2008.07.18 The News Standard

By Jorena D. [email protected]

BRANDENBURG — The city is wellon the way to being on-par with sur-rounding counties’ fee schedules as it introduces two new rate increases.

During the monthly meeting of theCity Council held July 14 at City Hall,the council approved minutes from the June 9 budget hearing and the June 11special meeting, when the proposed fee changes for some city services were ini-tially discussed.

City Attorney Steve Crebessa readOrdinance No. 472 amending reconnect fees due to delinquency and Ordinance No. 473 amending business license feesinto record citing a rate change fee forwater reconnect to $35 if paid in full

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Military transition is diffi cult on manylevels. From dealing with loved onesdeployed to overseas destinations — while single spouses are left behind to “hold down the fort” — to the children who endure a multitude of relocationsthroughout their educational years.Forced to adjust to new surroundingsand the variant nature of a new school system, military families and their chil-dren struggle to co-exist with commu-nities on a fl eeting scale.

As a result, Directorate of Fort KnoxFamily and Morale, Welfare and Recre-ation (FMWR) Child & Youth Services(CYS) School Liaison Offi cer BeckyLaux and Youth Education Support Ser-vices (YESS) Director Linda Wood areworking diligently to ensure students

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By Laura [email protected]

MULDRAUGH — City Coun-cil regretfully accepted a letter of resignation from John Haynes, who had served on the council for more than fi ve years.

Mayor Danny Tate was visibly

upset as he read aloud Haynes’ letter during Monday’s meeting held at City Hall. In the letter, Haynes stated he felt he could no longer serve as a councilman due to his health.

He served fi ve terms: 1984-1985, 1988- 1989, 1990-1991, 1992-1993 and 2007-2008.

Haynes thanked Tate, the council, and Muldraugh resi-dents in his letter, and stated how much he enjoyed being able to help the city while being a councilman.

A recommendation for Haynes’ replacement may be made at the August City Coun-

cil meeting.After fi re chief Danny Dressel

made his report during the meet-ing, council discussed repairing the roof of the fi re house.

“If it falls in it’s going to cost more to fi x,” said councilman

Jam-packed with groceries, supplies, a restaurant and gas station, Hager’s Coun-try Store has what you want, when you need it.

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“...one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish,

and the war came.”—Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address, March 4,1865

THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLORTOP: Confederate troops march toward the Ohio River during a reenactment of Morgan’s raid. BELOW: Abraham Lincoln, played by Larry Elliot, of Louisville, speaks to the masses. Civil War Days was hosted by the Meade County Public Library.

North, South collide again in BrandenburgBy Laura Saylor

[email protected]

From cotton, paisley hoop skirts and the rhythmic hammering of blacksmiths, to the raging clap of canon fi re and the bray of horses loping into battle, the Civil War returned to Brandenburg in all its not-so-glori-ous glory last weekend. Hundreds of reenactors, both local and from far-off, donned period style clothing

— a majority of which was blue or gray — and offered a step back in time as the Meade County Public Library presented Civil War Days.

The event has been held alternately in Brandenburg and Corydon, Ind., over the last three years, and it continued to draw a large crowd of spectators

who enjoyed browsing through “camp” and cheering for their favorite offi cer during the battle.For eight-year-old Lydia Maggard and her sister Sarah, 26, last weekend was

the third time the Brandenburg residents had participated in Civil War Days.

Brandenburg Civil War Days

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FRANKFORT – Fugitives, drunken drivers and people with stolen vehicles were

among those detected and cited in this year’s “Click It or Ticket” enforcement ef-fort, coordinated by the Ken-tucky Transportation Cabi-net (KYTC) and supported by over 300 police agencies

statewide. The main objective of

“Click It or Ticket” is enforce-ment of Kentucky’s seat belt law, and more than 20,500 people were cited for not be-ing buckled up, according to reports from participating law enforcement agencies.

But offi cers who manned

883 checkpoints throughout the commonwealth also de-tected other types of crimes. Offi cers made 1,594 drunken driving arrests, 1,246 felony arrests, and 1,581 drug ar-rests. They recovered 76 stolen vehicles and appre-hended 1,312 fugitives. They also cited 15,460 people for

speeding and 6,574 people for having no proof of auto-mobile insurance.

“The goal of the ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign is not necessarily to write tickets, although enforcement agen-cies are defi nitely looking for violators,” said Boyd Sigler, director of KYTC’s

Highway Safety Programs, whose offi ce coordinates the campaign each year. “Our goal is to educate the public on the importance of wearing a seat belt and to reduce deaths and injuries along our roadways. It’s

Seat belt initiative leads to more than expectedFugitives, stolen vehicles among fi nds during “Click It or Ticket”

Long-time councilman resigns in Muldraugh

For Wayne County native Allen Branscum, country music isn’t just about good tunes and great singers — it’s a way of life.

Feature, B12

COURTESY PHOTOBecky Laux, School Liaison Offi cer for Fort Knox, talks with counselors and administrators from neighboring school districts.

Fee increase under way, police chief hospitalized

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See EXPECTED. A12

“I love the history and how people lived then,” Sarah Mag-gard said. “Every time, you learn something new … some-thing about why they wore this or why they did something this particular way.”

The Maggards, wearing intri-cate dresses they crafted them-selves, represented the wives who were widowed and the children who were orphaned during the war. They tended camp: Cooked food, repaired clothing and aided wounded soldiers.

Dozens of tents housed re-enactors hand-crafting items or performing other job duties that were typical during the mid-1800s. Traditional kettle corn and old-fashioned drinks and snacks were available, as well as replica swords, clothing and toys.

One of the highlights of Civil War Days was a live-action re-enactment of Cpt. John Hunt Morgan’s infamous raid on Brandenburg, which was held Saturday at noon. Rogue rounds were fi red on Union soldiers

staked at present-day Main Street in Brandenburg, as Con-federate infantry — followed by calvary — forced the unsuspect-ing North into submission.

“This may come across like fun and games, but we take this seriously,” said Jeffrey Stine, who lead the Union troops dur-ing the skirmish against Mor-gan. “This was a unique war in which there was no good guy or bad guy. Every soldier that died was an American.”

By estimated accounts, nearly 700,000 died from April, 1861 to April 1865.

Artillery demonstrations, a camp dance, children’s games, cowards’ executions, period music and a speech by Abraham Lincoln were all on the docket, though the main events were two battles held at Riverfront Park.

Canons blasted each other from opposite ends of the soc-cer fi eld while the blue and gray coats fought for the idealistical-ly-varied futures of their coun-try.

Despite the 100 degree heat index that doused the area, the Maggards and all their fellow reenactors maintained high spirits and were eager to play their roles.

“It was this hot then, too,

probably,” Sarah Maggard said. “And the hoops in the skirts al-low some air fl ow.”

She explained that the hoop skirts were a common form of fashion since a fl attering female fi gure at the time featured “a super small waist and great big hips.”

“I didn’t know as much when I fi rst started as I do now,” she said. “To be a good reenactor, you really learn everything you can about how they lived and how they dressed, and talk to people and answer their ques-tions and be knowledgeable.”

Even seven-year-old reenac-tor Wesley Reckner was quick to explain that livestock, such as cattle and chickens, were com-mon at camps since they were relied upon as food sources.

Many of the Civil War Days reenactors traveled from outside Meade County to participate in the two-day event, with their love for American history spur-ring the interest behind their unique hobby.

For more information about Civil War reenactments held across the country, visit www.sutler.net/eventlist.asp. To view more photos of Brandenburg Civil War Days, go to www.thenewsstandard.com, or www.meadereads.org.

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LEFT: A newspaper reporter played by David Woolfe, of Owensboro, Ky., begs for his life after being called a spy by Con-federate troops. BE-LOW: Hanna Moore, of Brandenburg, runs after her father, Ken Moore, during the “Weeping and Dying” contest — a male volunteer was “shot,” and female volunteers were judged on their dramatic mourning.

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TOP: Reenactors as young as nine- and 10-years old repre-sented the children who were thrown into battle. FAR RIGHT: A traditional Civil War era camp was on display at Riv-erfront Park. RIGHT: Jesse Durham, of Meade County, is dragged off Main Street after being shot in the back by a Confederate soldier during Morgan’s Raid. BELOW: A dead soldier is left lying on the battlefi eld.

THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR

FRANKFORT — It has been nearly 60 years since Kentucky undertook its fi rst comprehensive as-sessment of what is easily the Com-monwealth’s most abundant natural re-source: Our forests.

Since then, four other surveys have taken place, with the most recent com-pleted in 2004. Last spring, state and fed-eral forestry offi cials publicly unveiled what they found.

Not surprisingly, a lot has changed over the years. Nearly half of the state is still wooded, but 729,000 acres have been lost since 1988, the year of the pre-vious survey. That’s more than 1,000 square miles, or nearly one-and-a-half times the size of Pike County, our state’s largest.

While that is an alarming statistic, it should be noted that less land does not mean less trees. In fact, between those surveys, the number of live trees in Kentucky increased by more than a fourth.

Foresters estimate that

there are about 800 million red maple trees, followed by 600 million sugar maple

and 400 million yel-low poplars. Given those numbers, it shouldn’t be sur-prising to fi nd out that Kentucky is second in the nation in hardwood pro-duction.

The yellow pop-lar has certainly gained traction in the state. In 1952, it made up just six

percent of commercial for-ested area, but now stands at 13 percent. When measur-ing cubic feet of wood, it and the white oak are at the top of the list.

Overall, Kentucky boasts 115 different species of trees. We have the nation’s largest American sycamore — with a circumference of 36 feet — and our tallest tree, a yellow poplar in McCreary County, stands 168 feet tall. That’s still 200 feet shorter than the world’s tallest, a California redwood.

The report found that most of Kentucky’s 12 mil-lion acres of forests are in private hands, with local,

state and federal govern-ments overseeing about one million acres.

The report also noted some interesting facts. For example, 3,500 companies depend on our trees, and they employ more than 30,000 Kentuckians. Timber sales and the products de-rived from them generate more than $4.5 billion annu-ally.

On a smaller, but still in-teresting scale, Kentucky had 230 Christmas tree farms in 2002, with 123 of those established enough to harvest trees.

There were also 38 maple syrup farms that year, and they produced 416 gallons, or nearly 10 percent of the South’s maple syrup pro-duction.

On a more serious note, the Kentucky Division of Forestry warned that for-est fi res remain a signifi cant problem in the state. In 2001, the worst year for fi res this decade, almost 179,000 acres burned. Between January and April this year, more than 18,000 acres were lost.

Unfortunately, nearly ev-ery acre lost to fi re is due to man-made causes, with

more than half of the fi res at-tributable to arson. Forestry offi cials encourage Kentuck-ians to call their local au-thorities, the Kentucky State Police or 1-800-27-ARSON if they have knowledge of an intentionally set forest fi re.

Kentucky has made strides in recent years in preserving this irreplaceable resource. The General As-sembly has dedicated tens of millions of dollars to conser-vation efforts and, just this year, promoted activities like adventure tourism that help make it easier to main-tain what we have. We will undoubtedly do much more by the time the next survey of our forests is prepared.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns involving this issue or any other tied to state govern-ment. I can be reached by writing to Room 351E, Capi-tol Annex, 702 Capitol Av-enue, Frankfort, KY 40601.

You can also leave a mes-sage for me or for any leg-islator at 800-372-7181. For the deaf or hard of hearing, the number is 800-896-0305.

I hope to hear from you soon.

There is much to be said for originality — or the lack thereof — these days. I re-member a few years ago when I hired a talented, yet jaded, bass player for my band. I recall him standing on stage the night he turned 40. He looked over at me, years of despair and disil-lusionment lining his face, and stated quite matter of factly, “I always told myself, if I didn’t get famous by my 40th birthday, I’d quit the music industry. Nothing’s new anymore. It’s all been done. It’s all been written. It’s all been said.”

He attempted to prove his theory by playing the chords to “Angel of the Morning,” which was fi rst recorded in 1967 and rein-troduced to the world by Juice Newton in 1981, while singing the lyrics of the 1973 Steve Miller Band hit, “The Joker,” and progress-ing into the 2001 Caribbean infl uenced rap smash, “An-gel,” by Shaggy — complete with cheap knock-off back-up vocals of the original … you guessed it, “Angel of the Morning.”

I remember looking over at him under the pulsat-ing stage lights and feeling

a pang of sorrow for him pierce deep inside, for he who had lost so much hope in humanity and in the possibility of creating something truly unique and authentic. I remem-ber clearly think-ing that no matter what, I never want to come to the point … where there is no point; never to stand on the edge of boundless imagina-tion and inspiration, only to peer into the deep crevice of cheap imita-tion.

Speaking of imitation …“Imitation is the best

form of fl attery” (or so it’s been written), but I’ve al-ways been one to bite off a huge chunk of original-ity and savor the fl avor. There’s something so sweet about coming up with an idea uniquely your own and working hard to see it come to positive fruition. I also fi nd myself develop-ing a great deal of respect for those persons or enti-ties who choose to think for themselves and not rep-resent the “carbon copy” trend that seems to be ev-

erywhere these days. Is it true that everything actu-ally has been done and the

grand fi nale of life is to lead our culture into redundant re-petitiveness? Or is the over-saturation of “all things simi-lar” simply a sign of competitive lazi-ness, where it’s just easier to copy off of your neighbors’ paper and call it a day?

From childhood, we are taught that

copying others is unac-ceptable, be it an idea or concept, in writing, art, fi lm, or on the airwaves. Whether answers are writ-ten in miniscule text on the head of an eraser, or passed around in a triangle shaped note, copying constitutes cheating and dishonesty in the eyes of a teacher, (more often than not) in the eyes of the law, and most im-portantly, in the eyes of the honest hardworking person who relishes in the victory of a day immersed in self-study and research.

In a world where appar-ently only every seventh note — or word — needs

to be changed in order to avoid plagiarism, one has to practice and maintain devout individuality, if for nothing else … simply for personal integrity. Just ask Vanilla Ice, who “sampled” (which is just another word for copying) the 1981 chart-busting bass line from “Un-der Pressure” by David Bowie and Queen. He lost his case.

“Sampling” seems to be rampant these days from my observant point of view, and it appears as if Meade County certainly isn’t be-yond the counterfeiting, icy grip of platitude. In the end, I’d like to quote the optimistic wisdom of local Meade County High School graduate, poet and aspiring actor, J. J. Mote: “When you write, do something new or do something old in a new way.” These very well may be the best words to live by.

The challenge to be origi-nal in a small town often falls under foot and is rou-tinely trampled by the tru-est form of fl attery, by those of lesser intestinal fortitude. While a good idea is still a good idea, it’s an even bet-ter idea if you can make it your own.

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Tacky to fl y the Confederate fl ag

Thoughts of our country torn in half, and the young men who died fi ghting — grue-somely — at its ragged edges permeated the Civil War reenactments held last weekend in Brandenburg. Though the actors offered a more light-hearted and informational ap-proach, the essence of America decimated by a war that pitted brother against brother was diffi cult to disregard.

How is it that Americans today fi nd patrio-tism in the Confederate fl ag?

It’s a window decal or bumper sticker, it’s on t-shirts and hats, it fl aps in the breeze from a fl agpole in your neighbor’s yard. Why does someone want to be proud of one of the most devastating periods of our nation?

Whether you believe the Civil War was fought over slavery instead of state rights, whether you believe the Confederate fl ag represents heritage and not hate, why does a person choose to fi nd pride in an era of death and havoc? The signifi cance of the Civil War is irrefutable; it was a growing pang, to say the least, during the birth of our nation. It set forth a new pathway to progress and reform, and it’s diffi cult to fathom what America would be today if the gray had been victori-ous.

But can we not choose to wave a fl ag that represents our nation’s tenacity, a fl ag that represents unity?

Many forms of the Confederate fl ag ex-isted before it became the unmistakable red “X” (which some say was an easy marker for Southern soldiers to know which way to run to home base), yet if Americans want to re-member their nation’s past, why are Revolu-tionary fl ags so rare to be seen? Where’s the good ole “Sons of Liberty” or “Culpepper?” Without that initial fi ght for freedom, the Civil War never would have had the chance to occur.

The stigma that the Confederate fl ag repre-sents slavery is a hard one to shake. Yes, his-tory buffs rebut that northerners had more slaves than southerners, and Yankees were trying to rule the land without giving the south a voice, but we, as Americans living in the most privileged nation in the world, should be proud of who we have become. We should celebrate the steadfast country history has molded the United States into.

We’re no longer southerners and northern-ers. We’re Americans.

Maybe a bigger concern to be addressed is our nation’s alarming tendency to heed his-tory lessons from the likes of Bo and Luke Duke...

Ralph Lee. “It needs fi xed now. It needed fi xed a long time ago.”

Tate said he would try to get quotes from contractors. Dressel said he and other volunteers could help put on the new roof as a way to cut back on costs, if that would be permissible by the con-tractor’s terms.

The department’s fi re en-gine that has been leaking large amounts of antifreeze will receive a new engine at no cost to the city, after pub-lic works director and volun-teer fi refi ghter Anthony Lee had months worth of discus-sions with the engine manu-facturer.

