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NEWS ........A2 E-911 committee holds meeting Members say second phase of E-911 service will be ready once more money is secured.
SPORTS ......B1 On the mark Meade schools storm the state tournament, leaving with more winners than any other school system.
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The Easer Bunny visited Meade County early this year when the Fraternal Order of Police held its annual Easter egg hunt at the fairgrounds March 31. Event coordinator Tammy Hardesty, a member of the FOP Auxiliary, the group that coordinated and worked the event, filled 1,000 eggs with age-appopriate candy and the FOP purchased a grocery bag full of toys for each child who participated. More than 130 kids showed up for the event. To see more pictures visit www.thenewsstandard.com Below — William Blevins, 7, reads a book that came along with other goodies in his grocery sack full of toys.
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Riverport could lose road grant BY BETSY SIMON news@thenewsstandard.com
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Fiscal Court ready to put courthouse drama behind BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND editor@thenewsstandard.com
Only one item was on Fiscal Court’s agenda during Monday’s work session — the County Attorney’s Office. It was apparent that members of Fiscal Court have grown weary of the drama surrounding the County Attorney’s Office and its current and former inhabitants, and based on discussions during the hour-long meeting, magistrates will likely
approve former County Attorney Darren Sipes’ $6,245.70 settlement next week to put the situation to rest once and for all. The courthouse soap opera began early last month when county officials acknowledged Sipes had removed the only copy of financial and personnel records from the County Attorney’s office when his term ended Dec. 31. Sipes first told county officials he was using the records to finish his audit but later sent
a letter to Fiscal Court during the March 13 meeting, when his settlement was due, and which he did not attend, saying he was protecting records from a former employee who sold information to third parties. Sipes wrote that the employee he fired for unethical behavior is now employed by Matney. His allegations could not be confirmed. Fiscal Court originally tabled PLEASE
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If the Riverport Authority is not able to use a grant to build the road to the port by summer it will lose the funds altogether, said Riverport Authority Chairman Don Bewley during Tuesday’s meeting. If the grant isn’t spent by June 30, the money will revert to the state, possibly delaying construction of the Riverport, he said. “We have $206,000 to build the road and if we don’t use it, we lose it,” Bewley said. The Riverport Authority continues to battle with the Industrial Authority over where to build the road that will lead to the port. “The Industrial Authority controls the ground the road goes on,” Bewley said. “If they don’t pick a location of the road before June 30, it will cost us $206,000.” Meade County-Brandenburg Industrial Authority Chairman David Pace said he has already looked into finding a resolution so the Riverport Authority doesn’t lose its grant. “We’ve already started on that,” he said. “We’re going to meet next week together.” Magistrate Tom Goddard attended the meeting as a liaison between the Riverport Authority and Fiscal Court. Goddard said he would take the concerns the Riverport Authority committee has about construction of the road to Fis-
cal Court, and he will try to have it added to the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting. “We’re running up against a deadline, and we just want to make some progress,” Goddard said. The Riverport Authority Commission hopes that Fiscal Court will help to get the location of the road established, so the construction of the Riverport can remain on a timely schedule. “I hope they (Fiscal Court) can move the process forward,” Bewley said. Unfortunately, Fiscal Court has no control over the actions of the Industrial Authority and cannot force them into any agreement, said Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft. “(Fiscal Court) can only encourage them into an agreement,” he said. Craycroft spoke to the Industrial Board and a public work session will be scheduled for next week so the Industrial Authority, Fiscal Court and Riverport Authority members can discuss road construction issues. Bewley said construction of the road and its location is not a major concern as long as the port can still be built without costing additional funds and time. “This board has always said that at the end of the day we really don’t care where the road is built, as long as it ... doesn’t cost us any more money and keeps to our schedule.”
Drunken teen shoots minor STAFF REPORT
A 19-year-old Brandenburg man faces assault charges after shooting a minor while intoxicated Saturday night in Doe Valley. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the Meade County 911 Center received a call around 11:33 p.m. reporting the shooting at a residence on Pine Ridge Road in Doe Valley. Colton Wuchner, 19, was taken into custody when Deputy Jason Graham arrived at the scene. The 16-year-old female victim was transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital by Meade County EMS with non-life threatening injuries. According to the investigation, witnesses told Graham the shooting actually occurred at a residence on Ridge Pole Road and the victim was transported back to Pine Ridge Road after the shooting but
before medical services could arrive. Witnesses reportedly said Wuchner had a .22 caliber revolver he was showColton ing off to Wuchner friends at a small gathering and the gun accidentally discharged after Wuchner “thought he had unloaded it.” The bullet struck the victim above the knee and exited the back of the leg. Witnesses said they thought the bullet ricocheted off the concrete driveway but physical evidence leads officers to believe the wound was straight, according to the police report. Wuchner was taken into custody and lodged at the PLEASE SEE ASSAULT, PAGE A10
Commonwealth Attorney motions to remove Circuit judge from case YOUTH............B8 Paynville Elem. holds candlelight ceremony Students were given a special ceremony for test score achievements.
ALSO INSIDE Weather .........A2 Heritage..........A8 Viewing..........B4 Fun & Games..B5 Classifieds....B7 CORRECTION Last week’s article about the jail improperly cited Magistrate Steve Wardrip’s business. He is the owner of Steve Wardrip Trucking, not Wardrip Trucking and By-Pass Stone.
Four Oaks controversy raises questions about judge’s propriety BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND news@thenewsstandard.com
The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office motioned to remove a Circuit judge based on his professional relationship with an attorney. Attorney Doug Vowels represented Circuit Judge Robert Miller by reading a letter by Miller at a public session about the Four Oaks subdivision held March 13. Miller is one of the owners of The Heritage Foundation, Inc., the company developing the commercial lot at the intersection of Four Oaks and By-Pass Roads. At the meeting, the Brandenburg Planning and Zoning committee listened to residents and developers about whether a thoroughfare should be allowed on Four Oaks Road leading into the commercial property. Two days after the meeting, Vowels
was defending a case in Miller’s court, which Commonwealth Attorney Kenton Smith felt was improper and Smith filed a motion to have Miller removed from the case since Miller overruled his request for Miller to step down. The case in question is the Commonwealth vs. Gregory and Donna Berrry, a couple being charged for drug possession and paraphernalia. Vowels was one of their defense attorneys. “We, the community, were fortunate to receive a reasonable jury decision,” Smith said in a statement. “This office believes there were several questionable rulings by the judge. We should not have to try a case against a lawyer, in front of a judge, when the lawyer has just recently represented that judge. That’s all I’ll say at this time.” Donna Berry pleaded guilty to: possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree; possession of a controlled substance, 3rd degree; possession of marijuana; possession of paraphernalia; and tampering with physical evidence. She was sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail. Gregory Berry received 12 months in jail and a PLEASE
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What the hail?
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On the 33rd anniversary of the tornado that ravished downtown Brandenburg, Mother Nature paid Meade County another visit April 3. Numerous residents reported that the hailstorm broke windows in their homes and damaged vehicles. Pictured above are pieces of hail that measure more than an inch and a quarter in diameter.
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BY: BETSY SIMON news@thenewsstandard.com
Meade Countians will have to continue to be patient, as the second phase of the Enhanced-911 service remains on hold, pending a search for more money to fund the project. “For phase II, we need money,” said Bill Lacey, Meade County 911 Coordinator, during Monday’s monthly meeting. The amount of money necessary to complete the funding is unknown. According to Mark Bennett, director of Meade County’s 911 center and E-911 Committee chairman, “no firm number is available” and the total amount will depend on the type of systems they purchase. The purchasing process is done through a bidding system with suppliers to make sure every company has a chance to be considered for the project. The county will have to consider the amount it
is willing to spend and see what system best fits the needs of the 911 Center, he said. But the E-911 committee is not ready to look at the costs until they know about the funding. “We’re not ready for the bidding process yet,” Bennett said. “We need to have the funding in place first.” E-911 will provide dispatchers with names, phone numbers and addresses of all emergency calls made over telephone lines. Currently, the system only provides dispatchers with the phone numbers. The second phase will provide the same services to cell phones and the use of a global-positioning system will allow dispatchers to pinpoint the location where cell phone calls were made. According to Bennett, 11 counties, including Meade County, do not currently have both phases of the E-911 system in place. One possible source of funding for the second phase
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could come from U.S. Rep. burse the county for the payment. Ron Lewis. The committee also dis“We will probably know more (about Lewis’ assis- cussed the implementation of tance) … after the work- the Computer Aided Dispatch system. The same system is shops,” Bennett said. There is also the option of used in Hardin County with great success, applying for Lacey said. the Kentucky MARK BENNETT, E-911 Lacey told Homeland Security COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN those at the meeting of a Grant. With situation he assistance encountered in from either Hardin County Lewis or the where emerHomeland gency responSecurity ders were able Grant, the to locate a man funding for trapped the project beneath a tractor. The man should be complete. With funding issues still up was not able to speak, Lacy in the air, the Meade County said, but dispatchers were E-911 committee motioned able to pin point the man’s that the payment of $49,753.85 location within 10 meters of be made to MapSync for the where the 911 call was made. “It’s a tremendous system equipment, training and consulting they have provided to for saving lives,” he said. Another tool for saving the county’s E-911 program. The committee unanimously lives will be to correct the passed the motion, and Master Street Address Guide Homeland Security will reim- (MSAG). The MSAG is a data-
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base that will store every address and phone number in Meade County. The committee is working to eliminate duplicate road names, half numbers and lot numbers throughout the county before the first phase of E-911 can begin. “If we had a clean MSAG and duplicates were cleaned up, we could be ready in one or two weeks,” Lacey said. The committee also discussed changing several road names, which were all unanimously approved. It was recommended that Mountain Lane, previously known as Boak Mountain Road, be readdressed according to the county’s 5.28 scale, a national method of placing addressing points every 5.28 feet. Currently the house numbers are sequential. There was also an issue with Browns Lane in Meade County. Browns Lane begins in Meade County and extends into Hardin County. The committee suggested renaming
the roadway to prevent any further confusion. The residents on the road will coordinate with Magistrate Mark Hubbard to decide on a new name for the roadway. One home on the road is considered to be a resident of both Meade and Hardin counties. A motion was passed to rename Browns Lane. A new name has not been decided. Other roads needing address changes are Allen Road and Crowsnest Lane, formerly known as Lookout Lane. Lastly, Smith Road will be changed to Barnes Lane. The committee also voted unanimously to have a mutual established agreement between the Meade and Hardin Counties, saying that Meade County will provide emergency services to the one Hardin County resident on the Browns Lane. “If we can identify an area…where their quickest response time comes from another county, we can set that up,” Lacey said.
County celebrates Arbor Day BY BETSY SIMON news@thenewsstandard.com
For more than a century, April 6 in the state of Kentucky has been more than just your average day. April 6 has been designated Arbor Day in the state dating back to 1896. “The previous administration created the proclamation making April 6 Arbor Day in Meade County,” said Judge Executive, Harry Craycroft, “and it was a good idea.” The Meade County Homemakers are taking part in the county’s Arbor Day celebration by giving away trees at the Extension Office. The giveaway will start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning and will last until the final tree has been given away. Local greenhouses remind residents to carefully select trees. “The best type of tree to plant depends on the kind of tree you want, and what purpose the tree needs to serve,”
said Rebecca Morrison, owner lished in the 1800s by J. Sterling of The Garden Path, a garden Morton, a man from Michigan, who loved nature and was sadcenter in Brandenburg. “When planting trees, peo- dened that his move to Nebrasple should remember that the ka left him surrounded by a tree is still going to be there in 50 barren, treeless landscape. Morton spread the word years, so they should match the around the tree to the area state about the where they are ROBERT BEAN, KY value planting it,” DIVISION OF FORESTRY great that trees prosaid Robert vided the land. chief Bean, In no time, forester for the Morton’s pasKentucky Division for the sion of cause spread Forestry. throughout the But no matstate, and eventer what types tually a day of trees people was set aside to choose to plant honor trees and on this day, .” the value they Arbor Day is a bring to life. holiday meant Other states eventually to reflect on the roles and values began declaring their own trees have in our lives. “The purpose of Arbor Day,” Arbor Days. Today, the popusaid Bean, “is to celebrate and larity of Arbor Day has spread plant trees and improve the to other countries, where they celebrate the benefits trees add environment and community.” Arbor Day was first estab- to human life.
