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FROM THE PUBLISHER Publisher/Creative Director Jason Tanner

WELCOME TO OWENSBORO LIVING

Editor Steven Wilson Advertising Sales Robert Williams

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t’s an exciting time for the city of Owensboro. Not many cities can boast a booming downtown and riverfront, award-winning schools, and an environment for sports that is recognized throughout the country. Through the publication of Owensboro Living Magazine, we want to showcase all of the people, places and events that make us proud of our city.

If our experience producing the inaugural Owensboro Living is any indication, then every issue is going to be an adventure. In “the Dish” section we featured Old Hickory’s John Foreman, Kentucky’s BBQ Pitmaster champion. To get the perfect image to accompany the article, we headed down to the restaurant at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday and found John and crew busy working their “magic” in the smokehouse. It was like pulling the curtain back and getting a peek at what goes into some of Owensboro’s favorite BBQ. We spent less than an hour among the pits of Old Hickory, but our clothes certainly absorbed that great smell and everyone we came in contact with the rest of the day noticed. Maybe our next project will be to figure out a way to bottle it and sell BBQ cologne. Or -- we may just stick to enjoying it as we’re eating in the restaurant.

And for those curious, yes, it tastes just as good at 9 a.m. in the morning.

I also had some fun in the skies of Owensboro. I received an email from the City of Owensboro’s Tim Ross to take a media flight in an acrobatic bi-plane. I couldn’t respond quickly enough with an emphatic “Yes!” When we arrived at the hangar, we met Billy Werth, pilot of the Pitts bi-plane. He was gracious to give my kids a chance in the pilot’s seat -- on the ground of course! Then it was time to start the engine and take a flight. We cruised the skies above Western Daviess County at over 200 miles per hour.

After a few aileron rolls, Mr. Werth could tell I was ready for something a little more intense. That’s when he introduced me to the “hammerhead” maneuver. It begins from a horizontal line, then Billy pulls the airplane up aggressively to establish a vertical line and holds the vertical line until the airplane almost runs out of airspeed, and just at that point where it feels we’re about to plummet back down to Earth, he pivoted the plane to a vertical dive before pulling the nose back up right before we could careen into the ground. If my BBQ cologne idea doesn’t catch on, I think I may take up flying stunt planes. What a blast!

This magazine is the start of what we hope is a “fun” Owensboro tradition. And we hope you get out and enjoy our town to its fullest. We also hope that we can tell the stories found all around Owensboro in our own unique way. Again, we are grateful to have you as a reader and look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas on what makes Owensboro great.

God bless,

Graphic Designer Taylor West Distribution Manager Steven Morris

“THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF OWENSBORO LIVING, WE WANT TO SHOWCASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT MAKE US PROUD OF OUR CITY” -JASON TANNER

Contributors Luke Alexander Gail E. Kirkland Anne Baker Leazenby Danny May Adam Paris Stuart Peck Jaime Rafferty Ashley Sorce Printing Greenwell Chisholm Owensboro, Kentucky Online www.owensboroliving.com facebook.com/owensboroliving twitter.com/owensboroliving issuu.com/owensboroliving Offline Owensboro Parent Magazine PO Box 23237 Owensboro, KY 42304 (270) 314-5240 Cover Photo Randy Lanham photographed by Jason Tanner Subscribe Delivery of Owensboro Living is available by visiting owensboroliving.com/subscribe

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THE BUZZ

THE REAL PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY

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THE DISH

BBQ PITMASTERS KENTUCKY CHAMPION

FEATURES [14] TAKING CARE OF FAMILY BUSINESS

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[20] SEEKING REFUGE [24] THE BLUEGRASS ROOTS [28] BUILDING A BETTER CITY [34] HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY

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ACTIVE OWENSBORO FALL INTO FITNESS

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THE STYLE

DESIGNING A DREAM MIXING CONTEMPORARY & TRADITIONAL

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THE WOW ‘FACTOR’Y

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YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND OWENSBORO

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BUZZ 2nd Annual AIRSHOW

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n estimated 15,000-plus crowd lined the Ohio River on Saturday, September 21st for a dazzling arial display that included a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18.

Spectators enjoyed the pleasant temperatures as performers, including a P-51, the Lima Lima Flight Team, skydivers and more,

entertained in the skies above the Ohio River in downtown Owensboro.

Owensboro Living’s Jason Tanner enjoyed a media preview flight with Billy Werth in his Pitts bi-plane. This flight included spins, corkscrews and tumbles while pushing past 6 G’s.

OWENSBORO’S BLUEDEVIL Owensboro native and McDonald’s All-American Rebecca Greenwell will suit up for the Duke Blue Devils as a freshman this season. Greenwell set a national mark last season as a senior at Owensboro Catholic with 17 3-pointers in a single game.

Though she chose to leave the Commonwealth to play college ball, fans will get a chance to see Greenwell play nearby when the Blue Devils travel to Lexington to face the University of Kentucky on December 22nd.

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The Ohio Valley Night Owls just finished up their season, finishing 5-5 in the regular season and screeching into the playoffs with a vengeance. But there’s more to just winning games for this team. Owner Tom Lavery

OWENSBORO CONVENTION CENTER HIRES NEW DIRECTOR Global Spectrum, the management company of the Owensboro Convention Center, has announced that Eric Copeland is the newest member to join its team as the Director of Food & Beverage.

“We are extremely excited to have Eric on our team.

Having worked with Eric at the Pueblo Convention Center, I personally know how talented and dedicated Eric is to his profession. His drive and passion for the perfect food experience is second to none,” said Dean Dennis, Owensboro Convention Center General Manager.

said “We’re all about helping the community and kids.” The team has held benefits for charity and helped raise money for bleachers and goal posts for their field. Catch them again next season at Horse fork Creek Park. www.OwensboroLiving.com

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BUZZ

Board chair Deborah Nunley recognized something special about Philip Patterson when he interviewed for the CEO position at Owensboro Health. “His energy and enthusiasm were contagious,” Nunley says. “We saw a dynamic leader who understands health care and knows how to relate to people.”

OWENSBORO HEALTH INTRODUCES NEW CEO

Now, Patterson will bring his expertise and leadership skills to Owensboro as the health system’s new president and CEO, replacing Dr. Jeff Barber, who announced his retirement earlier this year. The board of directors selected Patterson at its monthly meeting, and he is set to begin his new duties around the first of November.

STAR BIKE BUILDER Owensbro bike designer and owner of M&M Customs, Mike McFadden, is participating in the 2013 Bolt Custom Build-Off. McFadden was chosen by Star Motorcycles as one of the country’s ten best custom bike builders, and given a brand new Bolt cycle to customize and enter in the competition. You can see McFadden’s custom creation and vote for his bike at facebook.com/StarMotorcycles.

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EASTBRIDGE ART FESTIVAL An estimated 4000 people attended the art festival on September 7th. “The music gets better every year, Airline Blonde, Jerry on the Moon and Taylor Dooley were fab! Our favorite foodies rocked it, Miller House, Capones, Famous Bistro, Cambell Club and Jerry’s!” says Christy Chaney, event organizer.

East Bridge Art and Music Festival number 4 will take place on September 6, 2014.

NEW DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT Fetta, Owensboro’s newest and muchanticipated Italian restaurant, is now open downtown, and crowds are filling the dining room every night. So far, the favorite seems to be a tie between mashed potato pizza and baby spinach and chicken pizza.

DEERPARK SKY ART Nationally recognized conceptual artist Daniel Dancer of Oregon visited Deer Park Elementary School on September 18th to create one of his “Art For The Sky” projects. Deer Park students participated in laying out the grid for the design, and taking part in the image, which was be photographed from the sky. For more on the artist and to view some of his amazing projects, visit his website at www.artforthesky.com.

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DISH

BY T STUAR K C PE

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arbecue isn’t a new thing for John Foreman,

“I felt like I knew the best way to do it. I just cooked

owner of the Old Hickory restaurant in

it the way we would cook it here [at Old Hickory], the

Owensboro. His family has been smokin’ every

exact process actually.”

type of meat imaginable for five generations;

dating back to his great-great-grandfather,

generations, were pitted against two other Kentucky

Charles “Pappy” Foreman, who started cooking on the

BBQ connoisseurs - Roy Henry of Boogalou BBQ, also

side when he was working as a blacksmith in 1918.

in Owensboro, and Mike Ramage of Still Smokin’ BBQ,

Growing up, Foreman wanted to be a lawyer. But

based in Louisville, Kentucky. The backdrop for the

before he was even a teenager, he started working for

show was the annual Big Buffalo Crossing Cook-Off

his dad in the family restaurant, and eventually, all that

held in Munfordville, Kentucky. The three teams had

smoked meat wore off on him.

