WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:03.359
<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news and

2
00:00:03.480 --> 00:00:07.960
<v Speaker 1>Bardstown in Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.

3
00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:12.800
<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for

4
00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:16.480
<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

5
00:00:16.559 --> 00:00:20.000
<v Speaker 1>it difficult to read print of material. We will begin

6
00:00:20.079 --> 00:00:28.399
<v Speaker 1>with the addition dated July twelfth. County issues moratorium on

7
00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:35.159
<v Speaker 1>data centers. Nelson County Physical Court brings. Nelson County Fiscal

8
00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:40.240
<v Speaker 1>Court took action to quell rumors of data centers locating

9
00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:46.039
<v Speaker 1>in the county, as magistrates voted unanimously to issue a

10
00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:53.840
<v Speaker 1>one year moratorium prohibiting them. That moratorium restricts data centers

11
00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:59.560
<v Speaker 1>of quote of any size. I guarantee there's not going

12
00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:04.400
<v Speaker 1>to be a data center in the new Industrial Park,

13
00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:11.040
<v Speaker 1>Judge Executive Tim Hutchins said, also noting that the City

14
00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:18.239
<v Speaker 1>of Bartstown Planning and Zoning and the Bartstown Industrial Development

15
00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:23.560
<v Speaker 1>Corporation were also on board with this. Ahead of Fiscal

16
00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:29.040
<v Speaker 1>Courts vote, Anita Ellison of we Are Dowson County was

17
00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:33.480
<v Speaker 1>among those on hand for public comment to speak about

18
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.519
<v Speaker 1>the brewing controversy about data centers possibly locating to Newson County.

19
00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:43.680
<v Speaker 1>We need to study to become educated on what data

20
00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:48.879
<v Speaker 1>centers are, she said. She said her group, which met

21
00:01:48.959 --> 00:01:53.359
<v Speaker 1>later Tuesday evening, will continue to have meetings to discuss

22
00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:57.400
<v Speaker 1>the issue. She also asked for the new five hundred

23
00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:02.120
<v Speaker 1>and twenty seven acre property purchased by the city and

24
00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:07.799
<v Speaker 1>county not to be rezoned until there are certain clarifications

25
00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:12.439
<v Speaker 1>and restrictions about what will go in the new industrial park.

26
00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:19.560
<v Speaker 1>Pat Kirtley also spoke, likening data centers to an invasion

27
00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:24.520
<v Speaker 1>by big money. Several others also spoke on the issue,

28
00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:29.759
<v Speaker 1>including concerns about land and water usage required to run

29
00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:33.639
<v Speaker 1>the centers, taking up about forty five minutes of time

30
00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:39.120
<v Speaker 1>in the meeting. Hutchins, when asked, said there were no

31
00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:42.560
<v Speaker 1>plans to build a data center in the county and

32
00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:47.439
<v Speaker 1>that there were no non disclosure agreements in place regarding

33
00:02:47.479 --> 00:02:54.120
<v Speaker 1>the issues. Other speakers at the meeting urged the county

34
00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:58.840
<v Speaker 1>to make sure ordinances are in place preventing the arrival

35
00:02:59.039 --> 00:03:05.120
<v Speaker 1>of data center. David Bezanes, the new president in CEO

36
00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:09.719
<v Speaker 1>of the BIDC, said he has no plans to pursue

37
00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:17.240
<v Speaker 1>bringing data centers to Nelson County. The county approved updates

38
00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:23.960
<v Speaker 1>to the Nelson County detention centers inmate phone system. James Victory,

39
00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:29.039
<v Speaker 1>with district to US Representative Brett Guthrie's office, was on

40
00:03:29.159 --> 00:03:34.159
<v Speaker 1>hand for Tuesday's meeting to report on a pair of

41
00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:39.360
<v Speaker 1>federal transportation grants awarded to the Bardstown Nelson County Airport.

