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Family arrested for elaborate marijuana operation Submitted by Dep. Mike Cummings Meade County Sheriff’s Dept. According to Meade County Sheriff William “Butch” Kerrick, three people were arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with an indoor marijuana growing operation. Narcotics investigators with the Meade
County Sheriff’s Department discovered an indoor marijuana grow operation at the James Brooks residence off Gardner Lane near Flaherty. Officers confiscated 87 growing marijuana plants, a large quantity of processed marijuana, three firearms, scales and other paraphernalia used in the cultivation and use of marijuana. Arrested was 41-year-old Rebecca G.
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Brooks, 21-year-old James C. Brooks and 19-year-old Amanda G. Brooks. All three were charged with trafficking in marijuana over eight ounces/less than five pounds, cultivating marijuana over five plants and possession of drug paraphernalia. All three were lodged in the Meade County jail. Kerrick said an additional arrest is pending in the case.
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“If we do catch somebody, we will be prosecuting.” — Sheriff Butch Kerrick
Flaherty resident sparks need for more emergency shelters By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
The next time a large ice storm decides to smother Meade County with four inches of ice and knock out power sources for a week, the county will be a little more prepared, thanks to Flaherty native Mary Harbison and the American Red Cross. When January’s ice storm struck, many county residents were without shelter, food, water and medication and traveling was a nightmare. More devastating was that Meade County’s certified shelters were not prepared to lodge the mass swarms of citizens that were without the every day basic essentials. When Harbison received a phone call from a close friend telling her she was turned away from a local shelter, she decided to take matters into her own hands. “I thought, I wouldn’t want to be treated like that and I wouldn’t treat anybody like that,” Harbison said. “I cried when she came in here and told me what happened.” As a member of Glad Tidings Christian Center and founder of its food ministry, she contacted her pastor, Marion Barnes, and asked for his permission to investigate
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Accident claims Ekron man’s life Staff Report The News Standard BRANDENBURG — According to a police report released by Elizabethtown Post 4 of the Kentucky State Police, officers responded to a fatal accident on Sunday that occurred two miles east of Brandenburg on KY 448. Unit 1, a 1983 Chevy pick-up truck operated by David Jupin, 36, of Ekron, was traveling west on KY 448. The vehicle appeared to have left the roadway. Jupin over-corrected, reentering the roadway, causing the vehicle to spin and then leave the roadway again. As the vehicle left the roadway, it traveled down an embankment and overturned one time. Jupin, who reports state was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County coroner.
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Solid waste and recycle center director Mark Gossett, sheriff Butch Kerrick, road department worker Dennis Poole and road department superintendent Mark Popham put up a new sign warning litterers in Meade County.
County poised to squash litter bugs Meade County officials are buckling down on illegal dumpers and trash tossers By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com In an effort to keep Meade County clean, green and respectable, officials are cracking down on litterers from county line to county line. Garbage, debris, furniture, junk, tires and a deluge of other unpleasant eyesores have been plaguing county roadways for years, creating unsightly messes for residents and visitors, and causing numerous hefty clean-up efforts by local and state crews. “(Meade County Solid Waste and Recycling) spends about $50,000-$60,000 per year on keeping the more than 500 miles of roads in the county clean,” said Mark Gossett, director of the center. “Last year we collected 3,500 bags of trash.” Gossett said the heaviest amounts of
litter are located along the county’s most heavily traveled roadways: Hwys. 1638, 79, 144, 1238 and Old Ekron Road. “A lot of it comes from around the food court,” he said. “People eat and then throw the wrappers, everything out the window.” Meade County Sheriff Butch Kerrick said it’s difficult for officers to nab litterers, saying a culprit often must be caught in the act in order for a citation to be issued. “If we find a really bad dump we can look through for address labels and other things that would lead us back to the person at fault,” he said. Sometimes officers follow up on complaint calls from residents who write down the license plate number of a litterer, though Kerrick said it often results in a he-said, she-said situation. Now, officers are on the prowl. “This is an ongoing problem in Meade County and we’re going to eliminate it one way or another,” Kerrick said. The state road department has erected nine no littering signs in the county, and plans to put up more at Gossett’s request. Gossett said the county has 12
signs ready to go, and road department workers will begin placing them along roadways in the coming weeks. “Littering is really a big problem in Meade County,” Gossett said. “We want to correct it by education and drawing it to people’s attention.” Kerrick said if someone throws debris out of a car window, the litterer as well as the vehicle operator can both be cited. If trash blows out of the back of a pickup truck, the driver is also liable and can be cited. Citations range from $1 to $500, plus court costs. “If we do catch somebody, we will be prosecuting,” Kerrick said. Gossett said what’s most frustrating is that “99.9 percent of what’s thrown out, (the recycle center) wouldn’t charge for anyway.” Furniture and other household items can be disposed at the center at no cost. Kerrick said officers are approaching the anti-littering campaign in the same way they do with Click It or Ticket. “We’re going to be out there looking
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Councilman, chief lock horns about morning street patrols By Lindsey Corley lindsey@thenewsstandard.com MULDRAUGH — During the City Council meeting held June 8, councilman Woody Holston took police chief John Stinebruner to task for police absence on Main Street during morning rush hour.
In the process of submitting his monthly report to the council, Stinebruner first fielded concerns from Holston and council members Joseph Noon, Kenneth Toler, Ralph Lee and Pat Reese regarding an accident June 6 that left a cruiser totaled and an officer on leave until June 10.
The officer was headed to the Texaco station on Hwy. 1638 in Brandenburg to fill up with gas when he was involved in an accident with an allegedly intoxicated driver. Council members questioned why he was not filling up at a station in Muldraugh and Stinebruner explained no station was open that late in the
“Somebody needs to be there during the morning hours.” —Woody Holston, councilman city, with which they have a credit line. Dodge’s stays open, but the police chief said they do not spend enough there to be allowed to have a
card. Stinebruner went on to detail the month of May’s laundry list of charges, including three accidents, nine arrests,
two domestic cases, nine warrants served and 78 speeding tickets. The conversation turned to Holston’s concerns about the lack of patrol on Main Street during the early morning hours. “I’ve been out there at 7 a.m. and nobody’s out there,”
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Second annual River Jam benefits Relay For Life By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
siblings, his wife and two daughters. Together, the family works hard collecting money in honor of their father/grandfather who was a victim of cancer and passed away April 8, 2006. The team and the restaurant have no monetary goal because “every little bit counts,” Louie said. Last year the team raised more than $6,000. Nearly 40 bikers registered for the Poker Run, which had a registration fee of $10, and 12 individuals paid a $25 registration fee to enter the pool tournament. Entertainment for the event lasted from 1 to 10 p.m., with special guests “Perfect Alibi” and Ryan Ross and Belinda French — both country music groups from Kentucky. All event participants were awarded with prizes, trophies and plaques. Visitors participated in door
Little Dave’s Down on the River held its second annual “River Jam” in conjunction with Relay For Life on Saturday. Throughout the day, the local restaurant held various activities and contests including its Poker Run — a 100-mile motorcycle ride — a pool tournament and a classic car cruise in efforts to raise money for the Relay For Life cancer walk held tonight at the Meade County Fairgrounds. “Journey for Jack” — a three-year-old Relay For Life team — has worked with the restaurant for two years and each year, according to member Louie LaTondress, the team and Little Dave’s aim to find new ways to involve the community with the nonprofit organization. “Journey for Jack” is comprised of Louie’s five
prizes while listening to music from both bands, and enjoying the classic car cruise held from 3 to 7 p.m. “We hold the event each year in hopes that more and more people will join (the LaTondress family) along with the team from Little Dave’s and the American Cancer Society at Relay for Life,” Louie said. Delores LaTondress, Louie’s wife and a server at Little Dave’s, said this year’s walk will include a guest speaker — who is a cancer survivor — plenty of food and entertainment for all ages. “We’d just like to encourage people to come out and support (the charity) even if you’re not walking, at least come for the food,” Louie said. Relay For Life will begin tonight at the Meade County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. and will last through 7 a.m. tomorrow.
Belinda French and Ryan Ross, a country music group from Kentucky, sang a wide selection of top country hits at this year’s River Jam held Saturday at Little Dave’s Down on the River.
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Beehive hosts grand opening for new addition to facility By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
one double room — as well as a laundry facility and a leisure room that connects the addition to the original side of the facility, providing residents and employees with easy access to the living and dining rooms, kitchen and offices. “Mark (Hegele) really put a lot of thought into the design of the rooms,” Bennett said. “From where the handle bars in the bathrooms are placed, to the medicine cabinets (which come with a lock and were built into the wall to provide more space) and the extra windows for more sunlight.”
Beehive Assisted Living hosted a fun-filled day for its clients, staff, friends and family on Saturday to celebrate the completion of its recent five-room addition to the facility. Work on the addition began early this year, and construction supervisor Mike Bennett said owner Mark Hegele put extensive thought into every component of each room for Beehive’s newest clients. The addition includes four bedrooms — one suite, two standard rooms and
The addition also includes and spacious deck. “We really feel Beehive is something the community is needing more and more,” manager Sheri Wright said. “Assisted living facilities provide basic needs for their residents and (residents) are able to maintain their dignity and freedom.” Hegele said the facility still has one room available. Contact Wright at 270-4227990 for more information. Beehive Assisted Living is located at 103 Commerce Drive in Brandenburg. Also visit www.beehivehomes.com.
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zations volunteer their time twice a year cleaning roadways, and recycle center employees also hit the road twice a year. “We try to get to every main feeder road at least once a year,” Gossett. “With about 521 miles of road ... it’s a lot of work.” For information about items accepted at the Meade County Solid Waste and Recycle Center, call 270-4222868.
From page A1 for it,” he said. “It needs to stop.” Gossett said Meade County is a Certified Clean County, meaning it actively pursues illegal dumps and follows other state regulations regarding county-wide beautification. Local non-profit organi-
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Freddy Groves You have to wonder how often this kind of stuff happens: A veteran with heart problems had been taking one baby aspirin per day for his heart. This is an inexpensive, overthe-counter drug, and he would just go down to his local pharmacy and pick it up. Yet a Department of Veterans Affairs doctor wrote a prescription for the baby aspirin to be sent by mail with other prescriptions, and the veteran had to pay a $24 co-pay for a 61- to 90day supply. Once the veteran notified the VA of the error and asked for his money back, it should have been a done deal. But he won’t get his money back, AND the VA charged him again for the following delivery, which should not have been made at all. The apparent reason for the goof was that a doctor can put any medicine
on the drug mail list if he thinks the patient has no way to get the medicine. Particularly irritating in this case is that the veteran lives with his son, who surely would have gone to the pharmacy if necessary. And right there on a VA Web page it says that “veterans may prefer to purchase over-the-counter drugs, such as aspirin or vitamins, at a local pharmacy rather than making the co-pay.” On a more serious note, what about the Vietnam veteran, unable to speak, who was apparently sent home via van service from a VA hospital wearing a gown, booties — and an IV needle? Surely he didn’t climb into that van by himself. The mother, appropriately upset, got an apology from the hospital but no explanation. This, too, should have never happened. Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.
ning.” After all, how many chapels do you know about that cost $10 million? Some huff and puff, and say: “Kentuckians deserve to get some of their tax money back from Washington.” But “some” equals $1.6 billion! “We’ll get left behind other states,” they moan. But if earmarks remain critical to keeping states from crashing, then Bayh – representing a larger state with a bigger economy – would pull out his Ameritax Express card and wear it out. Instead, his spokesman told Carroll that the federal government should tighten its belt and make “hard choices,” just like most American families. Compare that with Lugar’s spokesman: “This money is going to be spent anyway.” It’s a mantra similar to Kentucky’s lottery lingo: “Someone’s going to win, might as well be you.” It’s taking the easy way out — and gambling with our economic future. 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.
Sotomayor’s seat is a bad day for impartiality It was a historic day when President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. No president had ever nominated a Hispanic woman. Nor had a recent president — or his nominee — expressed less genuine interest in the traditional craft of judging. Impartiality has been supplanted by empathy. The old-fashioned virtue of objectivity — redolent of dusty law books and the unromantic task of parsing the law and facts — is giving way to an inherently politicized notion of judging based on feelings. Lady Justice is to slip her blindfold and let her decisions be influenced by her life experiences and personal predilections. Obama and Sotomayor embrace this method of judging with gusto, even though it is deeply antithetical to justice properly understood. This is why Sotomayor is such a radical choice. She represents a judicial philosophy that is neither truly judicial nor
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a philosophy. The political outcome — and the personal biases that drive it — is paramount. To complement his essentially political conception of the court, Obama has an essentially political conception of a justice. He voted against John Roberts despite his qualifications and his love of the law. Roberts failed the political test, defined by Obama as “one’s deepest values,” “the depth and breadth of one’s empathy.” Obama uses empathy as a code word for judicial liberalism, and few nominees could be as starkly empathetic as Sotomayor. She has the requisite inspiring background. She has been a reliable liberal vote (never mind that the Supreme Court has been singularly unimpressed by her reasoning in cases that have reached it). And she believes that her background is one of her most important qualifications. In a rambling 2001 speech, she disagreed with a col-
league who thought judg- the city declined to promote es should transcend their him because no blacks had “personal sympathies and qualified for promotion. prejudices.” SotoSotomayor mayor argued that thought this blatantNational “the aspiration to ly race-conscious acReview impartiality is just tion passed constituthat — it’s an astional muster. Does piration because it her 2001 speech denies the fact that mean that she would we are by our expehave ruled differentriences making difly if she were white, ferent choices than dyslexic or a workothers.” In sum, she ing-class firefighter said, “I would hope struggling to get Rich that a wise Latina ahead? If so, she is Lowry woman with the manifestly unfit for richness of her exthe highest court in periences would more often a country that puts the law than not reach a better con- above tribal loyalties. clusion than a white male Sotomayor’s nomination who hasn’t lived that life.” represents an extraordinary This stunning statement personal accomplishment of race and gender deter- and an important symbolic minism perhaps explains affirmation for Latinos. Sotomayor’s decision in the Her confirmation, though, New Haven firefighter case would be another step tonow before the Supreme ward eviscerating the conCourt. A white firefighter stitutional function of the studied for an exam to get Supreme Court, as empathy a promotion. He bought trumps impartiality. $1,000 worth of books and Rich Lowry is editor of the had someone read them National Review and co-author onto audiotapes because of the new spy thriller “Banhe’s dyslexic. He passed, but quo’s Ghosts.”
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Meanwhile, his Senate batterymate, McConnell, wants $49 million for two Kentucky universities — on top of hefty tuition increases in recent years for the same schools. Kentucky’s senior senator wants to extract millions more from taxpayers, just for two universities. How much would taxpayers lose if all universities got the same amount of earmark money? Yes, senator, stick with “no comment.” These excessive spending requests keep Republicans from criticizing – with credibility — the Obama administration’s wasteful use of tax dollars and egregious encroachment on our economic freedom. At one time it would have been unthinkable for Republican senators to seek more earmark spending than their Democratic counterparts. Not now — at least not for Kentucky and Indiana. Only one of four U.S. senators representing both states did not request earmarks: Sen. Evan Bayh, DInd. Partisan Republicans will whine about this column. But they won’t say much about these tax-supported earmarks coming at a time when Kentucky families lose jobs as quickly as Bunning can say, “Yes, I am run-
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The Courier-Journal re- Washington’s RINOs (Recently reported requests publicans In Name Only) by made for pork-barrel spend- opposing both the Bush and ing by Indiana and Obama administraKentucky U.S. senaBluegrass tion’s big-governtors — along with an ment intervention Beacon explanation for why called “stimulus Sen. Richard Lugar, funding.” But now, R-Ind., dipped into the Hall of Fame the till. pitcher-turned-senMark Hayes, Luator tosses a curvegar’s spokesman, ball by asking for told C-J reporter more earmarks in James Carroll his the fiscal 2010 budboss doesn’t shy get than either Lufrom the Porkapa- Jim Waters gar or McConnell. looza because, “This What “comment” money is going to be spent could satisfy taxpayers anyway.” when they learn that they A shy Kentuckian, Repub- must pay $30 million for a lican Sen. Mitch McConnell, writing project for teachers “declined comment for this or $10 million for a “Reach story.” Out and Read” program A shocker? Perhaps not. when their taxes already After all, what comment cover nearly $5 billion on could justify spending $14.4 education in the commonmillion of Vermont’s federal wealth? tax donation on a “consoliBunning won’t make the dated fitness and rehabilita- National Taxpayer Hall of tion center” at Fort Camp- Fame with such nonsense. bell? A hall-of-famer stands out No comment can justify in the crowd, demonstrates a $10-million request for a great accomplishments and “chapel and multipurpose perseverance — and a betcomplex,” also at the fort. ter record than most. What disappoints me Check your election game is that Sen. Jim Bunning, program. The GOP wants to R-Ky., apparently asked for put Bunning in the bullpen. $14 million for the same He needs some fund-raising project. fastballs if he wants to stay Bunning received ku- in the starting rotation. A dos from me on many me- spending spree on the taxdia outlets throughout the payers’ dime isn’t the way state for refusing to bow to to do it.
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“What’s there to dispute?” was the closing line of the editorial in last week’s issue of The News Standard. There is plenty to dispute. Most notable in that issue was the headline “Magistrates want quarry rezoned so county can rake in money.” This is completely misleading and unsupported by the article. A more honest headline would read “Magistrates vote against starting rezoning process on proposed quarry.” There was a vote of three to two against beginning the rezoning process. Much of the information for the article sounds spoon fed to The News Standard by Meade County Quarry … information often inaccurate and biased on the front page article, and then supported by the editorial in the same issue. Meade County Quarry is not and has not been extracting stone. They have set off several blasts, posted a “no trespassing” sign and a sign with their name. One of the two permits issued from Frankfort has been appealed and is still pending. Meade County Quarry’s application for a permit from the non-coal branch of the DMRE has deficiencies, deletions and inaccuracies. Meade County Quarry first presented themselves as benevolent “good neighbors” providing revenue to the county and income to its residents. They now claim mistreatment by our local officials. Their attorneys have cited legal precedents to cause our county attorney and planning and zoning administrator to change their position on Meade County Quarry’s nonconforming use status. One of these precedent cases is currently being appealed at a the Supreme Court level. Meade County Quarry’s complaint that they were not notified of the text amendment process … they should subscribe to our local newspapers and keep in contact with our local officials just as those of us who live in the county have done. “Good neighbors” follow the same set of rules. The Planning and Zoning Commission, its administrator and our magistrates have done an admirable job of proceeding deliberately and cautiously in the interests of those people they are appointed and elected to represent. To say that it is “frivolous” to not change Meade County Quarry’s zoning classification to heavy industrial is to say that the lives, interests, health and holdings of those opposed to yet another quarry are frivolous as well. For Meade County Quarry to say that a heavy industrial rezoning “is directly in line with the published comprehensive plan” of Meade County is consistent with their initial presentation in August, which was laced with hollow statements and vagueness. The comprehensive plan does provide for industrial development, but it also presents suggestions for where and how much. Further, it repeatedly makes reference to the importance of scenic vistas, rural character, the agricultural nature … and the preservation of these assets. Isn’t some of this worthy of preservation? Meade County Quarry needs to decide which way it wants to proceed … by sneaking through the back door under the guise of being “grandfathered” into operation or by seeking written assurances of the outcome they desire before the process begins. I don’t see the “good neighbor” in either approach.
