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Driving up to the Middletown Woman’s Club feels like stepping back in time. Surrounded by big-name businesses like Dairy Queen, AutoZone and Stock Yards Bank & Trust, the quaint little building at 11719 Shelbyville Road would stick out like a sore thumb if it weren’t so easy to miss.
minds and communities by meeting regularly in order to learn about the great ideas of the past and contemporary urban problems together.” What started as two clubs in the late 1860s quickly grew into a national movement, and “in the years between the 1870s and 1920s, women’s clubs became the major vehicle by which American women could exercise their developing talents to shape the world beyond their homes.”
But it’s not only the club’s appearance that makes it seem outdated — its very existence feels anachronistic, better suited for a Membership in women’s clubs continued bygone era. to rise until 1926. As opportunities for women in the public sphere increased The first women’s clubs were established in throughout the twentieth century, the 1868 in New York and Boston. According need for women’s clubs decreased. to a brief history of women’s clubs on Despite this fact, “hundreds of clubs the National Women’s History Museum continued to function in this country into website, at that time, “political activism, modern times, providing members with civic reform, and community involvement regular meetings in order to network, were regarded as outside the realm of biglearn about social issues, identify civic hearted mothers and wives who should problems, and devise solutions through focus on loving their families and providing volunteer power.” a good example of moral behavior.” Women’s clubs directly challenged these norms, inviting women to develop “their
The Middletown Woman’s Club was established more than a decade after the end of the golden era of the women’s club
movement, in the wake of the Ohio River flood of 1937. The women of Middletown had come together to assist with flood relief for displaced Louisvillians who had been forced to flee the city. Once the crisis was over, the women decided to remain together and form a club. Thirtyfour charter members gathered for their first meeting at the home of Mrs. Joe Thormahlem on April 9, 1937. Once the club had been established, the women turned their attention to building a clubhouse. The land for the clubhouse was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wetherby and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bliss in July 1938. The building was funded in large part by a Works Progress Administration labor grant totaling $8,500. The club was responsible for contributing $3,000 for materials for the building. The women held many events in order to raise funds: bingo and bridge parties, luncheons selling chances on a ham, silver teas, donut sales, dinners, barbecues, dances, and a carnival. They collected dimes outside of the bank and rented dishes and silverware at ten cents a piece.
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In the final stretch of their fundraising efforts, the women held a “womanless wedding.” These performances, popular in the United States in the early nineteenth century, were comic rituals in which an all-male cast would act out the roles of a traditional wedding party. They were often held to raise money for charities, civic organizations, and churches. Almost one year after the land was donated, the Middletown Woman’s Club held their first meeting in their clubhouse on May 26, 1939. In the many years since, the Middletown Woman’s Club has engaged in far-reaching service to the community. These include the following activities, some of which are still ongoing: • Putting on the Middletown Carnival at the elementary school • Engaging in cemetery beautification and maintenance
In addition to serving the community, the Middletown Woman’s Club also seeks to serve their members. They hold meetings at 10:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month except January.
• Creating a lending library service • Establishing recreation programs for Middletown children • Holding dances and suppers for soldiers and Bowman Field during World War II and rolling bandages for the Red Cross • Co-sponsoring a kindergarten program for Middletown children • Delivering Christmas gifts to Nicols Hospital, Central State Hospital, and Maryhurst
During six of those meetings (three in the spring and three in the fall) they hold presentations on topics ranging from palm reading to politics. “The sky’s the limit,” Ann says. The presentations last about 20 minutes. A formal meeting immediately follows the presentation, also lasting 20 minutes. After that, the women socialize over lunch and dessert.
Woman’s Club had 90 active members. They have just over 30 members now, not all of whom are active. Two of their members have reached the status of Honorary Member for having achieved 45 years or more of continuous membership. Both Ann and her Vice President, Nancy Rutledge, have been members for a little over a decade. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about the community,” Ann says.