12 hours to ‘Q’ their meats to juicy perfection for the

judges, Aaron Franklin, Tuffy Stone and Myron Mixon

“It’s kind of in your blood,” said Foreman. “Once

Foreman and his secret recipe, passed down five

you get around it, you’re just kind of drawn to it. Once

- all considered to be celebrities in the barbecue world.

I got to see the pits, see the process, I really liked it and I

just wanted to be a part of it. It just grew on me over the

barbecue judges that are that famous sitting up there

years.”

watching you,” Foreman stated. “I was really nervous

“It was pretty intimidating when you’ve got three

In 2012, his passion for barbecue stepped onto a

about Myron. I’ve seen him tear people apart. I wanted

national stage when he received an interesting phone call.

to do my best; I wanted to make sure I put my best out

Producers from the television show “BBQ Pitmasters,”

there.”

which airs on the Destination America channel, asked

him if he would be interested in participating in an

which he said he’d only used three or four times prior

upcoming episode.

to the show, got too hot searing the outside of his

“Just one day out of the blue they called me and said

ham while he stepped away to tape another part of the

they were doing a show on Kentucky and wanted me

episode. However, what looked initially to be a game-

to be on it,” he said. “I had to make a video and send it

ending problem turned into a game-changer. He said

in, like an audition I guess. You had to show your pit,

ham can be extremely difficult to cook when there’s no

which I didn’t have. I had to go find one.”

fat, and the hotter pit managed to cook the pork just

On “BBQ Pitmasters,” contestants don’t know

right.

what the cooking challenge will be prior to the show,

so Foreman said he cooked everything from chicken to

it was hard to tell who would come out on top. Still, he

buffalo to get ready for the competition. When the time

felt good about his chances three-quarters of the way

for the show finally arrived, the mystery meats turned

through the twelve-hour, marathon cook-off. By the end,

out to be a fresh ham and mutton.

Foreman was feeling all kinds of emotions - exhaustion

from not sleeping the night before, confidence in his

“I’ve been around mutton all my life,” said Foreman.

PORK TENDERLOIN RECIPE

BBQ MEN ARE OFTEN TIMES VERY PROTECTIVE OF THE SECRET RECIPES THAT THEIR FINGER LICKIN’ EMPIRES ARE BUILT ON, BUT FOREMAN AGREED TO SHARE A SHORT PORK TENDERLOIN RECIPE WITH US.

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At one point during the cook-off, Foreman’s pit,

According to Foreman, it was a tough contest, and

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Split a whole pork tenderloin down the middle into a canoe.

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Smother it in sauce, either Old Hickory BBQ sauce or one of your choosing.

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Stuff the tenderloin with cream cheese - really pack it in there.

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Add sliced jalapeno peppers along the top of the cream cheese

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Wrap the whole tenderloin in bacon (yeah we thought you’d like this part).

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Add a generous portion of brown sugar to the wrapped tenderloin.

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Put the meat on a grill or in a pit for 3 to 4 hours at 250 degrees.

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Once it’s cooked to your liking, enjoy!

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traditional Kentucky BBQ recipe, and nervousness about how the judges would view his creation. Those feelings all changed in an instant when Myron held up an Old Hickory t-shirt, declaring John Foreman the Pitmaster Kentucky Champion at the end of the show.

“I was very proud, not really for me. I was proud for

the restaurant and all the people who work here,” he said. “I was more proud for Owensboro and the people I’m around. I was also proud for my dad. To me it was more recognition that he deserved rather than me, and I often wonder what my great-great-grandfather would think of the tradition he started.”

JOHN FOREMAN WORKING THE BBQ PITS AT OLD HICKORY.

“I WAS MORE PROUD FOR OWENSBORO AND THE PEOPLE I’M AROUND. I WAS ALSO PROUD FOR MY DAD.” -JOHN FOREMAN

In the end, the celebrity status (or the $2,000.00

cash prize) hasn’t changed his routine. Foreman still comes into the restaurant on Washington Avenue and preps the pits with the day’s chicken and ribs, which he says need to cook for five to six hours. The mutton, barbecue beef and baked beans cook all night, according to the Pitmaster Champion. The only difference is that now he gets customers from all over who have seen the show and want to try some of this Pitmaster Champion’s award-winning recipe.

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THE REID FAMILY FROM L TO R: BRAD, BELLA, VALERIE, KATIE, KATHY, PAIZLEY AND BILLY REID

BY GAIL E. KIRKLAND

TAKING

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hough distinctly different, two local family businesses speak of a common bond -- one of genuine love, hard work and mutual respect. That’s not to say that tempers do not flare occasionally, or that being in a family business is easy. It’s anything but that.

Tucked just off Highway 144 East sits one of the oldest family farms in Daviess County. Reid’s Orchard began with Billy Reid’s great-grandfather in 1873, and has evolved into an agritourism business. With the 94-year-old patriarch of the family greeting shoppers in the Apple House and the matriarch rocking in the morning sunlight on a nearby porch, the sense of family is ever-present. “We want this place to be the family farm,” said Valerie Reid Reel, who oversees all special events such as weddings, birthday parties, receptions and music festivals. Little did her mom Kathy know that in high school, Valerie’s friends were coming in the back road as she was leaving out the front. “I was just practicing (as the events coordinator),” Valerie said with an audible giggle.

The orchard is truly a family affair. Four separate Reid families run the 200+-acre

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BUSINESS

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orchard. To do that successfully, they have had to diversify. In addition to the “events” component, son Brad manages the satellite stores, and is learning the farm operation; daughter Katie uses her degree in business horticulture to oversee the production of the Proven Winners flowers (spring and fall), in addition to helping manage the Apple House’s retail sales and Farmers’ Market sales.

“They all play an integral part in the orchard itself.

Without that, we couldn’t do all this. Billy (the dad) can only do so much,” Kathy said. They rely on word of mouth communication—not formal team meetings—and hard work. Brad and Billy start as early as 6 a.m. and work late, with Katie and Valerie arriving as early as 7 a.m. Although Billy is more “in the middle of what goes on than anybody,” Kathy said that she does what others don’t want to do, making the store pretty and sweetening it up with her fudgemaking and management of the Apple Festival (Oct. 19-20).

With a whopping 27,000 attendance over the two-day span, the 27-year-old Apple Festival acts as a community-wide family affair, attracting visitors from multiple states. Clearly, there’s not a lot of down time on the farm. The family pulls together and offers to do what needs to be done, regardless of whether it’s in their so-called job description or whether it’s the weekend.

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The upside to all the hard work? “For me, my family is here…all my kids are here, all my grandkids are here at this point. We’re all together. If you need help, just make a phone call and someone will come running,” Kathy said.

About four miles east on Second Street (across from Famous Bistro, another family business) resides the WilkeyWilson law firm in which father Russ Wilkey and son Clay practice law. In 2011, Clay moved back to Owensboro, back into the home where he had grown up, and back to the yard that he once resented mowing. He had been commuting from Lexington to Frankfort where he served as a public defender. Clay asked his mom if she thought his dad would have room for him in the practice. “Oh, he would find room for you in a heartbeat,” said his mom (Amy). That he did.

Clay practices primarily in the areas of criminal defense and family law; Russ and his law partner Steven Wilson concentrate in bankruptcy, personal injury and social security cases. The upside of working with his dad? “He’s not a jerk,” Clay said emphatically. “Maybe not every father and son could work together, but Dad and I have always been close…we have lunch over there every Sunday. Anytime I need anything, if it’s personal, professional or otherwise, I know I can call my mom or my dad... ” Clay said.

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associates, and that his dad probably lets him get away with things he might not allow of another junior associate. Although he tries to not take unfair advantage, he chuckled as he said, “I probably do.”

If they need a vacation, they take one; if one of them needs a Friday off, they take it. That’s one of the sweeter advantages of working in a small family business. Steven and Clay are actually fourth cousins.

