Meade County offi ce provides GED training, skills needed to impress potential employers Waste Knott, want Knott See CAREER, A9 See FUTURE, A2 Meade County's Meade County's Award-Winning Award-Winning Paper for the People Paper for the People See CRUISE, A5 See RAISES, A5 By Laura Saylor [email protected] By Lindsey Corley [email protected] By Crystal Benham [email protected] Business, A11 Agriculture, A12 THE NEWS STANDARD/ CRYSTAL BENHAM Sports, B1
By Crystal Benham [email protected]With the state’s unemployment rate hovering near double digits and numer- ous college and universities implement- ing tuition increases, many high school graduates are about to enter a gloomy new world. Though not anticipated to be as hard hit as college graduates — companies are planning to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates this year, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers — high school seniors have been considering the effects of the current recession when making fu- ture life plans. Matt Spencer, guidance counselor at Meade County High School, said more and more teens are seeking alternative ways to achieve post-secondary educa- tion. “I think most kids are going to be going to community colleges starting off versus trying to go straight to UofL or Western Kentucky University,” he said. Though students are searching for less expensive options, he hasn’t noticed a de- crease in those pursuing college. Spencer said all the school’s guidance counselors have pushed the importance of financial aid and scholarships since the beginning of the school year. “Because of that, I have a lot of kids that will be able to attend college,” he said. “I have a lot of kids, though, that tell me right now, they can’t go because their mom or dad has lost their job, but ... if they really want to go to college, it’s possible.” In a recent survey conducted by The News Standard, 26 percent of high school seniors polled said the recession has had an impact on their decision to attend col- lege, but most still plan to attend. Eighteen-year-old Matthew Smith orig- inally wanted to attend a technical school, though made an alternate decision to en- list in the Army — a trend Spencer said has noticeably increased. “I was planning on attending ITT Tech- nical Institute for the criminal justice pro- gram, but after seeing how much tuition was, I realized I couldn’t afford it and I would have to pay completely out of pocket,” he said. Smith began looking for a job to help pay his way through school. “I noticed that jobs were hard to come by,” he said. “People were laying off, and weren’t wanting to hire and other places were completely shutting down, so I couldn’t get a job, and it was also hard to find a job that would work around my (class) schedule.” Ultimately, Smith decided to join the military, due in large part to its tuition as- sistance program. In addition to tuition, room and board, and other cost increases, Spencer said many universities are now also limited in the number of scholarships they can offer to incoming freshman. “That’s tightened up this year,” he said. “Money right now is as tight as it’s ever been, but there’s still money out there.” He said many students are witnessing their parents endure financial hardships, and some have taken on a “bread-win- ning role” in their households by finding jobs to help pay for bills. “The overall stress on the family ... can kind of trickle down to the kids some- times,” he said. “I have kids who feel like they need to work in order to support their families.” Eighteen-year-old Erin Quetot has held a job at Fort Knox for three years, in- tending to enter a nursing program and Meade County's Meade County's Award-Winning Award-Winning Paper for the People Paper for the People Meade County, Kentucky Friday, May 29, 2009 Volume 3, No. 34 Mike Knott got his start in body- work by fixing up junk cars as a teenager, and he continues his passion for mending wrecked goods at his well-established shop. Business, A11 Waste Knott, want Knott At Birdsfoot Farm, owners Amy and Scot Serafin raise the finest organic produce, growing plants and vegetables using simply water, sunshine and soil. Agriculture, A12 Manic about organic 55 55 ¢ ¢ The News Standard Looking back at a season of improvement Sports, B1 The Greenwave rounded out its season after falling in the first round of region play- offs, though not before claiming the District 11 title. See FUTURE, A2 You’re graduating high school. Now what? Daunting economy causes some MCHS seniors to reconsider their future plans Car lovers cruise in to show, help raise money for Crusade kids By Crystal Benham [email protected]Brandenburg resident Ernie Mor- ris’s hard work and dedication to one charity finally paid off Saturday when his car show, “Cruz Aid for Crusade,” collected more than $630 for WHAS-11 Crusade for Children. The event — which was rained out on its original date, May 16 — drew more than 40 antique, re- modeled cars and trucks that were registered by noon to participate in various categories like Best Show, Best Interior and Best Engine. Home Plate Family Restaurant, catered the event with car-show goers’ favorites like hot dogs, ham- burgers, Sloppy Joes, chips and ice- cold beverages. Home Plate Manager Eric Sim- mons said he and his mother and owner of the business, Cathy, felt supporting the show was a great way to get involved in a positive community event. “(Cathy) wanted to assist with Antique cars ev- ery shade of the rainbow were on display at the Cruz Aid car show held Sat- urday at Meade- Olin Park. THE NEWS STANDARD/ CRYSTAL BENHAM See CRUISE, A5 By Lindsey Corley [email protected]During hard economic times, people may be weary of changing jobs or rocking the boat in any way when it comes to their livelihoods. Dianne Bratcher, manager of the Meade County Education and Career Center, said she believes the services offered by her or- ganization could be the catalyst for those stuck in a career rut to move forward, to- ward gainful employment. “The more skills a client comes to an em- ployer with,” Bratcher said, “those make people more marketable in jobs, even local jobs.” Bratcher and the education center offer lo- cal adults a way to prepare for completing their general education degree (GED) and can help them relearn skills needed to pass basic college courses, which Bratcher said could be helpful especially for adults who may be going back to school after a long period of time away from a classroom. The center also offers WorkKeys assessments, Career center gets adults back on track See CAREER, A9 Meade County office provides GED training, skills needed to impress potential employers Magistrates wrangle with giving raises to employees Fiscal Court reluctantly opts to budget higher raises for five county employees By Laura Saylor [email protected]Issuing raises above the 1.5 percent raise all county employees will receive in the new fiscal year sparked an opinionated discussion between magistrates as they hashed out a final draft of the upcoming budget. During a special meeting held Wednes- day evening at the courthouse, magistrates began a final review of the new budget, af- ter it was initially reviewed in length dur- ing a work session held last week. At the conclusion of the May 19 work session, Meade County Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft told magistrates to fur- ther study the budget and bring concerns or questions to his and county treasurer Shirley Fackler’s attention prior to this week’s meeting. “I had one magistrate tell me everything See RAISES, A5
With the state’s unemployment rate hovering near double digits and numer-ous college and universities implement-ing tuition increases, many high school graduates are about to enter a gloomy new world.
Though not anticipated to be as hard hit as college graduates — companies are planning to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates this year, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers — high school seniors have been considering the effects of the current recession when making fu-ture life plans.
Matt Spencer, guidance counselor at Meade County High School, said more and more teens are seeking alternative ways to achieve post-secondary educa-tion.
“I think most kids are going to be going to community colleges starting off versus trying to go straight to UofL or Western Kentucky University,” he said.
Though students are searching for less expensive options, he hasn’t noticed a de-crease in those pursuing college.
Spencer said all the school’s guidance counselors have pushed the importance of fi nancial aid and scholarships since the beginning of the school year.
“Because of that, I have a lot of kids that will be able to attend college,” he said. “I have a lot of kids, though, that tell me right now, they can’t go because their mom or dad has lost their job, but ... if they really want to go to college, it’s possible.”
In a recent survey conducted by The News Standard, 26 percent of high school seniors polled said the recession has had an impact on their decision to attend col-lege, but most still plan to attend.
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Smith orig-inally wanted to attend a technical school, though made an alternate decision to en-list in the Army — a trend Spencer said has noticeably increased.
“I was planning on attending ITT Tech-nical Institute for the criminal justice pro-gram, but after seeing how much tuition was, I realized I couldn’t afford it and I would have to pay completely out of pocket,” he said.
Smith began looking for a job to help pay his way through school.
“I noticed that jobs were hard to come by,” he said. “People were laying off, and weren’t wanting to hire and other places were completely shutting down, so I couldn’t get a job, and it was also hard to fi nd a job that would work around my (class) schedule.”
Ultimately, Smith decided to join the military, due in large part to its tuition as-sistance program.
In addition to tuition, room and board, and other cost increases, Spencer said many universities are now also limited in the number of scholarships they can offer to incoming freshman.
“That’s tightened up this year,” he said. “Money right now is as tight as it’s ever been, but there’s still money out there.”
