MAY 2015 • KENTUCKYLIVING.COM

STUNNING SEASONPhotos from an incredible UK basketball year

HOME GREENKentuckians who make sustainability real

LITERARY LIVING Where to see Jane Austen and King Arthur

CELEBRATING THE ENERGY OF YOUR COMMUNITY

TAKING IT OUTSIDEIdeal decks and porches

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KENTUCKY CULTURE

34WORTHTHETRIPLiterary lights: Jane Austen, Jesse Stuart, and Janice Holt Giles

38EVENTSMill Springs Cornbread Festival and Memorial, Woodson House Garden Festival, Paducah’s Riverfront Rod Run, Lebanon’s Picnic in the Park, and much more

41 CHEF’SCHOICEHomestyle Kelsey’s on Main, Jackson

42GREATOUTDOORSSunken treasure in Cave Run Lake

43GARDENGURUHail to Queen Mandevilla

44SMARTHEALTHAvoiding tick-borne illnesses

45SNAPSHOTMy favorite hobby

46KENTUCKYMARKETPLACE

49KENTUCKYKIDS

50BYRONCRAWFORD’SKENTUCKYStill standing

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7 YOURCOOPERATIVECOMMUNITYYour business

8 COMMONWEALTHSWinning nonfiction on the Kentucky Derby, energy efficiency, UK Wildcats photos, and more

ON THE GRID

12 THEFUTUREOFELECTRICITYA coal plant through the generations

14 CUTTINGCOSTSBackup generator basics

15 GADGETS&GIZMOSPrivacy and security settings

16CO-OPERATIONSSaving lives, energy, and money

17 ENERGY101The pluses and minuses of robot thermostats

26ALOCALELECTRICCOOPERATIVENEWS

9 Stunning SeasonCelebrating the University of Kentucky Wildcats’

incredible season on the path to the Final Four Championship.

18 DIY Porches and Decks COVER STORY KentuckyLiving readers and

experts share how to add valuable outdoor living

space to your home with porches and decks, gazebos,

fireplaces, and more. There’s something for all budgets.

27 Clean GreenSustainability may be the new buzzword, but it’s

really about preserving your home and community. Here

are some relatively easy steps—from using natural cleaning

products to being careful what you pour down your drain—to

become more eco-friendly.

ON THE COVER TimandWendyMeadoraddedalargedeckwithfireplaceandgazebototheirhomelocatedonthefamilyfarminFranklin.Clockwisefromleft,daughterHannahMeador,auntAnitaMeador,Wendy,anddaughterMadelynnsharelemonadearoundthetableunderthelightedgazebo.Turntopage18formoreonhowtoaddoutdoorlivingspacetoyourhome.Photo:JoeImel

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Summer plans, basketball memoriesThe May home improvement issue

takes us toward summer by profiling

Kentuckians who are taking advantage of

outdoor living with decks and porches tai-

lored to their tastes and styles. Read about

these do-it-yourselfers on page 18. Find

out about homeowners who take sustain-

ability seriously, with ideas you can use to

live a more efficient lifestyle—read “Clean

Green” on page 27. Pick up tech-tips to

protect your privacy from smartphone

apps in “What if I don’t want to share?”

on page 15. Your electric co-op annual

meeting is coming up this summer. Chris

Perry paints the big picture of what that

means in “Your business” on page 7. And

if you can’t get over UK’s incredible bas-

ketball year, you’re in luck. Photographer

Tim Webb shares his dazzling photos from

games leading up to the NCAA men’s

basketball tournament on page 9.

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Kentucky deck designers share their secretsTwo experts share even more tips to building your ultimate outdoor living space:

Architect Ryan Thewes shares important considerations for planning your deck or porch. Check out the stunning photos of the modern Lake Barkley cabin with the porch he designed, with large windows facing the lake but shielded from the sun with large overhangs and cantilevered roofs.

Deckadent Designs, founded by Andy Hulette, is the only certified TrexPro Platinum deck builder in the state. See tips and photos of porches and deck designs using Trex products, a sustainable material made from reclaimed wood and recycled plastic. See “DIY Porches & Decks” feature, page 18.

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Ask the GardenerDid you know that our gardening expert Angie McManus will answer selected Kentucky gardening questions—free! Go to KentuckyLiving.com and click on “Life in Kentucky” then “Ask the Gardener.” The frost-free planting date for Kentucky is in May so it’s time to dig your fingers in the dirt. But before you bring home that new perennial or tree, why not Ask the Gardener for advice! Your question and answer might even wind up in the magazine, see page 43.

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2015 energy incentivesDid you know you can get money through rebates and incentives for implementing energy efficiency programs offered by your electric co-op? Many of these things you are already doing—recycling your old refrigerator, freezer, clothes washer; installing ENERGY STAR ap-pliances or heating systems; sealing ducts or adding caulk or insulation; or simply having your HVAC system professionally inspected and serviced each year. For an up-to-date listing of the most popular energy-efficiency programs with rebates and tax incentives offered by Kentucky’s electric cooperatives, as well as from state and federal, go to KentuckyLiving.com and search for “2015energyincentives.”

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CHRISPERRYPRESIDENT/CEO,KENTUCKYASSOCIATIONOFELECTRICCOOPERATIVES

YOUR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY

At different times of the year,

there are events on the calen-

dar that we all look forward to.

For example, the first week of

May brings us the Kentucky Derby.

In August, the first day of school

comes for the kids. November brings

us the beginning of Christmas shop-

ping. Memorial Day is the begin-

ning of wonderful summer weather

and lazy days by the pool. For

electric cooperatives in Kentucky,

this is the season representing the

annual cooperative business annual

meeting.

The annual meeting for your

cooperative traces back to the

beginning of the electric coopera-

tive. There are three primary pur-

poses for the local annual meeting.

First, the meeting is the time when

we elect our board members. One

of the unique characteristics of a

cooperative is the democratic con-

trol represented by the election

of directors by the members. No

other business model is as open and

receptive to the needs of the mem-

bers. The elected

directors are local

men and women that

take the responsibil-

ity of oversight of the

cooperative.

The second pur-

pose of the annual

meeting is to educate

members about how

the cooperative is doing. At these

meetings, there will be a presenta-

tion on the financial condition of the

cooperative. There will also be discus-

sions about energy efficiency, safety,

and political factors that influence

your electric rates. In addition, there

will be some guests that discuss

big-picture items such as power

supply and the future of energy.

The third purpose of the annual

meeting is to have a little bit of fun.

There will be music, food, and inter-

action between members and the

local electric cooperative staff. The

annual meeting is a chance to discuss

issues and get to know each other a

little better. Some annual meetings

have car shows, some have safety

demonstrations, and some have local

entertainers, but all are committed

to meeting our members.

I will be attending the annual

meetings and look forward to seeing

you. Remember the purpose of the

meeting. Learn about your electric

cooperative and have some fun.

YourbusinessA co-op annual meeting is about ownership, energy, community…and fun

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COMMONWEALTHS

Summerisrightaroundthecorner!Haveyouchangedyourhome’sairfilter?Filtersgetloadedwithmoreandmoreparticlesastheydotheirjob.Dirtyfiltersreduceairflowandincreaseenergybills.Remembertocheckfiltersonceamonth.

THE DERBY’S DURABLE TRADITIONEvery year on the first

Saturday in May, the world

turns its attention to the

twin spires of Churchill

Downs for the high-stakes

anticipation of “the most

exciting two minutes in

sports.” From the iconic

garland of roses awaiting the

champion in the winner’s

circle to the mint juleps,

the Kentucky Derby is an

American sporting event

with unmatched history,

tradition,

and pag-

eantry. Over

its 140-year history, the

Kentucky Derby has earned

international acclaim as the

greatest horse race in the

world while maintaining

a strong sense of regional

identity.

In The Kentucky Derby:

How the Run for the Roses

Became America’s Premier

Sporting Event (University

Press of Kentucky, $19.95,

www.kentuckypress.com),

winner of both the Kentucky

Literary Award for Non-

fiction and a Kentucky

History Award, James C.

Nicholson offers a look at

the evolution of the Derby

as well as its international,

national, and regional

importance. He details the

Derby’s existence as an

intersection of past traditions

and contemporary culture,

for both Kentuckians and

Americans, and examines

the historical, political,

and cultural significance of

horse racing’s most famous

event. Few festivals and

gatherings have main-

tained such a delicate

balance between exuberant

glamour and local approach-

ability as the Kentucky

Derby.

The first Kentucky

Derby was run in 1875 with

nearly 10,000 curious and

enthusiastic spectators.

Fashionable ladies and gentle-

men sat in the grandstand,

parasols dotted the club-

house veranda, and wagons

carrying locals from all

walks of life crowded the

infield. Little did they know

they were about to wit-

ness history in the making.

The Derby has remained

relevant to changing

American attitudes and

cultures and has become

the brightest jewel of the

Triple Crown. Nicholson,

who grew up on a

Thoroughbred farm in

Lexington, calls this great

tradition to post, offering

readers a rail-side seat to

the most exciting 140 years

in horse racing history.

—PennyWoods

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Seventy-five years ago co-ops partnered in the establishment of big hydroelectric power plants.Now, we are just as likely to be partnering on wind and solar projects and energy efficiency.

—JoAnnEmerson,CEO,NationalRuralElectric

CooperativeAssociation

Roger has only one cup of coffee a day

...but it’s a big cup.

