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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news and

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown in Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult to read printed materials. We will begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the addition they dated April twenty sixth. Nelson Schools building

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<v Speaker 1>projects progress. The Nelson County High School football field project

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<v Speaker 1>has been put out for bid after the latest Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday. Nelson County Schools

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<v Speaker 1>continues to make progress on its multiple ongoing construction projects.

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<v Speaker 1>As the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, they approved

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<v Speaker 1>the construction documents for the new NCSS softball field, authorizing

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<v Speaker 1>it to go out for bid. In the last several months,

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<v Speaker 1>the district's architects at Studio Kreamer have been working with

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<v Speaker 1>school educators and administrators to design phase one of the

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<v Speaker 1>school's renovation. Phase one of the renovation will require the

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<v Speaker 1>space on the ground currently occupied by the softball field.

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<v Speaker 1>The new softball field will be constructed where old Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>Home Middle School's football field resides. Superintendent Wes Bradley said

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<v Speaker 1>they are currently on track to have Phase one of

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<v Speaker 1>the NCCHS project go out to bid later this year.

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<v Speaker 1>In November, the UPS Center and the district bus garage

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<v Speaker 1>are nearly complete. Chief Operating Officer Alex Martin said the

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<v Speaker 1>expected move in date for the bus garage is April

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventh. However, the surrounding roadways and parking lot are

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<v Speaker 1>still being paved an additional exterior work needs to be done.

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<v Speaker 1>Martin said there is a lot of progress going on

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<v Speaker 1>around and in the UP Center, with a number of

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<v Speaker 1>trades working on the building. At this time. The timeline

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<v Speaker 1>for the project has slightly shifted, moving the end date

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<v Speaker 1>for the project into mid July. The Thomas Nelson Middle

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<v Speaker 1>School project is currently having earthwork done to stabilize the

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<v Speaker 1>ground to make the foundation, parking lot, and roads. Martin

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<v Speaker 1>said one portion of the project will need to sit

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<v Speaker 1>and settle for several weeks before more progress can be made.

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<v Speaker 1>In other news from Tuesday's BOE meeting, the district approved

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<v Speaker 1>a slight increase in pay for district staff. The approved

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<v Speaker 1>rays for twenty twenty six twenty twenty seven school year,

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<v Speaker 1>but see salary Staff earn a five hundred dollars raise

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<v Speaker 1>and hourly staff would earn a twenty five cent an

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<v Speaker 1>hour raise. Martin also spoke about district wide staffing as

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<v Speaker 1>they begin to optimize their staffing, he said they are

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<v Speaker 1>aiming to shift their central office resources to decentralize those resources.

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<v Speaker 1>Martin said they believe this move of staff into schools

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<v Speaker 1>will save four hundred twenty five thousand dollars. Bradley said

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<v Speaker 1>that more specifically, they will be moving four positions that

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<v Speaker 1>will either be serving a dual role or a school

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<v Speaker 1>level role. Martin said they are keeping committed to They

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<v Speaker 1>are committed to keeping classroom ratios small and offer the

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<v Speaker 1>same opportunities for each student. Efficiency, in effect activeness are

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<v Speaker 1>still top priorities within the district, with Martin adding they

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<v Speaker 1>will be leveraging natural transitions, reducing operations, and advancing benefits

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<v Speaker 1>in salary for staff. Nelson County School's Board of Education

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<v Speaker 1>will meet next month on May nineteenth at five point

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<v Speaker 1>thirty pm at Central Office. Next Barstown Schools receives a

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<v Speaker 1>two point four million dollars Clean Energy Tax credit. District

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<v Speaker 1>discusses aiusage. In twenty nineteen, BCS began its journey to

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<v Speaker 1>create a more energy efficient campus with a remodel of

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<v Speaker 1>Barstown Middle School with the aid of CMTA, a firm

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<v Speaker 1>specialized in resiliency and sustainability. In twenty twenty two, to

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<v Speaker 1>Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Prior to Tuesday's latest

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<v Speaker 1>Board of Education meeting, Bardstown City Schools received their Clean

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<v Speaker 1>Energy Tax credit in the amount of two million, four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred eighty five thousand, seven hundred four dollars in nine cents.

