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

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown and 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 material. We will begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the edition dated June twenty eighth. County City issue joint

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<v Speaker 1>statement against data Centers. Nelson County Government, City of Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>and the Bardstown Industrial Development Corporation denounce the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>data centers in the county. In the joint press release

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<v Speaker 1>issued Friday morning by DIDC, City of Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County Judge Executive Tim Hutchins, and the BIDC Board

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<v Speaker 1>of Directors, it states they will not development of a

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<v Speaker 1>hyper scale data center as it does not fit with

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<v Speaker 1>the rural character of the county. Bartstown Nelson County currently

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<v Speaker 1>enjoys a diverse portfolio of industry including packaging, stamping, automotive distribution,

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<v Speaker 1>food processing, distilling, and more. Of The press release states

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<v Speaker 1>these industries, along with a significant number of small businesses,

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<v Speaker 1>provide quality jobs and tax revenue which fund community services

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<v Speaker 1>and create an unmatched quality of life for residents. Additionally,

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<v Speaker 1>the release said Bartstown City Council and Nelson County Fiscal

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<v Speaker 1>Court are preparing a data center moratorium in order to

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<v Speaker 1>establish regulations which will prohibit the development of a hyper

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<v Speaker 1>scale data centers county wide. The BIDC, Salt River Electric,

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown City Council and NCFC will begin next steps in

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<v Speaker 1>economic development of the recently purchased five hundred twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>acre type for the purpose of bringing quality jobs and

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<v Speaker 1>growing the community's tax base. The release states it is

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<v Speaker 1>important for citizens to know that the new industrial park

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<v Speaker 1>development will not permit barrel wells, warehousing, megaprojects, or hyper

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<v Speaker 1>scale data centers. The BIDC remains committed to continued growth

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<v Speaker 1>of the county's diverse industrial base by establishing the new

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred twenty seven acre development as a quote class

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<v Speaker 1>industrial park of which the community can be proud. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>local organization conducts data center education session. We Are Nelson County,

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<v Speaker 1>a new community organization, hosted a data center information session

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday to help educate community members. Nelson County Public Libraries

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<v Speaker 1>community room was filled with two hundred people who came

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<v Speaker 1>together to learn about data centers. In the last few months,

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<v Speaker 1>online chatter has sparked concerns about a data center being

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<v Speaker 1>built in the county. We Are Nelson County, a recently

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<v Speaker 1>formed group, wanted to bring the community together to learn

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<v Speaker 1>about the good and bad of data centers. Theism is

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<v Speaker 1>advocating for a twelve to twenty four months moratorium resolution

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<v Speaker 1>regarding high density computing facilities in the county. Jamie Hilligans,

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<v Speaker 1>an Oldham County resident, came to speak about data center's Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Hiligans is a founder of Nomad Consulting and holds degrees

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<v Speaker 1>in engineering and international business and has more than thirty

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<v Speaker 1>years of global experience in consulting, construction, and manufacturing. She

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<v Speaker 1>spoke about her experience living in Odam County when a

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<v Speaker 1>data center was being proposed. Since then, Hiligan said she

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<v Speaker 1>has dedicated her time to gain knowledge about them, the pros,

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<v Speaker 1>the cons how they're built and how they're work. She

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<v Speaker 1>was a member of We Are Oldham County. Hiligons went

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<v Speaker 1>further in her research and visited what is dubbed Data

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<v Speaker 1>Center Alley in Northern Virginia. She also took classes to

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<v Speaker 1>learn about how a data center worked and became a

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<v Speaker 1>certified data center technician, although it was a job she

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<v Speaker 1>said she never would accept. My goal for today is

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<v Speaker 1>to share basic information as factually as I can, so

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<v Speaker 1>that the folks of Barbstown and Nelson County will be

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<v Speaker 1>better prepared with information, she said, you can make the

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<v Speaker 1>best informed decisions about the future of where you live.

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<v Speaker 1>I truly believe that it is possible to solve these challenging,

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<v Speaker 1>complex problems like what we're seeing with artificial intelligence and

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<v Speaker 1>data centers. It is possible to solve these problems in

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<v Speaker 1>a collaborative and respectful way. Heligon tackles beliefs held about

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<v Speaker 1>data centers, such as they use large amounts of electricity.

