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BUILDING A BETTER J-TOWN A LOOK BACK AT E.R. SPROWL’S IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY Writer / Beth Wilder, Director Jeffersontown Historical Museum

Until the advent of the Bluegrass Research and Industrial Park in the 1960s, Jeffersontown was often referred to as “a sleepy little town.” That may have been true to a large extent, as the populace of what was then primarily a rural farm-based community was content to quietly live their lives in the beautiful area in which most of them were blessed to have been born and raised. Their ancestors settled this region because of the exceptional quality of the land and the purity of the water. They were happy to merely work their farms and enjoy the peaceful life Jeffersontown afforded

them. But that image discounts the efforts of a handful of men in the early 1900s who were determined to put Jeffersontown on the map – none of these more so than Edwin Ruth Sprowl.

E.R. Sprowl was the son of Mary Ruthann Vance and Dr. Robert Vance Sprowl.

Mary Ruthann was the granddaughter of James E. Vance, a Presbyterian minister who voluntarily preached once a month at the old Union Church in Jeffersontown.

Her husband, Robert Vance Sprowl, was a cousin who practiced medicine in Middletown from 1844-1869, before moving to Jeffersontown to continue his medical practice until 1876. Their son

Edwin Ruth, born in 1859, would grow up to be one of the most fervent supporters ever to live in Jeffersontown.

E.R., or Ed, as he was sometimes referred to by friends, was quite an entrepreneur.

He began his career as a traveling insurance salesman and came to know Jeffersontown like the back of his hand. It was through his door-to-door travels selling insurance that he met his first wife, Sarah (Sadie) Owings, when she was just 14 years old. He immediately fell in love with her, but waited for her to grow up. They married in 1889, when Sadie was 23 years old.

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days after giving birth to their daughter.

Ethel. E.R. was heartbroken – residents watched almost daily for years, as E.R. threw himself, sobbing, over Sadie’s tombstone in the Jeffersontown Cemetery. He continued to care for their daughter, and the two eventually moved into the apartment over Wells’ Drugstore, which was located where El Nopal now stands. Ethel was a handful – patrons watched one day as the eggs she threw against the wall of the apartment slowly seeped down into the drugstore. E.R. had to earn a living, so he enlisted the help of his sister-in-law, Loulie, to care for Ethel.

Unfortunately, both Loulie and Ethel contracted brain fever (bacterial meningitis) shortly thereafter. Ethel recovered, Loulie did not. Since E.R. still needed assistance with his young daughter, he enlisted the help of a family friend, Eva (Nin) Beach, who became like a member of the family.

Sprowl eventually remarried, this time to a young woman who lived across the street from him at 10201 Taylorsville Road, where the Blankenship Dance Company was located for many years.

Wilella Buchanan provided E.R. with two sons – Theodore Shaw and Edwin Vance, who often appeared in advertising promotions published by their father.

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Which brings us back to the incredible amount of “boosting” Sprowl did for the city. Because he had traversed the town so extensively, E.R. understood all the facets that gave Jeffersontown so much potential. He eventually became a realtor and auctioneer, and in 1908, he published a booklet titled, “Jeffersontown, Ky.: The Coming Suburb,” which promoted every aspect of the area, encouraging people to lay down roots here and create a “delightful suburban home town of considerable size.”

His efforts proved quite fruitful. He was a member of the Jefferson Heights Land Company, which oversaw not only JeffersontownMag.com / JANUARY 2018 / JEFFERSONTOWN MAGAZINE / 7

the creation of the Jefferson Heights subdivision off Taylorsville Road near the town square, but also the creation of the new graded school in 1914 that was located where Tully Elementary now stands. Sprowl took the lead in urging the community to come together to fund the new school, “to help educate the children of those less fortunate, and thereby make this the ideal community he has always desired it to be.” He donated his half interest in the five acres where the new school would be located, as well as much of his own money toward the building of the school itself.

Sprowl was president of the Commercial Club – a forerunner to the Chamber of Commerce – and he vigorously promoted Jeffersontown by encouraging the creation of new businesses, often taking part in their formation himself.