42
00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:44.280
<v Speaker 1>One of the grants was for four hundred six four

43
00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:48.240
<v Speaker 1>hundred seven dollars and the second was for five hundred

44
00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:53.960
<v Speaker 1>twenty eight five dollars. The funds will go towards reconstruction

45
00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:59.319
<v Speaker 1>of the main apron pavement of the airport. Victory said

46
00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:04.360
<v Speaker 1>it will help to grow commercial aviation and transportation efforts

47
00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:09.199
<v Speaker 1>at the airport. The funds came from the US Department

48
00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:15.520
<v Speaker 1>of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. Victory said Guthrie

49
00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:20.439
<v Speaker 1>wanted to congratulate the city, county, and the airport board

50
00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:24.439
<v Speaker 1>for their efforts in securing the grants. He said the

51
00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:29.279
<v Speaker 1>county is also potentially in line for a disaster mitigation

52
00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:35.680
<v Speaker 1>grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which must be

53
00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:39.279
<v Speaker 1>applied for through the state of Kentucky. He said that

54
00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:45.360
<v Speaker 1>would help with flooding mitigation and for storm shelters, among others.

55
00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:50.959
<v Speaker 1>Busy AANES was introduced at Tuesday's meeting. He had started

56
00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:55.439
<v Speaker 1>on the job on Monday. Busy Anes is a Louisville native,

57
00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:59.879
<v Speaker 1>but has Nelson County ties through his wife and also

58
00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:04.240
<v Speaker 1>as family tiest of Washington County. Busy Inns was a

59
00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:09.279
<v Speaker 1>similar ad a similar role in Oldham County. I'm excited

60
00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:13.120
<v Speaker 1>to bring jobs and grow the tax base here in

61
00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:17.680
<v Speaker 1>Nelson County, he said, and also noted that there is

62
00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:20.439
<v Speaker 1>a lot of work to do with the land purchased

63
00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:26.519
<v Speaker 1>for the new industrial park. Nelson County entered into a

64
00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:33.399
<v Speaker 1>land swap with Revelation Properties, trading sixteen point four to

65
00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:37.639
<v Speaker 1>three acres for a ten point two five acre parcel

66
00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:43.040
<v Speaker 1>which will be added to Dean Watts Park for future expansion.

67
00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:50.199
<v Speaker 1>Fiscal Court approved purchase of a Mantis boom mower for

68
00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:54.920
<v Speaker 1>the Road Department for two hundred seventy five thousand, six

69
00:05:55.040 --> 00:05:58.879
<v Speaker 1>hundred and twelve dollars. The price was fixed on a

70
00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:04.279
<v Speaker 1>state contract. Fiscal Court will be purchasing two tenths of

71
00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:08.319
<v Speaker 1>an acre of land on Timber Trails to locate a

72
00:06:08.439 --> 00:06:14.160
<v Speaker 1>tower for first responder communications. The state has approved funding

73
00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:18.759
<v Speaker 1>to pave Hagan Road in its entirety. The cost is

74
00:06:18.839 --> 00:06:23.399
<v Speaker 1>sixty thousand dollars. Hutchins reported there was about one million

75
00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:29.279
<v Speaker 1>dollars in paving funding budgeted for this year. County Road

76
00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:34.240
<v Speaker 1>Supervisor Bred Spaulding reported that FEMA is getting close to

77
00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:40.279
<v Speaker 1>funding a series of projects that offered damage in recent floods.

78
00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:44.519
<v Speaker 1>He said meetings were ongoing with FEMA in terms of

79
00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:49.560
<v Speaker 1>the negotiations as far as how to as to how

80
00:06:49.680 --> 00:06:54.879
<v Speaker 1>much the federal agency will fund and what portions of

81
00:06:54.959 --> 00:06:57.879
<v Speaker 1>the jobs there are when it comes to work that

82
00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:04.839
<v Speaker 1>the county must fund. Emergency Management Director Brad Metcalfe reported

83
00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:09.600
<v Speaker 1>that he anticipated that FEMA would reject the county's request

84
00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:15.439
<v Speaker 1>for assistance in cleaning up the Rolling Fork River blockages,

85
00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:20.120
<v Speaker 1>but that the county has the opportunity to appeal that decision.