What is the upside of working with your son? “I’m looking for it. Maybe in the course of this interview, it will come out,” said Russ. Clay noted that sarcasm does not translate well in print.

It was not a given that Clay would come into the family business, although he had adopted his dad’s trademark bowtie and beard. So what is the secret to a family business? “Gosh, having a forgiving father,” said Russ, with gentle humor. More seriously, Clay said, “If the personal relationship stays intact, then the business relationship is going to follow.”

From a dad’s perspective, “The upside has to be that you get to spend time with someone you love… It was once observed that women work face to face; men work shoulder to shoulder. That’s how you relate to each other… out of those shared experiences comes a closeness that you value,” Russ said.

“Clay did not come in here with a sense of entitlement; he has worked very hard from day one.” That work ethic runs deep. “Both these guys (Clay and Steven) come in early, stay late, work nights and weekends…”

Russ said. He underscored the necessity of an unwavering work ethic: “It

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would not do well for me to get here at 8 and Clay to stroll in at 10.”

Family businesses abound and seem to thrive in Owensboro. “We’re not the only father-son or parent-child relationship in the practice of law, the practice of medicine or practice of accounting,” Russ pointed out, while easily naming business upon family business within a stone’s throw of theirs. With retirement or semi-retirement in the not-too-distant future, Russ spoke to the heart of the issue: “You know that whatever you’ve built up gets carried on by someone who’s concerned about it, so you feel like you’ve created something that has a life beyond you.”

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The MPA program is designed to prepare students for careers in the management of public and nonprofit organizations through a curriculum that emphasizes the study of organizational dynamics, the legal, ethical, and political context of public management, management techniques, and the analysis of public policies. The curriculum provides a balanced blend of both the practical and the theoretical approaches to the art and science of public administration. An internship is required of all students unless awarded credit based on previous professional experience. The goal of these courses is to help prepare students for a variety of professional positions. The strength of the WKU MPA Program is its versatility. It is a diverse program, which includes a full-time option and part-time option. This program is a perfect fit for students who are also employed in organizations including the military, law enforcement, other agencies of government, and nonprofits. Additionally, there are various opportunities for student engagement such as internships, networking opportunities, and professional conferences.

Many people, including many professionals and managers, cannot commit to a degree program where each class is 16 weeks, one night a week for two and a half hours for as long as two or three years.

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If taking your courses in a time-bound and place-bound program will not fit your busy lifestyle, the WKU Online MBA may be for you. The WKU Online MBA allows you to study part-time and/or fulltime, earning your degree in as little as 18 months or take up to 5 years.

All Online MBA classes are bi-term – about 7 weeks. They are designed using “adult learning theory” - learners focus upon one class at a time. Many students take one course per bi-term (the equivalent of 2 per semester). Students who have more time on their hands can take one more course for a total of up to 3 in the 2 bi-terms that make up a semester at WKU. In a recent exit exam used nationally our Online MBA students scored in the top 10% in the nation for learning.

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The PMBA program is an AACSB accredited, “executive” MBA program WKU’s PMBA has just been ranked in the top 5% among MBA programs for a second time in three years. MBA programs across the US have their graduating students take the nationally standardized exam each year to see how their programs rank on learning. In 2011 PMBA students at WKU also scored in the top 5% on this national assessment of what students learned and can apply.

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MANY OF THE BURMESE IN OWENSBORO ARE FROM THE MYANMAR REFUGEE CAMPS. THEY ARE ESCAPING TO SAVE THEIR LIVES

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merica is a blessed nation. We have freedoms afforded to us that others, in repressed countries, may never experience... unless a ray of hope is shone upon them.

In Burma, also known as the United Republic of the Union

of Myanmar, many of the people are forced to live an existence in refugee camps due to the political unrest caused by military and governmental conflict.

Burma is located in Southeast Asia, with a population of over

60 million inhabitants. The lack of stability has caused its people to seek refuge beyond the confines of Myanmar.

According to Martha Little, Site Director of the Owensboro

office of The International Center of Kentucky (ICofK), they want to help refugees form a “new life”.

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The ICofK is a refugee resettlement organization

boundaries. They put themselves at risk for death. Food is

headquartered in Bowling Green, with an Owensboro site

available, but not in abundance, and some face starvation.

office. Founded in 1981, the center has resettled over 10,000

There is little in the way of social activity. In fact, those in

refugees, from thirty (30) countries around the globe. The

the camps may not even speak the same language, as there

ICofK works in collaboration with the Department of State

are many spoken among the people of Burma. They simply

and the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and

“exist” in the camps.

provides refugees and other immigrants with a support

structure to help them fully integrate into life in the United

travel to camps and invite individuals interested in

States, and more specifically, here in Owensboro, Kentucky.

resettling. They are put into a pipeline system that looks to

coordinate travel arrangements to the states.

According the organizational website, “The mission of

Through collaborative efforts, United States officials

the International Center is to address the needs of Refugees

and Immigrants in their assimilation and integration into

and are placed on a path towards citizenship. They then

community life, by providing employment, educational,

have to wait five years to apply for their Green Card.

housing, and other social services.”

Little celebrated her one-year anniversary with the

settlement process. Little says, “We hope to help them

organization in August. Her passion for resettling the

have a new life. Our goal is not to take away who they are

Burmese is evident in her conversation.

or where they came from, but more to guide them towards

self-sufficiency. We try to meet them where they are in

Little says currently that many of the Burmese in

Refugees are legally placed in their respective locations,

While here, they are placed in jobs to help with the

Owensboro are from the Myanmar Refugee Camps. They

knowledge as we do this”.

are escaping to save their lives from political and military

conflicts of their country.

and organizations to help the refugees with the transition to

freedom.

The camps are safe, unless they wander away past the

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH’S OUTREACH ACTIVITIES A community garden (23 of the 24 plots are gardened by the Burmese community) After School Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:304:30 (this is a program that provides a safe and fun place after school, for group building, homework help, and fun) Knitting Group: Meets on Wednesday mornings. Burmese women come and bring their small children who are not yet in school.

Youth Groups: Burmese youth participate in regular youth groups Food Pantry: food pantry partners with the International Center to identify the 10 Burmese families in the community with the most need and groceries are delivered to them. They are also provided with fresh produce through this ministry and food items that are typical of the Burmese diet.

Bellevue Baptist Church knows that through the resettlement,

“The world is coming to our own city” and there are ministry opportunities to an international community without leaving Owensboro.

According to Director of Partnerships and Missions, Danny

Gray, Bellevue offers five different venues for people to worship in four different languages, two of which are for the newly settled Burmese in Owensboro.

There are several languages spoken among the people of Myanmar, and Bellevue offers two services, in Karen (Cah-reen) and Burmese. Gray says the services are well attended, and combined, serve over 200 with the message of Christ’s love for them.

The language barrier is bridged by staff that can speak to them in

their respective languages.

Bellevue is not new to providing a means for other cultures to

worship, as for nearly ten years they have provided Owensboro a Spanish service that currently hosts nearly 100 attendees.

Gray says, “Our intention is to allow people to fulfill their mission

in Christ. It doesn’t matter what country you’re from.”

The church has also opened its facilities to provide English as

second language (ESL), says Joyce Nation, the English Language

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Learner (ELL) Coordinator.

as the differences outweigh the similarities. The ability to have

The classes are a partnership of Skill Train OCTC, Bellevue, the

transportation was a foreign concept to them, as they frequently

International Center, and the community at large. Bellevue provides

walked to their destinations or did not go because of long

the space for classes and vans for transportation, OCTC supplies the

distances. They appreciate the safety Owensboro provides, its quiet

instruction and materials, the community provides volunteers for

surroundings, and the vast number of parks and green space.

childcare, and Settle Memorial United Methodist Church supplies

a larger van for pick-up.

First Christian, in the Fall of 2010, many Burmese families were

Suzan Culver, ESL instructor, came to Owensboro in February

first settled in the apartments across from their facility at the corner

2010. As she tried to find her bearings in the community, she saw

of 7th Street and J.R. Miller Boulevard. The church rose to the

an ad in the newspaper seeking volunteers to teach English. What

occasion by planning outreach for their new neighbors.

began as a volunteer opportunity has become a “staff � position for

Culver.

cared for. The goal is to provide a comfortable home and a hospitable

environment.