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Team terrificPHOTOSBYTIMWEBB

Congratulations to the University of

Kentucky men’s basketball team for a dream

year of a perfect regular season that pro-

pelled the team into the Final Four of the

national tournament. Here are photos from

some of the regular season games.

Attopleft,KentuckyheadcoachJohnCaliparisharesamomentwithAaronHarrisonagainstVanderbilt;above,Kentucky’sKarl-AnthonyTownsdunksoverMissouri’sNamonWright;andleft,Kentucky’sTreyLylesshootsoverAuburn’sKTHarrell.

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COMMONWEALTHS

IntheVanderbiltcontest,Kentucky’sMarcusLeeswatstheballawayfromLukeKornet,topright;above,Kentucky’sDakariJohnsondunks;below,Kentucky’sWillieCauley-SteinfightsforalooseballwithLukeKornet.

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Topleft,Kentucky’sDominiqueHawkinsshowsthe“RainingThrees”signafterathree-pointbasketagainstVanderbilt;topright,Kentucky’sAndrewHarrisonshootsoverVanderbilt;right,Kentucky’sTylerUlislaughswithteammateDevinBookerduringtheAuburngame;andabove,Kentucky’sDerekWillisbringstheballupthecourtagainstMissouri.

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ON THE GRID

AcoalplantthroughthegenerationsHow a pioneering power plant tells the modern story of coal-fired power, and the environmentNANCYGRANT

The story of a coal-based power

plant in Clark County offers good

insights into why coal still has an

important role to play in keeping

electric service reliable.

One year ago, electric utilities

throughout the United States took a

long, hard look at their coal-based

power plants. Thinking ahead about

a new federal environmental rule,

known as Mercury and Air Toxics

Standards, that would go into effect

April 2015, they had to make some

tough calculations. When they figured

out how much money they’d have to

spend to modify these power plants

to meet these new regulations, they

discovered that for many of the oldest

coal-based power plants there simply

is no cost-effective way to meet the

new standards.

Acold,hardwinterEast Kentucky Power Cooperative,

which generates and transmits

electricity to more than half a million

homes, farms, businesses, and

industries in 87 counties, had already

spent more than a billion dollars on

construction and retro-fitting at

its newer coal-based power plants,

Spurlock Station in Maysville and

Cooper Station in Burnside, with

scrubbers and other emission-control

equipment in recent years. These power

plants will meet the new Mercury and

Air Toxics Standards.

But East Kentucky Power’s

oldest coal-based power plant, Dale

Station in Clark County (which has

been producing electricity since

1954), presented unique prob-

lems due to its original design. Last

year, East Kentucky Power Co-op’s

Chief Operating Officer Don Mosier

explained the decision to close Dale

Station. “Dale Station’s generat-

ing units are quite small compared to

today’s standard coal-fueled power

plants. EKPC’s goal is to provide

reliable, affordable power to our 16

owner-member cooperatives, and

it is very difficult to justify the costs

Duetotheextremelyhighcostsofmodifyingitsoldestcoal-basedpowerplanttomeetthenewestenvironmen-talregulations,DaleStation’sgeneratorsarebeingtakenoutofservice.UnitsOneandTwostoppedproducingelectric-ityin2014.UnitsThreeandFourwillbeshutdowninApril2016.

“DaleStationwasEast

KentuckyPowerCooperative’sfirstpowerplant,”saysTonyCampbell,EastKentuckyPowerCo-oppresidentandCEO.“Thisplanthasbeenareliableworkhorse,generatingtheelectricitythatpoweredmanythousandsofKentuckyhomesandbusinessesoverthepast60years.Itprovidedlightandheattomanyfamilies.Andithasbeenan

engineofeconomicdevel-opment,providingreliable,affordablepowerthroughoutcentralandeasternKentucky.WeoweadebtofgratitudetothemanydedicatedemployeeswhokeptDaleStationrunningallthoseyears,aswellasthelocalcommunity,whichhasbeensosupportive.”Photo:EastKentuckyPowerCooperative

THE FUTURE OF ELECTRICITY

A “RELIABLE WORKHORSE” OF A COAL POWER PLANT

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Energy journalist NANCY GRANT is a

member of the Cooperative Communicators

Association and the American Society of

Journalists and Authors.

necessary to keep such small units

operating.”

Last year Unit One and Unit Two

(capable of producing 25 megawatts

of electricity each) were shut down

permanently. They no longer supply

any power to the grid. However, East

Kentucky Power Co-op planned to

operate the larger generators at Unit

Three and Unit Four (75 megawatts

each) for one more year, then after

this past winter shut them down for

indefinite storage in April 2015.

The coal-based Units Three and

Four at Dale Station did produce

much-needed electricity for about

two weeks in February. This electric-

ity from coal helped meet the spike in

demand for power caused by extreme

sub-zero weather and large snowfalls.

In the meantime, throughout the

upper south, eastern, and northeast-

ern United States, other bulk power

producers throughout the region were

also operating every available genera-

tor—including coal power plants that

seemed likely to be removed from

service next year—to keep electric-

ity flowing steadily into the grid as

demand spiked several times with

each new weather event.

RethinkingpowerplantclosingsWhile snow fell and temperatures

dropped, power grid officials were

studying different sets of numbers. It

takes a lot of power sources to provide

steady electricity for everyone living

and working in the power grid region

known as the PJM Interconnection. PJM

helps supervise the flow of electricity

from power producers serving 61 million

people in 13 states and the Washington,

D.C., area. Extra resources must always

be ready on standby, too. During any

season of the year, a few power plants are

out of service due to equipment failures

or scheduled maintenance. Repairs

are made and they begin producing

electricity again.

But when PJM officials took a

detailed look at the impact that per-

manently closing all Dale Station units

and many other power plants would

have on the supply of electricity

during extreme weather, they noticed

a troubling trend. The list of coal-

based power plants that will stop pro-

ducing electricity since the Mercury

Air Toxics Standards rule went into

effect last month keeps getting longer

and longer.

However, the list of replace-

ment power sources, mostly natu-

ral gas generators, is not growing fast

enough to make it an even swap. It’s

not even close. The coal plants being

taken out of service this year were able

to produce almost 12,000 megawatts

of electricity—but new power plants

starting up will produce less than

4,000 megawatts. That’s a huge gap.

Thinking ahead to next winter,

PJM managers want to keep some

coal-based power plants running

beyond their scheduled closures to

ensure a steady supply of electricity

in 2016. As a result of their analy-

sis, PJM asked utilities who’d already

announced their coal plant closings,

do you have any that could still be

available to provide electricity during

times of peak demand?

East Kentucky Power Co-op is

among those who answered “yes.”

East Kentucky Power Co-op has

obtained regulatory approval to pre-

pare Units Three and Four at Dale

Station to continue to operate if they

are needed to keep the supply of

electricity reliable next winter. This

one-year extension of their combined

output of 150 megawatts of electricity

generated from coal may make a vital

difference for electricity consumers

by keeping their lights on and heating

systems running. KL

Duringthispastwinter’sextremesnowfallsandsub-zerotemperatures,VickiRaneyandMartinKirkmonitoredtheflowofelectricityfromtwocoal-basedgeneratorsatEastKentuckyPowerCooperative’sDaleStationinClarkCounty.Originallysched-uledtobeshutdownlastmonthbecauseitwouldbetooexpensivetomodifythemtomeetnewenvironmentalrules,thesetwogeneratorswillstillbeonstandbytoprovideupto150megawattsofelectricityforonemoreyear.Theextensioncomesattherequestoftheregionaltransmissionorganizationthatmustbalancereliablepowerresourceswithexpecteddemandduringwinterweatherextremes,andhasbeenapprovedbyotherregulatoryauthorities.Photo:EastKentuckyPowerCooperative

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CUTTING COSTS

Mail requests and questions to James Dulley, KentuckyLiving, 6906 Royalgreen Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244, or visit www.dulley.com.

BackupgeneratorbasicsWhen severe weather hits, I want to be prepared, and I’m considering purchasing a backup generator for my home. What types would you recommend to take care of the entire house?—Jon H.

JAMESDULLEY

Backup generators won’t reduce

your utility bills. But if you are

concerned about the possible

effects of an extended power

outage, there are options. Portable

gasoline or diesel powered backup

generators, available at most home

improvement stores, can provide

enough electricity to operate essential

items such as refrigerators, freezers,

and computers. You’ll need outdoor-

rated, heavy-duty extension cords to

plug them into the generator’s outlets.

And you’ll need to go outside to shut

the generator off and let it cool down

each time you need to add fresh fuel,

then restart it.

If you want a simpler (but more

expensive) way to keep almost every-

thing in your house powered up,

then a permanently installed backup

generator is a better choice. Typically

fueled by natural gas or LP gas, this

kind of backup power supply feeds

electricity directly into your home’s

wiring system. You’ll have power not

just for plug-in appliances but also

for your furnace, central air-condi-

tioning, water heater, sump pump,

and more. Installing a whole-house

backup generator is not a do-it-

yourself project–you’ll need to hire

a properly trained and licensed

contractor.

SafetyandtestingYour contractor will recommend the

right size generator for your home and

include an automatic transfer switch.

When it senses that grid electric-

ity is off or voltage has dropped too

low, it automatically disconnects your

home’s wiring from the utility grid,

then starts the generator. To protect

the lives of utility line crews working

to restore normal power, the auto-

matic transfer switch isolates your

home from the power grid to prevent

the accidental flow of electricity from

your generator into the grid.