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Chamber of Commerce hosts Awards and Leadership dinner
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BY BETSY SIMON news@thenewsstandard.com
The theme of the night was transformation, and when Sylvia Lovely took the floor at the Chamber of Commerce Awards & Leadership Dinner, she urged the audience to change the community for the better. Lovely, a native Kentuckian, is the president of the NewCities Institute. According to the organization’s web site, “NewCities seeks to define and promote the economic and social vitality of…the ‘New City’.” “A new city reflects changes in social and physical environment, the economy, and the children who will become its leaders. The Institute’s programs are offered to strengthen local leadership, promote citizenship, and engage citizens in their communities to build capacity.” Lovely has published a book, as well as many other writings in newspapers and has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs to promote the improvement of cities throughout the nation with the help of their local residents. “What we have to do is decide what’s old and what’s new, and decide what is going
to work for us,” Lovely said about improving the city of Brandenburg. She reminded the audience that Brandenburg has already pulled itself out of hard times after an F5 tornado destroyed most of old downtown in 1974. “In 1974, you faced a catastrophe, yet you pulled yourselves up by the bootstraps! Today you are ready to transform your community,” she said. And there is no better time for change than now. With the growth that is expected to occur in the area due to the Army’s Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC), Brandenburg will need to reevaluate the direction the city is headed in and increase the opportunities that will be available for the influx of citizens that will be moving to the area. Fort Knox is expected to relocate at least 4,000 new personnel to the area by 2011, increasing the number of students in schools and the number of people in the workforce. She also said that people are beginning to leave the larger cities and are migrating back to places where the environments possess a sense of caring and community. “People are leaving (larger cities) and returning to places
Sylvia Lovely was guest speaker at the dinner.
like you have,” she said. “People are searching for more nurturing places.” Lovely spoke to her audience filled with community leaders and reminded them that they are the ones who are guiding the residents to get involved and take part in the community they live in. “Good works take a long time,” Lovely said, but with the involvement of the entire community, anything is possible. The night was also a time to recognize a few of the Chamber of Commerce’s most dedicated members. Four awards were handed out in honor of those that
have offered their services to the area. Rena Singleton, publisher of the Meade County Messenger, received the Arch Chemicals Inc. Award, and the James Kimball Award went to Mickey Chism. “He gives his time and energy, as well as his money,” said Roaxann Curts, outgoing president of the Chamber of Commerce The Volunteer of the Year Award went to Roxann and Larry Curts. Paul Poole, director of personnel for Meade County Schools and new president of the Chamber of Commerce, praised the Curts for their service. “This couple consistently wants to (volunteer),” said Poole. The final award of the The Community night, for Achievement Award Exceptional Service to Meade County, went to the Meade County Extension Homemakers. The group provides their help and assistance to numerous service organizations in the area. “I hope people walk out with a new realization of what people can do,” said Russ Powell, Executive Director for the Chamber of Commerce.
General Assembly fails to pass two high profile pieces of legislation BY JOHN WHITLOCK KPA NEWS BUREAU
Despite the failure to pass two high profile pieces of legislation, the Kentucky General Assembly ended its annual regular session Tuesday night. In the final hours, a flurry of meetings between House and Senate member produced a compromise that allowed a social worker safety bill to pass. During the meetings, the provisions of the bill were attached to a different Senate bill. The changes led to the bill being passed unanimously by both houses. The bill provides about $6 million to provide funding for dozens of new social workers, open visitation centers and other measures to protect workers. The Boni Bill, named in honor of Boni Frederick, a social worker aide who was murdered while conducting an in-home visit, was luckier than some bills. Last year, Gov. Ernie Fletcher vetoed several construction proj-
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the item until they could discuss it further and so Sipes could address the court and answer questions. However, Sipes was not present during Monday’s meeting because of an appointment with a client, Craycroft said, but in his place was Angie Bevill, Sipes’ former office manager. Sipes could not be reached for comment. Magistrates appeared to support paying Sipes $6,245.70 for work performed and expenses accrued since leaving office in order to put the ordeal in the past so they can begin focusing on other issues. About $3,648 will go to Sipes and $2,550 will be paid to Bevill, with the remaining money reimbursing miscellaneous expenses. “I think it was a bad situation and we need to get this over with so we can take care of other county business,” Magistrate Herbie Chism said. He said because other outgoing elected officials have received two-and-a-half months salary after their terms ended, to include the two county attorneys before Sipes and former Sheriff Cliff Wise, the county should remain consistent in its policy. The majority of Chism’s counterparts agreed — even Matney. “I want to get this over with,” Matney said. “I want to be able to do this job for Meade Countians.” Matney said, to the best of her knowledge, everything has been returned to the County Attorney’s office. Two weeks ago six bankers boxes of financials records, comput-
ects approved by the General Assembly because he was concerned the state couldn't pay for the work. During this session, Speaker of the House Jody Richards introduced House Bill 1 that would restore funding to the vetoed projects. Because the state's financial picture had improved, Fletcher supported restoring the project. Although HB 1 passed the House unanimously in early March, the bill became stuck in a Senate committee and was not heard from again during the regular session. Richards said the leadership in the Senate was delaying action on HB 1 in hopes of getting a bill passed designed to overhaul the state employee retirement system. Richards opposed taking up the retirement system legislation during this shortened session because there wasn't enough time to study the impact of the changes proposed in the Senate. In rejecting Richards' claims, Senate President David Williams said the retirement system prob-
er software and a fire-proof safe were returned to her office, followed by a nearly $14,000 check for excess funds a day later. Craycroft said personnel records for Sipes’ former employees were returned last week, leaving everything accounted for. Craycroft now hopes everything can be “put to rest.” “As of today … everything is in the courthouse,” he said. Speaking on Sipes’ behalf, Bevill said to her knowledge everything was returned. Sipes’ personal computer, which he used while in office, will be scrubbed of county information, Craycroft said last month. Several magistrates said Fiscal Court should hire an auditor to look over the County Attorney’s office accounts and make sure all monies are accounted for. Magistrate Tom Goddard said Sipes advertised during the election that he had collected more than $1.5 million in delinquent property taxes since being in office, and he wants to make sure all the money is accounted for. Hiring an auditor will cost between $5,000 and $7,500, Craycroft said. Even though Fiscal Court looks to put the situation behind them, magistrates shared ideas about what they can do to ensure a similar situation with missing files never happens again. “We need to get a handle on it now so it doesn’t happen in four years,” Goddard said. “Records should be locked in a neutral site and people should have to sign them out.” Goddard also said he was told the Attorney General’s office was investigating the removal of files to decide if any criminal action had
lem needed to be addressed as quickly as possible because the problem would only get worse. Under the Senate's pension reform plan, the state would sell over $800 million in bonds. The infusion of cash would cover projected shortfalls in the state worker pension funds without changing the level of benefits current workers receive. If the plan is approved, new hires would receive a smaller pension but could also receive income from investments made in their name. Supporters of the Senate reform package are concerned that the fund could be empty by 2022 if nothing is done. In the end, neither side got what they wanted but the fight might continue. On March 8, Fletcher told reporters that if the pension system reforms were not addressed during the regular session, he would consider calling the General Assembly back in session to tackle the problem. The conflict between the two
occurred. Said Chism: “It’s a very cloudy area. It’s hard for us to say what to do. The state should clear this up more than what they have in the past. If they think there was criminal doing, they need to investigate it.” He also informed Fiscal Court that, according to the Department for Local Government, Sipes was legally able to write checks for expenses incurred during his administration. The legality of the check writing was questioned at last month’s Fiscal Court meeting. Magistrates Steve Wardrip and Mark Hubbard agreed with Goddard’s thinking about securing files after the next election. “Starting next election, if anyone tries to leave with anything, they need to be locked up so this doesn’t happen again,” Wardrip said. Hubbard said a new policy may be needed. “Let’s chalk this up as an educational experience,” he said. “We need to set up a policy of changing of officials so everyone can have access to records.” Before the meeting concluded Magistrate Randall Hardesty issued an apology to Sipes for a comment made last month. Hardesty said last month that decisions about Sipes’ settlement should be tabled if he “isn’t man enough” to appear before Fiscal Court. “I want to make an apology to Darren (Sipes),” he said. “He thinks I hurt his personal life, which I didn’t mean to do.” Fiscal Court will vote on Sipes’ settlement Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse during its regular monthly session.
houses also prevented several other projects and bills from being considered, including funding for a new stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park, a bill that would allow spouses of the victims of Comair Flight 5191 to sue for loss of companionship and changing the state's run-off election laws. Unless Fletcher calls the legislature back into session, it will remain adjourned until Jan. 8, 2008.
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Used Car Dealer Swears Under Oath That Methods Used To Help Customers Obtain Credit Are 100% Legal Many say he performs “credit miracles” MULDRAUGH - After being hailed as a “miracle worker” by many and as “too good to be legal” by others, sales manager of Knox Budget Car Sales, Randy Hendrickson, agrees to settle the case once and for all by taking a sworn oath in front of an audience of 24. “I hereby certify that our credit policy is completely legal and involves no form of supernatural intervention,” said Randy during his oath. Last month Randy and his team were able to secure financing to 76 new customers, most of whom had been turned down time and time again in the past. “Listen…I don’t care what other car dealers say. I know my customers – and I know they will pay, even if they’ve had problems in the past,” explains Randy. “I’ve spent a lot of time and a lot of money building solid relationships with banks and lenders who are committed to approving my customers. I trust my customers and the banks trust me…that’s all there is to it.” So what kind of credit problems has Randy Hendrickson been able to deal with? When asked, he proudly rattled off a list including bankruptcy, medical bills, charge offs, late payments, divorces, student loan problems, IRS demands, repossessions, and more. Chuck Crain, finance manager, and Randy’s right hand man explains, “It’s not my business to judge other people. We all make mistakes. That doesn’t mean we won’t do the right thing when given another chance. Like the Bible says, ‘Let he without sin cast the first stone.’” Helping people get approved isn’t the only thing Randy and his team do well. The hundreds of pictures of smiling past customers that line the wall of the dealership tells a story of a car buying experience like none other. “In my mind, buying a car should be fun and easy. It shouldn’t be a terrifying experience like it is for most people. So, we all make a big family environment here on the weekends. We bring in food and jumpers for the kids and have animals from the zoo…anything that can
Randy Hendrickson (known as the credit miracle worker) and Chuck Crain (finance manager) appear taking oath. help people relax and have a good time. Because that’s what we are – we’re a family. Many of our customers have bought cars from us 3 or 4 times in the past,” tells Randy. “Are we miracle workers? Can we help everybody? No. There’s no magic. We get people approved because we work hard and they work hard. If a person has a job and can put together a few hundred dollars to show their commitment to the bank, we can usually get them approved. But if you don’t have the initiative to get and keep a job, we can’t help you. You gotta help yourself before we can,” Randy continued. If you’re interested in finding out if Randy and his team can help you, call Knox Budget Car Sales at 800-608-6944 and ask to speak with Chuck. Chuck will get some basic information from you over the phone then schedule an appointment. “You can be in and out in less than an hour in many cases,” promised Chuck, “so don’t be afraid to call for any reason – we live to help people just like you.” -Paid Advertisement
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Fixing Meade County is a handyman’s dream job
ith four months under their belt, Fiscal Court members have proven to be regular handymen when fixing problems in Meade County. In fact, the majority of their time has been dedicated to setting right the wrongdoings of the past. The list of some of their accomplishments so far are: •Dissolving the 109 Board, Solid Waste’s former board of E DITORIAL directors, whose years of mismanagement starting in 2000 I SSUE : Fiscal Court cost the county $250,000 last has spent its first four December when the departmonths in office fixing ment teetered on the edge of the problems of earlier bankruptcy. •Mending bridges between administrations. the county and cities of Brandenburg and Muldraugh O UR V IEW : Once all the so Enhanced-911 services can problems are fixed, real begin on schedule. progress can begin. •Contacting government agencies and investigating why current County Attorney Margaret Matney began her term without financial documents, or office furniture and supplies. These are just a few of the problems that have been addressed, although there are many more issues that are, or at least should be, on Fiscal Court’s agenda in the future. A few of these are: •Finding out why shortcuts were taken when building the jail and how these shortcomings could affect the jail in the future. •Addressing Meade County’s ridiculously high property tax rate of 32.4 percent, which is double that of neighboring Hancock and Hardin Counties. •Finding a solution for the Riverport Authority, which improvised its road construction plans to accomodate Agri Fuels and the Industrial Authority so they could build the road together. When Agri Fuels was given a 90-day extension last month to purchase the land, the Riverport Authority was stuck with a $200,000 grant and now has less than 60 days to spend the money before losing it all. Fiscal Court members knew coming into office that county affairs were in need of attention, and so did residents — considering six of the seven postions are held by new officials. And Fiscal Court members also know of the county’s potential and what it can become someday with the right guidance and wise decision-making. Once these issues are fixed and the county has a solid foundation of policy and procedure, it can begin to build upward.
