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“He wanted to be in a role that would make a difference.

He had the kind of qualities someone would need to build the Iraqi army.”

Tom Wilson, friend

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‘Warrior’ killed in action

BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND Army Maj. Michael Lewis Mundell of Brandenburg was offered administrative jobs when he was sent to serve in Iraq, but he turned those down, saying he wanted a role that would make a difference, friends and family said.

“He said, ‘I’m not going to go over there and push paper,’” said his wife of 21 years, Audrey Mundell, 41. “He would say, ‘That’s not what I was trained to do.’”

Being a soldier is what her husband was “born to do,” she said, but in her husband’s final letter home he wrote he was looking for improvised explosive devices “all the time.”

Michael Mundell was supposed to be on light duty after being injured by

sniper fire shortly after Thanksgiving, but Audrey Mundell said her husband refused to leave the action.

The U.S. Army Reserve officer from Meade County was killed last week in a roadside bomb explosion while serving in Iraq.

Michael Mundell, 47, was killed Jan. 5 in Fallujah, Iraq, while serving with the 108th Division MICHAEL based out of MUNDELL Charlotte, N.C. He was training the Iraqi army and helping find improvised explosive devices.

Michael Mundell, an 11-year Army veteran, left the service in 1992 when

the Army downsized following the Gulf War but was pulled from the Inactive Ready Reserve in November 2005.

Michael Mundell, who was trained as an Armor officer at Fort Knox and then returned to the base as an armor instructor, had dreamed of being a tanker since childhood, Audrey Mundell said. Along with his love for tanks, Mundell also was a U.S. history and Civil War enthusiast.

Tom Wilson, Michael Mundell’s close friend and fellow trainer at Fort Knox, used a Civil War adage to describe his departed friend.

“Thinking back to the Civil War and the saying, ‘Go to the sounds of the guns,’ that’s what Mike did,” he said. “He wanted to be in a role that

would make a difference. He had the kind of qualities someone would need to build the Iraqi army. He wasn’t a career soldier, in that he didn’t do a 20or 30-year career, but he was a warrior all his life.”

Wilson said Michael Mundell’s role at Fort Knox was to train soldiers while helping to design the Army of the future.

Audrey Mundell said her husband was a family man as much as he was a soldier. She said one of the things she would miss most is the way her husband acted around their four children: Erica, 17, Ryan, 14, Zachary, 13, and Dale, 11.

“He was a good dad,” she said.

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BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND County officials took steps to assume control of Meade County Solid Waste by dissolving the department’s board of directors this week.

Fiscal Court held a special session Wednesday to consider an ordinance that will dissolve the 109 Board, Solid Waste’s board of directors, and place executive control back in the hands of magistrates.

Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft said the decision to dissolve the 109 Board was not because any board members were at fault for Solid Waste’s monetary problems.

“In doing this, we are not placing blame on anyone,” he said. “The present board has … tried to straighten some things out. My hat is off and I commend them for that. They are working hard.”

Fiscal Court voted 5-0 to dissolve the 109 Board, with Magistrates Mark Hubbard and Steve Wardrip abstaining. Hubbard said he abstained because of his seat on the 109 Board prior to taking office and Wardrip said he abstained because his brother, Bim Wardrip, is chairman of the 109 Board.

Craycroft said the decision was a “culmination of things” that have happened over the past months.

Solid Waste was facing bankruptcy in November and had to borrow $250,000 from Fiscal Court to continue operating. 109 Board members had hoped to find a suitable contractor to begin trash collection by April 1, at which time Solid Waste will re-enter the red. Solid Waste costs about $131,000 monthly to operate while only collecting $80,000. Solid Waste is in debt to Fiscal Court $270,000 total, and owes another $390,000 in long-term loans.

Before a contractor can be selected, however, the county must re-draft a new five-year plan.

The current plan only allows for the county to pick up trash. Craycroft said during a previous interview he hoped to wait until October to redraft the five-year plan, at which time all state Solid Waste departments must submit new fiveyear plans for 2008-2013.

The ordinance’s second reading will be during a Jan. 24 special meeting, after which the 109 Board will cease to exist. Craycroft said Fiscal Court will hold a work session near the beginning of February to discuss creating a new advisory board and necessary action to keep Solid

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Above, Chorus Director Bryan Nichols warms up Meade County High School students before practice Wednesday. The chorus will perform seven pieces for the Kentucky Music Educators Association convention in Louisville on Feb. 9.

Nichols said Meade County is the only high school invited to sing to the association of music teachers from across the state. “We consider it wellabove winning any competition,” he said.

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Police to enforce curfew

BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND MULDRAUGH — Local police will start cracking down on minors violating the city’s curfew ordinance and obstructing roadways.

Muldraugh Police Chief Bill Wood told the Muldraugh City Council on Monday that minors who are caught violating the city’s 11 p.m. curfew would be taken to the police station.

“When we pick them up after curfew, they’ll be brought in, parents will be brought in and charges will be filed,” he said. “They may still try to sneak around and bypass us — kids are going to be kids

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Obituaries .....A6 Michael Bates, 58 Denver Compton, 52 Jack Jupin, 69 Paul Labhart, 89 Junior Melvin, 65 Elsie Poole, 88 Dale Powers, 20 George Rogers, 83 Mary Shacklette, 60 Jesse Warren, 53

TOUGH TASK Meade County boys basketball is on a roll but has a big challenge ahead . . . . . . B1

— but we’re going to try to keep that under wraps.”

According to city ordinance, children ages 13-17 cannot be in public places after 11 p.m. during any day of the week. The curfew is 10 p.m. for children under 13.

The ordinance states the only exceptions are if the child is with an adult or guardian, under the watch of a specified adult, running an errand for a parent or guardian, or participating in or returning from a job, entertainment, religious or social event.

The ordinance further states any officer can question a minor suspected of violating the ordinance.

City Councilman Ralph Lee said

his son saw a minor trying to break into a garage earlier this month and his son had to run the child off. Lee said some minors would have to learn the hard way that laws are non-negotiable.

“We might have to explain to (kids) and get it in their heads that the law is the law and everybody has to abide by them, even if they are a child,” he said. “It keeps the mischief down in town, too. A lot of kids are sneaking around town.”

Wood said another problem is minors neglecting to use sidewalks and instead obstructing roadways

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MULDRAUGH — Sewerage rates for Muldraugh residents could end up costing residents more this summer unless faulty pipes are fixed before the increase takes effect, city officials said.

Fort Knox, which currently provides water and water treatment to Muldraugh, awarded its sewerage treatment contract to Hardin County Water, which will take over in July. Fort Knox currently charges a sewerage treatment rate of 80 percent of the water purchased, but when Hardin County Water takes over, Muldraugh will be charged for all the water flowing through Muldraugh’s sewer pipes to the treatment plant.

The rate for sewage treatment actually will drop from $2.16 to $1.39 per 1,000 gallons treated, said Jim Bruce, general manager of Hardin County Water District 1. But because sewage will now be metered by Hardin County Water, residents could be paying more during months with heavy rain.

Bruce said during a month with heavy rain, such as last August, Muldraugh’s sewage treatment increases by 1,000 percent because of rainwater leaking into the sewerage pipes that go into Fort Knox’s treatment plant.

Now a fixed rate is applied regardless of the amount of sewage treated. Beginning this summer, Muldraugh will have to pay for the increase.

“We see Muldraugh as one customer, and the city will set the billing rate for their own residences,” he said.

Muldraugh City Clerk Caroline Cline said the sewerage

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Scouting about more than just great cookies

BY MATTHEW TUNGATE SR. Angie Allen is not one of the people who buys Girl Scout Cookies and saves them in her freezer.

“Oh no, I can’t hold onto them all year,” she said.

Cookie sales begin today, and that can’t come soon enough for some people, according to Allen, the Girl Scouts service unit manager for Meade County.

“They start looking for cookies in August,” she said.

Meade County’s favorite cookie is chocolate-and-coconut Samoas, she said, breaking the

national trend to favor Thin Mints.

“I have orders for Samoas by the cases,” Allen said (though her personal favorite is Tagalongs, the peanut butter patties).

Besides the aforementioned Samoas, Thin Mints and Tagalongs, local Girl Scouts will be offering old-fashioned shortbread Trefoils, peanut-butter crème Do-si-dos, shortbreadand-fudge All Abouts, gourmetstyle Café Cookies, and new sugar-free Little Brownies. All are made without artery-clogging trans fats for the first time,

courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA Allen said. Boxes again cost $3.50.

“This is the best time of year for the girls,” she said. “My girls try to learn the business sense of it.”

For each box, local Girl Scout troops get 55 cents, she said.

“A lot of them use their money to fund their whole

year,” Allen said. “The girls actually get to plan what they do with their profits.”

Girl Scouts sold about 32,400 boxes of cookies, she said, meaning 17 local troops earned $17,820.

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EDITORIAL

Friday, January 12, 2007

New sheriff comes out guns blazing

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heriff Butch Kerrick isn’t wasting any time making changes at the Sheriff’s Department. Many new officials would have walked into their departments, seen how things worked for a little while and then started slowly integrating changes. Such a cautious approach certainly would have seemed appropriate for Kerrick, who hardly swept into office on a mandate for change — he won the office by a single vote.

But Kerrick has taken a different tack, forging headlong into his changes in the department. He has removed the position of chief deputy, adding one more lawenforcement officer to the streets.

Deputies are required to show up every Monday for a briefing. There is a deputy working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Kerrick’s office also has been issuing numerous press releases, making the department's activities more visible.

He has many more ideas that he has yet to implement — but he has come out publicly with them so that the public can make sure he does.

BUTCH KERRICK We want to commend Kerrick for the way he is going about his business. It is too early to say whether his reforms will be successful or were even needed. That’s not the point. None of the moves he has made cannot be revised if a better strategy comes along.

What’s important is that the courthouse needs an infusion of action.

The Fiscal Court already is showing signs of paralysis by analysis. Magistrates decided to hold off on making a decision on what to do about the county’s financially-strapped Solid Waste Department until they have time to look into the matter.

What is there to look into — the issue has been well-publicized for nearly three months and been ongoing for nearly two years.

Can the magistrates really say they aren’t aware that Solid Waste loses about $51,000 each month because collections don’t equal expenditures? Do they not see that the more time Fiscal Court wastes, the closer the Solid Waste Department moves toward going back into the red? Life didn’t begin at the swearing-in ceremony, after all. What more do they expect to learn?