Nancy, whose neighbor recruited her to join, agrees. “When you have all these women, you get to know your neighbors • Granting scholarships to Eastern High School In-person meetings were temporarily placed and your friends,” she says. “When you get students each year on hold during the start of the pandemic, older, it’s not as easy to reach out and meet but the women resumed gathering in new people. This is a great way to reach out.” • Hosting art exhibits for Middletown Grade September. You do not need to be a member Schools and Eastern High School to attend — visitors are welcome. Ann and Nancy both worry about declining membership. “We have lost a lot of • Donating to area charities and organization The club also hosts member outings several members due to illness or death,” Nancy like Metro United Way, the Salvation Army, times a year, including a day at the track in says. “We want it to grow. It needs to grow.” Maryhurst, Eastern Area Community the spring and a picnic in the summer. One She would like to see more involvement on Ministries, and Angel Tree year a group of women traveled together to the part of young people, estimating that Ireland. the average age of their membership is 55 or • Collecting supplies like diapers and baby 60. The youngest member is in her mid-30s, bottles At its height in 1983, the Middletown while the oldest is 84. atMiddletown.com / NOVEMBER 2020 / MIDDLETOWN MAGAZINE / 7
The women understand that the world has changed considerably since the club’s heydays. “People work now,” Nancy says. They’ve considered moving their meetings to the evening, but they worry that they would lose their older members if they were to do so. The Middletown Women’s Club hosts several fundraising evenings each year. The Fall Holiday Auction is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on November 2, 2020. Admission is $10. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. For location information or to purchase tickets, call 417-1997 or 741-5920. Plans are also underway for the Spring Style Show, which is attended by about 100 people each year. It is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on April 13, 2021. Admission is $25 and includes lunch. Call 417-1997 or 741-5920 for additional information or to purchase tickets.
The club also raises funds by renting out their historic building to local groups. The rate is $50 per hour for a minimum of three hours. A $75 deposit is required. The building, which has a full kitchen, is perfect for church groups, standing meetings (like exercise classes), birthday parties, and showers. The Middletown Women’s Club offers reduced rates for multiple month contracts. Call 4171997 or 741-5920 for reservations. Given the fact that many women’s clubs
have closed in recent years, the fact that the Middletown Women’s Club continues to hold on is no small feat. And while one might be tempted to see the club as outdated, perhaps it’s more accurate to view it instead as being as counter-cultural today as the first women’s clubs were all those years ago: a respite in an unceasing world, a place to slow down, get to know your neighbors, make new friends, and give back your community.
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forward in a post-pandemic world. But just how does a history museum plan to move forward when so much of its operation is focused on looking back? The folks at Frazier weren’t deterred. They put their downtime to good use, and immediately began collecting items for a time capsule to be observed by future generations in order to preserve this unprecedented time in history. The call for submissions didn’t go unheeded. By midJune, Frazier had already received 500 pieces of artwork, poems, and videos all dedicated to memorializing these strange times. The pieces that will not end up on display, physically or virtually, will be donated to the special collections and archives section of the University of Louisville, with which Frazier is in partnership.
Just like other major cities such as Paris and New York, Louisville felt the impact of the pandemic, with its mom-and-pop shops closing by the dozens, thousands of its citizens having to file for unemployment, and students of every grade unable to take part in the most memorable parts of their educational and extracurricular experiences. Though the staff at Frazier wants to remain sensitive regarding when to display With virtually the entire city closed down, the Coronavirus Capsule exhibit, they major and beloved landmarks were forced had to contact everyone they could for to rethink their business approaches moving submissions while the topic remains timely. 10 / NOVEMBER 2020
Through the exhibit, patrons will “see how pop culture has responded, what students, adults and companies have had to do, and how we pulled together,” explains Tish Boyer, the collections manager at Frazier, as she laughingly holds up her favorite item, a T-shirt that says, “Y’all can’t be doing that” - a testament to how well Louisville has fared during the pandemic compared to neighboring states. Among the physical submissions in Frazier’s storage room are pictures drawn by the daughters of museum President Andy Treinen, as well as a jug provided by a distillery and filled with hand sanitizer. Some submissions aren’t so humorous or lighthearted. Much of the artwork provided by children comes across as haunting and somewhat disturbing, as it is a reflection of how kids envision the invisible coronavirus. The images often take on the physical form of a monster, or fire, or spiky, red, chocolate
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Recording history in the making has become therapeutic for many people who have submitted their artwork. One student even resumed his passion for drawing in order to help him weather the storm of loneliness. During typical exhibit planning there isn’t much material to wade through, but the museum is receiving an overwhelming amount, much of which is in storage. When asked if it was difficult to choose pieces for display, Amanda Briede, the museum’s curator, says the staff mostly agreed on the choices, and tended to make their selections based on what best expressed what they were dealing with. “You can’t judge a five-year-old the same as adults,” adds Rachel Platt, director of community engagement. “Much of the artwork from children sticks with you because of how scary their representation was of the virus.”
