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VFW POST 1170 HONORS LOCAL VETERANS & HOSTS COMMUNITY EVENTS YEAR-ROUND Writer / Angela Boggs Photographer / Kelli O’Toole

When you’re already the largest VFW post in Kentucky, at more than 900 members strong, what do you do next? If you’re Post 1170 in Middletown, you keep doing more.

“We have a lot of people who want to do a lot of good,” says Post Commander Calvin Shaak of the volunteer group. Shaak also serves as District Commander.

That’s in keeping with the VFW’s goal — the national group was established in 1899 to assist veterans and continues to provide camaraderie, serve veterans, military and the community and to advocate for all veterans.

The post, founded at its current location on Evergreen Road in 1970, already hosts dinners, cookouts and dances for members

and the community, for New Year’s Eve and Super Bowl, July 4, even a 50s Day party, but it’s not just a social club. There are on-going events for member involvement like poker, karaoke and cornhole games, and also a Halloween party with Trick or Treat for Middletown and Hite Elementary students.

There was also a kids Christmas party, and the post adopted three veterans to make sure they had holiday gifts as well.

“We have a dedicated base, involved in legislation, giving a voice for veterans in Washington, and we try to interact with the community as much as possible and try to be involved,” says Shaak, citing recent blood drives and hosting mammogram event as examples. “We also built a ramp and deck for a handicapped veteran. It’s our goal to help.”

“We’re constantly reaching out to the community, the Chamber of Commerce

and other organizations,” says Auxiliary President Debbie Judd of the 372 member auxiliary. “It takes a team.”

A recent event with the Middletown Chamber included guest speaker Heather French Henry, Deputy Commissioner for Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.

“We visit the VA hospital every month, take food, whatever is needed, like clothing or snacks,” Judd says.

The group provides snacks via a refreshment cart with crackers, chips, and fruit. “We receive donations, like crocheted handmade lap blankets for local veterans in nursing homes,” Judd says.

“We offer the best advice to get help,” Shaak adds. “Our service officer is also a state service officer and helps veterans get medical services.”

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Veterans do not need to be members to get assistance.

The post also hosts training meetings for hospice, volunteer training and monthly meetings and a September 11 Remembrance. The group made care packages with snacks for deployed troops and does outreach for the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids, MI. The National Home assists children of veterans and single parent veteran families in crisis.

“That’s what we’re all about, giving back to veterans,” Judd says.

The Post’s honor guard performs the 21 gun salute at Cave Hill Cemetery and Zachary Taylor National Cemetery every Memorial Day and for funerals in Louisville and Fort Knox. The guard also leads the Louisville Veterans Day parade each year and performs the salute at the end of the parade.

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Flights is a nonprofit, all-volunteer group that helps send veterans to Washington DC to visit memorials.

The post is also active in local elementary, middle and high schools, helping with awards and scholarships in patriotism and Americanism and teaching flag etiquette.

Award winners represent the post at district, state and national level. The post recently donated $1,000 for history books for the school library at Hite Elementary.

Post 1170 is also a great place for food — a dinner is held every week — “Tasty Tuesday” is open to the public for just $7.

Fish Fries are currently held every first and third Friday and every Friday during Lent.

The Auxiliary also hosts an annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction to raise money for veteran’s organizations. Last year proceeds went to Lady Veterans Connect, a group working to build a home for homeless women veterans in Lexington.

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Post 1170 also hosts the annual Family Freedom Fest. Community groups are invited to set up booths, the Middletown Fire Department also attends and there are kid’s activities and games.

There’s also Mammogram Day every October, when Brown Cancer Center sets up a mobile unit, free of charge, whether patients have insurance or not.

“We partner with them, they’re top-notch,” says Judd of Brown Center. “Our calendar is full of activities and events. We do a lot of good work.”

“We’re always looking for help too, to help with maintenance on building, we raise a lot of funds but give a lot away,” Shaak adds. “We’re always looking for volunteers and for financial help. That’s why we’re so strong, we’re here to help each other and the community.”

