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Join the Friends of Mammoth Cave for the fourth annual "Pedal for the Park" at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

The event begins at the Cave City Convention Center, and features three different bike routes through scenic rural terrain in and near Mammoth Cave National Park.  The Cave City Convention Center, 502 Mammoth Cave St., is located about one mile from I-65, exit 53.  On-site registration ($30) will begin at 7:00 a.m.  To register in advance online ($30), visit: http://www.active.com/cave-city-ky/cycling/races/pedal-for-the-park-2015?int=.  Route maps, created using MAPMYRIDE, are available on at https://www.facebook.com/mammothfriends.  

All routes will begin and end at the convention center.  The 12-mile loop is a family-friendly ride east of Cave City on roads that are not too busy or hilly, including Salem Church Road and Old Munfordville Road.  The 45-mile route starts out with hills on Toohey Ridge Road and Park Ridge Road, and a SAG stop near the visitor center.  After leaving the park at Park City, the second half of the ride is more open and rolling, and follows the homeward route of the 12-mile loop. The 77-mile route also starts on park roads, then heads north across the Green River Ferry, with SAG stops in Cub Run, Munfordville, and Horse Cave.  

Pedal for the Park is a primary fundraising event for the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park.  One of the Friends' most important goals is to promote life-long fitness and healthy lifestyles through opportunities provided by Mammoth Cave National Park and the surrounding region.  

Please visit us at https://www.facebook.com/mammothfriends and www.friendsofmammothcave.org, for more information about the ride and how you can become a Friend.  The Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park, Inc., is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working in partnership with the National Park Service to fund projects and programs that protect and preserve natural and cultural resources, and enhance the visitor experience of Mammoth Cave National Park.   

For more information on the event, contact Helen Siewers, Executive Director, Friends of Mammoth Cave, Inc., at [email protected]. 

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Flower Planting 101

Is it safe yet? This is a question all of us gardeners ask ourselves when Spring begins and we have our first few days of warm weather.  We all have an impulse to garden and plant, but it’s just not safe for some of the more tender plants until the threat of frost has passed. So we begin by getting our beds and landscapes ready, we keep planning and waiting very impatiently for the all clear. Here in south central Kentucky it is best to wait until around the first of May to do any major planting of flowers. Well folks, that time is upon us!

In all of the dreaming and planning you have done over winter, have you decided what flowers you are going to plant and where? A big question is how much time do you want to devote to your blooming beauties? If you plant them in the ground, they require less care. When planting in pots or planters they require a little extra attention. You also need to keep in mind that not all flowers are the same. Some varieties can handle the hot sun and dry conditions, while others are very fragile and need only the morning sun.  It is a good idea to evaluate how much sun your bed gets or where you will hang or set potted plants. Determine whether or not it gets morning sun or afternoon sun. Another thing to keep in mind is your soil condition. Is it well drained, or stay fairly moist? Some plants, like Vinca, like hot dry locations and do not require a lot of watering. Also what will be the size at the plants maturity? Carefully read the tag supplied with the plant at the time of purchase for any particulars that might apply to the variety you are planting.  Once you have determined these things, it will help you in your plant selection.

Now you have your plants, how do you plant them? If you have decided you are putting them in a bed, it is a good idea to enhance your soil with some organic material like peat moss, composted manure, or organic soil. Mix those well into your soil. This is also a good time to add a balanced, timed-release fertilizer to get your plants off to a good start. If you are planting in pots and planters, we suggest a planting medium that already has time release fertilizer in it, like Miracle Grow potting mix. If you choose a medium without fertilizer in it, you can always use a liquid fertilizer for proper nutrition. Also planting in containers requires more watering than those planted in beds.

Enjoy your flowers in all their blooming glory!

