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Meade homemakers appreciate their history By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard The chapters of the Meade County Homemakers Club hold Aug. 24, 1948, as an important mark in history, one where a new era of sisterhood began. It was on that date that over 100 people met at Meade County High School for the first of many homemakers’ club meetings in Meade County. A lot has changed since then, but one member, Virgie Taylor, sees it as a good thing. “My goodness when I came up here, we didn’t do nearly as much

as we do now,” Taylor said. “It has grown a lot.” Taylor, who has been a part of the Homemakers Club for about 55 years, moved to Brandenburg from Owensboro in 1956. She didn’t know anyone, so her neighbor suggested that she tag along to a homemakers meeting and ever since then Taylor has been an avid member and has even met some of her best buds there. “I’ve met some lifelong friends,” Taylor said. “We all get along very, very well. We’re just a happy, jolly bunch.” The Homemakers Club marks its 62nd year in Meade County

and it has quite a few chapters to add to its name: Brandenburg Station, Bluegrass, Doe Valley, Ekron, Friendship, Garrett, Midway, Milan, Nite Owls, Town and Country, Weldon and Buck Grove. Much like a Greek sorority, the Homemakers Club has a feeling of sisterhood, holds monthly meetings, and has had its share of fluctuating membership and disbanded clubs. Members also have to pay their monthly dues of $7. Once a month all of the homemaker chapters in the area meet for the Meade County Homemakers

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From left to right: Pat Ditto, Jane Warford, Artie Howell and Georgia Hager help out at a Homemakers bake sale at Save-a-Lot.

Greer pushes for high school dropout age bill

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High students in Kentucky will have to wait a couple more years before being able to drop out of high school of their own volition. House Bill 301, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Greer, D-Brandenburg and Rep. Reginald Meeks, D-Louisville, would raise the age that Kentuckians are legally allowed to dropout of high school from 16 to 18. “It’s time to send a message to young people in Kentucky that we are wanting them to be successful,” Greer said. The bill would stair-step the age at which

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KY Senate passes texting drivers bill

Local farmer’s unique herd creates booming business Casey Tolliver The News Standard You can find many different animals on the Rockin’ T farm, near Big Spring in Meade County. You hear the typical clucks, baas, oinks and other typical barnyard sounds. It’s what you don’t hear that makes this farm stand apart from other local farms. Rockin T Rabbitry, created and operated by Meade County resident Samantha

Taylor, started as an FFA project and is now a herd of several hundred rabbits. Samantha, who is 15 years old, is completely in charge of the rabbit business, including keeping track of the finances. “This is all hers, this is her future,” her father Steve Taylor said. “When it comes to the rabbits, she has done it all herself. All the rabbits you see here, she has bought or bred herself.” When Samantha was

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FRANKFORT — The Kentucky State Senate today passed Senator Denise Harper Angel’s bill (Senate Bill 23) to ban texting while driving. “Communicating through electronic devices has become important in our daily lives, but drivers need to understand the dangers of texting while driving,” said Sen. Harper Angel, D-Louisville. “Statistics indicate that a person texting while driving is 23 times more likely to be involved in an automobile accident.” Senate Bill 23 bans any person operating a motor vehicle in motion on the traveled portion of the roadway from writing, sending,

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TOP: Samantha Taylor holds one of her breeder rabbits. ABOVE: Samantha feeds more than 500 rabbits twice daily. younger, she was involved in a car wreck in which she sustained a traumatic brain injury. The injury has slowed

Samantha down a bit, but has not prevented her from

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Payneville Fire Department gets brand new truck

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The Payneville Fire Department has a new addition that could help them in their mission to save lives. The fire department realized they needed a new rescue truck a couple of years ago, so they raised money and saved until they could afford one. They noticed they needed the new vehicle when the truck they had had been using became too small for all of the equipment they had. “We have a lot of stuff sitting around the station that we can’t fit on the other one because it’s overloaded with stuff,” Payneville Fire Chief Tim McMahan said. McMahan went to Corbin, Ky., last

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Payneville’s new rescue truck is ready to help the fire department fight fires. Monday to pick up the new addition to the Payneville fire truck fleet. The new truck, a 2009 Chevrolet 5500 series four door cab, will be used

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Hoppin’ From page A1 being able to effectively work with rabbits. “It just takes her a little more time to keep up with them,” Steve said. “I’m extremely proud of her for being able to do this. She knows more about rabbits than I thought could be known.” Samantha keeps more than 500 rabbits, including more than 100 does, in a greenhouse that temporarily serves as a makeshift barn. She has another 20 bucks that she keeps separate in another barn surrounded by goats, chickens and pigs. It’s hard for some people to believe that such a young person can tend to such a large herd of rabbits, according to Samantha’s mom, Sherry Taylor. “You tell people that she has that many rabbits, and they are like ‘huh?’. They are just in awe,” she said. Most of her does get double bred, which involves breeding with two different bucks an hour apart, so that the doe will have more babies. Samantha uses radiant heat in the greenhouse barn. Fire-heated water runs through lines in the floor to keep rabbits warm on cold days and nights. Being a rabbit farmer keeps Samantha busy. On top of going to school and doing chores, she has to take care of her herd. Although school takes away from the time and effort Samantha can have for her rabbits, other family members pitch in and help with the daily chores that accompany owning a rabbit farm. Her grandmother feeds them the mornings that Samantha has school. Her mother and father help when they need to, helping feed and hay the rabbits and double checking that all of them have been fed and watered.

Texting From page A1 reading text-based communications using a personal communication device. This includes text messages, e-mail, Internet and instant messaging. Exclusions to the bill would be the use of a GPS feature of a personal communication device; the reading, selecting, or entering of a telephone number or name into a personal communication device; the operator of an emergency or public safety vehicle while acting in an official capacity, and the operator of a motor vehicle who sends a text message to summons for medical or law enforcement help.

Samantha also provides all the veterinarian services to her herd. Rabbits are very susceptible to pneumonia and ear mites and cankers, so she checks and treats them when necessary. Thrush can wipe out an entire herd of rabbits, so Samantha is very cautious about which new rabbits she brings into the herd. Samantha said she doesn’t get attached to the rabbits in her herd, but you can tell that deep down she has her favorites. It would be hard to blame her. With their soft fur, long ears and cotton ball tails, hers could possibly be one of the cutest herds in Meade County. She even admitted to crying when Bucky, the first buck she ever owned, died last month. Samantha added that she worries about them while she is at school. “I don’t want anything to happen to them,” she said. “If it wasn’t for school, I’d be out here all day.” Despite having to work around school hours, Samantha manages to sell between 50 and 100 rabbits every two weeks. The rabbits that reach between two and two and a half pounds are sold to a food production company, and the others are sold at various auctions. Samantha is hoping that as her herd grows, the number of rabbits that she sells increases as well. She shouldn’t have any problem with that. “When we go to Shepardsville, everybody wants them because they are so clean and well fed,” she said. “As soon as we pull up and people see us, they flock around our truck.” Her herd, which consists of 27 different types of breeds including Netherland dwarfs, New Zealands and Checkered Giants, is multiplying fast. Last week, she had six does due on the same night, and each doe had an average of seven or eight kits in each litter. Sen. Harper Angel’s bill also prohibits drivers under the age of 18 from using a personal communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle on the roadway. The bill requires holders of an instructional permit or intermediate license to hold their permit/license for an additional 180 days if a violation occurs. “This will be very significant in keeping our young drivers out of harm’s way while they are behind the wheel,” said Sen. Harper Angel. “Often teenagers have the attitude they are invincible. This legislation will target this vulnerable age group to get them on the path of safer driving habits for the long run.” If the bill gains approval,

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Samantha Taylor holds one of her rabbits. No matter what breed her expecting does are, Taylor said that she gets the most excited to see what colors the babies will be. Samantha is expecting to have more than 300 new kits running around by the first week of April. Not only does she raise, breed and sell rabbits, but Samantha continues to show them in competitions, and even had one of her does to win the best doe at the county fair last year. She recently became a member of the American Rabbit Breeders Association, which will allow her to show in more shows and in open classes. Samantha also has a few rare breeds, including the Red New Zealand, which can fetch up to $300. She also has Mini Satins, which were just recently recognized as a breed by the ARBA. The rabbits go through a ton-that’s 2,000 pounds-of food each month. What the rabbits drop or don’t eat, chickens that Taylor allows to roam freely in the greenhouse barn. The Taylors also allow the chickens to roam freely in the greenhouse barn, to help with flies and bugs, instead of spraying harmful chemicals in the barn. The rabbit feed has an added benefit for the chickens. “They don’t stop lay-

ing eggs,” Sherry said. “I don’t know what they put in that rabbit feed, but it’s obviously good for the chickens.” The rapid growth of her herd has forced Samantha to find more space so that she can continue to expand her herd. The Taylors are in the process of building a new rabbit house. The structure, which will cover 1200 square feet, will house nearly 180 breeders. Once she gets her breeders moved in, her rabbits will be having roughly 1,000 babies each month. Currently the herd is averaging 300-500 kits per month. Next year, Samantha plans on adding an additional rabbit house identical to the one they are building now, so that she can introduce more breeders to her herd and expand her business. Her goal is to have 1,000 breeders. Samantha’s passion and dedication for rabbits should make that an easy accomplishment. When other kids are enjoying a snow day or spring summer break, Samantha is in her muck boots, working with her rabbits. “I’m actually proud of myself,” Samantha said. “A lot of kids wouldn’t be able to do all this. Rabbits are a lot of work.”

any person who violates the law prior to Jan. 1, 2011 will receive a courtesy warning. After Jan. 1, 2011, a person who violates the law will be fined $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. All fines imposed by this bill are subject to court costs. A 2009 Vlingo survey shows that almost 60 percent of people ages 16 to 19 and 49 percent of those in their twenties admit to texting while driving. Among people in their fifties, 13 percent said they have sent text messages while behind the wheel. Also, a study by the Transport Research Laboratory in the United Kingdom found that those who are texting and driving reduced their steering ability by 91 percent.

“In Kentucky last year, 53,000 crashes occurred due to distracted driving, 199 of which were fatal,” Senator Harper Angel said. “These numbers are alarming and, sadly, the numbers continue to grow.” Legislation to ban texting while driving is supported by law enforcement officers, highway safety advocates and the insurance industry. If passed, Kentucky would join 20 other states and the District of Columbia that ban texting while driving. In addition, novice drivers are banned from texting in nine states and school bus drivers are banned from text messaging in Texas. Sen. Harper Angel’s bill will now move to the House of Representatives for further consideration.

students can drop out. It will set the drop out age at 17, effective July 1, 2013. The following year, the age would be raised to 18. The bill passed the House Education Committee in mid-February, and is currently waiting to be passed by the state Senate. The bill has the backing of many state legislators, including Gov. Steve Beshear and first lady Jane Beshear, as well as Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday and Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg. HB 301 also had the support of a major national celebrity. “Even Magic Johnson came to Frankfort and supported my bill,” Greer said. According to Greer, the current law is outdated and state legislators have tried to pass an overhaul of the current law that sets the dropout age at 16 since the inception of the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1990. “The law to be able to drop out at age 16 goes back to 1920,” Greer said. “And if you look at our neighboring states, we are the only one that has a dropout age that low.” Greer said that the bill

has a good chance of passing this year. Not only will the bill raise the dropout age, but it will also implement other strategies of keeping students in Kentucky schools, such as a mentoring program, as well as expand and improve current programs. The bill also supports a statewide 90 percent graduation rate by July 2015. “We are going to start earlier on kids, trying to influence them on the need for a high school diploma,” Greer said. “Those that do not attain a high school diploma are on a course for failure.” The bill was supported by more than 30 organizations, including the Kentucky Education Administration and the Kentucky School Boards Association. HB 301 will come with a price tag, but it will not become fiscally active for nearly five years. “There will be a cost, but we will be phasing it in slowly,” Greer said. Although it will cost the state, Greer said that he views the bill as a way for the state to eventually earn more money. “It is not a costly bill,” Greer said. “It is a bill that, in the long run, will save the state a tremendous amount of money.” Greer added that he is hopeful that the results of the bill will help attract employers to the state.

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The Kentucky House Budget Committee has approved a tax package that balances Kentucky’s ledger on the backs of the commonwealth’s small businesses by suspending tax writeoffs for losses. Unless the Senate wants to avoid one mad Kentucky taxpayercolumnist, it should avoid the same move. Rep. Harry Moberly’s small-minded rationale for this policy indicates he must not be aware that there’s a recession going on. “The tax changes would cause little pain and were necessary in this time of sacrifice to allow this state to continue to move forward,” Moberly, D-Richmond, said in a story by the Associated Press. Never mind that the U.S. Small Business Administration reports that 97 percent of Kentucky’s employers are small businesses producing 60 percent of the state’s new jobs and employing half of its private workforce. Never mind that Kentucky should do everything in its power to create jobs,

National Review The undertakers of Bill Clinton’s political doom showed up in Little Rock, Ark., in 1992 for a meeting with the president-elect two months before his inauguration. They were the leaders of the Democratic Congress, and they might as well have been draped in black crepe. “You can trust us,” House Speaker Tom Foley told Clinton, in an assurance as false as it was sincere. “We all want to make this administration succeed.” Two years later, Clinton stood among smoldering political ruins. Democrats had lost both houses of Congress. A Republican upstart defeated Tom Foley. In trusting the Democratic leadership in Congress, Clinton nearly destroyed his presidency. He learned a bitter lesson

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like Jimmy Carter, keep his distance and his relative moderation, and suffer an acrimonious relationship that brands him as ineffectual. In theory, it should be possible to escape this double bind. But Democrats with control of both the executive and legislative branches have an irresistible FDR complex. They consider it their duty to establish vast new programmatic edifices, or die trying. Outside of any ideological predilections, Congress is a drag. Congressional leaders generally don’t make appealing national figures. They rule over an unwieldy (and often unseemly) institution and rise to prominence based on their appeal to their fellow members. At the health-care summit, Pelosi and Reid characteristically jangled as Obama soothed. He’d have been better off without them. Obama forcefully pushed for a stimulus bill loaded with years’ worth of pent-up

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in the perils of trying to govern a center-right country in league with a left-wing Congress. It’s not an accident that the most sustained period of political success for any of the last three Democratic presidents, outside of their initial honeymoons, came after Clinton lost Congress. Only then was he forced to govern from the center. If President Barack Obama is ever going to regain the ground he’s lost as a bipartisan healer determined to transcend ideological divisions, he’ll need Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Majority Leader Harry Reid or both shunted back to the minority. For Obama, a Republican Congress could be a counterintuitive political boon. Recent history suggests that there are two broad options for a Democratic president yoked to a Democratic Congress. He can, like Clinton and Obama, get along with Congress and ineluctably get pulled to the left of the electorate. Or, he can,

liberal spending priorities, a cap-and-trade bill greased with corporate giveaways, and the health-care bill that features a new partisan outrage every other day. All of this positions Obama further to the left, and deeper into politics-as-usual, than before he signed up with Pelosi and Reid. A Republican Congress would give him a handy foil and force him, right in time for his re-election campaign, into strategic bipartisanship. The Republican takeover in 1994 seemed to be the end for Bill Clinton. Long after Tom Foley had been forgotten, though, Clinton signed major bipartisan welfare-reform and deficit-reduction bills, while making incremental steps on health care that were popular and sustainable. Obama probably doesn’t consider a Republican Congress in his interest. But with all he’s done to bring one about, who knows?