86
00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:24.680
<v Speaker 1>He said they have been taking additional pictures of the

87
00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:33.240
<v Speaker 1>most recent flooding, which heavily affected Nelsonville, role as additional evidence.

88
00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:38.240
<v Speaker 1>He also noted that Western Kentucky University is looking into

89
00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:44.879
<v Speaker 1>installing a Mezzonet weather monitoring station in Nelson County to

90
00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:52.879
<v Speaker 1>bring Nelson County into their network. Metcalf also reported his

91
00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:57.720
<v Speaker 1>office has submitted applications for a one point six million

92
00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:01.480
<v Speaker 1>dollar federal grant, which would go towards the purchase of

93
00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:11.519
<v Speaker 1>new ambulances. Next, Annie receives standing ovation. Down the star

94
00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:15.680
<v Speaker 1>of the show. The sun have come out Tomorrow. The

95
00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:22.160
<v Speaker 1>Stephen Foster Drama Association's production of Annie opened on Wednesday

96
00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:27.480
<v Speaker 1>to a standing ovation despite the afternoon's heavy rain showers.

97
00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:32.200
<v Speaker 1>Wednesday night was the first performance in a nine show

98
00:08:32.440 --> 00:08:36.120
<v Speaker 1>run for the beloved Broadway musical at the Jay Dan

99
00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:42.440
<v Speaker 1>Talbot Amphitheater. The iconic red haired orphan Annie was portrayed

100
00:08:42.519 --> 00:08:48.440
<v Speaker 1>by Bartstown local eleven year old Brooklyn Downs. Down said

101
00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:52.639
<v Speaker 1>she was feeling nervous before Wednesday's opening night, but she

102
00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:56.919
<v Speaker 1>also felt confident and was ready to go out on stage.

103
00:08:57.399 --> 00:09:02.000
<v Speaker 1>She said she was very excited to discover she was

104
00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:07.159
<v Speaker 1>selected to play Annie. Down said Annie is a young

105
00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:11.799
<v Speaker 1>girl like her who is brave and determined. I had

106
00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:16.559
<v Speaker 1>a very good time tonight and I can't wait to

107
00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:19.519
<v Speaker 1>see people for the eight more times I do this.

108
00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:26.600
<v Speaker 1>Down said after the performance. The production included thirteen young

109
00:09:26.720 --> 00:09:30.320
<v Speaker 1>girls and four boys as part of the ensemble cast.

110
00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:34.200
<v Speaker 1>Down said it was a lot of fun, but importantly

111
00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:37.399
<v Speaker 1>to her, it was great to work with people her

112
00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:45.360
<v Speaker 1>own age, excited who are about theater. Clay Smith, who

113
00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:51.320
<v Speaker 1>plays Oliver Warbugs, praised down for her performance. He said

114
00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:54.720
<v Speaker 1>she challenges him to bring his all, and he said

115
00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:57.320
<v Speaker 1>he has gotten the privilege of seeing her grove in

116
00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:02.840
<v Speaker 1>the role. Mariah Maysik, playing Grace Ferrell, had nothing but

117
00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:07.840
<v Speaker 1>kind words for the cast's young actors. They're so talented,

118
00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:14.279
<v Speaker 1>she said. Brooklyn, who plays Annie, she's so good, and

119
00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:17.399
<v Speaker 1>she is smart, and she picks up things so fast.

120
00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:23.600
<v Speaker 1>It's been really great to be surrounded by every one

121
00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:28.879
<v Speaker 1>of all ages too. The production especial one for Maasic

122
00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:33.080
<v Speaker 1>as Grace Ferrell has been in a dream role for her.