While the fi re engine is be-ing serviced, Dressel said Al-len Sipes, chief of the Flaherty Fire Department, offered a vehicle for Muldraugh to use, should it need it.

Discussion of an ordinance citing the implementation of an impound was tabled, since City Attorney Michael Pike has not yet submitted the ordinance to Tate.

Council has been discuss-ing starting an impound lot for months, as a way to gen-erate revenue for the city.

Two businesses licenses were unanimously ap-

proved: One for Stephen W. Beckham to open a store that sells engraved items, such as trophies, and cus-tom t-shirts; the second for Yvonne Ritchey to begin In-ternet sales from her home.

Councilman Ed Carroll asked for police offi cers to be given a key to the church, so they can open the doors for city residents to use the building as a shelter during severe weather. Carroll said he had to unlock the doors last Tuesday when danger-ous weather threatened — which he didn’t mind doing — but said police offi cers could probably report to the church faster. He also asked for an offi cer to remain in the church with him while people are inside incase a problem arises.

Tate said he would get keys to the offi cers, and it was im-portant for residents who use the church as a shelter to abide by the church rules.

“It’s a privilege for people to be able to use it,” he said. “There can’t be smoking and everything else going inside. People have to respect the church rules.”

The fi rst reading of Or-dinance No. 281 was held, which amends the city’s general licensing provisions, occupational and business license fees. The second reading was held Tuesday evening during a special meeting.

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During a change of command ceremony held July 11 at Fort Knox, Garrison Commander Col. Mark Needham passed the torch to Col. Rick Schwartz.

Needham first arrived at Fort Knox in 2005, and is credited with being a forerunner who worked stren-uously to maintain close ties with the surrounding community during the installation’s Base Realign-ment and Closure (BRAC).

Schwartz graduated from Lynchburg College in Virginia in 1984, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Regular Army Commission as an Armor officer.

His military education includes the Armor Officers Basic and Advanced Course, the Combined Armed Services Staff School, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Hu-man Resource Development from Clemson Univer-sity.

Schwartz’s previous assignments include troop leading positions in West Germany during the Cold War, tank company commander during Operation Desert Storm, and tank battalion commander dur-ing Operation Iraqi Freedom I.

In March 2003, Schwartz led the ground attack into Baghdad as the lead Armor force of the 3rd Infantry Division. While in Baghdad, Schwartz experienced first hand the transition from combat operations to stability operations.

In June 2003, his battalion transitioned from Bagh-dad to Fallujah, Iraq, and resumed combat opera-tions against an emerging insurgency.

After battalion command, Schwartz served as chief of U.S. Pacific Exercises and Disaster Response. Dur-ing this joint assignment, he participated in Opera-tion Unified Resistance (Pacific Tsunami 2004) and coordinated international disaster relief efforts from a multinational support center in Thailand.

He also coordinated international disaster relief efforts during the 2005 Leyte mudslide disaster in the Philippines.

He has extensive experience working with inter-national partners on combat, peace support and di-saster relief operations.

Schwartz’s awards and decorations include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (Joint).

Knox names new Garrison Commander

PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. ARMYCol. Rick Schwartz succeeded Col. Mark Needham as Garrison Commander during a change of com-mand ceremony held July 11 at Fort Knox.

Submitted by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln

Bicentennial Commission

FRANKFORT — As a young girl growing up in a military family, Kathy Guntler — now Kathy Ha-nas — said she “constantly had to defend the fact that Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.” So she decided to write her con-gressman to request that Kentucky license plates read “Birthplace of Lin-coln.”

Former United States congressman Brent Spen-ce replied to her letter on August 25, 1961, saying he believed she was “unnec-essarily worried about any other state claiming it is the birthplace of Lincoln.” He went on to write, “All the world has recognized that Lincoln was born at Hodgenville, Kentucky, and they have a regular shrine to him.”

Hanas donated that let-ter to the Kentucky His-torical Society earlier this

year and on Monday, July 14, she and her husband, Jon, were presented with a Lincoln license plate in honor of the Abraham Lin-coln Bicentennial.

LaRue County Judge Ex-ecutive Tommy Turner and Lindy Casebier, deputy secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabi-net, made the presentation in Frankfort.

Turner is also chairman of the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-mission.

“It was quite a sur-prise,” said Hanas, who has lived in Erlanger for the past 35 years and is retired from the Erlanger-Elsmere School System.

Turner joked that it only took the government “47 years to fulfill her request for a ‘Birthplace of Lin-coln’ license plate.”

The special issue Lin-coln license plates are now available at county clerks’ offices throughout the commonwealth as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial

Commemoration, taking place February 12, 2008, through February 12, 2010. The plates feature the Ken-tucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial logo and the tagline “Birthplace of Lin-coln.”

About the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-mission (KALBC), includ-ing its administrative team at the Kentucky Historical Society and its Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet partners, has positioned Kentucky as a leader in the Lincoln Bicentennial scheduled for 2008-10.

The mission of the KA-LBC is to commemorate, in conjunction with the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the 200th birthday of Abra-ham Lincoln, emphasizing Kentucky’s contribution to his thoughts and ideals, and to serve as a coordi-nator of statewide efforts

to convey Lincoln’s Ken-tucky story and his legacy of freedom, democracy,

and equal opportunity for all.

For more information

about the KALBC, visit the Web site at www.kylin-coln.org.

Erlanger woman receives Lincoln license plate 47 years later

SUBMITTED PHOTOTommy Turner, LaRue County Judge Executive and Chairman of the Kentucky Abraham Lin-coln Bicentennial Commission, and Lindy Casebier, deputy secretary of the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet present Kathy Hanas with a commemorative Abraham Lincoln license plate.

arriving to the area are met with open arms and a solid plan for their successful transition.

With the pending arrival of the Fort Knox Human Resource Center (HRC) through the Base Realign-ment and Closure (BRAC) initiative, the center has projected more than 5,000 military, civilian and con-tract workers — not to in-clude family members — are expected to infl ux the area through 2012. This population surge is facili-tating an intricate network of communication between Fort Knox, local govern-ment and school systems that is designed to ease the transition into surrounding communities.

“We are deeply involved in issues surrounding BRAC every day because it involves so many new families coming to Fort Knox,” Wood said. “What our offi ce is here for, is to help soldiers and their chil-dren to adjust to this area … to get the information they need to get their chil-dren enrolled in school. We work directly with the fam-ily when there are issues that are unusual. There are so many issues — such as when a family is relocated and is temporarily staying in a hotel, yet needs to reg-ister their child for school — that military families can come up against because of their mobility.”

Laux and Wood are very involved with principals, family resource coordina-tors and counselors within the community school dis-tricts they represent which include Meade, Hardin, Breckinridge, Grayson and Bullitt Counties, and Eliza-bethtown Independent and St. James Catholic School. By attending board meet-ings, Laux and Wood pro-mote equality in education and strive to remain abreast of local issues within the specifi ed educational sys-tem and to be made aware of the needs of military students to help ease with scholastic integration.

“We have a ‘MOA’ — which stands for ‘Memo-randum of Agreement,’” Laux said. “This originated from an early study, the Sec-ondary Education Transi-tion Study or ‘SETS.’ From

that study, they founded nine issues affecting tran-sitionary students. The av-erage Army family moves every 2.9 years — so that can be (up to) nine times in a school career they can move. With the MOA, the key word is that it basically levels the playing fi eld for a military, transitioning fam-ily.

“(The MOA) is a signa-tory between schools that you’re going to help ease the transition of military stu-dents in your school,” she said. “It’s not an agreement with the Department of the Army, it’s not an agreement with Fort Knox — it’s just an agreement with other schools that have signed the signatory. It comes from an academic, social and emotional aspect.”

The MOA is designed to set guiding principles for “addressing the issues of transitioning military students” with a “mutual development of reciprocal practices, conduits for in-formation between (school) systems about require-ments, and accelerate the exchange of emerging op-portunities” according to the document. The agree-ment also highlights part-nerships, fl exibility, inclu-siveness and information sharing for all schools, and focuses on several critical areas of student develop-ment within new school atmospheres to include: Timely transfer of records; ease of student transition during the fi rst two weeks of enrollment; promot-ing practices which foster access to extracurricular programs; establishment of procedures to lessen the adverse impact of moves; communicate variations in the school calendars and schedules; create and implement Professional Development Systems; continue a strong, child-centered partnership be-tween the installation and the supporting school; pro-vide information pertain-ing to graduation require-ments; provide specialized services for transitioning students when applying to and fi nding funding for Post Secondary Study; and commitment.

With some BRAC fami-lies expected to relocate to the Meade County area, at-taining a solid partnership with the local educational system is paramount to the success of the student’s ed-ucational endeavors, Wood

said.“We meet families ev-

ery day that are moving to Meade County,” Wood said. “The MOA is very simple … very straightforward in supporting the mobile fam-ily.”

“We need to make sure those children are going to get a quality education and we can get them right into the schools on time,” Laux said. “Because if the fam-ily is happy and the child is enrolled, then the solider has one less thing to worry about. He knows that the Army is taking care of his family.”

Meade County Board of Education Superintendent Mitch Crump has yet to sign the MOA, however, of-fi cials are hopeful that the Memorandum of Agree-ment (MOA) will be autho-rized to take effect at the August board meeting.

“As of June 2008, there have been 330 school dis-tricts nationwide that have signed the MOA,” Laux said. “Meade County has been working very hard — especially at Flaherty Elementary. They have set up a military community group for the families that live off post to assist with some of the needs and some of the basics living off post with deployment and school issues. Flaherty El-ementary is very much on top of this.”

Wood said that at Fla-herty Elementary School, there are 77 children of military families and that number is expected to con-tinue to climb.

“(That number) is grow-ing all the time,” Wood said.

Although the current push is to ensure BRAC families have adequate sup-port from Fort Knox and lo-cal communities, the same benefi ts have always been extended to any family af-fi liated with the military.

“Any military family member, civilian worker or contractor has access and is eligible to use our services,” Laux said.

“We want to support both the school system and the families to make a smooth transition and to eliminate barriers for the children so that they all can get an ap-propriate education,” Wood said.

For more information, call Becky Laux or Linda Wood at 502-624-2305 or visit the Web site at www.knoxmwr.com.

Friday, July 18, 2008 The News Standard - A5NEWSNEWS

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Submitted by Melissa D. Kinnard, B.S.

Meade Co. Health Dept.

There is an invisible and toxic material that can be in your home, in the soil around your home, and in paint used on toys and other products. That substance is lead, which can have severe long-term health effects on young children.

Some of those effects include learning disabili-ties, hyperactivity, slowed growth, impaired hearing and even brain damage.

An October 2000 publica-tion by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that one in 22 children in this county have high levels of lead in their blood.

According to the National PTA’s fl agship magazine “Our Children,” “lead-based paint still remains a hazard in older homes and schools, even though its use was banned in 1977.”

The dust from remodel-ing or repairs of many older homes can remain in the air and present serious health risks for young children. Some older homes also have lead in the plumbing that can lead to lead leaching into the water.

There are, however, steps you can take to help protect yourself and your children from lead poisoning, as sug-gested by the EPA:

•Get your child tested for lead poisoning, even if he or she appears healthy.

•Clean fl oors, window

sills and other areas where your children play weekly, and wash stuffed animals and toys regularly. Because ordinary dust can contain lead, it is important to clean often. Also, be sure your children wash their hands with soap and water before meals, nap time and bed-time.

•Reduce the risk from lead paint by making sure your young child is not chewing on anything cov-ered with lead paint.

•Don’t try to remove lead paint yourself! Hire some-one who is trained in safe re-moval of lead-based paint.

•Don’t bring lead dust into your home from your work or a hobby. Those who work in construction, demolition or painting may

unknowingly bring lead into their homes. The soil around your home can also be contaminated with lead.

•Feed your children healthy foods, especially foods that are high in iron and calcium, as they will help prevent absorption of lead. Also be sure not to store food in high-lead pot-tery.

For more information on lead poisoning, and lead safety issues, visit the EPA Web site at www.epa.gov/leador call the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD. You can also call the Meade County Health Department at (270) 422-3988 to fi nd out more about having your child tested or for more information on this health and safety con-cern.

Lead poisoning: A serious but preventable health problem

Submitted by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs

FRANKFORT — For al-most 10 years, Major Gen-eral (Ret.) Choi Sueng-Woo has been delivering his per-sonal thanks and gratitude to American veterans of the Korean War.

“Since I came to un-derstand a historical sig-nifi cance of the U.S. com-mitment to Korea and its democratic growth,” Gen-eral Choi says, “it has be-come my earnest desire to express my sincere thanks to all those great American soldiers, men and women, who bravely took part in

the Korean War to help us defend peace and freedom from the ruthless blitz-krieg invasion of North Korean communists who were supported by USSR and China.”

The 30-year military veteran, who was a child during the Korean War but fought with American soldiers in Vietnam, fi rst expressed his appreciation to veterans in Tennessee in 1999. In return, Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe pro-claimed July 11 of that year “General Choi Seung Woo Day.”

“I was inspired and I made up my mind to honor

the veterans of the Korean War in some way,” Gen-eral Choi says. “I wished to commemorate in some substantial ways the noble sacrifi ces as were gallantly displayed by Korean War veterans.”

Choi, who is now the Ex-ecutive of Yesan County in Choongnam Province, Re-public of Korea, decided to award special medals. He designed and had struck heavy metal medallions with neck ribbons and certifi cates to present to American veterans of the Korean War.

Since 2000, he has pre-sented the medallions and

certifi cates to more than 5,000 veterans across the country, including several hundred in Kentucky in 2003, the 50th anniversary of the end of fi ghting in Korea.

On Thursday, July 24, General Choi will return to Kentucky to present me-dallions and certifi cates to Kentucky’s surviving vet-erans of the Korean War.

The Kentucky Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs will host the ceremony to recognize and honor our Korean War veterans at the Kentucky Exposition Cen-ter in Louisville.

Individuals who served

in the military between June 27, 1950 and January 31, 1955 (inclusive) may pre-register for the ceremo-ny by completing a regis-tration form which can be downloaded from the Ko-rean War Veterans Web site and faxing it along, with a copy of their DD214, to (502) 696-5289. Forms can also be mailed it to: KDVA, Attention: Pamela Cypert, 1111B Louisville Rd, Frank-fort, KY 40601.

Cutoff date for pre-regis-tration is Friday, July 18th.

Registration on the day of the ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and the ceremony itself will begin at 2 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served. The Korean-Ameri-can community is welcome and encouraged to attend to meet MG Choi and help us recognize these great American heroes.

The ceremony will be held in room B-105 in the South Wing of the Exposi-tion Center in Louisville. There will be a charge for parking of $6 per vehicle.

Pre-register by down-loading the registration form at the Korean War Veterans Honor Ceremony Web page (http://veter-ans.ky.gov/choimedallion.htm), or by calling Pamela Cypert at 800-572-6245.

Special honor for Korean War veterans, 55 years later

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Kenneth Ray Mudd, 47, of Caneyville, Ky., passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospi-tal in Elizabethtown, Ky.

He was born on May 6, 1961, in Louisville, the son of Thomas Ray and Myrtle Stinson Mudd.

He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Ray Mudd.

He is survived by his mother, Myrtle Mudd of Caneyville, Ky.; one brother, Timothy (Gina) Mudd of Leitchfi eld, Ky.; one sister, Caro-lyn Sue (Daniel) Richeson of Meade County, Ky.; and fi ve nieces and nephews, Melissa Wardrip, Eric Richeson, Ra-chael and Joseph Mudd, and Skylar Wooden.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfi eld, Ky.

Burial will be in the Wilson Cemetery.

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Diane Marie FoxDiane Marie Fox, 44, of Mount Washington, Ky., died

Thursday, July 10, 2008 at University of Louisville Hos-pital, Louisville.

She is survived by her parents, Sandy and Steve Nor-ris, of Lebanon, Ky.; two daughters, Kellie Marie Knifke of Brandenburg, and Kourtney Michelle Knifke of Shepa-rdsville, Ky.; two grandchildren Levi James and Lucas Wayne Stull; three sisters, Darlene Carwile of Union Star, Ky., Jeri Harrison of Louisville, and Lisa Isaac of Leba-non, Ky.

Funeral Services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday from the chapel of Hager Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Moore offi ciating.

Burial was in New Highland Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneral-

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Carmella Dee RotenCarmella Dee Roten, 30, of Big Spring, Ky., died Thurs-

day, July 10, 2008.She was a native of Hardin County and was a cashier

for 15 years at Speedway. She was a member of Upton Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband, Bobby; a son, Cody

Lee Roten of Big Spring, Ky.; her parents, Hubert McMas-ters of Hodgenville, Ky., and Mildred Phillips of Salem, Ind.; her stepmother, Lana McMasters of Bonnieville, Ky.; one sister, Vivian (Robert) Heck of Elizabethtown, Ky.; her mother-in-law, Natalie O’Neal of Flaherty, Ky.; her father-in-law, Eddie Roten of Radcliff, Ky.; and her grandmother-in-law, Alma Tharpe of Elizabethtown, Ky.