Magistrates could take a page from Kerrick’s book and show that they weren’t living under a rock before they took office.

Voters cast their ballots expecting candidates to know the important issues in the county — including that Solid Waste needed to be revamped and corrected.

Kerrick is showing that he had a plan and isn’t waiting around to investigate potential solutions to problems that he saw. True, former Sheriff Cliff Wise certainly left the Sheriff’s Department in better shape than the Solid Waste Department is in. But strong leaders plan early, move swiftly and act decisively.

The members of the Fiscal Court should follow that example.

Kill alternate minimum tax

Kentucky’s alternative minimum calculation tax or “AMC tax” has been the subject of quite a bit of scrutiny in the past few months. Most recently House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover (R-Jamestown) has pre-filed a bill for the 2007 session to eliminate it, citing the burden to Kentucky small businesses.

I have always been philosophically opposed to any new taxes levied without good cause. As a state representative, I legislated with the notion that taxes should only be levied as a last resort for funding, and it is incumbent upon public officials to do adequate research, budget analysis and option-generation prior to making any decision regarding tax increases.

In that regard, I believe that the proposed elimination of the Kentucky AMC tax, if passed, should be accompanied with a disclaimer or explanation on why it was repealed — inadequate research prior to implementation.

Under Kentucky’s Tax Modernization Act of 2004, the AMC tax was levied with good intent: to better distribute tax responsibility evenly and prevent some Kentuckians from avoiding taxes through shelters and loopholes.

As I explain it to my constituents, “The purpose of the tax was to prevent the wealthy, individual or corporate from paying little-to-no taxes due to loopholes or tax shelters, thus burdening the middle class to pay the lion’s share for public services.”

Good intent.

I continue, “The tax proved unsuccessful, though, for a number of reasons, primarily because the tax was implemented without full consideration being given to Kentucky’s ‘economic make-up’ and without considering the lessons learned by other states.” Inadequate research.

Under AMC guidelines calculated from gross receipts and regardless of the size of the company or the profits

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earned during the year, taxes are paid — period. That is how the AMC works — nobody can escape their responsibility to contribute for public services.

However, as Aaron Morris with the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions explains it, “Kentucky’s Alternative Minimum Calculation (AMC) taxes businesses without regard to their profitability,” which of course is a dangerous position to put Kentucky’s economy in, considering more than 88 percent of Kentucky’s “economic make-up” consists of personally-owned or small business.

The AMC tax is not new. At the federal level, the first version of the AMC tax was levied in 1969 on individual income. Since then, it has gone through several iterations and changes, and in 1986 Congress approved the creation of a corporate AMC tax. Many states adopted a version of the AMC for their state tax systems too — few with a great deal of success, though, most notably Michigan.

In the case of Michigan, which has had a version of the AMC for several years, the tax has negatively impacted its current, and potentially future, economic situation.

Presently, few argue that the tax has contributed to Michigan’s high unemployment rate as companies reduce payroll to compensate for the tax burden. At more than 7 percent,

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Poverty still exists in Meade To the editor, I know that you have done a story about the clothes closet, but I think the public needs to know how the need has increased with winter.

In September we had 66 requests for food. In October we had 99 requests and in November we had 125 requests. Ninety-nine broke the record and 125 broke that record.

The last week of December we had a request from a church for food for a family that hadn’t eaten since

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Michigan ranks second in the nation in unemployment. With Kentucky just more than 6 percent and currently ranked fifth in the nation, the AMC would likely (and unfortunately) exacerbate our unemployment problem.

At a minimum it is reasonable to assume that salaries would be lowered to compensate for the tax burden. With the commonwealth’s median household income less than $40,000, this is simply unacceptable.

The AMC tax has inadvertently stifled Michigan’s economy, too, because it wards off businesses and investors. The prospect of paying taxes, regardless of profitability, doesn’t do much to attract companies. Michigan, like Kentucky through the Department of Economic Development, offers tax breaks as incentives to attract new businesses — but, like Kentucky, no set of tax incentives can last forever.

I applaud Gov. Fletcher’s efforts to reform Kentucky’s tax system and I agree that the working middle class of the commonwealth needs to be relieved of the burden for supplying the majority of our public services.

However, if we had done the research properly, we would have learned a lesson from Michigan — the AMC tax comes at a cost, and an economy like Kentucky’s, made up of self-employed or small businesses can’t bear those costs.

The AMC tax shouldn’t be viewed as a failure of any particular public official or party though. The AMC tax is the result of a bipartisan action within the General Assembly.

Republicans and Democrats together worked with the governor and voted for the Tax Modernization Act in 2004, and then for the AMC revision in 2006. Both the governor and the General Assembly share the responsibility for implementing the tax and together they will share the responsibility to repeal it.

Gerry Lynn is a former Republican state representative from Meade County.

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the day before at lunch. They had no transportation to get anywhere.

Someone made a comment that they didn’t know poverty was so bad in the county that people are going hungry. Well, it is out there. If you don’t see it, then it must be okay.

We even had one person last summer sleeping in a car. With the cost of gas and heating fuel, families are having to make some hard decisions.

I know personally of three families who had to make a decision to eat and keep warm or not buy a new

license and insurance. They chose the food and warmth. They then got caught with driving with expired tags and no insurance. Now they are in the hole deeper.

Thank you.

Linda Whelan Director Meade County Clothes Closet and Food Pantry Editor’s note: Anyone wishing to help can visit the Meade County Clothes Closet and Food Pantry at 465 Broadway, Brandenburg or call 422-2010.

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fee is $11 minimum for 2,000 gallons used. Mayor Danny Tate said the rate will likely change, but the city council will not make that decision until May or June.

Inflow and infiltration will be the two main causes of sewerage-rate increases, Bruce said.

“Inflow is when things are connected to sewer system that shouldn’t be connected, such as roof drains,” he said.

“Those things should be separated from sanitary sewers.

“Infiltration is the bigger problem. That’s when brown water, or underground rainwater, gets into cracks in the sewer pipes. Since we have to treat all that at the sewer plant, we told (Muldraugh) we would have to bill them for the water going into the treatment plant.”

Inflow and infiltration can be minimized through conserving water, stopping illegal dumping of water into sewer lines and fixing faulty sewerage pipes so rain water can’t seep into the main line.

“If we’re going to have to pay for all this rainwater

COOKIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 Tabatha Kenny, 31, of Payneville, has 15 girls in her troop. Last year, her girls sold about 2,100 boxes and made $1,400 profit. They used some money to go to Holiday World and to have a cookout, she said.

But some of the money went to projects for the girls and to “Operation Shoebox,” in which the girls filled boxes with school supplies, clothes, soap and other items for needy children overseas.

That is the unseen part of scouting for people who only associate Girl Scouts with cookies, Kenny said.

“We are teaching their children morals,” she said. “We are teaching them how to be good citizens.”

Besides earning badges for learning skills, Girl Scouts also

going to Fort Knox, the price will be high for residents,” Tate said. “If we can get the rainwater out, it’ll be cheaper than what we’re paying now.

We could lower our rate a little bit and lower the sewer surcharge. You lower the sewer surcharge a little bit and put it in a bond so the next time a pipe breaks you have money to repair it with.”

Tate said he knew a sewerage-rate increase would be coming this summer and wanted to takes steps earlier but couldn’t because past council members were uncooperative.

“I really wanted to do it the last two years but the council fought me,” he said. “They argued rates wouldn’t go up, but I’ve known for two years they were going to put this meter on. Those people on the City Council right now … have lived here as long as I have and understand our problems. I’ve got one of the best city councils I’ve had since becoming mayor.”

The council voted unanimously Monday for Veolia Water North America, a company partnered with Hardin County Water, to use video cameras to map Muldraugh’s sewer lines to detect cracks in pipes so the faulty areas can

be fixed or replaced. The service will cost $5,500, compared to an estimated $80,000 to hire a private contractor. The $5,500 will be broken into 36 no-interest payments of $156.

“We’ve got to find out where the water is getting into the system,” Tate said. “It’s either illegal hookups or cracked sewer lines. By using the video camera we can determine where the problem is. One pipe had a hole so big you could put a football in it.”

Tate said the $4 sewer surcharge was set specifically for replacing pipes, but that if the cost of repairs goes too high, a higher rate would likely be needed.

“When we video tape these lines and look at the problems, we might have to go to the bank for a loan if we have $300,000 worth of sewer line problems,” he said. “We have to get them fixed, hopefully before July, and I might have to borrow the money to get that done, and rates might have to go up so I can show the bank we can pay the money back.”

Tate said the city council also is exploring handing over maintenance and billing to Hardin County Water, but he would like for the city to continue handling those responsibilities.

participate in community service.

Allen said her girls participated in the Angel Tree program by helping sort donated toys into their correct age groups. The troop also has held a canned-food drive to make baskets for the needy.

“There’s a lot more to them than just cookies,” she said.

“Some of these girls have incredible ambition.”

And some of them grow up to be troop leaders themselves, like county cookie chairwoman Carleane Jantzen. Jantzen, 40, of Brandenburg, grew up in Meade County and spent seven years in Girl Scouts.

She remembers camping, spelunking and rappelling with just the girls in her troop.

“You learn you can do anything,” Jantzen said. “Things like that, girls don’t think about doing. And you can do that in Girl Scouts.”

About 200 Girl Scouts will be very visible for the next

two months, as cookie sales last through March 18, but that’s down about 100 girls from last year, Jantzen said.

Word about Meade County Girl Scouts isn’t getting out as much and the organization needs adult volunteers, said Jantzen, 40, of Brandenburg.

“I had to start my own troop” four years ago, she said. Now that troop has members from four schools.

No girls have been turned away, Allen said. But each troop needs two adults, and some troops can get pretty large without enough volunteers.

But this time of year, many parents do become volunteers as the lead salespeople for Girl Scout Cookies.

“Usually it is a mom or a dad or both helping out,” Allen said. “Most of these kids are still in the stage of, ‘My whole life you told me not to talk to strangers and now you want me to go up to them?’”

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NEWS BRIEFS Two killed in separate car accidents Two Meade County residents were killed in separate single-car accidents earlier this week.

Patrick D. Powers, 22, of Flaherty, was traveling southbound on Ky. 333 about 1 a.m.

Sunday morning near Ky. 144 outside Garrett when he lost control of his car, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Powers reportedly crossed the northbound lane and then crossed over both lanes before hitting an embankment and overturning the car. Meade County Coroner Billy Adams pronounced Powers dead at the scene.

