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BAC TOTRONG/[email protected] Thousands of people sample bourbon and beer during the 2016 Bourbon and Brewfest at Bowling Green Ballpark. FUN BY THE GLASS Ballpark and Nivens said he “Me and one of the other the wine industry. New laws help grow businesses of has high expectations for the owners are originally from Kentucky was once a third annual Bourbon and Louisville and we see all thriving state for winemak- local brewers, vintners, distillers Brewfest this October at the kinds of festivals like this ers – the Kentucky Vineyard ballpark. up there, and Nashville Society was founded in 1798 By JUSTIN STORY raised production limits for and Brewfest, has seen the “We expect to have any- is the same way,” Nivens by Jean-Jacques Dufour, [email protected] licensed microbrewers and daylong event mushroom where between 2,500 and said. “We want to bring that who planted his grapes in small farm wineries to dis- in popularity in a very short 3,000 visitors this year,” kind of big-city event into a Jessamine County. If you’re planning a night tilleries now being allowed time. Nivens said. smaller town and hopefully According to the Kentucky on the town, a bustling local to sell drinks by the glass – In the festival’s first year The three co-founders start other towns to do things Grape and Wine Council, the industry of brewers, vintners has created what is hoped in 2015, about 850 people and operators of the festi- like crawfish boils and other state was the third-largest and distillers is looking to to be a welcoming environ- came to Circus Square Park val saw festivals of a simi- fun events throughout the grape and wine producer in figure into your plans, craft- ment for visitors who wish to sample dozens of craft lar nature in larger cities and year.” the U.S. by the late 1800s, ing beverages and events to sample local beer, wine beers and bourbons made believed the circumstances In recent years, a number but Prohibition in the early that are receiving acclaim and spirits. locally and around the state. were favorable for Bowling of wineries have cropped 20th century forced farm- from near and far. Joel Nivens, one of the Attendance doubled last Green to host a successful up on farms in the region as ers to turn to other crops to A bevy of state laws three co-owners of the year when the festival was event highlighting the bev- part of a larger effort by the enacted last year – from Bowling Green Bourbon moved to Bowling Green erage industry. state to regain a toehold in See DRINK, 3 F am ily Ow ned & Operated For Over 5 3 years.

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270-843-3111 www.jckirbyandson.com 820 Lovers Lane Bowling Green, KY Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky Thrive Sunday, April 30, 2017 3 From Page 2 DRINK sustain their livelihoods. Wineries weren’t allowed to operate in the state until 1976, but local vintners seem to be making up for lost time. Recent local-option elections have helped Carriage House Vineyards in Auburn and Bluegrass Vineyard in Smiths Grove to sell their drinks on-site, an important step in attracting tourists. At Park Mammoth Resort near Park City, Cave Valley Winery harvested its first crop last year, and this year’s grapevines are in the ground. The winery opened in 2011, and visitors have had the opportunity to see the progress of the grapevines and sample other Kentucky- made wines in the tasting room. Cave Valley co-owner Nick Noble said that Jim Wight, an award-winning vintner from Shepherdsville, will be on hand to make Cave Valley’s first wines. The vineyards at Cave Valley have produced cham- bourcin grapes for dry red wines and diamond grapes, DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOS which go into making sweet- Above: Roger Pruitt (right) and Zach Dossett pour some White Squirrel beer Oct. 15 during the second annual Bourbon and Brewfest at Bowling Green Ballpark. er white wines. Below: Used barrels are stacked in the tasting tour room in 2013 at Corsair Artisan Distillery. “We’re having a lot of success in our current way ence,” Stevens said. “As far We never could have distiller in Bowling Green. of doing things and getting as these new communities dreamed being so accepted “Weekend foot traffic is our own grapes and our own allowing alcohol sales, that’s by the community.” strong as usual and basical- label,” Noble said. “You get a new demographic for us to Of all the locally pro- ly through the summer until a nice taste of Kentucky target.” duced beer, wine and spir- right around Thanksgiving when you come visit us.” White Squirrel’s kolsch its, Corsair Artisan Distillery we’ll see heavy numbers.” Cave Valley figures promi- and nut brown ale are the has perhaps the broadest State laws went into effect nently in the Park Mammoth company’s only beers dis- reach, with its small-batch last year that increased the experience, where visitors tributed outside its Bowling whiskeys and other drinks limit of free samples allowed can play at the resort’s golf Green restaurant, though distributed international- to visitors from 1 ounce to course, eat at the restaurant, other varieties are popular at ly in Germany, the United 1.75 ounces a day. Licensed marvel at vistas that allow the taproom. Kingdom and elsewhere. distilleries are also allowed you to see for 20 miles The brewery endeavors Corsair’s Artisan Gin and to obtain a license to sell out and where competitive to branch out, having met its Triple Smoke, a bourbon their product by the drink. along with other Kentucky so named because its three shooting events are held. “We’re seeing an indus- beermakers with officials at fractions of malted barley “For a certain demograph- trial boom as different ic (the winery) is a main especially since successful nation but more than dou- Lake Barkley