Pulaski County Bar Association, KY Contact: Bruce W. Singleton, President Pulaski County Bar Association P. O. Box 1233, Somerset, KY 42502 Email: bwsing@aol.com Activity Summary: The Bar Association sponsored an open meeting named “Picnic on the Square,” where as many organizations and groups could join with the Bar Association in our first public meeting. It was at this meeting that Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Lambert presented his 1999 Law Day Address. Activity Narrative: “under a cloudless sky and a canopy of trees” Pulaski County celebrated Law Day, 1999 -- Commonwealth Journal, Sunday, May 9, 1999 For Law Day, 1999, the Pulaski County Bar Association had a “Picnic on the Square.” We held our regular monthly meeting in public and in the open air on the town square. Local civic leaders, the Mayor, and the County Judge Executive attended as part of the ceremony. In addition, Law Day was selected as the kickoff event for the Pulaski County Bicentennial Celebration. The Meece Middle School Band provided entertainment prior to the meeting. Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert was the keynote speaker. The celebration concluded with an open house at the newly renovated historic office building of Pulaski County Bar President, Bruce W. Singleton. In addition to the one-day celebration, members of the local bar wrote “op-ed” pieces for the local newspaper and recorded public service announcements for the local radio stations. Pulaski County’s event was selected as Kentucky’s Outstanding Small Bar Association Law Day Celebration. Participation. Our goal was to involve as many people and organizations as possible in the celebration. In that goal we were very successful. The following groups, organizations, or individuals participated: 41 of the 45 members of the Pulaski County Bar Association Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert Chief Judge Daniel J. Venters Circuit Judge William T. Cain District Judge Walter F. Maguire District Judge Michael Henry The Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce City of Somerset Downtown Development Commission The City of Somerset Police Department Meece Middle School band (100 members and Director Bev Stevenson) Pulaski County Bicentennial Committee First Baptist Church Somerset Funeral Home Pulaski County Judge Executive Darrell Beshears Somerset Mayor, J.P. Wiles Radio Station WTLO Radio Station WLLK “First Radio” family of stations The Commonwealth-Journal Newspaper The News Journal Newspaper Maintenance and support staff from the Pulaski County Courthouse Volunteer inmates from the Pulaski County Detention Center (setup & cleanup) Sample Programs Home | By Audience | By Location | By Sponsoring Organization