Cab service rolls in
Rodeoers round up
Hitchin’ a ride just got a whole lot easier for Meade County residents since Cab America has extended its services to Brandenburg and beyond.
The Meade County High School Rodeo Club rounded up to bid adieu to its senior riders, and welcomed new officers during its end-of-the-year banquet.
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The Meade County track team is continuing its success by clearing any obstacles that come in its way.
and drug charges. narcotics officers Dr. Raymond L. for the past four Mathis was charged months. During the with possession of a search, officers discontrolled substance, covered narcotics in 1st; prescription conan unmarked meditrolled substance not cine bottle. Bishop was Dr. Raymond in original container, 1st; and hindering lodged in the L. Mathis prosecution/appreMeade County jail by the U.S. Marshal’s Of- hension, 2nd. Mathis was lodged in the fice, facing numerous theft
Meade County jail, and has subsequently been released on bond. Kerrick said the investigation is ongoing and that additional charges may be pending. Mathis retired a few years ago from his physician’s practice formerly located on the ByPass in Brandenburg.
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U.S. Marshals help arrest two at former doctor’s home Submitted by the Meade County Sheriff’s Department DOE VALLEY — A fourmonth undercover narcotics investigation by the Meade County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of a local physician on Tuesday. According to Sheriff William “Butch” Kerrick, the
U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force contacted him at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. The Task Force had information that 24-year-old Mathew L. Bishop was at a residence in Doe Valley. Bishop, who was facing multiple charges for drugs and theft, was thought to be at the home of 65-year-old Dr. Raymond L. Mathis.
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Mathis told officers from the Meade County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshal’s Task Force that Bishop was not at his home. The officers obtained consent to search the home and found Bishop hiding above the ceiling of the residence. Kerrick said that Mathis has been under investigation by sheriff’s department
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Regal Ransom Join The Dance
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Seniors Michael Addesa and Taylor Smith were voted the Meade County High School 2009 Prom King and Queen. Turn to pages A11 and A12 for a photo spread of the magical evening.
District debates buying, selling fire equipment By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
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Derby Hat Contest organizer Liz Bell and Meade County Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft model some of the hand-crafted derby hats on display on the courthouse Thursday morning.
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‘Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports’ sets history tomorrow By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com Feathers, flowers, ribbons and bows flourished the brims of nearly a dozen hand-crafted derby hats — all setting the tone for Kentucky’s most distinguished of traditions. Liz Bell orchestrated the Meade County Courthouse’s first annual Derby Hat Contest, held Thursday morning. Individuals submitted their festive top pieces which were festiv
Detailed discussion of the Meade County Fire Protection District’s (MCFPD) 2009-2010 fiscal year (FY) budget included the purchase of two new vehicles and a closed trailer, and selling of three apparatuses. During the regular monthly meeting of the MCFPD Board of Trustees held at headquarters Monday night, fire chief Larry Naser expressed the need for trucks that have the capacity to hold at least four firefighters, which he said would help eliminate the total numberr of first response vehicles on emergency runs.
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arranged on display then judged in three different categories. Pat Carlson’s hat won the “Most Elegant” award, the Meade County Veterinary Hospital’s hat earned the “Most Whimsical” title, and Liz Bell’s hat was declared “Most Creative.” The local Kentucky Derby celebration is one of many occurring across the Commonwealth, and across the nation, as 20 distinct, worldclass thoroughbreds prepare to burst from fro the gates at the sound of a trumpet for the 135th time. tim The rac race is dubbed “The Most Ex Exciting Two Minutes u es in Sports” and the ut “Run for the Roses” “R and has drawn hundreds of thousands to Churchill Downs since 1875. The Kentucky Der-
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by is also the first leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, followed by the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The speed record for the Kentucky Derby was set in 1973 by Secretariat who ran 1:59 2/5. According Kentucky Derby Association records, the longest shot to ever wear the roses was Donerail who won in 1913 despite 91/1 odds. Early estimations name I Want Revenge the 3-1 favorite, and Dunkirk and Pioneerof the Nile as co-second choices. The first post time is slated for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the race of all races to post at 6:04 p.m. The Kentucky Derby will be broadcast on NBC, beginning at 4 p.m.
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Motorcycles blessed at annual ‘Run for the Son’ benefit ride By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com The Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) hosted more than 100 biker enthusiasts Sunday at Glad Tidings Christian Center in Brandenburg for its annual “Run for the Son” 30-mile bike ride and “Biker’s Blessing.” Eighty-four bikers registered and paid a $10 fee to participate in door prizes and awards and to have their motorcycles blessed. One hundred
percent of the event’s proceeds will benefit three United States ministries — Jesus Film Project, Missionary Ventures, and Open Doors. The proceeds are split 60/40, with 60 percent going to ministers overseas and 40 percent to ministers in the states. Last year, the more than 1,000 CMA chapters collected $806,841.65 for each ministry organization through Run for the Son. Sunday’s crowd consisted of various Christian biker groups — including
Bikers for Christ, Sons of God, and Disciples of Christ — and non-Christian groups, like the local Grimm Reapers, that joined forces with various Kentucky CMA chapters from Louisville, Elizabethtown and Bowling Green. Cy “Catman” Moorman, a member of the Prayer Ministry Team and the vice president of the Elizabethtown CMA chapter, helped spread blessings to multiple bikes.
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Local motorcycle riders take a moment to say a prayer during an annual “Biker’s Blessing” held Sunday at Glad Tidings Christian Center.
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Chairman Martin Bosemer recommended the board approve selling trucks No. 45 and No. 46 and engine No. 41 in order to help pay for both vehicles and the trailer. Bosemer said the purchase would essentially “reduce the fleet by oneâ€? rescue vehicle. “I’m looking at a threequarter ton, four-door, fourwheel drive — something that we could comfortably put a hundred gallons of water in,â€? Naser said. “And then be able to come up with some kind of a box configuration ‌ so we can put our medical supplies on one side and some firefighting stuff and still be able to carry, easily, four or five people either on medical runs or brush fires.â€? The estimated total to purchase a Ford F150 and a Ford Expedition — the vehicles Naser suggested — totaled nearly $47,000 plus an extra $10,000 for fire district decals. An estimate on the potential profit the district would gain by selling the three apparatuses was $32,000, leaving the district responsible for $25,000 of the cost. Trustee Mike Curl anticipated that the trailer — which would be about 14-feet long — if purchased brand new, would cost the district around $4,000. Bosemer asked the trustees to approve budgeting for buying and selling the apparatuses. He also said the district could expect an extra $25,000 to $30,000 from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and other sources. “I hate to approach it that way, though,â€? said trustee T. Parker. Parker said budgeting for the $32,000 the district anticipates making off selling equipment is taking a risk. Trustee Bruno Ilario proposed selling the three apparatuses before looking at the potential new purchases. “We’re going to know what the new trucks will cost, but what we won’t know is what these three trucks will sell for,â€? Ilario said. “We may think we’re going to get $30,000 and we may only get $20,000.â€? Ilario felt that it would be more feasible to put the apparatuses up for sale, and then take an additional month to find the new trucks and trailer. Parker suggested budgeting $32,000 with the expectation that Naser will come to the board after July 1 with a plan of what he will sell and how much profit the district will earn, and then what equipment he will spend the total amount on. The board unanimously approved to change the apparatus fund from its current status of “reservedâ€? to “expendableâ€? for the 200910 FY. In other MCFPD news: •Bosemer presented a plaque to Naser for his services to the community. “This is a plaque for you from the MCFPD in appreciation of your leadership and guidance as district chief and for your guidance with the new building,â€? Bosemer said. •The board approved fund percentages for the ‘0910 FY. The percentages will
was drowning. The state medical examiner made the identification based on dental records provided by the Veteran’s Administration. All indications are that the body had been in the water for several days. Finn had been reported missing in Jefferson County on March 15, 2009. His car was towed and impounded from the Greenwood boat ramp the same day. No foul play is suspected in the death.
remain the standard 40 percent for the apparatus fund, 10 percent for the equipment fund and 50 percent for the building fund. The percentages are broken down based on a $50,000 budget. The finalized budget will be available for the board to approve at its May meeting. •Naser reported the district had 44 runs last month with an average of 13 firefighters on seven brush fires and an average response time of seven minutes and 35 seconds and 23 EMS assists with an average of six firefighters and an average of nine minutes and 45 seconds. •Arch Chemicals, Inc. has requested the district to pay $6,094.83 due to an oversight error made on their taxes. “Apparently, due to their mistake, they overpaid lots of taxes,â€? Naser said. “I have talked with ... the sheriff’s office and (they) indicated that while we do owe them a refund, there is no statute
saying we have to refund their money now.â€? Naser recommended the district pay Arch in December 2009 when MCFPD receives its first tax check from Arch. “Also, Arch has not paid one tax bill from 2007,â€? Naser said. “We are due over $10,000 from Arch. There is a 21 percent penalty that has been assessed due to nonpayment.â€? The penalty for the error is $1,018.83. The board felt it should waive the fee considering Arch contributes a hefty donation each year to the Crusade for Children fundraiser. “Usually we get $1,000 (from Arch) for Crusade for Children, and last year we got $2,000 for equipment,â€? Naser said. The board unanimously approved waiving the fee. •Naser plans to apply for two FEMA grants to help update equipment and gear.
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ABOVE (Left to right): Fire Chief Larry Naser, district conservationist Calvin Bohannon, conservation district members Nathan Beavin and Jack King, district chairman John M. Bruington, district staff member Nathan Lind, and district treasurer Jim Scott took part in Monday’s tree planting. BELOW: Nathan Beavin and Nathan Lind dig a hole for the tree in front of the county’s new fire station. In honor of Arbor Day, the Meade County Conservation District carried on its long-standing tradition of celebrating the national holiday by planting a tree at a local establishment. On Monday, staff and board members of the Meade County Conservation District bestowed a Cleveland Flowering Pear tree to the recently constructed fire station located on Armory Place in Brandenburg. Fire chief Larry Naser thanked the conservation district for the gift, which he said will help brighten the station’s landscape.
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FRANKFORT — A little less than a year from now, our state will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kentucky Education Reform Act, widely considered to be one of the most important laws ever adopted by the General Assembly. The legislation filled more than 900 pages, and within them were about 30 distinct ideas that, like the inner workings of a clock, depended on each other for reform to work. It was a bold step at the time, but an array of national studies since then has repeatedly shown that our students have made significant strides in less than a generation. In recent years, however, these studies have also shown that our progress has begun to slow. Earlier this month, for example, the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center reported that Kentucky had dropped to 35th among the states in 2007 in its annual Education Index, down a spot from 2005. The current index is composed of 11 categories ranging from scores on national tests to dropout rates and the percentage of adults ages 25 to 64 with a high school diploma. While we have come a long way since 1992, when our ranking was 43rd, other states have begun matching
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But after this column called attention to the magistrates’ all-out attempt to avoid making tough decisions, they worked with local residents and reached a compromise. Hahn’s proposal would undo that and cheapens efforts already put forth by local residents to solve the issue. Does this sound like the society our founders intended? How often do the smoking statists offer even the slightest hint that they care about protecting personal-property rights or about the Constitution and the liberty, freedom and personal responsibility it advances? Instead, we hear a barrage of ideas — delivered with all the enthusiasm that true-blue socialists can muster — intended to further expand the interference of government into our daily lives. Because of this, it’s time to do what my friend — and now registered Independent — Gatewood Galbraith said every generation must do: “Re-win its own freedom.” Jim Waters is the director of policy and communications for the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free-market think tank. You can reach him at jwaters@ freedomkentucky.com. You can read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.
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did not measure individual 76-page law into reality, but progress from year to year its long-term goals already and that they limited teach- appear to have broad supers in the classroom. port in the education Senate Bill 1 ad- Legislative community. As one dresses each of these advocate put it, by Update and more. The early 2011, Kentucky changes begin this will have academic spring, and will take expectations that are another two school “clearer, shorter and years to fully implebetter aligned with ment. higher education and During this interinternational benchim, school progress marks.” will still be measured This comes at the Jeff Greer by such things as the same time the Defederal No Child Left partment of EducaBehind Act and national tests. tion is searching for a new In the meantime, local and commissioner to lead the state school officials will de- way forward. The right pervise a replacement for CATS, son for the job is crucial, but one that will take less time to the company conducting the give — five days instead of 10 search is fortunately the same — and be given toward the one that came up with the end of the school year rather current leaders of the Univerthan several weeks earlier. sity of Kentucky, Northern Scores will also be returned Kentucky University, and the within 75 days, rather than Council on Postsecondary by the first of November. Education, all highly respectWriting portfolios, the ed in their field. collection of work that stuIf you have any thoughts dents write and edit during or concerns about this or the year, will no longer be anything else involving state included in schools’ account- government, please don’t ability scores, but on-demand hesitate to contact me at writing will. Room 357C, Capitol Annex, Public university faculty 702 Capitol Avenue, Frankand staff will help write the fort, KY 40601. You can also standards for older students, leave a message at 800-372in the hope that it will reduce 7181. For the deaf or hard of the need for remedial classes hearing, the number is 800once the students are in a 896-0305. I hope to hear from you postsecondary school. It will take time to turn this soon.
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us stride for stride, making our steady climb more difficult to maintain. A comparison with the nation’s top 10 states in the center’s index underscores just how much more work we have in front of us. The only area where we exceeded the average of those states in 2007 was fourth grade science. In the area of math, meanwhile, our fourth and eighth graders underperformed significantly. To re-energize the spirit of reform, the General Assembly put its unanimous support last month behind Senate Bill 1. The legislation reflects the nearly two decades’ worth of real-world knowledge we have gained since KERA’s passage, and once it is fully enacted, students, parents and teachers alike will have a better understanding of where our schools need to be and a clearer idea of how to get there. The legislation doesn’t tinker with most aspects of KERA, such as funding or local school control, but it does deal directly with the heart of it: the development of new academic standards and the tests that measure them. There had been a growing concern that the tests, known as CATS, were not fulfilling their potential. Many complained they took too long to give and score, that they
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publicly-owned places — such as courthouses and parks. It was a reasonable — and constitutionally acceptable — compromise. And based on the most recent election results, the community seems satisfied. Hahn’s proposal indicates that nannies have very little interest in finding acceptable compromises. They would not hesitate to waste all effort by local governments that have already done their own wrestling on this issue. The same thing happened in Hopkins County, which fought through much controversy and reached a decision recently that all sides accepted. It bans smoking in public places where those under age 18 are allowed. This agreement resulted from nearly a yearlong fight, during which county lawmakers tried to evade responsibility by passing it to nannies in the county’s health department. Residents who fought the ban believe bureaucrats in Frankfort were pushing the locals to bypass elected officials and trample on the rights of private-property owners in the name of protecting people’s health. Look for them to try and do the same thing in other communities.
