June 12, 2013, The Dawson Springs Progress

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Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky 42408, Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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City’s Poker Run Will Be Saturday The second annual City of Dawson Springs Poker Run will take place Saturday with registration at 9 a.m. at the gazebo. The rain date is June 22.

The entry fee is $10 per driver and $5 for passengers. Extra hands are available for a cost of $5 per hand, with a limit of three hands per person.

All vehicles are welcome, including motorcycles, classic cars, and pickup trucks. The first vehicle will depart at 10 a.m. with last in at approximately 2:15 p.m.

Stops will be at Honda of

Princeton, Four Rivers Harley Davidson Outlet in Grand Rivers, S&A Wearhouse in Cadiz and JPM Motor Sports in Hopkinsville.

Approximately $1,000 in prizes will be awarded, including $200 for the best hand, $100 for the worst hand and Mayor’s Choice awards of $50 each for the best bike and best nonbike entries. Cash, gift cards and numerous other doorprizes will be given.

Free hotdogs and drinks will be available upon return to Dawson Springs.

donation to media center VIVIAN MARTINEZ and Dakota Carter register Monday for a free lunch with Cheryl Simons at Belmont Apt. 28B. Free lunches are being served each weekday through August 2 at this location from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Clarkdale Court from noon until 1 p.m.

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Chamber Making Plans For Fireworks Show, Barbecue

By Carolyn Walker Tuesday’s meeting of the Dawson Springs Chamber of Commerce was all about local events — past and future.

President Jenny Sewell noted that Dawson Springs Fun Weekend held May 24 and 25 was a success.

“Everything went real good,” said Kenny Thomas, sponsor of the antique scooter and motorbike rally. “They all had a good time.”

Thomas went on to say he believed the event was good for Dawson Springs businesses. Motel rooms were rented, and participants ate in local restaurants.

A planning session was held earlier in the day to finalize some of the details for the July 3 fireworks display at Riverside Park as well as the annual Barbecue.

Sewell said a great amount of effort has been put into beautifying the park. Crews have been work-

ing on the field since fall, and new backstops will be installed. Work is also taking place on the bridge and lighting for the bridge.

Numerous booths and concessions are planned for the park and the parking area. Two bouncers for children will be put up in the parking lot, and concessions will be sold in both areas. These include homemade ice cream from Adams Breezy Hill —Continued on page A8

Elementary SBDM Approves Budget

By Jacob Parker The Dawson Springs Elementary SBDM council met Monday to discuss the budget report for the 2012-2013 school year, and to approve the 2013-2014 school year’s budget and professional development.

At the time of the meeting, 95.4% of the school’s 2012-2013 budget had been used, with the remaining $1,473 to be used before June 30. The total budget for the 2013-2014 school year is $34,000, while $3,500 will be donated to the media center. Allocations of the budget changed slightly, with money taken out of the assessments category to split between the registration and

travel categories.

In a good news report, the master schedule is coming along with a few minor changes to accommodate special education teachers and their schedule for collaborating in classrooms, and the summer food service program has begun.

Among topics to be covered during the coming school year include a new “bully-free” program called “Don’t Laugh at Me” and introducing a ridicule free zone, collaboration in classrooms, program reviews, and the Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS).

A re-wording of the retention policy will take place at the next scheduled meeting on Monday, July 15, at 9 a.m.

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Local Church Sends Six To Spain On Mission Trip

By Jacob Parker Six members from Dayspring Assembly of God spent a full week in Madrid, Spain, on a mission trip.

After nearly a year fundraising and a full day of travel, six members from Dayspring joined 37 other evangelists throughout the state on a week long mission trip to Spain.

From April 2 to April 7, Ken Argo, Emily Abbott and her son Steven Bearden, Nikki Hicks, Lindsey Hooper, and Makayla Oliver

spent their time ministering to Spaniards, whose evangelical Christian population only represents, according to most statistics, about onepercent of the country.

The members spent the majority of their time in Puerta del Sol, one of the busiest places in Madrid.

Each member had the opportunity to stand upon a red box and give his or her testimony to the crowd, aided by a translator. Ken Argo, youth pastor at Dayspring, said that during his testimony he felt ashamed.

“I was feeling ashamed of myself, really, that the first time I gave my testimony was on foreign soil,” he said.

Argo said he had always been encouraged to go on at least one mission trip.

“They know that if you go on one, you’re definitely going to go on another,” he

MEMBERS of Dayspring Assembly of God who traveled to Spain on a mission trip are (from left) Ken Argo, Nikki Hicks, Steven Bearden, Emily Abbott, Lindsey Hooper and Makayla Oliver.

Miss Dawson Springs Pageant Is Saturday

By Jacob Parker

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CHILDREN in the summer reading program listen to Emily Clark (right), an archaeologist from the University of Kentucky.

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The Miss Dawson Springs 2013 pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the high school multipurpose room. The pageant is sponsored annually by the Professional Women’s Club of Dawson Springs.

The following seven contestants will compete for the title this year: Sarah Allen, 18, daughter of Craig and Heather Allen, is a 2013 graduate of Dawson Springs High

School. She will attend Sullivan University in Louisville in the fall.

She plans a career in baking and pastry arts and hospitality management.

Shelby Loney, 17, daughter of David and Sherri Lanham, is a junior at Dawson Springs High School. Her career ambition is to become a physical therapy assistant.

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Obituaries Sabrina Hulsey, 42 Helen Menser, 94 E.O. Whitfield, 88 Juanita Wyatt, 93

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Summer Reading Program Dig Into Reading, the summer reading program through the Dawson Springs Branch library, continued Tuesday with a visit from two archaeologists from the University of Kentucky.

Archaeologists Christina Pappas and Emily Clark presented the students with an educational lesson. The pair brought an assortment of tools that are utilized in

said. “It just changes you.”

Argo said one of his favorite moments of the trip took place in a prayer room.

“There were people playing music and we recognized the song, but they were singing it in Spanish, of course, so our group began singing it in English,” he said. “If you had walked into that room, you would hear “How Great is Our God” sung in Spanish and English simultaneously. There was something special about that.”

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United Way Announces Available Grant Funds The United Way of the coalfield announces the availability of grant funds totaling approximately $16,900. Youth and Human Service agencies serving Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Webster counties are eligible to make application to receive funding. The grant application deadline is July 10.

A committee of community volunteers from the areas served will review each application and make funding recommendations. The grant is made possible by the Heidi Badgett Fund. The goal of the grant is to maximize community resources through collaboration among

agencies that serve basic health and educational needs of children from birth to 17 and their families.

Funding priorities include grants that support projects where agencies collaborate to address the stated need, seed money for innovative projects with matching funds, funding for ongoing programs that have matching funds and capital campaigns with match funding if a maintenance plan for the project is shown.

For more information or to receive a copy of the grant application, contact the United Way of the Coalfield at 821-3170 or chip.tate@ unitedwayofthecoalfield.org.

Dawson Springs Officers Report Week’s Activities The Dawson Springs Police Department released the following reports last week: —Pamela Morris, 32, homeless, was arrested June 5 at Springs Inn. She was charged with three counts of failure to pay fines (Hopkins County warrants). Capt.

Craig Patterson was the charging officer, assisted by Chief Bill Crider.

—Matthew Foe, 26, 200 Hubert Williams Road, was arrested June 5 at Springs Inn. He was charged with contempt of court (Hopkins County Family Court warrant). Capt. Craig Patterson was the charging officer, assisted by Chief Bill Crider.

—Scott C. Dame, 49, 309 E. Railroad St., was arrested

June 7. He was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card under $500 (Hopkins County arrest warrant). Brad Ross was the charging officer.

Three local people were charged by the Madisonville Police Department: —John E. Ivy, 45, 8955 Ilsley Road, was charged June 6 with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (second offense, aggravated circumstances).

—Roxie A. Johnson, 39, 516 Hamby Ave., was charged June 8 with theft by unlawful taking.

—Cody W. Billings, 26, 1855 Old Dalton Cemetery Road, was charged June 9 with failure to pay fines.

Hopkins Co. Health Dept.

Issues Restaurant Report The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Hopkins County Health Department May 31 through June 6.

A food service establishment must earn a minimum score of 85 with no critical violations in order to pass.

Follow-up inspections of restaurants which do not meet that criteria will be conducted.

Blackwell’s — 97 Minor violations: •Floors in need of repair •Can opener blade in need of cleaning •Gasket broken on deep freezer.

The Crowded House — 94 Minor violations: •Hair restraints needed •Cookies not properly stored •Wiping cloth not properly stored •Light shields needed around food product in storage.

Difabios Casapela Inc. Italian Restaurant — 100 No violations.

El Bracero — 98 Minor violations: •Dish baskets on floor •Liquid buildup on inside of ice machine.

McDonald’s — 88 Minor violations: •Soiled wet cloths not in sanitizing solution •Inside lip of ice machine

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has liquid buildup •Eggs improperly stored above other food •Food spillage on wall by side door of storage area •Water standing on floor in storage area •Grease/debris on floor in storage area •Grease/debris on floor beneath deep fryer •Box of cups stored on floor by back door •Water, paper, etc. inside cabinets at self-serve area •Food spillage on most cooler and freezer door gaskets •Wet mop stored on floor by tanks in storage area •Food spillage on motors and framing of cooler units •Hair restraints missing on some employees.

Shorty’s BBQ — 100 No violations.

Y.A.A. Food Concession — 97 Minor violations: •Towels needed at all hand sinks •Light shields needed in food prep area.

Kangaroo Express (Dawson Springs) — 96 Minor violations: •Handle missing on deep freezer •Foam cups stored on floor •Ceiling tiles in need of repair •Floors in need of repair.

Jarod Bowley, 27, was arrested Thursday by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department on charges of kidnapping and auto theft.

Stephanie Bowley reported to the sheriff’s office that during a property exchange on June 6 she was forcibly taken by her estranged husband. He kept her against her will for an unknown length of time before eventually dropping her off at a hospital in Evansville, Ind., to seek treatment for injuries sustained during the abduction.

The perpetrator kept the victim’s car and later abandoned it in Daviess County where it was located by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department and Kentucky State Police later that afternoon.

Following a tip called in to the Hopkins County sheriff’s office, Jarod Bowley was located at 1060 Grays Branch Road in White Plains. He was arrested and lodged in the Hopkins County detention Center.

Shawn Bean was the reporting deputy.

Public Defender Office Moves To New Location MAYOR JENNY SEWELL, with first lady Jane Beshear, holds the plaque declaring Dawson Springs as the first Trail Town in Kentucky high for all to see.

13 Die In 13 Crashes On State Roads Last Week Thirteen people died in 13 seaparate crashes on Kentucky roads from June 3 through June 9.

Two single-fatality motor vehicle crashes occurred in Jefferson County. One of the victims was not wearing a seat belt, and one of the crashes involved the suspected use of alcohol.

One single-fatality motor vehicle crash occurred in each of the following counties: Barren, Boyd, Boyle, Lawrence, Logan, Meade, Pike and Webster. The victims in Barren, Lawrence, Logan, Pike and Webster counties were not wearing seat belts. The crash in Pike County involved the suspected use of alcohol.

One single-fatality motorcycle crash occurred in each of the following counties: Jefferson, Lincoln and Meade. The victims in Lincoln and Meade counties

were not wearing helmets.

Through June 9, preliminary statistics indicate 251 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roads during 2013. This is 79 fewer than reported for this time period in 2012.

Of the 201 motor vehicle fatalities, 99 victims were not wearing seat belts.

Twenty-one of the 31 motorcycle fatalities were not wearing helmets. The one ATV fatality was not wearing a helmet. One bicycle rider has been killed. Sixteen pedestrians have been killed. One fatality involving an animal-drawn vehicle has been reported. A total of 47 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.

As of June 9, Kentucky has had 40 days with zero highway fatalities reported during 2013.

Hopkins Co. Is Awarded Grant For Armor Vests Gov. Steve Beshear announced June 3 that $200,693 in state Law Enforcement Protection Program grants have been awarded to 40 law enforcement agencies.

Under LEPP, administered by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, appropriate agencies can seek financial help for certain items essential in the course of their duties.

“LEPP grants provide protective equipment for our law enforcement officers who perform dangerous duties in their efforts to keep our citizens and communities safe,” Beshear said. “We all benefit from these necessary funds.”

In conjunction with the Kentucky State Police, KOHS derives income from sales of confiscated weapons.

KSP conducts periodic auctions — only to federally

licensed firearms dealers — that generate dollars for the LEPP initiative.

KOHS then assesses needs and, after prioritization, provides available funds for the acquisition of body armor, weapons, ammunition, and electronic or muscular disruption technical devices, which are often referred to as Tasers.

LEPP support goes to police agencies of cities, counties, charter counties, unified counties, urbancounties, and consolidated local governments, sheriff’s departments and public university police departments.

Hopkins County Fiscal Court was awarded $7,700 to be spent on body armor vests.

To serve clients and the community better, the Department of Public Advocacy has moved the Madisonville Public Defender Office led by Eric Stovall to the old courthouse at 10 S. Main St., 3rd floor. The phone number is 270-8247001.

Working alongside Directing Attorney Stovall are: Tonya Rickard, administrative specialist; Christy Givens, legal secretary; Darlene Walters, investigator; Shannon Dzikowski, office assisstant; Rena Richardson, social worker; and staff attorneys, Amie Martinez, Lucien Cisney, Mandy Perkins, Nathan Moorhouse,

and Kenneth Root.

The Madisonville Public Defender Office represents clients in district, circuit, and family courts in Hopkins, McLean, and Muhlenberg counties doing misdemeanor, felony, and capital cases upon appointment by the court. Last fiscal year, the office opened 2,632 new cases, an average of 398 cases per attorney.

In addition to being directing attorney of the Madisonville office, Eric Stovall is DPA Western regional manager for the defender offices in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Murray, and Paducah.

DONNIE ALLEN speaks Sunday, June 2, at a retirement reception in his honor at the all-purpose room at Dawson Springs High School.

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Miners Will Fight Patriot For Health Care Benefits

By Chuck Stinnett The Gleaner

ATTENDING a reception Sunday, June 2, in honor of retiring members of the Dawson Springs Community School staff, are (from left) Chris Smiley, Tracy Overby, Ashley Marsili and Jennifer Ward.

Gatton Academy Director Oversees World Conference

By CHUCK MASON The Daily News, Bowling Green Julia Roberts said most people come up to her and say, “It’s summer – you must have lots of (free) time.”

Not really. She’s actually busier.

“We are busy all year, but double our speed for the summer,” said Roberts, executive director for the Center for Gifted Studies and The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University.

Among the many summer activities Roberts is overseeing is the 20th biennial World Conference for the World Council of Gifted and Talented Children “Celebrating Giftedness and Creativity” from Aug. 10-14 in Louisville.