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<v Speaker 1>District Director of Finance Tracy Rogers said they have committed

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<v Speaker 1>the funds to separate projects as part of the district's budget.

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers said isolating the funds will also allow them to

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<v Speaker 1>generate their own interests. Once a decision has been made

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<v Speaker 1>to use the money for a project in the district,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be able to identify how much they have, how

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<v Speaker 1>much interest it has earned, and they'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>use it wisely. Also at tuesday's meeting, District Technology Coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>Roman Harden spoke about artificial intelligence and the conversation as

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<v Speaker 1>they've had about bringing it into the classroom. As we

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to the future here at BCS, we must

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<v Speaker 1>address the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence, Harden said. Our

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<v Speaker 1>goal isn't to let AI lead our classrooms, but to

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<v Speaker 1>use it responsibly as a powerful tool to enhance educational outcomes,

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<v Speaker 1>personalizing learning experiences for students while also giving our teachers

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<v Speaker 1>more time to focus on highly higher quality instruction. We're

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<v Speaker 1>following the state's guidance to ensure that our tigers are

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for the future where AI will be an ever

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<v Speaker 1>constant presence. Harden said they've created standards for AI usage, privacy, first,

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<v Speaker 1>human in the loop, transparency, and bias awareness. He said

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<v Speaker 1>they want to ensure that teachers will be copilots. He

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<v Speaker 1>said AI will be used to streamline administrative task and

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<v Speaker 1>improving learning outcomes. However, teachers will remain the instructional experts.

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<v Speaker 1>He said. They want students to use AI with integrity,

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<v Speaker 1>so they are creating guardrails to ensure this. Harden said

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<v Speaker 1>the first steps would be to communicate clearly with students

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<v Speaker 1>when an assignment can and can't be used with AI.

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<v Speaker 1>He emphasized that when using AI, the core reasonings and

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<v Speaker 1>ideas should come from students. The goal is a deeper

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<v Speaker 1>mastery of usage, not finding the shortest path to a

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<v Speaker 1>finished product. He said it is important that we navigate

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<v Speaker 1>these tools and demonstrate appropriate use of these AI tools

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<v Speaker 1>with our students. Hardin added that AI is evolving, so

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<v Speaker 1>the district guidelines and policies for it should grow with it.

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<v Speaker 1>He said there will be plans to do trainings with

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<v Speaker 1>staff on the latest technology, in communication with families, students

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<v Speaker 1>and staff about policies, software and platforms they'll be using

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward. We're going to provide these in a consolidated

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<v Speaker 1>matter in which all students in staff can access these

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<v Speaker 1>tools that we've already used. Hardin said, we will remain

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<v Speaker 1>at the forefront of safe, innovative, and effective. That is

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<v Speaker 1>our goal. That's what we're going to be aiming towards.

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<v Speaker 1>With these things in mind, we are hoping that the

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<v Speaker 1>adoption goes as well and as quickly as it has,

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<v Speaker 1>but we need to go about it carefully and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we're working on. In other news from Tuesday's meeting,

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<v Speaker 1>the renovation of Bartstown High School continues. In the last month,

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<v Speaker 1>work has begun in the gym, with crews dismantling the

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<v Speaker 1>inside and removing all the windows on the backside of

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<v Speaker 1>the campus. Storm drain pipes are being installed indoors. Work

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<v Speaker 1>is continuing in the old Media center. Stephen Osborne with

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<v Speaker 1>Codell Construction said they had great progress this month on

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<v Speaker 1>the project. He said he expects next month they will

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<v Speaker 1>be able to see the progress in all three areas

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<v Speaker 1>the crews are working on. The Bardstown Board of Education

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<v Speaker 1>will meet next month on May nineteenth at noon at

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<v Speaker 1>BCS Central Office. Next Bloomfield's History Room continues to grow.

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<v Speaker 1>The History Room in Bloomfield opened the doors on its

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<v Speaker 1>new location, bringing with it dozens of community members to

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<v Speaker 1>dive into the past. Once located in a small office

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<v Speaker 1>in Bloomfield Baptist Church, the Hill Room has found its

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<v Speaker 1>new home. Mary Louis Mirror Krum is the caretaker of

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<v Speaker 1>the History Room, which is filled to the brim with

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<v Speaker 1>historical records from marriages, to churches, to old year books

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<v Speaker 1>to the Tobacco Festival. Everything there is to know about

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomfield can be found in the shelves of the History Room.

