Founders' Day will be celebrated at Lexington's birthplace...McConnell Springs. Visit the springs on Saturday, May 18, from 10am to 5pm and watch a live history lesson unfold as Daniel Boone, Henry Clay, and Simon Kenton share their knowledge of "Kaintuckee." There will be music, entertainment, a guided tour of the park, and colonial crafts and tools. Free and open to the public. Rebmann Lane off Old Frankfort Pike across from the Fire Training Center. Call 258-3009 for information.


A Sunday Tour

The Northside Neighborhood Association will present a walking tour of historic homes and gardens on Sunday, May 19, 2002 from 1 PM - 5 PM.. Featured homes will be in several different stages of restoration, from completed projects, to one in a state of advanced, yet selective demolition of earlier renovations.

Fourteen Homes, four Gardens and the new Beck Athletic Center at Transylvania University will be open for the tour. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children under 12. Restrooms will be available in Old Morrison & at The Beck Center.

Northside, Lexington's first neighborhood association, includes 5 of Lexington's 14 local historic districts. Most of this near-downtown neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tickets may be purchased on the day of the tour at several Northside locations. Teri Kelly is chair of the NNA Walking Tour Committee. She can be contacted at 254-8706.


Police Presence

Although there are times we take the men and women of the police force for granted, they have a very dangerous job. This Friday, May 17, the Department of Criminal Justice Training will host a memorial to honor Kentucky officers that were killed in the line of duty. The most recent being two Jessamine County deputies in a shootout in November of 2001. The service, which will be held in the parking lot of the Funderburk Building at EKU at 1 pm, will add the names of 12 officers to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial in Richmond.


This is IT

Bill Clinton spoke of building an information highway into the 21st century. Well, now Gov. Paul Patton is doing his part in aiding Kentucky build its information highway. A partnership with business leaders in Kentucky and those around the nation, has spawned connectkentucky, a three-year statewide initiative. The goal of said partnership? To help plan the state's participation in networked world and help the state be competitive in the New Economy. For more info, check the websites for the Office of the New Economy, www.ONE-KY.org and the Center for Information Technology Enterprise, Inc. www.citeinc.com.