The funeral was held at Brown Funeral Home in Eliza-bethtown, Ky., with the Rev. Mike Ash offi ciating.

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Bethel/Muldraugh Methodist Church

120 Bethel Church Rd, Brandenburg

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Big Springs Baptist Church

755 Big Springs Rd, Ekron270-828-3844

Brandenburg Churchof Christ

Brandenburg, Ky270-422-3878

Brandenburg Churchof God

1 Howard Drive, Brandenburg

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Brandenburg United Methodist Church

215 Broadway, Brandenburg270-422-2810

Buck Grove Baptist Church

255 Buck Grove Rd, Ekron270-828-2717

CanaanlandMinistries Inc.

674 D.E. Brown Rd, Brandenburg

270-422-1087

Cedar Grove Bible Methodist Church

Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg270-422-8095

Church of the Nazarene713 Old State Rd,

Brandenburg270-422-4691

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Old Ekron Rd, Brandenburg270-422-3656

Cold Spring Baptist Church

4997 Battletown Rd, Battletown

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Community Baptist Church

3770 Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg

270-828-6500

Ekron Baptist Church2775 Hayesville Rd, Ekron

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636 Broadway, Brandenburg270-422-4066

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2240 New Highland Church Rd, Brandenburg

270-422-2739

Muldraugh Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 397, Muldraugh

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Muldraugh Church of Jesus Christ ofUnited Baptist

910 Rock Haven Rd, Brandenburg

270-828-3140

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115 Baptist Church Lane, Brandenburg

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New Highland Baptist Church

1665 Payneville Rd, Brandenburg

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Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church100 Newton Rd, Guston

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Pentacostal Churchof God

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Zion Grove Baptist Church209 West First Street, Ekron

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First Baptist Church338 High Street, Brandenburg

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Full GospelChurch of God

303 Smith Rd, Ekron270-828-8107

Glad TidingsChristian Center

485 Bypass Rd, Brandenburg270-422-2020

Gospel Fellowship1794 Rhodelia Rd, Payneville

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Richard Lynn ‘Dick’ BiggsRichard Lynn “Dick” Biggs, 84, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died

Thursday, July 10, 2008, at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hos-pital.

He was a native of Skelton, W.Va., and was a member of Severns Val-ley Baptist Church. He retired after 23 years of service in the U.S. Army serv-ing in World War II and the Korean War. He also retired from Dow Corn-ing after 20 years. He was a man who loved life and always found the best in people.

Survivors include his devoted wife of 29 years, Rogerlyn Fred Biggs; fi ve sons, Richard Lynn (Maple) Biggs Jr., of St. Rose, La., Roger Biggs of Vine Grove, Ky., David Biggs of Nicholasville, Ky., Mike (Mary) Biggs of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Scott (Lori) Lawson of Berea, Ky.; one daughter, Jill (Sam) Murphy of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one sister, Merle (Leon) Neal of Beckley, W.Va.; and six grandchildren, Mallory Biggs, Marla Biggs, Preston Murphy, Hunter Pierce, Blake Thorn and Keri Thorn.

The funeral was held Monday at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown, Ky., with Dr. J. Howard Cobble offi ciating. Burial was in Hardin Memorial Park.

I Chronicles 29:11 says, ”Yours, O Lord, is the great-ness, The power and the glo-ry, The victory and the maj-esty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And you are exalted as head over all” (NKJV).

These moving words re-mind us that God rules. He is exalted on high; forever His truth shall reign. Even as we rejoice, so heaven and earth rejoice us in our King’s holy name.

When life hands us situ-ations that we don’t under-stand, we can remember

that our King reigns. He is the Lord. When we sorrow over the shortness of life, we can remember that our King is forever.

When we worry about what lies surround us, we can remember that our King’s truth shall reign. When we tremble at the evil in the world, we can remember that our King’s name is holy.

Nothing that happens is beyond our King’s control. Nothing surprises Him. Unlike any human king or leader, God is incorruptible; unchangeable, and eternal.

He is worthy of our exalta-tion. He deserves our high-est praise.

Heaven and earth are rejoicing in His holy name. As Je-sus said, even “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out “ (Luke 19:40).

That’s a chorus being sung in all of creation. We can sing along, exalting our King.

Spend some time just exalting and praising God this week. Rejoice in what He has provided for

you. You’ll be surprised how wonderful your week will be!

Remember to at-tend the church of your choice this Sun-day. If you are seek-ing a church we in-vite you to visit with us at Grace Baptist Church.

We invite you to listen to our weekly Sunday radio pro-gram on WMMG from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Reverend Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.

“The Spirit is given to each individual for some benefi t.”

—I Corinthians 12

I have been mistaken for a “charismatic” twice in my life — once as pastor in Monticello and once at the Cathedral in Louisville. I wasn’t exactly foaming at the mouth, but both times I had just delivered a pretty spirited homily for a Ro-man Catholic priest.

After Mass, both times, a grinning, overly excited woman met me at the door and grabbed me around the shoulders, hugging me tight and squealing, “Oh, Father, I just knew you were one too!”

My eyes bugged out in astonishment. My mind raced to understand her words, “I just knew you were one too?”

I thought to myself, “Does she think I am a mental case too? Maybe she thinks I am a drug ad-

dict or maybe a confused tourist? Does she know too much? Am I going to have to call a lawyer or what?”

Seeing the total confusion and evi-dent fear on my face, she squealed even louder, “A charis-matic, Father, a char-ismatic!”

Relieved a little and not wanting to let her down too hard, I admitted that I was indeed a charismatic, but only with a very small “c.”

Even though I am per-sonally more comfort-able with a less emotional prayer style, I can appre-ciate the role of the char-ismatic movement in our Church. It has mellowed a bit since it fi rst came on the scene a few years back, but it did signal a serious reac-tion to the overly dull and boring prayer experiences

that many Catholics were experiencing.

There is, however, a lot of ground between shouting and snor-ing and that ground is where most peo-ple I know seem to be comfortable praying. If some people want to shout and pray in tongues, that’s fi ne with me as long as I can still have my quieter style!

“There are many gifts, but the same spirit.”

As the early church grew, we are told that the disciples did everything they did “by the power of the Holy Spirit.” The word “power” in the original Greek is dunamis — from which we get our word dy-namite.

At our baptisms and confi rmations, you and I were given a share of this dynamite, this power of

the Holy Spirit, to perform mighty deeds in the world around us. You may not know that you have it, you may not have consciously used it, but you have it in-side you — this power of the Holy Spirit for doing great things.

Many times I hear people say they feel powerless. They may feel powerless, but they are not powerless.

They may not have owned and tapped into the power of God already within them. We are not powerless.

God’s power is built into us, waiting to be used for some good purpose. People who believe they are pow-erless may just be letting themselves off the hook. It takes courage to get up and plug our lives into the power source already within us.

Father Knott, a Meade Coun-ty native, is a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville.

QUESTION: We hear so much about mothers be-ing depressed and unable to accept the empty nest when the kids leave home. In our family, however, it was dad who took it hard. He went into a tail-spin for more than a month. Is this un-usual?

DR. DOBSON: No, it happens very commonly. In a recent study, 189 parents of col-

lege freshmen were asked to report their feelings

when their son or daughter left home. Surprisingly, the fa-thers took it harder than the mothers.

That resistance to the empty nest was the theme of the movie, “Father of the Bride,” which was a hilarious and touch-ing tribute to the love of a father for

his daughter. When George, the dad,

sat across from his daugh-ter at the dinner table and learned that she was en-gaged, he took the news hard.

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He had to clear his vision when he saw his daughter as a baby girl, and then as a ten-year-old tomboy, and fi nally as a beautiful young woman of eighteen. His little girl had grown up so quickly and now she was leaving home.

He would never again be

the main man in the life of his precious daughter and there was grieving to be done.

Why do men sometimes take the empty nest so hard? One of the chief ex-planations is regret. They have been so busy — work-ing so hard — that they let the years slip by almost un-noticed.

Then suddenly they real-ize it is too late to build a relationship with the child who is leaving home for-ever.

For those of you who still have children or teenagers at home, take a moment regularly to enjoy your remaining time together. Those days will be gone in the blink of an eye.

Dr. Dobson is founder and

chairman of the board of the nonprofi t organization Fo-cus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bring-ing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.

Divine Guidance

DanNewton

Pastor’s Spotlight

Randy Johnson

Friday, July 18, 2008 The News Standard - A7FAITH & VALUESFAITH & VALUES

Focus on the family

James Dobson

Encouraging Words

Ronald Knott

Fathers, too, have a hard time letting go of kids

God’s power is already instilled, waiting to be put to good use

A chorus being sung by all creation

I cannot remember where I fi rst heard this story but I have never forgotten it.

It is a story told about a troubled and burdened man who prayed and prayed that God would lift his bur-den.

Day after day he prayed that his life would be easier and he begged for God’s intervention.

One day, Jesus came to the man and asked, “My son, what troubles you?”

The man replied that his life was full of turmoil and that it had become too much to bear. He again asked for help stating that

he just couldn’t continue to go on.

Jesus, feeling the man’s anguish, decided help was in or-der. The man was so happy that his prayers were about to be answered that his burden already felt lighter.

Jesus took the man to a room and stopped in front of the door. When he opened the door, what the man saw

was amazing. The room was fi lled with crosses; little crosses, big crosses, giant crosses.

The man, bewildered, looked at Jesus and asked how this would help him.

Jesus explained that each cross represented a burden that people carry; small burdens, big burdens, gi-ant burdens — and every burden in-between.

At this point, Jesus of-fered the man the opportu-nity to choose his burden. The man, so excited that he was fi nally able to have some control over his life, looked around the room for just the right cross.

He saw a tiny little cross way back in he corner. It was the smallest cross in the room. After a bit of thought, he pointed to the cross and said, “That one, Lord. I want that one.” Je-sus asked, “Are you sure, my son?”

The man quickly replied,

“Oh, yes Lord. Most defi -nitely, yes.”

Jesus turned to the man and replied, “My child, you have chosen your own cross. It is the burden you already carry.”

God has promised that He would never put more on us than we are able to carry.

No matter what condi-tion you are in, if you look around, you will fi nd some-one who is in much worse condition than you are.

Be thankful for the life God has given you and rejoice in what you have. Remember, things could always be much worse.

Randy Johnson is the pas-tor of Brandenburg Church of God.

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The Cecilian Bank hosts Vine Grove luncheon

The Vine Grove Chamber of Com-merce held a luncheon Tuesday, July 8 at the Vine Grove Commu-nity Center. Several members of the Vine Grove Chamber of Commerce attended the event.

Spotlighted during the luncheon was Da-vid Gray from Hardin Memorial Hospital, who was the guest speaker. The Vine Grove branch of the Cecilian Bank spon-sored the lunch.

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY THE VINE GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCETOP: Vine Grove Chamber of Commerce President Elizabeth Atcher and Da-vid Gray of Hardin Memorial Hospital were on hand. ABOVE: Cecilian Bank employees Barbara Edwards, Bob Owsley, Sheree Nelson and Nancy Pope are pictured with Vine Grove Chamber of Commerce President Elizabeth Atcher.

AUCTIONSaturday, July 26th, 10:00 A.M.

Location: A-1 Auction & Realty, Vine Grove, KYWELDING TRUCK: 1989 GMC ton truck with 2001 Miller Bobcat stick welder (152 hours), acetylene tanks, torches, air compressor & tool boxes.DISPLAY CASES. WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT & POSTHOLE DIGGER: Glass display cases, table saw, 13” wood planer, 2 man gas power posthole digger (like new).OTHER INVENTORY: Scissor lift, concrete saw, large jobber’s tool boxes, commercial type Bradley mirrors, weather heads, ceiling recess lights, door lock sets, door locks & brackets, metal receptacle covers, 220 receptacles, square overload relay terminal, fire & electrical tape, power cable splice kits, metal handy boxes, wire vice for guy wire cable, conduit fittings (all sizes), outdoor power light brackets, electric boxes (all sizes), standoff clamps, fuses, asst of breakers, new fire extinguishers, fire extinguisher cabinets, fire alarm covers, tarpaulins, air compressors, air tank, 12 pallets of vinyl & ceramic wall & floor tiles, outside pole lighting, fluorescent & other drop-in ceiling lights, 4’ fluorescent ceiling lighting, 4 reels of plastic pipe, access hood roof door, roof vents, bathroom soap dispensers, 2 metal door frames, construction wheelbarrows, steel rural mailboxes, mailbox inserts w/ keys, janitorial shelves, mortar ties, 2 metal desks, 6 portable air tampers, drywall stand and lots more.TERMS: Cash or check w/ ID. 10% buyer’s premium on personal property added to determine final sale price.AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: As Howard Pence is moving his office & storage facility he needs to clear out his large inventory. The merchandise will be sold in larger quantities and many are on pallets. This is a contractor’s delight - be here to purchase items from large inventory.

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Celebrating their one-year grand opening anni-versary this month, Hag-er’s Country Store owners David “Doc” Hager and Becky Jones have found themselves dubbed the “Country Wal-Mart” of Meade County by loyal customers near and far.

Hager’s Country Store is located at 6390 Big Spring Road (Hwy 333) in the his-toric town of Big Spring, Ky. — now zoned as Vine Grove, Ky. — and is a county jewel that can’t be missed with its mountain lodge appeal. Construct-ed from hand-cut cedar, knotted pine and lumber straight from the hay farms Hager owns and operates (in addition to the general store), this one-of-a-kind architectural gem was de-signed with history mak-ing in mind.

“We’re here to stay,” Hager said. “We’ve had a super fi rst year.”

The amazing good for-tune of Hager’s and Jones’ most recent joint venture isn’t all that exceeds expec-tation. The success of their family owned and oper-ated business is equally as impressive since they were — at one time — husband and wife.

Several decades after their divorce, the duo teamed up along with son Matthew Hager, David Hager’s daughter Kayla Hager, and Becky Jones children, Jessica Gordon, Cheree Jones and Kristo-pher Jones, to begin the family legacy that has be-come Hager’s Country Store.

Starting in 2004 with a small operation just across the road named the “Old Big Springs General Store,”

Hager and Jones were stunned by the wonder-ful community reception and patronage, which had them looking for a bigger retail space in no time fl at. A break came when the duo made a land trade for the property and began to build on their dream.

“Once we were in there we knew we were going to have to do something … it was just too small,” Hager said. “There are a lot of peo-ple out here, and we want-ed to better serve them. It was just a matter of where we were going to build. I had another piece of prop-erty and so we worked out a (trade) deal.”

With no blueprints, they hand-drafted the design and began construction of what would become Hag-er’s Country Store with the assistance of family, friends and 18-year-old Vincent

Kurtz and his father Ed-win, who are Mennonites.

“It was very exciting,” Jones said. “We worked a long time on this.”

“They worked really hard on it,” said store employee Jessica Gordon, who is also the daughter of Jones.

“We built the store the way we wanted to,” Hag-er said. “We had no blue-prints. Everything was from what we fi rst drew on paper.”

“We wanted to make it inviting so that people could come up on the front porch and sit,” Jones said.

Son Matthew Hager — who also manages the fam-ily greenhouse and is a partner in the Hager farm trade — laid the fl oor of the general store, while loyal customer and friend Gene Minter has helped main-tain the premises, work-ing on anything Hager

or Jones needs assistance with, such as plumbing or wiring. Although the store employs nine workers, Minter — who is affection-ately called “Tim the Tool-man” — works for burgers and fries and is a standard feature at the store.

Decorated to encompass a “comfortable, down-home” feel, the craftsman quality walls and rafters showcase antiques from every era, including do-nations brought in by the community for display.

Hager’s Country Store offers a full line of gro-cery and household items, hardware, plumbing, elec-trical supplies, livestock feed, metal building pack-ages, houses a restaurant — which is becoming quite the stir with its “Friday night steak” and aptly named half-pound “Doc” burgers — a gas station,

hot coffee, cold beer and more.

“We have a little bit of everything,” Jones said. “You don’t have to drive 20 miles to get what you need.”

“I always said, if I had a store I would try to cover all the bases,” Hager said. “Hardware, farming, food … if you need something for a boat or whatever, (in the past) you just had so far to go. We never had

anything like this around here. I wanted to provide that for my community. We have a lot of good cus-tomers … we have a lot of people who are thankful for this place.

“We greatly appreciate their business,” he said. “If it weren’t for our custom-ers, we wouldn’t be here.”

Being close to the tri-county area of Meade, Har-din and Breckinridge coun-ties, Hager and Jones invite everyone to come into the store, any day of the week.

“If you’re out on a Sun-day drive, stop by,” Hager said.

Hager’s Country Store is located at 6390 Big Spring Road (Hwy 333) in Vine Grove, Ky., and is open Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Fri-day from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. For more information, come by the store, visit the Web site at www.hagers.tag2006.com, or call 270-828-5550.

