Glass

Just like the red plate says on the front - this truck belongs to Frankie and Gale, and they love it. The Edens have been married almost 34 years. Aside from children and grandchildren, they have another important thing in common: they both love the sound of a revved up engine. With a 5.7 liter, 250 cubic inch engine, the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado first purrs when Frankie turns the key but begins to roar as his puts the pedal down. And Gale loves that. Back in '87, when the kids were just tots, Gale took her Oldsmobile to a local garage and asked for glass packs to be put on - a type of muffler system normally used on "hot rods" that uses glass to emphasize the mellow rumble of a good engine.

Dear editor, I am writing this letter so people will be aware that not all vandalism happens when it is dark or when no one is around. In Danville on Monday at around 3 p.m., someone broke the passenger front door glass out of my car as it was parked at the back door area of O'Reilly Auto Parts while I was right inside the door working. They knocked the glass completely out and stole my purse and billfold, which were lying under a sweater in my front seat. I was in total shock that such a thing could take place right by the door we go in and out of all day long.

One of the best parts about being a father is that even when the rest of the world thinks you're a complete moron, your kids are convinced you're the smartest person in the world. And I don't want to let my own kids down. Whenever they come up with a question, whether it's on history, science, culture or life in general, they know I'll have an instant answer. For 15 years now, whenever there's been a particularly thorny homework problem, I've been the "go to" guy, a walking, talking encyclopedia of knowledge.

Your body is about 65 percent water. While you can go for weeks without food, water is so essential to life that humans can survive only a few days without it. Most of us have heard that we should drink at least six to eight cups of water a day. Certainly drinking plain water is a great way to meet that goal. Foods, especially fruits and vegetables also contain significant amounts of water. In fact, because water contains no calories, the more water a food contains, the fewer calories it has for a given amount.

Mary Noelker was at the Constitution Square Festival, talking to fellow artists about a showcase for their work later in the autumn. Her sister suggested Grayson's Tavern. "I wanted a special place to take it up a notch," says the lampwork bead artist. "I was thrilled when (former executive director) Mary Quinn Ramer wanted to show it off. ... She thought it was a great idea. It's the perfect setting for something like this. " She put her head together with potter Cynthia Carr of Mercer County and they organized the two-day event at Grayson's Tavern.

By REBECCA NEAL Staff Writer It's Lexington! See look for the tall, shiny blue glass Fifth Third Bank tower - and the gray Central Bank building. Don't see it? Wait. The skyline looks familiar ... the square, glass-domed Humana Building and the red-capped Galt House towers ... Oops. It's Louisville! A postcard for sale at the Cracker Barrel in Danville is emblazoned "Lexington, Kentucky" with a picture above that's, well, of the Louisville skyline.

Well, I learned one thing for sure today. It is, without a doubt, not my time to depart this earthly home! If it were, I would already be but a memory. I am going to try to tell you what happened to me in this house up on the hill at 8 p.m. last night. I had settled in the den to watch one of my favorite TV shows and Gene had run upstairs for something. The only noise in the house was the tv and Miss Aggie snoring away in the den. I heard Gene start back down the stairs and then stop and then let out this piercing cry. "Good holy crap!"

Glass artist returns to Centre Lino Tagliapietra, an acclaimed Venetian glass artist from Italy, is giving glass-blowing demonstrations this week at Centre College. Tagliapietra began working in Venetian glass factories when he was 11. He achieved “maestro” status by the time he was 21. Tagliapietra’s schedule for the rest of the week is: Work in Studio Thursday 8:30-11 a.m.: open to the public Noon to 3 p.m.: Glass Art Society Collectors Group Friday 8-11 a.m.: open to the public Adoption booth to set up at festival Willow Creek Sanctuary will have adoptable cats and dogs at the Great American Brass Band Festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Stuart Hall, 517 Main St. The booth will be set up on the porch of the building.

HARRODSBURG - A former Corning employee surrendered to federal authorities Thursday on a charge that he sold the Harrodsburg company's high-tech glass-making secrets to a competitor in Taiwan. Jonathan Sanders, 37, of Lawrenceburg pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Lexington to charges that he sold blueprints of Corning's processes to PicVue Electronics of Taiwan. He was released on his own recognizance after agreeing to appear at future court hearings in New York, where Corning Inc. is headquartered.

Wow! That's all I can say! I do not know what has happened to me but something sure has. I am 17 years old and ill and, up â??till recently, my life had settled into just such an existence. Well, let me tell you exactly what has happened. In our den, there is this huge picture window that frames the beauty of all the trees, flowers, birds, bird feeders and our resident horse, Ginger. And in the center of this window outside hangs a goldfinch feeder sock that draws as many as eight or nine birds to feast at the same time.