# Planning Commission worksession - June 20, 2013 > Auto-transcribed civic record · June 20, 2013 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3035 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3035?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2013-06-20 - **Last revised**: July 15, 2026 - **Length**: 5,416 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The LFUCG Division of Planning Office of Director Planning Commission held a work session on June 20, 2013, at the LFUCG Government Center located on the 2nd Floor in the Council Chambers. The meeting featured four agenda items, all of which were informational in nature. No votes were taken during this session. The Commission reviewed redrafts of chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Comprehensive Plan Update as a continued discussion item. The meeting also included an update on the Final Report of the "Recreational ZOTA" Task Force and the process moving forward from that point. Additionally, the Commission received information on the Subdivision and Development Plan Digital Submission Project. The session concluded with an "Other Business" segment for any remaining matters. The meeting included five public comments from attendees. As a work session focused on planning matters, the agenda items were presented for discussion and information rather than formal action, with no motions brought to a vote. ## Public Comment The meeting included five public comment segments addressing community services and events in Lexington. **Central Kentucky Radio I** [timestamp: 00:13:16] Paul Schartier praised Central Kentucky Radio I for its service to listeners, particularly those with visual impairments. He highlighted the organization's volunteer-driven model and noted its funding through donations and grants. **Ronald McDonald House** [timestamp: 00:14:46] Sarah Lister discussed the Ronald McDonald House's critical role in supporting families of children receiving medical care in Lexington. She emphasized the need for meal program volunteers, noting particular staffing challenges during summer months. **Magnum Hunter Production Company Volunteer Program** [timestamp: 00:18:04] Darlene Davis shared her company's volunteer efforts cooking meals for families at the Ronald McDonald House. She described the process and highlighted the emotional impact on both volunteers and the families they serve. **2013 Fourth of July Festival** [timestamp: 00:29:54] Sherelle Roberts provided an overview of Lexington's Fourth of July Festival events, including the Great American Pie Contest, parade, concerts, and community activities. **Kentucky Theater Digital Upgrade** [timestamp: 00:35:53] A segment reported on the Kentucky Theater's successful conversion to digital projection technology. The upgrade has enabled a wider selection of classic films and improved viewing experience, with ongoing fundraising efforts for additional renovations. ## Comprehensive Plan Update – Continued Review Redrafts of Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 The Planning Commission continued its review of redrafted chapters of the Comprehensive Plan during this meeting. Jim Duncan and the Long Range Planning Staff led the discussion on the updated materials covering Chapters 2 through 7. This agenda item was presented as an informational discussion to allow the Commission to examine and provide feedback on the revised chapter drafts. No specific decisions or formal outcomes were recorded from this portion of the meeting. ## Update on the Final Report of the "Recreational ZOTA" Task Force and Process from this Point Chris King provided an update on the final report of the Recreational ZOTA Task Force, presenting information about the next steps in the process. This was an informational presentation with no formal action taken during the meeting. **Key Speaker** - Chris King **Presentation Content** Chris King outlined the status of the Recreational ZOTA Task Force's final report and discussed the procedural steps that would follow. **Outcome** The agenda item concluded as informational, with no formal action or vote required at this time. ## Subdivision and Development Plan Digital Submission Project King, Traci Wade, and Chris Taylor discussed the progress of the Subdivision and Development Plan Digital Submission Project during this meeting. The discussion focused on implementation efforts and workflow improvements for the digital submission system. **Key Participants** The agenda item was addressed by three speakers: - King - Traci Wade - Chris Taylor **Discussion Focus** The participants reviewed the project's advancement, with particular attention to how the digital submission process was being implemented and what operational improvements could be made to the workflow. **Outcome** This item was presented as informational in nature, with no formal action or decision required from the meeting attendees. ## Other Business During the Other Business section, the session included public comments on several community initiatives. **Speakers and Topics** The following individuals presented information: - Paul Schartier - Sarah Lister - Darlene Davis - Sherelle Roberts **Community Initiatives Discussed** Public comments covered a range of local projects and programs: - Radioeye.org - Ronald McDonald House meal program - Fourth of July Festival - Kentucky Theater's digital upgrade **Outcome** This segment was informational in nature, providing updates on various community initiatives without formal action or debate. --- ## Full transcript Now, now, now, now, come down, love Oh, yes. This is me again. Crazy. I can't sleep in bed. It's all the time. Listening for the telephone. But when they get your call, I'm all chosen. Can't believe it