seven were Port Authority police officers. Many of us remember that day very clearly the harrowing moments and the shock. Each of us carries a story of where we were when we first heard the news and saw the smoke rising from the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and from that field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. For me, my memory is very personal. My son clay at the time was assigned to the Army's third infantry, the old guard at Arlington National Cemetery. He was 20 years old on that day. Following the attacks, he and his unit were dispatched to the Pentagon to join in the search and recovery operations. His life was forever impacted by that. He has memories we can all only imagine, and it's a moment in my child's life that I still carry with me. The attack on 9 11 united our nation in grief, in resolve and in determination. 25 years have gone by, but our resolution has not wavered. I ask that God bless all of those who died on 9 11 and all of the families and friends who lost loved ones. God bless our first responders. Thank you for being here. When people talk about never forgetting, I feel that never forgetting. It's got to come from your heart. Uh, and it's got to be passed on to generations because what happens is down as time passed, we forget. And I think us forgetting, uh, or not passing it out on to dinner younger generations. I think that we give them the opportunity to do it again on our soil. So I think we've got to keep this up front. And, uh, you guys being here, uh, is very joyful to me. And I was invited here by firefighters of Lexington. Uh, the Fool's organization, which is a great organization. That's one of the reason I'm here. Um, and I think that it need to be passed on. It happened in New York City where I'm from, but I think it need to be passed on toe other states, uh, because it affected all of us. You know, whether you believe it or not, I'm sure that, you know, somebody some way that affecting in your life, you know, like the mayor said, you know, her son was affected because he was in the military. So it's her son. So she was affected because her son was involved. So one way or another, we all were affected. Just being American citizen. It affect us totally. Lord, as we reflect of the pain of the past, we especially thank you for the bravery and selflessness of first responders who risk their lives to protect others. On this day, we remember those who served during 9 11. Please bless our first responders with strength, safety and peace. May they feel our gratitude and support as they continue their vital work in all our communities. Amen. Lexington lost several of its own in the war on terror over the last 25 years, and they have been memorialized at Veterans Park. We joined the Sarah to our Gold Star families to our veterans and Armed Forces service members, Active Guard and Reserve to our military leadership, to our elected officials and community leaders and to our fellow citizens of Lexington and Kentucky. Welcome. Thank you for being here on this historic day to put rightfully in place a tribute that will endure long after all of us gathered here are gone. We're here to dedicate Lexington's Global War on Terrorism Memorial and inscribed on this memorial are the names of nine sons of Lexington, nine men who wore the uniform of our nation, nine men who answered its call during a time of war and who gave their lives for our nation's security in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our distinguished speakers today will tell us more about their service and their sacrifice and the lives behind those names. But as we begin, it's important to recognize the significance of what we as a community are doing here today, because 100 years from now, in this place, when someone walks by and sees these nine names and reads them, they will know that these men lived here, but they were part of us. They had families. They had friends who loved them dearly. Futures planned and lives they willingly placed in service to something larger than themselves. It's our commitment from a grateful community in Commonwealth to nine families that the names of their loved ones and the price they paid for our nation will not be forgotten. As we all know, 25 years ago today, our nation was shaken by terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of thousands. Many of us remember that day, those harrowing moments and the shock. Each of us carries a story of where we were when we first heard the news and saw the smoke rising from the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and that field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. My husband, who was introduced earlier, and I have a special memory of this time, as does every person here. For us, the memory is of our 20-year-old son, Clay, who was assigned to the Army's 3rd Infantry, the Gold Guard, at Arlington National Cemetery. Normally, he was on the Presidential Salute Battery. However, on that day, following the attacks, he was dispensed to the Pentagon and joined in the search and rescue operations, which quickly became search and recovery. He has memories we can only imagine. He didn't really know, as a 20-year-old, what he was seeing inside the Pentagon. That day united our nation in grief, in resolve, and determination. It marked the beginning of the global war on terror, an effort to prevent future attacks by confronting terrorist networks. In the 20 years of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, in which our son and our son-in-law served, thousands of U.S. soldiers lost their lives while leading that fight to protect our nation and the world from terrorism. Today, we remember the nine service members our Lexington community lost during that war. We honor them with the dedication of this new Memorial Plaza and monument, located right here along our War Memorial Walk in Veterans Park. I first met some of the families of these heroes through our work in the Blue Star Mothers group. The sadness of their conversion to become Gold Star Mothers is still with us today. We stand with our Gold Star families, honoring your loved ones, their service, their ultimate sacrifice that they made. You and your families will always remain in our thoughts and prayers. I would posit that never forgetting is not a passive act. It's one where we must actively remember. This memorial that we are here today is more than the materials that it's made of. It is a reflection of our city's commitment to honoring and actively remembering the brave Lexingtonians who stood up and decided that they were going to fight for our freedoms and they were willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice to do so. When we come back, the Senior Center celebrates 10 years. Welcome back to Lexington Now. The Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane is celebrating 10 years. We were there for the ceremony. This is for the 10th anniversary of the Lexington Senior Center. Whereas the Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane is celebrating its 10th anniversary and whereas the Lexington Senior Center provides recreational opportunities and connections to resources for residents age 60 and older and whereas the center is the community focal point on aging, a place where older adults come together for services, activities that enhance dignity, support independence, encourage community involvement and whereas the center is part of an age-friendly and dementia-friendly community playing a vital role in supporting the health, well-being and overall quality of life for Lexington's aging population and whereas the Center on Life Lane is the latest addition to Lexington's facilities for seniors with additional programming and services offered at the Bell House, Charles Young Center and ElderCrafters at Black and Williams Center and whereas a new Senior Center will open this fall, next month, in Shillito Park and whereas for 10 years the Lexington Senior Center has been an invaluable resource and gathering place for Lexington's aging community. Now therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare September 9, 2026 Lexington Senior Center Day. Congratulations. Celebrate Lexington. Recognize members who have helped beautify the city. Here's one. Every year, and especially this year, it's very important to me to be here for the presentation of the Isabel Yates Community Champion Award. It's a wonderful way to remember her and everything that she did for this community and really every time I see one of the daffodil drifts around town I do think of Isabel and all that she put into making this a better community. She would be really pleased about today, Judy. She'd be excited. She'd be buzzing all over the room and you know it's just great that it's the it's the 10th annual Isabel Yates Community Champion Award and we're so proud of Tom Eblen, the recipient whom many of you know and you know he is a multifaceted person. Um, I mean, we won't go into all that, Tom, but Judy is going to share some of the details of his many contributions to our city in just a moment. But he truly is an outstanding and dedicated resident and really and truly he does things behind the scenes that many people never know about and it's all for the good. And so in February I was very honored to appoint Tom to the Urban County Council and he is a wonderful council member. For those of you who get him in the in the third district. Yay, because he's wonderful. So we have a certificate first. Yes. This is a for you. Just a little bit. Yes, you have to open it. I'm very excited. Of course, everybody else. He was so hoping that he could be here today. Oh, that's beautiful. This is a friend. I understand. John Lackie. Oh, yes. I've got a big John Lackey in my office. Oh, that's so sweet. Yes. And this was something that we had thought about putting in the auction, but we decided that you probably would like to have it. The Lexington Monopoly, I guess. If you look at some of the names. Oh, that's cool. My grandchildren love it. Thank you so much. Words. All right. Welcome to Tom Adler. First, I want to thank Judy and the Celebration Lexington board for this honor. I'm proud to receive an award named for my dear friend, Isabel Yates, who did so much to make Lexington a better place. It's also special because several of the previous honorees are dear friends and people I really admire. Second, I want to thank Becky, my wife of 46 years. Her love and support have been essential to my life and career. Also want to recognize daughter Molly, who's with us. And sorry, Shannon couldn't be here. Um, also sitting with them is my terrific council aid. Raina Sleigh Maker. It's been a big help this year. I want to thank Mayor Linda Gorton, who surprised me in January by asking me to fill in an expired term this year on the Urban County Council. But her confidence in me has provided a unique opportunity for public service that I'm thoroughly enjoying most of the time. After tonight's counts long council meeting, it may be a different. I also want to thank my council colleagues, several of whom are here today. They've been welcoming and generous, and I admire how hard they work for the people of Lexington and on issues they are passionate about. Over the past seven months, I have been impressed by how many dedicated, hardworking people we have throughout city government. I think it's a reflection of strong leadership from Mayor Gorton, her administration and the council. Like many people who were born and raised in Lexington, I moved away for a couple of decades and then came back. There's just something about Lexington's beautiful landscape, friendly people and rich culture that brings us home. One of my hobbies, as many of you know, is researching and writing about Lexington's fascinating history. That whole history holds many lessons that help explain our present and and can inform our future. Most of my ancestors came to Kentucky in the 1700s, but I'm always happy to meet an immigrant who has found a home in Lexington and loves this city as much as I do. I'm proud to say that Lexington today is a much more equitable and just city than it was in my youth and at any time in our 250 year history. But we still have a lot of work to do. As a newspaper editor and columnist, a big part of my job was pointing out problems. Now, as an urban county council member, a big part of my job is trying to solve those problems. But here's the special thing about Lexington. We're big enough to have many of the advantages of a larger city, yet we're small enough that a committed individual can make a big difference. We see it all the time. Each of us has the power to make Lexington better. Thank you for this honor. I really appreciate it. And now it's time for pets of the week with Randy. Hey, everyone. Welcome to this week's Lexington Fayette County Adoptable Pets from LexTV and the Lexington Humane Society. We've got Bridget, white and brown, a female approximate age 10 years old, looks like a Chihuahua Terrier mix, does well with other dogs in apartments and also does well with children. And we've got Buddy, gray and white in color, approximate age nine years old, looks like a Shih Tzu mix, mature size is small, does well with children over the age of 10. And we have Carlos, brown, brindle in color, a male approximate age two years old, looks like a pit bull mix, does well with other dogs, a meet and greet is required, does well with children, and also does well in apartments. Thanks for watching these adorable and handsome pets available at lexingtonhumanesociety.org from LexTV and the Lexington Humane Society. Sylvia Cassidy from the council office has our weekend's event. Hi, I'm Sylvia from the council offices. Here are some upcoming events this weekend in Lexington and Fayette County for the weekend of starting September 18. Please note, events that require registration may sell out or fill up in advance. Be sure to confirm by visiting lexingtonky.gov forward slash calendar. Avian enthusiasts, this weekend is for you. On Friday, September 18, we have two opportunities for fall migration bird walks. The morning session will be held at 9am at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary with an afternoon opportunity at Heisel Farm Park at 4.30pm. Then at 7pm, our final summer nights in suburbia of the season will take place at Moon Dance Amphitheater. Grab your blankets and chairs and kick the weekend off with live local tunes. On-site food and drink trucks will be available. On Saturday, September 19th, our mulch giveaway will be held at the old landfill pad from 8am until noon. This event is for Fayette County residents first come first serve with one pickup truck load available per person. Find more details online. At 10am, join us at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary for Monarch Fest. This event is free and open to all ages where you'll learn all about the magical monarch butterfly through crafts and activities like build your own pollinator seed mixes, information booths and more. Then at 4pm, head down for the Festival Latino de Lexington, co-hosted with the Foundation for Latin American and Latino Culture and Arts. The afternoon and evening will be filled with live music, dance performances, visual arts, authentic cuisine and so much more. Lastly, on Sunday, September 20th, enjoy a crafter noon at McConnell Springs with Weeds to Works art class at 2pm. Intended for participants ages 16 plus, you'll use the park's invasive plants to make your own creation. This event is free but registration is required. I'm Sylvia and that's just some of the things going on this weekend in Lexington and Fayette County. You may need to pre-register for some of these events. For more events and information, be sure to visit lexingtonky.gov and click at the calendar tab at the top. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next week. Sylvia also brings us the week's meeting coverage. Hi there, I'm Sylvia from the council offices. Here is our current live meeting schedule this week, September 14th for LexTV. Remember, you can watch all our live meeting coverage on LexTV channel 185 and always online at lexingtonky.gov. On Monday, September 14th, watch our live coverage of the Board of Adjustment at 1.30pm. Watch the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on Tuesday, September 15th at 1pm and the council work session at 3 later that same day. On Wednesday, the 16th of September, watch the Courthouse Area Design Review Board at 2pm and later watch the Board of Architectural Review board meeting at 4pm. And finishing up for the week on Thursday, September 17th, watch the Planning Commission work session meeting at 1.30 followed by the council meeting at 6. That's our current live meeting schedule for LexTV for the week of September 14th, 2026. Watch all our live meeting coverage on LexTV channel 185 or always online at lexingtonky.gov and click the LexTV tab at the top. I'm Sylvia and we'll see you next time. That's all for now, but as always you can keep up with us on social media, check out the latest traffic updates on X at LexRex or catch our live traffic cams on lexingtonky.gov. For all of us at LexTV, I'm Neil Noah and that's it for now. This is love. We cherish every moment we have together. And in heaven, you and I. Baby. The world is always changing, nothing stays the same. But love will stand the test of time. The next life that we live in remains to be seen. Will you be by my side? I often pray before I lay down by your side. And if you receive your calling before I awake, could I make it through the night? Cherish the love we have. We should cherish the life we live. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. This is love. Let's cherish every moment we have together. And in heaven, you and I. Baby. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Cherish the love we have. We should cherish the life we live. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Cherish the love. Go, or blow, or go as in cut, or go as in blow, or red? Red means stop. Blue's my favorite color. But I don't know the context. You know what? Let's just go for blue. Huh? This is your call. Alright. Alright, for our new episode of Your Lex PD with Byj and Nicole, you might notice at the moment it's just Byj, but Nicole is somewhere around here getting ready for what we're going to be talking about today. The hazardous devices unit here at the Lexington Police Department. You look like you are ready. I'm ready. Is it heavy? Just a little bit. It's heavier than our gear that we wear. You ready to go take a little run or do something? No. Okay, alright. So, and obviously we are not too good at picking the color of wires and all that kind of thing. No, we're not. Let's go talk to the folks that do know what they're talking about, and we're going to be visiting with the Lexington Police Department hazardous devices unit. Hey, we are here with Commander Greathouse and Officer Kaylee Sizemore with the hazardous devices unit. Thank you all for joining us today. Thanks for having us. Thank you. You know, we've had Commander Greathouse on several episodes. He obviously is involved in a lot of things in the police department, but I know one of your true passions, along we always talk technology with you, but I know one of your true passions is hazardous device units. So, I guess we'll get started. I always like to talk about a little bit of history. So, if you can kind of tell us when it started, how it started, how it evolved, and why it started. Sure. So, back in 2001, January of 2001, so before September 11th, we were in the process of examining do we need to actually have a squad back in Lexington. Back in the 70s, we did have one, and it kind of went from the police department to the fire department, and then back to the police department, and it kind of dissolved in the early 80s, I think. And in 2001, we started to form that back. I interviewed for that squad after taking a course in college when I graduated in 99. Back then, it was a post-blast investigation they were holding at Eastern Kentucky University, and they asked for volunteers for the first class just to see how it was. And if you took the class, you automatically got an A. Well, I'll definitely take a free class when I get a perfect grade, and it sparked my interest. And so, when we started this squad in 2001, we started with four. I'm the last one of the original four that got on the squad in 2001. And so, we had our first bomb tech certified not too long after September 11th. I think they were certified by January, and then we had the rest of us certified a couple years later. I went to basic school in 04, so I've been a bomb tech since then. So, I've been on the squad from the very beginning. And then we have our newest members that just started back in the summer of last year, so the summer of 25. These are our newest members that are going to take over the legacy sometime probably soon. Don't know when, but my career is not going to be nearly as long as the folks that are coming behind me. Well, Kaylee, you know, we were talking earlier. Kaylee was one of our explorers on the Lexington Police Department Explorer Post 357. And back when I used to coordinate it, so I'm excited for you. I'm proud of you and seeing you excel with the Lexington Police Department. So, since you are new, let's talk a little bit about training. Because I am very confident that there is a lot of training required in this job. There is. So, something interesting about bomb techs is in the nation, there's roughly about 3,000 at any given time through the entire nation. In Kentucky, we have five separate squads, and we're one of those. And we have eight certified bomb techs just for Lexington that we're allowed to have. Currently, we have six. This fall into the winter, we're actually going to have our last two go to school to get us back up to full strength. So, we'll have eight total then. We have ten members on the team. And so, it's governed by what's called the National Bomb Squad Advisory Board. It works in conjunction with the FBI, and they dictate how many hours of training we have to have. When we first started, it was only 16 hours. We had two training days a month. And then right around 2020, given all the other things that we do in the bomb squad now, from either defeating bombs and electronics and robotics and then drones and things like that, they increase that by another ten hours. So, we have three days a month that we train. And that's just the training part. Not nearly enough for us to be extremely good at what we do. And I tell the folks when they come on, when we started, if you wanted to get really good, you had to spend a lot of your own personal time. And you talked about this being a passion. This is one of my passions. You don't see a lot of play. We don't have a lot of turnover. But when you come on the bomb squad, you stay here. And I'm evident of that. The three people that originally came on, they stayed their entire careers. So, we just do this a little bit and then get back out. And I talked about the FBI in conjunction with NABSCAB. There's only one place in the country that you can go get certified to be a bomb tech, and that's Huntsville, Alabama. So, there's not any other standard. There is one standard. And so, bomb techs that are trained here in Lexington, as bomb techs, can go anywhere in the United States and its territories and run calls with that exact same team because they're going to have the exact same equipment. They're going to have the exact same training. And we can work in conjunction. They can also come here and do the exact same thing. I can walk on to any bomb squad truck across the country, find the equipment that I need to operate and operate, even if nobody else is there because we all have to have the exact same thing. So, I think that's pretty special. I've always considered that very special in a very tight community. If there's something going on, somebody's going to know about it. We had a recent house explosion here in Lexington. We worked a few weeks ago. I was getting calls from all around the country. What do you need? What can I help you with? Do you need any advice? I mean, those are the things. If you don't know something, there is absolutely nobody you can't call to find an answer because we all know each other because we all go to one school. And the training, I'm sure, is ongoing, too. It's ongoing. Yeah, every three months. I think the whole team is here today. The whole team is here except for one. We have one actually in training in Alabama doing an advanced class. So, Patrick Hall is another one of our officers that is here. He just got certified last year, and he is in advanced explosive demolition techniques, which is hosted by the ATF, which I have gone down to help teach many, many times after I went through in 05. And it is a wonderful impact. I made some great friendships there from guys around the country that I went back every year to teach with. We've flown all over the place and taught all over this country. That's the wonderful thing about this squad is it provides you with so many opportunities to do so many different things. And to speak a little bit back about the certification, it's six weeks. So, it's basic six weeks for you to be certified, and that is for you to be able to go down and what most people think, cut the red wire. That's to go down and actually put your hands on stuff. Which we know can not turn out the right way. And you talked about we've got some things around us here, which, Nicole, I think you know that's pretty heavy, right? This weighs about 85 pounds. About 85 pounds, yep. So, these are our new, brand-new suits. They're made by MedEng. This is the EOD 9N, and they are up to a 10. Tens we don't care for. I don't like the design of them. They, in fact, are terrible. We had them come in and talk to us, and their rep, national rep, came in and talked to us. And we put together some ideas, and they're actually in development of making a newer suit that is going to be better fitted for the bomb tech. This suit is not comfortable. Like I said, it weighs 85 pounds. It has all the protective features up front, and that's for a reason, because you're always going to be facing device. It's rated at one pound at zero feet, so you could be over top of a one-pound stick of dynamite is what it's rated at. And you could be blown backwards, and you're supposed to be able to survive. I don't know if anybody's actually tested that or not. Don't want to. But it is heavy. There's a lot of new features in these suits that are different from what I started with. Before, you had to have a manual release on your face piece. Now they've got a pop-up hood. They've got the integrated lights, a lot of stuff we didn't have back then. So it's great. These are really good suits. They're more comfortable than they were in the beginning. We have one of our robots over here. This robot has been used. It's been taken apart and put back together many different times. This is the original one we got off of Grant. This is our first robot, but I think there's maybe two original parts that are still left on it. So it's been upgraded, I think, three total times. And this is called a Spartan. It's made by Remotech down in Tennessee. So we can go down there, which is great because we're close. So if we need something, we can go down there. And then we have a pan disruptor over here, which we use to mitigate devices and things like that. We use columns of water using different energy-sized shells to be able to project water at a certain speed. So a lot of equipment, which brings us to, I think you've got a new vehicle that we have on a grant that's going to be coming in shortly. After 25 years, we're actually going to get our first brand-new response truck, primary. So the one we have back here is a recycle from the fire department. This used to be a hazmat vehicle. And we're super grateful that we got this vehicle. Before that, we had an old ambulance from the fire department that we had converted into a response vehicle. This has been really good for us. It's just aging. The problem is you can't find parts for these anymore because they don't manufacture it. So we were lucky enough and blessed with grant money from the Department of Homeland Security in Kentucky to be able to purchase that vehicle. We purchased it three years ago, and it should be ready hopefully in the next 30 days. I've gotten some updated pictures, which I'll share with you all. I think we're going to put in the video of the progression from when it started just as a chassis, and they're going to build the thing. So we are super excited. What I'm really excited about is that is the same vehicle that all of the bomb techs go train on in