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Father, sons arrested for bank robberies
briefs
Wreck with
ambulance
kills one
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by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
WHEELWRIGHT - A 45-year-old
father and his two sons were arrested this
week in conjunction with an investigation
into three bank robberies which plagued
Citizens National Bank since June and
continued with two more bank robberies
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
HAROLD - Heavy
rains Wednesday were
blamed for a collision on
U.S. 23 that claimed the
life of Zina K. Kidd, 59, of
Harold.
Kidd was traveling
north on U.S. 23 in
Harold when her maroon
1991 Buick began
hydroplaning and
crossed the median into
the path of a 1996 Ford
ambulance driven by
John Cruse, 30, of Glade
Spring, W.Va.
Kidd was pronounced
dead at the scene by
Floyd County Coroner
Roger Nelson.
Cruse and his passenger, Wayne Niff, 19, of
Shelbiana, were taken to
Pikeville Medical Center
and admitted for injuries
sustained in the collision.
Det. Eddie Crum has
been charged with investigating the accident and
was assisted at the
scene by several troopers, Nelson, the Floyd
County Sheriff's
Department, the Floyd
County Rescue Squad
and the Betsy Layne Fire
Department.
executed in November and December.
Kentucky State Police detectives
Byron Hansford and Kevin Newsome led
the investigation, which culminated with
the arrests and Hansford noted that the
case required a fair amount of "blood.
sweat and tears." He said that several witnesses were helpful during the course of
the investigation and observed that it
would be up to Citizens National to
decide if any of the informants are eligible for the $5,000 rewards that the bank
was offering for any information in the
case.
Citizens Regional Manager Mark
Wietc said, "Several people came forward
but didn't want the reward. We put them
in touch with the KSP, who did a great job
with the case."
Wiete also noted that his staff at both
branches were terrorized by the robberies
and said that the news of the arrests was,
'The best Christmas present we could
have hoped for. Our staff will sleep easier
now and the community really carne
(See ROBBERIES, page two)
Paintsville
dentist faces
fraud charges
Times Staff Report
photo by Tom Doty
Attorney Terry Jacobs explains to his client, Dottie Neeley, that she needs to go with Lt. Greg Clark,
who would escort her to jail. Neeley entered a guilty plea to three counts of drug trafficking and will
be lodged at the jail until her sentencing in March.
Neeley pleads guilty
to drug trafficking charges
3DAY FORECAST
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
High: 46 • Low: 37
PRESTONSBURG - Dottie
Neeley, 87, of Hueysville, has
received a fair amount of media
attention after being arrested on
drug trafficking charges during an
Operation UNITE roundup.
On Thursday, she pleaded
guilty to three counts of drug trafficking in circuit court and may
spend up to five years in jail if her
plea agreement is honored.
The plea was almost terminated at the outset when Judge John
D. Caudill produced a printout
from CNN.com which contained
Tomoft'Ow
High: 46 • Low: 27
a new story in which Neeley
denied selling drugs. Judge
Caudill asked that Neeley talk
with her attorney about the article
and said he would not accept a
guilty plea from her if the story
was accurate.
Neeley then conferred with her
attorney, Terry Jacobs. Shortly
thereafter Jacobs stood before
Caudill and said that Neeley
denied making such a claim to a
reporter. He said that Neeley
recalled getting a call form a
reporter requesting she ose for a
picture and said that she declined
the request.
Dottie Neeley, 87, was taken to
ja1l after entering her plea,
although her attorney did ask the
court to alter its policy in
Neeley's case due to her age and
ill health. The request followed a
protracted plea entry that had to
be stopped twice because Neeley,
who apparently suffers from poor
hearing, had a difficult time
responding to questions posed by
Judge Caudill.
At one point Neeley neglected
to respond that she sold drugs to
an agent of Operation UNITE and
instead said, "I didn't know he
was a UNITE officer."
(See GUILTY, page seven)
PAINTSVILLE
A
Johnson County
dentist was arrested Tuesday for
allegedly defrauding
the
state
Medi9aid
program.
Gary
D.
Brown, 49, who
practices on Main
Street
in
Paintsville, was
Gary D.
indicted
this
month in Franklin Circuit
Court on six felony counts of
"devising or engaging in
scheme to defraud" the
Medicaid program.
The Kentucky Cabinet for
Health and Family Services
Office of the Inspector
General referred the case to
of
Kentucky
Bureau
Investigation Agent Chris
Dunkle, who headed the
investigation.
Brown billed and was
paid for dental retainers that
weren't provided to patients
or were not provided as
billed,
the
Attorney General's
Office alleges.
"My office is
absolutely committed to prosecuting
Medicaid
who
providers
billed for products
or services they do
not deliver to
Brown
patients," Attorney
General
Greg
Stumbo said. "These prosecutions are · critical to our
state's ability to continue to
provide desperately needed
medical and dental care."
The charges
against
Brown each carry a maximum term of five years in
prison.
To
report
suspected
Medicaid fraud or patient
abuse, call the attorney general's tip line at (877) 2287384.
Stabbing case
sent to grand jury:
by TOM DOTV
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A
Printer resident who was
arrested last week on two
charges of assault for stabbing two other men saw his
case sent to a grand jury•
Wednesday to determine if
he will be charged in circuit
court.
Matthew Wright, 31,
appeared for the hearing with
(See STABBING, page three)
High: 49 • Low: 38
Judge denies defendant's
request to leave state
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Lifestyles ...................... 84
Classifieds .................... 87
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
An
Elkhorn City man accused of trespassing at Allen Central High
School last March and taking two
special education students off campus for a sexual tryst was denied a
motion to leave the state in circuit
court Thursday.
Pikeville
attorney
Wayne
Hancock made the motions on
behalf of Jonathan Belcher, 24.
Hancock flrst petitioned the court to
drop a charge of unlawful transaction with a minor lodged against his
client. He argued that the victim was
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over 16 and that the sexual contact
was not illegal.
Assistant
Commonwealth's
Attorney Wayne Taylor objected,
pointing out that Hancock misunderstood the statute saying that it reads
that a minor is under the age of 18
and not 16. Judge John D. Caudill
agreed and said that criminal courts
do not make summary judgments
and so would have to leave the matter of whether the behavior was
criminal up to a jury.
Hancock then asked the court to
allow his client to leave the state to
work in New Orleans.
(See DENIED, page three)
Raelynn Morrison, a
2000 graduate of
Prestonsburg High
School, met Secretary
of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld in Pakistan.
Morrison, 23, the
daughter of Lexington
native Bud Morrison
and Van Lear resident
Daisy Music, Is stationed with the Marine
Corps in Camp
Wahlen, in Shinikarl,
Pakistan. She had
been stationed In
Okinawa for more
than a year, and
moved to Pakistan
after an earthquake.
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Coal mine fatalities down nationwide in 2005 ·
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
The Associated Press
Pastor Sterlin Bolen
Pastor Sterlin Bolen, 56, of
Garrett.
died
Monday,
December
26.
2005,
at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center. in Prestonsburg.
Born October 1. 1949. in
Knott County. he was the son of
the late Robert and Opal Huff
Bolen. He was a disabled coal
miner and pastor of the Rock
fork United Christian Baptist
Church, in Garrett.
He is survived by his wife,
Phyllis Bradley Bolen.
Other survivors include his
sons and daughters-in-law:
Jeffrey Ray, (wife, Polly Anna)
Bolen of Garrett; Sterlin Jr.,
(v.ife. Lisa Ann) Bolen of
Hindman; brothers and sistersin-law:
MacArthur, (wife,
Marjorie) Bolen. Ray E., (wife,
Ollie) Bolen); Bethel (wife,
Dorothy) Bolen, all of Garrett;
sisters and brothers-in-law:
Nancy
(husband,
Arthur)
Shepherd of Willard, Ohio, and
Annis Mae Shepherd of Garrett;
five grandchildren: Zackary
Nathaniel, Austin Tyler, Sterlin
Christopher, Jacob Stanley, and
Natasha Larae; special nieces:
Lisa Howard and Valerie Minor;
and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother-in-law, Coett Shepherd.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, December 30, at 1l a.m.,
at the Rock Fork United
Christian Baptist Church, in
Garrett, with Elijah Gross,
James Kelly Caudill, and Willie
Collins ofticiating.
Burial will be in the Robert
and Opal Bolen Cemetery, in
Garrett, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
in Martin.
Visitation is after 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, atthe funeral home,
with 7 p.m. services on
Thursday evening, and after 9
a.m., on Friday, at the church.
(Paid obituary)
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Thomas Howard
Cesco
Thomas Howard Cesco, age
56, o f Prestonsburg, passed
away Wednesday, December 14,
2005, at his residence.
He was born February 4,
1949, at Tram, a son of Otto
Cesco and the late Elizabeth
Blackburn Cesco. He was a disabled contractor, and a member
of the Church of Christ at
Prestonsburg.
Survivor" include one son,
Terry
Wayne
Cesco
of
Prestonsburg; one brother, Ottis
Ray Cesco of Cleveland, Ohio;
one stster, Deborah Porter of
Prestonsburg; and his stepmother. Geraldine B. Cesco of
Prestonsburg.
In addition to his mother, he
was preceded m death by one
sister, Glenda Mae Cesco; and
one brother, Kenneth Forrest
Cesco.
Funeral services for Thomas
Howard Ccsco were conducted
Sunday, December 18, 2005, at
1 p.m.. at Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, at Martin, with
Evangelist Rick Kelly officiating.
Bunal was m the Mayo
Cemetery, in Prestonsburg,
under the professional care of
Nelson-FraLier funeral Home.
Vi~itation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Tim Blankenship, Mike Dye, Curt Jarvis,
Josh Newsome, Joe Ryan, and
Jeff Wells.
(Prud obituary)
Leonard Roger
Garrett
Leonard Roger Garrett, age 34,
of Stanton, passed from this life
on Monday, December 26, 2005
at the residence, following a
sudden illness.
He was born at Prestonsburg,
on July 21,1971, the son of
Laura Reynolds Wilson of
Stanton, and the late Dennis
Roger Garrett.
He was a carpenter with
Denies of Louisville, and a
member
of
the
First
Presbyterian Church of Stanton,
a graduate of the Powell Co.
High School, and attended
Eastern Kentucky University
and DeKalb College, in Decatur,
Georgia.
Survivors include: his mother,
Laura Reynolds Wilson of
Stanton; a brother, Rodney
Marcum Garrett of Carnesville,
Georgia; his maternal grandparents, Marcum and Gilva
Reynolds of Allen; paternal
gran other, Ruby Garrett of
Stanville; uncles, Jim (Libby)
Reynolds of Harold, Ricky
(Linda) Reynolds of Betsy
Layne, Johnny Reynolds of
Winchester, and Bill Smith of
Prestonsburg; aunts, Carol
(William) Lyons of Stanton, and
Ethel (Corky) Hurt of Pelham,
Alabama; niece, Ashley Nicole
Garrett, and nephew, Joshua
Marcum Garrett, both of Mt.
Sterling.
In addition to his father,
Dennis Roger Garrett, he was
preceded in death by his paternal
grandfather,
Leonard
Garrett; aunts: Delores Smith
and Linda Coleman.
Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, December ~0,
at 1:00 p.m., from the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, in
Martin, with David Rule officiating.
Burial will be in Davidson
Memorial Gardens at I vel, under
the professional care of Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Jim Reynolds,
Ricky
Reynolds,
Johnny
Reynolds, Shannon Reynolds,
John P. Reynolds, William
Lyons, Derick Todd, Bill Smith
and Bill Smith Jr. (Paid obituary)
OLIO
Ironton Lafferty
Ironton Lafferty, 89, of
Banner,
died
Thursday,
December 22, 2005, at his residence.
Born August 19, 1916, in
Water Gap, he was the son of the
late Rafe William and Ocie
Conn Lafferty. He was a retired
coal miner; a member of the
U.M.W.A. District 17, Local
Union 9845; and a member of
the Church of Christ at Printer.
He is survived by his wife,
Pollie Stephens Lafferty.
Other survivors include three
sons: Ruben Lafferty of
Ashland, Ohio, Rex Lafferty of
McDowell. and Ironton Lee
Lafferty of Martin; four daughters: Ruth Jacobs of Water Gap,
Bertha Mae Smith of West
Liberty, Magdalene McCall of
Mansfield, Ohio, and Juanita
Bevins of Banner; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren;
and two special nephews: Rafe
Lafferty and Roger Thomas.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a son,
Green Lafferty; two brothers:
Canton Lafferty and Ashland
Lafferty; two sisters: Mae
Lafferty and Gracie Bell
Thomas; and a granddaughter,
Mary Alice Smith.
Funeral services were con(See OBITUARIES, page three)
PIKEVILLE - Coal mining
fatalities were down nationwide
in 2005, according to federal
regulators.
Barring more accidents
before year's end, 2005 could
go down as perhaps the safest
coal mining year in the country's history.
As of Wednesday, 21 deaths
related to coal mining had been
recorded by federal regulators.
Seven occurred in Kentucky,
and just three died in West
Virginia - which often documents more mining deaths
annually than Kentucky.
"As far as I know, it's a
record," said Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia
Mining
and
Reclamation
Association. "We're awfully
proud of it, but you also get
awfully pensive this close to the
end of the year."
The federal numbers come
from the federal Mine Safety
and Health Administration,
which compiles nationwide
fatality statistics for all U.S.
mining operations. The previous
national record was 27 in 2002.
But officials in Kentucky
said the count here is lower than
what federal regulators have
recorded, since the state and
MSHA use different counting
criteria.
As of Wednesday, Kentucky
officials listed only four fatalities this year, said Chuck Wolfe,
a spokesman for the state Office
of Mine Licensing and Safety.
That would be a decrease
from last year, when state officials reported five coal-mining
deaths, Wolfe said. MSHA said
Kentucky had six fatalities in
2004.
A 1988 MSHA policy says
that if a person is killed on mine
property, the death is counted as
a mining-related fatality, even if
the victim is not a mine employee.
Kentucky does not count
miners who die of natural causes at work, Wolfe said.
Kentucky statistics also do not
include deaths at tipples, which
are not licensed by the state, he
said.
That would exclude the
deaths of two men killed in Bell
County when a coal truck rolled
down a hill and crashed into a
building where they were having lunch, he said.
Park to hold mystery
dinner Saturday night
Times Staff Report
PRESTONSBURG - Jenny
Wiley State Resort Park will
host its annual "Murder Mystery
Night" on New Year's Eve.
The program begins at 8 p.m.
at the convention center.
This year's show, "Happy
New Year! Call the Cops!"
includes dinner at rates of $35
per person .. Group rates of $205
for a table of eight and $255 for
a table of 10 are available.
Couples wishing to attend
can do so with a special package
of $115 that includes one night's
lodging at the park.
The person who solves the
murder mystery will receive
prizes.
Jenny Wiley State Resort
Park will also continue elk tours
on Jan. 12, 21 and 28, Feb. 4, 11,
25, and on March 4.
For inquiries, call Park
Naturalist Trinity Shepherd at
(606) 889-1790 or (800) 3250142.
Harold man charged with
cruelty for shooting dogs
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
HAROLD A Floyd
County man is facing a cruelty to
animals charge after he allegedly
shot two dogs on Dec. 19.
Eddie Tibbs, 24, of Harold is
expected to be arraigned for a
second-degree animal cruelty
charge on Jan. 25.
Complaining witness Scott
Tackett signed a complaint
against Tibbs the day after the
alleged incident.
The Floyd County Sheriff's
Office served the criminal summons Tuesday.
Both state and federal
records show Kentucky's record
low for mine fatalities is fl ve
in 1997 and again in 2002.
Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal Associat1on,
said that, regardless of whose
numbers are used, they generally show coal mining safety is
improving.
Wolfe agreed, but added,
"They don't take any fatalities
lightly around here, no matter
how low the number goes."
Caylor said several factors
Card of Thanks
The family of Thomas Howard Cesco would like to thank
all those relatives, friends and neighbors who helped in any
way upon the passing of our loved one. Thank you so much
for the visits, food, flowers, cards, prayers and consoling
words. We deeply appreciate it.
We especially want to thank the minister, Rick Kelly, for
his words of comfort, as well as the singers from the
Prestonsburg Church of Christ: Sheriff John K. Blackburn
and the deputies for their assistance in traffic control; and the
owners and staff of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home for their
kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF THOMAS HOWARD CESCO
9K £ovUtg meKtOltY o6
·Phelix Scott Jr.
He left this world December 28, 2003
It was two years ago when you left me behind,
the loss is still so great in my mznd,
I know it was time for you to go,
to be with my Jesus and be near his throne.
I miss you Daddy more every day,
I miss the love you always gave,
The simple way you always had,
You knew what to say when I was sad.
You brought such joy to all around,
Now I know you've received your crown
You crossed over Jordon, with a trumpet sound,
what a new life you have found,
You'll never be lonely or sad,
because of this, I am glad.
I know you'll be waiting for me someday,
and we'll go fishing every day.
When I cross over some sweet dav,
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what a great joy will be displayed,
I'll never miss you again, r
we'll all be together again.
I know you're waiting patiently,
for that great day when Jesus will say,
"Well done my child, you can stay."
Written by Darlene Hicks (daughter)
Sadly missed by his children and friends.
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together in this instance and did
some good."
On Tuesday evening, officers
arrested Ellis and Jason Hunter
around 5 p.m. in Wheelwright
and later nabbed their father,
Freddie Hunter, just after midnight. All three were arraigned
in district court Wednesday, at
which time each was charged
with three counts of first-degree
robbery for the string of heists
which saw the bank at the Allen
location robbed twice, on June
28 and Nov. 30, and the Garrett
branch burglarized on Dec. 15.
A preliminary hearing date of
Jan. 3 was set for each suspect.
Jason Hunter was arraigned
first and had to answer to three
other cases before being
arraigned on the robbery
charges. Bench warrants had
been issued for him pertaining to
three other cases which included
his being arrested a week before
the June robbery for driv;ng
without insurance. Jason Hunter
was ordered to pay fines totaling
$2,656.50 for the three previous
cases. In lieu of the fines he will
have to spend 150 days in jail.
Jason Hunter will most likely
opt to serve the time, as his bond
on the robbery charges was set at
$100,000 and he told the court
that he cannot afford an attorney
and was granted a public
defender.
Freddie Hunter was arraigned
next and was ordered to pay
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Several coal states, including
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then was placed under a
$100,000 cash bond for the robbery charges.
Ellis Hunter appeared last
and was given the same bond of
$100,000 for the robbery
charges and then placed under
an additional bond of. $75,000
for a secondary case which finds
him accused of stealing the
license plate from a vehicle.
Next week's preliminary
hearing will determine if the
charges merit consideration by a
grand jury. If the grand jury
indicts the trio, the case will
move to circuit court, where the
Hunters will be looking at a 10to 20-year penalty on each robbery charge, which is classified
as a class B felony.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
30, 2005 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Tamara Ray Fowler, 45. of
Guiford, N.C., to Roger Dale
Adkins. 33, of Martin.
Nina Marie Boyette, 21, to
Brent Hamilton, 22, both of
Pikeville.
Brittany Suzanne Webb, 19,
of Cleveland, Ohio. to Joseph
Russell Shepherd, 20, of
Pikeville.
Brandi Dawn Johnson, 19, to
Dustin Lee Gross, 23, both of
Pikeville.
Kimberly Johnsdon, 21, of
Martin. to Michael Keith
Samons, 22. of Prestonsburg.
Ada Siena Mullins, 23, of
Prestonsburg, to Duane I.
Conley, 38, of Shelby, Ohio.
Wanda Marie Blanton, 22, of
Paintsville. to James Maverick
Whitaker, 23, of Prestonsburg.
Civil Suits Filed
Eula Shepherd vs. Robin
Jacobs; petition for health care
insurance.
Bobbie Deaton vs. Jeremy
Fugate: petition for health care
insurance.
Linda Compton vs. Sheldon
Compton; petition for health
care insurance.
Beulah Flora vs. Trampus
Evans; petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Melinda Collins vs. Michael
Collins; petition for health care
insurance.
Delleda Slone vs. Jamie
Slone; divorce.
Nicole Smith vs. Shawn M.
Smith; divorce.
Glen and Joyce Martin vs.
Wesley Martin, Anita Lazar;
petition for defacto custody.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Ricky
Stratton Jr.; divorce.
Regina Nichols vs. Bruce
Nichols; divorce.
Twila Endicott vs. Brandon
Endicott; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Charges Filed
Millis D. Hall Jr., 33,
Prestonsburg; driving under the
influence, failure to produce
insurance card, criminal possession of a forged instrument, no
or expired registration receipt.
Vernon
Sparkman,
47,
Topmost; felony theft by unlawful taking.
Ricky Lewis, 21, Betsy
Layne; second-degree burglary,
second-degree forgery.
Charles Hall Jr., 36, Garrett;
driving under the influence, driving on a DOl-suspended
license, failure to maintain
required insurance, improper
registration plates, no or expired
registration plates, no or expired
registration receipt, reckless driving, failure to produce insurance card, first-degree wanton
endangerment, fourth-degree
assault, theft of a motor vehicle
registration, second-degree controlled substance possession,
controlled susbtance not in original container, failure to wear
seat belts, failure to use child
restraints.
Tony a
Farmer,
31,
Wheelwright; two counts of
fust-degree wanton endangerment.
Jennifer Akers, 31, Harold;
felony theft by failing to make
required disposition of property.
John
Moore,
36,
Nicholasville; flagrant nonsupport.
Alfreda K. Moore, 34,
McDowell; public intoxication,
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his attorney Jerry Patton and
hstened to an account of the
incident that saw him arrested
on Dec. 18, when an altercation
which began at a Spurlock residence involving two other men
ended with all three men seeking medical attention.
Det. Byron Hansford testified
that he got the call to investigate
the case after the stabbing
occurred. By the time he got to
Our lady of the Way Hospital to
interview the alleged victims,
they had been airlifted to Cabell
Huntington Hospital. He noted
that he did speak with Wright
and that Wright said he had
stabbed two men following an
argument.
Hansford said that he inter._ viewed the men at Cabell
Huntington last Thursday and
that each reported that Wright
was taken from Spurlock to his
home after an argument broke
out and that the altercation escalated at his home, where he
stabbed the men. Hansford
admitted that no one interviewed could recall what started
the fracas.
Coincidentally, one of the
vtctims was Ellis Hunter, 22, of
Wheelwright, who Hansford
arrested Tuesday evening for his
alleged part in three bank robberies.
Hansford was questioned by
Patton and revealed that
Kentucky State Police photographed Hunter because of
some wounds he had suffered
included a black eye and several
abrasions. Patton asked if
Hansford was aware of reports
that the victims attacked Wright
with axe handles. Hansford indicated that he heard no such
report and added that everyone
involved in the incident
appeared to have been intoxicated.
Judge Eric Hall waived the
case to a grand jury and ordered
that Wright remain under a
$20,000 cash bond. Patton
argued for a property bond or
possibly a bond reduction for
Assistant
County
Wright.
ATtorney Jimmy Marcum
argued that Wright, who has a
history of alcohol intoxication
and disorderly conduct arrests,
should be granted a separate
hearing regarding bond due to
the nature of the charges. Judge
Hall agreed and set a bond hearing for Wright on Friday, Jan. 6.
leaving the scene of an accident.
Christine
Lamartz,
42,
Minnie; public intoxication,
leaving the scene of an accident.
Nathaniel Blackburn, 19,
Stanville; public intoxication,
carrying a concealed deadly
weapon.
Richard Maynard, 29, Inez;
public intoxication, disorderly
conduct.
James
Lewis,
21,
Prestonsburg; public intoxication.
Joseph Kidd, 25, Tram;
fourth-degree assault, resisting
arrest.
Sherry
Vanhoose,
26,
Prestonsburg; second-degree
hindering prosecution or apprehension.
Brandon
Meade,
22,
Richmond; public intoxication.
David Cantrell, 19, Oil
Springs; public intoxication.
Kevin Slone, 24, Hueysville;
public intoxication, disorderly
conduct, resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of a minor,
third-degree criminal mischief.
Jody
Pauley,
40,
Prestonsburg; public intoxication.
Eddie Tibbs, 24, Harold; second-degree animal cruelty.
Glenda
Blanton,
47,
McDowell; controlled substance not in original container.
Earl Wright, 44, Drift; second-degree and third-degree
possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana,
use or possession of drug
parphernalia.
Bradley Newsome, 22,
Dorton; public intoxication.
Jason
Newsome,
21,
Teaberry; public intoxication.
Cory
Thompson,
20,
Prestonsburg;
fourth-degree
assault.
Joshua Henson, 21, Myra;
public intoxication.
Stanley Henson, 47, Myra;
public intoxication.
Earl Thomas, 49, Raccoon;
public intoxication.
Kalen
Ousley,
19,
Prestonsburg; unlawful transaction with a minor.
Jesse Peck. no age available,
Auxier; misdemeanor theft by
deception.
Jessica Kidd, 25, Tram;
fourth-degree assault.
Jennifer Akers, no age available, Harold; two counts of parent to send child to school.
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charges may be pending an'tl
offered that in any case it would
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The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal, on Arctic drilling:
The country received an early holiday present this week when the
U.S. Senate axed a plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-New Mexico, should not play
Scrooge and follow through on threats to reinsert it into a reconciliation
bill next year.
This is an ill-conceived plan that does not solve the country's oil
needs. At most, it would provide only one year's worth of oil for
America, which consumes I million barrels of oil a day. Also, relief
would be slow in corning. Even if approved, oil production would not
start until 2015 ....
There are better ways to solve the country's dependence on foreign
oil supplies. Rather than tap into one of the last remaining wilderness
regions for a fleeting supply, oil conservation should be embraced.
Stricter fuel standards for autos would help tremendously, as would concerted conservation efforts and support for alternative energy sources ....
The Senate dropped the issue and it should not resurface. If
Washington is serious about reducing the country's dependence on foreign oil and it should be, a comprehensive, effective conservation plan
needs to be developed. Arctic drilling ill not solve the country's energy
problems.
Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., on religion in science classes:
Since the term "intelligent design" entered the lexicon, its meaning
and educational merits have been extensively debated. No one has
summed up the matter better than U.S. District Judge John E. Jones, ruling this week in a landmark Pennsylvania schools case. Judge Jones
wrote that its presence in the Dover, Pa., biology curriculum "violates
the centuries-old ground rules of science by invoking and permitting
supernatural causation," and that it is nothing less than "a religious view,
a mere relabeling of creationism." ...
Predictably, some denounced Jones as an "activist judge," which is
code word for liberal. Considering that the jurist is a church-going conservative appointed by President Bush, that's unlikely to stick.
Not that this will put an end to the "breathtaking inanity" the judge
said characterized the policy in Pennsylvania. The National Science
Teachers Association reports that a third of it~ members feel pressure
from students or parents to teach creationism or intelligent design....
The whole uproar brings to mind the words of Clarence Darrow, who
in 1925 defended the teaching of evolution during the Scopes Monkey
Trial: "History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history." For now, let history note the Pennsylvania ruling and m'aintain that
intelligent design, as a matter of personal faith, does not belong in the
science classroom.
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, on Medicare's premium prices:
The marketplace Congress created for Medicare prescriptions is looking more like Neiman Marcus than Wal-Mart. Though the government
has flooded the market with 43 million seniors, the group discount is, at
best, pennies on the dollar.
New price comparisons compiled by Families USA, in fact, reveal a
Medicare drug plan that is gouging seniors and taxpayers alike. Here's
one jarring example:
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pays $253 for a year's supply of Protonix, a common prescription for acid reflux. The lowestpriced Medicare Part D insurance company in two regions offers the
drug for $1,080.
Oddly enough, price never has seemed to matter to the self-described
conservatives in Congress who approved the Medicare Modernization
Act. They were so eager for pharmaceutical and insurance industry campaign donations and so enamored by privatization that they refused to
accept the lessons of their own VA. Through its group purchasing power,
the VA has been able to get deep discounts on generic and brand-name
prescriptions and even for drugs that are not on its formulary.
Now that the Medicare prescription companies have released their
prices, the differences are impossible to ignore. And these are not matters of degree. Of the 20 most common drugs for seniors, the median
price differential between VA and Medicare Part D is 48 percent. The VA
pays $497 for a year's supply of Lipitor, used to lower cholesterol levels,
and the lowest price for Medicare plans is $718 ....
The Medicare prescription plan, thanks to the conservatives who created it, amounts to a government-created and government-subsidized
economy with virtually no buying power....
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G u est
Bush's secret
surveillance state
by ANTHONY GREGORY
The right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches
and seizures, shall not be violated, and
no Warrants shall issue, but upon prob·
able cause, supported by Oath or a/fir·
mation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized.
- The Fourth Amendment
"[B ]y the way, any time you hear the
United States government talking about
wiretap, it requires-a wiretap requires
a court order. Nothing has changed, by
the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about
getting a court order before we do so.
It's important for our fellow citizens to
understand, when you think Patriot Act,
constitutional guarantees are in place
when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because
we value the Constitution. "
- President George W. Bush, April
20,2004
The Bush administration appears to
consider pub ·c knowledge of its illegal
surveillance of American citizens to be
more dangerous than the surveillance
itself.
On December 16, 2005, the New
York Times reported that President Bush
has been secretly ordering the National
Security Agency to spy on American citizens within the United States without
first getting judicially issued warrants.
Asked repeatedly about the controversy
during an interview with Jim Lehrer on
the day the story broke, Bush evaded the
questions. He responded, "We don't talk
about sources and methods. Don't talk
about ongoing intelligence operations. I
know there's speculation. But it's important for the American people to understand that we will do - or I will use my
powers to protect us, and I will do so
under the law, and that's important for
c
0
u m n
our citizens to understand."
The same day, Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice also defended Bush's
vague and secret "powers to protect us,"
insisting that Bush "has always said that
he will do everything that he can to protect the American people from the kind
of attack that we experienced on
September 11, but within the law and
with due regard to the civil liberties of
Americans."
On December 17 Bush conceded that
he had in fact ordered the secret spying,
saying that it made it "more likely that
killers like these 9/11 hijackers will be
identified and located in time." He
described the program as "critical to
saving American lives."
By December 19, the administration
appeared visibly emboldened on the
issue. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales went so far as to say that the
president had the "inherent authority" to
perform such secret, warrantless wiretaps of people in the United States. The
president, on the same day, vowed that
the program would resume "for so long
as the nation faces the continuing threat
of an enemy that wants to kill American
citizens." Even more remarkably, he
called the disclosure of the program a
"shameful act" and said, "The fact that
we're discussing this program is helping
the enemy."
So in just a few days, the administration had gone from refusing to discuss
the program to outright defending it, all
the while suggesting that the
Constitution and Congress's authorization of power to the president immediately following the 9/11 attacks together
give the executive branch any number of
unchecked, secretive powers over the
American people - and that all the
president has to do is claim that his
actions are for "national security" and
we should all shut up about them lest we
assist the terrorists.
Just this last Saturday, December 24,
the New York Times reported that the
administration gathered much more
information through the NSA program
than it had so far admitted, including a
wide range of data to perform "pattern
analysis, " the profiling for certain calling behaviors - a process that reported-
ly exposed the entire U.S. telecommunications system, including e-mail, to surveillance- and that the program monitored both domestic and international
calls. This news of domestic spying
comes less than a week after one of th~
administration's top intelligence officials said at a White House briefmg, "I
can assure you, by the physics of the
intercept, by how we actually conduct
our activities, that one end of these communications are ' always outside the
United States. "
The secrecy and dishonesty surrounding this program are especially
troubling. What has the administration
got to hide? For a full year, the New
York Times kept the story secret at the
request of the administration. Bush even
invited the newspaper's publisher an~
executive editor into the Oval Office on
December 6 in one last desperate
attempt to dissuade them from releasing
the story, according to Newsweek.
Will the president actually get away
with such blatant disregard for the Bill
of Rights, the balance of powers, and the
right of the American people to know
what their government is doing to them
and in their behalf?
So far, the main argument to sustain
the secrecy of the surveillance state
seems rather circular. We can trust the
government to do what is right because
it tells us it is doing what is right. ~
December 17, the president himself
defended the powers, claiming that
while in the United States, two of the
9/11 terrorists, Nawaf Alhazmi and
Khalid Alrnihdhar, had contacted suspected members of al-Qaeda, but that
U.S. intelligence, constrained by the traditional checks and balances, "didn't
know they were here until it was too
late." However, according to a 2002
report by the House and Senate intelligence committees, the problem was not
a lack of power but rather bureaucratic
bumbling: "NSA and the FBI did not
fully coordinate their efforts, and, as a
result, the opportunity to determinAlmihdhar's presence in the United
States was lost." (Incidentally, it was
also bureaucratic incompetence, not a
(See COLUMN, page seven)
Letter s
Fire department
offers thanks
We, the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire
Department Operation Santa Claus
Committee, would like to take this
opportunity to express our gratitude and
thanks to the organizations. businesses
and individuals who helped to make our
2005 Operation Santa Claus a success.
With your help, we were able to serve
464 parents and children with clothing,
gifts and fruit and candy goody bags.
Santa was at the flre department on Dec.
20 for the children. Two days before
Christmas, we made and distri uted 85
food baskets, which included all the
items needed for a good Christmas din-
ner. In addition to the above, Santa gave
out over 300 treat bags on Dec. 31.
Thanks again and may good things to
come to you for helping so many people
in need at Christmas time.
4!l
Charles E. Hackworth
Chairman, Operation Santa Claus
Committee
Middle Creek Volunteer Fire
Department
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
30,
2005 • AS
Entertainment Extra
Last year Regis Philbin was Dick Clark's
sub, now they have competing parties
by DAVID BAUDER
AP TELEVISION WRITER
NEW YORK- New Year's
Eve is the biggest party night of
the year, and television is
among the most youth-obsessed
media, so guess who will be the
top hosts this weekend when the
ball drops in Times Square?
A couple of guys in their 70s,
that's who.
Dick Clark and Regis Philbin
have long cultivated a sort of
ageless appeal and that will be
put to the test during New
Year's Eve specials on ABC and
Fox. respectively. Clark partner
Ryan Seacrest and NBC's
Carson Daly are also on duty.
The septuagenarian send-off
to 2005 - one of a handful of
interesting television subplots
for the night - is particularly
rich in irony. ABC and Fox are
among those TV networks that
usually pretend people over age
50 don't exist.
"Regis can do anything these
young punks can do," said
Philbin, 74. "I fit right in there
1 with my Fox people. They want
Regis to dance, Regis will
r dance. They want Regis to lift
weights with them, Regis will
lift weights
with
them.
Whatever they want!"
Good thing he's bringing a
fighting spirit, because the line-
up of performers Fox has given
him - Nick Cannon, Tyler
Hilton and John O'Hurley- is
awfully thin.
The fact that Clark, 76, is
now the father figure of New
Year's Eve is a vivid example of
how time flies. Some revelers,
the ones with gray hairs, can
remember when he started
"New Year's Rockin' Eve" in
1972 as a hipper alternative to
Guy Lombardo.
Despite increased competition, it's still the dominant show
of the evening. This year,
"Rockin' Eve" adds a curiosity
factor: it will be Clark's first
appearance on television since
he suffered a stroke last
December. Philbin was his
emergency sub last year.
Rumors that Clark would not
appear again have been fueled
by his decision not to give interviews and a doctored publicity
photo distributed by ABC that
inserts an image of a pre-stroke
Clark supposedly standing next
to co-hosts Ryan Seacrest and
Hilary Duff. Clark's representatives insist he will be in Times
Square this week.
Clark can do as much or as
little as he wants, Seacrest said.
"For those who have grown
up watching him, they want to
see him," he said. "They want to
see him doing all right, and they
want to see him on the show.
But we haven't nailed down
exactly what he's going to do."
Seacrest will be with Clark in
New York, while Duff will
anchor and perform at a
Hollywood segment. ABC
nailed the night's biggest booking with the year's dominant
singer, Mariah Carey, set to perform in Times Square.
The Bangles, Chris Brown,
Sean Paul, the Pussycat Dolls,
Sugarland, 3 Doors Down and
311 will also be part of ABC's
party.
Seacrest spent the last few
years competing against Clark
on Fox. But this year he signed
a deal with Clark and ABC to
co-produce the show and essentially become Clark's heir
apparent. The hope is that
Seacrest will searnlessly take
over when Clark decides he
doesn't want to do it anymore.
Seacrest, 31 on Christmas
Eve, said he always watched
"New Year's Rockin' Eve"
while growing up in Atlanta.
"My parents would leave me
at home with a baby sitter," he
said. "It was my sister, me and
Dick Clark celebrating New
Year's."
As an adult, he's studied
Clark's career and used him for
a model. "One of the reasons I
wanted to do a New Year's Eve
show was because Dick did a
New Year's Eve show," he said.
In one sense, that's already a
big victory for Seacrest over
NBC's Carson Daly, 32, another
Clark acolyte. Daly takes pains
to avoid being seen as a competitor to Clark. Even though
there's a clear opportunity to
paint himself as the youthful
alternative on New Year's Eve,
he almost needs to be coaxed
into it.
"There will be something for
everyone," Daly said. "If my
dad wants to watch Regis, and
I'm sure he will, then God bless
him. If my brother, who's my
age - and I know he's a big
Mary J. Blige fan - I know
he'll watch my show. We're all
going to have the ball drop and
we're all going to have a good
time."
He's been watching old tapes
of- who else?- Clark to help
prepare.
Comic Wanda Sykes joins
Blige as Daly's featured performers. Daly gets his shot this
year because of the calendar;
lately NBC has let Jay Leno's
"Tonight" show keep the time
slot when New Year's Eve landed on a weeknight.
Prime-time champ CBS is
sitting out New Year's Eve.
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CHEAPER BY THE
DOZEN 2
by TOM DOTY
week, so consumer beware. One
is the fourth "American Pie"
outing entitled "Band Camp,"
Christmas week was light on which finds Stifter filling in as a
big releases (they were all camp counselor. The other is
issued earlier in the month as "Black Dawn" with Steven
stocking stuffers), but what was Seagal looking to beat up on
released offers up plenty of assorted extras. Neither was
entertainment, i(, you're slzi),l ,i.n available for preview.
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the market for it.
"Into the Blue" - This one Vincent Schiavelli, 57, of
came and went very quickly last
summer but is definitely worth a
look. The packaging sells the
movie short as a Baywatch
clone with A-list stars. It even
starts out that way with lots of
bikinis on view, but the story
takes shape after a young couple, eking out a meager existence in the Bahamas, gets wind
of some lost treasure. They pick
up the treasure's trail only to
find that it is mixed undersea
with a demolished plane which
sports a coveted cargo of highgrade cocaine. The discovery
brings in some shady characters
out to retrieve the drugs and
soon the couple is up to its ears
in gangsters and the film develops a darker tone and delivers
some solid thrills without resorting to ridiculous coincidences.
"Dark Water" - Jennifer
Connelly stars in the latest
Hollywood remake of a
Japanese horror ftlm. This one
doesn't deviate from the original film, which was also heavy
on the dread factor. The story
follows a recently single mother
who moves into a low-rent
apartment building with her
daughter. Problem is that cheap
rentals usually mask major
plumbing problems and that
holds true here as the pair is
faced with various leaks which
are nothing compared to the
ghost inhabiting the apartment
above. This one is heavy on the
atmosphere and provides an
adequate amount of PG- 13
scares.
"Empire of the Wolves" Exotic locales help this thriller
which features French ftlm star
Jean Reno as a cop investigating
serial killings in Turkey. Good
of its type and Reno's screen
presence helps in a big way.
"One Dark Night" - Back
in distribution after a 20-year
absence is this thriller featuring
a young Meg Tilly and lots of
atmosphere. Tilly stars as a
young lady desperate to enter a
sorority and fit in with the A
crowd. To that end she agrees to
spend the night in a crypt and
then all heck breaks loose as the
sorority shows up to scare her
and must compete with some
evil spirits out to make it a
tough evening for everybody.
LiP'-'t<'r tl· £>n air but well executed.
Two direct-to-video flicks
came out without fanfare this
STAFF WRITER
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Brooklyn, passed away this
week and was one of those
actors whose face you know
from countless roles in films as
diverse as "One Flew over the
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Loria Vannucci,
Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
10:00; Worship Service, 11 00 & 6:30; Wednesday Evening, 6:30;
Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd., Salyersville;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith, Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersection of Rt. 80
and U.S. 23; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
6:30p.m.: Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; J.M. Sioce, Minister.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Arnold Turner,
Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Bobby Spencer,
Pastor.
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday School,
10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Gordon Fitch, Minister.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tracy Patton, Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11 :30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza: Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Jimmy D. Brown, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music,
Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Doug Lewis, Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Banner.
Services: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 am.; Sunday
night, 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Hobert Meek, Pastor.
Faith Bible Church, an independent Baptist Church, located on
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Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold;
School, 10 a.m, Sunday ~ornh g, '1 a.r
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sunday Evenmg 6 '> m.; Wedrt<sday
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.;
Bible Study & Prayer 6 p rr Pastor, Rev
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Lonie Meade,
Stuart E. Swanberg.
Minister.
Faith Freewill Baptist, '14 f'lile aoove
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville;
Worldwide Eqpt. or Rt. '428; Sundav
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 10a.m.;Worship8eJVtce, '1 ar.
Serv1ce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. ; Wednesday,
and 6 p.rr ; Wednesd:~y 7 p.m. Buddv
6:30p.m.
Jones. Minister.
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday
First Baptist, Garrett: Sund:lV School,
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
9:45a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m and 7
and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary
p.m.; Wedresday, 7 p. 'Tl. !:!,."dy Osborre,
Mithchell, Minister.
Minister
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turkey
First Baptist, ~artin; Surday School 10
Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday Bible Study
a.m; Worship Servi~;e, '1 <1m Su 1day
10:00 a.m., Sunday morning worship 11:00
Evening Service 7 p.'ll, Wedr soay, 7
a.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.,
p.m.; Greydon Howard, \Jlimster
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00p.m.
First Baptist, 54 S. Frcnt Sl ( rene Go e
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles
Memorial); Su:1day School, 9 45 a.rr:
up Toler Creek on right; Sunday School,
Worship Service, 1• am. and 7 p.rr;
10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6
Wednesday, 7 p.m D Floyd ::>nee, rrinp.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale
ister.
Bush, Minister.
Fitzpatrick First BaptiSt, 1063 B1g
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday
Branch, P.O. Box 410, P•estonsburg, KY
School, 10 a.mm.; Worship Serv1ce, 10:45
41653; Sunday School, 10 a.rr · Worsn1p
a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.r- ·Wednesday,
CHURCH OF GOO
7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S.
Free United Baptist, West >lrestonsburg·
23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sunday School, 10 a.rr: Worship Service.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wedne-.~day 7· p.rn.
7 p.m.; Judith Caudill, Minister.
Free United Baptist, West Preslc'lsb~rg;
Community Church of God, Arkansas
Sunday School 10 an Wom1'1p Scrvico,
Creek, Martin; Worship Service, 11 a.m.;
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m., Wednesday, 6.30 p.n.
Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Grethel Baptist, Sta1E' ~t. 1379,
First Church of God; Sunday School, 10
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a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6
10 a.m.; Worsh1p Service. 11 a.rr. ard
World r ghts reserved.
p.m: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V.
6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30pm
Williams, Pastor.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist;
Sunday School 9:5C a rr ., oN lrs. 1p Servte£ 11 ,
ard e p.m.; Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Serv1ce. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Dav1d 3ar·ett, Ml:'liSter
Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevtnsv.lle· St.. ~day School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m and tJ p.m; Wednesr.ay 7 p.m.; Pastor Landmark Church of God, Goble Robe Addition; Sunday
Scr.ool, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
Roger Trusty.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Katy Friend Freewili Baptist 2 111les UP A ott Sunday Schoo1,
10 a.M. Worship Serv ca •1 a "1. ana b p.r: Wed~esday 7 p m , Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point;
Sunday School, 9:45 a.rn.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Jim Price, Mimster.
Wednesday, 7 p.. ; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday Scno01 10 a.m. Worship
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
Service, 11 a.rr.; Wednesday, 7 p rr: Johnny J. Collins, M1n1ster
p.m., Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph
Lancer Baptist Church, 71 Co" ey St.. PrestonsbL·g, Sunday Hal,, Pastor
School, 10:00 a.;-'1. Morning W oh p '1.00 am., Ever. rg Wosh p,
EPISCOPAL
6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Mee•1ng and Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.;
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
Pastor BotJby Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, DeNer St.. day SeJVice, 1':! r', Worsl'lp Service, 11 .00 a rn. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector.
11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Weanesd y. 6 p. 1. MulE L1t!IE. Minister.
Ligon Community Freew; I Baptist, Ligon Worship Serv1ce,
LUTHERAN
Sunday, 11 00 'l.m T~ursday 7 p.m.
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Surday ServiGJ. 10 a.m.; Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m., WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Worship Service, 1' • 5 a.m. "nd 7 p.m : Wedresday, 7 p."' James Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
(Red) Mor•1s, '-1inister
METHODIST
Martin Freewill Baptist, ~A<: fn Sunday School 10 a 'Tl.; Worship
Service, 11 a.rr and 6 p.~ Wedr~ -aav, i p.:'l: John L. Blair, Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worst:· Service, 11 a.rr.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter,
Minister
M 1ster
Maytown First B ptist, Ma S• May 'W n Sunday S tool ..-0
a.m.;WorshtpSe~ce 11 m
'ioprr., Wed!'>sday,6p.m. Bot; Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ;
Varney, Min,ster
Randy BlacKburn, Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowe.l; bunday School, 9:4::> a.m.;
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45am.; Worship
Worship Serv1ce. 11 a.m. ana 6 p rr.: Wednesday >3 p.M Gene
ServK:e, 11 am. &6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7p.m.; Kenneth Lemaster, Minister.
Bracken. MinistcCommunity United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off University
Middle Creek Baptist, Blto t:<IVer Sur\day Sc~ool. 10 a.m., Wo•sh1p
Dnve and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m Wednesday, 7 p.m ; Eugene Cook, a.(Yl. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido, Minister.
Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, R1. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
Lighthouse Baptist, 219 I{.Y Rt 1428, Pmstcnsburg; Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Smith,
Service, 10 a.m., Worshll) S •Vic:t' 1 u.m. 1rl 6 p.rr Wednesday Mirister.
7 p.m.: bonald Crisp, ~1mster.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday
home phone 285-3385
Worst>ip Service i1 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road La,cer Sunday First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 a.m.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce. 11 a.rn. 1nd 6 p.m.; Wednesday Contempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
7 p.m.; Mark TacKett. Pastor.
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker ForK; Waiz Pastor.
Meeting time 1st Saturday & SL:'1day of Pacl' month, 3rd Sunday Horn Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday Morning
Evemng at6:00 p.m., Mod..;ator, G";y Compton Assist. Moderato'
Service, 9 a.m; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Jimmy Conley.
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
Prater Creek Baptist, Banrer S1 rd<!y Sc~ool 10 a.rn; W~rshtp month at 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m: Wednesday, 7 p.m · J.B. Hall, Paslor Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Worship Service, 11 a.m: Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist, Garrett Sunday School 10 a.r"' · Minister.
Worship Service 11 a:n: Wednesday. 7 p.!'ll.' Wendell Grage
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Minister
Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby G.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett· Worship Servic 9:30 a.rn.; Lawson, Minister.
Jerry Manns, Pastor; Willie Crace Jr. Assistart Pastor.
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10
Salt Lick United Baptist, Salt Lick, Hueysville· Worship Service, am.: Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Brad Tackett,
2nd & 4th Sunday. '0:3C a.m, Pastor, Aden Chaff'rs, phore 946· Minister
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
2'23.
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, :Janil; S:.mday SchOOl, • 0 a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
a.m.; Worship Serv•ce, •1 '! "1. and 6 p rr 1/vedresday 6·3C p.rn , Bobby Isaac. Minister
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School,
Pastor, Robert Share Powe1s.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday 10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11 :00 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study,
7'00 p.m.; Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon,
Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Minister.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S 23 (north of Layne Brothers); ·
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.rn. and 6 p.m.: Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Point; Sunday
School, 10 a.m: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs.,
Wednesday. 7 p m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
6 30 p m., Buster Hayton, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cli.~ Road; Surday
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School, 10
School, 10 a.rr.; Worsr1p serv1ce 1' a.m., Yot.tr Service. 5:00
a.m. Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John
p.m.; Evemng Serv1ce, 6::JO p.m.; Nc Servic" the 1·1 Surday of
"Jay" Patton, Minister.
each month; Wednesaay 7 o. '11. Jody Spence ~1r1stet
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at
Trimble Chapel Fre.ewill Baptist; 111t ''Se~tton of U.S. ~3 and KY
Campton; Worshtp Service, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia
80, Water Gap; Sunday Scnool, 10 a.m.· MQr r.g WorShip Service,
Cr:der, Minister.
11 a.m. and Evening Worsn1p Serv1ce 6 p rn. Wednesday Bible
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday
Study, 7 p.m Youth Serv•ces 7 p.m. Everyore Welccme.
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis
United Community Baptist, rlwy. 7 rlueysville WorshiP Serv1ce, Sanlan, Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
2 p.m.. Fnday, 7 p.m : Cc1os Beverly, Mi~tster
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Whealwnght Ju1ctio:-r Sunday Malcom Slone, Minister.
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Serv~ce, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday,
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County
7 p.m. Louis Ferran, Min1ster
Line; , Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 297CATHOLIC
6262.
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass· B. :'lday 1115 a.rn., Saturday, 5 Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin; Sunday
p.m. Sunday.; Father Rob rt Darrror pastor.
School, •o a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs.,
CHRISTIAN
7 p.m.; Elll:s J. Stevens, Minister.
First Christian, 560 North Ar~old Avei'ue. Sunday School, 10 a.m., Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale: Services Saturday, 6 p.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a rr .; Jim S,1errnan, Mintster
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Services, 11 a.m.; No Sunday Night
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550 Garrett: Worship Service.
Service, 10:30 a.rn. and 6.J0 p m. W£>dnesoay, 6.80 p.m, Donrie
PRESBYTERIAN
Hackworth, Minister.
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service,
11 a.m.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E:. ::;unday School. 11:30 a.m., First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;
Worship ServiCe, 1' c m; W~;;dnesooy. 7 p.m; ShciT'l Will1ams, Mmster. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Mike Chamberlin, intenm pastor.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ. Betsy Layre; St.r(lay School, 10
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain Parkway;
a.l"' Woroh1p Serv•,e, 1' , -, , 1d 6 p m · Werlnesday, 7 p.m
Sunday School 9·15 a.rn.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Gary
Tommy ... Spears, Min,,ter.
Sheph Mintsler.
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 ~wy. 1428, Worship ~ervice,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wadre.s ·h y 7 p m; l'ltC!'li ·o Kelly and Nelson
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Kidder, Ministers.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Relief
Harold Church of ~"'hrl t 1-1- c1--l "ur"~Y C' r ;I 11'1 "., · Soc!~tyiPr 1sthood-'Primary 9·30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.;
Worship Servir.e, 11 a rr ana 7 r M Wednesd>y o n. James H. Sacrament Mtg., 11:20 a.m: Wednesday, 6 p.m. Church Meeting
Harmon, Mintster
H'lJ~e address, Hwy 80. Martin, KY 41649; Meeting House telepttone 'lUmber· 285-3' 33; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
HlghlandChurchofCI'rlst,Rt.~3.Hager 1 .:iur ayS,110ol,1
a.m.: Worship Serv1c:1 1 r r 6 p."l Weelresduy, 7 p m
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Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, H a. n Thursday, 6:30 p. .