He said many students are witnessing their parents endure fi nancial hardships, and some have taken on a “bread-win-ning role” in their households by fi nding jobs to help pay for bills.
“The overall stress on the family ... can kind of trickle down to the kids some-times,” he said. “I have kids who feel like they need to work in order to support their families.”
Eighteen-year-old Erin Quetot has held a job at Fort Knox for three years, in-tending to enter a nursing program and
Meade County 's Meade County 's Award-WinningAward-Winning Paper for the People Paper for the PeopleMeade County, KentuckyFriday, May 29, 2009 Volume 3, No. 34
Mike Knott got his start in body-work by fi xing up junk cars as a teenager, and he continues his passion for mending wrecked goods at his well-established shop.
Business, A11
Waste Knott, want KnottAt Birdsfoot Farm, owners Amy and Scot Serafi n raise the fi nest organic produce, growing plants and vegetables using simply water, sunshine and soil.
Agriculture, A12
Manic about organic
5555¢¢The News StandardLooking back at a season of improvement
Sports, B1
The Greenwave rounded out its season after falling in the fi rst round of region play- offs, though not before claiming the District 11 title.
See FUTURE, A2
You’re graduating high school.
Now what?Daunting economy causes some MCHS seniors to reconsider their future plans
Car lovers cruise in to show, help raise money for Crusade kidsBy Crystal Benham
Brandenburg resident Ernie Mor-ris’s hard work and dedication to one charity fi nally paid off Saturday when his car show, “Cruz Aid for Crusade,” collected more than $630 for WHAS-11 Crusade for Children.
The event — which was rained
out on its original date, May 16 — drew more than 40 antique, re-modeled cars and trucks that were registered by noon to participate in various categories like Best Show, Best Interior and Best Engine.
Home Plate Family Restaurant, catered the event with car-show goers’ favorites like hot dogs, ham-burgers, Sloppy Joes, chips and ice-
cold beverages.Home Plate Manager Eric Sim-
mons said he and his mother and owner of the business, Cathy, felt supporting the show was a great way to get involved in a positive community event.
“(Cathy) wanted to assist with
Antique cars ev-ery shade of the rainbow were on display at the Cruz Aid car show held Sat-urday at Meade- Olin Park.
During hard economic times, people may be weary of changing jobs or rocking the boat in any way when it comes to their livelihoods.
Dianne Bratcher, manager of the Meade County Education and Career Center, said she believes the services offered by her or-ganization could be the catalyst for those stuck in a career rut to move forward, to-ward gainful employment.
“The more skills a client comes to an em-ployer with,” Bratcher said, “those make people more marketable in jobs, even local jobs.”
Bratcher and the education center offer lo-cal adults a way to prepare for completing their general education degree (GED) and can help them relearn skills needed to pass basic college courses, which Bratcher said could be helpful especially for adults who may be going back to school after a long period of time away from a classroom. The center also offers WorkKeys assessments,
Career center gets adults back on track
See CAREER, A9
Meade County offi ce provides GED training, skills needed to impress potential employers
Magistrates wrangle with giving raises to employees
Fiscal Court reluctantly opts to budget higher raises for
Issuing raises above the 1.5 percent raise all county employees will receive in the new fi scal year sparked an opinionated discussion between magistrates as they hashed out a fi nal draft of the upcoming budget.
During a special meeting held Wednes-day evening at the courthouse, magistrates began a fi nal review of the new budget, af-ter it was initially reviewed in length dur-ing a work session held last week.
At the conclusion of the May 19 work session, Meade County Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft told magistrates to fur-ther study the budget and bring concerns or questions to his and county treasurer Shirley Fackler’s attention prior to this week’s meeting.
“I had one magistrate tell me everything
See RAISES, A5
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double major in psychology.She now feels she’ll have
to work full-time before earning enough money to attend college.
“The recession has caused there to be less re-
sources for me,” she said.Spencer said sophomores
and juniors can better pre-pare by beginning to con-sider life after high school as early as possible.
He said the school’s guidance counselors rec-ommend researching col-leges, applying for fi nan-cial aid and scholarships, and weighing the pros and cons of work or college op-
portunities early in their senior year.
“And if you know your family is going through fi nancial diffi culties, it’s best that students start (re-searching and applying) even earlier,” he said. “I tell my students to make sure their grades are up, get involved in sports and do some extracurricular activities.”
FutureFrom page A1
Submitted by ECTC and OneKnox
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Elizabethtown Commu-nity and Technical College (ECTC), One Knox and the Lincoln Trail Workforce In-vestment Board (LTWIB), working together with their Army partners announced today a new online course, Army 101, that can help peo-ple better prepare for future jobs at Fort Knox.
“The one credit hour course provides students with a basic understanding of the Army — its history, how it’s organized, how it operates, its culture, and its people,” said Dr. Thelma White, ECTC’s President. “It also provides students with a brief overview of the organizations that will make up the Army’s Human Re-source Center of Excellence (HR CoE),” added White.
Dr. White, her curriculum team and One Knox worked closely with their Army HR CoE partners to develop the course. A second course providing an orientation to military personnel manage-ment is also under develop-ment, with launch anticipat-ed this summer.
With the prospects of as many as 1,400 job openings at Fort Knox, Kim Huston, Chair of the LTWIB ex-pressed her excitement about bringing this educational tool to the region. “We want to
help job seekers gain knowl-edge that might put them in a better position to apply for jobs at the HR CoE,” said Huston.
When the Army identifi ed its training needs to Kentucky Secretary of Education, Helen Mountjoy, late last year, she turned to her postsecond-ary education partners at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and work began in earnest to develop the courses. “It’s a win-win situation,” said Mountjoy. “Kentuckians have additional resources to help them prepare and the Army has applicants with a better understanding of the organization.”
Army representatives from the HR CoE organizations re-viewed all course materials for content and accuracy.
“We are pleased that the fi rst phase of instruction is now available,” said Colo-nel Scott Cottrell, Accessions Command Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Coordi-nator. Cottrell also wanted to make sure the public un-derstands that successful completion of the course will not guarantee a job at the HR CoE. “It is one more thing a job seeker can do to prepare,” added Cottrell.
Cottrell also emphasized that while many of the new jobs are expected to be in the Military Human Resource Management and Informa-tion Technology fi elds, there
will also be opportunities in other disciplines. “We’re working with the state and region on additional curricu-lum to help educate people about other career options,” said Cottrell.
Army 101 will be offered at current ECTC tuition rates for one credit hour and will be open to anyone who wish-es to register. Those who register have fi ve weeks to complete the course.
After successfully passing the course students will re-ceive a printable certifi cate and can then include that in-formation on their resumes along with other training and education. Visit www.elizabethtown.kctcs.edu to sign up.
About ECTC Elizabethtown Commu-
nity and Technical College (ECTC) is one of 16 colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College Sys-tem (KCTCS).
The college, which serves residents of Hardin and 11 other counties, provides ac-cessible and affordable edu-cation and training through academic and technical as-sociate degrees; diploma and certifi cate programs in occu-pational fi elds; pre-baccalau-reate education; adult, con-tinuing and developmental education; and customized training for business and in-dustry. In addition to soldiers and their families, ECTC’s
Fort Knox Campus is open to the general public.
About LTWIB The Lincoln Trail Work-
force Investment Board is a 45-member advisory board that includes representatives from all eight counties in the Lincoln Trail Area Develop-ment District. The LTWIB conducts oversight of the Lincoln Trail Career Centers, youth services as well as em-ployment and training activi-ties funded by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
The board also selects and approves providers for em-ployee training, develops relationships with econom-ic development groups and the employer community, promotes private sector in-volvement in the workforce investment system, and serves as an advisory body to local education and train-ing providers.
About One Knox Established by community
leaders in 2006, One Knox serves as the central coor-dinating agency to help the region respond in the most positive way to growth op-portunities associated with BRAC and Fort Knox.
It represents a nine-county region that mirrors that of the Lincoln Trail Area Develop-ment District, plus Bullitt County. For more informa-tion about One Knox visit www.oneknox.com.
Army 101 course helps Knox job seekers learn more about military
Submitted by Meade Co. Chamber of Commerce
BRANDENBURG — It’s time to tee up for the 23rd annual Two-Person Golf Scramble sponsored by the Meade County Area Cham-ber of Commerce.
The scramble is one of the organization’s key fundrais-ers, allowing the Chamber of Commerce to do such things as give scholarships to graduating seniors at Meade County High School and support its various com-munity projects.
