Mike Braun, fourth from left, performing arts instructor at Pulaski Elementary School, shows Southwestern High School students, from left, Ian Ries, Aaron Pruitt, and Derek Puerto how to play a native African drum while the trio makes a musical recording at EGAT (Exploring Gifts and Talents) Day. Around 800 Pulaski County students flexed their creative [...]
When students take part this summer in Rogers Scholars, Rogers Explorers, and the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI), they will be greeted by Lauren Hayes, The Center for Rural Development’s new youth programs coordinator. Hayes will be responsible for coordinating all three of The Center’s youth leadership programs and helping middle and high school students across [...]
Pulaski Elementary School fifth-grade art students recently honed their creative skills by drawing still life pastels of a variety of flowers, all in the signature style of famed American painter Georgia O’Keeffe. The students’ collection is now on display through March 31 at The Center for Rural Development’s visual arts gallery. As part of the [...]
Newborn babies, sick children, and senior adults in Pulaski County all will stay a little bit warmer this winter thanks to a community service project completed by a 2010 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars youth leadership program. Somerset High School junior Holly Bullock delivered 100 handmade blankets to three Pulaski County [...]
McCreary County, Kentucky has a lot to offer in the month of March! On a recent visit, I met with community leaders who informed me of the new effort to increase literary levels in the McCreary County area. The Public Library, with a kind donation from a community family, kicked off the Literacy Bell Project [...]
Collegiate Business Concept Challenge Collegiate Business Concept Challenge business ideas due March 25 The EKU College of Business and Technology, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, and The Center for Rural Development announce the 8th Annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Collegiate Business Concept Challenge. The competition invites business ideas from Eastern and Southern Kentucky University, College, and [...]
Three law enforcement organizations received national recognition for the life-saving use of equipment and supplies obtained at no cost through the Federal Surplus Property Program. The Metro Nashville, Tenn. Police Department, Wilson County, Kan. Sherriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division were each named “Success Stories of the Year” at the [...]
One of the best-loved children’s stories of all time is getting a musical makeover, and this time Beatrix Potter’s most famous long-eared character is a rambunctious teen and ready to rock. In a new twist to an old story, Lake Cumberland Performing Arts, in partnership with The Center for Rural Development, presents Children’s Prime Time [...]
Young children love to be creative and work with their hands. Around 100 third- and fourth-grade students at Salem Elementary School in Russell County recently got to do both at a puppet construction workshop presented by The Center for Rural Development and professional puppeteers from the Wood and Strings Theatre. These students put their creative [...]
For more photos of the event, click below: www.flickr.com/photos/centertech/sets/72157626266405552/ A 12-member delegation of European policy and political professionals swung through Kentucky last week, visiting The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky. on March 11 as part of a five-city tour organized by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). Lonnie Lawson, president and [...]
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