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Develop rituals. “If you didn’t get to participate in the funeral service in a way that helped you, you can develop your own [ritual].” You can ask your church to display a certain type of flower in your friend’s memory or find another fun way of celebrating your loved one.

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For more than 25 years the Javanon Futbol Club has been the home for Louisville soccer excellence and has a rich history in developing both players and teams. Located in the Jeffersontown area, the club was founded

by Ali Ahmadi in 1989. Ahmadi, a former manager for the Louisville Thunder, the city’s pro team that operated here from 1984 to 1987, has since watched his organization grow with every passing year—the 20 players he started with after the club’s opening—to now boasting more than 350 players and 20 coaches throughout their program.

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like family to me. Most of my coaches have grown in the program as players. Many have been with me since the beginning. So, we’re just like a big family.”

Javanon’s mission statement is simple: a development pathway which provides current and future soccer players with learning opportunities through soccer. To that end, the Javanon FC seeks to improve and foster the skills and talents of soccer players, especially younger students of the game.

“There is no reason why our community should not produce quality players,” Ahmadi says. “Children are all the same

everywhere you go. It’s just how one trains them and what kind of demands one has of them to reach excellence. In the process, never forgetting that it’s love that makes it all work. Fostering the development and growth of its players and coaches has always been of vast importance as the club has grown in membership. We operate our club to better serve the players and parents.”

And it’s this type of dedication that Ahmadi and the rest of Javanon FC have that makes the club so successful. The club’s notoriety is soaring and with no signs of slowing down.

“We have become one of the most recognizable youth soccer clubs in the United States,” Ahmadi adds. “College teams recruit from our program. Javanon has put Louisville on the map in the world of soccer. Throughout the United States, within the soccer community, the Javanon name is well known.”

This national recognition has also helped spur international attention as well, no small feat.

“Now Javanon is even competing internationally,” Ahmadi says. “We travel long distances to compete, and we expose our players to the best competition that this game has to offer. This past week we had a team in England competing, and last year we had a group of our girls competing there. The year before that, we had a group in Spain, through our contact with the F.C Barcelona program. We even have one of their former players working full time with our club for the past four years.”

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Ahmadi also touts other unique accomplishments of his program.

“Javanon FC is the only club in the history of Kentucky youth soccer that has won a national title twice,” he says. “They’ve been to the final four of the national competition multiple times.”

Ahmadi certainly believes that Javanon needs the support of Louisville as part of its success but he also believes that the city needs the club as well.

“Louisville needs Javanon because we produce the best of the best in almost all ages in this game locally,” he says. “Our impact in the community reaches far and wide. The University of Louisville soccer coach and Spalding University soccer coach played their entire youth career for Javanon.

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just yet, according to Ahmadi. He sees room for growth in his mission to assist the community.

“I have a dream to build another site for our players to train more comprehensively,” he says. “Today, we play and train in three different locations, which is inconvenient for our families with multiple children.

I’d like to remedy the situation, to make it convenient for them. Also, our players need more quality playing surfaces, so we have just reconstructed our field to high quality with Bermuda grass and irrigation.

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for our players and our children deserve it.”

Javanon is ever-growing and invites any and all interested in playing soccer to look into their program. However, Ahmadi does encourage those interested to begin their program as early as possible.

“The earlier the better the chance of success,” he says. “We start our training at the age of five or six with Javanon Juniors.

This class meets every Friday evening for one hour. That is when our program is open to the public. Parents can bring their children to train with our coaches and get the opportunity to develop technical

fundamentals of the game. This is where our program begins.”

Ahmadi also suggests any inquisitive minds go to their website at javanon.org for more information.

Ahmadi again brings it all back home, to what both he and his organization is all about.

“Javanon’s mission is to produce quality players and productive members of society, both on and off the field,” he says. “That is what Javanon is all about — family. Family first. Our slogan is ‘love for all, all for love.’”

