Rian’s Fatted Calf looks back on December tornadoes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the early hours of December 11, 2021, tornadoes ripped through Bowling Green, damaging hundreds of homes and many local businesses.

Family owned butcher shop Rian’s Fatted Calf was one business that took a terrible hit, requiring a complete rebuild of the building. Rian Barefoot, owner of the business said he remembers his security alarm going off at 1:21 a.m. that morning, prompting him to head out to his livelihood.

When the family arrived, the shop was in tatters, but Barefoot said thanks to God and his community, he and his family were able to wait the 15 long months it took to reopen.