2008.02.01 the news standard

By Laura [email protected]

MULDRAUGH — Nearly a dozen concerned residents attended a special city council meeting to voice their distress over an increase in water rates.

The special meeting was held Monday night at city hall with the intent of having the second reading of Ordinance No. 276 — which would increase the city’s water rate $3 per 1,000 gallons of water — but city council listened to the voice of the public, which resulted in the rate increase being tabled.

Former Muldraugh mayor John Carlberg opened the public portion of the meeting by commenting on how drastic the proposed in-crease was.

“This raise amounts to 60 percent,” Carlberg said. “That’s a staggering amount.”

Muldraugh’s outdated sewer system and the amount of rainwater that infi ltrates it resulted in an $8,000 bill for the month of December — a number that’s draining the city’s budget dry. The water bill had been approximately $2,000 to $2,500 in previous months, when Muldraugh’s water had been fl owing through Fort Knox’s system. The city was paying a bill to Fort Knox, but when Hardin County Water District took over Fort Knox’s — and in turn, Muldraugh’s — sewage water in December 2007, it installed a new water meter that now reads Muldraugh’s water gallons at 100 percent accuracy.

Mayor Danny Tate said city council knew Fort Knox was leaving the sewage water-processing business and the city’s meter would begin be-ing read by Hardin County Water District at 100 percent accuracy. He said city council should have planned for the water bill infl ux several years ago.

“This rate that we’re proposing should have been put on four years ago,” Tate said. “In 2000 we knew Fort Knox was getting out of the water

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The Louisville Conven-tion Center will be abuzz this weekend with thousands of high school students at-tending a college fair where admissions counselors will be representing universities from across the nation.

The National Association for College Admission Coun-seling (NACAC) will hold one of its spring National College Fairs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at the convention center. More than 100 postsecondary school representatives will be on site, prepared to answer questions and provide information to curious high school students.

“The National College Fair allows colleges, universities and other postsecondary in-

stitutions to meet with thou-sands of students and parents one-on-one,” said Lee Allen, assistant director of National College Fairs for programs and operations. “This is their opportunity to talk to stu-dents about their college se-lections and higher education pursuits.”

With more than 3,000 stu-dents and parents expected to attend the national fair, Allen recommends students arrive with a tentative game plan. By reading a list of colleges represented and narrowing the list down to a handful of selected schools, students will be able visit representa-tives and receive information about colleges that best fi t their needs and interests.

“One of the fi rst questions to ask … is if the school offers the program a student is inter-

ested in,” said Matt Spencer, a guidance counselor at Meade County High School.

Spencer said students are often surprised when they discover a university they want to attend doesn’t offer a major or minor in their se-lected area of interest.

Other key information students should gather from university representatives include graduation rates, tu-ition costs, housing require-ments and average classroom size, Spencer said.

“Some colleges don’t allow students to drive during their freshmen year,” he said. “Oth-ers may have housing require-ments that require students to live on campus for a certain number of semesters.”

NACAC also recommends students inquire about fi nan-cial aid and extracurricular

activities.While most MCHS se-

niors have already applied to schools by January, now is the time for juniors to begin con-sidering their college futures.

“It’s a good way for juniors to begin getting questions answered about schools they may like to attend,” Spencer said.

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the location of each institu-tion’s booth will be available at the entrance of the fair. Lee suggested students bring a note pad and pencil to write down information, and a bag to carry brochures and other informational packets in.

“It’s a great way for stu-dents and parents to discuss admission requirements, ap-plications, curriculum, fi nan-cial aid opportunities and campus life with the reps of universities,” he said.

Several schools from Ken-tucky and many other states will be in attendance. More than 800,000 students attend NACAC National College Fairs each year.

For more information about the Louisville college fair, in-cluding directions and details on parking, visit www.nacac.com or call (703) 836-2222.

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MySpace, attorney general raise security

PHOTO COURTESY OF NACACStudents will have the opportunity to speak with college representatives from across the country at Saturday’s National College Fair in Louisville.


Kentucky Attorney General Jack Con-way signed an agreement with MySpace, a popular social-networking Web site prominent among teens, to raise secu-rity measures that will help protect users from Internet predators.

Conway signed the agreement Mon-day, Jan. 14 and in doing so, he joined 49 other attorneys general across the nation who also signed similar agreements with the Web site.

“New technology presents new chal-lenges for parents, police offi cers and prosecutors,” Conway said. “I am

heartened by the fact that MySpace has stepped up to the plate and will assist us in protecting Kentucky families.”

MySpace allows registered users to create their own Web pages that dis-play the user’s screen name, city-state location, pictures and personal interests. Other users can browse through the Web site’s millions of pages and request to be “friends” with a user who may have sim-ilar interests or live in a nearby location.

The Meade County School District holds Internet safety classes with stu-dents throughout the school year for the intent of informing students how to main-tain safe levels of anonymity when using the Web. Jessica Goodman, a speaker

with the Advocacy and Support Center in Elizabethtown, spoke with Payneville Elementary school students about Inter-net safety in November.

Goodman asked fi fth- and sixth-grade

“I have pledged to crack down ... on criminals

who are preying on our children.”

—Jack Conway, KY Attorney General

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First Baptist Church of Brandenburg wel-comed 112 basic training soldiers from Fort Knox to a special celebration Saturday, Jan. 26. The soldiers were offered a meal, and cell phones to call loved ones. The church’s youth group presented special performances before a worship service was lead by Rev. Sher-man Ramsey. This is the third time the Bold Knight Soldier Fellowship has taken place at First Baptist Church. The next Bold Knight event will be held Saturday, March 8. For information about assisting with the program, contact the church at (270) 422-3355.

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and sewage business … For 50 years we haven’t paid for rainwater going to Fort Knox, and now we’re pay-ing for it.”

Carlberg asked why city council didn’t take ac-tion sooner if it knew the city’s bill would increase so much.

“What does that say about the members of the council?” he asked.

Tate said he “begged” city council four years ago to consider the increase that will occur when the city be-gins being charged for rain-water by Hardin County Water District.

He went on to say that the rate at which the city is be-ing charged isn’t the prob-lem; the rate the city pays to Hardin County Water Dis-trict is cheaper than what it had been paying Fort Knox. The excess water that’s en-tering the city’s sewer lines is what’s causing the spike.

“I have a bill for $8,000 that I have to pay,” he

said. “And probably next month’s is going to be high-er with all the rainwater go-ing in.”

Carlberg suggested that city council contact appro-priate personnel on state and federal levels about the city’s situation, and he sug-gested city council confer with professionals in the water treatment fi eld about how to fairly raise the water rates.

Council member Brenda Carlberg was absent from Monday’s meeting, but she submitted a letter to be read aloud and included in the minutes.

She stated that she is “against the amount of this sewer increase … the increase of any utility rate should be compiled at the very least by a certifi ed public accountant.”

Council members decid-ed not to raise water rates as described in Ordinance 276, contrary to what was printed on page B8 of the Jan. 30 issue of The Meade County Messenger.

As stated in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, all city ordinances must be read aloud twice at public meet-ings and be advertised in public record.

Ordinance 276 was sub-mitted to public record before the special meeting was held, and before the increase was approved to take affect.

The water rates will not increase until city council reconvenes and discusses a way to increase the rates fairly. The city may imple-ment a surcharge or it will use a percentage based on the amount of water used.

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students how many had their own MySpace pag-es and dozens of hands raised. The majority of the students also had their lo-cations and pictures listed on their sites, and some also had their phone num-bers posted.

“It’s too easy for strang-ers — for predators — to fi nd a child,” said Lori McDaniels, a local mother of three. “No matter how good of a parent someone is, it’s hard to administer everything your child is doing on the Internet.”

McDaniels’ children — ages nine, 14 and 19 — all

use social-networking Web sites, including MySpace.

“I’m still getting used to it,” McDaniels said. “It’s different now than when I was in school. This is the way kids keep up with their friends. And it’s how they make new friends … which is kind of the scary part.”

McDaniels said she talks with her children frequent-ly about using the same good judgment they would use in a face-to-face situa-tions in their online conver-sations with acquaintances.

“I trust that my kids are wise enough to not give out any information that would allow someone — anyone — to be able to physically contact them,” she said. “You have to have

that trust with your kids, because it’s too diffi cult to police everything they do on a computer.”

Steve Pavey, spokes-person for the District 4 Kentucky State Police in Elizabethtown, agreed that McDaniels was of the right mind-set.

“Parents always teach their kids not to talk to strangers walking on the street, and the same should go for the Internet,” he said. “The Internet is almost worse because the predator has no face.”

MySpace offers a safety tips section on its home page, which includes safety videos, information for par-ents, educators and teens, and a personal security message from Hemanshu

Nigam, the Web site’s chief security offi cer.

The security section cau-tions teens to not lie about their ages, and it always warns users that “people aren’t always who they say they are.” All inappropri-ate content and forms of harassment can be “easily reported” to the MySpace security center through a few simple steps.

The safety page also of-fers ways to change profi le settings that will enhance a user’s privacy, including how to block accounts and how to set profi les to “pri-vate,” which allows only approved users to view a MySpace page.

The new security mea-surements that will be enforced for MySpace us-

ers in the Commonwealth through Conway’s agree-ment include:

• Allowing parents to submit e-mail addresses that cannot be used to cre-ate profi les

• Default settings for profi les of 16- and 17-year-olds to be automatically set as “private”

• MySpace representa-tives responding to inap-propriate content com-plaints within 72 hours

• MySpace security teams proactively identifying and removing any questionable content

• Blocking server links between MySpace and por-nographic Web sites

• Creating a closed “high school” for users under the age of 18

In addition, MySpace will work with Kentucky General Attorney’s offi ce to establish a broad-based task force that will develop age and identity verifi ca-tion technology to ensure users are who they say they are.

“I have pledged to cre-ate an Internet Crimes Unit that will work with law enforcement offi cers at the local, state and federal lev-els to crack down criminals who are preying on our children,” Conway said in recent a press release.

For more information about the MySpace secu-rity agreement, visit www.naag.org, or visit the MyS-pace Safety and Security section at www.myspace.com.

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By Betsy [email protected]

A slice of chocolate cake served with a side of French vanilla ice cream may seem like a dream come true — though the treat may soon be regretted when extra pounds start tipping the scale.

It can be diffi cult to bal-ance indulging in sweet treats with maintaining a healthy diet, but residents who participated in the Meade County Extension Offi ce’s “Low Guilt Des-serts” program learned some healthy dessert tips. The program was held Tuesday at the extension of-fi ce, and nearly a dozen lo-cal women attended.

“What are your favorite sweets to eat?” asked Ka-tie Alexander, Breckinridge County’s Extension Services Family Consumer Science Agent.

The women shouted out everything from coconut-

covered cookies to lemon meringue pie, and Alexan-der offered a reason why these tasty treats were among their favorites — the answer was “sugar.”

“Everyone tends to like the sweetness they get when they eat these things, and the primary thing that makes them sweet is the sugar,” she said.

Alexander’s approximate one-hour presentation con-sisted of demonstrations, taste-testings and informa-tion on how to integrate desserts into a healthy eat-ing plan.

Participants at the session were women who are part of various organizations and wanted to learn valu-able information to help enlighten others as to how they, too, can indulge in a much healthier manner.

One of the ways to make sweet treats waist-friendly is to use artifi cial sweeten-ers, Alexander said. Re-placing half of the sugar in

a cake recipe with artifi cial sweeteners can save around 30 calories per serving, but it is important to read the box before using sugar sub-stitutes in a recipe.

“I’m glad we learned that artifi cial sweeteners won’t hurt you if you use them,” said Sue Allen, one

of the program’s attendees. “Sometimes you hear things about possible side effects they may have and you just don’t know what’s true.”

It is true that poor eating habits can lead to declining health.

According to a 2005 study conducted by the Univer-

sity of Kentucky, nearly 8.9 percent of Kentucky adults suffer from diabetes, mak-ing the disease the leading cause of disability in the state.

In addition, around 25 percent of the Common-wealth’s population was classifi ed as obese in 2006, Alexander said.

“Diabetes and obesity go hand-in-hand,” she said. “By lowering your calo-rie intake it could help the problem immensely.”

People most at risk for developing pre-diabetes are people who are over-weight, 40 years of age or older, physically inactive, and people of high risk eth-ic groups including African Americans, American Indi-ans, Hispanics and Asian-Americans. Prior family history of the disease will also raise a person’s risk of developing diabetes.

To decrease chances of developing diabetes people should watch their weight

and make healthier eating choices, in addition to daily exercise.

To help lower calorie con-sumption and lessen food intake, Alexander advised adjusting portion sizes.

“When you order a des-sert it can pack up to maybe 1,000 calories, and that’s just in one dessert,” she said. “Try using smaller and different sized glasses and baking dishes that won’t cause you to stuff your plate and overeat.”

Alexander also told the group it’s essential to un-derstand the ingredients in food products.

“It’s important that you not only read but also un-derstand the nutrition la-bels and what the food con-tains,” she said.

Battling the bulge can be less of a fi ght when sweets are consumed in modera-tion, ingredient labels are read and sugar-free substi-tutions are used whenever possible, Alexander said.

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now we’re paying for it.”—Danny Tate, Muldraugh Mayor

Let me say this right up front: It’s illegal for an indi-vidual or company to charge you a fee for help in applying for your veterans benefi ts or appealing a claim that was turned down.

Being illegal, not to men-tion immoral, hasn’t stopped some people or organizations from doing it, however.

Recently, there was an out-break of the benefi ts scam on the West Coast. Chalk it up to a combination of scam-mers trying to make an easy buck and civilian health-care workers not knowing any better.

The way it works is this: The scammers target civilian nursing facilities that care for veterans and offer to as-sist with getting VA benefi ts for the veterans or to appeal claims. Of course, there’s a fee involved, and that’s where the scammers make their money. Often they’ll attempt to milk the nursing home out of the money, get-ting around the illegality of it by calling it “fi nancial ser-vices.” The alternate method is to approach veterans in their homes and make the same offer.

Not all who are willing to help are scammers. There are legitimate individuals and organizations that can help veterans apply for ben-efi ts, and the VA has this information. To verify an or-ganization is accredited, go to the VA Web site at va.gov and enter Bulletin 23-S in the search box. To verify in-dividuals, do the search for Bulletin 2-151.

For help, you can always go to your local American Legion, VFW or DAV and ask for the Service Offi cer.

If you have doubts or questions, call the VA at 1-800-827-1000.

Remember: It’s illegal to charge you a fee to help you apply for your benefi ts. And nobody who charges you a fee is going to get you those benefi ts any faster.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

In a bipartisan manner, the State Senate passed four education bills aimed at encouraging our young people to challenge themselves in the areas of math and science to prepare themselves not only for college but for the jobs of the future.

Incentives were also offered to those who would like to teach in these crucial and understaffed ar-eas.

Senate Bill 2 will increase the rigor of the high school curri-cula by increasing the number of schools offering advanced place-ment (AP) courses as well as the number of existing AP classes and the number of exams taken.

The bill will provide incentives for students to take AP exami-nations and provide grants for schools to start AP programs in

advanced math and science. It is our hope that as students excel in these classes and score well, this will decrease the col-lege costs for parents with meaningful college prep classes — colleges give credit for scores of 3 or above.

The bill will also pro-vide fi nancial incentives to middle schools to set up demanding math/sci-ence tracks and to teach-ers to improve content knowledge. Jobs in the math and science fi elds will be in high demand in the future. As a coal-producing state, we must be prepared to lead in the energy industry.

Along with a concentration on higher math and sciences, Senate

Bill 64 creates an incentive fund to provide grants to nonprofi t organizations, institutions, and

agencies for the purpose of conducting institutes to certify teachers. People who want to teach math and science will have pri-ority. With these bills, the Senate’s intent is to not only prepare students but also have enough teachers to teach them.

We also passed two bills that help direct state edu-cation grants in a more ef-fective approach. Senate Bill 44 allows high school

juniors and seniors to use KEES scholarships for dual credit cours-es with colleges.

Senate Bill 75 aligns KEES awards with graduation require-

ments. Unfortunately, some stu-dents have fallen into the habit of accepting KEES funds but not ap-plying themselves to graduate in a timely manner.

The bill will allow retention of KEES awards if a student’s GPA after the sophomore and junior years is at least 2.5 and the student is on track to graduate in eight se-mesters for a four-year program or 10 semesters for a fi ve-year program.

Early next week, we will see what the Governor has to report in this State of the Budget address.

As a member of Senate Leader-ship, I am particularly interested in how the Governor suggests we allocate scarce resources. I am committed to preserving and pro-viding adequate funding to edu-cation, health services, and infra-

structure. The budget bill will be introduced in the House and then make its way to the Senate.

If you have any comments or questions about the process or have another issue you would like to discuss, please call me toll free at 1/800-372-7181. You can also follow all the Frankfort action on-line at http://lrc.ky.gov.

Sen. Carroll Gibson (R-Leitch-fi eld) is the Senate Majority Whip. He is Chairman of the Government Contract Review Committee and serves on the Judiciary Committee, State and Local Government Com-mittee, and the Veterans, Mili-tary Affairs, and Public Protection Committee. He represents the 5th District, including Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Larue, and Meade counties.

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I wonder if strident critics of school choice pay atten-tion to the success of charter schools throughout the na-tion.

If they do, I suspect they choose to ignore it or dis-miss it as some kind of fad – a bad experiment gone good.

But the facts tell us other-wise.

U.S. News & World Re-port ranked 11 charter schools among the nation’s 100 best high schools. You can fi nd all of the rankings on the magazine’s web-site at www.usnews.com/sections/education/high-schools.

The No. 2 ranking in the survey went to Pacifi c Col-legiate Charter School in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Charter schools use pub-lic money but run more like private schools. Their prin-cipals and teachers escape the suffocating rules and regulations rampant in tra-ditional public schools.

Much to the chagrin of teachers unions, charter-school principals have much more fl exibility in hir-ing staff than in traditional, government-run schools. The teachers unions want “years served” in the sys-tem as the driver for hiring and pay. But charter-school principals can sign up the best teachers for a school’s

academic needs — even if a teacher lacks the longest tenure.

In return for this free-dom, these schools must achieve a cer-tain level of perfor-mance outlined in their “charters,” os-tensibly a contract with those who use them.