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to Old 11ea f'18r'i\et), Surd..
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg, Pastor 889-0905.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister
Faith Revelation Minlstery, 1/4 mile above Worldwide Equipment;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship service, 11 am. and 6 p rn ·
Randy Hagans, M 1ni~er.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsville; Worship Serv1ce 11
a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, M1ni~er.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martir>) moved to Old Aller,
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce. 11 a.m • Sunday
evening, 6:30p.m.; Wed., 6:30pm: Lavonne Lafferty. Mir>1ster.
Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St, WorshiP Servtce '2
p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday;Fri~ay, 7 p.m., Roy Cosby Minister
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Conley Fori< of
Spurlock, Prestonsburg; Wedn,esday, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evenrg,
6:00 p.m. Pastor: Curt Howard.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St · Worship ServiCe, 7
p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
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Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkarsas Creek, 'Az.ln, Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Fflday, 7 p m: John W
Patton, Minister.
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Ad. Prestonsourg·
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p Serv1ce. 11 ll..m Werlne'lday. 7
p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for ftr$t
Sunday in each month.; Worship Serv~ce, Sun. rrommg 1a·oc a rl'\-;
Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m., No Sunday nigM serv;ces crr
first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Mtni~er.
The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worsh1p Service, 6 o.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation Mote.), Chnstian Educatot,
10:00; Sunday Morn1ng, 11:00; Sunday Evenc1g, 7:00; Wednesday,
7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
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Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwright; Monday-Tuesday. 6 p.m:
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.rn · vVorshf
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 6:3() p.m. Praye ~ r ~ :
358-2001; Darlene W. Arnette. Pastor
Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Pnce ~ood
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldll!de
Equipment, Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sur1. Morning
Service, 11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.rr. Kenny VanderpOOl
Pastor.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10914 "J. Man St
Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky. Sunday 10:3p
a.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
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Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., wcrsnip
Service 11 a.m., Sunday Night • 6 p.m., Wednesday Night - 6 p m.
Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
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Guilty
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Judge Caudill responded by
noting, "If he hadn't been, you
probably wouldn't be here."
Neeley's attorney consulted
with her and informed Caudill
that Neeley was confused about
saying yes to the statem~nt
because she didn't know at tp~
time that the man she sold
hydrocodone to was a UNI'IIB
operative but she said that s~e1
as indeed guilty of selling the
t
man drugs.
Neeley pleaded guilty to
three separate drug trafficking
sales, which were aggravated by
her possession of a firearm, and
included sales of methadone and
marijuana. She entered her plea
upon a recommendation by special prosecutor David Jorjani,
from
the state Attorney
General's Office, that she serve
flve years and be probated for an
Column
• Continued from p4
lack of power, that impeded the while telling the media not to
FBI investigation of Zacarias report their secret and unconstiMoussaoui ; the feds relied fool- tutional surveillance activities.
ishly on the FISA process, when The use of a military intellian old-fashioned search warrant gence agency against the
would probably have been American people, with or withattainable.)
out judicial oversight, is far
The NSA spying program is more a "shameful act" than
especially egregious, given that reporting such activities to the
".he administration circumvented American people, who have a
the already lower standards for right to know.
surveillance set forth by FISA
A government that spies on
and unleashed an arm of the mil- )ts own people must be in turn
itary to spy on Americans' com- l>e watched even more carefully
munications. But it is only the ~y those people. And a governnewest blunt tool of the secre- ment that does not trust the peotive surveillance state to come to ple to know about its spying
light.
•cannot itself be trusted.
Since 9/11, the FBI's powers I
aaa
to issue National Security
Letters and to coerce institutions , Anthony Gregory is a
to reveal customers' personal research analyst at The
and fmancial information hl\ve Independent Institute, a policy
been expanded, notably by the advisor for The Future of
USA PATRIOT Act passed in Freedom Foundation, and a
~ctober 2001. Recipients of .writer and musician.
these letters must comply with
them without telling anyone,
including the customers whose
personal information is being
revealed. By late in 2005, the
FBI was issuing about 30,000 of
them annually.
In August 2005, the FBI
admitted to secretly collecting
thousands of flies on nonviolent
activist and anti-war groups,
including the ACLU. The
newest released flies include
documents on the Catholic
Worker Movement, an anti1>overty organization which the
documentation notes has a
"semi-communistic ideology."
Just this month, NBC News
obtained a secret 400-page database maintained by the
Pentagon that contained information on anti-war gatherings
and demonstrations within the
United States, including a meeting of anti-war Quakers in
Florida that the database
describes as a "suspicious incident" and a "threat."
• The real threat to American
liberty, the defense of which the
administration still insists is the
I
purpose of the war on terror, is a
federal government without
strict checks and limits on its
power, whose executives feel
comfortable using the military
to spy on peaceful Americans,
additional five years. J01jan1
also made it part of the agreement that h1s office would not
oppose shock probation for
Neeley due to her age and poor
health.
However, a clause in the plea
agreement did require that the
Neeleys forfeit ce11ain items that
included firearms and several
scales as well as cash seized
when they were arrested and
supposedly linked to drug sales.
Each had to also admit under
oath that they sold diugs for
profit and that they will pay
restitution fees to Operation
UNITE, which average $50.
Judge Caudill noted for the
record that the court was not
bound to the shock probation
clause and did not indicate how
he might rule on such a motion
which cannot be requested until
Neeley has served at least 30
days of her sentence.
Joijani took the case after
Commonwealth 's
Attorney
Brent Turner was fo rced to
recuse himself after it came to
light that Kentucky State Police
had a recording in which Neeley
talked about having Turner
killed as well as her son
Russell's girlfriend, Vema
Elliot.
Russell Neeley and Verna
Elliot were both present and
entered guilty pleas for trafficking as well. Russell Neeley also
received a 10-year sentence and
will serve flve and be probated
for five, while Elliot\ case was
postponed for six months ending her recovery from a self
inflicted gunshot wound to her
abdomen that has placed her in a
wheelchair and requires that she
take various medications for
pan1. muscle relaxation and
depression.
Judge Caudill ordered that
the Nccleys be back in court on
March 10 for formal sentencing.
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''They could have had Regis
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Year's Rockin' Eve" franchise
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Did you know?
World ofWonder
The Canadian ice hockey team brought
home the gold in 2002, a feat the team
hadn't seen since 1952.
EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not
to win but to take part, just as the most important thing
in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential
thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
2002 Olympic
Gold Medal
-Attributed to Baron Pierre de Coubertin,
founder of the modern Olympic Games
Biathlon
Curling
Skating
The biathlon is a combination of crosscountry skiing and rifle shooting that
originated in Northern Europe as a hunting
and combat skill. An early form of the
biathlon was a demonstration sport at the
first Winter Olympics. It was a medal sport
in 1928, 1936 and 1948. Due to disagreements regarding the rules, the sport was
dropped- unti11960, when it became a formal Olympic sport once more.
Curling can trace ~s roots to
16th century Scotland. It was a
demonstration sport at the first
Winter Olympics in 1924, and again
in 1932, 1988 and 1992. Curling
made its Olympic debut as an official
event at the 1998 Nagano games.
Ice skating has been used as a form
of transportation since 20,000 B.C.,
when early man attached a strip of
bane to sandals. The Winter Olympics
includes three skating disciplines:
Figure skating (singles for men and
women, pairs and ice dancing), speed
skating and short track speed
skating for men and women.
Sandra Schmlrler became a
Canadian hero at Nagano in 1998.
She died of cancer in 2000.
Sandra Keith
is a member of this
year's Canadian
biathlon team.
Biathletes shoot standing
up and lying down.
Bobsled
Russia's Valery
Medvedtsev has won
three silvers and one gold
medal in the men's biathlon.
There are two disciplines in this sport, the
bobsled and the skeleton. In the bobsled
there are two-man and four-man events
The course is a steep, narrow run covered
in ice. The skeleton is thought to be the
first sliding sport. The sport is named for a
sled introduced in 1892 which many
thought resembled a skeleton. Bobsledding
was included in the first Winter Olympics.
The skeleton was on the
Olympic program in 1928.
Canada won 15 medals in 1998 (the first
time Canada topped the U.S. in medal
standings). ·
Norway has won 263 medals at the
Winter Games - the most by any nation.
Germany won a record of 36
medals in 2002 at Salt Lake City, Utah.
The U.S. won 34 medals that year.
There were 78 events at the 2002 Winter Olympics, twice the number of the
1980 Lake Placid Games.
Dominik Hasek of
Czechoslovakia made
38 saves against the U.S.
at the 1998 Olympics.
Ice hockey has
been an Olympic
sport since 1920
(before the Winter
Olympics existed).
Women's ice hockey became an
Olympic
sport in 1998.
In 2002, 160 countries watched the Winter
Olympics on television. It was aired in
more than 50 languages.
Torino by the numbers
--.
..
limeframe 17 days of competitions:
Feb. 10-26, 2006
Number of disciplines 15: biathlon, bobsled,
nordic combined, curling, freestyle skiing,
ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating,
ski jumping, alpine skiing, cross-country
skiing, short-track, skeleton, luge,
snowboard
·······-············................................................................... .
Number of athletes 2,500
Number of coaches
and team officials
2,500
.............................................................................................
Number of judges/referees 650
Number of spectators 1 million
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Competition sites
8:
Bardonecchia, Pinerolo, Pragelato,
Cesana-Pariol, Cesana-San Sicario,
2006
Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere, Torino
Olympic
torch
Japan's Hiroyasu Shimizu won the
speed skating gold and set an Olympic
record in 1998. He earned a silver in the
2002 games.
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Skiing
l,,•.
Skiing has been
on the program
since the first Winter
Olympics. There are six disciplines:
Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing,
nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding.
Test your knowledge ,
Luge
Luge made its Olympic debut in
1964. The word "luge" is French for
sleet The luge and the skeleton are
similar, but the skeleton is twice as
heavy as a luge at about 100
pounds. In luge, the athlete makes·
the run feet first, while in skeleton
the slider goes down head first.
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ACROSS
6 Skating can be a form of this.
Alpine skiing is divided into five events:
downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super
giant slalom, and combined.
Plrmln
Zurbriggen of
Switzerland
competed in
five Alpine
events in
1988.
G
DOWN
1 Possibly the first sliding sport
2 Sport with roots in Scotland
3 Combination of skiing and shooting
4 Japanese speed skater
5 This was a sport before the Winter
Olympics.
7 Luge is the French word for 8 Country with the most Winter Olympic
medals
Georg Hackl won five
medalS consecutively in
singles luge.
Some historical highlights of the Winter Olympics
Chamonlx,
France
293 athletes
from 16
- countries
compete in
a winter
fejtival.
Lake Placid,
New York,
USA Sonja
Henie wins
her second
gold medal
in figure
St. Moritz,
Switzerland
The Olympic
Games return
after 12 years
(a result of
WWII).
siting.
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Cortina
d'Ampezzo,
lnnsbruck,
Austria
Italy
Snow is in
The Soviet
short supply
Union enters for the third
the
t thgames
f t
time in four
t~e. e Irs
Olympiads.
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Sapporo,
Japan
Alpine
skiing is
criticized
for its commercialism.
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Lake
Placid, New
York, USA
Eric Heiden
dominates
speed
skating.
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Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada A
warm wind •
the "Chinook;
de1ays some
events.
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Llllehammer,
Norway
Figure skater,
Nancy
Kerrigan
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City,
Utah,
USA Vancouver,
Program British
has 78 Columbla,
events.
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holds the
Gennany
second Winter Alpine skiing is
Olympics; 464 introduced.
athletes from Sonja Henie
25 countries
wins her third
gold medal.
compete.
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Oslo,
Norway
Women's
cross-country
skiing was
introduced.
Squaw Valley,
Calif., USA
The Winter
Games are
televised for
the first time.
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The United States has won 193
Winter Olympic medals.
U.S. figure skater
Michelle Kwan won a
silver medal in
1998 and a gold
medal in 2002.
Ice Hockey
Only four Olympians have won medals in
both the Winter and Summer Games:
American Eddie Eagan won a boxing gold
in 1920 and a bobsled gold in 1932. Norway's Jacob Tunin won gold for ski jumping in 1924 and a silver for yachting in 1936.
East Germany's Christa Ludding-Rothenburger won golds in speed skating (1984,
1988, 1992) and a bronze (1992). She also
won a silver for cycling in 1988. Clara
Hughes of Canada won two bronzes for
cycling in 1996, and a speed skating bronze
in 2002.
Grenoble, lnnsbruck,
France
Austria DenEast and
ver, Colo.,
West Ger- was chosen to
many par- host the
ticipate as Games but
separate
cost issues
countries. got in the way.
Sarajevo,
Yugoslavia
Heavy snow
storms delay
Alpine skiing.
Albertville,
France The
last time the ·
Winter and
Summer
Games take
place in the
same year.
Nagano,
Japan
Curling,
snowboard·
ing and
women's ice
hockey are
introduced.
Torino,
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Italy
About2,500
athletes from
80 countries
are expected
to compete.
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
ports Editor
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Betsy Layne girls beat Morgan County for first win
TIMES STAFF REPORT
DANVILLE - Defending 15th
Region girls' basketball champion
Betsy Layne recorded its first win of
the 2005-06 season Wednesday, beating 16th Region member Morgan
County 54-48 in the second of the
Boyle County Winter Classic.
The Ladycats overcame a 15-point
first-quarter deficit en route to the vic-
tory. After the turbulent first period,
Betsy Layne regrouped and outscored
the Lady Cougars in each of the three
remaining eight-minute frames.
Kaitlin Lawson led Betsy Layne in
scoring with a game-high 20 points.
Eighth-grader Megan Hamilton followed with 12 points for the Ladycats_
Candice Meade, the lone returning
starter from last season's regional
championship squad, added nine
points while Whitney Tackett added
six.
Meade and Tackett are two of four
Betsy Layne seniors.
The Ladycats opened play in the
Boyle County tournament with a loss
to the host Lady Colonels.
Morgan County, coached by Floyd
County native and former Allen Central High School player Donna Robinson, had only one player reach double
figures in the scoring department.
Betsy Layne is scheduled to host
Prestonsburg Monday evening in a
key 58th District matchup.
Boyle County 62, Betsy Layne 36:
Inn the opening round of the Boyle
County Winter Classic, host Boyle
County outscored Betsy Layne 24-7 in
the first quarter and rolled to the 26Kaitlin Lawson
(See FIRST, page two)
Out with the
old and in
with the new
Blackcats
fall in
Snowball
Classic
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
*
It's difficult to believe, but today's
is the final newspaper of 2005. It doesn't seem like it's been a year, but the
calendar says it's so. As a result, we'll
take a look at five of the top sports stories of the year.
It could be argued that I'm wrong,
which is why I said five "of the" top
and not "the" top. You can decide on
your own.
However, among those under the
heading "also receiving votes" are:
Eastern Kentucky University made
its first trip in
ages to the
NCAA tournament in March.
Even though
they
were
wronged by the
committee who
thought it'd be
a hoot to match
Rick Bentley
them up with
Kentucky in the
first round, it
was nice to see the Colonels getting a
dance ... Although many people took
it to mean they'd gotten over the hump
(they haven't), the UK women had a
terrific run in the NIT before being
ousted in the national semifinals. They
still finished 1Oth in the SEC last year
(and still took a 30-point whipping in
their SEC opener last week), but it's
nice to have some excitement in
Memorial Coliseum for a change ...
Belfry's new football home, Central
Appalachian Mining Stadium, is the
palace the Pirates deserve . . . King
Kelly Goleman made a triumphant
return to Eastern Kentucky ...
Pikeville College graduated its first
full class of football players in May,
and then qualified for the playoffs for
the first time in November . . . Randolph Morris, well, that's about
enough said there.
Now, on to he countdown ...
No. 1: Coaching changes. (Bold)
First, Shelby v~pey's Bobby Spears
left in midseason after some players
voiced their disple~sure with him over
issues as important as uniform styles,
and then Pike Gentral's Tammy
Tussey stepped down just before the
start of practice this season at the
(See BENTLEY, page two)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - The road was
again rocky Monday evening for
the Prestonsburg High School
boys' basketball team. Prestonsburg took to the road for a fourth
straight game and for a fourth
straight time came up on the losing
end, falling to Hopkins County
- - Certtral m the · Firmers Bank
~ ., Snowball Classic' af · Frankfort
Convention Center. The Storm
came out on top, winning 62-48.
Hopkins County Central, a
team out of the Second Region,
got points from 10 different players, two of whom reached double
figures.
photos by Steve LeMaster
Prestonsburg took a 12-10 lead
Ryan Johnson, pictured working against an Alexander, Ga. defender, poured in a game-high 31 points Wednesday
evening to lead the Raiders to a pool play victory.
out of the ftrst quarter. The Black-
Raiders split ftrst two games
in Paintsville tournament
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - South Floyd
headed into its third Paintsville
Tiger Hoops Classic pool play
game Thursday evening one shot
short of being undefeated. The
Raiders opened play in the
Paintsville boys' basketball tournament Tuesday evening against Oak
Ridge, the winner of the inaugural
tournament held in 2003, After
leading for most of the game, Oak
Ridge held on and edged the
Raiders 87-85. South Floyd hit the
Tiger hardwood Wednesday night
against Alexander, Ga., its second
out-of-state opponent in as many
games. South Floyd hit its free
throws down the stretch in a second
overtime, sealing a 92-85 win over
the Peach State opponent.
At press time, South Floyd was
playing Carroll County, a team out
of the 8th Region.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. 87, South
Floyd 85: Senior guard Ryan
Johnson finished with 28 points,
six assists and three rebounds, but it
wasn't enough to lift the Raiders
over Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Quinche Dowdell paced Oak
Ridge with 23 points. Grant Domsic pushed in 19 points for the
Wildcats while Florida State football signee Revel Coffey and Steve
Younkin had 17 apiece.
Mason Hall added 21 points,
four rebounds and two assists for
the Raiders.
Ryan Little posted South
Floyd's only double-double with 13
points and 13 rebounds.
Ethan Johnson was also in double figures for the Raiders, finish(See RAIDERS, page two)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - Paintsville
Tiger Hoops Classic tournament
host Paintsville is off to its most
successful start in the tourney's
three-year history. The Tigers
defeated Hilton Head, S.C.
soundly Tuesday night, winning
78-50. Returning to its home
hardwood for a second game
Wednesday night, Paintsville
beat Barren County 69-54.
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Paintsville 78, Hilton Head,
S.C. 50: The South Carolina team
took a slim 30-29 lead into halftime, but couldn't make it stick in
the opening round tournament
game. Paintsville settled in quite
well early on in the second half,
outscoring Hilton Head, S.C. 2713 in the third period. The Tigers
sealed the deal in the final period,
outscoring the Seahawks 22-7.
£\intsville got one of its most
balanced scoring efforts this season · with four different players
reaching double figures. Sophomore J.D. VanHoose paced
(See TIGERS, page two)
(See BLACKCATS, page two)
Rebs routed
in Tiger
tourney
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Senior center Ryan Little had a doubledouble In each of South Floyd's first two
Paintsville Tiger Hoops Classic games.
Tigers open 2-0
in Hoops Classic
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PAINTSVILLE - December
tournament games haven't been
the least bit kind to the Allen Central High School boys· basketball
team. The Rebels dropped a pair of
games last week in the Lexington
Christian Classic, losing to both
host Lexington Christian and Mid
dlesboro. Allen Central couldn't
return to the winning side in each
of its first two Paintsville Tiger
Hoops Classic games, faltering in
each outing.
On Tuesday, Clear Lake Texas,
one of the top teams in the
(See TOURNEY, page two)
Pike Central
gears up to host
Coca-Cola tourney
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Kevin Williams
(left) and Landon Slone
worked for a
rebound in
Paintsville's
win over Barren County.
photo by
Steve LeMaster
BUCKLEYS CREEK - For an eighth
consecutive year, Pike County Central will
host the Coca-Cola Hoops Classic boys' basketball tournament. This year's tournament
field features six teams - four from the 15th
Region and one each from the 14th and 16th
regions.
Belfry, busy playing at home this week in
the Appalachian Wireless Schoolboy Moun(Sec CLASSIC, page three)
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30, 2005
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
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cats, however, were ultimately
outscored in each of the final
three periods.
The Storm struck Prestonsburg (2-4) hard in the second
period, outscoring the Blackcats
17-8. After leading 2T-20 at
halftime, Hopkins County Central added to its lead early on in
the second half.
Senior Sean Leslie led Prestonsburg in scoring with a
team-best 19 points. Jordan Hall
had 10 points for the Blackcats.
Tyler Mullins, a transfer from
Pike County Central, added
eight points for the Prestonsburg
boys.
The Blackcats will return to
the hardwood on Tuesday, playing in the 8th Annual Coca-Cola
Hoops Classic at Pike County
Central. Prestonsburg will take
on Letcher County Central in
the opening round of the Pike
Central tournament with tip-off
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INJURY UPDATE...
Prestonsburg High School
junior guard Lincoln Slone has a
high ankle sprain and is out of
action for the Blackcat boys'
basketball team.
Slone is a three-sport athlete
for PHS, also playing football
and competing in track and field
for the Blackcats.
PRESTONSBURG
BLACKCATS
UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 3 Letcher County Central, 6
p.m. (Coca Cola Classic at Pike
County Central)
Jan. 10 Sheldon Clark, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 14 South Floyd, 7;30 p.m.
Jan. 19 at Wolfe County, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 24 Johnson Central, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 27 Pike County Central,
7:30p.m.
Paintsville wt:h 19 points. Fellow
sophomore Land,~n Slone pushed in
18 points and the iandem of Blake
Bundy and Daniel Pugh scored 12
apiece.
Sophomore Shane Grimm added
eight points in off of the bench for
the Tigers. Daniel Meade, another
Tiger reserve, netted five.
Danny DiGenova led the South
Carolina squad in scoring with a
game-high 29 points.
Paintsville 69, Barren County 54:
Host Paintsville maintained a lead at
the end of every quarter en route to
a 15-point win over Fourth Region
member Barren County.
Landon Slone led Paintsville
with a game-high 22 points. J.D.
VanHoose added 16 points and
Daniel Pugh tallied 14 for the
Tigers. Shane Grimm came in off of
the Tiger bench and gave Paintsville
a boost for a second straight game,
flipping in 10 points, giving the host
team four players in double figures.
Six-foot-seven center John Bonnewell led Barren County in scoring
with 18 points. Guard Ryan Ganci
pitched in with 12 points for the
Trojans.
Tuesday's game (Opening round)
Paintsville 78, Hilton Head, S.C.
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HILTON HEAD, S .C. -Grant 4, Akin
12, DiGenova 29, Cuspa 1, Cosba 1.
PAINTSVILLE - Williams 2, Pugh
12, Grimm 8, VanHoose 19, Slone
18, Bundy 12, Meade 5, Sublett 2.
Hilton Head ...... 11 19 13 7-50
Paintsville .......... 17 12 27 22-78
Wednesday's game
Paintsville 69, Barren Co. 54
BARREN CO. (9-3) - Ganci 12,
Brewington 5, Glover 2, Bonnewell
18, Edwards 8, Hubbard 6,
Edmonds 2, Poynter 1.
PAINTSVILLE (6-3) - Williams 2,
Pugh 14, Grimm 10, Vanhoose 16,
Slone 22, Bundy 1, Meade 2, Keaton
2.
Barren Co ...... 10 17 12 15--54
Paintsville ....... 18 9 20 22-69
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Girls' Ranklngs
1. Lexington Catholic
2. Scott County
3. Christian County
4. Assumption
5. Mercy
6. Shelby County
7. Christian AcademyLouisville
8. Mercer County
9. Clay County
10. Franklin-Simpson
11. Iroquois
12. Ballard
13. Sacred Heart
14. Central Hardin
15. Paul Dunbar
16. Montgomery Co.
17. Wayne County
18. Washington County
19. Marshall County
20. Apollo
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1. South Laurel
2. Elizabethtown
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The Raiders trailed throughout the game. Oak Ridge led
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South Floyd 22-16 at the end of
the first quarter. The Raiders
put together a run at the end of
the second quarter and went
into halftime down 10. Oak
Ridge eased out of the third
period with a 67-61 lead.
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South Floyd 92, Alexander, Ga. 85: Regulation
couldn't hold the South FloydAlexander, Ga. game. Neither
could one overtime. In a second
overtime, South Floyd went
ahead and forced Alexander to
play catch-up basketball. Ryan
Johnson checked in with a
game-high 31 points along with
six assists and five rebounds,
leading the Raiders to the hardfought second pool play game
victory.
Johnson was one of four
players in double .figures for
South Floyd. Mason Hall ended
the game with 20 points while
Ethan Johnson scored 19 and
Ryan Little had another doubledouble-double (16 points, 10
rebounds).
"We got a real good effort,"
South Floyd Coach Barry Hall
commented, following his
team's win. "It was just a real
solid team effort. Ryan Johnson
is developing his maturity and
has become a real good leader
for us. We also got some real
good play in off of the bench.
Our young kids real push these
older players in practice."
Junior guard Terrell Caldwell
led Alexander with 20 points.
Kareem Morris connected on
five three-point field goals and
added 17 points for the Cougars.
T.J. Hall and Matt Little
added three points apiece for the
Raiders.
South Floyd led 29-27 at
halftime and outscored Alexander 23-20 in the third period
before the game was forced into
a first overtime.
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OAK RIDGE, TENN. 87,
SOUTH FLOYD 85
SOUTH FLOYD - R. Johnson
28, M. Hall 21, R. Little 13, E.
Johnson 11 , T.J. Hall 3. Slone 6,
M. Little 1, L. Johnson 2.
OAK RIDGE- Wells 6, Dowdell
23, Domsic 19, Coffey 17,
Threat 5, Younkin 17.
South Floyd ...............16 21 24 24-85
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ALEXANDER, GA. 85 1, q
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R. Little 16, T.J. Hall 3, M. Lltfle
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Ellison 16, Samuel 2, Caldwell
20, Cooper 8. _Morris 17, B r~
7, Thoms 13.
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Alexander, Ga.....15 12 2 0 22 12 4-85
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Nine different Lady Colonels
scored in the opening round win.
Candice Meade led Betsy
Layne with 12 points. Kaitlin
Lawson just missed double figures for the Ladycats, finishing
with nine points.
Boyle County Winter Classic
(Opening Round)
Boyle County 62,
Betsy Layne 36
BOYLE CO. - Hafley 9, Mills 3,
Alcorn 7, McCann 13, Hall 7,
Hellyer 7, Paynter 3, Neal 8,
Ross 5.
BETSY LAYNE - Meade 12,
Spurlock 2, Tackett 4, Lawson 9,
Hamilton 5, Martin 2, Hott 2.
Boyle Co........24 9 13 16--62
Betsy Layne ......? 12 4 13-36
Boyle County Winter Classic
(Second Round)
Betsy Layne 54,
Morgan Co. 48
BETSY LAYNE (1-7) - Spurlock
2, Tackett 6, Hamilton 12, Flanery 2, Lawson 20, Meade 9, Mar-
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MORGAN CO. (4-7) -Curd~t7,
Eagle 20, Bowesock 1, Kelly)8,
Fugate 4, Linkous 2, Howard tt.
Betsy Layne ..........3 20 161~4
Morgan Co. ........ 18 9 10 11-4i
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UPCOMING GAMES ! ;
Jan. 2 Prestonsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 Shelby Valley, 6 p.m.
Jan. 6 at So4th Floyd, 6 p.m. :;
Jan. 9' Perry County Central.<.i 6
p.m.
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Jan. 12 at East Ridge, 7;30 p,f}'l.
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request of her principal.
Let me say up front I have
nothing against their replacements; Greg Napier is a good
guy who's been a solid lieutenant for years at Shelby Valley, and I really don't know
Steve Butcher. But this isn't
about them. It's about the folks
who went before them.
The two of them inherited
programs with immense histories for schools that aren't even
20 years old and it's all because
of the work of Spears and
Tussey. They deserved better
than they got.
The time comes for even the
best coaches to step aside, but
when they're still healthy in
body and mind, that time hasn't
come. It was sad to see for both
of them.
No.
2:
Statewide
Realignment.
The
15th
Region wasn't as drastically
altered as it could have been
based on the initial plans, but
still, many schools and some
fairly important ones in basketball circles have been moved
with the new plan.
The initial realignment saw
both Knott Central and Cordia
move into the 15th. In the end,
they both stayed in the 14th, but
Lawrence County was moved
into our region from the 16th.
The biggest changes, I guess,
were the additions of David and
Piari.st to the KHSAA farnil y
and the Pike County districts.
That allowed Betsy Layne to
keep its traditional affiliation
with the 58th and the rest of
Floyd County.
No. 3: Regional Basketball Tournament. Forgotten
how special this was? Let me
refresh your memory with only
two games being mentioned.
The tournament opened with
a bang as Shelby Valley
knocked off Paintsville 90-86 in
double overtime. Landon Slone
had 51 for the Tigers. Oh, yeah,
almost forgot. He was a (ital)
freshman. (ital) Patrick Tackett
answered for the Wildcats with
27 points and seven rebounds,
going 6-of-6 from the line down
the stretch with his head
wrapped after taking an elbow
to the skull.
Then came the title tilt,
which saw the Cats hold off Belfry 79-71 and bring to an end
one of the top prep careers
we've seen in ages. Patrick
Tackett scored 22, grabbed nine
rebounds and handed out six
assists, which was barely
enough to offset the night of
Belfry senior Doug Howard.
Howard had a remarkable 40
points, including 19 in the final
quarter of play, hitting 15-of-26
from the floor and six threepointers. He also had 10
rebounds, five steals and two
assists.
This came only four months
after he posted 278 yards and
three touchdowns in the final
high school game of his career,
helping the Bucs to a 28-21 win
over Owensboro Catholic in the
Double-A championship game.
No. 4 Regional Softball
Championship. Check this
out: Not only did East Ridge
lead 1-0 in the bottom of the
seventh but also they had five
pitches with two strikes and two
outs in the frame before seeing
it all melt away.
Cortney Bentley and Lucinda
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Varney drew improbable wa1ks
before Gina Hall laced a line
drive the hit the wet grass and
scooted all the way to the w all to
score both runners and give
Shelby Valley a 2-1 win.
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No. 5: The Phelps FiaSco. The KHSAA allowed a new
rule to go into effect in mittsports season, one which said
three-team districts must sued
and the No. 1 would get an arltomatic bye into the finals
therefore the regional tourl-lament. In the 60th District baseball tournament, that w~s
Phelps.
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Until it was not.
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An obscure rule that said ~
district game held after the tournament meeting wouldn't c
t
cost the Hornet s and Co h
Jamie Keene thE: top spot d
removed much of the steam
from their sai , and the relllt
was they wept from autorrQically in the regional tournament
to elirninat@d in the district's
opening round in 48 hours. 1•.
I still maintain the students at
re wronged by ~.
Phelps
but it'll all be taken care of f.J;~Jll
here OIJ out ... assuming Da;(jd
and P'arist field baseball :pjd
softb teams.
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Paintsville tournament, defeated
the Rebels in convincing fashion, winning 88-53. Allen Central returned to the Paintsville.
gym floor late Wednesday night
and played better, but still fl ished short of a win, losing to
Seneca. The Redhawks went
ahead early on went on to outlast Allen Central, 80-67.
"We haven't played we lately," said Allen Central oach
John Martin. "Earlier in e season, we were playing m ch better than we have the ast two
weeks."
Allen Central wa back in
action in the Hoops Classic
Thursday evening against Rip-
ey, Ohio. Results from UJ.e
game were unavailable at pr(},
time.
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ALLEN CENTRAL REBELS
UPCOMING GAMES ··J
Jan. 4 Elliott County, 6 p.m.
(at June Buchanan,
Crusader Classic)
Jan. 5 at June Buchanan, 7::30
p.m. (Crusader Classic)
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Jan. 10 Johnson Central, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 17 at Sheldon Clark, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 21 David School, 6:30
p.m.
Jan. 26 Sheldon Clark, 8 p.m.
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in winter, clean food, water boost birds as well as bird-watching
by STEVE VANTREESE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PADUCAH - While people
enjoy attracting songbirds to
where they can watch them, the
underlying motivation for most
bird feeding is to support and
sustain the feathered flocks.
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Particularly in the winter,
that's a valid effort.
"Feeding birds is very helpful to them, especially in the
winter when there is more stress
on them and natural foods are in
shorter supply," said Danny
Watson, a wildlife biologist for
the Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources.
"Its most valuable to them, of
course, when there is snow or
ice coYer that locks up their
food and water sources."
Watson said a .well placed
dining spread can draw an
assortment of both year-round
resident songbirds as well as
winter migrants that are sprinkled across Kentucky latitudes
from breeding territories to the
north.
Resident cardinals, tufted titmice, Carolina chtckadces, Carolina wrens and multiple varieties of woodpeckers might tum
up a man-made feeding stations,
Watson satd. And slate-colored
juncoes, evening grosbeaks,
white-throated sparrows, purple
finches, ruby -crowned kinglets
and others on winter vacation
from colder northern climes
may join them.
To benefit the most species
and to increase bird viewing
opportunities, offer a variety of
foods, Watson said.
"Putting out sunflower seeds
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Morgan
County
Tuesday
evening in a 6:30 p.m. game.
Prestonsburg is pitted against
•first-year school Letcher County
~=central in Thesday's nightcap.
>Tip-off for the PrestonsburgLetcher County Central game is
, set for 8:15p.m.
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ttbumament game slated, Pike
County Central will play
Breathitt County.
., The Pike Central tournament
is pool play format with each
team receiving three games.
Trophies will be awarded for
first-, second-, and third-place
teams. An all-tournament team
-. _apd MVP award will also be
lianded out.
Floyd County teams have
•faired well in the Pike County
$'Central-hosted
tournament.
Betsy Layne defeated Prestons;, burg in the championship game
j,-M the inaugural tournament
back in 2000. Allen Central has
twice won the tournament
(1999, 2000) and South Floyd
also owns a touniament title.
Shelby Valley took the 2005
Coca-Cola Hoops Classic title,
d defeating tournament host Pike
County Central in the champibnship game. Belfry finished
third in last year's tournament.
Tuesday,Jan.3
Belfry-Morgan County, 6:30p.m.
Prestonsburg-Letcher County
Central, 8:15p.m.
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BEREA - Betsy Layne took
on Powell County Tuesday night
in the opening round of the Berea
~asvitational Tournament. The
:Bobcats led 31-27 at halftime
t.before falling and giving Powell
t County its second win of the sea_. son. The Pirates did the majority
,of their damage in the second
~alf. outscoring Betsy Layne 2719 in the fourth quarter.
"I Junior center Ryan Romans
"paced Powell County with 15
points. Romans was one of three
players in double figures for the
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he said.
With providing food and
water, however, comes an obligation of sanitation efforts to
keep feeders from becoming a
disease conduit.
"The only negative· about
feeding is that is can lend itself
to birds passing diseases among
themselves where they concentrate through bacteria or direct
contact," Watson said. "But you
can avoid that problem just by
keeping feeders and water
sources clean."
Sanitize feeders by emptying
them once a week, washing
them down in a 10 percent solution of household bleach - one
part bleach to nine parts water then rinsing in clean water, he
said. Air dry and refill them with
fresh seed.
Bird seed should be kept dry
so it won't mold or harbor soaring amounts of bacteria. Watering sources likewise should bl!
cleaned and fresh water added
to reduce chances of contami ·
nated liquid P.reading infections from one bird to other:-..
according to Watso
Where birds are hi hly concentrated for food, it's best to
offer multiple feeders ot: the
same food to spread them out
somewhat, reducing compet1
tion and stress.
Place feeders near where
there is "escape cover" for fly-111
diners, shrubs or trees for hideaway perching, Watson said.
But feeders should be clear of
low ambush cover from which
house cats or other predators
can launch sneak attacks on
songbirds, he said.
PRESTONSBURG - The
Floyd County Chapter of the
National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will hold its ftfth
annual Hunting Heritage Banquet Feb. 4, 2006 at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center.
The local chapter of the
NWTF is very active ·n the
community, supporting an annu-
al scholarship award to an outstanding graduating senior pursuing an education in conservation, 4-H programs, Archery in
Schools Programs, and an annual . Jakes (juniors acquiring
knowledge, ethics, and sportsmanship) event for members 17
years of age and under. The
chapter also support Wheelin'
Sportsmen
Programs
and
Women in the Outdoors pro-
grams.
The National Wild Thrkey
Federation is a national, nonprofit, educational conservation
organization comprised of state
and local affiliates working for
the restoration and wise management of the American Wild
Turkey and other valuable natural resources. It supports scientific wildlife management on
public, private, and corporate
lands. It also supports traditional American sport hunting and
every citizen's right to enjoy
clean air and water and an
esthetically pleasing outdoor
environment.
FCT FYI - The Floyd Coun
ty Chapter of the National Wild
Turkey Federation holds its reg
ular meeting at the Martin Ctty
Hall the ftrst Thursday of each
month at 7 p.m.
VVednesda~Jan.4
Pike County Central-Breathitt
County, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 5
Losers of Tuesday's games,
6:30p.m.
Pikeville-Breathitt County, 8:15
p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6
Winners of Tuesday's games,
6:30p.m.
Pike County Central-Pikeville,
8:15p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
Seventh-place game, 2 p.m.
Fifth-place game, 3:30p.m.
Third-place game, 5:15p.m.
Championship game, 7 p.m.
First team listed is the home
team and will wear light colored
uniforms.
Powell, Jackson s1nk Bobcats
,Jn Berea tourney opener
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peanut butter/cornmeal blended
paste or suet (fat) in a mesh bag
or special feeder will cater to
woodpeckers, especially. A
hanging suet feeder will suit
woodpeckers while it discourages starlings, which otherwise
can
bully
less-aggressive
species.
Not to be overlooked is the
value of offering water, Watson
said.
"When you get regular subfreezing temperatures, birds
lose their regular watering
sources to ice," he said. "Winter
kills often occur when birds cant
find water and you get a die-off
from dehydration."
Change water frequently to
provide unfrozen liquid, or consider a water source like a birdbath with a submersible heating
unit to keep it from icing over,
Floyd NWTF sets date for annual banquet
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Eight Annual Coca-Cola
Hoops Classic
At Pike County Central High
School
Tournament Schedule
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and small thistle seeds in separate, appropriate feeders will
cover you for a whole lot of
species," he said.
"Its best to feed seed separately instead of buying those
mixes of wild bird seed that you
see in stores," Watson said. "A
Jot of the stuff in those mixes is
milo or millet that a lot of songbirds won't readily eat, so a lot
of it goes to waste when they
pick through the mix and just
eat what they really like.
"Some of the mixes have
cracked corn, too, which mourning doves will like, but it tends
to attract starlings that will dominate a feeding area and run off
more desirable native songbirds," according to Watson.
Watson said additional variety in the form of overripe fruit
will feed mockingbirds and
State's top racing veterinarian sacked
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - The state
has fired its top racing veterinarian a month after he complained
that the Kentucky Horse Racing
Authority's staffmg and funding
NASCAR
to restructure
regional touring
divisions
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. N ASCAR has announced it
Pirates.
will restructure its regional
Powell County led 27-19 at touring series divisions beginthe end of the frrst quarter.
ning in 2007.
Derek Case led B.e tsy Layne
Citing declining support
with 15 points. Brandon Kidd for the Elite Division style of
followed with 14 points for the racing at all levels, NASCAR
Bobcats. Pat Stapleton and said it will focus its resources
Brandon Thacker each had eight and efforts on those divisions
points for Betsy Layne.
that will help build and susOn Wednesday night, Betsy tain a better developmental
Layne returned to competition program for the future.
in the Berea tournament, but
"Support for the Elite Diviagain came up short. Jackson sions has been on the downCounty held on and edged the swing for a number of years,"
Bobcats 58-55 in what was the said Jim Hunter, NASCAR
second game of the holiday vice president of communicatournament for both squads.
tions and regional touring.
"This change will allow
NASCAR to focus more attention on the Grand National
and Modified touring divisions."
Following the 2006 season,
the four current Late Model
Elite Division tours will be
discontinued. The Elite Divi6061783-5283 or email either sion tours were formed nearly
head coach Jill Karwoski (j.kar- 20 years ago, in the Southeast,
Southwest and
woski@moreheadstate.edu) or Midwest,
Assistant Coach Gina Ramacci Northwest regions of the
(g.ramacci@ moreheadstate.edu country.
"These tours were originat).
ed
to offer NASCAR's weekly
The clinic will be divided
member
tracks special events
into a two-day format with
pitching and catching emphasis once or twice a year," Hunter
on Saturday, Feb. 4 and hitting said. ''The Elite Division was
emphasis on Sunday, Feb. 5. designed to allow the best
Players can register for either local racers an opportunity to
camp or participate in both. The race periodically at an
fee for either the Saturday or advanced regional level.
"The cost of competing at
Sunday clinic is $35, and the fee
this level has escalated signiffor both clinics is $65.
Players will be split into age icantly over the years, and
levels and skill levels, and high participation has continuously
school coaches and parents are declined in every region. It
has also become extremely
all welcome at the clinic.
difficult for our member
tracks to successfully host
these events."
Beginning in 2006 and continuing in 2007, NASCAR
will implement several Grand
National Division changes in
an effort to reduce the cost of
competing in the Busch North
Series (which will be renamed
the Busch East Series) and the
AutoZout: West Series. These
changes include a less-costly
"spec" engine, as well as compo~ ite bodies.
levels put horse safety at risk.
Environmental and Public
Protection Cabinet Secretary
LaJuana Wilcher ftred Gary L.
Wilson last week, a cabinet
spokesman said. The state sent
Wilson a letter that said his termination was effective Friday,
spokesman Chuck Wolfe said.
The racing authority is part of
Wilcher's cabinet.
Nancy B. Davis, a racing
authority veterinarian, has been
appointed acting chief veterinarian.
Recently, Wilson said racing
authority officials had assured
him his concerns would be
addressed, but he had seen no
action.
Among his concerns, Wilson
said then, was that four state
veterinarians usually on duty at
thoroughbred meets were having to take on too much work.
State-employed veterinarians
during races are supposed to
monitor post-race collection of
blood and urine samples, watch
the paddock area as horses are
saddled and be at the starting
gate when horses are loading.
They also are supposed to monitor the equine ambulance, and
in between races they perform
examinations.
At the time Wilcher said Wil
son, who she recommended fo ·
the job, did not appreciate stalL:
government's complexity. Statt.
government has more regulatory
veterinarians working for it and
is studying veterinarian salaries.
Wilcher said.
Davis said some of Wilson·
concerns were being addressed.
However, most of the racing
authority 's needs were budgetary ones that the General
Assembly could address in
2006, Davis said.
"State government doesn' t
do things overnight," Davis
said.
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'tin Feb. 4-5. Information on this
year's clinic and a registration
form are available in pdf format
on the softball page at
www.msueagles.com.
The brochure can be
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"Softball Clinic Information" in
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page online at www.msuea«les.com on the lower right side
of the page.
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I
Dr. Ayman Albaree
Dr. Eyad Albaree
Albaree Health Services will open an Internal Medicine
Practice on January 5, 2006. The office is located at 5187
Kentucky Rt. 321 near Highlands Regional Medical
Center. Drs. Ayman and Eyad Albaree are Internal
Medicine specialists and will treat more serious illnesses
in adult patients. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Appointments are being accepted
at this time and can be made by calling 889-9933.
An Open House will be held on Tuesday, January 3, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A drawing will be held for a gift basket.
Call 889-9933 for an appointment
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FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
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SCHOOlNEWS
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11 Betsy L. Elem. • page B5
II Clark Elementary • page B5
., Duff Elementary • page B5
FllllY IEDICINE
Birthdays • page B5
New Arrivals • page B5
Banjo exhibit • page B5
Friends don't let friends
drive under the influence
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POSTSCRIPT
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Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child
real
OK. the new year is looming
-orr.r large. On this eve of New Year's
Eve, let's make some resolutions
A . that will make us better people in
_){·.:>n 2006.
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Lose weight (on the list for 15
.:A _years).
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Exercise more (ditto).
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Stop spending; save (on for
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more like 30 years).
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Write more and get published
(ditto all over again).
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Go
to
Europe (that
boat may
have sailed).
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smoking
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(oops, been
there, done
that).
But, hey,
who(m) are
we trying to
Pam Shingler
impress?
conulbudng writer
We pretty
much know
what's going to happen.
,
According ·to an article earlier
~~:A·(, this week in the Lexington Herald1121 Leader, about 90 percent of us
dn~·; who make New Year's resolutions
gnm will renege on them by the middle
-Hm of February.
In addition, fewer of us are
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Tum on The Weather Channel
and you get complete and accurate
-:- local forecasts "on the eights." Or,
(;w ' you might want to go look out the
window.
In
both
cases, you
can get a
pretty
good idea
of what
it's doing,
as well as
what
it
might do a
little later
on.
"It's
Clyde Pack
bns
snowing,"
bn.s
the prog!j~£ nosticator might say. Or, "It looks
•.~.c like it might come a good'n."
It hasn't been that long ago,
-.t>\8 however, when The Weather
r ol Channel was nothing more than
science fiction, if that, and weather forecasts were more or less left
91 up to The Farmer's Almanac. But
.It! even the ole almanac might have
,1:~m proven too high tech for some of
Jl!~f! our ancestors, who, through neces.m sity. had to keep an eye on the sky,
. ~~: in order to grow the food that fed
nil: their families.
(See OAK, page five)
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Duff Elementary School winners
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Floyd County Area Technology Center winners
May Valley Elementary School winners
Christmas through the
Eyes of a Child Overall
Winners by School
Prestonsburg Elementary: Tyler Jarrell, primary grades winner; Elizabeth Vaughn, intermediate grades winner;
Opportunities Unlimited: Anthony Gillespie,
Miranda Martin-tie
Allen Central Middle School: Sarah Wilson,
overall winner
Stumbo Elementary: Amber Taylor, primary
grades winner; Blake Boudle, intermediate
Betsy Layne Elementary School winners
(See EYES, page six)
McDowell Elementary School winners
THINGS TO PONDER
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Adams Middle School winners
PRESTONSBURG- It was a cold winter night
and children with red cheeks and cheery smiles greeted one another at this year's Christmas through the
Eyes of a Child Reception at the Jenny Wiley Convention Center.
The room was brimming with writers who had
written about their most favorite Christmas memory
or what Christmas means to them. The reception is
held each year to recognize student winners, their
families, and community partners.
Christmas through the Eyes of a Child, now in its
eighth year, invites all the girls and boys in Floyd
County Schools, from Kindergarten through grade 12
to write about a Christmas memory or what Christmas
means to them. Students are encouraged to utilities the
writing process as much as possible when preparing
their pieces. They also consider audio presentation
requirements in the writings as school winners read
their pieces on WMDJ radio throughout the month of
December.
The program began in 1998 with partners WMDJ
Radio, McDonald's and Floyd County Schools. WalMart and BellSouth have each been contributors in
past years. This year our partners are WMDJ Radio,
McDonald's and Lafferty Enterprises.
Each school selects its top twenty writings to submit to the district for district judge to determine the
top twelve pieces from each school. The top twelve
students read their selections at WMDJ Radio.
Recordings of these readings are played each day,
beginning December 1 through Christmas. Different
schools are spotlighted through a rotation system each
day, meaning twelve students' voices may be heard
daily.
McDonald's presents each of the top school winners with a tee shirt and all twelve winners [from each
school] receive an "All American Meal". The school
district presents each winner with a certificate of
recognition. In addition, each school, depending on its
classification, has grade level winners: K-3; 4-5; 6-8,
and 9-12. The winners from these grade divisionsreceive a book. The 2005 book selection was Winters
Gift, written and illustrated by Jane Monroe Donovan.
Nadine Hicks, Parent Involvement and Reading
Coordinator, coordinates the project at the district
level. Each school has a coordinator who collects and
arranges the work at the school level. School coordinators are:
Community members who helped to select the top
twelve winners from each school included: Judy
Bowen, John Carroll, and Melissa Forsyth, from Big
Sandy Community and Technical College; Patricia
Watson, Connie Parson, Tristan Parsons, Vicki Pack
and Melissa Allen community volunteers.
The evening was filled with student
performers/readers for the audience to enjoy. Performers for the evening were: Kaitlyn Minix, Adams
Middle School; Daniel Halbert, McDowell Elementary School; Mickeah Johnson, Osborne Elementary
School; Brittany Gibson and Amanda Newsome,
Stumbo Elementary School. From Allen Central High
School Kayla Shepherd, flutist performed "Camel
Kneel Softly." Two Allen Central High School students now at Eastern Kentucky University who are
part of an eleven piece classical group there also
entertained with several songs. The classical ensemble
was made up of James Meade, Jared McKinney, and
Ricky Wells, band director at Allen Central High
School.
"Bye" "Goodbye!" "So long!"
"Farewell!" "See you later!"
There just seems to be multiple ways in
which to say you are leaving and the present is changing. Like other communications, it ts how it is said, such as the tone,
volume, emphasis, and circumstances, that
"give" it emotional meaning. It is also the
circumstances, with its history and its
future expectations. How do you usually
say "Good Bye?" Is it quietly, loudly, or
not at all? What was the setting of your
most painful one? When was your most
n
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times I didn't realize the impact the "Good
Bye" would have on my life. Some early
instances occurred when I was about 7
years old. My older sister left to attend
high school in Pikeville and stay in the dormitory through the week and my older
brother joined the Army. From that point
on, being the baby of the family, I was the
only one left at home. I certainly missed
my siblings, but was always excited when
they returned.
The next "Good Bye" to make a significant impact on my life was when the family moved from Grapevine Creek in rural
Pike County of eastern Kentucky to the
east coast of Florida. Being a child, I never
thought about the changes that would
nr,·m 'II"O hr"~ 1 would he influenced
change during the first year I was gone. I
didn't have any thought about how I might
have changed.
Then there was the "Good Bye" ofleaving home for nursing school when I was 17
years old. I was again so excited that I was
doing what I desired, that the real bang of
it all didn't hit me for several weeks. Guess
that's what you call the "honeymoon" period of adjustment. Also guess I was so in
the "throw" of everything, new friends,
new expectations of me, and such, that
again I didn't realize the impact it was and
would have on me. There was a lot of
growing up for me those three years, learning to be more independent and less dependent on my family. Now, I can't imagine
life without having that education and
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ly as a career, to take care of my family for
almost 20 years.
Even though there were many significant "Good Byes" throughout the years,
the next major one had to do with my decision to return to school at 40, taking a 12year-old son and 65-year-old mother with
me. But again, I'm glad that I obtained my
Ph.D in Psychology and am able to practice my profession as a psychologist. I
enjoy my work as a child psychologist
with children, adolescents, and families
and being a child adovate. It is very
rewarding to see the positive benefits of Ll:;...._.....,......._...............__.._""'-~~
Mable Rowe
people making the changes they need and
Lineberger, Ph.D.
want to make. In contrast, it is also very
disappointing when folks so fear or resist
changes to the point that they do not allow
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Ponder
Arrivals
• Continued from p4
,
themselves to work toward
their potential and perhaps a
way of life that they would
enjoy better than what they
have.
Guess all of this gets me
down to my most recent
need to say "Good Bye."