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Each week I’m amused when newspaper she’s talking about? She refered to some of these issues reading Karen Kennedy’s column “Who’s Minding the Store” in the as “gossip.” Is it gossip that records Meade County Messenger. It pro- were removed from a county office? Is it gossip that Fiscal Court vides a local, down-home held a meeting with one flavor that a transplant N EWS TO M E item on the agenda — the Meade Countian like myself County Attorney’s Office doesn’t always notice. — because the topic I don’t mind admitting required its own work sesthat because I’ve never consion? sidered myself in competiGranted, neither my cotion with another journalist. workers nor myself Other journalists have their received any awards this way of doing things and I week by organizations we have mine. It’s for readers CHARLES L. to decide who is better, but WESTMORELAND held board positions on — so instead of splattering to me it doesn’t matter as self-gratifying soft news long as readers get the and features on the front information they need. But in the April 4 issue of The page — we had to report on what Messenger, I felt a few subtle jabs in actually happened this week. When reporting on these stories, I my back. Kennedy wrote: “We’ve had so am minding the store, as some might much ‘he said, she said’ that I’m put it. A newspaper’s job is to report beginning to believe this county on what happens — even the stuff needs its own column in The National officials don’t want people to know about. As I recall, not reporting on Enquirer.” It appears her column stemmed news was a problem in the past. Who was minding the store when: “in response to some of the headlines •An elected county official was of late” because she said the “2006 (election) just keeps on going and caught with more than 300 marijuana plants at his family farm? (No mengoing ...” Hmmm, I wonder which local tion was made in the Messenger until
a month later — why was that?) •About a dozen containers of biohardous materials and waste were found scattered along county roads? •The Solid Waste Department was losing $15,000 monthly in 2005, and $10,000 monthly in 2004? (Couldn’t an article about that have helped urge politicians to take action sooner?) •Fiscal Court signed away autonomy of the Industrial Park to the Industrial Authority, leaving Fiscal Court with no more than an subtle opinion about the property while it continued to make the payments of thousands of dollars each month? •Children in Muldraugh were playing in a creek filled with toilet paper and feces because residents decided to by-pass the sewer system? These are just a few points to ponder. Until October, 2006, the store wasn’t being minded very well — and the lack of news coverage around the area — and lack of accountability of elected officials, not to mention the lack of information reported to residents, is proof enough of that. If someone had been minding the store, I wouldn’t have a job and this newspaper wouldn’t even exist.
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Heads rolled, and they should have. But I hope they don’t think merely doing a personnel shuffle while press cameras are rolling will take care of the problems. I’m talking about the snafu at Medhold at Walter Reed, where it came to light about the horrible living conditions and generally unnecessary runaround that wounded soldiers are dealing with as they recover. High-ranking officers either resigned or were relieved of duty when the dirt surfaced. But more than that, it was like information came exploding out of the top of a shaken soda bottle: phone calls, letters, e-mails and blogs all detailed grievances, some going back as far as medical care for injuries after Vietnam. Info came from every corner. Is this what it takes to get something to happen? Have it in the press for the world to see? I would hope
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Epperson, Tanner Dix and Tyler Dix; three greatgrandchildren, Gabriel Delaney, Ethan Delaney and Alayna Delaney. Robert "Bobby" Bauer, 76, Louisville, passed Cremation was chosen by the family. Hager away at the V.A. Medical Center on Tuesday, Funeral Home, Brandenburg, has been entrustApril 3, 2007. ed with arrangements. He was a faithful bartender for Online condolences may be left at more than 25 years at the Vernon www.hagerfuneralhome.com. Bowling Alleys. He was an Army veteran and served with the 101st Airborne and was a member of the American Legion Dixie Post 220. Russell T. “RT” Dowell, 81, Webster, died Bobby is preceded in death by three brothers, March 29, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. William H. Jr., Kenneth L. and John R. Bauer. He was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Lodiburg, the son of He is survived by his sister, Virginia Houchin Russell B. and Vanda Robertson Dowell. and several nieces and nephews. His funeral He was retired from Olin Corporation, service will be held at 10 a.m. today, April 6 in Brandenburg, and a member of Irvington the chapel at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home, Baptist Church and Irvington Masonic Lodge. 3800 Bardstown Road, with burial to follow in Mr. Dowell is survived by his wife, Martha Resthaven Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be Rold Dowell; two sons, David Dowell, Webster, made to Melbourne Heights Baptist Church. and Steve Dowell, Payneville; a daughter, Janice
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Elder, Hardinsburg; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held April 1 from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with the Rev. Wesley H. Cowley, 99, Vine Grove, Ky., died Jerry Shacklett officiating. Burial was in Walnut Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Grove Cemetery, Lodiburg. Hospital, Elizabethtown, Ky. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of Mr. Cowley graduated from contributions to the Irvington Baptist Church the University of Kentucky in building fund. 1933. He served in the Army during World War II and retired from the U. S. Army Reserves as a colonel. He also retired from civil service at Fort Knox as the Wesley Guy, 89, Irvington, died Wednesday, Deputy Post Engineer after 35 March 21, 2007, at his residence. He was born in years of service. Mr. Cowley was a member of North Dakota on Dec. 23, 1917, the son of Tau Beta Pi, Vine Grove United Methodist Thomas Ralph Guy and Mary Ellen. Church and served Vine Grove and Hardin He was associated with racing and trained County in various civic organizations. horses. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edythe He was preceded in death by his wife, Arms Cowley; a daughter, Maud Emma Irwin; Garnett, in 1995. his sister, Margaret Montgomery; and brother, Mr. Guy is survived by a daughter, Barbara William Eugene Cowley. Anderson, Coos Bay, Oregon. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Graveside services were held Sunday, March Margaret “Sis” and Don Jones of Buffalo Grove, 25, at Cundiff/Anderson Cemetery, Guston, Ill.; a son and daughter-in-law, Wesley Herman directed by Alexander Funeral Home, Irvington. and Gina Cowley of Lakeland, Fla.; ten grandchildren, Stephen Irwin, Scott Irwin, Sean Irwin, Wesley Cowley, Jr., Matthew Cowley, Wesley Stuart Jones, Shannon Lagarde, Sarah Jones, Caroline Krotzer and Jessica Cowley; twelve Kenneth D. McClure, 65, of Elizabethtown, great grandchildren; and a loving sister-in-law, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at his residence. A Margie Cowley. native of Groesbeck, Texas, he served in the Funeral services were held Sunday, April 1, Army and was a systems analyst for EDS, retir2007, at Vine Grove United Methodist Church, ing in 1996 after 25 years. Vine Grove, with the Rev. Sam Willis officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents, Burial was in Garnettsville Cemetery, Woodie Jasper and Lou Willie Rasco McClure; Muldraugh. and two sisters, Jean Strange and Peggy Fischer. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of Survivors include his wife, Ingrid C. Nelson; contributions to National Multiple Sclerosis two daughters, Marcie McClure of Buffalo and Society, 11700 Commonwealth Dr. Ste 500, Amy McClure of Denver; and two nephews, Louisville, KY 40299 Steve Brown and Brandon Brown, both of The guest register may be signed at Thornton, Texas. www.nebfh.com. There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. April 22 at the family residence.Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of Central Kentucky. Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown is in charge of arrangeJesse Davis Sr., 76, Louisville, ments. died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at VA Medical Center. He was a retired security guard and an Army and Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a loving father to Catherine (Ruben) Taylor, Pam Wilson, Linda (Scott) Evans, Jesse Davis Jr. and Teddy (Shanette) Davis. Other survivors include his brother, Robert (Bennie) Davis; COUNTRY MUSIC sister, Rebecca Baskin; 10 grandchildren; one DANCE & SHOW great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Pauline Davis; Every Friday Night great-aunt, Kate Jones; and a host of nieces and 7:30 - 11:00 nephews. Meade Co. Senior Citizen’s Building Funeral services will be noon Saturday, April 1200 Old Ekron Rd • Brandenburg $5 Adult 7, at Evergreen Funeral home with entombment Kids Under 12 Free at Evergreen Mausoleum. Visitation will be Complete Family Fun today, April 6, from noon-8 p.m. at the funeral No Alcohol • Designated Smoking Area Call For Reservations 270-547-0734 home.
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BY DAVID UFFINGTON DOLLARS & SENSE
Women have long since broken the glass ceiling in terms of jobs formerly limited to men. But in financial matters, it’s often still a man’s world. The statistics for women indicate that 63 percent of women don’t do any retirement planning separate from their spouse or partner. Of those who work, 47 percent aren’t contributing to a retirement plan. Sixty-one percent
of women living alone after age 65 have incomes under $15,000. In “Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny” (Spiegel & Grau), bestselling financial author Suze Orman has developed the Save Yourself Plan, covering the core foundations of personal finance and security for women. Orman points out realities: Social Security is going to provide smaller payments in the future. With the growing number of single-parent
households due to divorce, and the increasing number of women who choose not to marry, more women are responsible for their own money. And probably most significant: Women tend to undervalue themselves and make or charge less for their services. Orman takes the reader in hand with five steps in the plan, each expected to take one month to cover. •Taking control of spending and basic savings. Orman starts with the basics for those
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who need it: reading a bank statement, getting a higher interest rate on savings accounts and taking advantage of automatic deposits to investment accounts. •Mastering credit cards and FICO credit score. Helpful hints include looking for low-interest cards and understanding the real financial impact of your FICO score. •Saving for retirement, including an explanation of traditional IRA versus Roth IRA, and how to choose.
bonus material accessed via a code found in the book. If you’re not where you want to be financially, “Women & Money” is a powerful tool to get you headed in the right direction. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or send e-mail to letters.kfws@hearstsc.com.
Jobless rates lower in 80 Ky. counties in 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Eighty Kentucky counties posted lower annual unemployment rates in 2006 than in 2005, while 29 counties were higher, and 11 counties were the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training in the Kentucky Education Cabinet.
In 2006, three counties had a jobless rate at or above 10 percent, which is the same number of counties that recorded double-digit rates in 2005. Woodford County’s 4.2 percent jobless rate was the lowest in the commonwealth. Other low rates also were recorded in Fayette, 4.3
percent; Boone, Franklin and Jessamine counties, 4.7 percent each; Gallatin, Madison, Scott and Warren counties, percent each; and 4.8 Bourbon, Kenton and Taylor counties, 4.9 percent each. Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate — 10.3 percent. It was followed by
McCreary County, 10.1 percent; Clay County, 10 percent; Jackson County, 9.7 percent; Todd and Wolfe counties, 9.6 percent each; Muhlenberg County, 9.2 percent; Leslie and Morgan counties, 8.8 percent each; and Owsley County, 8.5 percent. Unemployment statistics
are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to people working. count Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not
looked for employment within the past four weeks. The statistics in this news release are not seasonally adjusted to for comparisons allow between United States, state and counties figures. Learn more about the Office of Employment and Training at www.workforce.ky.gov.
