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Boone Co. fair kicks off Aug. 3 By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com
Road work continues at and around the intersection of Ky. 18 and Ky. 237 in Burlington. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
BURLINGTON — For more than 80 years, the Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair has been a summer staple for Boone County residents. The tradition continues this year Aug. 5-10 at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington. “Everyone seems to think their part of the program is rolling along well,” fair board president John Walton said. The $8 admission price covers parking, unlimited rides and grandstand events. Fair activities actually kick off from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, with Fishing Frenzy, a catch and release event at the fairgrounds lake for children 15 and younger, which Walton says has “always been a big success.” The Fishing Frenzy is followed by the Open to the World Tractor Pull at 7 p.m. in the Motor Sports Arena. Gates open at 4 p.m. Aug. 5-7
and 1 p.m. Aug. 8-9 while rides begin at 6 p.m. those days. Gates open at 8 a.m. Aug. 10 and rides begin at at 1 p.m. Walton says he feels the Boone County fair has been as successful as it has because “we’ve kept it as a gathering of friends and neighbors and relatives and it’s a true county fair.” There are several new attractions coming to the fair this year, Walton said, one of which is the free Red Dragon Laser Tag from 4-11 p.m Aug. 10 in the Motor Sports Arena. “There’s more things going on on the Motor Sports Arena track than ever before,” Walton said of the activities this year. The Boone fair, he said, offers a good program for the price. “We feel like the price of admission gets a person a good night’s entertainment,” said Walton. For more information, visit boonecountyfair.org. Want to continue the conversation? Tweet at @SSalmonsNKY
Work continues on major Boone road By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com
BURLINGTON — The orange barrels are out and work is in full swing on a major road project in Burlington. The $22.4 million project will reconstruct a1.35-mile section of Camp Ernst Road (Ky. 237) from Rogers Lane to Ky. 18. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 spokeswoman Nancy Wood said work is continuing along the entire length of the project. As previously reported by the Recorder, plans call for Ky. 237 to be “bridged over” Ky. 18 where a single point urban interchange, or SPUI, will be installed. Traffic on Ky. 18 will then be free flowing. A SPUI is an interchange where the arterial and ramp entrances and exits are controlled by a single traffic signal.
According to Wood, the bulk of the utility work on the project has been completed, though crews are still working in various areas to complete tieins. “Road widening between Rogers Lane and Briargate Drive should begin within the next few weeks,” she said. “Work has recently begun on the bridge and on the retaining walls which will support the ramps to (and) from Ky. 18. Also, work will continue to reconstruct Patrick Drive and McGrath Lane.” Metal tubing that has recently been seen on Ky. 18 is bridge piling to support the bridge end, Wood explained. Work is on track, said Wood, and the anticipated completion is summer of 2015. According to information provided by the KYTC, more than 40,000 cars travel through the Ky. 237 and Ky. 18 intersec-
tion each day. Other planned improvements will expand the current two lanes to five lanes with a center turning lane and will add curb, gutter and 10-foot multiuse paths on each side of the new roadway. This project is the second phase of work along the Ky. 237 corridor. A January announcement says the first section was completed in December 2012. That $9.2 million, 1.7-mile project improved the Gunpowder/ Pleasant Valley Road and U.S. 42 intersection and realigned and widened Pleasant Valley Road. The remaining section will tie both projects together, connecting Rose Petal to Rogers Lane to connect the new 4.7 mile corridor.
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The King of Egypt, Gustav Andreassen, with his guards in Cincinnati Opera’s 2013 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Hebron’s Kevin Kirsch is one of the guards in the performance. THANKS TO PHILIP GROSHONG
Kirsch has supporting role in opera’s Aida By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com
HEBRON — A Hebron man has a supporting role in a current production of the Cincinnati Opera. Kevin Kirsch of Hebron, is a supernumerary in the opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Super roles are non-singing,
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