According to the KYTC, 5,862 alcohol- and drug-related crashes were reported in Kentucky — 154 were fatal.

And for drivers under the age of 21, 35 percent of fatal crashes involve alcohol.

While students often laugh during the dem-onstration, Howard hopes students realized how difficult and dangerous it is to drive impaired. She also put together a presentation for sophomores, juniors and seniors at the school March 30.

Several students were selected early in the day for the “ghost out” portion of the presentation.

Those students stayed out of class all day to mark the absence of students killed in car crashes.

During the day, those students wrote their own obituaries. Those obituaries were read during the afternoon presentation, which also included guest speakers and a mock trial.

The trial showed students what really happens to an underage driving under the influence offend-er in the courtroom, Howard said. The trial also featured local attorneys and District Court Judge Jerry Crosby.

Guest speakers included Powell’s father, which Howard said was meaningful to students. Assistant Superintendent Dan Orman also spoke to students.

Howard worked with the Kentucky Office of highway Safety on the project, along with county EMS and police.

Howard hopes students will be more careful and aware as a result of the project.

Email us about this story at: tharris@oldhamera.com.

Henry’s Ark hosts 20th anniversary

celebration Saturday

Henry’s Ark, a non-profit zoo in Prospect, will host a 20th anniversary event on Saturday. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. at Henry’s Ark, 7801 Rose Island Road, Prospect.

The late Henry Wallace, a for-mer correspon-dent for Time magazine and other national publications, opened his 600-acre farm as a non-profit zoo and home to more than 100 animals in 1992.

Henry’s Ark is a non-profit and admission is free. The organization accepts donations.

Saturday’s event will include drinks, snacks, games and prizes.

–Jacquelyn Hack

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Law enforcement memorial

service planned May 21

A memorial service to honor police officers killed in the line of duty is planned May 21 at La Grange Baptist Church.

The church is located at 1139 Commerce Parkway in La Grange. The service begins at 7 p.m.

Participants will honor 130 law enforcement person-nel killed in the line of duty during the past year including three canines.

Two county residents have died in line of duty deaths in the past 189 years. La Grange Police Officers Eddie Mundo and W.D. Porter. Mundo died April 16, 2003, and Porter died Feb. 2, 1955. For information about the service, con-tact Oldham County Police Chaplain Jim Powell or call OCPD at 222-1300.

–Jacquelyn Hack

LA GRANGE

BUCKNER

Sheriff’s office to collect expired,

unused medication Saturday

In partnership with the DEA, the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office will host a Drug Take Back Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at La Grange Fire Department Station 2, 3637 W. Ky. 46 in Buckner.

Take this opportunity to empty medicine cabinets of unused or expired medication. Waterways are pol-luted when poten-tially harmful drugs are flushed into toi-lets and poured into sink drains.

Place liquids in leak proof containers. Remove personal information from all prescription labels. Needles will not be accepted. For information, call the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office at 222-9501.

–Jacquelyn Hack

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Harry Goldberg sits on his La Grange porch with some of his favorite Derby-related collectibles, including a Pat Day bobblehead doll.

ENGAGEMENT

BY TRACY HARRISSTAFF WRITER, THE OLDHAM ERA

When he began collecting Kentucky Derby memorabilia 14 years ago, Harry Goldberg though it would be a fun, cheap hobby.

At the time, the La Grange resident worked for an auction house and would see Derby collectibles come through.

Now, Goldberg has more than 4,700 collectibles, including 1,800 drink-ing glasses and almost every Derby Festival pin.

“All I’m missing is ‘73,” he says. “It’s the rarest.”

It is also the first pin, and according to the Kentucky Derby Festival web-site, it will cost about $1,000.

He has all but eight of the prize-win-ning gold pins and the special return pins a winner gets after redeeming a gold pin.

In fact, there are boxes and boxes of

pins stacked on the floor and in display cases in a guest room of his La Grange home. There are metal pins, pins fea-turing different sponsors and pins for specific events.

Out of all his pieces, a pin is Goldberg’s favorite item: the 2009 instant win gold pin that brought him the grand prize, a Honda CRV.

Hanging on the wall is the official certificate he received recognizing him as one of 15 grand prize winners, although the Honda was the biggest of the prizes.