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Deeds
Gordon Board and Bernett Board, and through her attorneyin-fact, Gordon Board, to Lawrence Moorman, parcel 25A of the John Swan Jr. Estate Division in Meade County, deed tax $35. Randy L. Byrd and Jodie L. Byrd, by and through their attorney-in-fact, Tonya Cook, to Troy G. Horine and Denise M. Horine, lot 74 and 75 of Farmington Estates in Meade County, deed tax $120. CMH of KY, Inc., a Duly Authorized Kentucky Corporation, to Brandon Bevill and Jerrica Bevill, lot 1, consisting of 5.0775 acres in Meade County, deed tax $65. Alexander Kotchetovsky and US Bank Cust/Sass Muni V Dtr and Charter Group, LLC, and Meade County Judge Executive and Citimortgage, Inc., by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Jeff Nott, property located in Meade County. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as Officer of the United States of America, to Marty Claycomb, 120 Zinfandel Court, Ekron. Diane Humphrey to Larry Ray Spencer and Jessica Rae Spencer, lot 51 of Jennings Knob Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $11. Edward R. Hart and Marilyn F. Hart to R. Moore Properties, LLC, a Kentucky Limited Liability Company, by and through Rita Moore, deed 1, a 12.000 acre tract, and deed 2, a 1.000 acre tract, both in Meade County, deed tax $110. Charlene Basham Lasley and Elbert R. Lasley to William R. Adams, a 17.510 acre tract near Ekron, deed tax $44. Brian Lunsford and Jim R. Clark to Bryan Sapp, deed of correction, 406 Rockytop Lane, Guston. Bryan Sapp to Todd W. Conant and David J. Ellis, 406 Rockytop Lane, Guston, deed tax $38.50.
Quit Claim Deeds
Michael Wallace to Melanie Wallace, a certain tract of land on Valley Hill Road in Meade County. Stephen M. Matson and Caron S. Matson to Ronnie Ables and Jean Ables, lot 368 of Audubon Woods Section of Doe Valley Subdivision in Meade County.
Building Permits
6/4/09 David and Erica Fackler, single family dwelling, $218.50. 6/8/09 Nancy Davis, single family dwelling, $153.
Septic Permits
6/4/09 Matthew Padgett and Jack Yates, Vine Grove, Ky. 6/10/09 Tracy Orr Greenwell and Amos Claycomb, Guston. 6/10/09 Steve Redmon and John Allen, Brandenburg.
Retail Food Establishment Report
4/29/09 Ramsey Field Concessions, Broadway and Bland Street, Brandenburg. 96 percent. Food service: bare wood in several areas, no test strips for sanitizer, build-up inside of microwave, and ceiling in poor repair. 5/15/09 Bozzers, LLC, 754 Broadway, Brandenburg. 100 percent. 6/5/09 Knights of Columbus, 1200 High Street, Brandenburg. 100 percent. 6/9/09 Kinder Garden Learning Center, 766 Broadway Street, Brandenburg. 99 percent. Food service: 3 comp sink faucet leaking. 6/10/09 Flaherty Minit Stop, 3645 Flaherty Road, Vine Grove, Ky. 92 percent food service. 92 percent retail, 97 percent sameday follow-up. Food service: some cold units lack thermometers, spatula used to handle pizza improperly stored, no hair restraints worn in food prep area, no chlorine test strips for 3 comp sink, upright freezer needs defrosting, faucet at 3 comp sink leaking. Retail: Advil packages expired, voluntarily destroyed, interior of cappuccino machine observed with build-up. Both: floors unclean and floor tiles in poor repair in numerous locations, light in walk-in cooler not working.
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6/8/09 at 1:58 p.m. Wendy Cundiff of Battletown was driving a 2004 Pontiac northbound on ByPass Road when her front driver side tire fell off, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. Cundiff hit a speed limit sign on the southbound side of the ByPass, knocking it over. She was facing southbound traveling northbound and landed in a ditch, coming to a complete stop. First aid was given
by Meade County EMS Station 1, but Cundiff refused transport. Moderate to severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report BPDCR09051 was filed by Officer Young. 6/9/09 at 9:54 a.m. Joann Timberlake of Laconia, Ind. was driving a 1994 Oldsmobile. Harry Jones of Brandenburg was driving a 1998 Oldsmobile. Timberlake was facing southbound in the middle turning lane on the ByPass. Jones was traveling northbound on the ByPass. Timberlake did not observe Jones coming down the road and made a left hand turn onto Armory Place. Timberlake and Jones collided with each other, causing severe damage to both vehicles. First aid was given by Meade County EMS Station 1 and injured parties were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Report BPD09052 was filed by Officer Young.
Meade County Sheriff Department 6/5/09 at 7:30 a.m. Margaret Brown of Payneville was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. Joseph Kelly of Guston was driving a 2003 Dodge Dakota. Brown was traveling eastbound on Payneville Road, approaching the intersection of KY1692. Kelly was traveling westbound on Payneville Road, approaching the same intersection. Brown attempted to make a left turn to proceed north on KY1692 but failed to yield the right of way to Kelly, causing them to collide at the intersection. Accident occurred in the westbound lane. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured parties were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Very severe damage was done to Brown’s vehicle. Moderate to severe damage was done to Kelly’s vehicle. Report 09-0150 was filed by Officer Ponder. 6/5/09 at 11:24 p.m. Thomas Collins of Webster was driving a 1995 Chevrolet Camero westbound on Guston Road when the operator fell asleep and the vehicle veered off the roadway. The vehicle then traveled through the grass until in encountered some brush lying in the field, which then caused the vehicle to flip and come to rest on its top. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0151 was filed by Officer Rogers. 6/6/09 at 11:37 a.m. Helen Bennett of Brandenburg was driving a 2006 Lincoln Towncar. Shanan Williams of Brandenburg was driving a 1996 Pontiac Transport. Terry Carmon of Brandenburg was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram. Bennett was southbound on Hwy. 79 with Carmon directly behind her. Williams was northbound on Hwy. 79. Bennett attempted to execute a left turn onto Foxboro Road and turned directly into the path of Williams, causing a collision. Subsequent to impact with Williams, Bennett rotated approximately 180 degrees and struck the front of Carmon’s vehicle, which had stopped in an effort to avoid a collision. First aid was given by Meade County EMS 1 and 3 and injured parties were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Very severe damage was done to Bennett’s and Williams’ vehicles. Very minor damage was done to Carmon’s vehicle. Report 09-0152 was filed by Officer Foster. 6/7/09 at 12:29 p.m. Mary Robertson of Guston was driving a 2004 Dodge Caravan. James Fuchs of Evansville, Ind. was driving a 2003 Ford Mustang. Robertson was westbound on US60, attempting to execute a left turn onto Stith Valley Road. Fuchs was eastbound on US60. Robertson failed to observe Fuchs and turned into the side of his vehicle, causing it to run off the roadway and into a field. First aid was given by Meade County EMS 2. Moderate to severe damage was done to Robertson’s vehicle. Severe damage was done to Fuchs’ vehicle. Report 09-0153 was filed by Officer Foster. 6/8/09 at 5:44 p.m. Joshua Thompson of Ekron was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado eastbound on Flaherty Road when he crossed the road and struck a mailbox at 3316 and then entered the yard of 3350 Flaherty Road, striking several objects in the yard before stopping in that front yard. Thompson stated that he looked down to check his speed and when he looked back up he was striking the mailbox. The witness confirmed that account and also stated that he did not think the operator applied his brakes. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to his vehicle. Report 09-0155 was filed by Officer Rogers. 6/8/09 at 6:09 p.m. Kevin Logs-
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don of Brandenburg was driving a 1995 Chevrolet westbound on KY1638 when he traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail. He then traveled across the roadway and off the left side, through a fence, and across Gaines Road, striking a tree. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and Logsdon was taken to University of Louisville Hospital. Severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0154 was filed by Officer Wright. 6/11/09 at 9:00 a.m. Catherine Roberts of Brandenburg was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Old Ekron Road when she failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. Roberts exited the roadway and struck an earth embankment. The roadway was wet from rain. No injuries were reported. Severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0157 was filed by Officer Foster. 6/12/09 at 5:38 a.m. Joseph Stewart of Brandenburg was driving a 2004 GM Sierra. Teresa Shireman of Irvington, Ky. was driving a 2006 Nissan Sentra. Both units were eastbound on KY1638, with Stewart behind Shireman. A deer ran into the path of Shireman, forcing her to brake abruptly. Stewart struck the rear of Shireman’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Minor to moderate damage was done to Stewart’s vehicle. Very severe damage was done to Shireman’s vehicle. Report 09-0158 was filed by Officer Foster.
District Court 06/19/09 Robert Carl Champagne, Jr., 31, alcohol intoxication in a public place; menacing; 2nd degree disorderly conduct- pretrial conference 6/17/09. Matthew Allen Teeter, 28, violation of Kentucky EPO/DVOpled guilty 12 months probated after 30 days jail; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- $100 fine. Robert Woo Gilpin II, 43, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 6 months probated after 10 days $300. James D. Hargrove, 22, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Kai Andreas Hohman, 36, careless driving- dismissed; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after 2 days $200 fine. David M. Lewis, 19, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security; no/expired registration plates- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Daniel S. Blake, 21, failure to surrender revoked operatorís license- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Lester Andrew Miller, 27, 1st degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 6/24/09. David Edward Lindsey, 36, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear. Michael Bruce Beavin, 34, alcohol intoxication in a public place- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Ethel Graves Palmer, 68, dogs to be vaccinated against rabies; dogs to be licensed; local county ordinance- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Nakisha J. McKinney, 27, dogs to be vaccinated; dogs to be licensed- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Clayton Evan Ditto, 45, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Tony Ray Higgs, 52, 4th degree assault/ domestic violence with minor injury- failure to appear. Timothy H. Cole, 20, alcohol intoxication in a public placepled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Paul David Alexander, 42, falsely reporting an accident; 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury- pled guilty 12 months probated after10 days. Daniel P. Porter, 38, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Jeffery K. Mitchell, 18, alcohol intoxication in a public placepled guilty $25 fine; criminal littering- dismissed; possession of alcoholic beverage by minor- $50 fine. Robert Les Prunty, 43, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- bonded for
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6/24/09. Ronald Hubert Austin, 59, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- bonded for 6/17/09. Samantha Daley, 20, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Robert M. Mote, 18, speeding 26 mph over the limit- assign state traffic school. Nathan D. Schardien, 21, following another vehicle to closely; license to be in possession; instructional permit violations- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/24/09. Chad Ward, 18, failure to wear seat belts; operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license-; failure to surrender revoked operatorís license- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/17/09. Joshua Thompson, 18, speeding 26 mph over/greater- $50 fine. Samantha A. Daley, 20, 13 counts of theft by deception including cold check under $300pretrial conference 6/17/09. Robert Grier, 48, 4th degree assault/domestic violence; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle- pretrial conference 6/17/09. Frejdyn B. Jarrett, 22, reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs- pretrial conference 8/12/09 jury trial 8/21/09. Joshua Montgomery, 23, 4th degree assault with minor injuryjury trial 6/19/09. Robert A. Richardson, 70, cultivation of marijuana- dismissed; use/possess drug paraphernaliapled guilty 6 months probated 2 years; possession of marijuanadismissed. Tiffany Nicole Foreman, 27, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- pretrial conference 7/01/09 jury trial 7/10/09. Jesse C. Karr, 19, 2nd degree fleeing or evading police- pled guilty probated after 15 days jail. Brandon Finch, 24, unlawful transaction with minor- continues 7/01/09. Pamela J. Parker, 37, 11 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/17/09. William K. Goins, Jr., fraudulent use of credit cards under $100 within a 6 month period- pretrial conference 7/01/09. Jeremy D. Hoagland, 28, 4th degree assault /domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial conference 6/17/09. Leslie T. Duke, 22, possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 6/17/09. Eddie Booth, 21, dogs to be vaccinated; 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear. Timothy Jay Kent, 41, 4th degree assault/domestic violence
with no visible injury- pretrial conference 6/24/09. Bruce Alan Benock, 37, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/24/09. William Taylor Mann, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public placedismissed; possession of marijuana- pled guilty 6 months probated after 10 days jail. Matthew Allen Teeter, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated after 1 day; violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO- pled guilty 12months probated after 10 days jail; criminal trespassing- pled guilty $100 fine; harassing communications- pled guilty 90 days probated after 5 days. Timothy P. Probus, 18, truancydismissed. Patricia A. Willis, 27, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/17/09. Dennis Lee Puckett, 55, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/24/09. David Todd Vinton, 35, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated after 1 hour jail. Kevin Lonnie Hayes, 36, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 7/01/09. Jason Eugene Payne, 29, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial conference 6/24/09. Spencer M. Shade, operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license- pretrial conference 7/15/09. Curtis Felthousen, 29, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pretrial conference 7/08/09. Aaron A. Glenn, 29, failure of owner to maintain required insurance- failure to appear. John Lee Lampson, 31, 18 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pretrial conference 6/17/09. David Dwayne Allen II, 37, alcohol intoxication in a public place; possession of marijuanajury trial 6/19/09.
Jason Leo Priest, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public place; possession of marijuana- jury trial 6/19/09. Zachery C. Greenwell, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after 2 days $200 fine; possession of marijuana- pled guilty 6 months probated 10 days; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled guilty 6 months after 10 days; possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle- pled guilty $25 fine. Mark C. Caplinger, 27, alcohol intoxication in a public placepled guilty $25 fine; possession of alcohol beverages by minor- pled guilty $50. Rodney J. Radcliffe, 50, operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license- 30 days probated after 10 days; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 12 months probated after 8 months jail $1,000 fine. Carl Wayne Sydnor, 45, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs6/17/09. Eric M. Padgett, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty $100 fine; no operators/moped license- pled guilty $50 fine; 2nd degree wanton endangermentdismissed. Janice Sue Sturgeon, 63, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- defers 12 months stay out of Kroger. Christopher W. Thomas, 25, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugspled guilty 30 days probated after 2 days jail $200 fine. Hezekiah Zebulon Renville, 29, speeding 26 mph over/greater; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugspretrial conference 6/24/09. Aaron Triplett, 26, speeding 22 mph over the limit- $30 fine; reckless driving- dismissed; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after 2
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Horns
WD-40 can be used to fix more than just squeaky bike chains
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Holston said. Stinebruner said, if all three officers are on duty, one officer remains out until 7:30 a.m. to patrol before another officer comes on shift. When one person is off, he has to adjust the schedules accordingly and that could mean a lapse in patrol. Holston said he was under the impression Stinebruner was going to adjust the hours so someone was patrolling at that particular time. After explaining that he does do that, but it only works if all three officers are working, Stinebruner asked Holston to explain how he could adjust his hours further. “I don’t know,” he said. “That’s your job.” “I can only do so much,” Stinebruner said. “Until I get another officer, this is the way it is.” Holston said there must be other hours an officer could be off-duty, to allow for early morning coverage instead. “What hours are those?” Stinebruner said. He said this time of year, it’s hard to say what hours will have the least amount of criminal activity. “I don’t know what hours, any day or night, that something’s going to happen,” he said. “I can’t predict that and when I try to figure it, then I’m at home and I get a call (after hours).” “Somebody needs to be there during the morning hours,” Holston said. Holston also questioned the lack of burglaries listed on Stinebruner’s report. “Do we have any burglaries in this town?” he said. Stinebruner said only one burglary was reported in May and he’s working the case himself.
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WD-40 was developed smell left of the bait •Spray uncooperative in the 1950s as a water repellent solution to displace zippers with WD-40. Zip the zipper up and water and fight corrosion. WD-40 stands Tried and down a few times to distribute the lufor Water DisplaceTrue bricant thoroughly. ment, 40th formula. The zipper should Many of us have work smooth as a the distinguishable whistle. blue can with red •Spraying WDtop tucked away in 40 around entry some corner of our ways and winbasements or gadows will keep rages. At first blush insects and spiders we all know that the Chad away. This is great substance contained O’Bryan for campers and within is primarily tents. used to loosen tight •Your child just came to screws and bolts or to lubricate bicycle chains. Howev- you with gum in his hair. er, like many other products Don’t fret! Saturate the gum in our everyday lives WD- with WD-40. The gum will 40 has a multitude of non- comb out within a few minutes. This also works very traditional uses. Below is a list of a few well for cleaning gum from ways that a cheap can of shoes. •Spray a little WD-40 on WD-40 could potentially black scuff marks left by rubsave you time and money. •It is an excellent product ber sole shoes on hardwood, to polish and shine stainless tile, or linoleum floors, let steel and enamel kitchen ap- stand for a few minutes, then wipe with a dry rag. pliances. •It is great for removing The marks should wipe up crayon from walls. Spray easily leaving you with a WD-40 on any markings clean and shiny surface. •WD-40 works great to and wipe with a dry rag. The crayon should come off move stickers from clothing, dishes and novelty items. with little effort. •It removes permanent •WD-40 is said to act as a chemical attractant when ink from most surfaces — a placed on fish bait. It is sup- perfect choice for teachers posed to mask any human who have had students get
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Meade County Emergency Management Director Ron Dodson is presented a plaque by police chief John Stinebruner. Stinebruner also used his monthly report to present an award to Ron Dodson, Department of Emergency Management Services, for his service to the city of Muldraugh and its citizens. “Ron is very instrumental in helping us with our grants and anything else he can,” Stinebruner said. “He never says no.” Dodson had been called to the meeting unaware of his specific purpose for being in attendance. He accepted the award and told the council and citizens in attendance he was happy to help. “It pleases me greatly to do that,” he said. In other Muldraugh City Council news, Ralph Lee reported to the council the status of Ordinance No. 286, the storm water update. “We’re so far behind … We’re going to have to do something,” he said. After three meetings with the committee, it was decided to use the city of Radcliff’s ordinance as a model for collecting a storm water utility fee. Lee said every home is figured as one ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit), based on a 3,000 square foot average for impervious area, and
each single family residential property will be levied a $3.75 fee per month. A duplex is defined as two ERUs and will be billed as such. For non-single family residential units, the amount will be determined based on how much impervious area or hard surfaces exist on the property. “ It’s a fair way to do it, equitable,” Lee said. The utility would garner $2,500 a month and the funds will be used to get the city of Muldraugh into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s storm water regulations. The ordinance underwent its first reading during the meeting. Muldraugh City Council also: •Discussed the adoption of Ordinance No. 287, concerning the International Property Maintenance Code. •Heard new business concerning making Perry Street one-way again, running from north to south, toward the school. The issue was tabled until further research into street measurements are completed. •Set a date of Sept. 19 for the Muldraugh Fall Festival.
out of control with ink pens or markers. It is also very effective in cleaning pen and marker ink off hands and fingers. •If you are having trouble with mud or dirt sticking to your shovels, spray the shovel blade with WD-40 and your problem should be solved. •WD-40 revitalizes heavily used chalk boards. Completely spray the board with WD-40 and wipe clean. The chalkboard should be almost as good as new. •A light spray of WD-40 is said to be very effective in keeping flies off of cows, since the oil prevents flies from landing. •It helps dissolve rust from old farm equipment. •It is excellent in preventing silver jewelry and utensils from tarnishing. •WD-40 is effective in cleaning dead bugs from windows and car grills. As with all product tips I recommend, take caution when using them for anything outside the recommended uses specified. Meade County native Chad O’Bryan offers monthly tips for uncommon uses for common household items. His columns offer helpful advice, but shouldn’t replace the direction of professionals.