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<v Speaker 1>She said in her research she found this to be true,

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<v Speaker 1>with many large centers requiring hundreds of megawats to gigawats

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<v Speaker 1>of power. This has led to many data centers run

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<v Speaker 1>into the issue that there is not enough capacity in

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<v Speaker 1>local power plants and have resorted to bring in their

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<v Speaker 1>own like solar, wind, natural gas, or nuclear. On the

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<v Speaker 1>topic of water consumption, she said in her research she

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<v Speaker 1>saw that some large scale data centers used more than

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<v Speaker 1>one million gallons each day. Heligon said it is the

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<v Speaker 1>combination of things, specifically the design and construction of a

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<v Speaker 1>data center. She said older technology with a cooling system

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<v Speaker 1>and constantly running water would go through millions of gallons

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<v Speaker 1>a day. However, she said the industry knows it is

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<v Speaker 1>an issue and is finding ways to reduce water consumption,

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<v Speaker 1>like using engineered fluids to cool devices. In the case

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<v Speaker 1>of Oldham County, we're still working through ari zoning regulations,

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<v Speaker 1>but we state specifically they cannot use well water. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>they can they can't drill their own wells because when

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<v Speaker 1>a data center drills their own wealth, you have lost

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<v Speaker 1>control of how much water they're drawing out of those aquifers.

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<v Speaker 1>You want them to tap into your local municipal water

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<v Speaker 1>supply where they have control over it, and they have

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<v Speaker 1>limits on how much water they can draw, and everybody knows.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's held accountable. If negotiated properly, Hilligan said data centers

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<v Speaker 1>can provide significant tax revenue and other benefits to a

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<v Speaker 1>local economy. Other items of concerns from data centers, like

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<v Speaker 1>loud sounds or bright lights, also depend on regulations, zoning laws,

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<v Speaker 1>and negotiations. We are Nelson County will continue hosting information

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<v Speaker 1>sessions and general meetings moving forward. Their next meeting will

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<v Speaker 1>be Monday, June twenty nigh at ncpl's main branch at

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<v Speaker 1>six forty five pm. Next White and Bartstown, Bardstown and

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County will celebrate the United States two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fiftieth Birthday next week with two days of events on

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<v Speaker 1>July third and four. Red White and Bardstown bring us

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<v Speaker 1>together several community organizations with the Bardstown and Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>government to create a lineup of patriotic events. On Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>July third, a parade with floats from local businesses, organizations,

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<v Speaker 1>and individuals with travel will travel throughout downtown Barstown. On

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<v Speaker 1>July fourth, the City of Barstown will open the nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six time Capsule placed by the Daughters of the

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<v Speaker 1>American Revolution in Mayer's Park. Rounding out the day will

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<v Speaker 1>be by Old Kentucky Home State Park and the Bartstown

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County Chamber of Commerce Homecoming. The Stephen Foster Drama

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<v Speaker 1>Association will end the night with its Bigger and Better

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<v Speaker 1>firework show celebrating their namesake's two hundredth birthday. Gregg Ashworth,

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<v Speaker 1>City of Bartstown Human Resources director, was the catalyst for

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<v Speaker 1>Red White and Bardstown. He said as a veteran and patriot,

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<v Speaker 1>he knows will know. As America's birthday was approaching, or

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to celebrate it in the best way possible. Together,

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<v Speaker 1>the City of Bartstown, Nelson County government, local Tourism Commission,

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<v Speaker 1>Chamber of Commerce, and others began planning to make the

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<v Speaker 1>event as big as possible. Katherine Beaver's finance officer for

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson Fiscal Court, was also a part of the planning

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<v Speaker 1>pro gress for Red White in Bardstown. She said organizers

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to bring people together. That was the ultimate goal

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<v Speaker 1>in the planning the events across the city. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>great opportunity to have the community come together, create some

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<v Speaker 1>excitement while also of course celebrating America. She said, you

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<v Speaker 1>know how lucky we all are to be here, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's just something special about seeing it all come together.

