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Now what? Daunting economy causes some MCHS seniors to reconsider their future plans By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com With the state’s unemployment rate hovering near double digits and numerous college and universities implementing tuition increases, many high school graduates are about to enter a gloomy new world. Though not anticipated to be as hard hit as college graduates — companies are planning to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates this year, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers — high school seniors have been considering the effects of the current recession when making future life plans. Matt Spencer, guidance counselor at Meade County High School, said more and more teens are seeking alternative ways to achieve post-secondary education. “I think most kids are going to be going to community colleges starting off versus trying to go straight to UofL or Western Kentucky University,” he said. Though students are searching for less expensive options, he hasn’t noticed a decrease in those pursuing college. Spencer said all the school’s guidance counselors have pushed the importance of financial aid and scholarships since the beginning of the school year. “Because of that, I have a lot of kids that will be able to attend college,” he said. “I have a lot of kids, though, that tell me right now, they can’t go because their mom or dad has lost their job, but ... if they really want to go to college, it’s possible.” In a recent survey conducted by The News Standard, 26 percent of high school seniors polled said the recession has had an impact on their decision to attend college, but most still plan to attend.
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Smith originally wanted to attend a technical school, though made an alternate decision to enlist in the Army — a trend Spencer said has noticeably increased. “I was planning on attending ITT Technical Institute for the criminal justice program, but after seeing how much tuition was, I realized I couldn’t afford it and I would have to pay completely out of pocket,” he said. Smith began looking for a job to help pay his way through school. “I noticed that jobs were hard to come by,” he said. “People were laying off, and weren’t wanting to hire and other places were completely shutting down, so I couldn’t get a job, and it was also hard to find a job that would work around my (class) schedule.” Ultimately, Smith decided to join the military, due in large part to its tuition assistance program. In addition to tuition, room and board, and other cost increases, Spencer said many universities are now also limited in the number of scholarships they can offer to incoming freshman. “That’s tightened up this year,” he said. “Money right now is as tight as it’s ever been, but there’s still money out there.” He said many students are witnessing their parents endure financial hardships, and some have taken on a “bread-winning role” in their households by finding jobs to help pay for bills. “The overall stress on the family ... can kind of trickle down to the kids sometimes,” he said. “I have kids who feel like they need to work in order to support their families.” Eighteen-year-old Erin Quetot has held a job at Fort Knox for three years, intending to enter a nursing program and
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Magistrates wrangle with giving raises to employees Fiscal Court reluctantly opts to budget higher raises for five county employees By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
Issuing raises above the 1.5 percent raise all county employees will receive in the new fiscal year sparked an opinionated discussion between magistrates as they hashed out a final draft of the upcoming budget. During a special meeting held Wednesday evening at the courthouse, magistrates began a final review of the new budget, after it was initially reviewed in length during a work session held last week. At the conclusion of the May 19 work session, Meade County Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft told magistrates to further study the budget and bring concerns or questions to his and county treasurer Shirley Fackler’s attention prior to this week’s meeting. “I had one magistrate tell me everything
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Career center gets adults back on track Meade County office provides GED training, skills needed to impress potential employers By Lindsey Corley lindsey@thenewsstandard.com
During hard economic times, people may be weary of changing jobs or rocking the boat in any way when it comes to their livelihoods. Dianne Bratcher, manager of the Meade County Education and Career Center, said she believes the services offered by her organization could be the catalyst for those stuck in a career rut to move forward, toward gainful employment. “The more skills a client comes to an employer with,” Bratcher said, “those make people more marketable in jobs, even local jobs.” Bratcher and the education center offer local adults a way to prepare for completing their general education degree (GED) and can help them relearn skills needed to pass basic college courses, which Bratcher said could be helpful especially for adults who may be going back to school after a long period of time away from a classroom. The center also offers WorkKeys assessments,
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Car lovers cruise in to show, help raise money for Crusade kids By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Brandenburg resident Ernie Morris’s hard work and dedication to one charity finally paid off Saturday when his car show, “Cruz Aid for Crusade,” collected more than $630 for WHAS-11 Crusade for Children. The event — which was rained
out on its original date, May 16 — drew more than 40 antique, remodeled cars and trucks that were registered by noon to participate in various categories like Best Show, Best Interior and Best Engine. Home Plate Family Restaurant, catered the event with car-show goers’ favorites like hot dogs, hamburgers, Sloppy Joes, chips and ice-
cold beverages. Home Plate Manager Eric Simmons said he and his mother and owner of the business, Cathy, felt supporting the show was a great way to get involved in a positive community event. “(Cathy) wanted to assist with
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Antique cars every shade of the rainbow were on display at the Cruz Aid car show held Saturday at MeadeOlin Park.
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC), One Knox and the Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board (LTWIB), working together with their Army partners announced today a new online course, Army 101, that can help people better prepare for future jobs at Fort Knox. “The one credit hour course provides students with a basic understanding of the Army — its history, how it’s organized, how it operates, its culture, and its people,” said Dr. Thelma White, ECTC’s President. “It also provides students with a brief overview of the organizations that will make up the Army’s Human Resource Center of Excellence (HR CoE),” added White. Dr. White, her curriculum team and One Knox worked closely with their Army HR CoE partners to develop the course. A second course providing an orientation to military personnel management is also under development, with launch anticipated this summer. With the prospects of as many as 1,400 job openings at Fort Knox, Kim Huston, Chair of the LTWIB expressed her excitement about bringing this educational tool to the region. “We want to
Future From page A1 double major in psychology. She now feels she’ll have to work full-time before earning enough money to attend college. “The recession has caused there to be less re-
help job seekers gain knowledge that might put them in a better position to apply for jobs at the HR CoE,” said Huston. When the Army identified its training needs to Kentucky Secretary of Education, Helen Mountjoy, late last year, she turned to her postsecondary education partners at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and work began in earnest to develop the courses. “It’s a win-win situation,” said Mountjoy. “Kentuckians have additional resources to help them prepare and the Army has applicants with a better understanding of the organization.” Army representatives from the HR CoE organizations reviewed all course materials for content and accuracy. “We are pleased that the first phase of instruction is now available,” said Colonel Scott Cottrell, Accessions Command Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Coordinator. Cottrell also wanted to make sure the public understands that successful completion of the course will not guarantee a job at the HR CoE. “It is one more thing a job seeker can do to prepare,” added Cottrell. Cottrell also emphasized that while many of the new jobs are expected to be in the Military Human Resource Management and Information Technology fields, there
will also be opportunities in other disciplines. “We’re working with the state and region on additional curriculum to help educate people about other career options,” said Cottrell. Army 101 will be offered at current ECTC tuition rates for one credit hour and will be open to anyone who wishes to register. Those who register have five weeks to complete the course. After successfully passing the course students will receive a printable certificate and can then include that information on their resumes along with other training and education. Visit www. elizabethtown.kctcs.edu to sign up.
sources for me,” she said. Spencer said sophomores and juniors can better prepare by beginning to consider life after high school as early as possible. He said the school’s guidance counselors recommend researching colleges, applying for financial aid and scholarships, and weighing the pros and cons of work or college op-
portunities early in their senior year. “And if you know your family is going through financial difficulties, it’s best that students start (researching and applying) even earlier,” he said. “I tell my students to make sure their grades are up, get involved in sports and do some extracurricular activities.”