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Jared Matthews is not new to the Louisville food scene. In fact, he has been a driving force behind some of the most popular spots in St. Matthews for the last decade. Matthews is partner and owner at Equus Jack’s Bourbon Restaurant and Lounge, Lou Lou Food and Drink, and Diamond Street Grub and Hops. He is also managing partner at both Diamond Pub & Billiards locations. A native of Marksville, Louisiana, Matthews developed a love for entertaining early on by watching his father host crawfish boils for the whole neighborhood. One could say cajun food is in his DNA. “I remember growing up watching my family cook all of the cajun cuisine,” he says. “Most people eat ham or turkey at the holidays - I grew up eating gumbo, crawfish and étouffée on Christmas Eve. We were always the house in the neighborhood to host parties.”
When his family landed in Louisville, Matthews’ first job was at a Dairy Queen at the age of 15. It was the only place that would hire him at such a young age. In high school, Matthews and his high school buddies worked at Figaro’s Pizzeria. “We pretty much managed that all through high school,” he says. “I absolutely loved it.” While attending the University of Kentucky, Matthews worked as a bartender at Two Keys Tavern, and then worked as a manager at Columbia Steak House. Back in Louisville he bartended at Harper’s Restaurant, located off of South Hurstbourne Parkway. “I was just bartending and doing my thing,” Matthews says. “I was 25 years old. A guy I was serving asked if I wanted to manage and promote the bar at Diamond’s.” A regular at Diamond Pub purchased the bar, and that regular became a good friend of Matthews. “I became a managing partner at Diamond’s,” Matthews says. “That was 14 14 / NOVEMBER 2020
years ago, and honestly the rest is history.” Matthews managed and began to transform the bar into a place that would attract a younger clientele. “I got the place up and going,” he says. “We got the live music going seven days a week there.” The upbeat vibe and thriving music scene is what allowed Diamond Pub to continue to grow under Matthews’ leadership. Six years later, Matthews and his colleagues opened a location in the Highlands, where he soon began booking national acts. The new location had a much larger capacity and allowed for a variety of entertainment opportunities. Matthews’ passion for entertaining guests, crafting cocktails and creating an inviting atmosphere motivated him to eventually purchase a restaurant of his own. “I was getting older, I had kids, and I wanted to teach them to grow up and learn the business,” he says.
Matthews’ love of cajun food and culture led him to become a regular at Cafe Lou Lou, now Lou Lou Food and Drink. Clay Wallace, the chef and owner at the time, approached him about purchasing the restaurant. The two negotiated for the better part of two years, and just as Matthews was scheduled to leave for a mission trip with fellow church members to Afghanistan, it looked as though the deal wasn’t going to happen. “I thought, ‘Well, it wasn’t meant to be,’” he says. However, when Matthews returned from the trip, he and Wallace resumed negotiations and finalized a deal. Matthews partnered with his longtime friend Thomas Barnes Jr. Matthews freshened up the decor and updated the menu at Cafe Lou Lou. He drew inspiration from his cajun upbringing, and began hosting crawfish boils, tailgate
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In the spring of 2018, Matthews began taking many of the same steps at Equus and Jack’s that he took at Lou Lou. He kept the entire staff, many of whom had worked there for years, and made some updates to the menu, including lower prices. Corbett died later that year of a heart attack.