This year’s scramble will be Saturday, June 20, at Hill-crest Country Club in Bran-denburg with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The entry fee is $100 per two-person team, according to Russ Powell, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Golfers may use their own carts, but for those who wish to rent them there is a $20 fee, he said.
New for this year’s scram-ble will be a $10,000 prize for an ace on one of the course’s par-three holes.
“We think this will be an exciting, new feature for the scramble that will provide a challenge for those who play every year and that will attract some new golfers,” Powell said, noting that the hole has not yet been select-ed. “We want to thank Fort Knox Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the hole-in-one contest.”
The scramble’s rich-est prizes — assuming no holes-in-one — will be $500 awarded to winners of the Cox’s Variety & Gar-den Center Championship Flight and $500 to the win-ners of the Meade County Farm Bureau Insurance Se-niors Flight for players 50 and older.
Other prizes will be $100 to blind draw fl ight win-ners; $100 for closest to the pin on each hole; $100 for men’s and women’s lon-gest drives; $100 for men’s and women’s most-accurate drives.
Along with the new, there still will be an abundance of the things that have made the scramble a success for more than two decades: “The challenge of the Hill-crest course and the cama-raderie of the golfers have been hallmarks of this event from its beginning.”
And, for the 23rd consec-utive year, Rent An Emmert will operate the famed Road Kill Café that provides food and drink and lively conver-sation for golfers, volunteers and visitors who drop in to watch the competition.
For entry forms, golfers call 270-422-3626 or e-mail [email protected]. Entry forms also are available at Hillcrest Coun-try Club as well as on the “downloads” section of the Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.meadekycham-ber.org.
Chamber sets tee time for golf scramble
It’s time to note recent actions that resulted in pro-moting — and eroding — our freedom.
Liberty lover: USA To-day’s editorial page
What a difference a year — and a lot of failing schools — makes in turning liberty losers into lovers.
Last year, USA Today’s editorial page offered this headline: “Move beyond vouchers.”
Apparently after taking a closer look at just how many students — especially disadvantaged ones — fail to get an adequate educa-tion, the paper’s editorial board changed its mind and now endorses vouchers and charter schools.
It gets pretty hard to ig-nore the issue when, as the paper notes, federal mea-sures indicate students at 12,978 U.S. schools are fail-ing to make adequate im-provement.
Kentucky’s Department of Education reported that a few more students gradu-ated from high school last year. Still, even the depart-ment’s faulty data indicates rising dropout rates for nearly all ethnic groups, in-cluding a sizeable 1.37-per-cent increase for blacks be-tween 2007 and 2008.
Perhaps Kentucky legisla-
tors will muster the courage to match the conclusions reached by USA Today: “Low-income kids need a chance to succeed. School choice is the most effective way to give it to them.”
Liberty losers: expanded gaming supporters
Groups pushing state government to expand gambling by installing “ra-cinos” at horseracing tracks have different wrinkles in their propaganda. The bot-tom line: Supporters see ex-panded gambling as a bail-out for playing the wrong cards in the past.
For example, track own-ers claim the deck is stacked against them while compet-ing with other states that use racinos to fatten race purses. Trainers, horses and money go to other states of-fering more purse money. Churchill Downs shrunk its live racing program from fi ve days to four because it couldn’t fi nd horses to fi ll races.
But instead of going “all in” on a government subsidy, why hasn’t the industry put the millions spent lobbying for more gambling into creat-ing fatter purses?
Politicians play the same game. They see the promised $500 million in additional revenue from racinos as a
winning hand for addressing Kentucky’s fi scal problems.
Plus, when it comes to “saving” the horse-racing industry, not a single poker face can be found in Frank-fort. Emotional ar-guments abound for “saving” the state’s reputation as “the horse capital of the world,” as Gov. Steve Beshear described it in a news release.
The governor ref-erenced the 100,000 jobs and $4 billion economic impact the industry of-fers and how “we must act quickly to ensure that we maintain that investment in our state.”
But shouldn’t we feel as bad about having to com-pete economically at the lowest level by tricking people out of their money and penalizing people who make bad bets?
A good bet: becoming a tax-competitive state like Tennessee, where, accord-ing to a new American Leg-islative Exchange Report, residents earn in 12 months what it takes Kentuckians 13 months to earn.
Becoming addicted to gambling to solve our state’s economic woes is like stick-ing a Band-Aid on an oozing
wound or better, like enter-ing a $5,000 claimer in a stakes race. It’s a sucker bet.
Liberty lover: Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson
Whadayaknow? Louisville Mayor
Jerry Abramson vetoes bills about as often as profes-sional poker play-ers blink — rarely.
Using his veto power for only the third time in 20 years, Abramson
struck down a bill passed by the Metro Council that forced contractors to pay artifi cially higher wages on construction projects that receive at least a half-mil-lion dollars in tax money.
The veto was a badly need-ed blow in behalf of econom-ic liberty in Louisville.
It also took courage for Abramson to make the right decision in the midst of a union stronghold. It would be great if some of his buddies in Frankfort would follow suit.
Jim Waters is the director of policy and communications for the Bluegrass Institute, Ken-tucky’s free-market think tank. You can reach him at [email protected]. You can read previously published col-umns at www.bipps.org.
FRANKFORT — When-ever the General Assembly wants to take a more in-depth look at an issue affect-ing Kentucky, it often turns to its Program Review and Investi-gations Committee.
The subjects it cov-ers are as wide rang-ing as state govern-ment. Two of its most recent reports, for example, dealt with re-entry programs for felons completing their prison sentence and the cost of college and high school textbooks.
Though they contain rec-ommendations that target ineffi ciencies, the reports are not designed to guide policy; rather, they are an unbiased source of information for leg-islators and the public, much like an audit.
A little more than 18 months ago, the committee voted to take a closer look at an issue that has often gener-ated a considerable amount of public discussion for much of our country’s history: illegal immigration. The fi nal report was approved a week ago.
The committee was given the diffi cult task of determin-ing how much this costs Ken-tucky’s state and local govern-
ments. In the end, because of limitations beyond the staff’s control, a defi nitive answer
was not possible, though estimates in several broad areas — healthcare, schools and jails — account-ed for nearly $30 million, with most of that coming from our elementary and sec-ondary schools.
What the study found is that while there are as many as 12.4 million people
unauthorized to be in our country, their numbers in Ken-tucky are nowhere near levels seen in many other states, es-pecially those that surround us. We had between 30,000 to 60,000 in 2005, roughly the same as Missouri, but that was about half of the totals in Ohio and Tennessee, a fi fth as much as Virginia and an eighth as much as Illinois.
There are two main reasons why it is diffi cult to get more precise fi gures. One is that those here illegally are — not surprisingly — hesitant to an-swer questions, while another is the fact that the federal gov-ernment limits how far states can pursue the issue.
For example, the U.S. Su-preme Court ruled in 1982
that no child, no matter his or her citizenship status, could be turned away from public schools. In addition, only the federal government can initiate and carry out de-portation cases.
To complete its work, the committee spoke with a vari-ety of local, state and federal offi cials whose jobs are tied directly or indirectly to immi-gration. They also analyzed 28 other studies that had been done elsewhere on the sub-ject. The general conclusion from those reports is that this group of people provided both short-term gains and costs, but there was no broad consensus on either side.
While most here in our country illegally do not have children with them, most of those in Kentucky who do appear to be located in just fi ve counties: Jefferson, Fayette, Shelby, Boone and Warren. All told, there were about 2,500 children en-rolled last school year whose citizenship couldn’t be au-thenticated. That’s about a half-percent of the state’s to-tal school population.
Over the last several years, the General Assembly has adopted several laws that address illegal immigration. In 2005, legislators required
proof of citizenship to ob-tain certain professional li-censes. In 2007, we cracked down on human traffi cking; and last year we called on the Kentucky State Police to check immigration status before issuing or renewing a fi rearms license.
The committee offered two recommendations in this re-port: Give local jails more encouragement to apply for federal assistance to help pay for inmates here illegally; and streamline enrolling pro-cedures for schools so they fully comply with state and federal guidelines.
Ultimately, any compre-hensive action on illegal im-migration will need to come from the federal government. Whatever is decided, how-ever, this issue will likely re-main a topic of discussion for years to come.
