Transcript

10.8.26 · Springfield Sun

0:01
Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
0:03
Speaker 1: news from in and around Washington County. Your reader today
0:07
Speaker 1: is Amy Jones-Timoney. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
0:11
Speaker 1: October 8, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
0:15
Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
0:18
Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
0:23
Speaker 1: First responders honor longtime EMS leader Milburn by Veronica Nally.
0:30
Speaker 1: First responders from Washington County and surrounding communities came together
0:35
Speaker 1: Tuesday to honor Donald Bruce Milburn. Milburn was a longtime
0:39
Speaker 1: Washington County EMS leader and is remembered by his colleagues
0:44
Speaker 1: for his dedication, compassion, commitment to the community that he served.
0:49
Speaker 1: Milburn died September 23rd at the age of 62. A
0:54
Speaker 1: 1982 graduate of Washington County High School, he began serving
0:57
Speaker 1: with Washington County Emergency Services in 1998 and rose to
1:02
Speaker 1: the position of Deputy Director. Milburn had begun his retirement
1:06
Speaker 1: process earlier this summer while battling cancer, but Kiesha Harmon
1:11
Speaker 1: with Washington County EMS said he continued to hold his
1:14
Speaker 1: position as Deputy Director through that period, though his work
1:19
Speaker 1: extended beyond responding to emergencies. Milburn was particularly dedicated to
1:24
Speaker 1: educating young people and members of the community about safety.
1:29
Speaker 1: He participated in school visits and community events where EMS
1:35
Speaker 1: personnel provided education on CPR and other safety topics. He
1:41
Speaker 1: also served with Washington County Rescue for 15 years. Among
1:45
Speaker 1: his responsibilities were inspecting emergency vehicles, to ensure they met requirements,
1:50
Speaker 1: and making sure supplies were stocked and ready for each shift.
1:54
Speaker 1: For those who worked alongside him, however, his impact was
1:57
Speaker 1: not measured only by the duties he performed. He was lovable, honest, caring,
2:02
Speaker 1: and always showed kindness, Harmon said, always had the biggest smile.
2:06
Speaker 1: He meant the world to us, Harmon said, describing Milburn
2:09
Speaker 1: as the grandfather of EMS. She said he taught those
2:13
Speaker 1: who worked alongside him how to become better first responders,
2:17
Speaker 1: One encounter Harmon recalled offered a glimpse of the compassion
2:21
Speaker 1: she said Milburn showed to others. Harmon said Milburn once
2:24
Speaker 1: spent approximately two hours speaking with a man who was
2:27
Speaker 1: in crisis and considering taking his own life. During that time,
2:32
Speaker 1: Milburn helped the man reconsider his decision. Even many years later,
2:36
Speaker 1: that encounter has not been forgotten. Harmon said she was
2:40
Speaker 1: present at Carrie and son's funeral home during Milburn's wake
2:43
Speaker 1: when the man came to pay his respects. Although she
2:46
Speaker 1: could not identify him by name, Harmon said that he
2:49
Speaker 1: shared the story of what Milburn had done for him
2:52
Speaker 1: and why he considered Milburn a great man. That service
2:57
Speaker 1: was honored Tuesday as emergency personnel accompanied Milburn on his
3:04
Speaker 1: final procession. Willisburg Fire and Rescue, Maxwell Fire and Rescue,
3:09
Speaker 1: the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Jailer, Springfield Police Department,
3:14
Speaker 1: Washington County Rescue, and Washington County Fire Department participated in
3:19
Speaker 1: the procession. Campbellville and Taylor County EMS and Nelson County
3:23
Speaker 1: EMS and Marion County EMS also attended. Harmon organized the procession,
3:29
Speaker 1: which included honors recognizing Milburn's years of service. The Somerset
3:33
Speaker 1: Honor Guard presented Milburn's family with the American flag and
3:36
Speaker 1: an EMS flag recognizing his service and dedication to the profession.
