Daily Archives: March 6, 2008

by | March 6, 2008 · 11:00 am

Kentucky Live! “Derby Legends and Other ‘Truths'”

Ronnie DreistadtRonnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator at the Kentucky Derby Museum, presented “Derby Legends and Other ‘Truths'” at Barnes & Noble on Thursday March 6th. He covered 134 years of Derby history through stories and legends.

Some of the horses and people he mentioned include Aristides, winner of the first Derby; Outlaw Frank James, one of the first “celebrities” to attend the race; Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner; and Secretariat, which still holds the record for the fastest running horse in the history of Derby.

This program is part of the “Kentucky Live!” series organized by the WKU Libraries.

Photo album of the event.
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by | · 10:50 am

Author Marcia Thornton Jones Visited Bowling Green Schools

Marcia Thornton Jones in Natcher Elementary SchoolAuthor Marcia Thornton Jones visited schools in Bowling Green March 6 and 7. Her Champ is selected for this year’s “On the Same Page.” Champ is a book about a boy and a dog who set out to prove to the boy’s father and the whole town that there is more than one way to be a winner. In the story, Riley is awful at sports and wants to quit. Champ is the three-legged dog that learns to perform as a show dog. Both learn that giving up is not an option.

Marcia Thornton Jones is the author of more than 120 books including the well-known Bailey School Kids series. She is a former elementary school teacher and lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and two cats.

On the Same Page is the community wide reading project for younger children. It’s a partnership project of WKU Libraries, Bowling Green Public Library, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers.

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