all right. And that's a matter of fact. It goes my mind. You need to talk to me. Because a girl I feel like a dream coming true. A real life fantasy. No matter what your fresh eyes and your weak name, fall in love And we will be together, in a kind of better Strike back, strike back, in the new step I take You will be there, in the new step I make We'll be together, in the new step I take You will be there, in the new step I make We'll be together I'll be sleeping Talk to me Listen up on the telephone I'm ready to hit your car I'm on your floor Can't believe you called my home And as a matter of fact It blows my mind You didn't talk to me Because a girl like you I see it come true A real life I'm trying to tell you What's your pretty strategy We remain all in love And we'll be together Eatin' that well It's like that, it's like that girl Every step by two I'm here with you It'll be here Every step by three We'll be together Every step by three We'll be here Every step by three We'll be together Every step by three We'll be together. No matter what you take, now we're ready for love We'll always be lucky because of Strike back, strike back In the step by seat We'll be here in the step by seat We'll be together in the step by seat You will be there and Lucifer take You will be there and Lucifer take You will be there and Lucifer take You will be there and Lucifer take In the step by step fight, in the middle of the world. In the step by step, in the middle of the world. In the step by step fight, in the middle of the world. We'll be together in the step by step. We'll be there in the step by step. You You really got me now. You got me so I can't sleep by her. And you really got me. You really got me. You really got me. See, don't ever set me free. I always want to be by your side. Girl, you really got me now. You got me so I can't sleep at night. Yeah, you really got me now. You got me so I don't know why I'm going there Oh yeah You really got me now You got me so I can't see right now That you really got me You really got me You really got me See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doing then Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I got me back now and you really got me You really got me, you really got me You ain't nothing but a hound dogger Crying all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dogger Crying all the time Well, you ain't down the corner rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine. We do cover the state of Kentucky by radio, but I'm all about giving our listeners as many choices to access the news as I have as a person with my site. So I'm interested in expanding to the rest of Kentucky by radio or by TV so that someone who maybe doesn't have long-distance phones on their phone can still listen free of charge. Because the way our telephone system works right now is you have to dial one of six local numbers. So if you're not in the area of those local numbers, then obviously you're using long-distance. Or if you're using a cell phone, you're using your cell phone minutes. So I want it to be as close to absolutely free to our listeners as we can make it. And how are you funded? We are funded by private donations and grants. So fundraising is always an issue. It's always ongoing. With non-profit? Yeah, with every non-profit. And will they know by your website how to make a donation? Yes, there is a donation button right on the website. On every page of our website, it's there. We want to make sure people can find it very easily. And we do an annual appeal. Yes, we do three appeals a year, one in the winter, one in the spring, and one in the summer, which really helps us. And then, of course, writing grants and having some events. We've had some very nice restaurants and stores here in town do a charity day for us. Whole Foods just did one for us. I think they gave us 5% of their day's take. And we have large companies, big corporations donate equipment, donate money for equipment, various benefactors that we can turn to for printing needs. And we were part of the Good Giving Challenge this year, which was very exciting because it's become about the Internet and clicking to give a donation, so we were very pleased with that. And our three biggest partners which really help us are the Lexington Public Library, who donate our offices and studio space. And that's up on the... It's in the north side branch of the library on Russell K Road. We're right in the back. So it's great for me as a big book reader, because then I can just zip over and get my books. And then our two radio stations who donate our frequencies, WKY and then Louisville Public Media. And what they donate is we broadcast what's called a subcarrier authorization frequency, which basically just means low-powered sideband frequency, which is why we have to have these special radios. And they donate the frequencies to us free of charge. So those three are our main supporters, and we couldn't do what we do without them. And you couldn't do without volunteers, of which that's how you started. Exactly. This organization is pretty much staffed by volunteers. We have a small office staff, but it's primarily the volunteers that get the programming out. Any idea how many volunteers you have? We have about 200 a year. It averages about 140 a month, and then we have our summer birds and our snowbirds who, you know, fly away and then come back. But yeah, about 200 a year, about 8,000 to 8,500 hours of their time they give us every year. But we also have volunteers that have been with us for years since the inception of Central Kentucky Radio I. So it's wonderful because you can donate as much time as you have. It can be a little. It can be a lot. So for volunteers, they would go