Roberts serves as World Council treasurer. The council has had conferences every other year for 38 years in places such as Barcelona, Spain; Sydney; Istanbul, Turkey; and two years ago, Prague. The first world biennial conference was in London in 1975. This is the first time the United States has hosted the conference since 2005, when it was in New Orleans. Roberts was just elected to her second, and final, four-year term on the seven-member council executive committee. Only two terms are permitted and only one representative from each country is permitted on the executive committee, Roberts said.

“We have outstanding keynotes,” she said of the event, adding it’s a great opportunity for people of Kentucky to attend the conference. The next conference in two years will be in Denmark. “It’s a terrific time to learn from others. We want to showcase how Kentucky is a leader in gifted education.”

Roberts said Joseph Renzulli and his wife, Sally Reis, pioneers in gifted education in America, will both be at the conference.

Renzulli, Reis and others at the University of Connecticut Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development conducted research about 40 years ago related to creativity, assessment, identification, programming and evaluation in researching gifted and talented.

This seminal research led to strategies to teach gifted students.

Renzulli will discuss what factors contribute to high levels of creativity in children. Another speaker, Todd Lubart of the Universite Paris Descartes in France, will present information on how to build a school system that promotes the development of creative potential. A third speaker, Tracy Riley of Massey University in New Zealand, will explain how to enhance creativity through competition, a release said.

Gifted education efforts span the globe, according to the World Gifted, the newsletter of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Chil-

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PUBLIC NOTICE

A public hearing will be held by the City of Dawson Springs at City Hall on June 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of obtaining written or oral comments regarding the proposed budget as well as the proposed use of Municipal Road Aid and Local Government Economic Assistance program funds for the upcoming fiscal year.

Municipal Local Road Aid Government Program Economic Assistance Cash balance carried forward (estimate) 150,000 Anticipated Receipts (including interest) 38,000 Total Available for Appropriation 188,000

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Public Inspection: The City’s proposed budget and proposed uses of Municipal Road Aid and Local Government Economic Assistance program funds are available for public inspection at City Hall during normal business hours.

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dren. In Australia, efforts continue to bring gifted education to every classroom in every school. In Austria, the first TalentDay as part of the Europe-wide TalentDay was organized in 2012 to raise awareness for the promotion of gifted and talented across all ages. In Belgium, the National Conference on Giftedness was held under Royal Highness Princess Mathilde in the fall of 2011 and there were about 350 participants.

The parent association Gifted Children is working in Denmark to create awareness in gifted education.

“Seeds planted long ago in the Danish educational system are slowly coming to life,” writes Ole Kyed. “We see a lot of small projects in close connection to the mainstream education.”

In Jordan, the teachers, students and parents at the Jordanian International Schools in Amman, are using a gifted education system developed by Joseph Renzulli.

“Teachers are happy to see their students applying what they have learned,” wrote Janette Wakileh, head of primary for Jordanian International Schools, in the newsletter. “They have noticed that learning has become more meaningful and enjoyable because the knowledge and skills are learned within real-life situations. Teachers can now easily find appropriate differentiation activities for students with minimal time and effort. They can also access exciting Web sites to help their own teaching and can even download creative activities to use in their classroom.”

Efforts are taking place to identify more gifted and talented students in Mexico, while Spain held a conference in the fall of last year called the Spanish III National Conference of High Intellectual Abilities, where the delegates saw a need to include creative educational programs in the schools. In June 2012, Bangkok hosted the Global Round for the World Scholar’s Cup, where more than 1,000 students from 16 countries competed.

Registrations for participants in the world conference are due by July 10, and the program will be finalized 10 days later.

Fiery speeches followed by the peaceful, staged arrests of 15 union supporters highlighted a 90-minute rally in Henderson June 4 by the United Mine Workers of America.

Retired coal miners from at least seven states, many of whom arrived in a fleet of approximately 30 charter buses, filled the front lawn of the Henderson County Courthouse to protest the move by bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp. to reduce pension and health care benefits.

UMWA spokesman Phil Smith estimated the crowd at about 4,000 people.

The rally is the union’s first since U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy Surratt-States’ May 29 ruling in St. Louis to allow Patriot to reduce retirees’ health benefits.

“I don’t give a damn what that judge did,” UMWA International President Cecil Roberts told the audience.

“There is a higher judge, an almighty judge ... One of the reasons we’ll be successful is, God is on our side.”

But the greatest anger was directed at Peabody Energy Corp., which in 2007 spun off its union coal mines and other operations in Western Kentucky and West Virginia to form Patriot Coal — and in doing so, made Patriot responsible for paying for retirement benefits for more than 8,000 of its former workers plus spouses and dependents.

The UMWA accuses Peabody of creating Patriot for the express purpose of shedding its contractual obligation to pay for retiree health care and benefits; it also accuses another company, Arch Coal Inc., of subsequently doing the same by spinning other operations into Patriot. The companies deny the claims.

“Peabody, Patriot and Arch are liars. They are thieves,” Roberts insisted.

“They have stolen, and we are here for justice.”

“We’re not asking for a pay raise; we’re not asking for something we don’t deserve,” the union president said. “We want you to keep your word,” referring to the coal companies.

Following Roberts’ remarks, he and 14 preselected supporters — including John Coomes of Henderson, president of the Tri-county Council of Labor — were arrested when they staged a brief sitdown in the intersection of First and Main streets.

The protesters, who cooperated with police during the arrests, were charged with obstructing a highway, a Class B misdemeanor, and were briefly lodged in at the Henderson County Detention Center. Those arrested were from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Illinois.

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield early Tuesday afternoon released “draft legislation” to ensure continued health care coverage for the Patriot-covered retirees, including roughly 1,500 in his congressional district in Western Kentucky, including

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“It is critical that we protect the health care benefits of the thousands of Kentucky miners who have worked hard their entire careers to earn those benefits,” Whitfield said in a statement.

“That is why I am considering legislative options to ensure that the hardworking miners who took to the mines day in and day out don’t lose the health care that they have rightfully earned.”

The draft legislation serves as an informal starting point for introducing a bill, his office said.

“It’s Peabody’s turn to do what it said it was going to do” when it first committed to paying benefits to retirees, Michael Pape, Whitfield’s district director, told the crowd.

Meanwhile, UMWA speakers and supporters promised to continue waging public relations and legal battles against Peabody, Patriot and Arch.

“The United Mine Workers never walked away from a fight and we won’t start now,” Steve Earle, the UMWA District 12 vice president in Madisonville, told the crowd.

The union retirees “earned what they’ve gotten and Peabody is not going to take it away,” insisted Daniel Kane, the UMWA’s international secretary-treasurer.

“We are peaceful, but if there is no justice, Peabody, you will have no rest.”

The UMWA plans to continue its public demonstrations on behalf of the retirees; six more rallies are planned this summer and early fall, starting with a rally on Monday, June 17, at Peabody’s headquarters in St. Louis. The union even plans to travel to Australia to talk with Peabody miners there about the issue.

“We call it ‘The United Mine Workers Traveling Salvation Show,’ ” Roberts said.

Among those at the rally were people from Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as members of the United Auto Workers and at least six oth-

er unions.

The visiting union supporters received welcomes from some local officials.

“It’s just wrong what Peabody has done,” state Sen. Dorsey Ridley of Henderson said.

He cited the cases of two retired Peabody Coal miners — Bill Mackey of Union County and Frankie Clayton of Webster County — “who never worked a day for Patriot” yet are having benefits reduced because of Patriot’s bankruptcy actions.

“This is a Peabody issue, and they alone need to be responsible for this,” Ridley said.

State Sen. Jerry Rhoads of Madisonville also spoke while state Rep. Dr. David Watkins was present.

State Rep. Brent Yonts of Muhlenberg County railed against “a morally corrupt process” in which Peabody transferred its retiree obligations to Patriot, and Patriot is seeking to shed those obligation through bankruptcy court.

Yonts called on U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul as well as Whitfield “to change the bankruptcy law so this does not happen again.”

St. Louis-based Patriot last week said its effort to cut retiree benefits and revise its collective bargaining agreements with miners by July 1 represented “essential changes” to “put Patriot on course to becoming a viable business.”

Peabody has insisted that Patriot was a viable company when it was created and is struggling now only because of a downturn in the coal market.

Protesters came to the rally with a host of stories.

Patricia Steward of Morganfield showed a UMWA attorney a letter from Patriot dated last Nov. 27 — four months after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization — assuring her of her “lifetime health care” following the 2010 death of her husband, Rodger, who had been a union miner at Patriot’s Highland Mine. The attorney said the UMWA would be evaluating the matter.

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New Diagnostic Codes Listed In The Affordable Care Act

By Scott Wartman The Kentucky Enquirer U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s humorous take on Obamacare and new diagnostic codes that he shared in his speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire last month has garnered a lot of attention online.

He received big laughs in describing some of the new 140,000 diagnostic codes that include injuries from macaw birds, turtles and walking into a lamp post.

“Included among these codes will be 312 new codes for injuries from animals, 72 new codes from injuries just for birds, nine new codes from injuries from the macaw,” Paul said in Iowa. “The macaw? I’ve asked physicians all over the country, have you ever seen an injury from a macaw?”

But while the government will require the medical community to use these additional codes next year, the codes were in the works long before the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, people in the medical community have pointed out.

In fact, they’ve been in the works for the past 20

years and predate President Barack Obama.

The World Health Organization released the original version of this set of codes in 1993, according to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics.

This was the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, known as ICD-10, which has been revised periodically by different countries and organizations.

The U.S. federal government has crafted its codes over the past 20 years and will implement an updated set in October 2014.

Doctors, insurance carriers and any other organization covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act use the codes to document and categorize people’s health issues.

The version of diagnostic codes the United States uses, known as ICD9, came into use in 1979 and has 17,000 codes, the NCVHS reports. This lags behind most of the world, said Lindy Lady, medical business advocacy manager of the Kentucky Medical Association. She said the 17,000 codes from the United States don’t cover all injuries and illnesses

and don’t often reveal specifics.

“We are literally running out of codes,” Lady said. “There are not enough ICD-9 codes to explain the patient’s condition, to fully explain what’s going on with the patient.”

The new codes will allow for very specific classification of ailments that can be used throughout the world, Lady said.

“Say I’m from Kentucky and want to see my daughter in Italy,” Lady said. “I get sick in Italy, and the doctor has to get my records from Kentucky. The thought is that the electronic health record (using the new codes) can be more easily shared from Kentucky to Italy.”

Indeed, in addition to codes for macaw and lamp post injuries, there are codes for injuries sustained by bumper cars, venomous caterpillars and cotton gins, according to the complete list of codes on the Center for Disease Control’s Web site.

Requests for comment from Paul’s office went unanswered.

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Kentucky Rose Growers Beware Of Rose Rosette

By Katie Pratt Roses are popular garden plants because of their beauty and pleasant aroma, but a new disease is affecting roses and threatening to change the landscape of many Kentucky gardens, said Nicole Ward Gauthier, extension plant pathologist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

“Rose rosette virus is affecting all types of roses, including Knock Outs, which are known for their exceptional disease resistance and hardiness,” she said. “Due to the high demand for Knock Out roses, mass production has led to the accelerated spread of diseased roses throughout the industry.”

Rose rosette disease first appeared on Kentucky Knock Outs in 2009. It is caused by a virus that is transferred to healthy plants during grafting or is carried by the microscopic rose leaf curl mite. These mites on an infected plant can move to adjacent roses or can travel farther by wind currents.

Due to their size, it is nearly impossible to get good coverage with a miticide, so miticides are not recommended, Gauthier said.

Disease symptoms include shoot elongation, abnormal red coloring of shoots and leaves, exceptional thorniness, distorted or aborted flowers and a cluster of small shoots called a witches broom. Symptoms begin to appear in the spring and intensify as the season progresses.

“These symptoms look like herbicide damage. In order to successfully identify the virus, we have to

know the history of herbicide usage on and around the plants,” Gauthier said. “If a plant has herbicide damage, symptoms will usually appear in a larger area. Rose rosette disease may only first appear on one cane or a couple of canes scattered throughout a plant.”

If a plant is infected with rose rosette virus, it can become more susceptible to other diseases and become less winter-hardy.

If plants are determined to have rose rosette, they should be removed, as viruses are not curable. While only a portion of a plant may exhibit symptoms, the virus infects the entire plant.

Therefore, pruning affected canes will not save or cure virus-infected plants. Homeowners and nursery growers also should avoid replanting another rose in the same area because, while the virus cannot survive in soil, it can survive on any infected root fragments left in the ground.

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ABOUT TOWN

The Dawson Springs Progress — Wednesday, June 12, 2013

By Scott

OTHER EDITORS

‘Developing?’

Into What?

The Dawson Springs Board of Education again went into closed session recently for the purpose of evaulating the superintendent.

Charles Proffitt has just finished his first year serving as the school’s superintendent. It would be very difficult to evaluate a school superitendent with only one year under his belt — unless the evaluation was very bad due to some major blunders, which thank goodness apparently haven’t happened, or if it was very, very good.

This newspaper isn’t saying anything about Mr. Proffitt’s performance as school superintendent during the past year. What we are saying is our local board of education has let the taxpayers down by not allowing us to know what they think of his performance.

Local school boards don’t really do much anymore, other than hire and fire the superintendent.

They also approve the budget, but there’s not much to doing that other than raising their hand when the vote is called. Because money is so tight in school systems these days, and with a good financial officer, which Dawson Springs is very lucky to have in Jenny Bruce, the budget is just a formality.

School boards also approve district policies, which also are mostly formalities.

They also approve school trips, look at the bills and sometimes question them.

But the only real item that falls completely on the school board’s shoulders is the hiring and firing of the superintendent.

That’s one of the reasons it should be imperative that the superintendent’s evaluation be completed in public in order to allow taxpayers to know what their elected representatives are thinking.

Another reason to hold the evaluation in public is so we could better understand the evaluation.

The school board gave Proffitt a “developing” evaluation.

That sounds like something a lawyer somewhere, like in Frankfort, and not a member of the Dawson Springs Board of Education, came up with.

Developing?

According to information supplied at the school board meeting when this evaluation took place, “developing” means Proffitt has an authentic skill level and desire to improve.

Obviously he had that or we have to assume the board of education would not have hired him.

However, in fairness to the local board of education, the state has what it calls a new evaluation system for superintendents for school boards to use.

When saying the state came up with this system, what that means is the Kentucky Department of Education is the culprit.

That’s the same group that doesn’t think teaching cursive writing is important anymore.

How many other employ-

ers give their employees a “developing” evaluation after their first year?

It seems it would make more sense for the superintendent and the board members to openly discuss their visions for our local school, what their concerns may be about the way the superintendent is taking care of our school, and even ways the superintendent could possibly improve the day-to-day running of our school.