For those of you that might
not know, I closed my private practice in Prestonsburg December 1. I certainly miss my good friends,
neighbors, and wonderful
clients at Prestonsburg. It
has been hard to leave
everyone. but I felt it was
- the best for me at this time
to move on. I did not have
any family in Prestonsburg
and I felt it was the time of
my life for me to move closer to my son and his family.
I have a solo private practice
now in Georgetown and
plan on continuing to do so
as long as my health is adequate. Of course, the pace
might eventually
slow
down, but I can't imagine
not doing what I enjoy as
long as I can.
As I look over these past
"Good Byes," they seem to
reflect "passages" or developmental issues that everyone typically have to
address as a part of life.
Suppose, like everyone else,
I've tried to do the best I
could at the time and also
tried to realize that I was not
perfect.
This is also "Good Bye"
for the Things to Ponder
column. I've enjoyed writing the weekly articles over
the past seven-plus years,
but there seems to be such
limited time for everything.
It is my hope that folks have
benefited from the articles
in some way. I learned also
as I went about finding out
the best information. "Good
Bye" for now and please try
to make your life the best
you can for you. You are
worth it! Happy New Year!
• Continued from p4
For more than 20 years, I
have been a collector (of
sorts) of old-time cures and
superstitiOns. and have
found it extremely interesting, sometimes even fasci•
nating, to learn how my
grandfather. and even his
grandfather, predicted the
~ weather.
For example, they knew
that if it rained on Easter
Sunday, they could expect
rain every Sunday for seven
Sundays. Since Sundays
were pretty much devoted to
church going, anyway, that
was probably O.K. by them.
• Of course, depending on the
• amount it rained, it could
possibly have meant that it
was too wet to plow on
Monday. and they might
have been able to squeeze in
- a chance to do a little fishing.
They were, no doubt,
also ever mindful of the fact
that red skies in the morning
meant foul weather ahead,
but if it rained before seven,
it would stop by eleven.
They knew too, that if it
rained while the sun was
shining, it would also rain at
that exact time the next day.
t When fog came up in patches, rain was on the way.
Somewhere along the
way, they even learned how
to avoid drought conditions.
They could make it rain for
three days and three nights
by killing a blacksnake and
w
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
December 8, 2005
A
daughter, Cheyenne McKenzie Kidd, to Marica and Bradford Kidd
December 8, 2005
A
daughter, Abigayle Janease
Collett, to Dena and Lucky
Collett
December 8, 2005 A son,
James Walter Lee Moore, to
Crystal Dawn Bowling
December 9, 2005
A
daughter, Alexis Faith Akers,
to Kelly and James Akers
December 9, 2005 A son,
Joseph Brook Amburgey, to
Brandi and Brock Amburgey
December 9, 2005
A
daughter, Trista Gail Wooton,
to Emily Marie Roark
December 12, 2005 A
daughter, Madison Marie
Salyers, to Helen and Shawn
Salyers
December 13, 2005 A
daughter, Cadence Nicole
Whittaker, to Myra Sue
Ratliff
December 13, 2005 A
daughter, Jordyn Grace Burnett Hall, to Trenda and Gregory Hall
December 13, 2005 A
son, Joshua Blake Perry, to
Elizabeth and Roy Perry
December 14, 2005 A
daughter, Makayla Lynae
Pratt, to Connie White
December 14, 2005 A
Sarabeth is 5!
Oak
hanging it in a tree with its
belly toward the sun.
For long-range forecasts,
our ancestors looked at the
night sky and determined
that if there was a ring
around the moon, bad
weather was on its way. By
counting the number of stars
inside the ring, they could
determine just how many
days it would be before that
bad weather got there. They
kept their ears open, too,
and knew that if it thundered
in February, it would frost in
May.
Out papaws checked out
the critters, too, and was
very much aware that if they
saw a terrapin heading for
high ground, it was a sure
sign of a flood. Fair weather
was ahead if a spider spun
its web close to the ground,
but the higher the hornets
built their nests, the higher
the snow would be. They
also paid close attention to
the type of coat the wooly
worm was wearing. A
heavy, dark coat meant
extremely cold weather.
Wonder if they know all
this stuff at The Weather
Channel?
000
As we move into 2006,
we wish for you, rain when
you need it, snow when you
want it, and many days of
sunshine.
Happy New Year.
30, 2005 • 85
Sarabeth Renea, the daughter of Bryan and Arnie Johnson, of Prestonsburg, turned five years old on August 31, 2005. She celebrated
her birthday at Archer Park skating rink on Sunday, September 4, with
a "Disney Princess" theme party. Sarabeth is the granddaughter of
Fairon and Sandy Johnson, and Johnny and Debbie Ousley, all of Prestonsburg. She is the paternal great-granddaughter of Fred and Flora
Johnson, of Salyersville, and Ruth Couch, of Prestonsburg, and the
late James Couch. Her maternal great-grandparents are the late Clyde
and Sarah Ousley, formerly of Dock, and the late Pheonis and Naomi
Vanhorn, formerly of Lancer.
daughter, Kristian Danielle
Melton, to Crystal and Wallace Melton
December 14, 2005 A
son, Joshua Cameron Allen,
to Tiffany Elizabeth Allen
December 14, 2005 A
son, Mark Anthony Lee
Fugate, to Frances Landum
December 15, 2005 A
son, Jaxson Dwight Williams,
to Kimberly R. Williams
December 15, 2005 A
daughter, Keisha Leighann
Brown, to Jassica Claressia
Hunt
December 16, 2005 A
son, John Cameron Combs,
to Lora and John Combs
December 16, 2005 A
son, James Landon Hughes,
to Heather and James Hughes
December 16, 2005 A
daughter, Brianna Nicole
Webb, to Ashley and Christopher Webb
December 17, 2005 A
son, Reid Harryson Patrick,
to Taza and Mitchell Patrick
December 18, 2005 A
daughter, Allison Faith Yates,
to Cristy and Timmy Yates
December 18, 2005 A
son, Kenneth Ray Harris, to
Anita Kay Hayden
December 19, 2005 A
daughter, Carlee Raygan Pinson, to Kimberly and John
Pinson
December 20, 2005 A
son, Lucas Owen Wolford, to
Kellie and Joshua Wolford
Evolution of the banjo
featured in art exhibit
by CARL HARTMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON- Consider the evolution of the
humble banjo.
It morphed from a hollow
gourd, strummed by African
slaves, into an elegant toy for
Victorian society ladies.
Later, it grew into one of the
mainstays
of bluegrass
music.
This story is told in a new
exhibit at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. "Picturing the
Banjo" brings together 72
works of art with a sampling
of actual instruments.
Among the artists are
Mary
Cassatt,
Thomas
Eakins, Thomas Hart Benton
and William Wegman. Some
of the instruments are themselves elaborate works of art,
adorned with inlaid designs
and carvings of gargoyles,
Masonic emblems and dis-
Celebrates 70th birthday
Darvin Reed, of Endicott, celebrated his 70th birthday on September
18, 2005, with family and friends. Pictured with him are his daughter,
Rebecca, grandson Russell, and friend Rosie. Darvin is a member of
the Endicott Fre... ~ ........,... - "'""'' ... j. He is also a beekeeper and very
much enjoys taking care of his honeybees.
creet nudes.
Richard Norris Brooke's
1881 "A Pastoral Visit"
shows a black family serving
a meal to a dignified visiting
minister. A banjo is prominent in the foreground.
Norman Rockwell's 1926
"The Banjo Player" depicts
an old black man playing the
banjo while a white boy, rapt,
sits on the floor facing him
and keeping time with a couple of sticks.
Curator Leo G. Mazow
said the calabash, the gourd
from which the original
instruments were made, was
central to west African life. It
could serve as a dipper, a bottle, a pipe or even an oar. The
hollow gourd was made into
a musical instrument by
stretching an animal skin
tightly over its opening and
adding catgut strings.
(See BANJO, page six)
Schoo( tJ-fayyeninas
Adams Middle School Youth Services
Center
• Adams Middle School Youth Services Center is open each weekday from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. The center offers services
to all families regardless of income. For
more information about any of the activities or services of the center, please contact the center at 886-1297. The center is
now located in the 7th grade wing of the
school. Center Coordinator - Michelle
Keathley.
't
Allen Central Middle School
The ACMS Youth Service Center is
open each day from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., or later by appointment. For more
information about the center, call LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 358-0134.
•
Allen Elementary and Family Resource
Youth Service Center
• Call Allen Elementary Youth Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule your
child's Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
•
-'
Betsy Layne Elementary
• The Betsy Layne Elementary Family Resource Youth Service Center is located in the 500 building of the campus. The
goal of the FRYSC is to meet the needs of
all children and their families who reside
in the community or neighborhood by the
school in which the center is located. For
further information, please contact the
center at 478-5550 or 478-9751, ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center Coordinator;
Charlotte Rogers, Program Assistant IT;
Debra Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary
• A nurse from the Floyd County
Health Dept. is in the center weekly and
sees WIC patients. does well-child exams
1 bitth- J Ryrar!. ), and gives inununizations.
J -..~ui.IIU.. 1....-:IILI..I lJlOI<lUI.:i> !>CfVH.:C!> ior
all
families regardless of income. We arc
located in the Adams Middle Schoql
building.
Duff Elementary
**School is collecting Food City
receipts! Receipts must be dated Sept. 11,
2005 to March 11, 2006. Top three school
winners will receive a gift. ln anyone in
the community would like to donate the1r
receipts, they may mail them to: Duff Elementary, P.O. Box 129, Eastern, KY
41622; may also drop receipL<; off in
school front office.
• Floyd County Health Dept. is on site
three days per month. Services include
6th grade school entry physical: kindergarten, Head Start and well-child physi
cals (age birth to 18 years); T.B. skin lest:
T.D. boosters; and WIC services. Please
call 358-9878 for appointment if you arc
in need of any of these services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for all
families regardless of income. We are
located in the tan metal building at the rear
of the school. Contact persons arc Judy
Handshoe, coordinator, and Ruby Bailey.
assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• Parent Lending Library is avmlablc
to parents for video check-ouL'>. A variety
of topics are available.
• Floyd County Health Dept. nurse at
school every Wednesday.
Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergruten
physicals, 6th grade physicals, well-child
physicals, immunizations, TB skin test,
WIC program, blood pressure checks, and
more. Must call the FRC at 285-0321 for
an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• Floyd County Health n,·pnnn•r·nl
.
'
.
Monday to adnunistcr inuHUllll.tllous,
T.B. skin tests. well-child exams. WIC,
prenatal and post-partum services, and
school physicals. Call 377-2678 for an
appointment.
Mountain Christian Academy
Mounk'lin Christian Academy is a nondenominational Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for
enrollment for Kindergruten for the 200506 school year Call 285-5141 for more
mfonnation.
Prestonsburg Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• The Family Resource Center is open
weekdays ~ a m. 4 p.m .. and later by
appoilllment. Office provides services for
all families, regardless of mcome.
• Ati.cr School Child Care. 3-6 p.m.,
school days.
• Call 886-?0Hg for information
rcgru·ding the Prestonsburg Elementary
Family Resource Center or its progrruns.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
• Dec. 22 ~0 - Christma'i break.
centc1 wishes each sn1dcnt a happy and
safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance Abuse
Counselor will be on the South Floyd
campus each Tu:!sday. If you need to contact the counselor, please call the Youth
Service Center.
• Parcnl volunteer training will he
conducted throughout the school year.
Watch for dates to he announced. If you
need traming, call to set up an appointment.
• School will be participating in the
Food City "Apples for Students" program,
please save yow· receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may be done
through the Youth Services Center office.
Walking track open to public (track
• I 1 I I u i•J<> sp·.ud •vt r t,
·me
munity as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult Ed may
contact the center for information.
• All new students and visitors, stop
by the Center, located on the South Floyd
campus, Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information call452-9600
or 9607 and a<;k for Mable Hall, ext. 243,
or Keith Smallwood, ext. 242.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek Family
Resource Center
FRC monthly Advisory Council
meeting, will be held the first Wednesday
of each month, at 4 p.m. Call for more
mfo.
Lost & Found located in Family
Rc~ourcc Center.
• Resource Center hours are 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Parents and community
ll1Ullhers cUI' welcome tO visit. For questions. call 5: 7-2233 - ask for Tristan Parsons. Centc1 Coordinator, or Anita Tackett. Assistant.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
• \1onday's, 6 p.m. - School and
rcsmnu center will host a Family Literacy progr~tm. We will read and study about
different cultures/themes and then work
on a related craft/activity. Refreshments
wtll he scrYed. Call the resource center to
sign up.
• Wednesday's and Thursday's, 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., GED classes, in the
Wecksbtuy Community Center. Classes
arc FlU·.!::<•.
• Lost & Found: Located in the FRC.
Items not claimed within two weeks
become the propetty of the resource center.
• If you would like more information
on the programs and services offered by
the FRC. please call or come by for a visit.
(,., te 1~ x:~.tld lll the main building at
""J"
r\'l'i
fv" 'JJ
l'li., X a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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,1.:1111\.,
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loA Ill-
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'1
Telephone: 452-4553; ask to speak with
Cissy Williams (coordinator) or Karen
Williams (clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your call.
Wesley Christian School
• Wesley Christian Daycare and
Infanttroddler Care accepts infants and
toddlers up to 2 years and Preschool age
2-4. Daycare hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30p.m.,
Monday thru Friday.
•For additional information, call8748328. Summer office hours: 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Adult Education & GED Schedule
• Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. McDowell FRC, Martin Corum. Center,
Auxier Learning Center, Employment
Services - Testing, BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. Allen Elem. FRC, Employment Services Testing, BSCTC; 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Cliffside
• Thesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Allen FRC, Mud Creek Clinic, McDowell
FRC, BSCTC, Employment Services Testing; 1-4:30 p.m.- David Craft Center,
BSCTC, Employment Services - Testing;
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Center,
BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Betsy Layne YSC, Martin Comm. Center, Auxier Learning Center, South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC (Weeksbury
Comm. Center), BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. Wayland Senior Citizen Center, Dixie
Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. - St. James Episcopal Church; and, 2-5 p.m. at the floyd
County Detention Center.
• Thursday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cliffside NNC, Mud Creek Clinic, South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC, David Craft
Center, BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy
Layne YSC, Auxier Learning Center,
Employment Services - Testing, BSCTC;
6-&p.m., M.utin Comm. (cntf.'r, BSC1"C;
r.nd, ) 'i p.n; '•L the Floyd County Detention Center
�86 •
fRIDAY, DECEMBER
30, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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MarthaA Simpson.,D.O,MRA
Associate Professw
ofPR-mily Medicine
Question: Can you give me some
advice on making this New Year's celebration a safe and enjoyable one?
Answer: It's almost time to ring in
the new year - an occasion that many
people will celebrate by raising a few
toasts. While sensible, restrained
drinking is acceptable in our society,
drinking to the point of getting drunk is
not. And, when a person is drunk,
there's absolutely no excuse for trying
to drive a car.
Statistics from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration show that alcohol-related deaths
among younger drivers have decreased
significantly since 1993. That's good
news. Here arc a few party tips that
will help you do your part to make this
laudable trend continue:
• Suggest your guests come in
groups and that each group select a
"designated dri vcr."
• Make non-alcoholic beverages
available, preferably served in the same
type of glasses as the alcohol, for the
designated driver and for anyone else
who chooses not to consume alcohol.
• Guests should not be persuaded to
drink, nor ridiculed if they choose not
to.
• Snacking should be encouraged.
riends don't let friends drive
nder the influence
• Coffee should be served in the
last hour or so of the party.
On the last point, let me make it
clear that coffee docs not counteract the
alcohol as some people believe. However, it docs offset drowsiness, and a
lengthy period of socializing over coffee ptovtdc:-. guests time to sober up
before heading home.
Question: How can you tell if you
are too drunk to drive?
Answer: It takes the average person
one to two hours to eliminate the average alcoholic drink, such as a jigger of
distilled liquor, a bottle of beer, or a
glass of wine. Given this fact, a good,
conservative IUle of thumb is that if
you have had more than one drink for
each two hours that you have been at a
party, don't drive. Also, remember that
inebriation is generaJiy brought on
qwc ker 1f you drink on an empty stom-
ach.
Even if a person passes the conservative rule of thumb I just mentioned,
they should not be allowed to drive if
they appear obviously drunk. This is
no longer just a moral responsibility.
In many states you can now be held
legally liable for damages caused by
people who leave your party and then
drive while intoxicated.
To summarize: any person who has
more than one drink for every two
hours of the party, or who shows signs
of drunkenness, should not be allowed
to drive. Instead, insist that they stay
overnight, go home with somebody
else, or take a taxi.
By following these steps and
remembering that old adage "friends
don't let friends drive drunk," you can
help to assure that 2006 will get off to
a safe start.
On behalf of all of us at the Ohio
University College of Osteopathic
Medicine, I'd like to take th1s opportunity to wish you and you1 family a very
happy, peaceful New Year.
1
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Family Medicine® is a weekly column. To submit que:>tion.~ write to
Martha A. Simpson, U.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box llO, Athens,
Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to readerquestions@familymedicinenews.org.
Medical informc~tion in this column is
provided as an educational sen•ice
only. It does not replace the judgment of your personal physician, who
should be relied on to diagnose and
recommend treatment for a11y medical
conditions. Past columns are ami/able !It
online at www.familymedicmenews.
org.
Postscript
• Continued from p4
even bothering to make resolutions in the flrst
place. It used to be more than 80 percent of us
made resolutions (to break), but now fewer than
half of us fool with the mostly futile ritual.
The article quotes Gary Coxe: "When you do
this every year, and every year you are setting the
san1e stupid goal, that should tell you something."
Coxe, by the way, is identifled as a "life stt·ategist." Does anyone have a clue what that might
be? Does anyone you know have a strategy for
life? I certainly can't say that I do- which may be
why I operate most days at less than capacity.
The article further indicates that the latest philosophy in dealing with the change of year is to set
a theme for your year. I immediately think about
the Chinese designations: Year of the Rat, Year of
the Monkey, Year of the Pig (all of which I've
unwillingly had, I think).
Seriously, though. there is some merit to this
idea. The example given is to make heaith a theme
for the year. Just determine that your theme is
good health and focus your life on achteving it.
The strategy part, 1 suppose. comes m as you pursue ways to help you become healthy, such as diet,
exercise and positive thinking.
Likewise, you could select travel as a theme
for your life in 2006 - I know I'm intrigued by
that one. However, I probably need to postpone
that to 2007 and concentrate on the theme of
money this year.
On another note, every year, it seems, we see
more lawns decorated this time of year with inflatable flgures, mostly Santa and his entourage, giant
snowmen, and sometimes holy flg es.
I applaud all those people who put up these
Now comes
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• Continued from pS
by NORMAN N. BROWN
AP WEEKLY FEATURES
"Tize Hitler Book: The Secret
Dossier Prepared for Stalin From the
Interrogation of Hitler's Personal
Aides." Edited by Henrik Eberle and
Matthias Uhl. Public Aff(J.irs. 3.7.0
Pages. $27.50.
According to Henrik Eberle and
Matthias Uhl, editors of 'The Hitler
Book,'' Adolf Hitler has been the subject of more than 1,000 biographies
aside from countless other writings.
A few of those biographies can be
considered deflnitive and most of the
ttdatls of life have become known, but
1hat was not the case for many years.
Upon his rise to power in Germany in
1933, Hitler chose to obscure his background and little was known about him.
"The Hitler Book" contains the text
or a report on Hitler's life compiled for
Josef Stalin, Hitler's counterpart in
Russia, after Hitler's death. Stalin had
closely followed Hitler's political
career with awe and even admiration,
but knew very little about the man. The
two never met, and their contact was
through third parties and only for political and diplomatic reasons.
Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in his Berlin bunker on
April 30, 1945, and their bodies were
burned with gasoline. Autopsies were
performed on their remains, which
were recovered on May 4 by Russian
agents.
Stalin wanted to be certain that
Hitler had died and by what means, so
he ordered his secret police to investigate. By mid-1946, with the supporting
evidence of Hitler's and Braun's dental
records and jawbones, its report was
completed and delivered to Stalin.
This was followed by a more
detailed survey of Hitler and the Third
Reich, which was given to Stalin in late
1949. This document is what makes up
''The Hitler Book."
It is not known whether Stalin read
the report. It had been his habit to highlight passages and jot marginal comments on pages he read, but his copy is
unmarked.
The report was mostly the work of
two state security officers who drew
largely on the interrogations of Hitler's
personal assistant and on one of his
military adjutants.
Both aides were taken to Moscow
and kept imprisoned for 10 years. They
were treated harshly, kept apart and
interrogated repeatedly.
Approximately 35 percent of the
resulting report is devoted to the last
five months of Hitler's regime. It
abounds in details of the daily lives of
Hitler and his military and domestic
entourage.
Uhl discovered Stalin's copy of the
report in a Moscow archive two years
ago. "The Hitler Book" presents the
document with only a few annotations
and corrections of minor inaccuracies,
p10stly dates.
"The Hitler Book" enriches the body
Clt 1itcramre. aooul tls 'iUbJecl wtt:l the
dt>scription of many previously
unknown episodes of Hitl~r·~ life.
t
Banjo
'The Hitler Book'
of Hitler books
•
characters for the enjoyment of all who pass by.
For sure, I get a tremendou& kick out of them.
There are few things funnier, to my mind, than
seeing the figures lying prostrate or prone on a
colorful lawn. The interpretations arc endless. Is
Santa drunk or just pooped out? Is he getting too
old for the job? Has he been mugged? Is he trying
to sneak 40 winks before his next gig")
To all of you who spend the holidays pumping
up and re-pumping these plastic prclties, thank
you. You provide a bright spot in a hectic season.
Happy New Year!
Opportunities Unlimited winners
Stumbo Elementary School winners
Dream
• Continued from p4
Prestonsburg Elementary School winners
Prestonsburg High School winners
grades winner; Jeramiah Johnson, middle
grades winner;
Allen Central High School: Kelli Allen, Kayla
Shepherd;
McDowell Elementary: Daniel Halbert, primary grades winner,Emily Hall, intermediate
winner;
Osborne Elementary: Taylor Berger, primary
grades winner, Allyson Tufts, intermediate
grades winner
Betsy Layne E~ementary: Roger Hall, primary winner, McKenzie Akers, intermediatl3 winner,
Keleigh Wagner, middle grades;
South Floyd High School: Veronica Smith,
winner;
Betsy Layne High School: Margo Hunt, winner;
Clark Elementary: Hannah Arnett, primary
winner, Tamera Hamilton, intermediate winner;
Floyd Tech: Sureka Scott, winner
Adams Middle School: Hailee Hall, overall
winner
Allen Elementary: Brandon Goble, primary
winner; Christian Goble, intermediate; Emily
Bryant, middle grades winner
May Valley Elementary: Jordan Pack, primary winner; Taylor Banks, intermediate winner
South Floyd Middle School: Reta Adams,
winner
Duff Elementary: Logan Conley, primary winner, Brooklyn Martin, intermediate winner;
Prestonsburg High School: Cody Osborne,
Taylor Clark, winners
Front cover designed by Amy Crum, P4,
Osborne Elementary
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Thomas Jefferson, in "Notes on Virginia,"
wrote of slaves, "The instrument proper to
them is the Banjar, which they hrought hither from Mrica."
A poet of Jefferson's tim~ urged slave
owners, "Permit the slaves to lead the choral ._
dance, to the wild banshaw's melancholy
sound."
"Some people spoke of the horrific
noise," Mazow said, "but peopl..: hear what
they want to hear."
Women of the "gilded age" in the late
1800s used elegant versions of the banjo to
show off their musical skills. Society women
plucked banjos with more enthusiasm than
their granddaughters could summon to stiUm
guitars.
In the 1890s, one company came out with
what it called an "electric" banjo. There was
nothing electrical about il at c1ll aid Ma7ow. •
"It was just a fancy \\Ord, · he '>ald. "the
same way later ordinary pru.tu..:Ls were
described as 'jet' or 'atomic' because it
sounded up to date."
Earl Scruggs brought the flve-string banjo
alive on stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Current
banjo masters include Emily Roht. on of the
Dixie Chicks and jazz bluegras~ lll!>trumentalist Bela Fleck.
The exhibit can be seen in Washington
through March 5. Admission is $8 for adults,
$5 for seniors and U.S. military and $4 for
students. It will travel to the Palmer Museum
in Philadelphia March 30-Junc 25, and to the
Boston Athenaeum July 26-0ct. 21.
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
30, 2005 • P
nae HOld Countvllnles
110 - Agriculture
115- ATV's
120 - Boats
130-Cars
140- 4x4's
150- Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
• 170- Parts
175- SUV's
180- Trucks
190 ·Vans
~J:MPl..O.YMENT
The FLOYD COUN' TY TIMES does not
• knowingly accept
' false or misleading
advertisements
•
Ads which request
or require advance
payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
11 0-Agriculture
FOR SALE:
' 474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
, condition. $2,800.
, Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
210 -Job Listings
220 - Help Wanted
230 • information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Services
290 • Work Wanted
;tO!)_- FINANCIAL
310- Bus1ness
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
180·Trucks ·
;:-FOR SALE:
1975
:< Ford dump truck, tilt
~front end, 12' bed.
~For more info call
:f606-478-9150.
~
.::;:
!If~ EMPLOYMENT
§
....
:..
505 - Business
51 0 - Commercial
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/lots
570 - Mobile Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
pharmacist. tions. Day shift and
Excellent salary and night shift. Apply in
benefits,
401
k, person only.
100% pay medical
insurance, disability, MERCHANDISE
nights,
NO
NO
Sundays, every other
445-Furniture
Saturday but only
open until 1 pm.
Spend more time
RAY'S BARGAIN
with your family! CENTER
Applicant must have
New
&
Used
&
21o-Job Listing valid KY Pharmacist Furniture
License and clean Appliances @ unberecord
with
the lievable
prices.
FULL TIME CNAs Kentucky Board of Come in today for
6am-6pm shift and Pharmacy. To inqu1re incredible savings.
part time CNAs 1:30- or send resume Shop At The Little
10:30 pm shift. Pay please email to: Furniture Store &
mcdowellpharm@ bel Save!! Route. #122,
based on experi- lsouth.net or fax McDowell. Call 606ence/ Excellent ben- resume to 606-377- 377-0143.
efits. Please ca~l 606- 2626 or call 800-758886-2378. (Lynn or 4869.
460- Yard Sale
Elaine)
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS is seek- MOVING SALE: furMEDICAL SECRE· ing caring applicants niture, blue 3 piece
TARY WANTED Full to fill opening posi- sectional with matchtime M-F 9:30- 5:00 tions to assist individ- ing recliner, asking
and Sat 9:00-12:00. uals with mental $500. 59 inch RCA
retardation. bigscreen tv. $1500 .
Call 886-1714.
Applicants must have Oak dinette set 4
r 220-Help Wanted
IMMEDIATE OPEN·
lNG Leasing
Assistant for local
area apt complexes.
Prior management
experience
preferred. Good people
skills
required.
Benefits after 90
days. Fax resume
and 3 references to
LRMG
606-6833300.
DESK
CLERK
WANTED:
Desk
Clerk working night
"'
shift and weekends
?
:; FOR SALE: 1998 full/part time. Come
:Ford Windstar Van. by and apply at
tv6, Auto, all power, Microtel Inn or call
~excellent
shape_ 889-0331.
Sl$3500.
606-686""3082.
STAFF PHARMACIST: Independent
pharmacy in rural
Southeast Kentucky
When responding seeking to hire a full~to Employment ads time or part time staff
t
410 - Animals
420 - Appliances
440 - Electronics
445 - Furniture
450 - Lawn & Garden
460 - Yard Sale
470 - Health & Beauty
475 - Household
~QO....:..B.~
that have reference
numbers,
please
indicate that entire
reference number
on the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numbers
are used to help us
direct your letter to
the correct indlvid·
ua/.
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
• 2001 Impala 60,00
• miles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
, loaded $6995
· Oil Field Company
1998 Camry V6
has openings for
leather, moon roof.
hard working respon. $5995.
sible drivers. Must
$500!Police be of age 21 or older.
Impounds! Honda, Must have COL with
Chevy, Ford and HAZ-MAT and tanker
moreiCars endorcements, good
• !Trucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call driving record and
800-439-3998 ext.. some • rn~£hC~-nical
I A919
apptitude.
Please
apply in person at:
160-Motorcycles Universal
Well
Services, Inc., 5252
For
Sale
1998 Rt. 1428, Allen, KY
' YAMAHA YZ80 New 41601
606-874tires, pro-circuit pipe. 3487,
Accepting
$1600. Call 606-452- applications
Mon.
9599 for more info.
thru Fri. between the
hours of Sam and
4pm.
. FOR SALE:
2004
• Ford Explorer 2x4
Am/FM/CD, cruise,
keyless entry. Avg
Miles, excellent coni. tion. $10995 Call
4 78-4860 or 226. 3218.
4®-=.M_E.BCtf~
high school diploma chairs and extended
or GED. Experience leaf $400. Lazy boy
is preferred but not recliner with heater
required. Apply in $400. Call 886-2460
person at Community for directions. No
Connections, 4663 checks.
US 23 South, lvel,
KY (Old Unisign 480-Miscellaneous
Building)
OTTER CREEK
Correctional Center
is no taking applications for the foHowing positions: LPN
and CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.
Interested applicants
may apply online at
www.correctionscorp.com or in person at HWY 306,
Wheelwright
KY
41669. Otter Creek
Correctional Center
is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/
V/0
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for motivated
people to care for
individuals with mental retardation/ developmental disabilities.
All training provided
free
of
charge.
Available positions
include residential
house
manager
hours M-F 5 pm- 9
am starting salary
$25000 year. Direct
care staff float position hours may vary.
Minimum
salary
$6.00
per
hour.
Candidates must be
required to pass
background screening. Interested parties should call 606946-2078 or 606886-8600.
WEDDING DRESS
FOR SALE: Size 12,
pearl and sequins
intricate design on
bodice and train.
Must see to appreciate beauty. For more
information, call 8868506 ask for Tanya
or after 5:00 call 8860048 and leave message.
®~!it:fiAI.&
nl.Q.::.S.ERVI.C~
610 ·Apartments
620 - Storagef
Office Space
630 ·Houses
640 • Landllots
650 • Mobile Homes
660 • Miscellaneous
670 - Commercial
Property
705 • Construction
71 0 - Educational
71 ~{ - Child Care
715 • Electrician
720 · Health & Beauty
730 • Lawn & Garden
735 ·L.e!Jal
740 ·Masonry
745 - Miscellaneous
FOR SALE: One,
two, and three door
coolers. Nacho and
chili machines,
shelving and cash
registers, glass display case, bread
rack, and much
more. Call 606-5871561 . Best 1f call
between 12:00 and
5:00.
FIREWOOD FOR
SALE call 377-5055
REAL ESTATE
750 • Mobile Home
Movers
755 ·Office
7130 - P,lvm.bing
765 • Professionals
770 • Repair/Service
780 • 'Timber
790 ·travel
•b
,flJ
;q
805 • AMouncements
810 • Auctions
815- lost & Found
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RENTALS
570· Mobile Homes 610Apartments
51 o- Com. Prop
.,,:
§90-NODCE~
Offering steel build550-Land/Lots - ings for the same
... - ~
' price an employee
would pay, not a cent
FO~ SALE:
Great more. Limited time
investment property offer, CALL NOW! 1·
X
for sale. 2 completely 800-222-6335
furnished
apart- 6000
ments. Owner eager
to sell. Call 8869356.
FOR SALE: 1996
16 x76 Southern
Mobile Home. Call
889-0592.
830- Misc~Jianeous
850 - Personals
870 ~ Servic<>r
890- Legals
FOR RENT
Townhouse at
Timberline ,Estates
in Prestonsburg
"'j ~ J
1!·.
Unfurnished 2 BR
with walk-in closet. 2
BA, large living room
and kitchen. Located
at Stanville, off US
23. Call478-8100.
FOR RENT: Newly
built 1 BR apt.
Parking for one car.
No pets. New refrigerator
and
new
stove. Miost utilities
included. Seconds
from HRMC. $400
month plus $250
deposit. References
required. 886-6343
FOR RENT 2 BR
2 BR. , 1-1/2 baths,
newly
remodeled
living room, kitchen,
ground floor apt.
kitchen appliances, Located across from
and washer & dryer Garth
Technical
furnished. $500 Mo. School. RT 122 at
plus utilities. As of Martin, KY. Must furJanuary 1, two will be nish references. Not
available. Call 886- HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
1997
Final
clearance
2004 lot models and
2005 models now
FOR SALE OR available! If you are
LEASE: Commercial serious about purProperty, lvel, KY on chasing a new home
US 23. Office build- you need to be with
ing, garage, paved experienced staff to
lot, approximately 2 get the right home at
acres.
606-368- a great price. The
2347.
1-2
BR
FUR·
Home Show-South
William son, Inc. US APT FOR RENT: NISHED Apts. Clean.
Prestonsburg
530-Homes
119,
Belfry,
Ky. Nice 2 BR duplex. lin
41514 606-353-6444 Stove, refrigerator, 886-8366.
FOR SALE: House, or toll free 877-353- WID hook-up, CH/A,
Maytown,
front 6444
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
city limits at 23 and
street, 2 BR, sun
80. $465 month plus Townhouse also 1
porch that can be
Atl Drywall, Dutch utilities. $250 deposit. bed room furnished
used for BR, 1 BA. with 2x6 walls,and No pets, 1 year lease. or unfurnished locatWill consider reason- 5/12 roof pitch, ulti- 606-237-4758.
ed in Prestonsburg
able offer. 358-9846. mate kitchen pack,NO PETS call 606age, glass block win- PARK PLACE APTS 886 8991
HOMES FOR SALE: dow, and many more "Holiday
Special"
A foreclosure!! 3 BR extras, Set up for First Month's Rent
Furnished 1 bed
only $16,000. For viewing For details FREE with paid secu- room Apt. Cent~al
listings call 1-800- call 606· 353-6444 or rity deposit. Through heat & air. Rent. start429-7008. ext B 183. toll free 577-353- December 31, 2005. Ing at $375. month, +
BR/$280/$309 $300. deposit water
6444 the home show 1
FORECLOSURE! 4
Located
2 B R/$3 04/$345 included.
BR 2 BA $33,000.
near HRMC. 606Prestonsburg
886580- Misc ..
Must sell, for lisintgs
889-9717.
0039.
call 1/800-429-7008.
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• Knowledge and ability in electricity, plumbing, HVAC,
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preferred;
• 18 years of age or older;
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and complete work
with minimum supervision;
• Ability to relate appropriately with residents, families,
volunteers and others;
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand
English;
• Meet all health requirements, as required by law.
Salary commensurate with knowledge and experience;
excellent benefits, including 401 K.
Applicants, please telephone 606-349-6181, apply via
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Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments or
objections must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
This is the final
advertisement of this
notice. All comments
or objections must
be received within 30
days of today's date.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 880-0124
In accordance with
FOR RENT: KRS 350.093, notice
Doublewide with car- is hereby given that
port very clean, all Czar
Coal
electric
storage Corporation, HC 64,
building, 2 miles up Box 915, Debord,
Little Paint Road.
Kentucky,
41214,
$550 plus utilities.
has
applied
for
Call886-3613.
Phase
I
Bond
FOR RENT: MH 14 x Release on incre80 3 BR 2 BA 886- ments 1, 6, and 7 of
permit number 8808366.
0124, which was last
FOR RENT: 2 BR issued on 08/10/05.
MH. $350 month. The application covGarrett/ Wayland. ers an area of
Call432-9110.
approximately
959.40 acres, locatFOR RENT. Nice 2 ed 1.82 mile n rthBR trailer for rent in
west of Thomas, in
Prestonsburg. 874Martin and Floyd
0875.
County.
The
permit
is
MHs FOR RENT: 2
& 3 BR mobile approximately 1.8
north
from
homes for rent. Total mile
electric. Close to Kentucky
Route
Prestonsburg.
No 194's junction with
pets. Call 886-9007 Wolf Branch Road.
or 889-9747.
The bond now in
effect for increment
#1 is a surety bond
$203,000.00.
for
Approximately 60%
770-Repair/Services of the original bond
amount
of
$138,000.00
is
CARPENTRY
WORK
all types. included in the appliNew construction or cation for release.
remodeling. The bond now in
Garages, decks, etc. effect for increment
Concrete work & sid- *6 is a surety bond
ing. Free estimates. for
$186,100.00.
Call 886-8896.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$111,660.00
is
NE.H,: MEDICARE included in the appliPART D? Need a cation for release.
M e d i c a r e The bond now in
Supplement? Want effect for increment
to get it from an #7 is a surety bond
insurance agent and for
$185,400.00.
instructor with 18 yrs. Approximately 60%
experience?
You of the original bond
want to meet Billy R amount
of
Maynard. Call today $111,240.00
is
for a free appointincluded in the appliment. 606-478-9500
cation for release.
or 478-4105.
Reclamation work
performed to date
LEGALS
includes backfilling
and grading; soil
NOTICE OF
sampling and testing;
fertilizing, seeding
INTENTION
and mulching, comTO MINE
pleted
Summer
PURSUANT TO
2003.
APPLICATION
Written comments,
NO. 836-8050
objections,
and
RENEWAL
requests for a public
In accordance with hearing or informal
405 KAR 8:010, conference must be
notice is hereby filed
with
the
given that Mare Director, Division of
Creek
Sand Field Services, #2
Company, Hudson
Hollow,
Incorporated, P.O. Frankfort, Kentucky
Box 598, Allen, 40601, by February
Kentucky
41601, 3, 2006.
intends to file for
A public hearing on
renewal of permit the application has
number 836-8050. been scheduled for
The operation dis- February 6, 2006, at
turbs 3.97 acres; no 9 a.m., at the
new
acreage is Department
for
affected by this Surface
Mining
renewal.
Reclamation
and
· The operation is Enforcement's
located on the Levisa Prestonsburg
Fork of the Big Regional
Office,
Sandy River, at 3140 South Lake
Emma, in Floyd Drive,
Suite
6,
County. The opera- Prestonsburg,
tion is approximately Kentucky 41653. The
4.200 feet southwest hearing will be canof
State
Route celled if no request
1428's junction with for a hearing or inforState Route 194, on mal conference is
the north bank of the received by February
Levisa Fork. The 3, 2006.
operation is located
on
the
Lancer
NOTICE OF
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
BOND RELEASE
minute quadrangle
In accordance with
map, at latitude 37d
KRS 350.093, notice
37m 58s North, and
is hereby given that
longitude 82d 42m
Peter Fork Mining
28s West.
Company, P.O. Box
The application has
Pikeville,
2666,
been filed for public
Kentucky 41501, has
inspection at the
applied for Phase I, II
Department
for
and Ill Bond Release
SERVICES
NOTICES
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
on Increment No. 7,
and Phase II and Ill
Bond Release on
Increment No. 8, of
Permit Number 8980042, which was last
issued on October
20, 1997. The application covers an
area of approximately 260.87 acres,
located 2.0 miles
south of Owsley, in
Pike
and
Floyd
Counties.
is
The
permit
approximately 1.0
mile south from KY
Route 1384's junction with Dog Fork,
and located 0.5 mile
southeast of Left
Fork of Big Creek of
Toler Creek. The latitude is 37 228'05".
The longitude is
82235'08".
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 7 is a certificate
of deposit in the
amount of ten thousand five hundred
dollars ($1 0,500.00),
which is the remaining bond in the application for release.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 8 is a certificate
of deposit in the
amount of fifty-four
thousand eight hundred twenty-one dollars ($54,821.00).
which is the remaining bond in the application for release.
Reclamation work
performed on the
permit area includes:
backfilling, final grading, seeding, and
mulching, completed
in the spring of 1987.
Results thus far,
include the establishment of the approved
post-mining
land
use.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Field Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by February
6, 2006.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
February 7, 2006, at
10:00 a.m., at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Pikeville Regional
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be canceled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conference is received by
February 6, 2006.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0322
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502, has applied
for a permit for a surface and auger coal
mining
operation,
located 2.2 miles
northeast
of
Handshoe, in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 41.0 surface
acres,
and
will
underlie 15.4 acres,
and the total area
within the permit
boundary will be 56.4
acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.1 mile northwest
from KY 2029's junction with KY 7, and
located
on
an
unnamed tributary of
Raccoon Branch.
The proposed operation is located on
the
Wayland,
Handshoe,
and
David U.S.G.S. 7-1/2
minute quadrangle
maps. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Edward
& Dora Handshoe,
Timothy Francis, and
Dallas Sparkman.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by Edward & Dora
Handshoe, Timothy
Francis,
Dallas
Sparkman.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a perm1t
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0308
AMENDMENT
N0.1
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
436 Daniels Creek
Road,
Pikeville,
Kentucky 41502, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located 4.5 miles northwest of Hueysville, in
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
an additional 22.7
acres of surface disturbance, and will
add an additional
12.1
underground
acres, making the
total area within the
permit
boundary,
485.0 acres.
The amendment
area is approximately 1.8 mile northwest
from Route 2029's
junction with KY
Route 7, and located
in Plummer Branch
and Raccoon Branch
of Saltlick Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the David and
Handshoe U.S.G.S.
7-1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The
amendment will use
the contour strip and
highwall/auger methods of mining. The
surface
area
is
owned by Sylvia
Warrix and Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will underlie surface area
owned by Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of public road
KY 7. The operation
will not involve relocation of the public
road .
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
125.06 acres of surface
disturbance,
and will underlie an
additional
380.95
acres,
of which
250.25 acres underlie surface and/or
auger, in another
seam, making a total
area of 840.22 acres
within the amended
permit boundary.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 0.5 mile
south from KY Route
979's junction with
Dry Branch Road,
and is located within
Dry Branch of Mud
Creek, Mink Branch
of Mud Creek, and at
the head of Gap
Fork of Neds Fork of
Frasure Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle maps.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by Richard
and Ryan Hamilton,
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0303
AMENDMENT
NO.2
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, West
Virginia 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
auger coal mining
reclamation
and
operation, located
near Craynor, of
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
Arnold Turner, Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
Page,
Eddie
Blankenship,
Freddie
Blankenship, Daniel
Newsome,
Ruby
Parvis
Hamilton,
Hamilton,
Walker
and Jeromia Tackett,
Maggie
Hamilton,
Keathly Enterprises
Inc., Roger Paige,
Hershel
Tackett,
Anthony Tackett, and
Carmel and Marie
Clark. The amendment will underlie
land
owned
by
Richard and Ryan
Hamilton,
Arnold
Turner,
Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
Page,
Eddie
Blankenship,
Freddie
Blankenship, Daniel
Newsome,
Ruby
Hamilton,
Pervis
Hamilton,
Maggie
Hamilton, Keathly
Enterprises,
Inc.,
Roger Paige, and
Hershel Tackett.
The operation will
/
use the area, contour, and extended
depth auger method
of surface mining.
The amendment
application has been
filed
for
public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653. ~
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mine Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference must be"
received within 30
days of today's date.
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by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - The towering mountains that frame this Appalachian town
have been a hindrance to growth, forcing
homes and businesses to crowd together
side by side on precious little flat land.
That could change under a plan by
Pikeville leaders who have recruited a
coal company to flatten two mountamtops
to make room for the town of about 6,300
to expand with new homes, businesses,
athletic fields and factories.
City Manager Donovan Blackburn
said Appalachian towns like Pikeville that
have exhausted all useable land have no
choice but to look to the mountaimops.
"If you look at. the amount of land that
is developable right now, there is virtual-
ly none,'' Blackburn said. "This will be a
'
tremendous benefit."
However, mountaintop removal coal
mining has come under heavy attack from
some environmentalists who say the practice takes such a heavy toll on nature that
it should be banned. In the procedure,
mountaintops are removed with explosives and heavy equipment to expose coal
seams. The excess dirt and rock are
dumped into hollows, creating additional
flat land.
The process requires Jprge-scale blasting and removal of trees, soil and rock,
which the environmentalist group
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth says
destroys wildlife habitat' and contaminates streams with sediment and harmful
(See PIKE, page three)
Two charged
with felonies in
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG -
(S~e
wake of holiday
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
Jared l. Alfrey
Timothy B. Austin
Eric l. Gibson
Kristopher l. Kirk
William E. Petrey
Hoyt L. Smith
PRESTONSBURG
Two men were arrested on
felony charges· Monday following the holiday weekend
and were arraigned in district court on Tuesday.
An Allen man was incarcerated after being charged
with breaking into a
woman's residence and
allegedly forging a check to
himself for $400.
James Ricky Lewis, 21,
was arraigned TUesday and
placed under a $5,000 cash
bond for allegedly trying to
cash the forged check at
First Commonwealth Bank
in Betsy Layne.
Lewis was granted a preliminary hearing on Jan. 3
and will face charges of
2 DAY FORECAST
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
Gary M. Sykes
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
i floydcountytimes.com
inside
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Tony Tackett Jr.
Obituaries .....................A2
Opinion ........................A4
Sports ..........................B1
Lifestyles ......................B4
Classifieds ....................B7
PIKEVILLE - Nine newlygraduated state troopers were
assigned to the Kentucky State
Police Post 9 in Pikeville
Tuesday.
Each trooper will be paired
with a field training officer for
their first two months of service
before patrolling the region in
their own cruisers and offering
assistance to the community.
Major William Petry, formerly of the Prestonsburg Police
Department, was one of the nine
and will continue to service the
city as well as being available to
the rest of the county as he
trades in his blues for the gray
uniform of a state trooper.
(See FELONIES, page three)
Captain Jim Booth, commander of Post 9, said, "We are
proud to welcome these new
troopers into the KSP family ...
These Troopers will be a great
addition to Post 9 and we know
that they will become an integral part of the Eastern
Kentucky community."
(See TROOPERS, page three)
PRESTONSBURG - A
team consisting of 15 Floyd
County volunteers has banded together as part of Gov.
Ernie Fletcher's "Prescription for Innovation" initiative in order to bring highspeed broadband internet
service to the region.
ConnectKentucky, a nonP. ofit organization, has been
tapped by the Fletcher
administration to help lead
the policy and the consultant
for the Eastern region of the
commonwealth, Eric Mills,
is seeking interested community members to join the
group.
The group, called "eCommunity
Leadership
Team.'' held its first meeting
Dec. 7 and is inviting the
public to their next gettogether on Thursday, Jan.
12, at 3:30 p.m. at the East
Kentucky Science Center's
classroom at 7 Bert Combs
Drive.
Deputy Judge-Executive
and group member Brett
Davis said, "Kentucky has
missed out on too many .
opportunities because we
lacked the right technology.
We arc changing that by
putting our county ahead of
the curve."
The time appears to be
right for the group, with the
Federal Communications
Conunission recently reporting that Kentucky's growth
rate of broadband internet
subscribers led the nation
(See TECH, page three)
Prelimary report suggests Patton granddaughter died of meningitis
The Associated Press
PIKEVILLE The 15-year-old
granddaughter of former Kentucky first
lady Judi Patton, who was found dead
over the weekend, likely suffered from
symptoms of meningitis, according to a
preliminary report.
Judith Paige Johnson, a student at
Pikeville High School, was found in her
bedroom Sunday morning at the
•
Kevin S. Thacker
Petrey among nine new
state troopers in Pikeville
High: 44 • Low: 32
forgery and burglary for
allegedly breaking into the
victim's home on Dec. 20
and taking a check from the
victim's account book.
A Garrett man was also
jailed Monday after officers
responded to a call for aid at
the scene of an accident on
Route 777 in Garrett.
Responding officers reported finding a blue Chevrolet
in a ditch with a flat front
tire and were then guided to
subject they found staggering down the road by witnesses.
The subject turned out to
be Charles Hall Jr., 36, of
Garrett.
Officers
tried
administering field sobriety
tests to Hall but found that
he was allegedly too
Tech group seeking
additional members
GUILTY, page three)
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7&Conts
Pike using mining to make growing room
by TOM DOTY
An East Point man who
incurred three separate
traffic offenses in June and
July of th1s year was
apprehended this week
a"ld pleaded guilty to all
th•ee incidents, which
1ncluded two cases of driVIrg under the influence.
Douglas Anthony Music,
f..;, failed to keep court
aopearances in all three
cases and was picked up
on a bench warrant that
was issued August 31 after
he failed to show up for
court.
Assistant County
Attorney Jimmy Marcum
told Judge Eric Hall on
T;.~esday that Music did
send his brother to court
or one occasion, but that
the brother was not a
lawyer Marcum noted that
.;udge James Allen
infori'J1ed the sibling that
h1s brother must come to
court but that Music never
compiled.
Music pleaded guilty to
all three sets of charges,
starting with a June 6 incident rn which he was
charged with driving without an operator's license,
no plates, no registration
and no insurance. Music
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Pikeville home of her grandmother,
Mary Francis Stamper. Stamper is
Johnson's guardian, according to former
Gov. Paul Patton.
"That's not a 100 percent diagnosis,
but they've advised the family that this
probably, based on symptoms (was)
meningitis ... " Patton said in an interview Monday afternoon. Patton said the
family was notified that medical officials are "99 percent" certain that
Johnson had contracted bacterial meningitis.
Symptoms of bacterial meningitis
include high fever, headache, nausea,
vomiting and a stiff neck. An autopsy on
Johnson's body was performed Monday
at the state medical examiner's office in
Frankfort.
Johnson is the daughter of Judi
Patton's son from a previous marriage to
Bill Harvey Johnson . Judi Patton and
Johnson were divorced in 1973.
Paul Patton said Johnson was at the
Pikeville home where he and Judi
Patton live until about 10 p.m. on
Saturday, when she returned to
Stamper's house for the evening.
"She wasn't feeling well, she was
sick," Patton said.
Patton said some broken glass and a
small amount of vomit was found in the
room.
�A2 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
28, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
"'
OIDittuaE.ies
Leo Adams
Leo Adams, age 81, of
Pcn-y~burg, Ohio. passed away
Sund.1y evening, December 25,
200), at St. Charles Mercy
Hospnal, Oregon, Ohio.
He "as born on October 17,
1924, in Prestonsburg, the son
of the late Johnnie and Violet
(Prater) Adams.
On July 11, 1949, he man-ied
Annie (Holbrook) Adams in
Prestonsburg, and she survives.
Leo was nn equipment operator for the former C&O
Railroad, Walbridge, Ohio.
retiring in 1985, after 43 years
ot ervicc.
Surviving Leo is his wife,
Annie Adams of Pen-ysburg,
Ohio; daughters: Brenda (Ten-y)
Snyder of Luckey, Ohio, and
Llmann \1artin of Toledo, Ohio;
son : Calvin (Belinda) of
Marysville,
Ohio,
Alvin
(Vickie) of Stony Ridge, Ohio;
10 grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers: Woodrow and George
Adams; and one sister, Polly
Manuel.
Funeral services will be conducted Thur day, December 29,
at I I a.m.. with Rev. Jim
Hughes officiating.
Bunni will he in the Troy
Twp. Cemetery. Luckey, Ohio,
under the direction of Marsh
Funeral Home.
Visitat10n will be Wednesday,
December 28. from 2-4 and 6-8
p.m., at the Marsh Funeral
Home, 110 W. Main Street,
Luckey, Ohio.
A memorial contribution may
be given to the Freewill Baptist
Church, Luckey, Ohio, or a
charity of the donor's choice.
