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Serving Clay, Leslie & Owsley Counties August 18, 2014
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OVERDOSES P2
BECOMING A TRAIL TOWN
SCHOOL CLINICS P4
Clay Working Towards Official Designation
DRUNK DRIVERS P5
A dedicated group of individuals, organized by the Clay County Tourism Board, is working towards having Manchester and the county officially declared a Trail Town by the Commonwealth. The designation would provide many benefits to the county, including a wealth of promotion funded by the state.
Clay Days Canceled
Event organizers have announced that Clay County Days 2014 has been canceled due to lack of funding. In addition to a lack of donations for the event, the organization stated the City of Manchester cut $3,000 in funding for the annual event. P3
Clay at KY State Fair
The Kentucky Trail Town Program is designed to help connect communities to trail systems and develop the locations as tourist destinations. Trails include hiking, biking, horse and water trails. The program guides travelers to the trails, as well as food, lodging, campgrounds, museums, entertainment and other services. The designation will help Clay improve its tourism economy and add more jobs.
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NEW MAYORAL CANDIDATE A write-in candidate has surfaced in the race for Mayor of Manchester. Carl Hoskins, former City Council member and retired businessman, filed last week after deciding he could do more to solve the city's problems than the other two candidates.
Kentucky held a primary election on May 20, 2014. James Ed Garrison was the top vote getter for the City of Manchester Mayor race with 271 votes, 41.8%. Barbara White Colter received 200 votes, 30.9%. Incumbent Mayor George Saylor received 177 votes, 27.3%.
Hoskins attended Union College and graduated from Cum- Hoskins stated he decided to run for the position after berland with a BS Degree. He has been a Manchester resi- learning about a $400,000.00 judgment against the City of dent for 28 years. Hoskins has served on numerous city Manchester. and county boards. (See page 3)
County Fair Coming to Clay County
Representatives from Manchester and Clay County are promoting the county at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville from August 14 to August 24. P2
Honoring Ginny
A new group has organized in Clay County with the purpose of creating a county fair to include music and entertainment, agricultural attractions, competitions, pageants, motor-sports activities and more.
tourists to a county.
Since the nineteenth century, county fairs have provided communities with an opportunity to celebrate achievements and enjoy a break from day-to-day routine. With a combination of serious competition and light entertainment, annual shows acknowledge and reward the hard work and skills of primary producers and provided a venue for rural families to socialize. County fairs can serve as an economic, social and cultural treasure in rural areas, and can add to the attraction of
The meeting, held at the Clay County Extension Office in Manchester last week, was chaired by Lowell Grubb. Representatives from the Clay County Fiscal Court, the Industrial Board, the City of Manchester, the Clay County Extension Office, Stay In Clay, the Trail Town Task Force and the Clay County Tourism Board came together to create a plan for a county fair. Jimmy Durham spoke at the meeting. Durham is the chairman of the Laurel County Fair. Around 20% of Laurel County fair-goers are from Clay County. Durham advised the group to start a fair board and to begin seeking sponsors. $100,000 grants are available for county fairs.
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Lady Tigers Take 2 From Whitley County Virginia "Ginny" McAlister was a student nurse-midwife at Frontier Nursing University who sadly lost her battle with metastatic cervical cancer. P4
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Seventh Grade
Lady Tigers trailing by a score 4 – 8 at the end of the first quarter.
Patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who wait. In the second quarter, the Lady If at first you don’t succeed, Tigers outscored the Lady try, try again. Colonels 7 – 4 to cut the Colonels’ lead to 12 – 11 at halfAll of these old phrases rang time. true for the 7th grade Lady Tigers who waited until the Both teams struggled in the final 0:23 of the game to take third quarter with the Lady their first and final lead in Colonels holding on to a twotheir 22 – 21 win over the vis- point margin at 16 – 14 to set iting Lady Colonels of Whitup the dramatic final finish. ley County last Thursday Taylor Asher led the way in night. scoring for the Lady Tigers Trailing by a score of 21 – 17 with nine points. Edwina with 1:06 left in the game, Hacker added four points. Taylor Asher scored an oldChandler Rice and Hailey fashioned three point play to Napier each scored three cut the lead to 21 – 20 in favor points. And Lexie Lewis of the Lady Colonels. closed out the scoring with On the Lady Tigers’ next pos- two points. session, Lexie Lewis sank the winning basket with under 30 seconds to play. They were her In the second game of Last only points in the game. Thursday night’s double-head-
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Eight Grade
er, the 8th grade Lady Tigers cruised to a 46 – 31 victory over the Lady Colonels, but things did not look like they
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Lexie Lewis scored the winning basket with just 0:23 left in the game in the 7th grade Lady Tigers' 22-21 win over the visiting Lady Colonels of Whitley County. Photo by: Mike Birch
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BECOMING A TRAIL TOWN for canoe outfitters, bicycle trails and additional hiking and ATV trails. The community is making plans to improve signage to help guide visitors, and to restore its swinging bridges to promote as a tourism attraction. “Any trail, long or short, is a valuable asset to a community. A trail can provide recreation for people of all ages and fitness levels and offers the chance to study nature or local history,” stated Morris.
(From page 1) "Our Trail Route Advisory Com-
Clay joins more than 30 communities that have started the application process to become a Trail Town and are working with the Office of Adventure Tourism in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.
mittee (TRAC) is working very hard to bring this Trail Town Program to life," stated Betty Jo Morris. "Not only has our River Committee been out GPS’ing the rivers, but our Horse Committee is GPS’ing horse trails and our ATV Committee is GPS’ing ATV trails. We sort of combined our River, Hiking, Biking Committee. So this summer, while it is hot, we are working on our river trails. This fall, when the weather cools, we will focus more on our hiking and biking trails." Trail Towns are communities along long distance trails, an extensive trail system or a river used for canoeing and kayaking. Clay County contains extensive trail systems in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Manchester park system, Monkey Hollow and numerous properties throughout the county. The Redbird River, Bullskin and Goose Creeks flow through the county, joining to form the South Fork of the Kentucky River. Plans are being made
and Cheryl Marcum, Margy Miller and Les Nicholson,” said Morris. "We are in need of a lot more support on our other committees: Merchant, PR/EDU Awareness, Volunteer and Signage," Morris added. "We need Clay County people to step up and help anyway they can. This is all volunteer; none of us get paid and we do this in our free time. We, as a group, are doing this for the betterment of Clay County. We all feel with our natural resources, our mountains, our trails, our rivers and our people that Clay County and our people would thrive as a tourist destination and a tourist community." Clay County Kentucky Trail Town meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at City Hall in Downtown Manchester.
“Trail Town Task Force committee members currently include Pam Asher, Betty Jo Morris, Kim Short, Gary Ahser, Charles Keith, Stan Roberts, Any area resident interested in joining one of the Kristy Garrison, Brittany Craney, Jack Roberts, Trail Town Committees is asked to attend. Ronnie Miller, Charles Stivers, Kelly Hacker, Tony
NEW SCHOLARSHIP Bertha Lee was born February 2, 1930 in Manchester, Kentucky. She grew up in the hills of Kentucky with no modern conveniences. Despite her hard childhood, she managed to find her place in this world raising a loving family…showing you can overcome any obstacle in life as long as you want it bad enough. At the age of eighty-four, she decided she wanted to publish her life story for the world to know and be inspired to follow their dreams. Remembering My Life in the Hills of Kentucky tells the story of “Bert”, a young girl growing up in the hills of Kentucky in the 1930s. With a coal miner father
Clay, Leslie and Owsley high school students who qualify for free or reduced lunches can earn additional Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards by scoring well on Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.
and a midwife mother, life was never boring or easy. But with the love of her family, anything was possible. When the family fell victim to injuries, illness, and a family death, that all fell apart. Bert went from having a poor, happy family to a well off but miserable family… almost overnight. She began to feel more like a slave than a daughter, never really fitting into her new life. All she wanted was a place to belong, but would she have to run away from home to find it?
A student has to qualify for the free or reduced-price lunch program only one year during high school to be eligible for these bonus awards. Each AP exam score of 3, 4 or 5 achieved by an eligible student will earn the student a KEES bonus of $200, $250 or $300 respectively. The same amounts are available for each IB exam score of 5, 6 or 7 earned by an eligible student. There is no limit to the number of AP or IB bonus awards a student can earn. In addition, AP and IB classes carry extra weight when KHEAA figures grade point averages for yearly KEES base awards. An A in an AP or IB class is worth 5 points, not 4, for KEES purposes.
Remembering My Life in the Hills of Kentucky is available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
NEW DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS REPORT Substance abuse, particularly the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs, is one of the most critical public health and safety issues facing Kentucky. Over the past decade, the number of Kentuckians who die from drug overdoses has steadily climbed to more than 1,000 each year, exacting a devastating toll on families, communities, social services and economic stability and growth.
ity of substance abuse treatment opportunities, and the enactment of laws specifically addressing the availability of prescription medications.
An annual public report calculates the number of drug-related deaths and the counties in which those deaths occurred. The Eastern Kentucky region still struggles with drug abuse, leading the state with five of the top six counties for overdose deaths in In an effort to reverse the trend, the Commonwealth 2013. However, deaths by overdose have been dehas implemented a number of program and policy clining in some counties. initiatives, including the statewide use of prescripIn Clay County 23 people died of drug overdose in tion drug monitoring programs, expanded availabil2011, 9 in 2012 and 9 in 2013.
