New Season

The 2012-2013 season at Centre College's Norton Center for the Arts will feature acts ranging from The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma and Huey Lewis and the News to the rock musical “Hair” and “Yellow Dubmarine,” a reggae tribute to The Beatles. These all come together to create a “perspective” - the theme for the 2012-2013 season. “When planning and identifying a central theme for this season, we kept gravitating back to the notion of 'perspective,'” Norton Center for the Arts Executive Director Steve Hoffman explained.

The 2011 season at Pioneer Playhouse will include a work by a master of suspense, an adaption of a French writer’s work and a local history play in its offerings. Here’s a rundown of the season: . June 10–25, “The 39 Steps,” adapted by Patrick Barlow: This play was the winner of two 2008 Tony and Drama Desk awards. Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, some handcuffs and a good old-fashioned romance, and what you get is this gleeful send-up of a classic Hitchcock film.

George Rogers Clark coach Paul Columbia hopes a “new” season will inspire the Cardinals this week. Clark (3-3) will open defense of its district title Friday night when it hosts Henry Clay in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals won their first three games of the year, but have struggled and lost their past three games, including a disappointing 21-7 setback at Corbin last week. “Everybody’s tied for first in the district and everybody is 0-0,” Columbia said earlier this week.

In 1789, Jenny Wiley was taken captive by a group of Native Americans and held for 11 months in what is now Johnson County, Ky. During that time, all four of her children and her brother were killed. Eventually, Wiley escaped, and her life story became part of the folklore of Eastern Kentucky. Her name has been attached to a state park located in Prestonsburg, and the outdoor theater at the park. Each year, the Jenny Wiley Outdoor Theatre presents the story of its namesake with “The Legend of Jenny Wiley,” a historical drama about Wiley's life and her capture.

It won't be long before the outdoor market opens for the 2013 season - April 6 is opening day. Some of our farmers are growing lettuces, radishes and other spring goodies in their greenhouses and high tunnels.  We will have some new faces and products at the market this year. Check this column every Wednesday for upcoming announcements and listings. The indoor Boyle County Farmers Market will continue to operate until the outdoor market opens in the spring. We are located in the Professional Building on Main Street, Danville (next to Hilliard and Lyons)

Pandemonium! Joyous,delirious, exciting pandemonium! That will be the scene at the library this Saturday 9 a.m. to noon when we celebrate the kick-off to our annual Childrens’ Summer Reading Program. It’s fabulous, it’s fun, it’s free, and it’s only the beginning to a whole summer of entertainment, education and excellent prizes for kids. The Children’s Summer Reading Program is for children ages 6 months to 18 years. To register, all a child needs is a current, valid, purple Clark County Public Library Children’s card.

The George Rogers Clark indoor track team opened the season Saturday with a meet in Mason County. The Cardinals placed seventh and the girls team placed 15th overall. Clark freshman Jonathan Hubbard placed second overall in the high jump with a height of 5-10. Hubbard tied the school record set by Wallace Moore in 1974. "I am pleased but I plan to do better in the future," Hubbard said. He also placed third in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump. The boys 4x800 meter relay team, featuring Clay Dixon, Zak Ridener, Amos Gapp and Brandon Baileyplaced seventh with a time of 10:16.

The Winchester Little League opened its season with a full slate of games on Saturday at Lykins Park.The league inducted two members to its Wall of Fame, while several city and county officials were on hand to celebrate the opening of a new season. New Wall of Fame members Fred Mohr and Tim Mastin were honored and helped throw out the ceremonial first pitch. "They helped make the program what it is today," league president Greg Smith said. "I know both of those guys and they are two of the finest people I know.

The leading tackler in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is disguised as a running back. Matt Johnson, a junior linebacker at Centre College, wears a number usually associated with tailbacks, No. 32. Think Edgerrin James, not Brian Urlacher. But after he became the only player in the conference to make more than 100 tackles in his first season as a starter, there'll be no mistaking who he is on the field this fall. He's the one chasing opposing ball carries with reckless abandon, the one enjoying every minute on the field in practices and games.

The calendar says it is spring, even if the temperature doesn't always agree. That means it's time to get ready for warm weather now - before it actually gets here.  There are several things that need to be done now to get you ready for a new season of hobbies and outdoor fun. Store winter clothes away carefully. It's never any fun to pull out sweaters, coats, hats and gloves on the first day of winter and discover spots and stains. Clean your winter clothes now before you store them.

