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Jay’s Country Music Dance and Show is the hottest its ever been in its nine years of performing square dancing, country and classic rock tunes for young and old to enjoy.
Though the Roberts Family Farm won’t be trodden with labrynithloving families for several weeks, Andy Mills is already using GPS software to prepare the maze.
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Since his first speeding ticket 20 years ago, Chris French has felt the need for speed — a calling that has led him to become a common name at Salem Speedway.
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Local dealerships waiting for ‘Clunkers’ program to finalize Program’s goal to get poor fuelefficient cars off roadways By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
In efforts to produce a more fuel efficient economy President Barack Obama recently
signed into law a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Program called Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), better known as “Cash for Clunkers.”
The program aims to offer cash credit for trade-in vehicles with poor fuel efficiency, though several stipulations are still being set before Cash for Clunkers begins rolling along. Effective July 1, new car dealerships nationwide began offering cash credit of either $3,500 or $4,500 for
trade-in vehicles. However, Ray Cottrell Jr., general manager of Ray’s Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep in Brandenburg, said the national and state auto dealers associations have recommended dealerships hold off on issuing the credit until CARS regulations are finalized. According to Dave Brad-
ford, general sales manager at Tony Brown Chevrolet in Brandenburg, there are a few key criteria that have been set in stone for consumers and dealers to follow, but dealerships like Tony Brown and Ray’s Ford are still cautious about the program for now. “The (traded-in) vehicle has to be less than 25 years
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old,” he said. “You only get to purchase or lease a new car.” A new car, as defined in the automobile industry, is a car that has never been titled. The used vehicle must be traded in at a new-car
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New library designs to be unveiled at fair booth Café, patio, walking trails all part of design By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
Since the Meade County Public Library announced in December that it purchased five acres on which to construct a new building, a project committee has been gathering steam as construction plans unfold. Architect Kenny Stanfield of the firm Sherman, Carter and Barnhart was chosen to lead the design project. Stanfield is a Meade County native who worked on several construction projects in the area, including the Ekron Elementary School addition and THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR
TOP: A crop duster subcontracted by Miles Farm Center in Ekron sprays a cornfield near Buttermilk Falls. BOTTOM LEFT: A view of Brandenburg and the Ohio River. BOTTOM RIGHT: Pilot Ron Wolf turns the helicopter as it prepares to spray.
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Pavilion project moves forward with feasibility study, site plan District board accepts bidder for construction
Wet spring has increased risk for fungus, insect damage to crops By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com Nearly trimming the tassels off the tops of corn plants, pilot Ron Wolf made several passes in his helicopter over a parcel of cornfields near Buttermilk Falls Tuesday afternoon. Wolf — who has been piloting for 40 years — flies with T&M Aviation, an aviation services business headquartered in Abbeyville, La., that is subcontracted by Miles Farm Center in Ekron. Miles Farm Center began offering crop dusting services to local farmers two years ago.
“Now we cover about a four-county area — Meade and Breckinridge, and Crawford and Harrison in Indiana,” said Jason Frank, agronomist at the farm center. “We do about 1,000 to 1,500 acres a day ... and average about 200 acres an hour.” Frank said the wet spring weather that dampened the county this year makes crops more susceptible to disease and insect damage. “Right now we’re spraying with a fungicide called Quilt and an insecticide called Warrior,” he said. “We’re hoping there will be a huge difference in yield for a field that’s been sprayed.” Quilt and Warrior — both products of Syngenta Crop Protection — are registered for corn and other crop usage by the Environmental Protection Agency. The pesticide and fungicide are mixed with water, and two
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Plans for a new community pavilion to be constructed at the extension service office are moving forward slowly but surely after board members hashed out a game plan Tuesday night. Meade County Extension District Board members convened for their monthly meeting during which a handful of magistrates and community members attended to listen first-hand about the progression of the pavilion. After receiving five bids for construction last month and hearing a
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Clean-Up Committee OK’s citations to get Muldraugh spic-and-span By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com MULDRAUGH — City Council is moving forward on its campaign to clean up the town’s appearance. During a special meeting held June 30, council heard from councilwoman Patricia Reese on behalf of
the Clean Up committee in regard to ordinance No. 287 — the International Property Maintenance Code. The committee consists of city council members Joseph Noon, Reese, Curtis Kelley and code enforcement officer Ronnie Grammer. Reese said if a property
owner receives a citation from Grammer, he or she will have two weeks from the day the citation is received to rectify the issue and “if you don’t, then you will be sent a registered letter by mail from the city … that gives you five (additional) days to clean it up and if you don’t, you will
be issued a court notice.” Reese also requested that Grammer keep up with all citations and supply City Hall with a copy that is to be kept on file in city clerk Caroline Cline’s office. “If they do not accept the registered letter that we’ve sent them, then we will have an officer go down
and give it to them so we’ll know that they’ve got it, and (Grammer) has informed me that when they do go to court he will have all his pictures he will take of the property and he will have his citation,” Reese said. She stressed the importance of being unbiased
with the citations saying, “what’s good for one is good for everybody … I don’t want any excuses. “I think if I can get the backing of (Mayor Danny Tate) and the council … I think we can clean this place up,” she said. “We’ve
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Former classmates from Cross Roads School reunite Submitted by Linda Heibert Cross Roads Elem. Alumnus The 1972 class of Cross Roads Elementary School gathered June 6 at St. Theresa Parish Hall in Rhodelia. Though most of the class currently lives in or near Meade County, they have not gathered as a group since their eighth grade graduation 37 years ago. Thirteen students graduated that year, and 10, with their spouses, attended. Traveling farthest for the reunion was David F. Barr and his wife Myrna; David has lived in Texas and worked for Texas Instruments for the past 30 years. Teresa Swink Peters, who coordinated the event, planned it to coincide with David’s trip home for his nephew’s graduation from Meade County High School. Cross Roads, a Meade County public school loosely affiliated with the Catholic Church’s Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, was closed by Meade County schools in 1993 due to low enrollment. The school — which had its enrollment hovered around 100 for many years — was crippled when the county initiated the middle school in the early ‘80s, forcing seventh- and eighthgraders away from the small school and pushing the enrollment below what the county required to maintain the school. Cross Roads 1972 alumnus Andrea O’Bryan Esarey, who now teaches at David T. Wilson Elementary in Brandenburg, was principal at Cross Roads at the time of its closing. During the reunion, the group spent time reminiscing about activities that made
their grade school years so special to them. Many remembrances centered around long-time teacher and principal Sister David Clare Reasbeck, SCN, who led the school from 1965 till 1984. Esarey treasured the memory that her first year teaching at Cross Roads was under the direction of Sister David Clare. Another stand-out memory for the group was their victory in the Meade County basketball tournament in 1972. The team had won only one district game that year, but went to the tournament with a new game plan. They wound up ousting undefeated Brandenburg Junior High for the championship, making history for their small school. Cross Roads, in western Meade County adjacent to Breckinridge County, was long recognized even 40 years ago for the educational strength of its students. The area from which its students derived — Payneville, Rhodelia, Mooleyville and Andyville — is a tight-knit, predominantly Catholic community where parents expected good behavior and good report cards, and teachers and students made sure that happened. Those attending were (in alphabetical order; spouse in parenthesis): David F. Barr (Myrna); Andrea O’Bryan Esarey (with friend Gary Bradley); Angie Brown Fackler (Jimmy); Timmy Hardesty (Debbie); David Heavrin (Denise); Linda Popham Heibert (Steve); Reva Peters; Teresa Swink Peters (Billy Jr.); Phillip Rhodes (Brenda); and Chuck Shelman (Becky). Alumni who could not attend were Glenn Greenwell, Kent Nevitt, and Rusty Williams.
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Brooks & Dunn to play at Knox Submitted by Ursula Anderson Fort Knox MWR
Country music megastar duo Brooks & Dunn will be in concert with singer and songwriter Lee Ann Womack on Saturday, July 25. Joey and Rory, known to country music fans for the audition on CMT’s hit series “Can You Duet” will be the opening act for the show. Specially priced tickets at $35 are still available through July 24 at all Ticketmaster outlets by calling 502-361-3100 or
going to ticketmaster.com, or by visiting www.knoxmwr. com. Ticket locations at Fort Knox are The Leaders Club, Rocker Club, Lindsey Golf course and Houston Bowling Center. On concert day, tickets will be $40. Easy access to the concert can be gained at Fort Knox’s Brandenburg Gate, off Hwy. 31W at Brandenburg Station Road. A photo ID will be required to enter the post. The parking venue will open at 3 p.m. Gates to the concert will open at 6 p.m., and the concert will start at 7
p.m. Guests who ride a motorcycle are required to have a license and wear protective gear, including a helmet. Bring lawn chairs, blankets or other suitable seating for the outdoor venue. Coolers and other containers, food and drinks of any kind, umbrellas and flash photography is not permitted. Concession areas will sell food items, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. For more information, call the Fort Knox Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation at 502-624-3843.
Dusting From page A1 gallons of the liquid are sprayed per acre. Roger Ogburn, account consultant at Miles Farm Center, said the fungicide aims to rid gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight and common corn rust. The pesticide controls corn borers, Japanese beetles and corn rootworm beetles. With disease levels high this time of year, Frank said farmers — like Greg and J.J. Hager, who farm the acreage at Buttermilk Falls — should wait until corn begins tasseling before fields are sprayed. Crops only need dusted once a season. “They started spraying in
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The helicopter is re-stocked with fungicide and pesticide before continuing to spray acres of corn. southern parts of the state about 10 days ago,” Frank said. “Really there’s only about two windows left (to fit in crop dusting).” Wolf said the helicopter stays between 12 and 15 feet above the crops when it sprays.
“You get to see some really beautiful views from up here,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of corn over the years ... but I love my job.” For more information about services offered at Miles Farm Center in Ekron, call 270-828-2822.
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Don’t let the party end after tea is served The words of Albert Einstein help put this week’s offering in context: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” The CBS-TV affiliate in Gary, Ind., recently reported, “witnesses stood by and did nothing as a 26-yearold convenience store clerk is shot and killed in broad daylight.” Police told reporters that customers kept shopping. Many walked past the dying man near the entrance of the store without even calling “911.” This kind of story outrages those with even the smallest shred of human decency. Yet, we often behave similarly when it comes to our freedom. Self-serving politicians attack freedom viciously. But fear and apathy keep us “shopping” for reasons to do nothing. Our most important constitutionally protected freedoms come under assault by government, which when unrestrained, by its very nature becomes freedom’s enemy. Yet, there freedom
FRANKFORT — One of greatly increased in an efthe biggest changes Ken- fort to keep special-needs tucky schools have seen children in a classroom setsince the start of the ting while still meetdecade is the grow- Legislative ing their individual ing need for speneeds. Update cial education proAnother driver is grams. the growth nationWhile the overally in autism. There all school populawere 596 autistic tion grew 2.8 perchildren in Kencent from 2000 to tucky in 1998, but by 2007, the number of 2006, that had risen those qualifying for to 2,367. Some say special education this represents an Jeff Greer epidemic, but others programs grew by more than 15 perbelieve it is largely cent, to nearly 108,000 stu- due to better diagnoses. dents. The fastest-growing Regardless of the cause, segment was in the three- to the General Assembly has five-year-old range, which sought to improve the care went up by more than a these children receive. In fourth. 2005, it created the KenThis rise in enrollment tucky Commission on Auhas led to an even faster tism Spectrum Disorders to increase in funding. From develop and then monitor 2003 to 2007 alone, money a comprehensive statewide for special education in plan that would streamline Kentucky rose 32 percent, care and maximize every and now tops more than a dollar spent. half-billion dollars when A recent report by the combining local, state and state’s Office of Education federal resources. Accountability found that, There are several reasons overall, special-needs stufor this. For one, Kentucky dents are showing “steady offers free preschool services progress” academically, but to three- and four-year-olds there are still significant who have disabilities or de- gaps when comparing their velopmental delays, a much- scores with students who needed benefit that encour- do not have disabilities. ages parents to enroll these The report also noted that children at a young age. many local school districts Federal support has also are having a harder time
but shake their heads, quiet- and political opportunists ly murmur something about who rob your pursuit of the sadness and tragedy of happiness. it all and return to a It doesn’t require life of oppression. an attack from North Bluegrass Korea Will we become or wild-eyed Beacon the generation that terrorists from the posterity looks Middle East to end upon, shaking its our freedom. All head and saying: it takes for evil to “They stood by and triumph is, as Edenabled freedom’s mund Burke said, enemies?” for “good men to do That’s all it takes. nothing.” Just stand and do I’m sure good nothing. Jim Waters people stood and Don’t try to imwatched that store pose your will on clerk being attacked. Frankfort. Continue to allow But when good people do it to control every aspect of nothing, their goodness your life. Continue to allow ceases. yourself to get caught up in Yes, flag-wavers have all the grandstanding by col- been out in force — good orful and crafty politicians folks. But I fear too many — rather than realizing how will come out of hiding, big-government policies storm the steps of the Capierode your freedom and im- tol, wave their flags and poverish your future. then retreat. Don’t take the time to reDoing so renders their mind your political repre- goodness meaningless. sentative that his or her re- What a tragedy. election campaign isn’t the Jim Waters is director of focus of the work in Frank- policy and communications fort or Washington. Don’t for the Bluegrass Institute, take the time to demand Kentucky’s free-market think that he or she defend your tank. Reach him at jwaters@ liberty and make tough de- freedomkentucky.com. Read cisions. Don’t challenge the previously published columns health nannies, socialists at www.bipps.org.
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bearing a greater share of the cost. As Kentucky works to overcome these challenges, it is also doing what it can to help children with physical disabilities. In fact, that’s something our Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs has been doing for the last 85 years. According to the commission’s director, there are 182,000 children statewide who are now in this category. Last week, the commission learned that it will receive nearly $100,000 in federal money to help families of children 21 and younger get the medical care and support they need and deserve. The one-year grant, which could be extended for two additional years, will be used at the commission’s 12 statewide Family-to-Family Health Information Centers. The goal of the program is to help families navigate the sometimes-overwhelming healthcare system while providing emotional support. Its two co-directors are themselves parents of special-needs children. If you believe you might qualify for services, or if you would like to join the program as a mentor, please call Debbie Gilbert in Lou-
isville at 1-800-232-1160, ext. 279; or Sondra Gilbert in Owensboro at 1-877-6877038, ext. 2123. This program is just one facet of the commission’s work. Over the years it has coordinated medical care; helped foster families with children having special needs; and played a leading role in making sure all young children have their hearing tested. Marian Wright Edelman, the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, once said that “if we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.” I believe Kentucky has come a long way in that regard, but there is still much more we need to do, especially when it comes to the well-being of children who are working to overcome often lifelong challenges. If you have any thoughts about this issue, or any other affecting state government, please let me know. I can be reached by writing to 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. I hope to hear from you soon.
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lays, suffering, and we too often fail to act. We keep electing representatives who believe government knows better than us how to spend our taxes, educate our children and live our own lives. In Frankfort and Washington, they spend our commonwealth and country into oblivion. Why? Because they want to bring home the pork. Listen to the politicians brag during their re-election campaigns about all those big checks they carried to their districts. Meanwhile, we step over the body of our economic freedom, and in doing so, force our children and grandchildren to pay the piper. What better time than Independence Day to help keep freedom alive? Tea parties across the nation have been drawing countless flag-wavers poised to end the slow death of freedom. I applaud these folks and am trying to do my part to re-ignite liberty’s flames in the commonwealth. But I also know that when the party ends, many will return to a role like that of the shoppers at the convenience store. They will do nothing
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For many in the Western The wonderful aspect world, civilization doesn’t of this information was deliver hard knocks very that it came in uncenoften. We’re lucky sored, unguarded enough here to and unregulated, In the consider three something the IraLoop daily meals, air nian government condition, satelrailed against, trylite television and ing to shut down constant Internet Internet access to connectivity norTwitter.com and, mal living condithen, creating a tions. blast of fake TwitIn fact, with the ter accounts to rail recent popularity against the talk of of Twitter, a social revolutions and Lindsey networking site Iranian unrest. Corley based on using Americans and 140 characters to those logged on to update followers on the Twitter all over the world mundane routines of life were given first-hand acor whatever short mus- counts, and many times, ings are flitting through pictures, to go along with the brain, it’s likely that a story that, in the days we’re all more connected, after the election, media and sharing more, than outlets like CNN were ever before. largely ignoring. It’s hard to describe Twitter has become the the impact of Twitter. It little engine that could sounds like such a self- and has reaffirmed the indulgent activity, to importance of social think people care what connectivity and world I just had for dinner or knowledge. Twitter is what I think about the awash in a sea of green summer concert circuit. now, with icons and phoBut celebrities and news tos in a sense of camaraorganizations have made derie with those Iranians use of the medium with who want a democracy, great success. For follow- not a dictatorship. ers of Ashton Kutcher It’s amazing to see, and Demi Moore, there’s even now, three weeks a sense of interaction after the election, the Iran with them on a daily ba- election is still one of the sis that makes them seem most discussed events on more real, more accessi- Twitter, ranking up there ble and less like these un- with the death of Michael attainable public figures. Jackson and Supreme News organizations, like Court Justice nominee CNN and Time Maga- Sonya Sotomayor. zine, update with their An argument could be latest headlines or break- made that the younger ing news. generation, the one to And the great thing which Twitter might be about Twitter is that it’s mostly targeted, the one not tied to a computer. that would be just vain Users can update and enough to consider their receive tweets via their updates on movie night personal cell phones, as important enough to uplong as those phones are date via such a networkInternet-capable. ing site, is the least likely As inane as the whole to participate or even conthing sounds, Twitter es- sider the importance of a tablished not only its cul- revolution in a country tural importance, but its halfway across the world. necessity recently with But what we’ve seen the elections in Iran. is that this isn’t the case. The Iranian people What our generation used Twitter to commu- needed was a way to nicate after the reelection hear the news from the of Mahmoud Ahmadine- mouths of people just jad over reformist Mir- like us, from the young Hossein Mousavi. Irregu- people who were living larities with the election the unrest, rather than surfaced almost imme- those officials who were diately and supporters commanding it. of Mousavi took to the Twitter is likely a place streets, and to the Inter- where news will be made net, to educate the world now, instead of just reon what was happening ported, and I, for one, am on the streets in Iran. awaiting the updates.
