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Pat Greenwell’s patented hitch system is sold internationally, and his success began as a curious boy who enjoyed tinkering with toys on the family farm.
Running his own farm has been a lifelong dream for Lawrence Pike, who happily resides on a farm he literally built from the ground up.
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KRS interpretation leads to overruling of P&Z recommendation ministrator Tony Coletta presented magistrates with a rezoning request from R-1 to R-2 for a parcel in Rhodelia. P&Z recommended the request be denied because of inconsistency with the county’s Comprehensive Plan. Fiscal Court — in the absence of magistrate Tony Staples — discussed the topic
Magistrates vote by default in favor of R-1 to R-2 rezoning in Rhodelia By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
Magistrates revisited a rezoning request previously brought before them, and voted 4-2 to overrule the
Planning and Zoning Commission’s (P&Z) recommendation to deny the request. During a special called Fiscal Court meeting held Monday at the courthouse, Planning and Zoning Ad-
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and subsequently voted to grant the rezoning, going against P&Z’s recommendation. Magistrates Steve Wardrip, Tom Goddard and Judge/ Executive Harry Craycroft voted in favor of the rezoning, while magistrates Herbie Chism and Mark Hubbard voted no.
Chism explained his vote, saying he felt magistrates should support P&Z’s finding of facts and recommendations. “We’re going to start something that’s going to get out of control,” he said. Craycroft said it was a difficult decision to make. Magistrate Randall Hard-
esty abstained from voting, saying he had personal ties with both parties involved in the rezoning. After the 3-2 vote was called, Coletta informed the court that according to KRS 100, a 4-2 majority vote must be made
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By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com Though gas prices have dipped in recent weeks, John Owen, a spokesman for the Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation (CART), doesn’t think they’ll stay under $2 per gallon for much longer. High fuel costs and Fort Knox’s base realignment and closure are two of the fueling factors that have made Owen a familiar face around the Dixie Highway corridor as of late. He’s been visiting city councils and fiscal courts for several weeks, discussing the potential for a commuter bus and rail system that would connect Louisville to Elizabethtown.
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City to ‘lighten up’ at Christmas By the River Christmas lights display, fireworks, Santa to headline holiday event Submitted by the Meade County Chamber of Commerce
BRANDENBURG — If you’re looking for a way for your family to catch the holiday spirit, then plan to be in Brandenburg on Saturday, Nov. 29. That’s when fireworks and a visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus will mark the beginning of the 11th annual Christmas By The River light display in the community’s park on the banks of the Ohio River. Beginning then, and from dusk to midnight each day through Jan. 2, 2009, visitors will be able to see some 100 displays lighted by an estimated 350,000 bulbs as they drive or walk through Riverfront
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ressed in matching red sweaters picturing gingerbread cookies and the words “Holiday Baking in the Making,” it was evident who the Collin’s sisters were. The well-known cookie making trio was going full throttle last weekend, engaged in a holiday tradition that’s been spreading cheer to many, year after year. Twenty-nine years ago, the three sisters gathered at their father’s motel in the small town of Columbia, Ky. to bake and decorate cookies for their eight energetic boys and one daughter. The threesome baked throughout the night to avoid nine pairs of sneaky, little hands from stealing any cookies or creating a mess. Little did they know, the overnight bake-a-thon would become a tradition that would be the subject of feature stories for magazines and newspapers throughout Kentucky and Indiana. Martha (also known as Marty) Thomas, of New Salisbury, Ind., Brenda Williams, of Columbia, Ky., and little sister Kay Embrey, of Brandenburg are better known as
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TOP: Sisters Kay Embrey (left), Martha (Marty) Thomas, and Brenda Williams worked through the night crafting 1,200 sugar cookies. ABOVE: Hundreds of snowflakes, reindeer, church bells, stars and mittens were all delicately decorated.
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Buttermilk Falls residents given name tags by UK forestry students The Buttermilk Falls walking trail is populated by very diverse tree species, which attracted UK forestry students to identify its varieties of plantlife.
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Staff Report The News Standard BRANDENBURG — Graduate and undergraduate students of the University of Kentucky’s forestry department have frequented Buttermilk Falls several times over the last few months. Last Thursday, a group made its fourth visit to the walking trail to identify and mark the plethora of tree species that
grow there. Led by SongLin Fei, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Forest Biometrics and Spatial Analysis at the UK Forestry Department, students tromped through woods, placing name tags on identified trees. “Students developed maps that detail the location and information about the trees,” Fei said. “Next, we’re going to put labels on the trees to better I.D.
them, so people using the trail can think of it not as just a tree, but will be able to know it by its specific species.” Fei said he was initially contacted by Meade County Extension Agent Jennifer Bridge, and said the opportunity presented his students with a chance to study a heavily diversified area of tree species, while also
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“Soldiers pay $60 or $70 to take a taxi to the (Louisville) airport,” Owen said. “This train service — should it come to be — could take them from Fort Knox to Louisville for about $4 or $5 one way.” The commuter trail service would run on the existing Paducah and Louisville Railway (R&L) tracks that run parallel to Dixie Highway. Service would begin in downtown Louisville at the Riverfront and 7th Street station, and would stop at points in Louisville (7th Street Rd. & Barry Blvd., the SW Government Center Station, and Valley Station) and continue to West Point, Muldraugh, Fort Knox, Vine Grove, Cecilia and Elizabethtown. Owen said bus lines could connect Hardinsburg and Brandenburg residents to the Muldraugh train station, and bus lines from Leitchfield and Hodgenville would connect to the Elizabethtown train station. He said the track measures 47.8 miles from Louisville to Cecilia, which equates to a one hour, 11 minute travel time. “Each coach holds 160 folks seated, and there would probably be about three or four coaches per train,” Owen said. If the commuter service comes to fruition, he said service would initially be offered for the morning and evening work commutes during the week, with one possible midday run. Owen said Nashville has an up and running commuter rail service that was initiated in the 1990s, and is presently a successful operation. He said Indianapolis is taking primary steps toward its own rail
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Colorful fall foliage was the view from the rear of a coach car that crossed a trestle near Muldraugh hill on the P&L Railway. service. “These are examples that (train service) can work well in smaller metro areas,” Owen said. “You don’t have to be as big as Chicago. You can have it work and work well in cities the size of Louisville … and really offer a service to help with traffic congestion.” Owen said CART, Miller Transportation, the Kentucky-Indiana Rail Advocates, the Louisville Metro Council, and the P&L Railway — all of which are collaborating on the project — are using Nashville’s rail service as a model for the Louisville project. “The Nashville system runs well but there are some bugs they experienced that we’re able to learn from,” he said. City and county officials from Louisville to Elizabethtown, including Meade County magistrates and Brandenburg and Muldraugh city council members, took a sample ride on the bus and train service during a special “inspection day” held Nov. 8.
Owen said the exercise was organized to allow officials to personally examine the feasibility of running a commuter train along Dixie Highway. “It was great,” said Meade County Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft about the inspection ride. “It was pretty scenery and a smooth ride.” Craycroft said beginning train and bus service is very “doable” if there’s enough interest. He said organizing the bus service to and from the Muldraugh train station would be a primary goal, along with building stations, platforms and parking areas. “It won’t happen next year but you have to look down the road five or six years,” Craycroft said. “It would be great to be able to ride up to Louisville while you read the paper … especially with so many commuters in the county.” Owen said discussions between the project’s coordinating groups and the local communities that would be impacted by the rail service will continue.
Individuals facing drugrelated charges in Meade, Grayson and Breckinridge counties now have the opportunity to enter the state’s Drug Court program — a subject that was discussed by Meade County Circuit Court Judge Robert Miller at the November Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Miller told those in attendance at the luncheon — which was held Thursday afternoon at the Farm Bureau Community Building — that success rates are high for those willing to participate in Kentucky’s Drug Court. He said the percentage of secondary drug-related problems — such as theft, unpaid child support and unemployment — is also lower for participants who go through the program. Kentucky’s Drug Court is a voluntary rehabilitation program that nonviolent offenders who have committed drug-related crimes may choose to partake in as an alternative to serving jail time. The system aims to reduce drug abuse relapse by offering specialized treatment, counseling and life-skills training. “In order to be admitted into the program, the defendant must plead guilty and ask to be in the program,” Miller said. “The participant will be under strict regulations.” After an eligibility screening, a Drug Court judge issues the final decision of whether or not an applicant is suitable for the program.
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Meade County Circuit Court Judge Robert Miller discusses the state’s Drug Court program at a recent luncheon. He said a person who manufactures illegal drugs or has a violent criminal background won’t be entered into the program. Drug Court felony defendants can complete the program in a minimum of 18 months, including 12 months of active participation and six months of aftercare. Misdemeanor defendants can complete the program in a minimum of 15 months, including 12 months of active participation and three months of aftercare. Throughout the active participation portion of the program, participants must willingly take up to three random drug tests a week and attend monthly meetings with a sponsor, who serves as a personal support system, and other members of the program. Participants must maintain full-time employment or educational courses, meet regularly with a counselor, take part in a self-help system, and be responsible for their own stable housing. If a participant fails or
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Find your gratitude attitude this holiday
The ideas behind pliments before your day Thanksgiving make it ends. The nice thing about one of our most univer- compliments is that they sal and important tend to be contaholidays. WithExtension gious. There’s no out question, livtelling how far Service ing the spirit of what you start Thanksgiving is might spread. good medicine for •Either first our bodies, souls thing in the mornand communities. ing or last thing a Fortunately, an night, engage in appreciative attia couple minutes tude doesn’t cost of silent, personal anything, it takes thanksgiving. FoJennifer very little time, it’s cus on your many Bridge always available, blessings, be they and while there large or small. are lots of side efThen take another fects, every one of them is minute and consciously wonderful. rest in the subtle peace Author and counselor that usually comes as a reMelody Beattie puts it this sult of this practice. way: “Gratitude unlocks Thanksgiving is the the fullness of life. It turns practice of choosing to what we have into enough, think about our blessings. and more. It turns denial It doesn’t mean we bury into acceptance, chaos to our heads in the sand and order, confusion to clarity. deny negativity and probIt can turn a meal into a lems. But it does mean feast, a house into a home, that we choose to face our a stranger into a friend. difficulties with courage, Gratitude makes sense of optimism, creativity, and our past, brings peace for faith. today, and creates a vision Our thoughts are like for tomorrow.” mental magnets. Whatever Chances are you’re we dwell upon, we tend to pretty good already at draw to us. As we grow in practicing an attitude of understanding this pringratitude. The following ciple, it becomes clear that are a few simple and quick one of the best gifts we exercises that can further can give to ourselves, our build up your muscles of families, and our world is appreciation while warm- to develop the habit of baling the hearts of those you anced positive thinking. The book of Philippians touch. Each of these activities says it well: “Whatever is can be done in five min- true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatutes or less. •Write a very short, ever is pure, whatever is spontaneous note of ap- lovely, whatever is admipreciation to a loved one, rable — if anything is expublic figure, or a person cellent or praiseworthy — who provides service for think about such things.” As our skill in practicyou, such as your child’s teacher or the manager of ing the gratitude attitude your apartments. You can grows, we naturally begin express your gratitude on to see more keenly what is a slip of paper and put it good and beautiful in other on a co-worker’s desk, or people, in ourselves, and you might mail a card to all around us. The same a friend, or convey your world we used to look thanks electronically via out on gradually becomes transformed into a much e-mail. •Phone a family mem- brighter and friendlier ber you don’t see very of- place. We literally become ten or call an old neighbor healthier and happier, and — locally or long-distance all kinds of new possibili— and take a few minutes ties begin to unfold. It is then that our apto say thanks or to share your admiration for a per- preciative attitude has sonal trait he or she pos- taken root and becomes sesses. Keep the conver- second nature, so that we sation brief and upbeat, find ourselves carrying knowing that you have the spirit and blessings of probably made that per- Thanksgiving with us on a daily basis. son’s day. •Whether around home Source: Sam Quick, Ph.D., or at work, promise yourself that you’ll give out at Human Development and least three genuine com- Family Relations Specialist.
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GA focuses on clean-coal, renewable energy FRANKFORT — Over the energy sources like biofuels, last several years, the Gener- wind, solar and hydropower. al Assembly has re-doubled That’s an especially tall order when considering its efforts to make Kentucky a leader in Legislative our energy needs are expected to grow 40 energy production Update percent by 2025. and conservation. The governor’s This process has plan still acknowlevolved with the edges the reality that successful passage Kentucky’s biggest of House Bill 1 and energy sources are House Bill 2, which coal and natural gas. include new rounds His plan calls for the of tax incentives to coal-to-liquid indusboost alternative Jeff Greer try to take off and fuel sources and to eventually produce encourage homes and businesses alike to curb four billion gallons of liquid their power needs. Legisla- fuel each year. He also wants tors have also invested mil- to see Kentucky stop importlions of dollars to further ing more than half of its natclean-coal research, and we ural gas and provide all of it have pushed to make state through greater in-state progovernment’s buildings and duction or by synthesizing it automotive fleet more envi- from coal. Given the fact that the fedronmentally friendly. On Thursday, Gov. Steve eral government will almost Beshear laid out his proposal certainly put stricter limits to build on these legislative on carbon dioxide as a way initiatives. The 144-page to slow global warming, the plan — which can be found plan also calls for renewed online at http://governor. efforts to make coal truly ky.gov/ — sets some ambi- clean to burn. That includes tious goals to be reached by finding ways to safely store carbon dioxide underground 2025. The biggest, perhaps, is or even to use it to grow alhaving Kentucky eventually gae, which could then be derive a fourth of its project- converted to a biofuel. This is a critical area, beed energy needs from greater efficiencies, conservation and cause more than 90 percent more reliance on renewable of Kentucky’s electricity is
generated by coal. We need to find ways to cut carbon-dioxide emissions — we’re the 13th largest producer among the states — to keep our electric bills low. House Bill 1 in 2007 already established a standard that any new coal-to-gas facility be carbon-capture ready. Fortunately, research in the lab is starting to bear fruit out in the field. The world’s first coal-fired power plant to sequester carbon dioxide underground, for example, recently opened as a pilot project in Germany. According to Popular Mechanics magazine, the hope is that this method could be viable by 2020. One of the more interesting aspects of the governor’s plan is his suggestion that Kentucky at least consider nuclear power as an option. Five of our surrounding states have at least one nuclear plant, he pointed out, and nuclear energy provides about a fifth of the nation’s electricity. Although it has been years since the last plant was built in the United States, progress is being made toward building more. Right now, Kentucky law effectively bars any consideration of them, at least until the federal gov-
ernment is able to establish a safe and permanent site for spent fuel. Gov. Beshear said his hope is that, if Kentucky can realize all of the goals in this plan, as many as 40,000 new jobs in the energy industry alone could result — not to mention the untold benefits Kentucky would reap. It may be a difficult time for the country economically, but I believe the key to the turn-around can be found in a new wave of energy generation that enables us to rely less on other countries. Kentucky has the resources and the know-how to be a leading player when that occurs. The legislature has taken a leading role in energy, and we will work with the governor to continue making progress on these issues. I encourage you to let me know your thoughts. I can be reached by writing to Room 351E, Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601. You can also leave a message for me or for any legislator at 800-372-7181. For the deaf or hard of hearing, the number is 800-896-0305. I hope to hear from you soon, and I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Automaker crash ahead — yield to taxpayers Some things really are inevitable. It’s inevitable that the universities of Kentucky and Louisville produce competitive basketball teams each year – if for no other reason than the sheer pressure applied to the players and coaches by “dedicated” fans. However, much of what gets forced upon Kentuckians as “inevitable” really translates to sleight-of-hand socialism, which, as the great free-market economist Ludwig Von Mises wrote, “derives its strength from ... ethical, political and economico-political challenge.” Dealing the marked cards recently is a Bowling Green Daily News editorial trying to convince readers that if the “Big Three” automakers don’t get a $25-billion handout from taxpayers, an economic collapse is inevitable. All the shallow arguments it offered did was further strengthen my convictions against such corporate welfare. No one questions that the auto industry makes up a huge part of the economy. Bowling Green is home to General Motors’ Corvette plant and many suppliers with fortunes – literally – tied to the plant. However, the editorial
writer fails to consider the long-term consequences of his position. Regionalism clouds his thinking and results in a position filled with inconsistencies and contradictions. For example, the editorial states that the government bailed out Chrysler some years ago. “This model worked well,” the editorial concluded. Yet, it also names Chrysler as one of those automakers “standing at the cliff peering over the edge.” So how can a model work “well” if the busted company returns to the brink of bankruptcy with its hand poised to pick the pockets of taxpayers via another bailout? The editorial also claims that even though public money does the mouthto-mouth, the government should “resist mandating that Ford, Chrysler, and GM build green cars as a condition for bailing them out.” But what the article ignores is that it’s impossible for government to not interfere with companies attached to the public-dole teat. Barely a month after the $700 billion bailout, government officials started griping about the way financial institutions used the money.