According to a 1910 Jeffersonian article on “Well Known Citizens of Jefferson County,” Sprowl was described as “a man who has done more to advance the interests of Jeffersontown and the surrounding country than any five men,” and that he was instrumental in the founding of subdivisions and several businesses about town, including the Jeffersontown Creamery and the Jefferson County Bank.

All his efforts did not come without a price, however. Sprowl never believed in “taking life easy,” and in 1907, he suffered from nervous prostration. By 1908, he was bemoaning the fact that the town government and the citizens refused to “exercise a little push and energy” to build in an up-to-date fashion, repair in a first-class manner, clean up the streets and invite good people to settle in the town. He had every intention of leaving Jeffersontown in 1908, stating that “having done all in his power to advance your interests, I very naturally want to see the work I have started obtain the desired results. I have spent a great deal of time and money to bring this about. You have reaped the benefits of my expenditure.

I am not leaving you because I do not love my hosts of friends here, but because I feel that I can do better elsewhere.”

Fortunately for Jeffersontown, E.R. Sprowl changed his mind about leaving the town he loved, and he remained until his death in 1924. His obituary noted him as a man imbued with a “spirit of helpfulness and generosity, his almost inexhaustible supply of energy was spent and his talent exercised, not to net himself a large income or build up a personal wealth of material riches. His goal was one for common good and community betterment. Success to him meant the

accomplishment of those things which brought progress and prosperity to the community in which he lived.”

It went on further to state that “his name will live as a memory to Jeffersontown and her future citizenship and serve, we trust, as an inspiration to carry on and build upon foundations which he laid, according to the vision he had for a bigger and better Jeffersontown. Nobody has done more for this town than Ed. Sprowl.”

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“We take a car from a bucket to a beauty,” Brad says. “I put everything I’ve got into making someone’s dream come true. That’s the most exciting part for me, the custom aspect of it. I like doing the impossible, and I’ve often done it.”

“I often tag us as the Car Stuff family,” Brad says. “I don’t have customers, I have associates. We build cars with people, and we’ve built cars with people since they were kids.”

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This past November, an evening with the Louisville Orchestra and Conductor Teddy Abrams was enjoyed in Jeffersontown at the community center. Those attending enjoyed a performance of Scheherazade and viewed a showcase of local artist creations including paintings, photography and sculptures.

Photos by Bee Buck Photography

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EXHALE YOGA STUDIO BRINGS A FRESH TAKE ON YOGA Santos was born in Shively, but her family moved to Jeffersontown when she was in middle school. She graduated from Jessica Santos fell in love with yoga eight Male High School before going on to years ago, and she brought her passion to the University of Louisville, where she life in Jeffersontown last September with the was a member of the national champion opening of her own studio, Exhale Yoga.

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She spent two weeks in the hospital and had a PICC line in her arm for six months.

“I opened Exhale Yoga to have a studio close Due to some injuries caused by wear-andto home,” says the J-Town resident. “I saw a tear from years of being active, Santos quit need for yoga in this area.” dancing in her early twenties. Around the same time, she went through a difficult Santos, a mother of two with a third child relationship that ended, and it catapulted on the way, grew frustrated with having her into a downward spiral. a commute of 20-30 minutes to teach and take yoga classes over the last eight “I was addicted to prescription drugs, years. She dreamed of operating a yoga painkillers and opiates,” Santos says. “That studio in Jeffersontown and jumped at the was my coping mechanism. It was a very opportunity even quicker than she expected hard time in my life. I was disappointing after finding a space she loved. my friends, disappointing myself,

When her doctor gave her the okay to start exercising again, Santos immediately jumped into practicing yoga. She started off taking hot yoga classes she found through Groupon promotions and began to experience the same feelings that dancing had brought her throughout her life.

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“I believe there is a need for more small businesses in Jeffersontown, and I’m happy to bring a yoga studio to this area,” Santos says. “I was truly inspired to open the studio after my friend Tony Thomas opened Recbar. I’ve known him for years and was so proud of him for taking a risk and opening something new near his home.”