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<v Speaker 1>Its new location is at one sixteen Taylor's Reale Road,

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<v Speaker 1>which has given Kroom and community more community members more

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<v Speaker 1>space over the last several weeks since opening. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>every day there is a steady stream of visitors, whether

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<v Speaker 1>they are dropping off newspaper clippings or wanting to browse

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<v Speaker 1>the archive. I think once they came in and saw

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<v Speaker 1>because that even got people bringing me things. Krum said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they got excited. I think they finally see

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a good fun play to bring their things

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<v Speaker 1>that nobody really knows what to do with. It's on

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<v Speaker 1>display and people can see it clearly see it. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still waiting on some more things people told me they're

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<v Speaker 1>bringing to me. The History Room's new location has all

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<v Speaker 1>the artifacts, binders, clippings, memorabilia, and more on display. Mirror

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<v Speaker 1>said it's been great to finally be able to showcase

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<v Speaker 1>items she's had stored away in the old location. T

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<v Speaker 1>Shirts from the Tobacco Festival are hung up, hats from

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<v Speaker 1>various Bloomfield businesses, political campaigns and events, board of the room,

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<v Speaker 1>and various knickknacks sit on shelves. Visitors to the History

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<v Speaker 1>Room now have multiple tables to sit at as they

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<v Speaker 1>research family history or browse through the city's past. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the best outcomes of the new location has been

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<v Speaker 1>an increase in volunteers. Muhr said. Ever since opening the location,

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<v Speaker 1>there has been an outpouring of support and people wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to help out. Every day the history room is open,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a new volunteer manning the archives that day. Currently,

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<v Speaker 1>the rooms hours are Monday to Friday one pm to

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<v Speaker 1>five pm, and at least one Saturday a month by

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<v Speaker 1>appointment only. It's almost like you've been underwater and suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>you've come up for air. Mirror said of finally having

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<v Speaker 1>a new location, that's the way I feel. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>I can breathe and people can freely look at I've

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<v Speaker 1>been doing this for what over ten years, collecting it

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<v Speaker 1>and no place to go, no way to open it.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't get the public involved, and now that it's

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<v Speaker 1>open and it's just like and to think that volunteers care.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think there'd be anybody that cared or wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. Krum said he's also seen an influx

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<v Speaker 1>in donations from community members, monetary or otherwise. She said

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<v Speaker 1>they'd like community members to know all monetary donations are

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<v Speaker 1>tax deductable, and if anyone is interested in donating, they

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<v Speaker 1>can reach out by phone at five oh two five

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<v Speaker 1>one zero three, nine zero four, or on the Historical

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<v Speaker 1>bloom Field Facebook group. Looking Ahead for the future of

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<v Speaker 1>the History room. Krum says she is waiting on the

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<v Speaker 1>results of a grant she's applied for before hosting her

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<v Speaker 1>grand opening celebration. The large grant would help in making

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<v Speaker 1>the building more accessible and allow her to purchase a

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<v Speaker 1>curio display case. Additionally, Muir said this year will be

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<v Speaker 1>the last for an annual An Afternoon with the Past.

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<v Speaker 1>Since twenty thirteen, Krum has put together an annual reunion

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<v Speaker 1>for current and former Bloomfield residents over seventy five. She

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<v Speaker 1>said it's for people who either went to Bloomfield High

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<v Speaker 1>School or have lived in Bloomfield at any point of

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<v Speaker 1>their lives. It's been a huge event. Two hundred people

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<v Speaker 1>every year come. Mira says they love it. An Afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>with the Past will be June twentieth at one pm

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<v Speaker 1>at Bloomfield Baptist Church Life Center. Next, the fourth annual

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<v Speaker 1>My Old Kentucky Home Barbecue is set for May third,

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<v Speaker 1>with the Post Derby event hitting its stride this spring.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the last four years, the State's Park's annual Post

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<v Speaker 1>Derby Barbecue has brought in community members and tourists alike

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<v Speaker 1>to eat some good food and listen to good music.