Goldbert didn’t take the car — the taxes were too expensive and he already had two fairly new cars — and took a cash option instead.

He even traded a second gold pin for the actual winning pin so he could keep it — usually the gold pin has to be redeemed, but Goldberg usually has several since he buys dozens each year.

He’s already snagged a gold 2012

pin, along with multiples of the five available colors.

But glasses dominate Goldberg’s collection. From shot glasses to wine glasses, plastic to aluminum, the vari-ety is stunning.

Some of his favorites are the mistake

La Grange man has thousands of Kentucky Derby collectibles

Drs. Vasilis Babaliaros and Katherine Lynn ShieldsDean and Terry Shields of Pewee Valley announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Katherine Lynn Shields to Dr. Vasilis Babaliaros, son of Dr. and Mrs. Constantinos Babaliaros of Atlanta.

The bride-to-be is a 2001 graduate of South Oldham High School and a grad-uate of Emory University, where she earned her bachelor of science degree, doctor of medicine and master’s of public health.

She is an OB/GYN resident for Emory University hospitals in Atlanta.

The groom-to-be earned a bachelor of science degree from Duke University and earned a doctor of medicine from Emory. He is an associate professor of cardiology and associate director of the structural heart program at Emory.

Both are residents of Atlanta.

The wedding will be May 26 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Atlanta.

Meet Derby Harry

HARRODS CREEK

Chief hopes residents will learn CPR

The Harrods Creek Fire District is expanding its community involvement program, according to Chief Kevin Tyler.

Tyler, who became chief in July, said he wants every resident in the district to be CPR-certified and the department will offer classes through-out the year. There is a $20 fee for books. The next available class is scheduled in July but Tyler said a class may be added in June if there is enough interest.

The department will also continue door-to-door smoke detector checks and free installation. The department also offers free carbon monoxide detec-tors. Members of the department are also avail-able to help families plan home escape routes.

There are 8,300 households in the Harrods Creek Fire District. Call 228-1351 for infor-mation or to schedule a home escape plan appointment.

–Tracy Harris

PROSPECT

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property. After meeting with sev-eral interested business owners, the lack of roads in the property is a major concern, she said.

Plans to add an overpass extend-ing Allen Lane across I-71 are mov-ing forward — the project is part of the state’s road construction plan that received final passage from the house April 13.

The overpass would add access to the property, but could be an over-pass to nowhere if more roads are not constructed.

Don Basham, OLDA board chair, said he believes adding infra-structure is the best next step for Oldham Reserve.

He presented estimates for constructing roads to connect the new overpass with the existing Eden Parkway, which runs past Baptist Hospital Northeast and The Rawlings Group before dead-ending into a field.

Basham said the project would cost about $4.8 million, including an initial $486,000 for engineering and design.

That amount is put into OLDA’s budget for 2012-13, passed by the board Thursday and given to county and city officials.

But Basham cautioned officials to

think beyond the initial investment.“There’s a longer tail here than

the $486,000,” he said. Not everyone at the meeting

agrees road construction is the best step forward.

Magistrate JD Sparks said he wants to see the project succeed but is “just worried about building a big white elephant.”

“We’re spending money pretty quickly and I’m concerned,” he said, adding he would like to see commit-ments from business owners who would relocate to Oldham Reserve if infrastructure is complete.

Basham said he understands the concern.

“Ultimately, its your money and your decision,” he said.

Basham said after speaking to developers, there are two main rea-sons companies have not located in Oldham Reserve: the economy and the lack of infrastructure.

Without the proposed exit 20, an outlet mall like the one being built in Shelby County could not be con-structed.

But, Basham said, it is likely the county will have to step up with funding. As of press time, OLDA planned to meet Wednesday eve-ning for a planning session. OLDA’s next regular meeting is May 10.

Email us about this story at: tharris@oldhamera.com.

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LA GRANGE

National Day of Prayer is May 3

The Oldham County Ministerial Association will participate in the 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer at noon on Thursday, May 3.

Several member churches will lead the community in prayer for federal, state and local agencies as well as for local activities and commu-nity interests.

The service begins at 12 p.m. at the gazebo on the court-house lawn in La Grange.

–Jacquelyn Hack