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the “Filmmaker Incentive Rock.” Rand overlooked Kentucky paying $5 million in incentives to Hollywood to make films here while socking it to small businesses — the proven job creators — from Princeton to Pikeville. Space does not permit stacking up all the rocks left unturned by Rand and other legislative “miners” who can only strike gold when it involves drilling into taxpayers’ pockets. But Mr. Magoo could not miss two obvious ones: requiring state workers to pay a larger share of their health care costs and eliminating the practice of paying higher wages to workers on public projects instead of borrowing to repair dilapidated schools. Until Frankfort’s politicians renounce their fat pensions and failed economic policies, Kentuckians will share frustration — and hopefully, a determination to end business as usual in upcoming elections. — Jim Waters is director of policy and communications for the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free-market think tank. Reach him at jwaters@ freedomkentucky.com. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.

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spending ways into the land of retirement. The bad news: Rep. Rick Rand, B-Bedford, who apparently suffers from the same big-government spending malady, is taking his place as head of the powerful budget committee. Rand said he and his colleagues “looked under every rock” for ways to balance the budget before pouncing on small businesses. No evidence exists that legislators turned over the “Pension Rock.” They could undo legislation passed a few years ago by Moberly and other Frankfort “lifers” that changed the formula for lawmaker pensions. Moberly — at Frankfort’s trough for 31 years — talks about “sacrifice“ but ignores giving taxpayers a break by ending millions in pension payments to lawmakers — including himself and free lifetime health care for them and their dependents. In fact, did a legislator from either party offer to forego his or her pension? Moberly, Rand and their fellow tax gougers would not notice the “Pension Rock” if Ernest T. Bass tossed it through a window into their chambers. Let’s look under another rock for the geologist Rand:

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FRANKFORT—The health care reform bill signed into law last week by President Obama will have a direct impact on people in Kentucky, according to Kentucky Voices for Health co-chair Sheila Schuster. Opponents have argued that the bill could bankrupt the country and burden states with implementation of the plan, but Schuster disagrees and says she sees the new law as something she has advocated for in the Commonwealth. “Many of the things that we worked so hard to achieve just in our state, and saw dismantled essentially, now have become federal law,” Schuster said. With more people expected to gain access to health insurance under federal reform, the next hurdle may be finding doctors and other health professionals to take care of them in rural Kentucky. The reform package addresses that concern and includes $11 billion for expanding community health centers. Schuster says those dollars can be put to good use in Kentucky’s smaller communities. “Let’s look at those well-trained, qualified providers, like nurse practitioners, who can provide that level of primary care and are quite willing to be out in the rural areas doing so.” A benefit of expanding rural health centers, Schuster adds, is that as they are expanded, they create jobs, something Kentucky desperately needs more of.

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especially considering its unemployment rate sits at 10.7 percent — and that figure only represents folks who haven’t given up looking for a job. Not only have House leaders done little of significance to create new jobs, they concoct policies that harm small businesses, the very incubators for new jobs. “Small businesses that have struggled in recent years and were depending on the write-off this year to finish existing projects or engage in new capital projects will no longer be able to under this bill’s language,” said Andy Hightower, executive director of Kentucky Club for Growth. These big-spending lawmakers say these moves will create $300 million in new “needed” revenue, a move that satisfies the whiny crowd of taxpayersupported agencies that recently rallied at the Capitol to sing in unison: “Raise Revenue.” But like Hightower observed: “This need for social services would not be so great if the administration quit approving policies that prevent people from getting jobs.” The good news: Moberly will soon be taking his big-

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There is a fine line between when a town or community should tear down a historical building, or preserve the structural testament to a town’s relevance in history. Sure, any old building can be considered historical, but it is not necessarily pertinent to the historical identity of that town. It is relevant in the hearts and minds of the people in that town or community, but the question should be if it is conducive to the progress of that particular community. There comes a point when history stands in the way of progress. A dilapidated building can be grazed to make room for a building or complex that can better serve the community. Some buildings can become eyesores if not kept up and refurbished properly, ruining the landscape that most townspeople take pride in. Overused and outdated buildings can sometimes even pose a hazard to nearby businesses and people. The National Historical registry seeks to preserve structures steeped with antiquity, but if every old building in America were placed on the list, it would be ridiculously long. We can always keep memories through photographs and documentation. Some people even make a hobby of it. It is important to keep history, but there also comes a time when letting go of a potentially dangerous building is even more important. The main thing is, sometimes we need to learn how and when to let go.

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Charles S. Hobbs and Anita K. Hobbs, aka Anita K. Hobbs, to Amelia Barr, property located in Meade County, deed tax $205. Eleanor Burnett, to Daniel B. Cole, a 33.207 acre tract located north of Pine Ridge Road. Agnes Juanita McHahan, to Gary Davis and Rebecca Davis, property located in Meade County, deed tax $3. Perry D. Hoopaugh and Sonya Hoopaugh, to Douglas E. Hawkins and Shellie R. Roberts, lot 23 and 32 of Rolling Hills Subdivision, deed tax $185. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an officer of the United States of America, to Raymond M. Krebs, 4256 Rabitt Run Rd in Vine Grove, Ky. Albert Downs, aka Roy Albert Downs, and Penny Downs, to Michael C. Ford, lot 4 of Windsor Place, deed tax $125. Thomas McKinney, Jr., and Bettina McKinney, to Roy G. Jones, 110 Lookout Dr in Brandenburg, deed tax $136. Thomas C. Sipes, to Flaherty Tractor Company, LLC, by and through Thomas Marvin Sipes and Kenneth Wayne Sipes, property located in Meade County, deed tax $70. Jim Morse, to Juanell Stephens, tract 40 of Robbins Estates, deed tax $68. Mark E. Singleton and Emma M. Singleton, and Larry K. Gupton and Edna F. Gupton, property located in Meade County, deed tax $3. Mark E. Singleton and Emma M. Singleton, and Larry K. Gupton and Edna F. Gupton, property located in Meade County, deed tax $3. Lewis E. Dowden and Kristi J. Dowden, to Lewis E. Dowden and Kristi J. Dowden, property located in Meade County. Lewis E. Dowden and Kristi J. Dowden, to Lewis E. Dowden and Kristi J. Dowden, property located in Meade County. Jeff Nott and Joyce Nott, to Terry L. Carter, lot 3 of Coyote Forest Subdivision. Randall S. Vance and Carolyn M. Vance, to Richard J. Roberts, property located in Meade County. Marty Claycomb and Cathy Claycomb, to Danny Rhodes and Jennifer Rhodes, lot 53 of Creek View Estates. Amanda Barger, to John A. Ashmore, property located in Meade County, deed tax $5. Federal National Mortgage Association, aka Fannie Mae, to William R. Hunderman, 270 Rolling Acres in Ekron, Ky. Karen F. Ocasio and Alex Ocasio, to Shelby E. Higgs, lot 4 of Grayhampton Estates Subdivision. Diane Humphrey, and Amy E. Humphrey, nka Amy E. Larson and Amy V. Larson, to Joseph Stephen Masterson and Martha Patricia Masterson, lot 62, 63, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74 of Stoney Point Farms, deed tax $41. Equity Trust Company, Custodian FBO Donald L. Kadetz Ira, to Jamie R. Erickson and Steven Erickson, lots 15 and 16 of Peaceful Valley Subdivision, deed tax $116. Chapman Land, LLC, by and through Richard Chapman, Jr., to Darrell Lockwood and Jessica Lockwood, lot 64 of Poplar Hills Estates.

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Angela M. Jackson, to Jimmy Wayne Jackson, section 3 of Carter Subdivision.

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3/15/10 Ky Land Company, Tony Doyle, Buckler Avenue in Vine Grove, Ky., est. lot 19. 3/17/10 Shawn Redmon/Garland Brown, Hayesville Road in Ekron, Ky., lot 2. 3/17/10 Bob Cummings/Garland Brown, Doe Run, Ekron Road, in Brandenburg, Ky., lot 1. 3/24/10 Jeff Nott/Pat Watter, Farmington lot 69, Charles Crutcher Drive in Vine Grove, Ky. 3/24/10 Jeff Nott/Garland Brown, 478 Ritchie Dr in Brandenburg, Ky., Coyote Forest lot 27. 3/24/10 Pete Sheeran/Gene Thompson, Shot Hunt Road in Vine Grove, Ky., Swan Farm 27 and 28.

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3/22/10 Meade County High School in Brandenburg, Ky. 100 percent food. 3/23/10 Payneville Elementary in Payneville, Ky. 100 percent food. 3/23/10 Nannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childcare in Brandenburg, Ky. 100 percent food. 3/23/10 Flaherty Elementary in Ekron, Ky. 100 percent food. 3/23/10 Uncle Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern in Flaherty, Ky. 95 percent food, from follow-up visit on 2/8/10. 3/25/10 Golden China Buffet in Brandenburg, Ky. 98 percent food. Food: sesame chicken 148 degrees, fried rice 170 degrees, wonton soup 175 degrees, dented cans found, food items not covered in cold units and bin in walk-in in poor repair. 3/25/10 David T. Wilson Elementary in Brandenburg, Ky. 100 percent food. 3/25/10 David T. Wilson Concession Stand. 99 percent food. Food: floor unclean in corner.

Brandenburg Police No reports this week.

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3/17/10 5:08 a.m. Mark A. Mahalic, of Brandenburg, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet. Albert L. Howard was driving a 1991 Oldsmobile. Howard was westbound on 1638 and waiting to make a left turn into Doe Valley Express when Mahalic, who was also traveling westbound, struck Howard in the back end. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0057 was filed by Officer Matti. 3/19/10 3:31 p.m. James J. Robinson, of Brandenburg, was driving a 1992 Acura. Robinson was north bound on Meade Springs Road. Robinson lost control of his vehicle in a left curve. Robinson left the right side of the roadway and struck a mailbox. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0060 was filed by Officer Wright. 3/21/10 12:31 a.m. Stacy A. Miller, of Guston, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe. Miller was northbound on Hwy 428 when she struck some limbs and branches from a fallen tree that fell across the roadway. Power lines were also across the road and the vehicle struck them also. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0058 was filed by Officer Matti. 3/24/10 6:10 a.m. Paul Hobbs, of Brandenburg, was driving a 2004 Ford F150. Hobbs was east bound on Ky 144. Hobbs failed to see John Moore, of Ekron, a pedestrian whom was walking on the roadway. Hobbs struck Moore with the front ride side of his truck. Moore advised that he was not injured as the truck did not strike him but had instead struck a bag he was carrying and did not need the police. The police, fire and EMS were then cancelled. A short while later, Moore was facing the possibility of arrest on a different matter, he then requested transport to the hospital due to injuries he claimed he sustained in the earlier accident. Report 10-0061 was filed by Officer Graham. 3/25/10 3:30 p.m. David L. Brown, of Brandenburg, was driving a 1999 Dodge. Karen L. Tanguay, of Brandenburg, was driving a 2005 Cadillac Seville. Tanguay was northbound off of the Brandenburg By-pass into the Kroger parking lot. Brown was eastbound from the Rite Aid parking lot and struck Tanguay, failing to yield to the right of way of Tanguay. No injuries were reported. Report 100063 was filed by Officer Matti.

District Court 3/17/10

Jerry Joseph Whitehead, 31, 4 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $300pled guilty, 10 days probated for 2 years, after serving 1 hour jail. Sean Ryan Stiles, 22, theft by deception include cold checks under $300- pled not guilty, preliminary hearing 3/24/10. Bobby Glen Serrano, 31, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled not guilty, to enter plea 4/7/10. Justin W. Henry, 18, alcohol intoxication in a public place, 1st and 2nd offensepled guilty, $25 fine. Jennifer Shreves, 24, operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offensepretrial conference 3/31/10. Ricardo Renda, 32, speeding 17mph over limit; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offensepled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Jason Neal Bernard, 44, careless driving; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offensepled not guilty, pretrial conference 4/28/10.

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Jesse Ray Dusch, careless driving; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offensepled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. John R. Huff, 49, arson, 1st degreepled not guilty, preliminary hearing 3/24/10. Sarah D. Terry, 26, dogs to be vaccinated against rabies- dismissed on proof. Lois Turner Whitworth, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled guilty, 10 days probated for 2 years, after serving 1 hour jail. Patricia Gayle Payton, 42, 2 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Valeda O. McFadden, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled not guilty, pretrial conference 4/7/10. Amy M. Phillips, 34, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Laranda L. Wehmeyer, 23, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Malcolm L. Parsons, 45, selling alcoholic beverages to minors, 1st offensepled guilty, $100 fine. Dennis William Webb, 47, 4 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled not guilty, pretrial conference 4/21/10. Denise Michelle Drum, 29, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled guilty, 10 days probated for 2 years, after serving 1 hour jail, county traffic school. Brandon Phelps, 21, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- 10 days probated for 2 years, after 1 hour jail. Rachel R. Smith, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- failure to appear, mail court notice 3/31/10. Tamara Carpenter, 26, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled not guilty, to enter plea 4/21/10. Melissa L. Swartz, 42, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- 10 days probated for 2 years, after 1 hour jail. Kevin A. McKinley, 46, 2 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled not guilty, pretrial conference 4/7/10. Steven M. Beasley, 18, disorderly conduct, 2nd degreepled guilty, 90 days probated for 2 years, probation entered. Michael Edward Kurtz, 32, 4 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled not guilty, to enter plea 4/21/10. Amanda K Hobday, 21, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- failure to appear, mail court notice 3/31/10. Andrew C. Wathen, 18, sexual misconduct; 2 counts of unlawful transaction with minor, 3rd degreepled not guilty, pretrial conference 4/28/10. Jeremy Eugene Guffy, 27, assault 4th degree domestic violence, minor injury- not guilty, pretrial conference 3/24/10. Christopher S. Melson, 26, fleeing or evading police, 2nd degree (motor vehicle); resisting arrest; carrying a concealed deadly weapon; speeding 20mph over limit- pretrial conference 3/24/10. Marisa D. Kaelin, 23, 2 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Julie Ann Beard, 40, unlawful transaction with minor, 3rd degreepled not guilty, 3/31/10. Joseph D. Tobin III, 49, speeding 26mph over limit/greater- pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Marcus A. Slone, 25, speeding 26mph over limit/greateramended to 25mph over, $50 fine. Martinez Alejandro Lopez, careless driving; obstructed vision and or windshield; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, 1st offense; no operators/moped license- arraignment 3/31/10. Amanda Alean McCoy, 25, flagrant non support- preliminary hearing 3/24/10. Kimberly L. Carwile, 26, fugitive from another state, warrant required- preliminary hearing 4/14/10. Chad M. Hall, 24, cultivation of marijuana, less than 5 plants, 1st offense; use/possess drug paraphernalia, 1st offense; possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 3/31/10. Martin Wade, 41, possession of marijuana- 6 months probated for 2 years, after 10 days jail; ad-