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<v Speaker 1>On May third, beginning at eleven a m The My

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<v Speaker 1>Old Kentucky Home Barbecue offers up general admission and via

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<v Speaker 1>IP ticket with the promise of barbecue all around. This year,

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<v Speaker 1>the budweissher Clysdales will also be on park grounds in

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<v Speaker 1>full hitch from one PM to three pm. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like last year we really hit the marks at everything

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<v Speaker 1>that we were doing. MKH Park director Jeremy Riggs said,

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<v Speaker 1>this year is a really good duplication of that. The

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<v Speaker 1>annual event will look at a bit different this year.

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<v Speaker 1>For those with a general admission ticket, a plate lunch

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<v Speaker 1>will not be provided this year. However, guests from eleven

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<v Speaker 1>AM to one pm will get a welcome cocktail and

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<v Speaker 1>all guests will get a bowl of burgo. Riggs said

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<v Speaker 1>there will be food trucks on site during the event

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<v Speaker 1>to purchase a plated barbecue lunch. Additionally, the Kentucky Pork

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<v Speaker 1>Producers are returning to make their famous burgo for the event.

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<v Speaker 1>This year's VIP experience will continue on the editions from

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Louis, Memphis, and Kansas city to do live fire

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<v Speaker 1>cooking for guests, which was a big hit. The VIP

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<v Speaker 1>area will also give guests access to a premium open

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<v Speaker 1>the afternoon. We'll kick off at eleven a m. With

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<v Speaker 1>on the upcoming America's two hundred and fifty celebration later

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<v Speaker 1>this summer. The Clydesdales are returning to My Kentucky next Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Rigg said this may be community member's only opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>be on the grounds beginning at eleven am and will

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<v Speaker 1>parade around the campus at one pm. We'll be taking

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<v Speaker 1>to see them, Riggs says. But nobody can see them

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<v Speaker 1>that day unless they have a ticket to the event.

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<v Speaker 1>The park is going to be completely close for tickets only.

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<v Speaker 1>If people think they can come to the parking lot

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<v Speaker 1>that closed that day for the event only. For more

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<v Speaker 1>information on the event or purchase tickets, visit mlkhshop dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Forward Slash Product Forward Slash, My Dash, Old Dash, Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>Dash Barbecue. Next in sports, Robin strikes out fifteen as

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<v Speaker 1>Cards top Banshees, General's Top Tigers seventy two Aubrey Robins

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<v Speaker 1>sensational night in the Circle helped the Nelson County softball

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<v Speaker 1>The junior right hander struck out fifteen batters as the

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<v Speaker 1>home standing Cardinals earned a four four two win over

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<v Speaker 1>improved to five and oh in the district. Robins scattered

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<v Speaker 1>three hits, two earned runs, and two walks as the

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<v Speaker 1>Trinity Grim's two run home run in the third opened

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<v Speaker 1>things interesting late. Bethlehem scored twice in the seventh with

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<v Speaker 1>but Robin's ended the game with her fifteenth lunch out,

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<v Speaker 1>ending the Banshee's comeback hopes. Gabby Luckett and Ava Watts

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<v Speaker 1>each added a single for Bestlaham, which lost its second

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<v Speaker 1>six games. Emilee Head injured took the laws, allowing six hits,

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<v Speaker 1>two urned runs, in one walk with three strikeouts over

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<v Speaker 1>and four and one in the district. Thomas Nelson seven

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown two. It took himTo the bottom of the fifth,

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<v Speaker 1>but the home standing Generals finally broke through to beat

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<v Speaker 1>the Tigers. Tuesday, with two outs, Anna Claire Ballard singled

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<v Speaker 1>make it three to oh. One batter later, Dana Parsley

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<v Speaker 1>single to left center field for a four to zero advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>Bartstown pulled within four to two in the sixth when

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<v Speaker 1>Katie Sharp drove in a run on a groundout and

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<v Speaker 1>Meredith Mudd had an RBI single. Thomas Nelson stretched the

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<v Speaker 1>an error and then Clarabella Boone scored when Kendall Lewis

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<v Speaker 1>grounded out. Kiara Ballard earned the win for the Generals,

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<v Speaker 1>striking out four over seven innings. She gave up seven hits,

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<v Speaker 1>three walks, and two unearned runs. Thomas Nelson won for

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<v Speaker 1>the second time in three games, improving to two and

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<v Speaker 1>and zero and five in the district with just a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks left in the regular season. Here's a look

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<v Speaker 1>at the district standings through April twenty one. Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>Bethlehem Ford one, Washington County is one and two, Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson is one and three, and Bardstown is oh and five. Next.