Business profiles are a free service provided by The News Standard to business owners in Meade County. If you would be interested in having your business pro-filed for an upcoming issue, contact Jorena Faulkner at 270-422-4542 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Hager’s Country Store offers a full line of grocery and household items, hardware, plumbing, electrical supplies, livestock feed, metal building packages, houses a restaurant, a gas station and more.

LEFT: Store owners David “Doc” Hager (left) and Becky Jones (right) he found themselves dubbed the “Country Wal-Mart” of Meade County by loyal customers near and far. The store will cel-ebrate its fi rst year anniversary at the end of this month.

Friday, July 18, 2008 The News Standard - A9AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday, July 14, 2008

Receipts: 285 head Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower.Slaughter cows: % Lean Weight Price High Dressing Low Dressing Breaker 75-80 1000-1680 53.50-61.50 62.50-65.50 No Report Boner 80-85 900-1250 50.00-55.50 59.50-62.00 No Report Lean 85-90 690-1000 38.00-46.00 No Report No ReportSlaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning % Price 1 1900-2055 77-78 75.00-80.00 2 1105-2195 75-77 66.00-71.50

Commodities

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 1 100-200 185 120.00 120.00 11 200-300 264 110.00-123.00 116.21 5 300-400 342 108.00-111.00 109.95 7 400-500 409 112.50 112.50 24 500-600 579 103.25-109.00 103.69 10 600-700 664 95.00-105.50 100.72 7 700-800 749 104.00 104.00 1 900-1000 940 77.00 77.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 2 200-300 258 108.00-109.00 108.57 3 300-400 373 106.00 106.00 3 400-500 420 94.00-96.00 95.37 3 700-800 725 93.00 93.00

Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 1 400-500 415 103.00 103.00 1 600-700 605 83.00 83.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 9 200-300 261 106.00-115.00 108.05 18 300-400 366 98.00-104.75 102.55 8 400-500 451 92.00-100.00 96.87 6 500-600 543 85.00-95.00 90.57 4 600-700 645 86.00-89.00 88.27 8 700-800 723 82.00-88.00 87.26 3 900-1000 972 69.50 69.50

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 5 300-400 344 81.00-101.00 89.88 3 400-500 420 76.00-93.00 84.80 2 500-600 528 83.00 83.00 1 600-700 690 76.50 76.50 2 700-800 715 70.00 70.00

Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2: No Test

Stock Cows and Calves: Cows 5 - 9 years old with baby calves at side:

675.00-1000.00 per pairBaby Calves: Beef Breeds:

140.00 per headOwensboro Grains:

Owensboro Market Report per bushel for Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Soybeans: 15.42 Corn: 6.15

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 2 300-400 350 105.00 105.00 5 400-500 479 93.50-107.00 98.83 9 500-600 576 88.00-98.00 94.16 4 600-700 636 88.00-90.00 88.50 3 700-800 780 88.00 88.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 1 300-400 340 82.00 82.00 3 400-500 457 92.00-105.00 96.36 1 500-600 535 85.00 85.00

Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Avg Price 1 400-500 400 93.00 93.00

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYTypical spray irrigation systems are beginning to be replaced by pulse irrigation systems, which use small intervals of water to meet the moisture levels crops need to thrive.

MEADE CO. BANK ...................... $500.00DOE VALLEY FISHING AND BOATING CLUB ... $500.00ACTION OVER HEAD DOORS................... $500.00LAMBERT GLASS / CARL & KAREN ........... $500.00BRAMER CUSTOM DESIGNS ................... $500.00DEPREZ’S PAWN & QUALITY JEWELRY ...... $500.00DOE VALLEY REAL ESTATE .................... $300.00ED KEIM BLDRS DBA DOE VALLEY GOLF COURSE ... $300.00COX’S VARIETY & GARDEN ........................... $200.00RIVERTOWN SPIRITS ................................... $150.00PEPPER’S BAIT & TACKLE ........................... $100.00OUTER LIMITS LIQUORS ............................. $150.00ALL AMERICAN PEST CONTROL ................... $150.00RIVER RIDGE MARATHON ........................ $100.00WILLIAM & PATRICIA NIEDERST ................... $100.00

MARATHON CITGO .................................... $100.00DOE RUN REALTY ................................... $100.00IN MEMORY OF BEATRICE BENNESH .......... $100.00LYNN’S PINS .............................................. $100.00SANDERS SALES & SERVICE ......................... $100.00ALEC STONE ............................................ $100.00LUSK MECHANICAL .................................... $100.00STUART & ANN PEPPER ................................ $50.00ALLAN MCMANAMA ................................... $30.00LYONS GAS ................................................ $25.00GARRICK & CHERYL LEPPER ........................ $25.00SMITHS AUTO SUPPLY .................................. $25.00BEVERLY NICHOLS ................................... $25.00GARY KRUZE ........................................... $25.00

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WE HAVE NOT MET OUR GOAL YET.Doe Valley is still taking donations.

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By Aimee NielsonUK Department of Agriculture

LEXINGTON — In to-day’s economic climate, Kentucky farmers are try-ing to save money across the board — from planting to harvest and everything in between. A few big money items can be irrigation and fertilizer. If farmers can re-duce their need for both, ev-eryone wins. University of Kentucky College of Agri-culture researchers in horti-culture and biosystems and agricultural engineering are studying a type of irrigation that may help.

Producers use many dif-ferent methods to apply drip irrigation.

“Most often the irrigation system is simply operated for a set period of time, usu-ally between one and three hours per zone,” said Rich-ard Warner, water resources and sediment control spe-cialist with UK’s Biosystems and Agricultural Engineer-ing Department. “Other producers utilize either one or two tensiometers which measure the soil moisture to a specifi ed level.”

UK researchers currently

are testing a more non-tra-ditional way of irrigating crops called pulse irriga-tion. This system provides small intervals of water to meet the moisture needs of a plant. For example, Warner said he can program a pulse irrigation system to oper-

ate for 10 to 15 minutes ev-ery hour for six to 12 hours per day. This provides just enough water to the upper root zone to meet the plant’s needs.

“We conducted experi-ments on a standard drip ir-rigation system to determine

the downward movement of water,” Warner explained. “We excavated beneath a plot, entering through the side of the plot, and mea-sured the quantity of water that had moved through an 18-inch soil depth.”

Warner said within 30

minutes, he was measur-ing fl ow through the soil, which means the irrigation water was moving through the openings in the soil cre-ated by decayed roots and worms.

“There was a signifi cant amount of water and ap-plied fertilizers that the plant did not use,” he said. “They were basically wast-ed. With pulse irrigation, we may be able to eliminate a lot of those wasted inputs.”

Besides a drip irrigation system, a producer want-ing to use pulse irrigation will need an irrigation con-troller, solenoid valves for each zone and direct burial underground wire that con-nects the electrical valves to the controller.

Warner expects many benefi ts of pulse irrigation, not the least of which is less water and fertilizer migrat-ing into the groundwater.

“The amount of water ap-plied could be reduced by as much as 20 percent, and that will provide substantial savings, especially for those operators who purchase city water,” he said. “There may be a corresponding reduc-tion in fertilizer since, with

better usage of water, there should be a more effi cient usage of nutrients.”

“A 20 percent reduction in water usage could be substantial for vegetable farmers in Kentucky, as one acre of staked tomatoes on black plastic can use nearly 500,000 gallons of water a season,” said Timothy Coolong, UK extension veg-etable specialist.

Research specialists have begun applying this joint de-partmental research through demonstration projects in-volving tomatoes, blackber-ries and blueberries.

“As we make progress, we will host a fi eld day to dem-onstrate the pulse irrigation system — the components, installation and operation,” Warner said. “The horticul-ture department is conduct-ing yield studies to contrast standard drip irrigation practices with pulse irriga-tion, and we’ll provide the results through extension publications and other me-dia.”

For more information about pulse irrigation dem-onstration projects, please contact your county exten-sion agent.

By Carole GoodwinCEA for 4-H Youth Development

4-H livestock shows are some of the most widely recognized and anticipat-ed events of the Kentucky State Fair. While these com-petitions are meant to be a fun learning experience for 4-H’ers, some get caught up in the competitive spirit of the event, which can cause hurt feelings if a youth or animal doesn’t place as high as expected.

It is important to remem-ber that judging is not an exact science. Judges for each livestock species have a very rich background in their specifi c species. They are breeders, produc-ers and industry profes-sionals. However, there is no “perfect” way to judge a livestock show. Judges

have a set criteria to follow for judging each show, but some judges may empha-size certain criteria over others. The important thing is for the judge to remain consistent as he/she judges each animal. Youths must have good sportsmenship and accept the judge’s deci-sion gracefully.

Judges look for different things in the two livestock classes, which are showman-ship and non-showmanship. In showmanship classes, judges focus on the appear-ance of the animal and the young person, the animal’s behavior and the youth’s ability to control the animal. In the non-showmanship classes, emphasis is placed solely on the animal and how close it comes to its species’ standard.

Showmanship classes are

a chance for youths to shine as they exhibit all the hard work they have put into pre-paring their animal for the show. Young people compete against others that are around their same age. This competi-tion is not based on who has the most impressive animal physically, but if the animal is clean and properly groomed. Judges also evaluate the ani-mal’s behavior, and in dairy and beef, if it demonstrates the correct demeanor and how well the 4-H’er is able to lead or control the animal in the show ring.

Judges for non-showman-ship classes focus solely on the animal’s physical con-formation. In the breeding animal classes, animals are grouped based on the age or weight of the animal. Breed-ing animals are judged ac-cording to how close they

mirror the breed or species standards. Standard speci-fi cations are spelled out by the breed and species’ as-sociations. In market animal classes, animals are typical-ly grouped based on weight and judged according to how closely they match the “ideal” market animal for that species. The crite-ria typically evaluated in market animals include feet and leg structure, muscling,

leanness and growth.As youths across the state

gear up for the Kentucky State Fair livestock shows, they and their parents should remember the life skills 4-H’ers learn while raising and preparing an animal for the shows are far more important than the outcome.

For more information on livestock judging and 4-H live-stock shows at the Kentucky

State Fair, contact the Meade County Cooperative Extension Service.

Winner drawn at Thresh-ing Days

We want to extend our congratulations to Mr. John B. Pike, winner of the mower the 4-H raffl ed off this year. Also, a big “woo-hoo” to all those who took the mower from festival to the fair to sell our raffl e tickets!

UK research fi nds pulse irrigation potentially useful

Experiences outweigh ribbons in 4-H livestock shows

FILE PHOTOLocal 4-H members show their sheep during the livestock show at the 2007 Meade County Fair before advancing to the Kentucky State Fair.

A10 - The News Standard Friday, July 18, 2008COURTCOURTMarriage Licenses

Norma Jean Watersnafus, 58, of Sacramento, Ca., to Lawrence Andrew Waters, 60, of Klamath Falls, Ore.

Billi Jean Johnston, 31, to Brian Neal Pollock, 34, both of Vine Grove, Ky.

Carolyn Annette Small-wood, 44, to Thomas Antho-ny Hobbs, 51, both of Vine Grove, Ky.

Robin H. Horton, 33, to Michael L. Knott, 33, both of Irvington, Ky.

Deeds

Destiny Ventures, LLC to RAD Properties, LLC, 465 Berryman Road, Branden-burg, deed tax $7.

Glenn Green Jr. and Di-anna Green to Greg Milburn and Jennifer Milburn, 205 Summit Drive, Brandenburg, deed tax $157.50.

Stonegate Properties, LLC to Travis A. Boyd and Jen-nifer M. Boyd, lot 12 of Mar-garet Mills Farm Division in Meade County, deed tax $200.

Stonegate Properties, LLC to Nancy E. Davis, lot 11A and lot 11B of Margaret Mills Farm Division in Meade County, deed tax $75.

Chad Sharritt and Teresa Sharritt to Nathan O. Daniels and Pok-Sun Daniels, lot 62 and 63 of The Knobs Subdi-vision in Meade County.

Jeffrey Nott and Joyce Nott to Amy E. Humphrey, parcel I and parcel II, property lo-cated in Meade County, deed tax $31.

Nancy E. Davis to Thomas Throw, lot 27 of Farmington Estates in Meade County, deed tax $145.

Gary L. Benham to Chad Michael Benham, tract one of Minor Subdivision in Meade County.

William J. Toler and Fran-ces I. Toler to Jessica F. Brad-ley and Vincent L. Bradley, property in Meade County, deed tax $135.

Earl Randall Smiley, Jr. and Stacie Jo Smiley and County of Meade to HSBC Bank, USA National Association as Indenture Trustee, 5166 Big Spring Road, Vine Grove, Ky.

Federal National Mort-gage Association a/k/a Fan-nie Mae to James E. Morse, 1605 Fackler Road, Webster, Ky.

Linda Jenkins to Kim Al-len and Stephen K. Allen, lot 12, 13, 14, and 15 of River Heights Addition in Meade County, deed tax $90.

Harry Lee Lusk and Mary Judith Lusk and William Perry Lusk, Jr. and Martha Frances Cook and Charles Cook to Mary Jane Cole, property in Meade County, deed tax $66.

Twilight Investments, Inc. to Lynn F. Cain, property in Meade County, deed tax $18.50.

Henry B. Webb, Jr. to Rich-ard E. Zirnheld and Linda C. Zirnheld, lot 864 of Doe Val-ley Subdivision in Wildfl ow-er Ridge Section in Meade County, deed tax $2.

Brandon L. Sehein and Adrienne Sehein to Neil M. Boyken and Tiffany Boyken, lot one of Pack Estates in Meade County, deed tax $145.50.

Michael D. Nelson to Mat-thew W. Sutton and Beatte Sutton, lot 54 of Sunny Mead-ows Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $140.

Ronald L. Greenwell and Barbara J. Greenwell Trust, by and through Barbara J. Greenwell, trustee to Teresa Druen, tract 20 and part of tract 19, property in Meade County.

Thomas W. Judd and Cher-yl Ann Judd to Duane Thor-son and Mary Jane Thorson, 290 Echo Trail, Brandenburg, deed tax $261.50.

The Estate of Shirley Kirch-ner, by Scott Kirchner, Execu-tor, to David B. Walling and Troy Kevin Prather, 226 Long Needle Road, Brandenburg, deed tax $179.

Quitclaim Deeds

Martha Jane Judd to David R. Banks, lot 17, 18 and 19 of Twin Fawns Estates Subdivi-sion in Meade County, deed tax $74.

EMC Mortgage Corpora-tion to Destiny Ventures, LLC, 465 Berryman Road, Brandenburg, deed tax $6.

James T. Brown and Sum-

mer R. Brown to James T. Brown, 635 Old State Road, Brandenburg.

Eric W. Ledford and Carrie L. Ledford to Eric W. Ledford and Carrie L. Ledford, lot eight in Eastwood Hill Addi-tion in Meade County.

Alan Snodgrass to Tracie Snodgrass (now Gardner), lot 21 and 22 of Dove Haven Estates in Meade County.

David R. Banks to Nel-son J. Banks, lot 18 of Twin Fawns Estates Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $1.

Building Permits

7-07-08 Trading Post Homes, Permit No. BP-08-5601, Eagle’s Nest Subdivision, Ekron, Ky., doublewide, $82.50.

7-07-08 Richard and Amanda Cadwell, Permit No. BP-08-5602, Meadow Springs Subdivision, Bran-denburg, deck.

7-07-08 Tina Hamlet, Per-mit No. BP-08-5603, Battle-town, Ky., addition, $82.50.

7-09-08 Chad Benham, Permit No. BP-08-5604, Brandenburg, doublewide, $82.50.

Septic Permits

7-09-08 Chad Benham, Permit No. 2-0029-09, Old Ekron Road, Ekron, Ky.

7-10-08 Kerry Kaufman/Tommy Popham, Permit No. 2-0030-09, 185 Warrens Lane, Vine Grove, Ky.

Retail FoodEstablishment Report

7-07-08 Huddle House-Follow Up. 94 percent. Back door weather stripping not repaired; no conspicuous thermometers in drawer cooler; build-up inside cool-ers.

7-08-08 Camp Tecumseh Café-Follow Up. 93 percent. Insects in 3-comp sink were removed, cutting board in poor repair, seal in poor re-pair on door of stand-up cooler; no test strips for sani-tizer at 3-comp sink; trash containers outside not cov-ered; baseboards unclean.

7-09-08 MCYSA Conces-sion-Follow up. 100 percent. Sewer issue in building was repaired.

Brandenburg Police Department

7-07-08 11:07 a.m. Lonnie Pellman, of Mount Washing-ton, Ky., was traveling east on the River Ridge Plaza in a 1998 Plymouth. Mary Hall, of Brandenburg, was travel-ing south on the River Ridge Plaza in a 2002 Dodge. As Pellman came upon a road, he struck Hall’s vehicle, causing minor to moderate damage to both vehicles. No injuries reported; report BPD08080 fi led by Offi cer Young.