State Resort are smoked by a different states are changing laws, draw, and when we’re host- wet-dry elections in Barren bling the number of brewer- Park. fuel, have become the coming national and internation- County, Plum Springs, ies in the state just four years There are 17 lodges in pany’s flagship drinks. similar to the beer industry al-level shooting competi- Morgantown, Auburn, earlier. Kentucky’s 49 state parks, The downtown distillery seeing booms,” Marcum tions, the winery is a really Adairville, Woodbury and Kentucky’s microbrewer- and 12 of them have newly where makers experiment said. “We’re always try- nice amenity to have,” Noble Rochester have opened up ies have an economic impact opened bars, Stevens said, with different flavors in the ing, if nothing else, just to said. “It’s complemented all more avenues for White of $495 million, 27th in the making for a ripe distribu- gin-making process is a pop- expand our own learning. our businesses and being Squirrel to get out its prod- nation, and produce 87,156 tion opportunity. ular tourist destination for We’re always tinkering and a stand-alone business by uct. barrels of beer annually, “People want to know travelers from around the we have a few gins that are itself is very exciting.” The Brewers Association, according to the Brewers where their food comes world. in the early developmental Sean Stevens, one of the which advocates for craft Association. from, where their beer “We’re hitting that time stages.” co-owners of White Squirrel breweries in the U.S., report- “We’re focusing on towns comes from,” Stevens said. of year when we’re start- – Follow courts reporter Brewery, said that the envi- ed in March that Kentucky in outlying areas that have “Bowling Green is incred- ing to see an uptick in tours Justin Story on Twitter @ ronment for microbrewers has 24 craft breweries as of gone wet recently and try- ible as far as supporting a and foot traffic,” said Aaron jstorydailynews or visit has been very welcoming, 2015, ranking 38th in the ing to get more local pres- local economy as a whole. 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In the library, many people come in for genealogy, “Bella is just a little high according to Jonathan Jeffrey, department head for strung,” she said as she library special collections. stroked the dog. “Everybody “We do have people throughout the year who come has a different personality.” from all over the United States to research their family Next, Young leaned trees,” he said. “We concentrate on things related to toward Moses, a golden Kentucky specifically and where Kentuckians come retriever. from, which is Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, “Moses, it’s time for your Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.” food,” she said. “We don’t Kentucky was the beginning of the westward move- provide food unless (their ment in the United States, Jeffrey said. owners) bring it.” “Think about where all the Kentuckians went,” he Located at 914 Searcy said. “These migration patterns are interesting.” Way, A Cut Above is one of People are interested in local history, Jeffrey said. several places where pets are “It’s not that they’re having to do it for a class assign- pampered in Bowling Green. ment,” he said. “We have strong collections related to “We have a strict vacci- local history. We truly concentrate on everything west nation policy,” said Young, of (Interstate) 65.” who graduated from the Sometimes people are trying to trace items they have Nash Academy of Animal bought, research paint colors and other exterior work, Arts in Lexington. “We look at maps and look for information for themed par- always clean up so the dogs ties, Jeffrey said. are not exposed to the next “They look at how people dress. They can look in one. We also pick up in the catalogs we had during certain time periods,” he said. yard so our clients are not “We have cookbooks. People come in and look for exposed.” illustrations for Christmas cards. We’ve had somebody A Cut Above deals with a look for wedding invitations. There’s all kinds of cool lot of pets with health issues, stuff here.” Young said. “They know There are some serious researchers who are doing we’ll be patient,” she said. period books, Jeffrey said. Most of the clients have “They want to know what were the prices of things, standing appointments, what the clothes looked like, manuscripts, newspapers, Young said. “The majority records,” he said. “Sometimes they are doing context are four to five weeks,” she work and can go to the documents themselves. Most of said. “Some clients come them are into it so much.” every week because the Jeffrey said clubs can take a look behind the scenes owner is allergic. It keeps of the library. down pet dander.” “It’s fun just being a librarian here,” he said. “I never A Cut Above is a little know who’s going to come in and I never know what more expensive than other someone’s going to ask. It keeps me on my toes.” groomers, Young said. The Kentucky Museum has a variety of things, “It varies depending on the including spring and summer break camps. The sum- skin and coat, size, tempera- mer camp goes throughout June. ment, type of hair,” she said. “We’re starting registration now (for summer camp),” “The longer it takes, the museum Director Brent Bjorkman said. more expensive it is. There’s The museum recently had its 30th annual U.S. Bank no set cost.” BAC TOTRONG/[email protected] Celebration of the Arts exhibit, Bjorkman said. The staff is also pet CPR Elizabeth Davenport and Derek Davenport, both of Bowling Green, play with dogs in 2016 at the “We had 515 people come. I think it’s special because certified, Young said. Hills Bark Park. it’s a nonjuried show and anyone can enter,” he said. “We maintain our con- “I’ve seen three of these so I’ve seen the talent grow. tinuing