This year he added a lounge in the back called Black Rabbit. “There’s a bookcase door that leads to a big dark lounge,” Matthews says of Black Rabbit. “We make Prohibition-style cocktails and serve small-bite eats.”
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Like many restaurant owners, 2020 has not been kind to Matthews. When the pandemic hit, Matthews, like other restaurant owners, had to sit back and wait, and each day brought new or |changing restrictions.
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Hosting family and friends for the holidays is daunting. The expectations of a Pinterest worthy meal and decor is high. We've lost what the true meaning of Thanksgiving is. In our family, Thanksgiving was the only time of the year we saw the entire family. Selfishly, I secretly wanted us to order pizza every year making less work and more time to spend with people. I still believe it's necessary to streamline areas of Thanksgiving day to make less work for the host. I recently heard the statement “Getting Ready is a Key Aspect of Performance.” Thanksgiving Day is as close to a performance as I give all year, so preparing is crucial. There are many steps you can complete 3 to 4 weeks ahead of time to reduce stress. There are also several hacks you can use to keep things running smoothly on the big day.
1. MAKE SURE YOU PLAN A MENU THAT ONLY REQUIRES ONE OVEN
Have guests bring the sides and desserts leaving the oven free for you to do the turkey. Be sure to request contributed items to things that are easy to transport and set up once they arrive. Items like side salads, dinner rolls, wine, cold appetizers and cranberry sauce are perfect. If you need to keep food warm, place a towel and a bowl of hot water in the bottom of a cooler. Then, put your pans in the cooler until it’s time to serve. The food will still be warm for up to 2 hours.
2. PLAN AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
As long as it's not raining, spend a little time outside with your family. Start a game of football, make a pumpkin ring toss, take a nature bingo hike. Anything that gets the family outside for some fun, especially if there will be kids. You can also have 20 / NOVEMBER 2020
coloring books and board games set out on a table to keep the kids busy while dinner is being prepped.
3. DELEGATE TASKS
Your friends and family want to help. Write out tasks ahead of time with the names of people who you know will offer their help. Have them be in charge of the outdoor activity, keep drink stations stocked, wrangle the kids for dinner and help serve. Make sure you tell at least one family member to take a few photos.
4. PREPARE THE TABLE
Lay out all the serving dishes on the table with note cards of what will be served inside. Shop your house or yard for table decor. It's likely you won't need to buy a bunch of decor. Get everything set up how you'd like it to look, snap a picture and put all the dishes and decor in a laundry basket
out of the way so you can easily pull it out Thanksgiving morning.
5. EAT EARLY
Rather than filling up on veggies and hardboiled eggs, have a plan to eat soon after guests arrive. This will leave plenty of time with family before it gets late. Plus, it gives time for bellies to settle before dessert.
6. PLAN THE FLOW OF THE HOUSE
Think about how people will travel through your house. Have the drink station out of the way so people don't feel like a bother when refilling their drinks. Put the kids activity table in another room, in the basement or outside to keep them from running under foot during dinner prep.
7. MAKE CLEAN UP EASY
If you want to use grandma's china for this special occasion, I understand. There
is also great joy in using paper plates when everyone's able to clean up after themselves. Other time savers are to use a plastic crock pot liner or plastic cups with a marker to write names. Make sure you have an empty dishwasher before dinner so you can easily toss in serving ware. To make sure you get to host Thanksgiving next year, have a plan for storing leftovers. Purchase a bunch of inexpensive takehome containers or gallon bags for people to dish up their own leftovers.
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Look for small moments of gratitude in a busy, loud but delicious holiday. With all the prep weeks ahead of time you should be able to enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family. If you follow these tips you are sure to have a stress-free Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy the time with family and friends!
