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August 29, 2008
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Mayor Jim Newberry was among some 350 who attended and participated in Wednesday night's
memorial service for those killed two years ago in the crash of Comair Flight 5191. The
ceremony was held at Transylvania University's Mitchell Fine Arts Auditorium.
Read the Herald-Leader article.
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Woodland and Shillito pools open Labor Day
The Division of Parks and Recreation will have two aquatic facilities open through Labor Day, Sept. 1.
The Woodland Aquatic Center and Shillito Park Pool will be open on the following schedule: Friday, Aug. 29, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.;
Saturday, Aug. 30, from noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 31, from 1 to 7 p.m; Monday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Learn more
Urban County Councilmember-at-Large Linda Gorton joined Mayor Jim Newberry, Police Chief Ronnie Bastin
and others in discussing a new regional public safety campaign called “Buckle up Bluegrass.” The goal of the
campaign is to increase seat belt usage among young people. Representatives of several police departments
from the Bluegrass region also attended.
Labor Day collection schedule
Residents who normally receive garbage, recycling and yard waste collection on Mondays will receive service on Wednesday, Sept. 3,
rather than Labor Day, Sept. 1. For more information, contact LexCall at 311 or (859) 425-2255.
Roots & Heritage Festival Starts Sept 5
For 20 years, the Roots & Heritage Festival has celebrated Lexington’s past. Since its beginning in 1989 as a neighborhood street fair, the festival has grown to
be a highly popular cultural event that attracts thousands. This year’s festival gets underway at 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 with an art exhibit at the Carnegie Center.
Learn more
or see the festival's brochure.
Cheapside Street is being closed
for special events until Nov. 1
When Cheapside Street closes Thursday night for Thursday Night Live, it will remain closed to all but pedestrian traffic
until Nov. 1, allowing for more events in Cheapside Park. The closing will allow a more permanent space for downtown events.
Learn more.
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Mayor Jim Newberry signed a steel beam that was lifted into place on the new
UK Pharmacy Building on South Limestone. Newberry joined UK President Lee Todd
and other faculty members at a “topping out” ceremony on Tuesday morning.
The building is scheduled to open in two years.
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Kearney Hill Golf Links honored
The Division of Parks & Recreation announced Tuesday that Kearney Hill Golf Links
has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through
the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.
Kearney Hill is only the fifth golf course in Kentucky and the 659th in the world to receive this honor.
Learn more.
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