Hamburg Journal June 2017

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BUSINESS UPDATES...........................................................................................4 DIGGING DEEP TO BEAUTIFY ..........................................................................5 CHEF TOM CONSIDERS A FATHER’S LOVE..................................................10 ALL ABOUT THE KIDS.......................................................................................12 HEALTH NEWS AND EVENTS....................................................................14-15 SENIOR EVENTS................................................................................................17 CALENDAR OF EVENTS.............................................................................18-20 HOME AND GARDEN.......................................................................................21 REAL ESTATE................................................................................................22-23

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B U S I N E S S U P DAT E S

NEWS The 2017 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway will take place in June. The bonus prize deadline will be June 11 and mail-in forms must be received by June 22. The giveaway winners will be drawn June 29 at 5 p.m. on ABC 36. This year’s grand prize is in the Tuscany subdivision of Hamburg.

Commerce Lexington Inc. has announced the 2017 Leadership Visit will take members to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn. June 7 through 9.

The Minneapolis region includes 11 counties and is anchored by three urban centers is the 16th-largest metro area in the United States. The region is home to more than 3 million people, 19 Fortune 500 companies, and thousands of lakes.

Eastland Lanes, a Lexington landmark since 1966, closed June 1.

Danny Collins, president of Collins Bowling Centers, released a statement last Sunday citing increased operating and maintenance costs as the reason behind the closure.

Southland Lanes, Lexington’s final bowling alley and another Collins Bowling Centers venue, will remain open.

“I want every customer to understand how much we’ve appreciated your business over the past 58 years - since 1959,” Collins said in a statement. “Again, this has been a decision my family reached after many meetings, discussions, and business projections. We don’t take such a decision lightly.”

Collins said some employees would be offered other employment within the company.

After 35 years in Frankfort, Kentucky Book Fair will be moving to Lexington. The fair draws about 3,500 readers and 170 local and national authors and had being held at the Frankfort Convention Center. This year, the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park will be the site for the on Nov. 18 fair.

Nine Fayette County principals are set to begin a year-long executive level leadership training course usually reserved for the nation’s top CEOs. The principals were selected in March to participate in the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School

Lester Diaz

A Forcht Group of Kentucky delegation attended the 2017 Derby Eve Gala at the Governor’s Mansion in Frankfort. Left to right, standing, Greg Reynolds, Tom and Debra Hourigan, Rodney and Laurie Shockley, Deac Heath, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Terry Forcht, Vicki and Eddie Woodruff. Seated, Marion Forcht and Debbie Reynolds.

Principals by an advisory board made up of business leaders and school superintendents. Among those selected is Hamburg’s newest principal - Lester Diaz, Frederick Douglass High School.

Diaz said, “I am really looking forward to the learning and growing that will take place during the Leadership Institute for School Principals program. I am very excited about the impact this training may have on the students and staff at Douglass High School.”

“We are proud of the fact that Kentucky is the only state in which the business community has made this kind of investment in its principals,” said Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson. “Employers understand the positive impact of strong leadership in the workplace, and the same is true of schools. That’s why we think it is important Kentucky principals be given executive-level training similar to that provided for corporate leaders.”

NEW BUSINESS Founded in Lexington in 2014, Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen has opened on War Admiral in Hamburg, at the former location of Tom + Chee. This is its third Lexington location.

Blaze Pizza has opened a second location in Lexington. The new location is at 2305 Sir Barton Way in Hamburg. Blaze Pizza features custom, healthful, artisanal ingredients on the assembly line and quickfired pizza.

MedQuest opens in neighborhood

MedQuest College opened its doors to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen

Blaze Pizza

JUNE 9 - Local First Coffee Meet up, Topic: Creative & successful partnerships, 8 am, Magee’s Bakery JUNE 13 - Build Your Brand and Set Yourself Up for Success with LinkedIn, presented by BCTC Career Development Coordinator, Ashley Gei, at Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office JUNE 21 - Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 11:30 am. Hamburg Library on Blake James.

Registration, 1.800.272.3900.

JUNE 22 - Chamber of Commerce Business Link, Hilton downtown JUNE 27 - “Resumes that Clearly Represent You,” presented by Aerotek recruiter Elisha Meredith, Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office

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UPS, Keep Lexington Beautiful team up for Trees on Polo Club Blvd

Sharon Bogner, Heather Wilson (both city employees), and Greg Butler help plant trees along Polo Club Blvd.

There was no shortage of helpers when Keep Lexington Beautiful and UPS recently teamed up to plant 35 trees and 32 shrubs on Polo Club Blvd.

“When I heard that UPS had donated money for the trees, I knew I wanted to be a part of planting them,” says Jacque Marple, a full-time HR Specialist with UPS. “I shop over here, and every time I come over, I know that I’ll remember that I helped plant the trees and bushes, and can take pride in that.”

The trees and shrubs were provided by the Keep Lexington Beautiful commission (KLB) and paid for by a $5,000 Keep America Beautiful grant funded by the UPS Foundation.

Volunteers from UPS, the KLB, and employees of the city’s Division of Environmental Services, dug the holes and then planted the trees and shrubs between Winchester Road and Man O War Blvd.

Greg Butler, of Republic Services, who is on the KLB commission, said the planting Jacque Marple, an HR specialist at UPS, digs deep to beautify Polo Club Blvd. event is typical of what the board does. “Unlike a lot of boards who sit in rooms and talk about issues, we actually go out and participate in events like this one. We plant trees, we pick up litter, and we educate the public. We have a good mixture of involvement with our community.”

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LOVE AND COMPASSION EXTENDS BEYOND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

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Catholic priest and a Presbyterian elder walk into an Irish pub in Lexington. It sounds like a setup for a joke.

The discussion is quite serious: the conversation is about the fractured educational structure and systemic hopelessness of many children in Guatemala. Out of this initial meeting, the dream of Guatemalan Educational Outreach is formed. Initially the scope of the task seems overwhelming, but with a go-andsee attitude from the two of them and many Kentuckians willing to follow both financially and/or with their time, the problem is broken down to a manageable target.

First, let’s meet the current president of Guatemalan Educational Outreach, Father Miguel. He is a native of Palencia, Guatemala and priest in central Kentucky. He understands all too well the challenges of getting a good education in his home country. He has seen too many children who cannot read or write and leave the school systems because of little positive social or family network.

Board member Forrest Day, who’s traveled to Guatemala several times for the project and will return in July, said the path to a better future is clear.

“The tragedy is that if the children were believed in, fed something for breakfast and lunch, and provided a well-paid bilingual teacher (by Guatemalan standards) their chances of success would improve dramatically,” Day said. “In a nutshell, they need a quality education and the ability to speak fluent English; the jobs are there for the ones that can speak it.

Therefore, the need to take the dangerous trek to North America to try to survive financially is greatly reduced.”

The Mission Guatemalan Educational Outreach, G.E.O. provides a hands on approach to English immersion education to the children via teachers and Kentucky volunteers that rotate. The duration of each volunteer’s length of stay can range from one to three weeks based on their individual needs. The Kentucky volunteers would have the opportunity to see with their own eyes their investment grow.

G.E.O. will focus on k-2 high risk students pulled from three local elementary schools.

The chosen families/students must support and buy into the school by supporting it and their child to make the dream possible of higher level education.

All funds raised go to the school and salary of the teacher. Any residual funds would assist in bringing more children into the school. No one is paid for “working” with G.E.O. Any expenses incurred by Kentucky volunteers helping the school are self-funded.

G.E.O. is a faith and spiritual based team of individuals who want to put the teachings of their faith and values to work for the impover-

First annual G.E.O.

FAMILY FUN FEST Saturday, June 17 5 to 8 p.m.

Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church 3534 Tates Creek Road

ished children of Guatemala.

Day says, “We cannot save the world, and that is not our task, but we want to do as much as we can.”

The first annual GEO Family Fun Fest is scheduled for Saturday June 17, 5 to 8 p.m. at Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church at 3534 Tates Creek Road. Music will be provided by Anna Z and Chandler, along with Freakdaddy’s Rock n Soul Review. There will be an Inflatable super slide, fun kids’ activities, and the Salsarita Food Truck.

The mission of G.E.O. a 501(c)(3) Corp. is to build and fund educational access in Palencia, Guatemala for children with limited financial resources. 100 percent of donations go to project.

Chapel Hill Presbyterian Elder and Guatemalan Educational Outreach Board Member Forrest Day on site in Guatemala.

