though im going...

ill be coming home soon.

optimism is a characteristic many self-subscribe. some think just cause they try to see the sunny-side that they are in some sense an optimist. these people are wrong. i realize this accusation may seem rather pessimistic, henceforth ironic. but, i suppose there is a point in to drawing the line between pessimism and optimism. i also submit that optimists are the most annoying people in the world, but at least they re happy. My year has been rough and i know its not over. in some senses it never will be, but i know i wont be losing my way, as long as I can see the light.

S s - m o re s - C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) c h e e r s fo r h i s fe l l ow c l a s s m e n w h i l e h o l d i n g u p o n e o f t h e s o p h o m o re s s s f l ye r s. I t wa s a gre at way to b r i n g t h e c l a s s to g e t h e r. I t re a l l y s h owe d t h e e nt i re c l a s s e s s p i r i t a s o n e, s a i d N o l d.

as long as i can see the light.

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O f f I n An o t h e r Wo r l d - C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) D ayd re a m s a b o u t h i s ye a r. Ive d o n e s o m u c h t h i s ye a r, i t s re a l l y b e e n a b l e s s i n g. Im j u s t g l a d my p a re nt s h a d e n o u g h p at i e n ce to d e a l w i t h m e, s a i d N o l d.

together we serve
Fif teen years ago the four-acre proper t y located nex t to 2120 Payne Street (M erc y S acred Hear t Village) was just an old Louisville Paving dumpsite, nothing but the remains of broken buildings and a combined sewer pipeline. Thanks to the hard wor k of several local Clif ton communit y members the old dump tur ned into the Clif ton Communit y G arden t wo years ago and was later
A Different K in d o f B e n c h i n g Greg S anders ( 8 ) p u t s together a ben c h fo r B aye n ss Eagle Projec t. Th e b e n c h e s were placed a ro u n d t h e butter fly gard e n B aye n s a l s o helped to create.

A TROOP OF BOY SCOUTS GOES TO CLIFTON TO HELP A COMMUNITY GARDEN TAKE ROOT SPREAD BY CHARLES NOLD
difference by letting se n i o r s g e t b a c k o n t h e i r fe e t in one of the prettiest e nv i ro n m e nt s i m a gi n a b l e. D o had built a meditat i o n a re a u s i n g b e n c h e s b u i l t from rec ycled logs, as we l l a s h i s s h a re o f t h e p at h . At the end of B aye n ss p ro j e c t, h e h a d gotten a lot done, and h e wa s p ro u d o f h i s wo r k . O verall, I think that my p ro j e c t we nt rat h e r we l l. D espite minor setback s a n d b u m p s a l o n g t h e way, I felt that it was a comp l e te s u cce s s. I t h i n k t h at more people will enjoy t h e g a rd e n a n d b e m o re invited to it as a whole d u e to my p ro j e c t, s a i d Bayens. The boys were a cc u s to m e d to co m m u n i t y ser vice due to B oy S co u t s, b u t t h e y fe l t s p e c i a l pr ide for the wor k they we re d o i n g at t h e g a rd e n . I think the suppor t we re ce i ve d f ro m Co u n c i l wo m a n Ward-Pugh and Congre s s m a n Ya r m u t h we re probably the most enco u ra gi n g p a r t s o f t h e p ro j e c t for me, said Nold, who s e p ro j e c t wa s s c h e d u l e d fo r June 12. M aybe when my p ro j e c t co m e s a ro u n d we can get M ayor Abramso n to v i s i t.

renamed the Billy G oat H ill G arden, af ter the or iginal name of the area. This year, three B oy S couts ( Jordan Bayens (11) Lucas D o (10) Char ley Nold (10)) decided to do their Eagle S cout projec ts at the G arden. The projec t is a requirement before we can get our Eagle, which is the highest rank in S couting, said Nold. On M ay 22 2010, Bayens had gotten his chance to take the nex t step in the gardens life. He built par t of a walk ing path to be completed at the end of all three projec ts. The path is really like laying down the foundations of a larger projec t. I t s the framewor k to, eventually and hopefully, lay down a wheelchair-accessible path for the rehab center (at M erc y S acred Hear t), said D o. I f that happens, the path will truly have made a huge