Part of the reason why charters suc-ceed stems from lifting the heavy hand of regulation and letting parents choose to use them instead of traditional pubic schools. Meanwhile, princi-pals and teachers in charter schools get to exercise in-novation. They can choose their emphasis. Some em-phasize math and science, and others focus on the arts. They choose a curriculum, dress codes and disciplin-ary standards.

Depending on how a state writes its law, a group of teachers or parents, univer-sities or nonprofi ts can cre-ate charters. State entities start some charter schools, but such an approach is only effective to the extent that charters can remain free from school-district controls.

One approach that works great involves charter schools started on univer-

sity campuses. For example, Preuss

(pronounced like “choice”) School USCD, housed on

the University of San Diego campus became so success-ful that parents must win a lottery to get their children in.

School-choice opponents argue that only well-to-do parents want school choice. They say that enacting school-choice laws in Kentucky would

skim the “cream of the crop” from the student body in failing public schools, leav-ing behind riff-raff.

Not so at Preuss. All appli-cants to attend must be eli-gible for “Title I” or “Free or Reduced Lunch” programs, the subsidies for students from low-income families. That means 100 percent of the students at Preuss fall into the low-income house-hold category.

These aren’t wealthy, white suburban students that critics claim hold the only interest in choice. Ev-ery one of the students comes from a low-income home, and 94 percent are Hispanic or black. Oh, yeah, the school ranked No. 10 in the U.S. News lineup.

One of the greatest aspects

of charters is that they allow parents access to quality ed-ucation choices who don’t have the fi nancial where-withal to move to a better school district or pay tuition at a private school. Public money gets used, but if a parent chooses, those dollars go to a charter school that may provide their student with a better education.

If lawmakers in Frankfort want to take on a winning political issue, they should propose a charter-school bill that at least offers a way out for students from low-income homes and trapped in failing schools.

State universities could start schools on their cam-puses, such as the Univer-sity of San Diego and others have. The law should also allow private entities to form neighborhood charter schools.

Even if they don’t like the idea, lawmakers should consider the political capital it bears. Some 49 percent of Kentucky’s public-school students come from low-income households—that’s a lot of votes.

Jim Waters is the director of policy and communications for the Bluegrass Institute, Ken-tucky’s free-market think tank. You can reach him at [email protected]. You can read previ-ously published columns at www.bipps.org.

Assembly passes four education bills, incentives

Lawmakers should ‘charter’ a fl ight to better education

Benefi ts scam

The article “Always fi ve o’clock at ‘Tina’s Horseshoe’” in the Jan. 11 issue stated that Tina Durham owned four busi-nesses in Meade County. Durham previously owned four businesses in the county but currently only owns two.

The headline “Muldraugh raises water rates, blames leaky sewer system” in the Jan. 18 issue was inaccurate. Muldraugh City Council passed a motion to raise rates, but the increase had not yet taken effect.

Obituaries Friday, February 1, 2008Page A4

Minnie Lee Wardrip Richardson

Minnie Lee Wardrip Richardson, 82, passed away at her home Jan. 24, 2008.

She was a member of the Meade County Homemakers and a member of the Midway Home-makers Club.

She was born Nov. 16, 1925 to the late Clarence Foster and Caroline Arnold Wardrip.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer W. Richardson; step-mother, Pearl Daley Wardrip; brother, Tony Ray Wardrip and her sister, Shirley Ann Wardrip.

She is survived by four sons; Walter Wayne (Carolyn) Richardson of Hawesville, Ky., William “Bill” Richardson, Sim W. (Rebecca) Richardson and Homer L. (Kaye) Richardson all of Brandenburg; brothers, How-ard Foster Wardrip of Brandenburg and William H. “Pete” Wardrip of Dawson, Ga.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A special thank you from the family to Gertie Williams and Betty Ammons who cared for Minnie.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at the chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the Meade County Homemakers Scholar-ship Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.bjsfu-nerals.com.

Everett RogersEverett Rogers, 89, formerly of the Wolf Creek, Ky. area

passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 in Lebanon, Tenn.He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet Rogers,

parents, William T. and Fannie Bell Bullock Rodgers and his sister, Irene Elder.

He is survived by two daughters, Linda (Bob) Neal of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Andrea (Warren) Mohlenhoff of N.J., granddaughter, Christine Neal, and several cousins.

Funeral service were held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home. Online con-dolences may be made at www.bjsfunerals.com.

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Big Springs Baptist Church755 Big Springs Rd, Ekron

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Brandenburg Churchof Christ

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Brandenburg Church of God1 Howard Drive, Brandenburg

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Buck Grove Baptist Church255 Buck Grove Rd, Ekron

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Canaanland Ministries Inc.674 D.E. Brown Rd,

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Full Gospel Church of God303 Smith Rd, Ekron

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Gospel Fellowship1794 Rhodelia Rd, Payneville

270-496-4311

Grace Baptist Church7691 Hwy 60, Ekron

270-828-2333

Guston Baptist ChurchGuston, Ky

270-547-5505

Guston MissionaryBaptist Church

14110 Hwy 60, Guston270-547-7703

Helping Hands Ministry2615 Brandenburg Rd,


Higher Encounters Ministries

5280 Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg270-828-5443

Hill Grove Baptist Church55 Ammons Lane, Guston

270-422-1837

Hill Grove Church of ChristRt. 1, Guston

270-828-2110

Hill Grove Church of God of Prophecy

4005 Shumate Rd, Ekron270-828-8770

Holy TrinityEpiscopal Church

319 Oaklawn Rd, Brandenburg270-422-3721

Macedonia Christian ChurchBattletown, Ky

282-7288

Meade CountyBaptist Temple

636 Broadway, Brandenburg270-422-4066

Meade County General Baptist Church

2240 New Highland Church Rd, Brandenburg

270-422-2739

Muldrauch Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 397, Muldraugh

502-942-3886

Muldraugh Church of Jesus Christ of United Baptist

910 Rock Haven Rd, Brandenburg

270-828-3140

New BrandenburgBaptist Church

115 Baptist Church Lane, Brandenburg

270-422-3389

New HighlandBaptist Church

1665 Payneville Rd, Brandenburg

270-422-3033

Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church100 Newton Rd, Guston

270-547-7283

PentacostalChurch of God

829 Old State Rd, Brandenburg270-422-2478

Salem Baptist Church5286 Old State Rd,


St. John the Apostle Catholic Church

491 E. Broadway, Brandenburg270-422-2196

Weldon Christian Church1595 Christian Church,


Zion Grove Baptist Church209 West First Street, Ekron

270-828-3939

William L. “Bill” CombsMr. William L. “Bill” Combs, 69, Brandenburg, died Jan.

26, 2008, at the Medco Center of Brandenburg. He was born June 21, 1938, the son of Sam and Mazie

Honaker Combs. Mr. Combs was a retired veteran of

the U.S. Army and a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. An-

nemarie Combs of Brandenburg; son, Pete Combs of Brandenburg; a grand-daughter, Aerial Combs of Branden-burg; four sisters, Bonnie, Nancy, Bar-baa and Edna; two brothers, Luther and Sam Combs; two brother-in-laws, Harimut and Wolfgang Janotta; two sisters-in-law, Susana Hutchin and Trudy Spell; and his special friends, Margo Rhymer of Elizabethtown, Ky. and Paul and Karin Hartless of Brandenburg.

Graveside services were held Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, with military hon-ors.

Hager Funeral Home, in Brandenburg, has been entrust-ed with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Norma Grace HolstonMrs. Norma Grace Holston, 80, of Brandenburg, died Jan.

27, 2008, at her son’s residence in Louisville. She was born May 8, 1927, the daughter of Wade Miles

and Gladys Marie Jupin Benham.She was retired from civil service and a member of New

Brandenburg Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip W.

“Pete” Holston.Mrs. Holston is survived by a son, Philip Wesley (Deb-

bie) Holston Jr. of Louisville; two grandchildren, Christina Holston and Jonathan Holston; two sisters, Ruby Helen Thomas and Gloria Marie Dix of Brandenburg; a brother, Wade Lamar Benham of Brandenburg; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Jan. 30 at the New Branden-burg Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery, di-rected by Hager Funeral Home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contribu-tions to the New Brandenburg Baptist Church building fund or to the Elaina Dix Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Mary A. RayMary A. Ray, 95, died Jan. 24, 2008, at Norton Hosparus

Inpatient Pavilion. She was born Feb. 20, 1912, the daughter of the late John

and Lena Hardesty of Flaherty, Ky.She was a charter member of St. Polycarp Church and

grew up on a farm in Meade County.She is preceded in death by her husband, James T. Ray, Sr.;

an infant daughter, Lucille; fi ve sisters; and fi ve brothers.Mrs. Ray is survived by her children, Tom (Peg), John

(Doris), Charlie (Nancy), Mary Ella (Tom) Isaacs, Jo Nell (Bob) Wilbert, Jeannie (Frank) Levy, Barbara Ziegler, Shelly Mohr, Ruth Ray, Danny Ray and Janet (Rusty) Pike; a sis-ter, Alberta Curl; a brother, John Flaherty; 32 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Jan. 28 from the chapel of the Church of the Incarnation, with burial in the St. Andrew Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, please make donations to the Mass of the Air.

Nancy Kennedy WithersMrs. Nancy Kennedy Withers, 85, of Ekron, Ky., died

Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at her residence. She was born August 29, 1922, the daughter of John

Hewett and Tessie Kennedy of Valley Station, Ky.

She was a member of Valley Chris-tian Church, as well as, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. She was a “Lady” who centered her world around family and friends with her love of cooking, gardening, pre-serving and spreading her joy of serving others in business with an excitement of UK basketball.

Mrs. Withers was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Lewis “C.L.” Withers; her parents, Hewett and Tes-sie Kennedy; a sister, Aurelia “Tim” Henry; and a brother, William Chamberlain Kennedy.

She is survived by two children, Claude Lewis “Pardy” Withers and wife Karen of Ekron, Ky., and Carol Ann With-ers Rosenberger and husband August Leonard “Buddy” of Rineyville, Ky.; six grandchildren, August Frederick Rosen-berger and wife Terri, Kathy Withers Martin and husband Steve of Rineyville, Ky., Gretchen Ann Rosenberger Goff and husband Thomas of Columbus, Ohio, Christy With-ers Stith and husband Greg of Brandenburg, Molly Withers Padgett and husband Matthew, Amanda Withers Ray and husband Joey of Vine Grove, Ky.; 11 great-grandchildren, Amelia Mae Rosenberger, Mickaela Jewell Rosenberger, Wade Lewis Withers Rosenberger, Annemarie Elizabeth Rosenberger, Catherine Grace Rosenberger, Sallie Kate Goff, Greg Thomas Goff, Devin Lee Stith, Kennedy Nicole Stith, Shelby Madison Ray, Joseph Heath Ray; a step-grandson, John Tyler Sweat; two nieces; two nephews; two great-niec-es and a great-nephew.

Funeral Services were held Thursday, Jan. 31 at the cha-pel of the Hager Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Shacklett offi ciating. Burial was in the Withers Family Cemetery in Ft. Knox, KY. Honorary Pallbearers were Jimmie Withers, Henry Withers, George Withers, Leslie Dawson, Naaman Board and Ed Carroll.

Active pallbearers were Frederick Rosenberger, Bill Ditto, Bryan Kennedy, Bill Kennedy, Tim Curran and Bruce Ben-nett.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of Central Kentucky or to Hill Grove Baptist Church. Online condolenc-es may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

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A look back...

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Code #600 • 810 Franklin Crossroads, 3 BR, 2 BA, 28x32 Garage Over 1,400 sq. ft. Code #601 • 103 Sagewood Court, 4 BR, 2 BA, 1.6 acresCode #602 • 635 Burnett Drive, 4 BR, 2 BA, 2 acresCode #603 • 195 Circle K, 3 BR, 2 BA, 5.1 acresCode #607 • 11300 Hillcrest Drive, 3 BR, 2 BA, over 8 acres, over 1,200 sq. ft. Code #609 • Lot 53 Doe Valley Parkway East, 0.50 acres, corner lot Code #613 • 421 Turner Road, 50 x 60 garage, 1 acre Code #615 • 235 Knollwood Road, 4 BR, 2 BA, 1.3 acresCode #616 • 504 Cross Lane, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2.5 acres, Custom Built!Code #619 • 65 Whispering Court, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1.2 acres

Code #626 • Lot 105 River Trace, 0.4 acres, Shepherdsville, New Listing! Code #627 • 273 Cedar Ridge Ln., 3 BR, 2 BA, 10.64 acres, Reduced!Code #632 • Lot 10 Shamrock Road, 2.53 acres, BrandenburgCode #636 • 5985 Brandenburg Road, 3 BR, 2 BA, over 1.400 sq. ft.Code #637 • Lot 3 Trent Lane, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1,400 sq. ft., New Construction Code #638 • Lot 4 Trent Lane, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1,400 sq. ft., New ConstructionCode #639 • Lot 5 Trent Lane, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1,400 sq. ft., New ConstructionCode #640 • 3655 Fairgrounds Rd., 3 BR, 1 BA, over 1,700 sq. ft.Code #642 • Atter Heights Road, 1.5 acres, IrvingtonCode #645 • 11380 S. Highway 11 SE, 3 BR, 2 BA, over 1,200 sq. ft.

Code #646 • 6990 Old State Road, 3 BR, 2 BA, over 1,400 sq. ft., 1.9 acres.Code #647 • 235 Delilah Way, 3 BR, 2 BA, 4.8 acres, BrandenburgCode #648 • Lot 50 & 51 Whitetails Road, 18.76 acres - GarfieldCode #649 • 645 Burnett Drive, 3 BR, 2 BA, full basement, 2 acresCode #650 • Lot 2 & 3 Shamrock, 4 + acres, BrandenburgCode #652 • 595 Hobbs-Reesor Road, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1.2 acres, Vine Grove.Code #653 • 1503 Sandridge Rd, mobile home park, over 13 acres, Vine Grove.Code #654 • 924 Hornback Farm Lane, 3 BR, 2 BA, 25.14 acres.

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The Vine Grove Chapter #122, Order of the Eastern Star (OES), recently donated dog food, cat food, dog toys, towels and more to the Vine Grove Animal Refuge Center as part of their ongoing commitment to support the com-munity.

Reanna McCarthy, the current Worthy Matron, presented the donations to Penny Edwards, President of the Board of Direc-tors and Manager of the Animal Refuge Center.

For further information on the Vine Grove Chapter 122 check out www.vinegrovechapter122.com and the Animal Refuge Center visit www.animalrefugecenter.org.

Sisters claim names on Dean’s List

Erica Newby, 21, a senior Mass Communications major at Kentucky State University, was named to the KSU Dean’s List for her academic achievement. Jasmine Newby, 18, a freshman Criminal Justice major, also was named to the KSU Dean’s List for her high grade point standings. Both girls are the daughters of Tammy and Eric Newby of Vine Grove, Ky.

Girl Scouts support local heroes through

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Scout Cookie season. Local Girl Scouts are accept-ing cookie donations through March 15, 2008 with the proceeds benefi ting local soldiers, police offi cers, fi refi ghters and senior citizens.

The event is part of the Girl Scouts’ “Hometown Heroes” Program, an event that allows local girls and the community to say thanks to all the men and women who devote their lives to serving others.

Several area Girl Scout troops are participating in the program. Anyone interested in donating boxes of cookies can visit a Girl Scout Cookie booth or contact Dana Cavanagh at 422-1176. Each troop will designate an organization to which the items will be donated.

The annual Girl Scout Cookie program is the coun-cil’s biggest fundraiser and depends on the public’s support to make it successful.

When you purchase Girl Scout cookies you’re helping our girls grow into strong, successful young women and giving back to the community.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MARY SUE FOUSHEEAn unidentifi ed man’s portrait was taken by the Bran-

denburg photography company Hutchinson & Moorman. The date of the photography is also unknown.

Our Annual O.K. Kids Pro-gram (Optimizing Kindness in Kids) sponsored by our Op-timist Club of Meade County has begun. Our Optimist Club uses donations and fundrais-ers to help local children. We are looking forward to another successful year.

Our nomination forms are now available in all our schools and in our local newspapers. We encourage all members of our community, as well as teachers, parents and grand-parents to nominate kids they feel demonstrate values of kindness and extraordinary accomplishments.

One winner will be chosen from each of the four differ-ent grade levels: K-3; 4-6; 7-8; and 9-12. Our Annual Awards Banquet will be held at the Meade County Extension Ser-vice to honor those winners on

Tuesday, April 22. We would be honored to have our spon-sors as our guests that evening ,beginning at 6 p.m. If you are interested, please call 422-4437 prior to April 18 to make your reservation.

In past years, a number of local businesses and private individuals have helped make this program a huge success by donating food, gift certifi cates, savings bonds, bowling pass-es, gift cards, monetary dona-tions, etc. We are counting on your participation in this very well received program. If you have any questions, please call 422-4437.

Please mail all donations to Optimist Club of Meade County P.O. Box 1155 Bran-denburg, KY 40108. We are a non-profi t organization, so donations are tax deductible.

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A move to Meade County allowed Joyce Bartcher the chance to act on a dream, and turn that dream into reality when she opened Joyce’s Decor & More — a store which provides items for all occasions.

“I had always wanted to own a consignment store and when I saw this build-ing was for lease I decided to put the store here,” Bartcher said. “After I moved from Butler County to Meade County in 1976 I wanted something more to do with my time.”

Joyce’s Decor & More opened its doors Dec. 1, 2007, and the store offers custom-ers a variety of items.

The store doesn’t sell furniture due to space con-straints, but there are new and slightly used clothes, purses and candles, home decor, baskets and a wealth of other items. Customers will be hard-pressed to not fi nd something that begs to be purchased.

“A lot of my friends helped bring in many of the clothes I sell here, but the rest of the items are pretty much all my own things,” Bartcher said.

Though customer turnout has lessened since the store’s grand opening at the end of last year, Bartcher is confi -dent people will be more willing to get out when the weather is nicer and the

economy improves.“Things have been slow

but people don’t have a lot of money to spend right now,” she said.

Window shoppers are still plentiful at the shop.

“I have a lot of people come in and say they don’t have money to spend but they take the time to look around and see what I have to offer,” she said. “I plan to

add balloons and another sign outside to catch peo-ple’s attention, but I know it will take time for the busi-ness to catch on.”

