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Kruzers NewzKruzers Newz TwinCityKruzers’nextmonthlymeetingislikelyonMonday, March 2ndat7:00p.m.inIrvineCityHall.AnyoneinterestedinjoiningTwinCityCruizersneedstocometothemeetings. WewerebusyatourJanuaryandFebruarymeet-ings,planningcarshows,carcruisesandcruise-ins.Weare looking forward to2015.Alleventsare freeand open to anyone. There will be music, raffles, corn holeanddoorprizes.BringyourfamilyandenjoythebeautifulvehiclesindowntownIrvine.DateswillbeannouncedinMarch. Anyoneinterestedinjoining,needstocometoourmeetingorcallpresidentKennethTiptonat723-7554orvice-presidentDarrellHallat723-3612.

It’sbeencoldandseemslikethesundoesn’tshowitselftoooften. The cold weather andmost hunting seasons over,mymindwonders towarmerdays.Ilookforwardtowarmdaysandgobblingturkeys. ThegobblingturkeysmeanssomeofAmerica’sfinestwillbe coming to Estill Countyto chase long beards. TheWounded Warrior hunt willtakeplaceApril22-25. If all goes as planned, 10to15WoundedWarriorswillshow in Estill. The majorityof the soldiers will be com-ing from Ft. Campbell fromthe Warrior Transition Bat-talion. These soldiers havebeenwoundedandeitherwillbe going back to active dutyor become medically retired.Also, there will be some re-tired Wounded Warriors thatwillbemakingtheirwaybacktoEstilltoturkeyhuntwithusagain. Every year Estill Countyrollsouttheredcarpetfortheseheroes.Iimagine2015willbebiggerandbetter thananyoftheotherpasthunts.Iappreci-ateeveryone’shardworkanddedicationinthepastyearstomake the hunts a great suc-cess. We need help with every-thingfromguidestoland.Onewayeveryonecanhelpisstartpraying now that this eventwillbeasuccess.Thegoalofthehuntistoshowthesemenand women how much theirsacrificeisappreciatedandwetrulycareforthem. Thesemenandwomenhavebeenthroughalotsowecanlive free. Your help making2015WoundedWarriorHunt

biggerandbetterwillbegreat-lyappreciated.Anybodyinter-estedinhelpingoutorwantingmoredetailscanemailmeatcorridorhr@gmail.comorcallmeat859-619-3420. I am often asked, are youdoing a Wounded WarriorHuntagain.Myanswer is, ifyoudon’tseemynameintheobituaries, then there will beahunt.IamafraidwewillbeseeingWoundedWarriors foryears tocomedue to IslamicMuslim terrorists. Somethingtokeepinmind,thewarmightbe over for some, but a warrages inside their head fromthe things they have seen. IknowaWorldWarIIvetwhojust turned 91 the other day.He said just a fewyears agohestoppedhavingnightmaresfromwhatheseeninWWII. Thank God we live in theland of the Free because oftheBrave!ThankGodfortheAmericanSoldier! Untilnextweek,getoutandenjoyGod’screation!

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Sports News______________________________________________Teams Needed______________________________________________Estill County Church Basketball League AnychurchinterestedinsponsoringateamintheEs-tillCountyChurchBasketballLeague,callDannyClickat606-643-5145.______________________________________________Friday, February 6th______________________________________________1983 Lady Engineers To Be Honored EstillCountyHighSchoolwillcontinuetohonorath-letesfrompastyearswithrecognitionofthe1983EstillCountyLadyEngineersdistrictwinnersattheLee-EstilldoubleheaderonFriday,February6,2015. Membersoftheteamarerequestedtobethereandfansareencouraged tocomeoutandsupport theseathletesand tocheeron theEstillCountyEngineers andLadyEngineers.______________________________________________Fri . & Sat ., Feb . 6 & 7 and 13 & 14______________________________________________Youth Soccer Signups TheEstillCountyYouthSoccerLeaguewillbehold-ingsignupsonFriday&Saturday,February6th&7thandagainonFriday&Saturday,February13th&14thatHardeesRestaurantonRichmondRoadinIrvine. SigneesmusthavebeenbornonorbetweenAugust1,2002andJuly31,2010.