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THORNTON SAUSAGE

The Gas Station Gourmand

DOUBLE KWIK FOOD

SPEEDWAY SAUSAGE

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VERSAILLES FOOD MART

Convenience store cuisine for the discerning dad

BY BRIAN S. POWERS

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here is a curious phenomenon among fathers of a certain age that roughly corresponds with the desire to make terrible puns and a complete ambivalence about wearing dark socks with shorts in public, and that is a predilection for food that can be obtained with a minimum of effort, preferably whilst also purchasing gasoline, a newspaper, and assorted 2-for-1 candy bars. At first I thought that this strange condition might be limited to my own father, who always seemed to know which gas station in town had the best pepperoni rolls or frozen yogurt bar. It was no surprise, then, when I recently found myself becoming a regular at a local service station on my daily commute. It only became alarming when the employees started anticipating my arrival with my “usual” order.

It seems that a love of gas station food and a willingness to eat anything that is served under heat lamps or on a roller grill is not merely a facet of my own genetics, but very possibly an emerging trait of middle-to-late stage fatherhood universally.

Dads love gas station food, and it’s high time we embraced the culinary possibility inherent in food that can purchased hot and ready with a lottery ticket. To those ends, assembled below is a guide to the proper selection and consumption of local convenience store cuisine, tackling the gamut from actual homemade food down to the last crumbs from a stale Tornado. You should probably pop a couple Rolaids now.

Convenience Cuisine: Not Just Day Old Hot Dogs Anymore The first stop in our search for service station sustenance is at Lexington-area locations that still provide what even the most discriminating non-father would consider to be pretty decent food.

Marathon Gas Versailles Food Mart 200 Lexington Street, Versailles Any day begins with a hearty breakfast, and while my own father swears by the restorative powers of Speedway breakfast pizza, one of the better breakfasts locally is found at the Marathon Gas Versailles Food Mart. There are multiple breakfast options that involve biscuits, and all of them seem to take construction cues from the Carnegie Deli; each biscuit sandwich contains a nearly unreasonable amount of meat. Piles of country ham and slices of pork tenderloin

adorn these biscuits, but the crown jewel may be that compilation American breakfast in handheld form, the bacon, egg and cheese biscuit.

For starters, the biscuit is a fine example of home cooking – a bit crumbly, but holds together reasonably well and tastes fresh, if a little dense. The egg is an actual by-God egg fried the standard way, which provides an excellent flavor and texture, especially with a slice of American cheese melting against it. Then there’s the bacon. Oh, the bacon. There is an excessive amount of bacon on this biscuit, yet it isn’t overwhelming, and the bacon is cooked just to the point of crispness, exactly at the spot between rubbery and brittle. At less than $2.50 for a fully-loaded biscuit, this item isn’t just good for gas station food, it’s a true contender against other fast food breakfast items.

Skip the fast food chains for this biscuit and you can add a cold Ski and a stick of bison jerky alongside it with a copy of USA Today.

Stop by for lunch and you can get whatever variety of home cooking they have that particular day.

Double Kwik BP Convenience Store 4000 Catnip Hill Road, Nicholasville If you want the kind of lunch where you spend the rest of the afternoon at work praying you don’t get caught nodding off, the Nicholasville Double Kwik is tailor-made to dump some serious carb-loading on you.

The Double Kwik has the distinction of two different in-store restaurants, a quick grill for hamburgers and similar items, and a more involved service for comfort food. An entree with two sides and a roll will set you back $6.49, but it’s hard to find an original recipe of chicken at a gas station that is both (a) truly delicious, and (b) not served up by one of the leading gas station chicken franchises. Complement that with sauteed red skin potatoes and creamy mac’n’cheese and you’ve got a formidable meal, bonus points for the flat fried cornbread.

Looking back, I made two mistakes – one was making two trips to fill up my drink bucket with delightfully sweet tea, and the other was adding an order of peach cobbler after the fact. It’s never a good feeling to want to unbutton your pants at work after a meal like that, but it’s especially painful when your boss notices the large patch of peach cobbler on your shirt because you hurriedly scarfed it down in the car while racing back to work. I both curse and

commend the Double Kwik; my Kentucky grandmother would have been proud to serve that meal. I’ll branch out and try the meatloaf next time.

Joe’s Mini Food Mart 705 E. Loudon, Lexington Can we start by acknowledging the massive mural of Jimi Hendrix on the adjacent building adds a certain panache to Joe’s that all other gas stations lack? It took me a minute to find the food counter at Joe’s – it’s tucked back in the far corner opposite the main door, so it’s hidden behind racks of staples such as potato chips and motor oil.

While Joe’s serves the gas station staple of Broaster chicken, Joe’s uses it a gateway – as many do – to serve other homestyle food alongside the branded chicken, much to its advantage. The mini food service area is branded as “Mrs. Joe’s Kitchen” on a hand-written menu sign for that extra “awwww” factor. As much as I was looking forward to trying out either the pimento cheese sandwich or BLT on the menu, my innate desire to eat every piece of warm chicken on the planet won out once I saw the baked chicken special. After making the purveyors of chicken and sides swear a blood oath that the mashed potatoes were not made from a box of instant flakes, I walked out with a box of chicken, said potatoes and green beans with a roll for $6.99.

If there is juicier or more delicious baked chicken in central Kentucky, I don’t want to have a standard set that high, as all other chicken would be a disappointment. The mashed potatoes were as promised, but the green beans were the side to beat – flavorful and firm, not overcooked and mushy.

My only complaints were the banal roll that accompanied the meal and the failure to list the price of a bottle of Ale 8 to soothe the cheapskate in me before purchasing. Joe’s (and Mrs. Joe’s) add a solid entry in the pantheon of gas station cuisine by serving up delicious, simple food alongside supplying unleaded and Skoal.

Rollergrill Roundup (Full disclosure: I once lost a Speedy Rewards card that had 12,243 points on it, which practically makes me a shareholder.)

Custom now dictates that we turn to less firm culinary ground – namely, the unholy real estate held by the roller grill in the chain gas station. I have been known to sample the occasional hot dog or Polish sausage, which often transforms into a

hollow meat tube of regret after the fact, but our nation’s fathers are eating those things, so I must give them equal treatment.

The two top contenders locally are Thornton’s and Speedway, with multiple locations serving up countless tubes of withered mystery meat alongside Tornados, the food equivalent of something that sounds good in theory but is terrible in practice, like a Chevy Chase talk show (ask your parents).

I’ll give the ending away early – Thornton’s takes it in a walk.

Thornton’s has really upped the roller grill game, using Johnsonville-branded sausages and providing a small toppings bar.

I purchased one of the BBQ Bourbon Sausages, added some shredded cheese and spicy mustard before making the Sign of the Cross and taking a solid bite. The results were ... not awful. It was actually a pretty delicious and flavorful sausage, which puts it light years ahead of the other shriveled protein sticks marketed to drunk college students and hungry uncles. I did bristle at the fact that adding cheese or chili would slap another $0.30 on top of my $1.69, as I have come to expect these items as part of my birthright.

Speedway set me straight, however, by reminding me that just because chili and cheese are free doesn’t mean they’re not going to make you instantly regret every decision that led to you putting them on your Polish sausage. Advantage: Thornton’s. While buns from both locations came out stale from the plastic wrap, the location of the Speedway buns was far more confusing. This was not the first time I inadvertently pulled out a drawer marked “EMPLOYEES ONLY – HOT! DO NOT OPEN!” and stared at a pan of steaming water for a full twenty seconds before noticing the actual buns were in a different drawer. Speedway wins the price war at $1.59, but a mediocre sausage covered in chili and sadness just couldn’t compete.

••••• While it may be unfathomable to some, it is a near-universal certainty that gas station food has claimed the dad demographic irrevocably. It is time for fathers everywhere to stand and proclaim your preference for the roller grill, or maybe that one place that services those spicy potato wedges and burritos. Own it, Dads of America. May your socks be dark, your taste in music questionable, and your chicken tenders Broasted.

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Author’s award highlights ‘seed saving’

BY MACK MCCORMICK University Press of Kentucky author Bill Best, whose new book “Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving” was released earlier this year, has been named winner of the 2017 East Kentucky Leadership Foundation Private Individual Award.

The award presented by the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation recognizes an individual whose public service is dedicated to the betterment of the region.

EKLF was founded in 1988 to promote leadership in Eastern Kentucky. Now in its 28th year, Bill Best EKLF continues to encourage leadership development, communication and collaboration throughout the Eastern Kentucky region.

Each year, EKLF sponsors the East Kentucky Leadership Conference and invites individuals from all walks of life to participate.

The conference consists of various sessions about Eastern Kentucky issues, speakers who challenge Eastern Kentuckians to become leaders in their communities, and the annual awards ceremony.