Culver says the younger population is eager to learn English, as

According to Rev. Rebekah Krevens, Associate Minister at

It is FCC’s hope that the Burmese feel welcomed, loved, and

are some older folks. However they also come for the social aspect

the classes provide. Either way, they are able to meet more people

with the care and compassion being shown to the Burmese by many

from the community and others who, like them, have been resettled.

of our Owensboro neighbors.

Culver acts as not only a teacher, but also an encourager as

As a community, may we each welcome all who enter our city

Donations are taken daily to help continue the settlement

she seeks participation from the class to expand their English by

process. Please be part of this great community collaboration for

speaking to one another in the new language.

those seeking refuge.

For more information on how you can help, contact the

A recent assignment was to compare and contrast their home

country to Owensboro. Many remarked there were no comparisons

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BY DANNY MAY

The timing couldn’t be better for an expansion to the International Bluegrass Museum. In the past few years, ROMP attendance has tripled, downtown Owensboro has been completely revived, and Bluegrass music has become arguably the fastest-growing genre in the world. All of a sudden, acoustic bands like Mumford & Sons are winning Grammys and blaring their banjos and tambourines on mainstream radio.

We’re hearing Bluegrass’s

influence on more and more “Top 40” bands with no drum sets, more acoustic instruments, and tighter harmonies. Bluegrass festivals are exploding across Europe and Japan, not just in Owensboro.

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But that’s the key! It all began right here. And that’s what has International Bluegrass Museum director Gabrielle Gray all smiles these days! “The economic potential of this new museum is tremendous,” says Gray. “We are the only International Bluegrass Museum in the world. We are the heart of it all.”

Local fiddle player Randy Lanham agrees. “The museum helps brand Owensboro as the Bluegrass capitol of the world,” Lanham says, “and the new museum is just going to make that presence even stronger.”

Fans are already coming in droves. Just flipping through the guest registry at the front desk gives you an indication: visitors from Virginia, Indiana, Maryland, Alabama, California, West Virginia, Australia, North Carolina, a college group from Italy, and a film crew from London. And that’s just the last few weeks. “Working here kind of feels like the U.N. sometimes. We really do meet people from all over the world.” Gray said. Attendance has steadily increased since Gray became director 11 years ago, with major jumps due to the school programs and the influx during ROMP weekend. The past several years the museum has averaged 45,000-50,000 visitors a year.

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One of the first things Gabrielle Gray did when she took the director position was start a Bluegrass music festival. The “River Of Music Party,” as it was known in the beginning, drew crowds of up to three to four thousand fans.

The festival got a major boost in 2010, when Gabrielle proposed the idea to broaden the scope by changing the name to “ROMP: Bluegrass Roots and Branches Festival.” With the board’s approval, Gray went right to work, booking headliners Steve Martin and Emmy Lou Harris, and then rounding it out with jam bands, more big-name acts, and several lesser known bands that had a strong following of younger fans. The result: an increase of tickets sales from 4,000 in 2009 to 15,000 in 2010.

A lot of the credit for that growth goes to a dedicated street team of mostly college students who met over their Christmas break in December 2010. After brainstorming a list of bands to invite, they began promoting heavily through social media and handing out brochures at their respective colleges the next semester. Their work paid off, gaining a younger audience in just a few short months After tickets sales surpassed 20,000 in 2012, ROMP was named Bluegrass Festival of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.

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One of those early street team members was Owensboro native Chris Langdon, who now works the front desk at the museum. “I grew up in Owensboro, so I always heard about Bluegrass and knew what it was.

But I never really experienced it until my girlfriend invited me to go to ROMP,” Langdon explained. “I fell in love with it immediately; the music, the atmosphere, just everything that goes on at ROMP. It’s more than just the music. They say Bluegrass is the ‘music of community,’ but it really is true. Everybody is so welcoming and everybody gets along so well. Jam sessions just happen and it’s all part of it. It’s not like other festivals. There’s just a different vibe at ROMP.” That “vibe” seems to be what attracts people the most to Bluegrass, whether it’s at a festival like ROMP, the front porch of someone’s house, “Bluegrass on the Banks,” or the Lanham Brother’s Jamboree at Diamond Lakes. Owensboro has plenty of opportunities to hear traditional Bluegrass and explore all its roots and branches year round.

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“When people think of country music, they think Nashville. When people think of New Orleans, they think Jazz. When people think of Bluegrass, we want them to think Owensboro!” says downtown developer Terry Woodward.

Woodward continued, “With all the development downtown, the new museum puts the missing piece in place. The new riverfront appeals to Owensboro residents and is a regional draw. The new convention center will bring in more statewide tourism. But this new International Bluegrass Museum will draw tourists from around the world. It’s going to help fill the hotels and restaurants. Plus, it will help give our area even more international recognition.”

What can we expect at the new building? “More exhibits, more live music, and more of everything we love about the museum,” said Gray.

“We’d love to have live Bluegrass six nights a week in the summer.”

If everything goes according to plan, the new museum hopes to open in early 2015. According to Woodward, the plan includes a 1,000 seat theater with an additional outdoor venue as well. The extra space in the new facility is much needed since the current museum has reached capacity. One of the new features developers are excited about is a children’s exhibit where kids can take quick lessons and learn simple melodies on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar. An international hall is also being planned to highlight the history and growth of Bluegrass in other countries around the world.

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This is an interesting point in the history of Bluegrass, both locally and globally. Driven by the energy of a word-wide folk movement, the groundswell from 20,000 ROMP fans each summer, and plans for a new building, the new Bluegrass Museum is poised to be the next crown jewel in the downtown master plan.

In an unprecedented show of support for the preservation of Bluegrass music’s history, artifacts, recordings and collections, the City of Owensboro, Kentucky pledged to give $3 million to the International Bluegrass Music Museum, provided that the museum can raise the remaining $7 million needed to convert the former “state office building” into a fabulous new International Bluegrass Music Center. The museum needs your help. Please consider donating to this capital campaign to make the museum possible.

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“It all started with my granddad,” says Randy Lanham. “He was a fiddle player and he loved the old time mountain music; the same music that influenced Bill Monroe.” Randy learned by playing along with his granddad almost every weekend.

After graduating from Daviess County High School, Randy started playing on the road with MCA recording artist Marty Brown (who was featured on this season of “America’s Got Talent”). Two years later, at age 20, Randy decided to move to Nashville, and spent the next ten years touring with country stars like Wade Hayes, Tracy Lawrence, Clay Walker, and Tanya Tucker. “It was an awesome season in my life,” says Lanham, “but I’m past that now. And I’m glad to be back home.”

Since moving back to Owensboro, Lanham has spent the last ten years running the Bluegrass Museum’s “Bluegrass in the Schools” program, which teaches students in twentythree local elementary schools about the history of Bluegrass and an introduction to banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. Another one of his roles as Education Director at the Museum is running the Saturday lesson program, which averages around 300 people. When the new museum opens, Lanham hopes to offer tourists a oneday workshop where visitors can learn a simple melody on fiddle or mandolin, and record it all in the same day right there at the museum.

Randy and his brother, Barry, also host the “Lanham Brother’s Jamboree” at Diamond Lakes Resort’s “Good Time” Theater. The idea behind the jamboree is to provide a family friendly variety show featuring Bluegrass, country, rock, comedy and clogging, but “Bluegrass and clogging definitely take center stage,” Lanham explained.

You can also see Randy playing at “Bluegrass on the Banks,” a free live Bluegrass concert held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Overlook Stage at Smother’s Park from 7-9pm.

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When you see that retro blue 1946 tour bus, you know you’re in for some old-fashioned, foot-tapping, Bluegrass music. The bus is a rolling museum, filled with pictures, memorabilia, and autographs from other Bluegrass bands. The name “King’s Highway” alludes to following their influences; the kings of Bluegrass, like Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. Although King’s Highway is not technically “from” Owensboro, all the members live fairly close (Evansville, Henderson, Rosine, Bowling Green) and the band was actually formed here eight years ago at a jam session during ROMP when it was still back at English Park. Since then, they’ve taken their traditional style of Bluegrass on the road, averaging 60-70 shows a year, mostly at festivals within a 200300 mile radius. You can catch them at the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival in Rosine on October 2-5th.

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Up-and-coming band Blackberry Jam represents a fresh, younger sound known as “Newgrass.” With appearances at the Lanham Brother’s Jamboree and several others around town, Blackberry Jam has been generating a lot of interest and building a steady following.

