Later pic by Susan Salyer
LC TOURISM MEETS AT EAGLE RIDGE GOLF COURSE PRO SHOP…
By Susan Salyer
The Lawrence County Tourism Meeting was on Monday June 17, 2024 at 5:30PM at Eagle Ridge Golf Course Pro Shop, 1410 Golf Course Road, Louisa, Kentucky 41230. LC Commissioner Wes Kingsmore was in attendance along with Susie Chambers, Brenda Hardwick, Christy Moore and Thomas Bradley.
Approval of Special Meeting Minutes
The Special Meeting Minutes were unanimously passed with a Motion by Brenda Hardwick 2nd by Tom Bradley.
Approval of Special Meeting Financial Report
The Special Meeting Financial Report was passed unanimously with a Motion by Susie Chambers 2nd by Tom Bradley.
SUMMER EVENTS SCHEDULE
Bridge Day
Bridge Day will be on Thursday June 27, 2024. Walkers from Louisa and Fort Gay will walk together across the bridge. This will be the 3rd year for this event.
Burger Week
Burger Week will begin on June 28 to July 13, 2024 at local restaurants wanting to participate. There will be a list of restaurants participating coming soon.
4th of July Bluegrass Show and Fireworks
On the 4th of July Tourism will be having Fireworks and a show in Louisa. The parade will begin at 5PM.
SOAR Musical Concert
On July 12-13, 2024 Soar will be hosting a Musical Concert including Ricky Scaggs, Noah Thompson and Larry Cordless and more. The concert will be in downtown Louisa similar to the Septemberfest and the best part is everything is free.
Lawrence County Fair
On July 26-27, 2024, The Lawrence County Fair will be underway.
Fallsburg Festival
On Thursday August 3, 2024 there will be a festival in Fallsburg to replace Music in the Park.
Public Comments
None
Adjourn
Motion by Susie Chambers 2nd by Debbie Hill.
AGENDA
1. Opening Prayer
2. Call to Order
3. Special Guests – None
Old Business
4. Approval of June 3, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes – Motion by Brenda Hardwick 2nd by Tom Bradley. None Opposed.
5. Approval of June 3, 2024 Special Meeting Financial Report – Motion by Susie Chambers 2nd by Tom Bradley. None Opposed.
New Business
6. Bridge Day Thursday, June 27, 6PM Fred M. Vinson.
7. Burger Week in June 28 to July 13, 2024.
8. 4th of July Bluegrass Show and Fireworks July 4, 2024.
9. SOAR Musical Concert-July 12-13, 2024.
10. LC Fair-July 26-27, 2024.
11. Fallsburg Festival in August 3, 2024. (Replaces Music in the Park)
12. Public Comments – None
13. Adjourn – Motion by Susie Chambers 2nd by Debbie Hill
Lawrence County Tourism Special Meeting, June 3, 2024
Prepared by: Susie Chambers, Secretary
The Lawrence County Tourism Commission met on Monday, June 3rd, 2024 at the Fred Vinson Tourism Office at 5:30 pm. This was a special called meeting since we did not meet in May due to scheduling conflicts. Members attending were Chairman Wes Kingsmore, Brenda Hardwick, Debbie Hill, Tom Bradley, Christy Moore, Chris Jobe and Susie Chambers.
The meeting was called to order by Wes and Tom gave the opening prayer. The April minutes were approved with a motion by Tom and a second by Brenda. All in favor. The financial report was presented showing a balance of $17,766.19.
Tom made a motion to accept the report with a second by Susie. All in favor.
Old business- The Gospelfest was attended by around 200 people. They talked of maybe changing the dates for next year. Summer Stage was a success and well attended.
New business – With a motion by Tom and a second by Chris we voted to donate $1,500.00 to the Mountain Movers Theatre. All in favor. Our tourism group is invited to attend the Wed. June 5th dinner show of When I’m Gone. We have a car show coming up on Saturday, June 8th at the Main St Park. Second Chance Auto is the sponsor and it will feature live music and food booths. The Americana Music Festival is the weekend after Septemberfest. We voted to donate $500.00 for this event with a motion by Tom and a second by Brenda. All in favor. This is a good festival to help get Ky artists on the streets of Nashville. Volunteers have continued to work on the bike trail. As soon as the county has liability insurance in place we will ask for outside volunteers. With a motion by Chris and a second by Susie we voted to buy 2 tools that will be a big help clearing the trail. The tools are $118.99 each. All in favor. Bridge Day is scheduled for June 27th at 6:00 pm.
We will meet at the Fred Vinson Tourism Center and walk across the bridge. We still don’t know the time the 4th of July parade will be or any other activities for that day. Our SOAR concert will be on July 13th. We hope to have a new tent and tablecloth by then. Christy will check to see availability. We will provide the sound system for the Fallsburg Festival. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by Tom and a second by Brenda.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, June 17th at 5:30 pm., at the Eagle Ridge Golf Course.
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The next LC Tourism Meeting will be on Monday July 15, 2024 at the Fred M. Vinson Museum at 5:30PM.