“Kentucky Heirloom Seeds” is an evocative exploration of the seed saver’s art and the practice of sustainable agriculture. Best and Dobree Adams begin by tracing the roots of the tradition in the state to a 700-year-old Native American farming village in north central Kentucky. Best shares tips for planting and growing beans and describes his family’s favorite varieties for the table. Featuring interviews with many people who have worked to preserve heirloom varieties, this book vividly documents the social relevance of the rituals of sowing, cultivating, eating, saving and sharing.

The award from the EKLF was presented

at the 30th Annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference held April 28, at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond.

Best, professor emeritus from Berea College, is a farmer from Madison County and one of the charter members of the Lexington Farmers’ Market.

Widely known as a saver, collector and grower of heirloom beans and tomatoes, he is also the author of “Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste: Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia.”

UPK is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, representing a consortium that includes all of the state universities, five private colleges, and two historical societies. The press’ editorial program focuses on the humanities and the social sciences. Offices for the administrative, editorial, production and marketing departments of the press are found at University of Kentucky, which provides financial support toward the operating expenses of the publishing operation through the UK Libraries.

Hamburg residents can now have groceries delivered same day in as little as one hour Instacart, the retail delivery service whose shoppers hand pick and deliver items from local stores, has expanded into Lexington to serve over 285,000 households.

Lexington residents can now order from their favorite retailers like Whole Foods Market, Petco, Costco, Meijer and Kroger, and have their groceries delivered straight to their doorsteps in as little as one hour.

“Over the past year we’ve seen incredible demand in the Lexington area,” said Dave Osborne, Instacart general manag-

er. “We work with a variety of local retailers to provide the freshest, highest quality groceries to our customers. Expansion into Lexington gives us an opportunity to initiate service in the Kentucky market.

We’re also excited to build a world class shopper community, where we can offer fun and flexible jobs for our shoppers.”

How Instacart works Customers go online or open the Instacart mobile app on their iPhone or Android device, select their city/store, add items to a virtual cart, then choose a delivery

window (within one hour, within two hours, or up to seven days in advance) and check out. An Instacart shopper accepts the order on his/her smartphone, uses the Instacart shopper app to guide them through shopping, and then delivers the order to the customer in the designated delivery timeframe.

Instacart allows people to order groceries online by connecting them with shoppers who hand pick items at customer’s’ local, favorite stores and deliver straight to their doors.

UK offering leadership program for students with disabilities

BY STEPHANIE MEREDITH The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute is hosting its Summer Leadership Experience this July. The program offers high school juniors and seniors with mild to moderate disabilities a glimpse of the college experience. Held on campus and lasting a week, Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, the program will help prepare students who want to transition to higher education.

The Summer Leadership Experience includes round table discussions with college students and faculty, and presentations and activities centered around the following topics:

• self-discovery; • preparing for college; • health and wellness; • vocational rehabilitation; • college admissions/student life/advising/financial aid; • self advocacy; • accommodations; • technology; • independent living; • campus tour; and • mentoring.

“Students with disabilities will learn valuable skills sets needed to make a successful transition to college,” said Camp Director Teresa Belluscio. “A successful transition to college for students with dis-

abilities is all about preparation, knowing your rights and having the self-advocacy skills needed to maneuver the college environment. Students participating in the Summer Leadership Camp will learn self-advocacy, self-determination and self-disclosure skills needed to succeed in college. Uncover these skills at our Summer Leadership Training Camp.”

The program is limited to 15 students, and the cost is $10 to secure reservation and a T-shirt. Lunch will be provided.

Interested students will need to fill out an application and complete an interview with the camp director.

For more information, go to www. uknow.uky.edu/uk-happenings.

Networking workshop to be held in Hamburg The University of Kentucky Alumni Association and Alumni Career Services will host “Nurture Your Network” on Wednesday, June 7 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Hamburg location of Shakespeare & Co. This event is designed to give individuals an opportunity to grow their professional network.

“Social and professional networks are vital to success, so one should always be connecting,” the organization said in a statement. “Leverage the power of Big Blue Nation and ‘nurture your network’ with fellow alumni and friends on June 7.”

There will be complimentary appetizers, a cash bar and relaxed vibe as new connections are made at this casual networking event. UK Alumni Association staff will be on hand to help facilitate conversations and to give away prizes.

The cost is $5 for UK Alumni Association members and $8 for nonmembers. To register for the event, go to hwww.ukalumni.net/ nurtureyournetwork2017.

For information, contact Leslie Hayes at 859.257.3705 or at leslie.hayes@uky.edu.

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Setting the Bar

A grateful son realizes his father’s love through sweat, humidity and sawdust

BY TOM YATES Even at a young age, my father was my hero. Although I vaguely understood all the sacrifices he made as a single military father, I felt his devotion. Back in the day, widowed fathers gave their children over to aunts or others to care for the kids. He didn’t. I’m still not sure why. He was a busy guy. Big time army man. When my mother passed away, he didn’t hesitate to pack us up and move us back overseas.

Although we must have been a burden, I never felt like a burden. He did the best he could to make a life for us in foreign lands surrounded by strangers. Don’t get me wrong, I knew something was different. We were different. I was different. Everyone else had mothers and big families. We simply had each other and a few lovable revolving nannies.

My father was kind and strong, but not overly sentimental. He was army through and through. He could burn my little soul with one stern look or melt it into puddles when he smiled. I shot for smiles.

Throughout my life, Father’s Day got lost in the ordinary days of summer. I never sent cards, wrapped gifts, or made any kind of deal about the whole thing. Father’s Day

was just June something or other. I called him on every Father’s Day and that was enough. As a rambunctious trouble-shooting kid/teen/adult, he knew I loved him. I knew he loved me. We really didn’t need the hoopla of a single day to point that out.

When he got sick, everything changed. As he struggled to fight cancer, every day was Father’s Day. Every day was precious and full. Me. Him. Us. Although I couldn’t take back the ordinary years of routine phone calls, every ounce of love, respect, honor, and commitment poured out of my own fearful quest to connect during the tender days.

Eventually, our roles slowly reversed, rewound, and played back. Who was the dad? Who was the kid? We met in the middle. Simpatico.

I actually did sing for my father ... once. The summer between sixth grade and seventh grade, I fancied myself a fine chanteuse. Although I couldn’t sing a lick, I found my destiny. Armed with my battery powered cassette player and a lone cassette tape featuring Anne Murray’s Snowbird, I wandered the fields of the farm singing along with my muse. As wonderful as she was, I was better. I was the complete package. The hip smiling family bands of the

70s couldn’t hold a candle to my boyish puckered lips and smoldering eyes. I sang for the cows, chickens, ponds, trees, blackberry bushes, rocks, or anything else that stood still to hone my craft. After several weeks of intense practice, I knew I was ready. Shrouded in secrecy, I mounted a fierce snail mail letter writing campaign, promoting my self indulgent stratospheric talent, to land an audition for a low budget variety show produced by a local Bowling Green television station. The world was my oyster.

One day, having returned home from my lakeside softserve ice cream day job, I received a letter congratulating me on my persistence along with a scheduled audition date. I had almost arrived. Blessed be Anne Murray.

That’s when things got a bit iffy. I was a kid. The television producers didn’t know I was a kid. Bowling Green was 35 miles away as the crow flies, farther by car if driving on back roads through the hills and valleys of Allen County.

You see, I needed a chauffeur to make my audition date. I needed a ride and had to face the music.

My dad spent a lot of time in his hot and humid woodshop. With lathes lathing and buzzsaws blaring, he didn’t hear me enter his hallowed space. Beaming with confi-

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dence, I fessed up, told him my plans, and asked him for a ride to my audition. Sweaty sawdust dripped from his forehead. The singed heat of ripped wood burned my eyes.

It must have been 110 degrees in that little shed. After turning off the saws and lathes, he cracked open a window and told me to sing my song. Suddenly wracked with nerves, I fumbled with the clunky buttons of the cassette player.

Click.

Rewind.

Click.

Fast Forward.

Click.

Pause.

Click. Click. Click.

Play.

I cranked the volume as high as it could possibly go and belted out, “Beneath the snowy mantle cold and clean, the unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green...”. On and on and on. Anne and I sang the entire song. When I finished, it was so quiet I could hear chiggers crawling through my cotton socks. Dead silence. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t laugh. He didn’t do anything. He closed the window and simply said that he couldn’t take me to my audition.

Gentle giant. No excuses. No explanations. Game over. And with that, I shuffled through the gritty sawdust on my way out of the woodshed and closed the door on my cabaret career. Although somewhat relieved, I hadn’t felt such disappointment since he flat out refused years earlier to buy me a chimpanzee as a playmate. Ever resilient, I moved on. I had frogs to gig, catfish to

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catch, and ice cream to scoop.