Remember, it is our school, and we deserve to know what school board members think about how the superintendent is running the show.

“Developing” surely doesn’t let us know. It seems to me everyone is developing into something. Does that mean Mr. Proffitt is developing into a superintendent?

We all hope he develops into a very good superintendent. ******************* The following are actual post-interview excerpts collected from managers who probably did not hire any of the people mentioned here — even if they may have been “developing.”

1. “Applicant stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.”

2. “She wore an MP3 player and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time.

3. “A balding candidate abruptly excused himself, then returned to the office a few minutes later wearing a hairpiece.”

4. “Applicant asked to see the interviewer’s résumé to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate.”

5. “Applicant announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer’s office — wiping the ketchup on her sleeve.”

6. “Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forehead.”

7. “Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions.”

8. “When asked about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around the office.”

9. “At the end of the interview, while I stood there dumbstruck, he went through my purse, took out a brush, brushed his hair, and left.”

10. “Applicant pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.”

11. “Said he wasn’t interested because the position paid too much.”

12. “During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate’s briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.

13. “A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: ‘Which company? When do I start? What’s the salary?’

I said, ‘I assume you’re not interested in conducting the interview any farther.’”

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Commentary Perry The Poacher

By Rich Lowry editor of National Review

What you are now hearing across the land is a collective whine. Blue-state Democrats are upset that Texas Gov. Rick Perry dares come and play in their sandboxes, and worse, threatens to “poach” jobs from their states.

The Web site Politico reports that Perry’s attempts to lure jobs to Texas are “infuriating to prominent Democrats around the country.”

Gov. Jerry Brown of California — a state that is Perry’s foremost target — has dismissed Perry’s handiwork in scatological terms. Democrats from another target, Illinois, huff and puff about the temerity of it all. “He better not take our businesses away,” Sen. Dick Durbin warned.

He better not or what, exactly? What recourse does Illinois have, except improving its own business environment? Which would mean Rick Perry is good for Texas ... and for Illinois.

Perry is exploiting the genius of our federalist system for all it’s worth. In his business-recruitment trips, accompanied by trash-talking ads and Texas-sized braggadocio, he is subjecting other states to the fire of competition. In an ad in Crain’s Chicago Business, Perry offered businesses in the state “an escape route to economic freedom ... a route to Texas.”

This is exactly how the Founders imagined the interplay among the states working. The George Mason University scholar Michael Greve refers to the system as “competitive” federalism. “This federalism relies on exit and mobility — of capital, and of labor — as a means of disciplining government,” he writes.

“Competitive federalism is a terrific prescription for a big, diverse country with a

highly mobile citizenry and a national government that responds poorly to democratic demands.”

Rick Perry may be boastful, but he has a lot to boast about. Texas had a 6.4 percent unemployment rate in April. When President Barack Obama recently made Austin, Texas, his first stop on a trip touting job creation, Perry welcomed him with an ad noting, accurately, “Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide.”

Perry’s opponents assume that there must be something unfair or wrong about this.

Texas, they scoff, is benefiting from an energy boom.

Well, states like California and New York also have oil and gas resources, but refuse to exploit them fully for political reasons. Regardless, Texas job growth ranges much more widely than the energy sector.

Texas benefits from low tax rates, a low cost of living, light regulation, checks on abusive lawsuits and its status as a right-to-work state. California has none of the above. Although its unemployment rate has been declining, it is still 9 percent, the fourth-highest in the nation.

“Poaching” jobs sounds pejorative, but it amounts to making it easier for people to do business. The waste hauler Waste Connections Inc. moved from Sacramento, Calif., to a location near Houston. Its CEO told the Web site The Fiscal Times that it took the company 16 months to design and build a new building in Texas, when the permitting alone would have taken three years in California.

If blue-state Democrats want Rick Perry to stop bothering them, they should quit whining and start learning from his example. (c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.

Deadline For Letters Is Noon Monday

After dumping 22,500 pensioners and their dependents, the two largest U.S. coal companies hightailed it out of Kentucky and West Virginia, using Patriot Coal as their get-away vehicle.

On May 29, a federal bankruptcy judge in St. Louis, where all three companies are headquartered, upheld this robbery of union members who earned pension and health care benefits by working in Peabody Energy’s and Arch Coal’s mines, where many developed black lung, cancer and lifelong injuries.

Ninety percent of retirees whose benefits will be slashed never worked for Patriot, which was created by Peabody in 2007. In court, the United Mine Workers of America offered evidence that Peabody gave Patriot 11 percent of its assets, 43 percent of its retiree liability and a bunch of underwater coal contracts.

In 2008, Patriot bought Arch-spinoff Magnum Coal.

The UMWA says Arch gave Magnum 12 percent of its assets and 96 percent of its retiree health-care liabilities.

At stake in Kentucky: $72 million a year in health care for 6,000 people.

Whether these two corporate giants, which can well afford to keep their promises to workers, intentionally shed their pension obligations by spinning off a company destined for bankruptcy was irrelevant to Judge Kathy A. SurrattStates’ decision. She wrote: “Was Debtor Patriot Coal Corporation created to fail?

Maybe not. Maybe.”

But the issue should be relevant to anyone who wants a fair economy and just laws.

Kentucky’s congressional Republicans, who loudly

proclaim their loyalty to miners while taking $130,000 from Peabody, Arch and Patriot in the last two years, should help make sure nothing like this happens again.

The bankruptcy ruling highlighted a path that other companies will surely follow. And miners won’t be the only ones harmed if Congress fails to end the ability of employers to escape contractual obligations to workers by creating new corporate entities.

The plight of the Peabody and Arch retirees is also a cautionary tale of how the coal industry will try to avoid its legacy obligations, both to workers and the environment.

To understand why Peabody, the world’s largest coal company, and Arch, a longtime mountain presence, unloaded high-cost Central Appalachian operations, look at the spot-market price of Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia coal ($67 a ton) vs. Wyoming coal ($10.55 a ton).

Appalachian coal burns hotter and cleaner, making it more cost-efficient for utilities, but not enough so to make up for the high cost of mining dwindling seams.

The outlook for Western Kentucky coal is better at $45 a ton, especially as utilities install sulfur-removing scrubbers.

In Congress, there’s talk on both sides of the aisle of taking care of the Patriot retirees by tapping a fund for fixing damage from abandoned mines. Coal companies pay into the fund to repair landslides, polluted water, flooded pits, open portals and other hazards. Kentucky has more than $400 —Continued on page A7

LOOKING BACK

10, 25 & 50 Years Ago 10 Years Ago (From the files of The Dawson Springs Progress, Thursday, June 12, 2003.)

Kara Michelle Franklin was born Friday, May 16, at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.

She weighed eight pounds.

Four members of the Hopkins County Central Storm softball team and two members of the baseball squad were named to the Second Region AllTournament teams last week: Leigh Ann Moore, Ginny Long, Megan Shadrick, and Brittany Ferguson, and Brad Fridinger and Rob Boucher.

25 Years Ago

(From the files of The Dawson Springs Progress, Thursday, June 16, 1988.)

The Dawson Springs

Athletic Boosters will host a reception for the new head coaches of the varsity boys and girls basketball teams, Kerry Stovall and Tamara Buchanan.

Funeral for Mrs. Margaret M. Eli, 54, was conducted Wedbesday afternoon at Beshear Funeral Home.

50 Years Ago

(From the files of The Dawson Springs Progress, Thursday, June 12, 1963.)

Mrs. John Mattingly has been presented a 30-year pin by the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. Fresh produce offered in the Davis BestWay Grocery ad this week: green peppers, each 10¢; fresh pole beans, 2 lbs. 39¢; fresh cucumbers, each 10¢; and watermelons, each 89¢.

Moments In Time • On June 10, 1692, in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Bridget Bishop, the first colonist to be tried in the Salem witch trials, is hanged after being found guilty of the practice of witchcraft. In October, on order of the governor, the Salem witch trials, which resulted in the executions of 19 innocent women and men, effectively ended.

• On June 14, 1777, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution describing the design of the national flag. It became known as the “Stars and Stripes.”

• On June 13, 1905, pitcher Christy Matthewson of the New York Giants throws the second no-hitter of his career. Matthewson won 31 games and lost only nine, and ended the 1905 season with an earned run average of just 1.28, more than a run and a half lower than the league average.

• On June 12, 1940,

Edsel Ford agrees to manufacture 9,000 Rolls-Roycedesigned engines to be used in British and U.S. airplanes.

Edsel’s father, Henry, who still retained control over the company, personally and publicly canceled the deal, telling a reporter: “We are not doing business with the British government or any other government.”

• On June 16, 1961, Rudolf Nureyev, the young star of the Soviet Union’s Kirov Opera Ballet Company, defects during a stopover in Paris.

Nureyev threw himself into the arms of airport security people, screaming, “Protect me!”

• On June 11, 1979, John Wayne, an iconic American film actor born Marion Morrison, dies at age 72. The “John Wayne” name was created during his first starring role “in The Big Trail” in 1930. The director didn’t think Marion was a good name for an actor playing a tough Western hero. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 — The Dawson Springs Progress

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Kentucky Ranks Near Bottom In Health Of Senior Citizens

By Mary Meehan Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky ranks 45th out of 50 states when it comes to the health of senior citizens, according to a report issued by the non-profit United Health Foundation.

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Among all 50 states, Minnesota leads the nation for senior health, followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Iowa.

Mississippi ranks 50th, preceded by Oklahoma, Louisiana, West Virginia, Arkansas and Kentucky.

“These types of reports can be helpful in that they highlight our health strengths and weakness,” said Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, director of the division of health planning for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Unfortunately, he said, Kentucky’s poor showing is not surprising considering that Ken-

tucky often has low overall health rankings.

But, he said, that is changing as the culture that hinders good health evolves.

For example, there has been a significant increase in the number of communities with smoking bans. He also pointed to the success of Walking with Ease, a program promoted by the state to help people with arthritis exercise more, which can greatly benefit their overall health.

Kentucky’s strengths, according to the report, were the low prevalence of underweight seniors and activitylimiting arthritis.

The state did less well when it came to getting seniors to the dentist, preventing premature deaths and avoiding a high rate of preventable hospitalizations.

For example, Kentucky ranked second to last in the number of premature deaths, with 2,444 last year. That was 58 percent higher than Hawaii, the top-ranked state in that category.

Changes Are Needed

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million in such needs.

Interest generated by the fund has long been used to pay the pensions of miners whose employers went bankrupt. In 2006 Congress authorized using general tax dollars when the interest on the fund falls short of coal pension needs.

If the Peabody and Arch

retirees end up covered by the abandoned mine lands fund, the fee on industry should be correspondingly increased.

Otherwise, Peabody and Arch will not only have weaseled out of promises to their workers but also shifted their obligations onto coalfield residents and U.S. taxpayers.

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning to add median cable barriers to a section of Interstate 24 in Christian County. Two other sections could be eligible for cable barriers in the next year or two.

The three sections on I-24, from the 3- to 12mile marker in McCracken County, from the 70- to 85-mile marker and the 86- to 93-mile marker in Christian County had made their way into the top five of a cable barrier priority list over the last three years. Engineers anticipate moving ahead with barrier installation on the section from the 70- to 85mile marker in Christian County this year.

The Kentucky Transportation Research Center at the University of Kentucky conducted an extensive review of all Interstate highways across the state. Each one was ranked based on the number of crossover crashes that occurred versus the number that would be expected on highways of similar design and traffic flow.

The research found a total of 46 fatality and injury crashes along the entire 93mile length of I-24 in Kentucky over the last 10 years.

Ten of those were classified as crossovers; eight head-on and two opposite direction side-swipes. A review of the last three years showed five fatality crossover crashes; two in McCracken County and three in Christian County.

“First and foremost, the safety of the motoring public is a top priority of our cabinet, and we regard every highway fatality as a tragedy,” KYTC District 2 Chief Engineer Kevin McClearn said.

“We continuously work to identify roadways ­or sections of roadway ­that can be improved for enhanced

safety. At the district level, we often perform roadway safety audits in high-crash areas, and we carry out an automatic site review of all fatality crash locations.

Depending on the issues involved, an audit may result in actions such as additional or improved highway markings, signals and signage, or application of high-friction asphalt – to name a few.”

Median cable barrier costs an average of $115,000 per mile. KYTC has installed 172 miles of cable on various controlled-access highways statewide. KYTC has budgeted about $3 million for installation of an additional 25 miles of barrier cable this year.

McClearn noted that locations for barrier installation are identified and given a priority ranking on the basis of crash history. As barriers have been added to highway sections ranked highest over the years, the three sections of Interstate 24 have now made their way to near the top of that list.

Unless other sections of highway around the state have a higher number of crossover crashes for 2013, another two sections of I-24 would be expected to be eligible for barrier installation in the 2014 or 2015 construction season.

“A median cable project for I-24 in Christian County is currently moving through the design phase. We hope to have it ready for bids this summer,” McClearn said. “It involves about 16 miles of I-24 from about midway between the US 68/KY 80 and KY 117 interchanges to about the U.S. 41-Alternate interchange south of Hopkinsville.”

While median cable barrier is effective in preventing or mitigating median crossover crashes involving passenger vehicles, Mc-

Clearn noted it is not failsafe and it creates other safety issues.

“For instance, it is not designed to stop trucks,” McClearn said. “It also limits the ability of emergency responders to cross medians, increasing response time to a crash site. For motorists, the barrier can turn what might be a $45 tow charge for a runoff during icy conditions into a $2,000 auto repair and a $2,000 bill, or more, for repairing the cable when they hit it.”

McClearn said some of the preliminary engineering work on the section of I-24 from the 70- to the 85-mile marker will likely start within a few weeks. A construction contract could be bid in June or July, with work starting about a month after the bid date. Construction could take about two to three months to complete, weather permitting.

McClearn indicated the most effective weapon for highway safety is the driver who observes the speed limit and other traffic laws, refrains from cell phone use and other distractions while behind the wheel, maintains his vehicle and tires properly, is cognizant of weather and road conditions, and is constantly watching out for other traffic.

HUD Offices Will Close

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will close its offices nationwide Friday as a result of government-wide automatic spending cuts that took effect March 1. HUD will resume normal operation on Monday.

The Dawson Springs Housing Authority is not affected by the closure and will be open during regular business hours Friday.

ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

HOPKINS COUNTY ITEM # 2-8501 along US 62/East Arcadia Avenue

BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY SYCAMORE STREET RUNNING TO PARKWOOD DRIVE THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME

Dawson Springs Independent Schools Multi Purpose Room in High School 317 Eli Street Dawson Springs, KY 42408

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has scheduled a public informational meeting to present the reconstruction alternates of US 62/East Arcadia Avenue for widening to 3 lanes with sidewalk facilities. The meeting is regarding the following reconstruction area: BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY AT SYCAMORE STREET AND RUNNING NE TO PARKWOOD DRIVE. Anyone having an interest in this project section is urged to attend.