3:41
Speaker 1: A bell ceremony also marks Milburn's last call, a first
3:45
Speaker 1: responder tradition signifying the end of a responder service. Just
3:49
Speaker 1: as a bell and radio call summon emergency personnel to respond,
3:53
Speaker 1: the final ceremony marks a responder signing off for the
3:56
Speaker 1: last time. Students from St. Dominic also came outside as
4:00
Speaker 1: a procession passed while other members of the community gathered
4:03
Speaker 1: along the route. Harmon described the department as truly blessed
4:07
Speaker 1: by the community support. When asked what she wanted Washington
4:11
Speaker 1: County to remember about Milburn, Harmon again pointed out the
4:15
Speaker 1: qualities she witnessed while working alongside him. Hardworking and smile
4:20
Speaker 1: on his face, she said. Honest with people and assisted
4:23
Speaker 1: community members outside of his professional capacity. He enjoyed helping others.
4:30
Speaker 1: Honorable gentleman. And there are some photos by Veronica Daly.
4:35
Speaker 1: Community members stand alongside the streets of downtown Springfield as
4:39
Speaker 1: the funeral procession for longtime Washington County EMS Deputy Director
4:44
Speaker 1: Donald Bruce Milburn passes through on Tuesday. As we said,
4:49
Speaker 1: Milburn died September 23rd at the age of 62. And
4:54
Speaker 1: there's one more photo and it shows, it says the
4:57
Speaker 1: hearse carrying Donald Bruce Milburn travels through the downtown Springfield
5:01
Speaker 1: on Tuesday during a funeral procession. Sorghum Festival celebrates 50th anniversary.
5:10
Speaker 1: A staff report. This weekend, Sorghum filled the streets of
5:14
Speaker 1: downtown Springfield with vendors, food trucks, inflatables, games, entertainment, and more,
5:20
Speaker 1: which all drew in a large crowd. Friday morning, the
5:23
Speaker 1: day started off with the Sorghum breakfast, including a meal
5:26
Speaker 1: and ham auction. Following the meal, many were able to
5:29
Speaker 1: spend part of their morning in fellowship before heading downtown.
5:33
Speaker 1: Once in town, vendors were setting up for the long
5:36
Speaker 1: weekend ahead, and a food truck began gearing up for
5:38
Speaker 1: their patrons. As the night settled amongst the festival, music
5:42
Speaker 1: began from the main stage, giving the crowd tunes to
5:45
Speaker 1: dance and sing along to. Saturday morning brought runners, performers, exhibits,
5:50
Speaker 1: and young racers to downtown Springfield as the 50th annual
5:54
Speaker 1: Springfield Sorghum Festival continued on its second day. The morning
5:59
Speaker 1: began with the festival's 5K, drawing runners from Washington County
6:03
Speaker 1: and surrounding communities. Jake Weston was the first runner to
6:06
Speaker 1: cross the finish line, completing the race in 18 minutes,
6:09
Speaker 1: 32 seconds. Inside the Washington County Fair exhibit, entries ranged
6:15
Speaker 1: from photography and paintings to quilts, woodworking, agricultural entries, and
6:20
Speaker 1: larger displays. The three-day fair gave participants an opportunity to
6:24
Speaker 1: enter their work for judging and recognition during the festival.
6:29
Speaker 1: Entertainment continued on the festival stage, where members of the
6:33
Speaker 1: Central Kentucky Theater Youth cast performed selections from their upcoming
6:38
Speaker 1: production of White Christmas. Some of Saturday morning's youngest competitors
6:44
Speaker 1: then took to the streets for the festival's big wheel races.
6:49
Speaker 1: Annaline Hale crossed the finish line to win the first race,
6:53
Speaker 1: followed by Drew Howard as the winner of the second. J.T.