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Yesterday, I took Bosey jog through that, you know,” for a jog at Buttermilk Falls. was the best I could do. It was a cookie cutter spring Without missing a beat, day, cliched with she shrugged her Editor’s blossoming dogshoulders and said woods, talkative with a grin, “EvNote chipmunks and larkerybody goes.” spur petals flitting That was it. That across the trail in a was what she had light, low breeze. to say, “everybody Meade County is goes.” A grown beautiful this time of woman caught year, and spring in all bare-bottom in the its revitalizing glory midst of a very seemed to crescendo Laura Saylor private moment under the shady canin the middle of a opy at Buttermilk Falls that very public place, and those late afternoon. Bosey and I were her reciprocating renodded hello to fellow jog- marks. gers, she took a dip in the And with those awe-instream that skirts along the spiring words of wisdom, trail and we both let the eve- she was gone. She was ning unfold with smiles on down the hillside, around our panting faces. the turn and out of sight. Until we rounded a bend. Bosey and I stood for a Near the two-mile mark- few minutes longer, then er, right as Arch Chemicals about-faced, wanting to becomes visible beyond avoid the woman’s legacy the corn fields, a woman — altogether. who looked fairly respectWe jogged the two miles able and decent enough — back and all the while I was squatted down in the tried to reconcile what hapmiddle of the trail, pants at pened, what it meant that I her ankles, relieving herself. was the sole witness to this Several things happened unsettling occasion, what next: footprint this event will im1. Bosey and I stopped press upon my life, why she jogging and stood still. I was so casual about it all, looked, then didn’t look, and why — for the love of then looked again. God — she didn’t just use 2. I felt embarrassed, then the port-a-potty that’s conthought, “Wait a minute, veniently located halfway I’m not the one with my down the trail. skivvies at my feet on a pubMy brain was in work lic walkway.” mode, racing to qualify and 3. A plane flew by over- disqualify reasonings and head. resolutions for the event 4. The woman and I final- that had just transpired. ly made eye contact. Bosey lunged after a Uncertain of what the squirrel, pulling the leash appropriate conversation taut and pulling me out of starter should be, I said my reverie. nothing and stood awkThen I got it. It was simwardly, unable to not watch ple. as the woman pulled up her The woman was right, pants, stood up, and pro- in an off-kilter sense. There ceeded to power walk to- were a million explanations ward me — as nonchalant for why she chose to relieve as if she had just paused to herself in the middle of the tie a loose shoelace. trail, or there were none. I considered letting her Instead of just accepting walk on by, and we would the event for what it was, I just nod heads and let this ruined a delightful spring incredibly unprecedented evening by trying to deciand disturbing incident pher the actions of others waltz away in the breeze, — something I’ve learned but then I saw it, glistening long ago to be a resounding on the gravel trail way be- waste of time and effort. hind her — her own perEverybody goes. Somesonal Buttermilk Falls. times that’s just all there is “Uh, I’m going to have to to it.
Kentucky’s smoking nan- would be covered.” nies have made it clear: They Then to my amazement, want a state-government im- she added: “It has to have posed and enforced anti-pre-emptive lansmoking ban in evguage, meaning that Bluegrass local governments ery public place in Beacon the commonwealth could do more if they — even in local comwanted to.” munities that have Look out. The decided otherwise. nannies think those We must stop governments not them. satisfied with simply They brush aside trampling on the prias insignificant — or vate-property rights worse, ignore altoof business owners gether — the right of Jim Waters should be able to tell local governments to you what you can — make smoking polior cannot — do in cies that best fit their com- your personal living space. munities, especially if those Perhaps they could force decisions result in a partial apartment-building owners ban rather than a total one. to ban smoking in their units, For example, the state’s or send armed troops to arChief Smoking Nanny, El- rest parents who smoke at len Hahn, who directs the home around children. University of Kentucky CenNot only that, Hahn wants ter for Smoke Free Policy, to spend “millions” on a recently issued her call for statewide ban. Making a a statewide ban while in comment like that during an Bowling Green to speak to economic downturn makes the Rotary Club. me wonder what she’s been “I think it would be really smoking. wonderful if the state would By pushing for a statewide pass it,” Hahn told Dan Mod- ban while in Bowling Green, lin, news director for Western Hahn thumbed her nose at Kentucky University’s public the city commission, which radio affiliate, who covered voted 3-2 against a comprethe speech. “However, let hensive smoking ban in Aume just say — it has got to gust 2007. be totally comprehensive, Instead, commissioners meaning that all work places agreed to ban smoking in
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The swine flu pandemic that’s lurking on a North America take-over is being chalked up as nothing more than the newest of media hypes by masses of unbelievers — and who’s to blame them? After initial reports of the onslaught of illness the disease can leave in its wake, new reports are trickling in that local health care offices and state health departments are having difficulty making the public take the outbreak seriously. The media has cried wolf for so long, that now no one’s heeding the shepherd’s warning. In the fall of 1990, newspaper, TV and radio sources created a national tizzy that originated in south Texas where millions of adequately dubbed “killer bees” were to enter the country and sting every man, woman and child in sight. Guess what? Never happened. But it sure sent newsstand profits through the roof. We’re so calloused by the terrible images we see broadcast morning, noon and night that it’s become difficult to discern formulated ratings tactics from the real deal. What if this is it? What if this is the next of kin to the 1918 flu pandemic that killed roughly 20 million people? What could the media say to make us understand that “this time we’re not messing around, guys — this is serious.” When do we know where media hype ends and veracity begins? With its long history of overkill and frivolous pop culture reporting, media — as a whole — has given itself a bad wrap. In this current situation, when it should be committed to its intended responsibility of presenting fact (not fear) it is being met by many with disregard ... an honest sign of a true failure of duty.
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Gene McGehee and Connie McGehee to Nancy E. Davis, lot eight of Coyote Forest Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $22. Commonwealth of Kentucky, by Jonathan Miller, Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, on behalf of the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, to Michael Cory Redmon, deed of conveyance, a 3.315 acre tract in Meade County. Ralph D. Mitcham and Eleanor C. Mitcham to Trust of Ralph D. Mitcham and Eleanor C. Mitcham, by and through Ralph D. Mitcham and Eleanor C. Mitcham, Co-Trustees, lot 25 of Doe Valley Greens Section, Part 1, Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County. Rebecca Richardson and David Mitcham, successor Co-Trustees of the Trust of Ralph D. Mitcham and Eleanor C. Mitcham to Rebecca Richardson, Trustee of the Rebecca Richardson GST Exempt Trust, David Mitcham, Trustee of the David Mitcham GST Exempt Trust, Thomas Mitcham, Trustee of the Thomas Mitcham GST Exempt Trust, and Rebecca Richardson and David Mitcham, Co-Trustees of the Ralph Steven Mitcham GST Exempt Trust, lot 25 of Doe Valley Greens Section, Part 1, Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County. Estate of James A. Doll, Sr., by and through James A. Doll, Jr., Executor of the Estate of James A. Doll, Sr., to Vernon Armes and Auda Armes, property located in Meade County, deed tax $7. Belinda Brown, fka Belinda Chitwood, to Gerald T. Norcaust, lot 442A of Havenwood Section of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $234. Carrie S. Ray and Terry A. Ray to Carrie S. Ray and Terry A. Ray, deed of correction, lot 3 of Trinity Heights Subdivision in Meade County. Emmett Wardrip, doing business as Wardrip Trucking and Excavating, and Dorothy Wardrip to Stone Holdings, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, lot 9 of Shamrock Hills Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $20. A.V. Larson and Amy E. Humphrey to Elizabeth Webb, property located in Meade County, deed tax $20. Jeffrey A. Nott and Joyce D. Nott to Daniel J. Hicks, property located in Meade County, deed tax $17. Chuck Williams to Daniel Borchert, lot 21 of Meadowview Park in Meade County, deed tax $79. Virginia Miller and C.K. Miller to Lonnie Lawson and Dorothy Lawson, a 1.092 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $95. Joseph E. Richardson and Rebecca M. Richardson, by and through Gene McGehee, their attorney-in-fact, to William G. Franklin and Deborah A. Franklin, contract for deed, lot 25 of Otter Ridge Estates in Meade County. Kathryn Grace Simmons, fka Kathryn Youart Owen, and Allen Virgil Simmons to Kathryn Grace Simmons and Allen Virgil Simmons, property located in Meade County. Dennis Michael Hammond and Kimberly Danette Hammond to Randall T. Dejarnette and Carly M. Dejarnette, lot 20 and 21 of Park Place Estates in Meade County, deed tax $31. Roger Chism to Gregory L. Nevitt, property located in Meade County, deed tax $96.50. Bernard L. Vessels and Mary E. Vessels and Frank E. Vessels and Cheryl Vessels to William Lee Hardesty and Margaret (Peggy) Hardesty, a 5.250 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $16. Michael S. Thorp and Leslie D. Thorp and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., and First Union National Bank as trustee and Franklin Credit Management Corporation and Joyce F. Kirk and Unknown defendants, who are their heirs, devisees, or legatees of William W. Kirk and their spouses and any unknown person who may have an interest in the property which is the subject matter of this action and UBS Real Estate Securites, Inc., by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to UBS Real Estate Securities, Inc., 210 Whispering Court, Vine Grove, Ky. Chapman Land, LLC to Margaret Coyle and Sam Coyle, lot 56 of Poplar Hills Estates in Meade County, deed tax $63. Alibia S. Charles and Unknown defendant, spouse of Alibia S. Charles and Jennifer Nicole Stephenson and Jesse James Stephenson and American Land Services Corporation and Citimortgage, Inc., by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Cynthia Lynn Calebs, property located in Meade County.
Gordon Board and Bernett Board, by and through their attorney-in-fact, Gene McGehee, to Jerry L. Edison, Jr., lot 14 and 15 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $11. Gordon Board ad Bernett Board to Jerry Edison, Jr. and Lashay Edison, lot 23 of The Knobs in Meade County, deed tax $9. Gordon Board and Bernett Board, by and through their attorney-in-fact, Gene McGehee, to Jerry L. Edison, Jr., lot 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $38.50. Drema G. Gulledge to Earl B. Fitzgerald, Sr., 862 Lakeshore Parkway, Brandenburg, deed tax $285. Pinnacle Management Group, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Robert Farley IRA #92045, lot 132 of Pine Point Section of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $265.50. Pinnacle Management Group, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Mark J. Connelly IRA #85903, lot 53 of Doe Valley Greens Section, Part II, of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $100. Pinnacle Management Group, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Press Mark, LLC, an Indiana Limited Liability Company, lot 3 of Doe Valley Greens Section, Part III, of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $100. Pinnacle Management Group, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Entrust Carolinas, LLC FBO Anthony Chiurato Roth IRA #00596-07 and Entrust Carolinas, LLC FBO Cathy Chiurato Roth IRA #00597-07, lot 153 of Audubon Woods Section of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $150. GMAC Mortgage, LLC, by and through Cathy Crawford, its limited signing officer, to Charles A. Redmon, special warranty deed, 15 Harrington Avenue, Brandenburg, deed tax $115.50. Richard B. Miller and Faye H. Miller to Frank Bradley, an 8 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $32.
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Daniel J. Pavlik to Diane Humphrey, property located in Meade County. Robert W. Kronable and Dorothy K. Kronable to Jack Parrigin, property located in Meade County. Department of Veterans Affairs, by and through D.J. Dennehy, its loan guaranty officer, to GMAC Mortgage, LLC, 15 Harrington Avenue, Brandenburg. Jerry Edison and Angela R. Tucker to Gordon Board and Bernett Board, by and through their attorney-in-fact, Gene McGehee, lot 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 35 of The Knobs Subdivision in Meade County.
Building Permits
4/16/09 Steven Carnell, pole barn. 4/17/09 JD Breeding, lean-to. 4/20/09 Herbie Chism, deck with roof. 4/21/09 Joseph and Denise Thomas, singlewide, $55. 4/21/09 William and Sharon Davis, storage building. 4/22/09 Janet Ulery, singlewide, $55. 4/22/09 Glen and Treiva Coffey, roof over singlewide.
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4/3/09 Virginia Thompson/ Tony Doyle, Richard Court, Brandenburg. 4/23/09 John Kitner/Tommy Popham, Hardesty Raymond Road, Webster.
Retail Food Establishment Report
4/20/09 Huddle House, 751 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. 99 percent. Food service: floors in food prep area (in small areas) observed with build-up. 4/20/09 VFW Club, 720 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. 99 percent. Food service: refrigerator/freezer lacks handle.
Brandenburg Police Department
4/20/09 at 7:32 a.m. Savannah Willett of Battletown was driving a 2002 Dodge Neon. Timothy Haley of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500. Haley was proceeding through a green light for eastbound travel onto KY448 from Hwy 79. Willett states that she did not see Haley and struck the truck as it went through the intersection. Willett was northbound on KY1051 attempting to make a right turn onto
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Meade County Sheriff Department
4/3/09 at 5:44 p.m. Carla Haynes of Louisville was driving a 2007 Ford 500. Crystal Easterling of Radcliff, Ky. was driving a 2008 Ford Focus. Haynes was traveling southbound on US 31W. Evidence at the scene indicated that Haynes went off the edge of the roadway on the southbound side, striking a guardrail. Haynes went back into the southbound side a second time, striking the guardrail again. Haynes then came back onto the roadway, went into a yaw, crossing the turning lane, into the fast lane on the northbound side where unit one was struck by Easterling, who was traveling northbound on US 31W. A witness who was following Haynes gave a statement to the events of Haynes which coincided with the physical evidence. The witness behind Haynes stated they were traveling approximately 60 mph. The witness also stated prior to the crash that Haynes crossed the centerline and went off the edge of the roadway several times prior to the collision. A witness who was following Easterling stated that he was just behind Easterling in the slow lane when Haynes appeared from nowhere. Witness states that Easterling did not have time for avoidance maneuver to avoid the collision. Witness following Easterling stated that they were pacing each other at approximately 57 mph. Very severe damage was done to both vehicles. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and Life Net and injured parties were taken to University of Louisville Hospital. Report 09-0102 was filed by Officer Robinson. 4/9/09 at 5:56 p.m. Jason Sipes of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 GM. John Gossett of Webster was driving a 1996 Ford. Gossett was traveling westbound on Payneville Road when some of the bales of hay fell off of the trailer of Sipes’ vehicle while it was traveling in front of Gossett.
Several bales of hay struck the front of Gossett’s vehicle, causing minor damage to his vehicle. No damage was done to Sipes’ vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0095 was filed by Officer Matti. 4/10/09 at 10:30 a.m. Scott Hornback of Guston was driving a 2001 Chevrolet C/K 1500. Cynthia Brown of Radcliff was driving a 2003 Toyota Matrix. Eric Riggs of Guston was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. All three vehicles were westbound on KY144 approaching a construction zone near 1485 Flaherty Road. Flagmen were present, slowing and stopping vehicles. Flagmen were located at the bottom of a hill out of sight of oncoming vehicles. Brown approached the flagmen and was able to stop. Hornback drove over the hill and was unable to stop in time and struck Brown in the rear end. Riggs drove over the hill and was unable to stop and struck Hornback in the rear end. Hornback struck Brown and Riggs struck Hornback. Owner of the construction company that was conducting the traffic control is Caldwell Tanks 4000 Tower Road, Louisville. Minor damage was done to all three vehicles. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0089 was filed by Officer Ponder. 4/15/09 at 7:50 a.m. Christopher Masters of Garfield, Ky. was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Camero. Masters stated that he was traveling westbound on KY144 when he fell asleep. He then went off of the westbound side of the roadway, through a ditch line, up an embankment, and struck a utility pole before coming to a rest. Injured party was taken to University of Louisville Hospital. Severe damage was done to his vehicle. Report 09-0105 was filed by Officer Robinson. 4/15/09 at 5:16 p.m. Patrick Kullman, III of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta northbound on Gaines Road negotiating a curve in the road. Kullman stated that he over-corrected his vehicle, causing him to run off of the roadway. He struck a fence belonging to Tony Bunger coming to a final rest off the roadway. Severe damage was done to his vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0098 was filed by Officer Ponder. 4/17/09 at 6:31 a.m. Amanda Tilley of Brandenburg was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt on Doe Run Ekron Road when she dropped slightly off of the shoulder. Tilley then over-corrected her steering and went into the opposite lane of travel, left the roadway and overturned twice before coming to a rest in a field. Severe damage was done to her vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0100 was filed by Officer Graham. 4/17/09 at 3:39 p.m. Ronda Hall of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1999 Ford Taurus. Anthony Neal of Big Springs, Ky. was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Z71. Hall was northbound on KY1882. Neal was westbound on Y1816. According to the witness, Hall failed to stop at a posted stop sign and pulled into the path of Neal, resulting in a collision. Severe damage was done to Hall’s vehicle. Moderate to severe damage was done to Neal’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 090101 was filed by Officer Foster. 4/22/09 at 2:00 p.m. Ian Poco-
Friday, May 1, 2009 ck of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2004 Chevrolet C/K 2500. Billy Brown of Payneville was driving a 2002 Ford F-250. Pocock was traveling eastbound on KY228. Brown was traveling westbound on KY228. Pocock stated that he was hugging the center line too much when the two trucks met. Both vehicles had damage to their left sides and had been moved prior to the officer’s arrival. Minor damage was done to both vehicles. No injuries were reported. Report 09-0104 was filed by Officer McCubbin.