vertise drug paraphernalia, 1st offense- amend to possession of drug paraphernalia. Michael Wayne Stull, 31, no/expired Kentucky registration receipt- pled guilty, $25 fine; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offense- $200 fine, pled guilty 30 days probated for 2 years, after 2 days jail. Joshua Dale Clark, 29, operating on suspended/revoked operators license; leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance; failure of owner to maintain reuq4ried insurance/ security, 2nd or great offense; improper registration plate- pretrial conference 3/31/10. Marcus Anthony Lawerance, 31, one headlight; no/ expired registration plates- dismissed on proof; failure of nonowner operator to maintain required insurance, 1st offensepled guilty, $100 fine, 90 days probated for 2 years. Mary Elizabeth Greer, 26, possession of marijuana- pled not guilty, pretrial conference 3/31/10. Timothy W. Collins, 24, 2 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500pled guilty, 10 days probated for 2 years, after 1 hour jail. Kathryn M. Swenson, 22, possession of marijuana; possess controlled substance, 3rd degree, 1st offense, drug unspecified; controlled substance prescription not in original container, 1st offensepretrial conference 3/24/10. Andy Lee Rogers, 30, assault 4th degree domestic violence, no visible injury- disorderly conduct, 2nd degree; menacing- pretrial conference 3/31/10. Erik S. Mince, 20, careless driving- $100 fine; no operators license in possession- $50 fine. Rhonda J. Allen, 53, theft by deception include cold checks under $500- pled guilty, 6 months probated for 2 years, after 1 day in jail. Michael Howard Claycomb, 49, operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/ drugs, etc. 1st offense; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle- pretrial conference 3/31/10. Stephen Wayne Clater Jr. , 25, driving on DUI suspended license, 1st offense; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. aggravator, 3rd offensepretrial conference 3/24/10. Jefferey James Thomas, 27, speeding 19mph over limit; operating motor vehicle under/ influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 1st offensepretrial conference 3/31/10. Larry T. Thomas, 40, disregarding traffic control device, traffic light- $25 fine; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, 1st offense- 90 days probated for 2 years, $100 fine. Andrew B. Greenwell, 22, speeding 12mph over limit; operating motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. 2nd offense; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle; failure to wear seat beltspretrial conference 3/31/10. Nicholas D. Holtzclaw, 18, operating on suspended/revoked operators license- pretrial conference 3/24/10. Frank D. Stanley, 24, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 3/31/10. Samantha A. Daley, 21, 11 counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $300pretrial conference 4/14/10. Glenwood Prunell Jones, 45, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing, admitted violation, revoke license 90 days, county traffic school 15 days. Michael Steven Moore Jr., 33, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 3/24/10. James McNaughton, 24, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 3/31/10. Thomas L. Rose Jr., 21, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing, remanded. Fallon Loraine Meredith, 27, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 3/24/10. Phillip W. Medlin, 22, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing, remanded. Brent E. Phillips, 22, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 3/24/10. Carol Ammons Ford, 39, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing, failure to appear.

Friday, April 2, 2010 Sherry L. Henry, 29, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing, remanded. Crystal Marie Konkle vs. Joseph Robert Konkle, domestic violence- DVO issued, in effect till: 4/28/10. Donna M. Berry vs. Gregory Gene Berry, domestic violence- DVO dismissed. Michael W. Caporale vs. Sugar Lynn Caporale, domestic violence- EPO entered, continued to 3/31/10. Phillip G. Wimpee vs. Warren E. Tripp III, domestic violence- EPO entered, continue to 3/31/10. Dominic Pisano, 28, criminal trespassing, 2nd degree; criminal mischief 3rd degree- 90 days probated for 2 years. Tommie Ray Humphrey, 32, flagrant non support- preliminary hearing, 4/14/10. Willie Lee Dale Jr., 29, pro-

bation violation for misdemeanor offense- admitted violation, revoke 3 months. Willie Lee Dale Jr., 29, traffic in controlled substance within 1000 yards of school- amend to possess controlled substance, 2nd degree; possession of marijuana- pled guilty, 6 months probated for 2 years. Joseph A. Ford, 18, speeding 26mph over limit/greater; racing motor vehicle on public highway- pled guilty; refer to CATS program, to pay CATS fee. Dillon M. Brown, 18, speeding 26mph over limit/greater; racing motor vehicle on public highway- pled guilty; refer to CATS program, to pay CATS fee. Chaz A. Nevitt, 18, speeding 25mph over limit- pled guilty, assigned to state traffic school. Chaz A. Nevitt, 18, disregarding stop sign- defer 6 months, dismiss if no further violation.

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History From page A1 Council. Instead of focusing on the social aspect like Greek organizations, Taylor said the homemakers are focused more on education. Taylor added that the group holds lessons each month which are put on by the Meade County Extension Agents. Each member has to attend a lesson or they won’t get perfect attendance, said Meade County President Pat Ditto. In the past, some of the special interest workshops that have been held include topics such as lap quilting, candle making, styling tote bags and crewel embroidery. According to “A Brief History of the Meade County Homemakers Association” printed in October 1992, one of the strongest roots of the homemakers is their desire to serve and help those with needs such as food or clothing, sponsors for camp or college, education in basic life skills and other areas of service. But don’t think of this club as a group of women who just bake cookies all day. In fact, the club has expanded out into more areas. Ditto said that even though

the club was focused on the homemaker in the beginning, the club has branched out into helping the community and learning new things outside the home. Similar to Taylor, Ditto moved to Brandenburg in 1970 not knowing anyone. A year later her neighbor suggested she attend a Garrett Homemakers meeting and Ditto has been a devoted member since. Taylor, who is a part of the Town and Country chapter, said she has held almost every title ranging from president to treasurer and most of all she loves the fellowship she feels from being a member. “We work very well together,” Taylor said. “We’re just a good group to be in.” On Jan. 6, 1992, the homemakers presented a bi-centennial quilt at the Meade County Courthouse. The quilt was made by Doris Sansbury and was designed by members of the club. The quilt features different spots in the community such as Brandenburg United Methodist Church and Charlie’s Barber Shop. In the past, each county was asked to create a shield for their club. The shield was made into a tapestry and presented to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to hang in the state capitol. The Homemakers Club also takes part in events

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such a Pumpkin Scarecrow Contest, Gift From the Heart, Meade County Fair and Christmas Bazaar. According to Ditto, the homemakers usually have a booth at the Christmas Bazaar event. It is a place where they sell homemade things ranging from baked goods to jewelry. “It’s a real big success,” Ditto said. Taylor added that in celebration of Arbor Day, the Homemakers Club will be giving away trees April 1 at the Meade County Extension Office. She added that they would also hold a bake sale, where the proceeds will go to the homemakers scholarship fund. “We do an awful lot of good work,” Taylor said. “It’s amazing.” In terms of the future, Ditto hopes that more young people will get involved with the homemakers club. “We would love to get younger people to join,” Ditto said. “A lot of homemakers are getting old.” As for right now, Taylor doesn’t see herself quitting homemakers anytime soon. “I will stay in it till they run me off,” Taylor said. “I’ve enjoyed it for 55 years … (I) get so much out of it.” The Homemakers Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Meade County Extension Office.

TOP (Left to right): Marilyn Craycroft, Linda Malloy, Charlotte Lawson, Michelle Lawson and Marjorie Watts read minutes during a homemakers meeting held at the Meade County Extension Office. LEFT: Beth Bransen, a Meade County Homemaker, welcomes a soldier at their monthly meeting. PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY JENNIFER BRIDGE

Tragedy hits roadways in Kentucky By Kentucky State Police Preliminary statistics indicate that 25 people died in 13 separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, March 22 through Sunday, March 28. Ten of the crashes involved motor vehicles and seven of those victims were not wearing seat belts. The seat belt status 13 victims is unknown. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Casey, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Kenton and Knox counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in the Henry and Knox County crashes. Eleven people lost their lives in a motor vehicle crash that occurred on I-65 NB in Hart County when a semi-truck crossed the interstate median and crashed head-on into a Mennonite church

Truck From page A1 wheel drive, features an Allison 6V transmission and drum axles. The truck will be used to haul rescue tools such as Genesis rescue tools, cribbing for vehicle extrication and rescue, jacks, shovels and brooms, according to McMahan. The current rescue truck, a 1998 Chevrolet 3/4 ton truck, will be replaced by the new truck. The fire department is going to install a water tank on the older truck to modify it into a brush

van. The truck driver and 10 people inside the van perished at the scene. The seat belt status of those victims is unknown at this time. Two children, ages three and five, survived the crash and were transported to a nearby medical facility for observation. Two double-fatality motor vehicle crashes occurred in Pike and Woodford County. One of those victims was not wearing a seat belt. Two crashes involved motorcycles and both victims were wearing helmets. Those crashes occurred in Jessamine and Oldham counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in the Jessamine County crash. One pedestrian involved fatality occurred in Bath County.

Through March 28, preliminary statistics indicate that 147 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2010. This is 23 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2009. There were 127 motor vehicle fatalities and 67 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Twenty-six of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Thirteen fatal crashes involved a pedestrian and one involved a scooter. Five crashes involved a motorcycle and three of those victims were not wearing helmets. One crash involved an ATV and the victim was not wearing a helmet. A total of 30 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.

truck, used for driving across fields to access fires The fire department held bingo games at the Farm Bureau building at the Meade County fairgrounds on Sunday nights to raise funds for the new vehicle. “Our department is not that big, so we save our money and when we need something, we go after it,” McMahan said. “Bingo is a good thing for the department to have.” The truck will also help the Payneville Fire Department assist other fire departments in Meade County. In communities such as Payneville, fire depart-

ments are occasionally called in to help by other fire departments. Sometimes other fire departments don’t have enough rescue tools to use during emergencies, so the new vehicle will definitely be serving its purpose by helping out in emergency situations. The new truck, which was built by Wynn Fire Equipment, LLC, in Corbin, is completely paid for and the fire department has no loan on it, McMahan said. The Payneville fire department has seven other trucks in its fleet to accommodate nearly 25 firefighters.

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Meeting News Water District discusses projects By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard The Meade County Water District met Tuesday, March 23. Some of the highlights of the meeting include: •Discussion of the KY 228 Rhodelia/Concordia water system expansions, which will be located on the edge of the road near the ditch. •Discussion of the Kentucky Legislative Budget Update. According to Water District Manager Joe Bartley, the budget is roughly $200,000, which is considerably less than what some of the projects will cost.

•Discussion of Phase II of KY 228 Rhodelia/ Concordia Water System Expansions. Bartley said they came across surplus money and the district is looking to cut it off somewhere. •Discussion of some in-house projects, which include construction on Midway-Payneville to Navaho Trail, Guston Road West and Tom Brown Road. According to Bartley, they have paid a contractor for the Midway project and are holding 10 percent of his pay until he finishes the project. •Discussion of meter deposits from the 1980s. Bartley said that in the 1980s, Meade County

asked its residents for a deposit on a water meter. Unfortunately, that project fell through and the district plans to honor those families who deposited money. He said the district will give them their money back but he doesn’t know where to cross the line if people were to move or pass away. Bartley asked the board to authorize that he write a letter to the Public Service Commission asking their legal opinion on the situation. •Three new meters were implemented in February. •They received three new customers in February, raising their total to 3,957.

Muldraugh P&Z meets By Casey Tolliver The News Standard The Muldraugh Planning and Zoning Commission held its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 18. At the meeting, board members: •Made a motion to ac-

cept the minutes from last month’s minutes. The motion carried. •Made motions to accept two building permit applications submitted by Bob Beatty. Both dwellings will be on Mabel Street in Muldraugh. The motions passed. •Heard about the

progress of the comprehensive plan surveys mailed out by and returned to the board members. •The Muldraugh Planning and Zoning Commission meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Muldraugh City Hall.

A er visi ng some very nice ci zens this past week, it didn’t take me long to know what I wanted to address this week. It was reinforced to me that the people of Meade Co have real ques ons and real concerns that they deserve truthful answers to. I thought I might take this opportunity to talk about the facts of my campaign and answer ques ons you may have. For the last six months I have put this elec on at the top of my priority list and it will stay there un l the end. I intend on working hard every day for the people of Meade County and if elected your sheriff, that commitment will only get stronger. During elec on season, people will hear many rumors and I feel some of these will need to be addressed and I will do just that. I do not believe this elec on should be about personal vende as or for personal gain and I will not ini ate personal a acks on fellow opponents; however I will speak the truth and address any issues per nent to my campaign openly and honestly. I believe in staying posi ve and focused on the real issues, therefore, nega vity will not play a role in my effort to lead “your” sheriff’s department. I have stated before that some of the key areas that I will strengthen and implement, if elected, will be: •

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OBITUARIES

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Earl Jones Earl Bennett Jones, 81, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Monday, March 29, 2010, at his residence. He was a truck driver for Radcliff Concrete Co. Jones was preceded in death by a son, Terry Jones. He is survived by two children, Keith Jones and Pam Hart both of Elizabethtown, Ky.; six grandchildren, Terry, Contessa, Kevin, Angela, Chris and Brandon; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 1 at the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home in Brandenburg with burial following Auburn Cemetery in Auburn, Ky., at 4:30 p.m.

Alma Goodman Alma Jo Barger Goodman, 80, formerly of Mystic, Ky., died Sunday, March 28, 2010. She was born Sept. 20, 1929 to the late Abe Lincoln and Georgia Marie Stiff Roberts She drove a school bus for Breckinridge County Schools for 22 years. Barger worked at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. in Louisville, Ky., for several years. She also worked at the Masonic Orphan & Widows Home in Louisville, Ky., for nine years She was a former member of Dry Valley Baptist Church. A member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., and a member of the Elizabethtown Red Hat Club. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Tommy Barger & Kenneth L. Goodman Survivors include a son Thomas Barger; two stepdaughters Denise McMillen and Annie Lockard; brothers Gordan Roberts and Ralph Rose; niece Pam Plummer; six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, burial will follow in Dry Valley Cemetery in Dry Valley, Ky.

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Lucille Ruff, 96, of Vine Grove (Flaherty), Ky., died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at her home. She was a member of St. Martin Catholic Church in Flaherty, Ky. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank C. Ruff. She is survived by a son, William E. Hardin of Hardinsburg, Ky.; a daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary French Wafford and Stan of Vine Grove, Ky.; four stepchildren, Jeanetta Rose of Wisconsin, June LaBore and Frank Ruff both of Rockford, Ill., and Harry Ruff of Ulysses, Ky.; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and six great great grandchildren. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010 at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Vine Grove, Ky., with Rev. Anthony L. Chandler officiating. Burial will be in the St. Theresa Cemetery in Rhodelia, Ky. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., is handling the arrangements.