The second accident happened about 1:50 a.m. the next day when Sherry Douglas, 42, of Brandenburg, lost control of her vehicle while traveling east on Ky. 448 near Johnstown.

The vehicle left the road, struck a fence and overturned several times, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Adams pronounced Douglas dead at the scene.

A 19-year-old male passenger in the vehicle was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.

Three arrested in Guston drug bust GUSTON — Three people were arrested on drug charges last week during a narcotics investigation, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office reported.

A joint investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky State Police and State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigation on Jan. 4 led officials to 20 Second St. where the suspects were apprehended.

Stephon Beckam, 32, of Guston, was charged with possession of marijuana, trafficking a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Larry D. Beasley, 18, of Guston, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Both men were arrested and taken to Meade County jail.

Ashley K. Burnett, 20, of Guston, was charged with possession of marijuana and cited.

Former county officials deny stealing furniture BRANDENBURG — Former Meade County Sheriff Cliff Wise spoke out during Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting about allegations that he took furniture from the Sheriff’s Office when his term ended in December.

The allegations against Wise and also former County Attorney Darren Sipes gained public attention during radio station WMMG’s Edge Wise radio talk show last week.

Listeners called in about rumors that furniture, and computers, had been unlawfully taken from the offices.

Wise denied the allegations and said he “loved Meade County” and “wouldn’t do anything to hurt this county.”

The former sheriff said he bought the desk when he took office because the Sheriff’s Office couldn’t afford new furniture at the time.

Sheriff Butch Kerrick said Wise removed the furniture that was his and that “nothing criminal was done.”

Kerrick said a computer that was supposedly stolen was being used to conduct Wise’s year-end audit, which must be completed by March 15, at which time the computer will be returned to the Sheriff’s Office.

County Attorney Margaret Matney had no comment on the subject, but Sipes said he removed the furniture and computer that was his, and that during his time as county attorney he never asked the county to reimburse him for the expense of using his own computer for county business.

Sipes was outraged by the claims.

“People need to stop worrying about Darren Sipes and Cliffy Wise,” he said. “Let Butch Kerrick be the sheriff and Margaret Matney be the county attorney. I’m going to start suing people who spread

these rumors.”

Wise invited Fiscal Court to conduct an investigation.

Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft said no furniture or computers are missing and everything is accounted for.

Fiscal Court earlier this month agreed for Matney and Kerrick to acquire furniture prices for their offices.

Student hit by car outside Meade County High BRANDENBURG — A Meade County high student was hit by another student last Friday when leaving school.

Dennis T. Brown, 15, was crossing Old State Road about 3:15 p.m. when he was hit by a car leaving the school’s parking lot. Justin Swink, 17, was operating the 1983 Chevy Caprice.

Swink told police he slowed down when a student ran out in front of him, but then a second person, Brown, attempted to run across the street and hit the side of the car, throwing Brown over the hood, where he struck the windshield. Brown was flown to Kosair Hospital in Louisville and then released.

He suffered minimal injuries.

Principal Bill Adams said the accident happened off school property and that Brown was trying to cross the street where there was no crosswalk.

Adams said he was pleased with how emergency responders handled the incident.

“All parties responded accordingly,” he said. “I’m happy with how medical professionals responded and took care of the scene and I just hope that things will go well for (Brown).”

New leaders selected for school board BRANDENBURG — A local dentist with more than 30 years experience on the school board was selected to be its chairman.

The Meade County Board of Education selected John Inman at Tuesday’s meeting.

Inman has won several awards for his educational involvement, including Outstanding Board Member in Kentucky and the first-ever child advocacy Kids First award. He also serves on the Kentucky School Board Association board of directors.

Inman is a “pillar of leadership,” Meade County Superintendent Mitch Crump said.

Belinda Cross, an employee at First Federal Bank in Brandenburg and Sunday school teacher at Ekron Baptist Church, will return for a second term as vice chairman.

Crump called Cross “a quality person” and said he was happy to see her return to the position.

Also during Tuesday’s meeting, board members reviewed the 2008 draft budget. Next year, Meade County schools will have two additional instructional days, increasing the number of school days from 175 to 177.

Teachers across the state will receive a $3,000 raise and classified employees, which include non-teachers and support staff, will receive a 5 percent pay increase. The draft budget will be sent to the Kentucky Department of Education this week for review.

Parent indicted for threatening teacher, judge BRANDENBURG — A parent who caused Flaherty Elementary to go into lockdown has been indicted.

John Michael Clark, 41, of Vine Grove, was indicted Monday on one charge of terroristic threatening.

Clark threatened Judge Shan Embry after his parental rights were revoked earlier this month and then drove to Flaherty Elementary, where he threatened a teacher while trying to remove his child from the school. The school was placed on lockdown and Clark was arrested by Kentucky State Police shortly after arriving at the school. Separate charges of terroristic threatening and abuse of a teacher were dropped during the grand jury.

Clark will be arraigned Jan.

18 and is being held in the Meade County jail. No bond is set.

City seeks sidewalk, storm shelter grants MULDRAUGH — Muldraugh’s plans to build a storm shelter have been placed on hold pending the hiring of an engineer to draft initial plans. City officials had hoped to apply for the grant this year but were not able due to time constraints of finding an engineer to draft plans.

The proposed site for the shelter is a lot across from City Hall on South Main Street, and the shelter will be able to hold 90 percent of Muldraugh’s residents, providing 5 square feet of room per person.

Muldraugh will have until December to apply for the grant, and preliminary estimates of the shelter’s cost are around $1.3 million.

Muldraugh also will apply for a sidewalk grant by March 15. The “Safe Routes to School” grant is part of a national program that encourages families to use walking and cycling as a means to travel to school, City Clerk Caroline Cline said. Cline said the grant will be used throughout the city to promote health and safety for children and adults.

Mayor Danny Tate said he will advertise for an engineer to be on retainer so the city can apply for both the sidewalk and storm-shelter grants.

Soldier’s trial set for Tuesday FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The trial of PFC Corey Clagett will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 16 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Clagett, whose mother had stayed in Meade County when he was being held at Fort Knox, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was accused of shooting Iraqi detainees during a raid on a terrorist training camp 60 miles north of Baghdad.

Clagett contends he opened fire on the men after he and his fellow soldiers were attacked and the detainees fled.

The four soldiers being charged said their orders were to “shoot on sight all males of military age unless they held up a white flag or were attempting to surrender.”

Clagett’s family lives in South Carolina and is seeking donations in the form of gas cards, money for hotel accommodations and food, restaurant gift certificates, phone cards, sky mile donations, etc.

Those interested in making a donation can do so by visiting the web-site www.pfcclagett.com or contacting Melanie Dianiska at (843) 513-5311.

Cards and well wishes can be sent to: Pfc. Corey Clagett c/o Melanie Dianiska at 2976 Twisted Antler Dr., N. Charleston, SC 29406.

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It’s that time again. By the end of the month you should have all your W-2 and 1099 forms in hand and be ready to file your taxes.

That’s if you’ve been organized. If you’re starting from scratch, here’s a method to make it easier.

Take last year ’s return and write down on separate sheets all the categories where you had an entry.

Those are likely the same numbers you’ll need to come up with this year.

Whether you use a computer tax program or pencil and paper, the steps are the same: Gather all your receipts, check register, medical bills and statements for savings interest, credit cards, mortgage interest, property tax and bank accounts, and write down all the amounts on the corresponding sheet.

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In an order issued recently, the PSC directed electric utilities to develop voluntary realtime pricing pilot programs for large industrial and commercial customers. The pilot programs will be used to test the viability and effectiveness of such programs, the PSC said.

“Sending price signals that shift usage to times of lower demand can make better use of existing infrastructure and defer the need for new facilities,” PSC Chairman Mark David Goss said. “That can help contain costs over the long term.”

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Smart metering is based on setting electric rates that rise or fall depending on the varying costs of providing service at different times.

In the order, the PSC noted that many electric utilities in Kentucky have initiated programs aimed at conserving energy, particularly at times of peak demand. Large industrial and commercial customers operate under rate plans that include prices based on when the electricity is used and whether the customer can be required to limit usage.

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OBITUARIES Michael Joseph Bates

Michael Joseph Bates, 58, Kingswood, died Dec.29, 2006, at his residence. He was born June 8, 1948, in Breckinridge County, the son of the late Willard and Mildred Claycomb Bates.

He retired from Texas Gas Transmission, was an Army veteran and attended Kingswood Wesleyan Church. He enjoyed family time, traveling, and working.

Mr. Bates is survived by his wife of 23 years, Nannette Hardin Bates, Kingswood; four daughters and sons-in-law, Annette and Mark Compton of Garfield, Evette and Chris Goff of Hartford, and Rachel and Charlie Flood and Jodi and Adam Hutchison, all of Hardinsburg; a stepson and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Jennifer Carman of Irvington; nine grandchildren, Sam Compton, Megan Compton, Christopher Goff, Clayton Goff, Emily Goff, Ashley Flood, Carrie Flood, Amie Flood and Talan Michael Hutchison; three step-grandchildren, Justin Oliver, Kenna Carman and Chase Carmen; a brother, Roger Bates of Irvington; two sisters, Sheila Hardesty of Irvington and Barbara Brown of McDaniels.

Funeral Services were held Dec. 31 from the chapel of TrentDowell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Stevenson and the Rev. David Little officiating. Burial was in the Kingswood Cemetery with military honors. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice and Palliative Care of Central Kentucky.

Denver Curtis Compton

Denver Curtis Compton, 52, Irvington, died Jan. 6, 2007, at his residence. He was born July 29, 1953, in Leesville, La., the son of Denver Thomas Compton and Mary Horsley Miller.

He was employed with CSX Railroad and was a member of the National Railroad Union.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Danny Compton.

Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Angela “Angie” Compton; a son, Grant Compton of Louisville; a daughter, Nichole Ballinger of Louisville; three stepchildren, Candice Jones, Megan Jones and Marka Jones, all of Irvington; three grandchildren, Carman, Kaylann and Wyatt; a brother, Dale Compton of Caneyville; a sister, Machelle Ramsey of Dyer; a half brother, Tommy Ray Compton of Nevada; two half sisters, Christy Berry and Lisa Arnold, both of Garfield; his mother, Mrs. Robert “Mary” Miller of Irvington; and his father and stepmother, Tommy and Donna Compton of Garfield.

Funeral Services were held Jan. 9 from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home. Burial was in Garfield Cemetery.