A few days after my unfortunate near brush with fame, I was catching up on some early morning Shirley Temple re-runs when I heard ridiculous noises spilling from the front yard. I tried not to think much about the raucous because my dad was always wiring fences, splitting firewood, or just sawing things. Although annoying, it was par for the course.

After a while, the noises died down and he called me outside. Tucked into a corner of the front yard by a small stone wall and seemingly floating on air, he had fashioned a high bar. A. High. Bar. Towering 8’ from the ground, he managed to jerry-rig, build, and firmly secure a 2”x 5’ metal pole between two large mature maple trees. A horizontal bar of my own. I was dumbstruck. It was magnificent. Somehow and somewhere along the way, he’d remembered that I always wanted to become an Olympic gold medal award winning gymnast. All I needed was a horizontal bar to hone my craft. My head filled with thoughts of double twist flips, release moves, and nailed landings. I knew big time gymnasts worried about those sorts of things and I wanted/needed to embrace that worry. The world was my oyster ... again.

That’s what fathers do.

They help build dreams.

Oh sure, I never became an acclaimed cabaret singer or an Olympic gymnast. In the long run, it really wasn’t about reaching those lofty goals. it was about the journeys.

And the dreams.

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ALL ABOUT KIDS THURSDAY, JUNE 1 The Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library will be hosting “Discover Summer Kickoff Party” Thursday, June 1, from 2 until 4 p.m. There will be nearly a dozen Honey Hill Petting Zoo critters and plenty of handson fun. Incoming kindergarteners are VIPs and will enjoy special Countdown to Kindergarten activities. This event is open for all ages. For more information, call 859.231.5500.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Half Price Books in Hamburg will host “Yell ‘Fudge’ at the Cobra’s Day” on Friday, June 2. Come in and yell “Fudge” at our Cobra Commander to receive 10 percent off any purchase.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Barnes and Noble in Hamburg will be holding a special Wonder Woman event Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. To celebrate the opening of the new Wonder Woman movie, Barnes and Noble will offer special deals on all DC graphic novels and kids can receive a free DC Superhero Girls or DC Universe Rebirth Wonder Woman Day special edition comic while supplies last.

Bike Lexington’s Family Fun Ride will be held Saturday, June 3 from 8 until 11 a.m. at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse grounds.

This ride is a free eight-mile bike ride in the heart of

downtown. The ride is not a race and the route is designed for riders of all skill sets and ages to celebrate the joy of biking. The event will also feature giveaways, a kids rodeo bike course and a slow cycle for ages 18 and older. Free helmets will be given away, while they last. Already have a helmet? Stop by the helmet fitting station to ensure a safe and proper fit. Every registered Family Fun Ride participant will automatically be entered into a bike giveaway and the winner will be announced after the ride. One bike will be awarded to an adult, and one to a child. Participants must be present to win.

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will be hosted by the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library on Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7 from 6 until 8 p.m Visitors can make there own Minecraft monster. Participants will be able to design their own original creature and add simple, custom animations using java.

This class is open for ages 12-16. Registration required. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Barnes and Noble in Hamburg offers Children’s Storytime each Wednesday in June starting at 10 a.m. each day.

There will be special craft projects following the reading.

Half Price Books in Hamburg will kick off the Summer Feed Your Brain reading program on Sunday, June 4 at 2 p.m. with its biggest storytime of the season. This will be part of a nationwide read-in event.

Wet and Wild Wednesdays will kick off Wednesday, June 7 at the Woodland Aquatic Center from noon until 4 p.m. There will be free admission every other Wednesday throughout the summer at different Lexington pools.

There will be held games, prizes, trivia and more.

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“Animal Architects” will be held Wednesday, June 7 at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library.

Get a up-close view of a variety of exotic animals from around the world. This event is open for kids from kindergarten through fifth grade. For more information, call 859.231.5500.

The Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library will host “Camp Digital: Minecraft Mania” Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7 from 2 until 4 p.m.

Learn the basic process of mod creation from concept to installation, build new ores and tools, create new skins, and make a simple 3D model for a new monster. This event is designed for ages 11-14 and registration is required. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

“Camp digital Minecraft Mania II Animation Lab”

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Train Day will be held Saturday, June 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 11, from 1 until 5 p.m. at the

Kentucky Children’s Garden daily programming for June The Kentucky Children’s Garden at The Arboretum is a safe 2 acre outdoor learning environment designed to help children 2-10 years old discover plants and the environment. Throughout the summer, the garden will be offer special programs almost every day.

Here is a list of events through the month of June: JUNE 1 - Goldenrod Flower Craft (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn about state symbols and create a cute goldenrod (our state flower) craft.

JUNE 2 - Story Time (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Read Goodnight Kentucky by Adam Gamble.

JUNE 3 - Sow it Saturday (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Help KCG staff maintain the gardens and plant a seed to take home.

JUNE 4 - What’s in Bloom Hike (1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Join KCG staff on a hike around the KCG learning which flowers are in bloom.

JUNE 7 - Kentucky Symbols Hunt (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn Kentucky’s state symbols while going on a fun scavenger hunt.

JUNE 8 - I Love Kentucky Craft (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn about Kentucky, look at a map of Kentucky and learn where you live while creating a cute Kentucky craft.

JUNE 9 - Story Time (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Read B is for Bluegrass by Mary Ann McCabe Riehle.

JUNE 10 - Sow it Saturday (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m.

and 3-3:30 p.m.) Help KCG staff maintain the gardens and plant a seed to take home.

JUNE 11 - What’s in Bloom Hike (1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Join KCG staff on a hike around the KCG learning which flowers are in bloom.

JUNE 14 - Fossil Hunt (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn what a fossil is, how they are made, and some common fossils of Kentucky while going on a fun scavenger hunt.

JUNE 15 - Create a Fossil (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn how fossils are made and create one of your own to take home.

JUNE 16 - Story Time (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Read Love is all Around Kentucky Wendi Silvano and Joanna Czernichowska.

JUNE 17 - Sow it Saturday (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Help KCG staff maintain the gardens and plant a seed to take home.

JUNE 18 - What’s in Bloom Hike (1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Join KCG staff on a hike around the KCG learning

which flowers are in bloom.

JUNE 21 - Bluegrass Jamboree (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Create simple and fun musical instruments and learn some good-ol’-fashioned Appalachian tunes.

JUNE 22 - Create a Kazoo (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Create a kazoo to take home and learn a folk song about Kentucky.

JUNE 23 - Story Time (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Read Banjo Granny by Sarah Martin Busse and Jacqueline Briggs Martin.

JUNE 24 - Sow it Saturday (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Help KCG staff maintain the gardens and plant a seed to take home.

JUNE 25 - What’s in Bloom Hike (1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Join KCG staff on a hike around the KCG learning which flowers are in bloom.

JUNE 28 - Native American Stick Game (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Create and play a traditional Native American game.

JUNE 29 - Native American Rattle (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Learn about Native American life and create a traditional Native American rattle.

JUNE 30 - Story Time (10:30-11am, 1-1:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.) Read Who Came Down that Road by George Ella Lyon.

The summer hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 until 5 p.m.

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ALL ABOUT KIDS Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. Join the Lexington Division of the National Model Railway Association for hands on fun with model railroads. There will be several working model train layouts for the kids, parents or grandparents to see how much fun model railroading can bring to a family.

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go” will be the featured reading at a special Saturday, June 10 storytime at Barnes and Noble in Hamburg, starting at 11 a.m. Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise graduation speech will truly inspire anyone starting out in the world.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 “Can You Build It? Discovery Hour” will be held Tuesday, June 13 from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. Drop by to enjoy hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) activities. This workshop is designed for kids ages 6-12. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Tessellations, geoboards, Mobius strips and more hands-on activities add up a blend of art and math for the Math-terpiece Workshop Thursday, June 15 from 2 until 3 p.m. at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library.

This event is designed for kids ages 6-12. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21

The Friday, June 16 Teen Night at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public will feature Laser Tag from 5:30 until 7:45 p.m. Try to outlast your friends at this after-hours laser tag showdown. This event is open for students in grades 7 through 12. Registration required. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

Grammy nominee Zak Morgan will be performing Wednesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. in the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. Morgan’s brand of children’s music delivers songs with charm that tickle the funny bone of children and adults alike. For more information, call 859.231.5500.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 27

There will be a special Father’s Day storytime Saturday, June 17 at the Barnes and Noble in Hamburg, starting at 11 a.m. The featured book will be “When Dads Don’t Grow Up,” a celebration of dads who are young at heart.

This book follows four father-child pairs as they spend happy, silly times together, popping bubble wrap and watching cartoons and taking part in shoppingcart races.

