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Tickets are now on sale for the 50th annual Championship Tractor Pull sponsored by Syngenta. The scream of monster engines, the smell of burning rubber and the ground-pounding vibrations of the country’s largest, loudest and most powerful pulling machines returns to Freedom Hall. More than 70,000 fans will watch as the nation’s top drivers compete for the title of Grand Champion and a share of over $200,000 in prize money.
The four day event starts February 14 and continues until the February 17. Tickets range in price from $20 to $45. All events start at 7:00 PM, except for Saturday where there are two events (the first is at 12:00 PM and the second is at 7:00 PM). Parking will be $8 per vehicle.
Tickets are available at the Kentucky Exposition Center Ticket Office, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.
Councilwoman Marianne Butler (D-15) and the leadership of Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, invite you to this year’s “Light Up Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital” on Tuesday, December 5 beginning at 5:30pm.
This festive celebration gets everyone in the holiday spirit while reminding us to make health choices during this season of parties.
“Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital is a well-known and important part of our community and they are inviting all of South Louisville to come out and enjoy this celebration and light up South Louisville,” says Butler. “This is a great way to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the week.”
The celebration is underway from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Councilwoman Butler joins Charles Powell, President, Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital and Santa Claus in welcoming the community to this year’s lighting of the outdoor chapel at the hospital. Children can have their photo taken with Santa while enjoying hot cocoa and cookies.
Thanks to the Iroquois High School Band and Choir for providing Christmas tunes and caroling.
“Come and join us,” says Butler.
Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital is located at 1850 Bluegrass Avenue.
For more information on this holiday celebration, call 502-361-6700.
A Glorious Christmas Tour featuring For King & Country and Casting Crowns is coming to Louisville with special guest Rebecca St. James. Celebrate the holiday season with Christmas classics, carols and original songs.
The show is scheduled for Saturday, December 16 at 7:00 PM in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition center.
Tickets range from $16 to $79 per seat and parking will be $8 per vehicle. Tickets can be purchased at the Kentucky Exposition Center Ticket Office, over the phone by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.
The portrait of Honorable Mary C. Noble will be presented to the Supreme Court of Kentucky at a dedication ceremony at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 7, 2017. Honorable Elizabeth Lee Thompson, chair of the resolution committee, will make the presentation to the Court. The portrait will hang in the corridors of the second floor of the Capitol Building.
After serving fifteen years as a Fayette Circuit Court Judge, Mary C. Noble was elected to the Supreme Court from the Fifth Supreme Court District, which comprises, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford, Bourbon, Clark, Madison, Jessamine, Boyle, Mercer and Anderson Counties in 2006. She was re-elected to the Supreme Court unopposed in 2008. In 2010, Chief Justice John Minton appointed her Deputy Chief Justice. In 2011, she became the first woman to preside at the Supreme Court of Kentucky in a case in which the Chief Justice was recused.
Deputy Chief Justice Noble obtained her undergraduate degree, majoring in English, and her Master’s degree, majoring in Psychology, from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. A native of Breathitt County, Kentucky, she graduated from Breathitt County High School, and attended Lees Junior College before transferring to Austin Peay after her marriage to Larry Noble in 1968.
In 1971, she began her professional career by teaching English at Montgomery Central High School in Montgomery County, TN. After obtaining her Master’s degree, she served as a guidance counselor at Columbia Military Academy and later as a Psychology instructor at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN. She returned to Kentucky to attend the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1979, and graduated in December, 1981.
Deputy Chief Justice Noble began her legal practice at the law firm of Bryan and Fogle in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, in 1982, where she primarily practiced school law and insurance defense. In 1983, she began a general litigation practice in Lexington, Kentucky, continuing to represent school boards and doing civil plaintiff’s cases and criminal defense. She also served as Domestic Relations Commissioner for Fayette Circuit Court, Third Division, for two years until her election to the circuit bench in 1991. She served as Chief Judge of the Fayette Circuit Court and the region, the first woman to serve in such a capacity in the over 200 year history of Fayette Circuit Court.
In 1996, Deputy Chief Justice Noble, Chief Justice Minton and District Judge Henry Webber established the Court of Justice Drug program. She presided as a Drug Court judge for ten years. She has also served on the Board of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, is a member of the organization’s Hall of Fame, and has been invited to speak about Drug Court-related topics throughout the country.
Deputy Chief Justice Noble chaired the Civil Rules Committee, the family Court Rules Committee, and the Juvenile Court Rules Committee. She led efforts to draft the first statewide Family Court Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Juvenile Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Justice Noble retired the Supreme Court of Kentucky in December 2016 and is currently engaged in a mediation and arbitration practice in Lexington.
