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St. Matthews is known for its abundance of culturally significant businesses and ventures. Last fall Independence Bank established a new location in the heart of St. Matthews. The main goals of the bank’s leaders are to service and keep close ties with the neighboring community. From their involvement with community projects down to the artwork that fills the building, this venue prides itself on paying respect to the locals. This is evident immediately upon entering the facility. The architecture, decorations and stained glass panels display the town’s history through the years.

On September 11 Independence Bank added a time capsule as its latest artistic piece to pay homage to St. Matthews. Bank President Louis Straub grew up in St. Matthews. His daughter Madelin, a senior at Manual High School, had a stake in the bank’s recent venture to bring citizens together.

“Madelin came up with the idea to put a time capsule together,” Straub says. “It was her idea to get the community involved in putting together a capsule that would hold items that represent the past and present state of St. Matthews. She wanted to bring everyone together by having participants from the community contribute their input and memorable items to the project.”

The idea was a hit and the bank immediately opened the project to the general public for submissions. As an incentive, Independence Bank hosted a contest among middle and high schoolers in the district that included cash prizes for the most inspirational submissions. Trinity High School and Holy Trinity Parish School won the contest by submitting noteworthy items common to the past decade. Each winner received a cash prize of $177.60 to benefit their homeroom class. Both schools also received a cash donation as a charitable contribution.

Trinity High School received cash prizes for two different class entries. Students from science fiction and English classes submitted

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items such as a mechanical pen, a key, menus from all around St. Matthews, and a railroad spike from the tracks that run through the heart of town. Many of the winning entries from Trinity were collaborative efforts, as teachers set the time capsule submission up as a class project for students.

Handwritten submissions were selected from a fourth-grade class at Holy Trinity Parish School. The submissions showed what younger generations determined would be fitting contributions to the capsule for future generations to learn about. These included hand-drawn pictures of different facilities around town, and how each one had impacted the students who drew them.

Other articles focused on what the students wanted our future society to remember from this day and age.

Other entries included a pair of Derby tickets, commemorative coins to mark the celebration of the St. Matthews Fire Department’s 100th Anniversary, and a commemorative bottle of Maker’s 46 bourbon signed by master distiller Kevin Smith as well as Maker’s Mark President Bill Samuels, Jr. The Louisville City Football Club also submitted a soccer ball that the team signed. A copy of an article about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing was placed in the capsule to pay respect and show admiration for our society’s progress over time.

A Ford F-150 model pickup truck was selected to honor one of our oldest companies in town. When discussing the pickup truck, Straub noted that he felt this item was significant because we are currently moving toward self-driving vehicles. The model truck is a reminder of how far we have come and how far we may go.

“Who knows what the future will hold?”

Straub says. “With the way our society is rapidly changing, will we even have newspapers in the future? We have copies of both St. Matthews’ first edition magazine as well as a copy of the CourierJournal in there.”

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including a book of quotes by Leadership of Louisville, a book on St. Matthews, a copy of the Women’s Club Directory, and an article about the 2019 Derby.

“It’s all about people displaying heartfelt memorabilia from the past and the present in hopes of positively affecting our future,” says Sarah Gant, a member of Independence Bank who worked on the time capsule with Straub.

The time capsule will be opened in 100 years and will be put into a trust in the intervening time due to the uncertainty of the bank’s 100-year future. In 100 years, it is meant to fill the future with a rush of nostalgia that will not only educate but also inspire the world at large. The items included in the capsule show what we view to be necessary and important in this time.

Each item will be auctioned off 100 years from now to gain funds for local charities.

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After 57 years of marriage, Marty Owen knew her husband Carl quite well. For 37 years he worked as a golf professional at Charlie Vettiner Golf Course, where he developed a junior program that was the largest in the metro area. While Marty was certainly aware of Carl’s passion both for golf and for instructing teens in the sport, it wasn’t until he passed away in March 2019 that she learned of the profound impact Carl had on a legion of students through the years.

“I knew he loved kids, but I had no idea the influence he had on so many of them,” Marty says.

When Carl died, accolades poured in from all around the golfing community, including Becca Jones, who penned a five-page letter detailing how much her golf mentor meant to her, both on and off the course.

“Carl gave me my first job,” Becca says. “He taught me so much about the game of golf.

He took me under his wing and treated me like a daughter. Carl taught us all how to laugh. He loved everything about life. I don’t think I ever saw him mad. The jokes he told were always interrupted by the sound of his full belly laugh either before or during the punchline.”

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- especially junior golfers, as he recognized the potential in each and every one of them.

After Becca was grown and married, she would stop by the golf course to show off her kids and give Carl a hug.

“His hugs always made me feel better,” says Becca, who, each time they parted ways, uttered the words, “I love you, pro.”