G o i n g H a m - We s l e y B ohn ( 1 0 ) t i l l e d a s e c t i o n of dir t to p l a nt s o m e b u t ter fly b u s h e s. B o h n wa s of ten he a rd ye l l i n g I g o hard! w h i c h p rov i d e d a l augh to al l o f t h e wo r k e r s at the B i l l y G o at H i l l G a rden.

Listen Up - Luc a s D o (10) watches a b e e h i ve demonstration p u t o n by t h e Billy G oat H ill G a rd e n . Th e demonstration s h owe d h ow the hive was fe d a n d h ow it wor ked. The re wa s a l s o a close up look at t h e q u e e n bee.

J o rd a n B aye n s ( 1 1 )

J o rd a n B ayenss (11) Eagle S cout Projec t had gone on peacefully, as it should. The boys were wor k ing hard, until abou t 1 1 : 0 0 . H e y ! Eve r yo n e ! Ta ke a break , John Yar muth is here, said Bayens. Congressman John Yar muth (D) had come to the Billy G oat H i l l G a rd e n , to v i s i t t h e B oy S couts of Troop 40, and thank them for the wor k they were doing. I think that it was cool to see that Yar muth s h owe d u p b e c a u s e i t s h ows h is gratitude towards others who tr y and help out their communit y, said Bayens. Yar muth was not the first to t h a n k t h e Tro o p, b u t d e f i n i te ly the most power ful. Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh had visited the boys in Apr il D ur ing Lucas D os (10) Pro j e c t. N o t al l o f t h e S co u t s were as impressed as Bayens, Honestly, I thought less of his appearance than Tina Ward Pughs, said D o. I un d e r s t a n d he i s m o re i m p o r t ant , but it seemed like he was just there to pose for pic tures, whereas Councilwoman Ward-Pugh was there b e c a u s e s h e ac t u a l l y t h o u g ht t hat the garden and the projec ts were impor tant and beneficial.

flight of the bumblebees

U p o n a f i r s t v i s i t to t h e g a rd e n s o m e o n e m ay n o t f u l l y n o t i ce t h e l owe r f i e l d. Eve n u p o n a s e co n d t r i p, t h e y m i g ht n o t n o t i ce o n e o f t h e h i g h e s t p r i d e s o f t h e g a rd e n , t h e t wo b e e h i ve s t u c k e d away i n t h e co r n e r o f t h e f i e l d. A ye a r a g o t h e h i ves h o n e y h a d wo n a b l u e r i b b o n at t h e St ate Fa i r. An d o n t h e 2 2 o f M ay, t h e y m i g ht h ave e ve n s e e n l o c a l B oy S co u t J o rd a n B aye n s ( 1 1 ) d o i n g a d e m o n s t rat i o n w i t h t h e b e e c a re t a k e r, E l wo o d. B aye n s e ve n g o t s u i te d u p i n o rd e r to h e l p w i t h t h e d e m o n s t rat i o n . At f i r s t I wa s a l i t t l e b i t n e r vo u s a b o u t h e l p i n g E l wo o d w i t h t h e b e e d e m o n s t rat i o n , b e c a u s e Ive n e ve r re a l l y e n j oye d t h e co m p a ny o f t h e m , s a i d B aye n s. B u t o n ce I g o t s u i te d u p I h a d a s e n s e o f c a l m n e s s. Af te r t hat I t h o u g ht i t wa s a n e at ex p e r i e n ce to s e e t h e q u e e n b e e a n d l e a r n a l i t t l e b i t o f i n fo r m at i o n a b o u t t h e h i ve. Th e S co u t t ro o p to o k a b re a k to watc h t h e i r f r i e n d wo r k w i t h t h e b e e s. I wa s g l a d we we nt d ow n . I h a d s e e n t h e b e e s e a r l i e r, b u t s e e i n g J o rd a n wo r k w i t h t h e m wa s a t re at, s a i d C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) . Lu c a s D o ( 1 0 ) h a d b e e n to t h e g a rd e n fo r h i s E a g l e S co u t p ro j e c t o n Ap r i l 2 4 , a n d h a d b e e n i n fo r m e d o f t h e awa rd w i n n i n g b e e s, b u t wa s s t i l l i nte re s te d i n c h e c k i n g o u t t h e wo r k B aye n s wa s d o i n g, S i n ce I we nt i nto i t k n ow i n g t h at th e h o n e y f ro m t h e h i ve s h a d wo n at t h e St ate Fa i r, I wa s k i n d o f i nte re s te d to k n ow h ow t h e h i ve s wo r k e d, h ow t h e y we re m a n a g e d a n d h ow t h e y we re c a re d fo r.