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Jessica L. Brown, aka Jessica L. Roberts, and Kelly Roberts to Joseph Harold Fackler and Deborah J. Fackler, Unit 540A of Hillcrest Greens Patio Homes Condominiums in Meade County, deed tax $154. Neva Bast and unknown defendant, spouse of Neva Bast, and Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corporation, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, property located in Meade County. Margaret Carol Kerns to James Christopher Hardin and Susan A. Hardin, lot 53 of the Carter Subdivision, Section Four, in Meade County. Mark Joseph Ingram and Cindy Faye Ingramto Brian Sellers and Dawn K. Sellers, 499 Double D Road, Guston, Ky., deed tax $258. Jeff Nott and Joyce Nott to William W. Jones, 380 Shot Hunt Road, Vine Grove, Ky., deed tax $80. Williams Brothers Logging, LLC, a Kentucky Limited Liability Company, to Hilltop Big Bend Quarry, LLC, a Kentucky Limited Liability Company, general warranty deed with reservation of a seller’s lien, a 6.936 acre tract near Battletown, deed tax $42. Trading Post Homes of Meade County, LLC, to Patricia Lynn Baker and Joseph Dewayne Baker, lot 8 and 9 of the Roy Robinson Farm Division in Meade County, deed tax $106.50. Frank Larson and Deborah L. Larson to Deborah L. Larson and Frank A. Larson, Trustees of the Deborah L. Larson Living Trust, tract 16 of Hamilton Place in Meade County. Vickie Stafford, aka Vickie A. Stafford, and unknown defendant, spouse of Vickie Stafford, aka Vickie A. Stafford, and GMAC and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 30 and 31 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County. Estate of Maebell B. Thomas, aka Maebell Basham Thomas, by and through Brenda P. Keller, William T. Thomas, and Peggy J. Darnall, Co-Executors, and Brenda P. Keller, Jimmy Keller, William T. Thomas, Marguerite E. Thomas, Peggy J. Darnall, and Edwin Darnall, to William T. Thomas and Marguerite E. Thomas, 8.1 acres located in Guston, deed tax $13.50. Joyce K. Herbaugh to Mary Jo Price, property located in Meade County, deed tax $77. Jerry L. Edison and LaShay Edison to Clifford L. Wise and Jeanne A. Wise, lot 14 and 15 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $16. Jessie Edison to Robert Cummings, lot 6 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $71.50.
Quit Claim Deeds James C. Roberts and Frances J. Roberts to Kelly S. Roberts, a 15.6177 acre tract in Meade County. Jay Tyler Rhoades to Karen Rhoades, lot 20 of Wilson Place Subdivision in Meade County Marty Claycomb and Cathy Claycomb to Kentuckiana Landholdings, LLC, a Kentucky Limited Liability Company, by and through Amy E. Humphrey, aka Amy E. Larson, member, lot 11 of Eagle’s Nest Subdivision in Meade County.
Building Permits 6/26/09 Derek Spink, pole barn, $27.50. 6/26/09 Abel Construction, commercial-control room addition, $255. 6/26/09 Abel Construction, commercial-aux building, $255. 6/29/09 James and Judy Hardesty, addition, $82.50. 6/29/09 Kelly and Jessica Roberts, single family dwelling, $239.94. 6/30/09 Michael Matthews, garage/pole barn.
Septic Permits 6/25/09 Mark Hunter and James Warren, Jr., Rivers Edge Road, Brandenburg. 6/25/09 Bob Cummings and John Allen, Hobbs Reesor Road, Vine Grove, Ky. 6/29/09 Kelly Roberts and Bob Gagel, Rivers Edge Road, Brandenburg. 6/30/09 Troy Nevitt and Rodney Kelly, Trent Street, Battletown.
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5/18/09 Flaherty Community Park #2, follow-up inspection, 99 percent. Food service: floor covering in poor repair. 5/18/09 Flaherty Community Park #1, follow-up inspection, 99 percent. Food service: lights lack shields stand #1.
Brandenburg Police Department 6/26/09 at 8:58 a.m. Herbert Anderson of Brandenburg was driving a 1999 Chevrolet C/K 1500. Elizabeth Rotruck of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2000 Ford Taurus. Anderson was on Bland Street attempting to make a left turn onto East Broadway. He stated that he looked both ways and nothing was coming and attempted to turn when he struck Rotruck. According to witness and Rotruck, Anderson pulled out in front of Rotruck, striking her driver side door area with the front bumper area. Rotruck was complaining of arm pain due to her arm being on the window sill when Anderson struck the door. EMS was on scene but she refused transport and was going to medical facility by means of personal vehicle. Rotruck was on East Broadway going straight ahead at the time of collision. First aid was given by Meade County EMS. Very minor damage was done to Anderson’s vehicle. Minor to moderate damage was done to Rotruck’s vehicle. Report BPD09057 was filed by Officer Cox. 6/26/09 at 10:30 a.m. Chris Moody of Brandenburg was driving a 2000 Ford. An unidentified vehicle was backing out of the Kroger parking lot. Moody was parked to the left of that vehicle when it collided with him and caused minor damage to his vehicle. The unidentified vehicle left the scene of the accident. No injuries were reported. Report BPD09056 was filed by Officer Young. 7/2/09 at 2:50 p.m. Melissa Mayes of Guston was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus. Betty Hubbard of Brandenburg was driving a 1980 Chevrolet Cheyenne. Both were in the River Ridge Plaza. Mayes stated that as she was pulling out of her parking place she did not see Hubbard and collided into the left front bumper of Hubbard’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Minor to moderate damage was done to both vehicles. Report BPD09058 was filed by Officer Whited.
Meade County Sheriff Department 6/23/09 at 3:00 p.m. Tracy Lasley of Brandenburg was driving a 1999 GM Sierra northbound on Paradise Bottom Road attempting to negotiate a curve in the road. He ran off the roadway and struck an earth embankment. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured party was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0168 was filed by Officer Ponder. 6/24/09 at 1:41 p.m. Melissa Smith of Ekron was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on KY 144 approaching the intersection of KY 1238. Unit X was attempting to cross KY 144 to proceed east on KY 1238 and drove into the path of Smith, causing her to swerve right to avoid a collision with Unit X. Smith drove into the parking lot of Blue Ribbon Motors and struck a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. No injuries were reported. Moderate to severe damage was done to Smith’s vehicle. Minor to moderate damage was done to the Silverado. Report 09-0169 was filed by Officer Shipley. 6/25/09 at 2:18 p.m. Johnathon Ives of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2005 Ford Focus. Julia Powers of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2003 Pontiac Bonneville. Ives was traveling eastbound on KY 144 and Powers was traveling westbound. Ives crossed over the center line, entering into the path of Powers, causing a collision. Ives advised that he had diverted his attention into the vehicles interior to secure some paperwork when the collision occurred. No injuries were reported. Moderate to severe damage was done to both vehicles. Report 09-0170 was filed by Officer Foster. 6/28/09 at 3:07 p.m. Clay Tucker of Battletown was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on KY 228 approaching two on-coming motorcycles. He was traveling in the eastbound lane and swerved to avoid the motorcycles. He then ran off the right side of the road and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and in-
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jured party was taken to Harrison County Hospital. Very severe damage was done to his vehicle. Report 09-0171 was filed by Officer Ponder. 6/29/09 at 3:23 p.m. Trisha Welborn of Battletown was driving a 2008 Dodge eastbound on Old Ekron Road. Welborn stated that a westbound vehicle crowded her off the right shoulder of the roadway. She traveled over an embankment and overturned. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured party was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0172 was filed by Officer Wright. 6/30/09 at 11:41 a.m. Martin Wade of Brandenburg was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu on Midway Payneville Road and attempted to pass another vehicle on a curve. Wade lost control of the vehicle, exited the roadway and struck an earth embankment and fence located on Midway Road. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0173 was filed by Officer Foster. 6/30/09 at 4:37 p.m. Chad Myers of Brandenburg was driving a 2002 Honda northbound on New Highland Church Road. According to Myers, a southbound vehicle was in his lane and crowded him off the roadway. He lost control and came to rest on the shoulder of the roadway. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0174 was filed by Officer Wright. 7/1/09 at 6:30 a.m. Jessie Troutman of Brandenburg was driving a 1986 Dodge Ram 1500 PU eastbound on Battletown Road when a deer ran into his path, causing moderate to severe damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0179 was filed by Officer Graham. 7/1/09 at 3:40 p.m. Peter Fernandez of Radcliff, Ky. was driving a 2007 Ford Edge. Crystal Chandler of Radcliff, Ky. was driving a 1993 Ford Taurus. Both were traveling westbound on KY 144 with Fernandez behind Chandler. Chandler stopped in traffic due to actions of the vehicles in front of her. Fernandez failed to observe that she had stopped and subsequently struck her in the rear. First aid was given by Meade County EMS MED 2. Minor damage was done to Fernandez’s vehicle and moderate damage was done to Chandler’s vehicle. Report 09-0178 was filed by Officer Foster. 7/1/09 at 3:50 p.m. Anthony Stauble of Memphis, Ind. was driving a 1993 Nissan northbound on KY 933. Stauble stated he ran off the right side of the roadway as he was fastening his seatbelt. He then overcorrected to the left and traveled across the roadway, left the left side of the roadway and traveled over an embankment, where it came to rest. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0177 was filed by Officer Wright. 7/4/09 at 3:31 p.m. Barbara Yates of Frankfort, Ky. was driving a 2001 Honda Accord. Joel Bivins of Louisville was driving a 1991 Ford F-150. Yates was traveling westbound on US 60 attempting to execute a left turn onto KY 144. Bivins was eastbound on US 60 proceeding straight through the intersection of KY 144. Yates failed to yield the right of way to Bivins and turned directly into its path, causing the collision. No injuries were reported. Moderate to severe damage was done to Yates’s vehicle. Minor to moderate damage was done to Bivin’s vehicle. Report 09-0180 was filed by Officer Foster.
pretrial conference 7/29/09. Alicia Ann Boggs, 29, 3rd degree drug unspecified; traffic controlled substance; traffic in controlled substance with in 1000 of a school- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Ricky Ray Funk, 43, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 7/15/09. Christopher M. Sakofske, 18, possession of marijuana; use/ possess drug paraphernalia- pled not guilty pretrial conference 7/15/09. Douglas P. Dages, 19, operating on suspended/revoked operators license; possession of marijuana- pled not guilty pretrial conference 7/08/09. Stephanie M. Cape, 18, speeding 9 mph over limit; license to be in possession- send court notice. Kelly R. Reynolds, 30, reckless driving- pled guilty $50 fine. Joseph D. Musgrave, 47, failure to produce insurance cardsend court notice. Courtney Erin Wollam, 29, speeding 20 mph over limit; no/ expired registration plates- failure to appear. William K. Goins, 19, fugitive/ warrant no required- waived to go to Indiana. Kristopher B. Vanmeter, 19, possession of marijuana; 3rd degree possession controlled substance- pled guilty 6 months probated after 10 days jail. Robert J. French, 19, possession of marijuana; possession of controlled substance- pled guilty 6 months after 10 days. Billy J. Mattingly II, 20, 6 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300failure to appear. Brandon Finch, 24, unlawful transaction with minor- jury trial 10/23/09. Pamela J. Parker, 37, 11 counts theft by deception including cold checks under $300- TEP 7/08/09. Jessica Gayle Ramp, 27, use/ possess drug paraphernalia- failure to appear. Kevin Lonnie Hayes, 36, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 7/22/09. Jason Eugene Payne, 29, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- 7/22/09. David M. Lewis, 19, 4th degree assault/domestic violencedefer 12 months. Robert Les Prunty, 43, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- 8/05/09. Ronald Hubert Austin, 59, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial conference 7/29/09. Lonnie Alan Drake, 38, reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possession of marijuana- pretrial conference
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Christopher R. Fackler, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after 2 years $200 fine. Russell P. Vessels, Jr., 37, no operators/moped license; a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled not guilty pretrial conference 7/08/09. Eric Worley, 47, 2nd degree disorderly conduct- CFA 7/08/09. Thomas Lee Obainion, 36, flagrant non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years. Jason Burt Yates, 33, flagrant non support- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Kimberly A. Miller, 38, 1st degree possession of controlled substance; possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Richard Jason Elmore, 31, flagrant non support- pled not guilty
7/15/09. Geovanny Tua, 19, traffic in marijuana; advertise drug paraphernalia- pretrial conference 8/12/09. Codi L. Cundiff, 18, alcohol intoxication in a public placepretrial conference 7/15/09. Laura Mattingly, 28, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury- pretrial conference 7/29/09. James Robert Stiverson, 33, 2nd degree disorderly conduct; 3rd degree terrorist threatening; menacing- pretrial conference 7/15/09. Galen Lampton, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- TEP 7/22/09. Debra Allen, 29, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- TEP 7/15/09. Kennin Byrd, 23, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- 8/05/09. Aaron A. Glenn, 29, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- failure to appear. James D. Hargrove, 22, a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possess open alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle- failure to appear. Sharon Heil Hodge, 39, speeding 17 mph over limit- state traffic school. Amanda A. Thompson, 23, speeding 10 mph over limit- defer 6 months. Robert Dale Belt, 31, speeding 14 mph over limit; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- TEP 7/08/09. Christopher Dewayne Liner, 30, a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs7/15/09. Cassie Amanda Moore, 25, complicity violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO; 2nd degree disorderly conduct- pretrial conference 7/08/09. Timothy H. Cole, 20, alcohol intoxication in a public place; speeding 10 mph over the limit; failure to wear seat belts- pretrial conference 7/15/09. Jennifer K. Benningfield, 24, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia; careless driving; a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 7/22/09. Douglas Allen Locke, 47, careless driving; a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possess open alcohol beverage container; in a motor vehicle resisting arrest; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle- 8/12/09. Tiffany Nicole Foreman, 27, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- jury trial 7/10/09. Tammie Gail Benham, 36, 30 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300jury trial 7/10/09.
Carl Wayne Sydnor, 45, a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- judge has file. Thomas Hogan, 24, 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 7/08/09. Bernard French McKinney II, 43, probation violation- jail 30 days revoked. Presley G. Dougherty, 49, probation violation- 30 days revoked. Christopher Jason Russell, 35, probation violation- 45 days jail. William How Haynes, 58, probation violation- reprobated. Phillip White vs. Rebecca C. Fleming, domestic violence- EPO entered. Joshua Willis James Eikenberry vs. Catherine Ann Baker, domestic violence- hearing continues 7/15/09. Linda Marlene Nevitt vs. Danny Edward Embry, domestic violence- EPO entered. Ruby Lauveda Allen, 26, 1st degree possession of controlled substance; traffic in marijuanapreliminary hearing 7/15/09. Adam Douglas Simmons, 37, 4 counts of 3rd degree burglary; 3 counts of theft by unlawful taking/building over $300; theft by unlawful taking/building under $300- preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Danny E. Embry, 51, 2 counts of 1st degree wanton endangerment; menacing; 1st degree criminal trespassing- continues 7/22/09. Tammy Renna Gilpin, 39, 1st degree assault- preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Robert Woo Gilpin II, 43, 2nd degree assault- preliminary hearing 7/08/09. Brandon Tyler Vowels, 23, 1st degree criminal mischief; 2nd degree disorderly conduct; 4th degree assault with minor injury; alcohol intoxication in a public place- preliminary hearing 7/22/09. Dale Lee Rains, Sr., 38, 3rd degree assault of police/probation officer; 1st degree criminal mischief; a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; no operators/moped license- pretrial conference 8/05/09. Corey L. Miller, 23, 1st degree criminal mischief; possession of marijuana; 4th degree assault/ domestic violence with minor injury; 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injurypretrial conference 7/08/09. Richard Eugene Miller II, 24, 1st degree criminal mischief; 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury; 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury; a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs; operating a vehicle with expired operators license; one headlight; improper equipmentpreliminary hearing 7/08/09.
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Lead poisoning is one of the most common and preventable health problems affecting children today. The Center for Disease Control reports that 900,000 children in the United States between the ages of one and five have elevated levels of lead in their blood. The good news is that lead poisoning is entirely preventable. Lead is an invisible and toxic material that can be found in your home, in the soil around your home, and in the paint used on toys,
playground equipment and other common products. Homes built prior to 1978 are especially susceptible to having lead based paint. Signs of lead poisoning are not always easy to see and symptoms may go unrecognized for some time. Because of this, children may be poisoned and not act or look sick. A simple blood test is the only way to find out if a child has lead poisoning. Lead exposure can have severe and long-term health
effects on young children. Some of these effects may include: learning disabilities, trouble sleeping, hyperactivity, stomach aches and pain, impaired hearing, weight loss and possible brain damage. Parents can help protect children from lead poisoning by reducing exposure to lead in the child’s environment, and by ensuring that their children eat a healthy and nutritious diet. Other steps you can take are:
•Get your children tested for lead poisoning, even if he or she appears healthy. •Regularly wash your children’s hands, especially before mealtime, naptime and bedtime. •Wash toys, stuffed animals, bottles and pacifiers often to remove dust which may contain lead particles. •Regularly wet-mop floors and wet-wipe window sills and frames. •Prevent children from playing in bare soil outside; provide them with a grassy
Threshing Days events draw crowd despite dreary weather Though heavy rain moved into the area on Saturday and Sunday, Friday’s partly cloudy skies made way for a grand day of antique tractor spotting at the fairgrounds. Held all weekend long, the Lincoln Trail Antique Power of the Past club hosted its 17th annual Threshing Days and Antique Power Show, that was scheduled to be packed full of events such as mule pulls, tractor demonstrations, blacksmithing, games, contests music and crafts. The event is organized annually by the club’s president, Edd Pike, and show chairman Alan Thomas. The next Power of the Past meeting will be held Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the extension office in Brandenburg. New members are always welcome.
area or a sandbox to pair these areas as Health play in. necessary. Update •Use only cold For more informawater for cooking, tion on lead poisondrinking and making and lead safety ing baby formula. issues, call the CDC •Provide meals at 800-CDC-4636, and snacks high in visit the EPA Web iron, vitamin C and site at www.epa. gov/lead or call the calcium which help National Lead Inprevent young bodMelissa D. formation Center at ies from absorbing Kinnard 800-424-LEAD. lead. You can also call •Inspect your home and children’s play the Meade County Health area for loose or peeling Department at 270-422paint. Block access to or re- 3988.