Retired Capt. John Edward Wright Sr., 50, of Radcliff, Ky., died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. John was the principal broker at First Time, Inc.. Wright was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and Granada. Wright’s memberships include: AUSA, KAR, HKAR, NAR, Faith Lutheran Church, Better Business Bureau, the Radcliff Chamber of Commerce and the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce. He was preceded in death by his parents Douglas and Carole Wright. He is survived by his wife, Cindy L. Wright of Radcliff, Ky.; three sons, John E. Wright, Jr. of Radcliff, Ky., Douglas R. and his wife Stephenie Wright of Lebanon Junction, Ky., Benjamin S. Wright of Radcliff, Ky.; two daughters, Shakina (Nikki) Wright, Molly Jo Wright both of Radcliff, Ky.; a grandson, John E. Freeman- Wright of Radcliff, Ky.; a brother, Jeffrey and his wife Barbara Wright of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a sister, Janora and her husband Keith Barton of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two uncles, Phillip Wright, “Woody” Dean Wright both of Michigan; and his grandfather, Woodrow Wilson Wright also of Michigan. The funeral service was held Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home and burial follwed at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central with military honors.

Grady W. Chandler Grady W. Chandler, 82, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Thursday, March 25, 2010, in Louisville, Ky. He was born June 15, 1927, in Trenton, Ky., the son of the late L.I. and Mary Fletcher Chandler. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, a member of the Brandenburg United Methodist Church, American Legion Post # 162 and a member Harrison Masonic Lodge # 122 F. & A.M. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah Glore; son, Dean M. Chandler, Sr., and his sister, Kate Evelyn Patterson. Survivors include his wife, Maurine L. Chandler; daughter Gena Young of Virginia; brother James B. Chandler of Florida; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 at the Brandenburg United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at a later date at Eastlawn Cemetery. Masonic services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 29 at Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home.

James Thomas Herron

James “Jimmy” Thomas Herron, 66 of Louisville, Ky., died, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born May 22, 1943 ,in Louisville, Ky., to the late Buck and Lettie Mae Cole Herron. His sister, Helen Marie Johnson, brother, Joseph Herron and two nieces, Karen Sanders and Kim Kuhlman preceded him in death. Survivors include a niece, Sharon Yeno; nephews Eric Bolin, Kyle Bolin and Kevin Bolin and numerous great nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held, Saturday, March 27 at 3 p.m. at the Full Gospel Church of God in Ekron, Ky., burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home is handled the arrangements.

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Friday, April 2 •Meade County Courthouse will close at 12 p.m. for Good Friday. •RE-ENACTMENT OF THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS – 6:30 p.m. at Brandenburg Church of God, 1 Howard Drive.

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•EGG HUNT and 2010 RESURRECTION ROMP – 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hill Grove Baptist Church, 55 Ammons Lane, Guston. Join in for games, crafts, songs, Bible story and an egg hunt. Ages 18 months through 5th grade. Free hot dog lunch provided. Call church office for details. 270-828-3155 •EGG HUNT – 2 p.m. at Wolf Creek Baptist Church. All children in the community ages 12 and under are invited to join in the fun. 497-4347 •EGGSTRAVAGANZA FOR A CURE – 2-4 p.m. at the M.C. Fairgrounds. Relay for Life event. Egg decorating, face painting, silent auction, door prizes, egg hunt $2 donation. •CAR WASH & BAKE SALE – 12:30-3 p.m. at Brandenburg Family Medicine, Dr. King and Dr. Honaker’s. Relay for Life event. •OPERATION ALERT 2010 – 2-5 p.m. at the MC Public Library annex. Will program/check weather alert radios (replacement batteries donated by Brandenburg Radio Shack). Videos about the Tornado Super Outbreak of April 3, 1974 will be shown. Sponsored by MCEMA, MC Public Library, and WVIH.com •MEADE/BRECK 3RD ANNUAL SPRING SALE

– 12 p.m. CST Breckinridge County Fairgrounds. www. meadebreckgoatproducers. com •DAYTIME OBSERVATORY – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at South Harrison Park Observatory. Free. Visit www. harrisoncoparks.com/Observatory.html for more information.

Sunday, April 4 •EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE – 8 a.m. at Wolf Creek Baptist Church. Breakfast will be afterwards in the fellowship hall. Sunday school will follow breakfast at 10 a.m. and Easter Worship Service will begin at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome. 270497-4162 or 270-422-2584 for more information. •RE-ENACTMENT OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS – 11 a.m. at Brandenburg Church of God, 1 Howard Drive.

Monday, April 5 •D.A.R. MEETING – 10 a.m. at Doe Run Inn. Mr. Karl F. Hollenbach will speak about the electoral college. Regent Sue Gilvin will preside. •ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING – 6 p.m. at the MC Public Library annex. This month’s MC Archeological Society meeting will be presented by Chris Wernz, a tour guide at Squire Boone Caverns: Squire Boone: History and Genealogy. •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.

Tuesday, April 6 •COOKING CLASS – 6:30 p.m. at the MC Extension office. “Cooking for one or two”, recipe demonstrations and meal ideas for singles or small families, empty nesters or widows. Free. Call 270-422-4958 to

register before April 2. •HEALTH SCREENING – 4-6 p.m. in the Harrison County Hospital Main Lobby. Free blood pressure and bone density screening. No appt. required. Call 812-7388708 for more information. •HOPE & HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP – 6-7:30 p.m. at Harrison County Hospital in Capitol Room 2. Free monthly support for anyone who has experienced the death of a friend or family member. 812-738-7893 •DIABETES COALITION – 2 p.m. at the MC Extension office. Breckinridge and Meade County Diabetes Coalition. Open to anyone with interest in improving the lives of people that are affected by diabetes. Call Melissa Condor at 800-280-1601 ext. 1035 for more information. •BOOK DISCUSSION – 6:30 p.m. at the MC Public Library annex. “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls. •DULCIMER JAM – 6:30 p.m. at Vine Grove City Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and listen or play. 270-877-2422 •EKRON CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:30 p.m. First Tuesday of every month. 270-828-3355

Wednesday, April 7 •WOW MOBILE – 7 a.m.12 p.m. in the Kroger River Ridge Plaza in Brandenburg. Hardin Memorial Hospital’s Wellness on Wheels will provide various preventative wellness screenings. No appt. necessary. For more information call 270-234-4406 •RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT – Chili dog supper at Rock Haven Baptist Church from 5:30-6:30 p.m. All donations will benefit Relay for Life. •VFW BINGO – 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270-422-5184 •LINE DANCING – 7-8:30 p.m. at the Colvin Community Center, 230

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Thursday, April 8 •BLOOD DRIVE – 3-7 p.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. •RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT – 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Courthouse Chain Gang Relay for Life event. Hamburgers or hot dogs, chips, drink, and dessert. $5 •COMMUNITY DINNER – 5:30-7 p.m. at P.L. Kasey Center, 303 Hillview Drive, Irvington, Ky. Carryout available at 5 p.m. $6 for adults. $4 for children 10 and under. Every Thursday. All times are eastern. 270-547-7648 •TASTE OF HARRISON COUNTY – 6-8 p.m. in the Parvin Baumgart Education Center at the Harrison County Hospital. Highlights the fine food and drink of many Harrison County establishments. For more information, contact the Foundation Development office at 812-738-8762. •MIDWAY HOMEMAKERS – Meets second Thursday of every month. 12:30 p.m. Call the Meade County Extension Office for more information. 270-422-4958

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Local church gathers to celebrate traditional Jewish Passover feast By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard

Parishioners at Brandenburg Church of God got a glimpse of some time-honored Jewish traditions Sunday, March 28. Jeannine Goldstein, was on hand to show how Passover is celebrated in the Jewish community. According to Jews for Jesus Web site, it is “one of the most significant Jewish holidays, Passover, or pesach in Hebrew, recalls and rejoices over the Israelites’ redemption from slavery in Egypt. The symbolic elements of the feast cause us not only to look back and remember what the Lord did for our people in the past; they also foreshadow a greater redemption through Jesus, the Passover Lamb.” Goldstein, a children and youth minister with Jews for Jesus, stopped at Brandenburg Church of God as part of her goal to spread the word of Y’shua (Jesus) around the country. Jews for Jesus exist “to make the messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide,” according to its Web site. Goldstein added that Passover follows a specific order of service and it’s not just a meal, it’s a banquet. Goldstein also spoke about the four cups on the table. Each of the cups has a different meaning, one stands for sanctification, one stands for plagues/judgment, one stands for redemption/blessing and another stands for praise, though some traditions call it the cup of acceptance. One of those cups never gets touched, since it is supposed to be for the Messiah Elijah. Goldstein said that during the feast the youngest person of the house is supposed to open the door and welcome in Elijah. Some of the traditions Goldstein mentioned were a Passover Seder plate, which has six circles on it. Each circle is meant to hold food that is eaten during the feast: chagigah, which is a roasted egg and represents

Focus on the Family QUESTION: When discussing adolescence, why do you focus your comments on parents? It’s the kids who do crazy things. DR. DOBSON: I’m particularly concerned about idealistic and perfectionist moms and dads who are determined to make their adolescent perform and achieve and measure up to the highest standard. In so doing, they rock a boat that is already threatened by the rapids. Perhaps another child could handle the additional turbulence, but the unsteady kid – the one who lacks common sense for a while and may even lean toward irrational behavior – could capsize if you’re not careful. Don’t unsettle his boat any more than you must! I’m reminded of a waitress who recognized me when I came into the restaurant

where she worked. She was not busy that day and wanted to talk about her 12-year-old daughter. As a single mother, she had gone through severe struggles with the girl, whom she identified as being very strong willed. “We have fought tooth and nail for this entire year,” she said. “It has been awful! We argue nearly every night, and most of our fights are over the same issue.” I asked her what had caused the conflict, and she replied, “My daughter is still a little girl, but she wants to shave her legs. I feel she’s too young to be doing that, and she becomes so angry that she won’t even talk to me. This has been the worst year of our lives together.” I looked at the waitress and said, “Lady, buy your daughter a razor.” That 12-year-old girl was paddling into a time of life that would rock her canoe good and hard. As a single parent, mom would soon be trying to keep this rebellious kid from getting into drugs, alcohol, sex and pregnancy, early marriage, school failure,

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2 Corinthians 1: 12 say, "For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to youward." (KJV) Have you ever cringed as you looked at a news report or article exposing some unsavory sin in the life of a well-known Christian? When the criticism and finger pointing begin, the average believer can only respond by highlighting the obvious problem of

focusing on people instead of God. You know what a black eye such situation can give the church and the cause of Christ, and you grieve. Paul understood the importance of maintaining good conduct within his ministry, whether among fellow believers or before a watching world. For integrity and credibility, he refused to tolerate dishonesty or corruption within his team. Is it any wonder that he was confident and enjoyed a clear conscience? Paul set a great example for us in his self-examination, good conduct, confidence, and clean conscience. His life and words were consistent with his personal commitment as a faithful representative of Christ to a needy, battered world. Many have pointed out that

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sacrifice; z’roa, which is usually a bone, also symbolizes sacrifice; charoset which symbolizes the mortar of a stone house; maror symbolizes tears; karpas which symbolizes the bitter pain of the Jews and chazeret, which is horseradish and beets and it represents the bitterness and harshness of slavery. Goldstein said that Passover is a commemoration of Jesus. “The messages of Passover is the promise of our redemption,” she said. “It is a time of celebration.”

and the possibility of running away. Truly, there would be many ravenous alligators in her river within a year or two. In that setting, it seemed unwise to make a big deal over what was essentially a non-issue. While I agreed with the mother that adolescence should not be ushered in prematurely, there were higher goals than maintaining a proper developmental timetable. I have seen other parents fight similar battles over nonessentials, such as the purchase of a first bra for a flatchested preadolescent girl. For goodness’ sake. If she wants it that badly, she probably needs it for social reasons. Run, don’t walk, to the nearest department store, and buy her a bra. The objective, as Charles and Andy Stanley wrote, is to keep your kids on your team. Don’t throw away your friendship over behavior that has no great moral significance. There will be plenty of real issues that require you to stand like a rock. Save your big guns for those

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believers in Christ provide the only reflection of Jesus that the world will ever see. Ask yourself how you can better reflect Jesus in all you say and do. Ask yourself this series of questions: Are you confident in your own walk of faith? Do you have a clear conscience about your personal expression of faith? How do people generally see you, both within and outside of the church? When did you lat examine your self seriously about these things? We invite you to our Good Friday at 7 p.m. tonight. We will also have a sunrise service this Sunday morning at 7 a.m. Regular service is at 11 a.m. Be sure to listen to our radio program on WMMG every Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Reverend Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.

crucial confrontations. Let me make it very clear, again, that this advice is not relevant to every teenager. The compliant kid who is doing wonderfully in school, has great friends, is disciplined in his conduct and loves his parents is not nearly so delicate. Perhaps his parents can urge him to reach even higher standards in his achievements and lifestyle. My concern, however, is for that youngster who could go over the falls. He is intensely angry at home and is being influenced by a carload of crummy friends. Be very careful with him. Pick and choose what is worth fighting for, and settle for something less than perfection on issues that don’t really matter. Just get him through it.

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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AGRICULTURE New auction and show barn completed on schedule

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By Casey Tolliver The News Standard Fairgoers in Meade County this year will see some new scenery at the fairgrounds as construction crews are wrapping up work on a new auction and show building. The Meade County fairground board realized the need for a new auction and show building after one they were currently using became too small to suit their needs. The board opted to build the new building in order to help events at the fair go a bit more smoothly. “We were having a lot of extra animals. The numbers were starting to grow,” Brandenburg Mayor and Fair Manager David Pace said. “The new building will make it a lot easier and faster. The animals will go out the back and not the front,

where the people are. It will help the flow of events at the building.” Construction on the building is almost complete, with electrical wiring and a few minor touches left, Pace said. Crews have worked on the construction of the building since mid-January. It will take nearly three months for the building to be completed, according to Pace. There are many things that the building can be used for, such as archery events and school functions, he added. It will serve as an auction and show barn during the fair, but will serve as a multipurpose facility during the rest of the year. The fair board hasn’t gotten the final total on the cost, but the building will come with a nearly $80,000 price tag, according to Pace.

The fair board paid for the building with gate admissions and proceeds from the fair, according to Pace. “We’ve tried to increase and keep up, and we’ve always wanted to be known as an agricultural fair,” Pace said. “We just needed a building that was more functional for every body.” The new show and auction building isn’t the only recent addition to the fairgrounds. They recently added a new command center for police, fire and ambulance services to the community building, as well as a new fair office, according to Pace. This year’s fair will be held a week earlier than usual, and will take place July 17-24. Every 12 years, the fair is moved back-up a week, to make up for leap years.