The editorial raised, but tices. They’ve been too busy failed to answer, these ques- improving operations back home in order to continue to tions: If government meddles thrive. Punishing such in areas where it success by rewarddoesn’t give billions Bluegrass ing the failure of in bailouts, how reBeacon Toyota’s competitors alistic is it to believe would be about as that automakers fair as spotting the will receive bailouts University of Georwithout Washington gia basketball team a telling them how to 20-point lead when it run their companies? comes to Rupp AreCan you name na — just because ONE thing with the media pundits which government involved itself — es- Jim Waters picked the Bulldogs to finish dead last in pecially if that activthe Southeast Conity or policy previously had been the function ference’s Eastern Division. Even with a 20-point pad, of the private sector — that it it’s not inevitable that Geordidn’t botch? How can it be fair to bail gia would win, is it? Without better manageout GM, Ford and Chrysler, all of which qualify for a ment and eliminating laborspot in Dinosaur World Inc. union debauchery, the only near Glasgow, and not do the inevitably — if American automakers get handouts from same for Toyota? Why aren’t we hearing Washington – is that these about the near demise of Toy- manufacturers will go the ota, one of the most success- way of the dinosaurs ... and take our hard-earned money ful companies in Kentucky? Even though the auto with them. Jim Waters is the director of manufacturer has had a slowdown of late, Toyota policy and communications for executives haven’t been the Bluegrass Institute, Kenscurrying off to Washington tucky’s free-market think tank. with their hands out wanting You can reach him at jwaters@ politicians to bail them out freedomkentucky.com. You can because of bad management read previously published coland antiquated labor prac- umns at www.bipps.org.
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KY’s rural areas have economic bright spots amid the downturn Submitted by Al Cross University of Kentucky
Rural Kentucky’s economy has some bright spots amid the economic downturn, but the news is largely negative, business leaders from rural parts of the state said Monday during the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s first teleconference, involving more than 125 Chamber members. Steve Lochmueller of Sumerset Houseboats summed up the general economic caution and uncertainty in the state’s rural areas. He quoted the owner of the Dairy Queen in Somerset as saying of his neighbors, “They used to come by on Sundays after church and get an icecream cone. It’s not happening anymore.” Lochmueller said retail and restaurant sales in Southern Kentucky are down 15 to 20 percent, but housing is off only by single digits. He said the decline in the housing market has hurt the area’s wood industry, except lowerproducts such as pallets and horse bedding. In far Western Kentucky, the housing market is actually bright, reported Gary Adkisson, general manager of The Paducah Sun. He said the average home price is up 2.3 percent and homes are averaging less time on the market. Another bright spot, he said, are industries related to the Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers, collec-
tively the region’s largest employer. Paducah is a retail center for a dozen or more counties, and that sector has been “fairly hard hit,” probably because of gasoline prices, Adkisson said. But with gas now under $2 a gallon, the sector is coming back, especially in food and entertainment, he said. In Eastern Kentucky, most small retailers have been squeezed out of business by Wal-Marts, which are doing well, coal operator Jim Booth of Inez reported. However, new-car sales in the area are down by a third, perhaps reflecting a lack of consumer confidence in the economy. Booth said the region’s bright spot is his own industry, which saw coal prices spike to $150 a ton this year. He said the price has dropped to $75 a ton, the level seen last January, but the industry remains strong, as does natural-gas production in the area. However, coal companies still face “a serious shortage of workers,” Booth said, even as they offer wages of $30 an hour. While the regional unemployment rate is 6.5 percent. “Most employable people are working,” Booth said, noting the region’s “serious prescription-drug abuse problem.” That is just one of the many chronic problems facing Kentucky. “The overall structural problems we have in the
Kentucky economy overwhelm any cyclical problems that we have,” said Ken Troske, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Kentucky. The Appalachian foothills of Southern Kentucky are the houseboat capital of the world, but sales of perhaps the ultimate bigticket item have sunk with stock prices, Lochmueller said. “Sales were not great, but they were OK until the stock market started going crazy,” he said. Sumerset’s monthly revenues and payroll are down by half or more since April, he said, and most similar companies have slowed even more or even shut down. Perhaps the biggest question in the region, and the state as a whole, is the future of the automobile industry. Lochmueller said the big auto-frame and parts plant of Toyotetsu America, a Toyota supplier generally known as TTAI, remains stable amid concern. Kentucky is the nation’s third largest automaker, with parts plants in most counties, and assembly plants in Louisville, Georgetown and Bowling Green that employ many rural Kentuckians. Al Cross is director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky.
Forestry From page A1 serving Bridge’s interest in having the trees identified and labeled. “With the Ohio River right there, it’s created a unique micro-climate ... which I think explains some of the diversity of (tree) species,” Fei said. Students placed temporary tags on a variety of trees and will return in the early spring to display permanent name plates in front of trees all along the walking trail. Fei said some of the trees located at Buttermilk Falls are maples, oaks, American beech, white ash, walnut, honey locust, sycamore and dogwoods. “There are also non-native, invasive species that will be marked so people can see ... what they would or wouldn’t want to plant in their own yard,” Fei said.
Lighten From page A1 they drive or walk through Riverfront Park. The day’s festivities will begin at noon. That’s when a dozen food and craft booths will open and mule-drawn wagons will begin taking passengers on tours of the park. At the same time, the Brandenburg Police Department’s annual silent auction will open near the park’s gazebo, offering dozens of donated gift baskets and baked items for sale to the highest bidders. Proceeds from the event help support the city’s Citizens On Patrol program. From 1 to 5:15 p.m., the gazebo will be the site of a series of mini-concerts of holiday entertainment provided by choirs from local churches, school choruses, and others. At 5:15 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will begin their trip into the park, and at 5:30 p.m. they will join Brandenburg Mayor David Pace to flip the switch that
Friday, November 28, 2008
Ground broken for Doe Run Federal Credit Union
Doe Run Federal Credit Union broke ground for a new office that will mark its change to a full-service financial institution. The ceremony was held Monday at noon at 740 High Street, opposite of Brandenburg City Hall. The credit union, with $6.2 million in assets, was organized in 1979 to serve employees of Olin Corporation’s Brandenburg plant, which was acquired by Arch Chemicals, Inc. in 1999. It has been located on the plant’s property since it THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR was founded. The new office is planned TOP: From left to right, are board members to be a 1,500-sqaure-foot oneRichard Neel, Ronnie Joyner, Angie Myers, Lisa story, brick-veneer building Cucino, Mary Beth Garretson, Debbie Gossett and with two drive-through teller Gary Halbert. Not pictured are board members windows, a night depository, Ray Vanover and Rick Bonscutto. and an ATM. ABOVE: Ronnie Joyner (left), Tammy Weick, The target date for beginning Tonya Hardesty, Audrey Straney and Mickey Barr operations is July 1, 2009, said helped break ground for the new Doe Run Federal credit union board president Credit Union. Ronnie Joyner.
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UK forestry students identified and mapped trees along Buttermilk Falls, and will eventually put name plates up. will simultaneously start the fireworks and illuminate the holiday displays. Following the ceremony, children will be able to visit the Clauses in the gazebo, where the couple will listen to Christmas wish lists, advise on niceness and naughtiness, and pose for photos with their young guests. The Clauses will be at the gazebo for as long as it takes for every child to have an opportunity to visit them, according to Amy Haynes, events coordinator for the City of Brandenburg. Sponsors of this year’s kick-off events are Brandenburg Telephone Company, DeVries Family Dentistry, First Federal Savings Bank, Fort Knox Federal Credit Union, The Lusk Group, Meade County Bank, The Meade County Messenger, Meade County RECC, WMMG Radio, and WVIH.com Online Radio. People with questions about Christmas By The River may contact Haynes at 270-422-4981. Information also is available from Meade County Tourism at 270-422-3626 or tourism@bbtel.com.
Schedule of events for Saturday, Nov. 29 Noon-Dusk – Food vendors and craft booths open Noon-Dusk – Wagon rides through the park Noon – Bidding opens for Brandenburg Police Department’s silent auction 1-1:30 p.m. – Show by students from Kim Myers’ Dancetime Studio 1:30-2 p.m. – Music by New Brandenburg Baptist Church Choir 2-3 p.m. – Music by Heaven Sent, a gospel group 3-3:30 p.m. – Music by Bethel United Methodist Church Choir 3:30-4 p.m. – Music by Meade County High School Madrigals 4-4:30 p.m. – Music by First Baptist Church Choir. 4:30-5:15 p.m. – Music by Brandenburg Primary School Children’s Chorus 5 p.m. – Silent auction bidding closes and winning bidders are announced 5:15 p.m. – Santa and Mrs. Claus enter the park. 5:30 p.m. – Fireworks and lighting ceremony 6 p.m. – Visits begin with Santa and Mrs. Claus
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NEWS Lawmakers look at forest, timber industries’ impact on state
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Friday, November 28, 2008
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FRANKFORT — There is $2.1 billion worth of timber in Kentucky’s forests, but that’s only one-fourth of the value that could have been achieved with improved land management, members of the House of Representative’s Forestry Task Force were told yesterday. Lawmakers heard two hours worth of testimony from people throughout the forest industry about its impact on the state and ways that forest health and the industry’s global competitive-
ness can be improved. “Kentucky’s forests provide amazing natural resources and sustain an industry that’s important to local economies throughout the state,” said Task Force Chairman Rep. Rick Nelson (D-Middlesboro). “There’s significant growth potential if we make sure our state has policies in place to deal with invasive species, fires and other threats to the health and productivity of our forests.” Almost one-half of the state’s land is covered in forests. More than 30,000 Kentuckians are employed by the state’s $8.7 billion forest
industry, which has a presence in 112 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Although the state’s woodland industry hasn’t yet reached its full potential, there have been improvements over the past ten years through legislation such as the Kentucky Forest Conservation Act of 1998 and improvements made to the act last year, said Bob Bauer, executive director of the Forest Industries Association. Further improvements in the management of the state’s forests would provide a significant economic boost to the forest industry, said Jim Corum, president of the
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lawmakers were presented with recommendations, including: •Establishment and funding for a Forest Health Task Force attached it to the Kentucky Division of Forestry. •Strengthened criminal prosecution of timber theft. •Establishment of a law enforcement unit of the Kentucky Division of Forestry to increase criminal prosecution of timber theft and arson. •Creation of an incentive program for woodland owners to enhance the production of certified wood using Indiana’s Classified Forest System as a model.
•Rewards for information leading to the conviction of wildfire arson. •Adoption of recommendations such as the implementation of public awareness campaign and the education of students about the destructiveness of wildlife arson. •The potential of an incentive package for the utilization of low-quality trees. “When you maintain high standards in a forest … you are going to improve quality and you are going to increase the quality of what you produce,” said Joe Ball, a Kentucky Woodland Owners Association board member.
“I don’t know if we will stop then or not,” Kay said. “It just depends on what we decide that year.” “Most people say, ‘you’re not going to make cookies anymore?’” Marty said. “We’re getting older now and it’s getting harder for us to stay up all night.” The sisters said once they reach the 10-hour point, their hands just “want to stop.” That’s only to be expected after decorating a grand total of 1,200 cookies through Saturday night and on through midday Sunday. Marty’s five sons, Brenda’s three sons and Kay’s daughter are all grown now, and the sisters have a combined total of 19 grandchildren. The Collins sisters said they hope the tradition will carry on to the next generation of cookie-makers.
1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 4 1/2 cups flour, sifted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tarter Cream butter, oil and both sugars. Add vanilla and sift dry ingredients in and blend well. Roll a teaspoon of dough into a ball, roll ball in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheet. Cross each way with a fork to flatten and cut into a design with cookie cutter. Or, chill dough, roll to about ¼ inch thickness and cut into shapes. Bake at 375 degrees for about 12 minutes.
Old-fashioned sugar cookies 1 cup butter or margarine
Icing 1 pound confectioners sugar 1/2 cup Crisco Cream, adding water as needed to reach consistency. Add food color as desired.
EMS Director Pam Weber recommended increasing the Advanced Life Support (ALS) rate to $450 and the Basic Life Support (BLS) rate to $350, plus mileage. She said EMS is losing money because it currently charges less than what it receives from insurance.
Weber said the increased cost in medications is another reason for the increase. She said Meade County’s ambulance rates are still wellbelow surrounding counties’ rates, which magistrates agreed with after studying a comparative rate sheet provided by Weber.
them in plastic containers to the site of the decorating party, which was held at Kay’s house in Brandenburg last Saturday and Sunday. The sisters stay up decorating more than 1,000 cookies through one entire night and generally finish sometime late the next afternoon. “We started doing this for our kids, but they ate (the
cookies) so we had to start doing them at night,” Marty said. Marty is a medical technologist, Brenda is a nursing home administrator and runs her father’s motel, and Kay is a pharmacist at the River Ridge Plaza Rite-Aid in Brandenburg. They give the cookies as gifts to friends and family members, and to
Brenda’s residents, Marty’s patients, and Kay’s customers. Each person receives the sweet and colorful cookies on a festive Christmas paper plate, packaged in plastic wrap and neatly toped with a bow made of yarn. “My cookies are the best,” Kay said with a grin on her face. “All my babies know. They tested my cookies and they will tell you my cookies are the best.” “She’s the baby,” Marty joked. “That’s why she says that.” But Kay was right. According to the sisters, when they first started baking the cookies they all decided to vote on one of the three different sugar cookie recipes. Kay’s was a recipe from an old church cookbook and the vote was taken in her favor. The sisters’ goal is to continue the festive tradition until they reach the 30-year mark, which would be next year.
to override the recommendation of the planning commission.” Magistrates were unclear whether the majority of the entire Fiscal Court, or the majority of the Fiscal Court at the quorum was required. County Attorney Margaret Matney attempted to clarify the interpretation, but found
instead that an abstained vote becomes a vote in favor of the motion at hand — whatever it may be. Hardesty’s abstained vote, therefore, became a vote in favor of granting the rezoning, making the vote 4-2, leaving the interpretation of the term “majority” a moot point.