Jack Vernor Jupin

Jack Vernor Jupin, 69, Brandenburg, died Jan. 7, 2007, at his residence.

He was a member of the George Washington Blue Masonic Lodge, Scottish rite, 32nd Degree, and the Kosair Temple.

Mr. Jupin is survived by his former wife and mother of his children, Carrie Jupin; three daughters, Margaret Rothman of Brandenburg, and Jackie Shephard and Lisa (Darrell) Cantrell, both of Louisville; three grandchildren, Huston French of Louisville, Stevie Rothman and Taylor Rothman, both of Brandenburg; a sister, Peggy Chapman of Brandenburg; and a brother, Bill (Mary) Jupin of Brandenburg.

Cremation has been chosen by the family and there will be no services. Arrangements were handled by Hager Funeral Home.

Paul E. “Jack” Labhart

Paul E. “Jack” Labhart, 89, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City. Jack was born June 28, 1917, in Tell City, Ind., as the son of the late Charles Peter and Theresa (Scully) Labhart. He married Mary Sophia Gross Aug. 17, 1940, at St. Pius Catholic Church in Troy, Ind. Mary passed away in 2000. Also preceding him in death was a daughter, Carolyn Arverta Labhart; two sisters, Bobbie Labhart and Louise Farley; and six brothers, William, Scully, Marion, Fernie, Warren, and Charles Labhart.

A lifetime member of Loyal Order of the Moose 1424, Jack retired from Maxon Marine and had formerly worked at US Brick Company in Tell City and the Cannelton Locks and Dam. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping and gardening.

He is survived by six sons, Marion “Butch” Labhart and his wife Donna of Utica, Ky., Larry Labhart and his wife Bonnie of Tell City, Ind., Dennis Labhart and his wife Bettye of Elkins, Ark., Roy Labhart and his wife Jeanie of Tell City, Ind., Jerry Labhart and his wife Kathy of Flaherty, and Thomas Labhart and his wife Gina of Tell City, Ind.; 12 grandchildren, Carol Johnson, Mike Labhart, Kelly Schaffer, Sonny, Jessie, Erik, Patrick, Jacob, Chad, Alicia, Logan and Lucas Labhart; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Huber Funeral Home-Tell City Chapel with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Tell City with Pastor Gene Throop officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Tell City Moose Lodge 1424.

Junior Dale Melvin

Junior Dale Melvin, 65, Vine Grove, died Jan. 8, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert O’Dell and Vera Nipp Melvin.

Mr. Melvin is survived by his wife, Diana Jayne Melvin of Vine Grove, two children, Robin (Dan) Goins of Elizabethtown, and Christopher Melvin of Cecilia; a granddaughter, Riley Goins; two sisters Clara Douglas of Oceanside, Calif., and Tammie (Jim) Roberts of Rauirka, Okla.; a mother-in-law, Louella Jayne of Vine Grove; a brother-in-law, Danny (Linda) Jayne of Elizabethtown, and a sisterin-law, Darlene (Rudy) Koop of Valdosta, Ga.

Funeral services were held at 11 p.m. Jan. 11, from the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with burial in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Heart Association.

Friday, January 12, 2007

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Elsie Clyda Poole

Elsie Clyda Poole, 88, Brandenburg, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. She was born on Monday, April 8, 1918, in Breckinridge County to the late Frank Dean and Cova (Wilson) Decker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Dorothy Roberts; and two brothers, L.B. Decker and Arvie Decker.

She is survived by her children, Brenda (Gene) Swink of Union Star, Shelby Poole of Stephensport, Wayne (Margarett) Poole of Brandenburg, Gene (Thelma) Poole of Irvington, Buren (Ann) Poole of Garfield, and Danny (Shirley) Poole of McQuady, Ky.; her sisters, Artie Haynes and Delpha (Bill) Fackler, both of Brandenburg, Jo (Joseph) Claycomb of Vine Grove, Fadetta Montgomery of Paducah, Mary Haynes of Guston, Phyllis (Bill) Wahrenberg of Shepherdsville; one brother, Carlton Decker of Hardinsburg; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services were held at Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home Jan. 10, with burial at New Highland Cemetery in Brandenburg.

Pallbearers were Andrew Poole, Daniel Poole, Jeff Poole, Rob Poole, Eugene Miller and Harold Carman.

Dale Powers

Dale Powers, 20, Flaherty, died Jan. 7, 2007, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

He was an avid golfer, basketball player and fisherman, a member of the Meade County High School Class of 2004, and employed by Caster’s Mowing.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe E. and Margie Powers, and two uncles, Kenny Powers and Buddy Powers.

Mr. Powers is survived by his father and stepmother, Joe and Randy Powers of Ekron; his mother and stepfather, Lisa and Bryan Eldredge of Walnut Creek, Calif.; two brothers, Michael Powers of Radcliff and Cody Powers of Walnut Creek, Calif.; his grandparents, Ted and Ruby Swyers of Radcliff; three aunts, Mary Jo (Ralph) Elliott and Maggie (Danny) Love, both of Brandenburg, and Nancy (Mark) Casey of Radcliff; two uncles, Frank (Joyce) Powers and Larry (Carol) Powers, both of Brandenburg; a niece, Ashley Powers of Radcliff; and 13 cousins.

Funereal services were held Jan. 10 from St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends called at Hager Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Jan. 9. Vigil services were held at the chapel of the funeral home at 7 p.m. Jan.9.

Great-great-grandmother Maebell Thomas, great-grandmother Brenda Keller, grandfather Tracy Keller, mother Jessie Booth and newest arrival, Braxton Booth.

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George Carlton Rogers

George Carlton Rogers, 83, Vine Grove, died Dec. 28, 2006, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Stovall United Methodist Church and a Gideon.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Candy Schultz.

Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Marjorie Rogers of Vine Grove; a daughter, Pam Kerr of Radcliff; two grandchildren, Chris Kerr and Kimberly Greenwell; two brothers, Buddy Rogers of Pensacola, Fla., and Frank Rogers of Seattle, Wash.; and a sister, Dorothy Hill of Fort Worth, Texas.

A memorial service was held Jan. 1 from Stovall United Methodist Church, Radcliff, with the Rev. Robert Morris officiating. Cremation was chosen by the family. Arrangements were handled by Coffey and Chism Funeral Home, Vine Grove.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Gideon Living Memorial Bible Plan c/o Lawrence Ireland, 311 S. Atcher St., Radcliff, KY 40160.

Mary Virginia Shacklette Mary Virginia Shacklette, 60, Louisville, died Jan. 5, 2007. She was born June 16, 1946, in Brandenburg, the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Alice Shacklette.

A registered nurse, she graduated from Saints Mary and Elizabeth School of Nursing. She retired from Methodist Hospital after serving in various positions in the OB/GYN and recovery departments. In recent years, she was self-employed as a certified case manager and disability management specialist.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill Shacklette and Larry Shacklette.

Ms. Shacklette is survived by three siblings , Jane (George) Clark of Naples, Fla., Gail (Kelly) King of Crestwood, and Terry (Nancy) Shacklette of Brandenburg; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Shacklette and Rebecca Shacklette; 12 nieces and nephews, Cindy Rubino, Sarah Beyer, David Clark, Will Shacklette, Christian Shacklette, Mary Margaret Miller, Elizabeth Lindsey, Sam Shacklette, Kelli Swinney, Greg King, Troy King and Alice Ann Shacklette; several grandnieces and grandnephews; and a host of friends from the GNO group.

Funeral services were held Jan. 9 from St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Brandenburg, with burial in St. George’s Cemetery, Brandenburg, directed by Pearson-Ratterman Funeral Home, Middletown.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of Louisville.

Jesse David Warren

Jesse David Warren, 53, Brandenburg, died Jan. 4, 2007, at his residence. He was born Feb. 20, 1953, the son of Jessie Alfred and Nellie Pearl Allen Warren.

He was a faithful member of Stinnettsville Community Church and an avid hunter and fisherman.

Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Barbara Warren of Brandenburg; two children, Chris (Becky) Warren and Hope (Tony) Brewer of Vine Grove; his mother, Nellie Warren; three grandchildren, Josh Brewer, Masherra Warren and Brittany Sharpe; and a special brother, Roger Oakes.

Private family services were held. Hager Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of Central Kentucky, 105 Diecks Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701.

Braxton Xavier Booth

Braxton Xavier Booth was born Nov. 3, 2006. He weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz. and was 21 inches long. Braxton is the son of Eddie and Jessica Booth of Brandenburg. His grandparents are Tracy and Tracy Keller of Guston, and Dean and Angie Lindley of Clarkson.

His great-grandparents are James and Brenda Keller of Irvington, and Phillip and Anna Margaret Dowell of Hardinsburg. Great-grandmother is Maebell Thomas

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From Ryan Hubbard’’s Family During this horrible and difficult time, we truly feel warmth from everyone’s hugs and prayers. Ryan will be missed, not only by his family, but by his friends, which he called “Buddies.” In the short 17.5 years he has touched so many people. His dad and I were so overwhelmed by the number of people who came to the funeral home to give their condolences.

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We couldn’t believe the amazing number of friends who came to pay their respects. Your stories about Ryan were uplifting and put a smile on our faces – just like Ryan would have liked. We want to thank the Meade County teachers and Mr. Adams for being so kind and helpful.

We also want to thank Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home. You made this really sad time manageable with your kindness and support through the first stages of grieving. Finally, we want to thank Tony Brown and Ryan’s co-workers for giving our child an opportunity to do what he liked to do.

For those who didn’t get a chance to come to the gravesite after the funeral, here is a poem that a relative wrote.

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A Short Journey It was a short journey for me to get home.

It was a short journey but I didn’t travel alone.

There were so many I had known waiting for me on the other side.

I ask you to remember the times we laughed and not the times we cried.

You loved me everyday I was here.

So don’t cry anyone, not even a tear.

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Faith & Values

Communicating with teens tries patience Friday, January 12, 2007

QUESTION: I hear so much about communicating with our children and making sure we stay on the same wavelength. How can I do that during the teen years?

DR. DOBSON: You can expect communication to be very difficult for several years.

I have said that adolescence is sometimes like a tornado. Let me give you a better analogy.

This time of life reminds me in some ways of the very early space probes that blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

I remember my excitement when John Glenn and the other astronauts embarked on their perilous journeys into space. It was a thrilling time to be an American.

People who lived through those years will recall that a period of maximum danger occurred as each spacecraft was re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. The flier inside was entirely dependent on the heat shield on the bottom of the capsule to protect him

from temperatures in excess of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. If the craft descended at the wrong angle, the astronaut would be burned to cinders.

