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Lafayette’s 75th Celebration This Weekend

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Lafayette’s 75th Anniversary will be held this Friday and Saturday.  Hundreds of former alumni are expected to attend.  Picadome Neighbors who are not alumni are also invited. Please help us welcome these guests into our neighborhood by being understanding that there is limited parking for such a large event. Many guests will have to park along our neighborhood streets.

Lafayette High School

Lafayette High School

Beginning at 5 pm on Friday, former faculty, staff and alumni will gather in the library to reconnect.  There will be tours available.  There will be a sock hop in the gym where the band will be an alumni band.  On Saturday, 10:30 am, alumni will meet with their respective classes.  At 1 pm, all are invited to attend performances by Lafayette’s band and orchestra.  The master of ceremonies will be Tom Hammond (class of 1962), who is the voice of the Kentucky Derby and a longtime sportscaster for NBC. Former Governors John Y Brown Jr. (Class of 52) and Ernie Fletcher (class of 1969) will speak.

Update: 75 Trees for 75 Years

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lafayette reed trees  stadium trees trees in front of gym

On March 21, we successfully planted 75 trees on the grounds of Lafayette High School.  However, after the planting, we discovered that 23 of the trees had been planted too deeply. According to Dave Leonard, certified arborist and volunteer consultant on this project, trees will die if planted too deeply.  We had to devise a plan to lift the trees.

Thanks to 10 determined volunteers working over Saturday and Sunday, all 23 trees that needed to be raised up in their beds, now have been!  All that will be needed in the next few weeks is mulching with the wood chips that Dave Leonard, has generously offered to donate and deliver. When the wood chips are delivered, we will be adding mulch to each of the 75 trees. Thank you to all who gave time this weekend for this great project!

75 Trees for 75 Years

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Sponsored by the Picadome Neighborhood Association

 

  • Please help us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 21st, Lafayette High School’s Beeler Auditorium to help us set trees in already drilled holes.
  • Please bring a shovel.
  • Tree holes will be pre-drilled and the trees will be set via machinery.
  • All that will be required of volunteers is to fill the holes with dirt, and place mulch around the tree.
  • March 22 will be used to finish the planting (if necessary).  
  • Trees will be planted on the grounds near the school and also in the empty green space located on Vista Street.
  • RSVP to Picadome Neighborhood if you can help. We need to know how many volunteers we can expect so we can plan accordingly. Please join us!

 

The Picadome Neighborhood Association extends gratitude to those who have donated, allowing 75 Trees for 75 Years to be a success!

 

Joey Svec and Barrett Partners, Hugh Bloomfield and H&K Grading and Excavation LLC, David Bach and Outbach Farms, David Leonard, Arborist, Southland Perk, Donut Days, Home Depot, Bluegrass Carpet and Upholstery, Sunbelt Rentals, Worley’s Nursery,  LFUCG Council, 75 Years at Lafayette, SCAPA, Sharon Wilham and the Wilham Family, Sandy Shafer and the Shafer Family, Ken Davis and the Davis Family, The McCloud Family, The Jansen Family, M. Susan Gobber and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Lafayette High School Girls of the 60s, Lafayette High School Class of 1953, Lafayette High School Class of 1954, Lafayette High School Class of 1957, Lafayette High School Class of 1967, Lafayette High School Class of 1994, The Lafayette Y-Club, The Lafayette Beta Club, The Lafayette International Tutoring Club