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Fall 1984 UA68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 5, No. 1 Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society

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This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Bowling Gfe'en M AG A Z I N E Once you buy that bcautifultree of yours this Christmas. be sure it's not surrounded by potential hazards. Burning cigarettes. Frayed extension cords. Sharp-edged ornaments. You sec. holiday times tum up an unsettling number of accidents. [n the homc as v.dl as on the highway . Thafs why our \;omlllunity ho~pital is e~pceially intere~ted in making this holiday ~eason a safe one. Keep your tree out of hann's way. Keep harmful object~ (like eigare1!c~) away from it. Enjoy Christmas to the fullest. knowing you've been cautious in prepaJing for it. At our community hospital. we hope this wonderful season brings you everything you've hoped for. May it be a joyous and ~afe holiday.

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BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY - - HOME OF THE CORVETTE 8rn[!] Chevrolet' Pontiac , Canada Group Contents Vol.5 No. 1 FALLIWINTER1984 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 12 2 22 Contributio ns Editor's Noteb ook Arts 22 Christmas Crafts Western's organizations pro­ 24 Area Theatres vide a wide variety of chari­ 3 table programs to aid community activities. Snapsho ts 26 18 Reminiscing 6 28 Geneology Child Care Business 30 Ku Klux Klan Child care in Bowling Green 6 Exercise in Business offers a special place with 8 Bed and Breakrast 10 Sweeti6 many services to assist work­ Snapshot ing parents. 14 Community 27 Service

Mennonites 14 Arts~ i n · Educati on 15 Bowling Green Library Many people would like to 16 Odyssey House turn to a simple way of Snapshot Iife-

BOWLING GREEN I Editor's Notebook STAFF

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Editor : Elizabeth Wathen Clarke Department Editor: Todd Wall ace "~ eatures Editor: Candace Roberts Department Editors : Arts: Elisa McCarty Ru sincss : Annette Carroll Finally Community Service : Pam Bea rd Iteminiscing : Tony Hehr man Entertainment: JocyWard Snapshots: Jack Smith

hard work Administrative Assistants: Barbara Dunn Tina Combs . pays off Adviser: Dr _R obert Blann (:ontributors: Pa m Beard. Gary BriggS,An. netteCarroll . E li7:abeth Wathen Clarke, Nancy Day,Sarah Fall in, Kim Foster , Phil· business-company-sponsored ex- lip Hatchett, Susan Hi ll , La rry Hildebrandt, The Bowling Green Magazine is ercise progra ms for employees. An n Hochgesang, John Huddleston, Elisa heading into its fifth year of pub- Our story looks at two local busi- McCarty, Pam Potter, Tony Hehrman, Can· lication. Throughout its eight nesses. dace Roberts, J ackSmith, Brian Todd ,Joey issues, the magazine has covered a Hours ofhard work and countless Ward , Dreama Walton number of diverse sacrifices are put in to each pub- topi cs-computers, local pro- lication. The years of effort paid off I>c signandLayout: Barbara Dunn fessional women, and ballooning. We this October when Western Kentucky Staff : Dreama Walton. Mark Lyo ns have looked to the past to see what University's PRSSA (Public Re- Bowling Green was like during the de-lations Student Society of America) I' hotographers and illustrators: Gary Briggs, Nancy Day, Barbara Dunn , Ma tthew pression , we have spanned the ocean chapter won the nation's outstanding Helton , Greg Lovett, Mark Lyons, J ane to see which products made at home community service award for their Massey, Tony Rehrman. Todd Burris also travel abroad, and we have work on the magazine. The award interviewed special community proves that the Bowling Green Business StafT leaders like Dan Davis , Harold Magazine is moving in the rightdi- Business manager: TIna Combs Huffm an and Alan Baker . rection. In this issue we have not onl y con- Bowling Green has proven it is a centra ted on Bowling Green and city well worth this exposure. The AdvertisingSales Manager: Ki m Wilkerson Staff: Gary Briggs, Libby Brown , Nancy Warren County but have al so step- American Association of Nursery­ Day, Philli p Hatchett. John Huddleston, ped into surrounding counties men named Bowling Green "Green To ny Hehrman. Ti m Shelton. J ack Smith "Area theatres play an important Survival City" ror the high quality community role" explores the nu- of life it offers. Bowling Green is one Ad Production Manager: Libby Brown merous community theatres dot- outof22 cities in the United States Sta ff : Bria nTodd, Phillip Hatchett, Pam Potter ling southcentral Kentucky. Our and is the only city in Kentucky to reature on Mennonites provides a receive theaward . Typesetting: Tina Combs rare look one family in Auburn and The 1984 FaIVWinter issue pre- Starr: Dreama Walton. Candace Roberts, Kim Wilkerson, Phillip Hatchelt, Gary another in Scottsville. sented a special challenge for the Briggs We also reature the sometimes staff and we would like to thank Bob controversial Ku Klux Kl an, and Adams for his help and cooperation Circulation Manager: Larry Hildebrandt explore the contributions made to and the College Heights Herald for Staff: Susan Hil l, Pam Bcard,Sara h Fallin, the community by pro- allowing us the emergency use of Tony Rc hrman. J ohn Huddleston ressional ,student and social organ- their equipment. There would be no izations at Western Kentucky Bowling Green Magazinewithout the Public Relations Manager: Ann Hochgesang Staff: AnnetleCarroll , Kim Foster. Pam Uni versity. guidance of our adviser , Dr. Robert Beard, Pa m Paller ,J oey Wa rd The article on exercise in the Blann. He makes sure thatthe pro­ business department offe rs a rare duction of the magazine is a learn­ look at a recent trend in ing experience for us all. Thank you ,Dr. Blann. 2 FALL/WINTER '84 Snapshots

The pride of Bowling Green

her contributions when she was T.B.crusader named Kentucky Mother ofthe Beulah Sm ith was born in a mod­ Year in 1963 . That same year, she est log cabin in Mayfield on April 13, was also named American Mother 1894. From her humble beginnings, of the Year. "Not many people she has forged a life full of dedi­ know that I was named American cated acts and humanitarian deeds. Mother of the Year. They had a "1 started volunteer work when I mess up at the ceremony in New was four years old ," the York and called the wrong lady's 90-year-old youngster said. "My name," shegiggled. grandmother had consumption, Mrs. Smith stays busy by keeping now known as tuberculosis, and I up with the political scene. "You stayed up at night watching her. know some people just don't seem to Afterthat, every time J heard of care about what happens to them," someone who was ill , J wanted to go Mrs. Smith said. She recently sent a see them. " letter to President Reagan urging And see them she did. Mrs. Smith him not to cut Social Security ben­ continued her volunteer work for efits. the ill, and at the same time she "All we can do is try," Mrs. Smith started looking for solutions to help said . ease the hardships of victims ortu­ berculosis. Record breaker After graduating from Western people what tuberculosis was and to Kentucky Normal School in 1915, see if they had it," Mrs. Smith said. Congressman Natcher was first she began to put her ideas into ac­ The problem was solved by using sworn into Congress on Jan. 6, 1954. tion. For years, she served on nu­ the Elks Lodge X-ray trailer and Since then , he served 15 consecutive merous committees and lobbied posting bulletins, explaining tu­ terms. During nearly three decades legislators for some action. berculosis and offering free X-rays. in office, Natcher has morethan "No one really knew what cause She was intitially worried about 9,800consecutive roll caU votes and tuberculosis or how to cure it," she public response. "We didn't expect over 4,000 quorum caUs. This un­ said. Action finally came in 1939 the turnout that we received," Mrs. paralleled record has earned Con­ when Mrs. Smith was asked to chair Smith said. "It was tremendous!" gressman Natcher a spot in the the committee which would decide The tr ailer was set up in down­ Guinness Book of World Records. jf a need existed for a tuberculosis town's Fountain Square. "Our ban­ " I have been exceedingly for­ hospital. There was, and the War­ nerday had 1,725 people being tunate in being present for every ren County Tuberculosis Hospital X-rayed from 9a.m. until 3:00 that roll call vote since I have been a was opened in 1940. afternoon. It wasa busy day." member of Congress, " Natcher "Warren County was mostly Mr s. Smith continued to serve said. " I know that the people in our farmers and rural people in those Bowling Green and Kentucky as district and throughout this coun­ days. We had to explain to the well. She was fi na lly recognized for try, believe that our elected offi- BOWLING GREEN 3 cials should be present to cast the "U's important for a lot ofthese vote of their people. I know this is people to get out of the house; most not the major prerequisite of any ofthem lead very sheltered li ves," member as far as the House is con­ Ms. Keltnersaid. cerned , but J have always believed The Keltners work all year to that every member should stand up provide social and athletic acti vites and becounted ." for their eight members. 782-0200 "Many people think that special Z209 No\$HVII.L[ 00 olympics happens once a year ; FOR CM'R l5 ~ WE HAV1i SUN PUmNG IH( GR(EN fII 8OM.1NG GREEN that'S not true. We provide ac­