Clean-up From page A1 just got to let the people know that we mean business this time.” “You’ve got my support, 100 percent,” councilman Woody Holston said. Holston asked if the property owner is taken to court and no action is taken thereafter with the property, then does the city have the authority to clean it up and put a lean on it. “Yes, it does,” Cline answered. “Under our current nuisance ordinance, we do.” Following the discussion, ordinance No. 287 was read aloud for the first time by Cline and was accepted unanimously by council. Section No. 1 of the ordinance states, “That a certain document, three
copies of which are on file in the office of Muldraugh City Clerk of the City of Muldraugh, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code … is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Muldraugh … for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures.” Council also unanimously approved ordinance No. 288 — the amending of the 2008-2009 fiscal year (FY) budget — with the absence of Kelley in the amount of $1,040,759 after hearing its second reading by Cline. Cline also did the second reading of ordinance No. 289 — the 2009-2010 FY budget. The motion to accept the budget in the amount of $1,017,102 was made by councilman Kenneth Toler, seconded by Holston and unanimously approved.
Report A Crime... 270-422-HOPE (4673) The Meade County Sheriff’s Department is committed to fighting the drug and criminal problem in our community, but we need your help. Please help by reporting any and all suspicious activity in your area. The tip line is totally anonymous, and your identity cannot be revealed. The new tip line is 270-422-HOPE (4673).
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JERRY GREENWELL
TOP: A John Deere Orchard tractor owned by Whitney Stith of Stith Valley. ABOVE: This 1914 J.I. Case 50 steam engine is owned by the Thomas family of Elizabeth, Ind. RIGHT: Spectators admirer an International Farmall with engine transplants from a 4 cylinder to a big block V8. The tractor is owned by Joe and Sherley Brown.
Coping with stress for caregivers
Caring for someone manage and even elimiclose to you, whether it nate your stress. One of is a parent, a spouse or a the most important things you can do is take close friend, can be of yourself. Be stressful and someExtension care sure to take care of times feel like a Service burden. your body by eatIt is difficult to ing nutritious food watch a loved one and getting enough fall into a state of rest. helplessness. AsIf you’re not alsuming responsiready exercising, bility as someone’s now would be a caregiver is a big good time to start. task, and steps can It’s important to Jennifer and should be takmake time for exBridge en to reduce careercising, even if givers’ stress and you have to rely keep things posion formal respite tive for all. care or friends or family to Stress is the result of provide care while you are many different factors in- at the gym or enjoying a cluding stepping outside needed breath of fresh air. your comfort zone to help, It’s also important to not having proper training, take care of your mind and or losing time for other mental well-being too. Sothings. Stress can change cializing with friends helps your relationship with the you be active and engaged care recipient and leave while giving your mind you worried and frustrat- a break from care giving. ed. Stress isn’t just unpleas- Friends can be a strong ant; it can negatively affect support network, can help our health, well-being, and out when you need them, ability to provide care. and may provide respite Many strategies and care or comfort when you techniques can reduce, feel overloaded. Asking a
friend to contribute in the smallest way helps you and your stress level. Try taking breaks. You deserve them and shouldn’t feel guilty. In fact, it’s good for whoever you are taking care of to engage with others. Think about taking a vacation and getting volunteers or a health agency to fill your shoes while you’re gone. After a vacation, you will come back refreshed and able to give better care. Remember to not bottle up your feelings. Let your emotions out or you could end up getting angry at the wrong person or at the wrong time. If you need someone to talk to, turn to your friends, family, physician, support group for caregivers or a professional counselor. Stress can affect us all, but challenges a caregiver faces could cause additional stress. For more information on coping with stress as a caregiver, contact the Meade County Cooperative Extension Service at 270-422-4958.
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five-acre parcel — located across from the extension service building on Old Ekron Road — from Virginia Miller for $195,000. Miller also gifted 3.7 adjacent aces to the city of Brandenburg, which mayor David Pace said will be used for a park. “What’s great is that this new library benefits everyone,” Baelz said. “Everything at the library is for any demographic, and it’s totally free.” The Meade County Public Library has recently expanded its hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 270-422-2094 or visit www.meadereads.org.
From page A1 current Flaherty Primary school project. Library director Rachel Baelz said a detailed layout of the building as well as initial renderings of the interior and exterior of the building will be on display at the library’s booth every evening during the Meade County Fair. Baelz encourages community members to visit the booth for more information about the building project. “We’re really excited,” Baelz said. “We had 12,371 walk through the doors here last month ... and we
just really need the room.” The current building is 9,360 square feet, falling very short of the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives’ minimum standard of 17,719 square feet for a public library. In 2030, that minimum standard will be 19,714 square feet. Baelz said the new library will allow for a larger collection, walking trails, a café, patio, and more community programs and activities. She said the project is roughly estimated to be between $3 million - $5 million, and though some generous donations have already been made, she’s presently seeking additional funding through grants. The library purchased the
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Frieda Shultz, 78, of Radcliff, Ky., died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. She volunteered 25 years with the American Red Cross at Fort Knox, Ky., an honorable Kentucky Colonel, a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Radcliff, Ky, and a devoted loving wife, mother and oma. She was preceded in death by her son, Mark Edmond Shultz. Surviving her is her beloved husband, Paul E. Shultz; daughter, Elizabeth (Michael) George of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; two grandchildren, Brian George and Lori George; and a niece, Helga Bentley of Memmingen, Germany. A funeral service was held Monday, July 6, at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Radcliff, Ky., with the Rev. Dennis L. Cousens officiating. Burial followed in the North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff, Ky. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky., handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
Mrs. Frances Lucille Mathis, 87, of Brandenburg, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Cedar Court in Corydon, Ind. Mrs. Mathis was formerly a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in South Bend, Ind. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene James Mathis. Mrs. Mathis is survived by two children, Marilyn Mathis and her husband, Harry Acosta of Louisville and Raymond L. Mathis, D.O., of Brandenburg; a sister, Margaret Clark of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Katherine Hart of Winlaw, British Columbia, Julie Dixon of Richland, Wash., Susan Popham of Payneville, Dr. Charles Dewberry of Tampa, Fla., Raymond Rossi of Louisville, Raymond A. Mathis of Port Washington, N.Y.; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A mass of Christian burial was held Wednesday, July 1, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Brandenburg, with burial following in St. Joseph Memorial Cemetery in South Bend, Ind. Hager Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Dorothy A. Miller
Dorothy A. Miller, 81, formerly of Brandenburg, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the home of her son in Louisville. She was born July 27, 1927 in West Point, Ky., to the late James A. and Fannie Bishop Daley. She was preceded in death by her husband, William O. (Slick) Miller and four siblings. Dorothy is survived by her children, Dan (Judy) Clark of Louisville, Randy (Sherry) Miller of Vine Grove, Ky., Linda (Neal) McFarland-Miller and Tammy Miller both of Big Pine Key, Fla., and Ricky (Kim) Miller, Judy Thompson and Lisa (Gene) Orman-Miller, all of Brandenburg; a sister Juanita Wilkins of Louisville; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and her loving pets. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 4, 2009, at the chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home, with burial in Parr-Frans Cemetery. Online condolences at www.bjsfunerals.com.
Ann M. Gebensleben
Mrs. Ann M. Gebensleben, 91, of Brandenburg, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Brandenburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis M. Gebensleben, on March 13, 1990; and a sister, Margaret. She is survived by one son, Dennis Gebensleben of Brandenburg; a brother, Jack (Betty) McNeil of Mesa, Ariz.; and her special friends and caretakers, Johnny and Jean McNally of Brandenburg. At Mrs. Gebensleben’s request, services will be private with no visitation. Arrangements were handled by Hager Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
The family of LARRY DAVID BENNINGFIELD, SR. would like to extend their appreciation and gratitude for the overwhelming support from the entire community. Thank you for the phone calls, flowers, food, visits and gifts. A special thank you to Hager Funeral Home. Larry cherished his family and will be dearly missed. A day has not and will not go by without a thought of him. He was a wonderful husband, father and friend. He touched the lives of many. In loving memory,
VFW Post 11404 - July 770 Meade County Veterans Memorial By-Pass Sunday
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SUNDAY, JULY 19 Western Horse Show.....................10:00 a.m.......................Arena Motocross...........................................NOON.......................Motocross Track Fair Parade......................................2:30 p.m.......................Broadway-High St. Community Gospel Sing.................4:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Community Worship Service...........6:30 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Youth Talent Contest.......................8:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. MONDAY, JULY 20 Enter Exhibits.................8:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.......................Departments Goat Show.......................................5:00 p.m.......................Show Barn Rides................................6:00 p.m. - closing.......................Midway Miss Meade Co. Fair Pageant...........6:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Horse Pull........................................7:00 p.m.......................Mud Sling Arena English & Miniature Horse Show.....7:00 p.m.......................Arena Corn Hole Tournament....................8:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. $8,000 Cash Drawing...approx.10:00 p.m.......................Arena Commercial Exhibits 5-9 p.m. Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (Commercial Buildings) (Home Enviro. Bldg)
Youth Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (4-H/FFA/FCCLA Bldg.)
TUESDAY, JULY 21 Sheep Show....................................4:00 p.m.......................Show Barn Swine Show....................... approx.5:00 p.m.......................Show Barn Rides................................6:00 p.m. - closing.......................Midway Rook Tournament...........................6:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Back Seat Driver..............................6:00 p.m.......................Arena Lawnmower & Mini Car Derby & Rollover Contest ..............................8:00 p.m.......................Arena Commercial Exhibits 5-9 p.m. Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (Commercial Buildings) (Home Enviro. Bldg)
Youth Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (4-H/FFA/FCCLA Bldg.)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Beef Steer Shows..........................10:00 a.m.......................Show Barn NASP Archery Shoot Prelim..........11:30 a.m.......................Sportsman’s Club Athletic Events...................................NOON.......................Arena Fairbear & Fairabear.......................1:00 p.m.......................Everywhere Rides................................3:00 p.m. - closing.......................Midway 4-H/FFA Steer, Hog & Lamb Auction......5:00 p.m.......................Show Barn UK Healthy Smiles Dental Van........6:00 p.m.......................Near Arena Garden Tractor Pull.........................6:30 p.m.......................Arena Texas Hold’em................................7:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Mud Sling.......................................7:30 p.m.......................Mud Sling Arena Commercial Exhibits 5-9 p.m. Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (Commercial Buildings) (Home Enviro. Bldg)
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Dorothy Jean Castleberry Dorothy Jean Castleberry, 74, of Radcliff, Ky., passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and a Baptist by faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Chester and Caroline Frances Hall; a sister, Alma Kathleen Mattingly; and four brothers, Brooks, Arvil Lewis, Allen Lee and Junior Hall. Survivors include her husband, James Davis Castleberry; a son and his wife, Michael Raymond and Julie Klein of Big Spring, Ky.; two sisters, Susan Frances Hardesty of Irvington, Ky., and Linda Darlene Hall of Bardstown, Ky.; several grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation is today, after 9 a.m., at Dixon-Atwood & Trowbridge Funeral Home in Elizabethtown, Ky. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, with burial following in North Hardin Memorial Gardens. Dixon-Atwood & Trowbridge Funeral Home in Elizabethtown, Ky., handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.dixonatwood.com.
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THURSDAY, JULY 23 Meade Co. Farm Bureau Breakfast...7:00 a.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Enter Poultry & Rabbits.........NOON to 6:00 p.m....................Livestock Barn Miss Pre-Teen Pageant...................5:15 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Rides................................5:00 p.m. - closing.......................Midway Miss Teen Pageant.........................6:30 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Watermelon Eating Contest............6:30 p.m......................Arena Demolition Derby..........................7:30 p.m.......................Arena Commercial Exhibits 5-9 p.m. Exhibits 5-9 p.m. (Commercial Buildings) (Home Enviro. Bldg)
Youth Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (4-H/FFA/FCCLA Bldg.)
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Poultry & Rabbit Judging...................8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m......Livestock Bldg. Rides..............................................5:00 p.m. - closing.........Midway Peewee Miss Pageant.....................3:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Precious Miss Pageant....................3:30 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Guitar War Tournament.................8:00 a.m- 4:30 p.m.......Farm Bureau Bldg. Truck & Tractor Pull.......................6:30 p.m.......................Arena
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SATURDAY, JULY 25 NASP/3D Archery Shoot..................8:00 a.m.......................Motocross Track 4 Wheeler Rodeo...........................9:00 a.m.......................Behind Mud Sling arena Pet & Dog Show.............................9:00 a.m.......................Sportsman Club area Pedal Pull.....................................10:00 a.m.......................Sportsman Club area Beef Breeding Shows....................10:00 a.m.......................Show Barn Baby Contest................................10:00 a.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Draft Horse & Mule Show..............10:00 a.m.......................Arena Mini-Truck Pull...............................NOON..........................Hillside next to Arena Rides...............................5:00 p.m. - closing.......................Midway Presentation of Attendance Awards......6:00 p.m.......................Commercial Bldg. Commercial Exhibits Awards...........NOON until drawing.....Commercial Bldg. Prince and Princess Pageant............6:00 p.m...................... Farm Bureau Bldg. Truck & Tractor Pull........................7:00 p.m.......................Arena Little Mr. & Miss Meade Co. Fair......7:00 p.m.......................Farm Bureau Bldg. Commercial Exhibits 3-7 p.m. Exhibits 5-9 p.m. (Commercial Buildings) (Home Enviro. Bldg)
Youth Exhibits 6-9 p.m. (4-H/FFA/FCCLA Bldg.)
SUNDAY, JULY 26 Pick Up Exhibits..............2:00 p.m - 3:30 p.m........................Departments
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FAITH & VALUES
Families can thrive financially on one income with constancy, diligence QUESTION: Do you cording to Mrs. Partow, the have any practical sug- third step is to garner as gestions for couples who much support as you can. Get your children, are serious about making the effort to Focus on your spouse and live on one income? the family your friends on your side. Then marshal How can they avoid your resources and bankruptcy? go for it. DR. DOBSON: Before telling me There may be a why this alternaway to get it done. tive is impossible Donna Partow, auin light of your thor of “Homemade circumstances, let Business,” has ofJames fered specific advice Dobson me tell you about the Van Wingerden about starting your family in Coloraown business, which could involve desktop do Springs. They have 22 publishing, pet grooming, children, twelve of them sewing, consulting, tran- adopted and ten born to scribing legal documents Lynn, the mother. They or even getting into mail- own a strawberry farm and order sales. Choosing the all the children old enough right business is the first to work are involved in it. of three preparatory steps. Believe it or not, Mrs. Van Consider taking a personal- Wingerden home schools skills-and-interest invento- all the kids personally. The ry to identify your abilities family is highly organized and to discover what you and structured, with the teenagers having specific might enjoy doing. The second step is to do and rotating responsibiliyour homework. Begin by ties for routine tasks and for using the Internet to help the care of the youngsters. you research your chosen Visiting their home is a defield. Look up books, mag- light. The Van Wingerdens azines, and newspaper ar- prove that many things are ticles. Talk to other people possible for those who set who have done what you their minds to it. are considering. Join an QUESTION: Just how industry organization and a network. Subscribe to much opportunity do parindustry publications. Ac- ents have to remake the
personalities of their children? Can they change characteristics that they dislike? My son is painfully shy and I’d like him to be strong and assertive. Can we redesign him? DR. DOBSON: You can teach new attitudes and modify some behavioral patterns, but you will not be able to redesign the basic personality with which your child was born. Some characteristics are genetically programmed, and they will always be there. For example, some kids appear to be born to lead, and others seem to be made to follow. And that fact can be a cause of concern for parents at times. One mother told me that her compliant, easygoing child was being picked on and beaten up every day in nursery school. She urged him to defend himself, but it contradicted his very nature to even think about standing up to the bullies. Finally, his frustration became so great that he decided to heed his mother’s advice. As they drove to school one day he said, “Mom, if those kids pick on me again today ... I’m ... I’m ... I’m going to beat them up — slightly!” How does a kid beat up
someone slightly? I don’t know, but it made perfect sense to this compliant lad. Like you, some parents worry about an easygoing, passive child — especially if he’s a boy. Followers in this society are sometimes less respected than aggressive leaders and may be seen as wimpy or spineless. And yet, the beauty of the human personality is seen in its marvelous uniqueness and complexity. There is a place for the wonderful variety of temperaments that find expression in children. After all, if two people are identical in every regard, it’s obvious that one of them is unnecessary. My advice to you is to accept, appreciate and cultivate the personality with which your little child is born. He does not need fit a preconceived mold. That youngster is, thankfully, one of a kind. 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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‘Everyone needs love;’ only His is perfect “The love that comes from God is everlasting, everywhere and is faithful.” “I don’t stay mad as long,” says Stacy, God’s love “af- Kids Talk fects me because About God 10. “It used to take days. Now, it takes I feel loved, and about an hour to that makes me love cool off. Once I got other people,” says so mad at one of my Rachel, 9. friends that I didn’t Rachel has identalk to her for a tified the key to week, and she rehealthy relationmembers it, too.” ships. When we Carey Stacy, your strugknow God loves us Kinsolving gle with anger rein our heads and minds me of a story sense his love is in our hearts, we don’t try to told by Michael Hodgin of put people in the place of a golfer who stormed off God. Don’t make an idol the course after throwing out of any human relation- his golf bag into a lake. A few minutes later his ship. Everyone needs love. friends thought he had Only God gives us perfect, cooled off when they saw unconditional love all the him wading into the lake. time. Consider yourself a He fished out the dripchannel for letting God’s ping bag, unzipped the love flow through you, and side pocket, took out his you might be surprised at car keys and flung the bag into the lake once again. what flows back. Abiding in God’s love is “The love of God comes through your spirit and the “key” to maintaining makes you want to treat your cool under pressure, other people as God would says Jared, 10: “Knowing want to treat other peo- God’s love helps you beple,” says Courtney, 10. cause you know that God How does knowing God’s love affect your relationships with people?