At that precise moment of anxiety, negative ions would accumulate around the capsule and prevent all communication with the Earth for approximately seven minutes.

The world waited breathlessly for news of the astronaut’s safety. Presently, the reassuring voice of a man named Chris Craft would break in and say: “This is Mission Control. We have made contact with Friendship Seven. Everything is A-OK. Splashdown is imminent.”

Cheers and prayers went up in restaurants, banks, airports and millions of homes across the country. Even CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite seemed relieved.

The application to the teen years should be apparent.

After the training and preparation of childhood are over, a pubescent youngster marches

‘Be quiet and listen’ “When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.”

MATTHEW 14 As many times as I have read these lines, I never really paid much attention to them.

For some reason, they jumped out and grabbed my attention recently. What Jesus did in response to John’s murder is exactly what I do when I face loss, tragedy or illness.

I know that I am in a minority, but I want to be left alone. Some people draw their strength from being with people at such times. I get my strength from being away form them. My way is not better than the other way, it is just different.

I believe Jesus was an introvert who was able to balance his need to be alone with his desire to be with people.

There are so many stories of Jesus accepting invitations to dinner parties that it earned him the nicknames of “glutton” and “drunkard.” On the other hand, he started his ministry with a 40-day desert retreat, alone.

He often took his disciples away to quiet spots when the crush of people got to be too much. Sometimes he retreated to a garden or a mountain or a desert and sometimes in a boat anchored out on a lake.

Hours before he died, we find him praying alone in the garden of Gethsemani. Jesus embraced the world, but he got his strength, insight and guidance by withdrawing to the quiet.

The best place to hear God’s guiding voice may be in the quiet, but finding that time was a problem for Jesus, as it is for us. Sometimes there was

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so much coming and going that Jesus and his disciples didn’t even have time to eat!

We know that sometimes he got up earlier than others so as to have some quiet time alone. Sometimes he sent his disciples on ahead so that he could enjoy a quiet walk alone.

If he were here today, he might turn off his car radio on the way to work. He might rise early and take his coffee out on the deck. He might jog, rent a cabin or retreat to a local monastery for a day.

“Where there is a will, there is a way.”

I believe the noisier the world gets, the further away from God it gets.

As Jeremiah learned, it is not in the noise of winds, earthquakes or fires that we hear God speak to us, it is in that small whispering voice that can be heard only in the quiet.

I have learned one thing from years of counseling: most people already know the solution to their problems.

I don’t need to give advice, nearly as much as I need to encourage them to shut out the noise and listen to the wisdom of their own hearts. It is there that God speaks, offering direction and strength.

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out to the launching pad. His parents watch apprehensively as he climbs aboard a capsule called adolescence and waits for his rockets to fire.

His father and mother wish they could go with him, but there is room for just one person in the spacecraft. Besides, nobody invited them. Without warning, the mighty rocket engines begin to roar and the “umbilical cord” falls away.

“Liftoff! We have liftoff!” screams the boy’s father.

Junior, who was a baby only yesterday, is on his way to the edge of the universe. A

few weeks later, his parents go through the scariest experience of their lives: They suddenly lose all contact with the capsule. “Negative ions” have interfered with communication at a time when they most want to be assured of their son’s safety. Why won’t he talk to them?

This period of silence lasts much longer than a few minutes, as it did with John Glenn and friends. It may continue for years. The same kid who used to talk a mile a minute and ask a million questions has now reduced his vocabulary to nine short phrases.

They are: “I dunno,” “Maybe,” “I forget,” “Huh?”, “No!”, “Nope,” “Yeah,” “Who me?” and “He did it.”

Otherwise, only “static” comes through the receivers — groans, grunts, growls and gripes. What an apprehensive time it is for those who wait on the ground!

Years later, when Mission Control fears the spacecraft has been lost, a few scratchy

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signals are picked up unexpectedly from a distant transmitter. The parents are jubilant as they hover near their radio.

Was that really his voice? It is deeper and more mature than they remembered. There it is again. This time the intent is unmistakable. Their spacey son has made a deliberate effort to correspond with them! He was 14 years old when he blasted into space and now he is nearly 20.

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happens. After years of quiet anxiety, parents learn to their great relief that everything is A-OK onboard the spacecraft.

The “splashdown” occurring during the early 20s can then be a wonderful time of life for both generations.

Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444, Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; or www.family.org. Questions and answers are excerpted from “The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House. © 2007 JAMES DOBSON INC.

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“Each kid felt like they were the closest to him, and that speaks volumes about what kind of dad he was.”

Audrey Mundell said she and the children have “run the gamut of emotions” since being visited by a military casualty officer last Friday.

“It’s still pretty raw,” she said. “It was pretty devastating when we found out. All four kids are just going through lots and lots of emotions. They seem to do better during the day and at night it is a little more difficult. They’ve been playing paintball and that helps get out their frustration and helps them sleep.

“I told my kids I would

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from having to be on-guard all the time,” she said. “He spoke of the people he worked with in his letters frequently. Some (members of the Iraqi army) were his friends and he ate dinner at some of their houses. He was pretty fond of them.”

Brandenburg City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday honoring Michael Mundell for his sacrifice.

“Anybody that gives the ultimate sacrifice to protect us, it is only fitting we do something here in his honor,” Brandenburg Mayor David Pace said. “We want to honor him and let his family know what his sacrifice means to the community.”

City Council member Ronnie Joyner, who proposed the resolution, shared Pace’s sentiments.

submitted photo Michael Mundell leaves behind his daughter Erica, 17, sons Dale, 11, Zachary, 13, and Ryan, 14, and wife Audrey. They live in Brandenburg.

“Nobody likes war, and nobody likes having to serve in a war, but … we should honor our fallen soldiers at all times,” he said. “It really

tears your heart out to know it happened, but (Michael Mundell) protected our freedoms, and we should honor him for that.”

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“It does make it a little harder to see the point of the war when it hit so hard and close to home, but I understand he was doing what he thought he needed to do,” she said. “I asked Mike, ‘Do you feel like you’re accomplishing anything?’ And he said, ‘We can’t leave now or (Iraq) will fall and someone like Saddam will come in and do the same. We can’t leave them.’”

Audrey Mundell said the tone of her husband’s letters changed from lighthearted to more serious the longer he served in Iraq, but he always spoke fondly of his fellow soldiers, both American and Iraqi alike.

“You could tell he was growing tired and weary

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and oncoming traffic. Wood said minors who continue that behavior would be cited for disorderly conduct.

“I drive down the road and I have to get right up on them before they move off the road,” he said. “I’ve noticed they’re getting out of the way more than they used to, but if we catch them, they’ll be brought in, cited for disorderly conduct and released to the parents and they’ll end up having to go to court.”

Wood said the problem has gotten better since police started warning minors of the consequences of obstructing traffic.

“Personally, I haven’t had one do it to me since we started putting the word out,” he said. “A lot of them walk on the streets, and if cars are going and they get out of the way, we won’t say much, but those who aren’t getting out of the way, we’ll bring them in.

“They’re thinking they can do whatever they want, but we’re trying to show them different. Why they want to walk down the center of the road when they have a sidewalk, I can’t answer that.”

Lee said during Monday’s meeting that he’s had to swerve around minors several times and is concerned for their safety, and he’s also concerned about a possible lawsuit if a child were hit.

“Sometimes there will be four of five in a group and some will be out about halfway in the lane and they won’t get out of the lane,” he said. “I’ve encountered that several times. I don’t know what their problem is or what they’re thinking, but they’ll have to be educated somehow because it’s dangerous. If a kid were hit and the parents sued the city then the taxpayers would end up paying for it.”

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gladly take all this pain from them if I could.

Unfortunately, I can’t.”

Audrey Mundell said the amount of community support she and her family have received is surprising.

“We have a really good support network,” she said.

“Teachers and administrators have all stopped by, and the community has really reached out in a way I didn’t know they would, or could.

“Everyone’s prayers I’m sure will help. People told me, ‘God doesn’t give you more than you can handle,’ but right now I’m questioning His judgment, even though I know that’s true.”

Audrey Mundell said her husband’s death has changed her perspective on the war a little, but she remembers his letters, which reinforces her belief that her

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UofL bigger than Petrino

Don’t fret, UofL football fans. Coach Bobby Petrino is gone but you’ve gotten a quality replacement in former Tulsa coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Louisville will likely be a preseason top-10 team coming off a 12-1 season that ended with a big win in a BCS bowl, for starters.

There’s no reason to think UofL will take more than a step back as it is no longer a program on the rise. Petrino might be leaving sooner than many expected — seven months into a 10-year, $25 million contract — but he did exactly what he was expected to do and he’s leaving the program in tremendous shape.

The truth is, no one should be surprised Petrino has decided to leave. He’s interviewed for another job every year he’s been in Louisville. Auburn, LSU and the Oakland Raiders have all tried to lure Petrino away, although unsuccessfully.

Louisville Athletics Director Tom Jurich should be commended for doing everything possible to keep Petrino at UofL. He put up with the constant rumors that Petrino would leave and threw so much money at him few other colleges could compete financially.

Looking at Jurich’s hiring track record, there’s no reason to believe he hasn’t found a top-notch replacement in Kragthorpe because that’s all this guy has ever done.

Jurich said at a press conference Monday he wanted to find someone who will be loyal to the kids and Kragthorpe said he wants to end his career with the Cardinals.

Pardon me if I’m not convinced.

Loyalty is something every coach will preach to anyone within earshot, but few practice it themselves.

Look at the recent fiasco with Miami and new Crimson Tide coach Nick “Satan,” as the Miami media lovingly calls him. What’s really amazing is that coaches aren’t paying attention to what’s happened to the majority of their peers who have made the jump. Big name “saviors” like Butch Davis, Steve Spurrier, Lou Holtz, Rich Brooks, Pete Carroll and Saban have all tried their luck in the NFL after successful stints in college — all failed miserably.

There will be a lot of questions going into next year, particularly at quarterback. Junior star Brian Brohm is almost certainly gone. Why would he want to learn a presumably new system under a new head coach for only one year? If Brohm came back and struggled, it might lower his NFL value, and he needs to go while his proverbial fire is hot.

Junior-to-be Hunter Cantwell will look to be the man if Brohm does go after the Cards suffered its first major recruiting loss in New Jersey prep star Matt Simms, of Phil Simms fame.

Word from the recruiting rumor mill is that Simms is now looking at — gasp — Kentucky.