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope!”  ~ Lady Bird Johnson

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Edmonson County Saddle Club & 4-H Pony Express Horse Club

Fun Horse Show
 
May 25th-Memorial Day 2015 –- Start time:  10:00 AM CDT

Casual Attire for all Classes – All 4-Hers must wear a helmet

Admission:  $5.00 Donation per Carload/Truckload

1.  In Hand Obstacle Trail
2.  Adult Showmanship   
3.  Youth Showmanship
4.  English Model (Walking/Saddle Horse) – Shown in Halter or Bridle
5.  Stock Horse Halter/Model
6.  Stick Horse Class – no entry fee
7.  Adult Bareback Class – (Any Breed – Walk & Favorite Gait – Not a Canter)
8.  Adult Ride a Buck Bareback Class (Any Breed – Walk & Favorite Gait – Possible Canter)
9.  Youth Bareback Class (Any Breed – Walk & Favorite Gait – Not a Canter)
10.  Youth Ride a Buck – Bareback Class (Any Breed-Any Age – Walk & Favorite Gait)

Short Saddle Up Break

11.  Leadline – any age – no entry fee
12.  Walk only class – 11 & Under 
13. Adult Walk/Trot or Walk/Jog – Western Pleasure or Hunt Seat
14.  Youth Pleasure - Walk/Favorite Gait – 17 & Under (Saddle Horse Type)
15.  Youth Pleasure - Walk/Trot or Walk/Jog- 17 & Under (Hunt Seat/Saddlebred/Stock Horse)
16.  Open Pleasure – Canter Class (Walk, Favorite Gait-not a canter & Canter)
17.  Open Western Pleasure (Walk, Jog, Lope)
18.  Open Flat Shod Canter – Optional Tack (Flat Walk, Running Walk, Canter)
19.  Western Pleasure 39 & Over (Walk, Jog, Lope)
20.  Spotted Saddle Horse  (Show Walk/Show Gait)
21. Open Country Pleasure – Saddle Horse Type/Optional Tack (Walk & Favorite Gait)
22. Adult 18 & Over: Western Pleasure or Hunt Seat  (Walk/Jog/Lope or WTC)
23.  Egg & Spoon – Adult
24. Water Glass – Adult
25. Water Glass – Youth
26. Egg & Spoon – Youth
27. Ribbon Pairs
28. Western Riding – any breed
29.  Basic Reining – any breed
30.  Adult Obstacle Trail                          
31.  Youth Obstacle Trail
32.  Novice Rider Obstacle Trail (Rider never to have received a blue ribbon in Obstacle Trail)                 
33.  Hunter Hack - 2 jumps & rail work (any breed – Walk, Favorite Gait, Canter for rail work)
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Entry Fee $5.00 per class or $20.00 per horse - all show fee 
Awards given to top 5 placings in each class – No Monetary Payback
Age of Rider determined by age as of Jan. 1
Proceeds benefit the Edmonson County Pony Express 4-H Horse Club
The 4-H Club & the Saddle Club is: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS

For more information:
Wendy & Wes Majors, Edmonson County 4-H Horse Club Leaders:  270-996-8786

A small but lively crowd was on hand Tuesday night, April 14th  at the Bear Creek Fire Department as 6th District Magistrate Mark Woosley hosted his first of what he hopes to be several community town hall-type meetings. 

Woosley said he wanted to use the opportunity to meet with the residents of his district to find out what was important to them, and to better educate the public on his role as magistrate and how he can help with their needs. "Those that attended the meeting were really engaged," Woosley said. "I hope future meetings will be even more successful."

The topics ranged everywhere from trash pickup to road maintenance, and Judge Executive Wil Cannon also attended and joined in the discussion.  Sheriff Shane Doyle was also there.  "I think this was a great thing for the people of the sixth district," Doyle said.  "Hopefully more and more people will get involved and come to the next meeting and maybe the other magistrates will follow suit and do the same in their districts as well."

Woosley was encouraged by the first gathering. "We hope more folks come to our next meeting," he said. "We want to hear your questions. What do people want in this district as well as the rest of the county?  What do we need to focus on? These meetings are your opportunity to let your voice be heard." 

Magistrate Woosley has scheduled his next community meeting on May 28th at 6:00 pm,  at the Bear Creek Fire Department.

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Make plans to attend the 6th Annual Spring Fling & Health Fair at the Edmonson County Public Library on Saturday, April 25th from 9am - 12 noon. 

Bluegrass Opry Returns with Outstanding April Lineup and supports the GCHS DECA club

          The Grayson County Bluegrass Opry will be presenting an outstanding lineup of bluegrass bands at this month’s free bluegrass music show on Saturday, April 18th, at 6:00 PM.  The show is held in the old courtroom on the third floor of the Old Judicial Building at 125 East White Oak Street across from the Health Department.  Guests are reminded to use the rear entrance of the building and access the elevator to ride to the top floor.