6:57
Speaker 1: Harden won the third race. After the big wheels had
7:00
Speaker 1: cleared the way, in came the famous frogs, ready to
7:04
Speaker 1: show off their hops in the frog jumping competition. Once
7:07
Speaker 1: the frogs had cleared, the festivities took a brief pause,
7:11
Speaker 1: giving those in attendance the ability to explore. Though soon
7:14
Speaker 1: the parade took to the streets, and following it was
7:17
Speaker 1: the prince and princess pageant. The duck race, the dog show,
7:21
Speaker 1: and more music were all events which wrapped up Saturday
7:24
Speaker 1: afternoon and led into late evenings. Sig is a very
7:27
Speaker 1: special girl, said Cassandra Leonard, the owner of Sig, who
7:30
Speaker 1: was the winner of the dog contest. She's well-trained and
7:34
Speaker 1: has been part of our family since she was a baby.
7:36
Speaker 1: Somebody had told me to sign her up, and I said, okay, yeah,
7:40
Speaker 1: and that is how we ended up here in Springfield.
7:43
Speaker 1: So here we are, enjoying the city, and we are
7:45
Speaker 1: loving it. As the sun set on the horizon and J.D.
7:48
Speaker 1: Shelmer had left the stage that night, all that was
7:51
Speaker 1: left to do was reset and prepare for Sunday. leaving
7:55
Speaker 1: the weekend with a wonderful atmosphere filled with the togetherness
7:58
Speaker 1: of a small hometown community gathering for their favorite event
8:03
Speaker 1: of the year. And then there are some lots of photos, actually,
8:07
Speaker 1: to go along with this story. Adeline Hale crosses the
8:11
Speaker 1: finish line to win the big wheel race Saturday morning
8:14
Speaker 1: at the Springfield Sorghum Festival. All of these photos that
8:19
Speaker 1: I'm describing right now are by Veronica Nally. Another one,
8:24
Speaker 1: Jake Weston crosses the finish line Saturday morning, finishing first
8:28
Speaker 1: in the Springfield Sorghum Festival 5K with a time of
8:31
Speaker 1: 18 minutes, 32 seconds. And then some photos by Jenna George.
8:36
Speaker 1: The youngest firefighters in training waved from the rig as
8:40
Speaker 1: it drove along the parade route, smiling at the crowd
8:43
Speaker 1: as they passed by Saturday afternoon. And then during the
8:47
Speaker 1: frog jumping competition, Sawyer entered in his little amphibian friend
8:51
Speaker 1: Pongo during the annual event at the Sorghum's 50th celebration.
8:57
Speaker 1: The firefighter-dressed ducks took a ride down the road on
9:00
Speaker 1: the rushing water during the Sorghum Festival's first ever duck race.
9:07
Speaker 1: Let's see, Hooker was just one of the handful of
9:10
Speaker 1: bands and other artists which took the main stage at Sorghum.
9:14
Speaker 1: this band playing their set Friday night to help kick
9:16
Speaker 1: off the weekend. Members of the Central Kentucky Theater Youth
9:20
Speaker 1: cast performed selections from their upcoming production of White Christmas
9:24
Speaker 1: Saturday during the festival. And then Springfield local Garrett Biggs
9:29
Speaker 1: hit the stage on Saturday during the Sorghum Festival as
9:32
Speaker 1: the evening crowd had good music and a good view
9:36
Speaker 1: of the setting sun. And then one final picture by, by, uh,
9:42
Speaker 1: Kaitlyn Norris of the Kentucky Standard. Marlee Yates packs her
9:46
Speaker 1: dog Oscar up to the stage during Saturday's dog show.
9:50
Speaker 1: Oscar would later go on to win the costume portion
9:53
Speaker 1: of the contest. And then one more, Cassandra Leonard applauds
9:57
Speaker 1: her dog Sig after performing her best trick, Play Dead.
10:02
Speaker 1: Sig was awarded the top prize during the dog show
10:05
Speaker 1: this weekend. A New Washington County Schools Tradition by Jenna George.