a congressional finish

athletics

Walk ing Tall- We s l e y B ohn (10) sa g s h i s pants in prep a rat i o n for a game ag a i n s t Char ley Nold ( 1 0 ), An d y D ennis (10) a n d R ya n Simpson (10). Wh at fun is it in pl ay i n g (basketball) i f yo u dont get to g o o f o f f, said B ohn.

R e a l Ta l k- G o i n g fo r a l ay- u p, C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) j u m p e d t h ro u g h We s l e y B o h n ( 1 0 ) a n d R ya n S i m p s o n ( 1 0 ) . Im on the short end of our basketball spectrum, so w h e n e ve r I s e e a c h a n ce to p ra c t i ce m a k i n g l ay- u p s, I g o fo r i t, s a i d N o l d.

Th e c rowd roared at Freedom Hall s D enny Crum Cour t. The gr izzled, middle -aged men had filled up the stands car r y i n g B u d we i s e r S e l e c t i n their hands. Among these men, wa s one boy, Char ley Nold (10), who had come to the game with his father, J a m e s C h i p N o l d J r. A gif t from Nold s mother of season tick ets had brought them there. The love of the game kept them there. Watc h i n g t h o s e g a m e s b ro u ght us so much closer together, said Nold. He attended six games with his father. He remembered one in par t i c u l a r. Th e g a m e a g a i n s t Notre Dame was definitely my favor ite. I t was the second to last game ever played at Freedom Hall. The ene rg y wa s s o h i g h , s a i d N o l d. I t went into tr iple - over time, and even though their best player was injured and couldnt play, it was still great to w i n . Th e Ca rd i n a l s wo n the game 91-89. Ze ro H o u r- Th e l a s t game at Freedom Hall was an exciting one. Th e te a m a n d t h e f ans got ever yone in high spir its. I t was the m o s t exc i t i n g m o m ent Ive exper ienced at Freedom Hall and Ive b e e n t h e re w h e re t hey ve won the conference championship on l a s t s e co n d f re e t h rows, said James Chip Nold Jr. M y wife was p u n c h i n g my a r m out of excitement, and in the moment, I was t h i n k i n g i t i s g o i n g to be such a drag if they lose but thank G od t h e y d i d nt. An d t h e best par t, we beat a Number 1 ranked team.

cardinal season

changing the game

Brick!- Muchael Marsh (10) puts up a s h o t w i t h e a s e. M a r s h wa s n o t a l ways a p at ro n of Basketball We d n e s d ays b u t c a m e w h e n e ve r h e co u l d

Toss Up - Wesley B ohn (10) and Jani Podlesney (11) reach to grab the ball on their usual walk from B ohns house to the basketball cour t.