District Court 4/22/09
Zachary C. Greenwell, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possession of marijuana; use/posses drug paraphernalia; possess open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 4/29/09. Ronald Eugene Aubrey, Jr., 32, careless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; possessing license when privileges are revoked- pled not guilty pretrial conference 4/29/09. Curtis Felthousen, 29, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled not guilty pretrial conference 4/29/09. Christina Edwards Lockard, 43, careless driving- pled guilty $25 fine; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs- pled not guilty 30 days probated after 2 days $200 fine. Charles W. Ditto, 60, 3 counts of theft by deception including
cold checks under $300- pled guilty probated after 5 days jail. Nathaniel D. Hammond, 46, 3 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300CFA 6/03/09. Samantha Daley, 20, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/06/09. Chasity L. Hupp, 26, possession of marijuana- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/20/09. Jason Carl Bartley, 28, non support- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/20/09. Amanda S. Fulks, 30, 2 counts of dogs to be vaccinated against rabies; 2 counts of dogs to be licensed- dismissed; local county ordinance- pled guilty fine $25. (Continued May 8)
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Dance to give vets opportunity to visit war memorials By Lindsey Corley lindsey@thenewsstandard.com A dance benefiting the Honor Flight Bluegrass Network is planned for Sunday, May 3, at the VFW Post 11404 in Brandenburg. Post commander Wilbur Beasley is in charge of the event, which will raise money to send veterans to see their monuments in Washington, D.C., specifically those who served during World War II. Through the Honor Flight program, the trips are completely free for veterans. “The monument was 60 years in coming,” Beasley said. “We want to get all of
them up there first.” Post 11404 got involved with Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter four or five years ago and has seen several local veterans make the trip to the United States Capital since. Beasley said although there are corporate sponsors who make donations, fundraising for the trips is important. “You wouldn’t believe the reaction you get from the veterans,” Beasley said. “It’s quite emotional.” The next honor flight leaves May 16 and Beasley said the cost for each veteran to go is between $200 and $300. Guardians and
chaperones pay their own expenses. In an effort to get as many WWII veterans to the monuments as possible, Beasley said two planes will make the trip. “They’re passing fast,” Beasley said, of WWII veterans. Once the trip has been provided for as many WWII veterans as possible, Beasley said the organization would begin servicing more veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Honor Flight Benefit dance begins at 6:30 p.m. and will run until 10 p.m. Admission is a minimum of $3, though more will be accept-
ed. There will be raffles and door prizes, Beasley said. “Our organization is to benefit veterans, their dependents and the community, and of course active duty,” Beasley said. “We do what we can for those who risked their lives to protect the country that we have and those who protect our freedom so we can live in a free country. We do what we can to help them and benefit them.” VFW Post 11404 is located at 770 ByPass Road. For more information, call 270422-5184. For more information about Honor Flight, visit www.honorflightbluegrass.
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Spring has arrived after a long and cold winter, and with the presence of warm and pleasant weather comes motorcycle season. Kentucky’s motorcycle population has increased by 307 percent in the past 10 years. In 1998, prior to the helmet modification law, there were 36,000 bikes registered, and today there are 110,868 registered bikes. Meade County’s motorcycle registration has risen 296 percent from 288 riders in 2000 to 851 in 2008. Collisions between cycles and larger vehicles usually result in devastating injuries and sometimes death to riders and passengers. The best way to avoid such accidents is to always look twice before pulling out or backing out onto a roadway or protected intersections with stop signs. When approaching an intersection to make a lefthand turn, again look twice, making sure the way is clear. If you see a motorcyclist in
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Richard G. Lawson, of Battletown, stands at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Lawson was able to visit the memorial through the Honor Flight Program.
the other lane, think of him or her as your son or daughter, instead of thinking, “I can beat him, and even if he hits me, I won’t get hurt.” For those of you that are riders, the best thing you can do is take a motorcycle safety course. These courses are for everyone — basic courses for new riders and advanced courses for the experienced. Fort Knox offers a sport bike class for soldiers and civilians who ride such bikes on post. Those courses fill up fast, but going to one could save your life, or skin. Plus, most motorcycle insurance companies offer discounts for graduates of the courses. There are several sites in Louisville, and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College offers courses as well. The helmet law in Kentucky is as follows: 1) you must have a motorcycle license for at least one year and be 21 or older to ride without a helmet. A motorcycle learner’s permit, moped permit or a driver’s license is not a motorcycle license; 2)
anyone under the age of 21 must wear a helmet regardless if they have a motorcycle license or not; 3) passengers’ only requirement is being 21 years old or older to ride without a helmet. Any passenger under 21 must wear a helmet. There’s been some confusion about mopeds and scooters, but the law for mopeds is as follows: You must be 16 years old. Parents or guardians must sign the application. Any person 16 years or older with a driver’s license can operate a moped. A moped is a vehicle with a no clutch, automatic transmission, 50 cc motor and can’t exceed 30 miles per hour top speed. Scooters with 51 cc or greater require a motorcycle license. Helmet requirements apply to scooters the same as motorcycles. I would strongly recommend wearing pro-textured clothing. Shorts, halter tops, shower shoes, et cetera, will do little to protect you in the event of a spill. A number of manufacturers produce high quality
motorcycle apparel, which is your first line of defense. These items can be worn in the warmest weather without discomfort. Yet, with all the great improvements, the greatest factor is you, the rider. Alcohol is your greatest enemy. Over 40 percent of all rider fatalities in Kentucky in 2008 were alcohol or drug related. Impairment slows reaction time and motor skills within the body — two areas that you depend on to ride. Your bike will perform the same; it doesn’t know you’re drunk. If you see a fellow rider who’s had a few, try to help out; don’t let him or her ride drunk or impaired. Remember a cycle isn’t a car or truck. If you run off the road drunk in a car or truck, there’s a chance you could walk away. On a bike, however, you’re literally guaranteed a trip to the emergency room or morgue. So ride educated, defensively, and sober and watch out for fellow riders — and enjoy your riding experience.
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Mary Vivian Pike Mrs. Mary Vivian Pike, aka Mammaw Granny, 81, of Flaherty, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Pike was a member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Flaherty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Freddie L. Pike. Mrs. Pike is survived by two daughters, Mary Lee (Sonny) Logsdon of the Buck Grove community and Karen (D.J.) Sumner of Guston; six grandchildren, Michelle Riggs of Flaherty, David (Cathy) McNutt of Elizabethtown, Ky., Della (Ron) Thompson of Irvington, Ky., Sara (Charlie) O’Neal and Peggy Schmidt, both of Louisville, and Sherry Whelan of Muldraugh; 12 great-grandchildren, Christopher (Patti) Riggs, Rachel Riggs, Malinda McNutt, Scott McNutt, Amanda Thompson, Julie Thompson, Alexa Whelan, Kallie Whelan, Ethan Sumner and Grace, Josie and Ryan O’Neal; two great-great-grandchildren, Lily and Vallory Riggs; one brother, Adrian (Elsie) Redmon of Flaherty; three sisters, Anna Wathen of Flaherty, Mary (Bill) Vessels of New Albany, Ind., and Joan (Randall) Medley of Ekron. A mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, April 24, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Gladys M. Nall Gladys M. Nall, 88, of Rineyville, Ky., died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Kensington Manor in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace G. Nall, and her parents, Robert and Cora Lamkin. She is survived by her son, Ronnie Nall of Rineyville, Ky., and her granddaughter, Veronica Nall of Cecilia, Ky. The funeral service was held Monday, April 27, 2009 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., with Deacon Michael Vessels officiating. Burial was in the St. James Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Ky. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
Kris Alan Bennett Kris Alan Bennett, 41, of Radcliff, Ky., was called home by his heavenly Father, Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. Kris was a loving and much loved son, brother, father, fiancé and friend. He was a member of Vine Grove Christian Church and was a 1985 graduate of North Hardin High School. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Hays Bennett; his maternal grandparents, James T. and Daisy Alton; and his paternal grandparents, Jack and Ruby Bennett. He is survived by his son, Nathan Hayes Bennett of Stephensburg, Ky.; his mother and stepfather, Ralph and Louise Alton Bennett Eubank of Vine Grove, Ky.; a sister, Lesa Gail Bennett of Lexington, Ky.; two brothers and sisters-in-law; Jimy Alton and LeeAnn Bennett of Vine Grove, Ky., and Damon and Lori Eubank of Campbellsville, Ky.; and his fiancée, Darlene Ochs of Radcliff, Ky. The funeral service was held Wednesday, April 29, at Vine Grove Christian Church in Vine Grove, Ky., with Bro. Mike Yeast and Bro. Ron Hockman officiating. Burial was in the Vine Grove Cemetery in Vine Grove, Ky. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., handled arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Vine Grove Christian Church (building fund or youth ministry). The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
Inez Cundiff Inez Cundiff, 76, of Irvington, Ky., passed away Friday, April 24, 2009, at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Ky. She was born March 31, 1933, to the late Clint and Donnie May Sosh Daugherty. She is survived by her husband, Charles Cundiff of Irvington, Ky.; two daughters, Linda (Alfred) Davidson and Mary (Ricky) Hoskinson, both of Irvington, Ky.; a brother, Hobert Daugherty of Guston; a sister, Lottie Vincent of Cecilia, Ky.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington, Ky. Burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Irvington, Ky. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Alexander Funeral Home, P.O. Box 125, Irvington, KY 40146.
Daniel James Duncan Sr. Daniel James Duncan Sr., 62, of Vine Grove, Ky., died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at his home. He is survived by his son, Daniel James Duncan, Jr.; a daughter, Kelli Morris; three grandchildren, Isabella Duncan, Selina Argumedo and Marcos Argumedo, all of Antioch, Calif.; a brother and sisier-in-law, William and Betty Kimes of Radcliff, Ky.; two sisters, Barbara Kimes of Sonoma, Calif., and Edna Olson of Canoga Park, Calif.; and special friends and neighbors of Vine Grove and California. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m., at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove,Ky., with the Rev. Ron Burgess officiating. Visitation will be today from 6 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to your favorite charity. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
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The Meade County Board of Health will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the Meade County Health Department.
OBITUARIES
Ralph Wilson “Mac” McKissic Jr. Ralph Wilson “Mac” McKissic Jr., 74, of Radcliff, Ky., died Friday, April 24, 2009, at his home. He was a member of VFW Post 10281 and was a charter member of the Ireland Lions Club in Ireland, W.Va. Master Sergeant McKissic served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Winnie McKissic; one son, Glenn McKissic of Radcliff, Ky.; two daughters, Kelli Lucas of Radcliff, Ky., and Karen Mumford, and her husband Timothy, of South Yarmouth, Mass.; four grandchildren, Hunter, Grant and Brooke Lucas, all of Radcliff, Ky., and Gavin Mumford of South Yarmouth, Mass.; cousins, John and Judy McKissic of White Lake, Mich., Bill and Sandy Rittenhouse, and their daughter, Ginger, of Burke, Va., Charles and Donna Marcus, and their daughter Kim, of Bedford, Ohio, Vickie Williams, and her daughter Stacy, of Marion, N.C., Helen and Elmer Leeper of Uhrichville, Ohio, and Carolyn Burkhart of Durham, N.C. A memorial service will be held today at 1 p.m. at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky., with chaplain Mary Jo Kruer, pastor A. J. Dummitt and the VFW officiating. Interment will be at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky., with military honors and a U.S. Army chaplain officiating. Visitation will be held today at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hosparus, P. O. Box 2149, Elizabethtown, KY 42702 or the American Cancer Society, 701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY 40203. Condolences may be expressed online at www.nebfh. com.
Wayne Bennett Mr. Wayne Bennett, 73, of Payneville, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. Mr. Bennett was a member of Payneville Baptist Church and the Yellowbank Sportsmen’s Club. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Aretha Mae Bennett; his parents, Hobert and Lula Bennett; a brother, Bob Bennett; five grandchildren and a daughter-in-law. Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife, Lydia Bennett of Payneville; eight children, Ricky (Fay) Bennett, Pops (Benita) Bennett, Stanley (Shelia) Bennett and Shannon (Chris) Weick, all of Battletown, Darlene (Warren) Kessinger of Bowling Green, Ky., Curtiss (Brenda) Bennett of Brandenburg, Dawn Rae Thomas of Payneville and Dennis (Amanda) Thomas of Kansas; four sisters, Ruby (Ronnie) Bell, Mary Barnes, Betty Curl and Marjorie Knight; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 30, at the Chapel of Hager Funeral Home. The Rev. Tony Golladay officiated. Burial followed in Marve Bennett Cemetery in Battletown. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the family in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Jackie Leigh Brown Bosley Jackie Leigh Brown Bosley, 42, of Irvington, Ky., passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and June Brown. She was a 1984 graduate of Meade County High School, a graduate of Roy’s Beauty Academy in Louisville, owner/operator of The Cutting Edge Hair Salon in Irvington for many years, a member of Irvington United Methodist Church and was a barber at the Army/Air Force Exchange Service at Fort Knox, Ky., for several years. She is survived by three sisters, Sally Jo Brown of Concordia, Ky., Cindy (Bobby) Goodwin of Brandenburg and Debbie (Eddy) Horton of Guston, Ky.; five nieces, Chenoa Evans, Natasha Dowell, Casey Goodwin, Taylor Horton and Ally Lancaster; two nephews, Derek Shelman and Drew Lancaster; four great-nephews, Joey, Nate and Alex Evans and Skyler Jupin; and a special friend Eric Oldaker of Irvington, Ky. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m., at the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home, with cremation to follow. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the funeral home for the family. Online condolences may be sent to bjsfunerals.com.
Michael Brown Michael Brown, 66, of Irvington, Ky., died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born Dec. 22, 1942, to the late Darb & Viva Gladys Berguss Brown. He was a retired Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Carl, Ralph, Frank and Ronnie Brown; two sisters, Deloris Lacharite and Joann Morris; and a stepson, Anthony Raley. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Brown; a son, James Brown; a daughter, Michelle Brown; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Raley; five brothers, David, Gerald, Harold, Steven and Jay Brown; two sisters, Alice Boles and Mary Helen Castter; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held Thursday, April 30, at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington, Ky. Burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Irvington, Ky.