education,” she said. in them.” Paw-A-Day also posts People love it and look forward to it.” “The more educated they The museum has also had other exhibits including are, the more I have to pay pictures so owners can “see what their babies are up to,” Standing the Test of Time: Kentucky’s White Oak them, the more skilled they Basket Tradition; Backward & Forward: 20th Century are.” Profgan said. “We’re blessed and happy Quilts, Instruments of American Excellence; Hoarded Young has worked with Wealth & Invested Profits in Arochuwu, Glasgow, and animals for 24 years. She to be here and serve the cli- entele we do,” she said. Virginia: Legacies of the 18th Century Transatlantic worked with the Bowling Trades in Slaves & Tobacco; Duncan Hines; and more. Green-Warren County For more information, visit pawadayinnresort.com. “We want to expose more people to art in this com- Humane Society for two munity,” Bjorkman said. years before opening her For those who want to get their dogs exercise, Hills Another project the museum is doing is taking oral business. histories from the Bosnian community. “I think God gave me the Bark Park is the place to go. Located in H.P. Thomas “Ten percent of the Bowling Green population is gift of language with pets,” Bosnians,” Bjorkman said. “Their life stories after flee- she said. “They understand Park, it is a five-acre fenced park that was built in 2007. ing Bosnia are interesting and important. We’re hoping me, and I understand them.” DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO A prince and his princess parade during Strut Your Mutt in 2016 Access is from either to grow our project. You’re going to be able to walk Treatments include hair- through the exhibit and hear snippets of their lives.” cuts, nail trimming, ears at Fountain Square Park. Shawnee Drive via Debbie Drive or Cave Mill Road. The museum will be preparing all summer long plucked or cleaned, spa for an exhibit for the International Year of Bosnia- blueberry facial scrubs, aro- it’s summer all the time,” she ic pets. It does overnight A new shelter was added in said. boarding, day care service, 2014. Herzegovina, which begins in September at WKU, matherapy and more. Bjorkman said. “I try to keep Pandora on Young believes in keeping some grooming like bathing, The park includes play- spa-like music,” she said. pets happy mentally as well nail trimming, ear cleansing grounds for 5- to 12-year- “I just want people to come in the museum and real- “You want your pet to have as physically. “It’s not just and birthday parties. They olds and 2- to 5-year-olds. ize it’s a museum, too,” he said. “We want this to be a a pleasant experience. You playing with the animals,” do something for every holi- Inside the larger dog area is learning lab. They can learn about culture and interna- wouldn’t want to go if you she said. “I think in the 24 day such as Valentine’s Day a shaded structure. tional culture.” don’t feel good.” years I’ve been doing this and Easter egg hunts for all “People that don’t have Bjorkman remembers the Hammer In held at the There is also a special I’ve made a difference in the the guests. places to walk their dogs museum recently. treatment for matted coats, way people groom.” “We try to stay festive and have a place to carry their ani- “We had 12 blacksmiths set up on the front lawn,” he Young said. For more information, active,” Profgan said. mals without getting hurt,” said. “We had 300 people.” “It’s like in their pelt visit the salon’s Facebook The day care varies from said Dwayne Ousbrooks, An upcoming project will be Early America-Early you find fleas and ticks. page. 20 to 40 pets every day, crew supervisor of parks Kentucky, which is scheduled to be at the end of April, Sometimes they have Paw-A-Day has been open Profgan said. Overnight care maintenance at Bowling Bjorkman said. abscesses and growths,” at 1415 Campbell Lane for depends on the time of the Green Parks and Recreation “It’s where (kindergarten) through 12 students learn she said. “There are lots of about two years. year. Day care is $12 to $15 Department. “The city pro- about Kentucky,” he said. things that are in the fur. I “We had done in-home pet per day. Overnight care is vides mutt mitts for your There will also be the VSA Side by Side exhibit, which had a moth fly out of the fur sitting at our home before $20 to $40 per night based animals so you can clean up pairs special needs children with artists, Bjorkman said. of a dog I was working on.” we opened a full-blown pet on size of dogs and suites. after them.” “It’s pretty wonderful,” he said. “We have a reception A lot of the dogs that resort,” co-owner Debbie There are standard suites, There are plans to build for them.” Young and her eight employ- Profgan said. “We have 14 middle-grade glass suites more dog parks, Ousbrooks Bjorkman wants the museum to be a teaching tool. ees work on are house dogs. on staff. We have a pretty and upgraded penthouse said. “I want this to be a cultural clearinghouse for every- “Shedding is an issue. awesome client base.” suites. – Follow features reporter one from all walks of life,” he said. “It’s a way to give Indoor dogs shed year-round The business specializes “We are a cage-free facili- Alyssa Harvey on Twitter to the community and celebrate innovation.” because artificial light fools in dogs, cats, birds, lizards, ty,” she said. “We have tod- @bgdnfeatures or visit – Follow features reporter Alyssa Harvey on Twitter Mother Nature into thinking small animals and exot- dler beds with toddler cots bgdailynews.com. @bgdnfeatures or visit bgdailynews.com. Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky Thrive Sunday, April 30, 2017 5 Take me out to the ball games Bowling Green offers plenty of sports options for spectators By JEFF NATIONS ue on to play at the colle- [email protected] giate level.