Discovery Hour on Tuesday, June 27 at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library will focus on Bioscience. This event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is designed for students aged 6 to 12. Drop by to enjoy hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Discovery Hour at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library will feature “Storm the Castle” on Tuesday, June 20 from 2 until 4 p.m. Drop by to enjoy hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) activities. This event is designed for students aged 6 to 12.

For more information, call 859.231.5500.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 The Wonders of the Deep will be examined at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library Wednesday, June 28 from 2 until 3 p.m. Deep in the ocean, some special creatures rely on bioluminescence for their survival.

Meet some of these deep ocean dwellers with hands-on science and art activities. This event is designed for kids 6 though 12 years old. To register or for more information, call 859.231.5500.

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urday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. as they take on the Augusta Greenjackets.

The workshop “Prepare to Care - A Planning Guide for Families” will be held Thursday, June 1 at 10 a.m. in the Fayette County Extension Service. Learn how to start the conversation on effective caregiving strategies. The program will cover “Prepare to Talk,” “Form Your Team,” “Assess Needs, Make a Plan,” “Take Action. Who Can Participate?” This program is open to adults 18 years older. Elizabeth Kingsland and Diana Doggett, family and consumer sciences extension agents will be leading the program. For more information, call 859.257.5582.

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Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation Golf Classic will be held Monday, June 12 at the University Club of Kentucky. This event will begin at 11 a.m. Now in its 28th year, this event features teams of four playing in a scramble format. The UK Club features two 18-hole courses. For more information, contact Meredith Boarman at 859.313.2055

Babies R Us in Hamburg will be hosting the “Ready, Set, Registry” event Saturday, June 3, at 10 a.m. Create or update a birth registry with personalized help, learn about the newest must-haves, meet and mingle with other parents-to-be. There will be a tour of your store, snacks and giveaways.

Lace up your sneakers and join the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes at Lexington’s Keeneland Race Course Saturday, June 3, starting at 9 a.m. . Participants will enjoy a health and wellness area, kid’s zone, live entertainment, refreshments, and more. For more information, go to www. stepout.diabetes.org Lexington Legends will host “Go Red Night” Sat-

The Hearing Loss Association of America Lexington Chapter meeting will be held Thursday, June 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. This group meets on the second Thursday of most months. For more information, email infolex@ hlaa-ky.org or visit www.hlaa-ky.org/lexington.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 22 An aging support group that is for, by and about seniors will meet June 22 at 10 a.m. This group will be primarily lead by Amanda Patrick, a social worker at the Lexington Senior Center. Everyone at the senior center has some insight into life after retirement. The first meeting will determine the format of future meetings. Guests can decide if they want occasional speakers, an open forum for discussion and/or resources presented each month.

Saint Joseph East receives ACE accreditation for cardiovascular and endovascular care

Saint Joseph East, part of KentuckyOne Health, has been accredited for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention by the Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence, an organization dedicated to ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards for cardiovascular and endovascular care.

ACE accreditation is a professional review of an organization’s structure, internal processes, patient safety practices, and clinical outcomes to determine if it meets the standards established by experts in cardiac and endovascular care.

“This ACE accreditation reaffirms the safe and high-quality cardiac care provided at Saint Joseph East each day,” said Eric Gilliam, president, Saint Joseph East.

“I want to congratulate our nurses, physicians and entire team. This further demonstrates that Saint Joseph East is the gold standard in quality cardiac care.”

ACE is committed to helping facilities that deliver cardiovascular care to provide gold- standard healthcare by measuring the facility’s practices, personnel, processes and outcomes against nationally-accepted best-practice standards. Implemented to supplement existing quality-improvement programs, the ACE accreditation promotes benchmarks, and improves appropriate utilization via an independent, third-party evaluation of facilities and practices.

All data collected is measured against nationally-accepted standards for tcardiovascular care.

UK hosts annual Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day

BY ANN BLACKFORD The Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center hosted its seventh-annual Obesity and Diabetes Research Day May 18 at the Lee T. Todd Biomedical Pharmaceutical Complex Building. The purpose of Research Day is to focus on current findings in diabetes and obesity related research. The program featured presentations by nationally prominent physician-scientists, as well as regional researchers chosen from abstract submissions.

The event is sponsored by the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center, Center of Research in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease and the National Institutes of Health Training Grant on Oxidative Stress.

The day included three invited guest speakers: Dr. David D’Alessio, professor of the Department of Medicine, director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition at Duke University; Sonia Najjar, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, associate dean in Research and Innovation at Ohio University; and Dr. Henry Ginsberg, the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine, and director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Columbia University.

Guest speakers from UK included Lisa Cassis, vice president of research, professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, co-director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, member of the Graduate Faculty in Nutritional Sciences, Cardiovascular Research Center; and MD/PhD Program Mentor; Dr. John Fowlkes, professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, and director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes

and Obesity Center at UK; and Dr. Phillip Kern, professor of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, and director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at UK. Following the day’s academic proceedings, a reception and awards banquet at the Hilary J. Boone Center recognized the outstanding science of the day and served as an opportunity to thank the members of Barnstable Brown family, who gave the founding donation to establish the center and remain avid fundraisers to support its work.

At the reception, the 4th Annual Fred and Marcielle de Beer Award was presented to Dr. Raymond Reynolds.

Reynolds has been the key leader in initiating a diabetes and endocrinology fellowship at UK where he has served as program director. He plays a key role as part of endocrinology and BBDOC in leading and implementing educational initiatives around UK health care and beyond, including serving as chair of the inpatient glycemic control committee which involves educating upper administration about the services needed by inpatients and hospital staff, providing diabetes care education to all hospital nurses, incoming house staff, pharmacists and others.

In addition, he is recognized regionally and nationally for his education efforts in diabetes and obesity at CME events, hospital grand rounds and national forums. “As a physician, Reynolds demonstrates everything the ideal diabetologist should have – compassion, insight into reasons underlying patient choices, up-to-date knowledge and expertise in the field, and the ability to motivate patients to do the hardest thing of all, which is modifying life style factors.” Reynolds was nominated for his accumulated expertise and contributions over his career.

The seventh-annual Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Day was held at the Lee T. Todd Biomedical Pharmaceutical Complex Building.

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Building a better future

New facility a win for Shriners and UK HealthCare

BY ELIZABETH ADAMS

O

nce she warms up to new faces, Zayleigh Hancock will talk the ear off a willing listener.

But to the astonishment of her caregivers and doctors, the 10-year-old chatterbox never complains about the pain caused by her complex medical condition.

“She is one of the strongest children I’ve ever met in my life,” Aundria Caldwell, her mother, said. “There’s so much that grown-ups need to learn (from her).”

Zayleigh, a long-time patient of Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center — Lexington, was born with hemiplegia cerebral palsy (CP), a brain impairment that impacts a person’s ability to control movement and posture.

Zayleigh has received ongoing treatment and numerous surgical interventions at Shriners Medical Center to improve her mobility and quality of life. When her head started slumping to the side earlier this year, Caldwell thought the weakness in her neck was related to muscle spasms caused by CP. In April, Caldwell took Zayleigh to Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) for a follow-up appointment with ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr. Kenneth Iverson, who removed an abscess in her throat in January. Concerned about the possibility of an ongoing infection despite surgical and medical treatment, Iverson conducted an MRI, finding instead overlapping bones in Zayleigh’s neck. He called Zayleigh’s orthopaedic surgeons, Dr. Ryan Muchow and Dr. Scott Riley, who were located across the street at the new Shriners Medical Center on the UK HealthCare campus.

The surgeons scheduled a surgical procedure to put Zayleigh in halo traction, a long-term therapy to straighten her neck, the following week. Before her surgery, Zayleigh met with Shriners nurse Anna Gayle Parke to learn about what to expect during the halo therapy before the surgery.

She then went inpatient at KCH, and after surgery received frequent check-ins from Parke, who was located across the street at Shriners Medical Center.

The proximity of the new Shriners Medical Center, which is adjoined by an overpass to the UK Chandler Hospital and accessible to inpatient care at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, enabled seamless inpatient treatment and post-surgical care for Zayleigh. In addition, Zayleigh benefited from continuity of care, seeing

Zayleigh, a Shriners Medical Center patient, walked through Kentucky Children’s Hospital, where she stayed for surgical care. familiar orthopaedic surgeons who have monitored her condition for years while also having access to advanced pediatric specialists at KCH. Shriners Medical Center donors, patients, medical center staff and doctors, and UK HealthCare leaders dedicated the new Lexington Shriners Medical Center during a ceremony on May 21. While health care providers at Shriners Medical Center and KCH have collaborated for decades, the opening of the new facility will accommodate follow-up appointments for patients seeing multiple doctors for complex medical conditions. Ultimately, families and patients like Zayleigh will benefit from having fluid accessibility and proximity to multiple experts and medical resources at both facilities.