Vulcan Materials rated Fortune magazine’s No. 1 most admired construction materials company Knoxville, TN – Vulcan Materials Company, Midsouth Division, today announced that the company is rated the most admired construction materials company on Fortune magazine’s newly published 2007 list of America’s Most Admired Companies. Vulcan also is ranked among the top 10 companies in the Fortune 1000 for longterm investment and social responsibility. In the social category, responsibility
Vulcan is listed alongside United Parcel Service, McDonald’s, Starbucks and Walt Disney. Under long-term investment, Vulcan places among Exxon Mobil, Procter & Gamble, FedEx, Berkshire Hathaway and Walt Disney. This year marks the sixth time that Vulcan has been selected to the prestigious Most Admired list, which is chosen by a survey of more than 3,000 executives, directors and securities analysts.
Of the eight categories measured to determine reputation, Vulcan ranks No. 1 across the board in its industry sector, “Building Materials, Glass” – innovation, quality of products and services, social financial responsibility, soundness, long-term investment, people management, use of corporate assets and quality of management. “Being recognized as the most admired in the industry, and as one of the most socially
Kentucky, Virginia and Indiana. Recently, the Division received the Tennessee Road Builder’s Association “Supplier Of The Year Award,” and two Plant Showplace Beautification Awards from the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association. The Most Admired list, which Fortune calls “the definitive report card on corporate reputations,” is featured in the magazine’s March
responsible companies in the country, is a tremendous honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees,” said Stan Bass, president, Midsouth Division. “We work hard to be a trusted and responsible neighbor in the communities we serve by providing critical infrastructure materials needed by the U.S. economy.” The Misouth Division operates over 40 facilities Tennessee, throughout
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LEXINGTON, Ky., — Some farmers turn to others to help with specific farm work such as baling hay or combining grain, while other farmers do custom work to help add to their farm income. So where do farmers go to find out how much it will cost to hire a specific service? Or, if they want to make extra money themselves doing custom work, how do they know how much income to expect? Those are questions Greg
Halich, farm management specialist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, sought to answer recently by compiling custom machinery rate data. Halich found 10-year-old Kentucky figures that were more cost analyses, so to provide the state’s farmers with more current and applicable figures, he compiled survey information from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and Kansas. The rates he has calculated are averages for these combined states and are adjusted for differences in fuel price, machinery costs and wages at the time of the
reported surveys. Adjusted data is available on 64 grain crop operation tasks, 44 hay operations, 34 miscellaneous operations and 72 unadjusted rates for miscellaneous operations. “The stimuli for doing this came both from county extension agents and from farmers who where looking for custom rates for Kentucky,” he said. “So the need was there, but there was no time to do it (a state survey) before spring planting. There were a lot of other surveys that were applicable to Kentucky conditions, so why not utilize them in
Spring is the time to think about termites BY ANDY MILLS UK EXTENSION SERVICE
Springtime, with its warmer temperatures and more abundant rainfall, is typically when many winged termites emerge inside homes and other structures. Termites swarm from the colony to disburse, fall to the ground, find mates, and start new colonies in the soil. From now through May, you might see swarms of winged termites, called swarmers, inside your home, signaling an infestation that can cause extensive and costly damage. Since swarmers are attracted to light, you often see them, or their shed wings, around windows, doors and light fixtures. We also see winged ants in the springtime. By examining the insect you can learn whether it’s a termite or an ant. Termites have straight antennae; ants have elbowed antennae. Also, termites have uniform waists; ants have constricted waists between body regions. Termites have two pair of wings of equal size. Ants also have two pair of wings, but the forewings are longer than the hind wings. Other signs of a termite infestation are pencil-thin mud “tubes” on inside and outside surfaces such as foundation walls, piers, sills and floor joists. Termites make these mud tunnels to travel between underground colonies and your home. Another sign of an infestation is damaged wood hollowed out along the grain with dried bits of mud or soil lining the feeding galleries. Termite feeding, and resulting damage, can remain undetected in exposed wood because the outer surface usually is left intact. You can reduce the risk of a termite attack by following these suggestions: •Store wood off of the ground. •Keep moisture from accumulating near the foundation. •Reduce humidity in crawl spaces. •Store firewood, lumber or other wood debris away from the foundation.
•Don’t store wood in the crawl space. •Sparingly use decorative wood chips and mulch. •Consider having your home treated by a professional pest control firm. Many infestations result from direct contact between structural wood and the soil, which gives termites access to food, moisture, shelter and provides a hidden entry into your home. Make sure to have at least six inches between the ground level and wood siding, porch steps, latticework, door or window frames, posts and similar wooden elements. Contrary to popular belief, pressure-treated wood isn’t immune to infestation because termites will enter through cut ends or cracks and build tunnels over the surface to susceptible wood above Since termites are attracted to moisture, they are more likely to enter a structure when soil next to the foundation consistently is moist. So, divert water away from the foundation with properly functioning gutters, downspouts, and splash blocks. Repair leaking faucets, water pipes and air conditioning units. Adjust the soil grade next to the foundation so that surface water drains away from the building, and adjust lawn sprinklers and irrigation systems to minimize water pooling near the foundation. Reduce humidity in crawl spaces by providing adequate ventilation. Don’t allow shrubbery and other vegetation to grow over vents; it will inhibit cross-ventilation. You can reduce crawl space moisture by installing four to six milliliter polyethylene sheeting over about 75 percent of the soil surface. Firewood, lumber and other wood debris stored against the foundation or in crawl spaces, attract termites and provide a food source. This practice also gives termites a hidden entry into the home and allows them to bypass any existing termiticide soil barrier. Cellulose-containing materials including mulch and wood chips attract termites. Use these materials sparingly,
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United Producers – Irvington Market Report per CWT For Monday, Apr. 2, 2007 Receipts: 1,444 Compared to last Monday: Slaughter Cows: Steady. Slaughter Bulls: 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder Steers: 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: 2.00-3.00 higher.
Slaughter Cows:
Breakers Boners Lean
Percent Lean 75-80 80-85 85-90
Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. 1-2 2-3
Weight 1400-1800 1300-1650 1200-1450
Avg-Dress 49.00-56.00 42.00-48.00 35.00-41.00
Weight Carcass Boning Percent Range 1500-1900 80-81 62.50-64.50 1400-1775 76-78 57.00-60.00
Feeder Steers:
Medium & Large 1: Weight 200-300 131.00-145.00 300-400 130.00-142.00 400-500 123.75-136.00 500-600 114.00-124.00 600-700 111.50-117.75 700-800 98.00-104.80 91.50- 96.00 800-over Groups of 20 head or more: 34 head: 685lbs 111.70, blk 22 head: 740 lbs 104.80, blk Medium & Large 2: 400-500 114.00-122.00 500-600 107.00-112.00 500-600 95.00-109.75 Holsteins: Large 3: 400-500 87.00- 88.00 500-600 80.00- 82.50 600-700 64.00
Feeder Heifers:
Medium & Large 1: Weight 200-300 116.00-135.50 300-400 115.00-127.00 400-500 108.00-119.00 500-600 102.00-111.50 600-700 96.00-105.75 700-over 84.00- 87.00 20 head: 698lbs 96.00, mixed
Medium & Large 2: 300-400 104.00-114.00 96.00-106.00 400-500 500-600 94.50 600-700 89.00
Feeder Bulls: Large 1 - 2 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-over
Medium &
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especially when you have other conditions conducive to termite problems. Never allow mulch to touch wood siding, door frames or window Consider using frames. crushed stone or pea gravel instead. These materials are less attractive to termites and can reduce other pests such as millipedes, pillbugs, earwings and crickets. The best way to prevent termite infestations is to have your home treated by a professional pest control firm. There are two general categories of termite treatment, liquids and baits. Liquid treatments are intended to provide an effective, long-lasting chemical barrier, which termites cannot breach, around and beneath your home. Termite baits are installed in plastic stations below the ground in the yard and occasionally indoors. Foraging termites consume the bait and share it with their nest-mates, resulting in a gradual decline in termite numbers. What should you look for when choosing a pest control firm? The firm should be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Membership in the Kentucky Pest Control Association and/or National Pest Control Association suggests the company is an established firm with access to the technical and training information necessary to correctly do the job. Consider calling at least two to three companies and asking for references. Avoid pest control firms that pressure you into immediately signing a contract with “specials” or scare tactics. Termiticides are extensively tested for adverse effects. Based on current research, registered termiticides present no significant hazard to humans, pets or the environment when applied according to label directions. For more information on termites and other pests, contact the Meade County Cooperative Extension Service. Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
Slaughter Steers: Choice 2-3: 1109 lbs
some fashion? So, I came up with the idea of averaging the other surveys and modifying them for differences.” To account for differences in efficiency and market conditions, Halich’s report shows not only the average adjusted rate of the five states but also gives a rate 15 percent below that and 30 percent above it. These three rates are presented to provide a range of rates that are likely to occur in the state. The data is designed to provide a baseline for estimating reasonable custom machinery rates in Kentucky,
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he said. Actual custom rates are determined based on supply and demand within a localized market and can vary substantially. That is the main reason for the range of rates and these estimates should not be used to set rates for any area, he said. One important note is that the majority of the original survey respondents in the five states are likely to be large operators in the grain belt, Halich said. “So, the average presented in the rate Kentucky report for grainrelated activities are most suited to western Kentucky.
Farmers in central and eastern Kentucky may want to adjust rates upward. “Also, county agents have told me that in counties that are more urbanized and you have a lot more smaller farms, the activities are going to be higher than in other areas,” he said. “That’s why I wanted to go with the range in rates.” The custom machinery rate data compiled by Halich is available on the Department of Agricultural Economics site at Web http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Ag Econ/pubs/ext_aec/200701.pdf.