If you have any thoughts on this issue or any other in-volving state government, please let me know.
State Rep. Jeff Greer (D—Brandenburg) My address is Room 357C, Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601.You can also leave a mes-sage for me or for any legislator at 800-372-7181. For the deaf or hard of hearing, the number is 800-896-0305.
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Racing to conclusions on gambling, school choice and higher wages
GA takes a closer look at KY’s illegal immigrants
It boggles the mind that a Medal of Honor recipi-ent could be buried in a pauper’s grave and forgot-ten. That’s what happened to Corporal Isaiah Mays, Company B, 24th US In-fantry. He was buried in 1925 in a former pauper’s cemetery in what is now an undeveloped space next to a parking lot at the Arizo-na State Hospital. It wasn’t until 2001 that he fi nally got his Medal of Honor headstone to replace a plain brick grave marker. Just recently, through the efforts of the Missing in America project, the re-mains of Mays and two others were to be escorted by The Old Guard Riders to fi nal resting places at Arlington National Cem-etery.
All over the Internet are stories of unclaimed cremated remains of vet-erans.
In New Jersey there are more than 900 unclaimed veterans.
In New Hampshire last year, the remains of four veterans were buried in
the state’s Veterans Cem-etery after they’d been stored since 1974. There are at least 40 more.
The VA acknowledges the problem right on its site: “There is a risk that veterans whose remains are unclaimed, and not identifi ed as veterans, will be buried in pauper graves. We ask for your as-sistance in helping the VA eliminate that risk.”
I challenge members of all veterans service organi-zations to step up and de-termine whether there are unclaimed remains of vet-erans in your area. Follow the steps on the VA page below, and make sure that any forgotten veterans in your area are buried with dignity and respect. If you need help or advice, con-tact Missing in America [www.miap.us]. There are groups in nearly every state.
At www.vba.va.gov/VBA put “Burial of Un-claimed, Indigent Veter-ans” in the search box for more information.
Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].
Heroes lie buried in pauper graves
Magistrates locked horns about issuing above-par raises to fi ve county employees — a topic deserving of such debate and which should not be voted upon with-out such lambasting.
It’s good to see such a touchy subject endure the thor-ough and necessary dissecting it received, and magis-trates ultimately made the correct decision by budgeting the money for those raises.
The economy is frightening and the county’s budget is a few belt notches slimmer than last year’s but if we don’t commend and make examples of those who rise above the call for the occasion, then what reason is there for any county employee to do anything other than show up for work?
A few magistrates made the remark that county em-ployees — like the magistrates — should be happy they even have a job. This is all well and true, and while every penny spent by the county should be treated like a $100 bill, the court needs to take care of the men and women that keep the county operational on a daily basis.
The old adage “good help is hard to fi nd” rings true. The county should take care of the workers that strive to perform outside their job descriptions and honestly care about serving their home town. A pat on the back is a kind gesture but it doesn’t say “good job” quite the same way as a few bucks added onto a paycheck. By spotlight-ing those who raise the bar, other employees may be en-couraged to use a little more elbow grease too, and when everyone works a little harder the whole machine runs a little smoother.
Make it clear why these fi ve employees deserve raises, and make it clear that even in hard times Meade County cares for those who care for it.
Friday, May 29, 2009A4 - The News Standard COURTCOURTDeeds
Dell R. Harris and Sonja J. Har-ris to William Russell Fackler and Susan B. Fackler, a 4.878 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $33.50.
Joseph Harold Fackler and Deborah J. Fackler to Roger Dale Waters and Annetta R. Waters, a 5.931 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $147.
Helen Joan Brown to Mary Jane Rydzewski, a 1.300 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $9.
Junior T. Pugh and Bonnie S. Pugh to Paul M. Bowen and Fan-nie A. Bowen, lot 19 of Warren Farm Division in Meade County, deed tax $80.50.
Gordon Board and Bernett Board, and through their attorney in fact W. Douglas Reed, to Lu-cille Holmes, lot 1 of John Swan, Jr. Estate in Meade County, deed tax $30.
William H. Kays, Jr. and Karen S. Kays to Christopher P. Lattin and Miriam Lattin, 160 Natalie Court, Brandenburg, deed tax $218.
Edward L. Bandurske and Marcella G. Bandurske and Lan-caster Lawn and Landscaping and Heights Finance Corporation and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC formerly Ford Motor Credit Com-pany and charter Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Asso-ciation as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC 2005-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi cates, Series 2005-OP1, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Com-missioner, to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Re-ceivables, LLC 2005-OP1 Mort-gage Pass-Through Certifi cates, Series 2005-OP1, property located in Meade County.
Chase Home Finance, LLC, to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Lot 65 Oaklawn Court, Brandenburg.
Corey R. Metzmeir, aka Cory R. Metzmeir, and unknown defen-dant, spouse of Corey R. Metzmeir, aka Cory R. Metzmeir, and Chase Home Finance, LLC Successor by Merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Succes-sor by Merger to Chase Mortgage Company, by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 47 of Otter Ridge Estates in Meade County.
Mearl E. Berna to Stone Hold-ings, LLC, by and through Alec G. Stone, member, property located in Meade County.
Federal National Mortgage As-sociation, aka Fannie Mae, to Rob-ert E. West, 333 Lawrence Street, Brandenburg.
Gordon Board and Bernett Board, by and through Gene McGehee, their attorney-in-fact, to Karen J. Combs, lot 70 of Flaherty Heights Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $22.
Ronnie L. Livers and Linda M. Livers, aka Linda Livers, to Ron-nie L. Livers and Linda M. Liv-ers, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Livers Family Wealth Trust, property located in Meade County.
Estate of Josephine Crawford, by and through William Curl, Ex-ecutor, to Janel Nation, parcel 1, 1.250 acres in Meade County, deed tax $26.50.
Russell D. Heibert to Rick A. Hardin, 2656 Doe Valley Park-way East, Brandenburg, deed tax $168.50.
Nancy E. Davis to Douglas W. Bishop and Amy L. Bishop, lot 8 of Coyote Forest Subdivision in Meade County, deed tax $142.50.
Estate of Josephine Crawford, by and through William Andrew Curl, Executor, to Yager Materials, LLC, A Kentucky Limited Liability Company, parcel 4, 7.997 acres in Meade County, deed tax $74.
Marc W. Kundler, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Marc W. Kun-dler, and Maria Kundler, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Maria Kundler, to Mara Cyglberg, by and through Jessica Brown Roberts, attorney in fact for Marta Cyglberg, a 1.464 acre tract in Meade County, deed tax $56.
Verna Lou Haught and Freder-ick Haught to Frederick Haught and Verna Lou Haught, property located in Meade County.
Marie Ann Blas Strickland and unknown spouse, if any, of Marie Ann Blas Strickland, and County of Meade and HSBC Mortgage Ser-vices, Inc., by Douglas P. Vowels, Master Commissioner, to HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc., property located in Meade County.
Terry Dillow and Linda R. Bec-kum to Laura E. Smith, aka Laura E. Shaw, Parcel No. 9 Tract A and Parcel No. 9 Tract B and Parcel No. 9 Tract C, property located in Meade County, deed tax $35.
Quit Claim DeedsSamantha Bennett to Caleb
Bennett, parcel 12, 4.28 acres, of Shacklette Hill Farm in Meade County.
Henry McIntyre, aka Henry D. McIntyre, Jr., and Heidi McIntyre to Henry McIntyre, aka Henry D. McIntyre, Jr., lot 23 and 24, 2.568 acres, of Medley Farm Division in Meade County.
Vickie Chapman to Chris Chap-man, a 0.952 acre tract in Meade
County.
Building Permits5/14/09 Betty Curl, covered
porch.5/14/09 Betty Curl, accessory
building, $27.50.5/14/09 Kenneth and Patricia
Heibert, garage, $27.50.5/15/09 Charles and Virginia
5/19/09 at 1:20 p.m. Lorna Al-thouse of Battletown was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Ronnie Kerfoot of Louisville was driving a 1999 International. Althouse stat-ed that she was leaving the Bran-denburg Pharmacy and that she made a left turn and got into the left lane when Kerfoot sideswiped her. Kerfoot and a witness stated that Althouse pulled into the turn lane and then merged into the side of Kerfoot’s vehicle. The witness stated that Kerfoot did not leave his lane of travel. Althouse did cross into Kerfoot’s lane. No inju-ries were reported. Minor damage was done to Althouse’s vehicle. Damage is unknown to Kerfoot’s vehicle. Report BPD09039 was fi led by Offi cer Singleton.
