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The Kentucky Tourism Council recently announced Kay Berggren of Danville has been hired as president and CEO. Berggren will be responsible for leading the statewide association, which offers marketing opportunities, professional development and continuing education opportunities, and legislative/governmental support to Kentucky's tourism- and travel-related individuals, businesses and organizations. "Berggren brings an outstanding mix of talents and experience to the Kentucky Tourism Council," said David Lord, chairman of the Kentucky Tourism Council and president of the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau.

HARRODSBURG - The George Rogers Clark girls basketball team opened its season with a 57-46 loss to Mercer County Tuesday night. The Lady Cards (0-1) played without starter Jewel Rogers and committed 26 turnovers against the Lady Titans. Clark coach Scott True said Rogers is "taking care of off-the-court issues" and "hopes" to have Rogers back in the lineup in "a couple of weeks. True said her absence was obvious. "Some of the kids are trying to find their way with that," he said.

Dear Editor: Being a former resident of Danville, I keep myself abreast of the daily goings-on via family and friends and by being a loyal reader of the Advocate. Unfortunately, I have become sickened, outraged and thoroughly appalled by the personal bickering and behind-the-scenes shenanigans of our elected officials. I have become even more disgusted with the overly apparent bias of the Advocate, our only local, so-called reputable news source. Over the past two years, the Advocate has clearly been on the opposing side of any decision the mayor and a few commissioners have ever made.

The Bluegrass Alliance for Women will hold a regional meeting for people in the Bluegrass Area Development District from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Fayette County Extension Service Office, 1140 Red Mile Place (off Red Mile Road). A light supper will be available. The event is free. Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer counties are part of the Bluegrass ADD. Janet Holloway, executive director of Women Leading Kentucky, will be the featured speaker. Holloway understands what it takes to be a leader and recognizes the importance of grassroots efforts.

Danville-Boyle County Community Education will have a new home beginning April 5. On April 3 and 4, community education will be closed as it moves from its current location in the Argo McClure Building on the Kentucky School for the Deaf campus to some office space owned by Philips Lighting at 320 Vaksdahl Ave., off Lebanon Road. "They are allowing us to go in there for free," said community education Director Sueticia Sutton. "These people went above and beyond. ... We are still, however, looking at opportunities for a long-term location for community education.

Dear Editor: This letter is in response to John Nelson's very nice article entitled "Rich Rewards" in Sunday's A&E section of the newspaper. Indeed, we are blessed in Danville-Boyle County with many arts organizations and opportunities - more so than most communities our size. However, it was a disappointment that one of the "anchor organizations" did not even get a nod of mention in the broadly encompassing article. West T. Hill Community Theatre is celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary Season this year, and we are a bit miffed as to why we were not included along with the other prominent and worthy entities.

Children's activity levels have dropped in recent decades through a number of factors, among them, cultural shifts in the way parents and supervisors address issues of child safety and supervision, differences in built and outdoor environments, to an increase in screen time. The days of neighborhood kids safely playing kick-the-can in bucolic suburbs have given way to supervised meetings and organized activity, increased school hours with less physical activity built into the day and greater use of electronic media.

A job fair Tuesday at the Danville Convention Center gave job seekers of all ages a chance to talk to local industry representatives. Whether they were seniors in high school or senior citizens, everyone had an opportunity to learn more about job opportunities in the area. The fair was held in conjunction with the Central Kentucky Job Center and Bluegrass Area Development District. Event coordinator Erica Nicole Sluder said Central Kentucky Job Center sponsors two fairs of this kind each year.

Jonathan Carman, 19, was elected vice president of the Kentucky 4-H program by a group of about 500 peers last June, becoming the only known state officer from Jessamine County in the history of the program. Carman said he was encouraged by Cathy Weaver, the Jessamine County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development, to run for office, a distinction he attributes both to her influence and to local support. "I think it mostly speaks to the quality of the program we have here in Jessamine County," he said.

GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Centre College men missed a chance to move into a first-place tie in their conference when they lost 67-65 to Southwestern on Friday night. Centre (16-6, 8-3 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) could have tied Trinity and Rose-Hulman, both of which lost Friday, at the top of the league. The Colonels remain one game behind those teams entering today's game at Trinity. The Colonels were beaten badly on the boards, as Southwestern (14-8, 7-4) outrebounded them 43-31 and got 14 offensive boards in the process.