About ECTC Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) is one of 16 colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). The college, which serves residents of Hardin and 11 other counties, provides accessible and affordable education and training through academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; and customized training for business and industry. In addition to soldiers and their families, ECTC’s
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Fort Knox Campus is open to the general public. About LTWIB The Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board is a 45-member advisory board that includes representatives from all eight counties in the Lincoln Trail Area Development District. The LTWIB conducts oversight of the Lincoln Trail Career Centers, youth services as well as employment and training activities funded by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The board also selects and approves providers for employee training, develops relationships with economic development groups and the employer community, promotes private sector involvement in the workforce investment system, and serves as an advisory body to local education and training providers. About One Knox Established by community leaders in 2006, One Knox serves as the central coordinating agency to help the region respond in the most positive way to growth opportunities associated with BRAC and Fort Knox. It represents a nine-county region that mirrors that of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, plus Bullitt County. For more information about One Knox visit www.oneknox.com.
BRANDENBURG — It’s time to tee up for the 23rd annual Two-Person Golf Scramble sponsored by the Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce. The scramble is one of the organization’s key fundraisers, allowing the Chamber of Commerce to do such things as give scholarships to graduating seniors at Meade County High School and support its various community projects. This year’s scramble will be Saturday, June 20, at Hillcrest Country Club in Brandenburg with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The entry fee is $100 per two-person team, according to Russ Powell, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Golfers may use their own carts, but for those who wish to rent them there is a $20 fee, he said. New for this year’s scramble will be a $10,000 prize for an ace on one of the course’s par-three holes. “We think this will be an exciting, new feature for the scramble that will provide a challenge for those who play every year and that will attract some new golfers,” Powell said, noting that the hole has not yet been selected. “We want to thank Fort Knox Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the hole-inone contest.”
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It boggles the mind that a Medal of Honor recipient could be buried in a pauper’s grave and forgotten. That’s what happened to Corporal Isaiah Mays, Company B, 24th US Infantry. He was buried in 1925 in a former pauper’s cemetery in what is now an undeveloped space next to a parking lot at the Arizona State Hospital. It wasn’t until 2001 that he finally got his Medal of Honor headstone to replace a plain brick grave marker. Just recently, through the efforts of the Missing in America project, the remains of Mays and two others were to be escorted by The Old Guard Riders to final resting places at Arlington National Cemetery. All over the Internet are stories of unclaimed cremated remains of veterans. In New Jersey there are more than 900 unclaimed veterans. In New Hampshire last year, the remains of four veterans were buried in
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GA takes a closer look at KY’s illegal immigrants FRANKFORT — When- ments. In the end, because of ever the General Assembly limitations beyond the staff’s wants to take a more in-depth control, a definitive answer look at an issue affectwas not possible, ing Kentucky, it often Legislative though estimates in turns to its Program several broad areas Update Review and Investi— healthcare, schools gations Committee. and jails — accountThe subjects it coved for nearly $30 ers are as wide rangmillion, with most of ing as state governthat coming from our ment. Two of its most elementary and secrecent reports, for ondary schools. example, dealt with What the study re-entry programs found is that while Jeff Greer there are as many as for felons completing their prison sentence 12.4 million people and the cost of college and unauthorized to be in our high school textbooks. country, their numbers in KenThough they contain rec- tucky are nowhere near levels ommendations that target seen in many other states, esinefficiencies, the reports are pecially those that surround not designed to guide policy; us. We had between 30,000 rather, they are an unbiased to 60,000 in 2005, roughly the source of information for leg- same as Missouri, but that islators and the public, much was about half of the totals like an audit. in Ohio and Tennessee, a fifth A little more than 18 as much as Virginia and an months ago, the committee eighth as much as Illinois. voted to take a closer look at There are two main reasons an issue that has often gener- why it is difficult to get more ated a considerable amount of precise figures. One is that public discussion for much of those here illegally are — not our country’s history: illegal surprisingly — hesitant to animmigration. The final report swer questions, while another was approved a week ago. is the fact that the federal govThe committee was given ernment limits how far states the difficult task of determin- can pursue the issue. ing how much this costs KenFor example, the U.S. Sutucky’s state and local govern- preme Court ruled in 1982
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that no child, no matter his or her citizenship status, could be turned away from public schools. In addition, only the federal government can initiate and carry out deportation cases. To complete its work, the committee spoke with a variety of local, state and federal officials whose jobs are tied directly or indirectly to immigration. They also analyzed 28 other studies that had been done elsewhere on the subject. The general conclusion from those reports is that this group of people provided both short-term gains and costs, but there was no broad consensus on either side. While most here in our country illegally do not have children with them, most of those in Kentucky who do appear to be located in just five counties: Jefferson, Fayette, Shelby, Boone and Warren. All told, there were about 2,500 children enrolled last school year whose citizenship couldn’t be authenticated. That’s about a half-percent of the state’s total school population. Over the last several years, the General Assembly has adopted several laws that address illegal immigration. In 2005, legislators required
proof of citizenship to obtain certain professional licenses. In 2007, we cracked down on human trafficking; and last year we called on the Kentucky State Police to check immigration status before issuing or renewing a firearms license. The committee offered two recommendations in this report: Give local jails more encouragement to apply for federal assistance to help pay for inmates here illegally; and streamline enrolling procedures for schools so they fully comply with state and federal guidelines. Ultimately, any comprehensive action on illegal immigration will need to come from the federal government. Whatever is decided, however, this issue will likely remain a topic of discussion for years to come. If you have any thoughts on this issue or any other involving state government, please let me know. State Rep. Jeff Greer (D— Brandenburg) My address is Room 357C, 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.
