Charus Changchit says he finds Bowling Green very peaceful.

Mike Versluys is all about his kids. “My wife helps them with their schooling,” Versluys said. “I help them with everything else.”

Bill “Bogey” Baldwin helps show 5-year-old Maddy Bratcher how to hold a chain saw. Several of the neighborhood kids wanted a shot at it.

“I want to hold it. I want to hold it,” rang the chorus of chants.

Baldwin, bearded and jolly, went to his house for a guard he puts over the chain so kids won’t get hurt.

Quinton Whcyes, better known as “Nubs,” might be one of Bowling Green’s most recognizable inhabitants. At 8 months old, he was badly burned by hot water and lost his legs below his knees.

Subsequently, Whcyes has been wheelchair-bound for most of his life.