PINS open to community support Submitted by Annette Hornsby PINS Secretary In the first two years of its existence, the Pets In Need Society (PINS) raised enough money to put an addition on the animal shelter and renovate the entire facility. The group’s current goal is to reduce the number of unwanted animals through an aggressive spay/neuter program. Working closely with the veterinary clinics in Meade County, PINS helps owners and adopters who need financial assistance to
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turning the centralized building into a certified shelter. “I went over and asked judge Harry Craycroft how we would do things to get (another shelter) going here in Meade County,” Harbison said. She attended local Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) meeting to become more informed about shelters. Harbison exchanged information with Angel Gates — the disaster chair for the Elizabethtown American Red Cross and a member of Meade County’s Emergency Response Team — who spoke at the meetings, and soon work was underway to establish Glad Tidings as a countywide emergency shelter. After three, three-hour sessions and one, eight-hour session, Gates, other American Red Cross representatives and Meade County Emergency Management Director Ron Dodson and other American Red Cross employees, trained eight certified training personnel, including Harbison, to operate a shelter when disaster strikes the community. All trainees were lectured on shelter operation, mass care, shelter simulation and were CPR/first aid certified. “(The Red Cross) will provide food and a place to stay, a warm place if at all possible,” Gates said. “We’re basically going to provide the basic needs: food and comfort.
spay and neuter their pets. Currently, PINS will pay $25 toward cat and $40 toward dog spays and neuters. The owners pay the rest; PINS will continue to pay full cost for neutering shelter adoptees. To continue this community work, PINS must have your support. Membership in PINS is only $10 a year for individuals, $5 for junior members under 18 and $25 a year for businesses. Won’t you call so a volunteer can call you back and take your membership? Or We don’t deal with anything other than those things unless it’s needed. We’ll also try to provide warm showers, if possible.” When catastrophe strikes, however, according to Gates, the shelter will not automatically open “just because it’s a certified shelter.” It is up to Dodson to make the phone call to the Red Cross informing them of the county’s need for such services. “(Dodson) must first let us know that a shelter is needed and where the best location is for the shelter,” Gates said. “At that time, we will contact the training personnel (at the suggested location) and ask them if they are able to gather everything and everyone together to open the facility.” Gates said citizens should understand the importance of not relying on a shelter to help during hard times. “The more (locals) are prepared at home the easier things are going to be on them,” she said. “Simply put together a home prepared kit with nonperishable items and medications enough for at least a three days … for everyone in the family including pets. The kit is comprised of things that are going to make (the family) more comfortable during a disaster, things like first aid supplies, flashlight, batteries, radios, weather aid, and candles.” Glad Tidings Christian Center is located at 515 ByPass Road in Brandenburg. For more information, call Harbison at 270-422-2020 or contact Gates at the American Red Cross in Elizabethtown, Ky., at 270-765-4979.
meet the members at Little Dave’s Down on the River at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month. Whether you choose to submit a membership, become an active member, or make a donation, please call the PINS voice mail number and a volunteer will call back. PINS can only meet its goals with assistance from you. The group’s motto is “Together we can make a difference.” Please call 270-4223838 or visit any PINS member so that you too can make a difference.
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Reggie Gerard Epperson
SFC Reggie Gerard Epperson, 47, of Ekron, recently passed away. He was retired from the United States Army and was working at Fort Knox as a computer system analyst. He is survived by four children, Shannon Jackson of Jeffersonville, Ind., Lindsay Collins of Brandenburg and Leslie Epperson and Briana Epperson, both of Louisville; three grandchildren, Caden Daniel Collins, Braden Wayne Collins and Liam Bradley Jackson; eight brothers, Ronald, Douglas, Robert, Chester, Mark, Ross, Thomas and Gregory; and three sisters, Donna, Elizabeth and Martha. A committal service was held Wednesday, June 17, at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky., with military honors. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
Gladys Star Barger Mrs. Gladys Star Barger, 97, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was preceded in death by five sons. Mrs. Barger is survived by one daughter, Joyce J. Gordon of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two daughters-in-law, Mildred Johnson and Susan Johnson, both of Ekron; 27 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today, at 1 p.m., at the chapel of Hager Funeral Home with burial in Ekron Full Gospel Cemetery. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Joi Marie Thompson Ms. Joi Marie Thompson, 35, of Flaherty, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at her residence. She worked as a dealer for Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino Southern Indiana. Joi Marie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mack and Joetta Thompson and Herman and Irene Greer. She is survived by three children, Devon J. Nykole Brown, David Cager Sipes and Jasper Branston Sipes, all of Flaherty; her parents, Butch and Barbara Thompson of Brandenburg; and a sister, Emily Thompson of Battletown. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 16, at 2 p.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tony Golladay officiating, with burial following in Cap Anderson Cemetery. Pallbearers were Alex Muh-d, Benjie Stull, Sean Johnston, Rodney Shelton, Bobby Butler, Kyle McIntire and Joseph Humphrey. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Eugene Thomas Lyons Mr. Eugene Thomas “Gene” Lyons, 73, of Flaherty, died Monday, June 15, 2009, in Fort Knox. He is survived by his wife, Carol Sue Ray Lyons; one son, Wells Richard Lyons; a granddaughter, April (John) Buckland; three great-grandchildren, Gavin Rain Buckland, Gavin Skye Feller and Honey Haven Buckland; and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
OBITUARIES
Friday, June 19, 2009
George Thomas
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ARNS George Thomas, 86, an amazing man and lifelong resident of Smithtown, N.Y., passed away on June 9, 2009, after a long and valiant fight against many adversities. A seven-year survivor of prostate cancer and a four-year survivor of bone cancer, George was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the American Legion, the Smithtown Fire Department, the Smithtown Historical Society and a founder of the Smithtown Drum and Bugle Corps. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and opened a repair garage in Moose Pass, Alaska, when the town was only a gas station and general store. He was still working for Black Bear Lubricant Development before his final hospitalization. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth, cherished father of Elizabeth and the late Gary Daniel of Columbus, N.C., Joyce and Martin Diehl of Vine Grove, Ky., Judith and John Weisman of Smithtown, N.Y., Glenn and Gail Thomas of Concord, N.C., the late Gloria Thomas and the late George Thomas Jr. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren including Shannon Keith and Larry Hebert, both of Radcliff, Ky., Tara Ross of Harned, Ky., and Jessica White of Fort Lewis, Wash.; 38 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; many nieces and nephews; and special friend Marion Ward. Arrangements were handled by Hawkins & Davis Funeral Home in Smithtown on June 13. In lieu of any considerations, donations to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City would be appreciated.
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David Michael Jupin David Michael Jupin, 36, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009. David was born Nov. 24, 1972, in Louisville to Wanda Cox Jupin and the late Estell Clayton Jupin. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dewayne Gott. He is survived by one son, Aiden Jupin; four brothers, Steven (Donna) Gott of Valley Station, Ky., Kevin Gott of Guston, Estell Lynn (Pamela) Jupin and Troy Jupin, both of Brandenburg; and 13 nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at the chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with burial in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the funeral home for the family. Online condolences at www.bjsfunerals.com.
William A. “Pete” Whelan William A. “Pete” Whelan, 63, of Meadowview Assisted Living in Salem, Ind., formerly of Flaherty, returned to the loving arms of our heavenly Father on Monday, June 15, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ioda and Golan Whelan; and his brother Kenneth E. Whelan. He is survived by four sisters, Joyce (Ron) Harris of Rochester, N.Y., Mary Jean (Arthur) Bowling of Salem, Ind., Darlene (Steve) Wheeler of Radcliff, Ky., and Kay (Will) Godbey of Vine Grove, Ky.; four nieces; and seven nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m., at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Flaherty with the Rev. Anthony Chandler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be today from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday after 9 a.m. at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky. A prayer service will be held today at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
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Church Listings Bethel/Muldraugh Methodist Church 120 Bethel Church Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-4501 Big Springs Baptist Church 755 Big Springs Rd, Ekron 270-828-3844 Blue River Island Baptist Church 595 Big Bend Road, Battletown 270-497-4877 Brandenburg Church of Christ Brandenburg, Ky 270-422-3878 Brandenburg Church of God 1 Howard Drive, Brandenburg 270-422-5488 Brandenburg United Methodist Church 215 Broadway, Brandenburg 270-422-2810 Buck Grove Baptist Church 255 Buck Grove Rd, Ekron 270-828-2717 Canaanland Ministries Inc. 674 D.E. Brown Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-1087 Church of the Nazarene 713 Old State Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-4691 Cedar Grove Bible Methodist Church Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-8095 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Old Ekron Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-3656 Cold Spring Baptist Church 4997 Battletown Rd, Battletown 270-497-4500 Community Baptist Church 3770 Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg 270-828-6500 Ekron Baptist Church 2775 Hayesville Rd, Ekron 270-422-2958
First Baptist Church 338 High Street Brandenburg 270-422-3355 Full Gospel Church of God 303 Smith Rd, Ekron 270-828-8107 Glad Tidings Christian Center 485 Bypass Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2020 Gospel Fellowship 1794 Rhodelia Rd, Payneville 270-496-4311 Grace Baptist Church 7691 Hwy 60, Ekron 270-828-2333 Grace Freewill Baptist Church 13490 Rineyville Rd. Flaherty 270-828-3120 Guston Baptist Church Guston, Ky 270-547-5505 Guston Missionary Baptist Church 14110 Hwy 60, Guston 270-547-7703 Helping Hands Ministry 2615 Brandenburg Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-1819 Higher Encounters Ministries 5280 Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg 270-828-5443 Hill Grove Baptist Church 55 Ammons Lane, Guston 270-422-1837 Hill Grove Church of Christ Rt. 1, Guston 270-828-2110 Hill Grove Church of God of Prophecy 4005 Shumate Rd, Ekron 270-828-8770 Calvary Baptist Church 135 Olin Rd., Brandenburg 812-732-8209 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 319 Oaklawn Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-3721
Macedonia Christian Church Battletown, Ky 282-7288 Meade County Baptist Temple 636 Broadway, Brandenburg 270-422-4066 Meade County General Baptist Church 2240 New Highland Church Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2739 Muldraugh Baptist Church P.O. Box 397, Muldraugh 502-942-3886 Muldraugh Church of Jesus Christ of United Baptist 910 Rock Haven Rd, Brandenburg 270-828-3140 New Beginnings Church 1638 Old Mill Rd., Brandenburg 270-351-7313 270-735-2986 New Brandenburg Southern Baptist Church 115 Baptist Church Lane, Brandenburg 270-422-3389 New Highland Baptist Church 1665 Payneville Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-3033 Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church 100 Newton Rd, Guston 270-547-7283 Pentacostal Church of God 829 Old State Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2478 Salem Baptist Church 5286 Old State Rd, Brandenburg 270-4242-1399 St. John the Apostle Catholic Church 491 E. Broadway, Brandenburg 270-422-2196 Tabernacle of Warship 1990 Highway 79, Brandenburg 270-422-7188 Weldon Christian Church 1595 Christian Church, Brandenburg 502-635-7515 Zion Grove Baptist Church 209 West First Street, Ekron 270-828-3939
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would like to thank everyone who was there for us the week before she passed away. A special thank you to the ones who brought food to the hospital, took care of the girls, kept watch over the farm, cleaned the house and mowed the grass. Thank you to all who sent flowers, frames, angels, and food to the funeral home. Thank you to the ones who cooked food and brought it to the house after the services and the days to follow.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
With strict oversight, guidelines video games can be fun for children
QUESTION: What is your video gamers is addicted. Of opinion of Wii, Xbox, PlaySta- course, not all video games tion and other types of video are problematic. Certain sports games, for ingames? They’ve been claiming a big portion Focus on stance, can be loads of our son’s time over the family of fun. Some can even be educational. the past few months, In Phoenix, two and I’m getting unsurgeons at Baneasy about it. ner Good Samaritan DR. DOBSON: DeMedical Center found pending on the parthat resident physiticular games in quescians’ surgical skills tion, you may have a improved markedly valid cause for conJames cern. After poring over Dobson after playing Wii’s motion-controlled 41 studies conducted games an hour before over four decades, two University of Michigan conducting a virtual surgery. researchers concluded in 2007 Elsewhere, a longtime fan of that violent media, including the Xbox 360 title “America’s television, film and video Army” saved lives at the site games, pose a significant of a serious car wreck by employing the techniques he public health threat. In a separate study that learned from the game’s viryear, a father-son research tual combat medic training. Even so, I’d advise you team from Iowa State University and the State University to put clear limits on the of New York in Buffalo found amount of time your son will that elementary students who be allowed to spend with played violent video games video games or the Internet were 263 percent more likely so that he won’t become obto act aggressively as rated by sessed with them. Insist that peers and teachers than those he avoid the troublesome who played only nonviolent ones altogether. With realistic guidelines I think it’s possible games. Furthermore, some video to keep this kind of activity games add unhealthy sexual under control rather than letthemes and profanity to the ting it control your son and mix, not to mention that the your family. American Medical AssociaQUESTION: You place tion estimates that one in 10
great emphasis on instilling respect during the developmental years. Why is that so important? Do you just want adults to feel powerful and in control of these little people? DR. DOBSON: Certainly not. Respect is important for several very specific reasons. First, the child’s relationship with his parents provides the basis for his attitude toward every other form of authority he will encounter. It becomes the cornerstone for his later outlook on school officials, law enforcement officers, future employers, and the people with whom he will eventually live and work. Teachers, for example, can tell very quickly when a boy or girl has been allowed to be defiant at home — because those attitudes are brought straight into the classroom. Again, relationships at home are the first and most important social encounters a youngster will have, and the problems experienced there often carry over into adult life. Second, if you want your child to accept your values when she reaches her teen years, then you must be worthy of her respect during her younger days. When a child can successfully defy your authority during her
first fifteen years, laughing in your face and stubbornly flouting your leadership, she develops a natural contempt for everything you stand for. “Stupid old Mom and Dad!” she thinks. “I’ve got them wound around my little finger. Sure they love me, but I really think they’re afraid of me.” A child may not utter these words, but he feels them each time he wins the confrontations with his mom or dad. Third, and related to the second, respect is critical to the transmission of faith from one generation to the next. The child who disdains his mother and father is less likely to emulate them on the things that matter most. Why? Because young children typically identify their parents — and especially their fathers — with God. Therefore, if Mom and Dad are not worthy of respect, then neither are their morals, their country, or even their most deeply held convictions. Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.
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Hill Grove Baptist Church finished up its annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) on Sunday. The theme for the week was “Boomerrang Express — It All Comes Back to Jesus.” Kids of all ages studied scripture, worshipped in song and participated in crafts and recreation activities. VBS students also donated money for missions during the week and collected care packages to send to troops serving overseas. Students held a presentation during Sunday service to complete the weeks events.
Have the willingness to meet God’s commands even if they make no sense
Genesis 22:2 says, “He said, ‘Take not your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering one of the mountains of which I will tell you.’” (NASB) Have you ever faced a situation in which you knew that God was calling you to do something very specific such as changing your job, move to another community or make a daunting personal sacrifice, but instead of immediately stepping out in obedience, you waited to see what he would do next? Abraham, the father of the Jewish race, once faced a situation in which
delayed obedience must in such a miraculous way. God had commanded have seemed very tempting. God had given him a him to sacrifice the boy as if he were just a goat command that made or a sheep. It must little sense from a Divine human perspective: Guidance have seemed like a horrifying negation “Take your son, of everything God your only son yes, had promised. Isaac, whom you Abraham didn’t love so much and know that God’s go sacrifice him as a shocking instrucburnt offering.” tion to sacrifice What was AbraDan Isaac was a test of ham to do? Newton his willingness to We don’t know obey all the Lord’s what Abraham commands even thought or prayed as he and Isaac made their those that appeared to way to Moriah and we can make little sense. Abraonly imagine what he felt. ham’s obedience opened It was bad enough to face the door to all the blessings the loss of a child, but this God had promised him. In was the son that God had choosing obedience even promised and given to him with fear and trembling
Abraham took a huge step toward the high calling of God in his life. The path to divine blessedness in your family, your career, is your willingness to obey God’s commands whether or not they make sense to you. What “commands“ is God putting on your heart today? How will you respond? We invite you to one of our service this Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Be sure to listen to our radio program on WMMG every Sunday morning at 9:30 to 10a.m. Rev. Dan Newton is the Pastor of Grace Baptist Church.
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following Muntz’s elusive trail. A masterful, heartbreakingly sweet scene compresses the couple’s lifetime of love into a wordless montage that explains much about the depth of their relationship and the strength of their emotional ties that remain after Ellie dies. Now, in the present, Karl lives alone in the only house that he and Ellie ever called home. Developers want it as the last piece of real estate for a big construction project. But Karl has another idea, one involving the inflatable leftovers of his previous career as a sidewalk balloon vendor. After a spectacular liftoff, Karl is surprised to discover that he’s not alone. His stowaway, Russell, a roly-poly
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MOVIE MONDAYS At Brandenburg Primary School. 10 a.m. Space Buddies, rated G. 12 p.m. 5 Children & It, rated PG.
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BENEFIT CAR SHOW 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Meade County Special Olympics. At Huddle House on ByPass Road, Brandenburg. $10 entry registration. Food, music, and bake sale. Awards at 3 p.m. Rain date is June 27. Rob 270-945-0637 BEWLEYVILLE PICNIC 12-9 p.m. at Junction Highway’s 1238 and 333, Bewleyville. Food, free entertainment, and an auction. Ed Whelan 270-8284642 MATT PIKE MEMORIAL TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL 7 p.m. 2nd Annual “Pullin’ For A Dream”. At the Meade County Fairgrounds. Admission $8. 2 years and under free. Jason Allen 270-668-3017 or Neal Allen 270-668-4893 MEADE COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET, INC. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the extension office. Amy 270422-7402 VFW DANCE 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270422-5184
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Tuesday, June 23 FREE ENGLISH CLASSES 7 p.m. at Buck Grove Baptist Church, 255 Buck Grove Road. No registration required. Free nursery care available for students during class. 270-828-3365 or 270-828-6320 MEADE COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET, INC. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the extension office. Amy 270422-7402 STORY HOUR 10:30 a.m. at the Meade County Public Library on Mondays and Tuesdays. 270-422-2094
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Board hears update on Flaherty school, notes personnel changes By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewstandard.com
The Meade County Board of Education recently said farewell to a 40-year staff member and leader in the school district. During the board of education’s monthly meeting held June 9 at the Meade County Board of Education, Superintendent Mitch Crump presented board members with his monthly personnel report that included the retirement of Peggy Darnall, coordinator of student services. Darnall’s last day is June 30. Amy Berry, the former district-wide resource teacher, will become her successor. Crump also recognized a few other keynotes. Chad Butler, former assistant principal at James R. Allen Freshman Academy, will take Kellianne Wilson’s role as Stuart Pepper Middle School’s (SPMS) principal. Wilson will move to the board of education office as the secondary instructional supervisor.