Fiscal Court voted in favor of four other rezonings, agreeing with P&Z’s recommendations. Magistrates also voted to increase ambulance service rates. After lengthy discussion and explanations given during a work session held before the special meeting,
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sister Kay Embrey, of Brandenburg are better known as the Collins sisters. Though there is a nine-year difference between older sister Marty and Brenda, and a five-year difference between Brenda and Kay, and all three reside hours away from each other, the bond between the siblings is obviously tight-knit. They rotate homes each year to host the two-day cookie decorating bonanza. Each sister makes approximately five to six batches of cookies, according to Brenda. She said there is no definition for what a batch is because they exclude the “rejects” — broken or smashed cookies. Each sister spends two days baking their treats, then they each transport
Woodland Owners Association. “If you increase management on the ground by woodland owners to improve the quality of their woodland, that benefit goes throughout the industry,” Corum said. “Quality timber brings a much greater economic impact. It’s just that simple.” Representatives of the state’s forest industry told lawmakers that the five major issues they face are threats to forest health, timber theft, competitive disadvantages, wildfires and limited markets for low-grade trees. To deal with those issues,
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Kay Embrey (left), Martha (Marty) Thomas, and Brenda Williams pose while decorating cookies in 1989.
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Local FFA members bundled up to beat the cold last Friday, as they hosted their annual “Ag Day.” Each year, FFA high school students visit a different county school and talk about farming and agriculture, using livestock and equipment as visual aids. Brandenburg Primary School played host to this year’s “Ag Day.” Students got to meet Pepper the horse, show cows Candy and Angel, Rachel the Raccoon, and other farm animals. Students were also shown various tractors and ATVs.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Billy Simmons
Maurine “Mo” Kennedy
Sergeant Major Dale E. Kringle
Billy Simmons, 59, Ekron, Ky., died Nov. 24, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Mr. Simmons was a farmer and loved to go fishing. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Simmons, Ekron, Ky., a daughter, Kayla Simmons, Ekron, a step-son, Eric Thompson, Brandenburg, a brother, Robert Simmons, Jr., Louisville, an aunt, niece and several cousins. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29 from the Chapel of Hager Funeral Home, with Rev. Glen Gordon, officiating. Burial will be in Zion Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Nov. 28. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com
Maurine “Mo” Kennedy, 77, passed away Nov. 9, 2008, unexpectedly at her home. She was born April 24, 1931 in Guston, to the late Wathen and Beulah Kennedy. Maurine graduated from Georgetown College in May 1953 with a degree in education. It was there she met and married Gene Cooke on July 3, 1954. After raising her family, she had recently retired as an office assistant at the office of Raymond Russman, DMD. Maurine loved watching and talking about U of K basketball, spending time with family and friends, and working in her yard. She was preceded in death by her husband, USAF retired pilot, Captain Gene Cooke; her brother, Gene Kennedy; and sisters, Ann (Kennedy) Burnett, and Virginia (Kennedy) Powers. She is survived by two daughters, Julie Youngquist (Jeff) of Battle Creek, Mich., and Candy Weddington (Bob) of Louisville, as well as sister Wathena Miller (Bill) of Brandenburg; and three grandchildren, Amy Hulst (Nathan) of Fremont, Mich., Brittany Lutke (Mike) of Louisville, and Clay Youngquist of Battle Creek. Maurine traveled to Michigan this summer to meet her first great-grandchild, Garrett Hulst. In addition, she has nine beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Nov. 14, 2008 at Pearson’s Funeral Home in Louisville, with entombment in Resthaven Memorial Park. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the ALS Foundation, KY Chapter, 2375 Fortune Drive, Lexington, KY 40509.
Sergeant Major (R) Dale E. Kringle, 85, of Radcliff, Ky., died Nov. 20, 2008 at his home. Sergeant Major (R) Dale E. Kringle was born May 1, 1923 in Hibbing, Minn. He served thirty years in the Army. He was a veteran of World War II, Korean War and three tours of duty in Vietnam. His early army career was spent in the Army Air Corp. The remainder of his Army career was in the JAG Corps, the military justice system. He was a man extremely proud of his Minnesota roots and Scandinavian heritage. He was an avid fan of both the Chicago Cubs and the University of Louisville sports. His love for his country was only preceded by his love of his family. His loving wife and war bride, Kaethe, preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Marcey and Bill Lesak of Louisville; two granddaughters, Brandy and Jim Scott of Holland (the Netherlands) and Kelly and Travis Johnson of Louisville; four great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Lauren, Drew and Reese; and two sisters, Colleen Bergstrom of Loveland, Colo. and Lona Irwin of San Benito, Texas. It was his request to be cremated. Funeral services were held by Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky. Expressions of Sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association, Louisville KY Office, 161 St. Matthews Avenue Suite 3, Louisville, KY 40207. Condolences may be expressed online at www.nebfh. com.
Richard Ward Smith
Hal “Rudy” Sipes, age 64, of Irvington, Ky. passed away Nov. 24, 2008 at Hosparus of Louisville in Louisville. He was born Sept. 12, 1944 to the late Robert Sipes. Survived by his wife, Sue Sipes of Irvington, Ky.; mother, Martha Ann Sipes; two sons, Kevin (Jacinda) Sipes and Shea Sipes both of Louisville; two step-children, Kevin (Susan) Basham of Hardinsburg, Ky., Michelle Robertson of Louisville; four brothers, Bobby (Dian) Sipes of Irvington, Ky., Doug Sipes of Clarksville, Ind., Dick (Cheryl) Sipes of Simpsonville, Ky., Jim (Susan) of Chicago, Ill.; two grandchildren, five step-grandchildren Funeral Services will be held Saturday Nov. 29, at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington, Ky. Burial followed in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Lodiburg, Ky.
James E. Logsdon
Mr. James E. Logsdon, Sr., 75, Brandenburg, Ky., passed away Nov. 19, 2008, at St. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Logsdon was born June 27, 1933 in Leitchfield, Ky., the son of Myrle Louise James and Hiram Jackson Logsdon. He retired from Falls City Boat Works. He is survived by his beloved wife of forty years, Ann Reesor Logsdon, Brandenburg, Ky.; five children, James E. (Debbie) Logsdon, Jr., Jack Wayne Logsdon, Delores Jean (Mark) Burns, Barbara Ann (Wayne) Collins, Angela Kay (Eric) Alley, all of Louisville; four brothers, Tommy Logsdon, Billy Logsdon, Bobby Logsdon, all of Louisville, Johnny Logsdon, Bowling Green, Ky., a sister, Jeannie Wilson, Vine Grove, Ky., many grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Nov. 22 from the Chapel of Hager Funeral Home, with burial in Garnettsville Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to any children’s charity. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Chester Robert Kinsey, Sr.
Chester Robert Kinsey, Sr., 72, of Radcliff, Ky., died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He is survived by his wife, Doris Kinsey of Radcliff, Ky.; four sons, Chester Kinsey Jr. and his wife Tammy of Glencoe, Ky., Joseph Kinsey and his wife Rachel of Aven, N. J., Michael Kinsey of Elizabethtown, Ky. and Danny Kinsey of Piseaway, N. J.; two daughters, Rosemary Kinsey of Plainfield, N. J. and Maryann Kinsey of Highland Park, N. J.; four sisters; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services and arrangements were held by NelsonEdelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff. Burial will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in New Brunswick, N. J. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
William R. “Bill” Lawson William R. “Bill” Lawson, 84, Louisville, Ky., died Nov. 24, 2008, at his residence, after a lengthy illness. He was a navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Mrs. Gladys Lawson, and two daughters, Sheila and Sandra Lawson, preceded him in death. He is survived by four children; William Dudley Lawson, Italy, Standford “Buddy” Lawson, Ricky (Joyce) Lawson, Louisville, Patricia (Wade) Benham, Brandenburg, Ky.; six grandchildren, Jody, Allison, Regina, Greg, Melissa and Melonie; eight great grandchildren, Austin, Erica, Daisy, Curtis, Desiree, Dalton, Haylee, Katie, Chloe and Brooklyn; a great-great grandson, Braden; and two sisters, Verna Huffman, Michigan, and Thelma Cain, West Point, Ky. Funeral Services were held Nov. 26 from the Chapel of Hager Funeral Home, Brandenburg, Ky., with Bro. Gary Benham, officiating. Burial, with military honors, was held in Bethel Methodist Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www. hagerfuneralhome.com.
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Saturday, Nov. 29 CHRISTMAS BY THE RIVER Festivities begin at noon down by the river in Brandenburg. Fun for the whole family. 23rd ANNUAL LIGHT UP CORYDON Festivities begin at noon. Visit www.thisisindiana.org or call 888-738-2137 for more information.
Sunday, Nov. 30 PINS WREATH FESTIVAL Begins today and goes through Dec.5 at the Meade County Courthouse. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 270-422-3838.
Monday, Dec. 1 MEADE COUNTY ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING 6 p.m. at the MCPL.
Tuesday, Dec. 2 RETROSTYLE APRON CLASS At the Meade County Extension office. Deadline to register is Nov. 26. Call 270-422-4958 for fee and registration. HOPE AND HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. 6-7:30 p.m. in Capitol Room 2. Call 812-738-7893 for more information.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 WELLNESS ON WHEELS Hardin Memorial Hospital WOW (Wellness on Wheels) Mobile Health Unit will be at Kroger in the River Ridge Plaza 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Various screenings will be available. For more information, call 270-737-1212. HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR RENEWAL EMS Training Center, 245 Atwood Street, Corydon, Ind. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Call 812-738-7871 for more information.
Richard Ward Smith, 54, of Radcliff, Ky., died Nov. 22, 2008 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. He retired from the U. S. Army and served in the Gulf War. He was a member of V. F. W. Post #10281 in Vine Grove, Ky. He is survived by his wife, Terrie Smith; three daughters, Dawn Smith of Vine Grove, Ky., Heather and Clyde Welch of Chapel Hill, N. C. and Carrie Ann and Marc Barnes of Radcliff, Ky.; five sisters, Mary and Butch Brown of Spanaway, Wash., Peggy and Kenneth Chovan and Terri and William Gaynor all of Massilon, Ohio, Paula and Lee Snyder of Sencaville, Ohio and Amie and Mitch Valentine of Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, Jack Smith of Navarre, Ohio and John Smith of Massilon, Ohio; five grandchildren, Zachary Welch, Ashley Smith, Jacquavion Mossee, Destiny Barnes and Niasia Barnes. A memorial service was held Nov. 25 at Nelson-EdelenBennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky. Burial was held in private at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
Lonnie H. Aubrey
Lonnie H. Aubrey, 79, of Vine Grove, Ky., passed away Nov. 25, 2008 at his home. He retired after 39 years from Hillerich and Bradsby Company, Louisville Slugger Bat Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Edna May Aubrey; a sister, Mona Bennett; and an infant daughter, Theresa Elaine Aubrey. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Aubrey of Vine Grove, Ky.; a son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Anne Aubrey of Elizabethtown, Ky.; a daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Steve Watkins of Lexington, Ky.; and a granddaughter, Aubrey Watkins. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky. with Rev. Johnnie Benham officiating. Burial will be in the Vine Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be today, Nov. 28 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Nov. 29 after 9 a.m. at the funeral home. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
Hal ”Rudy” Sipes
Margaret McCoy Margaret McCoy, 91, passed away on Nov. 23, 2008 at the Green Valley Care Center in New Albany, Ind. She was born Dec. 6, 1916 to late James & Pearl (Fowler) Basham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Lewis McCoy. She is survived by one son, Donald W. “Duck” (Bonnie) Thomas of Tennessee., one step-daughter, Frankie Whitlow of Louisville; four grandchildren,: Matthew Chumblay, Nicole Edwards, Dee Robinson, Leon Mynk, one great-grandson, Mason Thomas Edwards. Funeral services were held Nov. 26, at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington, Ky. Burial was followed in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Lodiburg, Ky.
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Thursday, Dec. 4 CHRISTMAS CARD MAKING WORKSHOP 6 p.m. at the MCPL. Space is limited. Call 270-422-2094 to reserve your spot! FREE CHILI SUPPER 6 p.m. at the Town Hall meeting at Vine Grove Community Center. At 6:30 p.m. there will be an auction for Christmas for the Children and the Vine Grove Chamber “Hall of Trees Auction.” Call 270-877-2422 for more information.
Friday, Dec. 5 LOCAL ART SHOW Local Color art show will be from 5-6 p.m. at the Main Street Café in Brandenburg. Light refreshments will be served. Stop by and meet local artists. Call MCPL at 270-422-2094 for more information. DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS Festivities begin at 5 p.m. in downtown Vine Grove. Santa and Mrs. Claus, horse drawn carriages, candle lighting ceremony. Call 270-877-2422 for more information.
Saturday, Dec. 6 CELEBRATION OF OUR SAVIOR’S BIRTH First Baptist Church in Brandenburg from 1-3 p.m. All 1st-6th graders are invited. Presents for “Baby Jesus” will be given to the Crossway Pregnancy Center in Radcliff, Ky. Stay and enjoy food, games, The Christmas Story and more. Call FBC to RSVP by Nov. 28 at 270-422-3355. DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS Festivities begin a 8 a.m. and end at 9 p.m. Breakfast with Mrs. Claus, Santa’s workshop, cookie walk, music, arts and crafts vendors, etc. Call 270-877-2422 for more information. JESUS JAM JUBILEE 6 p.m. at the New Beginnings Christian Center. A music fest of sorts to celebrate the birth of Christ and maybe even participate if the spirit moves you to do so. For more information, call Pastor Paul Fox at 270-735-2986. 2008 JINGLE BELL BALL Chamber of Commerce Jingle Bell Ball at the Farm Bureau Community Center at 7 p.m. For reservations, call 270-422-3626.
This week at the
Meade County Public Library!
Monday, Dec. 1st
Meade County Archeological Society Meeting • 6 P.M.
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
Story Hour • 0-5 year olds. 10:30 A.M. Books, activities, games and crafts. Adult Book Discussion • 6 P.M.
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd
Yoga • 10 A.M. and 6:30 P.M. Quilting Club • 2-4 P.M. All experience levels welcome.
Thursday, Dec. 4th Lapsit • 10:30 A.M. Christmas Card Making Workshop • 6 P.M. Space is limited! Call to reserve your spot!
Saturday, Dec. 6th
Robot Day with Wall-E • 1-4 P.M. For more information, visit www.meadereads.org or call The Meade County Public Library
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Friday, November 28, 2008
FAITH & VALUES
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Local church honors those lost in Lebanon bombing 25 years later By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Though some may have forgotten, local members of New Beginnings Church will forever remember the tragic events that took place some 25 years ago in Lebanon. On Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983, more than 240 U.S. Marines were killed when a terrorist drove a yellow MercedesBenz containing 12,000 pounds of dynamite into the four-story Beirut Battalion Landing Team Marine headquarters. New Beginnings Church members and the local Rock Ridge Community Block Commander George C. Eid, held a Fallen Marines Memorial at the church in honor of those lives lost during the attack. Eid, who is of LebaneseAmerican descent, lived in Lebanon when the event occurred and shared his story
with church members during Saturday’s ceremony. He said the people of Lebanon have held memorial services for the U.S. Marines each year after the explosion. Soon after the attack, Eid moved to America to be with his father. He keeps the memory of the event in mind as he volunteers his services to the residents in his community. Bro. Omar Smith, of the Church of Christ in Hardin County, spoke to the congregation as well, on behalf of his uncle who was serving in Lebanon at the time of the bombing. “It would be five to seven days after the attack when we found out my Uncle Rickie had died,” Smith said. “We, as a family, never got angry … we new he died serving this country.” Bro. Paul Fox also spoke to the congregation. He said citizens of the United States should honor all soldiers by
showing support for the nation’s troops. “They did not choose to die,” Fox said. “They chose to serve and to protect. They provide (our country) service. “They don’t run; they don’t complain, and they stand proudly and boldly and sometimes they pay the ultimate cost … and I’m sure if you ask (the soldiers), they’ll say they were just doing their job.” Also present at the service was U.S. Marine veteran Joe Dobson of Louisville. Dodson served the military from 1963-1967 in the Vietnam War. He played the National Anthem on bagpipes as five U.S. Marines color guard members stood at attention with the United States flag. Members of the church respected a silence to honor and remember those lost on Oct. 23, 1983.
