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June 4, 2009

Anonymous The Richmond Register Thu Jun 04, 2009, 08:24 PM EDT

Siren test canceled for Special Olympics

The regularly scheduled bi-monthly test of the Madison County Siren, Tone Alert Radio, and Local Emergency Information System will be canceled for Saturday at 12:20 p.m. because of the Special Olympics Kentucky Summer Games conducted at Eastern Kentucky University.

The next test of the Madison County Siren, Tone Alert Radio, and Local Emergency Information System will take place at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17.

Summer Carillon Concert Series at Berea College begins June 8

Performers from Portugal, Washington, D.C., Michigan and Kentucky will be featured in the 2008 Summer Carillon Concert Series at Berea College. The Music Department will present a series of concerts on Draper Tower’s 56-bell carillon, the largest in the state of Kentucky.

Concerts will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. on the first or second Monday of each month, and will last about one hour. Seating in the College Quadrangle will be provided and a video monitor will allow persons at ground level to view the player in action. Admission is free for all events.

Performers include: Jonathan Lehrer, June 8, Carillonneur of “Cast in Bronze” at Renaissance Festivals; The LVSITANVS Carillon Duo, Ana and Sara Elias from Portugal, July 6; John Courter, Carillonneur of Berea College, Aug. 3; to be announced, Sept. 7.

The first concert, on Monday, will feature Jonathan Lehrer, who began his carillon studies at Yale University in 2000. He is also a graduate of the Belgian Royal Carillon School and was a Laureate in the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition, conducted in Mechelen, Belgium in September, 2008. He has played four concert tours spanning the U.S., Canada, Belgium and the Netherlands. Since 2008, he has been performing the “Cast in Bronze” theatrical carillon show on the Mobile Millennium Carillon at Renaissance festivals across the country. When not performing, Jon enjoys studying tai chi and hang-gliding.

Visitors may greet the evening’s artist at the entrance to the Draper Building five minutes after the concert.

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‘She wasn’t just a teacher’ : Lambert retires after 43 years at Berea
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Writer’s Note: Brenda Lambert is the reason I write articles today (Class of 2000).

Years ago, a little blonde-haired girl from Rockcastle County gathered her friends to “play school” in a 10-by-10 foot playhouse her father built.
Even at 12 years old, Brenda Lambert knew she wanted to be a teacher one day.
“I always felt like an old person trapped in a young person's body,” said Lambert, who is retiring after 43 years of service to Berea Community School.

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May 27, 2012 1 Photo
Assault charges reduced, dismissed by grand jury
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Jerry Wayne Edington, 34, of Berea Road, was charged Jan. 19 with second-degree assault after an altercation at the Blue Moon bar on East Irvine Street, according to a Richmond police report.

May 27, 2012
Dump of the Day
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May 27, 2012 1 Photo
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May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Undefeated academic team brings pride to Madison Middle School
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The 8th grade team also has done well, having some students qualify to compete at the state level.

May 26, 2012
Woman fends off burglar with knife
A Berea woman used a kitchen knife to fend off an alleged burglar early Wednesday morning, and police say they were able to catch the man in the act.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Man is indicted on additional sex charge involving teen in 1998
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May 26, 2012
Woman fends off burglar with knife
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