2010.12.17 The News Standard

By Brian GravesThe News Standard

Harry Craycroft will leave the Meade County Judge/Executive’s offi ce in a few days after four challenging years. But, he says he can leave knowing he did the best he could.

“I ran four years ago be-cause I didn’t like the direc-tion the county was going in. I could see the county wasn’t going anywhere and, with BRAC coming, I felt a golden opportunity for Meade County to change

and grow was there,”Craycroft said.

Craycroft said his wife, Marilyn, was the one who gave him the motivation to seek the offi ce.

“My wife said if I didn’t like the way things were go-ing to shut up and run,” he recalled with a chuckle.

And so, he placed his name on the ballot and he began to face the storms — literally.

“I took offi ce in January and we had a tornado,” he recalled. “Then we’ve had hurricane winds, a major ice

storm, fl oods, drought, ma-jor snowstorms with 12 – 14 inches of snow and we have dealt with all of those. Dealt with FEMA three times, and God love anyone who has to deal with FEMA.”

Craycroft said it would be diffi cult for anyone to be fully prepared to hold the highest elected offi ce in the county.

“I think you can talk to anyone who has held this offi ce and they’ll say you don’t realize what all is in-volved and what you deal with until you’re here on a daily basis,” Craycroft said. “There’s so many things you deal with and everyone thinks that you should have

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Craycroft reviews four years in the Meade Co. Judge/Exec. seat

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Duke Brigade gets sendoff PSC suggests caution during icy weather

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Sun12/19

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Mostly cloudy. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the upper teens.

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper teens.

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper teens.

Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

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•Muldraugh policeman runs over woman with patrol vehicle, A7

•Two local businesses celebrate ribbon cuttings this past week, A11

•Kentucky proves well in the farming industry for several years, A12

•Kentucky hunters given fi rst opportunity to hunt black bears, B4

•Brandenburg Primary holds Christmas play, B11

HIGHLIGHTFriday, December 17SHELTER ADOPTIONS — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Orscheln Home & Farm Store, Radcliff, KY.

Friday, December 17CHRISTMAS BAZAAR — 1:30-3 p.m. at Payneville Elementary.

Monday, December 20SCHOOL DISMISSED — Winter break.

Saturday, December 25Merry Christmas

Sewing, stitching a piece of history

Janet Scott displays one of her story quilts.

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More than 3,500 soldiers were given their marching or-ders and sent to service last Thursday when Fort Knox held deployment ceremonies for the Third Infantry Brigade/First Infantry Division.

The great mass of men, women, uniforms and military

might crossed the expanse of Brooks Field to begin an im-pressive and awe-inspiring ceremony.

Several hundred civilians were also on hand to give their cheers to the newest crop of American heroes.

The soldiers will be deploy-ing to the Pakistan/Afghani-stan border to assist Afghan National Security Forces by

conducting counter-insurgen-cy operations to neutralize the Taliban and other anti-Afghan groups.

Their mission also includes helping to train Afghan forces in preparation for the transi-tion of security operations to the Afghanistan government.

“Lord, you train our hands

Fort Knox soldiers hold ceremony preparing to depart

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By Jennifer CorbettThe News Standard

Janet Scott is a storyteller who doesn’t use books or word of mouth to convey any tall tales.

Instead, with a needle in hand she knits out a story — which could also be handy to keep a person toasty warm during cold nights.

Scott is an avid quilter — something she took up when she retired as a teacher fi ve years ago. She had dabbled in sewing before and had never thought to quilt. It wasn’t until her husband suggested Scott get her feet wet in the craft that she actually gave it a shot.

“I’ve always liked to sew but it’s so much better doing quilts than clothes,” Scott said.

From there, Scott dove head fi rst into learning as much as she could about making a variety of quilts, ranging from cur-rent day techniques all the way back to the Civil War.

“I like to do a variety of quilts,” she added. “I’m not doing just one. A lot of people start something and fi nish it. But I probably have 30 things going.”

The amount of time it takes to create her masterpieces typically depends on the type of fabric and

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Members of the Third Brigade Combat Team/First Infantry Division give a salute to their com-manders as they pass in review during the brigade’s deployment ceremony at Fort Knox.

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Meade County Judge/Executive was business as usual holding his last monthly fi scal court meetings.

“I’ve tried to move the county ina forward, positive direction. I’m proud

of what we accomplished.”Harry Craycroft, Meade County Judge/Executive

Tempers flare at Muldraugh city meeting

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Park bridge to honor former B’burg Mayor


Brandenburg City Council’s year-end business was mostly ceremonial Tuesday night with the main order of business involving retiring Councilman Ronnie Joyner.

Joyner, who has served as both coun-cilman and mayor over the past two decades, was recognized for his service with the naming of the Riverfront Park pedestrian bridge in his honor.

Mayor David Pace allowed Joyner to call his fi nal meeting to order, after which Joyner expressed his gratitude to the city and its citizens for the ability to serve.

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The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting that a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain will move into Kentucky later today. Some areas of Kentucky might see ice accu-mulations of as much as half an inch,forecasters say.

That much ice can break weak tree limbs and bring them down on power lines. Some scattered power outages are possible, the PSC said.

By Casey TolliverThe News Standard

It was a night of mixed emotions as what was the farwell meeting for four of Muldraugh City Council mem-bers turned into a shouting match be-tween Muldraugh Mayor Danny Tate and Muldraugh Police Chief JohnStinebruner.

While Stinebruner was presenting the monthly police department report, Tate inquired about the status of two radios which the council was told were missing

for war and our fingers for battle,” prayed Brigade Chaplain Major Michael Nishimura in his invocation asking for God’s blessing on the troops.

The 113th Army Band, the second oldest Army band on duty, gave the “sound-off,” a military tradition dating back to the Crusades when detachments were sent to far away campaigns.

Lt. Gen Benjamin Freak-ley, Fort Knox command-ing general and Col. Chris Toner, commander of the Third Brigade Combat team, took their posts atop a military jeep and rode past the soldiers to give a final inspection before their mission begins.

In a solemn moment, the flags and banners bearing the brigade’s colors were ceremoniously folded and prepared for transport to the site of the mission.

Freakley addressed the soldiers and the on look-ing crowd speaking of the word “lethality.”

“Lethality is defined by Webster’s as gravely dam-aging or destructive or very potent or effective,” Freak-ley said. “Chief of Staff of the United States Army Gen. George Casey often states that it is the mission of the United States Army to bring lethality to the fight.”

“Ladies and gentleman,” he continued, “standing be-fore you this afternoon is the most potent, lethal force in America — an infantry bri-gade combat team. It is Fort Knox’s very own brigade.”

He spoke of the yearlong

commitment the soldiers now go to fulfill.

“They will be engaged in combat operations that sup-port Operation Enduring Freedom,” Freakley said. “These soldiers represent the best of America. They’re volunteers. These young men and women have stood up and said, “I will selfless-ly serve our nation in com-bat in Afghanistan.”

“They are ready to deploy,” the general added. “They are ready to fight and win.”

Freakley noted the next year would not be business as usual at Fort Knox.

“It is a year when all of us are going to do all we can for the families and the sol-

diers of the Duke Brigade,” Freakley said.

After the ceremony, Toner, who will be leading the bri-gade in Afghanistan, com-mented on his troops and the mission.

“We’ve been preparing for this deployment for 15 months now,” Toner said.

He noted one of the most important parts of train-ing is learning the culture of the region.

“It is so important to be able to interact with them,” Toner said.

Toner was emphatic when he spoke about the brigade’s preparedness.

“Honestly, we’re ready to go,” Toner said. “You get

to this point in the deploy-ment cycle and you are at the edge of the training you can do — feeling confident in yourself — and you want to get there and deploy and assume the mission. We’re at that stage right now.”

He said extra efforts were being made to allow the sol-diers to enjoy the holiday season with their families.

“Across the board, even from the families’ perspec-tive, they are confident, competent in respect to the training we’ve done with the families, and they’re ready to get their soldiers over there, get the mission done, and get them back,” Toner said.

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how big she chooses to make the quilt.

“I finally decided that ev-erything doesn’t have to be queen sized or king sized,” Scott said jokingly.

Scott has traveled all around Kentucky attend-ing various workshops. She has also taught some classes around the state in hopes of spreading the joys of quilting, while also add-ing a historical aspect.

“It’s kind of like recre-ating a piece of history,” Scott noted.

For example, a Civil War quilt Scott is current-ly working on a quilt that tells a story in each of the boxes. One square repre-sents a story of a mother struggling to look after her children while her husband was fighting in the war. Another square symbolizes children attending school during the Civil War.

The characteristic that conveys the essence of the Civil War in a quilt is the color schemes, Scott added. Most quilts from that era use brown, red and blue.

Scott attended a presenta-tion in Paducah and learned how to create a “log cabin” quilt which were also pop-ular during Abraham Lin-coln’s presidency and the Civil War.

Some of the other themes Scott has given a try in-clude baby quilts, twin bed quilts, embroidery, circle quilts, one block wonders, paper piecing, graveyard quilt and many more.

Over the past few years, Scott has figured out a pro-cess to determine if a certain fabric would work for her.

“You can tell by the tex-ture whether it’s good fab-ric or not,” she added. “The ones that are tightly woven are better.”

But most of all, she knows that all quilts should be made with one special in-gredient: love. For example, Scott has made quilts for all her children, daughter-in-laws and grandchildren. Some of her kids have even passed their quilts onto their kids.

“It’s a cool feeling,” Scott said with a smile.

In one instance, Scott teamed up with her daugh-ter-in-law, who was teach-ing in Flaherty at the time, to make a one-of-a-kind creation. Scott said they

had the third graders col-or a block and once they were finished, they sewed the blocks together. It cre-ated a giant quilt that was later auctioned off at the fall festival.

“It’s easier to work on individual blocks and then put the blocks together,” she added.

Scott even got her 90-year-old mother to dabble in the art of quilt-ing. It began when Scott picked her mother up from the hospital after she had a pacemaker put in.

The women were sitting on the couch and Scott’s mother asked, “Janet, what are you doing?”

“I’m doing some embroi-dery work,” Scott said.

“Well, I think I would like to do that,” her mother replied.

So Scott’s mother be-gan with an embroidery needle in hand and cre-ated about 10 blocks for a possible quilt.

“I think that’s incredible for a lady who is 90 years old,” Scott gushed about her mother.

In essence, Scott believes

that quilting has saved her from a life of being bored at home.

“Quilting has kept my life busy and I’ve met a lot of friends, who have also retired and we all go to workshops together,” she said. “I guess that’s the teacher in me because I taught for 37 and a half years and I just enjoy learn-ing new things.”

Scott also enjoys quilt-ing because it’s a good pastime and it gets her brain churning.

“It keeps your mind busy,” she said. “You have to figure out if I make my block 12 inches, how wide do I have to strip it? Es-pecially when your try-ing to get something to fit together.”

Some people have asked Scott if she has ever thought of selling her 300 plus quilts she has made. But, that’s not something that Scott set out to do when she began learning her new craft.

“I’m not in it for the mon-ey,” she added. “It’s really a labor of love. You just give them to people you think will appreciate them.”

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Friday, December 17, 2010 The News Standard - A3OBITUARIESMary Ann Ladd

Mary Ann Ladd, 30, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at University of Louisville Hospital.

She is survived by her parents, Vickie (Gene) Doyle of Brandenburg, Ky., and Terry (Belinda) Ladd of Louisville,

Ky.; three children, Makaylee Ladd of Bardstown, Ky., Bailey Carter and Chloe Vice both of Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Deonne (Jimmy) Lopez of Ekron, Ky.; a brother, Terry Ladd, Jr., of Ek-ron, Ky.; her grandmother, Dor-othy Ladd of Louisville, Ky.; her step-grandfather, Oliver Doyle of Louisville, Ky.; a step-sister Stacy Stillings of Louisville, Ky., and a special friend, Paul Walsburger of Brandenburg, Ky., and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11,

2010, at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Cap Anderson Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Sallie Catherine DowellMrs. Sallie Catherine Dowell, 95, of Garrett, Ky., died

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at her residence. She was a member of Hill Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Dowell was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Ida Mills Smith; her husband, Lewis Dowell; three sis-ters, Blanche Stith, Margaret Dowell and Hattie Pollock; brother, Clarence Smith; grandson, Bryan Michael Dowell and a daughter-in-law, Carole Dowell.

She is survived by three sons, Roy Neil Dowell, Donnie (Mary Beth) Dowell of Ekron, Ky., and Randall (Judy) Dow-ell of Lexington, Ky.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial in Buck Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

William “Bill” Moore, Jr.William Albert “Bill” Moore, Jr., 69, of Muldraugh,

Ky., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Ky.

He was born Aug. 4, 1941, in Louisville, Ky., to the late William Albert, Sr. and Juanita Florence Elmore Moore.

He is survived by a daughter, Tara Walters of Branden-burg, Ky.; son, Steve R. Huchingson of Louisville, Ky.; sis-ter, Jamie Lusbrink of Louisville, Ky.; brothers, Ronnie R. (Suzanne) Moore of Shivley, Ky., and Sam Moore of Lou-isville, Ky.; fi ve grandchildren, one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

Cremation was chosen by the family and no services are scheduled at this time.

Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to family. Online condolences may be made at www.bjsfunerals.com.

Dr. James Lamar KendallDoctor James Lamar Kendall, 70, died at his home near

Guston, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. James was born Aug. 2, 1940, near Guston, Ky., in Meade County.

James was preceded in death by his father, James (Jim) Ken-dall; mother, Mary Stith Kendall; stepmother, Jane Stewart and son, Dwayne Massey.

James started his dental prac-tice in Walton, Ky. Later he moved to Meade County with an offi ce in Irvington, Ky., until it was destroyed by a fi re. He than had a practice in Brandenburg, Ky., until he retired. Jim was an army veteran and as a captain, worked with the Army Dental Corps in Ft. Benning, Ga.

He is survived by his wife, Bar-bara Jean Massey; children, Etta Nicole Gray (T.J.), James Lamar (Leanne), Howell Joseph (Tina) and Gary Massey; nine grand-children, fi ve great-grandchil-dren and a brother, Wesley Dale Kendall (Lynn).

Jim was a master craftsman that made beautiful handmade knives and wood items. He en-

joyed gardening and working in the yard. As a young man, he was a pilot that enjoyed fl ying single engine planes during lei-sure times. After retirement, he was instrumental in restoring run down and abandoned graveyards to their former state. He was involved in local politics for a number of years. He was the family historian and had extensive knowledge and research gathered from early ancestors.

Cremation was chosen and a memorial service was held at noon on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, for family members at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington, Ky.

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and strength. The �lowers, food, cards and all acts of kindness and service are

sincerely appreciated. We are deeply grateful for the loving

and skilled care provided by the staff at Indian Creek Health and

Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Bruce Burton and Harrison County Hospital. We deeply appreciate the services of John Bruington, Tim Goodwin, and the staff at

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all of you for your love and support.

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Sally L. Moore Sally L. Moore, 76, of Radcliff, Ky., died

Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at North Hardin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rad-cliff, Ky. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, the Red Hat Society, and an Elder and member of Radcliff Christian Church Dis-ciples of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, John Ross Moore Jr.; her son, Ken-neth Huff; and her stepson, WilliamArmstrong.

She is survived by four daughters, Dorothy Downs of Garland, Texas, Don-na Lawrence of McCordsville, Ind., Jen-nifer Hagerty of San Diego, Calif., and Angela Ball of Elizabethtown, Ky.; a stepdaughter, Barbara Jackson of Kauf-man, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at Nelson-Edel-en-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky., with Pastor David Conway offi ciat-ing. Burial will be in the North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff, Ky.

Visitation will be on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 18, beginning at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.nebfh.com.

Martha NewtonMartha Newton, 87, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at

Medco Center in Hardinsburg, Ky. She was born May 2, 1923, in Breckinridge County, to the late Alzo and Mary Stinnett Milam.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim New-ton; two sisters, Anna Louis Carman, Mary Lee Ross.

She is survived by her sister, Tula Dowell of McDan-iels, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, at Alexander Funeral Home. Burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Delsia “Mamaw” Cyrus

Delsia Kathleen “Mamaw” (Mum-ford) Cyrus, 83, a native of Plympton, England, a long time resident of Rad-cliff, Ky., died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Surrounded by family in her home in Radcliff, Ky.

She was preceded in death by twin sons, Ronald and Donald Cyrus.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Buster Cyrus; six children, Eliz-abeth (Walter) Zawierucha, Timothy (Donna) Cyrus, Patricia Luke, Debra (Art) Hodgkiss, Toni (Dale) Skaggs and William (Lisa) Cyrus; 13 grandchil-dren; 23 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Peggy Hawke; and two brothers, Bob and LesMumford.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radc-liff, Ky., with Chaplain Carlton Puryear officiating. Burial followed in the North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff, Ky. Expressions of Sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hosparus, P. O. Box 2149, Elizabethtown, KY 42702 in memory of Delsia Cyrus.

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Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Year wishes...

This is the miracle of the modern world: In advanced economies, real income per capita is at least 16 times what it was about 200 years ago.

We take this for granted. It is as natural as a grande latte macchiato, or Dish TV. But it’s one of the most astonishing and consequential facts ever.

“In 1800 the average hu-man consumed and expected her children and grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren to go on consuming a mere $3 a day,” Deirdre N. McCloskey writes in her dazzling new book, “Bourgeois Dignity.” “The only people much bet-ter off than $3 or so up to 1800 were lords or bishops or some few of the merchants. It had been this way for all of his-

tory. With her $3 a day, the av-erage denizen of the earth got a few pounds of potatoes, a little milk, an occasional scrap of meat.”

In short, almost all the world was Bangladesh. Then, everything changed.

What happened? McClos-key’s answer is that it wasn’t foreign trade (too small), it wasn’t imperialism (it didn’t enrich the imperial countries), it wasn’t the establishment of property rights (they had ex-isted before) and it wasn’t the Protestant work ethic (hard work wasn’t new).