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Ky. Horse Commission approves funding for group By Dick Brown Ky. Communications and Public Outreach

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted Tuesday to approve the International Walking Horse Association as an eligible horse industry organization available for use by the Kentucky Walking Horse Breed-

ers’ Incentive Fund. Approval was based on recommendations presented by the KHRC Rules Committee. “It’s very important that we continue to pay close attention to the walking orse breed and make certain that every organization involved fulfills the obligations set forth by the commission to

determine if the breeders’ incentive funds should be awarded,” KHRC commissioner Edward S. Bonnie said. In September of 2009, the commission approved the rules committee recommendations, which included the use of three horse industry organizations. Earlier this year it was de-

termined one of the horse industry organizations could no longer fulfill the required duties. The Rules and NonRace Advisory Committee opened the application up to any United States Department of Agriculture approved horse industry organization. Horse industry organiza-

tions are certified by the USDA and hired by walking horse show managers to enforce the Horse Protection Act. Following the receipt of information and related materials, the committee heard a presentation from the International Walking Horse Association, Kentucky Walking Horse and SHOWHIO.

Based on those presentations and after examining all related materials, the Rules Committee recommended the International Walking Horse Association be approved to fulfill the required horse industry organization duties for shows eligible to earn points through the Kentucky Walking Horse Breeders Incentive Fund.

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Jason Allen, of Flaherty watches as 4-H Club leader Carla Laslie shows his daughters, Jasey and Addi, how to transplant tomato plants at the 2010 Meade County Home and Garden expo. By Casey Tolliver The News Standard More than 100 people attended the first ever Meade County Home and Garden Expo last weekend. The expo was held last Saturday at the Farm Bureau building at the Meade County Fairgrounds. More than 50 exhibitors were on hand to show local home and garden en-

thusiasts what they had to offer. The Home and Garden Expo featured discussions and exhibits on topics such as lawn care, mole and vermin control, insects, home organization and air quality. One exhibit featured the Roden-ator, which is a contraption that gardeners can use to gas moles and other destructive rodents.

According to Meade County Cooperative extension agent Carole Goodwin, the event went over well. “I think it was a success. We had a great amount of stops at our booth,” Goodwin said. The expo was sponsored by the Meade County Chamber of Commerce and the Meade County Cooperative Extension Office.

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By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard Darren Sipes’ planner seems to be constantly full. Though he doesn’t need to pencil in time to sleep. Sipes has been an attorney for almost 15 years now and he has seen almost every side of the law there is. But even with all the stress, he isn’t ready to lie down just yet. Sipes took his first stroll down political lane when he served as the county attorney for Meade County in 2007, while keeping his business afloat. Sipes admitted that, at times, it was hard balancing both jobs. “Both jobs were full-time and I decided when I was county attorney that I would put 80 percent of my time into county attorney and 20 percent of my time into private practice,” said Sipes. Sipes is the solo practitioner and owner of Darren A. Sipes Attorney at Law. He has three people who work for him in a cozy office right across the street from the Meade County Courthouse. According to Sipes, his business offers all legal services ranging from real estate law, family law, personal injury, medical malpractice; essentially Sipes works with civil and crimi-

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Darren Sipes studies and prepares for his cases for the upcoming week. nal cases. A crazy schedule is nothing new for Sipes, just as long as he makes sure he can pay attention to each and every case. “Right now I’m juggling 80 to 120 cases,” Sipes said. He added that some of the cases are set for trial down the road, so he doesn’t necessarily have to deal with them at the moment. “As a new lawyer I probably wouldn’t be able to do that,” Sipes said. “(I)

wouldn’t be experienced enough, but after 15 years you can handle that much of a caseload because you know what to do and what not to do.” According to Sipes, what makes him different from the competition is the fact that he tries to make the cases run smoothly and not get stalled. “I think I’m very mindful of people,” Sipes said. He added that sometimes people get upset with how

slow the legal process is and how hard it is to get in touch with lawyers. However, that is something Sipes makes an extra effort to not have happen, although it can be difficult at times. “I try to stay on top of my clients’ cases and sometimes it’s hard ‘cause you’re one person and you’re in a lot of demand at certain times,” Sipes said. “I really try to keep my current cases moving along so they’re not

getting stale, so that (clients) aren’t feeling like nothing is getting done.” Out of all the cases Sipes handles, he likes to work on personal injury suits. “I like that, trying to make a person whole again,” Sipes said. “I think a lot of my clients appreciate my services because it’s important to them. I try really hard in those cases because I realize that it is such a personal aspect to people.” Sipes said his favorite part about being an attorney is allowing people to have their voices heard in court. “A lot of people feel like no one will listen to them and their cause, whether it is right or wrong,” Sipes said. “Whether it is right or wrong, they have a right to be heard … and I get a lot of satisfaction out of that.” Even though Sipes doesn’t win each and every case, he still feels like he did the best he could. “I do enough research and put enough time into cases that I think I know how to make a winning case and what to do,” he said. “That’s what I get most out of this job, ensuring the law goes in their favor, they have realistic expectations and to meet those expectations.” Sipes admits that his twin 23-year-old stepdaughters

have no plans to follow in his footsteps, but he still supports them with their future endeavors. One of them attends Vanderbilt University to be a nurse practitioner and the other attends Duke University’s Divinity School where she plans to do something with pastoral minister services with possible heath care in a hospital. In the end, Sipes said he has worked as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer and has been an attorney for people on both ends of the spectrum. “I’ve represented plaintiffs in civil cases to people who have been sued,” Sipes said. “I’ve represented people with only five cents to their name and people who have $5 million to their name and everything in between … so I think I have seen a lot in my 15 years and I’ve experience a lot. I’m not saying I know everything. There are still things I learn each and every day.” Darren A. Sipes, attorney at law, is located at 313 Hillcrest Drive in Brandenburg. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MondayFriday and by appointment on Saturday. For more information call the office at 270-422-3939 or e-mail at dsipes@bbtel.com.

UK medical school graduates help boost local economy By Julie Meador, UK Public Relations In Kentucky’s Meade County, six University of Kentucky College of Medicine alumni are currently practicing medicine and generating $13.8 million in annual income to the local community. In total, 2,730 UK College of Medicine alumni are currently practicing across the Commonwealth, generating $6.3 billion annually into Kentucky’s economy and creating at least 49,140 jobs, according to UK’s Office of Health Research and Development. The University of Kentucky’s Office of Health Research and Development defines the alumni’s impact into their local economies as the spending for capital improvements, goods, and services; by staff; by the physicians and their families; by patients; by visitors to the patients in hospitals; and by students and residents who may work with

a physician in a community. Reaching far and wide, College of Medicine alumni are currently practicing — and impacting communities — in 88 percent of Kentucky’s counties. “UK’s College of Medicine embodies our commitment to the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” said UK President Lee T. Todd Jr. “It is incumbent upon us — as Kentucky’s flagship, land-grant university — to make sure our impact can be felt in communities across the Commonwealth. I am so proud of how our College of Medicine has been able to do just that for the past 50 years, and I cannot wait to see what the next half century will bring to this state.” The college’s positive impact on Kentucky’s local communities extends far beyond its contribution to educating future physicians. Producing astute researchers who make notable discoveries and conduct breakthrough biomedi-

cal research will have worldwide implications. “Over the past half century, the people of the College of Medicine have continually dedicated themselves and their endeavors to improving the lives of Kentuckians,” said Dr. Jay A. Perman, dean of the College of Medicine and vice president for clinical affairs. “We have enjoyed a meritorious history and, without hesitation, eagerly proceed into the future.” Fifty years ago the UK College of Medicine received more than 400 applications and admitted its first class of 40 students, including 39 men and one woman; 33 were Kentuckians, the other seven represented five different states. In 2009, the college admitted 115 students after receiving nearly 2,100 applications. The entering class of 2009 included 48 women and 67 men. Four foreign countries, 16

Economical vacation at state parks By David Uffington Dollars and Sense If fears about the economy have kept you and your family from taking summer vacations for the past few years, you’re not alone. But many families are now ready to take short, inexpensive vacations. Consider spending a few days a week at a nearby state park. Many parks have cabins, lodge rooms or even yurts to rent for less than the price of motels. They might have signups for dates far in advance, but campsites are generally more readily available. Check Web sites for individual state parks, as not all state parks are alike. The Web sites will include information on the surrounding area and special park activities, such as bike/run events, volunteer day and certain amenities that might not be available each day due to maintenance.

Check the amenities offered. Some parks are rural and rustic with few amenities. Some have swimming, hiking, water skiing and even golf. Those with lakes often have boat or fishing gear rentals. Many have historic displays in learning centers, and ranger-led programs such as wildlife photography and tracking. Look at Google satellite maps to get an idea of the park’s available space and layout. If there’s considerable open space, think about taking sports equipment, such as baseball gear, a croquet set or badminton net. Are there biking trails? Take bikes for everyone. Look to thrift shops if you don’t have these, or borrow from a neighbor. The same with tents and sleeping bags if you’ll be camping — acquire them as inexpensively as you can. Call the park directly in-

stead of making reservations online, especially if you want more deluxe accommodations such as a cabin or lodge room. (Most online reservation sites will charge you a fee to reserve through them.) If the accommodations for your chosen dates aren’t available, ask to be put on a wait list. Or ask for other accommodation suggestions. You may have to put down a deposit in advance. Find out whether your credit union or auto club has any special discount coupons for state parks, or ask the park. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, Fla. 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

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other states and 35 Kentucky counties were represented, with 44 students from rural areas. Over this time much has changed, but the pride and spirit remains. The economic impact is based on UK College of

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April gears up for Ky. camping, B9

Track teams do well in Ryle Raider Relays, B2

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ON DECK

April 2-3 Lady Waves Softball Dixon Tournament @ Dixon Tenn.

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April 5 MAC volleyball clinic @DTW 3:30-5 p.m.

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Lady Waves V/JV Softball Grayson County 6 p.m.

Lady Waves Freshman Softball Grayson Co. 6 p.m.

April 7 MCHS Tennis @ Elizabethtown

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2011 Adidas Workshop to be held in Louisville US Youth Soccer Awards Gala and Kick Zone held in conjunction with annual convention Submitted by US Youth Soccer FRISCO, Texas —The US Youth Soccer Adidas Workshop will be held in Louisville, Feb. 24-26, 2011. Over 2,000 soccer coaches, ad-

ministrators, referees and enthusiasts are expected at the organization’s annual convention to be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center. The convention features numerous education sessions for those involved in youth soccer including field demonstrations for coaches. In addition to the educational opportunities, the convention features an exhibit hall. The exhibit hall grand opening

is Thursday, Feb. 24 from 6-8 p.m. The hall is open Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 100 companies are expected, featuring the latest soccer equipment, technology, apparel, fundraising ideas and more. “Kentucky is thrilled to be hosting the entire youth soccer community — coaches, referees and administrators from all over the country,” said

Tim Turney, president of Kentucky Youth Soccer. “We will showcase Louisville’s southern hospitality while providing an excellent venue to network and learn from some of the best presenters this country has to offer.” Friday evening is highlighted with the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala. The Gala will showcase successes of the past year and over a lifetime. In addition to inducting the fourth

A safe start

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April 9-10 Lady Waves Softball Marshall Co. Tournament @ Marshall Co.

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class of the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame, the association will present awards for Recreation and Competitive Coach of the Year (Boys and Girls), Dr. Thomas Fleck Award for Excellence in Youth Coaching Education, Administrator and Volunteer of the Year, TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year, Goal and Save of the Year and Young Referee of the Year (Male and

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Ashley Funk slides under a tag from a Shelby County player on Saturday during the TSOA Tourney.

April 12 MAC volleyball clinic @DTW 3:30-5 p.m

Tournament proves the Lady Waves are one of the top teams

SOCCER NEWS Spring conditioning

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Meade County High School Lady Wave soccer spring conditioning will begin Monday, April 5. If interested in playing soccer, contact the Lady Waves coaching staff. VOLLEYBALL NEWS MAC volleyball clinics

The Meade County Activity Center (MAC) in conjunction with the Meade County Lady Waves volleyball team will offer a free volleyball clinic for girls in fourth through sixth grade. The event is free and will take place every Monday in April from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the David T. Wilson gym. One-day Clinic

The Meade County Lady Waves volleyball team will host a volleyball clinic on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the John R. Allen Freshman Academy gym. The clinic is open for students in fourth through eighth grade. The event costs $30 for the full day for pre-registration and $35 at the door.

For more information contact Sherri Powers at sherri.powers@meade. kyschools.us. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Girls Basketball Association Tournament

The Girls Basketball Association will host a tournament at University of Louisville on May 7-9. All games will be played on campus at the recreational center. All tournaments are open for girls ages nine to 17.

For free listing of all tournaments visit www.gbabasketball. com or call the GBA basketball office at 740-685-2468.

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The Lady Waves celebrate a diving catch made by Nicole Brown.

Lady Waves beat state ranked teams and take second in TSOA tournament By Ben Achtabowski The News Standard Nine games into the season and the Meade County Lady Waves softball team have only played one full game. But it’s not because of weather or sloppy fields,

it’s due to Meade County’s potent offense. The team’s first full game — which actually lasted eight innings — against Reidland in last weekend’s TSOA (TriState Officials’ Association)

See SECOND, B3

Early season tournaments, such as the TSOA tournament held by Meade County, are a good Litmus test of where teams stand in the state. With the 16-team tournament full of state ranked teams and a large school from the Chicago suburbs, the Meade County Lady Waves softball team proved themselves to be the cream of the crop by finishing second. “We had a great tournament,” said Meade County head coach Mike Harreld. “There was a lot of good competition out here.” The TSOA tournament as a whole was a great success despite having the championship

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Conservative strategy pays off for Menard By Monte Dutton NASCAR This Week Hey, wait a minute ... Paul Menard? Menard, 29, is ninth in the point standings. In fact, he’s occupied that slot for two races now. He finished fifth in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. In the season’s other four races to date, Menard’s finishes were 13th, 17th and 18th twice. He’s 160 points out of the points lead. “It’s been a good start,” said Menard, who drives the No. 98 Petty Motorsports Ford. “The guys improved the cars a lot in the off-season. We’ve got a good working relationship with ‘Slugger’ (Labbe, his crew chief) and the merger between Yates (Racing)

and RPM (Richard Petty Motorsports) went pretty seamlessly. “We haven’t had any real bad luck so far, so — knock on wood — hopefully we can keep that going and keep having solid finishes.” By the way, Menard, a native of Eau Claire, Wis., also happens to be ninth in the Nationwide Series. Like Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski, he is running both series full-time. “Our last off weekend for the year was last week,” he said, referring to March 13-14. “We’re every weekend until November, which is what we love doing. We love racing every weekend. I’ll probably miss out on a few things,

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Paul Menard is ninth in the point standings after a good start this season. The Petty Motorsports driver says he has the same strategy as last year of starting conservatively.