C()l,NlIICW • 1l5aMW N$1AW\1lOtI • ~ tivities at least once a month for our members ," he said. Members in the club are from Bowling Green- Warren County mg. beHy'g area. The Keltners started with three members last year. They now have eight members and want to have many more. 7 17 U.S. JI-W By-I'ass "We will get as large as we need Coll ci Con- Shopping Ccnl cr to ," Dave Keltner said . "I feel like Uow lin l: Green. KY 42 101 we can get the support from the community." Theclub was started with a grant from Kentucky Special Oly mpics, S02/843-4277 but now the club receives money Natcher's dedicated service to through community groups like the Congress has earned him a seaton Jaycees. the Appropriations Committee. He Money collected by the Warren also serves as Chairman ofthe Sub· County Jaycees sent the adult ath­ committee or Labor , Health, and letes to state competition last year , Human Services, and Education where the athletes won two gold ~£STER"{f Appropriations. medals and two bronze medals. A new Congress will take the oath "We are very proud of our ath­ of office in January. There will be AFFAIR letes," Ms. Keltner said. "We be­ several new faces in the crowd, but Iieve that what our athletes learn in J;: :~\, one face will be the same as it has Dear Civic LcadCfS, competition helps them deal with been for almosta third ofa century. W c would like to real life. That proud face belongs to William bring to your anent ion an event thar may be H. Natcher. of interesl 10 you. This event is thc "Special" team WESTERN AFFA IR, Sal , Apri l 20. It is a Dave and Angie Keltner spend ca mpus and city- wide their free time helping the handi­ suet'"[ fair. Pan icipanrs capped have fun . will bcabk to rCIH SpaCe) "Most retarded or handicapped ., roshowanexhibit, sdl adults don't have a chance to enjoy (r:!(ts or h"vl' a game. the same leisure activities wedo ; \Xle would very much that's why we 're here," Dave Ke­ appreciatc you partici­ ltner said. pation. For more information Keltner and his wife are volunteer call the officc o(Srudeni co-directors of the Special Olympic Affairsur 748-279 1' k Adult Athletic Club . The club spon­ T1 Ian' you. sors handicapped adults who li ve at . Inter-Hall (ourK;! home and who otherwise could not participate in special olympics.

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, 6 FALL/WINTER '84 Business At offices and plants across the program. Donnelley plans on ad­ says Budde , and presently about 90 country. an increasing number of ding a jogging/running phase to percent of FMC employees are in­ employees are swimming, jogging, their present physical fitness pro­ volved in their " wellness" program playing tennis and racquetball, and gram. in one way or another. doing aerobics-all with the support FMC employees are involved in In addition to holding fitness oflheir employers. an aerobics program , as well as an classes and lectures, FMC is con­ Today, more than 400 companies exercise program , which requires ducting a weight loss contest to see have major fitness programs, no equipment. The employees walk who can lose the most weight. FM C headed by professionals, according in the plant where a isles are wide just printed a nutritional book to be to W. Brent Arnold , president of the and a one-mile route has been mea­ distributed to all 200 employees. It American Association of Fitness sured, according to Sarah Budde, contains information on nutrition, Directors in Business and Industry. FMC 's health ser vice coordinator as well as a calorie counter. The A mong these 400 companies. spon­ and "wellness" program manager.. stress programs and non- smoking soring physical fitness programs as programs ranged from 4 t06 hours a fringe benefit, is Bowling Green's and spanned over several evening FMC Corporation and Donnelly meetings. Printing of Glasgow , Ky. "Both our stress and our In years past, the only physical non-smoking lectures had a high fitnessone'semployerpromoted attend ance," Budde said. was the company softball or FMC has tailored its physical fit­ bowling team, and this was usually ness program to the needs of its done in the interest of public re­ employees, according to Budde. lations. FMC began its " wellness" pro­ However today, companies' sup­ gram last January. They started portofphysical fitnesss goes way out by appointing a committee, with beyond softball . From coast to representati ves from every de­ coast, businesses are building partment, Budde said. This comm­ everything from ittee, in turn, surveyed the racquetball- handball courts to ex­ employees' likes and dislikes, con­ ercise rooms to running tracks. cerning physical fitness. These exercise facilities vary from "First of all , most of our employ­ company to company . One Cal­ This office at FMC can be turned ees are men, and their median age ifornia corporation provides its is 40 ," Budde said. "This puts them into an exercise floor 2,000 employees with all orthe right in the age bracket for heart above, in addition to a sauna, a FMC employees and Donnelley disease, the country's number one steam bath, anda hot tub. employees work out on their own killer. Keeping these factors in Other companies are making use time, as the majority of company mind , we developed our program." ortheir facilities to accomodate employees do, but most other as­ Currently, FMC holds a one hour their employees. Prudential Insur­ pectsofthe "wellness" program at exercise class and aerobics class on ance's orrice in Houston uses its roof FMC are done during work time. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 as a quarter- mile jogging track, in However, there are a few com­ p.m . The exercise class usually addition to an indoor exercise room. panies which provide paid exercise consists of a 15-20 minute FMC and Donnelley are following breaks. warm- up, 15-30 minute heavy ex­ Prudential's idea by also utilizing In the Midwest , employees at the ercise, and a 15 minute cool down . what facilities they have. Pre­ Schwartz Meat Company in Nor­ For programs which are held two sently, Donnelley em ployees ha ve man, Ok., can make up to a month's days at work, Mason recommends access to their exercise room 24 extra pay if both the husband and a third day at home. Research hours a day. It contains an electric wife take part in the fitness pro­ shows an in- plant3 day program treadmill, exerbike and Nautilus gram. Thiscompanyof30employ­ works better. equipment. Yet before employees ees also repays employees for their FMC employees are given a can enjoy this benefit, he or she health insurance premiums if they physical assessment each year on must go through a brief training participate. Donnelley and FMC their birthday, in which their blood haven't gone to this extent, but they pressure is taken along with a blood Two FMC e mployees walk are doing other things to stimulate test which includes a cholestrol through the plant aisle ways as a interest amongst their employees. reading. Their fitness level and part of FMC's weekly exercise FMC always encourages its em­ flexibility are graded and lung fun ­ program. ployees' families to participate, ction studies are done. Once the continued to page 8 BOWLING GREEN 7 continued from page 7 results are tabulated, Budde ad­ vises the employees on how to im ­ prove their health. All of this is done "Sweet 16" on company time. "They also use this opportunity to monitor the pro­ gress ofthe employees and their comes health habits from year to year ," Buddesaid. "This isa wayof to town measuring the success of our pro­ gram ." While basketball fa ns wait to F'MC executives along with other cheer on their home team, local company executives feel these pro merchants are planning for in­ grams will provide benefits. creased business when the 1985 Dr. Robert E. Dedmon of Girls Sweet Sixteen High School KimberlyClark Corooration in Ne­ Basketball tournament comes to enah, Wis. , believes these physi­ town. cal fitness programs will have a The Chamber of Commerce, positive impact on absenteeism, along with Western Kentucky Uni­ productivity and health care costs versity and the Tourist Comm­ and it is George Schislor's, fitness' ission, are working with the director at Atlanta's Life Insurance Kentucky High School Athletic As­ Company, contention that phys i­ sociation in organizing this tour­ cally fit persons can take more nament. stress. "Bowling Green getting the tour­ nament was a shock to the rest of More than 400 com­ the state," Sanderford said. The tournament averages 7 ,000 to 8,000 panies provide fitness people a day in the finals and semi­ programs. finals. Duncan Hines: "We are trying to educate the Another hopeful benefit ofthese community about the tremendous The man behind physical fitness programs is the economic opportunity the tour­ savings in health care costs, which nament is offering Bowling Green," no company is going to ignore. Jim Holton, of the Chamber of When people hear the name Dun­ "Naturally, cutting health care Commerce ,said. can Hines they think of cookies and costs is one of FMC's goals with this Bowling Green's 1,700 rna tel c~kes, b~t Jane Morningstar, " weUness"program, as well as rooms will be full during the HlOe 's mece, thinksoffamily. improving employee moral and tournament, and an estimated Duncan Hines, whose name is a productivity," Budde said. $400,OOOwill be taken in by restau­ household word, was a rare com­ FMC has spent several thousand rants, Holton said . bination ofa connoisseur and an dollars on its program. This money Long-range benefits include the entrepreneur. The Bowling Green has primarily gone for the printing number of players that will be ex­ nativewasbornMarch26, 188O. ofthe literature they distribute and posed to Western during the tour­ Several products established by lab fees for the blood tests, accord­ nament. Hines, may go unnoticed even ing to Budde. ''Anything we have The tournament will be the sec­ though they are asked for by name spent is well invested when it re­ ond week in March and will run in supermarkets. Hines published sults in an employee being more Wednesday through Saturday. cookbooks and books about restau­ aware of his health and feeling bet­ "We are in direct competition rants and lodging. His name soon ter about himself," Budde said. with Lexington, Ky . for the 1986 became well-known for being asso­ Buddesaid she never imagined tournament," Holton said. ciated with several food items. that their " wellness" program Morningstar said Hines began his would grow to be so big. However, business by finding nice places to FMC 's corporate headquarters is eat, and he would tell his friends behind the program all the way. aboutthem. "FMC and I want the " wellness" From that he went into the pub­ program to continue to be a pro­ lishing of" Adventures in Good ductive, on- going program, and eating" and eventually made that we think it will be," Budde said. his business. 8 FALL/WINTER ·84 , A