It was simply a new atti-tude toward wealth and its creation. McCloskey calls it the “Bourgeois Revaluation.” It afforded the shopkeeper the dignity that he had al-ways been denied because he wasn’t a manorial lord, a cavalry offi cer or a priest. Eu-rope became, in the words of the economist Joseph Schum-

peter, a “business-respecting civilization.”

The combination of liberty and dignity for the bourgeoi-sie sparked the modern revo-lution that we wrongly, in McCloskey’s view, attribute to “capitalism.” The word is inapt, she argues, because the mere accumulation of capital is beside the point. The kings of Spain collected lots of gold from the New World, and no economic miracle ensued. It’s innovation that’s the thing, entrepreneurial “alertness,” the ceaseless drive for the new, the better, the cheaper.

This offers cold comfort at a time of 9.6 percent unemploy-ment. It suggests, though, that the basic recipe for economic success is simple, if not neces-sarily easy -- celebrate, reward and create the conditions for innovation.

Unfortunately, we have a president of the United States who has been a member his

entire adult life of what Mc-Closkey — borrowing from Samuel Taylor Coleridge — calls “the clerisy.” These are the intellectualoids who never lost their instinctual scorn for commercial activity.

Unfortunately, it’s easier to prop up what’s old rather than foster what’s new. A few years ago, the Federal Reserve handed out billions upon bil-lions of dollars to practically every large, established fi rm in America.

The fl ip side to bourgeois dignity is governmental hu-mility. Near the end of her tour de force, McCloskey quotes the great economist Frederic Bastiat: “Nothing is more senseless than to base so many expectations on the state, that is, to assume the existence of collective wis-dom and foresight after tak-ing for granted the existence of individual imbecility and improvidence.”

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Editorial“Godspeed, Duke Brigade”

There are 3,500 new heroes ready to go far away to serve our country.

These brave men and women are part of the Third Infantry Brigade Combat Team/First Infantry Division leaving soon from Fort Knox.

Last week, a deployment ceremony was held to cel-ebrate their service and honor their sacrifi ce to duty.

The “Duke Brigade” will be serving in the Pakistan/Afghanistan border region — one of the most dangerous zones in the War on Terror.

What these soldiers are about to do came into sharper focus this past weekend when six more American trea-sures were lost in southern Afghanistan.

It should cause everyone to pause and be humbled by what these young people have volunteered to do and it is almost impossible to see their young faces and wonder what this next year of their service will bring for them and their families.

Most of them are barely out of school and will now fi nd themselves in an active — very active — war zone.

General George C. Marshall once said, “Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confi dence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination.”

That is the attitude these soldiers exude.When asked how they feel about their mission, every

single one expresses the same positive emotions — ex-citement and readiness.

They talk about their training, their brothers in arms, and the pride of serving their country.

How many civilians would go where they are going to face what they will face with the same attitude?

We paraphrase General Dwight D. Eisenhower who asked the question, “Where do we fi nd such men and women?”

It is our duty as Americans to keep these troops in our prayers and stand in their stead when their families are in need.

We pray for them a speedy success for their mission and a safe return home and assure them they have our undying gratitude and support

“Army strong” and Godspeed.

Letter to the editor

Noah didn’t need government ark funding

On Dec. 3, this newspaper published an editorial en-titled “Keeping Secrets.” In this editorial, The News Standard expressed its view that while “freedom of the press” is an honored part of the American culture, this freedom also comes with an acceptance of responsibility. That responsibility includes an obligation of loyalty and allegiance to the constitutional principles of our nation, as well as a responsibility to the moral and ethical foun-dations of society.

I could not agree more whole-heartedly.Unfortunately, it seems as though certain, and often

infl uential, portions of our society have seen fi t to ad-vocate our freedoms over our responsibility. In recent years, many media outlets have published or broadcast stories that portrayed the United States in an unfavor-able light, usually justifying such stories as an Ameri-can “right to know.” I often wonder where these media outlet’s concerns about our “right to know” and their desire to undermine our government and its efforts dif-ferentiate.

During World War II, the media had many correspon-dents “embedded” with our forces all around the world. These correspondents were often privy to many details of military operations that our government didn’t want made public. In almost every instance, these details were kept secret until such time as their disclosure was deemed appropriate. How different it seems nowa-days.

We have all become aware of the recent revelation of classifi ed American documents published on the World Wide Web by WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange.

These documents, which disclosed the most intimate details of American communications with other world powers concerning issues of great importance, were never meant to be seen by the world at large. Not be-cause they contained any great conspiracy, but because they contained the context of the thoughts of those that were at the controls of world peace.

Many of these documents detailed communications that weren’t part of daily news, but related to efforts that we weren’t aware of. I am concerned that the world is a more dangerous place because of Julian Assange.

In light of these revelations, Mr. Assange has become something of a world-wide pariah. There are currently warrants for his arrest from several countries on a range of charges stemming from conspiracy to rape. He is on Interpol’s list of “most wanted.”

Obviously, Mr. Assange is NOT an example of human virtue. To add insult to injury, Mr. Assange has stated that he is in possesion of an even more damaging cache of documents to be released in the case of his arrest. Who does he think that he is?!?! Are we to be held hostage to his form of terrorism?

What we Americans have to learn from this person’s example is that even though some extoll the virtues of freedom, they often have ulterior motives. If we are to give in to the demands of those that use our very values against us, we will lose the freedoms that we hold dear. Can you not already see this happening?

Jeff Johnson,Ekron, KY

Jim WatersBluegrass Beacon

Innovation is the thing for success

Barry Lynn, executive di-rector of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, hit the mark when re-cently he said, “when Noah launched the Ark the fi rst time, he was not looking for government funding.”

Don’t most people already know that?

You would think so. But where’s the clamor when government chooses to lav-ish private operations with taxpayer-backed incentives while others get left — like the ark — high and dry?

Economically and consti-tutionally literate Kentuck-ians should question why they must help pay for Ark Encounters, a proposed re-ligious theme park in Grant County, which includes a 500-by-75-foot wooden faux Ark that reports claim will really fl oat.

Unlike the original, which fl oated without the help of Noahland Econom-ic Development Cabinet handouts, apparently the massive northern Kentucky project might sink or sail unless taxpayers ante up

with more than $37 million in tax incentives.

A bipolar-like news re-lease from Gov. Steve Beshear’s offi ce indicated that the project is “private-ly funded at an estimated cost of $150 million,” yet “subject to the . . . approval of certain state and local incentives and other assis-tance for the project.”

Call me sacrilegious, but I’m going to stick my neck out — like one of those gi-raffes on the ark — and say: Just like General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC, Fannie Mae or any private entity is not too big to fail, this imita-tion of the ark is not too big to sink.

This issue isn’t even re-motely about religion. It’s about whether government should give any private op-eration — religious, auto-motive, agricultural, what-eve — an advantage over any other company with tax incentives.

However, making this about some imaginary church-state scenario al-lows continued avoidance of tough economic decisions facing Kentucky.

Since the commonwealth doesn’t have a church-state crisis, it’s easy for the gov-ernor to talk about the Ark

project in those terms. He told reporters: “The people of Kentucky didn’t elect me governor to debate religion. They elected me governor to create jobs.”

It would be tougher — if much more meaningful — for the governor to address burdensome tax policies that discourage economic growth within Kentucky’s borders.

According to The Tax Foundation, only eight states have more onerous corporate tax policies than Kentucky. All seven of Kentucky’s neighboring states offer bet-ter business tax plans than the commonwealth, and some, such as Virginia (No. 4), Missouri (No. 5) and Ten-nessee (No. 11), rank much higher. Even West Virginia ranks No. 23. We may have bluegrass here, but the grass is “greener” over yonder.

Kentucky also ranks No. 32 in the foundation’s In-dividual Income Tax Index Rank and No. 34 in the Un-employment Insurance Tax Index Rank.

Just like rain forced Noah to build, such punishing and uncompetitive tax rates force Kentucky politicians to hand out special favors to select companies — even when the jobs created are the low-pay-ing, themed-park type.

How just is any policy that allows government to foist painfully high tax rates on residents it swore to protect in order to give to certain companies favors while ig-noring others?

“It’s fundamentally unfair for government to grant ad-vantage to one business and not to others,” wrote Mi-chael LaFaive, director of the Mackinac Center’s Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative.

Kentucky’s governor wants to sell a plan to re-distribute the wealth from taxpayers to a tourist at-traction. But every com-munity in Kentucky offers “attractions” that could benefi t from tax breaks. To give them to one without giving them to all equates to economic injustice.

And those Christians run-ning the Noah’s Ark project should be ashamed for being willing to take bread from the mouths of Kentucky tax-payers working hard to keep their heads above the rising tide of economic trouble.

— Jim Waters is vice presi-dent of policy and communica-tions for the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free-market think tank. Reach him at [email protected]. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.

Friday, December 17, 2010 The News Standard - A5CourtDeeds

PGL Builders, LLC, by and through Ronnie Ables, member, to James D. Lussier, 84 Lookout Drive in Brandenburg, deed tax $140.

Miles Farm Supply, LLC, a Ken-tucky Limited Liability Company, to Crop Production Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, a 1.2233 acre tract located on the north side of KY HWY 144 at its intersection with Dry House Al-ley, deed tax $60.

The Bank of America National Association, to Thomas Varney, lot 8 and 9, and a portion of lot 84 in Oakwood Subdivision, deed tax $95.

Kentucky Land Holdings of Radcliff, LLC, to Michael G. Har-mon, lot 31 of Boak Mountain Subdivision, deed tax $11.50.

Thomas Grab and Lou Grab, to Kimberley DeJesus, lot 18 of Hobbs Estates.

Theodore A. Burch and Sherian L. Burch, to John Millay and Me-lissa Millay, lots 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Knollwood Estates, deed tax $66.

Jeremy Jackson and Jamie M. Jackson, to Benjamin C. Richer, 930 Fort Avenue in Vine Grove, deed tax $127.

Gary W. Stansbury and Bridget Theresa Stansbury, to the B.M. Stansbury Family Revocable Liv-ing Trust, 1115 Knob Road in Battletown.

Bettie M. Bennett, to Lewis Edward Bennett, lot 8 of Circle K Estates.

Shawn Redmon Rentals, LLC, a Kentucky Limited Liability Com-pany, by and through Shawn Red-mon, member, to Donald R. Har-mon, 150 Redmon Road, deed tax $115.

Robert L. Reams and Evelyn Reams, to Gregory West and Cyn-thia West, lot 361 in Doe Valley Subdivision in Doe Valley Greens Section, deed tax $7.50.

LeAnn Clanton and Todd Clan-ton, to Damien A. McDonald and Lydia C. McDonald, property lo-cated in Meade County, deed tax $145.

Vanderbuilt Mortgage and Fi-nance, Inc., a Tennessee Corpo-ration, to Katie B. Bennett and Michael O. Bennett, lots 65 and 66 of the Vowels Farm Division, deed tax $80.

William T. Price, to Amy Lar-son, lot 19 of Circle K Estates, deed tax $19.

Patti E. Sego and William F. Sego, to William F. Sego and Pat-ti E. Sego, 4624 Highway 79 in Brandenburg.

James Mattingly and Wanda Mattingly, to Gordon Board, lot 32 of Old Mill Estates, deed tax $35.

William Mattingly and Wanda Fay Mattingly, to Gordon Board, tract 19 of Robbins Estates, deed tax $25.

The Harr Trust, by and through George W. Harr, Sr., to Duane E. Cooper and Claudia A. Cooper, a 12.557 acre tract located in the community of Brandenburg, deed tax $215.

The Secretary of Veterans Af-fairs, an officer of the United States of America, to Robert G. Riehle and Shalyn M. Riehle, 20 Meadow Vale Ct. in Vine Grove.

Jannon M. Ison and Renata A. Ison, to Julian M. Ison and Bar-bara Ison, property located in Meade County, deed tax $129.

Quitclaim DeedsPatricia Maria Hager, to George

Gregory Hager, property located in Meade County.

Green Tree Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Com-pany, fka Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation, fka Con-seco Financial Services, to Marty Claycomb, lot 88 of Knobs Subdi-vision, deed tax $25.

Building PermitsNo reports this week.

Septic PermitsNo reports this week.

Retail Food12/6/10 Taco Bell, 1200 By-

pass Rd in Brandenburg. 98 per-cent food. Food: potato bites and flat bread stored on floor in freezer.

12/6/10 KFC and Long John Silvers, 1200 By-pass Rd in Bran-denburg. 100 percent food.

12/6/10 Kinder Garden Learn-ing Center, 766 Broadway St in Brandenburg. Follow-up score from 12/1: 97 percent food. Food: muffins stored uncovered, micro-wave unclean.

12/6/10 Rite Aid, 610 River Ridge Plaza in Brandenburg. 100 percent retail.

12/6/10 Knights of Columbus, 1200 High St in Brandenburg. 100 percent food.

12/7/10 Fine Stop Food Mart No. 2, 3645 Flaherty Rd in Vine Gove. 98 percent food. 98 per-

cent retail. Both: ceiling tiles in poor repair above three comp sink, baseboard in poor repair behind three comp sink, light not working in walk-in cooler.

12/9/10 St. John’s Education Center, 513 E. Broadway in Bran-denburg, 98 percent food. Food: no hand sink sign at hand sink.

Brandenburg Police12/4/10 2:50 p.m. Alan W.

Finch, of Brandenburg, was driv-ing a 1991 Buick Estate Wagon. Finch stated that he was travel-ing on the Bypass, the light had changed and he was attempting to stop but his brakes failed and he struck the guard rail face on Shamrock Road. Meade County EMS was called to the scene. Re-port BPD10120 was filed by Of-ficer Singleton.

12/2/10 4:22 p.m. Daniel A. Krueger, of Brandenburg, was driving a 2003 Ford SE. Jenni-fer K. Benningfield, of Irvington, was driving a 1993 Buick Regal Custom. Krueger and Benning-field were both on separate ac-cess roads in River Ridge Plaza Shopping Center. Benningfield was traveling from Kroger park-ing area access road. Krueger was coming from McDonalds parking area access road. These two roads intersect with Kroger access hav-ing the right of way. McDonalds access had the stop sign. Krueger stopped at the stop sign but then pulled out in front of Benningfield. Benningfield then struck Krueger in the passenger door. Both units had moved their vehicles to Rite Aid parking lot. No injuries were reported. Report BPD10121 was filed by Officer Richardson.

12/7/10 3:20 p.m. Brandon T. Belt, of Vine Grove, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Extended S10 4 x 4. Jamon T. Story, of Battletown, was driving a 1992 Chevrolet 2 Door Conventional Cab. Belt and Story were going southbound on the Bypass, approaching the light in front of Kroger. The light changed yellow, so Story stopped and Belt could not stop and col-lided into the rear of Story. No injuries were reported. Report BPD10122 was filed by Officer Singleton.

12/8/10 12:42 p.m. John R. Curl, of Battletown, was driving a 2007 Subaru Outback. Caroline P. Yates, of Brandenburg, was driving a 1987 Oldsmobile 98 Re-gency Brougham. Yates was trav-eling straight through the parking lot of the post office. Curl stated that when he backing up and he did not see Yates and collided into the side. No injuries were reported. Report BPD10123 was filed by Officer Singleton.

Meade County Sheriff12/1/10 11:41 p.m. David W.

Katz, of Ekron, was driving a 2004 Ford F150. Katz was west bound on Bee Knob Hill Road. For an unknown reason, Katz left the roadway and struck a utility pole resulting in damage to the pole and Katz. Katz then left the scene leaving his vehicle there. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0316 was filed by Officer Gra-ham.

12/2/10 7:09 a.m. Lydia P. Richardson, of Brandenburg, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Impala LS. Stephanie L. Bennett, of Bran-denburg, was driving a 2011 Kia. Bennett was operating south on KY 144 and was stopped at the red light at KY 144 and US 60. Richardson was operating south on HWY 144 and was also at the light. Richardson struck Bennett in the rear at the light. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0317 was filed by Officer Matti.

12/2/10 11:03 a.m. Rhonda D. Clark, of Webster, was driving a 1999 Toyota Solara. Clark was being operated southbound on Hwy 1239. Clark stated that a dog or coyote ran out in front of her. She swerved to miss the animal, went on the right shoulder, over corrected and went into the ditch on left hand side of the road. The vehicle struck a tree in the ditch. Meade County EMS was called to the scene and the injured were transported to Breckinridge Me-morial Hospital. Report 10-0318 was filed by Officer Matti.

12/3/10 6:57 a.m. Richard D. McGehee, of Vine Grove, was driving a 1997 Ford F150. Ilona I. Greenwell, of Vine Grove, was driving a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. Greenwell was being oper-ated southbound on HWY 1600. Greenwell was stopped and in the process of turning into a parking lot when McGehee, which was operating in the same direction, went to pass Greenwell and side swiped the vehicle. McGehee then went into the ditch and rolled sev-eral times. A witness stated that Greenwell was stopped to make a left turn but did not have her turn signal on. The witness stated that McGehee went to pass and

struck Greenwell. Meade County EMS was called to the scene and the injured were transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital. Re-port 10-0319 was filed by Officer Matti.

12/3/10 1:21 p.m. James L. Mattingly, of Webster, was driving a 1978 tractor. Barry N. McCarty, of Cloverport, Ky., was driving a 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Conven-tional. McCarty was operating southbound on HWY 376. Mat-tingly was also operating south-bound. McCarty was stopped and in the process of making a left turn into a field when Mat-tingly struck the back left tire of McCarty. McCarty was not dam-aged. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0320 was filed by Of-ficer Matti.

12/4/10 12:43 a.m. Xavier D. Smith, of Radcliff, was driving a 2001 Ford 2x2 SE. Smith failed to stop at a stop sign at the inter-section of Spike Buck and Gar-rett Road. Smith drove through the stop sign, not touching the brakes, crossing Garrett Road. Smith came to a rest in the back yard of 20 Fawn Lane. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0321 was filed by Officer Shipley.