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winning hand for addressing wound or better, like enterKentucky’s fiscal problems. ing a $5,000 claimer in a Plus, when it comes to stakes race. It’s a sucker bet. “saving” the horseLiberty lover: racing industry, not a Bluegrass Louisville Mayor single poker face can Jerry Abramson Beacon be found in FrankWhadayaknow? fort. Emotional arLouisville Mayor guments abound for Jerry Abramson “saving” the state’s vetoes bills about reputation as “the as often as profeshorse capital of the sional poker playworld,” as Gov. Steve ers blink — rarely. Beshear described it Using his veto in a news release. power for only the The governor ref- Jim Waters third time in 20 erenced the 100,000 years, Abramson jobs and $4 billion economic struck down a bill passed impact the industry of- by the Metro Council that fers and how “we must act forced contractors to pay quickly to ensure that we artificially higher wages on maintain that investment in construction projects that our state.” receive at least a half-milBut shouldn’t we feel as lion dollars in tax money. bad about having to comThe veto was a badly needpete economically at the ed blow in behalf of economlowest level by tricking ic liberty in Louisville. people out of their money It also took courage for and penalizing people who Abramson to make the make bad bets? right decision in the midst A good bet: becoming a of a union stronghold. It tax-competitive state like would be great if some of Tennessee, where, accord- his buddies in Frankfort ing to a new American Leg- would follow suit. Jim Waters is the director of islative Exchange Report, residents earn in 12 months policy and communications for what it takes Kentuckians the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free-market think tank. 13 months to earn. Becoming addicted to You can reach him at jwaters@ gambling to solve our state’s freedomkentucky.com. You can economic woes is like stick- read previously published coling a Band-Aid on an oozing umns at www.bipps.org.
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the state’s Veterans Cemetery after they’d been stored since 1974. There are at least 40 more. The VA acknowledges the problem right on its site: “There is a risk that veterans whose remains are unclaimed, and not identified as veterans, will be buried in pauper graves. We ask for your assistance in helping the VA eliminate that risk.” I challenge members of all veterans service organizations to step up and determine whether there are unclaimed remains of veterans in your area. Follow the steps on the VA page below, and make sure that any forgotten veterans in your area are buried with dignity and respect. If you need help or advice, contact Missing in America [www.miap.us]. There are groups in nearly every state. At www.vba.va.gov/ VBA put “Burial of Unclaimed, Indigent Veterans” in the search box for more information.
tors will muster the courage to match the conclusions reached by USA Today: “Low-income kids need a chance to succeed. School choice is the most effective way to give it to them.” Liberty losers: expanded gaming supporters Groups pushing state government to expand gambling by installing “racinos” at horseracing tracks have different wrinkles in their propaganda. The bottom line: Supporters see expanded gambling as a bailout for playing the wrong cards in the past. For example, track owners claim the deck is stacked against them while competing with other states that use racinos to fatten race purses. Trainers, horses and money go to other states offering more purse money. Churchill Downs shrunk its live racing program from five days to four because it couldn’t find horses to fill races. But instead of going “all in” on a government subsidy, why hasn’t the industry put the millions spent lobbying for more gambling into creating fatter purses? Politicians play the same game. They see the promised $500 million in additional revenue from racinos as a
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It’s time to note recent actions that resulted in promoting — and eroding — our freedom. Liberty lover: USA Today’s editorial page What a difference a year — and a lot of failing schools — makes in turning liberty losers into lovers. Last year, USA Today’s editorial page offered this headline: “Move beyond vouchers.” Apparently after taking a closer look at just how many students — especially disadvantaged ones — fail to get an adequate education, the paper’s editorial board changed its mind and now endorses vouchers and charter schools. It gets pretty hard to ignore the issue when, as the paper notes, federal measures indicate students at 12,978 U.S. schools are failing to make adequate improvement. Kentucky’s Department of Education reported that a few more students graduated from high school last year. Still, even the department’s faulty data indicates rising dropout rates for nearly all ethnic groups, including a sizeable 1.37-percent increase for blacks between 2007 and 2008. Perhaps Kentucky legisla-
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Magistrates locked horns about issuing above-par raises to five county employees — a topic deserving of such debate and which should not be voted upon without such lambasting. It’s good to see such a touchy subject endure the thorough and necessary dissecting it received, and magistrates ultimately made the correct decision by budgeting the money for those raises. The economy is frightening and the county’s budget is a few belt notches slimmer than last year’s but if we don’t commend and make examples of those who rise above the call for the occasion, then what reason is there for any county employee to do anything other than show up for work? A few magistrates made the remark that county employees — like the magistrates — should be happy they even have a job. This is all well and true, and while every penny spent by the county should be treated like a $100 bill, the court needs to take care of the men and women that keep the county operational on a daily basis. The old adage “good help is hard to find” rings true. The county should take care of the workers that strive to perform outside their job descriptions and honestly care about serving their home town. A pat on the back is a kind gesture but it doesn’t say “good job” quite the same way as a few bucks added onto a paycheck. By spotlighting those who raise the bar, other employees may be encouraged to use a little more elbow grease too, and when everyone works a little harder the whole machine runs a little smoother. Make it clear why these five employees deserve raises, and make it clear that even in hard times Meade County cares for those who care for it.
