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CELEBRATING THE ENERGY OF YOUR COMMUNITY The Voice of the Wildcats FLIP THE SWITCH for electric reliability BLUEGRASS MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM OPENS AWARD WINNERS Beautify the Bluegrass OCTOBER 2018 • KENTUCKYLIVING.COM Dancingfrequently KENTUCKY COUNCIL www.artscouncil.ky.gov 201810 KY Arts Council.indd 1 9/6/18 11:50 AM OCTOBER 2018 VOL 72 • NO 10 2018 ENERGY ISSUE Dancingfrequently 16 30 The Voice of the Wildcats DEPARTMENTS KENTUCKY CULTURE 4 KENTUCKYLIVING.COM 38 WORTH THE TRIP COVER STORY Tom Leach may have predicted his 16 Bluegrass revival own future, but hard work and preparation played a bigger 6 YOUR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY 43 UNIQUELY KENTUCKY role in his success. Make our communities shine Fine funeral boxes 7 COMMONWEALTHS 44 EVENTS A bench for David, pumpkins Fleming County Court Days, Beautifying Kentucky for everyone, the complex life Carter Caves Haunted Trail, a 24 Our state is more beautiful because of 23 teams of Irvin S. Cobb and more barn affair in Campbellsville, Taste of Monroe and more that put time and effort into their communities.Kentucky ON THE GRID Living and Gov. Matt Bevin’s office are recognizing the top 46 SMART HEALTH 10 FUTURE OF All about Alzheimer’s projects and cooperative participants. ELECTRICITY 47 GARDEN GURU Sun-Light Solar powers up Healthy houseplants 12 CO-OPS CARE 48 CHEF’S CHOICE The Flip of a Switch Giving back—hook, line and High-tech chocolate pie 30 Every day your lights come on, your cellphone sinker 49 GREAT OUTDOORS charges and your air (or heat) has the power to run— 13 GADGETS & GIZMOS Standing on the edge of beauty reliable electricity doesn’t “just happen.” Learn about the Pet project 50 KENTUCKY planning and precautions behind the scenes. 14 CUTTING COSTS MARKETPLACE Toasty tips to stay warm 52 SNAP SHOT 15 ENERGY 101 Celebrating the cooperative 53 KENTUCKY KIDS advantage 54 BYRON CRAWFORD’S KENTUCKY 28A LOCAL ELECTRIC KENTUCKY ON THE COVER “Touchdown, Kentucky!” Tom Leach has given life COOPERATIVE NEWS Cracker Barrel napkins to those words at Kroger Field in Lexington many times since becoming the Voice of the Wildcats in 1997. Photo: Tim Webb COUNCIL www.artscouncil.ky.gov WWW.KENTUCKYLIVING.COM • OCTOBER 2018 3 201810 KY Arts Council.indd 1 9/6/18 11:50 AM Reliable energy October is Kentucky Living’s annual Energy Issue and also when all co-ops celebrate National Cooperative Month. “The Flip of a Switch” feature on page Archives and much more content on our website! 30 reminds us that we often take energy reliability for granted, but all the people PLAY CATCH-UP at your local electric co-op work 24/7 to ensure your energy continues to flow. AND THE WINNERS ARE... As we move into winter, it’s always wise to Watch the Best in be prepared for outages. There are extreme Kentucky show online weather events beyond our control—recall There was a wonderful turnout and an the January 2009 ice storm—which could even better show in late August at the result in extended power outages. Kentucky State Fair as the Kentucky However, excluding these rare events, Living 2018 Best in Kentucky awards electric reliability improves year after year. were announced live. See all the The average American was without power winners and presenters on the video for 127 minutes in 2016, down from 144 on our website. minutes 10 years earlier. The number of BOHANNON BRIAN outages per consumer was 1.3 a year in 2016, STARTING OUT and the average length of each of those outages was 99 minutes. FIRST TIME’S A CHARM Consider thanking the Hear Tom Leach in the beginning Even the greats have to start somewhere, and that includes Tom Leach. Leach’s first employees HURT KATY radio job was with WBGR-AM in Paris, Kentucky. Visit KentuckyLiving.com