12/4/10 12:43 a.m. Michael A. Burgess, of Radcliff, was driving a 1994 Volvo 850 Series. Burgess was being operating east on Spike Buck Road. Burgess failed to stop at the stop sign at Garrett Road. Burgess stated that he did not see the stop sign and thought the road continued past Garrett Road. The vehicle came to a rest in the back yard of 20 Fawn Lane. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0322 was filed by Officer Shipley.

12/4/10 6:31 a.m. Frances B. Young, of Irvington, was driving a 1996 Ford Taurus GL. Young was operating east on US 60. Young lost control of the vehicle due to slick surface. Young over correct-ed, causing her vehicle to spin 360 degrees several times in both lanes for an estimated 100 ft. The vehicle then left the pavement on the right side of the road traveling backwards, flipping on its driv-ers side. It came to a rest in that position with the front of the car facing west. No injuries were re-ported. Report 10-0323 was filed by Officer Shipley.

12/4/10 8:04 a.m. 8:04 a.m. Kristopher J. McKinney, of Bran-denburg, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. McKin-ney stated that as he was entering the curve on KY 448 south bound at Doe Run Road his vehicle lose traction because of the slush on the roadway. He slid off the right shoulder into a field getting stuck, which caused minor damage to his vehicle. McKinney had to be pulled out by a wrecker. Once he was pulled out, he was able to drive his vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0324 was filed by Officer Shipley.

12/5/10 11:03 a.m. Rachel E. Taylor, of Vine Grove, was driv-ing a 2007 Toyota Corolla. Kari B. Haravitch, of Vine Grove, was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger. Tay-lor stated that she was south on 1882 and came to the stop sign. She stopped to look both ways and didn’t see anything, so she proceeded to go and pulled into the path of Haravitch. The drivers collided in the intersection. Tay-lor went off the roadway and into a ditch. Haravitch went off the roadway and into a yard striking an electric pole guide wire and an electric pole. No injuries were re-ported. Report 10-0325 was filed by Officer Hendley.

12/7/10 7:21 a.m. Patricia A. Watts, of Muldraugh, was driving a 2010 Honda Accord LX Premi-um. Watts was traveling west on Hwy 1638. An unknown driver was traveling south on Rock Haven Rd. The unknown driver failed to stop at the stop sign and went into traffic on 1638 caus-ing Watts to hit the back bumper of the unknown driver. The un-known driver fled the scene down Buck Grove Rd. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0327 was filed by Officer Matti.

12/7/10 2:45 p.m. Heidemarie M. Cavins, of Elizabethtown, was driving a 2010 Kia Van. Patricia L. Pike, of Brandenburg, was driv-ing a 1997 General Motors Corp Jimmy JMM. Cavins was operat-ing in the parking lot at the BP station in Flaherty. Pike was op-erating westbound on Flaherty Rd when Cavins pulled out onto Flaherty Rd striking Pike. Cavins stated she could not see around a semi truck that was parked in the parking lot. She stated that she thought a person in another car was waving her out onto the road. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0328 was filed by Of-ficer Matti.

12/7/10 7:34 p.m. Alice L. Haner, of Brandenburg, was driv-ing a 1992 Toyota Corolla. Crys-tal L. Moody, of Battletown, was

driving a 1998 Toyota Camry. Haner was westbound on Battle-town Rd. Moody was operating eastbound on Battletown Rd. Haner attempted to make a left turn into her driveway and failed to yield to the right of way. Han-er was struck by Moody. Haner got out of her vehicle and went in her home, which was across the street. Haner is suspected of drinking alcohol. Haner was transported to the hospital. The Meade County Attorney will be contacted in reference to criminal charges. MED 3 was called to the scene and the injured were trans-ported to Harrison Memorial Hos-pital. Report 10-0329 was filed by Officer Rogers.

12/8/10 7:32 a.m. Cody W. Carroll, of Brandenburg, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Lumina. Nora L. Geary, of Ekron, was driv-ing a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Carroll was operating southbound on Buck Grove Rd and Geary was operating northbound on Buck Grove Rd. Geary stated that Car-roll was left of center after coming over a hill and side swiped her vehicle. Carroll stated that Geary was left of center and caused the side swipe. No injuries were re-ported. Report 10-0330 was filed by Officer Matti.

12/8/10 9:53 a.m. Elizabeth A. McRoberts, of Walkerton, Ind., was driving a 2006 Chev-rolet Malibu LS. McRoberts was operating eastbound on HWY 60. McRoberts stated that a deer ran out in front of her. She lost control of the vehicle and went off the right side striking a rock wall head on. Meade County EMS was called to the scene and the injured were transported to Ire-land Army Hospital in Fort Knox. Report 10-0331 was filed by Of-ficer Matti.

12/9/10 3:56 p.m. Jonathon M. Fuson, of Brandenburg, was driv-ing a 2002 Ford Ranger. Candi T. Pack, of Ekron, was driving a 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Pack was east-bound on KY 1638. Fuson was eastbound on KY 1638 behind Pack. Both units were in the right lane. Fuson stated that he was passing a white Ford F150, which was eastbound in the left lane of KY 1638. Fuson stated that Ford F150 started changing lanes and forced him to skid off the right shoulder of the roadway. Fuson overcorrected, sending him into a skid. Fuson skidded into the right side of Pack. No injuries were re-ported. Report 10-0332 was filed by Officer Wright.

12/9/10 5:21 p.m. Linda L. Crow, of Guston, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4. Crow was northbound on KY 941. A deer entered the roadway, caus-ing Crow to strike the deer. No injuries were reported. Report 10-0333 was filed by Officer Wright.

District Court12/8/10

Thomas L. O’Banion, 38, careless driving; operating a mo-tor vehicle under/influence of al-cohol/drugs; illegal take/pursue deer/wild turkey- failure to ap-pear.

Emily C. Smalling, 25, li-cense to be in possession; fail-ure to produce insurance card; operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs; con-trolled substance prescription not in original container; possession controlled substance- 3rd degree- 1st offense- drug unspecified- continued to 1/5/11.

William E. Robinson, 55, operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense; failure to or improper signal; improper turning- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 12/15/10.

James R. Swink, 32, failure to or improper signal; operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense- plead guilty, $300 fine, KAPS/ADE, 30 days probated after 4 days jails, 2 years probation.

Dustin L. Whitworth, 22, operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st of-fense- plead guilty, 30 days pro-bated after 2 days jail, 2 years probation, KAPS/ADE, $200 fine; speeding 13 mph over limit- plead guilty, $26 fine; no/expired reg-istration plates; no/expired Ken-tucky registration receipt- dis-missed with proof.

David W. Ray, 43, theft by deception, includes cold checks under $10,000- plead guilty, 6 months probated, 1 day county traffic school, 2 years probation.

Ronald L. Chain, 46, pos-session of marijuana; 2 counts of possess controlled substance; drug paraphernalia- buy/possess- plead not guilty, preliminary hear-ing 12/15/10.

Roger W. Greenwell, 49, flagrant non support- plead

not guilty, preliminary hearing 12/22/10.

Theodore M. Bruner, 32, terroristic threatening, 3rd de-gree- continued first appearance 2/16/11.

Zachary L. Miller, 20, crimi-nal trespassing, 3rd degree- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 12/29/10.

Harold D. Carter, Jr., 37, 2 counts of theft by deception, in-cludes cold checks under $500- plead not guilty, pretrial confer-ence 1/5/11.

Sandra K. Shelton, 43, non support- pretrial conference 1/5/11.

Caleb L. Boone, 25, pub-lic intoxication, controlled sub-stance- continued 1/5/11.

Craig R. Chee, 34, improper start for a parked position- contin-ued 12/15/10.

Jamie L. Cosgrove, 23, no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration re-ceipt- dismissed with proof.

Joshia A. McManama, 19, speeding 9 mph over limit; fail-ure to wear seat belts; operating on a suspended/revoked operators license- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 12/15/10.

David A. Giambra, 20, li-cense to be in possession- failure to appear.

Susan D. Vargas, 33, speed-ing 10 mph over limit; failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance/security- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 12/15/10.

Deveda A. Kinley, 46, speed-ing 10 mph over limit; failure to produce insurance card- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 12/15/10; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt- dismissed with proof.

Michael C. Newby, 45, dis-regarding stop sign; operating on a suspended/revoked operators li-cense; failure to surrender revoked operators license- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 3/16/11.

Gerald D. Pile, 24, speeding 10 mph over limit- plead guilty, state traffic school; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt- dis-missed with proof.

Walter W. Butt, 61, speed-ing 25 mph over limit; failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance/security- pretrial conference 1/5/11.

Keith A. Warner, 36, speed-ing 20 mph over limit; operating on a suspended/revoked operators license- plead not guilty, pretrial conference 1/12/11.

Rafael O. Perez, 28, speeding 19 mph over limit; no operators/moped license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/secu-rity; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; display of illegal/altered registration plates- pretrial confer-ence 12/15/10.

Michael D. Hack, 48, theft by unlawful taking/disp-all other- dis-missed with judges order; theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- dismissed.

Gregory W. Searcy, 51, non-payment of fines- continued 6/15/11.

Jason E. Brown, 30, shock probation in misdemeanor con-victions- over ruled.

Scott A. Hornback, 31, ter-roristic threatening, 3rd degree- pretrial conference 3/11/11.

Tina R. McMichael, 38, receiving stolen property un-der $500- pretrial conference 1/26/11.

Clayton Wagers, 25, alcohol intoxication in a public place, 1st and 2nd offense; possession of marijuana- order to defer 12 months, KAPS.

Tammy L. Smiddy, 40, theft of services- order to defer 6 months.

Nathan W. Sipes, 37, posses-sion of marijuana- plead guilty, 6 months probated after 10 days jail, 2 years probation, KAPS; use/possess drug paraphernalia, 1st offense- plead guilty, 6 months probated after 10 days jail con-secutively, 2 years probation.

Sarah M. Thompson, 23, assault, 4th degree domestic vio-lence, minor injury- pretrial con-ference 12/22/10.

Timothy E. Keeton, 39, theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial con-ference 12/29/10.

Reynaldo Navarro, Jr., 33, operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st of-fense; disorderly conduct, 2nd de-gree; license to be in possession- pretrial conference 1/26/11.

Terry R. Gonterman, 42, assault, 4th degree, minor injury- pretrial conference 12/15/10.

Jeremy D. Brown, 30, pos-session of marijuana; drug para-phernalia- buy/possess- pretrial conference 12/15/10.

Denielle M. Locke, 30, alco-hol intoxication in a public place- 1st and 2nd offense; assault, 4th degree, no visible injury- pretrial conference 12/29/10.

Daniel E. Alvey, 53, operat-ing a motor vehicle under/influ-ence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense; controlled substance prescription not in original container- pretrial conference 2/2/11.

Robert D. Robertson, 30, careless driving; failure to wear seat belts; disregarding stop sign; failure to use child restraint de-vice in vehicle; wanton endan-germent-2nd degree; operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense; failure to notify address change to the Department of Transportation- pretrial conference 12/15/10.

Daniel C. Allen, 33, 2 counts of theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial conference 12/22/10.

Allen T. Kinder, 34, 3 counts of theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial conference 12/15/10.

Michael L. Rogers, 58, fire hazard seasons- burning before 6 p.m. local- county attorney dis-missed.

Daniel P. Neal, 42, operating on a suspended/revoked operators license; operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense- pretrial conference 1/5/11.

Cyntha L. Adcock, 33, op-erating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense- plead guilty, 30 days probated after 2 days jail, 2 years probation, KAPS.

Michelle D. Davis, 21, op-erating on a suspended/revoked operators license- pretrial confer-ence 12/29/10.

Jamie M. Smith, 29, speed-ing 17 mph over limit- dismissed; driving on a DUI suspended li-cense, 1st offense- plead guilty, 90 days probated after 10 days jail, 2 years probation.

Rhondine L. Graham, 27, operating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st of-fense; no tail lamps; possess open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle- pretrial confer-ence 1/5/11.

Darrel G. Hiner, 60, failure to wear seat belts- dismissed; op-erating a motor vehicle under/influence of alcohol/drugs, 1st offense- plead guilty, 30 days probated after 4 days jail, 2 years probation, $200 fine, KAPS/ADE.

Tammy L. Holston, 46, op-erating a motor vehicle under/in-fluence of alcohol/drugs, 2nd of-fense- pretrial conference 3/2/11, jury trial 3/11/11.

Anthony O. Farrow, 49, passing loading/unloading school/church bus- order to defer 6 months.

Sarah L. Kenley, 27, 3 counts of theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial conference 12/22/10.

Greta R. Hall, 9 counts of theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial con-ference 1/5/11.

Aaron A. Glenn, 31, failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance/security; operating on a sus-pended/revoked operators license failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance- pre-trial conference 12/22/10.

Angela M. Padilla-Danner, 29, 5 counts of theft by decep-tion, includes cold checks un-der $500- pretrial conference 12/15/10; speeding 18 mph over limit- amend to 15 mph over, plead guilty, $30 fine.

Amy Moore, 37, 17 counts of theft by deception, includes cold checks under $500- pretrial con-ference 1/26/11.

Shannon M. Graff, 28, 4 counts of theft by deception, in-cludes cold checks under $500- pretrial conference 12/29/10.

Eric S. Simmons, 33, speed-ing 10 mph over limit- dismissed by judge.

Jon S. Smith, 31, failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance/security, 1st offense; failure to register transfer of motor vehi-cle; improper equipment- county attorney dismissed.

Karen L. Wright, 48, receiv-ing stolen property under $500- pretrial conference 1/26/11.

Todd C. Saylor, 38, leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance- county attorney dismissed.

Kimberly J. Knight, 34, pro-bation violation, for misdemeanor offense- failure to appear.

Jacob R. Thompson, 19, probation violation, for misde-meanor offense- probation revo-cation hearing 12/15/10.

Chasity L. Hupp, 28, proba-tion violation, for misdemeanor offense- continued 12/22/10.

Timothy D. Durbin, 40, pro-bation violation, for misdemean-or offense- probation revocation hearing 12/15/10.

Anna E. Cundiff, 55, proba-tion violation, for misdemeanor offense- probation revocation hearing 1/5/11.

A6 - The News Standard Friday, December 17, 2010FAITH & VALUES

Bible TriviaBy Wilson Casey

1. Is the book of Luke in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Matthew 1:18, when Mary became pregnant, she and Joseph were what? Married, Engaged, Just

friends, Strangers

3. For the journey to Bethlehem, how did Mary and Joseph travel? Bible not specifi c, Walked, Rode donkey, Boat

4. At the birth of Jesus, who was king of Judaea? Solomon, Herod, Balak, Belshazzar

5. What was the home

city of Mary and Joseph? Capernaum, Nazareth, Aphek, Shechem

6. Of these, which wasn’t a gift from the wise men?Silver, Myrrh, Gold, Frankincense

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Engaged; 3) Bible not specifi c; 4) Herod; 5) Nazareth; 6) Silver (c) 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

People still do good during bad times

My wife and I devoted many years of our profes-sional lives to raising funds for good causes.

On occasion we were also entrusted with selecting the worthiest recipients to share in large corporate and foun-dation grants.

Believe it or not, we found it more satisfying to ask for money than to satisfy all those who clamored for a share of it. Even in hard times like the present, people fi nd satisfaction in doing good with their gifts, large and small, sharing their bounty with those in greater need.

This year, Becky and I wrote checks for our favorite chari-ties early — before we began counting down the shopping

days until Christmas. Even in hard times ordi-

nary Americans remain the most generous people in the world, donating each year $300 billion to charitable and nonprofi t organizations.

In times like these, gift giv-ing involves sacrifi ce, so it is more than ever true that we should give wisely, ensuring that our generosity does the most good. Giving via the Internet is just as convenient as shopping online, yet Steve McLaughlin at BlackBaud, a global provider of services to nonprofi ts, notes that, as yet, only six percent of Ameri-cans’ charitable contribu-tions are made online.

That statistic is about to change. Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Fa-cebook, recently created a Web site, called Jumo, that will list every conceivable charity and explain how it uses its donations.

When it went online this month it already listed 3,000 good causes.

Hughes told The New York Times that Jumo will not com-pete with Facebook, nor will it be used to directly solicit donations, but only to inform potential donors.

It will, however, accept endorsements and cri-tiques by individual do-nors to each charity.

Jumo joins existing data-bases that help donors choose their charities wisely. They include networkforgood.org and JustGive.org.

Traditionally, charitable or-ganizations have been ranked by the portion of each dona-tion that actually goes for the organization’s work rather than being used for admin-istration and fundraising. Charity Navigator — chari-tynavigator.org — is the best-known online source of this information. Pat Dugan, the

multimillionaire founder of Charity Navigator, awards from one to four stars to chari-table organizations to refl ect the amount of each donation that directly helps recipients. Recently he told the Times he had second thoughts.

Over the next three years Charity Navigator will also evaluate each charity’s ac-countability. What most mat-ters is, what a charity actually achieves, Dugan said.

“People with a lot of money to give away ... really want to know whether the charities they are giving money to are actually achieving anything with that money,” Dugan says. “That kind of informa-tion is hard to come by.”

David Yount is author of 14 books, including “Mak-ing a Success of Marriage” (Rowman and Littlefi eld). He answers readers at P.O. Box 2758, Woodbridge, VA 22195 and [email protected].

David YountAmazing Grace

Superb parents can create nice children

Proverbs 1:9 says, “For they will be a garland of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck.” (HCSB)

We have some wonderful opportunities to observe the marvels of God’s creation in those educational shows

about animals on television. It is interesting to learn how some animals give birth to their babies and then, almost immediately, the babies are off on their own.

On the other hand, many animals parents have their young for a few years; they teach them how to hunt and how to stay away from predators in essence, how to survive.

If God provided such train-ing even in much of the ani-

mal kingdom, how important it is for people! God created human families so that par-ents could train their chil-dren. Human parents also give their children “ survival” skills but they do much more by giving spiritual, moral, and emotional training.

When parents are a good infl uence, the children who listen will learn valuable les-sons that will straighten and smooth their own road in life.