Randy Howard, a special education teacher and eighth grade girls basketball coach at SPMS and Michele West, Meade County High School’s Head Volleyball Coach, have resigned. Jennifer Smith, a former assistant volleyball coach for MCHS, will assume the head coach position. Before the board held its June meeting, it went into recess in order to conduct a special meeting called on behalf of a resolution in compliance to issuance bonds with Flaherty Primary for the Meade County School Districts Finance Corporation (MCSDFC). The meeting was held in reference to KRS 61.805-850. Crump read aloud the resolution for the board. “The amount of the bond issue is to be $10.260 million and the board will authorize and approve the execution of a contract, lease and option with the (MCSDFC). The board is also approving the architects and financial plans and any further necessary instruments,” he read. Also during the special
meeting the board approved the March 11, 2008 minutes — the last time the Meade County School District Finance Corporation held its annual meeting. The special meeting was adjourned and the board’s regular meeting was reopened, during which accounts payable, construction payments, employees’ salaries and school food service payrolls were approved unanimously. Rodney Pickering, director of building and grounds, reported that blacktopping of Ekron Elementary School’s parking lot is scheduled to begin June 15 and will be completed before the beginning of the 2009-10 school year. Finance officer Susan Fackler reported the district’s total expenditures for May were $2.246 million with an ending balance of $296,361. “When I compared this May to last May … the major difference would be the fund transfers of $45,000 and that’s a good thing,” she said. “We received a second offer from the state for Kentucky Edu-
cation Technology Systems assistance, which means they offered us $45,932 to spend for technology if we would match it. Because it was a second offer we did not need the board’s approval to accept it.” Fackler said despite lower tax collections and interest rates this year, the district is still on budget. The board also approved the following: •A revised sum for the Flaherty Primary School construction project. Pickering said the cost of the project has increased slightly because the district had to add the cost of advertising for bids on the sewer portion of the project to the budget. •Consideration of Meade County High School roofing bids. Crump said the school was looking to use stimulus monies for the cost but the district did not receive any. After discussion, the district decided to hire Insulated Roofing at the cost of $179,777. •The board of education
Special Olympics team to get boost from car show fundraiser
called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss contract issues with the Flaherty Primary school project. All members were present except Kim Millay and Superintendent Mitch Crump. Rodney Pickering, director of building of and grounds, conducted the meeting on behalf of the recent construction project. The board approved an interim contract with Morel Construction, a company that’s involved with the Flaherty Primary school project. “Basically it’s just saying that we have $1 million to start the construction project to pay any payments we need to make and we can’t enter the main contract until bonds are sold,” Pickering said. “That also allows the general contractor and the (subcontractors) to buy their performance and payment bonds.” Pickering said one key difference between the Flaherty Primary project and the Brandenburg Primary project is that the district used perfor-
mance and payment bonds with all their major subcontractors for HVAC and roofing, allowing the district to have more insurance coverage. Board members also accepted a commissioning service bid from Paladin, an engineering company, for $17,670. Pickering said the company’s services are needed to insure everything is installed correctly and efficiently. A motion was made by board member Belinda Cross and seconded by Bryan Honaker and was unanimously passed. Pickering also asked the board to approve the purchasing of an $80,000 handicap bus for the district. The district received the money in stimulus funds. The board unanimously approved the purchase. After the meeting adjourned, Pickering said the Flaherty Primary School construction project, thus far, is on track and its anticipated date remains the same — July 1, 2010.
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Tomorrow a local auto enthusiast will host an open car show to benefit a local non-profit organization. Rob Haukom, a retired Brandenburg resident, was recently approached by his daughter, Dana Sego, a Meade County High School (MCHS) staff member, about hosting a car show to benefit members of MCHS’s Special Olympics team. “(Sego) came home from school one day and she said, ‘Daddy, we need to raise some money for the Special Olympics,’” Haukom said. “I said, ‘Well that’s a great cause,’ and she said, ‘Do you think you could put on a car show on and raise some money?’” And so the planning began. Haukom, along with his good friend and “right hand man” Kenny Eakins and Sego, began drafting plans for the event. The trio contacted Huddle House Manager Tony Lewis after hearing the local business was interested in sponsoring a car show. “(Lewis) said, “That’s a great cause. Lets have it here,’” Haukom said. Lewis agreed to host the event, but the Huddle House parking lot wasn’t quite big enough, so Haukom obtained permission from Pamida to use its extra 60 parking spaces. Haukom asked 51 local businesses for donations, from money to door prizes, and out of the 51 businesses, 26 agreed to support the open car show. “The economy being the way it is, we were surprised to get 26 sponsors,” he said.
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Rob Haukom stands next to his 1966 Chevy Nova II, one of many cars to be displayed at tomorrow’s car show. With businesses like Blue Ribbon Motors, Tony Brown Chevrolet, Ray’s Ford, Pennzoil, Auto Zone, Advanced Auto, Brandenburg’s Auto Clinic and many others, Haukom was able to have the show’s trophies, plaques and door prizes all donated. But even with sponsorship his task wasn’t complete. Haukom had to get approval from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), the Meade County Board of Education and Meade County High School (MCHS). “I just sent a flyer with all the information about the event on it and (the KDE, MCHS and the board of education) approved it,” he said. Registration begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. and is $10 per vehicle for any type of vehicle — muscle cars, motorcycles, hot rods, etc. Huddle House will serve food, and ‘50s and ‘60s tunes will liven the atmosphere. “And the (staff members) at (MCHS) are having a bake sale to raise money for the kids,” Hau-
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kom said. Registered guests will receive a numbered ticket for door prizes. All cars will be judged and awards will be given out by 3 p.m. “We’ve been to car cruises and car shows for a little over a month, passing out flyers with information about the car show and trying to get people to come and support (the Special Olympics team),” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed doing this. It feels good to help. It’s a lot of work, but it’s all for a good cause.” Haukom said the car show is a great community event for fans of all ages. Proceeds for the Meade County Special Olympics will be gathered from registration fees, bake sale revenue and a donation jar that will be set up for all visitors. In case of rain, the car show will be rescheduled for June 27. For more information, contact Haukom at 270-945-0637. The Huddle House is located at 751 Bypass Road in Brandenburg.
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FEATURE Kentucky man has one of the state’s most ‘uplifting’ jobs A10 - The News Standard
Friday, June 19, 2009
Could there be anyone in Kentucky with a job more uplifting than Kerry Shaw’s? As the owner/operator of Natural Bridge Skylift & Gift Shop, the Taylor County, Ky., native has seen his share of ups and downs since buying into the family business in 1991. The lift was built inside Natural Bridge State Park by the late Ed Music, owner of a Prestonsburg auto dealership, in 1967. Kerry, who grew up in Louisville, says he didn’t know about Natural Bridge before meeting Ed’s daughter and his future wife, Judy, when both worked in Louisville. She was an employee of the Kroger accounting office, and he was a route supervisor for the Swift/ Eckrich Company. In recent years, the couple has made several improvements, including the addition of a large
gift shop replacing a white frame ticket office. “We get visitors from all around the world, and we saw the need for a gift shop when they began asking where they could purchase souvenirs,” he said. Shaw, 62, credits the early days of the Internet for the global influx of visitors. Someone posted information that the three “must sees” in Kentucky were the Horse Park, Cumberland Falls and Natural Bridge. Shaw said visitors from Japan and Germany often arrive at the park wearing stickers indicating they have been to the Kentucky Horse Park. Most of them say they are on their way to Cumberland Falls. After returning from the 22-minute roundtrip ride on the lift, one 97-year-old lady of Japanese ancestry told Kerry she had fulfilled
her final wish and “could now die in peace.” Most riders come from Kentucky, with Ohio a distant second. The economic downturn actually brought more visitors from nearby areas, but this year is seeing a return to normalcy traffic-wise. “We’re getting our Michigan people back this year,” he said. The lift makes a steep climb, leaving riders within about 600 feet of Natural Bridge along a very walkable trail large enough to accommodate wheelchairs. Walking up or down is also an option, but roundtrip tickets outsell one-way fares 10 to one, according to Shaw. Federal law requires a licensed ride operator to be on site at all times, meaning Shaw gets to work around 9 a.m. and often stays until 10 p.m. or later. The ride opens at 10 a.m. seven days per week, and closing times vary depending on conditions.
It is in operation from the first weekend in April until the end of October. Kerry, who makes the trip daily to check out all the mechanical components, said his favorite times to ride are very early morning and late evening, especially in the fall. Kerry stresses that the Skylift is very safe for people of all ages, and there are no height or age requirements like those found at amusement park rides. Despite the fact it isn’t a thrill ride, except for the thrill received from the view, people in town for the filming of the movie “Fire Down Below” took a trip on the lift. Star Kevin Costner wasn’t among the riders that day, but his stunt double took the trip. Columnist Don White has served as editor at several newspapers in Kentucky. His Kentucky Traveler features PHOTO SUBMTTED are published throughout the state. Contact him at thek- Skylift riders near the top of the mountain at the Natural ytraveler.com. Bridge Skylift.
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Jerri A. Trumpy, 26, probation violation- 6/24/09. Bernard French McKinney II, 43, probation violation- preliminary hearing 7/01/09. Presley G. Dougherty, 49, probation violation- preliminary hearing 7/01/09. David A. Dowell, 22, probation violation- 6/24/09. Michael Steven Moore, Jr., 32, probation violation- revoked 30 days. James McNaughtin, 23, probation violation- 7/29/09. Douglas Lee Long, 21, probation violation- 6/24/09. Joseph R. Hurt, 30, probation violation- failure to appear. Rommel J. Breffe, 42, probation violation; 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- preliminary hearing 6/17/09. Cassie Amanda Moore, 25, complicity violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO; 2nd degree disorderly
conduct- 7/01/09. William How Haynes, 58, 2 counts of probation violation7/01/09. Diane Keys Sipes, 45, harassing communications- dismissed. Cyrus A. Moorman, 21, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- dismissed. Micah Warren McKinney, 26, 4th degree domestic violence with minor injury- dismissed. John Hardesty, 18, truancydismissed. Laura Nicole Bruce vs. Bradley Wayne Rogers- domestic violence- continues 1 week EPO entered. Thomas Hogan, 24, 3 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300; 3rd degree criminal mischief- preliminary hearing 7/22/09. Mark E. Gibson, 38, convicted felon in possession of handgun; trafficking in controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernalia-
preliminary hearing 6/17/09. Talesa Howell, 37, trafficking in controlled substance; convicted felon in possession of a handgun; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- preliminary hearing 6/17/09. Harold Anthony Garvey, 32, trafficking methamphetamine; convicted felon in possess of a handgun; use/possess drug paraphernalia- preliminary hearing 6/17/09. Carolyn A. Donahue, 47, manufacturing methamphetamine; possess controlled substance; use/ possess drug paraphernalia- indicted 6/08/09. Robert Donahue, 42, manufacturing methamphetamine; possess controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernalia- indicted 6/08/09. Jerry Wayne Wood, 39, 2 counts of 1st degree wanton endangerment- waive to grand jury. Amanda May Baker, 28, fla-
From page A4 days jail. Ronald Wayne Henry II, 33, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; reckless driving- pretrial conference 6/24/09. Tammie Gail Benham, 36, 30 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300pretrial conference 7/01/09 jury trial 7/10/09. Amanda M. Mehler, 23, 8 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $3006/17/09. Glenwood Prunell Jones, 44, probation violation; violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO- 6/17/09. Marica E. McCorkle, 39, probation violation- preliminary hearing 7/08/09.
Weekly Recipes
Crab-stuffed snow peas
Summer brings with it a deluge of events from weddings and baby showers to backyard barbeques. Entertaining in the summer often means finding ways to keep cool while feeding a crowd. The best way to feed a large number of people is to find recipes with simple preparation and low-cost ingredients. I’ve discovered that inexpensive appetizers are a wonderful way to set the tone for a party -- and feed a crowd. I’ve provided a fabulous recipe for “Crab” Stuffed Snow Pea Appetizers and tis for planning a great party. First, plan your menu using inexpensive ingredients as the “foundation” of your meal plan. For example, pasta, potatoes, rice, seasonal vegetables and good-quality canned goods like beans and tomatoes make a great base for a variety of dishes from appetizers, salads and soups to main course meals. Second, make a shopping list and plan your trips based on the items you can prep ahead of time, and the items that have to be done the day of the party. Purchase large, food-safe plastic storage bags to make storing huge quantities of food easier and to conserve room in your refrigerator. Incorporate coupons and sale items into your menu and shopping plan. Don’t try to shop and cook on the same day. Third, it’s often easier to make a recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people multiple times than it is to try to multiply recipe ingredients to feed 12, 20 or 50. This method also allows you to use smaller pans or bowls making it easier to transport and to store the finished dishes. Finally, substituting inexpensive ingredients for more expensive ones, or using smaller amounts of more expensive ingredients helps to stretch your food budget. Remember that the purpose of the occasion is
to celebrate with the people that you love, so relax and enjoy yourself! “Crab” stuffed snow peas This delicious, crowdpleasing appetizer uses inexpensive imitation crab meat and fresh snow peas. You can cut costs even more by eliminating the “crab” meat and doubling the amount of eggs, mayonnaise, pickle relish, celery and spices the recipe calls for. The “stuffing” mixture can be prepared a day in advance and the appetizer can be assembled the day of the party. 1 lb fresh snow peas 2 lbs imitation crab meat 4 hard-cooked Eggland’s Best eggs, finely chopped 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 1/2 cup light mayonnaise 3 tablespoons finely chopped onions 4 teaspoons pickle relish 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish 3 dashes of hot sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper To make the stuffing mixture, dice or shred the crab meat. In a small bowl, combine the crab meat, eggs, celery, mayonnaise, onions, pickle relish, horseradish, hot sauce and salt and pep-
per. Mix well, cover and chill the stuffing mixture for at least one hour or overnight. Stir before using the mixture to stuff the snow peas. To prepare the snow peas: Wash and clean snow peas. Split the snow peas on the top side, removing and discarding any strings and leaving the bottom intact to form a little “boat” to hold the stuffing. Blanch the snow peas in lightly salted boiling water for 30 seconds. Carefully remove the snow peas from the water and immediately submerge them into a bowl of cold water for a minute to stop the cooking and retain the color. Remove the snow peas from the water. Set the snow peas aside to drain. Stuff the cooled snow peas generously with the crab-meat filling (about 1 heaping teaspoonful for each snow pea). Chill the appetizer in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Makes about 48 stuffed snow peas. Angela Shelf Medearis is known as The Kitchen Diva and is the executive producer and host of “The Kitchen Diva!” television cooking show. Visit her Web site at www.divapro. com. The Kitchen Diva! is brought to you by Eggland’s Best Eggs, www.egglandsbest.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
grant non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years. William Hayes Edelen IV, 28, flagrant non support- preliminary hearing 6/24/09. Sue A. Nadeau, 56, theft by un-
lawful taking over $300; receiving stolen property- preliminary hearing 6/24/09. Nayef H. Alsamasreh, 52 theft by deception including cold checks under $300- dismissed.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
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Bonfiglios have what it takes to make dreams comes true By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
The Brandenburg Inn (also known as “Olin Guest House�) and the Basket House — two of Brandenburg’s historical homes that are both located on Lawrence Street — are planning to reopen and one local business has been chosen to oversee the upcoming events. A Special Occasion, owned by Kathy and Stephen Bonfiglio, is an almost twomonth-old event planning business in Brandenburg that has been asked by the homes’ owners to coordinate all upcoming events, as well as operate their business from the Basket House. With Kathy’s nearly 20 years of experience in customer service and commercial hotel event planning in surrounding counties and the amazing services A Special Occasion offers, the business is ready to take on the luxurious homes. From weddings to engagement parties, bridal showers, receptions, baby showers, anniversaries, family reunions, holiday gatherings, birthday parties, office parties, company picnics and themed parties, A Special Occasion has the means to make any memorable happening extraordinary and affordable. “We try to give people things that are cost effective,� Kathy said. “We try to provide the very best quality for less money.� The business also sells invitations, champagne glasses and all the essentials to make any special dream a reality.
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LEFT: Kathy Bonfiglio, left, and her husband, Stephen, and daughter, Catrina Henry, set up a wedding display on the back deck of the Basket House. ABOVE: The Basket House is one of Brandenburg’s historical homes that will soon serve as a venue for large events. The Vine Grove, Ky., couple are both ordained ministers who are willing to travel the state. “We perform ceremonies throughout Kentucky so we don’t just do them wherever we’re at,� she said. “We’ll (perform ceremonies) at any location, so if they want to get married at grandpa’s farm because that’s where they want to do it at, we’ll go to grandpa’s farm.� For a flat fee of $100, Kathy and Stephen perform ceremonies regardless of where they’re held and when it is booked. “Unless it’s super far away, and then we would have to add a charge for travel,� Kathy said. “It would have to be beyond Louisville,� Stephen said. There’s not much the couple won’t do, “from the flow-
er arrangements to ‌ the labels for candles,â€? Kathy said. “(A Special Occasion) is really a complete service depending on how much you want to do yourself and how much you want us to do.â€? Event package prices range depending on the customer’s needs. Though Kathy is not a licensed florist, she builds unique flower arrangements per customer request, using both artificial or live flowers. “I’m not a florist,â€? Kathy said. “We go and try to find them a florist first and if we cannot, then I will do a sample for them ‌ and we’ll go from there. We try to accommodate as much as we can.â€? The planners have a lengthy list of DJ services available for entertainment, as well, with each service recommended individually depending on the type of event.
The business also offers a photographer, the Bonfiglio’s daughter, Catrina Henry. Catrina has been a working photographer for nearly five years and recently decided to enter her parents’ business on a full time schedule. She travels to any offsite location for family, engagement, wedding photos and more. With on-location printing, customers are provided with a disc of all the photos taken, as well as a release form to obtain the right to print pictures at any photo lab. “We can print your pictures (at the photo shoot),� Kathy said. “We need to be told in advance that you want us to.� “And that doesn’t mean that we can’t (print pictures) even in the woods,� Stephen added. “We have adaptors for the vehicles.�
Rivertown Tires celebrates with ribbon cutting, car show
Catrina feels that every picture captures a special moment and therefore, doesn’t delete any photos she takes. She also designs advertisements for graduations and other special events. “She will take pet (pictures), as well ‌ as long as your pet doesn’t bite her, she’ll be happy to photograph it,â€? Kathy said. Prices for wedding photographs start at $200. “I like being able to capture moments like the groom’s face when the bride is coming down the aisle, and I like to take a lot of natural pictures, just capturing people doing everyday things,â€? Catrina said. Her up-to-date computer software allows her to enhance, zoom, and re-size images without losing pixilation, creating quality photos that will last a lifetime.
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By Crystal Benham crystal@thenewsstandard.com
Rivertown Tire and Service Inc., a new business in Brandenburg, held its grand opening ceremony Saturday with a large group of visitors of all ages. The business, located at 2070 ByPass Road, officially opened its doors to the public April 23. Rivertown Tire and Services held an open antique car and truck show, along with food and entertainment from local DJ Darren Jones and Hardin County’s 94.3 The WULF radio station. Kosair Children’s Hospital was also on hand selling $10 raffle tickets for a 1932 Ford Roadster. According to local business owner Bob Beatty, the proceeds from the raffle will go toward organ transplant research. The raffle for the car will take place tomorrow at Kosair Shrine Temple located at 812 South 2nd Street in Louisville. Parking was tight as local supporters lined their cars up and down the shoulders of the ByPass to view the colorful collection of antique cars and trucks. “We wanted to do something for the community to sort of thank them for their support,� said coowner James Schneider. “So we decided to have a car show.� Rivertown Tire also held a traditional ribbon-cut-
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TOP: Alongside friends and family, Rivertown Tire and Services Inc. owners, Jason Lancaster and James Schneider officially initiated their new business Saturday by cutting the ribbon supplied by the Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce. ABOVE: The business held an open car show during its grand opening. ting ceremony with Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce President Matthew Pike and Executive Director Russell Powell. The business is a fullservice repair and maintenance shop that offers free front-end alignments with the purchase of four tires,
as well as free brake inspections and hazard warranties on all tires. Rivertown Tire and Service Inc. is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call 270-422-1600 or e-mail rrtires@bbtel.com.