After my bracket was busted within the first few games — thanks to Georgetown and Marquette — I thought I could redeem myself with an accurate Final Four prediction. March Madness is appropriately named but the next games will be played in April, and usually the insanity tapers off. This is where the best shine and the frauds wither away in the first games. After such a great first couple rounds, it’s almost impossible for these games to live up to the tournament’s hype. In the opening game of the weekend, the Michigan State Spartans will take on the home team from Indianapolis, the Butler University Bulldogs. At this point, home field advantage means nothing — we saw that last year when Michigan State was dominated in the championship game last year in Detroit. It’s all about matchups at this point of the year and this is a bad matchup for Butler and this is me being as unbiased as a Michigan State Alum can be. Butler’s weakness has yet to be exposed by the four teams they have played. Butler’s weakness is its size. They have one big man, Matt Howard, that’s it. UTEP and Murray State didn’t have the post dominance to challenge Butler’s defense, while Syracuse’s head coach Jim Boeheim couldn’t have coached his way out of box during the Sweet 16 game. Butler will now meet the Spartans who can match defensive tenacity. Though Michigan State is hobbled after losing junior point guard Kalin Lucas, I had MSU dead in the water… Then Kansas lost. Then Ohio State lost. MSU’s toughest matchup was with Maryland in the second round and Tom Izzo and the Spartans couldn’t have asked for a better path to Indy. I like Michigan State in this game and throw away the home crowd factor. It’s overrated in the Final Four, especially considering the Green and White has a short five-hour drive to Indy. The Spartans will send Cinderella back to her campus five miles away from Lucas Oil Stadium. MSU-68 Butler-59 The West Virginia University Mountaineers and the Duke Blue Devils matchup is a little more interesting. Duke is the obvious favorite of the Final Four as the lone No. 1 seed. At the beginning of the tournament, I surprised at the Blue Devils’ incredibly easy path to Indy and penned them as my first Final Four team on my bracket. Like MSU, West Virginia University is banged up with guard Darryl Bryant’s broken foot. West Virginia is also not a great shooting team.

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SPORTS Meade Co. track teams place Predicting high in several competitions

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I wish I could be a homer in the championship game. This entire week I have gone back and fourth on dropping the money on tickets to see MSU lose in the national championship game, again, for a second year in a row. At this point the chances are about 90 percent that I’m going to go to the game. Usually in the Final Four, the Cinderella teams are weeded out and the cream rises to the top. A few years ago George Mason crept from the mid majors and made it to the Final Four. But eventual national champions Florida stomped them in the

semifinal game. Duke is the only No. 1 seed still standing and by default the best team. This game will fall on Duke’s guards. Although Duke hasn’t had a dominated tournament like last year ’s champion, North Carolina, they have been pretty impressive. The Blue Devils’ guard play will take over MSU. Jon Scheyer will expose MSU’s guard Korie Lucious and eek out a close win over the Spartans But, hey, as a Spartan I won’t be sad if I’m wrong … I admit, I’m taking the safe route. MSU-68 Duke-71

cus and just haven’t had anything go wrong. We’re a lot better off in points and we’ll just try to keep that ball rolling,” he said. For now, Menard will remain cautious. “You’ve got to be aware of who is around you and whom you’re racing, and when people get mad at each other, stay out of their way,” he said at Bristol. “When we go to a place like Texas, you can probably do a little bit more, strategy-wise, to try and gain some track

position. “We’re not going to change our outlook.”

sports in North America, features more than 90 educational workshops and kicking From page B1 demonstrations off on Friday, Feb. 25 and Female). The Gala is fol- running through Saturday lowed by The After Party afternoon. presented by adidas. In addition to learning On Saturday, the Kick from leading clinicians in Zone opens to provide an the areas of coaching and area for kids of all ages player development, the featuring interactive soc- event will include topics cer activities and games. from the challenges and The exhibit hall and Kick realities of international Zone are free and open to travel, risk management the public on Saturday. and organizing and fiThe event, the larg- nancing field developest of its kind for youth ment. Registrants will also

hear the latest in marketing techniques and tactics, sports medicine topics, developing and retaining youth referees and additional areas of interest regarding recreational, elite and disabled players. The full registration fee includes entry to all sessions, US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, President’s Reception, The After Party presented by adidas and exhibit hall. Registration opens on Sept. 1, 2010, at www.USYouthSoccer. org/Workshop.

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Staff Report The News Standard The Meade County track teams competed in the Lincoln Relays in LaRue County on March 23. The girls team finished in first place with 133 points. The second place team — Nelson County — only had 91 points. The boys team finished in second place with 98 points — only seven points behind first place Grayson County. On March 27, the team traveled to Ryle High School where they competed in the Ryle Raider Relays. The girls team tied for fourth place with Simon Kenton with 52 points. The boys team took fifth place with 35 points. The girls 4x400-meter relay defended its recorded-breaking run from last year’s meet, while the boys distance medley took first place. Results of the Lincoln Relays: Girls 300-Meter Dash 1 Stanfield, Marley 42.43 2 Brown, Tiffany 43.49 4 Fochtman, Chelsea x48.33 12 Monchilovich, Tara x55.08 13 Hollis, Sarah x55.92 14 Wright, Krista x56.19 18 Sanders, Tiffany x1:00.67 21 Morgan, Nancy x1:02.27 Girls 800-Meter Run 3 Hurd, Michaela 2:45.93 4 Pearce, Makayla 2:47.34 6 Smith, Cynthia x2:52.30 7 Ray, Micaela x2:54.35 10 Frye, Adalia x2:58.20 12 Medley, Hayley x3:00.71 17 King, Hannah x3:38.69 Girls 1500-Meter Run 7 Kelch, Natasha 6:15.13 9 King, Hannah 7:01.49 Girls 5000 Meter Run 1 Level, April 21:17.98 2 Dukes, Kim 21:20.59 4 Neal, Kaylea x21:22.85 Girls 400-Meter Hurdles 1 Brown, Tiffany 1:08.20 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 2 Meade County ‘A’ 57.20 1) Medley, Megan 2) Luney, Leanna 3) Woodward, Johnna 4) Hail, Becca Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 4:35.07 1) Hail, Becca 2) Medley, Megan 3) Evans, Carly 4) Woodward, Johnna Girls 800 Sprint Medley 1 Meade County ‘A’ 1:58.44 1) Brown, Tiffany 2) Luney, Leanna 3) Evans, Carly 4) Stanfield, Marley 4 Meade County ‘B’ x2:15.42 1) Williams, Shonte 2) Adams, Cassidy 3) Hall, Kassidy 4) Clater, Kelsey Girls Distance Medley 2 Meade County ‘A’ 15:12.10 1) Fochtman, Chelsea 12 2) Kelch, Natasha 3) Medley, Hayley 4) Smith, Cynthia 3 Meade County ‘B’ x15:19.82 1) Frye, Adalia 2) Hurd, Michaela 3) Pearce, Makayla 4) Ray, Micaela Girls High Jump 1 Evans, Carly 4-10.00 Girls Long Jump 1 Evans, Carly 16-06.50 3 Hail, Becca 14-03.00 Girls Triple Jump 3 Hail, Becca 28-00.00 Girls Shot Put 3 Brangers, Blaire 28-05.50 5 Luney, Leanna 26-10.75 13 Latondress, Danni x18-00.25 14 Wideman, Davon x17-05.25 16 Sutterly, Sarah x16-04.50 Girls Discus Throw 7 Luney, Leanna 61-00 11 Brangers, Blaire 55-09 12 Sutterly, Sarah x46-07 14 Wideman, Davon x46-00 16 Evans, Carly x41-06 Boys 300-Meter Dash 4 Lafollette, Charles 41.03 5 Howard, Paul 41.64 9 Clinkscales, Michael x42.72 10 Spurlock, DJ x42.75 11 Furgason, Brent x43.31 16 Strickland, Robert x44.29 21 Miller, Michael x45.68 23 O’Brien, Preston x46.12 25 Curts, Michael x46.64 26 Laliberte, Devon x46.66 27 Popham, Andrew x47.72 Boys 800-Meter Run 1 Bowen, Zach 2:04.98 2 Buttram, Gabe 2:08.77

3 Breeds, Tyler x2:10.68 6 Machine, Thomas x2:16.14 11 Fackler, Kyle x2:26.27 13 Miller, Matthew x2:29.12 14 Butler, Lucas x2:30.49 16 Mattingly, Jordan x2:34.07 20 Milliner, Mason x2:37.14 21 Fuson, Ben x2:40.25 25 Howard, Jonathon x2:46.11 26 Whelan, Jesse x2:52.68 Boys 1500-Meter Run 4 Waldecker, Jacob 4:56.27 7 Howard, Jonathon 5:26.58 9 Whelan, Jesse x5:44.44 Boys 5000-Meter Run 1 Breeds, Sean 16:15.00 2 Blair, Tyler 16:49.67 5 Bates, Nathan x17:15.58 6 Medley, Chad x17:17.81 7 Humphrey, Joseph x17:18.09 10 Thacker, Zach x18:54.76 11 Beck, Travis x19:10.45 12 Strickland, Will x19:11.45 14 King, Jordan x19:32.42 15 Buchman, Noah x19:34.55 16 Morgan, Zac x19:54.31 Boys 4x400-Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 3:40.51 1) Bowen, Zach 2) Buttram, Gabe 3) Jimenez, Enrique 4) Waldecker, Dakota 4 Meade County ‘C’ x3:56.58 1) Reese, Taylor 2) McAdams, Alex 3) Massey, Dylan 4) Fackler, Kyle 6 Meade County ‘D’ x4:00.65 1) Machine, Thomas 2) Pinkard, Tylor 3) Gonsalves, Jarrett 4) Evans, Berran 7 Meade County ‘B’ x4:07.75 1) Breeds, Tyler 2) Butler, Lucas 3) Devine, James 4) Miller, Matthew Boys 800 Sprint Medley 4 Meade County ‘A’ 1:48.26 1) Backstrom, Charles 2) Massey, Dylan 3) McAdams, Alex 4) Jimenez, Enrique 5 Meade County ‘B’ x1:52.15 1) Devine, James 2) Miller, Matthew 3) Butler, Lucas 4) Breeds, Tyler Boys Distance Medley 1 Meade County ‘A’11:37.89 1) Bowen, Zach 2) Buttram, Gabe 3) Fackler, Kyle 4) Waldecker, Jacob 4 Meade County ‘B’ x13:09.93 1) Strickland, Will 2) Mattingly, Jordan 3) Fuson, Ben 4) Milliner, Mason Boys High Jump 6 Reese, Taylor J5-04.00 7 Lafollette, Charles 5-02.00 9 Evans, Berran x5-00.00 Boys Long Jump 4 Clinkscales, Michael 17-10.00 5 Reese, Taylor 17-00.00 Boys Triple Jump 3 Reese, Taylor 35-01.00 5 Backstrom, Charles 34-08.00 Boys Shot Put 4 Dowell, Wes 38-00.50 6 Stockwell, Cody 35-11.25 11 Crow, Tyler x33-08.00 14 Longoria, Drew x31-07.50 22 Adams, Ty x26-05.50 23 Carter, Tyler x26-05.00 24 Wright, Matt x24-11.50 25 Wilson, Tate x23-07.00 Boys Discus Throw 2 Stockwell, Cody 114-05 9 Longoria, Drew 81-00 13 Crow, Tyler x76-03 16 Adams, Ty x69-11 19 Wilson, Tate x63-11 21 Wright, Matt x59-10 22 Dowell, Wes x56-02 23 Carter, Tyler x55-02 Women - Team Rankings 1) Meade County 133 2) Nelson County 91 3) Larue County 71 4) Taylor County 70 5) Grayson County 49 6) Bethlehem 12 Men - Team Rankings 1) Grayson County 105 2) Meade County 98 3) Nelson County 86 4) Larue County 83 5) Taylor County 52 6) Bethlehem 6

2 Meade County ‘A’ 11:11.02 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 5 Meade County ‘A’ 9:03.36 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 1:51.21 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 5 Meade County ‘A’ 1:39.90 Boys 4x200 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 7 Meade County ‘A’ 1:19.10 Girls 800 Sprint Medley 2 Meade County ‘A’ 1:57.59 Boys 800 Sprint Medley 10 Meade County ‘A’ 1:49.03 Girls Distance Medley 3 Meade County ‘A’ 14:48.90 Boys Distance Medley 2 Meade County ‘A’ 11:28.70 Girls 4x400 Yard Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 4:16.22 Boys 4x400 Yard Relay 2 Meade County ‘A’ 3:44.90 Girls Discus Throw Relay 20 LaTondress, Dani 39-01 Boys Discus Throw Relay 5 Stockwell, Cody 112-00 28 Dowell, Wes 59-10 Girls Shot Put Relay 19 LaTondress, Dani 18-11.50 Boys Shot Put Relay 7 Stockwell, Cody 38-01.25 22 Dowell, Wes 27-09.50 Boys High Jump Relay 7 Evans, Berran 5-02.00 Boys Long Jump Relay 20 Reese, Taylor 15-04.00 23 Backstrom, Charles 14-04.00 Boys Triple Jump Relay 4 Reese, Taylor 39-08.00 12 Backstrom, Charles 35-01.00 Women - Team Rankings 1) St. Henry District 74 2) Cooper Jaguars 64 3) Ryle High School 53 4) Simon Kenton 52 4) Meade County 52 6) Bishop Brossart 39 7) Beechwood 28 8) Scott 20 9) VIlla Madonna 13 10) Ryle B 4 11) Conner 2 Men - Team Rankings 1) Cincinnati St. Xavier 89 2) St. Henry District 74 3) Ryle High School 59 4) Simon Kenton 49 5) Meade County 35 6) Conner 34 7) Cooper Jaguars 28 8) Bishop Brossart 26 9) Newport Central Catholic 3 10) St. Xavier B 2 11) VIlla Madonna 1 11) Ryle B 1 11) Scott 1

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Results of the Ryle Raider Relays held on March 27: Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Medley 1 Meade County ‘A’ 4:33.88 Boys 4x1600 Meter Relay 2 Meade County ‘A’ 19:07.86 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 11 Meade County ‘A’ 1:03.39 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 10 Meade County ‘A’ 49.65 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay

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Their 3-point shooting against Kentucky in the Elite Eight game was a fluke. Duke has too much firepower in this game with inside presence and players that can shoot the lights out. If West Virginia chokes at the free throw line like they did at the end of the Kentucky game, call this game over. Duke should send the Mountaineers packing for the hills. Duke- 78 WVU- 71

Strategy From page B1 but I’ll still have Sunday afternoons off when we run the Nationwide car (and Cup is idle).” Menard’s formula hasn’t changed. The results have. “Last year we had the same goal of starting off running conservatively, but trying to finish in the top 20. ... This year, we’ve kind of had the same fo-

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The Lady Waves took second place in the TSOA Softball Tournament held at Meade-Olin Park in Brandenburg on Saturday. The team finished 5-1 in the two-day tournament.