Such parents are giving a

great gift to their children crowning them with grace and adorning them with honor.

If you just moved to our area, we invite you to visit with us at Grace Baptist Church.

Our Sunday morning ser-vice starts at 11 a.m. We invite you to listen to our weekly Sunday radio program on WMMG from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Reverend Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.

God’s people are stronger when together

I once heard a story about a physics professor in Cali-fornia giving a demonstra-tion to his class.

He took a glass beaker which had a long and small neck but a large round bottom.

He held the beaker by the neck like a handle and used it like a hammer to drive a nail into a wooden plank. Each time he struck the nail on the head with the edge of the beaker the nail was driven deeper in the plank. The beaker did not break.

Next he took a steel ball bearing and holding it at the neck of the beaker dropped it inside.

When it struck the bot-tom of the beaker the glass

shattered and the beaker was destroyed. What the hammering on the outside of the beaker could not do, the tiny steel ball could. The beaker was destroyed not by outside forces but from a force within.

I fi nd it amazing that the same example could be ap-plied to the people of God.

We have been tempered together by God and can resist the hard knocks of the enemy from the outside.

But have you ever noticed that the harmony and unity of the church can be ruined and destroyed by the small-est of blows from within?

Many times the Word of God urge us to work in unity and harmony. Snow fl akes are very fragile but look what they can do when they stick together, they can stop traffi c. Lets stick together.

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

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The touch of the Lord in our livesSubmitted by

Pastor Al Earley

Moses stood on the mountain and looked down on the Promised Land that stretched out before him. He heard the voice of the Lord say, “I will give it to your descendants. I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” (Deuteronomy 34:4). Moses dies before he can enter this land sworn to the descendants of Abra-ham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Have you ever wondered whether Moses thought his life was a failure or not? He could have been King of Egypt, but when he killed the task master in a fi t of rage he was lucky to escape Egypt alive. When he re-turned to Egypt “to set the people free,” they were be-hind him 100 percent, until the plagues kept coming.

Then they hated him as Pharaoh punished them after each plague. Finally, Pharaoh relented and let the slaves leave, with Moses as their leader. But instead of walking free into the Prom-ised Land, disobedience against God brought them 40 years of wandering in the desert wilderness.

The people constantly moaned and doubted Moses, and the God he preached. Finally, Moses has reached the end of his journey; but he dies before he enters the Promised Land.

Moses could certainly look at these events as signs of his failure in life, but there were also some incredible successes.

He took a self-willed, stiff-necked bunch of slaves, bound together loosely by religion and blood, and let God use him to single-handedly mold them into a nation. He won their con-fi dence and respect as their leader by his faith, wis-dom, and love. His enthu-siasm, keen judgment, and dedication to God inspired them to deeds they never thought possible. He was unique in that God used him like he used no other person in history, save Je-sus, as an instrument of revelation.

Moses surely had fail-ures, but not one was fi nal. That is one lesson the life of Moses has to teach us. Our failures are never the fi nal verdict on our lives. In fact, most of God’s great ser-vants through the ages have found that it is not through their strength that God does His great work, but through their weakness.

It is in life’s great strug-gles that God refi nes us so that we are better prepared to serve him. I think this is because we are more likely to give God the glory, and let God humbly use us that God uses our weaknesses and struggles in life to build great works.

When we let God touch

our lives we can have the confi dence to do God sized ministry, that is, work much greater than we can accom-plish on our own power. There is nothing we can-not accomplish, with God’s help. (cf. Philippians 4:13)

I challenge you to test my claim today. Have you had a goal in life that you have been unable to attain through your own strength and resources? How can you set your goal so that it includes God?

The key is to pick a goal that you can’t attain with-out God’s help. Maybe there’s a goal you’ve had for years, but haven’t ac-complished. How can you let God help you?

A friend named Chuck had struggled with alcohol-ism for years. He had tried self-therapy, group therapy, read many books, every-thing he could think of, ex-cept seeking God’s power to give him the strength to quit drinking. Finally, he rewrote his goal by asking God’s help. In addition to therapy and reading he also prayed and worshipped regularly.

He began to realize that alcohol had become a god which he had worshipped; and when he replaced that evil god with the power of the loving God, he found the strength he needed.

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the answer. Sometimes, that answer you have is not the one they want.”

“Overall, 90 percent of this job is very, very enjoyable. Ten percent hasn’t been real enjoyable,” he says with a grin. “But of that, 90 percent of the people have been great to work with. And ten percent, well..five percent of that ten have been manage-able. The other five percent, it doesn’t matter what you do they’re not going to be pleased anyway.”

When asked what the big-gest problems a judge/ex-ecutive has to deal with he’s quick with the answer: dogs and roads.

“Somebody’s always on to you about them,” he said.

The hardest situation Craycroft says he has dealt with was the fluctuating economic picture.

“We were fortunate here in the fact we had BRAC coming in and instead of going to the depths of the depression, we were able to stay out of that with some jobs created. Now, we’ve found that people are mov-ing into Meade County in great numbers that are com-ing here with Fort Knox,” Craycroft said.

He recalled going on what he called “road shows” to sell the county.

“We sold Meade County and they came here,” he said. “Every time I ever talk-ed to anyone about Meade County it was always posi-tive — where we’re going, where we’ll be in the future. We gave them the tour and the dividends are paying off now.”

Craycroft responded to criticism the local govern-ments have not been as active or effective about capitalizing on the arrival of BRAC.

“I’d say they have not been on the inside,” Cray-croft said. “Being a mem-ber of the Fort Knox Policy Council, we’ve been able to get tremendous amounts of money in this region — Har-din and Meade Counties. They and we have worked very well and closely on this.”

He cited several million dollars that are going to Muldraugh water projects, Brandenburg water system improvements, extra fund-ing for Flaherty schools, and the full funding of Highway 313.

As far as helping indus-try, he admits BRAC has not had as much influence.

“Commercially, every-body moving to Meade County is buying a house, paying taxes, going to the grocery store, buying gaso-line and participating in community events,” Cray-croft said. “They’re spend-ing money in Meade Coun-ty and every time a dollar turns over it turns seven times. We have reaped tre-mendous economic benefits from BRAC.”

Craycroft recalled one of the hardest decisions he has made while in office and it had somewhat of a

personal side.“It was changing insur-

ance companies,” he said. “The agent who had our insurance was a young man who had grown up with my son and still good friends. He’s spent the night at my house. I watched him play ball through school with my son.”

But, Craycroft said the two bids that came in where identical.

“I felt it was only fair the other insurance company in the county had their chance. It was the fair thing to do. That was tough personally on me,” Craycroft said.

He said his decision-making process was always ruled by what he felt was best for the county.

“If it was, I was going that way,” he said. “If it’s not popular, it’s not popular.”

Craycroft rates the three accomplishments he’s proudest of while in office with recycling being at the top of the list.

“It was in chaos with worn out equipment with $720,000 in debt and going down every month,” he said. “We worked on that and, with the great leader-ship of Mark Gossett, the debt is paid off and the cen-ter is operating in the black. We’ve got the seven satellite stations in the county and working on curbside pick-up. I feel very, very good about that.”

The second thing the judge/executive puts in the list is road improvements.

“We’re going through one of the toughest economic times since the Great De-pression and we’ve been able to chip and seal 92 dif-ferent county roads,” Cray-croft said. “We’ve been able to get a great deal of money from the state transporta-tion department’s discre-tionary funding.”

Third, Craycroft places the county’s animal control improvements.

“We put in an animal con-trol ordinance in place and have been able to coordinate that with planning and zon-ing on agricultural activity,” he said. “We’ve been able to rescue a number of dogs. There’s been a tremendous number that have been ad-opted. I’m very proud of the fact we’re taking care of ani-mals when other counties aren’t doing as much.”

He also expresses great pride in the advancement of the county’s EMS services.

“Ron Dodson worked out of his truck, car and house without an office,” Cray-croft said. “He’s got office space now and equipment to work with and, if you need to know what the weather is, I listen to Ron Dodson. And, we’ve instituted the ‘1082’ emergency line.”

Craycroft said he came in with a five-year plan and not being able to complete it is a major disappointment.

“We wanted to complete the recycling projects; chip, seal and blacktop as many as roads as we could; and get ‘911’ into cell phase — we’re close — but, not there yet,” he said.

Talking about working with Fiscal Court, Craycroft is more generous than some

might expect.“The judge is only as

good as the Fiscal Court,” he said. “If you can get Fis-cal Court to work with you — that doesn’t mean they have to agree with you all the time — it’s great. If you get a court that fights ev-erything you do, it slows down progress.”

“We had a few members that wanted to fight a lot of things we did,” he said, “So, instead of getting it done in a month it took three.”

He said many of the ideas from those who provided opposition might have been good and been incorporated into a compromise.

“But, members need to come in and sit down with the judge if they’ve got different ideas. Close the door and say, ‘Here’s what I think.’ If they disagree, fine. You don’t just disagree

because today is Tuesday,” Craycroft said. “I have had members be in my office once a week, and others you just see at court meetings.”

Craycroft said the one thing he wished he’d done differently is take the time to explain controversial items instead of just taking the heat.

“If I could do it again, I wouldn’t keep my mouth shut,” he said. “I say, ‘Here’s why.”

He says he and the judge/executive-elect, Gerry Lynn, have had conversations and expects a smooth transition on Jan. 3.

“We’ve talked several times, told him where things are, and he’s asked questions,” Craycroft said. “I expect this to be a very smooth transition. I told him I’ll be glad to be of assistance if he ever

needs me. I wish Gerry the very best.”

He does leave with some exasperation with members of the Democratic Party that helped elect him four years ago.

“It’s not at the party, but it was a disappointment the head of the Democratic Party turned their back on me,” he said. “They did not like some of the things I was doing because I was fair to everybody. And, they worked against me and so-licited a candidate to run against me. They spent a lot of money and I got de-feated. I can live with that, but I was disappointed the party leaders turned on one of their own.”

Craycroft said once an election is over, partisan-ship should be put aside, but hints trying to be down the middle may have cost him his party’s support.

“What’s good for Meade County is good for Meade Countians and that’s the way I ran the government,” Craycroft said. “I know some people did not like that. Some people resented the fact that for years it’s been run with party lines and that’s just not my na-ture. We ought to all be treated alike and that’s what I did for four years and I’d do it again.”

Craycroft praises the help his staff at the courthouse has been during his term of office.

“This staff has been fan-tastic,” he said. “When I came in I thought I might make some changes, but just because the name on the door changed, if the ones there are doing a good job, why would I want to change anything? I told them, ‘I’d be stupid to get rid of you.’ I hate to leave them. I hope Gerry takes all that into consideration. If he does, I think he’ll be well pleased.”

But, the one person Cray-

croft talks about as the most influential and helpful while he’s held the county’s largest seat of power is the one who told him to make a run for the office to start with — his wife.

When asked about her, Craycroft takes a long pause and his eyes begin to moisten.

“She’s been extremely important through this,” he said. “My wife has been a driving force. She’s been the person behind me say-ing, ‘You need to do this.’ And, hard-headed me, and her knowing that, she has hounded at me enough I got things done that needed to be done.

“She has put her life on hold for four years. She’s gone with me. She’s done for me. She has done every-thing she was asked to do — to promote either me or Meade County for the past four years,” Craycroft said. “I made the best decision of my life 39 and a half years ago when I married her.”

And so, how does Har-ry Craycroft analyze his years as Meade County judge/executive?

“We’ve managed to come a long way, sustained the budget, haven’t had to bor-row money and the day I walk out of office we’ll ac-tually have a little bigger surplus of capital than the day I took office. Not much, but a little.”

Summing it up on a per-sonal level the judge/execu-tive expressed it this way.

“The day I walk out of here I can look in the mirror and say, ‘You did the best job you could do. You did it for all Meade Countians and for all of Meade Coun-ty,’” Craycroft said.

“I’ve been honest to peo-ple. I’ve tried to hold office with integrity. And, I’ve tried to move the county in a forward, positive direc-tion. I’m proud of what we accomplished.”

Friday, December 17, 2010 The News Standard - A7NewsFarewell

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A Muldraugh Police officer accidentally ran over a woman with his cruiser earlier this week, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

Officer Keith Hillman, 49, was on patrol around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Dalinda Hollis, 36, was under the influence of alcohol and had laid down in the roadway on Wilson Street, the release said.

Hillman turned right from Walnut Street onto Wilson Street and was unable to see that Hol-lis was in the roadway and struck her in the abdominal area.

Hollis received moderate but non-life-threat-ening injuries and was transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital by the Meade County EMS.

Hillman was not injured, according to the release.

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A8 - The News Standard Friday, December 17, 2010LocaL HappeningsThe Community Calendar

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Monday, Dec. 20•SCHOOL DISMISSED

— Winter break.•3 1/2 STORIES OF

CHRISTMAS — 7 p.m. at St. John the Apostle Church. Due to weather, Frank Ru-nyeon was moved to Mon-day, Dec. 20. Runyeon has appeared on As the World Turns, L.A. Law and Santa Barbara. There is no fee for the program. Reservations are on a first come first serve basis until all seats are reserved.

•STORY HOUR — 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the MC Public Library on Mondays and Tuesdays. For ages 2-6. 270-422-2094.

•OUTDOOR FITNESS — 3:45-4:30 p.m. at the MC Public Library Annex. 270-422-2094

•MEADE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING — Third Monday every month. 7 p.m. at Meade County Fire Protection District 1, 1800 Armory Place, beside Super 8 Motel.

•COMPUTER CLASSES — one-on-one appoint-ments available at the Meade County Public Li-brary beginning Dec. 20. Please reserve your time at the front desk. Learn how to keep your computer up to speed. This class will show you how to update your computer, manage unwant-ed files, defrag your hard drive, and keep mal-ware like viruses and spyware from slowing it down.

Tuesday, Dec. 21•SCHOOL DISMISSED

— Winter break. •STORY HOUR — 10:30-

11:30 a.m. at the MC Public Library on Mondays and Tuesdays. For ages 2-6. 270-422-2094.

•DULCIMER JAM — 6:30 p.m. at Vine Grove City Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and listen or play. 270-877-2422.

•TOTALLY NONSTOP TODDLERTIME — 9:30-10 a.m. in the MC Public Li-brary Annex. The event is for ages 3 and under. 270-422-2094.

•SENIOR CITIZENS DANCE — 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building. The “Wayne Wertz’s Band” will be performing. Everyone is welcome to attend.

•VETERANS ASSIS-TANCE — 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Brandenburg United Meth-odist Church every third Tuesday of the month. For more information call Frank Niederriter, Regional Field Representative at 502-799-0418 or 866-817-1360.

•COOKIES, MILK AND A MOVIE WITH SANTA — 5-7:30 p.m. in the MC Public Library Annex. All ages are welcome. Have your picture taken with Santa, enjoy milk and cookies and watch “The

Search for Santa Paws.”

Wednesday, Dec. 22•SCHOOL DISMISSED

— Winter break. •YOGA — Every Wednes-

day at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the MC Public Library. 270-422-2094.

•BEGINNING YOGA — Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the MC Public Library. 270-422-2094.

•VFW BINGO — 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 11404, 770 ByPass Road, Brandenburg. All activities are open to the public. 270-422-5184.

•LINE DANCING — 7-8:30 p.m. at the Colvin Community Center, 230 Free-dom Way, Radcliff, KY. Every Wednesday. 270-668-7228.

Thursday, Dec. 23•SCHOOL DISMISSED

— Winter break. •MEADE COUNTY

COURTHOUSE CLOSED.•MC PUBLIC LIBRARY

CLOSES AT 5 P.M. •COMMUNITY DIN-

NER — 5:30 to 7 p.m. at P.L. Kasey Center, 303 Hillview Drive, Irvington, KY. Car-ryout available at 5 p.m. $6 for adults. $4 for children 10 and under. Every Thursday. All times are eastern. 270-547-7648.

Upcoming Events•CHRISTMAS EVE

WORSHIP SERVICE — Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. at Brandenburg United Methodist Church.

•HOMESCHOOL CON-NECTIONS — Dec. 28 from 1-2 p.m. in the MC Public Library Annex. All ages are welcome. Learn what the library has to offer home schoolers and networks with other parents while children enjoy crafts, activi-ties and special presenta-tions. Please notify the front desk if you plan to attend.

•MEADE INAGURAL PROGRAM — Dec. 30 at 1:30 p.m. in the Meade County High School Audi-torium. All the newly elect-ed politicians will be sworn into office.

•DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP — Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Meade County Exten-sion Office. Registration is required. Time and date are subject to change. For more information or to register, please call Melissa Condor at 800-280-1601 ext. 1035. Group will be cancelled if Meade County or Hardin County schools are closed for weather.

•WELLNESS ON WHEELS — Jan. 6 from 8-11 a.m. at the Ring Road Medi-cal Plaza located on 1111 Ring Road in Elizabethtown. Take the personal wellness profile, a computerized health risk questionnaire and lab work for $30 and receive immedi-ate results and a concise re-port to provide motivation for improving your overall health. No appointment is necessary. For more informa-tion call 270-234-4406.

Submitted by Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet FRANKFORT – Fall forest

fire hazard season officially ends Dec. 15, but officials with the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) continue to urge caution when con-ducting any kind of outdoor burning.

“Although recent pre-cipitation has decreased the number of forest fires in the last two weeks, it only takes a few warm, dry days to create conditions favorable for fires,” said Leah MacSwords, director of the Division of Forestry. Since Jan. 1, 2010, KDF has suppressed 1,823 wildland fires that have burned 55,647 acres across the state.

While arson continues to be the leading cause of wild-fires in Kentucky, the west-ern and central regions of the state showed an overall increase in fire as a result of drought conditions. Forest-ry officials reported the fol-lowing numbers as causes for this year’s wildfires: 1,095 arson fires, 446 debris fires, and 147 fires due to lightning, faulty equipment and other causes. Officials also noted that fire suppres-sion was more difficult this

year due to the accumula-tion of dead trees and limbs from storm damage in re-cent years.