Bob Watkins Lone unbeaten in theLand-of-D-I, Kentucky(22-0) heads to anotherclamorous SEC outpostwhereathrongofhostileswaitinnumbersthatinvitea simple, SRO. Destina-tionGainesville,Florida. History says the lasttimeaUKteamoccupiedthe perfect pinnacle andwasawashinnoisyadmi-ration, national acclaimandyes,derisiontoo,wasMarch4,1966,aFriday. Kentucky was 22-0,itsclimbup thepollshadblossomedfromLittleEn-gine-that-Could story linetoAmerica’s Team.(Dukewasahoopsprepschool).Closer to home the teamwasRupp’s Runts.Asure-handed,goodshootingandunselfish to a fault, team.OnedestinedforLand-of-Beloved. Coach AdolphRupp was less grouchy,warmedbyglowofpraiseand grrrrreat adjectives.A Sports Illustrated coverstorywasonitsway:ManintheBrownSuit,CollegeCoachoftheYear.ByfirstweekoftheNCAAs,RupphadpassedhisoldcoachatKansas, Phog Allen, be-comewinningestcoachincollegehoops,747. OnthatFridayinMarch

1966thenewsitemdraw-ing most media attentionbeyondthewarinVietnamandKentucky’sbasketballteam, was John Lennon.Ina fitofgiddysacrilegethat mortified his Englishhandlers, Lennon had thecheek to declare to a re-porter, “We (TheBeatles)aremorepopular thanJe-sus.” While Billy Grahamgasped and Oral Robertsfainted(wethink),thestirandstormLennoncreated,let Rupp and America’sTeam file quietly ontoa charter bus and headdownU.S.25toKnoxvillewhere Howard Baine andhisbrutishbunchawaited. From that Friday on,perhaps ignited by thecurseofaSportsIllustratedcover, and fired certainlybyamediaconcoctionaf-tertheNCAAtitlegameinCollege Park, Maryland,Rupp’s Runts was trans-formed from America’steam into fivewhiteguysanditsracistcoach. Fast forward near half-a-centuryandanotherNo.1rankedandunblemishedKentuckyteamfilesontoacharterplanethisweekandheads to Gainesville. Forfans old enough to recallTennessee’s manhandlingtheir Wildcats 49 yearsago(69-62andwasn’tthatclose),awinthisSaturdaywouldbeextrasweet. Put in current perspec-tive... While anything shortof 40-0 season will denythis Kentucky team loftypraise as America’s teamin today’s hoops world(Dukeisnolongeraprepschool),the2014-15Wild-catsarespecial,toaman,andbecomingmoresoforevery blue-to-white pla-

toonchangeout.Mostre-markable,agrowingmatu-ritywithit’steam-ness. Meanwhile, the Wild-cats remain the lone un-beatenintheLand-of-D-I.

LOUISVILLE-CAROLINA

Astingingloss(atCaro-lina January 13), RickPitinocalledit,waserasedwhen the Cardinals ex-hausted and beat downNorthCarolinaSaturday. √ Spotted the visitorsan 18-point lead ... then,classic Pitino Ball. Turnuptheheat,createbedlam,defendasiftherearesev-enof us, andpresto, newevidence: Team nobodywants toplay inFebruaryandcertainlynotinMarch,Louisville.Notes... √TerryRozierisanAllAmerican,period.IftherewereaMr.ClutchAward,hewouldownit. √ Montrezl Harrell isa special talent, but hisshow-boat theatrics willbring special attention atnext level from the lum-mox who take offense tobeingshownup.Harrell’santicsprovethatPitinohasmellowedsincehistimeatKentucky. For showboat-ing, Antoine Walker wasbenched. √ComparedtoPitino’srelentless whip-and-drive‘em’passiontocoach,TarHeels’ Roy Williams is averitable pygmy at firinghisteamto,againstUofL,protect a two-digit lead.TheTarHeelslookedtired,outofshapeanddisjointedandtheircoachhadnoan-swers. Me thinks Williams ispre-occupied with NCAAinvestigation of his pro-gramatChapelHill.

If Tar Heel basketballplayers took phantomclasses dating to DeanSmithcoachingdaysasal-leged, the question rises:Will the NCAA ruleWil-liams “not responsiblebecausehedidn’tknow?”(JohnCaliparifreepassatUMassandMemphis),or,willUNC’scoachbeheldaccountablebasedonwhatacoachshouldknowisgo-ingoninhisprogram?

GAME GONE UGLY?

“... (college basketball)asawholeisuglyandslowandunskilled,”sayethYa-hooSports’PatFordeinacolumntheotherday. The two teams at thetop,headded,(UKand,atthe time,Virginia) “aren’thelping.” Specifically, he opines,“Kentucky’sbest attributeissheersizeandbruteforceandwatchingtheWildcatsplay isn’t “exactly a thrillride.” That college basketballhas become brutish, attimes hard to watch, andworse,NBA-ish,istrue. Buttothelatter,Forde’betrayshavingnotwatchedKentuckyplayorhascho-sentoaccentuatedefensesplayed against the Wild-cats and ignore the openfloordoingsofTylerUlis,graceful firings by DevinBooker and opportunitiescreated by both for team-mates. I would add, officiat-ingofcollegegames,oneson television at least, areweak,unevenandofficialslook the other way whilecoaches behave like chil-drenattheplayground. Andsoitgoes. You can reach me atbob.Watkins24@aol.com

Bob Watkins’ Sports In KentuckyPerfect Pinnacle: Deja vu for (22-0) Kentucky; Louisville ready to rip?

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