Marty fell in love with Carl nearly six decades ago when they met at a bank where Marty worked as a teller. At the time Carl was working at a distillery and would bring deposits into the bank. He couldn’t work up the nerve to talk to Marty, so he approached one of her coworkers instead.

“He told my friend that he wanted to ask me out, and I said, ‘I don’t know anything about him,’” Marty recalls.

But word on the street was that Carl was a good guy, and that proved to be true. He won her over, and on their first date, they went to the movies to see Spartacus.

Carl was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1962, and he served two years of active duty and four years in the Army Reserve. Then he returned to the place he called home - the golf course.

Carl had a real zest for life, and he shared that vivacity with those around him. As for the young golfers he mentored, he made sure they understood that school and grades come first. Leading by example, he inspired a great work ethic. Some of his junior golfers went on to play collegiate golf on scholarships and won some of Kentucky’s major tournaments. Others became head golf professionals in Kentucky and other states. All became devoted fans of Carl Owen.

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“He truly enjoyed what he did with those kids,” Marty says. “That’s where the passion came from. “Through Carl’s eyes, the glass was always half full - never half empty.”

And he lit up a room with his megawatt smile.

“You literally can’t find a photo where he’s not smiling,” Marty says.

Carl’s longtime golfing buddy Larry Jones says he was the perfect golf instructor because he was even-keeled and slow to anger.

“He had the patience like no other I’ve ever seen,” Larry says. “I never heard him raise his voice or say a crossword with the kids. He had a way with kids. With the shy ones, he brought out their personalities.”

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Carl’s golf students have countless memories of their beloved instructor - many of which revolve around ice cream. Carl was especially partial to peach ice cream and banana splits.

“He’d have ice cream three meals a day if he could,” Marty says with a laugh.

Carl owned a blue Mustang convertible.

As you might imagine, teens gravitated to the cool car, and Carl didn’t mind letting his students drive it. His favorite phrase was, “I’ll buy, you fly,” and off they’d go to Graeter’s, Baskin-Robbins, or Dairy Queen for treats.

Six months after Carl purchased the vehicle, one of the kids wanted to put the top down.

Something malfunctioned and the front window cracked. The student was scared to death to tell his coach what had happened, but when Carl heard the news, he just patted the teen on the back and said, “That’s alright. That’s what I’ve got insurance for.”

Becca’s brother Tim got married in 2006 when Carl was 67. He had also been one of Carl’s long-time students, and the two had bonded so much that Tim asked Carl to be in his wedding. Initially, Carl declined, thinking he’d look out of place standing beside a bunch of 20-something groomsmen. However, Tim explained how much it would mean to him and Carl agreed.

Carl, a lifelong member of the PGA, was a dynamite golfer. It’s no wonder, as he practiced almost daily.

“Carl played golf all winter long,” Larry says. “In fact, the month before he died, the winds were blowing 45 miles per hour. He had just turned 80 and he could hit the ball as far off that tee at 80 as he could at 50.”

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People came from all around to compete, and the club attracted as many as 42 players on any given Thursday.

“It was a competitive game, but everybody had so much respect for Carl,” says Larry, who usually played golf with Carl a couple days a week.

For 35 years Carl played with three other retired golf pros, Gene Fawbush, Kenny Hall and Gary Feldman.

“It’s amazing they kept that group together for so long,” Larry says. “They were the best of friends.”

Larry once asked Carl, “If you had a dollar for every person you met through golf, how much money would you have?” Carl smiled and replied, “I’d be a rich man dollar-wise, but honestly I’m already rich with the friendships I’ve made in golf. You

can’t put a price on something like that.

Friends are priceless.”

During his eulogy, Carl’s son C.J. shared a touching story about his dad. They were golfing one Sunday afternoon when the subject somehow turned to Steve Irwin, the late Crocodile Hunter.

Carl asked his son, “Wasn’t that guy your hero?”

C.J. shook his head and replied, “Well, when I was young he was, but dad, you’re my hero now.”

Many would agree with C.J.’s assessment. As Becca says about her favorite father-figure golf pro, “Carl was the good in this world.

He was caring, compassionate, loving, kind, funny and carefree. If there were more Carls in the world, the world would be a much better place.”

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Carrie Cooke Ketterman is a woman of many talents. She sings, acts, paints and owns an online Etsy craft shop. Originally from St. Matthews, Carrie now lives in Corydon, Indiana, with her husband Jeff, where they operate the Old Capitol Tea Room in their 114-year-old home. She performs in two bands, the 1920’s-inspired The Tin Pan Alley Cats and the 1950s-inspired Rosie and the Rockabillies.