In Owsley County, less than 5 people died each year. The Office of Vital Statistics does not report an exact number if county deaths are less than 5 persons. In Leslie County 7 people died of drug overdose in 2011, 8 in 2012 and less than 5 in 2013. Jefferson County had the most overdose deaths of any county, with 191. The top 6 counties by overdose deaths per 100,000 people for 2013 were Bell County, Clinton County, Breathitt County, Floyd County, Perry County and Harlan County.
Clay at State Fair Representatives from Manchester and Clay County are promoting the county at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville from August 14-24. Members of the Clay County Tourism Board, Stay In Clay, the Trail Town Task Force, the Chamber of Commerce, the City of Manchester, Clay County and additional groups have volunteered to represent the county at the Pride Of The Counties exhibit. The volunteers will educate thousands of fairgoers on the many tourist attractions and events available in Clay. The Clay County booth contains photos, brochures, videos, art and other materials representing the county.
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Lady Tigers Take 2 From Whitley County (From page 1) were going to be very easy in the first half of the game. The Lady Tigers looked a bit out of sync while they built a narrow 9 –8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The struggles continued in the second quarter as the Lady Colonels put together a 7 – 2 run to take 15 – 9 lead midway through the period. But that is when the Lady Tigers came to life. Led by Shelby Phillips’ eight points in the quarter, the Lady Tigers went on a 14 – 3 rampage to take a 25 – 18 lead to the looker room at the half. In the third quarter, it was Kaylee Mathis’ turn to score eight points in the quarter as the Lady Tigers pushed their lead to 38 – 28 at the end of three quarters. In the final quarter, the defense really came to life for the Lady Tigers who held the Lady Colonels to just three points in the quarter to secure the 15-point victory at home. Kaylee Mathis led all scoring with 15 points. Shelby Phillips was right behind her with 13 points. Summer Parker added 12 points for the home team. Bailey Hensley, Chandler Rice, and Taylor Asher each scored two points. Follow Clay County Sports at Facebook. com/ClayCountyChronicleSports
CLAY COUNTY DAYS CANCELED Event organizers have announced that Clay County Days 2014 has been canceled due to lack of funding. In addition to a lack of donations for the event, the organization stated the City of Manchester cut $3,000 in funding for the annual event. While the donation was removed from the budget at a recent City Council meeting for the upcoming fiscal year, Mayor George Saylor stated the organization already received $3,000 for this year’s event. “The city donated a $3,000 check last year for this year’s event,” stated the mayor. “A copy of the check is on file at City Hall.” Clay County Day’s members stated they never received the check.
Only 3 to 4 people are left on the Clay County Days committee. Due to work issues, the chairman has resigned. The fundraising officer is also no longer with the organization. Organizers state Clay County Days is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Each member is voted in. Mayor Saylor stated his understanding is the group is no longer operating as a non-profit. Additional members are needed if Clay County Days is to continue in the future. Duties include planning and organizing about nine months in advance of the festival, meeting bi-weekly. For information on joining the effort to bring back Clay County Days in 2015, visit the Clay County Days Festival 2014 Facebook page.
Clay County Fair (From page 1) The Commonwealth provides $75,000 with the county matching the grant with $25,000. A property will also need to be acquired for the fair. The fair board will need to be listed on the deed or lease to qualify for the grant. Steve Mobley suggested the inclusion of agricultural attractions and events. Mobley stated other smaller grants are also available for
fairs. The newly formed committee will continue to meet to create a plan for bringing a county fair to Clay. The next meeting will be held on September 8 at the Clay County Extension Office at 6 pm. Community members who would like to volunteer in the creation of a county fair are encouraged to attend.
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New Mayor Candidate (From page 1) In Kentucky, the filing deadline for candidates running in the primary election was January 28, 2014. Candidates nominated by political organization convention and by petition must have filed their nominating papers by August 12, 2014.
tucky state legislative offices had to file a statement of candidacy by April 1, 2014. Those running for federal office are not required to file this form. Hoskins, Garrison and Colter will now compete in the November General Election for the Manchester Mayor position.
Write-in candidates have until October 24, 2014 to file. Independent, political group and political organization The general election will take place on November 4, 2014. candidates that are running for Kentucky state executive offices or Ken-
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UNBRIDLED SERVICE: Help On Horseback Unbridled Service: Growing Up and Giving Back as a Frontier Nursing Service Courier, 19282010 is now available. The book is written by Dr. Anne Cockerham, Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women’s Health and Professor of History for Frontier Nursing University. Unbridled Service offers a unique insight into a largely unknown part of Kentucky's history by telling the colorful stories of young people doing service on horseback in Appalachian Kentucky through the Frontier Nursing Service Courier program which began in 1927. When Frontier Nursing Service Couriers arrive at Wendover, they
Clinics in Clay Schools The Clay County Public Schools District and Grace Community Health are partnering to provide students and staff with health clinics within the schools. Parents will no longer need to miss work for a child's doctor appointment.
Creek, Monday; Burning Springs, Wednesday; Oneida Elementary, Thursday; Hacker Elementary, Friday. The clinics will be staffed by nurses and nurse practitioners and will be open 7:30 am to 4 pm.
A clinic will be located in Clay County High, Clay County Middle, Manchester Elementary, Goose Rock Elementary, Paces Creek Elementary, Oneida Elementary, Hacker Elementary and Big Creek Elementary.
Following registration at one clinic with an insurance card, clinic clients can be seen at any clinic. There is no fee for nurse visits. A co-pay will be charged to be seen by a nurse practioner, who can write prescriptions.
Clay County High, Clay County Middle, Manchester Elementary and Goose Rock Elementary will feature daily clinics. Big Creek Elementary's clinic will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All other school clinics will be open one day a week: Paces
Grace Community Health accepts most major health insurance plans as well as Medicaid, Medicare, and those covered under the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP). For Medicare patients there is no deductible. Call 606-596-0410 for more information.
can scarcely imagine the rich experiences that await them or the ways in which they will contribute to the historic rural nursing and health care service in mountainous eastern Kentucky. Indeed, there is something nearly magical about the Courier experience. Courier service is by turns an exotic working vacation; a maturing experience; an opportunity to discover new lands, people, cultures, and ideas; and a launching point for lifelong interests in the Frontier Nursing Service, rural health, and volunteerism. Using firsthand accounts, and historical images and documents, Unbridled Service affords readers a thrilling, moving, behind-the
scenes look at the Frontier Nursing Service Couriers, from the program’s inception in 1928 through 2010, when the program entered a period of expansion. Today’s Couriers continue the long tradition of service and adventure. “Unbridled Service” from Butler Books can be purchased at www.butlerbooks.com/unbridledser vice.html. With co-author Arlene W. Keeling, Cockerham also authored Rooted in the Mountains, Reaching to the World: Stories of Nursing and Midwifery at Kentucky's Frontier School, 1939-1989, winner of a 2012 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award.
Caudill’s Closing 78 year old Vernice Caudill has decided to retire, at least in part, to enjoy life. Caudill is owner and operator of Caudill's Furniture in Booneville. Caudill's Furniture has operated in Owsley County since 1978. Caudill originally opened the shop with Bob Brewer in a building located across from the bank. That building was razed two years later during a road project.
more for over three decades.
Caudill stated he enjoyed operating the business and appreciated his paIn 1982, Caudill moved his business trons, even when they just came to sit into its current location on HWY 11 around the store to talk. He may occawhere it has operated since. The busisionally open the store to sell remainness has offered furniture, appliances, ing stock, or to sit around again to antiques, glassware, mattresses and chat with visitors.
FELLOWSHIP EXPANDING AFTER SCHOOL PURCHASE Following the purchase of the former Horse Creek Elementary School building, plans for expansion are expected to come to fruition for City of Hope Community Fellowship.
is to host the A to Z Early Learning Center year-round, Monday through Friday. The Fellowship stated there has been great interest in this program throughout the county, and parents are requesting that their child be considered to participate.
instruction and provide quality care in a faith based environment. Children ages 1-4 will be the target group for literacy, yet other ages are welcome. At this time the program will accept 20 children, ages 1-4.
will also be offered concerning the program, and enrollment forms will be available.
Beginning September 7, A to Z Early Learning Center will begin the proCity of Hope was the top bidder of gram at the current location of City the property at $505,000. The realIn celebration of the achievement, of Hope Community Fellowship in ization of gaining the permanent The Fellowship announced on Mon- City of Hope Community Fellowship the Clay County Shopping Center. property will allow many of City of day the church plans to collaborate will host “Children’s Day CelebraOn Sundays, they will work with Hope’s goals to be attainable. with Elgin Children’s Foundation to tion” on August 24 from 5 pm to children from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Fellowship leaders hope to close on provide an early literacy program for 7:30 pm. Parents and children can during regular church services. On participate in the A to Z Early Learn- Wednesdays, hours will be from 6 the newly acquired property at Horse Clay County’s young children. ing Center kick off. Inflatables, food, pm to 8 pm. Discipleship classes will Creek Elementary within the month. The goals of the program are to inface-painting and other activities will also be offered. One of the goals coming to fruition crease student exposure to literacy be offered. Additional information
Honoring Ginny Virginia "Ginny" McAlister was a student nurse-midwife at Frontier Nursing University who sadly lost her battle with metastatic cervical cancer on Saturday, February 8.