He stretches out His hand Psalm 138:7 says, “Though God’s protection, just as I walk in the midst of trouble, David’s sheep had been You will revive me; You will “confident“ of David’s protection when he stretch out Your hand was their shepherd Against the wrath of Divine my enemies, And your Guidance in the Judean hills. Does that mean right hand will save we will never me.“ (NASB) be injured? ApDavid spent most parently not, for of his life in trouDavid says God ble. Before he was will “revive“ king he was running him when needed. from Saul, as king Dan But it does mean he was warring with Newton that God will prohis neighbors, and actively stretch out toward the end of his reign his house (fam- His hand in our behalf. He ily) raised up in rebellion will protect us. We invite you to visit against him. David walked most with us this Sunday mornof his life in the midst of ing at Grace Baptist Church trouble. Yet David said in in one of our services 11 Psalm 23, “Yea though I a.m. or 6 p.m. Be sure to liswalk through the valley ten to our Radio program of the shadow of death, I every Sunday morning at will fear no evil; for you 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. are with me; Your rod and Rev. Dan Newton is the passtaff, they comfort me.” David was confident of tor of Grace Baptist Church.
will find a way to make things end up good. He can turn an impossible situation into a good one.” God’s love can transform laziness into helpfulness, says Nicole, 10: “Sometimes, I help my mom do dishes or clean the house. I help my dad by taking out the trash. Now, that would be love.” That’s love with feet on it, Nicole. But the real foot story belongs to Ephraim, 10: “Sometimes when you play soccer, someone knocks you down. If you want to hit him back, that’s not the love of God. If you want to get him or her back, you lose your concentration, and you build up anger. If you had the love of God, you would be able to concentrate and not build up anger.” Anger in the form of revenge or bitterness can trip you up in soccer and in life. The Apostle Paul advocated forgiving one another “even as Christ forgave you” (Colossians 3:13). “When somebody is being picked on, or has no
friends, cheer them up,” says Jordan, 10. “If somebody gets hurt, try to help them and see if they’re OK. If somebody finishes last in a race, tell him he did a good job because he finished. Never say anything to put someone down.” Think about this: Only God’s love flowing through you can transform “I Stink, You Stink” relationships into “I’m Loved, You’re Loved.” Memorize this truth: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). Ask this question: Am I a channel for God’s love that blesses others, or am I a dam that tries to hold onto everything for myself?
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1. Is the book of Hosea in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Judges 16, what had Samson been to God from his mother’s womb? Nazarite, Philistine, Reubenite, Protestant 3. In Exodus 4, who had a staff or rod that turned into a snake? Noah, Aaron, Adam, Moses 4. How many Old Testa-
ment (KJV) books are named for a woman? 0, 1, 2, 3 5. What biblical name means “peace”? Salome, Jacob, Abraham, Adam 6. Of these, who died on Mount Hor? Paul, Noah, Aaron, Solomon ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Nazarite; 3) Moses; 4) 2; 5) Salome; 6) Aaron
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‘Food, Inc.’ makes you think before you eat Food, Inc./Rated PG An exposé of the links and kinks in America’s food chain, this eye-opening documentary will change the way you think about what you eat. It comes as no surprise to find out that huge companies control much of what ultimately makes its way into our tummies. But you’ll be awed, and likely alarmed, to watch “Food, Inc.” connect the dots across a spectrum of sprawling mega-farms, bleak slaughter houses, lax government regulations and bulging corporate pocketbooks. The movie’s “Think before you chew” message is humanized by a series of real-life characters — the borderline-income family of four that can’t afford healthy meals when fresh produce is priced higher than fast food; the mother-turned-activist who lost her toddler son to a hamburger tainted with E. coli; the Indiana farmer facing the crushing wrath of a corporate seed giant; the organic yogurt producer delighted to finally get his product into the commercial mainstream. You’ll also learn some fascinating and disturb-
ing things about corn, soybeans, cattle, chickens and pigs. The industry’s quest to grow things “faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper” has been pursued, the movie says, at the expense of worker safety, consumer health and environmental responsibility. None of the companies mentioned in the movie, including Monsanto, Tyson, Perdue and Smithfield, granted the filmmaker’s request for interviews. Ultimately, their stonewall silence only reinforces the premise that there’s something hidden and rotten in the corporate kitchen. “The industry doesn’t want you know the truth about what you eat,” says one of the film’s sources. “Because if you knew, you might not want to eat it.”
Yes, there are scenes of animals going to, or meeting, their food-to-be fates. But the “knowing” is far worse than the “showing.” The movie doesn’t linger on the killing floor. And it’s not anti-meat. It just wants you to know a bit more about what you’re biting into when you chomp down on that burger and consider the alternatives. It ends with several helpful, and hopeful, suggestions for things everyone can do: Buy and eat organically raised meat and produce, shop at farmers’ markets, strive to find out more about the things you eat, where they’re from and how they’re processed. Neil Pond is the entertainment writer for American Profile.
CD, BOOK, DVD NEW RELEASES
‘Glory’ released on Blu-ray for 20th anniversary Glory (Blu-ray edition DVD) Based on the true story of the first allblack regiment to bear arms in the American Civil War, this rousing historical drama from 1989 starred Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington. Newly released on Blu-ray, it gets a Yankee-doodle-dandy 20th anniversary treatment with bonus features that include deleted scenes, commentary by director Ed Zwick, a making-of documentary and a virtual depiction of a Civil War battlefield. The Rock, by Tracy Lawrence (CD)
Once a honky-tonk hell-raiser, country hit-maker Tracy Lawrence now finds himself at a different place in his life, one reflected in the 10 heavenward-looking songs on his first inspirational album. Featuring original tunes like “Dear Lord,” “Somebody Who Would Die For You” and “Say a Prayer,” it fulfills a promise
he made a long time ago to his parents to someday record a gospel album. But it also has the sound of a promise he must have made to himself—and an honest, heartfelt ring of spiritual conviction rather than a grab for the spotlight. Lance, by John Wilcoxen (Book) Most people know Lance Armstrong as a world-champion cyclist, or remember how quickly he was back on the bike after beating cancer. Wilcoxen, a top-notch sportswriter, paints a complete portrait of the world’s most awarded bicycle racer, delving into areas that even Armstrong himself didn’t cover in his two inspirational autobiographies and getting the superstar cyclist to open up about his broken-home childhood in Texas, his personal shortcomings and his romantic relationship with singer Sheryl Crow. Neil Pond is the entertainment writer for American Profile.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Thursday, July 9 COMMUNITY DINNER 5-7 p.m. at P.L. Kasey Center, 303 Hillview Street, Irvington. $5 for adults, $3 for children 10 and under. Carry outs may be called in at 270-547-7648 PARENT WALK & RIDE 9-10 a.m. Knox St, Fort Knox. Grab your strollers and join the New Parent Support Program in our newest activity. Meet other parents and enjoy some company while you exercise! Open to the military community. Call ACS 502624-7773/8391
Friday, July 10 CRAFT NIGHT 6-8 p.m. at the Meade County Public Library. For 7-12th graders. 270-4222094 FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS 1-3 p.m. Enjoy summer reading with your family and friends. The Wulfe Brothers Band presents “Let’s Dance!” at David T. Wilson Elementary. This famous fun-filled show will have fans of all ages on their feet and rocking out together. 270-422-2094 HCH GOLF CLASSIC 8 a.m. at Old Capital Golf Club in Corydon, Ind. Call Foundation Development Office at 812-738-7871
Saturday, July 11
Volunteer Fire Department. License #1195 270-496-4349 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL At Wolf Creek Baptist Church July 12-16, 6-9 p.m. The theme is “Boomerang Express.” Ages 3 through 6th grade. 270-497-4162 or 270422-2584
Monday, July 13 ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 6-7:30 p.m. at the Meade County Extension office. The Meade County Archeological Society will do some hands-on learning to identify and catalogue findings from the Indian Cliffs Survey. Note change of venue and the change to the SECOND Monday of the month. 270828-5169
CPR CLASS 6-10 p.m. Healthcare Provider CPR class at the EMS Training Center, 245 Atwood Street, Corydon. 812-7387871
INFANT MASSAGE 10-11:30 a.m. at Bldg 5101 12th Armored Division Avenue, Fort Knox, Fort Knox Army Community Service. 502-624-8391
FREE DIABETES SEMINAR 6:30 p.m. at the Parvin Baumgart Education Center in Corydon, Ind. Call for information. 812-738-8708
MULDRAUGH CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:30 p.m. Second Monday of each month.
WILKINS FAMILY REUNION 12 p.m. Wesley and Lula Wilkins welcome family and friends to attend this reunion at Rock Haven Baptist Church, 4444 Old Mill Road, Hwy 1638, Brandenburg. Deloris Webb 502-4476575
Sunday, July 12 BINGO 7 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Brandenburg. Sponsored by the Payneville
Wednesday, July 15
FOOD CLASS 6:30 p.m. Food Preservation: tomatoes, sauces, and salsa. At the Meade County Extension Office. Register by July 9th. 270-422-4958
4th ANNUAL WELDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW Christy Sadler 270-6682358 or Kathy Bennett 270422-4858
VFW DANCE 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270422-5184
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 6 p.m. Man to man prostate cancer education and support at Hardin Memorial Hopsital in Elizabethtown, Ky. 2nd Tuesday of each month. Karen 270-706-1250
CORYDON CINEMAS Free Family Film Festival. Doors open at 9 a.m. Movie starts at 10 a.m. July 15: Inkheart. 812-738-1864
M.A.R.C. BINGO 6-11 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 245 Main Street in Brandenburg. New games and prizes. Proceeds benefit MARC programs for the mentally challenged. Charitable gaming license #000241.
NIGHT TIME COON SHOOT Meade County Archers. $10 entry fee. Cale Brown Archery Range, Yellowbank, Ky. Sign-in from 8-10 p.m. Mike Greenwell 270945-3581 or Brian Hamilton 270-945-5742
NURTURING PARENT WALK & RIDE 9-10 a.m. Knox St, Fort Knox. Grab your strollers and join the New Parent Support Program in our newest activity. Meet other parents and enjoy some company while you exercise! Open to the military community. Call ACS 502-624-7773/8391
BLUEGRASS MUSIC Enjoy free bluegrass music at Vine Grove Optimist Park every Monday night at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Donna Broadway 270-877-2422
3D ARCHERY TOURNAMENT At the Monroe County Fair in Tompkinsville. Sign ups will begin at 7 a.m. Call for details and sign up information. Ronda Elam 270427-7456
MEADE COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET, INC. 8-12 p.m. at the Meade County Extension Office. Amy 270-422-7402
MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT MEETING 7 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday, July 14
BLUEGRASS HOMEMAKERS CLUB 10 a.m. Second Tuesday of the month. Call 270-422-4958 for more information. FOOD CLASS 6:30 p.m. Food Preservation: green beans and using a pressure canner. At the Meade County Extension Office. Register by July 9th. 270422-4958 FREE ENGLISH CLASSES 7 p.m. at Buck Grove Baptist Church, 255 Buck Grove Road. No registration required. Free nursery care available for students during class. 270-828-3365 or 270828-6320 FRIENDSHIP HOMEMAKERS CLUB 6 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month. MEADE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING 7:30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month. MEADE COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET, INC. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Meade County Extension Office. Amy 270-422-7402
PLAYMORNING 8:30-10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday for children 0-36 months. Bldg 5101 12th Armored Division Avenue, Fort Knox. Open to the military community. Registration required, call 502- 624-7773/8391
VFW BINGO 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270422-5184
Thursday, July 16
N.A.R.F.E. MEETING 12 p.m. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association meeting at Brandenburg United Methodist Church. This month’s speaker is Terri Davis from Lady of Peace. Bring a covered dish. 270-668-1742
PARENT WALK & RIDE 9-10 a.m. Knox St, Fort Knox. Grab your strollers and join the New Parent Support Program in our newest activity. Meet other parents and enjoy some company while you exercise! Open to the military community. Call ACS 502- 624-7773/8391
Friday, July 17
ANIME CLUB MEETING 6 P.M. 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at the Meade County Public Library. 270422-2094
FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS 5-9 p.m. Enjoy summer reading with your family and friends. Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party and Family Fun Night at the Riverfront Park in Brandenburg. Come enjoy food, games, and inflatables! 270-422-2094
Thank You!
Without the support of our neighbors, community and contributions from local, statewide and national businesses, we would not be able to provide fireworks during our 4th of July celebration each year. Doe Valley Fireworks Donations by: DVREC/Ed Keim Bldrs & DV Golf Course, Deprez Pawn & Quality Jewelry, Lambert Glass, Fishing & Boating Club of Doe Valley, Action Overhead Doors, Patrick Miller, Cox’s Variety & Garden Center, Doe Run Realty & Appraisal, PGL Builders, Stuart & Ann Pepper, Eddie & Bonnie Owens, William & Patricia Niederst, Terry Mattingly Family, Smith Engineering, River Ridge Marathon, C & S Pumping, Darren Sipes Atty. Office, Lusk Mechanical, Hartlage Fence Co., Meade County Bank, Stan & Charlene Mitoraj, Alec Stone, Bramer Custom Design, Stonegate Realty, Rivertown Spirits, Irvington Gas Co., Danny & Rosemary Shaw, Bennesh Brothers, Harding Door Co., Charles Ely & Shirley Lawson, Wardrip Trucking & Excavating, Steve & Donna Blaske, Ronald & Brenda Moore, Danny Menken & Family, Todd & Wanda Anderson, Love Cleaners, Lyons Gas, Bim’s Trucking, Donald & Lois Crews, Bill & Karen Hofmann, Garrick & Cheryl Lepper, Sanders Sales & Service, and Anonymous Donors.
We are still taking donations for our 2009 Fireworks Display. We are almost half way there.
Thank You!
NEWS New commander to take reins at Unclaimed lotto ticket worth Ireland Army hospital on Knox $430,000 sold in Meade Co.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Submitted by Tim Shannon Ireland Army Community Hospital
The reigns of leadership at Ireland Army Community Hospital will be entrusted to a new Commander at a change of command ceremony scheduled for Friday, July 17 at 9 a.m. at Brooks Field in Fort Knox. Col. Ronald Place, the former Deputy Commander for Clinical Services at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., will take command from Col. Rhonda Earls as Ireland Army Community Hospital Commander and Fort Knox Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) Commander. Place is a graduate of the
Pavilion From page A1 recommendation from the building committee, board members unanimously elected to accept Prodigy Construction — operated out of Louisville but owned locally — for option No. 1, an opensided building. Prodigy Construction’s bid was $71,329.00, the lowest bid. County extension agent and district board advisor Andy Mills said an additional $500 to $600 would have to be paid if the board chooses to have steel-framed doors installed instead of woodframed. Discussion then shifted to the land preparation that needs done. Board chairman Kenny Haught said two cost assessments were made by local businesses, one estimating the dirt work would cost $31,445 and the second estimating $37,195 plus the cost of roughly 150 loads of dirt. “It’s hard to get a good figure because we don’t have a very detailed site plan yet,” Haught said. “One seems to think there might be enough dirt there ... the other thinks he’ll need about 150 more loads of dirt.” Mills said another issue
Clunkers From page A1 dealership, must be drivable and the consumer must show proof that he or she has owned the vehicle for at least one year with no lapse in insurance, and registration for one continuous year must be provided. The trade-in vehicle is also required to get less than 18 miles per gallon — a mean of the car’s city and highway mileage. To find out the miles per gallon of a vehicle visit www.fueleconomy.gov. Bradford said consumers should pay close attention to the requirement that the owner must prove continuous registration and insurance because this may cause some problems for vehicle owners. “If my registration was due in January … I would get a new registration, but I better be able to have a copy of the old because technically I need to be able to prove that it was registered to me and on the road all the way through July, which would be a full year,” Bradford said. “So I need two registrations proving that (the vehicle) has had a sticker on it.” And what if a consumer has changed insurance companies in the last year? Bradford said both of the consumer’s insurance companies will need to provide documentation proving no gaps have occurred. However, Cottrell said dealers are able to visit a Web site through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to verify that a consumer’s trade-in has been registered for the required one year. Once the vehicle is traded in, according to Cottrell, the
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that needs addressed with the land preparation is the gas and sewer lines that run under the building site. As talk continued, board member Tim Gossett interjected and said that before more direct steps are taken, the board should conduct a feasibility study to see if the idea of a community pavilion — which would house the Meade County Farmers Market and other extension office programs — is a viable project. “We’ve been very judicious throughout this whole project ... because this is taxpayers’ money,” he said. “But I think we need someone to come in and do a feasibility study to see where we really stand.” Edd Pike, a representative of the farmers market, said he’s seen the farmers market expand exponentially since it was first located in a parking lot along the ByPass several years ago. “We used to have 30 or 40 people stop by out there,” he said. “Now that it’s been at the extension office ... there’s days when 200 people come through.” Pike said having the farmers market at the extension office gives it that much more credibility, and he sees the market continuing to grow. County extension agents
Carole Goodwin and Jennifer Bridge said programs they operate would benefit by having the outside facility. The board voted unanimously to have a feasibility study conducted and to also have a more detailed site plan drawn up. The board also passed a motion made by Bob Stith and seconded by Mark Popham to locate the pavilion in the initial building site, as far north on the property as possible, above the pond. Gossett cast the lone dissenting vote. In January, the extension district received $53,097.40 in matching funds from the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy to put toward the construction of a farmers market pavilion. “I know this is taking awhile but we’re trying to cover all our bases,” Haught said, after the point was made that the board must spend its grant money by March 2010. “I know we thought we’d be a lot further along on this by now but sometimes you just can’t rush things.” Also during the meeting, the board voted to accept a bid of $18,029 for audio and video upgrades to the extension office; and, to have the residential property for sale next to the extension office appraised.
dealer is responsible for salvaging the entire vehicle except the body, for placing a scrapped title on the car and paying fees that may come with the salvage and the title. “As of now, you can recycle the body but the engine must be shredded,” Cottrell said. “The car dealers are the ones that make sure that the (trade-in) car is off the road. If the car ends up back on the road … they’re the ones that are going to be out of money.” Dealerships will be penalized and fined up to $15,000 for each vehicle found back on the road. Cottrell and Bradford said since the program began, the government has continued to modify and add new stipulations to the program, even after it went into affect July 1. “They keep tightening the program up every day,” Cottrell said, limiting the number of consumers able to take advantage of the program. “I think they’re adding regulations like the insurance and registration regulation to keep people from purchasing a junked vehicle and driving into a dealership and trading it off,” Bradford said. The program’s rules are set to be finalized July 23, which is why Cottrell said he has asked customers interested in the program, to wait until all guidelines are firmly established. The value of the credit for any trade-in is determined based on the increased gas mileage from the trade-in vehicle to the new vehicle and can only be for the amount of $3,500 or $4,500. Trucks eligible for the program are categorized from light duty trucks to work trucks, and certain heavy-duty trucks may not qualify. “If (a truck) is older than 2001 but newer than 25 years
old, it’s eligible,” Cottrell said. Bad credit may not be a problem for some consumers with the large down payment received from the credit. “In any scenario there may be people that may have clunkers that are willing to take advantage of (CARS) that may not get financed, but the second part of that is it’s going to give them a large cash payment so they may be able to get financed this time around, whereas they may have tried a year ago and were turned down … but now they have $3,500 or $4,500 down,” Cottrell said. The consumer can also choose to lease the new vehicle instead of purchasing it with the understanding that it must be leased for a minimum five years. Only one voucher is permitted per household and consumers need act fast. The government has budgeted for only one million vouchers and the program will end Nov. 1, 2009 or when funds are exhausted — whichever comes first. According to Cars.gov, patrons do not have to sign up for a voucher; dealers will apply a credit to the purchase and Cottrell said the dealer will receive a reimbursement for the credit within about 10 business days. Cottrell and Bradford agree that the credit is good for dealership businesses and said both of their newcar dealerships are participating in the program. They said consumers interested in participating in the program should visit them for guidance and information. For further information or to search for participating dealerships, visit www. cars.gov, or call Tony Brown Chevrolet at 270-422-2141 or Ray’s Ford at 270-422-4901.