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07-03-08 1:28 p.m. Brett By-bee of Vine Grove, Ky., driv-ing a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, was approaching a curve on Charles Crutcher Drive in Flaherty, Ky. when he looked toward the backseat to re-spond to his son. He began to turn the wheel to the left and looked forward just as he made head on contact with a 2008 Subaru Legacy, driv-en by Jamie Jacobs of Vine Grove, Ky. Report states that Jacobs’s right wheels were on the right shoulder of the road, while Bybee’s vehicle was beyond the center point of the roadway. Jacobs, who is pregnant, was checked at the scene by Meade County EMS, but was not transport-ed. Severe damage to both vehicles; report 08-0162 fi led by Offi cer Cummings.

7-05-08 9:45 a.m. Nicho-las Beehler of Pendleton, Ky. was driving a 2006 Mercury Milan. Deborah Conley of Guston, Ky. was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. Both vehicles were traveling north onto By-Pass Road from a parking lot across from Dairy Queen in Brandenburg. As Conley was making a right turn, Beehler hit her vehicle in the rear. Very minor dam-age; no injuries reported. Re-port 08-0164 fi led by Offi cer McCubbin.

District Court07/02/08

Randal E. Remsburg, 19, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alco-hol/drugs; operating on sus-pended/revoked operator’s license; possession of alco-holic beverages by a minor; possess open alcohol bever-age container in a motor ve-hicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 07/16/08.

Estanislado Hernandez-Bautista, 29, operating on suspended/revoked op-erator’s license; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs; disregarding a stop sign- ar-raignment and pretrial con-ference 07/23/08.

Dennis Lee Graff, 43, op-erating a motor vehicle un-der the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty fi ne $500 plus costs 6 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days 18 months license suspend-ed.

Timothy Michael Whitely, 36, possession of marijuana; traffi cking controlled sub-stance; manufacturing meth-amphetamine; use/possess drug paraphernalia; con-trolled substance prescrip-tion not in original container- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 07/11/08.

Travis James Mattingly, 26, 1st degree criminal mischief; 1st degree fl eeing or evading police; 2nd degree fl eeing or evading police- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 07/11/08.

Erin M. Peel, 26, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear and mailed notice.

Christy W. Santellanes, 42, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear.

Clarence Bernard Greer, Jr., 33, 2nd degree disorderly conduct- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years no public offenses fi ne $100 plus costs.

David Alan Armel, 49, theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 hour no public offenses write no checks.

Dawn M. Woelfel, 45, 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 07/30/08.

Renata L. McFadden, 27, theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 day no public offenses writes no checks.

Tabitha L. Newton, 18, one headlight; improper/no windshield- pled not guilty pretrial conference 07/16/08.

Russell Brandon Ham, 24, speeding 14 mph over limit; license to be in possession- failure to appear.

Vickie Lyn Workman, 39, speeding 10 mph over the limit; failure to produce in-surance card- failure to ap-pear.

George A. Steiner, 36, speeding 16 mph over limit; failure to produce insurance card- failure to appear.

Terry A. Bryant, Jr., 21, speeding 14 mph over lim-it- pled guilty fi ne $28 plus costs.

Christopher R. McDer-mott, 27, speeding 26 mph over the limit- assigned state traffi c school.

Nakena Ann Stewart, 29, speeding 15 mph over limit; failure to produce an insur-ance card- failure to appear.

Steven R. Gaydos, 20, speeding 15 mph over limit; license to be in possession- failure to appear.

Clint Decker, 29, no/ex-pired registration plates; failure to produce insurance cards- failure to appear.

Colleen Annette Thomp-son, 35, speeding 14 mph over the limit- refers to CATS program.

Charles Donnell Smith, 33, Speeding 20 mph over limit- pled not guilty pretrial con-ference 07/16/08; failure to produce insurance card- dis-missed on proof shown.

David Preston McMa-nama, 54, no/expired reg-istration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration re-ceipt- failure to appear.

Marcus Andrew Bernar-dez, 44, speeding 14 mph over limit; license to be in possession- failure to ap-pear.

Shirley M. Hale, 55, fail-

ure of owner to maintain re-quired insurance/security- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years no public offenses no driving without a valid license and insurance fi ne $1,000.

Thomas B. Duggins, 20, speeding 13 mph over limit; operating on suspended/re-voked operator’s license; 2nd degree fl eeing or evading police; failure to notify of ad-dress change to department of transportation; no mo-torcycle operator’s license; failure to illuminate head-lights- pled not guilty pre-trial conference 07/16/08.

Michael D. Tucker, 21, speeding 14 mph over the limit; failure to produce in-surance card- failure to ap-pear.

Gregory Ala Stull, 49, no semi-trailer plate; parts needed for safe operation- dismissed on proof.

Corey M. McMillan, 25, no/expired registration plates- pled guilty $25 plus costs; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt- dis-missed on commonwealth motion.

Aaron Hugo Schutt, 29, driving on DUI suspend-ed license- pled not guilty supoened 07/16/08.

Cindy Lee Whitely, 37, possession of marijuana; 1st degree traffi cking controlled substance; manufacturing methamphetamine; use/possess drug paraphernalia; controlled substance pre-scription not in original con-tainer- pled not guilty pre-liminary hearing 07/11/08.

Cindy Lee Whitely, 37, probation violation for mis-demeanor offense- continues 07/11/08.

David Baxter Golden, 46, fugitive from another state warrant required- extradi-tion to Alabama.

David Baxter Golden, 46, alcohol intoxication in a pub-lic place- pled guilty fi ne $25 plus costs.

David A. Dowell, 21, non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense pay child sup-port as court ordered.

Stacie Jo Smiley, 36, non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense pay child sup-port as court ordered.

Kevin Lee Dodson, 46, ter-roristic threatening- pled not guilty pretrial conference 07/16/08.

Kevin L. Dodson, 46, non-payment to fi nes/costs of $553- continues 07/16/08.

Eileen Funk, 32, operating on suspended/revoked op-erator’s license- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years no public offense no driv-ing without valid driver’s license and insurance can not possess alcohol, illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia fi ne $100 plus costs.

Cynthia Marie Chipps, 29, unlawful transaction with minor- continue 09/24/08.

Phillip W. Hudson, 23, possession of marijuana; use/possess drug parapher-nalia- continue 07/16/08.

Courtney A. Scott, 18, tru-ancy- dismissed on proof of diploma.

Travis C. Beach, 28, 1st de-gree disorderly conduct; 4th degree assault with no vis-ible injury- defer probated 12 months.

Teresa T. Boles, 43, theft by unlawful taking/shop-lifting under $300- continue 07/16/08.

Joseph Michael Hobbs, 30, 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 08/06/08.

James Ron Richardson, 64, harassment with no physi-cal contact- defer probated 6 months no communication or contact with Johnny Estep no public offenses.

Denise R. Davis, 38, alco-hol intoxication in a public place- pled guilty fi ne $25 plus costs; 2nd degree dis-orderly conduct- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years no public offenses can not pos-sess alcohol, illegal drugs/paraphernalia.

Noble Fra Richardson, 68, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting- failure to ap-pear.

Brian M. Way, 18, pos-session of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled guilty 6 months pro-bated 2 years after serving 10 days no public offenses can not possess alcohol, illegal drugs/paraphernalia.

Angela M. Danner-Padilla, 26, speeding 25 mph over limit; failure of non owner to maintain required insurance; no/expired registration plates- continues 07/23/08.

Debbie A. Tarter, 45, leav-ing the scene of accident/failure to render aid or assis-tance- continue 07/16/08.

Rockye E. Smith, 57, dis-regarding stop sign- defers probated 6 months.

Jeremy Shane Holland, 21, speeding 15 mph over the limit- assigned state traffi c school.

Douglas Shane Powell, 41, failure to wear seat belts; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/secu-rity; no/expired registration plates- continue 07/23/08.

Krystal M. Holloway, 22, speeding 15 mph over limit- pled guilty fi ne $30 plus costs; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years no public offenses no driving without valid driv-er’s license and insurance fi ne $1,000; no/expired other state registration receipt or plates- pled guilty fi ne $50.

Melodie Jo Gunning, 44, operating a motor vehicle un-der the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- continue 07/23/08.

Eric Christopher Street, 29, speeding 16 mph over the limit- pled guilty fi ne $30 plus costs.

Joshua B. Green, 21, speed-ing 20 mph over the limit- continues 07/23/08.

Joseph C. Powers, 22, speeding 13 mph over the limit- defer 6 months pro-bated.

Lonnie L. Roberts, 18, dis-regarding stop sign- defer probated 6 months.

James Glenn Fuqua, 27, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- continue 07/30/08.

Donald Ray Heckler, 35, speeding 21 mph over the limit- amend to 15 mph pled guilty $30 plus costs; fail-ure to wear seat belts- pled guilty fi ne $25; operating on suspended/revoked op-erator’s license- amend to no operator’s license in posses-sion pled guilty fi ne $50; fail-ure to notify address change to department of transporta-tion- dismissed on proof.

Edward M. Hild, 21, speeding 26 mph over the limit- amend to 15 mph over the limit pled guilty fi ne $30; operating a motor vehicle un-der the infl uence of alcohol/drugs-pled guilty fi ne $300 plus costs 30 days probated 2 years after serving 4 days; failure to produce insurance card- dismissed on proof.

Gregory Lee Pendleton, 37, operating a motor ve-hicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- continue 07/23/08.

Dawn M. Woelfel, 45, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 07/30/08.

Dawn M. Woelfel, 45, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continue 07/30/08.

Michael D. McAnallen, 18, truancy- dismissed on proof of diploma.

Michael D. McAnallen, 18, alcohol intoxication in a pub-lic place- pled guilty fi ne $25 plus costs.

Theodore Calvin Houchins, 38, 4 counts of theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 hour no public offenses write no checks.

Jason Burt Yates, 32, pro-bation violation for misde-meanor offense- continues 07/16/08.

Monica Millay, 36, pro-bation violation for misde-meanor offenses- failure to appear.

Andrew Leland Burke, 20, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- 07/16/08.

Ruben Garcia, 31, 2 counts of theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- continues 07/30/08.

Maiko Lynn Robinson vs. Jessie Jay Robinson, domes-tic violence-DVO entered.

Danny Edward Embry vs. Pamela Gail Embry, domes-tic violence- DVO entered.

Pamela Gail Embry vs. Danny Edward Embry, do-mestic violence- DVO en-tered.

Cassi M. Armagost vs.

Paul Leroy Armagost, issue subpoena for Todd Matti witness to appear and tes-tify- continue 07/23/08.

Cassie Schooler Moore vs. John Edward Moore, domes-tic violence- DVO entered.

Cynthia Renae Napier vs. Ezekiel Jones II, domestic violence- EPO entered con-tinues 07/16/08.

Melissa Dawn Nottingham vs. Jacob M. Avery, domestic violence- EPO entered con-tinues 07/16/08.

David Crawford Elderidge vs. William David Elderidge, domestic violence- DVO en-tered.

Jeremy Allen Jackson vs. Jamie Marie Jackson, domes-tic violence- DVO entered.

Brenda Jean Keith vs. John Paul Keith, domestic vio-lence- DVO entered.

Kenneth Starlin Bays, 25, fl agrant non support- waived to Grand jury 08/04/08.

Jeffery T. Crone, 43, 1st de-gree assault- amended to 4th degree assault pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years af-ter serving 30 day no public offense no contact or com-munication and stay 500 feet away from Harold Miller; leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assis-tance- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offenses no driving without a valid driver’s license and insurance can not possess alcohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia fi ne $200; fail-ure to notify address change to department of transporta-tion- pled guilty fi ne $25.

James Matthew Romero, 19, 2nd degree burglary- amended to criminal tres-passing pled guilty fi ne $250; theft by unlawful tak-ing under $300- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years af-ter serving 10 days no public offense no communication or contact with Derek Han-kins and Curtis Tyler pay $25 through county attorney offi ce.

Douglas Lee Long, 20, 2nd degree burglary- amended to criminal trespassing 1st de-gree pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense can not possess al-cohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia waive right to search and seizure no communication or contact and stay 500 feet away from Ruth Beavers; 3rd degree criminal mischief pled guilty 12 months consecutively probated 2 years pay $200 through county attorney of-fi ce.

Jason Scott Aldridge, 30, 1st degree rape to victim un-der the age of 12 years old- probation cause found hold to Grand Jury 07/07/08.

Sara L. Futrell, 22, alco-hol intoxication in a public place- pled guilty fi ne $25 plus costs; 3rd degree assault to a police/probation offi cer- amended to resisting arrest pled guilty 12 months pro-bated 2 years after serving 10 days 9 days credited no pub-lic offense can not possess alcohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia enroll in KAPS for random drug screening waive all rights to search and seizure; 1st degree disor-derly conduct- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense can not pos-sess alcohol illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia.

Joe E. Poe, 43, 4th degree assault domestic violence with no visible injury; 4 counts of 1 degree wanton endangerment- continue 07/16/08.

Frederick Joseph McLem-ore, 46, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- 26 days jail revoked served con-secutively.

Frederick Joseph McLem-ore, 46, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty fi ne $500 plus costs 6 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days 18 months suspend-ed license; 1st degree fl ee-ing or evading police- pled guilty amended to 2nd de-gree fl eeing or evading police 12 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days con-secutively no public offense fi ne $200; 1st degree wanton endangerment of police offi -cer- amended to 2nd degree wanton endangerment pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days consecutively with no public offenses; failure to illuminate head lamps- pled guilty fi ne $25.

interesting, though, to learn what offi cers encounter when they’re out there do-ing traffi c patrols and check points, and how working to reduce crashes also reduces criminal activity.”

Police agencies participat-ing in this year’s campaign included sheriff depart-ments, local city and county police agencies, Kentucky

Vehicle Enforcement, and Kentucky State Police, many of whom received funding from KYTC to participate.

Anderson County Sheriff Troy Young said the cam-paign was positive.

“People are becoming more comfortable with buckling up and seat belt citations are down. I think people realize seat belts do save lives,” Young said.

Bob Criswell, KYTC law enforcement liaison, said law enforcement agencies are an important partner in reducing deaths and injuries in Kentucky.

“They care about their jobs, and when they see the numbers of deaths falling, they get excited, knowing that their efforts really do make a difference,” Criswell said.

Traffi c safety checkpoints were conducted throughout Kentucky during a two-week mobilization May 19 - June 1. Those not buckled up or in violation of other laws received a citation. But those who were buckled received a different kind of ticket – a “Click It FOR Tick-ets” voucher, which allowed them to register to win a set

of six tickets to the Kentucky Speedway.

Winners were David Bourgeois, of Eddyville, Ky.; Kim Angelia Coleman, of Albany, Ky.; Kim Parker, of Georgetown, Ky.; Jeffery Stack, of Lexington; Tammy Kirkpatrick, of Hawesville, Ky., and James Gibbs, of Salt Lick, Ky.

Two sets of tickets were provided to each of three races — the NASCAR Na-tionwide Series, the NA-SCAR Craftsman Truck Se-ries and the IndyCar Series.

Additional rewards were provided at approximately

100 McDonald’s restaurants in central and eastern Ken-tucky on Monday, May 19, when police offi cers handed out prizes, coupons and in-formational fl yers at area drive-thrus. Drivers and passengers wearing seat belts received coupons.

“We’re very pleased with the results of this year’s ‘Click It or Ticket’ effort,” added Sigler. “The part-nership between all the agencies, organizations and businesses involved was tremendous. If one life was saved, all the effort was worth it.”

Despite a wealth of data showing that seat belts save lives — and also despite im-plementation of a primary seat belt law – Kentucky re-mains at the bottom nation-ally in seat belt usage rates, at only 72 percent.

Seventy-two percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were involved in a fatal crash in 2006, but who were buckled up, survived. When worn correctly, seat belts are proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat occupants by 45 percent — and by 60 percent in pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans.

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before 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or $50 for after-hours reconnect, and an increase to $40 annually to obtain a business license within the county.

Members of the council questioned the terminol-ogy of Ordinance No. 473 and its specifi c usage of the wording “occupational tax.” Councilwoman Mar-garet Ann Love inquired as to the specifi c language of the ordinance; however, the council recommended no changes.

Mayor David Pace said that Police Chief Jeff Cox was taken by ambulance to the hospital last Friday for, as of yet, undetermined rea-sons. Cox is still undergoing testing.

“He sounded a lot better today but they still haven’t diagnosed all of his symp-toms yet,” Pace said. “Re-member him in your prayers that he gets a speedy recov-ery.”

The council passed City Clerk/Treasurer Molly Janes’ motion to approve transfers from the Water-works Secure Revenue Fund — which has a current balance of $78,937.33 — and Pace opened the fl oor for discussion of bills.

Pace also noted that as of the July 14 meeting, the city had settled with insur-ance companies on the ad-jacent building for damage sustained during stormy weather earlier in the year, however, Pace said nego-tiations are still underway to replace the roof on City Hall. Repair work on the roof is projected to be com-plete by winter.

In discussion of the pro-posed change in the Meade County Water District con-tract request of 40 years, Pace recommended rene-gotiation of the language in

the contract to include over-viewing the fundamentals annually during the con-tracted period.

