Madison Magazine April-May 2020 | Page 3

Welcome to Madison Magazine, a magazine all about Madison County — the people, the places, the stories. Throughout these pages, you’ll be enjoying stories of Madison County’s people, businesses organizations and more. Our goal is to always highlight the best of Madison County. Please note that these stories Jonathan Greene Editor were completed before many restrictions on businesses and schools were put into place. However, we still wanted to share them with all of you. April 2020 INSIDE COVER STORY: Outreach Center creates ‘bridge to the forest’ 14 4 EKU professors are dependable partners 7 Adventures on budget 16 FOOD & DRINK: A ‘Hitz’ with BBQ fans 18 FOOD & DRINK RECIPE: Vegetable beef soup 22 ENTERTAINMENT: Damrell finds his place 26 BUSINESS: People to Know 29 MADISON SCENE: Women in Hats 31 MADISON SCENE: Chili fundraiser Publisher: Bill Hanson GM: Gary Tyler Editor: Jonathan Greene Photography Credits: Richmond Register Graphic Design: James Marcum Published by 380 Big Hill Avenue • Richmond, KY 40475 859-623-1669 www.richmondregister.com In this issue, we’re focusing on adventure. As one might imagine, adventures can come in a variety of forms, such as teachers and an economic study, exploring the Berea College Forest and a guide to fun in the county.. We hope you enjoy the stories in this issue of Madison Magazine. CONTRIBUTORS Sara Kuhl is a Western Kentucky University graduate and covers police and courts news, among other things, for The Register. Her hobbies include video gaming, table top gaming, cosplaying and weight lifting. She lives in Richmond with four close friends and a combined total of four pets. @saraekuhl • [email protected] Taylor Six is a graduate from Eastern Kentucky University and the government reporter for The Register. In her free time, she enjoys reading about Kentucky history, trying new places to eat and cheering on the KY Wildcats with her friends and family. Taylor lives locally in Richmond. @taylorsixRR • [email protected] Destinee Ott is the education reporter for the Richmond Register. She graduated from EKU with a BA in Journalism in May of 2018. Destinee owns horses and in her free time enjoys reading Stephen King novels, painting with oil pastels, and taking photographs. Madison Magazine © 2020 All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this publication is not permitted without consent A p r i l - M ay 2 02 0 Madison Magazine 3