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Boone fair kicks off Aug. 3 By Stephanie Salmons
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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 Fish-
ing 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 com-
ing 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.
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Rescue group struggles to adopt black cats
By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com
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Work continues on major Boone road project
By Melissa Stewart FLORENCE — Sharon Harrison of Florence holds tight to Tecla. She gives the kitten a hug and kisses her gently between her perky ears. Tecla’s black fur shines as bright as her green eyes – she is loved. Soon, however, Tecla goes back to the cage inside the Florence PetSmart. She paws at the bars as potential pet parents stop to look. Her furry friends, orange tabbies and others with multicolored furs, seem to get most of the attention. Her green eyes gaze in wonder. Harrison, a volunteer for the nonprofit pet rescue organization Kentucky Tails since 2011, knows why – Telca is a black cat. “Black cats are the least likely to be adopted and usually the last from the litter to be adopted,” she said. “They are also the most euthanized in shelters.” People think they are “too common looking,” she said. Of course, there’s the stigma of superstition. “They’ve got that old superstition going against them, the bad-luck black cat.” Fellow volunteer Dayna McIntosh of Elsmere agreed. She’s been a cage cleaner and adoption counselor for the group since 2008.
The Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair, Aug. 5-10, is a Boone County tradition. FILE
Kentucky Tails volunteer Sharon Harrison of Florence cuddles with Tecla, a black cat available for adoption through the nonprofit rescue organization. MELISSA STEWART/THE
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 a 1.35-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 tie-ins. “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 intersection each day.
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