A GROUP OF LOCAL SOPHOMORES AND A GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENT KINDLE A LOVE FOR A SPORT THEYRE NO GOOD AT SPREAD BY CHARLES NOLD
Strolling alongChar ley Nold (10) walks along Fer nwood Ave. on his way to play basketball. Im so used to that mile -long walk , it doesnt phase me anymore, said Nold.

There is a moment, when the basketball is in the air, r ight before you k now if youve made the shot or not, and in that moment, the game stops. Char ley Nold (10), and a group of fr iends had been shar ing a lot of those moments over the last year in the par k ing lot of B ellar mine College on Nor r is Place. Nold s interest in the spor t stemmed from his father s fondness for the Universit y of Louisville mens basketball team. I star ted paying attention in 1966 when I was 11, said James Chip Nold Jr. Back then, we had Wesley Unseld, we were a top five team, and the only team better than us was UCLA, and they were unstoppable. I t wasnt long before Nold Jr. began to take his son to the games at Freedom Hall. From there Nold began to play with some fr iends recreationally. I wouldnt have even thought about playing if my best fr iend

Wesley wasnt so into i t a l s o, s a i d N o l d. We s l e y B ohn (10) was obvious l y t h e m o s t p ro f i c i e nt p l aye r among the group. I t s not that Im t h e b e s t, i t j u s t s o happens that Im playin g w i t h a b u n c h o f g u ys w h o have no idea what they a re d o i n g, s a i d B o h n . B o h n and Nold of ten played t h e ro l e o f co m i c re l i e f fo r their fr iends. Ill tr y an d m a k e a s h o t, a n d t h e n h e just hits the ball in mid a i r. I t s n o t f a i r t h at h es that tall, said Nold. They had begun a ro u t i n e o f B a s k e t b a l l Wednesdays in which t h e y wo u l d p l ay at l e a s t o n e game ever y Wednesday. Wh i l e h e k n e w h e wa s nt the best, Nold was glad t h at h e g o t to p l ay e ve r y week . Im not athletic a n d I k n ow t h at, s a i d N o l d, but that s not why I pl ay. I t s a wo r k o u t, a n d i t relieves major stress, e s p e c i a l l y b e fo re I to o k t h e AP wor ld H istor y Exam .

R e d o n e! said Jani Podlesney (11) Blue One! said Char ley Nold (10). C h a r l e y, t h at s a Toyota, not a Volkswagen, said Podlesney. This was a par t o f a g a m e t h e t wo and their other fr iends were used to playing on their way to B e l l a r m i n e Co l l ege for their Basketball Wednesdays. The G ame was played w i t h a ve r y s i m p l e rule: upon seeing a V W you must call out the color and hit th e n e a re s t p e r s o n to you. I was never that great at it, but I still play any way. I t s j u s t a n o t h e r competitive thing we do to pass the time, said Nold. B esides i t s n o f a i r. J a n i i s G er man. I t s like he has a connec tion to the V W s he can c a l l t h e m f ro m d own the street.

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1) A Fr i e n d l y Fa ce - Grace Flaher t y (10) Char ley Nold (10) Andy D ennis (10) and Nathan Sheeran (10) play around in front of the c a m e ra , at G o Fo r I t 2 0 1 0 . Those three are some of my closest Y fr iends, said Nold. Jok ing around with them is one of the best par ts a b o u t t h e co n fe re n ce s. 2 ) Lo ok ing On- Char ley Nold (10) sits in a hallway relaxing with his fr iends dur ing free -time. I realize that is not t h e m o s t f l at te r i n g p o s i t i o n , but I look so bad ass. Well, k ind of, said Nold.