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Dell R. Harris and Sonja J. Harris to William Russell Fackler and Susan B. Fackler, a 4.878 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $33.50. Joseph Harold Fackler and Deborah J. Fackler to Roger Dale Waters and Annetta R. Waters, a 5.931 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $147. Helen Joan Brown to Mary Jane Rydzewski, a 1.300 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $9. Junior T. Pugh and Bonnie S. Pugh to Paul M. Bowen and Fannie A. Bowen, lot 19 of Warren Farm Division in Meade County, deed tax $80.50. Gordon Board and Bernett Board, and through their attorney in fact W. Douglas Reed, to Lucille Holmes, lot 1 of John Swan, Jr. Estate in Meade County, deed tax $30. William H. Kays, Jr. and Karen S. Kays to Christopher P. Lattin and Miriam Lattin, 160 Natalie Court, Brandenburg, deed tax $218. Edward L. Bandurske and Marcella G. Bandurske and Lancaster Lawn and Landscaping and Heights Finance Corporation and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC formerly Ford Motor Credit Company and charter Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC 2005-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OP1, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC 2005-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OP1, property located in Meade County. Chase Home Finance, LLC, to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Lot 65 Oaklawn Court, Brandenburg. Corey R. Metzmeir, aka Cory R. Metzmeir, and unknown defendant, spouse of Corey R. Metzmeir, aka Cory R. Metzmeir, and Chase Home Finance, LLC Successor by Merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Successor by Merger to Chase Mortgage Company, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 47 of Otter Ridge Estates in Meade County. Mearl E. Berna to Stone Holdings, LLC, by and through Alec G. Stone, member, property located in Meade County. Federal National Mortgage Association, aka Fannie Mae, to Robert E. West, 333 Lawrence Street, Brandenburg. Gordon Board and Bernett Board, by and through Gene McGehee, their attorney-in-fact, to Karen J. Combs, lot 70 of Flaherty Heights Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $22. Ronnie L. Livers and Linda M. Livers, aka Linda Livers, to Ronnie L. Livers and Linda M. Livers, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Livers Family Wealth Trust, property located in Meade County. Estate of Josephine Crawford, by and through William Curl, Executor, to Janel Nation, parcel 1, 1.250 acres in Meade County, deed tax $26.50. Russell D. Heibert to Rick A. Hardin, 2656 Doe Valley Parkway East, Brandenburg, deed tax $168.50. Nancy E. Davis to Douglas W. Bishop and Amy L. Bishop, lot 8 of Coyote Forest Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $142.50. Estate of Josephine Crawford, by and through William Andrew Curl, Executor, to Yager Materials, LLC, A Kentucky Limited Liability Company, parcel 4, 7.997 acres in Meade County, deed tax $74. Marc W. Kundler, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Marc W. Kundler, and Maria Kundler, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Maria Kundler, to Mara Cyglberg, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Marta Cyglberg, a 1.464 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $56. Verna Lou Haught and Frederick Haught to Frederick Haught and Verna Lou Haught, property located in Meade County. Marie Ann Blas Strickland and unknown spouse, if any, of Marie Ann Blas Strickland, and County of Meade and HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc., by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc., property located in Meade County. Terry Dillow and Linda R. Beckum to Laura E. Smith, aka Laura E. Shaw, Parcel No. 9 Tract A and Parcel No. 9 Tract B and Parcel No. 9 Tract C, property located in Meade County, deed tax $35.
Quit Claim Deeds
Samantha Bennett to Caleb Bennett, parcel 12, 4.28 acres, of Shacklette Hill Farm in Meade County. Henry McIntyre, aka Henry D. McIntyre, Jr., and Heidi McIntyre to Henry McIntyre, aka Henry D. McIntyre, Jr., lot 23 and 24, 2.568 acres, of Medley Farm Division in Meade County. Vickie Chapman to Chris Chapman, a 0.952 acre tract in Meade
County.
Building Permits
5/14/09 Betty Curl, covered porch. 5/14/09 Betty Curl, accessory building, $27.50. 5/14/09 Kenneth and Patricia Heibert, garage, $27.50. 5/15/09 Charles and Virginia Peak, covered deck. 5/15/09 Powertel/T-Mobile, cell tower, $121.56. 5/15/09 Powertel/T-Mobile, cell tower, $121.56. 5/18/09 Brenda Brown, porch/ deck roof. 5/19/09 Michael Wheeler, pole barn/garage. 5/20/09 Adam Morsey, pavilion.
Septic Permits
No reports this week.
Retail Food Establishment Report No reports this week.
Brandenburg Police Department
5/19/09 at 1:20 p.m. Lorna Althouse of Battletown was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Ronnie Kerfoot of Louisville was driving a 1999 International. Althouse stated that she was leaving the Brandenburg Pharmacy and that she made a left turn and got into the left lane when Kerfoot sideswiped her. Kerfoot and a witness stated that Althouse pulled into the turn lane and then merged into the side of Kerfoot’s vehicle. The witness stated that Kerfoot did not leave his lane of travel. Althouse did cross into Kerfoot’s lane. No injuries were reported. Minor damage was done to Althouse’s vehicle. Damage is unknown to Kerfoot’s vehicle. Report BPD09039 was filed by Officer Singleton. 5/19/09 at 3:12 p.m. Joseph Fowler of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2000 Chevrolet C/K 1500. Elizabeth Shoulders of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 Honda. Shoulders was sitting in her vehicle in the parking lot of Meade County High School. Fowler stated that he was backing out of a parking space next to Shoulders and cut the front wheels too soon and collided into Shoulders. No injuries were reported. Very minor damage was done to both vehicles. Report BPD09040 was filed by Officer Singleton. 5/25/09 at 12:32 p.m. Mary Bennet of Valley Station, Ky. was driving a 1992 Ford. Richard Drouin of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 Chevrolet. Bennet was traveling eastbound on KY79. Drouin was slowing or stopped at the KY79 stoplight. Bennet started turning in the turning lane and collided with Drouin, causing minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported. Report BPD09041 was filed by Officer Young.
Meade County Sheriff Department
5/14/09 at 11:22 p.m. Brian Pollock of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2005 Kawasaki 500 westbound on Double Court when a dog ran into the path of Pollock, resulting in an impact with the dog and ejecting both subjects from the vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured parties were taken to University of Louisville Hospital by helicopter. Minor damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0129 was filed by Officer Graham. 5/15/09 at 3:32 p.m. Kevin Hall of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1987 Toyota Tercel. Paula Ashford of Guston was driving a 1993 Ford Escort. Hilda Farris of Ekron was driving a 2002 International DT 466 school bus. All three units were southbound on Stringtown Road with Hall behind Ashford and Ashford behind Farris. Ashford and Farris were stopped in traffic. Hall struck Ashford in the rear, pushing her into the rear of Farris. Following the collision with Ashford, Hall also struck the rear of Farris’s vehicle. Severe damage was done to Hall’s vehicle. Very severe damage was done to Ashford’s vehicle. Moderate damage was done to Farris’s vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS Units 2, 3, and 4. Injured parties were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Report 09-0128 was filed by Officer Foster. 5/16/09 at 2:30 a.m. Matthew Teeter of Ekron was driving a 1996 Chrysler Fifth Avenue westbound on KY448. The driver had been drinking. Teeter ran off the road to the right and hit a telephone pole, and then ran over a sign before coming to a final rest. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0130 was filed by Officer McCubbin. 5/17/09 at 1:00 a.m. Revie Hopper of Brandenburg was driving a 1998 Buick on Fairgrounds road. Hopper was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control, went into the ditch on the right side of the roadway, and then hit a tree. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0131 was filed by Officer Matti.