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Monday, April 9 •Blue River Baptist Church invites you to attend Easter morning worship at 11 a.m. Following the worship service, there will be an Easter egg hunt for the children. Also, there will be a potluck meal after the service in the C.O.R.E. fellowship building. Everyone is welcome. •Brandenburg City Council meeting at city hall, 7 p.m. (Second Monday of each month) •Muldraugh City Council meeting at city hall, 6:30 p.m. (Second Monday of each month) •Meade County Board of Elections, 10 a.m., at the courthouse. •James R. Allen SBDM, 3:15 p.m. •MCHS SBDM, 5:30 p.m. •Battletown Fire Protection District meeting, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 •Brandenburg Planning and Zoning meeting, 7 p.m., at city hall. •Meade County Board of Education meeting, 7:30 p.m. •Story Hour, 10:30 a.m., at the Meade County Public Library. For more information, call 422-2094 •Fiscal Court meeting at the
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Church Community Blood Drive, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria, 515 E. Broadway, Brandenburg. It is in your power to save a life – please donate! •Family Fun Night, 6 p.m., at James R. Allen. For more information, call the Meade County Public Library at (270) 422-2094. •Wellness Task Force meeting, 1:15 p.m., at the Meade County Extension Office. Topic: Get Moving Meade County kick-off. •MCHS Band Booster Golf Scramble at the Doe Valley Country Club. Lunch at noon, shotgun start at 1 p.m. $50 per player and hole sponsorships available. For more information, call Mr. Poe 422-4289, Mike Broadus 547-2804, or Jane Slinger 422-3427. •Flaherty SBDM, 3:30 p.m., in the library. •Meade County Fire District firefighters committee, 7 p.m., at station 2. •Payneville Fire Department meeting, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 •Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at REBOS Club on Hwy 79 in Irvington at 8 p.m. For more info call 547-8750 or 547-8752 Saturday, April 14 •Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at REBOS Club on Hwy 79 in Irvington at 8 p.m. For more info call 547-8750 or 547-8752 •Wolf Creek Fire Department meeting, 7 p.m., at the firehouse
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Commitment of will in marriage outlasts the emotional turmoil QUESTION: Is it possible to our teenagers (and you might love someone and not feel it? try with yours) can be called DR. DOBSON: It certainly is "loosen and tighten." By this I -- because love is more than a mean we tried to loosen our feeling. It is primarily a deci- grip on everything that had no sion. Married couples who lasting significance, and tightmisunderstand this en down on everypoint will have serithing that did. We F OCUS ON ous problems when said "yes" whenever THE FAMILY the feeling of love we possibly could, to disappears for a give support to the time. Couples who occasional "no." And genuinely love each most important, we other will experience tried never to get too times of closeness, far away from our times when they feel kids emotionally. apathetic, and times It is simply not when they are irriprudent to write off a J AMES tated and cranky. son or daughter, no D OBSON That's just the way matter how foolish, emotions operate. irritating, selfish or What then will hold insane a child may them steady as their feelings seem to be. You need to be bounce all over the landscape? there, not only while their The source of constancy is a canoe is bouncing precariously, commitment of the will. You but after the river runs smooth simply make up your mind not again. You have the remainder to be blown off the limb by of your life to reconstruct the fluctuating and unreliable relationship that is now in emotions. jeopardy. Don't let anger fester QUESTION: When it comes for too long. Make the first to raising teenagers, you have move toward reconciliation. said that parents should pick And try hard not to hassle your and choose what is worth kids. They hate to be nagged. If fighting for, and settle for you follow them around with something less than perfection one complaint after another, on issues that don't really mat- they are almost forced to proter. I think I understand what tect themselves by appearing you're recommending. You're deaf. not suggesting that my husAnd finally, continue to band and I let our kid run wild. treat them with respect, even Instead, we should choose our when punishment or restricbattles carefully and not push tions are necessary. Then wait her into further rebellion by for the placid water in your trying to make her something relationship during their early she can't be right now. 20s. DR. DOBSON: That's it. The QUESTION: When my husphilosophy we applied with band and I were dating, we
could talk for hours about anything and everything. Now that we're married, we go out to dinner and have nothing to say to each other. What has gone wrong? Richard just keeps his thoughts to himself. DR. DOBSON: Millions of couples experience that transformation. They talked endlessly before marriage, but find themselves with little to say a few years after. When the courtship is over, some people find it very difficult to express their feelings openly and honestly. As a general rule, this is more true of men than women. Research makes it clear that little girls are blessed with greater linguistic ability than little boys, and it remains a lifelong talent. Simply stated, she talks more than he. As an adult, she typically expresses her feelings and thoughts far better than her husband and is often irritated by his reticence. God may have given her 50,000 words per day and her husband only 25,000. He comes home from work with 24,975 used up and merely grunts his way through the evening. He may descend into Monday night football while his wife is dying to expend her remaining 25,000 words. Every knowledgeable marriage counselor knows that the inability or unwillingness of husbands to reveal their inner thoughts to their wives is one of the common complaints of women. A wife wants to know what her husband is thinking and what happened at his
The medicine of mercy While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. — Mark 2:15
Judgment and condemnation drives people out of the church. Compassion and forgiveness brings them in. This has been made abundantly clear to me, both from both my reading of the gospels and from my own personal experience as a pastor. Some of the most beautiful parables of Jesus were given in response to those who were big on judgment and condemnation. Both Jesus and the Pharisees hated sin, but they disagreed on what to do about it. The Pharisees chose judgment and condemnation. Jesus chose compassion and forgiveness. Sinners fled from the Pharisees and flocked to Jesus. Through a series of personal conversion experiences, I have come to believe that the “universal and unconditional love of God” is the “good news.” I stumbled onto it like a person would stumble on a buried treasure. It was transforming. I had believed that God’s
love for us is conditional on our Cathedral of the Assumption success in keeping the rules. I from 1983-1997, I made a conhad mistakenly assumed that scious decision to preach this God loves us when “good news” We grew we are good, quits E NCOURAGING dramatically. I got a loving us when we lot of credit, too much W ORDS are bad and starts credit, in fact. What loving us again when drew them was not the we shape up. What I messenger, but the had failed to realize message. was the fact that God I am troubled by loves us, even while what I see as a mean we are sinners. spirit invading our In the parable of churches, disguised as the Loving Father, a crusade for “truth.” the father loves the I agree with their J. R ONALD older son who stayed goal, but I reject their K NOTT home and kept the methods. They are rules, but also loves driving more people the son who got out of the church than down with the pigs. they will ever bring in. Unable In the parable of the to inspire people to holiness, Vineyard Workers, the owner of they are settling for naming the vineyard gives all his work- sins and condemning sinners. ers a full days pay, no matter Their harsh condemnation may when they started working. In make them feel righteous, but the parable of the Lost Sheep, it doesn’t turn many people the shepherd certainly loves the around. ninety-nine who do what sheep I like what Pope John XXIII are supposed to do, but he also said when he opened Vatican loves the sheep who wandered Council II. He said that ‘nowaoff. In the parable of the days the Church prefers to Wedding Feast, the good and make use of the medicine of bad alike are invited to be part mercy rather than severity.’ The of the wedding party. “medicine of mercy” works. When I was the pastor of the “Severity” doesn’t.
On the other side
A sick man was visiting the opened, he sprang in without home of his Pastor and after fear to meet his master.” “I know little of what is on talking for a while, the sick man the other side,” said the Pastor. said “Pastor, I’m afraid to die.” “Why,” the Pastor asked. “I “I know my master is there and am not sure what is on the other that’s enough.” Jesus said in John 14:1-3 “Let side,” said the sick man. “Can not your heart be you tell me?” troubled. In my “I know what the Fathers house are bible says,” said the PASTOR ’ S many mansions. I go Pastor, “but to be S POTLIGHT to prepare a place for honest, I’m really not you and if I go to presure.” pare a place for you. I “I’m surprised at will come again and you,” said the sick receive you, that man. “You give where I am, you may words of comfort to be also.” people in the hospiYou who may be tal and yet you are facing an illness this not sure what is on R ANDY Easter, or to those the other side?” J OHNSON who have thought It was about this what it will be like on time that the Pastor’s the other side, can be dog came and was sniffing, whining and barking encouraged to know that Jesus has risen and his resurrection at the pastor’s office door. “Open the door,” the Pastor gives us hope beyond the grave. The Christian can face death trisaid. “It’s just my dog.” The sick man opened the umphantly, knowing that our door and the dog came running Master is waiting on the other in the room, jumping upon the side for us to spring through the Pastor, wagging his tail excited- door of death where He is waiting with open arms to greet us. ly and glad to see his owner. “Did you notice my dog?” Happy Easter ! Randy Johnson is the reverend asked the Pastor. “He’s never been in this room before. He of the Brandenburg Church of God didn’t know what was on the and also hosts a radio show on other side of that door. All he WMMG from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 knew was his master was on the p.m. from Monday through other side and when the door Wednesday.
office, and how he sees the children, and especially how he feels about her. The husband, by contrast, finds some things better left unsaid. It is a classic struggle. 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.
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1. Is the book of Golgotha in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. Who rolled away the stone from the mouth of the grave in which Jesus had been placed? Thaddeus, Simon, An angel, Mary 3. What color was the cloak Jesus wore when he went to the cross? White, Purple, Black, Green 4. Which is the only book that mentions Christ’s tomb being sealed? Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 5. For how many pieces of silver did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus? 10, 20, 30, 40 6. Which disciple doubted Jesus had risen? Peter, Andrew, Thomas, Thaddeus 7. Children who eat chocolate bunnies usually eat which part first? Feet, Tails, Ears, Nose ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) An angel; 3) Purple; 4) Matthew; 5) 30; 6) Thomas; 7) Ears For more teasers, log on to www.TriviaGuy.com
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FRANKFORT — Governor Ernie Fletcher today announced a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Mary Byron Foundation which will be used to start a new statewide VINE service called VINE Protective Order. Eleven years ago, Kentucky launched the nation’s first VINE system – a statewide automated notification system that alerts crime victims to the status of an offender’s custody. Now, Kentucky is the first state to offer the new VINE Protective Order system, which will notify victims of domestic violence when an emergency protective order has been served, the terms and conditions of the order, information about future court hearings and an order’s
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Meade County Detention Center before being released Sunday after posting $2,500 in bond. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Wednesday on charges of 2nd degree assault and alcohol intoxication. His pre-trial will be held next Wednesday. Wuchner was already facing charges of reckless driving, driving too fast for traffic conditions and improper passing. Brandenburg police get into high-speed pursuit
Brandenburg Police were involved in a high-speed chase that exceeded 110 miles per hour last week before the perpetrator finally was apprehended in Breckinridge County by state police. Brandenburg Police Sgt. Scotty Singleton stopped a silver Honda Ashley Accord March Wathen 23 around noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall for driving 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. A computer check showed that the driver, 23-year-old Ashley Wathen, was operating on a suspended license. When Singleton told Wathen
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$1,000 fine for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. The motion filed states: “(The Commonwealth Attorney’s office) moves the Court to recuse this matter and have another Judge appointed. As grounds, therefore, The Commonwealth would state that it is apparent by reading the local edition of both the Meade County Messenger and The News Standard that at least one Defense Counsel in this matter is currently, or has recently represented Robert Miller, Judge of this Circuit Court, in legal capacity. As such, for this Court to rule on this case, and any case currently involving this Defense Counsel Vowels, represents an appearance of impropriety.” Miller did not return several phone calls requesting comment. According to a videotape of a March 22 meeting in the courthouse’s law library between Miller, Smith, Vowels
expiration date. Fletcher launched the new VINE Protective Order system at a press conference in Louisville. “Civil protective orders have been part of our justice system for nearly 30 years. However, there has been little innovation in the way they have been handled up to this point,” said Marcia Roth, executive director of the Mary Byron Foundation. “VINE Protective Order is a breakthrough on behalf of victims and public safety. In designing this system, our principal objective was to enhance safety, confidentiality and empowerment for the petitioner.” “In Kentucky, emergency protective orders are intended to protect a domestic violence victim from someone who has been
she was under arrest she began to reach for something to her right, according to the police department. The report says Singleton told Wathen to turn off the ignition and step outside the car multiple times before Wathen decided to drive off, dragging Singleton with her. According to the report, Singleton “was in fear for his life (and) drew his service weapon and fired one shot into the unoccupied rear passenger’s compartment of the vehicle, in an attempt to get the suspect to stop the car.” Singleton was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the discharge of his weapon. It was found nofault and he returned to duty two days later, said Brandenburg Police Chief Jeff Cox. Cox said he wanted to give Singleton time to “get his head together” because of the stressful situation Singleton was placed in. He said Singleton had no option but to discharge his weapon. After Singleton lost his grip on the car, Wathen sped off down state Route 79 running a red light and eventually turning onto Fred Fackler Road to evade pursuing officers. According to police, she struck a dumpster and a parked car near Medley’s Heating and Cooling. Wathen then traveled back to Route 79 and headed south. An Irvington police unit took over the pursuit once she entered Breckinridge County.