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Mrs. Bonnie Lee Wright, 64, of Guston, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Glenn Wright; two children, Brian Rizzi of Richmond, Ind., and Crystal Warren of Louisville; three grandsons, Austin, Hunter and Gavin; two granddaughters, Destiny Renae and Alissa Brady; her father-in-law, Bobby Wright of Cambridge City, Ind.; a brother-in-law, Bobby D. Wright of Cambridge City, Ind.; and many friends in her church family. The family chose cremation. Memorial services will be held Sunday, May 3, at 6 p.m., at the Brandenburg Church of God, with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Hager Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Community Calendar
Friday, May 1 DIABETIC DAY 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Harrison County Hospital. Sponsored by Medical Solutions of AR. 812738-8708
Public Library. A joint meeting of the Meade County Archeological Society and the DAR, who will present a program on genealogy and researching your own family histories. Refreshments provided. 270-828-5169 or 270-422-2094
GOSPEL SINGING 7 p.m. at Bethel Methodist Church, 120 Bethel Church Road, Brandenburg. Featuring the Milby Family. Everyone is welcome. 270-422-4229
VFW AUCTION 7 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activites are open to the public. 270-422-5184
MULDRAUGH ELEMENTARY SPRING FLING 5-8 p.m. Come Hula with us. Fish Fry, games and an auction. Fish Dinner prices are $7 for adults and $5 for kids. Saturday, May 2 VFW DANCE 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270-422-5184
CHAT-N-STITCH KNITTING CLUB 5:30 p.m. at the Meade County Public Library. For kids 10 and up. Learn how to knit while making new friends. Materials provided for your first project. 270-422-2094
VFW DERBY PARTY 2 p.m. Open to the public. Bring a covered dish. Food and games. 270-422-5184 OPEN AIR MARKET Opening weekend of Meade County’s Open Air Market at 624 Broadway in Brandenburg. 270-422-4251 Sunday, May 3 BINGO 7 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Brandenburg. Sponsored by the Payneville Volunteer Fire Department. License #1195. 270-496-4349 ROCK HAVEN METHODIST CEMETERY MEETING 2:30 p.m. Annual meeting. Please bring a lawn chair and a contribution. For more information or to mail a contribution, please contact treasurer, Kenneth Darnell, at 270-828-2676 VFW HONOR FLIGHT DANCE 6:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. 270-422-5184 Monday, May 4 DIABETES CLASS At the Meade County Extension Office. This is a 3-part series being held May 4, 11, and 18. Times are 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. Please pre-register for this session. 270-422-4958 M.A.R.C. BINGO 6-11 p.m. at 245 Main Street in Brandenburg. New games and prizes. Proceeds benefit MARC programs.. Charitable gaming license #000241. Moose Lodge, 270-422-4814. MEADE COUNTY ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING 7-9 p.m. at the Meade County
Tuesday, May 5 BOOK DISCUSSION 6:30 p.m. at the Meade County Public Library. “Taps for Private Tussie” by Jesse Stuart. 270422-2094
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING 1-3 p.m. in the Wellness Office of Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. 812-738-8708 Wednesday, May 6 COMMUNITY DINNER 5:30-7 p.m. at 303 Hillview Drive, Irvington, Ky. First Wednesday of every month. Menu changes every month. $5 donation. All are welcome. HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR RENEWAL 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the EMS Training Center, 245 Atwood Street, Corydon, Ind. 812-7387871 VFW BINGO 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270-422-5184 WOW MOBILE HEALTH UNIT 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wellness on Wheels Mobile Health Unit will be in front of Kroger at the River Ridge Plaza in Brandenburg. Friday, May 8 32nd ANNUAL WAVE REVUE At Meade County High School. Featuring “Best of Broadway.” You may purchase tickets at the box office or online at www. etix.com Keyword: meade CONCERT: MARK BISHOP WITH SPECIAL GUEST GLEN RICE 7 p.m. at Flaherty Elementary School. Admission is $5. Concessions will be available. No reserved seating. Visit www. meadearts.com or call 270422-4958 or 270-422-3300
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Friday, May 1, 2009
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Camp Salem seeks helpers, guests By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Last Saturday, Boy Scout Troop 671 of Flaherty and its scout master, Anthony Farrow, got a little taste of old-school camping when they spent their weekend volunteering at Camp Salem Christian Camp. The troop spent most of the day clearing out the Vespers Area — an amphitheatre that is used for prayer and outdoor church services — which is just one area of the camp that accumulated harsh damages from the January ice storm. Camp Salem, located in Guston, is a little more than 40 years old. In 1966, J.D. Tobin, a local land and business owner, sold the 22 acres of nature to the Salem Association for $1. The association — comprised of Baptist ministers throughout Meade County — decided the vicinity would be used as a campground, and six years later, after many volunteers, donations and careful planning, Camp Salem was completed. The camp sits on top of a hill off Hill Grove Road in Guston and consists of a mess hall that also serves as a recreation hall, a scenic pavilion that overlooks the countryside, four brick cabins with bunk beds, a bathroom facility, a playground and, at the bottom of the hill, is a track and field area. Camp Salem is used for various church youth and adult retreats, high school track meets, weddings, family reunions, church services and much more.
“And you don’t have to be Baptist to use the camp,” said Ed Carroll, co-chairman of Camp Salem. Every September, Rock Haven Community Baptist Church holds a weekendlong church service for its members at the camp, and the Woman’s Missionary Union hosts events at the campsite as well. With the old adage, “pay it forward,” the camp only asks visitors to make a $1 deposit to reserve the area. The camp accepts donations, but no other forms of payment are required. Over the years, the camp has witnessed its ups and downs. Within the last few years, the camp had all its copper wiring stripped and stolen twice, according to the camp’s chairman, Jim Cannady. “We had a guy come and fix the wiring for us out of Radcliff,” Cannady said. “Instead of us paying him, he asked us to take the money we would have used to pay him and have (part of our) roadway paved.” Cannady and Carroll said the camp has had many hefty donations from locals and supporters over the years, but the one source it lacks is volunteers. Many of the original Camp Salem board members are still maintaining the camp as best they can. But for many of them, maintaining the camp is becoming a challenge. Volunteers are working around the clock on the weekends to keep the camp open and accessible
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TOP: Jim Cannady, chairman of the Camp Salem board, cleans away glass and debris from a windowpane at the camp’s mess hall. ABOVE: Volunteer Ray Dutton works with members of Boy Scout Troop 671 and uses a chainsaw to cut down a tree branch that fell over the Vespers Area last winter. LEFT: A blackboard sits in the mess hall welcoming visitors. to the local community, but with more helping hands, the camp could be ship-shape in no time. Carroll said he hopes to see some additions in the future to the camp, such as air conditioning in the cabins as well as the recreation hall. “It just seems like over the years less and less people are coming,” said Mary Rose Cannady, a long time Camp Salem supporter
and volunteer. “It’s just a shame. It’s so beautiful out here, and we’d like to see more people coming to stay on the weekends and volunteer.” Camp Salem is located at 2010 Hill Grove Road in Guston — 1.8 mile south of Hwy. 60. For more information on Camp Salem or to schedule an event, contact camp directors David or Karen Harris at 270828-2084.
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Don’t rush; enjoy, have a ‘dee-dah-day’ Psalm 118:24 says, “This rying his children along, is the day the Lord has made; when his daughter, MalWe will rejoice and be glad in lory, came up out of the water and began to it.” (NKJV) perform what had In his book, “The Divine Life You’ve Always Guidance come to be known in their family as Wanted,” John Ortthe “Dee-Dah-Day berg tells the story Dance.” As her faof an evening bath ther tried to dry he was giving his her off, she kept children a few years her arms in the air, ago. squirming out of his He had three kids Dan grasp, and dancing in the tub and was Newton around. trying to get each of As John became them cycled through the process of soaping, more irritated, he snapped at her, “Mallory, hurry up!” rinsing and drying. It was the end of a long His daughter turned to him day, and John was hur- and asked that question of
all questions: “Why?” He had no answer. At that moment, he had nowhere to go, nothing to do, no meetings to attend, no sermons to write. As he states, “I was just so used to hurrying, moving from one task to another, that here was life, here was joy, here was an invitation to the dance right in front of me and I was missing it.” Many people think that the “good times“ in life are the special times like holidays or special occasions. But real life and real joy actually takes place be-
tween those events. As the proverb says, “Take time to smell the roses.” Don’t be in such a rush that you miss out on the joy around you. This is the day the Lord has made; rejoice and be glad and do a “Dee–Dah -Day Dance“ in it. If you are new to the area, Grace Baptist Church invites you this Sunday to visit them at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Be sure to listen to our Radio program each Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Rev. Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.
How much service, faith have you given Him? Galatians 6:10: As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. I don’t know how old this fable is but it certainly has some meaning for us today. Three merchants were crossing the Arabian Desert. Traveling in darkness to avoid the intense heat one starless night, they were passing over a dry creek bed when a voice from the blackness commanded them to halt.
They were then ordered they traveled through to stoop, pick up pebbles the night. When morning form the creek bed, and came, the men anxiously looked into their put them in their pockets. After obeyPastor’s pockets, and rather ing the strange com- Spotlight than finding the pebbles as expectmand, they were ed, there were pretold to leave that cious jewels. place, camping noIndeed they were where near. very happy and at The mysterious the same time very voice then told them sad. They were hapthat in the morning Randy py they had picked they would be both Johnson up the jewels, but happy and sad. sad because while Shaken and conthey had the opporfused, and obeying the mysterious intruder, tunity they had not picked
up many more. One day we all will reach our journey’s end and stand before our Lord to give an account of our life. How many of us will be overjoyed to know that our faith and service to Him have gained us eternal riches? Will we then be sad to realize that there was much more we could have done for Him? Randy Johnson is the pastor at Brandenburg Church of God.
Bible Trivia By Wilson Casey
1. Is the book of 2 Samuel in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From 1 Corinthians 16, on which day did Paul tell believers to put aside money for their offerings? First, Third, Fifth, Sabbath 3. Which book (KJV) begins, “Blessed is the man that
walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly”? Judges, Ruth, Ezra, Psalms 4. In Esther 2, who foiled a plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus? Neco, Amaziah, Mordecai, Joshua ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) First; 3) Psalms; 4) Mordecai
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Cab America brings new services, jobs to Meade County By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Meade County fair-goers may have a new service available to them this summer. The service may also open up a few job opportunities for county residents, as well. Those who plan to attend the county’s largest outdoor event, but dread fighting the traffic and tight parking, may want to consider taking a taxicab. Yep, that’s right, a taxicab. Meade county may have a full taxi service available 24/7, 365 days a year and it may be accessible just in time for the fair. Cab America is a oneyear-old business that’s headquartered in Radcliff, Ky., and extends its services to Fort Knox. Thus far, the cab company is the only one of its kind that has offered to venture its services into rural Meade County, according to Cab America Sales Manager Jason Glickman. While in the process of obtaining a full-time permit and certificate of need from the state transportation cabinet, the company is currently offering the county temporary services. Glickman, along with his cab manager, Todd Carroll, and other business supporters attended a hearing April 22 in Elizabethtown, Ky. (Etown) asking the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) for full-time permits in E-town and Meade County. “We should be hearing something back from them in 60 days, but we currently have a 60-day temporary permit, and we went ahead and applied for another 60day permit, which allows us in Meade County for 120 days,� Glickman said. Glickman said he thinks things went well at the hearing and he feels optimistic about obtaining a Meade
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LEFT: Jason Glickman, Cab America’s sales manager, parks his taxi-van at the boat docks in Brandenburg. He and other Cab America drivers will park their vehicles around town in order to provide quick response times for customers. ABOVE: Cab manager Todd Carroll poses from inside his seven- to 15-passenger Chevy Express. County permit. “I would say there’s a 90 percent chance we’ll get (the permit), but I just can’t say anything for sure until we hear back from the (KYTC),� he said. Glickman said those who are interested in utilizing the cab service during the fair should keep his or her fair pamphlet handy. The advertisement will list Cab America’s services and contact information for potential customers. Cab America’s owner, Walleed Hammad, opened the business after moving from Chicago to Louisville. Hammad formed the business with one thing in mind: to strictly offer 100 percent quality services. According to Glickman and Carroll, when hiring drivers the business conducts a seven-year federal background check on all its employees, including a complete driving record and a drug screening. Each driver must look presentable and clean-cut. At the end of each shift, the driver vacuums and washes his or her vehicle and reports any suspected problems. Each van or car is SI certified, insured and serviced regularly — every
3,000 miles — and is maintained inside and out. “The drivers have ‘in descript sheets’ that they fill out — they felt a wobble, back right tire. I tell them, ‘drop it off at (Al’s Garage in Radcliff). I’ll get it in the morning.’ We fix them immediately,� Glickman said. “This company is new, but all of our employees left other companies because of their vehicle conditions and other problems,� Glickman said. “(Customers) can tell a difference in our cabs and others that are in Radcliff and E-town.� The company has 15-, 12and seven-passenger vans along with multiple cars, and has the ability to accommodate to any family outing, wedding, bachelor/ bachelorette party or large event. Many of the vehicles are equipped with GPS systems. The company offers its services to hotels, bars, nursing homes, chiropractic and therapy offices, delivery services like FedEx and other businesses in and around the Meade County area. “We work a lot with Boondock’s (in Flaherty), bringing soldiers back and forth from Ft. Knox,� Carroll said. “We’ve probably increased
Hidden costs of major appliances By David Uffington Dollars and Sense The true price of a major appliance is what it costs to take out of the store, plus what it costs to run it once you get it home. Since appliances can account for a hefty portion of your monthly power bill, the lower price of an appliance on sale might not be much of a bargain if you end up paying higher electric bills for the next 10 years. Before you buy a new major appliance, look at the energy-rating info. Laws require that manufacturers put Energy Guide labels on all major appliances. The labels must include the results of independent laboratory tests and information such as the capacity and estimated annual electrical consumption for a particular model, as well as for comparable models. EnergyStar appliances must additionally be much more efficient than other
average models. (For more information, see www.energystar.gov.) The U.S. Department of Energy has a Web site loaded with energy-saving information. At www.energysavers. gov, click on Appliances and Electronics, and look for Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use. Apply the formula to calculate the energy used by your current appliances and electronics, as well as any you intend to buy. Remember to add in your “phantom� loads: appliances that use electricity even when they’re turned off. Examples of this are televisions and computers. (To turn them completely off, cut the power via a power strip.) A big question among computer users is whether to turn the computer off during the day or to leave it on. A rule of thumb is to turn off the monitor if you won’t use it for 20 minutes, and both the monitor and computer if you won’t use them for two
hours. At EERE.Energy.gov, you can download a PDF booklet that covers saving energy, your home’s energy use, heating and cooling, windows, lighting, appliances, major appliances shopping guide and more. Before you buy a major appliance, look online for ratings. If you subscribe to Consumer Reports, you can purchase yearly access to its online database of test results and recommendations. (It’s a few dollars less if you already subscribe to the magazine.) You can also buy a one-month subscription if you’re not likely to use the service for a whole year. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.
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their business nearly 70 percent,� Glickman said. Cab America offers a flat rate, from anywhere in the county to the airport for $85, though Glickman recently lowered that rate to $80 as part of its Meade County introductory fees, which includes a low $5 pick up fee plus $1 a mile. Smoking is allowed in the cab, but after each customer who smokes inside, the driver must air the vehicle out and spray Febreze Fabric Refresher inside the car to eliminate odors, Glickman said. “If our driver is a smoker, he’s required to ask the customer for permission to smoke inside the car, and if I find out they didn’t ask the customer, they get written up,� he said. Glickman is the former sales manager for City Cabs in E-town and has five years experience in cab sales and services. “We started this company and in our second month we did $56,000 with seven vehicles in two counties,� Glickman said. “We started out with two drivers and we have 16 employees now and probably, by next month, we’ll be up to 25.� Carroll has had nearly
12 years experience driving a cab and said some of his drivers have more than 20 years experience on the road. Hammad also made sure to supply the company with four all-wheel drive vehicles to accommodate Kentucky’s infamous icy weather. One of those four-wheel drive vehicles helped save a 75year-old Ekron woman’s life during the January ice storm. “Nobody could get to her and we sent one of our guys out there in a four-wheel drive,â€? Carroll said. “The lady’s son was in Louisville and couldn’t get down here to get her ‌ and a friend of his had told him that the (employees) at Cab America would go anywhere, so they called us.â€? After a few trial and error sessions with a large, gravel hill, the driver finally rescued the woman — who had gone without food and water for two days — from her home at the top of the hill. The driver got her safely to her son’s home in Louisville. Cab America is a 24-hours taxicab service that’s open seven days a week. To contact them for services or questions, call 270-352-2222
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Rodeo club seniors commended at awards banquet By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
The Meade County High School rodeo club rounded up one last time before school’s end to bid farewell to two seniors, and welcome a new crew of officers. Seniors Courtney Eby and Erin Quetot were commended for their dedication to the club, and were presented with gifts by underclassmen members. Club advisor Charlotte Shepard thanked the girls for the participation and wished them good luck in future endeavors. “I hope to keep riding in college,” Eby said. She joined the club three years ago, competing in pole bending and barrel racing. “I’ve shown horses with 4-H for nine years ... and have just been around them my whole life,” she said. Quetot — who also joined the rodeo club three years ago — was raised around horses as well and eventually took a liking to showing American Saddlebred.
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LEFT: Members of the MCHS Rodeo Club and club advisor Charlotte Shepard pose before leading the homecoming parade last fall. ABOVE: The club’s two seniors, Courtney Eby and Erin Quetot, received awards. The club is nearly 40 members strong and students compete throughout the year at rodeos held all across the state. Some competitions are held as locally as Payneville and others as distant as Marion., Warren and McCreary counties.
Several Meade County rodeoers will compete in districts on Memorial Day weekend in Liberty, Ky. “It takes a lot of hard work ... but they’re really great kids,” Shepard said. “We just have a lot of fun ... and go out and support each other.