In other council business: •The Audit Contract for

FY ending June 30, 2008, was approved.

•The city has completed the acquisition of adjacent property and is looking at how to best utilize the area.

•Council approved $1,500 in funding for the Meade County Museum & Arts concert series and $3,000 in funding for the senior citi-zens.

•Pace provided an update on the Community Pride Committee and said that in August, the committee will begin hosting meetings in local subdivisions to con-nect with residents.

•No Buffer Committee re-port was made.

•The city made $400 on the sale of a surplus truck and received a $65,050 transfer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 17 to reimburse the city for storm related expenditures.

•No police report was given.

•Public Works represen-tative T.J. Hughes updated the council on the water and sewer department, up-grades in Riverfront Park, mosquito control, parks — stating that Nickel Park playground equipment is outdated and needs re-placed — road repair and fair pre-cleanup.

•Businesses licenses were approved for Ray’s Ford-Mercury-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and Tony Brown Chev-rolet, Inc., for fair display only and a solicitor’s license was approved for High Point Thomasville Furni-ture Carriers for the period of June 26 through June 27.

•The council went into a closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1., B) to delib-erate the future acquisition or sale of real property by a public agency, of which no offi cial action was taken.

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By Jennifer BridgeCEA for Family and Consumer Sciences

Summer is here, and with its many opportunities to be involved in activities such as hiking, running, biking, and swimming, it is important during these normally hot and humid months to drink enough water and stay hy-drated.

Water is important to the body. It helps digest food, gets rid of waste products, and helps maintain a con-stant body temperature. Adults need about eight to 12 cups of water a day. Some of this water comes from food such as, fruit juices, milk, tea, coffee, fruits and vegetables. Fruits like watermelon and tomatoes contain about 95 percent water.

The amount of water a per-son needs changes with the type of exercise, how hot and humid the day is, and how much is lost in perspiration. If a person is exercising and sweating a lot, more than 12 cups of water may be needed to replace the water lost from the body.

Not drinking enough wa-ter can cause dehydration. This condition is caused when water lost from the

body through urine and sweat is more than water that is taken in. A dehydrated body cannot cool itself prop-erly and this can lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

It is a good rule to remem-ber to drink water before you become thirsty. Thirst is a sign that the body is already dehydrated.

Watch for these early signs of dehydration during physi-cal activity:

•Dry or sticky mouth.•Low urine output or dark

yellow urine.•Headache and feelings of

lightheadedness, especially when getting up quickly.

•Feeling dizzy or con-fused.

Here are some ways to stay hydrated during sum-mer activities.

•Drink one to two cups ofwater about an hour before you begin your physical ac-tivity.

•Drink one cup of water 30minutes before your activity.

•Drink half to one cup ofwater every 10 to 15 minutes during your activity. This may mean that you carry a bottle of water and take small drinks during your activity.

•Drink one cup of waterwithin 30 minutes after the activity.

Keep hydrated during outdoorsummer activities

Pleasant times at

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were the highlight of the annual St. John Community Festival. The event was held Sunday at the church, and featured infl at-able slides, a car and bike show, a cornhole tourney, a silent auction, raffl es, and a homemade cake wheel.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Is the world coming to an end?

Last week Mark Mar-tin announced he was coming out of semi-re-tirement to run fulltime in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next season for Rick Hendrick of all people — and not long-time car owner Jack Roush.

National Football League star Randy Moss announced he had

joined half ownership in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, for-merly known as Morgan-Dollar Motorsports.

Now, the ulti-mate announce-ment this past week out of Chi-cago. Two-time champion Tony Stewart isn’t only leaving 10-year employer Joe Gibbs Racing at the

end of the season, but he’s doing so to become an owner-driver in the

series.“It was a

huge decision making pro-cess obviously, something that was not made over-night,” Stewart said. “And ev-ery week like we told you

guys this was a long

process. You know, thiswas not something thatwas easy by any means,and we did weigh ouroptions heavily as far aswhat was available outthere, what our optionswere. And, the oppor-tunity to have owner-ship in a race team wassomething that was, inmy opinion, a once in alifetime opportunity.

“I don’t think an

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ON DECK

July 19Greenwave Baseball Sultans Baseball Club @ Bellarmine University 11:45 a.m.

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July 26Greenwave Baseball JT Chargers @ Bellarmine University 11:45 a.m.

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Tuesday night fi shing tournament

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MMA cage fi ghting

RAGECaged Cheer camp brings ‘Waves’ of school spirit

Stewart goes over to the ‘Dark Side’

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s the door clicked shut behind Branden-burg’s Rocco Addesa, he was left face to face with his cage fi ghting opponent. Both contenders seemed oblivious to everything outside the eight-sided cage, as they tapped gloves and then went at each other, mono-a-mono.

Last Saturday night, Addesa, along with other Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fi ghters, proved their skills at the Kentucky Farm Bu-reau Building during the fi rst ever “Xplosive Caged Combat” event in Brandenburg.

“When you step in that cage and hear it lock … you know it’s on,” Addessa said. “It’s just

What makes this adrenaline- pumped sport so popular?

Madness ‘gels’ at the right time

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Campers hold Hyden Lovl, a sixth grader, during stunting drills.

THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKIThe Meade County Madness huddle up before they hit the fi eld.


Last Friday, the nine-year-old Meade County Madness baseball team de-fended its Little League district title as it steamrolled the Elizabethtown All-Stars, 14-1. Now, the team will head into the state tournament where it will again have to defend its crown.

Last year, the team captured the Ohio

Valley Region Championship and the state championship, and it is poised to defend the titles. The transfer from machine-pitch to kid-pitch, however, has not been an easy path. This season, the Madness enters its fi rst year of kid-pitch, which adds a whole other aspect to the game.

“This is the third tournament we’ve played in,” said Madness head coach Robbie Ammons. “The fi rst two we didn’t play that well and they kind of folded under pressure. But now they’re starting to gel.”

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The Brandenburg Primary School gym was bubbling with school spirit and cheer this week as the Meade County High School Cheerlead-ers held their annual cheerleading camp.

Over 60 campers fi lled the gym, ea-ger to learn cheers, stunts and forma-tions. Along with learning the basics of cheerleading, the campers were taught to have school spirit and team camaraderie.

“We fi rst teach the campers cheers we do at the varsity level,” said Kim Wood, head coach of the MCHS Cheerleading team.

“This is a fun week,” Wood said. “I love seeing everyone have so much fun.”

The camp introduces the world of cheer, starting with fi rst grad-ers and continuing through eighth graders. The coaches and instructors are MCHS’s very own cheerleading squad.

Usually, the varsity cheerleaders are the campers, however, this week roles reversed as they instructed the camp-ers.

“(The MCHS varsity squad) went to Eastern Kentucky University in June and learned a lot of new cheers,” Woods said. “Now they get to teach the campers what they learned at camp. It’s a little different for them, but they enjoy it.”

The varsity cheerleaders were ex-cited to instruct, though some said the tumbling campers could be a little hard to handle.

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The team couldn’t ask for better timing, as it appears to be hitting on all cylinders.

“It’s great,” Ammons said. “You couldn’t ask for a better time. It’s the last game of the district right before you go to state, you couldn’t time it any better time.

“We really played like we should to-night (against E-town). They really have transitioned well (into kid-pitch.)”

During the district championship game, the Madness scored its fi rst run in the top of the fi rst and didn’t look back after that.

In the third inning, Bryce Mattingly, one of the fastest players on the team, hit an inside-the-park homerun to score three runs.

“It felt pretty good to hit a homerun,”

Mattingly said. Mattingly also won an inter-squad bet

with his fellow teammates. “We bet on whoever hit an inside-the-

park homerun would get $20,” he said. “It looks like they owe me $20.”

The team is lead by one of its star pitch-ers, Jake Crase, who had a fantastic night on the mound. In six innings of work, he notched 14 strikeouts.

“It felt pretty good to win again,” Crase said about defending the district champi-onship. “It was great to get that last out to win.”

The state tournament started yesterday and will continue through the weekend.

When asked what the team planned to do at the state tournament, Crase an-swered simply, “win.”

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SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Meade County eight-year-old All-star Team claimed the Meade County Invita-tional. FIRST ROW (From left): Bryce Dawson, Steven Benock, Nick Wilson, Caden Mattingly, and Brendin Pollock. SECOND ROW (From left): Cale Wilson, Garett Poole, Brock Wilson, Russell Cavanagh, Colton Nevitt, Zack Babb and Will Crosier. THIRD ROW (From left): Cory Dawson, Gary Poole, Jodie Babb and John Crosier.

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe St. Louis Cardinals won the Major League regular season and the Minor League tournament. FRONT ROW (From left): Cameron Galvez, Logan Fackler, Jessie Mont-gomery, Ryan Keeton, Logan Reynolds. MIDDLE ROW (From left): Devin Patty, Jacob Crase, Cody Lee, Levi Hurt, Tommy Maddox. BACK ROW (From left: Wayne Hurt, Jim Crase, and Coach Patty. Not pictured: Dean Hurst.


The Flaherty Express 13-18 year old softball team went undefeated during the regular season and continued its winning streak into the postseason. The Express notched an as-tonishing 152 runs while holding its opponents to only 26 total runs through-

out the season. In the fi rst game of the

season-ending tourna-ment, Jesse Adams pitched a shutout game against the Lady Braves to win 12-0. Jessie Jordan had a homer-un which added to her sea-son total of seven.

In the second round of the playoffs, they faced the All-American Eagles, win-ning 15-3.

In the championship game, they faced the All-American Eagles again and won 11-0 in a short-ened game due to the mer-cy rule.

Alexa Adams pitched a shutout game and Megan Crick had a triple that hit the outfi eld fence.

The team will play sev-eral more tournaments be-fore the season is over.

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the little girls, although it can get a little chaotic at times.” said Courtney Duff, a sopho-more varsity cheerleader and camp instructor. It’s defi nite-ly different instructing camp. We’re so used to being camp-ers it’s a whole other perspec-tive.”

The camp also reinforces positive leadership and al-lows the upperclassmen to set good examples.

“These little girls are go-ing to see the varsity players in the community,” Woods said. “They are role models

and this helps them build that leadership cheerleaders need to have.”

In the end, however, the Meade County Cheer Camp was all about building skills. Most campers enjoyed ev-erything they learned, espe-cially when they started to stunt.

“I like when they throw you in the air,” said fi rst-grader Sidney Smith. “My favorite thing about cheerleading is learning all the dances.”

The varsity squad dem-onstrated a variety of stunts, ranging in diffi culty.

For some campers it was the fi rst time they had heard some of the cheers and watched the team perform.

“You learn all the songs and they are fun to sing,” said Emmerae Durbin, who will be in fi rst grade this fall. “I want to be a cheerleader in high school and maybe play soccer … I really like soccer, but cheering is fun, too.”

Come football season, Woods hopes to see all of the girls standing on the side-lines, mimicking the varsity cheerleading squad.

“Our goal is to get in-volved with the school,” she said. “Now they are going to know the cheers we’re go-ing to do during football and basketball games. We hope they bring their parents and cheer on our teams and cheer with our team.”

Each day the session ended with dancing and cheers, in-cluding one of the camper’s favorite game, “Little Sally Walker.”

Gathered in a large circle, a few campers skip inside the circle until they pick someone in the outer circle to dance with. The two then dance, and switch positions.

Before the campers were released for the day, awards were given to the most spirit-ed and best cheer squad. The campers left skipping away, telling their parents what they learned and showing off their camp awards.

“This camp is fun,” Smith said. “I like being a cheer-leader.”

offer like this has ever been made in this series to a driv-er. And I don’t know that an offer of this magnitude will be offered in the next year or two or down the road even. But I’m very honored that Joe and his organization have welcomed me aboard not only as a driver, but as an owner and really excited about our future at Stewart Haas Racing.”

Basically, Haas CNC Rac-ing offered Stewart a new challenge — something he has always enjoyed — and a deal that was nearly too good to refuse.

In an exchange for his name, celebrity status and marketing-sponsorship pull, Stewart got 50 percent of the two-car team and the tons of General Motors manufacturing support that goes with Stewart.

“I was offered half of the team in this deal,” Stewart said. “That was something that doesn’t make this a lateral move from where I came from to where we’re going next year. You know, having 50 percent of this race team is something that’s huge. But I look forward to it. Haas CNC is a company that’s spent a lot of their own money to build this opera-tion, and has spent a lot out of their pocket. I’m hoping

to come in as a driver – not only as a driver – but as an equal partner in this and be able to attract sponsorship to where now Haas CNC doesn’t have to spend that money out of their pocket to where we can make it pay for itself.

“So, you know, that was something that I don’t think, like I said, has ever been offered. I don’t think any driver’s ever been of-fered 50 percent equity in an organization, and, you know, that made this such an appealing offer.”

Stewart owns four race tracks, including the famous Eldora track in Ohio, and he also owns USAC and Sprint Car teams.

Owning a NASCAR team is a whole other adventure and one with much greater expense, but it’s one that Stewart is well aware of. The move is designed for Stewart to fi ll his racing need well after his days as a driver are over. Stewart has, roughly, about 10 years left on the driving shelf.

“I think as time has gone on and I’ve gotten a little bit older here, you start realizing the importance of history and what val-ues are important to you,” Stewart said. “And, you know, the thought of being another Richard Childress or a Richard Petty or a Rick Hendrick, somebody who is driven in this sport and now, in some cases their

legacy’s bigger than when they were drivers here. That opportunity to do this in this sport was very im-portant to me.

“To have that opportunity to do that here with Haas CNC Racing and now form this new entity is something that I’m excited about hav-ing that opportunity. I’m excited about the fact that

I feel like we could go to Daytona and we have the opportunity to go there and win the Daytona 500 and stand there and climb out of my own car with my own guys and my own operation and be there as champions that way. So that’s an aspect that I’m hopefully going to get a chance to experience that and enjoy that.”

The move won’t come without signifi cant change.

Longtime crew chief Greg Zipadelli is off the table — and so is his No. 20 car number.

Stewart will be half own-er and the team’s fl agship driver and his every move will be scrutinized — be-cause it is a new venture and because he’s Stewart.

He’ll have Hendrick mo-tors and equipment backing him, along with Chevrolet, but most important right now is landing the right personnel to build the team into a winner.

Stewart will make races next year via his past cham-pion’s provisional and now it’s up to current No. 66 Haas driver Scott Riggs to make races and secure the other car in the top-35 in owner points to start next season.

Riggs could be the other driver next to Stewart, but all roads point to Ryan Newman being that guy.

“Quite frankly, there’s been an interest. Again, that’s what Tony Stewart brings to the table — the confi dence that the organi-zation will win. Employee confi dence is critical in our sport,’’ said Haas General Manager Joe Custer. “Just a side note. Tony’s com-ment, ‘We’re in this sport to win.’ (Haas CNC) came here to win. We’ve been here for years building something with the goal of winning.

Not to make money at NA-SCAR, not to ride the coat tails, not for the fame, the glory. It’s for the winning. We want trophies.”

Stewart’s USAC teams are based in Indianapolis, Ind., but Stewart fully intends to keep the team in the Char-lotte, N.C., area.

Stewart’s hero, A.J. Foyt, was successful as a driver in all realms of racing — just like Stewart — but he has been mediocre at best when it comes to owning race teams. That’s some-thing Stewart is well aware of as he takes on this next venture.

“I can’t guarantee that I’m going to, but if we don’t, we’re going to go down swinging. That’s for sure,” Stewart said. “You know, I like challenges. And if I didn’t like challenges, I wouldn’t be a part of three race tracks and have four race teams.

“There are no guarantees with this. There’s no guar-antees that this is going to be successful. But after sitting down and evaluating what the potential of this team is, I wouldn’t have made this decision if I didn’t think it would be successful and if I didn’t think it had the po-tential to be great. So, like I said there are no guaran-tees, and I don’t know that it is going to be successful, but we’re going to do ev-erything we can to make it successful.”

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A few minutes later, Adde-sa exited the ring a champ in his fi rst ever Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) cage fi ght.

A 45-second knockout against Chad Hass was his choice of victory. Although it was Addesa’s fi rst cage match of his career, he looked like he’d been doing it for years.

“This is my fi rst amateur fi ght,” Addesa said. “I’ve trained in Louisville for a few weeks. Then I saw there was a fi ght here, so I called up John (Schapmire) to see if I could fi ght. I pretty much came into the fi ght blind.

“I wanted to use this match as a stepping stone and see where I was at. I knew there was a possibility that I would come into this match and get hammered pretty good. But I went in there and won. That’s a great start to a career.”

The opportunity was too perfect for Addesa to turn down — a Saturday night fi ght in his hometown, in front the home crowd. He took advantage of the situ-ation as the crowd erupted for its biggest applause of the night as he was presented his championship belt in the middle of the ring.

“This was something I wanted to do,” he said. “I wanted the experience and I had a chance to do it in front of my family and friends. I can’t even explain how amaz-ing it feels.”

Addesa, like many other aspiring MMA fi ghters, is joining a sport that has swept the nation: Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting.

