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Wendover News

Guests

During the months of June, July and August, Wendover hosted 51 overnight guests at our Bed & Breakfast Inn and served lunch/ dinner to 202 additional guests. Special guests included The Osborne Brothers who were in Hyden for their annual bluegrass festival. Tours have been few over the last three months as university students are out of the school for the summer. The Bed & Breakfast Inn guest numbers continue to increase.

Maintenance Projects

A huge recent undertaking was the taking down of two huge trees upon the hill which had potential for falling on the Garden House. These were taken down by professionals and was a very dangerous job. Thanks to The Stone Foundation for funds to pay for this.

Another project this fall will be repair of the copper guttering on The Big House. The guttering has pulled apart in many places and will require new hangers, etc. We also have to do some guttering repair on the Garden House by putting on new screens, etc. Our maintenance foreman, Joey Roberts, continues to stay busy with general upkeep of Wendover.

Renovation Project - The Livery

The main focus over the last several months has been the renovation of the "Hurricane Workshop". The idea originated not long after W.W. (Bill) Hall, Jr. was appointed CEO & President of FNS, Inc. The building has been renovated to enhance Wendover's Bed & Breakfast Inn, which is growing rapidly, to give guests a place for recreation. Also, Wendover has become a "conference center" with different groups requesting to meet here (I read somewhere recently that Wendover was actually designated as a "conference center" many years ago). The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing will use the building for their student activities and special functions; The FNS Board of Governors will use the facility at times; it will also be used for company-wide picnics and employee in-services, etc; and the community will be encouraged to use the place for family reunions, wedding receptions, etc.

The newly renovated building originally built in the 60's, used as a cow barn and in later years a carpentry shop, has been re-named The Livery. A newly blazed trail from Pig Alley (the Wendover driveway) leads to The Livery to allow guests easy access to the site. The Livery sits at the bottom of the mountain and has a large field of grass in front, formerly used as a pasture. A view of the Middlefork of the Kentucky River on the right makes this place a beautiful little paradise, already loved by many staff and visitors who have seen it.

I want to take this opportunity to thank those who made the renovations possible through their kindness and their interest in sustaining our beautiful historical site. I extend special thanks to W. W. (Bill) Hall and his wife, Teresa, for their gift that started the project. To Monica Luke and The Thompson Foundation - thanks Monica for sharing our vision, to Miss Kate Ireland and to The Stone Foundation who provided funds not only for assistance with this renovation but also for several Wendover maintenance projects. Also, a very special thank you to John Foley, member of FNS Board of Governors, for his donation of fencing lumber and railroad ties for the beautiful flower beds, etc.

As part of the renovation project, the area next to the river was cleared to make the river more accessible for fishing. The area will be maintained by keeping the grass trimmed and the brush cut.

Funds are diminishing rapidly and we still need more fence posts, paint for the fence and funds for continued maintenance. If you wish to be a part of this project please do so by sending your gift marked "restricted for The Livery".

by Barb Gibson, Assistant to CEO