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Th e a i r wa s c r i s p i n t h e l o n g h a l l ways o f t h e Crow n e Pl a z a H o te l o n M a rc h 2 1 , 2 0 10. Th e f a m i l i a r c rowd o f p e o p l e co m i n g fo r t he KY YM C As K e nt u c k y U n i te d N at i o n s Co n fe rence (K U N A) h a d b e g u n to e nte r t h e b u i l d i n g. An d y ! s h o u te d C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) to h i s f r iend An d y D e n n i s ( 1 0 ) . D e n n i s t h a n c h a rg e d toward N o l d at f u l l s p e e d, j u m p i n g i nto h i s awa i t i ng a r m s. I n e ve r yd ay s o c i e t y, t h i s wo u l d h ave b e e n d e e m e d i n a p p ro p r i ate a n d we i rd, a l most h o m o e ro t i c, b u t at K U N A , t h i s wa s t h e n o r m. I t s a d i f fe re nt wo r l d t h e re, yo u a c t h ow yo u wa nt to a c t, d o w h at yo u wa nt to d o, a n d s ay w hat yo u wa nt to s ay, s a i d N o ld. H e h a d at te n d e d fo u r Y Co n fe re n ce s a ye ar si n ce 8 t h gra d e. B u t t h i s o n e wa s d i f fe re nt ; N o l d h a d s e e n a n i n f l u x o f f r i e n d s f ro m o u tside o f h i s u s u a l gro u p o f Y f r i e n d s, a n d t h e s e fr i e n d s we re o n e s f ro m s c h o o l, B oy S co u t s, a n d e ve r y w h e re i n b e t we e n . At f i r s t I wa s a p p re h e n s i ve a b o u t a l o t o f t h e m j o i n i n g t he Y b e c a u s e I d i d nt t h i n k t h at t h e y wo u l d fe el a b o u t i t t h e way I d i d, s a i d N o l d, b u t I wa s d e f i n i te l y p rove n w ro n g, a n d Im g l a d I wa s. Im so h a p py I g o t to s h a re t h at s i d e o f m e w i t h my o t h e r f r i e n d s. communit y, said Fosl.

A YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE CHANGES CHARLEY NOLDS (10) VIEW ABOUT HIS FRIENDS AND HIS LIFE SPREAD BY CHARLES NOLD
Three of Nold s fr iends had joined his inner circle of Y fr iends: Lucas D o (10) R yan Simpson (10) and Eli Fosl (10). As soon as I got there I realized ever yone was cool and fr iendly, but at first I was scared that I wouldnt fit in. Af ter a while I realized that through all my fr iends from school, I could make fr iends easily because they were par t of the same Nold seemed like he had looked back on the exper ience with fondness, and saw ever ything in a new light. Having them become a par t of my Y life made me realize, there is no Y fr iends or Y life, that s just an excuse not to ac t that way outside of those conferences. I n the end, you have YOUR fr iends, and YOUR life. You ought to live it to the fullest while you can.
D ra m at i c Fa ce - C h a r l e y Nold (10) looks off in the d i s t a n ce co nte m p l at i n g t h e d ay s e ve nt s, I f yo u d o nt t a k e t i m e to re f l e c t, yo u l l n e ve r a p p re c i ate t h e d ays yo uve h a d, s a i d N o l d.

S m i l i n g Pre t t y- N at h a n S h e e ra n ( 1 0 ) R ya n Simpson (10) and An d y D e n n i s ( 1 0 ) j o k e a ro u n d b e fo re E x p re s s i o n S e s s i o n . S h e e ra n a n d S i m p s o n we re t wo o f C h a r l e y N o l d s ( 1 0 ) g o o d f r i e n d s b e fo re t h e y joined the Y this last ye a r. At f i r s t I wa s s c a re d t h e y wo u l d nt f i t i n , b u t i t wa s almost like they had b e e n t h e re fo r ye a r s, said Nold

Andy D ennis (10) Er in Walsh (9)