On-line condolences may be
;;t:nt
to
the
family
at
Yi.WW.marshfuneralhomes.com.
(Paid obituary)
"J"JO
Brenda Gail Hunter
Brenda Gail Hunter, age 56,
of East Point, died Saturday,
December 24. at her residence.
She was born October 15.
1949, in Pikeville, a daughter of
the late David Eugene and Billie
~Iarie Meade Hunter. She was a
retired administrative assistant
with the Floyd County Ht:alth
Depattment.
She is. sun ived by one daughter, I sht> Hunter Minix of East
Point: two sisters: Patricia
Campbell of Prestonsburg, and
rercsa Akcrc; of Dana; one
grandchild, Jaden Minix; two
mece~. three nephews, five
great n.c.. es. and one greatnephew.
Funeral serv1ces for Brenda
Gail Hunrer will be conducted
Wednesday, December 28, at 1
p.m., in the Pall Funeral Home,
in Martin, with Bobby Jo
·Spencer and Bobby Carpenter
officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, in
Ivcl, with Hall Funeral Home,
canng for those arrangements.
(Paid obituary)
,.,., 0
by his frrst wife, Billie Marie
Meadt.: Hunter; his daughter,
Brenda Gail Hunter, died the
day after his death; and he was
preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Marsha Sexton; two
brothers: Johnny Hunter and
George Conn; three sisters:
Polly
Ann Akers. Maggie
Snyder, and Bertha Kidd.
Funeral services for David
Eugene Hunter will be conducted, Wednesday, December 28, at
1 p.m.. at the Hall Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Clergymen Bobby Joe Spencer and
Bobby Carpenter officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, in
Ivel, under the professional care
of Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
(P:ud obituary)
000
Vera Darcus Pigman
Vera Darcus Pigman, age 89,
of Raven, widow of Dingus
Pigman, passed away Saturday,
December 24, 2005, in the
Hazard Appalachian Regional
Medical Center.
She was born December 27,
1915, in Mallie, a daughter of
the late Clabe and Sally
Sparkman Short. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Caney Fork Regular Baptist
ChurGh, in Raven.
Survivors include one son,
Alger Pigman of Hindman; one
brother, Wesley Short of Mallie;
four sisters: Mazada Miller of
Detroit, Michigan, Martha
Slone Amburgey of Garner,
Marie Slone of Indiana, and
Pollyann Pigman of Dayton,
Ohio; five grandchildren: Diane
Elame Fragosa, Debra Lynn
Ro!.e, Kevin Brian Pigman,
Craig Brent Pigman, and Eric
Lloyd Pigman: eight· greatgrandchildren: Ezalee Wayne
Pigman, Brittany Lyn Young,
Alan Blake Pigman, Emily
Lcanah Rose, B.J. Young,
Zachary James Pigman, Laurel 1
Katarina Pigman, and Kaley
Michele Pigman; and one greatgrandchild,
Wyatt Joseph
Hensley.
In addition to her husband,
she was preceded in death hy
one son, James Howard
Pigman, one grandson, Isaac
Wayne Pigman; four brothers:
Marion Short, Commodore
Short, Linzy B. Short, and
Berlin Short; and one sister,
Orzie Short; three great-grandHannah
Claire
children:
Pigman, Jillian Nicole Pigman,
and Allison Danielle Pigman.
Funeral services for Vera
Darcus Pigman, were conducted
Tuesday, December 27, at 11
a.m., in the Hall Funeral Home,
....
with Regular Baptist ministers
officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in !vel,
under the professional care of
Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Ezale Pigman,
Oscar Fragosa, Roger Rowosa,
Kevin Pigman, Craig Pigman
and Eric Pigman.
(P:ud oblluary)
--:---::===============::-::--- -Abraham L. Sexton JoAnn Dean, Holly Meyer,
Ruth Douglas Prater
Ruth Douglas Prater, age 81,
of Prestonsburg, wife of the late
Herbert Prater, passed from this
life on Sunday, December 25,
2005, at the Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center, in
Paintsville,
following
an
extended illness.
Born December 7, 1924, in
Goodloe, she was the daughter
of the late Miley and Laura
Hicks Prater. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons:
Herbert Douglas (Charlene)
Prater, of Tallahassee, Florida,
and Barry Frederick (Donna)
Prater, of Fort Wayne, Indiana;
two daughters, Sandra Lynne
Prater,
of
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and Kathy Jo Prater,
of Paintsville; one brother,
Charles (Mary Ruth) Prater, of
Pikeville; six grandchildren,
Renee Prater, Lailie Prater,
Sarah Prater, Emily Baldridge,
Elizabeth Baldridge, and Elliott
Baldridge; several nieces and
nephews; and, one very special
sister-in-law, Bernice Prater.
In addition to her husband and
parents, she was preceded in
death by four brothers, Kenneth
Prater, Arnold Prater, Earnest
Prater, and Ralph Prater; and
two sisters, Viola Prater
Johnson, and Lona "Pet" Hall.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December
28, 2005. at J p.m., at NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin, with Ken Carierre officiating.
Burial will be in the Johnson
Family Cemetery, at Blue River,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
Abraham L. Sexton, age 88,
of Hueysville, husband of
Emma Watkins Sexton, died
Saturday, December 24, in
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg.
He was born March 11, 1917,
in Prestonsburg, a son of the late
Harlan and Willie Gibson
Sexton. He was a retired coal
miner and a member of UMWA
Local 1741.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by two sons: Mickey
R. Sexton of Hueysville, and
Lincoln Jr., Sexton of Wabash,
Indiana; one brother, Carl
Sexton of Kendallville, Indiana;
two grandchildren: Randal
Sexton, and Jeffrey Sexton; and
two
great-grandchildren:
Randal Sexton Jr., and Airy
Sexton.
Additonally, he was preceded
in death by three brothers:
Robie Sexton, Aaron Sexton,
and Burlin Sexton; and one sister, Lula Howard.
Funeral services for Abraham
L. Sexton were conducted
Monday, December 26, at 1
p.m., in the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with Jerry
Manns and Ted Shannon officiating.
Burial was in the Highlands
Memorial Park, in Staffordsville, with Hall Funeral Home
caring for those arrangements.
Pallbearers: Kelly G. Allen,
Ron Watkins, Elmo Green ,
Randall Sexton, Randall Sexton
Jr., Isaiah Hall, Jeffrey W.
Sexton, Gary Sexton, and Dan
Watkins Sr.
(Paid obituary)
Willinm P. Wells
William P. Wells, 81, or
Wc..:kshury, died Monday,
December 26.
2005,
at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, w Prestonsburg.
Born August 8, 1924, in
Alphareua, he was the son of the
late Sam and Vicie Goble Wells.
He was a retired coal ,miner, a
member of U.M. W.A., and a
member of the Church of God in
Weeksbury.
He i<; survived by his wife,
Liza Jane Hall Wells.
(See OBITUARIES, page six)
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Jack Richard Wallen
Jack Richard Wallen, 65, of
Silver Lake, Indiana, died
Friday, December 23, 2005, at
10 p.m., at his residence.
Born Janu~ 1, 1940, in Water
Gap, he was the son of the late
Newton and Betty (Hall)
Wallen. He was a foreman for
Nelson Tree Service, Clinton,
illinois. He retired in 2002. He
was in the tree trimming business for 40 years.
He is survived by Cheryl
Perkins Wallen, his wife of 28
years, whom he married on
December 2, 1977.
In addition to his wife, survivors include three daughters:
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He was born February 21,
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at a later date.
Visitation is Wednesday.
December 28, from 2 to 4 p.m.,
at the McHatton-Sadler Funeral
Chapel, Warsaw, Indiana.
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Marshall County Hospice, 112
S. Center St., Suite C,
Plymouth, Indiana 46563 .
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Approximately seventy-five
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her coming ninetyfourth birthday. Mrs.
Jones, the widow of
Earl C. (Chip) Jones,
was born on December 7, 1911, thirty
years to the day
before the bombing of Pearl Hai bor
Mrs. Jones walked into the htnldmg and was completely taken aback by the reception which she received.
Her daughters, Deloyse and Ida, had to conduct some
elaborate logistics to pull off the surprise
Della Deloyse Martin addressed tho ~ ass.:!mbled by
saying that she and her sisters. Ida and Marcella. had
begun planning such a fete four years ago. but because
of Marcella's untimely death from cancer, the plans had
been put on hold. She then introduced Eula May's sonin-law, Lan-y Parsons, who re,1d hom an essay he had
written, the last paragraph which said "Eula Mac Hall
Jones has lived through one of the most exciting and
advanced periods of scientific exploration and discovery
in the history of the world. but she has somehow been
able to remain firmly grounded in her faith and belief in
God Almighty, her unconditional love ailJ loyalty to her
family and friends, and an unparall<Olcd enthusiastic zest
for life." Bobby Slone then delivered a stirring rendition
of the hymn "I'm a Winner Either Way•· followed by
Curtie Hall who performed an equally moving and beautiful version of "He's My All and All." Reverend Hall
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singing of ''Happy Birthday,"
:Mrs. Jones received seve;ral thoughtful gifts, cards, and
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
s
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - In a
surprismg move, an attorney
waived his client's case to a
grand jury on Tuesday after
allowing the sole witness called
to testify about the incident
which led to his client being
_.arrested.
Allen
attorney
Jason
Reichenbach waived his client's
case after Trooper Austin Hicks
testified to arresting Donnie
Robinette following a highspeed chase that began on U.S.
grand iury
23 at !vel and ended in Tram
when Robinette's car got hung
up on a railroad crossing.
Hicks testified that he
observed Robinette driving
erratically on U.S. 23 and proceeded to perform a traffic stop
on Robinette's vehicle. Hicks
said he turned on his flashers
and pulled up behind Robinette,
who allegedly sped away, reaching speeds in excess of 26 miles
over the posted limit of 55.
Hicks testified that Robinette
took off on foot after getting his
car hung up on railroad tracks in
Tram and noted that he took
Robinette down 30 yards from
his vehicle. He said Robinette's
struggles brought the pair over
an embankment, where they
rolled down 40 feet of hillside.
Hicks said that he finally got
handcuffs on Robinette after a
minute-long struggle which was
aided by the arrival of Trooper
Ryan Hamilton. Hicks also said
that he charged Robinette with
driving under the influence due
to his chaotic maneuvering of
his vehicle on the highway.
Robinette ended up with various charges which included
two c~unts of fleeing and evad-
•
ing for the car and subsequent
foot chase. He was also charged
with wanton endangerment,
menacing, disorderly conduct,
resisting arrest and various vehicle infractions.
Reichenbach requested a
surety bond for his client but
accepted a property bond after
Assistant County Attorney
Jimmy Marcum noted that a
surety bond wasn't appropriate
in a case that involved such a
fierce resistance to law enforcement. Judge Allen amended
Robinette's $5,000 cash bond to
a $10,000 property bond.
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• Continued from p1
then pleaded guilty to a June 21
arrest in which he was charged
with speeding 26 miles over the
posted limit, driving under the
influence, no operator's license,
no registration, no plates and no
insurance.
Music also pleaded guilty to
his last set of charges that
stemmed from a July 2 arrest
and included charges of driving
under the influence, no insurance, no license, no plates, no
registration and operating with
an expired license.
Jail time for the cases will
have to be served consecutively
and added up to six months in
jail along with fines which
totaled $7,609. Music was granted 180 days to pay his fines and
will be released just as the funds
are due to be paid to the court.
Music was also ordered not to
operate a vehicle for two years.
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mine runoff.
Pikeville wouldn't be the first
Kentucky town to look to mined
land for expansion. Cities
:tfuroughout the mountain region
have used the reclaimed properties for everything from industrial parks to airports.
In nearby Hazard, housing
developments, car lots, even a
hospital, have sprouted up on
such property. The Federal
Bureau of Prisons built a highsecurity penitentiary on a former
mountaintop removal site outside Inez. Prestonsburg has a
golf course on mined land.
Ordinarily, coal companies
are required under federal law to
!il~estore mountains to the original
contour, said Tom FitzGerald,
head of Kentucky Resources
Council. However, an exception
Pikeville to mine in the southern
outskirts of the city. The airport
board owns the surface land, but
not the coal beneath it.
The deal with the coal company would create about 800
acres of flat land suitable for
various types of development.
Mining has already begun on
that project, which will net the
airport as much as $4 million in
royalties.
In addition, Donovan said
Pikeville officials have tentatively agreed on a deal with the
same coal company to mine a
portion of land on the city's west
side to flatten land for baseball
and soccer fields.
Jim Slater, presid nt of
Central Appalachia Mining, did
not immediately return a call
seeking comment.
in the law allows mining companies to leave the land flat when
that better serves post-mining
purposes.
FitzGerald, who often provides legal representation to
people who suffer adversely
from the effects of coal operations, said mining increases the
likelihood of flash flooding and
has an obvious effect on the
views.
However, Mike de Bourbon,
a Pikeville attorney who heads
the local airport's governing
board, said this project could
show the positive side of mountaintop removal, especially if it
is used to create affordable
housing.
De Bourbon said the airpOrt
boar reached a deal with
Central Appalachia. Mining of
Tech
tocaiNet.
Donovan said the projects are
not intended to be moneymakers
for local government even
though they involve the sale of
coal.
"There will be some money
generated on the royalties, but
that money will go back into the
projects," he said.
Unlike cities in other parts of
the state or country with an
abundance of land for expansion, in Pikeville and many
other Appalachian towns, undeveloped flat land is rare.
Donovan said creating flat land
is imperative if Pikeville is to
continue to grow.
"Only 16 to 17 percent of our
property is flat and can be developed," he said. "When you have
a project like this, it gives us an
advantage."
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IIIJ The group hopes to add new
Felonies
impaired to comply.
The officers also discovered
that Hall, who was charged with
leaving the scene of an accident,
had a 4-year-old child in the car
when the accident occurred and
charged him with driving under
.fhe influence, wanton endangerment, driving on a DUI-suspended license, no insurance
and failure to use a seat belt, as
well as failure to use a child
safety restraint.
Upon running the vehicle's
plates they also charged Hall
with improper plates when they
discovered that the plate on the
Chevy matched a plate stolen
from a vehicle registered in
Paintsville. The officers executed a search at that point and
charged Hall with possession of
controlled substance when
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representatives from Highlands
Joining Petry in the field will
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Here is another stark reminder that fitness in this
country is sorely lacking: About one-third of U.S.
teens would flunk if given an eight-minute treadmill test. That's the latest finding from researchers
at Northwestern University.
Such statistics, while not firm, are an indicator of
the urgent need for change in regard to Americans'
health.
As Dr. David Ludwig of Children's HospitalBoston said in an Associated Press story, adolescence and young adulthood should be characterized
by peak levels of fitness. Indeed. But if young people start out in poor health, what does that mean for
the future?
Obesity. Heart disease. Diabetes. High blood
pressure and cholesterol levels. And, ultimately, a
shortened life.
The treadmill test in the study became faster and
steeper after a two-minute warm-up. A rapidly
increasing heart rate was an indicator of poor fitness. Of those tested, 34 percent of girls and boys
ages 12 to 19 showed poor cardiovascular fitness.
Only 14 percent of adults showed a poor level, but
those with high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors were not tested.
This obesity challenge should be focused on resolutely until the weight trend moves in the opposite
direction - one that promotes health and long life.
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Capitol Ide as
Safety belt
supporters
pick up
ammunition
by MARK R. CHELLGREN
AssoCIATED
PRESS
FRANKFORT -Appeals to self
interest and even self survival have so
far not persuaded Kentucky lawmakers
to enact a law that makes not wearing a
seat belt an offense for which police can
cite motorists without any other violation.
Now a new study by the Kentucky
Transportation Center at the University
of Kentucky estimates the state would
save at least $118 million in direct
health care costs in the next 10 years of
the 2006 General. Assembly passes what
is known as a primary enforcement bill
for scat belts.
In addition, the Federal Highway
Administration says it would give the
state an additional $11.2 million if primary enforcement seat belt legislation is
passed.
Kentucky has long been conflicted
about the matter of seat belts and other
safety measures on the road. A helmet
requirement for motorcycle riders was
enacted, only to be repealed.
Former Rep. Bob Heleringer of
Louisville used to refer to the anti~hel~
met stance as the perceived~ "constitu~
tional right to fly headfirst into a con~
crete bridge abutment."
The law is somewhat contradictory
for passenger vehicles. The law says
everyone in a car, van or pickup truck
designed to seat fewer than 10 people in
Kentucky has to wear a seat belt. But
violation is a secondary offense, which
means that a citation can be issued only
if the vehicle is pulled over for another
reason.
During repeated attempts in recent
years, the legislature has failed to pass
primary enforcement legislation, even
though one time it did pass the House
only to die in the Senate.
The Kentucky State Police have long
advocated a seat belt law. The
Transportation Cabinet earlier this year
changed its position and said it would
advocate passage of a primary seat belt
law. Gov. Ernie Fletcher's office,
though, has said he is neither for nor
against a seat belt law.
Proponents of a primary seat belt law
cite the statistics.
Through Dec. 18, there were 940
traffic deaths this year, only five fewer
than last year's record pace. Of that
total, 536 of the victims were not wear~
ing seat belts.
According to statistics released this
month by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Kentucky had the third~
lowest percentage of motorists who
wore seat belts- 66.7 percent among the 48 states and Puerto Rico
that reported. Nationally, seat belt usage
was 82 percent.
The UK study estimated that a primary seat belt bill in Kentucky would
increase usage up to nearly the national
average. In 2004, the study said, that
would have meant that 57 of the 813
people who died in traffic accidents
would have survived; 307 of the 3,984
who were hospitalized with injuries
lf
from accidents would have walked
away.
Opponents of mandatory seat belt
legislation have long argued that not
wearing a seat belt doesn't hurt anybody
else. But the UK study claims to rebut
that.
If the human cost is not enough to
merit attention, the study said primary
seat belt legislation will save $34 million to Medicaid in the next decade, $67
million to private insurers, $2.3 million
to Medicare, $3.3 million to workers'
compensation and another $11 million
and change to other sources.
Those figures don't even include the~
costs to police, fire and emergency medical services, employers "and ultimately
the general public through higher insurance premiums and medical costs," the
study said.
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Mark R. Chellgren is the Frankfort
correspondent for The Associated Press.
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28, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Personnel investigation -tops
year's Kentucky stories
by MARK R. CHELLGREN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - When a
Transportation Cabinet whistleblower walked into Attorney
General Greg Stumbo's office in
May, it set in motion events that
have rocked Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's administration.
The memos and e-mails collected by veteran personnel
manager Doug Doerting led to
the creation of a special grand
jury, which indicted 13 people,
in tum prompting a historic
gubernatorial pardon and forming the basis of a continuing dispute over constitutional separation of powers.
It created the biggest news
story of 2005 in Kentucky,
according to a panel of editors.
The panel of journalists from
around the state found the Iraq
war, and its h1;1man cost in
Kentucky, the second biggest
story of the year. Kentucky
finally joining the rush to enact
higher taxes on tobacco products, after decades of legislative
protection for one of the state's
most famous crops, was the
third biggest story of 2005.
Deadly weather, the tornadoes that skipped across parts of
western Kentucky in early
November and the refugees
from hurricane Katrina who
moved to Kentucky, rounded
out the top five stories of the
year.
The remaining top 10 were
the tax and budget package
finally agreed upon by the
General Assembly; the budget
troubles facing Kentucky's
Medicaid program; the steady
march of community anti-smoking ordinances; the growing
scope of the settlements of
claims of sexual misconduct by
Catholic priests; and the latest
federal court ruling that local
governments cannot try to
impose religion on taxpayers by
posting copies of biblical passages in public buildings.
In addition to the myriad
legal problems taised by the
investigation, Fletcher's political future has also been put in
question. After pardoning, then
firing, numerous executives in
his administration for the "mistakes" they made in personnel
decisions, Fletcher suggested
that the Kentucky Republican
Party should also fire its chairman, Darrell Brock, a former
aide to Fletcher who was among
those indicted for personnel violations.
In an unprecedented move,
the party central committee,
though, rejected Fletcher's sug-
perhaps $1 per pack.
A deadly, costly series of
storms tore across the state,
some of the worst of them in
The top 10 Kentucky
November. The storms killed at
news stories of 2005 as
least one Kentuckian, injured
dozens,
damaged homes, busidetermined by a panel of
ness
and
lives and leaving thoujournalists for The
sands without power. Together,
Associated Press.
they made up the fourth biggest
story of the year.
1 . Personnel investigaTht: human toll of Hurricane
Katrina made its way to
tion.
Kentucky in the form of thou2. Iraq war.
of refugees. Their houssands
3. Cigarette tax increase.
ing, schooling and adaptation in
4. Tornadoes.
Kentucky helped make for the
5. Katrina aftermath.
fifth biggest story of 2005.
6. Tax and budget pasWhile residents of Louisiana,
Alabama and Mississippi fled
sage.
north, law enforcement and
7. (tie) Medicaid shortfall.
other public service officers,
Smoking bans passed
along with volunteers and truck9. Covington diocese sex
loads of supplies went south
abuse settlement.
from Kentucky to help.
After failing to get agree10. Ten Commandments.
. ment on a spending plan in
2004, the General Assembly and
Fletcher wound up in court, trygestion and Brock continues in ing to determine their respective
his post. Perhaps most troubling duties and responsibilities. But a
for Fletcher is the refusal by confluence of events, including
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the the unexpected result of an
single
most
powerful obscure constitutional proviRepublican in the state, to pub- sion, ended the yearlong standlicly state his own support for off and actually produced agreeFletcher.
ment on a budget and tax
The Iraq war came home changes advocated by Fletcher,
largely by way of the thousands as well as the sixth biggest story
o Kentucky based troops serv- of the year. Months after the
ing overseas. By December agreement, the Supreme Court
there were 1,300 Kentucky ruled that both sides had been
National Guard troops serving wrong.
in the Iraq war and the 101st
Meanwhile the slipping grip
Airborne Division was into its of tobacco in Kentucky might
second tour of duty.
best be reflected in the slow
And the casualties among advance of nonsmoking ordithose soldiers rose with the nances. Lexington started it
involvement. Six Kentucky with a broad ban on indoor
Guard troops had lost their lives smoke in 2004. When the
in Iraq during 2005. bringing the effects were not as drastic as
total for the war to eight. And opponents feared , others began
the war had cost the lives of looking. Georgetown enacted a
about 100 troops based at Fort ban and Louisville's metro govCampbell.
ernment followed. Daviess
For decades, Kentucky had County's fiscal court voted for a
one of the two lowest cigarette ban late in the year to take effect
taxes in the nation, a historical later and other communities are
nod to the state's long depen- pondering variations on the
dence on burley. But with the theme.
end of the price support and
Tied with anti-smoking ordiquota system, along with declin- nances for the seventh biggest
ing political clout, the 2005 story of the year was another
General Assembly increased the story with a familiar theme.
tax on a pack of cigarettes tenEven though the legislature
fold, from 3 cents to 30 cents. It and Fletcher agreed on a budget,
also enacted the first state tax on it ignored a lingering financial
other tobacco products, like hole the state has faced for sevsnuff and cigars.
eral years - the Medicaid
The tobacco tax debate may health care program for the poor
not be over. Fletcher first raised and disabled. The state started
the idea of a 40-cent tax, but the year with what was thought
quickly backed off. Health to be a $500 million shortfall,
advocates and some others, which was cut down to nearly
however, have said they will balanced before rising costs and
push for even larger t~es of burgeoning populations com-
Ala Glance
bined to put the program in the
red again by year's end.
The final top stories of the
year were also legacies of previous news.
As the year drew to a close,
more than 350 people had
applied to jom in the settlement
of alleged sexual abuse claims
by priests in the Covington
Diocese. The settlement could
mean payment of as much as
$120 million. And another lawsuit was pending about claims
of abuse at a Catholic orphanage
in Louisville, even though a
larger suit over abuse in the
Louisville diocese was settled
last year.
And in June, the U.S.
Supreme Court once again ruled
that copies of the Ten
Commandments posted in courthouses and some other public
buildings around the state violated the constitutional prohibitiOn on establishment of religion. The high court's first ruling in a Ten Commandments
case in Kentucky was in 1980.
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Other survivors include two
daughters and sons-in-law:
Teresa Louise and James Risner
of Prestonsburg, and Pamela
Yvonne and Russell Reavley of
Taylorsville; a sister, Dorothy
Vanderpool of Reynoldsburg,
Ohio; two half-brothers: Samuel
Wells and Tracy Wells, both of
Marrowbone; a half-sister,
Sharon Wells of Marrowbone;
four grandchildren: Slade,
Selina, Shannon, and Lori; and
two great-grandchildren: April
and Sierra Jane.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by four
brothers: Homer Wells, Johnny
Wells, Grant Wells, and Orville
Wells; and four sisters: Pauline
Wells, Herma Myers, Margaret
Wells, and Mary Wells.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday. December
28, at 11 a.m., at the Church of
God, in Weeksbury, with Jay
Patton and Ray Porter officiating.
Burial will be in the Wash
Hall Cemetery, in Weeksbury,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin.
Visitation was Monday,
December 26, at 6 p.m., at the
funeral home; and at noon
Thesday, at the Church of God,
with nightly services at 7 p.m.
(Prud obituary)
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Yesterdays • page B5
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"The ElF: t source for local and regional sports news"
McPeek guiding Huntington indoor team
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HUNTINGTON. W.Va.
American
Indoor
Football
League president Andrew G.
Haines announced earlier in the
year that the league's 16th franchise had been awarded to
Huntington, W. Va.
The unnamed team will make
"We're very pleased to add
its home in the Veterans
Memorial Fieldhouse and will the · Huntington to our roster," Haines
join the AIFL's 1\"orthern said. "I'm confident that the area
Conference
alongside
the will support this team."
Former Lawrence County
Binghamton (N .Y) Brigadt:, the
Erie (Pa.) Freeze, the Canton High School head football coach
(Ohio) Legends, the Johnst6wn Gary McPeek has been named
(Pa.) R1vcrhawks, the Miam1 the Huntington team's head
Valley (Troy, Ohio) Silverbacks. coach. McPeek has most recently
as
an
assistant
the Reading (Pa.) Express and the served
coach/assistant principal at Boyd
Stuebenville (Ohio) Stampede.
County High School and assistant
coach
for
the
Lexington
Horsemen of the United Indoor
Football league.
McPeek was a four-year letterman for Morehead State
University, where he was twice
named to the All-Ohio Valley
Conference team as an offensive
lineman. He has coached at four
Kentucky high schools. McPeek
was named 16th Region Coach of
the Year in 2001.
Co-owning the Huntington
team are Dr. Bill Nichols, a 37year old chiropractor and Greg
Ramey, 41, an elementary school
principal.
"This community is ready for
indoor football," Nichols said.
(See MCPEEK, page two)
Reds extend
affiliation with
Bats through
2008 season
Holiday
•'tourneys
rough (or
Floyd teams
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Allen Central and South
Floyd each had dry runs last
week when they took part in
tournaments held in Lexington.
~ The Rebels suffered a pair of
losses
in the
Lexington
Christian Classic, losing one
game to host Lexington
Christian and a second to
Middlesboro.
South Floyd, which earlier in
the month defeated the Rebels
78-66
in
a
key
58th
District/Floyd County Conference game, lost four games in
the Defenders of the Station
tournament held at Lafayette
High School.
'
Seneca, Woodford County,
Hazard and Muhlenberg South
all defeated the Raiders. Hazard,
coached by Floyd County native
Kevin Spurlock, defeated the
Raiders and in the process
avenged a loss suffered Dec. 10
in the Roy S. Martin Classic.
This week, both the Allen
Central and South Floyd boys'
teams are taking part in the third
annual Tiger HOOPS Classic at
Paintsville High School. This
year's tournament includes
teams from Kentucky, Georgia,
• South Carolina, Ohto, Texas,
Virginia and Tennessee. Oak
Ridge, the winner of the inaugural Tiger HOOPS Classic held
in 2003, returns as one of the top
teams in this year's edition.
South Floyq had the tough
task of taking on Oak Ridge
Tuesday evening in the opening
round of the Tiger HOOPS
Classic. In another opening
round game of the Paintsville
tournament, Allen Central was
pitted against Clear Lake, Texas.
Results from each of the two
opening round HOOPS Classic
if; games were unavailable at press
time.
Allen Central took a fourgame losing skid ,into the
Paintsville tournament while
South Floyd entered the event
Gary McPeek
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LOUISVILLE - The Louisville Bats
have announced an extension of their
Player Development Contract (PDC)
with the Cincinnati Reds through 2008
This extends the previous agreement
which was set to expire after the 2006
baseball season.
"We're very excited to continue what
we hope becomes a long-lasting relationship with the people in Louisville," said
Reds Director of Player Development
Tim Naehring. "Besides the obvious geographical benefit, the overall facility i~
the hest in the minor leagues and we are
very fortunate to work with such a great
group of people."
The Louisville franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2006.
Louisville spent the first 16 years of its
existence as the Triple-A affiliate of the St
Louis Cardinals until 1998 when
Louisville became the Triple-A club for the
(See REDS, page two~
Evans
inks with
photos by Steve LeMaster
The South Floyd High School boys' basketball team is keeping up a busy post-Christmas schedule. The Raiders are in
action this week at Paintsville in the Tiger HOOPS Classic. Above: South Floyd senior Ryan Little is pictured going up for
a shot in a game earlier this season. Below: Senior guard Ryan Johnson lofted a shot during an early-December contest.
SOUTH FLOYD
RAIDERS
Alexander. Ga.
Paintwille Tiger Hoop Classic)
Carr) : County
(at 1>aiPtwillc Tiger Hoop Classic)
Bet;;y Layne
at Brearhilt County
at Prestonsburg
Pcrr}' County Central
at East Ridge
Owsley County
(at Morgan County,
Conunercial Bank Hoops Showcase)
Pikeville,
(at Allen Cent., 15th R. All "A"
Classic
(rLt
Dec. 29
Jan.6
Jan.13
Jan. 14
Jan. 17
Jan.20
Jan.21
Jan 25
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Spu ock, H arcl retum
·favor in 5I ion tour ey
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LEXINGTON Floyd County
native Kevin Spurlock has settled in
nicely as the head coach of the Hazard
High School boys' basketball team. He
has a Class A state title and numerous
other honors and accolades to show for
his last two years at the Bulldog basket
f ball helm. Spurlock, who played and
later coached at Allen Central High
~chool, knows Floyd County basketball.
He also knows South Floyd High School
basketball. In 2000, Spurlock was on the
Allen Central bench as an assistant
coach when South Floyd defeated the
Rebels in the 15th Region championship
game. On Dec. 10 of this year,
Spurlock's Hazard team carne up short
against head coach Barry Hall and the
South Floyd Raiders. Playing In the Roy
S. Martin Classic, an event Spurlock
helped to organize, South Floyd beat
Hazard 77 68 in an early-December
meeting. On Thursday, Hazard,
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
INEZ - Sheldon Clark High School
girls' golf standout Cheris Evans ha~
singed to continue her golf career at
Campbellsville University.
Evans, a five-time participant in the
Kentucky State Golf Tournament, wa~
the Medalist at the 15th Region GoU
Tournament in 2004 and finished in the
top 6 of the regional tournament five
times. During her senior year she shot an
average of 80, including a season low of
74 in the Paul L. Dunbar Invitational
where she finished as runner-up.
Evans was also named to the Ashland
Daily Independent All-Area Golf Team
for five consecutive years. In addition.
Evans holds her own in the classroom as
she is a Kentucky Governor's Scholar.
She will join the Lady Tiger team in
the fall of 2006.
lTPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 28
I
Campbellsville
leading contender for the 14th Region
title, evened the score. beating the
Raiders 77-69 in the Defenders of the
Station tournament at Lafayette High
School.
Justin Hicks paced Hazard with a
team-best 17 points. Hicks was one of
three players to reach double figures for
the Bulldogs. Four other Hazard players
had a dozen or more points in the tournament win. All told, nine different
(See RAIDERS, page two)
file photo
BACK IN ACTION:
The David School,
coached by attorney Ned
Plllersdorf, Is In its
first season of basketball competition
as a member of the
KHSAA (Kentucky
High School
Athletic
Association). David
will begin play In a
Rose Hill tournament Thursday.
The team will meet
at the
Prestonsburg
McDonald's at
noon before
leaving for the
tournament.
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DECEMBER
28, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
McPeek
2005 AP All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback
Vince
Young, 6-foot-5, 230 pounds,
junior, Texas.
Running backs - Reggie
Bush, 6-0, 200, junior, Southern
California; Jerome Harrison, 510, 199, senior, Washington State.
Wide receivers - Dwayne
Jarrett, 6-5, 210, sophomore,
Southern California; Mike Hass,
6-1, 210, senior, Oregon State.
Tight end -Vernon Davis, 63, 253, junior, Maryland.
Linemen - Jonathan Scott,
6-7, 310, senior, Texas; Marcus
McNeill, 6-8, 335, senior,
Auburn; Max Jean-Gilles, 6-4,
340,
senior,
Georgia;
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, 6-5,
295, senior, Virginia.
Center- Greg Eslinger, 6-3,
285, senior, Minnesota.
Kicker- Mason Crosby, 6-2,
210, junior, Colorado.
AU-purpose player- Maurice
Drew, 5-8, 205, junior, UCLA.
Defense
Linemen- Tamba Hall, 6-3,
267, senior, Penn State; Haloti
Ngata, 6-4, 345, junior, Oregon;
Elvis Dumervil, 6-0, 256,
senior, Louisville; Rodrique
Wright, 6-5, 330, senior, Texas.
Linebackers- A.J. Hawk, 61, 240, senior, Ohio State; Paul
Posluszny, 6-2, 229, junior,
Penn State; DeMeco Ryans, 6-2,
232, senior, Alabama.
Defensive backs - Jimmy
Williams, 6-3, 215, senior,
Virginia Tech; Darnell Bing, 62, 220, junior, Southern
California; Michael Huff, 6-1,
205, senior, Texas; Greg Blue,
6-2, 215, senior, Georgia.
Punter - Ryan Plackemeier,
6-3, 235, senior, Wake Forest
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback- Matt Leinart,
senior, Southern California.
Running backs - DeAngelo
Williams, senior, Memphis;
Brian
Calhoun,
junior,
Wisconsin.
Wide receivers
Jeff
Samardzija,junior, Notre Dame;
Calvin Johnson, sophomore,
Georgia Tech.
Tight end - Marcedes
Lewis, senior, UCLA.
Linemen - Levi Brown,
junior, Penn State; Mark
Setterstrom, senior, Minnesota;
Eric Winston, senior, Miami;
Taitusi Lutui, senior, Southern
California.
Center - Dan Mozes, junior,
West Virginia.
Kicker - Alexis Serna,
sophomore, Oregon State
AU-purpose player- Brandon
Williams, senior, Wisconsin.
Defense
Linemen
Mathias
Kiwanuka, senior, Boston
College; Darryl Tapp, senior,
Virginia Tech; Kyle Williams,
senior, LSU; Orien Harris,
senior, Miami.
Linebackers
Chad
Greenway,
senior,
Iowa;
D'Qwell
Jackson,
senior,
Maryland; Patrick Willis, junior,
Mississippi.
Defensive backs - Dion
Byrum, senior, Ohio University;
Tye Hill, senior, Clemson; Kelly
Jennings, senior, Miami; Alan
Zemaitis, senior, Penn State.
Punter - Dan Sepulveda,
junior, Baylor.
• Continued from p1
"We're going to be professional and we're going to do it
right. There are a lot of positives we can build on.
"We're very pleased to be in
the AIFL," Nichols said. ''The
Quarterback
Brady
Quinn, junior, Notre Dame.
Running backs - Laurence
Maroney, junior, Minnesota;
LenDale
White,
junior,
Southern California.
Wide receivers - Greg
Jennings,
senior,
Western
Michigan; Derek Hagan, senior,
Arizona State.
Tight end - Garrett Mills,
senior, Tulsa.
Linemen - Sam Baker,
sophomore,
Southern
California; Andrew Whitworth,
senior, LSU; Justin Blalock,
junior, Texas; Will Allen, senior,
Texas.
Kicker - Brandon Coutu,
sophomore, Georgia.
All-purpose player - Skyler
Green, senior, LSU.
Defense
Linemen
Brodrick
Bunkley, senior, Florida State;
Willie
Evans,
senior,
Mississippi
State;
Mario
Williams, junior, North Carolina
State; Jesse Mahelona, senior,
Tennessee.
Linebackers - Aaron Harris,
senior, Texas; Nick Reid, senior,
Kansas; Bobby Carpenter,
senior, Ohio State.
Defensive backs - Aaron
Gipson, senior, Oregon; LaRon
Landry, junior, LSU; Ko
Simpson, sophomore, South
Carolina; Tom Zbikowski,
junior, Notre Dame.
Punter - Danny Baugher,
senior, Arizona.
Raiders
• Continued from p1
the lone win coming over South
Floyd. Russell, Iroquois and
Southwestern each posted wins
over
the
Bulldogs.
Southwestern beat Hazard 6149 Friday.
South Floyd was within
striking distance in each of its
games, but fmished the Bryan
Station
tourney
0-4.
Muhlenberg South defeated the
Raiders 86-78 Friday.
South Floyd will play at
Paintsville in the Tiger HOOPS
Classic this week before resuming 58th District/Floyd County
Conference play Jan. 6 against
rival Betsy Layne. The month of
January will also afford the
Raiders a date versus Owsley
County in the Commercial Bank
Hoops Showcase in addition to
a chance to defend their 15th
Region All "A" Classic title at
neighboring Allen Central High
School.
HAZARD77,
SOUTH FLOYD 69
SOUTH FLOYD (69) - E.
Johnson
11,
M.Hall
22,
L.Johnson 6, R.Johnson 25,
Little 2, Slone 2, T.Hall 1.
HAZARD (77) - P.Campbell 2,
Wallace 12, Olinger 2, Osteen 2,
Hicks
17,
Williams
12,
M.Campbell 13, Lewis 3, Walker
Mid-South Conference Baseball,
2006 Composite Schedule
(All Dates Are Scheduled As Doubleheaders)
• Continued from p1
the most popular Major League
team in our area," added Bats
President Gary Ulmer. "Fans
enjoy watching the players in
Louisville and then following
their careers in Cincinnati. We
have a tremendous relationship
with the Reds and hope to be
their Triple-A
affiliate for many years to
come."
Louisville will begin the
2006 campaign with an eight
game road trip beginning on
April 6 in Ottawa before opening the 2006 home season April
14 versus the Lynx at 7:15p.m.
at Louisville Slugger Field.
Tourneys
• Continued from p1
having lost its last five games in
consecutive fashion.
The Betsy Layne boys' basketball team is playing in the
Berea Invitational Tournament
week
while
rival
this
Prestonsburg will return to the
hardwood Saturday on at the
road in the Frankfort Convention
Center versus Hopkins County
Central in the Farmers Bank
Snowball Classic, a one-day
event. Prestonsburg has lost its
last three games. Betsy Layne is
one of the 15th Region's hottest
teams. After starting the season
with three straight losses, Betsy
Layne has bounced back to post
three consecutive wins, including Thursday's victory over
defending 15th Region champi·
on Shelby Valley.
"We still haven' t put together
a complete game," said Betsy
Layne head coach Brent Rose.
"But our kids our playing hard
and that's what we want right
now."
Other teams joining Betsy
Layne in the Berea tournament
include host Berea, Rockcastle
County, Model, Henry Clay,
Fleming County, Montgomery
County,
Jackson
County,
Magoffin County, Clay County,
Madison Southern, Pike County
Central and June Buchanan.
In January, Betsy Layne is
scheduled to play in both the
WYMT Mountain Classic and
the 15th Region All "A" Classic.
The Prestonsburg High
School girls' basketball team
traveled to Berea last week and
posted a 1-3 record in the Berea
Holiday Classic. The Lady
Blackcats posted their lone win
over Jackson County late
Tuesday night. Prestonsburg
dropped games to Boyle
County, Pulaski County and
Somerset.
Following a recent series of
injuries to various players,
Prestonsburg High girls' Coach
Jack Pack has decided not to
take his team to Middlesboro
this week for the First Priority
The
Bell
Classic.
County/Middlesboro tournament got underway Tuesday and
includes several 13th Region
teams.
The Allen Central Lady
Rebels went 0-4 in the Country
Music Highway Classic a
Pikeville at Lindsey Wilson
Sunday, April 2
Pikeville at Lindsey Wilson
Friday, April 7
Cumberlands at Lambuth
Lindsey Wilson at Campbellsville
Saturday, April 8
Cumberlands at Lambuth
Georgetown at Pikeville
Lindsey Wilson at Campbellsville
Sunday, April 9
Georgetown at Pikeville
Friday, April 14
Campbellsville at Georgetown
Cumberlands at Pikeville
Lambuth at Lindsey Wilson
Saturday, April 15
Campbellsville at Georgetown
Cumberlands at Pikeville
Lambuth at Lindsey Wilson
Friday, April21 -Saturday, April 22
Make Up Dates for Conference Rainouts
Friday, April 28 - Sunday, April 30
MSC Conference Tournament at
Georgetown, Kentucky
Friday, March 17
Lindsey Wilson at Cumberlands
Pikeville at Campbellsville
Georgetown vs. Lambuth (site - TBA)
Saturday, March 18
Lindsey Wilson at Cumberlands
Pikeville at Campbellsville
Georgetown vs. Lambuth (site - TBA)
Friday, March 24
Campbellsville at Cumberlands
Georgetown at Lindsey Wilson
Saturday, March 25
Campbellsville at Cumberlands
Georgetown at Lindsey Wilson
Lambuth at Pikeville
Sunday, March 26
Lambuth at Pikeville
Friday, March 31
Campbellsville at Lambuth
Cumberlands at Georgetown
Saturday, April 1
Campbellsville at Lambuth
Cumberlands at Georgetown
Penske names McCauley
crew chief of No.2
BLOOMFIELD
HILLS,
Mich. - Penske Racing South
announced Thursday that Roy
McCauley will become the
crew chief of the No. 2 Miller
Lite Dodge that will be driven
by former Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch, effective immediately.
McCauley replaces Larry
Carter, who moves to a management role within Penske Racing
South's operations division.
Larry Carter is moving from
the No. 2 crew chief to a management position within Fenske
"I'm pleased to announce
these changes to our racing
organization," Roger Fenske
said. "Roy brings a wealth of
technical and engineering experience to the No. 2 team.
"Roy and Kurt will be a
great team, and when you combine them with Ryan Newman
and Matt Borland, we are looking forward to building on our
recent successes."
In 2005, Fenske was the
only team other than Roush
Racing to have more than one
team in the Chase for the
Nextel Cup, as Fenske teammates Rusty Wallace in the No.
2 Dodge and Newman in the
No. 12 Alltel Dodge competed
in the Chase.
"I want to thank Larry
Carter for his contributions as
crew chief with the No. 2
•
team," Penske said. "His leadership was instrumental in
guiding Rusty into the Chase
this season.
''Whereas Matt and Roy will
focus on the competition side of
our business, Larry will bring ~.
wealth of experience to an important management role within the
operations of Fenske Racing."
The moves of Carter and
McCauley - who was crew
chief in 2005 of the Busch
Series car that Newman drove
to a co-league-leading six victories - were made along with
other personnel changes at
Penske Racing South as the
company prepares its two
Nextel Cup teams for the 2006
season.
14.
South Floyd ........... 14 14 25 16-69
Hazard...................17 21 18 21-77
Reds
Milwaukee Brewers. Louisville
became the Reds top farm club
beginning with the 2000 season,
the first year of play at Louisville
Slugger Field. During the affiliation with Cincinnati, Louisville
won their first ever Governors'
Cup in 2001.
"It is obvious the Reds are
grown from six to 16 teams.
The Richmond Bandits are
defending champion.
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THIRD TEAM
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bulldogs produced points.
South Floyd senior guard
Ryan Johnson led all scorers
with a game-high 25 points.
Mason Hall, another standout
senior guard for the Raiders
added 22 points. Junior Ethan
Johnson was also in double figures for South Floyd, fmishing
with 11 points.
Hazard led South Floyd 1714 at the end of the first period
and maintained a lead over the
Raiders at the end of every period. The Raiders played some of
their best basketball in the third
quarter, outscoring Hazard 2518.
The Bulldogs went 1-3 in the
Bryan Station tournament with
stability is there and we are
impressed how the owners are
helping each other and their dedication to its growth and success.
Based in Canton, the AIFL
is in its second season and has
Johnson Central, falling in
games versus Johnson Central,
Fleming County, South Laurel
•
and Hart County.
The Betsy Layne girls' basketball team didn' t participate in
any holiday tournaments before
Christmas, but will play in a
post-Christmas tourney. This
week, Betsy Layne, still looking
for its first win of the 2005-06
season after last year's 15th
Region championship campaign, finds itself in Danville for
the Boyle County Classic. The
Boyle County High-hosted
girls' tournament also includes
Pike County Central, Marion
County, Henry Clay, Hart
County, Raceland, Clay County,
Grayson County, North Laurel,
Morgan
County, Hancock
County and Bullitt Central.
The Ladycats were paired
against host Boyle County
Tuesday night in the opening
round.
South Floyd's Lady Raiders
aren't participating in any holiday tournament. The Lady
Raiders are scheduled to return
to competition on Thursday at
home versus visiting Hazard.
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Red Horse Racing signs
Starr for '06 season
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MOORESVILLE, N.C. Red Horse Racing announced
Tuesday that Craftsman Truck
Series veteran David Starr of
Houston, Texas, would drive the
team's No. 38 Toyota Tundra
pickup in 2006. Starr and charter Truck Series owners Wayne
and Connie Spears split after the
end of the 2005 season. Starr
had driven the No. 75 Spears
Manufacturing Chevrolet for the
past four seasons, scoring his
ftrst three career victories.
Red Horse Racing began as
a family operation owned by
Dan Whitt, whose son Brandon
scored the operation's first victory, at Memphis last season, in
addition to a pair of Bud Poles
- including Memphis.
In 2006, Red Horse is planning on running a second truck
if sponsorship can be fmalized.
"David Starr brings a new element to our race team, and
we' re very excited to have him
with us," said Marty Gaunt,
Red Horse Racing' s general
manager and co-owner. "Our
team has grown over the past
two seasons and we've made
tremendous strides. A veteran
driver with the proven talent of
David Starr was too good an
opportunity to pass up.
"Toyota's technology and support have been instrumental in
our development. We' re excited about the future. "
Starr won two Bud Poles in
the Spears' Chevy Silverado
last season and finished seventh
in the championship.
''Toyota and its Tundra are
the way to go in the Craftsman
Truck Series," Starr said.
"Couple that with an opportuni-"~
ty to join a red hot team like
Red Horse Racing, and this is a
great opportunity for me.
"Jamie Jones (crew chief)
has a really talented group of
guys to work with. And the
ownership of Marty Gaunt,
Tom DeLoach and Jeff
Hammond gives me the type of
people I want to work with and win with."
Starr has finished in the top
seven of the final Craftsman
Truck Series standings in the
each of the three years in whic~
he completed a full schedule. Iri
the 72 races of his full-season
years, Starr has three wins, 20
top-five and 42 top-10 finishes.
Kvapil free to explore
other racing opportunities
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BLOOMFIELD
HILLS,
Mich. - With the recent decision by Penske-Jasper Racing
and Eastman Kodak Company
to not field the No. 77 Kodak
Dodge in the 2006 Nextel Cup
season, 2005 rookie Travis
K vapil is permitted to seek
other driving opportunities.
"I want to thank Travis for
what he has provided to
Penske-Jasper Racing during
this year," Roger Fenske said.
''Travis is a talented driver and
an excellent ambassador for our
team and our sponsors. While it
I
is unfortunate that we will not
field the Kodak Dodge in 2006,
I am confident that Travis will
find the oppogunity to drive
another car next year.''
Kodak, which will continue rult.
an associate sponsor with the No.
2 Miller Lite Dodge, intends to reenter the No. 77 Kodak Dodge in
the 2007 NEXTEL Cup season.
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WEDNESDAY,
REVIEW:
'
'It's not like he murdered somebody or sto
by JIM LITKE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sport in 2005 was pretty
much like every other year:
There were wins and losses,
• failure' and redemptions, heroes
and weasels. comings and
goings. ,md random acts of generosity and sportsmanship
undercut and then overshadowed hy seltishness and petty
jealousies.
What made 2005 different
wa" the nagging feeling that, in a
fe~ high-profile instances. a
dmg screen, a Wonderlic test or
e"cn Judge Judy could have
cle<ued up the confusion about
which was which.
Baseball finally swore off the
juke, thanks to tough love
administered by Congress. But
•J not before Jose Canseco became
a best-selling author; Barry
Bonds docked in the safe harbor
of the disabled list; Mark
McGwire testified like some fidgety Mafia don; Rafael Palmeiro
fibbed like one, and a toughtalking baseball lifer took a
swing at the question still on
everyone's mind:
"Where do you go back, stop
and say, 'OK, when did he start
using steroids?'" said Frank
Robinson, a Hall of Fame player
now managing the Washington
Nationals. "To eliminate all that,
and get the players' attention,
you wipe the whole thing out."
Like that's going to happen.
Win or loss?
Lance Armstrong rolled to a
seventh straight Tour de France
title, then scolded cynics, saying, "I'm sorry for you."
Armstrong wound up pedaling
even faster afterward, trying to
keep a French newspaper's doping allegations from overtaking
him.
Redemption or failure?
Everybody wondered, too,
what T.O. was ingesting to make
him ornery all over again. Turns
out it was nothing more than bad
advice furnished by his agent,
Drew Rosenhaus.
Despite signing a seven-year
contract in 2004, Owens lobbied
defiantly at every tum for more
money and even more attention.
In the Eagles locker room, he
became the envy of every player
who resented how management
played hardball at contract time
with everyone but Donovan
McNabb. To the rest of us, he
was the same old backstabbing,
blabbermouthing,
franchisekilling, me-first T.O.
Hero or weasel?
Baseball held its breath waiting for the first player to fail a
steroid test. Not long after being
busted, Alex "Who, Me?"
Sanchez was claimed off
waivers by the San Francisco
Giants, then given a ringing
endorsement from new manager
Fellpe Alou: "It's not like he
murdered somebody or stole
Mona Lisa."
No. And thankfully, not every
achievement required a debate to
appreciate.
Chicago swept the Houston
Astros in the World Series,
changing their Sox from black to
white. With few bona fide superstars and a wacky Latin wizard
named OZL.ie Guillen pulling the
levers, this team pitched like few
before it and redeemed a franchise - a la the Boston Red Sox
a year earlier - whose most
memorable previous appearance
in the Fall Classic, in 1919,
involved taking a dive.
The
Indianapolis
Colts
delayed
what
might
be
America's
longest-running
cocktail party - the 1972 Miami
Dolphins' annual champagne
toast - but only for 14 weeks.
Tony Dungy, Peyton Manning &
Co., and a reworked defense
Kentucky survives scare from Iona, 73-67
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE- Who knows
, if it was the playing time that
sparked the points or the points
that sparked the playing time?
Either way, Rekalin Sims
returned as a scoring presence
for No. 19 Kentucky on Friday
night.
The reserve forward had 11
pomt~. six more than his total in
the previous three games, to
lead the Wildcats to 73-67 victory over Iona in their annual
home game at Freedom Hall.