Bartcher is already making future plans for the store. She has an artist lined up to add a collection of hand-painted crafts sometime in the near future, after the artist has had time to produce enough artwork for the store.

There are also plans to add a fl ower section, along with more one-of-a-kind hand-crafted items such as wreaths and fl oral arrange-ments Bartcher makes her-self.

Bartcher believes her expe-rience working with a home furnishing company is an

asset to her new career path. She also enjoys welcoming customers to her new store.

“I love meeting new peo-ple,” Bartcher said. “I’m a people person, and when I worked for the home fur-nishings company we al-ways did presentations for clients. Since I have a garage full of stuff I don’t use that other people might want — here I am.”

Joyce’s Decor & More is located in Brandenburg at 2615 Brandenburg Road, next to Wilson’s Bait & Tack-le.

The store’s hours of opera-tion are Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Store hours may be lengthened during the sum-mer.

For more information, contact Joyce’s Decor & More at 270-422-2606.

THE NEWS STANDARD/BETSY SIMONJoyce’s Décor & More owner Joyce Bartcher arranges items on display at her recently-opened consignment shop in Brandenburg.

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Submitted by the Offi ce of Financial Institutions

FRANKFORT — The Ken-tucky Offi ce of Financial In-stitutions (OFI) cautions in-vestors not to allow recent negative economic news and stock market volatility to lead them into high-risk, speculative investments.

These securities may be nothing more than fraudu-lent schemes hiding behind today’s headlines.

“Con artists follow the news and use investors’ fears to sell bogus products with promises of high re-turn and little or no risk,” said OFI Executive Director Cordell Lawrence.

Investors nearing retire-ment are particularly at risk of being targeted by phony investment schemes prom-ising high returns to make up for losses in retirement accounts.

“We are concerned that investors may allow uncer-tainty over current market conditions to lead them into decisions they may not otherwise make,” said Securities Division Direc-tor James Strode. “Invest-ing in a fraudulent scheme could weaken or devastate an investor’s fi nancial po-sition, potentially wiping out the retirement security he or she worked so hard to build. A hasty decision often can make a bad situ-ation worse.”

Investors should guard against high-pressure sales pitches, unregistered secu-rities and non-traditional investments such as foreign currency, oil and gas in-vestments, exotic fi nancial products or offers to send

their money offshore to so-called “safe havens.”

OFI reminds investors to:•Hang up on aggressive

cold callers and delete un-solicited e-mail messages promoting investments op-portunities with little or no risk.

•Contact OFI at www.kfi .ky.gov/search.htm or 800-223-2579 to check that both the seller and the in-vestment are licensed and registered. If they aren’t, don’t invest.

•Request written infor-mation about any invest-ment and carefully review it or ask your fi nancial ad-viser to evaluate it.

•Use common sense. Get-rich-quick promises are usually signs of invest-ment fraud.

•If you suspect you’ve been scammed, report it to OFI immediately. Your call could help prevent others from losing money.

Strode also noted that legitimate fi nancial pro-fessionals, if serving their client’s interests fi rst, gen-erally do not recommend changes to investment port-folios based on short-term economic news and market volatility.

Investors nearing retire-ment should be skeptical of any recommendation to liquidate a well-structured,

diversifi ed investment port-folio to purchase an alterna-tive investment product.

Beware of high commis-sions, high fees, excessive complexity and undue risk.

“Whether the markets are up or down, there are always those who will at-tempt to prey on the invest-ing public,” Lawrence said. “We hope to help Kentucky investors recognize fraud from the outset and to pro-tect themselves and their investments.”

OFI is co-sponsoring several upcoming events for senior citizens to raise awareness of fraud. For more information on the Campaign for Wise and Safe Investing, or to fi nd a Senior Scam Jam event near you, visit www.kfi .ky.gov/consumerinformation/cwsi.htm.

OFI is an agency of the Department of Public Pro-tection in the Environmen-tal and Public Protection Cabinet. It licenses, char-ters and regulates the ac-tivities of state-chartered/licensed depository and nondepository fi nancial in-stitutions.

OFI’s mission is to serve the public through effec-tive and effi cient regulation that promotes consumer confi dence and economic growth.

Investor alert: Scams often hide behind the headlines

“Con artists follow the news and use investors’ fears to sell bogus products.”

—Cordell Lawrence, OFI Executive Director

AgricultureFriday, February 1, 2008 Page A7

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KYMarket Report per CWT for Monday, January 28, 2008

Receipts: 477 headSlaughter cows: % Lean Weight Price High DressingBreaker 75-80 1080-1600 46.00-55.50 No report.Boner 80-85 980-1300 41.00-50.00 No report.Lean 85-90 790-1100 34.00-42.00 No report.

Slaughter Bulls:Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning % Price1 1600-2250 78-79 62.50-69.502 1270-1910 76-77 53.00-61.00

Commodities

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price1 200-300 235 92.00 92.0011 300-400 318 94.50-118.00 113.9011 400-500 436 98.50-100.50 99.5925 500-600 517 91.00-100.00 94.793 600-700 648 93.00-94.00 93.491 700-800 780 85.00 85.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 23 300-400 352 86.00-92.00 88.222 400-500 436 82.00 82.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-24 200-300 270 87.00-95.50 92.526 300-400 344 83.50-94.00 89.1035 400-500 444 82.00-93.00 86.1752 500-600 551 82.50-93.10 88.1026 600-700 636 80.00-85.00 83.731 700-800 705 77.00 77.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 21 200-300 280 73.00 73.0015 300-400 379 73.00-81.00 80.187 400-500 426 69.00-84.50 75.468 600-700 642 65.00-79.50 73.761 700-800 765 72.00 72.00

Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 12 400-500 470 66.50-75.00 70.80

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-25 300-400 350 86.00-96.00 93.2241 400-500 465 86.50-100.00 94.6117 500-600 577 83.50-91.50 87.2521 600-700 634 84.00-93.50 89.335 700-800 744 78.00-84.75 83.461 800-900 840 79.00 79.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 21 300-400 325 86.00 86.003 400-500 467 75.00-83.50 80.892 500-600 513 65.00 65.005 600-700 607 69.00 69.00

Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 12 400-500 438 80.00-82.00 80.99

Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2:

Cows 4-9 years old and 3-8 months bred:

470.00-820.00 per head

Stock Cows and Calves:Cows 7-8 years old with 75-150 pound calves at side:

835.00-850.00 per pair

Baby Calves:Beef breed:

110.00-175.00 per head

Owensboro GrainsOwensboro Market Report per bushel for Thursday,Jan. 31, 2008

Soybeans 12.64 Corn 4.93

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LEXINGTON — In a com-petitive marketplace, what sets some fi rms apart from others? It could be solid business practices, an out-standing safety record or environmental stewardship. Or, as is apparent from the curriculum of a pilot certifi -cation program for loggers overseen by University of Kentucky Forestry Profes-sor Jeff Stringer, it could be all of the above.

Stringer developed the Certifi ed Master Logging Program as an outgrowth of the existing Kentucky Master Logger program, a joint effort between UK, the Kentucky Forest Industries Association and the Ken-tucky Division of Forestry. The 1998 Kentucky Forest Conservation Act mandated that all commercial timber harvesting jobs in Kentucky had to have a Master Log-ger on-site and in charge. The Master Logger Pro-gram consists of a three-day workshop where loggers are trained in safety issues and Best Management Practices designed to prevent water pollution. Other than the Division of Forestry visiting logging sites to make sure that loggers are following BMPs, there is no on-site follow up to make sure that loggers are taking proper safety precautions and prac-ticing sound business tech-niques.

The Certifi ed Master Log-ger Program differs from its predecessor in that it is per-formance-based and com-pletely voluntary. Stringer sees it as a means to main-tain or improve the com-petitiveness of the state’s logging industry in a global and environmentally con-scious marketplace. The im-petus for the program came from NewPage Corpora-tion, a paper manufacturer whose pulp mill in Wick-liffe produces white, glossy paper stock for the likes of Time Warner Inc., publish-er of Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated. Stringer said Time Warner wanted to be proactive on the envi-ronmental end of things and assure people that the paper in their magazines was pro-duced in an environmental-ly sound manner.

Meeting with NewPage and Time Warner represen-tatives, Stringer devised a pilot program that would produce the green certifi ed timber the businesses were seeking. But in his mind, it is more than just meeting corporate demands.

“I looked at it and con-structed it in such a way that it could be used statewide – that it was something that eventually our whole log-ging industry would po-tentially be interested in,” he said. “I look at this as a means for trying to main-tain or improve the com-petitiveness of our logging industry.”

NewPage Corporation is funding this initial stage of the program in the western regions of Kentucky and Tennessee. To-date, 39 log-ging fi rms have been certi-fi ed. These are fi rms that voluntarily agreed to abide by the standards of the pro-gram and allowed fi eld au-dits of their logging opera-tions to verify that they are using good logging prac-tices when it comes to water quality and safety issues, as well as sound business prac-tices.

“So where the regular Master Logger Program is a training, education pro-

gram, the Certifi ed Master Logger Program is actually a performance-based pro-gram,” Stringer said. “So we can say we certify that these guys are actually using all the things that we talk about in the Master Logger Pro-gram. They’re actually go-ing out there and doing it. It’s a phenomenally big dif-ference.”

The standards of the pro-gram cover fi ve subject ar-eas: Best Management Prac-tices, local, state and federal laws and regulations, pre-harvest practices, harvest operations and business vi-ability. Within each subject area is a set of indicators for which the logging fi rms are audited. Stringer said fi rms are audited in 38 specifi c ar-eas including making sure they’re doing such things as meeting OSHA regulations, following child labor laws and transportation laws, and following a written contract or a harvest agreement with the landowner. Auditors are also looking to ensure that the trees remaining af-ter harvest and the land are minimally impacted.

It may mean extra work for a logging fi rm to receive the Certifi ed Master Logger designation, but Stringer and Bob Bauer, executive

director of Kentucky Forest Industries Association, see benefi ts to such a program, including the potential for increased income and rec-ognition. Stringer sent the list of 39 certifi ed loggers to county agents in western Tennessee and Kentucky. When landowners call their agent for a recommendation on a logging fi rm, the agents have this list at their fi nger-tips.

“As more landowners be-come informed, that logger could say, ‘I’ve been through this,’ and he could get busi-ness above someone who hadn’t,” Bauer said. “If they promote themselves, they can say, ‘We’re not just a master logger, but we’re cer-tifi ed and fi eld-checked.’”

NewPage offers fi nancial incentives to loggers who pass and participate in the Certifi ed Master Logger Program. The corporation also offers preferred sup-plier status to certifi ed log-gers as well as professional assistance to the loggers in laying out roads and other parts of the harvesting op-eration.

“That’s an automatic guarantee that this pro-gram’s having an impact on the loggers involved and di-rect economic impact on the

rural communities they live and work in,” Stringer said.

Bauer thinks the move to-ward more environmentally friendly products might change the face of the mar-ket for Kentucky loggers in the future. A certifi cation program such as this could give the state’s loggers the competitive edge they’ll need to receive top dollar for their product.

“Most of our industry’s hardwood sawmills are not selling directly to the con-sumer. But whether they’re selling to a fl ooring manu-facturer or a cabinet manu-facturer, these people are asking for a little more infor-mation so they can tell their end consumers that this wood is coming from sus-tainably managed forests,” he said.

Bauer is also working with the state’s workmen’s compensation board in an effort to reduce rates for certifi ed fi rms. Stringer said this could have a huge im-pact on a small fi rm.

The rate for mechani-cal harvesting operations, Stringer said, is approxi-mately 20 to 21 cents on a dollar, which is fairly in line

with construction work. But those fi rms that are cutting trees with chainsaws can pay a rate that is one dollar for every dollar of payroll.

“These rates are so high, it keeps your fi rm small; it keeps everybody a partner. It keeps guys from hiring someone as an employee because they can’t afford it legally, or if they do hire someone, they run under the radar screen. And none of that is good. It’s not good for the industry,” he said. “So when this opportunity came up to deal with this NewPage situation, I saw an opportunity to develop a system that can improve the business climate and the business ability for our log-ging fi rms in the state.”

Forest industries are re-sponsible for funneling close to $6 billion a year into the Kentucky economy. Of that, logging directly accounts for $1 billion. Improvements in this sector can ripple posi-tively through the state. At least, that’s Stringer’s vision for Kentucky and the log-ging industry.

For more information contact Stringer at 859-257-5994.

Certifi ed Master Logger Program has possibilities

STOCK PHOTOLogging fi rms in the western regions of Kentucky and Tennessee have the opportunity to gain certifi cation through the pilot Certifi ed Master Logger Program.

DeedTransfers

Graham S. McCarty and Tara L. McCarty to Suzanne L. Kimmons and Mark A. Kimmons, 379 Pine Point Road Brandenburg Ky., deed tax $188.

Mark D. Booth to Wil-liam N. Hollcroft and James Brown, 74.19 acres, deed tax $75.

Patricia L. Burns and Frederick Burns to Mary Delaine Streible and Leslie E. Streible, 13.4496 acres, deed tax $50.

Michael Henry & Patri-cia Jo Whidby to Bobby G. and Pamela K. Adkins, 555 Coleman Road Vine Grove, Ky., deed tax $150.

Paul Kiefer Builder, Inc. to Kay Wilson and Shan-non Wilson, Property in Doe Valley, deed tax $217.

James F. & Rebecca J. Stiff Revocable Living Trust to Ronald S. Hildreth and Sharon L. Hildreth, Lot #6 Patchwood Estates, deed tax $27.

Frederick G. Zoehler and Deloris Zoehler to Freder-ick G. Zoehler and Deloris Zoehler Revocable Living Trust, Lot 287 Doe Valley Greens.

Estate of Birdie Armstong McCormick by and through William Ray McCormick to Philip M. and Gayle Slay-ton, Lot 5 Forrest Hills Sub-division, deed tax $77.50

Jason Sipes to Kenneth Heavrin, Lot 3 in Meadow View Park, deed tax $69.

Steve Redmon Construc-tion, Inc. to John Anthony and Jamie Lynn Jacobs, 129 Farmington Drive Vine Grove, Ky., deed tax $150.

Mary O’Bryan to Doe Valley Association, Lot 93 in Doe Valley Subdivision Wildfl ower Ridge Section, deed tax $1.00.

Jeff Nott and Joyce Nott to Mark and Susan Story, Lot 16 of Forest Ridge Es-tates, deed tax $22.

Brenda Downard to Fort Know Federal Credit Union, 0.834 acre located on Little Bend Road.

Phillip W. Adams and Shirley A. Adams to James F. Rebecca J. Stiff Revocable Living Trust, 1.128 acres on Berryman Road.

Gregory Earl Hicks AKA Greg Hicks and Cheryl Hicks and the Farmers Bank to Farmers Bank, Property in Meade County.

Nellie H Laslie to Nellie H. Laslie Revocable Living Trust, Lot 116 Doe Valley Park Estates.

Green Tree Servicing LLC to Marty and Cathy Clay-comb, 80 Blue Jay Court Vine Grove, Ky., deed tax $30.

Don Cecial AKA Jospeh D. Cecil and Betty F. Ce-cil to Cynthia A. Truman and Earl L. Truman, Jr., Lot 120&121 Knobs Subdivision, deed tax $89.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 58 in Doe Valley Sub-division, Audubon Woods Section, deed tax $4.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 83 in Doe Valley Subdi-vision, Pine Point Section, deed tax $3.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 82 Pine Point Section of Doe Valley Subdivision, deed tax $4.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 47 in Doe Valley Subdi-vision, Hickory Hills Sec-tion, deed tax $10.Doe Val-ley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 152 in Doe Valley Park Estates, deed tax $10.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 79 in Doe Valley Park Estates, deed tax $10.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 646 in Doe Valley Sub-division, Glenoaks Section, deed tax $7.

Doe Valley, Inc. to Keith Smith and Janice Smith, Lot 98 in Doe Valley Park Estates, deed tax $10.

Marty Claycomb and Cathy Claycomb to Ellen Oberst, Lot 2 and Mobile Home of Carwile Place.

John Richard Thompson and Janet D. Thompson to Joshua Travis and Ale-tia Danielle Padgett, 4.044

acres in Meade County, Ky., deed tax 126.50.

Laverne Pipes and Kenny Heath, Lot 36 in the South-ern Park Addition to the town of Brandenburg, Ky., deed tax $51.

Jeffery Kent Stull to Kim Tobin and Paulette Ad-kission, 14.0690 acre tract on Sirocco Road, deed tax $220.

Nancy E. Davis to Troy Paisley and Kimberly Pais-ley, Lot 26 containing 2.091 acres of Farmington Estates, deed tax $148.50.

Robert E. McClure and Betty P. McClure to Elisha A. Keith and Ellen L. Keith, Lot 27 in the Southern Park Addition to the town of Brandenburg, Ky., deed tax $100.

Chris McGehee to Kurtis Potts, Vowels Farm Divi-sion, Lots 65 and 66 2.11 acres, deed tax $29.50.

Joseph E. Richardson and Rebecca M. Richard-son to Billy Osborne and Lisa Osborne, Lot 6 and 7 of Farmington Estates Sub-division 5.918 acres, deed tax $40.

William F. Shakespeare to Karen Zapata and Micah Zapata, Lot 15 of Knoxwood Subdivision, deed tax $174.

Steve McGinley and Jen-nifer Whitlock to Zbest Cleaning, Painting & Re-pairs, LLC, 1085 Viers Lane, Vine Grove, Ky.

Nancy Davis to Jammy L. Tighe, Lot 50 containing 2.00 acres of Farmington Estates, deed tax $148.50.

MarriagesDana Anne Pugh, 28 to

Daniel James Wilkins, 26 both of Belfair, Wa.

Peggy Ann Way, 53, Bat-tletown, Ky. to Abner Er-nest Hatfi eld, III, 40, New Smyna Beach, Fl.

BuildingPermits

01-02-08Dana Filburn, 1550 Clark-

son Road, Vine Grove, Ky., Double Wide 2008, $82.50.