But in the end, the program shouldn’t suffer too much from the loss of Petrino. It’s gotten bigger than that, thanks to him.

Louisville fans should keep that in mind next time they want to rant about his “you should have seen this coming” betrayal.

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Boys face John Hardin Defense keys Wave in back-to-back wins

Shaun T. Cox

Sports

BY SHAUN T. COX

After shutting down the North Hardin Trojans on Tuesday, the Greenwave face a much tougher test in the John Hardin Bulldogs during tonight’s boys-girls home doubleheader.

The Bulldogs (10-4) had their best season in school history last year, finishing 26-5 and advancing to the state tournament for the first time. But John Hardin had to reload after losing seven of its top 10 players to graduation.

The key returnees are 6-foot senior guards Brandon Johnson and Ricky Price, the lone starters from last year’s team. The Bulldogs also have some size in the frontcourt where brothers Ed and Terrance Butler — 6-

5 and 6-4, respectively — see the most action. The Bulldogs also have a 6-8 junior center, Stefan Frees, who sees backup minutes in the middle.

“They’re just as quick and athletic, so we’ll have to do the same thing we did (at North),” junior center Nick Stinnett said.

Meade County coach Jerry Garris said Johnson would be the No. 1 target for his team defensively, especially for 6-5 senior guard Riley Benock.

“He’s by far the best they’ve got back, and Riley will probably guard him,” he said. “We may play some zone but when we go man-to-man, Riley’s big enough to make him shoot over top of him and that gives us a dimension other teams don’t have on the perimeter.”

Garris said John Hardin has been getting better as its players have gotten more time on the floor.

“They don’t have a lot of experi-

ence, but they’ve got some size inside and they’ve played pretty well so far,” he said. “They’re probably just a notch behind Central Hardin and Etown right now.”

The two teams have faced one common opponent this season, the aforementioned Trojans. John Hardin beat North Hardin 70-59 on Dec. 14, while the Greenwave shut the Trojans down defensively Tuesday en-route to a 56-33 victory in Radcliff.

North Hardin Coach Ron Bevars didn’t have much to say after seeing his team score 12, eight, seven and six points in four quarters.

“Meade County is just better than us,” he said. “They’ve got one of the best players in the state and they’re just a better team than we are right now.”

According to Garris, it was the best

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The News Standard/SHAUN T. COX Junior forward Chris Roe puts up a shot against North Hardin. The Greenwave won 56-33, and Roe had 12 points and five boards.

Hoops great, super fan in Hall of Fame

BY SHAUN T. COX

No ‘Hope’ for girls

The News Standard/SHAUN T. COX Senior guard Jasmine Newby is fouled by North Hardin’s RaeChaun Edwards.

The Waves lost 83-49 to the 12th-ranked Lady Trojans.

BY SHAUN T. COX

RADCLIFF — It was bombs away Tuesday night in Radcliff as the Lady Trojans hit 12 three-pointers on their way to an 83-49 route of the Lady Waves.

Miss Basketball candidate and Western Kentucky signee Hope Brown came out of a recent shooting slump to score 32 on 11 of 18 shooting, including 5 of 7 from three.

“I had no idea they could shoot like that,” Meade coach Josh Hurt said. “They had 12 three-pointers and haven’t made two or three lately.”

Hurt and senior forward

Kayla Stull credited North and Brown for making the defensive game-plan backfire.

“They hadn’t been shooting their three-pointers very well and tonight they came out and hit a lot of them,” Stull said. “Our game-plan was to let them shoot the three, but then they started making them so it shot that all to pieces.”

Hurt said a good team’s ability to knock down shots can make quick work of opponents.

“It was one of those nights where they knocked down shots, felt good and were in a rhythm, and you’ve got to tip

your hat to them,” he said.

“They really shot the ball well and when you shoot, you look good. When you don’t shoot you look kind of bad, but give them credit.”

Brown said her team has been putting in extra time on its shooting.

“We’ve shot better than that, but we just came out of a big slump and it had to end somewhere,” she said.

“Everybody’s been in the gym working on their shot and getting the rhythm down. But I think we can

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Dina Disney Hackert is perhaps the most celebrated female athlete in Meade County history.

Hackert’s resume is certainly impressive — she is the Lady Waves’ all-time leading scorer with 1,486 points, the 17th District Basketball Player of the Year in 1986, Today Girls Basketball All-American in 1986, runner-up for Miss Basketball and Female Athlete of the Year in 1986, and a two-time member of the All-District, All-Region and AllState basketball teams in ’85 and ’86. She also received the Joe Billy Mansfield Award for the 1985 state basketball tournament, given to a tournament participant based on citizenship, basketball ability, academic achievement and sportsmanship.

But what stands out most to her is the tremendous support she and her teammates received in the mid-’80s from the Greenwave nation.

“Our teams were the only ones at that time to make it to the state semifinals,” she said. “Brandenburg was always known for the tornado (in 1974) and I think it did great things for the community. It was all Marshall County back then, and it really put girls basketball on the map for Meade County, and it was an exciting thing to be a part of.

A sea of green in the crowds was always a special thing for us as players to see.”

Hackert and one member of those crowds, super-fan Sandy Shellner, are being inducted into the Meade County High School Hall of Fame along with Patch Shacklette and Rodney Pickering, two men known for their contributions to the Greenwave gridiron. The inductees will be honored during a special ceremony tonight between the boys’ and girls’ double-header against John Hardin. A public reception will be held in the high school’s foods room at 6 p.m.

According to John Proctor, the high school athletics director, candidates for induction are selected by the community and approved by a special committee. There are

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The News Standard/SHAUN T. COX Seventh-grader Rachel Powers competes in the 50-yard freestyle last Saturday at TK Stone Middle School in Elizabethtown.

Legend Bobby Hamilton succumbs to cancer

BY BUDDY SHACKLETTE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla – The NASCAR community was shook just a day before preseason testing began at Daytona with the news that Bobby Hamilton Sr. died Sunday afternoon at his Nashville, Tenn., home from complications caused by cancer.

The 49-year-old driver won on all three of NASCAR’s major touring series and was the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, but took last season off after the Atlanta race to fight the disease.

“Cancer is an ongoing battle and once you are diagnosed, you always live with the thought of the disease in your body,” said Hamilton just 18 days before his death. “It is the worst thing you could ever imagine.”

The Mount Juliet, Tenn., native got his first NEXTEL Cup win just 10 years ago, won four times on the NEXTEL Cup series, once in the Busch Series and 10 times in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

He had his son, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., race his truck for most of last season and had made plans for NEXTEL veteran BOBBY Ken Schrader to be HAMILTON in his truck this year.

“He will be greatly missed as a husband, a father, a grandfather, an owner and a friend,” the Hamilton family said in a statement. “We want to thank everyone for their love and support of our racing operation and the outpour-

ing of care and concern during his cancer battle. One of Bobby’s greatest loves in life was racing and we will continue on in his honor.”

A toothache 13 months ago led Hamilton to a dentist and later test results revealed that the longtime NASCAR driver/team owner was diagnosed with head and neck cancer.

Hamilton vowed he would battle the disease and return to racing, but the father and grandfather never got the opportunity.

“Bobby was a great guy and a good friend. This sport is really going to miss him. He was a hard, clean racer and a really talented driver. We started racing right about the same time and he was a fierce competitor. He knew what he wanted to do and he made it happen,” said fellow

Tennessean and NASCAR veteran Sterling Marlin. “But at the same time, he’d give anyone the shirt off his back.

He was a sincere man that genuinely cared about people. We flew a lot of miles together to and from races and test sessions and made some good memories together. Everyone in the racing world will miss him.”

Hamilton’s first NASCAR victory came at Richmond in 1989 in the No. 8 Oldsmobile, and in 1996 he got his first NEXTEL victory at Phoenix while driving the famed No. 43 Pontiac of Petty Enterprises.

“The entire Petty family and organization is saddened by the passing of Bobby Hamilton. Bobby was not only

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SPORTS BRIEFS

“It’s the first invitational we’ve ever had and we’re looking forward to it,” Coach Bob Davis said. “We’ve got seven good teams coming and I think it’s going to be a good environment for us. They’re all a lot like us as far as not having all the weight classes full.

We’re going to have a good time and we’ll be wrestling all day — from about 9:30 to about 5 p.m.

“I hope there will be a big crowd. We’ve had some large crowds here and we hope people will continue to come out and watch us.”

Meade wrestlers beat Louisville schools LOUISVILLE — Several wrestlers went undefeated as Meade County defeated Central and Ballard high schools Wednesday.

The Greenwave beat Central 39-33, and stomped Ballard 57-18.

Results: James Childress 2-0 Arthur Ohmes 2-0 Antonio Stewart 2-0 Joey Carter 0-1 Brandon Wyatt 1-1 Ethan Medley 1-1 Josh Tygret 1-1 Nelson Mason 1-1 Thomas Damico-Roach 1-1 Nathan Kelch 2-0 Cody Bruce 2-0 Clayton Opie 1-1 Tyler Crowe 1-1 Bobby Fuqua 1-1 Note: Some wrestlers changed weight classes so only overall records are given.

Meade County wrestler Arthur Ohmes finished 7-0 in matches Friday and Saturday.

The Green Wave finished 3-4 overall.

Meade beat Nelson County 46-28, the JV All-stars 58-24 and Ft. Knox 60-18, and lost to Anderson County 53-29, LaRue County 75-3, John Hardin 57-21 and Central Hardin 60-21.

Swim teams place first, second in meet ELIZABETHTOWN — The Meade County boys swim team took first place out of eight teams, and the girls placed second out of 10 Saturday at TK Stone Middle School in E-town.

Results: 103 James Childress 2-5 112 Arthur Ohmes 7-0 119 Antonio Stewart 2-5 125 John Paul Huffines 3-4 130 Brandon Wyatt 2-5 135 Josh Tygret 2-5 140 Kurtis Perkins 2-5 145 Austin Bejosanao 2-5 152 Thomas Damico-Roach 1-6 160 Nathan Kelch 5-2 171 Cody Bruce 3-4 189 Justin Geary 3-4 215 Tyler Crowe 3-4 285 Bobby Fuqua 5-2 Tomorrow, the team will host the first Meade County Classic.

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a huge part of the racing family, but of the Petty family as well.

He will always be a part of our family,” said Richard Petty.

“He had a heart of a champion and that affected everyone around him. You could always count on Bobby. He was just that type of guy. He never let you down and gave you everything he had, on and off the track. His family is in our hearts and prayers.”