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FEATURE Dad was a great speaker, but son should have kept mouth shut A10 - The News Standard
Mom hated beer. How many times had I heard her lament the destructive nature of alcohol? Too many to count, that’s for sure. They say my dad was a powerful speaker. A laminated handbill from the 1930s inviting people to a ‘shop at home’ rally extols my father’s talents for delivering a stump speech. “Don’t fail to hear private white, ex-soldier of the fighting fifth. He will tell you of walking, accompanied by a little mule, from Arizona to New York, and spending two hours with Gov. Roosevelt. He will make you laugh and then make you cry. He will also give away some merchandise.” I doubt an Army company was the first thing to come to mind when my Mom heard the word fifth. Otherwise, maybe she wouldn’t have felt the need to fib to the man who knocked on the door of our little white tenant house in the summer of 1955. He was owner of the local speedway, a quarter-mile dirt track from which I could hear the roar of engines on Saturdays nights and watch dust rise above an eerie glow. Would my Dad be interested in a job as public address announcer, he wanted to know. “No,” was Mom’s quick and terse reply. “The last thing we need is your dad using a loud speaker. There’s just no tellin’ what he might say.” I have no personal recollections of Dad’s speaking abilities, other than the time he tried to sell me to the high bidder. He sat my six-year-old butt atop a water-filled Coca-Cola cooler in a rural Kentucky grocery store and asked who would give top dollar for the cute little boy.
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The rhythm of the auctioneer chat made my heart flutter, but I guess he was only kidding. All the overall-wearing men gathered around the Warm Morning stove just laughed between spits of Red Man into a heavily stained coal bucket. I wasn’t embarrassed by what he did. Maybe I was too scared to be ashamed. To tell you the truth, I don’t recall ever being embarrassed by Dad’s drinking problem. If indeed, he had one. Maybe it was because he let me lick the foam off his Oertel’s 92, or the way beer seemed to help him enhance nursery rhymes. My favorite: Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed and scratched his a--, and the dish ran away with the spoon. I didn’t repeat any of Dad’s lyrics when I started first grade at the two-room Camp Ground Graded School in the fall of 1955. I knew I had a good thing going when Mrs. Crockett asked each class member to read out loud and continue until we found a word we didn’t know or could not pronounce. “Alice & Jerry” was a breeze after having mastered comics passed down from three older brothers. I beamed with pride after reading the entire book. Wanting to build on my success in the classroom, I recall feeling lots of peer pressure at recess as I sat on the front steps with five or six classmates. One by one they began bragging about how great their dads were and what they could do. I don’t think I really heard their stories, but I’m sure they involved catching big fish, or showing off acts of strength.
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I was too busy trying to decide what a man old enough to be their great grandfather (he was 63 when I was born) could do better than their dads. Finally, I had it. “My Dad can drink more beer than all your dads put together,” I exclaimed. We didn’t have a telephone at home, nor do I recall there being one at the school. So how my mother knew what I had said when I got home that afternoon, I have never known. Mom never struck one of her children, but I think I would have preferred a sound whipping over the lecture delivered that day. Rural schools bring flood of memories Having spent all but one of the nine years it took me to complete eight grades in a two-room school, I consider myself an authority on the subject of old-fashioned education in Kentucky. There probably aren’t many people under age 60 who attended either a one or two room grade school, but those of us who did have a coal bucket full of memories. Listening to Estill County resident Parnell Todd share some of his grade school memories recently put me in the mood to reflect on some of my own. I’m certainly not one of those people who would claim students got a better education in the “old days,” but there were certain fun things we did back then that can’t be repeated in today’s modern schools. Each month we had the much-anticipated experience of having a lady come and tell us Bible stories illustrated with flannel-back characters and objects placed on a big board. We didn’t get too many visitors from the outside world at my rural Kentucky school, so when someone did come,
it created a lasting memory. An annual visitor I recall was the candy salesman who would show up about a month or two before Christmas, urging us to sell their wares door-to-door as a fundraiser for our school. Usually the salesmen came in pairs, one making a sales pitch, while the other, always sharply dressed, smelling good and with movie-star looks would walk around winking at all the girls. When we weren’t having visitors, we could always find plenty to do. Things like gathering kindling for starting fires in our coal stove. No matter that there was enough scrap wood within 100 feet of the school to last 10 winters, we always managed to walk at least a couple miles back in the forest in search of firewood. Dusting erasers was another chore that always got plenty of volunteers. The chalk-filled tools were beaten on rocks or on the heads of the smaller boys. Up until about age eight or nine, I thought this process might have had something to do with my being named White. One thing we always made sure of was to get back from gathering firewood and dust-
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ing erasers in time for recess. Believe it or not, we had three official times each day set aside for play. The first, cleverly referred to as “Morning Recess,” occurred from 10:30 until 11 a.m. Lunch break was from noon until 1 p.m., followed by another break between 2 and 2:15 p.m. To this day, I can’t tell you what year Balboa discovered America, but I’ve never forgotten those recess hours. Usually that first recess allowed only enough time for some of us boys to go to the back of the building for a quick smoke or chew and to settle any arguments left over from the previous day. I recall there being fewer fights on Mondays because nobody could remember what they had been mad about the previous Friday. At about a quarter-to-12, our teacher would let us choose up sides for our daily baseball game. Two captains would select their players until each had nine. The only times I ever got to play were when I got to be captain, and when Beulah Bumgardner was absent. Quite often these games would be tied at the end of
our allotted recess time, and we could usually talk the teacher into letting us continue until the outcome was decided. We had a lot of ties. After noon recess came one of my favorite times of the day. The teacher would read to us from books like “Huckleberry Finn,” “Tom Sawyer” or “The Hardy Boys.” This lasted about half an hour, except when we could persuade her to “please, read just one more chapter.” The 30 minutes or so between reading period and the 2 p.m. recess could seem like an eternity. So we sometimes livened things up by getting Odell tickled. He was a big ol’boy who was making a career out of seventh grade. Once he got to laughing, he just couldn’t quit, sometimes losing control of certain bodily functions. Surely we were the only school in Kentucky to be dismissed early due to flooding, even on the sunniest of days. Columnist Don White has served as editor at several newspapers in Kentucky. His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact him at thekytraveler. com.
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By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
People ages two to 92 from several Kentucky and Indiana counties spread out on the Meade County Senior Citizens Center dance floor every Friday night to enjoy the classic country sounds of “Jay’s Country Music Dance and Show.” The band — comprised of 10 skilled instrumentalists from various parts of the Commonwealth — brings the small stage to life every Friday playing everything from square dance music to classic rock. Music prodigy Jay Henderson, of Breckinridge County, Ky., started the almost nineyear-old band after following in his mentor’s footsteps. “I went to dances all my life; I started probably when I was a little over a month old going with my grandfather, Roy Bandy. He played (at the senior citizens center) on Friday nights and then he played (the fiddle) in Vine Grove,” Henderson said. At age three, Bandy had a close friend make Henderson his first fiddle. Bandy taught Henderson to play the miniature fiddle and as he increased in skill, Henderson gradually moved up in sizes of instrument. Bandy played with his band, “The Country Ramblers,” until the late ‘90s when he fell ill. Henderson’s trips to the center became sporadic when he started taking care of his grandfather. “I kind of got out of it a little while, but I was still coming down (to the senior citizens center) on Friday nights occasionally, and then the band that was there was quitting and I had an opportunity to do it, but I wasn’t
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CLOCKWISE (starting at top left): Jay Henderson, left, sings and strums his Gretsch White Falcon alongside his band mate, Jarrad Mattingly; Juanita Ramsey, a dedicated Jay’s fan, poses while taking a break from dancing; Stanley Edge, on the drums, Charles Renfrow, front, and special guest, Billy Joe Charles play the crowd a slow one while a couple (bottom right) dances along. old enough,” he said. Bandy’s good friend, Elroy Johnson, was the president of the senior citizens center at the time and offered Henderson a shot at the job. “I had to go to the court house and get (some documentations) for being under 18 and starting an entertainment business, and really, I didn’t think it would last six months,” he said. “I didn’t think I could do it, and we’re now almost nine years into it.”
At age 16, Henderson purchased most of his equipment from Junior Basham, the head of “The Country Ramblers,” and began his business on Jan. 13, 2001. Before he knew it, the band was drawing in crowds so large the parking lot of the building was — and still is — packed 30 minutes before the show began. “Especially during the winter months, you have to get there early to get a seat,” he said. “Most of our guests are regulars or have been
there before, but every week we see new faces.” While attending Western Kentucky University, Henderson would venture home on the weekends to take care of his grandfather and play with the band on Friday nights. After a few years with the
band, Henderson decided to teach himself how to play guitar with the help of Basham. He now plays his Gretsch White Falcon during slow songs, as well as the fiddle during square dances. Band member Jimmy Logston, of Cecilia, Ky., calls the square dances while members Jarrad Mattingly, of Taylorsville, Ky., plays the banjo, Richard Dowell Jr., of Guston, plays the fiddle, Junior Basham, of Vine Grove, Ky., plays rhythm and lead, Donnie Farrel, of Brandenburg, takes care of rhythm as well, Charles Renfrow, of Vine Grove, Ky., holds down the bass guitar, Ron Browning, of Louisville, jazzes things up with the steel guitar, Stanley Edge, of Guston, rocks out on the drums and Ronnie Benningfield, of Hodgenville, Ky., rings in the piano. Henderson said in efforts to keep following his grandfather’s footsteps, the band rarely ever changes its style and members are always dressed to impress with their red vests, white collared shirts and black slacks — even the music selection stays the same allowing newcomers to learn various country and bluegrass dances. However, for holidays the band tries to spice things up a bit, especially in October when the band has special performers from the 1970-80s variety show, “Hee Haw.” For New Year’s Eve, the band plays a formal event. With linens and candles on every table, Jay’s members dress in tuxes and play eclectic sounds of country,
bluegrass and classic rock, as well as pass out party favors to all guests and a $200 door prize. Just like any band, Jay’s Country Music Dance and Show has seen its ups and downs, but currently, “it’s the best it’s been since I started,” Henderson said. All guests pay a $7 entry fee, except children ages 12 and under who enter for free. Pat Leone, of Bewleyville, Ky., serves up tasty meals, including fish and chicken dinners, hamburger plates, loaded baked potatoes and desserts. All meals range in price, but Henderson said a couple can eat a full meal for as low as $12. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. at the senior citizens center located at 1200 Old Ekron Road in Brandenburg. The show is alcohol free and smoking is prohibited on the dance floor, but a room is designated for it. Henderson strongly advises all guests to come early for a parking spot and to bring dancing shoes. The show is every Friday night throughout the year excluding the last Friday of June and during inclement weather. When asked why he has so much support and so many fans, Henderson answered, “I guess I’ve just been blessed and lucky.” To make reservations, contact Henderson at 270547-0734 and after 5 p.m. on Friday, inquirers can contact him at the center at 270-422-3497.
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Doe Run Inn recognized for down-home deliciousness Submitted by the Kentucky Department of Travel FRANKFORT — As an established part of southern culture but with regional flare and famous hospitality, Kentucky has more than its share of renowned eateries and accomplished chefs. For starters, several long-established restaurants have a history for great Kentucky dishes that have visitors and natives alike scrambling for more. Here, to whet the appetite, are thumbnail sketches of seven of the scores of wellknown dining spots that are part of the Bluegrass State’s culinary traditions. Doe Run Inn Doe Run Inn’s menu includes lots of Southern fare like fried chicken, pulled pork, smoked brisket, and country ham balls with lots of sides from which to choose. Sundays feature an all-youcan-eat buffet that includes a wide range of “comfort food.” Constructed around 1780 as a mill near Doe Run Creek, Thomas Lincoln, father of our 16th President, is recorded as a stone mason for the structure. Over the years, the inn has been a family resort, and when the restaurant was begun in the late 1940’s the name was changed to Doe Run Hotel. About a decade later, owners dubbed it Doe Run Inn. It’s now owned by Jim and Opal Greer. For more information about
Doe Run Inn, located at 500 Doe Run Hotel Road in Brandenburg, call 270-422-2982 or visit www.doeruninn.com The Boone Tavern The Boone Tavern, located at 100 Main St. N in Berea, Ky., celebrated its 100th anniversary in March and continues to provide guests with traditional and creative southern cuisine. Call 800-366-9358 or visit www.boonetavernhotel. com for more information. The English Grill The English Grill, located at The Brown Hotel on 335 West Broadway in Louisville, is a AAA Four-Diamond restaurant in the heart of downtown Louisville that features an eclectic menu ranging from grilled to perfection beef rib eye steak to curry marinated seared tofu — all grounded in Kentucky-based cuisine. Cell phones are not permitted. Call 502-583-1234 or visit www.brownhotel. com/dining Harland Sanders Café and Museum Harland Sanders Café and Musuem, located at 1002 W. Dixie Hwy. in Corbin, Ky., is the site where Kentucky Fried Chicken icon Colonel Harland Sanders began perfecting his recipe and preparation technique for his world famous chicken in 1930. Call 606-528-2163 or visit www. corbinkentucky.us/sanderscafe.htm
Oakroom The Oakroom, located in the Seelbach Hilton Hotel at 500 Fourth Street in Louisville, takes a New American approach to innovative cuisine that is presented with excellent service. Classic ethnic cuisine gets a modern interpretation with ingredients that are naturally grown or raised and then infused with Mediterranean, Asian and European influences. Call 502-5853200 or visit www.seelbachhilton.com Old Stone Inn At Old Stone Inn, located at 6905 Shelbyville Road in Shelbyville, customers pore over an extensive and tastetempting menu with choices that range from bourbon barrel pork chops to pasta with pesto. Dine in a beautiful historic setting where attentive service is combined with polished, traditional Southern preparation. Call 502-722-8200 or visit www. old-stone-inn.com Old Talbott Tavern Favorites like savory burgoo, fried-to-perfection catfish and slow-simmered pot roast are consistent choices at Old Talbott Tavern, located at 107 West Stephen Foster in Bardstown. Since the late 1700s the Old Talbott Tavern has served travelers with food, beverage and shelter. Call 502-348-3494 or visit www.talbotts.com
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AGRICULTURE GPS-guided mower leads way for cornfield maze preparation A12 - The News Standard
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By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
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LEFT: County extension agent Andy Mills mows down the pathways for the cornfield maze at Roberts Family Farm. ABOVE: Mills uses GPS software to guide his maneuvers as he follows the maze design. ing of it, which then gets scanned into a computer. Special software re-draws the maze and calibrates it, then that rendering is transferred to a mobile laptop where a GPS program helps Mills navigate his way through the acres and acres of corn.
“On the screen you can see the whole design and the layout of the corn field,” Mills said, pointing at the laptop connected to his brush mower. “I’m this little dot, and I’ve got to stay within the lines.” Mills said maneuvering through what looks like an
4-H international seeks host families The 4-H International ProStudents in both programs gram needs families to host have varying English speak20 Japanese youth and two ing abilities. They have been adult chaperones taught some English who will be coming in Japan through stoCEA for to Kentucky through Youth, 4-H ries and repetition. two exchange pro“The child doesn’t grams this summer. come to the United “It’s a great opporStates to learn Engtunity for any family lish, but they quickly interested in internapick some of the lantional programs, travguage up while they el or people in generare here,” Mains said. al,” said Mark Mains, “It’s more about the state 4-H youth decultural experience. Carole velopment extension that last a lifeGoodwin Bonds specialist and coorditime are created.” nator of the 4-H InterWhile trying to national Program. communicate with someThe Japanese-American one who may have few 4-H exchange program has English conversational been around for more than skills may seem difficult, 30 years, and Kentucky has Mains, whose family hosted been involved with the pro- a Japanese student when he gram for the majority of was younger, said there are those years, Mains said. The ways for families to bridge two programs that bring Jap- the communication gap. anese young people to Ken“The key thing is not to tucky are Language Labora- get frustrated,” he said. “If tory (LABO) and UTREK. your first try at communiLABO participants are cation doesn’t work, try to ages 12 to 14. Host families communicate again in a difwill pick up the students ferent way. It’s amazing how and chaperones July 22 at the far hand signals, writing and Holiday Inn in Louisville and pictures can go toward effechost them through August tive communication.” 18. Youth in UTREK, which is Individuals, families or geared toward learning about couples that do not have chilthe natural environments of dren with similar ages to the the United States and Japan, Japanese youth can volunteer range in age from 13 to 16. to host one of the two group The teenagers participate in chaperones. The chaperones a five day camping excursion have good English speaking upon their arrival. They will skills and stay with a host stay with their host families family for either a two week from July 26 until August 18. or four week period, Mains Host families do not need said. The chaperones’ main to be in 4-H or speak Japa- objective is to facilitate comnese to apply for this oppor- munication and help with tunity. The only requirement any problems the Japanese for the program is for the host youth may have. family to have a child with a Persons interested in resimilar age and gender as the ceiving more information on exchange student. The stu- international opportunities dents should have their own through 4-H should contact area and bed, but can share a Mark Mains, UK College of room with their host sibling. Agriculture, 212 Scovell Hall, Since the program focuses Lexington, KY 405436-0064 on American culture, Japa- or at mark.mains@uky.edu. nese youth will not be place Requesting information does in homes of families with the not obligate families to host same cultural background. students this year. Hosting a LABO or UTREK Applications for those inparticipant does not require a terested in hosting a Japanese large monetary investment. student this summer should Host families are expected to be submitted as soon as posprovide for them in the same sible. Families and students ways they provide for their are matched based on their own child. Students come similarities. with their own spending Host families will be given money for any extras they the option for one of their may want to purchase. own children to participate Hosts are encouraged not in one of 4-H international to plan extravagant trips or outbound programs, which deviate from their daily rou- allow them to experience antines. While in the United other country’s culture. States, the exchange students For more information and their host families can about 4-H Youth Developparticipate in 4-H programs ment, please contact your at any level with which they Meade County Cooperative are comfortable, but partici- Extension Service at 4270-22pation is not a requirement. 4958. The News Standard supports Meade County farming and agriculture by profiling local farmers, vegetable producers, horse groups, and other agriculturalbased individuals and organizations each week on the Agriculture Page. To have your story told, e-mail editor@thenewsstandard.com, or call us at 422-4542.
endless sea of green can be distorting and the glare of the sun off the computer monitor can make the diagram hard to read. “You’ve really got to stop every once in a while and zoom out on the screen and look around and really get your bearings,” he said.