“It felt like a life and death experience,” Santos says. “I finally realized the importance of taking care of myself and being happy.”

disappointing my family. I just felt bad externally and internally.”

“I really felt like I was sweating out my infection,” Santos says. “I thought it was flushing it out of me. On top of that, I started to feel so much better. My aches and pains were going away, and I was feeling better mentally and physically.”

After feeling sick for months and losing a lot of weight, Santos woke up one day to find the entire right side of her face was swollen.

A visit to the hospital determined she had endocarditis, a staph infection of the heart.

Those benefits inspired Santos to enroll in teacher training for yoga, so she could help others find the same relief. She had lost her job and was at a crossroads, so she jumped right into training at Louisville’s Yoga East.

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As she began teaching classes on her own, Santos relished the relationships she formed with her students. The personal aspect was important to her, and she wanted to begin forming those connections closer to home.

“I really wanted to bring yoga to J-Town and build a community with my students and friends here,” says Santos, whose mom, dad and aunt are regulars at Exhale Yoga. “I knew I’d see my students consistently and be able to have those relationships.”

Santos started out offering 10 classes each week and will be offering close to 20 classes a week in 2018. Exhale Yoga has had more than 1,500 new students since September, and Santos has evolved the class schedules to fit their wants and needs.

“Jeffersontown residents typically enjoy later class times, around 7:30-7:45 at night,” Santos says. “Parents like to have dinner with their family and treat themselves to a class afterward.”

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Recognizing that yoga can be intimidating to beginners, Santos takes special care to ensure her classes are accessible to students of all abilities. She especially enjoys teaching beginners and helping former athletes find a new path to be active.

“People who grow up active want to continue to be active, but they don’t always know what to do,” says Santos, who was in a similar situation when she stopped dancing. “The beauty of yoga is you can do it until you’re 90 years old. You can practice yoga and love yoga, and that grows with you.”

Santos loves seeing the benefits of yoga she has experienced first-hand come to life in her students as they grow in their practice. Those benefits range from simply turning their mind off for an hour, or finding something else to focus on to get away from everyday stresses, to seeing how everyday stretching can transform and tone their body.

Exhale Yoga was carefully designed as a blank, inclusive space that eases beginners into the practice. Santos and her staff aim to provide a welcoming space that takes away the intimidation factor of yoga for those who have never tried it before, so students can put their focus solely on doing the best they can in class.

“I wanted a space that was a neutral playing field so people can come here and focus more on their breathing,” says Santos, who came up with the name Exhale Yoga

because of this train of thought. “I believe so much in the breath behind yoga and finding that calmness in the mind.”

Santos and her fellow teachers keep classes light and fun and strive to make students feel like they are at home when at the studio.

“Yoga helped me so much, and Exhale Yoga is a no-judgement zone,” Santos says.

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The studio also hosts regular classes that are donation-based, with proceeds benefiting local organizations. To date, Exhale Yoga has raised more than $1,500 for local groups, including Christmas toy donations for children at Uspiritus, school fundraisers and needs for Jeffersontown residents.

feel like I am making a difference.”

“My goal with the donation-based classes is to help the community, and, most importantly, help the students of Exhale Yoga give back to charities and organizations they are passionate about,” says Santos, who operates under the mantra ‘breathe in, love out’. “If I can help others and encourage people to give back, I

Looking to the future, Santos hopes to operate Exhale Yoga fulltime one day, and is keeping options open for a second location. Until then, she balances running the studio while serving as Assistant Store Manager at luluelemon in Oxmoor Mall and teaching dance at The Vision Dance Center in Middletown.

A donation class can be set up by contacting Santos at practice@ exhaleyogalouisville.com. The classes take place outside of normally offered times, and attendees can invite their own networks to attend.

She looks forward to the continued success of Exhale Yoga and encourages Jeffersontown residents to give it a try.

“I am grateful to the residents of J-Town for supporting the studio,” Santos says.

“Especially in the first month, it was scary wondering if anyone would show up or if there was a want for yoga in this area.”