To reduce the risks of wildfire, forestry officials recommend that citizens be aware of fire hazard sea-sons, outdoor burning laws, campfire safety and precau-tions to take while burning woody debris.

The following guidelines provided by the Kentucky Division of Forestry sum-marize the specifics of forest fire season:

Fire hazard seasons are enforced by KDF and occur in the fall from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 and in the spring from Feb. 15 to April 30.

During these times, out-door burning is illegal from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in or within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland.

In addition to fire hazard seasons, outdoor burning laws and restrictions such as air pollution regulations and county burn bans may also apply. Citizens should contact the Kentucky Divi-sion for Air Quality for air pollution regulations and the local judge-executive’s office for possible county burn bans.

Safety precautions should

always be taken into con-sideration when burning woody debris or using campfires. Weather condi-tions are a contributing fac-tor in the number and inten-sity of wildfires, therefore outdoor burning should only occur when the wind is calm and humidity is high.

Other precautions in-clude keeping brush piles and campfires small and contained, keeping a sup-ply of water and a shovel accessible, and staying with the fire until it is completely extinguished.

Forest arson – the leading cause of wildfire in Ken-tucky — is a felony under state law (KRS 149.380) and is punishable by up to five years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines.

Suspicious individuals should be reported to KDF, local law enforcement offi-cers or the Kentucky State Police. Citizens may also call the Target Arson Hotline at 800-27-ARSON.

For more information about fire hazard seasons, outdoor burning laws and safe burning practices, con-tact the Kentucky Division of Forestry at 800-866-0555 or visit the division’s Web site at www.forestry.ky.gov.

Fall forest fire hazard season ends

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Customers who lose power should follow proper safety precautions if they use porta-ble generators or heaters, PSC Chairman David Armstrong said.

“As we learned during the record-breaking ice storm in 2009, improper use of portable generators and heaters can be extremely dangerous,” Arm-strong said. “Many Kentuck-ians lost their lives, and many more were hospitalized, as the result of being poisoned by carbon monoxide emitted by portable generators that were not used correctly.”

To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning:

•Generators should only be operated outside in well-ventilated areas.

•Do not operate genera-tors in a garage, basement or breezeway.

•Do not operate genera-tors near windows, doors or in other areas where exhaust fumes could be drawn into a home or other occupied structure.

•Do not use charcoal grills, gas grills or other open-flame devices indoors for heating or cooking. If using a fireplace or wood stove for heat, make sure that it is properly vented and working properly.

Use of portable heating de-vices also poses a fire hazard. Avoid heaters that don’t have safety devices such as auto-matic shut-offs in the event of overheating or tipping over. Keep all flammable materials at least three feet away from portable heaters.

The PSC also is remind-ing electric customers who use a portable generator of electric safety guidelines that will protect them and those working to restore power. Keys to safe opera-tion of generators include:

•Make sure a generator is properly sized for the load you will place on it. Remem-ber that starting an electric motor, such as a refrigerator compressor, requires more electricity than the amount needed to keep it running. Do not overload your generator.

•Use only three-prong, grounded extension cords,

properly rated for the load, to connect appliances to generators.

•Do not attempt to feed power into your home by adapting an extension cord to connect a generator to a wall outlet. This can cause a fire.

•Do not connect a gen-erator to inside wiring in any way unless your home or business is equipped with a transfer switch that prevents power from flowing back into the wires that supply your electricity.

Backfeeding poses a severe danger to workers attempting to restore electrical service. They can be severely injured or killed by power flowing back into lines which they assume are not carrying elec-tricity. Also, if the line to your home or business becomes grounded, backfeeding can permanently damage your generator.

Customers who lose power should contact their utility company immediately. Most utilities in Kentucky have sys-tems that use customer reports to help identify the location of the problem and determine what repairs are needed.

“It is important that every customer call to report an out-age,” Armstrong said. “But re-peated calls simply tie up the utility’s phone system. Call at once, but call only once.”

Customers who lose power also should check electric con-nections and meters for dam-age. Damaged connections or meters must be repaired before power can be restored to a home or business.

Falling or sagging power lines may have damaged the connections between the utility company’s over-head line and a customer’s electric system.

The connections are usual-ly in the form of a masthead — a conduit connected to the service line — or, in old-er homes, an eyebolt which holds the line in place and an insulated line leading to the meter. In some cases, the meter or meter base may also be damaged.

Once power is restored, damaged connections or me-ters could pose an electrical or fire hazard if not repaired or if repaired improperly.

“It is critical that damaged connections be repaired by

a qualified professional and inspected before power is re-stored,” PSC Chairman Arm-strong said.

“In past outages, fires and severe damage have been caused by damaged or im-properly repaired service con-nections.”

Repairing a service con-nection or meter base is the responsibility of the individ-ual customer. The meter base is the square or rectangular box on which the meter it-self is mounted. It belongs to the property owner. The meter itself — the circular, glass-enclosed portion that attaches to the meter base - is the property of the utility company.

Customers with damaged connections or meters should take the following steps:

•Notify the utility com-pany that the service connec-tion, meter base and/or meter is damaged. The utility can then make sure that the line is not energized until repairs are completed.

•In the event that only the meter itself is damaged, con-tact the utility to have it re-paired or replaced and your service restored.

•Contact an electrician to repair the meter base or ser-vice connection. The repair work can be done prior to power being restored in an area, thus eliminating any additional delays.

•The electrician will obtain the proper meter base from the utility. Some utilities im-pose no charge for the meter base, but the customer will bear the installation cost.

•Have the repairs inspect-ed by a state-certified inspec-tor working for your local government. The electrician should be able to help ar-range the inspection.

•Notify the utility when the repairs are complete and have been approved. A utility technician will install a new meter and re-store the power.

•Keep all repair records and contact your property insurer.

Residents should not at-tempt to remove any branch-es, limbs or trees that have fallen across service connec-tions or other utility lines. No-tify the utility to arrange for the debris to be removed.

A10 - The News Standard Friday, December 17, 2010News

WeatherFrom page A1

“I don’t think anyone knows quite what this means to me,” Joyner said. “This has caught me off guard. It’s re-ally an honor for something like this inside a city this small to have something named after you.”

Joyner noted the city has taken big steps downtown since he began serving.

“When I first started as may-or you could drive (through) the Riverfront, but it was two marks where the grass was dead,” Joyner joked.

“This is his final meeting as a council member, but he’ll always be a part of the city,” Pace said. “(This honor) is only fitting given all the time and effort he’s given to the city and the citizens of this community. And, there’s all the work that went into mak-ing downtown Riverfront

what it is with his leadership. It’s the crown jewel of this community.”

Lt. Col. James Vizzard of the Third Brigade Combat Team/First Infantry Division at Fort Knox was in attendance Mon-day night and was presented a Brandenburg city flag.

The division is preparing to deploy to duty in Afghani-stan and Vizzard promised the flag would fly above the brigade’s post.

“I want to say thank you (to

the city) for the support over the last year,” Vizzard said. “We’ve not done nearly as much for the city of Branden-burg as we’d like, but we’ve done more than I think we anticipated when we started. We have enjoyed the relation-ship with the city and Meade County and we appreciate the support.”

He added it was important that the relationship be firmly established between the unit and the city and county be-cause of all the families that will remain behind while the brigade goes to serve their mission for the next year.

Vizzard gave a presenta-tion to describe the mission of the brigade and the circum-stances they will find them-selves in when they arrive in Afghanistan.

The brigade will serve on the Pakistan/Afghan border and Vizzard, describing his last visit there a few months ago, said it was “a knife fight every day.”

at a special meeting two weeks ago.

The last person who had signed to check out one of the radios was Thomas Young, a former Muldraugh police officer.

Young supposedly left the radio on Stinebruner’s desk, who was not on duty the day the radio was returned.

Patrol Sergeant Scottie Bennett allegedly checked-in the radio, according to Stinebruner.

“So Scottie’s responsible. If he checked it in, Scottie’s responsible,” Tate said. “But that’s not the story I’m get-ting. You all have got to get your stories straight, I’m telling you.”

“You never asked me. Scot-tie checked his stuff in when he quit,” Stinebruner said, ob-viously agitated. “I was told the radio was left on my desk, and I never saw it. That’s what I’m telling you now.”

Stinebruner told Tate that Sgt. Bennett is con-ducting a full case report on the missing radios, and that the department would find out where the radios are.

“But I am going to find out where they are at, if I’ve got to subpoena everybody with a damn key to upstairs and take a polygraph, it will be done. I don’t give a damn who it is,” Stinebruner said.

Stinebruner also updated the council on the status of a missing Muldraugh wom-an, who is believed to be in Oldham County.

Charlene Michele Watts, 28, was reported missing by her family on Nov. 28.

Stinebruner told the city officials Watts was report-edly spotted by the Oldham County Red Cross. A follow-up by Oldham County au-thorities revealed the report-ed woman was not Watts.

Muldraugh police contin-ue to search for Watts, who is suspected to be with a man she recently met.

“The last known contact is her cell phone bounced off an Oldham County tower and the address we have is in Oldham Coun-ty,” Stinebruner said. “Our main goal is to make sure she is safe. If she is safe, there is nothing we can do (to bring her back).”

The council also heard from Public Works Supervisor Anthony Lee that city crews had a hard time clearing snow from the roads because of cars parked on the edge of the roads.

“Poplar Street is one of the worst streets we have in town,” Lee said. “We’re going to cause some dam-age one day.”

Mayor Tate and the two members who will be re-maining on the council com-mended the members who were leaving the council.

At the meeting, Council-men Ralph Lee, Curtis Kel-ley, Kenneth Toler and Louis Holston were presented with plaques recognizing their service to the city.

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On the eve of a potentially large ice storm, the Meade County Fiscal Court voted to raise the salary of Emer-gency Management Director Ron Dodson.

Judge/Executive Harry Craycroft made the recom-mendation to move Dod-son’s pay to $1,000 per month from the approxi-mately $833 per month he currently draws.

“This gentleman puts in hours and hours and hours,” Craycroft said. “He has got-ten us no telling how much money from writing grants. I’d like to ask, and I’ve talked to Shirley (Thacker, county treasurer) and there’s no problem doing this.”

Esquires Tom Goddard and Randall Hardesty made the motion and second to ap-prove the recommendation.

However, Esquire Herbert Chism objected to the pro-posal adding that there was nothing against Dodson in his objection.

“I know Mr. Dodson puts in a lot of hours and does a really good job and I’m not against giving him a raise, but I do wonder if we are opening a can of worms in other depart-ments,” Chism said.

Craycroft admitted he would have a hard time an-

swering that question, but explained his motivation for this particular position.

“This was just something I felt compelled I needed to do,” Craycroft said. “I’m not objecting to your question. That’s the way I have to an-swer that. I do understand Mr. Chism’s concern.”

Hardesty noted his concerns of potentially losing Dodson’s service to another county.

The vote to give Dodson the raise was 6-1 with Chism the only “no” vote.

Dodson told The News Standard Wednesday morn-ing he was gratified by the court’s actions.

“I have had no offers made to me by any county,” Dodson said to clarify the concerns Hardesty raised during the meeting. “I do greatly appreciate the ges-ture the Fiscal Court made at Tuesday’s meeting.”

The court also voted to overturn the denial of the planning and zoning com-mission to change 1400 Rock Ridge Road in Bran-denburg from an A-1 agri-cultural to an A-2.

According to Planning Director Tony Coletta, the property contains an on-site constructed home and a manufactured home which is now under a zoning en-forcement action.

A change to A-2 would al-

low both buildings to remain on the same lot.

The commission had ruled that although the pro-posed rezoning is support-ed by the Comprehensive Plan future use map, the configuration and use of the surrounding A-1 property makes questionable its con-sistency with the plan.

Craycroft noted the com-mission’s report saying the rezoning is supported by the plan and recommended the change be made.

“It’s been there for nine or ten years,” Craycroft said.

Fiscal Court members unanimously voted for the change.

Members also approved the sale of a surplus truck from the solid waste depart-ment for $4,010. The meet-ing was the final one for Esquires Goddard, Chism, Tony Staples, and Judge/Ex-ecutive Harry Craycroft.

“Folks, this is the last Fis-cal Court meeting for myself as presiding judge,” Cray-croft said. “I want to thank the court for your dedication and hard work throughout four years.”

Then, noting Judge/Ex-ecutive-elect Garry Lynn in the audience, gave a nod to him.

“Mr. Lynn, God bless you and good luck,” Craycroft said. “I wish you and the new court the very best.”

Emergency director given raise

Friday, December 17, 2010 The News Standard - A11Business

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Submitted by Meade Co. Chamber of Commerce

Miss C’s Lunchbox held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to mark the open-ing of Meade County’s new-est place to buy breakfast and lunch.

Miss C’s Lunchbox is lo-cated inside ByPass Gulf gas station and convenience store at 305 ByPass Road in Brandenburg.

Owner Charlotte Beyer says she opened Miss C’s in mid-November to fill what she saw as a gap in the avail-ability of good, reasonably priced lunch food along with delivery service that had been left by the closing of Little Dave’s Down By The River.

The menu, according to

Beyer, was put together based on her 30 years of experience in the food busi-ness, which included stints as a cook and as a manager. It includes a variety of hot and cold sandwiches, burg-ers, and salads, as well as chili and a soup of the day.

And since Miss C’s opened, what she described as “grab and go” breakfast items have been added to the menu.

In addition to the break-fast and lunch menu, Beyer offers catering options, such as sandwich and snack plat-ters and boxed lunches.

Although most orders are for either take-out or delivery, Beyer says some customers take advan-tage of the dozen seats that are available.

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To place an order, call 270-422-5262.

Beyer notes that she scheduled the ribbon-cut-ting ceremony to coincide with the 33rd anniversary of her father’s death, “so it will be a special day for me in many ways.”

The Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce as-sisted with the ribbon-cut-ting ceremony a service it provides at the request of any new or relocating busi-ness in the community, ac-cording to Russ Powell, its executive director.

By Casey TolliverThe News Standard

A Meade County Bank branch has a new look when it was re-opened after refur-bishment last week.

The bank’s Kroger branch was remodeled to coincide with Kroger’s recent expan-sion, and unveiled it’s new look to patrons at a ribbon cutting last Friday.

Meade County Area Cham-ber of Commerce Executive Director Russ Powell repre-sented the chamber at the rib-bon cutting, and remarked on the bank’s improved look.

“We just want to say how much we appreciate Meade County Bank asking us to come out here today,” Pow-ell said. “I remember from before and I’d say saying that it’s an improvement would be putting it mildly.”

The branch’s new look also features a newly installed ATM, which renders deposit slips and envelopes obso-lete when customers make deposits.

At the ribbon cutting, the bank held a drawing for a 58-inch plasma screen high defi-nition television.

Katie Carter was the win-

ner of the T.V.In June, Meade County

Bank celebrated its 26th year in Meade County, where it also has offices in Bran-denburg and Muldraugh, according to a MCACC press release.

Information about the bank is available online at www.meadecountybank.com, and the Kroger branch can be reached at 270-422-4411, the release added.

The branch is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Meade County Bank Kroger branch celebrates new look

The News sTaNdard/Casey Tolliver

Meade County Bank officers and staff members proudly cut the ribbon, marking a new era in the recently renovated office in Kroger located in Brandenburg.

Miss C’s Lunchbox opens on By-Pass


Charlotte Beyer (center left) celebrates the ribbon cutting for her newly opened restaurant with chamber members. Miss C’s Lunchbox is located in Brandenburg.

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A12 - The News Standard Friday, December 17, 2010AGRICULTURE

CommoditiesAs of Monday, Dec 13, 2010Receipts: 554 Last Week 789 Last Year 437*AD-Avg. Dress., HD-High Dress., LD-Low Dress., MB-Mths Bred

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Light supply of cattle due to adverse weather. Good demand for all classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 09 percent: Slaughter bulls 02 percent: Replacement cows 03 percent and feeders 86 percent: The feeder supply included 26 percent steers, 00 percent holsteins steers, 50 percent heifers, 24 percent bulls: 14 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs.

Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1085 1085 58.50 58.50 HD 1 1055 1055 44.50 44.50 LD 1 1285 1285 57.00 57.00 1 1475 1475 58.50 58.50 HD 2 1310-1360 1335 43.50-44.50 43.99 LD 1 1760 1760 49.50 49.50Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 785 785 45.00 45.00 19 885-1190 1038 43.00-50.00 45.81 1 1415 1415 44.00 44.00 1 1550 1550 53.50 53.50 HDSlaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 775-790 782 37.50-42.00 39.77 6 820-1000 869 40.50-43.50 41.89 1 840 840 45.00 45.00 HD 4 825-1160 959 25.00-35.50 29.72 LDSlaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1250-1425 1338 69.50-71.00 70.30 3 1625-1855 1778 66.50-69.00 67.54Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 200-270 216 125.00-140.00 127.83 22 325-375 337 132.00-144.00 140.62 25 400-475 433 123.00-134.00 129.00 26 514-592 530 113.50-119.00 117.46 6 605-678 636 105.00-110.00 108.14Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 315-390 335 110.00-127.00 122.43 4 430-460 444 112.00-117.00 114.21 3 523-585 544 97.00-103.00 99.15Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 230-237 236 109.00-118.00 116.54 48 314-385 352 110.00-117.00 115.02 59 400-478 437 106.00-115.50 111.45 55 500-570 521 105.00-110.00 109.12 26 600-695 623 90.00-105.00 100.81 4 720-790 745 89.00-94.50 92.30Groups of 20 head or more: 23 head 372 lbs 117.00 red 37 head 507 lbs 110.00 blkFeeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 310-380 343 98.00-107.00 103.00Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 308-398 384 119.00-132.00 129.41 31 400-497 481 117.50-125.00 120.25 9 545-580 549 108.00-111.00 110.65 15 608-638 612 105.50-110.50 109.47 3 710-740 720 86.50-89.00 88.14Groups of 20 or more: 21 head 497 lbs 119.50 blkBred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1145 1145 610.00 610.00 1-3 MB 1 890 890 685.00 685.00 4-6 MB 3 875-1330 1038 650.00-835.00 736.29 7-9 MB

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Contrary to persistent ru-mors, poinsettias are not poi-sonous to humans. However, these popular holiday plants are non-edible, meaning they could cause some discomfort if ingested by humans or ani-mals. Although poinsettias are not poisonous, mistletoe is one popular holiday deco-ration that is toxic.