COURT
5/18/09 at 7:31 a.m. Shannon McCormack of Ekron was driving a 2005 Kia eastbound on Doe Run Ekron Road when a vehicle traveling towards her was in her lane. She went off the road to the right then crossed over and went over an embankment, rolling end over end two to three times. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured party was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0132 was filed by Officer Matti. 5/18/09 at 7:47 a.m. Randal Remsburg of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1989 Ford Ranger. Pius Hobbs of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1999 Ford F250. Remsburg was attempting to execute a left turn from Payne Road onto KY144. Hobbs was eastbound on KY144. Remsburg pulled into the path of Hobbs, causing a collision. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to Remsburg’s vehicle. Moderate damage was done to Hobb’s vehicle. Report 09-0133 was filed by Officer Foster. 5/18/09 at 3:27 p.m. Jessica Journey of Brandenburg was driving a 2000 Pontiac southbound on KY933. Journey stated that a northbound vehicle crowded her off the right shoulder of the road, causing her to travel off the right side of the roadway. She overcorrected to the left and then overcorrected to the right, sending the vehicle into a spin. She then traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck an earth embankment. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0134 was filed by Officer Wright. 5/20/09 at 3:53 p.m. Hollie Exler of Elizabethtown, Ky. was driving a 1992 GM. Dewan Ditto of Ekron was driving a 1994 Ford. Ditto was slowing to make a left turn from westbound KY144 onto Mucker Road. Exler was westbound on KY144 behind Ditto. Exler stated that she applied the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. Exler struck Ditto in the rear. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to both vehicles. Report 09-0135 was filed by Officer Wright.
District Court 5/13/09 Continued
Jamie Marie Smith, 27, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Jamie Marie Levine, 27, careless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pretrial conference 6/03/09. William M. Bland, 46, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial conference 5/27/09.
District Court 5/20/09
Gregory Lynn Knott, 45, alcohol intoxication in a public placepretrial conference 6/03/09. James Edward Clark, 33, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/27/09. Bobby Dewayne Lutes, 43, unauthorized use of motor vehiclepled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Theodus Thurston, Jr., 47, probation violation- continues 6/17/09. Michael Krone, 20, 2 counts of terroristic threatening criminal possession of forged instrument5/27/09. Jessica R. Masters, 18, speeding 26 mph over/greater; theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Heather R. Drum, 28, possession of marijuana; use/possession drug paraphernalia; cultivation of marijuana- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 6/17/09. William Hayes Edelen IV, 28, flagrant non support- CFA 5/27/09. William A. Fredrick, 21, 3 counts of 1st degree burglary; possession of burglary tools; 2 counts criminal mischief; theft by unlawful taking/building under $300pled not guilty preliminary hearing 5/27/09. Corey A. Noe, 18, 3 counts of 1st degree burglary; possession of burglary tools; 2 counts criminal mischief; theft by unlawful taking/building under $300-pled not guilty preliminary hearing 5/27/09. Ashley D. Dunn, 25, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Nathen D. Collins, 21, failure to wear seat belts; possession of marijuana- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Sheree L. Schulz, 40, possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 5/27/09. Anthony Stephen Stout, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public place; 1st degree disorderly conduct- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Kathy Jones, 44, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Casey R. Dowell, 20, possession of marijuana; traffic in marijuana-
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pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Robert W. Grier, 48, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/27/09. Phillip W. Medlin, 21, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Vanessa Jones Canion, 46, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- dismissed. Andrew M. Erpelding, 22, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- $1000 fine 90 days probated for 2 years no driving without a valid license; no/ expired registration plates- dismissed. Richard Pet Hernandez, 43, speeding 15 mph over limit- defer 6 months. Mark Welch, 31, speeding 10 mph over limit; operating vehicle with expired operatorís licensefailure to appear. Kevin L. Hall, 20, speeding 22 mph over limit- defer 6 months; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- dismissed. Edward A. Booth, 21, speeding 26 mph over/greater- assigned state traffic school. Shannon D. Reece, 29, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Sabrina D. Cheatham, 36, leaving the scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09. Justin D. Adamson, 18, speeding 25 mph over the limit; operated on suspended/revoked operatorís license- failure to appear. Michael Wayne Maddle, 26, probation violation; flagrant non support- continues 5/27/09. Jared Neil Hart, 42, theft by unlawful taking/gasoline- to be continued. Cassie Rudd, 23, use/possess drug paraphernalia- 6/03/09. Romuald L. Pate, 45, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- 6/03/09. Michael P. Hall, Jr., 19, criminal trespassing- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years; operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license- $50 fine. Tiffany Nicole Foreman, 27, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- pretrial conference 5/27/09. Troy Fout, 34, receiving stolen property under $300; theft of services under $300- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Chasity L. Hupp, 26, possession of marijuana- pled guilty 6 months probated after serving 10 days. Jason Carl Bartley, 28, non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years pay child support. Rommel Jonathan Breffe, 42, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear. Kimberly Gagel Clark, 48, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 5/27/09. Gary Gene Ely, 25, disorderly conduct- pled guilty 6 months probated for 2 years; alcohol intoxication in a public place- pled guilty $25 fine.
Tammy Lynn Dodson, 37, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pretrial conference 6/24/09. John Edward Moore, 39, violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO; resisting arrest; 2nd degree disorderly conduct- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Shelley Jea Frazier, 45, abatement of nuisances- pretrial conference 5/27/09. Jessica Gayle Ramp, 27, use/ possess drug paraphernalia7/08/09. Kimberly Ann Stewart, 35, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Angela Faye Jupin, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public placepled guilty $25 fine; 2nd degree disorderly — pled guilty 90 days probated for 2 years $100 fine. Charles F. Ward, 50, alcohol intoxication in a public place; 1st degree disorderly conduct; 3rd degree terroristic threatening; improper registration plate- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Timothy Jay Kent, 41, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Tracy Lynn Hupp, 42, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years. Juan Pedro Resendez, 26, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- continues 6/17/09. Savanah D. Bryant, 22, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; leaving the scene of accident/ failure to render aid or assistance- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Harry W. Smith, no tail lamps; no/expired other state registration receipt; operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Amanda Lynn True, 26, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- 5/27/09. Randall Eugene Reed, 32, operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license- pled guilty 90 days probated after 10 days. Nathen R. Hudson, 19, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- $50 fine. Althea Ivette Dean, 36, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to maintain required insurance/security- pretrial conference 6/24/09. Amanda M. Mehler, 23, 7 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pretrial conference 5/27/09. Frances Steven Hunt, 48, probation violation- failure to appear. Charles R. Hardesty, 43, probation violation- preliminary hearing 6/24/09. William How Haynes, 58, 2 counts of probation violation- preliminary hearing 6/10/09. Gary Lee Welsh, 28, probation violation- revoke 30 days. Christohper Allen Harlow, 39, probation violation- remand. Jefferey W. Couch, 20, probation violation- continues 5/27/09. Michael Krone, 20, probation violation- 5/27/09. Kimberly June Knight, 32, probation violation- 60 days jail.