There’s usually a hot tick- TURF RACING et to be sought for sports Kentucky has long been fans in Bowling Green and closely associated with the the surrounding southcen- horse racing industry, from tral Kentucky region. the gleaming Twin Spires While Bowling Green of Louisville’s Churchill might not boast the top levels of professional sports – Downs to the miles of rail those can be found a short fencing at Kentucky Horse driving distance away in Park in Lexington. No sur- Nashville (NFL’s Tennessee prise then that area racing Titans and NHL’s Nashville fans have a track of their Predators) or Cincinnati own to witness the “sport (MLB’s Cincinnati Reds), of kings.” area fans usually need not Kentucky Downs, opened look far to find compelling in 1990, features a 1 1/16- sports entertainment just mile turf track that is billed about any time of the year. as the only “European- Whether it’s major col- style” race course in North lege athletics, minor league America. baseball, high-stakes horse Each September, the racing, motorsports or even track hosts a live turf rac- a great high school rivalry ing meet headlined by the game, Bowling Green is annual running of the Grade often the place to satisfy a III Kentucky Turf Cup. The sports fan’s craving for a track also hosts year-round game or event to watch. simulcasting for race fans. Here’s some of the must- see sporting events the BAC TOTRONG/[email protected] MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL region offers: Hot Rods designated hitter Michael Brosseau makes contact April 12 at a game at Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green Ballpark, nestled downtown, is the MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held at Houchens- home of the Hot Rods. The Starting in the fall, Smith Stadium. team, a Class A affiliate of Houchens-Smith Stadium Area fans have grown Major League Baseball’s on the campus of Western accustomed to not hav- Tampa Rays, offers base- Kentucky University is ing to travel far to see ball fans chances to see the place to be for football their local teams play potential superstars of the fans. Home to the two-time for state titles – in recent future as they hone their defending Conference USA years, South Warren and craft on the diamond. champion Hilltoppers, “The Franklin-Simpson have The Hot Rods, who Houch” welcomes thou- also competed for state began play in Bowling crowns at Houchens-Smith sands of fans each home Green in 2009, compete in Stadium, and WKU will game. the Midwest League. Since completing the host the annual state football championships again in transition to a full-fledged MOTORSPORTS Football Bowl Subdivision December. program in 2009, Western With South Warren – the Drag racing fans have Kentucky has enjoyed a Class 4A state champi- flocked to historic Beech relatively meteoric rise – on in 2015 – moving up a Bend Raceway for years, first as members of the Sun classification in 2017, the where dragsters regularly Belt Conference, then since Spartans and Purples are tear down the quarter-mile 2014 in Conference USA. headed toward a highly-an- asphalt strip and race cars Former coach Jeff Brohm, ticipated first-ever meeting careen around the 1/3-mile who led the Hilltoppers on Oct. 20. asphalt oval. to back-to-back C-USA The track hosts dozens championships in 2015- TRADITION-RICH BASKETBALL of national events each 16, departed to take the Western Kentucky has year, running from March head coaching position at long enjoyed tremendous AUSTIN ANTHONY/[email protected] through through November. Purdue. success in both men’s and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers wide receiver Lucky Jackson runs with the ball after making a catch Another option for motor- The Hilltoppers also lost women’s basketball. The Sept. 1 at Houchens-Smith Stadium. sports fans looking to get a number of talented play- Lady Toppers, under coach Mr. Basketball Taveion championship, Bowling Lexington’s Rupp Arena to behind the wheel is NCM ers likely ticketed for the Michelle Clark-Heard, Hollingsworth as the Tops Green’s boys’ basketball win the legendary Sweet Motorsports Park, which NFL, but new coach Mike features dual-track layout wrapped up another strong look to reverse their for- team broke through in a Sixteen state championship. Sanford – at age 34, the with a high-speed loop and season in 2016-17 by win- tunes with a strong season youngest FBS coach in the major way for the Purples’ And while Bowling a technical course capable ning both the C-USA reg- to lure big crowds back to nation – has a strong rep- ular-season and tournament first title in 2017. Green – led by Austin Peay of hosting both automobiles E.A. Diddle Arena. utation as an innovative championships and advanc- Featuring a roster stacked signee Terry Taylor – led and motorcycles. offensive coach. He’ll be ing the the Women’s NCAA with talent, Bowling Green the way, plenty of talent – Follow sports editor tasked with keeping the Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS rolled through the regu- is spread across the region Jeff Nations on Twitter @ football momentum going WKU’s men’s program – After years of knock- lar season before reeling and area schools regularly Jeff_NationsBG or visit on the Hill. by its previous standards – ing on the door for a state off four straight wins at process players who contin- bgdailynews.com. has been in a bit of a lull FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS the past few seasons. That Football fans have plenty could be changing, though, of options for Friday night and soon – coach Rick in southcentral Kentucky. Stansbury, after having Bowling Green and Warren to assemble a patchwork County have a combined roster in his first season five high schools, meaning coaching the Hilltoppers, just about any Friday night has assembled a recruiting will feature one of the local class that ranks among the teams in action on their best in the nation. home field. Headlining that high- City school Bowling ly-anticipated group is Green High School is rid- 7-foot-1 center Mitchell ing a wave of unprecedent- Robinson, WKU’s first-ev- ed success on the gridiron. er five-star recruit and Under longtime coach McDonald’s All-American. Kevin Wallace, the Purples Robinson, from Chalmette secured their fifth state (La.) High School, is the championship in six sea- highest-rated recruit for sons – and sixth state title both WKU and Stansbury. FINDING overall – by demolishing He’ll be joined by other Pulaski County 70-22 in the potential impact play- Class 5A state chapionship ers, including Kentucky YOUR