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Co"",- III h..L,l' :>oJ ,, ~·' U , 1M'" )"... IM)W ,.... )' As a young man, Hines left ,h,: IBM 1\:,.."n.,1 Lump"""'" f() I, ... m and c,' Bowling Green and went to work for us,:, EWfl ,f )'"'\'-' n.... '-., ha.1 )""" 1~,,,,l s "01 ., <»["1''''<'' 1>1.'1,,":' '''If cr~il1.. ~1 SJI"'S""'-'I,I,'" iU Wells Fargo Express Company in m.,kc )"" k.;1 ",.:I",~ lMln'IC. Chicago. He returned in 1937 and S" d,,,,'" '" tl ..· ')'~ """ "",I j.:'" (",,,1,,,,,,1>1,, T,y II ",· k,;l~"rd 'It, )"'" 1.<1'. 11",,, r.,II.: ,,, "' opened an office in the American . , I ~ " L ' wh,\! I.:",J ,,(sol"1 ;""s )''''' n,,,J. National Bank building. It' ),~ , 'n: '" b"m"",. w~ '11 J,'mnnS[r.LI" J ~", ,1,,· IIlM Pc" ". ,.,.,1 C""'I"'I<""'" 1",11' "Roy H. Park, a businessman " ,111 ,w'y,h;l1,': lrom j"'<:nlmy om'",) .,,,.1 from New York state, thought it ,~ ' """"j,,;: In lin;",ual ,,,,,,k·lin,.:. fOnXW;!lfl": ~nd '",noJ a ' ~l l)· s". would be a wonderful idea to have \'\~ can al"', $1M"" }''''' p"'t:ra",~ ,I"" the DUncan Hines Recommended m."',· .1", IBM I\:IlOfUI Coml""'''''' us.:{ul ".~ at l un",~, 5< lu.l. and ,n ,he, bh. fi'oods business," Morningstar said. Quo.'S'~'JJS' I', n' ~,, -.11, \V,,-U h~tt'fll':

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Lee Hunter serves break,fast to herr,~~::!:,;:'::~, suhashi from Matusudo, Japan. ]\I • attends the Kentucky B.G. wakes up by Nancy Day open a bed and bt;'eakfast after they offourdifferent families, from all stayed in private homes while in over, staying with them; and we all Have you ever let a stranger sleep Europe. sat around the breakfast table and in your home? You hearofil hap­ Bed and Breakfast provides more had sort ofa league of nations going pening all the time in Europe . Re­ than room and board; it creates there," Mrs. Hunter said. "It was so cently, it has spread to the United lasting friendships. much fun to hear their views on States and even to southern Ke­ "Usually you were a part of the things. I think we must have sat ntucky. Norman and Ranna Lee family while you were there," Mrs. there and talked for about an hour Hunter don't think it's so strange. Hunter said. "We have written and and a half after breakfast." They run Bowling Green '5 only Bed kept in contact with the different The Hunters didn'thave to make and Breakfast establishment. families we stayed with. Whenever any major changes in their home to A bed and breakfast is a tra­ we return, we look up these families start their business, except to ditionally, European way to travel again. So it's sort oflike going home always be ready for company. They that his gaining popularity in the to visit relatives." did have to get hotel and restaurant United States and here in Bowling Meeting people is what it's all licenses and secure insurance be­ Green. The Hunters have opened about in the bed and breakfast busi­ fore they before they could open for three rooms in their home to travel­ ness. Mrs. Hunter remembered one business. The health department ers, providing them with overnight of her favorite times at a bed and inspects twice a year, just as it accommodations and breakfast in breakfast near Cam bridge, E ng­ would any hotel or fast food restau­ the morning. land. rant. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter decided to "One family had bits and pieces 10 FALL/WINTER '84 The Hunters registered their Shelhinksit is ideal for business interested in the cultural aspects of home with a bed and breakfast travelers, guest speakers at West­ Bowling Green. agency and have been in operation ern, overflow for large wedding The Hunters haven't had any un­ since J anuary . A write-up about parties, parents of students at the desirable guests yet. So far, aUth eir their business appear s in a bed and university, alumni and those who guests have respected their house breakfast directory. Agencies, are in town to stay with someone rules: no smoking, pets or young which book reservations and who is ill. children. Guests over 16 years old charge a fee for their services, pro­ are welcome. vide directory ads which are the "One family had bits Most ofthe guests feel comfort­ best way to get clients, since bed and pieces of four fam­ able staying in a private home. and breakfasts are nol widely i
ies from all over, "The people I have had, have known in this part of the country either been exposed to this idea be­ yet. staying with them; and fore and know what to expect, or Mrs.l-Junter said they average we all say around the were just super-friendly people," one or two visitors a month. So far, breakfast table and had Mrs. Huntersaid. "It almost their guests have included a busi­ seemed, in five minutes, like they ness woman, traveling alone ; a sort of a league of were friends coming for a visit. " widower; and one long term nations." "We just want people to know whal guesl- a young man from Japan. During their stay, guests are free it is and realize that there is an alter­ "1ca n see a lot of ways this type of to use the music and reading li­ native to motels," Mrs. Hunter service can be utilized, and a lot of braries, the tv room, the organ and said. "It's your home away from needs it can fill , ifpeople know the ping-pong table. Mrs. Hunter home. We want you to feel com fort­ about it," Mrs . Hunter said. said that many of her guests are able in our home."

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by Candace Roberts and Ann Hochgesang The majority of Western's con­ tributions to the Bowling Green From Donating blood to reno­ Bowling Green Landmark As­ community comes from the Greek vating homes, from dancing a ll sociation. Fifty students are in­ organizations. They give service, night to selling Christmas trees, volved in the various activities money a nd time to many needy student organizations contribute sponsored by this association. causes throughout the school year. many services and monetary dona­ Western's Inter-Ha ll Council One fraternity , Sigma Phi Ep­ tions to the Bowli ng Green area. presents a street fair on the lawn of silon, took child ren tothechildfest There were 10 of1250rganizations the Downing University Center carnival held at Fountain Square who responded to a survey dis­ called "Western Affair." Campus Park and also assisted the Optimist tributed by Bowling Green Maga­ and community groups set up exhi­ Club in selling Christmas trees. zine. Other data was taken from a bits with games and entertainment Overall , they donated $500 to the survey conducled by Western's Of­ displayed forthe public. community services in Bowling ficeofStudent Affairs. Eighteen or­ Green. ganizations a re included . Western students are One hundred percent par­ The organizations are classified ticipation was given by P hi Delta In as follows: making a difference Theta Fraternity in this year's Spe­ I . Student Organizations: Inter­ Bowling Green. cial Olympics. Members assisted in ior Design Club , Inter-Hall Council supplying encouragement and If. Service Organizations: Alpha One outstanding service frat- helped with the various sporting Phi Omega ernity, Alpha Phi Omega , men- events that were held for the handi- III. Profesional Societies: Eta lioned 20 events they participated capped children . Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Gamma, Delta Sigma Pi in . Two ofthese included sponsoring Fraternity also had volunteers at IV . Greek Organizations: a picnic for the BigBrothers/Big the event. Fraternities: Phi Delta Theta, Sisters of Bowling Green and a camp Canned goods a nd monetary do- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu , out for the Boy Scouts. They also nations are collected by Lambda Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Tau De­ donated $451 to other groups, in- Chi Alpha in an unusual way. They lta, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma , eluding $100 a semester tothe Boy annually " kidnap" local per- Sigma Phi Epsilon, Lamba Chi Scouts of America. sonalities and receive donations for Alpha, Sigma Chi and Pi Ka ppa Eta Sigma Gamma sponsored ransom which are given to needy Alpha two events including the "great families and the Salvation Army. Sororities: P hi MU ,AlphaXi American smoke-out." A member Last school year , Lambda Chi 's Delta, Kappa Delta, Chi Omega, adopts a smoker for a day and per ­ Alpha Delta P i and Alpha Omicron suades him to quit fo r at least 24 ORGANIZATION Pi hours. Merle Hogan , who works at CLASSIFICATION There were42 separ ate comm­ the Traffic and Safety Office at unity activites cited, including Western, was adopted last year and Service those which focused on service and has not smoked since. monetary contributions. Some The WKU school of business Professional overlapped. Some of the money and! sponsors the business fraternity , Societies or service went to specifi c organ­ DeltaSigma Pi. Every year a local izations a nd other money a ndlor a businessman is selected and given Student service went toward bettering the an award at the fraternity'S a nnual service in a more general way. spring recognition banquet. Delta Greeks Magazine Survey Some specifi c projects in clude Sigma Pi honored Ervin Houchens, the renovation ofa historic house by founder of Houchen's grocery the student chapter of the American stores, as last year's outstanding Student Affairs Survey Society of Interior Designers. This recipient. project was sponsored by the TOTAL