123
00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:36.000
<v Speaker 1>She said she found out she got the part on

124
00:10:36.120 --> 00:10:40.600
<v Speaker 1>a random Wednesday and has been looking forward to the

125
00:10:40.639 --> 00:10:45.600
<v Speaker 1>opportunity ever since. This year is her debut with the company,

126
00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:50.360
<v Speaker 1>and she said the process in rehearsals for Annie has

127
00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:56.039
<v Speaker 1>been hard work. However, Maasick said she is surrounded by

128
00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.879
<v Speaker 1>other hard workers who've made it a breeze. Smith, on

129
00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:05.039
<v Speaker 1>the other hand, has played Warbucks before and said each

130
00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:08.879
<v Speaker 1>time it makes him love the role more. The arc

131
00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:12.600
<v Speaker 1>that Daddy Warbucks goes through from being sort of a

132
00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:17.080
<v Speaker 1>toughy to like an old softy is just heartwarming. He said,

133
00:11:17.679 --> 00:11:22.080
<v Speaker 1>it's been a joy, nothing but a joy. Missy Hannigan

134
00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:27.399
<v Speaker 1>was played by ten year drama veteran Kit Mills, while

135
00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:32.440
<v Speaker 1>the villainous Rooster Hannigan and Lily Saint Regis were played

136
00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:38.759
<v Speaker 1>by Chad Sapp and Christina Grigg. Bardstown local Jerry Eaton

137
00:11:38.919 --> 00:11:43.919
<v Speaker 1>starred as Drake in Wednesday's production, Marking his fifth year

138
00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:50.320
<v Speaker 1>with the organization. Eaton said it's a balancing act to

139
00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:55.879
<v Speaker 1>learn a second show while performing in the Stephen Foster Story. However,

140
00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:59.240
<v Speaker 1>he said it has been fun to cert seasons surrounded

141
00:11:59.279 --> 00:12:04.320
<v Speaker 1>by incredible casts. We have quite a few more performances,

142
00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:09.480
<v Speaker 1>and I think I don't think anyone's going to regret

143
00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:13.360
<v Speaker 1>coming and seeing the show. Eaton said, with the orphans,

144
00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:17.080
<v Speaker 1>we've got the incredible children, we have the adult casts

145
00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:20.360
<v Speaker 1>that are coming from around the country. It's a pretty

146
00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:24.039
<v Speaker 1>special show and a pretty special cast. I think you'll

147
00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:27.159
<v Speaker 1>have a good time if you come see this. Annie

148
00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:32.120
<v Speaker 1>will have eight more shows this season. The production will

149
00:12:32.159 --> 00:12:38.200
<v Speaker 1>be performed each Wednesday and Friday through August fifth. Visit

150
00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:45.399
<v Speaker 1>Stephen Foster dot com for more information or to purchase tickets. Next,

151
00:12:47.279 --> 00:12:54.200
<v Speaker 1>Kentucky State Police seek to hire driver testing administrators accepting

152
00:12:54.320 --> 00:13:00.759
<v Speaker 1>applications for six new career opportunities in Bardstown. Kentucky State

153
00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:08.000
<v Speaker 1>Police KSP is accepting applications for new career opportunities in

154
00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:17.000
<v Speaker 1>the Nelson County area. The KSP Driver's Testing brands seeks

155
00:13:17.039 --> 00:13:24.679
<v Speaker 1>to fill six driver testing administrator I positions. Interested Kentuckians

156
00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:32.039
<v Speaker 1>are encouraged to apply by visiting http s Colon, forward slash,

157
00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:41.720
<v Speaker 1>forward slash, Kypersonnel Cabinet, dot CSOD, dot Com, forward slash ux,

158
00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:47.639
<v Speaker 1>forward slash ats, forward slash, Career Site, forward slash fifty,

159
00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:55.279
<v Speaker 1>forward slash Home question mark c equals Ky Personnel Cabinet.

160
00:13:56.320 --> 00:14:01.360
<v Speaker 1>The new administrators will report to the Bardstown Regional Driver's

161
00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:07.559
<v Speaker 1>License Office located at two oh one Guthrie Drive, Sweep

162
00:14:07.639 --> 00:14:13.879
<v Speaker 1>Sea in Bardstown, Kentucky, which will soon begin to offer

163
00:14:14.039 --> 00:14:20.320
<v Speaker 1>driver testing services. KSP Driver Testing Captain Chris Baker feels

164
00:14:20.679 --> 00:14:25.759
<v Speaker 1>this personnel expansion will better serve the citizens of our commonwealth.