The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. local time and end at approximately 7:00 p.m. A handout and comment sheet/questionnaire will be provided. Displays illustrating the range of alignments and alternative scenarios studied for reconstruction of this project will be available. During the meeting, individuals will have the opportunity to discuss the project with the Department of Highways representatives. Oral comments and/or written comments may be made during the meeting.

Comments also may be submitted in writing before June 28, 2013 to John Rudd, PE, Department of Highways District 2 Office, 1840 North Main Street, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431-5003. Displays and other materials presented at the Public Meeting will be available at the District 2 Office in Madisonville during the same time period. Office Hours for the Department of Highways District 2 Office are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time. Comments also can be provided at the time of visit.

All oral and written comments will become part of the official meeting record. Once compiled, the meeting record and other supporting documentation will be made available for review and copying only after an Open Records Request has been received and approved. All Open Records Requests must be submitted to the Transportation Cabinet, Office of Legal Affairs, Transportation Office Building, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622.

In accordance with the “Americans with Disabilities Act,” if you have a disability for which the Transportation Cabinet needs to provide accommodations, please notify us of your requirements by June 17, 2013. This request does not have to be in writing. Please contact Pam Waggoner at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 2 address above or call (270) 824-7080 for further information.

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Miss Dawson Springs Pageant Is Saturday Tradewater Canoes

Holds Grand Opening

By Jacob Parker

SARAH ALLEN

SHELBY LONEY

Two trails, the upper and the lower, are available to customers. The upper is five miles and costs $30 per boat, while the lower is two miles and $20 per boat. Depending on the trail picked and water levels, each trip could take anywhere from two to three hours.

Mayor Jenny Sewell said the business will be a great contribution to the town.

“We are so fortunate that we have several different trail venues,” she said.

Operating hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 6 p.m., and weekdays by appointment.

Group rates are available.

Tradewater Canoes and Kayaks LLC commemorated its grand opening on Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Tradewater Blueway Trailhead.

Free hot dogs and drinks were available, along with discounted rates for the first day of operation.

The business offers a variety of services for river transportation, including six canoes and kayaks, and a ferry service for boats or hikers.

Nature, history and folklore are all a part of the river trails such as the Ghost Sign Cliff and the Devil’s Dining Table.

ASHTON MITCHELL

Spanish Mission Trip Taken —Continued from front page

KRISTIN PEEK

CAMERON RILEY

INDIA ROBINSON

MARISA TROVER

—Continued from front page

tend Madisonville Community College in the fall.

She hopes to one day open a bakery. Kristin is the daughter of Lisa Wilson and Joe Peek.

Cameron Riley, the daughter of Matthew and Lisa Riley, is a 14-year-old freshman at Dawson Springs

High School. Her future plans are to be an orthodontist.

India Robinson, 18-yearold daughter of Carla and Buddy Kruse, is a 2013 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. She is planning a career in nursing.

Marisa Trover, 17, daugh-

ter of Rickey and Tracy Trover, is also a 2013 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. She will attend Murray State University to study child psychology.

The event marks the 41st year for the Miss Dawson Springs pageant.

Ashton Morgan Mitchell, a 15-year-old DSHS freshman, is the daughter of Scott and Jennifer Mitchell. She hopes to become a neonatal nurse.

Kristin Peek, a 2013 DSHS graduate, will at-

Farm, freaky fries and lemon shake-ups as well as items from the main concession stand. Vendors will also sell from concession boxes.

Other July 3 features will be a photo booth and a display of the highlights of past Independence Day celebrations.

A baseball game between the Tradewater Pirates and the Dubois County (Indiana) Bombers will be played prior to the fireworks display.

“We think it will be a real duel,” Sewell said.

The group is also hard at work on the 65th annual Barbecue and Homecoming. Some of the same concessions and booths used for July 3 will be available, along with a full block of bouncers from Railroad Avenue to Keigan Street.

Musical entertainment will run constantly under a large tent. The former Hayes Hardware building on Railroad Avenue will be open with vendors who have unique items to sell. Several artists have been invited to sell their work.

Among the new additions to the event is Dunka-Preacher. Local ministers will take their chances in the dunking booth to raise money for DAPS. Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park will sponsor bingo and a horse race game.

The committee hopes to have bingo located indoors to run from 6 to 9 p.m.

Sewell said public response to the recent announcement that the Barbecue street fair would be moved to the downtown area has been very positive.

Summer Reading Program —Continued from front page

Chamber Planning For Fireworks, Barbecue —Continued from front page

The members participated in a number of activities, such as playing soccer with children, administering water to prostitutes, and giving lessons on how to brush teeth and wash hands. Emily Abbott said these were eye opening moments for her.

“They didn’t know the importance (of washing your hands), that was just shocking to me,” she said.

At the close of the meeting, Main Street manager Melissa Heflin reminded the group of Saturday’s Poker Run to benefit the Darby House. She also said John Ausenbaugh will sell blueberries Friday in Veterans Memorial Park.

The planning committee will hold its next meeting June 19. Booths are still available for July 3 and for the Barbecue. Organizations interested in sponsoring an activity as a fundraiser should contact the city clerk’s office.

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Pappas said their presentation was to show children what it means to be an archaeologist.

“We want to show them why we do what we do,” she said.

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“Before we left, he was the typical teenager, kind of starting to pull away and be on his own,” she said. “Now, like one night, he came in and he asked me if I would pray with him.”

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Youth Play

KIANA HOOPER of Bama takes the throw at first just in time to retire Jaycee Jones (5) of the Blue Jays during recent 12U softball action. Jones was trying to reach base on a dropped third strike.

Todd Griffin, The Times Leader

ISABEL SPURLIN pitches for Bama during youth league softball action in Princeton last week.

Rolls On

Todd Griffin, The Times Leader

LOGAN HALVERSON of the Dodgers (left) flips the ball to first baseman Chevy Blanton in U8 baseball action.

Mike Howton DYLAN DAWSON prepares to pitch for the Tigers in 10U baseball action last week. The Tigers edged the Braves 10-9. See all of last week’s results and updated standings on page B3.

Todd Griffin, The Times Leader

HEATHER GENSEAL of the 12U softball Yankees gets in under the tag (above) of Blue Jays catcher Jaycee Jones and (at left) throws to second to try for a force out.

Todd Griffin, The Times Leader

JONATHAN GARRETT JR. of the Bumble Bees heads to first after putting the ball in play in Tee-Ball play.

BEN MENSER of the Avengers fires the ball toward a teammate during Tee-Ball action.

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UofL, Indiana To Meet At College World Series UofL news release The No. 8-ranked University of Louisville baseball team will begin its second appearance at the College World Series under the lights of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha with a Saturday night opening round game against Indiana.

First pitch for the Cardinals and Hoosiers is set for 7 p.m. on the

opening day of the event and the game will be televised nationally

by ESPN. The 2013 College World Series will begin on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Mississippi State taking on Oregon State.

On the other side of the CWS bracket, North Carolina State will take on North Carolina on Sunday at 2 p.m. while Louisiana State and UCLA will play the final first

round game of the weekend on Sunday at 7 p.m.

The losing teams in Saturday’s two games will play one another at 2 p.m. on Monday, while Saturday’s winners face off at 7 p.m.

Monday. The losing squads in Sunday’s games will play each other at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sunday’s winners meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The winners of the two brackets will play in the best-of-three cham-

pionship final, with the first game set for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 24.

The second game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, while the third and deciding game (if necessary) is slated for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26.

Earning their school record setting 51st win of the season, Louisville clinched its second CWS berth in school history by closing out the Nashville Super Regional

with a 2-1 victory at No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals (51-12) have won all five of their NCAA Championship games this season, while Indiana (48-14) advanced to the College World Series for the first time in school history by defeating No. 7 national seed Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional on Sunday.

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Sports Story For 2013: Louisville Is Secretariat Sports In Kentucky When year-end time comes to chronicle the Kentucky Story in Sports, 2013, the suspense will be like Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes 40 years ago. June 9, 1973, Secretariat by 31 lengths.

Story in Sports 2013 — University of Louisville athletics by 31 lengths.

Latest chapter 2012-13, the baseball Cardinals (51-12) are off to Omaha, Bob Watkins Neb., this week for the College World Series.

That UofL dumped No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt came on the heels of Rick Pitino’s NCAA title team and national champion Alabama’s football team being hailed for high academic achievement.

And, an announcement that the financial largess will be applied to paying for a new a­ cademic center for studentathletes.

All this since the women’s basketball team played in a Final Four title game.

And Charlie Strong’s team thumped Florida in the Sugar Bowl.

For merchandisers of UofL gear, UofL fans, and Terry Meiners too, Year of the Cardinal has been all that.

And, never mind those Houston Astro throw-back jerseys being worn by the baseball Cardinals in Omaha.

Don Haskins, Joe B. Hall Interesting off-season subject: Bleacher Report recently offered a 10-man list of Most Underrated College Basketball Coaches. The familiars: John Beilein at Michigan, Bo Ryan at Wisconsin and Bob Huggins at West Virginia.

Two on the list coached teams to an NCAA championship and their stories have an uncanny link to Adolph Rupp.

Don Haskins at Texas Western (1966) and Joe B. Hall at Kentucky (1978).

Haskins underrated? Coached 1961-1999, 719 wins in 1,073 games, 67 percent. Fourteen trips to the NCAA tournament, seven to the NIT. Pinnacle career moment, March

19, 1966. Texas Western won a national championship upsetting Kentucky. On the UK bench that night, assistant coach Joe B. Hall.

Hall underrated? Head coach at UK 1972-1985, 297 wins in 397 games; an NIT championship, three NCAA Elite Eights, three Final Fours including a national championship win over Duke in 1978.

He is one of three men to win an NCAA championship as a player (1949, Kentucky) and coach. Bob Knight and Dean Smith are the others.

COMMENT: Considering Texas Western’s schedule and conference, the late Haskins was not underrated. Over the years, he was given more than ample credit for the win over Kentucky. In 2007 he was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. His 1966 team has also been inducted.

COMMENT II: Hall has been underrated. His succeeding Rupp was publicized with a sympathetic slant, but media commentary during his tenure at UK did not adequately amplify the magnitude of expectations, criticism and second guess work he dealt with as a native son coaching at Kadillac U. Was there a dark cloud over Hall’s tenure? Yes. A smudge on his career at Kentucky and arguably pushing his name onto an “underrated” list, was NCAA rules violations. Alleged $50 hand-shakes with players and boosters in the locker room, improper gifts to visiting recruit (Kent Benson), and a slush fund for players. Results were NCAA probation and Hall’s earlier-than-expected departure after just 13 seasons.

UK scholars take a bow Had to be a skip in his step last week when Mitch Barnhart presented his department’s GPA for 2013 spring semester to the University of Kentucky athletics oversight committee.

In particular, 12 of 13 men’s basketball players posted a 3.0 or better grade point average and two had a 4.0.

Outstanding. Point of pride for caring parents of players, educators and Big Blue Nation too, right?

That six of 13 players were newcomers to UK, a 3.4 GPA is more remarkable when one calculates time invested in class, study hall, tutorial time, daily practice, team travel and whatever social life they manage.

UK basketball’s GPA also reflects two college education vitals largely unmentioned — learning personal discipline

and time management.

By the weekend coach John Calipari was crowing, but his tweet was re-crafted from once hailing one-and-doners drafted by NBA teams as “greatest day in UK history.” This time there was at least acknowledgement of academics.

“Are we proud of our players making it to the NBA? Of course,” Calipari said. “Are we happy about averaging more than 30 wins over the last four years? You bet. But we’re about more than that here at Kentucky. When you run a players-first program, it’s about helping kids reach their dreams both on and off the court and preparing them for the rest of their lives. You can do both at the University of Kentucky. It’s a standard that’s been set.”

Standard There is a higher one to pursue. The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) is the academic measure of all 976 Division I teams on retention and eligibility on a 1,000 point scale.

Kansas’ men’s basketball achieved a perfect score on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate for seventh straight time.

“We’ve been fortunate to have guys who buy in to what it means to be a Jayhawk in basketball and in life,” Self said Last week NCAA champions Louisville (basketball) and Alabama (football) were recognized for scores between 978 and 1,000 on annual APR rankings released in full this week.

And, one of my favorites, Butler, twice NCAA basketball runner-up, was back on the APR list having scored perfect 1,000 each of the previous three years.

Worth repeating dept.

Basketball coach Brad Stevens turned down suitors trying to hire him away from Butler University again this spring.

“The coaching carousel is a lot of fun to talk about and form opinions on and speculate about — until it hits your family. Then it’s not fun. It’s not fun to think about the impact it has on your family. No decision is made, no move is made until you examine the impact it has on your family.”

And so it goes.

You can reach Bob Watkins at s­ prtsinky@aol.com.

Gasper River One Of Best Smallmouth Streams In State

By Lee McClellan A visitor to the Gasper River region quickly understands how living in the region brought early settlers closer to a higher power. The area spawned a religious awakening known as the Great Revival around 1800. The rolling Pennyroyal hills of Logan, Warren and Butler counties give visitors vistas of growing green hay with fingers of wind moving through them in early summer. This beauty touches the soul of even the most jaded. The Gasper River drainage is one of the most pastoral regions of Kentucky.

The Gasper is also one of the best smallmouth bass streams in the state with decent year-round flow and excellent habitat.

A series of floats on Gasper River give a paddler an intimate experience of this gorgeous region where several close relatives of George Washington bought land and settled in the early 1800s. Western Kentucky University produced an excellent website called the Warren County Blue­ways at www.wku.edu/ blueways. The website contains an interactive and printable map with GPS coordinates, access locations, floating mileages and other important information along with links to participating partners. This map corresponds with brown metal markers at locations on the river to avoid confusion and also on the map that accompanies this article.

The first six-mile float begins in northeastern Logan County on the River Road Bridge (also listed as New Harmony-Richelieu Road on some maps) near the defunct community of Richelieu. The take-out lies at the end of Hullett Lane off KY 1083 (Galloway Mill Road). This take-out holds room for only two vehicles and is close to a home, so users should tread lightly and ask permission.

This section of the Gasper flows through rolling farmland with fairly high banks composed of rock and dirt. The flowing area above and below riffles with some depth hold smallmouth bass that strike black 4-inch finesse worms rigged on 1/16ounce leadheads. The Gasper breaks apart forming flowing braids of water around islands in this section and may require some dragging in summer.

The take-out is on your left (looking downstream) and easily missed. Look for several power lines crossing the river.