01-07-08Jeff Greer, 2125 Hwy. 79,

Brandenburg, Ky., Pole Barn01-07-08Darrell Phelps, 290 Ma-

linda Drive, Brandenburg, Ky., Pole Barn

01-09-08Kimberly Soeder, 5395

Garret Road, Ekron, Ky., Ga-rage

01-10-08Nancy Davis, 41 Forest

Ridge, Brandenburg, Ky., Single Family Dwelling, $214.50

01-14-08John Scarborough, 100

Davis Lane, Vine Grove, Ky., Pole Barn

01-04-08Derek and Danielle But-

ler, Johnny Pack 25, Bran-denburg, Ky., Single Family Dwelling, $230.50

01-23-08Bella Homes, Farmington

Estates 24, Brandenburg, Ky., Single Family Dwelling, $218.50

1-23-08Bella Homes, Farmington

Estates 36, Brandenburg, Ky., Single Family Dwelling, $218.50

01-15-08Scott Demaster, 1087

Tarnwood, Brandenburg, Ky., Single Family Dwell-ing, $218.50

01-15-08Wayne Flemmings, 325

Rolling Hills Drive, Bran-denburg, Ky., Remodel, $55.00

01-16-08Mabel Jones, 1710 Cedar

Flats Road, Battletown, Ky., Replace Burn Home

01-16-08Mary Burnham, 265 Sun-

set Drive, Vine Grove, Ky., Pole Barn

01-17-08Patricia Stewart, Wood-

land Road, Brandenburg, Ky., Double Wide 2007, $82.50

01-18-08Henry Pike, 105 Kimley

Lane, Brandenburg, Ky., Pole Barn

01-23-08James Carter, 145 Gilbert

Court, Vine Grove, Ky., Stor-age Shed

01-23-08Virgil Hatmaker, 8240

Brandenburg Road, Ekron, Ky., Pole Barn

Meade Co. SheriffDepartment

Accident Reports12-14-07 3:50 p.m.According to Offi cer

Wright, Jeff Swink, Rhodelia, was east bound on Kentucky 1239, 2 miles east of Paynev-ille in a 2005 Chevy pick-up when Wanda Sutherland, Payneville, driving a 2002 Ford was making a left turn from west Kentucky 1239 into a private drive, Ms. Sutherland turned into the path of Mr. Swink. Mr. Swink struck Ms. Suther-land car and it left the right side of the east bound lane and struck a mailbox post. Ms. Sutherland car was towed with severe damage and Mr. Swink’s truck was towed with moderate to se-vere damage.

01-02-08 11:29 a.m.According to Offi cer Cum-

mings, Samuel Walls, Ekron, was traveling southbound on Meade Springs Road in a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado, when he lost control com-ing out of a curve and over-corrected on snow-covered roadway. The vehicle left the roadway on the right side and struck a small tree and overturned onto the left side. The vehicle had mod-erate to severe damage.

01-05-08 10:35 p.m. According to Offi cer

Wright, a seventeen year old female was west bound on Kentucky 144, one mile east of Garret, driving a 1997 Dodge when she entered a curve too fast, she left the right side of the road, struck a fence and utility pole and came to rest in the ditch line off the right side of the high-way. The vehicle was towed with severe damage.

01-05-08 8:08 p.m.According to Offi cer

Wright, William Horrocks, of Brandenburg, was back-ing out of a private drive in a 2002 Chevrolet and struck Jennie Agostini’s 2004 Hyundai as it was parked in the travel por-tion of Pinnacle Drive. Ms. Agostini, Louisville vehicle was towed from the scene with moderate damage and Mr. Horrock’s had minor to moderate damage.


Wright, Eugene McGehee, Brandenburg, was north bound on Kentucky 933, two miles south of Branden-burg, in a 2005 Ford pick-up when the right side tires of his vehicle dropped off the right side of the road and he overcorrected and traveled off the left side of the road where he struck an earth em-bankment and overturned. The vehicle was towed with severe damage.

01-22-08 7:54 a.m.According to Offi cer

Cummings, Tyler Sexton, Brandenburg, was traveling eastbound on highway 144, four miles east of Rhodelia, in a 1997 Ford Ranger when he rounded a curve while going uphill. The vehicle began to slide, turning 180 degrees, crossing the west-bound lane and coming to rest, facing westbound, in the ditch line. Vehicle sus-tained minor body damage.

01-22-08 7:54 a.m.According to Offi cer Rob-

inson, Sherry Corley, Har-dinsburg, was traveling east on US 60, three miles south of Ekron, driving a 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara, when she met a semi-truck travel-ing west. She stated as the semi-truck passed, it blew her off the roadway. The ve-hicle received no damage.

City ofBrandenburg

Police Accident Reports01-03-08 5:40 pm According to Offi cer Whit-

ed, Thomas Wilson, Bran-denburg, stated that an un-known vehicle pulled into his driveway and the oc-cupants of the vehicle were harassing his family. Mr. Wilson told the occupants that he was coming out there and they backed out of his driveway and struck the back of Mr. Wilson’s 2001 Chevy Impala. The Impala received very minor

damage. 01-03-08 12:46 p.m.According to Offi cer

Young, Earl Jones, was trav-eling northbound on the by-pass driving a 1998 Honda, when he struck the orange barrels on the northbound side and then struck the northbound guard rail. Ve-hicle had minor to moderate damages on both sides of the vehicle.


Whited, Rhonda Adams, Brandenburg, was traveling on Kentucky 1692 n a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, when a deer jumped into her path, she swerved to miss the deer and her vehicle left the road-way and was unable to re-gain control before hitting a tree. The vehicle was towed from the scene with moder-ate to severe damage.

01-15-08 2:14 p.m.According to Offi cer Cox,

Douglas Schafer, Branden-burg, was backing out of a parking space at the Meade County Court House, in a 2006 Sierra pick-up, and could not see James Smith, Brandenburg, driving through the parking lot. Mr. Schafer struck Mr. Smith’s 1993 Mercury Capri in the passenger side causing mi-nor damage to both vehi-cles.

01-17-08 6:23 p.m.According to Offi cer Sin-

gleton, Alana Serna, Bran-denburg, was traveling north on the bypass driving a 2001 Ford Focus, when a deer ran into her path. She could not stop before hitting the deer. Ms. Serna vehicle received minor to moderate damages.

01-17-08 6:23 p.m.According to Offi cer Whit-

ed, David Adams, Branden-burg was pulling out from the access road in front of Rite Aide then heard some-one yell and another car col-lided into the left front fend-er. Mr. Adams pulled up to the light at Kroger then pro-ceeded south on the bypass

to Brandenburg Pharmacy parking lot. The other per-son involved left the scene. Mr. Adams vehicle received very minor damage.

Health Service Retail Food Report1-15-08Clark’s Tavern 92% Microwave interior in poor

repair; no chlorine in water; and dumpster lid open. Ad-vised for ice use bagged ice until chlorinator is repaired. Follow up 1-17-08.

Clark’s Tavern 97%Water source corrected.01-23-08Curran’ Value Mart-99%Food Service-no hair re-

straints worn in deli area.Retail-Build-up in bottom

of stand-up freezer. 01-24-08St. Mary’s Bingo-98%Chest type freezer and

stand up freezer in need of defrosting; no thermom-eter found in refrigerator/freezer.

District Court January 23, 2008William Jason Brown,

34, operating motor vehicle under infl uence 2nd offense-pled guilty, fi ne $500 plus costs, 6 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days, 18 months license suspen-sion, credited with 16 hours.

Scott Robert Kessler, 25, operate motor vehicle under infl uence of alcohol/drugs 1st offence-not guilty pretri-al conference 2-13-08; failure to produce insurance card-dismissed on proof.

Jeremy Sean Cummins, 34, careless driving; oper-ating vehicle with expired operator’s license; operating motor vehicle under infl u-ence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense; possessing open al-cohol beverage container in a motor vehicle-not guilty pretrial conference 2-6-08.

Eric Wayne Boyd, 38, 3

counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-failure to appear.

Rommel J. Breffe, 41, theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-con-tinued 1-30-08.

Christopher James Chap-man, 37, theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-failure to appear.

Linda R. Johnson, 40, 2 counts of theft by deception-continued 2-6-08.

Bradley Scott Dowell, 31, fl agrant non support-not guilty, pleminary hearing 1-30-08.

Jerome Nicholas Rowe, 31, fl agrant non support-not guilty, pleminary hearing 1-30-08.

Charles R. Burnett, 18, speeding 25 mph over limit-assigned State traffi c school; possession of alco-holic beverages by a minor-fi ne $25.

Steven Michael Hill, 29, non support-not guilty, pre-trial conference 1-30-08.

Brian Keith Kennedy, 24, 2 counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-failure to appear.

Danny Lee Day, 53, 2 counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-not guilty, pretrial con-ference 2-6-08.

Cory M. Williams, 20, dis-regarding traffi c control de-vice, traffi c light; failure to owner to maintain required insurance; possession of al-coholic beverages by a mi-nor; failure to register trans-fer of motor vehicle-not guilty pretrial conference 1-30-08.

Cathleen Jo Kennedy, 56, 3 counts of theft by decep-tion under $300-pled guilty, 6 months probated 2 years after serving 19 hours con-secutively, no public offens-es, write no checks, and take medicine as prescribed.

Christopher L. Bledsoe, 22, criminal trespassing 3rd degree-not guilty pretrial conference 2-6-08.

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A fi re started on some grassland near a farm. The county fi re department was called to put out the fi re.

The fi re was more than the county fi re department could handle, so some-one suggested that a nearby volunteer bunch be called.

Despite some doubt that the volun-teer outfi t would be of any assistance, the call was made.

The volunteers ar-rived in a dilapidated old fi re truck. They rumbled straight towards the fi re, drove right into the middle of the fl ames and stopped!

The fi remen jumped off the truck and frantically

started spraying water in all directions.

Soon they had snuffed out the center of the fi re, breaking the blaze into two easily con-trolled parts.

Watching all this, the farmer was so impressed with the volunteer fi re de-partment’s work and was so grateful that his farm had been spared, that right there on the spot he presented the volun-teers with a check for

$1,000. A local news reporter

asked the volunteer fi re captain what the depart-ment planned to do with the funds.

“That ought to be obvi-

ous,” he responded, wiping ashes off his coat. “The fi rst thing we’re going to do is get the brakes fi xed on our fi re truck!”

How many times have we looked at a situation think-ing that there is nothing we can do about it? Sometimes it is only when we are forced into action do we realize what we are capable of do-ing.

The next time you are faced with something you think you can’t do anything about, jump right in there. You never know what you can do until you try.

Randy Johnson is the rever-end of the Brandenburg Church of God and also hosts a radio show on WMMG from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from Mon-day through Wednesday.

Watch carefully how you live! —Ephesians 5

We can take one of two di-rections in life. We can either be “principled” or “opportu-nistic.” People who operate out of prin-ciple live according to a fi xed or set policy or mode of action.

Whatever they do is decided according to whether it meets or contradicts those stan-dards.

People who are op-portunistic decide to do what they do be-cause it brings imme-diate advantage and benefi t, regardless of the long-term consequences to themselves or others.

I can still remember the fi rst time I was tempted to be an “opportunist.” I was probably fi ve years old. We lived next to the country store in my little

town, where deliveries were made on a weekly basis.

One day the Pepsi truck backed into the creek (we called it a branch) in our town and soft drinks went every-

where. I headed for the ditch to help my-self — until my princi-pled mother stopped me in my tracks. I can even remember strug-gling with a decision, comparing the oppor-tunity before me with my principles. God in my mother’s voice sounded in my ears, “What do you think you are doing? None of that belongs to you! Get in the house, right

now!” It was my fi rst memory of

the inner battle between be-ing “principled” and being an “opportunist.” My mother helped me make sure that I watched carefully how I lived

and helped me make sure that I lived the basic principles of my Christian faith, even though I still believe I could have gotten away with a few free Pepsis!

Opportunism is so rampant today, that people of prin-ciple actually make the news! Thankfully, there seems to be a story every now and then about someone return-ing valuables to their rightful owner, employers who pay their workers more than they would have to, even compa-nies that keep paying their employees during natural di-sasters — but sadly they stand out because of their rarity.

One of the things we must decide is whether we will do what’s right or do what’s ex-pedient, living from principle or living as an opportunist, following the crowd or fol-lowing our conscience. We need to know that opportun-ism may bring us temporary

advantage, but in the long run “what goes around, comes around.”

What I am talking about here is a decision to be coun-ter-cultural in a world where expediency and opportunism is a way of life. St. Paul chal-lenged the Ephesians, to live a life worthy of their calling, to live a life guided by Christian principles.

I am not talking about overly sweet religious piety or in-your-face-with-Jesus talk. I am talking about serious dis-cipleship. Instead of guessing what those principles are, I challenge you as Paul chal-lenged the Ephesians, “not to continue in ignorance, but to understand what the will of the Lord” really is!

Watch carefully how you live! Why? Because it will make God happy? Absolute-ly not! We should watch care-fully how we live because it will make us happy!

QUESTION: Is there a way I as a father can infl uence my daughter’s attitude toward boys? If she chooses to marry, she will need to understand men and know how to relate to them. Is that something I should be thinking about?

DR. DOBSON: You bet it is. Long before a girl fi nds her fi rst real boyfriend or falls in love, her attitude toward men has been shaped quietly by her father. Why? Because the father-daughter relationship sets the stage for all future romantic involvements. If a young woman’s father rejects her, she’ll spend her life trying to fi nd a man who can meet the needs he never fulfi lled in her heart.

If he’s warm and nurtur-ing, she’ll look for a lover to equal him. If he thinks she’s beautiful and feminine, she’ll be inclined to see herself that way. But, if he rejects her as unattractive and uninterest-ing, she’s likely to carry self-image problems into her adult years.

It’s also true that a woman’s relationship with her husband is signifi cantly infl uenced by the way she perceived her father’s authority. If he was overbearing or capricious dur-

ing her earlier years, she may precipitate power struggles with her husband throughout married life.

But, if Dad blended love and discipline in a way that conveyed strength, she may be more comfortable with a give-and-take marriage charac-terized by mutual respect. So much of what goes into mar-riage starts with the bride’s father. That’s why it behooves those of us with daughters to give our best effort to rais-ing them properly. You are right to be thinking about that vital relationship.

QUESTION: The children

in our neighborhood are brat-ty with one another and dis-respectful with adults. This upsets me, but I don’t know what to do about it. I don’t have a right to discipline the children of my neighbors, so they get away with murder. How can I deal with this?

DR. DOBSON: Parents in a neighborhood need to learn to talk to each other about their kids — although that is diffi -cult to do! There is no quicker

way to anger one mother than for another woman to criticize her precious cub. It is a deli-

cate subject, indeed. That’s why the typical neighborhood is like yours, providing little “feedback” to parents in regard to the behav-ior of their children. The kids know there are no lines of com-munication between adults, and they take advantage of the bar-rier.

What each block needs is a mother who

has the courage to say to her neighbors, “I want to be told what my child does when she is beyond her own yard. If she is a brat with other children, I would like to know it.

If she is disrespectful with adults, please mention it to me. I will not consider it tat-tling and I won’t resent your coming to me. I hope I can share my insights regarding your children, too. None of our kids is perfect, and we’ll know better how to teach them if we can talk openly to each other as adults.” Until this openness exists between parents living nearby, the chil-dren will create and live by

their own rules in the neigh-borhood.

QUESTION: After read-

ing several excellent books on parenting, I see now that I’ve been doing many things wrong with my children. Can I undo the harm?

DR. DOBSON: I doubt if it is too late to do things right, although your ability to in-fl uence your children less-ens with the passage of time. Fortunately we are permitted to make many mistakes with our kids. They are resilient and they usually survive most of our errors in judgment. It’s a good thing they do, because none of us can be a perfect parent.

Besides, it’s not the occa-sional mistakes that hurt a child — it is the consistent infl uence of destructive con-ditions throughout childhood that does the damage.

Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the non-profi t organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995(www.family.org). Ques-tions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both pub-lished by Tyndale House.

Faith & ValuesFriday, February 1, 2008 Page A9

Pastor’s Spotlight

Randy Johnson

Focus on the family

James Dobson

1 John 1:1 reads, “That which was from the begin-ning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched this we pro-claim concerning the word of life.”

If you were God, how would you go about re-vealing yourself to people? How could you tell them about, and give them, the kind of life you wanted them to enjoy?

God has revealed Him-self in creation (Romans

1: 20), but creation alone could never tell the whole story of God’s love.

God has also re-vealed Himself much more fully in His Word, the Bible.

But God’s final and most complete revelation is in His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “Any-one who has seen me has seen the Fa-ther“ (John 14: 9).

Because Jesus is God’s revelation of Him-

self, He has a very special name: “The Word of Life“

(1 John 1: 1 ). This same title opens John’s gospel; “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ( John 1: 1 ).”

Why does Jesus have this name?

Because Jesus is to us what our words are to others. Our words reveal to oth-ers just what we

think and how we feel. Je-

sus reveals to us the mind and heart of God. He is the living means of communi-cation between God and us.

To know Jesus Christ is to know God! I want to en-courage you to read your Bible this year and see what God has to say to you.

Grace Baptist Church in-vites you to visit with us this Sunday at the 11:00 a.m. service.

Reverend Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.

Divine Guidance

DanNewton

Encouraging Words

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Father infl uences daughter’s feelings toward boys, men

It’s best to live life doing what’s right, not what’s expedient

How would you reveal yourself?

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A brick house is expected to make its way down Dixie Highway in a few weeks amidst a steady stream of fast-fl owing cars.

The one-and-a-half story home is located at the inter-section of Dixie Highway and state Route 1638. It was built around 1941 and was originally owned by W.E. Crutcher, a resident of Mul-draugh.

The U.S. government took ownership of the land in 1947 and the Army began using the property as part of its expansion before and during World War II.

The home once served as civilian housing for person-nel at Fort Knox.

Some of the home’s his-toric features include a ga-bled screen porch and an in-terior brick chimney — both of which will hopefully re-main intact while the house is trailered just a few miles to its new location.

Because the house does not meet the criteria for making the National Register of His-toric Places list, Fort Knox offi cials put the home up for grab and Woody Holsten, of Muldraugh, Ky., jumped at the chance to own a portion of Fort Knox history.

Holsten said he plans to use the home as an invest-ment property for his real estate company.

He hopes to restore some of the antique features of

the home, giving it the tra-dional look it boasted in its heyday.

