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Today's Features

  • Students at South Oldham High School will present "Beauty and the Beast" this weekend.

    Public performances of "Beauty and the Beast" are 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24. A matinee performance is scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24. 

    All performances take place in the SOHS auditorium, 5900 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Crestwood.

    Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. Call 241-6681 for information.

  • In order to take full advantage of the beauty of spring, River Fields has scheduled its wildflower walks early this year, so participants can see flowers at the peak of their spring beauty.

  • Jealousy, beautiful costumes, unrequited love, chivalry, deceit, swordplay and a prominent proboscis – the Barbra Streisand Story?
    No! It’s Cyrano de Bergerac, proudly undertaken by the St. Francis School Drama Project as its spring production.
    Performances will take place in the school’s Garvin Brown Amphitheatre located at 11000 U.S. 42 in Goshen.
    The classic Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand, opens Friday, March 23 and runs through March 29.

  • The Baptist Hospital Northeast Oldham County Relay for Life team is sponsoring an antique photo shoot for children from newborn to age 12 on Saturday, April 14, at the hospital.
    Teens can be photographed with younger children. The cost is $10 for an 8x10 photograph.  The proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
    To purchase a ticket for the antique photo shoot, call Dawn McCullough-Hubbuch at 222-3925 or Debra Kennedy 222-3381.
     

  • Come out and see the early spring blooms, have a picnic, take a stroll, read a book, hike the trail or just sit!

    Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is a gorgeous and relaxing place to visit for an hour or the day.

    Weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

    Admission $7 for adults, $5 for seniors over 55 and free for children under 12.
     
     

     

  • Derby City Lighthouse Club would like Oldham County lighthouse enthusiasts to join them at monthly meeting on April 15, 2 p.m. at Douglass Hills City Hall, 219 Moser Road, Louisville. 
    Questions: Call 502-897-3117 or 502-425-3126.
        
     

  • Countless good memories are buoying members of the North Oldham High community after the loss of an inspiring teacher.

    After waging a long battle with cancer, teacher Will Jones, 37, died early March 15.

    Madeleine Ricks, a 2009 NOHS graduate, said she is finding solace in her memories of the human geography and world history teacher.

  • Johnny Glauber was born June 3, 1938, on Main Street in La Grange above his family’s store – Glauber’s Five and Ten Cent Store.
    “My dad’s name was John William Glauber and my mother was Opal Stapp Glauber. My dad was from Harrodsburg and my mom was from Russell Springs. They were married in Campbellsville in 1932.

  • If you want to hear a good story, this Briar Hill resident has plenty. 

    Tune to 91.9 WFPK Wednesday nights and you can listen to the adventures of his walking group, his two-week protest walk or whatever other mayhem he’s encountered recently.

    Even better, once a month you can watch the show live.

  • Dogs are man’s best friend, and man is willing to pay for the privilege. Pet owners continue to spend big bucks on their companions — not just dogs, but cats and other small animals, too.

    Norma Rash is one of those. 

    She has three dogs and one cat — she calls the dogs “the boys” and admits they are spoiled rotten.

    “Nothing is too much for the boys,” she said.

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