Speedway store manager Bertie Johnson, whose sister was treated at Kentucky Children s Hospital, raised $22,473.44 in 2020.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 25, 2021) – UK HealthCare’s Kentucky Children’s Hospital recently received a donation of $452,118.01 from multiple Speedway stores across Kentucky.
Each store supporting Kentucky Children’s Hospital raised an average of $5,680.71, more than double the national average of $2,490. More than $22,000 of the funds came from just one local Lexington Speedway location. Bertie Jointer, the manager of Speedway #9651 in Lexington, raised $22,473.44 for Kentucky Children’s Hospital in 2020, becoming the number two fundraising location for Speedway in the country. Jointer knows from personal experience the importance of giving back.
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The city of Macedonia will host SummerFest “Spirit of Macedonia” June 4 and 5 in the parking lot of the Macedonia Family Recreation Center.
The recreation center parking lot will be closed all week for event set-up, said Jason Chadock, the parks and recreation director. Those wishing to attend SummerFest should use the Longwood Park baseball field lot. Shuttle service will be available for those wanting it.
SummerFest “Spirit of Macedonia” will run June 4 from noon to 10 p.m., and June 5 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The weekend events will include carnival rides, games, food, live music, bingo, dunk tank, and a biergarten.
WATERTOWN â The portable steam engine, the paper bag, the safety pin and the Little Trees that dangle from rear-view mirrors â all Watertown inventions celebrated in a community mural taking shape this week.
Designed by Potsdam artist Liza L. Paige, âThe Inventions of Watertownâ is the first commission for the Riverwalk Art Project, a multi-year initiative headed by the Watertown Downtown Business Association. The goal: breathe colorful life into Veteransâ Memorial Riverwalk along the Black River, and propel the city to become a north country cultural center.
âThis is only the beginning,â DBA President Joseph A. Wessner said of âThe Inventions of Watertown.â