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contributed more than $3,500 to ~rophy. Muscular Dystrophy also sponsors a countryt song and dance Bowling Green organizations. received $200 in contributions from program called "KD Washboard." both Phi Mu Sorority and Sigma Chi A $1 ,Ooodonation was made this Fraternity. year tothe chapter's local phil­ Forty two separate Several soroities responded to the a nthropy, the Child Protection community activities magazine's survey. Alpha Xi Delta Agency. Volunteers also offer baby­ were mentioned in the sponsored the "Breathe··-Xi" sitting services for the agency on :iwing-a-thon in which members Wednesday evenings. The KD 's survey. swing on a porch swing for48 contibuted a total of$I,5oo to Data complied by the Office of hours., They receive money from Bowling Green organizations in Student Affairs offered furtherevi­ sponsors and donate it to the Am­ 1984. dence of Greek contributions to the erican Lung Association. the Alpha Although few of these organ­ ~ ommunity . Forty members of Xi Delta's contributed a total of$550 izations get formal acknowledge­ Sigma Nu Fraternity donated blood t.o Bowling Green community pro­ ment for their services, self sa tis­ in the annual Greek Week blood jectS. faction seems to be the reward that drive. Alpha Gamma Rho Frat­ keeps these groups motivated. ernity cooked a pancake breakfast "We do these services to "It gives us a chance to be for the Boys Club in which tickets better our relationship together and at the same time we are were sold and proceeds were given helping other people," Kim Wil­ to the club. with the community." kerson of Kappa Delta Sorority A rock-a-thon for the Arthritis said. Foundation was sponsored by Delta Chi Omega Sorority was involved Lambda Chi Alpha member, Tau Delta Fraternity and Alpha in 13 events. Their main project is Todd Wallace said, "We do these Omicron Pi Sorority. Kappa Alpha sponsoring November Nonsense, a to better our relationships Order collected $200 for the heart song and dance show in which cam­ with the community and to em­ fund by going door-to-door col­ pus groups perform various acts. phasize the altruistic side of the lectingdonations. The Capitol Arts P roceeds go to a different local fraternity . " Center received $100 from raffle group each year . In 1983, this event Another professional society, tickets sold by Kappa Sigma Frat­ raised $1 ,200 for the Child Protetion Public Relations Student Society of ernity, while Sigma Alpha Epsilon Agency. Overall, Chi Omega do­ America, has been twice recognized and Alpha Delta Pi danced all night nated $1 ,600 to local services. as receiving the outstanding com­ to raise $1 ,500 for Muscular Dys- Kappa Delta Sorority annually munity service award ofthe national PRSSA chapters. Next year six organizations sur­ PEOPLE HOURS MONEY veyed plan to donate even more EVENTS time and money to their phil­ 20 235 5000 451 anthropic activities. The success of s these community services will con­ tinue because Western students are 3 225 124 making a difference in the Bowling Green community. 4 1800 1600 Please bear in mind that there is 32 721 4401 6800 considerable overlap in some cat­ egories. For example, more than 30 - -- 4050 one group could have participated in a given event or the same person within a group could have par­ 89 2981 11,125 11,301 ticipated in any numberof events.

BOWLING GREEN 13 Community Service

Children learn from the arts byPamBeard Is the current education system teaching our children to appreciate the fine arts? In the school system of Bowling Green and Warren County, the number of fine arts programs has been limited to a few art and music classes. The Capitol Arts Center offers children the chance to appreciate the arts. The Capitol Arts Center's Art­ In-Education program is a way of sharing the arts throughout the community. The Arts-In-Education program has been growing and improving since it was established three years ago. The program is offered to kinder­ garten through 12th grade levels for all Bowling Green city and county schools. Various types of performances are offered to each school. Some programs could include an artist­ in-residency, or a private per­ Children learn to appreciate the arts at the Capitol Arts Center. formance such as a puppet show, amount the school has donated, ac­ are, the children need a chance to theatre, ballet production or a cordingtoPamela HelTon Beard, experience the fine art~ , "Ms. Beard musicaL program director. The school then said, Funds for these programs are ge­ has the option of choosing per­ With few fine arts programs in the nerated through several sources formances and/or an artist in resi­ school system, the Capitol Arts such as Bowling Green-Warren dency. Ifa school contributes$200, Center fiUs the gap left by the sys­ County Arts commission; local or­ the Capitol Arts Center will con­ tem. ganizations or clubs; corporate tribute$400. The school can then "It is a necessity that children get sponsors and private donations. use the $600 to hire professional exposure to cultural art activities Each school also contributes performers or artists in residence. while they are in schooL It is a very varied amounts for the programs to "With our school systems as important part of the learning ex­ come to the school. The Capitol Arts overcrowded and penniless as they perience," Ms. Beard said. Center will, in return, double the 14 FALL/WINTER'84 Community Service Library • A history of SerVICe • Aside from the many programs geting and policies ofthe library. by Missy Buckley offered, there are numerous Next is the library director, Karen • services that many people are Turner, and then aU other employ­ unaware of. ees, which includes 16 professional Who would have ever believed One ofthe major services is in the librarians, 14 full- time employees that a dream beginning with a small audiovisual department. and 6 part-time employees. collection of popular and classical In addition, the library offers a Funding forthe public library literature could have become the large meeting room with a kitchen comes from city. county and state Bowling Green - Warren County for community use, by reservation allotments, in addition to private Public Library? only. One also may get free notary donations. _ This dream, for a public library to public services. The Bowling Green- Warren serve the entire community, was For those with a specialized in- County Public Library has a clubs-the Ladies' Literary Club ____ --...... andfirst the realized Current by Topictwo Bowling Club. Green -~~~~:~~~~~E~~~~2~~i~~~:~~~~- From the turn of the century until the late 1940's, the actual placement and construction of the Bowling Green-Warren County Public Li­ brarywas a prolonged struggle. At first there we no funds , then a small amountof$20 per month was allot­ ted for operation. Finally, after years of struggle and numerous re­ locations, a modern brick building was constructed at 1225 State Sl The public library has increased its value considerably from a small terest. there is a geneology room treasure chest of wealth to offer to collection of books in Dr. E .T. available with local information children and adults. One need only Barr's home to the present 75 ,000 provided by the Geneological to remember that just as a book volumes,200 magazines and 11 Society of Bowling Green- Warren cannot be judged by its cover. the newspapers. County and the Daughters ofthe library must not be judged by its A variety of programs are American Revolution. physical appearance or value: offered, including pre-school A special service is available rather, one must look inside to see storytime, held twice a week; the when material needed is not in the its great wealth of book collections, weekly film series, held on Satur­ library. This service is called the programs and public services to , days for children as well as adults; "inner library loan system," and it completely appreciate what was and a summer reading program for allows the library to borrow books begun inDr. E.T. Barr's home in pre-school children through the and other materials from state and 1904 . eighth grade. "This helps the chil­ out-()f-state libraries. dren keep up with their reading The public library has an organ­ over the summer while school is izational structure which includes out. Just last summer we had 672 the Library Board, consisting of local students that participated in seven members-six by city ap­ this program," said Karen Turner, pointmentand one by county directorofthe public library. appointment- who direct the bud- BOWLING GREEN 15 Community Service

Security away from home by Sarah Fallin

Many people have never experi­ enced the trauma of physical or sexual abuse. Forthosethathave, the experience is unfortunate. A clinically oriented group home for emotionally disturbed girls opened in Bowling Green, Dec. 1, 1983. The Odyssey House has room for six girls at a time, with one bed available for emergencies. The Odyssey is a non-profit or­ ganization operated by a slale block grant. A full-lime manager and four professional social workers are available for counseling on a 24-hour basis. Behavior modi­ fication is a strong component of the Many children are abused each year. This created scene shows how small treatment course at the Odyssey. "When the girls are referred to "When we do all our chores we The manager arranges for spe­ the group home by the state they are receive points and these points give cial consultation and training for assigned toacounselor ," Pam Jur­ us extra privileges," one resident four full- time resident counselors eka, the group home manager, said. said. and two part- time counselors, "The counselors recognize that the The entire staff is trained in be­ while the home manager provides girls are suffering from adjustment haviortherapy, group dynamics, on- going supervislOn. problems. Therefore,each girl is individual therapy techniques and "We try to enforce cleanliness, given individual attention as well as clinical intervention strategies ap­ hygiene and good manners to the group therapy." propriate for emotionally disturbed girls," said Linda Degenhart, a " I'm really happy here. The adolescents. resident counselor. counselors really care," one "The girls that come to the Each resident is responsible for 15-year-old girl said. Odyssey are not necessarily law straightening her own room, "They do know they are cared offenders," Jurekasaid. "Someof washing her own clothes and for," Jurekasaid. "Protection, a the girls who are referred to maintaining a wholesome en vir­ feeling of safety is provided. For Odyssey have been physically or onment for herself and her room­ some ofthe girls this is rare." sexually abused, but most of the mate. The home maintains a point sys­ girls are referred to the group home When appropriate, overnight tem. because of adjustment problems." visits with parents or guardians are 16 FALL/WINTER '84 TMC Our network can substantially cut your long distance costs (502)782-8505

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Developing ~ l (~ Child protector "Pleasant Colony" ~~/';' Many people cringe or turn away when faced with the subject of child abuse or neglect, but Rhonda Lin­ Telephone 3250Spring Hollow den has made child protection part (502)781-9698 Bowling Green of her life. Linden, executive director of DIx ie Henlngton Te resa Creek Child Protection Incorporated, is Owner Owner ~ working on ways to provide infor­ ~ mation to the public, and to help ~ parents manage the many prob­ r.J lemsofchild-rearing. ~ In 1977, professional civic lead- ;; ers and parents took a hard look at ~ the needs offamilies in the Bowling Luzier Cosmetics 1:: Green area. Compllmenltry Ten · Mlnute VlsU _ ___ ~ "They realized child abuse is a and helpless a child can be. community problem which re- (502) 842·8010 quires a community \vorking .,", ,,,,, ••~, .. w" ", . 1"" "~ 'C"~ . "" . ' .... C'''',''''''' encouraged. " We try to keep the together to prevent it," Linden said. ~=::::::::::::::::::::::======~ girls close totheir families," Jur­ Linden's involvement in comm- r eka said. unily services does nol slop with G ES E LL Discharge planning begins im­ Child Protection Incorporated. She BUSINESS PRODUCTS mediately following admission of has been a member of the Bowling the resident. Green Junior Woman's Club for YOUR AUTHORIZED SALES AGENT FOR "We anticipate a four to nine four years, on the board of directors XEROX COPIERS month stay for each resident, real­ for the Kentucky Chapter ofthe _ See our selecti on of rel iab le izing there could be exceptions to National Committee of Prevention Xerox desk top and portable the rule," Jureka said. of Child Abuse, on the advisory copiers _ Push·button simple to "I love all the girls; not only do I committee of the Foster Grand­ operate _ Genuine Xerox supplies bring happiness into their lives, but parent Program and is a consultant they make me happy too ," Jureka CALL FOR FREE DEMONSTRATION for training ofthe Technical As­ " \ 1 &<;Q'''''''. AD," K, ng ' l'Ia,. S "op"no CO,,", said. "All I can say is I feel at home sistance for Head Start. BO ''' , n ~ G, ... n . ~ , <2 ' 0' 1""2) 182·"" ." ," 0< ..... with the girls. I think they're hap­ In addition, Linden recently pub­ "'0' SOl • • pier than they have ever been." lished her first article, " Preventing ~~ . "' XEROX" is' trademark 01 XEROX . Rural Child Abuse: Progress in XEROX CORPORATION Spite of Cutbacks." BOWLING GREEN 17 Care centers teach social skills, ABC's Photography by Matthew Helton by Pam McMurtry