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Summer can be a favorite time of the year!

With the days still hot and summer winding down, it’s time to send out the invites for your upcoming friendly backyard barbecue!

Here are a few tips to help you have a stellar barbecue that will impress your friends and family this outdoor season.

1. READY THE FOOD

It’s fun to have friends over. And it’s even more fun to be able to enjoy time with those friends when they are there. Try to have almost everything done before they arrive, especially the food.

Main course items like hamburgers and hot dogs can be grilled while enjoying a drink and talking with friends outside, but prepare as much beforehand as possible to save your sanity.

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2. M AKE IT A POTLUCK

Another way to save yourself some time and peace of mind is to ask a few friends to bring side dishes. Not only will this save you time (and money) but it will also create a great array of offerings for all your friends. Those bringing dishes probably won’t make what you would normally make and it gives your party different options! This is nice to do for those who have food allergies and sensitivities too.

3. D ON’T FORGET THE DETAILS

We all know that we want some easy clean up at the end of a long, hot day.

But nothing makes your guests feel more special than the tiny details. Think about trying non-disposable plates and flatware instead. Look for melamine picnic dishes with liners - they are usually inexpensive and are sure to make your backyard barbecue stand out! Then take a quick minute to wrap silverware bundles in napkins. Add a handwritten tag with a fun summer song or the names of your guests. They are sure to love these small details and tell their other friends all about your party.

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Snacks are super important. Especially if you are going to be cooking the main course once the guests arrive. Make sure to have dips and finger foods so everyone can snack while they catch up.

Also, make sure to have foods that are great for being outside. Cut watermelon, fruits and veggies and chips and salsa are always crowd pleasers and don’t take a lot of effort.

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From the 1926 Buster Keaton film The General to the 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, trains have long captured our collective imagination.

Trains revolutionized our country, played a role in the development of cities, and influenced the progress and outcome of wars. Whether you’re a long-time train enthusiast, a parent of children who love trains or simply curious about unique local shops, you’ll find something to pique your interest at Roundhouse Electric Trains on Brownsboro Road.

Since 2011, Kevin Cook has been the proprietor of Roundhouse, having bought it from former owner, Tom Budniak.

Cook was a regular visitor to the shop, and

Budniak recognized both a devout train lover and businessman in him. Casual conversations eventually led to more serious conversations, a bank loan, and a transfer of ownership. Although no longer the owner, Budniak remains a regular presence at Roundhouse.

the engine. His father couldn’t fix it, but this dilemma led Cook into tinkering which evolved into a lifetime fascination with and respect for all things train-related.

Cook has loved trains his entire life. In addition to having family on both sides who worked for the Pennsylvania railroads, his dad had a model train layout in the family’s basement. Cook’s two older brothers were none too gentle with it, leading his father to give it to cousins.

He learned to build and rebuild trains, and painted and decaled over 2,000 train cars, which helped him pay for expenses during college. He had hoped to work on the railroad himself after graduating from college with a degree in transportation, but his eyesight kept him from a job (he is legally blind in one eye). Despite having to forego a career in the railroads, Cook’s love for trains never abated.

“I watched that train layout go out the door, and I was totally crushed,” he says.

When he was four years old, his dad purchased him a HO set, and Cook broke

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at Atria in Louisville. When his position was eliminated, he purchased Roundhouse thinking it would tide him over until he found his next white-collar position. He hasn’t looked back and says, “The biggest benefit of owning a train store is my wife has stopped asking me what I want to be when I grow up.”

There are a number of facets of train enthusiasm: history, playing, and operating.

Playing with trains is what a person might do with a train under a Christmas tree, while operating is, according to Cook, “a representation of how the railroads functioned,” which involves multiple switches, picking up, and dropping off.

“I like understanding what the railroad has meant and being able to enjoy it in a pure form,” he says.

