Kentucky News Now – May 12th 2014

Fish and Wildlife to dedicate memorial statue

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife officials will dedicate a memorial to fallen conservation officers in Frankfort.

The memorial honors the six state conservation officers killed in the line of duty since 1918.

Representatives or family members of each officer will be presented a flag during the ceremony on Saturday, May 17, at the department's Frankfort campus.

The bronze statue is of an officer saluting depictions of the fallen officers etched onto individual stone tablets. Indiana sculptor David Kocka created the statue, and it was designed by the Fish and Wildlife department's graphic designer, Obie Williams.

The memorial project was sponsored by the Kentucky Conservation Officers' Association.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The Rakkasans are getting ready to welcome the White Currahees.

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell is set to hold a ceremony on Wednesday to officially recognize the addition of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment.

The event will represent a full circle as elements of the 506th again join with the 3rd Brigade, 187th Infantry Regiment "Rakkasans" and 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

The two units served together in Vietnam linked up on Hamburger Hill for the final assault May 18-20, 1969. The addition will also make the 3rd Brigade Combat Team the first fully transformed Brigade Combat Team under the Division's transformation process.

FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — Fort Knox has been selected by U.S. Army Installation Management Command as a 2014 Army Community of Excellence bronze award winner.

Fort Knox was one of 31 Army installations competing for the honor.

The Army cited the military post's aggressive energy conservation program that resulted in a 30 percent decrease in electricity and 67 percent decrease in natural gas usage and environmental sustainment efforts resulting in the collection of 40,000 pounds of hazardous materials annually.

Established in 1985, the ACOE program is sponsored by the chief of staff of the Army and recognizes excellence at Army installations by assessing all components and dimensions of installation management.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People from as far away as Poland have snapped up tickets for "Kentucky Bourbon Affair" — the Kentucky Distiller's Association's inaugural event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Congress declaring bourbon "America's only native spirit."

Think of the five-day affair that begins May 14 as a fantasy camp for bourbon lovers.

The showcase includes exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and events at local bourbon distilleries by day, and special bourbon cuisine and culture gatherings in the evenings.

About 3,000 people are expected to attend, and event organizers say they've gotten calls from people all over the world.

People are paying for the chance to have a real hands-on bourbon experience like blending their own small-batch bourbon straight from the barrel, and rolling and dumping barrels.

NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — A partnership between the Newport Aquarium, Thomas More College and the nonprofit WAVE Foundation aims to give marine biology students some hands-on experience.

The Kentucky Enquirer (http://cin.ci/1qeVr4u) reports that students will begin research and learning at the aquarium in the fall.

Thomas More President David A. Armstrong called the collaboration "groundbreaking" in that students will be able to work with aquatic animals in an aquarium that is private, but open to the public.

The school in Crestview Hills is a Catholic liberal arts institution with about 1,600 students.

Aquarium Vice President and Executive Director Eric Rose say the new relationship will strengthen the college and the aquarium.

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