General class times and more information, including membership options, can be found at exhaleyogalouisville.com. The studio, located at the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Six Mile Lane, also posts regular news and promotions on Facebook and Instagram.

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Cordial Lee is your new go-to in Jeffersontown for high-quality personalized gifts and beautiful boutique clothing at affordable prices. A family business, Cordial Lee is owned and operated by Jeffersontown native Shelby Packer.

“I feel very lucky that I get to do this,” says Packer, who opened the first location of the store in Mt. Washington almost five years ago. “I never expected for us to open a second location or even grow to a larger location, and it’s all been so wonderful and rewarding. It’s been a labor of love and will definitely be here for many years to come.”

Cordial Lee offers popular, preppy brands such as Simply Southern, Lilly Pulitzer and Mud Pie, as well as an assortment of Kentucky-themed gifts and decor.

“We trend-watch and look at the things that are popular,” Packer says. “We’re always looking for items that can be monogrammed. We try to balance our store with things that can be monogrammed and things that don’t have to be, so we have a good mix for everyone.”

One of the store’s best-selling items is the New Englander Rain Jacket by Charles

River. The preppy, lightweight jacket comes in a variety of colors and is available as a pullover or zip-up in sizes XS to 3XL. A monogram can be added to the jacket to complete the look.

“That’s been on our salesroom floor since the very beginning, it’s a best seller year after year,” says Packer, who has bought the jacket for herself and her three daughters. “It’s a classic staple in your wardrobe.”

Bundle up for winter with a cozy blanket scarf, available in over a dozen color and pattern options. “Not many people

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monogram the blanket scarves, but we do,” Packer says. “They’re beautiful.”

Other popular items include purses, clutches, wallets and an assortment of scented candles. Cordial Lee is the perfect place to find a personalized present for a bridesmaid, sister or other special woman in your life.

But if you see something you like, you better act fast.

“We’re a boutique, so we order in small quantities with new items arriving every week,” Packer says. “The inventory is constantly changing, and we guarantee you’ll find something new with each visit.”

Customers can also bring in items from home to be monogrammed by the store, with lots of options for thread color.

The Cordial Lee Jeffersontown space, located in the Stony Brook Shopping Center next to Starbucks, was completely revamped before the store’s October opening. Along with new floors and lighting, a pink cabin was constructed to serve as a dressing room.

The Jeffersontown opening served as a sort of homecoming for Packer, who graduated from Jeffersontown High School and still has lots of friends and family in the area. She appreciates the family aspect of the store and takes great pride in watching her employees grow and move up within the company.

“Cordial Lee isn’t like any other store,” says Packer, who employees more than 20 women across the two store locations.

“When you’re working for our business, you become family. It’s a sisterhood. We’re supportive of each other and very close.

“Without our community really embracing us like they did, we wouldn’t be here,” she adds. “We’ve just grown tremendously because of how wonderful the community support has been for our business.”

Cordial Lee has a large following on social media and a popular website where customers can shop at home with the option to pick up orders in store or have them shipped.

and Packer is thrilled to see what the future holds for Cordial Lee.

“We ship hundreds of online orders every week to customers across the country,” Packer says.

Follow the Cordial Lee Facebook page to keep an eye out for special Girls Night Out events, as well as the annual “Witches Night Out” held in October. The store frequently posts giveaways, specials and updates on new items.

Cordial Lee also utilizes a network of brand ambassadors to help promote the store, who can receive special discounts and offers.

The brand already has a strong following in the Kentucky and Indiana area and beyond,

Conveniently located at 9040 Taylorsville Road, Cordial Lee is open from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, or to view the online selection, visit cordiallee.com.

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Local organization is feeding the homeless in a creative way Writer / Mallory F. Wright

Two years ago, a working wife and mother had a compassion for helping others and wanted to instill that same passion into her own children. In just a short time, she soon realized how that passion would evolve and how many lives it would impact.

One evening, Trisha Drake, a preschool teacher at Fern Creek United Methodist Church, invited her close friends to her home in efforts to share an idea with them.