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<v Speaker 1>We have different entities working together. Everybody brings something different

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<v Speaker 1>to that table. Red White and Bardstown begins on Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>July third with a parade, which is being organized by

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<v Speaker 1>Wilma Serell. The parade's grand marshal will be the retiring

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<v Speaker 1>State Senator Jimmy Higdon. Sorell said they've capted the parade

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<v Speaker 1>at sixty entries and has asked for them to be

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<v Speaker 1>patriotic in nature. For those in the parade, set several

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<v Speaker 1>prizes set several prizes are up progress. First place for

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<v Speaker 1>most Patriotic Float will receive fifteen hundred dollars. The other

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<v Speaker 1>categories most Patriotic Vehicle, Vehicle Group, and most Patriotic Walking

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<v Speaker 1>Group performance, first, second, and third place in those categories

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<v Speaker 1>will receive seven hundred fifty, five hundred dollars and two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred fifty respectively. Music will begin at eleven a m. Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>Surreal stating they have fund prizes to give away. A

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<v Speaker 1>special song written about Bardstown by Nelson County native Sally

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<v Speaker 1>mud McLaughlin will be played prior to the parade. The

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<v Speaker 1>parade will begin at noon and will follow the same

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<v Speaker 1>path as the Kowana's Christmas Parade, Beginning the procession on Broadway,

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<v Speaker 1>continuing up Third Street, turning on to Stephen Foster Avenue

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<v Speaker 1>and down Fifth Street. Roads will begin closing at ninety

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<v Speaker 1>m Friday. On July fourth, Ashworth said the Bicentennial time

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<v Speaker 1>Capsule will be opened at nine a m. At Mayor's Park.

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<v Speaker 1>The Daughters of the American Revolution time. Capsule holds over

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred items. Ashworth said they are many families who

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<v Speaker 1>know they have items in the capsule and will be

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<v Speaker 1>present to see them open. I hope everyone shows up.

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<v Speaker 1>The bigger the crowd, the better, he said of the

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<v Speaker 1>parade and the capsule opening. Hopefully, but I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>see as many people there as possible. Let's celebrate. It'll

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<v Speaker 1>be the only semi quincentennial next. England honored an E. M.

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<v Speaker 1>S Memorial. EMS come together. Nelson County EMS critical care

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<v Speaker 1>paramedic Wesley West England passed away last June in the

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<v Speaker 1>line of duties. On Tuesday, England was honored as a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the twenty twenty sixth National EMS Memorial Service.

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<v Speaker 1>The rotunda of the My Old Kentucky Home State Park

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<v Speaker 1>was filled with Nelson County EMS dispatch and Sheriff's office

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<v Speaker 1>staff to honor England and thirty six others lost last year.

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<v Speaker 1>EMS workers from across the state came together to honor

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<v Speaker 1>his service and legacy. England passed away on June second,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, after suffering serious injuries in a car

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<v Speaker 1>parish believed to be caused by a heart attack. The

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<v Speaker 1>accident occurred shortly after he finished his shift with Washington County,

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<v Speaker 1>during which he responded to many calls and had a

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<v Speaker 1>physical altercation with a patient and a detention facility. Michael Reynolds,

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<v Speaker 1>director of Nelson County EMS, said England was a dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>public servant and they were honored to have him as

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<v Speaker 1>a part of their tomb. During his public service career,

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<v Speaker 1>England also served on wc EMS, Cumberland County, and Monroe

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<v Speaker 1>County Sheriff's Office. Reynolds said his service and legacy will

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<v Speaker 1>not be forgotten. Robert Campbell, director of Cumberland County EMS,

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<v Speaker 1>spoke during tuesday's memorial. Campbell said despite one year passing,

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<v Speaker 1>England's memory remained strong in their hearts. He said for

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<v Speaker 1>those that knew him and worked beside him, there are

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<v Speaker 1>moments when they still expect to hear his voice on

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<v Speaker 1>the radio or see him ready to answer a call.