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ABOVE: Four U.S. Marines stationed at Fort Knox stood at attention while Joe Dodson performed the National Anthem on the bagpipes for the memorial held at New Beginnings Church. LEFT: U.S. Marine veteran, Joe Dodson, of Louisville, performs the National Anthem on bagpipes at the Fallen Marines Memorial held at New Beginnings Church in Brandenburg last Saturday morning.
QUESTION: We have a small muscle coordination of six-year-old son who is a the fingers. This explains why late bloomer and is having elementary school children trouble learning to are taught block letread. Even though he Focus on ter printing before is immature, I don’t the family they learn cursive understand why this writing; the broad would keep him from strokes and lines are reading. less dependent on DR. DOBSON: It is minute finger conlikely that your latetrol than the flowmaturing youngster ing curves of mature has not yet completed penmanship. James a vital neurological Since visual appaDobson ratus in humans is process involving an organic substance usually the last neucalled myelin. At birth, the ral mechanism to be myelinervous system of the body nated, your immature child is not insulated. may not have undergone That is why an infant is un- this necessary developmenable to reach out and grasp tal process by his present age an object; the electrical com- of six years. Therefore, such mand or impulse is lost on its a child who is extremely imjourney from the brain to the mature and uncoordinated hand. Gradually, a whitish may be neurologically unsubstance (myelin) begins to prepared for the intellectual coat the nerve fibers, allow- tasks of reading and writing. ing controlled muscular acReading, particularly, is a tion to occur. highly complex neurological Myelinization typically process. The visual stimulus proceeds from the head must be relayed to the brain downward and from the cen- without distortion, where it ter of the body outward. In should be interpreted and other words, a child can con- retained in the memory. Not trol the movement of his head all six-year-old children are and neck before the rest of his equipped to perform this body. Control of the shoulder task. precedes the elbow, which Unfortunately, however, precedes the wrist, which our culture permits few exprecedes the large muscles ceptions or deviations from in the hands, which precedes the established timetable. A
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A fellow who had grown I am convinced that it is up in the city bought a farm the same way with God. and several milk cows. In Asking for His power in the feed store one day he one or two small doses, or complained his best cow asking sporadically only had gone dry. at our convenience, may “Aren’t you feedmean that for us, Pastor’s the source dries ing her right?” asked the storeowner. Spotlight up. “I’m feeding her In the Book of what you’ve been John 10:10, Jesus selling me,” said the said He came that man. we may have life “Are you milking and have it more her everyday?” abundantly. The man replied, The Bible tells “Just about. If I need us that God cares a glass or two of milk about our every Randy for breakfast, I go out Johnson need, no matand get it. If I don’t ter how small or need any, I don’t get large. it. I just let her save it up.” Yes, God can supply our The feed store owner every need, so don’t be explained it doesn’t work afraid to ask God for all He that way. has. He has a large supply. With milk cows, you Randy Johnson is the pastake all that’s there, or you tor at Brandenburg Church eventually have nothing. of God.
child of that age must learn to read or he will face the emotional consequences of failure. This is why I favor either holding an immature child out of school for a year or homeschooling him or her for several years. QUESTION: What is the most difficult period of adolescence, and what is behind the distress? DR. DOBSON: The eighteenth year is the time of greatest conflict between parent and child, typically. But the thirteenth and fourteenth years commonly are the most difficult twenty-four months in life for the youngster. It is during this adolescent period that self-doubt and feelings of inferiority reach an all-time high, amidst the greatest social pressures yet experienced. An adolescent’s worth as a human being hangs precariously on peer group acceptance, which can be tough to garner. Thus, relatively minor evidences of rejection or ridicule are of major significance to those who already see themselves as fools and failures. It is difficult to overestimate the impact of having no one to sit with on the school-sponsored bus trip,
or of not being invited to an important event. Or of being laughed at by the “in” group, or of waking up in the morning to find seven shiny new pimples on your forehead, or of being slapped by the girl you thought had liked you as much as you liked her. Some boys and girls consistently face this kind of social catastrophe throughout their teen years. The late Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner, eminent authority on child development at Cornell University for many years, once told a Senate committee that the junior high years are probably the most critical to the development of a child’s mental health. It is during this time of selfdoubt that the personality is often assaulted and damaged beyond repair. Consequently, said Bronfenbrenner, it is not unusual for healthy, happy children to enter junior high school, but then emerge two years later as broken, discouraged teenagers. Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.
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Meade County Sheriff Department 11/01/08 at 5:14 p.m. Sabrina Eskridge of Irvington was driving north on KY79 in a 1993 Suzuki Vitara when she could not negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway. Very minor damage to the vehicle, first aid was given by Breck County EMS and Eskridge was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Report 08-0266 was filed by Officer Ponder. 11/08/08 at 8:29 a.m. Bartrum Rattenburg of Vine Grove was driving westbound on US60 in a 2002 Hyundai when a deer entered the roadway, causing Rattenburg to hit the deer. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle, no first aid was given. Report 08-0271 was filed by Officer Wright. 11/13/08 at 5:30 p.m. Larry Garner of Brandenburg was driving eastbound on KY448 in a 2006 Toyota. Mitchell Fitzgerald of Berea, Ky. was driving a 1999 Chrysler, attempting to make a left turn from a parking lot onto KY448. According to a witness and Garner, Fitzgerald entered the roadway in front of Garner, causing Garner to strike Fitzgerald in the left side. Garner came to rest in the eastbound lane and Fitzgerald came to rest off the shoulder of the westbound lane. Severe damage was done to Fitzgerald’s vehicle; moderate to severe damage was done to Garner’s vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured parties were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Report 08-0278 was filed by Officer Wright. 11/14/08 at 5:50 p.m. Carole Andolina of Vine Grove was driving a 2007 Chevrolet and was stopped in the westbound lane of US60, preparing to make a left turn onto Robins Lane. James Mikesell of Valley Station, Ky. was stopped in a 2003 Ford, behind Andolina. Stephan Church of Ekron was behind Mikesell in a 1999 Chevrolet. Church struck Mikesell in the rear, pushing Mikesell into Andolina. Moderate damage to two vehicles, minor damage to Andolina’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 080280 was filed by Officer Wright. 11/15/08 at 9:48 a.m. Debra Hurt of Guston was driving a 2007 Buick Lucerne. Sandra Thompson of Ekron was driving a 1998 Ford Ranger. Both drivers were backing up from parking spaces and stated that they had each looked prior to backing up and did not see each other. Collision caused very minor damage to each vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0279 was filed by Officer Robinson. 11/17/08 at 7:10 a.m. Larry Williams of Hodgenville, Ky. was driving a 1985 Freightliner Conventional. Danielle Clark of Vine Grove was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier. According to an independent witness, Williams was attempting to execute a left turn from KY1600 onto Flaherty Road. Clark was southbound on Flaherty Road, attempting to execute a right turn onto KY1600. Witness stated that Clark came to a complete stop to allow Williams to make his turn. Witness stated that Williams did not make his turn wide enough and the left rear of the trailer struck Clark’s vehicle, causing minor damage to her vehicle. No damage was done to Williams’ vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0281 was filed by Officer Foster.
District Court 11/19/08 John M. Wilson, 55, driving a motor vehicle with license suspended by DUI; no/expired registration plates; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/26/08. Carl Wayne Sydnor, 44, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs-continues 12/03/08. Kelly Thompson Timberlake, 38, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs-pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Paul V. Davidson, Jr., 62, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- continues 11/26/08. Robert Eric Stewart, 46, use/ possess drug paraphernalia-pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/26/08.
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Larry Bernard Benham, 30, flagrant non support- continues 12/17/08. Sarah D. Cantu, 25, 1st degree wanton endangerment-pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/26/08. Thomas Lee Ward, 40, possession of marijuana, use/possess drug paraphernalia; 1st degree possession of controlled substance unspecified- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/26/08. Jonathan Carder King, 23, fugitive from another state- dismissed on commonwealth motion. Justin David Barile, 18, local city ordinance-pled guilty fine $25 plus costs. Casey Chet Harris, 25, giving officer false name or address; 3rd degree criminal trespassing-pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Robert Hayes Wright, Jr., 33, non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense pay child support as court ordered. Lynn N. Cockerill, 22, 3rd degree criminal trespassing- defer 6 months stay away from Otter Creek Park. Robert S. Trent, 21, 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal trespassingpled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Billy Lamar Bennett, 28, non support- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Joann Louise Dearborn, 37, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/26/08. Travis Dwayne Coogle, 28, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. George Timothy Jupin, 46, 2nd degree cruelty to animals-pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Erika Lynn Crouch, 39, 6 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 01/07/09. Jenny L. Johnson, 23, 2nd degree hindering prosecution or apprehension- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Michele B. Carnell, 43, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/02/08. Christopher L. Grimes, 49, violation of Kentucky EPO/DVOpled not guilty pretrial conference 11/26/08. Colleen Marie Snyder, 42, local county ordinance; dogs to be vaccinated against rabies; 2nd degree cruelty to animals- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Christopher B. West, 22, failure to produce an insurance card; reckless driving- failure to appear. Jesse J. Hupp, 18, speeding 18 mph over the limit; failure of non owner to maintain proper insurance-continues 12/03/08. Benjamin Goff, 18, speeding 17 mph over the limit- continues 12/10/08; license to be in possession- dismissed on proof shown; failure to produce insurance cardcontinues 12/10/08. Steven Leo Edford, 50, speeding 15 mph over the limit- pled guilty fine $30 plus costs. Christopher L. Richardson, 20, speeding 26 mph over/greater; reckless driving- failure to appear. Penny Lynette Fout, 34, no/expired rigstration plates- dismissed on proof shown; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years no public offense no driving without valid license/insurance fined$1,000. Andrew J. Colasanti, 18, reckless driving; speeding 26 mph over/ greater-pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/17/08. Adam J. Sipes, 23, unauthorized use of motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Shelley Lynn Duncan, 40, operating on a suspended/revoked operators license; leaving to scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; improper registration platepled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Yves A. Houkepon, 42, operating on suspended/revoked operators license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/securitypled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Roger David Ginn, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Tammie Gail Benham, 35, 13 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/10/08. Nathaniel D. Hammond, 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300; 2nd degree cruelty to animals- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Justin K. Swink, 18, 1st degree disorderly conduct- continues 12/03/08; alcohol intoxication in a public place- pled guilty fine $25
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plus costs. Laura A. Mattingly, 22, public intoxication of a controlled substance- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years no public offense cannot possess alcohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia enroll in KAPS random drug screening alcohol/drug abuse assessment and follow thru with treatment . Phillip Brian Gissy, 27, falsely reporting an incident- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Daryl Scott Burba, 38, speeding 15 mph over the limit; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs/alcohol; possess open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Cherie Rani Stull, 23, 3rd degree criminal trespassing- pled guilty fine $50 plus costs stay out of Kroger store. Patrick W. Kullman III, 18, criminal littering. Jeffery Allan Crosby, 61, local county ordinanace-dismissed on commonwealth motion. Brenda J. Crosby, 42, local county ordinance-dismissed on commonwealth motion. Hobart Allen Yeager, 23, possession of marijuana- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public offense cannot possess alcohol illegal drugs/ drug paraphernalia enroll in KAPS for drug screenings. Roxie Diane Bartlett, 32, 3 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 11/26/08. Daniel Scott Hurt, 22, 2nd degree criminal mischief-continues 12/10/08. Joshua Montgomery, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- continues 11/26/08. Robert Owen Arnold, 41, speeding 15 mph over the limit-dismissed on commonwealth motion. Timothy L. Humphrey, 52, speeding 15 mph over the limitdismissed on commonwealth motion. Gregory All Goodman, 58, driving too slow for traffic conditions; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; improper lane usage/vehicles keep to right except to pass; operating a vehicle with expired operators license; failure to notify of address change to Department of Transportation; failure to wear seat beltspretrial conference 01/07/09 jury
trial 01/09/09. Mitchell David Mills, 55, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol- pretrial conference 01/07/09 jury trial 01/09/09. Christina R. Hardcastle, 22, speeding 15 mph over the limitfine $30 plus costs; operating on suspended/revoked license- pled guilty fine $50. Brenda Joyce Straney, 55, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alchol/drugs- pretrial conference 01/21/09 jury trial 01/30/09. Mark W. Knott, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; license to be in possession; failure to notify address change to department of transportation- pretrial conference 01/21/09 jury trial 01/30/09. Jamil Lamar Parker, 22, speeding over 24 mph over the limit- pled guilty fine $48 plus costs; operating on suspended/revoked operators license-pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years no public offense no driving without valid license/insurance fine $100; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehiclepled guilty fine $25. Mark Edward Whelan, 35, careless driving- dismissed on commonwealth motion; operating on suspended/revoked operators license- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years no public offense no driving without valid driving license/insurance cannot possess alcohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty fine $200 plus costs 30 days probated 2 years after serving 2 days 90 license suspended. Terry S. Dillworth, Jr., 23, speeding 25 mph over the limit; operating on suspended/revoked license- failure to appear. Carolyn J. Richey, 35, 13 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 11/26/08. Tammie Gail Benham, 35, 8 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 12/10/08. Kyle A. Farvour, 21, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- continues 11/26/08. Tammy F. Armes, 37, 9 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 12/17/08. Joann Louise Dearborn, 37, 8
counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 11/26/08. Perry D. Brown, 46, failure to or improper signal; no/expired registration plates; improper registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security; operating on suspended/ revoked operators license; failure to produce insurance card; license plate not legiable; failure to wear seat belts; operating on suspended/ revoked operators license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- continues 12/03/08. Marcus Andrew Slone, 23, alcohol intoxication in a public placecontinues 12/03/08. Jason Carl Miller Bartley, 27, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- continues 12/03/08. Christina L. Glisson, 21, controlled substance/prescription not in original container; traffic in marijuana- continues 12/03/08. Rickey E. Wardrip, 49, 3rd degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified- continues 12/03/08. Monica Millay, 36, probation violation for misdemeanor offensecontinues 01/28/09. Laura Michelle Davis, 32, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- continues 12/03/08. Carol Ammons Ford, 37, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- continues 12/03/08. James R. Hupp, Jr., 50, theft of services over $300- continues 01/21/09. Cody Mitchell Hardesty, 20, cultivation of marijuana-continues 12/17/08. Christopher Joseph Benock, 21, 6 counts of 2nd degree criminal possession forged instrument- waived to Grand Jury 12/08/08. Ariel Kristine Johnson, 21, 2 counts of 2nd degree criminal possession forged instrument- continues 11/26/08. Afton Leroy Smith, 41, 2nd degree assault; 4 counts of 1st degree wanton endangerment- continues 12/10/08. Ismael Rodriguez Carrasco, 37, receiving stolen property over $300- continues 12/17/08. Mario A. Aparicio-Ramirez, 47, receiving stolen property over $300- continues 12/17/08.
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‘Bluenotes’ serenade audience at special middle school chorus concert The Stuart Pepper Middle School Chorus presented a special fall concert on Nov. 18 at the Meade County High School Performing Arts Center. Seventh- and eighth-grade chorus members performed a variety of songs, including “America the Beautiful,” “Kookabura,” “Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet,” and “This Little Light of Mine.” Students performed infront of a packed auditorium that was standing room only. Voice and instrument solos also highlighted the concert. Students performed under the musical direction of Bryan Nichols, Choral Director at Stuart Pepper Middle School and MCHS. Providing a special treat to the audience was the University of Kentucky’s singing ensemble, the Bluenotes. Derek Straney, a Meade County alumnus, introduced the group, of which he is a member.