"I definitely needed a game
hke I had. just because I've been
on the down for the last few
• games," The 6-foot-8 junior
smd. "This was a confidencebut.der for me."
The Wildcats (8-3) never
trailed. although the Gaels (7-1)
played them far tougher than
No. 11 Louisville - the court's
usual tenant - did in getting
blown out last Saturday in
Lexington.
If that game proved the
guard-heavy Kentucky lineup
can score inside, this one provided more evidence.
It marked the re-emergence
of Sims, who was 5-of-8 from
the field. Earlier this week, he
acknowledged his shooting has
struggled since his drop-off in
playing time, something he said
he never had to deal with in
junior college.
Rajon Rondo had 13 points
for Kentucky and Joe Crawford
added 12, but much of the postgame credit was heaped on
Sims.
"He was more mobile,"
Wildcats coach Tubby Smith
said.
Rondo said he sensed a
breakout for Sims.
"He had a swagger in the
warmups," Rondo said.
Kentucky is 116-31 all-time
in Louisville, including victories in its last 16 games there
against
non-Southeastern
Conference teams other than the
Cardinals.
Steve Burtt had 23 points for
Iona, which cut the lead to three
with just over a minute left. But
Kentucky guard Patrick Sparks
hit a 3-pointer - his only field
goal of the game. Sparks had a
season-high eight assists and a
game-high seven rebounds.
"I like shooting in this gym,"
said Sparks, who made three
free throws in the final seconds
to win last year's game against
Louisville in Freedom Hall.
"It's a good place to play."
With the game tied 4-4,
Kentucky went on an 8-0 run.
The Gaels cut the lead to 14-11
on consecutive 3-pointers
including a four-point play by
Marvin McCullough - but they
would get no closer.
Burtt, who carne into the
game as the nation's No. 3 scorer, scored 21 points in the second half. He missed seven of
eight shots in the first half and
spent much of the opening 20
minutes on the bench after picking up two quick fouls.
"You can't keep a great player down," Smith said of Burtt.
"A guy like Steve Burtt made
some big plays down there, but I
thought we made him work to
get his shots."
Kentucky is 6-0 against Iona
and 11-0 against teams from the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference.
"We just couldn't get over
the hump," Iona coach Jeff
Ruland said. "A couple of our
big guys just didn't show up
tonight."
No. 11 Louisville 56, Detroit 48
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - At halftime of
Louisville's game against Detroit, a video of
the Cardmals players singing a particularly
cringe ·inducing version of the "The Twelve
Days of Christmas" ran on the Freedom
Hall scoreboard.
It \l-as the only really good laugh the
Cardinals enjoyed during their 56-48 victory Saturday.
Though the Cardinals (9-1) won their 12th
"ltraight home game thanks to 15 points from
Taquan Dean and 12 from Brandon Jenkins,
it was hardly the kind of dominant buzzer-tobuzzer performance coach Rick Pitino said
• his team needs to compete in the Big East.
''I'm not pleased with our improvement,"
Pitino said. "All of our guys are having a
difficult ttme playing for 40 minutes."
The Cardinals only really needed 11
solid minutes at the end of the flrst half and
a 16-5 advantage at the free-throw line to
beat the Titans (6-7), who were led by
Brandon Cotton's 17 points.
Louisville won despite shooting just 27
percent from the floor in the second half and
failing to usc their size advantage inside.
Detroit outscored the Cardinals 20-12 in the
paint and matched Louisville's 29 rebounds.
The Titans could have pulled the upset if not
for 16 turnovers.
"We were our own worst enemy at
times," Detroit coach Perry Watson said.
"We put ourselves in position to win but put
them on the line too much."
The free throws were the only real
offense the Cardinals could muster in the
second half, when poor shot selection and
almost zero ball movement gave Pitino
flashbacks of a 12-point loss at Kentucky on
Dec. 17.
"At times in the second half we reverted
back to what we did against Kentucky, that
was playing too much one-on-one," Pitino
said. "We're not a great one-on-one basketball team, we've got do to it with passing,
screening and rebounding."
Or, as the Cardinals did in the second
half against the Titans, with defense. For all
their offensive struggles, the Cardinals kept
the Titans from getting close enough to
make it scary. Detroit never made it a onepossession game, though they did cut it to
five with 38 seconds left.
Louisville's Brad Gianiny made four
straight free throws to fend off the Titans,
but the Cardinals hardly expected to be in a
position where they would need free throws
in the fmal minute.
"It seems like every time we have a
chance to blow people out we miss a couple
of easy shots." center David Padgett said.
"Our defense was OK but our offense broke
down way too early. The second half we
kind of stood around a lot."
Detroit did Its best to slow the game
down, running 25-30 seconds off the shot
clock before putting the ball in the air.
The slow tempo frustrated the Cardinals,
who seemed to get antsy when they couldn't
get out on the break.
Detroit held Louisville to six points over
the game's flrst nine minutes before the
Cardinals responded behind the presses and
traps that have become as much a part of
Pitino 's legacy as his fashionable wardrobe.
With Jenkins and guard Andre McGee at
the top of the press, the Cardinals put
together a 13-3 run to take a 20-13 lead.
After the Titans climbed back within 23-20,
Dean momentarily broke out of his recent
shooting slump.
The senior scored Louisville's last I 1
points of the half, including three 3-pointers. It seemed to be the confidence boost he
needed after shooting just 27 percent from
the floor over his three previous games.
But the touch left him in the second half.
H e went scoreless in the final 20 minutes,
missing all four shots before leaving the
game in the final minute with leg cramps.
lfNo. 2 Connecticut 129, Morehead State 61
by DONNA TOMMELLEO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STORRS, Conn. - Rashad
Anderson found the perfect way
to head into the holiday break.
The Connecticut swingman
made all seven of his 3-pointers
and scored a career-high 33
pomls Friday in UConn's 129·61
rout over lowly Morehead State.
t
He hit from every angle,
whether he was wide open or
had a defender on him.
''I just felt good. The last
couple of weeks I've been in the
gym a lot, before practice, after
practice," Anderson said. "It's
been paying off."
It 's been a while since
Anderson could say that. He
was hospitalized with a lifethreatening leg infection for
nearly two weeks last season.
He sti ll has some weakness in
the leg. he said, but against the
Eagles, he never missed a beat.
• • His teammates poured it on
as well.
Anderson was one of seven
players to score in double-figures for the second-ranked
Huskies (9-0), who set a
Gampel Pavilion record for
offense. The 68-point margin
matched the Eagles' worst loss.
Michigan State handed the
Eagles a 121-53 loss in the
1992-93 season.
Overmatched from the start,
Morehead State (1 -8) gave up
the most points in school history
and lost its eighth straight. They
were beaten 128-91 by Utah
State in the 1965-66 season.
Rudy Gay had I 8 points for
the Huskies and finished with a
career-best eight assists and six
blocks.
"They came out and pressed
us and generally teams that
press us allow to get ourselves
going," UConn coach Jim
Calhoun said. "And this was
their third game in five days so
it made it very difficult for them
to stay with us."
The Huskies head into a sixday break then return with horne
games against Stony Brook and
Quinnipiac. They don' t figure to
cause UConn any more problems than Morehead State did.
The combined record of those
three teams is 6 - 15, so the
Huskies are likely to be I 1-0
when league play begins Jan. 3.
The game was loaded with
an assortment of highlight reel
dunks, crisp passing and dominating post play against an overmatched opponent. The fans
also got an extra treat with a
Marcus Williams sighting.
The junior point guard, last
season 's Big East assist leader,
finally joined his teammate on
the bench after a semester-long
suspension for his role in the
theft of stolen laptops this summer. His criminal record will be
erased if he successfully completes an 18 month special probation for first-time offenders.
A contrite Williams said he
expects no sympathy from anyone when he returns. He just
wants to move forward.
"I just wasn't thinking," he
said. "I think it's made me mo1e
•
mature, a better person."
He began practicing with the
team this week and will be eligible to play his first game when
the Huskies open the Big East
season Jan. 3 at Marquette. He
said it was "wonderful" to be
back.
"I can't wait to start playing," Williams said. "They welcomed me back with open arms.
They embraced me and made
me feel like it was last year
again. They made me feel like I
was part of the team."
Dressed in a suit and tie,
Williams had a front-row seat
during the rout.
UConn dominated from the
opening tip.
Anderson had four 3-pointers
111 the first half and forward Ed
Nelson dominated inside with
12 points in the period to help
UConn to a 27-4 lead with just 6
minutes gone. It didn't get any
easier for the Eagles. who
trailed 67-30 at the break.
Shaun
Williams
led
Morehead Slate wtth 25 points
were perfect in record only up to
that point. But all thaL seemed so
meaningless when the uewc;
came that Dungy's 18 year old
son had died in an apparent suicide, a devastating blow that
understandably took the NFL's
resident family man out of the
equation for the foreseeable
future.
The
sweetest
moment
involved one of sport's most
noted
curmudgeons.
Bill
Belichick, who grew up more
interested in poriug over his
father's gan1e plans than playing
with the other 5-year-olds in the
neighborhood, had his dad on
the sideline one last time to sec
Tom Brady bring those scheme~
to life.
They embraced after tiL:
Patriots beat Philadelphia to win
their second straight Super Bowl
and third in four years. Nine
months later, Steve Belichick. a
coach, assistant or scout with th.:
U.S. Naval Academy football
program for over 50 years, died
at 86.
Almost as sweet was seeing
Roy Williams get the win that
validated all the others. As the
clock ran down on North
Carolina's NCAA championship
victory over Illinois, the Tar
Heel player-turned-coach by
way of Kansas walked up the
sideline, adjusting his gla~se~.
And why not? After 17 sea'>ons.
16 tournament appearances, five
Final Fours and losses in two
previous title games, it was one
scene Williams wanted to see for
himself.
The best move, remarkably.
was made by a horse. (Worst
move: Any member of the
Minnesota Vikings who boarded
the "Love Boat" cruise expecting to go sightseeing.)
Upset by 50-1 shot Giacomo
in the Kentucky Derby. Afleet
Alex was chasing vindication at
the Preakness when he stumbled
at the top of the stretch 1be
colt's knees scraped the race
track and his nose was close
enough to disaster to stick out
his tongue and lap up a mouth
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"Four to 6 p1q,cs at 4.Q.mM~'>
,per hour," jockey Jeremy Rose
marveled afterward, "and th:tt's
way too close for comfort."
Thoroughbred racing was lc.ft
without a Triple Crown wumcr
for the 27th straight year. But
Afleet Alex won the Belmont,
retired and went to stud after
banking $2.8 million and raismg
almost as much for a charity
honoring 8-year-old cancer victim Alexandra Scott.
(Even better charitable move:
How quickly pro leagues. col
lege conferences and player~
opened their hearts and wallet'>
to aid relief efforts after
Hurricane Katrina. The NCAA
even relaxed its "extra-benefits"
rules so displaced student-athletes could accept free pizzas
without listing each ingredient in
triplicate.)
Speaking of which, the three
best drives all were made by
women.
Annika Sorenstam hit a tee
shot at the Skins Game past Fred
Funk and then pulled a pink skirt
from her bag so her male playmg
partner could slip it on
Sorenstam dominated women's
golf again; how much longer
that will last is anybody's guess,
though, now that long-hitting
phenom Michelle Wie finally
turned pro and is old enough to
drive herself to the bank.
Danica
Patrick
already
knows that route. She overcmne
a stalled car in the pits and a
spinout on the track before mnning low on gas and finishing
fourth in one of the most tirrirg
rookie runs ever at the
Indianapolis 500. Winle'>s at sea
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reason for ducking cameras.
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cool and capped his best seasnn
with a second Nextel Cup championship.
Stewart battled eventual
Daytona 500 winner Jeff Gordon
and third place finisher Dale
Earnhardt Jr. in the season opener before fading to seventh
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�Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
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"The BEST source for local and regional society news"
KIM'S KORNER
Christmas
in our hearts
"He \tho has not Christmas in his
heart, ~-.·z/1 never find it under a tree"
- Roy L. Smith
How many of us spent the past few
weeks, days and even last minutes
until time to open those beautifully
covered packages making
the comment
- "I'll be glad
when
it's
over"?
These ears
heard it several
times
during
the
shopping rush
for that perfect gift and
that little six
Kim Little Frasure
letter word
"stress" had
seem to spread more than any holiday
cheer could have hoped.
Every channel on television had
some type of the Christmas season
movie and some of the ones witnessed
had tears falling from these eyes on
occasion. The main lesson from these
made for TV Christmas movies was
the old adage it is better to give than
receive.
And time and time again what most
characters wanted was someone's
time, attention and most of all love.
Nothing mind you, that -needed
wrapped in beautifully foiled paper,
adorned with matching elegant bow to
find underneath the tree on Christmas
morning.
Standing in department store lines
over the past few weeks conversations
were voiced Christmas has gotten way
to "commercialized."
For some of us it can be, if that's
what we choose to make it. But,
Christmas can also be what was
intended.
And as Roy L. Smith has said, " He
who has not Christmas in his heart,
will nt ver find it under a tree"!
Here's hoping your hearts were
filled with love, peace and joy and
2006 ts a Blessed New Year!
Til Next Week ...
SFMS SCIENCE
Ms. Little has returned to 7th grade science, and her students are hitting the Core Content harder than ever! The
seventh-grade students at South Floyd Middle School
•
have participated in lab activities involving the characteristics of living things, stimul~s/response behaviors, distance, time, speed, variables and controls. These students have learned how to design, conduct,·and write up
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QUICK COOKING
Chicken with
cashews in
won ton cups
The Associated Press
Chicken with cashews in won ton
cups, known in Thailand as gai phad
med ma-muang, arc quickly prepared
and make very tasty hors d'oeuvres.
Using ground chicken or turkey
makes them an inexpensive treat,
recipe developer Pam Simmons points
out. Red curry paste and pineapple
with lime juice make them irresistible,
too, she adds. Her taste-testing team
kept coming back for more, so she
recommends allowing four to five
pieces per serving.
For easy last-minute preparation,
note that you can bake the won ton
cups up to a week ahead, and the filling can be made up to three days
ahead and reheated just before serving. You will need mini muffin tins
(coated work best).
Chicken With Cashews
In Won Ton Cups
(For cups, 10 minutes assembly, 6
to 8 minutes baking time; for filling,
20 minutes assembly, 15 minutes
cookmg time)
• 28 to 30 square won ton wrappers
(see note)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• l/2 cup chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup pineapple chunks in juice
cut in quarters, or pineapple tidbits in
juice (reserve 2 tablespoons juice)
• I 0 ounces ( 1/2 package) ground
chicken or turkey
(See COOKING, page six)
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Holiday shopping done? It's seed catalog time
by DEAN FOSDICK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW MARKET, Va. - Many of
the best home gardens are planned
around the kitchen table on unhurried
winter nights as families gather to page
through the seed catalogs arriving now
in stacks as deep as snowdrifts.
More than 24.2 million American
households will spend an estimated
$128 each on mail order seeds, plants,
bulbs, garden tools and garden supplies in 2006, the Mailorder Gardening
Association says. That translates
roughly into $3.1 billion in total mail
order and online gardening sales.
Vegetable growers study no-nonsense catalogs offering certified seed
potatoes, onion, tomato , carrot or
radish seed. Others pore over catalogs
describing the virtues of rare, "old
country," organic or heirloom fruits
and flowers. Some dig deep into catalogs offering wider inventories everything from plants, trees, shrubs,
tools and bird feeders to specialty fashions for the well-turned-out gardener.
The more traditional catalogs are
gleaned as much for the wealth of their
plant and planting lore as for the quality and reliability of their seed. Seed
catalogs are mailed every month of the
year, but January is prime time.
Garden-related work is all but dormant
except for turning over a few fresh
planting ideas.
"The week between Christmas and
New Year's is the big period for getting them into the house," said George
Ball, chairman, president and chief
executive officer of W. Atlee Burpee &
Co., one of the nation 's pioneer seed
catalog companies. "If you mail a catalog that isn't strictly gift-oriented
before Christmas in this age of junk
mail, you're going to get lost," Ball
said. "I drop it in the mail the day after
Christmas."
Catalogs must be attrac tve and
informative if they're to generate
sales. They also must be durable.
"(Seed and garden) catalogs are
dream books," Ball said. "People use
the catalogs to plan out their gardens.
Catalogs sit on bedside tables. They're
placed in workrooms and carried
around in briefcases. Our catalogs are
battered and dog-eared long before the
planting season begins."
Seed catalogs are as welcome to
veteran gardeners as the warmth on
their shoulders from a resurgent spring
sun. To that audience. seed catalogs are
more than handy sales tools. They also
mirror many decades of social and horticultural change. In a simpler time.~
seed catalogs actually sen-ed as the
agents of that change.
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many of our farm families were
immigrant families," Ball said. "They
often learned the English language
using the Bible, Sears (Roebuck &
Co.) catalogs and seed catalogs.
Everyone coming here from Europe
knew flowers. But from the seed catalogs they learned phonetics and the
descriptions of those flowers. The
Burpee catalog often was used as the
household language guide."
Small wonder, then, why seed cata(Sec GARDENING, page six)
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28, 2005 • 85
Schoo( Cafendar
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• Adams Middle School
Youth Services Center is open
each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. The center offers services
to all families regardless of
income. For more information
about any of the activities or services of the center, please contact
the center at 886-1297. The center is now located in the 7th
grade wing of the school. Center
Coordinator - Michelle Keathley.
Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from
8:00a.m. to 3:00p.m., or later by
appointment. For more information about the center, call
LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at
358-0134.
1ti
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service '
Center
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations,' and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•
The
Betsy
Layne
Elementary Family Resource
Youth Service Center is located
in the 500 building of the campus. The goal of the FRYSC is to
~~ meet the needs of all children
and their families who resid6 in
the community or neighborhood
by the school in which the center
is located. For further information, please contact the center at
478-5550 or478-9751, ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator; Charlotte Rogers,
Program Assistant II; Debra
Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly and sees WIC
patients, does well-child exams
(birth-18 years), and gives
immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Duff Elementary
School is collecting Food City
receipts! Receipts must be dated
Sept. 11, 2005 to March 11,
2006. Top three school winners
will receive a gift. In anyone in
the community would like to
donate their receipts, they may
mail them to: Duff Elementary,
P.O. Box 129, Eastern, KY
41622,· may also drop receipts
off in school front office.
• Floyd County Health Dept.
is on site three days per month.
Services include 6th grade
school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and well-child
physicals (age birth to 18 years);
T.B. skin test; T.D. boosters; and
WIC services. Please call 3589878 for appointment if you are
in need of any of these services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the tan metal building
at the rear of the school. Contact
persons are Judy Handshoe,
coordinator, and Ruby Bailey,
assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variety of topics
are available.
• Floyd County Health Dept.
school
every
nurse
at
Wednesday. Services include
Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade physicals, · well-child physicals,
immunizations, TB skin test,
WIC program, blood pressure
checks, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
•
Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
• School will be participating
in the Food City "Apples for
Students" program, please save
your receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may
be done through the Youth
Services Center office.
• Walking track open to public (track closed during special
events).
• The center has a one-stop
career station satellite that is
available to the community as
well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. thru
Fri.
• For more information call
452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242.
Dec. 22-30- Christmas break.
The center wishes each student a
happy and safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance
Abuse Counselor will be on the
South Floyd campus each
Thesday. If you need to contact
the counselor, please call the
Youth Service Center.
• Parent volunteer training
will be conducted throughout the
school year. Watch for dates to
be announced. If you need training, call to set up an appointment.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud
Creek Family Resource Center
• FRC monthly Advisory
Council meetings will be held
the first Wednesday of each
month, at 4 p.m. Call for more
info.
• Lost & Found located in
Family Resource Center.
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Mountain Christian Academy
Mountain Christian Academy is a non-denominational
Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for enrollment for
Kindergarten for the 2005-06
school year. Call 285-5141 for
more information.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
• The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8 a.m.4 p.m., and later by appointment.
Office provides services for all
families, regardless of income.
• After School Child Care, 36 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information r~garding the
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
W.D. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource
Center
Character Words for the
Month
Respect
and
Togetherness
• Mondays, 6 p.m. - School
and resource center will host a
Family Literacy program. We
will read and study about different cultures/themes and then
work on a related craft/activity.
Refreshments will be served.
Call the resource center to sign
up.
•
Wednesdays
and
Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m., GED classes, in the
Weeksbury Community Center.
Classes are FREE.
• Lost & Found: Located in
the FRC. Items not claimed
within two weeks become the
property of the resource center.
• If you would like more
information on the programs and
services offered by the FRC,
please call or come by for a visit.
Center is located in the main
building at W.D. Osborne
Elementary. Center hours are:
Mon. thru Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Telephone: 452-4553; ask
to speak with Cissy Williams
(coordinator) or Karen Williams
(clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your
(See SCHOOL, page three)
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
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Ten Yean AID ,.
(December 27 and December 29, 1995)
Vance, 37~ of Topmost, Thursday, December 21,
at' the University of Kentucky Medical Center,
Lexington; . Icie Mae Cox, 85, of Wayland,
Sunday, December 24, at McDowe]J.Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Ollie 'f..fie Coijee ~p.. 89, of
Greenup, Friday, December 22, at Our Lady of
Bellefonte Hospital; Homer B. "Hobert"
Shepherd, 80, of Radcliff, formerly of David,
Monday, December 25, at the VA Hospital in
Lexington; Anne Helen Klauk Showers, 83, of
Drift, Saturday, December 23, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg; Otis
Garfield Foley, 81, of Betsy Layne, Friday,
December 22, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Barbara Ellen Newsome, 77, of Pikeville,
Thursday, December 21, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital; Albert Wells, 85, of Logan, West
VIrginia, formerly of Auxier, Sunday, December
24, at Logan General Hospital; Martha Emogene
Rose Lawson, 67, of Honaker, Monday,
December 25, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Elster Eugene "Booger" Meade, 65, of
Clyde, Ohio, Wednesday, December 20, at
Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Ohio; Bertha
Gayheart, 86, of McDowell, Thesday, December
26, at McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Viola Johnson Collins, 78, of Melvin, Thursday,
December 26, at McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Zella Miller, 77, of Willard,
Ohio, Thesday, December 26.
Floyd County Clerk Carla Robinson Boyd's
office is almost $200,000 in the red, according to
State Auditor Ben Chandler, and her records are
the worst he's ever seen. In an audit report
released Friday, in Frankfort, ilie clerk's office has
a $195,000 deficit and state officials cannot determine if the shortfall is greater because of the condition of the clerk's records. Boyd said, Friday,
that she disagrees with the audit report, and that
she has a CPA working on the records. ·
Curtis Gardner, of Tram, is suing three Floyd
County deputies claiming that a December 1
search of his residence was racially motivated, but
Paul Hunt Thompson says the lawsuit is groundless.
The Central Kentucky Blood Center has an
urgent need for type 0 negative blood. Georgia
Sanders, coordinator of Prestonsburg Blood
Center, said every year the area gets low on blood,
especially 0 negative and positive, because not as
many people are donating.
A Friday night raid by the Mountain Area Drug
Task Force led to the confiscation of 36 grams of
suspected cocaine, and the arrests of three Floyd
County men.
It seems years of asking for water is going to
pay off for some customers of the Beaver Elkhorn
Water District. Contracts have already been let on
projects at Weeksbury-Abner, Doty Creek, WJ.lson
(December 31, 1995)
Creek and Salyers Branch, with work scheduld to ·
be completed by August 16.
·
The 1984 conviction of an Estill man in the
Floyd County residents who have been laid off
killing
of two brothers, there, was reversed recentfrom mines in Martin and Perry counties, may be
ly
by
an
appeals court, and the case was ordered
eligible for a retraining grant to help them train
for other jobs, and be able to support their fami- to be tried anew.
Ann Latta becomes the flfSt women to hold the
lies while doing so.
office
of mayor for the City of Prestonsburg.
A Floyd County Grand Jury will hear a forgery
Two
new ftre protection districts were estabcase against Dwayne Harmon, 27, of Elkhorn
lished
by
ftscal court order, Monday, the latest in
City, who allegedly took his girlfriend on a prehoneymoon trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, who is a series of actions prompted by rising homeowners' insurance costs.
also charged in the case.
The state is investing upward of $4 million in
While Social Security recipients can breathe a
the
replacement of two major Floyd County
sigh of relief, employees of the administration
that provides the benefits are scurrying to cover bridges.
There died: Lucretia Stewart Hayes, 102, of
their bills as the government shutdown concludes
Hueysville,
last Thursday, at Central Baptist
its second week. The most important impact of
Hospital,
Lexington,
following surgery required
this shutdown, unlike the previous furlough, is
that employees are on the job, but they're not get- after she had suffered hip and shoulder injuries in
ting paid," Jim Kelly, Social Security district a fall at her home; Rethia Younce Porter, 80, of
Harold, Thursday, December 19, at the Pikeville
director for the Big Sandy Area said.
Two people were bitten by stray animals earli- Methodist Hospital, following a long illness;
er this week, but rabies are not suspected in either , Stephen Darrell Keene, infant son of Joey Darrell
Keene and Bertha Meade Keene, of Martin, was
case.
stillborn,
Wednesday, December 25, at Highlands
Additional background information has been
Regional
Medical Center; Forrest Thttle, 68, of
requested by Floyd County's Board of Education
concerning four finalists in the running for Floyd Wayland, Friday, December 27, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Arthur A. (Aut) Boyd,
County's next superintendent.
In the coming year, Martin City officials are 83, of Dana, Thursday, December 19, at his resigoing to have to find a way to generate some new dence, following an apparent heart attack; Noah
revenues in order to make the bond and loan pay- R. Johnson, 74, of Halo, Saturday, December 21,
at the McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital,
ments for the city's new sewer system.
following
a shon illness; Lana J. Blackburn
Remembering those who are less fortUnate
Goble,
68;
o~ Cow Creek, Thursday, December
seems to become second nature during the holi·
day season, but people can be. down on thek luck 26, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital, following a
throughout the year. For people, who find them- long illness; Estill Taylor, 67, of Auxier, Saturday,
selvc<; without money or lodging, the transient at the Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, foi l
:-,t,... l, , "' Prestonsburg is a temporary ~ollllion.
There died: Jake Layne, 72, of Martin, Friday, Ht Hat, IV!onuay, at Llle A u<1uoon .ttuspnat,
Loui ~vill" r 'llowing n 1.-'n!! illnc~c;: T01,n T Tl:Jil
o~.. .......... ..:r 22, at Highlands Regional Medical
77,
of Hi Hat, Monday, at his residence, following
Center: Scott Edward Layne, 56, of Langley,
an
extended
illness; and Okie Collier Sr., 81, of
Friday. December 22, at hill residence; Gary
TwentV Years AUo
~
•
•
Estill, Monday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital,
following a long illness.
Years Ago
(December 31, 1975)
The office of Congressman Carl D. Perkins
announced, Monday, that the Farmers Home
Administration (FHA) had approved a loan of
$150,000 to the City of Prestonsburg for enlargement of the water system, here, to a capacity of 2
million gallons a day.
Two arrests for liquor violations were recorded
at the county jail over the holidays, and constituted the most serious charges during a two-week
period which was, otherwise, quiet.
Several factors contributed to the collision of
an automobile and a school bus on the Mountain
Parkway, opposite the Clark School, near here,
early Monday morning, but the missing safety
feature so badly needed, according to Wayne
Ratliff Jr., transpottation director for the Floyd
County Board of Fducation, was traffic lights, or
some other type of traffic control at the scene.
Workmen recently began the task of tearing
down the large, two-story frame house on the corner of Arnold Avenue and Graham streets here.
One of the last of Prestonsburg's older houses, the
structure was built about 75 years ago by the late
George P. Archer, well-known banker. The house
site will be used as a parking lot for the First
United Methodist Church.
The Goins Brothers, nationally-known
Bluegrass musicians, presented their first halfhour segment of a weekly show, Thesday night,
on WKYH television, Hazard.
A total of 92 students from Floyd County were
enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University for the
1975 fall semester.
The "Old Christmas" celebration, first
observed, here, more than 35 years ago, will be
held at May Lodge, Jan. 11, according to founder
and director, Edith Fitzpatrick James.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Price, of River, a
daughter, Audrey Elaine, December 9, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center; to Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Dale Newsome, of Price, a son,
Shannon Dale, Dec. 8, at HRMC.
There died: John Wes Burchett, 70, of Cow
Creek, December 20, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Ward Terry, 57, of Handshoe,
December 23, at HRMC; Elbert Howell, 71, of
Martin, last Friday, near West Liberty, where he
was visiting with members of his family; Mrs.
Lula Belle Dale, 56, of lvel, Dec. 19, at HRMC;
Adrian R. Eckert. 51, of Wayland, Dec. 22, at his
home; Mrs. Mary B. Pratt, 69, of Garrett, Dec. 24,
at HRMC; George Salisbury, 79, of Printer, Dec.
23, at his home; Mrs. Nina McGuire Spears, 94,
native of Johns Creek, who had made her home
here with her daughters for the past seven years,
Dec. 18, at the horne of Mrs. Norma Stepp.
Fonv Years Auo
(December 23, 1965)
Frank Hall. 49-year-old Teaberry miner, died
last Thn•·<·d -., r •'•n 1\.1cDnwcll A nn•rhr hi""
lJJlll..
\...'-U J..l .... ~
minr "' T<' ~ "
Tom 0. !vh:<....tuh:, bUildtng cumracLor auu
elected president of the Prestonsburg
Development Corporation at the firm's first election of officers, last Thursday evening.
County,J.uAge H~;my ~tumbo was elected
chairman of the new _organization of county judges of the seven counties of this highway district at a meeting, Thesday, at Jenny Wtley State
Park.
A Saturday night raid on the Dewey Lake
Improvement Association Club, near Lancer,
resulted in the arrest of its owner, and the confiscation of a varied assortment of liquors.
Apparent low bidder on construction of an
addition to the state's Economic Security building
here is W. R. Kendrick, Prestonsburg contractor, it
was announced, this week.
There died: Mrs. Marie Adkins, 50, of Allen,
December 20, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital,
Martin; Grover Johnson, 75, Friday mormng, at
his home at Weeksbury; Mrs. Mary C. Johns, 84,
of Eastern, December 17, at the Beaver Valley
Hospital, Martin; Miss Luraney Pitts, 73, of West
Prestonsburg, December 19, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital; Arvel Combs, 45, of Martin,
Dec. 15, at the Veterans' Administration Hospital,
Huntington, W.Va.; Garfield Blankenship, 66,
December 19, at his home at Minnie; Elick
Patton, 66, of Manton, Dec. 17, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital, Martin. (In the Dec. 17 listing of
"Twenty Years Ago," we mistakenly listed among
the obituaries, B. L. "Bev" Burchett. The correct
name should have been B. L. "Bev" Sturgill, former county official, who died Dec. 9, 1965.)
FlflV Years Ago
(December 22, 1955)
Immediately after hearing testimony in a preliminary hearing, delving into the death of 31year-old Clyde Manns, who died in a fist fight,
Sunday afternoon, at the Miners' Club at Hunter,
Judge Henry Stumbo issued an order directing
Sheriff Gorman Collins to close the club.
State police have been instructed not to operate
in Prestonsburg, the Times learned this week.
The state was officially promised a medical
school at the University of Kentucky, Thesday.
Floyd County will join 10,000 other communites of the country in launching the 1956 March
of Dimes, on Thesday, Jan. 3, and the campaign
will continue through Jan. 31.
Between Sunday School and church services,
Sunday, the Rev. Harold W. Dorsey, pastor of the
Methodist Church here, officially became chaplain of the Prestonsburg Fire Department.
Married: Miss Beatrice Sturgill, and Mr. David
B. Leslie, of Prestonsburg, December 20, here.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hicks, of Thrkey
Creek, a daughter, Brenda, December 5, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital.
There died: Joe Wheeler Holbrook, 42. formerly of the Middle Creek section. last
Wednesday, in an automobile accident near
LaPorte, Indiana; Mrs. Betty Lewis Endicott, 82,
Thesday, at her home, on Daniel's Creek, ncar
Ivel; Denver Amburgey, 42, Wednesday, at Price;
Sie Tackett, 50. last Sunday, at his home at
Weeksbury; George Bryan Ratliff, native of
n .. ,.f'l]rl last Saturday. at his home at Vinton. Ohio:
1Iarmon Hubbard. 74. \ 1om! I\ 11
·' .~.;,J~_k.; \> illi~ Ddong, 54, of Ivd
'
rhv, at Peru. lndiana.
.
member of the Prestonsburg City Council, was
(See YESTERDAYS, page tht.::c)
�86 •
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
28, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
REID-OSBORNE
Eric is 1!
Celebrates 18th birthday
The parents of Nichole Reid and Edward Osborne announce the
couple's engagement and wedding. Reid, daughter of Toni and
Sandy Boyd, of Dana, is a pharmacist employed at Total
Pharmacy. Osborne, son of James Ellis Osborne and the late
Judy Osborne, of Melvin, is an emergency medical technician.
The couple will be wed in a private ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on
Dec. 31 at Wheelwright Baptist Church.
Eric Shawn Burke celebrated his first birthday on October 20,
2005, with a party held at the Prestonsburg Dairy Queen. Eric
is the son of Cindy Hagans and Shawn Burke, of Langley. He Is
the grandson of Bill Hagans Jr. and Deb Hagans, also of
Langley, and Anna Sue Burke, of Martin, and the late Shirley
Burke. He is the great-grandson of Bill Hagans, of Langley, and
the late Mary Ella Hagans, and Norma Jean Patton, of Langley.
Justin Dwayne Ray Cody recently celebrated his 18th birthday.
Justin attends Johnson Central High School, where he is a
member of the junior class. A football player for the past eight
years, Justin has also participated in the school band program
for three years, as well as being a member of his school's basketball team for three years. He has been named a member of
"Who's Who Among American High School Students" for the
past two years. Justin also holds the title of "Mr. Tough Man"
from the Hazard Tough Man Competition, 18 to 25 year old divi·
slon.
Justin Is the son of Rhonda Campbell, of Prestonsburg, and
Dwayne Cody, of Hazard. He is the grandson of Ray and Nancy
Campbell, of Paintsville, Bonnie Nelson, of Martin, and the late
Thermal and Martha Cody, of Tennessee. He has one brother,
Jordan Ward, and one sister, Brooke Cody.
Celebrates Christmas birthday
Chelsey Noel Couch celebrated her eighth birthday on
December 25, 2005. Chelsey is the daughter of Chris and
Christine Couch. She is the granddaughter of Colson and
Debbie Couch, and Isabell and Ray Parsons. She is the greatgranddaughter of Patty and Janon Coburn, Ruth Couch, and the
late James Couch. She is the great-great-granddaughter of
Thelma Chaffins. She has one sister, Caitlin Couch.
Look who's 9!
Yester_d_a-=-y_s_ _ _ _ _ __
• Continued from p2
Sixtv Years Ago
(December 20, 1945)
The Johns Creek flood control dam at Dewey,
this county, became a certainty, Saturday, with
approval by the U.S. Senate of a $124,775,000
navigation and flood control bill passed by the
I louse, recently.
Floyd County appeared, this week, to be well
past its $765,000 Victory Loan quota, Judge E. P.
Hill, Jr., said.
Wayne Ratliff, principal of the Wheelwright
Consolidated School, Wednesday, announced that
a reward of $100 will be paid for information
leading to the arrest and convictiOn of the person
or persons who entered the school. Monday night,
and stole a safe containing cash and other valuables 'North an estimated $800.
Jim Hunt, 62, well-known resident of
Prestonsburg, was instantly killed, late Tuesday
afternoon, in the mines of the Sandy Valley Coal
Company at Water Gap, when his neck was brok~n by a slatefall.
Married: Miss Reca Harmon, of West
Prestonsburg, and Mr. Samuel Kennis Hatcher, of
Prestonsburg, December 16, at the Methodist parsonage here; Miss Bonnie L. Leslie, of Emma,
and Signalman 1-C Wyman Walters, also of
Emma, November 16, in Baltimore, Md.; Miss
Billie Dale, of WayLand, and Mr. Jack Hammett,
of Parkersburg, W.Va., Dec. 9, at the Wayland
Methodist Church.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. George M. Laven, of
Cliff, a daughter, Tommie Carol, Dec. 8, at the
Paintsville General Hospital; to Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Salisbury, a son, Vernon Jr., Dec. 15, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin; to Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Hackworth of Portsmouth, 0., a son, James
Cecil, Dec. Ll, at Portsmouth.
There died: John Hale, 59. Thursday, at his
home, here; Elwood Rone, 75, Saturday, at his
home at Maytown; Mrs. Dacy Hall, Sunday, at the
home of her parents on Town Branch; Mrs.
Martha Mullins Ferrell, 69. Sunday, at the home
of her daughter on Cow Creek; George W. Woods,
67, Monday, at his home at Allen.
Seventv Years Ago
Michael Brandon Williams celebrated his ninth birthday on
December 21, 2005. He is the
son of Terry and Linda
Williams, of Little Mud. He is
the maternal grandson of
Barlowe and Shirley Parsons,
also of Little Mud. He is the
paternal grandson of Barbara
Dotson, of Leesburg, Florida.
He is also the grandson of Ed
of Coon Creek,
Leedy,
Pikeville. He is the nephew of
Sherry Parsons and Kristina
Coleman, of Little Mud.
(December 20, 1935)
Look who's 6!
Skylar Chayse Williams celebrated his sixth birthday on
December 23, 2005. He is the son of Terry and Linda Williams.
of Little Mud. He is the maternal grandson of Barlowe and
Shirley Parsons, also of Little Mud. He is the paternal grandson
of Barbara Dotson, of Leesburg, Florida. He is also the grandson of Ed Leedy, of Coon Creek, Pikeville. He is the nephew of
Sherry Parsons and Kristina Coleman, of Little Mud.
At the second meeting of the new city counciL,
Tuesday night, Joe Hobson was appointed city
attorney, and J. M. Davidson was re-appointed
city clerk.
Contracts for the construction of a gymnasium
for the Lackey Consolidated School ,and for a logs occupy an important niche alogs of a golden era because of
three-room addition to the Drift School, were in the Americana sections of cer- their illustrations - many of
awarded, Saturday, by the Floyd County Board of tain libraries. Some of the most them hand-done - and because
Education to B. T. Frasure, of Teaberry, on his bid extensive collections are kept at of the cultural information they
the Smithsonian Institution in included. Later, the catalogs
of $26,729 for the two projects.
The reduced coal rate ordered by the Interstate Washington, the New York became more commercial as
Commerce Commission for the product of Big Botanical Garden and at the U.S. their producers figured people
Sandy mines, and approved by the Supreme Department of Agriculture's could go to books or elsewhere
National Agricultural Library in for much of that (botanical
Court, went into effect. Sunday.
background)."
Attacked by a German police dog, Miss Beltsville, Md.
Modern-day catalog shop"Catalogs from the late
Katherine Mellon was severely bitten, Saturday
morning, on First Avenue. here.
1800s through the early 1900s .pers know seed is one of the
There died: Jeff Bradley, 60, of Estill, are often described as the biggest bargains in gardening.
December l 0, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, gems," said Susan Fugate, in They also know there's a big
of the
National difference between shopping for
Martin; Dr. W. B. Hopkins, 79. for the last fev 1 charge
years, a pharmacist in this county, December 7, at Agricultural Library's Special seed by mail and computer or
Martin.
Collections. "They were the cat- picking through the seed pack-
Gardening
School
Wesley Christian School
• Wesley Christian Daycare
and Jnfant!foddler Care accepts
infants and toddlers up to 2 years
and Preschool age 2-4. Daycare
hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m..
Monday thru Friday.
• For additional information,
call 874-8328. Summer office
hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Adult Education & GED
Schedule
• Monday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. · McDowell fRC,
Martin Comm. Center, Auxier
Leanung Center, Eh1ployrncnt
ages stocked on store she! ves.
"The Burpee army wk' ·
Ball said. "These arc the really
dedicated gardeners and fans of
our line. They dominate th1<>
number. They arc expenmentc1
and planners, also. Therefore,
they order earlier and spend
more per purchase. All of 'N Inch
leads to a more dcmandmg cus
tomer and one who likt!s a 'cry
wide range from whtch to
choose. We oiTer 800 to 900
varieties in our catalogs. hut
only half of that in stores. It's
simply a matter of preference
and demand."
Co~ king
• Continued from p 2
calL.
• Continued from p4
Services - Testing, BSCTC; I
4:30 p.m. - Allen Elem. FRC,
Employment Services - Testing,
BSCTC; 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Cliffside
• Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - Allen FRC, Mud
Creek Clinic, McDowell FRC,
BSCTC, Employment Services Testing; 1-4:30 p.m. - David
Craft
Center,
BSCTC,
EmpLoyment Services - Testing;
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning
Center, BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC,
Mmtin Comm. Center, Auxier
Learning
Center,
South
Floyd/Rainbow
FRYSC
t
(Weeksbury Comm. Center),
BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. - Wayland
Senior Citizen Center, Dixie
Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p .m. - St.
James Episcopal Church; and, 25 p.m. at the Floyd County
DetentiOn Center.
• Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - Cliffside NNC, Mud
Creek
Clinic,
South
FloycVRainbow FRYSC, David
Craft Center, BSCTC; 1-4:30
p.m Bct<.y Layne YSC, Auxier
Learmng Center, Employment
Serv1ces - Testing. BSCTC; 6-8
p.m., Martin Comm. Center,
BSCfC; and, 2 5 p.m. ut the
Floyd County Detention Center.
• Cont1nued from p4
• 2 teaspoons Thai fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons Thai red curry
paste
• l/2 cup minced onion
• l/3 cup minced red peppers
• 1/3 cup minced green peppers
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• Optional: chopped cilantro
To prepare the cups:
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Lay won ton wrappers inside
muffin tins. With slightly dampened fingers gently press won
tons down inside of cup and
against stdes, conforming to pan
shape. Bake a few more than
needed, just in case some collapse or break. Bake 6 to 8 min-
utes or until lightly browned.
Remove won ton cups from tins
and cool on wire racks. If not
using immediately store cooled
cups in airtight containers. Cups
will keep crispy for 1 week.
To prepare the filling:
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a
large nonstick skillet, over a
high heat. Pat pineapple dry with
paper towel, and add to pan with
cashews. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly browned.
Drain and remove to plate, leaving as much oil in pan as possible. Add remaining oil to skillet.
Add ground meat, fish sauce and
curry paste. Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, breaking meat clumps into
small pieces. Cook until pa~tc I~>
dissolved and fragrant Add
onions. peppers, ketchup aud
reserved pineapple juke Stir fry
until meat is cooked through and
sauce is thickened. Stir in hme
juice and reserved nuts \ ith
pineapple. Cook 1 mmute to
combine flavors.
Just before serving, 1111 cups
with I tablespoon of filling and
sprinkle with cilantro.
Note: Won tons usual!) come
in a 12 ounce pack:a!!l'. found m
the produce section. I•Jihng c m
he made 3 day. thCicl md
reheated ju t before sc1 "'in~
Makes 28 to 30 hors d ('CII
vres.
~
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
210 - Job Listings
220 -Help Wanted
230 - Information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270 ·Sales
280 - Services
290 ~Work Wanted
110 - Agriculture
115- ATV's
120- Boats
130- Cars
140- 4x4's
150 - Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
170- Parts
175- SUV's
180- Trucks
190- Vans
aQQ • E!I':!!AHCIAL
31 o - Business
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
200 - EMPLOYMENT
The FLOYD COUNTY TIMES does not
-nowingly accept
false or misleading
advertisements _
Ads which request
or require advance
payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
11 O·Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2001 Impala 60,00
miles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
loaded $6995
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$5995.
OR SALE:
2002
Ford Taurus SE. 606886-6869 or 606791-9550.
$5001Pollce
Impounds! Honda,
Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
rrrucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call
800-439-3998 ext.
A919
160-Motorcycles
"
FOR SALE
2000
YZF Yamaha 600 A
motorcycle.
6000
actual miles. Black &
silver with 2 helmets.
$3500 Would make
great Christmas present. 606-886-6869
or 606-791-9550.
For
Sale
1998
YAMAHA YZ80 New
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-4529599 for more info.
•
175· SUVs
FOR SALE:
2004
Ford Explorer 2x4
Am/FM/CD, cruise,
keyless entry. Avg
Miles, excellent conition. $10995 Call
478-4860 or 2263218.
180-Trucks
FOR SALE:
1975
(ord dump truck, tilt
Yront end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-478-9150.
490 - Recreation
495 Wanted To Buy
520....:...B.E~I..J~S.JATJ;
445
450
4£0
470
475
- Furniture
- Lawn & Garden
- Yard Sale
- Health & Beauty
- Household
8fNTAlS
610 Apartments
620 - Storage/
Office Space
630 ·Houses
MO • Land/Lots
650 - Mobile Homes
660 • Miscellaneous
670 • Commerc1,11
Property
you don't have expe- night from 11 :00 pm- required to pass
am.
Call background screenrience as a Medical 7:00
M1crotel
Inn
at
889ing. Interested parOffice
Manager.
0331 or stop by and ttes should call 606FOR SALE: 1998 Health/life insurance put in an application. 946-2078 or 606Ford Windstar Van. provided. Contact:
886 8600.
v6, Auto, all power, PO BOX
2467 COMMUNITY CONexcellent
shape. Ashland, KY 41105- NECTIONS is seek- HELP
WANTED:
$3500.
606-686- 2467.
ing caring applicants Reno's Roadhouse
3082.
to fill opening posi- Prestonsburg is now
tions to assist individ- hiring for all posiWANTED: Drivers 1 uals with mental tions. Day shift and
mini-van transporting retardation . night shift. Apply in
railroad crews In the Applicants must have person only.
When responding Shelby area. Clean high school diploma
to Employment ads
or GED. Experience
that have reference MVR. Drug screen is preferred but not MERCHANDISE
numbers, please required. 7 years dri- required. Apply in
Indicate that entire ving experience. Ref person at Community 445-Furniture
reference number location number 26. Connections, 4663
on the outside of
US 23 South, !vel,
Call 800-471-2440.
your
envelope.
KY (Old Unisign
ALLEN
Reference numljers
Building)
FURNITURE
are used to help us 011 Field Company
ALLEN,KY
direct your letter to has openings for 0 T T E R CREEK
Furniture,
used
the correct Individ- hard working respon· Correctional Center appliances, living I
ual.
sible drivers. Must is now taking appli- bedroom suits, bunk
cations for the follow- beds, and lots more!
be of age 21 or older. ing positions: LPN Call 606-874-9790.
21().Job Listing Must have COL with and CORRECTIONHAZ-MAT and tanker A L 0 F F I C E A .
RAY'S BARGAIN
FULL TIME CNAs endorcements, good Interested applicants CENTER
6am-6pm shift and driving -record and -'lnay apply online at
&
Us€d
New
.._,.
w w w . c o r r e-c..t i o n - Furniture
&
part time CNAs 1:30some
mechanical scorp.com or in per- Appliances @ unbe10:30 pm shift. Pay
Please son at HWY 306, lievable
apptitude.
prices.
based on experi- apply in person at: Wheelwright
KY Come in today for
ence/ Excellent ben- Universal
Well 41669. Otter Creek incredible savings.
efits. Please call 606- Services, Inc., 5252 Correctional Center Shop At The Little
886 -2378 · (Lynn Or At. 1428, Allen, KY is an equal opportu- Furniture Store &
· )
nity employer. M/F/ Save!! Route. #122.
Elatne
41601
606-874- V/D
McDowell. Call 6063487,
Accepting
377-0143.
HEAVY EQUIp. applications
Mon. IMMEDIATE OPENMENT
Steam thru Eri. between the INGS for motivated
Cleaning company hours of Bam and people to care for
individuals with menneeds employees. 4pm.
tal retardation/ devel- WEDDING DRESS
Must have valid driopmental disabilities. FOR SALE: Size 12,
ver's license and up
220-Help Wanted All training provided pearl and sequins
to date surface minfree
of
charge. intricate design on
Available positions bodice and train.
ing papers. Call 606IMMEDIATE OPEN886-1759 Mon-Fri ING Leasing include residential Must see to apprecihouse
manager ate beauty. For more
9:00 am tp 5:00 pm
Assistant for local hours M-F 5 pm- 9 information, call 886area apt complexes. am starting salary 8506 ask for Tonya
MEDICAL SECRE- Prior management $25000 year. Direct or after 5:00 call 8~6pre- care staff float posi- 0048 and leave mesTARY WANTED Full experience
ferred. Good people tion hours may vary.
sage.
~
time M-F 9:30- 5:00
required. Minimum
skills
salary
and Sat 9:00-12:00. Benefits after 90 $6.00
per hour. COAL FOR SALE
Call 886-1714.
days. Fax resume Candidates must be 50 acres in
and 3 references to
606-683WANTED: LRMG
3300.
Immediately need
Medical
Office HELP WANTED:
Manager for busy Night auditor shifV
practice
in Part-time night audit
Prestonsburg. shift available for
Friday and Saturday
Please do not apply if
RESTAURANT
5037 Rt. 1428, Allen, Ky.
(Formerly Yeary International)
Has the following positions available:
Service Manager
Service Technicians (6)
Truck Salesman
Insurance, 401 K, Vacation
Competitive Salaries
Drug test
Background Check
Apply at or call 874-2051
Send r4§sum6s to
)nlblack@ Mountalnlnternatlonal.com
We also have positions available In
Hazard.
705 - Construction
710 • Educational
713 - Child Care
715 ·Electrician
720 • Health & Beauty
730 - Lawn & Garden
735 ·legal
740 - Masonry
745 • Misceltaneous
765 - Professionals
770 - Repatr/Service
780- TiMber
790 ·Travel
REAL ESTATE
51 o- Comm Prop
BUILDING FO)R
LEASE or
rent.
Located at Stanville.
2000 sq ft and a 600
sq ft can be joined or
separated. Great for
office space or retail.
Call 606-478-5403.
FOR SALE OR
LEASE: Commercial
Property, lvel, KY on
US 23. Office building, garage, paved
lot, approximately 2
606-368acres.
2347.
FOR RENT: Beauty
shop equipped with 3
stations and tanning
bed. Located on AT
122 1 mile south of
Martin, across from
Technical
Garth
School. Must furnish
references.
2859112.
530-Homes
FOR SALE:
New
1320 sq ft house
located on Haywood
DR, Prestonsburg. 3
BR 2 BA hardwood
floor and ceramic tile.
You pick the carpet.
Call 606-478-9993.
Miscellaneous
Personals
Services
Legals
tilO • NQTIC.f:S
805 - Announcements
810 ·Auctions
815 ·Lost & Found
with 2x6 walls,and
5/12 roof pitch, ultimate kitchen package, glass block window, and many more
extras, Set up for
viewing. For details
HOMES FOR SALE: call 606-353-6444 or
A foreclosure!! 3 BR toll free 577-353only $16,000. For 6444 the home show
listings call 1-800429-7008. ext B 183.
580- Misc.
division. 3 BR 2 BA 2
car garage. 12x18
deck. Nice storage
building. Call 606587-1163 or 606791-0187.
FORECLOSUREl 4
BR 2 BA $33,000. STEEL BUILDINQS
Must sell, for lisintgs Employee discounts
call 1/800-429-7008. for EVER'fON~ sale!