5/19/09 at 3:12 p.m. Joseph Fowler of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2000 Chevrolet C/K 1500. Elizabeth Shoulders of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 Honda. Shoulders was sitting in her vehicle in the parking lot of Meade County High School. Fowl-er stated that he was backing out of a parking space next to Shoul-ders and cut the front wheels too soon and collided into Shoulders. No injuries were reported. Very minor damage was done to both vehicles. Report BPD09040 was fi led by Offi cer Singleton.
5/25/09 at 12:32 p.m. Mary Bennet of Valley Station, Ky. was driving a 1992 Ford. Richard Dr-ouin of Brandenburg was driving a 1994 Chevrolet. Bennet was trav-eling eastbound on KY79. Drouin was slowing or stopped at the KY79 stoplight. Bennet started turning in the turning lane and collided with Drouin, causing minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported. Report BPD09041 was fi led by Offi cer Young.
Meade County Sheriff Department
5/14/09 at 11:22 p.m. Brian Pollock of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 2005 Kawasaki 500 westbound on Double Court when a dog ran into the path of Pollock, resulting in an impact with the dog and ejecting both subjects from the vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured parties were taken to University of Louisville Hospital by helicopter. Minor damage was done to the ve-hicle. Report 09-0129 was fi led by Offi cer Graham.
5/15/09 at 3:32 p.m. Kevin Hall of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1987 Toyota Tercel. Paula Ash-ford of Guston was driving a 1993 Ford Escort. Hilda Farris of Ekron was driving a 2002 International DT 466 school bus. All three units were southbound on Stringtown Road with Hall behind Ashford and Ashford behind Farris. Ash-ford and Farris were stopped in traffi c. Hall struck Ashford in the rear, pushing her into the rear of Farris. Following the collision with Ashford, Hall also struck the rear of Farris’s vehicle. Severe damage was done to Hall’s vehicle. Very severe damage was done to Ash-ford’s vehicle. Moderate damage was done to Farris’s vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS Units 2, 3, and 4. Injured par-ties were taken to Hardin Memo-rial Hospital. Report 09-0128 was fi led by Offi cer Foster.
5/16/09 at 2:30 a.m. Matthew Teeter of Ekron was driving a 1996 Chrysler Fifth Avenue westbound on KY448. The driver had been drinking. Teeter ran off the road to the right and hit a telephone pole, and then ran over a sign before coming to a fi nal rest. No injuries were reported. Very severe dam-age was done to the vehicle. Re-port 09-0130 was fi led by Offi cer McCubbin.
5/17/09 at 1:00 a.m. Revie Hop-per of Brandenburg was driving a 1998 Buick on Fairgrounds road. Hopper was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control, went into the ditch on the right side of the roadway, and then hit a tree. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0131 was fi led by Offi cer Matti.
5/18/09 at 7:31 a.m. Shannon McCormack of Ekron was driving a 2005 Kia eastbound on Doe Run Ekron Road when a vehicle travel-ing towards her was in her lane. She went off the road to the right then crossed over and went over an embankment, rolling end over end two to three times. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured party was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Very severe damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0132 was fi led by Offi cer Matti.
5/18/09 at 7:47 a.m. Randal Remsburg of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1989 Ford Ranger. Pius Hobbs of Vine Grove, Ky. was driving a 1999 Ford F250. Rems-burg was attempting to execute a left turn from Payne Road onto KY144. Hobbs was eastbound on KY144. Remsburg pulled into the path of Hobbs, causing a collision. No injuries were reported. Very severe damage was done to Rems-burg’s vehicle. Moderate damage was done to Hobb’s vehicle. Re-port 09-0133 was fi led by Offi cer Foster.
5/18/09 at 3:27 p.m. Jessica Journey of Brandenburg was driv-ing a 2000 Pontiac southbound on KY933. Journey stated that a north-bound vehicle crowded her off the right shoulder of the road, causing her to travel off the right side of the roadway. She overcorrected to the left and then overcorrected to the right, sending the vehicle into a spin. She then traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck an earth embankment. No injuries were reported. Moderate damage was done to the vehicle. Report 09-0134 was fi led by Of-fi cer Wright.
5/20/09 at 3:53 p.m. Hollie Exler of Elizabethtown, Ky. was driving a 1992 GM. Dewan Ditto of Ekron was driving a 1994 Ford. Ditto was slowing to make a left turn from westbound KY144 onto Mucker Road. Exler was west-bound on KY144 behind Ditto. Exler stated that she applied the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. Exler struck Ditto in the rear. No injuries were reported. Moder-ate damage was done to both ve-hicles. Report 09-0135 was fi led by Offi cer Wright.
District Court 5/13/09 ContinuedJamie Marie Smith, 27, 2 counts
of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Jamie Marie Levine, 27, care-less driving; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of al-cohol/drugs- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
William M. Bland, 46, 4th de-gree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial confer-ence 5/27/09.
District Court 5/20/09
Gregory Lynn Knott, 45, alco-hol intoxication in a public place- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
James Edward Clark, 33, 5 counts of theft by deception in-cluding cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/27/09.
Bobby Dewayne Lutes, 43, un-authorized use of motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Michael Krone, 20, 2 counts of terroristic threatening criminal possession of forged instrument- 5/27/09.
Jessica R. Masters, 18, speed-ing 26 mph over/greater; theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Heather R. Drum, 28, posses-sion of marijuana; use/possession drug paraphernalia; cultivation of marijuana- pled not guilty prelimi-nary hearing 6/17/09.
William Hayes Edelen IV, 28, fl agrant non support- CFA 5/27/09.
William A. Fredrick, 21, 3 counts of 1st degree burglary; pos-session of burglary tools; 2 counts criminal mischief; theft by unlaw-ful taking/building under $300-pled not guilty preliminary hearing 5/27/09.
Corey A. Noe, 18, 3 counts of 1st degree burglary; possession of burglary tools; 2 counts crimi-nal mischief; theft by unlawful taking/building under $300-pled not guilty preliminary hearing 5/27/09.
Ashley D. Dunn, 25, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear.
Nathen D. Collins, 21, failure to wear seat belts; possession of marijuana- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Sheree L. Schulz, 40, posses-sion of marijuana- pretrial confer-ence 5/27/09.
Anthony Stephen Stout, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public place; 1st degree disorderly con-duct- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Kathy Jones, 44, theft by decep-tion including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial con-ference 6/03/09.
Casey R. Dowell, 20, possession of marijuana; traffi c in marijuana-
pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Robert W. Grier, 48, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with mi-nor injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 5/27/09.
Phillip W. Medlin, 21, posses-sion of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Vanessa Jones Canion, 46, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- dismissed.
Andrew M. Erpelding, 22, fail-ure of owner to maintain required insurance/security- $1000 fi ne 90 days probated for 2 years no driv-ing without a valid license; no/expired registration plates- dis-missed.
Richard Pet Hernandez, 43, speeding 15 mph over limit- defer 6 months.
Mark Welch, 31, speeding 10 mph over limit; operating vehicle with expired operatorís license- failure to appear.
Kevin L. Hall, 20, speeding 22 mph over limit- defer 6 months; failure of owner to maintain re-quired insurance/security- dis-missed.
Edward A. Booth, 21, speed-ing 26 mph over/greater- assigned state traffi c school.
Shannon D. Reece, 29, operat-ing on suspended/revoked opera-tor’s license- pled not guilty pre-trial conference 6/03/09.
Sabrina D. Cheatham, 36, leav-ing the scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance- pled not guilty pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Justin D. Adamson, 18, speed-ing 25 mph over the limit; oper-ated on suspended/revoked opera-torís license- failure to appear.
Michael Wayne Maddle, 26, probation violation; fl agrant non support- continues 5/27/09.
Jared Neil Hart, 42, theft by un-lawful taking/gasoline- to be con-tinued.
Cassie Rudd, 23, use/possess drug paraphernalia- 6/03/09.
Romuald L. Pate, 45, operating a motor vehicle under the infl u-ence of alcohol/drugs- 6/03/09.
Michael P. Hall, Jr., 19, crimi-nal trespassing- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years; operating on suspended/revoked operatorís license- $50 fi ne.