Huntsville. So it's going to be the same type vehicle. Known platform. It's actually going to have air conditioning that works in the back. It's going to have heat that works in the back. It's going to have room for all of our gear so we'll be able to take everything. It's going to be really cool. Very, very excited about it. Very excited for the new folks because they know this is going to be a 20- or 30-year vehicle. So with us being one of the five bomb squads in the state, do we also help out some smaller agencies? Yep. As I talked about how small the bomb tech community is, we had the call for the house explosion. We had bomb techs from the FBI and the ATF show up. We have great partnerships with our federal partners. But we do. We go assist in the Derby. We go assist in Thunder and Oaks. We have traveled as far east as Kentucky goes and as far west as Kentucky goes. And same north and south. We've actually responded out of state for calls before because other squads are either busy, some of their equipment is broke, and they need assistance. So you just start calling around and we respond really contiguous not only to our specific location here in Lexington but also just as a state. And that helps us get these grants. Absolutely. By being able to assist other agencies. And I know we're the same in the Air Support Unit where we've been fortunate enough to get some grants because we serve more than just Lexington and help some other folks out. So that is fantastic. And as far as you, Kayla, question, what made you want to do this? With my background in the military, I enjoy working in a team setting. And I love all the opportunities we get to work with our local, state, and federal partners. All right. Well, this is a fantastic team. Everybody's close-knit. You do fantastic work. I appreciate it. And, you know, everybody in Lexington is very fortunate that you exist. And it's one of those things people don't think about until they need you. Sure. And then it's pretty important when they need you, right? We like to be quiet. You know, we don't want to be seen. I tell folks when they go out, this is not a job. You can't come in here and be good at this if you just want to do a job. This is a lifestyle. This is just a way of life. You're going to accept the fact that you're going to have to train a lot. You're going to have to lose hours of sleep. And I tell people when you come here, I'm not going to be able to pay you for all the stuff that you're going to do. If you want to be good, you're going to have to sacrifice personally to be able to get really good at it. And we have a really close-knit group of people. So what's the future of the unit? I think the future is very bright. The folks we have here behind us, I hope that I've done a good job selecting. And it's not just me. I say me. This is a team effort. We have a tryout, which Kaylee did the last one. I think I looked at her and said, you could have at least made it look hard. She did such a good job, along with all the folks we picked. They have the lifestyle mentality. They know that it's going to take a lot of dedication to be able to keep this unit going. It is near and dear to my heart. I truly, truly love this unit. Well, we can tell, and we appreciate it. And we want to play with the toys. Awesome. We've got plenty of toys to play with. We've got everything from drones to whatever. We're going to get out and take a look at some of this. So, Commander, Kaylee, again, thank you all very much for joining us. This is a very interesting unit. We've had a lot of folks who have asked us about this and said, when are you going to do an episode on HDU? So we appreciate you joining us, and let's go see what we've got out here. Let's go blow some stuff up. All right. ♪ MUSIC ♪ ♪ MUSIC ♪ ♪ MUSIC ♪ Faj, it was so fun learning about the hazardous devices you have. It's interesting stuff. You know, a lot of people don't know that we have that here, that resource in Lexington, and for all of Kentucky, really. It is very, very valuable. And just what a great team. Commander Greathouse has done a great job putting that team together. They do so much training, great. And, you know, of course, while we're here, we're playing on some of the toys here. We've got a future episode coming up down the road with emergency response unit. We'll get a look inside the BearCat. But next month… If you watch CSI, we have a unit similar to that. It's called a Forensic Services Unit. So when we talk about Forensic Services Unit, we're talking about everything from fingerprints, ballistic testing, doing scans for scenes. I mean, it's truly some of the stuff that you hear about on TV. So I think it's going to be a really, really interesting episode. So join us next month for another episode of Your Lex PD. Thanks for watching. Transcription by CastingWords ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ I just drop one arm. And gently stretch over. And we'll reach up with the other hand. Easy gentle stress is getting warmed up here. And roll those shoulders. Another nice inhale. All right, I want you to take that right leg for me. Extend it forward. Give me a point and flex with that foot. All right, change legs. Point and flex that toe. Stretching out the leg. Getting the feet nice and warmed up. All right, you tap those heels on the floor. Now take those heels side to side. Switch and tap those toes. You're gonna feel those muscles down the fronts of the legs. Engage. And side to side. All right, easy march. So now I want you to take those toes and tap them forward. We're gonna take the toes and we're gonna switch this to a heel tap. All right, switch back to the toes. And those toes forward. And back to those heel taps. March it out for me. March those feet out wide for me. Kick those feet up off the floor. I want you to bring your feet in, in, out, out. In, in, out, out. Now just march those feet wide for me. All right, get ready to push right and left. Here we go. Push, push. Push the ceiling. We're gonna push across the chest and then push the ceiling. Across the chest. Now I want you to reach and pull. Palms down, palms up. Sitting tall. Tapping the heels. Tummies are held in tight. We are opening the chest. Pulling those elbows behind. Squeezing the shoulder blades. Now take those arms. Palms back. Push, push. Keep it pushing. Hold that tummy in. Hold those heels. All right, go back to the arms. This time when we go to the ceiling, I want you to pick some apples. Across the chest. And pick both apples. Just march it out for me. Always sitting tall. Always holding that tummy in. Take that right foot and tap it out. Side to side, like a windshield wiper. Switch feet. Up and down. Tap away. And side to side. Get that windshield wiper going. Good, tap those heels. And tap the toes one more time. And give me a nice inhale up. And exhale down. Good job. Roll those shoulders one more time. All right, so we're going to pick up our hand weights. Remember, you can use a water bottle. You can use cans of soup. Or you don't have to use weights at all. If you'd like a drink of water, this is a good time to take a break. All right, so remember, we are sitting on the front edge of our chair. Our feet are planted in front of us. Our tummies are in tight. I've got one weight in each hand. Shoulders are relaxing down. I'm going to gently rock side to side. Do a side bend here. Kind of loosening up the back and sides before we get started. You want to keep your bottom on your chair. Don't want to go too far. Just nice, gentle stretches on each side. All right, now just hold your weights here. Hold that tummy in. Give me a small, gentle spinal rotation. You want to loosen up the back a little bit. All right, good job. Hold those weights right at your side. Shrug those shoulders up and down. Sitting tall. Side bends one more time. I want you to go a little slower this time. See if you can go a little deeper. A little bit bigger range of motion. A little bit bigger stretch. All right, so we're going to start with some legs. We're going to put our weights right in the center of the thigh. Not on the knee. We never want extra resistance on our joints. If you do not want extra resistance, you don't have to put the weights on your thigh. We're going to extend that right leg. Hold that tummy in and bring that leg up and down. You want to make sure you're sitting tall. We don't want to raise the leg so high that we end up caving in or we end up leaning back in our chair. You want to sit tall, make that leg do all the work. One more. Good deal. We're going to switch. Again, sitting tall, holding the tummy in. We're working the legs. But when we raise these legs, when we raise our knees, we're working those lower abdominals as well. One more. Good job. We're going to go back to the right leg. This time you're going to give me a knee raise. Then you're going to extend that leg. I want you to push through your heel. So pull that toe toward the body. Come back up and down. So knee raise, extend the leg through the heel, up and down. Remember to sit tall. Hold your tummy in. One more. Good deal. Other side. Knee raise, extend that leg forward, pushing through the heel, up and down. Up and down. You may feel this in your hip flexors. They may start getting real tight. Just hang in there with me. We'll stretch them out in a little bit. Up and push. We're going to do one more. Good job. Go back to that right leg. Up and down. Double time. Switch legs. Up, up. Whoo! I'm feeling that. Good deal. Right leg, left leg. Little high march here. Up, up. Lift that knee. Almost there. Last one. Good job. Extend those legs forward. You can lean back in your chair. Just a moment. Stretch those hip flexors out. Whoo! They were tight. Come back up. Good job, guys. Take those weights right at your sides. The palms are facing the body. We're going to do some bicep work. That's this muscle in the top of the arm. So we're going to do a hammer curl. We're going to bring that weight straight up and straight back down. And when I tell you to squeeze, I want you to squeeze the muscle in the top of the arm. Don't squeeze the weights. We don't want to hurt our hands. And then when you go back down, stop at the bottom. We don't want to be swinging the weight and hyperextending that shoulder. Whoo! So sitting tall, tummies in tight. We come up, squeeze that muscle, and back down. Up and squeeze and down. Don't hold your breath. Squeeze that muscle. Exhale and inhale. Just a couple more. One more. I want you to hold the weights halfway down. Don't forget to keep that tummy in tight. We're going to open the door and close the door. My elbows are staying right at my sides like they're Velcroed to my side. You do not want to take that arm away from the side. Keep it connected and just open and close. Two more. Last one. Hold it here. Flip the weights. Palms are facing the ceiling. Relax those shoulders. Let all the tension go. Give me just a little pulse right here. Focusing on that bicep. And hold it steady. Relax the shoulders. One more time with palms up. Close the door and open the door. In and out. Elbows at your sides. Sitting tall. Tummies tucked. Breathing. One more. And then easy down. Oh, good job. Shake it out if you need to. This might be another chance to get a drink of water. So go ahead and do that real quick and we'll go right back to the weights. All right. Focusing a little bit on the tricep. That's the muscle in the back of the arm. Hold those weights. Palms are facing the back of the room. Be pushing back. That's going to cause that shoulder to rotate forward. If you've got rotator cuff issues, this might pinch a little. If it does, you can opt out and not do it. Don't push back quite so far or let go of the weights. Palms to the back of the room. We're going to push and back down. Push and come back down. We are not swinging our weights. We're pushing and then down. So stay in control. You control the weight. Don't let it control you. Just a couple more here. I want you to hold this last one right here. Little pushes. Oh, yeah. Now I can feel it. Little pushes. Not too much. Not too big. Small motion. And back down. Good job. We're going to put our weights down right now. I want to get our heart rate back up. So we're going to do a little bit of cardio work. And then we will come back to the weights. We still have abdominals to go. We've got more upper body to do. But right now, just like to get your heart rate up a little bit. So give me a march. I think today for cardio, we're going to do a little kickboxing. A little punching. March those feet out wide just a little bit. Now we're going to start alternating punches. Right and left. You're going to punch directly forward. Here you go. Punch. I want you to jab. Jab. No easy little warm-up punches here. We're going to jab. Jab. Now punch across. Punch. Punch. Now just that right arm. Jab. Left arm. Punch. Punch it hard. Go back to the front. Alternating punches. Right here. Keep going. Just that right arm for me. Left arm. Now we're going to do an undercut. Jab. Jab. Now be careful here. You don't want to hit yourself in the chin. I've been known to do that. It doesn't feel very pleasant. Keep it going. Four. Three. Two. Punch it forward. Punch across that body. Jab. Just that right arm. Switch it up. Remember. Jab. Jab. Punch it hard. Hold the tummy in. Here's your undercut. Now we're going to add a speed bag. Switch sides. Reverse direction. Last thing, I want you to jump rope. So now those feet can come off the floor. You can keep the toes on the floor and just pump the heels. You can march. You can do little toe taps. Whatever floats your boat. Whatever feels best for you. Just remember, hold that tummy in. Keep those arms going. You can keep those heels pumping, those toes on the floor. All right. Punch it forward. And to the side. And right arm. Whoops. Punch it hard. Other side. Here's that undercut. And the speed bag. Switch sides. Switch direction. Last thing, jump rope. Remember, you can tap the heels. You can march. You can take those feet off the floor. Just hold that tummy in tight. Good job, guys. Arms up. Exhale down. Tap those toes. Nice and easy. Let that heart rate come back down a little bit. Another nice breath. Good deal, guys. This is another good opportunity to take a drink of water. But please don't dunk your head down when you pick that water bottle up. Just gently reach down. Find the bottle and back