to your website, and how would they get involved? What they would want to do is email or call Chelsea Van Dyke. She's our other paid staff person. She's our studio manager. And her email is at chelsea.vandyke at radioi.org. Or if they email the info at radioi.org, that will get to her as well. Or just call her on the main line, 859-422-6390, and say that they would like to learn about volunteering. and she'll have them come to an orientation and tell them about all the kinds of volunteering that they can do for us because it's not just readers. Absolutely not. Lots of different venues. You may volunteer in the office. You can volunteer beyond one of our many committees in outreach that go out and talk to people in nursing homes, making them aware of us, and development, fundraising. Control board if they like to do more techie stuff. Yes. And our engineer, who is a volunteer, another volunteer, another great volunteer, Doug Collins, he's made it very simple so that people with no training can come in and after maybe two times training know exactly what to do. Sponsors are important as our volunteers. So let's give that website again. So if anybody wants to volunteer, they can. All right. It's radioeye.org. That's R-A-D-I-O-E-Y-E.org. And in our last minute, how many hours a day do you broadcast? We broadcast 24 hours a day. What we do is we have an eight-hour day that we repeat, and we do that because many of our listeners will work or have things to do during the day, so they'll listen at night. And also, something that a lot of people who are completely blind have is insomnia. So they're up late at night quite often. when there's no light coming to your eye your circadian rhythm gets out of whack for some people so we do broadcast it at night as well so for people with insomnia if I read to them it would cure it Amy, Barbara, thank you for providing such a great service to people that really need the connection to the outside and you provide that it's electronic, but you know it's a great service so thank you for doing that I'm Paul Schartier We'll be right back on Heart of Gold. Thank you. Thank you. Hi, welcome back. I'm Paul Chartier. We have Ronald McDonald House joining us. Sarah Lister, how are you? I'm not Ronald McDonald. I'm to disappoint all the folks back home. Under the makeup. And Darlene Davis. Yes. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for wearing red today. I appreciate it. Ronald McDonald is a red color. Red's good. I know red is good. You're not wearing it. Sarah is the executive director, and they've been on before. And as we zoom in on the map, you will see the number of families and people impacted in how many counties in Kentucky. And you all do great things. And that map represents just last year's census. So all of the areas in red are the counties that we had families staying at the Lexington Ronald McDonald House while their children were either hospitalized or receiving medical care in Lexington. So we can't get as detailed as we should. But I could tell you that, for example, Madison County had nine families for 200 nights. And, you know, we keep track of the census across the state, but also we have families that are coming from every state in the United States as well as some other countries. If there wasn't a Ronald McDonald House, what would they do? The options are not great. A few years ago, one of the last alternative housing options, it was called the Hospital Hospitality House, that closed its doors during the economic crisis. And so Ronald McDonald House is the only charity that provides the services that we do for families of children 21 years or younger who are patients. So there is the Hope Lodge here, which is a wonderful organization that the American Cancer Society runs. But that is for oncology patients only. And they really are better suited for an adult clientele. So Ronald McDonald House is so family friendly, so child centered with our play areas and Ronald McDonald everywhere. There really are no viable options other than the Ronald McDonald House unless families can afford hotel accommodations. The average cost of a night of hotel in Lexington is $100 a night. And that's based on TripAdvisor, which is a website that we do our research with. So many of our families stay an average of 12 nights. That's our average length of stay. So that's $1,200 that families would have to take on in addition to their hospital bills, their meal costs, and their transportation costs, which are some of the things that we take care of at the house. We provide shuttle service to all of the hospitals so folks don't have to drive or pay to park their vehicle at their hospital. We provide meal services so that the families can save their money and not have to order pizzas or other fast food options, which are frankly not very healthy. They're good in a stressful time, but long term, it's not a good choice to make every single night of the week. So that's one of the reasons why we're here tonight, is to really talk about the meal program that we provide to bring a lot of comfort for the families and children who stay with us. Darlene, what is your role? Well, our company a few years ago... What company? Magnum Hunter Production Company. Give them a good plug. We are a natural gas and oil development and exploration company. And we first started out by volunteering to cook meals for the people at the Ronald McDonald House. house and so we started out and we had some really gung-ho cooks that really loved to cook and we did things like I think the first day we did the frozen meal and and but then we want to just learn how the kitchen worked but then once we learned that the next time we branched out and cooked we oh we've done homemade mashed potatoes from peeling the potatoes we were up to 80 people We're not talking about a small meal. On some nights it can be a really big deal. And we've done meatloaf. We tend to do tenderloin, and we don't do totally homemade mashed potatoes. We will tell. But we try to make it a home-cooked meal where they feel like they're at home. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago we were there, and the people that walked up, they were going, oh, it's like home. But we had tenderloin and mashed potatoes and green beans with bacon grease, like Mom used to make. And we fried the bacon, and we have pies for them. And we've done homemade cornbread. But we realize that some people don't have the time or the money to go all out like that. So they don't have to do what we do every time. but they can buy frozen meals. People sometimes bring pizzas, but we really enjoy it. It doesn't take that much time. You run to the grocery, get your items, you go in, you get a few people from your office or your family or your graduation class from school. You get a club. My Sunday school class has done it, and we get a few people together. We get our food together. It takes about an hour, hour and a half to cook the meal. We serve the food, we clean up, and we talk to the families, learn a little bit about them, and it makes us feel good and makes us appreciate the health of our families. Darlene, how many employees of yours are involved in the program? Well, we've been doing it for a few years, and everybody rotates. But generally, on a given night, if we have four people, that's enough to prepare the food. But we've had as many, I think one night we had eight or ten people there. We were all stepping all over each other. But we had a blast that night because we were, I think that was the homemade potatoes from scratch and meatloaf night. But we really enjoy it. rewarding and I try to take a little time and talk to the families and sometimes they talk sometimes they don't and it's just a really good experience they're here for probably a really bad reason they don't want to be here and to come into your environment and have angels come in and prepare them meals there's so much more than just the meal that the program itself has so many any farther reaching benefits for the organizations that participate, but also, and most importantly, for the families who are the recipients of these meals. They have spent long days in hospital environments, and they are processing an awful lot of information about their child's diagnosis. Coming back to the Ronald McDonald House removes them from that clinical environment and gets them back in a place that has couches and television sets and more home-like. The meals waiting for them when they come back at the end of a long day are such a blessing. Because, you know, have you ever made three meals a day out of a vending machine? And I've done it. I've had loved ones in the hospital. How awful that would be. And you just eat another pack of M&Ms. You've got a long day. You come in with bags of food in a bag. Oh, yeah. And you sit there, and you're worn out, and you're opening the bags, and it's grease, grease, grease. Yeah. But then to come in to this and have the interaction at the same time. That's it. I mean, first of all, the dining room at the Ronald McDonald House and the kitchen are quite beautiful, and it's really designed to allow for a lot of fellowship. We have some pictures, too. Oh, good. I hope you show the pictures. It's very conducive to fellowship and spending time together and having kind of a communal experience. The families also very much need to know that when they're staying at the Ronald McDonald House, they are instantly part of a family environment, a family they never knew they had, But they're going to meet folks like Darlene. I mean, how sweet is Darlene? And to see that friendly, encouraging face waiting for you at the end of the day, it's interesting because a lot of people expect to meet a lot of children when they come to the Ronald McDonald House and they want to read to children or play with children. But really, we have so many parents and a couple of siblings now and again, but the children are really impatient most of the time. So what you're doing, you're doing for the families. And frankly, not very many people are doing much for the parents during this time. The child remains the focus of everyone's attention, which is great. But the parents deserve the hugs and the support and the conversation. So they benefit tremendously from organizations like Magnum Hunter Productions. We have several community groups, sororities, fraternities, banks, all different types of organizations step forward. However, we are entering into the summer months, and that always represents a pretty steady decline in people being able to come over because children are out of school, students are out of school, families are taking vacations, and we lose the interest in the program. So I'm hoping that people who are hearing this tonight are thinking, wow, that's something I could do. It's not a very expensive philanthropy. I can grab some of my friends to do it with me. We can enjoy friendship and fellowship in the kitchen while we make the meal. And, you know, we're happy to shepherd folks through that whole process. It's all available on the website. So let's break it down. Oh, let's do it. 30 days in a month, you provide dinners, dinners only. Yes. And you want a volunteer group once a month to provide a meal. Well, if someone wants to really be ambitious and break it down, as you said. But, no, we can have what we call one-and-dones. One group could come and just make one meal and feel good about it and leave, and maybe they won't be in a position to come back