The next float begins at Hullett Lane and concludes roughly three and one-half miles downstream at the KY 1083 Bridge.

This float features stream drops, rock gardens, islands and plunge pools, perfect smallmouth bass habitat. A weightless pearl with purple back soft plastic jerkbait worked in pockets and along the many downed trees in this section will produce strikes.

The take-out at the KY 1083 Bridge is steep with minimal

Kentucky Afield parking. Paddlers must carry out their boats on the right upstream side of the bridge and should get landowner permission. Paddlers may continue for about five miles to the next take-out at the KY 626 Bridge (Jackson Bridge Road) for a full day of floating and fishing.

Just before the KY 1083 Bridge, Clear Fork of Gasper River meets the main Gasper River on the right, adding flow, depth and width to the river. The river begins to change character at this juncture as more exposed bluffs greet the paddler along with larger deeper holes that hold better smallmouth bass.

The last few miles of this run have sizeable rock gardens that grow to interesting rapids with higher flow. The most scenic stream bluffs in southern Kentucky rise above the paddler from the Gasper carving its way through the millennia down into the Barren River hills in this part of Warren County.

Fish skirted double-tailed grubs in the motor oil color on 1/8-ounce standup leadheads just above and below riffles and rock gardens for smallmouth bass in this part of the Gasper.

This section also holds many stretches of broken bedrock that create holes for large smallmouth to hide in and ambush prey.

These hides can produce smallmouth bass 17 inches and longer.

The next float of a little over three and one-half miles begins at the KY 626 Bridge and ends at the U.S. 231(Morgantown Road) Bridge near the community of Hadley. Paddlers using this access must park on the north side of KY 626 between a metal fence post and the bridge with room for three vehicles. A working farm surrounds this access and users must not park on the south side of KY 626 or block farm gates. Tread lightly and do not linger when using this access.

Just after flowing under the KY 626 Bridge, the Gasper takes a hard left into a rapid that rises to Class II at higher water levels. This rapid is known as Put-In Rapid and followed by what whitewater paddlers call Surfers as the Gasper takes a bend to the right. Surfers Rapid has some standing waves for whitewater kayakers to surf. A short way downstream is a series of standing waves known as Retreat Rapid, named for the Catholic Retreat Center on the left side of the river.

Retreat Rapid is followed by Barking Dog Rapid as the river turns hard to the left. These rapids present a fun, but fairly easy, challenge to experienced whitewater paddlers, but can

upset the boats of the inexperienced. If you can hear Put-In Rapid roaring and the river is full from the right hand bluff to the left bank at the KY 626 Bridge, then only experienced whitewater paddlers should launch. At normal summer flows, these rapids become rock gardens that may require a walk through and drag.

The Gasper flows tranquil for the remainder of this float with the take-out on the right at the U.S. 231 Bridge. Ample parking exists at this access, but don’t block other vehicles.

The next float of roughly 10 miles begins at the U.S. 231 Bridge and ends at the confluence of the Gasper with Barren River. This is a good run for beginners and families, but requires an early morning put in and a take out at dusk if paddlers also plan to fish.

The Gasper snakes back and forth in this section and grows more riverine. Spotted and largemouth bass become more numerous and 4-inch black curly-tailed grubs rigged on 1/8ounce leadheads worked beside fallen trees and root wads garner strikes. Crappie and bluegills also reside in the same cover in the slower flowing holes.

A large parking area that holds up to 25 vehicles awaits at confluence of Gasper and Barren rivers at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources- Barren River #2 Voluntary Public Access (VPA) site. Paddlers should continue on past the KY 1435 Bridge (Barren River Road) for a short distance and take out on the right hand point where the Gasper and Barren meet. The carry out is much easier than the steep one at the KY 1425 Bridge.

Author Lee McClellan is an award-winning associate editor for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publication of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He is a life-long hunter and angler, with a passion for smallmouth bass fishing.

Anglers Win Fight For Prime Fishing Spots Anglers won their fight last week to preserve access to prime fishing spots below dams along the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee, catching the attention of Congress and now President Barack Obama.

Obama signed into law a bill imposing a two-year moratorium on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from erecting barriers to prevent fishing in the popular tailwaters near dams along the Cumberland and its tributaries. The legislation, called the Freedom to Fish Act, was sponsored by lawmakers from both states.

The measure was seen as a short-term solution while lawmakers from both states push for a permanent ban on putting up barriers in those areas. Legislation that includes the permanent moratorium on such fishing restrictions along the Cumberland is pending in the U.S. House.

Fishing enthusiasts, backed by local officials, attended rallies and meetings and contacted members of Congress to express outrage at the Corps’ proposal to add restrictions near the dams. The Corps said the purpose was to enhance boating safety. It looked at placing steel cable anchored with buoys across the water to seal off access near the dams.

The restrictions would have cut off places where anglers have reeled in big catches for decades in a region known as a recreational haven.

Local officials said the restrictions would have hurt tourism, a key contributor to the region’s economy.

Ken McGregor, who owns a bait and tackle store near Lake Barkley, estimated the restrictions would have cut his business by up to 20 percent. Those tailwaters not only attracted anglers from Kentucky and Tennessee, but from as far away as Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

“They’re going to be tickled to death,” he said. “Most of that fishing up there is part of a brotherhood that’s grown over the years.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the voices of the region’s fishing enthusiasts and shop owners were heard. “No one I know in Kentucky supported this plan.”

For McConnell, who faces a potentially tough re-election campaign next year, resolving the issue will give him a chance to angle for support among the state’s fishing enthusiasts. The Republican stalwart is seeking a sixth term in 2014.

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Section B, Page 3

Youth Leagues

ALYSSA DISMANG of Bama makes a diving play on a grounder up the middle and later flips the ball to Madison Spurlin (00) for a force out at second base during U12 softball action last week. Bama swept a doubleheader from the Blue Jays in action at the Ratliff Park complex in Princeton.

Photos by Todd Griffin, The Times Leader

LAST WEEK’S BASEBALL RESULTS, STANDINGS 15U BASEBALL LEAGUE Friday, June 7, at Webster County

Dawson Tigers..........400 00 — 4 Webster County........202 02 — 6 Dawson Tigers........024 23 — 11 Webster County......650 20 — 13

Tigers leading hitters: Brooks 1B, 1B; Bordin 1B, 1B; Jones 1B, 1B, 2B; Orten 1B, 1B, 1B; Clark 1B, 1B; Edwards 1B, 2B. Webster leading hitters: Burns 1B; Clayton 1B, 1B; Blake 1B.

Lady 1B; Chris Turpin 2B. Marlins leading hitters: John Davis 1B; Gabe East 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Cayden Fraliex 1B; Ethan Cotton 1B; Jude East 1B.

10U BASEBALL LEAGUE Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Dawson Tigers 4 2 Caldwell Braves 3 2 0.5 Caldwell Orioles 2 3 1.5 Caldwell Pirates 2 4 2 Tuesday, June 4, in Princeton

12U BASEBALL LEAGUE Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Crittenden Reds 8 0 Caldwell Cardinals 4 1 2.5 Caldwell Marlins 5 3 3 Crittenden Royals 3 3 4 Caldwell A’s 3 5 5 Dawson Tigers 2 6 6 Dawson Rays 0 7 7.5 Monday, June 3, in Princeton

Reds......................................... 18 Rays........................................... 6

WP: Payton Riley Reds leading hitters: Payton Riley 3B; Cruce Collyer HR; Coy Burns HR; Mason Hunt 1B; Ethan Dossett 2B, HR; Trent Champion 1B; Devon Porter 2B; Blake Curnel 1B.

Tigers......................... 111 30 — 6 A’s..............................011 02 — 4

Tigers leading hitters: Jacob Drake 1B; Talan Moore 1B; Braxton Cotton 1B; Dalton Simons 2B; Brennen Cunningham 1B; Tyler Weir 2B. A’s leading hitters: Oliver Parker 2B, 2B; Jacob Lady 1B; Luke Nelson 2B; Darrien Francis 1B; Chris Turpin 1B; Easton Thompson 1B.

Monday, June 3, in Marion

Marlins.....................420 46 — 16 Royals......................105 43 — 13

WP: Wyatt Capps Marlins leading hitters: John Davis 1B, 2B; Gabe East 1B, 1B, 1B; Cayden Fraliex 2B, 2B; Ben Holt 1B; Wyatt Capps 1B, 1B; Jude East 1B; Ethan Cotton 1B, 1B. Royals leading hitters: Cody Belt 1B, 2B, 2B; Jayden Carlson 1B, 2B, 2B; Pate Robinson 1B, 1B, 1B; Devon Nesbitt 1B, 1B; Matt Lynn 1B, 1B, 2B, 2B.

Thursday, June 6, in Marion

Cardinals................................... 0 Reds........................................... 7

WP: Coy Burns Reds leading hitters: Cruce Collyer 1B, 2B; Mason Hunt 2B, 3B; Devon Porter 1B, 2B; Ethan Dossett 2B; Trent Champion 2B; Payton Riley 1B.

Tigers......................................... 4 Reds......................................... 12

WP: Ethan Dossett Reds leading hitters: Ethan Dossett 2B; Payton Riley 2B; Cruce Collyer 1B, 2B; Trent Champion 2B; Mason Hunt 1B, 2B; Coy Burns 1B, 1B, 2B; Blake Curnel 1B; Sean O’Leary 1B; Justin Phillips 1B, 1B.

Friday, June 7, in Princeton

A’s..............................310 22 — 8 Marlins.......................431 01 — 9

WP: John Davis A’s leading hitters: Oliver Parker 1B, 2B, 2B; Blake Stallins 1B, 2B; Jacob

Pirates............................601 — 7 Orioles............................123 — 6

WP: Preston Nichols Pirates leading hitters: Blake Vivrette 3B; Layton Hammett 1B; Jordan Hammett 1B; Aaron Hensley 1B. Orioles leading hitters: Colton Morse 1B; Cole Smiley 1B; Layton Davis 1B; Landon Moman 1B.

Tigers.......................125 11 — 10 Braves.....................234 00 — 9

Tigers leading hitters: Cameron Morris 1B. Braves leading hitters: Deontaye Walls 2B, 3B; Devin Kilgore 1B; Seth Slayton 1B.

Friday, June 7, in Princeton

Orioles.........................105 3 — 9 Braves.........................304 0 — 7

Braves leading hitters: Nick White 3B; Tate VanHooser 2B; Deontaye Walls 1B.

Friday, June 7, in Dawson Springs

Pirates.......................602 4 — 12 Tigers.........................122 x — 5

Pirates leading hitters: Layton Hammett 1B, 1B; Preston Nichols 1B, 1B; Tripp Branch 1B, 1B; Jordan Hammett 1B; DeArius Riley 1B; Bubba Jones 1B. Tigers leading hitters: Dylan Dawson 1B.

Pirates.......................010 4 — 5 Tigers.........................353 x — 11

Pirates leading hitters: Blake Vivrette 1B; Layton Hammett 1B; Preston Nichols 1B; Tripp Branch 1B, 1B. Tigers leading hitters: Landon Pace 1B, 1B; Ethan Jones 1B, 1B, 2B; Dylan Dawson 2B; Logan McKnight 1B; Ethan Stewart 1B.

8U BASEBALL LEAGUE Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Caldwell Cardinals 7 0 Caldwell Pirates 7 2 1 Caldwell Rangers 5 3 2.5 Caldwell Yankees 4 6 4.5 Dawson Dodgers 3 5 4.5 Caldwell White Sox 2 5 5 Dawson Rockies 0 7 7 Monday, June 3, in Princeton

Pirates.......................002 0 — 2 Cardinals...................366 x — 15

Pirates leading hitters: Parker Dixon 1B, 1B; Barrett Darnell 1B; Connar King 2B; Logan Chambliss 1B; Brandon McCoy 1B; Caden Cunningham 1B; Anthony Gray 1B. Cardinals leading hitters: Grayden Miller 1B, 1B, 1B; Travis Perry 1B, 1B, HR; Ryan Hammett 1B, 1B; Barrett Cotton 1B, 1B, 3B; Drake Walker 1B,

LAST WEEK’S SOFTBALL RESULTS, STANDINGS

2B, 2B; Timothy Nichols 1B, 1B; Aiden Graham 1B, 1B; Kamron Maroney 1B, 1B, 1B.

Pirates.....................303 53 — 14 White Sox................003 01 — 4

Pirates leading hitters: Barrett Darnell 1B, 1B, 1B; Connar King 1B, 3B; Logan Chambliss HR, HR; Kaden Wright 1B; Anthony Gray 2B, 2B; Dalton Kirby 1B, 1B; Brandon McCoy 1B, 1B; Chase Campbell 1B. White Sox leading hitters: Landon Davis 1B, 2B; Austin Crick 1B, 1B; Canyon Richardson 1B; JaSean Riley HR; Dylan Harris 1B; Marcos Gonzalez 1B; Demaurius Thompson 1B; Will Cummins 1B.

Yankees...................003 320 — 8 Rangers...................012 030 — 6

Yankees leading hitters: Luke Parker 1B, 1B, 1B; Hunter Newsom 1B, 1B, 1B; Nate Noel 1B, 1B; Josh Rogers 1B, 1B, 2B; Morgan Wright 1B; Hudson McCoy 1B. Rangers leading hitters: Brayden Stanley 1B, 1B; Colin Whittington 1B, 1B, 2B; Carter Whittington 1B, 2B; Cofy Harris 1B; Gus Fox 1B, 1B; Junior Fox 1B; Kaden Heaton 1B, 1B, 1B.

Yankees...................201 22 — 7 Cardinals.................456 6x — 21

Yankees leading hitters: Luke Parker 1B, 1B, 2B; Hunter Newsom 1B, 1B, 2B; Nate Noel 1B, 1B, 2B; Josh Rogers 1B, 1B, 2B; John Turpin 1B; Camden McGregor 1B, 1B, 1B; Morgan Wright 1B; Hudson McCoy 1B. Cardinals leading hitters: Grayden Miller 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Travis Perry 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B, HR; Ryan Hammett 1B, 1B, 2B; Barrett Cotton 1B, 1B, 3B, 3B; Drake Walker 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Timothy Nichols 1B, 1B; Aiden Graham 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Kamron Maroney 1B, 1B, 1B.

Monday, June 3, in Dawson Springs

Dodgers...................204 100 — 7 Rockies....................000 100 — 1

Dodgers leading hitters: Matt Cunningham HR; Ashton Cook 1B; Chevy Blanton 1B; Tre Smith 1B; Jakob Purdy 1B. Rockies leading hitters: Chris Jones HR; Grayson Brewer 1B, 1B.

