Our guest speakers will be sharing stories about and their memories with former Warren County Sheriff Peanuts Gaines and the Boys & Girls Ranch.
Jerry "Peanuts" Gaines
Warren County Sheriff 1978-1982, 1987-2018
Guest of Honor Founding Member of KSA Ranch 1995 National Sheriff of the Year 2000-2001 NSA President Five-time KSA President 2014 Kentucky Association of Counties President
Brett Hightower
Warren County Sheriff 2018-Present
KSA Board of Directors 21 Years of Military Service Retired from BGPD Worked for the United States Attorney's Office as the Law Enforcement Coordinator Elected as the Warren County Sheriff in 2018
Jerry Wagner
Executive Director, KSA
Retired Fleming County Sheriff Executive Director of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association and Boys & Girls Ranch
Abraham Williams
Executive director, housing authority of bowling green
Dedication to God and his pledge to help those less fortunate than himself brought him to Bowling Green. He has established the After School Tutoring Program and the Welfare-to-Work Program.
Brett Guthrie
U.S. Congressman, kentucky's 2nd district
Serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee as well as several Subcommittees. First elected to public office in 1998, Guthrie represented the 32nd District in the Kentucky Senate until being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008.
Jim Scott
Founder, Scotty's Contracting and Stone, llc
Scotty's Biography After starting Scotty's in 1972, Jim Scott has served as a local mentor to many for nearly 50 years. Owner and Developer of Olde Stone.
Amy Hale Milliken
Warren County Attorney
Appointed as Warren County Attorney on April 1, 2004 and elected to the position in Nov. 2004. Appointed by Governor Matt Bevin to serve on the bipartisan Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council.
Dr. Steve Ayers
Lead Pastor, Hillvue Heights
Founded Hillvue Heights in 1991 with only 30 members and the Holy Spirit, has today brought thousands to experience Jesus.
Jody Richards
KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1976-2019
Longest serving Speaker of the House in the history of Kentucky legislature, 1994-2008, representing Kentucky's 20th District.
Sheriff Brett Hightower will welcome everyone before dinner is served. Dinner will be catered.
| 6:30 pm
Guest Speakers
We will hear from several guest speakers about the dedication and service of former Warren County Sheriff Peanuts Gaines, as well as the history of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association's Boys & Girls Ranch.
| 7:30 pm
Call to Action
Following dinner, our keynote speakers, and a presentation of our gratitude to Peanuts and Marilyn, we will call you all to action, encouraging everyone to support the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association's Boys & Girls Ranch.
Banquet Location
Hillvue Heights Church 3219 Nashville Road Bowling Green, KY 42101
Sponsors
This event would not have been made possible without our sponsors!
Buttram Farms Eva and Jim Martens Houchens Industries, Inc. Scotty's Contracting & Stone, LLC Limestone Bank Brett Hightower The Rogers Tomblinson Group at Morgan Stanley Independence Bank Jim Johnson Nissan Hyundai Graves Gilbert Clinic TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital Med Center Health Kentucky Sheriffs' Association Bell, Orr, Ayers, & Moore P.S.C. Judge Executive Michael O. Buchanon and the Warren County Magistrates Chandler Real Estate