Kentucky: Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet

Friends of Lake Cumberland –

The KY Cabinet for Economic Development, in conjunction with a variety of other groups, is sponsoring a half day seminar entitled “How To Do Business With The Government”. The goal is to help small businesses “meet the requirements” in order to become registered to do federal contracting work. The link below has all of the details and registration form.

http://www.thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/pdfs/WolfCreek032107.pdf

It will take place at The Center for Rural Development on March 21, 2007. The registration form is attached.

RAMP CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO THE CORPS:

The following Corps operated and Commercial Marina boat ramps are usable at or near the target elevation 680” (* Due to recent heavy rainfall, lake elevations have been higher than the targeted 680 elevation and many ramps not shown on this list may be currently usable. However, lake levels are on the fall and these ramps are expected to change to the status of unusable again. Ramps are monitored on a daily basis and conditions are subject to change.) Lake predictions for March 9, 2007 are in the range of 685 elevation and by March 21, 2007 the 680 elevation range.

	Burnside Island State Park
	Cave Creek (approx. 15' of concrete left, then mud)
	Conley Bottom Marina (campground ramp, boats less 20'approx.)
	Fall Creek
	Halcomb's Landing (small boats less 20'approx.)
	Jamestown Marina
	Lee's Ford Marina
	Waitsboro (small boats less 20'approx.)

Ramps projected to be open by the start of the summer recreation season.

The list below is subject to change and is not final. It is for planning purposes.

Ramps expected to be open are:

Grider Hill Marina Conley Bottom Resort

Halcomb’s Landing Fall Creek Recreation Area

Beaver Creek Resort Lee’s Ford Marina

Lake Cumberland State Resort Park Slate Branch

Jamestown Marina Waitsboro Recreation Area

Lilly Creek General Burnside Island State Park

Ono at Caney Creek embayment Cave Creek

Alligator II Omega/Buck Creek Marina

Cumberland Point Recreation Area

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CONTACT INFO:

If you have any questions, please e-mail them to me at: chris.gilligan@ky.gov.

Past newsletters are available at www.commerce.ky.gov. Click on the “News” icon on the left side of the page to view them.

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

http://duo-county.com/cam_lake01.html

Jamestown Resort Marina, from the motel island looking ESE out to the main lake.

LIVE WEBCAM ON LAKE CUMBERLAND

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=GRGTN&size=L

State Dock harbor, from the dock office looking NW out to Greasy Creek.

LIVE WEBCAM ON LAKE CUMBERLAND

KY Dept. of Tourism features Lake Cumberland on their “spotlight” page

http://www.kentuckytourism.com/spotlight.htm

Army Corps of Engineers Lake Cumberland/Wolf Creek Dam web page

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/pao/issues/WOLcommo/

Lake level:

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/hh/resplots/wol_a.html

The Corps’ Manager's office home page:

http://www.orn.usace.army.mil/pao/lakeinfo/WOL.htm

Corps Nashville District:

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/

PUBLIC MEETINGS

KY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS IN RUSSELL AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) will host public meetings to discuss the emergency notification projects being implemented in Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe and Russell Counties. The public is invited to attend.

Russell County Cumberland County

March 15, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. CT March 16, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. CT

Union Chapel Elementary School Veterans Memorial Community Center

HWY 1058 213 Upper River St.

Jamestown, KY Burkesville, KY

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETINGS

	15 March,-Burkesville, Ky., Cumberland County High School, gym, 912 North Main, 6:30-8 p.m., maps available at 5:00 p.m. (School has open house until 6:00 p.m.)
	22 March,-Celina, TN., Clay County High School, gym, 1102 Clay County Highway, 6:30-8 p.m., maps available at 4:30(NOTE: Gym holds 800 people unless we provide additional chairs on the gym floor)
	27 March,-Gainesboro, TN., Jackson County High School High School Gym, 190 Blue Devil Lane, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3 p.m.
	2 April,-Carthage, TN., Smith County High School, Auditorium, 312 Fite Avenue, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3:30 p.m.
	12-April, - Hartsville, TN., Trousdale County High School, gym, off HWY 25 on McMurray Blvd, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3:30 p.m.
	19-April, - Mt. Juliet, TN., Mt. Juliet High School, gym, 3565 N. Mount Juliet Road, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 4 p.m.

NEWS ARTICLES

http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=6213458

When lake drops, ramps will be extended

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/editorial/16885651.htm

Plenty of water at Lake Cumberland

(This is the opinion column that appeared in a previous edition of this newsletter. The Herald Leader did include two of the six photos we submitted with the piece. They appeared in the print version on Monday, but not in the on-line version.)