sophies divide the care centers almost in half- some are school On the way to work each morning structured, while others foc us on you must leave your child , kicking the teaching of social skills. and crying in protest, with the near­ Kinder Kollege is one example of est sitter or day-care center. Every a care center which provides a time this scene occurs, the parent structured school atmosphere. Cody Campbell (left) and Leight Ann becomes more concerned. The "We are not just a day care, ,. said child '5 unhappiness stays on their Assistant Director Pat Strother. "A interact with other children before mind-at home and at work. Be­ lotof children, even four-year-olds, entering public school. cause of this preoccupation, the read when they leave here." This Daily activities common to all choice ora child care center is as type of care center wants well­ care centers are hot, balanced important for the parent as it is for trained teachers, usually requiring meals and snacks, nap time and Ihechild. them to have a teaching degree. free play. Weekly activities pertain Many options a re a va il able for Children also benefit from the to community awareness, and in­ child care. The child can stay with centers that are not so classroom clude visits from community help­ grandmother , a neighborhood structured. ers as well as fie ld trips. The sitter, one ofthe 19 day-care " Children learn from each children visit Lampkin Park, Chuck centers in Bowling Green or with other," said Bowling Green Care E. Cheese restaurant, the public li­ corporate nannies ifavail able. Center Director Joan Anderson. brary, Western Kentucky Univer­ We know what kind of tender care Even ifthe staff does not actually sitytheatre and the Kentucky granny can give the child, and the teach, follow-up studies prove that Museum. neighborhood sitter is probably a children who stay at the Bowling Aside from the activities common close friend; but what do day care Green Care Center are more suc­ to all , each day-care center has centers have to offer ? How can they cessful at coping with a public some aspect different from all compete with the tender , personal classroom and can follow instruc­ others. Bowling Green has a variety care of a friend or relative? The two tions better , Anderson said . of centers which speciali ze in infant most frequent answers from care Deveta McFarland, director of care, safety, night care, Christian center directors are education and The Cradle, believes children who care, child abuse cases or summer social interaction . These philo- stay at day-care centers learn to cam s. IS FALLIWINTER 'S4 Social interaction is import­ ant in helping the child break from mother's apron strings and becoming more inde­ pendent of his home envir­ onment.

spread to factories, corporations and approximately one thousand hospitals. It enables parents to be Neighbors hold hands while they listen to one of their teachers. closer to their children during the day. The parents and children may The Cemetery Road division of rested for child abuse. even have lunch together. Most the Bowling Green Care Center Theout-of-school months take on companies feel this service is too provides service between 6: 30 p.m. a new meaning for Kinder Kollege expensive, though. The cost of a and 1 a.m. This helps factory em­ students, ages five through ten. company undertaking an in-house ployees and nurses who work night They attend a summer camp, child care is similar to the cost of shifts. where they go somewhere daily , undertaking a new business. Ifsafety is your concern , then The learn various sports and receive No matter which type of child Cradle provides this. It is run by an swimming lessons. care suits you and your child ex-nurse, who requires all workers The cost of each day-care center best-a relative, a neighborhood to take CPR and first aid training. varies according to activities, staff sitter , a day-care center or a cor­ The Cradle also offers a child fit­ requirements and facilities . Prices porate nannie-keep in mind that ne.ss program of dancing, swim­ range from $35 to $50 per week. learning is not limited to just ABCs . mmg and gymnastics. Some care centers offer special Social interaction is important in Do you desire Christian care for rates for families with more than helping the child break from your child? Many centers operate one child. Low income parents ben­ mother'S apron strings and be­ from church facilities and require efitfrom the centers that base their coming more independent of his or the employees to be Christians. weekly cost on income. her home environment. These centers also offer Bible A new form of child care, not yet " Children who are more inde­ stories and lessons. available in Bowling Green, is cor­ pendent are able to cope with so Tiny Tots has one major staff porate nannies. This is an in-house many more things-reality and life qualification- a signed form in­ child care system that had its be­ in general," said Strother of Kinder suring they have never been ar- ginnings in a hospital and has Kollege. BOWLING GREEN 19 Community Service being, the Red Cross will make a Health and Welfare report. The family is contacted in order to relay Crossroads the message of concern. This is also done when a family is worried about a military person. Procedures like of service this and others are possible through a charter held by the Red Cross with the U.S . Government to verify by Missy Buckley director of the local Red Crossof~ emergency situationsorthis type. fi ee, has becomed very involved in Another well-known program is all the Red Cross activities since the blood drive. Nor mally, one she began six months ago. drive is held per week , averaging A middle-aged gentleman was "We offer several classes to the SO-to-60 per year. Each blood drive getting out of his car to go into a public such as first aid, CPR and averages 70 pints per drive, and downtown Bowling Green business. home health care. These are set up Bowli.ng Green has a. 5,000 pint goal As he walked toward the entrance, onademand basis. When we have forth lsJ,'ear , accordmgtoMs. he fe ll to the ground- and he died. enough people for a class, we contact B I:~ns.wlck. . . The cause of his death- a heart at­ an instructor and set a date, then Th is par.ticular program IS such tack. contact those interested," said Ms. a wOI'~h - wh ll e progra m as far as If just one of the onlookers had Branswick. rea~ hm g so many people and known CPR, could his death have "Having a basic knowledge, in havmg such a ~ast m g effect. The been prevented? No one there did courses such as CPR and first aid, is program reqUi res many vol un- know CPR, and the result wa s falal . so very important to the people," teers, which is sometimes a prob- Fortunately for the community, she stated. lem. "Many times I have to call 10 there are CPR classes offered, Since the Red Cross was created people to get one volunteer ," said along with many other programs, for the purpose of aiding the mil- Ms . Bra~swick . . by an organization that was founded itary and their families, there is sti ll . There I ~ a lot of time and effort by Jean Henri Dunant. an emphasis in this area. For ex- mvol~ed In the volunteer process. The organization is the Red ample, if a mil itary person has not Bowli ng Green averages about 300 Cross, fou nded in Geneva, Swit­ heard from his family in a longtime volunteers that work about 10 hours zerland. Before its found ing, as­ and is worried about their well- of work each per year. sistance to the military during war was left solely to the upper middle class. Dunantsaw a permanent role for volunteer civili ans; and so the Red Cross organization was chosen to honor its birth place; the symbol was a red cross on a white background, the reverse of the Swiss flag. It was not long after this timethat the United States adopted the Am­ erican Red Cross, keeping the same goals and procedures-serving the country and its people. It was es­ tablished in 1881 under President Garfield . Each branch ofthe Red Cross has a number of similar programs adapted to each area offered tothe community. One branch of this organization is located in the McGuffey Building in Bowli ng Green. The branch serves the entire War ren County area. Ms. Sylvia Branswick, executive 20 F ALLlwlNTER '84 Community Service