MEADE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Michael Wayne Maddle, 26, probation violation- 5/27/09. Douglas Edward Allen, Jr., 28, probation violation- failure to appear. Russell Wade Ivey, 39, probation violation- serve 15 days. Camron M. Huffman, 23, probation violation- failure to appear. Darla Dawn Burbank vs. Fred Burbank, Jr., domestic violencecontinues 6/03/09. Joshua Willis James Eikenberry vs. Catherine Ann Baker, domestic violence- DVO entered. Melissa Kaye vs. Jackie Carson Hall, Jr., domestic violence- EPO entered. Jerry Wayne Wood, 49, improper turning; reckless driving; trafficking controlled substance; 3rd degree terroristic threateningpreliminary hearing 6/10/09. Tabitha Durbin, 21, traffic controlled substance- pled guilty 12 months probated after serving 10 days jail. John E. Doyle, 53, 2nd degree wanton endangerment; custodial interference- preliminary hearing 7/22/09. Mark E. Gibson, 38, convicted felon in possession of a handgun; trafficking in controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernaliapreliminary hearing 6/10/09. Talesa Howell, 37, trafficking in controlled substance; convicted felon in possession of a handgun; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- preliminary hearing 6/10/09. Harold Anthony Garvey, 32, trafficking in methamphetamine; convicted felon in possession of a handgun; use/possess drug paraphernalia- preliminary hearing 6/10/09. Jerry Wayne Wood, 39, 2 counts wanton endangerment- waive to Grand Jury. Robert A. Richardson, cultivation of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 6/10/09. Darius E. Holland, 22, use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 6/03/09. Christopher A. Rachel, 39, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after serving 2 days $200 fine. Christopher W. Thomas, 25, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugspreliminary hearing 6/10/09. Carman Ann Stevens, leaving the scene of the accident/failure to render aid or assistance; driving on DUI suspended license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; failure to surrender revoked operatorís license; no/expired registration plates- TEP 6/03/09. William P. Denton, 53, careless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs- TEP 6/03/09. Sheryl L. Behr, 34, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years. Hezekiah Zebulon Renville, 39, speeding 26 mph over/greater than the limit; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs- 6/03/09.
REUNION
CLASS OF 1989
Saturday, June 27
**NO INVITATIONS** **WILL BE SENT**
Doe Valley Swim and Tennis Club IF YOU GRADUATED FROM $20 per person or 10% off early purchase MCHS IN 1989, YOU’RE INVITED! PASS IT ALONG TO ($18 early purchase per person) Postmarked by June 6 YOUR FRIENDS,
YOUR FAMILY, TIME OF EVENTS PASS THE WORD ALONG! 6:30............ Doors open HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! 7:15............ Appetizers and Drinks Liquor and beer available for purchase at the Doe Valley Swim & Tennis Club No carry ins allowed! 8:30-12:30.. The Buzz Kings Band featuring our very own MCHS Class of 1989, Craig Smith and Donald McCoy
DIRECTIONS Come in by Arch Chemicals (Olin) head toward the lake and signs will be posted, there will be a guard at the gate to let everyone in between 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Please do not hesitate to call for more information, Charlotte (Cummings) Fackler, 270-668-1800 or Shannon (Crabtree) Barley, 270-422-4073 Send check to MCHS Class of 1989, 1065 Old Ekron Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108 You will be mailing it to Charlotte Cummings Fackler
NEWS
Friday, May 29, 2009
Cruise
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community events and this was a great way to volunteer and the event is supporting something important so we said, ‘Sure. Why not?’” Simmons said. Home Plate gave 25 percent of its earnings to the charity, as well. The holiday weekend, caused many cars to cancel, but Morris still dubbed the event an overall triumph. “If we would have been able to have it last Saturday (May 16), our turn out would have been much larger,” he said. “Due to Memorial Day weekend we had quite a few cars back out. We’ve had a great turnout today, though, and everyone I’ve talked said they’d be coming back next year.” With May 15 as his date set for next year, Morris already has the wheels turning, thinking of bigger and better things for the event. “I’m not going to say for sure what all we’ll have next year, but I do want to make it a little different next year and hopefully bring more
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LEFT: Eddie Morris and Jordan Cooey judge the car show’s entries. TOP: Vaughn Cooey takes a look inside a 1957 Chevy. ABOVE: Connor Williams and his father, Keith Williams, stand next to their 1963 Chevy Biscayne. newer and exciting things to the people that come out,” Morris said. Four judges, including Morris, named the top cars of the day: Best Paint
— Benny and Mary Hardesty, 1957 Chevy; Best Interior — Billy Smith, 1965 Ford Cobra; Best Engine — Troy Wardrip, 1965 GMC; Best GM — Tim Bennett,
1968 Chevy Camero; Best Ford — Donald Kidd, 1965 Ford Mustang; Best Mopar — Mike Wright, 1972 Dodge Challenger; Best Truck — Brandon Dodson,
2006 Chevy Silverado; Best Unfinished — Kevin Morris, 1978 Nova; Best Import — Terry Deener, 1973 Mercedes 450 SL; Chiefs Choice — Pat Wardrip, 1963 Chevy
Shuttles to run at MCHS graduation Submitted by Meade County High School Meade County High School is offering services to make access to and from the upcoming graduation ceremony easier and less congested. The 95th graduation commencement service will be held Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. at the Meade County High School football stadium.
Raises From page A1 in it looked OK, and one magistrate asked for a copy of last year’s budget ... and that’s all I’ve heard,” Craycroft said. After hearing some clarifying remarks from EMS director Pam Weber about some management changes within her department, Craycroft asked the court for further questions or remarks about the budget. With none made, he asked for a motion to accept it. Magistrates remained mum until the third time Craycroft asked for a motion when magistrate Mark Hubbard was finally so moved, and Steve Wardrip seconded. The court then vocalized in length its differing opinions about the raises for county employees contained within the budget. “I’m not against raises, and I wish we could give more to everybody,” said magistrate Tony Staples as he opened the discussion. “But this is a tight budget and with the economy ... I think we went overboard on some of the raises.” The budget allows for all county employees to receive a 1.5 percent pay increase, and five positions have also been budgeted to receive a raise higher than that. The emergency management director, road department supervisor, assistant animal control officer, and a receptionist and secretary at the judge/executive’s office have been selected to receive a total $8,788.42 in raises above the 1.5 percent. Craycroft said all five employees have either demonstrated an unprecedented call of duty or have received additional training and/or certification on their own time to help enhance their abilities within their job positions. Other magistrates made similar statements to Staples, stating they wish they could give the typical 3 percent raise instead of the reduced 1.5 percent, and that they weren’t denying those five individuals weren’t deserving, but they were
Below is a list of important information regarding the ceremony: •A shuttle service will be provided between the high school and the fairgrounds for parking for family and friends of graduates. There will be seven buses (five regular and two handicapped) running between 6 and 8 p.m. with the last shuttle leaving at approximately 7:50 p.m.