Roundhouse is open six days a week, and Cook is at the shop nearly every day. In addition to carrying a wide selection of trains and train components, the shop is also an authorized Lionel repair center. Even if you know nothing about trains, an hour or so with Cook or one of his employees can provide you some basic knowledge of the different types of gauges, including N, HO, G, and O. “I’m an HO guy,” Cook says. “I always lusted over Lionel, but it was beyond my budget.”

Being a collector himself, Cook tries to carry a wide variety of trains, both new and used, so that regardless of how much a customer has to spend, he or she can find something that fits the budget. While $500 for a Lionel 1225 Christmas engine painted by Angela Trotta Thomas might seem steep, when you witness it simulate exhaust smoke in time to the exhaust sound, you realize just how intricately designed and realistic these little collectibles are.

If Cook purchases a used collection, he and his staff put the items through an inspection process to ensure they are in good working order for future owners. In addition to its cavernous store, Roundhouse also has a garage which stores some of the less expensive used trains, cars and sets. While Cook tries to warranty everything he sells, some of the used items he purchases for resale don’t have available replacement parts anymore, so he has to sell them “as is.”

The shop also includes an upstairs area with one complete O gauge train layout and a HO gauge train layout in development. A member of K&I Railroad Club has been helping ballast the HO track and Cook says, “We have met with the K&I representatives and the superintendent of the Division 8 National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) to solicit their assistance in completing the HO

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layout. We hope to have completion by May/June.”

Communicating with other model train enthusiasts is part of the business model for Roundhouse. Through its Facebook page, the store serves as a communicator and connector. It announces local and regional train sales and shows and invites the public as well as members of the K&I Railroad Club and the Southern Indiana Railroad Club to share in the excitement when it is operating trains on its O layout.

Another service Roundhouse offers is train layout design. One such design was done for Louisville Slugger in 4x4 sections. Cook envisions helping assisted living facilities plan and install train layouts as a way to interest and involve residents. He built a train layout for his own father when he was a resident of a local retirement community and says, “He never wanted for company, and I got to thinking, ‘Why not have these down in activity rooms or in a front foyer and have that be a focal point for people to meet, greet, and just have a good time?’”

Cook recognizes that the hobby will not survive without kids and the interest they take in it.

“I think it’s the finest hobby out there,” he says. “You’re building your own little world, and I think it’s almost therapeutic. You’re building a world that you control.”

From his own experience, though, he knows that trains are more than just play. He would be the first one to tell you that playing with trains as a boy taught him elements of both mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as a certain amount of grit and determination.

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From creating healthy sleep habits and establishing a good morning routine to handling back-to-school anxiety and learning how to make communication more manageable, we’ve got 10 back to school tips and tricks for parents to help make this your best year yet!

1. MAKE A COUNTDOWN

to those routines while wanting to get in as much fun as you can, but it will help the transition immensely for you and your kids if you start early.

2. POSITIVE ATTITUDE You know that your child will reap the benefits of going to school. Try to keep any anxiety or stress you may have from showing to your child.

4. MORNING ROUTINE Routine is the key word here. It may take a few weeks or even months to figure out the perfect routine for your family, but once you've got it, stick with it. Write it out or discuss it with your kids to let them know how you'd like to see the morning go. Have them help you figure out what works best for them.

5. EVENING ROUTINE

3. VISIT THE SCHOOL

This is a great practice for young kids Using a calendar, paper chain or whiteboard, starting preschool or Kindergarten. It is start a countdown a couple weeks before equally great for children entering a new school. With this countdown ease into school. Map out their classes and let them their school routine with bedtime, setting try out their locker. Park where they will out their clothes for the next day and when park and walk in, making their first day of they'll be waking up. It'll be hard to stick school more familiar.

Although morning routines help with the ease into a new day, setting up an evening routine can make that morning routine breeze by. Again, see what works best for your family. Maybe make a chart or an evening routine clock that shows what things they need to accomplish before lights out. Do as much as you can the night before

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so the next morning is simple (set out clothes, make lunches, look at the week ahead etc.)