Along with volunleerworkers are the volunteer instructors. Most of these instructors are professionals Helping hand of B. G. within the area who give their time for existence at present operating and talents. by Missy Buckley level. This total compared to the "We have so much to offer," said previous year's total of$357 ,000. Ms. Branswick. Yet, lheAmerican How many people would die if the "The unique, yet sad thing about Red Cross is strictly a non-profit American Red Cross had to close this goal," said Sharer, "is that if organization, funded by the United and could not supply any blood? everyone in the Bowling Way , personal donations and an an­ Where would all those seeking help Green- Warren County area gave nual fund drive. from Barren River Mental Health! just 50 cents per week during cam­ The Bowling Green Red Cross is Mental Retardation service go if it paign time, we would have the po­ here to serve the people of Bowling were forced to close its doors? tential of raising over one million Green and Warren County. There is Where would those in need of dollars." a 24 hour answer ing service with emergency help go if the Salvation "Yet we don't, or rather won't, one person on call. Emergency Army was closed? stop and think of what life would be cases are tended to within 30 "All of these questions and many like for just one week if anyone or minutes after calling, and others more are prompted from one all ofthese agencies sponsored by are dealt with accordingly. thought-what would we do without United Way were forced toclose," the United Way," said Glenda continued Sharer . "We all must The American Red Cross is not Sharer, executive director of only here to help Bowling Green, think about it. .. Bowling Green United Way. The 11 agencies sponsored by but a150to receive help from United Way held its annual fund Bowling Green in the form of vol un­ United Way in the Bowling r aising campaign August 15 Green-Warren County area in­ teers. The Red Cross Foundation through October 31 this year , rais­ clude: community needs us just as much as we need ing funds for its 11 locally sponsored them. services-Salvation Army, Child agencies. Protection Committee, and This year's goal was $460,000, an Special Olympians and their B.R.A.S .S. (Barren River Area amount agreed upon through a new Safe Space); youth services­ buddies playing a new parachute method of surveying the 11 agencies Bowling Green GirlsClub. War plus the United Way main office in game called popcorn. Memorial Boy's Club, Audubon order to get the total operating cost Council of Boy Scouts, Kentuckiana Girl Scouts, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; and health services-Barren River Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Am­ erican Red Cross, and Hospice of BowlingGreen , Inc. "United Way is not just active at campaign time. We are active . year- round , planning, evaluatmg, fund raising, recruiting volunteers, and referring information- prac­ tically seven days a week," said Sharer. Bowling Green- Warren County United Way offers hope for so many through its different agencies, and hopefully one day the~ can offer even more by sponsormg cam­ paigns in alllocounties of the BRADD district. What would society be like with­ out United Way? Wecan be sure it would be less fortunate than itis right now. BOWLING GREEN 21 Arts Old-time Christmas ... madebyhand by Brian Todd During the Christmas season not always the best quality to use young girl," Petty said. As she got there are many gifts to buy. What because the grain is not straight older, her interest grew into carv- some may not beawareofis that enought for weaving," he said. ing. many ofthose presents were made When the Childress' baskets are Petty said she would carve on by craftsmen in this area. finished, they send them around the wood and give it away. Buying wood Ed Moody ,of Brownsville, Ky. ,is country to besold. got too expensive to give away, so the only known blacksmith in this "We sell our baskets from New she started selling her carvings. area. York to California, "Childress said. Petty now has her own shop in Tenyears ago, Wondering Woods They also display their baskets in Oakland where she sells her carv- Village, now a closed tourist at­ area craft shows. Childress is con- ings. Petty, like Moody and Child- traction near Mammoth Cave, cerned that the family tradition ress, sells her work in area craft needed a blacksmith. may die. Hehas three daughters who shows. "I applied and got the job," Mo­ show no interest in learning the craft. If anyone is interested in making ody said. "I was a farmer before Childress hopes that a grandson will their own crafts instead of buying becoming a blacksmith, and I still show some interest and carryon this them, they can go to the Holiday have myown farm." craft. House. "Most people associate black­ Virginia Petty, of Oakland, Ky", is Ev~ry year, for th~ ~ast 14 ?,~~rs, smithing with shoeing horses, but I a self-taught wood-carver. Bowlmg Green MUnICipal Uhhtles don't do much of that, "Moody said. "I enjoyed whittling on wood as a hosts the Holiday House, beginning Instead, Moody makes mostly on the first of December . The Holi- household items. Candle holders, day House is a free service to the dinner bells and fire place sets are I public. very popular during the Christmas People who come to the Holiday season. according to Moody. House learn to make different Lestol Childress, of Park City, crafts which range from Christmas Ky., is a fifth generation basket decorations to holiday foods . maker" Thirty-nine years ago his Romanza Johnson, director of father taught him to make baskets. consumer relations at BGMU , is in He and his wife work year-round charge oflhe Holiday House. making their baskets, according to "Everyone in the community is Childress. invited, and all who attend will "The baskets are made from the receive a free cookbook:" Johnson limbs of white oak trees," Childress said. said. The limbs have to be cut off Those who attend, according to and split down to the size of a Johnson, learn about Christmas tobacco stick. Childress takes the decorations, microwave cooking, wood, splits it and pulls it apart for needlecrafts, holiday foods, ce­ weaving. ramics, gift ideas and candle mak­ "It's hard work," he said. ing. Childress said whiteoak is getting ~'6~~!'i;~~~~~~~!!!!~~ People wanting to buy Christmas harder to buy because tree owners , tree decorated in gifts now have a choice. They can won't always sell tohim. hand-made ornaments stands at the buy from a department store, from "When they do sell, the wood is Holiday House. area craftmakers or they can make their gifts at the Holiday House. 22 FALL/WINTER '84 Arts c;:ttintqrh C L(ANfR§ I NL Bowling Green's meTRIC SUPPLIES, I ~ C , Dry Cleaning 1333 MAGNOLIA AVE , Specialist BowlingGreen, Ky.42 101 842· 1694 !PeclcllersGhoice ANTIQUES AND REFINISHING

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Area theatres play important by Elisa McCarty . . . form a play for their parents. Most ofthe audience IS from Ke- Horse Cave Theatre ended its A season at the theatre is COffi- ntucky. Fewer than 20 percent are eighth successful season in Sep­ prised offive plays performed in tourists. tember but not without" setting the repertory style, which is a con­ With other theatres now in sur­ stage" for the following seasons. tinuing rotation of the plays rounding counties of Horse Cave During the off-season, the Horse throughout the season. Theatre, Hite dosen'tfeel there is a Cave Theatre staffis busy with In eight seasons, Horse Cave great deal of competition. workshops, educational outreach Theatre has produced 38 dramas for She said she feels that the other programs and fundraising. a total attendance of more than theatres compliment Horse Cave Robin Hite, development director 95,000. Theatre because they give people a for the theatre, said ticket sales Most orthe cast are members of choice and expose them to the arts. only makeup 33 percent of the oper­ Equity Actors, an actor's union. This professional theatre was atingbudget. Horse Cave Theatre Many of them come from New York created in 1976 by residents of south relies heavily on donations, special and live in Horse Cave for the central Kentucky. Since then, gifts, grants and volunteer fund­ season. Horse Cave Theatre has provided a raisers for the rest of the budget. The theatre has a local board of quality theatre to enrich the cul­ As for the volunteer fundraisers, directors which includes actor Jon tural and economic environmenlof Hite said, "My philosophy is not to Voight. Kentucky. have them do menial tasks. Voight has appeared on Broad­ "The end result is to make better (they) need incentives to work way in "The Sound of Music" and audiences with an understanding of hard." also in his company's production of the arts, more specifically, the The volunteers playa very im­ "A Streetcar Named Desire" in professional theatre," Pamela portant role in "setting the stage" Buffalo, N.Y. Voight also received White, administrative director and for the theatre. Hite said she feels an Academy Award for his per­ actor for the theatre, said. the volunteers should handle more formance in the movie, "Coming important tasks than stuffing en­ Home." velopes, such as contacting people Even though Horse Cave may for donations. She wants them to seem to be a small place to open the feel rewarded, knowing they've only professional theatre in Ke­ really helped contribute financial ntucky (excluding Louisville) , the backbone to the theatre. area has been qui te supportive. In the last six years, more than 12,000 rural Kentucky students have::; had a chance to visit the theatre to see a Shakespearean production, and afterwards participate in a dis­ cussion with the cast. This is part of the Student Edu­ cational Outreach Program which Horse Cave Theatre offers. During the summer students between the ages of eight and 18 have a chance to attend Student Theatre workshops. The actors and technicians orthe theatre give ;;' " 41'- students an overall view of the theatre itself. At the end of the three week summer session, the students per- 24 FALL/WINTER'84 Arts IH!!QfrJ Bonama Silioin ~t .-=. . - 2920 Scott

Available for """'lings IS0217$, .5M2 community roles '" RENT T • by Brian Todd Karl Weis is an actor in the Far Noone acting in area playhouses Off Broadway Players. Weis, an art ~~M will probably ever receive a Toni teacher at Glasgow High School, RENTS

award, but these theatres provide says he participates in the group TV. • STER EOS A PPLIANCeS people in the area a chance to see because it is a way to release ner- >00 r AIRV IEW AilE . GREE NT RE! SH OPP ltlG CHIU R and take part in plays. vousenergy. BOWliNG GREEN. ~y .2,01 Hanna Ryan, directorofthe Allen Weis said he has had no pro- County Arts Council, says her play- fessional training but has acted in house provides the community with four plays. Inhis last production, entertainment because there are no which was in the middle of Nov - drive-in theatres in Scottsville. ember, he played the sheriffin "Bus Tim Best, director of the Barn Lot Stop. " Theatre, in Edmonton, Ky., says his "My first experience came when theatre gives people in the comm- r was a senior in high school ," Weis unity a chance to act. said. Weis said he has worked with Enjoy} he Best "They might not get that chance plays off and on since high school. Taste The Oifference anywhere else," Best added. Blanche Trimble, director of the In Our Most of the talent used in these Tompkinsville playhouse, says Oa iry Products 843-4331 area theatres comes from the most ofthe actors she uses are from Bowling Green community. Charles Rice, ofRus- the Tompkinsville area; however, Dairies selville, is the director of the Far Off Sarah Johnson, a violinest from Broadway Players. Rice says he North Carolina, performed in Oc- uses people from the area. tober. dB's .1.\1usic Funding for a playhouse usually Complete musical instrument comes from grants, fund raising sales and services drives or private donations, ac­ cording to area directors. on the By-pass 842·6996 The community theatres are be­ tween three and five years old. Although they are new to the area, ..... WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO ., INC. directors say that the reaction from • I ::[) ...,.,,--- "","' .. ... '--'.. • • 0 .... ' ''' "" ~",,." ~ . _ the community has been positive so ,--,.."O'H' ,~".<" ., , ~ , lar. an,othey hope that their play­ '""""' '' ~ ho,""" have a' bright and successful

Pamela Whit's "Nora" and John Jiler's "Torvald" discovered that all was not well in their home in Hen­ rik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" during the 1984 summer production at Horse Cave Theatre. Lawrence Venneman as Sir An­ drew Aguecheek, Brenton Frazier as Maria, Charles Noel as sir Toby Belch, John Jill as Malvolio, and Mary O'Neal as Feste the clown in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