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Kathy and Stephen said event planners take a wealth of stress off individuals who should be concerned about enjoying their special day instead of worrying about all the tiny details. With their experience, networking and ministry, the Bonfiglios believe they can help clients enjoy each moment of their memorable events. The Basket House and the Brandenburg Inn will be officially ready to host any large event starting this weekend, Kathy said. For more information, contact Kathy, Stephen or Catrina at 270-422-4642, 270-505-0600 or e-mail kathy.aspecialoccastion@ comcast.net. Kathy and Stephen’s office is located inside the Basket House at 550 Lawrence Street, and the business plans to have a Web site soon.
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AGRICULTURE Green thumbs grow more than plants at community garden A12 - The News Standard
Friday, June 19, 2009
By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
Many Doe Valley gardeners would agree that there’s no better name for their gated community. Deer are the bane of nearly every tomato plant, bean stalk or pumpkin patch that’s ever been planted within the woodsy community. “They sure got the name right,” said Doe Valley resident Sharon Ballard. “I was like a lot of other people. I couldn’t grow a garden at my house because the deer were so bad. They ate everything.” After having many a garden fall victim to a doe’s appetite, Ballard approached Doe Valley management about the possibility of a community garden — a trend popping up in rural towns and big cities all across the country. Ballard said Ken Wilson, general manager of Doe Valley, was doubly receptive of the idea and after spreading the word, a work day was held during which a dozen residents hauled dirt, spread mulch and hung fence around a sun-soaked plot of land near the old Doe Valley horse barn. “We put in 26 raised beds ... and everyone started planting (Kentucky) Derby weekend,” Ballard said. Money for materials was provided through fees paid by members of the newlyestablished Doe Valley Community Garden. Ballard said top soil was donated by Bim’s Trucking, and Doe Valley provided mulch — remains of the January ice storm. Presently, 18 residents have active gardens, some caring for more than one of the fourfoot-by-eight-foot beds. “What’s great is the mixture of people who are out here,” Ballard said. “I’m really new at this ... and have a lot to learn about gardening. But we have a certified master gardener out here ... and people that have been gardening all of their lives.” Ballard is planting some traditional crops in one of her beds — squash, tomatoes and beans — but is also trying her hand at medieval herbs. “I think folk medicine is
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ABOVE: Sharon Ballard asks long-time gardener Gary Cawthon about her bean plants. TOP RIGHT: Gamal Monem douses his eggplants with a homemade alfalfa tea. BOTTOM RIGHT: Ballard adjusts the nameplates for the variety of vegetables, flowers and herbs sprouting up in one of her raised bed gardens. fascinating,” she said. “So I thought I’d give it a shot.” A fragrant amalgamation of peppermint, sage and lavender hovers above her herb garden, which is pegged with nameplates identifying the plants. “This is a Vicks Plant,” Ballard said, pointing to a leafy, flowerless plant. “You can hang it in a pair of panty hose and keep it in the shower, and the steam from the shower with the Vicks Plant helps clear congestion.” Gary Cawthon, a long time farmer and gardener, was quick to join the recently-formed group of green thumbs. “This is the perfect place to have a garden,” he said. “What’s a nice surprise is that this is also a very social thing. Everybody gets together and talks about what’s happening in their gardens and we all exchange tips and ideas.” Cawthon has been an active organic gardener for several years and said many of the community garden members are growing their plants in an all-natural fashion. Gamal Monem and his wife, Tillie, concocted a homemade alfalfa tea to help revive their slightly withered eggplants.
“We make some of our own fertilizers,” Monem said. “We haven’t tried the alfalfa tea before ... but we’ll see if it works.” Though all 26 of the garden’s beds are in use, Ballard said there’s room for 22 more to be built. “We hope more people will
want to join in next year,” she said. “We’re hoping to plan for some kind of fall event ... where everyone can get together and have a picnic using some of the fruits and vegetables they’ve grown.” The garden remains padlocked shut, and members come and go as they have
time to tend to their spreads. “It’s really a relaxing environment,” Ballard said. “It feels good to come out in the evenings or weekends and get out in the sunshine ... and to watch your work actually produce results that you can see week to week.” Cawthon said relation-
ships have been growing just as fast as bean sprouts inside the garden fence. “It’s a place to bring the community together,” he said. “We all need a little more of that.” For more information, visit www.doevalleycommunitygarden.blogspot.com.
Dry spring helps halt mold, fungus in mulch Usually each spring dur- and aren’t parasitic. Slime ing wetter conditions I have mold spores usually appear a few calls about molds and from late spring to autumn. fungus in mulch. Abundant wet CEA for However, we’ve had weather stimulates ideal weather condi- Agriculture above-ground aptions for these landpearance of these scape invaders. fungi that initially Mulch has many appear slimy but benefits around plant quickly become dry beds, foundation and powdery when shrubs and other garconverting into dening locations in spore masses. Slime the yard. However, molds often quickly nuisance fungi oc- Andy Mills appear and usually casionally grow on disappear in one to mulch applied to landscape two weeks. They tend to replants and trees. produce in the same location In landscape beds and every year. gardens, mulch helps conFungicide use isn’t recomtrol weeds, prevents extreme mended because slime molds soil temperature fluctuation, aren’t harmful. decreases water evaporaWhen mulch hasn’t been tion, and improves drainage. composted, it might contain Mulch also reduces mower fungi that cause plant disand string trimmer damage eases. However, this situaby suppressing vegetation tion is rare and only occurs near shrubs and trees. As in non-composted mulch. it decomposes, mulch pro- Plant material fertility probduces organic materials to lems can arise when fungi in improve soil and otherwise decomposing mulch remove benefit plants. nitrogen from the soil. You need to periodically Insufficient moisture probre-apply mulch to continu- lems can develop when fungi ally receive these benefits. permeate thick layers of dry Nuisance fungi occasion- mulch, creating a surface ally grow on mulch. They in- that’s difficult for water to clude shotgun fungus, slime penetrate. molds, stinkhorns, earth To gain the most benefit, stars, and toadstools. use composted mulch with a The shotgun fungus shoots high bark content, and little masses of tiny black spore wood material. Avoid finelystructures onto adjacent sur- ground, woody products that faces such as vehicles and haven’t been composted. home siding. For more information, conSlime molds are more un- tact the Meade County Cosightly than harmful. They operative Extension Service don’t cause plant diseases at 270-422-4958.
The Meade County Fair is almost here! Mark your calendars, July 18-26.
Commodities Kentuckanna Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday June 15, 2009 Receipts: 345 Last week: 190 Last year: 178 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 15 percent of supply: Slaughter bulls 02 percent: Replacement cows 05 percent and feeders 78 percent: The feeder supply included 22 percent steers 45 percent heifers and 33 percent bulls. 27 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight A-Dress H-Dress Lo-Dress Breaker 75-80 995-1660 45.50-50.50 51.50-52.50 41.00-44.00 Boner 80-85 885-1480 41.00-46.50 39.50-40.00 Lean 85-90 790-1275 39.00-42.50 43.50 32.50-35.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade Weight Carcass Boning % A-Dress Hi-Dress 1 1855-1895 79-80 60.00-62.00 2 1730-1780 75-77 54.00-55.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 200-300 231 106.00-115.00 111.12 7 300-400 347 107.00-117.00 113.70 9 400-500 477 104.00-111.00 106.16 3 500-600 558 94.50-98.00 96.13 2 600-700 643 90.00 90.00 3 700-800 700 89.00 89.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 352 96.50-100.00 98.76 4 400-500 436 89.00-100.00 94.74 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 200-300 273 99.00-109.00 101.54 10 300-400 351 97.00-106.00 102.07
19 400-500 446 90.00-98.50 94.85 4 400-500 454 103.00 103.00 Fancy 27 500-600 526 85.00-91.00 88.64 14 600-700 648 80.00-82.50 81.49 5 700-800 739 76.50-78.50 77.31 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 252 93.00-97.50 95.41 2 300-400 340 88.50-92.00 90.35 19 400-500 460 82.50-89.00 86.11 2 500-600 528 74.50-83.00 78.93 4 800-900 874 68.00-72.50 69.08 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 295 106.00 106.00 5 300-400 324 109.50-113.00 110.54 12 400-500 428 96.00-109.00 100.99 1 400-500 400 115.00 115.00 fancy 16 500-600 539 88.50-97.00 92.78 18 600-700 670 83.25-86.50 84.27 7 700-800 775 73.00-76.00 74.13 6 800-900 885 67.50 67.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 342 88.50-104.00 95.74 8 400-500 452 84.50-93.00 87.35 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 493 94.00 94.00 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old 3-8 months bred 795-1215 lbs 44.00-64.00 per cwt. Stock Cows and Calves: No Test Stock Bulls: No Test Calves: Baby Beef calves: No Test
Softball stars Lady Waves softball players compete in the East-West AllStar games.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Soccer team photo
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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 that you’d like to see in the paper, submit them to sports@thenewsstandard. com or drop them off at our office on Old Ekron Road in Brandenburg. ON DECK
June 20 Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble @ Hillcrest Golf Course 8 a.m.
June 25 Dead Period Begins No sports activities or practices Continues through July 9th
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Pull keeps rolling for a good cause this weekend Matt Pike Memorial Tractor Pull aims to improve during its second year Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com Immediately after last year ’s first annual “Pullin’ for a Dream Matt Pike Memorial Tractor Pull,” the coordinators knew it was something special. After the 3,500 attendees filtered out of the Meade County fairgrounds during the early morning hours of last year ’s pull, Pike’s friends and brother-in-law, Jason Allen and Neal Allen, along with a myriad of volunteers started to or-
ganize this year ’s event. “Last year we didn’t know what to expect,” Jason Allen said. “We were shocked with crowd and the support and just everything that happened that night. A lot of people have tried to put on pull here in Brandenburg and they didn’t do well. We saw how successful ours was and we figured to keep the ball rolling in our favor.” The event collected more than $45,000 in honor of Matt Pike that will help fund a youth center and gym at a local church. Pike passed away at the age of 26 in October 2007 due to heart complications. He was a well-known, well-loved Meade County farmer.
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Meade County’s Ray Heath will participate in tomorrow night’s tractor pull with his truck “Right on the Money.”
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Summer soccer camp Coach Long’s Annual Summer Soccer Camp June 29, 30 and July 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vine Grove Optimist Park. Free lunch is provided. Cost is $45 and registration forms can be downloaded from www.vinegrovesoccer. com. For ages four and up. Contact Gary Long 270-317-2772 for more information.
Staff Report The News Standard This week, the field behind Brandenburg’s Kroger was swarming with Meade County athletes who participated in football and soccer camps, while the high school gym was filled with future Lady Waves basketball players competing the game they love. All three camps — football, soccer and basketball — taught the basics of each game, while focusing on in-game experience during inter-camp scrimmages. The soccer camp nearly doubled its number of participants from last year, with over 100 campers. The two other camps also saw an increase in numbers. Turn to B2 for more photos of this week’s camps.
Fall soccer sign ups VGOYS fall soccer sign ups are being held until July 1, and the fee is $40. Registration forms on line at www.vinegrovesoccer. com. Applications can be mailed to the P.O. Box 592, Vine Grove, KY 40175. Post mark by July 1 to receive discounted fee. Regular fee is $45 each for the 1st/2nd child and the 3rd and up are free. Child MUST be four years old by August 1 in order to participate per KYSA rules. Contact Tammy Long 270-317-2766 for more information. Rineyville youth soccer fall 2009 season registration The Rineyville Community will have a brand new soccer league this fall. Sign-ups are at the Rineyville Community Park Concession Stand (between the baseball fields) on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. through July 10. Then July 11, 18 and 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registrations can be delivered to: P.O. Box 71, Rineyville, KY 60162 with a check for fees and a copy of the child’s birth certificate. The cost is $35 for players in the U6 and U8 age divisions and $40 for U10, U12,and U14. Make checks payable to RCYSL. You pay for the first two children and the third fourth and fifth child from the same household are free. For questions e-mail rineyvilleyouthsoccer@ yahoo.com.
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New volleyball coach named Incoming senior class gets fourth coach in four years
Hornish is getting the hang of NASCAR By Monte Dutton NASCAR This Week
By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com In sports, usually 4-for-4 is a good ratio, however for the incoming Meade County Lady Waves senior volleyball players it’s not necessarily a pleasant scenario. In four years, the group of seniors has experienced four coaching changes, which capped off last week when assistant coach Jennifer Smith was named head
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TOP: Adam Walsh leads a pack of soccer players during a game. FAR LEFT: Kaitlyn Cuccino goes in for a lay-up. LEFT: Conner Williams catches a ball during passing plays.
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Jennifer Smith addresses Meade County volleyball players during this week’s open gyms.
DOVER, Del. — Sam Hornish Jr. is getting the hang of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hornish, from Defiance, Ohio, has quite the impressive resume. He is a former winner of the Indianapolis 500 and a threetime IndyCar champion. When he struggled in NASCAR, many observers anticipated that he might return to the open-wheel ranks, but the challenge of adapting to stock cars appealed to him.
Though he was runner-up to Regan Smith in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year race, Hornish was only 35th in the final standings. He has stuck with the NASCAR experiment, and recently his performances have notably improved. He finished ninth at Phoenix, sixth at Richmond, 16th at Charlotte and 13th in Dover’s Autism Speaks 400. Falling from the spotlight in NASCAR didn’t faze Hornish. “I’ve never really
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CLOCKWISE (starting from right): Hunter Johnston kicks the ball past a defender. Autumn Bruner drives to the basket. Gary Nelson gains control of the soccer ball. Addi Lynch shoots the ball. Rayley Johnson dribbles past a group of defenders. A mob of football players fight over the ball. Bailey Smith kicks the ball down the field.
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Basketball camp ends with award winners Staff Report The News Standard The Greenwave Basketball Camp concluded on June 12 with an award ceremony. Awards were given to campers in three different age groups. The awards come from actual scrimmages, skill competitions and overall displays of talent. Here is the complete list of all award winners during the camp: Big East Outstanding Camper Carson Crump Best Shooter Parker Bradley Best Defensive Player Kevin Skaggs Best Ball-Handler Parker Bradley Best Rebounder Brooks Nelson Best Effort Caleb Greenwell Hot Shot Champ Parker Bradley 3-Point Champ Parker Bradley Skill Champion Parker Bradley 1-on-1 Champion
Carson Crump 3-on-3 Champions Cannon Deker, Cole Mattingly, Parker Bradley 5-on-5 Champions Caleb Greenwell, Tucker Bradley, Owen Honaker, Brooks Nelson, Max Tripure, Casy Turner, Cameron Ray, Coach Adrian Whelan. SEC Outstanding Camper Ethan Fackler Best Shooter Brock Wilson Best Defensive Player Cameron Galvez Best Ball-Handler Ethan Fackler Best Rebounder Jack Blehar Best Effort Emma King Hot Shot Champ Steven Benock 3-Point Champ Zack Prather Skill Champion Jake Beavin 1-on-1 Champion Ethan Fackler 3-on-3 Champions Zachary Smith, Ehtan Miller, Emma King 5-on-5 Champion Steven Benock, Barrett Dowell, Garrett Greenwell, Austin Poole, Aaron Ray, Bailey Smith, Mack Wilson, Jake Wright, Cody Mancell. NBA Outstanding Camper Bryce Garris Best Shooter Bryce Garris Best Defensive Player Brent Raley Best Ball-Handler John Wilson Best Rebounder Justin Mosier Best Effort John Wilson Hot Shot Champ Bryce Garris 3-Point Champ Bryce Garris Skill Champion Jared Raymer 1-on-1 Champion Bryce Garris 3-on-3 Champions Bryce Garris, Brent Raley, Justin Petit, Nick Benock 5-on-5 Champion Bryce Garris, John Miller, Justin Petit, Jake Nevitt, Adam Fogle, Logan Porter, Joby Embry, Coach Riley Benock
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TOP: Carson Crump received the Outstanding Camper Award. MIDDLE: Nick Benock pounds fists with basketball head coach Jerry Garris after winning the 3-on-3 Championship Award. ABOVE: Brock Wilson earned the Best Shooter Award.
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From page B1 His ambitious dream to build a gym for the church sparked his family and friends to make that dream come true with the help of a tractor pull. “I think it has to do with this community and how much Matt was involved with it,” Jason Allen said. “He brought a lot of people together. It shows how close this community is.” With the success of last year ’s pull, the dream has become even more real for the coordinators. “We want to raise as much money as possible,” Neal Allen said. “We haven’t set a limit or anything. We really think the sky is the limit.” Having one event under their belts, coordinators feel tomorrow’s pull will be even better than the previous. “The show should be better than last year,” Jason Allen said. “We had a good turnout of pullers last year, but we have even more this year. This is the one of the highest paying pulls in the region that draws a lot of people in.” The pull will play host to several local participants. “Insanity” driver Larry Phillips, Jerry Sipes, Jeff Mattingly and Jamie Barger are just a few of the Meade County pullers that will compete. “We have a lot of local pullers,” Neal Allen said. “People like to see local guys. But we’ll also have guys from Ohio, Indiana and even Tennessee.” New to this year ’s line up is a diesel truck class, which, according to Jason Allen, has been a huge request from fans. “I think they can relate to it more,” he said about the appeal of diesel trucks. “Of course, a lot of people can relate to tractors, but with diesel trucks they
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The U-10 Radcliff Chivas (29-0) won the Kohl’s American Cup State Soccer Tournament held in Oldham County on June 6, 7 and 13. FRONT ROW (left to right): Jared Ray, Micah Linscott, Devon Bates, Devonta Guillory, Simeon Packer. BACK ROW (left to right): Coach Terry Linscott, Emilli Rauch, Makiah Staples, Cameron Doss, and Coach Mike Ray. Not pictured Regan Mansell and Rachelle King.
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Last year’s pull opened with Matt Pike’s favorite tractor pulling the sled. This year the opening ceremony will have a prayer and family members speaking about Pike’s life. look like trucks you’ll see down the road. So that just makes it easier to relate to. I think people really like that.” During the pro stock two-wheel drive class another community member will be remembered. Charlie Crews, a member of the R and C Pulling Team, passed away three weeks ago. That class will have special trophies for the top three places that represent Crews alongside his beloved puller “On a Good Night.” The truck will be displayed during the event. “We wanted to do something for Charlie,” Neal Allen said. “He was from Rineyville, (Ky.), but always thought of Meade County as his home.” With the loss of both Pike and Crews, the night will certainly stir up some emotion, just as last year’s did. “It won’t probably be as emotional like it was last year,” Jason Allen said,“ but it will still be
emotional. It really makes you think and brings back memories.” Minor alterations are part of this year ’s pull, including the addition of specialty meats from Webb’s Butcher Block, and BBQ pulled pork, hot dogs and hamburgers and an assortment of beverages. Inflatables will be on hand to keep the kids entertained. Jason Allen expects the pull to end around midnight to avoid the late night tractor roars and rumbles, which may keep up nearby residents. “It was a little easier this year,” he said of planning tomorrow’s event. “We would like to have it over by midnight. Last year got over a little after onein-the morning and that’s getting late. We knew what we wanted this year — what to do differently — and I think we just planned things better this year. Last year, we were just kind of shooting in the dark.”