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<v Speaker 1>Though time has moved forward, the impact he made has

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<v Speaker 1>never faded. Campbell said Wesley was more than a paramedic.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a trusted pardner, friend, mentor dedicated professional. He

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<v Speaker 1>served his patience and community with compassion, professionalism, and unwavering

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<v Speaker 1>commitment to helping others. Campbell said England's legacy lives on

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<v Speaker 1>in the patience he cared for, the co workers he

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<v Speaker 1>encouraged and the example of that he said in their

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<v Speaker 1>profession to England's family, Campbell said, he is remembered with

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<v Speaker 1>great respect and gratitude. Let us honor Wesley by continuing

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<v Speaker 1>to serve others with the same courage, compassion, and selfless

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<v Speaker 1>selflessness that he defined his life and career. While Wesley's

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<v Speaker 1>final shift has ended, his legacy continues every day to

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<v Speaker 1>those who carry the values you live by. Today, we remember, today,

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<v Speaker 1>we honor. Nelson County Judge Executive Tim Hutchins said the

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<v Speaker 1>county is humbled by the tribute. He said, they're proud

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<v Speaker 1>to stand with the NCEMS and honor those who have

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<v Speaker 1>been lost in the line of duty across the country.

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<v Speaker 1>The ceremony for England is one of many happening across

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<v Speaker 1>the US. In California on June one and ending in Arlington, Virginia,

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<v Speaker 1>the National EMS Memorial Service Moving Team brings the memorial

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<v Speaker 1>tree of Life to people throughout the country and spreads

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<v Speaker 1>the word about the weekend of honor. The moving team

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<v Speaker 1>makes several stops on its way to Arlington, honoring each

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<v Speaker 1>of the thirty seven honorees on this year's list. The

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<v Speaker 1>to honoring those who answer the call. The memory of

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<v Speaker 1>said Meghan Hevercamp Moving Honour's curchy. The Tree of Life

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<v Speaker 1>is displayed at the Weekend of Honour for those families

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<v Speaker 1>to read the names and show respect of the honoree.

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<v Speaker 1>State Park on July fourth, New games and free bounce houses.

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<v Speaker 1>on July fourth, bringing with it new games, local food trucks,

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<v Speaker 1>and at evening for community. The beloved event from MKH

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<v Speaker 1>and the Bardstown Nelson County Chamber of commerceal was revamped

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty thirty to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary

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<v Speaker 1>of both organizations. In twenty twenty six. Homecoming continues to

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy Riggs, MKH Park Director, said they were eager to

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<v Speaker 1>be part of the America two fifty celebrate Russian. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only that, but the neighboring Stephen Foster Story will honor

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<v Speaker 1>its namesake two hundredth birthday with a bigger and better

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<v Speaker 1>fireworks show this Independence Day. This is family activity that

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<v Speaker 1>you can come and bring your chairs, bring your blankets

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<v Speaker 1>that's what we wanted it to be. That's why it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't cost anything to get in. It's just super fun

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what we wanted it to be. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that the park needs to serve our community and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what I feel like this does. Lisa Thomas, executive director

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<v Speaker 1>of the Nelson County Chambers, said the most magical part

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<v Speaker 1>of seeing the event come together is having families make

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<v Speaker 1>memories and connections at the park. She said their mission

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<v Speaker 1>as the Chamber of Commerce is to create connections with

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<v Speaker 1>the businesses and greater Nelson County. Homecoming builds it up

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<v Speaker 1>and gives everyone a place to relax and enjoy. This

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<v Speaker 1>year's homecoming will feature a human football game, which can

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<v Speaker 1>be played with up to twelve people. Riggs said they've

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<v Speaker 1>also created a space to play nine Squares and Gaga Ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas said the bounce houses and inflatables will be entirely free.

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<v Speaker 1>She said the City of Bartstown and Nelson County government

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<v Speaker 1>donated money to make the area free for all kids,

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<v Speaker 1>as opposed to a previous nominal fee. Big Black Cadillac

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday. After eight pm, Riggs said they will begin

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<v Speaker 1>karaoke for all ages. Additionally, he said every thirty minutes

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<v Speaker 1>they will do a dance off. The winner will get

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<v Speaker 1>themed pinata. Homecoming also will feature several local food trucks

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<v Speaker 1>and local vendors with plenty of bites. In addition to

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<v Speaker 1>the large scale games, other dark games like cornhole will

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<v Speaker 1>be set up throughout the park ground. Thomas encourages intendees

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Foster Story at eight pm. She said, the J.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Talbot Amphitheater is the best seat for the evening's fireworks.