Drake asked each of them to grab some nonperishable items from their pantry or to swing by the grocery and pick some up on the way to her house. Once arrived, sprawled across her kitchen table and floor, food items ranged from green beans to Vienna sausages, little Debbie cakes to peanut butter crackers and sardines to canned pears. Drake’s idea was starting to come to life.

Often the winter season brings people inside, eager to warm up to a big pot

of chili and sip on hot chocolate, but not everyone has a home to go to and not everyone has a warm dinner. Some don’t have food at all. And that’s where Drake’s idea stemmed — serving Metro Louisville’s homeless community. That evening in Drake’s kitchen two years ago, Drake and her children, along with her friends and their children, sorted all the items and put together bags to be handed out to the homeless camps. By the end of all their sorting and packing, they had 60 bags completed.

The follow day, Drake took the bags to Fern Creek United Methodist Church and asked Pastor Darryl Glass, who was heavily involved with a local organization called Street Reach, for assistance on delivering the bags to the homeless. Pastor Glass, who leads Street Reach and visits the camps usually 3-4 days a week, was beyond grateful to deliver the bags. Street Reach has around 15 members who help minister to the streets, specifically the homeless, on a regular basis. So, when Street Reach went

out to deliver the bags Drake dropped off, Drake was astonished to find out that all the bags were delivered and there weren’t any remaining. It hit Drake hard that the need for those bags was more dire than she imagined. She knew she needed to do more and she felt a calling.

Over the next several weeks and months, Drake spread awareness of the homeless population of Metro Louisville and encouraged others how they could feed the homeless and in turn, feed the soul.

Many of her friends, colleagues and family members wanted to help out and join in.

Snacks in Sacks was quickly formed - an outreach organization that meets every 6-8 weeks and packs bags to be delivered or handed out to the homeless. According to the 2016 Annual Census Bureau for Metro Louisville, “6,373 unduplicated homeless people were served between October 1, 2015 and September 31, 2016 which is a 5.4 percent decrease in the number of homeless people last year.”

Often, the homeless flood areas under the

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over passes, seeking nontraditional shelter and living in camps. Drake wanted to serve these thousands of people and knew it was possible.

show up to help stuff bags and resulted in 562 Snacks in Sacks to be delivered with Street Reach. Not only does Street Reach deliver these and minister to the camps, on Thursday evenings they deliver around 100 hot meals in efforts to bring them the comforting, delicious taste of a home cooked meal. Many people have started cooking an extra casserole and dropping them off at First United Methodist Church.

The slogan, “Feed the Homeless, Feed the Soul” started catching on. Other local groups such as a few Girl Scout troops, St. Gabriel’s Parish and Mercy Academy, all started choosing Snacks in Sacks to earn volunteer hours.

The outreach group is ran by volunteers and donations. Every volunteer is asked to bring nonperishable food items every time they come to help. Several children come to partake in the Snacks in Sacks program and, according to Drake, they are very particular of the items going into each bag and care about the people who are receiving the bags.

“All the donations are sorted into categories, so each bag is filled with a variety of items - categories like protein, chips, snack cakes, canned goods and crackers,” Drake says.

“The kids want to make sure every bag has a variety of snacks and they don’t hide which snacks are gross either.”

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says. “I thought I would be ministering to them but in turn, they actually ministered to me. It’s an overwhelming feeling knowing how many people’s lives are affected by these outreach programs.

It’s not just Street Reach or Snacks in Sacks that are making an impact either.

Several other organizations are working to improve Metro Louisville’s homeless population such as Hip Hop Cares, Keep Louisville Warm and Forgiven Louisville.

Snacks in Sacks has evolved into a vital program that is fostered through humanity. The simplicity of being human and helping others through acts of compassion can go a long way. While 500-plus bags were compiled and put together, there are still hundreds and thousands of homeless individuals in need. Not everyone is reached and there are those who fall through the cracks. But perhaps with more acts of compassion, we can serve more and make a difference.