The shuttle buses will begin returning people to their cars immediately following the graduation ceremony. •Handicapped parking spaces will be provided at the high school parking lot and several chairs will be roped off on the track for those in wheelchairs. •Golf cart shuttles will be available from the top of the hill to the stands to as-
sist the elderly or those who may need assistance down the hill to the football field. •In the event of inclement weather, please listen to WMMG radio for information concerning postponement or relocation of the ceremony. We are very proud of the Class of 2009 and hope you will respectfully celebrate their accomplishment with us.
weary of the unpredictable economy and cash-strapped budget. The new budget — estimated at $11,589,744 — is $994,717 less than last year’s. “We have just about less than a million dollars to work with this year,” Staples said. “I’m just concerned we’re going to get in a bind.” Hubbard, however, said if employees made the effort to receive extra training on their own accord to enhance their skills, then those instances should be looked at on an individual basis. He went on to say that the court needs to uphold its word. “We told our road department supervisor last year that his raise would be given ... half last year and half this year,” he said. “Now we don’t want to give it to him. That’s just not right.” “I just don’t want to be giving these raises ... and then in a couple months have to start laying people off or something,” said magistrate Randall Hardesty. Craycroft said he respected everyone’s opinion, “I just wish all this had been brought to my attention earlier.” Fackler made the statement that while the five raises are budgeted, it doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be issued. “Frankfort always told me it’s better to over-appropriate and whatever is budgeted ... you don’t have to spend that money, it’s just to make sure you don’t go over,” she said. County attorney Margaret Matney offered her advice, saying that if employees know the money is budgeted and available to them, then they’re going to want to know why they’re not receiving it. “I just think you’re opening a can of worms here,” she said. After further debate, magistrates voted to accept the budget — as is, with the five raises included — by a 4-2 vote. Hardesty, Wardrip, Hubbard and magistrate Tom Goddard voted in favor, and Staples and magistrate Herbie Chism voted against it. The court then voted to
accept the county’s pay scale with magistrates making the same 4-2 votes. In other Fiscal Court news: •Craycroft commended solid waste and recycle director Mark Gossett because the Meade County Solid Waste and Recycle Center was featured in the newest issue of “The Magazine” — a publication of the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture. “You all do good work ... and it’s nice to see it recognized in a national magazine,” Craycroft said. •Five companies attended the mandatory pre-bid
meeting held at the start of Wednesday’s special session. Earlier this month, Fiscal Court voted to throw out all the bids it received for the courthouse’s HVAC contract due to discrepancies within the bids, and chose to re-start the process. Those five companies’ bids will be opened during a special session to be called next week. •Craycroft and other magistrates commended the Meade County EMS department for its recent success in saving a young child’s life that had nearly drown over the weekend.
Pickup; Best of Show — Tim Bennett, 1968 Camero. With local and national sponsors — such as D’s Barbershop, J & N service, and Jegs and Holley Performance — Morris and Darren Jones, the event’s DJ for the day, gave away an array of door prizes and auctioned items, which brought in $44 for the charity. The “50/50 pot” raked in $78.50 and other monies from Home Plate, raffle tickets and donations gave Morris’s team a grand total of $631.50, which was given to Meade County Fire Chief Larry Naser to be added to the fire district’s Crusade for Children fundraising monies. “It was just amazing to me how much people here in Meade County were willing to help,” Morris said. “I was just some random guy walking into these businesses off the streets asking for money and items to be donated for today, and they gave it to me.” Jones plans to come back next year to play his eclectic variety of music while supporting a great cause. “I was fired up about when he asked me to help with this,” Jones said.
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Peggy Darnall Student Services Coordinator Meade County Schools
Friday, June 5, 2009
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OBITUARIES
Friday, May 29, 2009
Charles James McCabe Sr.
Pamela Lynn Young
Gabe H. Dowell
Charles James McCabe Sr., 88, of Vine Grove, Ky., died there Thursday, May 21, 2009. He was a retired yardmaster for New York Central Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet McCabe; and his parents, Charles and Ella McCabe. He is survived by two daughters, Sandra Greenwell and her husband, Jerry, and Elizabeth McCabe, all of Vine Grove, Ky.; a son, James McCabe of Vine Grove, Ky.; two sisters, Marjorie McCabe of Rensselaer, N.Y., and Betty Ruso of Albany, N.Y.; a brother, Robert McCabe of Albany, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren. Services and burial will be in New York. Nelson-EdelenBennett Funeral Home handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
Mrs. Pamela Lynn Young, 52, of Ekron, died Friday, May 22, 2009, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. She is survived by her husband, Ricky Lee Young; two daughters, Makesha (Chuck) Devita of Louisville and Brittany (Denny) Barr of Payneville; one son, Kristopher Anderson of Ekron; six grandchildren, Chelbie and Joey Miles of Louisville, Dustin and Dylan Barr of Payneville and Quinton and Quadon Anderson of Ekron; her mother, Jane Heifner of Louisville; and two sisters, Barbara Alden of Louisville and Sandra Junge of Evansville, Ind. A memorial service was held Tuesday, May 26, at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Mr. Gabe H. Dowell, 53, of Big Spring, Ky., died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at his residence. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Josephine Dowell of Big Spring, Ky.; one son, Jacob Dowell; a stepson, Mitchell Dozier of Flaherty; three sisters, Mary Ann Rowan of Ekron, Donna Dowell of Radcliff, Ky., and Linda Dowell of Big Spring, Ky.; three brothers, Joe Dowell and Lloyd Dowell, both of Big Spring, Ky., and Willie Dowell of Brandenburg; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 24, at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in the Dowell Family Cemetery. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Beatrice H. Bosemer
William Michael Hardesty
Beatrice H. Bosemer, 94, of Brandenburg, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at Helmwood Healthcare in Elizabethtown, Ky. Beatrice was born July 28, 1914, in Bristol, Va., to the late Wallace and Ruth Laseur Garrett. During her life she attended the University of Louisville, she was a Past Grand Regent with Women of the Moose, Chapter 573 in Louisville and she was a past president of the Kenwood Hill Women’s Club, Beachmont Women’s Club and the South Park Country Club Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fonda Herman Bosemer, a daughter, Gina Wenz; and a son, Fonda Milton Bosemer. Beatrice is survived by her daughter, Annette (Thomas) McConnell of New Albany, Ind.; son, Martin (Pamela) Bosemer of Brandenburg; two sisters, Frieda Houston of Piney Flats, Tenn., and Edna Barnes of Crossville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 26, at Ekron Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville. Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home in Brandenburg handled arrangements.