During Wednesday’s endof-the-year banquet, six new officers were elected for the next school year: president Brian Rule, vice president Essence Hammock, secretary Casey Mattingly, treasurer Carly Evans, reporter Harlie Bates and sergeant of
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Recent widespread re- row into the soil during the ports of cutworm damage day. To control cutworms, in float beds are a good reyour best bet is to minder for tobacco use products that growers to keep a CEA for contain acephate at close watch on tobacco float beds and Agriculture a rate of one tablespoon per three galgreenhouses to catch lons of water. Spray and treat small probto cover the plants lems before they beand the tray surfaccome big ones. es. You may reduce A few worms can cutworm problems do a lot of damage if you control vegin a day or two on etation around the small plants. Problems can occur on Andy Mills perimeter of the beds and spray plants beginning at acephate around the two-leaf stage. On small plants, up to dime- the perimeter of the beds to size portions of the plant limit the worms’ entry. During extended periods may be missing. Upon closer examination, of cloudy weather and high you often find just the stub relative humidity, growers of the stem remaining and need to watch for stem rot possibly a few partially con- disease in the float system. sumed plants. Sometimes The float system provides you may find the culprit favorable conditions for the under the partially eaten development of these types plants, but often they bur- of diseases.
Several types of fungi, and occasionally some bacteria, can cause these rots. Spraying the wrong product can result in unsatisfactory disease control and loss of additional plants, so it pays to take a tray to the local extension office and have the problem identified. Some general recommendations for reducing rot problems in tobacco greenhouses include: •Maintaining the fertilizer level in the recommended range of 75 to 125 parts per million nitrogren. •Manage humidity levels by flushing the air inside the greenhouse several times a day and even during the nighttime hours. •Maintaining the water levels such that the top of the trays are above the level of boards; this encourages improved air flow at the tray surface.
•Using good clipping practices to improve air flow and light penetration. •Clipping only when foliage is dry and using a sharp and slow blade to remove the clipped material without grinding. Any material that falls back to the tray has the potential to spread disease to surrounding plants. •Burying or disposing of clipped material at least 100 yards from the float bed. You should examine your float beds at least once a day so you can catch any problems early and take appropriate measures to protect young tobacco plants. For more information on tobacco production and management issues, contact the Meade County Cooperative Extension Service at 270-422-4958. Sources: Bob Pearce, extension tobacco specialist
Ag commissioner comments on swine flu Submitted by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
In response to public questions, Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer today reiterated that concerns over the worldwide outbreak of H1N1 flu should not extend to eating pork. “The experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have made it quite plain: you cannot get swine flu from eating pork,” Commissioner Farmer said. “Epidemiologists have told me that the strain which has prompted health officials to issue alerts is very different from any disease found in hogs, and that the current spread of the disease is from human-to-human transmission, and not from either the consumption of pork or from contact with hogs.” According to the CDC, most influenza viruses are not spread by food, and
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said earlier this week that no food safety issues related to this outbreak have been identified. The Commissioner has been in contact with Federal and other state agricultural officials and said this virus subtype has never been identified in hogs in the United States or anywhere else in the world. Commissioner Farmer noted that even if a pig did have the disease, it would not enter the U.S. food supply because it would not pass Federal inspection. Mike Oveson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Pork Producers Association, said his organization is encouraging pork producers to tighten their biosecurity procedures to protect their animals from infection. More information for producers is available at the
National Pork Producers Council Web site at www. nppc.org. Last week, Commissioner Farmer directed the state’s livestock diagnostic laboratories to begin testing swine tissue samples for the H1N1 virus as a precautionary measure. To date, no evidence of the virus has been uncovered. Biosecurity for hog producers •Workers should shower and change into farm-specific clothes and shoes before entering swine facilities. •Establish, implement and enforce strict sick leave policies for workers presenting influenza-like symptoms. •Recommend that workers with symptoms be seen by a medical provider immediately. •Restrict the entry of people into your facility to
only workers and essential service personnel. •Prevent international visitors from entering your facilities. •Ensure adequate ventilation in facilities to minimize re-circulation of air inside animal housing facilities. •Vaccinate pigs against the influenza virus. Vaccination of pigs can reduce the levels of virus shed by infected animals •Contact your swine veterinarian if swine exhibit flu-like or respiratory illness, especially if the onset or presentation of the illness is unusual. •Notify the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Office of the State Veterinarian at 502-564-3956 after you have contacted your veterinarian .•More information for producers may be obtained at: National Pork Producers Council www.nppc.org.
Commodities Kentuckanna Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday, April 27, 2009 Receipts: 441 Last week: 472 Last year: 232 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 higher over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows were 20 percent of supply: Slaughter bulls 03 percent: Replacement cows 04 percent and feeders 73 percent: The feeder supply included 35 percent steers 33 percent heifers and 32 percent bulls. 34 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight A-Dress H-Dress Lo-Dress Breaker 75-80 915-1625 46.00-51.00 54.50-55.50 40.00-45.00 Boner 80-85 825-1400 42.00-47.00 48.50-50.00 40.00 Lean 85-90 815-1200 37.00-42.00 44.50 33.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade Weight Carcass Boning % A-Dress Hi-Dress 1 1175-1855 78-79 60.00-63.00 2 1085-1725 75-77 57.50-59.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 100-200 170 122.00 122.00 4 200-300 270 113.00-120.00 116.18 6 300-400 334 111.00-120.50 115.11 21 400-500 469 102.00-114.00 107.58 13 500-600 561 98.00-108.00 107.00 24 600-700 651 94.00-98.90 97.30 8 700-800 753 89.50-90.00 89.94 6 800-900 808 88.00 88.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 2 500-600 535 94.00-94.50 94.26 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 278 108.00-116.00 112.04
8 300-400 356 100.00-112.00 102.88 1 300-400 390 116.00 116.00 Fancy 12 400-500 451 96.50-106.00 101.26 23 500-600 529 90.00-96.00 95.02 9 600-700 627 79.00-85.00 82.99 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 400-500 439 86.00-92.00 89.40 2 500-600 548 83.00-84.00 83.51 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 368 98.50 98.50 7 400-500 452 89.50-93.00 91.97 4 700-800 733 76.00 76.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 381 108.00-113.50 111.57 10 400-500 469 95.50-107.00 100.87 19 500-600 555 90.50-100.50 94.75 15 600-700 630 86.00-96.50 91.12 9 700-800 718 81.50-82.00 81.94 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 500-600 564 85.50-91.50 88.48 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 465 91.00-95.50 92.89 5 600-700 680 82.00 82.00 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old 3-8 months bred 785-1465 lbs. 47.00-59.00 per cwt. Stock Cows and Calves: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old 1000-1300 lbs with 100-200 lbs calves at side 600.001060.00 per pair. Stock Bulls: No Test Calves: Baby Beef calves: 110.00-135.00 per head.
arms Zach Willet. “We’ve been leading off the homecoming parade the past few years which has been pretty big for us,” Shepard said. “Our ultimate goal is to work out the insurance ... and other paperwork issues and be able to hold a
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Lots of communities in Kentucky have museums, but few compare in size and quality to the 15-yearold facility in downtown Cynthiana, Ky. And, with soon-to-be 90-year-old Harold Slade in charge, it’s nearly certain none are as secure. The Harrison County native calls himself the museum’s “hanger-upper,” but to one man, he’s also a would-be knockerdowner. Last summer, the slender World War II veteran had an encounter with an armed robber who had entered his home in rural Harrison County. The gunman wanted money and pointed his .22 caliber automatic at Slade, who stood his ground while threatening to take a swing with a vintage Louisville Slugger softball bat. “We were kind of jawing at each other, but I don’t remember what he said because I don’t hear very well,” Slade said. Seconds later, the intruder decided to leave the house and fled down the road, with the batwielding senior citizen in hot pursuit. With help from neighbors and law enforcement, the 39-year-old man with a criminal record was captured and is now serving time in prison. For most people, this would be the ultimate traumatic experience of a lifetime, but for this bat-
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TOP: Ninety-year-old Harold Slade chased down an intruder in his home last year with a baseball bat. For his heroism, he was given a souvenir bat provided by the Louisville Slugger Museum in Louisville. LEFT: This museum in Cynthiana, Ky., is where self-proclaimed “hangerupper” Harold Slade, at right, spends his days. tle-tested member of the 149th Tank Company of the 38th Infantry Division, it’s just another chapter in an adventure-filled existence. From the early days when he served as an assistant scout master “who couldn’t swim a lick,” to military duty that took
him around the globe, Slade has been a man of service to his country and community. He continues to write a newsletter for the rapidly dwindling fellow soldiers and family members of his army unit nicknamed the Cyclone Division. And in addition to his duties at
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the museum, he and wife Dorothy have long led efforts to reclaim and maintain three local cemeteries. The community service efforts have earned him recognition in Steve Flairty’s book “Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes.” You’ll find him at the museum nearly every Fri-
day and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., usually accompanied by five or six other volunteers. “When we opened in 1994, we had trouble finding help, but now we sometimes have more volunteers than visitors, especially on Fridays,” he said. “We had a lot of nerve calling it a museum when we opened because we only had 15 or 20 items in one big room, but donations starting coming in quickly,” he says. Now housed in the old Rohs Theatre built in 1922, and once a roller rink operated by the American Legion, the museum includes hundreds of artifacts. Most relate to Harrison County including long-gone businesses and schools. Among the more unique items is a state map with each of the 120 counties outlined in different color buttons. This was an effort of a local resident who undertook the project in the 1960s while recuperating from a heart attack Slade and the museum also were instrumental in uncovering ties between the community and the famed Raggedy Ann dolls. Joni Gruelle Wannamaker, granddaughter of Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle, was in Cynthiana seeking information about her great-grandfather, R.
B. Gruelle, who was born there in 1851. Slade shared stories with Wannamaker about her ancestors and put her in touch with another community leader interested in promoting tourism. That connection led to Wannamaker aiding the community in establishing a Raggedy Ann Festival in Cynthiana, Ky. A section near the front of the museum now houses a small collection of items related to the famous dolls. Also among the collection are items from Slade’s past, including a silk shirt made by his mother from materials he sent her from the war zone and several vintage toys he played with as a boy. He has a new bat, courtesy of the folks at the Louisville Slugger factory in Louisville who invited him and his family down for a tour after reading about his run-in with the intruder. But don’t expect to see the old bat on display at the museum anytime soon. “I’m keeping it at home in case I ever need it again,” he said. Columnist Don White has served as editor at several newspapers in Kentucky. His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact him at www. thekytraveler.com.
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FEATURE
Friday, May 1, 2009
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An Enchanted Evening Meade County High School juniors and seniors flocked to the high school gym Saturday, April 23, and found an elegant dance floor awaiting them. Prom 2009 promised those students, and anyone else attending, “An Enchanted Evening,” the theme of the occasion. Soft white lights were strung from the ceilings and pink and black decorations covered the entrance and the tables. Early in the evening, students and their dates packed the dance floor to show how to “crank that” to Soulja Boy’s hit song, as well as square dancing to “Cotton Eye Joe.” Finally, the pinnacle of prom arrived, as two seniors were crowned Meade County High School prom 2009 king and queen, Michael Addesa and Taylor Smith. “I was very surprised,” Addesa said. “I didn’t think I’d win at PHOTO COURTESY OF GRAHAM PHOTOGRAPHY
all.” Smith was also shocked to be crowned queen. “It was cool that everyone voted,” she said. “I was very surprised … I didn’t even think about winning.” The seniors celebrated one of their last times together well into the night, as it truly was an “enchanted evening.” THE HE NEWS EWS STA TAND NDAR ND ARD AR D/LIND IND NDSE SEY SE Y CORL ORL RLEY EY
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SCORES AND PHOTOS Submit scores from Little League baseball to youth soccer. Also, if you have any photos of the game and would like to see it in the paper, submit them to sports@thenewsstandard. com or drop them off at our office on Old Ekron Road in Brandenburg. THE TEAMS THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKI
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Joey Logano struggles in Sprint Cup
The Meade County Greenwave baseball team’s offense awoke late against Taylor County on Saturday, eventually earning the team a widespread victory. The game was shortened due to the mercy rule when the Greenwave put up a 15run inning in the fifth inning to eventually win 17-1. The late-inning rally started when senior Mikie DeRossett reached third base by getting hit by a pitch, stealing second and taking third base on a wild pitch. The next two batters, juniors Daniel DeRossett and Andrew Oliver walked to load the bases. Freshman Bo Wilson singled to score both Mik-
ie DeRossett and Daniel DeRossett, making the score, 4-0. Two batters later, junior Tyler Yates hit a two RBI single to score Oliver and Wilson. After another walk, freshman Brady Smith singled to score Yates. The offense batted around the lineup twice during the inning and had 11 hits. Both Mikie DeRossett and Daniel DeRossett had three at bats. Mikie DeRossett had a single and a double in the inning and added four RBIs. He also pitched the complete game, giving up three hits and an earned run, while fanning seven batters. Junior Justin Amburgey added three hits in the game and scored three runs. Freshman Bo Wilson
had a double and a single with three RBIs. Greenwave wins close game In the second game on Saturday, the Meade County Greenwave team won a close game, 8-7, against Nelson County. The Greenwave opened the scoring in the first inning when freshman Brady Smith hit an RBI single. The fifth inning proved to be a big inning for the Greenwave when they put up four runs on the board, including junior Justin Amburgey’s two run homer. Sophomore Scott King also knocked in two runs on a single. Meade County then added
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By Monte Dutton NASCAR This Week Joey Logano is struggling as a rookie in the Sprint Cup Series, which really shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, since Logano is all of 18 years old. Ever since Mark Martin began raving about this kid who is destined to win championships — Logano was 13 or so at the time — Logano has been widely regarded as a star of the future. He had to wait for his 18th birthday — he’ll turn 19 on May 24, by the way — to race in the Nationwide Series for the first time. He won his third race, at Kentucky Speedway. Logano became the first driver to win more than once at the age of 18 with his Pepsi 300 victory at Nashville Superspeedway. In his rookie Sprint Cup season, though, the Middletown, Conn., native has struggled. He ranks 35th in the point standings. Asked how much the Nashville victory meant, Logano said, “More than you think, that’s for sure. It’s been a long time coming since Kentucky last year, and we should have won a lot more. To get this is what this whole team needed.” Logano bears the heavy burden of driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota in Sprint Cup. The number — and team— earned fame with Tony Stewart, who won championships in 2002 and 2005. Logano was named as Stewart’s replacement when the veteran star took the role of both owner and driver at Stewart Haas Racing. In the current configuration, Cup cars are much more difficult to drive than their Nationwide Series counterparts. Logano is still trying to make
Staff Report The News Standard As the teams gear up for the regional and state meets later on this month, the Meade County High School track has seen some success this past week. Last Friday, the teams traveled to Green County to compete in the Green County High School Invitational. The girls team finished in third place, including a first place finish in the 100-meter hurdles by Tiffany Brown. The 4x200-meter relay also finished first with a time of 1:49.73. Carly Evans jumped a 34-01 in the triple jump, good for a first place finish. The boys team finished in eighth place with 40 points, while Cody
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May 7 Greenwave V/JV Baseball North Bullitt 5/7 p.m. Lady Waves V/JV Softball Taylor County 5:30 p.m. MCHS Tennis @ Bardstown
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Sophomore Kristin Benton was a lead-off slap hitter last season for the Meade County Lady Waves, but this year after hitting two home runs, her transformation to a power hitter has gone smoothly, not to mention rewarding to the team. Benton’s team-high sec-
ond home run of the season couldn’t have come at a better time against the state’s No. 1 ranked team, the Ballard Lady Bruins, when she hit a home run in the first inning making the score 1-0. “It’s exciting because I got my first home run this season,” Benton said. “It feels great to hit one out and get the team going.” Benton ended the game 3-for-3 with two doubles as the Lady Waves rolled on to win 2-1. With her season batting average hovering over .350 and a team-high eight RBIs, head coach Har-
reld is happy to have Benton swinging away rather than slapping down base hits. “(During) some of the practices she started to hit the ball out of the park,” Harreld said. “Last year she hit the ball hard (as a slapper). But she has an extremely quick bat and she gets around on it. So we got her to start swinging the bat.” After Benton’s home run junior outfielder Erin Sireno hit a standup triple to score senior Amanda Smith, extending the lead, 2-0. During the top of the second
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From page B1 inning, Ballard answered back by scoring a run with two outs, 2-1. But that’s all the Lady Waves would need as freshman starting pitcher Amanda Logsdon shut down Ballard’s potent offense which scored 201 runs during its first 23 games. She pitched all seven innings for the win with five strikeouts and scattered six hits. “They do have a potent offense,” Harreld said, of Ballard. “When we scrimmaged them earlier in the year, Maris (Harreld) pitched four innings and held them to no runs and Amanda (Logsdon) held them to no runs too. So I felt good about our pitching and defense. I knew it would be a matter of timely hits or getting the bunt down at the right time. Our kids raised to the occasion big time today.” The win was also the program’s first victory over a No. 1 ranked team. “That was a really big win
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Top to bottom: Claire Cannady with Jeff and Leona Cannady; Megan Fackler with Aimee and Rob Fackler; Cindy Padgett with David and Nacy Padgett; Amanda Smith with Ronnie Smith and Wendy Montgomery; Taylor Smith with Kenton and Sandy Smith; and Maris Harreld with Mike and Suzy Harreld; Maris Harreld was also awarded the Elaina Dix Memorial Scholarship given by Michelle Dix (pictured left).