The automatic transfer switch

also runs the generator briefly (called

exercising) on a preset schedule to

test that everything is working prop-

erly, and will alert you if there are

problems.

For more information on choos-

ing the right backup generator for

your home, contact your local electric

co-op. KL

Carbon monoxide kills. This deadly,

odorless, invisible gas is released as

fuel and burned in a portable generator.

Never, ever operate a portable genera-

tor indoors. Do not attempt to operate a

generator inside a garage with the door

open. Instead, place the portable genera-

tor in an outdoor location at least 25 feet

away from doors and windows so that no

deadly gases can accidentally seep into

the building.

LIFESAVING TIP

Duringanextendedgridpoweroutage,aprofessionallyinstalledwhole-housebackupgenera-torcanprovideenoughelectricitytooperateHVACsystems,majorappliances,waterheaters,sumppumps,cistern-basedwatersupplysystems,andmore.However,theinstallationandoperatingcostswillincreaseyourhousehold’soverallenergyexpenses.Photo:Kohler

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GADGETS &GIZMOS

LESLIESCANLON

WhatifIdon’twanttoshare?Using privacy settings and other tricks to better control apps on your phone or tablet

Review your settings after an upgrade

Bear in mind that although an app asks for

access when you install it, you can change your

settings later. What you’ve given permission for

an app to access may or may not change after

an upgrade—and it’s up to you to keep track of

any changes.

Get in the habit of revisiting all app privacy

settings from time to time, as software

upgrades may affect the choices without your

being aware of it.

TECH TIP

Choosingyouranswerstoappquestionscarefullycancutdowntheannoyancefactoronyoursmartphoneortablet—andhelpprotectyourprivacy.

Controlling access to your personal information for privacy

Before giving an answer to an app’s ques-

tions, read the privacy policy for clues

about how your personal information

would be shared.

Check whether the application wants

permission to share your personal data

with outside third parties. For example, a

health and fitness application might give

your personal information to marketing

or advertising firms unless you say no.

An app may also ask whether it can

use your location—which can be useful

in some situations (getting directions,

finding a lost phone) but might seem

unnecessary or intrusive in other cases.

Some applications will ask to access

your contacts list or camera functions.

Take time to consider what you want to

reveal and what interactions you’re okay

with—and block what you’re not.

On Facebook, for example, you can

adjust privacy settings for such things

as what you allow others to post on your

wall, who can see photographs that you

share, whether others can see who your

Facebook friends are, and much more.

CHOOSY CONSUMER

The questions start popping up the

minute you download or begin using

an application on your smartphone

or tablet—often when you’re dis-

tracted or eager to get started. Do

you want the app to use your loca-

tion? What about push notifications?

Connect to your contacts? Some

applications do need certain infor-

mation in order to perform particular

tasks. In other cases, not so much.

Don’t simply accept the developer’s

default settings.

It’s easy to be confused—or

to assume that the application

needs certain information to work

effectively. But consumers do have

some choices about what informa-

tion to release, so it’s important to

pay attention to privacy settings and

choose the circumstances under

which you want to reveal personal

information.

Also understand that “push

notifications” allow an app to send

you messages or reminders, even

when you’re not using the applica-

tion. Consider whether you would

find these notices useful or annoy-

ing. App messages can range from

personalized notices (receipt for a

purchase, notice of a gate change for

your flight) to more general (weather

info or news alerts). You may also

have some control over how the

alerts arrive—with a sound, pop-up

message, or badge indicating app

activity or a message.

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CO-OPERATIONS

Savinglives,energy,andmoneyDEBRAGIBSONISAACS

GRAYSON

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PAINTSVILLE

SafethinkingforkidsGRAYSON

Camps are a great place for young

people to learn about safety around

electricity, and Camp KIDS, held each

year at Carter Caves State Resort Park,

is a good example. With safety hel-

mets on their heads and silly bands on

their wrists, the 60 youths ages 10-13

learned about the benefits and dan-

gers of electricity from David White of

the Kentucky Association of Electric

Cooperatives and Herbie Steagall with

Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative

Corporation. Camp KIDS is an East

Carter County Family Resource and

Youth Services based camp for Kids

Ignoring Dangerous Situations.

EmergencypreparedPAINTSVILLE

An electric line falls

on your vehicle. Your

instincts tell you to get

out. However, if you had

listened to a presenta-

tion from David White

and Clarence Greene with

the Kentucky Association of Electric

Cooperatives, you would

know that getting out actually

puts you in more danger.

Road crews working in

the service area for Big Sandy

Rural Electric Cooperative

Corporation now know this

thanks to the cooperative.

Big Sandy Co-op arranged

the live line safety demon-

stration, which shows actual

electrical emergencies and

explains what to do. The road

crews are just one of many

participants. The cooperative

arranges similar presentations

for emergency management crews,

fire fighters, and schools.

RecyclingforenergysavingsGRAY

“I want to do

anything and

everything we

can to help

members manage

their energy

usage and lower their electric bills,”

says Ted Hampton, president and CEO

of Cumberland Valley Electric.

Recently, that included a trek to

Louisville to the ARCA Inc. recycling

facility so Cumberland Valley employ-

ees could learn more about how the

co-op’s members can save money

through appliance recycling. It’s part

of two new programs Cumberland

Valley offers members: an appliance

recycling program and an ENERGY

STAR rebate program. KL

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ENERGY 101TheplusesandminusesofrobotthermostatsProgrammable thermostats can save money—but only if used properly

When used correctly, programmable ther-

mostats may help you use

less energy. Basic models

allow you to set the time and

target temperature for four

programming periods: wake, leave, return,

and sleep. Simple models give you options

in a 5/2 pattern of workweek/weekend

days; more expensive and complex models

offer more choices, and include vacation

settings. The Environmental Protection

Agency has established recommended

temperatures for each time period during

winter heating season and summer cooling

season, with projected annual energy

savings based on those numbers. Some

programmable thermostats on the market

today are preset with the

EPA’s numbers as a starting

point. Many consumers will be

surprised to see that tempera-

ture swings during a 24-hour period involve

changes of as much as 10 to 15 degrees.

It is important to note that the EPA’s

recommendations are not energy efficient

for homes with heat pumps. During winter,

the extreme temperature swings using

the preset program’s numbers may even

increase your energy use, due to forcing

more frequent operation of the backup

system, an effect that’s most noticeable if

the backup system is electric resistance

heat instead of natural gas heat. During the

summer in leaky homes, where outside air

and humidity slip in easily, the overuse of

the air-conditioning system as it tries to

recover from the highest settings may also

increase energy use.

When choosing temperature settings

for your programmable thermostat,

remember that your home and activity

schedule is unique, quite different from

the EPA’s test situations. You’ll want to

experiment with the settings to achieve

the comfort level that you seek along with

energy savings.

-NationalRuralElectricCooperativeAssociation

ENERGY BASICS

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Rememberwhenadeckwasa10x10squareofwoodslatsthatlookedlikeeveryotherdeckintheneighborhood?Or when a porch was a plain-Jane con-

crete slab with room for two chairs and a potted plant? More

afterthought than thoughtfully conceived design, both were

serviceable but not terribly stylish, ubiquitous but hardly

customized to harmonize with house and landscape.

These days, as outdoor living continues to be more and

more popular, many homeowners are thinking outside the

BY KATHY WITT

PORCHES & DECKSExpand your living space by creating an outdoor retreat, while adding value to

your home. Learn how these do-it-yourselfers added small and large porches

and decks, with expert tips from homeowners and professional builders.

nTimMeadorisaself-taughtDIYexpert,whobuiltthefamily’snewdeckfeaturingafireplaceandgazebo.Photo:JoeImel

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Mueller’s DIY tips:

n Keep the project size in proportion

to the overall size of the house.

n Keep your project within the scope

of your knowledge.

n Take into account the position of the

house as to morning and evening sun.

n When planting, keep the lowest plants next to the home and

slowly increase height as you move away from it.

n Always have in mind how

changes impact your weekly

mowing.

BEFORE

AFTER

footings to create lavish outdoor rooms with sophisti-

cated designs that incorporate outdoor kitchens and fire-

places, gazebos, hot tubs, ponds, and landscaping—and

screen in the good times while keeping out insects, rain,

and full-on sun.

Here are a few readers who got into DIY mode and

drafted their own blueprints for porches and decks

designed to suit their needs.

Tim and Wendy Meador, members of Warren RECC,

built their home on their family farm in Franklin. With

no intention of ever moving, the couple knew that

For $500 and elbow grease, Arnold Mueller, a Salt River Electric

Co-op member, expanded the existing porch on his Fisherville

home—basically a 35-square-foot walk-up with just enough room

for an accent chair and a potted plant—to create a charming, func-

tional outdoor space. Before and after photos by Arnold Mueller.

“My son and I built the deck part of the porch and a local craftsman

at Taylorsville Machine Company built the steel rail to finish the

look,” says Mueller, who moved to Kentucky from Wisconsin two

years ago. The retiree and history buff currently serves as presi-

dent of the Spencer County Historic and Genealogical Society.

Now measuring 60 square feet, the porch has a comfy seating

area and multiple potted plants, all set off with a black rail. Mueller

installed plants along the front and side of the porch and house—

which previously had no landscaping—and steppingstones that

encircle the porch and lead to the back yard. As a final touch, he

painted his front door a warm and welcoming rust color.

