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American racecar driver Kurt Busch was born on Aug. 4, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nev. At the age of 6, he was accompanying his father to the track and driving go-carts himself. He then moved on to Dwarf competition. In 1994, his first full year as a driver, he won 10 consecutive races at 10 different tracks. He won the 1998 Auto Zone Elite Division Southwest Series Rookie of the Year, followed by winning the 1999 series championship. That led to a tryout in a Roush Racing "Gong Show," which he won and earned a Craftsman Truck Series ride. In the championship standings, he finished second and won Rookie of the Year. Busch had a breakout year in 2002, winning four races, had 12 top fives and 20 top...
American racecar driver Kurt Busch was born on Aug. 4, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nev. At the age of 6, he was accompanying his father to the track and driving go-carts himself. He then moved on to Dwarf competition. In 1994, his first full year as a driver, he won 10 consecutive races at 10 different tracks. He won the 1998 Auto Zone Elite Division Southwest Series Rookie of the Year, followed by winning the 1999 series championship. That led to a tryout in a Roush Racing "Gong Show," which he won and earned a Craftsman Truck Series ride. In the championship standings, he finished second and won Rookie of the Year. Busch had a breakout year in 2002, winning four races, had 12 top fives and 20 top tens, leading to a third place finish in points. In 2003, at Darlington Raceway, he and Ricky Craven were side-by-side around the track. Craven crossed the finish line 0.002 seconds ahead of Busch, making it the closest finish in NASCAR history. His 2005 season was cut short after being pulled over in Arizona for suspicion of drunken driving and cited for reckless driving. Roush Racing suspended him. He was sentenced to serve 50 hours of community service to be completed within one year. In the February 2006 edition of GQ magazine, he was number three of its list of top ten most hated athletes, behind Barry Bones and Terrell Owens. In the 2009 Kobalt Tools 600, he gained his 19th Spring Cup Series win, leading more laps in the race than he did in his entire 2008 season. In 2010, he won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, and the next weekend, he won the Coca-Cola 600. He won the first competitive event of the 2011 season, the Budweiser Shootout. Busch is the third driver to cross over between NASCAR and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), which he started in 2011.
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Letters to the editor: March 18, 2011
Blue line stream fine cannot be justified
To the Sun:
I want to commend Mike “Bear” Rogers for his excellent letter concerning the so called “$234,000 in-lieu fee” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levied on the schoolchildren...Tags: Punishment, Natural Resources, Robert Palmer, Kentucky, Fines
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Small stream to cost Clark County schools $234,000
The Winchester SunAn 8-inch wide unnamed intermittent stream discovered by the Army Corps of Engineers on the new high school construction site will cost the Clark County Public Schools $234,000, leaving district officials shaking their heads. The stream was found in...Tags: Politics, Natural Resources, Bodies of Water, Kentucky, Elections
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Area A&E Happenings for March 31
Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday to be in the Thursday newspaper. Call (859) 236-2551, ext. 135, with complete information, including hours and admission price; or e-mail advocatearts@gmail.com.
VISUAL ART
Works...Tags: Natural Resources, Joffrey Ballet, Kentucky, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Danville students get lost during field trip
dbrock@amnews.comFORKLAND — Some Danville High School students got more of an adventure than they bargained for when they got separated from a group on a field trip Tuesday to Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. Boyle County Fire Department’s search and rescue...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Natural Resources, Kentucky, Zoology, Science
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Area A&E Happenings for Jan. 6
Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday to be in the Thursday newspaper. Call (859) 236-2551, ext. 135, with complete information, including hours and admission price; or e-mail advocatearts@gmail.com. To submit to the...Tags: Cinderella (fictional character), Natural Resources, Improvisational Comedy (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rascal Flatts (music group)
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Bird count in progress at Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and The Audubon Society. It engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the...Tags: Natural Resources, Kentucky, Human Interest, Science, Zoology
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County calendar for Feb. 17
THURSDAY
— Family game night at the Jessamine County Public Library will be Feb. 17 from 6-8 p.m.
— Every Thursday morning in February and March, the Wilmore Senior Community Center will offer “Matter of Balance” classes from...Tags: Black History, Erma Bombeck, Clubs and Associations, Weather, African Americans
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Pew!: The sweet smell of February
Extension agentIn Kentucky, skunks are often killed on the roads during February because of their mating habits. The mating season begins in late January and continues through February, resulting in kits in May and June. During breeding season, males of this mostly...Tags: Natural Resources, Medical Procedures and Tests, Forests, Pets, Kentucky
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Nature center plans final open house Saturday
The final Nature Center Open House of the school year will be Saturday at Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. The center will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It houses information and displays about plants and animals seen at the Refuge, including a new...Tags: Natural Resources, Kentucky, Nature, Science, Zoology
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Fire reported in Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
Staff WriterA fire reported Sunday afternoon on the eastern and western sides of the Colorado River in the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge and Picacho State Recreation area was 50 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Bureau...Tags: Zoology, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Wolves in U.S. won't lose protections -- for now
The on-again, off-again protected status of wolves in the Lower 48 continues, as it appears that the expected de-listing of gray wolves in the United States has been placed on indefinite hold. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildife...
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New Wild Plant Sanctuary designation in Clearfield County
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated a new Wild Plant Sanctuary in Bloom Township, Clearfield County. Bilger’s Rocks, a property managed by the Bilger’s Rocks Association, has been accepted into...
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