10:12
Speaker 1: Last week before the Washington County students went on fall break,
10:15
Speaker 1: the newest Washington County Schools Tradition of a Commander's Movie
10:19
Speaker 1: Festival This event brought the families and students within the
10:22
Speaker 1: district and county all together. The festival had plenty of
10:26
Speaker 1: games and activities for the kids in attendance and a
10:29
Speaker 1: family-friendly movie to wrap up the night. Beginning at 6.30
10:33
Speaker 1: the evening of the first, families and community members were
10:35
Speaker 1: able to enter the field and lay down on their blankets,
10:38
Speaker 1: put up their chairs, and claim a spot for the night.
10:41
Speaker 1: As the parents stayed and held down the spots, the
10:43
Speaker 1: children were running around having a great time with one another.
10:47
Speaker 1: There were games like inflatable bowling, football toss, cornhole, a
10:51
Speaker 1: dust pond, plinko, ring toss, and even connect four. Each
10:55
Speaker 1: one of these stations had giggles and chatter, and lines
10:58
Speaker 1: filled with kids eagerly awaiting their turn to play. Along
11:05
Speaker 1: with the games were informational booths, some having college and
11:08
Speaker 1: career information, and other community partners. Each different aspect of
11:13
Speaker 1: the evening drew on its own portion of the crowd
11:16
Speaker 1: that night. As the sun set, the movie The Wild
11:20
Speaker 1: Robot was projected into the inflatable screen set up in
11:23
Speaker 1: front of the grandstand. Popcorn was served free while supplies lasted,
11:27
Speaker 1: and other concessions were available at the event while the
11:29
Speaker 1: movie played. The Washington County School System is hoping that
11:33
Speaker 1: they will be able to start a new monthly event
11:36
Speaker 1: with this movie night. There are still specifics to be
11:39
Speaker 1: worked out based on the approaching winter months, however. Keep
11:42
Speaker 1: an eye for more upcoming information on these fun movie
11:46
Speaker 1: nights hosted by the school system. And then there is
11:49
Speaker 1: a photo by Jenna George, and the caption says, a
11:53
Speaker 1: crowd gathered on the commander's football field last Thursday, attending
11:57
Speaker 1: the first of hopefully many movie nights out on the field.
12:02
Speaker 1: Shelburne returns to Sorghum Festival stage by Veronica Nally. Kentucky
12:07
Speaker 1: native J.D. Shelburne returned to Springfield Saturday night, taking the
12:11
Speaker 1: stage at 9 p.m. for his third performance at the
12:14
Speaker 1: Springfield Sorghum Festival. A native of Taylorsville, who now lives
12:19
Speaker 1: in Nashville, Shelburne told the crowd that he has spent
12:22
Speaker 1: the last 20 years traveling the back roads of Kentucky,
12:25
Speaker 1: building his music career. That journey took him to the
12:28
Speaker 1: Grand Ole Opry in 2025, when Shelburne made his debut
12:32
Speaker 1: on the same Nashville stage. Saturday night brought him back
12:36
Speaker 1: to Washington County, where festival goers filled the concert area
12:39
Speaker 1: in front of the stage. Adults and children crowded close
12:42
Speaker 1: to the stage while others watched from their seats, with
12:46
Speaker 1: plenty of singing and dancing throughout the performance. Among the
12:49
Speaker 1: youngest concert goers was one-year-old Addison Young, who attended her
12:54
Speaker 1: first concert Saturday night. Her grandmother said the Sorghum Festival
12:57
Speaker 1: performance marked Addison's first time seeing a live concert. It's
13:02
Speaker 1: just a fun time for everybody, said Monica Tucker from Louisville.
13:06
Speaker 1: He's very energetic. I think that's what I really like,
13:09
Speaker 1: you know, I feel like yay about. Many fans are
13:12
Speaker 1: drawn to Shelburne for his music, though others know him
13:16
Speaker 1: on more of a personal level. Fans who have been
13:19
Speaker 1: around for a long time or a short time know
13:22
Speaker 1: Shelburne and his character as being open and down to earth.