165
00:14:26.279 --> 00:14:30.559
<v Speaker 1>The Kentucky State Police is dedicated to help helping keep

166
00:14:30.600 --> 00:14:36.559
<v Speaker 1>our road safe by providing comprehensive testing opportunities throughout the state.

167
00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:42.320
<v Speaker 1>Captain Baker said the driver testing branch is in search

168
00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:47.519
<v Speaker 1>of Kentuckians who strive to continuously make highways safer by

169
00:14:47.639 --> 00:14:53.440
<v Speaker 1>ensuring only the most qualified applicants obtain their license to

170
00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:57.639
<v Speaker 1>operate a vehicle on the road. The six new Driver

171
00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:03.440
<v Speaker 1>Testing Administrator one position are full time and include comprehensive

172
00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:12.840
<v Speaker 1>benefits including health insurance, paid state office, paid state holidays,

173
00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:20.840
<v Speaker 1>sick and annually, retirement, and more. Applications for the six

174
00:15:21.159 --> 00:15:26.360
<v Speaker 1>positions are now open and will remain open until July thirteenth,

175
00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:32.519
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six. KSP has twenty nine driver testing and

176
00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:40.879
<v Speaker 1>driver testing and regional testing locations throughout the state, including

177
00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:45.360
<v Speaker 1>the new location in bar Sim. These offices offer a

178
00:15:45.559 --> 00:15:51.080
<v Speaker 1>range of tests with flexible scheduling to best serve Kentuckians.

179
00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:56.559
<v Speaker 1>To see the full list of regional testing locations, visits

180
00:15:56.600 --> 00:16:02.399
<v Speaker 1>the ksp's website. KSP is dedicated to ensuring that all

181
00:16:02.480 --> 00:16:09.360
<v Speaker 1>drivers on Kentucky roadways are knowledgeable, skilled, and prepared to

182
00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:16.080
<v Speaker 1>operate their vehicles safely and responsibly. To learn more about

183
00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:23.919
<v Speaker 1>the Driver Testing Bridge, visit ksp's website. Testing applicants can

184
00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:28.440
<v Speaker 1>access a list of local interpreters through the Office of

185
00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:36.440
<v Speaker 1>Language Access. Next Jackson's Journey New Hope, Father shares his

186
00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:42.279
<v Speaker 1>son's story. Jackson Wheatley is two months old. At six

187
00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:47.559
<v Speaker 1>days old, Jackson had open heart surgery in early June.

188
00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:52.519
<v Speaker 1>He was welcome home. Along the Way. Dillian Wheatley, his father,

189
00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:56.639
<v Speaker 1>detailed their journey as a family there each and every

190
00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:02.559
<v Speaker 1>turn on his social media page, wrote about Jackson, about

191
00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:05.960
<v Speaker 1>their family and the people supporting them along the way.

192
00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:11.400
<v Speaker 1>Not only did the lengthy post garner support from across

193
00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:14.720
<v Speaker 1>the state, but it also gave Dillian the space to

194
00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:20.079
<v Speaker 1>talk about their circumstances. In late June, Dillian compiled content

195
00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:24.519
<v Speaker 1>from all the posts into a more cohesive look into

196
00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:29.839
<v Speaker 1>their lives. The novel, titled Jackson's Journey, doesn't just share

197
00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:33.440
<v Speaker 1>his son's story, but he hopes it serves as a

198
00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:38.000
<v Speaker 1>memento for both of his sons about their lives. The

199
00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:43.599
<v Speaker 1>inspiration behind writing the book started as a Facebook post,

200
00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:48.759
<v Speaker 1>just updating friends and family, and my first one reached

201
00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:53.160
<v Speaker 1>like four hundred thousand people, he said, so many people

202
00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:56.079
<v Speaker 1>in different countries all over the world, of about every

203
00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.880
<v Speaker 1>state that I can remember, commenting on it and praying.