One thing the Allens are banking on is the same gorgeous weather that was part of last year ’s event. Last Summer ’s comfortable temperatures and stunning sunset may be tough to beat, though weather reports on Wednesday are predicting 88 degrees with only a 10 percent chance of rain. “Last year the weather was beautiful,” Jason Allen said. “All we need now is to pray we get good weather.” Rain or shine, fun will be had by everyone. “We just want everyone to come out and have fun,” Neal Allen said. “Bring a friend, or two, or a dozen, it doesn’t matter. We just want people to come out and have fun.” The “Pullin’ on a Dream Matt Pike Memorial Tractor Pull” begins at 7 p.m. at Meade County Fairgrounds. Admission is $8. Check next week’s issue of The News Standard for photos of the event along with full results.
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University. “It’s nice. “In fact, I’ve had some of these girls in two classFrom page B1 es then in volleyball then in church, so it seems like coach after last year’s they can’t get away from coach, Michele West, re- me,” she added with a signed. chuckle. But this year may be the Along with getting to last change of command know the players, Smith for a while as Smith aims gained invaluable experito stay long-term. ence during her first year “I plan on sticking of coaching. around,” Smith said. “I’m “As an assistant last year, from here. I graduated I learned a lot,” she said. from here. I think that gives “I didn’t have any experime a little more pride.” ence with volleyball at all The 2000 MCHS gradu- (before last year). So it was ate joined the volleyball definitely a learning expeteam as an assistant coach rience, which I needed. last season and helped the “I think Michele and team to a 22-8 record. I worked really well to“She’s lasted two years, gether last year as far as which is saying more than coaching with each other. what we’ve had in four She helped me with JV and years,” said incoming se- freshman, while I helped nior outside her with varhitter Olivia sity. I think Wright. “I’m I got more glad we fiexperience nally have a through coach that’s that, rather staying.” than just Although coachSmith has ing freshmoved to man and JV the head teams.” coach poBecomsition, the —Jennifer Smith, MCHS ing the transition head coach volleyball head coach should be a means more little easier responsibiliconsidering ties, which she was with the team last Smith feels more than year. She is also an English ready to take on — even and social studies teacher though they may include at the high school, and complaining parents or is active in her church’s fans. youth group. “I know the assistant “I’ve gotten to know coach always kind of those girls in the last year, played the good guy,” she more than I’ve gotten to said. “Everyone always know anyone else,” Smith likes the assistant. I’m said, who is a graduate sure I’m going to have to from Western Kentucky deal with a lot more paren-
“I plan on sticking around. I’m from here. I graduated from here. I think that gives me a little more pride.”
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tal issues and that type of thing. I have a really good rapport with the parents already. It seems like we get along really well. Any issues that they have, they come and talked to me. Hopefully that continues throughout the year.” Even though Smith’s roots with the team may soften the transition, some players feel a little bit jaded from all the coaching changes. “It’s different because every coach has had a different philosophy,” senior middle hitter Bliss Powers said. “Every coach has different ideas with what you should be doing.” Smith has been consulting with former coaches to help give her an extra edge. “Coach Smith has been talking a lot to coach (Chad) Butler who was our previous, previous coach and he knows his stuff,” Powers said. “She’s been working really hard so that helps a lot.” Smith’s philosophy seems pretty simple and something she hopes the girls can adapt to pretty easily. “My whole thing is: get along and have fun,” she said. “I think building respect and having a team rapport is the most important thing. I want the girls to be competitive but not catty. I know that was something we had to deal with last year.” As for the seniors, a new coach is only the tip of the iceberg as far as enduring trying times. With the death of teammate Chelsea Stinnett last December
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Jennifer Smith (right) directs traffic on the volleyball court with the help of senior Heather Darnell (left). Smith took command as head coach last week. and a car crash a month later involving then juniors Bliss Powers and Blair Brangers, the team has had to overcome plenty of obstacles. “I think the girls that we have are awesome,” Smith said. “Especially the group of seniors we have this year. They’ve been through so much, with Chelsea passing away and Blair having to recover from her accident. They all
Lady Waves softball players participate in the East-West All-Star game Juniors Erin Sireno and Mallory Wathen along with senior Maris Harreld played in the East-West All-Star game last weekend at the University of Kentucky. Harreld and Sireno were named to the senior and junior teams All-Sectional teams. Harreld was also named the regional player of the year and was selected to represent Kentucky in the Kentucky vs. Tennessee All-Star Game, which will take place at the end of the month. Lady Waves head coach Mike Harreld was named the region’s co-coach of the year alongside North Hardin’s Donnie Baker.
Erin Sireno, Maris Harreld and Mallory Wathen represented the Meade County Lady Waves softball team last weekend at the East-West All-Star Game. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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considered myself somebody that needed a bunch of attention,” he said. “To be able to sit back and watch what other people are doing, and not have all the pressure on you all the time was good. It enabled me sometimes to learn a little bit more and also be able to kind of fly under the radar and to be able to make my way in and out of certain areas. “The better you do, the more consistently that you’re in the top 15, the top 10, you’re going to get more and more attention. Obviously, I want that because it means we’re running well, but as far as needing it, keeping the sponsor (Mobil 1) happy is the first thing, and then also keeping myself happy as far as how we do on the race track
are the two most important things.” Part of Hornish’s transition has involved adapting to NASCAR’s longer races. “I had all that experience running the Indy cars,” he said, “and a lot of times I consider those sprint races because they’re 200 laps or 200 miles. Everything that we run over here is 400 or 500 laps, or 400 or 500 miles. Sometimes it’s a matter of pacing yourself to get to the end with all the fenders intact.” 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. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Veterans Assistance Officer to Assist Area Veterans Frank Niederriter, field representative for the Kentucky Deptartment of Veterans Affairs, will be available to assist Meade County veterans at the Brandenburg Methodist Church on the third Tuesday of every month from 8:30 until 11:30 a.m. Veterans and their families will be provided counseling and assistance in filing claims for state and federal benefits. This is a free service provided by the state of Kentucky. Special emphasis is being directed toward Vietnam veterans who have diabetes, prostate cancer, lung cancers and skin cancers. Widows of Vietnam veterans who had these conditions may also be able to apply for compensation. Veterans should bring a copy of their DD214 (record of military service) with them, if they have it, and any other documents they feel could help with their claim. For further information, or if you have any questions, you may call Frank Niederriter, Regional Field Representative for the KDVA at 502-799-0418 or 866-817-1360.
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going to say we’re going to win any titles or anything, but I think we’ll do really well. I think we’ll have a winning season and the way these girls work together they will really do well out there.” The volleyball team has open gyms up until the dead period, which starts June 25 and continues through July 9. Tryouts for the team begin on July 15 from 9-11:30 a.m.
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Sam Hornish Jr., a former Indianapolis 500 winner, has shown notable improvement in NASCAR this season.
have pulled together. They all work together and they are all about the team. They don’t care about individual stats.” Despite the coaching adjustments and other adversities, the varsity team has had a 73-21 record over the last three years. This year, the Lady Waves look to continue the winning tradition. “I have high expectations,” Smith said. “I’m not
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2001 Ford Escort ZX2. 77,000 miles, 5 speed, 2.0L Zetec Engine, 28-34 MPG, Aftermarket speakers, likenew tires, good condition with minor scrapes, black exterior, tan cloth interior, power locks, windows, and remote entry, ice cold air conditioning. $2,700 OBO. Contact Anthony at 270945-4883.
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Washer $50, electric stove $50, solid cherry t.v. armoire $200, recliner chair $50, t.v. stand $25, solid oak coffee table $75, pre-lit 8’ Christmas tree $100 (used 1 yr), Thomas the Train toddlers rider $150. Call 270-828-8480 or 502-494-7335. Moving Sale! Must Go! Brand new 2 man weight set. Bought brand new here recently…can’t move it! $250. 270-422-1289. Yamaha C-3 Scooter, 249 miles, gets 115 mph per gallon. $1,995. Call 270-668-6639. 12 ton tandem trailer – with ramps – pindel hitch – electric brakes. $3,200. Call 270-668-4857. 4x8 single axle with ramps. $395. Call 270-668-4857. 3 pt. hitch tiller, 6 ft wide, $1200. 18 ft. tandem trailer, good shape, $900. Two row corn planter, $75. Call 270-5474567 or 270-668-7376.
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High tensile fence wire, 12 ½ gauge, galvanized, 3 rolls, 4,000 ft each. $70 per roll. Call 270-828-4737 or 270-9452644. Computer for sale, XP home, AMP Semphrom 3400+, 512 meg ram, internet ready with keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Works like new! Great for home internet use or a person going to college. 270-422-4542. Computer desk for sale, great shape, $100. Call 270-4224542.
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Meade County Head Start is now accepting applications for our Free Federal Funded Preschool Program. The program serves children ages 3 to 4 years old with disabilities and/ or meets our income guidelines. To see if you qualify, please call 270-828-3311 or come by our location at 440 St. Martins Road in Flaherty. Free English Classes – Call 270-422-5884. U.S. Citizenship and social security number not required. Meade County Adult Education Center. Ask for Dianne or Melissa for information on class dates and times.
Oak table dinette piece, can break down to smaller table and set 4. It is in good shape. $150, call 270-422-1515. Steel gooseneck horse trailer, can haul up to 4 horses with tack room, $1,800, call 270-668-2881. COMMERCIAL SECURITY GATE. Approx. 15 ft. w/motor. Rolls down. Never been installed. Call for more information. 270-828-2927. A New Computer Now!! Brand Name laptops & desk tops. Bad or NO Credit- No Problem! Smallest weekly payments avail. It’s yours NOW- CALL 800-816-2643
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25’ animated commercial Christmas light display. Bear moves and places star on tree. Sold new for $11,599. Asking $3,800. 270-945-5039.
•June 20 •2 p.m. •At Abe’s Country Village, 3390 Brandenburg Rd.
MCEMA (Meade County Emergency Management Agency) is asking all churches to contact him with information on your church’s name, location, phone, fax, and e-mails to have on file for emergency situations. Please call 270422-2776 or e-mail him at meadeema@bbtel.com. REUNION: The Meade County High School Class of 1989 will hold their 20th Reunion on June 27th at the Doe Valley Swim & Tennis Club. For information, call Charlotte (Cummings) Fackler at 270-668-1800 or Shannon (Crabtree) Barley at 270-422-4073.
New Andersen 400 series left hand swing French door, white, vinyl clad, sells new for $1900. Need to move, will sacrifice for $800. 270-945-5039.
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A new category has been added to the Meade County Fair this year! Prince & Princess of Meade County! This category will be for couples ages 3 and 4 years old. This contest will be held at the Farm Bureau Building starting at 6 p.m. on July 25, 2009. Following this new contest will be the Little Mister and Miss Meade County Fair for couples ages 5 to 7 years old. If you are interested in entering a couple in either of these contests, please contact Anita Hobbs at 270-422-4108 or Darla Anderson at 270-5414247. Both contests are limited to 25 couples.
Jenny Lynn cradle $40. Large area rug, 8x12, $30. 270828-3192 or 270-945-5878.
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Mobile Home For Sale. New- 3 bedroom, Near Town. EZ Financing. Call 270-678-2460
Coach Long’s Annual Summer Soccer Camp is June 29, 30, and July 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vine Grove Optimist Park. Free lunch provided. Cost is $45 and registration forms can be downloaded from www.vinegrovesoccer. com. Ages 4 and up. Contact Gary Long at 270-317-2772 for more information. VGOYS Fall Soccer Sign Ups! Sign up before July 1st and the fee is only $40. Registration forms online at www.vinegrovesoccer. com. Applications can be mailed to the Post Office Box 592, Vine Grove, KY 40175. Post mark by July 1st to receive discounted fee. Regular fee is $45 each for the 1st/2nd child and the 3rd and up is free. Child MUST be 4 years old by August 1st, 2009 in order to participate per KYSA rules. Contact Tammy Long 270-317-2766 for more information.
2.5 acres, Zoned B-2. Split into 2 lots. Perks for 2 home sites. Great for Duplexes. Flaherty area. $31,000. 270-945-3314. LAKE LOG CABIN 2+ Acres $69,900. Free Boat Slips. Summer Sale! New log cabin package & beautifully wooded lake access setting on 160,000 acre recreational lake in Kentucky! Lowest financing in 25+ years. Be 1st to see! Call now 800-7043154, x. 3060 Log cabin pkg includes logs, doors, windows, roof, shingles, interior stud walls. Price does not include flooring, set-up, delivery & taxes
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The Meade County Senior Citizens Inc. Board is trying to bring their roster up-to-date. Anyone that is a member, please send your membership number, address and a contact phone number to Meade County Seniors, Inc. Attn: President P.O. Box 1600, Brandenburg, KY 40108. If a relative or friend knows whether a member is deceased, in a nursing home, or has moved away from the area, please send or bring a letter with that information to the senior citizen center Mon., Wed., Thurs., or Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you have a member certificate, bring it or mail a copy. Please submit any information even if you don’t know your member number. It is important. For more information, please call 270-422-5200. 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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270-547-4222 Thinking about selling your farm give us a call we pay cash, quick closing Nice 5 ac lot with septic, cistern, and barn in Battletown. $29,900. $2,500 down. $303 monthly. 3 bd 1 ba 14x70 SW on private 1 ac lot in Rosetta. $39,900. $3,900 down. $398 monthly. 3 bd 1 ba DW, barn, fencing on 5 ac, located off 690 in Custer. $69,900. $4,900 down. $719 monthly. Open and wooded 3 ac lot with city water, located in Stinnetsville. $7,500. $500 down. $75 monthly. 5 ac open lot with city water and black top road frontage off Hwy. 86 in Breckinridge County. $10,500. $500 down. $118 monthly. 4.26 ac lot located in Rineyville, Hardin Co. with city water, open and wooded. $16,500. $500 down. $177 monthly. Call our friendly sales associates today! We’re open 7 days a week, and visit our website at www. ky-landco.com. For many more listings, call 866-865-5263!
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24 ac mini farm near Irvington. Nice home site, pasture, trees, electric. 13 ac mini farm 10 miles from Brandenburg. Beautiful home site, wooded and open, electric. 5 ac and 10 ac wooded tracts, Breckinridge Co., only 25 miles from Fort Knox. 1 ac Meade Co. Water, septic, electric, only 12 miles from Fort Knox. Hunters Dream: properties 38 ac to 112 ac up to 367 ac. Properties are in Breckinridge, Meade, and Jennings Co. in Kentucky. 30.8 acres Breck Co. between Brandenburg, Irvington. Wooded, electric, beautiful home site, $59,900. Call MW at 270-668-4035 www.mwlandforsale.com
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McGeheeHumphreyDavis Realty and Auction 422-4977 877-6366 547-4977 We offer owner financing on most all our properties with no prequalifications! *Please visit our website at www.mhdrealty.com* 3 bed, 2 bath, singlewide home on lot. Minutes from ByPass. Brandenburg area of Meade Co. $44,900/$4,900 down, $42.80 mo* 2 bed, 2 bath, home on 1 acre, huge walkin closet in master bedroom. Midway area of Meade Co. $69,900 Call for financing terms. 4 bed, 2 bath on 1 +ac with small shed, off Hwy 2202 minutes from 60 at Irvington in Breck Co. $49,900/$4,900 down, $498.15 mo* 3 bed, 2 bath singlewide on 2 acres. Wooded area between Brandenburg and Ft. Knox off Buck Grove Road. $49,900/$4,900 down, $498.15 mo* *Payment based on 13% fixed rate on 360 month term. $250 closing cost. No Pre-Payment Penalty. No Qualifying. Ready for your mobile/ modular home…1 +/- ac with septic, electric, co. water, off US60, near Ft. Knox, $28,900/$2,900 down, $287.82 mo. pmt. * 170 ac, Big Springs area, Hardin Co. open and wooded, $2,900/ ac. 14 ac set-up for home, Payneville area, septic, cistern, electric on site, mobile home in need of repair $39,900/$2,900 down, $409.59 mo. pmt.*
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www.kentucky-land.com Wooded building lots, located near Otter Creek Park, in Forest Ridge Estates, county water, streets will be paved, “restricted to houses”. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Building lots in Milstead Estates, located near Flaherty in Hwy 144, city water available, streets will be paved “restricted to houses.” $29,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 6.4 acres, on Hwy. 228, 6 miles from Brandenburg, city water available, lays nice for a home or mobile home. $34,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270828-2222. 1.25 acres with Mobile Home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, all electric, Located between Flaherty and Vine Grove off Browns Lane on Farmer Brown Court. $44,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Mobile Home with 2.4 acres of land. A 16x80 home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water. Located off U.S. Hwy. 60 and Hobbs Reesor Road on Sunset Drive. $54,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 5 acres set-up for Double-Wide Home, with city water, septic, electric, located between Otter Creek Park and Doe Valley off Hwy.1638 and Hwy.933 in the Woods. $39,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 1 to 6 acre lake front lots on Rough River Lake, city water, long lake frontage, in a new development. Starting at $19,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 4 acres, water well, lays excellent, located on Shumate Road near Ekron. $24,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. One acre set-up for mobile home or double wide with city water, septic system, electric and drive-way. Located off Old Ekron Road in Popular Hills. $27,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 5 acres at Big Springs, set-up with septic system, water well, city water is also available, electric, drive way, all fenced. Located on Hwy. 2199. $37,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Get your adopted pets spayed or neutered! Pets adopted from the Meade County Animal Shelter can be spayed or neutered for free from PINS (Pets in Need Society). www. petsinneedsociety.org or call 270-422-3838.
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Labor-Handyman services available. 15 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 270-45-7879. Will do housecleaning. Good Rates. References Available. Call 270-6687559 or 270-668-8029.
Gun Show! June 20-21. Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 9-4. Lexington. Heritage Hall (430 W Vine St.) Buy-Sell-Trade. Info: 563927-8176. Kenny Woods Gun Show Inc.
BIH Trucking Company. Driver Trainees Needed! No CDL- NO PROBLEM! Earn up to $900/ week. Company endorsed CDL Training. Job assistance. Financial assistance. 888-780-5539.
Thursday and Friday, June 18 & 19 – 8 a.m. to ? – Harrington Heights off 448, Brandenburg. Couch, chair, bookshelves, clothes, home décor and more. Rain or shine. Saturday, June 20th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Doe Valley Boating and Fishing Club Yard Sale at the Doe Valley Marina.