In light of her profound commitment, she was awarded an Honorary Master’s of Science in Nursing degree.
A goal has been set by fellow students and McAlister was given this grave diag- alumni to establish an endowed nosis in July, 2012, one year into her scholarship in Virginia McAlister’s graduate midwifery program. She name. In doing so, they hope to honcontinued her coursework and clini- or her legacy, unprecedented dedicacal, all while being treated aggrestion and love of midwifery through sively with surgery, radiation and supporting future midwifery stuchemotherapy. Becoming a nursedents. midwife was her life goal and beIf you would like to contribute to the came her dying wish. She attended Virginia McAlister Scholarship, visit her 37th of 40 required births in late www.frontier.edu/online-giving to January and was mere hours from make your donation. Select "Scholcompleting her midwifery education arships" in the gift designation and program. type Virginia McAlister in the "Honoree" field.
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Showing Appreciation Owsley County residents waded through rain puddles on Friday to attend the Jackson Energy Customer Appreciation Day at Booneville United Methodist Church. Jackson Energy served hamburgers and hot dogs, and each registered co-op member received a bucket and a CFL bulb. Clayton Bowling, Delbert Deaton, Stephen Gabbard and George Purcell won $50 Wal-Mart gift cards. Gladys
Ramires won a cooler; Kermit Sams a water hose; Darrell Shouse a step stool; Ruby Tackett a crock pot; Ann Turner a wet/dry vac; and Joyce Wilder a camp chair.
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COUNTY DISCUSSES KIDS, AIR EVAC, PARKS, STAGE, GAZEBO, EMPLOYEES Clay County Fiscal Court met on Thursday. Topics of discussion included Clay County kids, Stay In Clay, air medical services and employee changes. Ronnie Miller, of Stay In Clay, approached the court to request a donation for the organization. Miller thanked the court for all its help in improving the Y-Hollow area for the Salt Works Appalachian Homecoming Festival. Miller explained the organization has been in existence for one year. In that time it has painted murals around Manchester, restored the Goose Creek swinging bridge, established the Salt Works Festival and the Monkey Dumplin's Folk Life Theater. “We want to improve our county,” stated Miller. “We created a stage at the Salt Works village, but it is incomplete. The estimate for the roof is $12,000. The city is paying $6,000.” Miller asked the Fiscal Court to pay the other $6,000. The county previously donated $6,000 towards the project.
The Fiscal Court pointed out that it has funded several projects for youth sports, including Little League. It was also noted Henson had only addressed the court once. “There's no greater pleasure than helping kids,” said Henson. “Years ago that was our county's priority. We do nothing for the kids anymore. If it wasn't for the City of Manchester, there would be no Little League.” Henson stated the city contributes $5,000 each year and the county used to match the donation. He stated the county should be able to acquire grants for Little League. “The land belongs to the city,” replied Judge Joe Asher. “It was leased to the county so the Little League could apply for grants. You have to write your own grants. We don't write grants for organizations.” Asher also stated all parks and recreation funds have been used.
Miller also asked the Fiscal Court to pay $1,000 in lodging fees for volunteers promoting Clay County at the Kentucky State Fair. In addition, he requested the county be Stay In Clay's fiscal agent.
“The yearly budget has already been created,” said Clay Bishop, Count Attorney. “It goes from June to June. We will have to look for the funds. We should be able to find them to match the city's contribution.”
Judge Asher stated the county would assist with the lodging fees. He stated the Fiscal Court would need time to consider Miller's other requests.
Magistrates clarified that no one had asked for help before. It was agreed to be an important cause, but no one had asked for assistance.
Rebeca Webster, of Air Methods, asked to be included on the next agenda to discuss the company so it can also be considered for air medical services in Clay County. The court agreed to place the business on the agenda. Wesley Whitehead stated he gathered 300 signatures from residents on Chop Bottom Road. The residents state there is a trailer on the road that has internet wi-fi with no password protection. Area children gather outside the trailer to use the internet through their wireless devices. Whitehead suggested a park be created that offers internet access. He asked how much money the county has budgeted for parks and recreation and children. Judge Asher stated there are currently no funds for parks and recreation. Whitehead asked what projects would be completed this year for kids. Asher replied, that until this meeting, no one had requested funds for youth projects. Whitehead presented signatures from people wanting more playgrounds for children. He stated he will return each month, with more signatures, until something more is done for the kids of Clay County.
Asher distributed plans for a gazebo to be built on the Fiscal Court property for use by smokers. He asked the magistrates to consider the project. The judge executive would also like to install five secuRaymond Henson, representing Clay County Little The Fiscal Court voted to look for funding to match rity cameras inside the building, and four cameras League, stated the League is in need of money. Var- the city's yearly contribution. Judge Asher suggestoutside the building. Asher wanted to note that the ious project and expenses total over $10,000. ed the organization also should find a grant writer to recent news of a Fiscal Court audit was from an ausecure additional funds. “We need help,” stated Henson. “The county has dit conducted 2 years ago. The results were just renever helped the Little League since I've been here. Michael Maggard, of Sisler-Maggard Engineering, leased, but the suggestions included in the audit 2 You help all these other people...which is good...but asked the court for financial assistance for a water years ago were taken care of immediately. our kids are important. If we can come up with line project that will affect 25 Clay residences. AshSeveral new hires were approved. Three employees money for all these other things, why cant we come er stated he was under the assumption that the projwere terminated form the jail following an investiup with money for our kids?” Henson stated he had ect would be funded by a grant. Maggard replied gation and needed to be replaced. Two employees come before the court numerous times. they are applying for grants and will attempt to find were approved for retirement benefits. One employhelp for the project. ee was approved for Family Medical Leave.
Celebrating Bluegrass
The Porch Swing Readers is a book club for adults that meets every third Thursday at the Leslie County Public Library. The club will be meeting August 21 at 12:30 pm.
The 21st Annual Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival took place from August 7 to August 9 in Hyden. Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Bluegrass music and the legacy of the Osborne Brothers. Entertainers included Dailey & Vincent, Rhonda Vincent, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme, Lonesome River Band, Marty Raybon and Larry Sparks. Bobby Osborne performed
Porch Swing Readers
with Rocky Top X-press on Friday and Saturday.
A New Era at Red Bird
The Leslie County Public Library will supply all the books and snacks. Join the crew for good reading, good food, and good friends.
Dr. Taylor Collins, Executive Director, and Mr. Michael R. Hensley, Head of School, welcomed middle and high school students at the traditional 8 am devotions. Dr. Collins
spoke of the new era of renewal with the reopening of the Residential Program. He told the students that the "mountain people" have a long history of giving and receiving hospitality and encouraged the day students to welcome those dormitory students coming from outside the region as their ancestors welcomed travelers in past centuries.
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The library is located at 22065 Main Street in Hyden. Call 606-672-2460 for more information.
Drunk Driver Crackdown If you choose to drink and drive in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 11 area – beware. The Kentucky State Police is joining with law enforcement throughout the nation for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, August 13 to September 1.
Classes started on Monday for K-12 students at Red Bird Christian School. Students and staff were excited to see new faces, along with the return of familiar faces.
The Leslie County Public Library offers books of all genres, music discs, DVDs, VHS tapes, magazines, newspapers, audio books, downloadable books, genealogy materials, a community meeting room and more.
The strong nationwide impaired driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb impaired driving. “We aggressively watch for impaired drivers year-round,” Trooper Lloyd Cochran, Public Affairs Officer of the Kentucky State Police Post 11, said. “But by joining this effort, we will make District 11’s roadways safer for everyone during the heavily-traveled Labor Day holiday.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on average, there is one alcohol impaired driving-related fatality every 51 minutes across America. High-visibility enforcement such as the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign reduces alcohol-impaired driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. In 2013, Kentucky recorded more than 5,500 alcohol-related crashes, resulting in 138 deaths and more than 3,000 injuries. During the Labor Day holiday weekend, eight people were killed, 295 were injured on our roadways. Two deaths involved alcohol. “We hope the campaign will serve as a reminder that those who choose to drink should never get behind the wheel,” Cochran said. “But if someone does choose to drive while drunk, we will arrest them. No warnings. No excuses.”
