Colonel Sander Speaks to Ballard County Students

Students at Ballard County Middle School got a chance to hear from Harland “Colonel” Sanders, as portrayed by Nicholasville resident L. Henry Dowell. The presentation was sponsored by Kentucky Chautauqua, through the Kentucky Humanities Council, along with Murray State University’s Office of Regional Outreach and Paducah Bank. Although he was best known for his 11 secret herbs and spices, Col. Sanders was about much more than Kentucky Fried Chicken. Students heard how Sanders had been an Army mule tender, railroad worker, tire salesman and entrepreneur before he began one of the world’s best know food franchises. Dowell concentrated on the ideas of hard work, luck and perseverance being the Colonel’s real secret ingredients to success.