“Being in the front of our home, we see many of our neighbors

walking dogs and enjoy short visits with them,” he says. “The

porch is a very nice late-afternoon and evening place to sit and

relax, read a book, or just vegetate.”

TIPS FROM THE TRENCHES

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whatever type of deck they built, they would have

to be happy with it for a long time.

Several months and lots of hard work later, the

Meadors have completed the first two phases of a

four-phase project that includes a multitiered deck

with gazebo and wood burning fireplace.

“I knew I wanted something with different levels

for entertaining areas,” says Wendy Meador, who

is the Customer Service representative at Warren

RECC’s Franklin office.

The fireplace anchors the deck’s main level.

One step up is the gazebo dining/conversation area.

Phase three, planned for summer, calls for a level

two steps up on the opposite side of the gazebo

for a hot tub area. For the final phase, the Meadors

plan to screen in an existing patio. An arbor planted

with honeysuckle—a Mother’s Day gift from Tim to

Wendy Meador last year—acts as a focal and entrance

point to the deck from the yard.

The bulk of the work was completed by Tim

Meador.

“While he isn’t a carpenter by trade, he has spent

time in the past working on different aspects of car-

pentry,” says Wendy Meador. “There isn’t much

around our house that he hasn’t had his hand in. He

laid the foundation of our house all by himself.”

The Meadors estimate it’s cost them about $2,000

to date, including the landscaping, for their deck

project. The most important consideration for the

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couple was to create a retreat where the family could

wind down and enjoy nature, and have plenty of

room for entertaining. Once completed, their out-

door living space will have quadrupled in size, putting

relaxation always within a few steps.

When the Ladd family was building a new home

in Cadiz, Karen Ladd, member and employee of

Pennyrile Electric cooperative, decided to scrap the

original back porch design, which she felt was too

cramped, and come up with her own blueprint.

“I wanted something that was large enough for a

sitting area as well as an area for eating and grilling,”

she says. “We also positioned our home on the lot so

that, from the porch, our view is of a wooded area.”

Ladd wanted her outdoor living space to be open,

inviting, and relaxing. At an estimated cost of $8,500

to $10,000, she feels she achieved her goal. The porch,

trimmed in white railing, is 12 feet wide by 30 feet

long and provides plenty of elbow room and enter-

tainment area. With its plump cushions, ceiling fans,

and clustered plants, it checks the boxes for charm

and comfort, too.

“We have thoroughly enjoyed the seating arrange-

ment for reading, listening to music, and talking,” she

says, noting the family also loves grilling “under roof.”

Julie Bessinger, member of Warren RECC, of

Leitchfield screened in her home’s back porch, added

a roof over a stamped concrete patio as well as new

landscaping, and redesigned a fish pond. It was a

project she and her late husband always wanted to

tackle. With input from family and help from con-

tractor John Carter of Carter Construction, she saw her

design, completed in two stages to transform the out-

door living space into a relaxing family retreat.

“I like to have my family, friends, and the Sunday

school class over,” says Bessinger. “The space just

needed to be finished so we could enjoy it no matter

what the weather was like.”

With ceiling fans installed on the porch and under

the patio roof, and flowers planted and mulched, the

project is at last finished.

“Everything is finished,” she says. “The best thing

is we now have an area to sit that’s shaded from the

sun, and there are no mosquitoes or flies.

“I’m really looking forward to being out there

this year.” KL

ONLINE

Kentucky deck designers share their secretsCheck out more gorgeous photos of decks, porches, and

a modern lake-front cabin on Lake Barkley and get expert

tips for building an ideal outdoor living space—what’s the

best size and flow, incorporating green materials, music,

and more—from two professional deck designers when you

search “Kentuckydeckdesignerssharetheirsecrets” at

KentuckyLiving.com.

Where to beginMany of the homeowners who undertook deck and porch

construction projects began their search for inspiration

by looking at plans they found online. Here are sources for

ideas:

DIY Home Design Ideas, www.DIYHomeDesignIdeas.com, has information and photo galleries for deck and patio and

screened-in porch designs, as well as downloadable 3-D

Design Tool options, including free home design software.

HGTV, www.HGTV.com,is America’s leader in home and

lifestyle programming. Click the “Design and Decorate” tab

to connect to the “Outdoor Design” page.

Houzz, www.Houzz.com, is a platform for home remodel-

ing and design where you can find pictures relating to just

about any project design you can dream up; in fact, you can

scroll through hundreds of photos from homeowners, home

design enthusiasts, and home improvement profession-

als. Houzz is also a place to find design and construction

professionals.

Pinterest, www.Pinterest.com. Type “outdoor living

space” in the search bar and hundreds of images and ideas

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CleanGreenSmall things you can do to make a big

impact in your home and community—from

cleaning with natural products to being

careful what you pour down the drain

BY GRAHAM SHELBY • PHOTOS BY JIM BATTLES

LEGENDARY KENTUCKY WRITER AND CON-SERVATIONIST WENDELL BERRY ONCE SAID HE DOESN’T LIKE THE TERM “ENVIRON-MENT.” In a 2011 interview, Berry said, “We need

to stop talking about ‘the environment’ and start

talking about places we call by name…Nobody ever

called their home place ‘the environment.’”

As it turns out, the places we call home—our

houses, yards, and neighborhoods—need just as

much attention as the atmosphere or the oceans.

There are also plenty of relatively easy steps we can

take to preserve them—and ourselves.

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“Sustainability” has become a buzzword in the

corporate world. When you look at Web sites of lead-

ing Kentucky businesses like Yum! Brands, Toyota

Motor Manufacturing, and Papa John’s, you’ll find

pages discussing their sustainable business practices.

Even so, the concept of integrating concern for the

natural world into daily life, by using fewer resources

and having a low impact, makes as much sense in a

household kitchen as it does in a corporate suite.

One prime area of concern is that the chemicals

used in many farm and household products can cause

potential harm to people, animals, and plants. Two of

the biggest causes for chemical concern are nitro-

gen, which is found in fertilizers, and phosphorus, an

ingredient in many household cleaning agents.

When nitrogen and phosphorus enter your water

system in too high a concentration, the result can be

toxic. Drinking water that’s overloaded with these and

other chemicals can lead to rashes, respiratory trou-

bles, stomach problems, and more. The health dangers

are more severe for small children. Even if you’re not

putting these or other chemicals into your own water,

if they go down your drain, they can end up in other

people’s drinking water or in their food through live-

stock or game that drink contaminated water.

Cindy Shepherd decided she didn’t want any part

of this and started making her own cleaners from

nontoxic ingredients. She and her husband, Randy,

live near Oneida in Clay County and are members of

Jackson Energy Cooperative.

1 cup of water

1 tsp Dr. Bronner’s liquid, all-purpose Castile soap

5 drops eucalyptus oil

5 drops lemon essential oil

Use a funnel to pour into a clear spray bottle; shake to mix.

More household cleaning ideas and recipes are available

online at www.pinterest.com/drbronner/green-cleaning.

ALL-PURPOSE HOUSEHOLD CLEANER

For many Kentuckians, particularly

those in rural areas, caring for what’s

outside their house is as important

as caring for what’s inside. David

Allen is director of the Center for

Environmental Education at Murray

State University. He offers these tips

for greening up the way you care for

your great outdoors.

Use rain barrels. These work in con-

junction with your gutters to collect

rainwater, which can then be used

to water the landscaping or yards

between rain showers.

If you own land near a stream or river, leave an undisturbed area along the waterway. This will help prevent

erosion and thus preserve topsoil.

It will also help prevent substances

such as fertilizers and pesticides from

getting into the waterways and impact-

ing the plant and animal life there (and

possibly humans who may eat the fish

from the waterway).

Use native plants when you’re landscaping. They require much less

maintenance, including less chemical

application.

Create a compost pile. Many things

can be composted (don’t forget to use

your daily food scraps) and turned into

rich organic matter that can be used in

gardens, landscaping, etc.

Build a water garden. These can help

collect water before it becomes runoff,

which can remove your topsoil.

Dispose of your trash properly. This is

especially important for fluids like oil

and paints. If it’s poured on the ground,

it will often find its way into someone’s

drinking water.

GREENING UP OUTDOORS

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“I use eucalyptus oil,” she says.

She orders it online (it’s available from

Amazon and other retailers) along with

other materials like lemon essential oil

and Dr. Bronner’s nontoxic soaps.

Instead of buying a spray bottle of multi-

surface cleaner from the store every few weeks,

she makes her own. See the recipe on page 28.

Preparation time: “About two minutes.”

Cost? “It’s super cheap, maybe 10 cents a cup.”

(For comparison, the same amount of store-

bought cleaner might cost about eight or nine

times that.) Shepherd says there’s also a satisfaction

beyond the savings. “I know exactly what I’m using.

I know I’m not harming the earth or my loved ones.”

If you’re thinking about this approach, she says, “Try it.

Do the research. See how it makes you feel.”

Kelly and Mark Saderholm are members of Farmers

RECC in Summer Shade in Metcalfe County. They built

their house themselves and are among the roughly

400,000 Kentuckians the state estimates get their water

from a well or spring. The Saderholms also have a septic

system. Kelly says she started wanting to use more natu-

ral cleaning agents when they moved there 15 years

ago. “We had small children and cats and just thought it

made sense to use things that were not as toxic.”