The pathways begin being carved out when the corn is roughly two feet tall. Mills said the Roberts family will put herbicide down to keep more corn and other plants from sprouting up in the newly-formed paths. “I’ve done this a few times before computers and
GPS ... and you would just kind of stake it out where you wanted to go,” Mills said. “This works a lot better for doing more intricate designs.” For more information about the Roberts Family Farm, located at 125 Kennedy Road, call 270-422-2361.
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The only thing more challenging than winding your way through the cornfield maze at Roberts Family Farm is being the man in charge of creating it. Though the maze and other seasonal activities won’t officially open to the public at the Guston farm until mid-September, county extension agent Andy Mills is already knee deep in toppled corn stalks. “It takes about a total of 12 to 15 hours to get the whole thing done,” he said. “So it’s a bit of a process.” This is the third year Mills has helped design the maze at Roberts Family Farm, and though modern day technology lessens the amount of guess work and confusion, it’s still no easy task to perform. Designing the maze begins with a hand draw-
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Commodities Kentuckanna Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday July 6, 2009 Receipts: 223
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Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday. Slaughter cows were 19 percent of supply: Slaughter bulls 05 percent: Replacement cows 07 percent and feeders 69 percent: The feeder supply included 25 percent steers 43 percent heifers and 32 percent bulls. 35 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight A-Dress H-Dress Lo-Dress Breaker 75-80 1080-1805 49.00-54.50 56.50 45.50-47.50 Boner 80-85 810-1505 44.00-49.00 50.50 36.50-42.00 Lean 85-90 745-1165 35.50-40.50 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade Weight Carcass Boning % A-Dress Hi-Dress 1 1325-2020 79-80 61.50-64.00 2 1255-1685 75-76 55.00-57.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 245 108.00 108.00 7 300-400 351 103.00-110.00 107.98 6 600-700 619 89.00-97.50 96.00 5 700-800 716 86.50-95.00 93.22 4 800-900 848 82.50 82.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 360 95.00-99.00 96.81
2 500-600 570 78.00-87.50 82.96 2 700-800 720 71.50 71.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-400 373 92.00-97.50 95.96 15 400-500 454 84.50-94.00 89.58 15 500-600 556 84.00-89.00 86.50 20 600-700 672 87.00-88.00 87.86 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 345 80.00-90.00 85.17 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 600-700 690 67.00 67.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-400 382 93.50-97.00 96.19 10 400-500 443 94.00-100.00 97.13 7 500-600 540 92.00-100.00 94.26 10 600-700 639 82.00-89.00 87.19 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 245 92.00-94.00 93.16 2 300-400 398 90.50 90.50 3 400-500 469 85.00 85.00 3 500-600 551 87.00-89.00 88.01 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old 3-8 months bred 900-1335 lbs, 41.00-59.00 per cwt. Stock Cows and Calves: No Test Stock Bulls: No Test Calves: Baby Beef calves: No Test
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See a photo spread of the Madness’ two district finals wins against Elizabethtown.
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Meade Co. Madness pics B2 Athletes’ bone development B4 Classifieds B6 Youth section B8 Netting largemouth bass B11 Heritage B12 SCORES AND PHOTOS
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Madness look on toward state competition By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com Despite an hour-long rain and lightning delay in between games, the Meade County Madness won both of their double-header district games against Elizabethtown.
With the wins, the Madness will advance to the state competition to be held in Henderson County next week; the date and time are yet to be announced. All 12 players of the 10-year-old all-star team contributed to Wednesday night’s wins, and the team now
looks to defend its own title at the upcoming state championships. Tied 3-3 in sixth inning, the Madness squeaked out a 5-4 victory in the first game, which began at 6:30 p.m. at Ramsey Field. During the second game, Meade County came out gunning and opened a quick 8-1
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French talked about the special 2007 year where he felt “we could do nothing wrong.” Even after motor troubles during the last leg of the season he limped through the finish line with the victory. “It was stressful at the end,” he said. “I had a nice 17-point lead and I ended up winning by only three points. So it was close.” With the help of his sponsor, Scott Eiklor from Paoli, Ind., mentor Tony Johnson from Louisville and his friends Blake Whelan and Dustin Nance, the crew maintains his car every week, which has turned into a time consuming hobby rather than a career. “I’m fortunate to have someone finance my car and tools,” French said. “(Eiklor) is one of the nicest guys in the world. He’ll give you the shirt off his back if he had
The word “off-season” has become an oxymoron these days for high school athletes. But thanks to the KH- Good Call SAA’s established “dead period” high school athletes have at least two weeks of down time Ben during the Achtabowski summer … and that’s much needed. With high school sports growing exponentially more cutthroat, expectations have become even higher. In turn, practices are longer and go deeper into the off-season — sometimes even diminishing a reprieve time altogether. I understand that the competitiveness of high school sports has grown a lot since the “old days.” Coaches, administrators, parents, fans and yes, we, the media, put loads of pressure on high school athletes to win and perform at a top level. I’ve had many conversations with people about the fact that high school sports are the new college sports, college sports are the new professional sports and the pros are the new superheroes of our times (I’m waiting for the LeBron James and Dwight Howard action figures). That’s the evolution of the sporting world. With all that pressure mounting, the seasons have spilled over into the off-season, and more importantly, the summer. Traditionally, the summer is meant for relaxation and recuperation from the doldrums of the school year; a time when kids should be kids. Now, for many athletes, it’s a time where it makes or breaks the upcoming season. It’s the time when teams form the starting lineup and build
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SOCCER NEWS 2009 Boys High School Soccer Tryouts MCHS boys soccer tryouts will be July 15-17 at the practice fields behind the board of education from 9-11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. All participants must have a KHSAA Completed Physical Form, NOCSE approved shin guards, tennis shoes and cleats. Seventh- and eighthgraders will be eligible to tryout. The junior varsity team will accept seventhand eighth-graders only if they are needed to complete the 2009 roster. For more information, contact coach Matt Pollock at 270-422-3739. Rineyville Youth Soccer Registration The Rineyville community will have a brand new soccer league this fall. Signups are at the Rineyville Community Park Concession Stand (between the baseball fields) today from 6-7:30 p.m., then July 11, 18 and 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Registrations can be delivered to P.O. Box 71, Rineyville, KY 60162 with a check for fees and a copy of the child’s birth certificate. Cost is $35 for players in U6 and U8 age divisions, $40 for U10, U12 and U14. Make checks payable to RCYSL. Pay for the first two children and the third fourth and fifth children from the same household are free. E-mail rineyvilleyouthsoccer@yahoo.com.
Dead period a nice break, but could be made longer By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com
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Seventh and eighth grade football practice begins July 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Stuart Pepper Middle School football fields. All players must have a sports physical. Please call 270-422-7530 for more information.
spread by the third inning, eventually winning 8-3. The Meade County Madness is coached by head coach Gary Poole and assistant coaches Robbie Ammons, Wayne Hurt and Tommy Haynes. See Page A2 for photos.
Local racer has been driving in the fast lane all his life By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com Meade County’s Chris French has always had a need for speed. As a 17-year-old, he received his first speeding ticket when he was caught roaring down the road in Garrett going 79 mph in a 35 mph speed zone. “I saw my friend, Jamie Berry, in Garrett and I let the car roar out to race his,” French said. “Then I saw a state trooper. He wasn’t too happy. I thought I could talk myself out of it but he said if I said one word he’d throw me in jail.” Call it unlucky or uncontrollable habit, but two weeks later he got his second ticket going 95 in a 55. “I love speed,” said the 37 year old, who lives in Vine Grove. “I just like going fast.” That fondness translated into driving his No. 75 Super Stock car at the Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind., for the last seven years. Two years removed from his 2007 championship title, French is five points back from the leader with four events left in the summer — he considers it a par year. French opened the season in fifth place, then landed two straight second-place finishes, but at a race two weeks ago he dropped to a fifth-place finish again. “I’m not having a super bad year,” he said. “But I’m not having a great year either.” Things perked up last weekend, however, when French took first place in the super stock Freedom 40 race held Sunday.
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TOP: Chris French celebrates a win with a bottle of champagne in 2006 at Salem Speedway. ABOVE: French’s newest car, a 2009 Impala, is a sure fire contender on the track in Salem, Ind.
Consistency is beginning to pay off for Matt Crafton By Monte Dutton NASCAR This Week One of this season’s mild surprises has been the emergence of Matt Crafton as a title contender in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. Crafton, who drives the No. 88 Menards Chevrolet, has finished outside the top 15 only five times in 29 races since winning for the first time at Lowe’s Motor Speed-
Matt Crafton has recently established himself as a serious Truck Series title contender.
way in May 2008. Consistency has been the 33-year-old driver’s distinguishing virtue this year, which is why Crafton ranks second, only 36 points behind Ron Hornaday Jr., in the point standings. Prior to Hornaday’s Milwaukee victory, Crafton led the standings. He’s finished in the top 10 in eight of the series’ 10 races.
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Double-header district wins advance Madness to state championships
CLOCKWISE (From top left): Cody Lee takes one for the team; Levi Hurt throws a strike in the second game; Kyle Reed bunts; head coach Gary Poole rounds up the team during a time out; Austin Poole fist pumps after hitting a double; Bryce Mattingly nearly topples backward after making the catch to earn a third out in the first game.
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Study finds skin cancer rates higher among athletes Submitted by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine ROSEMONT, Ill. — With skin cancer rates on the increase, most individuals know the importance of applying sunscreen regularly, but in a recent literature study published in the July/August issue of “Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach,� athletes may be even more at risk for developing the deadly disease. “Studies further confirm that although exposure to the sun or UV light may help maintain vitamin D levels, exposure also results in a higher risk for developing skin cancers. This is especially true of summer and winter outdoor athletes, who are exposed to higher amounts of UV light due to training and competition schedules. Sun protection strategies, including sunscreens and sun protective clothing, may help to reduce this risk for athletes,� said author Wilma Bergfeld, M.D., Senior Staff, of the Department of Dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
The researchers also pointed out that some athletes are at an increased risk of sunburn because of their training schedules and conditions, with obviously those individuals who compete in summer sports being at significantly increased exposure. They noted, for example that during the Tour de Suisse cyclists were exposed to approximately eight times more than the minimal dose of UV needed to cause sunburn. “Summer athletes are not the only ones in danger of higher skin cancer rates. In winter sports (e.g., skiing, snowboarding), higher altitude sun exposure and reflections off the snow and ice, can lead to even greater exposures, especially to the face and hands. One of the studies we cited, noted that skiers without sunscreen at 11,000 feet begin to develop sunburn after only six minutes of UV exposure,� said Bergfeld. The research also highlighted that coaches and trainers may be at increased risk because of similar exposures.
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1. Who struck out Pete Rose in his final major-league at-bat in 1986? 2. In what year was the Chicago Cubs’ first official Wrigley Field night game? 3. Entering 2009, three quarterbacks in NFL history had thrown for at least 30,000 yards and run for at least 3,500. Name two of them. 4. When was the last time the Duquesne men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament? 5. Boston and Montreal have met in the NHL playoffs a record number of times, including in 2009. How many? 6. In 2009, Frankie Hejduk set a U.S. soccer record for longest span between World Cup qualifying goals. How many years apart were they? 7. In what year did boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler retire after losing a bout to Sugar Ray Leonard? Answers 1. Future Hall of Fame member Rich “Goose� Gossage. 2. It was 1988. 3. Fran Tarkenton, Steve Young and Steve McNair. 4. It was 1977. 5. They have met 32 times. 6. They were 12 years, 97 days apart. 7. It was 1987. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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From page B1 to. I couldn’t do this without any of those guys.� French, a union electrician in Louisville, realizes without the help of friends he couldn’t enjoy his passion for speed. On top of his full-time electrician job, he says he can put up to 20 hours of work and $600 into his car each week. “You don’t really make anything,� French said. “Pretty much any money we get we put it right back into the car. Really if you place second you don’t even make enough to pay the bills.� Beside the friends who help out with the car is his most important crew: his family. His wife Melissa and two children, two-yearold Miranda and six-yearold Jillian, can always be spotted at his Vine Grove home garage. “Sometimes they’ll come out and shoot basketball or play around the yard while I’ll work on the car,� French said. His No. 1 fan is also his mother, Sue, who has only missed one race after she suffered a compound fracture in her shin. “Racing is definitely a family thing,� French said whose father, Homer, passed away in 1995 and also was a racecar driver. With a racing family background and his fervor for velocity, French started young when he began competing on his dirt bike at the age of 13 and was fairly successful at the local level. After racing bikes for 10 years, he tried go-cart racing for two years and then moved up to car racing right after that. Out of all three different racing styles, French had the most injuries on his dirt bike. He broke his wrist three different times, shattered his kneecap and endured a plethora of bumps and bruises. With that kind of background in injuries, French feels getting in a wreck in his racecar isn’t nearly as bad. “Motorcycles are the worst; you can get real banged up driving those things,� he said. “I did get my bell rung last year (in Salem). I was walking around for a few days with a concussion.� During that crash,
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Chris French is flanked by Scott Eiklor, right, and Mark Board, left, after winning at race at Salem Speedway in 2007. French was clipped by ing to make it big at this,� another car and pancaked he said. “I’ve realized that a long time ago. I’m into the wall. That’s just one of the grounded. I understand challenges Salem Speed- my limitations. This is just way brings, which French a hobby now.� Even having the abilsaid is pretty much like the famous 1/2 mile Bristol ity to compete at Salem Speedway year after year Speedway in Tennessee. “You think it would be says a lot about a drivers easy running the same reputation. According to track every week,� he the track’s Web site many said. “You think we would say “if a man goes fast have the same setup every at Salem, he can go fast week, but that’s not the anywhere.� The track decase. You can never tell mands drivers to go just how the track is going to as fast on the curves as he be and you have to ad- does down the straights. “At Salem, just. Someyou don’t times that’s break a lot,� where you French said. mess up is “You just if you ankind of let go ticipate one of the gas and thing and pray to God another that it sticks thing hapwhen you pens. “ turn. I’ve alThe Saways said it’s lem Speedabout 80 perway is cent luck. It’s steeped in real hard to tradition pass there.� and his—Chris French, When tory with more than racecar driver French first started racing 50 years of at Salem he racing and has had racing greats such thought it would be easy. “The first race I went I as Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Mario Andretti, Bobby thought to myself ‘I could Unser, Al Unser, Rusty beat these guys,’� he said. Wallace and A.J. Foyt com- “Then I got onto the track and they left my helmet pete there. “There’s a great history spinning around my head. up there,� French said. I was getting lapped left “Anybody who’s anybody and right. It took me about has raced up there, but I two years to get used to it. try not to get star struck. I There’s a learning curve, just go up there and race.� that’s for sure.� But his background in After racing for 24 years, French realizes that this is other forms of racing did as far as he will go with help accelerate up the learning process. his racing career. “Racing cars is a lot “You know, I’m not go-
“There’s just nothing better than strapping in, smelling the burnt rubber and trading paint while going around the track.�
like bikes,� French said. “It’s very calculated and tight. Of course, it’s a different feel, but I love cars. There’s nothing like turning on that car and having that much steel rumbling around you.� Being encaged in all that steel and power does have its disadvantages, especially when it’s hot, like two weeks ago when temperatures reached in the high 90s. “Sometimes it feels like the race lasts forever; especially when it’s hot,� French said. “I drank about two gallons of Gatorade and 10 bottles of water that night.� Regardless of the heat, injuries or long hours in the garage, it all pays off when he’s behind the wheel. “I’m an adrenaline junkie,� French said. “There’s just nothing better than strapping in, smelling the burnt rubber and trading paint while going around the track.� As French continues to find his adrenaline fix at Salem Speedway, he remembers how it all started — with his first speeding ticket as a teenager. “Going fast is fun,� French said with a youthful laugh. “I’ll gun it sometimes on the highway and I see (my passengers) holding on to the side of the door with that look of death in their eyes. I do it on purpose of course. I get a little kick out of that.� And hopefully that kick will get him into the winner’s circle a few more times before he’s satiated his need for speed.