204
00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:04.400
<v Speaker 1>I kept making updated posts. My mother in law told

205
00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:06.720
<v Speaker 1>me I was crazy if I didn't write a book

206
00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:10.519
<v Speaker 1>about this. I went back and took all those notes

207
00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:15.160
<v Speaker 1>and compiled them together. The New Hope's family journey began

208
00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:20.319
<v Speaker 1>when Jennifer Wheatley was just twenty weeks pregnant. They got

209
00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:26.680
<v Speaker 1>the news that their baby had a coarctation of the aorta,

210
00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:33.039
<v Speaker 1>or a narrowing of the orda. He said. They began

211
00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:36.359
<v Speaker 1>to understand how to prepare what came next and what

212
00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:38.680
<v Speaker 1>their son would have to do when he was born.

213
00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:42.759
<v Speaker 1>In the beginning, Dillian said it was terrifying not knowing

214
00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:46.799
<v Speaker 1>what to expect. He said, even though they were prepared,

215
00:18:46.920 --> 00:18:51.519
<v Speaker 1>every step of the journey was terrifying. However, he said

216
00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.480
<v Speaker 1>they had great support system along the way, from their

217
00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:59.160
<v Speaker 1>family to the staff of the Ronald McDonald House, to

218
00:18:59.279 --> 00:19:06.000
<v Speaker 1>the nurses and doctors of Cincinnati Children's Hospital. After Jennifer

219
00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:10.119
<v Speaker 1>had a c section on May fifth, Dillian said he

220
00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:15.000
<v Speaker 1>spent his time between her hospital room and his sons.

221
00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:18.160
<v Speaker 1>This gave him plenty of time to think and write.

222
00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:22.599
<v Speaker 1>He said he had. Each day had small victories and

223
00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:28.359
<v Speaker 1>small setbacks. Every day was filled with uncertainty. The couple's

224
00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:32.839
<v Speaker 1>older son, four year old Wyatt heat Wheatley, was a trooper.

225
00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:36.799
<v Speaker 1>Dillian said, Wyatt went back and forth between their time

226
00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:43.680
<v Speaker 1>at the Ronald McDonald's house, the hospital, and home. Wanting

227
00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:47.240
<v Speaker 1>him to finish school for the year, Wyatt stayed with

228
00:19:47.359 --> 00:19:56.880
<v Speaker 1>both grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Once the school year was over,

229
00:19:57.039 --> 00:20:00.599
<v Speaker 1>he was able to join his parents full time. Loving

230
00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:05.079
<v Speaker 1>the experience, Dillian said their journey with Jackson also made

231
00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:08.680
<v Speaker 1>him walk in his parents shoes. When he was a baby.

232
00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:14.000
<v Speaker 1>Dillian also had a heart defect, needing two surgeries. I

233
00:20:14.160 --> 00:20:17.119
<v Speaker 1>had surgeries in the nineties. It's got to be better now,

234
00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:20.000
<v Speaker 1>and look at me, he said. I think whenever he

235
00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:23.440
<v Speaker 1>was finally born and we saw the surgery and all

236
00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:26.839
<v Speaker 1>of that, that's when it hit me. Then I started

237
00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:30.559
<v Speaker 1>walking through my parents shoes. So now I have a

238
00:20:30.599 --> 00:20:34.920
<v Speaker 1>whole new respect for my parents. He also discovered that,

239
00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:40.240
<v Speaker 1>like himself, his mother also wrote things down about her experiences.

240
00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:45.880
<v Speaker 1>He said she was excited about his book. As of

241
00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:50.039
<v Speaker 1>early July, Jackson is home with his family, being a

242
00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:54.759
<v Speaker 1>typical baby, as Dillian said. He added that Jackson's feeding

243
00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:58.720
<v Speaker 1>tube has been removed. He's taking everything by a bottle.

244
00:20:59.599 --> 00:21:03.839
<v Speaker 1>Looking at the dad's recent Facebook post. Jackson also took

245
00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:07.319
<v Speaker 1>his first camping trip on the fourth of July weekend.