Struggles From page B1 the transition. But winning is important for any young driver’s psyche. “It’s big for me,” said Logano. “It’s an awesome confidence booster, for sure. Looking and saying, ‘Hey, I can do this; I am here for a reason; I can win races.’ That’s big. Just to reassure yourself of that.
“I’m sure this is just going to keep carrying on, and now we just have to build on this momentum and keep going.” Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail Monte at nascar_thisweek@yahoo.com.
for our program,” Harreld said. “I don’t think we’ve ever beat a No. 1 ranked team. We’ve beat teams who were eventually No. 1, but not like this.” Emotional senior night ends with undefeated district play Fittingly, the Meade County Lady Waves softball seniors stepped up their game against 11th District rival Breckinridge County during senior night on Tuesday. With the Lady Waves down 4-0 in the third inning, senior Claire Cannady scored off a sophomore Kristin Benton single. Cannady ended up scoring twice for the Lady Waves. Then senior third baseman Amanda Smith drilled a standup double to score freshman Nicole Brown and sophomore Kristin Benton to bring Meade County within one run, 4-3. With the score remaining the same the next two innings, the Lady Waves produced three runs in the sixth inning. Cannady hit a sharp grounder to second base and a fielder’s choice error scored junior Erin Sireno from third
Friday, May 1, 2009 to tie the game up, 4-4. Mallory Wathen, who hit a hard grounder deep into the left side of the infield, knocked the go ahead run in ,and a Benton single scored Cannady for an insurance run, 6-4. Harreld received the win pitching six innings, striking out five, walking one and giving up 10 hits. With the win, the Lady Waves went 4-0 in the 11th District and will be the No. 1 seed and host of the district tournament held later on this month. Waves ease past N. Bullitt Kayla Padgetts’s three RBIs led the way for the Meade County Lady Waves as they rolled to a 7-0 victory over North Bullitt last Friday. Padgett went 2-for-4 and scored twice during the game, while sophomore Kristin Benton went 2-for-2 and scored twice. Seniors Taylor Smith and Megan Fackler each had a hit along with junior Mallory Wathen. Senior Maris Harreld pitched the complete game with 10 strikeouts, while only giving up two hits.
Warm weather heats up offense The Meade County Lady Waves’ offense heated up along with the weather last Thursday when they beat Floyd Central (Ind.), 7-2. Sophomore Kayla Padgett had a two RBI single, while junior Erin Sireno and senior Taylor Smith each had two hits and an RBI. Senior first baseman Megan Fackler also added an RBI single. Senior Maris Harreld pitched the complete game giving up seven hits and striking out three batters. N. H. hands Meade third loss The Meade County Lady Waves traveled to North Hardin to face the No. 14 Lady Trojans on Monday and lost 1-3. The Lady Waves could manufacture only six hits including two singles by junior Erin Sireno. Senior Amanda Smith hit an RBI single to score sophomore Kayla Padgett. Padgett also added a hit. Amanda Logsdon recorded the loss giving up four hits and two earned runs in two innings of work, while senior Maris Harreld pitched four innings and struck out five.
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Staff Report The News Standard The Meade County Greenwave basketball team held its annual endof-the-year banquet on Sunday at the Meade County High School. The banquet concluded the season that claimed its fourth straight district title. The banquet also said goodbye to the team’s seniors who have the most wins of any class that has come through the basketball program. Awards included freshmen Thomas Wilson with the best field goal percentage (51.8) and, Cheaney Schwartz with the best free throw percentage (74.1). Senior Ethan Brangers held three statistical season records with rebounds (228), steals (52) and scoring (351), along with the most valuable player award. Senior Braden Pace led the team with 107 assists and received the most improved award, while freshman Chase Garris made the most 3-pointers with 25. Senior Doug Wells took home the best defensive effort and best effort awards. Along with awards for performance on the court, 12 players made the academic all-state team or honorable mention. The team boasted a 3.4 grade average and junior Will Campbell received the academic award with a 3.95 gpa.
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The Vine Grove Dragons won two games, tied a third, and finished as runners-up in the U12 Boys Division of the 2009 Jefferson County Youth Soccer League Tournament held at Fern Creek on April 25-26. Pictured front row (left to right): Courtney Hillard, Isaiah Terry, Kevin Walls, Austin Rice, Josh Bays. Mikey Mathias. Middle Row (left to right): Sara Ferguson, Alec Melchor, Cynthia Garcia, Megan Collins. Back row (left to right): Jay Guichardo, Coach Jim Pitts, Josh Davis, Garrett Kasey, Coach Brian Bays, Christian Bonifield, Jeremy Garcia, Coach Steve Rice. Not pictured Coach Joe Davis and Mary Hood.
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The Vine Grove Thundercats won two of three games played finishing as runners-up in the 2009 Jefferson County Youth Soccer League Tournament held at Fern Creek on April 25-26. Pictured front row (left to right): Jasmine Eckley, Emily Hellinger, Katie Sivulich, Jessica Stafford, Kaylee Kellam. Back row (left to right): Courtney Boyd, Haley Adcock, Micaela Ray, Kristan Ganley, Crystal Milam, Tori King, Erin McAleer, Alexis Legaspi, Morgan English, Coach Logan English. Not pictured Coach Mike Ray
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TOP LEFT: Head coach Jerry Garris congratulates Ethan Brangers. LEFT: Doug Wells gives Jerry Garris a hug. ABOVE: Senior Johnathon Ives gives his senior speech.
The U-10 Radcliff Chivas won four consecutive games enroute to winning the 2009 Jefferson County Youth Soccer League Tournament held in Okolona on April 25-26. The Chivas beat the Fern Creek Vipers 5-2 in the Championship game. Pictured front row (left to right): Regan Mansell, Devonta Guillory, Devon Bates, Rachelle King. Middle row (left to right): Simeon Packer, Micah Linscott, Emilli Rauch, Jared Ray, Makiah Staples. Back row coaches Mike Ray and Terry Linscott.
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Strange but True By Samantha Weaver •You may recall the character of Tarzan from movies and cartoons as somewhat lacking in language skills —"Me Tarzan, you Jane." In the novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, however, Tarzan was quite a linguist, speaking French, Latin, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, several dialects of Arabic and ancient Mayan. •Researchers have determined that infants tend to react strongly to the color red — and to no other color. •In the mid-1990s, a Thai man who kept peacocks was killed by one of his pets when the sole male in the flock clawed him viciously. In retribution, the man's family killed the bird and cooked it in curry. •Four-time Pulitzer-winner and American poet laureate Robert Frost was named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be tempted to be more assertive when dealing with a job-related matter. But a carefully measured approach works best at getting the cooperation you're looking for. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) While others urge you to act now, you instinctively recognize that a move at this time is not in your best interests. You should know when to do so by week's end. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A busy schedule keeps you on the move for much of the week. But things ease up by the time the weekend arrives, allowing you to reconnect with family and friends. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Travel dominates the week, and despite some delays in getting to where you want to go, the overall experience should prove to be a positive one in many ways. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Leonine self-confidence comes roaring back after a brief period of doubt and helps you get through a week of demanding challenges and ultimately emerge triumphant. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Virgos who have made a major commitment -- personal or professional -- should be able to tap into a renewed reservoir of self-confidence to help them follow through. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You could soon receive news from a surprising source that could cause you to change your mind about how you had planned to deal with an ongoing job-related problem. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A surprise move of support from a colleague who has never been part of your circle of admirers helps influence others to take a new look at what you've put on the table. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) While a bold decision to take an "I know what I'm doing" approach impresses some colleagues, it also raises the risk of causing resentment among others. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A misunderstanding 'twixt you and a friend might not be your fault at all, despite what he or she suggests. Talk it out to see at what point the confusion might have started. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Getting into a community operation fulfills the Aquarian's need to help people. It also can lead to new contacts that might one day help you with a project. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A minor problem could delay the start of a long-anticipated trip for two. Use the time to recheck your travel plans. You might find a better way to get where you're going. BORN THIS WEEK: You are a dedicated romantic who seeks both excitement and stability in your relationships.
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Get all your local news delivered to you TODAY from The News Standard! Call 270-422-4542. REPORT A CRIME, new tip line 270-422-HOPE (4673), the tip line is totally anonymous, and your identity cannot be revealed. Join the Meade County Archers! The archery club is a division of the Meade County Sportsmen Club located at the fairgrounds in Brandenburg. For membership info or for questions, please call Brian Hamilton at 270-945-5742 or Mike Greenwell at 270945-3581. The Meade County Senior Citizens Inc. Board is trying to bring their roster up-to-date. Anyone that is a member, please send your membership number, address and a contact phone number to Meade County Seniors, Inc. Attn: President P.O. Box 1600, Brandenburg, KY 40108. If a relative or friend knows whether a member is deceased, in a nursing home, or has moved away from the area, please send or bring a letter with that information to the senior citizen center Mon., Wed., Thurs., or Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you have a member certificate, bring it or mail a copy. Please submit any information even if you don’t know your member number. It is important. For more information, please call 270-422-5200. 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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Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Inc. has submitted a Proposal for Funding to the Cabinet for Families and Children for Community Services Block Grant Funds for State Fiscal Year 2010. A Copy of this Proposal for Funding for CSBG is available for view in each County Community Action Office during normal business hours. Meade County 496 East Broadway, Brandenburg, KY 40108 Breckinridge County 108 S. Third Street, Hardinsburg, KY 40143 Hardin County 1111 North Dixie Highway (in the cove by Peddler’s Mall) Suite 5, Box 11, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Grayson County 125 E. Market Street, Suite 30 B Leitchfield, KY 42754
2.5 acres, Zoned B-2. Split into 2 lots. Perks for 2 home sites. Great location for duplexes! Flaherty area. $31,000. 270-945-3314. 5 acres – set up for mobile home. water, septic, and electric. 1980 - 14x70 - 2 bdrm - 1 bath w/ fireplace and extra room add-on. $20,000 for both or will sell separate. Cedar Flat Road, Battletown. 270-497-4588 or 270-316-5734. FOR SALE BY OWNER -3.92 +/- acres, with road frontage on US127. 1/4 mile from Owenton. $45,000. Call 502-316-3453. 22 acres, wooded, great view, great for hunting. Asking only $40,000, call 270-668-1800.
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Powers Pit Stop, LLC, Mailing Address 1000 Armory Place, Brandenburg, KY, 40108, hereby declares intention to apply for a RETAIL BEER LICENSE no later than May 4, 2009. The business to be licensed will be located at 2960 Brandenburg Rd., Brandenburg, KY, doing business as Powers Pit Stop, LLC. The members are as follows:
Come to the Country! 10 acre tracts, open and wooded, ready for mobiles or houses. Breckinridge County $35,000. $1,000 down. $376.00 a month. Owner Financing Available, No credit checks, Open 7 days a week, www.kylandco.com 10 minutes to Knox! Open, gentle, rolling land, restricted to houses only, starting at $19,900 for 2 acres, more acreage available. Owner Financing Available, No credit checks, Open 7 days a week, www.kylandco.com
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4 bd, 1 ba home! 16x80 singlewide, lots of updates, on 4.7 acres. Breckinridge County, $54,900. $4,900 down. $554.00 a month. Owner Financing Available, No credit checks, Open 7 days a week, www.kylandco.com
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1-6 ACRES in Meade County near Fort Knox. Ok for single or doublewides homes. County water and electric available, owner financing. 1-2 ACRES, near Doe Valley Otter Creek Park. Restricted to houses, county water, electric and blacktop road. 32 acres and 20 acres in Breckinridge County. County water. Electric available. Perfect for crop, pasture or horses. 8 ac, water-elec-woods near Webster-Breck Co. Only $24,900. 30.8 acres in Breck county between Brandenburg and Irvington. Very private, all woods, some timber, electric, beautiful home site. Only $59,900. We pay cash for farms or land. Call MW at 668-4035 or www. mwlandforsale.com.
LOTS FOR SALE ENGLISH ESTATES Lot 8 - 1.638 acres $25,900 Lot 28 - 1.696 acres $19,600 Lot 42 - 1.224 acres $13,900 Lot 48 - 1.572 acres $15,290 Lot 49 - 1.296 acres $14,500 Lot 50 - 1.27 acres $14,400 Lot 51 - 1.232 acres $13,900
INDIAN OAKS SUBDIVISION Lot 10 - 3.46 acres $25,500 Lot 14 - 2.5297 acres $17,000 Lot 15 - 2.5399 acres $17,000
MEADE SPRINGS Lot 29 - 4.092 acres $35,000
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OPEN DOOR ALATEEN GROUP: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. These meetings are for Al-Anon and Alateen members only. You qualify for membership if your life has been or is being deeply affected by close contact with a problem drinker. Please come to any Al-Anon or Alateen Opened or Closed meetings! Call 270-422-1050 for more information. 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 270547-0347 or 270-547-0445. 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 270547-0445. 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 270-7061493 for more information. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Man to Man Prostate Cancer Education and Support, 2nd Tuesday of each month. 6 p.m. in the 5th floor boardroom at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-7061493 or Karen at 270-706-1250 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.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Corydon Presbyterian Church. For more information, please call 270-828-3406.
BRANDENBURG AL-ANON: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 8 p.m. Open to all. Call 270-422-1050 for more information.
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3 Family Yard Sale 4/30 and 5/1. 385 Otterview Court (take 1638 to Rock Haven Road) 9 a.m. til ? Signs posted. 270-828-4709 for information.