It won't be long before the outdoor market opens for the 2013 season - April 6 is opening day. Some of our farmers are growing lettuces, radishes and other spring goodies in their greenhouses and high tunnels.  We will have some new faces and products at the market this year. Check this column every Wednesday for upcoming announcements and listings. The indoor Boyle County Farmers Market will continue to operate until the outdoor market opens in the spring. We are located in the Professional Building on Main Street, Danville (next to Hilliard and Lyons)

The 2012-2013 season at Centre College's Norton Center for the Arts will feature acts ranging from The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma and Huey Lewis and the News to the rock musical “Hair” and “Yellow Dubmarine,” a reggae tribute to The Beatles. These all come together to create a “perspective” - the theme for the 2012-2013 season. “When planning and identifying a central theme for this season, we kept gravitating back to the notion of 'perspective,'” Norton Center for the Arts Executive Director Steve Hoffman explained.

It's a new month and a fresh start for the George Rogers Clark football team. The Cardinals (3-7) concluded a disappointing regular season with a 14-0 setback to Rowan County last week, but open the postseason at Ryle Friday night in Richwood. The loss to the Vikings was the second in a row for Clark, which dropped seven of its past eight games after opening the season with two straight victories. In those two stack of losses were setbacks to district foes Lafayette and Madison Central by a combined margin of five points.

If Boyle County is to win a third straight championship, coach Larry French said his team is going to have to do better than it has shown in the preseason. “Everything has been going slow. We'll take a step forward then take two steps back. But they're starting to come around a little bit and starting to improve some,” French said. “We need to improve daily, and if we do I think we've got a chance to be pretty good.” With the opener against 20-time champion Highlands looming on Friday, French admits his team may be feeling the pressure to get better in a hurry.

In 1789, Jenny Wiley was taken captive by a group of Native Americans and held for 11 months in what is now Johnson County, Ky. During that time, all four of her children and her brother were killed. Eventually, Wiley escaped, and her life story became part of the folklore of Eastern Kentucky. Her name has been attached to a state park located in Prestonsburg, and the outdoor theater at the park. Each year, the Jenny Wiley Outdoor Theatre presents the story of its namesake with “The Legend of Jenny Wiley,” a historical drama about Wiley's life and her capture.

The George Rogers Clark boys golf team ushers in a new season of athletics at George Rogers Clark High School today. The Cardinals are competing in the two-day Franklin County Invitational in Frankfort. Clark is coached by former player Will Meurer, who replaced longtime coach Wes Martin, who retired after 16 seasons as coach of the squad at the end of last season. Meurer is a former player at Clark and is looking forward to the season. “We want to improve daily by doing things the right way and continuing the rich tradition that our program has been founded on. “Every week, we are looking for four guys to play competitive golf in order to gain confidence heading into the postseason.” The Clark golfers compete in five matches this week.

Pandemonium! Joyous,delirious, exciting pandemonium! That will be the scene at the library this Saturday 9 a.m. to noon when we celebrate the kick-off to our annual Childrens’ Summer Reading Program. It’s fabulous, it’s fun, it’s free, and it’s only the beginning to a whole summer of entertainment, education and excellent prizes for kids. The Children’s Summer Reading Program is for children ages 6 months to 18 years. To register, all a child needs is a current, valid, purple Clark County Public Library Children’s card.

The 2011 season at Pioneer Playhouse will include a work by a master of suspense, an adaption of a French writer’s work and a local history play in its offerings. Here’s a rundown of the season: . June 10–25, “The 39 Steps,” adapted by Patrick Barlow: This play was the winner of two 2008 Tony and Drama Desk awards. Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, some handcuffs and a good old-fashioned romance, and what you get is this gleeful send-up of a classic Hitchcock film.

George Rogers Clark coach Paul Columbia hopes a “new” season will inspire the Cardinals this week. Clark (3-3) will open defense of its district title Friday night when it hosts Henry Clay in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals won their first three games of the year, but have struggled and lost their past three games, including a disappointing 21-7 setback at Corbin last week. “Everybody’s tied for first in the district and everybody is 0-0,” Columbia said earlier this week.