246
00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:12.519
<v Speaker 1>Jackson's Journey, A Story of Fear, Faith's, family, and Hope,

247
00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:16.839
<v Speaker 1>is available to purchase on Amazon. A portion of the

248
00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:20.480
<v Speaker 1>profits from the book will be donated to the Ronald

249
00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:28.839
<v Speaker 1>McDonald's House of Southwest Ohio. Next in community notes, the

250
00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:34.519
<v Speaker 1>Bartstown Nelson County African American Heritage Museum will continue its

251
00:21:34.599 --> 00:21:39.880
<v Speaker 1>Saturday Library series on Saturday, July eighteenth, at noon. The

252
00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:45.640
<v Speaker 1>subject this month will be Black business and entrepreneurs in Bardstown.

253
00:21:47.279 --> 00:21:51.200
<v Speaker 1>Guest panelists will be Ronnie Ford with Ronnie's Custom Cleaning,

254
00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:57.000
<v Speaker 1>Greg Rogers with Uncle Spooney's, Robbie Maddox with Robbie's Mowing,

255
00:21:57.319 --> 00:22:03.519
<v Speaker 1>and Darlene Krum with Darling's Beauty Shop. These entrepreneurs have

256
00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:07.119
<v Speaker 1>been in business for over twenty years and will share

257
00:22:07.200 --> 00:22:11.640
<v Speaker 1>their many experiences. The event is open to the public.

258
00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:19.240
<v Speaker 1>Bartstown Airport Fly in drive in Breakfast at Samuel's Field.

259
00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:22.720
<v Speaker 1>Bring the family to enjoy breakfast as more than forty

260
00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:27.319
<v Speaker 1>plane and classic cars fly in drive in to the

261
00:22:27.359 --> 00:22:33.359
<v Speaker 1>Samuels Fields, Bartstown's Municipal Airport at eight thirty a m.

262
00:22:33.640 --> 00:22:41.759
<v Speaker 1>Saturday July eleventh. New this year, Classic Biplane Tours locomotive

263
00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:45.920
<v Speaker 1>cab ride at the Kentucky Railway Museum. This is your

264
00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:49.039
<v Speaker 1>opportunity to ride in the train with the engineers and

265
00:22:49.119 --> 00:22:54.599
<v Speaker 1>crew during a ride along the historic Elevenon Branch on Saturday,

266
00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:59.200
<v Speaker 1>July eleventh at two pm. Riders must be at least

267
00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:06.240
<v Speaker 1>thirteen years old. You can experience what railroading is like

268
00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:09.920
<v Speaker 1>from the cab of the locomotive, learn about the inner

269
00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:14.240
<v Speaker 1>workings of the train, and discover the world of engineering.

270
00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:17.880
<v Speaker 1>It's a dream come true for train lovers who want

271
00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:22.680
<v Speaker 1>to enjoy the railroad firsthand. Please note the train cab

272
00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:26.960
<v Speaker 1>is not wheelchair accessible. Cab Riders must be able to

273
00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:30.680
<v Speaker 1>climb the steps on and off the locomotive and walk

274
00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:35.200
<v Speaker 1>alongside the walkway on the outside of the locomotive. We

275
00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:39.680
<v Speaker 1>have found that some people have sensitive hearing, especially to

276
00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:43.680
<v Speaker 1>the loud air horn on the locomotive, so ear protection

277
00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:48.640
<v Speaker 1>is available. Only one cab cab rider is permitted in

278
00:23:48.720 --> 00:23:53.839
<v Speaker 1>the locomotive at one time. Cab Riders must wear clothsed

279
00:23:53.880 --> 00:23:58.319
<v Speaker 1>toed shoes. Guests wearing open toed shoes are not allowed

280
00:23:58.359 --> 00:24:04.519
<v Speaker 1>to ride in the locomot of cam Free Play Saturday

281
00:24:04.680 --> 00:24:10.160
<v Speaker 1>at Burnheim Forest and Arboretum celebrates the Spring Equinox at