Holsten said fi nal prepa-rations for the move are currently underway and the house should be ready to uproot from its founda-tion in the coming weeks, barring any harsh weather conditions that might freeze the ground underneath and keep the home fi rmly in its location until warmer weather returns.

Historic home to be uprooted

THE NEWS STANDARD/BETSY SIMONThe old brick home situated at the intersection of Dixie Highway and state Route 1638 will soon be relocated.

Page A10 Friday, February 1, 2008The News Standard

Lori Clarkson, 26, 13 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-not guilty pre-trial conference 1-30-08.

Sara M. Hebert, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear.

Derrick R Barker, 20, as-sault 4th degree domestic violence no visible injury; terroristic threatening 3rd degree-not guilty pretrial conference 1-30-08.

Jeremy Eugene Guffy, 25, disorderly conduct 1st degree; alcohol intoxication in a public place; resisting arrest-not guilty pretrial conference 1-30-08.

Robert Joseph Jackey, II, 42, no tail lamps; no/expired registration plates-failure to appear.

Rebecca Tripp, 30, fail-ure of owner to maintain required insurance-not guilty pretrial conference 2-6-08.

Molly Downy, 22, speed-ing 15 mph over limit-pled guilty fine $30; operating on suspended/revoked operators license-amended to no operator’s license in possession-pled guilty fine $50.

Charles Taylor Barlow, Jr., 58, operating on sus-pended/revoked operators license-amended to no op-erator’s license in posses-sion-pled guilty fine $50.

Charles R. Burnett, speeding 18 mph over the limit-fine $36 plus costs.

Sean Christopher Jack-son, 25, probation revo-cation hearing-continued 2-13-08.

Sean Christopher Jack-son, 25, no/expired regis-tration plates; operating on suspended/revoked opera-tors license-not guilty pre-trial conference 2-13-08.

Joe Ale Dowell, motion for work release-no public offenses, no driving a mo-tor vehicle, possess no al-coholic beverages, illlegal drugs/drug parapherna-lia, straight to work and back to jail.

Bridget Horton, theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-contin-ued 1-30-08.

Kevin E. Staples, 45, theft by deception/disp-shoplifting-under $300-not guilty pretrial conference 1-30-08.

Douglas Edward Allen, Sr., 47, assault 4th degree domestic violence no vis-ible injury-not guilty pre-trial conference 1-30-08.

Dawn Marie Wise, 39, 2 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-continued 1-30-08.

Kathleen Russell, 33, theft by deception-includ-ing cold checks under $300- not guilty pretrial conference 2-13-08.

Steven Hill, flagrant non support-not guilty prelimi-nary hearing 1-30-08.

Richard Thomas Distler, 37, speeding 13 mph over-pled guilty fine $26 plus cost; no motorcycle license-pled guilty fine $50.

Tiffany L. Clevenger, 21, possession of marijuana-dismissed.

Jeri Decker, 32, assault 4th degree domestic vio-lence minor injury; wanton endangerment 1st degree-continued 2-06-08.

Dallas W. Miller, 21, speeding 20 mph over lim-it-pled guilty fine $40 plus cost; failure to illuminate head lamps-pled guilty fine $25; fleeing or evading po-lice 2nd degree-dismissed; possession of marijuana-pled guilty 90 probated 2 years after serving 10 days, no public offenses, possess no alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs/drug para-phernalia, and waive rights to search and seizure.

Karen Jean Drake, 46, 4 counts of theft by decep-

tion-including cold checks under $300-failure to ap-pear.

Chasity Lynn Rich-mond, 29, theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 hour, no public offenses, write no checks.

Amber C. Carey, theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-pled guilty, 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 hour, no public offenses, and write no checks.

Bradley Joel Leuenberg-er, 36, cruelty to animals 2nd degree; dogs to be vac-cinated against rabies; dogs to be licensed-dismissed without prejudice.

Albert R. Flieg, 37, 3 counts of cruelty to ani-mals 2nd degree-pretrial conference 3-19-08.

Mary A. Dupin, 52, 8 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-continued 4-9-08.

Linda Marlene Nev-itt, 41, failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance; license to be in pos-session-continued 2-13-08.

Jeremy Scott Thompson, 30, failure of non-owner operator to maintain re-quired insurance-failure to appear.

Herbert W. Taylor, Jr., 30, alcohol intoxication in a public place-failure to appear.

Cynthia Lou Perce, 47, theft by unlawful taking/disp-shoplifting-under $300-defer probation 6 months.

Shirley M. Pipes, 57, 7 counts of cruelty to ani-mals 2nd degree-continued 1-30-08.

Qhyn Rhyker Havens, 18, disorderly conduct 1st degree; menacing-contin-ued 1-30-08.

Jared W. Stewart, 21, failure of owner to main-tain required insurance-continued 2-20-08.

Cathleen Jo Kennedy, 56, 7 counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-pled guilty 6 months probat-ed 2 years after serving 19 hours consecutive, no public offenses, write no checks, and take medicine as prescribed by doctor. Credited with 13 hours.

Cathleen Jo Kennedy, 56, 8 counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-pled guilty 6 months probat-ed 2 years after serving 19 hours consecutive, no public offenses, write no checks, and take medicine as prescribed by doctor.

Cathleen Jo Kennedy, 56, theft by deception-in-cluding cold checks under $300-pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years after serving 19 hours consecu-tive, no public offenses, write no checks, and take medicine as prescribed by doctor.

Marhonda L. Goodard, 3 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 1 day, consecutive, no public offenses, and write no checks. Credited with 3 days.

Marhonda L. Goodard, 33, non support- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years, no public offenses, and pay child support as court ordered.

Lori Ann Clarkson, 26, 2 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks-over $300-continued 1-30-08.

Lori Ann Clarkson, 26, criminal mischief-3rd de-gree; 35 counts of theft by deception-including cold checks under $300-contin-ued 1-30-08.

Lori Clarkson, 26, 2 counts of theft by decep-tion-including cold checks under $300-continued 1-30-08.

Lori A. Clarkson-26, 3 counts of theft by decep-

tion-including cold checks under $300-continued 1-30-08.

Robert L. Miller, 23, pro-bation violation-remand per county attorney.

William T. Wemes, 34, probation violation-re-mand per county attorney.

Philip David Foreman, 59, shock probation hear-ing-taken under submis-sion.

Latasha Renae Ditto, 24, probation violation-re-mand per county attorney.

Latasha Renae Ditto, 24, probation revocation hear-ing-remand per county at-torney.

Timothy S. West, 36, fla-grant non support-order entered dismissing.

Romey Jewell Houchens, 64, theft by unlawful tak-ing/disp. all others over $300; criminal trespassing 3rd degree-continued 3-26-08.

Richard David Houchens, Jr., 36, crimi-nal trespassing 3rd degree; theft by unlawful taking/disp. all others-over $300-continued 3-26-08.

Bradley Elmer Oliver II, 35, theft by unlawful tak-ing/disp-all others over $300-continued 3-26-08.

Joseph Rodney Fackler, 43, improper turning; poss controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (meth-amphetamine); manufac-turing methamphetamine 2nd offense-probable cause found held to grand jury 2-4-08.

Jerry Pence, 51, poss controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (methamphetamine)-prob-able cause found held to grand jury 2-4-08.

Adam J. Sipes, 23, theft by unlawful taking/disp-all others over $300; tam-pering with physical evi-dence-continued 2-13-08.

Adam Joseph Sipes, 23, theft by deception-in-cluding cold checks under $300-continued 2-13-08.

Adam J. Sipes, 23, 12 counts theft by deception-including cold checks un-der $300-continued 2-13-08.

Nathan Justis Adams, 26, theft by unlawful tak-ing-gasoline 1st offense; failure of owner to main-tain required insurance-continued 3-11-08.

Michael Vincent Hard-castle, 23, operate motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs-pled guilty fine $200 plus cost, 30 days probated 2 years after serv-ing 4 days. Credited with 11 hours.

Michael Vincent Hard-castle, 23, speeding 17 mph over limit-pled guilty fine $34.

Michael Vincent Hard-castle, 23, operating on suspended/revoked op-erators license-pled guilty 30 days consecutively, pro-bated 2 years, no public of-fenses, no driving without valid operators license and insurance, no alcohol, ille-gal drugs/drug parapher-nalia; failure of owner to maintain required insur-ance-continued 1-30-08.

Tamara Kay Jackey, 41, 35 counts of criminal pos-session forged instrument-2nd degree-amended to criminal possession forged instrument 3rd degree-pled guilty 12 months pro-bated 2 years after serving 70 days consecutively, no public offenses, possess nor write any checks, and take all medications as pre-scribed by doctor.

Tamara Kay Jackey, 41, 3 theft by deception-in-cluding cold checks under $300-pled guilty, 10 days consecutive 2 years proba-tion after serving 1 hour, no public offenses, poss nor write any checks, and take medicine as prescribed by doctor.

Tyler S. Cummings, 18, operating motor vehicle under influence of alco-hol/drugs being under 21-continued 1-30-08.

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For the third straight year, the Meade County Lady Waves claimed the district’s No. 1 seed by defeating archrival Breckin-ridge County on Jan. 24. The girls played a close fi rst half with the Lady Tigers before pulling out a 45-39 win at home.

Free throws proved crucial for both teams and though Breckin-ridge County (8-9, 3-2) had the better foul shooting percentage, shooting 19-of-25 from the line, the Waves (11-10, 5-0) made them when it counted most to preserve their lead.

“We really had to stay strong on the ball and win at the foul line,” coach Josh Hurt said. “They made

us work hard and that’s what we wanted. You don’t want to cake-walk into the No. 1 seed. We re-ally had to earn the win tonight and they stayed right with us, especially when they picked it up toward the end of the game.”

The Waves led by only three at the half and both teams remained

By Buddy Shacklette

DAYTONA BEACH — Once a year, just before the start of the season, there’s a handful of NASCAR driv-ers that get in a little extra practice — and have a little last bit of fun — compet-ing in the Rolex 24 At Day-tona Grand-Am Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

It’s a signifi cantly dif-ferent style of racing from what they’re accustomed to, but is also something all of them seem to try at one point or another in their ca-reers.

The list of past Rolex participants includes Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Junior,

A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Kyle Petty, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stew-art, to name a few.

This year, eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers went the extra mile to get in on the 24-hour endurance race.

Two of them even won the big prize and two others got consolation gifts.

Chip Ganassi Racing, with Felix Sabates drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti, joined

Scott Pruett and Memo Ro-jas in winning the No. 01 Lexus Riley.

“It’s been a helluva year,” said Franchitti, who will wheel Ganassi’s No. 40 Dodge entry in the Sprint Cupe Series this season. “These guys, the prepara-tion they put into this car is the reason why we’re here. We just tried to stay out of trouble and here we are — bloody brilliant.”

Montoya, Nextel Cup’s Rookie of the Year last sea-son, was part of the winning team for the second year in a row and it was the third

year in a row that Ganassi stood atop the podium.

Two-time defending NA-

SCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and 2006 Day-tona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson came close to that elusive fi rst Rolex 24 win again by fi nishing second in the No. 99 Lowe’s/GAIN-SCO Pontiac Riley with co-drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser.

Rounding out the podi-um was the No. 9 Penske-Taylor Racing Pontiac Riley with drivers Helio Castro-neves, Kurt Busch and Ryan Briscoe.

“I’m smiling from ear to ear just loving the fact that I was driving at night in the rain, something that I’ve never done before,” Busch said. “The mentality I took was just protect the racecar

and let some of the faster guys with more experience go ahead.”

Busch, Johnson, Franchit-ti and Montoya had to hang around for podium pictures and post-race interviews, while the other four Cup drivers jumped fl ights to Las Vegas for this week’s Sprint Cup Series test ses-sion there.

“Right now, this feels great. But by Friday I’m go-ing to be worn out,” said Franchitti, who endured both Sprint Cup and Na-tionwide Series testing this week in preparation for his fi rst NASCAR season. “It’s going be tough, and I’m un-der no illusions about how

By Shaun T. [email protected]

The second-year Greenwave wrestling team didn’t storm the state duals Saturday in Lexing-ton, but it did come away with some much-needed experience and a new lease on what it takes to compete at the highest level in Kentucky.

Coach Bob Davis said it was a learning experience for every-one involved.

“Saturday was an eye opener

for me and the wrestlers,” he said. “It was something none of us had ever had the oppor-tunity to participate in. We got up there with the other top 15 wrestling schools and we ate a little humble pie, but we needed it. It brought us back down to earth because up to that point, we hadn’t lost in January.

“If you do the math, we were 13th. Out of 16 schools, that’s not bad. The kids enjoyed it. I know we’re excited and want to go back next year, but we know that we have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Right off the bat, No. 42 Meade County had a tough draw, facing No. 2 Ryle in the fi rst round, and lost 58-16. After

that, the Greenwave faced No. 5 Wayne County, losing 60-12, No. 24 North Oldham, losing a 41-35 barnburner, and No. 45 Henderson County, winning 46-30.

“We wrestled some really good schools,” Davis said. “Ryle is a great wrestling school, just like Wayne County. North Old-ham squeaked one by us again, but we can wrestle with them. But, we couldn’t wrestle with the other two. They’re in a class of their own, in the top 10 in the state, and they should be. It was defi nitely a good expe-rience and if we get to go next year, we’ll be better prepared.

“No. 1 it brought us back

Friday,FEBRUARY 1, 2008SportsLaura Saylor, Managing Editor

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STANDINGS

BasketballBoys:

Breck Co.Meade Co.Hancock Co.Fred. Fraize

Girls:Meade Co.Breck Co.Hancock Co.Fred. Fraize

District OverallW4330

5320

L1135

0235

W71570

11860

L1141316

1091013

SWIM RESULTS

Meade County @ Shelby County Inv., Jan. 26

Team fi nish2nd — Meade CountyGirls team fi nish2nd — Meade County Boys team fi nish2nd — Meade County

MCHS Top Finishers

Girls 200 Medley Relay3rd—Megan Spilman, Lisa Hurt, Kaitie Webb, Ashley CrotzerBoys 200 Medley Relay2nd—Troy Jobe, Alex Medley, Matthew Spilman, Jimmy PattersonGirls 200 Freestyle7th—Megan SpilmanBoys 200 Freestyle4th—David LytleGirls 200 IM3rd—Lisa HurtBoys 200 IM 2nd—Troy JobeGirls 100 Butterfl y6th—Kaitie Webb Boys 100 Butterfl y11th—Matthew SpilmanBoys 100 FreestyleTroy Jobe — 51.85 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay9th—Ashley Crotzer, Valerie Hobbs, Megan Spilman, Kaitie WebbBoys 200 Freestyle Relay1st—Alex Medley, Matthew Spilman, Jimmy Patterson, Troy Jobe Girls 100 Backstroke4th—Megan SpilmanBoys 100 Backstroke1st —Troy Jobe Girls 100 Breaststroke3rd—Lisa HurtBoys 100 Breaststroke4th—Alex Medley Girls 400 Freestyle Relay6th—Lisa Hurt, Ashley Crotzer, Becca Hicks, Kaitie WebbBoys 400 Freestyle Relay3rd—Frank Gainer, Scott King, Shawn Mason, David Lytle Girls 50 Free 10th—Valerie HobbsBoys 50 Free4th—Alex MedleyGirls 100 Freestyle11th—Valerie HobbsBoys 100 Freestyle 7th—Jimmy PattersonGirls 500 Freestyle10th—Tara MonchilovichBoys 500 Freestyle5th—Clay Mills

ON DECKFebruary 6

JV Greenwave wrestling @DeSales Tourney TBA

February 7Lady Waves basketball @S. Oldham 7:30 p.m.

February 8Greenwave basketball @Ohio County 8 p.m.

February 9Lady Waves/Greenwave basketball double-header @Frederick Fraize 6 p.m.

Girls drive by BreckTHE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR

Senior guard Kim Montgomery accelerates to the basket against Breckinridge County Friday. The Waves’ 45-39 win guaranteed the No. 1 seed in the district tournament, at MCHS, for the third straight year.

Boys fi ght off Floyd, edge Daviess in OT, battle with Breck looms

Region, are you ready?

Waves secure top seed, boys battle Breck tonight for No. 1

THE NEWS STANDARD/SHAUN T. COXMeade County 140-pounder Ethan Medley puts the moves on in a match earlier this year. Med-ley went 3-1 in the state duals at Henry Clay on Saturday, and the team is considered a favorite heading into the region meet next weekend.

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After nearly six months of working to improve, the Greenwave swim team is ready to reap the rewards of count-less practices and meets in this week-end’s region swim meet in Versailles, which started today and ends tomorrow.

On Jan. 26, the team competed in the Shel-by County Invitation-al, fi nishing second overall. The boys and girls teams both fi n-ished in second place behind Louisville Eastern. Coach J.P. LaVertu said the team is peaking at the right time.

“Just by looking at the times, I would say yes,” LaVertu said about the team’s progression. “They peaked — and hopefully they continue to stay up there — at the Danville meet. They continued this past weekend at Shelby County and hopefully it car-ries through this weekend. But they’re right where they need to be as far as their training and their times. They’re consistently getting better, so I guess we’ll see tomorrow.”

LaVertu said not all of the top swim-mers in the region were able to partic-ipate, but the was still some spirited competition.

“I was hoping some of the other top swimmers in the region would have been there — there were some great swimmers and schools there — but like with Scott County, they had some widespread illness on their team and they didn’t all get to make it,” he said. “We didn’t see their top-level swim-mers, but Shelby County’s top kids were there. We competed quite well against them and the Hardin County schools. Eastern won and they’re a

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down to earth and showed them that they can be beat-en at any time. They have to learn how to wrestle good wrestlers just as well as bad wrestlers — they can’t al-ways be one-dimensional. They have to have more than one move in their pack-age when they go out there. There are a lot of things that we don’t do. We don’t sit-out, we don’t switch. Those are good things, basic things that can help us win. They just sit there and they don’t move. When you go against good wrestlers, they’ll pin you. But they learned that and that’s really good. It was a good experience for both of us, the wrestlers and me.”

Davis said several of his guys showed well, even if their records don’t indicate it. Junior Ethan Medley, 140 pounds, and senior Bobby Fuqua, heavyweight, both went 3-1and several other guys went 2-2.

