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Today's Features

  • A pack of 'pacas

    She calls her baby boy for kisses. He runs over, hair flopping, big brown eyes like liquid jewels in a sweet face.

    This baby is the newest addition to Denise Coonley’s alpaca family, currently numbering a dozen. And they all get kisses, not just baby Seven.

    Coonley’s farm, Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm, is located just off Ky. 22 in Ballardsville and is pretty much a one-woman operation.

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  • Oldham singers to perform at Smithsonian exhibit opening

    The Oldham County Singers Community Choir will provide a special performance on Oldham County’s famous songwriters as part of the Smithsonian Institute’s “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” exhibit that opens March 10-April 21 at the Oldham County History Center.

    The program includes famous composers of Oldham County’s past such as 20th century pop artist, Buddy Pepper who wrote “Vaya Con Dios” and 19th century composer, W. S. Haye’s “Evangline”. 

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  • Pistols & a proposal

    Bullets weren’t the only thing in the air at Open Range Saturday — love was, too.

    Stefan Harp and his girlfriend, Lysa Shepard, arrived at the Crestwood gun range for what Lysa thought would be a normal day of shooting.

    She recalls being impressed that Harp thought to make a lane reservation in advance.

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  • History center seeks a summer intern

    The Oldham County History announces the Lowry Watkins, Jr. Summer Internship Program for college students.  This $1,200 award is open to college students with majors in art history, history, communications or education. 

    The award is only available to undergraduate students that currently attend the University of Louisville, Centre College or Transylvania University. 

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  • La Grange bridal fair features local vendors Saturday

    Few places are as romantic as Paris, especially Paris in the springtime. Skip the trip and check out the 2012 Shop Local Bridal Fair Saturday in La Grange.

    Oldham County brides-to-be have a lot of local resources available, and Discover Downtown La Grange is bringing those resources to one place for the bridal fair.

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  • Author Clayton M. Christensen to speak Jan. 26 in Crestwood

    Steve Jobs was “deeply influenced” by his work and Forbes Magazine called him “the most influential business thinker on earth.”
    Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and an authority on business innovation and growth, will be in Louisville on Thursday, Jan. 26, to discuss his highly acclaimed article, “How will you measure your life?”

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  • WoodSongs Coffeehouse set Jan. 19

    The award winning Oldham County Parks & Recreation WoodSongs Coffeehouse is the home of “roots music” in Oldham County.

    “Roots music” can best be described as an acoustic-oriented style that may include, but is not limited to: bluegrass, country, gospel/spiritual and singer/songwriter.

    The WoodSongs Coffeehouse is a family- friendly venue with a close-knit, homey feel where new players and seasoned performers will be given the opportunity to teach and learn from each other through shared experiences.

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  • Main Street in La Grange will be backdrop for shootout movie

    Six Guns Entertainment will film an independent Western movie in La Grange next weekend.

    The local reenactment group portrays historical scenarios, like the O.K. Corral shootout, and recreates scenes from famous Western movies.

    The filming will be at Main and First streets, and there will be simulated gunfire during the shooting.
    Filming is scheduled 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday.

    No parking is allowed on East Main Street while the movie is filmed.
     

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  • Mixed media artist Mary Kinney is January’s Artist of the Month

    As an artist, Mary Kinney has always been drawn to the unusual, the experimental, the core of the matter, the beginnings and the endings.

    She has spent many years in the arts and crafts world developing her style, finding, then mastering, her own way of doing things.

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  • Cancer changes Christmas for local families

    The holidays are a time to spend with loved ones and be thankful for what we have. The Era featured two remarkable people in recent weeks, and we are grateful to have shared their stories with our readers. As 2011 draws to a close, here’s an update on Craig Merimee and Hayli Nobles — two people in very different situations this holiday season. Craig, a 33-year-old father of three, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer almost 15 months ago.

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