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Exercise has many benefits from improving cardiovascular capacity to reducing weight, and now a new research review published in the July/August issue of Sports Health highlights that weight bearing exercises especially those that include higher levels of strain such as running or jumping, can be effective in enhancing bone health and preventing future diseases and injury such as osteoporosis and fractures. “There are many facets related to maintaining bone health, including genetic, intrinsic, and environmental factors, but physical activity is by far one of the strongest means to develop and maintain healthy bone mass,” explains study author, Ron Zernicke, PhD, DSc, Director of the Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center at the
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strategies centered around individual strengths. It seems the off-season is just part of the on-season for all athletics, from basketball to football to tennis and volleyball. With the high demand of sports, the KHSAA had the foresight to protect the sanctity of the summer by implementing the dead period. The dead period was enacted in the ‘90s, and reads in the KHSAA handbook as follows: “Students may not receive coaching or training from school personnel (either salaried or nonsalaried) and school facilities, uniforms, nicknames, transportation or equipment shall not be used each year in any KHSAA
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University of Michigan. The study reviewed research from 1961 through today by searching Pubmed, Web of Science, and relevant edited books. The study found that three factors — strain magnitude, strain rate, and strain frequency — are important to the impact exercise has on bone health. “Because a high number of older women experience osteoporosis, postmenopausal women may receive the most benefits from improving bone mineral density (BMD) through weight bearing exercise. Research clearly illustrates, however, that a critical time to develop BMD is during the preand early-pubertal periods. Making sure young children exercise regularly is key to developing healthy bone structures and long-term injury prevention. Regardless of age, weight bearing exercises are extremely ben-
eficial,” explains Zernicke. While most exercises provide an increase in bone density there are a few in particular that are the most beneficial according to the study. For instance, those that put a larger strain on the body (gymnastics, dance and power sports, such as weightlifting), those that have a higher strain rate (e.g., jumping activities), and those that have a higher strain frequency (e.g., running) also appear to increase bone density. The research also noted previous studies in which the benefits of exercise were achieved with less-timeconsuming programs (such as 12 minutes, three days a week). Interval training — short rests in between continuous movement were also found to make a difference to BMD levels. “There still isn’t a ‘goldstandard’ for the best blend of these three facets of ex-
ercise — strain magnitude, strain rate, and strain frequency — but, we do know that exercise is directly linked to bone health and can help prevent bone loss and possible fractures. In the end, weight bearing exercise — even for just 20 minutes per day — can strengthen your skeleton significantly,” stresses Zernicke. Published bimonthly, Sports Health is a collaborative publication from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), and the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS). Other organizations participating in the publication include the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM). For more information on the publication or to submit a manuscript, visit www.sportshealthjournal.org
sanctioned sport or cheerleading squad during the period beginning with June 25, and going through July 9. School funds may not be expended in support of interscholastic athletics in any KHSAA sanctioned sport during this period. These restrictions shall not apply to postseason wrapup activities, celebrations and recognition events relating to a spring sports team at a school which participated in KHSAA state championship play in that particular sport during that particular year.” The dead period is certainly a good idea and needs to be enforced rigidly. But I also feel two weeks isn’t nearly long enough, particularly after this year, when bad weather pushed school back into the middle of June. School will be back in session a little over a month from now — 34 days to be exact — and fall
sports will be in a scurry to prepare for the season opener. What vacation time does that give students? Two weeks after months of long-winded practices, late night bus rides and weekenders consumed by tournaments doesn’t suffice. I’m not the only one who feels two weeks isn’t long enough. Some Meade County coaches wouldn’t be opposed to lengthening the dead period. “(Student-athletes) need some time for the summer,” said Lady Waves soccer coach Dan Shook. “We sometimes forget they are just kids, they need time for themselves. I wouldn’t mind if they extended it a week. I think that would be nice.” But extending any rule or law means some may cut corners or find loopholes. That would be a concern for Greenwave basketball
head coach Jerry Garris. “I wouldn’t have a problem if they had (the dead period) all summer,” he said. “The only problem I have with it is that there will be teams that find a way around the rules and play and practice during those off-months.” Regardless, a dead period is a necessary break from the intensity of high school competition. Now is the time to go out with friends and family and enjoy the nuances of the summer. When practices begin again, it may be the time to discuss an extension on the dead period. The two weeks will have felt like they’ve come and gone away too quickly and players and coaches will be begging for some more … at least until they see the first football thrown or soccer ball kicked through the air.
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Class of ‘72 “55 Party” Pig Roast When: July 18, 2009 (The night before Meade County Fair starts) Where: Eddie Hockman’s, Red-eye Resort, Wolf Creek, KY Time: 4 p.m. until ? Everyone please bring your favorite dish and of course BYOB Don’t forget your lawn chairs. Donations will be accepted to pay for the meat.
The Class of ‘72 welcomes any other class that would like to join in. Any questions or need directions, PLEASE CALL Cheryl Vessels (280) 547-9966 or Eddie Hockman (270) 945-0803
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Pay Off From page B1 Yet, in Crafton’s career, he has won only once in 207 attempts. “It’s hard to believe,” he said. “It’s hard to get wins in the Truck Series and to have only one after running as well as we have the past two years ... it took so long to get that one. It’s not every day you get a truck as good as we had there (at Texas, where he finished second) and not be able to
win it.” “They’ve got that team in position to get some more wins,” said Ray Dunlap, part of Speed’s telecast team. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see Crafton win another race or two this season. They’re definitely due. There are a lot of tracks coming up soon where they could do really well.” But Crafton, from Tulare, Calif., knows the championship race favors those who are consistent. “We’ve got to do what we’ve been doing all year
and put ourselves in contention and not do anything ridiculous,” he said. “That’s how you win races and championships. “It’s the team working together. It takes people a while to jell. My crew chief, Bud Haefele, had never ‘crew chiefed’ at this level and ... the guys had to build this up — build new trucks and make them better each and every time. We ran well before, but not great like the last couple of years.” Unlike most Truck Series teams, ThorSport (owned
by Duke Thorson) bases its operation in Ohio. The great majority of teams in NASCAR’s three major touring series are headquartered in the Charlotte, N.C., area. “I see advantages,” Crafton said. “It’s honestly a benefit to be where we are.” Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008.
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Meade County Boy’s Soccer Program’s 20th ANNIVERSARY Reception will be held at Stuart Pepper Middle School August 7, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Appetizers will be served. Please RSVP by July 17 to: Tammy Long, 270-317-2766
All past players, current players, school administrators, teachers, family and fans are welcome to attend in celebrating the accomplishments of the program over the last 20 years. This event also includes those that where part of the co-ed team during the first several years of competition. The Annual Alumni games will be played August 8, 2009 GIRLS ALUMNI MATCH 5:30 • BOYS ALUMNI MATCH 7:30 (New graduation year rivalry format)
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Have a corvette? Classic Corvettes KY is a relatively new club. We plan outings, donate to charity near the end of the year, meet monthly and welcome new members. Check out www. classic-corvettes-ky.com Call Bob Beyerlin at 270422-1165 or Bob Schramm at 270-763-8439. A new category has been added to the Meade County Fair this year! Prince & Princess of Meade County! This category will be for couples ages 3 and 4 years old. This contest will be held at the Farm Bureau Building starting at 6 p.m. on July 25, 2009. Following this new contest will be the Little Mister and Miss Meade County Fair for couples ages 5 to 7 years old. If you are interested in entering a couple in either of these contests, please contact Anita Hobbs at 270-422-4108 or Darla Anderson at 270-5414247. Both contests are limited to 25 couples. MCEMA (Meade County Emergency Management Agency) is asking all churches to contact him with information on your church’s name, location, phone, fax, and e-mails to have on file for emergency situations. Please call 270422-2776 or e-mail him at meadeema@bbtel.com.
16 ½ ft. fiberglass bass boat with 140hp motor, trolling motor, 2 live wells, and 2 new seats. Asking $3,500. Call 270-668-8165 or 270-828-8012.
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Jenny Lynn cradle $40. Large area rug, 8x12, $30. 270828-3192 or 270-945-5878.
Washer $50, electric stove $50, solid cherry t.v. armoire $200, recliner chair $50, t.v. stand $25, solid oak coffee table $75, pre-lit 8’ Christmas tree $100 (used 1 yr), Thomas the Train toddlers rider $150. Call 270-828-8480 or 502-494-7335. Yamaha C-3 Scooter, 249 miles, gets 115 mph per gallon. $1,995. Call 270-668-6639.
Computer for sale, XP home, AMP Semphrom 3400+, 512 meg ram, internet ready with keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Works like new! Great for home internet use or a person going to college. 270-422-4542.
Computer desk for sale, great shape, $100. Call 270-4224542.
Oak table dinette piece, can break down to smaller table and set 4. It is in good shape. $150, call 270-422-1515.
Steel gooseneck horse trailer, can haul up to 4 horses with tack room, $1,800, call 270-668-2881.
COMMERCIAL SECURITY GATE. Approx. 15 ft. w/motor. Rolls down. Never been installed. Call for more information. 270-828-2927. Gas power winch, Echo brand, like brand new $250, call 270-945-1682.
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Hugo Rolling Walker with seat. 300 lb. capacity, like new, only used 4-5 times. Paid $170, will sell for $100 or best offer. Call 270-422-1516.
Hay Rake.....John Deere, 4 bar, $250 call 270-945-1682.
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2001 Ford Escort ZX2. 77,000 miles, 5 speed, 2.0L Zetec Engine, 28-34 MPG, Aftermarket speakers, like-new tires, good condition with minor scrapes, black exterior, tan cloth interior, power locks, windows, and remote entry, ice cold air conditioning. $2,700 OBO. Contact Anthony at 270945-4883.
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1973 BMW 2002 model. Asking $2,500. Runs good, new brakes front to back. 270-993-8662.
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1,800 sq. ft. home, 3 BR, 2 BA in Doe Valley. $890/ mo. $890/deposit. Close to lake, includes all Doe Valley perks. Call 270-547-0030.
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900 LP’s. 33 1/3 vinyl records. All types of music. Lots of sets. Asking $330 for all. Call 270-497-4516.
High tensile fence wire, 12 ½ gauge, galvanized, 3 rolls, 4,000 ft each. $70 per roll. Call 270-828-4737 or 270-9452644.
Meade County Head Start is now accepting applications for our Free Federal Funded Preschool Program. The program serves children ages 3 to 4 years old with disabilities and/or meets our income guidelines. To see if you qualify, please call 270-828-3311 or come by our location at 440 St. Martins Road in Flaherty.
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Pigs For Sale- All Yorkshires. 1 male weighs about 500 lbs. no testicles. 1 female weighs about 400 lbs. she is pregnant and due about September. 1 male born Jan. 1, 2009 weighs about 130 lbs. no testicles. 1 female born Dec. 14, 2008 weighs about 130 lbs. Please make offer! Must sell! Call Kathy at 270-497-4516.
3 pt. hitch tiller, 6 ft wide, $1200. 18 ft. tandem trailer, good shape, $900. Two row corn planter, $75. Call 270-5474567 or 270-668-7376.
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1998 GMC, 148,500 miles. 20’s, new tires, shaved tailgate, rollpan, tinted windows, cowl hood, euro lights front and back, lowered, black, fiberglass, bedtopper. $6,500. Call 270-668-5847.
• Very Competitive Pricing • Structural Repair • Trusses Repaired • Many Styles & Colors Available • Clean & Quality Roofing • Tear-Off & Replacement • Storm & Wind Damage • Rotten Wood Replacement • Magnetic Yard Sweeping • Offering Senior Discounts • 24 Hour Leak & Damage Repair
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15 pc. pots/pans, orig. $235, sell for $125. 3 pc leopardskin luggae, $50. 6’ alum. folding ramp for van, $50. Rally power scooter, new batteries, built-in charger, $500. 34 pc. Expressions bakeware, orig. $60, sell for $35. Red, 12 pc. set dishes for 4, orig. $30, sell for $10. 5 four-piece sets aqua-blue towels, $40 for all. Call 727-236-7788.
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4 ton air conditioner, like new, call for information! 16x8 heavy trailer with ramps, $700. 270-945-3809.
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For rent or lease: 30x50’ showroom, glass front with 2 offices and kitchen in rear. Plus 3 additional offices. Also has storage area. Call 502-552-5408 or 270-4222522.
Moving! Must Sell! green leather rocker recliner $25, wood corner entertainment center $50, waterfall antique dining set with 6 chairs $500, 6 hardwood chairs $100, double door fridge $150, porch swing $25, console piano $400, office desk and chair $50. Call 502-240-9277.
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250 gallon water tank, great condition, $45 a piece, call 270-945-1682.
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Wanted: A manager for the day to day operations of the Doe Valley Swim and Tennis Club. Duties are: to manage and supervise employees, operation of a bar and restaurant, plan and supervise special events and parties. Contact Doe Valley Admin Office, 270-422-2188. Auto Rep Repair pair
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Are you preparing for a new arrival in 2009? For information on childbirth preparation education classes, please contact Hardin Memorial Hospital at www.hmh.net or call 270737-4464. The City of Vine Grove will have Autumn Daze Festival in the park on September 19. We are looking for craft, food, and yard sale vendors. For more information, call Donna Broadway at 270-877-2422. Entry forms for the festival may be downloaded at www. vinegrove.org. Get all your local news delivered to you TODAY from The News Standard! Call 270-422-4542. Join the Meade County Archers! The archery club is a division of the Meade County Sportsmen Club located at the fairgrounds in Brandenburg. For membership info or for questions, please call Brian Hamilton at 270-945-5742 or Mike Greenwell at 270945-3581.
24 ac mini farm near Irvington. Nice home site, pasture, trees, electric.
525 N. Dixie, Radcliff, Ky 40160
13 ac mini farm 10 miles from Brandenburg. Beautiful home site, wooded and open, electric.
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Private country living. 3 bd, 1 ba, single-wide on 1 acre in Breckinridge Co. $39,900. $3,900 down. $303 a month.
Report suspected illegal activity in your neighborhood by calling the Meade County Sheriff’s Department anonymous tip line at 270-422-4673 or email drugtips@bbtel.com.
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Pure-bred Blue and Red Heelers, 7 weeks old, $100 270-668-2881.
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Nice shaded 5 acres with 3 bd, 1 ba double-wide close to Big Springs. $54,900. $4,900 down. $554 a month.
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Newly remodeled 2 bd 1 ba vinyl siding house on 1 acre, garage, shed, in Guston. $54,900. $4,900 down. $554 a month. Small 3 bd, 2 ba doublewide, metal garage with shop and shed, 5 acres, fenced off. 690 Breckinridge. $69,900. $4,900 down. $719 a month. Close to Rough River, 4 bd, 3 ba, double-wide, garage. $79,900. $4,900 down. $830 a month. Call our friendly sales associates today! We’re open 7 days a week, and visit our website at www.ky-landco.com.
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If you own land (or can get some from a relative) you can keep your cash! ZERO DOWN financing available on factory-direct Singles, Doubles & Triples! Need a septic? No problem! We do utilities, too! Limited or no credit OK because we own the bank!
Wooded building lots, located near Otter Creek Park, in Forest Ridge Estates, county water, streets will be paved, “restricted to houses”. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Building lots in Milstead Estates, located near Flaherty in Hwy 144, city water available, streets will be paved “restricted to houses.” $29,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 6.4 acres, on Hwy. 228, 6 miles from Brandenburg, city water available, lays nice for a home or mobile home. $34,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 1.25 acres with Mobile Home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, all electric, Located between Flaherty and Vine Grove off Browns Lane on Farmer Brown Court. $44,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land. com, 270-828-2222. Mobile Home with 2.4 acres of land. A 16x80 home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water. Located off U.S. Hwy. 60 and Hobbs Reesor Road on Sunset Drive. $54,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land. com, 270-828-2222. 5 acres set-up for Double-Wide Home, with city water, septic, electric, located between Otter Creek Park and Doe Valley off Hwy.1638 and Hwy.933 in the Woods. $39,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.
German Shepherd mix.
10 week old kittens.
Male Border Collie, 7 mos.
Female, declawed, spayed.
2 year old Calico female.
Call MW at 270-668-4035 ENGLISH ESTATES Lot 8 - 1.638 acres $25,900 Lot 28 - 1.696 acres $19,600 Lot 42 - 1.224 acres $13,900 Lot 48 - 1.572 acres $15,290 Lot 49 - 1.296 acres $14,500 Lot 50 - 1.27 acres $14,400
2 acres and 2.5 acre lots in Whelan Ponds development, 1.3 miles west of Brandenburg By-Pass Road on Hwy. 79. Restrictions. Lots starting at $34,900. Call 270-668-8003 or obprop.com
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Lot 14 - 2.5297 acres $17,000 Lot 15 - 2.5399 acres $17,000 Lot 29 - 4.092 acres $35,000
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Owner MUST Sell! DEEP, DOCKABLE POINT LOT (was $299,900) NOW $99,900 Bank called note -Owner needs to raise cash! Own a prime point lot on spectacular 160,000 acre recreational lake at a fraction of value! All infrastructure completed! Excellent financing. Don’t miss out! Call now 1-800-704-3154, x3083
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Female Lab mix, sweet!
8 month old kittens.
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Notice: Transportation to NA meetings will be provided from MACC Ministries, Battletown, beginning Tuesday, June 9th at 6:30 p.m. for Brandenburg and Irvington. For more information, call Glenn at 270-497-4378. Notice: Transportation to AA meetings will be provided from MACC Ministries, Battletown, beginning Wednesday, Jun 10th at 6:30 p.m. for Brandenburg and Irvington. For more information, call Glenn at 270-497-4378. BRANDENBURG ALANON: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 8 p.m. Open to all. Call 270-422-1050 for more information. A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS: Meetings are held at the Acceptance Place, 1370 Hwy.79 in Irvington. Meetings are every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays at 8 p.m. For more information, call 270-547-0347 or 270547-0445.
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OPEN DOOR ALATEEN GROUP: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. These meetings are for Al-Anon and Alateen members only. You qualify for membership if your life has been or is being deeply affected by close contact with a problem drinker. Please come to any Al-Anon or Alateen Opened or Closed meetings! Call 270-422-1050 for more information. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Man to Man Prostate Cancer Education and Support, 2nd Tuesday of each month. 6 p.m. in the 5th floor boardroom at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-7061493 or Karen at 270-7061250 for more information. DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Support groups typically meet on the 1st Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. and the 1st Friday of each month at 10 a.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Registration is required. Call to register or for more information, call 270-7065092 or 270-706-5071. LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Hardin Memorial Hospital Therapy and Sports Medicine Center at 1111 Ring Road, Elizabethtown. For more information, call 270706-5010 or e-mail Beth Greenwell at bgreenwell@ hmh.net WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: T.O.P.S group meets at Buck Grove Baptist Church every Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information, call Lena at 270-4222692.