and Gregory and Donna Berry, Miller said Vowels’ representation of his financial interests was a one time situation. Miller said he was tied up in court when the public session was held and the Heritage Foundation, Inc.’s attorney also could attend, so Miller asked Vowels to read a letter on his behalf. “That was the extent and full extent of (Vowel’s) representation, terminating when he left the meeting,” Miller said to Smith during the meeting. “He does not in any way, shape, matter or form represent our corporation.” Vowels had little to say about the matter but did confirm what Miller said, saying his involvment was exclusive to reading the letter and nothing more. In the tape, Smith said it is the “appearance of impropriety” he was concerned with and that the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office “should not be in this situation” and he believes “this court has and continues to be abusive to (his) office.” Miller then said perhaps Smith should recuse himself of all his cases because his uncle
abusive or threatened by violence,” said BG Norman E. Arflack, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet secretary. “In the past, victims have had no sure way to know when an order is served, other than by making repeated calls to various agencies. The automated system will allow victims to be contacted immediately when an emergency protective order is served.” “The time immediately after a protective order is served can be particularly dangerous. Far too often, the respondent reacts violently when served, putting the victim in grave danger. Knowing when the order is served allows the petitioner to seek safety or call police to arrest the respondent if he or she violates the terms of the order,” said
Officers terminated the pursuit when Wathen re-entered Meade County on state Route 376 due to safety concerns. A state police spokesman said state trooper Ronnie Basham continued the search for hours after the pursuit ended and found Wathen’s abandoned vehicle outside a house in Stephensport in Breckinridge County. A neighbor contacted authorities saying they saw a “lady lurking around the house,” reported police. Police said she broke into the home to use a phone to call someone to pick her up. In Breckinridge County, Wathen faces charges of: 2nd degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking under $300, 3rd degree criminal mischief, fleeing and evading police and resisting arrest. She is currently being held in the Breckinridge County jail. After facing charges in Breckinridge County, Wathen will be extradited to Meade County and will face charges of: two counts of speeding, reckless driving, disregarding a traffic control device, disregarding a stop sign, no insurance, operating on a suspended license, fleeing and evading police, 1st degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, 3rd degree assault on a police officer, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. Cox said Wathen could face additional charges for property damage.
by marriage, Bruno Ilario, designed the Four Oaks subdivision and continues to be an ardent supporter of Four Oaks residents. Smith said he wasn’t legally involved with the Four Oaks situation. A Court of Appeals spokeswoman said the Code of Judicial Conduct “may be applicable to the extent that it requires a judge to’"disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned.’” She said Smith’s motion would be forwarded to the Chief Justice for review and “determination as to whether a special judge should be appointed in place of the sitting judge.” “In the context of an appeal, the Court of Appeals may hold that a judge erred in conducting some aspect of the matter (e.g., the judge admitted some evidence that should have been excluded or made some other erroneous ruling) and, if the error is serious enough, may order the matter below to be retried in accordance with its directions,” she said.
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Jerry J. Bowles, a Jefferson County, Kentucky Family Court Judge and a member of the Mary Byron Foundation’s National Advisory Board. “VINE Protective Order promotes victim safety and facilitates the administration of justice as intended by the courts.” “Domestic violence is a crime
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Meade County archers score at state tourney BY SHAUN T. COX sports@thenewsstandard.com
LOUISVILLE — Meade County schools competed in the National Archery in the Schools Program Kentucky State Shoot on Monday, and each qualified for the national competition — also in Louisville on June 10. In the elementary division, Payneville took third overall, Battletown sixth, and Flaherty seventh. Stuart Pepper finished second in the state behind Henderson South Middle, and Meade County High School finished fourth — just one point away from a third place tie with Trigg County. Individually, several Meade students stood out and placed in the top five in their respective age and gender classes. Winnie Weick and Georgia Karr, of Battletown and Payneville, respectively, placed third and fourth, respectively, in the elementary girls division. Taylor Knott and Tyler Stull, both of Payneville, took first and third, respectively, in the elementary boys division.
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Flaherty fifth-graders Courtney Jones (left), Kimberly Nava (middle) and Kelsey Clater (right) prepare to shoot. Flaherty finished seventh in the state.
Lacey Reichmuth and Amber Kessinger of Stuart Pepper took third and fourth, respectively, in the middle school girls division, while Nathan Par-
cell finished fourth for the boys. Reigning girls national champion Courtney Campbell took first for the girls high school division, while Megan
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Parcell and Brandi Waters finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Greg Geary finished fourth in the boys high school division. Campbell and Geary also finished first and fourth overall in the state shootout. Assistant superintendent and assistant high school coach for the day Jason Sutton feels Meade County boasts one of the top archery programs in the state and consequently, the country. “I’d say there are probably four programs in the state that we’re chasing: Trigg County is probably the best, then you’ve got Pulaski, Somerset, Henderson and then us,” he said. “I think we’re in that top five. I think you’ve seen us go, in four years, from one of the medium-range programs to the top five in the state.” Payneville, Flaherty and Ekron elementary schools just started their programs in January and are already seeing their hard work pay off. PLEASE
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Overall points standings Lawson 2nd Lawson is 10 points out of first with 113.
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ARCHERY SCORES NASP State Championship Shoot, Louisville—April 2 Elementary schools 3rd Payneville 6th Battletown 7th Flaherty Middle school 2nd Stuart Pepper High school 4th Meade County Individual Award Winners Elementary female 3rd W. Weick 267 B-town 4th G. Karr 265 P-ville Elementary male 1st T. Knott 283 P-ville 3rd T. Stull 274 P-ville Middle school female 3rd L. Reichmuth 278 SPMS 4th A. Kessinger 277 SPMS Middle school male 4th N. Parcell 282
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SPORTS BRIEF The girls softball team (4-2) went 2-2 in the TSOA tournament, which it also hosted at Meade Olin Park last weekend. Meade fell to Central Hardin 2-1, beat Shelby County behind the arm of eighth-grader Raymie Greenwell, lost 2-0 to George Rogers Clark, and defeated Fairdale 4-0. The Lady Waves are currently in Florida for Spring Break, facing four teams from Florida and Anderson County, also from Kentucky.
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Sophomore Jonathan Ives warms up with senior T.J. Millay before Tuesday’s game at John Hardin. Ives won his first varsity start against Christian Academy last Thursday.
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Tonight, the Greenwave will begin play at Eastern High School in the Southern Invitational with a doubleheader against teams from the two biggest cities in Kentucky. “We’ve got two games (today), one against Eastern
at 5:30 (p.m.) and one against Tates Creek at 8 (p.m.),” coach Darren Snell said. “They’ll be two tough games. Both of those teams are ranked in the pre-season poll and both of them beat us pretty good last year.” Eastern (5-2) and Tates Creek (3-0) are ranked No. 17 and No. 18, respectively, in the Pre-season Top 25. Last season, Eastern finished at the top of the 7th Region at 32-7 before losing to Ballard 3-0 in the first round of the regional tourna-
ment. Eastern defeated Meade (2-4) 11-1 in five innings on April 18 last season. Tates Creek finished 22-13 before losing 3-1 to eventual state champion Lexington Catholic in the 43rd District tournament. Tates Creek blasted Meade 15-2 at home last April 22. In the second double-header in as many days, Meade takes on two more Louisville PLEASE
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Meade County is home to numerous car enthusiasts and pro racers, be it Motocross, ATV Motocross, Outlaw Streetcars and also, a junior dragster. Travis Argabright, 15, is the next in a growing list of local racers doing their thing behind the wheel. “I started when I was about 10-years-old, right when junior drag racing was pretty much just starting,” he said. “So I’ve been racing for about five years now.” Travis’ father and “crew chief,” Kelly, 41, started racing when he was about the age Travis is now. “It was all street racing back then and I started when I was in high school, probably 16 through 20 or 21,” Kelly Argabright said. “I raced on the track for a while and tried to run outlaw cars and didn’t have the money to support it, so I just played around with it more than anything.” Travis Argabright competes in the O’Reilly (Auto Parts) Jr. Drag Racing League, where he finished fifth overall in last season’s points standings. This season starts this weekend and Argabright will be racing at the Ohio Valley Dragway in West Point tomorrow, and possibly at the US 60 Raceway in Hardinsburg today. “I want to do better than last year and finish ahead of fifth. I did pretty well last year but I want to win more races. Throughout the year, I’ll race in Bristol, (Tenn.), Indianapolis, (Ind.), Terra Haute (Ind.), Ohio, Hardinsburg — just about everywhere,” Travis Argabright said. “Bristol is the one that really means a lot to me. There’s normally so many cars, trials start at 8 o’clock in the morning and run till 9 at night and you only get about two passes the whole day. The race is in mid-July and there’s about $5,000 in cash bonds at stake.” Travis Argabright, who doesn’t much care for NASCAR because he doesn’t “see the point in going around in circles,” races in a sleek 2005 Mike Bos Chasis Craft that has a three-and-a-half inch Rhino block engine, which uses about a half-gallon of gas in an eighth-mile pass. “I’ve had it up to about 95 (mph) and done an eighth-mile in 7.31 (seconds),” he said. “I used to have the record out in Hardinsburg until my friend with an Outlaw Dragster went down there and beat it. L & L Body Shop painted the car and they’re my only sponsor, really.” Professions like racing are not for casual fans. A PLEASE
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Questions Remain About ‘Car of Tomorrow’ BY BUDDY SHACKLETTE
D AY T O N A B E A C H — NASCAR’s much-anticipated “Car of Tomorrow” is just two races old, but the book is still out on the sanctioning body’s sevenyear-old brainchild. The new taller and wider cars with wings and splitters have produced side-by-side finishers on the track for back-to-back weeks, but they also have been no place greater than a half-mile long. “I don’t have any issues with the Car of Tomorrow. We (DEI) don’t have the resources a lot of these teams are putting into the new car, but we’ve worked hard and we had a good car the past two weeks,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “I was running the car really, really hard right there and probably heating the brakes up and working them up a little bit, but the car is great.” NASCAR drivers will get a rare weekend away from the track this week, but before that
comes, over 50-plus teams are expected to show up Tuesday and Wednesday for a two-day NASCAR-mandated COT test at Richmond International Raceway. This week’s test, the fourth of seven NASCAR-scheduled series tests in 2007, is the first serieswide Car of Tomorrow test at Richmond — a place where the COT underwent its first on-track test in the summer of 2004. The COT will hit its biggest track thus far on April 21 when the NEXTEL Cup Series heads to Phoenix’s one-mile layout. But after that, the Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400 will come to Richmond for the fourth COT event of the year on May 5th. “The Richmond test is very critical. I am going to say guys who didn’t test at Darlington are going to be in trouble. I got to do the tire test and I feel very fortunate. Phoenix is the same. The guys that did the tire test out there will have a big advantage going into that race,” said four-
time Cup champion Jeff Gordon. “I think those two tracks are the most important, as well as Bristol, with the car that we have seen so far. I am very anxious to go to Richmond because we have been horrible there the last couple of races, so I am hoping this new car is better for us there than what the current car is.” Even though Bristol winner Kyle Busch has publicly bashed the COT, it’s easy for the Hendrick camp to be optimistic about the new car. Hendrick Motorsports has won both COT events thus far — the second being Jimmie Johnson’s Martinsville win last Sunday. Still, many questions remain about the car, especially since it has not raced on anything a mile or bigger. “I think our car is working very well. I’m pretty happy with the car. I think all of the teams and NASCAR have done a good PLEASE
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Riley Benock has verbaled to play basketball at William and Mary. Coach Jerry Garris said, “I’m just tickled he’s picked a school and I know he’s excited.” Benock will officially sign his letter of intent on April 11 at MCHS.
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“Meade County kids are so good because they’re dedicated and a whole lot of that goes back to the parents,” Payneville coach Travis Stull said. “They show up and bring their kids to practice and if the parents aren’t involved, then the kids won’t be involved in the program. That’s what it boils down to; the parents have to help out. We’ve got plenty of volunteers in the county and that’s what makes the program go. The kids love it and they’re dedicated.” Flaherty coach Ezra Stout said “practice and working together” are what have elevated his program so quickly, and the kids benefit in many ways from the competition aspect. “Archery, lots of times, is a sport that kids are able to participate in that don’t ordinarily play any other school sport,” he said. “I think it does several different things: it gives kids a chance to interact with other kids and adults in the community that aren’t their parents. It also provides them something to look forward to, something to make them keep their grades up so they can participate.” Rob Durbin, whose son, Josh, qualified for the state shoot by scoring a 226 in the regional tournament, was the lone entrant from Ekron Elementary. Durbin said he hopes to field a full team at the school next year and he thinks kids will see how good other Meade schools are doing and want to participate. “We started this year and I think it gives the kids an even playing field with the bow,” he said. “We’re going to really, really work on having a team next year. We have to let them know that we’ll have in-county shoots that they all can compete in and maybe we’ll get enough to go to regional. We’re doing well as a county — high school, middle school and elementary — and that should turn a lot of heads. We should definitely draw a better crowd next year.” Battletown assistant Eric Mills said it’s all about dedication — from coaches, parents and kids alike. “I think we have a bunch of people that are willing to devote the time and the effort,” he said. “Most of the kids will actually teach themselves if we just give them the opportunity and the time to do so. I think it shows how devoted the coaches and parents are by how the kids are placing and doing as well as they are.” Stuart Pepper and Battletown coach Tim Parcell, who had three of his own kids competing on each level, said the kids push each other to improve.