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Bowling Green African American Museum focuses on vibrant history By WES SWIETEK The Bowling Green in what was once the heart Rag, with many black busi- [email protected] African American Museum of the region’s African- nesses and restaurants, was on the Western Kentucky American community – the the vibrant hub. A significant part of University campus at 1783 Shake Rag area. “That’s where everything Bowling Green’s history is Chestnut St. is now open for There once were four was,” museum board mem- now on public display after visitors two days per week. primarily black areas in ber Wathetta Buford said. years of effort. The museum was born Bowling Green, but Shake Small portions of the historic Shake Rag area remain between downtown Bowling Green and The Medical Center campus, but much of it was demolished and rede- veloped. “Houses were being torn down. ... We wanted that feeling of community back,” Buford said, so she and others formed an organization to work on preserving as much of the area as possible. Starting in the early 2000s, Buford and others began collecting photos and other items from the area. That developed into the idea that a museum was needed to house the items, an idea sup- ported by city officials. PHOTOS BY WES SWIETEK/[email protected] At its inception, the col- Above: Bowling Green African American Museum board mem- lection was housed in a ber Don Offutt speaks to Western Kentucky University students small building owned by March 28 at the museum. Below: The museum is at 1783 Chest- the Housing Authority of nut St. Bottom: Historic photos are displayed at the museum. Bowling Green on Third Avenue, but it never regularly opened to the public. Since then, the all-volun- teer board has been working to make the museum a real- ity. “A museum takes a lot of work, commitment of resources and time,” said museum board chair John Hardin, who is a history professor at WKU. “Good things take time.” In 2014, the museum, operated as a nonprofit, found a new home at the Erskine House building at WKU, and board members have been working ever since on exhibits and a development campaign to open the space to the public regularly. That effort became a reali- ty when the museum opened earlier this month for regular hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Inside the small museum, visitors can see photos, maps and other items that tell some of the rich histo- and self-determination. number of local African- ry of the black community “The worst thing you American men who served in Bowling Green and sur- could be called was lazy,” in the Union army during the rounding counties. Offutt said. That culture, Civil War and the once-dy- Displays tell the stories pushed by highly educated namic Shake Rag area, of Ernest Hogan, who was leaders and teachers at the where he was born. the creator of ragtime music, black State Street and then He told students that look- and prominent black judg- High Street high schools, ing at what is left of Shake es, athletes and war heroes promoted academic excel- Rag now would give a false who hailed from Bowling lence, as well as more than impression. Green. But it also chronicles a few state and national ath- “It doesn’t look like it was everyday life as it once was letic championships. very much of a place,” he in Bowling Green’s vibrant “The information needs to said. In fact, “it was one of black community. be mined before it’s gone ... the most thriving black com- Museum board member that’s why this museum is so munities in Kentucky.” Don Offutt said the commu- important,” he said. The same fate of destruc- nity was built on four pillars: Hardin said he wants the tion in the name of “prog- family, church, education museum to eventually col- ress” befell other black areas, lect oral histories and be a most notably Jonesville, source for research. He also which was demolished to envisions an entire area ded- make way for WKU expan- icated to the many African- sion in the 1960s. American veterans from the Many of the WKU stu- area, “who were willing to dents expressed surprise give up their lives for the that their campus was built country ... we need to recog- nize that.” in part on such a communi- The museum already fea- ty. To address those kinds of tures a “WKU room,” where issues, Hardin said he also photos and other items wants the museum to feature tell the story of the black even more maps – “we need experience at the school – to let people know the geog- from a photograph of the raphy of this community,” school’s first black gradu- he said. ate, Margaret Munday, who As she recently sat amid earned her degree in 1960, the photos and other items to pictures of some of the she helped collect over more great basketball teams in the than a decade, Buford said school’s history. the long journey to find them The exhibits fill sever- a permanent home has been al rooms, and there are two worth it. outbuildings where more “I’m thrilled they finally exhibits are planned. have a place,” she said. Even before its regular – For more information hours were established, the about the museum, call 270- museum hosted many stu- 745-5753. dent groups by appointment. – Follow city government During a recent tour reporter Wes Swietek on by some WKU students, Twitter @BGDNgovtbeat or Offutt spoke about the large visit bgdailynews.com. 