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BLACKBERRY JAM: EMILY WILLS, QUINTON PENCE, ALEXIS ROBY AND JD ESTES

TOP: KING’S HIGHWAY TOURING BUS BOTTOM: RANDY LANHAM

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HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU’VE MADE IT? AND HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT SOMEWHERE WITHOUT EVER REALLY LEAVING? THE ANSWERS LIE IN THE STORY OF OWENSBORO BUSINESSMAN JACK WELLS.

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n Owensboro native, Wells grew up on the west end of the city.

The foundation for his career as

an entrepreneur was laid in the laundry room at

Hermitage Nursing Home on West Parrish Avenue, where a fifteen year-old Wells earned $1.25 an hour on his first job.

While most teenagers simply revel at the thought of their first paycheck, Wells saw an opportunity for something greater in that part-time job. In fact, according to Wells, “I started working that job in 1970, and it lasted….well, still to this day.”

Although Wells no longer launders the linens at Hermitage, he never left the nursing home industry. After staying home to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College, and obtaining his license as a nursing home administrator, Wells moved from the laundry room to the front office, and became the administrator at Hermitage in 1978. That same

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year, before he even owned his own car, Wells purchased his first nursing home, Rosedale Rest Home on the west end of Owensboro.

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“MY PERSONAL VISION IS TO CREATE A LIVING DESTINATION FOR DOWNTOWN” -JACK WELLS

and persistence spawned Wells Health Systems, a company comprised of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, specialized Alzheimer’s, personal care and assisted living facilities. Since its inception, Wells Health Systems has managed over forty-five different facilities. At its height, the company owned thirty nursing homes, and employed 3,700 workers. At this point in his career, it was more than clear that Jack Wells had “made it” in the business world.

Still, like any successful entrepreneur, Wells sought out

a new challenge. After growing up in Owensboro as a child, graduating from Owensboro High School and KWC, and headquartering a major company in the city as an adult, Wells sought to invest further in the place he called home. So, with the proceeds earned from the sale of his healthcare business in 2007, Wells began purchasing real estate. Living in Owensboro

RENDERING OF THE HOLIDAY INN TO BE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN OWENSBORO.

So how does a twenty-three year old come to buy a nursing

his entire life, Wells thought it only appropriate for the next

home? According to Wells, the answer is simple. “It’s the

phase of his professional life to begin here, as well.

power of establishing relationships and getting to know

people.” In addition to putting his people skills to work, Wells

business partner, Matt Hayden, for the purpose of purchasing

was also persistent. After being turned down by several banks

properties in downtown Owensboro. Discussing the reasoning

for a loan, Wells approached the owner of the facility, whom

behind his investment in Owensboro, Wells says, “I wanted to

he knew through his work at Hermitage, and she agreed to

be a part of the revitalization of downtown [Owensboro]. My

finance the purchase for him.

personal vision is to create a living destination for downtown,

encompassing art and events, and creating fun, great shopping,

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That same knack for networking, knowledge of his field,

In 2010, Wells formed Riverfront JAM, LLC with his

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BOARDWALK PIPELINE OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE

great food, and an overall environment where

employees.

people want to live.” Wells envisions these ideas

becoming reality within the next five years.

hotel will house 123 rooms for tourists and visitors

of the burgeoning downtown.

As of this year, Wells is well on his way to

achieving his five-year goal.

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Upon completion, the five-story Holiday Inn

In a short time,

The hotel will also include a restaurant

those vacant lots purchased by Riverfront JAM

and patio with riverfront views. In addition to

have become the new Boardwalk Pipeline

Boardwalk and Holiday Inn, Wells and Riverfront

office building, and the future home of the $15

JAM are also in the process of developing a gated,

million Holiday Inn, adjacent to the Owensboro

residential community next to the hotel, and retail

Convention Center.

and office space to the south.

Development of the new

Boardwalk Pipeline building, located on Second

When discussing his real estate projects, Wells

Street between Walnut Street and Cedar Street,

lights up. It is clear that he takes great pride in

not only served as an important, early cog in

his role in improving downtown Owensboro.

Owensboro’s downtown expansion plan, but also

Even after spending forty years in the healthcare

helped the city retain a number of high-paying

industry, Wells possesses a newfound zeal for

corporate headquarter jobs. Another of Wells’

his latest venture, and is truly passionate about

companies also has a presence in the Boardwalk

Owensboro and its future. Jack Wells has not only

building. Canteen Service of Kentuckiana, Inc.,

“made it” in a professional sense, but because of his

which Wells acquired in 2011, provides an on-

commitment to his home town, he’s also making

site, self-service convenience store for Boardwalk

Owensboro a better place to work and live.

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hat can I expect to be served in the All-You-CareTo-Eat buffet at Gattitown?

We take pizza seriously. That’s why we hand-roll dough fresh each morning, use our signature sauce with sixteen secret herbs and spices and top it all off with smoked provolone cheese and a variety of toppings. With so many Gatti’s Favorites to choose from, you won’t know where to start. If you want something special, just ask, and we will make a special pie just for you in about 7 minutes! And since it’s All-You-Care-To-Eat, the buffet options never end!

Delicious varieties of pastas also await you at the Mama Gatti’s pasta bar! Enjoy our famous SpaGatti® with our signature sauce or the classic macaroni & cheese...it’s the talk of the town! It doesn’t stop there as there are frequent visits of our pasta specials! Or, you can also make your own with our signature meat, vegetable and alfredo sauces! Some of Mama Gatti’s favorite include: SpaGatti®, Macaroni & Cheese, Baked Ziti, Chicken Alfredo, Tomato Basil Pasta, Pasta Marinara, and many more!

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You can also expect hot & yummy items like: a taco bar, a baked potato bar, steamed vegetables, soups, and many more! Something different every day!!!

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Mouth-watering deserts await you, such as: Dutch Apple Treat Pizza, Chocolate Pizza, Cinnamon Sticks, Cherry Pie Pizza, Coconut Cream Pizza, and many more!

Can I have a birthday party at Gattitown, bring a group, or hold a FUNdraiser at Gattitown?

YES! We have three different levels of birthday packages available for ages 3-14 filled with fun, games and entertainment. A Gattitown birthday party is the ultimate birthday extravaganza! In fact, with a GattiTown Birthday Package, we take care of all the party details so all you have

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GattiTown is the perfect spot for your next field trip or group outing. Our private party rooms are perfect for keeping the class or group together. Plus, our group pricing comes with game play for all the fun in GattiTown!

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Planning meetings and events at GattiTown is easy. We offer plenty of space and a buffet full of variety...all at a great price! Our dining rooms and private party rooms can accommodate from 20 to 100 people, and we will set them up according to your needs. Gattitown can take care of your meetings, teambuilding events, corporate parties, church or youth group outing, day care, YMCA, camp excursions and any other special group request!

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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

After discovering Owensboro was somewhere he would like to live, Osborne, 55, said two things influenced his decision to accept the men’s basketball head coaching position: he wanted to coach college again and he saw the tremendous opportunity for growth at KWC to “accomplish things that have never been accomplished.”

And on April 22, 2013, Happy Osborne was named the

22nd head men’s basketball coach at KWC, an eight-time NCAA Division II Champion.

“Kentucky Wesleyan College has the most tradition in

NCAA Division II basketball,” Osborne said. “I have the opportunity to take this team to the level it was before.”

Previous Coach, Todd Lee, accepted a position as associate head coach at Grand Canyon University after eight years at KWC. According to an April article of the

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appy Osborne was hooked on basketball at a young age. While Happy was in the second

grade, his father, Robert Happy Osborne Sr., led the small Williamstown High School in northern Kentucky to an unlikely district championship in 1964. Then just 7 years old, Happy recalls the bus ride home with that championship trophy and the feeling of an entire town showing support as they greeted the bus rolling back into town.

“I even got thrown in the shower,” Osborne said. “It was awesome.”

It was that same feeling that Happy looked for

when considering the head coaching position for men’s basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

When approached with the job, Happy wanted “24 to 48 hours of true Owensboro” before he made his decision. He and wife Bobbi made the visit and were impressed with what they saw.

“For what’s been done here without any interstates is incredible,” Osborne said. “There is so much to do. I like that it’s big and little – enough to keep you occupied socially, culturally… It’s obvious this town is thriving.”