Extensive university re-search and laboratory testing have shown that poinset-tias are not poisonous. One scientifi c study concluded that no toxicity occurred at poinsettia ingestion levels far higher than those likely to oc-cur in a home.

The main information re-source of most poison control centers states that a 50-pound child would have to ingest more than 500 poinsettia leaves to surpass an experi-mental dose.

However, poinsettias are considered a “non-edible” plant.

Some people develop skin sensitivities when exposed to poinsettias. Individuals might be especially sensitive to the white milky sap, called “latex,” produced when a part of the plant is broken or injured. Ingesting a plant part by accident might cause some discomfort.

Active, young children, apt to put anything in their mouth, and curious cats

might choke on fi brous poin-settia foliage.

So a good practice is to put all non-edible plant materi-als, including poinsettias, out of children’s and pets’ reach.

The Aztecs cultivated poin-settias in Mexico, where they grew as trees, long before Eu-ropeans came to the Western Hemisphere. Aztecs used the colorful leaves, called “bracts” for a reddish-purple dye and the latex to coun-teract fever. Missionaries to Mexico used poinsettias in nativity processions, possibly beginning the holiday con-nection that continues today.

Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the fi rst U.S. ambassador to Mexico, became fascinated with the colorful plants and sent some to his South Carolina home where they thrived in his greenhouse. Poinsett shared the ancient plants with other enthusiasts.

Poinsettias weren’t used as potted plants until the early 1920s, having previ-ously been sold as cut fl ow-ers. Since then, many people have bred longer-lasting, different colored varieties to establish the poinsettia as a house plant and holiday tra-dition. Today, the poinsettia is the most popular potted fl owering plant sold in the United States, with annual sales of 70 million plants.

Mistletoe has long been associated with winter and holiday celebrations.

Some sources state that the name, mistletoe, is a combination of the Anglo-

Saxon “mistle,” the word for “dung,” and “tan,” the word for “twig.” This is because ancient people observed that mistletoe would often appear on a twig or branch where birds had left droppings. Thus, some sources believe “mistletoe” means “dung-on-a-twig.”

Another source reports that its name is derived from the old Saxon word, Mistel-tan, which means “different twig.” The genus name of the common North American species literally means “tree thief.” Both refer to mistletoe as a tree parasite.

Mistletoe is a semi-para-sitic plant that contains chlo-

rophyll to manufacture its own food for growth and de-velopment but must obtain water and minerals from a host plant, usually a decidu-ous trees like the oak, haw-thorn and apple. A massive amount of mistletoe might weaken a tree, but otherwise usually is quite harmless. Mistletoe is persistent, but slow-growing. Its natural death is determined by that of the host.

American mistletoe is found from New Jersey southward to Florida and Texas. Live mistletoe sold during the holiday season is gathered in the wild.

Mistletoe contains com-

pounds that are toxic to humans and animals. In-gesting mistletoe can cause severe stomach cramps and diarrhea, and can be fatal in some cases. However, mis-tletoe berries are a common food for many bird species. Once eaten and digested, seed are passed and depos-ited by birds onto limbs to germinate and form newparasitic plants.

When using mistletoe for holiday decorations, it’s wise to substitute plastic berries for the real ones to prevent potential poisonings. Re-member to keep mistletoes out of the reach of children and pets if you don’t replace

the real berries.There are many myths

and legends about mis-tletoe and its association with Christmas.

Ancient peoples thought mistletoes were mystical because it suddenly ap-peared in trees withoutnoticeable roots.

One French myth was that mistletoe is poisonous because it was growing on a tree used to make the cross on which Jesus was cruci-fi ed. Thus, it was cursed and denied a place to live and grow on earth, becoming aparasite forever.

Mistletoe was considered sacred in pre-Christian Eu-rope. The Druids in fi rst cen-tury Britain believed mistle-toe was a sacred plant with miraculous properties that provided fertility to people and animals, healed diseases and protected people from witchcraft. The Druids cut mistletoe off oak trees in a special ceremony fi ve days after the new moon follow-ing winter solstice.

The tradition of kissing under mistletoe might have originated from the Viking association of this plant with Frigga, the goddess of love, or from the ancient belief that mistletoe was re-lated to fertility.

Another source states that the English and American custom of kissing under the mistletoe originated in Eng-land in the 19th Century.

For more information, con-tact the Meade County Coop-erative Extension Service.

Submitted by Ky. Department of Agriculture

FRANKFORT — Agricul-ture Commissioner Richie Farmer commended Ken-tucky farmers for posting another strong showing in farmgate cash receipts in 2010 despite a slow eco-nomic recovery and a late-summer drought.

“Kentucky farmers now have exceeded $4 billion in cash receipts fi ve years in a row and six of the past seven years,” Commission-er Farmer said. “They have accomplished this feat amid an economic disaster and all kinds of weather events. I admire and respect Ken-tucky’s producers for their skill, their toughness and their resilience.”

University of Kentucky economists on Thursday said Kentucky farm cash re-

ceipts in 2010 will range be-tween $4.4 and $4.7 billion, compared with $4.26 billion in 2009 and near the record of $4.71 billion in 2008. Net farm income this year (ex-cluding government pay-

ments) will be $1.3 billion, they said. Speaking at the 91st annual meeting of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Fed-eration in Louisville, the UK economists said 2011 cash receipts and net farm in-

come should be even high-er, and cash receipts could exceed $5 billion for thefi rst time.

UK reported that strong exports (aided by a weak U.S. dollar) and a late surge in grain prices drove Ken-tucky cash receipts this year. Poultry was Kentucky’s leading farm commodity for the second year in a row, and equine was second.

Commissioner Farmer pointed out that the suc-cess of the Kentucky Proud farm marketing program also helped push cash re-ceipts higher. Retail sales of Kentucky Proud products will exceed $200 million this year. “Kentucky Proud and other diversifi cation efforts are helping farmers keep going in tough times,” Commissioner Farmer said. “They also are helping many tobacco producers

make a successful transition to other products.”

The UK economists said the drought forced many cattle producers to start feeding hay earlier than usual, which increased their production costs. They said tight cattle supplies are ex-pected to cause livestock receipts to increase by up to $200 million in 2011.

Tobacco makes up less

than 10 percent of Kentucky agricultural sales compared with nearly 25 percent in the 1990s, according to UK. The Commonwealth’s pro-duce industry continued to grow in 2010 and is ex-pected to achieve record sales next year, the UKeconomists said.

They said the outlook for 2011 will depend on weather and strong export markets.

Poinsettias aren’t poisonous but are non-edible plantsAndy MillsAg & Natural Resources

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Poinsettias are not poisonous despite misleading information. Mistletoes, on the other hand, are one popular holiday decoration that is toxic.

Commissioner Farmer hails producers for another $4 billion year in 2010

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Even though farming has become challenging in today’s economy, Kentucky farmers have proven prosperous and resilient in recent years.

By Justin RayThe News Standard

In one quick season under the lead-ership of head coach Charlie Strong, it appears the dark clouds hanging over Papa John’s Cardinal stadium have parted and the gloomy days of the Steve Kragthrope regime are quickly becoming a thing of the past.

Strong, in his fi rst season as a head coach, has reunited a passionate Car-dinal fan base that was forced to watch its football program slowly crumble under Kragthrope and tumble to the bottom of the Big East standings.

When University of Louisville Ath-letic Director Tom Jurich hired Strong away from the his job as the Defensive Coordinator at the University of Flor-ida, many believed the roster was so decimated with a lack of talent that it would be a few recruiting classes be-fore the team was competitive again.

Strong, who has waited for his fi rst head-coaching job since starting off as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida in 1983, took what talent was left over from the previous regime and made the most of it with a 6-6 re-cord and 3-4 in Big East conference play. The three-conference wins mark more wins than the two previous sea-sons with only one Big East game win in 2008 and 2009.

The changes in the Strong era were noticeable as soon as the season kicked off in the newly renovated Papa John’s Stadium. The Cardinals’ play showed a passion and focus that had been lack-ing since the end of head coach Bobby Petrino’s tenure in 2006.

Having spent the past three sea-sons playing without much focus and at times what seemed to be a lack of much aggression, the Strong era has been a breath of fresh air for the Cardi-nals’ football program.

Strong has brought the talent out in senior running back Bilal Powell, who was thought to be a top-recruit com-ing to the University of Louisville as a freshman in 2007 but had yet to live up to the hype.

From the start, Strong put his faith in Powell and told the media during the preseason that Powell would be the person to carry the Cardinals offense this season. Strong’s belief and confi -dence in the underachieving running back has helped Powell end his college career with a bang, looking unstoppa-ble rushing the ball at times as he put together his best season, rushing for 1,330 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Cardinals’ defense, which looked atrocious at times the past three seasons and still wouldn’t be mistak-en for world-beaters, has improved enough during Strong’s fi rst season to provide enough defensive stops to give the offense a fi ghting chance at keeping the Cardinals in all 12 games this season.

The improved play and a down year in an already sub-par Big East conference has helped Strong send the improved Cardinals’ to the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl against former Con-ference USA rival Southern Missis-sippi on Dec. 21.

Win or lose against the Golden Ea-gles, Strong has the Cardinals football program back on the right track for the fi rst time since its BCS Orange Bowl win over Wake Forest in 2007.

See STRONG, Page B2


In what is becoming a trend this season, the Lady Waves basketball team’s slow start led to a 19-point defi cit before a fourth quarter rally against district rival Breckinridge County came up short in a 65-54 defeat on Dec. 10.

Breckinridge County’s ju-nior Mary Decker paced the Tigers offense with 26 points, as she helped extend the 11 point fourth quarter lead to 19 points. After Decker’s two made free throws, the Tigers took their biggest lead of the game at 56-37 forcing Meade County head coach Josh Hurt to call a timeout.

The Lady Waves respond-ed with a defensive inten-sity which had been lacking throughout the game, fueling

an 11-0 scoring run, pull-ing them within nine points. Meade County took advantage of its overall team speed to dis-rupt Breckinridge Coun-ty’s offensive attack.

Freshman point guard Kaitlyn Cucino and se-nior forward Kristin Benton led the charge on defense, attacking the Ti-gers offense by creating steals and helping the Lady Waves generate of-fense from its defensive stops which had been missing throughout for Meade County.

“During the run, I was just trying to give it my all,” Benton said of the Lady Waves’ fourth quarter scoring run. “I


The Meade County High School swim team won its fourth overall swim meet of the year at Gammon Fieldhouse in Fort Knox on Dec. 9, with the boys team fi nishing in fi rst place and the girls placing second.

The swim meet pit Meade County against local talents from Fort Knox, Elizabethtown, North Hardin, Central Hardin and John Hardin High School.

Meade County won the meet with a overall points score of 596, beating second place fi nish-er Elizabethtown’s 550.5, who won the girls swim meet.

This season has been a suc-cess for the Greenwave and Lady Waves swim teams as the two have combined to win the overall points in four of their fi ve swim meets. Meade Coun-

ty placed second in the only swim meet they haven’t won this season.

The progress and success the Meade County swim team has experienced this season leads head coach C.J. Kirk to believe they could reach their goal of sending swimmers to the Ken-tucky state swim meet.

“We’re really getting better,” Kirk said. “We haven’t reached our full potential and we haven’t got to a point where we can just let up but if we keep progressing like we have from this past No-vember until regions, I think we can send some kids to state.”

In the boys team’s win, the Greenwave scored a command-ing score of 331 points, beating Fort Knox’s second place score of 236 points.

The Greenwave swim team has reached a point this season that Kirk said they should be

able to compete against the other top-level boys swimming teams in the region and fare well.

“Our boys are going to be competitive with everybody they swim against in the region,” Kirk said. “They have the talent to compete well with anyone.”

The boys team’s success so far this season can be credited to the overall hard work in practice and having numerous swimmers fi n-ish at the top of the standings of their races.

“We’re doing really well,” senior Scott King said. “We don’t have any standouts but we have six or eight really tal-ented guys.”

The Lady Waves’ 265 points were good enough for second place behind the talented girls swimming team from Elizabeth-town, who fi nished with 369.5

Waves engulf competition


Breckinridge County (4-1) landed its knockout punch early, stunning Meade County (2-3) as the visiting Tigers defeated the Green-wave in their district home opener of the season 73-63 on Dec. 14.

Sophomore Kody Hughes and senior Wade Weather-holt fueled a 12-1 scoring run to start the game for the Ti-gers, leaving the Greenwave players with a look of shell-shock on their faces as Meade County head coach Jerry Garris tried to call a timeout to help regroup his players.

“They came out and knocked us in the mouth ear-ly and we didn’t respond,”

Garris said. “We just sat back and it was over before it ever really got started. They got out to a 12-1 lead and it was over then.”

Meade County junior guard Bo Wilson hit the Greenwave’s fi rst goal of the game with 4:22 left in the fi rst quarter, as he knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the three-point arc, pulling Meade County within 10 points at 14-4.

The Greenwave’s slow start left Garris looking for answers on why his team didn’t come out ready to play in what is one of their biggest home game of the season.

“I’m disappointed in our effort,” Garris said.

Justin Ray Sports Editor

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ON DECK

See ENGULF, Page B2

Middle school basketball tournaments planned in December in

Frankfort

The Frankfort Convention Center and Kentucky State University will host the fi rst Bluegrass State Games Middle School Basketball Tournament for boys and girls in Kentucky in December.

There will be two 16-team, double-elimination tourna-ments for both 7th grade and 8th grade teams. The girls tournament will be Dec. 20-22, and the boys will play Dec. 27-29. All games will consist of four, six-minute quarters.

Registration began Oct. 14. Teams will be entered on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. The fee to register is $200. Teams can register by visit-ing www.bgsg.org.

Lady Waves rally falls short in loss to Tigers

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Lady Wave junior Leanna Luney fi ghts for a loose ball against a Breckinridge County player.

Meade County’s swim team wins fourth meet of season

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T.J. Osborne swims the backstroke during one of the relay events. Osborne helped the Green-wave swim team to a fi rst place fi nish at Gammon Fieldhouse in Fort Knox against area schools. Meade County’s swim team won fi rst place for the overall meet with a total of 596 points.

Tigers roar past unfocused Greenwave

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SportsFriday, December 17, 2010

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Check next week’s issue for results and coverage from this week’s games.

NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE

Cardinals back to its winning ways with Strong

BASKETBALL NEWS

Jammin’ in Jasper

The 7th annual boys school feeder basketball tournamnet will be held Feb. 25 - 27, 2011 in Jasper, Ind.

The tournament will feature team’s in third through eighth grade.

For more information regard-ing the tournament you can contact Kevin Messmer at kbmessmer@yahoo or 812-482-5226.

Dec. 18

Greenwave wrestling @ Seneca Lonesome Duals

10 a.m.

Meade County swimming @ Woodford County WCHS Invitational

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Greenwave basketball @ North/South Laurel Hoopin’ It Up Classic

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Dec. 19


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Dec. 20


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Lady Waves basketball @Campbellsville Unviersity Coca-Cola Classic

6:30 p.m.

Dec. 21

Greenwave basketball @ North/South Laurel Hoppin’ It Up Classic

T.B.A

Lady Waves basketball @ Campbellsville University Coca-Cola Classic

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Greenwave wrestling @ Meade County Tsunami Event

10 a.m.

Dec. 22

Lady Waves basketball @Campbellsville University Coca-Cola Classic

T.B.A

Greenwave wrestling @Meade County Tsunami Event

10 a.m.

Dec. 27-29

Greenwave basketball @ Logan County

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Bryce Garris leads a fast break in the second half against the Tigers.

“Disappointed in our fo-cus. I don’t understand it. To have this type of game on our home floor and not come out ready to play. I just don’t understand it.”

With a roster that features only a couple players taller than 6-feet, the Greenwave had hoped to take the Tigers center 6-foot-4 Weatherholt out of the game with double teams and force the Tigers to beat them with its perimeter shooting by its guards.

While using two defend-ers to guard Weatherholt, the Greenwave zone-defense was forced to leave open Ti-gers shooters in the corner of the court. Throughout the first half, the Tigers made the Greenwave pay for leav-ing open their guards as they connected on four of nine 3-point field goal attempts.

“We were so concerned with Weatherholt we weren’t able to recover on the perimeter,” Garris said. “We had one guy trying to guard two perimeter play-ers and we didn’t get a hand up and we let them shoot.”

Even with its lack of fo-cus early in the first quarter, the Greenwave put togeth-er a 10-0 scoring run after Bo Wilson knocked down Meade County’s first field goal of the game pulling them within three at 14-11.

The Greenwave appeared to have another advan-tage going for them at the

end of the first quarter as Weatherholt picked up his second foul and was sent to the bench to start the second quarter. But, Meade County started the second quarter in the same fashion as they had the first quar-ter with turnovers and the inability to guard the Ti-gers’ perimeter shooting as Breckinridge County’s lead ballooned to 38-20.

“I don’t think we were all there mentally,” sophomore guard Bryce Garris said. “I don’t know what it was. We just didn’t come out pre-pared to play today.”

Meade County put to-gether an 11-5 run to end the first half and, despite its lackluster first half, went into halftime trailing the Tigers 43-31.

“I felt good in the sec-ond quarter. We cut it to 12 points,” Jerry Garris said. “I told them we’ve just got to get six stops and six scores and we’re back in it.”

The two teams traded baskets for most of the start of the second half until the Greenwave ended the third quarter on a 10-3 scoring run with 3-point baskets from junior guards Brady Smith and Cheaney Schwartz and layups from Wes Dowell and Bo Wilson cutting the Tigers lead to 51-45.

The Tigers three point shooting cooled off in the second half as they missed all five of its three point at-tempts. Despite the Tigers sudden struggle from the perimeter, the Greenwave

left plenty of opportunities on the court as they only connected on five of 19 three point attempts.