10 Sunday, April 30, 2017 Thrive Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky Mammoth Cave’s night sky may attract visitors By DEBORAH and a marshmallow roast. be changed or aimed differ- resource that we have large- HIGHLAND The program will work ently as part of the process. ly taken for granted in the [email protected] through the schools’ family Carson expects the tele- national parks. It’s a really resource centers to offer the scopes to be placed in June important resource. Animals Caves, trails and water opportunity to children and depending on training and depend on night skies for a continue to draw visitors to their families who might not manpower. variety of things and plants Mammoth Cave National otherwise have the opportu- “One thing that’s inter- do as well. It can impact life Park and a new night sky nity to visit the national park, esting about this part of the cycle. Between that and the program is expected to bring Carson said. The program country is when it becomes scenic values of night skies, tourists hoping to stargaze includes a round-trip bus humid like it does in the we want to do something without light pollution. ride to the park, child care summer, the night sky isn’t around that.” “If you’ve ever been at for siblings too young to par- as good as when the humid- Last year 468,784 people the park at night, you know ticipate so a parent can attend ity is lower. It could be that visited the cave. A night sky there is a good night sky,” with their child and bilingual our best night skies are not program has the potential to park spokeswoman Vickie translators if needed. in the summer months. It bring in park visitors look- Carson said. “It’s just dark. “We’re purchasing the could be in the spring, fall or ing for something different It’s really dark.” telescopes and we’ve select- winter,” she said. and new. A grant from the National ed an area where we’ll set “The sky is usually clear Carson also expects Park Foundation is funding them out,” Carson said. in the cooler times of the changes in the water to bring the startup of Mammoth In addition to the new pro- year. Some of this we will in additional visitors. Dam Cave After Dark, a program gram, the park is also working have to learn as we go No. 6 on the Green River aimed at showing visitors to attain a Dark Sky Park des- along,” she said. has been removed down- the night sky. ignation from the International A Dark Sky designation stream from the park. Prior The $25,000 grant, Dark-Sky Association. could help attract tourists to the removal, river travel received in conjunc- Park staff has been busy who travel to stargaze. in the park was limited to a tion with the Friends of assessing its lighting. “Mammoth Cave is this seven-mile stretch of river. Mammoth Cave, joins the “Our maintenance yard, special area that is very “Now it will open up 25 friends group, the nation- the hotel and visitors cen- dark at night. We are fair- miles on Green River and al park, Western Kentucky ter area, we have to do an ly rural. We don’t have Nolin River,” Carson said. University’s Hilltopper assessment of those lights a lot of light pollution,” “It could be that it will Astronomy Club and and how they function. park Superintendent Sarah spread out the use or use Scholars in Service with the They should be shining only Craighead told the Daily will increase. There will be Bowling Green Independent where they’re needed for News in January. “You different opportunities: short School District for the night whatever they’re supposed have the opportunity to see trips, medium trips, long day program designed to bring to be lighting and not light- the stars, to see the Milky trips and overnight trips.” students and a family mem- ing up a broad area and shin- Way. We have some pret- – Follow Assistant City ber to the park at night for a ing light into the woods or ty good night skies around Editor Deborah Highland on BAC TOTRONG/[email protected] cave tour, dinner, a look at into the sky,” Carson said. Mammoth Cave. Twitter @BGDNCrimebeat Workers remove Green River Dam No. 6 near Brownsville in the sky through telescopes Light fixtures may need to “Night skies are a natural or visit bgdailynews.com. late March. Sinkhole publicity still drives visitors to Corvette Museum

By DEBORAH “There’s several interac- The goal is to have that HIGHLAND tives that are part of the sink- operational by the end of the [email protected] hole exhibit. You can actual- month, Strode said. ly look down into the cave “The go-karts are (being) The unlikely pairing of itself,” Strode said. “There is shipped to us from some- Corvettes and a big gaping one that shows the map of where in Europe,” Strode said. hole brought record numbers the cave. The location of the “They are still on the ocean. of people to the National cars is another interactive We are running a little bit Corvette Museum when a exhibit. We had all kinds behind on when we are going large sinkhole opened in of national media. We have to get them. We are still going February 2014, swallow- some of those videos that to try to have that opened at ing eight prized Corvettes play that people can watch. the end of the month. and generating international Then we have videos when “Our largest event of the headlines. each of the eight cars was year at the museum is the The publicity generated lifted out and extracted. Michelin NCM Bash in the by the sinkhole combined “It’s real meaningful,” last full weekend of April. with the museum’s 20th he said. “It’s real engaging. A unique happening at that anniversary celebration and You learn about sinkholes. event is Chevrolet introduc- CORVETTE MUSEUM the opening of the NCM You learn about caves and it es the next year model year. 1962 Corvette trashed in a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum will be restored at the mu- Motorsports Park drew entertains the whole family. The 2018 Corvette will be seum, and visitors can watch the process. 