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YOUTH Students raise money for children in need
Friday, May 1, 2009
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KUNA members generate $500 to donate to WHAS Crusade for Children
Submitted by the Meade County Public Library Preschoolers learned ways to help save the planet, practiced recycling and planted seeds during an Earth Day-themed story hour held last week. The children also partnered with Kroger, who donated paper grocery bags that were decorated with Earth Day artwork, and then given out to customers at the store on April 22. On the mornings of May 18 and 19, the library will host A Very Hungry Storytime from 10:30-11:30 a.m. This month as we learn about the great out-
Submitted by John Wilson and KUNA delegates at DTW
Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from David T. Wilson Elementary School and Stuart Pepper Middle School participated in the YMCA program, Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA), on March 26-28. The program allows students to research other countries and learn about global issues that affect the world. Students create and write proposals based on their countries’ problems and try to find solutions. The junior division of KUNA focused on the countries Malta and the Philippines this year. KUNA delegates also are asked to participate in a service project to help raise money for charities. The sixth grade KUNA delegates at DTW wanted to do something special because they knew the money would go for a great cause so they chose WHAS
David T. Wilson Elem. School Honor Roll • 3rd Nine Weeks 4th Grade; All A’s: Victoria Aikin Christopher Blakey Madison Brown Arthur Chen Cassandra Crotzer Desirae Davis Brigid DeVries Brandon Flagler Kasaundra Givans Ashley Heibert Caitlynn Helton Whitney Hobbs Halle Hockman Colin Holsclaw Dean Hurst Hunter Johnston Bailey King Lillie King Abigail Kinnard Stephen Knott Tessa McIntosh Jessica Mingis Miguel OcasioDiaz Stephanie Popham Daniel Rash Brianna Rybarczyk Kacie Smith Niki Terry Emma Vujaklija
A’s and B’s Austin Allen Lauren Allen Robbie Baker Alyssa Baxter Nicole Belcher Gerrad Blake Bradley Blevins Aaron Bogert Jacob Brown Bradley Buckman Callie Carder Jacob Cummings Trent DeWitt Molly Doyle Hailey Ebel Shane Edmonson Ory Fortner Hannah Gillenwater Madelyn Givans Seth Green Mark Griffin Coryal Harbin Derek Hardy Tyler Haynes Tiffany Hebert Taylor Heffelfinger Mathew Hernandez Peyton Heschke Justin Hillman Russell Ingram Cody Janes Joshua Laslie Ethan Lucas Sierra Mattingly Wyatt McGaha Tyler Miller Brooke Moore Shelby Morrison Steven Morrow Makayla Nalley Devin Patty Micah Pearce Skylar Pierce Sydnei Poff Mallory Powers Zackary Prather Jack Provost Aaron Ray Joshua Robey Mary Rogers Adrianne Romolor Victoria Russ Timothy Spink Jonathan Stull
Library celebrates Earth Day doors, come listen to Eric Carle’s classic book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Also, enjoy a craft, songs and fun activities about bugs. A Bedtime Story Night will be held May 12 from 6:30-7 p.m. in the Children’s Library. Children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for our monthly bedtime story night. Listen to stories, lullabies and get ready for bed. Come in your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal. For more information about upcoming events, contact the library at 270422-2094.
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID T. WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KUNA students from local schools helped raise nearly $500 for Crusade for Children. Crusade for Children. Students at DTW have to wear uniforms because of the school’s dress code. Knowing that everyone loved free dress day, so they decided that if a student brought in any amount of money, they could have free dress day. They did not ask for a specific amount, the only requirement was to give
Julia Terry Christian Thompson Emily Tuohy Troy Walko Zach Watkins Alex Weed Ashli Wiedmann Austin Williams Tyler Wolz Austin J. Wright 5th Grade; All A’s Matthew Barnes Jake Beavin Ethan Fackler Robin Farrell Tyler Jackson Craig Lindsey Alexandrea PikeGoff Caroline Smith Alexandra Whitman Katie Wilson Mack Wilson A’s and B’s Emily Banks Gary Nelson Barger Mary Basham Erica Benham Kristen Bewley Madison Biddle Jack Blehar Collyn Bradley Alyssa Brewer Thomas Burgos Trevis Burgos Jenna Burks April Cherry Colin Crump Taylor Cucino Hannah Fackler Lauren Fackler Zach Flaherty Michael Embry Garret Greenwell Jalen Hardcastle Emily Hardesty Karissa Hardesty Abigail Heibert Olivia Honaker Olivia Kessinger Emma King Hannah King Jarett Lopez Jesse McPhearson Bryce Medley Joseph Morales Randy Owen Serena Phelps Anthony Popham Karissa Reader Madison Reff Joseph Ridgeway Shelby Robinson Brittany Sanders Veronica Shamblin Lindsey Shelton Preston Smiley Bailey Smith Kadin Staples Mikaela Stewart Brooke Stiltner Cassie Thornton Zackary Todd Roger Vadner Elizabeth Viau Kaitlyn Welch Emma Wilson 6th Grade; All A’s Cassidy Adams Luke Babb Shelby Baker Brooklyn Bishoff Taylor Bishop Alexandra Bruce Annie DeVries Magdalyn Durbin Cassie Emert Vanessa Frazier Alyssa Hannah Rian Heibert Sadie Hobbs Margaret Huffines
Micah Kaiser Hannah King Will King Kristen Logsdon Addie Lynch Kaylin McManama Taylor Miller Abby Naser Weston Owen Kristin Peters Savannah Phelps Jessa Pollard Adrienne Poole Mary Kate Powers Natalie Reichmuth Neeli Rhoads Briana Rice Abigail Robinson Jaycee Serrano Kelsey Sutton Morgan Turner Taylor Vanover John Wilson A’s and B’s John Adams Brendon Adcock Tanner Age Amber Akridge Sabrina Allen Elijah Ashmore Drew Bailey Fred Barham Erica Barnes Matthew Barr Mallory Blevins Josie Board Noah Bogert Evan Bradley Alexis Carter Justin Carter Tyler Carter Caleigh Clark Sierra Cooper Nick Cox Tori DeWitt Ben Diamond Michael Davis Tyler Dowell Zachary Dowell Shaye Eden Alexis Efird Kellen Gable Karlie Gardner Miranda Gregory Corey Johnson Tiffany Judd Brianna Kenealy Kody Kennedy Makaylee Ladd Janeva Lewis Austin Long Hayden Lovo Jacob Lyons Marty Mattingly Kyleigh McCall Sarah Mills Madison Morris Sean Morrow Autumn Nichols Kristen Norton Ethan Pelletier Courtney Pollock Natalie Prather Michael Robey Tyler Robinson Sam Romine Makayla Russell Cameron Shireman Zachary Straney Darby Stull Ryan Styles Nate Tanguay Dyllan Tucker Brennan Tuohy Joel Voelker Jonah Voelker Cody Walker Julie Weatherholtz Gunner Wellman Cassidy Wernz Kayla White Hannah Wilcoxon Joseph Williams Trevor Yates
something. This fundraiser was a great success. In one day delegates raised $498.50. All the money collected will go to the WHAS Crusade for Children charity in hope that the lives of special needs children throughout Kentucky may improve. The donations were collected with the intent to
show the world how important it is for everyone to find a cause and to support it. Delegates collected this money by receiving donations from students and staff members, ranging from a penny to a $20 bill; this supports the idea that just a little bit of money and a lot of heart can help out the children of the world.
NOTICE Parent Member Election Meade County High School *** School Based Decision Making Council Election to be Held 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009 MCHS Office & Freshman Academy Office *** A run-off election will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:30 p.m., if needed. For Information, Call 422-7515 May 4 - May 8 Primary & Elementary
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Children created Earth Day artwork on brown paper bags during an Earth Day-themed story hour.
St. John Parish Fundraiser
Spring Flowers & Vegetable Plants DAY ONLY SALE! E N ! O Bedding Plants Annuals • Perennials Waves • Ferns Hanging Baskets 4” Pots • Vegetable Plants Flats Available
Saturday, May 2nd
10:00 A.M. At St. John’s Ed. Center Front Parking Lot. If Rain – Will Move Indoors!
MEADE COUNTY SCHOOL MENUS MONDAY Choose One: Pancake on a Stick Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
TUESDAY TChoose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
WEDNESDAY Choose One: Cinnamon Toast Cereal & Cinn. Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
THURSDAY Choose One: Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
FRIDAY Choose One: Ham Biscuit Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Fresh Garden Salad Meal w/Mozz String Cheese, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Whole Grain Breaded Corn Dog Cheese Nachos w/Salsa Choose Two: Oven Baked FriesTossed Garden Salad Peaches - Fresh Apple
Choose One: Hot Ham & Cheese on Bun Breaded Chicken Pattie on Bun Choose Two: Green Beans Baked Potato Fresh Orange Pears
Fresh Garden Salad Box Meal w/Popcorn, Chicken, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Soft Taco - Oven Fried Chicken Choose Two: Corn - Cooked Carrots Lettuce, Tomato & Cheese Cup Pineapple - Fresh Kiwi In Addition: Chocolate Chip Cookie
Choose One: Stuffed Crust Cheese Pizza Country Chicken w/Gravy Choose Two: Tossed Garden Salad Mashed Potato Fresh Pear Applesauce In Addition: Hot Dinner Roll
Fresh Garden Salad Box Meal w/Mozz String Cheese, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or Choose One: Breaded Fish Sticks Grilled Cheese Sandwich Choose Two: Oven Baked Tater Tots Tomato Soup w/ Crackers Banana Grapes
Choose One: Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Ham, Egg & Cheese on English Muffin Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: French Toast Sticks Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Fruit Muffin Cereal & Toast PB & J Uncrustable Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/ Ham & Cheese Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Chicken Strips w/BBQ Sauce Choose Two: Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Pineapple - Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Stuffed Breadsticks w/ Marinara Sauce. Choose Two: Garden Salad - Peas Mixed Fruit - Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad w/Popcorn Chicken Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Cheeseburger or Hamburger on Bun Choose Two: Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Oven Baked Fries Pineapple- Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Southwest Pizza Choose Two: Corn - Garden Salad Oranges - Applesauce In Addition: Pudding
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/ Turkey & Cheese Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Country Chicken w/ Gravy & Hot Roll Choose Two: Mashed Potatoes California Veggies Kiwi - Fresh Apple
Choose One: Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: French Toast Sticks Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One: Cinnamon Roll w/ Yogurt Cereal & Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/Ham & Cheese; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Stuffed Breadsticks w/Marinara Sauce Choose Two: Carrot Sticks - Green Beans - Fresh Orange - Applesauce
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Hamburger Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Country Chicken w/ Gravy & Dinner Roll Choose Two: Mashed Potatoes Peaches - Vegetable Medley - Fresh Apple In Addition: Cookie
Choose One: Sausage, Egg & Cheese on English Muffin Cereal and Toast Choose One: Chilled Juice Fresh Fruit Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad w/ Chicken Nuggets; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Cheese Pizza Choose Two: Garden Salad Cooked Carrots Pineapple - Pears
Choose One Box Meal Yogurt Box w/choice of fruit & veggie; Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich; Hamburger Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Chicken Nuggets Choose Two: Garden Salad - Peas Pears - Fresh Orange In Addition: Mac & Cheese
Choose One Box Meal Garden Salad Meal w/ Turkey & Chz Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich Chicken Pattie Meal or Main Line Entree Choice w/2 Sides: Nachos Choose Two: Corn - Celery Sticks Mixed Fruit - Banana In Addition: Cookie
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Journalism students earn column writing award at state convention
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By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com Two Meade County High School newspaper staff writers recently won an award at the annual Kentucky High School Journalism Association state conference. Seniors Stephen Bragg and Christian Eiden were recognized at the conference, held in Shepherdsville, Ky. April 14 and 15, for winning third place for their joint column printed in the school’s newspaper, The Current — a bi-semester publication. According to Bragg and Stephen, the column, called “Alright’s and Not Quite’s” shares the twosome’s view on current motion picture films and various actors who appear in them. “We basically give them a thumbs-up or a thumbsdown and we pick them apart and write about the good parts and the bad parts,” Bragg said. Shannon Anderson, the MCHS journalism advisor, said The Current has a dedicated staff with many excellent writers. She hopes her future classes will be just as successful as this year’s. With the school’s one-yearold Macintosh Computer Lab (better known as “The Mac Lab”), Anderson hopes to see some extra efforts in the layout aspect of The Current by using updated programs like InDesign and Photoshop. The Current also won four awards in March 2009 when it attended the Mark of Excellence Contest held at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky. The staff brought home third place in Best Newspaper Advertisement, Best
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ABOVE: Journalism teacher Shannon Anderson stands next to Christian Eiden and Stephen Bragg, the two journalism students who recently won a third place award for column writing at a statewide high school newspaper convention. LEFT: Journalism students work diligently on “The Current” in the school’s new Mac Lab. “The Current” is published twice a year by the high school journalism students. THE NEWS STANDARD/ CRYSTAL BENHAM
Single Page Design, and Best Editorial. It also won Honorable Mention for Best Front Page Design. While attending the contest, students were given the option of having lunch with professional journalists. “It was called ‘Pizza with the Pros,’” said John Stroud, a junior staff reporter. “We got to ask them questions from a professional standpoint. They explained all the different careers you
can go into with journalism. I found that I’d like to pursue the photography aspect of journalism.” Anderson said as far as future plans with the program, “I would like to see us try to bring in a separate class for photojournalism.” Currently, she is required to teach Associated Press style writing, design, and photography in one semester and “you just can’t get it all in.” As for Bragg and Eiden, they both wish to attend
college after graduation with a focus in writing. “I can’t imagine going into any other career other than journalism,” Bragg said. “I plan to attend (Jeffersontown Community College) for my first couple of years of college.” “I hope to get into (the University of Louisville),” Eiden said. “I’m not sure if I want to do something in journalism, but I know I want to do something with writing.”
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Battletown Elementary School held its annual Spring Fling festival last Friday, welcoming students, their friends and family members to enjoy some small town fun on a beautiful day. Food, games and an auction were part of the festivities, as well as a corn hole tournament.
