Covered Bridge Festival Aug. 23

11^th Annual Fleming County

Covered Bridge Festival

sponsored by Fleming County Tourism Committee

Main Area at Goddard Bridge

August 23, 2008

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Tentative Agenda for the Festival

Goddard: (Main Site)

9:00 am Kick off Parade through bridge

9:30 am to 10:00 am VFW Salute to Veterans

10:00 am to 10:30 am Middle School Choir

10:30 am to 11:00 am Judy Muse

11:00 am to 11:45 am The Vice Family Singers

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm Hazel Holler

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Hazel Holler

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Wizards of Dance Cloggers (On the road in front of the bridge)

2:00 pm to 2:45 pm Kentucky Travellers, Marvin Carrol’s Bluegrass Band

3:45 pm to 4:30 pm “ “

Ringo’s Mill Covered Bridge:

All Day Covered Bridge Boys

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm Sasha Collette

2:00 pm to 2:45 pm Judy Muse

Grange City Covered Bridge:

All day Mike Duffy

2:00 pm to 2:45 pm Sasha Collette

Homemakers Club selling goods at Ringo’s Mill Covered Bridge and Grange City Covered Bridge

Goddard Food Vendors:

Country Ham, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Sno Cones, Kettle Corn, Ribbon Fries, Pork Rinds, Tenderloin, Walking Tacos, Caramel Apples, Italian Ice, Bar-BQ, Fish, Funnel Cakes

Goddard Site:

Local Heritage Craft Vendors (nothing store-bought or flea market type items)

Educational Programs @ Goddard:

KYDOT

Fleming County Sheriff’s Office & EMT

Muses Mills or Flemingsburg Fire Department

Programs for Children:

Face Painting

Supervised Crafts

-Bring your camera for photos

-Storytelling venue where we generally have some of the county’s best historians and maybe a

few prevarications

-Demonstrators @ Goddard:

Living History-Civil War period

Spinning wool

Grist Mill

Beekeeping

Quilt show Antique Tractor Show Pottery Mosaics

Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum located at 119 E. Water Street, Flemingsburg will be opened for visitors. The Museum is open each Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00pm.

Maps & brochures will be available for self guided tours the Covered Bridges, Clothesline of Barn Quilts, the Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum and other area attractions and upcoming events.

For more information on the festival contact:

Fleming County Chamber of Commerce

606-845-1223

Website: flemingkychamber.com

Email: crystal@flemingkychamber.com or tjflynn@tjflynn.com

Calling All Quilters and Quilt Lovers

Show off your quilts at the Covered Bridge Festival Quilt Show being held at the Goddard Methodist Church on August 23^rd, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Quilts must be at the church by 9:00 a.m. the day of the show.

If you would like someone to deliver your quilts to the show, bring them to the Fleming County Extension Office on Friday August the 22^nd between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Someone will be there to receive your quilts and they will be brought back to the office to be picked up by you the following week. The Quilt Show is being hosted by the Country Neighbor Homemakers.

Disabilities accommodated with prior notification. Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Kentucky Counties Cooperating.

Entrance to new Hospital

Whistle Stop 5 Year Anniversary

Highway 11 officially opens

Shown at the opening of Ky 11 on July 28 are Rep Mike Denham, Gov. Steve Beshear, and Ky. Sen. Walter "Doc" Blevins.

Governor helps dedicate new hospital

 

Gov. Steve Beshear, shown above with Frank McCartney, was the featured speaker during the Grand Opening dedication of the new Fleming County Hospital on Sunday, July 27. Estimates of attendance for the ceremonies ranges up to 1,000 people.

Ward new school board chair

By Danetta Barker
Editor
Fleming County School Board officially elected Eddie Ward as chairman Tuesday July 22 in a called meeting held at noon today the central office.
Ward replaces Wayne Lewis as chairman, who resigned earlier this month.
Ward had to officially resign as vice chair to accept the nomination.
Blake Price also resigned his position on the board this month. The two vacancies could be filled by an appointment by the Commissioner of Education Jon Draud, according to Superintendent Kelley Crain.
Lewis said after nine years he was ready to move on.
"The school board is a corporation where majority rules." Lewis said. "While I wasn't happy with all of the decisions made by the board while I was on it, I wouldn't say that led to my decision. I have multiple reasons which I would rather not discuss."
Price was not available for comment on the subject.
The board heard the first reading of policy changes from the Kentucky School Board Association. Policies  include  pupil transportation, discipline and conduct of pupils, use of school facilities, personnel policies, evaluation of certified employees and accounting for school funds.
Employee benefit guidelines will change to reimburse employees $100 for dental care provided the employee has a dental insurance plan. Also a $10,000 term life insurance policy for employees is covered in the policy, which will have a second reading at the meeting in August.