13:27
Speaker 1: The person he is, he's so humble, said Louisville native
13:30
Speaker 1: Jeanette Moore. He stays true to who he is, and
13:33
Speaker 1: he knows all of us by name. He takes time
13:35
Speaker 1: to meet every fan, new and old, it doesn't matter.
13:40
Speaker 1: Saturday night, Shelburne also spoke about Break Up With Me,
13:43
Speaker 1: his latest single on the subject of his first official
13:46
Speaker 1: music video. The video debuted in late September, with hopes
13:50
Speaker 1: that it will receive additional exposure through country music televisions.
13:54
Speaker 1: Saturday's performance was part of the 50th annual Springfield Sorghum Festival,
13:59
Speaker 1: bringing Shelburne back to a community festival stage he has
14:02
Speaker 1: visited twice before. And there are some photos by Veronica Nally. J.D.
14:09
Speaker 1: Shelburne performs during the 50th annual Springfield Festival Saturday night.
14:14
Speaker 1: Children gathered near the stage as the Kentucky native returned
14:17
Speaker 1: to Springfield for his third performance at the festival. And
14:22
Speaker 1: other photos show Shelburne and his band performing on Saturday evening.
14:30
Speaker 1: Let's see, turning to an obituary for today. John Roy Smith, 81,
14:37
Speaker 1: of Keeneland Drive, Springfield, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026,
14:41
Speaker 1: at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. The funeral
14:47
Speaker 1: mass was at 10 a.m. Friday afternoon September 25th at St.
14:51
Speaker 1: Rose Catholic Church, Hill-Pollin Robinson Funeral Home was entrusted with
14:56
Speaker 1: the arrangement. Nancy Sutton-Younce, 84, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday,
15:02
Speaker 1: September 29th, 2026, at Med Center Health Hospital in Bowling Green.
15:09
Speaker 1: A private graveside service will be held at the Sutton-London
15:13
Speaker 1: Cemetery Hill, or was held, I should say, because the
15:17
Speaker 1: memorial visitation was held on October 5th. Carrie and son
15:21
Speaker 1: funeral home was in charge of the arrangement. Senior menu
15:27
Speaker 1: for the rest of this week. Thursday, October 8th, barbecue chicken,
15:32
Speaker 1: WG bun, green beans, carrot raisin salad, baked apples. Friday,
15:38
Speaker 1: October 9th, sloppy joes, WG bun, whole grain. I think
15:43
Speaker 1: it's supposed to say whole grain bun. Peas, pineapple delight pudding. Monday,
15:48
Speaker 1: October 12th, tomato chicken parmesan, spaghetti noodles, green beans, breadstick,
15:53
Speaker 1: one each, and ambrosia. Tuesday, October 13th, ham with beans, greens, cornbread,
15:59
Speaker 1: mandarin oranges. Wednesday, October 14th, chicken alfredo, carrots, garlic, breadstick,
16:05
Speaker 1: one each, and apple crisp. Some briefs from staff reports.
16:11
Speaker 1: Field to Festival. The Washington County Extension Office will host
16:15
Speaker 1: a Field to Festival event on Friday, October 9th, from
16:19
Speaker 1: noon to 2.30. There will be activities including pumpkin chucking,
16:24
Speaker 1: exploding pumpkins, inflatables, family games, prizes, and lots of educational opportunities.
16:30
Speaker 1: Please stop by and see all the fantastic fall extension events.
16:34
Speaker 1: Everyone is welcome to this free event. Fall Floral Arrangements.
16:39
Speaker 1: Dennis Morgison, Horticulture Agent for the Washington County Extension Office,
16:43
Speaker 1: will host a fall floral arrangement class on Friday, October 9th,
16:47
Speaker 1: beginning at 1 p.m. There is a $ 5 charge and
16:50
Speaker 1: you must RSVP by Monday, October 5th by calling 859-336-7741.