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races, 3 legged race, egg race, team races, energi equipment and more. Cruisin’ In The Park Wear your swimsuit. Fire Chief, Jason Nolan, will be present with a fire Fourth Sundays, 1 pm to 4 pm, May thru October, Rawlings/Stinson Park, truck for water fun. Prizes will be given away, including an iTunes card. Manchester The event is free and open to the pubCruisin In The Park takes place on the lic. For more information, call 606fourth Sunday of each month May 598-2789. thru October, from 1 pm to 4 pm, at Knitting Workshop Rawlings/Stinson Park. The event features music, food, Clay County August 21, 6 pm, Manchester Cruisers car show, contests, raffles Beginning Knitting, a workshop, will and door prizes. Additional details be hosted on August 21 at 6 pm at the online at ClayCountyKentucky.org. Clay County Extension Office in Clay County Farmers Market Manchester. The office has had many requests for a knitting class. Learn the Saturdays, 9 am, Manchester B basics of knitting and start a dish School, HWY 421 cloth in class. Participants should The Clay County Community bring a size 7 and size 9 knitting neeFarmers Market takes place at 9 am dle and 1 skein of Candy and Cream on Saturdays at the historic yarn. Call 606-598-2789 to register. Manchester B School on HWY 421. Mommy & Baby Fair The Clay County Community Farmers Market is Manchester's August 26, 10 am to 2 pm, EKU Manconnection for locally-grown farm chester, Manchester products and area crafts. The annual Mommy & Baby Fair will Clay County Cruisin’s take place on August 26 from 10 am to 2 pm at EKU Manchester in ManEvery Thursday, 6 pm, Huddle chester. House, Manchester Homemakers Photo Show Weekly Cruisin’s take place at the Huddle House in Manchester on August 27 to August 29, Clay ExtenThursdays, hosted by Clay County sion Office, Manchester Cruisers, starting at 6 pm. Clay CounThe annual Clay County Homemakers ty Cruisers is a non-profit organizaPhotography Show will be held at the tion of classic car enthusiasts Clay County Extension Office in dedicated to promoting tourism in Manchester in August. Enter pictures Clay County. The organization hosts on Wednesday, August 27 from 11:30 numerous car shows and cruisin's am to 6 pm. Photographs will be on throughout the year to draw visitors display and open to the public on into the county while offering family Thursday, August 28 from 12 pm to 4 fun events for Clay County residents. pm and on Friday, August 29 until Booneville Cruise In 3:30 pm. Entry fee is $5 per picture. 1st and 3rd Fridays, 6 pm, Spencer’s, Categories include youth, professional, black and white and color. SmallBooneville est size is 5x7 and the largest can be Cruise in’s take place at Spencer’s in 16x20. Pictures may be matted, but Booneville the 1st and 3rd Friday of not framed. Pictures need to have each month. Cars begin rolling in been taken in the last 2 years. Half of around 6 pm, and continue to come the proceeds will be donated to Ovarithroughout the evening. an Cancer Research with the University of Kentucky. The remaining Meal A Month Club proceeds will be used to conduct proNeed quick, easy, nutritional menu grams for Clay County Homemakers. suggestions? The Clay County Extension Office Family & Consumer Sci- 1st place Best of Show wins $25 and 2nd place Best of Show wins $10. 1st ence Program is offering a Meal A Month Menu Suggestion. Participants and 2nd place ribbons will be given in each category. For more information, will receive one menu a month for call 606-598-2789. either breakfast, lunch or supper that can be prepared for the family. Menus East 80 Yard Sale will include recipes and a grocery list for the meals. Participants will receive August 28 to September 1, East 80 the menus either through Facebook The biggest yard sale in Southeastern (friend Clay County Extension) or Kentucky will take place Labor Day through email. Facebook participation weekend, stretching from London to will be through a closed group. To Manchester on East HWY 80. The participate, call 606-598-2789. East 80 Yard Sale will take place from August 28 to September 1. The Just Get Moving Manchester 15th annual East 80 Yard Sale covers August 18, 5 pm to 6:30 pm, more than 22 miles. Property owners Rawlins/Stinson Park, Manchester along the route are encouraged to participate. Sales are also encouraged on Just Get Moving Manchester will be held on August 18 from 5 pm to 6:30 the side roads along East 80. Sellers are asked to place sale signs where pm at the Rawlings/Stinson Park in Manchester. Participate in fun activi- they are visible enough for cars to ties with your family and friends that have plenty of room to signal and stop. The route is extremely busy durwill get you moving. Activities include: water activities, walking, hula ing the yard sale dates. Shoppers are hoop, darts, jump rope, skip it, sack
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asked to use turn signals and to give plenty of warning when turning.
help fund Heart and Soul Life Center. To register a team, contact the Center at 606-599-8283 or 606-813-1397. Each team will be allowed an unlimited number of members and will be responsible for raising $500 for the Center. T-shirt orders will be taken up when the team in confirmed.
Clay County Days CANCELED 4-H Teen Club August 29, 6 pm, EXCEL building beside McDonalds, Manchester The next Clay County 4-H Teen Club meeting will be held on August 29 at 6 pm at the EXCEL building beside McDonalds in Manchester. If you are between the ages of 12 and 17, and are looking for something different to be involved in and still trying to find where you might fit in, 4-H could be for you. It is an opportunity to be involved in something new and unique. There will be at least one teen club meeting every month. Members don’t have attended all meetings, and youth can join any time. Check out the club and see if 4-H is right for you. Studies have shown that youth involvement in 4-H helps their relationships with others, helps youth to be more engaged and contributive to their communities, and members are more likely to go to college and be engaged in school. 4-H members also have a better chance at living a healthy lifestyle, and are many times more likely to plan a career in a science field. Customer Appreciation Day September 5, 10 am to 2 pm, Clay County Garrard Office Co-op members will receive free buckets and CFL light bulbs from 10 am to 2 pm at Jackson Energy. Free lunch and door prizes will also be offered.
Monkey Dumplin's October 17-18, Greenbriar Community Center, Manchester Monkey Dumplin’s Story Telling theater presents "Buggerman in the Bushes". The show will highlight scary stories handed down thru the years. More songs will feature especially old ballads. Monkey Dumplin's Story Telling Theater harvests local stories by teaching the art of story telling, then capturing and performing the fascinating oral history of Clay County on stage.
MEETINGS Trail Town Committee 2nd Tuesdays, 6 pm, City Hall, Downtown Manchester Clay County Kentucky Trail Town meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at City Hall in Downtown Manchester. Any area resident interested in joining one of the Trail Town Committees is asked to attend. The committees include: Trail Route Advisory, Funding/PR/Education, Merchant, Volunteer and Signage. Porch Swing Readers 3rd Thursdays, 12:30 pm, Leslie County Public Library
Smokeout September 19 to September 21, Ponderosa Pines, Manchester Ponderosa Pines Posse presents Smokeout In The Hills, an SASS Kentucky State Black Powder Championship, at Ponderosa Pines from September 19 to September 21. Ponderosa Pines Posse meets every third Saturday of the month. Sign in starts at 9 am; matches begin at 10 am. Match fees are $15. Matches take place March through September. Ponderosa Pines Posse is a member of the Single Action Shooting Society, preserving and promoting the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting: competing with firearms typical of those used in the taming of the Old West. Ponderosa Pines is located at 242 New Truckers Road in Manchester. Call 606-599-5263 or visit www.ponderosa-pines.com for more information. Camping is available. 1st Annual Walk For Life
The Porch Swing Readers is a book club for adults that meets every third Thursday at the Leslie County Public Library at 12:30 pm. The Library supplies the books and snacks. Join the crew for good reading, good food, and good friends. Call 606-672-2460 for more information. Stay In Clay 2nd Thursdays, 6:30 pm, City Hall, Downtown Manchester Stay In Clay is comprised of progressive Clay County residents who have come together to cross all boundaries of race, economic, and social class, to empower our people, bond our community, and strengthen our local economy...to move Clay County forward with pride and purpose. Projects include murals, salt kettle pots, Appalachian Homecoming Salt Works Festival, Monkey Dumplin’s Story Telling Theater, River Walk Trail Project. DAV Chapter 137 Last Fridays, 5 pm, Library Meeting Room, Downtown Manchester
October 1, 10 am to 12 pm, Rawlings/Stinson Park, Manchester Heart and Soul Life Center will host the first Annual Walk for Life on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Rawlings/Stinson Park from 10 am until noon. Individuals, businesses and churches are invited to organize teams to participate in the walk to
All veterans are welcome to join the Clay County DAV Chapter 137. The chapter meets at 5 pm on the last Friday of each month in the Clay County Public Library Meeting Room in Manchester. Woman's Club of Manchester 2nd Mondays Except Jan., June, July
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Except for the months of January, June and July, the club meets the second Monday of each month at 6 pm. The Woman's Club of Manchester is dedicated to community improvement. Through its volunteer service, the club strives to enhance the lives of others. Any woman age 18 and above who has been looking for a way to be involved in her community is welcome to join the organization. For more information, call 606-598-2033 or follow the club on Facebook. Drug Free Communities
Clay County Fiscal Court meets at 3 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the County Administration Building, Downtown Manchester. Owsley Fiscal Court 2nd Tuesdays, 5 pm, Owsley County Courthouse, Booneville
The Manchester-Clay County Chamber of Commerce meets at 12 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Manchester City Hall in Downtown Manchester.
choices by those living and working in Clay County through policy and community change. Normal meeting arrangements for Healthy Clay is the 3rd Thursday of every month from 12-1 pm at the Cumberland Valley District Health Department conference room.
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3rd Mondays, 6 pm, City Hall, Owsley County Fiscal Court meets on Downtown Manchester the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5 The City of Manchester City Council pm at the Owsley County Courthouse meets at 6 pm on the 3rd Monday of in Downtown Booneville. each month at Manchester City Hall, Downtown Manchester. Clay Lodge #798 2nd Mondays,7 pm, Fall Rock
Friends of Owsley Library 2nd Mondays 5 pm, Owsley County Library, Booneville The Friends of the Owsley County Library meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5 pm at the Owsley County Library, Booneville.