Coming into the season, the team’s ability to shoot 3-pointers was thought to be a strength the Green-wave would have to over-come its size disadvantage against most teams.

“I keep telling people we’re a 3-point shooting ball club, but I just keep lying because we’re shoot-ing 29 percent from the 3-point line,” Jerry Gar-ris said. “We got shooters, but we need hitters.”

Picking up two fouls ear-ly in the first half limited Weatherholt’s aggressive-ness and play in the first half, but he started off the fourth quarter putting his stamp on the game scoring the Tigers’ first six points in the fourth quarter pushing Breckinridge County’s lead back to 57-47.

Weatherholt scored seven of his game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Bryce Garris’s two free throws midway through the fourth quarter pulled the Greenwave back with-in nine points but Meade County was unable to get the need defensive stops to put together a scoring run to end the game and was unable to pull any closer as the Tigers scored on its next possession.

“Momentum is good until something goes wrong and, when it does, you go back to where you started,” Jerry Garris said. “Every time we had a chance to help our-selves out we’d miss the opportunity.”

Wilson and Schwartz lead the Greenwave in scoring with 13 points apiece but combined to hit only six of 17 shots field goals. Meade County shot 36 percent from the field while Breck-inridge County connected on 54 percent of its field goal attempts.

After last week’s 68-49 district win against Han-cock County, Wilson said the Greenwave might have overlooked Breckin-ridge County.

“We played well against Hancock County and I think we underestimated Breckinridge County,” Wil-son said. “We were down tonight before we knew it and never could recover.”

Breckinridge County—21 22 8 22—73

Meade County—13 18 14 18—63

Breckinridge County— Critchelow 9, Tucker 11, Williams 11, Hughes 13, Brown 10, Anthony 3, Weatherholt 16

Meade County— C. Gar-ris 7, B. Garris 8, B. Wilson 13, Schwartz 13, Smith 12, Compton 6, Dowell 4

With Strong’s recruit-ing ties to the football tal-ent rich state of Florida, the Cardinals could find themselves sitting atop the Big East standings in the near future.

The biggest obstacle

standing in the way of the Cardinals’ success might not be the opponent on the field, but the lucrative salary offers that will start flowing in from other top college football programs across the South.

Every win during Strong’s tenure at the University of Louisville will only add more and

more offers from univer-sities willing to pay top dollar for the up-and-coming coach.

But before it’s all said and done, the Cardinals should be sitting back at the top of the Big East conference with a chance to achieve its fans ulti-mate goal of getting back to a BCS Bowl.

points for first.The Lady Waves found

themselves at a slight dis-advantage with one of their top swimmers, Kelsie English, missing the swim meet due to an illness. English’s absence forced Kirk to move swimmers into different races they usually don’t compete in.

“I really like the fact we have kids that swam in some new events and did well,” Kirk said. “With Kelsie out, we lost some points we know we would have got because she is always going to

score for us. So we jum-bled everything around a little bit and moved girls into different spots.”

Both the Greenwave and Lady Waves feel first year head coach Kirk has helped them instill a drive to want to win every race and compete at their best during each meet.

“Coach Kirk is really competitive and working us really hard in practices which has made our prac-tices better than what we had in previous years,” senior Ben Beville said.

All the hard work the teams have put into this season has made their success that much sweet-er for the swimmers.

“It’s been really reward-

ing,” senior Savannah Buckey said, about this years team success. “Our practices have helped us to improve on our style and swimming technique.”

The Greenwave and Lady Waves swim team also hopes this year’s suc-cess will help bring atten-tion to their accomplish-ments in the area.

“We have a drive for our team to be known in Meade County High School,” Buck-ey said. “The girls team is trying to send its first swim-mers to state ever.”

Meade County swim team returns for its next swim meet tomorrow in the Woodford County High School Invitational at Wood-ford County.

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Aviva Buckey swims during the 200 yard Butterfly Relay race for the Lady Waves team. The Lady Waves finsihed in second place with a team score of 265 points.

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TOP: Chase Garris races down the court ahead of his teammates. MIDDLE: Cheaney Schwartz tries to get a shot up against Breckinridge County’s Jackson Brown. BOTTOM: Meade County High School’s student section gives a spirted effort cheering to help cheer on the Greenwave players against the Tigers.

was out there trying to get as many steals as I could for my team.”

Meade County fueled its offensive surge by using its speed to get to the free throw line, where it scored nine of its 11 points.

“We told them before the game to attack off the drib-ble, they’re going to foul you,” Hurt said. “We knew they would have a hard time guarding our speed. But in the first half, we only shot five free throws. Then in the second half, we de-cided to go to the rim and shot 26 free throws.”

Facing the bigger Tiger players, Hurt said he told his team that they would need to use their speed to get to the basket to beat Breckinridge County.

“If there’s a quicker line-up around I don’t know where it would be,” Hurt said of his team. “We have to make the right decisions and get to the rim and attack the basket. Speed won’t get you any points.”

With the Lady Waves full of excitement and believing they could complete the ul-timate fourth quarter come-back, Breckinridge County senior guard Julie Jarboe ended the Tigers’ scoring drought, beating Meade County down the court be-fore being fouled by a Lady Waves player.

Jarboe stepped to the free throw lane and knocked down both free throw attempts pushing

the Breckinridge County lead back to 58-48.

Meade County’s fresh-man guard Raley Johnson pulled the Lady Waves back within eight points, The American black bear (Ursus americanus), once abundant throughout much of Ken-tucky, was nearly absent from the state by the early 1900s. scoring on their next possession. Johnson, the Lady Waves leading scorer with 17 points, scored nine points in the fourth quarter.

Johnson struggled throughout most of the game trying to find her nor-mally dependable shooting stroke that has helped carry the Lady Waves at times this season.

“Raley has been nursing a few things — injuries and illness,” Hurt said. “She struggled in the first half but when she catches fire were tough.”

After a Breckinridge County missed free throw, Johnson got the ball and dribbled it the length of the court and connected on a layup pulling the Lady Waves within six points with a minute remaining in the game.

Johnson’s basket would be the last for Meade Coun-ty and Decker went on to connect on five free throw attempts for an 11-point district win for the Tigers.

“Coming back like that was a lot fun,” Hurt said. “Being down like that wasn’t.”

Meade County fell be-hind to the Tigers from the start as Breckinridge Coun-ty jumped out to a 6-0 lead.

The game marked the

first time many of the Lady Waves had competed in a district game and left Cu-cino and Hurt to believe the environment might have played a part in the slow start against the Tigers.

“The thought of it being the game against Breck effected how we played at the very start,” Cucino said. “It was a big game, but I think we can get them next time when we play at their place.”

“These kids have played a lot of basketball,” Hurt said. “But rarely have they ever walked into a gym and it be packed with the band playing and the fans chant-ing. I have no doubt we’re a little timid coming out.”

Even with the slow start, Benton helped settled down the Lady Waves as her length and speed on defense and her offensive rebounding created a 12-0 scoring run pulling Meade County within two points.

“Kristin hit the glass the way she needs to hit it,” Hurt said. “You’re not going to find a better athlete than Kristin. She can be a great basketball player. She just hasn’t had the time in the gym to be one. You watch her leave the three point line and go get the ball. That’s an impressive basketball play at any level for any team. She was outstanding tonight, but we have to get that consistently.”

Breckinridge regained control of the game at the start of the second half with an 11-5 scoring run.

“We need to jump on the other team first,” Hurt

said. “That’s the team we need to be. We have to come out with intensity in the third quarter. The third quarter has been the death of us all year.”

Though the loss brings the Lady Waves losing streak to start the sea-son to six straight games, Hurt said he believes his team showed the ability in spurts to be a good team.

“I hate to keep saying man we’re close man we’re close but I really feel like we’re close,” Hurt said. “We’ve just got to get over the hump.”

Breckinridge County — 14 14 19 18 — 65

Meade County — 7 13 16 18 — 54

Breckinridge County — Decker 26, Whitfill 15, Jar-boe 14, Thornhill 6, Nor-ton 3, Caitlan 1

Meade County — John-son 17, Benton 13, Turner 9, Cucino 6, Schwartz 4, L. Luney 3, M. Luney 2

Grayson County defeats Meade County Lady Waves

Grayson County Lady Cougars 72-53 defeated the visiting Meade County Lady Waves on Dec. 11.

Freshman Raley John-son led the Lady Waves with 13 points and Car-issa Schwartz added 11. Eighth-grader Morgan Turner also chipped in 10 points for the Lady Waves.

Grayson County senior Chelsea Pharris was the leading scorer in the game with 17 points.

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TOP: Freshman Kaitlyn Cucino uses her speed to beat a Tigers defender down the court on a fast break opportunity. Cucnio’s speed helped her on the defensive side of the court as she forced the Tigers into turn-overs and was credited with three steals for the game.

LEFT: Eighth grader Morgan Turner at-tempts a shot around the basket during the second half of the Lady Waves game against Breckinridge County. Turner came off the bench to score nine points and grabbed five rebounds for the game. Turn-er’s nine points helped the Lady Waves take a 12-6 bench scoring advantage in the game.


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By Monte DuttonNASCAR This Week

2010 Season’s Highs and Lows

HIGH: Jimmie Johnson won a record fifth consec-utive Sprint Cup cham-pionship, which is even more impressive in that no one else in the sport’s history has won more than three.

LOW: The exhortation of NASCAR vice president Robin Pemberton — “Have at it, boys” — proved to be emblematic of the season that followed. An on-track feud between drivers Carl Edwards and Brad Kesel-owski boiled over in both the Cup and Nationwide Series.

No one was hurt, but the crashes were scary and obviously intentional.

HIGH: Denny Ham-lin’s run for the champi-onship was inspirational and heartbreaking. Ham-lin persevered in spite of a knee injury that re-quired surgery ... while he continued to race. He

led Johnson by 33 points with two races remaining but wound up losing the championship by 39.

LOW: Dale Earnhardt Jr. continued to struggle. Ninety-three races have passed since his last victory.

He will begin his fourth season at Hendrick Mo-torsports with his third crew chief, Steve Letarte. (A fourth, Brian White-sell, took the reins just for one race.) He finished 21st in the standings and col-lected only three top-five finishes.

HIGH: Another driver who didn’t qualify for the Chase won the season’s two most prestigious rac-es. Jamie McMurray cap-tured both the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.

LOW: Upset at being criticized, NASCAR of-ficials tried to fine two drivers, Hamlin and Ryan Newman, in secrecy. Nat-urally, word leaked out, leading some to wonder what else the ruling body was hiding.

HIGH: The season’s two races at Talladega Super-speedway produced a to-tal of 175 lead changes. The individual numbers were 88 and 87, the two highest such totals in the sport’s history.

LOW: Two of the sport’s more dignified drivers, Jeff Gordon and Jeff Bur-ton, exchanged blows af-ter Burton inexplicably wrecked Gordon’s Chevy under a caution flag at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 7.

It’s difficult to buy Burton’s explanation that he didn’t do it on purpose.

HIGH: The Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the Camping World Truck Series, Austin Dillon, actually won two races.

LOW: The rookie of the year in Cup, Kevin Con-way, never finished higher than 14th and was 35th in the point standings.

HIGH: The most im-proved performance came from Kevin Harvick, who bettered his average fin-ish from 19.9 in 2009 to 8.7

in 2010. Under the point system in place prior to 2004, Harvick would have finished the season with 295 points more than any other driver.

LOW: Even though three of its drivers made the Chase, and Edwards won the season’s final two races, Ford’s NASCAR program still had a dis-appointing year. Chevys won 18 Cup races, and Toyotas won 12. Fords won four, and Dodge’s one-team, three-car effort claimed two.

Monte Dutton has cov-ered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail Monte at [email protected].

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Sunday9:46 -11:46 p.m.

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Monday10:44p.m. -12:44 a.m.11:14a.m. -1:14 p.m.

Wednesday11:42p.m.-1:42 a.m.12:12p.m.-2:12 a.m.

Thursday12:39-2:39 a.m.1:09-3:09 p.m.

Tuesday11:00p.m. -1:00 a.m.11:30a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Gift ideas for hunting enthusiastsKentucky Department of

Fish and Wildfi sh Resource

FRANKFORT — For the outdoors enthusiast who already owns nearly every hunting and fi shing gad-get on the market, the gift of a Kentucky Sportsman’s License or simply a Ken-tucky hunting and fi shing combination license is al-ways appreciated.

Who doesn’t want a gift you actually need and will often use instead of a robe, socks, ties or a Snuggie? The Kentucky Sportsman’s License saves $50 over buy-ing the licenses and permits separately. The Sportsman’s License allows the recipi-ent of the gift to hunt tur-keys in the spring and fall and also hunt doves, small game and deer. They may also fi sh year-round for all species, including trout.

The Kentucky Sports-man’s License includes the combination hunting and fi shing license, spring and fall turkey permits, trout permit, statewide deer per-mit and the Kentucky wa-terfowl permit, which also covers hunting migratory birds such as doves. You only need a Federal Wa-terfowl Permit, commonly called a duck stamp avail-able at post offi ces across

Kentucky, along with a Kentucky Sportsman’s Li-cense and you can hunt for everything except bear and elk. Another option is the $20 Kentucky combina-tion hunting and fishing license that saves $10 over the cost of purchasing an-nual hunting or fishing li-censes separately.

The buyer must know the date of birth and social security number of the per-son they intend to receive the gift license. Log on to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Re-sources homepage at fw.ky.gov and click on the yellow “Purchase Licenses Here” tab to buy a license or you may purchase a license in the sporting goods sec-tion of department stores, tackle shops and hunting stores all over Kentucky. Make sure you click on the button for the 2011-2012 li-cense year if you buy your license on-line. If you buy a license as a gift at a store, make sure the clerk sells you a 2011-2012 license and not the 2010-2011 license that expires Feb. 28, 2011.

Another great gift idea only costs $15 and you get three things the outdoors enthusiast in your family will use often during the year: a one-year subscrip-

tion to the award-winning Kentucky Afi eld maga-zine, the in-demand Ken-tucky Afi eld calendar and a copy of the popular and useful “Kentucky Afi eld” Deer Processing DVD, a $33 value.

The Kentucky Afi eld magazine packs its pag-es with information and techniques for fi shing and hunting opportuni-ties across Kentucky. It is the best source for news from the Kentucky Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The Kentucky Afi eld calendar alerts out-doors lovers about upcom-ing hunting season dates, useful outdoor tips, inter-esting nature notes plus holidays and moon phas-es. It is a gift that gives all year long.

The “Kentucky Afi eld” Deer Processing DVD originally aired on the “Kentucky Afi eld” televi-sion show and remains ex-tremely popular. The DVD informs the viewer how to simply process your deer from fi eld dressing and skinning to the proper cuts for steaks and roasts. Or-ders placed by Dec. 15 will ship by Christmas, orders received after that date will mail Jan. 3, 2011. On the Internet, log on to the Ken-

tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources homepage at fw.ky.gov and then click on the Kentucky Afi eld Store tab at the top right of the page.

The Kentucky Afield Store also has Kentucky Afield embroidered hats that feature “Kentucky Afield” emblazoned over the state of Kentucky in camouflage, blaze orange and tan with a green bill. One hat designed for anglers features a large-mouth bass jumping be-tween the words “Ken-tucky” and “Afield.” Each hat costs $16. The store also has the popular “Best of Kentucky Afield Fish-ing” DVD for $10.

You may now apply for the 2011 elk lottery. This puts the applicant in the draw for one of the elk quo-ta hunts held from October through December. In 2011, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will award 800 permits. The elk lottery application costs just $10 and would make an affordable and appreci-ated stocking stuffer.

For your loved one who loves to hunt and fi sh, get some of these practical gifts that last all year long. They will be used and ap-preciated, unlike yet an-other robe.

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource

FRANKFORT — Looking to get away for a few days and do something different for the holidays? The Ken-tucky State Parks invite you to stay with them at one of their cottages at resort parks between Dec. 19 and Dec. 29, 2010.

The parks will be closed through this traditional holi-day period, but the cottages, which range from one to three bedrooms, will be avail-able at lower, winter rates.

All have kitchens and utensils, full bathrooms and cable TV.

Wintertime is an excellent time to view wildlife and the trails will be open for hiking.

The park restaurants and lodges are traditionally

closed during the holiday period Dec. 19-29 and other services may not be avail-able.

Staff will be on hand for registration and to assist you during your stay as well as park rangers patrolling the parks. John James Audubon State Park in Henderson also has cottages and they will be open Dec. 19-29.

Call your park for details and reservations. You can also visit www.parks.ky.gov for details about all our Ken-tucky State Parks.

Resort parks will re-open Dec. 29 and many will be holding New Year’s Eve par-ties, dinners and dances on Dec. 31.

Call the park or check the website for details.

Here are the parks with cottages open for this special

and phone numbers:Barren River Lake: 800-

325-0057Carter Caves: 800-325-

0059Cumberland Falls: 800-

325-0063General Butler: 866-462-

8853Jenny Wiley: 800-325-0142John James Audubon: 270-

826-2247Kenlake: 800-325-0143Kentucky Dam Village:

800-325-0146Lake Barkley: 800-325-

1708Lake Cumberland: 800-

325-1709Natural Bridge: 800-325-

1710Pennyrile Forest: 800-325-

1711Pine Mountain: 800-325-

1712Rough River: 800-325-1713

Kentucky State Park cottages remain open to visitors during holiday break

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

FRANKFORT—When black bear hunting comes up in conversation, the inevitable trivia question will be: “In what year did a hunter take a black bear during Kentucky’s fi rst hunts of the modern era?”

The answer could be 2010, if a hunter bags a bear the weekend of Dec. 18-19.

Last year, an early sea-son snowstorm limited the

opportunity to bag a bruin for the 372 hunters who bought permits for Ken-tucky’s fi rst bear hunt in more than a century.

Another interesting fact is in three Kentucky coun-ties a hunter, with all the necessary permits, could conceivably take a bear, elk and deer all on the same day.