TOP LEFT: The seventh grade choir performs during the fall concert. MIDDLE LEFT: MCHS alumnus Derek Straney introduces the UK Bluenotes. ABOVE: The UK Bluenotes were one of the stars of Stuart Pepper Middle School’s fall concert. LEFT: The seventh- and eighth-grade boys choir sings as Mary Gibson “Gibbie” Horsley, Assistant Director of Choirs for the Meade County Choral Department, accompanies them on the piano. BELOW: The eighth grade chorus performs “America the Beautiful” during the Nov. 18 concert.
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Marty Gene Long, Jr., 55, 1st degree wanton endangerment- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public offense no contact or communication and stay 500 ft away from Tami Elliott at all times. Sergio L. Martinez Suarez, 34, receiving stolen property over $300continues 12/17/08. Louis T. Greenwell, 48, trafficking controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernalia- waived to Grand Jury 12/08/08. Adam J. Sipes, 23, 1st degree criminal mischief; leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance- continues 12/03/08. Pamela Ann Clark, 45, 1st degree criminal mischief- continues 12/17/08. Joshua David Jupin, 23, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- continues 12/17/08. William Calvin Willis, 34, flagrant non support; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/se-
curity; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; operating on suspended/revoked operators license- continues 12/03/08. Crystal L. Clifford, 37, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public offense writes no checks. Thomas Dwayne Frank, 38, 2 counts of 3rd degree unlawful transaction with a minor- pled not guilty 12/03/08. Robert A. Warren III, 21, operating on suspended/revoked operators license- pled guilty fine $50 plus costs; possessing license when privileges are revoked/suspended- dismissed on commonwealth motion. William Joseph Gomez, 40, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- defer 12 months. Calvin Jean Keith, 27, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/17/08. Jesse J. Ford, 21, 3rd degree possession of a controlled substance/ drug unspecified- pled not guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public offense cannot
possess alcohol illegal drugs /drug paraphernalia. Donnie Cole Allen, 22, speeding 15 mph over the limit; speeding 19 mph over the limit; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; fleeing or evading police; possession of alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle; failure to or improper signal- pretrial conference 01/28/09 jury trial 02/06/09. Jonathan S. Childress, 18, possession of alcohol beverages by a minor- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/03/08. Melinda Gay Thomas, 47, careless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs; improper lane usage/vehicles keep to right except to pass; driving to slow for traffic conditions; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to wear seat belts- continues 12/17/08. Tabitha G. Patenaude, 20, 2nd degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified- pretrial conference 01/28/09 jury trial 02/06/09. Albert A. Patenaude, 21, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pretrial conference
01/28/09 jury trial 02/06/09. Amber M. Patenaude, 18, cultivation of marijuana; 2nd degree possession of controlled substance/ drugs unspecified- pretrial conference 01/28/09 jury trial 02/06/09. Caressa B. Chapman, 21, use/ possess drug paraphernalia; illegal possession of legal drug- continues 12/03/08. Jason Leo Priest, 32, alcohol intoxication in a public place; possession of marijuana- continues 12/17/08. James E. Lutz III, 54, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possess an open alcoholic container in a motor vehicle; possession of marijuana; 1st degree disorderly conduct; failure to wear seat belts; failure to notify address change to department of transportation; menacing- pretrial conference 01/21/09 jury trial 01/30/09. Andrew Justin Colasanti, 18, 2nd degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified- continues 12/17/08. Nancy E. Terry, 51, driving on DUI suspended license- continues 12/17/08. Charles R. Burnett, 18, speeding 20 mph over the limit- continues 03/11/09.
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BUSINESS Small town business owner patents product sold worldwide Friday, November 28, 2008
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By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Growing up on his family’s farm in Payneville, Pat Greenwell took an interest in learning how farm equipment functioned. Finding alternative solutions to quickly and accurately accomplish his daily chores became a hobby for him. Greenwell never imagined his hobby of “tinkering with things” would one day lead to a patented product that is sold in five magazines and three major retail stores across the United States and in various countries. Greenwell Manufacturing (Greenwell Mfg.), located at 487 D.E. Brown Road in Brandenburg, was established in 2002 after Greenwell received his U.S. patent for “Pat’s Easy Change System.” “I made the product for myself to make (farm chores) easier,” Greenwell said. “A lot of the older tractors had different ways of attaching implements and a lot of them were better than the standard system they have today.” After a few trials and errors and with the help of a few friends who were welders, Greenwell invented an easy-to-change, universal hitch system that attaches any implement to the lift arms on any tractor. “There’s a quick hitch that has been around for years and it’s usually used on 150 horsepower tractors and up,” Greenwell said, “but the equipment dealers did not have a standard on the width and height so the quick hitch does not work on a lot of your smaller tractors under 100 horsepower.” Quick hitches are the only competitors Greenwell has, and according to him most of his customers who have purchased a quick hitch end up letting it sit in their garage once they purchase his hitch. “Implements for the quick hitch have to be ‘quick hitch compatible’ to use it with a certain width and a certain height; whereas, our system leaves your lift arms flexible and different with implements,” Greenwell said. Pat’s Easy Change System is a two-part hitch that slides onto the lift arms of any
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LEFT: Pat Greenwell, owner of Greenwell Manufacturing, demonstrates how his patented product, known as Pat’s Easy Change System, works on the lift arm of a John Deer tractor. TOP MIDDLE: Greenwell Mfg. employee Herb Haynes packages u-bolts and washers for Pat’s Easy Change System. TOP RIGHT: James Luttrell, an employee, displays the three categories of Pat’s Easy Change Systems offered by the company. tractor. The system attaches to the three-point hitch lift arms, and then turns the lift arms into hooks. Once a trailer or plow is attached to the tractor, the hooks lock into place. In order to patent his product, Greenwell had to present mechanical drawings and a legal document explaining what the product is and how it is used. “I go through a patent lawyer and he puts (the document) in the proper content for the patent examiners,” he said. “Then they’ll do a patent search to make sure you’re not violating any other patents.” After nearly a two-year process, Greenwell received a U.S. Utility Patent that disables other American manufacturers from replicating their own easy change system for 18 years. It does not, however, keep a company in another country from replicating the product. If it is fabricated in a foreign country, it can’t be sold in the U.S. Once Greenwell built a small building to house his handful of employees, he began what he refers to as, “the marketing process.” “I called three different marketing companies — one in Louisville and two outside the area,” he said. “I gave them the information of the product. I was expecting them to say ‘yeah, give
me $10,000 and we’ll take care of it.’” Actually, the marketing companies all denied Greenwell’s request and instead told him the best way to market his product was by visiting trade shows throughout the U.S. and advertising in magazines. “So, that’s what I did,” Greenwell said. “I started out in one magazine with a $250 ad. I got my ad on Wednesday and had my first sale on Thursday. The guy’s name was Henry Love from Georgia … I’ll remember that forever.” Greenwell said his first sale was due to his confidence in the product. Love incidentally owned the same model tractor Greenwell had originally tested his product on. “I was really confident and people pick up on that,” he said. “When you’re confident, it makes a difference (in the sale).” Greenwell said inventing a product and starting a new manufacturing company can be a “long, hard road and there is no guarantee” if the product will sell. He said it takes “a lot of borrowed money and a lot of chances and sleepless nights” to accomplish a successful company. “I just got up every day and did what I needed to do that day,” he said. “I just took (starting a business)
Earn last-minute holiday cash By David Uffington Dollars and Sense It’s not too late to make some extra cash for the holidays. You might find opportunities in surprising places. Call home decorators to see if they need help. These are the magicians who can transform a home into a winter wonderland, and often they are overscheduled and need little elves to hang the ornaments and mistletoe. If they’re decorating the outside of the house too, ask if the leaves need to be raked. If you’re skilled yourself, call model homes or large businesses with lobbies and ask about decorating. Call housecleaning services. They’re likely to have extra work as people want homes cleaned in advance of relatives coming. Call temp agencies. Not only are their regulars likely to take a few weeks off over the holidays, but companies
need even more people as employees take off as well. Even rudimentary filing or phone skills could land you a temporary position. (If they like you, it might also lead to a permanent job.) Call caterers and ask if they’re overwhelmed with business. Ask about a delivery position or offer to provide preparation-intensive foods like veggie trays. Caterers often need people to run last-minute errands too, or help serve at large company parties. (You’ll likely need a white shirt and black pants for that.) Call all the stores in the local mall. If you catch a manager at the right time (overloaded with holiday shoppers and two employees who called in sick), you could snag a position. Ask local mall management if you can set up a table with holiday baked goods, even if it’s on the sidewalk outside a door. You’ll make more money if you offer hot
drinks like cocoa or cider. If there is a rehab center, elderly facility or nursing home near you, ask management about acting as a personal shopper for patients who can’t get out. Set realistic fees. Put up signs offering to baby-sit children whose parents need to shop alone, probably at night. If you have baking skills and are due to go to a meeting of any kind, take samples of baked goods that you can provide. Know in advance what you’d charge and be ready to take orders immediately. Get part of your fee in advance. 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 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.
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one day at a time.” Vicki Ashmore is a threeyear employee of Greenwell’s who takes care of the bookkeeping, sales, and shipping and receiving. Ashmore said the challenge of trying to plan for future endeavors is one of the hardest and most intense challenges for Ashmore and Greenwell. “Adding products in and figuring out raw material costs … they’ve went through the roof,” Ashmore said. “And with the market going up and down so fast, you just don’t know … that’s been the hardest part here lately.” Ashmore said even though the economy had drug some
companies under, Greenwell Manufacturing continues to maintain a steady incline in revenue, showing 35 percent growth in 2007. “You know, (Pat) laughs because the first year (the business was open), he was excited to have sold 90 sets and (at the time) he was doing good, but now we’re (selling) 4,000 to 5,000 sets.” Greenwell recently added an extra 120 square feet to the small, barn-like building to accommodate updated equipment and an increase in the number of employees. Ashmore projected even more growth for the company. “This year has been an unbelievably good year (for
Greenwell Mfg.),” she said. “I don’t see our sales dropping any time soon.” Pat’s Easy Change System is sold at any Northern Tools, Tractor Supply, or Ag Supply locations or online at www.tractorbynet.com or www.pats3pointhitchsystem.com. Phone orders may be made Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All orders are shipped the same day of purchase. All customers are provided with a 30-day money back guarantee. For more information, or to purchase Pat’s Easy Change System, contact Pat or Vicki at 270-422-4665 or visit their Web site at www. greenwellmfg.com.
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Farmer builds successful farm, a happy life for his family By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
Lawrence Pike built his farm from the ground up — literally. He built the hog barn, the tool sheds, the tractor barn, the garage, and the house he lives in. He’s helped build hundreds of buildings all across Meade County: the old Southern States farm supply store, the Brandenburg Eye Care building, the Midway Veterinary Clinic, the Muldraugh fire house, Miles Farm Center, and he once did an overhaul on the roof of Hager Funeral Home. He built the first house in Doe Valley in the 1970s, and he built West Body Shop three times. “It burned down twice,” Lawrence said. “So we just built it up again.” Though carpentry and construction are his trades of skill, Lawrence is a farmer first and foremost. He was born and raised on a farm in Meade County, the son of Joe and Bernadette (Ray) Pike. He and his brothers and sisters pulled their own growing up on the farm, milking cows, chopping wood and tending the family’s hogs, chickens and turkeys. Lawrence attended school with 25 other students at a one-room schoolhouse in Sirocco. After school, he helped out on the farm and eventually began learning carpentry from his father. By 18 years old, he was working on fullscale construction projects. The house-building industry can also be attributed to his finding the love of his life. “We met when he stopped by our farm once to borrow a tool,” said Rose Etta (Kullman) Pike, his wife. “And then later we got married in 1959 and had seven kids.” “I just wanted to borrow a shingle-cutter,” Lawrence joked. Rose Etta was raised on
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TOP: Lawrence and Rose Etta Pike check on their cattle at pasture. TOP RIGHT: Lawrence Pike stands before one of his prized possessions, a 350 International Farmall tractor. BOTTOM RIGHT: Rose Etta Pike scratches the ear of one of her favorite cows. her family’s farm in Rhodelia. She — like Lawrence — enjoyed doing farm work before and after school, and always felt the farming life was one she’d like to live. In the early 1960s, Lawrence began purchasing land from Arlie and Louise Bennett, who owned several acres right down the road from the farm Lawrence was raised on. He purchased an initial 35 acres, all of which had to be completely bulldozed because it was thickly covered with brush. He now owns a little more than 200 acres. Over the years, the Pikes raised hay, corn, soybeans, wheat, tobacco, cattle and hogs. For Lawrence, the idea of being anything other than a farmer never crossed his mind. “I didn’t even think of anything else,” he said. “You didn’t think what else you were going to be … you just farmed.” Lawrence continued to make carpentry a priority, saying there were times when he needed to build houses in order to keep the farm afloat.
For several years his workday consisted of working on construction projects from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., then returning home and farming from 5 p.m. until well after dark. The Pikes’ seven children — Colleen (Ledford), Danetta (Collins), Larry, Dale, Katrina (Fitzgerald), Candy (Jantzen) and Charles — did their fair share of chores and labor as they grew up on their family’s farm. Lawrence passed his carpentry trade on to Dale and Charles, who now operate what used to be Lawrence’s side business. “I still go out and help them sometimes,” Lawrence said. “But I don’t tell them what to do. As long as they do everything the way it ought to be done, I don’t say anything.” Currently, Lawrence and Rose Etta actively farm several acres of hay and keep a few dozen beef cattle. They lease several acres of their land for grain growing. With seven children, 18 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren all nearby, the Pikes farm is abuzz Sunday evenings when the family joins together for supper.
“The grand kids like going out on the tractors,” Rose Etta said. “It’s different when they’re not raised on a farm so tractors are a big deal (to them), but when you’ve been around them your whole life like (me and Lawrence) you can’t think what the big deal is.” Lawrence stays busy with upkeep of the farm and continues to help build homes and barns, and Rose Etta spends her spare time sewing clothes and other items and serving as the Parish Catechetical Leader at St. Mary Catholic Church in Payneville. “We don’t take on as much as before, but we keep busy,” Rose Etta said. “(Lawrence) always has something to work on.” Through his own determination to fulfill a dream, Lawrence took a grown-over, sinkhole-infested parcel of land and helped transform it into the successful family farm it is today. He’s built not only the barns and sheds that stand erect on his farm, but he’s also built a happy, fruitful life for his family.