Saderholm uses plain white vinegar as one of her

primary cleaning tools. “It works beautifully on toilets,

glass, countertops, hardwood floors.” Some people mix

vinegar with water, but she says, “I just use it straight.

There’s a little bit of a vinegar smell, but it dissipates

pretty quickly.”

To clean drains, she says baking soda and vinegar

make an effective combo. “Put a cup of baking soda

down the drain, let it sit a minute, then pour vinegar

down there.”

Making a green home was part of the Saderholms’

plan from the beginning. They chose white asphalt for

their roof shingles, which she says absorb less heat than

darker-colored shingles. (Our energy advisors also add

that when choosing shingles to be sure both the reflec-

tance and emissivity values are high, in the mid .8 to

.95, since both properties determine the absorption and

retention of heat. An ENERGY STAR shingle typically

meets these standards.)

Kelly started looking into more natural cleaners

in part because, she says, “I became concerned about

chemicals we use leaching into the water supply from

the septic system.”

Seepage is a legitimate concern for the thousands

of Kentuckians who use septic systems instead of a

UK Cooperative Extension Service The University of Kentucky

Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service

has extensive resources on the subject of sustainability in the

home, including videos, definitions, how-tos, FAQs and more.

www2.ca.uky.edu/gogreen/index.php.You can also call (859)

257-2505. Here’s their guide to installing your own rain garden:

www2.ca.uky.edu/gogreen/raingarden.php

My Green Home Plenty of information and ideas for green living

in the home in this blog. www.mygreenhomeblog.com

Mindful Momma Health, recipes, and green living are among the

topics explored in this blog by a wife and mother of two.

www.mindfulmomma.com

Proud Green Home Homebuilders and homeowners can find

information and resources in this site dedicated to “creating

high performance homes.” Also search keyword “laundry” to

read 5WaystoBeMoreEco-FriendlyWhenDoingLaundry.

www.proudgreenhome.com

Home Composting Made Easy Find lots of information and a

quick-start guide under the “How to Compost” section, which

includes how to use food scraps, grass clippings, and leaves.

www.homecompostingmadeeasy.com

GREEN LIVING RESOURCES

Peopleassume the biggest source of water pollution would be large industrial facilities like factories or refineries.

“The number one source of water pollution

is people.”

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municipal sewer system. Amy Sohner is executive

director of Bluegrass Greensource, an environmental

education nonprofit that serves 20 counties in central

and eastern Kentucky.

“The septic system is really a very simple and

effective mechanism for getting rid of waste. Just by

pumping and getting your system inspected every

three to five years, it can practically run forever,” she

says. “But if you don’t do that, the leach lines clog

and the soil clogs and it can cost thousands of dollars

to fix.”

Sohner says that water is something people use

without much consideration to what happens after it

leaves the house. Nonetheless, how we use it and

what we send down the drain with it are decisions

that merit some thought.

She says people assume the biggest source of

water pollution would be large industrial facili-

ties like factories or refineries. “In fact, the number

one source of water pollution is people,” Sohner

says. That’s because everything the people put on

the ground ends up in the water. Cigarette butts,

untended pet waste, motor oil leaking from the car in

your driveway. With time and rain, all of that mate-

rial and the chemicals and bacteria along with it soak

through the ground and into the water table.

Sohner says, “Water treatment systems catch

some of the chemicals, but they’re not designed to

catch all of them.” In addition, just keeping an eye

on how much water you’re using is important. If you

have an unusually high water bill, check your faucets

and toilets for leaks. Sometimes the problems—and

solutions—are simple.

Bluegrass GreenSource, based in Lexington, is

conducting a series of rain garden workshops in

central Kentucky this spring and planning a May 23

Green Fest of workshops on topics like keeping back-

yard chickens, composting, and how to use rainwater

as a resource (see box above).

Sohner says, “There are small things everyone can

do that can make a big impact.” KL

Saturday,May23,10a.m.-4p.m.

A day of workshops dedicated to sustainable living,

located at Bluegrass Greensource, 835 National

Avenue, Lexington.

www.bggreensource.org, (859) 266-1572

ONLINE

Watch and go greenWatch how to install a rain garden and how to

make an organic all-purpose cleaner. Also learn

how Kentuckians cleaned their homes before

the industrial age of spray bottles and dish-

washer tablets by searching “Clean Green” at

KentuckyLiving.com.

.com

GREEN FEST

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KENTUCKY CULTURE

What Jane Austen wrote in

1815-16 in her last com-

pleted novel, Persuasion,

remains true today. And

when it comes to Jane and her ilk,

there are no more “clever, well-

informed people” than the hun-

dreds of visitors who gather annually

at key Kentucky literary sites for a

“great deal of conversation”—and

plenty of good times.

Jane keeps excellent company

with King Arthur’s Round Table in

Hopkinsville; with Jesse Stuart and

his W-Hollow homeland in Greenup

County; and with Janice Holt Giles,

whose log cabin perches on a lake-

shore in Adair County. Each has

inspired a fervent following that cel-

ebrate and keep alive their literary

legacies.

The Greater Louisville Jane Austen

Society, a regional branch of the

national Jane Austen Society of North

America, was founded in July 2007 by

a group of, shall we say, Janiacs. It is

made up of about 150 Austen aficiona-

dos of both the Georgian-era author’s

books and the scores of movie adapta-

tions made of her novels.

Sharon Lathan of Bardstown is a

passionate Austen fan. Not only has

she read the entire Austen canon, but

she has written a multivolume sequel

series called The Darcy Saga to Pride

and Prejudice, her favorite Austen

novel. Her latest book, Darcy and

Elizabeth: A Season of Courtship, was

released in March 2014 and is part of

a “prequel duo” that includes Darcy

and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future, due

later this year.

“My novels are strong in the his-

torical aspects of the era, romantic,

and as true to Austen’s world, char-

acters, and style as I can manage,”

Lathan says.

The setting for the group’s meet-

ings and festival is also appropriately

atmospheric: Louisville’s Locust

Grove is a circa-1792 Georgian

mansion, originally the home of

William and Lucy Clark Croghan. It

played host to Lucy’s brother, Gen.

LiterarylightsJoin Jane, Jesse, and Janice for good company and conversation KATHYWITT

WORTH THE TRIP

“My idea of good company is the

company of clever, well-informed

people who have a great deal of

conversation; that is what I call good

company.”—MissAnneElliot

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George Rogers Clark, Presidents

James Monroe and Andrew Jackson,

John James Audubon, and explor-

ers Meriwether Lewis and William

Clark.

“Locust Grove would be com-

parable to the Bennets and their

Longbourn, a country gentleman’s

home,” says Bonny Wise, refer-

ring to the home of the five Bennet

sisters of Pride and Prejudice. Wise,

the marketing coordinator at Locust

Grove, was a founding member of the

Society and is currently its recording

secretary.

Now a National Historic

Landmark, Locust Grove is the site

of tours, lectures, music series, book

sales, and, of course, the monthly

meetings of the Greater Louisville

Jane Austen Society. Meetings are on

Sundays and always include tea.

Programs follow the theme as

determined at the national organiza-

tion’s annual general meeting. For

2015, it is “Living in Jane Austen’s

World.” Programming focuses on the

gardens, architecture, music, litera-

ture, and fashions that influenced Jane.

On May 17, “Children’s Literature

of Regency England” will be presented

at Locust Grove by Mary Landrum,

a children’s librarian at the Tates

Creek Branch of the Lexington Public

Library. Landrum plans to discuss

books Jane Austen might have read as

a child, focusing on works published

by William Godwin’s Juvenile Library.

Godwin was an Austen contemporary

and the father of Mary Wollstonecraft

Shelley.

KingArthurandhisknightsAccording to Landrum, young Jane

may have dipped into retellings of

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Bible stories, myths, Shakespeare,

and even the legends of King Arthur

and his Knights of the Round Table.

And had she lived in these parts, she

would have been able to experience

the latter story come to life at Round

Table Literary Park.

Surrounded by a thick grove of

trees on the campus of Hopkinsville

Community College is King Arthur’s

Sword in the Stone and a 22,000-

pound replica of King Arthur’s Round

Table. But that’s not all. Visitors

also find a sculpture of Melpomene,

the Greek Muse of tragedy; a par-

tial medieval wall; and the Delphian

Tholos, which is the historical Greek

sanctuary of the goddess Athena and

site of the Oracle of Delphi.

The Round Table Literary Park was

created from an endowment in honor

of HCC faculty emeritus Frances G.

Thomas, who taught English and cre-

ative writing from the college’s inau-

gural year in 1965 until her retirement

in 1996. The park and its Greco-Roman

amphitheater are the venue for the

annual Round Table Literary Awards

and the unveiling of the college’s The

Round Table literary magazine.

Kentucky’s literary sites spark

exactly the variety of clever, well-

informed conversation Miss Elliot so

cherishes in good company.

And as Persuasion’s William Elliot

notes: “that is not good company,

that is the best.” KL

KATHY WITT is an award-winning life-

style and travel writer and author of

several books, including TheSecretof

theBelles.

TWO JESSE STUART EVENTS, held by the Jesse Stuart Foundation, include an OPEN HOUSE at the Foundation’s Ashland head-quarters, on August 7 this year, celebrating Stuart’s birth in 1906. THE JESSE STUART WEEKEND at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, dedicated to the works and memory of the former Kentucky poet laureate, is Sep-tember 25-26.