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The Meade County Senior Citizens Inc. Board is trying to bring their roster up-to-date. Anyone that is a member, please send your membership number, address and a contact phone number to Meade County Seniors, Inc. Attn: President P.O. Box 1600, Brandenburg, KY 40108. If a relative or friend knows whether a member is deceased, in a nursing home, or has moved away from the area, please send or bring a letter with that information to the senior citizen center Mon., Wed., Thurs., or Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you have a member certificate, bring it or mail a copy. Please submit any information even if you don’t know your member number. It is important. For more information, please call 270-422-5200.
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New teen book series Art, reading contests all part of library fun could give ‘Twilight’ a run for its money Submitted by the Meade Co. Public Library
Editor’s Note: Amelia Pike biotic” kids as the school is a junior this year at Meade wants them to be called, County High School. She and neither does Adam, writes for the high who also happens school newspaper, be her best guy Youth Line to The Current, parfriend who wants ticipates in journalto be more intiism class, the drama mately involved. club, and is the 4-H The zombies Teen Club President. are completely Amelia hopes to shunned by the purse a journalism or student body. No teaching major at the one sits next to University of Kenthem at lunch or tucky. speaks to them unAmelia Her columns about less they are being Pike current youth toppicked on or made ics will appear each fun of. Most people week in the youth section of either want them to disapThe News Standard. pear or wish that they had just stayed dead. Vampires or werewolves? School administrators, in That’s been the question of an attempt to break down the year, but what about barriers between the zomzombies? bies and other students, Zombies are the newest form a group to allow the creatures to be portrayed students to get to know as main characters in teen each other. Phoebe, Adam, novels. After all the craze and Margi are three of the over the “Twilight” series, few who join the group. it may be hard to sell a new As the “normal” kids book featuring zombies, and the “differently biotbut don’t count out the ic” kids grow together as walking dead just yet. friends everything seems New author Daniel Wa- to be working out just ters takes on a strange and fine — until Pete Martinschallenging new perspec- burg, known to hate the tive in “Generation Dead,” dead kids more than anyhis first young adult novel. one else, gets wind of the Waters creates a strange growing friendships. He phenomenon throughout and his pack of goons try the pages of GD in which and stop these new friendteens die, but don’t stay ships from forming in a dead. When they come very drastic way. back they’ve changed and In this thrilling and credon’t look the same. ative new book you’ll be Phoebe is a typical gothic captivated by Phoebe and girl with a crush on some- Tommy’s blossoming new one who happens to be relationship and horrified a very strong, quiet and, by Pete’s revenge. well, dead guy. Phoebe has Waters does an excellent two best friends, Margi job in tackling a crazy new and Adam. realm of supernatural that Margi does not like the very well could give “Twizombies, or “differently light” a run for its money.
Summer Reading Programs •Story Hour and Lapsit: Weekly Story Hours and Lapsit will not be held during Summer Reading. Preschool Story Hour will resume on Monday, July 20 and will be held every Monday and Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the MCPL Annex. Lapsit for children ages two and under will resume on Thursday, July 23 and takes place every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. •Family Fun Fridays: Enjoy Summer Reading with your family and friends! No registration is required for these programs held at David T. Wilson Elementary. Friday, July 10th from 1-3 p.m. Let’s Dance! Don’t miss the Wulfe Brothers’ performance of “Let’s Dance” followed by a presentation from Dancetime Studio. These fun-filled shows will have fans of all ages on their feet and dancing together. Crafts will follow. •Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party: Friday, July 17 from 5-9 p.m. Summer Reading WrapUp Party and Family Fun Night at Riverfront Park in Brandenburg. Enjoy food, games, and inflatables. Check out the art gallery of work created by our readers and don’t miss the grand prize drawings for our Reading Contest. •Art Contest: Be Creative at Your Library This Summer! We can’t wait to see your submissions to the following contests: Photography: take a picture of something related to art, music, dance, or drama. Open to children
Private loans help bridge gap between costs, student aid Submitted by Ky. Higher Education Assistance Auth. Many sources of financial aid are available to help college-bound students pay higher education expenses, including federal and state grants, scholarships and Federal Stafford and PLUS Loans. In addition, merit-based scholarships and needbased grants are often available at the local level. All these programs may help ease the burden of paying for college. However, sometimes those sources aren’t enough to cover all the costs of college. When that happens, parents and students may take advantage of private student loans, also called alternative loans. With the crisis in the credit markets, private loans are harder to qualify for this year than in past years. Some lenders have stopped offering them, and nearly all the ones that still
entering Pre-K through Grade 12. Any Medium: sculpt, paint, or draw anything you can think of. All types of art are welcome in this contest. Open to children entering Pre-K through Grade 12. Grab Bag: make a work of art out of the odds and ends you receive in a “Grab Bag” provided by the Library. Open to children entering Pre-K through Grade 6. Submissions must be received by Friday, July 10 so awards can be given out at Family Fun Night on Friday, July 17 from 5-9 p.m. at Riverfront Park. The Winner and honorable mention in each age group and category will receive a prize. Please include your name, the grade you are entering, and phone number on each entry. •Summer Reading Contest: Pick up a reading log at the library, complete 8 of the 12 challenges, and win prizes. All participants will receive a goodie bag and be entered in our grand prize drawing. You could go home with a digital camera with 2GB memory card and LCD photo viewer key chain; Scene It? Deluxe Disney Edition DVD Game; or an i-Dog Dance Turn in your reading log at the Children’s Library by July 16 to receive a goodie bag and be entered in the drawing to be held at the Family Fun Night on Friday, July 17. Upcoming Events Storytime at the Fair: Tuesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. at the Meade County Fairgrounds Stage. Join us for a family storytime while at the Meade
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TOP: Bethany Craycroft impersonates the Movie Buff award with the tambourine she made at Summer Reading. ABOVE: Colby Freeman makes a maraca after learning about instruments. Children got the chance to play a saxophone, trombone, clarinet, trumpet, drums and more. County Fair. On Tuesday we will learn about farmers, cows, and the other animals in “Click, Clack, Moo” by Doreen Cronin. Enjoy animal charades and help make homemade butter. Don’t miss Thurs-
day’s story about a smart little pig in My Lucky Day. Come ready to make your best pig noises and dance the piggy pokey. No registration required, just drop by the stage at 6 p.m. and have fun.
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do have tightened the requirements. One thing to be aware of is the amount that may be borrowed and the interest rate will largely depend on the borrower’s credit rating. Instead of the 5.6 or 6.8 percent interest students pay on Stafford Loans, they may have to pay up to 19 percent interest on a private loan. In addition, some lenders require students to pay at least the interest on private loans. Students need to do some research before committing to any loan. They should compare the loans offered by various lenders to find the best possible deal. To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, visit www.GoHigherKY.org. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa. com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602-0798; or call 800-9288926.
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Staff Report The News Standard The Meade County Public Library (MCPL) held a special music session at David T. Wilson Elementary School Friday for local kids of all ages. The music program called “The Garage Can Band” was hosted by the MCPL in conjunction with Marie Augustine, of Louisville. Augustine is the creator of The Garage Can Band, a band made of mostly homemade instruments crafted from household items. Augustine had many Meade County children join her band to play for the day. Children and their guardians spent the beginning of the program trying various Conrad mu-
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sical instruments like symbols, saxophones, violins and tubas. Groups of household recyclables were placed on tables — like oatmeal boxes, tissue boxes, raw noodles and more — for kids to use their imagination and form unique instruments, and participants received rock band tattoos. “It’s a great way to promote being green and creative at the same time,” said Megan Stith, head of children services at MCPL. “A lot of times when kids get to the age where they can play in the school bands, they’ve never touched an instrument before they are asked to play one for five or so years. That’s why we have the various Conrad instruments so kids can see what instruments they feel comfortable playing.”
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TOP: Four-year-old Lydia Pike plays the symbols for Megan Stith, MCPL Head of Children Services. ABOVE: Katie Stout, age 5, and her grandmother, Kethia Stout, cooperate on a handcrafted tambourine. LEFT: Marie Augustine, head of the Garage Can Band, takes a moment to set up a few of her homemade instruments she used for local children to play in her band.
Planetarium plans celebration events to mark 40th anniversary of moon walk Eat Moon Pies, see historic moon walk in 55- foot planetarium dome Submitted by Greens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium LOUISVILLE — Forty years ago, the world was captivated by images of the first man on the moon. To commemorate that event
and recapture the magic, the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville is planning a special 40th anniversary celebration July 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free Moon Pies will be given to the first 100 attend-
ees. Admission is $5 per person, ages two and under are free. Event times and activities are shown below: •6:30-7 p.m. — Lunar Landing Party for kids will feature activities such as making a moon crater, launching a rocket and more •7 p.m. — Premiere of the planetarium’s new show, “Astronaut” •7:30 p.m. — Special
guests tell their stories about what the Apollo mission has meant to them •8 p.m. — the movie “For All Mankind,” considered one of the best Apollo mission films, will be shown (80 minutes). For more details on these and other programs at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium, call 502852-6664 or visit http://louisville.edu/planetarium/.
Fackler represents Meade County at Ag Leaders convention
“55 Party” Pig Roast When: July 18, 2009 (The night before Meade County Fair starts) Where: Eddie Hockman’s, Red-eye Resort, Wolf Creek, KY Time: 4 p.m. until ? Everyone please bring your favorite dish and of course BYOB Don’t forget your lawn chairs. Donations will be accepted to pay for the meat.
The Class of ‘72 welcomes any other class that would like to join in. Any questions or need directions, PLEASE CALL Cheryl Vessels (280) 547-9966 or Eddie Hockman (270) 945-0803
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Submitted by Kentucky Farm Bureau Jacob Fackler represented Meade County at the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL) held June 21-25 in Lexington. Dr. Mike Mullen, Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, and Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney posed with students who were selected to represent their respective counties. Sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau, IFAL is a career and leadership conference for high school seniors interested in a career in agriculture. Meade County Farm Bureau selected the local youth for the annual conference.
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Jacob Fackler, center, who represented Meade County at the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders, is flanked by Dr. Mike Mullen, of the Kentucky College of Agriculture and Mark Haney, president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
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Strange but True By Samantha Weaver •Though chocolate has been around in one form or another for centuries, milk chocolate wasn't invented until 1876. Sugar and cocoa were in short supply in Europe in those days, so an inventive candy maker in Switzerland began adding milk into the mix, since dairy products were available in abundance. •Other than athletic ability, do you know what baseball player Hank Aaron, basketball player Dennis Rodman, tennis player Martina Navratilova, football player Joe Namath and track star Carl Lewis have in common? They are all vegetarians. •You might not be surprised to learn that Brussels sprouts contain comparatively high levels of sulfur.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your Aries leadership qualities can help bring order out of all that confusion, whether it's on the job or in the home. But be careful to guide, not goad, others into following you. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Applying a more personal view to a job-linked issue could help provide better insight into those persistent problems. Use your keen Taurean logic to cut through the double-talk. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Taking some time off could be the best way to get through that seemingly endless round of demands. You'll return refreshed and ready to tackle things from a new perspective. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Restoring a sagging professional relationship takes a lot of effort. By all means, state your position. But also make sure you pay close attention to the other person's point of view. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A hot prospect intrigues the Big Cat, who is always on the prowl for a promising investment. But be careful that this "promise" has a chance of being kept. Check it out more carefully. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A friend could use some of your compassion and concern. If he or she doesn't ask for help, be sure you step up and make the first move. Also, check out a new career possibility. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might have difficulty getting your opinions heard because of all the noise being made by the other side. But hang in there. Others should line up with you once they learn the facts. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Offering to help a colleague is commendable. But before you commit your time and effort, check to see if that person's situation is all that he or she has led you to believe it is. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You should soon be seeing positive results from your recent efforts on behalf of a family member. On another matter, check that you have all the facts regarding a job assignment. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your aspects favor closer family relationships this week. Take time for visits, whether in person, by phone, by mail or in cyberspace. Let them know how important they are to you. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A missed opportunity isn't always a negative. Maybe your instincts are telling you not to rush into something you "thought" was worthwhile. Make time for family this weekend. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your sense of humor helps you get through a tricky situation. But some stick-in-the-muds might not be so willing to make the changes that you and others agree are necessary. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for making everyone you know — or even just met — feel important and welcome in your life. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Troubleshooting for anglers confused by largemouth behavior this summer Submitted by the Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
FRANKFORT — Mid- to late June is a confusing time to fish for largemouth bass. Common sense dictates bass would inhale anything resembling food after the rigors of spawning in late May and early June. It seems a Carolina-rigged lizard or spinner bait tossed into places where the fishing was good earlier in the year would be crunched by a hungry, ornery largemouth at this time of year. However, many anglers may fish long hours just to catch a few 12-inch bass to show for it. “I have trouble with postspawn fishing because it’s transitional,” said Jeff Ross, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The spawn takes a lot out of them. Shallow water fishing declines after the spawn. You may still catch little ones, but the big females are transitioning to their summer habitat.” That decline in shallow water fishing is the reason Ross isn’t the only bass angler who struggles to catch fish after the spawn. Anglers fishing for bass from Kentucky Lake in the Purchase Region to Fishtrap Lake in Pike County find tough fishing in late June. The likely reason is they still fish the same areas in the same way they did in April. Anglers need to intercept largemouth bass during this transition. “It all depends on the kind of lake,” Ross explained. “At a shallow water lake like Lake Barkley, the post-spawn transi-
tion will be different than at a lake like Laurel River.” Creek channels, points, weedlines and other features such as roadbeds or rows of stumps along what was once a fencerow serve as arteries for fish migration. They move from the shallow spawning beds to deeper summer bass habitats such as deep points, channel drops and off-shore humps in June. “They aren’t going to randomly swim around in open water and then dive down to their summer habitat,” Ross said. “They are going to follow something. On a really shallow lake, they may use a weedbed as a guide, but on most lakes, it is usually a channel. At a deep lake like Laurel or Cumberland, they may just move down the point closest to their spawning grounds.” On shallow to mid-depth lakes with defined channels — such as Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, Barren River Lake or Green River Lake — a soft plastic jerkbait, or a Carolina-rigged 7- to-inch plastic worm or lizard, is a tremendous choice to fish channels in June. Carolina rigs consist of a heavy eggshaped sinker and a swivel. Tie the hook 1-2 feet from the swivel, with the egg sinker placed above the swivel to keep the sinker from contacting the hook. This gets the rig down, but allows the bait to float above the bottom. Sling the Carolina rig onto the flats adjacent to a channel, then work the bait over the channel lip and down into the channel. Channels with brush or stumps along their lips are the best places to try.
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Anglers should adapt their fishing methods in mid-summer months to be more successful with largemouth bass. Once you catch a fish, mentally note the location and depth and try and replicate those conditions along other channels in the lake. This may lead to a glory day you’ll brag about to your buddies for many years. “Flats are good postspawn areas,” Ross said, “especially if they lie near channels, stump fields or weedlines.” Carolina rigs are also good for probing weedlines. The heavy weight of the rig plows the way for the soft plastic offering to hover just above bottom. Soft plastic jerkbaits and spinner baits are two other lures to try along a weedline during the post-spawn period. In deep lakes like Herrington, Laurel River Lake, Lake Cumberland — or most lakes east of Interstate 75 — a 4- to 6-inch finesse worm rigged on a Shakey head and slowly worked down the point should intercept any transitioning bass. A Shakey head is a specialty jig designed
Anglers reel ‘em in at weekly big fish contest at the river Tuesday’s weekly night bass fishing tournament hosted by Brandenburg Huntin’ and Fishin’ was well-attended this week, with local anglers bringing in big catches. Here are this week’s results: 1st place — Kevin Waters and Kelly Lindsay, 2.31 lbs. 2nd place — Ronnie Knott and Billy Sipes, 1.63 lbs. Big Bass — Ronnie Knott and Billy Sipes, 1.63 lbs. Trash Fish — Ronnie Knott and Billy Sipes, 6.90 lbs.
to make a soft plastic bait stand up from the bottom. By gently twitching the tip of your fishing rod, you can impart a tantalizing action to the bait. A 3/16 -ounce jig-andpig combination swum just over the bottom along the contour of the point also fools post-spawn bass. For soft plastic lures on the Carolina rig, Shakey rig or jigand-pig combination, earth tones are the way to go in June. Combinations of green, brown, black, red or orange perform well on bass. For soft plastic jerkbaits and spinner baits, the reliable white and chartreuse combination is still tough to beat. The June post-spawn transition period isn’t that hard to figure out if you intercept bass as they move from their breeding grounds to their summer haunts. Don’t fish for them in same areas as you did earlier this spring. They’ve left town for the summer.
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TOP: Billy Sipes took second place with a 1.63 lb. bass, and also took the big bass and trash fish categories. ABOVE: Bill Boyer presents Kevin Waters and Kelly Lindsay with their trophies for taking a first place finish this week.
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The Meade County High School class of 1989 reunited together for their 20-year reunion on June 27. The event took place at Doe Valley Swim and Tennis Club. More than 80 classmates participated in the reunion with their guests. Classmate John Odum traveled the farthest from Florida. Alumni Craig Smith and Donald McCoy played along with their band, “The Buzz Kings.” The band entertained the night away with hits from the ‘80s. At the end of the evening, a dozen people performed their best rendition of the famous “Thriller” dance by the late Michael Jackson. This is the fourth reunion since the class graduated on June 2, 1989. They reunite every five years.
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Rhonda Kay Medley and John Jeffrey (J.J.) Hager announce their forthcoming marriage Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 6 p.m., in an outdoor ceremony at 115 Big Springs Road. Rhonda is the daughter of Pam and Dickie Chapman of Ekron and Charles Larry Medley of Ekron. She is employed by Brandenburg Telephone Company. J.J. is the son of Georgia Hager of Flaherty and the late George Hager. He is self-employed and owner of John Hager Trucking and co-owner of Hager Farms, Inc. Formal invitations have been sent.
Hill Grove Baptist Church served in a mission effort called “City Uprising” in New York City. They partnered with the Gallery Church of Manhattan and approximately 300 other volunteers from across the nation to demonstrate the love of God for the people of New York. Hill Grove served in Rapid HIV Testing, Renegade Art Experience/ Evangelism and various community projects, including school restoration and working with HIV/ Homeless Community Center. Anyone interested in more information about the Gallery Church of
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