Carrie and Jeff make public appearances as one of the most iconic couples in television history, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Carrie is also the author of a new local history book called “Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana” which is part of the popular “Images of America” series produced by Arcadia Publishing. The inspiration for the book was sparked by Carrie’s childhood memories.

“I’ve always been fascinated with amusement parks,” Carrie says. “It started with Coney Island. Every summer my family and I would go to New York, and while my mom would take off to see all of the fantastic art museums and stay in Manhattan, my dad and I would catch the subway and go up to Coney Island.

I thought, ‘This is such a cool place.’”

Carrie started the project by doing some research on Coney Island and the history behind the park.

“The interest I had in Coney Island made me think that I needed to research the amusement parks that were once in my own backyard,” she says.

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The first park to capture Carrie’s interest was Fontaine Ferry Park, a place she’d heard her parents mention from time to time. She was also familiar with the place because her father, an antique collector, had a poster from the park.

“If you talk to any old-timers around and mention Fontaine Ferry Park, chances are they will tell you a couple of stories about going there when they were kids,” Carrie says.

Another park, Rose Island, first known as Fern Grove, became another point of interest for Carrie.

“Three years ago my mom told us about Rose Island and I began asking her questions,” she says. “It was an amusement park in the 1920s but was taken over by Charlestown State Park. They’d reopened the grounds, allowing you to go in to see what they’d done to preserve the history of the park. She took me and my brother and my aunt there, and we went hiking through Rose Island to see what was left of this vintage amusement park.”

Carrie was so intrigued by these parks that she began doing research to learn about them but came up with little to nothing about their history. She began searching through the “Images of America” series to see if anyone had written books on Fontaine Ferry or Rose Island, but again, nothing was available. This was a pivotal moment for Carrie.

As she was searching for information, she found a link on the Arcadia Publishing website instructing readers on how to

submit a book proposal. She decided to pitch her idea.

“I sent in a proposal saying that someone should write this book, and a couple of weeks later I got an email saying they liked my idea and asked me to write it,” Carrie says.

She decided to take the plunge and received a packet from the publisher explaining how their format worked. It took Carrie three years of research and editing before the book was finally published.

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Carrie also had a connection to the parks through her father.

A good deal of Carrie’s investigative work involved visiting local libraries, but “Bill Matheis, my dad’s friend’s father, she discovered other avenues that helped had been one of the general managers along the way. at Fontaine Ferry and the owner of Kiddieland,” she says. “The family had “I went to the New Albany Library, the three photo albums of pictures, and Charlestown Library, and I visited the ads and other things he’d clipped out University of Louisville archives,” she says. of the newspaper. I really lucked out there. It was such a treasure trove of information. One of the albums was Social media connections also played his personal family album that had a key role by introducing her to individuals she could talk with about the pictures of workers and staff from Fontaine Ferry.” amusement parks.

“I met a lot of wonderful people through Facebook groups like Remember When in Louisville,” Carrie says. “People were

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by Professor Baumeister’s Wild Animals, and Cora Youngblood Corson and her Others who helped her write the book and provided pictures included David Barksdale, celebrated band of women. A 1915 who had vintage postcards from Glenwood photograph shows Dreyer’s Concert Band at Glenwood Park. A thoughtful Park, John Findling, author of the “Images handwritten letter from a teacher to Bill of America” book about St. Matthews, Matheis, expressing her gratitude for and Barbara Montgomery, whose family allowing her students to visit his park, can had once owned the “Idlewild” boat (now be found in the chapter about Kiddieland. known as “Belle of Louisville). “Idlewild” was used to ferry guests to the amusement Although these parks are a distant memory parks along the Ohio River. for many, Carrie’s book brings them alive due to her extensive research and keen eye The book is a joy to read, incorporating for descriptive photographs. Older residents very sweet and delightful pictures can relive their childhood by thumbing showcasing the lifestyle of park visitors a century ago who were simply enjoying the through the pages, while younger readers will learn that past generations aren’t so very natural beauty along the river, bathing in different from people today. pools, canoeing, camping, and picnicking with family and friends. Other photos Carrie’s book can be purchased in local capture more modern images of children bookstores and through Arcadia Publishing and teens on rides such as the Tilt-Aat arcadiapublishing.com.

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“Once I moved to Louisville I just took the dive and started working on my own projects, mostly in music videos at first, and it’s just kind of grown over time,” Mike says.

Blackbird is the second short film Mike and his team have written and directed. The plot involves a husband and wife debating the idea of uploading her consciousness to an artificial intelligence form after she’s severely disabled in a car accident. It’s a dark and cerebral film, indicative of the personal struggles Mike was enduring during the conception phase of the film last year.