City of Booneville
2nd Thursdays, 12 pm, Owsley County Action Team, Booneville
Clay Lodge #798 F&AM at Fall Rock 2nd Wednesdays, 4 pm, Booneville meets on the 2nd Monday of each The City of Booneville meets on Drug Free Communities meets on the month at 7 pm. the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2nd Thursday of each month at 12 pm Oneida Lodge #736 4 pm in Downtown Booneville. at Owsley County Action Team 2nd Saturdays, 7 pm, Oneida Vietnam Vets #868 Office, Booneville. Clay Board of Education 1st Mondays, 6 pm, Manchester
Oneida Lodge #76 meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month above the Oneida Post Office starting at 7 pm. All Masons are welcome.
The Clay County Board of Education meets monthly on the first Monday of each month at 6 pm at the Clay Coun- Robert Clark Lodge ty Board of Education Office in Man- 2nd Tuesdays, 7 pm, Sextons Creek chester. Robert Clark Lodge #646 on Sextons Creek meets on the 2nd Tuesday of Owsley Board of Education 2nd Tuesdays, 6 pm, Owsley County each month at 7 pm. Board of Education Office, Downtown Owsley The Owsley County Board of Education meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at the Owsley County Board of Education Office, Downtown Owsley. Clay County Circuit Court 1st Mondays, 9 am, Circuit Court Building, Manchester Clay Circuit Court meets at 9 am on the 1st Monday of each month at the Circuit Court Building, Manchester. Clay County Fiscal Court
Owsley County Action Team 3rd Thursdays, 6 pm, Owsley County Action Team Office, Booneville The Owsley County Action Team is dedicated to providing the leadership to enable the citizens of Owsley County to achieve self-empowerment, sustainable community development and an enriched quality of life. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 pm at the Owsley County Action Team Office. Clay County Chamber 2nd Wednesdays, 12 pm, City Hall, Downtown Manchester
2nd Thursday of Each Month, 3 pm, County Administration Building
Owsley Library Board 1st Mondays, 5 pm, Owsley County Library, Booneville
2nd Thursdays, 6 pm, Horse Creek Holiness Church Fellowship Hall Clay County Vietnam Veterans Chapter #868 meets at 6 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Horse Creek Holiness Church Fellowship Hall. The organization conducts all military Funeral Honors for Clay Veterans. Members must have served on Active Duty in one of the US Armed Forces from February 28 1961 through May 7 1975. Others may be Associate Members.
The Owsley County Library Board meets on the 1st Monday of each month at 5 pm at the Owsley County Library, Booneville. Community Education 3rd Tuesdays of Every Other Month, 5:30 pm, Owsley County Action Team, Booneville Community Education meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every other month (beginning in July) at 5:30 pm at the Owsley County Action Team Office, Booneville.
Owsley Lions Club
Owsley Art Council
3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, Owsley Senior Citizens Building, Booneville
Quarterly 2nd Tuesdays, Owsley County Action Team Office, Booneville
The Owsley Lions Club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 The Owsley County Art Council meets quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday of pm at the Owsley County Senior the month at the Owsley County Citizens Building, Booneville. Action Team Office, Booneville. Next Healthy Clay meeting is October 14 at 5:30 pm. 3rd Thursdays, 12 pm, Cumberland SUBMIT EVENTS FOR Valley District Health Department Healthy Clay is a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to encourage healthy lifestyle
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OWSLEY COUNTY FARM MARKET VOUCHERS The Owsley County Extension Service has received a limited number of Owsley County Farmers Market Senior Vouchers. Vouchers will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. Seniors who have already received vouchers this year will not qualify. Eligible applicants are asked to present photo identification and proof of income. Applicants must be 60 years old or older. For additional information, call the Owsley County Extension Service at 606-593-5109.
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are now looking forward to reading the print copy, with all Congratulations to the Bowling its interesting stories and colFamily on Old Homeplace umns, each week. It is a quality Farm’s recent designation as a Barbara Collins paper that should be appreciated tourist attraction by the Appalaby everyone in our area. Thank To the Editor, chian Regional Commission. you for providing it in our counYou have been such as asset to I am so happy to see the comty. our community. I hope your ef- munity support of the new farmforts in reviving family farms Joe Bishop ers market in Manchester. I have helps to encourage many others been surprised and delighted by To the Editor, to revive the tradition and to the turnout each week. Anyone shop and eat locally. who isn’t supporting this impor- I want to personally thank the 1,000-plus people who particiJessica Henson tant project should consider stopping by the old B-School on pated in the SOAR Health ImTo the Editor, Saturdays to support our local pact Series featuring Dr. Tom farmers and artists. Frieden, Director of the U.S. I wanted to take a moment to Centers for Disease Control and express my appreciation for all Betty Davidson Prevention last week. It's the your paper does to help promote people of southern and eastern responsible animal care, spaying To the Editor, Kentucky who supply the conand neutering and animal adop- I really enjoyed reading your stant elevation, through your tions. Our county has been bepaper in print. My wife and I involvement and dedication, to hind the times in treating have looked forward to your really make this region SOAR. animals compassionately and paper each week since it began humanely. I think that is finally online many months ago. We Hal Rogers
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OBITUARIES married 30 Years September 7th, 2014. Ray's Hobbies included watching UK Basketball as well as Fannie Anderson, 81, of Manchester, was born hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife September 27th, 1932, and passed away Sunday, Connie Hooker, and the following children: Josh August 10th, 2014 at the Hazard Appalachian Re- Murphy, and Jarod Murphy and wife Tiffany, both gional Hospital. She is survived by her children, of Manchester, Rita Jones and husband Earl, CorbJerry Anderson, and wife, Inez, of Upper Rader, in, and Donna Smith, Lily, KY. He is also survived Larry Anderson, and wife Wanda, of Upper Rader, by 4 grandchildren: Bobbi Lynn Smith, Chad Cecil Kyle Anderson, and wife Rhonda, of Green- Napier, Dalton Jones, and Shane Smith as well as brier, Teresa Simpson, and husband, William, of 1 great grandchild and 2 very special nieces, Greenbrier, along with 13 grandchildren and 11 Stephanie and Ema Bowling. He is preceded in great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by death by his parents Estill Allen Hooker and her husband, Cecil Anderson, her son, Teddy An- Maudie Myers Hooker. The Memorial Service for derson, and her parents, Bucknanna and Etsy Ray Hooker will be held 4 PM Tuesday August Lovins. She also leaves a host of other relatives 19th, 2014 at the Britton Funeral Home Chapel and friends to mourn her death. with Ronnie Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Manchester Memorial Gardens. Visitation Anna Mae (Thompson) Harris will be after 2 PM Tuesday at the Britton Funeral Anna Mae (Thompson) Harris, age 82, widow of Home. Virgil Harris, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Mrs. Latricia Trig Abner Richmond, KY. Anna was born in Manchester, Latricia "Trig" Abner, 81, of Manchester, passed Clay County, Kentucky on January 27, 1932, a away Saturday August 9th, 2014 at her home. She daughter of the late Floyd and Ester (Sandlin) was a retired employee of the Clay County Board Thompson. She was a retired press operator with of Education. She is survived by her husband Mid South Electronics in Manchester, KY, a mem- James "Peanut" Abner, Manchester, and the folber of the Eastern Star, and her love of family and lowing children: Eddie Wallace Feltner, Manher flowerbeds were her passion. Anna was a chester, Michael Cicero Feltner, Manchester, member of the Clark’s Chapel Baptist Church on Robert Abner, London, and Teresa Louise GarriSexton Creek, KY. She is survived by 5 daughters; son, Manchester. She is also survived by two sisPhyllis Cavins, and Sandy (Ed) Coffey both of ters, Wanda Vallance, Hamilton, OH, and Dora Tyner, KY, Bernice Coffey and Rosie Harris both Miller, Vero Beach, FL, as well as 9 grandchildren of Booneville, KY, Judy (Caroll) Ford of Marietta, and 2 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death GA, 3 sisters; Glenna Davidson of Westchester, by her parents Theodore and Maude Lewis and OH, Juanita Robinson of Carlisle, OH, and Billie one sister Jana White. Weikel of Houston, TX, 4 brothers; James Thompson of Somerset, KY, Dallas Thompson of Frank- Mr. Kelly Roar lin, OH, Larry Thompson of Monroe, OH, and Kelly Roark, 72, of Manchester, passed away SatJerry Thompson of Franklin, OH, 20 grandchildren, and a host of great grandchildren, along with urday August 9th, 2014 at the Hazard ARH Hospimany other loving relatives and friends. Anna was tal. He is survived by his wife Joyce Roark, Manchester, and his son Terry Roark and wife Linpreceded in death by her parents, her loving husda, Hamilton, OH. He is also survived by two sisband of 60 years, 3 daughters; Sharon K. Harris Abshear, Cathy Abshear, and Linda Moore, and 1 ters Alice Tucker, Cincinnati, OH, and Dorothy Everage, Indiana, and two granddaughters, Amanbrother; Clarence Thompson. da Nicole Roark and Keri Roark. He is preceded in Mr. Ray Hooker death by his parents Tilman and Louvernia Roark and these brothers and sisters: Clarence Roark, Ray Hooker, 65, was born February 18th, 1949 in Jessie Roark, Tilman Jr. Roark, Virginia Martin, Oneida, KY and passed away Friday August 15th, and Gladys McGaphany. 2014 at his home. He was a retired road superintendent of Clay County and resided in Clay CounSubmit Obituaries for Free to ty. Ray and his wife Connie would have been news@ClayCounty Chronicle.com Ms. Fannie Anderson
Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization, located on 5th Street Road in Corbin, dedicated to placing abandoned or relinquished animals into appropriate homes. KWAS serves Knox, Whitley, Mccreary and Clay. Open to the public for adoptions on Tuesday 11 am to 4 pm, Wednesday through Friday 11 am to 3 pm, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. Call 606-526-6925 for more information.