Hamilton won three seasons in a row on the NEXTEL Cup Series, including a win at North Carolina Speedway (Rockingham) in 1997. In 1998 Hamilton won at Martinsville in the No. 4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet and three years later he won at Talladega in the No. 55 Andy Petree Chevrolet.

“It’s hard to put into words how you feel when something like this happens. It’s just hard to believe. It seems like yesterday I was helping to push Bobby to victory at Talladega back in ’01. It hits close to home when something like this hap-

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Results: Boys: Meade County 94 Russell County 77 John Hardin 54 Western Hills 28 Franklin County 21 North Hardin 17 Central Hardin 6 Frankfort High 1 Nelson County 1 Girls: John Hardin 58 Meade County 52 Elizabethtown 48 Russell County 48 Central Hardin 39 Nelson County 24 Franklin County 20 Frankfort High 10 North Hardin 7 Western Hills 2 Winners: Girls 200 free relay—Megan Spilman, Lisa Hurt, Miranda Williams, Courtney Meador; boys 200 medley relay—Troy Jobe, Jon Hobbs, Jake Baldwin, Daniel Silva; boys 100 back— Jobe; boys 100 breast—Hobbs; boys 400 free relay—Silva, Cody Baldwin, Jobe, Jake Baldwin.

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Is racing in Ford’s future? these owners classified themselves, Ford did not.”

Kennedy also points that Ford’s research shows purchase consideration is 72 percent higher for Ford products with race fans than non-race fans.

“That’s a pretty strong number that cannot be ignored, and the market share among race fans to the general population is 46 percent higher.”

Numbers like this indicate there is an active, clearly defined and very important race-influenced audience that Ford must market to.

Additionally, it didn’t hurt that Ford’s new president and CEO, Alan Mulally (the former executive vice president of Boeing and the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes), saw firsthand what Ford racing offers when he watched Ford’s three respective victories in Craftsman Truck, Busch and Nextel Cup during NASCAR’s final race weekend at Homestead, Fla. “Our new CEO has seen all the research. ... All of the top management understands it, and that’s why Ford’s racing involvement is fairly well-protected,” said Kennedy.

Kennedy also admits that race fans are buying more Fords, and buying them more often, and that all the aforementioned reasons make for a

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Ford Motor Company is facing multi-billion dollar losses, and hopes its reduction in union workforce, plant closures and other moves will better allow it to compete on the domestic front, where its market share has fallen from 25 percent in the early ‘90s to its present 17.6 percent share.

If one believes the Internet blog rumors, Ford could well drop out of Nextel Cup before the first “Car of Tomorrow” race in 2007, or at the end of the year.

However, according to Kevin Kennedy, Ford Racing Technology Public Affairs manager, this is nothing but rumors.

“It’s not true,” he says. “As of right now, Ford’s racing support and involvement is fine.”

Kennedy explained that Ford’s racing programs provide a good return on investment. He also said that since Dan Davis (director of Ford Racing Technology) came on board nine years ago, Ford Racing has done extensive research as to who the fan is, what the buying habits are and what type of vehicle this consumer purchases.

“In the most recent surveys, 56 percent of (North American) Ford owners classified themselves as race fans,” Kennedy explained.

“Important is the fact that

pens. It’s like when I lost my brother — anytime you’re close to someone and you know them well, it just makes your heart hurt,” said former Cup teammate Joe Nemechek.

“Bobby was a heck of a race car driver. He was a family man and loved his kids and his grand kids. It’s a sad time. He’ll be missed, but we’ll keep him in our thoughts and prayers.”

Hamilton jumped to running fulltime in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2003, where he won two races as a prelude to his championshipwinning season in 2004.

He won four races during his championship truck season and two more in 2005.

Last year Hamilton drove at Daytona, California and Atlanta before turning the driving duties over to his son, Bobby Hamilton Jr. “He was just a really good guy,” said NASCAR veteran Mark Martin. “He was a very unique person and he was a great competitor on the race track, and it’s just a huge loss for everyone in the racing family and our thoughts are prayers are with his family at this time.”

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good market.

As for involving sibling Mercury in the motorsports marketing mix, especially since the “Car of Tomorrow” would need only a set of Mercury decals to bring the brand back to the NASCAR forefront, Kennedy was again quick to answer.

“No, not at this time. Our NASCAR effort is geared specifically toward the Ford brand, and I suspect it won’t change. I will also admit that although I can’t comment on exact funding, I will tell you Ford is more efficient (spending monies) than anyone else in the racing business,”

Kennedy said.

In summary, a “Fordless” NASCAR would be a major setback, especially with the company’s spectacular track record in the sport. From the days of the “zipper top” hardtop/convertible ‘59 Thunderbirds, through the development of Holman & Moody, the Wood and Elliot brothers, and present day Roush-Yates horsepower, Ford has earned its stay.

Write to Greg Zyla in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send an e-mail to letters.kfws@hearstsc.com. © 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.

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shoot better than that and we probably will.”

Meade had trouble matching North’s overall team speed.

“It was extremely difficult because they’re quick at all five spots and they’re quick off the bench,” Hurt said. “I thought we did a fairly good job of handling the ball, but we still ended up with 30 turnovers. They just keep the pressure on and keep it on, then you might break it and get some lay-ups sometimes but what they’re betting on is that you won’t get it right every possession, and that’s what happened. They’re relentless, and it’s very difficult to match up with their quickness.”

North jumped out to a 28-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and led by 29 by the half. The Lady Trojans were able to score 29 points off Meade’s turnovers and outscored Meade 36-0 from three-point land.

Junior guard Mindy Oliver, who finished with 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting, said Brown’s ability to go to the hole caused the Waves a lot of trouble.

“Hope Brown’s penetration got them some threes early, and I think we did a pretty good job when we went to man (to-man defense) and that showed in the second half,” she said. “Hope hasn’t made an outside shot in their last two games and we tried to play off that and she just came out and stroked it.”

Junior forward Kayla Fackler and senior forward Kayla Stull had eight points and five rebounds each.

Tonight, the Waves will face the John Hardin Bulldogs in the second-straight boysgirls doubleheader.

The Lady Bulldogs were 77 before its game against Taylor County last night.

Oliver said her team needs to work on making the right pass to put each other in the best position to score.

“We need to work on our shooting and work on getting back on ‘D’ after a missed shot,” she said. “We need to be more patient with what we do and we need to think before we pass it and concentrate more.”

The Lady Bulldogs are com-

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four categories candidates must fall under: player, coach, administrator and friend of athletics.

“We have a Hall of Fame committee and each spring, we solicit nominations from the local newspapers,” he said.

“There are forms people can pick up at the high school and we usually have one in the papers. The committee will review submissions and make the best possible selections.”

Hackert said the awards and accolades are nice, but the time with her teammates and lessons she learned from her coaches mean the most to her.

“Everyone who knows me knows that I’m not into personal achievement,” she said.

“I’m certainly very honored to be selected but in basketball, nobody does it alone. I wish we could all go together. It’s hard to take credit because I can’t. There were a lot of people who helped me get where I am and for me, it’s more of an opportunity to say thank you to everyone.”

Hackert credited her coach at Meade County, Bob Pollock, with molding her into a great basketball player.

“The one underlying thing with everything I’ve accomplished is that all my teams had fun and we loved playing,” she said. “Coach Pollock was a great motivator and we always had a great time. He was one of the best coaches I ever had because he valued and respected the game and motivated people to be their best.”

Pollock said Hackert is deserving of all the success she’s had.

“Dina was an outstanding student-athlete and an outstanding person,” he said. “I think all the awards and the success she’s had back that up.”

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“They’ve got some size inside and they’ve got a really good point guard who can shoot the ball and she does everything well,” Hurt said.

“They’re quick in the backcourt, but it looks like they’ve had some trouble against the press, so we’ll try that, but we’ll mix it up a little bit.”

Box score: Lady Trojans 83, Lady Waves 49 Meade: Fackler 3-3 2-3 8, Wilson 0-3 1-6 1, Stull 3-3 2-2 8, Ledford 1-1 0-0 2, Newby 2-5 1-4 5, Wathen 1-1 0-0 2, Powers 0-2 0-0 0, Montgomery 1-1 1-2 3, Oliver

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Meade 8 13 15 13—49 North 26 24 14 19—83 Three-point goals—Meade 0-3 (Wilson 0-1, Newby 0-1, Hurt 0-1). North 12-28 (Edwards 16, Smiley 1-4, Leavell 4-10, Moore 0-2, Taft 1-2, Brown 57). Fouled out—none.

Rebounds—Meade 28 (Oliver 7), North 26 (Prince, Jackson 4). Assists—Meade 3 (Stull, Montgomery, Hurt 1). Total fouls—Meade 17, North 20.

Technicals—none.

Michigan, said the way Pollock treated people made them want to work harder for him, and she follows many of the same coaching and life principles.

“He always wanted to win, but it wasn’t the only thing to him,” she said. “The most important thing to him was us girls as people, and when a team knows that, they’ll do anything for you. I model myself after the way he coached. He was the one who put Meade County girls basketball on the map.”

Hackert said Pollock always made sure the girls worked hard while having a good time in practice.

“He always had a way to make you want to practice hard and get better,” she said.

“I wasn’t very quick and he would always make me defend the quickest player on the other team because he knew it would make me a better player, and he was right.”

Hackert said there are a lot of differences in today’s game.

“The No. 1 difference today is the athleticism,” she said.

“They’re bigger, stronger and faster than when we played, and the game has gotten away from fundamentals because of that. Most teams have good athletes and point guards. The physicality of the game is much higher, it’s not so much about finesse and it’s quicker. The three-point shot has changed the game tremendously.”

Hackert said today’s players have to do a lot of the finetuning on their own to be considered great.

“I think that to be good at something, there are a couple of elements,” she said. “You have to be disciplined in fundamentals. There are not as many kids shooting hoops in their backyard like there used to be. I hate to see kids get away from fundamentals that they can work on their own.

To be good, you have to work outside of practice.”

Hackert said the secondmost important thing is making

sure players have a good time.

“The greatest element of team play is coming together and having fun — especially for girls because they’re more social beings than boys,” she said. “Team unity is important and we try to incorporate that here. I believe the game of basketball, and any sport, teaches you life lessens.

Especially when you don’t win as much, there are things to be learned from that.”

Shellner was a 1958 Meade County High graduate and is being inducted posthumously.

A memorial scholarship bearing his name was established for female athletes in 1997.