BOWLING GREEN 25 Reminiscing Roots Family tree barks interest

by Gary Briggs same gi ven name so it's hard to The first place to start when distinguish between John Brown, tracin~ ones genealogical system is While most people are not direct John Brown, and John Brown," she to talk to family members first, ac­ descendents of George Washington said. "It was also hard to dis­ cording to Mills. or Abraham Lincoln, many people tinguish who were sons and daugh­ "Sometimes their information is have found their own ancestors to ters, and who were cousins." hazy and incomplete, but it is a be special in their own way. The Kentucky Museum houses starting place," Mills said . Tn the past few years, there has the most extensive research found " It is also good to be familiarwith been a growing interest in gen­ in the Bowling Green/Southcentral the country as well as the state, " ealogy, the study of the descentofa Kentucky area. The Kentucky Mu­ shesaid." Deeds and wills are good family line. seum specializes in records from resources to use." However, the search for ones Warren County and a few neigh­ " I encourage people to find out background is a long, drawn out boring counties, but the people who about the local society," Mills said. process which takes lime and use the facilities are not just from " It puts people together with simi­ patience to accomplish. The search Bowling Green. lar interests." for your ancestors cannot be done by flying offto Europe and gather­ ing information in a couple of days . "I've been working on tracing my line for about 15 years," said Mrs. E.R. Bradley, whose genealogical roots are from Kentucky. The Bradleys, from Douglas, Ga., were visiting the Bowling Green area to attend a 50 year high school class reunion. Surrounded by files and reference books, Bradley was sitting in a spe­ cial room of collections on the sec­ ond floor of the Bowling Green Public Library. She was trying to trace lines for herself and her hus­ band's family. "One or two lines are easy to trace because other people have done a bit of work on them," she said .• , Other lines just stop, period." The reasoning behind lines stop­ ping can vary, according to Connie Mills who works at the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky Uni­ versity. "Families, a lot of times, used the

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A life some never left "We want to be a witness to the world-a testimony."

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Their appearance sets them apart from the world , so do their lifestyles. But their heritage sets them apart from each other. There are 60,000 Mennonites in the United States and almost as many sects. They are known by various names but the two most common in this area are the Old Order Mennonites and the New Order Mennonites. While most Mennonites today hold to the basic belief of the old church-that Christ is the son of God and lhewayof salvation-many have modernized their lifestyles. "Most (conlemporaryMen­ nonites) look like a Baptistor Methodist," said Dr. Dorsey Grice, a Western professor a nd a Men­ nonite. "They differ geographically." It's the smaller , isol ated groups that have resisted conformity, Grice explained. And even they differ in their lifestyles because they migrated from different parts ofthe country. The Mennonites in the Auburn area, such as the Masts, are New Order Mennonites. Most have moved from Virginia and Northern Indiana. They differ from the Scottsville-area Mennonites that migrated from Pennsylvania , li ke the Mazelins, in that they drive cars, use electricity and have automated farm machinery. "We 're the same religious group, but we're different churches. We have different interpretations," said Julia Mast . "We try to live how BOWLING GREEN 27 Top, Mastharvests soybeans in a we feel the Lord wants us to." field behind his Logan County Unlike the Mazelins, the Masts home. New Order Mennonites use weren't opposed to having their some machinery on the farm and in photographs taken. their homes. "We want to be a witness to the Above, sixth graders Nathanial world- a testimony," she said. Kramer and Anthony Yoder, both • 11, participate in a devotion service The weather-beaten frame house before class. The children attend sits back from the road at the end of school through the eighth grade. a long gravel drive. A gray-haired woman leans on the handle of her hoe as she pauses to wipe the sweat from her face with her apron. A bushel offresh tomatoes rests on the concrete front porch. Inside, a cast-iron pot of beans slowly cookson a wood-burning stove. It's almost supper time. The men bring the horses from the field. milk the cows and finish the other chores before sitting down to their evening meaL Thiscould be an evening at almost any rural Western Kentucky farm, except for what's missing- a car in the driveway, an electric stove, a tractor. This isn't a scene from the past. It's a wayoflife for Rufus Mazelin, his wife and their seven children. The Mazelins are Mennonites. They have no electricity, telephone. ______or motors of any kind. They make Bottom, second grader Rhoda their own clothes, grow their own Scmucker, 7, and fourth grader food and believe in limited edu­ Donna Beachy, 9, enjoy reccess at cation. the Franklin, Ky. Mennonite school. "We work with horses-the hard way." Mazelinsaid with a chuckle. His eyes twinkle behind the small,

28 FALL/WINTER '84 round wire-rimmed eyeglasses. He tried to preserve the old way ofHfe. one of eight in the area that pro­ strokes his long, white beard with "We grow it (sorghum), strip it, duces and sells sorghum molasses. calloused fingers that tell their own top it, press it, cut it, take it home It is operated without any auto­ story. and cook the juices," Mazelin said. mation. The Mazelins cook and heat with The entire process is done by hand. The church is also a school . The wood they cut themselves. It takes about eight gallons of Mazelin children attend grades one "Wood heats twice-once when juice to make one gallon of mol­ through eight there. you cut it, and then when you burn asses. The Mazelin family cooked After supper they finish their it ," hesaid. about 140 gallons a day in the early chores, read the Bible and go to bed "We try to live how we under­ fall . shortly aflerdark. There is no en­ stand the Bible says we should ," They sell many of the crops they tertainment or idle recreation. Mazelin said. "A lot of religions say raise. "In the Bible the children of the same thing about God, but they "We get a lot of traffic during the Israel sat down toeat and then rose don 'tliveit." summer," Mazelinsaid. "A IotaI' to play. (The idleness) was offens­ The Mazelins live by strict guide­ people from Tennessee and some ivetoGod," Mazelinsaid lines. This is evident in their ap­ from Bowling Green come here " It still is." pearance. regularly to get what'S in season." Every day is the same for the The women have long, uncut hair "But we don't sell on Sunday." Mazelins- hard work without the that is kept covered. Their dresses On Sundays they ride to Oakwood benefit of machinery or electricity. are conservative-One pattern in Mennonite Church in a horse­ Not even Christmas is different. usually black or gray. The men's drawn buggy. "We have no celebration ofholi­ coats have no lapels. The day is filled with chores for days; we keep each day alike," Neitherwear any jewelry-not all members ofthe family. The men Mazelin said . "We do our work and even a wedding band. After mar­ are out in the field; the women work spend the day reading the Bible." riage, the men grow a full beard. at the house. The children go to They live a quiet, simple life; one Most of the Allen County Men­ school. many people would like to return to. nonites, like the Mazelins, have The Mazelin 's Scottsville farm is A life some never left. BOWLING GREEN 29 Reminiscing

KuKluxKlan "The invisible empire"

Photography by Greg Lovett by Ann Hochgesang cal traditions. "Our goal is to keep the white On Christmas Eve in 1865, a small government supreme , "stated village in Pulaski, Tn., was un­ Bowling Green Klan member Er­ aware ofthe ritual which was des­ nest Pierce. "Our Declaration of cendingupon it. The ceremony that Independence was signed by an was taking place would inevitably all-white Christian panel, and we alter the history ofthe Aryan race . believe this is the way our govern­ The Ku Klux Klan was born. ment should stay." An admiration for the Aryan cul­ The Bowling Green Klan, which ture in Greece and the Greek lan­ carne into existence in the early guage contributed tothe name Ku 1900'S, supported the rights of their Klux Klan. The first two words are members to exercise their taken from the Greek word Kuklos, religious beliefs and encourages the meaning wheel or circle, which advancement of the educational symbolizes kinship and brother­ system in Kentucky. hood for the new objective seen in "Members of the Klan come from the circle of creativeness. all levels of society ," Pierce said. The Ku Klux Klan came into ex­ Klansmen may be male or fe­ istence at the end ofthe Civil War in male, but he/she must be J 8 years a period called "Black Recon­ old, ofthe Aryan race, white and of struction." Gen. Nathan Bedford non-Jewish descent. A six-month Forrest, a calvary officer, was the stand guard at a lighted cross after probationary period is required founder and first established presi­ a Klan rally. before full membership is avail­ dent of the organization. His title able. A signed recommendation by was the " grand wizard." The visible Empire of the South." The the Klan member is reviewed by the brotherhood, which began as a KKK gained support from across Klan Council before a person is con­ social club for Confederate vet­ the nation for the advancement of sidered for possible membership. erans, constructed its ideas for the the Aryan culture while under For­ No person whose character or ac­ restoration of the white supremacy rest's leadership. tion will discredit the Klan is government and became "The In- The Ku Klux Klan believes in allowed in the movement. A strong Christian beliefs and histori- member's oath of initiation or 30 FALL/WINTER Ethel Pierce, a 74-year-old Klansman, prepares for a ceremonial cross lighting which she has done for 25 yrs.

