. And, why not? It’s pumpkin season. After halving and seeding 2 Madi son County fresh sugar pump kins, I roasted them in a 350 degree oven until they collapsed ( about 45 minutes), let them cool to the touch, scraped the warm flesh into a blender, and pureed the pumpkin until smooth.

Suspended under the slightly hardened glaze, the baked donuts were soft, tender, and as light as air. While the warming pumpkin spice punched through the rich caramel-like maple glaze, the candied bacon added salty sweet crunch.

To make life easier, I spooned the donut dough into a pastry bag and piped it into two oil-sprayed silicone donut molds, cleaned the edges, placed the molds onto a sheet pan, and slid them into a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. When cooked though (clean tooth pick test), I pulled the donuts from the oven and let them rest for five minutes for turning them out onto two wire racks to cool.

Donuts in the pumpkin patch? Get your spice on.☐

When almost completely cooled, I dipped the donuts into the maple glaze and let the excess swirl back into the bowl before finishing with shards of candied bacon.

Maple Glazed Pumpkin Donuts With Candied Bacon.

Lord knows. I have and will fry anything. If it’ll fit in a fryer, I’ll fry it. Like most folks, I’m a fool for fried donuts dripping with glaze. That said, I went down the baked donut route with these pumpkin-y donuts because they’re consis

After scooping 2 cups pumpkin puree into a large mixing bowl, I added 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 4 tablespoons melted butter and 3 large organic eggs. Using an old school hand held mixer, I blended the wet mixture until well combined and silky smooth.

I sifted 2 cups Weisenberger Mill all purpose

Suspended under the slightly hardened glaze, the baked donuts were soft, tender, and as light as air. While the warming pumpkin spice punched through the rich caramel-like maple glaze, the candied bacon added salty sweet crunch.

Donuts in the pumpkin patch? Get your spice on.☐

Hungry, Hungry Hippo Finds a New Forever Home

If you spent just one minute with Fritz, the “couch hippo,” you would have no clue of the hardships he faced. He hides it well behind his big jowls and slobbery kisses. But, sadly, someone abandoned this poor guy at the Lexington Humane Society in the middle of the night; he was found bleeding and tied to the building with a shoestring.

Thankfully, he received immediate care from the onstaff medical team. Throughout his examination and prep for surgery, he never stopped wagging his tail and trying to lick his rescuers. He was one happy, happy hippo knowing help had arrived.

The perfect name was obvious —it just took one glance to know this was “Fritz,” in honor of the hippopotamus born this summer at the Cincinnati Zoo. These look-alikes are both happy, handsome boys with big personalities!

Fritz now feels great, looks great, and is one hungry, hungry hippo thanks to life-saving care. And he has been adopted by a loving family!

That’s what LHS does: heal wounds, mend broken hearts, and make tails wag again.

LHS is always in need of volunteers and donations to help care for the thousands of dogs and cats, and the occasional hippo, that arrive looking for help every year.

Fritz, a bully mix, is the beneficiary of LHS’s Second Chances fund, which helps support extreme medical emergencies.

HOME AND GARDEN

Hamburg Dream Home at the Homeplace

St. Jude’s 2022 Dream Home is once again located in Hamburg for 2022.

Located on Buttermilk Rd, this year’s home features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2,600 estimated square ft., vaulted ceilings with wood details in primary bedroom, open concept first floors with hardwood floors throughout, and a gourmet kitchen.

The Home Place has become one of the Hamburg area’s favorite subdivisions, with ranch-style homes and 2-story houses, featuring proximity to local stores, excellent schools, and the interstate.

Tours are available on Saturdays and Sundays through October 9, and the 2022 giveaway is scheduled for Oct 13.

The first St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway was held in Shreveport, LA, organized by Dr. Donald Mack, a pediatric physician from Shreveport. Mack had relied on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

to treat young patients with catastrophic diseases and was the first doctor to send an out-of-state patient to St. Jude.

St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis is an internationally recognized Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer and

other catastrophic diseases have ranked it as one of the best pediatric cancer hospitals in the country.

Market Cooling?

Home sales were down 14 percent in August from a year ago as sales topped out at 1,419 in 2022 compared to 1,646 in August 2021.

Rusty Underwood, president of Bluegrass Realtors® says “After two unprecedented years in real estate where prices and appreciation exploded, some buyers hit pause in their home search as a result of increasing rates, inflation and decreased purchasing power.”

Despite the slowdown in transactions, median prices still rose in August. Prices jumped to a new all-time monthly high reaching $249,900, up 11 percent over last year when the median was $225,000, and coming in at the third highest month ever behind June and July of this year. Single-family home prices increased 8 percent to $250,000 while townhouse/condo prices jumped 17 percent, reaching $210,000.