The Giles Society, named for Janice Holt Giles, has two annual events, both at the Giles Cabin in Knifely: KENTUCKIANS READING ABOUT KENTUCKY on September 12 and the 16TH ANNUAL GILES ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL on October 3.

“THE TEA THINGS OF JANE AUSTEN,” the Greater Louisville Jane Austen Society’s an-nual Christmas tea, planned for December 13, 2015, will feature a talk with Bruce Richard-son, owner of Kentucky’s Elmwood Inn Teas; and Benjamin Press, tea instructor and tea historian for The Boston Harbor Museum.

THE JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL, typically held the third weekend of July, will not be held in 2015 due to Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual general meeting, to be held at Locust Grove in October. The festival will be back in 2016 with its lineup of an Austen author, Regency style show, Regency Empo-rium, and afternoon tea, plus workshops and a Grand Ball. The festival is open to all; mem-bership in the national society is not required.

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TapintoyourlatentlitloverTo learn more about the GREATER LOUISVILLE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY, visit www.JASNALouisville.com. Member-ship costs $10 a person or $15 for two family members at the same residence. Details about membership and regional events can be found on the Web site. To learn more about the JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, visit www.JASNA.org.

AUSTEN AUTHORS, visit www.AustenAuthors.net, a blog created by bestselling Regency author Sharon Lathan, currently has 20 authors who share their unique brand of carrying on Austen’s world. For more infor-mation about Lathan’s novels, visit www.SharonLathan.net.

ROUND TABLE LITERARY PARK, Hopkinsville Community College campus, 720 North Drive, Hop-kinsville. For general informa-tion, contact the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention & Visitors Bureau, (270) 885-9096 or (800) 842-9959, www.VisitHop kinsville.com. For information on visiting or reserv-ing the park, (270) 707-3750 or e-mail carol.kirves@kctcs.edu or carrie.mcginnis@kctcs.edu.

JANICE HOLT GILES LOG CABIN, 380 Spout Springs Road, Co-lumbia, (270) 849-8803, www.GilesSociety.org. They are a member of Taylor County RECC. The Giles House is open to the public 1-4 p.m. (CT) Saturday and Sunday, June-October. Visit the Web site for event and member-ship details. Giles was inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame in January 2014.

JESSE STUART FOUNDATION, 4440 13th Street, Ashland, (606) 326-1667, www.JSFBooks.com. The Regional Readers book discussion group (which reads books by Kentucky authors or about Kentucky and Appalachia) meets on the last Tuesday of the month, except for December. Coffee and conversation starts at 5:15 p.m.; the discussion begins at 5:45 p.m. The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. Visit the Web site for event and membership details.

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MillandmemorialEnjoy mill-ground cornmeal hoecakes,

pinto beans, and desserts for $5 and check

out artisan booths at Mill Springs Annual

Cornbread Festival, May 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,

at Mill Springs Park in Monticello. The mill is

open for tours May 23-25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with

grinding demonstrations 2-3 p.m. On May

25, the Mill Springs Battlefield will host its

annual National Memorial Day Services at

11 a.m. at Mill Springs National Cemetery. A

picnic lunch, free for vets, is at the Battlefield

Visitor Center at noon. For more information,

call (606) 636-4045 or go online to

www.millsprings.net.

Happybirthday,LebanonCelebrate Lebanon’s bicenten-

nial at the annual Picnic in

the Park, May 30 at Graham

Memorial Park. Inflatables,

caricature artist, face painting,

toy train rides, kids’ events,

food, and birthday cake, 11 a.m.

-3 p.m. Celebration continues

at dusk with a free concert

under the stars by Nashville

country rocker J.D. Shelburne

at the Farmers Market Pavilion.

For information, call (270)

692-0021 or go to www.visit

lebanonky.com.

EVENTCALENDAR

SpringinbloomStop and smell the flowers while strolling the

historic grounds at the free Woodson House

Garden Festival at Battle for the Bridge

Preserve in Munfordville, May 9, 10 a.m.-

4 p.m. Victorian Tea, 2-4 p.m., $15, or chil-

dren 10 and under $5. There are art displays,

music, craft booths, historical displays, and

demonstrations of crafts such as spinning

and wood carving. For details, call (270) 524-

0101 or go to www.hartcountymuseum.org.

StreetrodfunAmerican-made, pre-1973

hot rods and custom and

classic muscle cars and

trucks rule at the Riverfront

Rod Run, May 29-30 in

downtown Paducah. Vehicles

can be viewed by the general

public (donations suggested;

proceeds to go to chari-

ties) and fun activities are

planned for registrants.

Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday

and Saturday. Awards are at

3 p.m. Saturday. For details,

call (270) 851-3076 or go to

www.rivertinstreetrods.com.

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EVENT CALENDARFRI MAY 1

Evening of Dance (270)745-3121Russell H Miller Theatre, Bowling Green.

SAT MAY 2

Dailey and Vincent—Sneed Family (270)361-2101Plaza Theatre, Glasgow.

Wildlife Cruise to the Blue Heron Rookery (800)734-5611Also the 9th, 16th.Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg.

Silks in the Bluegrass (502)777-6300Crowne Plaza, Louisville.

SUN MAY 3

Spring Tea (859)485-4383Gaines Tavern History Center, Walton.

FRI MAY 8

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (502)352-7469Grand Theatre, Frankfort.

Lion & Lioness Spring Festival (502)593-3839Through the 9th. Mt. Washington.

Vintage on the Creek (859)322-3082Through the 9th. Berry.

SAT MAY 9

Lecture Series (270)542-4167South Union Shaker Village, Auburn.

National Train Day (800)272-0152Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

The Maiden City Pursuit (859)588-2612Cynthiana.

Antique Tractor & Small Engine Show (606)416-6080Community Park, Shopville.

Second Saturday Street Fair (270)393-3444Fountain Square Park, Bowling Green.

Second Saturday (270)982-2209Elizabethtown.

Woodson House Garden Festival & Ladies Tea (270)531-2354Munfordville.

I’m a Dam Runner 5K Run/Fun Walk (270)789-3776Green River Lake State Park, Campbellsville.

SUN MAY 10

Mother’s Day Train Excursion (800)272-0152Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

Mother’s Day Celebration (859)384-6617Jane’s Saddlebag, Union.

Red Lick Artisans Tour (859)986-7225Through the 11th. Berea.

FRI MAY 15

Central KY Community Theatre: Xanadu Jr. (859)336-5412Through the 17th. Opera House, Springfield.

Logan Co. Bluegrass Festival (270)725-0812Through the 17th. McCutchen Coke Park, Auburn.

3rd Friday Art Gallery Show (859)279-3431Art House, Ft. Thomas.

LowerTown Arts Festival (270)908-0090Through the 16th. Paducah.

Jessamine Co. Beef Cattle Cookout (859)608-6295Through the 16th. Tractor Supply, Nicholasville.

A Visit with the Spirits of Wickland (502)507-0808Also the 22nd, 29th, June 5. Bardstown.

The Bardstown Opry (502)249-9443Also the 22nd, 29th, June 5. Blue Grass Entertainment & Exposition Complex, Bardstown.

Bourbon Open Golf Tournament (502)349-6542Through the 17th. Old Kentucky Home Country Club/Kenny Rapier State Park Golf Course, Bardstown.

NMCA Muscle Car Nationals (270)781-7634Through the 17th. Beech Bend Park & Raceway, Bowling Green.

Maifest (859)491-0458Through the 17th. MainStrasse Village, Covington.

All-American Soap Box Derby (270)843-6665Through the 16th. Phil Moore Park, Alvaton.

Paddle + Yoga Weekend (800)734-5611Through the 16th. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg.

SAT MAY 16

’40s Weekend (800)272-0152Through the 17th. Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

Great Saltpetre Cave Open House (606)453-2991Through the 17th. Mt. Vernon.

Spring Fling (606)789-2600Paintsville.

Junior Naturalist Program (270)393-0077Lost River Cave, Bowling Green.

Hope Jam (502)220-2335Eminence.

Taylor’s Survivors Relay For Life Motorcycle Run (606)305-2026Pulaski Co. Park, Somerset.

Friends of Anderson Public Library Book Sale (502)839-6420Lawrenceburg.

Spring Fest (270)369-6188Glendale.

Pennyrile Classic Car Club Cruise-In (270)886-5710Hopkinsville.

Christian Co. Animal Shelter Spay-Ghetti Dinner (270)887-4175War Memorial Building, Hopkinsville.

Jessamine Co. Quilt Show (859)887-1292Christian Church, Nicholasville.

Art in the Park (270)589-1425Through the 17th. James D. Beville Park, Leitchfield.

SUN MAY 17

Guy Penrod (270)450-4444Carson Center, Paducah.

Night Sky Stories over a Summer Campfire (270)745-4044Through Jul. 2. Hardin Planetarium, Bowling Green.

Spring Tea (859)485-4383Gaines Tavern History Center, Walton.

WED MAY 20

Compagnia TPO: Bleu! (800)775-7777Through the 24th. Kentucky Center, Louisville.

THU MAY 21

The 3 Painters (270)904-1880Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Bowling Green.

Grayson Memory Days (606)474-4401Through the 25th. Grayson.

FRI MAY 22

A Tradition of Variations from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection (270)442-8856Through Aug. 17. National Quilt Museum, Paducah.

Friday Night Thunder (606)687-4157Somerset Mall, Somerset.