16:58
Speaker 1: Forage testing demonstration. Representatives from Kentucky State University's forage testing
17:07
Speaker 1: crew will be at the Washington County Extension Office on Friday,
17:11
Speaker 1: October 9th. They will be demonstrating how hay is sampled
17:15
Speaker 1: and processed for forage testing. This is a free event
17:18
Speaker 1: open to the public beginning at noon. Extension Council. The
17:23
Speaker 1: Washington County Extension Council will be at noon on October 12th.
17:28
Speaker 1: Members of the board and council are encouraged to attend.
17:32
Speaker 1: DOE Depot. The DOE Depot has arrived at Washington County
17:37
Speaker 1: Extension Office. Provided by Boone Brothers USA, the DOE Depot
17:42
Speaker 1: takes donations of field-dressed deer and makes them into delicious
17:46
Speaker 1: summer sausage. which is then distributed to food pantries and
17:50
Speaker 1: schools in the area. For more information, stop by and
17:54
Speaker 1: see the depot at the Extension Office at 245 Corporate
17:57
Speaker 1: Drive or give the Extension Office a call at 859-336-7741.
18:05
Speaker 1: Red Cross Drive, Monday, October 12th. This month it is
18:08
Speaker 1: asked for you to give the gift of life in
18:11
Speaker 1: memory of Austin McBride at the Springfield Baptist Church on Monday,
18:15
Speaker 1: October 12th, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Every
18:20
Speaker 1: two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. One out
18:23
Speaker 1: of three will need blood in their lifetime, and only
18:26
Speaker 1: one out of 33 will donate. Please go to redcross-blood.org
18:34
Speaker 1: and search Springfield Baptist or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule your appointment.
18:44
Speaker 1: This month's donors will receive a $ 15 email gift card.
18:49
Speaker 1: Walk-ins are welcome, but you may have to wait for
18:52
Speaker 1: an opening. Upcoming Mid-Kentucky Arts performances. Take Me Home Country Road,
19:00
Speaker 1: the music of John Denver, and Emmylou Harris on October
19:04
Speaker 1: 16th and 18th, 2026. Join them as Gary... and Renee
19:10
Speaker 1: Buckman sing the songs of John Denver and Emmylou Harris,
19:14
Speaker 1: the music alive in the hearts of all. These two
19:17
Speaker 1: outstanding musicians join for an evening of memorable entertainment. Rocky
19:21
Speaker 1: Mountain High, Wild Montana Skies, Blue Kentucky Girl, Fly Away,
19:26
Speaker 1: and much more. October 16th in Bardstown at United Methodist
19:30
Speaker 1: Church Fellowship Hall, 7.30 p.m. And October 18th in Springfield
19:35
Speaker 1: at St. Catherine Hall, 3 p.m. First Annual Fish Fry.
19:41
Speaker 1: Emulation Masonic Lodge No. 688 in Sharpsville is having their
19:46
Speaker 1: first annual fall fish fry and auction Saturday, October 10, 2020.
19:50
Speaker 1: at 5 30 p.m. This is a community event and
19:54
Speaker 1: everyone is welcome. Proceeds go towards helping those within our communities, schools,
19:59
Speaker 1: and projects. Lincoln Trail Chapter of the Kentucky Public Retirees Meeting.
20:04
Speaker 1: Lincoln Trail Chapter of the Kentucky Public Retirees will meet
20:08
Speaker 1: at 1130 a.m. at the Golden Corral, 1835 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown,
20:14
Speaker 1: on October 12, 2026. Gabe Hellinger, Manager of Humana Plans
20:19
Speaker 1: for KPPR, will speak about the Silver Sneakers and the
20:24
Speaker 1: GO 365 program. Retirees and spouses receiving retirement benefits from KERS, CERS,
20:33
Speaker 1: or SPRS are welcome to attend. Membership information will be
20:38
Speaker 1: available at the meeting or on the website, KentuckyPublicRetirees.org. The
20:43
Speaker 1: point of contact is Sandy Allen at 270-307-0061. Single Ladies
20:54
Speaker 1: Oil Change. Willisburg Christian Church will be having a free
20:58
Speaker 1: Single Ladies Oil Change on Saturday, October 17th from 10 a.m.