and do it again for a couple more months. But we have a lot of groups that do sign up across the year. So they'll say, we want the third Monday of the month, and we're committed to it, and we will be there and make meals, and we'll take turns encouraging employees to participate. It's great from an HR perspective. I know Darlene was just saying this. She's the HR person for Magnum Hunter. And it's a great way to get employees to team build with each other and do good work in the community. And it's good. Thirty days and groups of how many? I think you can do it with as few as two, but I think a good number is three or four. You go out shopping first. You shop, you get your items, and you come in and you turn on the ovens, you start preparing the meal. and at 7 o'clock they make an announcement that dinner is served. They come in, you fill their plates, you can let them fill their plates. We kind of like to serve our people. And then they'll try to scrape their dishes and say, no, no, no, we'll take care of it for you. But we're there to serve them and just give them a bit of a breath of fresh air and speak to them and just wait on them after a hard day. So one night a month, two, three, four people, maybe four hours at the most, your heart's going to get full. And in the last two minutes, how many nights are you anticipating needing groups? Well, you know, we are very blessed. We've been about 98% covered so far this year with meal groups. But again, summer months. And so July, August, and September in particular are looking very grim. We have many, many days available. That calendar is on our website as well. So all you do is go to Ronald McDonald House Charities, which is rmhclexington.com, and click on How to Help at the top of that home page. It will link you then to cook a meal or make a meal. And you click on that link, and it'll show you here's the schedule that's available. So you can make a couple calls, check in with your people, and see who's available to work one night. And then we also provide some meal plan suggestions because I know I'm a terrible cook. So I would be the worst person to be asked to plan a meal for the families at the Ronald McDonald House. So we have ideas for different types of themes and menus and even shopping lists and things that you may need. So we try to make this process as easy as possible, as turnkey as possible through our website. And I can predict the best days of your month are the days soon after when you volunteer. Sure. Because it just gives you that injection of spirit. I have had some very good experiences and some nice talks with some of the families there. So it's definitely rewarding. Volunteers always get brought out of it. Thank you very much. It's good to see you again. Love the glasses, Darlene. Thanks for coming in. And where's the camera? They need volunteers. So please, one night a month for two months out of the year, three months out of the year. Or come over and help us clean. There's other things to do besides go up. Let the bug bite, and please go on the website and follow here. Thank you very much. I'm Paul Chartier. We'll be back next month on Heart of Gold. Thank you. Thank you. Coming up on Lexington Now, 4th of July activities, a Lexington icon joins the digital age and pockets of history. This is more up next on this week's edition of Lexington Now. I'm Sherelle Roberts and welcome to another edition of Lexington Now where we take a look at the news that shapes your urban county government. Summer seems to be flying by and before you know it, it will be the 4th of July holiday. The city celebration of our country's independence is going to be jam-packed with fun activities for everyone to enjoy. Lexington's Fourth of July Festival will take place from Tuesday, July 2nd through Friday, July 5th. There are events taking place all over Lexington, but most of them are concentrated downtown. On Tuesday, July 2nd, we will have the Great American Pie Contest and Ice Cream Social, which this year is hosted by Alltech, and we will be serving delicious Cheney's Dairy Barn ice cream. Over 80 pies are entered in the contest every year, which is judged by professional chefs from Sullivan University. It's a great opportunity for home chefs to pair their pies up against the best in the bluegrass. After the pies are judged, all of the pies will be sliced and served to the public, along with some of that delicious Cheney's Dairy Barn ice cream. On Thursday, July 4th, the day starts off with the Bluegrass 10,000 foot race. Typically, we have over 3,000 runners participate on the course that winds through downtown and then out Richmond Road and back. At 11 a.m., we will have the reading of the Declaration of Independence on the stage in front of the 5th Third Bank building on Main Street. We invite anyone who's interested in reading a line of this historic document to meet us at 11 o'clock, and you'll be assigned a passage. At 2 p.m., Lexington's Fourth of July Parade hits the main street under the summer sun. We'll have approximately 60 units ranging from horses and carriages to different floats, marching bands, and more. It does include Lexington's Community Band, which is a group of citizens from across Lexington and Central Kentucky that get together and perform specially for the parades. On the evening of July 4th, we'll have a special Central Bank Thursday Night Live. The band is Catch-22 and they will perform from 7.30 to 9.30 here on the stage at the Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Cheapside Park. Food and drinks will be available just like every Thursday. We really encourage people to come down and see what Central Bank Thursday Night Live is all about. Throughout the day, the Downtown Street