$10,334,150 invested in KY agricultural diversification Submitted by Governor’s Office of Ag Policy
BOWLING GREEN, KY. — The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, chaired by Gov. Steve Beshear, approved $10,334,150 in agricultural diversification projects across the Commonwealth during their monthly board meeting on Friday, November 21 in Bowling Green, Ky. State and County Agricultural Development Fund projects approved for funding at the Nov. meeting include: $5,000,000 Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation — The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation was approved for $5,000,000 in state funds for the continuation of agricultural loan programs that benefit Kentucky farmers. $3,330,000 Kentucky Department of Agriculture — The Kentucky Department of Agriculture was approved for $3,330,000 in state funds to continue the promotion of the Kentucky Proud Program. $1,000,000 University of Kentucky — The University of Kentucky was approved for $1,000,000 in state funds to establish an endowment for the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program. Menu Approach Programs: $380,200 Nicholas County Fiscal Court—The Nicholas County Fiscal Court was approved for $380,200 in Nicholas County funds to administer a Menu Approach Program with eight model programs including Agricultural Diversification, Cattle Genetics Improvement,
Cattle Handling Facilities, Dairy Diversification, Farm Livestock Fencing Improvement, Forage Improvement & Utilization, Hay, Straw, & Commodity Storage, and OnFarm Water Enhancement. $50,000 Powell County Livestock Producers Association, Inc. — The Powell County Livestock Producers Association, Inc. was approved for $50,000 in Powell County funds to administer a Menu Approach Program with two model programs including Cattle Genetics Improvement and Cattle Handling Facilities. $117,000 Wolfe County Conservation District — The Wolfe County Conservation District was approved for $117,000 in Wolfe County funds to administer a Menu Approach Program with three Model Programs including: Agricultural Diversification, Cattle Handling Facilities, and Hay, Straw & Commodity Storage. The Agricultural Diversification Program is designed to assist producers in the development and expansion of new agricultural products and through the development of new ways of working with existing agricultural commodities. There are twelve investment areas represented in this program. County Agricultural Diversification programs approved by the Board totaled $61,750 and included $6,000 to Rowan County; $40,000 to Fayette County; and $15,750 to Grant County The Cattle Genetics Improvement Program increases the genetic quality of beef and dairy cattle in Kentucky
through the selection of superior sires, either through purchase/lease of sires or artificial insemination (AI). County Cattle Genetics Improvement programs approved by the Board totaled $15,750 and included $15,750 to Grant County. The Cattle Handling Facilities Program assists with the implementation of best management and health practices that augment efficient production and marketing opportunities for beef and dairy producers in the Commonwealth. County Cattle Handling programs approved by the Board totaled $15,750 and included $15,750 to Grant County. The Fencing Improvement Program improves net farm income through improved pasture quantity, quality and efficient use of fencing for livestock producers. County Fencing Improvement programs approved by the Board totaled $62,500 and included $10,000 to Rowan County and $52,500 to Fayette County. The Forage Improvement and Utilization Program improves pastures to allow for improved grazing by animals, reducing producer costs for feed, and improving feed quality. County Forage Improvement programs approved by the Board totaled $60,750 and included $45,000 to Fayette County and $15,750 to Grant County. The Goat & Sheep Diversification Program works to assist producers as they venture into goat and sheep production. County Goat & Sheep Diversification Programs approved by the Board totaled $15,750 and included $15,750
to Grant County. The Hay, Straw & Commodity Storage Program allows producers to increase the quality and marketability of products to improve the overall farm income. County Hay, Straw & Commodity Storage programs approved by the Board totaled $140,000 and included $35,000 to Whitley County; $52,500 to Grant County; and $52,500 to Greenup County. The On-Farm Water Enhancement program allows producers to adopt a proactive and systematic approach to expanding existing water supplies or to develop alternative water sources. County On-Farm Water Enhancement programs approved by the Board totaled $84 and included $70,000 to Fayette County and $14,700 to Whitley County. Gov. Beshear and the Kentucky Legislature continue to make great strides toward lessening Kentucky’s dependence on tobacco production while revitalizing the farm economy by investing 50 percent of Kentucky’s Master Settlement Agreement into the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund. To date, Kentucky has invested more than $279 million to an array of county, regional and state projects designed to increase net farm income and create sustainable new farmbased business enterprises. The diversification programs represent more than 3,390 projects that have been funded through the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, since the inception of the program in January 2001.
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Commodities Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday, November 24, 2008
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-500 447 76.00-80.00 77.80 5 500-600 539 70.00-79.50 72.38
Receipts: 144 Last Week: 386 Last Year: 357 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Compared to last week: Feeder steers too few to establish quote. Feeder heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls too few to quote. 2 300-400 328 85.00 85.00 500-600 598 71.00 71.00 Slaughter cows: % Lean Weight Average Dress H-Dress L-Dress . 2 Breaker 75-80 900-1600 47.00-49.00 52.00-53.50 39.00-42.50 Boner 80-85 790-1345 41.50-46.00 46.50-48.00 34.00-40.50 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Lean 85-90 865-1230 35.50-39.00 41.00 24.50-32.00 3 to 10 years old and 3 to 7 months bred 1040-1400 lbs 44.50-52.00 cwt. Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. 2
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Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-600 530 60.00 60.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 452 80.00 80.00 4 500-600 542 62.00-67.50 66.01 2 600-700 642 56.00-71.00 63.58 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 10 years and older 3 to 7 months bred 895-1200 lbs 33.00-40.50 cwt. Calves: Baby Beef 180-225 lbs 66.00-71.00 cwt.
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FEATURE Marion County farmer grows Christmas wonder at his homestead A12 - The News Standard
When it comes to ideas for alternative crops, a Kentucky farmer may have the most electrifying of all time. Paul and Darnell Ruley have four acres of brightly lit Christmas decorations on their 250-acre spread in Marion County. What started with “just a handful” of holiday displays 30 years ago has grown into a menagerie containing over a half million lights, according to the couple. The spectacle of light and sound attracts thousands of visitors from as far away as Somerset, Owensboro, and Indiana. A life-long resident of the Loretto community, Paul has spent 56 of his 61 years working on a dairy farm that now includes a cattle herd of eighty to a hundred. “About all I do is milk cows and work on Christmas lights,” said the man bearing a remarkable resemblance to popular images of Santa. Ruley says he’s “always liked Christmas,” and was encouraged early on by the joy his decorations brought his mother and four young daughters. “I put out 10 or 15 little things the first year, and the next thing you know we had the yard filled up,” he said. The display now includes hundreds of items and is open from mid-November to New Year’s Day at 165 Stringtown Road.
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LEFT: Paul Ruley sits in the “Ho Ho House” where he’ll greet hundreds of youngsters. “I can’t wait to put on my Santa suit and whiskers each evening, “ he says. ABOVE: The Ruleys reside in what was built to be a four-car garage. Their original home is used for storing decorations.
After-Christmas sales help the Ruleys add to their collection every year, plus they’re always searching for unique items at yard sales and flea markets for what they now bill as “Santa Claus Land.” A 12-foot wreath valued at $18,000 and two eight footers that used to belong to the Ford Motors plant in Louisville dominate the front of a barn. A shipping crate for a Model T Ford has been converted into a home where Santa greets youngsters. Paul and his son-in-law alternate playing Santa in the Ho Ho House while taking turns milking each evening. For the past six years, the
couple has lived in their four-car garage, leaving their former home next door and several other buildings on the property for storage of Christmas decorations. The garage loft is an open area containing a kitchen and plenty of shelving for display of dozens of cookie jars, Barbie dolls, and holiday decorations. Next to a giant Christmas tree are mechanized items including a Santa climbing a very high ladder. “It’s fun to watch the older people turn into kids again for awhile as they stand here and take all this in,” comments Paul, noting he also enjoys helping entertain the busloads of handicapped youngsters who come every year.
Inside and out, visitors are treated to Christmas music via a computer containing 150 to 200 songs. Speakers in trees and on the buildings send the sound reverberating off the rolling hills surrounding the farm. “You can hear it for three or four miles, and the only people who don’t like it are the deer hunters,” Paul said. Anticipation of the joy to come makes it easier to endure all the work required to make the scene safe and operational, he notes. With help from handyman David Bickett, it takes about 10 weeks of “working day and night” to get it all up. “Some nights I don’t go to bed at all, just go on from here to the dairy barn,” he says.
For 26 years, while income from the farm was stable, the Ruleys refused to accept donations from visitors to their vibrant display. Now, they have a donation box for those who can afford to pay. The only other charge is $5 for a photo with Santa in the Ho Ho House. Last year, they took in more than enough to pay the electric bill, which Paul feels will top $2,000 this season. Any excess funds go toward buying more decorations. There are also unexpected expenses, such as repair of the full-sized Grinch figure jailed behind the Santa Claus house. He lost his head a few winters ago in a fire. Darnell saved the day by finding a new head at a costume store
in Louisville. Then there was the time the cows got inside one of the storage buildings, causing damage and getting tangled up in the lights. “I had decorated cows running all over these fields,” Paul said. They Ruleys like to share their stories with visitors, but it might be a good idea to schedule a visit well before Christmas. “We talked so much last year that we lost our voices,” Paul said. “We were still squeaking six weeks after Christmas.” Columnist Don White has served as editor at several Kentucky newspapers. His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact him at www.thekytraveler.com.
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By Angela Shelf Medearis The Kitchen Diva Sometimes, when I’m on the small, hectic production set of “The Kitchen Diva!” television cooking show, I think about how far I’ve come in the multimedia field. I got my start as a culinary historian, cookbook author and television chef thanks to my mother, Angeline’s, fabulous recipe for Raisin-Pecan Pie. She created the recipe by experimenting with some of my father’s favorite ingredients — raisins and pecans. She told us that the first pie was so good that she ate the whole thing by herself. She had to make another pie before my father came home from work. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups raisins 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup (one stick) butter 2 eggs 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup pecan halves 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell Preheat the oven to 325 F. Put the rai-
sins in a bowl of warm water to plump. Drain, and set aside. Cream the sugar and butter until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and combine well. Using a spoon, mix in the raisins, pecans, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract until well-blended. Scrape down the bowl. Fold in the raisins and pecans to the filling mixture. Scrape the mixture out of the bowl and into the unbaked pie shell. Bake until golden brown and set, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, checking occasionally to make sure it doesn’t overcook. If crust is browning too quickly, make a foil collar to protect it. Bake the pie until it is set, except for a soft center a little larger than a quarter. Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool for 3 to 4 hours to set before serving. Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of five cookbooks. Her latest cookbook, “The New African-American Kitchen,” is in bookstores now. She’s known as “The Kitchen Diva” and is the executive producer and host of “The Kitchen Diva!” television cooking show. Visit her Web site at www.divapro.com.
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Upstart program continues to grow By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com The Meade County wrestling program has only existed three years, but in that short amount of time, it has become a dominant force in the region and has created a buzz throughout the state. But the first two years weren’t easy. “Our program is a lot better, now,” said senior co-captain Ethan Medley. “When we first started no one knew anything. Only coach (Bob Davis) knew anything. He gave us a good base and worked us very hard. “We did great for a first year wrestling team and people really commented on us. But we hardly
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Nelson Mason Jr. wrestles one of his teammates during “Meet the Greenwave Night” last Thursday. knew anything. Now, since we’ve been going to camps and learning how to wrestle and get techniques
down, we can teach the younger kids so they can get better.” Heading into its third season, the
program was actually eight years in the making. “It wasn’t easy getting this program together,” said head coach and founder of the program Davis. “I really wanted it to work because I knew a program like this would really help the football program.” At the time, space was limited and the school district wanted to wait until it knew the program would be able to flourish. “There wasn’t the space (for practice) or anything like that,” Davis said. “When the district goes into something they want to be totally prepared, which is good and I agree with that. They didn’t want this program to be a one-night wonder
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LADY WAVES 2008-09
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Lady Waves JV/V Basketball @ Taylor County 6 p.m. Dec. 6 Greenwave JV/V Basketball Daviess County @Hancock County TBA Lady Waves JV/V Basketball Apollo 5 p.m. Swim Team @ Shawnee Holiday Classic Greenwave Wrestling @ Fairdale
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Dec. 8 SPMS Boys Basketball Radcliff 5:30 p.m. Greenwave Freshmen Basketball @ South Central (Ind.) 7 p.m. Lady Waves JV/V Basketball @ Ohio County 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 Greenwave JV/V Basketball @ Hancock County 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 Wrestling Southern
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Dec. 12 Greenwave JV/V Basketball @ Campbellsville 6 p.m. Lady Waves JV/V Basketball Breckinridge County 6:30 p.m. LADY WAVES VARSITY BASKETBALL ROSTER 31 Chelsea Stinnett 15 Caroline Wilson 21 Mallory Wathen 24 Bliss Powers 5 Paige Long 23 Alexa Adams 22 Scarlett Powers 10 Kristin Benton 32 Kayla Padgett 20 Tiffany Brown 25 Ashley Funk
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Lady Waves lose five players from last year, but return a wealth of talent By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com The 2008-09 Lady Waves basketball season can be one of two things: a rebuilding year or a reloading year. Five seniors graduated from last season’s district championship team, leaving a lot of spots to fill. Yet, Meade County head coach Josh Hurt believes this year’s team has the talent to continue the Lady Waves previous success. “Of course, a concern is handling the losses (of the seniors) and reestablishing a different kind of identity,” Hurt said, who is entering his fifth year as head coach. “It’s one of those years I think the talent’s there and the work ethic’s there.
“I believe we’ll be able to reload and be pretty good. But you just don’t know yet. They don’t have the resume that says on a sheet, this is how many points they score. They are going to have to prove what they have, and I think they will.” The five graduated players included four-year starter and leading scorer, Mindy Oliver. During her career she scored over 1,200 points and averaged 12.9 points per game (ppg) last season. The team also graduated two other starters, Kayla Fackler (6.2 ppg and 4.2 rebounds per game) and Kim Montgomery (57 assists). Other graduates, Melinda Hurt and Kelsie Ledford contributed quality minutes off the bench.
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TOP: Bliss Powers boxed-out teammate Kristen Benton during practice this week. ABOVE: Caroline Wilson drives to the basket during an intersquad scrimmage.