Rockies....................000 201 — 3 Dodgers...................100 12x — 4

12U SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Dawson Bama 5 1 Dawson Yankees 5 1 Dawson Red Sox 1 3 3 Caldwell Blue Jays 0 6 5 Monday, June 3, in Dawson Springs

Friday, June 7, in Dawson Springs

Bama leading hitters: Jalynn Hooper 1B, 1B, 2B; Alyssa Dismang 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B; Brooklyn Jones 2B; Isabel Spurlin 1B; Kaylee Simpson 1B; Ariel Childers 1B; Kiana Hooper 1B, 1B; Emily Abbott 1B, 1B. Yankees leading hitters: Breanna Cunningham 3B; Denisha Randolph 2B, 3B; Heather Genseal 1B, 1B; Carrie Towe 1B, 1B, 3B; Mattie Fain 1B; Kaitlynn Dearing 1B; Alyssa Gray 1B, 1B.

Yankees leading hitters: Heather Genseal 1B, 1B; Denisha Randolph 1B, 1B; Breanna Cunningham 1B, 1B, 1B; Carrie Towe 1B, 2B; Johnni Rodriguez 1B, 1B; Sloane Parker 1B, 1B; Kenzi Matthews 1B, 1B; Kaitlynn Dearing 1B; Alyssa Gray 2B; Mattie Fain 1B. Bama leading hitters: Jalynn Hooper 1B, 1B; Alyssa Dismang 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Brooklyn Jones 1B, 1B; Isabel Spurlin 1B, 1B, 2B, 3B; Kiki Riggs 1B, 2B; Kiana Hooper 1B, 1B; Madison Spurlin 1B, 1B, 3B; Emily Abbott 1B.

Bama........................132 24 — 12 Yankees...................201 15 — 9

Tuesday, June 4, in Princeton

Bama.............................666 — 18 Blue Jays......................162 — 9

Bama leading hitters: Jalynn Hooper 1B, 1B, 1B; Alyssa Dismang 1B, 1B, 1B; Brooklyn Jones 1B, 1B, 1B; Isabel Spurlin 2B, HR; Kiki Riggs 1B, 1B; Kaylee Simpson 1B, 1B, 1B; Ariel Childers 1B, 1B; Kiana Hooper 1B, 1B; Madison Spurlin 1B, 2B; Emily Abbott 1B, 1B. Blue Jays leading hitters: Jaycee Jones 1B; Savannah Rollins 1B, 1B; Jacy Travis 1B, 1B; Mia Skinner 1B; Macie Jones 1B; Chansey Markham 1B; Madi Mason 1B; Megan Butler 1B; Elizabeth Wright 1B; Kasandra Abrams 1B; Katie Beth Purcell 1B; Aryonna Fox 1B.

Bama..........................666 6 — 24 Blue Jays...................100 6 — 7

Bama leading hitters: Jalynn Hooper 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Alyssa Dismang 1B, 1B, 1B, HR; Brooklyn Jones 1B, 1B, 1B; Isabel Spurlin 1B, 1B, 1B; Kiki Riggs 1B; Kaylee Simpson 1B, 1B; Ariel Childers 1B, 1B, 1B; Kiana Hooper 1B, 2B; Madison Spurlin 1B; Emily Abbott 1B, 1B. Blue Jays leading hitters: Jaycee Jones 1B; Mia Skinner 1B, 1B; Jacy Travis 1B; Lexy Stallins 1B; Macie Jones 2B; Savannah Rollins 1B; Chansey Markham 1B; Kasandra Abrams 1B; Katie Beth Purcells 1B.

Rockies leading hitters: Grayson Brewer 1B, 1B; Gage Smiley 2B; Noah Chappel 3B; Casey Fain 2B; Grayson Pleasant 1B, 2B; Stevie Bullock 1B. Dodgers leading hitters: Logan Halverson 1B, 1B; Matt Cunningham 1B, 1B, HR; Colin Werley 1B; Toby Stevens 1B; Ashton Cook 2B; Chevy Blanton 2B; Caden Alfred 1B.

Tuesday, June 4, in Dawson Springs

Saturday, June 8, in Princeton

Yankees leading hitters: Heather Genseal 1B, 1B, 3B; Denisha Randolph 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B; Alyssa Gray 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Breanna Cunningham 1B; Mattie Fain 1B, 1B; Kenzie Matthews 1B, 1B; Sloane Parker 1B; Kaitlynn Dearing 1B; Johnni Rodriguez 1B, 1B, 1B. Blue Jays leading hitters: Jaycee Jones 1B; Mia Skinner 1B, 1B; Jacy Travis 2B; Lexy Stallins 1B, 1B; Macie Jones 1B, 1B; Savannah Rollins 1B; Chansey Markham 1B; Madi Mason 1 B, 1 B; M e g a n Bu tl e r 1 B, 1 B; Elizabeth Wright 1B, 1B.

Pirates................... 200 233 — 10 Yankees................. 113 102 — 8

Pirates leading hitters: Parker Dixon 1B, 1B; Barrett Darnell 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Caden Cunningham 1B, 1B, 1B; Connar King 1B, 1B, 1B; Brandon McCoy 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B. Yankees leading hitters: Luke Parker .

1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Nate Noel 1B, 1B; Josh Rogers 1B, 1B, 2B; Joshua Tallman 1B; John Turpin 1B, 1B; Morgan Wright 1B.

Note: Coaches are asked to report their game results and information to Todd Griffin at toddgriffin@timesleader.net by Sunday of each week to be included in each Wednesday’s newspaper throughout the season.

1B, 1B, 1B; Sloane Parker 1B; Alyssa Gray 1B; Kenzi Matthews 1B. Blue Jays leading hitters: Jaycee Jones 2B; Mia Skinner 1B; Lexy Stallins 1B, 1B; Macie Jones 1B, 1B; Savannah Rollins 1B; Chansey Markham 1B; Madi Mason 1B; Kasandra Abrams 1B.

Red Sox........................000 — 0 Yankees........................646 — 16 Yankees........................666 — 18 Red Sox........................130 — 4 Thursday, June 6, in Princeton

Yankees.....................661 6 — 19 Blue Jays...................602 1 — 9

Yankees.....................666 6 — 24 Blue Jays...................203 5 — 10

Yankees leading hitters: Breanna Cunningham 1B, 1B, 2B; Denisha Randolph 1B, 1B, 1B; Heather Genseal 1B, 1B; Carrie Towe 1B, 1B, 1B; Mattie Fain 1B; Kaitlynn Dearing

Yankees.................403 120 — 10 Bama......................310 401 — 9

Bama..........................054 5 — 14 Red Sox.....................105 0 — 6

Bama leading hitters: Alyssa Dismang 1B, 3B; Isabel Spurlin HR, HR; Kiki Riggs 1B; Kaylee Simpson 1B; Ariel Childers 1B, 1B, 1B; Kiana Hooper 1B, 2B; Madison Spurlin 1B, 1B, 1B; Emily Abbott 1B. Red Sox leading hitters: Baylee Peek 1B; Hannah Funkhouser 1B; Sabreyn Pleasant 1B; Olivia Latham 1B; Marlee Burden 1B; Cindy Solomon 1B; Kelsea Sizemore 1B; Zoe Howton 1B, 1B.

10U SOFTBALL LEAGUE Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Crittenden Bombsquad 6 1 Caldwell Twins 5 2 1 Caldwell Cardinals 5 3 1.5 Caldwell Dodgers 3 4 3 Lyon Crushers 0 3 4 Dawson Red Sox 0 6 5.5 Monday, June 3, in Princeton

Bombsquad.............103 011 — 6 Dodgers...................002 001 — 3

Bombsquad leading hitters: Jessie Potter 1B, 1B, 1B; Kacie Easley 1B, 1B; Lilly Perryman 1B; Cortne Curnel 1B, 1B; Nahla Calloway 1B; McKenzie Quertermous 1B; Raylee Belt 1B; Kate Keller 2B. Dodgers leading hitters: Kaylee McEnaney 3B; Alexis Wynn 1B, 3B; Anna Turpin 1B, 1B, 1B; Karen Louk 1B, 1B.

Bombsquad.................540 0 — 9 Twins............................200 0 — 2

Bombsquad leading hitters: Jessie Potter 1B; Kacie Easley 1B; Lilly Perryman 1B; Cortne Curnel 1B, 1B; Nahla Calloway 1B, 1B; Josie Tapp 2B; McKenzie Quertermous 2B; Belle Minton 1B, 1B; Lily Hester 1B. Twins leading hitters: Jacey Jaggers 1B; Kylee James 1B; Jenna Jaggers 1B; Siya Patel 1B.

Monday, June 3, in Dawson Springs

Cardinals................................. 13 Red Sox..................................... 0 Friday, June 7, in Dawson Springs

Twins........................................ 17 Red Sox..................................... 0 Twins.......................................... 6 Red Sox..................................... 0

8U SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Standings through Sunday, June 9

W L GB Crittenden Wildcats 5 1 Crittenden Cardinals 4 2 1 Caldwell White Sox 5 3 1 Dawson Braves 2 4 3 Caldwell Rays 2 5 3.5 Caldwell A’s 1 4 3.5 Tuesday, June 4, in Princeton

White Sox................301 16 — 11 A’s............................100 00 — 1

White Sox leading hitters: Kenda Richardson 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; A.J. Hollowell 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Audrey Hensley 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Cordie Murphy 1B, 1B, 1B; Lanna Jones 1B, 1B, 1B.

A’s............................000 01 — 1 White Sox................614 0x — 11

White Sox leading hitters: Kenda Richardson 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; A.J. Hollowell 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Cordie Murphy 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Lanna Jones 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Emma Dearing 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B.

Tuesday, June 4, in Marion

Rays........................................... 4 Wildcats................................... 18 Rays........................................... 8 Cardinals................................... 4 Friday, June 7, in Princeton

Wildcats.....................520 3 — 10 Braves.......................000 0 — 0

Wildcats leading hitters: Macie Hunt 2B, 3B, 3B; Riley Smith 1B, 1B; Karsen Shouse 1B, 1B, 1B; Hailey McCann 1B, 1B, 4B; Callie Dempsey 1B, 1B; Emily Mattingly 1B. Braves leading hitters: Lindsey Morse 1B; Brooklyn Clark 1B; Rachel Young 1B.

Wildcats...................520 000 — 7 White Sox................200 006 — 8

Wildcats leading hitters: Macie Hunt 1B, 1B; Riley Smith 1B, 1B; Karsen Shouse 1B, 1B; Hailey McCann 1B; Callie Dempsey 2B; Shayla Jones 1B; Kailyn Stokes 1B. White Sox leading hitters: Kendra Richardson 1B, 1B; Audrey Hensley 1B, 1B; A.J. Hollowell 1B, 1B; Laney Jones 1B, 1B; Emma Dearing 2B; Katie Menser 1B, 2B; Libby Jones 1B.

Saturday, June 8, in Princeton

Rays...........................101 2 — 4 White Sox..................266 6 — 20

Rays leading hitters: Elaina Hopkins 1B, 1B, 3B; Sydney McKinney 1B, 1B; Lexie Teague 1B, 1B, 1B; Lainey Frisch 1B, 1B; Emma Koscho 1B, 1B; Alesa Conger 1B, 1B. White Sox leading hitters: Kendra Richardson 1B, 1B, 2B, 2B; Audrey Hensley 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Laney Jones 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; A.J. Hollowell 1B, 1B; Audrey Kinslow 1B; Emma Dearing 1B, 1B, 1B; Katie Menser 1B, 2B, 2B, 3B; Libby Jones 1B, 1B, 1B; Cordie Murphy 1B.

Rays.......................101 511 — 9 White Sox..............143 02x — 10

Rays leading hitters: Elaina Hopkins 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Sydney McKinney 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B; Lexie Teague 1B, 1B, 1B; Lainey Frisch 1B; Emma Koscho 1B; Ellie Ramey 1B, 1B, 1B; Alesa Conger 1B, 1B. White Sox leading hitters: Kendra Richardson 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B, 3B; Audrey Hensley 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Laney Jones 1B, 1B; A.J. Hollowell 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 3B; Audrey Kinslow 1B, 1B; Emma Dearing 1B, 1B; Katie Menser 1B, 1B, 1B; Libby Jones 1B, 1B, 1B; Cordie Murphy 1B, 1B, 1B.

Petrino Embracing WKU-UK Game Excitement

By COLE CLAYBOURN Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer It’s June, and let’s face it. We’re all ready for college football to start.

So, let’s indulge in some Western Kentucky-Kentucky talk. New WKU coach Bobby Petrino was in Owensboro Thursday to speak at the Rooster Booster Breakfast hosted by the Owensboro Chamber of Commerce.

After about 10-15 minutes of breaking down his team and who he sees as starters (he named Brandon Doughty the starting quarterback) Petrino fielded a question from a member of the crowd.

“How bad are you going to beat UK?” the man asked.

Petrino dodged the bait and didn’t indulge in any trash talk, but he still had plenty to say about the game, which will be played at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31 at L.P. Field in Nashville.

“Everybody always asks that about the opening game,” he said.

“The greatest part about opening

the season with Kentucky is it’s a tremendous motivating factor for our players. All summer long, we’ll do one extra rep for the Kentucky game. We’ll do one extra sprint for the Kentucky game.

“The way I see it is we take care of the process, we do the things that we have to do and we learn how to prepare and do things right, winning is the end result of doing everything else right. That’s what we’re focused on right now. We’re going in with the attitude that we’re going to improve and get better, not with the attitude that we’re going to survive. If we can do that, get that established, we’ve got a great chance to win that game.”

Petrino noted that it will be an interesting game because both teams have new coaching staffs and basically all new offensive and defensive systems.

He and other coaches recorded UK’s spring game and have already developed a game plan. New coach Mark Stoops was the defensive coordinator at Florida State last year and offensive coordinator

Neal Brown served as offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.

Petrino’s game plan is based on countering those philosophies.

“We really don’t know what to expect from them,” Petrino said.

“The other thing that’s interesting on that being the first game as a staff is we really don’t know what to expect from ourselves.

“What will be the key to winning that game is that we get better in the second quarter than we were in the first quarter, that we’re better in the third quarter than we were in the second quarter, and that we’re tougher than them in the fourth quarter. If we’re tougher than them in the fourth quarter, we’ll win the game.”

Given how last year’s game between WKU and UK played out — the Hilltoppers won a trick play in overtime — and the added interest of a high profile coach like Petrino squaring off against Stoops, there’s a good chance this year’s game at L.P. Field will outdraw the crowd of 24,599 that packed the stadium when the two teams met there in

2011.

Petrino said his players will benefit from playing in that type of atmosphere, but most of all the fans will as well.

“I think the excitement will be for the crowd, for the fans,” he said. “As a coaching staff, all you’re worried about is this year’s game, how we prepare for it, how we go out and execute it. But the energy and the excitement will come from the fans.