Harlan, Letcher and Pike counties offer these oppor-tunities. These three Ken-tucky counties are open

to bear hunting Dec. 18-19 and are part of Kentucky’s 16-county elk zone, where a seven-day cow elk quota hunt begins on Dec. 18. The third weekend in Decem-ber is also the last weekend of Kentucky’s nine-day late muzzleloader season for deer, and hunters in these three counties can take deer of either sex Dec. 17-19.

“We wanted our fi rst bear hunts to be late in the season to gauge hunter participation and success, while limiting the harvest of females,” Steven Dobey, bear program coordinator for the Kentucky Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife Resources said. “Females den earlier than males, and we wanted to concentrate the harvest on male bears.”

The return of a hunt-ing season for black bears in Kentucky is a wildlife management milestone. In the early 20th century, most big game animals had disappeared or were at his-torically low population levels.

Today, all the state’s na-tive big game species, except for bison, have in-creased to huntable popu-

lation levels.The American black bear

(Ursus americanus), once abundant throughout much of Kentucky, was nearly absent from the state by the early 1900s.

Small window given to Kentucky hunters to hunt black bears for fi rst time in modern era

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This season marks the return on black bear hunting in the state of Kentucky and is considered to be a milestone.

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1. Name the group that was turned down for a contract after recording “Three Cool Cats” and “September in the Rain.” Bonus for knowing the year.

2. Who had a No. 1 U.K. hit with “Do You Love Me” in 1963?3. Which Righteous Brothers song was criticized for being

too long and slow -- only to bounce all the way to the top of the charts?

4. Name the sound track that included these songs: “Freddy, My Love,” “You’re the One That I Want” and “Summer Nights.”

5. Who sang “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”?6. Name the group that released “Abracadabra.”

Answers1. The Beatles were turned down by Decca Records in 1962. Decca

signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.2. Again, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. But they didn’t score another

No. 1 U.K. hit until 1967 with “Silence Is Golden,” while the Beatles toted up 15 in that time.

3. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” in 1964. Producer Phil Spector got airplay by listing the wrong time on the label.

4. “Grease” (1978) starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. 5. Tina Turner, in 1984.6. The Steve Miller Band, in 1982. The single rose to No. 1 in the U.S.

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teenager to enter the Roman Catholic priesthood?5. GOVERNMENT: When was the Federal Communications

Commission established?6. LITERATURE: In poetry, what is an enjambment?7. MUSIC: Which jazz musician and composer recorded “Giant

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Paws CornerTrimming Around Dog’s Ears

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Can I trim the hair around my dog’s ears? Should I? — Donny J., Oshkosh, Wis.

DEAR DONNY: It depends. You should inspect your dog’s ears regularly (daily if time permits; weekly for sure) to see if hair is blocking the ear canal, and that the ear is clean, free of really bad odor and without excess wax. (If you’re not sure how to inspect your dog’s ears, your veterinarian can walk you through the process.)

Some pet experts recommend that the hair growing close to or in the ear canal be trimmed or plucked, but if your dog is healthy and has no ear problems, I see no reason to do this.

Quite a few breeds do have frequent problems with their ears, and long hair can worsen the issue. If your dog has excessive hair at the entrance to the ear canal that’s worsening wax buildup, you can re-move this on an as-needed basis.

Holding your dog securely (small dogs on your lap, big dogs on a stable surface with your arm around their neck), gently fold back your dog’s ear. Inspect and clean the ear using a cleaning solution available at the pet store (or plain water in a pinch) and cotton balls.

Important: Do not stick anything -- fi ngers, Q-tips, trimmers, etc. -- into the ear canal past where you can see it!

If hair near the opening of the ear canal is excessive and impacting airfl ow into the ear, carefully trim away with blunt-tipped scissors or pluck a bit at a time with tweezers or your fi ngers.

Dogs are generally not thrilled with ear cleaning or trimming, any-more than they’re happy with tooth brushing or baths. If you’re un-able to safely inspect and clean your dog’s ears (you don’t want him thrashing around with trimmers in use), contact your veterinarian to schedule an exam.

Get more pet advice and information at www.pawscorner.com. Send your questions or tips to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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ALL MY CHILDREN: Erica thanked Caleb for his support. Kendall refused to allow Ryan to bring Greenlee to her home for Christmas. Tad was skep-tical of Cara’s true inten-tions. Madison decided not to tell Ryan that she was carrying his child. Cara was forced to stay in Pine Valley longer due to a problem with her passport. Kendall accused Greenlee of keeping her in the dark about the business. Wait to See: Kendall tells Ryan he has to move out.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Nick asked Aggie to spend Christmas with him.Hope didn’t like how Liam was being treated at work. Salesfor the Taboo fashion line went through the roof after anotherscandal involving Thomas and Brooke. Amber finagled an in-vite to the Spencer party to get closer to Liam -- and his wealth.Justin put Donna’s name on the guest list as his date. Bill toldLiam that Hope wasn’t allowed at the big event. Wait to See:Stephanie is the new owner of Insomnia Cafe.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Rafe joined the Salem police force sothat he could make a case against EJ. Daniel confronted Philipabout cheating on Melanie but didn’t know that it was withChloe. Victor could tell that Maggie was jealous of Kate’s mov-ing in with him. Bo realized that Hope was trying to send hima message that something was wrong at the prison. Sami andEJ received some bad news about Johnny’s eye. Melanie andCarly made peace. Wait to See: Jennifer is trapped at the prisonduring a lockdown.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny and Brenda finally made love.Johnny came to Lisa’s defense at the hospital. Theo decided tosue for malpractice. Jerry warned Jax that he would get evenwith Brenda. Abby decided to ignore Carly’s threats and dateMichael anyway. Elizabeth was jealous of Nikolas and BrookLynn’s burgeoning friendship. Brenda finally came clean andtold Carly the truth about the Balkan’s son. Wait to See: Samand Jason celebrate Christmas “Charlie Brown” style.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: A cufflink with Todd’s initials was foundat the scene of Eddie’s murder. Echo found a way to get closerto Charlie by asking him to help her stay sober. James admit-ted to the police that he planned on killing his father but hada change of heart. Bo was overjoyed to find Nora alive, butshe had no memory of what happened to her. Natalie worriedabout what Marty would do if she married John. Wait to See:Dorian keeps Echo under lock and key.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Chloe witnessed a pas-sionate kiss between Ronan and Heather. Victoria accused Nickof being just as manipulative as their father. Colin remindedCane that he needed his protection. Chloe hurt Kevin’s feel-ings after telling him that she just wanted to be friends. Kevinresponded by turning to Jana for comfort. Ronan got some badnews from his physician. Wait to See: Things heat up betweenNick and Diane.

Q: I was so happy when I heard that Nancy O’Dell would be replacing Mary Hart as co-anchor on “En-tertainment Tonight” when Mary retires in 2011. It will be nice to see Nancy’s lovely face on TV again! What is she up to in the meantime? — Jil-lian F., Fort Worth, Texas

A: Nancy is thrilled by her latest career move. She told me: “It is such an honor (to be chosen to replace Mary Hart). Mary is such a TV icon. I remember watching it when it fi rst debuted and thinking, ‘Oh my God, that

would be such a cool show to work for.’ And here I am, working for it! It is very exciting.”

Nancy also has teamed up with Florida Orange Juice on a pro-motion to help make mornings special for families. She explained: “It’s so diffi cult for people to make their mornings meaningful with their families, as they are being pulled in so many directions. But all you need is 15 minutes, whether it’s over a glass of orange juice or over breakfast, to just sit down and talk with your fam-ily.” So Nancy is helping launch the Florida Orange Juice Morning Squeeze contest, with the grand prize being a family trip to Florida. To enter, go to www.FloridaJuice.com/Morning_Squeeze.php.

Q: Will “Army Wives” be back anytime soon for a new season? — William S., via e-mail

A: Rest assured, Lifetime Television’s perennial hit drama “Army Wives” will be back for a fi fth season with 13 all-new episodes. “Army Wives” is Lifetime’s most successful series in the 26-year-history of the network, so I’d say the show has quite a bit of life left in it. It will be back in 2011, however the exact date has not been an-nounced. If previous seasons are any indication, it should be back by late spring to early summer.

Q: I caught the tail end of what looked like a really good docu-mentary on Animal Planet about men diving with Nile crocodiles. Can you tell me what it was called and when/if I can see it again? — Sam M., via e-mail

A: The show is called “Into the Dragon’s Lair,” which documents wildlife photographer Roger Horrocks and world-renowned un-derwater cameraman Didier Noiret as they travel to Botswana’s Okavango Delta to capture never-before-seen behaviors to help broaden the world’s scientifi c understanding of these fearsome creatures. It is defi nitely a don’t-miss show, and you can see it again Thursday night, Jan. 20.

Q: How much do reality-television stars, people like Kim Kar-dashian, make? — Frankie F., Washington, D.C.

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Notice: Transportation to NA and AA meetings will be provided from MACC Ministries for Brandenburg and Irvington. For more information, call Glenn at 270-497-4378.

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BRANDENBURG AL-ANON: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 8 p.m. Open to all. Call 270-422-1050 for more information.

OPEN DOOR ALATEEN GROUP: Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road. Meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. These meetings are for Al-Anon and Alateen members only. You qualify for membership if your life has been or is being deeply affected by close contact with a problem drinker. Please come to any Al-Anon or Alateen Opened or Closed meetings! Call 270-422-1050 for more information.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meetings are held at the Acceptance Place, 1370 Hwy.79 in Irvington. Meetings are every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays at 8 p.m. For more information, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meetings are held at the Acceptance Place 1370 Hwy. 79 in Irvington. Meetings are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays at 8 p.m. For more information, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Look Good, Feel better, 3rd Monday of each month. 10:15 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-706-1493 for more information.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Man to Man Prostate Cancer Education and Support, 2nd Tuesday of each month. 6 p.m. in the 5th fl oor boardroom at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-706-1493 or Karen at 270-706-1250 for more information.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Support groups typically meet on the 1st Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. and the 1st Friday of each month at 10 a.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Registration is required. Call to register or for more information, call 270-706-5092 or 270-706-5071.

LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Hardin Memorial Hospital Therapy and Sports Medicine Center at 1111 Ring Road, Elizabethtown. For more information, call 270-706-5010 or e-mail Beth Greenwell at [email protected]

BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the 3rd Monday of each month, in 5A at 6 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Individuals who have had surgery, as well as those who are considering having the surgery are welcome. For more information, call Marcia Barnes, R.N. at 270-706-1559.

HOPE & HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Free monthly support group for anyone who has experienced the death of a friend or family member. First Tuesday of every month. Call for next meeting date and time. Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. 812-738-7893.

SLEEP DISORDERS: AWAKE meeting – Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday each month at the Parvin Baumgart Education Center at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. A health awareness group for people affected by sleep apnea and/or sleep disorders. Call 812-738-7892 for more information.

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The holiday season is a time of giving thanks and giving back. Now is the perfect time of year to teach children the importance of community service and nur-ture the spirit of giving.

Start by choosing a charity in your own community. Then talk to youth about the kinds of charities they would like to support. If an organization is looking for food donations, give your children the money you want to spend on dona-tions and let them choose the food items at the grocery stores. Thoughtful selections give them a chance to think about what some who are less fortunate might need.

For young children, it may mean more to donate the time

by helping out a community service organization like a soup kitchen, for example.

They can help by doing small chores like decorating the tables, making sure there are napkins laid out and hand-ing out silverware. Tweens and teens, on the other hand, might fi nd it more meaningful to raise money for a particular cause. They could do some chores around the house and neighborhood to raise money to donate.

Another way to instill the importance of community service is through volunteer-ing, which teaches valuable lessons. Taking part in proj-ects like cleaning up school grounds, clothing drives and toy drives can help give chil-dren a sense of community and what it means to take ac-tion. While working at a toy drive, for instance, let the chil-dren sort the toys according to age group and gender. These and similar tasks teach orga-

nizational skills as well as the ability to care.

If you decide to participate in buying Christmas presents for a child who is less fortu-nate, let your children make the decisions on what to buy. Usually there is a dollar limit, so it is a good challenge for your children to use the mon-ey wisely.

Whatever “giving-back” path you decide, adults should also be committed to serving others and willing to work alongside youth. This sends the message that adults are not only encouraging, but are proud to support the same charities youth believe in.

No matter the strategy, your focus on reinforcing a child’s compassion for others is a key to helping them become caring adults.

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ABOVE: Kindergar-ten teacher Melissa Wiltshire awards music teacher Shir-ley Barger a Santa statue for all her hard work in orga-nizing the Christ-mas program.

LEFT: An anxious and proud parent takes a picture of their child while they get into char-acter on stage for the play “Twas the Night Before Christ-mas” at Brandenburg Primary Tuesday, Dec. 7.

Children give thanks to loved ones through library essay contestSubmitted by the Meade County Public Library

The Meade County Pub-lic Library held “What am I thankful for?” essay contest and more than 236 students participated county-wide.

Entries could either be a essay, poem or even a short story.

Students submitted their work on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Their work was judged on Dec. 1.

The entries were judged on originality.

Some of the topics stu-dents chose to write about were family members, good friends, a special pet and even their teachers.

MCPL staff said that it was almost impossible to pick a winner — from be-ing thankful for a cat to praying for our soldiers — all entries expressed heartfelt emotions.

Miguel Ocasio was the winner of the contest. Ocasio, a sixth grader at David T. Wilson Elemen-tary, won a $25 gift card and a pizza party for his class. Some of the entriesincluded:

ThankfulBy Miguel Ocasio

I need no life-changing fortuneTo be grateful for what I have.No need to pursue happi-nessWhen for my simple life I am glad.To be thankful for what is and accept what cannot beTo realize that an illness and infirmityThere is something worse-off than meI need no huge sum of money; no luxury yacht.To feel successful, victo-rious and proud of what I’ve gotTo love our friends and family make me feel so in-credibly blessedNot having wealth or rich-ness is no reason to be de-pressedI need no gems or luxuries to feel good inside.

What I’m Thankful forBy Emma Maifeld

Do you want to know who chases away my night-mares?My mom and dad, that’s who! That’s just one thing

they do for me. My prob-lems go away as fast as a fly when they’re with me.My parents are Carsten and Denise Maifeld. They have four kids to take care of — me, Jennifer, Karl and Zak. We eat a lot of food.Our parents give us ev-erything we need, but not everything we want. We would be spoiled if they did.I am thankful for my par-ents.I hope I am a good parent like them some day.

FAMILYBy Brooklyn Mattingly

F- Fun at granny and nan-ny’s houseA- Always there for meM- Make me good foodI- I love my familyL- Likes to make cookies with meY- Yes, I am thankful for my family.

What I’m Thankful forBy Alaina Poe

If you haven’t met my Grandma Rose, you should! She’s the best grandma a kid could have. She’s nice to all kids.

When I visit her, she

usually gives me a Snick-ers bar or a Reese peanut butter cup.

My Grandma Rose has four grandchildren — me, Harley, Lance, Feli-cia. When we’re all at her

house she plays games with us like checkers, con-nect four and cards.

I would do anything to help my Grandma Rose. She is sick now with can-cer. I bring her green tea

to help her, and I find the remote for her. I wish I could make her feel better. I tell her how much I love her and I will let her read this so she will know that I’m thankful for her.

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Miguel Ocasio smiles as he receives a $25 gift card from the Meade County Public Library with Donna Fackler, children’s outreach librarian, and Mrs. Esarey, a sixth grade teacher at David T. Wilson Elementary.

‘Twas the night before Christmas

Walking in a winter wonderland

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The Meade County Farm Bureau Building was transformed into an elegant dance fl oor for Meade County High School students to get their groove on and celebrate their accomplishments for the semester for the Winter Ball Friday, Dec. 3. The music was blaring and people were mov-ing to the groove as music videos were shown on a large TV screen. ABOVE: Students dance the night away at the Winter Ball.

By Jennifer CorbettThe News Standard

Brandenburg Primary kindergarteners dressed up in their warmest jammies to celebrate Christmas a little bit early during their Christmas program Tuesday, Dec. 7.

One pod of kindergarteners performed at 5:30 p.m. and the second pod performed

later in the night at 6:45 p.m. The students dressed up in their

pajamas to perform “Twas the Night Before Christmas” in front of their proud family and friends.

Once the performance ended, parents congratulated their kids and walked them over to the cafeteria for some holiday snacks.

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Shyann Keith cel-ebrated her 3rd birth-day with a party at her home on Sunday,Dec. 12, 2010.

Many of Shyann’s family and friendsattended.

Shyann is the daugh-ter of Curt Keith and Chasidy Bennett both of Payneville, Ky.

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December 17: Davie Lucas, Keith Ditto and Jason Lancaster

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December 21: Hope Beam, Seth Chee, Ryan Bruner, Shirley Pate, Hope Beam and Tina Love

December 22: Joe Noble, James Robert Wilkins and Chip Robinson

December 23: Rodney Fackler and Shelly LaTondress

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Sarah Louise Vowels, 25, of Vine Grove, daughter of Sherry Lane Davis and Nor-man Lee Vowels, to Brandon Kyle Medley, 25, of Vine Grove, son of Barbara Frances Whelan and John David Medley.

Amber Lee Richmond, 26, of Vine Grove, daughter of Dale Elizabeth Irene Richmond and Carl Lee Armstrong, Jr., to Joshua Lou-is Colella, 31, of Vine Grove, son of Teresa Ann Hall and James David Colella.

The Meade County Breast Cancer Coalition met at Doe Run Inn on Dec. 9, 2010, to celebrate Christmas.

They planned activities for the upcoming year, ex-changed ornaments, and enjoyed lunch.

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Lady Wavessoccer banquet

The Lady Waves soccer team fi n-ished the 2010 season with a 13-2-2 record and celebrated their season at a banquet at Meade County High School on Dec. 6.

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STLP remembers “Until They Come Home”The Battletown Elementary

Student Technology Lead-ership Program (STLP) has been working on a project this school year called, “Until They Come Home.”

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