September / 2001
Kentucky Living

This Month's Issue
 
On the Cover

 
Friday Night Football
Fans and players meet under the lights on fall Friday nights at high school football stadiums all across the state. They come for a tradition that’s about winning, losing, playing the game, rivalries, and being a part of something as close-knit as their community, and as big as all of Kentucky.
 
A Mountain of a Festival
More than 25,000 people gather every year at Poppy Mountain near Morehead during the third week in September to hear as many as 70 performers in one of the largest festivals of bluegrass music.
 
A Crusade for Literacy
A statewide plan launched by Gov. Patton has increased funding and coordinated the efforts of several agencies in order to increase reading abilities.
 
Your Favorite Books
Here's the fourth installment of readers' favorite books



 
From the Editor - Education really does pay
 
Commonwealths
Kentucky leads in low rates
New Economy conference
HGTV features Frankfort
Co-op scholarship winners
 
Kindred Spirits - Be your best
 
Cut Your Utility Bills - Retractable awnings
 
The Future of Electricity - How electricity is transmitted
 
On the Road
City sights
Where Buffalo roam
Prepping the pup
 
Kentucky Cooks - Goodness of grains
 
At Home in the Garden - Himalayan sweetbox
 
Money Matters - What to do if you're laid off
 
The Bookshelf - A horse mystery and a Giles surprise
 
Your Health - Planning a baby
 
The View From Plum Lick - Appalachian interns