21:03
Speaker 1: to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot. Single ladies
21:06
Speaker 1: can bring their car, have the oil change, and have
21:09
Speaker 1: fluids and tire wear checked. To register, please call the
21:13
Speaker 1: church office at 859-375-2376. If no one answers, please leave
21:21
Speaker 1: your name and phone number, and we will return your call.
21:25
Speaker 1: Have an announcement? Announcements in the brief section are free.
21:29
Speaker 1: Email them to editor at thespringfilledsun.com by 5 p.m. this
21:35
Speaker 1: Friday before you want it to run. And let's see.
21:42
Speaker 1: Turning to some other articles that are in the edition today.
21:51
Speaker 1: This is a column by David Whitlock, Waiting Well. Anticipation.
21:57
Speaker 1: Carly Simon sang about it back when a slow drip
22:00
Speaker 1: of ketchup was the soundtrack to Impatience. Countless books have
22:04
Speaker 1: been written about it, from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
22:08
Speaker 1: to a shelf of devotional volumes or Advent. And teenagers
22:13
Speaker 1: and young adults have danced to it in pop hits
22:15
Speaker 1: like Timeless the weekend, at school gyms and wedding receptions,
22:19
Speaker 1: whether or not they knew the lyrics. But nothing speaks
22:24
Speaker 1: of anticipation like waiting childbirth. This week, our eighth grandchild
22:28
Speaker 1: is due to be born. As much as my wife
22:31
Speaker 1: and I anticipate the birth, our daughter-in-law Kayla anticipates it
22:34
Speaker 1: far more. She is, as the old phrase has it,
22:38
Speaker 1: great with child. I should say that I write about
22:42
Speaker 1: this as a man who has never given birth. There
22:44
Speaker 1: is a vast difference between being there and being the
22:47
Speaker 1: one who does the work. It reminds me of the
22:50
Speaker 1: old story of the expectant father and the days when
22:53
Speaker 1: dads were banished to the waiting room. It was his
22:56
Speaker 1: first child. He drank cup after cup of coffee. He
22:59
Speaker 1: was so wound up that he started smoking cigarettes, though
23:02
Speaker 1: he had never smoked in his life, pacing the floor
23:04
Speaker 1: with perspiration on his brow. At last, after a grueling delivery,
23:09
Speaker 1: the nurse brought the good news, a baby girl. Thank goodness,
23:12
Speaker 1: a girl, he exclaimed, and we shall never have to
23:15
Speaker 1: go through what I've been through in this waiting room.
23:18
Speaker 1: We laugh because we recognize ourselves. Those of us on
23:21
Speaker 1: the sidelines tend to believe our nervous pacing is the
23:25
Speaker 1: heavy labor. It isn't. Still, the waiting room has its
23:29
Speaker 1: own kind of ache, and scripture knows something about it.
23:32
Speaker 1: The Bible is a book of waiting. Abraham and Sarah
23:35
Speaker 1: waited decades for their promised child. Simeon waited in a temple,
23:40
Speaker 1: and Luke tells us that he had been promised he
23:42
Speaker 1: would not die before seeing the Lord's Messiah. Luke 2, 25-26.
23:45
Speaker 1: Advent is the season set aside to teach the church
23:50
Speaker 1: How to wait. But scripture does not ask us to
23:53
Speaker 1: wait the way the father in the story did, fueled
23:56
Speaker 1: by caffeine and dread. It invites us to wait as
23:59
Speaker 1: an act of faith. Wait for the Lord. Be strong
24:03
Speaker 1: and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord.
24:06
Speaker 1: Psalm 24, I'm sorry, 27, 14. Isaiah promises that those
24:12
Speaker 1: who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They
24:15
Speaker 1: shall mount up with wings like eagles. Isaiah 40, 31.