“That’s what we’re going to have — those rivalries and those kind of momentum games where it’s exciting for all of our fans.”

Petrino pleased to be in C-USA Aside from hiring Petrino, WKU’s other major move this past school year was announcing its departure from the Sun Belt Conference to join Conference USA. With nearly half of the Sun Belt teams leaving for C-USA in the past year or two, WKU was going to be stuck in a dwindling Sun Belt

that was scrambling to add Football Championship Subdivision schools to fill vacancies.

Now that the move is in place, Petrino is excited for what that means for the football program.

That will keep games with Florida International and Florida Atlantic in tact, which Petrino said will help in terms of recruiting.

He plans to recruit Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Florida heavily.

First and foremost, he said the scheduling is a major advantage.

“We now are a very, very secure conference,” he said. “We’ll have a set conference schedule of eight games. We’ve always talked about making it nine games. It would be interesting to see how that plays out. We have a conference championship, which I’m really looking forward to. The conference championship is played at the highest ranked team of the two, so we need to have that in Bowling Green.

“We have six bowl tie-ins and we’re working on one or two more possibilities. That’s a huge thing.

The Sun Belt has two.”

Section B, Page 4

Kentucky Baptist Group To Nominate Hutcheson For Convention President

By Todd Deaton The Western Recorder Chip Hutcheson, publisher of The Times Leader of Princeton and The Eagle Post of Oak Grove, will be nominated as Kentucky Baptist Convention president when the KBC annual meeting convenes Nov. 12 in Paducah.

Hutcheson, a deacon and Sunday School teacher for more than 30 years at Southside Baptist Church in Princeton, will be nominated

by Ronnie Sivells, pastor of Nortonville Baptist Church in Little Bethel Baptist Association. Sivells, who served as church development strategist for the Western Region for the KBC until last June, is a former pastor of Southside.

Hutcheson is the first announced candidate for the KBC office.

“It has been some time since a layman has been elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention,” Sivells said. “Most of the time, one of our pastors serves in this place of leadership, and they all have served our Lord and our convention well.

“Perhaps the time is right for one of our very capable and faithful laymen to be called upon to lead our great convention,” Sivells added.

“These men of God who have served untiringly in their churches have so much to offer our state.”

Since Henry Huff was elected in 1975, only two other laymen have served — Charles Barnes, who presided in 1999, and Eugene Siler, who presided in 2004.

If elected, Hutcheson would become only the sixth to serve as KBC president in the past 75 years.

Sivells’ friendship with Hutcheson stretches back to their high school days and service together in the Army Reserves and through 13 years as Hutcheson’s pastor.

“During those years,” Sivells said, “I found him to be both a supporter and encourager.

“It is my conviction that God has equipped Chip with unique gifts and abilities that will be used of the Holy Spirit to lead the KBC in these exciting yet challenging days,” Sivells said.

A three-time deacon chairman at Southside, Hutcheson works in its afterschool ministry and participates in a local prison ministry through HR Ministries.

Hutcheson also has been active in Kentucky Baptist life, having served two terms on the KBC Public Affairs Committee, being twice elected as chairman, and currently serving a second term as a Western Recorder trustee.

“I am very humbled to even be considered (as a candidate for KBC president),” Hutcheson said.

“My desire would be to encourage people in the faith — not only pastors and ministerial staff members, but laypeople,” he added. “We have much work to do in Kentucky, and it requires not only pastors, but people in the pews, becoming actively involved in evangelism and discipleship.

“Hopefully we can get more people involved in living out their faith and sharing their faith,” Hutcheson said.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Hutcheson served as sports editor for the student newspaper. He also was sports editor for the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville, 1970-76, and publisher of the Princeton Leader, 1976-92.

Hutcheson has received numerous Kentucky Press Association awards. He served as KPA president in 2010, was recognized as the KPA’s “Most Valuable Member” in 2011, and was inducted in the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2012.

He and his wife, Karen, have two children: Cindy Birrell, CFO of the Princeton Electric Plant Board, and John Mark, senior pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in St. Augustine, Fla.

Obituaries

The Dawson Springs Progress — Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Services Are Held Sunday For Helen Y. Menser, 94 The funeral for Helen Y. Menser, 94, of Dawson Springs, was held Saturday at Beshear Funeral Home.

Mr. Bob Henning and the Rev. Eric Nelson officiated. Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery.

Mrs. Menser died June 4, 2013, at Baptist Health Madisonville.

She was born April 22, 1919, to the late Rufus and Coatney Armstrong Yarbrough.

Mrs. Menser was a beloved homemaker, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 66 years and was of the Christian faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Marvin Menser, June 20, 1995; three brothers, Doyel Douglas Yarbrough, Rufus Junior Yarbrough and Bill Yarbrough; a half brother, Tim Yarbrough; and a sister, Corrine Braden Utley.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marvalyn and Ron Tolbert of Dawson Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Billy

Services Are Held Friday For Edward O. Whitfield The funeral for Edward O. Whitfield was held Friday at St. John’s Methodist Church in Hopkinsville. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville.

Whitfield died June 4, 2013.

He was born in Hopkins County to the late P.O. and Mabel Whitfield.

He worked for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and its successor companies for 44 years and was a mem-

ber of St. John’s Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Mary Cunningham; a son, 1st District Rep. Ed Whitfield; a sister, Juanema Whitfield Corum; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Christian County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1233, Hopkinsville, KY 42241-1233.

Service Will Be Thursday For Sabrina Ann Hulsey HELEN MENSER Lane and Sandra Menser of Dawson Springs; a half brother, Dan Yarbrough; four grandchildren, Kelly Lane Gobin Menser, Todd Tolbert, Brad Tolbert and Christopher Owen Menser; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Todd Tolbert, Brad Tolbert, Christopher Menser, Kem Braden, Brent Menser and Jason Henning.

Honorary pallbearers were Kelly Gobin Menser, Ron Braden, Bo Yarbrough and Tom Harris.

Services Are Held Sunday For Juanita Wyatt, 93

A memorial service for Sabrina Ann Hulsey, 42, of Providence, will be held at noon Thursday at Beshear Funeral Home. The Rev. Brian Richardson will officiate, assisted by Darrell Bennett and Dakota Hulsey. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Mrs. Hulsey died June 8, 2013, at her home.

She was born Dec. 28, 1970, to Warren Bennett and Nancy McGregor Vaughn.

She worked as a medical assistant.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Kevin Hulsey of Hopkins County; two sons,

The funeral for Juanita Wyatt, 93, of Princeton, was held Sunday at Morgan’s Funeral Home.

The Rev. Ronnie Sivells officiated, assisted by the Rev. Harold Greenfield.

Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Wyatt died at 12:30 a.m. June 7 at Caldwell Medical Center.

She was born Nov. 1, 1919, in Trigg County, to the late Marvin and Bessie Rogers Baker.

She was a retired nurse’s aide and a member of Second Baptist Church of Princeton.

In addition to her parents,

SABRINA HULSEY Gustin Hulsey, Slaughters, and Dakota Hulsey, Missouri; two brothers, Kendall Bennett, Muhlenburg County, and Darrell Bennett, Hopkins County; and a grandson.

she was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Wilford Eugene Wyatt; three sisters, Nellie Noel, Adeline Flood and Ruby Thomas; and a brother, Beck Baker.

Survivors include four sons, Amos Wyatt and Tommy Wyatt, both Princeton, James Wyatt, Concord, N.C., and David Wyatt, Portage, Ind.; a brother, Bishop Baker, Macomb Township, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions DORINDA ALLEN speaks Sunday, June 2, at a retirecan be made to Caldwell- ment reception in her honor at the school. Listening Lyon Baptist Association, 45 are (from left) Kevin Stockman and Kent Workman.

Old Connector Road, Princeton, KY 42445.

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Wednesday, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

LAFAYETTE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 5325 Niles Road Rev. Thurman Harris, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

SHYFLAT TABERNACLE Rev. Rick Denny Each Sunday, 2 p.m.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH North Main Street Rev. E. J. Hatton, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

MISSIONARY BAPTIST TEMPLE Corner 4-H Rd. and Rosedale Ln. Bro. Donnie Howton, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.

FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 550 Walnut Grove Road Thomas Childers, Pastor Sun. Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m.

Sun. Evening Evangelistic, 6 p.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study, 7 p.m.

(Bible classes for children age 3-15) ILSLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Danny Earl, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

GREENWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH Union Temple Road Rev. Bobby McKnight, Pastor Morning Worship, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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DAYSPRING ASSEMBLY OF GOD 55 E. Lee Wilson Stevens Dr. Rev. Kathy S. Redden, Sr. Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study, 10 a.m.

DUNN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 109 North Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Training Union, 6 p.m.

Evening Worship, 7 p.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

MIDWAY VALLEY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Highway 62 West Bro. Willard Walls, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.

NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST Junction 1294 & 293 Rev. Harold Salyers, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Walnut Street Elder Jeff Winfrey, Pastor Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Service, 6:30 p.m.

STAR OF BETHLEHEM APOSTOLIC CHURCH Ilsley, Ky. Rev. Monty Fuller, Pastor Sunday Morning, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 5 p.m.

Monday Night, 7 p.m.

Paryer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

BETHEL CHAPEL GENERAL BAPTIST Bro. Donnie Rogers, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

ILSLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH Hwy. 112, Ilsley Bro. Johnny Gibson, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

RABBIT RIDGE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Highways 109 & 502 Rev. Raymond Cummings, Pastor Morning Worship, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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CHARLESTON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 109 North Dr. Calvin Bryant, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Eli Street Dr. Larry Davidson, Pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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SUTHARDS BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 112 Bro. George Brooks, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Training Union, 6 p.m.

Evening Worship, 7 p.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

SILENT RUN BAPTIST CHURCH Bro. Rick Lutz, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 7 p.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

KIRKWOOD SPRINGS HOLINESS CHURCH Kennedy Lane Rev. Kenneth R. Moore, Pastor Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Sunday Night, 7 p.m.

Thursday Night, 7 p.m.

LAKE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH Bro. Wayne McCoy, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Youth Meeting, 6 p.m.

Evening Worship, 7 p.m.

Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

PROSPECT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 70, near Dalton Bro. Tom McKim, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

ADRIEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Olney Road Bro. David Frisby, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

NEW HOPE HOLINESS CHURCH 19000 Dawson Springs Rd. Rev. Douglas Barnett, Pastor Sunday Bible Study, 3 p.m.

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GOSPEL ASSEMBLY 1440 Industrial Park Road Rev. Ben Butero, Pastor Worship Service, 1 p.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

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GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH Trim Street Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.

LANDMARK APOSTOLIC HOLINESS CHURCH 590 Industrial Park Road Rev. Robert Akers, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

UNION TEMPLE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH Bro. David Hoard, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

GREATER FAITH APOSTOLIC CHURCH Highway 62 West Morning Worship, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

EMPIRE HOLINESS CHURCH Empire, Ky. Bro. Rodger Fuller, Pastor Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 7 p.m.

PLEASANT UNION GENERAL CHURCH Beulah Bro. Nathan Bone, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

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Wednesday, 7 p.m.

GILLAND RIDGE GENERAL BAPTIST St. Charles John W. Haire, Pastor Sunday School, 10 a.m.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 — The Dawson Springs Progress HUBERT by Dick Winger

LAFF A DAY

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Super Crossword

THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering

OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas

RFD by Marland

AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps

To Your Good Health

By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. Pseudogout Is Gout’s Distant Relative

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have pseudogout. It’s hard for me to explain to people, so I either tell them I have gout or I don’t tell them anything.

Will you do me a favor and explain it in the paper?

I’ll cut it out, carry it with me and give it to people who ask what I have. Thanks.

-- D.K. ANSWER: “Pseudo” is the Greek word for “false.”

Pseudogout is false gout, an illness that looks a lot like gout but really isn’t related to it.

With gout, blood uricacid level rises. Crystals of uric acid deposit in joints and give rise to gout pain.

With pseudogout, the crystals that invade joints and the tissues around joints are calcium pyrophosphate.

What causes the rise of these crystals isn’t known. It’s not diet. The first attack of gout usually involves the base of the big toe. With pseudogout, it’s the knee. The pain of pseudogout is not false; it’s quite real. Both crystals target other joints as time passes.

Even though these two are different processes, treatment is similar. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used for acute attacks of

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4. ENTERTAINERS: In the 19th century, what singer was called the “Swedish nightingale”?

5. HISTORY: In what year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial?

6. MOVIES: Which film director’s credits included “Romeo and Juliet” and “La Traviata”?

7. ADVERTISEMENTS: What was the name of the cartoon character that promoted StarKist tuna?

8. MEDICINE: Vitamin K plays an important role in what function of the human

body?

9. LITERATURE: What literary character’s family motto is “The world is not enough”?

10. TELEVISION: On the comedy series “Happy Days,” what was Fonzie’s full name?

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both, medicines like Indocin and Motrin. Colchicine, another gout medicine, is also used for an acute, painful attack of pseudogout. As in gout, cortisone injection of an inflamed joint reliably suppresses joint pain.

The standard treatment of inflamed joints -- ice packs and immobilization -- are part of treatment for both illnesses.

Unlike gout, pseudogout doesn’t have as many medicines for the prevention of attacks. Colchicine can be taken on a daily basis to ward off attacks. However, should this illness develop into a chronic illness, medicines like methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine are often prescribed.

The booklet on gout and pseudogout provides answers to other questions on these illnesses. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 302W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address.

Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For about two months, my husband had a red bump on the back of his hand, and he picked at it all the time. It became a sore. I pestered him to see somebody about it, and he finally did.

It turned out to be Bowen’s disease. My husband now believes he is at death’s door. Please explain what this is and how it’s treated.

-- G.R.

ANSWER: Bowen’s disease is squamous cell skin cancer in situ. Squamous cells are the usual outer skin cells. “In situ” is a Latin phrase that means “in place,” the cancer hasn’t gnawed deeply into the skin and hasn’t spread. Bowen’s disease is as close to being 100 percent curable as any illness can be.

Freezing it, drying it with an electric current, radiating it, applying F-fluorouracil cream and surgically removing it (including Mohs surgery) are options that your doctor will explain to your husband. The choice depends on the size and depth of the cancer and your husband’s health.

And oh yeah, tell him to stop picking at it. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible.

Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2013 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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HELP WANTED JOURNALIST The City of Dawson Springs is accepting applications for the position of PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT. Responsible supervisory work in organizing and directing the maintenance and repair of city street system, refuse collection and related public activities.

Knowledge of ground keeping and Heavy Machinery use and maintenance preferred. Must have or obtain a minimum of Class B CDL within 3 months of employment. High school diploma or GED required. Excellent benefits, including medical insurance and state retirement.