“I like to live where people know your name,”

Osborne continued. “It’s not home unless you have friends.”

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COACH HAPPY OSBORNE AND THE KWC PANTHERS MENS BASKETBALL TEAM

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COACH’S CORNER Happy Osborne has won 100 games and 400 games quicker than any other coach.

He has won the most tournament games of any coach in NAIA basketball history.

While at Georgetown, Osborne had a .844 winning percentage, an average of 30.4 wins per season.

He is the NAIA National Coach of the Year and Basketball Times National Coach of the Year Award in 1998.

Messenger-Inquirer, “[Lee] resurrected a program that was hit with NCAA violations that resulted in a loss of scholarships.” This history, combined with the near move to NCAA Division III, could have affected the KWC Men’s Basketball program, but its dedicated fan base and long-standing tradition keeps this program going.

“I like that challenge,” Osborne said. “It inspires me every day.”

As for his coaching, Happy says there is nothing unique about it.

He says he wants his players to be aggressive, but still have fun.

Osborne coached 14 All-Americans honored 22 times and 40 All-Mid-South Conference selections including five Players of the Year and one Freshman of the Year.

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“They’re not perfect,” Osborne said. “I’m not perfect. But it’s fun coaching when you enjoy being around your guys.”

Happy may say his coaching is not unique, but he is certainly

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doing something right. He coached at Georgetown College for 31 years

more to us than we did to them.”

– 16 years as assistant coach and 15 years as head coach. During his

time as head coach, he led Georgetown to one NAIA Championship

opportunities for the Owensboro community to show support to the

(1998), one national runner-up (2000), four Fab Four appearances

KWC Men’s Basketball team. In the first home game, KWC will take

(2003, 2004, 2008, 2011), one final eight appearance (2005) and five

on Quincy University at The Owensboro Sportscenter at 7:30 p.m. on

Sweet Sixteen appearances (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002). He accumulated

November 8.

a 456-84 record, and won 12 regular-season titles and eight conference

tournament titles. Osborne has won the most tournament games of

KWC athletics. He said that in a time where a family can watch sports

any coach in NAIA basketball

24 hours a day on television, it can be difficult to attract the community

history.

to come to a live game.

“WE WANT OUR TEAM TO BE THE COMMUNITY’S TEAM” -HAPPY OSBORNE

With 28 games in the 2013-2014 season, there will be plenty of

Coach Osborne encourages the community to become involved in

Although time spent

“I want this community to feel welcome to come to campus, my

on the court is crucial for his

office, practices, games,” Osborne said. “Be around. We can be the

team, Happy believes it is

kind of team you enjoy watching, and you can get involved with our

also just as important to be

players.”

involved in the community. In

It seems as though Happy Osborne has found a community and a

May, Coach Osborne and his staff served at the Daniel Pitino Shelter.

home in Owensboro and with Kentucky Wesleyan College.

His players have also taken time away from practice to work with

In a press conference announcing his acceptance of the position,

children with Down’s Syndrome, teaching them to ride bikes.

Happy said, “I am excited and humbled to be the head coach of the

“It’s the right thing to do,” Osborne said. “We want our team to

most successful and storied NCAA Division II basketball program in

be the community’s team. And honestly, I think [helping others] gave

America. When you say Kentucky Wesleyan College, that’s says it all.”

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THE

PULSE DO YOU NEED TO BE MORE ACTIVE?

ACTIVE

DO YOU WANT MORE OPTIONS FOR BEING ACTIVE?

Owensboro FALL INTO FITNESS BY KATIE HOEHN

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST AT OWENSBORO HEALTH

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Fall is officially here, and with it comes some cooler weather and shorter days. Don’t let the drop in temperature and the lack of daylight keep you inside. Get out and enjoy the weather to get in shape during the fall months. Below are some fall fitness tips to improve your fitness and add variety to your routine during the cooler weather.

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DO YOU WANT TO BE ACTIVE, FREE OF CHARGE? BY LUKE ALEXANDER

Take advantage of your community.

Walk, run, or bike one of Owensboro’s many trails, or create your own boot camp workout with a group of friends at a park.

Use benches and picnic tables for step-ups, push-ups, dips, and squats. Jungle gym equipment can be used for pull-ups and hanging core work. There are numerous races and events during the month of October in this area. Take advantage of the beautiful weather and sign up. If you need a little encouragement, Legends has a group run every Tuesday night at 5:30 pm that caters to all levels of fitness.

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am very proud of the progress our “All-American City” has made. One such area I am particularly impressed with is the free outdoor exercise options.

When my friends and colleagues from surrounding communities, such as Evansville, Bowling Green, and Paducah visit Owensboro, they marvel at the Adkisson Greenbelt Park/ path. According to VisitOwensboro.com, the Greenbelt (a 15mile path) is designed to encircle the city, linking neighborhoods, business districts, parks, and schools. The trails that make up the Greenbelt Park offer a 10-foot wide asphalt surface that easily accommodates pedestrians and bicyclists, and meet the Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Recently, the last section on Southtown Blvd was completed, and now connects east Daviess County (from Miller’s Mill) to west (Hwy 60 West).

If you enjoy running/walking on the Greenbelt, might I suggest an alternative to add a little variety to the mix? Trade in the pavement for a trail. My new favorite place to run is the Rudy Mines Trails at Ben Hawes Park. I don’t know what I enjoy most about running the trails: the fresh dew on the grass, the breathtaking views, the rugged terrain, or the chance to spook a deer

Plan ahead.

Dress in layers to protect yourself from the cooler weather and wear moisture-wicking fabrics so you’re not exercising in wet clothing.

Don’t forget to wear sun block if you’re planning on working out outside during the day and reflective gear early in the morning or late afternoon. Have a backup plan for inclement weather so your fitness goals are not detoured

by Mother Nature.

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in its natural habitat. For me, being out there transforms a run from an “exercise” to an “adventure.”

According to Owensboroparks.org, the Rudy Mine Trails at Ben Hawes Park now include over 11 miles of trails to explore.

The trails offer double-track and single-track loops that are great for running, hiking, or mountain biking. The city invested $25,000.00 to revitalize the mountain bike trails, and the city’s parks and recreation department has worked closely with the Kentucky Mountain Biking Association and trail designers since 2010. The hiking trails are comprised of a series of three loops.

Each of the three loops interconnects, totaling four miles, each with a rating ranging from easy to moderate. The yellow trail is relatively safe for families, with no big hills for kids to climb.

The more adventurous will enjoy the speed and flow of the yellow trail on the way to the blue single track. The mountain bike trails were designed by mountain bikers, for mountain bikers, with 7.25 miles of scenic trails and amazing terrain.

For those who want to add some “strengthening” to their run/walk, I would suggest the “Fit Trail” at Kentucky Wesleyan College. I enjoy the fit trail because it adds variety to my 5:15

Try something new.

Your body adapts to exercise so it can perform more efficiently, which translates to fewer calories burned. Adding a new class or activity to your schedule can have a big impact on your overall calorie burn.

Even small changes like varying your weight, adding a few more reps, or mixing sprint work into your cardio can create enough of a change for you to see results. Many gyms add new classes and programs for the fall months so be on the lookout for new classes and class times that work with your schedule. Invite a friend to try a new class with you so you can motivate each other.

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a.m. morning exercise, and gives me a challenge beyond your basic running and/or biking. A fitness trail is a walking or jogging path with various exercise stations placed along the trail. My friends and I stumbled upon this ten-station outdoor circuit by chance. In an effort to mix up our weekly routine, we created a one-mile loop that uses concepts from current fitness trends such as “Cross Fit,” mud runs, and “Ninja Warrior.” There are pull-up bars, a dips station, box jumps, and an

endless variety of body-weight resistance exercises for the creative mind.

Whether it was playing football as a kid, or running and biking as an adult, I enjoy being active. There has never been a better time to be active in Owensboro. The crisp air, cool weather, and beautiful foliage makes fall a great season to get outside. If you are an early bird like me, I look forward to seeing you take advantage of these “free” exercise options.

Embrace the flavors of fall.

Enjoy in-season foods and reap the benefits. Pumpkin is rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene, which helps prevent heart disease. A cup of pumpkin provides 3 grams of fiber in just 50 calories that will keep you energized and satisfied. Try mixing pumpkin into smoothies, cereals, and yogurt. Satisfy your sweet tooth with apples.