251,258 people to the muse- Then on top of that, we have introduced here,” he said. um in 2014. The following the normal thing. This year, the Corvette year the number dropped to “What we are finding Homecoming venue will also 220,665. Last year, museum more and more is that folks return to the museum after attendance grew to 228,363 that did not think they would being at Sloan Convention people, said Katie Frassinelli, have a good time, maybe Center for several years. Whether it’s allergies or the flu. museum spokeswoman. they stop because their hus- Overall, the museum has This year to commemo- band was a car person, more a significant impact on tour- rate the third anniversary of and more people that are ism in the area, said Vicki We’re the Best Pharmacy the sinkhole, the museum is doing this are really seeing Fitch, executive director of restoring a 1962 Corvette. it as something that was the Bowling Green Area Visitors will be able to watch worthwhile. They learned Convention and Visitors for You! the restoration as it takes about Corvettes, and they Bureau. place. Visitors can also still learned about our geography “We have so many auto- peek down into part of the of this area.” motive enthusiasts who sinkhole and the museum There are billboards in the visit Bowling Green, and continues to sell jars of sink- Nashville area that advertise the Corvette Museum is our hole dirt and rock. So far the the museum and specifically flagship attraction,” she said. museum has sold $40,000 the sinkhole exhibit. “It draws people from all worth of jars of sinkhole dirt, “It’s still popular,” Strode over the country and interna- Frassinelli said. said. “It’s still drawing peo- tionally,” Fitch said. “We’ve not totally main- ple. They heard about it. We Fitch said the visitors tained (the 2014 numbers) try to remind them, this is bureau always includes the but the numbers are still up where it happened,” he said Corvette Museum, Corsair so we’re doing very, very of the billboards. Distillery and the cave sys- well,” museum executive By late April, at the NCM tem on tour information for director Wendell Strode said. Motorsports Park, a new international travelers. “The sinkhole exhibit seem- go-kart track is expected to “Usually those are the top ingly appeals to a lot of folks. draw visitors from around interests for the international “That seems to draw a lot the region. The activity is visitors,” she said. of visitors off of the inter- open to anyone who meets The Corvette Museum state that maybe wouldn’t the height requirements. draws crowds year round, have stopped before. We “They’re fast,” Frassinelli she said. have the eight cars that were said. The go-karts can hit “It helps that it’s located in the sinkhole on display speeds of over 45 mph. right off the interstate exit,” and the sinkhole exhibit “It’s something anyone can Fitch said. “They get off of itself. It’s a very nice exhib- show up and pay to take a the interstate and they want it that commemorates what ride,” she said. “It’s something to see what that big yellow happened Feb. 12, 2014. the whole family can do.” dome with the spire is.”

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Opening Living Hope up the course of the season, “We started noticing issues posed to have two new gyms vide,” he said. “I think it’s been a great to the county’s youth leagues roughly 3,000 of which took when we got this software by January, the department Today, as in the early days partnership ever since,” he allowed the church to pro- place in the school district’s because we were actually will still depend greatly on of the agreement, most of the said. “It’s just one of those vide the opportunity to play facilities and about 720 in able to see instead of having its partnerships with Warren county’s youth league events, successful partnerships that basketball and volleyball to a Living Hope, by Kummer’s 60 or 65 excel spreadsheets County Public Schools and including both practices and make Warren County a great larger part of the community, estimation. for every facility, we were Living Hope Baptist Church games, take place on the place to live and raise a fam- Stewart said. “We play a very delicate actually able on one screen to to keep up with the demand district’s property, Kummer ily.” “(Edwards) wanted to get balancing act when it comes see all 10 ballfields at Basil for its basketball and volley- said. Living Hope has been kids who are not part of the to trying to schedule proj- Griffin Park,” he said. ball youth leagues. Chris McIntyre, the dis- another important partner in church and open it up to more ects based around usage, In 2016, parks started The two gyms, to be trict’s chief financial officer, allowing the department to kids,” she said. and that’s really one of our guaranteeing two practices built in Ephram White Park said the district has appreci- handle the demand for par- Living Hope also hosts biggest challenges,” he instead of three for programs and Michael O. Buchanon ated the partnership because ticipation in its youth sports its own events, like an adult said. “The challenge of it is close to their full capacity, Park at a combined cost it’s made sports more acces- programs, Kummer said. men’s basketball league you have to try to meet the thus preventing parks from of $6,911,100, a total that sible to the county’s youth. The church agreed to share and the Next Level Sports growth of the community and doesn’t include the instal- “It’s a great resource for its gym four years ago to help Academy, which teaches you don’t want to overextend having to install caps again. lation of lockers, bleachers kids to have opportunities to meet demand for basketball children the fundamentals yourself in regard to what you Over the years, demand for and scoreboards, is the latest get involved in youth sports,” and volleyball, he said. of various sports, but bal- can afford and the resources parks’ youth sports leagues measure the county is under- he said. “I think it’s vital for Jackie Stewart, the