24:20
Speaker 1: And Paul, writing to the Romans, says, If we hope
24:23
Speaker 1: for what we do not see, we wait for it
24:25
Speaker 1: with patience. Romans 8.25 Notice that biblical waiting is never passive.
24:32
Speaker 1: The psalmist says to be strong and take courage. Isaiah
24:36
Speaker 1: speaks of renewed strength. Paul speaks of patience, not as
24:40
Speaker 1: the absence of feeling, but as the discipline of trust.
24:44
Speaker 1: Waiting in faith means we stop pacing, stop gripping the
24:47
Speaker 1: coffee cup, and start praying. Author and priest Henry Nguyen
24:52
Speaker 1: put it beautifully, the spiritual life is a life in
24:55
Speaker 1: which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting new
24:59
Speaker 1: things to happen. The poet John Milton, who lost his
25:03
Speaker 1: sight and wondered how he could serve God, concluded his
25:06
Speaker 1: famous song that was the line, they also serve who
25:10
Speaker 1: only stand and wait. Standing and waiting, it turns out,
25:14
Speaker 1: can be holy work. Kayla understands this better than anyone.
25:18
Speaker 1: She cannot hurry the child along. She cannot skip the
25:21
Speaker 1: final days. She can only prepare, rest, trust, and wait,
25:25
Speaker 1: all while carrying a new life that is already loved
25:28
Speaker 1: before he has drawn his first breath. In her, anticipation
25:32
Speaker 1: is not an idle feeling. It is hope with a body.
25:36
Speaker 1: That is the waiting God asks of us now. Not
25:39
Speaker 1: nervous pacing, but trusting expectation. The kind that prepares the room,
25:44
Speaker 1: packs the bag, and praise. Whatever you are waiting for
25:47
Speaker 1: this week, a diagnosis, a job, a reconciliation, or a
25:52
Speaker 1: long-promised answer, may you wait as David and Kayla do,
25:56
Speaker 1: carrying hope close and trusting the one who is faithful.
26:01
Speaker 1: And when the news finally comes and a little voice
26:04
Speaker 1: announces himself to the world, we will know that the
26:07
Speaker 1: waiting was worth it. Commander asked to visit Taylor County
26:14
Speaker 1: for next month. Washington County is set to visit non-district
26:17
Speaker 1: opponent Taylor County for its next match in the 2026
26:21
Speaker 1: high school volleyball regular season on Monday, October 12th. The
26:25
Speaker 1: Washington County-Taylor County match is slated to start at 7 p.m.
26:29
Speaker 1: Washington County and Taylor County have not met in the
26:33
Speaker 1: 2026 high school volleyball regular season, which opened on Monday,
26:36
Speaker 1: August 17th. The Commanderettes are preparing to compete in the
26:40
Speaker 1: final week of the 2026 high school regular volleyball regular season.
26:45
Speaker 1: Washington County has additional regular season matches remaining versus Franklin
26:50
Speaker 1: County at home Tuesday, October 13th, and LaRue County away Thursday,
26:55
Speaker 1: October 15th. Heading into the final week of the 2026
27:00
Speaker 1: high school volleyball regular season, Washington County's overall record is 6-13.
27:06
Speaker 1: The Commanderettes will enter the high school volleyball postseason in
27:10
Speaker 1: less than two weeks. Head coach Darren Morris guides the Commanderettes.
27:16
Speaker 1: WCHS hosts second annual marching band competition. There's a photo
27:22
Speaker 1: by Amanda Holderman. It says, last Saturday, the Washington County
27:25
Speaker 1: High School marching band took their own field for their
27:28
Speaker 1: showcase during the second annual home-hosted competition. This concludes excerpts
27:35
Speaker 1: from recent editions of The Springfield Sun. Your reader has
27:39
Speaker 1: been Amy Jones-Timoney. On behalf of everyone here at Radio Eye,
27:44
Speaker 1: thank you for listening. Keep on listening and have a
27:47
Speaker 1: good day.