Offering steel bufldings for the same
550-Land/Lots
price an employee
~uld pay, not a cent
nfore. Limited time
FOR SAL~eat offer, CALL NOW! 1-t~frli9ilt property 800-222-6335
x
for sale. 2 completely 6000
furnished
apartments. Owner eager
to sell. Call 8869356.
RENTALS
610Apartments
570· Mobile Homes
FOR RENT
Townhouse at
Timberline Estates
in Prestonsburg
2 BR., 1-1/2 baths,
living room, kitchen,
kitchen appliances,
and washer & dryer
furnished. $500 Mo.
plus utilities. As of
January 1, two will t>e
available. Call 8861997
Final
clearance
2004 lot models and
2005 models now
available! If you are
serious about purchasing a new home
you need to be with
experienced staff to
get the right home at
a great price. The
Home Show-South
William son, Inc. US
119,
Belfry,
Ky.
41514 606-353-6444
or toll free 877-353- APTS FOR
RENT
6444
HUD accepted. Call
285-5047 or 285All Drywall, Dutch 9976.
APT FOR REN T:
Nice 2 BR duplex.
Stove, refrigerator,
W/D hook-up, CH/A,
city limits at 23 and
80. $465 month plus
utilities. $250 deposit.
No pets, 1 year lease.
606-237-4758.
PARK PLACE APTS
"Holiday
Special"
First Month's Rent
FREE with paid security deposit. Through
December 31, 2005.
1
BR/$280/$309
2BR /$304/$345
Prestonsburg 8860039.
APT FOR RENT: 1
BR, 1 BA. Utilities
included. $550 per
month.
Security
deposit
required .
Located at Harold.
Call478-3333 or 4782423.
APT FOR RENT:
Unfurnished 2 BR
with walk-in closet. 2
BA, large living room
and kitchen. Located
at Stanville, off US
23. Call478-8100.
FOR RENT 2 BR
newly
remodeled
ground floor apt.
Located ,across from
Technical
Garth
School. AT 122 at
Martin, KY. Must furnish references. Not
HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
FOR SALE:
Nice
home
for
sale.
Marvin Heights sub-
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
Prestonsburg
'
HELP WANTED: Wa1tresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
755" Office
160 - Plumbing
FIREWOOD FOR
SALE call377-5055
(l
Mountain lntematlonal
Trucks Inc.
700.::.S.ERYLC.E.S
Quicksand, Knott
County KY. Call 260347-0259.
EMPLOYMENT
The Floyd County Times is currently acceptIng applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or via email to:
web@floydcountytimes.com
..
~00-
190- \'ans
General Assignment
Reporter
j
505- Business
510- Commercial
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/Lots
570 - Mob~e Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
830 •
850 870 890-
Movers
28, 2005 • 87
available for extremely
low-income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
in Goble-Rober;ts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestons·
burg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
sociaVeducational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
Included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cllffsld~. Call (606)
886·0608, 886-1927, or
886-,1819. lQD: . 1·800·
~~~~56.
'tftghland
~ and Cliffside
Apartments dq not dls?rimlnate .:In admlsslo~
or emil:loylnenHn subsi·{
dlzed 'ltouslng
on •
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
status.
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Psychiatrist Nurse Practitioners
JOIN THE CARING TEAM AT
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., a private, non-profit
Community Mental Health Center 1n the beautiful mountains of
Eastern Kentucky, is seeking a qualified candidate for a unique
opportunity. This position will provide clinical care in an outpatient setting.
an Extendicare Facility
If you're interested in:
• Joining an established agency, with over 30 years experience
• Becoming part of a dynamic mental health team in eight counties
• Working in an innovative environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
Please send letter of interest and resume or CV to:
Human Resources Department
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
115 Rockwood Lane
Hazard, KY 41701
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. (KRCC) is a private,
nonprofit Community Mental Health Center dedicated to
improving the health and weflbeing of the people of our region.
We help individuals and families in the eight counties of the
Kentucky River region by providing mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse and trauma services.
KRCC seeks to promote public safely, boost economic wellbeing and improve community and individual quality of life.
.. Please be sure to include the position to which you are
enquiring about EOE/AA!*
SALYERSVILLE
HEALTH CARE,
Position Available: Payroii/HR Clerk
Qualifications:
• Experience with payroii/Kronos system a definite
plus.
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and
appropriately with employees, residents,
families, community members, volunteers, and
other facility staff.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand
English;
• Meet all health requirements, as required by law;
Salary commensurate with knowledge and experi·
ence; excellent benefits, Including 401 K
'\ \
~
.
I
Applicants please telephone Tammy Collinsworth
at 606·349·6181, apply via e·mail
jbranham@extendjcare.com., apply in person at
Salyersville Health Care, 571 Parkway Drive,
Salyersville, KY 41465-0819 or mail resume•
EOE!ADA
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88 •
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
1-2
BR
FURNISHED
Apts.
lin
Clean.
Prestonsburg. 8868366.
28, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Quiet, clean, private,
near Prestonsburg
and JW Lake. Nice
patio. Call 886-3941.
Corporation, HC 64, the Thomas and
Box 915, Debord, Ky. Lancer U.S.G.S. 7.5
41214, has applied m inute quadrangle
for a permit for an maps. The operation
underground
coal will underlie land
m1n1ng
operation, owned
by
Jerry
located approximate- Howell, A.E. Reitz,
ly 2.5 miles south- Pocahontas
west of Odds, in Development
Martin and Floyd Corporation,
and
Counties. The pro- William Crider.
posed amendment
The application has
will underlie an addi- been filed for public
tional 589.43 acres inspection at the
making a total area Department
for
of 6462 59 acres.
Surface
Mining
The
proposed Reclamation
and
amendment
is Enforcement's
approximately
2.5 Prestonsburg
miles
south
of Regional
Office,
Kentucky Route 3's 3140 South Lake
junction with Big Drive,
Suite
6,
Sandy
Regional Prestonsburg,
Ky.
Airport Road, and 41653-1410. Written
located at the mouth comments,
objecof
Bear
Water tions, or requests for
Branch, on Daniels a permit conference
must be filed with the
Creek.
The proposed oper- Director
of
the
ation is located on Division of Permits,
MHs FOR RENT: 2
3 BR mobile
homes for rent. Total
electric. Close to
Prestonsburg.
No
pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
2 BR 1 1/2 bath &
Townhouse also 1
bed room furnished
or unfurnished located in Prestonsburg
,NO PETS call 606886 8991
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent starting at $375. month, +
$300. deposit water
included.
Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
tmStorage/Office
BUILDING FOR
LEASE 30x60 metal
storage buildling on
RT 80. 886-8366.
OFFICE SPACE for
lease
in
Prestonsburg.
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking
only two blocks from
courthouse.
Call
874-1700, 285-0900
or 874-9976.
FOR RENT: 3 Room
office suite. $600
month. Call 8861020 ask for C.V.
630-Houses
FOR RENT 2 BR
house on Cracker
Bottom
Road
in
Martin. 285-3670.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
3 BR $400 month
$300
deposit.
Located at David. No
pets. Call 886-8467.
FOR RENT 1 BR
house on Highland
Avenue
in
Prestonsburg. $300
month. $250 deposit.
889-0036.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
2 BR $550 per month
plus utilities. If interested call 886-0124.
FOR RENT 3 BR 1.5
BA
trailer
in
Prestonsburg . Pay
own utilities. Must
have
references.
$400 month plus
deposit. 886-3998,
886-0875 or 8861239.
SERVICES
745- Misc.
LOCAL COAL
bucket driver needs
employment back in
the coal fields. Moon
base. Call 606-8866720 or 606-7915643.
770-Repair/Services
CARPENTRY
WORK
all types.
New construction or
remodeling.
Garages, decks, etc.
Concrete work & siding. Free estimates.
Call 886-8896.
.
For Rent : newly
constructed Mobile
Home Lots in new
Allen ,r eference
required call 606874-2212
NEED MEDICARE
PART D? Need a
Medicare
Supplement? Want
to get it from an
insurance agent and
instructor with 18 yrs.
experience?
You
want to meet Billy R
Maynard. Call today
for a free appointment. 606-478-9500
or478-4105.
·.
Division of Forestrv onice
Be
Mgel.
LEGALS
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In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Czar
Coal
Manpower is seeking indiv1duals iiiLerested in a variety of office and indu~trial
assignments in Floyd and surrounding
counties. Office applicants arc required
to have at least 1 year of office experience. Applications are taken Mon.-Fri. at
our office. or you can send resume to:
Manpower
311 North Arnold Ave. Ste. 503
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
~
Save on auto insurance.
FOR RENT:
trailer.
Furnished
APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1·BEDROOM
APARTMENTS FOR
PERSONS
62 AND OLDER
At Nationwide , we go the extra mile to save you
money. That's why we offer a variety of auto premium
discounts, including our multi-caJ discount, our safe
driver discount, airbag discount and more.
Call us and start saving money today.
Nationwide Is On Your Side$
Kimber McGuire
303 Unh~rsity Drive
Prestonsburg, Ky.
(606) SS6-000S!Officel
(606) 886-9483ihx)
D
.
.
Nattonwt
,
'dfi
Insurance &
Financial Services
Nattonwlde Mutual Insurance Company aod anlltated Companies
Home Off:ce: One Nationwide Plaza. Colurrbus. OH 4:·01ti-2220
Nahonw·de® ~~a reyistered fedd al service mark of
Nat1onwide Mutualln-:.ura1ce Com arv
Located behind Wendy's
and Pizza Hut in Prestonsburg. All utilities are
included and the rent is
based upon gross monthly
income. Several activities,
such as line dancing,
crafts, bingo, movies, hair
salon and church services.
The apartments are furnished with a refrigerator,
stove, emergency alarm
system, and air conditioner.
For more information,
please
call
Highland
Terrace at 606·886·1925, or
come by the office for an
application.
Highland Terrace does not
discriminate in admission
or employment In subsl·
dized housing on account
of race, color, creed, reli·
gion, sex, nation·
al origin, age, ~
familial status or
&..:.J
disability.
J,cr,'i.'fflm
REGENCY PARK
APARTMENTS
One, Two and Three Bedroom Units
Kitchen Appliances Furnished
Water, Sewer & Garbage Paid
Located on U.S. 321 (below hospital)
.
For Applications, call or write:
Regency Park Apartments
61 Regency Park Dr., Box 17
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
b.
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your local. nre
·;.: - ·depanment or your local
650- Mobile Homes
FOR RENT: MH 14 x
80 3 BR 2 BA 8868366.
. ····,family
n:rnul~lll· ·_·.·i· ~· · · ~,o· · · :·r·:"· · s·· ·u rvival.
NOTICES
N0.2
Trailer Lot For
Rent, Large Yard.
Call 886-8366
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF FLOYD ...SCT
I, Douglas Ray Hall, Clerk of the Floyd District Court, do hereby certify that the following set·
tlements of estates have been filed in my office. Anyone desiring to take exceptions to said settlements must do so on or before January 28, 2006, at 10:00 a.m.
Settlement Case Number Estate Of:
People know
Pueblo for it$ ...
l'amou, Hot $al$a?
In Ptje~lo. the free 90vemmert
m~ormation B abo hot 01p into
the Co10urner lnforrnaUon Center
web site l'lf/N.poeblo.~ 90v. Yoo
C3> dOwnlcad all the Information
rJhtam;.
Fiduciary
Date Filed
Final
03-P-00432 ·
Mary Goldie Lafferty
Charles R Lafferty
11-22-05
Final
05-P-00137
Oma J. Hughes
Mona May & Brenda Vanderpool
11-28·05
Final
03-P-00430
Alex Anthony Michael Soler Vicky Handshoe
Final
93-P-00370
Mary Buckley Barnett
Ella Rose Wallen
12·05-05
Final
03-P-00095
Catharine Redd
Phyllis Hornbaker & Jane Redd
12·05-05
Final
03-P-00447
Dallas Dean Hunter
James F. Hunter
12·05-05
Final
03-P-00456
Patricia A. Blackburn
Frank Blackburn
12-06-05
Final
05-P-00013
Alice Goble Baldridge
James E. Goble
12·09-05
Final
05-P-00170
Graham Turner
William E. Turner
12-09-05
Final
05-P-00086
Orville Clark
Fannie Edna Clark
12·09-05
F1nal
03-P·00452
John Allen Boyd
Verdia Boyd
12-15-05
Final
03-P-00462
Larry B. Bentley
Lois Hamilton
12·16-05
11-29·05
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF FLOYD
I, Douglas Ray Hall, Clerk of the Floyd District Court, do hereby certify that the following persons have been
appoi'1tf'ld fiduciaries by the District Court. All persons indebted to an estate should settle with the fiduciary within six (6) months from the date of appointment.
429-7008 ext B930
Trailer lot for rent
on old U.S. 23
between
Prestonsburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
889 9747
NOTICE
(OF FINAL SETTLEMENT)
LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
STOP RENTING:
PURSUANT TO
Buy a 5 BR 2 BAr•"" APPLICATION
home ?nly $13000.
NO. 858 _5064
For l1st1ngs call 800AMENDMENT
640- land/Lots
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow,
US
127
South, Frankfort Ky.
40601
This is the final
advertisement of this
application. All comments, objections,
and/or requests for a
permit conference
must be received
within 30 days of
today's date.
PHONE:
606-886-8318
or 1-800-686-4447
(l !)[)lor 'I"'<Ch & hcanng unpa~rcd Ill)
®,
Date of Appointment
11 03-05
11-22·05
11-22·05
11 28·05
11-10-05
12-01-05
12-05-05
12-05-05
12-05·05
12-06·05
12-06·05
12-07·05
12-07-05
12-19-05
12-19-05
Case Number
05-P-00380
05-P-00405
05-P-00406
05-P-00412
05-P-00413
05-P-00414
05-P-00415
05-P-00417
05-P-00418
05-P-00419
05-P-00420
05·P-00421
05-P-00422
05-P-00425
05-P-00426
Estate Of:
Corinne Allen
Sola Williams
Sarah Arnett Davis
Douglas Oliver
Ada J. Samons
Joe Ed Slone
Draxie B. Newsome
Donald G. Meade
Kathleen C Setser
Grant Junior Newsome
Letha Lo1s Mullins
Melvin Shepherd
Julia Ann Boyd
Thomas Howard Cesco
Virginia S. Goble
Fiduciary
Brent Allen
Edgar Williams & Hank Williams
Phyllis A. Wolters
Annette Oliver
Daniel Lee Samons
Edna May Slone
Mary Lou King
Toni A Bailey
William D. Setser
Brenda Newsome
Freddie Mullins
Thelma J. Joseph
.Marvin Boyd
Terry Wayne Cesco
Rhondetta G. Walton
Attorney
Benita J. Riley
Johnny Ray <-larri;
Tony L. Boyd
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
28, 2005 • 89
IS OUR.
BUSINESS
....
-. ·FRIPLE S
·f~·:'i.o••r•ucr•o•
f.·:~
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
No Job Too Big or Too Small!
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also EJectrlcal Classes
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
606-265-3336 or 606·265·4678
New Construction • Remodeling
Vinyl Siding • Window Replacement
Hardwood Flooring \
Shingle!Tin Roofing
a
'
• If ~Decks/Porches/Garages
........;
285-0999
Cohcrete Work
FREE ESTIMATES
SPEARS
Small Jobs
Victir!l~ of t~e re<ert !n,r•kare rn!ed
help Immediately.
TOO Amoria~n Rod Cross ~~on the 1ccr1e i!fOviding
shelter, food ard counsel'ng. But your help 1s urgently
v1:1
needed. Your <ontribution will help the vktims of the
recent hurricane and thousand~ of other di~a>tcr~
Call Romey Spears
a<ross the country each year.
[
606-874-2688
Make a fmanml contributton to the Disaster Relief Fund.
l
1
.
1-800-HELP NOW
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
;
.
.
.;.
.
~
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
Amerlean Re4 Croas
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
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PUBLIC NOTICE
JUDY WHITAKER REFUSE FIRE
KY-06-006
WAYLAND, FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
TO Wl-lOM IT MAY CONCEF~K
The Uritecl States o1 America acting by and through the Department of the
Interior Of'1ce of Surfa.:e Mtntng Reclamation and Enforcemert {OSM), pur·
suant to Title IV lttf S1.1r' c. Mmng Contro1 and Reclamation Act of 1977.
30 U.S C. 123 et &ea propoA"S 1o urdertake the neoessary work to protect the puohc l'ealt
d safety !torr. the adverse effects of abandoned coal
min1ng activifoc; ir the vicln!ly of Wayland, Floyd County, Kentucky. The actual owner(s) of t!'lat certain property, where entry must be made, cannot be
located ana Section 410,30 U.S.C. 1240, provides. for entry by the United
States of Aneric •'s agents, employees and contractors, notice is hereby
given to those pe s 'lS c ..11ng a surface or mmeral 1nterest in the following
described propF-111.
Avacant parcel located :'1 the VICinity ot Estill Bottom Road in Wayland,
Floyd County Kentucky Parcells adjacent to property depicted on
Tax Map 29-40-05-001 .00
ir the Fo r Ccurty P~ooerty Valuation Administrators Office.
Such r 'I w
·n immediately Tre 0Sfv''swrr1en findings and supporting reaso· r gat • •:;, t > ~tb 'c.lion to e1ter tne above-described property may be nspected or obtained by contacting the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Er'orcement. 1405 Greenup Avenue, Box 5, Federal Building, Ashland. Kentucky 41101, Attention: Steve Rathbun, Acting Chief, Appalachian Team.
..
Seamless
Gunertnu. Siding
and Metal Roofing
Residential & Commercial
• G as Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
free estimates. call anwlime
226-2051
606·452-2490, 606·424-9858
~~ ~. 24-Hour Service
FRASURE'S
RENTALS
PIITEI PLUMBING
O ffice Space, Retail
S pace,Houses,
A p artments,
Mob i le Homes and
Lots.
()Ver 4() years.
Owned and operated solely by
Forrest E. Porter
Serving Floyd and
surrounding counties for
~-l
~~
Licensed
and Insured .
for your
.
peace of
CALL
·
[
Commonwealth ofKentuckv
Department of Educall 'n
Office ofDistnct Support Scrv1cc.s
OCT 1 7 2005
Tax Rates Levied
For Scho I Year 2005-2006
OFFICE OF DISTRICTSUPPORT SERVICES
County
To the Kentucky Boara of bducallon frankfc)rt KY ·
Floyd
In compliance with Kcntuck' Re\l ct St.l, ltl~ and t 1e regulatiOns of the Kentucky Board ofEducation, we, the board of education ofthe
above named school di ;trict he :h) Jbm.t fur) 1 appro\althe following tax rates levied on (d ate),_ __,.0'-"'
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28, 2005
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
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J
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a staggering amount of dam.a ge in several countries in
Asia and Mrica. People around the world sprang into acti<:m,
and Kid Scoop readers like you did, too.
Thanks to all your efforts and generosity, people are
rebuilding their communities, homes and lives. Below are
letters and e-mails from Kid Scoop readers telling how they
helped victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Wars, each class competes
aeainst other classes. Eadt
class tries tD have the smallest ~~!!!!I
amount of' mone~ in its class
bin at the end of the week. .
How? Students donate moneM tto another class's bin to mal(e [(
the amount in the other bins ~~!!'~
hieher than the home class bin.
We hoped to raise $400 in the
week:- lone competition. T'nank:.s A
to eenerous donations, we
raised 5 times our goal, a total
of' ~2,18Lf.60/
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'Pennwood middle School
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hasthemos
money? Do the
math to find out.
Tell about a time you helped another
person. It could be something you
did as an individual or as part ofa
group.
One day I went to the farmer's
market. I saw a young girl on a
scooter and she was crying. Later
I saw a mom running around saying
her daughter was lost. I told my
parent and together we found the
little girl. We took her back to her
mom. That's something special I
did.
rarley,
5t grade
One time I helped my friend when
somebody hurt her feelings and she
started to cry. I said, "It's OK. Don't
cry." Then she stopped and we
played together.
nd.Kelia,
grade
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Sp~nders
Phil has $6.05 to spend at the garage sale.
Janey has $5 .85. Draw a box around the
items Phil buys to exactly totai the amount
of money he has to spend. Circle the items ~
Janey can buy. Use an item only onee.
$2.25
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the same lamp.)
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A time when I helped someone was
when my grandma was in a
convalescent care home. I went
with my mom to visit her. I helped
the residents that lived there get a
cup of coffee and go out to the
patio. Some of them just needed
someone to talk to.
samantha,
6t grade
My parents told me a lot of people
had died during Hurricane Katrina.
My friends and I decided we would
make a lemonade and cookie stand
to help the victims. Within seven
hours we raised around $1,600! We
were so happy that we were helping
people miles away that we didn't
even know. Then we found out that
a bank would double our amount! ·
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Rose,
6th grade·
Standards Unk: Math/Number Sense:
We were in a 4-H group and we
went to a homeless shelter and fed
the people there. I felt so happy to
help them.
Solve problems using plus and m1nus.
Justin,
6th grade
Look through
today'snevvspaper
for one or more
exam,P·les of
people beiiig
generous. Find the
following
information and
write it on a chart:
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WHAT
WHERE
WHErlt .
WHY
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Comprehension: Identify
answers tn text.
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5th grade
I was running a "jog-a-thon" at
school with II}Y friend when ,
someone tripped her. I took her to
the bathroom and then to the office.
d Julia,
3' grade
One of my friends was smoking.
When I was talking to her she
smelled like cigarette smoke. So I
told her what could happen if she
kept on smoking. I told her how it
could ruin her body. The next time
I saw her, I told her how great she
looked. She told me that she
thought about what I said. She has
not smoked a single cigarette since.
Ashley,
7th-grade
Locks of Love is a corporation that
sends wigs made of real hair to kids
who have lost their hair from a
sickness or disease. This is my
story. I had long hair when I was
younger. It was a rope. When I
heard about Locks of Love I
decided to cut my hair. I was so
excited! I donated 12 inches!
Donating my hair to a girl in need
makes me feel like I did something
GREAT in my life. I will always
remember that day that I cut my
. I
harr.
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laney,
61 grade
I once helped a lady with breast
cancer by planting flowers. We did
it when the lady was away getting
chemotherapy, and so it would be
a surprise. We planted flowers in
her front yard and cleaned it all up.
She was so grateful when she came
home and saw all the beautiful
flowers.
Helping Out
' Look through today's newspaper for the
names of organizations that help people in
your local community. Cut out the information
and start a scrapbook of these organizations.
Select one organization your class could help.
Nicole,
6th grade
Standards Link: Social Sc1ence: Know the responsibilities of
citiz!lnship.
u
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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One day in fourth grade, my teacher
brought in a new student She didn't
speak English so I had to help her.
It was very nice to help her. She
was friendly aild·I felt proud of her
when she sia.J.lffia to understand
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
John M. Stumbo Headstart
1 Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa.
How arc you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a hot wheels and race
track.
Merry Christmas!
Your fncnd,
Davy Bentley
Age 3
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year I have been a good
boy. I would like a race track
and a four-wheeler.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Cameron Carroll
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
boy. I would like a Batman and
a Air Plane.
•Merry Christmas!
Your friend, .
Casey Tyler Hall
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Age 5
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a Barbie Jeep.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Judy Kaitlyn Swain
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headsta.rt
Mrs. Deb's room
Love,
Savannah McNeil
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Shelby and I
attend Head Start at John
M
Dear Santa,
My name is Kimberly and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me clothes, Barbie
Jeep. Baby Doll and remember
all the chi ldren in the world.
Love,
Kimberly Slone
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob and I
attend Head Start at 1John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me car and a
dinosaur and remember all the
children m the world.
Love,
Jacob Williams
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a Dora Kitchen
set.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Ashley Tackett
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
My name is Travis and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Batman
remote car and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Travis Hall
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Sebastian and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me toys and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Sebastian Friend
Dear Santa,
My name is Alexis and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me Bratts doll and
DVD movies and remember all
the children in the world.
Love,
Alexis Hall
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good. I would like a strawberry
short cake outfit.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Drema Diana Mahan
Age 5
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
My name is Gaberille and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Dear Santa.
•How arc you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a doll and a music
box.
Merry Christmas'
Your friend,
Emily McKinney
Age 3
, 1 tLitf
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good girl. I would like a computer, car, baseball game, basketball net and a baby doll.
~erry Christmas!
Your friend,
April Marie Spears
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a big truck, and a
Mustang.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Wendell Stiltner
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Dear Santa,
My name is Dalton and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a 4-wheeler
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Dalton Newsome
4 yrs. old
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Dear Santa,
My name is Savannah and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me clothes,
Barbie, Barbie Doll House and
remember all the children in the
world.
Stumbo in
miss
Renee's
room.
Please, bring me Polly Pocket
House and Dora House and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Shelby Hall
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Devin and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me Monster
truck/Game boy and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Devin Edmonds
4 yr. old
To Our
Loyal Readers
At Christmas
As we wrap up
another holiday
edition, we'd like
to deliver an extra
measure of thanks
and best wishes
to all of you.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ricki and I
attend Head Start at John
M. Stumbo in Miss Renee's
room. Please bring me baby
doll/doll bed and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Ricki Williams
4 yrs. old
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Syrvelvia Clark
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My name is Victoria and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Barbie
Kitchen and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Victoria Moon
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Kassie and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Barbie Doll
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Kassie Ray
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
girl. I would like a Bratz doll,
and Amazing Amanda doll.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Hannah Hamilton
Age5
•John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Stana,
How are you?
This year I have been a reall~ood girl. I would like a Dora
Kitchen. Anything Dora.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Megan O ' Brien
Age 4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
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and friends in giving thanks to the Lord for the gift of
His only son, the Prince of Peace, our Savior, and
wish you all a most joyous Noel.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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-A Johnson County
woman was arrested
Wednesday for driving
under the Influence and
drug trafficking after she
allegedly passed out
behind the wheel.
Johnson County Sheriff
Deputy Terry Tussey
responded to a call for
motorist assistance on
Puncheon Creek and discovered Catherine Ramey,
40, of Flat Gap, unresponsive in the driver's seat
with the car's gear selector in "drive."
When Tussey woke
Ramey and ran her
license, he determined it
had been suspended.
The department's K-9
"Storm" came to the scene
and found a safe inside
the vehicle that held a
large quantity of plastic
bags. Officers found several items commonly used
in Illegal drug transactions,
prescription medications
and an undisclosed
amount of cash.
Ramey, who failed a
field sobriety test, refused
other tests to determine
her impairment level.
She was charged with
her third DUI offense, driving on a QUI-suspended
license, third-d~::ogree traffickmg of a controlled sub
(See DRUGS, page seven)
3DAY FORECAST
Times Staff Report
As the filing deadline approaches for
area county election races, three Floyd
County residents recently included their
names to the ballot.
Gary Wolfe, of Prestonsburg, filed to
compete in the District 1 constable race
against Prestonsburg resident Billy Jarvis
and Michael Hall, of East Point.
In District 2, Garrett resident Sam
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High: 40 • Low: 29
Tuesday
Duncan filed to campaign against Mike
D. Goodman for the constable race.
In District 3, Drift resident Jimmy
Gabe Turner wiJl run in the magistrate
race against five other candidates.
There are now 39 candidates registered for various county elections. The
candidates are:
• District 1 magistrate: John A.
Goble, of Prestonsburg, and current magistrate Gerald DeRossett, of Prestonsburg.
• District I constable: Billy Jarvis, of
Prestonsburg, Michael Hall, of East
Point, and Gary Wolfe, of Prestonsburg.
• District 2 magistrate: Kenneth
Roberts, of Garrett, and Stuart Robinson,
of Langley.
• District 2 constable: Mike D.
Goodman, of Langley and Sam Duncan,
of Garrett.
• District 3 magistrate: Russell
Warren Jarrell, of Printer, Marietta
Adams, of Drift, Clinis Hall, of Drift,
Jason Moore, of McDowell, Donny
Daniels, of Melvin, and Jimmy Gabe
Turner, of Drift.
• District 3 constable: Paul Younce, of
Melvin.
• District 4 magistrate: Arnold Bob
McKinney, of Harold, B.J. Newsome, of
Betsy Layne, Ronnie Akers, of Harold,
(See ELECTION, page seven)
Grand jury
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by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
Americorps representative Misty Conley played "Secret Santa" for several area children Friday.
Secret Santa program brightens
holiday for local families
STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow
~mern.
Election filings no¥1 up to 39
by MARY MUSIC
High: 45 • Low: 28
Th11l1a
PRESTONSBURG
Americorps, workin,l! with the
Big Sandy Area Developmen~
District, played "Secret Sant<:t"
for several children in Floyd
County Friday.
The event, held at St. James
Episcopal
Church
in
Prestonsburg, provided stockings
and gifts for children in 47 families.
Misty Conley, Americorps representative,.heads the Americorps
program at the church, where she
assists needy families in getting
food, clothing and other necessities.
Friday, the program was supposed to begin at 1:30 p.m., but
families began lining up hours
before that time. The gifts were
all given away before 1 p.m.
"'The gifts and stockings were
sponsored by donations given by
area residents. Conley said several area lawyers donated and that
many people gave anonymous
donations or dropped off stockings for the children. This year,
the organ.ization raised $280 for
the event through these avenues
and through private donations
given at local businesses.
Conley says she decided to initiate a Secret Santa program this
year after working in the church's
pantry and helping a family
whose house burned this year.
The family, Conley said, lost
everything they owned, and two
of their children helped pack bags
and boxes from the pantry.
''They put a box of macaroni
and cheese. in the bag, and they
acted like it was made of gold,"
she said. "I went home and told
my husband that we had to do
something to help these kids.
These are very needy families.
There's a lot of single parents,
and a lot of them have five or six
kids. These are families who otherwise
wouldn't
have
a
Christmas."
"This is what makes my holi(See SANTA, page eight)
PRESTONSBURG- A
Floyd County man who
allegedly lied for three years
to get reduced rent was
among those indicted this
week by a Floyd County
grand jury.
J.R. Samons, 66, of Elm
Street in Martin, allegedly
lied about his income
between December 2001 and
August 2004 in order to
obtain reduced rent from the
Housmg Authority of Martin.
Circuit Judge John David
Caudill ruled that the case
against Samons, who was
indicted on one count of theft
by deception, be transferred
to district court because he
faces a misdemeanor charge.
His indictment came
alongside
indictments
against 17 others Tuesday. Of
those, arrest warrants have
been served on five of the
accused. Indictments on 13
others have been sealed
pending the service of the
warrants.
Arrest warrants have been
served on two Floyd County
women accused of forging
checks belonging to William
B. Little.
Amanda Harrington, 23,
of Wheelwright, and Jamie
Lynn Martin, 23, of Teaberry,
are both facing three counts
of second-degree possession
of a forged ins~ent and
one count of theft by deception.
(See CHARGES, page eight)
Man charged with
defacing hunter's car
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
MARTIN - An elderly
Floyd County man is schedule to appear in court next
month to answer to criminal
mischief charges after he
allegedly wrote a trespassing
warning on the hood of a car.
Thomas L. Jones, 72, of
Martin, allegedly caused
more than $500 to a 1988
Oldsmobile owned by Chris
Bentley, of Langley.
Bentley alleges that Jones
used a black permanent
marker when he wrote,
"Trespasser, get off my land.
You have no hunting rights
here," on tl1c hood of the
white car.
(See MISCHIEF, page seven)
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Couple see meth case
sent to grand jury
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Prestonsburg couple charged
with manufacturing methamphetamine in a barn behind their
home saw their case waived to a
grand jury after a preliminary
hearing Monday in district court.
Deputy Will Holbrook testified that he obtained a search
warrant for the home of Frederic
and Monica Collins after hearing
from a confidential informant
that the couple might have been
making meth in a structure
behind their home.
Holbrook described
the
search and noted the group found
five meth precursors in the barn
before lifting a bucket and finding that a second bucket underneath was producing a powerful
chemical odor. He said that the
department opted to call in a
"clandestine lab" team from
Johnson County to investigate
(See METH, page seven)
The football scoreboard is all that
remains of the former Charles F. Clark
Elementary School
on Route 114. The
school, which was
demolished this
year, will be
replaced with a new
building that will
house students
from Clark and
,;·;t<Y,.,-'1'~· •• t Prestonsburg
Elementary schools.
Construction will
continue next year
on the new facility.
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not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
- Felix Frankfurter
Guest view--.---
ew syste
makes·sens
People who don't have car insurance have no busine :)
getting behind the wheel of a car and they need to be
tracked and made to be insured.
Effective Jan. 1, Kentucky will begin tracking drivers on
a monthly basis to make sure drivers are insured.
This comes after the General Assembly passed a measure
last year that will require the roughly 300 companies who
issue auto coverage in the state to provide the Department
of Vehicle Registration with list of its policyholders, and
cancellations in the previous month.
The measure is modeled after similar laws in 17 other
states.
Upon receiving the infonnation state officials will compare those lists with vehicle registrations and notify uninsured drivers that their registration will be canceled if they
don't obtain msurance within 30 days. If the state cancels a
vehicle's registration three times ·n a year, it will forward
the owner's name to the county attorney's office for prosecution in district court.
This seems like a very sound system that will keep uninsured dnvers off of Kentucky highways.
Driving without insurance in our state is a huge problem.
It is estimated that 12 percent of Kentucky's approximately
3 million registered vehicles are uninsured.
Many uninsured motorists have limited asse ~- This has
very bad implications if you are involved in a collision
where the other dtive1 IS at fault. If you are seriously
injured, being made financially whole is difficult.
The new law should make it a lot easier for law enforcement to identify in a more timely mannet who has insurance and who doesn't.
We are confident that this new measure will have a profound impact on keeping uninsured drivers off the road and
prosecuting those who scoff at this very reasonable law.
-Daily News, Bowling Green
-Rich Lowry Column
GM:
Sabotaged
from within
The announcement by General
Motors that it is slashing 30,000 jobs
and closing all or parts of 12 plants is the
fruit of decades of
'·victories" by the
United
Auto
Workers that even
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would LOnsider
sl.J,ortsighted. Itle
union has done so
well at the bargaining table that
it has priced its
workers out of
jobs.
According to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly manufacturing wage is
roughly $16. Autoworkers for the Big
Three, in contrast, earn more than $25
an hour. Who says the UAW doesn't get
results? On top of the wages are cushy
benefits that mean it costs automakers
roughly $65 an hour to employ its workers. The expense of pensions for retired
workers - and there are more than
twice as many GM retirees as current
workers - adds about $2,500 to the
.. 1
price of every car.
There is a high cost to unsustainably
high wages and benefits - they tend to
destroy the businesses in question. GM
is perpetually shedding jobs. The only
thing surprising about a new announcement from a CEO of a Big Three
automaker would be if he said he had
initiated a hiring binge.
If an enemy conspirator had infiltrated the U.S. auto
industry with the
mission of undermining it from within, he couldn't have
come up with a
~wor~e system.
· An example: Big
Three autoworkers
never quite go away.
As part of a unionnegotiated
"jobs
bank,"
roughly
10,000 of them are
each paid $100,000
a year in salary and benefits for not
working at all. When a plant closes,
workers either have to be transferred to
another plant (not more than 50 miles
away) or given an expensive early retirement. Otherwise, they stay on the payroll.
It would lie wrong to put all the
blame for the Big Three's troubles on the
UAW. Management is responsible for
designing unappealing cars and selling
them at a loss with "employee dis-
counts." For all its woes, however,
Detroit 1s improving under the pressure
of competition, making major efficiency
gains in recent years.
The GM announcement has met the
usual laments for the death of U.S. manufacturing. By one key measure the sector is actually robust. Manufacturing
productivity has been posting strong
gains, as manufacturers make ever mor~
products with fewer workers. But we are
witnessing the end of a certain kind of
manufacturing, the post-World War n
model of heavily unionized, lumbering
industry as welfare state. U.S. manufacturers need to be faster, leaner. smarter.
This is the future even in Michigan,
even in the automotive industry. A new
report by a Southeast Michigan group
called Automation Alley notes that the
more advanced slices of the auto industry are properly thought of as part of the
technology sector. It notes that "the
higher-wage, higher-slall joos in the
industry were less likely to be outsourced to lower-cost countries or
reduced through internal cost-cutting."
Instead of bludgeoning management,
unions should be working to create a
better-educated work force. That is the
only path to labor victories that aren't
Pyrrhic.
OLJO
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
beyond the beltway
Now we even fight
over Christmas
by DONALD KAUL
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In the war on Christmas, consider me
a conscientious objector.
To tell you the truth, I didn't even
know there was a war until just a week
or two ago, when President and Mrs.
Bush sent out Christmas cards of the
"happy holidays, best wishes, blah, blah,
blah" variety. No mention of Christmas.
From the way the Christian Right
responded, you would have thought the
president had painted a mustache on the
Madonna.
''This clearly demonstrates that the
Bush administration has suffered a loss
of will and that they have capitulated to
the worst elements in our culture,"
William Donohue, president of the
Catholic League for Religious and Civil
Rights, told the "Washington Post."
"I threw out my White House card as
soon as I got it," a conservative website
editor said. (One thing you have to give
hard-core Christians: they know how to
hate.)
Apparently, the controversy has been
bubbling for some time, with Christian
groups boycotting chain stores that fail
to emphasize Christmas in their seasonal advertising. There's even a book
about the war, zeroing in on recent court
decisions that make the display of
Christian symbols on public land problematic.
Personally, I feel about the war as
manv current Republican leaders felt
about the war in Vietnam: I have a
strong opinion on it but don't expect me
to fight in it. I have other priorities.
My strong opinion is this: I think it
right and proper for the president of the
United States to acknowledge the fact
that we are a multicultural society by
sending out a generic holiday greeting.
After all, it's not as
though Christmas is the
only holiday celebrated
at this time of year.
There's Hanukkah for
one and there have been
winter solstice festivals
since the beginning of
time.
But I won't take up
arms for that opinion
because I really like
Christmas. Really.
You see, although I am a devout
agnostic and a firm advocate of the separation of church and state, I was born
on Christmas day and for the longest
time thought that all the street decorations, the trees and the rest were in my
honor.
When my mother finally told me that
I was not the primary focus of the celebration I went to my room and sobbed
for an hour. I was 32 at the time.
Still I felt that I shared the birthday
with Jesus and saw nothing wrong in
inviting my Jewish and non-believing
friends to share the celebration with us.
(I'd have invited my Muslim friends too
but I didn't have any.)
So I've never been terribly exercised
about the placing of creches or other
Christian paraphernalia in public places.
I don't think they should be there, necessarily, but I don't see much harm in
them either.
What's really offensive to me is when
a religious group tries to force subversive religious beliefs on society.
Like Intelligent Design being scientific, for example. School boards all over
the country, most famously in Kansas
where they seem to have voted a box of
rocks to the state school board, are
instructing
teachers
to
present
Intelligent Design and
Evolution as co-equal scientific answers to the
question: Where Did We
Come From?
•
Briefly,
Intelligent
Design advocates believe
there are certain things in
nature so complex and
special to their purpose
that they could not have
"evolved" through the
process of natural selection, evolution in other words.
Someone-they don't say who (winkwink, nudge-nudge)-had to design it.
Utter nonsense. There's nothing scientific about the idea-it explains nothing. It is at best a religiously based. easily refutable argument against evolutionl
that has taken hold chiefly because we
are a nation of scientific illiterates.
To teach it to high school students
and call it science is an outrage of biblical proportions.
If you want to fight a war over the
principle that we should teach science
students real science I'm ready for duty.
Sign me up.
Merry Christmas.
LJCJO
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Prize-losing Washington correspondent
who, by his own account, is right more
than he's wrong. Email him aii(IIJ
donald.kau/2@verizon.net.
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Best Bets
SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2005
10a.m.
ABC
Walt Disney World Christmas Day
Parade
Thanksgiving has Macy's, but
Christmas has Mickey. This year's
parade, airing as usual from Walt
Disney World's Ma1n Street, U.S.A.,
has Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa as
co-hosts and a guest list that
includes Star Jones, Tiger Woods,
Julie Andrews and more. Music is
provided by Lonestar, the Cheetah
Girls, Aly and AJ, and John O'Hurley
-- yes, he can sing, too. Of course,
Mickey and all the other Disney characters are on hand.
12:30 p.m.
ABC
NBA Basketball
The first game of ABC's Christmas
Day doubleheader takes place at the
Palace at Auburn Hills, where
Rasheed Wallace, Richard Hamilton
and the Detroit Pistons get the1r first
look at Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and
the San Antonio Spurs since their
Game 7 loss in the NBA Finals in
June. The second game pits
Shaquille O'Neal's new team, the
Miami Heat, aga1nst his old one, the
Los Angeles Lakers, at American
Airlines Arena in Miami.
Sp.m.
DISNEY
Movie: Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Cinderella
Brandy stars in this charming 1997
Disney adaptation of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's musical version of
the classic fairy tale. The star-studded cast includes Whitney Houston
as Cinderella's fairy godmother,
Bernadette Peters as the stepmother, Whoopi Goldberg as the queen,
Jason Alexander as the prince's
valet and Paolo Montalban as Prince
Charming. Victor Garber, Veanne
Cox and Natalie Desselle also star.
8:30p.m.
ESPN
NFL Football
A season that started poorly for
Minnesota and got worse when QB
Daunte Culpepper went down 1n
Week 8 with a season-ending knee
injury could be redeemed tonight
when the Vikes play the sub-.500
Ravens in Baltimore. As of early
December, 37-year-old backup Brad
Johnson had led them to five-straight
victories, rekindling hopes of a wildcard berth. A victory here tonight
could seal the deal.
9p.m.
CBS
Movie: Finding John Christmas
Peter Falk spreads his wings as an
angel in this 2003 holiday movie
costarring Valerie Bertinelli. When a
man performs a heroic act, an emergency-room nurse (Bertinelli) suspects he may be her brother, who
has been missing for a long time.
With the help of an angel (Falk) and
a photographer (David Cubitt), she
goes in search of the nameless hero.
9 p.m.
FOX
Family Guy
Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane)
and the guys are shipwrecked while
on a fishing trip and spend several
months on a deserted island before
being rescued. When they get home,
Peter discovers that Lois (voice of
Alex Borstein), thinking he died has
married Brian. She can't resist Peter,
though, and they begin an affair.
Adam West and Adam Carella provide guest voices in "The Perfect
Castaway."
MONDAY DECEMBER 26, 2005
8p.m.
ABC
Wife Swap
Two guys trade families in
'Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)." Zev
Paiss and his family live in a commune and give high priority to protecting the environment. Kenny
Davis owns 17 motorcycles and six
cars and is into living for the
moment, even if that involves lots of
fuel consumption. Among other
things, Kenny learns that bikes need
not have motors, and Zev realizes a
little exposure to the outside world
won't kill his kids.
Bp.m.
HISTORY
The Antichrist
Is the Antich rist com1ng? Is he
already here? Has he come and
gone? Those are some of the questions addressed in this new two-part
special. It explains the "end times"
scenario, which includes the
assumption of true Christians into
heaven, the arrival and reign of the
Antichrist, and his ultimate showdown with Jesus. Participants
include clergy members, historians
and psychologists.
9p.m.
A&E
Cleavage
Though this two-hour special's title
makes added details unnecessary,
we'll tell you anyway. It exam1nes the
relevance of women's breasts 10
areas from show business and fashion to politics and medicine. The
physiques that helped bring stardom
to Marilyn Monroe and Jayne
Mansfield are recalled, as is the
advent of the Wonderbra. Joan
Rivers, activist Erin Brockovich, publisher Helen Gurley Brown and
actress Natasha Lyonne comment.
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You can bet that when this game was
originally scheduled, ABC was envisioning a ratings bonanza in Monday
Night Football's swan-song telecast.
The New England Patriots and New
York Jets were considered cofavorites in the AFC East when the
season started, but the Jets fell out
of contention quickly after QB Chad
Pennington's season-ending injury in
Week 1, making tonight's tilt merely
a coronation of the Pats as division
champs.
9 p.m. check local listings
PBS
American Experience
The series presents Part 1 of a fourhour, two-part profile of "Reagan,'
one of the most popular political figures of the 20th century. The presentation features interviews with former
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
and official Ronald Reagan biographer Edmund Morris, among others.
David Ogden Stiers narrates the program.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2005
9 p.m.
CBS
The 28th Annual Kennedy Center
Honors
Caroline Kennedy returns as host of
the annual gala honoring the nation's
pillars of the performing arts. This
year's honorees include singers
Tony Bennett and Tina Turner;
actress Julie Harris; ballerina
Suzanne Farrell; and actor, director
and producer Robert Redford. Plenty
of other stars are also in attendance
to salute and applaud the honorees.
9 p.m. check local listings
PBS
Frontline
Dieting is nothing new, but more and
more options present themselves to
people eager to lose weight. "Diet
Wars" follows correspondent Steve
Talbot -- who, as a child actor, played
Gilbert on "Leave It to Beaver" -- as
he assesses many programs available to those who want to shed
pounds. He attends a rally where
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of
York and a spokeswoman for Weight
Watchers, addresses the crowd.
9p.m.
WB
Supernatural
"Pilot" introduces brothers Dean and
Sam Winchester (Jensen Ackles,
Jared Padalecki), whose mother's
mysterious death left their father
obsessed with tracking down the
paranormal entity that killed her.
Sam escaped to college but is summoned back.t~ ghost hunting. when
his brother appears to report Dad
missing. Their search takes them to
a California town where the spirit of a
long-ago suicide victim is haunting a
highway.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28,
2005
6:35p.m.
CINEMAX
Movie: Shaun of the Dead
Simon Pegg ("Band of Brothers")
has the title role in this tongue-incheek British horror tale from 2004.
As if being dumped by his girlfriend
(Kate Ashfield) and hassled by his
roommate (Peter Serafinowicz)
weren't enough, poor Shaun must
deal with the fact that the dead have
come back to life and are running
amok all over London. He rallies his
friends, family members and reluctant ex to gather in a pub and kill the
undead.
9p.m.
TBS
Funniest Commercials of the
Year: 2005
You can record shows and fast-forward through the commercials, or
visit the fridge and the bathroom
when they come on, but some are
entertaining enough to stay put tor.
This new special showcases some of
the most entertaining ads of the past
year, from here and around the
world. The public has picked the 10
funniest out of 50 via online voting.
9:30p.m.
COMEDY
South Park
For those who missed any episodes
from the show's current season,
they're all here, starting with "Two
Days Before the Day After Tomorrow
." While joy riding in a speedboat,
Stan and Eric accidentally break a
large beaver dam, flooding the
neighboring town of Beaverton. Not
realizing what's happened, the
adults blame global warming for the
flood, and panic ensues.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2005
Sp.m.
TNT
NBA Basketball
What are arguably the top two teams
in the East meet in this tilt in Auburn
Hills, Mich. Despite losing coach
Larry Brown over the summer, the
defending
conference
champ
Pistons have the East's best record,
thanks in large part to the play of
Rasheed Wallace, Richard Hamilton
and Ben Wallace. The Heat have
also thrived in the face of a major
absence -- that of center Shaquille
O'Neal, who missed significant time
with an ankle injury, allowing backup
Alonzo Mourning to shine.
9p.m.
CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
A home burglary leads the investigators to the scene of a cult mass suicide in "Shooting Stars." Since there
are 12 beds at the cult's headquarters ~- an abandoned military compound -- but only 11 bodies, Grissom
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(William Petersen) suspects that the
dead didn't commit suicide after all
but were murdered by the missing
member. Marg Helgenberger and
Gary Dourdan also star.
9:59p.m.
NBC
ER
Cynthia Nixon ("Sex and the City')
guest stars in 'Alone in a Crowd" as
a soccer mom who is unable to communicate after suffering a stroke.
She hears, she understands, but she
can't make herself understood.
Viewers, however, will be privy to her
thoughts and will feel her frustration.
Laura Innes, Goran Visnjic and
Maura Tierney star.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2005
7:30p.m.
ESPN
College Football
In what is probably the best of this
week's non-BCS bowl games, No. 9
Miami and No. 10 Louisiana State
meet in Atlanta in the Peach Bowl.
The Hurricanes (9-2) fell short of winning the ACC, but they'll be making
their eighth consecutive bowl
appearance and second straight
here. LSU (10-2) had designs on a
BCS berth, but a loss to Georgia in
the SEC title game dashed those
hopes.
8:30p.m.
FOX
Popeye's Voyage:
The Quest for Pappy
Popeye the Sailor Man returns in this
2004 computer-animated special cowritten and produced by comedian
Paul Reiser. Now having premonitions, Popeye believes his fathe r -who abandoned him as a child -- is in
danger. So the spinach lover sails
the Sea of Mystery with Bluto, Olive
Oyl, Wimpy and Swee'pea along for
the ride. Voices include Billy West
and Kathy Bates.
10p.m.
AMC
Movies That Shook the World
The new episode 'Pink Flamingos'
remembers John Waters' 1972
shocker, in which a white-trash family and a couple of swingers running a
baby mill compete to see who's filthier. It covers Waters' fascination with
families in general and the Manson
Fam1ly in particular, and credits
"Flamingos' as the spiritual ancestor
of ' Fear Factor" and other modern
manifestations of the gross-out
genre. Be warned: there are lots of
icky clips from the movie.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31·, 2005
4:30p.m.
CBS
NFL Football
The San Diego Chargers hope to get
a lift from the home crowd when they
take on AFC West rival Denver at
Qualcomm Stadium. At stake for RB
LaDainian Tomlinson and company
is a playoff berth, either via the wildcard route or the conference title, for
which QB Jake Plummer and the
Broncos appear destined at this writing. Drew Brees quarterbacks the
Bolts.
Bp.m.
SCI-FI
The Twilight Zone
The 'Twilight Zone" marathon was a
holiday staple on the cable channel
for years. Recently, fewer holidays
have been spent in the 'Zone,' but
the New Year's marathon survives. If
you don't catch any other episode
this time around, do check out this
one: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," the
memorable tale of a disturbed airline
passenger (William Shatne r) who
sees a monster on the wing.
Because he's a mental patient,
nobody believes him.
10 p.m.
ABC
Dick Clark's Prlmetlme New
Year's Rockln' Eve 2006
This special kicks off a night of celebration that includes musical performances, party coverage from New
York's Times Square and elsewhere,
and of course, the dropping of the
ball at midnight to welcome the new
year. Ryan Seacrest ('American
Idol"), who has been tapped as the
next host of the event when Dick
Clark retires, joins him this year as
co-host. Hilary Duff reports from
Hollywood and sings a few songs.
11 p.m.
FOX
New Year's Eve Live
Regis Philbin hosts Fox's coverage
of events from New Year's Eve
Central, aka New York. Musical acts,
celebrity interviews and a look back
at the year in popular culture are all
on the agenda, along with the ringing
in of 2006 from Times Square.
11:30 p.m.
NBC
New Year's Eve WHh Carson Daly
The host of •Last Call With Carson
Daly" is back to preside over NBC's
"goodbye 2005, hello 2006' party.
His guests for this year's eel bration
include comedian Wanda Sykes,
'NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian
Williams and musician-actor-producer-entrepreneur Diddy -- the artist
formerly known as Puff Daddy, for
those who haven't been paying
attention.
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Anne Starr, president and CEO of Buckhorn Children & Family Services, met with state Sen.