up. When our heart rate is high, we don't want that head going down next to the heart. Keep tapping your feet and tapping your toes. A little bit of movement as you recover here. Good job. All right, so you can pick those weights back up. We're going to do a little bit more upper body work, and then we'll transition to some abdominals. Whew. All right. So don't forget, we are sitting on the front edge of our chair. Our tummy is tucked nice and tight. I've got my feet planted on the floor in front of me in a wide stance. I want to be able to take my weights, palms facing the back of the room, and have them straight down in front of me. So I kind of got to get these legs a little wider in order to do that. So sitting tall, we're going to bring these weights up to the middle of the chest and back down. Now I want you to look. The elbows are out to the sides. They're not down here. My shoulders are not way up here. So those shoulders stay relaxed. Come to the middle of the chest and back down. Up and down. If that's too much, if you would like to alternate, you can alternate right arm and then left arm. Remember, you don't have to use weights. If you have shoulder issues or other issues going on, you can even take the weight out of just one side. Whatever's best for your body right now. But nice and easy, up and down. Up and down. Arms together or alternating. Your choice, your workout. Just a couple more. Good job. Now I want you to pull those feet in. Arms straight down at your sides. We're going to raise that weight, raise the arm. Pour a glass of water and then back down. Then we'll alternate on the left. Pour in a glass of water and then back down. This can be tough on those shoulders. So take it easy. If you need to take the weights out again, that's fine. Up and pour. Up and pour. We're not doing very many of these. Just a few more. For the last 2, we're going to double fist it if you want. Arms up and pour. When those arms extend out in front of you, they're parallel to the floor. Not too high. One more for good measure. Up and down. Good job, guys. You can put the weights down right now. I would like to do a stretch for our posture. And so we're going to take our arms. We're going to put them high in the air, and this is like the Y. So you can pretend like you're on the basketball court or the football field with the cheerleaders, and you are the Y in Kentucky. So this is a Y, and it stands for you. I'm going to pull those elbows in. That makes a W, and it stands for will. Then we're going to drop the forearms, and we're going to make an L on each side. And that stands for live. Then we're going to jet those arms straight out into a T, and that stands for taller. So this is a stretch for your posture. Open up this chest. Strengthen the back. Kind of get rid of that rounded posture. So up, Y, U, W, will, L, live, T, taller. U, will, live, taller. U, will, live, taller. One more. U, will, live, taller. Good job. You can pick those weights up for me. Continuing to work on this posture, you get very rounded. You know, we're a culture that looks at our phone all day. We're rounded. As we age, we get more rounded, and these muscles get really tight. So we need to stretch them out and strengthen the muscles in the back so that we can have better posture, sit up tall. So we're going to do rows. You're going to take the weights. I want you to hold your tummy in, tip forward just a little bit, point those weights toward the floor, and then pull the elbows right beside the body, squeeze the shoulder blades, and then back down. Exhale on that squeeze, and then back down. There you go. Squeeze and down. Squeeze, holding that tummy in tight. Just a few more. One more, and I want you to hold this one right here. Now take those shoulder blades and give me little squeezes so we're not flapping the elbows, even though the elbows move. Yeah. Squeeze those shoulder blades and relax. Roll that out a little bit, and we're going to go back into working this tricep. So what we're going to do, I'm going to turn sideways in my chair so that you can see the proper form. So we're going to get in that row position right here so the elbows are behind you. You're going to take the weight. You're going to kick it back and pull it back in. You do not move the upper arm from the shoulder to the elbow. It's going to stay steady. So we're not doing this number and rotating that shoulder. Get those elbows behind you, and we go straight back and back in. So just make sure you keep that stationary. On this move, you can alternate right and left if you want, or you can put those arms together. So we'll get in position, and then we'll just alternate right and left, or we will put those arms together and kick back. Alternating right and left, or arms together, give me a kick back. Your choice. Nice and controlled. Just a couple more. Alternating right and left, or kicking back together. One more for me. Good job, guys. Put the weights down. Let's stick up that ball. Remember, if you don't have a ball at home, you can use a small pillow or a towel. If you need a drink of water, this is another good chance for that. And always remember, we are sitting on the front of our chair. We're holding our tummy in tight. So I'm going to take the ball. I'm going to work the hands a little bit here. Then holding those weights tight, we need to just loosen up these hands. So I'm just squeezing, rotating the ball. I'm kind of tapping my feet to the beat of the music. You don't have to. Now I've got my palms on the ball, fingers are off, elbows are in tight. Squeeze and release. Squeeze and release. And when you squeeze that ball, I want you to think about squeezing the muscles across the chest. Don't squeeze with those arms out here. Keep those elbows in. We extend the elbows out to the sides like that. It puts an awful lot of pressure on the wrist. We don't want to run the risk of fracture. So just keep those elbows in. A little squeeze is here. Now I want you to squeeze and breathe. Hold that squeeze. Breathe and relax. One more. Fingers off the ball. Squeeze with the palms. Good job. Now fingertips only. Little pulses here. Fingertips only. Now put that ball in one hand. Take the other hand and pretend like you are unscrewing the peanut butter jar. Take that lid off. And then we're going to go the opposite direction, using the fingertips only, and put the lid back on. Other side. Switching hands. Now we will unscrew the jam. And reverse direction, using just the fingertips. Put that lid right back on. Good job, guys. I want you to take your ball, and I want you to put it between your thighs. You are going to need to be on the front of that chair in order to do this. We don't want the ball at the knee. Remember, no extra pressure on the joints. So I've got this ball right here in the middle of the thigh. Then I'm going to bring my feet in just a little bit, so there's some good tension on the ball. I want you to squeeze and then relax. Squeeze, exhale on the squeeze, then relax. Holding that tummy in. Holding the tummy in. And we're working the lower abs here, working the inner thighs. And I'm going to take it a step farther today. One more big squeeze. Hold that squeeze. Make sure you're breathing. Don't hold your breath. And then relax. And just relax for a moment. I'm going to take this a step further, and we're going to focus just for a couple minutes on pelvic health. Men and women both suffer from incontinence. It's not just a women's issue. It affects men and women equally. And so we need to tighten and strengthen all those muscles from the pubic bone to the tailbone. And this is a good way to do that. So just hang on to the ball here. No extra squeezing or anything right now. What I'd like for you to do is take a nice, easy breath in. And I want you to relax on your inhale. So you want that air to go down into your belly. You want to keep the shoulders down and relax on your inhale. And on your exhale, tighten the tummy. So I know when I go to the doctor's office and they say, give me a nice, big breath, I always go. And I get all tense up here. That's not what I want us to do. I want us to stay nice and relaxed. Inhale. And then tighten up on your exhale. Tighten that tummy. Work in the core. Easy inhale. Exhale. All right, so now I want you to focus, like I said, on those muscles in the pelvic area. So I want you to tighten and relax. Tighten and relax. And if you're doing that correctly, then nobody's going to be able to look at you and know that's happening. Sometimes we'll notice folks go. And they kind of tighten and sit taller in their chair. That's not what we want. That means you're tightening the muscles in the glutes, causing you to sit taller. So I just want you to tighten and relax. Tighten and relax. Squeeze and relax. One more time, just like that. Good deal. Now we're going to put it together. We're going to take that easy inhale. And when we exhale, we're going to make a little circle with our mouth. Exhale. I want you to tighten the tummy and tighten those muscles all at the same time. So here we go. Exhale. Good. Easy breath in. Exhale. Tightening everything. One more time. Exhale. Good job, guys. One more. Now we're going to put it all together along with the ball squeezes. So we're going to take that easy inhale. We're going to exhale, tighten all the tummy muscles, tighten the muscles in the pelvic region, and squeeze the ball all at the same time. So here we go. Exhale. I don't know about you, but I could feel myself squeeze the ball. And I could feel that I was tightening the muscles in the pelvic area, but I forgot about the tummy. So you got to put it all together. Nice inhale. Exhale. That was better. One more time. Exhale. Good job, guys. You can take this ball, put it in the middle of your back, and go on and scooch back in your chair. We're going to work this tummy a little bit. All right. So we've been doing a lot of lower abdominal work. You need to work the abdominals up here, too. So what I'd like you to do, your arms can relax in your lap. Your arms can be here, crossed at the shoulders, or they can be up here, whatever feels best to you. But you're going to inhale, and then on your exhale, you're going to crunch forward, pushing into the ball, a little massage here, and then back up. So we tighten all of this, exhale, push into the ball, and then relax when we come back up. So here we go. Inhale, exhale, tighten, squeeze. Good job, guys. Tighten that tummy. Exhale on that crunch. Just a few more. Last one. Make it count. Good job. Now take the ball away. Scooch forward in the chair again. Get those legs off. We're going to do the same thing. Arms here, probably not in your lap because we're going to alternate a knee lift so we can engage the lower abs. But arms can go here. They can go behind your head if you want, or you can just have those arms right up in front of you. I can tend to like mine here. So remember to tighten the tummy on the crunch, exhale, and lift a knee. And then we'll do it on the other side and we'll lift the other knee. So here we go. Exhale, lift that knee, tighten that tummy. Keep going. Good job. Keep going. You've got two more. Nice big crunch. And one more. Oh, good job, guys. Now I want you to pick up your weight, but I only want you to hold them in the right hand. So my weights are three pounds. I can hold both of them in one hand fairly easily. Not sure what you have at home. If you've got five pounds or greater, you only need one. If you don't have weights, you don't have to use weights. But what I like to do, I like to have all the weight on one side of the body because this is going to target muscles that are deep in our core that we need to stabilize us when we are off balance. And so you'll take the weight and you'll notice that when you're holding that in one hand, whoa, that it just wants to pull you over. So your core has to engage in order for you to sit tall. It's kind of like having all the grocery bags on one arm and you're trying to get in the house and it's like, oh, and you're kind of going everywhere. So we want to really strengthen our core so that we don't compromise our posture and end up throwing our back out of place or worse. So all the weight's on one side and you're going to sit up tall. That tummy is pulled in nice and tight. We're going to lean down to the right, keeping our bottom on the chair. We're going to pause at the bottom, tighten our tummy, and come straight back up. We're going to go down, tighten that tummy, and back up. Here we go again, down, tighten the tummy, and back up. We're only doing two more. And back up. This time I want you to lean to the right, bottom on the chair, tummy's tight. Hang out here for just a little bit. This side gets really loose. Now you need to tighten that tummy and pull. Make those muscles do the work and pull you back up. We will go to the other side. Again, all that weight's on one side. It wants to pull us over. So we've got to engage our core in order to stay strong. All right, down we go. Tighten your tummy, and up. Over, tighten, and back up. Good job, guys. We're only doing three more. Not doing a lot of these. And up. Over, tighten that tummy, up you go. One more. Hold it down here. Again, this side's getting all loose. We've got to tighten these muscles and pull to get back up. Good job. We're going to do one more exercise for our core, and then we're going to stretch some things out today. So you can use a weight. You can hold your ball. Or you don't have to hold anything. You can just have your hands clasped together. This is called Chop Chop. We're going to do it seated, obviously. But what we're going to do is we're going to take our shoulders, and we're going to rotate the body to the right, looking at the wall on the right. When we do that, we're going to have whatever we're holding in our hands down here at our hip. So I'm looking at the wall. My weight is down at the right hip. Then I'm going to rotate those shoulders all the way to the left wall, and I'm going to take the weight, and I'm going to bring it up to my shoulder. So we're down on the right. We rotate up on the shoulder. Rotate down on the right. And then back up on the shoulder. Now go slow. Hold that tummy in. And you don't want to necessarily look at your hands because you can get dizzy. So kind of focus on something on each wall. Make sure you don't get dizzy. Working this core, working the range of motion