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Lee amid his soft A family endeavor The on-air pair der hills of the ing Little did he know red turk fami ey season metologist. of Pres. Woodrow Wilson on bol of yourself.â€? , the barwheat; a property winter Homer Lee and ly farm, ber giving him . Jake is a 2006 graduate of Meade County High School and May 30, 1916. But it wasn’t So ifMcD your Ă ag is his notshav a e, Pat WMMG radio features toe-tapping farm from the earlymap of the The Turners’ farm doesn’t boast brothers — Sim, his three onald , wouald 1800s. Celebrate the end an era as the is currently employed by Lusk Mechanical as a service techni- until Aug. 3, 1949,tunes, that Presibright gleam of color, symBillof and local news, and fun on-air soon bethe most acres or largest yields, Way come ne — County Ouoftdoor THE NEWS STANDA hisproTennis du grew upHigh busin Meade School Class essbring Fri cian. dent Truman signed an Act and bol of please partner. like personalities, its yourself, Tradio RD/ da s, but it’s home sweet home and any y, May 22, B11 in the state-of-th other farm “I came into LAURA SAYLOR 2009 featured in our childisren, 200 e-art farm more Ă„nishes tho The wedding will take place at 6 p.m., May 30 at Ekron Bap- of Congress designating June it to the Extension ce togram lets listeners make a great OfĂ€(the pulli 9 ng a place where their children can barbertheirBe shop weig than 1,500 acres ) when special C Section. machinery and recently hthta and n Ac we learn hadDay on anything cars to cows. tist Church Blanc Christian Life Center. A reception will imme- 14th of each year deal as National day.from In honor of Flag ing reap the benefi ts of rural living. the , conprethe Sepfantastic eir bo struc trick dom tember windstorm ws She and Hom s ofSp inantly of corn, ted feed barns the career er Lee are . ki, orttrade that pock bean diately follow at St. Johns reception hall. All friends and family Flag Day. 2009, “Tha please Ă y a A11 new Ă ag at said. ,â€? he soys Business, Agriculture, A12 Ed Rich pleas the ito After acrea ardso s ed and Life long t’s when ge, the Ă€elds are their children n family boas uatingr from weItmet 270grad are invited to attend. America’s birthday was your starte business or home. is a and friends pai still maintain wheat. They also both inter -422-4 ted Richardso are the cove sports@ steeped in histo Murr 542 upnto red ay d talkin r of “Progress 140 brood cows TOP State ested in farm thenew farm becom g country, ry. LEFT has about going Univ traditionally celebrated on the proud symbol of our thriv Jay ssta: nda ersity e one ing, Farmerâ€? . ive on the the bes Hen , on, At and hope they’ Homer ofed rd.c into THE With thewne business toget NEWS the co-o omders fruits tof Lee magazine. entra hisIDE help STAND doulabor nce childeven ll carry the r of INS ARDof way tuall hood bles team Fourth of July. It is thought the United her.â€? States of America. PJ’s /Ctheir y ectin to the RYSTALagand , reĂ… Barb de- g farm THIS ershop, in MC BENHAtorch land, and cided ricul “Years ago farm Henderson is tural M for on — to glan ISS HS Irvin years ly-ad locat pilot Soc thou Hen ces UE hist gton ed ept to gh up ders the cer team on rece come. on er Birth Announcement ’s form the ory. Ă€ at a pictu ing was — childre that the idea for an annual Submitted Annette Hornfami also the Hom elds ren,from Alex, ly’s Tur er er,Alex ives barb n about making Richhairc farming B3. his last owner by pho once to ardsoutn from , 18, Tom who to plow oper and of Payn ABO Lane grad ed ation Lydi Jay’s e. with VE: , a uates a, In whic after day celebrating the Ă ag was sby, Mus Public Information Chairliving,â€? led 16, and Pat McDonal the pictu Country Payne hjust from Homer his d, nam is befo re, Meade County fathe three mules — are now handrclien Cla trust ic retire re he Lee said. “It ed ed wneafter ssiĂ„ By farm retir Hom r ofBe High School eds B2the co-oed ts,d from it in er ersh the originated by a schoolteach- man.dream Show but he always at hand seems with Th n Ac Lee’s s, the barb the age News Stasowed ld Brayfathe hta now it’s more this year, is 1980s.McD six-year-o farm running of 88. r —rts@ bo GPS-enavig den Luca ed of owning spo are wsop, twohis about keeping ki poses iswith ndardated mega onhis s, and one of large onald gives loya sched the stone a bar- son spok ulegestbe named in the running to up with partn new youn tractors, the pillar —Hen Youth er, Jay bershop. Kaye a bless ssta l custo s erect , e originally bet ndard technology, abou e a few more an FFA State Star mer pag B6 dersing ter for Luthing Richardsons a sign the on. tea .co er busie BOT Albe from m, that time m TOM st t y, s it’s of are man ident western Kent time, of LEFT:Farmer, an accol about ty as well. By spon Irvington During his adamant abou aging. More es the hom year. TheiĂ€Me com Ky., ucky, moved ade Homer a fresh t keeping pe tha e. just we didn’t com soring 3-D h year at nity the business opportu- Bam ade Co estead. the not when you’ often than their heritage The pillar to Sho Marriage Licenses Western Kentfourt t night.â€? Lee achie soda “There were a teshav Mead bino baseball and a few mon B8 ot es to ved einto1971; in sof all custo Coun ty said, re runn ucky Univerdeep-rooted ty arou The Lalot mers Lee Lady Wa ll teas,mHomerun ths later, and leaguthe ndandwere es same istbawhen dyof night Henderson mad sity, he became alsotime haslave Walong couhe was named Kent 1994 farm ... you’re runn ing a and prevalent. s, almo hand ves Little League s work edhe’s icap acces beesn— by districtcraft , takin severely ill. it st e McDonald ghters,ves ed gB1 sible. The ing He wiall-ni a posiucky’s show wa60 until ldn’ttand the Outs thout titl allritaas itinglast 2 few PJ’s of whic tion ge have an offer along with other baseb a.m., team “We want the for “I got really 1 in the ofĂ€ce, not the sen for the state of two h eâ€?used McD ingdone tw iorlocat ersho onald s,â€? Kaye a week o yea Young Soy’s Ă€plan to kids to unp is s to expa rst fema pitche livesaid. events agric reldBarb Lynora May Early, 22, of of end Stephensport, Ky.,sick daughat the and respo— half ownership and to on in a derstand rs.and le ing nd ed r Ma in ultur who hasaid. the Since mo at 1111 combine.â€? bean work its Hend horiz Farm 11t of my senior arou ris the erson Hwy e ons the er, d nd h coun nsibi prem and in . histo Ha a v- thr Irvin 60 West dis lity of the enty exten and the sion ises. perfe ry that’s r- in 1997 the year and tire Brandenburg, daughter of terI told of Daria Rhea Wardrip tric in ctIr-gam Erin Siren B1 t inMcD bym ouKy., fel 2 futuretea out here,â€? Kaye agent.addi owners stay busy gton, the ald For two centu Burie gh the ld sho 200onshop. enjoy (myPeter e headin in the 6, thevington, paren rt servi direc Ă€rst fami cing said. o of ts), ‘if to SCORES ng a third barber. eve ries the there tly six ly ceme Angela Arlene Bays and and the- smal Joseph Padgett, behin the g ry that l HairfecAffai inndings. cha tery red the “And t gam the word abou spreading throu town “I had sea ANneve The “Onc ’s a lot sco mp shi gh it, I’m goin I live son DePHJay is nestl of it.â€? r. eBusin often was spo The per,and wi rOTheard exced (Henderso t their new ess iled Kenneth Lawrence Early, Jr., Matthew Scott Hawkins, 26,do and deal was soon sealed estab g to ep OS rsea hour the ion pro- p nin of the tunde n)y bea this offer shad Mead g run in nelding what I want recei Sub insthe six emoti e Coun PJ’sCounty, ons ves hiswhen oft3,Ă€ dayerr mit sco rNo. Barbersho son whenare Ă€Tues tothat trees the to do,’â€? Hend throu Friday, Juneto12, 2009 Lee Crawford, 32, of Ekron, certiĂ€they Kentucky Volume 36 or, wh gh ile p opened visit lishment. Kids Lea th by a Ha cate Ho Gregory clien Sueer- Meade res froty Frida the tele. who ncotheir and 11th Distr the grav offer mwork ckline its doors to the son said.son of Nancy They with squeak rneel Hay, Litt the shop wear drive Co gueed mehim – 6edp.m. ts, ncock Co leingKaye recen unty LaKentu9 a.m. way the bas ict 1-0’ve tly public March are job,â€? , and eba , the opted a in of Brandenburg, son of Alice Newton and Steven John ing on hand Satur coun their ll a gam dy un We to to desperat socsaid. ckann ful ty 3, 2009 in Irvin jerseys receive day, try youth dnesday. e on Mo oftake Remembering cer. Als “It sou “The 9 aa.m. unna off a hairc c show med ofLives – tock when ion hit 2sev Marke Market top p.m. gton, Ky. o,musi the a discounte nds$1gre stone utslabs back to his nt ointI, we when App are ifn,you Faye Humphrey and Shelby Hawkins. mov - Owens Repor goin ed this da any t in boro, d g ent per at here — hav y. hairc ment childhood, Hend articl to the KY grave mark phothe The shop offer espioned h inn last tw She also for ut. Receipts:“It e isers s298 are Ă€rst tos need ecially with Monda ment notCWT extra ing storie y .June 1, 2009 of requ ’s bee of some se hand thean years ired. Glen Crawford. thafrom gam ofafterinthe For n wa had two 3 Compa - otwo t you’d wes of 500-6 more a customer of erson was cuts, $4 beard s $8 haire I heard, espe cially red “We’re trying yLast every too week: Methe Holiday on ’sweek last mati infor slave Satur like body relto hits in 550 adefarm week: long,â€? Feeder Heife 00 itsn’tpubl s. did dayabou dcows were trims, highto see Last year: 464 to spon No trend Slaughter Irvington’s geticatio morn sai Coun Amanda Carol Bentley, 27, thesor conta 94.00 dwere rs Medium and it,â€? sai due Ma t ings“In the 94.00 n.perce ct paptorna in Carson Hester abo21on, tyI have the to ris and-tight shav as much as we former popular holid er, sub game hea utperce Haay. a willoffer Head d McD Large 1-2 do d from reld. “It(The winn rends Wt Range or Hend coa nting nt: mitand chaonald es for $11, face June of barber, Tom Repla spotry ch1857 themthe mpion of Vine Grove, Ky., daughter 5.)ke The cemen Avg Wt y: Slaughter rts@the Mi feethe tp. was name and at suppl the dis cowserson to choco- ... when 2 late ls Price Range shaves for $9, and spread the can to 270-5 Payne. shi 07 feede 200-3 gre milk Ha bulls perce new 47-36 r 00 tric rthat at nt suppl 02 00. “W land ssta and feedetrs Avg Price d to mad to y 253 and $1 shamcom or and word abou nda Ă€na t the las 6 Jeremy and Erin Hester of Vine Grove, Ky. are excited to of Caroline Martha Driskell ded e’v good 70 percent: rd.e all the I fel 102.50 30 e 300-400 lly sget oners andall24sea beent the perce t dro sonnt inclu kids got perce poos and cond our shop,â€? McD n steer divided t tw “I remember sittin All-D p at sick 357 wa s g thescho for 102.5 bulls 32 upo betw 46 perce Slaug m 0 istrict e. hter Cows: . s. 93.00-98.50 yearseen thi 23 It’s itioners for all 400-500 percent weighitin onald our ofĂ„ g in Tom male announce the birth of their son, Carson Anthony Hester. Car- and Timothy Ray Bentley, Payn heifat wesons said. ce on Old offol.â€? 466 ’ve , 95.01 the will said an amazied over 600 ntlbs. “We want peop 10 Also 89.50-96.00 Team e’s chair when hair types. Alon 500-600 . servi Ekron % Lean to keep slavehad the as a 4-H le to Road 519 ng Weight 93.46 in Brande ng son was born Dec. 29th at 7:59 a.m., was 20 inches long and to Michael Ploude, Jr., 26, of kid,â€? I was a gift 11 Breaker 75-80 85.00-91.50 600-700 A-Dress agen t, Kaye certiĂ€cates, popu g with that we are here and know nbuwork Henderson said. 636 100589.10 Se rg. ed with families together as much 1495 48.50-53.0 H-Dress 4 Boner 81.00-85.00 e FI 700-800 weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces. Vine Grove, Ky., son of Glo- the lar hair fer 80-85 as 0 54.00-55.0 Lo-Dress 740 Meade Coun possible,â€? Hom T, B2 835-1435RS45.50 82.69 quality services. we of4 sixth generatio “I was products for men Lean 78.00-82.50 900-1000 0 46.00 ty extension 85-90 er Lee said.â€? LiceSlaug -50.50 are sold, shav n in the like 934 Proud grandparents are Charles and Carolyn Lovorn of ria Ann Irons and Michael fami Whenservi 800-1 Feede 80.76 185 r Heifers Mediu I ces from 69.50-71.00 nsed 36.50 hter As Kaye and Crew, Bed Head ly that he had e someone, I Bulls: The Mass m and Large 69.86 Head Homer Lee Yield Grade age cut.â€? don’t just“ITHE TEA rapist -43.00 , and as- do Wt Range Frankfort, Ky., Denise Hester of Vine Grove, Ky., and Dennis Ploude, Sr. MS1985 to 1993. 2 32.50 Weight Avg Wt sorted alcoholTHE NEWS Payn grew up their neck. I shav Carcass Bonin 3 1 Price Range 200-300 on a farm, too, walk their property, they can Bring and oil-based $ g % A-Dress in this ad 1795e behin Hester of High Plains, Ky. Tracy Jonell Buchman, 31, until e cut hair in Irvington tonic STAN Avg 253 Price d Baseb for1840 9 and 2 point out wher DARD/B 85.00-92.50 their neck and 10 300-400 Hi-Dress s 79-81 he ghall I marr EN e slave cabins 365 60.00-63.00 1840 OFF around their thou 1st14008 Feedeyour Great-grandparents are Charles and Gladys Clark of Eliza- of Vine Grove, Ky., daughter accor was 88 years old and, smoo used to Ă atten and ears. 78.00-91.00 A88.98 400-500 r Steer CHT 75-77 age this one, the histo ied into ... used to be, and smass Mediu 421 â€? 55.00-59.00 ding to Hend th hair. m and Large 85.77ABOWSKI 5 Heads feel Wt 83.00-87.50 where an old “Most massage 500-6 ry of it is bran good,Range 1-2 but a massage bethtown Ky., and Roane and Sudie Lovorn of Atlanta, Ga. of Vie Leatha Rector and Tra- was 559 Feeder Bulls 00 and experien Avg 85.50 by an really impo District Wt educate Currently, McD Since McDonald 78.00 dy featured on Loui erson, ced 6 distil d Price massage -84.5 Mediu rtant 300-4 lery once stood 0 therapist feels Oveto m and Large 00 onald rallus,â€? she relocated 81.52 Head Avg Price Carson also has a proud big sister, Kaleigh Binkley. cy Charles Dixon, to Michael WLK 358better.â€? 110.0 Range sville’s 1987 1-2 . Wt Range 2 ces Offered: Swed said. “We’ W reL W “People Servi 400-500 0-113.50 Y 32 News and Avg Meade County , a to Irvington, he’s beenHanco Wt used 453 really 6 110.49 Price Range to stop by ish Deep ck 8 Tissue 400-500 L happy and Massage, Lymp praised Scho Anthony Brown, 35, of Vine by man 102.0 500-6 grate High ful for .3 1 00 ge, Prena - Co Massa 488 and 545 tal 97.50 0 lucky buy a bushel hatic Drain 3 102.00 ol graduate, 99.00-100.50 Avg Price local y 2 age, to 500-6 for 15 have patro Reiki, 700-8 his 00 -99.5 11 this.â€? nage astou of and Sport00 main 0 562 apples Grove, Ky., son of Glinda Ma- dedi . 99.74 713Massa 8 s & Injury 98.49 91.50-97.50 and a gallo 2 600-7 BY APPO Though evide Me “I appreciate 800-900 cation and quali nding all barber duties. Hend tains ade Co ge. 90.50 658 n INTM ENT ONLY Feeder Bulls 00 93.41 of bran 852 nce ofBythe Crystal Benham the supp 90.50 . 3 2 5 rie Boles and Howard Lewis vices ty ser- a 2002 erson dy,â€? . 83.00-84.00 Medium and Large 82.00-83.00 900-1000 270.4 changing Homer 365 22.36 82.37 Head . 914 94 / 270.9 Lee said. Breckinridge Coun , from all the people that ort Feeder Steer 83.52 time11 2 Wt Range s is15crystal@thenewsstandard.com 45.0667 84.25 East apparent s Mediu Avg Wt Brown. m and ty come Brehave 3 84.25 Price Range High Large 2 Today, he and Broadway Ste. 2Head ck. . Henderson keep 300-400 • BranWtdenb Range Avg Price 337 Kaye farm s a picture barb School alumnus, is a Coun down from MeadCo 1 4 6 urg, Avg 7 86.00-89.50 Andria Colette Hilkey, of Payn KY Wt 4 400-500 e 40108Price Range Avg 300-400 446 er school stude ty to support 19 87.20 e 359 4 Price 85.00-93.50 4 500-600 94.00-100.50 400-500 nt at Tri said. me,â€? he 24, of Webster, daughter ofcut tucke giving his last hair- City BRANDENBURG — A councilman 518 88.84 445 2 97.91 78.00-89.00 in Louisville and 7 600-700 “The 89.00-91.00 500-6 642 Stock Cows: 81.98 526 Elizabeth Ann Ditto and Johnat work d beside his mirror pecte is ex- terested y may also be in- Softball t -P Feeder Steer 00 90.05 77.50-79.0 86.00-91.50 andX 1S former city mayor questioned Mays Large 1 d to serve as in memory of in the fact 47.00-70.00 Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 0 78.25 JDFT 88.56 Head per cwt. Wt Range him. Fredrick Hilkey, to Matthew After years old 930-1 Stock Cows and tice under McD an appren- are directly conn that we Dis Avg Wt or David Pace’s position on a local board t *O 660 lbs. 6 Price Range 300-400 Calves: No Test OEFOU %P onald begintrict EFQF Stock Bulls: Dale Holtzclaw, 28, of Web-in educreceiving a degree ning 372 Ove full-service salon ected to a Wt 97.00-104.00 Avg Price in November. as rall a possible DUPS conĂ ict of interest at a reCalves: Baby No Test Me So Co 98.91 L :FB ster, son of Rosaliegh Wotringsought ation, Henderson Beef calves: W ST & if . YQFSJFODF the women decid too. ade McDonald foun L No Test out a business cent meeting. 5 e they 0t $P d his inter- to and Phillip Holtzclaw. 27OUBD lo- est in the 3 U -FOTFT cation to call come down and Ha want Ă€ eld During city council’s regular monthafter his nco own watc get their Melissa Kay Greer, 37, of , and his broth ck Co hing hair done shortly before I get . 3 the4t 4B er, Jeffrey, beco ideas , (MBT for he met Mcmeeting heldweed Monday night at city 23lyGFUZ most TFT Brandenburg, daughter of r) my of me connected (Hair Affai 13 Earl F Wright is articlCall Donald, he’d a beautician. s as es from Breck. Co they Financial to it. todayhall, Advisor appear. He eithe been in the for anall rappoi members were present when phon . . or Charlotte Laverne Mays and ntmen e t! Whe calls works with Rita worked as a barb eventually 1 what “And they have www.edwardjones.com n 425 appli Broadway ed 5 14 I 16 see1-5 as thetolabel Nix, owner er drivi Member Member CIPF Phillip Ray Greer, to William -35 Brandenburg KY councilman Joyner objected ngRonnie SIPC directs, across the270 40108 and operator ny Albert in Vine for Ken- visits in there,â€? $3 tanning 367 herbi22cides 270-422-19 county. of Hair Affair he added. Grove, Ky., enviThomas Davis, 35, of Battlean expenditure listed in the city’s are 2009171 Wha and his interest in Irvington, E. The t Linc I’ve ronmental shop has a Ky., grew ly ed oln Trail ON DECKRad notic safe. town, son of Diana Kay Gripp lately 2010 Ă€ scal year (FY) budget prior to shop behind her to rent a atmosphere with laid back Henderson and . cliff, when Certa CEA Ky 4016 I’m out in onescity salon. McDonald “mod 0 forSipes’s Ă€rst a more have and William Gerald Davis. McD and work abou attorney Darren reading hard ern differ onald t is take on an to not only satisf ent restriction quite a Agriculture Braxton Michael Spink and HenderAngelina Emily Shaw, 60, old y shop,â€? McD bit yof pond scumof ordinance customers, but Ma No. 479, on thethe ordinance to s onald said. 21-24 label. Ther . the communiePJ’s nis Sta Trinity Spink is proud to announce the birth of her baby of Brandenburg, daughter Barbershop offerTen teNoth Tou ing budget. reading and unadd the appropriatedfore, s@ UK me can adopt 50-ceto brother, Braxton Michael Spink. He was born Wednesday, of Esther Pearl Archuleta nt therna derstexpended beauntty of The budget had $5,000 anding the label to April 29 at Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services in Roberts and Harold Francis piece of property a is very important or the Meade County/Brandenburg InTBA . New Albany, Ind. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was Roberts, to Chris Shaw, 62, of be more valua When using bledustrial to a Development Authority (IDA), her20 ½ inches long. Brandenburg, son of ChrisMa 21 during bicide, it is impo SPMS Spr livesytock a rtant Braxton is the son of Phillip and Julie Spink of Guston. tine Margaret Crain Shaw ing Foo Gasaid something Pace theCe city budgets rdeton ght tbathan Practice drou ll a pond. know nte r &s itLandscapi the plant Grandparents are Donnie and Shirley Fackler of Branden- and Rex Shaw. each FY. However, its ng Services will Bro 626 contradw beauty ol. Certa burg and Donald and Mary Joe Spink of Payneville. GreatJennifer Lauren Padgett, 24, ay in THE NEWS STANDARD/CHARLOTTE FACKLER AND LAURA andSAYLOR “I don’t think we should give the IDASt., Brandenburg, desirable Last Tra plants may May 23water quality Andy Mill week grandparents are Virgina Barr and Ruth Fackler. KY s is maimed with $5,000,â€? Joyner said. ck “And I’ll tell you be and affec ted as well as Field Sta Chris@ the presenceteof • they Me Lexington Ca et scum ndl the is, why.. The main reason haven’t pond unde ebe sirab Ordw rry le ones. ay, Candles Community Events A total yet Pond contr ol isanother gotten their money and reanot recom publisher of algae scum or Ă€lame ntou s mended ifde var iety TBA of- Heirloom tom sonmat is (the city) doesn’tpond havescum representaThe News- the forms a greenish or othon er •weed atoes May wate s rde Ga Irvington High School’s 50th Class Reunion (1959-2009) are in 25 r surface. This n abun EnteBas tionslimy (on the As IDA board).