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“I was leaving to go to Sundance with a friend and my wife found out that she was going to have to have surgery, and that cancer might be involved,” Mike says. “I had all of these thoughts going through my head. It’s weird how you can go your whole life without thinking about your mortality or that of those around you - everyone is just there.”

Mike adds that he was scared and did his best to stay positive.

“The downside to that is there’s nowhere for you to voice your fear or even anger at why something like that has to happen to someone you love, especially the person you love the most,” he says.

While sitting in an airport to return home from the festival, Mike began writing.

He said it felt good to examine his grief and place his fear and uncertainty into something. Blackbird became his coping mechanism.

“I think everyone started reading the script and assuming it was going to be a thriller like Iris, and were shocked to realize that it’s just this science fiction love story about second chances and facing uncertainty to help the person you love.”

Within a month, the film’s crew was in pre-production and his wife’s test results were returned as cancer-free. The film has been competed and he looks forward to the possibility of screening the film at industry festivals.

film all of the projects that I can here or in surrounding areas, and I always employ crew and talent from Louisville or southern Indiana. There’s just a lot of support here for the industry right now.”

Mike feels immense gratitude for the support of the Louisville and southern Indiana communities, and says it’s a reward to be part of an industry he loves so much.

“I’m kind of like Ringo Starr - I’m just happy to be here,” he says.

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He has traveled. He’s a father of two. He’s dethroned Michael Bublé from the number one spot on the jazz Billboard chart. Jonathan Hay has worked with numerous well-known The first album Hay produced was “When artists, and for the past 10 years has worked Music Worlds Collide,” which he out of his studio in St. Matthews. says included a lot of major hip-hop collaborations.

He began producing four years ago after being a publicist for over two decades. He “The album also received the TIDAL Rising wanted to switch up his career and produce award from Jay-Z’s streaming company,” he music full time. He said it might’ve been a says. “I co-produced that album with Mike midlife crisis since he was 40 at the time, but Smith and Sirius XM DJ King Tech.” he hasn’t looked back since. An ex-fiancée of nine years, who at the time wasn’t happy Hay says the album launched his career. The about that decision, thought they’d suffer album is only available on TIDAL, Apple financially and that the decision would harm Music and Amazon. their lifestyle. Understandably, Jonathan says, she was concerned.

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A few years later Hay’s career as a publicist began, and he became part of the recordbreaking “Days of the New” act that sold millions of records.

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“I was dealing with major labels like Geffen and Interscope Records and I had no idea what I was doing,” Hay says. “I do know that if “Days of the New” didn’t exist, neither would Nicole Scherzinger of the “Pussycat Dolls,” or “Tantric,” who was signed to Madonna’s label “Maverick” and also went multi-platinum. Travis Meeks, Gary Meeks and “Days of the New” deserve way more respect and credit in the Louisville, Kentucky, area than what they get.”

These experiences led Hay to work with the Grammy-nominated “Nappy Roots,” who have sold millions of records.

Hay recently hit the top of the jazz Billboard charts with “Follow the Leader” and “Jazz Part Two.” “Both of the albums were pretty much done right here in Louisville, Kentucky, at my home studio in St. Matthews,” Hay says.

At the moment Hay has one album, “Follow the Leader,” on Spotify, and he and his team are currently in negotiation to include the rest of his catalog on the Spotify format.

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“Jazz Part Two is a very strange album for me,” Hay says. “I put it together during a really dark, difficult and emotional time, so it’s extremely personal and probably way too vulnerable. It’s very rewarding that it reached number two on the Billboard jazz charts. As for Follow the Leader, that project has literally blown my mind.”

Hay recently signed a deal with “Fat Beats,” a manufacturer and distributor of vinyl records, CDs and cassettes.

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Hay says he’s dying to do a project with Finneas O’Connell, who does production work for his sister Billie Eilish.

“I also want to work with Adele on her upcoming LP, as I feel we could create some real magic,” Hay says.

Hay continues to operate out of his native Louisville, a town he loves.

“The city is truly a creative hub because it’s so close to Nashville, Tennessee, and also to Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio, which have great, rising music scenes,” Hay says. “I travel from Louisville to Tampa, Florida, a lot and I always stop and do business in Nashville and Atlanta along the way.”

Hay has two children in St. Matthews and most of his family resides here.

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“It would be really hard to be away from my mom, stepdad and sister,” he says.

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Hay does all his pre-production at his home studio and then begins arranging music with Mike Baker at DSL Recording Studios in Jeffersontown. At that point, he’ll start emailing songs to his production team, which consists of Mike Smith in North Carolina, Benny Reid in New York and Mani Ajami in Sweden. “(Smith, Reid and Ajami) record their parts and send the files back to me, and I finish them in St. Matthews and DSL,” Hay says.

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