in our body. We don't want to lose our ability to twist. One more. Down on the right, and then up to the shoulder on the left. Good job. We're going to reverse that. So again, we rotate the shoulders. That tummy's in tight. This time we're going to be low on the left, and then when we rotate to the right, we're going to come up to the shoulder. Okay, so down and up. Keep it going. Down on the left, up on the right. Make sure you are twisting the body. Rotate those shoulders from side to side. We don't want to just be taking the arms down and up. One more. And up. Good job, guys. I think we have time for one more abdominal exercise before we stretch it out. You can continue to hold on to the weight. I'm going to go ahead and pick the ball back up. Totally up to you. All right, so we're going to do sit-ups sitting in our chair. What it's going to look like, I'll turn to the side just so that I can demonstrate this for you. So you're sitting tall. You're going to lean back in your chair, and you're going to push the ball out in front of you. And then when you come up, you're going to pull that ball into you. Now, when you're looking at me, I'm pushing my ball out. Sometimes it makes people want to lean back in their chair and take the ball with them and then lean forward like that, and that can really throw your balance off. Just remember, when you lean back, the ball goes out in front, and then you pull yourself back up. You want to hold those tummy muscles in. This can be hard on the lower back, so be careful. Get those feet planted in front of you, and that will anchor you to the floor. So here we go, just a few. We don't have a lot of time, but we can do a few. So push the ball away and pull yourself up. Push it away and pull yourself up. Good job. You're doing great. Keep going. Hold that tummy in. Exhale. Three more. And two. Tummy's in tight. Last one. Oh, good job, guys. I think we have a couple of minutes we can stretch out. Put that ball away. Oh, give me a nice inhale. You did a great job today. Roll those shoulders out. Inhale again right here. Push the ceiling for me, and then draw a big C with your body. So tuck that tummy in. Push those shoulder blades to the chair. Oh, stretch through that upper back. That feels good. And you might want to reach around in your chair. Hold the back of your chair and just open that chest. Oh, good job, guys. Good job. Extend that right foot. Give me a point and flex just a couple times. Relax that heel on the floor. Reach up, come forward, and then lower your arms. Oh, relax on the exhale. You'll feel that lower back stretch out. The back of the leg will stretch out a little bit. We'll do the other side. A little point and flex, sitting tall. Tummies are still in tight. Relax the heel on the floor. Reach forward, come toward me, and then lower that upper body. Relax on your exhale. And roll it back up. One more big stretch to finish out right here. And stretch one more time. Open the chest and arms down. You did a great job, guys. I appreciate you working out with me today, and I want to invite you to the Lexington Senior Center. We have a lot more to offer than just fitness classes, so come check us out. I think you'll enjoy it. We'll see you next time. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ I'm Neal Noah and welcome to Lexington Now for the week of September 14th, 2026. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. We remembered those lost and those who gave selflessly on that day. ♪♪ ♪♪ 25 years ago, on September 11th, 2001, our nation was shaken by terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 2,996 people. 343 of them were firefighters, 23 were New York City police officers, and 37... Many of us remember that day very clearly, the harrowing moments and the shock. Each of us carries a story of where we were when we first heard the news and saw the smoke rising from the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and from that field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. For me, my memory is very personal. My son Clay, at the time, was assigned to the Army's 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard, at Arlington National Cemetery. He was 20 years old. On that day, following the attacks, he and his unit were dispatched to the Pentagon to join in the search and recovery operations. His life was forever impacted by that. He has memories we can all only imagine, and it's a moment in my child's life that I still carry with me. The attack on 9-11 united our nation in grief, in resolve, and in determination. 25 years have gone by, but our resolution has not wavered. I ask that God bless all of those who died on 9-11 and all of the families and friends who lost loved ones. God bless our first responders. Thank you for being here. When people talk about never forgetting, I feel that never forgetting has got to come from your heart, and it's got to be passed on to generations. Because what happens is, down as time passes, we forget. And I think us forgetting or not passing it on to younger generations, I think that we give them the opportunity to do it again on our soil. So I think we've got to keep this up front. And you guys being here is very joyful to me. And I was invited here by Firefighters of Lexington, the FOOLS organization, which is a great organization. That's one of the reasons I'm here. And I think that it needs to be passed on. It happened in New York City, where I'm from, but I think it needs to be passed on to other states because it affected all of us. You know, whether you believe it or not, I'm sure that you know somebody, some way, that affected in your life. You know, like the mayor said, you know, her son was affected because he was in the military. So it's her son, so she was affected because her son was involved. So one way or another, we all were affected. Just being an American citizen, it affects us totally. Lord, as we reflect of the pain of the past, we especially thank you for the bravery and selflessness of first responders who risk their lives to protect others. On this day, we remember those who served during 9-11. Please bless our first responders with strength, safety, and peace. May they feel our gratitude and support as they continue their vital work in all our communities. Amen. Lexington lost several of its own in the War on Terror over the last 25 years, and they have been memorialized at Veterans Park. We joined the ceremony. To our Gold Star families, to our veterans and armed forces service members, active guard and reserve, to our military leadership, to our elected officials and community leaders, and to our fellow citizens of Lexington and Kentucky, welcome. Thank you for being here on this historic day to put rightfully in place a tribute that will endure long after all of us gathered here are gone. We're here to dedicate Lexington's Global War on Terrorism Memorial. And inscribed on this memorial are the names of nine sons of Lexington, nine men who wore the uniform of our nation, nine men who answered its call during a time of war, and who gave their lives for our nation's security in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our distinguished speakers today will tell us more about their service and their sacrifice and the lives behind those names. But as we begin, it's important to recognize the significance of what we as a community are doing here today. Because 100 years from now, in this place, when someone walks by and sees these nine names and reads them, they will know that these men lived here, but they were part of us. They had families. They had friends who loved them dearly. Futures planned and lives they willingly placed in service to something larger than themselves. It's our commitment, from a grateful community in Commonwealth to nine families, that the names of their loved ones and the price they paid for our nation will not be forgotten. As we all know, 25 years ago today, our nation was shaken by terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of thousands. Many of us remember that day, those harrowing moments and the shock. Each of us carries a story of where we were when we first heard the news and saw the smoke rising from the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and that field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. My husband, who was introduced earlier, and I have a special memory of this time, as does every person here. For us, the memory is of our 20-year-old son, Clay, who was assigned to the Army's 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard, at Arlington National Cemetery. Normally, he was on the Presidential Salute Battery. However, on that day, following the attacks, he was dispensed to the Pentagon and joined in the search and rescue operations, which quickly became search and recovery. He has memories we can only imagine. We didn't really know, as a 20-year-old, what he was seeing inside the Pentagon. That day united our nation in grief, in resolve, and determination. It marked the beginning of the global war on terror, an effort to prevent future attacks by confronting terrorist networks. In the 20 years of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, in which our son and our son-in-law served, thousands of U.S. soldiers lost their lives while leading that fight to protect our nation and the world from terrorism. Today, we remember the nine service members our Lexington community lost during that war. We honor them with the dedication of this new Memorial Plaza and Monument, located right here along our War Memorial Walk in Veterans Park. I first met some of the families of these heroes through our work in the Blue Star Mothers group. The sadness of their conversion to become Gold Star Mothers is still with us today. We stand with our Gold Star families, honoring your loved ones, their service, their ultimate sacrifice that they made. You and your families will always remain in our thoughts and prayers. I would posit that never forgetting is not a passive act. It's one where we must actively remember. This memorial that we are here today is more than the materials that it's made of. It is a reflection of our city's commitment to honoring and actively remembering the brave Lexingtonians who stood up and decided that they were going to fight for our freedoms and they were willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice to do so. When we come back, the Senior Center celebrates 10 years. Click the Thumbnail to the Left for a FREE Gift Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane Welcome back to Lexington Now. The Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane is celebrating 10 years. We were there for the ceremony. This is for the 10th anniversary of the Lexington Senior Center. Whereas the Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane is celebrating its 10th anniversary and whereas the Lexington Senior Center provides recreational opportunities and connections to resources for residents age 60 and older and whereas the center is the community focal point on aging, a place where older adults come together for services, activities that enhance dignity, support independence, encourage community involvement and whereas the center is part of an age-friendly and dementia-friendly community playing a vital role in supporting the health, well-being and overall quality of life for Lexington's aging population and whereas the center on Life Lane is the latest addition to Lexington's facilities for seniors with additional programming and services offered at the Bell House, Charles Young Center and ElderCrafters at Black and Williams Center and whereas a new senior center will open this fall, next month, in Shileto Park and whereas for 10 years the Lexington Senior Center has been an invaluable resource and gathering place for Lexington's aging community. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gordon, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare September 9, 2026, Lexington Senior Center Day. Congratulations. Applause Celebrate Lexington. Recognize members who have helped beautify the city. Here's more. Every year, and especially this year, it's very important to me to be here for the presentation of the Isabel Yates Community Champion Award. It's a wonderful way to remember her and everything that she did for this community and really every time I see one of the daffodil drifts around town, I do think of Isabel and all that she put into making this a better community. She would be really pleased about today, Judy. She'd be excited. She'd be buzzing all over the room. And, you know, it's just great that it's the 10th annual Isabel Yates Community Champion Award and we're so proud of Tom Eblen, the recipient, whom many of you know. And, you know, he is a multifaceted person. I mean, we won't go into all that, Tom. But Judy is going to share some of the details of his many contributions to our city in just a moment. But he truly is an outstanding and dedicated resident. And really and truly, he does things behind the scenes that many people never know about. And it's all for the good. And so in February, I was very honored to appoint Tom to the Urban County Council, and he is a wonderful council member. For those of you who get him in the third district, yay, because he's wonderful. All right. So we have a certificate first. Yes. All right. Thank you very much. This is a gift for you. Just a little gift. Yes, you have to open it. I'm very excited. I want you to see it and, of course, everybody else to see it. But he was so hoping that he could be here today. Oh, wow. Isn't it beautiful? That's beautiful. So this is a friend I understand of Tom's. John Lackey. Oh, yes. I've got a big John Lackey at my office. So he did that for you. Oh, that's so sweet. Yes. And this was something that we had thought about putting in the auction, but we decided that you probably would like to have it. The Lexington Monopoly, I guess. And it's a cool model. If you look at some of the names on there. Oh, that's cool. My grandchildren love Monopolies. Thank you so much. Okay. Would you like to say a few words? All right. Welcome to Tom Edlin. First, I want to thank Judy and the Celebration Lexington Board for this honor. I'm proud to receive an award named for my dear friend, Isabel Yates, who did so much to make Lexington a better place. It's also special because several of the previous