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Datebook: September 25 - Balboa Reaches the Pacific 500 Years Ago

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Explorer Vasco Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific Ocean on this day in 1513, the first European to to so from the New World. Knee-deep in the ocean, he raised a sword in one hand and an image of Virgin Mary in the other and claimed possession of the new sea and all adjoining lands for Spain.

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 25

The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County hold the 2nd annual Tobacco War Pilgrimage Friday and Saturday. Friday night's events include an Old Time Street Fair and the Night Rider Tobacco Raid Re-enactment. Saturday's events include the Tobacco Bus Tour, showings of the documentary "Farming in the Black Patch," and the Trial of the Night Riders. For more information visit tobaccowarpilgrimage.com.

The 8th annual "monster" yard and bake sale benefiting the Mayfield-Graves County Needline and Food Pantry is Saturday starting at 7 a.m. at First Christian Church in Mayfield. Donations are still being accepted; contact First Christian Church at 270-247-2204.

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site features special exhibits about archaeology and the importance of preserving sites as part of the Friends of Wickliffe Mounds Appreciation Day on Saturday. The park hosts an open house with free museum admission from 10 to 4. For more information, call 270-335-3681.

Add your community events to the calendar at wkms.org. Thanks for listening.

Kala Dunn is a native of Princeton, Ky. She’s a 2006 graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy with a concentration in flute performance and a 2010 graduate of Murray State University with a B.M. in piano performance. She lives in Hamlin, Ky.
Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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