SPORTSNationals Test & Tune (270)781-7634Beech Bend Park & Raceway, Bowling Green.

KY ASA Girls Fastpitch Softball Northern National Qualifier Tournament (270)529-3781Through the 24th. Buchanon Park, Bowling Green.

Golf Scramble (606)474-4401Hidden Cove Golf Course, Grayson.

SAT MAY 23

Girl Scout & Boy Scout Day (800)272-0152Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

Cornbread Festival (606)348-3064Mill Springs Park, Monticello.

100th Somernites Cruise (606)872-2277Fountain Square, Somerset.

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Memorial Weekend Celebration (270)343-2525Through the 25th. Lake Cumberland State Dock, Jamestown.

Bluegrass & Gospel Sing (606)297-4169Mountain Home Place, Paintsville.

Wendy Whelan—Restless Creature (800)775-7777Brown Theatre, Louisville.

SPORTSNational Open (270)781-7634Through the 24th. Beech Bend Park & Raceway, Bowling Green.

Double J Stables & Horsemen’s Campground Memorial Weekend (270)286-8167Mammoth Cave.

BBQ, Blues, & Bikes (270)982-2209Elizabethtown.

Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass (800)734-5611Through the 24th. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg.

Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony (270)259-5587Leitchfield.

MON MAY 25

Mill Springs Battlefield Memorial Day Services (606)636-4050Nancy.

TUE MAY 26

AMRA Harley Davidson Summer Shootout & Rally (270)781-7634Through the 28th. Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green.

WED MAY 27

The Unauthorized Harry Experience: A Parody by Dan and Jeff (800)775-7777Through the 29th. Bomhard Theater, Louisville.

THU MAY 28

TS Performance Diesel Drags (270)781-7634Beech Bend Park & Raceway, Bowling Green.

FRI MAY 29

Riverfront Rod Run (270)554-2975Through the 30th. Paducah.

Glasgow Highland Games (270)651-3141Through the 31st. Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Lucas.

Taylor Co. Fair (270)789-2964Through June 6. American Legion Post 86, Campbellsville.

SAT MAY 30

Woodford County Woman’s Club Garden & Home Tour (859)873-0241Versailles.

My Old Kentucky Dinner Train Murder Mystery (866)801-3463Bardstown.

Train Robbery (800)272-0152Through the 31st. Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

Jane’s Saddlebag Wine Festival (859)384-6617Union.

Russell Co. Fair (270)585-2009Through June 6. Fairgrounds, Russell Springs.

TUE JUN 2

Taylor Swift (800)745-3000KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

THU JUN 4

U.S. 25 Yard Sale (859)779-3005Through the 6th. Berea.

Hwy. 68 400 Mile Sale (270)782-0800Through the 7th. Bowling Green.

Great American Brass Band Festival (859)319-8426Through the 7th. Danville.

FRI JUN 5

Pennington Folk Music Festival (270)365-3959Through the 6th. Butler Lawn, Princeton.

One Slight Hitch (866)597-5297Through the 20th. Pioneer Playhouse, Danville.

Bluegrass Festival (502)252-9004Through the 6th. White Acres Campground, Bardstown.

Houseboat Expo (270)343-2525Through the 7th. Lake Cumberland State Dock, Jamestown.

SAT JUN 6

Alzheimer’s Association Making Memories Gala & Auction (502)451-4266Belvedere Outlook, Louisville.

Shake, Ride, and Roll Bike Ride (270)542-4167South Union Shaker Village, Auburn.

Day Out With Thomas (800)272-0152Through the 7th. Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven.

Contented Heart Quilt Guild Quilt Auction (606)340-0015Wayne Theater, Monticello.

Bluegrass Draft Horse & Mule Championship (800)844-1601L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center, Bowling Green.

Aviation Heritage Park Hangar Party (270)842-1101Bowling Green/Warren Co. Regional Airport, Bowling Green.

SUN JUN 7

Historical Home Tour (859)485-4383Gaines Tavern History Center, Walton. KL

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Breathitt County native

KELSEY SEBASTIAN was 25

years old when she opened

Kelsey’s on Main in Jackson

last summer. She was

deliberate about returning to

her hometown after graduating from the

University of Kentucky with a hospitality

management degree and business minor.

Kelsey’s grandparents still live there,

along with aunts, uncles, and 11 first

cousins. “It just made sense for me to

come back,” she says.

One aunt owns the 100-year-old

building that has become Kelsey’s on

Main—the former Jackson pharmacy that

has housed a doctor, lawyers, and another

restaurant. “This space is perfect,” Kelsey

says, with exposed brick wall, original

ceiling, the drugstore sign, and an original

apothecary cabinet.

Kelsey says the cuisine “is Southern,

and it’s homestyle,” with soups,

sandwiches, and salads for lunch and

homemade meat loaf, pork tenderloin,

fried chicken, and fried catfish among

the dinner entrees. Desserts, too, rotate.

Kelsey describes her blondies as so easy

she can “make them in five minutes.”

Kelsey’s on Main is at 1124 Main

Street in Jackson. It’s open 11 a.m. to

8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 4 to

8 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 2 p.m.

Sunday. For more information call

(606) 666-4004.

White Chocolate Chip Blondies1 C unsalted butter, melted2 C brown sugar2 large eggs2 tsp vanilla1⁄4 tsp hazelnut extract, optional2 C all-purpose flour1 tsp baking sodaPinch salt1 C white chocolate morsels3⁄4 C chopped almonds

Grease a 13x9-inch pan. Beat butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and hazelnut extract, if desired. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Stir in morsels and almonds. Spread in pan and bake in a 350° oven for 20-24 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove and cool before slicing. Serve alone or with ice cream and homemade vanilla cream sauce.

Vanilla Cream Sauce 1⁄2 C butter1⁄2 C granulated sugar1⁄2 C firmly packed brown sugar1⁄2 C heavy whipping cream1 Tbsp vanilla

Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve over blondies. If mixture hardens on standing, gently reheat to make it pourable.

Cheese TorteRecipe by Sarah Fritschner

1 lb extra-sharp grated cheddar cheese1⁄4 C grated onion2-3 Tbsp mayonnaise1 C chopped pecans1 lb cream cheese (two 8-oz

packages), softened1⁄3 C chutney1⁄2 tsp cayenne pepper3 slices bacon, cooked until crisp1⁄3 C frozen chopped spinach1 tsp minced fresh garlic1⁄2 tsp salt1⁄4 tsp oregano

Line a 1-quart dish with plastic wrap to allow release. In a bowl, mix room-temperature cheddar cheese with onion and mayonnaise. Spread half of mixture in dish. Chill the dish, but not the remaining cheese mixture. Add chopped pecans to remaining cheese mixture; set aside.

In another bowl, combine 1/2 pound of cream cheese with chutney and cayenne. Blend thoroughly. Spread over cheddar mixture in dish. Chill.

Crumble bacon. Thaw spinach and squeeze to remove all water. Combine spinach in a bowl with remaining cream cheese mixture, bacon, garlic, salt, and oregano. Blend. Spread over chilled cheese-chutney mixture. Top with the cheese-pecan mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use. If frozen, thaw overnight in fridge. Invert torte onto a serving plate and serve with crackers. Serves 20.

SARAH FRITSCHNER coordinates

Louisville Farm to Table, a program bring-

ing more Kentucky-grown food into local

homes, restaurants, and institutions.

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GREAT OUTDOORS

Sunkentreasure“Reforestation” of Cave Run Lake improves fish habitatDAVEBAKER

Sections of Cave Run Lake flour-

ished with underwater forests

when the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers dammed the Licking

River to create the lake, which became

operational in 1974. The submerged

branches formed canopies where pred-

ator and prey fish could thrive.

Much has changed beneath the

surface in the ensuing 41 years. “Cave

Run Lake still has a lot of timber

standing in some areas, but they’ve

basically become telephone poles,”

notes Northeastern District fisheries

biologist Tom Timmermann. “It’s not

what it was when it was impounded

decades ago.”

Kentucky’s lakes are going bald

underneath the waves. “Our res-

ervoirs are aging,” says Kentucky

Fisheries Division Director Ron

Brooks. “After 40, 50, 60 years, the

structure below the surface, such as

trees and stumps, breaks down and

decomposes.”

Last year, the Kentucky

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Resources launched a pilot project

to add some stubble to the state’s

lakes. It began in Cave Run Lake near

Morehead.

Employees collected discarded

items such as cable spools, wooden

pallets, plastic trays, Christmas trees,

and plastic buckets to be recycled

into new habitat for fish. Local artist

Stephen Tyrone brought what is prob-

ably the most unusual item ever used

for a fish attractor in the state: an

unfinished bronze statue to be sunk

into the lake.

“He sank the statue so he

would know where to find it, then

returned a few weeks later to fish

it,” Timmermann says. “He caught a

muskie off of it.”

Traditionally, fish attractors consist

of small brush piles scattered around

a lake. What made the Cave Run

Lake project different was its scale.

Employees, assisted by volunteers,

sank two, mile-long sections of fish

cover in the lake.

Tossed-out Christmas trees will

provide cover for young fish and bait-

fish. Some of the larger pieces, such

as concrete blocks and cable spools,

provide hiding spots for larger preda-

tors, including bass and muskies.

Algae growing on this new cover will

give invertebrate creatures a source of

food—and provide a food source for

younger fish.