          This month’s program is featuring the 2014 Kentucky State Champion Bluegrass Band, the Higher Ground band, from Bowling Green.  The group is primarily a family band which includes husband and wife, Alan and Kim Beck, along with their son, Cody.  Alan sings and plays the guitar, while Kim performs on the bass.  Cody not only sings, but also plays both the fiddle and mandolin.  The band also includes Leitchfield resident Randy Saltsman, who plays banjo and sings harmony. 

          Higher Ground won the award for the state champion bluegrass band at a contest in Elizabethtown last June.  The band performs a variety of bluegrass music material, including both traditional and contemporary songs, along with some hard-driving instrumentals. 

 Performing on the April 18th Opry show for the first time will be the RidgeRunner band, which is a bluegrass gospel group from Cadiz, Kentucky.  In addition, the host band for the Grayson County Bluegrass Opry, Hickory Grove, will perform.  

          Meanwhile, the local Bluegrass Opry will be supporting a local cause by assisting the DECA club of Grayson County High School.  The DECA club will be operating a concession stand at this show to raise money for the club’s activities.

FindYourPark at Mammoth Cave during National Park Week April 18-26

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky., April 9, 2015 – Mammoth Cave National Park joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage people to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com.  Find Your Park is the theme of National Park Week 2015, and a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for its second century of service.

Find Your Park invites the public to see that a national park can be more than a place – it can be a feeling, a state of mind, or a sense of American pride.  Beyond vast landscapes, the campaign highlights historical, urban, and cultural parks, as well as the National Park Service programs that protect, preserve and share nature, culture, and history in communities nationwide.
 
“We invite the public to ‘find your park’ during Mammoth Cave’s National Park Week events,” said Superintendent Sarah Craighead.  “Follow a ranger in search of bird calls and wildflowers. Join a workshop on nature photography or painting. Take a free cave tour, or bring the entire family out for a picnic.   And just for fun, all week we will ask visitors to take a ‘selfie’ in front of a big map as they point to their own favorite national park, and hashtag it #FindYourPark.”

April 18 – Wildflower Day

8:15-9:30 a.m., Let’s Go Birding for Families; meet at the visitor center.

8:30-10:15 a.m., Water & Wildflowers/Cedar Sink Hike; meet at the Cedar Sink Trailhead.

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Ridge to River Wildflower Hike, meet at the visitor center.

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., The Art of Wildflowers for Families, supplies provided, meet at the visitor center.

12:15-1:15 p.m., Heritage Walk, meet at the visitor center (wheelchair/stroller accessible).

1:30-4:00 p.m., Advanced Wildflower & Photography Walk, meet at the visitor center.

2:00-3:00 p.m., Junior Ranger Nature Tracks, meet at the visitor center.

April 18 & 19 – Free cave tours: Mammoth Cave Discovery Tour and Mammoth Passage Tours

Participants must pick up a free ticket in the visitor center before going on these tours.  Both the Mammoth Cave Discovery Tour on Saturday and the Mammoth Passage Tour on Sunday require a walk down and up the steep hill below the visitor center, as well as 160 steps.  Visit the Rotunda, one of the largest rooms, explore a vast canyon passageway, and learn about 19th-century saltpeter mining operations and the geologic origins of Mammoth Cave on each of these tours.

Saturday, April 18 – Mammoth Cave Discovery Tour will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Allow at least 30 minutes; about 3/4 mile round trip.  This is a self-guided tour.

Sunday, April 19 – Mammoth Passage Tours will depart from the visitor center at the following times:  8:45, 10:15,12:15, 2:00, and 4:30.  The ¾-mile, 1¼-hour Mammoth Passage tour is limited to 40 people.

April 25 – Junior Ranger Day

Learn outdoor skills such as orienteering, first aid, knot tying, water safety and how to build a campfire.  Skills like these can be the foundation for a lifetime of adventures.  All activities meet at the visitor center and will last about 45 minutes.  A special event patch may be earned.