honorees are dear friends and people I really admire. Second, I want to thank Becky, my wife of 46 years. Her love and support have been essential to my life and career. I also want to recognize daughter Molly, who's with us, and sorry Shannon couldn't be here. Also sitting with them is my terrific council aide, Reina Sleemaker. She's been a big help this year. I want to thank Mayor Linda Gorton, who surprised me in January by asking me to fill an unexpired term this year on the Urban County Council. But her confidence in me has provided a unique opportunity for public service that I am thoroughly enjoying most of the time. After tonight's long council meeting, it may be a different story. I also want to thank my council colleagues, several of whom are here today. They've been welcoming and generous, and I admire how hard they work for the people of Lexington and on issues they are passionate about. Over the past seven months, I have been impressed by how many dedicated, hardworking people we have throughout city government. I think it's a reflection of strong leadership from Mayor Gorton, her administration, and the council. Like many people who were born and raised in Lexington, I moved away for a couple of decades and then came back. There's just something about Lexington's beautiful landscape, friendly people, and rich culture that brings us home. One of my hobbies, as many of you know, is researching and writing about Lexington's fascinating history. That history holds many lessons that help explain our present and can inform our future. Most of my ancestors came to Kentucky in the 1700s, but I'm always happy to meet an immigrant who has found a home in Lexington and loves this city as much as I do. I'm proud to say that Lexington today is a much more equitable and just city than it was in my youth and at any time in our 250-year history. But we still have a lot of work to do. As a newspaper editor and columnist, a big part of my job was pointing out problems. Now, as an Urban County Council member, a big part of my job is trying to solve those problems. But here's the special thing about Lexington. We are big enough to have many of the advantages of a larger city, yet we're small enough that a committed individual can make a big difference. We see it all the time. Each of us has the power to make Lexington better. Thank you for this honor. I really appreciate it. Applause And now it's time for Pets of the Week with Randy. Hey everyone, welcome to this week's Lexington Fayette County Adoptable Pets from LexTV and the Lexington Humane Society. We've got Bridget, white and brown, a female, approximate age 10 years old. Looks like a chihuahua-terrier mix. Does well with other dogs in apartments and also does well with children. And we've got Buddy, gray and white in color, approximate age 9 years old. Looks like a shih tzu mix. Mature size is small. Does well with children over the age of 10. And we have Carlos, brown, a brindle in color, a male, approximate age 2 years old. Looks like a pit bull mix. Does well with other dogs. A meet and greet is required. Does well with children and also does well in apartments. Thanks for watching these adorable and handsome pets. Available at LexingtonHumaneSociety.org from LexTV and the Lexington Humane Society. Sylvia Cassidy from the Council Office has our weekend's event. Hi, I'm Sylvia from the Council Offices. Here are some upcoming events this weekend in Lexington and Fayette County for the weekend starting September 18th. Please note, events that require registration may sell out or fill up in advance. Be sure to confirm by visiting LexingtonKY.gov forward slash calendar. Avian enthusiasts, this weekend is for you. On Friday, September 18th, we have two opportunities for fall migration bird walks. The morning session will be held at 9 a.m. at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary with an afternoon opportunity at Heisel Farm Park at 4.30 p.m. Then at 7 p.m., our final summer nights in suburbia of the season will take place at Moondance Amphitheater. Grab your blankets and chairs and kick the weekend off with live local tunes. On-site food and drink trucks will be available. On Saturday, September 19th, our mulch giveaway will be held at the old landfill pad from 8 a.m. until noon. This event is for Fayette County residents first come, first served with one pickup truck load available per person. Find more details online. At 10 a.m., join us at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary for Monarch Fest. This event is free and open to all ages, where you'll learn all about the magical monarch butterfly through crafts and activities like build your own pollinator seed mixes, information booths, and more. Then at 4 p.m., head down for the Festival Latino de Lexington, co-hosted with the Foundation for Latin American and Latino Culture and Arts. The afternoon and evening will be filled with live music, dance performances, visual arts, authentic cuisine, and so much more. Lastly, on Sunday, September 20th, enjoy a crafternoon at McConnell Springs with Weeds to Works art class at 2 p.m. Intended for participants ages 16 plus, you'll use the park's invasive plants to make your own creation. This event is free, but registration is required. I'm Sylvia, and that's just some of the things going on this weekend in Lexington and Fayette County. You may need to pre-register for some of these events. For more events and information, be sure to visit lexingtonky.gov and click at the calendar tab at the top. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week. Sylvia also brings us the week's meeting coverage. Hi there, I'm Sylvia from the Council Offices. Here is our current live meeting schedule this week, September 14th, for LexTV. Remember, you can watch all our live meeting coverage on LexTV Channel 185 and always online at lexingtonky.gov. On Monday, September 14th, watch our live coverage of the Board of Adjustment at 1.30 p.m. Watch the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on Tuesday, September 15th at 1 p.m. and the Council Work Session at 3 later that same day. On Wednesday, the 16th of September, watch the Courthouse Area Design Review Board at 2 p.m. and later, watch the Board of Architectural Review Board Meeting at 4 p.m. And finishing up for the week, on Thursday, September 17th, watch the Planning Commission Work Session Meeting at 1.30, followed by the Council Meeting at 6. That's our current live meeting schedule for LexTV for the week of September 14th, 2026. Watch all our live meeting coverage on LexTV Channel 185 or always online at lexingtonky.gov. And click the LexTV tab at the top. I'm Sylvia and we'll see you next time. That's all for now, but as always, you can keep up with us on social media, check out the latest traffic updates on X at LexRex, or catch our live traffic cams on lexingtonky.gov. For all of us at LexTV, I'm Neal Noah, and that's it for now. LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com LexTV.com Red, Green, Blue Listen, lets think about this, cause this is pretty important right? So, red, green, blue, and ? Green means go Green means go? Go, or blow, or go as in cut, or go as in blow, or red? Red means stop Blue's my favorite color, but I don't know the context You know what, lets just go for blue Huh, this is your call Alright Music Alright, for our new episode of Ural XPD with Byj and Nicole You might notice at the moment it's just Byj, but Nicole is somewhere around here getting ready For what we're going to be talking about today The Hazardous Devices Unit here at the Lexington Police Department You look like you are ready I'm ready Is it heavy? Just a little bit It's heavier than our gear that we wear You ready to go take a little run or do something? No Okay, alright So, and obviously we are not too good at picking the color of wires and all that kind of thing Let's go talk to the folks that do know what they're talking about And we're going to be visiting with the Lexington Police Department Hazardous Devices Unit Hey, we are here with Commander Greathouse and Officer Kaylee Sizemore with the Hazardous Devices Unit Thank you all for joining us today Thanks for having us You know, we've had Commander Greathouse on several episodes He obviously is involved in a lot of things in the police department But I know one of your true passions Along, we always talk technology with you But I know one of your true passions is Hazardous Devices Unit So, I guess we'll get started I always like to talk about a little bit of history So if you can kind of tell us when it started, how it started, how it evolved, and why it started Sure, so back in 2001, January 2001, so before September 11th We were in the process of examining, do we need to actually have a squad back in Lexington Back in the 70s, we did have one And it kind of went from the police department to the fire department And then back to the police department And it kind of dissolved in the early 80s, I think And in 2001, we started to form that back I interviewed for that squad after taking a course in college when I graduated in 99 Back then, it was a post-blast investigation they were holding at Eastern Kentucky University And they asked for volunteers for the first class just to see how it was And if you took the class, you automatically got an A Well, I'll definitely take a free class when I get a perfect grade And it sparked my interest And so when we started this squad in 2001, we started with four I'm the last one of the original four that got on the squad in 2001 And so we had our first bomb tech certified not too long after September 11th I think they were certified by January And then we had the rest of us certified a couple years later I went to basic school in 2004, so I've been a bomb tech since then So I've been on the squad from the very beginning And then we have our newest members that just started back in the summer of last year So the summer of 25, these are our newest members that are going to take over the legacy And sometime probably soon, don't know when But my career is not going to be nearly as long as the folks that are coming behind me Well, Kaylee, you know, we were talking earlier Kaylee was one of our explorers on the Lexington Police Department Explorer Post 357 And back when I used to coordinate it So I'm excited for you and proud of you and seeing you excel with the Lexington Police Department So since you are new, let's talk a little bit about training Because I am very confident that there is a lot of training required in this job There is. So something interesting about bomb techs is In the nation, there's roughly about 3,000 at any given time through the entire nation In Kentucky, we have five separate squads and we're one of those And we have eight certified bomb techs just for Lexington that we're allowed to have Currently, we have six this fall Into the winter, we're actually going to have our last two go to school to get us back up to full strength So we'll have eight total then We have ten members on the team And so it's governed by what's called the National Bomb Squad Advisory Board And it works in conjunction with the FBI And they dictate how many hours of training we have to have We first started, it was only 16 hours So we had two training days a month And then right around 2020, we've given all the other things that we do in the bomb squad now From either defeating bombs and electronics and robotics And then drones and things like that They increase that by another ten hours So we have three days a month that we train And that's just the training part Not nearly enough for us to be extremely good at what we do And I tell the folks when they come on When we started, if you wanted to get really good You had to spend a lot of your own personal time And you talked about this being a passion This is one of my passions You don't see a lot of play We don't have a lot of turnover When you come on the bomb squad, you stay here And I'm evident of that The three people that originally came on, they stayed their entire careers So we just do this a little bit and then get back out And I talked about the FBI in conjunction with NABSCAB There's only one place in the country that you can go get certified to be a bomb tech And that's Huntsville, Alabama So there's not any other standard, there is one standard And so bomb techs that are trained here in Lexington As bomb techs can go anywhere in the United States and its territories And run calls with that exact same team Because they're going to have the exact same equipment They're going to have the exact same training And we can work in conjunction They can also come here and do the exact same thing I can walk onto any bomb squad truck across the country And find the equipment that I need to operate and operate Even if nobody else is there Because we all have to have the exact same thing So I think that's pretty special I've always considered that very special in a very tight community If there's something going on, somebody's going to know about it We had a recent house explosion here in Lexington We worked a few weeks ago I was getting calls from all around the country What do you need? What can I help you with? Do you need any advice? Those are the things If you don't know something, there is absolutely nobody you can't call to find an answer We all know each other because we all go to one school And the training, I'm sure, is ongoing It's ongoing, yeah, every three months As a matter of fact, I think the whole team is here today The whole team is here Except for one, we have one actually in training in Alabama Doing an advanced class So Patrick Hall is another one of our officers that is here He just got certified last year And he is in advanced explosive demolition techniques Which is hosted by the ATF Which I have gone down to help teach many, many times After I went through in 2005 And it is a wonderful In fact, I made some great friendships there From guys around the country that I went back every year to teach with We've flown all over the place and taught all over this country That's the wonderful thing about this squad Is it provides you with so many opportunities to do so many different things And to speak a little bit back about the certification It's six weeks, so it's basic six weeks For you to be certified And that is for you to be able to go down And what most people think, cut the red