Photos by Darrin Phegley Corkscrew stands out from the moment you open the door complete with a skeleton to greet customers. “We sell taxidermy, wet specimens,” said Jasmine Elzy, co-owner of Corkscrew Curiosities. “We have a wet specimen of a two headed pig, fossils, natural history.” A
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Fall Art Fun
Photo by Jamie Plain Take advantage of the changing weather and create some fall masterpieces with your kids! No need to run to the craft store, use what you have in your own backyard. Grab some leaves, sticks, seeds — whatever looks interesting! Make sure you grab a variety of shapes and
Healthy Halloween Snack Board
Photos by Jamie Plain Are you hosting a spooky movie night for your kids and their friends? Since they are likely already getting overloaded with sugary candy when they go trick-or-treating, we created a fun snack board with healthier (but still tasty) alternatives to help balance things out! These
Parent Profile: Chris Butler
Tell us a little about yourself (Family, kids, pets, etc) My family originates from Henderson and this has always been home no matter where we have lived. We knew that once all our education was finished this was where we wanted to call home. My wife, Brittany Butler, and I have been married for 10
7 Local Things To Do This Season
Family Tent Camping Night Friday, August 5 - Saturday, August 6 @ 4pm - 1pm | John James Audubon Park Grab the kids, tent, and camping gear because it’s time for one final hoorah before summer ends and the school year begins again! Join the John James Audubon State Park naturalists in an
The Book Nook
All of these books are available for check out at the Henderson County Public Library. Hello World: Garden Time By: Jill McDonald The latest in the hit Hello, World! board book series teaches toddlers all about gardens-with easy-to-understand facts about how plants grow and how gardening puts
Challenge Me 4-H
Photos by Darrin Phegley Ella Fourqurean began her career with the University of Kentucky’s 4-H program in January 2020. “It’s been a learning curve,” stated Ella, remembering back to how everything soon changed once covid hit a couple months later. Ella grew up on a farm in Gracey, KY where her
Taking Root as a Little Gardener
Photos by Darrin Phegley “In my capacity, I was born to serve. I found that as I’ve grown, sometimes serving is wearing different hats whatever that may be. I felt called to serve and that was going to be my purpose,” said Natasha McKinney, owner of 1st Kids Care. Natasha is a Henderson native
Charlie Joyner
Henderson’s first Easterseals Child Ambassador Photo by Darrin Phegley “By sharing his story as Easterseals Ambassador for 2022 Charlie and his family are helping speak for thousands of children, many of whom can’t speak for themselves. Charlie is doing a fantastic job representing everyone we
Meet Ava Claire! 2022 CoverKids Contest Winner
Photo by Jamie Alexander After receiving almost a hundred entries and thousands of votes, we have a winner for our 2022 Henderson Family CoverKids Contest. Meet Ava Claire Overton! Ava is the two-year-old daughter of Wes and Ashley Overton and little sister to Dakota, Allie and Avery. Anyone who
Calling all Hendersonians!