recre- ancing these with the Parks available but you want to be has increased dramatically, taking to manage the ever-in- the community and for the ation center director at Living Department’s offerings gen- able to balance your offerings which McIntyre said is part- creasing demand for its kids to grow.” Hope, said the church’s part- erally hasn’t been difficult. to ensure that you’re reaching ly due to an increase in the youth league sports, accord- Making sure the district-af- nership with parks began “Our people know when the broadest group of partic- area’s population. ing to parks Director Chris filiated sporting events and with an agreement Michael November comes around, ipants no matter where they McIntyre said he doesn’t Kummer. youth league events have Edwards, the impact pastor at Parks is coming,” she said. are in their lives.” expect the new gyms in The department’s agree- enough access to their facil- the time, and Kummer struck. “Everybody’s good with that In recent years, it became Buchanon and Ephram White ment with Warren County ities has been a difficult bal- Before its agreement with because it’s for the kids.” clear that help from Living to reduce the program’s traf- Schools, which allows the ancing act, McIntyre said. Parks, Living Hope partic- According to Kummer, Hope and Warren County fic in the district’s facilities. department to use the dis- “Basically, our kids have it ipated in a basketball pro- each team in Warren Schools wasn’t enough to “The facilities and the trict’s facilities, began in first and parks has it second,” gram with Upward Sports, a County’s three youth bas- meet the steadily increasing usage has grown to the point 1981 and has been instru- he said. Christian youth sports pro- ketball leagues is guaranteed demand, Kummer said. where, as communities grow, mental to parks being able to Typically, the district’s vider, she said. two practices and one game When parks got a new soft- as programs grow, the need manage the programs’ expan- facilities are available to “It’s a little more Christian- a week. ware program that allowed for additional facilities grows sion through the decades, he the Parks Department after centered,” she said, adding With more than 1,200 play- the department to better track as well,” he said. Hobbies available in region for kids, adults By ALYSSA HARVEY do,” he said. “It distracts you library has Lego robotics. instructions. They have to [email protected] from everything that’s going “We have several differ- differentiate this Lego piece on in your life. It’s a relief.” ent Lego kits called WeDo. from that Lego piece.” Kevin Vashon sees a vari- Barbara Brodt, youth ser- They’re for the younger pop- “It takes several days to ety of people come into vices specialist at Mary ulation,” she said. “Usually construct the Mindstorm Hobby Town. Wood Weldon Memorial you think of middle and high robot. You can form it to do “Kids will come in to play Library at 1530 S. Green school age. These are geared so many more functions,” Pokemon,” he said of the St. in Glasgow, said people more for first and second Brodt said. “Fourth, fifth, shop at 2345 Russellville come in to participate in pro- grade.” sixth grade should be able to Road. “Middle-aged peo- grams all the time. Usually Brodt has every- program the Mindstorm.” ple come in to buy RC cars. On the first Monday of one start with WeDo. At 3:30 the third Monday Retired people come in and each month at 3:30 p.m. and “We start with WeDo of each month there is a play trains.” 4 p.m., the chess club meets so they understand the stop-motion animation class. MIRANDA PEDERSON/[email protected] Hobby Town has many in the youth department. basics before the move to Recently they did “The An employee and a student work together to sort out the yarn on things for people to do, “We have all ages. The Mindstorm. (WeDo) can be Three Little Pigs,” Brodt a long needle during a class at Crafty Hands. including radio-controlled kids and adults come in and constructed and programmed said. Then you take another pic- publiclibrary.org. cars, helicopters and planes, play. They learn from each all within an hour,” Brodt “Each month we have ture,” she said. “You take all Starla Williams, owner of drones, car and truck mod- other and teach each other,” said. “They have 12 differ- scripts and created the three those pictures and put them Crafty Hands Yarn Shop at els, movie memorabilia she said. “It’s a nice venue ent creatures they can build. little pigs. We have each of in a film. Nowadays several 2910 Scottsville Road No. models, trains and games. to learn from. The more you One is an alligator. They the houses,” she said. “The films out there are clay ani- B, sees people who come in “We have accessories for play, the more you’re going take it to the computer and next class we’ll be pulling it mation films. We have lots who want to learn to knit and games and parts to replace to learn at chess. program it to open and shut all together. We’re hoping to of fun. The kids just love crochet. RC cars and drones,” Vashon “Sometimes we have its mouth. They can program continue it.” this. “We sell yarn, needles, pat- said. “We get the parts or we one or two,” she said. it to make different noises.” In stop-motion animation, The library also has a Hook terns and teach them how to fix it for you for labor costs.” “Sometimes we may have “There’s lots of really fun you take pictures of your and Needle group, Color Me use them. We definitely sup- Hobbies are good to have, six or seven show up.” things. They have to pick the scene, Brodt said. Calm and book groups. For port what we sell,” she said. he said. At 4 p.m. on the second pieces they need,” she said. “Usually they’re clay. You more information, call 270- “We’re hands on with you. “It gives you something to Tuesday of each month, the “They have to follow the move him ever so slightly. 651-2824 or visit weldon We take you step by step.”

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