Johnny Ray Turner to discuss funding concerns. Buckhorn which provides ca~e for needy,
• abused, neglected and troubled children has not received a state funding Increase for reslden·
tlal treatment In five years, while child caring costs have continued to rise. "The children we
serve are the children society often Ignores because their pain Is too much for us to bear," Starr
said. "We must take a hard look at where we allocate our resources. Children should be our highest priority." Mike Vance, vice president of program development for Buckhorn, nd Bart
Baldwin, president of the Children's Alliance, were also present. Starr and Baldwin are advocatIng for $6 million from the state general fund to serve children entering out of home care In residential treatment centers. The Children's Alliance has said that "there Is great risk to thMe agencies' ability to continue to provide high quality care and treatment to these children and in some
cases the very existence of the agency rests on the success or failure of this budget request.
Prosecutor wins Senat
-confirmation for judge
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE Federal
prosecutor Greg Van Tatenhove
has been confirmed by the U.S.
Senate for a federal judgeship in
Kentucky.
Van Tatenhove will serve as a
judge for the Eastem District of
Kentucky, a 67-county area
where he has served as U.S.
attorney since 2001.
"Greg will do an outstanding
job and I am confident he will
serve the citizens of Kentucky
with distinction," said Sen.
Mitch McConnell.
Van Tatenhove was an assistant to McConnell before
attending law school at the
University of Kentucky and
later was a top aide to U.S. Rep.
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years as a trial attorney for the
U.S. Justice Dcpartmt>nt.
Van Tatenhovc was 1omm1ted by Pre~ident Bush fo. the
judgeship m Septen1bt • a.,d he
won
Senate
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PADUCAH - The death
rate for all-terrain vehicle users
grew faster in Kentucky than in
any state from 2002 to 2004,
according to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission.
Kentucky led the nation with
I 06 reported ATV-related deaths
from those years, according to
the commission's recently
released Annu1 I Report of ATV
Deaths and Injuries. West
Virginia was second with 93
dc<lths reported. Nationwide,
there were 1,571 deaths in that
<>pan, according to the report.
·'As a snapshot right now,
Kentucky really does stand out,"
CPSC spokl!sman Scott Wolfson
sdd
Other states are seeing
mcreascs in deaths and injuries,
but not as fast. The CPSC estim1tes that 136,100 people were
treated m emergency rooms
across the nation in 2004
because of ATV-related accidents, up 8 percent from 2003.
Part of the reason the number<; are increasing is because
there arc more ATV s in use
today than ever before, Wolfson
~atd About 16.3 million riders
hJve 5.6 million ATVs in use in
the l·mted States.
Because of the increasing
number~ of accidents, the CPSC
AS considering formulating federal regulations to try to keep
ATV riders safer. Among the
:dcas is a ban on sales of full5ized ATVs to children under
16
Other possibilities could
mclude enhancing warning
lttbcls, requiring dealers to give
buyers formal notification of
saf~ty rules and child injury data
[ct the time of sale, requiring
buyers to complete training
"'Election
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Frasure,
of
Grethel, Nicholas J. Martin and
Paul David Tackett, both of
Teaberry, Tim Hamilton, of
Stanville, and Cola Ray Akers,
of Harold.
• District 4 constable: John
Kidd, of Harold, Mona Case, of
Betsy Layne, Logan Thcker, of
Beaver, Allred
"Juncbug''
Newsome, of Grethel, and
Vernie Bradley, of Banner.
• County judge-executive:
R.D. "Doc" Marshall, of Allen,
and former Judge-Executive
Ben Hale, of Blue River.
•
Prestonsburg mayor:
Mayor Jerry Fannin and former
before purchasing an ATV, making manufacturers responsible
for design and performance
safety standards and adding an
appropriate size model for 14year-olds.
Some people in western
Kentucky say that enacting rules
for manufacturers is not as
important as educating people
about how to safely ride an ATV.
Wade Balmer, general manager of Town and Country
Motorsports in Murray, said he
already adheres to strict guidelines when selling four-wheelers. He said he refuses to put a
child at risk just for a potential
sale.
"I had to pass up a deal
today," he said.
Lisa Hill and her husband,
Roy, teach a free half-day ATV
safety course for riders once a
month at their farm near
Murray. It's one of several
offered by the ATV Safety
Institute of Irvine, Calif.
"The main things we teach
are the fundamentals," she said.
"We teach you to wear your
safety gear and have that on any
time you're on your four-wheeler, how to stop and how to
start."
Most problems develop
because riders haven't followed
a basic safety rule, Hill said.
Paula Stafford, 40, of
Eddyville, wasn't wearing a helmet when she had a four-wheeler accident. She was riding on
June 10 when her hat started to
fly off.
"I took my left hand off the
handlebars, and I guess when I
did that I lost control," she said.
The ATV flipped over and
landed on her. Stafford's head
hit the pavement, and her skull
broke open, leaving a hole the
size of a half dollar behind her
ear.
''The four-wheeler is so big,"
she said. "I didn't think it would
turn over. I didn't think it would
flip. I didn't think it would
wreck. That's how naive I was."
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• C1rcuit clerk: Circuit Clerk
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stance, improper registration
plate, expired registration receipt
and no insurance.
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The incident took place on
Dec. 13, Bentley said, when he
and his brother allegedly
obtained permission from a resident to hunt deer on Johns
Branch in Maytown.
"Me and my brother got written permission to hunt up there,"
he said. "When we went there to
hunt and walked up on the hill,
my brother seen someone
around the car. I looked down
and seen someone writing on the
hood of my car. When I went
down the hill, the old man started cursing at me and threatening
me. Then I told my brother that
we probably needed to leave."
Jones v.as rertinr tt lard tG
the resident who provid~d h .. nt
ing permission, Bcnt.c. v q•d
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treating me that way md ,.. tttng
on my cru·. he should h, h. ru<;t
asked me to leave There \\ere
no hunting or no trespd •-ing
signs nowhere, ' Bent C) '>ftid.
further and dismantle the lab.
Holbrook explained that the
Johnson County pair that arrived
had been specially trained in
taking down meth labs, which
can be highly combustible and
often emit toxic fumes which
the pair were outfitted to handle.
Upon cross-examination by
attorney Jerry Patton, who is
representing Frederic Collins,
Holbrook said that the Collinses
named another person as a possible suspect and each said to
Holbrook that they knew noth
ing about the operation in the
barn.
Assistant County Attorney
Jimmy Marcum redirected
Holbrook afterwards, detemtining that the man the Collinses
named, who was Frederic
Collins' uncle, had died a year
before the search and that the
operation i"n the 1:-..trn \'v.lc ..!,ti
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Defense at omt:) Patton and
Gerald DeRossett, who re11re
scntcd Monic<t Collin!>, ,hked
for bond rcducuor,s tur tneir
clients <:iting J. Ia~k. o1 cnmm&l
history. Judge Eric Hall agreed
to change their bonds 1rom
$50,000 cash to propa,v bond
or 10 percent, $5,000, c,t<h.
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Regional Obituaries
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FLOYO COUNTY
• Thurman J. Akers, 81, of
Dana, died Monday, December
19, at the Prestonsburg Health
Care Center. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
December 22, under the direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• Brenda K. Tackett Boyd,
53, of Betsy Layne, died
Wednesday, December 21, at
the Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 24,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Mandie Collins, 93, of
Pikeville, formerly of Little
Mud Creek, died Monday,
December 12, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Thursday,
December 15, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
• Joe Davidson Goodman,
II, of Findlay, Ohio, a native of
Prestonsburg, died Saturday,
December 17, at the Fox Run
Manor, Findlay. Funeral ser\iices were held Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of Coldren-Crates Funeral
Home, Findlay.
• Belve Griffith 60, of
Lackey,
died
Thursday,
December 22, at the McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare. He is survived by
his wife, Helen Scott Griffith.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 24,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Carol Sue Hall, 67, of
1411 E. Elm Street, Streator,
Illinois,
died
Monday,
December 12, at St. Mary,s
Hospital, Streator. Private family services were held at the
Solon, Baker & Telford Funeral
Home, Streator. Burial was in
Poplar Grove Cemetery in
Weeksbury.
• Jackie Dean Hamilton, 33,
of Teaberry, died Wednesday,
December 21, at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 26,
at noon, at the Samaria Old
Regular Baptist Church, in
Teaberry, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Randal Edwin Hayes, 90,
of Lakeside Park, formerly of
Hueysville,
died
Sunday,
December 18, at St. Elizabeth
Hospital, Edgewood. He is survived by his wife, Irene Cast
Hayes;. Funeral services were
held Friday, December 23,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Augusta (Gustie) Hurd, 86,
of Allen, died Saturday,
December 17, at Riverview
tlealthcare in Prestonsburg.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, December 21, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Norma Jean Mature, 58, of
Printer,
died
Saturday,
December 17, at Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
20, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Zelia Mae Salisbury, 89, of
Ivel, died Sunday, December 18,
at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 21, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
• Estill Lee Scarberry, 84, of
Martin, died Monday, December
19, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
He is survived by his wife, Ethel
Jean Vanderpool Scarberry.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 22, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
• Ellen Shepherd, 75, of
Hueysville,
died
Sunday,
December 18, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital, in Martin. She is
survived by her husband, Elmer
Shepherd. Funeral services were
conducted
Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
PIKE COUNTY
•
Gilliam Allen, 96, of
Pikeville, died Friday, December
9, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, December 14, under
the direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
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• Talby "Beaver" Bowman,
82, of Kimper, died Monday,
December 19, at Pikeville
Health Care Center. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen
Leedy Bowman. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of Community Funeral
Home.
• William Harry Carden, 81,
of Toler,
died
Monday,
December 19, at his home. He is
su · ved by his wife, Shella
"Boots" Carden. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of Rogers Funeral Home.
• Jettie Thompson Charles,
89, of Raccoon, died Saturday,
December 17, at Pikeville
Health Care Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday,
December 20, under the direction of J.W. Call & Son Funeral
Home.
• Cheryl Coleman, 36, of
Pinsonfork,
died
Friday,
December 16, in Belfry. Funeral
were
conducted
services
Monday, December 19, under
the direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
• Mollie Damron, 78, of
Pikeville,
died
Sunday,
December 18, at Pikeville
Health Care Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
• Roger Davis Sr., 80, of
Aflex, died Saturday, December
17, at the South Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 23, under
the direction of Chambers
Funeral Home.
• Zola B. Ford, 85, of
Pikeville,
died
Monday,
December 19, at her home. She
is survived by her husband,
Gene Ford;. Funeral services
were held Thursday, December
22, under the direction of
Justice Funeral Home.
• Emily Lynn Hurley, 8,
daughter of Shane and Valerie
Casey Hurley, of Stopover, died
Friday, December 16, at Cabell
Huntington
Hospital,
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 20,
under the direction of R.S. Jones
Funeral Home.
• Hazel Kinney, 90, of
Pikeville, died Wednesday,
December 14, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Saturday,
December 17, under the direction of Thacker Memorial
Funeral Home.
•
Vickie Lynn Brown
Mallett, 51, of Rogersville,
Tenn., formerly of Black Gem,
died Thursday, Dec.cmber 15, in
Rogersville. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
20, under the direction of
Rogers Funeral Home.
• Arland R~fus Rogers, 79,
of Radcliff, a Pike County
native, died Friday, October 28,
at Hardin Memorial Hospital,
Elizabethtown. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
November 2, under the direction
of Nelson-Bennett Funeral
Home.
• James Edward Turnmire,
63, of Grapevine, died Tuesday,
December 13, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Gaynell
Anderson Turnmire. Funeral
services were held Friday,
December 16, under the direction of J. W. Call & Son Funeral
Home.
• Buster Vanover, 75, of
Myra, died Friday, December
16, at his home. He is survived
by his wife, Mathel Vanover.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 17,
under the direction of Lucas &
Hall Funeral Home.
• Paris Rufus Varney, 60, of
Phelps, died Monday, December
19, at Williamson Memorial
Hospital, Williamson, W.Va.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 23, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
• Katie Lee Wallace, 81, of
Elkhorn City, died Sunday,
December 11, at Mountain View
Healthcare Center, Elkhorn
City. She is survived by her husband, Foster Wallace. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
December 14, under the direction of J. W. Call & Son Funeral
Home.
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Edna May Castle, 83, of
Urbana, Ohio, a Johnson
County native, died Friday,
December 16, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Thesday, December 20, under
the direction of the JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• James Hershell Castle, 71,
of Tutor Key, died Friday,
December 2, at St. Mary's
Hospital in Huntington, West
Virginia. He is survived by his
wife, Mary Price Castle. Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
December 6, under the direction
of the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
•
Leon Castle, 72, of
Lowmansville, died Monday,
December 19, at King's
Daughters Medical Center, in
Ashland. He is survived by his
wife, Golda Green Castle.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 22, under
the direction of the JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• Gladys Mae Caudill, 64,
of River, died Monday,
December 19, at Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center, in
Paintsville. Funeral services
were held Thursday, December
22, under the direction of JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• Ethel Daniels, 90,
Lafayette, lndiana, a Johnson
County native, died Sunday,
December 18. Funeral services
were
held
Wednesday,
December 21, under the direction of the Preston Funeral
Home of Paintsville.
• Cona 'Connie' Haller, 79,
of Paintsville, died Monday,
December 19, at Paul B. Hall
Regional Hospital, Paintsville.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 20, under
the direction of Preston Funeral
Home.
• Paul Daniel Jones, 20, of
Lowmansville, died FridaJ,
November 25, in Inez. Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
November 29, under the direction of the Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
Charges
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On Jan. 21, the grand jury
alleges, Harrington and Martin,
possessed three forged U.S.
Bank checks belonging to Little
in the amounts of $70, $36.12,
and $100.
John Z. Bartrum, 31 , of
Garrett, was also indicted for
driving with a suspended or
revoked license, first-degree
fleeing and evading, driving
under the influence, reckless driving, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a concealed
deadly weapon and failure to
wear seat belts.
The grand jury also indicted
Lois Crum, 43, of Ashland City,
Tenn., who is charged with one
count of flagrant nonsupport.
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year, we always sponsor a family. To be able to help so many
families, it's just made my holiday. Working with Americorps
has been great for me. Now I've
found what I want to do."
Americorps representatives
in Johnson County this year took
25 stockings and gifts to the
Kentucky Baptist Home for
Children. Saturday, Americorps
representatives took candy tins
to residents at Indian Hills.
Anyone interested in joining
Americorps
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Charolette Butler at the Big
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. HOOPS Classic set to tip off Tuesday
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - The third annual
Paintsville Tiger HOOPS CLassic will tip off
Tuesday morning at Paintsville High School.
This year's tournament includes teams from
seven different states - Kentucky, Ohio,
:Virginia, Tennessee, Texas. South Carolina,
and Georgia. The tournament is quickly
becoming one of the Southeast's top prep basketball events. Since its inception in 2003, the
Tiger HOOPS Classic has gained momentum
as a leadmg national prep boys' basketballtour•nament.
The third edition of the HOOPS Classic will
include 16teams in foUI separate divisions. The
field includes two Floyd County schools as
well as host Paintsville. Other Kentucky teams
in the tournament arc Barren County, Seneca,
Butler, Apollo and Carroll County.
Paintsville, Hilton Head, S.C., Barren
County and Shroder Paideia, Ohio will make
up the East Division. Ripley, Ohio, Seneca,
Allen Central and Clear Lake, Texas comprise
the West Division.
The North Division includes James
Madison, Va., Fort Mill, S.C., Butler and
Apollo. South Division teams are Oak Ridge,
Carroll County, South Floyd and Alexander,
Ga.
Defending champion duPont Manual won't
be making a return trip to defending its title.
Oak Ridge, Tenn., the winner of the inaugural
tournament in 2003, docs return to for this
year's event.
Tournament director Bob Lyons is anxiously awaiting the start of this year's tournament.
"This is the best field we've had," said
Lyons. "We're looking forward to welcoming
all of the teams in for this year's tournament.
We'd also like to invite everyone out to the
Tiger HOOPS Classic."
(See CLASSIC, page two)
Lee takes
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SPORTS EDITOR
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - In the championship game of the Country Music
Highway Classic Thursday evening,
Lee County got a late surge, outscoring host Johnson Central23 7 in the
fourth quarter en route to a 63-51
win. Lee County, which trailed at
both halftime and the end of the third
quarter, had three players in double
figures. Junior point guard Kenny
Brandenburg led Lee County in scorfing with a team-best 15 points. Tyler
Rich and Dustin Liesengang both
had I 2 points for the Bobcats.
Lee County excited the first period with a 17-16 lead, but couldn't
hold on to the advantage over the
host Golden Eagles. Johnson Central
battled back and eventually took a
30-27 lead into halftime. The Golden
photo by Jamie Howell
BACKS NOT TO THE WALL: Betsy Layne senior Brandon Kidd (22), pictured getting set to loft a foul shot in
Tuesday's game against 58th District rival Prestonsburg, led the Bobcats in scoring again in Thursday's win
over defending 15th Region champion Shelby Valley.
(See LEE, page two)
LEXINGTON - Things just may be
changing for the University of Kentucky
football program. When Fort Campbell star
Micah Johnson committed to UK, he said
"things were about to change" for the
Wildcat football program. He just may be
right. The Fort Campbell fullback/linebacker, one of the nation's top recruits at
both positions, has had several promising
SEC Football hopefuls follow his lead.
This past week, Kentucky picked up
another oral commitment when wide receiver Derrick Stevens informed the UK coaching staff that he would ink with the Wildcats
come February. Stevens, a 6-foot, 175-pound
wide receiver from Tampa, Fla., drew interest from several NCAA Division I programs.
He also had received scholarship offers from
Central Florida, Duke, Iowa State, South
Florida and DAB.
...
The Tampa pass-catcher is the sixth wide
receiver to make Kentucky his choice. He
(See RECEIVER, page two)
Bobcats upend defending
UK Women
1 5th Region champ
tear up
;;Lady Hornets
handle Rose Hill
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LEXINGTON
Fifteenth
Region
preseason
favorite
Magoffin County posted its second
straight win in the Fifth Third Bank
Classic Thursday, beating 16th
Region favorite Rose Hill Christian
~73 70. The Lady Hornets owned
16th Region opponents in the holiday tournament. On Wednesday,
Magoffin County beat defending
16th Region champion Rowan
County 57-46. In the opening
round, in overtime, Newport
Central Catholic held off the Lady
Hornets, beating Magoffin County
91 -83 and handing the Lady
Hornets their first loss of 'the season.
Magoffin County, which reeled
off six straight wins before suffering its first loss, maintained a lead
over Rose Hill at the end of every
uarter. Brittany Manns was the
(Sec MAGOFFIN, page two)
Betsy Layne
seniors lead
way in big win
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - In the offseason, Betsy
Layne head coach Brent Rose knew his boys'
basketball team had the potential to be one of
the 15th Region's top teams. After getting
out to a rough 0-3 start, Betsy Layne 1s
beginning to show signs of being one of the
region's top teams. The Bobcats took a twogame winning streak that consisted of victories over 58th District rivals Allen Central
and Prestonsburg into Thursday night's home
game against defending 15th Region champion Shelby Valley. The Bobcats had a rough,
rocky start in the game against the visiting
Wildcats , but eventually recovered. After
trailing by 11 points at the end of the opening
period, Betsy Layne recovered nicely and
went on to outscore Shelby Valley in each of
the last three quarters on its way to a 70-65
win.
Seniors Brandon Kidd, Patrick Stapleton,
Brandon Kidd and Derek Case did the most
damage for Betsy Layne. All four Bobcats
were in double figures in the 15th Region
victory. Kidd paced Betsy Layne with a
team-best 17 points. Stapleton added 14
points for the Bobcats while Case had 13 and
Thacke ll.
Shane McKinney flipped in eight points
for the Bobcats while Mane Klokocar scored
four and Trai Witt added three. McKinney
came into the game and hit a pair of threepointers.
"Our seniors played real well and they
have to every game," said Betsy Layne
Coach Brent Rose. "We came out slow in the
first quarter; our defense just wasn't there
early on."
Shelby Valley led Betsy Layne 32-23 at
halftime and Rose could sense his team was
coming around.
"I thought we had a chance at halftime,"
said Rose. "Our kids played hard and theirs
(See BOBCATS, page two)
Tennessee St.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Brandon Kidd
Pat Stapleton
LEXINGTON - Sophomore guard
Samantha Mahoney (Detroit) scored a season-high 18 points Thursday to lead six players in double figures as Kentucky rolled to a
105-45 victory over Tennessee State in
Memorial Coliseum. It was the first time
since 2002 that six players recorded doubledigits and the 32nd time in school history the
Wildcats scored 100 or more points.
Kentucky improved to 9-1 its best start
since the 1984-85 season and shot a seasonbest 60.3 percent (38-for-63) from the field
in the game. The Cats held Tennessee State
(0-8) to just 25 percent shooting from the
floor (18-of-72) and outrebounded the Lady
Tigers 54-34. Senior forward/center Jennifer
Humphrey (Memphis) and freshman point
guard Carty Ormerod (Louisville) each
added 14 points, while sophomore guard/for(See UK, page two)
Labonte, Parrott open Petty
Era at Kentucky Spee<~:way
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SPARTA - Crew chief
Todd Parrott and driver Bobby
Labonte ushered in a new era
for the storied Petty Enterprises
No. 43 NEXTEL Cup Series
car with a test at Kentucky
Speedway Tuesday.
Labonte, the 2000 series
champion who finished 24th in
the 2005 standings with Joe
Gibbs Racing, and Parrott, who
helped Dale Jarrett win the
1999 series title with Robert
Yates Racing, will join new
Exec. VP of Operations Robbie
oomis, who guided Jeff
Gordon to 23 wins and the
2001
championship
with
Hendrick Motorspmts, in an
attempt to rejuvenate a Petty
program that hasn' t scored a
series race win since Loomis
last worked there in I 999.
Temperatures in the low to
mid 20s didn ' t curb the enthusiasm both crew chief and driver expressed for their new
project during their first test
together. The new team agreed
that the focus of the one day
test was to begin to establish
solid team communications.
"It's different," Labonte
said. "I was kind of jittery at
first because it's been 11 years
since I've had anything like
this go on. It's a little too cold
here for me, but, so far, so
good.
''I'm just real excited to
work with Todd and all these
guys. Hopefully, l understand
Todd and when I talk, he can
understand the language I'm
talking. For us, today is about
getting a feel for everybody
and everybody getting a feel
for Todd. He's the main character here that everyone will have
to look up to. When I'm on the
racetrack, they've got to know
what to do next and he's the
guy leading them."
(Sec SPEEDWAY, page two)
NASCAR Nextel
Cup veteran
Terry Labonte
(right) was at
Kentucky
Speedway earlier in the week
testing his new
Richard Pettyowned ride.
photo courtesy of
Kentucky Speedway
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DECEMBER
25, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Classic
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'
"We' ve often traveled to
South Carolina and other states
for holiday tournaments," noted
veteran Paintsville High head
coach Bill Mike Runyon. ''After
playing in some of those tourna·
mcnts, we
knew this is something we
wanted to start and get going.'!
Each participating team is
guaranteed a minimum three
games. Teams that make it into
the Final Four round will get
five games.
All games will be played at
the Paintsville High School
gymnasium.
Online: www.phshoopsclassic.com
PAINTSVILLE TIGER HOOPS
CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 27 Session 1
Barren County-Shroder Paidela,
Ohio, 9 a.m.
Seneca-Ripley, Ohio, 10:30 a.m.
James Madison, Va.-Fort Mill,
SC, Noon
Carroll County-Alexander, Ga.,
1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27, Session 2
Clear Lake, Texas-Allen Central,
4:30p.m.
South Floyd-Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
6p.m.
Hilton Head, SC-Paintsville,
7:30p.m.
Butler-Apollo, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28,
Session 3
Shrader Paideia, Ohio-Hilton
Head, SC, 9 a .m.
Oak Ridge, Tenn.-Carron
County, 10:30 a.m.
Ripley, Ohio-Clear Lake, Texas,
Noon
Butler-James Madison, Va. , 1:30
p.m.
Hilton Head, SG-Barren County,
9a.m.
Fort Mill, SC-Butler, 10:30 a.m.
Clear Lake, Texas-Seneca,
Noon
Alexander, Ga.-Oak Ridge,
Tenn., 1 :30 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 29, Session 6
Ripley, Ohio-Allen Central, 4:30
p.m.
South Floyd-Carroll County, 6
p.m.
James Madison, Va.-Apollo,
7:30p.m.
Shrader Paideia, OhioPaintsville, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28,
Session 4
Fort Mill, SC-Apollo, 4:30 p.m.
Alexander, Ga.-South Floyd, 6
p.m.
Paintsville-Barren County, 7:30
p.m.
Allen Central-Seneca, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29, Session 5
Friday, Dec. 30
East-West, Semifinals, 9 a .m.
North-South,.Semifinals, 10:30
a .m.
Loser East-West vs. Loser
North-South, 6 p.m. , Session 7
Consolation Third - Fourth-place
game
Winner East-West vs. Winner
North-South, 8 p.m., Session 8
Championship game
photo courtesy of KentJ.ICky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway remains a favorite testing destination of many NASCAR drivers and teTts.
_Speed~ay
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UK
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:
Kentucky's stifling defense
ward Chante' Bowman (Detroit)
and junior guard Jenny Pfeiffer out of the gate caused Tennessee
(North Vernon, Ind.) added 12 State to miss 19 of its first 20
apiece.
Sophomore shots. The Wildcats thrived on
forward/center Eleia Roddy the Lady Tigers' offensive woes,
(Columbus , Ohio) tallied her starting the game on a 28-2 run
second double-double of the capped off by a Nastassia Alcius
season with I 0 points and ~ 0 (Lexington) basket at the 8:37
mark of the opening period.
rebounds.
"It's good to be back on the Tlifee consecutive three-pointwinning side and I think we ers by the Cats, including two
rebounded well from the loss by Ormerod extended UK's lead
against LSU," UK Coach to 41-8 with 3:47left in the fust
Mickie DeMoss said. "We really half. Kentucky led 49-17 at the
applied what we worked on all halftime intermission, holding
week and that was our offensive TSU to a season-low 19.4 perproduction. We had great bal- cent (7-of-36) shooting from the
ance scoring with people pulling floor. The Wildcats connected
the trigger and knocking down on a season-best 60 percent (18shots. I thought we maintained of-30) clip from the field in the
our intensity level even when first half.
"We really focused on our
the score got lopsided and that
was good to see. This was a offense the last three days,"
good way to end before we go DeMoss said. "We wanted to
home for Christmas."
build on that confidence and
Tennessee State committed know that even against LSU we
21 turnovers in the game result- had open looks, but we were
ing in 2 1 points. The Wildcats real hesitant. Tonight we w ere
scored 37 points off of TSU's not hesitating. Our confidence
miscues and outscored the ,Lady , level was high and I think that is
Tigers 37-9 in points off of a mark of a good team when you
turnovers. The Cats used a can bounce back from a loss
potent attack from long dis- against LSU and come out and
tance, knocking down 6-of-9 score I 05 points."
Kentucky
carried
the
three-pointers. UK also connected 71.9 percent (23-of-32) momentum of the first half into
of their free-throws. Kentucky's the second, scoring the fust 10
depth proved to be a key as the points of the period and holding
Wildcats outscored the Lady the Lady Tigers scoreless for the
fust four minutes. The Cats conTigers 39-22.
tinued adding to their advantage, moving ahead by 34 (7733) on a jumper by Roddy with
11:07left.
"Tonight we were focused on
Kentucky and working on getting better," DeMoss said. "Both
halves we worked on getting
better. Even at halftime I asked
my team how they wanted to
approach the second half and
they said they wanted to get better. So we had little goals within
the game that we wanted to
achieve both offensively and
defensively. We focused on our
goals and not Tennessee State."
Kentucky breaks for the winter holidays before returning to
action Wednesday, Dec. 28
against
intrastate
rival
Louisville. Tip off is set for 7
p.m. EST in Rupp Arena and the
game will be carried live on the
Big Blue Sports Network (radio
and television).
GET YOUR TICKETS...
Single-game tickets are
available in the ticket office in
Memorial Coliseum. They are
$5 adults/$2 senior citizens and
children ages 18 and under. UK
students, faculty and staff are
admitted free with valid identification based on availability. For
ticket information, log on to
ukathletic s.com or call the UK
ticket office at 859/257-1818 or
l-800-928-CATS (2287).
Bobcats
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did to."
Shelby Valley went into the
third quarter leading 52-45
before the Bobcats came
through in the final eight minutes.
Jacob Bryant led Shelby
Valley with a game-high 26
points. John Johnson, one of the
top football players in Class 2A,
Region 4, was the only other
Shelby Valley player in double
figures, finishing with 11 points.
The Bobcats saved their best
for last Thursday night. Betsy
Layne finished very strong,
outscoring Shelby Valley 25- 13
in the fourth quarter.
Betsy Layne improved to 33. Shelby Valley is also now 3-3
on the season. The Bobcats will
take no Powell County Tuesday
evening at 6:15 in the Berea
Invitational. Shelby Valley will
be back on the hardwood next
week at Belfry in the
Appalachian Wireless Mountain
Schoolboy Classic.
BETSY LAYNE 70,
SHELBY VALLEY 65
SHELBY VALLEY (3-3) - M.
Riddle 5, Johnson 11, C. Riddle
9, Jackson 5, Bryant 26 ,
Thomas 9.
BETSY LAYNE (3-3) - Klokocar
4, Stapleton 14, Thacker 11,
Kidd 17, McKinney 8, Case 13,
Witt 3.
SHELBY VALLEY...... 17 15 20 13-65
BETSY LAYNE.............6 17 22 25-70
Magoffin
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leading contributor for Magoffin
County in the tournament win
over Rose Hill, scoring 10 of her
team-best 20 points in the fourth
quarter. Manns drained four
three-pointers.
Calloray Howard added 19
points for Magoffin County,
which had four different players
reach double figures in the scoring
department.
Michaela
Howard and Ashley Jade
Howard each added 14 points
for the Lady Hornets.
Magoffin County took a slim
15-14lead out of the first period
and led 31-25 at halftime. The
Lady Hornets outscored Rose
Hill 20-12 in the third quarter
before Lady Royals made the
late rally.
The Lady Hornets improved
to 8-1.
Senior guard Kala Faulkner,
one of the 16th Region's top
players, led Rose Hill with a
Lee
Eagles outscored Lee County 1413 in the third period before the
Bobcats busted out in the fmal
quarter.
Senior guard Devin Taulbee
tossed in eight points for Lee
County while junior guard Caleb
Fetters flipped in six.
Senior Kyle Rice, who entered
the Country Music Highway
Classic as the leading scorer for the
Golden Eagles, led Johnson Central
with a game-high 19 points. Junior
Jamie McCarty was the only other
Golden Eagle in double figures,
game-high 29 points. Emily
Queen had 16 points and Laura
Terry 15 for the Lady Royals.
Fifth Third Bank Classic
Magoffin co. (8-1) - Mann 20, M.
Howard 14, Hall 4, A.J. Howard
14, Powers 2, C. Howard 19.
Rose Hill (2-3) - Yates 4 ,
Faulkner 6, Terry 15, Queen 16,
Faulkner 29.
Magoffin County...15 16 20 22- 73
Rose Hill............... 141112 33-70
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ending the contest with 12 points.
Jesse Meek had seven points for
Johnson Central and Ryan Fannin
six.
Johnson Central won its way
into the Country Music Highway
Classic title game following wins
over Hart County (75-58), Estill
County (76-74) and Bracken
County (62-38).
n Bell County edged Hart
County 45-43 in the third-place
game. In the fifth-place game, Estill
County outlasted Bracken County,
beating the Polar Bears 61-47.
ended his junior season with
40 catches for 693 yards.
Other receivers he aded to
Kentucky
are
LaShun
Watson (Greeneville, Ga.).,
Michael Strickland (Marietta,
Ga.),
Terrance Jones
(Atlanta), Steve Johnson
(Chabot, Calif., Community
College)
and
Markcus
Boswell (Greeneville, S.C. ).
Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips also
coaches
the
Wildcat
receivers.
Parrott was encouraged by
his team 's early results.
"Not to say that we're not
looking for great success right
off the bat, but l' m throwing
things at him, he's feeling it and
that 's good. Just from some
things he's said this morning, I
think it's going to be a great
year. "
Both veterans also spoke
about the reasons behind their
respective moves to Petty
Enterprises.
"I just thought that l needed
something different at Gibbs,''
Labonte said. "Those people
treated me great and I had a
great time there, but I felt like a
change was needed. The Petty
operation is very similar in that
the people are real sincere. I felt
like I could fit in here, kind of
like when I went to Gibbs. I had
some other opportunities, and
they were awesome, but this is
the No. 43. When I put my heart
to it in terms of my family and
myself, I felt like this was the
place I'd like to be.
"Robbie was the fust domino
that fell into place here and that
attracted me because I know his
leadership will be a plus. Then,
we were able to get Todd. What
a no-brainer that was. I guess it
goes to show you that the Pettys
weren't happy with just itting
there after the way they've run
the past couple years."
Panott 's arrtval for the 2006
season brings him to the place
where he started his NEXTEL
Cup Series career and a team
that holds sentimental value for
his family.
"My dad (Buddy) was a crew
chief for Richard Petty in 1984
when he won his last two races.
I worked on that team and, now,
some 22 years later, r m in the
same role my dad was with
Petty Enterprises and the No. 43
car.
·'I wasn't real sure what was
going to happen at Yates and r d
been talking with Robbie a little
bit during the second half of the
(2005) season. We would' ve
liked to have kept things the
way they were at Yates, but
Robert felt more changes needed to be made. Once that was
done and they released me, I
gave Robbie a call and we sat
down and talked."
That talk led to the formation
of a new guard at Petty
Enterprises which is confident
it~ c~wqtne<;l.)(XP,X.ri~~ce. along
Vo{ith • that of team , owner
Richard and' 'K)Ilc PettY, wfl1'..1
help the No. 43 car becom9- an
annual title contender.
,
1
"It gives you a lot of copfi
dence knowing you've got a1~ri
ver that's got a great feel (for the
car) and a history of winnmg
races and championship~."
Parrott said. "He knows whBt it
takes to be there at the end ot1 he
day. Robbie learned a lot \fith
Jeff Gor~on, and I had 10 ~c at
years wtth Yates and won a
championship with Dale. Thi§~s
a new deal and an oppmtunity
for us as a group to take all)he
things we've learned and fake
Petty Enterprises ba~k to the
top."
Robert Yates Racing j o;p.ed
the test Drivers Matt McC(pll,
Steven Leicht, and Jtfitin
Diercks split time in a reseMch
and development car.
<Jl
In other testing, Kyle B !1~ch
and l1lS No. 5 Hend q ck
Motorsports machine sh~ rcd
track time with J.J. Yeley :~nd
his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing,.;this
past week.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
25, 2005 • 83
PRESTONSBURG JUNIOR BASKETBALL • WEEK TWO GAMES
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Pee Wee League- Black 13, Red 1:
Haley Fitzpatrick led the Black to a 131 win over the Red with 4 points.
Bailey Slone, Allison Hall, Ryan Slone
and John Dotson finished with 2 points
each. Blake Slone scored 1 point for the
Red team. After leading 8-0 at the half,
the Black team added a field goal in the
· d quarter to take a 10-0 lead after
three quarters of play.
Gray 6, Green 2: Candice Campbell
finished with with 4 points in as the
Gray beat the Red 6-2. Michael
Taulbee rounded out the scoring with 2
points for the Gray. Chandler Nelson
pitched in 2 points for the Green team.
The Gray team led 2-0 after one quarter
and 4-0 at the half.
Gold 5, Blue 1: Christopher Little
led all scorers with 3 points as the Gold
team defeated the Blue team. Jordan
Pennington finished with 2 points for
the winning team. Greg Slone scored
the only point for the Blue team.
Girls Training League - Red 12,
Gray 9: Allyson DeRossett led the Red
team to a 12-9 win over the Gray team,
scoring 8 points in the game. Kate Rose
pitched in 4 points for the Red team.
Jenna Little led the Gray team with 5
points. Rachel Layne and Macy Minix
added 2 points each for the Gray.
Blue 24, Gold 15: Cathryn Calhoun
led the Blue to a 24-1 5 win over the
Gold. Calhoun finished with a gamehigh 16 points in the win. Kaylee
Collins tossed in 8 points for the winners. Jessica Hall led the Gold with 13
points. Taylor Blevins rounded out the
scoring with 2 points.
Boys Training League - Gold 18,
Red 14 (30T): In what may be the most
exciting game in recent years for
Prestonsburg Junior Basketball, the
Gold team rallied from six down in the
final :24 to send the game into overtime. Chris Fitch tossed in 6 points in
the final :24 to even the game at 14-14,
Fitch finished with 10 points in the
come from behind win. Dylan Slone ,
Jordan Slone, Tate Green and Bradley
Ousley each added 2 points for the winners. The Gold team trailed 14-8 in the
final minute before corning back to tie
the game at the end of regulation. Tyler
Bays led the Red team with 6 points in
the loss. Robert Campbell finished with
4 points for the Red squad. Byron
Marshall and Clay Slone rounded out
the scoring with 2 points each.
Gray 13, Green 6: The Gray te~
improved to 2-0 on the season with a
13 6 win over the Green team. Keagan
Dove and Hunter Brown tossed in 4
points each in the win. Scott Stapleton
and Nathan Blackburn pitched in 2
points each for the Gray team. Eric
Collins led the Green team with 5
points. Thomas Spears finished with I
point in the Joss.
Gray 20, Blue 16: Cody Hackworth
scored 8 points in the ftrst quarter as
the Gray team defeated the Blue team.
Scott Stapleton added 4 points for the
Gray team and Nick Rowe finished
with 2. Hunter Brown, Nathan
Blackburn and Kaegan Dove pitched in
2 points each in the win
BJ Holliday and Grant Martin
tossed in 5 points each for the Blue
team. TJ Hager and Austin Bailey
rounded out the Blue scoring with 3
Adams A-team beats Wesley, Allen
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG
The
Adams Middle School A-team
reeled off a pair wins over two
·nights this past week, beating both
Wesley Christian and Allen.
In a game played Monday, Dec.
19, Adams beat Wesley 39-32.
Austin McKinney led Adams
with a game-high 16 points while
~ichael Burchett tossed in 12.
Tyler Hall added nine points and
Anthony Hallan two for the
Blackcats.
Adams led Wesley at the end of
every quarter, taking a 22-10 lead
into halftime.
In the B-team game between
the two schools, Adams got a
game-high 15 points from Alex
Griffith and defeated Wesley 2620. Nate Fraley scored four points
and laden Spurlock three for the
Blackcats. Caleb Petry and C.C.
Thompson rounded out the Adams
scoring with two points apiece.
Kannon Newsome led the
Wesley B-team with a team-best
nine points.
Adams rolled to an 81-21 win
over rival Allen. Three different
Blackcats reached double figures
as Adams rolled to the easy win.
Burchett paced Adams with a
game-high 27 points. McKinney
had 19 points and Josh Blackburn
12 for the Blackcats.
Nine different Adams players
scored in the win over the Eagles.
Five different Allen players posted
points.
A-TEAM BASKETBALL
ADAMS 81, ALLEN 21
ADAMS - Hall 2, McKinney 19,
Burchett 27, Hackworth 2, Stanley
6, Blackburn 12, Conn 7, McCoy 2,
Hicks 4.
ALLEN - Little 3, Wright 6, Slone 2,
Bentley 7, Williams 3.
WESLEY 26, ADAMS 20
WESLEY - Meade 7, Jarrell 2, K.
Newsome 9, A. Newsome 2.
ADAMS - Fraley 4, Griffith 15,
Petry 2, Thompson 2, Spurlock S.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: EIU tops EKU, 78-71
RICHMOND - Despite a season-high 17 points and eight
rebounds from junior Fatai
Hala'api'api,
the
Eastern
Kentucky women's basketball
team fell to Eastern Illinois 78-71
tonight at McBrayer Arena. The
Lady Colonels, who lost to a conference opponent for the first time
at home since the 2003-04 season,
all to 3-8, 3-1 in the OVC while
the Panthers improve to 3-6, 2-1 in
the league.
After falling behind by 20
points in the second half, the Lady
Colonels got within six points but
could not overcome the deficit.
Hala'api'api added four blocks
and turned the ball over just two
times in 29 minutes of play.
Classmate Kiejon Johnson added a
career-best 14 points, going 6-6
from the free throw line, and
grabbed a personal-high eight
rebounds. In. addition, sophomore
Ashley Cazee reached double digits in the scoring column with 12.
Freshman Megan Edwards led
the Panthers with a season-high 21
points and added four steals.
Eastern Kentucky committed a
season-high 32 turnovers, 19 in the
first half,· with Eastern Illinois
recording 19 steals.
The Panthers jumped to an 8-0
lead as the Lady Colonels turned
the ball over four times in the first
three minutes of play. Eastern
Kentucky scored its first basket at
the 17: 17 mark with a lay-up from
Hala'api' api on an inbound pass
from senior Laura Shelton.
With just under 14 minutes left
in the half, the Panthers took their
frrst double-figure lead (11) and
held a substantial advantage for the
remainder of the period, heading to
the locker room at the break with a
38-28 edge.
After taking a 20-point lead
(73-53) with 6:42 left in the contest, Eastern Illinois was unable to
connect on another field goal,
scoring its ftnal five points from
the free throw line. The Panthers
committed eight fouls and five
turnovers while missing six shots
in the final seven minutes.
The Lady Colonels ended the
game with an 18-5 run but missed
seven crucial free throws during
that span.
Eastern Kentucky was 26-59
(.441) from the field but scored
just one basket from the behind the
three-point line.
After a break for the holidays,
the Lady Colonels are back in
action on Jan. 2 when they face
Southeast Missouri State at 9:15
p.m. - Times Staff Report
Western falls to Arizona in OT, 86-81
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TUSCON, Ariz. Hassan
Adams scored a game-high 23
points Wednesday to ·lead four
Arizona players in double figures
as the Wildcats earned an 86-81
overtime men's basketball victory
over Western Kentucky University
in the championship game of the
Fiesta Bowl Classic at the McKale
Center.
Chris Rodgers added 19 points,
Marcus Williams 14 and Mustafa
Shakur 11 as UA improved to 7-3
with its fifth consecutive victory.
Courtney Lee had 21 points and
a season-best 14 rebounds, and
Anthony Winchester added 22 and
eight for the Hilltoppers (6-4), who
fell for the second time in as many
meetings \\< ith .he Wildcats.
The Toppers forced overtime by
recovering from a 10-point deficit
in the final 3:45. Trailing 72-62, a
Winchester jumper and two free
throws from Butch Jointer helped
cut the Wildcats' kad to six v. itil
3:03 remaining. The l'A c'\illllclgc
went back to nine when Rodgers
hit ..tll three free th-ows \\ith 2:28
remawm~ but tho't would be the
11nal pomts for the Wildcats in regulation.
WKU will next be in action on
Thursday, Dec. 29. when the
Toppc'"s p lay host t-. Kentucky
St. tt" it 7 p.m, \C''\T). It \viii be
thc1r lust home conle .t m llJ d<1ys.
West Virginia shoots way to big win over No.7 Oklahoma
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY -After
losses to Texas, Kentucky and
LSU knocked West Virginia out of
the Top 25, the Mountaineers' run
to the final eight last season
seemed a distant memory.
They got back on track with a
92-68 victory over No. 7
Oklahoma at the Ford Center
Thursday night.
"It felt like 10 years ago that we
had beaten a really good team,"
Mountaineers coach John Beilein
said. "We didn't have that quality
win yet."
Kevin Pittsnogle scored 25
points and Johannes Herber added
a career-high 21 to lead West
Virginia (7-3) to its fifth straight
victory.
The Mountaineers shot 66.7
percent ,(32-for-48) for the game,
the second-best performance
against an Oklahoma team since
Kelvin Sampson took over the program in 1994.
Pittsnogle was 8-for-11 from
the field, while Herb r was 9-for13.
"I don't know that we've had so
many layups in a game," Herber
said.
Sampson was upset at the
Sooners (6-2) for their defensive
effort.
"I've been at Oklahoma for 12
years, but I don't remember many
times that I've left the court where
I was embarrassed as I was
tonight," Sampson said.
It was Oklahoma's most lopsided loss since a 66-37 defeat at
Texas on Feb. 8, 2004. Sampson
compared it to an 86-59 loss to
eventual
national
champion
Connecticut that same season, but
said that team was overmatched.
"This one hurts more than any
other one," he said. " ... We're not
going to get this thmg turned
around here unless a loss like
tonight hurts them the way it hurts
me."
EKU golf alumni fmd success in golf careers
TIMES STAFF REPORT
RICHMOND - Former Eastern
Kentucky golfers Collen Yeager
and Mike Whitson have both
recently found success in their
respective careers. After completing Level 1 of the PGA
Professional Golf Management
Program, Yeager has been hired at
e Tournaments Players Club at
Avenel in Potomac, Maryland.
Whitson, the EKU men's record
holder for the lowest single round
score (64), was named the inaugural head women's golf coach at
Indiana State University.
Yeager, who has already passed
the PAT (Playing Ability Test)
must now successfully complete
Levels 2 and 3 of the program to
become a PGA Professional.
The TPC at Avenel, in the Avenel
Community development, opened
in 1986 as the f.tfth Club in the TPC
Network. Designed by Ault, Clark
and Associates with PGA TOUR
player consultant Ed Sneed, the
TPC at Avenel is a private, stadium
golf facility featuring a 7,005-yard,
18-hole, par 71 golf course.
Yeager, who was named to the
All-OVC Team in 2001, had four
Top Five finishes during her senior
campaign, earning the top spot at
the
North/South
Women ·s
Collegiate with a 149.
Whitson, who began his duties
with the Sycamores on September
1, is in charge of developing a
women's golf program that will
begin competition in the 2006-07
season. Prior to his first Division I
head coaching position, Whitson
spent three years as an assistant
coach at University of Tennessee
and one year at the helm of the
Transylvania women's golf pro-
gram.
Whitson played on a number of
professional golf tours following
college, including the Hooters
Tour, Central Florida Tour and
Development Players Tour. As a
pro, he claimed the 1998
Owensboro Open and finished
among the Top 10 in five other
events. As av. amateur, he won the
Club Car Classic in May 1998 and
the Michelob Classic in May 1997.
He was also a two-time runner-up
at the Kentucky State Amateur
Championships in June 1997 and
1998.
points each.
Junior Varsity League - Red 13,
Blue 1: The Red team held the Blue
team to I point and came away with the
win. Brett Blankenship led all scorers
with 10 points on the night. Austin
Bertrand fmished with 2 points and
Allison Conley added 1 point for the
winning team. Charlie Joseph scored
the only point for the Blue team.
Gray 13, Gold 10: After trailing
through three quarters, the Grey tcrun
outscored the Gold team 8-2 in the
fourth quarter to come away with a 1310 win. 1arin Hall led the Gray team
with 6 points. Wesley Robinson finished with 5 points and Laken Keathley
added 2 for the winners. Trey Stapleton
and John Gullett tossed in 4 points each
for the Gold team. Amy Rice fmished
with 2 points in the loss.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
(Thursday's Scores)
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Betsy Layne 70, Shelby Valley 65
Clay Co. 60, Jackson Co. 55
Glasgow 74, Taylor Co. 66
Lou. Holy Cross 73, Mclean Co. 65
Mayfield 53, Lou. Butler 46
Morgan Co. 50, Menifee Co. 37
Country Music Highway Classic
Bell Co. 45, Hart Co. 43
Estill Co. 61, Bracken Co. 47
Lee Co. 63, Johnson Central 51
Defenders of the Station Tournament
Madison Central 60, Lou. Moore 59
Pulaski Southwestern 54, Muhlenberg South 46
Russell 47, Lou. Seneca 43
Woodford Co. 70, Lou. Iroquois 54
Hoopin It Up Holiday Classic
North Laurel 69, Ashland Blazer 62
South Laurel 68, Mason Co. 63
Jeffersontown Gaslight Classic
Lou. Jeffersontown 78, Lou. Valley 49
North Oldam 64, North Hardin 62
Scott 83, Whitefield Academy 41
John Robinson Tournament
Madisonville-North Hopkins 53, Lone Oak 45
Matewan Tournament
Phelps 77, Hurley, Va. 57
Mclean County Invitational
Whitesville Trinity 72, Ballard Memorial 64
North American Stainless Tournament
Carroll Co. 57, Boone Co. 56
Gallatin Co. 54, Lou . Collegiate 52
Highlands 68, Anderson Co. 42 '
Raceland Derby Classic
Elliott Co. 78, Lawrence Co. 58
Fairview 78, Greenup Co. 70
Raceland 52, Rowan Co. 51
Rose Hill Christian 67, Breathitt Co. 54
Russellville-Logan County Holiday Classic
Campbellsville 62, Clinton Co. 55
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Russellville 67, Daviess Co. 57
Smoky Mountain Holiday Classic Tournament
Belfry 60, Beth Haven 45
Townsquare Holiday Invitational
Bob Jones, Ala. 94, Boyd Co. 91
East Carter 58, Lewis Co. 38
Toyota Teamwork Classic
Union Co. 66, Vincennes Rivet, Ind. 47
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Breckinridge Co. 46, Owensboro Catholic 42
June. Buchanan 45, Williamson, W.Va. 35
North Hardin 74, Caldwell Co. 48
Notre Dame 53, Corbin 48
Shelby Valley 61, Pikeville 41
Spencer Co. 66, Campbellsville 63
Tnmble Co. 62, Gallatin Co. 44
Arby's/KFC Classic
Lou. Fairdale 55, Letcher County Central 47
Lou. Moore 43, Scott 34 ·
McCreary Central 45, Boyd Co. 28
Pineville 49, Lou. Holy Cross 44
Country Music Highway Classic Tournament
Hart Co. 60, Allen Central 46
South Laurel 54, Johnson Central 47
Fifth Third Bank Classic
Apollo 68, Newport Central Catholic 58
Christian Co. 93, Lou. Mercy 87
Clay Co. 57, Monroe Co. ?4
Highlands 56, Rowan Co. 48
Lex. Christian 67, Elizabethtown 61
Lexington Catholic 66, Lou. Christian Academy 48
Lou. Assumption 59, Shelby Co. 38
Lou. Butler 77, Gov. Holy Cross 59
Lou. Eastern 56, Owensboro 53
Lou. Sacred Heart 58, Lou. Ballard 53
Magoffin Co. 73, Rose Hill Christian 70
Mercer Co. 57, Washington Co. 37
Paducah Tilghman 63, Calloway Co. 43
Paris 52, Ohio Co. 48
St. Mary 54, Dixie Heights 45
West Carter 73, Mason Co. 60
First Citizen Bank Classic
Bullitt Central 24, Anderson Co. 22
Dawson Springs 56, Lou. Atherton 53
North Bullitt 47, Bardstown 45
Lady Suns Christmas Tournament
Grayson Co. 55, Muhlenberg South 40
Grayson Co. 57, Hopkins Co. Central 41
Russellville 57, Todd Co. Central 55
Northern Exposure
Lex. Bryan Station 62, Harrison Co. 45
Muhlenberg North 48, Boone Co. 37
Simon Kenton 48, Conner 32
RW Jackson lnvititational Tournament
Allen Co.-Scottsville 42, Grant Co. 19
Williamstown 56, Whitefield Academy 44
Smoky Mountain Holiday Classic
Belfry 68, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Tenn. 66
George Rogers Clark 65, Beth Haven 12
St. Marys Holiday Classic
Butler Co. 53, St. Mary's, Tenn. 33
Toyota Teamwork Classic
Union Co. 62, Vincennes Rivet, Ind. 30
American Heart . , . _
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18, 2005
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Morgan-McClure ink Wimmer, AERO for '06
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ABINGDON, Va.- MorganMcClure Motorsports President
and Team Manager Larry
McClure has announced the
signing of a contract with
AERO Exhaust as the primary
sponsor and with Scott Wimmer
as driver of the No. 4 AERO
Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo
SS for the 2006 season.