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According to Dr. Timothy Hanna, owner of Hanna Ankle and Foot, there are two kinds of doctors in the world. The first kind keeps a strict schedule, and is always on time. This likely means that when they enter an exam room to see a patient they have a stopwatch, and when the allotted number of minutes are up, they walk out to see the next patient. The second kind of doctor makes sure all of their patients’ questions are answered, even if it means spending more time than expected. Hanna understands that all patients have different expectations for physician visits, which is why he is clear about being the second type of doctor. “If someone breaks their ankle, they can’t work,” Hanna says. “They can’t take care of their kids. They can’t drive. Their whole life is completely flipped upside down. Sometimes those conversations take more time.” Hanna treats his patients with kindness and respect, making sure he properly communicates each step of the treatment process. “If a patient misunderstands something I say, it could negatively affect their recovery,” he says. “For instance, if I tell a patient to start putting weight on their foot and do range-of-motion exercises over the next four weeks, if they come back to my office still on crutches because they thought I’d said not to put weight on it, they would have built up scar tissue, developed muscle atrophy, etcetera, which will lead to suboptimal results.”
Hanna has even recruited his French bulldog, Gus, to act as nurse and playmate. Hanna recently had a patient who was complaining about a long wait. Gus kept her company, and after ten minutes of petting and snuggling the puppy, she told Hanna, “I’m glad to see you, but Gus has already made me feel so much better.”
instance, Hanna had a patient who battled plantar fasciitis for three years, and was unable to get relief because she was too scared to get a steroid injection. One day the staff set Gus on her lap. With her focus shifted to something puffy rather than pointy, Hanna administered the shots with ease.
Gus also helps out with patients who are apprehensive about certain therapies. For
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called a subchondroplasty that involves scoping the ankle and rebuilding the bone structure beneath the underlying arthritis. “The patient has increased range of motion because I remove all of the interior impingement and spurring,” Hanna says. The procedure allows for immediate weight bearing and range-of-motion activities.
and Foot in August of 2018. When he did so, he was advised by his peers that in order to turn a profit, he should rent a small, cheap space, buy a used X-ray machine, and purchase low-level ultrasound equipment, which he could slowly pay off over time. “I took every single piece of advice and threw it out the window,” says Hanna, who instead secured a beautiful office located in the middle of the city. He then bought state-of-the-art equipment and technology. For instance, a threedimensional scanner on an iPad allows him to make necessary modifications to insoles. Hanna also purchased an air filtering device two years ago in an
attempt to provide the most sterile clinic atmosphere possible. The machine purifies the air of nearly all contaminants, including viruses. His office remains the sole practice of its kind in the region with such a device. Dr. Hanna stressed that his facility can do just about anything an ER can do for foot and ankle injuries, which reduces waiting time and money spent. “We are a convenient option for those looking to be seen soon and avoid the ER,” he said.
“Many arthritic patients are told their options are limited to large surgeries, such as fusions that require months of non-weight bearing, huge risks, and loss of function of the joint,” Hanna says. “By scoping the ankle and rebuilding the arthritic bone, patients can be immediately weight bearing, with almost no incision, while we also increase range of motion by removing impingements and spurs.”
“I didn’t expect a world pandemic, but it certainly seems like a genius idea in hindsight,” Hanna says. “My only goal has been and always will be to get my patients back on their feet as quickly as possible, in the most safe environment possible.”
Dr. Hanna also specializes in a minimally invasive technique on fractures, which usually cuts patients’ recovery times nearly in half. The approach allows a much smaller incision, limiting the risk of infection and incision dehiscence, while also providing a much stronger construct that allows the patient to engage in range of motion and weight bearing much sooner. “My biggest challenge is finding patients who have given up because they don’t know what I do exists,” said Dr. Hanna.
Specializing in sports medicine, trauma, arthritis, and ligament and tendon repair, Hanna’s surgical techniques deliver excellent results, with ongoing attempts to limit incision sizes, time under anesthesia, recovery time, and risk to the patient. For example, an ankle joint can’t be fused, or else it might never move again. Hanna performs a minimally invasive procedure
“I’ve had patients who broke their ankles 35 years ago and have been walking around in pain ever since, who decline surgery due to risk and time required to heal,” Hanna says. “They have lost hope. Within days, many of these patients are in less pain than they have been in 35 years, with more motion then they thought possible. The results have been very rewarding.”
