Anch r. disc very. New in Museum shop: summer 2012 CENTER

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1 v i summ 2012 Anch disc vy CENTER Th Dagons a coming, th dagons a coming! Th fist v Paducah Dagon Boat Fstival will b hld on Satuday, Sptmb 22nd at th ivfont. Pocds fom th fstival will bnfit th ducational pogams of th cnt. AEP Riv Opations, Ingam Bag, Maqutt Tanspotation, US Bank, and Jams Main a th fstival sponsos. 22 Dagons, out of Montal Canada will b poviding all th dagon boats, quipmnt, pofssional stsmn and unning th acs. W hav 26 tams signd up at pss tim and sval mo a xpctd to nt. This is a gat tam building activity fo mploys and will b lots of fun. Tams consist of 20 paddls and on dumm. Eight tam mmbs must b fmal. Tams may hav finds, family mmbs and childn ov ag 12. Th is NO xpinc ncssay to b on a tam. Just you willingnss to hav fun. RDC will povid a pactic sssion with a pofssional stsman th wk of th fstival fo all tams. Th acs will b don in hats and tams will ac a minimum of th tims. Plas mak you calndas fo Sptmb 22nd fo what will b a gat nw annual vnt fo Paducah. If you a not on a tam, plas plan to com out and bing you finds and family. W will hav food and dink vndos availabl as wll. Nw in Musum shop: Rmmb you Mmbship Discount whn visiting th Musum Lft to ight: Towboat Puzzl, Camic Paducah Plat fom local atist Michal Ta, and Badd Animals. w w w. i v d i s c o v y c n t. o g

2 Dicto s Nots! Wdnsdays on th Watfont 2012 Summ camp at th Riv Discovy Cnt was mo xciting than v this ya with camps attnding fom kindgatn though 4th gad. Many at and scinc pojcts w njoyd by th studnts as wll as spcial spaks. Camps also land about th iv industy with visits to th watfont and on class vn mad miniatu towboats. And did w hav ipaian animals!! Thanks to Evan Bown (biology tach at Paducah Tilghman High School), John Ham (Animal Tals) and Dustin Cowll (Rlfoot Lak Natu Cnt) fo binging snaks, fogs, tutls, lizads, owls, a hawk and vn an Amican Bald Eagl. Th camp facilitato joind som of th camps in holding a non-vnomous snak! Juli Hais, Excutiv Dicto W a so xcitd about ou upcoming Paducah Dagon Boat Fstival on Sptmb 22nd. Finally Paducah will hav an vnt on th iv. With th xptis of 22Dagons out of Montal, Canada, th fstival is in good hands. At pss tim, w hav 26 tams. Th community mbacd th vnt and it is su to b a fun and mmoabl day. W hav had inquiis fom as fa away as Atlanta about paticipating, as th a tavlling dagon boat acing tams intstd in ou vnt! Plas join us fo th fstival on Satuday, Sptmb 22nd! This summ has bn on of ou busist v with th Amican Qun back on ou ivs. Th passngs on th paddlwhl boats a som of ou favoit visitos to th cnt. And th nw paddlwhl boat, th Qun of th Mississippi is th nwst addition to ou pot s visiting vssls. Visitation to th cnt is vy high in addition to th boat s passngs. W a xcitd that school is back in sssion and ou school tous and ducational pogams will kick back into high ga. W hav sval nw ducational offings fo schools, including ou nw ca vnt fo high school kids, Rivs of Oppotunity. And a spcial thank you gos to Maggi Mogan and Michl Huln (Jackson Puchas Foundation), Mindy Matin (Paducah Wat) and Kathy Wimbly (Univsity of Kntucky Extnsion Offic) fo joining us fo ducation and fun. Th kids w nthalld and dmd it th bst camp v! Ealy svations a ncouagd fo Summ 2013 as th nollmnt is limitd. Top lft to ight: 2nd-gad Sophi tsts Ohio Riv wat fo chloin. Elli spots h catfish look. Dustin Cowll fom Rlfoot Lak Natu Cnt and Blyth, th Amican Bald Eagl Bottom lft to ight: Fist-gad camp Liam captains a towboat on th simulato. Bottom ight: Kat shows h compltd miniatu towboat. Bithday Patis at th Riv Discovy Cnt Call fo dtails D i s c o v t h i v s

