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Girls basketballteam awardsThe Lady Waves cele-brate their season withan awards banquet.Learn more on B10.

Check out this week’sAmerican Profilemagazine inside.

Don’t blame theschool systemAngry parents wantsomeone to blame forthe Stuart Pepper gunincident last week, butthe school shouldn’tbe the scapegoat.

MCHS guardsigns with Mississippi StateRiley Benock will beplaying his college bas-ketball in the SEC.Learn more on B10.

Strike!!!Children team up withhigh schoolers for alittle bowling action.

The price for corn has nearly doubled in recent monthsbecause of a higher demand for ethanol fuel. On the surface itmay appear farmers can expect to make big bucks in 2007, butlocal farmers say that isn’t necessarily the case.

Farmers all ‘ears’ as cornprices near record highs

Regional markets have paid up to $4.25 perbushel for corn, almost $2 more than the aver-age going rate. According to national reports,some states have paid up to $5 per bushel, near-ing the record $5.50 set more than a decade ago.

But local farmers say as the price for corn hasrisen so has the cost of producing it, leaving lit-tle additional money despite the drasticincrease. The price of fertilizer and fuel for

machinery also has risen lately.“It’s not quite as great as it looks because fer-

tilizer costs doubled in the past few years, socost per acre has gone up dramatically too,”said local farmer Homer Richardson of the cornprice increase. “On the surface it looks great

PLEASE SEE CORN, PAGE A10

Democratic hopefuls hold forum

Four Oaks to get back buffer zone

KUNAteachesstudentsworldlessons

BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND

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ELIZABETHTOWN —Democrats vying for theirparty’s nomination in May’s pri-mary election were hoping Fri-day the 13th might bring someluck by securing votes in theregion during a forum held lastweek.

Six candidates, four running

for governor and two for lieu-tenant governor, answeredquestions at T.K. Stone MiddleSchool in Elizabethtown last Fri-day in front of more than 100spectators.

Even though the candidatesdisagreed on several topics,including education and health-care, all agreed changes need tobe made in Frankfort, startingwith the removal of Governor

Ernie Fletcher.“Kentucky is in a state of

dysfunction right now,” saidLexington attorney GaitwoodGalbraith, who previously ranfor governor on the Libertarianticket. “You Democrats out therelisten, Ernie Fletcher is not dead— there’s no stake through hisheart. You must put a new faceon the Democratic party … toget this state back on track.”

Galbraith was joined bySteve Beshear, Steve Henry, JodyRichards and lieutenantgovenor candidates Greg Stum-bo and Irv Maze. Otis Hensely

could not attend. The Democratic Parties for

eight counties, to include MeadeCounty, sponsored the event.

The moderator, Steve York,assistant news director forWAVE 3 in Louisville, gave eachcandidate between 30 and 60seconds to answer questions.

Candidates agreed thatchange is needed in the educa-tional system but each had a dif-ferent solution.

Stumbo said the Kentucky

Gubernatorial candidates hopeto unseat Fletcher in 2008 race

PLEASE SEE FORUM, PAGE A3

Youmustput a

new face onthe Democraticparty … to getthis state backon track.

“GAITWOOD GALBRAITH,

DEM. CANDIDATE

BY BETSY SIMON

[email protected]

When Meade County High School stu-dents graduate, hopefully they will knowthe Bluegrass State offers more than justtalent on the basketball court and horseraces in — it is also one of the key stateslawmakers look to for guidance when cre-ating bills in Congress.

“Other states often look to Kentuckywhen making their laws,” said David Dai-ley, vice principal at Meade County HighSchool and co-sponsor of Kentucky Unit-ed Nations Assembly (KUNA), a club atthe high school. “We (Kentucky) are topsin leadership.”

KUNA, co-sponsored by Dailey andsocial studies teacher Mike Schwartz, isdesigned as a leadership club, where thestudents gain a better understanding ofinternational issues through hands-onexperience as pseudo-members of theUnited Nations.

According to the Kentucky YMCA’swebsite, KUNA provides students “with agreater appreciation for our global com-munity through hands-on involvementwith international issues and solutions.”

The club, consisting of 25 freshmenthrough seniors, meets once a month. Thestudents learn the process of passing billsinto law as they debate issues that affectpeople from all corners of the world, suchas providing safe drinking water for peo-ple of all countries or the effect globalwarming is having on the world.

“The students are forced to deal withissues bigger than themselves,” Daileysaid.

Brittney Neben, a senior who has beena member of the club since the sixth grade,says KUNA has allowed her to experienceworld issues in a new way.

“We represent (in mock UN meetings)people from other countries and the issuesthey have,” she said. “We get to view theworld through other people’s eyes.”

Neben also credits much of her publicspeaking ability to her membership inKUNA, and says that aside from the edu-cational benefits the club has a socialaspect, too.

“I have met a lot of people from otherschools in Kentucky that also participatein KUNA,” Neben said.

PLEASE SEE KUNA, PAGE A3

BY BETSY SIMON

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The Brandenburg Planningand Zoning Committee metwith The Heritage Foundation,Inc., members of BrandenburgCity Council and Four Oaksresidents to resolve the FourOaks subdivision’s buffer issue.

“We came here to find asolution to the buffer that nolonger exists at Four Oaks,”said Phillip Henning who,along with Ron Reinscheld,represented the Planning andZoning Commission.

The members of the com-mission — Mayor David Pace

and council member BruceFackler — sat down with threeFour Oaks residents, Fred Fis-cher, attorney for The HeritageFoundation, Inc., as well asDoug Reed, one of the compa-ny’s owners, on Tuesday to tryto come to an agreement onwhat is a fair way to resolve thebuffer issue on the Four Oaksproperty. City Council memberRonnie Joyner is also on thecommittee but was unable toattend the meeting.

There have been numerousmeetings in the past month totry resolving the buffer prob-lem. The issue is that the wood-ed area dividing the homes

from the businesses was torndown when construction beganon the By-Pass. There are a fewtrees still remaining, thoughnot many. The residents areconcerned about the lack of

division between their proper-ties and the land the commer-cial builder is developing.

“We understand that you(Heritage Foundation, Inc.)can’t put back two-acres oftrees to block us,” said DianaVessels, a resident of FourOaks. “But we’re asking forsome trees to be put back.”

Diana Vessels spoke onbehalf of the Four Oaks resi-dents, along with Bruno Illarioand Mike Smith, who came torepresent his 80-year-old moth-er, Lois Smith, who owns twolots on the Four Oaks property.

“We want something thatyou can’t see through,” Vessels

said.The Heritage Foundation

Inc., which is owned by MeadeCounty Circuit Judge RobertMiller, Doug Reed, Bill Corumand Linda Jenkins, is develop-ing the two acres of property atthe intersection of By-Pass andFour Oaks roads. Fischer saidthat his clients want to come toan agreement that will pleaseeveryone involved.

“We don’t want to beat any-one up over this property,” Fis-cher said about the company’shope to come to a resolution.

We don’twant tobeat any-

one up over thisproperty.”“

FRED FISCHER,

ATTORNEY

PLEASE SEE BUFFER, PAGE A2

Target: YouthYouth columnistLauren Bednar joinsthe TNS staff, showsthere’s more to promthan just limos andtuxes.

Allen Buskey, 79Harold Farrow, 65May Johnson, 71George Ray, 87William Schmidt, 79Howard Schneider, 97Earl Witten, 82

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Education Reform Act(KERA), which was adoptedin the early 1990s, needs to belooked at and amended.

“I had the privilege ofsponsoring KERA legislationand (I) had the privilege ofvoting for it,” he said. “But itwasn’t the perfect act then andit certainly isn’t the perfect actnow. It’s time to revisitKERA.”

Henry disagreed withStumbo and criticized theKERA system.

“If you ask teachers, there isa significant amount of criti-cism of the system in Ken-tucky,” said the 2nd districtnative, adding that only six of

the top 1,200 prep high schoolsare in Kentucky. “We have toteach children to be competi-tive in the world market.”

Each also differed on howto decrease tuition costs andmake higher education moreaffordable to Kentuckians.

Stumbo said he wouldrequest an outside audit ofstate universities to see if theyare wasting money.

Galbraith said the stateneeds to help individual stu-dents pay for the training theyneed to compete in the work-force.

“With our Commonwealthincentive, when high schoolgraduates make an internaldecision that they want to goget trained in something thatwill make them employable,then the state will cut the checkfor books, tuition and fees,”Galbraith said.

Richardson said affordablehealthcare is another item thatneeds to be addressed and pro-posed re-importing drugs fromCanada, where pharmaceuticalprices are much cheaper thanin the U.S.

Beshear’s plan, along withlieutenant governor runningmate Daniel Mongiardo, a doc-tor in Hazard County, wouldbe to provide free healthcare tothe more than 94,000 Kentuckychildren without coverage.

The candidates did agree onseveral points: none supportabolishing the death penalty;none want to make Kentucky aright-to-work state; and not asingle candidate said theywould sign a no-new-taxespledge.

All the candidates alsonoted the potential benefits ofexpanded gambling in Ken-tucky, although Beshear

appeared to be the most ardentsupporter.

“It’s time to put Kentuckyfirst. It’s time to bring Ken-tucky dollars home by puttingexpanded gaming on the ballotand letting people vote on it,”he said during his openingstatement. “Bring that moneyback into the state and insteadof educating Indiana’s kidsand paving West Virginiaroads, and lowering healthcarecosts in Illinois, let’s use thatmoney to educate our ownkids, and pave our own roads,and lower our own healthcarecosts.”

As the primary race contin-ues, candidates will attempt tofurther distinguish themselvesfrom each other in hopes ofhaving their name on the ballotin 2008 and finding a newhome at the Governor’s Man-sion in Frankfort.

THE NEWS STANDARD/CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND

From left: Gaitwood Galbraith, Irv Maze, Jody Richards, Steve Beshear, Steve Henry and Greg Stumbo, all Democraticcandidates for governor or lieutenant governor, participated in a forum last week in Elizabethtown.

FORUMCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

Left: Allyson Fackler,Lois Fackler and EllenLindsey each receivedtheir bags filled withhealth items, like raceapplications and waterbottles, after signing upfor “Get Moving MeadeCounty,” an eight weekprogram, sponsored bythe Health Departmentand the ExtensionOffice, that encouragesMeade Countians to gethealthy through physicalactivities.

PHOTOS BY BETSY SIMON/THE NEWS STANDARD

Karen Hofman, Virginia Mitchell, Martha Page and Beth Branson sign up as a team to participate in “Get MovingMeade County.” People could sign up as individuals or participate in groups of four.

MeadeCountygetsmoving

The group attended thestate debate in Louisville inMarch, where they met upwith other schools fromaround Kentucky. Eachschool represented a countrywithin the United Nationsand the students led a debate

on the issues during a mockUnited Nations session.

The students from MeadeCounty represented Norway,adorning native Norwegiandress and culture, and wonthe award for the best globalvillage display.

During the debate, stu-dents had to stand in front oftheir peers and argue pointsof view, something Dailey rec-ognizes is often not easy foradults, let alone for 16 or 17

year-olds.“It’s really challenging

stuff, but it gives kids achance to explain what theybelieve and why they believeit,” Dailey said.

Along with debatingworld issues, the students inKUNA also participate incommunity service projects.Recently, the group collectedmoney during World WaterDay to donate to UNICEF, aninternational organization

dedicated to improving chil-dren’s lives and help fundprograms to provide safewater supplies and improvesanitation in communitiesworld-wide.

Daily said KUNA allowsyoung people to see how theworld works, by giving themhands-on experience they canuse in their own communitiessomeday.

“These students will be thefuture leaders of Kentucky.”

KUNACONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

Residents look to get fit

Many parents were outraged when they discovered an eighth-grade student took an unloaded handgun to Stuart PepperMiddle School last week. The knee-jerk reaction by many

was to blame the school, but finding a party to blame isn’t that simple.Taking a gun to school is easy, and always has been when you look

at the fatal school shootings that have plagued the United States overthe past decade. Kids have backpacks, lunch sacks, and even clotheswith baggy pockets that can easily conceal a weapon.

Unless parents want to see their children frisked like apprehendedcriminals as a precautionary measure when they go to school eachday, the school and its staff cannot prevent situations like this fromhappening.

The school could purchasemetal detectors, such as urbanschools in New York City andLos Angeles have, but the fundsfor the equipment and staffwould take away from educa-tional purchases. Besides, shouldMeade County students have togo through an airport securityprocess just to get to class?

But when good kids go bad —the school is often the scapegoat.When these unfortunate inci-dents happen, parents alwaysask,“How could the school let this happen?” Instead they should askwhat role parents play in these situations and what they can do to pre-vent similar occurrences. But stop blaming the school, stop blamingrap music, stop blaming violent video games, and stop blaming televi-sion and movies.

Instead, start blaming the parents and start blaming the students. Ifa 14-year-old student doesn’t understand that bringing a handgun toschool is wrong, then the parents let that child down long before hetook the gun to school. It’s the parents’ responsibility, not the school’s,to raise children and teach them right from wrong. Any moral guid-ance they receive at school is simply a bonus.

Paul Poole, Meade County Board of Education personnel director,gave parents the key to preventing similar situations in the future —talk to your kids. Open communication and moral guidance is theonly tool that can prevent these things from happening. Parents needto tell their children what to do if they notice or hear of somethingthat could be dangerous.

The school also should address students and provide guidance andinstruction so students know what to do in case they face a similiar sit-uation at some other point in their lives.

Granted, you might already be inan organization that’s helping fellowveterans, such as VFW or AmericanLegion. But there’s no reason youcan’t do something on an individualbasis, and lots of reasons you should.My proposal: Volunteer once a monthfor the rest of the year.

I’ll get you started with a few ideas.Grab your calendar and start filling insome blanks.

April: Visit the VA hospital closestto you. Call the volunteer office andask what you can do. You might betold of a need for parking lot shuttledrivers to ferry visitors or veterans infrom their cars, or recreation assis-tance for planned activities, or com-puter tutors to help veterans with e-mail. There’s always some way youcan help. Volunteer and sign up.

May: This month is NationalMilitary Appreciation Month. Checkits Web site www.nmam.org for a cal-endar of activities in your area.

Ask at the VA hospital about a like-ly candidate for the Veterans HistoryProject. Do all the legwork, includinggetting the forms and manning therecording or video device while your

veteran tells his or her story. Handle itfrom start to finish. Go towww.loc.gov/vets/ for the specifics.(While you’re at it, have you doneyour own history? Your story is valu-able, too.)

June: Contact Operation Gratitudeor another group to inquire aboutsponsoring a box of goodies to be sentto a soldier or sailor for the Fourth ofJuly.

July: Run a shuttle bus at a StandDown in your area, bringing in veter-ans without transportation so they canreceive services. Check the web sitesfor the National Coalition forHomeless Veterans (nchv.orgnchv.org)and the VA (www.va.gov) for the 2007schedule.

I’ll be back with ideas for the rest ofthe year.

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ISSUE: A middle schoolstudent took an unloadedweapon to school.

OUR VIEW: Parentsshouldn’t hold the schoolresponsible for thestudent’s actions.

EDITORIAL

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FREDDY GROVES

VETERANS POST

School shouldnot be blamedfor Stuart Pepperhandgun incident

Dear Editor:

I’ve read your paper faithfully sinceit first appeared in my mailbox. Ithought, at last a paper in the countythat gives a different view of what isusually presented to our citizens.

This I believed until I read theFriday, April 13, 2007 edition.

You had an unusual contributionon your Viewpoints page, a submis-sion from an outfit calledkypolitics.com. I thought your paperwould investigate a little deeper intowho submitted this article beforeprinting it. The article seemed to be apolitical hatchet job directed at AnneNorthup. This encouraged me to do alittle research of kypolitics.com.

First, this site is .org instead of .com.This is the information you would

have found with a little research. Oneamazing fact that became very appar-ent very quickly: this website is run bysomeone named Brett Hall. This manis the Jersey hack imported to speakfor Governor Fletcher as his communi-cations specialist.

Perhaps you don’t remember BrettHall; he was either fired or almost firedfrom his position with his outrageousclaims that Fletcher was guilty of noth-ing that was an impeachable event,while in office.

The indictment was dismissed in adeal with prosecutors, but a specialgrand jury issued its findings in thecase, saying Fletcher had approved a“widespread and coordinated plan” toskirt state hiring laws. Starting to looklike a hatchet job on Northup is in themaking now?

I saw the debate and the two ques-tions Brett Hall poised to make AnneNorthup look bad. Instead it cameacross as two totally ignorant ques-tions by irresponsible reporters.

I believe both Harper and Northupstated they were going to run a cleancampaign; yet Paducah Sun reporterBill Battleman asked Northup if sheknew anything embarrassing abouteither of her opponents. Is the PaducahSun now using The NationalEnquirer’s nasty format?

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported

that Patrick Crowley asked, “Can youname specific highway projects youdon’t think the state should be build-ing?” What a dumb question for areporter to ask; he needs to ask thisquestion to elected officials in Ohio.

There is one question they shouldhave asked Governor Fletcher andBrett Hall; why have so many of thebig-name Republican supporters andrunning mates deserted Fletcher in hisre-election attempt?

As Albert Einstein once said, “Afoolish faith in authority is the worstenemy of truth.”

Makes one wonder what is thetruth in this campaign, doesn’t it?

James Kendall,Former Meade CountyRepublican ChairGuston

Editor’s note: The Cincinnati Enquireris a metropolitan daily newspaper, ownedby the Gannett Company, Inc., that alsoserves more than a half dozen counties inthe Northern Kentucky tri-state area.

Give veterans oneday of each month

kypolitics.org has Ernie Fletcher ties

Dear Editor:

As I sit here and think about lastWednesday’s incident at SPMS, I amfeeling so many emotions that I donot really know where to begin!

On Wednesday afternoon, my sonwho attends Stuart Pepper MiddleSchool came home off the bus andbegan to tell me what had happenedat the school. I am going to be honestwith you; I panic easily, and when hestarted telling me what happened, Ibecame sick to my stomach. However,

by the time he finished relling me thewhole story with his opinions, I wasmore than fine! He stated to me,“Mom, I am fine. Everybody is fine.”Immediately, he went into the otherroom and got the letter that Mrs.Wilson, the principal of the school,had sent to the students’ parents.

The letter was very parent-friend-ly, and it stated the facts about whathad happened at the school. I wasvery pleased with the letter, as well asthe actions taken to secure the safetyof my child and the other students of

the school. I don’t believe that the sit-uation could have been taken care ofin a more professional manner.

So I want to take this time to thankthe staff at SPMS for its quick and pro-fessional actions during this incident.It is evident that the concern and safe-ty for the students was the mostimportant thing. I am so glad I amable to send my child to a safe andcaring school.

Kim R. WoodEkron

To the Editor,

Is the News Standard secretly anarm of the Fletcher campaign? Iunderstand Theresa Padgett has anownership interest in the NewsStandard and enjoys making editorialdecisions, but, has your newspapertaken to running free advertisementsfrom the Fletcher campaign?Publishing a “report” about lastweek’s Republican Party gubernatorialprimary election debate from “kypoli-tics.org,” qualifies as just that.Kypolitics.org is a “blog” published byBrett Hall, one of the Governor’s for-mer spokespersons. To give MeadeCounty the impression this was a dis-passionate, uninterested view of thegubernatorial debate was incorrect.

No matter. Brett Hall couldn’t real-ly be expected to find anything wrongwith the Governor’s record. After all,the economy is fine, the state’s budgetdeficit has been turned into a surplus,

and we’re building new roads. Whyworry? Sure, the Governor has beenindicted, he has invoked hisConstitutional right to the 5thAmendment, and he has preemptivelypardoned his entire staff – for anythingillegal they “may” have done. But, weRepublicans shouldn’t worry about allthat according to kypolitics.org andBrett Hall because the Governor has an“effective” commercial! Well, hownice…

In 1998 President Clinton commit-ted perjury, obstructed justice, and liedto the American people. All the while,his fellow Democrats wagged theircollective finger at us -- the economywas fine, the government’s budgetdeficit had disappeared, and whyshould we bother with all that?Kypolitics.org would have us all actingas Democrats did then – in view of thenext election, not right and wrong.Winning the election is important andmany good things have happened in

the past three years in Frankfort, inspite of what the Courier-Journalthinks! But none of this excuses theactions of our Governor. Republicansneed to take positive action nextmonth and nominate a leader who willrepeat the positive things Republicansin Frankfort have accomplished with-out pardoning her staff and beinghauled before a grand jury investiga-tion! We should never sacrifice oursense of right and wrong just to win anelection. And that is why we shoulddisregard kypolitics.org and vote forAnne Northrup.

Joseph RedmonDoe Valley

Editor’s note: Theresa Padgett has noeditorial influence in The News Standard.Topics for the editorial each week are basedon the consensus of opinions of full-timestaff members and are also written by thestaff.

kypolitics.org ‘report’ is misleading

SPMS gun situation handled professionally

ObituariesFriday, April 20, 2007 Page A5

Allen A. Buskey Allen A. Buskey, 79, of Elizabethtown,

died Thursday, April 12, 2007, at KindredHospital in Louisville.

A native of Keene,N.H., he retired in 1990from civil service at FortKnox. He was a veteran ofthe Korean and Vietnamwars.

He was preceded indeath by his parents,Albert Joseph and Winifred B. TuttleBuskey.

Survivors include his wife, TomieBuskey; a daughter, Janet Ann Buskey ofElizabethtown; two brothers, DonaldBuskey of W. Swanzey, N.H., and HaroldBuskey of Keene, N.H.; a sister, AudreyCosby of Kingston, N.H.; two stepsisters,Shirley Page of W. Swanzey and BarbaraShay of Fitzwilliam, N.H.; and a stepbroth-er, Norman Susee of Bellows Falls, Vt.

Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtownwas in charge of arrangements.

Harold R. Farrow Harold R. Farrow, 65, Guston, formerly

of Louisville, died Friday, April 13, 2007, atJewish Hospital in Louisville after alengthy battle with chronic obstructive pul-monary disease.

He was an Army veter-an of Vietnam and formany years he workedmaintenance for DixieWarehouse Services. Hedidn’t mind sharing hisopinions and he oftencalled into local radioshows, where many knewhim as Meathead.