wire That's to go down and actually put your hands on stuff Which we know can not turn out the right way You talk about, we've got some things around us here Which Nicole, I think you know that's pretty heavy, right? This weighs about 85 pounds So these are our new, brand new suits They're made by MedEng This is the EOD 9N And they are up to a 10 Tens we don't care for I don't like the design of them They factor terrible We had them come in and talk to us And their rep, national rep came in and talked to us And we put together some ideas And they're actually in development of making a newer suit That is going to be better fitted for the bomb tech This suit is not comfortable Like I said, it weighs 85 pounds It has all the protective features up front And that's for a reason Because you're always going to be facing device It's rated at one pound at zero feet So you could be over top of a one pound stick of dynamite Is what it's rated at And you could be blown backwards And you're supposed to be able to survive I don't know if anybody's actually tested that or not Don't want to But it is heavy There's a lot of new features in these suits That are different from what I started with Before you had to have a manual release on your face piece Now they've got a pop-up hood They've got integrated lights A lot of stuff we didn't have back then So it's great These are really good suits They're more comfortable than they were in the beginning We have one of our robots over here This robot has been used It's been taken apart and put back together many different times This is the original one we got off of Grant This is our first robot But I think there's maybe two original parts That are still left on it So it's been upgraded I think three total times And this is called a Spartan It's made by Remotec down in Tennessee So we can go down there Which is great because we're close So if we need something we can go down there And then we have a pan disruptor over here Which we use to mitigate devices and things like that We use columns of water Using different energy size shells To be able to project water at a certain speed So a lot of equipment Which brings us to I think you've got a new vehicle That we have on a Grant That's going to be coming in shortly After 25 years we're actually going to get Our first brand new response truck Primary So the one we have back here Is a recycle from the fire department This used to be a hazmat vehicle And we're super grateful that we got this vehicle Before that we had an old ambulance From the fire department That we had converted into a response vehicle This has been really good for us It's just, it's aging The problem is you can't find parts for these anymore Because they don't manufacture it So we were lucky enough and blessed With grant money from Department of Homeland Security in Kentucky To be able to purchase that vehicle We purchased it three years ago And it should be ready Hopefully in the next 30 days I've gotten some updated pictures Which I'll share with you all I think we're going to put in the video Of the progression from when it started Just as a chassis And they're going to build the thing So we are super excited What I'm really excited about Is that is the same vehicle That all of the bomb techs Go train on in Huntsville So it's going to be the same type vehicle Known platform It's actually going to have air conditioning That works in the back It's going to have heat that works in the back It's going to have room for all of our gear So we'll be able to take everything It's going to be really cool Very, very excited about it Very excited for the new folks Because they know this is going to be A 20 or 30 year vehicle So with us being one of the five Bomb squads in the state Do we also help out Some smaller agencies Yep, as I talked about How small the bomb tech community is We had the call for With the house explosion We had bomb techs From the FBI and the ATF show up We have great partnerships With our federal partners But we do, we go assist in the Derby We go assist in Thunder and Oaks We have traveled as far east as Kentucky goes and as far west As Kentucky goes And same north and south We've actually responded out of state For calls before Because other squads are either busy Some of their equipment is broke And they need assistance So you just start You just start calling around And we respond really contiguous Not only to our specific location Here in Lexington But also just as a state And that's what, you know That helps us get these grants Absolutely, yep By being able to assist Other agencies And I know we're the same In the air support unit Where we've been fortunate enough To get some grants Because we serve more than Just Lexington And help some other folks out So that is fantastic And as far as you, Kayla Question What made you want to do this? With my background in the military I enjoy working in a team setting And I love all the opportunities We get to work with Our local, state, and federal partners All right Well this is a fantastic team Everybody's close-knit You do fantastic work I appreciate it And you know Everybody in Lexington Is very fortunate that you exist And it's one of those things People don't think about Until they need you Sure And then it's pretty important When they need you, right? We like to be quiet You know, we don't want to be seen I tell folks when they go on it This is not a job You can't come in here And be good at this If you just want to do a job This is a lifestyle This is just a way of life You're going to accept the fact That you're going to have to train a lot You're going to have to Lose hours of sleep And I tell people When you come here I'm not going to be able to pay you For all the stuff That you're going to do If you want to be good You're going to have to Sacrifice personally To be able to Get really good at it And we have a really Close-knit group of people So what's the future Of the unit? I think the future Is very bright The folks we have here Behind us I hope That I've done a good job Selecting And it's not just me I say me This is a team effort We have a We have a tryout Which Kaylee did The last one I think I looked at her And said you could At least make it look hard She did such a good job Along with all the folks We picked They have the Lifestyle mentality They know that It's going to take A lot of dedication To be able to Keep this unit going It is near and dear To my heart I truly, truly love this This unit Well we can tell And we appreciate it Right? And we want to play With the toys Awesome We've got plenty Of toys to play with We've got everything From drones To whatever We're going to get out And take a look At some of this So Commander Kaylee Again, thank you All very much For joining us This is a very Interesting unit We've had a lot Of folks That have asked us About this And said When are you going To do an episode On HDU So we appreciate You joining us And let's go see What we've got out here Let's go blow Some stuff up Alright Let's go It was so fun Learning about The Hazardous Devices Unit It's interesting stuff You know A lot of people Don't know That we have That here That resource In Lexington And for all Of Kentucky really It is very Very valuable And just What a great team Commander Greathouse Has done a great job Putting that team together They do so much Training Great And you know Of course While we're here We're playing On some of the toys Here We've got a future Episode coming up Down the road With Emergency Response Unit We'll get a look At why We have a unit Similar to that It's called The Forensic Services Unit So when we talk About Forensic Services Unit We're talking about Everything from Fingerprints Ballistic testing Doing scans For scenes I mean It is Some It's truly Some of the stuff That you hear About on TV So I think It's going to be A really Really interesting Episode So join us Next month For another Story From the Forensic Services Unit We'll be Right back With another Special Episode Of The Forensic Services Unit If I find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you say If I'm crazy then it's true That it's all because of you And you wouldn't want me any other way You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for It's too late to fight It's too late to change You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for It's too late to fight It's too late to change You may be wrong but you may be right It's too late to fight It's too late to change You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking Sing a song about the heartland The only place I feel at home Sing about the way a good man Works until the daylight's gone Sing the rain on the roof On a summer night Where there's still no wrong from right Sing a song about the heartland Sing a song about my life Sing a song about the heartland The only place I feel at home Sing about the way a good man Works until the daylight's gone Sing the rain on the roof On a summer night Where there's still no wrong from right Sing a song about the heartland Sing a song about my life Sing a song about my life In another's eyes I'm someone who Loves hurt enough to walk away from you I'd never cheat and I would never lie In another's eyes Yeah In another's eyes I can do no wrong He believes in me and his faith is strong I'd never fall or even compromise In another's eyes In another's eyes I'm afraid that I can't see This picture perfect portrait that they paint of me They don't realize and I pray they never do Cause every time I look I'm seeing you In another's eyes Oh, in another's eyes Staring back at me I see a singing soul Trying desperately To turn the tide Before it dies In another's eyes Yeah And what they don't see Love is killing me It's a blessing and a curse That love is blind In another's eyes I'm afraid that I can't see This picture perfect portrait that they paint of me They don't realize and I pray to God they never do Cause every time I look I'm seeing you In another's eyes In another's eyes In another's eyes In another's eyes Talking away I don't know what to say I'll say it anyway Today is another day to find you Shying away I'm coming for your love, okay? Take on me Take on me Take me on Take on me I'll be gone In another's eyes So needless to say I'm all turned in But I'll be stumbling away Starting learning that life is okay Say after me It's better to be safe than sorry Take on me Take on me Take me on Take on me I'll be gone In a day or two In a day or two All the things that you say Is it a lie for just to play my worries away? You're all the things I've got to remember Shying away I'll be coming for you anyway Take on me Take on me Take me on Take on me I'll be gone In a day or two Take on me Take me on Take on me I'll be gone Take on me Take me on Take on me Take on me I must have dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching beat They're moving into the street Now did you read the news today? They say the danger's gone away But I can see the fire still lights Burning into the night There's too many men Too many people Making too many problems And I must love to go around Can't you see this is a land of confusion? This is the world we live in And these are the hands we give up Use them, let's stop trying To make it a place worth living in Hey y'all, it's your Vice Mayor Dan Wu, and I'm here with Council Member Shayla Lynch, and we, along with the entire Boards and Commissions Subcommittee, would like to invite you to the Boards and Commissions Fair. Many of our boards and commissions will be there to share their work that they're doing in the community. And we want you to join a board or commission, so please join us. We want you to join a board or commission so please join us. We want you to join a board or commission so please join us. We will have food, games, and lots of fun for the entire family. Help us say goodbye to summer and learn how you can get involved with boards and commissions. Come join us at STEAM Academy, that's where we are right now, on Georgetown Road on Monday, September 14th from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Boards and Commissions Fair. See you there! I'm Tom Evelyn, the 3rd District Councilmember and an avid cyclist. I ride mostly for fun and exercise, on country roads, bike paths like the Legacy and Town Branch trails, and around town. But an increasing number of people in Lexington commute to work on bicycles and use them as a major form of transportation. And I'm Dave Savigne. I'm the 10th District Councilmember and an avid cyclist. I'm Tom Evelyn, the 3rd District Councilmember and an avid cyclist. I ride mostly for fun and exercise, on country roads, bike paths like the Legacy and Town Branch trails, and around town. And I'm Dave Savigne. I'm the 10th District Councilmember and an avid cyclist. And I'm also an avid cyclist. In addition to bike trails, Lexington has added street bike lanes on many of the major roads. But unfortunately, most of these bike lanes are not protected from traffic. Mainly because our major roads are not protected from traffic. Lexington has designated bike lanes on such major streets as Main Street, Euclid Avenue and corridors around the University of Kentucky campus. They also are on a few busy suburban streets, such as Chenoweth Road and Wellington Way. It's important to know the difference between designated bike lanes and other lines on the road, like lane narrowing lines. A designated bike lane will have an image of a person on a bike on the pavement. Sometimes the entire bike lane will be painted bright green. Lane narrowing lines are white lines on the edges of car lanes, but they don't include the image of a cyclist. Cyclists may ride in these lanes, but that's not their main purpose. Some streets have what are called Sherrill lanes. There is no designated bike lane, but cyclists may take up the whole vehicular lane if necessary. A Sherrill street includes the cyclist image in the center of the lane, with stripes that indicate the cyclist may ride there. Cars are a big safety issue for cyclists, especially when they are parked in bike lanes. It's fine for vehicles to park on the sides of the streets with narrowing lanes, if there's enough space. They can also park on many Sherrill streets, but obstructions in a designated bike lane mean a cyclist must suddenly divert into traffic to avoid a collision with a parked car. To make things