â€? pladanc ebae, rpris ntse. • Trees and ll and appe the weeds die, aring Softba ll mat is a serie spokReg shrubs oxyg Pace — who serves as chairman of the s of e toion en •tion On April 25, nearly 25 class of 1959 graduates of Irvington High School gathered together to als Ă€laments Bucould the deple nto n that all joined and see resul ds week VineAll t due en-explained Grov to • Se ed pot ato catch up on lost times. Of the 43 original classmates, 23 were present, 10 are deceased — Jackie Joyner three decayingtoweed e lon tangl g ed together. IDA — @ Hanco es s. A sudden It tendsare appointed Cham Wheeler, Eugene Mitcham, Dorthy Ammons, Jimmy Tucker, Phyllis Haire Little, Donald Meber of cktoCostart depletion of by oxyg the city to repuntyits growth people en in the along the wate Commerce edge ador, George Luney, Doris Dowell, Barbara Alexander Cole and Ruby By Carter — Saylor and 10 were abit on ther is IDA’s board, and the Laura s and TBA detriment the bottoresent al to Ă€sh. By Ben m of about how pond. sent — Henrietta Cashman, Eugenia Jolly, Robert Henderson, editor@thenewsstandard.com Wallace Foote, Eddy Kerr, Jewel In cases As it grows, oxyg countyaappoints three members. ISof dens sports@the Achtabowski Ma MONDAY bloom muc en is it is bette OPENe algae y 26ed h Snew Lyon, Beulah Miller, Tony Simmons, Ronnie Nicolas and John Parr. SPM form newsstand and causes it to r to treat 1/3 of - ,SATURDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM Girsls down, Intr ard.com rise to pape The painting behind those pictured below was created by Wes Kendall, Irvington High rsley ural ce. can theamsurfa Vol the QUESTIONS, A2 the in two week inter Besides its uglySeepond Meade BRANDENBURG — Meade County didn’t do Meade County do to helpball looks, it School 1938-1981. County Now is the time vals. track tea is also a nuisa as well coach La tra Ă€reĂ€ghters and emergency responders to nce treat as expect place Ă€ ms the commu- ponds 3-5 in rry Garne ck and Ă€eld with herbicides p.m used nish for ed — a for. recreation. head because the of Male r stood SPM arrived at a harrowing scene Monday the gir nitie Ă€fth eig s Sread on Spring wate High Sch hth place r temperature ersFooA the far en is like most land tbapond ool’s tra Ă€nish for ls team and an hearten is more ll d evening: an overturned pumper truck ctic livePra in. e ideal we own. He ed ck “O . Treating the boys with a dis verall, look on If not I’m dis team. Region his face is pictured aged, it will properly man- summer incre later in the that trapped Ă€ve local Ă€reĂ€ghters inside. sai ap me d. after the pointed et on Sat “We ha ases the chance TBAnot be produc- to harm ,â€? 3rd ha with Donna tive. In order d three urday. With the That accident occurred around 6:30 Ă€sh due ve qualiĂ€ relays tha Garner to properly hot mid-d Maymain ed for sta Bets t water temperatu to higher pres p.m. Monday on KY 448. According to ay sun SPMon, very po - 27 tain a lawn, garden te and the should S Gir res and lack orly. We ls IntrĂ€am beating or of oxygen. iden y just ran eldura of the a lsoil samp Voltley always Kentucky State Police reports, the ap- base (su Vine balle done periodical le should be Pond scum ccess) off paratus was traveling eastbound in the Grov ly and Se in order e other BAR, B4 to aquatic weed PHOTO COURTESY Chamber of know3-5what p.m. depleted nutri OF VINE GROVE s are unsightly right hand lane and overturned when CHAMBER OF COMME - but can be SPMSmerc Com ents to Spring e. controlled. PreRCE TOP: Emergency the vehicle operator attempted to merge Football apply. Practice vention by mon water should respondersPond remove itoring the into the left hand lane. be Correction: In dically to monitor water quality is the most Ă„ve Ă„ reĂ„tested ghtersperio from locally & headquartered and our employees lastare week efMeade County Fire District Chief Lar- We ’s articleowned acros s the Ma titled, “Sipes county,â€? the busin y certa ral levels. Pond fective means of controlling overturned truck. 28 in mine SPM makes S the local residents with roots in our community. Spr ry Naser said during a press conference By Lindsey Corley lawn unde ess’s conta scum num ing s sirab ber is 270-668-53 are and gene Foo le pock rally is an indic ct number water plants. tba ABOVE: Several Praets 53. The News ctic egreenertion llof some TOP:a-Jeslindsey@thenewsstandard.com However, Tcontr held Tuesday at noon at Station No. 1 HE NEWS Standard regre was incorrectly listed. The what olling STAT ight helicoppoor STAN Morgan correĂ…ct ts the mistake. weed water se DARD s/BEN the now quali ters
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Watkins Film School of Nashville held its student screenings on April 30 at Regal Cinemas 16 in Green Hills. All film students participated by showing their semester’s work. The screening was held all day to view every student’s work. Mary Slinger, a 2007 graduate of Meade County High School and a sophomore at Watkins Film School, was selected to have made the best film this year. Mary’s movie is a short, sevenminute film that earned four of six awards including best picture, best actor, best script and best director. Mary was overwhelmed by the awards, since her film was up against so many other talented students’ work. Her project was about dorm life at college, though with a strange twist: a student realizes his roommate is Jesus. The film begins with the new student being moved in, then he quickly finds out that his roommate is different; he eats fish for breakfast, multiplies bread and changes water to wine. What would you ask Jesus if you could? The movie is titled “For Pete’s Sake.” While making the film, Mary was in communication with country singer Tom T. Hall’s manger, trying to get the song “Me and Jesus Got Our Own Thing Going” for her film. Mary was able
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TOP: 2007 Meade County High School graduate Mary Slinger talks about college life and the drive to be successful to a group of students at MCHS. LEFT: Slinger met with country and western singer Tom T. Hall while working on her recent film, “For Pete’s Sake.”
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to meet Mr. Hall for lunch, during which they talked about her film and film projects that Mr. Hall was working on. Mary was thrilled to meet him. Her grandfather, the late Ken Barksdale, had met him in 1975 at a truck stop and her father, Steve Slinger, played his songs for
her when she was little. Mary has been visiting Meade County schools to talk to students about her career field and college life altogether. She tells students that opportunity is there if you work hard and are willing to learn something new, even if it means starting at
the bottom of the ladder. She spoke to MCHS teachers Mr. Todd’s and Mrs. Scott’s arts and humanities classes this year with her roommate Alexa, who is an art major at Watkins Film School. Mary tells MCHS students to dream big and to work hard.
4-H builds self-confidence in young people Whether it’s landing a gramming. dream job, delivering a preFrom speeches to gardensentation or implementing ing, 4-H offers hundreds of community change, programs, projects self-confidence is and club activities CEA for an extremely help- Youth, 4-H that strive to build ful personality trait self-confidence in for youth desiring youth by building on success. Developing their strengths and self-confidence from assets. With so many an early age helps opportunities, young young people expeople can find an hibit more positive activity or program behaviors and can that is most suitable lead to positive cafor their age, while Carole reer and life choices. also revealing newGoodwin found interests and For years, 4-H has aided thousands of strengths for them young people in developing to explore. For instance, as self-confidence through posi- 4-H’ers engage in project tive youth development pro- work, they develop a sense
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Strange but True By Samantha Weaver •In Bohemia — once a country, now a region within the Czech Republic — it was illegal in the 15th century to sell hops outside the country. In fact, it was considered such a heinous crime that the punishment for violating the law was death. •Those who study such things claim that between 10 percent and 20 percent of the Union Army during the Civil War was under the age of 18. Records show that 127 of those soldiers enlisted at the tender age of 13. •Are you a somniloquist? You may be one without realizing it — just ask your significant other if you're not sure. He or she should be able to tell you if you have a habit of talking in your sleep.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A change of season reinvigorates the Lamb, helping to overcome the effects of a recent slower-paced period. This is a good time to restate your feelings for that certain someone. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might not like using your authority to correct a workplace situation, but that's what being placed in charge is all about. Besides, you have people ready to lend support if need be. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your creativity continues to run high and helps guide you to make some fine choices in the work you're doing. Keep the weekend free for those special people in your life. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don't be surprised if you experience a sudden spurt of energy strong enough to pull you out of that recent period of indecision and put you back in charge of your own goals. LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good time for Leos and Leonas to set new goals regarding health, educational choices and possible career moves. The plans you make now could be a blueprint for your future. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You might have much to offer a potential employer, but it can all be overwhelmed by too many details. Let the facts about you speak for themselves without any embellishments. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) This is a good week to balance your responsibilities to your work-a-day world with your obligations to the people in your private life. Expect news that could lead to a change in plans. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A changing attitude on the part of a once determined adversary could cause changes down the line. Be prepared to take advantage of an unexpected new opportunity. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You'd be a truly wise Sagittarius to be skeptical about an offer that doesn't answer all your questions. Even a colleague's testimonial doesn't replace facts that aren't there. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It's a good idea to avoid spending on unnecessary purchases this week in order to keep a money reserve against a possible upcoming (but, fortunately, temporary) shortfall. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) More information is what you should demand regarding that workplace situation that recently came to light. Don't be surprised at who might turn up as one of your supporters. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You might still be in a "treading water" mode, but by midweek, a shift in your aspect favors taking a more active role in pushing for the changes you feel are necessary. Good luck. BORN THIS WEEK: You exude a warm, caring attitude that comforts everyone who comes into your life.
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Finding ways to prepare for a summer fishing trip ter and gradient of the section you plan to float. Inflatable one-person pontoon boats, inflatable kayaks and float tubes make popular and inexpensive float fishing vessels. However, be careful about air bladder expansion during the heat of the day. “I over-inflated my float tube in the cool weather of the morning for a summer float on the Elkhorn Creek,� said Dave Dreves, fisheries research biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “Then, it got past 90 degrees and the bladder in my float tube popped. Heat makes the air in the bladder expand. I was lucky and fairly close to the take-out. Don’t make that mistake and always take a repair kit.� Get out this summer and float some of many great fishing streams that course throughout Kentucky. Just use some simple precautions and common sense and you’ll arrive home safe and sound.
Brandenburg Huntin’ and Fishin’ began its Tuesday night bass tournaments last week. The weekly tournaments are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free drinks and food were served courtesy of Webb’s Butcher Block and Jailhouse Pizza. Here are the results of last week’s tourney: First place: Joe Lasley and Chris Cornett, 1.90 lbs. Big Bass: Mike and Melissa Pickett, 1.70 lbs. Big Trash Fish: Ethan Snyder and Kyle Raymer, 5.74 lbs. drum.
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stream. If the red line rises quickly toward the top of the graph, the stream is high and probably muddy. If the red line is stable or gently moving toward the middle of the graph, the stream is at its normal level and the water should be clear. If the red line droops toward the bottom of the graph, then the stream is likely low and clear. Another aspect to consider before a fishing float trip this summer is to not bite off more stream than you can chew. One of the most dreadful feelings in the outdoors is watching the sun go down before you get to your take-out, especially when floating a new stream. As a general rule, five miles in a day gives you ample time to fish. Books detailing Kentucky streams are available that give you accurate floating mileages as do computer mapping programs from companies such as Delorme. These programs and books also lend an idea of the charac-
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Front row: Elizabeth Johnson Davis, Joan Holt Seelye, Sue Skaggs Wilson, Ralph Williams, Ruth Mills, Dianna Wilson Skeeters, Kathy Thomas Dietrich and Jane Willis. Second row: Allen Stivers, Joyce Prather Stivers, Kenneth Darnall, Carol Brown Roark, Joe Snyder, Nancy Watts Shacklette, Joyce Adams Stultz, Elaine Craycroft Schekira, Nancy Coleman Crawford, Paul A. Willis, Charlotte Spink Medley and Bessie Wright O’Bryan. Third row: Larry Martin, Wayne Johnston, Nick Allen , Mike Clark, Marvin Stull, Ronnie Livers, James Lawson, Harry Lusk, David Fackler, Fairleigh Yates, David Poole, Lee MacCracken, Houston Haynes, Jerry Allen, Eddie Baysinger and Roy Trent. Also attending, Wanda Coffey McCoy.
50th class reunion of Meade County High School Class of 1959 The Meade County High School Class of 1959 celebrated their 50th reunion, June 6, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Brandenburg. Thirty-seven alumni from the graduating class of ‘72, gathered to visit and reminiscence. With the graduates’ spouses and guests,
the total attending was 62. Jerry Allen and his wife, Nadine, traveled the greatest distance, coming from Albuquerque, N. M. Others from out of state were: Kathy (Thomas) and Ray Dietrich from Texas, Paul and Barbara Willis from South Carolina, and the class valedictorian,
Engagements
Brown and Powers Mark and Donna Brown of Brandenburg are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Bridgette Ann Brown, to Benjamin Paul Powers, son of Bart and Georgina Powers of Flaherty. Bridgette is a 2002 honors graduate of Meade County High School and was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority, Phi Eta Sigma and Gamma Beta Phi Honors Fraternities while at Western Kentucky University. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in human biology with honors from Logan University and graduated cum laude with her doctorate degree in chiropractics from Logan College of Chiropractic in December 2008. Dr. Brown is the granddaughter of Johnny and Betty Johnson of Buck Grove and the late Ebb Gaines, J. Garland Brown of Milan and the late Libby Woolfolk Brown. Ben is a 2002 graduate of Meade County High School and earned his Associate of Arts degree in mechanical drafting from Louisville Technical Institute. He joined the United States Air Force in 2004. Senior Airman Powers completed a tour of duty in Kuwait in 2006 and is currently stationed at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. He is the grandson of Mrs. Catherine Bradley of Flaherty and the late George Bradley, Mrs. Therese Powers of Flaherty and the late Paul Gregory (P.G.) Powers. The wedding ceremony will take place on June 20 at 6 p.m. at Buck Grove Baptist Church. Friends and family are invited to attend.
Elaine (Craycroft) and Jack Schekira from Florida. Anna (Fackler) Popham was recognized as having the most grandchildren and Elizabeth (Johnson) Davis with the most great-grandchildren. The one present with the youngest child was Fairleigh Yates. Nick Allen was
recognized as the person with the longest career, 49 years in sales. Everyone enjoyed the delicious finger foods and just being together. Many later attended the Alumni Banquet at the Methodist Church, where the class of ‘59 were the honored guests.
Linda Lue Stiles, 69, of Elizabethtown, Ky., daughter of Keelen Pace Kirk and Eddie Kirk, to Jerry Gale McGrew, 65, of Elizabethtown, Ky., son of Mary Florence Milliner McGrew and Joy Vex McGrew. Lindsey Renee Roberts, 20, of Guston, daughter of Rhonda Lee Morgan and Kevin Hayes Roberts, to Benjamin Derek Haukom, 22, of Brandenburg, son of Dianna Lynn Gregory and Robin Claire Haukom. Jennifer Ann Smith, 24, of Guston, daughter of Debra Lynn Wemes Smith and Richard Mark Smith, to Andrew Barrett Blandford, 25, of Guston, son of Toni Leigh Williams Blandford and William Roy Blandford. Samantha Lynn Knowlton, 30, of Vine Grove, Ky., daughter of Sheila Ann Knowlton and Rick Dale Davis, to Eric Allen Otis, 27, of Vine Grove, Ky., son of Eva Annamarie Bachman and Eugene Arthur Otis. Barbara Lynn Gay, 57, of Brandenburg, daughter of Irene Combs and Isaac Gay-
Love, your kids and grandkids
BIRTHDAY GIRL! Happy 24th birthday, B-Dub!
hart to David Vincent Kline, 40, of Brandenburg, son of Wanda Jean Chapman. Tari Linn Brown, 24, of Louisville, daughter of Ramona Ann Powell and Gerald Milton Brown, to Larry Dale Collins, 33, of Louisville, son of Janice Faye Lusk and Larry Homer Collins.
Love, Crystal, Lizy, David and Jeremy
2nd Annual
Matt Pike Memorial
Truck & Tractor Pull
Births
April and Brad Coy are proud to announce the birth of their son, Elijah Bradley Coy. He was born May 28, 2009 at 5:02 a.m. and was 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces and 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Gary and Debbie Powell of Guston and Alice and W.D. Coy of Sheperdsville, Ky. Great grandparetns are Sug and Ruth Powell of Guston.
“Pullin’ For A Dream” Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:00 p.m. - Admission $8 at the Meade County Fairgrounds Battle of the Bluegrass Pulling Series
Birthdays
Rick and Debbie Smith of Brandenburg are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Smith, to Andrew Barrett Blandford, son of Toni Blandford and the late Bill Blandford of McDaniels, Ky. The ceremony will take place on June 26, 2009 at 7 p.m. at St. John the Apostle Church in Brandenburg. A reception will follow in the church hall. All friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend.
We love you, Mamaw!
Marriage Licenses
Elijah Bradley Coy
Smith and Blandford
Happy birthday, “Hot Legs!”
June 19: Robin Terry, William Strickland, Gary Bradley, Nadine Ingram and Marge Beavchamp. June 21: Larry Benham and Melanie Hardesty. June 22: Holly Kelley and Lee St. Clair. June 23: Clyde Spreadlen and Mary Ann (Doc) Lancaster. June 25: Janice McBride, Scott Fackler and Anne White.
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