Jimmie Johnson, Cale Yarborough parallel each other DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. drivers won their champi— Jimmie Johnson has offi- onships shortly after major cially grabbed a piece of his- changes to the sport. Yartory and put himself NASCAR borough won his among unique comafter two differpany. ent changes — the Johnson has offireduction of the cially three-peated as number of races NASCAR Sprint Cup in 1972 and the champion and there implementation of were many similarithe current point ties to what both he system in 1975. Buddy and only Cale YarJohnson won his Shacklette after the introducborough pulled off. For starters, both tion of the Chase
for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2004 and during a period that saw the introduction of a new NASCAR Sprint Cup car (2007-08) — the currently used Car of Tomorrow. “We’re just going out there and racing and doing what we know how to do and trying to be smart about it,” Johnson said. “But at the same time I don’t think that what I’m doing or what I’m attempting to do is any different than any of the other
guys when they show up for the Chase, when they show up for each race weekend. “I mean we all have the same goal, be smart, race smart, qualify on the pole, get the best finish you can. You set those goals out there and my goals are no different than anybody else’s. It’s not that we’re spending more time thinking about it or focusing on it, it’s just worked out for us.” Another similarity that
the two drivers share is the fact that both drivers came up just short for the title prior to their breakthrough first championship season. Yarborough finished second in the point standings in 1973 and 1974 before his first championship in 1976. Johnson finished second in 2003 and 2004 before his first title in 2006. “The only time I can say
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and shut down.” Space became available when the Freshmen Academy opened and David T. Wilson Elementary School was built. Davis was able to start the program. “Once we had the space, it was pretty easy,” he said. “(The school district) supported me a lot. I’m pleased with that and I couldn’t be happier.” This year the program wants to make even more of a buzz as the team appears to be the best the upstart program has fielded. Led by senior co-captains Medley and Tanner Cole, the Greenwave may see its first top-eight finishers in the state. “I want to get top eight in the state and stand on the podium,” Medley said, who will wrestle at the 145-pound class, but may move down to the 142-pound class. “That’s a really big accomplishment for me and no one’s done it yet from Meade County.” Davis knows the limitless possibilities of Medley. “(Medley) can set his own destiny,” he said. “(Medley) can climb to the top. I would love for him to place in state. Getting eighth in the state is not an easy task. He could, if he stays focused and stays with it.” Cole has his sights set even higher while only having two years of wrestling experience. Right now, he is slated for the 160-pound class, but would like to bump down to the 152-pound weight class. “My goal is to be at least top four in the state,” he said. “Last year, I played football, then I did wrestling and fell in love with it ever since. I’ve been going to every camp possible and just working to be the best wrestler I can be.” All summer long, the two wrestlers stayed dedicated and continued their hard work on Oct. 19 — the first day of practice. “Ethan (Medley) and Tanner (Cole) have been
working hard,” Davis said. “I’ll give them that. Now they’re just chomping at the bit to get started. We’ve been practicing since October. We’re ready to go.” The team also has several other viable state contenders. One of the best wrestlers on the team is junior Tyler Crow. He was a state qualifier last year and expects to improve even more this year. “He should just top the world, but he’s got to get his head on straight,” Davis said. “Tyler Crow controls his own destiny. We got to get some beef on him. He only weighs about 195 (pounds).” The Greenwave boasts its first true heavyweight in first-year wrestler junior Chaz Nevitt — who also plays on the offensive and defensive lines on the football team. “It’s hard to get those heavyweights,” Davis said. “They’re harder to get than the littler guys. But I can’t wait to see him in action. He’s going to be solid. He’s going to intimidate a lot of people because he’s mean. And I like that. He’s aggressive and probably as aggressive as you can get. He’s got to keep that and if he goes passive on me I think I’ll go crazy.” At the 171-pound class, Nelson Mason Jr. returns. He may bump down to the 160-pound class by the end of the season. “He’s been a very good wrestler for us,” Davis said. “He would like to get down to 160 (pounds) and if he does, he’ll do well. He’s a good wrestler and a finesse wrestler, but he’s gotten stronger in the summer by lifting weights.” Zach Uhlig also returns to wrestle at 152-pounds and is looking better and better every practice, according to Davis. “I’m pretty proud of him right now,” he said. “(Uhlig) works hard and I’m looking for him to do well.” Joey Carter will fill the 130-pound weight division “He could be successful,” Davis said. It depends on him. The monkey’s on his back.” The two lower weights,
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TOP LEFT: Ethan Medley looks up at the referee during his exhabition match against a fellow Meade County wrestler. Medley is captain of the wreslting team and wants to place at the state tournament this year. TOP RIGHT: Chaz Nevitt pulls his opponent to the ground last Thursday. He is the Greenwave’s heavyweight wrestler. RIGHT: Jeff Mitchell gets his foe in a headlock during “Meet Meade County Night.” THE NEWS STANDARD/ BEN ACHTABOWSKI
Dylan Pike (103 pounds) and James Childress (112 pounds), are both struggling to cut weight, Davis said. “If they get their weight down they’ll both be solid,” he added. “I’m looking for them to do really well this year.” With the certainties of several weight classes, there are still some positions that are yet to be determined. The 119, 125, 135, 140, and 189 pound are all classes that will be filled by new wrestlers. The vacancies are a result of seven graduated seniors last season. “They are brand new kids,” Davis said about the up and coming wrestlers. “They are probably going to take their bumps and bruises. They’ll lose their first share of matches in December and probably in some January. But they have a lot of potential.” One of the contributors of the early success of the
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program is the workouts the wrestlers must endure. Stamina is crucial, as wrestling is of the most physically demanding sports around. “What helps us is our endurance,” Medley said. “We have probably the hardest endurance program in the state. We’re here from the end of school to 7:30 (p.m.) We only get the holidays off. On Christmas, we get just Christmas off; we only get Thanksgiving Day off — the days before and after we’re on the mats.” But Medley is glad the team works hard on building endurance. “If you go all three rounds — six minutes — that will be the most tiring six minutes of your life,” he said. “You’re moving the whole time and using ever muscle. There’s no laying back.” The workouts narrowed the team from 70 members to 25 in less than a week
of practice during the program’s first year. Now the team has 45 wrestlers, nearly double from two years ago. One of the peak interests of wrestling is the fact that anyone, any size can participate. “Some of (these wrestlers) are too short to play basketball or too chubby and this sport fits them,” Davis said. “Then you take a bunch of country kids — this is a great sport for them. They’re strong, naturally strong. They wrestle anyways, whether it’s cows, horses, brothers or sisters. They’re always wrestling someone.” This year’s team is also working on overall takedowns, which lacked last year. “Last year, our weakness as a team was takedowns,” Davis said. “We have beat takedowns into our team all season long. We’re going to be aggressive this year and
every match we’re going for a takedown. If you get the first takedown you set the tone. “I think this year our strengths will be takedowns. Hopefully we’ll control the takedowns and win them. That’s what my goal was coming into this year.” With a mixture of experience, talent, discipline, and fresh faces, the Greenwave remain one of the favorites in the region — which it won last year. “We’re no longer the secret,” Davis said. “The first year, we were the best kept secret, but that’s not the case anymore. Everyone wants a piece of us now. Southern (High School) is probably the regional favorite. We’ll find out (Dec. 10) and see if they are the favorite. I can’t wait for that match.” The Greenwave’s first match is away against Valley High School and DeSales High School on Dec. 3.
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“We lost a lot of experience and talent with that class,” Hurt said. “All of those girls kind of fit the mold of a quick, undersized, scrappy type of players. We’re going to miss those guys.” This year, the makeup of the team is completely different with the frontcourt boasting two six-foot players: returning starting junior power forward Bliss Powers and her cousin, sophomore center Scarlett Powers. Hurt says the team may be more of a slow-paced post-positioning team, rather than its previous run-and-gun style. “This is going to be a different team than what we’ve had in the past,” he said. “We’ve had teams that kind of spread out the floor and try to run and play man-toman. This is a team where we try to pound the ball into the block and get the ball inside. It may be a little slower paced game from the past.” Hurt feels that Bliss Powers — who started last year and recorded 135 points and 121 rebounds — has been very impressive during preseason workouts and is probably in the best shape she’s been in. Scarlett Powers — who came off the bench last year averaging 10.7 minutes a game and 4.9 ppg — will play an important role this season, as well. “We’re really going to expect (Scarlett Powers) to carry a big load when it comes to defending the post, rebounding and scoring,” Hurt said. “She’s got a good touch on her shot and good ability in the inside and has a decent outside jumper.” The leader of the Lady Waves offense is returning starting — point guard junior Caroline Wilson. Last year, she had 51 assists and she looks forward to feeding the ball to the post players. “It’s nice to be able to look down the floor and have two people six-foot tall ready to catch it and ‘dunk,’” Wilson said. “Well, that’s what we like to call it at least. It makes us feel good.” At the shooting guard position, junior Mallory Wathen — who
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ABOVE: Chelsea Stinnett sticks her hand in Alexa Adams’ face during defensive drills. TOP RIGHT: Scarlett Powers shoots a jumper during practice. RIGHT: Mallory Wathen looks to pass down to her post players. made 14 three-pointers last year — will be the primary outside threat. Junior Paige Long will also see significant playing time at the guard positions. “We have never been a really good outside shooting team,” Hurt said. “I think Mallory Wathen is going to be a great outside shooter for us though. She might really help us out with her shooting ability.” This is the first year the Lady Waves will start a true forward at the three-spot. During the last four seasons, Oliver filled that position as more of a third guard to help spread out the floor. The lone senior of the team, Chelsea Stinnett, and junior Alexa Adams, look to share the true small forward position. Stinnett, a star of the Lady Waves volleyball team, is like many of her teammates: a multiple sport athlete. Basketball may be her redemption sport after the volleyball team fell short of its goals by losing to Apollo in the first round of the regional tournament. “With volleyball we wanted to go really far,” Stinnett said. “We didn’t get as far as we wanted to. It will be nice to get some revenge against
Apollo and (other regional rivalries). We have a team (that can) go far this year.” Other multiple sport athletes that will see the basketball court for the Lady Waves are, Bliss Powers (volleyball), Scarlett Powers (softball and volleyball), Wathen (softball), Long (soccer), sophomore Kristin Benton (soccer and softball), sophomore Kayla Padgett (softball), and sophomore Tiffany Brown (cross country and track). “We always like for our kids to go out and do what they love,” Hurt said about the multiple sport athletes. “Each sport brings skills and abilities that are beneficial to us. All of our kids play different sports and we love that. I think it’s beneficial to all the programs.” Along with a slower paced offense, the Lady Waves will show some different defensive sets — primarily changing from man-to-man and pressing defenses to zonebased defenses. During the preseason, Hurt experimented with a 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 zone and some three-quarter presses. “We’re going to try to incorporate some more zones and stay out of foul trouble,” he said. “We’re go-
ing to try a force one shot and then get every rebound. The nice thing about basketball is you don’t have to be clicking on all cylinders until late January, February. So we have some time to figure things out.” While the Lady Waves find its offensive and defense identities, the district returns some high caliber teams. The parody of the district will make it hard for Meade County to win its fourth straight district in a row. “I think it’s going to be tougher than it has ever been,” Hurt said. “Breckinridge County and Hancock County have pretty much everyone back. It’s going to be more competitive than it’s ever been. Until somebody steps up and takes it from us, I believe that we’re the favorite.” Aside from district games, the Lady Waves will have to weather a brutal schedule. “Right off the shoot, we’re going to play Elizabethtown (which made last year’s final four) at home,” Hurt said. “It’s a game where they are one of the elite programs in the state. Hopefully we’ll get off on the right foot and it will be a game where we can tell where we are and what we can do to get better.
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“Down the road we play Ohio County (which was last year’s region champion); that’s always a fun game. It seems we always play them tough. Either it’s a one- or two-point game, or we take them into overtime.” With the loss of five seniors, a tough schedule, a different style of play, the Lady Waves still boast a wealth of promise for the upcoming season. Untapped talent could help Meade County make another run in the region and possibly the state tournament. “We hope it’s a reloading year,” Hurt said. “You always aim for states. If you look at the history of this program, the Lady Waves were one of the elite programs in the state. We want to continue that.”
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Parallel From page B1 we put up an effort to focus just on the Chase was in ’05,” Johnson said. “We had a lot of things go in our direction and a nice points lead and we tried new set-ups and messed with some things that ended up biting us. Since then, we’ve been under the same mindset as everyone else. If you’re behind, you’ve got to catch up. We were that team this year. We got off to a slow start and had to catch up. Once you get to the Chase, everybody is a little leery, especially starting the Chase, to come in with different set-ups. “You come in with what’s proven and with what works and see where you rank. If you’re in the hunt, you stay put. If you’re out of the hunt, you start building on ’09 or trying to win at the end of the year. Where we’re at, once the Chase started, we’ve stayed pretty close to our set-ups and our concepts of set-ups and we’ve just racing and doing what we can. We’ve had some luck come our way, guys caught up in wrecks at Talladega. But at the same time, we’ve been performing and putting up good finishes too.” Yarbrough strung together three straight years of success (1976-78) just prior to Dale Earnhardt’s arrival in NASCAR. What’s the main differences in the two? Johnson raced at a time when the competition was tighter and there were more cars in the races. There is by far
more parity now. While the number of lead changes per race between the two remained relatively the same, the number of leaders during Johnson’s reign was more than twice that of Yarborough’s. Yarborough and owner/ crew chief Junior Johnson caught fire in the 70s — a fire that was hard to put out. Every race during Yarborough’s championship years had fewer than 10 cars finish on the lead lap, and 17 of the 90 races had just the race winner on the lead lap. In Johnson’s years there were just four races with less than 10 cars on the lead lap and not a single race saw the leader on a lap by himself. “I have to work harder to ignore the Chase and what’s going on than anything else in my life right now,” Johnson said. “I’m sure it’s the same way for anyone that has a shot at this thing. I have found that trying to manage my own mind, manage my emotions, it’s a full-time job. If you ignore it during the week and show up here on Friday, it’s going to hit you hard and you’re going to be overloaded with it. “Different year’s different things have worked for me. I try to keep myself occupied. I try to keep myself busy during the week and try to ignore as much as possible what’s going on. But the hardest part is when you lay down in bed and try to go to sleep, there’s nothing to keep you busy and you need sleep. That point I find I probably spend more time thinking about things before I fall asleep and when I wake up than I want to.’’
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Harvesting female deer is important Submitted by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department
That’s why harvesting bucks doesn’t help thin the deer herd, while taking enough FRANKFORT — As the female deer can keep a deer first week of modern gun deer population in balance with season winds down, many available habitat. “If you’ve hunters have got fewer already taken their antlered “I’m talking about deer, they’ll deer for the improving the qual- be in better condition,” year. If you ity of your hunting said David are hunting in a highexperience. When Yancy, a biin density area your buck-to-doe ologist Kentucky like Zone 1, and youshouldn’t ratio improves, you Fish Wildlife’s big stop there. see more rutting game proHarvesting behavior. You see gram. plenty of feYancy said male deer in deer doing what ideal deer high-density they do, not just densities are areas is esstanding in a food less than 30 sential to deer a square maintaining plot.” mile. a quality deer “If you herd — and a —David Yancy, biologist for Kentucky Fish and think of habiquality hunttat like a pie, ing experiWildlife then cutting ence. the pie into “Female deer are the drivers of herd 25 pieces instead of 45 means growth,” said Tina Brunjes, everyone gets more,” he said. big game program coordina- “At 25 per square mile, deer tor for the Kentucky Depart- have fewer ticks, less intestiment of Fish and Wildlife Re- nal parasites, higher weight and better fat reserves to get sources. “When you have too through the winter.” While mountainous habitat many deer, you want to stop growth. Even if you don’t in the eastern part of Kentucky have too many, you want to can’t support 25 deer a square control growth. The way you mile, that is the department’s target deer density for other do that is through does.” One female deer can quick- regions of the state. Counties ly increase a deer population, with ideal deer populations since a doe gives birth to an are classified as Zone 2 for average of two fawns a year. deer hunting, and make up
34 percent of Kentucky. “Our big buck producers — Ohio, Butler, Muhlenberg, Hopkins, Grayson, Breckinridge — are all 25 deer per square mile counties,” said Yancy. “These areas have good habitat, but implicit in this is good deer numbers.” However, 33 percent of Kentucky counties have too many deer, and fall under Zone 1 hunting regulations. Hunters may harvest unlimited antlerless deer with the proper permits in these counties. Brunjes said it’s important for Zone 1 hunters to take female deer, not only for
herd health but for a quality hunt. “By quality, I’m not just talking about big antlers,” she said. “I’m talking about improving the quality of your hunting experience. When your buck-to-doe ratio improves, you see more rutting behavior. You see deer doing what they do, not just standing in a food plot.” Brunjes said that ideally, there should be fewer than three does for each buck in a deer herd. In areas with too many female deer, breeding season may not be as intense. “You hear these things like
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Harvesting plenty of female deer in high-density areas is essential to maintaining a quality deer herd. Female deer can increase a deer population by giving birth to an average of tow fawns a year.
