Louisville Metro Parks has initiated a planning study for the future route of the Louisville Loop between the City of Prospect and the Big Four Bridge – the Ohio River Northeast (ORVNE) master plan. This section of the Loop is the last remaining section without an adopted master plan.

Louisville Metro Parks will be hosting a series of public meetings and workshops to give residents an opportunity to provide direction and input on the plan.

Location: Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

Date:  Tuesday, January 27th

Time:  5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The meeting will be an open-house format with a brief overview presentation about the project beginning at 6:00 pm. Residents are invited to view exhibits about the project area and provide input about the Loop, the project area, and other topics related to the project.

The Louisville Loop is a planned 100-mile shared-use path corridor to encircle the city of Louisville and connect its many neighborhoods, communities, historic and cultural sites. For more information, you can view the project website here. 

Residents are invited to attend an open house to learn more about bicycle and pedestrian improvements along LaGrange Road from Lyndon Lane to Lakeland Road.  Representatives from Louisville Metro will share information and listen to what residents think about these improvements. 

Location:  Bowen Elementary, 1601 Roosevelt Avenue

Date:  Tuesday, January 27th

Time:  5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fund for the Arts and Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC (SKO) presented Carl M. Thomas with the James Welch Sr. Arts Leadership Award at a reception prior to the premiere of StageOne Family Theatre’s And in this corner….Cassius Clay! Presented annually, the award recognizes an individual who has made substantial impact to Louisville and regional arts through volunteer commitment and leadership.

Fund for the Arts and SKO fashioned this award in honor of James Welch Sr., a founding member of SKO’s legacy law firm, who quietly provided strong guidance and support to the Louisville arts for decades.

“Stoll Keenon Ogden is proud to honor another servant leader in our community,” said Kendrick Riggs, SKO vice chairman. “Jim Welch Sr. was a leader whose many substantial efforts left a lasting mark on this community. We have found another such leader in Carl M. Thomas.”

Since graduating from Waggener High School, Thomas has dedicated his life to serving this community. With a particular passion for helping our youngest citizens, Thomas’s extensive community efforts have included work with organizations such as Home of the Innocents, Spalding University, Boy Scouts of America, The Housing Partnership, Inc., Norton Hospital Foundation, Wednesday’s Child, Visually Impaired Preschool Services, and the Fund for the Arts to name a few. In his spare time, he even tutored children at Engelhard Elementary School in the Every 1 Reads program.

Carl M. Thomas is a retired CEO of Commonwealth Bank & Trust and currently serves as the president and treasurer of the Gheens Foundation, Inc.

 Councilwoman Angela Leet (District 7), Kelly Downard (District 16), Glen Stuckel (District 17) and Councilwoman Marilyn Parker (District 18), in conjunction with the Metro Health Department, the Partnership for Cancer Control and the Kentucky Cancer Program are hosting a Mobile Mammography Clinic for area women age 40 and over.  

The clinic will be conducted at Lyndon City Hall (515 Wood Road) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The University of Louisville James Graham Brown Cancer Center will conduct the screenings with insurance being filed for those persons with coverage. Persons without health insurance who are income-eligible will be provided screenings free of change. Although reservations are not required, they are encouraged to assist in the operation of this program. Persons interested in scheduling an appointment or in need of additional information are encouraged to call Pam Cooper at (502) 262-2164.

Eligible women:  The target is women age 40 to 64 who are low income and/or uninsured.  Women age 65 and over may participate in the screening; however, the Brown Cancer Center will file Medicare to pay for these individuals. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the King family during this difficult time. He has left us all with a legacy that will live on for generations to come. He will be missed on this Council. 

Photo credit: The Courier Journal