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LTADD senior services survey now open to all area residents 60 and up

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The Lincoln Trail Area Development District is still looking for feedback on its annual assessment survey for older adults.

The survey is now available to all area individuals ages 60 and up who are looking to provide feedback on services available in the development district.

LTADD Home Care and In-Home Services Supervisor Tabitha French says residences from Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties were randomly selected for the initial survey effort. French says the survey results are important for helping LTADD prioritize efforts.

“Well, it definitely gives us an idea of what the needs are in our community,” French said. “We base how we allot different funding that we receive from the state and federal government based on what individuals in the community say their needs are. So, is there a higher need for transportation? Is there a higher need for in-home services, home delivery meals, those types of things?”

Anybody ages 60 and up that was not selected in the random sampling and wants to provide feedback can visit www.ltadd.org or the Lincoln Trail Area Development District Facebook page to find the link for the survey. Information on regional services and other studies LTADD has been a part of can be found on the development district’s website.

E-Town August Lawn Party at the Lake event promises to be a swingin’ time

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The City of Elizabethtown is gearing up for its August Lawn Party at the Lake event.

The August event, which is part of a summer-long series hosted by the city, will take place Wednesday, August 7 at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park.

This month’s concert will feature the Northern Kentucky-based Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s 10-piece subsidiary group the Devou-Doo Daddies. Their performance is titled “Get Movin’ (Feet Don’t Fail Me Now) Millennial Versus Gen-Z Swing.” The orchestra says 1990s swing revival takes on 2020s hip-hop infused swing during the show.

Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles says each lawn party event offers food vendors, and while outside alcohol is not permitted alcoholic beverages will be on sale at the lake.

“The concert series is totally free and family friendly,” Pyles said. “The gates will open at 5.30 p.m. and the acts will take the stage around 6.30, so it gives you a little bit of time to come in and get seated. It is festival style seating, so we ask that people bring lawn chairs, you can bring blankets. We will have picnic tables, but it’s very, very casual.”

Pyles said the first year for the concert series was a successful one, and in 2024 there’s nowhere to go but up.

“We had such a wonderful turnout last year after we got through the rain, but we’re very, very excited,” Pyles said. “The bandstand at Freeman Lake is such a beautiful fixture in our community. If you haven’t been out to see it, it is the perfect place to relax after a hard day, and we’re really excited.”

Follow the Elizabethtown City Events Facebook page for more information and updates.

Take a newbie fishing and win a prize from KFW

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KFW says fishing is available to anyone regardless of age, background, and experience level, and Kentucky has plenty of bodies of water that offer fishing opportunities year round.

KFW is encouraging experienced anglers to bring new fishers into the fold with their “Mentor to Win” contest. The contest is free to enter and is open to any licensed angler 16 years of age or older that mentors a new angler, also 16 years of age or older, that purchases a fishing license after having either never purchased a license or having not had a license in the last three years.

Mentors will use the KFW’s MyProfile portal to enter the name and ID number of the person they took fishing. Mentors can take as many new fishers out as they like for multiple entries.

The contest ends August 31. The winner will receive a new kayak, paddle, personal flotation device, and two spinning rod and reel combos.

Visit the KFW’s fishing website for more information on the contest and Kentucky’s fishing opportunities.