During an age of a disen-chanted boxing federation, MMA has fulfi lled the void that many sports fans crave: Just raw hand-to-hand combat — nothing more, nothing less.

MMA fi rst started in the United States in 1993 with a sanctioned Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match. Back then, the matches had very little rules. The only defi nitive rules were no eye gouging, biting, or fi sh hook-ing — which is hooking your fi nger in someone’s mouth — according to UFC. The ref-eree was the only person who could stop the un-timed fi ght — many considered it the rawest fi ghting ever shown on television.

Fifteen years later, MMA evolved into a sports phe-nomenon that has rocketed into main event pay-per-view matches, reality shows, and even major network ap-pearances.

As rules have changed to make the sport safer — in-cluding timed rounds and better equipment — some fans say it is safer than prize-fi ght boxing and football.

“There are less injuries in MMA than other contact sports,” said Travis Bunch, coordinator of Saturday’s event and a fi ghter himself. “The injuries are minimal injuries. I never heard of a major injury in any fi ghts. Usually, there are just mild concussions or a black eye.”

MMA fi ghting has unique-ly blended different back-grounds into one arena. Mar-tial art students, Olympic competitors, wrestlers, box-ers and football players have all tried to fi ght in the sport.

For some, MMA has given athletes an avenue they may have not had 20 years ago. No professional arenas exist-ed for wrestlers or martial art fi ghters. Now, with UFC and other professional circuits, there is an avenue for these athletes to pursue after col-lege and Olympic journeys.

“They’re still young, there’s nowhere to go with their sport,” Bunch said. “Some of

these athletes may still be in their 20s and all they have is coaching or something like that. Now with UFC, they have another avenue to ap-proach, and there’s some good money too.”

Addesa’s background in-cludes a stint as a football player during his years at Meade County High School.

“I loved football,” he said. “I loved the rush. Fighting is the same way, but in football you have 10 other guys with you. In fi ghting, it’s just one-on-one. You got to put on that survivor mode while you’re in that cage.”

Addesa graduated in ’07 and now works at Save-a-Lot in the morning, then drives a UPS truck in the evenings. In between working, he fi nds a way to go through the gruel-ing training required to suc-ceed in MMA fi ghting.

Most fi ghters agree that training is more strenuous than the actual fi ght.

“Training is the hardest part,” Bunch said. “It might sound silly, but you train and once you get to the fi ght that’s the easy part. Diet, cut-ting weight, learning tech-niques, different styles of hand-to-hand combat along with grappling combat are all part of training.”

Bunch is a 35-year-old fa-ther of two who has only fought for two years. He started his MMA journey after signing up his son for martial art classes.

“I signed my 10 year old into tae kwan do to give him some discipline, and then my daughter started doing it,” he said. “The next thing I knew, I was doing tae kwan do with them and it was a natural progression. They started to ask me to do MMA classes and I really got into it.”

After training, he started to fi ght cage matches. One thing he really didn’t know was how to fl ip that “switch” once he stepped inside the cage.

“For me, it took me a little bit to get that mindset,” he said. “It’s hard for me to go in there and hit someone I’m not mad at. It’s unnatural, but it eventually clicks that you got to go in there and fi ght like your life depends on it.”

That was evident in Bunch’s fi rst match two years ago.

“During my fi rst fi ght, the fi rst two rounds I was pulling my punches,” he said. “I was used to sparing where you pull back on your punches. My trainer told me just be-fore the third round, that I was jarring back my hits … well, that third round went a whole lot better. But for some of those younger guys, it’s easier to get into that mind-set.”

Some young fi ghters like, Nathen Dailey of Radcliff, Ky., who also trains with Bunch, can get in the right mindset very easily.

“Nathen (Dailey) is in-tense,” Bunch said. “He can turn on that switch as soon as he gets in the ring.”

Dailey, who also fought Saturday night, explained his mindset before a fi ght.

“It’s a calm before the

storm,” he said. “I clear my mind and get ready for any-thing this guy could throw at me. Once you’re in that cage there’s nothing else around you. It’s just him and me. And I want to win.”

For Addesa, the switch fl ips on as soon as the gate locks and the referee says, “fi ght.”

“I came out ready to go,” he said. “Everyone is there watching me and I just go in there and put it down. It’s an adrenaline rush.

“You get to go in there and whip someone’s tail and not get in trouble for it. You get in there and it’s awesome. You just let everything go and fi ght. It feels really good.”

However the fi ghters pre-pare for their matches, they all agreed about the rush they receive after a fi ght.

“Everything goes blank and as soon as it’s over you’re on cloud nine,” Bunch said. “I usually don’t remember what happened until 30 min-utes after the fi ght. It’s such an intense feeling and such a rush.”

Dailey experienced his own surge of adrenaline on Satur-day night after he landed an uppercut to Robert Strange’s jaw, a hit that brought him to the mat.

“There’s no better feeling than beating a guy and have the crowd cheer for you,” Dailey said. “It’s great when you get in a solid hit.”

In today’s fast-paced soci-ety, Bunch feels MMA fi ghting gives people what they want.

“There’s no comparison,” he said. “In boxing, you pret-ty much know what’s going to happen. They are going to stand there and punch. With MMA you don’t know if there’s going to be a kick, or a punch, or if someone picks a guy up and slams them down. There are so many dif-ferent techniques that can be used in MMA.

“Everyone wants more and more now-a-days. MMA gives you more. It takes com-bat to the next level.”

Saturday’s fi ght bill con-sisted of nine fi ghts, several of which ended in fi rst-round knockouts. Some lasted well into the third round.

For event coordinators, Schapmire and Bunch, the event was a success.

“We got more people here than what we expected,” Bunch said. “It was a great turnout for our fi rst time in this area.”

With more than 500 spec-tators in attendance, Bunch plans another event in the area on Oct. 4, though noth-ing has been made offi cial.

“We’ve had some offers to do it in several different plac-es,” Bunch said. “Right now we’re just taking it easy and we’ll fi gure out the best place to do it.”

A demand for a second show in a small area like Bran-denburg may be indicative that MMA fi ghting will con-tinue to become more preva-lent in the sporting world.

“I can see now why it’s popular,” Addesa said. “It’s something else and it’s here to stay.”

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When Tiger Woods pulled up on the golf course and gripped his left knee, he wasn’t the only person to grimace in pain.

Woods, we now know, had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, a chronic problem for the world’s best golfer since his fi rst surgery on the knee in 1994. Then at Stanford, the surgery removed a cyst from his ACL, and in so doing, took a lot of the ACL with it. Woods began his pro-fessional career depending heavily on his hamstring, glute and calf muscles to com-pensate. Last year, it fi nally gave out.

“It was just running on the golf course,” he said. “Just happened to take one little step — it didn’t really take much — and it just popped.”

A lot of air went out of the PGA’s bal-loon that day, too. Golf without Tiger Woods these days is like kissing your sister. There’s just no excitement to it. Even when a lesser-known takes a tour-nament these days, they have to take it from Woods. Justin Kite, Rocco Mediate — they know what I’m talking about. And hey, even after the injury, Woods still won four of his fi nal fi ve tournaments, tying for second in the other. Without Tiger in the fi eld, without his constant specter on the grounds and in the TV coverage, golf will have lost a considerable amount of its luster. No matter who takes the lead in tournaments, until Woods returns, their

wins will always come with a disclaimer:“Yeah ... but would he have won if Tigerwas competing?”

Tiger is hoping that the surgery willmake the second half of his career go justas smooth as his fi rst — or, at least a lotmore comfortable.

“My left knee has been sore for 10 to12 years,” Woods said last month duringa conference call for his AT&T Nationaltournament. “It will be nice to fi nally havea healthy leg. ... I’m really looking forwardto that.”

The surgery was performed by Dr.Thomas D. Rosenberg and Dr. Vernon J.Cooley, who did arthroscopic surgery onWoods’ same knee in April of this year.

“We were confi dent going into this sur-gery, and I am pleased with the results,”said Dr. Rosenberg. “There were no sur-prises during the procedure, and as wehave said, with the proper rehabilitationand training, it is highly unlikely that Mr.Woods will have any long-term effects asit relates to his career.”

“It was important to me to have thesurgery as soon as possible so that I couldbegin the rehabilitation process,” Woodssaid. “I look forward to working hard atmy rehabilitation over the coming monthsand returning to the PGA Tour healthynext year.”

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriterand publisher of The Parkville (Mo.) Lumi-nary.

Can golf stay on while Tiger’s off?

PHOTO BY TRAVIS BUNCHThe referee raises Rocco Addesa’s arm in victory on Saturday night. Addesa won due to a knockout.

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Friday, July 18, 2008 The News Standard - B5OUTDOORSOUTDOORSLunar Calendar

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Frankfort — That gov-ernment stimulus check that recently arrived may have you thinking about two-stroke versus four-stroke motors, beam length, livewell options, sonar units and trolling motors. A new boat is in order. Then, this horrid, ugly thing called reality visits.

Reality says the gutters on your house need fi xing, the tile on the bathroom fl oor needs replacing and a new shed in the yard would free up valuable space in the garage. To top it off, only two out of the four burners on your stove work. It seems your boat must remain just a dream after reality strikes.

But, all is not lost. You can spend from $500

to $1,500 and have enough boat to satisfy fi shing urg-es, while still saving some money for home improve-ments.

A tried and true way to get on the water is to fi nd a used johnboat. A drive in the country may reveal one for sale in the front yard of a farmhouse.

Johnboats also show up at yard sales. During times when costs for everything are on the rise, a seldom-used boat is one of the fi rst things folks jettison for ex-tra money. Make an offer if you see an old johnboat lying against the side of a barn.

With pocketbooks squeezed, that boat could easily belong to you at the end of the conversation for a couple hundred dollars.

Get a johnboat as wide and long as you can fi nd or afford. The short, narrow ones are easy to tip and handle poorly in choppy water.

Scour yard sales and fl ea markets for a used tran-som-mount trolling mo-tor. Get a deep-cycle ma-rine battery and you are in business.

A johnboat and trolling motor is good on small and medium-sized lakes as well as creek arms and bays of large lakes. An outfit like this may cost you less than $1,000 -— much cheaper than a new or used fully rigged alu-minum bass boat.

Another option is a one-man pontoon boat. They start at $200 and go up to $1,000.

These boats possess a steel or aluminum frame

strapped to two infl atable pontoons with a seat in the middle.

The pontoon boats are 7 to 9 feet long and 4 to 6 feet wide. They are incred-ibly stable in rough water and most models possess a motor mount for a trolling motor and a cargo deck on the back to accommodate the battery.

A conscientious shop-per could pick up a lower-end pontoon boat of this type, a used trolling mo-tor and a battery for un-der $500. These one-man boats work well in small to medium-sized lakes, creeks, rivers and tailwa-ters. Another option is a two-person plastic bass boat, which generally cost $550 to $1,000.

They are basically two seats on top of a plastic raft. These boats work

well in farm ponds, but fl ounder in larger, choppy waters. A newer style of this type of boat features a modifi ed V-hull construc-tion, a wide beam, bow and stern motor mounts, aer-ated livewells, rod holders and come pre-rigged for electronic sonar units.

The freeboard is much higher on these boats, so they may withstand boat wakes and waves. They are also rated for a small outboard motor, although a transom-mounted troll-ing motor would push them just fi ne. They cost from $600 to $1,500. The beauty of these affordable boats is that you substan-tially reduce operating costs because a trolling motor burns no gasoline.

The money saved may just pay for the boat in a year.

Ways to fi nd affordable boats

STOCK PHOTOYou can easily spend $500 to $1,500 on a boat to satisfy fi shing urges, while still hav-ing some money for home improvements.

Anglers get big bass haul


Melissa and Mike Pick-ett won the Tuesday night fi shing tournament spon-sored by Brandenburg Huntin’ and Fishin’ for the second week in a row.

The two were the only participants to catch bass during the tournament.

Not only were they the only ones to catch bass,

they caught the biggest batch this year, with five bass and a total weight of 8.64 pounds.

Here are the results of this week’s tournament:

Melissa Pickett and Mike Pickett 8.64 lbs. weight, 1.17 lbs. Big Bass, 2.83 lbs. trash fi sh, and $190 pay-out.

Jake Heibert and Rusty Heibert, 5 lbs. trash fi sh, and $45 payout.

Robertina Filburn and Butch Filburn, 3.58 lbs. trash fi sh.

Mouse Wathen and Drew Wathen, 3.56 lbs trash fi sh.

Joe Lasley and Chris Cornett, 3.22 trash fi sh.

Jim Reardon and Mi-chael Reardon, 1.57 trash fish.

Rusty Warren Jarrold Raymer, 1.52 trash fi sh.

Tony Ogle and Rusty Craig, .796 lbs. trash fi sh.

THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKIMelissa and Mike Pickett take home the big bass and total weight winnings on Tuesday night with a weight of 8.64 pounds. Their biggest bass weighed in at 2.83 pounds.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your zeal for challenges usually works well for you. But this week it's best to avoid jumping into new situations without more information. Vital news emerges by the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Once again, the Bovine's patience pays off as that pesky problem works itself out without taking too much of your valuable time. A new task opens interesting possibilities.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Thosesuggestions you want to share need to be set aside for a while so you can focus on the job at hand. There'll be time later to put your ideas into a workable format.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be sure about your sources before you use the information in any decision you reach about your new project. Some of the data might be out of date or misinterpreted.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A suddenchallenge might rattle you at fi rst. But pump up that strong Lion's heart with a full measure of courage and face it with the continuing support of family and friends.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Watch your expenses this week so you can have a fi nancial cushion to fall back on should things tighten up later this month. Money matters ease by the 31st.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Uncertainty over workplace policy creates anxiety and confusion among your colleagues. Don't be surprised if you're asked, once again, to help work things out.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November21) The workweek keeps you busy tying up loose ends and checking data that needs to be verifi ed. The weekend offers a chance to relax and restore your spent energies.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 toDecember 21) This is not the best time to go to extremes to prove a point. Better to set a sensible goal now and move forward. There'll be time later to take the bolder course.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A step-by-step progression is the better way to move ahead. Taking shortcuts could be risky at this time. Important news arrives on the 31st.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February18) Avoid getting drawn into workplace disputes that should be handled by those directly involved. Instead, spend your energy developing those new ideas.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You still need to be prudent about money matters. But things start to ease by the end of the week. A weekend encounter with an old friend brings welcome news.

BORN THIS WEEK: You handlechallenging situations with boldness when necessary and caution when called for.

Horoscopes

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Strange but True

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• If you're thinking of redecorating your child's room, you might want to keep this in mind: Studies show that the color pink has a soothing effect on children; blue lowers their blood pressure and increases attentiveness; and yellow excites and cheers kids. Avoid red if at all possible; it has been shown to raise children's blood pressure, respiration and heart rate as well as brain and muscle activity.

• The brand name Nike isn't just a made-up moniker. It comes from Greek mythology, in which Nike was the winged goddess of victory.

• It's been reported that the last words of 19th-century American author, essayist, biographer and historian Washington Irving were, "Well, I must arrange my pillows for another night. When will this end?"

• If you're planning a trip to New York City this September, you should consider stopping by Wigstock, the country's largest festival celebrating the fake 'do. If you can't make the road trip, don't worry; you can check out the festivities from the comfort of your own home. Just rent "Wigstock: The Movie," a documentary of the event that was made in the mid-1990s.

• All species of dog have a pink tongue -- except one. Chows' tongues are black.

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Illegal criminal activity happening in your neighbor-hood? Do you look the other way for fear of retalia-tion from the criminal element? Well, fear no more, the Meade County Sheriff’s Department has set up a phone tip line for you to call to report drug and criminal activity in your neighborhood. The tip line is totally anonymous, and your iden-tity cannot be revealed. The Meade County Sheriff’s Department is committed to fight-ing the drug and criminal problem in our community, but we need your help. Please help by report-ing any and all suspicious activity in your area.

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When you were younger and wanted something from your parents, throw-ing a temper-tan-trum was probably not the best way to go about achiev-ing your goal. Now, as teenagers on the verge of adulthood, the same principle applies.

Confl icts are more than likely going to happen. Our minds are growing, our opinions and ideals are developing and, even among good friends, our views may not always be the same.

Differences are OK, though. As you’re transi-tioning into a mature young adult, you should learn to talk about things sensibly, without getting offended every time someone dis-

agrees with you.There is a right way and

a wrong way to solve any confl ict.

When you meet someone with op-posing viewpoints, don’t get mad at the person and au-tomatically chal-lenge their beliefs.

If you want to change the way someone looks at a situation, the best method probably isn’t telling them they’re wrong. If

you’re going to argue a point, make sure you ac-tually know what you’re talking about. There aren’t many feelings worse than getting schooled by some-one you were trying to in-fl uence.

Keep in mind when it comes to debating a view-

point, shouting, causing a scene and generally acting aggressive probably won’t yield positive results.

If you start the conversa-tion off by getting hothead-ed, your audience may not be receptive of your ideas.