to listen at your local to an audio clip from his first broadcast during a high school football game between electric co-op for Montgomery and Bourbon counties. their hard work, #CoopMonth. ON THEME CUSTOM COFFINS ANITA TRAVIS RICHTER, EDITOR Not your average woodworking hobby Contact Us “There’s no doubt some people • Questions, comments, letter to think I’m nuts,” says Roy “Bud” the editor Davis. “Just about everybody I • Subscription • Advertising and editorial calendar talk with is interested in knowing • Submit story ideas more.” Read about Davis’ custom • Freelancer inquiries coffin business on page 43, then Submit & Share go online to learn more. www.KentuckyLiving.com RANKIN BRAD Kentucky Living, P.O. Box 32170, CLEANING UP Louisville, KY 40232. Submission should include your name, address, phone numbers, email address and name of BLUEGRASS BEAUTIFIED electric co-op. Outstanding community projects Join us on Groups representing 23 communities entered the Beautify the Bluegrass contest for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest this year. You’ll find several of the projects starting on page 24, but there are even Social icon Rounded square Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our Brand Guidelines. more to check out online. 4 KENTUCKY LIVING • OCTOBER 2018 FALL in love with Grant County! EDITORIAL EDITOR Anita Travis Richter MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Brock ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Ellie Hobgood COPY EDITOR Madelynn Coldiron CONTRIBUTORS Jayne Cannon • Byron Crawford Sarah Fritschner • Debra Gibson Isaacs Pat Keegan • Shelly Nold • Angie Oakley Brian Orms • Dave Shuffett • Brad Thiessen Penny Woods ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MANAGER Renee Williams GRANT COUNTY IS HOME TO: ADVERTISING SALES REP. Stephanie Dumeyer • The Ark Encounter ADVERTISING SALES REP. Monica Pickerill ADVERTISING SALES REP. 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ENTER ONLINE at KentuckyLiving.com BY OCTOBER 15, 2018 WWW.KENTUCKYLIVING.COM • OCTOBER 2018 5 YOUR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY BUY FACTORY DIRECT & SAVE BIG Working together to make our communities shine Co-op employees provide valuable volunteer service ave you heard the saying, “If you want to get something done, ask a busy person”? (859) 744-0022 H Kentucky’s electric coopera- MidwesternBuildings..com tives bring that maxim to life in this issue of Kentucky Living. In our monthly Co-ops Care column, page 12, we feature co-op employees who contribute to their communities in a wonderful variety of ways. Among the activities of Salt River Electric’s Dooley Mattingly are 25 years as a volunteer firefighter. Licking Valley RECC’s Ward Dickey coaches high schoolers in sport fishing. Toll Free 800. 558. 7800 Beginning on page 24, you’ll see KAEC staff plant shrubs and flowers to beautify waltersbuildings.com how co-ops responded to Governor the entrance to historic Berrytown in eastern Jefferson County with the help of Shelly Nold of Matt Bevin’s call to Beautify the Quality Buildings Since 1958 The Plant Kingdom, above, and bricklayer Brian Suburban . Commercial . Agricultural . Horse Barns & Arenas Bluegrass with improvement projects Whitcomb. Photo: Thom Whittinghill across the commonwealth. For instance, our staff at the Cooperatives (KAEC) beautified the Check out our new 3D designer on our website! Kentucky Association of Electric entrance to the historic Berrytown neighborhood in eastern Jefferson County. Special thanks to Shelly Nold protect what matters of The Plant Kingdom (our Garden looks like Guru columnist) and bricklayer Brian Whitcomb for stepping up to help. mother We needed to get something done, nature so we asked the busiest people. 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