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In 2002, DC Timing Founder David Flaugher saw the need for new technology in race timing for cross country and track and field. Flaugher bought the FinishLynx timing system and taught himself to use it, along with a friend from Frankfort. “I had kids running track and field, and no one else was using this locally,” he says. “The technology evolved. That was square one. We evolved to scholastic events, for high school, state and college meets. Our other big sport is cross country. We were one of the first to learn the equipment.” On top of the school meets, DC Timing handles timing for over 30 road and trail races in and around Louisville. “We are out timing about 160 days per year,” Flaugher says. Flaugher met twins Madison and McKenzie Browning when they were runners as sophomores at Assumption High School. “They came by an event to learn,” he says, adding that by the time the twins were seniors they were helping him out. Madison says the company handles timing for scholastic track and cross country three to seven days per week, from August through November, and track events from March through June. The team also times road and trail races on weekends when track starts, in addition to local 5K and 10K races. When the DC team isn’t at events, they are in the company’s east end office working together on projects and planning for future events. McKenzie says she learned a lot from working at the company during college, and her goal is to continue to work with the company in a NOVEMBER 2020 / 25
marketing capacity. She markets races, works with sponsors, and manages emails. “I want to take it to its full potential,” she says. “I see a lot of potential with the technology. We can do bike, kayak and paddleboard races. The opportunities are endless. I’m excited to see where we go in the next five to 10 years.” McKenzie adds that the photo-finish technology used by DC Timing is similar to what Churchill Downs uses for the Kentucky Derby, with the same type of finish-line cameras. “They use 1,000 frames per second - small pictures,” Flaugher says. “We time 300,000 people a year.” Madison, the company’s primary timer, says races may “look like neck and neck, but behind the camera are inches apart.”
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DC Timing is also using eco-friendly solar power.
the company encourages practices that are beneficial to the environment, including cup recycling, and composting of banana and “We want to be green, and be good citizens,” orange peels. Flaugher says, adding that the company is “We want to encourage carpools, give also working on going paperless. “It’s real benefits, and reuse water bottles - things to be near and dear to all three of our hearts. It’s more conscious,” she says. “We’re grateful to imperative - not just to get a headline, but tell our story, and that people are interested.” also important. “ In 2015 DC Timing began using a solarpowered trailer at finish lines. Madison says
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Most high school seniors spend their time worrying about who their college roommate will be, and whether they’ll be able to stomach dorm food. Not Rachel Richards. She lost sleep over the possibility of incurring student debt. “I’d read a ton about finances and was worried about the consequence of taking on a tremendous amount of debt at a young age,” says Richards, who knew she’d have to pay for college on her own. Richards majored in financial economics and loved it. When she was nearing graduation, she pursued a career in financial advising as it seemed like the perfect fit.
“I’d already been helping my family and friends, who were always asking me for financial advice,” Richards says. Even though she was happy to help, she wondered why friends and family didn’t consult all of the free resources available in books and on websites. Then she realized that many of those resources on financial education were dry and sometimes difficult to understand. While working as a senior financial analyst at a global manufacturing corporation, she found herself putting pen to paper to write a book about money management that was sarcastic, sassy and simple to understand. Before long, she completed “Money Honey: A Simple 7-Step Guide for Getting Your Financial $hit Together.” Published in September of 2017, the book sold well. 28 / NOVEMBER 2020
“I accomplished what I set out to do, which was to make a funny book about money management that young females, professionals and millennials could understand and appreciate,” Richards says.
Book sales were going well, and rental properties that she and her husband owned were generating passive income. “We decided that once our passive income exceeded my full-time income at my job, I’d quit so that I could focus on book writing, public speaking, and workshop offerings,” says Richards, who recently published her second book, “Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement,” already a best seller in several categories on Amazon. “It’s about the five main categories of passive income, and how anyone can build passive income and achieve early retirement and financial independence.”
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She voraciously read all the literature she could find on finance, the stock market and real estate investing. “I was really motivated at a young age to handle my money well so that I could be financially independent and not have any money dependencies,” says Richards, who defines financial literacy as being able to manage money so well that you can make decisions in life that aren’t based on finances. “You can decide whether or not you want to work, which job you want to take, and whether you want to take a trip or not. Basically, you’re not stressed out or constrained by your finances.” Richards says two-thirds of Americans don’t have $500 set aside for an emergency.