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WELCOME TO THE ACADEMY ACADEMY FOR INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE PRINCIPAL TALKS EDUCATION, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WORK ETHIC Writer / Shannon Siders

As John Savage walks through the halls of the Academy for Individual Excellence one sunny Tuesday morning, he’s greeted by high fives and beaming smiles from students. Savage, the school’s founder and director, matches the students’ enthusiasm, calling out each child by name and listening intently to their animated chatter.

What started as a single-room preschool in 1984 has blossomed into a school, serving more than 400 students from preschool through high school.

The family chose to stay in the Louisville area and expand Quala Care after the school where Savage was teaching closed due to economic difficulties.

“I had already put roots down with the business and was enjoying that, plus I was working with a small church in the country,” Savage says. “We continued to build the preschool, and the following year my son was old enough to start kindergarten, so it began building from there.”

Savage, whose bachelor’s degree is in elementary education, originally agreed to continue expanding the school through the Savage, an Indiana native, had never spent third-grade level, calling it “Back to Basics”, time in Louisville until he ended up in the but it kept growing from there. In 1995 area for a teaching job after college. Shortly the school moved to its present location after, he started Quala Care Preschool and on Bluebird Lane in Jeffersontown having chose Jeffersontown as the location, because developed into a PK-12th grade program. it was on his way between work and his It was at that time the name was changed to family’s home in Anderson County. the Academy for Individual Excellence.

“I passed through J-Town, and it looked like a nice community,” Savage says. “A big city, a big town, was not what I was looking for. I found a location, started here, and that’s all there is to it.”

“Along the way, we became known in the community as a school that was designed in such a way that it helped different learners,” says Savage, who shared he has a processing difference when it comes to thinking

and learning. “I have an appreciation for people who need to look at something differently, and I also have an appreciation for education and higher education. Putting that together, people began to notice that we worked with kids in a unique way.”

Although the school has developed a reputation for accepting students who are struggling with learning disabilities or other social development issues, Savage is quick to note that Academy’s students are across the board in terms of background and abilities.

“We know people learn in different ways,” Savage says. “So, we try to incorporate in all of our classes a piece that allows us to respect a variety of learning styles.”

The classroom setting and structure is somewhat different than what one typically thinks of when picturing a school, but it’s those differences Savage believes helps children to thrive and grow into productive adults.

Instead of focusing on who is the “best” student or who is on the honor roll (which does not exist at the Academy), the

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educational programs are based on four key components: work ethic, engagement, accountability and compassion.

“Someone with an IQ of 130 or 75 can be valuable with these four components,” Savage says. “When it comes down to it, in a marriage, family, or workplace, your GPA is usually not as significant as your work ethic, engagement and holding yourself accountable to not blame or be a victim.”

The school’s approach may seem odd at first to those with more traditional views of education, but Savage has curated a staff of educators and administrators who believe in the mission.

One of the most important parts of the Academy set-up for Savage is how it mimics a family structure. After kindergarten, children are put into classrooms with a group they’ll advance with until high school. First and second graders, third and fourth graders, and so on up to the high school level share a classroom and teachers.

The sense of belonging and confidence this structure fosters creates an environment where learning can naturally occur.

“I believe children of the same age don’t have near as much to learn from each other

as children of different ages,” Savage says.

The school implements these factors while remaining fully accredited through the Kentucky State Board of Education.

Although he is foremost the principal of the school, Savage, who has a master’s in education, also takes on other roles, including teaching psychology, coaching students on social skills and coaching teachers on how to achieve the setting the school strives to emulate. On top of that, he often attends extracurricular events,

“It doesn’t work perfectly, but no system does,” Savage says. “What our graduates are telling us as they come back to visit, are the techniques we set up to magnify the importance of those four components are the tools they’re taking on with them to college and beyond.”

Savage credits much of the school’s success to key long-standing staff members who have helped build a solid foundation. This includes his wife of 39 years, Teresa, who serves as the business manager. He also noted the preschool director, elementary coordinator, a secretary and the high school dean have all worked with him for decades, leading to continuity at every level.

“These people came along beside me, and in appreciation for our mission, they helped this get done,” Savage says.

“I could not have done this alone.”