St a b l e N e r ve s - C h a r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) a n d An d y D e n n i s ( 1 0 ) re a d s to r i e s a n d to l d p o e m s a b o u t h ow t h e YM C A h a d b e t te re d t h e i r l i ve s. I m a i n l y j u s t wa nte d to t h a n k e ve r yo n e. Th e Y h a s h e l p e d m e. I fe e l l i k e I owe d i t to t h e m , s a i d N o l d. R yan Simpson (10) Th e re wa s a n i g ht t h at h a d b e e n t a l k e d a b o u t by a l l t h e Y ve te ra n s t h at wo u l d b r i n g te a r s o r l a u g h s a n d co u l d s h a k e yo u r m i n d s e t to t h e ve r y co re o f i t s ex i s te n ce. Th at n i g ht wa s c a l l e d E x p re s s i o n S e s s i o n , a n d wa s a fo r u m fo r a l l t h e k i d s at t h e n o n - d e b at a b l e co n fe re n ce s to s h ow a d i f fe re nt s i d e o f t h e m . Th i s i s a s to r y, o r m o re o f a t h a n k yo u s p e e c h . Wh ate ve r i t i s, I wa nt to s t a r t by t h a n k i n g a l l o f yo u h e re at t h e Y, wa s t h e b e gi n n i n g o f C h a r l e y N o l d s ( 1 0 ) s to r y a b o u t h ow t h e YM C A h a d s ave d h i m d u r i n g s o m e o f t h e m o re t ro u b l i n g t i m e s o f h i s l i fe. B u t h e wa s n o t t h e o n l y o n e. Wh e n my f r i e n d D a r re n d i e d, I u s e d e ve r y b o d y to t a l k i t o u t, s a i d C h a s e Co f fe y ( 1 0 ) . I j u s t t h i n k t h at i t s a re a l l y g o o d way to o p e n u p a n d s h a re w h ate ve r yo u h ave, w h e t h e r yo u k n ow e ve r yo n e o r n o t.

There was a mor ning, like no other mor ning on the planet, said Cha r l e y N o l d ( 1 0 ) . Wh at better way to wake you up then blasting B ohemian R hapsody in you r f a ce w h e n yo u b a re l y have enough energy to keep an eyelid open, said Nold. He was refer r i n g t h e K e nt u c k y YM C As M or ning M adness, a r itual at the YMC As values conferences [Leade r s h i p Tra i n i n g Co n fe re n ce or LTC and G o For I t! (AK A GFI)]. That consists of an hour full of danc i n g a n d g a m e s, fo l l owe d by a bit of mor ning meditation. S ome people were not such huge fan s. I h ate t h e b e gi n n i n g of it, because I like sleeping a lot. I t keeps me from really getting into i t, s a i d An d y D e n n i s (10).

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light, it comes in waves, and beams, and rays, and in everyday life. light is waiting with eli fosl (10) every single morning for the past 130 plus days. light is going on a halloween scavenger hunt, losing a two hundred dollar video camera, walking from the mid city mall to kroger and back, and beating team wu by over a hundred points. light is jumping into the dark because you know it will be at the end. light is living at wesley bohns (10) house. light is never losing my way...

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1) Hammer Time - Lucas D o (10) go e s to town on a sec tion of path for Jord a n B aye n s (11) Projec t. The path was made o u t o f s i d e boards hammered into place with wo o d e n stakes and vinyl under neath to k ill t h e gra s s. On top of the vinyl a layer of mulc h wa s placed down. 2) Digging D eeper- E l i Fo s l (10) goes through his back pack in o rd e r to get a piece of paper for his fr iend C h a r l e y Nold (10). Ever yday Fosl and Nold s h a re paper for notes to go down to the C MA l a b to do wor k . Fa l co n Pu n c h ! - E l i Fo s l (10) and Charley Nold ( 1 0 ) d u k e i t o u t fo r a p h o to s h o o t by M e a g a n An d e r s o n ( 1 0 ). Th e s h o o t wa s nt h a rd, b e c a u s e E l i a n d I f i g ht l i k e t h at a l l t h e t i m e, s a i d N o l d.

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