“Shriners Medical Center moving to UK HealthCare campus allows for seamless care to occur across institutional

boundaries,” Muchow said. “The patients are benefitted tremendously when two excellent institutions combine mission and service to advance the pediatric orthopaedic care.”

Shriners Medical Center has operated in Lexington since 1926.

Transitioning from the former location on Richmond Road, Shriners Medical Center will occupy 60,000 square feet of space on the bottom three floors on the new facility on South Limestone. UK HealthCare will lease the top two floors for ophthalmology services. The new Lexington Shriners Medical Center includes a motion analysis center, 20 patient exam rooms, two surgical suites, a rehabilitation gymnasium, prosthetics and orthotics department, therapy rooms, and interactive artwork. The energy-efficient building has geothermal heating and cooling, LED lighting and occupancy sensors, and auto-

mated equipment and controls.

UK HealthCare and Shriners Medical Center have forged a long-standing collaborative relationship through years of service to Kentucky’s children. Pediatric specialists in the fields of orthopaedics, anesthesia and rehabilitation serve on the medical staff of both organizations.

Mark D. Birdwhistell, vice president for administration and external affairs at UK HealthCare, called the new facility a “win” for UK HealthCare, Shriners Medical Center and the Lexington community.

“The building we are dedicating today will allow us to collaborate in a whole new way — bringing together Shriners Medical Center’s pediatric orthopaedic expertise and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital’s specialty and subspecialty care for children with complex conditions,” Birdwhistell said

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A Great Place to Call Home Retirement Living for the IndependentMinded Older Adult

Friendship Towers is the assisted living community at Sayre Christian Village. It offers independent and assisted living for those residents who need a little extra help with the activities of daily living. A wide range of services are available and may be customized as needed.

It’s all in our name – Friendship – and why Sayre Christian Village is a great place to call home.

580 Greenfield Drive Lexington, KY (859) 271-9001 www.sayrechristianvillage.org

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SENIOR EVENTS AND NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 1 The workshop “Prepare to Care - A Planning Guide for Families” will be held Thursday, June 1 at 10 a.m. in the Fayette County Extension Service. Learn how to start the conversation on effective caregiving strategies. The program will cover “Prepare to Talk,” “Form Your Team,” “Assess Needs, Make a Plan,” “Take Action. Who Can Participate?”

This program is open to adults 18 years older. Elizabeth Kingsland and Diana Doggett, family and consumer sciences extension agents will be leading the program. For more information, call 859.257.5582.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 The Bell House Participant’s Council will host a yard sale June 2 and 3 at 751 Zandale Drive. Items can be dropped off the carport and rear of home. Proceeds to go to the Bell House Participant’s Council. Please no clothing or shoes.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 The Lexington Senior Center Chorale, under the direction of Andrew Wood, will begin Wednesday, June 7 at 1 p.m. at Bell House. This is a fun, friendly group get-together to sing folk, popular, patriotic, Broadway and movie favorites. For more information, call 859.278.6072.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 The Hearing Loss Association of America Lexington Chapter meeting will be held Thursday, June 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. This group meets on the second Thursday of most months. The chapter is dedicated to education, advocacy and support for people who do not hear well. Presentations are made by audiologists, doctors, professors, therapists, trainers, specialists, and others with hearing loss knowledge. For more information, email infolex@hlaa-ky.org or visit www. hlaa-ky.org/lexington.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 The fourth annual Bluegrass Elder Abuse Prevention Conference will be held Friday, June 9 at the Lexington Senior Center. This event is free to attend and lunch will be provided. The topics will include “In Their Own Voices” by Marie Smart of the University of Kentucky and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging; “The Way of the Compassionate Warrior: Developing the tools to become a resilient healer” with Joe Exline, strategic planning specialists with Diversified Nurse Consultants; “Caregiver Compassion Fatigue” with Carmen Conley, counseling supervisor with Bluegrass Care Navigators; and “Solving the Conflict in Elderscare Decision Making” with Dani Vandiviere, CEO, trainer and mediator with Summit Resolutions and Training. To register, call 859.676.3898 or go to www.bluegrasseapc.com.

AARP Smart Driver Safety Course will be presented at the Fayette County Extension Service Friday, June 9, starting at 9 a.m. Taking the AARP Smart Driver Safety Course could earn participants a discount on automobile insurance premiums for three to five years. The program is a classroom course for drivers aged 50 and over. The course identifies many of the changes which occur as people age and suggests strategies for accommodating to those changes for safer driving. There will be no exams. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate which many car insurance agencies honor with a discount. Preregister by calling the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

MONDAY, JUNE 12 The Bell House will host a diabetic support group June 12 at 9 a.m. This group meets the second Monday of each month.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 There will be a financial planning for Alzheimer’s and dementia Wednesday, June 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m . at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. If you

or someone you know is affected by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the time for financial planning is now. This workshop is for anyone who would like to know more about the financial costs associated with the care of a person with dementia and potential programs that may assist.

The Lexington Senior Center will be examining the new LifeSaver app Wednesday, June 21 that uses your phone and GPS to help prevent distracted driving. This app can be used by anyone, new teens learning to drive, parents, and seniors.

Now You Know, a monthly educational class featuring a speaker from an organization in Lexington, will be held Wednesday, June 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lexington Senior Center. There will be a variety of topics throughout the year. For more information, call 859.278.6072.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 An aging support group that is for, by and about seniors will meet June 22 at 10 a.m.

This group will be primarily lead by Amanda Patrick, a social worker at the Lexington Senior Center. Everyone at the senior center has some insight into life after retirement.

The first meeting will determine the format of future meetings. Guests can decide if they want occasional speakers, an open forum for discussion and/or resources presented each month.

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 There will be an “Instant Artist” class June 29 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lexington Senior Center. Guests can sign up with Jode Rose prior to the class.

FRIDAY, JUNE 30 The Lexington Senior Center is hosting a “Belle of Louisville luncheon cruise” Friday, June 30. The cost is $60 and includes motor coach transportation, luncheon cruise and gratuities. The travelers will leave the Lexington Senior Center at 10 a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1

The Whisky Chicks are teaming up with the Kentucky CancerLink to help kick-off a June Awareness/Fundraising Campaign, #UNTIL. This event will be held at 21C Museum Hotel. Guests can enjoy cocktails, bourbon tastings, light appetizers and desserts with ticket purchase. For more information, email info@whiskychicks.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 The 2017 Relay for Life will be held Saturday, June 3 from 4 until midnight at Masterson Station Park. This year’s theme will be a Vegas theme with “Betting on a Cure.” It will be family friendly with games for adults and kids. There will be live entertainment, a luminary ceremony, food trucks and a survivor dinner. For more information, go to the RelayForLifeFayetteCoKy Facebook page.

The Kentucky Horse Park will host a Spring Fling Carriage Drive Thursday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This event is open to all disciplines and drivers, novice to advanced. The Spring Fling is an opportunity for drivers to bring their horses to the Kentucky Horse Park to practice driving for the upcoming show or recreational season and enjoy the beautiful park grounds.

Utopia: A Contemporary Circus Production will be held Saturday, June 1 through 3 at the Downtown Arts Centre, starting at 7 p.m. This is a contemporary circus production led by artistic director Jessica Johnson. For more information, go to www.soracircus.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Night Market: Hemp History Kickoff will be held at Friday, June 2 from 6 un till 9 p.m. at 720 Bryan Avenue. The market is a monthly street festival to benefit businesses, artists and non profits. Kicking off Hemp History Week, this event will shed light on Lexington’s hemp-filled history.

“225 Years of Kentucky,” a dinner and

show celebrating the bluegrass state will be held Friday, June 2, starting at 7 p.m., at Gainsway Farm, 3750 Paris Pike. Hosted by Garden & Gun, this evening of all things Kentucky celebrates 225 years at Gainesway Farm. Enjoy a locally-inspired meal from Chef Ouita Michel, Woodford Reserve bourbon, and a night full of entertainment with The Watson Twins featuring performances by Ben Sollee and Freakwater. For more information, email events@ gardenandgun.com Lace up your sneakers and join the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes at Lexington’s Keeneland Race Course Saturday, June 3, starting at 9 a.m. . Participants will enjoy a

health and wellness area, kid’s zone, live entertainment, refreshments, and more.

For more information, go to www.stepout. diabetes.org Lexington Legends will host “Go Red Night” Saturday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. as they take on the Augusta Greenjackets.

Wear red and support women’s heart health while enjoying an evening of baseball. Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.

James Gregory will perform Friday, June 2, at Comedy Off Broadway for shows at 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. For more information, go to www.comedyoffbroadway.com.