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Wilma Stepp vs. Willowbrook Women's Center.
Mickey Henson-serving bench warrant for court FTA Franklin.
Betty Lou Smith vs. Cecile Mills, et al. Bruin Asher-assault 2nd degree. Carl Bowling vs. Ruth Ann Gibson. Hank Williams-theft by unlawful taking. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Donna Smallwood. Aaron Dwayne Jacksonfailure to give proper sigMidland Funding, LLC vs. nal, no/expired registration Peggy Sams. plates, no expired KenCash, LLC vs. Ray Hook- tucky registration plate. er, et al. Edwin Nolan-bench warSHERIFF'S REPORT rant, non-support. Willie R. Napier-serving bench warrant, failure to pay fine.
Karen J. Sizemore-assault 4th degree.
Mickey Henson-public intoxication Controlled Substance (excluding alcohol), possession of conJimmy Dale Hensley-theft trolled substance 3rd degree (drug unspecified), by unlawful taking. prescription controlled Jason Grubb-public intoxi- substance not in original cation controlled subcontainer 1st offense. stance (excludes alcohol). Jimmy Dale Hensley bench warrant for Laurel County.
Franklin Lovins-serving bench warrant for court.
by convicted felon, persistent felony offender.
David G. Abner-assault 4th degree.
Chad Sizemore-excuted warrants.
Ronald B. Bishop-alcohol Christina Wombles-disorderly conduct 2nd degree. intoxication in a public place 1st and 2nd offenses. Willie Smith-executed Muaad Salem-serving de- warrant. tainer for other state. Tresa Napier-executed Brandon E. Jones-serving warrant. warrant. Zakery Burritt-burglary Edwin Nolan-public intox- 1st degree, persistent felony offender offense 1st ication controlled substance. degree, possession of a handgun by convicted felDelbert J. Napier-violation on. of Kentucky EPO/DVO, terroristic threatening, 3rd Travis Price-alcohol intoxication. degree. POLICE REPORT Brett Carroll-executed warrant, burglary 1st degree, persistent felony offender offense 1st degree, possession of a handgun
Jeremy Tyler Collins-permit violation (involving accident). Teddy W. Srnallwood-failure of owner to maintain insurance (involved in accident).
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Right or Wrong? er in a nursing home? She has few months. But there may be always been afraid of that end. ways to help her remain in her –Daughter Dearest own home. Is there a downstairs bathroom? Is there a Dear Daughter, room that could be converted The slow decline and eventual into a bedroom? A washer Dear Reverend Roberta, loss of a parent is a trial that /dryer combo can be installed most of us will face. Making in a kitchen. Building a ramp My mother is 86 years old and the right decisions is never to the front door can provide slowly failing. I worry about easy. Nursing homes are busieasier access. You can make her living alone. I go there as nesses, run for profit. (Even your mother safer with aids often as I can, but it’s never supposedly non-profit facililike a walker, a reacher, a enough. I’d like to have her ties have a bottom line.) The shower chair and a bath translive with us, but I’m afraid to charges are staggering-as fer bench. Medicare often ask my husband. Our children much as $6000 per month or covers walkers and even are grown and it might cause more, while the care received wheelchairs, when your doctrouble between us to have all for all that money varies tor prescribes them. And outthe extra work-not to mention greatly. If your mother owns side help can be found to the expense. Would I be a horher home and sells it, the procome in a few days a week, rible daughter to put my mothceeds can be gone in just a but be sure to check referenc-
By Reverend Roberta
es. If you can give your mother a few more years in her own home, it will be worth the effort on every score. While you think about ways to help her, it’s never too soon to think about what your last years will be like and how to prepare for them. I wish you all the best and your mother safe and comfortable. Dear Reverend Roberta, I need to plant some trees for shade around my trailer. The woods is full of them. Can’t I just go dig some up? My wife says no and we’re fightin’ about it. –Woodsman Wilbur
Dear Wilbur, Our forest is not a nursery. Everything in the woods is part of nature’s plan. And if you don’t own that land, you’d be stealing. Call the park service and ask if they have any trees to sell. They do sometimes thin the new trees that would otherwise be crowded out and die. It’s worth a shot. Otherwise, you’re going to have to buy your trees at Walmart like the rest of us. Send Right or Wrong questions to Rev. Roberta at revroberta@ ClayCountyChronicle.com.
All Creatures Great & Small By Hattie Dutton WHAT DOGS EAT AND WHAT THEY SHOULDN’T Cats are true carnivores. They are hunters that need to consume proteins derived from meat. Dogs hunt too but have evolved to be opportunistic scavengers. More than 80 percent of a wild dog’s diet will consist of meat, but they will seek out plants as an alternative food source. Most commonly the plant is grass, but wild canines also eat fruits, berries, and vegetable matter.
some hoofed animal droppings contain Human vitamin supplements conimportant nutrients. taining iron: Can damage lining of the digestive system, toxic to the other There are many human foods that are organs including the liver and kidneys. unsafe for your dog. This list is important and should be kept where all fam- Macadamia nuts: Can affect digesily members can see it. tive and nervous systems and muscle. Alcoholic beverages: Can cause intoxication, coma, and death.
Marijuana: Can depress nervous system, cause vomiting and changes in the heart rate.
Avocado: The leaves, seeds, fruit, and bark can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Milk and dairy: Some adult dogs and cats may develop diarrhea. Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources: Can cause obstruction Moldy or spoiled food, garbage: Can or laceration of the digestive system. contain multiple toxins causing vomiting and diarrhea. Cat food: Too high in protein, fats. Mushrooms: Can contain toxins, Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other cafwhich may affect multiple systems in feine: Contain caffeine, theobromine, the body, cause shock, and death. or theophylline, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea and be toxic to the Onions and garlic: Can damage red heart and nervous systems. blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Citrus oil extracts: Cause vomiting. Persimmons: Seeds can cause intestiFat trimmings: Cause pancreatitis. nal obstruction and enteritis. Fish (raw, canned or cooked): If fed Pits from peaches and plums: Obexclusively or in high amounts can struction of the digestive tract. result in a thiamine (a B vitamin) deficiency leading to loss of appetite, sei- Raw eggs: Can lead to skin and hair zures, and in severe cases, death. coat problems. Raw eggs may also contain Salmonella. Grapes, raisins and currants: Contain an unknown toxin, which can Raw meat: May contain bacteria such damage the kidneys. There have been as Salmonella and E. coli, which can no problems with grape seed extract. cause vomiting and diarrhea.
A dog’s sense of taste is not as strong as you might believe. They are capable of detecting bitter, sweet, salty and sour tastes, but they have only onesixth the number of taste buds a human has. Dogs seem to universally love cat food. Many dogs will turn up their noses at commercial dog food, but eagerly eat cat food. The reason is that cat food is rich in proteins and fat. As much as you may be tempted to feed your canine and feline companions the same food, don't. Cat food is not formulated for dogs, and, ultimately, not suitable for a dog’s gastrointestinal tract. Cat food is also high in calories and will result in your dog becoming overweight. ‘Though we see the behavior as disgusting, dogs are programmed by their evolution to eat the feces of other animals. This behav- Hops: Unknown compound causes ior is quite normal and goes by the panting, increased heart rate, elevated name of coprophagia. Rabbit and temperature, seizures, and death.
Rhubarb leaves: Can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems.
Salt: If eaten in large quantities it may lead to electrolyte imbalances. String: Can become trapped in the digestive system. Sugary foods: Can lead to obesity, dental problems and diabetes. Table scraps (in large amounts): Not nutritionally balanced; should never be more than 10% of the diet. Fat should be trimmed, no bones. Tobacco: Can result in rapid heart beat, collapse, coma and death. Yeast dough: Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible ruptures. Xylitol (artificial sweetener): Can cause low blood sugar, vomiting, weakness and collapse. High doses can cause liver failure. Providing our companions the best diets we can is an important part of guardianship and learning about our animals and what they naturally crave is part of our ongoing education. "If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." St. Francis of Assisi
Healthy Mountain Living HEALTH MOUNTAIN TIP Brush Up on Nutrition for Back to School The new school year has arrived. It's time to focus on healthy eating to make sure your child's growing body is properly fueled for the challenges of school. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions: ● Start your child's day each morning with a nutritious breakfast. ● If your child eats lunch at school, review the menu together to select a healthy lunch.
● If you pack your child's lunch, shop together to pick out healthy foods. ● Pack healthy snacks -- such as fruits and vegetables, wholegrain crackers and low-fat cheese -- to help tide your child over during extracurricular activities. ● Make sure your child gets plenty of exercise each day. Activity doesn't have to mean a sport. ● Find out which healthy foods your child likes and doesn't like.
HEALTHY MOUNTAIN RECIPE
Classic Macaroni and Cheese Low-fat cheese and skim milk help to make this favorite dish heart-healthy. ● 2 cups macaroni ● ½ cup onions, chopped ● ½ cup evaporated milk, fat-free ● 1 medium egg, beaten or egg substitute ● 1¼ cups sharp cheddar cheese (4 oz), finely shredded, low-fat non-stick cooking oil spray 1. Cook macaroni according to directions. (Do not add salt to the cooking water.) Drain and set aside.