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<v Speaker 1>In community notes, Tiny Wings, Big Wonders, Angie Lyvers, Birdwatcher

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<v Speaker 1>and Hummingbird Lover will lead a class about inviting and

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<v Speaker 1>from ten am to noon at ten sixteen Pair Orchard

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<v Speaker 1>Road in Elizabethtown. SFMC presents music inspired by Shakespeare. The

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Foster Music Club invites the community to a special

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<v Speaker 1>evening celebrating the birthday of William Shakespeare. Local professional actors

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<v Speaker 1>from the Bard's Town Shakespeare Society will join music Club

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<v Speaker 1>members to present If Music Be the Food of Love,

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<v Speaker 1>a lively concert of songs, scenes, and a touch of

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<v Speaker 1>silliness inspired by the Bard himself. A free concert will

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<v Speaker 1>be held seven thirty pm on Monday, April twenty seventh

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<v Speaker 1>at First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ of Barstown, which

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<v Speaker 1>John Rowan Boulevard. Bloomfield. SBDM Council will meet at five

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<v Speaker 1>For more information, contact Debbie Jones at five O two

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<v Speaker 1>eight seven one oh for three for your music teacher.

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<v Speaker 1>KBC Blood Drive the Bardstown High School will have a

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<v Speaker 1>blood drive eight thirty am to noon Wednesday, April twenty

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<v Speaker 1>fifty in Bardstown. KBC will recognize your support with a

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<v Speaker 1>KBC T shirt. While supplies less, All sixteen year olds

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<v Speaker 1>Donors must be at least seventeen years old, sixteen years

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<v Speaker 1>with parental consent, weigh at least one hundred and ten pounds,

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<v Speaker 1>be in good health, show a photo ID, and meet

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<v Speaker 1>additional requirements. Appointments are preferred, but walkins are welcome. To

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<v Speaker 1>schedule a donation, visit KI Bloodcenter dot org or call

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred seven seven five two five two two. In

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<v Speaker 1>May Aarin English in concert at Loretto Motherhouse. Nashville based singer,

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<v Speaker 1>songwriter pianist Aarin English will be in concert by Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>May first, at seven pm at the Loretto Motherhouse. English's

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<v Speaker 1>songs are soulful, sophisticated, cinematic, and filled with echoes of

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<v Speaker 1>his concerts and travels throughout the world. His songs have

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<v Speaker 1>been radio hits in both the US and Europe, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as Southeast Asia. In twenty twenty five, Aarin was

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<v Speaker 1>a recipient of the Beyond Music Foundations Social Activist Award

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<v Speaker 1>for his quote exceptional commitment to social causes. As founder

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<v Speaker 1>director of the International Youth Music Project, Aarin divides his

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<v Speaker 1>time between touring in the US and Europe, his charity

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<v Speaker 1>efforts in Africa, live stream concerts on stage lt dot

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<v Speaker 1>com or stage it, and long distance collaboration with musicians

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<v Speaker 1>around the world. My Old Kentucky Home Barbecue will be Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>May third at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Guests

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<v Speaker 1>have access to designated parking at the park. The Stephen

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<v Speaker 1>Foster Drama and the Justice Center will have shuttles running

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<v Speaker 1>to the visitor center entrance, food trucks, live music by

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<v Speaker 1>the crashers and Spirit Garden will be available. The Budweiser

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<v Speaker 1>Clysdales will also be there from eleven am to five pm,

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<v Speaker 1>with a parade through the park from one to three pm.

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<v Speaker 1>For more information and tickets, go to visit my Old

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky Home dot com. This is all the time we

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<v Speaker 1>this is Brian Hunt. Thank you for joining me, and

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