“From what the anglers are tell-

ing us, fish moved onto this cover a lot

quicker than we thought they would,”

Timmermann says. “Everything we’ve

heard so far has been positive.”

Cave Run Lake will receive several

miles of new fish habitat in the coming

years. Eventually, Brooks wants to

expand the program to major lakes

elsewhere in the state, especially in

eastern Kentucky.

“The lakes all have good fisher-

ies,” Brooks says. “It’s just that fish are

not always easily accessible. This kind

of habitat work will make it easier for

anglers to find the fish.” KL

Keep up with the latest news from the

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife

Resources on Twitter. Follow us at www.

twitter.com/kyafield.

INSIDER TIPS

FisheriesbiologistTomTimmermannlooksoverbucketsofwoodenstakesusedtocreatefishhabitatlastyearinCaveRunLake.Photo:DaveBaker

DAVE BAKER is editor of KentuckyAfield

magazine, with the Kentucky Department

of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Visit www.ky

afield.com or call (800) 858- 1549 for more

information.

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HailtothequeenTropical mandevillas branch out with new varieties

THE TITLE OF “QUEEN OF THE SUMMER GARDEN” has to go to the

mandevillas. This tropical plant has been popular for some time, but for years it

came in only one form and one color: single-flowering, medium pink. Bored with

that original mandevilla, I have patiently waited for some new varieties. Finally,

they have arrived.

THERE ARE FOUR NEW MANDEVILLAS in the Parfait series, often called the

Parfait Quartet. Blush, Moonlight, Passion Pink, and Tango Twirl are each beauti-

ful, but Tango Twirl, Mandevillaxamabilis‘Monrey,’ shown below, is my favorite.

It is a double-flowering, pale pink mandevilla. The flowers appear large to me,

but that may be because they are so fluffy and I am mesmerized by them.

TO HAVE A FEAST OF BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ALL SUMMER, plant man-

devillas in full sun. They can be planted in the ground or in a large container, but

they prefer a

moist and well-

draining soil.

They are con-

sidered light

climbers, so

they do need a

trellis, obelisk,

or fence.

Unlike many

vines, they will

perform just

fine on a light

decorative

piece without

weighing it

down.

MANDEVILLAS ARE TROPICAL AND SHOULD BE PLANTED only after

the threat of a spring frost has passed. They do exceptionally well in the heat

of summer and can flower profusely from late spring to early fall with just light

fertilization. They can be overwintered indoors, something I have never tried

because I can’t bear to cut them back and bring them inside while they’re still in

full flower. Instead, I enjoy them just as they are in the garden and plant a new

one the next year.

HAVE A GARDENING QUESTION? Go to www.KentuckyLiving.com, click on Home & Garden, then “Ask The Gardener.”

ASK THE GARDENER

SHELLY NOLD is a horticulturist and owner of The Plant Kingdom,

4101 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40207.

QIhavealilactreeanda3-to4-foot

branchjustbrokeoff.AfterIsawitoff,

shouldIbrushorsprayanointment

onthecuttopreventthetreefrom

gettingdiseased?

A Before you prune out the branch

that broke from your lilac, you will

want to make sure that your cutting

tools are sharp and clean. This will

make it easier for you to make a clean

cut and prevent any potential disease

spread. You want to make your cut as

close to the next intersecting branch

or main trunk as possible but avoid

cutting into the healthy wood. It is not

recommended to cover or apply any-

thing to the end of the cut. It is better

for the tree to heal over on its own.

Annual maintenance will help

lilacs in terms of vigor as well as

overall appearance. Spring-flowering

shrubs such as lilacs should be pruned

immediately after they have finished

blooming. Dead or diseased branches

should be removed as soon as you

notice them.

Lilacs will also benefit from being

thinned, which means removing some

of the older, woodier branches. This is

especially true for the center of the

plant, which can become dense and

does not allow for good air circulation

or filtered sunlight. Both can lead to

disease problems.

ANGIEMCMANUS

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SMART MOVES

When people think of ticks,

they usually think of Lyme

disease. Lyme disease is the

most common tick-borne

disease in the United States, but

it occurs mainly in the Northeast

and upper

Midwest.

Though

Kentucky

has a few

cases each year, the disease is not

considered prevalent here. Other

tick-borne diseases in Kentucky

include ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain

spotted fever, and Southern tick-

associated rash illness (STARI).

Ehrlichiosis is the most common

tick-borne disease in Kentucky.

Symptoms develop one to two weeks

after a bite and include fever, chills,

malaise, muscle aches, headache,

nausea/vomiting, and occasionally

a rash (more common in children).

Ehrlichiosis can be serious and

life-threatening.

Symptoms of Rocky Mountain

spotted fever include fever, head-

ache, nausea/vomiting,

abdominal pain,

and rash, which

occur in about

90 percent

of patients.

This dis-

ease is

also life-

threaten-

ing if not

treated

correctly.

Though

uncommon,

Lyme disease

can happen here.

Symptoms are similar

to ehrlichiosis, but the clas-

sic symptom is the red and white

“bull’s-eye” rash. Lyme disease may

also cause other conditions later in

life, like arthritis, heart problems, and

Bell’s palsy, which is a paralysis of

some of the facial nerves that causes a

drooping appearance.

Relatively newly discovered,

STARI is transmitted by the Lone Star

tick, found in the southern Midwest

and Southeast. It can cause a rash

similar to Lyme disease.

If you have a tick bite, be alert

for symptoms of these diseases, and

consult a physician immediately if

you develop fever, rash, or other

symptoms.

The antibiotic doxycycline is

considered the first-line therapy for

all of these diseases, and is

most effective if given

within five days of

symptom onset.

Patients with

some forms

of Lyme dis-

ease may

also require

other IV

antibiotics.

The

majority of

cases of tick-

borne disease

are reported

from May through

August, with about 50

percent of cases each year

occurring in June and July. This coin-

cides with the times when we are

most active outdoors and when ticks

are at their peak activity. However,

cases can occur in cooler seasons as

well, especially if those seasons are

warmer than normal. KL

DR. DEREK FORSTER is an infectious disease

specialist at UK HealthCare.

Tick,tick,tickAvoid tick-borne illnesses during the summer and year-roundDR.DEREKFORSTER

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention suggest that these and other

tick-borne illnesses may be prevented by

avoiding areas where ticks are concen-

trated, such as dense woods and bushy

areas. When you are outside—especially in

a wooded area—use insect repellents that

contain DEET, a chemical that repels ticks

and other biting insects such as mosquitoes,

fleas, and chiggers. Wear long pants, long-

sleeved shirts, and socks, and always check

yourself for ticks after outdoor activity.

REDUCING RISKS

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BYRON CRAWFORD’S KENTUCKY

StillstandingGhostly “settlement” of reassembled log buildings testifies to the original craftsmanshipBYRONCRAWFORD

BYRON CRAWFORD is Kentucky’s storyteller— a

veteran television and newspaper journalist known

for his colorful essays about life in Kentucky. E-mail

him at bcrawford@KentuckyLiving.com.

When he was a boy of about 12,

James H. Riley and some of

his buddies—armed with little

more than axes, handsaws,

and their boyhood imaginations—

built themselves a crude log cabin in a

woodland on the back of the Marshall

County farm where James grew up.

He remembered the venture while

recounting how, in the 1980s and ’90s,

he collected an entire village of original

log buildings, one building at a time,

from scattered sites around Kentucky and west Tennessee,

and relocated them to his farm near Benton.

It all began when a neighbor gave Riley an old log

corncrib if he would move it. Then he found a log barn in

Spencer County, which he hauled to western Kentucky

and attached to the corn crib.

That was all he had planned to do, until his brother-

in-law mentioned a friend in Lyon County who had a

circa-1840s “story and a half” log cabin that he’d give

to Riley. The small log village, clustered on a hillside on

Riley’s farm, eventually grew to 13 buildings.

He called it Cabin Hill.

Soon, he added a smokehouse and another corncrib—

this one with double dovetail notches—part of another

cabin from near Nicholasville, and the largest building, a

35-by-25-foot schoolhouse from Dover, Tennessee, made

of yellow poplar logs and said to have been built by Civil

War veterans.

As Riley numbered and carefully reassembled each

log in its place, the more he came to admire those whose

hands had originally cut, hewed, notched, and fitted each

log together, perhaps a century and a half earlier.

It was possible, he reasoned, that many who had

shaped these logs could not read and write, but they cer-

tainly could build structures that stood the test of time.

Today, most of the buildings are furnished with relics

of the pioneer period. The log school now houses what

Riley calls “The Spit ’n’ Whittle General Store,” with a

long counter, a big pot-bellied stove, a flour barrel from a

vanished general store, and other artifacts.

Cabin Hill enjoyed several years of visits from school

groups, historical societies, and the media, but now is a

virtual ghost town of gray log monuments to a way of life

that is all but forgotten. Riley donated one of the cabins

to a group of high school students from Wylie, Texas,

who reassembled the structure in Wylie, but the other

buildings are still there. And Riley, a member of West

Kentucky RECC, still has a few old-fashioned surprises,

and occasionally a new one, for passersby at Cabin Hill.

Each winter he taps many of his sugar maple trees

to make maple syrup. One cold day his friend Sam Clark

noticed that Riley had attached a tap and sap bucket to a

utility pole—and he stopped to ask what that was for.

Riley, who had been hoping someone would ask,

smiled and answered: “Pole syrup.” KL

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