Diplomacy and calm, polite discussion are more likely to infl uence some-one; they hopefully won’t feel pressured to defend themselves and that should make them more open to listening to what you have to say.

So, instead of getting irate, try saying something like “That makes sense but have you ever considered this…” or “Maybe you’re right, but I think….” The wording is up to you, but the point is to say some-thing that won’t make someone want to put their guard up or get defensive.

Also, just as you hope that someone will listen to your point of view, make sure you’re actually listen-ing to their points too. You would probably get offend-ed if the person you were talking to was constantly trying to talk over you or just not listening to what you were saying.

When you listen, you may end up learning some-thing new about the subject and your opinion could change.

Being able to discuss mat-ters in a calm, rational man-ner is a key part of growing into a more mature person. So, remember to keep your cool and keep your ears open. Even if you do think your opinion is right, it’s very likely that no one will listen if you can’t listen to other people’s points of view.

B10 - The News Standard Friday, July 18, 2008YOUTHYOUTH

Time To Grow Up

Felicia Thompson

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MCPL Summer Reading Program asks students to ‘have no fear’


Serving “kitty litter cake,” “night crawlers,” and “dog food with crackers,” the Meade County Public Library cele-brated the close of its 2008 Summer Reading Program (SRP) season with a banquet held on July 10.

Over 200 children attended the program, which ran from June 9 through July 3. Local fi fth- and sixth-graders par-ticipated in challenges such as the “roach race” and “spider crawl,” and submitted entries for several competitions to include Best Bug Book and Bug Photo, and the “Junkyard Bug,” and “Metamorphosis Mask” competitions.

“Bug Book” winners were Annie Meeks, Brendan Mc-Farland and Hannah Fackler. “Bug Photo” winners were Sioux Thomas and Annie Meeks. First place winners in the “Junkyard Bug” category were Kamryn Faust, Elizabeth Fackler, Chris and Jacob Waddle, Grant Beavin and Kaylee Mattingly, and fi rst place winner of the “Metamorphosis Mask” competition was Maranda McCool.

The SRP was sponsored by the Meade County Public Li-brary and several local businesses to include: Game Krazy, Pamida, Cox’s, Mr. Gatti’s, Dominos, Jailhouse Pizza, Dairy Queen, Dollar Land and Kroger.

CLOCKWISE (From top right): MCPL Children’s Librar-ian Donna Fackler showcases a students work. Students submitted many creative and brightly colored “Junk-yard” bugs during the competition. Students and family members enjoyed a banquet on July 10, celebrating a successful SRP. Over 200 children attended the program — which ran from June 9 through July 3 — and partici-pated in many games, to include imitating an insect.

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Rock Haven Baptist Church welcomed dozen of children to its special Vacation Bible School held last week at the church.

Children of all ages participat-ed in crafts, songs and games that featured a wild, jungle theme, while maintaining a focus of good faith, celebration and wor-ship.

THE NEWS STANDARD/FELICIA THOMPSON

Rock Haven Baptist Church hosts special Vacation Bible School

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Audrey StraneyAudrey Nicole Straney,

21, she enjoys being out-doors, playing with her dog Turbo, working out, playing softball and volleyball and riding four-wheelers. Au-drey has recently developed a passion for running. She is currently training to com-plete a mini-marathon in October. She is employed at Snap Fitness as store man-ager. Audrey will gradu-ate from Western Kentucky University in the Spring se-mester of 2009 with a Bache-lor degree in Business Man-agement with an emphasis in Human Resource. Upon graduation she will fi nd a Human Resources Assis-tant position with a local company. When the Human Resource Command Center transfers to Fort Knox, she hopes to obtain a position as a Human Resource Man-ager. Audrey is an active member at St. Martin Cath-olic Church in Flaherty. She enjoys spending her Friday nights at the ballpark play-ing for the church softball team. She is the daughter of Kenny and Annette Straney and is sponsored by Snap Fitness and Straney Farms.

Elizabeth MadisonElizabeth Erin Madison,

19, her hobbies include spending time with friends and family, boating on the river, riding jet skis and four-wheelers, camping, reading, and playing with her dog P.J. She is currently attending the University of Kentucky majoring in pre-dentistry in hopes of becom-ing an orthodontist. She is also a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, and The National Society of Colle-giate Scholars at the Univer-sity of Kentucky. She is the daughter of Keith and Sue Madison and is sponsored by Madison’s Mini Mart.

Julia PowersJulia Gabrielle Powers, 17,

her hobbies include playing volleyball, dancing, singing, camping with her family, and playing with her baby Shitzu Casey. Her future plans are to attend pharmaceutical school in Louisville and hopefully dance for The University of Louisville and one day start a family. She is also a member of her church youth group, volleyball team, Youth-in-Charge, Pep Club, and SADD. She is the daughter of Martin and Tara Powers and she is sponsored by her parents.

Whitney PackWhitney Elizabeth Pack,

18, her hobbies include showing cattle and pigs, singing, swimming, running and exercising, volunteering at Medco and KORT, riding four-wheelers, spending time with her family, listen-ing to country music, and taking pictures. She will be a freshman at Bellarmine Uni-versity majoring in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy. She plans on getting accepted into Bellarmine University’s Physical Therapy School at the end of her junior year, to pursue a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. During her senior year of high she served as Meade County High School Student Body President, Lincoln Trail Re-gion FFA President, Meade County FFA Chapter Presi-dent, St. Martin’s Youth Ministry President, Meade County 4-H Swine Club President and St. Martin’s Parish Council Youth Repre-sentative. She is the daugh-ter of Monica and Timothy Pack and she is sponsored by Hager Farms, Shear De-signs by Susan, her parents, and L&L Body Shop.

Natalie HartNatalie Michelle Hart, 19,

her hobbies include riding four-wheelers, boating and jet skiing on Rough River, shopping, fi shing, and hanging out with friends and family. She also enjoys attending motocross races. Her future plans are to at-tend Western Kentucky University and major in Elementary Education, and then someday when she has a stable career to get married and raise a family. She is an active member of St. Mary’s Church and is attending Elizabethtown Community College. She is the daughter of Marilyn and Eddie Hart and is sponsored by Shelli Keesee and Uncle Alley’s House of Fashion.

Alexa AdamsAlexa Adams, 16, her

hobbies include playing Ladywave Basketball, sum-mer softball, swimming, pageants, and sleeping when she can. She loves shopping, playing putt-putt golf, and spending time with family and friends. Her future plans are to at-tend college, where she will pursue a career in funeral service in which she will become a licensed funeral director and embalmer. She plans to continue operating the family business and be-come the third generation of funeral directors along with her younger sister. Ms. Adams states that she has two wonderful parents and a younger sister, Jessie, who is also her very best friend. She attends St. John the Apostle Church, where she is currently taking the steps to be confi rmed into her faith. She also assists with children’s church. She is a junior at Meade County High School, where she is currently the secretary of the student body’s, She is in-volved in Students Against Destruction Decisions, Health Occupational Stu-dents of America and is also a member of the Academic All-State team. She is the daughter of Billy and Rhon-da Adams and is sponsored by Hager Funeral Home and Monument Company.

Brittini SchmidtBrittini Leigh Schmidt,

17, her hobbies include playing volleyball, four-wheeler riding, fi shing, go-ing to movies, hanging out with friends, swimming, and playing with her dog. Her future plans are to at-tend St. Catherine College this fall on a volleyball scholarship. She plans to major in nursing and grad-uate in 2012 with a Bache-lor’s of Science in Nursing. She attends St. Theresa’s Church, her clubs dur-ing high school included: FCA, HOSA, Archery, and Youth-in-Charge. She is the daughter of Julia and Larry Schmidt and is sponsored by Rhode’s Logging and Jan’s Hair Classics.

Katelyn RayKatelyn Marie Ray, 18, her

hobbies include listening to music and hanging out with friends. She volunteers time at several churches in Louis-ville and surrounding coun-ties. Her future plans are to start EMT training in Au-gust and next year she plans to go to culinary school. She is a 2008 graduate of Bran-denburg High School. She is the daughter of Melissa Thompson and Step-Father Sean Thompson and her sponsor is her mother and step-father.

Katelyn LargeKatelyn Emily Large, 19,

her hobbies include dancing, hanging out with friends, spending summer days at the lake, caring for her two precious puppies, and traveling. She is currently attending the University of Louisville as a nursing ma-jor. She is a Norton Scholar and plans to graduate in 2011 to be a nurse for Nor-ton Hospital. She cheers for Louisville’s Arena Football team, the “Fire”. She says when she fulfi lls her nurs-ing commitment to Norton, She plans to travel as a Reg-istered Nurse with “Doctors Without Borders.” She is the daughter of Greta and Jeff Noe and is sponsored by Douglas Vowels.

Meagan SkaggsMeagan Renee Skaggs,

17, her hobbies include spending time with her family. She enjoys camp-ing, four-wheeling, driving her truck, and making new friends. Her future plans are to attend The Univer-sity of Kentucky and going to medical school in hopes of becoming a pulmonary specialist. Her parents are the owners of Cozy Furni-ture and Mattress in Bran-denburg. She is involved in pep club, FCA, and HOSA. She is the daugh-ter of Phillip and Connie Skaggs and she is spon-sored by Cozy Furniture.

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Jessica Renee Jordan, 18, her hobbies and interests include summer and fall league softball, photogra-phy, doing anything out-side, and hanging out with family and friends. Her future plans are to attend Jeffersontown Commu-nity College in the fall and majoring in Criminal Jus-tice, then transfer to East-ern Kentucky University after two years. She is also a member of Buck Grove Baptist Church. She is the daughter of Richard and Sharon Jordan and is spon-sored by 120 West Salon and her parents.

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Can you picture yourself standing next to more than 200 of the biggest stars of country music?

A 54-year-old Wayne County native can, and he has the photos to prove his claim to fame.

It all began when Somer-set resident Allen Bran-scum wrote to the late Grandpa Jones, requesting permission to meet him at the Grand Ole Opry.

“He wrote me back, and I went down to see him in March of 1992. Then I went back for six straight months after that,” said Allen.

They had their picture taken together backstage, the fi rst of what now num-bers 254.

Among others smiling into the camera alongside the retired Burnside El-ementary school teacher are Johnny and June Carter Cash, Garth Brooks, Por-ter Wagoner, and Loretta Lynn.

The vast majority of the photos have been taken at the Opry where Allen has gained access over the years by writing to public rela-tions and record companies and directly contacting the stars themselves, as he did with Grandpa Jones.

He has the home phone numbers of some stars and security personnel who are instrumental in helping him visit areas off limits to most fans.

“Jeannie Pruitt and Jean Shepherd got me in the

Opry a lot. Jan Howard and Little Jimmy Dickens get me in now,” he said.

Rules for backstage ac-cess have changed over

the years. “Now you

have to be cleared by at

least one of the stars actually performing in the show,” he said.

A life-long fan of coun-try music, Branscum grew up watching people like Porter Wagoner perform on TV, never dreaming he would one day be rubbing elbows with the colorful performer.

He also has never missed watching an Annual CMA Awards show on TV in the 43-year history of that spectacular.

“When I fi nally did start going backstage at the Opry, I felt like I knew these people already,” he said.

He has discovered most performers are friendly and easy to talk with, but found himself star struck when he met Johnny Cash. “I’ve had my picture taken with 33 people who have been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, but shaking hands with Johnny Cash has been a highlight. He’s just bigger than life.”

Being around the stars, sometimes for extended periods of time, has given him a unique perspective into their lives.

“I’ve probably seen Lo-retta Lynn more than any-

one else.” he said. “That lady will talk to you all day long, and you have her total attention. If the Presi-dent came by while she was talking to you, he’d just have to wait until she was fi nished.”

He said he felt sorry for Lynn the night she was

named CMA Entertainer of the Year, and her husband couldn’t be there because he was on a hunting trip. He also regrets the fact she often ‘freezes up’ during TV interviews, but he re-mains a devoted fan.

“I think her voice is as strong now as it ever was,”

he said.Branscum has Vince Gill

and Garth Brooks on his “good guys” list.

“Vince is so common, just a nice person. Every-body likes him. And Garth Brooks is one of the nicest and most personable guys I’ve ever met.”

He says the late Minnie Pearl was nothing like the character she portrayed, but was “the most eloquent person from a wealthy fam-ily. She was admired even more than Roy Acuff.”

Listening to perform-ers share stories between shows has been an added benefi t of being backstage. “It’s great being around Brenda Lee and Mel Tillis when they are telling funny stories.” he said.

One of his favorite Opry employees, Russellville native Jo Walker, has told him of the time Caroline Kennedy sought and re-ceived permission to come backstage. “All she wanted was Tex Ritter’s autograph. Then she was ready to leave,” he said.

Now that he’s a substi-tute teacher and part-time supervisor of student teach-ers for Eastern Kentucky University, Branscum says he has more time to devote to meeting the stars.

Among the big names that have eluded him so far are Dolly Parton, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

He thinks he’ll get them eventually, but if he doesn’t, you won’t fi nd him singing the blues.

“It’s just a hobby, but it’s a fun hobby,” he says.

Columnist Don White has served as editor at several Kentucky newspapers. His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact him at [email protected].

Friday, July 18, 2008B12 - The News Standard

Edible Heirlooms: Monkey BreadMonkey Bread

By Jorena D. Faulkner

While on a recent vaca-tion at the Jersey shore, I was introduced to the most decadent, highly addictive, sticky treat I’d ever experi-enced … Monkey Bread. It was so delicious in fact, that upon my return to Meade County, it was barely a week before I felt the urge to fi nd out both the origin and the recipe — so that I would never again have to travel more than 700 miles just to have a taste.

Also known as Pull Apart Bread, Hungarian Coffee Cake, Bubbleloaf, and Go-rilla Bread, this pastry fi rst began appearing in various forms in women’s maga-zines around the U.S. in the 1950s. It is rumored to have roots fi rmly established in the traditional sweet, yeast rolls of the Middle East which migrated to Europe during the Middle Ages with the establishment of the spice trade.

Reportedly, First Lady Nancy Reagan made Mon-key Bread popular in the 1980s when she served it to White House guests and during holidays — her

recipe was even published in the American Cancer So-ciety Cookbook in 1985 — however, the fi rst mention of the culinary delight in print, was in an issue of the New York Times in 1976.

The theory behind the name has many colorful explanations, but a com-mon consensus points to-wards the term “Monkey Bread” being instituted by the consistency of the des-sert, which can be pulled apart with the hands.

Anyway you slice — or pull — it, this treat is not for the sugar impaired. You can choose to make a homemade sweet yeast dough, however, many quick recipes call for the use of freezer biscuits. In addition, many of the recipes offered variations upon the basic constitution of the dough, sugar, cin-namon, butter and brown sugar, by adding currants, coconut, pecans and other more savory items such as cheese, garlic or herbs.

I chose the traditional method (which was more closely suited to the Mon-key Bread I enjoyed in the east) and added pecans to my layers for more tex-

ture.

Monkey Bread

3-4 cans of Grand’s re-frigerator biscuits (approx-imately 35)

1 1/2 tablespoons cinna-mon

1 cup of butter (two sticks)

1 cup of white sugar1 cup of brown sugar,

packed

1 cup of pecan piecesPreheat oven to 350 de-

grees. In a bowl, place 1 cup of white sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons of cinna-mon. Cut each biscuit into four pieces and drop into sugar/cinnamon mixture: coat well. Loosely arrange coated pieces into a well-buttered Bundt pan, ensur-ing not to compact/press. Complete fi rst can of refrig-erator biscuits and sprinkle

pecan pieces on top of lay-er. Begin second can, and repeat the process (coat, ar-range, add pecans).

Once all of the pieces have been arranged, place remaining sugar/cin-namon mixture, 1 cup of brown sugar and 1 cup (two sticks) of butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and remove immedi-ately. Allow to cool (ap-proximately 10 minutes),

then carefully drizzle evenly over the top of the biscuits.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, or until dark golden brown and top springs back gently. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; invert onto serv-ing plate. Best eaten warm.

To submit your own recipe, e-mail [email protected].

FEATUREFEATURE

Picture-perfect hobby for a country music fan

TOP: Allen Branscum, a Wayne County, Kentucky native, has met his fair share of country music superstars. Here he is pictured with renowned singer Wynona Judd.

LEFT: Along with meet-ing music legend Garth Brooks, Branscum says shaking hands with the late Johnny Cash has been one of the biggest high-lights of his life.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DON WHITE

Flash Flood Safety Tips

Flash floods and floods are the #1 storm related killer in Kentucky and across the United States.

• If Driving, DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!Even if it looks shallow enough to cross. The majority of deaths due to

flooding are from people driving through flooded areas.Water only one foot deep and displace 1500 pounds!

Two feet of water can easily carry most vehicles.Roadways concealed by floodwaters may not be intact.

• If caught outside, go to higher ground immediately!Avoid small rivers or streams, low spots, culverts, or ravines.

• Don’t try to walk through flowing water more than ankle deep.It only takes six inches of water to knock you off your feet.

• Do not allow children to play around streams, drainage ditches, or viaducts, storm drains, or other flooded areas.

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