KY Oral History

Pink Ky.-made birdhouses dot governor’s lawn (Lexington Herald-Leader)

To raise awareness of breast cancer, the Governor’s Mansion is decorated with pink birdhouses.

Kentucky Speedway past owner to be honored (NASCAR.com)

Kentucky Speedway consultant and former co-owner Jerry Carroll will receive the Sports Executive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cincinnati Sports Professional Network (CSPN) during the organization’s annual award banquet in the Sharonville Convention Center located just north of Cincinnati.

Cross-stitching lessons (Murray Ledger & Times)

The Western Ky./Tenn. Embroiders’ Guild of America recently visited Murray Middle School to teach cross-stitching as part of the fourth grade Kentucky history unit. Pictured above, Kennedy Jones, a student in Chelsee Thompson’s class at MMS, works on her sampler, which features a bison.

OU’s Kirsten Allen draws strength from autistic little brother (The Oklahoman)

NORMAN — Kirsten Allen never lacked role models as a young athlete.Her father threw the javelin at Kansas State. Her mother was a high jumper for the Wildcats. They knew what it would take to excel and to compete at the highest level.Now a freshman pitcher at Oklahoma on the verge of her first postseason experience in this weekend’s Big 12 Softball Tournament, Allen found inspiration and …

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