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job so far adapting to it. I think we’ve got a ways to go before we get to some of these bigger tracks,” said Greg Biffle, who was not penalized when his COT was too low at Bristol. “Richmond, Dover and Darlington will be a true tale of what we have on larger tracks, so right now, I’d have to say we’re doing fairly well with it.” There have been some concerns by teams in the garage when exhaust systems failed and began melting the protective foam in the door panels. Cup Series Director John Darby said the fumes released were carbon dioxide and not carbon monoxide. He said most teams that had the problem corrected it by using thicker material in the tailpipe and that height restrictions will be relaxed from a quarter of an inch to half an inch on the rear end while NASCAR determines just how much the cars settle during an event. “I shouldn’t say this because I’m not sure on it, but I think there are two different foams for the door and I think ours was toxic, so I have actually not been feeling very good this week. NASCAR had a meeting this morning and said that we burned up foam and that door-plate, we didn’t have it installed properly, which isn’t true. We did have it installed properly, the way it was supposed to be, and we burned our door foam all the way 15 inches up. Half of our door foam was burned up and we had a hole in the carbon fiber and I had to breathe that stuff all day, so that’s definitely a big concern for me,” said driver Matt Kenseth, who feels he breathed toxic fumes throughout the Bristol race.
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Kristina Neben shoots for Battletown at Monday’s state archery tournament. Battletown finished sixth overall.
“It gives them a sense of accomplishment in that the more they practice, the more they will succeed,” he said. “The competition within ourselves pushes us all to do better. When you see one child do well, the next does better and they push each other.” Parcell said it gives parents an opportunity to share something with their kids. “It’s a good program that gives the kids something to do with their parents at home that doesn’t take up all the room that say a basketball court does,” he said. “Kids can do it one-on-one with their parents and there have been a lot of parents who are into it because of their kids. It doesn’t matter if its father-daughter or mother-son.” Last Saturday and Sunday, several of the kids participated in the National Field Archery Association NASP competition. Courtney Campbell, Amber Kessinger (Stuart Pepper), Ashlyn Mills (Battletown) and Tyler Stull (Payneville) each placed in their respective classes. Ashlyn Mills, who shot a 275 Saturday and a 274 Sunday, said winning awards was the best part about competing in archery and she was thrilled with how she did. “That’s the highest competition score that I’ve ever shot,” she said. “It’s fun and anybody can do it, no matter who you are.” Sutton said competition is vital to development among kids and he agreed that anyone and everyone can participate and succeed. “The greatest thing they get is a sense of team and a sense of participation, because if you look at other sports, only a few kids can play basketball,” he said. “Archery is much like
“That stuff burning, I don’t care what they say, whenever you make something manmade like foam and all that stuff, when that stuff melts and burns I know the fumes and smoke coming off that can’t be good for you. (Crew chief) Robbie (Reiser) told me there are two different kinds of foams, but they obviously tell us what we’ve got to run and where we run it, so they didn’t make any rules changes this week. I was hoping they would do something a little different and at least look at it. We called and told them we had the problem, but really, nobody came over. Actually, Greg was at a meeting while I was testing in Richmond and he took all the pieces from my car and he brought them over to NASCAR themselves to try to get them to look at it and do something, so I’m sure they’re going to look into it and see what kind of problems there are. But certainly, anything that’s burning inside the car that you have to breathe these days — with all the chemicals and stuff out there — is a big concern.” Last Sunday at Martinsville, it certainly looked as if Kevin Harvick had cause for concern. On Lap 425, Harvick was forced to pull out of traffic and exit the smoke-filled cockpit of his No. 29 Chevrolet after the foam in his door-panels caught fire. The No. 29 crew began pulling out the melting pieces of padding and Harvick returned to the track 55 laps down. Harvick’s ride filled with smoke once more on the final lap, before he finished the race and quickly exited his smokefilled machine. “Smoke just started coming out the right side door so I guess blaming it on something else is probably not the right thing to do. I mean this thing just started burning up so it’s almost turning it into a joke now,” Harvick said. “Once again, we had a top-five car,
swimming in that a lot of kids can swim, and a lot of kids can pick up a bow. You don’t have to be tall, or fast, or strong — you just have to be male or female and that’s the greatest thing about it. “It’s just a matter of how hard they’re willing to work. I think parents like it because there’s a high level of success and it’s individual success. You may not be the best right off the bat, but you can see your score go from 150, to 160 to 170.” Campbell’s mother, Martha, said archery could be beneficial to the kids years down the road. “It’s a good opportunity for these kids and it opens a lot of doors for them in the form of scholarships and employment or even sponsorship,” she said. “Some of this can follow you through your adult life as a form of employment. That doesn’t even include the recognition they get now. Not everybody plays ball. Not everybody’s a cheerleader. And from the smallest child to the largest adult, they can shoot this style of archery.” The NASP is a program “designed to teach Olympic-style target archery in the 4th-12th grades,” according to the Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources website. The program was originally introduced into 21 of Kentucky’s middle schools in 2002 and is one of the fastest growing sports programs in all U.S. schools. to www.nasAccording parchery.com, since that time “forty states and Australia have adopted the program and are presenting target archery lessons to students. Programs are expected to develop in all 50 states by the end of 2007, Canada, and 15 other countries including South Africa, England, Spain and Mexico.
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Tony Stewart (20) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) racing NASCAR’s Cars of Tomorrow at Martinsville.
something went wrong and we finished 41st. So far this season, we should have finished in the top 10 in every race but one, and that was Las Vegas.” Some drivers like the way the front and back bumpers match up to prevent drivers from getting the front bumper under the rear bumper of another car to spin it out. With 14 COT races left this season, NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow continues to be a work in progress for both NASCAR and the teams. “I think it’s the most challenging thing I’ve been involved with in nine years because you’re driving two different race cars. It’s hard enough to go to the race track every week and adapt to the race track and try to be fast and compete against some of the other great race car drivers,” driver Elliott Sadler said. “Now, trying to do it with two different race cars that you’ve got to have two completely different setups in, when we leave here at Martinsville we’ve got to pretty much forget about what happened all weekend and focus on Texas because it’ll be a different animal when we get down there with all the cars. It’s not only hard for the driver. It’s hard for the engineers and crew chiefs and everybody involved. It’s been a very tough season so far for everybody.”
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lot of work, mainentance, time and money go into the upkeep of such machines, plus entry fees for every race. “I’ve got about $20,000 in that car,” Travis Argabright said. “The car itself cost about $8,000 and the motor was $5,000, which doesn’t include everything else that goes into it. Mowing yards is how I help pay for it all.” There’s a laundry list of things you have to do for upkeep on a car of this sort. “You have to change oil every weekend and check the tire pressure after every pass to make sure you have about five and a half pounds of air in the back tires,” Travis Argabright said. “You have to drain the alcohol every weekend because it will gum up the carburetor. Then, you just have to keep everything
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tight and freshen up the motor about twice a year. “They don’t stay together all the time so we’ve got two engines for it. There’s a lot of little stuff and I spend a lot of my weekdays working on it and usually all night on Fridays after school to get it ready for Saturday.” Kelly Argabright said if you aren’t on the track, you’re at home in the garage. “It’s very time consuming and at times you want to go and do other things, but if you want to be running in the points, you have to be there,” he said. “If you’re not there racing, then you’re at home working on it or the trailer or the truck. We’ve switched engines between rounds, clutches, everything just to get on the line and make the next run.” Kelly Argabright said his son does most of the work on the dragster himself. “Travis actually does the majority of the work on the
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car,” he said. “As far as whenever he goes to a car show, he takes the car completely apart. There’s not a bolt left in the frame and he cleans it from front to rear. When we’re ready to go to the track, he puts the car completely back together.” Travis Argabright, who is also a member of the Meade County High School Archery team, said he has little to no free time. “Between working on the car, working on the farm and mowing, I don’t have any free time,” he said, “especially here soon when we start working on the Camaro again.” The Argabrights own a 1969 Camaro, which Travis plans on racing after he earns his all-important driver ’s license. “The ’69 Camaro has a 468 (hp) motor in it,” Kelly Argabright said. “It’s not together right now, but we’re working on putting it together for Travis to race next year.
There are a lot of risks in racing; many have even lost their lives. But, all drivers will tell you, you just have to take the necessary precautions. “As far as safety gear, we have to wear everything a top fuel car driver has to run,” Travis Argabright said. “We have a fireproof jacket and pants, a certain kind of helmet, neck braces, arm restraints and racing shoes. In the mid-summer, you have to put a cloth in a cooler with ice water and put it on your neck to try and keep cool.” Kelly Argabright understands the risks and said they hit close to home when he saw an accident last week that nearly took the life of a little girl. “I think it’s pretty safe,” he said. “But last weekend, we had a bad accident up at Ohio Valley with a little girl and she was hurt pretty bad. It made me think a little more about (Travis’ safety).”
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schools. “Saturday, we’ve got Southern and Seneca,” Snell said. “Southern is decent and Seneca is probably about the same. We will not have an easy game in the next couple of weeks.” Southern (2-3) finished last season at 10-13 in the 6th Region and lost to PRP in the first round of the regional tournament. Meade and Southern did not meet last year. Seneca (3-2) ended last year 17-13 and fell to Ballard 9-6 in the opening round of the 27th District tournament. Seneca is also new to the Meade County schedule this year. According to Snell, the Southern Invitational is a tournament by name only, as there is no tournament winner and no bracket to speak of. “You call it a tournament so you can get four games out of it that only count as two toward your schedule,” he said. “As far as a tournament format, it’s not.” Since last Thursday, the Greenwave has gone 2-2. Sophomore Jonathan Ives (11) made his second start of the season in Tuesday’s game with Central Hardin, which was postponed in the top of the fourth inning due to inclement weather. Central was leading 2-1 after scoring two runs, one earned, in the bottom of the second. After the game resumed Wednesday, John Hardin scored seven additional runs to win 9-1. In the top of the third inning, sophomore Mikie Derossett led off with a stand-up double. After senior Levi Ray moved the runner over to third, senior Drew Stankiewicz singled Derossett in for the first Meade run before being picked off at first for the final out of the inning. “We gave them six free baserunners with walks and hit batters, they scored five runs and only hit one ball out of the infield,”Snell said of the game make-up Wednesday. “Our defense made four errors in crucial situations but none of that matters if we can’t score. Offensively, we continued to struggle with eight stikeouts and only two hits.” Monday, Meade County fell 3-2 to Central Hardin after giving up three un-earned runs to the Bruins. “We had a mental error that cost us runs that shouldn’t have scored, but it’s going to happen,” Snell said. “We didn’t hit the ball really well again, but a lot of that was their pitcher — he’s pretty darn good.” Stankiewicz (0-2) pitched seven innings, striking out four and walking three in the loss. Last Friday at home, senior Corey Thomas (1-1) threw a nohitter and the Greenwave shut down Fairdale 10-0 in five innings. “I was just hoping to go in there and pitch as well as I could,” Thomas said. “My fielders helped me out a whole bunch and a bunch of guys made some really good plays.” Thomas rebounded from a
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Above: Senior catcher T.J. Millay nails a John Hardin player with a tag at the plate during the third inning of Tuesday’s game. Right: sophomore Jonathan Ives delivers a pitch against John Hardin. The Meade County Greenwave was down just 2-1 in the top of the fourth inning when the game was called due to a massive incoming thunderstorm. The game resumed Wednesday, and Meade ended up losing 9-1 after giving up four errors. Meade County did, however, win two games last week including a 10-0 no-hitter pitched by senior Corey Thomas against Fairdale. Tonight, Meade begins play in the Southern Invitational with a double-header against Eastern and Tates Creek high schools at Eastern in Louisville.