They provide 4 grams of soluble-fiber and tons of vitamin C that help boost your immune system. Apples also contain the antioxidant quercetine, which makes more oxygen for the lungs. Try eating an apple before your workout to help boost your cardiovascular endurance. Winter squash is a nutritional powerhouse, providing vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, folate, vitamin C, niacin, calcium and iron. This nutrient-dense vegetable has anti-inflammatory capabilities that can ease joint pain and even reduce stress. By adding these fall foods into your diet, you can increase your exposure to various nutrients your body needs to recover from a hard workout. These foods are also low in calories, which can aid in weight loss.

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With four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a formal dining room, the home is equipped with all the basics and then some.

Also included: a game room, craft nook, play room and covered porch.

Beyond these amenities, Chad truly made the home his own by including a full outdoor kitchen to complement the swimming pool in the backyard.

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According to Chad, being a designer actually made it more difficult to decide on the home’s features. After being exposed to so many ideas through his profession, he admitted to having a tough time making decisions about the details. Ultimately, Chad looked to his family for inspiration.

“My children inspire the home’s features. At their age, so much of what we do revolves around them. We move every few years, so as they change, so have the homes we’ve lived in.”

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Accommodating the needs of a growing family can be a challenge, but Chad has fully embraced it.

“DESIGNING A HOME IS AN EXERCISE IN TRUTH - I PREFER TO EAT ON THE COUCH, MY GIRLS PRACTICE CARTWHEELS INSIDE, MY SON SLEEP WALKS, MY WIFE WORKS NIGHTS, NO ONE SHARES, AND EVERYONE IS LOUD. FOR ME BEAUTY IS IN HOW ITS FUNCTIONS.”

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ne of the fun challenges in owning a home is furnishing and decorating it in a style that is both comfortable and attractive. Of course, styles change over time, leaving us with the longing for a new look. We would love the luxury of having a periodic home makeover as seen on several television programs, but the reality is that most of our furnishings and decor evolve slowly as we acquire pieces we like. The slow change in decor poses one major question - What do I do with the old while adding newer furniture and accents? The answer? Use them together!

Antiques - furniture, accessories or artwork - are often relegated to unused rooms when newer items arrive, but the best rooms continue to use the good pieces from the past in combination with the new. Antiques add family heritage or regional history, while softening the space, making it both familiar and comfortable.

Older pieces also remind us of gracious living, when we took time to converse with our friends and relatives.

Wood, the material of choice in many antiques, tends to have a mellow feel that softens the lines of the metal and glass found in many contemporary furniture and accents.

When new furniture needs to be added, focus on comfort and quality. Comfort is very important because it makes one feel at home, instead of simply occupying a space. Quality can cost more initially, but ages well and allows one to use a piece longer. Think of it as a smart investment that develops a legacy to be enjoyed by several generations. The best items can be repurposed later, making them far more valuable than their initial investment.

The primary goal in mixing decor is to create a personal comfort zone. Collect and keep the artwork, furniture and accessories you love, the things that mean something to you. Use them as they were intended, or repurpose them creatively. Contrasting styles can blend together, just like different facets of your personality work together to make you a complete person. It’s your space - make it exciting, fun and comfortable!

If you have a mixture of furnishings, and are not sure how to make them work together, you might try emptying the room and begin again. Take a fresh look at each item, admiring its design, its history and its possibilities. Bring in each item in order of its

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importance to you, or take an underused piece and make it central. You may also have things currently in other rooms or in storage that deserve a new lease on life. Give them a try. If it doesn’t work, you can always change again. Remember, our needs and tastes change constantly, and so can your decor.

A house becomes a home through comfort, which is accomplished by warmth, relaxation and enjoyment of the accessories by its residents and guests. Whether new or old, quality furnishings are timeless, and several generations can work together to make your house a comfortable home.

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PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

THE BAKERS RACK

Classic Styles

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hrough the years, many products and designs have become classics through their combination of form and function. Everything from serving bowls to

chairs to picture frames are standards that have seen little variation in form while retaining the same basic function.

While the classic shapes never go out of style, we have become more demanding of their functionality, while seeking updates to their finishes.

Contemporary materials have made classic designs more

versatile. For instance, Mariposa has taken a number of classic serving piece designs and, by making them out of modern materials, added beauty and versatility. They remind us of fine silver, but without the need for polishing. Did you know

A BEAUTIFUL BOWL THAT SERVES AS UNIQUE ART, THEN QUICKLY COMES OFF THE WALL TO BE USED FOR SERVING UP YOUR FAVORITES. AVAILABLE AT THE BAKERS RACK, $115.

these elegant vessels can be frozen, put directly into a 350°F oven, and then used immediately on the table? They look fabulous, and are very capable party and family servers.

MARIPOSA MAKES ELEGANT SERVERS THAT CAN BE FROZEN, THEN BAKED AND TAKEN STRAIGHT TO THE TABLE OR BUFFET. MANY STYLES AVAILABLE AT THE BAKERS RACK, WESLEYAN PARK PLAZA.

Juliska offers the same versatility in a different material,

chip-resistant stoneware that allows preparation, storage, baking and serving in the same beautiful piece. Their dinnerware can handle all those demands as well, making for a set of dishes superior in function to any you will find elsewhere.

Picture frames and even classic home accents have received updates as well. Scrollwork reminiscent of the past meets polished aluminum instead of wood or unfinished metal. They accent classic black-and-white photography very well, but complement nearly any decor. Nickel-plated finials gleam in the light, but require no maintenance, save for cleaning fingerprints left by those admiring the finish too closely.

Of course, an item’s classic style and function means

little if it does not last. Quality is timeless, and allows lifelong use and enjoyment, making a more expensive piece a better bargain in the long run.

Come to The Bakers Rack, and let us help you add modern

classic accessories to your table and your home.

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THE WOW ‘FACTOR’Y

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ittle did art teacher and

OHS coach Jack Poynter

stained glass by working alongside his

realize that one simple

dad. As a youngster, he tagged along

artistic design would spark

in the afternoons when his dad had

such a keen interest in

to grade papers at school. He quickly

stained glass. Jack designed a piece

learned about many aspects of art

for his family’s game room, which

from being in his dad’s art classroom,

immediately attracted the interest

which he aptly described as “a kid’s

of his card buddies and initiated

playground—crayons,

construction of pieces for others.

paint, pottery— so I was doing that

Word spread, and soon he began

from probably about the time I could

working

walk…I was blessed with my dad’s

exclusively

in

stained

Scott learned the skill of creating

chalk,

clay,

glass. “He thought, ‘Hey, this is my

talent...I’ve always been drawn to it.”

niche,’” his son Scott said. That

The teaching carries forward,

interest and legacy continues today

too. Beginners actually use copper

in Scott, who carries forward The

foil in their designs, which is more

Glass Factory, which originated

challenging than using lead. “My goal

with his dad in 1978—now located

is to get them addicted (to stained

in a strip mall on Highway 54 near

glass),” Scott said with a chuckle.

Thoroughbred East. His sister Lori

also works there.

challenges. “The biggest challenge is

Working in stained glass has its

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the customer landing on a design and

that he loves what he does. It is

colors!” exclaimed Scott. A standard

“challenging play for me,” he said,

stained glass project takes two-three

noting that no two days are ever the

weeks, but some major projects

same. “I put everything that I have

like Eaton Memorial Church are

into the business; it’s all my love…”

anything but standard. He designed

Aside from his dad’s primary

and constructed seven 11-foot panels

impact, Jim Shrewsberry, his high

for the church, a year-long venture.

school drafting teacher, was a huge

About 98 percent of his projects are

influence. Scott explained that art is

commissioned.

more freestyle, but drafting involves

Scott said that “seeing the

precision and straight lines. The

finished

the

two skill sets combined to help him

happiness in people’s faces…that’s

product,

hone his artistic skills and his love

what keeps me going.” He admitted

of architecture. “I jumped in feet

that he can become quite emotional

first,” when beveled and stained

about it and finds satisfaction in

glass doors became popular in the

“knowing that when I’m long gone,

‘80s. Scott’s designs are all hand-

that’s going to be there.”

drawn originals. “My best comes

Scott spontaneously describes

out when someone says, ‘I don’t

his business as “CRAZY—unique

know what I want. Use your own

to say the least.” It’s ever so obvious

judgment.’”