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<v Speaker 1>We want the community to support all the events, the

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<v Speaker 1>parade and the homecoming, she said, then please take your

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<v Speaker 1>Riggs said they encourage everyone to stop by homecoming on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>July fourth, beginning at five pm. He said attendees are

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to bring their blankets, lawn shares, and pets next Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Outside alcohol, hull and personal fireworks are prohibited. Next Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>a second school Resource Officer. Mike Medley will join the

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<v Speaker 1>district on July first, twenty twenty six, bringing more than

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one years of law enforcement experience and a strong

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<v Speaker 1>commitment to serving young people. Officer Medley's office will be

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<v Speaker 1>located at Bartstown Elementary School, and his role will primarily

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<v Speaker 1>focus on supporting elementary students and campuses spanning preschool through

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<v Speaker 1>fifth grade. What I have learned in my twenty plus

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<v Speaker 1>years of law enforcement is that the greatest impact comes

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<v Speaker 1>from serving your community, said Officer Medley. I am honored

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to continue to serve our younger generation

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<v Speaker 1>as a school resource officer. Medley began his law enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>career with the Elevenon Police Force before joining the Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>Police Department in two thousand and eight. He retired from

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<v Speaker 1>the department in February twenty twenty five as a detective

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<v Speaker 1>sergeant after a distinguished career that included criminal investigations, crisis intervention, leadership,

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<v Speaker 1>and community policing. Following his retirement, Medley served as a

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<v Speaker 1>School Resource officer with Nelson County Schools during the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five twenty twenty six school year. In that role,

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<v Speaker 1>he worked closely with students, staff and families while helping

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<v Speaker 1>maintain a safe and positive learning environment. The addition of

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<v Speaker 1>a second SRO will allow the district to increase its

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<v Speaker 1>presence across all five schools and better meet the needs

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<v Speaker 1>of nearly three thousand students. It will also provide greater

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities for a relationship building prevention efforts and students support.

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<v Speaker 1>Our goal is for every student to feel safe, connected,

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<v Speaker 1>and supported each day they walk through our doors, said

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Ryan Clark, BCS Superintendent. Adding a second school resource

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<v Speaker 1>officer strengthens that commitment and allows us to provide an

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<v Speaker 1>even greater level of support across the district. Medley's background

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<v Speaker 1>makes him especially well suited for the role. Throughout his career,

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<v Speaker 1>he received extensive training and crisis intervention, de escalation, leadership,

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<v Speaker 1>emergency response in school safety. He is known for his

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<v Speaker 1>professionalism and ability to trust within the community's he serves.

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<v Speaker 1>Next in community notes, Rolling Fork Board of Directors. The

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<v Speaker 1>Rolling Pork Fire Department, Inc. Will hold its annual quarterly

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<v Speaker 1>Board of Directors meeting at seven pm July seventh at

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<v Speaker 1>the fire Station three sixty two Center Street in New Haven.

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<v Speaker 1>Whiskey City Cruisers will have its Music, Lumber and Home

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<v Speaker 1>Center Cruise Sunday, June twenty eighth at thirteen thirty John

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<v Speaker 1>Rowin Boulevard in Bardstown. Cruise time is noon to five pm.

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<v Speaker 1>Rain will cancel the event. Everyone should be respectful of property,

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<v Speaker 1>pick up any trash and no burnouts please, Music's Lumber

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<v Speaker 1>and Home Center and Whiskey City Cruisers. Bardstown is not

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<v Speaker 1>responsible for any accidents or injuries. The event is free

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<v Speaker 1>and open to the public. This is all the time

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<v Speaker 1>we have for reading of recent editions of the Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>Standard newspaper. Your reader today has been Brian Hunt. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've enjoyed hearing this, please call us at eight five

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