9:30 a.m. Basic Orienteering

10:30 a.m., Beyond a Band-aid

11:30 a.m., Knots to Know

12:30 p.m., Safety on the Water

1:30 p.m., Pioneer Children’s Games

2:30 p.m., Campfire Building - Tips and Tricks

Note:  tour requirements regarding white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats:  While there are no known harmful effects to humans, WNS is responsible for the death of millions of hibernating bats across the eastern United States since its discovery in 2006.  WNS was found in Mammoth Cave in winter 2012-13.  To minimize the spread of WNS fungus, all participants on cave tours must walk across bio-security mats to clean footwear immediately following the conclusion of their tour.  

Saturday, April 25 – Junior Ranger Day

Learn outdoor skills such as orienteering, first aid, knot tying, water safety and how to build a campfire.  Skills like these can be the foundation for a lifetime of adventures.  All activities meet at the visitor center and will last about 45 minutes.  A special event patch may be earned.

9:30 a.m. Basic Orienteering

10:30 a.m., Beyond a Band-aid

11:30 a.m., Knots to Know

12:30 p.m., Safety on the Water

1:30 p.m., Pioneer Children’s Games

2:30 p.m., Campfire Building - Tips and Tricks

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Off to a Growing Start-

After a harsh winter, like we have had this year, it is very important to assess any winter damage to your garden. Many of our hollies and boxwoods emerge from winter with burned, bronzy leaves. After trimming and pruning away the dead and damaged portions and to help ensure the recovery, apply a slow release fertilizer such as Espoma Holly Tone. We recommend this, as it is organic and will not burn the roots. The optimum times for tree and shrub fertilization are spring and fall. This is also the case for our favorite acid loving shrubs, such as the beautiful Azaleas and Rhododendrons. These too, will also benefit from the Holly Tone fertilizer. You should fertilize in spring just as the shrubs begin to put on new growth. After the stress of winter, fertilizing in early spring will help them green up and get them off to a growing start. The same also goes for your other trees, shrubs, and roses. We recommend the granule fertilize Espoma Tree Tone and Rose Tone that we carry. These are both organic, and provide excellent balanced nutrition for your trees and roses during the growing season.

When fertilizing trees and shrubs, keep these two points in mind: (1) Fertilizer is beneficial when it is needed; (2) Use it in the right amount, at the right time and in the right place.  Knowing when to fertilize is as important as using the right fertilizer. Keeping both of these in mind this will give your plants optimum growth and development. Also be sure to following the package instructions for proper application and amount according to the plants size. Have questions on fertilizing? Call us at Mammoth Cave Transplants 270-597-2533.

Gardening requires lots of water — most of it in the form of perspiration. ~Lou Erickson

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Mark Woosley, 6th District Magistrate, will host a community meeting at the Bear Creek Fire Department on Tuesday, April 14th.  Woosley said that all concerned citizens of Edmonson County are invited. "You don't have to be a resident of the 6th district to attend," he said. 

The meeting starts at 6pm and will cover a range of county-related topics. He said all county residents are encouraged to participate.

A Poker Run will be held at Chalybeate Park on Saturday, April 18th to benefit the family of Shirley Mae Jaggers for their overwhelming medical expenses. The event is being sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, and they will match all proceeds raised, up to $2500.

United Way is embarking on a transformative journey in order to better serve our community. We would like to invite all interested community members to join us as we begin this transformation for a series of community research presentations.

United Way is continuing to see the need for assistance steadily increasing and problems becoming more widespread and more difficult to treat.  In order to create long-term sustainable change, United Way is transitioning to a Community Impact business model designed to pinpoint and target the underlying causes of issues that affect our community.  With the community’s help, United Way will strive to develop strategies and partnerships that will bring about lasting change as true Community Impact is an effort that is owned by the entire community. 

To make this transition, over the course of fourteen months, United Way has completed an extensive amount of research by conducting a total of 55 Community Conversations throughout our ten county BRADD region – a way to truly LISTEN and understand what’s most important to residents. The next step is to use what was learned to be the convener in bringing together a broad range of community partners to create long-term community change goals around the issues deemed most important by community residents.  In addition, more than 4,700 surveys were submitted by community members citing the issues most important to them.  People from all ten BRADD counties, all ages, ethnicities and income levels shared their thoughts and aspirations. 

We would like to share our findings with Southern Kentucky residents in a series of upcoming presentations: “Southern Kentucky Speaks Out.” During these presentations, we will discuss what community residents shared with us over the course of these fourteen months with a focus on issues related to Education, Income, Health, and Safety Net specifically. We hope that you will be able to join us for the following: