Tuesday, July 18, 2017

KY-WV 2017 Bahá’í School Information

Come join us in beautiful Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park to study the theme of “Hope and the Family” and share spiritual strengths and hopes for your family in a loving, supportive atmosphere with families and friends of the Bahá’í Faith.  “This program has been designed to explore, through conversation, concepts related to family life.”  Everyone is welcome: individuals, families, friends, and community at large!  There will be breakout sessions for the whole family.  Stories of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá will be intertwined in the sessions.



Register Here:  http://www.cvent.com/d/f5qbwv


When


Friday September 22 at 5 pm to Sunday September 24 lunch, including our traditional cultural night/talent show on Saturday night, so come prepared!

Where

Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park
4441 KY-1833
Gays Creek, KY 41745
606-398-7510
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/buckhorn-lake


Facilitators

Diane Smith Grych—Princeton, WV
Byron Hoggatt—Charleston, WV
Jacque Jenkins—Louisville, KY
Deborah Larimer—Weston, WV
Cristi Menking-Hoggatt—Charleston, WV
Azita Misaghi—Charleston, WV


Registration Fees                        Full                        One Day

Adults (21 and up)                        $50                        $30
Youth (15-20)                                $30                        $18
Junior Youth (12-14)                     $20                        $12
Child (5-11)                                   $10                        $6
Child (0-4)                                    Free                        Free

Maximum registration fee for a family:  $130

$100 is due by August 21.
The remaining balance (including housing fees; see below) is due by September 8.
$10 is nonrefundable up to September 8; the full registration fee is nonrefundable after September 8.

The online registration site will be announced soon.  Payment will be through credit cards, or by sending a checks made payable to “Kentucky Baha’i School” and mailed to:
Kentucky Baha’i School
c/o Cheryl Lysell
P.O. Box 55
Lewisport, KY 42351


Housing

A block of rooms at Buckhorn Lake Park is being held for the school until August 22.  Most have two double beds (no refrigerator), but there are two rooms with one queen bed (no refrigerator), and two with one king bed and a mini refrigerator.  In addition, there is one two-bedroom cottage available with four double beds.  Make your room reservations and payments through the KY-WV Baha’i School registration site.  Check in:  after 4 pm, checkout: before 11 am (10 am for the cottage).

Cost: 

Room with two double beds:
$96/night plus $11/night for each additional adult beyond two
Room with one queen bed:
$96/night plus $11/night for each additional adult beyond two
Room with one king bed:
$107/night plus $11/night for each additional adult beyond two
Cottage:
$181/night plus $11/night for each additional adult beyond six
There is no wifi in the cottage at this time

Other options

There is no campground at the Park; please consult your own maps and information sources for campgrounds in the region.  For example, Eagle’s Landing Campground is 3.3 miles away, though we have no information to offer on its amenities or whether it will be open at that date.  Contact information: 265 State Hwy 2072, Gays Creek, KY 41745, phone(606) 398-7071.  There are other campgrounds in the area that are farther away.  There are also various hotels in Hazard, KY, but be aware that this is more than 20 miles away.


Food

Some refreshments will be provided, including continental breakfasts.  Meals are available for purchase at the Buckhorm Lake Park’s restaurant, Bowlingtown Country Kitchen—refer to the park’s website for menus and prices.  Note that there are no other restaurants nearby.  Also, the park states that we cannot bring in our own food into the restaurant and meeting areas.


Some Park Information

The park offers a beach and bathhouse by the lake for swimming (water conditions and weather permitting), an outdoor swimming pool, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, a small playground, hiking, fishing (license required), minigolf (fee), and rental pontoon boats.  The park is also a good place for elk and bird watching.  See the park’s website for more details.

Free wifi is available in the lodge housing and meeting rooms, but not in the cottage.


Directions

Consult your maps with great care before embarking, and be aware that cell reception (or real-time GPS contact) may at times be extremely weak or non-existent.  Also, roads become somewhat narrow and very windy—perhaps not much fun driving on for the first time in the dark.  Coming from the north we suggest taking a route that near the end follows KY-15 S toward Hazard, and then turning right onto KY-28 W roughly 21.2 miles after Jackson.  Stay on KY-28 W for about 10.2 miles and then turn left onto KY-1833.  The park is then about 4.8 miles on the left.  On the other hand, if you are coming from the south on KY-15 N from Hazard you would turn left onto KY-28 W roughly 9 miles after Hazard and then proceed as above.


Further Information

Online registration website:  http://www.cvent.com/d/f5qbwv
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For information:  Kentucky-reg@usbnc.org
Weblog: kybahaischool.blogspot.com