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Historic
home will be rebuilt |
SOMERSET
TRICIA
BRAY - Commonwealth
Journal
When
the walls of the 1850’s home on North
Main Street came crashing down several
weeks ago, Charles and Allison Hahn-Sobieck’s
dreams did not.
The couple bought the home last year,
hoping to restore it and turn it into a
bed and breakfast. But even after they
learned that the run-down structure was
too damaged to repair, their plans were
not abandoned.
The couple, both classically trained
chefs who married in 2002, decided to
make lemonade out of the lemon-quality
house they had purchased.
The home will be “re-established” as
an upscale bed and breakfast built
almost exactly as the home looked 150
years ago. Visit
the Commonwealth Journal for the rest of the
story...
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A
Successful American Dream |
Three
generations of the Sharpe family
celebrated on Friday with a surprise
party for Jim Sharpe, the patriarch of
the family. Jim Sharpe started his own
houseboat business 50 years ago and
has become |
SOMERSET
SHANE
MORGAN - Commonwealth
Journal
Jim
Sharpe’s smile widened and his eyes lit up
when he walked into the showroom of Sharpe
Houseboats on Friday afternoon at about 2 p.m.
He thought he was stopping in to chat with his
sons and grandson about how business was
going, and what he got was a surprise
celebration in honor of his 50 years as a
successful businessman.
Dozens of family, friends and business
associates filled the showroom, and Jim, still
smiling, personally greeted each one of them.
His wife, Mary Jo, told the Commonwealth
Journal she had to distract her husband’s
attention earlier in the day to keep him from
dropping in too early. She said jokingly that
he had been a bit annoyed with her for not
letting him go by earlier to visit, but he got
over it rather quickly when he walked in at
the appropriate time and heard the gathered
crowd say “Surprise!”
After the crowd mingled and ate, several
speakers took to the podium and spoke in
admiration of Jim Sharpe’s success and
character. The speakers included family,
friends, and a retired four-star general who
has been a friend of the family for years.
Sharpe was visibly moved by the whole affair,
occasionally wiping his eyes.
Visit
the Commonwealth Journal for the rest of the
story...
For more info on Sharpe Houseboats,
visit: www.sharpehouseboat.com |
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Chase
met guidelines |
LONDON
Carl Keith Greene and Dale G. Morton - Sentinel
Echo
Had
London police known the 1988 Chevrolet
Malibu that sped away from them early
Tuesday morning was occupied by three
runaway teen-agers, there would never
have been a pursuit, Chief Elijah Hollon
said Wednesday.
Given the information police had at the
time, however, Hollon said the chase met
all his department’s criteria
necessary for an officer to begin a
pursuit.
Once begun, even if police officers had
stopped their pursuit, Hollon said he
doubted the results would have ended
differently due to its short distance
and high speeds involved.
“It was tragic, absolutely tragic,”
Hollon said.
Holly Smith, the 14-year-old driver of
the stolen car, was killed after
striking an embankment at the
intersection of KY 192 and the Daniel
Boone/Hal Rogers Parkway.
Her passengers, a 16-year-old girl and a
13-year-old girl, were injured.
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Unique
theatre |
The
Run-In Shed Theatre is a unique new
venue which will open with the classic
Kentucky play “... and the Tide
Shall Cover the Earth,” a drama with
comedic elements about a 1940s family
who must be re |
SOMERSET
SHANE
MORGAN - Commonwealth
Journal
Local
audiences are in for a treat with an upcoming
dramatic production which will be presented in
a unique new venue. SCC Theatre and the Lake
Cumberland Heritage Society have teamed up to
present a beloved play which dramatizes the
creation of Lake Cumberland.
“...and the Tide Shall Cover the Earth”
will be presented at a brand new professional
outdoor theatre which will be dedicated to
bringing regionally significant drama to the
Lake Cumberland area.
The play was penned by Monticello native Norma
Cole and presents a fictional family in the
1940s which is subjected to the trials and
tribulations of having to be relocated by the
government to make way for the creation of
Lake Cumberland.
The relationship between elderly Augusta Haw
and her granddaughter Geneva serves as the
pivotal literary device through which Cole
explores the disappointments, fears and hopes
of those area citizens whose lives were
uprooted over 50 years ago.
Various characters in the play have differing
viewpoints of their predicament. Augusta Haw
is determined not to allow interlopers to
break her promise to her late husband by
letting them move his bones from their
original burial place. Her son Dade is more
resigned to the whims of “eminent domain”
(laws which give the government power to claim
land for public works projects).
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the Commonwealth Journal for the rest of the
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| July
proclaimed "God's Food Pantry Month" |
Somerset
SHANE
MORGAN - Commonwealth
Journal
Local government officials
proclaimed July as “God’s Food Pantry Month”
earlier this week. The pantry is conducting one of
its most important food drives of the year.
Some organizations are already jumping in on the
effort. Pantry officials are teaming up with Master
Musicians Festival organizers to help the area’s
hungry.
Those who attend the festival next weekend are
invited to bring canned goods or non-perishable food
items to drop off at the God’s Food Pantry table
at SomerSport Park.
According to Michelle Gregory, pantry director, it
is essential this time of year to replenish the food
pantry’s stock. “We assisted over 400 families
in June alone, making it a record month” she said.
“That’s about 1,200 individuals.”
Gregory said one factor which creates extra need
during the summer months is that children are home
from school and are without the benefit of school
lunches.
An
annual food drive is conducted during the holiday
months of November and December. The stocks from
that drive usually last till around April, said
Gregory. Post office workers then conduct their
annual food drive in May to help keep food
available.
She said churches, businesses and individuals donate
on a weekly basis. However, the supply dwindles
significantly during the months after the post
office drive and leading up to the holiday season
drive.
“We need folks to pay extra attention to the
pantry in July to be able to raise enough food to
last up to November and December,” said Gregory.
She said the pantry has been striving for many years
to feed Pulaski’s needy families. “There is a
growing need in this community for people to not
only be fed spiritually, but physically, too.”
Gregory said the pantry wants to help people realize
their spiritual needs by first meeting their
physical needs. “What good is it if we say
‘we’ll pray for your need’ if we don’t show
them we care by actually meeting their need at the
same time?”
The pantry is asking the community to help collect
can food, cash donations and non-perishable food
items as part of its July food drive. Collecting
bins will be provided to businesses, churches and
other organizations. “Once a bin is full, the
organization can call us and we would be glad to
pick it up promptly,” said Gregory.
Another goal of the pantry is to get more youth
involved in volunteer work. “We want to inspire
the young people of the community to volunteer at
the pantry, something that will help people in need
while building the confidence and self-esteem of the
young volunteers,” Gregory said. “We are always
in need of volunteers to clean, stock and help
collect can food.”
The proclamation declaring July as “God’s Food
Pantry Month” was signed by Judge-Executive
Darrell BeShears and Mayor JP Wiles.
Kevin Dalton, pantry board member and owner of
Cumberland Creative Designs, has also pitched in for
the effort. His organization has designed and will
maintain and host the pantry’s new official Web
site.
Dalton said the purpose of the Web site is to help
keep the community updated on the pantry’s
activities, to show how hard the volunteers work, to
credit those in the community who donate, and to let
people know when food drives and special events will
occur. The Web address is www.pulaskigfp.org
and will be online as of Friday, July 11.
“One of the main reasons I’ve become involved is
because of my father, Gary Dalton,” said Kevin.
“He was very into the pantry’s cause and he
volunteered a great deal.”
Gary was a Vietnam War veteran who passed on last
year. The Web site will mention his name in honor of
his contributions.
For more information on the pantry visit, www.pulaskigfp.org |
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