Festival, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., will be filled with different vendors of food, drink, all kinds of arts and crafts, lots of fun things for kids to do, including some free children's activities, pony rides, bounce house. It's a great opportunity to bring your family down and check out what downtown Lexington has to offer. This year we wrap up Lexington's 4th of July festival with the Red, White and Boom concert. That's going to take place on Friday, July 5th out at the Whitaker Bank ballpark. For a list of performing artists as well as the times they're going to perform, check out redwhiteandboom.com or as always visit downtownlex.com. The Patriotic concert will take place on July 3rd on the Morrison lawn at Transylvania University. The Lexington Philharmonic and the Lexington Singers will play from 8 to 10 p.m. and Young at Heart will play from 530 to 730. Feel free to bring a picnic. There will also be food and beverages available. As a friendly reminder, please do not bring outside alcohol. For more information on this event and other events, visit downtownlex.com. We'd really like to thank our major sponsors for supporting the Fourth of July Festival. Thank you to RJ Corman, Hilliard Lyons, and Pepsi. For more information, visit downtownlex.com. Fourth of July Festival 2013 is brought to you by the Downtown Lexington Corporation and Lexington and Fayette Urban County Government. We'd like to say a big thank you to our major supporters for Lexington's Fourth of July Festival. Thank you to Hilliard Lyons, RJ Corman, and Pepsi. For more information, visit downtownlex.com. Fourth of July Festival 2013 is brought to you by Downtown Lexington Corporation and Lexington and Fayette Urban County Government. For more information, visit downtownlex.com. Happy Fourth of July from D.L.C. For more information, visit downtownlex.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter. For more information about the city's 4th of July celebration activities, log on to the city's website, lexingtonky.com. Well, it has been a Lexington icon for more than 90 years, and now it's joining the digital age. The Kentucky Theater has just rolled out the first of many upgrades aimed at making the historic landmark part of Lexington's future for many years to come. I'm excited to report that to Lexingtonians and to the community that the Friends of the Kentucky Theater, a privately formed group that is raising funds, still continuing to raise funds for the renovation of the Kentucky Theater has raised the money needed for the digital conversion of projectors for the Kentucky Theater. So the Kentucky Theater now is just like the other multiplexes in Lexington. We have the same capabilities that they have and in fact they're very excited because just in time for the summer classics, beginning the first, the last Wednesday of May through the Wednesday of Labor Day, there's a classic film at the Kentucky, matinee at 1.30, an evening show at 7.15. All seats are $5. Tickets can be purchased in advance, starting the Sunday before that Wednesday. It was very difficult in years past because with 35mm film, there were so many films that was out of release and just didn't exist any longer. And now with the new digital projectors, it's going to offer up or have a wider menu of films to choose from. Gone with the Wind is the first film for the summer. The second film is Singing in the Rain, The Shining that a lot of folks have for years have said, why do you show just The Shining at midnight? So now we're going to have it, a matinee and an early evening show. How the West was one, took five directors to make that film. Some of the other things that's on there, the guys will probably be happy about this one. hasn't been around in the theater for a long time is Apocalypse Now. Another film is The Great Escape. There's a John Wayne, Rio Bravo. And, of course, I think just about everybody's favorite is To Kill a Mockingbird. And it looks like there's probably 15 films for the summer. So I'm sure there's something on there for everybody. You'll see a better image, brighter image on the screen. The sound is much more enhanced. The projectionists can't miss a changeover. And you definitely don't see scratches on films that you might have seen in the past. The Kentucky Theater has been now reopened for 20 years, 21 years in fact. we're standing now here in the auditorium there are many light fixtures in the ceiling that need to be replaced it's not that the light bulbs are burned out it's that the fixtures are are are out and will not work we need to be more green we want to have a use a lot of LEDs the seats I guess there's just been a lot of butts in those seats over the past 20 years and it's not anybody that's actually that they've torn up the seats. It's just from wear and tear, normal wear and tear. And so we need new carpeting, kind of a fresh paint job and some plastering and throughout the lobby that again some paint work and also the the trademark marquee for the Kentucky Theater that pretty much everybody recognizes and that needs to be redone with a lot of electrical sockets and neon lighting and that can be done with the with LEDs and so we're really looking forward to that and and yes it's there's several hundreds of thousands of dollars that need to be raised but all donations are welcome and some of this This may have to be done in stages, but that's fine just as long as we get it done. And it's certainly the Kentucky Theater means a whole lot to lots of people. Coming up after the break, I'll explain what a pocket museum is. Hey, kids in the Douglas Park neighborhood, it's our park. Let's keep it that way. Saturdays this summer you are invited to attend our park for games, activities, workshops and food