6. GO SCHOOL SHOPPING Head to the store for their favorite foods in their packed lunch. Purchase the necessary school supplies or even a new First Day outfit. Get haircuts. Having a day with them to prepare for the new year ahead will let your kids know you want to make this as easy and as fun as possible for them.

7. MAKE A DROP ZONE Talk to your child about homework rules and where they should put papers that need to be looked at or signed. Have enough space for each child's backpack, shoes, water bottles or anything else they will be carrying home from school so there is no frustration in the morning to find these items. Make sure they know it's their space and their responsibility to keep their items there.

8. MAKE A CALENDAR Add all of the holidays and school info and hang it where your child can see it. If they join a club or sport, have them write in their games or practice dates and times to let them have a little responsibility over knowing when their time is scheduled. If you have a younger child, use stickers to let them know which days they have games or practices. Starting this habit of letting them schedule their time will help them decide what is too much on their plate.

9. BE PRESENT As tempting as it is to tell our kids they have nothing to worry about as a way to distract them, sometimes the best thing we can do as parents is to simply listen. If your child is finding school stressful, allow him or her to put their feelings into words so you can figure out exactly what is bothering them and (hopefully) find a solution to their worries. Spend 5 to 10 minutes connecting with each child in the morning or evening routine, with your phone put away. Talk about who they're excited to see or what they're going to do at recess. If they are nervous for the week ahead, brainstorm a family activity for the weekend.

10. OUTSOURCE YOUR TIME Know that it's okay to ask for help. Figure out what is taking up a lot of your time, therefore, keeping you from your family.

Is there a way to pay to have it done by someone else? Hire a cleaning service, utilize grocery pick up or delivery, make crock-pot meals, carpool with other parents for practices. There are many ways to simplify if you are able to step back and see what needs to be adjusted.

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HEALTHY LIVING: THE HYDRATION EQUATION Writer / Meredith Iacocca

It’s a warm summer afternoon and you’re outside on the patio enjoying a good book.

The sun is glaring down on you and thirst begins to set in. The thought of a refreshing drink makes your mouth tingle. What’s the first drink you’ll reach for? A sugary, sweetened iced tea? A good old PBR? A fizzy soda?

What about just a glass of water?

So simple and so, well, plain! However,

you’re better off sticking to some water compared to the latter options. Odds are, you’re probably under consuming it, too.

There are two facts to consider which set the foundation for why consuming water is so important:

Water is an essential part of our overall well-being, and a vital aspect to maintaining a functioning body. It makes up 55-60% of our total body mass. It is an important part of nearly everything in our body — flushing out toxins, delivering oxygen to our cells, transporting nutrients, maintaining a homeostatic blood pressure, regulating body temperature and contributing to our body’s natural healing properties.

1. The body can only produce about 8% of its daily water needs.

2. Water distribution is regulated but cannot be stored within the body for a long period of time.

This means our body is almost entirely dependent on us to obtain its daily hydration needs. Talk about responsibility.

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How much water should you be consuming?

The easiest way to calculate an approximation of water consumption is to take your weight in pounds and divide by 2. That is the number of ounces at minimum you should be consuming. For example, a 150-pound person should be consuming at least 75 ounces of water.

However, there are many factors that effect this equation. Activity levels, age, sweating and overall health. The more water you are releasing from the body, the more you will need to replace, like during a workout. In addition, older people are proven to have decreased thirst signals and can face issues maintaining appropriate water homeostasis with the onset of certain diseases such as dementia, medication side effects or decreased mobility.

I would say the most common factor for this water consumption is the addition of diuretics. A diuretic causes urinary excretion

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OYSTER Known for its smooth texture and licorice scent, Oyster Fungi can be found accessorizing the trees at Trestle Point in Pope Lick Park during the warmer months in Kentucky.

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