William Michael “Mike” Hardesty, 90, of Payneville, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at Corydon Nursing and Rehabilitation in Corydon, Ind. Mike was born April 19, 1919 in Brandenburg to the late John Thomas and Mary Bertha Kerrick Hardesty. Mike was a member of St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church in Payneville and was retired from civil service in Fort Knox. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Beatrice Irene Allen Hardesty; four children, Jean Marie, 13, Margaret Ann, 11, Mary Ruth, 9, and James Willis, 7; and a greatgranddaughter, Samantha Michelle Williams, 3. Mike is survived by seven children, Mary Chism (Mike Judd) of Harrodsburg, Ky., Phyllis Kendall (Rick) of Ekron, Georgia Gordon (Ed) of Elizabethtown, Ky., Martha Lambert (Joe) and Paul Hardesty, both of Brandenburg, Tommy Hardesty of Payneville and Michael (Mona) Hardesty of Guston; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 26, at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church in Payneville with burial in the church cemetery. Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home in Brandenburg handled arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences at www.bjsfunerals.com.
Ralph Edward Nicholson Sr. Ralph Edward Nicholson Sr., 68, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Monday, May 25, 2009, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. MSG (retired) Nicholson was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Un H. Nicholson; two sons, Ralph Edward Nicholson Jr. of Ohio and Kevin Dwayne of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one brother, Rodney Morgan of Texas; and two grandchildren. The Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, May 28, at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Radcliff, Ky., with the Rev. Dennis L. Cousens officiating. Burial followed in the Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown, Ky., with military honors. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky., handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.nebfh. com.
Illa Dorris Philpott Phipps Illa Dorris Philpott Phipps, 88, of Webster, Ky., passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009 at her home. She was born April 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Hubert Philpot and Gladys Sketo. She was an avid homemaker, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend. She was also a member of the Raymond Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years, Everett E. Phipps. She is survived by two daughters, Judy (Clayton) Phipps Lawson of Webster, Ky., and Sue (Randy) Burdette of Elizabethtown, Ky.; four grandchildren, Stephanie (Curtis) Horsley of Webster, Ky., Michael (Sherrie) Lawson of Harned, Ky., Jennye Gardner of Nashville, Tenn., and Jamie (Stacia) Gardner of Louisville; two stepgrandchildren, Tammy Taylor and Angie Worley of Princeton, W.Va.; one great-granddaughter, Lindsey Horsley of Louisville. Other special children in her life were Brandon Priest and Jonathan, Jarrod and Lydia Ashley of Harned, Ky. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Vetter officiating. Burial followed in Raymond Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Sean E. Bryson Mr. Sean E. Bryson, 18, of Brandenburg, died Monday, May 25, 2009, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Sean was a 2008 graduate of Meade County High School, where he participated in the Skills USA program. He is survived by his mother, Vickie Bloomer Bryson of Brandenburg; his father, Rick (Theresa) Bryson of Radcliff, Ky.; a brother, Eric Bryson of Louisville; a stepsister, Bonnie Deltufo of Tampa, Fla.; a stepbrother, Derek Gamelin of Tampa, Fla.; his grandmother, Doris Bryson of Blountville, Tenn.; three uncles, Todd and Eddie Bloomer and Frank Bryson; two aunts, Nikki Bloomer and Terri Bryson; and several cousins. Funeral services will be held today, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with burial in St. George Cemetery in Brandenburg. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Betty Sue Brown Mrs. Betty Sue Brown, 76, of Ekron, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Ky. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur. Mrs. Brown is survived by four children, Perry Dean Brown of Ekron, Beverly Sue Johnson of Louisville, Terry Gene Brown of Hardinsburg, Ky., and Jerry Wayne Brown of Irvington, Ky.; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday, May 30, after 3 p.m.
Delmar “Ray” Thornhill Delmar “Ray” Thornhill, 36, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ella Mae Thornhill. He is survived by his father, Delmar A. Thornhill of Elizabethtown, Ky.; and two sisters, Chandra Lundy of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Valerie Senteno of Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The funeral service was held Tuesday, May 26, at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., with Pastor Alfred Wesley officiating. Burial followed in the Big Spring Methodist Church Cemetery in Big Spring, Ky. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
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David Eugene Coats Mr. David Eugene Coates, 58, of Brandenburg, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was a former member of Yellowbank Sportsman’s Club. Mr. Coates was preceded in death by his parents, James Bernard and Jennie Florence Durbin Coates; a sister, Mary Louise Coates; a brother, Bubby Coates; and a nephew, Bernie Benham. He is survived by his wife, Sonya Lee Miller Coates; two children, Jasmine and Tyler Coates of Brandenburg; three sisters, Marie (Don) Wardrip of Louisville, Shirley Benham of Brandenburg and Rose LaTondress of Ekron; two brothers, John (Ruth Ann) Coates of Stephensport, Ky., and Paul (Thelma) Coates of Custer, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, May 25, the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Mount Marino Cemetery. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Larry David Benningfield Mr. Larry David Benningfield Sr., 63, of Brandenburg, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was a truck driver and a member of the Crown Victoria Association. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Grace Stanfield Benningfield; two sisters, Imogene and Irene; and four brothers, Clarence, Kenny, Calvin and Claude. Mr. Benningfield is survived by his wife, Doris Knott Benningfield; three children, Larry (Natalie) Benningfield Jr. of Guston, Melissa (Clint) Pearman of Hodgenville, Ky., and Tammy Russell of Brandenburg; his son and special friend, Fred Russell of Brandenburg; six grandchildren, Tyler Doyle, MaKayla Russell, Hunter Pearman, Wyatt Pearman, Chad Russell and Chase Russell; two sisters, Shirley Wood and Wilma Busam, both of Louisville; and two brothers, Walter and Junior Benningfield of Louisville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Cap Anderson Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today after 3 p.m. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
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