Renowned accessories designer and author of Courting Kings, Remo Tulliani, is happy to announce that $25.00 from each Courting Kings book sold on Tulliani.com until the end of 2017 will be donated to The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Courting Kings profiles 20 men, all “kings” of their respective industries, delivering introspective, inspiring, aspirational profiles of each detailing their personal journeys to greatness, including the closing chapter where the late Muhammad Ali is interviewed. The title will be available starting December 1 on Amazon.com, Tulliani.com and select high-end retailers across the country.
Remo Tulliani, founder of his namesake accessories brand, Remo Tulliani, sees donating to The Muhammad Ali Center as “A wonderful way to tribute such an inspiring human being who I looked up to and saw as a mentor as well. The stars also aligned with the book launch timing and holidays; it’s a season to especially embrace the giving spirit.”
The Muhammad Ali Center promotes the Six Core Principles of Muhammad Ali, one of which is “giving”. With the holidays around the corner, Remo Tulliani wanted to honor the legacy of Muhammad by giving back to the organization charged with preserving and sharing the legacy of global humanitarian and the Greatest boxer to ever fight.
The mission of the Muhammad Ali Center is to preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be. “Muhammad Ali was once the King of Boxing, so it is befitting that he would be featured in Remo Tulliani’s Courting Kings,” said Donald Lassere, president and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center. “We are extremely grateful to Remo for wanting to donate proceeds from this book to the one and only organization in the world charged with preserving and sharing the late Muhammad Ali’s legacy.”
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The Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced that it has entered a Final Order to stop fraudulent activity by an investment adviser representative and his firm. The respondents have been ordered to pay more than $830,000 in restitution and $575,000 in fines.
DFI stated that Louisville investment adviser representative Derek Burcham and his firm, Cornerstone Benefit Advisors LLC, operating under the name Cornerstone Wealth Advisors, took fees from investors that had not been earned.
In some instances, the fees greatly exceeded what was contractually allowed. While investor contracts stated that fees were to be no more than 1 percent of assets under management, investors paid much more – in one case more than 32 percent. Burcham manipulated and fabricated some statements so that investors did not realize what they were being charged.
“These investors were misled by their adviser and weren’t receiving accurate statements,” said DFI Commissioner Charles Vice. “DFI’s Division of Securities works diligently to stop fraud against investors, and I recommend that consumers contact the division if fraud is suspected. It is also important for investors to regularly review statements and verify them for accuracy.”
The Final Order, entered by DFI, revokes the registrations of both Burcham and Cornerstone and also orders both to cease and desist from engaging in the securities business in Kentucky.
A separate Final Order, entered in Franklin Circuit Court, enjoined both Burcham and Cornerstone from: acting as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative, violating the Securities Act of Kentucky, and dissipating any investor money or assets acquired with investor money. The circuit court ordered restitution and disgorgement in equal amounts, noting that the investor money, in the form of unearned fees, flowed through Burcham’s business bank accounts and represents ill-gotten gains. Burcham used the unearned fees for personal expenses.
Louisville Metro Councilman Robin Engel (District 22) is pleased to announce Parker Abma is the winner of the Bates Elementary “Name Our Street” Essay Contest. Parker, now a 6th grader at Jefferson Co. Traditional Middle School, was awarded $500 to be invested for future education expenses in recognition of his impressive best street name: “Leaders Lane.” The contest and prize is sponsored by Barrister Commercial Group, LLC, which owns and is constructing the new retail development SouthPointe Commons, situated near the school. Parker was recognized during a special assembly at Bates Elementary this afternoon.
Parker selected the name “Leaders Lane” because he wants the Bates Elementary Motto “Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow” to also be reflected in the new street which is to be constructed as a connector road behind the school. Parker explains that students and parents will be inspired each time they see the name “Leaders Lane”. He hopes students are reminded of the importance of learning and excelling as leaders.
Open to all fourth and fifth grade students at Bates Elementary, the essay contest attracted approximately 160 participants. The purpose of the contest was to challenge the students to think about and be involved with the infrastructure changes taking place right outside their school door and to gain a better understanding of how those changes impact their daily lives.
“Parker’s essay is very well-written and I congratulate him on a job well-done,” stated Councilman Robin Engel. “I want to thank all the students who participated in the essay contest and encourage them to take pride in their school and remain actively involved in projects as they will become the community’s next generation of leaders.” – Councilman Robin Engel
The SouthPointe Commons Lifestyle Center will be one of the largest new shopping centers in southeastern Jefferson County. The center, which is located adjacent to Bates Elementary, is expected to have approximately 383,000 sq. feet of shopping and entertainment. SouthPointe Commons is expected to have its first stores open by November 2018.