Online applications help solve notification problems with elk hunts Submitted by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department
FRANKFORT — A shift to onlineonly applications for Kentucky elk quota hunts will solve problems with notifying people drawn for a hunt. The new system takes effect Dec. 1, when the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources begins its application sales for the 2009-10 elk hunt. Other licenses and permits will not be affected by the change. Under the old system, the department faced difficulties obtaining the names and addresses of youth hunters and those without a Kentucky driver’s license. This delayed notifications to all hunters and mailings of elk hunt information to all those drawn for the hunt. Under the new system, hunters will provide their names and addresses when they register online at the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Web site, fw.ky.gov. The new system speeds up the notification process and increases its efficiency. “A majority of people were already using the Internet to verify if they were drawn for the elk hunt,” said Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commis-
sioner Jon Gassett. “This is the next logical step to promote the elk project and maintain a database to improve future elk drawings.” Previously, hunters could purchase an application for a quota elk hunt through a license vendor such as WalMart, K-Mart or county court clerk offices, or by calling the department’s license sales phone number. However, applicants did not have to supply their names or addresses at the time of purchase, making it difficult for department personnel to track down this information and contact hunters who were drawn. Department officials were able to obtain most names and addresses by cross-referencing Kentucky driver’s license records. However, there remained a number of hunters the department had difficulty contacting. “Each year, we have a percentage of folks whose name and address information is not captured via phone or point-of-sale vendors,” said Tina Brunjes, big game program coordinator for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. Brunjes said these ‘unknown’ applicants can make up as much as 10 percent of those drawn for an elk permit. Department personnel must then try
to find the drawn hunters by making phone calls, sending out press releases and posting information on the department’s Web site. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission awarded 400 permits for the current season and will increase substantially the number of permits for the 2009-10 hunting season, making it even more difficult to locate unknown hunters. “We put a lot of hours into tracking those people down,” Brunjes said. “With the number of permits issued increasing each year, we could be looking at far more unknowns in future years. The best way to remedy this is via online sales only.” Hunters drawn for the 2009-10 elk hunt will also be able to pay for their elk permit online rather than sending a check to the department. Elk permits for those drawn to hunt cost $30 for Kentucky residents and $365 for nonresidents. Elk lottery applications for the 200910 hunting season go on sale Dec. 1, 2008. Applicants can purchase their $10 quota hunt application through the department’s secure license sales Web page by going to fw.ky.gov and clicking on “Purchase Licenses Here.”
‘They’re not rutting, they’re not breeding where I am,’” said Yancy. “First of all, they are. But what that could be is there are so many females there’s no competition among bucks. If you want a good two-week period with fighting, lots of rubs, lots of scrapes, you need fewer does and more competition.” After you bag an antlered deer this year, take a doe if you’re hunting in an area with too many deer. You can help improve the herd with your hunt. Modern gun deer season is open statewide and continues through Nov. 17 in Zones 3-4 and Nov. 23 in Zones 1-2. For complete deer hunting regulations, pick up a copy of the 2008-09 Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Guide, available wherever hunting licenses are sold.
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•It was American author, humorist and storyteller Garrison Keillor who made the following observation: "They say such nice things about people at their funerals, that it makes me sad to realize I'm going to miss mine by just a few days."
•The murre, a bird found in the Arctic, actually dives into the water and swims to catch the small fish that comprise its diet. Interestingly, its eggs aren't like those of any other bird in the world: The egg "whites" are blue, and the yolks are bright-red.
•Statistics show that only 1 in every 1,461 people is born on Feb. 29, the date that occurs only once every four years, in a leap year. •You might be surprised to learn that the kilt originated not in Scotland, but in France.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Keep your feelings to yourself as you work through an awkward circumstance. Complaining is useless, and also unwise since your words could come back to haunt you.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A sudden flash of Bovine practicality shows you how you might be able to turn your artistic pursuits into a profitable venture. A spouse or partner offers some sage advice.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Be prepared with several "Plan Bs" that you might have to use as backups just in case you encounter some troublesome complications with your carefully constructed schedule.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might think you'll never have a free moment again with the demands of the workplace piling on. Cheer up. The pressure eases as holiday time nears. An old friend brings good news.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Leonine pride might make it difficult to offer an apology to a co-worker you unintentionally offended. But a quick and sincere "I'm sorry" could prevent problems down the line.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) This is a good time to tackle those backed-up chores that have kept you from moving into other and potentially more worthwhile projects. A personal matter needs your attention.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You usually have no problem rushing to the defense of someone you perceive as being treated unjustly. But perceptions could be deceiving this week. Check the facts before you act.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Before you point fingers at who might be to blame for the unexpected change in your plans, take a few moments to reflect on how this turn of events might be a blessing in disguise.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You seek out advice in the first part of the week. But be careful not to let counsel from others overshadow your own sense of perception. Things become clearer by the week's end.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The trusted colleagues you relied on earlier continue to offer support with your project. But you take more control, and by the week's end, you should be in full command.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Rely on your practical side while exploring investment possibilities. Caution is still your watchword in these matters. Your social life takes a gratifying turn by the week's end.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) An already confusing situation appears to grow murkier during the first part of the week. But it all starts to clear by the week's end. Plan to spend the weekend with someone special.
BORN THIS WEEK: You have a passion for life that inspires others to follow your example. You could be a motivational speaker. © 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Ekron Choir holds first performance By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com The first Ekron Elementary School Chorus Concert was held Nov. 20 at the Meade County High School Performing Arts Center. Under the direction of Natasha Lanham, the school’s music teacher, 32 third- through sixth-grade
students performed seven songs for family and friends. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America the Beautiful,” and “Rockin’ Robin” were among the popular selection of songs the choir performed with music teacher Dawn McFarland playing piano accompaniment. Lanham said the choir’s only other performance prior
to the concert took place at a Greenwave football game where it performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Lanham plans to hold a second audition to accept more students into the program this spring semester. The choir is expected to perform next May at the Kentucky Music Education Association in Richmond, Ky.
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‘Tis the season’ to have a reason to stop by the Meade County Public Library Submitted by Rachel Baelz Meade County Public Library Director The Meade County Public Library is playing host to several festive activities this holiday season. Below is a list of upcoming events. Local art show The Meade County Public Library is inviting the entire community to its art show, Local Color, on Friday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. This free family event will showcase the work of local artists. Local Color will be held at the Main Street Café in Brandenburg. Light refreshments will be served. Come meet local artists and find out how you can become more involved in the arts.
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ABOVE: The Ekron Elementary School Chorus held its first performance on Nov. 20 at the Meade County High School Performing Arts Center under the direction of music teacher Natasha Lanham. RIGHT: The chorus performed “The Concert Etiquette Rap” with some added style and funk.
Creating fun and games David T. Wilson jumps around with the local library to have some ‘froggy fun’ Submitted by Meade County Public Library
The Meade County Public Library (MCPL) and fourth-graders at David T. Wilson Elementary School had a “ribbiting” time Nov. 5 and 6 during science class. More than 150 students created a frog and hurled blow darts dipped in toad venom. Events included leap-
frog; an “It ain’t easy being green” scavenger hunt — frog eye, frog leg, tadpole, frog food, etc; musical frogs; frog twister; and “hot” frog put their webbed talents to the test. The Meade County Public Library provides programming for all ages. For more information contact the library at 270422-2094 or check us out on the web at meadereads. org.
Make a holiday cards for our troops “Holidays for Heroes” is a campaign sponsored by the American Red Cross to distribute holiday cards to service members and veterans in both the U.S. and abroad. Please take a minute to stop by the library and make a card to send to our troops recovering in military hospitals as well as veterans and their families. Supplies can be found in
TUESDAY Choose One: Waffle Sticks w/Syrup Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
WEDNESDAY Choose One: Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
THURSDAY Choose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
FRIDAY Choose One: Cinn. Roll & Yogurt Cup Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Fresh Garden Salad Meal w/Mozz String Cheese, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Popcorn Chicken Turkey & Cheese Sandwich w/Pickle Choose Two: Oven Baked Fries Tossed Garden Salad Fresh Apple Strawberries
Choose One: Grilled Cheese Sandwich Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza Choose Two: Corn Green Beans Fresh Orange Applesauce In Addition: Chocolate Chip Cookie
Fresh Garden Salad Box Meal w/Popcorn, Chicken, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Chicken Nuggets Salisbury Steak w/ Brown Gravy Choose Two: Peas Mashed Potatoes Fresh Pear Mixed Fruit In Addition: Hot Dinner Roll
Choose One: Southwest Pizza Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup w/Crackers Choose Two: Green Beans Cooked Carrots Grapes Pineapple
Fresh Garden Salad Box Meal w/Mozz String Cheese, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Breaded Fish on Bun Smucker’s PB & J Uncrustable Choose Two: Baked Beans Oven Baked Tater Tots Banana - Peaches In Addition: Mac & Cheese
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Choose One: Sausage, Egg & Chz on English Muffin Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Fruit Muffin Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Eggs, Hashbrown & Toast Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Pepperoni Pizza Choose Two: Garden Salad Peas Mixed Fruit Fresh Apple
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad w/Popcorn Chicken Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Pork BBQ on Bun Choose Two: Green Beans Potato Wedges Applesauce Fresh Orange In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Queso Nachos Choose Two: Corn Carrot & Celery Sticks Oranges Pineapple Fresh Apple
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/Turkey & Cheese Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Cheeseburger or Hamburger on Bun Choose Two: Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Oven Baked Fries Pears - Fresh Apple Banana In Addition: Cookie
Choose One: Chocolate Chip Muffin Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Breakfast Burrito Cereal and Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Hamburger Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Country Chicken w/ Gravy & Dinner Roll Choose Two: Peas - Mashed Potatoes Applesauce Fresh Orange In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad w/ Chicken Nuggets; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Cheese Pizza Choose Two: Garden Salad Vegetable Medley Pineapple Fresh Apple
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Hamburger Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Spaghetti w/Meatsauce & Dinner Roll Choose Two: Green Beans Garden Salad Pears - Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/Turkey & Chz Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Taco Salad w/Tortilla Chips Choose Two: Lettuce, Tomato Corn Mixed Fruit Banana
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BELOW: Tori Aiken won the 1st Annual Cool Frog Award.
Cookie Swap Join us for our second annual Cookie Swap on Dec. 18 beginning at 7 p.m. Bring a batch of your favorite cookies and sample from all the other wonderful cookies. Bring two to three dozen cookies and their recipes. All cookies must contain an ingredient list for possible allergens.
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/ Ham & Cheese Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Breaded Chicken Pattie on Bun Choose Two: Broccoli w/Cheese Carrot Sticks Pears - Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One: Sausage, Egg & Cheese on English Muffin Cereal & Toast Choose One: All breakfast comes Chilled Juice with Milk Choice Fresh Fruit Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/ Ham & Cheese; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree All lunch comes Choice w/2 Sides: with choice of Southwest Pizza 1/2 pint drink Choose Two: Broccoli w/Cheese Carrot Sticks Peaches Fresh Apple Week 3
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Lapsit Calendar Introduce children ages two and under to the library with our Lapsit program. Lapsit Story Time meets every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Annex and involves stories, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays. On Dec. 4, we will learn about families as we get ready for the holidays; on Dec. 11 we will read books about babies and how they grow; and on Dec. 18, Christmas will be our topic at this last Lapsit until Jan. 8. On Christmas Day, enjoy time with your family and we will see you in 2009.
MONDAY Choose One: Scrambled Eggs & Cinnamon Toast Cereal & Cinn. Toast Choose One: All breakfast comes Chilled Juice with Milk Choice Fresh Fruit
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ABOVE: Students enjoy creating their individual frogs.
Holiday gift wrapping Need to wrap some gifts away from prying eyes? Come to the MCPL Library Annex for an evening of gift wrapping and fun with friends on Dec. 18 from 5 – 7 p.m. Bring your own supplies and we’ll provide you with a place to wrap gifts for family and friends.
Las Posadas Christmas Celebration Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the MCPL Annex as we celebrate the Mexican holiday of Las Posadas, which represents the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. All ages are welcome to come learn about the Spanish language and Mexican culture. We will be reading a story, making crafts, having a parade through the library, and enjoying Mexican cuisine provided by Miguel’s. Our fiesta will also include music and a piñata
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the “Holidays for Heroes” box in the Children’s section and at tables throughout the library. Please sign your card and drop it off at the front desk when you are finished. If you would like to make your card at home, you are also welcome to bring it to the library by Friday, Dec. 5 to ensure the mail arrives in time for the holidays. We appreciate you taking the time to show our troops how grateful we are for everything they do for our country.
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Frank and Alliene Stull 60th Anniversary
Frank and Alliene (Fackler) Stull will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 27. They were married at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Catholic Church in Payneville, Ky. on Nov. 27, 1948. Frank and Alliene have twelve children; Carolyn Hardesty, Mary Francis Erdley, Bobby Stull, Debbie Pickering, Denise Adams, Paulette Adkisson, Greg Stull, Ellen Funk, Tim Stull, Kim Tobin, Jeff Stull and Amy Tucker. They have thirty-six grandchildren and thirty-two great-grandchildren. Frank and Alliene along with their children and grandchildren will celebrate their 60th anniversary by attending Thanksgiving Day mass at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Catholic Church in Payneville. The family asks that you honor their long and blessed marriage by saying a prayer for their family on this special day.
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Steve and Nikki Goins are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie May, born on Sept. 19, 2008. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany where Steve is serving in the United States Navy. Sophie has one sister, Destiny, and two brothers, Sean and Ian. Her grandparents are Rick and Phyllis Kendall of Brandenburg and Jan and Jay May of Pritchard, West Virginia. Sophie has some special aunts and an uncle also. Elizabeth May of West Virginia, Emily Kendall of Brandenburg, and Darren and Tiffany Goins of Payneville, Ky.
Amanda Marie Benham, 21, of Brandenburg and Christopher Lee Davidson, 21, also of Brandenburg recently united in marriage on Nov. 16 at Bethel United Methodist Church. Amanda is the daughter of Paul and Glenda Benham of Brandenburg, and Christopher is the son of Sharon and Vernon Davidson, both of Brandenburg. All of Amanda’s and Chris’s siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends would like to congratulate them on this great accomplishment and wish them luck in the future.
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Jackson Timothy Fogie Brandy and Victor Fogie of Vine Grove, Ky. are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jackson Timothy Fogie. Jackson was born Nov. 18, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. Jackson’s siblings are Lillian Fogie of Indiana, Elatia Taylor of Grayson County, Ky., and Jacob Fogie of Vine Grove. His grandparents are Timothy Taylor of Vine Grove, Jodi Taylor of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Kenneth Fogie, Sr. of Indianapolis.
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November 28: Robbie Mattingly, Nadine Fortner, Sylvia Powers, Floyd Williams
November 29: Allie Fackler
November 30: Lizzie Perna
December 1: Rebecca Richardson, Adam Foushee, Chad Robinson
December 2: Fred Morgan, Ashley Strickland Hartmann, Ima Judy Robinson, Ashley-Rae Hartmann, Julie Powers, Sammy Hamilton
December 3: Mildred Barr, Roger Stull
December 4: Alyssa Morgan, Donna Kirkwood, John Storms
December 5: Christa Hurt, Chad Puyear
Achievements
The proud recipients of the Ekron Excellence awards are Mrs. Brenda Hampton and Mrs. Dana Medley. Mr. Thomas presented these two ladies their awards on Nov. 20 at the faculty meeting. Mrs. Medley is always going above and beyond to coordinate events for the faculty at Ekron Elementary School. Dana makes the school a place where everyone wants to be. Mrs. Hampton was the recipient of the other award given by Mr. Thomas. She was in charge of our Veteran’s Day Program that was held Nov. 11. The program involved every student at Ekron Elementary School and was done with professionalism while at the same time promoting a strong sense of honor and respect for our military. Mrs. Hampton is a vital part of our school and community.
TOP: Mrs. Hampton receiving award. BOTTOM: Mrs. Medley receiving award.
Ashley Lynn Shankland, 24, of Fort Scott, Kan., daughter of Lynette Kay Howard and Ralph Wesley Shankland, to Russell Corey Miller, Jr., 20, of Ekron, Ky., son of Ronda Lynn Johnson and Russell Corey Miller. Gretta Renee Runyon, 22, of Brandenburg, daughter of Ruth Ann Runyon Hall and James Robert Kenley, to Eric Todd Hall, 29, of Battletown, son of Velma Mae Allen Hall and Marvin Eugene Hall.
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Happy Birthday Cindy! From, the whole gang!