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“SEEING THE FINISHED PRODUCT, SEEING THE HAPPINESS IN PEOPLE’S FACES... THAT’S WHAT KEEPS ME GOING” -SCOTT POYNTER

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DAVID ROGER’S BIG BUGS EXHIBITION All month | Western KY Botanical Garden

These larger-than-life bugs, built from all-natural materials, will be wandering the Garden with many special events during the run of the exhibition.

This exhibit will run through the end of October.

Enjoy FREE admission on October 6 for The Garden’s Independence Day family event. For more information, contact the Garden. (270) 852-8925 or

JERUSALEM RIDGE BLUEGRASS CELEBRATION October 3 – 6 | Bill Monroe Birthplace Don’t miss this chance to support The Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration and also to hear the most authentic bluegrass music played on a stage where the Monroe Brothers played as boys, Uncle Pen farmed and fiddled....the very spot that bluegrass music was born, Jerusalem Ridge, “Where the Spirit Touches the Soul!”

For tickets & information, (270) 274-9181 or visit www.jerusalemridgefestival.org

BLUEGRASS JAM First Thursday Every Month Bluegrass Museuem Head to the Bluegrass Museum to jam with other musicians. Jamming is for musicians of all levels and begins at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact the Museum at (270) 926-7891 or visit their their website at www.bluegrassmuseum.org.

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HALLOWEEN FREE

TRAILS OF TREATS

October 24 | Smother’s Park Get into the Halloween spirit at this incredible, free event in downtown Owensboro to kick-off your Halloween activities. Children in their favorite costumes can trick-or-treat at dozens of locations in Smothers Park and merchants along 2nd St. while enjoying live entertainment and photo opportunities with some of their favorite characters throughout downtown Owensboro from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

VOICES OF ELMWOOD

BOO FEST

October 3 – 5 | Elmwood Cemetery Join the Daviess County Public Library and the Owensboro Museum of Science and History. Starting at 6:00 p.m., take a hayride through the historic sections of Elmwood Cemetery and learn about some of the history of Owensboro and the people who shaped it. Tickets for the tour are $15.

Last three weekends in October Diamond Lake Resort Activities include a haunted hayride on Friday nights, and pumpkin painting, games, crafts, and a trip through the haunted house. Tours begin each Friday and Saturday night at 7 pm.

For more information, contact the Museum at (270) 687-2732.

For more information about Boo Fest, contact (270) 229-4900.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

BOOMERS CONCERT

October 18 – 19, 25, Nov 1 - 2 Theatre Workshop’s Trinity Centre A story of friendship and trust set in a southern beauty salon where women come together to share their secrets, fears and love for one another. The show beings at 7:30 p.m.

October 25 | RiverPark Center Walk down memory lane with a concert featuring Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone, and original Monkee Mickey Dolenz. Enjoy such hits as “I’m Into Something Good”, “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “I’m a Believer,” and “Stepping Stone.”

Contact the RiverPark Center Box Office at 270-687-2787 or visit www.riverparkcenter.com.

For more information, contact TWO at (270) 683-5333.

OWENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KEITH MEDLEY

October 19 | RiverPark Center The Kentucky Opera will perform selections from Puccini’s La Boheme. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.

October 25 | RiverPark Center Keith Medley will present a Homecoming Concert to benefit the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra’s education programs. Originally from Owensboro, He built and plays a 27-string guitar and composes his own arrangements. Tickets for the show are $25.

For more information, call (270) 687-2787 or visit www.

TheOSO.coActive

For more information, contact the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra at 270-684-0661 or visit www.keithmedleymusic.com.

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OPEN BOUNCE NIGHTS

FREE

STORYTIMES

Mondays & Thursdays | Daviess County Public Library Wee Read for ages 2 and younger and Circle Time for ages 3-5; 10 – 10:30 a.m. (270) 684-0211 or dcplibrary.org.

FREE

SATURDAY MORNING LIVE!

Mondays & Thursdays | Daviess County Public Library Visit the library every Saturday morning for self guided fun and educational activities with a focus on literacy and school readiness. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (270) 684-0211 or dcplibrary.org.

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Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays | U-Bounce The perfect party place for kids. Amazing inflatables in an unbelievably cool bounce stadium. Private, clean and climate controlled. All children must wear socks. $7 per child, children under 2 are free, unless they are the only child, adults always free; On Toddler Tuesday, children 5 and under get in for $5 all night. Tuesday and Wednesday 5 – 8 p.m. and Friday 5 - 9 p.m. (270) 685-1255 or ubouncepartyhouse.com.

FALL BREAK KIDS’ KAMP KIDS October 7 – 11 | Western KY Botanical Gardens Kids can spend their Fall Break at the Garden for “Bugs, Birds & Bees” and learn about the Big Bugs. For reservations and more information, contact the Garden at (270) 852-8925 or visit www.wkbg.org.

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WEEKEND FUN Weekends in October | Reid’s Orchard Come enjoy Reidland Play Area, horse and pony rides, Reid’s Apple Express and Gemstone Mining. Reid’s Orchard is located at 4818 Kentucky 144.

For more information, contact (270) 685-2444 or reidorchard.com.

OCTOBERFEST October 5-6 | Trunnell’s Farm Market This unique festival celebrates the fall season and everything farming! This is an event for the whole family. Come climb aboard the farm equipment, enter the Corn Toss Contest, and enjoy listening to live music while viewing the countryside. Trunnell’s is located at 9255 U.S. Highway 43. Visit trunnellsfarmmarket.com or call (270) 733-2222.

THE GREAT PUMPKIN FEST October 12-13 | Trunnell’s Farm Market Everything pumpkins! A celebration filled with pumpkins. The Great Pumpkin Hunt will begin at 2:00 p.m. (children bring your baskets). Prizes given. The event will include pumpkin painting and contest, guess the weight of the giant pumpkin, pumpkin bowling, funky pumpkin game, pumpkin sculpting contest, pumpkin checkers, pumpkin toss, and face painting. Visit http://www.trunnellsfarmmarket.com.

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A-MAIZE-ING MAZE FEST October 19-20 | Trunnell’s Farm Market An A-maize-ing event! Five mazes to explore during the day and then grab your flashlight, jacket, and let’s GO-GO-GO! Enjoy finding your way through the Interactive Corn Maze in the DARK which is a whole new experience that is fun for all ages. Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkin Hunt starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th.

APPLE FESTIVAL October 19 – 20 | Reid’s Orchard This unique festival on the third weekend in October celebrates the fall season and everything apple! Sample all kinds of tasty treats from food vendors, go shopping among the many arts & crafts vendors, and let the kids enjoy the petting zoo, or get a thrill on the many carnival rides. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, 12 - 6 p.m.

FALL SQUASH-N-PUMPKIN GOBBLE FESTIVAL October 26-27 | Trunnell’s Farm Market Fun Filled Festival for the whole family. The Great Gourd Hunt starts at 2:30pm for all ages (children bring baskets). Costume parade and contest at 4:00PM. Prizes awarded. Join the competition by entering the Kids Archery Turkey Shoot 1:00 p.m. both days. The whole family can enjoy live entertainment, scenic hayride to the Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Painting and contest prizes awarded, and more “Absolutely Farmtastic Fun!”

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LEGENDS SPOOKY TRAIL RACE October 13 Rudy Mines in Ben Hawes Park This race will feature 4+ miles of trail, plus live music and a cookout following the race. All participants receive a longsleeve t-shirt. Top 10 finishers receive gifts and other giveaways. Register at the website, http://www.doactivities. com/events/legends-spooky-trail-run/

DOWNTOWN

CRUISE-IN

First Saturday | Downtown Owensboro Head Downtown every 1st Saturday from April to October and enjoy classic cars!

Free admission and fun for the whole family!

BOURBON AND BLUES FESTIVAL October 18 – 20 | Downtown Owensboro One of Owensboro’s newest festivals, live music, vendors and more.

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HEALTHPARK 15TH ANNIVERSARY October 19 Help celebrate the Healthpark’s 15th anniversary by participating in our Anniversary Fun Run! The Fun Run includes at 15K, a 5K, and a Kids Run. The program benefits school health programs. Lunch will be served at 10:30 for all participants, spectators and members. Register online at owensborohealth.org.

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