He was preceded in death by his mother,Ann Farrow; his father, James Farrow; hissister, Shirley Baxter; and his brother DonFarrow.

He is survived by his wife, Mae; fourdaughters, Nina Bennett and her husbandJacob, Evansville, Ind., Tracy Whitlock andher husband Nick, Georgetown, KelliMiddleton, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., andRebecca Donahoe, Louisville; a son, JoeShultz, Jr. and his wife Heidi, Louisville; asister, Betty Ward, Louisville; and fivegrandchildren, Kennedy Whitlock, MaeganDonahoe, J. T. Shultz, Jeffery Alba and BrettMills.

The funeral service was heldWednesday, April 18, at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove withDeacon John Richard Whelan officiating.Burial was in the Big Spring Baptist ChurchCemetery.

The guest register may be signed atwww.nebfh.com.

May HaynesJohnson

May Haynes Johnson, 71, Elizabeth-town, died April 12, 2007, at her residence.

She was a native of Meade County, wasa member of Severns Valley Baptist Church,a member of TOPS #224 in Bardstown andTOPS #595 in Elizabethtown.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, Herbert and Mary Ailene MurrayHaynes, and her husband, James FloydJohnson.

Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son,George (Patricia) Johnson, Mill Creek,Wash.; a daughter, Glenda (Mike) Ash,Cecilia, Ky.; three brothers, Herbert RayHaynes, Brandenburg, Lawrence Haynes,Bowling Green, and Houston Haynes,Guston; a sister, Faye Whelan, NorthGarrett; and four grandchildren, BradleyStrange, Michael Strange, Kayla Ash andLindsay Ash.

Funeral services were held Monday,from the chapel of Brown Funeral Homewith Roger McCurry and Belinda Berryofficiating. Burial was in Bardstown CityCemetery with the Rev. Kit Yeaste officiat-ing at the gravesite.

Expressions of sympathy may take theform of contributions to the ALSAssociation.

George AnthonyRay

George Anthony Ray, 87, Flaherty,passed away Friday, April 06, 2007, atHardin Memorial Hospital inElizabethtown.

Mr. Ray was a member of St. Martin ofTours Catholic Church in Flaherty.

He was preceded in death by his parents,Lum & Grace Lancaster Ray; three brothers,John Ray, Joe Ray & Hoss Ray; and two sis-ters Catherine Ray & Elias Gertrude Ray.

He is survived by three sisters, AnnTaylor, Elizabethtown, Becky Stiff, Guston,and Rose Straney, Flaherty; and severalnieces & nephews.

A funeral mass was held Monday, April9, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church inFlaherty, with the Rev. Paul Beach officiat-ing. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed online atwww.coffeyandchism.com

William Blake‘Bill’ Schmidt

William Blake “Bill” Schmidt, 79,Sarasota, Fla. and Elizabethtown, diedWednesday, April 4, 2007, at his residencein Sarasota.

He was a native ofHardin County andgraduated from theMassachusetts Instituteof Technology. He was afirst lieutenant in the U.S.Air Force, serving asstrategic air commandpilot during the Korean War. He was theowner of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. inElizabethtown, president of KentuckyCoca-Cola Bottlers Association, presidentof Kentucky Soft Drink BottlersAssociation and was elected member of theBoard of Directors of the Coca-ColaBottlers Association for more than 30 years.He was a member of the ElizabethtownIndustrial Foundation, ElizabethtownNoon Rotary Club, where he was a PaulHarris Fellow, and was past president ofElizabethtown-Hardin County Chamber ofCommerce. He was a member and chair-man of the Elizabethtown Airport Board,was a chairman of the Coca-Cola Art Showfor 15 years and was a member of FortKnox Boosters Club.

After working for several years, he wasable to see the Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia open last year.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents, Luke B. and Irene Blake Schmidt.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years,Janet Saunders Schmidt; two sons, LarryW. and Vicki Schmidt of Elizabethtownand Luke B. and Sharon Schmidt ofProspect; a sister-in-law, Peggy Hall ofSarasota; and five grandchildren, Blake,Craig and Graham Schmidt, all ofElizabethtown, and Margaret and LukeSchmidt Jr., both of Prospect.

Services were private.Expressions of sympathy may take the

form of contributions to Hospice &Palliative Care or a charity of the donor’schoice.

Howard G.Schneider

Howard G. Schneider, 97, Vine Grove,died April 11, 2007, at Norton’s HospiceInpatient Unit.

He had worked for Bendix Aviation as aproject engineer.

He was preceded in death by his wife,Elizabeth Schneider, and a son, Howard G.Schneider Jr.

Mr. Schneider is survived by his chil-dren, Barbara (Robert) Juenger, Vine Grove,Elizabeth Curtis, Atlanta, Ga., and David(Julie) Schneider, Stony Point, N.Y.; ninegrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;and a daughter-in-law, Erna Schneider.

Funeral services were held Friday, April13 from the chapel of Owen Funeral Home.Burial was in Westwood Cemetery,Westwood, N.J.

Expressions of sympathy may take theform of contributions to Hospice ofLouisville.

Earl L.WittenEarl L. Witten, 82, Rineyville, Ky., died

Friday, April 13, 2007, at his home. Mr. Witten was a char-

ter member of ValleyView Baptist Church inVine Grove where hewas a Deacon Emeritus.He taught Sunday schoolfor numerous years. Hewas a carpenter andworked 35 years forFrakes Lumber Company before retiringand becoming a full time farmer.

He was preceded in death by his wife,Margaret Brown Witten; his parents, CoyLee and Kary Cross Witten; and his brother,Thurman Witten.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Crystal and Larry Bruner ofRineyville; a special grandson and his wife,Morgan and Freya Crabtree of Scott AFB,Ill.; three other grandchildren, MercedesDaunis, George Ammons, Jr. and ShaunaBruner; a great-grandson, Jayden Daunis;four sisters, Mary Frances Wilson and WillaMae Havens both of Vine Grove, JesseSmith of Brunswick, Ga., and Betty Amosof Radcliff; and two brothers, MomanWitten of Louisville and Raymond Wittenof Vine Grove.

Funeral services were held Tuesday,April 17, at Valley View Baptist Churchwith the Rev. K. Christian Burton and Rev.Ron Burgess officiating. Burial was in VineGrove Cemetery.

Expressions of Sympathy may take theform of contributions to Valley ViewBaptist Church Building Fund, 501 ValleyView Dr., Vine Grove, KY 40175.

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BRANDENBURG — “GetConnected” was the theme ofthe membership drive theMeade County Area Chamberof Commerce will begin laterthis month.

The drive’s kick-off tookplace Thursday, April 19, atthe organization’s monthlymembership luncheon, whichbegan at noon at the MeadeCounty Extension Service at1041 Old Ekron Road inBrandenburg.

Membership Chair JohnBruington, owner ofBruington-Jenkins-SturgeonFuneral Home, led the pro-gram, which included briefpresentations about theChamber of Commerce by sev-eral of the “Get Connected”team captains.

Already on board as cap-tains, according to Bruington,

are:• Vickie Bryson, manager

of the Brandenburg office ofFort Knox Federal CreditUnion.

• Jennifer Bridge, extensionagent for consumer and familyscience at the Meade CountyExtension Service.

• Gary Chapman, managerof First Federal Savings Bank’soffice in Brandenburg.

• Janice Kessinger, manag-er of First Federal SavingsBank’s office in Flaherty.

• Christie Parcell, owner ofPrint Solutions in Battletown.

Each of the captains, alongwith Bruington, will lead afour-person team that willwork from mid-April untilmid-June growing theChamber of Commerce’smembership.

“Our goal is to make sure

that every business and organ-ization in Meade County getsan opportunity to learn howbeing a member of theChamber of Commerce canstrengthen their business, helpit grow, and open doors fornetworking,” says Bruington.

“The volunteers involvedin ‘Get Connected’ know thevalue we provide our mem-bers and understand theimportance of businesses andorganizations investing in thefuture of our community.”

At the luncheon, Bruingtonsays members got to see themembership-recruiting mate-rials that have been developedand had an opportunity tosign-up, either as team cap-tains or team members.

To find out more informa-tion about “Get Connected”,contact the Meade County

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The sales contract addendumis your best friend when you’rebuying a house. The real estateagent might have mixed alle-giances and the home sellermight push for top price, butwith the addendum you cancover many if not all of yourwants and wishes.

Tops on your list should besafety concerns about healthhazards. Most states require dis-closures to be given by the sellerto the buyer for things like previ-ous flood or fire, but not all statescover all contingencies. You cancover that yourself via the con-tract addendum. Keep in mind

the eventual value of your homewhen you sell because thesesame issues can come up then,too.

Radon is a colorless, odorlessgas that causes lung cancer. Itcomes up from the soil into thehouse, where it’s breathed intothe lungs. The EnvironmentalProtection Agency sets a safetylimit on radon. After that cutoffis reached, radon abatement(removal) is recommended.Contact the EPA branch in yourstate or go to epa.gov for moreinformation on the types of tests(short term vs. long term) forradon, and for qualified radoninspectors. Include in youraddendum who will pay forabatement should radon be

found.Asbestos, if found, comes

under state and federal regula-tion when it comes to removingit. Often it’s contained (paintedover) instead of being removed,as that keeps the fibers frombeing released. Asbestos can befound in places such as siding,pipes, vinyl tile and roofing inolder homes.

Lead-based paint disclosuresare generally required for anyhouse built before 1978, but askfor a test if you’re not given a dis-closure.

With a home inspection youmight need to ask for additionaltests for some concerns, such astermites and mold, as they mightnot be covered under a general

inspection.Other areas to investigate

before you buy: Superfund (con-taminated waste) sites in thearea, and the location of nearbysex offenders.

No matter what your state’slaws, remember that as a buyeryou can ask for anything in youroffer to purchase. Your health,plus the future value of yourhome, could be at risk.

David Uffington regrets that hecannot personally answer readerquestions, but will incorporate theminto his column whenever possible.Write to him in care of KingFeatures Weekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475or send e-mail [email protected].

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‘Get Connected’ drive kickedoff at membership luncheon

Unemployment ratesdropped in 74 Kentucky coun-ties between February 2006and February 2007, rose in 40counties and remained thesame in six counties, accord-ing to the Kentucky Office ofEmployment and Training inthe Education Cabinet.

Woodford and Fayettecounties recorded the lowestjobless rates in the common-wealth at 4.7 percent each.Other counties with lowunemployment rates wereOldham County, 5.2 percent;Warren County, 5.3 percent;Boone, Kenton and Scottcounties, 5.4 percent each;Shelby and Franklin counties,

5.5 percent each; andCampbell, Jessamine andMadison counties, 5.6 percenteach.

Jackson County recordedthe state’s highest unemploy-ment rate — 16 percent. It wasfollowed by Wolfe County,14.7 percent; Clay County,14.5 percent; MagoffinCounty, 14 percent; MorganCounty, 12.9 percent; OwsleyCounty, 12.7 percent;McCreary County, 12.1 per-cent; Menifee County, 11.6percent; Lewis County, 11.5percent; and Bath County, 11.1percent.

Unemployment statisticsare based on estimates and are

compiled to measure trendsrather than actually to countpeople working. Civilian laborforce statistics include non-military workers and unem-ployed Kentuckians who areactively seeking work. Theydo not include unemployedKentuckians who have notlooked for employment withinthe past four weeks. The statis-tics in this news release are notseasonally adjusted to allowfor comparisons betweenUnited States, state and coun-ties figures.

Learn more about theOffice of Employment andTraining atwww.workforce.ky.gov.

Jobless rates down in 75counties from last winter

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Friday, April 20•Sale at Holy Trinity

Church near Meade CountyPublic Library. Twin boysclothing size 0-2T, shoes, babyfurniture, car seats, girls cloth-ing size 0-6.

•Alcoholics Anonymousmeeting at REBOS Club onHwy 79 in Irvington at 8 p.m.For more info call 547-8750 or547-8752

Saturday, April 21•Sale at Holy Trinity

Church near Meade CountyPublic Library. Twin boysclothing size 0-2T, shoes, babyfurniture, car seats, girls cloth-ing size 0-6.

•Ancestral Trails HistoricalSociety 5th Annual Genealogy& History Book Fair at thePritchard Center in Elizabeth-town, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For moreinformation call 270-862-3209.

•Irvington Masonic Lodgeon Hwy 79 will be having anall-you-care-to-eat breakfastfrom 7 to 10 a.m. Everyone isinvited. Cost is a donation tohelp with building renova-tions.

•Second Brigade M/C 3rdAnnual Crusade for Children,Poker Run 2007. All proceedsbenefit the Crusade for Chil-dren. Registration starts at 11a.m., first bike out at 1 p.m.Run starts at The GoldenManor Motel, 116 S. Dixie Hwyin Muldraugh, and ends at TheRock Inn, 3545 Hwy 60 in VineGrove. Poker hands $10, extrahand $5. There will also bedoor prizes, 50/50, and freefood. For more info, call Throt-tle at 270-422-5042, AC at 270-314-8725, or Filthy Phil at 502-552-8883.

•Yo-Gi-Oh Card Tourna-ment, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. atthe Meade County PublicLibrary Annex.


Sunday, April 22•4th Annual Biker Sunday,

Blessing of the Bikes – Regis-tration is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at GladTidings Christian Center, 515Bypass Road, Brandenburg.Church service will begin at10:45 a.m. Bike blessing, bikeshow and food will be after theservice. Benefit ride leaves outat 1:30 p.m. $10 per person, allmoney goes to the Run for theSun. Prizes, food, and more.Guest speaker: Mac Gober. Formore information, call GaryChapman at 270-422-4581 orCy Moorman at 270-547-1798.

•Pamida would like toinvite children to Story Time, 1to 2 p.m. There will be cookies,milk, and plenty of interestingbooks to read. Come join thefun!


•Al-Anon Meeting, 8 p.m.,at the Alcohalt House. Call828-2624

Monday, April 23•CPR Class, 1 p.m., at the

Meade County Public Library.For more information call 422-2094.

•Learn to paint usingwatercolors, beginner’s class, 7p.m., at the Meade County

Public Library Annex. Free andopen to the public. Will meetevery Monday through May21. For more information call422-2094

•Soil Conservation meet-ing, 8 p.m.

•Kentucky ParaEducatorAssessment (KPA) class, 11a.m., given by the MeadeCounty Education and CareerCenter. Class provides instruc-tion in reading, writing, andmath geared toward taking apassing the ParaEducatorexam which is required to bean Instructional Aide. Examwill be given. Successful exam-inees may apply for positionsin Kentucky school districts.For more information call 422-5884. Meade County Educationand Career Center is affiliatedwith Elizabethtown Communi-ty & Technical College.

Tuesday, April 24•Relay for Life Bunco, 6

p.m., at Lynn’s Pinns hosted byMeade County Board of Edu-cation Relay Team. $10 Dona-tion and everyone gets a prize.Refreshments will be served.

•Story Hour, 5:30 p.m., atthe Meade County PublicLibrary. For more informationcall 422-2094.

•Princess Program, 6:30p.m., at the Meade CountyPublic Library. For more infor-mation call 422-2094.


Wednesday, April 25•Yoga, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

at the Meade County PublicLibrary. For more informationcall 422-2094.


Thursday, April 26•Leappad Program, 10 a.m.,

at the Meade County PublicLibrary. For more informationcall 422-2094.

•Movie Night, 6:30 p.m., atthe Meade County PublicLibrary. For more informationcall 422-2094.

•WorkKeys assessment testpreparation class, 11 a.m. and5:30 p.m., at the Meade CountyEducation and Career Center.Classes, testing, and certificate,if earned, are FREE. For moreinformation call 422-5884.Meade County Education andCareer Center is affiliated withElizabethtown Community &Technical College.

Friday, April 27•Alcoholics Anonymous

meeting at REBOS Club onHwy 79 in Irvington at 8 p.m.For more info call 547-8750 or547-8752

Saturday, April 28•Alcoholics Anonymous


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50th Anniversary

Claude & Bettye BanksClaude and Bettye Banks of 1765 Hobbs-Reesor Road, Vine

Grove, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on April20, 2007. They were married on April 20, 1957, by the Rev. KirbyPollock.

Mr. and Mrs. Banks are the proud parents of three children,Lionel Banks, Claudia Boyd, and Jerome Banks; six grandchil-dren; and one great-grandchild.

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The Bluegrass Homemakersmet at the extension office forour lesson on Gardening inSmall Places given by Liz andMargaret.

Afterwards we met at TheNews Standard with lunch forthe staff for Media Apprecia-tion Day. We then drove toCorydon, Ind. to tour the Zim-

merman Glass Company andlater to Magdalena’s Restau-rant where we had a deliciouslunch. We then had a shortinformal meeting. Theresareported a health issue on poi-son awareness of householdcleaners and other items. Dorisand Margaret gave a report onthe International Luncheon andthat 325 Beanie Babies were col-lected.

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The Bluegrass Homemakers prepared lunch for The NewsStandard staff for Media Appreciation Day.

MemoriesCold Spring School

1920

Miss Nancy Haynes taughtat Cold Spring School in 1920.The school was located whereCold Spring Baptist Church is.

Holding the flag is AlbertaTroutman Kendall. To her leftare George Higgins, then BettyBennett Thompson, Nettie“Coochie” Bennett Scott,Embrey Price and twounknown children.

If anyone recognizes someonepictured in the photo that is notnamed, please contact The NewsStandard at 270-422-4542.

Notice of Proposed Rate IncreaseNotice is hereby given by that the MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (District) has filedan application with the Public Service Commission of Kentucky (PSC) seeking approval ofrevised water rates and non-recurring charges.The District plans to implement the proposed ratesupon approval by the PSC.

The rates in this notice are the rates proposed by the Meade County Water District. The PSC may order rates to be charged thatare different from those proposed. Such action may result in rates for customers that are different than those proposed in thisnotice. Customers of the District are advised that any corporation, association, body politic or person with substantial interest inthe matter may, by written request, within 30 days after receipt of this notice of the proposed rate changes request to intervene bymotion to the PSC. Intervention may be granted beyond the 30 day grace period for good cause shown. Any motion by customersdesiring to intervene shall be submitted to the Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Blvd., P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, KY 40602;Attn: Beth O’Donnell, Executive Director (Telephone: 502-564-3940), and shall set forth the grounds for the request, including thestatus and interest of the party intervening. Intervenors may obtain copies of the application by contacting the District at its officelocated at 1003 Armory Place in Brandenburg, Ky. (Telephone: 270-422-5006)

Current Proposed % IncreaseFirst 2,000 $14.87 $15.85 Minimum Bill 7%Next 5,000 7.41 7.66 Per 1,000 Gallons 3%Next 10,000 7.11 7.35 Per 1,000 Gallons 3%Next 20,000 6.41 6.65 Per 1,000 Gallons 4%Over 37,000 5.41 5.65 Per 1,000 Gallons 4%Doe Valley 3.00 3.26 Per 1,000 Gallons 9%Otter Creek 3.23 3.37 Per 1,000 Gallons 4%Bulk Sales 5.25 5.25 Per 1,000 Gallons 0%

Usage Current Proposed Increase Percentage1,000 $14.87 $15.85 $ .98 7%3,000 22.28 23.51 1.23 6%5,000 37.10 38.83 1.73 5%

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In Loving Memory OfJan Humphrey

April 4, 2007

For some she was known as Jan JanFor others Granny Jan

For all who knew and loved herShe was special and a friend.

She used to work a lot they sayTo keep the team on trackIf there was an emergency

She’d be sure to call you back.

Making things for one and allWas a talent that she had

She’d sew a smile on a teddy bear’s faceSo he wouldn’t look so sad.

Babysitting was her joyShe’d keep them day or night

Reading stories and playing gamesWhat a child’s delight!

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QUESTION: I have very lit-tle time to spend with my chil-dren these days, but I makesure the hours we do get tospend together are meaningful.Do you agree that the qualityof time you spend with yourkids is more important thanthe quantity?

DR. DOBSON: I’m afraidthe logic of that concept isflawed to me. The question is,Why do we have to choosebetween the virtues of quantityvs. quality? We won’t acceptthat forced choice in any otherarea of our lives. So why is itrelevant only to our children?

Let me illustrate my point.Let’s suppose you’ve lookedforward all day to eating at oneof the finest restaurants intown. The waiter brings you amenu and you order the mostexpensive steak in the house.But when the meal arrives, yousee a tiny piece of meat about 1inch square in the center of theplate. When you complainabout the size of the steak, thewaiter says: “Sir, I recognize

that the portion is small, butthat’s the finest corn-fed beefmoney can buy. You’ll neverfind a better bite of meat thanwe’ve served you tonight. Asto the portion, I hopeyou understand thatit’s not the quantitythat matters, it’s thequality that counts.”

You would object,and for good reason.Why? Because bothquality and quantityare important inmany areas of ourlives, including howwe relate to children.They need our timeand the best we haveto give them.

My concern is that thequantity vs. quality argumentmight be a poorly disguisedrationalization for giving ourchildren neither.

QUESTION: How do youfeel about corporal punish-ment as a deterrent to schoolmisbehavior? Do you believe

in spanking our students?DR. DOBSON: Corporal

punishment is not effective atthe junior and senior highschool levels, and I do not rec-

ommend its applica-tion. It can be usefulfor elementary stu-dents, especiallywith amateur clowns(as opposed to hard-core troublemakers).For this reason, I amopposed to abolish-ing spanking in ele-mentary schools,because we have sys-tematically eliminat-ed the tools teachershave used to tradi-tionally back up their

word. We’re down now to aprecious few. Let’s not go anyfurther in that direction.

Dr. Dobson is founder andchairman of the board of thenonprofit organization Focuson the Family, P.O. Box 444,Colorado Springs, CO. 80903;or www.family.org.

Peace be with you! — John 20

A few years ago, I was sit-ting on my front porch with acheap cigar and a yellow padmaking some notes for a homi-ly when I noticed a young mancrossing the street to check outa yard sale.

He was wearing thosebaggy pants barely coveringhis rear end with his under-wear almost totally exposed.As he ran across the four lanesof traffic of Eastern Parkway,he was tugging withone hand in a half-hearted attempt tokeep them up. Thenext time I lookedup he was about tocome back across thestreet with his yardsale bargain, a largeportable TV set.

He made it outinto the middle ofEastern Parkwaywith his new TVwhen, honest toGod, his pants felldown around hisshoes! Like a deercaught in the headlights, hefroze in place as the trafficcame toward him from bothdirections. Not knowing whatto do, you could almost see hismind working through his lim-ited options.

Well, he kept his cool, heldonto his TV and calmly shuf-fled to the curb with his pantsdown around his shoes!

I had to admire his sophro-nismos. Sophronismos is oneof my very favorite Greekwords. It has been translatedby some as “knowing what todo in the face of panic.”

When I was almost kickedout of the seminary during my

second year and my life-longdream of being a priest washeaded for the ditch, I neededsophronismos, the knowledgeof what to do in the face ofpanic. Somehow God gave it tome.

When I got my first assign-ment, associate pastor of sevenmission churches in easternKentucky, I needed sophronis-mos and God gave it to me.

When I was pastor of theCathedral of the Assumptionand it cracked down two sides

during the renova-tion and almost fellto the ground in aheap of rubble, Ineeded sophronis-mos and God gave itto me.

Today, the wholeworld needs sophro-nismos and maybeyou are goingthrough a crisis ofyour own as well.Maybe you are facinga cancer diagnosis,unwanted pregnancy,the death of a spouse,the loss of a child, the

loss of a job or the end of a rela-tionship. If so, you may needsophronimos.

Whatever it is, God offersus even more than sophronon-ismos, he offers us peace.

The peace that Jesus offersus when we end up in one ofthese crises, does not alwayscome with the magic fixing ofthe situation, but “a way to be”in that situation. Peace is notthe absence of problems, butthe certain knowledge that, inthe end, things are going toturn out OK. If you have thatknowledge, that peace, nostorm can knock you off totallyoff balance.

It is there, in the place ofsophronismos and peace, thatJesus offers us a place of restand hope between one panicattack and the next.

With warm weather herelately, it has inspired me toplant a few flowers and a treeor two. After I finished diggingin the hard ground, I plantedthe tree and covered it withthose hard clods ofdirt.

Wouldn’t it benice to give this littletree some water,soften up the dirt sothe roots could morequickly take hold? Idrug the hose acrossthe yard to give mylittle tree a freshdrink. I squeezedthe lever, heard a lit-tle air escape fromthe nozzle but nowater came out.

Was the city working on thewater lines?

Had I forgotten to mail inthe payment?

I thought of calling the citywater company and went intothe house. There at the sink wasmy wife running water andwashing a few dishes. I feltreally silly.

I went back out in the yardand sure enough, there was akink in the hose stopping theflow of water. Once the kinkwas straightened out, the waterflowed freely.

As Christians, wesometimes get kinksin our life.U n f o r g i v e n e s s ,stinginess., anger, bit-terness, or hatred canbe a kink that willblock the power andflow of God’s HolySpirit.

I realize no one isperfect but if there issomething that isblocking the free flowof God in your life, itmay be some kink

that is stopping it. Allow Godto remove the kink so Hispower and Spirit can flowfreely through you again.

Randy Johnson is the reverendof the Brandenburg Church of Godand also hosts a radio show onWMMG from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. from Monday throughWednesday.

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BIBLETRIVIA

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FOCUS ONTHE FAMILY

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1. Is the book of 2 Corinthiansin the Old or New Testamentor neither?2. From Levit icus 19:25, thefruit of a newly planted treemust not be eaten unti l whichyear? 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th3. What was Bathsheba doingon the roof when David f irstsaw her? Bathing, Praying,Singing, Hiding4. Samson’s strength wascorrelated with what part ofhis body? Heart, Chest, Hair,Legs5. Job suffered from whatphysical aff l ict ion? Deafness,Boils, Blindness, Coughs6. Who was the mate ofEsther? Jehu, Darius, Xerxes,Abner

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) 5th; 3)Bathing; 4) Hair; 5) Boils; 6)Xerxes

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The first of hopefully many more quilt blocksto come was placed on the side of the commer-cial exhibits building at the fairgrounds onWednesday amidst a small crowd of spectators.The block started the kickoff of the Clotheslineof Quilts project in the county.

“Iowa has a (Clothesline of Quilts) trailthroughout all of the state; hopefully Kentuckycan get the way,” Debbie Hardesty, co-chair ofthe Clothesline of Quilt project for Meade Coun-ty, said about her expectations for the project.

Many other states, such as Iowa, have joinedthe project to reap the benefits it can bring to thearea. Meade County now knows what theClothesline of Quilts can offer the community.

“The primary benefit of this project is that itpromotes tourism. Quilting is also part of ourculture, and painting the quilts will beautify thecountryside,” said Jill Butler, Conservation andDevelopment coordinator for LincolnResources, an organization that works withpublic land to meet the needs of the community.

“We hope to have the quilt project ready in timefor the 2008 bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth.”

Brandenburg mayor and head of the fairboard, David Pace, was presented with a smallreplica of the block to hang in the fair office.

“These quilt blocks will be a beautiful sightfor people taking a day trip and driving throughthis area,” he said

Breckinridge, Hardin and Larue counties arealso taking part by painting quilt blocks, andButler said Grayson and Bullitt counties arelooking to join in as well.

but I’ve got a perspective like afriend of mine — if we can sellcorn for $4 a bushel over thenext few years, it will probablycost us $4.20 per bushel to pro-duce it.”

Richardson said he is will-ing to gamble a little bit on thecorn market. He said mostyears he plants 500 acres ofcorn but this year he intends toplant 670 acres in hopes themarket price will stay high. Anacre of corn can producebetween 120 and 150 bushels.But a drop in the market,drought, or freezing weatherafter corn seeds are plantedcould destroy the crops; suchas what happened when morethan 100,000 acres of wheat inKentucky was destroyed bylast week’s cold spell.

“If there wasn’t any risk toit, there wouldn’t be any profitpotential,” Richardson said.“Farm analysts hedge every-thing to take the risk out of it,but it also takes the productpotential out of it too.

“We’ll make some money,for a while, but I’m afraid itwill start evaporating in thefuture. The problem then is, ifeverything else goes up andcorn drops down we’re losingmoney again. I think it’s goingto be a very volatile summer inthe market. I think prices willbe up and down quite a bit.”

According to state data,Kentucky farmers will plant190,000 more acres of corn thisyear, raising the total to 1.31million acres.

Don Bewley, a local farmerand chairman of the RiverportAuthority, said he will stick tohis normal rotation of 200 to300 acres of corn despite theincreased market price.

He said another cost thathas risen is the price for cornseed.

“Seed corn sells up to $100per bushel,” he said. “If youcould sell your corn as seedcorn, you could sell for oneyear and then retire.”

The increased demand ofethanol fuel spurred the surgein corn prices, but Bewley isskeptical that the need for cornto produce ethanol will contin-ue. He said according to farmjournals he’s read, “there is abig push to use other materialsother than corn for ethanol.”

“I think the use of ethanolwill continue to grow, but theproducts used to manufactureit probably will change,” hesaid, adding that one alterna-tive product that could beused to produce ethanol iscorn stalks.

Ethanol is a grain alcoholthat can be mixed with gaso-line in concentrations up to 10percent in cars and more than80 percent in cars with special-ty equipment. A federal man-dates requires at least 7.5 bil-

lion gallons of alternative fuelsbe produced by 2012, but thegovernment is projecting thatnew ethanol plants springingup nation-wide will producemore than 11 billion gallons bythen.

The locally-based companyAgriFuels signed a purchasingagreement for more than 100-acres to build an ethanol plantin the Buttermilk Falls Indus-trial Park and a $75 millionethanol plant project has beendiscussed for Louisville’sRiverport.

Andy Mills, University ofKentucky extension agent foragriculture and naturalresources, said the corn mar-ket’s future will likely bedependent on how manyethanol plants are operationalover the next year.

“Corn prices are based onethanol plants on line and thenumber of ethanol plants thatwill come on line,” he said.“The plants are a driving fac-tor in corn prices. The nextyear or so will tell us for surewhat is going to happen. Mostethanol plants were startedand designed when corn was$2.30 a bushel and now thatcorn is over $4 per bushel, it’snot as profitable to have anethanol plant.”

Mills said farmers are rightto not get overly-excited aboutthe increased price of corn andthat many farmers with yearsof experience probably won’tstray from their crop rotations.

“Some farmers are puttingout a few more acres of corn,but … the cost to put out cornis very high, so it costs moreoperating money,” he said.“And corn crops are demand-ing at harvest time and youhave to think of storage space.These farmers have learnedover the years that … there arebenefits to a crop rotation sys-tem. Most farmers who aregrowing extra corn are usingsod fields – ground that hasbeen nothing but hay and pas-ture fields for years.”

Many farmers are takingadvantage of the high marketand are locking in prices now.Richardson said he knowsfarmers who have already soldtheir corn in advance for 2008and 2009.

“Many farmers will sell(corn) before they even have itput into the ground,” he said.“Most of the time people whosell that far in advance are try-

ing to get a good profit lockedin. Prices could go higher, butthey could go lower too.”

Mills said there are posi-tives and negatives to lockingin a price so soon.

“You can lock in anamount, but you’re riskingwhat the weather will be,” hesaid. “Fortunately for ourfarmers, not many had cornplanted during our last coldspell. Some people lock pricesin when they think they’regood, and then prices went upeven more. Farming is like anyother business — there arerisks.

“Most full-time farmerswill lock in a lot of their grainprices early on. Some have asafety net by not locking in alltheir crops, and some sit on theInternet every day looking atprices and future prices.”

But farmers aren’t the onlyones being affected by risingcorn prices. Anyone entering agrocery store can see the effect.

Soda, which is made withcorn syrup, has increased bysix percent and ground beefhas increased by three percent,reported The Courier-Journal.

The C-J reported last weekthat a survey of Kentucky foodprices by the Kentucky FarmBureau late last year showedan increase in the total cost of40 basic grocery items of aboutthree percent compared to thesummer. The biggest increasewas cut-up fryers, which arefed corn, increasing 55 cents to2.85 per pound.

Distiller grain, a by-productof ethanol, is used as food forfeeder calves. The increasedprice in feed means anincreased price for beef, and adecrease in the value of feedercalves sold on the market.

“The cost of feeding a calfin a feedlot has gone up quite abit, so the price of steak hasgone up, even though the priceof calves has gone down,”Mills said.

Richardson said theincreased cost of feeding hiscattle has been “dramatic,” butlike many other farmers all hecan do is wait and see what themarket’s future holds.

With five more monthsuntil harvesting season farm-ers can continue to play thecorn market, but only time willtell if they should have soldnow or if they will be able toreap a larger payday down theroad.

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Local farmer and Flaherty resident J.J. Hager plants corn in one of his family’s fields.Hager said he intends to plant his usual 1,000 acres of corn this year, although he mayplant extra corn in wheat fields that were destroyed by last week’s freezing temperatures.

Most full-time farmers willlock in a lot of their grainprices early on. Some have a

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The Lady Waves have a toughstretch of games coming up includ-ing a match up with one of the topteams in the state, and a big-time re-match with district rival BreckinridgeCounty.

This weekend, the girls will par-ticipate in the Christian County Tour-nament.

“We play three teams in our poolthat are killers,” coach Mike Harreld

said. “Owensboro Catholic is No. 1 inthe state, North Laurel always has agreat team and Friendship Academy,who is out of Tennessee. So, that tellsme they’re good.”

Owensboro Catholic was thestate’s pre-season No. 1 team and iscurrently (11-5), North Laurel is (9-7).

Harreld’s daughter, sophomorepitcher Maris Harreld, said the teamwill step up its game for the stiff com-petition.

“We should do well,” she said. “Ithink that we have the talent; we just

have to pull together and work as ateam. We have to continue to workon our hitting and limiting ourerrors. If we go into a game knowingthat we’re playing a good team, weusually play better. Our record couldbe better, however, I think we’ll pullthrough and get our win total up.”

Monday, the team will take onApollo.

“Apollo is a great regional team

BY SHAUN T. COX

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Last Friday, Meade County High School seniorSusan Wheaton signed a letter of intent to play soc-cer for Lindsey Wilson College next year.

The Blue Raiders are the reigning 2006 NAIAWomen’s Soccer National Champions and havewon two of the last three.

“My original decision was between Lindsey Wil-son and Austin Peay,” Wheaton said. “I visitedboth colleges and was accepted to both, but theLindsey Wilson campus was more comfortable forme and it was not as far away from home — I’m amomma’s girl.”

Susan’s mother, Patty, was in attendance andsaid that while it was a great day for the family, itwas also difficult because Susan’s father, Robert, isin Iraq with the Civil Service.

“He is just overjoyed. He will be here for gradu-ation and he is so proud of her, just like Mom is,”Patty Wheaton said. “She did all this on her own.She contacted the coach herself, she did the

research and went down on a visit. She talked withcoach Drew (Burwash) and coach (Debbie) McGui-ness and from there, she made her decision.”

Susan Wheaton’s high school coach, Dan Shook,

said her love for the game is what made the schol-arship possible.

“I’m very proud of Susan and I think she will bea great addition,” he said. “She’s a very capableathlete and is a very committed player. She givesher time and of herself and she loves the game,which I think is very important. She loves soccerand she was a very good leader for our program. Iknow she’ll come to the team with a lot to give anda lot of heart.”

Shook said anytime players from Meade Countycan go to college and play the sports they lovemake for the proudest moments as a coach.

“We love to see our players go to the next levelso any time that happens, we’re extremely proud ofthe girls that are able to,” he said. “To go beyond tothe next level, you know they love the gamebecause it takes a lot of commitment to do whatthey are getting ready to do. To play at that level isgoing to take a lot, so you know that they are real-

BY BUDDY SHACKLETTE

DAYTONA BEACH — There was a time not solong ago that Chip Ganassi youngster Reed Soren-son was living a charmed life.

Just two short years ago, the Peachtree City, Ga.,native could do no wrong.

He was young, he was successful out of the gateand the heights of future success looked endless.

Sorenson ran with the front pack. He won atplaces like Nashville and St. Louis on the NASCARBusch Series en route to finishing fourth in the 2005final standings.

Things changed some at Ganassi, but Sorensonappeared to be the one thing that would remainconstant.

Former teammate Jamie McMurray, the formerflagship driver at CGR, jumped ship to Roush Rac-ing and suddenly Ganassi had a team with tworookies and little experience. Ganassi quickly diddamage control by hiring Juan Pablo Montoya, aworld-renowned winner with no stock car experi-ence.

The hiring took the heat off Sorenson and team-mate David Stremme and put the spotlight onMontoya, who is a rookie in NASCAR NEXTELCup racing this season despite being a former Indi-anapolis 500 winner and a winner in Formula Oneracing.

“He brings a lot of things to the team that aren’tnecessarily race-related. He’s been all over theworld racing, and he has an outlook that he wantsto win races just like everybody else here. Myselfand David talk to him through the weekend andwe share information evenly. I wouldn’t say thatwe talk about anything different. I think it’s got tothe point now where he’s run enough races wherehe’s not really a new guy who doesn’t know any-thing anymore,’’ Sorenson said. “He’s a racer justlike me and David are and we just talk normalstuff. We talk about our cars. We talk about whatwe learned on the track. It’s almost like now wherewe’re just kinda like regular teammates. We just goout there and learn from each other and do the bestwe can.”

These days, it’s easy for Stremme and Montoya

to do the kidding because things are going betterthan expected. But as for Sorenson, inconsistencyhas plaqued his season thus far.

Stremme has four top-15 finishes and sits 12th in

Page B1SportsFriday, April 20, 2007

STANDINGSBaseball

Boys: District OverallW L W L

Hancock 0 0 7 5Breckinridge 0 0 4 10Meade 0 0 4 9

SoftballGirls: W L W LHancock 0 0 9 3Breckinridge 0 0 7 4Meade 0 0 5 4

ON DECK

April 20Baseball—tournament

@Butler 5 p.m.Baseball—JV/freshman

@John Hardin 5:30 p.m.Tennis

LaRue County 4:45 p.m.Track& Field

@Tates Creek 6 p.m.

April 20Softball—tournament

@Christian Co. TBASoftball — freshman tourney

@Central Hardin TBAApril 21

Baseball — tournament@Butler DH 1:30/4 p.m.

Softball — tournament@Christian Co. TBA

Softball — freshman tourney@Central Hardin TBA

April 23Baseball

@Central Hardin 5:30 p.m.Softball —freshman

@Male DH 5:30 p.m.Softball

@Apollo 6 p.m.Track & Field

Hancock & C. Hardin TBATennis

Bethlehem 5:15 p.m.April 24

Softball@North Hardin 5:30 p.m.

Baseball@Breck Co. 5:30 p.m.

Softball—freshman@C. Hardin DH 5:30 p.m.

Tennis@LaRue County 4:30 p.m.

Track & Field@LaRue County 5:30 p.m.

April 26Baseball

@Grayson Co. 6 p.m.Softball — freshman

@Breck. Co DH 6 p.m.Softball

Breck. Co. 6 p.m.Tennis — Conference tourney

TBD TBA

Sorenson feeling the pressure as a member of team Ganassi

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Reed Sorenson in his No. 41 Target Dodge.

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Soccer player signs with NAIA champs

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Patty Wheaton, left, signs off on Susan Wheaton’s,center, commitment to play for Lindsey Wilson asassistant coach Debbie McGuiness, right, looks on.

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Harold Biddle 25-6Derek Butler 25-0Josh Pierce 24-9Scott Stull 23-5Nathan Monroe 23-3Stacy Jupin 23-2Nick Ford 22-4Ken Lair 21-7Mike Pichitt 20-4Philip Holtzclaw 18-6

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Meade hurdles Hancock

Waves ready for re-match with Breck

Meade Countytennis nets firstwins of season

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Caroline Wilson, front, and Kate Daileywon their doubles match against FortKnox Tuesday 6-0, 6-0.

TRACK & FIELD

Dual Meet vs. Hancock Co.4/17/07

MCHS Winners

Girls 100-meter dashLindsay AndrewsGirls 200-meter dashLindsay AndrewsGirls 400-meter dashMarley StanfieldGirls 800-meter runShelby JenkinsGirls 1600-meter runPerry BrooksGirls 3200-meter runCynthia SmithGirls 100-meter hurdlesTiffany BrownGirls 300-meter hurdlesTiffany BrownGirls high jumpShleby JenkinsGirls long jumpBecca HailGirls triple jumpBecca HailGirls discus throwEmily MillerBoys 400-meter dashCody HagerBoys 800-meter runCody HagerBoys 3200 meter run Sean BreedsBoys 300-meter hurdlesMarshall BrownBoys shot putMatt PophamGirls 4x100-meter relayMeade CountyGirls 4x400-meter relayMeade CountyBoys 4x800-meter relayMeade County

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Eighth-grader Zach Bowen competes in the high jump during Tuesday’s dual meet with HancockCounty. “The girls team had a dominant performance, winning every event but one,” said coachLarry Garner, who was pleased with the team’s performance. “It makes us look good, but Han-cock County’s girls team is not as good as they usually are and they don’t have the numbersthey usually do, so we try to keep it in perspective. Our boys team was beaten overall, but wehad some really strong performances out of them in the areas we expected to. Overall, thingswent well and we’re happy. We had some really good performances from our throwers as well.”

BY SHAUN T. COX

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The Meade County boys and girls tennisteams have struggled a bit early in their seasons,but have steadily shown improvement andscored a few wins of late.

The girls took their first couple of match vic-tories Monday against Bardstown.

“Our first and second doubles teams won(Monday), so that was very exciting for us to getour first wins,” first-year coach Amber Englishsaid. “I’m very pleased and I think we’ve showna lot of improvement these last few weeks.”

English said she made some changes andthings are moving in the right direction for theinexperienced team.

“I think our doubles teams are really comingtogether right now and are playing well,” shesaid. “I moved some things around, like MeganWright to No. 1 singles and she’s done a reallynice job.”

The boys also scored some match wins atBardstown, but fell short of the overall victory.

“The Bardstown match could have goneeither way,” said coach Mark Zweifel. “It was 3-2, Bardstown, and we couldn’t buy a break.They were hitting the ball long, they were hit-ting the ball short.”

Last week, Central Hardin was able to makequick work of both teams.

“Central Hardin pretty much went the way Iexpected,” Zweifel said. “This was a toughmatch for the team, Central is one of the best weplay. One thing against all the players was theweather. It was bitter cold and the wind wasmaking the ball do crazy things.”

Zweifel said coaching tennis is different thanother sports in that you have to let the playersthink for themselves for the most part.

“I don’t talk to them much during a matchbecause they know what they’re doing wrong,”he said. “I kind of let them play at their ownpace.”

Zweifel, like all coaches, said there’s still a lotof room for the kids to get better.

“I haven’t seen as much improvement as I’d like, but we’re young and things will comealong,” he said. “Am I disappointed in wherewe are right now — no, not at all.

The doubles players could be playing better

PLEASE SEE WINS, PAGE B2PLEASE SEE BRECK, PAGE B3

who is very strong,” MikeHarreld said. “That’s thething about going from the5th to the 3rd Region. In the3rd, just about everybody issolid.”

Tuesday, the girls travel tonearby Radcliff to face NorthHardin.

“North has lost their dom-inant pitcher, but they’ve gottwo younger girls who canthrow the ball well,” MikeHarreld said. They’re playinggreat ball right now and theyalways hit the ball and playgreat defense.”

Next Thursday is the all-important re-match withBreck. County. The LadyWaves lost the first meeting2-1 in extra innings on April12.

“We need that one bad,”Mike Harreld said. “I stillthink we can play with themand beat them, we just haveto have a solid game againstthem.”

Marris Harreld said theteam will be looking for ameasure of revenge

“Absolutely,” she said.“We had a tough loss againstBreck County and I’m surewe’ll come out ready to play.”

Mike Harreld said histeam really needs to showsome patience at the plate tobeat Breckinridge.

“Their pitcher locates theball really well, but she’llwalk you if you let her,” hesaid. “But we’ve been swing-ing at bad pitches lately andin that game, we did. But shestill walked five of our hit-ters. If we can lay off thoseand make her throw to us, Ithink we can hit her.”

Last Monday, Beth Haven(8-1) traveled to Meade OlinPark and was bounced 8-1.

“They’re a young, goodteam with a nice pitcher, butwe came out and hit the ballvery well,” Mike Harreldsaid. “Maris pitched extreme-ly well, holding them to onerun with eight strikeouts, sixhits and no walks.

“However, we still madesix errors so we need toimprove our defense. Ourhitting and bunting pickedup quite a bit in that game,but there were some veryroutine plays that we madeerrors on.”

Tuesday, the girls facedPleasure Ridge Park andstaged a come-from-behindvictory after falling behind 3-0.

“We had another inningwhere we just kind of fellapart and weren’t doing the

correct things that we need todo on defense and spottedthem three runs,” Mike Har-reld said. “Kelcie McCoy waspitching a good game, but Ibrought in Raymie Greenwellto try and shut them downand prevent them from get-ting another run and she didjust what we needed her to. Ithink our defense reallypicked it up too.

“It wasn’t anything whereKelcie was pitching bad. Itwas just the fact that we weredown three early and could-n’t afford to give them anoth-er run because we’d havetrouble getting the threeback.”

Mike Harreld said it was abig night for freshman Malo-ry Wathen at the plate.

“She was 3-for-5 withsome clutch hits for us,” hesaid. “And Taylor Smith hada clutch sacrifice bunt in thebottom of the eighth to moveKatie Straney over after shegot a base hit. Then Mallorycame through with a base hitto score the run.”

Maris Harreld saidWathen was one of the play-er’s that has really improvedat the plate, among others.

“I think Megan Fackler hasimproved a lot,” she said.“Erin Sireno and MalloryWathen have both reallystarted hitting the ball well.”

the points standings, whileMontoya, a rookie Cupperwith tons of racing experi-ence, has overachieved bylogging a pair of top-10 runsand currently sits 12th inpoints.

Sorenson, on the otherhand, has run very well in theNo. 41 Target Dodge, butinconsistent finishes have costhim in the points.

He ran 13th in the season-opener at Daytona, ninth atAtlanta and 18th at Mar-tinsville, but crashes at Cali-fornia and Bristol relegatedhim to last-place finishes at43rd.

“That’s exactly what welooked at last week. If we hadfinished just 20th in those tworaces where we finished deadlast, we would be 12th inpoints. So, I kinda pointedthat out to a lot of guys on myteam,’’ said Sorenson. “If westop doing that (finishing last)we’ll be OK. Both of themwere bad-luck deals, so wethink if we just keep doingour job and staying consis-tent, we’ll keep creeping up inthe points and we’ll be fine.”

A big key to that could bekeeping the car on the track.

There were the two crashes

and last week at Texas anengine failure resulted inSorenson registering a 40th-place finish.

Like Stremme, he has threetop-20 runs this season, butcrashes and the engine failurehave left him 29th in pointsand third in the Chip GanassiRacing stable.

Sorenson and companywill be looking to begin tobuild some consistency thisSaturday night when theNASCAR NEXTEL Cup Seriesmakes its West Coast swingthrough Phoenix Internation-al Raceway.

“Actually, I think we’retaking a brand new carthere… and we’re going to tryto get it the same as we hadthe car at Richmond,’’ Soren-son said. “Hopefully, they runthe same. The bodies are thesame so there’s no aerody-namic difference. It’s just allabout making sure it’s just aslight and you get the setupsthe same.”

It will be the third Car ofTomorrow — the series willcontest 16 races withNASCAR’s new car — race ofthe season for the series.

When testing a couple ofweeks ago at Richmond,Sorenson consistently hadsome of the quickest times ineach session.

In past COT events, Soren-son ran 43rd at Bristol but

rebounded for an 18th-placerun at Martinsville.

The Richmond test waspositive and the first time thenew cars had been on a trackbigger than a half-mile.

The three-quarter mileRichmond test should bemore conducive to PIR’s one-mile layout this Saturdaynight.

“We had some momentum.We had two dead last finishesthis year, and I wouldn’t real-ly call that consistent, sowe’ve got to make sure wedon’t do that any more. We’vehad some decent runs but theonly good race we had we feltwe did everything we weresupposed to at Atlanta, sowe’ve just got to get a little bitbetter when we go to some ofthese places,’’ Sorenson said.“I think at Martinsville wefinished 18th, so that was justkinda an OK day. The test atRichmond went really well. Ithink we hit on somethingthere a little bit, so we’ve justgot to get our cars favorablefor a top 10 finish every week-end and make sure we stayout of wrecks and things likethat.”

Buddy Shacklette is a gradu-ate of Meade County HighSchool and has coveredNASCAR for the Daytona BeachNews-Journal for the past 15years.

ly going to be focused. So, itis a very proud day.”

Susan Wheaton said it did,in fact, take a lot of hardwork and dedication.

“I started out on JV,moved up to varsity and Iworked my butt off to getthere,” she said. “When I goton, I was looking forward tobeing a senior and it felt real-ly good for the six of us sen-iors to be able to lead theteam — it was just amazing. Iwouldn’t replace it for theworld.”

Debbie McGuiness, thenewest addition to the coach-ing staff, also played forLindsey Wilson and wasnamed to the All-Conferencesecond team in 2004. McGui-ness said the signing periodsare a rousing time for the pro-gram.

“It’s an exciting time dur-ing the spring, especially get-ting new players,” she said.“We’ve seen (Wheaton) playand we’re excited about thetalent that she has and whatwe can do to develop her as aplayer. We’re really lookingforward to her coming to ourcampus and seeing what

Lindsey has to offer.”McGuiness said the goal of

the program is to stay at thetop and one way to do that isto sign local Kentuckians.

“Our soccer program hasbeen extremely successful,with us winning two out ofthe last three national cham-pionships, and we’ve gone tothe tournament every yearsince 2001,” she said. “We’vegot a lot of internationalplayers. However, bringingin local girls is always some-thing that we want to do.Sometimes it’s hard becausethey like to move off and goto big schools and get awayfrom their parents. But lucki-ly, Susan wants to stay withus. We have junior varsityand varsity programs andboth teams have been verysuccessful. We just want tokeep pushing them along,stay nationally ranked andstay No. 1.”

Lindsey Wilson College,located in Columbia, Ky.(Adair County), was foundedin January 1903 and its name-sake was the deceasednephew and stepson ofCatherine Wilson, ofLouisville.

The college is one of onlyfour Kentucky schools classi-fied as a Baccalaureate-Liber-al Arts College by the Foun-

dation for the Advancementof Teaching.

The school’s enrollmentwas 1,790 students for the2006-2007 academic year, andits budget was $28 million.Reportedly, Kentuckiansmake up 84 percent of theschool’s enrollment.

The women’s soccer team,a member of the Mid-SouthConference, has existed since1992 and the team’s overallrecord stands at 241-76-15.

Burwash was namedNAIA Women’s SoccerNational Coach of the Yearafter the team finished 24-2.The Blue Raiders finishedtheir season on a 16-gamewinning streak.

Burwash also won theaward in 2004 after the teamwent 19-0-6 and won its firstchampionship. The team hasgone 84-9-7 in Burwash’sfour seasons at the helm. Themen’s soccer team is also oneof the best in the NAIA, win-ning seven championshipsfrom 1995 to 2005.

Six players from lastyear ’s championship teamwere named either first, sec-ond or third team All-Ameri-can, and senior midfielderHishamar Falconer was theBrine-NAIA Women’s SoccerPlayer of the Year.

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The 2007 wild turkey springseason runs from April 14 toMay 6.

All hunters should obtain acopy of the Spring 2007 TurkeyGuide, which is availablewherever licenses are sold.

Some of the points of law forall hunters to remember are:

•A person shall not enterupon the lands of another tohunt, trap or fish without theoral or written permission ofthe landowner.

•All persons born afterJan.1, 1975, except those under10 years of age or hunting ontheir own farmlands, mustcomplete a state-approvedhunter education course andmust have a valid course com-pletion card in their possessionwhile hunting in Kentucky.

All hunters less than 16-years-old and hunting with afirearm must be accompaniedat all times by an adult at least18-years-old.

Adults must remain in aposition to take immediate con-trol of the youth’s huntingequipment at all times.

•All hunters, except resi-dent owners of farmlands, theirspouse and dependent childrenand tenants who reside andwork on the farm must buy theappropriate hunting licenseand turkey permit.

Hunters who own land inKentucky but do not meet resi-dency requirements arerequired to purchase non-resi-dent hunting licenses and tags.

•All turkeys taken —regardless of license type orexemption — must be reportedon the Department’s toll-freetelecheck system.

You must call 1-800-245-4263 (CHK-GAME) by mid-night on the day the turkey istaken.

Hunters will receive a con-firmation number, which theymust retain as proof on theirhunter harvest log.

•Only shotguns no smallerthan 20-gauge nor larger than10-gauge and legal archeryequipment are permitted.

Hunters may not use or pos-sess shells larger than #4 shot.

No rifles or handguns ofany type are permitted.

Shotguns can only hold atotal of 3 shells and must havethe magazine plugged to holdonly 2 shells, plus one in thechamber.

•A hunter shall not take aturkey by the aid of baiting, orhunt on a baited area while baitis present, or hunt on a baited

area for 30 days after all baithas been removed.

A baited area is any placewhere feed, grains or othersubstances capable of luringwild turkeys have been placed.

•Turkeys cannot be huntedfrom any type of vehicle orboat.

•The use of recorded elec-tronically-produced calls isprohibited.

•Certainly, all huntersshould have safety as their pri-mary consideration whileturkey hunting.

Because most hunters arecompletely camouflaged whilehunting, do not wave at anoth-er hunter but call out in a loudclear voice to make the otherhunter aware of your presence.

•Persons who violate theturkey hunting regulations —including failure to check inharvested turkeys — are sub-ject to fines up to $1,000, loss ofequipment, hunting privileges,and possible jail time.

•IMPORTANT — After tak-ing a turkey and before movingthe carcass, hunters mustimmediately mark the appro-priate information on the backof the permit with the sex, date,and county where the turkeywas killed.

Exempt hunters must maketheir own log and are not

exempt from this procedure. Failure to do so may result

in the confiscation of theturkey, so don’t forget to take apen with you in the field.

Hunters may report viola-tions to the department’s 24-hour law enforcement dispatchline at 1-800-252-5378 (25-ALERT)

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Sgt. Bob Marango is a 21-year veteran of fish and wildlifelaw enforcement. He is anhonors graduate of theUniversity of Louisville withboth bachelors and mastersdegrees in biology. Sgt.Marango and his family havelived in Meade County for thepast 19 years.

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BIRDS OF THE WEEK

My name is Lauren Bednar and I’ve recent-ly taken on the job of youth columnist at TheNews Standard.

This is my third year living in MeadeCounty; and I currently am a junior attendingMeade County High School. I’m involved withDrama Club, Foreign Language Club andPhotography Club.

I’ve done some work with the MCHS news-paper, The Current, and I had an amazingexperience with the paper’s advisor, ShannonAnderson. She gave me a good start to help meout and the extra boostthat is leading me to pur-sue a career in journalism.

I love writing in itself,and I love the adrenalinerush that you can only getfrom seeing your name inprint and knowing thatyour story is goodenough for hundreds (ifnot thousands) of peopleto read.

I’m not sure exactlywhen I had my epiphanytelling me to write, butsince about three or fouryears ago in junior highI’ve been hooked.

I’ve grown up in a lot of different placesbecause my father served in the military, andI’ve had a lot of different experiences to moldmy opinions and beliefs into what they aretoday. I’d like to think that they’re differentfrom that of others, but at the same time com-prehensive to the public to give Meade Countya new perspective on issues that concerntoday’s youths.

I never thought I’d have my own column sosoon, but I look at this opportunity as a bless-ing. My goal is to discuss things going on inthe world today that pertain to our teens, andto give a fresh new outlook on the ideas andissues already floating around.

I’m not going to try and stir up trouble, butI would like to get some topics out of the booksand into the minds of the public who can givethem a voice, help stand up for what’s right,and bring action upon things that needchange.

I hope to give a general overview on events,tasks, and hardships that youths may face, orare just are curious about. Some topics I dis-cuss could range from getting a drivers license,

prom, teen drinking; allthe way up to preparingfor the ACTs, new localbands, or things teenscan do around MeadeCounty.

Hopefully I can givevaluable insight, opensome eyes and stir upinterest on topics thatneed to be talked aboutamong youths such asmyself.

Prom committeemakes magicalevening possible

One of the biggestevents during the schoolyear is about to takeplace — the 2007 MeadeCounty High SchoolProm.

Many girls (andguys) take this opportu-nity to spend all day get-ting dressed up, their

pictures taken, beingchauffeured to the prom,

and then enjoying a nicenight out to eat afterwards.

What a lot of peo-ple don’t realize is that a lotof work goes into prom

behind the scenes by actualstudents. MCHS always has astudent Prom Committee thatis comprised of juniors and

seniors who are interested inhelping out with everythingthat goes into the actual prom.

The students collectivelyselect the colors, favors, a list ofsongs for the seniors to vote on,decorations, etc. This year theCommittee has 10 juniors andseniors who have put an extensivenumber of hours into making thisprom an exceptionally good one.

The theme chosen for thisyear is “City of Dreams.” The col-

ors to coordinate are black, silver, white andpink.

Usually MCHS’s prom is held at the HighSchool, but that is not the case this year. Due toconstruction on the building, the prom will beheld at Stuart Pepper Middle School. GrahamPhotography is our school’s sponsored pho-tographer and will be taking prom pictures atthe Brandenburg Farm Bureau Building.

As of now, only juniors and seniors areallowed to buy tickets. Prom has always beenfor upperclassmen and the staff doesn’t seethat changing.

Kim Clutts, one of the prom committeedirectors, wishes all students, “a wonderfulprom,” and reminds them, “don’t drink, andhave fun, but be safe doing it.”

Lauren Bednar is a junior at Meade CountyHigh School, is the youth columnist, and contribut-ing writer, for The News Standard.

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Britney Spears may not be theideal role model for kids, so theMeade County School districtdeveloped the Pals for Primarygroup, which gives young chil-dren a chance to meet role modelsin their own community.

The group matches highschool students, who volunteertheir time, with primary studentsfrom James R. Allen Primary,Payneville Elementary andBattletown Elementary, that“could use a good role model” tolook up to, said Andrea Pike-Goff,the family resources coordinatorat James R. Allen and David T.Wilson Elementary.

Along with their high schoolmentor, the grade-schoolers par-ticipate in events, ranging fromtrips to the library to bowling atLynn’s Pins. All of the activitiesare supervised by an adult and arecoordinated by Pike-Goff and PatGarcia. Garcia is the familyresources coordinator atBattletown and PaynevilleElementary schools.

PHOTOS BY BETSY SIMON/THE NEWS STANDARD

Nick Soeder, 9, a student at James R. Allen Primary School,stands in excellent bowling form as he whips the ball down thelane hoping to knock down the few remaining pins.

Battletown Elementary studentDestiny Miller, 6, approachesthe lane with her game faceon, ready to throw a strike dur-ing Tuesday’s Pals for Primaryactivity at Lynn’s Pins.

Seventy-four elementary studentswere selected to participate in the FourthAnnual All-County Chorus on Saturday,March 17. Former MCHS Choral DirectorShirley Jones was the guest conductor.

Chorus members practiced selectionswith their individual music teachers,Shirley Barger, Dawn McFarland, LindseyMeyer, Natasha Lanham and Ruth AnnShacklette, prior to the performance-dayrehearsal with guest conductor.

Students were pleasantly surprisedand entertained during the lunch breakby Mrs. Gibbie Horsley and the MCHSMadrigal Singers.

Parents and friends attended the 2p.m. concert. Selections included AlleluiaCanon, Lindsey Meyer – flute soloist; OseShalom, Lauren Soderstrom – oboesoloist; Old Joe Clark; Danny Boy; andWhat Color is the Music?, Chad Jones ondrums.

2007 All-Chorus choir selected

2007 chorusmembers were:

Battletown Taylor DaleyJessica MattinglyKristina NebenHannah Skaggs

Katie WelchShelby Zocklein.David T. WilsonChaselyn AllgeierLuke BabbRyan BabbAutumn BrunerSara ChismBlaine CriglerHannah DarnelTabi DavisSarah GreerKacie Ingram

Kody KennedJordan KnippTye McFarlandAllie MillsTamara PattyAdrienne PooleMary Kate PowersKendall SmithSamantha StormsTate Wilson.Ekron Emali BrownTyler CarterKayla CookDevan DaughertySamantha HubbardMarissa MillerTaylor OliverTiffany SchornackJulia SeelyeNatalie Wilkins.

Flaherty Cara CarKayla N. DockeryAlexis GriffithAlexander W. HuntCourtney JonesOlivia KaseyDevin LancasterNatalie McCombsJessi McCoyDesireah MillsJennifer WhelanKenny WittenbrakerJames R. AllenKayla BennettJenna BurkTaylor CucinoKensington GrandeOlivia KessingerHannah KingChelsie Logsdon

Veronica ShamblinElsie ShepherdAlecia Tucker-WestEmma WilsonKatie WilsonMuldraughEzzaray BohannonBilly HartBrandy HartBrittany HouseKim HudsonPayneville Alexis GrecoTaryne KnottKatie MillerJosie NevittMegan SpeaksJessalyn StiversJulie StiversLauren VaughnBillie Weick

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The 74-member All-County Chorus performs March 17.

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The Lady Waves celebrateda successful season with anawards banquet Wednesdaynight at Meade County HighSchool.

The girls finished the sea-son with an overall record of12-17, but were 9-7 in theirregion and an udefeated 8-0 inthe district for the second yearin a row.

The team won its districtgames by an average marginof 36 points per game.

Meade County advanced tothe second round of theregional tournament beforefalling in a heart-breaker toOwensboro, 66-61.

In addition to dominatingthe district, the girls dominat-ed the classroom, finishingwith an overall team GPA of3.37.

Award winners:Jasmine Newby — TeamCaptain, All-District Tourna-ment Team, All-Region Tour-nament Team, Best FreeThrow Percentage — 66.9percent, Most Assists PerGame — 2.5 APG, MostSteals Per Game — 4.8 SPG

Kayla Stull — Team Captain,All-District Tournament Team,All-Region Tournament Team,Leading Rebounder — 8.2RPG, KHSAA Academic All-State First Team

Mindy Oliver — LeadingScorer — 14.6 PPG, Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage— 36.7%, Best Field GoalPercentage — 48%, KHSAAAcademic All-State HonorableMention

Kayla Fackler — MostBlocks — 28, KHSAA Acade-mic All-State Honorable Men-tion

Melinda Hurt — Sixth ManAward, KHSAA Academic All-State Honorable Mention

Kim Montgomery — MostAssists Per Game — 2.5APG

Kelsie Ledford — KHSAAAcademic All-State FirstTeam

Caroline Wilson — KHSAAAcademic All-State FirstTeam, Varsity Letter

Bliss Powers — KHSAAAcademic All-State FirstTeam, Varsity Letter

Mallory Wathen — KHSAAAcademic All-State FirstTeam, Varsity Letter

Carly Evans — Varsity Letter

Kayla Ross — Varsity Letter

Erin Sireno — KHSAA Acad-emic All-State HonorableMention

Alexa Adams — KHSAAAcademic All-State FirstTeam

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The News StandardPage B10 Friday, April 20, 2007

Lady Waves basketballteam celebrates season

THE NEWS STANDARD/ SHAUN T. COX

Above: Seniors JasmineNewby, left, and Kayla Stull,right, share a laugh atWednesday night’s girls bas-ketball banquet. The twowere named to both the All-District Tournament Teamand the All-Region Tourna-ment Team this season.Newby will attend KentuckyState University and Stullwill attend Bellarmine.

Left: Coach Josh Hurtaddresses the crowd atWednesday’s banquet andawards ceremony. The LadyWaves finished the districtseason perfect for the sec-ond straight year.

SPORTS BRIEFS

MCHS guard named All-State, signs with State

Senior Riley Benock signeda letter of intent yesterday toplay basketball for formerGreenwave player and currentMississippi State Bulldogscoach Rick Stansbury.

The Bulldogs are a memberof the SEC West division andfinished 21-14 last seaon and 8-8 in the conference.

State lost to West Virginia inthe finals of the NIT Tourna-ment.

Benock’s first college gameback in Kentucky will likely bein 2009, when Mississippireturns to Rupp Arena to playthe Kentucky Wildcats.

Last week, Benock wasnamed to the All-State SecondTeam after winning 3rd RegionPlayer of the Year and averag-ing 17.9 points and 7.1rebounds per game.

Jr. dragster season openerdelayed yet again

MCHS freshman TravisArgabright’s junior dragsterseason opener was delayedfor the second straight week.

The first delay was due tocold temperatures and lastweekend’s delay was becauseof rain.

The opener has beenrescheduled for Saturday atOhio Valley in West Point,with the test and tune Friday.The gates will open at noon.

Sunday, a benefit race willbe held to raise money for the-family of the little girl thatwas severely injured in a crashat Ohio Valley a couple ofweeks ago. The gates open at10 a.m. and the races begin atone.

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M.S.S., C.S.C.S.

Q: I want to lose weight in mylegs and thighs. I do step aerobicsclasses three times a week, but feellike I may be slimming in thewrong places. Is this a possibility?

A: Step aerobics can be a greatsource of cardiovascular exercise.Using choreography and raisedfloor steps, you can expend a greatamount of calories with this activ-ity. While participating in activi-ties such as step aerobics, it is def-initely possible to lose weight andbody fat throughout your wholebody.

The ability to lose weight inone particular area and not othersis called "spot training" (or spotreducing). This type of training isunsuccessful because you areunable to choose where and whenyour body will lose weight andbody fat first.

While you are completing astep aerobics program, yourwhole body is responding to thestresses being placed on it, not justone area. Although you feel yourlegs and heart doing the majorityof the work, your whole body isworking together to achieve yourgoal of finishing the program.

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