There is no doubt about it, life can be challenging. And if this wasn’t hard enough, many of us want to get more out of our life so we try our hands at something, anything…even if we know nothing about what we are doing. Both my hands are up. My feet would be too, but right now they are in my mouth!
When you reveal to others what you have for goals in life, every time you see them afterwards you get pounded with the same question, “Did you reach your goal yet?” And if you haven’t, the next series of questions might be, “Why not?” and “When are you going to get started?” Questions like these.
them or when the timing is right. After all, not all cruises are hunky dory. Sometimes there are storms at sea and you have to deal with the problems that come with this kind of trouble. Who has a perfect life anyway? I know I don’t, but what I do know…I am the captain on my ship and I will get there when I get there!
It is one thing to have secret dreams and goals on top of all the other things we have to accomplish in our life. This can be a bad thing, if we tell others about our dreams. When we let them in on our secrets, well, they are no longer secrets but “weapons” that can be used against us.
I like to feel that reaching the goals in my life’s journey is like taking a cruise. You take your time getting there, you enjoy the scenery for a little while and then you move on. I mean, are we in a hurry to get there? We all have goals, we have dreams, and they get accomplished when we get to
Are You A Captain?
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A captain never gives up his ship. He stays at the helm despite turbulent bounces and dips. He endures whatever comes his way. He never stops trying until he
2. Spray a casserole dish with non stick cooking oil spray. Preheat oven to 350° F. 3. Lightly spray saucepan with nonstick cooking oil spray. 4. Add onions to saucepan and sauté for about 3 minutes. 5. In another bowl, combine macaroni, onions, and the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
● ¼ tsp black pepper
Thought & Poem
By Betty Baker
6. Transfer into casserole dish. 7. Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
By Jeanne Claire Probst has anchored his ship in the bay. Ocean waters can be rough, And getting through them can be tough. But a captain never gives up doing what he has to do, He does what he must to get his ship through. Our lives can be like the waters of the seas, As we maneuver through the different waves to become who we were meant to be. But no matter how high the waves get or how bad they toss us around,
keeping our ship moving and don’t let the storm winds take us down. How we succeed on our trip in life will depend much on how we handle the sails. And when we spring a leak in the boat, we confidently know how to use the buckets and pails. If there should be a disaster and we will need to abandon the ship, We will have on our life jackets and have a row boat to get us through the rest of our trip.
We maintain our direction,
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Kitchen on the Creek Weekend breakfasts are a treat around my house. I try now and then to make something special instead of the old toast and cereal routine. This recipe is one that would be fun for the kids to Ingredients help with, and they can create their own combinations of fillings. This is a ● 8 slices white sandwich bread fun version of French toast that I hope ● softened cream cheese, diced you will try! strawberries, or Nutella
French Toast Roll-ups
● 2 eggs ● 3 tablespoons milk ● 1/3 cup granulated sugar ● 1 heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon ● butter, for greasing the pan Instructions
Mountain Stories Big Ben clocks ring harsh in the not yet day, unwindin' as they cry "rise an' shine". Ol' men reach out an' lift the clock to stare with sleep sandy eyes, seein' it ain't yet sunrise, thinkin' Big Ben must be lyin', must be wrong.
By Lisa Bourque
1. Cut the crust from each slice of bread and flatten it out with a rolling pin.
4. In a separate shallow bowl mix the sugar with the cinnamon. 5. Heat a skillet set over medium heat and melt a tablespoon of butter.
2. Place about 1-2 teaspoons of your chosen filling 1 inch from one end of the bread in a strip. Roll the bread up tightly and repeat with the remaining pieces of bread. I really like cream cheese with diced strawberries as one combination and Nutella with diced strawberries as another combination. Peanut butter and banana would be another version you could try.
6. Dip each bread roll in the egg mixture coating well and then place them in the pan seam side down. Cook in batches until golden brown, turning them to cook and brown on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Add butter to the pan as needed. 7. Add cooked rolls immediately from the pan to the cinnamon sugar and roll until completely covered in sugar.
3. In a shallow bowl whisk the eggs and milk until well combined.
By Stephen Hollen they head for the kitchens to throw kindlin' into cook stoves, light a fire, wash up an' get breakfast together.
It is mornin' in the The menfolks are more verbal as they mounThe fog is thick, as if the clouds stand, groan moanin' an' unsteady with tains, dropped down to wrap misty arms mornin' aches to pull on overalls, drag hidden around the mountains an' fill the holby the lers to the brim. Darkness latches onto But mantle clocks an' that big ol' num- on worn out socks and slowly tie up fog, not delayed. ber 18 sized pocket watch, coin silver scuffed brogans. In cabins up an' the fog an' pushes hard agin the oncase an' 17 jewel sure both speak the down the creek they wander to the Stephen Hollen is an accomplished comin' day. same truth. Mornin' has come, no sun kitchen, wash up in the pans of water author, storyteller and entertainer. The thick damp mist muffles the has risen, but mornin' has come home warm an' waitin' for them, grab a sup Visit www.mountainstories.net to read sounds of dawn. Birds are feather to the hills. of water from the dipper before they the humorous stories, bittersweet fluffed an' quiet, waitin' for the sun lift the pail, head for the well to draw memories and wonderful word picAs they rise up, womenfolks sit on the that still hides behind the clouds. fresh water an' then to the barn to feed tures written by this talented author Roosters wander out of the hen house side of the bed, gatherin' their long the mules, milk the cows an' begin the and poet. damp an' bedraggled, not willin' yet to hair into buns, pullin' strands tight an' day's work. under tortoise shell combs. Aprons on, crow an' call in the dawn.
Foggy Mornin’ In The Mountains
Searching For William J. Note: The following is the ending of a chapter of “Blame it on Salt,” a book I wrote about searching for my family ancestors. My wife and I had been visiting my main family cemetery at Beech Creek and decided to try – one more time – to find the grave of my Great Grandfather William House at another cemetery.
grandfather William J. House was buried here. That seemed farfetched. It was close to no place the Houses had lived, nor was there any reason to believe any other family members, in any bracket, were here. But we went and we searched and turned up nothing save some old vine-choked sandstones scattered amongst the hardwood trees that led further up the mountain. “Pennington Hillers,” I had said, spitting out the pejorative phrase that was common in my youth.
By Charles House
tion with planted grass, well kept, with marble and granite tombstones. I walk past the fence toward some other graves in the distance. Hadn’t I noticed these before? Some have been here for years.
the copperheads and timber rattlers slithering under it, the quick strike at my unprotected ankles. Tennis shoes in November; am I nuts?
He’s here, I know it. You don’t get clues like this for no reason. Some“Fletchers.” The word comes at me thing touchy-feely is at work. I can unexpected, shouting “clue” “clue” feel it. Nora can, too. She points to a “clue.” A couple of weeks earlier I vague, gray top of something ten feet It’s a fine November day. I don’t feel had located William J. in a list of away, something different, but buried like writing, though I know I will feel Mexican War and World War I vets like the rest in a tangle of vines and guilty about it. We leave Beech Creek complied in a haphazard collection of leaves. I rush to the stone, wildly Cemetery and head up Harts Branch, Clay County history. I knew William shoving tree limbs away from my past the beautiful mountain farm The closer you get to the cemetery the J. hadn’t been in either of those wars, face, pushing vines and briars with my granddaddy and grandmother owned, steeper the road gets, as steep as any I but one in between, the Civil War. I legs, kicking like crazy at imaginary where, until I started looking at clues have ever driven. You expect the little didn’t pay much attention to the error, snakes. I claw at the thicket and the in old letters and diaries, I thought car to stop any minute and start rolling though; the book is full of them. What stone is revealed, a small, concreteMama lived. She got married before backward toward oblivion. How on I was interested in was the cemetery like structure with a rounded top. And they bought it, I know now, so I no earth did they get caskets up here? he was said to have been buried in. blank as the paper I’d supposed to longer feign mock resentment it How many mules would it have takFletcher. On Horse Creek, the notation have been writing on today. I stare at wasn’t handed down to me. en? And why? You didn’t have to go said. the stupid thing and feel the way I althis high up the mountain to get above We go through Manchester and up the I had called my 80-something aunt, a ways do when a promising lead turns the corn-growing land. up nothing. four lane and turn up the steep road Horse Creeker who knew everything that leads to an old cemetery behind We park on the postage stamp size worth knowing about the area and a “What about the back?” Nora says. the shopping center. Pennington Hill flat. With the leaves gone you can lot more than that. “I never heard of a What back, I reason; all the stones are has come a long way over the past look down on Goose Creek far below, Fletcher cemetery,” she said. Neverfacing down the mountain, not up. three decades. In my youth it was a and across it to East Manchester. It theless, she piled into the little car What the heck. I work my way garbage-choked slum of uninhabitable had been summer when I was here the with Nora and me and off we went on around, take two handfulls of vines (though inhabited) shacks. Now it is a first time, the leaves thick and obscur- a wild goose chase up and down and part them, and read in deep relief, neighborhood of blacktopped streets ing everything except what was right Horse Creek looking for William J’s the work of a professional grave stone and unremarkable, though quite attrac- in front of you. Now we can see that grave. We found nothing. Now, with hand: tive cottages in many cases. I suspect the old cemetery is bigger than I’d the word “Fletcher” reverberating CORP. the old cemetery was there before thought. Unmarked sandstones proaround my skull like a ricocheted bulWm. J. HOUSE Pennington Hill existed. trude from the ground cover leading let, I start walking up the hill past the up the mountain like fins on a dinoneat tombstones. Beyond a line of evCO. K We have no expectations visiting this saur’s spine. The nearest tombstones ergreen trees the thick woods look uncemetery, high up the mountainside, 6 KY. CAV look the same, though, many of them inviting. There are unmarked sand and as unkempt for the most part as Eight years is not too long to wait for Beech Creek is neat. Eight years ago I homemade and painted by an illiterate stones concealed by a jungle-like such a moment, such an emotion. Now hand, with mixed case letters in odd growth of saplings, vines and leaves. was led here, following instructions I can write. juxtapositions and sizes. Something The forest floor is a thick mat of this from an email that suggested my great looks new, though: a fenced off secstuff, more than knee deep. I visualize
Heart & Soul Plans Events The Manchester-Clay County Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday. Guest speaker was Rhonda Bowling who spoke on the Heart and Soul Life Center in Manchester.