Tiffany Nicole Foreman, 27, failure of owner to maintain re-quired insurance/security- pretrial conference 5/27/09.
Troy Fout, 34, receiving stolen property under $300; theft of ser-vices under $300- pretrial confer-ence 6/03/09.
Chasity L. Hupp, 26, possession of marijuana- pled guilty 6 months probated after serving 10 days.
Jason Carl Bartley, 28, non sup-port- pled guilty 12 months pro-bated 2 years pay child support.
Rommel Jonathan Breffe, 42, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to ap-pear.
Kimberly Gagel Clark, 48, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pretrial con-ference 5/27/09.
Gary Gene Ely, 25, disorderly conduct- pled guilty 6 months pro-bated for 2 years; alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place- pled guilty $25 fi ne.
Tammy Lynn Dodson, 37, pos-session of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia- pretrial con-ference 6/24/09.
John Edward Moore, 39, vio-lation of Kentucky EPO/DVO; resisting arrest; 2nd degree disor-derly conduct- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Shelley Jea Frazier, 45, abate-ment of nuisances- pretrial confer-ence 5/27/09.
Jessica Gayle Ramp, 27, use/possess drug paraphernalia- 7/08/09.
Kimberly Ann Stewart, 35, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pretrial confer-ence 6/03/09.
Angela Faye Jupin, 35, alcohol intoxication in a public place- pled guilty $25 fi ne; 2nd degree disorderly — pled guilty 90 days probated for 2 years $100 fi ne.
Charles F. Ward, 50, alcohol intoxication in a public place; 1st degree disorderly conduct; 3rd degree terroristic threatening; im-proper registration plate- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Timothy Jay Kent, 41, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with no visible injury- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Tracy Lynn Hupp, 42, 4th de-gree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years.
Juan Pedro Resendez, 26, op-erating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- contin-ues 6/17/09.
Savanah D. Bryant, 22, operat-ing a motor vehicle under the in-fl uence of alcohol/drugs; leaving the scene of accident/ failure to render aid or assistance- pretrial conference 6/03/09.
Harry W. Smith, no tail lamps; no/expired other state registration receipt; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- pre-trial conference 6/03/09.
Amanda Lynn True, 26, failure of owner to maintain required in-surance/security- 5/27/09.
Randall Eugene Reed, 32, oper-ating on suspended/revoked oper-atorís license- pled guilty 90 days probated after 10 days.
Nathen R. Hudson, 19, operat-ing on suspended/revoked opera-tor’s license- $50 fi ne.
Althea Ivette Dean, 36, operat-ing on suspended/revoked opera-tor’s license; failure to maintain required insurance/security- pre-trial conference 6/24/09.
Amanda M. Mehler, 23, 7 counts of theft by deception in-cluding cold checks under $300- pretrial conference 5/27/09.
Frances Steven Hunt, 48, pro-bation violation- failure to appear.
Charles R. Hardesty, 43, proba-tion violation- preliminary hearing 6/24/09.
William How Haynes, 58, 2 counts of probation violation- pre-liminary hearing 6/10/09.
Gary Lee Welsh, 28, probation violation- revoke 30 days.
Christohper Allen Harlow, 39, probation violation- remand.
Jefferey W. Couch, 20, proba-tion violation- continues 5/27/09.
Michael Krone, 20, probation violation- 5/27/09.
Kimberly June Knight, 32, pro-bation violation- 60 days jail.
Michael Wayne Maddle, 26, probation violation- 5/27/09.
Douglas Edward Allen, Jr., 28, probation violation- failure to ap-pear.
Russell Wade Ivey, 39, proba-tion violation- serve 15 days.
Camron M. Huffman, 23, pro-bation violation- failure to appear.
Darla Dawn Burbank vs. Fred Burbank, Jr., domestic violence- continues 6/03/09.
Joshua Willis James Eikenberry vs. Catherine Ann Baker, domestic violence- DVO entered.
Jerry Wayne Wood, 49, im-proper turning; reckless driving; traffi cking controlled substance; 3rd degree terroristic threatening- preliminary hearing 6/10/09.
Tabitha Durbin, 21, traffi c con-trolled substance- pled guilty 12 months probated after serving 10 days jail.
John E. Doyle, 53, 2nd degree wanton endangerment; custodial interference- preliminary hearing 7/22/09.
Mark E. Gibson, 38, convicted felon in possession of a handgun; traffi cking in controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernalia- preliminary hearing 6/10/09.
Talesa Howell, 37, traffi cking in controlled substance; convicted felon in possession of a handgun; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- prelimi-nary hearing 6/10/09.
Harold Anthony Garvey, 32, traffi cking in methamphetamine; convicted felon in possession of a handgun; use/possess drug para-phernalia- preliminary hearing 6/10/09.
Jerry Wayne Wood, 39, 2 counts wanton endangerment- waive to Grand Jury.
Robert A. Richardson, cultiva-tion of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- pretrial conference 6/10/09.
Darius E. Holland, 22, use/pos-sess drug paraphernalia; posses-sion of marijuana- pretrial confer-ence 6/03/09.
Christopher A. Rachel, 39, op-erating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty 30 days probated after serv-ing 2 days $200 fi ne.
Christopher W. Thomas, 25, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- preliminary hearing 6/10/09.
Carman Ann Stevens, leaving the scene of the accident/failure to render aid or assistance; driving on DUI suspended license; fail-ure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; failure to sur-render revoked operatorís license; no/expired registration plates- TEP 6/03/09.
William P. Denton, 53, careless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- TEP 6/03/09.
Sheryl L. Behr, 34, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years.
Hezekiah Zebulon Renville, 39, speeding 26 mph over/greater than the limit; operating a motor vehi-cle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- 6/03/09.
MEADE COUNTYHIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 1989
Saturday, June 27Doe Valley Swim and Tennis Club$20 per person or 10% off early purchase($18 early purchase per person) Postmarked by June 6
TIME OF EVENTS6:30............ Doors open7:15............ Appetizers and Drinks Liquor and beer available for purchase at the Doe Valley Swim & Tennis Club No carry ins allowed!8:30-12:30.. The Buzz Kings Band featuring our very own MCHS Class of 1989, Craig Smith and Donald McCoy
DIRECTIONSCome in by Arch Chemicals (Olin) head toward the lake and signs will be posted,
there will be a guard at the gate to let everyone in between 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Please do not hesitate to call for more information,
Charlotte (Cummings) Fackler, 270-668-1800 or Shannon (Crabtree) Barley, 270-422-4073
Send check to MCHS Class of 1989, 1065 Old Ekron Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108You will be mailing it to Charlotte Cummings Fackler
REUNION
**NO INVITATIONS****WILL BE SENT**
IF YOU GRADUATED FROM
MCHS IN 1989, YOU’RE INVITED!PASS IT ALONG TO
YOUR FRIENDS,YOUR FAMILY,
PASS THE WORD ALONG!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
community events and this was a great way to volun-teer and the event is sup-porting something impor-tant so we said, ‘Sure. Why not?’” Simmons said.
Home Plate gave 25 per-cent of its earnings to the charity, as well.
The holiday weekend, caused many cars to cancel, but Morris still dubbed the event an overall triumph.
“If we would have been able to have it last Satur-day (May 16), our turn out would have been much larger,” he said. “Due to Memorial Day weekend we had quite a few cars back out. We’ve had a great turnout today, though, and everyone I’ve talked said they’d be coming back next year.”
With May 15 as his date set for next year, Morris al-ready has the wheels turn-ing, thinking of bigger and better things for the event.
“I’m not going to say for sure what all we’ll have next year, but I do want to make it a little different next year and hopefully bring more
newer and exciting things to the people that come out,” Morris said.
Four judges, includ-ing Morris, named the top cars of the day: Best Paint
— Benny and Mary Hard-esty, 1957 Chevy; Best In-terior — Billy Smith, 1965 Ford Cobra; Best Engine — Troy Wardrip, 1965 GMC; Best GM — Tim Bennett,
1968 Chevy Camero; Best Ford — Donald Kidd, 1965 Ford Mustang; Best Mo-par — Mike Wright, 1972 Dodge Challenger; Best Truck — Brandon Dodson,
2006 Chevy Silverado; Best Unfi nished — Kevin Mor-ris, 1978 Nova; Best Import — Terry Deener, 1973 Mer-cedes 450 SL; Chiefs Choice — Pat Wardrip, 1963 Chevy
Pickup; Best of Show — Tim Bennett, 1968 Camero.