282
00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:14.599
<v Speaker 1>a special free play Saturday. From eleven a m. To

283
00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:20.960
<v Speaker 1>four pm Saturday, July eleven, spend the day at play Ecosystem,

284
00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:28.160
<v Speaker 1>Bernheim's seventeen seventeen acre nature playground, where open ended, child

285
00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:33.960
<v Speaker 1>led play takes center stage. Children are invited to explore, build,

286
00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:39.759
<v Speaker 1>and imagine using thoughtfully provided loose parts that encourage curiosity

287
00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:47.640
<v Speaker 1>and creativity. Caregivers can connect with Bernheim's staff to learn

288
00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:51.720
<v Speaker 1>more about the value of free play in nature while

289
00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:55.839
<v Speaker 1>kids play freely, follow their own ideas and engage with

290
00:24:55.960 --> 00:25:00.759
<v Speaker 1>the landscape in ways that feel natural to them. Program

291
00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:11.200
<v Speaker 1>fifteen dollars suggested a mission for non members Johnny Fulsom

292
00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:16.000
<v Speaker 1>Budweiser Live at the Park at jay Dan alp Talbot Amphitheater.

293
00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:20.359
<v Speaker 1>Johnny Fulsom will be at the Budweiser Live at the

294
00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:24.920
<v Speaker 1>Park at j Dan Talbot Amphitheater at eight pm Monday,

295
00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:30.160
<v Speaker 1>July thirteenth. Johnny Folsom four is one of the country's

296
00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:35.680
<v Speaker 1>most acclaimed Johnny Cash tribute bands. The group regularly fills

297
00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:41.319
<v Speaker 1>theaters and amphitheaters across the South, Northeast, mid Atlantic, and

298
00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:48.160
<v Speaker 1>Midwest with his southern baritone that closely resembled the Man

299
00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:53.480
<v Speaker 1>in Black's iconic voice. Lead singer David Burney is channeling

300
00:25:53.960 --> 00:26:02.039
<v Speaker 1>j R. Says Cash's niece Jackie. Manton Music Jamboree. Holy

301
00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:06.440
<v Speaker 1>Rosary Parish in Manton will be having its annual Manton

302
00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:11.279
<v Speaker 1>Music Jamboree on Sunday, July twenty sixth, from noon to dusk,

303
00:26:11.680 --> 00:26:14.880
<v Speaker 1>no cover charge. Bring your own lawn chairs and get

304
00:26:14.920 --> 00:26:20.480
<v Speaker 1>ready to enjoy an evening exciting evening of entertainment. Food

305
00:26:20.599 --> 00:26:29.079
<v Speaker 1>vendors will be there to provide food and refreshments. The

306
00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:32.960
<v Speaker 1>Nelson County Fair will be July thirteenth through the eighteenth

307
00:26:33.359 --> 00:26:39.480
<v Speaker 1>at the Nelson County Fairgrounds. Rides, games, live food, food exhibits,

308
00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:44.720
<v Speaker 1>live music, food exhibits, and more. Admission fifteen dollars per person.

309
00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:53.279
<v Speaker 1>For more information, visit www dot Nelsoncofare dot com. The

310
00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:57.240
<v Speaker 1>Parkinson Support Group will be a summer social outing on Wednesday,

311
00:26:57.359 --> 00:27:01.039
<v Speaker 1>July fifteenth at the Talburt Tavern, one O seven West

312
00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:05.319
<v Speaker 1>Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown at one p m. Called

313
00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:08.599
<v Speaker 1>Jane Schwartz at five O two three five O four

314
00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:13.680
<v Speaker 1>four five eight for more information. This is all the

315
00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:16.440
<v Speaker 1>time we have for reading of the recent editions of

316
00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:21.400
<v Speaker 1>the Kentucky Standard newspaper. Your reader today is Ben Brian Hunt.

317
00:27:21.839 --> 00:27:25.359
<v Speaker 1>Thank you for joining me, and now please stay tuned

318
00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:28.400
<v Speaker 1>for continued programming here on Radio I