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“We have a financial education crisis in this country because we are not taught to manage our money,” she says.
She recommends using Mint, a free financial tracking tool that can link financial accounts into one centralized location.
Since last August, Richards has done her part to change this by participating in a number of public speaking engagements on the subject of financial literacy.
“When you see your spending, it’ll be obvious where to cut back,” Richards says.
“There’s nothing like being able to help a person and see that you’re making an impact,” says Richards, who has also been hired to complete management training and financial literacy training for companies. In addition, universities have invited her to deliver keynote speeches - something she would like to do more of in the future, as she feels that speaking at high schools and colleges has a positive impact. According to Richards, the first step in managing money well is understanding one’s current monetary situation. This is where a budget comes into play.
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“I know that the word feels awful and dreadful to people, but a budget is simply understanding what you’re doing with your money,” Richards says. “After all, you can’t get to where you want to go unless you know what’s happening right now.”
She has found that the people who are able to manage money well are those who are good at delaying gratification.
“It’s kind of like dieting, where you’re asking yourself, ‘Do I really want this doughnut even though I know it’s going to hurt me in the long run?’” Richards says. “There’s that push-and-pull, because you’re She says that by reframing budgeting in your like, ‘But I really, really want it right now!’” mind, you’ll be empowered to get to where you want to go financially. That trade-off between instant and delayed gratification is hard for some people to “A budget does not have to be complicated,” grasp - especially when much of society Richards says. “Literally, all you have to do is seems to embrace the “You Only Live start tracking your expenses for one month. Once” mentality. Don’t try to change anything or cut back on anything yet. Just track your expenses.” “It’s easier to say, ‘I can buy this item now
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Finding the right balance is key, because Thankfully, colleagues convinced her to going too far in a frugal direction can set her fears aside and go for it. also have negative effects. “You should be able to indulge but still be responsible,” Richards says. Ideas for a third book are already brewing, and one potential topic is handling finances as a couple. Richards may also make “Money Honey” into a book series. She’s also considering turning her books into online courses. When Richards penned her first draft of “Money Honey,” she experienced a wave of self-doubt as she wrestled with feelings of vulnerability about her writing. “I actually quit writing ‘Money Honey’ for four months, convinced that it was utter garbage and that I would
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THE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE OF ST. MATTHEWS Writer / Art Lander Jr. Photos courtesy of University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections
by both the Shawnee and Iroquois. Col. James John Floyd, of Virginia, was Jefferson county’s first landowner and early settler.
St. Matthews today has a strong economic base of retail businesses, automobile As deputy surveyor of Fincastle County, dealerships, dining establishments, and Floyd had surveyed the area in 1774 and had healthcare facilities, located around its many his pick of the most geographically desirable neighborhoods and subdivisions. land. He claimed two 1,000 acre parcels in what is now the heart of St. Matthews. But our community’s past is rooted in agriculture, and the roots run deep, dating In November, 1779, he moved his family back to the settlement era. here from Amherst County, Virginia. He built a cabin, and later a fort, called Floyd’s The area south of the Falls of the Ohio River, Station, on what is now Breckinridge Lane. what would become Jefferson County, must Floyd’s Station was one of six stations, have been a paradise in the 18th century. fortified stockades, built on the Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek, which flows There was numerous springs, and local through the center of Jefferson County. streams were rich in fish and mussels. Much of the land was level, soils were By the early 19th century some of the fertile and wildlife was abundant. In the large parcels of land associated with the fall wetlands were filled with migrating six pioneer stations, and other lands waterfowl, and the forested uplands awarded to veterans for their service in supported eastern elk, black bears, wild the Revolutionary War, were developed turkeys, and white-tailed deer. into plantations. The major crops were tobacco, hemp, corn, wheat and livestock, These were prime hunting grounds, claimed primarily horses.