"naturalization" is administered three colors distinguishing rank in victory against tyranny. Cross by local Klan officers and is to be the chapter or Klavern. A robe tri­ lighting ceremonies are displayed solemn. Many Bowling Green Klan­ mmed in green represents the high­ at private conventions, rallies and smen are affiliated with the KKK est status , red acknowledges the special functions where Klansmen because of their forefathers' in­ leader of the Klavern and orange is are in complete robed attire. volvement with the Klan. worn by non-council members. "We do not burn crosses, we light The Ku Klux Klan is a self­ them and they burn themselves," supported, non-profit organization, The Ku Klux Klan be­ Pierce said . but it is definitely in a class of its lieves strong Christian Its controversial nature is own. The Klan 's meetings and ral­ what attracts tremendous cur­ lies are much more technical than beliefs and historical iosity to the movement. Despite the average civic meeting. The traditions. the different causes that each Klan members wear traditional Klavern works for , Klansmen all white robes with pointed hoods, The Klan also has its own flag, believe in the sa me basic phil­ originally worn to conceal ones which is red on the inside and out­ osophy -- the white Christian sup­ identity for secrecy. Today they are side panels, with a white maltese remacy government . Although worn for ritualistic ceremonies as a cross in the center panel. A drop of many of their beliefs and con­ sy mbol of dedication and pride in blood, in the center of the maltese ceptions have been revealed, the the Klan. The original meaning of cross, represents that Christ died Klan , with its hooded robes and the robe and hood comes from an­ for our sins and is shedding his cross lighting ceremonies, stilJ re­ cient European rituals, meaning blood for us. The fiery cross, which mains controversial and mys­ fraternal brotherhood and ano­ is often associated with the KKK , terious. nymity in doing good works. Each represents the li ght of the world. It member's robe is trimmed in one of is an ancient symbol of white racial BOWLING GREEN 31 Entertainment Windom performs one-man show by Joey Ward "Jdon't imitate him. I don't look Others say Thurber's writings are like him. What I do is present his similar to those of Mark Twain. story," William Windom said. Thurber's satire may seem like William Windom will be visiting sarcasm, while his wit may be from BowlingGreen Jan.19, \985,atthe personal bitterness, an Ohio maga­ Capitol Arts Center to perform a zine editor said. one-man show entitled " Thu­ "I had a real nice time in rber." "Acting wasn't something! Kentucky," Windom had todoordie,"Windom said. " It said. "Fell in love witb a just see med like an easy thing todD after the war so I did it." He got out girl there." of the army in 1946, and this is when "I 'm not an artist myself," says he started his professional acting Windom. " I'd rather be playing career. tennis or chess." Windom said he "Ididanarmyshowfirst. From will continue with Thurber for a that I got up enough nerve to try for while. onein New York, and that's when I "After all I 've got four kids to put got lucky ," Windom said. through school, " he said as he Many of us have seen WindoJYl on chuckled. "This is the thirteenth shows such as "The Farmer's year our little group has been Daughter," " My World and Wel­ together ." come to it" (for this he won an Windom's fatherwas inthearmy \ Emmy) , "To Kill a Mockingbird", which gave him thechancetotravel "Escape from the Planet of the and visit many places a round the Apes", and many television shows . world. The actor spoke Spanish and " I started Thurber in 1972," W i n­ French by the age of eight. William Windom portrays James dom said. "I ha d just finished 'My Windom said he would like to do a World and Welcome to It' in 1970 ." Spanish or French film sometime. He put Thurber together because He joined the army in 1943, during "Acting wasn't some­ he thought it might capitalize on the which time he was sent to the Uni­ thing I had to do or die. It television show, which was based versity of Kentucky for three just seemed like an easy loosely on Thurber's work. months . Thurber, who Windom portrays, "I had a real nice time in Ke­ thing to do after the war . had total recall of his childhood, ntucky," Windom said. " Fell in " which enabled him to recount love with agirl there. Wehad a specifics and perceive the adult grand time," he said, as he recalled "It's actually a bird sanctuary world as a boy. This gift is conveyed his past romance. more than a nything else. I'm a in many of his writings and draw­ Windom owns an island called nature lover now, " Windom said. ings, according to some critics. Windom, Minn. He does not li ve There is a television movie titled Literary critics say Thurber's there because it is only four acres at "Surviving", coming out in the next cartooning style compares to low tide and one acre at high tide. six months in whi ch Windom will be Schultz- who was also a dog lover. appearing. "It has todo with 32 FALL/WINTER FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO KENTUCKY

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A bed will help to relax tense Another reason for the popularity tanned skin has long been recog­ muscles," Creek said. of these tanning beds is in their nized as a sign of health, beauty and Tanning beds were originally quickness. According to Debbie . success. Unfortunately, the natural used fo r health purposes in Europe. Wehunt, co-owner of Leisure Tan, It sun has one major disadvantage: it Creek 's customers a lso include only takes three or four visits before rarely shines for long. medi cal professionals such as doc- a visible change in skin color can be An alternati ve to natural sun­ seen· and after aboulnine visits, shine can be found at tanninges­ one ~ill have a good base tan which tablishments in Bowling Green. It is will allow one to get darker . This a tanning bed. does depend on a person's skin type, These establishments have risen though. She added that once a good to popularity mainly because of lan is obtained, all that is required their convenience. So many people isone or two visits a week for 30 are working in today's society that ~ minutes in order to keep the tan they do not have time to sunbathe i from fading. except on weekends. If the weekend :=:: Wehunt uses Eurotanning beds ~ from Germany in her establish­ is not sunny , they must wait until ~ the next one and hope the sun '"' ment. shines. By using these tanning es­ :: "When using these, a person tablishments, people areguaran­ o starls at 15 minutes (equivalent to teed sun everyday, even when the ~ twoanda halfhours in the sun) ,and sun is not out. s: works upt030 minutes (equivalent Anthony Goodman, an employee to five hours in the sun) and if a at The Tannery , explained that an­ person visits ten times within a other reason people are beginning 14-dayperiod hewill be as dark a~ to use tanning beds is because "it is possible for his skin type," she said, safer than tanning in the sun." The natural sun is composed of "These tanning beds don 't cause ultraviolet A rays and ultraviolet B premature aging at ali," Goodman rays. Tanning beds use UVA rays, said . whi ch are tanning rays, and not Also, there is less chance of skin lors and nurses from Bowling UVB rays, which are the burning cancer with the use of these beds, Green· ones. The virtual absence ofUVB according to Goodman. Dr. Newell, a local dermatologist, rays allows onetotan and not "They have been used in Europe has a negative opinion of tanning wrinkle, peel or burn as one would for over 20 years, and not one case of ~sta bli shments. He pointed out ar­ due to over-exposure to sunshine. cancer has been linked to the use of ticles in magazines such as Another asset is that one does not these beds," hesaid. "Time" "Newsweek" and "Der­ have to worry about hiding "tan Teresa Creek, Co-owner of The matology Times" that speak ofthe lines." These beds surround a per­ Tanning Experience, said some of potential dangers involved in the son, so he gets tan on the back and her customers say these beds are use of artifi cial sun sources. on the front of his body at thesame good for health purposes. She said a Yet, these establishments have time. lady in her late forties claims the become a common way of acquiring 34 FALL/WINTER '84 Jolene Voss and Anne Collins play the bassoon in the Bowling Green Youth Orchestra. Young musicians play and learn by Joey Ward Playing in the Barren River chestra is only drawing children the supportofthe community." Youth Orchestra is not work to Betsy from twoofthe ten counties in the Long, who works at Royal MUSIC, IS Kesler. Barren River District. a graduate of Western Kentucky "It's getting together with "Most of my students are from University and has a master's de- friends ," the junior from Bowling Warren County high schools ," Long gree in music from Memphis State. Green High said. said. "But I have one student who He has taught and conducted sev- The orchestra, which has been comes up from Franklin to play the eral marching bands in the school around for 15 years, is the only place cello." system, but he resigned from in Bowling Green where a young per- Betsy Kesler plays the flute for teaching because he wanted more son can learn to playa string in- the orchestra. She said sometimes time for himself. When he is not strument. past members who are now in college giving private lessons, he is helping "Playing in the orchestra is a come by and play with them. The age out at different band camps and learning experience for children," range in the orchestra is from ju- clinics. said Jack Kesler, a member of the nior high to high school. Long would like to make the or- orchestra committee. "Children who "Most of the musicians are in- chestra as fun as possible. He wants wish to playa string instrument are volved in band programs," Long to ge t the children so excited that able to play with the orchestra. said. So , Long doesn't plan to give they will want to comeon Saturday There aren't any string programs in the first concert until after the mornings. The orchestra rehearses the Barren River Area Develop- marching season is over. every Saturday from 10 a .m. to noon ment Districtschools." "The orchestra really doesn't at the High Street Com munity Larry Long , the conductor, is a n e~ that much money.," Long said. Center. little disappointed because the or- "ThIS year we are relymg solely on BOWLING GREEN 35 The South is gonna do it again

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Un ion Underwear first bu ill in Bowling Green in 1940 We were told the area re sidents we re friendly, dedicat ed , re liable and fam ily-oriented. Now, 41 years later, we know our decision to build and grow in Bowling Green wa s a sound one. Th e people of this community are a line asset, from the sen io r citizens who 've lived here all their lives , right do wn to the non -resident popu lation at WKU (se veral of whom joined the Union fam il y aller graduating ). There may be cities in Kentucky that are bigger in pop ulation than Bowling Green , but we bet they're not bigger in people .

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EEE _t_~:e_~-r'i~@'~" '''E' ' ''~~~' s1t~'H: r-H ,m~t"+1-{"'~MHl:l: TOU RISM - - Bo wling Green 's $67 .5 Millio n Indus try Most p eo p le do not reali ze The effec t to urism has o n o ur local economy. In 1983, touris m was the #2 ind ustry in the state of Ke ntuc k y. generating nearl y 52.3 b illio n d ollars. In Bowling Green alo ne, to u riS Ts spen t 567.5 m illion dollars­ eacll of these being new dollars b rough t into o u r c it y . c irculating and eventuall y a ffec ti ng car h ritizen o f o u r commu nity . Touri sm tr u ly has PI strong inlpact o n Bowling Green , a nd the local To uris t a nd Conventio n Com mission is w o rking ha rd 10 a t­ tract 1l10re tourist doll <;lrs to o u r city . help ing o ur eco no m ic d evelopmen t a nd tile fu tu re o f Bowling Green .

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