With local and national sponsors — such as D’s Barbershop, J & N service, and Jegs and Holley Per-formance — Morris and Darren Jones, the event’s DJ for the day, gave away an array of door prizes and auctioned items, which brought in $44 for the char-ity.
The “50/50 pot” raked in $78.50 and other mon-ies from Home Plate, raffl e tickets and donations gave Morris’s team a grand total of $631.50, which was given to Meade County Fire Chief Larry Naser to be added to the fi re district’s Crusade for Children fundraising monies.
“It was just amazing to me how much people here in Meade County were will-ing to help,” Morris said. “I was just some random guy walking into these busi-nesses off the streets asking for money and items to be donated for today, and they gave it to me.”
Jones plans to come back next year to play his eclec-tic variety of music while supporting a great cause.
“I was fi red up about when he asked me to help with this,” Jones said.
Friday, May 29, 2009 The News Standard - A5NEWSNEWSCruise
From page A1
Submitted by Meade County High School
Meade County High School is offering services to make access to and from the upcoming graduation ceremony easier and less congested.
The 95th graduation com-mencement service will be held Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. at the Meade County High School football stadium.
Below is a list of impor-tant information regarding the ceremony:
•A shuttle service will be provided between the high school and the fairgrounds for parking for family and friends of graduates.
There will be seven buses (fi ve regular and two hand-icapped) running between 6 and 8 p.m. with the last shuttle leaving at approxi-mately 7:50 p.m.
The shuttle buses will begin returning people to their cars immediately fol-lowing the graduation cer-emony.
•Handicapped parking spaces will be provided at the high school parking lot and several chairs will be roped off on the track for those in wheelchairs.
•Golf cart shuttles will be available from the top of the hill to the stands to as-
sist the elderly or those who may need assistance down the hill to the football fi eld.
•In the event of inclem-ent weather, please listen to WMMG radio for informa-tion concerning postpone-ment or relocation of the ceremony.
We are very proud of the Class of 2009 and hope you will respectfully cel-ebrate their accomplish-ment with us.
Shuttles to run at MCHS graduation
MULDRAUGHOFFICE
Dixie Highway270-942-1140
Mon.-Thur., 8-3 Fri. 8-7, Sat. 8-12:30
INSIDE KROGERRiverridge Plaza
270-422-4411Mon. - Thur., 10-6 Fri. 8-8, Sat. 8-3
BRANDENBURGMAIN OFFICE
Bypass Road270-422-4141
Mon.-Thur., 8-3 Fri. 8-7, Sat. 8-12:30
Friendliness-Security-ConvenienceMeade County Bank
Make graduation night a safe night!
Good luck, Meade County class of 2009!
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Friday, June 5, 20091:00-4:00 p.m.
atDavid T. Wilson Elementary
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LEFT: Eddie Morris and Jordan Cooey judge the car show’s entries. TOP: Vaughn Cooey takes a look inside a 1957 Chevy. ABOVE: Connor Williams and his father, Keith Williams, stand next to their 1963 Chevy Biscayne.
in it looked OK, and one magistrate asked for a copy of last year’s budget ... and that’s all I’ve heard,” Cray-croft said.
After hearing some clari-fying remarks from EMS director Pam Weber about some management chang-es within her department, Craycroft asked the court for further questions or re-marks about the budget. With none made, he asked for a motion to accept it. Magistrates remained mum until the third time Craycroft asked for a motion when magistrate Mark Hubbard was fi nally so moved, and Steve Wardrip seconded.
The court then vocal-ized in length its differing opinions about the raises for county employees con-tained within the budget.
“I’m not against raises, and I wish we could give more to everybody,” said magistrate Tony Staples as he opened the discussion. “But this is a tight budget and with the economy ... I think we went overboard on some of the raises.”
The budget allows for all county employees to receive a 1.5 percent pay increase, and fi ve positions have also been budgeted to receive a raise higher than that.
The emergency manage-ment director, road depart-ment supervisor, assistant animal control offi cer, and a receptionist and secretary at the judge/executive’s offi ce have been selected to receive a total $8,788.42 in raises above the 1.5 per-cent.
Craycroft said all fi ve em-ployees have either demon-strated an unprecedented call of duty or have received additional training and/or certifi cation on their own time to help enhance their abilities within their job po-sitions.
Other magistrates made similar statements to Sta-ples, stating they wish they could give the typical 3 per-cent raise instead of the re-duced 1.5 percent, and that they weren’t denying those fi ve individuals weren’t deserving, but they were
weary of the unpredictable economy and cash-strapped budget.
The new budget — es-timated at $11,589,744 — is $994,717 less than last year’s.
“We have just about less than a million dollars to work with this year,” Staples said. “I’m just con-cerned we’re going to get in a bind.”
Hubbard, however, said if employees made the effort to receive extra training on their own accord to enhance their skills, then those in-stances should be looked at on an individual basis.
He went on to say that the court needs to uphold its word.
“We told our road depart-ment supervisor last year that his raise would be giv-en ... half last year and half this year,” he said. “Now we don’t want to give it to him. That’s just not right.”
“I just don’t want to be giving these raises ... and then in a couple months have to start laying people off or something,” said mag-istrate Randall Hardesty.
Craycroft said he respect-ed everyone’s opinion, “I just wish all this had been brought to my attention earlier.”
Fackler made the state-ment that while the fi ve rais-es are budgeted, it doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be issued.
“Frankfort always told me it’s better to over-appro-priate and whatever is bud-geted ... you don’t have to spend that money, it’s just to make sure you don’t go over,” she said.
County attorney Mar-garet Matney offered her advice, saying that if em-ployees know the money is budgeted and available to them, then they’re going to want to know why they’re not receiving it.
“I just think you’re open-ing a can of worms here,” she said.
After further debate, magistrates voted to accept the budget — as is, with the fi ve raises included — by a 4-2 vote. Hardesty, Wardrip, Hubbard and magistrate Tom Goddard voted in fa-vor, and Staples and mag-istrate Herbie Chism voted against it.
The court then voted to
accept the county’s pay scale with magistrates mak-ing the same 4-2 votes.
In other Fiscal Court news:
•Craycroft commended solid waste and recycle di-rector Mark Gossett because the Meade County Solid Waste and Recycle Center was featured in the newest issue of “The Magazine” — a publication of the Univer-sity of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture.
“You all do good work ... and it’s nice to see it recog-nized in a national maga-zine,” Craycroft said.
•Five companies attend-ed the mandatory pre-bid
meeting held at the start of Wednesday’s special ses-sion.
Earlier this month, Fiscal Court voted to throw out all the bids it received for the courthouse’s HVAC con-tract due to discrepancies within the bids, and chose to re-start the process.
Those fi ve companies’ bids will be opened dur-ing a special session to be called next week.
•Craycroft and other magistrates commended the Meade County EMS department for its recent success in saving a young child’s life that had nearly drown over the weekend.
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Beatrice H. BosemerBeatrice H. Bosemer, 94, of Brandenburg, passed away Fri-
day, May 22, 2009, at Helmwood Healthcare in Elizabethtown, Ky.
Beatrice was born July 28, 1914, in Bristol, Va., to the late Wallace and Ruth Laseur Garrett.
During her life she attended the University of Louisville, she was a Past Grand Regent with Women of the Moose, Chapter 573 in Louisville and she was a past president of the Kenwood Hill Women’s Club, Beachmont Women’s Club and the South Park Country Club Ladies Aux-iliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fonda Herman
Bosemer, a daughter, Gina Wenz; and a son, Fonda Milton Bosemer.
Beatrice is survived by her daughter, Annette (Thomas) Mc-Connell of New Albany, Ind.; son, Martin (Pamela) Bosemer of Brandenburg; two sisters, Frieda Houston of Piney Flats, Tenn., and Edna Barnes of Crossville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 26, at Ekron Bap-tist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville. Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home in Brandenburg handled arrangements.
A6 - The News Standard Friday, May 29, 2009OBITUARIESOBITUARIESCharles James McCabe Sr.
Charles James McCabe Sr., 88, of Vine Grove, Ky., died there Thursday, May 21, 2009.