“Ethan wrestled well and Bobby wrestled pretty good,” Davis said. “His competition wasn’t as stiff as the rest of them, but you still have to go out there and wrestle. Bobby actually lis-tened to me and did a good job. Although he went 0-4, (James Childress) impressed me. He got pinned once but the rest of the time he wres-tled well. Justin (Geary, 2-2) and Cody (Bruce, 2-2) wrestled well — there were several of them that had a good day, but the quality of people they wrestled was above two-year wrestlers.”

Medley said he thought the team did well against a stacked deck.

“Well, it was the best competition in the state,” he said. “We’re a good team, but we’re not up there with Ryle yet. Ryle is really, re-ally good. I faced the No. 1 guy in the state fi rst, but it didn’t get my hopes down too much. A couple of peo-ple who aren’t used to los-ing faced some top guys and got beat. I think that got them down a little bit.”

Davis said the other schools turned the table on Meade County by being the aggressors.

“Normally, it’s us that is the aggressor,” he said. “We got up there and we weren’t. Ryle came at us right out of the shoot. We thought we were on cloud nine after Nelson (Mason, 2-2) won — he wrestled great, too. We thought it was going to be a good day at that point, but it went downhill from there.

“They were just mean and that takes it out of you a little bit. Tyler Crow (2-2) got pinned for the fi rst time this year and after that he was fi nished. He won two, but he wasn’t the same. That’s something they have to learn is how to handle defeat. It’s hard to do, but in 45 minutes you’ll be go-ing again — you can’t stay down.”

The region meet is this Saturday and Medley said the team would be ready to dish out a little humble pie, instead of eating it, to the rest of the 3rd Region.

“Our competition is actu-ally easy compared to what we saw in the state duals,” he said. “We plan on do-ing well in the region and I know I’ll qualify for state. But once we get to state, I know it’ll be really tough.

“The state duals chal-lenged everyone and I think it boosted our confi dence

some, because some of us did really well against some really high-ranked people.”

One thing is for sure, Da-vis said, the team will be in tip-top shape heading in.

“I’m going to rest them up, heal them up and we’ll be the healthiest they’ve been in a while before the region,” he said. “So there should be no excuses — no, ‘My thumb hurts… my fi n-ger hurts,’ or anything like that.”

Names RecordJames Childress 0-3Joseph Millay 1-3Antonio Stewart 2-2Arthur Ohmes 2-2Brandon Wyatt 0-4Joey Carter 1-3Ethan Medley 3-1C.J. Crow 1-3Nelson Mason 2-2Tanner Cole 0-4Justin Geary 2-2Cody Bruce 2-2Tyler Crow 2-2Bobby Fuqua 3-1

Meade County def. Bullitt Central 39-38Meade County def. PRP 66-12

Name RecordJames Childress 1-1Dylan Pike 1-1Antonio Stewart 2-0Arthur Ohmes 1-1Brandon Wyatt 0-1Joey Carter 2-0Ethan Medley 2-0Austin Bejosano 1-1Jeff Mitchell 1-1Tanner Cole 1-1Justin Geary 1-0Cody Bruce 2-0Dennis Satterfi eld 0-2Bobby Fuqua 2-0

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diffi cult this is going to be. Driving a stock car is com-pletely different, and that’s the challenge I’m up against now.”

It’s the same challenge A.J. Allmendinger was up against last year when he, Team Red Bull and Toyota ventured into NASCAR.

Allmendinger drove the No. 6 Ford Riley that was leading the Rolex with just over three hours to go when the bell housing broke. All-mendinger and his team-mates had stayed at the front the entire race and, despite leading 118 laps, they settled

for 14th-place.John Andretti, currently

without a ride but rumored to be driving the No. 37 Cup ride at California, was driv-ing in the No. 03 Vision Rac-ing Porsche Crawford that fi nished 25th.

Michael McDowell, who will drive Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 00 Toyota this season after David Reuti-mann moved into the No. 44, saw his No. 09 Spirit of Day-tona Racing Porsche Fabcar come in 15th.

Boris Said, who will run the restrictor-plate and road-course tracks this season, started the race in the No. 15 Mustang GT of Blackforest Motorsports, but later found himself in the team’s No. 50 ride that fi nished 54th.

ExtraFrom page B1

A sporting viewHerm Logic

The fi rst time I saw the Kansas City Chiefs play at the famed Arrowhead Sta-dium was a special occasion. The New York Giants were in town, just after the Sept. 11 attack on America.

Giants’ linebacker Mike Barrow recalls the encour-agement he received from hometown fans before that epic game at Arrowhead -- a game they won 13-3 and en-joyed cheers from the Kansas City crowd throughout.

“They would look you in the eye and tell you, ‘My husband was a season ticket-holder,’” Barrow recalled. “If Notre Dame can win one for the Gipper, we can win one for our fans who were lost.”

Maybe that was why I was a bit non-committal when my friends back East asked me about the game.

“Is it true?” they asked. “Is Arrowhead the best place to see a game?”

Honestly, I couldn’t an-swer. Surely, this wasn’t a typical game, but I never believed that any one set of “fanatics” -- be it the fans of the Giants in the Meadow-lands, Eagles fans, Packers fans, Broncos fans, Raiders fans -- were truly any better than the others.

Still, I always gave Kansas City credit. This is the 36th largest market in America -- in other words, fairly min-iscule and minor in compari-son to the major metropoli-tan sports areas. Granted, their barbeque rocks, but to assume that they are the best in anything takes a leap of

faith, and that’s exactly what their fans have and have always had ... a lot of faith. And that’s why Chiefs coach Herm Edwards has been such a disappointment for them.

After fi nishing a dismal 2-6 at home this season, the Chiefs’ worst home record in three decades, Edwards didn’t own it enough for most folks there, delivering a bewildering admonish-ment for the hometown fans in a post-game news confer-ence.

“People aren’t used to this in Kansas City. Get over it. It happens. It’s called life,” Edwards ranted. “You can’t think you’re too big that it’s not going to happen to you. It happens to everybody.”

Edwards seems to be a pretty good guy, and maybe that was just, you know, a bad interview. But guess what? Football isn’t really “life.” Imagine if, after every setback in life, you took Ed-wards’ advice. “It happens. Get over it.”

Edwards broke the fourth wall with those remarks, and it’s inexcusable. Here’s a news fl ash for him ... we all know “it’s just a game,” but guys like him, they’re paid to pretend it’s far more than that, as if it’s something that matters as much a mort-gage.

Try again, Herm. Losing in the NFL isn’t anything any fan -- let alone a fan as proud as a Chiefs fan -- will ever have or want to accept.

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very good team, it’s just hard for them to compete in that region with St. Xavier, Trinity, Manual, Ballard and those types of schools.”

LaVertu said the number of school records that have been set and re-set this sea-son is a good sign.

“Four kids have broken and set, broken and set school records all season long,” he said. “Kaitie Webb has set her own record in the 100 butterfl y, I think, four times this season. Lisa Hurt has broken and set her record three times. Megan Spilman broke the school record last weekend in the 100 backstroke, which was one of the oldest records in the book here. And then of course Troy (Jobe) has set every individual record at this school.”

LaVertu said the seed times for the region meet were released earlier this week and he was pleased with where his kids are.

“The good thing about seeding is it tells you where you’re expected to be, but you always have to throw in other factors — what kids from other schools will actually show up and perform to their abilities compared to your kids,” he said. “You have to take into consideration which of our kids will perform to their abilities and it’s hard to tell exactly where they’ll fi nish based on seed times, but it’s a good indication. If you go by the seed times, we look to do really well.

“I expect seven or eight boys to make it to the sec-ond day in individual events and probably fi ve

girls. All six of the relays should make it to the sec-ond day as well barring a disqualifi cation. We’ll have the opportunity to score points, we just have to per-form (today).”

LaVertu said only junior Troy Jobe can take it easy today and save himself for tomorrow.

“They have to show up and perform,” he said. “No one except Troy can lay back the fi rst day and still be OK. He could fi nish fourth in both of his individual events and still have a le-gitimate shot on Saturday to win his two events. No one else can do that. Every other kid will have to swim all out or they run the pos-sibility of not making it.”

But, LaVertu said, the higher Jobe fi nishes, the better lane assignment he’ll have for the fi nals.

“You really want to be in one of the center lanes,” he said. “If he fi nishes fi rst, second or third, he’ll be in a great lane. If he fi nishes fourth, he’s still in a decent lane but not great. Fifth or sixth, you’re on the outside looking in. It’s really impor-tant for him to fi nish fi rst, second or third.”

Overall, LaVertu said he was hopeful his team would send several kids to next weekend’s state meet, held at UofL.

“I’m very optimistic about where we fi nished and it’s a great sign to have our kids swimming their best these last three or four meets,” he said. “It builds a huge amount of confi -dence in them. It’s amaz-ing to watch them develop through the season and see where they are at the end of it compared to where they were, and the progression has been there.”

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Future racing stars are hard to fi nd, and although Chelsea Schillig isn’t yet a household name in motor-sports, we’re betting one day, this 16-year-old from Apopka, Fla., will be.

Specifi cally, at the recent Performance Racing Indus-try (PRI)/MOPAR Sprint & Midget Classic at Orlando Speedworld, Schillig took part in a 20-lap feature race for Legends division race cars.

Not aware of age or gen-der, I watched her No. 75 Yamaha-powered Legend Sedan the entire race, and commented to a nearby photographer, “Whoever’s driving the 75 is either go-ing places or is one heck of an older driver.” The No. 75, after posting the quick-est qualifying time for the event and starting fi fth, fi n-ished a creditable sixth on a tough track that didn’t offer much passing.

After the race, we decided to stop by the pits and meet the driver. To my surprise,

out of the cockpit came young Chelsea Schillig, the only female in the fi eld.

Chelsea has done well in academics, takes part in Ju-nior ROTC and has racing and engineering as a career goal.

“I’m currently learning about Electrical Engineer-ing at my high school be-cause this program will help me achieve my goal of becoming a mechanical engineer. I plan on moving up to ARCA or the Hooter’s Pro Cup (stock cars) de-pending on sponsorship, and hope someday to drive in NASCAR in one of the three big series, Trucks, Na-tionwide (formerly Busch) or Sprint Cup.”

On the track, Chelsea started in Quarter Midgets at the age of 7, moved up to Senior Honda and then Ban-doleros, where she raced for two years. At her home track, she fi nished second and third in overall points and won many races.

Currently, Chelsea cam-paigns her No. 75 Semi-Pro Legend regularly at Or-

lando Speedworld, where she completed a fi ne 2007 season, winning the Semi-Pro track championship and fi nishing third in the track’s total overall points (all divisions). On the na-tional scene, she fi nished in the Top 20 of more than 400 drivers.

Chelsea received national publicity recently as she was one of just 16 female drivers chosen nationally from hundreds of others to participate in the Lyn St. James Driver Develop-ment Program in Arizona. St. James is one of the na-tion’s top female drivers/instructors/motivational and development person-alities and has competed in the Indy 500.

“Thanks to Lyn St. James, we were taught by the best instructors and profession-als. I stayed in Arizona a to-tal of four days, and on the third day we had the chance to drive Mustang Cobras and race Karts.”

As the script would have it, and even though Chelsea had never driven a Kart,

she won the feature race at the Lyn St. James experi-ence, and did so by half-a-lap over second place.

“I learned many things at the Lyn St. James Driver Development Program, like interviewing skills, focus-ing and physical fi tness, and, just as important, met so many great people,” she

concluded.Keep an eye out for Chel-

sea Schillig. She’s going to be a star someday, be it behind a dynamometer building a racing engine or behind the wheel of a race car.

And as for you “devel-opment driver” scouts, take note. I think it will be

from behind the wheel of a race car.

Write to Greg Zyla in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

(c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.

PHOTO BY ANDY HEINTZELMAN)Chelsea Schillig, 16, from Apopka, Fla., is all smiles after her recent top qualifying time and 6th-place fi nish at the prestigious PRI/MOPAR Sprint & Midget Classic at Orlando Speedworld.

Star in the making

FILE PHOTO/SHAUN T. COXJunior Valerie Hobbs competes in the girls 200-yard individual medley at at meet earlier this year. Hobbs is a member of two of Meade County’s girls relay teams and also competes in individual events.

PeakingFrom page B1

By Chris Richcreek

1. Name the last time be-fore 2007 that the Colo-rado Rockies fi nished higher than fourth place in the N.L. West.2. When was the last time before 2007 (Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn) that the members of a Baseball Hall of Fame induction class (including Veterans Committee selections) each spent his entire ca-reer with one team?3. Name the school that won the fi rst college football national cham-pionship under the Bowl Championship Series for-mat.4. Who compiled the highest scoring average in his fi rst trip to the NBA Finals?5. Mats Sundin became the Toronto Maple Leafs’ all-time leader in 2007 for goals scored. Whose mark did he break?

6. Name the team that has lost the most Ma-jor League Soccer Cups (championship fi nal).7. Which jockey won the most Preakness Stakes in the 1990s?Answers1. The Rockies ended in third place in the N.L. West in 1997. They fi n-ished second in 2007.2. It was 1988, when Wil-lie Stargell was the lone inductee.3. It was Tennessee in the 1998 season.4. Rick Barry averaged 40.8 points per game in 1967, but the San Francis-co Warriors lost to Phila-delphia.5. Darryl Sittler had 389 goals for the Maple Leafs.6. The New England Rev-olution has lost four times (2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07).7. Pat Day did it four times (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996).(c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Morning light had not yet pushed away the shadows when the deer trapping crew drove up to the tennis courts at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.

It was cold that January morning and the resort was closed for the winter, but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Deer Coordinator John Phil-lips and crew had a special purpose for being there.

Usually, trapping crews used box traps, tranquilizer darts or net traps to capture deer, but the state park of-fered a unique opportunity.

Today’s crew had been baiting the tennis courts for several weeks, leaving both gate doors open.

A week before the trap-ping was to take place, one of the doors was shut. Finally, this morning, the crew approached the courts and shut the other door trapping the feeding deer inside.

The capture was made easily, but the deer still had to be tagged and loaded onto trucks where they would be transported to other counties and released to establish new viable deer herds.

Greg Powers, a member of the trapping crew, cor-nered a young button buck. Grabbing the deer’s front legs, he wrestled it to the ground so another member of the crew could tag it.

Powers took a good look at the deer after it was load-ed on the truck; it wasn’t the last time that he would see it.

Six years later, Powers was bow hunting on the Paintsville Lake Wildlife Management Area when he took a monster of a deer.

According to its ear tag, it was the same buck that he captured on the Lake Cumberland park’s tennis courts.

The buck was a non-typical that scored 200 and sevent-eighths on the Pope and Young scale, the second highest Pope and Young Club entry from Kentucky.

By the time Powers took his record deer, hunting had become a realistic pur-suit all over the state.

But fewer than 50 years before, Kentucky didn’t al-low deer hunting because of low populations, and just 20 years before it was still rare to bring home a deer from a hunt.

Concerned sportsmen had taken action but deer restoration took time to be successful.

Concern for dwindling wildlife populations in Kentucky began before the turn of the century when, in 1894, the Kentucky legisla-ture passed a law making it illegal to kill a buck, doe or fawn between March 1 and September 1.

In 1912, sportsmen con-vinced the legislature to take further action and form a Game Commission. The commission recom-mended closing the state to deer hunting. Deer hunting did not reopen until 1946.

The fi rst modern-day deer hunt actually came because of one Isaac Bernheim.

In 1929, Bernheim brought 15 red deer (a close relative of elk) from Europe and released the giants on his property, which he man-aged as an example of con-servation in Bullitt County.

The red deer herd grew so large that local farmers began complaining. In Jan-uary 1946, it was red deer,

not whitetails, that became the focus of the fi rst legal deer hunt in Kentucky since before World War I.

It cost $10 for hunters to participate. If they were lucky enough to kill a deer, they had to pay an addi-tional $15 for a tag.

Although hunters took fewer than 30 deer, the hunt successfully scattered the herd.

However, scattering the existing herds of white-tailed deer would not be enough to establish a state-wide deer population.

So, the Kentucky Divi-sion of Game and Fish, now the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Re-sources, received deer from Wisconsin to begin a white-tailed deer restoration pro-gram.

Departmetn personnel relocated most of these deer to Christian, Critten-den, Livingston and Ballard counties.

Ballard Wildlife Man-agement Area (WMA) and Mammoth Cave received stockings of Kentucky deer and Wisconsin deer, and later became trapping sites.

Stocking would be the method to establishing a statewide deer herd.

Unfortunately, before 1945 there was little work done in the area of biologi-cal wildlife management. Wildlife management was largely limited to law en-forcement.

As a result, early deer hunting seasons were too liberal, ultimately undo-ing much of what previous stocking had established.

In the 1960s and 1970s, deer stocking intensi-fi ed. Seasons grew more restrictive to protect the state’s herd. Much of the state’s current deer popu-lation originated from deer trapped at Ballard WMA and Mammoth Cave and moved elsewhere in the state between 1963 and 1974.

Robert Willis set up the fi rst deer check stations in 1976. Willis and John Phil-lips, a biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, met at Kleber Wildlife Man-agement Area the day after the deer season ended.

Willis and Phillips hand-sorted all the deer check cards to tabulate the year’s deer harvest.

By the 1980s, the western two-thirds of the state had enough deer to open a sea-son.

Statewide, more than 40,000 cards from check sta-tions were compiled using a scanner. Still, many eastern counties didn’t have viable deer herds.

Deer transplanted to east-ern Kentucky faced addi-tional problems of rugged

terrain and dogs. These el-ements, not poachers, were the major obstacles to the growth of the herd.

When Phillips became Kentucky’s deer program coordinator in 1978, he began defi ning the differ-ences in deer populations from east to west across the state.

He determined that coun-ties could have a season if there was more than one deer a square mile. So in-stead of putting 50 deer in a county, he proposed putting 500 deer in each county.

His theory was success-ful. During the 1980s and 1990s, Phillips and his crews trapped and released around 12,000 deer.

Charlie Wilkins remem-bers the intensity of the pro-gram during those years. He came on as manager of the Ballard Wildlife Man-agement Area in 1985.

During the winter months, deer trapping was a seven-day-a-week job for Wilkins and his crew, which consisted of 11 men.

The object was to trap as many deer as possible and transport them as quickly as possible. The labor was time-intensive and work-intensive.