safer, Councilmember Evelyn and I worked on a bike lane ordinance that prohibits vehicles from stopping or parking in a designated bike lane, with some exceptions. Keeping vehicles out of bike lanes is safer for cyclists. It's also safer for drivers, because they don't have to worry that a cyclist might suddenly have to veer into their lane. Because certain vehicles need curb access, this new ordinance includes some exceptions for police and emergency vehicles, and for buses, for rideshare vehicles, and for delivery trucks with a 10-minute limit. Once this ordinance becomes law, there will be a 30-day warning period. After that, violators can be cited, and it will cost them $50. Lex Park will do much of the enforcement. That's because Lex Park's coverage area around downtown is where we have our most crowded streets and bike lanes, and the most frequent obstructions in bike lanes. Lex Park operates Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Outside of Lex Park's area, and after hours, citations may be issued by Lexington police or traffic safety officers while on patrol or in response to complaints. On the University of Kentucky's campus, U.K. Transportation and U.K. Police will be in charge of enforcement. To keep everybody safe, you can report whenever you see someone parked in a bike lane, and especially if they are there for more than 10 minutes. If it's downtown, reach out to Lex Park. In residential areas, dial 3-1-1. And after hours, call the Lexington Police Department's non-emergency number. Whether you drive, bike, or walk to get around Lexington, we want everyone to be safe. We think this new ordinance will help. Well, good afternoon. This is Councilmember Morton, representing the 1st District, and I'm here with Tim Vaughn with Kentucky 8-1-1. And we're here to talk about 8-1-1 dig and the process to take before digging. Yeah, summertime, everybody's doing home projects, digging is involved with a lot of those. We certainly want those to go safely, and there's a service that we provide statewide. It's called 8-1-1. You call or go on to our website, Kentucky811.org, and you request a utility locate, and what we do is notify the utilities in the area, and they respond, and they put paint down on the ground to mark where their utilities are, so that when you're using that shovel, or using whatever tool, you don't hit that utility line. Right, right. So how about you just tell us about the importance of that, why that's needed? Wow, I mean, there could be penalties for violating the law, because it is the law that you have to do, that you call 8-1-1. In addition to that, if you cause a service problem, a service interruption, then you've got a needless interruption to, let's say, you cut the fiber that's feeding your internet and your television, your service is out, or injuries, someone could get injured. The cost of having to repair what you damage, and here's the key, calling 8-1-1 is free. It's a free service, so trading free for something that could cost you a lot. There it goes, there it goes. So I know there's some misconceptions out there regarding, you know, if private property owners should do it, or if it's just for contractors. Can you talk a little bit about the misconceptions, if that's for everybody? Sure. That's a good point. A lot of this is geared just for the large contractors that's doing the big construction job. Nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, let's say that on a Saturday morning project, you're replacing your mailbox. It's about a foot off the edge of the road. Guess what else is about a foot off the edge of the road? This is a damaged gas line, where someone got into it with a backhoe tooth, and if you got dislocated when you're digging that foot off the edge of the road, then you know it's down there, so you dig differently, and you use hand tools very carefully. Well, well, well. And what could that lead to? You know, gas, water, many, many types of things. Well, this is a plastic gas line. Most gas lines are plastic nowadays throughout pretty much the whole state. You got an escape of gas, so now you got a response that needs to take place from emergency responders. The fire department's got to roll out on a gas job, Columbia Gas, who's very concerned about the safety, so they spend a lot of time and effort and money promoting safety around their facilities, but they've got to respond, and now their workers are in jeopardy and working around blowing gas, and no one wants blowing gas. And just with one call, 811, and maybe a couple minutes of a conversation, you don't hit that gas line, huh? That's right, and it's not just gas. It's water, electric, fiber, sewer, all the utilities that you have at your property. Okay, okay. Can you tell us a little bit about the color code system and what that really is? Sure. So there is a international color system that's used by the utilities to locate their facilities. It's funny that the gas pipe is yellow because that's their color that they're going to mark it with. That's by design. That's not anything, but it's planned that way. Blue is for water, and you can go to our website, and you can download a file that shows you what all the colors mean. Everybody's probably driven down the road in an intersection and see paint marked on the street. That's what that is. That's where someone is doing a project, or have done a project, and they've had their utility lines marked with the different colors to indicate what different utilities are below the ground. Thank you for spreading information. This right here is actually a great tool to spread information, but what other sources or resources with information could folks use to get it right? Sure. Our website. We just launched a new website last week, as a matter of fact. It's full of training videos, full of information, just a ton of stuff that's there. It's kentucky811.org, and that's where you can actually go to request the utility locate. You don't have to call on the phone anymore. You go straight to the website and do it, kentucky811.org. There it goes right there. And one last thing you want to tell the folks out there. Always call before you dig. Always go online and notify 811. It's the smart thing to do. It could save your life. There it goes. There it goes. All right. Well, you've got a cool little flag in your hand right there, and I know that there's also some misconceptions with those flags. Can you tell me a little about those and the importance of keeping those in place and what they actually mean? Sure. So, as Tim mentioned, sometimes when we get a call to locate our lines, we may use paint, but in some cases, we may use little flags like this, and so it's very, very important that you not remove those flags if you do see them in your yard. When someone calls to request a line be located, that locate ticket is good for 21 days. So after that period, then the excavator, if they haven't excavated yet, would have to call in another locate to have that done again. But again, that's another reason why, just because you see them out there and you think, oh, wow, that flag's been out there for a week, it's still good. Leave it alone. And another thing, too, is that just because you see a yellow flag that says Columbia Gas on it, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a Columbia Gas project. It may be a city project, it may be a water project, something like that, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it is a Columbia Gas project. So how do they find out if it's not a Columbia Gas project or if they just want to know what project it is? How can they figure that out? So, Kentucky811.org, you can go on there and do a ticket search and put in the address of where you saw those flags, and it should be able to show you exactly what company requested those utilities be marked. Yes, ma'am. And you say do not remove the flag, huh? Right. You leave those flags right there, yeah. Yes, indeed. And can you just, I guess, talk a little about the importance of not removing the flag and what that might entail if they do remove the flag? Right. So, yeah, if you remove those flags, those are very, very important for whoever is going to be doing the excavation in that area. So if they don't have those guides to go by, it's very easy for them to then hit one of the underground utility lines, be it a gas line or an electric or water, whatever. So it's very important to leave those in place because they're there for a very good reason. A hundred percent. And that, assuming that they hit that, that could directly have a direct impact on those surrounding communities. Absolutely. And those neighbors, that's the reason the flag's there, I guess. That's right. That's right. It's just to keep everybody safe. There you go. If for any reason at any time you smell gas, you smell natural gas, please call Columbia Gas, the emergency line, which is 800-432-9515 and report that. We will come out 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and investigate that odor. It's all about safety. Don't hesitate to call. Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. So if you see any flags in the ground or if you see paint marked on the ground and you want to, you just are curious about what's going to be, what's taking place there or if they're going to dig there, you can go to KY-811 to get more information. And always remember, if you do happen to hit a gas line or hit a line when digging, please call 911. Don't take it into your own hands. Call 911 and make sure the appropriate personnel responds to the scene. So just remember, before you dig, call 811. 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When you pushed aside all the love I've been giving. Now wait a minute, didn't I treat you right now, baby, didn't I? Didn't I do the best I could, now, didn't I? So don't you leave me standing in the shadows of love. I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come. Oh, you see me standing in the shadows of love. Trying my best to get ready for the heartaches to come. All alone, I'm destined to be. With misery, my only company. It may come today, and it might come tomorrow. But it's for sure, I ain't got nothing but sorrow. Don't your conscience kind of bother you? How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you? Now, hold on a minute. Gave you all the love I had, now, didn't I? When you needed me, I was always there, now, wasn't I? I'm getting ready in the shadows of love. I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come. I'm trying not to cry out in doubt. You know, crying, it ain't going to help me now. What did I do to cause all this grief? Now, what did I say to make you want to leave? Now, wait a minute. I gave my heart and soul to you, now, didn't I? And didn't I always treat you good, now, didn't I? I'm standing in the shadows of love. I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come. Don't you see me? I'm standing in the shadows of love. I'm the best to get ready for the heartaches to come. Oh, I'm standing in the shadows of love. Yeah. Lover, I'm on the street. Gonna go where the bright lights and the big city meet. With a red guitar on fire. Desire, she's a candle burning in my room. Needle, I need another spoon. Over the counter with a shotgun. Pretty soon, everybody's got one. I'm a needle. Well, I'm beside her. Desire, desire, baby. And the fever gets higher. Desire, desire, burning, burning. Burning. She's the dollars. She's my possession. Yeah, she's a promise in the year of election. I'm sister. I can't let you go. I'm a preacher stealing hearts and a traveling show. 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She got a don't mess with me attitude. She'll close the deal when she don't rebuild. Yes, she can feel the loneliness, the emptiness except when she comes in here. She's a product of the me generation. She got a rock and roll side when you get her agitated. She got the tattoo there on her derriere from a spring break derriere. In Panama when love was all she thought she'd ever need. She yells out to the band. No, really, Bruce Springsteen. Then she jumps up on the bar and she starts to scream. She says, hell, yeah, turn it up right on. Hell, yeah, sounds good. Sing that song. Guitar man playing all night long. Take me back to where the music hit me. Life was good and love was easy. Yeah, yeah, entertaining, getting my mind off thinking about Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Hey, hell, yeah. Hell, yeah. Turn it up right on. Hell, yeah, sounds good. Sing that song. Guitar man playing all night long. Take me back to where the music hit me. Life was good. Hell, yeah. 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Ah, through thick and thin. My baby needs me. And I know I ain't going nowhere. I was made hard to take. And that love won't fit me. I hate to leave her when she passes me. Oh, if I'm out of time, Lord. If this whole world crumbles. By her side, I'll still be standing there. Cause I was made to love. I was made to live for. Yeah, hey, hey, hey. Ah, I was made to love. And the world goes around, yeah. Hey, hey, hey. Oh, baby, I was made to believe. You know Stevie ain't gonna leave me now. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Here we are, the two of us together. Taking this crazy chance to be all alone. We both know, we both know. We both know, we both know. We both know, we both know. We both know, we both know. We both know, we both know. That we should not be together. Cause if we found out, it could mess up. Both our happy home. I hate to think about us all meeting up together. As soon as I look at you, it will show on my face, yeah. Then they'll know that we've been loving each other. We can never know. No, no, no. We can't leave each other. Sitting at home, I do nothing all day. But I think about you and hope that you're OK. Hoping you'll call before anyone gets home. I'll wait anxiously alone by the phone. How could something so wrong be so right? I wish we didn't have to keep our love outside, yeah. Living two lives just ain't easy at all. But we're gonna hang on in there. Oh. Secret lovers, yeah. That's what we are. It's not so hard to hide the way we feel. Cause we both belong to someone else. But we can't let go. Cause what we feel is also real. So real. So real. So real. You and me, are we fair? Is this cool, or do we care? Can they tell what's in our minds? Maybe they've had secret loves.