A strong believer in family, Savage refers to all the students as his kids and works to foster a sense of family among the classrooms. His own five biological children graduated from the Academy, and 13 of his grandchildren are at the school now, ranging from preschool to seventh grade. Savage’s oldest daughter, Amanda Williams, followed in her dad’s footsteps as an educator and teaches kindergarten at the school.

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substitute teaches in classrooms of all levels and strategizes for the future of the school.

Twice a month, Savage hosts prospective parent meetings and interested families are invited to schedule a follow-up to see if the school is a good fit for their child.

Applications are accepted year-round, but the school operates off a waiting pool, not a first-come first-served waiting list.

“For our school to do what it intends to do, we need to have a mix of children and abilities in the classroom,” Savage says. “I try to build each class population in such a way as to have a balance of support and opportunity for its diversity.”

Families interested in the Academy can reach the school’s main office at 502-2676187 or visit aiexcellence.com.

Many of the Academy’s graduates have gone on to colleges and universities, but others choose paths better suited to their abilities and interests.

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The Old Water Tower A LOOK BACK AT THE FORMER JEFFERSONTOWN LANDMARK Writer / Beth Wilder, Director Jeffersontown Historical Museum

Remember the good old days, when water towers served as community landmarks?

They were always the tallest thing around, so from a distance, directions could easily be given in relation to wherever the water tower stood. And people seemed to love them, as if they were part of the family – everyone was broken-hearted whenever news arrived that “the old water tower” would be torn down. It happened everywhere that a water tower became outdated. In Jeffersontown, it happened in 1975, and residents still bemoan the fact that the old water tower is no longer there.

Jeffersontown’s first water tower was erected in 1937 at a cost of $20,000. As of 1934, the local town council was still debating whether to have a public waterworks, even though they had apparently passed an ordinance in 1933 to create one. When Jeffersontown postman Lud M. Bryan retired in 1938, it was remarked upon that he “seemed a bit glad to be rid of the accumulation now that water works in the town calls for an additional sheaf of monthly statements.”

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Obviously, the construction of the water tower must have coincided with the decision to have a local waterworks.

A 1940 Jeffersonian newspaper article explained how the Louisville Water Company thought it would be wise for all the communities in Jefferson County to obtain an adequate water supply and modern facilities, but it would be the responsibility of the inhabitants of each town to decide to invest in their own systems, since it would take a great deal of organization to solve any problems and needs that each individual community would face, as well as a financial investment in the initial construction of each local water system. Jeffersontown created its first water commission in 1940, and a 1947 news article noted that it was a good example of a city that bought water from Louisville, but handled all its own bookkeeping and meter reading. The water company only had to present a single bill and was “relieved of all the details.”

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Of course, as the boundaries of Jeffersontown expanded, and its population grew, the need for more available water increased. In 1956, Jeffersontown installed a second 100,000-gallon water tank at Watterson Trail and Locust Avenue. The new tank operated in conjunction with the old one near the town square and connected to the existing water mains. Two years later, city leaders were already noting the fact that Jeffersontown needed an even larger water supply, and in 1967, plans were underway to place a new 500,000-gallon water tank in the Bluegrass Industrial Park at a cost of $100,000.

By 1975, Jeffersontown’s first water tower – that beloved green metal giant that dominated the town square since 1937 – had rusted and sprung a leak.

It was not considered worth the effort to repair, so piece by piece, it was torn down and the controls diverted to the 500,000-gallon tank at Watterson Trail and Bluegrass Parkway. Commissioners agreed that the old water tower was a “landmark” in Jeffersontown, and they even suggested that portions of the tower could be donated to local historical societies. That, in fact, did happen, and the Jeffersontown Historical Museum is the proud custodian of not only the first piece of metal cut from the tower, but its water gauge and Caldwell Company installation plaque from 1937.

The old water tower has been gone for more than four decades now, but it remains a fixture in the minds of residents who grew up with it as a centerpiece to their memories of the town square. The giant metal tank that towered 100 feet over the city not only held the town’s water, but its sentiment as well. Some things, you just never forget, and Jeffersontown’s old water tower will always be one of them.

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