The Lexington Council Garden Club’s Garden Tour will be held Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 4 from 1 until 5 p.m. at various locations across the city. This two-day, biennial garden tour organized by the Lexington Council Garden Club features eight carefully curated gardens including a Japanese garden, a cottage garden filled with roses and native plants, a garden with chicken coops and gardens designed by both homeowners and professionals. Proceeds fund beautification projects throughout the city. 8 a.m.

Various locations. Full list available at http:// www.lexgardenclubs.org/.

Bike Lexington, a family-oriented fun ride, will be held Saturday, June 3 at Courthouse Plaza, starting at 8 a.m. Bike Lexington is a annual celebration of local cycling culture. For more information, go to

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GreenFest, hosted by Bluegrass Greensource, will be held Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bluegrass Greensource, 835 National Avenue. GreenFest is a one-day sustainable living festival featuring green living workshops and resources, eco-inspired activities for kids, community booths and vendors, and local food. For more information, go to www.BgGreenfest. org.

The Headley-Whitney Museum will host an opening reception for its exhibit “The History of Photography” Saturday, June 3 from 1 until 3 p.m. The exhibit includes over 90 photographs drawn from museums, libraries, and collections that illustrate how changing technique and technology influenced the photographer’s work, and demonstrate the expressive quality of the medium. Visitors can explore daguerreotypes, view how photography was used to illustrate movement in the works of Edweard Muybridge, and explore contemporary digital imagery. The exhibition includes vintage cameras, film, and stereopticon to illustrate the progression of cameras. Light refreshments will be provided. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 3.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Pivot Brewing Company will host Market Day on Sunday, June 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a community market of local producers. Guests can purchase veggies, handmade home items and many other items from local makers. There will also be food trucks on hand.

The 2017 Kenwick Bungalow Tour will be held Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m., starting at the Victory Christian Church. The Kenwick Neighborhood Association presents the 2017 Kenwick Bungalow Tour. The tour is a perfect illustration of this near-downtown neighborhood that blends traditional and modernized homes and gardens, and the diverse blend of Lexingtonians who call it home.

MONDAY, JUNE 5 Cane Run will be the featured performer at the Southland Jamboree at the Moondance Amphitheater. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free weekly bluegrass music concert at the Moondance Amphitheater. Patrons can purchase concessions from food trucks or pack their own picnic.

There will be a public jam session after the show.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 The Festival of The Bluegrass will be

BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE NOISE MAKERS held Thursday, June 8 through 11 at the Kentucky Horse Park. For more than 40 years, the Festival of the Bluegrass has gathered some of the biggest names in bluegrass music to the Kentucky Horse Park campground for the oldest family-run bluegrass festival in the country. Music on the main stage begins on Thursday evening and goes through Sunday afternoon. This year’s lineup features more than a dozen bands, including Flatt Lonesome, Town Mountain, The Grascals and many more.

For more information, go to www.festivalofthebluegrass.com.

FRIDAY JUNE 9 Big Ass Bluegrass BBQ Fest will be held Friday, June 9 from 5 until 11 p.m. and Saturday, June 10 from 11 as.m. to 11 p.m. Local, regional and national BBQ folks will kick off the summer serving serious BBQ in a family-friendly atmosphere. For more information, go to www.buegrassbbqfest.com “Black Lens: Summer Friday Film Series” will kick off Friday, June 9 at the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center, starting at 7 p.m. The first presentation will be “Ail.” Other films include “Carmen Jones,” “Southside with You,” and “Fences.” For more information, go to www.lexingtonlyric. com.

Summer Night in Suburbia concert series opens Friday, June 9 a the MoonDance

Ampitheatre, starting at 7 p.m. This is a free concert series on Fridays throughout the summer featuring music of all varieties, including funk, soul, indie and rock to name a few. In addition to the live music, concert-goers can enjoy food from local food trucks and vendors. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presents: “A Grand Night for Singing!” on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Singletary Center for The Arts. This is a popular musical revue featuring the best from Billboard to Broadway, starring over 100 UK Opera Theatre and community performers. For more information, go to www. finearts.uky.edu.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Mutt Strut 2017 will be held June 10 at Keeneland, starting at 9 a.m. Take your favorite r four-legged friend for fun games, activities and giveaways. There will be a dog-friendly 1-mile walk starting at 10 a.m.

This event is sponsored by the Lexington Humane Society. For more information, go to wwwlhmuttstrut.com The ninth annual Beer Cheese Festival will be held Saturday, June 10 in downtown Winchester. There will be beer cheese, two live music stages, arts and crafts, Kentucky Proud, kids activities, shopping, a beer garden, and plenty of food. For more information, go to www.beercheesefestival.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Honor those who have served at Man O War Harley Davidson’s Flag Day Bike Night on Wednesday, June 14 from 6 until 9 p.m. There will be live music, food truck, raffle, and more.

Donations will be accepted for the local Veteran’s Administration Center in Lexington. Ride in with your flags flying high to honor those who have served.

The 2017 Literary Luncheon featuring Silas House will be held Saturday, June 10, at 1 p.m. in Gratz Park. A farm-to-table meal in downtown’s Gratz Park, featuring an intimate conversation with Kentucky author Silas House. For more information, go to www.carnegiecenterlex.org

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friend Bar. Best Friend Bar and Local Potters of Lexington will host the third annual “Pints for a Purpose” where BFB will serve beer, girlgirlsgirls Burritos will sell food, and members of LPL will sell handmade pints.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Planned Parenthood of Kentucky.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Feed The Soul lunch and music series will continue Wednesday, June 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center. This will feature buffet style food from Lexington’s Dupree Catering & Events and a live concert by local musicians. This month’s event will feature Irene Perez. For more information, go to www.lexingtonlyric. com

The GEO Party and Fundraiser will be held Saturday, June 17, starting at 5 p.m., at the Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church.

There will be a silent auction, three bands, a food truck and a blowup super slide.

MONDAY, JUNE 12 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will perform Monday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati. For more information, go to www.us-bank-arena. tickets-center.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 Bluegrass Printmakers’ Cooperative will present “Pressed For Time,” a group show that will feature recent work in several different methods of fine arts printmaking techniques and themes. The show will continue through June 30 and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 401 W. Main St. For more information, call 859.254.5501 or go to www.theartistsattic.org

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FRIDAY, JUNE 23 The second annual Passport to Flavor will be held Friday, June 23 from 6 until 10 p.m. to show your support for refugees in central Kentucky while also enjoying global flavors and live entertainment in an international market type setting. There will be international food booths, world music and dance. This event will be held at the Distillery Square Event Center, 903 Manchester Street. For more information, go to www. krmpassporttoflavor.brownpapertickets.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 The Community Action Council will host “Tie the Knot” fundraiser between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at the Speakeasy on Manchester Street Thursday, June 15. This dinner banquet is dedicated to acknowledging and honoring approximately 50 fathers and/or father-figures who are involved in the upbringing of their child or a child’s life.

Keynote speaker Colman Elridge will provide the message. For additional information, email Cheryl Weiss at Cheryl.Weiss@ commaction.org Michelle Wolf is a writer, actor and standup comedian will be performing Thursday, June 15 through Saturday, June 17 at Comedy Off Broadway. She currently works as an on-air contributor and writer for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Go to www.comedyoffbroadway.com for times.

FRIDAY, JUNE 16 The Warehouse Block is holding its annual Block Party featuring live music, food, drinks, and local vendors. Music will include The Star Devils and Caught Red Handed Band on the main stage and several Bluegrass bands located in and around various businesses on National, North Ashland, and Walton Avenues. Free admission.

The Beer, Bourbon & Bacon Garden Party will be held Sunday, June 18 from 1 until 4 p.m. at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. Nothing goes together better than beer, bourbon and bacon. Come get all three, including a few special brews during this southern-style affair. Tickets include beer and bourbon cocktails and an assortment of Bacon-infused edibles, live music and more.

Tacos N Tequila will be held Friday, June 16 at Loudoun House, starting at 7 p.m.

Some of Lexington’s best restaurants’ take on the classic form of taco and beverage.

Tequila will flow, live music and dancing will commence. $25 ticket gets you five tacos, a signature drink. All proceeds from this event benefit Bluegrass Greensource. For more information, go to /www.tacosntequilalex. com.

Free Friday Flicks continues at Jacobson Park at 7 p.m. with The LEGO Batman Movie on Friday, June 16; Trolls on Friday, June 23; and Sing on Friday, June 30. Pre-movie activities include children’s games and a petting zoo. Celebrating 21 years, Flicks offers a great evening of entertainment for all ages. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food vendors will also be on-site.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Pints for a Purpose will be held Saturday, June 17 from noon until 5 p.m. at Best

The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. in the Lexington Opera House. There will be a red carpet opening at 5:30 p.m. prior to the ceremony.