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Tournament championship game held at the MeadeOlin Ballparks in Brandenburg. Meade County lost the game 5-4 to the No. 12 ranked Reidland Lady Greyhounds. “Yeah, this is a pretty good start,” said senior outfielder Erin Sireno. “Our offense can get us in the game and our defense has picked up a lot just in the first week of the season.” The 8-1 Lady Waves have either ended all their wins with a 10-run mercy rule or was shortened due to time. “I felt like we had a great tournament, especially hitting-wise,” Sireno said. “We’ve been hitting the 10run rule and scoring a lot of runs.” During the championship game the undefeated Lady Waves took a quick 1-0 lead in the second when junior Raymie Greenwell stole home. Reidland knotted the game at one during the next inning after the Lady Waves had a throwing error to third base. The Lady Waves answered back in the bottom of the third inning when junior outfielder Kristin Benton hit a double to score senior second baseman Mallory Wathen. Benton then scored two plays later on a fielder’s choice grounder to third base. The Lady Greyhounds tied the game in the fifth, 3-3, which sent the game into extra innings. “I’m not disappointed in them,” said Meade County head coach Mike Harreld. “I’m disappointed in the way they kind of let up in the end. They kind of started to cruise there in the final innings after they got a 3-1 lead.” During the extra inning rules of the tournament, a runner started at second base. Reidland took advantage of the rule and scored two runs to give them a 5-3 lead heading into the bottom of the inning. Junior Scarlett Powers cut the lead in half when she hit in eighth-grader Ashley Nikolao from second to make the score 5-4. The Lady Waves eventually had the bases loaded with one out, but was unable to score the game-tying run. “You have to learn to play all seven innings,” Harreld said. “You have to keep swinging the bat when you’re out there. We have to stay in attack mode. “(Reidland) pitcher is probably the top one or two pitchers in the state. She’s a really good pitcher. Reidland is a great team and they have a great program.” The first loss of the season in the championship game was a good learning experience for the young Lady Waves, who only have two seniors. “This was a big learning experience,” Sireno said. “I know Reidland makes it to state a lot. That shows us that we can make it to state and

hang with the teams that will be there this year. “ It was a long day for the Lady Waves who had their first game at 9 a.m., while the championship game finished around 10:45 p.m. But that wasn’t an excuse for Harreld. “That team (Riedland) got into town at 1 a.m. (on Saturday morning) then they got up and played at 9 a.m. backto-back games,” Harreld said. “Tired isn’t an excuse.” The Lady Waves offense averaged 7.66 runs during the six games played on Friday and Saturday. On Friday night Meade County took out Louisville Southern in five innings, 13-1. Junior shortstop Nicole Brown led the team with two doubles. Junior Scarlett Powers, Sireno and Mallory Wathen each had two hits. Freshman pitcher Kendell Smith got the win in two innings of work where she had a strikeout and gave up two hits. In the first game of Saturday Meade County beat Bracken County, 9-0. Sireno went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Junior catcher Erin Benton also had a home run and a single. Sophomore pitcher Brittany Lancaster went six innings in her second win of the season. She had four strikeouts while scattering six hits. Smith recorded the save. During the Lady Waves’ second game of Saturday they faced Wheaton Warrenville South High School from Illinois and won 5-0. Benton had three hits including a triple and three RBI. Logsdon got the win for the Lady Waves. With three wins in the pool play Meade County had a No. 1 seed and faced Shelby County in the first game of single elimination

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play and won 11-5 Junior Chelsea Cummings, Nikolao, Wathen, Sireno, and Powers each had two hits in the game. Meade County ended up with 14 hits in the game Logsdon went 4 2/3 innings for the win, while Smith recorded the save in 2 2/3 innings of work. Meade County then beat No. 20 Scott County, 4-0, to reach the championship game. Benton went 3-for-3 with two doubles in the game. She also scored twice. Lancaster got the win in six innings of work, scattering five hits and struck out one batter. Despite ending games early there were several times where the Lady Waves found themselves in some jams throughout the day. Including a bases loaded, no outs situation against Scott County. Meade County stopped them from scoring with a double play to end the inning. “We’ve got great athletes with great instincts,” Harreld said. “They just make plays when opportunities presents themselves. They just rise to the occasion.” The Lady Waves’ 8-1 start is the second season in a

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TOP: Scarlett Powers swings at a pitch. ABOVE: Ashley Nikolao rounds third base.

row where they have started the season with a long win streak — last year was 10 games. “I thought we had a great tournament,” Harreld said. “Overall we’re playing pretty well. The championship game was a learning experience and we needed that.” Meade County plays 3rd Region rival Grayson County on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m.

game ending at almost 11 p.m, on Saturday night, but Harreld said that was normal for a softball tournament. “This was a great weekend,” Harreld said. “It’s difficult to coordinate everything and have 16 teams come in here and compete. But the concessions were booming and plenty of people came to watch the tournament.” TSOA stands for the Tri-State Officials’ Association who officiate the entire tournament. The weather also cooperated — although windy — and every game was played, unlike last year where the tournament was shortened and the year before was canceled all together. “We had a great tournament,” Harreld said. “There was a lot of good competition out here. I’m pretty happy about this weekend.” The tournament also polished some of the Lady Waves’ hidden gems. They lost their shortstop Nicole Brown when she broke her nose fielding a grounder. Brown was on fire during the tournament with three hits in three games. Meade County was forced to play inexperienced eighth grader Ashley Nikolao. After the tournament, she is hitting

a team-high .615 with 10 RBI and scored 10 runs. “I don’t really play short stop,” Nikolao said, who has a .900 fielding average. “I did what I could and played hard.” The eighth grader has proven herself as a viable option for the Lady Waves as they head into the bulk of the season next month. “It’s exciting to know that you’re one of the youngest players out here and you can hang with the older kids,” Nikolao said. The Lady Waves offense is hitting well over .400, while tallying 81 runs in nine games. The team already has more than doubled last year’s homerun output with five home runs this season — two of which are from junior Erin Sireno who had none last year. Sireno also leads the team with 13 RBI. Eight players are hitting over .400 and the team has tallied over 100 hits. Harreld has enjoyed the options he had in his lineup. During the tournament every game has a slight variation of the lineup in the field and in the batting order. “It’s nice to look at the lineup card and you go though the possibilities you feel like everyone is a three or five hitter,” he said last week after their first game of the season. And it’s nice to look at a second place finish in a tough tournament too — the Litmus test passed.

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•It was 19th-century French author Pierre-Jules Renard who made the following sage observation about his craft: “Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none. •Guinness, that notoriously dark and bitter Irish brew, contains fewer calories than skim milk or orange juice. Stout for breakfast, anyone? •It’s hard to imagine what life was like before the widespread availability of refrigeration, isn’t it? Some people have decided to find out -- and you might be surprised at how many. Although 99.5 percent of all households in the United States have a refrigerator, that still means that more than 1.5 million households are fridge-less. •It seems that Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, was something of a gambler. During one hand of poker he bet the White House china -- and lost it. •The Australia Zoo was recently the site of an attempted escape -- by a 137-pound orangutan named Karta. The ingenious primate evidently short-circuited the electric fence around her enclosure using a stick, then stacked up more sticks to climb over the fence. •Thought for the Day: “What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” -- Ursula K. Le Guin (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TODD COUNTY FISCAL COURT (OWNER) will receive proposals through Codell Construction Company (CM) to furnish all labor and materials to complete the TODD COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER located at 204 WEST MAIN STREET, ELKTON, KY 42220. Work is to be performed in accordance with plans, specifications, and addenda prepared by JKS ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS (ARCHITECT/ CIVIL ENGINEER), MARCUM ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER), and K&S ENGINEERING (STRUCTURAL ENGINEER). Drawings, specifications, and the project manual may be obtained by contacting PADUCAH BLUEPRINT @ 270/444-6171. Questions should be directed in writing to the C.M.’s attention: JOHN HAGAN CODELL Codell Construction Company P.O. Box 619 EDDYVILLE, KY 42038 PHONE: (270)388-5122 FAX: (270)388-5175 E-MAIL: jhcodell@codellconstruction.com A complete set of Drawings, Specifications, and the project manual requires a refundable deposit of $150.00 payable to TODD COUNTY FISCAL COURT. Bids will be due by April 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, and will be opened at the TODD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FISCAL COURT ROOM, 202 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, ELKTON, KY 42220. Each bid must be accompanied by a 5% Bid Bond. No Bidder may withdraw a bid submitted for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for April 06, 2010 at 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME at the TODD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FISCAL COURT ROOM, 202 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, ELKTON, KY 42220. All bidders are urged to attend this meeting. The Project is to be complete within 540 calendar days from the date of the official Notice to Proceed, and liquidated damages are $1,000.00/day thereafter, if the completion date is not met. Successful Bidders may be required to furnish a 100% Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bond for this Project. The cost of the premium for such a bond shall be included in the base bid as an alternate, which may or may not be accepted. TODD COUNTY FISCAL COURT AND CODELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

The Vine Grove Chamber is looking for flea market and yard sale vendors for their Spring Fling on May 8, 2010 at the Optimist Park in Vine Grove. For more information, call Donna Broadway at 270-877-2422.

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Pet Adoptions will take place at Orscheln Farm and Home in Radcliff, Ky. on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are thinking of volunteering, stop by and see how you can help or PINS at 270-422-3838. Get all your local news delivered to you TODAY from The News Standard! Call 270-422-4542. 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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BRANDENBURG ALANON: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 8 p.m. Open to all. Call 270-4221050 for more information. 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.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meetings are held at the Acceptance Place 1370 Hwy. 79 in Irvington. Meetings are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays at 8 p.m. For more information, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Look Good, Feel better, 3rd Monday of each month. 10:15 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-706-1493 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 270-706-1493 or Karen at 270-706-1250 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 270-706-5092 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 270-706-5010 or e-mail Beth Greenwell at bgreenwell@hmh.net

BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the 3rd Monday of each month, in 5A at 6 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Individuals who have had surgery, as well as those who are considering having the surgery are welcome. For more information, call Marcia Barnes, R.N. at 270-706-1559.

HOPE & HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Free monthly support group for anyone who has experienced the death of a friend or family member. First Tuesday of every month. Call for next meeting date and time. Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. 812-738-7893.

SLEEP DISORDERS: AWAKE meeting – Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday each month at the Parvin Baumgart Education Center at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. A health awareness group for people affected by sleep apnea and/or sleep disorders. Call 812-738-7892 for more information.

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 270-422-2692.

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Get your adopted pets spayed or neutered! Pets adopted from the Meade County Animal Shelter can be spayed or neutered for free from PINS (Pets in Need Society). www.petsinneedsociety.org or call 270422-3838.

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Notice: Transportation to NA and AA meetings will be provided from MACC Ministries for Brandenburg and Irvington. For more information, call Glenn at 270-497-4378.

ALCOHOLICS 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 270-5470445.

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• Lots for Sale • Protective Covenants • Black top roads • Close to Schools, Hospitals & Stores • County Water • Wooded lots • 2.5 miles South of Brandenburg By-Pass, subdivision on left

ACRES 1.638 1.696 1.224 1.572 1.296 1.27 1.232

LOT # PRICE 8 $19,900 28 $19,600 42 $13,900 48 $15,290 49 $14,500 50 $14,400 51 $13,900

Indian Oaks ACRES 3.46 2.5297 2.5399 2.250

LOT # PRICE 10 $25,500 14 $17,000 15 $17,000 16 $16,500

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Down by the River

Relay For Life Eggstravaganza For A Cure

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Egg Decorating Face Painting Silent Auction Door Prizes Egg Hunt - $2 donation

•Draw for Partners •Double Elimination $10 Entry Fee •Registraion 1pm •Pitch Starts 2pm •1st & 2nd Place-50% Entry Fees •50% Donated to Relay for Life Grab a lawn chair & your family & join us for music, food, drinks, and fun with the Court House Chain Gang! Any Questions Call 422-2152

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DRIVERS: Regional. ROUTE DELIVERY 2 overnite a week. HOME WEEKENDS! 1 yr CDL-A w/Doubles exp. Fax resume 270-259-6546 or kyjobs@core-mark.com

Meade County Lions Club Indoor Yard Sale – Saturday, April 10th – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meade County Senior Citizens Center. Household items, clothes and books.

Remember to place YOUR yard sale ad in The News Standard! Call 270-422-4542.

American Cancer Society M.C. Relay For Life Team Sherry of Doe Valley

BUNCO Tues, April 13, 2010 At Lynn’s Pins Sign in 6:30 pm Play begins at 7 pm Cost: $10.00 - Checks payable to ACS, MC Relay for Life Our team members will provide a light snack Supper for all our players - 6:30pm-?

Why rent when you can own! Use your tax refund towards owning your new home! Call for details! 1-866-865-5263 www. ky-landco.com

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Students show off creative side during assembly By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard

Brandenburg Primary School students had a chance to show a part of themselves outside the classroom at the Music in Our School Month assembly in the school’s gym Friday, March 26. Approximately 138 auditions were held in music classes March 15-19. Eight finalists were chosen to perform at the assembly. Music teacher Shirley Barger said that each student who auditioned received a prize. She added that this event has become quite a tradition at BPS. “I’ve always tried to find activities to bring out the creativity in students,” Barger said. “All are so willing to do anything you ask them to do.” The finalists that performed during the assembly included: Mrs. Wise’s first grade class, thirdgrader Lizzy Ferguson, who danced to “Just Dance” by Miley Cyrus; kingergartener Zoe Sondergeld sang “I Love Rock n Roll,”; second-grader Lindsey Givans danced to “I Love Piano,”; second-grader Maranda McCool played piano to “Lavender’s Blue/Aura Lee,”; first-grader Isabelle PikeGoff played violin to “Long Long Ago,”; third-grader Brianna Farris sang “Mary’s

Song” by Taylor Swift; and third-graders Abby Nelson, Lauren Laslie and Bradie Pike danced to “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus. Members from the All County Choir from BPS and David T. Wilson Elementary also performed during the assembly. The group sang “Alphabetiks” by J. Paul Williams and Joseph Martin, a selection from their March 13 concert. Another group of 26 BPS students were chosen to perform songs by playing recorders. According to Barger, the group was chosen because of their outstanding grades. In honor of Music in Our School Month, BPS students were able to compete in a homemade instrument contest. Two winners from each grade were chosen and instruments were judged in two categories: best sound and most creative. According to Barger, the addition of music to the event was important because it can expand the students’ horizons and in the end help them learn better. “Music incorporates many of the other subjects,” she said. “It can be a teaching tool … and it helps students to memorize better.”

TOP: Third-graders Abby Nelson, Lauren Laslie and Bradie Pike strut their stuff during their routine to “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus. The group of girls were apart of the eight finalists chosen to perform at the Music in Our School Month assembly.