We accept cash, checks and most major credit cards! HOURS: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
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TOP LEFT: John Weick, Bill Pipes and Principal Jeff Turner grill chicken at the Battletown Spring Fling. TOP RIGHT: Cousins Molly Matthews and Ella Gagel enjoy some snacks during the Battletown Spring Fling. LEFT (left to right): Winners of the corn hole tournament are 2nd place, Greg Geary and John Miller; 1st place, Brandon Stansbury and Chris Stansbury; 3rd place, Morgan Turner and Addie Lynch. THE NEWS STANDARD/ CHARLOTTE FACKLER
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Stockwell led the way with a second place finish in the discus throw. On Monday, the teams traveled to Elizabethtown, Ky. for the E-Town Allcomers meet after having its Tuesday home meet with Hancock County canceled. Both teams faired well as the girls team finished second and the boys team placed fourth. Sean Breeds finished first in the 1,600-meter run and third in the 800-meter run. The girls 4x800-meter relay finished in first with a time of 11:23.38. Here are the full results of the two meets: Elizabetown All-Comers Girls 4x800-Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 11:23.38 1) Kelch, Natasha 2) Fochtman, Chelsea 3) Smith, Cynthia 4) Medley, Megan Boys 4x800-Meter Relay 7 Meade County ‘A’ 10:43.59 1) Campbell, Trevor 2) Fuson, Ben 3) King, Jordan 4) Mattingly, Jordan Girls 100-Meter Hurdles 1 Brown, Tiffany 16.01 Girls 100-Meter Dash 9 Luney, Leanna 13.91 3 13 Morgan, Jessie 14.18 14 Woodward, Johnna14.73 Boys 100-Meter Dash 22 Addesa, Michael 12.98 24 Ennis, Dakota 13.40 25 Bean, Wyatt 13.53 Boys 1600-Meter Run 1 Breeds, Sean 4:49.39 2 Medley, Chad 4:52.75 3 Blair, Tyler 4:53.05 4 Bowen, Zach 4:53.53 5 7 Buttram, Gabe 5:03.83 13 Beck, Travis 5:09.95 14 Humphrey, Joseph 5:10.56 15 Fackler, Matthew 5:13.48 26 Sheeran, Ben 6:06.75 Girls 400-Meter Dash 7 Monchilovich, Tara 1:16.99 Boys 400-Meter Dash 5 Fackler, Kyle 59.69 6 Thacker, Zach 59.92 10 Butler, Lucas 1:02.22 14 Ennis, Dakota 1:07.53 Girls 300-Meter Hurdles 1Brown, Tiffany 46.02 Girls 800-Meter Run 1 Jenkins, Shelby 2:28.17 4 Medley, Hayley 2:51.66 5 Ray, Micaela x2:52.04 6 Pearce, Makayla x2:53.36 12 Ohmes, Helen 3:24.63 Boys 800-Meter Run 3 Breeds, Sean 2:06.51 4 Blair, Tyler 2:07.48 5 Bowen, Zach 2:09.77 6 Buttram, Gabe 2:14.46 7 Medley, Chad 2:15.39 8 Breeds, Tyler 2:17.23 9 McMahan, Brandon 2:25.62 11 Beck, Travis 2:28.67 Girls 200-Meter Dash 1 Evans, Carly 25.9 5 Luney, Leanna 29.08 9 Morgan, Jessie 29.68 Boys 200-Meter Dash 8 Clinkscales, Micha 25.15 13 Spurlock, DJ 27.25 20 Butler, Lucas 28.13 21 Bean, Wyatt 28.22 Girls 3200-Meter Run 1 Neal, Kaylea 13:27.11 2 Smith, Cynthia 13:28.55 Boys 3200-Meter Run 4 Fackler, Matthew 11:10.74
7 Bates, Nathan 11:45.49 8 King, Jordan 11:55.24 11 Mattingly, Jordan 12:35.39 12 Fuson, Ben 12:44.90 17 Campbell, Trevor 13:27.11 Girls 4x400-Meter Relay 3 Meade County ‘A’ 4:45.26 1) Fochtman, Chelsea 2) Kelch, Natasha 3) Woodward, Johnna 4) Monchilovich, Tara Boys 4x400-Meter Relay 3 Meade County ‘A’ 3:55.62 Girls High Jump 5 Morgan, Jessie 4-04.00 Girls Long Jump 1 Evans, Carly 14-05.00 Girls Triple Jump 2 Evans, Carly 32-03.00 Girls Discus Throw 3 Miller, Emily 88-03 15 Luney, Leanna 51-07 20 Reese, Alex 42-01 Boys Discus Throw 4 Stockwell, Cody 122-04 9 Hamlet, Tommy 99-02 14 Longoria, Drew 85-02 20 Wilson, Tate 75-06 24 Arnold, Dakota 71-02 25 Campbell, Josh 69-11 27 Journey, John 64-02 30 Jordan, Tanner 58-10 Girls Shot Put 5 Luney, Leanna 25-05.00 19 Reese, Alex 18-11.25 Boys Shot Put 7 Stockwell, Cody 35-02.00 8 Journey, John 35-00.00 13 Arnold, Dakota 32-04.00 22 Campbell, Josh 28-00.00 24 Longoria, Drew 25-06.00 27 Wilson, Tate 21-10.00 29 Jordan, Tanner 16-00.00 Women - Team Rankings 1) Elizabethtown 210 2) Meade County 120.50 3) Grayson County 97 4) Larue County 84.50 5) Central Hardin 68 6) Nelson County 32 Men - Team Rankings 1) Elizabethtown 204.50 2) Grayson County 157.50 3) Larue County 124.50 4) Meade County 65.50 5) Central Hardin 56.50 6) Nelson County 48.50 7) John Hardin 24 GCHS Invitational Girls 100-Meter Dash 15 Luney, Leanna 14.48 21 Monchilovich, Tara 15.77 Girls 200-Meter Dash 12 Woodward, Johnna 31.50 Girls 400-Meter Dash 3 Evans, Carly 1:04.18 7 Medley, Megan 1:07.00 Girls 800-Meter Run 2 Jenkins, Shelby 2:25.00 9 Medley, Hayley 2:55.00 Girls 1600-Meter Run 2 Smith, Cynthia 5:56.31 5 Neal, Kaylea 6:18.72 Girls 100-Meter Hurdles 1 Brown, Tiffany 16.68 Girls 300-Meter Hurdles 1 Brown, Tiffany 47.29 Girls 4x100-Meter Relay 8 Meade County ‘A’ 58.58 1) Morgan, Jessie 2) Woodward, Johnna 3) Luney, Leanna 4) Monchilovich, Tara Girls 4x200-Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 1:49.73 1) Stanfield, Marley 2) Brown, Tiffany 3) Jenkins, Shelby 4) Evans, Carly Girls 4x400-Meter Relay 1 Meade County ‘A’ 4:11.49 1) Brown, Tiffany 2) Jenkins, Shelby 3) Evans, Carly 4) Stanfield, Marley Girls 4x800-Meter Relay 3 Meade County ‘A’ 11:30.00 1) Kelch, Natasha 2) Ray, Micaela 3) Pearce, Makayla
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4) Fochtman, Chelsea Girls Triple Jump 1 Evans, Carly 34-01.00 Girls Discus Throw 17 Reese, Alex 46-08 Boys 200-Meter Dash 18 Thacker, Zach 27.32 Boys 400-Meter Dash 12 Nowland, Kevin 59.16 14 Fackler, Kyle 1:00.10 Boys 800-Meter Run 3 Blair, Tyler 2:05.00 4 Medley, Chad 2:06.05 9 Breeds, Tyler 2:11.00 Boys 1600-Meter Run 13 Bates, Nathan 5:23.30 Boys 320-Meter Run 4 Breeds, Sean 9:57.61 7 Fackler, Matthew 11:00.67 Boys 4x100-Meter Relay 11 Meade County ‘A’ 53.72 1) Butler, Lucas 2) Bean, Wyatt 3) Ennis, Dakota 4) Evans, Berran Boys 4x200-Meter Relay 9 Meade County ‘A’ 1:45.00 1) McMahan, Brandon 2) Fackler, Kyle 3) Nowland, Kevin 4) Thacker, Zach Boys 4x400-Meter Relay 3 Meade County ‘A’ 3:39.52 1) Buttram, Gabe 2) Bowen, Zach 3) Humphrey, Joseph 4) Medley, Chad Boys 4x800-Meter Relay 2 Meade County ‘A’ 8:21.99 1) Humphrey, Joseph 2) Buttram, Gabe 3) Bowen, Zach 4) Breeds, Sean Boys Shot Put 12 Stockwell, Cody 38-11.00 17 Arnold, Dakota 34-10.50 Boys Discus Throw 2 Stockwell, Cody 131-04 11 Hamlet, Tommy 105-10
Women - Team Rankings 1) Bardstown 163.50 2) Green County 113.50 3) Meade County 97 4) Southwestern 94 5) Central Hardin 54 6) Campbellsville 44 7) Owensboro Catholic 41 8) Marion County 39 9) McLean County 19 10) Hart County 14 11) Cumberland County 3 Men - Team Rankings 1) Daviess County 125 2) Southwestern 113 3) Bardstown 107 4) Central Hardin 60.50 5) Green County 54 6) Owensboro Catholic 49 7) Marion County 43 8) Meade County 40 9) Cumberland County 30 10) McLean County 28.50 11) Hart County 27.50 12) Campbellsville 24.50
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Tennis team play district Staff Report The News Standard The Meade County boys tennis team played in the distirct tournament last week in Elizabethtown, Ky. Jonah Cundiff and David Medley recieved the No. 1 seed and played in the second round. They lost to Elizabethtown’s Hunter Hazle and Zeeshan Bhatti 2 and 1.
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Quintin Franke and Matt Buckman lost to North Hardin’s Grafton Sizemore and Chris Shumate in a proset 5-8. Christoph Hasse won his opening round match 8-4 over John Hardin’s Tyler Edlin. He lost in the second round to the number one seed Zach Thomas from Central Hardin. Chase Garris lost to the No. 4 seed Jacob Hughes from North Hardin, 3-8 in the first round.
tie the game after scoring two runs to make the score 8-7. However, starting pitcher Amburgey struck out a Nelson County batter to end the game. Amburgey pitched the complete-game win by giving up four earned
runs and struck out six batters. John Hardin Meade
drops
The John Hardin Bulldogs scored at least one run in each of the first five innings to beat the Meade County Greenwave baseball team 8-1. The lone Meade County run was scored in the sixth inning when senior Mikie DeRosset scored sophomore Brenton Smith. Meade County only had seven hits, while starting pitcher junior J.B. Greer pitched four innings giving up seven runs on 11 hits. Junior Andrew Oliver came in relief and pitched two innings and gave up two hits. Results to last weekend’s games R H E Meade County 17 14 1 Taylor County 1 3 1 Nelson County Meade County
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Daniel DeRossett hits a deep fly ball against John Hardin.
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Results of Monday’s game R H E Meade County 1 5 0 John Hardin 8 13 1
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Archery club aims to give opportunities By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com The founders of Meade County Archers feel its possibilities are endless. With the club still in its infant stage, president Brian Hamilton and vice president Mike Greenwell are continually batting ideas back and forth. “We could do that,” Greenwell said eagerly about possibly helping new hunters go out and hunt. “That’s a good idea. I would take anyone out.” Hamilton agreed, “That’s something we could do this fall or next year.” With the brewing ideas, the two of them want this club to not “fizzle,” which many clubs do after a few years, according to Hamilton. “I’m thinking this is going to stay and this is going to be good,” he said. “Most of us are pretty dedicated and committed to archery. The club offers any interested archer a chance for opportunities to shoot.” For $30, members and
their immediate families can enjoy what the club has to offer at the sportsman club facilities at the Meade County fairgrounds and the shooting rage at Yellowbank Wildlife Management area. The group presently has between 30 to 40 members — a solid foundation for a club bound to flourish in a community steeped in hunting and archery enthusiasm. “If we can get everyone focused and organized, then we can make a lot of things happen,” Hamilton said. “We can do pretty much anything we want to. I would really like to get to the point where we can have banquets and big functions.” In the last month, Meade County Archers has cleaned up the shooting range at Yellowbank and built a brand new pavilion. Next on the list is painting the indoor range at the sportsman club and replacing the lighting. “That place is awesome,” Greenwell said of the sportsman club. “If we get some minor things done in there it
will be even more nice. (The facility) will give us a chance to do stuff year-round.” The attraction to archery in Meade County has grown exponentially, over the years, in large part due to the schools’ archery programs. “Now that the school program is so strong, there’s so much room for involvement,” Greenwell said. “We were going to call it Meade County Bow Hunters, but that’s not what it’s all about. You don’t have to hunt to be an archer. So we call it Meade County Archers because that involves NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program), traditional hunters, bow fisherman and everyone who uses a bow.” “There’s a whole lot of people interested in archery in Meade County,” Hamilton added. “We want to get everyone together that is focused on one thing. A lot of clubs are about hunting and stuff. This is more about archer itself. This is for everyone.” The $30 membership
gives access to everyone in the immediate family, which Hamilton hopes will fuel frequent “family days.” “We’re just playing it by ear right now,” he said. “Once we get more members, we’ll really get this thing rolling where we’ll have potluck dinners, where we’ll have trap shooting and contests. It would just be a great day for the whole family.” The club also provides $1 million life insurance coverage to all of its members who shoot on site. Giving members an opportunity to be insured was one of the biggest reasons the club chose to pair up with the Meade County Sportsman Club. “If we would have gotten insurance on our own, then membership costs would be out the wazoo,” Greenwell said. “But with the hard economic times, we didn’t want to have expensive dues. We think you’ll get your money’s worth for $30.” The club will meet on Tuesday, May 12, at 6 p.m. at the Sportsman Club at
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Glenn Bennett, a member of the Meade County Archers, shows off his traditional-style bow. the fairgrounds in Brandenburg. All members and potential members are encouraged to attend. The club will also have a grand opening of the pavilion at Yellow-
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State archery tournament to be on TV Submitted by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department FRANKFORT — Bagging a turkey is anything but automatic. Along with experience, it pays to have a little luck in your pocket. The eastern wild turkey has vision and a sense of surroundings unlike any other game bird in the forest. Host Tim Farmer knows this and so does Roger Dale Coffey. The two hunt opening morning in Russell County near Lake Cumberland. Watch as two strategies combine for one great day on “Kentucky Afield” television,
airing this weekend, May 2 and 3. Also on the show, student archers aim for glory. At the International Convention Center in Louisville, we follow throngs of elementary, middle and high school students as they compete in the 7th annual state championship of the National Archery in the Schools Program. Our guest includes Jennie Richardson, state archery program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “Kentucky Afield” is a production of the Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources. It is the longest continuously running outdoor television show in the nation. The program airs Saturday at 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CDT and repeats Sunday at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CDT on KET 1. You can also view show segments on the Internet at fw.ky.gov. To see the latest news about “Kentucky Afield” television and view your favorite show segments from the past, sign up today for the electronic newsletter. Visit fw.ky.gov on the Internet and click the Kentucky Afield Newsletter icon.
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Evelyn Elizabeth Deaton, 41, of Radcliff, Ky., daughter of Patricia Helen Magee and Gene Gordon Gilbar, to James Wayne Wheatley, 43, of Vine Grove, Ky., son of Shirley Ann Blackburn and James Earl Daley. Kimberly Ann Bennett, 23, of Brandenburg, daughter of Regina Ann Vessels and Roy Anthony Bennett, to David Allen Phillips, 23, of Brandenburg, son of Elizabeth Carol Roark and Gaither Mark Phillips.
Homemakers News
William McConnell and Chelsi Smith Anita Troutman of Brandenburg announces the engagement of her grandson William David McConnell to Chelsi Elizabeth “Roxzy” Smith. David, of Paris, Tenn., is a 2001 graduate of Meade County High School and a 2005 graduate of Murray State University. David is the son of Donna McConnell of Brandenburg. Roxzy, of Ocean Springs, Miss., is the daughter of John and Rocki Smith of Ocean Springs, Miss. and the granddaughter of Shirley Owen of Mobile, Ala. The wedding will be held June 6, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Puckett House on the Campus of Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss. There will be a local reception for the couple June 13, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Brandenburg Riverfront Park, Downtown Brandenburg (if it is raining, it will be moved to the Brandenburg Moose Family Center). All family and friends are invited to attend both events.
On April 21, 2009, the Bluegrass Homemakers had a short meeting enroute to Glendale, Ky. on their yearly fun trip. Everyone answered roll call with a good April fool’s joke. Shirley Ansbaugh was absent and missed by all. Several names were given for Sunshine cards. We all enjoyed the shops and antiques. Most of all we enjoyed the plentiful food
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Charity Michelle Thomas, 32, of Brandenburg, daughter of Debra Ruth Cawthorne and Michael Anthony Thomas, to Mounssaif Lahkim, 24, of Brandenburg, son of Najat Esslimani and Youssef Lahkin. Rickie Denise Colasanti, 21, of Vine Grove, Ky., daughter of Cynthia Lee Robinson and Richard Dean Colasanti, to Carl Anthony Settle, 21, of Vine Grove, Ky., son of Michelle Renae Patton and Carl Ray Settle.
at the Whistle Stop. On the way home we stopped at Elizabethtown, Ky., for dessert and coffee. We will not admit to the calories we had there. But after all, this was our yearly fun trip. Next lesson is April 28. Ann and Shirley A. will attend. Murial will host the May meeting. Submitted by Ann Duncan, secretary.
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Birthdays May 1: Jack Blehar and Tammy Compton May 2: Chris Smith, Devin Flaherty and Whitney Gagel Matthews May 3: Nathan Vujaklija May 4: Alice Johnston and Russell L. Adkins
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LEFT: Volunteers Pam and Phillip Troutman call numbers during a bingo game. ABOVE: Patrons lined up to collect bingo cards and information before the games began.
A fun night of bingo is held every Monday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Brandenburg Moose Lodge No. 1177, located at 245 Main Street in Brandenburg. Proceeds generated from the games help benefit the local community by supporting the Meade Association of Retarded Citizens (MARC). For more information about the fundraisers at the Moose Lodge, call 270-422-4814.
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Students recognized for volunteer work at Habit for Humanity house
Meade County High School juniors Zach Willet, left, and Brian Rule were presented with certificates of volunteerism and T-shirts for donating their time at the local Habitat for Humanity house being constructed for a local family. Willet and Rule were recognized for their efforts by Meade County High School teacher’s aide Charlotte Shepherd during a special meeting held Wednesday afternoon at the high school.
David T. Wilson Elementary School Perfect Attendance List Adle, Larry Cody; Aiken, Victoria; Baker, Robert; Baker, Shelby; Barham, Frederick; Barnes, Erica; Barnes, Matthew; Beasley, Thomas; Benham, Erica; Benham, Levi; Bradley, Evan; Brown, Naomi; Burgos, Trevis; Cornett, Austin; Davis, Desirae; Davis, Michael; Downs, Cody; Downs, Seth Lee; Durbin, Magdalyn; Fackler, Ethan; Flagler, Brandon; Franklin, Steven; Givans, Madelyn; Graham, Anthony; Griffin, Mark; Hannah, Alyssa; Hardesty, Karissa; Hardy, Derek; Hayes, Tanner; Heibert,
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