A college reception will be held at 9 p.m.

For more information, go to kyprofootballhof.com.

Arsenio Hall will be performing Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 at Comedy Off Broadway. Hall is a household name thanks to the success of his Emmy Award-winning late night show “The Arsenio Hall Show.” For showtimes and more information, go to www.comedyoffbroadway.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 The 10th annual Lexington Pride Festival will be held Saturday, June 24 at Courthouse Plaza, starting at 11 a.m. The festival aims to provide a time for the community to celebrate diversity in a family-friendly environment and attracts thousands of individuals from Kentucky and the surrounding regions to support the GLBTQQIA com-

munity. For more information, go to www. lexpridefest.org Walk Around Kentucky for Epilepsy 2017 will be held Saturday, June 24 starting at 9 a.m. at Keeneland. This is the largest awareness building and fundraising event of the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana.

Register to participate, set a personal fundraising goal, recruit team members to do the same, and work together to successfully achieve your mission. Create a cool team name to honor a loved one impacted by or who lost their life to epilepsy or a seizure disorder. For more information, go to www. efky.org.

The Ashland Lawn Party will be held Saturday, June 24 at 5:30 p.m. The annual summer fundraiser features dinner on the lawn of the idyllic historic home where Henry Clay once lived, with live music, silent and live auctions and more. For more information, go to www.henryclay.org/event/ ashland-lawn-party/ Night of the Stars ’17 will be held Saturday, June 24 at 6 p.m. at the Keene Barn and Entertainment Center. “Champions” is the theme of the annual gala fundraiser for Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, which is based at the Kentucky Horse Park and offers a variety of equine-assisted therapies and activities for people of all ages. Evening features dining and entertainment, and live and silent auctions. Highlight is auction of CKRH students and horses in themed costumes.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Vintage baseball returns to Waveland Sunday, June 25 with first pitch at 1 p.m.

Waveland is the home field to the only Kentucky Vintage Base Ball team - The Bluegrass Barons. Bring a chair and come enjoy a day of history, food and the good old American pastime, baseball as it was in the 1860s. Tickets will be located at ticket booth.

TUESDAY, JUNE 27 As part of the Troubadour Concert Series, songwriter, piano master and genre-stepping artist Bruce Hornsby with this band The Noisemakers will perform Tuesday, June 27 at the Lexington Opera House, starting at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.troubashow.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 Rock legends Journey will be in concert Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the KFC Yum Center in Louisville. Asia will be opening. For more information, go to kfcyumcenter.com

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HOME AND GARDEN SATURDAY, JUNE 3 GreenFest, hosted by Bluegrass Greensource, will be held Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bluegrass Greensource, 835 National Avenue. GreenFest is a one-day sustainable living festival featuring green living workshops and resources, eco-inspired activities for kids, community booths and vendors, and local food. For more infor, go to www.BgGreenfest.org.

The Lexington Council Garden Club’s Garden Tour will be held Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 4 from 1 until 5 p.m. at various locations across the city. This two-day, biennial garden tour organized by the Lexington Council Garden Club features eight carefully curated gardens including a Japanese garden, a cottage garden filled with roses and native plants, a garden with chicken coops and gardens designed by both homeowners and professionals. Proceeds fund beautification projects throughout the city. 8 a.m. Various locations. Full list available at http://www.lexgardenclubs.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 The 2017 Kenwick Bungalow Tour will be held Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m., starting at the Victory Christian Church. The Kenwick Neighborhood Association presents the 2017 Kenwick Bungalow Tour. The tour is a perfect illustration of this near-downtown neighborhood that blends traditional and modernized homes and gardens, and the diverse blend of Lexingtonians who call it home.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Elephant Ears will be the focus of a workshop Thursday, June 8 at the Fayette County Extension Service, starting at 6:30 p.m. These are impressive tropical giants that are easy to grow. This class will expose guests to unusual varieties focusing primarily on the upright Alocasias. The extension service will provide a plant or two to take home. Preregister by calling the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 The Fayette County Extension Service will present the workshop “Living Green Lunch and Learn” Friday, June 9, starting at noon. Bring a lunch but drinks provided.

Call 859.257.5582 to register.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 The Woodford County Woman’s Club

2017 Spring Garden Tour and Plant Sale will be held Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 247 Lexington Rd in Versailles.

This spring’s tour will feature seven gardens in Versailles, Midway and surrounding areas. All proceeds will benefit Coats and Shoes for Kids Project in Woodford Co. and The Historic Little House. For more information, go to www.woodfordcountywomansclub.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 “Perennials for Shade Gardens” workshop will be held Thursday, June 15 at the Fayette County Extension Service.

There are many great perennials for shady gardens and this workshop will cover some of the more reliable ones. There is a whole universe beyond hosta and ferns.

Take home small plants to create a shady retreat. Preregister by calling the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 The Fayette County Extension Service will host “Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Part II, Maintaining” on Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. This class will cover some of the most basic questions for any first time gardener when it comes to maintaining the new plot. Topics will include things like watering, pest/weed management, and fertilizing.There will also be drawings for a few door prizes that any first time gardener will love. For more information or to register, call the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 A “Food Preservation Boot Camp” will begin Wednesday, June 21, at the Fayette County Extension Service from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This three-day workshop (June 21, 22 and 23) covers most aspects of food preservation including canning, freezing and drying-including pickling, jams and jellies. There will be lecture and hands-on activities. Lunch will be provided. Register by calling the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 There are many varieties of mushrooms that can be grown at home and oyster mushrooms will be the focus of a workshop Thursday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette County Extension Service. Participants will receive live spawn to take home and begin their own cultures. These should begin producing in the fall. Register by calling the Fayette County Extension Office at 859.257.5582.

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Boone Center offers brunch for concert, Father’s Day

BY GAIL HAIRSTON

The Hilary J. Boone Center will serve a pre-concert buffet in celebration of the 25th anniversary of “It’s a Grand Night for Singing!” on June 9 and 10 at 5 p.m.

On June 18, the Boone Center will serve a “Grand Night”/Father’s Day/Third Sunday Brunch at 11 a.m.

“Grand Night” patrons may present their tickets for 10 percent off their meal. The club is open to the public for “Grand Night” festivities.

The Boone Center offers free parking and reservations are required.

Call 859-257-1133 or email peg.connery@uky.edu for reservations.

UK faculty and staff may have dues payroll deducted. Also, university departments may acquire memberships at no charge. Upcoming summer events are listed at http://boonecenter.uky.edu.

The Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall was the first club to open the pools this year with a new slide for kids, including the baby pool. Other activities include tennis, basketball, pickleball, croquet and more.

In the mansion, Roxie’s Dining Room is open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner. Members may host a variety of events, such as weddings or business meetings. Spindletop is continuing its May is for Members promotion through May 31, offering 50 percent off the initiation fee. For UK faculty and staff, it is an additional savings because they receive 50 percent off the fee year-round.

As with the Boone Center, dues may be payroll deducted for employees, and university departments may acquire memberships at no charge. The club offers a large parking area, and reservations are required for the dining room.

Call 859.257.1133, email membership@spindletophall.org or visit www.spindletophall.org for more information.

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Preventative measures can help protect against mosquito bites

BY KATIE PRATT

Mosquitoes are appearing earlier than normal this year. University of Kentucky entomologists encourage Kentuckians to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites on themselves and their pets.

“Mosquitoes breed in standing water. The recent rains we have had, coupled with the upcoming warm weather, may help them get off to a strong start,” said Grayson Brown, entomologist in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Recently, UK entomologists captured Asian tiger mosquitoes in Central Kentucky. These mosquitoes normally appear in this area in mid-June and populations begin to climb throughout the summer, peaking in late July, early August. The mosquitoes tend to arrive in Western Kentucky a little earlier and appear in Eastern Kentucky a little later than in Central Kentucky.

This Asian tiger mosquito is responsible for 85 percent of the bites Kentuckians receive and is the primary carrier of canine heartworm.

“The Asian tiger mosquito is opportunistic; it feeds on several species of animals in addition to humans,” said Lee Townsend, UK extension entomologist. “It tends to bite humans around the ankles, an area that is often overlooked when applying repellents.”

Kentuckians can take the following measures to minimize their chances of getting bitten this summer:

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• Use Environmental Protection Agency-registered insect repellents.

• Drain any standing water as these are potential breeding mosquito breeding sites. This includes bird baths, bottles and any other items with water-holding capacity like old tires or trash.

• Fill in holes, depressions and puddles in yards.

• Keep gutters in proper working order.

• Make sure door and window screens are in good repair.

• Stay indoors between 4 and 8 p.m. when mosquitoes are most active.

• Wear pants and long-sleeve shirts when outdoors.

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