He was a retired yardmaster for New York Central Rail-road.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet McCabe; and his parents, Charles and Ella McCabe.
He is survived by two daughters, Sandra Greenwell and her husband, Jerry, and Elizabeth McCabe, all of Vine Grove, Ky.; a son, James McCabe of Vine Grove, Ky.; two sisters, Marjorie McCabe of Rensselaer, N.Y., and Betty Ruso of Albany, N.Y.; a brother, Robert McCabe of Albany, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren.
Services and burial will be in New York. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
Pamela Lynn YoungMrs. Pamela Lynn Young, 52, of Ekron, died Friday,
May 22, 2009, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville.
She is survived by her husband, Ricky Lee Young; two daughters, Makesha (Chuck) Devita of Louisville and Brittany (Denny) Barr of Payneville; one son, Kristopher Anderson of Ekron; six grandchildren, Chelbie and Joey Miles of Louisville, Dustin and Dylan Barr of Paynev-ille and Quinton and Quadon Anderson of Ekron; her mother, Jane Heifner of Louisville; and two sisters, Bar-bara Alden of Louisville and Sandra Junge of Evansville, Ind.
A memorial service was held Tuesday, May 26, at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home.
Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
William Michael HardestyWilliam Michael “Mike” Hardesty, 90, of Payneville,
passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at Corydon Nursing and Rehabilitation in Corydon, Ind.
Mike was born April 19, 1919 in Brandenburg to the late John Thomas and Mary Bertha Ker-rick Hardesty.
Mike was a member of St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church in Payneville and was retired from civil service in Fort Knox.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Beatrice Irene Allen Hardesty; four chil-dren, Jean Marie, 13, Margaret Ann, 11, Mary Ruth, 9, and James Willis, 7; and a great-
granddaughter, Samantha Michelle Williams, 3.Mike is survived by seven children, Mary Chism (Mike
Judd) of Harrodsburg, Ky., Phyllis Kendall (Rick) of Ekron, Georgia Gordon (Ed) of Elizabethtown, Ky., Martha Lam-bert (Joe) and Paul Hardesty, both of Brandenburg, Tom-my Hardesty of Payneville and Michael (Mona) Hardesty of Guston; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 26, at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church in Payneville with burial in the church cemetery.
Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home in Branden-burg handled arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Online condolences at www.bjsfunerals.com.
Delmar “Ray” ThornhillDelmar “Ray” Thornhill, 36, of Elizabethtown, Ky.,
died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hos-pital in Elizabethtown, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ella Mae Thornhill.
He is survived by his father, Delmar A. Thornhill of Elizabethtown, Ky.; and two sisters, Chandra Lundy of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Valerie Senteno of Fort Leaven-worth, Kan.
The funeral service was held Tuesday, May 26, at Nel-son-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., with Pastor Alfred Wesley officiating. Burial followed in the Big Spring Methodist Church Cemetery in Big Spring, Ky.
Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.Illa Dorris Philpott PhippsIlla Dorris Philpott Phipps, 88, of Webster, Ky., passed away
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at her home.She was born April 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Hubert
Philpot and Gladys Sketo. She was an avid homemaker, a lov-ing wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend. She was also a member of the Raymond Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years, Everett E. Phipps.
She is survived by two daughters, Judy (Clayton) Phipps Lawson of Webster, Ky., and Sue (Randy) Burdette of Eliza-bethtown, Ky.; four grandchildren, Stephanie (Curtis) Horsley of Webster, Ky., Michael (Sherrie) Lawson of Harned, Ky., Jen-nye Gardner of Nashville, Tenn., and Jamie (Stacia) Gardner of Louisville; two stepgrandchildren, Tammy Taylor and Angie Worley of Princeton, W.Va.; one great-granddaughter, Lindsey Horsley of Louisville. Other special children in her life were Brandon Priest and Jonathan, Jarrod and Lydia Ashley of Harned, Ky.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Vetter of-fi ciating. Burial followed in Raymond Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Ralph Edward Nicholson Sr.Ralph Edward Nicholson Sr., 68, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died
Monday, May 25, 2009, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville.MSG (retired) Nicholson was a U.S. Army veteran of Viet-
nam.He is survived by his wife, Un H. Nich-
olson; two sons, Ralph Edward Nicholson Jr. of Ohio and Kevin Dwayne of Eliza-bethtown, Ky.; one brother, Rodney Mor-gan of Texas; and two grandchildren.
The Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, May 28, at St. Christo-
pher Catholic Church in Radcliff, Ky., with the Rev. Dennis L. Cousens offi ciating. Burial followed in the Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown, Ky., with military hon-ors. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky., handled arrangements. Online condolences at www.nebfh.com.
Sean E. BrysonMr. Sean E. Bryson, 18, of Brandenburg, died Monday, May
25, 2009, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville.Sean was a 2008 graduate of Meade County High School,
where he participated in the Skills USA program.
He is survived by his mother, Vickie Bloomer Bryson of Bran-denburg; his father, Rick (The-resa) Bryson of Radcliff, Ky.; a brother, Eric Bryson of Louisville; a stepsister, Bonnie Deltufo of Tampa, Fla.; a stepbrother, Der-ek Gamelin of Tampa, Fla.; his grandmother, Doris Bryson of Blountville, Tenn.; three uncles, Todd and Eddie Bloomer and Frank Bryson; two aunts, Nikki Bloomer and Terri Bryson; and
several cousins.Funeral services will be held today, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of
the Hager Funeral Home, with burial in St. George Cemetery in Brandenburg. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneral-home.com.
David Eugene CoatsMr. David Eugene Coates, 58, of Brandenburg, died
Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky.
He was a former member of Yellowbank Sportsman’s Club.
Mr. Coates was preceded in death by his parents, James Bernard and Jennie Florence Durbin Coates; a sister, Mary Louise Coates; a brother, Bubby Coates; and a nephew, Bernie Benham.
He is survived by his wife, Sonya Lee Miller Coates; two children, Jasmine and Tyler Coates of Brandenburg; three sisters, Marie (Don) Wardrip
of Louisville, Shirley Benham of Brandenburg and Rose LaTondress of Ekron; two brothers, John (Ruth Ann) Coates of Stephensport, Ky., and Paul (Thelma) Coates of Custer, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 25, the cha-pel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Mount Marino Cemetery.
Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
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Larry David Benningfi eldMr. Larry David Benningfi eld Sr., 63, of Brandenburg,
died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospi-tal in Elizabethtown, Ky.
He was a truck driver and a member of the Crown Victo-ria Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Grace Stanfi eld Benning-fi eld; two sisters, Imogene and Irene; and four brothers, Clarence, Kenny, Calvin and Claude.
Mr. Benningfi eld is sur-vived by his wife, Doris Knott Benningfi eld; three children, Larry (Natalie) Benningfi eld Jr. of Guston, Melissa (Clint)
Pearman of Hodgenville, Ky., and Tammy Russell of Brandenburg; his son and special friend, Fred Russell of Brandenburg; six grandchildren, Tyler Doyle, MaKayla Russell, Hunter Pearman, Wyatt Pearman, Chad Russell and Chase Russell; two sisters, Shirley Wood and Wilma Busam, both of Louisville; and two brothers, Walter and Junior Benningfi eld of Louisville.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with buri-al in Cap Anderson Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today after 3 p.m.
Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
Betty Sue BrownMrs. Betty Sue Brown, 76, of Ekron, died Tuesday, May 26,
2009, at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Ky.She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur.Mrs. Brown is survived by four children, Perry Dean Brown
of Ekron, Beverly Sue Johnson of Louisville, Terry Gene Brown of Hardinsburg, Ky., and Jerry Wayne Brown of Irvington, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m., at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday, May 30, after 3 p.m.
Gabe H. DowellMr. Gabe H. Dowell, 53, of Big Spring, Ky., died Thurs-
day, May 21, 2009, at his residence.He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Josephine Dowell of
Big Spring, Ky.; one son, Jacob Dowell; a stepson, Mitch-ell Dozier of Flaherty; three sisters, Mary Ann Rowan of Ekron, Donna Dowell of Radcliff, Ky., and Linda Dowell of Big Spring, Ky.; three brothers, Joe Dowell and Lloyd Dowell, both of Big Spring, Ky., and Willie Dowell of Brandenburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 24, at the cha-pel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in the Dowell Family Cemetery.