From the fi rst restric-tions on hunting in 1894, to nearly statewide seasons in 1997, the torch has been handed down.

It took dedication to raise Kentucky’s white-tailed deer population from fewer than 2,000 in 1945 to a state-wide herd of more than 450,000 today. The state’s last deer stocking occurred in Perry County in 1999.

Note: Former Kentucky Afi eld magazine writer J.B. Garland fi rst published this story in 1998. Although some information may be dated and some personnel have changed, it provides a glimpse into Ken-tucky’s deer restoration ef-forts.

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KNOTT’SBODY SHOP

AUTOMOBILE

COLLISION REPAIR

FREE ESTIMATES

24-HOUR TOWING/WREAKER SERVICE

999 Lawrence St • Brandenburg, Ky 270-422-1202

WRIGHT’SCONSTRUCTIONResidential • Commercial• Reroofing •New Roofs • Tear Offs •

•Flat Roofs • Repairs • Siding • Metal Roofing• Gutters • Chimney Repairs •

• Insurance Work • 20 Years Experience •• Free Estimates • Fully Insured

Your home improvements done the W-right way the first time!

270-828-5206 • 502-724-3614

Allen’s Wrecker Service

WE BUY JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS!270-945-4330

LiversBookkeeping& Tax Service

(270)422-3827Open 9AM ‘til

Electronic Filing& Fast Refunds

Located across fromSt. John’s Church

500 East BroadwayBrandenburg

Manning Welding ServiceAll Types of Welding

Aluminum, Cast Aluminum, Cast

Iron, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, etc.Portable Service Available

Reasonable Rates!270-668-4796

A-1 Service Center

8780 HWY 60 • Corner of 1238 next to B&H Liquors

FULL AUTOMOBILE - TRUCK REPAIR CENTER

ASE Certified Mechanics • Custom Dual ExhaustBrakes • Oil Change • Tune Ups

Strutts all phases of trucksAutomobile Repair • Vehicle Detailing • Military Discount!

AUTO REPAIR FINANCING AVAILABLEFREE PICK UP & DROP OFF CUSTOMER SERVICE

HOURS: MON. - SAT. 7 AM – 7 PM CALL 828-FXIT

24 Hr. Towing

Call: 268-1356

Horse Shoe& Trimming

Call B.J. Bishop270-536-3073

Indiana’s country Music Capitol

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7:30 - EVERY SATURDAY

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT You’re sure to have a grand ol’ time in this

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BOB GAGEL - owner/operator

We also doExcavating!

Legal NoticeAttention Former Members of

Meade County Health ClubIf you were a member of Meade County Health Club, 1141 High Street, Brandenburg, KY when they closed on or about September 9, 2007, and have suffered loss of money due to the closure of the health spa and have not yet obtained a

refund, you may be entitled to a partial refund of your membership fees.

In order to make a claim against the bond money, you must file a written complaint, a copy of our contract and proof of payment (canceled check, credit card receipt, etc) with the Attorney General’s Office at 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601-8204, no later than March 14, 2008. If you have any questions, call Angela Rhodes at (502)696-5389. If you have already filed the requested documentation with the Attorney General’s Office and/or received

refund from Meade County Health Club, you do not need to file again.

Angela M. Rhodes

422-2600

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St. John the Apostle Community Blood Drive- February, 7 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the cafeteria, remember to eat iron-rich foods and drink plenty of water. 515 East Broadway Brandenburg

Fast Pitch Softball -sign ups will be held at the Meade County Courthouse and Meade County High School Saturday January 26, February 2 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., please bring child’s birth certifi cate. For more information call Tracy 668-6703 or Bill 945-0179

Chihuahua Rescue, USA-Ch ihuahuarescueusa .org 501(c) (3) non-profi t organization.

For Sale-2004 Chevy Malibu Classic, local car like new inside and out 55,000 miles, all power and electric. Well taken care of book value $8,500 asking $8,295. Call Ray 270-547-3212 or Alana 502-345-7171

For Sale-1995 Chevy Corsica, $1,500 or best offer. Call 828-5862 for more information

Winter Warm up sale! Check our HOT prices. Great prices on high quality all steel buildings. Sentinel Building Systems, 800-327-0790 ad 26. www.sentinelbuildings.com

Attention Homeowners: Display homes wanted for vinyl siding, replacement windows, roofs. Guaranteed fi nancing! No payments for 6 months. Low monthly payments. Call Now! 1-800-251-084

Craft Sale-Feb 4 thru Feb 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 4108 Hwy 477 Webster. Ruby Bell home, 547-7455

For Rent- 1 bedroom apt, fi rst fl oor, cable ready, county water, refrigerator, stove. No pets. Deposit required $425 Valley View, Payneville. Call 496-4426 or 496-4130

For Rent-3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, house in Flaherty, full basement, garage, fenced yard. Credit check, $850 monthly and $850 deposit, call 270-668-2162

For Rent-3 bedroom, 1.5 bath in Brandenburg, No Pets, $650 per month with $650 deposit. Call 270-668-2162

Webkinz and accessories, scrapbook, stamps supplies and classes, Boyd’s Bears .The Doll House Scrapbook and Gift Shop, HWY 1638. Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 270-828-2033

Possible contract with deed, 2,500 square ft, 3 baths, 2 kitchens, 3 to 5 bedrooms, walk out fi nished basement and double garage under $150,000. Call 270-547-8328.

Sawmills from only $2,990- Convert your logs to valuable lumber with your own Norwood portable band sawmill. Log skidders also available. www.n o r w o o d i n d u s t r i e s .com/500A FREE I n f o r m a t i o n : 800-578-1363- Ext. 500-A.

Wolff Tanning Beds. As low as $28 a month! FREE DVD player- Order by 2/8/08. Call ETS Tan TODAY! 800-842-1305 www.np.etstan.com

Ann’s Home and Offi ce- cleaning in Louisville and Brandenburg areas. Serious applicants only. Clean police record. Call 422-1502 or 422-2925, hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dodge’s Chicken Store-Good with people? Enjoy a fast paced environment? Now hiring energetic sales representatives. Must be 21, apply at 304 S Dixie Muldraugh, $8.50 hr.

Controller: Accounting or Finance degree, 7+ years accounting experience Established company, competitive salary/benefi ts, Oil and Gas Experience a plus! Positions reside in Bowling Green & Lexington, KY Email resumes: [email protected]

Coordinate Exchange Program! International High School Exchange Program seeks enthusiastic coordinators and ESL instructors. Develop exciting short-term programs for international students. 800-333-3802 Ext. 238; [email protected]

Part-time/ Full-time. National company needs honest, dependable person to restock company established retail- commercial accounts with brand name candy, snack, drink products. Up to $600 for 4-6 hrs/wk. Full time, up to $55-60,000 annually. Minimum $8,900 investment required. Guaranteed annual income. Good credit- fi nancing available. Toll Free 1-800-463-6678.

Spencerian College (Lexington) is seeking a high-energy, effective Admissions Offi cer to assist in building enrollment. This full-time position is responsible for all aspects of the Admissions recruitment cycle within an assigned geographic territory. JOB SKILLS/ REQUIREMENTS: The Admissions Offi cer’s duties include managing inquiries from prospective students, assessing their needs and creating an interest in our programs. R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s include but are not limited to building relationships through phone solicitations and personal interviews with prospective students. Responsible for marketing and communication to prospective students who apply utilizing our web based application. Administrative duties include completing detailed paperwork and following up on all aspects of the admissions process, including assisting applicants through fi nancial planning, registration and orientation as well as daily updates in CampusVue. Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S : *Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience is required. *Two years experience as an admissions offi cer. *Flexible schedule to accommodate weekend and evening hours as needed *Excellent customer service and strong communication skills. Resumes should be sent to dprofi ta@spencerian

Dirt Cheap Prices! Log cabin siding $0.89 lft. 1x4 Poplar Beaded ceiling $0.37 lft. 1x6 Poplar fl ooring $0.55 lft. AW Graham Lumber. PH: 1-877-845-9663 www.grahamlumber.com

Airlines are Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888)349-5387.

Attend College Online from home. Medical, business, paralegal, computers, criminal justice. Job placement assistance. Financial aid and computer provided if qualifi ed. Call 866-858-2121 www.onlinetidewatertech.com

Get Crane Trained! Crane/ heavy equip training. National certifi cation prep. Placement assistance. Financial assistance. Georgia School of Construction. www.heavy5.com Use code “KYCNH” or call 1-866-712-7745

Heavy Equipment Operator Training. Employment Assistance. You may qualify for available SURPLUS state training Dollar$. Enrolling Now. www.amhet.com 1-866-280-5836 American Heavy Equipment Training.

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WOODED BUILDING lots, located near Otter Creek Park, in Forest Ridge Estates, county water, streets will be paved, “restricted to Houses”. $24,900 Financing available for everyone! 270-828-2222.

BUILDING LOTS IN Milstead Estates, located near Flaherty in Hwy 144, city water available, streets will be paved “restricted to houses.” $29,900. Financing available for everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

5 ACRES AND Brick House, near Rough River Lake, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, city water available, located on Centerview-Rough River Road. Can purchase additional land and barns. $79,900 Financing available for everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

HOME IN VINE GROVE, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ baths, city water and sewers, completely remodeled with new kitchen, new bathrooms, new drywall, new laminated hardwood fl oors and carpets, located in Vine Grove on Shelton Street. $74,900. Financing available for everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

6.4 ACRES, ON HWY. 228, 6 miles from Brandenburg, city water available, lays nice for a home. $34,900 Financing available for everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

5 ACRES SET-UP for Double-Wide Home, with city water, septic, electric, located between Otter Creek Park and Doe Valley off Hwy. 1638 and Hwy. 933 in the Woods. $39,900 Financing available for everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

1 TO 6 ACRE LAKE front lots on Rough River Lake, city water, long lake frontage, in a new development. Starting @ 22,900 Financing available for everyone! www.Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222

2 ACRES WITH 16’X 80’ Mobile Home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, new laminate hardwood fl ooring and new carpet in bedrooms, fresh paint very clean and nice, located off Hwy.79 near Irvington. $49,900 Financing Available for everyone! www.Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222

4 BEDROOM DOUBLE wide home on 1.7 acres has over 2000 Sq.ft of living space, 2 baths, new hardwood laminated fl oors, new carpet and new paint. Located off U.S. Hwy. 60 and Shot-Hunt Road $84,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222

HOUSE IN LOUISVILLE, 2 bedrooms, bath, city water and sewer, new windows, nice and clean, brick car garage on large fenced lot. Located off Camp Ground Road on Schmitt Lane $4 9,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222

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Black Cats • Male & Female

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Sunday-Thursday11A.M. to 10 P.M.

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Miguel’s MexicanRestaurant

36 ACRES BRECK CO. near Webster, all woods with timber, nice home site, also good hunting. $2,500 an acre.

87.142 ACRES IN BRECK Co., near Webster, pasture, woods, perfect hunting, ok for horses or cattle, nice home site, must see to appreciate!

7 ACRES BEAUTIFUL CREEK front property near Cloverport, Breck Co. O.K. for home or cabin, access to Ohio River and boat ramp. Perfect get away.

12 ACRE MINI-FARM, county water, electric and paved road, perfect for horses, located in Breckiridge County.

1-6 ACRES IN MEADE County near Fort Knox. Ok for single or doublewides homes. County water and electric available, owner fi nancing.

5 ACRES AND 7.7 ACRES near Irvington Beautiful home site, ok for horses or cattle, must see to appreciate!

HUNTERS PARADISE!!!* 88 acres in Fordsville, $1,400 an acre, may

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5 ACRES BRECK County, has 3 bedroom house and garage, house needs little work, only $3,900 DN

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Breckinridge Co near Rough River has 5 acres of land county water available home has carport, $79,900

10 ACRES Breckinridge County, in country private mostly open, lays good on county road only $23,900

20 ACRES Breckinridge County, mostly open has barn and private at dead end in road only $2,000 DN

8 ACRES OPEN AND wooded, has septic, electric and well water, Breckinridge County Hwy 86. $4,000 DN

Absolutely No cost to you!! All brand new power wheelchairs, hospital beds and scooters. Immediate delivery. Call toll free 1-888-998-4111 to qualify

Trading Post Homes of Meade County-up to $10,000 off select close out homes, single and double wides while they last. Call 270-828-8834 or 1-800-645-6448

Free to good home- two black kittens and house, 3 months old, one boy and one girl, call 828-4843 or 502-797-8542

For Sale-Full Blooded German Shepherd puppies, mom and dad, is on sight to see, $200. Call 945-4207

Call for a Move in Special before March 1 -Debbie Lane 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath central air, and washer/dryer hookup. Call 270-422-7469.

4 + or - acre house – 3 BR, 1 BA, county water, well, 30x50 metal building, located in Garrett. 10 minutes from Fort Knox, possible owner fi nancing, $125,500. Call 270-547-8279.

LOG CABIN only $69,900. Lake Access with FREE Boat Slips. Own the dream! New 2,128 sf log cabin package at spectacular 160,000 acre recreational lake! Paved road, u/g utilities, excellent fi nancing. Call now 1-800-704-3154, x1715

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS, Alcohalt House, 2254 Fairgrounds Road, meets Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Call 422-1050

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings held at the Acceptance Place 1370 Hwy. 79 in Irvington, Ky. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meeting held Monday nights at 8 p.m. For more info, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445

AL-ANON MEETS EVERY Sunday and Tuesday, 8 p.m.., Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885

THE OPEN DOOR AL-TEEN group meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885

REPORT A CRIME, new tip line 270-422-HOPE (4673), the tip line is totally anonymous, and your identity cannot be revealed.

DESTIN, FORT WALTON BEACH, SOUTH WALTON, PANAMA CITY & PORT ST JOE, FLORIDA. Best selection of beach cottages, homes & condos. On-line Reservations. www.S o u t h e r n R e s o r t s . c o m 800.737.2322

#1 TRUCK DRIVING School. Training for Swift, Werner & others. Dedicated/ Regional/ Local. Approx. $50,000- $70,000 yearly. Home Weekly! 1-800-883-0171 Open 7 days a week.

$5K SIGN-ON BONUS for experienced Teams: Dry Van & Temp Control. Solo jobs also available: Regional & OTR. O/O & CDL-A Grads welcome. Call Covenant (866)684-2519. EOE.

CLASS-A AND B CDL Training. Employment Assistance. You may qualify for available SURPLUS State Training Dollar$. Enrolling Now. www.tatcdl.com 1-866-244-3644 TRUCK AMERICA TRAINING

DRIVER- BYNUM Transport- Qualifi ed drivers needed for Regional & OTR positions. Food Grade tanker, no hazmat or pumps, great benefi ts, competitive pay, new equipment. 866-GO-BYNUM. Need 2 years experience.

DRIVER: GUARANTEED Home Time, Company or lease purchase available, BC/BS, CDL-A and 3 months experience required. 800-441-4271 Ext. KY-100

DRIVER: OWNER Operators ONLY: Regional Freight from Louisville. $1.27pm Average! Home often & weekends. Plates available. NOT forced dispatch. Call Howard at T&T! 1-800-511-0082.

DRIVERS.. CALL TODAY! Bonus & Paid orientation. 36-43cpm. Earn over $1000 weekly. Excellent benefi ts. Class-A and 3 mos recent OTR required. 800-635-8669

DRIVERS: CDL-A The grass is greener at PTL. Co. Drivers earn up to 46 cpm, Owner Operators Earn 1.21 cpm. Excellent training program. 22 yrs of age, 12 mos OTR. No Forced Northeast! Co. Drivers call: 800-848-0405 O.Operators call: 877-774-3533. www.ptl-inc.com

DRIVERS- IMMEDIATE openings for Regional & OTR drivers! CDL-A w/tanker req’d. Premium pay & benefi ts. Call 877-484-3061 or visit us at www.oakleytransport.com

DRIVERS- OWNER OPS. New lease to own program. 92CPM & Fuel Surcharge paid, all miles. Class-A CDL req’d. 866-804-2065. www.transportamerica.com

FLATBED DRIVERS- Competitive pay +Bonuses. Consistent home time, great benefi ts. Accepting recent grads. 23 YO, 1 yr. OTR, CDL-A. Smithway Motor Xpress. 888-619-7607, www.smxc.com

GUARANTEED WEEKLY Settlement Check... Join Wil-Trans Lease Operator Program. Get the benefi ts of being a lease operator without any of the risk. 888-229-8712. Must be 23.

NO TRUCK DRIVER Experience Needed- No Problem. Wil-Trans Trucking will teach you how to drive. Company Sponsored CDL Training. Be OTR in One Week. 888-428-6374. Must be 23.

REGIONAL FLATBED Drivers: Start at $.40/mile +tarp pay!!! Earn $50,000 PLUS 6% Bonus! Home every weekend and 1/2 times per week!! Great benefi ts including 401K! 6 mo. t/t & Class-A req’d. Wabash Valley Transportation, Inc. 800-246-6305 www.wvtonline.com

TRANSFER DRIVERS: Need 40 CDL Class-A or B drivers to transfer Motor homes, straight trucks, tractors, and buses. Year round work. 1-800-501-3783

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ACROSS 1 Towns 6 "Bam!" 9 Raw rock 12 Dizzying designs 13 Mimic 14 Gender 15 Ancient Roman port 16 Workaday grind 18 Beast 20 Culture medium 21 Pismire 23 Affi rmative action? 24 Skilled 25 Out of bounds 27 "Aida" composer 29 Period of decline 31 Blue shades 35 Fillies' mothers 37 No purebred 38 Reached 41 1950s DJ's stack 43 Festive 44 Belligerent deity 45 Kitchen device 47 Hoarder of a sort 49 Wipe out 52 Biblical verb suffi x 53 Rocks 54 Chipped in 55 - Moines 56 Garden plot ... 57 ... and what may grow there

DOWN 1 Greet the villain 2 Boom times 3 Knocking noise 4 Smile 5 Blotch 6 Procession 7 October stone 8 Drench 9 Orange variety 10 Summarize 11 Put forth 17 Curie discovery

19 Man with a van 21 Keep talking 22 Ultramodernist 24 Wood-shaping tool 26 Grayish-red 28 Grates 30 Roscoe 32 Kids (Sl.) 33 Greek vowel 34 Pigs' digs 36 Walking on air 38 Stared open-

mouthed 39 Speak from the soapbox 40 Georgia and Cal 42 Remove wool 45 Spiked club 46 Cube-maker Rubik 48 Eve, originally 50 Witness 51 Mag. staffers

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Last Week’s Solutions

Community Calendar

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You're eager to take on that new opportunity opening up as January gives way to February. Now all you need to do is resist quitting too early. Do your best to stay with it.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Doff a bit of that careful, conservative outlook and let your brave Bovine self take a chance on meeting that new challenge. You could be surprised at how well you do.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might not want to return to the more serious tasks facing you. But you know it's what you must do. Cheer up. Something more pleasant will soon occupy your time.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) As you dutifully tidy up your end-of-the-month tasks, your fun self emerges to urge you to do something special: A trip (or a cruise, maybe?) could be just what you need.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your achievements are admirable as you close out the month with a roar. Now you can treat yourself to some well-earned time off for fun with family or friends. (Or both!)