Kindergarten •Most Creative: Grant Beavin •Best Sounding: Hunter Loyall , Mimi Honaker •Teacher’s choice: Daniel Risteen First grade •Most Creative: Matthew Lewis, Quintin Thompson •Best Sounding: Elijah Goddard •Teacher’s Choice: Blake Thompson Second grade •Most Creative: Ashlyn Fox •Best Sounding: Julie Thompson •Teacher’s Choice: Brianna Loos

LEFT: Third-grader Lizzy Ferguson performs to her own choreographed routine to “Just Dance” by Miley Cyrus. By performing at the event, Ferguson, along with the other students involved, received a prize.

Third grade •Most Creative: Dallas Sizemore •Best Sounding: Jackson Fore •Teacher’s Choice: McKenzie Bartlett •Grand champion for best sounding: Kennen Greenwell with his homemade electric guitar. •Grand champion for most creative: Dalton Wright with his homemade drum set.

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MCHS choir roadtrips to the Midwest, performs in concert By Jennifer Corbett The News Standard It’s something that most students look forward to, but it only happens every other year. This happened to be the year that Meade County High School students took their annual choir trip. The group of 130 students plus 30 adults left March 18 and came back March 22. The road trip consisted of three different performances in Madison, Wis., Minneapolis, Minn., and Chicago. Even with a big group of high school students, Choir Director Bryan Nichols said the trip was amazing and all the students were very well behaved. “They are really great,” Nichols said. “They have been a pleasure to work with … they work really hard and they have been looking forward to this trip.” MCHS Principal Bill Adams, who also attended the trip, agreed with Nichols. “It just makes you proud to know that your students can travel and do such a nice job representing the school and the community,” Adams said. “They were so well behaved, polite and respectful.” The first stop of the trip was in Minneapolis, where the students sang the Minnesota BoyChoir. Nichols said it was a great experience to share the stage with the students from Minnesota. “They were a fine group and it’s just nice to be in a live performance and work with a group like that,” Nichols said.

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Meade Couty High School choir students gather in front of one of their buses on one of three stops during their choir trip March 18-22. There was no feeling of competition at the event, since both groups were merely performing. Though Nichols said in the past MCHS has been involved in competitions and that both offer a great amount of learning experiences. During their performances, MCHS students sang an Italian madrigal, a French motet and what Nichols calls “a nice arrangement of ‘My Old Kentucky Home.’” According to Nichols, they chose those particular songs to build a program of contrasting styles. Nichols and Mary “Gibbie” Horsely, assistant choir director at MCHS, have been practicing with the students since the beginning of the school year.

Overall, Nichols said he was very happy with how the performances turned out. “I was so proud of them,” Nichols said. “More importantly, I think they were proud of themselves.” As for the future of the MCHS choir program, Nichols said he hopes it stays on the path it’s on. “When I came here it was very strong,” Nichols said. “So we’ve tried to bring in the younger students to follow in the same traditions and they have really succeeded.” Nichols added that the choir is also looking forward to performing at the annual Wave Review Show in May. “(I’m) just really excited at making that bigger and better this year,” Nichols said.

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FRANKFORT — Give old man winter a royal send off and plan a spring camping trip at one of Kentucky’s State Park campgrounds. With 31 campgrounds available at parks in every region of the state, there are plenty of choices for an outdoor adventure to kick off spring. All state park campgrounds open April 1 and all will be taking part in Camper Appreciation Weekend on April 23-24 with two nights of camping for the price of one. Many have special events scheduled for that weekend to welcome campers back for the season. There is always something special happening at Kentucky State Parks. A listing of locations and amenities are available at www.parks. ky.gov. Reservations can be made by visiting www. parks.ky.gov/reservations or by calling 888-4KYPARK or 888-459-7275. Photos of individual campsites are available at the Web site. All campgrounds have sites with water and electric hookups. Campers with horses can be accommodated at Dale Hollow Lake and Taylorsville Lake. The campground at Columbus-Belmont State Park in western Kentucky will be adding a new family restroom and sewer hookups have been added at eight campsites. Bathhouse improvements are also planned for campgrounds at General Burnside Island, Kincaid Lake, Barren River and Natural Bridge. For more information about Kentucky State Parks, including camping information, events and other park details, visit www.parks.ky.gov. Below is a list of state park campgrounds and some of the events planned for Camper Appreciation Weekend April 23-24, when all parks will offer two nights of camping for the price of one night: Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Lucas, 800325-0057 The park’s Nature Fest weekend includes activities for all ages. Bird walks, wildflower and tree identification walks, introduction to canoeing, backpacking, composting, eco-arts and water safety among others. E-mail lisa. deavers@ky.gov for more details. Big Bone Lick State Park, Union, 859-384-3522 Take part in guided hikes, crafts and nature programs at the park. Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, Mount

Olivet, 859-289-5507 Special programs and entertainment planned throughout the weekend. The park’s restaurant will be having a Cajun buffet on April 24 from 4-9 p.m. The gift shop is hosting a Spring extravaganza on Saturday to show off locally made products. Carr Creek State Park, Sassafras, 606-642-4050 Join us for camping and enjoy fishing, a full-service marina and picnic areas. Carter Caves State Resort Park, Olive Hill, 800325-0059 A special camper’s weekend with special rates that apply to mini-golf and cave tours. Programs include a Smoky Lake canoe trip, crafts, homemade ice cream and a magic show by David Cottrell on Saturday night. Also on the schedule is wildflower weekend, when the park will have several wildflower walks to show guests the beautiful array of spring wildflowers of Carter Caves. Columbus-Belmont State Park, Columbus, 606-297-8488 At Columbus-Belmont State Park, the camping special means reserving your spot on the bluffs above the mighty Mississippi River. Besides getting one night free, breakfast is complimentary, as well as mini-golf on Saturday and museum admission on Sunday. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Corbin, 800325-0063. Join us for a great weekend and hike along our 17 miles of trails and visit the falls. Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, Burkesville, 800-325-2282 Celebrate Earth Day and enjoy a two-night weekend for the price of one. A night owl hike is schedule on Friday to explore the night life of the park. Saturday will be packed full of nature crafts, hikes and campfire entertainment with karaoke and roasted marshmallows. Fort Boonesborough State Park, Richmond, 859-527-3131 Join us for our official kick-off to the 2009 camping season. Scheduled activities throughout the weekend including bingo, the Appalachian Troubadours singing group, arts and crafts, free historic tours, free putt-putt, a bonfire, a movie and a whole lot more. When you pay for Friday night’s camping you get Saturday night for free. For registered campers only. General Burnside Island State Park, Burnside, 606561-4104 Campers are the focus for the weekend and activities for all age groups

unfold on Saturday. General Butler State Resort Park, Carrollton, 866-462-8853 What a deal. General Butler’s Campground will open its gates to a camper swap meet where campers may sell their wares during Saturday’s event. Selling areas are limited to one’s campsite from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests at park cottages or the lodge get special parking. Grayson Lake State Park, Grayson, 606-4749727 Visit our 71-site campground and enjoy fishing, boating, hiking, picnic areas and Hidden Cove Golf Course. Green River Lake State Park, Campbellsville, 270465-8255. Camping special includes free mini-golf on Saturday. Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, Greenup, 606473-7324 The park in the Ashland region welcomes campers with a two nights for one deal. Try one of our great hiking trails while you visit. Join us as we celebrate Camper’s Appreciation Weekend at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park. There will be a bean supper Friday night and Saturday activities will include arts and crafts, hayride, hike and mini golf. Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonsburg, 800-325-0142 Two for one night includes planned nature and recreation activities for all ages and a free cookout for all campers on Saturday night. Bring a covered dish and the park will provide hotdogs and buns. John James Audubon State Park, Henderson, 270-826-2247 Enjoy fun family activities FridaySunday and celebrate John James Audubon’s birthday at this jewel of a park. Contact Julie McDonald at juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov. Kenlake State Resort Park, Aurora, 800-3250143 Kenlake is offering two nights of camping for the price of one with special recreation activities planned throughout the weekend. Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Gilbertsville, 800-3250146 Camper Appreciation Weekend features recreational activities to gear up for the 2010 summer season as campers enjoy the outdoors. Special activities and entertainment will be offered. Pick up a recreation schedule for all the activity descriptions, along with the times of each activity. This area is famous for its quilt exhibits, including Paducah’s National Quilt Museum. Check out the National Quilt Show April 21-24.

For more information, contact: Anthony.Lawrence@ ky.gov or call 1-800-3250146, ext. 412. Kincaid Lake State Park, Falmouth, 859-654-3531 Kincaid Lake’s recreation area will be open Saturday afternoon for activities and games. Join us for a hot dog roast in the campground on Saturday evening. Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Cadiz, 800325-1708 You won’t want to miss out on an Earth weekend of activities and two nights camping for the price of one. Activities will include a hot dog roast over the campfire and an evening owl prowl through the campground. Grab a tent, gather the family and reserve your site now so you won’t miss out on the fun. Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Jamestown, 800-325-1709 Enjoy a weekend of beautiful spring weather and scenery at Lake Cumberland State Resort for Camper Appreciation Weekend. Celebrate Earth Day and enjoy a two-night weekend for the price of one. This weekend we are having our park’s fifth Annual Geocaching Weekend. This challenging event is for the beginner to advanced geocachers. Fees apply. Contact Robert Myers for more information. Lake Malone State Park, Dunmore, 270-657-2111 Join us at Lake Malone State Park in our campground for Camper Appreciation Weekend. A complimentary breakfast will be served Saturday morning. Levi Jackson State Park, London, 606-330-2130 Levi

Jackson State Park would like to show appreciation to all our campers by giving one free night on Saturday when you pay for Friday. A dinner will be served Friday evening and activities are planned for both days. Start the camping season off by joining us at Levi Jackson for this kick-off celebration. My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Bardstown, 502-348-3502 Visit one of Kentucky’s most famous landmarks and camp with us. We also have a golf course, picnic area and tours of Federal Hill. Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Slade, 800325-1710 Come enjoy spring sights and sounds here at one of two campgrounds. The famous Natural Bridge square dance on Hoedown Island begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. It is also wildflower weekend at the park and there will be field trips and hikes along with expert speakers. Registration fee. Nolin Lake State Park, Bee Spring, 270-286-4240 Campers come join the fun with the special deal. You pay for Friday; the park has Saturday. Check out our 1.6-mile trail that includes a waterfall. Music Across Nolin will provide entertainment from 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Paintsville Lake State Park, Paintsville, 606-2978488 Celebrate the opening of the 2010 camping season with a cookout for campers Saturday afternoon. Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, Dawson Springs, 800-3251711 There is a full sched-

ule of events that begin Friday evening and special events that have an Earth Day-oriented theme. Rough River Dam State Resort Park, Falls of Rough, 800-3251713 Earth Day is great way to show appreciation for our campers. Naturerelated activities will be happening all weekend. Let the camping season begin. Two nights for the price of one. For more information, please contact Sheila Jones at sheila. jones@ky.gov Taylorsville Lake State Park, Taylorsville, 502477-8713 Check out our 42 fullservice campsites that include sites for horse camping and multi-use trails. There’s great fishing and boating on the lake. Yatesville Lake State Park, Yatesville, 606-6731490 The weekend specials begin with twilight pontoon boat rides Friday night and other activities throughout the weekend, including morning coffee and donuts. A Saturday night cookout is sponsored by the Lawrence County Tourism Commission. In addition to the Kentucky State Park campgrounds, there is also camping at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Kentucky Horse Park Campground is open year-round. To make reservations, you may call the Campground store at 800-370-6416, extension 257, or Reserve America at 888-4KY-PARK. Please see our Web site, www. kyhorsepark.com for a list of activities held throughout the year.

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Helpful tips on fishing with crankbaits Submitted by Scott Patton ESPN Bass Master

A lot of anglers don’t realize just how versatile crankbaits can be in heavy cover, such as stumps, tree tops and other types of cover. Crankbaits can range in the price of $5 to $35. So most anglers are reluctant to fish them in a place where they may lose their baits. The typical bait would be a spinnerbait, jig or some type of plastic. But you have to stop and think that’s the lures the fish see over and over. It’s what I call the path of least resistant. So that’s why I will fish these crankbaits in the thickest cover I can find. And

that really pays off in tournaments. What you must do is choose the right crankbait for the given cover and depth. You want to choose bait that will run right over the top of the cover, but you want it to still hit and bounce off the cover as you fish it thru it. The deflecting lure is what will cause a reflex strike from the fish. You need to know your crankbaits, at what depth they run and on what size line to fish them on. I will usually start with 14 lbs. to 17 lbs. test fluorocarbon Bass Pro Shop line; I like it because it is tough and is virtually invisible to the fish. I will use a glass crankbait rod in a 7-foot length.

By fishing a crankbait where others are fishing spinnerbaits you are fishing a highly productive lure to the fish. A lure that they are not accustomed to seeing. While fishing a crankbait in these areas don’t get frustrated at getting snagged. Because if you will practice this on the water you’ll be catching a lot of Bass that other anglers will pass by. Awareness is the doorway to fishing success. Scott Fishing the ESPN BASS Tour and guides on Ky and Barkley lakes, he is sponsored by Nitro Boats, Mercury Outboards, Bass Pro Shops, ZOOM, Bluegrass Lures, Eagle Fence Co.: www.scottpattonfishing.com

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Timothy Scott Hipp Tim Hipp and Mindy Wilkins of Brandenburg would like to announce the birth of their son, Timothy Scott Hipp. Timmy was born Nov. 5, 2009 at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big sister Bailey Michele Hipp. Proud grandparents are Robert and Theresa Wilkins of Brandenburg, Tony and Jean Neal of Big Spring, and Tim and Sheila Hipp of Winston-Salem, N. C.. He also has two great-grandmothers, Virginia Barr and Sue Compton both of Brandenburg.

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Debra Mahurin and Kevin Lusk, both of Guston, were united in marriage on March 27, 2010 at the Brandenburg Inn’s Olin House in Brandenburg by Reverend Stephen Bonfiglio. The bride is the daughter of Edward and Sue Mahurin of Falls of the Rough, Ky. and is a 2009 graduate of Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. The groom is the son of Harry and Judy Lusk of Vine Grove, Ky. and is a 1986 graduate of Meade County High School. The maid of honor was Alyssa Coates, bridesmaid was Kristen Lusk. The best man was David Richardson, groomsmen was David Hobbs, Sr. The reception was held at the Brandenburg Inn’s Olin House in Brandenburg. The couple is to reside in Guston.

On March 11, 2010, Lucas celebrated his first birthday. His party was at the home of his great-grandmother, Maggie Thomas. Lucas received many cards and gifts. Family members at his party were his parents Josh and Allison Scott. grandmother Amy Scott Dilley, grandfather Roger Decker, great-grandmother Maggie Thomas, aunt Kim Decker and sons, great-aunt Joanne Thomas, great-uncle Tim Thomas, cousins Hayden and Maggie Brooke, and special guest, his brother and sister, Kindra and Travis Ball. Winnie the Pooh cake, ice cream, and punch were served. His favorite thing was the balloons. That morning he had his first haircut and he didn’t shed a tear. Mom saved some curls for his baby book. Dad was very proud.

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