nant teens," said Bolwing. "The general program offers an hour class, once or twice a week. They get to choose something from the baby boutique each time they attend as an incentive. After attending 12 classes, we "Over 1,500 services have been renthrow them a baby shower. They redered to date," stated Bowling. "So ceive a lot of information on raising a many former clients tell us how much child and learn about the resources the center has helped them." available and receive a lot of items Bowling explained the Center is fund- they will need. Many additional sered by the community and serves Clay vices also help expecting parents to be and surrounding counties. "It is open prepared to be a family. We operate to all expecting parents, not just preg- mostly with volunteers. One of the big Publisher: All In One Websites Editor-In-Chief: Gary Barnby Associate Editor: Bobi Stewart Sports: Mike Birch General Manager: Bill Dalo
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missing links is someone with tech skills. We need a volunteer to help with a website and social media." Heart and Soul Life Center will be hosting a First Annual Walk for Life on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Rawlings-Stinson park from 10 am to noon.
tions will form teams to raise $500 for the Center. The team benefits by building team spirit, helping a good cause, media recognition, booth space, prizes and awards. We’re going to do inspirational markers around the park for $6 each.”
To register a team, contact the Center at 606-599-8283 or 606-813-1397. "We are calling on individuals, busiEach team will be allowed an endless nesses and churches to put together number of members and be responsiteams to participate in the walk and ble for raising $500 for the Center. help fund this very critical ministry The Center will also host an open within our community," said Bowling. house in early November to offer “It will be a two hour ceremony. tours of the facility. Churches, businesses and organiza-
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Career Readiness Center Has First Principal Dr. James M. Davis, of Clay County, has been selected as the principal for the new Laurel County Career Readiness Center which is scheduled to open in August, 2015. The construction of the new Career Center is well underway and on schedule. Laurel County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Doug Bennett, notes that “on the program level, we are ready to begin the next phase of work on the specific program offerings, curriculum and resource needs and staffing considerations for the new center. We want to ensure that we will be ready to offer students the highest quality of instruction possible from day one.”
Dr. Davis will be assembling the team of professionals and finalizing program design as the details of student participation are determined for the initial class to enroll in fall 2015.
our students and staff at the new school.”
Dr. Davis knows something about what it takes for a student to achieve success. His recently completed disDavis completed a Bachelor of Scisertation, “Orientation and Its Impact ence in Psychology and a Doctorate in on Rural Student Success,” provided Educational Leadership at Eastern the data to drive the implementation Kentucky University and holds a of an engaging orientation for new Master of Arts in Education Psycholocollege students that has proven to be gy from Union College. His professuccessful. sional experience ranges from elementary teaching to guidance Of his new position as Principal, Da“In addition to being the principal, Dr. counseling at the post-secondary lev- vis said, “I am excited to provide Davis will be instrumental in coordiel. As a Guidance Counselor and Ca- leadership for this unique opportunity nating the operations and curriculum reer Development Specialist at to involve students in programs and programs in advance of the school’s Somerset Community College for the services that will provide college opening. We are excited about the oppast 10 years, he has worked closely preparation and meet workforce readiportunities the Career Readiness Cenwith educational partners from preness standards. The Career Readiness ter can help bring to our students and school to grade 12 and with local Center will provide academic preparacommunity. Dr. Davis has a valuable businesses to assist students in suction complimentary to and in support skillset and career/college expertise cessfully pursuing their career choic- of that which is offered at both Laurel that will be of tremendous benefit to es. County high schools.”
Gray, Couch Appointed Two Clay Countians have been appointed to the Leadership Development and Youth Engagement work group of the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative. Terry Gray, Leadership East Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University has been appointed a Committee Member. Dr. Amon Couch, Superintendent, Clay County Board of Education, has been appointed an Advisory Member. The committee focuses on regional efforts to advance the collective energies of the next generation, including mentoring programs, internships, linked organi-
zational exchanges, etc. Gray and Couch will work to involve youth and young adults in more creative ways in their communities so that leadership can be learned while doing. Specific attention will be given to coordinating and partnering with existing leadership and youth engagement organizations. Eastern Kentucky faces the typical problems that all rural areas face… amplified by poverty and remoteness. The group will work on solving these challenges while creating opportunities for young people to return to or stay in Eastern Kentucky.
Speaking of the plans for this school year, he said, “We will take every opportunity to inform staff and students at every level of the exciting opportunities that will be available in this Laurel County facility which promises to set the standard for such programs in the state, and perhaps even the nation.” Davis is enthusiastic about the impact the Career Readiness Center will have on the local economy. “This facility is important to current and perspective business and industry because of the highly qualified and skilled employees that will be available in the local workforce.” Dr. Davis is a native of Clay County. His wife, Tammy, is a Laurel County native and they have two children, William and Amy. He began his duties August 6, 2014.
Fiscal Courts Get Funds Clay, Owsley and Leslie counties will receive portions of $399,450 in mining permit and acreage fees refunds for beneficial projects. Clay County Fiscal Court will receive $6,675. Owsley County Fiscal Court will receive $479 and Leslie County Fiscal Court will receive $12,963.
The Department for Natural Resources collects mining permit and acreage fees and returns a portion of the fees to coal-producing counties for projects that the fiscal courts deem beneficial to their communities.
“Every effort is being made by this administration to help the mining industry extract coal in a manner that is The recent announcement, from Gov- safe, efficient and protective of our ernor Steve Beshear, stated 34 fiscal environment,” said Gov. Beshear. courts will receive refunds totaling “Our coal-producing counties are our $399,450 from mining permit and partners and these funds provide a acreage fees. Last year, $381,400 direct benefit for their efforts.” was refunded. Refunds range from $25 to $73,583.
At the Market… Round to Remember Despite threats of rain, another successful Clay County Community Farmers Market was held in Manchester on Saturday. Visit the market every Saturday starting at 9 am at the Manchester B School. New vendors always welcome. Call the Extension Office at 598-2789 for more information.
On Saturday, August 16, the Round to Remember golf scramble, in memory of Pauline Bobrowski, took place at Sag Hollow Golf Club in Owsley County. All proceeds benefited the Alzheimer's association for researching a cure for the disease. $1,500 was raised through the event. The 1st place team won $800, 2nd place $600 and 3rd place $400. Round to Remember was presented by B+H Apothecary and sponsored by area individuals, businesses, organizations and the City of Booneville.
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Trail Permits at All Things Good
Red Bird Crest Trail permits are now available for sale at All Things Good in Manchester. 1day, 3-day and annual passes are available.
From the Hal Rogers Parkway, take Big Creek Exit #34. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto KY 66. Go 0.7 miles (passing under the parkway) to the intersection with US 421/KY 80. The Daniel Boone National ForTurn right and go 0.8 miles, and est Redbird Crest Trail in Clay County is developed for off-high- then turn left onto KY 66. Continway vehicle riders, hikers, horse- ue on KY 66 for 1.7 miles. The Redbird Ranger District office is back riders and mountain bikers on the right and the Peabody trailto enjoy year round. The trail makes a loop that begins and ends head is on the left. The trail is near the Redbird Ranger District marked with orange diamond shaped blazes. Trail symbols and office. Two inner loops and a signs are used at road intersecconnector trail to a private offhighway vehicle campground add tions. to the recreational experience. All Things Good is located at 112 The trail has three developed Richmond Road in Downtown trailheads with vehicle parking. Manchester. Call for more inforSigns at each trailhead indicate mation, 606-598-0169. the type of use permitted along each section of trail.
Park Celebrations Natural Bridge Artisan Festival will be held at Natural Bridge State Resort Park August 22 to August 24. The event will feature live bluegrass and folk music, a walk through quilt showcase and booths filled with items made by local artisans, Appalachian paintings and photography. To stay updated on this event, visit the festival's Facebook page: NaturalBridgeArtisanFestival. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is celebrating the 90th anni-
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versary of the Kentucky State Parks with a homecoming event on August 30. All former employees and guests are invited to the event starting at 6 pm at the pavilion behind the swimming pool. The park’s traditional folk, line and square dance will be at 8 pm. Attendees are asked to bring old photos or other park memorabilia for sharing. Call 1-800-325-0063 for more information.
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