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be sure you know the facts before you assume someone is holding back on your project. Try to open your mind before you give someone a piece of it.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might feel comfortable in your familiar surroundings, but it might be time to venture into something new. There's a challenge out there that's just right for you.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your love of things that are new gets a big boost as you encounter a situation that opens up new and exciting vistas. How far you go with it depends on you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) That recent workplace shift might not seem to be paying off as you expected. But be patient. There are changes coming that could make a big difference.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While few can match the Goat's fi scal wizardry, you still need to be wary in your dealings. There might be a problem you should know about sooner rather than later.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Easy does it when it comes to love and all the other good things in life. Don't try to force them to develop on your schedule. Best to let it happen naturally.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A surprise decision by someone you trust causes some stormy moments. But a frank discussion explains everything, and helps save a cherished relationship.

BORN THIS WEEK: Sometimes you forget to take care of yourself, because you're so busy caring for others. But you wouldn't have it any other way.

Horoscopes

HOCUS-FOCUSBy Henry Boltinoff

The Community Calendar is a Free service to community groups and organizations for event announcements. However, if you have an event where there is a charge listed there will be a $7 fl at fee for each time the announcement runs. No beauty pageants or yard sales. The News Standard offi ce is located at 1065 Old Ekron Rd. Call 270-422-4542 or e-mail [email protected]. Deadline for Friday’s paper is 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Friday, February 1

• Every Friday - Vine Grove Community Center, 300 West Main Street will have free Bluegrass and old-time music jam, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. come play or listen. Open to public, no amplifi ers or alcohol allowed. For more information call 877-2422.

• Fort Knox’s 113th Army Band-will host a free one-hour concert and play with the 338th Detachment One Army Bands at the Powers Auditorium at 7 p.m. the performance is planned for both the community and to entertain more than 350 soldiers. They will primarily play patriotic tunes, in various styles to appeal to everyone’s tastes.

Saturday, February 2

• Meade County Archeological Society-Archeological Program at the Meade County Public Library 10 a.m., Native American artifacts display. Bring your own artifacts to be identifi ed and learn about the Archeological Society.

• Every Saturday night-from 7 to 10 p.m., Payneville Baptist Church will have free movies, popcorn and games, everyone welcome. For info, 496-4446 or 496-4635

Monday, February 4

• 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Classes-at the Meade County Public Library, 6 p.m.

• Muldraugh Elementary-PTO meeting 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 5

• Ekron Elementary-Book Fair Parent Night, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 6

• Ekron Elementary-midterms sent home (grades 3-6)

• Payneville Elementary- Conservation, “Summer Camp/Creepy Crawlies” 8:20 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.

• Stuart Pepper Middle School-Babysitting course

Thursday, February 7

• The Holiday Bazaar committee-will meet at 6 p.m. at the Meade County Extension Offi ce to revamp the holiday bazaar. Please plan to attend if you would like to be involved in this project.

• There will be a committee meeting- at 12 noon to discuss the spring tasting event, scheduled for April 17, if you would like to serve on this committee, please plan to attend. The meeting will be at the Meade County Extension Offi ce.

• St. John the Apostle Community Blood Drive-2 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the cafeteria, remember to eat iron-rich foods. 515 Broadway, Brandenburg.

• Payneville Elementary-Guest speaker, grades 4-6, Black History Month 9:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m.

Saturday, February 9

• Every Saturday night-from 7 to 10 p.m., Payneville Baptist Church will have free movies, popcorn and games, everyone welcome. For more information call 496-4446 or 496-4635

• 2008 Flaherty Community Ballpark softball and baseball-sing ups will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Flaherty fi rehouse. Boys 5-16 (as of April 30, 2008) and girls 5-16 (as of January 1, 2008)

I constantly hear kids my age complaining about how adults don’t respect us. A lot of times we feel like we’re looked down on or herded around like livestock, yet many of us are igno-rant of many of the world’s issues.

Maybe if we knew more about what’s going on around us, we would earn more respect because be-ing able to discuss and debate real world is-sues (the real, real world, not that show on MTV) and being capable of holding an intelligent conversation will impress the adults around you.

Understanding world is-sues is a great accomplish-ment. One step more im-

pressive than knowing is doing. There are all kinds of crises happening around the

world and there are many different ways you can make a dif-ference.

In Africa, malaria is one of the most lethal diseases chil-dren face. Sports Il-lustrated columnist Rick Reilly chal-lenged each of his readers to donate $10 toward purchas-

ing insecticide-treated bed nets that prevent disease-carrying insects from bit-ing children while they’re sleeping. Thousands of Americans responded and because of that, the Noth-ing But Nets campaign was created. In the fi rst month of operation, Nothing But Nets

raised more than $1 million. The response has been phe-nomenal, but more nets are always needed. To fi nd out how you can help support this cause and to see where your $10 donation is going, log on to www.nothingbut-nets.net.

Good with words? Look-ing to expand your vocab-ulary? If you visit www.freerice.com you can send grains of rice to starving families. Freerice.com, a sister site of Poverty.com, has two basic goals: Provide English vocabulary to ev-eryone for free and help end world hunger by providing rice to starving people for free. Once you go to the Web site, you choose the correct synonym for a word, and every time you answer cor-rectly Freerice donates 20

grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Pro-gram — it’s literally ‘food for thought.’

As of December 2007, more than 6.9 billion grains of rice had been donated and millions more are sent each day. The next time you’re online, visit www.freerice.com. Helping end world hunger will likely be much more fulfi lling than fooling around on MySpace or Fa-cebook for hours on end.

If you’re daring enough to brave the prick of a nee-dle and the sight of blood doesn’t make you quiver, you should consider donat-ing blood. There are events throughout the year — nat-ural disasters, vehicle col-lisions and hospital emer-gencies — that create a high demand for blood donors.

Lives are lost every day be-cause of the lack of compat-ible blood available. Why not shed a little blood to save someone’s life?

The American Red Cross organizes blood drives across the country several times throughout the year. To fi nd a blood drive near you, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.givelife.org.

Cluttered closet? Sort through your old clothes and take items that are in good condition to a Goodwill or consignment shop. Warm jackets are needed during the winter months, so why not give up one you don’t even wear to someone who desperately needs it? There are several local places, like the Meade County Clothes Closet, where clothes dona-tions are always welcomed.

The Pets In Need Society (PINS) of Meade County works hard to prevent ani-mal cruelty. They’ve created a proactive Spay/Neuter Program to reduce the num-ber of unwanted animals in the area. PINS can always use more animal-loving members to stand behind the cause.

Visit www.petsinneedso-ciety.org or call 422-3838 for more information on how you can help.

It doesn’t matter which organization you choose to contribute to, as long as you’re supporting a positive cause you believe in.

Get active. Helping out a charitable organization is a respectable deed and it will make you feel better about yourself and the world we live in.

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Put your body, mind to use — help someone

By Melissa D. KinnardMeade Co. Health Department

February is recognized as National Children’s Dental Health Month. Because we want our children to have beautiful healthy smiles for a lifetime, we must start very early to ensure their future dental health.

The following tips and guidelines will put your children on the path to a lifetime of healthy habits.

Beginning immediately after birth, clean baby’s gums with a wet washcloth or gauze square after meals. Begin daily brushing with a small, soft-bristled tooth-brush after the fi rst tooth erupts.

Fluoride toothpaste should not be used until children can spit on their own, at approximately age two. At this point a pea-sized amount of fl uoride toothpaste can be added to the toothbrush. Fluo-ride mouthwashes are not recommended for children

under the age of six.Fluoride is your best

defense against dental cavities. It helps repair the enamel on the teeth and prevent decay. If you use bottled water for drinking and cooking or your com-munity water is not fl uori-dated, tell your doctor or dentist. They may prescribe a fl uoride supplement for your child.

To maintain healthy teeth and prevent cavities, children should not be put to bed with a bottle of milk or juice; these liquids pool in the mouth and produce acid throughout the night which can lead to tooth de-cay.

For this reason, do not let a toddler walk around with a bottle unless it is fi lled with plain water. A good goal is to have your child drinking from a cup by their fi rst birthday.

So that children do not develop crooked, crowd-ed teeth or problems with their bite, try to discourage

thumb-sucking after age four and try to wean from the pacifi er by age two.

Calcium in the diet also plays a big role in dental health. Calcium is a miner-al that helps to build strong bones and teeth. It is found in low-fat milk and dairy products.

Even before baby teeth and adult teeth come in they need calcium to devel-op fully. Calcium keeps the gums and jawbone strong and healthy, which holds your teeth in place.

To ensure a healthy smile at any age, remember the following:

•Brush twice a day with fl uoride toothpaste.

•Floss between teeth daily.

•Eat a balanced diet and limit between-meal snacks.

•Visit your dentist regu-larly.

For more information about dental health, con-tact the Meade County Health Department at (270) 422-3988.

Maintain healthy smiles for life

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Students enjoy a ton of fun

THE NEWS STANDARD/BETSY SIMON

TOP: Helen Barr, a teacher assistant at Bran-denburg Primary, helps Jacob Waddle, 7, (right) and Chris Waddle, 7, glue feet onto their penguin.

RIGHT: Kindergartner Misty Raines pins a nose on a polar bear.

BELOW: Students enjoy an artic-style story time inside an igloo construct-ed from milk jugs.

Preschoolers had a blast enjoying Brandenburg Primary School’s “Family Fun Night,” held Mon-day at the school.

Teachers and students gathered to play games, design creative crafts, par-ticipate in contests and enjoy a special story time held in-side a milk-jug igloo.

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scoreless for nearly the fi rst two minutes of the third quarter. Meade’s defense looked solid in the third — holding Breckinridge to only three points. But on the offensive end, the Waves could only muster six points.

“We really held them on defense for a lot of the game, but you can’t just shut them down and not score yourself,” Hurt said. “When they’re not making baskets is when we need to be making them. We made some mistakes but we played steady and kept our intensity and that’s what al-lowed us to come out with a win — we’d rather learn from a win than from a loss.”

Meade spread the scoring around with nine players contributing to the team’s 45 points. Senior wing Mindy Oliver led all scor-ers with 14 points to go with fi ve rebounds, four blocks and two assists. Se-nior guard Kim Montgom-ery and sophomore guard Caroline Wilson each had six points and the two com-bined for fi ve steals. Sopho-more guard Mallory Wathen chipped in with fi ve points, while freshman center Scar-lett Powers and sophomore forward Carly Evans each had four points. Evans also had six rebounds.

“It stayed pretty close and even though you lead the whole game, when they start to catch up … you can just kind of freeze and lose your focus,” Oliver said.

Breckinridge forward Julie Jarboe sank a three-pointer with less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter. The Tigers trimmed Meade’s 15-point lead down to seven before Hurt called a timeout with 36 seconds left.

“You can just tell the girls to re-focus, stay aggressive and protect the ball,” Hurt said about his pep talk dur-ing the timeout.

Oliver said the team knew this was an important game and though the girls didn’t demonstrate their full po-tential, they stayed strong on the fundamentals.

“We knew this would be the deciding factor in us taking No. 1 (in the district), so we just did what we do best,” she said. “It wasn’t the prettiest we’ve played but we stayed aggressive on the ball, stayed patient and it got us the win.”

Tuesday, the No. 14 North Hardin Lady Trojans proved too much for the Waves in Radcliff, winning 70-49.

North Hardin made just 32 percent of its baskets but the Trojans took 72 shots. Meade County shot 40 per-cent, but was only able to get up 35 shots. The Trojans used their quickness to get 23 steals.

Oliver led all scorers with 18 points, and Evans chipped in nine. Senior for-ward Kayla Fackler had fi ve points and six rebounds, and senior guard Melinda Hurt added four.

Meade 45, Breck 39Breck: Jarboe 2-4 5-6 11, Aldridge 2-16 5-8 9, Rudolph

2-3 3-4 7, Metcalfe 1-2 3-3 5, Bray 1-3 1-2 3, Henning 1-5 0-0 2, Lucas 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 9-33 19-25 39.

Meade: Oliver 6-12 2-4 14, Montgomery 2-4 2-4 6, Wil-son 3-7 0-2 6, Wathen 1-3 2-3 5, S. Powers 2-6 0-0 4, Evans 1-3 2-2 4, B. Powers 1-2 0-0 2, Fackler 1-2 0-0 2, Hurt 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-42 8-15 45.

Breck 12 12 3 12—39Meade 11 16 6 12—45

Three-point goals—Breck 2-9 (Jarboe 2-4, Aldridge 0-2, Henning 0-3, Meade 1-9 (Oliver 0-4, Wilson 0-1, Wathen 1-2, Hurt 0-2). Fouled out—Aldridge, B. Powers. Rebounds—Breck 21 (Aldridge 6), Meade 25 (Oliver 5). Assists—Breck 4 (Henning 2), Meade 8 (Oliver, Evans 2). Total fouls—Breck 19, Meade 20. Technicals—none.

North Hardin 70, Meade 49Meade: Oliver 7-11 4-6 18, Evans 2-5 5-7 9, S. Powers 3-6 0-0 6, Fackler 1-2 3-4 5, Hurt 1-1 2-2 4, Wathen 0-3 3-4 3, Wilson 0-5 3-5 3, B. Powers 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 14-35 21-33 70.

North: Edwards 6-20 3-6 17, Prince 5-10 4-6 14, Dixon 2-6 7-10 11, Bramblett 4-6 3-311, Taft 2-5 1-4 7, Smiley 2-6 0-0 5, Anderson 2-14 0-0 5. Totals 23-72 18-29 70.

Meade 11 17 12 9—49North 22 16 14 18—70

Three-point goals—Meade 0-4 (Montgomery 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Oliver 0-2), North 6-21 (Edwards 2-5, Taft 2-6, Smiley 1-2, Anderson 1-8). Total fouls—Meade 20, North 25. Rebounds—Meade 33 (Fack-ler 6), North 49 (Prince 15). Assists—North 11 (Edwards 4), Meade 4 (Wathen 2). Techni-cals—Hurt, Anderson.

Boys win OT thrillerThe Meade County Green-

wave wanted to go into their homecoming game to-night with a victory against Daviess County Tuesday, and it took until the fi nal seconds of overtime for the boys to earn the win on the fl oor of this year’s region tournament.

The Greenwave (15-4, 3-1) knocked off the Pan-thers (14-8) 61-59 — a loss Daviess County hated to endure on its home court. Senior forward Chris Roe scored a basket fi ve feet out from the hoop with four seconds left in overtime.

“It was a physical ball game,” coach Jerry Garris said. “Both teams wanted to win. The good thing for us besides the win is it gave us a chance to play on the court where the region tour-nament will be played.”

Meade County was down nine points at the half, but rallied back to outscore Da-viess 11-2 in the fi rst two minutes of the third quarter to tie it up. Both teams ex-changed the lead from there on out in regulation and through the four-minute long overtime.

“We knew going in that (Daviess County) was one of the top three or four teams in the region,” Garris said. “They’re a pretty good sized team and they really kept with us. It stayed back and forth … but I wasn’t surprised it was as close as it was. They’re a good team and we’re happy to head into Friday’s game with a win against them.”

The Greenwave home-coming game will tip off at 8 p.m. tonight at Meade County High School. The ’Wave welcome its biggest rival for the biggest night of the regular season thus far — Breckinridge County.

The Fighting Tigers (7-11, 4-1) will be gunning to beat Meade County on its home court, and both teams need the victory to secure the number one seed in the dis-trict.

“It’s the biggest game of the year,” Garris said. “We got home late (Tuesday) night so we took it easy at practice and just tried to stay loose and focus on Fri-day. It’s going to be big.”

Meade comes from behind to top Highlanders

Meade County (14-4, 3-1) rallied from a six-point defi -cit to score 25 points in the fourth quarter to edge Floyd Central, Ind. (2-11) 56-52 on the road Jan. 26.

Senior forward Nick Stin-nett led the Greenwave’s of-fensive surge with a career high 26 points, while pull-ing down four rebounds. Senior forward Chris Roe chipped in 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals.

Meade County took an early lead in the fi rst quar-ter 13-6, but Floyd Central pulled together and evened the score 21-21 at the half. Floyd Central’s hot streak continued into the second half, outscoring Meade County 16-10 in the third quarter.

The fi nal eight minutes, however, were all Meade County. The Greenwave lit up Floyd Central for 25 points and controlled the game’s tempo, leading to Meade County’s fourth straight win.

Meade 61, Daviess 59Stinnett 25, Ives 19, Roe 9, Williams 6, Wells 2. FG: 24-50. FT: 8-20. Three-point-ers—Meade 5-14 (Ives 5-10, Hubbard 0-1, Williams 0-3). Rebounds—Meade 33 (Roe 8, Stinnett 7). Assists—Meade 16 (Hubbard 5, Ives 4).

Meade 8 16 20 11 6—61Daviess 18 15 15 7 4—59

THE NEWS STANDARD/SANDY , TOP, LAURA

SAYLOR, LEFTABOVE: Senior guard Jeremiah Mann defends against Daviess County on Tues-day. Meade County came from behind to win an overtime thriller 61-59.

LEFT: Senior wing Mindy Oliver goes up for three points the old-fashioned way, getting the hoop and the harm. Oliver led the Waves to vic-tory over archrival Breckinridge Coun-ty 45-39 at home Friday. The win secured the No. 1 seed in the district tournament for the third straight year.

THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLORFreshman center Scarlett Powers puts up a shot against Breckinridge County. Powers had four points in the win.

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