3 Boad Mmb spotlight Amy Bamlitt Amy Bamlitt CFO Maqutt Tanspotation Company, LLC Tll us about you ca and how you ndd up in Paducah: I movd to Paducah fou and a half yas ago as th Chif Financial Offic of Maqutt Tanspotation Company, LLC. Pio to that I was in Jacksonvill, FL in th Rail Industy in vaious positions with CSX Tanspotation and Floida East Coast Railway. Right out of collg I joind Enst & Young wh I wokd as a CPA. Paducah is a gat plac to liv, and I am glad w chos to mov ov 4 yas ago. Tll us about you family: I am maid to Calvin Bamlitt, hav on son, Wad, a daught-in-law, Alison, and two ganddaughts, Aidan and Audi. W will add on mo gandchild to th family aly nxt ya as Wad and Alison a xpctd a son. You favoit vacation? My favoit vacations is anywh on a boat, spcially in th islands. Tll us about how you spnd you f tim: I spnd most of my f tim in th summ boating on Kntucky and Bakly laks with family and finds. In th wint, w njoy all th stauants and functions in Paducah. How do you think th Riv Discovy Cnt plays an impotant ol in Paducah? It is fundamntal in taching th public, spcially childn, about ou ivs and nvionmnt focusing on th bnfits to ou community. It allows vyon in th community, not just thos connctd in th main industy, to undstand how ou iv systms wok and lan about thi histoy. Th band nw Qun of th Mississippi, on its inaugual visit to Paducah s pot on August 21st. With th lagst statooms in th industy, th nw paddlwhl will visit Paducah 5 tims this ya. Paducah Schdul: August 21, August 28, Sptmb 23, Octob 18, and Novmb 5. Thank you to all thos who contibutd to th 2012 Fd Paxton Fund Run Fo Chaitis and hlping to build ou ndowmnt w aisd: ov $4,500! D. Robt Aldich John Andson BB&T Bill Fod Intios, Inc. M. Randall Blackbun D. & Ms. Td Boodofsky Phyllis Lay Boyd Ms. Amy Bamlitt Jan Bight Pat Bocknboough M. Bay Bown M. & Ms. Mik Cappock M. & Ms. Gg Calton John & Cindy Civllo M. Kvin Cout Dnton & Kul, LLP Dav & Pamla Dwy Stphn Douglas W Appciat Ou Mmbship Basil Dossos Economy Boat Sto Alx Edwads Evansvill Main Svic M. Athu Fath D. & Ms. Pston Figg Ms. Saa Full D. Scott Gatt Ls & Susan Gimm M. Stvn Ginnll D. & Ms. Jams Gwinn M. & Ms. Buc Hahn M. Jams W. Habison Ms. Tina Hays Judg & Ms. Jff Hins D. & Ms. Jff Johnson Ds. Shawn & Evlyn Jons M. & Ms. Gn Kattjohn M. Rog Klln M. Jams R. Kvil Stan & Lilli Knight D. & Ms. John Kaus Russ Lampkins Jo Lan M. & Ms. David Latham Kith Lay M. Chals Lhman Louds Hospital Mainstam Commcial Divs M. Mak Mayfild Shily Mnndz M. & Ms. Josph Mdith D. Robt B. Mill Moffitt & Company D. & Ms. Wally Montgomy Ms. Susan Hougland O Nal O Mdical Paducah Pow Systm Th Paducah Sun Pggy Paxton M. & Ms. Richad Paxton Pl & Holland M. & Ms. Josph Pts Duncan Pitchfod J.R. Poindxt Knt Pic Popll Club-Pot of Evansvill Popll Club-Pot of Paducah Ms. Gogia Rasch M. John L. Robtson David Ros M. & Ms. Don Salsbuy Ms. Loain Schamk Ms. Gladys K. Shlby M. & Ms. John Sicy Sonny & Lynn Smith Elain Spalding M. & Ms. Vic Spck Supio Ca Nusing Hom Tim Thomas Ms. Pggy A. Tipp USEC Rv. Libby & Jim Wad Wst KY Dug Scn Wstn Baptist Hospital M. & Ms. Kn Whl M. Gn Whlan Ms. Evlyn Williams M. & Ms. John A. Williams M. & Ms. Jff Yats

4 iv disc vy CENTER 117 South Wat Stt Paducah, Kntucky NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID PADUCAH, KY PERMIT 172 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED w w w. i v d i s c o v y c n t. o g RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Andson Amy Bamlitt John Civllo Alx Edwads Magat Kaltnbach Stan Knight Tina Hays Laui Latham Shily Mnndz J. R. Poindxt Sonny Smith Kn Whl Gn Whlan Musum Staff Juli Hais, Excutiv Dicto E.J. Abll, Dicto of Education PFS Liaison Mak Whitlow Ex-Officio May Hammond Elain Spalding Chuck Paish Copoat Patns AEP Riv opations INGRAM BARGE COMPANY Jams Main MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION LAY LEASING Paducah Rigging

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