“He was a remarkable man and I’ll always remember him for that,” Hackert said. “It means so much to the kids to see no-agenda support from people. Nearly everyone has an agenda nowadays — even most parents. He loved the game and he believed in us.

Before we went to state, someone brought in a cake to celebrate, and he was right there celebrating with us. He was a very giving man that loved Meade County sports.”

Pollock said people like Shellner make life easier for coaches.

“He was very willing to do anything in any capacity, whether it was taking someone to the doctor or getting a scouting report, and he never asked for anything in return,” he said. “Sandy was an avid sports fan and he donated a wealth of his time, and he was a regular attendee of everything, including practice. He took every step we did. He lived and died with us.”

Hackert said there was no single bigger supporter of girls basketball than Shellner.

“Sandy made me a photo album from pictures he took at our games,” she said. “When the season was over, he gave it to me and I still have it. I would say he was Meade County’s No. 1 fan. Anything we did, he was there.”

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all-around game his team has played.

“I thought that was one of, if not the best, defensive efforts of the season,” he said.

“To come over here at their place and give up 33 points and only 13 points in the second half… .”

Junior forward Chris Roe said rebounding and defense were the keys.

“We blocked out really well and didn’t give them any second-chance points, and our defense really shut them down,” he said. “They didn’t have a good shooting night and it had a lot to do with our defense.”

The Greenwave held the Trojans to no second-chance points, and Garris agreed that his team’s defensive rebounding and forcing the pace led to North Hardin’s low score.

“If you hold people to one shot, you’ll be in good shape, and we did that for the most part,” he said. “We got them to do what we wanted them to do, and that’s not always the case with North Hardin because they usually dictate on both ends what you do.”

Roe finished with 12 points, including six in the third quarter when the Meade offense began to struggle. Roe got all six off put-backs and made the last one right at the buzzer.

“It was huge from the stand-point of momentum because we got a little stagnant right there in the third quarter, and Chris got that for us right at the end,” Garris said. “It pushed the lead back out to 17 and I was really pleased with that. Chris was great tonight on both ends of the floor. He got his hands on a lot of balls and was able to finish under the basket and get some put-backs. I think this was probably his best game of the year.”

Roe said he was in good position and the ball took a fortuitous hop.

“I just got a lucky bounce off the backboard, threw it up and it went in,” he said.

Meade finished with 15 assists on 21 of 39 shooting for the game — a robust 53.8 percent. Roe said his team likes to move the ball around to get open shots and the percentages showed that Tuesday.

Benock finished with 19 points and eight boards, along with nine of the 15 assists.

Junior forward Rob Williams had 10 points and four assists.

Five of those points came after Williams fouled a three-point shooter and Garris lit into him.

“That says a lot about how those kids can go out and forget stuff like that, and it’s exactly what I wanted him to do,” Garris said. “I like that about this bunch because I can get on them and get on them, and then it’s over and done with and we just keep going.

That’s what you’ve got to have. You take it, you listen and you move on. They did a good job of that.”

Garris said if Williams and junior forward Jonathan Ives can continue to hit shots, it would only create more for their teammates.

“Rob played really well and I think he’s more comfortable coming off the bench, and if we can get to the point where we’ve got Rob and Ives in the game at the same time and we can get to that corner where they’re hitting those shots consistently, that’s going to take a lot more pressure off Riley and it will open up the middle,” he said. “It will give us a lot more options if those two kids can continue to knock down that corner shot when we flatten everybody out.”

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“We got them to do what we wanted them to do, and that’s not always the case with North Hardin because they usually dictate on both ends what you do.”

Jerry Garris, boys basketball coach

Next Tuesday, the boys take on the Owensboro Catholic Aces at home.

The Aces (3-12), much like John Hardin, had their best season in school history last year, going 25-4. But Owensboro Catholic graduated all of its top players, lost its head coach to a junior college and is in rebuilding mode.

Before playing Central Hardin tomorrow, the Aces have lost six in a row and eight of nine.

Garris said he would scout Owensboro Catholic tomorrow and learn a little more about what they try to do.

“We’ve had some success so far this month, and if we can beat John Hardin here Friday night, that would put us to a really good start,” he said. “We’re out of school Monday and I think that’s my biggest concern for Tuesday because it breaks up our routine. As long as we continue to guard the way we have, things will take care of themselves.”

The two regional rivals have faced three common opponents this season: Breckinridge, Hancock and Ohio counties. Meade has beaten all three by an average of 16 points, while Owensboro Catholic has lost to all three by an average of almost 21.

Last Saturday, the boys hosted the Ohio County Eagles and their trifecta of 610, 6-9 and 6-5 players and won, 49-36.

“We defended well, and any time in high school ball, when you’ve got a team that comes in with that kind of size, you’ll have some concerns,” Garris said. “But our kids did really well. They probably made it easier for us because they couldn’t hit outside shots and that always helps. We were quicker than them and we were able to get up and down the floor.”

Garris said it was nice to get a victory over a regional foe that his team hasn’t been able to beat since it joined the

schedule.

“That’s the first time we’ve beaten them in four years, and every game we’ve played, we’ve led going into the fourth quarter and weren’t able to pull it out for different reasons,” he said. “I voted them No. 1 in the region before the season, but their guards are not as good as they were last year and that’s given them some trouble. But I still think they could be a factor.”

The stout Meade defense held Ohio to about 33 percent shooting — including 1 of 16 from three — and forced 17 turnovers, off which it scored 15 points. Meade was outrebounded by five, 31 to 26.

Benock finished with a double-double, 13 points and 10 boards, as well as seven assists and three blocks.

Williams had 11 points on 3 of 4 shooting from the floor, and Stinnett had 13 on 6 of 12 shooting. Roe added six points, four boards, two assists and four steals.

Last Friday at Homecoming, Meade defeated the Wanneroo Wolves from Perth, Australia, 60-42.

“It was a good night. It was one of those deals where it wasn’t as serious and it was a fun night for everyone with Homecoming,” Garris said.

“The kids responded well to all the outside distractions and we did what we wanted to do.

We got up and down the floor a little bit — I knew they were tired. We got some of our kids some rest since we were playing back-to-back games, and I was pleased with that.”

Meade finished the game shooting about 48 percent after going a sizzling 16 of 24 in the first half. The Wolves shot 47 percent but could only get off 34 attempts — Meade had 48 — because of 21 turnovers, off which Meade scored 24 points.

Benock stuffed the stat sheet again with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, a block and two steals. Ives had

Coach Jerry Garris reacts to a call. Garris didn’t have much to complain about, as the boys rolled 56-33.

10 points, three boards, two assists and two steals, while Stinnett and Roe added 13 and 11, respectively. Stinnett led the way with seven rebounds.

Box Scores: Greenwave 56, Bruins 33 Meade: Hubbard 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 4-6 0-0 10, Ives 2-4 0-0 5, Benock 6-16 6-6 19, Stinnett 4-6 2-3 10, Roe 5-6 22 12. Totals 21-39 10-11 56.

North Hardin: Autrey 4-9 0-0 11, Gosa 1-9 4-7 6, King 4-6 0-1 8, Bramblett 1-5 0-0 2, Hohnson 2-10 0-0 4, Draper 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 12-39 6-10 33.

Meade 16 18 10 12—56 N. Hardin 12 8 7 6—33 Three-point goals—Meade 4-9 (Williams 2-3, Ives 1-2, Benock 1-4). North 3-16 (Autrey 3-8, Gosa 0-5, King 01, Bramblett 0-1, Johnson 0-1.

Fouled out—none.

Rebounds—Meade 31 (Benock 8), North 24 (King, Johnson 6). Assists—Meade 15 (Benock 9), North 7 (Gosa 3). Total fouls—Meade 9, North 15. Technicals—none.

Greenwave 49, Eagles 36 Ohio: Moore 0-0 3-4 3, Fletcher 4-8 0-0 8, Embry 3-11 1-1 2, Garner 1-4 0-0 2, Westerfield 0-1 0-0 0, St. Clair 3-6 3-4 9, Beddow 1-3 0-0 2, Bunton 0-1 0-0 0, Melton 0-1 0-0 0, Clemmons 2-7 0-0 4.

Totals 14-42 7-9 36.

Meade: Hubbard 0-0 4-5 4, Williams 3-4 3-3 11, Ives 1-4 0-0 2, Benock 5-15 2-4 13, Stinnett 6-12 1-2 13, Roe 2-7 2-4 6. Totals 17-42 12-18 49.

Ohio 6 10 11 9—36 Meade 10 13 14 12—49

The News Standard/SHAUN T. COX Sophomore forward Jonathan Ives works for a rebound against North Hardin. The Greenwave allowed 11 offensive rebounds and no secondchance points for the Trojans.

Three-point goals: Ohio 1-16 Hubbard 1-3 0-0 2, Williams 1(Fletcher 0-4, Embry 1-8, 2 0-0 2, Ives 3-8 3-4 10, Westerfield 0-1, Beddow 0-1 Benock 9-17 1-2 22, Stinnett Clemmons 0-2). Meade 3-11 5-8 3-3 13, Roe 4-8 3-5 11, (Williams 2-3, Ives 0-1, Whelan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23Benock 1-7). Fouled out— 48 10-15 60. none. Reobounds—Ohio 31 Wanneroo 13 13 8 8—42 (St. Clair 8), Meade 26 Meade 20 20 9 11—60 (Benock 10). Assists—Ohio 11 Three-point goals—Wanneroo (Moore 4), Meade 12 (Benock 2-12 (Hayes 0-2, Arrigoni 0-1, 7). Total fouls—Ohio 15, Gunnis 0-1, Smyth 0-1, Meade 11. Technicals—none.

Simpson 2-4, Hawley 0-1.

Meade 4-14 (Hubbard 0-2, Greenwave 60, Wolves 42 Ives 1-3, Benock 3-7, Roe 3-5.

Fouled out—none.

Wanneroo: Hayes 1-3 0-0 2, Rebounds—Wanneroo 22 Newman 2-4 0-0 4, Arrigoni 0(Smyth, Simpson 5), Meade 1 0-0 0, Gunnis 3-6 2-2 8, Smyth0-3 2-2 2, Simpson 8-12 25 (Stinnett 7). Assists— Wanneroo 11 (Gunnis, 4-6 22, Halbert 1-1 0-0 2, Simpson 3), Meade 16 Hawley 0-2 0-0 0, Shephard (Benock 4). Total fouls— 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-34 8-10 Wanneroo—13, Meade—13.

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