Strategically located about six miles east of downtown Louisville, St. Matthews sits astride an old buffalo trace. By 1820 this pioneer road, that connected the Falls of the Ohio with the seat of state government in Frankfort and the Bluegrass Region beyond, was known as the Shelbyville Turnpike, now US 60. Initial development, known as Gilman’s Point beginning in the 1840s, was around its intersection with Westport Road (Ky 1447). Other important roads converge here too -- Breckinridge Lane, Lexington Road, and Chenoweth Lane. The coming of the railroad, linking Louisville to Frankfort in 1851, and later, an interurban spur line about 1910 that came through St. Matthews, had a big impact on our community. An influx of German and Swiss immigrants in the late 1850s, and later, immigrants from Ireland, brought a change of what was being grown here and how it was being sold, as subsistence gardening evolved into commercial vegetable production. Local
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produce, first sold in our community’s many neighborhood grocery and general stores, was later a cash crop shipped to distant markets. The railroad helped launch an agriculturebased economy, and was the major reason why our crossroads community became an important distribution center. Market gardeners began to cultivate plots throughout the fertile and well-watered Beargrass Creek basin in and around St. Matthews, and when their crops were harvested, the railroad transported them to markets in Louisville and beyond. St. Matthews became known as “the garden of the state” for the quality produce grown here, and its distribution status. Some farmers diversified. Nanz, Neuner & Company was the largest horticultural operation in the 1870s, with a nursery complex of 30 greenhouses along what
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is now Breckinridge Lane. Plants, seeds, flowers and vegetables were available on site or could be purchased at the company’s market store downtown. At the turn of the 20th century, many of our city’s most prominent citizens were farmers or market gardeners. The local food economy really took off during the first decade of the new century when farmers in the vicinity of St. Matthews began to concentrate on raising potatoes and onions as cash crops, as demand for these staples grew. At the center of St. Matthews, the triangle intersection of Shelbyville Road, Chenoweth Lane and Westport Road, was an open space with a scale where produce and other agricultural products in wagons were weighed. The interurban spur line that came from Louisville over Shelbyville Road
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Reportedly, in their first year of business, the St. Matthews Produce Exchange shipped 250 railway carloads of potatoes, netting farmers 60 cents per 100 pounds. Not only did the exchange sell potatoes and other locally-produced vegetables, but it purchased items farmers needed, such as fertilizer and twine in bulk quantities. So many potatoes were grown here that St. Matthews became a major center in the country for this crop. By 1920, more than 13 million pounds were sold, with about 20 percent trucked to Louisville and the remainder shipped by rail to distant markets. A 1922 article in The Louisville Herald proclaimed that “St. Matthews is the second largest onion and potato shipping point in the United States...(that) last year, during the months of July and August, the St, Matthews Produced Exchange sold more than 200,000 barrels of onions and potatoes. The priced obtained for the lot was about $1,000,000.”
A 1925 article in the Christian Science Monitor pointed out that Jefferson County is “one of the greatest potato shipping centers in the country...a leader in second-crop potatoes. Its climate and soil permitted two crops of tubers on the same land, in the same year.” By 1925 the St. Matthews Produce Exchange had 400 members and shipped 1,200 train car loads of potatoes and onions annually. The area began changing in the mid20th century. Gradually the farms were subdivided and developed with residential housing, and shopping developments. The St. Matthews Produce Exchange ceased operation in 1954. But our community’s agricultural heritage continues anew each Saturday that the St. Matthews Farmers Market is open. Farmers from the surrounding region
converge on the campus of the Beargrass Christian Church, along our city’s main thoroughfare, to sell local vegetables, fruits, meats, breads, dairy products, flowers, landscaping plants and handmade arts and crafts. The layout of the tents creates a festive L-shaped market, with plenty of room for shoppers to circulate and socialize. Live music and the smell of coffee and breakfast foods fill the air. Our proud past lives on as we gather to celebrate the roots of agriculture that run deep in our community’s history.
Art Lander Jr. has been writing about Kentucky’s history, culture, sports and the outdoors since the late 1970s. He authored or has contributed to six books on Kentucky. Lander grew up in St. Matthews and graduated from Waggener High School in 1968.
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