Clark Countians past and present honored for preservation work

On Saturday, September 27, the Clark County Winchester Heritage Commission cel­e­brat­ed preser­va­tion. The high­light of the event, Pig Pickin’ for the Past, was the annu­al awards. This year, two homes, one com­mer­cial build­ing, and three indi­vid­u­als were rec­og­nized for their efforts.

On the lawn of Holly Rood—where the 12^th Governor once resided—under two large white tents, well over a hun­dred peo­ple gath­ered to have a buf­fet bar­be­cue din­ner, home­made ice cream, bid on silent auc­tion items, and have fun lis­ten­ing to live music. The Clark County Constables pro­vid­ed a tasty meal, Raney and Maynard played some great music, I made what was said to be the best ice cream ever, Ale‑8 sup­plied the drinks, and so many great busi­ness­es and indi­vid­u­als con­tributed to the silent auction. 

But the evening was all about rec­og­niz­ing the fol­low­ing preservationists.

• 328 South Main Street, owned and ren­o­vat­ed by Robert and Brooke Scates
• 10 French Avenue, owned and ren­o­vat­ed by Gary Hass and Brian England
• 68 South Main Street, Amy’s Asian Kitchen, owned and ren­o­vat­ed by Amy Rouse
• Sandy Stultz, Director of the Bluegrass Heritage Museum, for her career teach­ing his­to­ry, as muse­um direc­tor, bring­ing the muse­um to the fore­front, and work­ing to get the com­mu­ni­ty involved in his­tor­i­cal projects
• Debbie Barnes, rec­og­nized for her numer­ous hours spent work­ing with Clark County’s his­tor­i­cal orga­ni­za­tions, espe­cial­ly the time she devot­ed to main­tain­ing and research­ing Holly Rood.

However, the evening would not have been com­plete with­out going back to the very beginning.

John F. Nunan, a local banker who par­tic­i­pat­ed in many local projects, was hon­ored posthu­mous­ly. His vision, ded­i­ca­tion, and tire­less com­mit­ment were instru­men­tal in pre­serv­ing our com­mu­ni­ty’s his­to­ry. His lead­er­ship was essen­tial to the for­ma­tion of the Heritage Commission and the acqui­si­tion and restora­tion of Holly Rood.

Congratulations to those rec­og­nized, and a big thank you to all who sup­port the Heritage Commission and the preser­va­tion of our Clark County History.