Applications may be picked up at the Dawson Springs City Clerk’s Office and must be returned along with a letter of interest and resumé no later than 4 p.m. on July 5, 2013.

The City of Dawson Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ADULT RURAL ROUTE CARRIER Trigg County Area

The Kentucky New Era Circulation Department has an opening for a motorized rural route newspaper carrier in Trigg County, Over 95% of the customers on these routes pay directly to the Kentucky New Era This minimizes the amount of collecting that has to be done by the carrier each month. This route is a daily ride in the county. If you like to drive and can work by yourself this may be for you. This is an independently contracted position that would be ideal for a resident of the service area.

We pay a variable vehicle allowance that rises as the cost of gasoline rises.

Interested applicants should: 1.- Have a good, reliable 4 or 6 cylinder car or truck plus a backup vehicle.

2.- Be able to do light bookkeeping and route accounting, or be trainable to do it.

3.- Have a good driving record.

4.- Be over the age of 19.

5.- Have a valid Kentucky drivers license and proof of liability insurance.

6.- Have no outside employment conflicts for the times you are running the route.

Please apply to Tony Henson at the Kentucky New Era Circulation Office, 1618 E Ninth St. Hopkinsville Ky. between the hours of 9AM and 4PM. 887-3290.

For a general assignment Reporting/Photography Position.

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Please send resume and cover letter to: Box 103566 c/o Kentucky New Era P.O. Box 729 Hopkinsville, KY 42241

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The responsibilities of this position include the contracting and training of adult newspaper carriers, record keeping, carrier route work, customer and carrier service and newspaper sales promotions.

Management or supervisory experience, newspaper carrier experience, and/or previous newspaper carrier experience would all be a plus. Knowledge of county areas including Christian, Trigg, Caldwell and Todd counties would be helpful. A good driving record is a must.

This is a full time position Monday thru Friday with some occasional Saturday work.

We offer a competitive salary and company benefits to the right applicant.

Apply to: Tony Henson, Circulation Director Kentucky New Era 1618 E. 9th St. Hopkinsville, KY

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

9:00 AM

5825 Gracey Herndon Rd., Hopkinsville, Ky

Selling will be this 117+ year business located in downtown NEWSTEAD KY. About 5 miles out of Hopkinsville, Ky. This store was opened in 1896 when it was moved from Fenton, Ky. to Newstead.

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Items

Fri., June 14

7 a.m.-??

195 Walnut Grove Road

Yard sale.

Fri., June 14 Sat., June 15

8 a.m.-??

185 Union Temple Road Watch for signs.

Yard and back porch sale.

Lots of country and primitive items, name brand handbags, wall pictures, clothes, men's items, lots of nice things.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. 200 Gilmore Street (off 4 Family carport sale. Country furniture, tools, circular and Hospital Road) scroll saw, heater, Yugioh and baseball cards, golf balls, Play Station 2 games, CDs, VHS tapes, books, cookbooks, purses, high chairs, musical bouncy chairs, baby swing and tub, activity saucer, adult clothes, girls' clothes up to 5T, baby clothes (newborn-12 months), rugs, lots more. Rain or shine.

THIS IS A COMPLETE LIQUIDATION of BOTH REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Some of the items in this store have been there since opening. It is full of rare collectibles and advertising items. There are three buildings of merchandise that will be sold, some individual and some in box lots. More box lots than not.

Directions: From Hopkinsville's Eagle Way By-Pass take Hwy 272 .4 miles to Hwy 164 turn left. Go west on Hwy 164 5.4 miles to Auction Site. From I-24 take Exit 73 and proceed South on Hwy 117 to Auction Site.

Real Estate: 1.7 acres with existing buildings. Terms: 10% down day of sale, balance on or before July 12, 2013. Taxes prorated day of closing. Possession with deed.

Personal Property: Terms: Cash or Check day of sale.

Anyone using a resale number for tax exemption must bring a current certificate for proof of exemption or pay a 6% Ky. Sales Tax.

The following list of personal property is only a partial list. Items will be added up to the week of the sale.

Personal Property: Jim Beam train set (full), Old Buggy Seat, Old Display Cases, Old metal toys, old cash box, leather football helmet, swords, knives, ammunition boxes, holsters, holster belts, sausage grinders, whiskey jugs, scales, victrola, country boy store catalog, large assortment of old old old advertising items (fans, nail files, books, can openers, etc.), war ration book, old bottles, lanterns, pistol grips, pistol and rifle magazines, compound bows, shotgun barrels, bee bee guns, scope mounts, old oxen yoke, hanes, reward posters from the old west, rods and reels, lures, chain saws, leaf blowers, generator, grass trimmers, large amount of hand tools, Antique furniture and modern furniture, gun cases, camo-camo-camo, Military items (canteens, mess kits, boots, rucksacks, helmets, lanterns, ammunition boxes, bayonets, binoculars, lots of clothing, hand grenades no explosives), and more, more, more.

For more information call: Michael Bryan at 270-350-0255 or Jon Goodwin at 270-839-7235 For more pictures go to auctionzip.com, keyword Bryan

Not responsible for accidents - Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material.

AS ALWAYS AT OUR AUCTIONS "NO BUYERS PREMIUM"

Michael T. Bryan Broker/Auctioneer 270-350-0255

Jon K. Goodwin Broker/Auctioneer 270-839-7235

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7090 Hwy. 672 Dawson Springs, KY (270) 875-5112

Fri., June 14 Sat., June 15

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NEW LISTING! 2 bedroom, 1 bath home with water view. Enclosed porch has new windows. Home includes all contents and is move-in-ready! $109,900 MLS #104625

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NEW LISTING! Excellent lake front property with a 3 slip boat dock and a boat ramp on site. Home has an updated kitchen with granite counter tops, custom cabinets and ceramic tile floors. Excellent water views from the expansive deck, living room, family room and most of the bedroom. Home also includes a 2,400 sq. ft. detached garage with 2 car bays, 1 motor home bay and a large finished workshop area. $395,000 MLS #104782

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Menser Reunion Set For Saturday, June 22

‘Friday Night Live’ Opens 13th Season This Week

The 15th annual Menser Gathering will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 22 at the Dawson Springs Community Center. A potluck lunch will be served at noon.

Those attending are asked to bring a favorite dish.

All cousins, kinfolks and friends are invited to this reunion of the George Menser family. Two of his sons, Jonas and Daniel, came to Kentucky in approximately 1792, and they spent the remainder of their lives in Dawson Springs.

Descendants in the area have included Henry, Charles, James, Jewell,

Friday Night Live kicks off its 13th season June 14 in downtown Madisonville.

The showcase for local talent will begin at 6 p.m. on the courthouse square.

“We are pleased to highlight some of the area’s gifted musicians in this first installment of the 2013 season. This area is rich with musical talent, and it is an honor to give a few of these musicians a venue to display their vocal gifts,” said Daron

Thomas, Solomon, Lee, Lester, Silas, Truman, John, Forest “Harp” Menser and hundreds more. The Menser Web site is kirkmenser.tribalpages.com.p.w.DS42408.

Research information and computer printouts will be available at the Menser reunion. Entertainment will be by family members. All are asked to bring any available pictures of their immediate or past family members, including pictures of veterans and their service information.

For more information, phone Kenneth Menser at 797-5518 or 797-5116.

VANESSA ANN HARPER and James Brian Sizemore and their five children (from left) Kamryn Sizemore, Eryn Sizemore, Leland Sizemore, Lauryn Sizemore and Kelsea Sizemore.

Vanessa Harper To Wed James Brian Sizemore The children of Vanessa Ann Harper and James Brian Sizemore announce the upcoming marriage of their parents.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Barbara Carter of Dawson Springs and Glenn Harper of Pennsylvania.

Jordan, Madisonville’s community development director.

Friday’s event includes a 5K race, the semi-finals of Let Freedom Sing, the Grace Warehouse Church stomp team, Barry Potter and the Hosscats, Ray Ligon, and the Pat Ballard Band.

Information about the Friday Night Live series and about renting vendor space can be found at www.madisonvillegov.com.

Homemakers Will Meet The Pennyrile Homemakers will meet at 10 a.m.

June 14 at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Charlotte

Cooley will serve as hostess.

For information, phone JoAnn Edwards at 797-0906.

The prospective groom is the son of James Norman Sizemore of Dawson Springs and the late Alice Sue Sizemore.

The wedding will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at Olney Fellowship Church.

All friends and family are invited to attend.

LBL Announces Events For 50th Anniversary FORMER mayor Stacia Peyton visits with first lady Jane Beshear during the Trail Town celebration Thursday, May 9.

Land Between The Lakes Schedules Pickin’ Party Preserving local music heritage has long been a part of Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area. For two days, celebrate LBL’s 50th Anniversary by experiencing the best of old-time music through jamming sessions and energized performances of folk, string band, old-time fiddle, banjo, country, and bluegrass music.

The Pickin’ Party takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., June 15 and 16. Admission includes entrance to The Homeplace and is $7 ages 13 and up, $5 ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and under.

Throughout the day, visit with Dulcimer builders and performers Susan and Kelly Amsden, watch as Mike Holmes creates a new Mandolin, stroll through the historic buildings, fields and gardens, and talk with the 1850’s farm family interpreters as they go about their daily chores.

Children’s activities will take place throughout the weekend.

Lawn chairs or ground blankets, coolers, and snacks may be brought. Also, guests may bring their banjos, guitars, fiddles or harmonicas and join in during open mic sessions.

Festival foods will be available for purchase. The Pickin’ Party takes place rain or shine. In the event of rain, it will be moved to the indoor theater.

“We are pleased to have local performer, songwriter, and folklorist, Nathan Blake Lynn, joined by Bawn in the Mash fiddler, Josh Coffey, to MC this weekend of the best old-time music in the area,” stated Cindy Earls, LBL’s Special Events Coordinator. “New this year, the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, a lively, old-time string band influenced by their Appalachian Mountain music heritage, and traditional flatfoot dancer, Thomas Maupin and Daniel Rothwell, his grandson, along with the Overall Creek Band, will prove to be crowd pleasers. Phillip Steinmetz and His Sunny Tennesseans, great nephew of Grandpa Jones, will perform Grandpa Jones’ favorites and old-time mountain music classics.

There are several options for overnight accommodations. Camping is available at LBL and at private campgrounds in the area; lodging is available at state resort parks and motels in the surrounding area.

Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will celebrate 50 years of public service beginning June 15.

This kicks off a number of events throughout the coming year marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of Land Between The Lakes by President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

On June 15, the Golden Pond Visitor Center and Planetarium will show the 50th Anniversary video documentary at 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Cake made

by LBL’s Brandon Spring staff will be served. The new area supervisor will be on hand.

The following events will take place at The Homeplace (HP), Woodlands Nature Station (NS), Golden Pond Visitor Center (GPVC), and Golden Pond Planetarium (GPP): June 15 — 10 a.m.–2 p.m., 50th Anniversary Celebration at GPVC — 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 50th Anniversary Wildlife Celebration at NS —10 a.m.–7 p.m., Pickin’ Party Old-time Music Festival at HP — 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., Planetarium Shows at GPP —5:30 and 7 p.m., Laser Light Music Shows at GPP. All seats are $7 — 8 p.m., Planetarium Show at GPP — 9 p.m., Star Party at GPP, free June 16

TAKING part in the ribbon cutting at a new Dawson Springs business, Tradewater Canoes and Kayaks, Saturday, June 8, are (fom left) Janet Dunbar, Virginia Chaney, Alan Black, Anita Black, Mayor Jenny Sewell, Hank Mills,

— 10 and 11a.m., noon, 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., Planetarium Shows at GPP — 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Pickin’ Party Old-time Music Festival at HP — 11:30 a.m., Back from the Brink at NS — 2:15 p.m., It Fits the Bill at NS — 3:30 p.m., New to the Neighborhood: Wildlife on the Move at NS President John F. Kennedy designated Land Between The Lakes as a National Recreation Area with the vision that LBL would demonstrate how recreation, environmental education, resource management, and restoration, and make it all work together for the benefit of the region.

“For the last 50 years, Land Between The Lakes has been managed to achieve President Kennedy’s vision,” says Brian Beisel, Customer Service Department Manager. “LBL fulfills this vision by increasing outdoor recreation and education opportunities, providing optimal environments for wildlife, and improving ecological diversity. Through this multipleuse management, LBL helps to stimulate the economies of western Kentucky and Tennessee every day.”

For a full listing of 50th Anniversary Events scheduled June 2013 through June 2014, visit www.lbl. org and go to Calendar of Events and Special Event Spotlights.

CHRISTY WINFREY serves cake to Jennifer Ward and Charles Proffitt during a reception Sunday, June 2, in honor of retiring members of the Dawson Springs Community School staff.

Photo Of Officer’s Dog Draws Worldwide Notice

By Greg Kocher The Herald-Leader Many eyes filled with tears have now seen the photo taken by freelance photographer Jonathan Palmer of the police dog, Figo, extending his paw onto the casket of his fallen partner, Bardstown Officer Jason Ellis.

Since it was first published on Kentucky.com May 30 and on the front page of the Herald-Leader May 31, the photo has gone viral across the Web. NBC’s Today show displayed the photo on its June 3 morning broadcast.

The photo could also be seen on The Huffington Post, Web sites for The New York Daily News and Great Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, and many other news outlets around the world. The photo’s spread on the Web was fueled by sharing and commenting on social media sites. .

“It really is a testament to the power of photojournalism,” Palmer said in an interview. “If you make an image that has a strong moment and a story-telling aspect, people will respond to that.”

Palmer said he wants people to understand that this is still an ongoing investigation “and hopefully the best thing

that could come out of this was some closure in the case.”

Figo and Ellis worked together to sniff out drugs in Bardstown. In the early morning hours of May 25, as Ellis was driving home, he was shot by an unknown assailant at an exit off the Blue Grass Parkway. Ellis, 33, was shot multiple times with a shotgun, and investigators believe he was ambushed.

Figo was not in the car at the time of the shooting.

Palmer, 34, of Lexington took the photo May 30 at High View Cemetery in Chaplin, the rural Nelson County community where Ellis was buried.

“I walked around to where some of the bagpipers were, and made my way down to the edge of a tobacco field adjacent to the cemetery, and took a position ... where I could see some of the officers giving their last respects,” Palmer said.

“I had no idea the dog was going to react the way he did,” Palmer said. “The first thought that went through my mind was to make sure the photo was composed correctly. But I did understand there was a moment there where people would understand that the dog and his partner had a bond.”

Tayler Mills, Allie Mills, Lesley Mills, Andie Mills, Charlie Beshears, Brett Firebaugh, Rhonda Mills, Tyler Julian, Bo Hester, Bill Crider, Donnie Mills, Tara Childress, Melissa Heflin, Kendel Mitchell, and Wanda Hughes. photo by Mike Howton