PROPERTIES RECENTLY SOLD IN LEXINGTON

40502

1320 COOPER DR

325 ANDOVER DR

3013 TATES CREEK RD 102

917 THE CURTILAGE

$1,200,000

$1,200,000

$1,195,000

$1,175,000

1644 RICHMOND RD $1,120,000

2137 WOODMONT DR $940,000

2104 WOODMONT DR $900,000

1601 RICHMOND RD $885,000

2400 THE WOODS LN

403 COCHRAN RD

451 HART RD

$879,900

$807,000

$720,000

130 LOUISIANA AVE......................................... $710,000

436 DUDLEY RD $675,000

221 CHENAULT RD $655,000

798 ROBIN RD $550,000

645 MONTCLAIR DR $538,000

3333 LANSDOWNE DR $481,500

614 KASTLE RD

$465,000

1221 SCOVILLE RD $465,000

3348 HUNTER RD $360,000

3405 BELLEFONTE DR $315,000

2412 LAKE PARK RD #107

117 KENTUCKY AVE #A

1316 GRAY HAWK RD UNIT B

543 LAKETOWER DR UNIT 115

$230,000

$219,000

$195,000

$190,000

857 MALABU DR #8103 $175,000

857 MALABU DR UNIT 6001 $153,000

858 MALABU DR UNIT 6100 $152,000

305 PRESTON AVE $150,000

372 SHERMAN AVE $81,541

40505

1800 JOAN DR

$389,000

1817 BLUE RIDGE DR $220,000 623 CHARLBURY RD $205,000 1823 MARLBORO DR $205,000

216 CASTLEWOOD DR

1897 WICKLAND DR

691 HARR CIR

162 NORTHWOOD DR

$199,900

$185,000

$179,500

$171,500

620 WALDO WAY $170,000 418 MEADOW PARK $165,000

1803 SARASOTA CT $165,000

2130 OLD PARIS RD $153,000

659 HI CREST DR

1425 HUNTSVILLE DR

206 BROADVIEW DR

164 DEVONIA AVE

$150,000

$135,000

$107,500

$45,000

1704 WOODLARK AVE

$328,000 860 E LOUDON AVE $262,000 2057 CORIANDER LN $239,000 1034 MEADOW LN $230,000

40509

2421 PASCOLI PL $700,000 3757 HORSEMINT TRL $682,500

Neighborhood property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)

PROPERTIES RECENTLY SOLD IN LEXINGTON

635 MINT HILL LN $680,000

2267 BAHAMA RD $607,000

3462 FERGUS PARK $579,900

1800 CATTLE PATH ......................................... $550,000

1843 BATTERY ST ........................................... $515,000

618 MINT HILL LN ........................................... $500,000

1057 ANDOVER FOREST DR $498,000

3185 CAVERSHAM PARK LN $485,000

213 RICHARDSON PL $450,000

4104 STARRUSH PL $450,000

548 HANNON WAY $411,000

1953 COVINGTON DR ..................................... $410,000

892 SPYGLASS LN ........................................... $344,000

3937 BARNARD DR ......................................... $310,000

2300 LILAC PARK ............................................ $300,000

5584 WINCHESTER RD $290,000

1811 TIMBER CREEK DR $285,000

3040 DREXEL PASS $279,900

2412 HARRIGAN WAY $260,777

1073 BRICK HOUSE LN $250,000

2468 CHECKERBERRY DR $240,000

2077 STONEWOOD LN $235,000

3009 MAPLELEAF PARK .................................. $140,000 288 HEDGEWOOD CT ....................................... $55,000

40511

1370 ESTATES HILL CIR .................................. $565,000

712 WINDFLOWER WAY $525,900

1675 SNOW GOOSE CIR $435,000

1367 ESTATES HILL CIR $380,000

1572 CASPER CT $345,000

301 MASTERSON STATION DR $340,000

757 DAWSON SPRINGS WAY .......................... $339,000

696 LUCILLE DR .............................................. $305,000

892 WINDING OAK TRL ................................... $296,000 2861 SANDERSVILLE RD $295,500 2329 SPURR RD $281,000 3233 TIBURON WAY $264,900

812 WHITE WOOD FLT $264,900

3069 SHADY KNOLL RST $260,000 3080 OUR TIBBS TRL $254,222

2808 RED CLOVER LN ..................................... $250,000

1869 ARBOR STATION WAY

$230,000

1145 BRIARWOOD DR .................................... $212,000

3008 CADDIS LN

$250,000

205 BLACK WATER LN $226,500 1851 BRIDGESTONE DR $225,000

2705 SILVER MARE CT $215,000

2488 ROCKAWAY PL $198,500

253 SPRING VALLEY LN $190,000

2312 REMINGTON WAY #13

276 TAYLOR DR

1550 GRANT DR

$175,000

$174,000

$170,000

$160,000 645 CARVER RD $151,250 452 KILPATRICK CT $97,000 1594 VAN BUREN DR $67,084

419 TIBBS LN

Neighborhood property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)

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