Lake Cumberland Compass

05/28/2026

Promoting health and wellness information to our community continues to be important to me so I was pleased to write this article for the Commonwealth Journal’s June SEKY on men’s health. Dr. Walrath with Lake Cumberland Physician Practices was an incredible source of information and a fabulous interviewee! See the magazine in the May 28 CJ.

05/27/2026

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I have been able to publish an issue. Saying I miss it would be an understatement. I have not forgotten every single entity that supported the Compass. ❤️ I miss you all.

June marks one year since I officially started Compass Communications, and in July, it will be one year since the very first issue of Lake Cumberland Compass. What a year it’s been. I’ve poured my heart into creating something that reflects the spirit, creativity, and care in our community.

As much as I love producing the magazine and believe in its mission, creating each issue, especially the larger ones, has become physically and financially unsustainable. If money weren’t a factor, I’d keep going for as long as my fingers could strike the keys.

Going forward, the size and timing of future issues will depend on two things: what you tell me you want to read and the advertising support needed to make it happen. I’m still committed to telling great stories about amazing people, just in a way that is more balanced and realistic for me.

I also want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported Lake Cumberland Compass over the past year, from our advertisers to our readers who believed in this idea from the beginning. I couldn’t have made it this far without you.

Thank you for a wonderful first year. While I explore other creative outlets that may be more financially feasible, I’m here and available to support your projects, whether that’s publishing, marketing, or just stepping in when you need an extra set of hands (or baking cookies for your event). If you’ve got a self-publishing idea, I’d love to help you bring it to life.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

05/10/2026

Just finished up an article on men’s health for the Commonwealth Journal’s June SEKY Life. This interview with Dr. Walrath at Lake Cumberland Physician Practices (LCMA) was so easy and flowed so naturally that it hardly required much more than transcribing the recording to put the article together. What a fabulous addition he is to our medical community. I feel honored to put the article together! Watch for it at the top of the month.

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

Bigger, better, on Friday night instead of Thursday night, and even more fun!

SJWC is excited to bring back the Adult Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt in downtown Somerset on Friday, April 3rd!!

This year, we'll be hiding about 4000 eggs for you gown-ups to hunt and we'll start the hunt a bit later so you can actually see the eggs glow! Make sure this is on your calendar!!

(We know this is Good Friday and purposefully plan to start later so those who want to attend services can do so. We also are aware it is the first weekend of Spring Break, but we didn't want to move it back up to March just because of iffy weather.)

03/11/2026

A Sample Of Somerset will be back on the evening of Thursday, June 4th at the Judicial Center Plaza in downtown Somerset!

This is ALWAYS a favorite event for our community and it is the first fundraiser of the year for Operation Angel Care.

If your restaurant, bakery, deli, beverage business, bistro, cafe, pizzeria, food truck, catering company, etc., would like to be part of this event, please go ahead and comment here or email [email protected]. Of course, someone from SJWC will be by your business to visit with you and give you more information in a few weeks. We want you to be prepared and excited to provide your best samples to those who attend our annual event.

Here is info in case you are unfamiliar with how this works:
--You will set up a booth space at the event and will provide at least 300 SAMPLES (not full servings) of your menu items. THIS WILL COST YOU NO MONEY OTHER THAN YOUR PRODUCTS AND TIME!!
--Attendees will purchase tickets for $1 per sample and will give you that ticket when they visit your booth.
--You'll give them a sample in a small cup, container, plate or napkin.
--Every dollar raised through ticket sales and all fees from non-food vendors will go to support Operation Angel Care for the 2026 Christmas season.
--It's a win-win-win...you get your menu seen and sampled by lots of people who may not have tried you (and some of your regulars will be there, too), attendees will have very happy and full tummies from all the good food, and Operation Angel Care receives much needed money to purchase Christmas gifts for Pulaski County children in need!!!

Plan to participate in this fun annual downtown Somerset event!!

03/11/2026

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