10-0 loss to St. Xavier in the first game of the season to near perfection, striking out four and walking one in five. “(My arm) was feeling really good,” he said. “I told coach before we started that it was feeling great. The knuckleball was working pretty good and so was the fastball. I was throwing them off with the knuckleball so the fastball really looked faster.” The Meade County offense exploded for 10 runs in five innings after scoring only six runs in its previous 23 innings. Snell said the Fairdale defense made some mistakes, but he is pleased his team is starting to find its swing. “We still didn’t hit the ball great — they kind of helped us out a bit — but we hit it better and we’ve been getting better every game,” he said. Stankiewicz was 2-4 with four RBIs, and senior Cambron Rockwood was also 2-4. Seniors T.J. Millay, Daniel Crean, Brooks Benton and Levi Ray all went 12, with Millay and Benton both scoring two runs, Crean getting
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one RBI and Ray getting a double and a sacrifice. Thomas went 2-3 with a double and and RBI, while Derossett went 2-2 with an RBI. The Greenwave’s first win of the season came at Christian Academy (Louisville) last Thursday, 3-2, after Meade scored the game winner in the top of the ninth. “That was a big win and Ives threw really well in his first varsity start,” Snell said. “He pretty much shut them down for seven innings. We brought in Benton for the last two innings and he pitched well too, with five strikeouts. You couldn’t ask for anything more.” Snell said even though his team was still sluggish at the plate, it was able to score when it mattered most. “We still didn’t hit the ball very well, but we got it done in the ninth,” he said. “Corey Thomas led off with a single and Benton moved him over with a sacrifice. Benton (1-0) mowed Christian Academy down in the ninth,
picking up the win. “Benton struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth so that was pretty good for us,” Snell said. Snell said his team still has plenty to work on if its to be ready for the post-season. “I’m fairly pleased,” he said. “Outside of (Monday) night, we’re about where I thought we’d be. I thought we’d be around .500 at this point and we are. I’m not completely disappointed and I can’t say I’m satisfied with it either. So far so good.”
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1. When was the last time an Atlantic Coast Conference baseball team won the College World Series? 2. In how many consecutive seasons did Los Angeles Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax toss a no-hitter? 3. In 2006, Michigan State’s football team rallied from a 35-point deficit to beat Northwestern, 41-38. Which teams held the record for biggest comeback in a
NCAA Division I game? 4. Name the five players who have averaged at least 35 points per game for at least one NBA season. 5. True or false: In the 200506 NCAA Division I hockey tournament, Wisconsin won both the men’s and women’s titles. 6. When was the last time the U.S. men’s gymnastics squad won the combined exercises gold at the Summer Olympics?
Answers 1. Wake Forest in 1955. 2. Four consecutive seasons — 1962-1965. 3. Maryland (vs. Miami, Fla., in 1984) and Ohio State (vs. Minnesota in 1989) each rallied from a 31-point deficit. 4. Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. 5. True — the men’s team beat Boston College, 2-1; the women’s squad topped Minnesota, 3-0. 6. It was 1984.
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Proposed ’07-’08 Deer and Elk Seasons KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed the 20072008 deer and elk seasons and recommended deer zone changes at its quarterly meeting March 9. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission recommends all hunting, fishing and boating regulations for approval by the General Assembly and approves all expenditures by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
The 2007-2008 Deer Seasons: Statewide All Zones:
Archery (either sex)— September 1, 2007 – January 21, 2008 Crossbow (either sex)— October 1 – 21 & November 10 – December 31, 2007 Early Youth Weekend (either sex)— October 13 -14, 2007 Early Muzzleloader (Zones 1, 2, 3 either sex, Zone 4 antlered deer only)—October 20-21, 2007 Late Muzzleloader (either sex) —December 8-16, 2007 Late Youth Weekend (either sex)—December 29-30, 2007 Zones 1 & 2: Modern Firearms (either sex)— November 10-25, 2007 Zones 3 & 4:
Modern Firearms (Zone 3 either sex, Zone 4 antlered deer only)—November 10-19, 2007 Bag limits remain the same as last year.
The Commission proposed changing Martin, Jackson and Rockcastle counties from Zone 3 to Zone 4 and Hardin County from Zone 2 to Zone 1. The Commission also recommended requiring hunters to telecheck their harvest prior to removing the cape or head. The Commission also proposed increasing the number of tags drawn for the quota elk hunts to 300. Seventy-five bull elk tags will be drawn, along with 225 cow elk tags. The
vided by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife in the windshield of their vehicle while hunting elk. In fisheries-related business, the Commission recommended to remove the 9-inch minimum size limit on crappie at Cedar Creek Lake in Lincoln County. On Lake Blythe in Christian County, they proposed a 12- to 15-inch protective slot limit on largemouth bass. All largemouth bass caught between 12 and 15 inches long must be immediately released on Lake Blythe. Both of these fisheries regulations, if approved, go into effect on March 1, 2008. The next Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting
Commission also recommended a statewide bag limit of one elk that applies to both in-zone and out-of-zone hunters. In other elk-related business, the Commission recommended to the General Assembly to open antlerless (cow) archery and crossbow seasons on the second Saturday in October (October 13, 2007) and run concurrently with the remainder of the archery and crossbow deer seasons. Archery and crossbow use for bull elk will be legal during the regular bull elk gun season and run concurrently with the remainder of the archery and crossbow deer seasons. Elk hunters will be required to display a tag pro-
will be held at 8 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2007 at #1 Sportsman’s Lane off U.S. 60 in Frankfort. interested in Persons addressing the Commission must notify the KDFWR Commissioner’s office in writing at least 30 days in advance to be considered for placement on the meeting agenda. People who are hearing impaired and plan to attend the meeting should contact the KDFWR at least 10 days in advance and the agency will provide a translator. To request to address the commission, write to KDFWR, Commissioner Dr. Jon Gassett, Sportsman’s Lane, #1 Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601.
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FRANKFORT — Fisheries officials have cancelled trout stockings in the Rough River Lake tailwater because of ongoing repair work to the dam. The work blocks access to the tailwater for the trout truck and anglers alike. Trout stockings will continue at another site on Rough River. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources stocked 1,000 trout in Rough River on February 28 at Hites Falls on KY 54 on the Grayson/Ohio County line. The department plans to stock additional trout sooner than usual at Hites Falls this spring because of anticipated problems with Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery due to
the recent drawdown of Lake Cumberland. This drawdown may result in water quality problems for trout this summer at the hatchery. The Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery produces all of the trout stocked in Kentucky. “We are asking anglers to check the website at fw.ky.gov to see when trout will be stocked at the Highway 54 site on Rough River,” said Gerry Buynak, assistant director of fisheries for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “All of our trout stockings statewide are being moved up to reduce potential problems at the hatchery.” The work on Rough River Lake Dam should be completed by January, 2008, and should not impact trout stockings in the tailwater in that year.
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Payneville Elementary hosts candlelight ceremony for recognized students BY BETSY SIMON
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Hours spent hitting the books and studying earned some fourth, fifth and six graders at Payneville Elementary a day of recognition last week, with an assembly to reward them for earning high scores on last year’s Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT). The KCCT is a state mandated test. According to Kentucky’s Department of Education website, the test “represents all of the content that has been identified as essential for all students to know.” The KCCT is made up of five subject areas: math, reading, social studies, practical living/vocational studies and arts and humanities. The state requires students in grades 3 to 8 and for high school sophomores and juniors to take the exam. The students who received awards at the ceremony scored either proficient or distinguished in at least two subject areas. Megan Harvest earned a
special award for earning distinguished scores in all five areas of the test. Marie Barr, principal of the school, said it was the hard work of the students that
earned them this time of recognition. “This ceremony is what they get for working really hard,” Barr said. “We (the administration) appreciate how hard they
work. We play, learn and grow, and I truly believe that is what we do here at Payneville.” Paul Poole, Director of Personnel for Meade County Schools, was guest speaker for the event. He spoke to the students about why Payneville is a great school in helping students achieve their educational goals. “First, you have a great staff,” Poole said. “They want you to reach 100 percent in every area. Second, you have great parents and support; people who care and you can talk to. The third thing that makes Payneville so great is the students.” Students will be taking the 2007 KCCT from April 23-May 4.
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Kayla Funk, 10, is honored in Payneville Elementary’s candlelight ceremony for students who scored proficient or distinguished on last year’s KCCT.
High school newspaper staff wins WKU awards BY LAUREN BEDNAR YOUTH COLUMNIST
The Meade County High School newspaper staff went to Bowling Green, Ky., to visit the Western Kentucky University campus for the Society of Professional Journalists’ “Mark of Excellence” contest March 8. Entries were judged by WKU journalism students and professors. The MCHS staff took home a second place award for advertising; Hollie Beard won
third place for page design; Emily Myers won second for news writing; Stephen Bragg won third for column/review writing; and Brian Alsip took an honorable mention in photography. The paper’s advisor, Shannon Anderson, accompanied the staff on the trip. “I’m really proud of the entire current staff. They’ve worked really hard and their work has paid off,” she said. “As this is only my second year as advisor at MCHS, I am
incredibly pleased with these results.” Entries were submitted as portfolios of student work rather than piece by piece, so this means that we are consistently doing what we should be as writers/designers of a high school paper. “I can only hope that we will continue to improve as we steadfastly head towards our goal of becoming one of the best high school publications in the state of KY!”
Heads up, teen drivers FRANKFORT, KY (March 30, 2007) – April 1st is much more than April Fools’ Day in Kentucky this year. On April 1, 2007 the first “class” of teenage drivers in Kentucky, who are subject to the terms of the state’s new Graduated Driver’s License Law (GDL), will begin to enter the Intermediate License Phase. If a teenager’s driving permit was issued on or after October 1, 2006, that teen should check the date when he or she will be eligible to take the driving skills test required for an intermediate license. To check on their eligibility, teen drivers must visit https://eligibility.gdl.kytc.ky.gov<https: //eligibility.gdl.kytc.ky.gov/> Teen drivers must also visit
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Friday, April 6, 2007
Photos by Charlotte Fackler
Right: Courtney Campbell, 17, a junior at Meade County High School showcases her talent for the second year in a row. She won 2007 All Around Female State Title, 1st place in Female High Division, $1,250 Scholarship and contributed to Meade County High archery team receiving 4th at the state competition.
Left: The top eight archers from around the state shootoff for scholarships. Far right is junior Courtney Campbell and third from right is senior Greg Geary both from Meade County High. Other Meade County archers proudly watch from behind the shooting line.
Left: Stuart Pepper Middle School took 2nd place in Monday’s state competition in Louisville. This is Stuart Pepper Middle’s first year participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program.
Above: Meade County High junior Courtney Campbell and senior Greg Geary pose with their scholarship checks received during this year’s NASP state competition shootoff, Campbell received a $1,250 scholarship and Geary received a $500 scholarship.
Right: Payneville Elementary brought home 3rd place in the elementary division Monday at the NASP state championship shoot in Louisville.
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Left: Four of Meade County High’s archers won high honors at the state competition.
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Female High School Divison: Brandi Waters (far left) received 5th; Megan Parcell (second from left ) received 4th; and Courtney Campbell (fifth from left) received 1st.
Male High School Division: Greg Geary (second from right) received 4th.
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Right: Three of Stuart Pepper Middle archers won high honors at the state competition.
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Left: Four of Meade’s Elementary archers won high honors. Female Elementary Divison: Georgia Karr of Payneville (second from left) placed 4th and Winnie Weick of Battletown (third from left) placed 3rd. Male Elementary Division: Taylor Knott (fifth from right) placed 1st and Tyler Stull, (third from right) placed 3rd both of Payneville.
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Right: Meade County High freshman Jordan Reichmuth and junior Courtney Campbell received their trophies from the regional competition. Reichmuth and Campbell were the top male and female shooters at regionals held this March in Tompkinsville. Presenting the tropnies, Ronda Elam, Regional II Coordinator.
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