··we are very pleased to have
AERO Exhaust partner with us
going into the 2006 season.
AERO has experience in racing
with both the Grand Am Series
and NASCAR's AutoZone Elite
Division series and we are
happy to extend their involvement into the NASCAR Nextel
Cup Series level.
"We are looking forward to a
long-term relationship with
AERO that will bring success to
their business and to this race
team. We have won three
Daytona SOO's, something no
other single car team can say,
and we are ready to be that win-
ning team again. I believe we
are on the right track to make
that happen," McClure said.
"At the same time, I am very
excited to have a young, aggressive, knowledgeable driver like
Scott Wimmer join our team,"
McClure said. "Scott brings a
history of building his own race
cars along with a winning career
to our team and I believe we
have a great combination of talents that will put us back in the
winner's circle.
"We are very happy to have
Scott and his family become a
part of our racing 'family' here
at Morgan-McClure."
Crew chief Chris Carrier's
looks forward to working with
Wimmer.
"Scott is a very talented driver and I am happy that he has
chosen to be a part of our team
in 2006. I can't wait to get him
in the car and start forming a
relationship that will bring us
success. Scott has built his own
cars in the past and knows a lot
about what makes them work,
so I'm ready to get to Daytona
and test.
"I'm looking forward to next
year with Scott- he's visited
the shop a few times and everyone is positive and focused on
giving what it takes to get this
team back in Victory Lane."
Wimmer hopes to start the
season by building on his new
team's rich history at Daytona.
"I'm very happy to be a part
of the Morgan-McClure team.
This team has won the Daytona
500 three times and I believe we
can win again. I'm excited to be
in a position where I can be
more hands on with the cars and
I know we can be successful if
we aU work together.
"I want everyone on the team
to talk to us about their ideas so
we can bring out the best each
of us has to offer. I'm excited~
get in the cars and start testing..
.how long is it before we go to
Daytona? I really appreciate the
opportunity to continue my
Nextel Cup career with this
team."
Winning makes for hot Bengals merchandise sales
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Bengals merchandise is a winner for retailers. as fans stock up
for the holidays and the team's
first playoff game in 15 years.
"We're crushed. We're sellmg anythmg Bengals," said
Chns Koch. co-owner of Koch
Sporting Goods downtown. "I
haven't seen anything like this
smce 1990."
He sold out of 180 "AFC
North Division Champions" jerseys by the end of the lunch
hour Monday, the day after the
Bengals clinched the division
title with a victory at Detroit.
Sales of merchandise for the
11-.) Bcngals so far this year
have almost quadrupled com·
pared with the same period last
year.
according
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Beach, Fla., market research
firm that tracks sporting goods
sales at 13.000 stores nationally.
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Jason
LaRue agreed to a two-year,
$9.1 million contract Tuesday
with the Cincinnati Reds, solidifying his role as the starting
catcher.
The Reds also added a lefthander to their bullpen by agreemg to a one-year. $800,000 deal
with Chns Hammond. They
allowed starter Ramon Ortiz and
reliever Joe Valentine to become
free agents, dechning to offer
them contracts for 2006.
LaRue will get $3.9 million
next season and $5.2 million in
2007. If he's traded after Oct.
15, his 2007 salary will automahcally increase to $5.45 million.
The 31 -year-old catcher
made $3 million last season,
when he started 104 games and
hit a career-high .260.
"As much as anything, it's
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playing the game," general manager Dan
O'Brien
said
Wednesday. "He gives you
everyting he possibly has, each
and every time he's on the
field."
Javier Valentin, who is also
eligible for arbitration, shared
the Reds' catching duties.
Right-handed starter Aaron
Harang, outfielders Austin
Kearns and Wily Mo Pena, first
baseman Adam Dunn and AllStar shortstop Felipe Lopez
remain eligible for arbitration.
The Reds avoided arbitration
with utility player Ryan Freel by
giving him a two-year, $3 million deal on Monday.
O'Brien said the club was not
close to a deal with any of the
remaining five.
Ortiz and Valentine also were
eligible for arbitration, but the
Reds decided to cut them loose.
The Reds decided parted ways
with Ortiz after the season by
declining to exercise his contract option for 2007. The righthander went 9-11 with a 5.36
ERA last season.
Valentine was 0-1 with an
8.16 ERA in 16 relief appearances last season.
Also Tuesday, the Reds tried
to upgrade a bullpen that was
short on left-banders last season.
Hammond, who turns 40 on
Jan. 21, was 5-l with a 3.84
ERA in 55 appearances for the
San Diego Padres last season,
holding left-handed batters to a
.164 average. His contract
includes a mutual option for
2007.
Cincinnati drafted Hammond
in the sixth round in 1986. He
went 14-19 in three seasons
with the Reds, primarily as a
starter, and was traded to
Florida. The Marlins moved him
into the bullpen in 1996.
Hammond also has pitched
for Boston, Atlanta, the New
York Yankees and Oakland.
Yarbrough named to 2006 Wallace Watch List
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Wireless customers can ring in
the new year with funk musician
Bootsy Collins' "Fear Da Tiger"
team tribute song. He's providing the song, which made its
debut at the Bengals' Nov. 20
home game, as a free ring cone.
This is the first time
Cincinnati Bell Inc. has offered
a free specialty ring tone, which
normally cost 99 cents to $2.99,
spokeswoman Jill Cobb said.
"Hopefully, this will help just
push (the Bengals) on not only
to the playoffs but to the Super
Bowl," Collins said of his
hometown team.
The video for the song by the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
member was shot and produced
at Paul Brown Stadium and
includes vocal contributions
from Bengals players Stacy
Andrews, Duane Clemons,
Jonathan Fanene, Shaun Smith
and Ben Wilkerson, and cameos
by other Bengals.
Reds reach deals with LaRue, Hammond
by JOE KAY
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Sales were up to more than $50
million through Dec. 11, the last
week available, the company
said.
"Winners sell, no question
about it," said Neil Schwartz,
the firm's director of marketing.
"They're winning, they're fun
to watch and they're in the playoffs."
He said for the year, Bengals
merchandise sale ranks ninth
among
National
Football
League teams, but for the week
ending Dec. 11, they ranked
behind only the Pittsburgh
Steelers, Indianapolis Colts and
New York Giants.
Bill Hanifin, 42, a qualitycontrol inspector from suburban
Green Township, bought a $250
team-issued Bengals jersey at
Koch's store.
"I'm not a guy to paint my
face or anything, but I can't wait
to wear it," he said. "I never
thought I'd jump on this bandwagon."
one of 120 players named to the
2006 Wallace Watch by the
College Baseball Foundation.
The Brooks Wallace Award is
presented annually to the
DivisiOn I baseball Player of the
Year.
Yarbrough hit .301 with eight
doubles, a tean1-high 13 home
runs and 40 RBI for Longwood
University last season and was
named to the 2005 Division I
All-Independent baseball team.
He also hit 330 with a leagueleading 10 home runs for the
Columbus All-Americans in the
2005 Great Lakes Summer
League. For his performance
with Columbus, he was named
GLSL Player of the Year and top
prospect in the league.
The Wallace Watch will be
trimmed to 12 semifinalists by
late May from there the selectJOn committee will narrow the
hst to three finalists following
the NCAA Super Regionals at a
press conference in Omaha,
Ncb. The finalists. their head
coaches, and their parents will
be mvited to Lubbock, Texas,
for a schedule of special events
tied to the award banquet, which
will again be nationally televised by Fox Sports Network.
The <;election committee for
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beat media who most closely
follow the sport. Voting for the
three finalists and the Wallace
Award winner will be conducted
by confidential balloting, with
totals tabulated by the J.W.
&
Associates
Anderson
accounting firm in Lubbock.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - The five
Cincinnati Bengals selected
Wednesday for the Pro Bowl are
more pleased by the fact they
still have a chance to be in the
game that will be played the
week before.
"The Pro Bowl is a weeklong
trip you enjoy, but by six
months later, folks forget who
played," said offensive tackle
Willie Anderson, named to the
game for the third time but on
his first playoff team this year.
"But the Super Bowl, to win the
Super Bowl, that's more of a
lifetime experience."
"Going to the last two Pro
Bowls was good but there was
nothing to play for after that,"
wide receiver Chad Johnson
said of being named for the Feb.
12 game in Honolulu. "This
year we have something to look
forward to."
Carson Palmer, making the
AFC squad in only his second
season as a starting quarterback,
said the selections are a tribute
to the whole team.
"A lot of guys end up going
to the Pro Bowl when you have
a good team," he said. "I'm definitely honored, but it's not
something you really think
about a whole lot. You think
more of getting to the playoffs
and having a chance to run at
Super Bowls."
The five are the most
Bengals named since 1989,
when six Bengals went to the
Pro Bowl. The 1988 team had
the most Pro Bowlers with nine.
But injuries or other reasons
could add Bengals to this season's game: cornerback Tory
James, running back Rudi
Johnson and guard Eric
Steinbach were all named first
alternates, and offensive tackle
Levi Jones was named as a second alternate.
Making the Pro Bowl was a
form of vindication for comerback Deltha O'Neal and placekicker Shayne Graham.
"It further lets me know that
I can still do this," said O'Neal,
who made the Pro Bowl with
Denver in 2001, lost his starting
job in 2003 and was traded to
the Bengals the next year. "Even
though they got down on me, it
further lets me know that I can
cover guys like Chad and bigname guys around the league."
Graham, the first Benga '
placekicker to make the Pro
Bowl, was cut five times before
being signed by the Bengals five
years ago.
"It means a lot to me and its
hard to really say how much,
because you would either have
to be in my shoes or be in that
seat beside me on the airplane
those five times I got cut and got
sent home before I ever got into
the league," said Graham, who
has made 25 of 29 field goals
this year.
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The best Christmas presents are
surprises. It's that item you never
thought you wanted until you opened
up the box and saw it nestled amidst
brightly colored paper.
This low-budget flick has that
same appeal. Don't be fooled by its
generic poster art and you can skip
reading the plot outline on the back
cover cause it doesn't come near to
giving you any idea how weird this
one gets. Suffice to say this is one
weird mamajama and it delivers that
certain something you always wanted
in a horror movie but gave up expecting- a plot.
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The film opens
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a party. She looko;
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and is promptly set upon by a
deranged zombie. Just as the zombie
gets a good hold of her and is set to
strut noshing away, she wakes up and
is actually in one of those sensory
deprivation tanks.
Turns out she is a grad student in a
parapsychology
program.
Parapsychology gets about as much
respect from mental health professionals as Rodney Dangerfield, but
who cares?
Next up we get to follow four of
these students on a field trip to investigate a ghost town. Problem is that
the driver the school has provided
"' for a Burt
Reynolds movie and manages to give
new mearung to the term "road rage."
Everyone survives the drive only
to find that their destination is in bad
shape. It appears that the mine which
acted as the town's sole host for labor
has gone bust and poisoned the water
supply. If that weren't bad enough,
drinking the unpotent potable has
turned the town's residents and their
animals into homicidal mutants.
The students, however, don't let
these minor obstacles keep them from
their goal which is to investigate a
mansion built over the mine by the
town's benefactor despite the swirling
rumors that hostile aliens have chosen
to make the home their ground zero
for an earth take over.
Their professor greets them at the
mansion and gives each one a glowing walkman and asks them to case
the house for ghosts. When this doesn't work the Prof insists that they
manacle themselves to the walls so he
can try to summon a spirit.
Surprisingly the students agree (anything for a passing grade) and are
soon at the mercy of a green apparition that appears to be the ghost of a
snake. This upsets a student or two
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then had the tingling delight of
watching him, search for it in the
flickering light of a coal fire and
carefully pick up every piece of
it?
You think Christmas is wonderful! Shucks, kid, you were
born fifty years too late.
Think back--can you remember the first orange you ever saw?
Did it mean anything to you
when you did see it? I remember
my first, and that was before I
ever knew they were grown in
Florida and California. It came
from Catlettsburg, in the old timber-rafting days, and Catlettsburg
was far enough away for me then.
Tales brought back in those days
by returning raftsmen of old
Front Street were to us as fabulous as Marco Polo's stories of
Cathay.
That orange was fished from
the toe of a long, home-knitted
stocking that had hung the night
before from the corner of a mantel. On occasions I can yet sniff
the wonderful perfume of it.. .Just
one orange and a "log stick" of
peppermint candy, some cinnamon drops-yes, and an apple.
And a marvelous popgun .. .! envy
no modern child all his toys and
electronic gadgets and things to
see, and places to go. For none
has known the thrill such as a
country boy of five or six, knew
of Christmas - -ahem!-50 years
ago.
Our world was a sequestered
place in those days. Only the blue
stroke rising from behind a hill
told of a distant home and fireplace, where our nearest neighbors lived. Between us was a
nigh-impassable road. But there
was a warm friendliness pervading it all. There was a third
dimension of security, so to
speak: living in a little world all
your own, held close to those you
loved and those who loved you,
the length and breadth of all
before you cloaked m silence,
and overhead, not a Sputnik flirting with the stars nor a jet intruding its thunder.
What do I remember with the
deepest comfort of those
Christmases? The kindness and
care and tenderness of loving
hearts. And don't ever think a
child doesn't need these! For this
is the magic that makes crude
toys marvelous playthings, simple games spell-working inventions, and the notes of an old,
squeaky organ, music from an
aeolian harp.
And now, you who have read
this far, do you think the old boy
has-as they say now, 50 years
later- flipped? Not so. Why
shouldn't one look back on such
memorable Christmases? Why
should not Christmas be a time
for reminiscing?
In that spirit I invite you all to
think back with me further still,
to what we think of as the First
Christmas- to the great, good
day when earth received its
Greatest Gift in the incarnation of
a Love that transcends that Jove
our good dads and mothers lavished on us as far as from here to
the farthest star.
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Excited children were treated to breakfast with Santa on December 17, at the Auxier Hi torical Society.
Breakfast with Santa a delight for all
by TONYA MILLER
TIMES STAFF W RITER
AUXIER- Saturday, December
17 2005, the Auxier Historical
Society played host to a ''Breakfast
With Santa" seasonal event. The
morning saw more than 50 children
pass through the doors of the historical society building to enjoy a
sausage and pancakes breakfast while
spending time with their favorite visitor from the North Pole. As children
were eagerly awaiting the arrival of
Mr. Claus, it wasn't long before his
coming was heralded by a small child
calling out excttedly, "Santa's here!
Santa's here!"
The joyous mood u<>herecl i•· '"
Old Saint Nick remained in the uu
throughout the morning as the eyes of
the children sparkled with the helief
of a hopeful Christmas spirit. After
visiting with Saint Nicholas, they
were each invited to choose from
among a great many donated toys by
Santa's special helpers. A fe\\ of the
most excited children were happy to
share their thoughts with us:
Dylan Bishop, age 7, said that he
had asked Santa for "Super Cross"
tickets and that h1s fa vonte part of the
morning had definitely been getting
to meet Santa.
Brianna Webb. age 4. wanted a
"Dora the Explorer" kitchen for
Christmas and she also wanted to
remind everyone at the North Pole
that she would also like a "pink
pony" to sleep wtth.
Jacob Headley, age 3, proudly
held his new toy in the air as he
informed. "I wanted this for
Christmas, ..
Neisha Tackett, age 8, asked for a
dollhouse and wanted all the readers
at the North Pole to know that her
friends all said "hello" and that she
really loves all the g1fts they send
(See SANTA, page six)
Santa Claus had a lap full of children and a belly full of pancakes at the
"Breakfast with Santa" event held recently in Auxier.
Vblunteer "elves for the day" helped Santa hand out gifts and goodies
to the children who came out to have breakfast and meet Mr. Claus.
(See LAGOON, page six)
aunt came into my room.
Reptiles reconciled
by LINDA C. RAYBERN
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
CHRISTiv11>.S TREASURY"
I will never forget the Christmas of
my seventh year. I was going to smg
several carols with my classmates in
the Christmas pageant at school. We
had been practicing for about a month.
A week before the pageant, my mother's family had their Christmas celebration. Mother had been bragging about
how I was to sing at school. and I was
cajoled into singing one of the carols
ro•· thC' r•OllltCT d, !I [ \lh<'h. G li("'"
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(I had ,\!ways been a
only a 7-ycar-old can ... "Hark! Old
Harold's angel sings. glory to the newborn king. Peace on earth so mercy
smiles, cause God and reptiles reconciled ... "
That is as fru· as I got, because my
<IUnt could no longer play the piano, she
was laughmg so hard . My uncle
laughed so hard he spilled his drink on
his lap, and when he tried to mop it up.
he lost his balance and slid out of his
chair.
I was mortified. I had no idea why
everyone was laughing at me. I burst
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tenderly took me 111 her
arms and with loving
won.ls told me not t
cry. Everyone was
laughing because of
the wonderful new
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"Hark the Herald Angels
Smg," I felt more loved
than I ever had in my life.
My lips were still
trembling as I stepped
forward and began to
sing. As my extended
family sang carol after
carol and arms slipped
around each other in a
warm familial glow, I realized
Christmas wasn't about festive decorations or the Christmas tree or even the
gifts under it. Christmas was about love
given freely and with joy.
As one of my older cousins gave me
a squeeze and a smile, I was sure Hark,
old IIar.,JcJ\, anuc1. was :;ing;nl! with
us .u1d l I! a l !!."lt..:n t 11~ words right
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
25, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Jim I avidson
Are you kidding yourself?
One of the nuances we often
encounter in this life is something we call kidding. The word
kidding is slang
and means. 'To
make fun of; to
tease. To deceive
or try to deceive
someone: fool."
We often hear
~tatcments
or
questions such as
"Arc you kidding
me," '"I'm just
kidding.''
'No
kidding:· and "You arc just kidding yourself.'' Another expression that has a similar connotation is '"He is just whistling past
the gravcy mi." Here is a practiral exrmplc of what l am saying. Once in the while <;omconc
will have the words "Not dead
but sleeping" inscribed on the
tombstone of a loved one.
Believe me, this person is dead
.md they arc not sleeping. In
. other words, the person who had
this inscription placed on a
tombstone is only kiddin_g hims{M or whistling
past the graveyard.
This is just
my
personal
opinion, but I
believe goodnatured kidding
can play a positive role in our
society. When I
am playing golf
with my friends,
we kid each
other all the time. It's the only
way some of us can keep from
losing our religion. In the case
of good-natured kidding, if it's
intended to foster positive relationships and make people feel
comfortable around each other,
it can be a very good thing. On
the other hand, if we kid someone to the point of ridicule and
become painful, it crosses the
line and becomes a destructive
trait and I would be very much
opposed to that. Some people
can take kidding and some
can't, and all of us need to learn
to be sensitive to the needs of
those around us. That is, if we
wish to be a happy, well-adjusted person.
From my perspective, it's
fine to kid someone if we know
they can take kidding and it
serves to build a good relationship, but the essence of what I
want to share with you here that
may be worth thinking about is
to answer the question, "Arc
you kidding yourself?" When
we kid someone else, tht'rc arc
guidelines we should follow. hut
when we kid ourselves, that's an
entirely
different
matter.
Another one of those practical
examples occurred several
times when Viola and 1 were
first married. While she always
denied it, quite often I had the
feeling that she would get jealous of some pretty lady wh0 I
was especially friendly to. give
a hug or say a flattering v. mi.
Is it OK to buy salvaged parts?
and was repaired. What should I do: Sue the
dealer who sold the car to my daughter, talk
to Toyota USA or just forget the matter? Dear Tom and Ray:
I've been having a debate with my Father of the Bride
boyfriend about the possible defects in patts
TOM: Well, first things first, FOTB. Your
salvaged from cars that have been totaled.
No. 1 priority in the next
We were thinking of buying . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . , three weeks is to enjoy your
front-end parts (tie rods,
daughter's wedding. Your
idler arm) from an old, reardaughter's wedding is someended Fircbird. The car had
thing that happens only once
rear-frame damage, and I
in a lifetime.
RAY: Or, in my brother's
thought it might be better to
buy new parts instead of getcase, two or three times.
ting cheaper ones off the
TOM: And then, after the
totaled car, since they could
wedding, start by having a
heart-to-heart talk with your
have damage from the accident. or might at least have
daughter. Tell her that if she
actually did crack up the car
endured a lot of stress. He
and didn't tell you about it,
says this could not be possithis would be the time to
ble. Who's right?- Jolcy
spill the beans (before you
RAY: Well. it's unlikely
that a rear-end accident
raise your hand and tell it to
the judge). But let's take her
would damage front-end
components, Joley. Thgseh ~..b:.'====---~~.!.;...:.:...;...;..;w ..yor:_d for it, and assume, th!lt
the accident preceded her
parts in the front are nrettv-c~w:.r..t.lil~~~
ownership of the car.
tough.
TOM: Even if the cat was hit from behind
RAY: You could sue the dealer, FOTB.
and got spun around so that the car pivoted And with the facts you present, you'd proba.around the front wheels, those front-end parts bly win. But even if you win, that's a real
wouldn't necessarily be damaged by that. pain in the butt. So keep that as a last resort.
They're designed to take a pretty good shot.
Start by giving Toyota a chance to make this
RAY· On thio! oth.:r hand if the cat was right. The national customer-assistance numSf u ht d rom behind m r a curb, or pushed ber is 1-800-331-4331.
"':t~p over the hood of .. Good Humor .I uck,
TOM: Tell tl1em the story. Tell them that
hen stuff upfront could have been bent. So, you've already hit a brick wall with your
it's important to check the specific parts dealer. Tell them you'd like to make an
before you buy and not take anyone's word appointment to have a factory representative
tbt 1t th~· det · ils of the ~c.:idcnt. lf any of the
from Toyota come out and inspect the car
p ,Jhx tlvc. ' )l a, .. , ip{ cd on the ball joints
RAY: And while you' rc vvaiting for the
>·tie ··od . o It the ~· arc other obvious '\igns appointment. go back and ask for written
of bending or wear, keep shopping.
appraisals of the accident damage fi·om the
TOM: In general, deciding which parts are folks at CarMax and the second Toyota dealOK to buy used is a complex calculation- er. Also ask them for their estimates of what
factonng in the amount of money you'd save, the car is worth to them now- with the acci)'low easy it is to assess the used parts before dent damage - and what it would have been
you buy them, and the amount of labor worth had there been no accident.
involved in replacing them AGAIN if the
TOM: If Toyota sends someone out.
used parts fail. We've done the calculations they'll first want to see if there actually IS
on a number of parts, and have posted the evidence of a serious accident. Assuming
Savings-Risk Matrix on our Web site they agree it's there, they'll want to make
(www.cartalk.com). You'll find it in our sure that it wasn't you - or your daughter Guide to Junkyards. In general, front-end who had the accident. So make sure you go
parts have low risk and high savings poten- through the car and remove any receipts in
the glove box from Frank's Auto Body.
tial.
RAY: But if they agree that there's been
RAY: Right. On some cars, the control
arms and ball joints are expensive, one-piece damage, and they have no reason to believe
units. You can save a considerable amount of that you caused it, then the only conclusion is
money if you can find good used ones. So, that the dealer is a sleazeball. In that case,
despite the fact that this idea came from your you can ask Toyota to buy back the vehicle
boyfriend, Joley, it's actually not a terrible from you at the price that it would have sold
for had it not had accident damage.
one.
TOM: Now, if Toyota stonewalls you, you
Buyer may have been taken for a ride
still have options. One is to take the written
with used car
appraisals you got from the two other patties
Dear Tom and Ray:
back to the dealer, present the facts to the
Please, please help! When my single dealership's general manager and give him a
daughter wanted to buy a car two years ago, choice: Tell him he can either buy the car
I advised her to buy a manufacturer's certi- back from you at a fair price, or you're going
fied used car, as she didn' t know much about to use this evidence to take him to court for
cars. She bought a 2003 Toyota RAV4 from a fraud.
Toyota dealer in Maryland. Fast-forward to
RAY: If he refuses to make a fair deal with
today - she is getting married in three you, that's what you'll have to do. Contact
weeks, and she wants to sell the car. As the your local bar association, and ask for the
father of a busy daughter who's preparing for name of a lawyer who specializes in just this
a wedding, I took the car to CarMax for kind of issue.
appraisal and possible sale there. To my surTOM: Then sue for the lost value of the
prise, I was told there are several indications car, your legai fees and the cost of the wedthat the car had been in an accident, includ- ding cake Gust for good measure).
ing missing under-hood decals and identifi
RAY: This is a good reminder to everycation plates, and having several clamp body that "Toyota Certified" (or any manumarks on both sides of the frame. My daugh- facturer certified) or not, you MUST get a
ter, of course, didn't have an accident. So, I used car checked out by your own indepentook the car to the Toyota dealer from which dent mechanic before you buy it Good luck,
my daughter bought the car. Its used-car FOTB, and whatever you do, don't let anydepartment's manager took a look at the car thing spoil the wedding!
and insisted that the car had never had an
ac.:ctdent. He also said that as a Toyota dealer,
You want to buy a used em; but how do
1C doesn' t make any sense for him to risk his youfind a good one'! Tom and Ray can help!
reputation by telling a lie just to sell a used Order "How to Buy a Great Used Car:
car. So, I went back to CarMax and told the Secrets Only Your Mechanic Knows." Send
story to a senior buyer there. He took a look $4.75 (check or money order) to Used Car;
at the car and emphatically declared that it PO. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Got a question about rars? Wrire to Clir:k
had indrcd been in an accident and had been
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~"it !>.t:paratl! Ti.•yot· eai.:r tor Ius< rmwn The
vcrdi~.:t \', 1 that th,: \..tii had had ~II accident
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by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Back then, and believe me
things have changed, when she
later confronted me, I would
have a little silly grin come over
my face. On a number of occasions she has said to me, ''I'm
going to slap that silly grin off
your face.'' Now, I'm not the
sharpest knife in the drawer, but
r figured out a long time ago
that it was easier to change my
facial expression than to suffer
the embarrassment and pain of a
good slapping. In other words, if
I thought I could win that one. I
was only kidding myself. I
rnight add that 1 have matured to
the point that I take great pams
not to make her jealous about
anything, because we are not
only a team hut we would nc\ er
do anything intentional to hun
each other. If you arc marned
and don't have that kind of relationship with your spouse, you
arc missing one of the true joys
of this life.
What I have just shared is
nuly one small example of how
we can kid ourselves. There are
countless other examples, but
one in our society that affects
many people in a negative way,
and sadly these people are only
kidding themselves, are those
people who believe they are
superior, especially intellectually; to the point they believe they
are better than most of the people around them. I'm here to tell
you that some people may be
smarter, some may he richer,
some may be shapely, beautiful
or better looking, some may be
descendants of the bluebloods
of a country, a state or a community, but no person as a .
human being is any better than
another. When we learn that our
t1me on earth is brief and that
we can't take our superior
knowledge with us, we should
strive to usc that time wisely.
I remember a passage in the
Bible where Jesus talks about
tht- sin of partiality. He said,
"Do not say to the rich man, you
come and take this good seat
and he says to the poor man,
you stand over there or come
and sit at my feet." What I am
saying here is simple. If you
have any tendency at all along
these lines, you ' rc mly kidding
yourself. The Phihppino people
have a saymg that rc.tlly sums
up what I have been trytng to
impart to those who have never
gotten the word. "The taller the
bamboo grows, the lower it
bends." This mean<; the higher
we get up in society. the more
tr,
humble we should be.
We arc each a umquc creation, made in the image of God
and when a true understanding
of our own self worth produces
humility and a deep respect for
all those about us, we have then
become a true citizen of the
world. We should stnve to be
kind and gracious. If you have
never come to th t , :1t in your
relatiOnships and
way you
deal with other'>. ~ ou arc only
kidding yourself. The great
thing about us human beings is
that we have the power to
change. Sometime~ a self--.1
inventory is pa111ful I ut after
that first slappmg • W<J<; on my
way.
Jim Davidson n 1 motivational .1peaker and .Hndicated
columnist. Yrm may omtart him
at 2 Bentle_v Drirc, (.r•nway, AR
72034.
Santa
II Continued from p5
each year.
Ryan Webb, age 12, asked Santa
for anything ·'Star Wars" and wanted to wish all our readers a ·'Merry
Chnstmas."
Emily Salisbury, age 3, asked
Santa for a baby doll to play wrth
and said she had been a very g6od
girl. However, she also wanted the
elves to know that she would like
some "pink hats" under her
Christmas tree this yeat·.
Nick Collins. age 10, said he
would like "some wrestlers" and
that he also wanted to wish everyone at the North Pole a "Merry
Christmas," too.
Noah Tackett, age 10, asked
Santa for a "four-wheeler" and said
that his favorite part of the day was
getting ~o pick out what he wanted
from among the toys. He closed by
saying that he wanted to say "hi" to
all our readers.
'I he tmc sptrit of Christmas fairly pu cd through the tiny building,
fueled by the very smallest of
guests. Adult volunteers and family
memhers listened to an 8-year-old
gnl that was more concerned with
making sure that Santa knew what
her baby brother wanted for
Christmas rather than making her
own petitions heard. Santa's eyes
grew large as a small girl told of
how she didn't have a daddy, but
that she had been a "very good
girl" and had "helped her mommy"
all year long. Each wish of innocence was passed along with joy
throughout the mormng. reminding
all present that Christmas wasn't•
about the rush and bu~tle, hut rather
all the magic a11d love ol the special season.
Angie and Andy Headley, working alongside the Auxier Historical
Society, would like to thank everyone that donated ,upphes, as well
as their time. to rr ah this year's
breakfast event Sh h a success.
They also send a ~pccial "thank
you" for the don.ttton th,tt came all
the way from Lexington from
William and Belind~1 Amburgey
and "Gifts for His Children,"
founded by James Arthur Hughes.
Anyone interested in the activities tf
of the Historical Society may reach
a member by calling 886-9807.
CLICK& CLAC
Talk Cars
I
• Continued from p9
hut they are put back in line by the
Prof, who summons a hulking
henchman who then proceeds to
lay down the law by knifing one
student and snipping off another's
thumb.
'\t h1" poin1 thng ' Ct .1 little
t r
l: •t you WC'!l t pt t ar y XlL
l:r here. Suffice to o;ay there arc
several more occurrences before
the final reel involving spider
attacks, zombie attacks and dog
at tacks. There· s e\'Cn an appear
ancc by a ch<~ractcr \\ho should be
dead and still might be. There a lot
of scares along the way and a plot
that appears to go everywhere until
snaking back to where the whole
mess started.
This one is a fine example of
o
ination can overcome
ndr:e· mutations. The script IS
"Y pretty smart with plot
twists that never stop coming.
There is also a fair amount of talent
involved with some exceptional
spccwl effects provided by the
K...'"'lB company, who did similar
chores on "From Dusk Till Dawn."
The acting is also pr(·tl) .g ood for
this kind of thing though one thespian manages to mispronounce .the
word "jaguar."
The ending incoi'T'or nes a doubt t
\\ ric.l
t tr.ke
you off guard h
.1 u 1l the
, v.luch is
audience\, Httd h t,
rare in a lot of these efTorts).
Best line: "I mean it was not real
but not fake."
1989, rated R
ABOVE: The Betsy Layne
Girl Scouts adopted the
names of 20 children from
the Kentucky Home for
Baptist ChildrE>n and provided them w1th wide
varity of toys books,
games and sto king
stutters. The girls also
donated two large baskets
of fruit for the children's
christmas party.
AT LEFT: For some
Christmas fun, the Betsy
Layne Gtrl Scouts participated in "Skating with
Santa" at the Archer Park
Skating Rink on Dec. 8 for
a entertaining night with
Sant~ on rr-!l<>r ~~ ~ ·~>sand
a hom •n
1 u 1t
eKch n
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shape.
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OUTREACH WORKER/ Case ManagerWorks in communities to identify target
populations
and
encourage their participation
in our
Pikeville Homeless
Veterans
Reintegration
Program. Associates
Degree in Human
Services or related
field or equivalent
training and experience; two years
related work experience; honorably discharged veteran with
at least six months
served on Active
Duty; valid driver's
license.
Send
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to:
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FOR SALE
2000
YZF Ya"laha 600 R MEDICAL SECREf""l':>•orcvcle
6000 TARY WANTED Full
1
act ' 1 ~
'1CK & time M-F- 9:30- 5:00
S!lver With 2 h ·lmets.
$3500 Would make and Sat 9:00-12:00.
great Christmas pre- Call 886-1714.
,- sert. 606-886-6869
W A N T E D : IMMEDIATE OPENor 606-191-9550.
, For
Sale
need ING Leasing
1998 Immediately
Assistant for local
YAMAHA YZ80 New Medical
Office
area apt complexes.
tires, pro-circuit pipe. Manager for busy Prior management
$1600. Call 606-452- practice
in experience
pre~ 9599 for more info.
Prestonsburg. ferred. Good people
''
''
required.
Please do not apply if skills
you don't have expe- Benefits after 90
days. Fax resume
rience as a Medical
'
and 3 references to
':,.. FOR SALE:
2004 Office
Manager. LRMG
606·683·
:_ Ford Exp o•er 2x4 Health/life insurance 3300.
;, Am/FM1CD ~,;·uise,
provided. Contact:
- Keyless wt y Avg
2467 HELP WANTED:
1
Miles, exce. en• coni- PO BOX
Night auditor shift/
: tion. $1U99o Call Ashland, KY 411 05- Part-time night audit
.. 478-4860 0
226- 2467.
shift available for
... 3218
Friday and Saturday
WANTED: Drivers 1 night from 11:00 pmam.
Call
mini-van transporting 7:00
Microtel Inn at 889railroad crews in the
0331 or stop by and
FOR SALE:
1975 Shelby area. Clean put in an application.
: Ford dumr- truck tilt MVR. Drug screen
... tront err! • 2' bed. required. 7 years dri- COMMUNITY CON$ For more .n~o c-all
ving experience. Ref NECTIONS is seek606-478-9b0
ing caring applicants
location number 26.
fill opening posito
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505 • Business
510 ·Commercial
Property
530 ·Homes
550 · Landflots
570 - Mobile Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
tions to assist individuals with mental
retardation.
Applicants must have
high school diploma
or GED. Experience
is preferred but not
required. Apply in
person at Community
Connections, 4663
US 23 South, lvel,
KY (Old Unisign
Building)
610 ·Apartments
620 • Storage/
Office Space
630 ·Houses
640 · Land/Lots
650 • Mobile Homes
660 • Miscellaneous
670 · Commercial
Property
intricate design on
bodice and train.
Must see to appreciate beauty. For more
information, call 8868506 ask for Tonya
or after 5:00 call 8860048 and leave message.
COAL FOR SALE
50 acres in
Quicksand, Knott
County KY. Call 260OTTER CREEK 347-0259.
Correctional Center
is now taking appli- FIREWOOD FOR
cations for the follow- SALE call 377-5055
ing positions: LPN
and CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.
Interested applicants
may apply online at >:II'
Comm. Prop/
www.correction~.
scorp.com or in person at HWY 306, BUILDING FOR
rent.
Wheelwright
KY LEASE or
41669. Otter Creek Located at Stanville.
Correctional Center 2000 sq ft and a 600
is an equal opportu- sq ft can be joined or
nity employer. M/F/ separated. Great for
office space or retail.
V/0
Call 606-478-5403.
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for motivated FOR SALE OR
people to care for LEASE: Commercial
individuals with men- Property, lvel, KY on
tal retardation/ devel- US 23. Office build·
opmental disabilities. ing, garage, paved
All training provided lot, approximately 2
free
of
charge. acres.
606-368Available positions 2347.
include residential
house
manager FOR RENT: Beauty
hours M-F 5 pm- 9 shop equipped with 3 .
am starting salary stations and tanning
$25000 year. Direct bed. Located on RT
care staff float posi- 122 1 mile south of
tion hours may vary. Martin, across from
Technical
Minimum
salary Garth
$6.00
per
hour. School. Must furnish
285Candidates must be references
required to pass 9112.
background screening. Interested par530-Homes
ties should call 606- '
Nice
946-2078 or 606- FOR SALE:
home
for
sale.
886·8600.
Marvin Heights subHELP
WANTED: division. 3 BR 2 BA 2
Reno's Roadhouse car garage. 12x 18
Prestonsburg is now deck. Nice storage
hiring for all posi- building. Call 606tions. Day shift and 587-1163 or 606night shift. Apply in 791-0187.
person only.
HOMES FOR SALE:
A foreclosure!! 3 BR
MERCHANDISE only $16,000. For
listings call 1·800445-Furniture 429-7008. ext B 183.
REAL ESTATE
'"tl-lsto
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
New
& Used
Furniture
&
Appliances @ unbeprices.
lievable
Come in today for
incredible savings.
Shop At The Little
Furniture Store &
Save!! Route. #122,
McDowell. Call 606377-0143.
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=
....
756· Oflkl&
79Q • SEBV!Ci$
Call 800-471-2440.
FULL TIME CNAs
6am-6pm shift and
part time CNAs 1:3010:30 pm shift. Pay
based on experience/ Excellent benFOR SALE:
2002 efits. Please call 606Ford Tat..rus SF.. 606- 886-2378. (Lynn or
886·6869 or 606Elaine)
781-9.::so
.,
750 - MobiHJ tlQffle
Mt)viJWJ
480-Miscellaneous
WEDDING DRESS
FOR SALE: Size 12,
pearl and sequins
FORECLOSURE! 4
BR 2 BA $33,000.
Must sell, for lisintgs
call 1/800-429-7008.
~§§0· Landll..ots
FOR SALE: Great
investment property
for sale. 2 completely
furnished
apartments. Owner eager
to sell. Call 8869356.
570- Mobile Homes
Final
clearance
2004 lot models and
1®. Plumbing
16$.• Pto(~lM*l$
710 • A"Pffir/SiJMce
705 • Constwotlon
71 o • Edll(laoonal
713 • Child Care
715 - Electrician
?'SO • Tljl'lber
190• TtJWeJ
720 • Healtlt &: Beauty
730 - Lawn
t;QQ·M:nui
745 • Mls<;eltaMOIJS
810 - Auetll)ns
815 • ~ & FCl\io(f
&Gatden
735 -legal
740 • Masonry
2005 models now
available! If you are
serious about purchasing a new home
you need to be with
experienced staff to
get the right home at
a great price. The
Home Show-South
William son, Inc. US
119,
Belfry,
Ky.
41 514 606·353-6444
or toll free 877-3536444
All Drywall, Dutch
with 2x6 walls,and
5/12 roof pitch, ultimate kitchen package, glass block window, and many more
extras, Set up for
viewing. For details
call 606-353-6444 or
toll tree 577-3536444 the home show
RENTALS
610Apartments
FOR RENT
Townhouse at
Timberline Estates
in Prestonsburg
850 • Personals
870 • Serv1ceo;
890 ·Legals
808 : AtlfiOuneeltlf)nt$
BA, large living room
and kitchen. Located
at Stanville, off US
23. Call 478-8100.
FOR RENT 2 BR
newly
remodeled
ground floor apt.
Located across from
Garth
Technical
School. RT 122 at
Martin, KY. Must furnish references. Not
HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
1-2
BR
FURNISHED Apts. Clean.
lin
Prestonsburg.
886-8366.
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
Townhouse also 1
bed room furnished
or unfurnished located in Prestonsburg
,NO PETS call 606886 8991
STOP RENTING:
Buy a 5 BR 2 BA
home only $13000.
For listings call 800429-7008 ext 8930
Furnished
tra1£ r
Quiet, clean. privat ,
near Prestonsburg
and JW Lake. Nice
patio. Call 886-394 'l.
640- Land/Lots
MHs FOR RENT: '
& 3 BR mob! r.
homes for rent. rota
electric. Close ,c;
Prestonsburg. 1\ic
pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
Trailer lot for rent
on old U.S. 23
Prestonbetween
sburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
889 9747
FOR RENT 3 BR 1 ~'
BA
trailer
1n
Trailer Lot For Prestonsburg. Pay
Rent, Large Yard. own utilities . Must
have
reference
Cali 886-8366
$400 month p iL:~
For Rent : newly deposit. 886-399F}
886-0875 or 886constructed Mobile
1239.
Home Lots in new
Allen,reference
SERVICES
required call 606·
874-2212
650- Mobile Homes
LOCAL co,{L
Furnished 1 bed FOR RENT: MH 14 x bucket driver nee t' ~
room Apt. Central 80 3 BR 2 BA 886- employment back ·ir.
the coal fields. Moon
heat & air. Rent start- 8366.
base. Call 606-800
ing at $375. month,+
$300. deposit water FOR RENT: 6720 or 606-780
5643.
included .
Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
2 BR., 1-1/2 baths,
living room, kitchen, EmStorage/Office
kitchen appliances,
and washer & dryer BUILDING FOR
furnished. $500 Mo. LEASE 30x60 metal
plus utilities. As of storage buildling on
January 1, two will be RT 80. 886-8366.
available. Call 886·
OFFICE SPACE for
1997
lease
in
APTS FOR
RENT Prestonsbu r g .
HUD accepted. Call Approximately 1850
285-5047 or 285- sq feet with parking
only two blocks from
9976.
courthouse. Call874APT FOR RENT: 1700, 285-0900 or
Nice 2 BR duplex. 874-9976.
Stove, refrigerator,
W/D hook-up, CH/A, FOR RENT: 3 Room
city limits at 23 and office suite. $600
80. $465 month plus month. Call 886utilities. $250 deposit. 1020 ask for C.V.
No pets, 1 year lease.
606-237-4 758.
630-Houses
FOR RENT 1 room
furnished efficiency. FOR RENT 2 BR
Utilities paid, w/d pro- house on Cracker
Mountain International
vided. No pets. Call Bottom Road in
Trucks Inc.
226-0999. Martin. 285-3670.
5037 At. 1428, Allen, Ky.
Winchester Apts.
(Formerly Yeary International)
HOUSE FOR RENT:
Has
the following positions available:
PARK PLACE APTS 3 BR $400 month
deposit.
"Holiday
Special" $300
Service Manager
First Month's Rent Located at David. No
Service
Technicians (6)
FREE with paid secu- pets. Call 886-8467.
Truck Salesman
rity deposit. Through
Insurance, 401 K, Vacation
December 31, 2005. FOR RENT 1 BR
1
BR/$280/$309 house on Highland
Competitive Salaries
In
2BR/$304/$345 Avenue
Drug test
Prestonsburg 886- Prestonsburg. $300
Background Check
month. $250 deposit.
0039.
Apply at or call 874-2051
889-0036.
Send resumes to
APT FOR RENT: 1
jnlblack@ Mountainlnternational.com
BR, 1 BA. Utilities HOUSE FOR RENT:
We also have positions available In
included. $550 per 2 BR $550 per month
Hazard.
month.
Security plus utilities. If interested call 886-0124. .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _=""""".:::.
deposit
required.
Located at Harold.
Call478-3333 or 4782423.
JOIN THE CARING TEAM AT
APT FOR RENT:
Unfurnished 2 BR
with walk-in closet. 2
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or via email to:
web@floydcountytimes.com
SALYERSVILLE
HEALTH CARE,
an Extendicare Facility
Position Available: Payroii/HR Clerk
Qualifications:
• Experience with payroii/Kronos system a definit
plus.
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and
appropriately with employees, residents,
families, community members, volunteers, and
other facility staff.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand
English;
• Meet all health requirements, as required by law;
Salary commensurate with knowledge and experience; excellent benefits, Including 401 K
Applicants please telephone Tammy Collinsworth
at 606-349-6181, apply via e-mail
lbranbarn@extendlcare.com.. apply in person at
Salyersville Health Care, 571 Parkway Drive,
Salyersville, KY 41485·0819 or mail resume.
EOIIADA
�88 •
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
nO-Repair/Services
25, 2005
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
836-5479
CABPENTRY
In accordance with
WORK
all types. KRS 350.055, notice
New construction or is hereby given that
remodeling.
Dekalb
Recovery,
Garages, decks, etc. Inc., P.O. Box 166,
Concrete work & sidEastern, KY 41622,
ing. Free estimates. has applied for an
Call B86-8896.
underground mining
operation, located
LEGALS
approximately 0.15
mile southwest of
Eastern, in Floyd
NQTICE OF
County. The operaSEBYlCE
tion will disturb 4.68
OF PR_OCESS
surface acres, and
will underlie 16.72
BY PUSLICA·
acres, and the total
TION
permit boundary will
To: Sean Francis
be 21.40 acres.
Smith,
The proposed operRespondent
ation is approximateTake Notice that a ly 0.50 mile southCivil Action, Petition west of the junction
for
Legitimacy, of KY 550 and KY
Adding
Biological 80, and is approxiFather's Name to mately 0.03 mile
Child's
Birth northwest of the
Certificate has been Right Fork of Beaver
Creek.
filed against you
The proposed operunder file number 05 ation is located on
SP 148, in Yadkin the Martin 7 1/2
County,
North U.S.G.S.
minute
Carolina, by the quadrangle
map.
Petitioner, Michael The surface area to
Williams.
be
disturbed
is
You are required to owned by Ned Hall,
make defense to and underlies land
said pleading not owned by Ned Hall.
The application has
later than the 20th
been
filed for public
day of January,
inspection at the
2006,
said date
Department
for
being at least 40
Natural Resources,
days from the first Prestonsburg
publication of this Regional Office, at
notice, and upon 3140 South Lake
your failure to do so, Drive, Prestonsburg,
the party seeking KY 41653. Wntten
objecservice against you comments,
will apply to the tions, or requests for
Court for the relief a permit conference
must be filed with the
sougt1t.
Th1s the 6th day of Director, Division of
Mine Permits, No. 2
December, 2005.
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
Amy E. Allred,
127 South, Frankfort,
Attorney for
KY 40601.
Respondent
Attorney &
NOTICE OF
Counsellor at Law
INTENTION TO
1416 W. First St.,
MINE
Ste. B
Winston-Salem,
PURSUANT TO
NC 27101
APPLICATION
Telephone:
NUMBER
336-917-0037
836-0307
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, notice
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
is hereby given that
MatUCo, Inc., 439
Meadows Branch,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653 has
applied for a permit
for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation located 2.6 miles north of
in
Floyd
Emma
County.
The proposed operation will
disturb 113.16 surface acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.70 miles northeast from Sugarloaf
Branch Road's junction with KY 1428
and is located on
Dials Branch
of
Sugarloaf Branch of
the Levisa Fork.
The proposed operation is located on
the Lancer USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Joe A.
and
Barbara
Burchett, The Elk
Horn Coal Company,
LLC, Wade and Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and Vina
Sue Branham, Clark
D. Pergrem and
Jesse L. Rudd, TriStar Development,
Inc., E. L. and Bertha
Cline,
Jefferson
Coal, John G. and
Billie Goble, Malcolm
Layne,
Rebecca
Jarrell,
Timmy
Ballard
Plummer,
Osie Foley, Charles
Michael Harris, Rex
Reynolds, Tom and
Melissa Reynolds,
Albert and Janet
Ratliff, Taulbee and
Renisa
Branham,
Michael
Hunt,
Ransom and Betty
Hunt, and Billy Yonts.
The operation will
use the area method
of surface mining.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mineb Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
$
Insured with Workers'
Comp., General liability,
Commercial
S1gn the back of your dnvcrs
I:ccnse or place a Donor Dot on 1t •
&_!.ill..x2J.Lt..famlly ol your W!$hes
For mfOrmation contact.
1-800.525-3456.
or wmv.trustforlifc.org
BUSINESS
Contact Donnie Bentley
Phone I Fax: 606-886-6227
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground}
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
~J&L~
donor.
IS OUR
23 YE;ARS EXPERIENCE
Train at your convenience.
D~ome :t Kentudy
hS3liC
INSTALLATION SERVICES
Carpet, Vinyl, Laminate
285-0999
Be
o•gan &
BENTLEY'S
FLOOR COVERING
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
E'ectrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: {606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
'
TRIPLES
CONSf'.UCf'ION
No Job Too Big or Too Small!
RK<;JDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
606·265·3336 or 606·265-4678
New Construction • Remodeling
Vinyl Siding • Window Replacement
Hardwood Flooring \
Shingle/Tin Roofing
~Decks/Porches/Garages
"- """"
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ft
FREE ESTIMATES
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and Metal Roonnu
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RENTALS
Office Space, Retail
Space, Houses,
Apartments,
Mobile Homes and
Lots.
CALL
606-886-8366
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PLUMBING
ree esumates, ca anvtlme
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
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24-Hour Service
Running 10% OffAll Gutter & Siding
thro the Month of April
886-0363
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"Come Walk With Us"
.. , family
~~:~ ~~~,. , s u rv iva I.
1, vour local fire
·department or vour local
Division of Forestrv onice
Merry Christmas
from Tonya and everyone here
at the Floyd County Times!
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Friday, December 23, 2005
BOBCATS
BOUNCE PHS
-PageB1
Floyd, Pike partner on $5 million sewer plan
briefs
rinter man
charged in
stabbing
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG The Floyd
County Fiscal court signed an interlocal
agreement Thursday with the city of
Pikeville, the Sandy Valley Water District
and the Southern Water and Sewer
District to expand sewer services to residences along U.S. 23.
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
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MARTIN -A Floyd
County man was arrested
after two people were
stabbed during an altercation Sunday.
Kentucky State Police
Det. Byron Hansford
arrested Matthew W.
Wright, 31, of Printer, at
Our Lady of the Way
Hospital in Martin after the
alleged altercation.
In the citation, Hansford
cia ms that Wright stabbed
Ellis Hu~ter and Ivan
Carroll dL.oring an altercation or Dec 18. Details of
the confrontation were not
disclosed. Alcohol and/or
druqs were a factor,
Hansford noted in the citation.
Wnght, who pleaded
not guilty Monday to two
f•rrt-degree assault
charges, remains in custody at the Floyd County
Detertion Center under a
$20,000 cash bond.
District Judge James R.
Allen scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case
for Dec. 27.
The current charges
against Wnght could provide reason for the county
attorney's office to revoke
a suspended sentence he
received earlier this year.
Wr.ght pleaded guilty to
m.sdemeanor assault, disorderly conduct and public
'1toxication 1n July. He
served a 90-day sentence
for ti-Je assault charge, but
a 90-day sentence on the
disorderly conduct charge
was suspended, according
to his criminal history
report. He was ordered to
(Sec STABBING, page eight)
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For up-to-the-minute
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Project will mean end of Sandy Valley Water
The "PRIDE on the River" project,
which will develop in three phases, will
eliminate the approximate 1,300 pounds
of solid waste entering waterways from
Mud Creek daily, as well as solid waste
entering waterways in other areas along
u.s. 23.
The project, which will cost more than
$5 million, aims to expand the Pikeville
sewer collection system to serve residences in Harold, Betsy Layne and Mare
Creek in Floyd County (phase 1), build a
new treatment plant in Floyd County
(phase 2) and construct of extensions to
serve the Mud Creek area.
The city of Pikeville. which will manage the system, is expected to take ownership of the Mossy Bottom/Coal Run
Area Sewer Collection Sy~tcm and incorporate it to include extensions such as the
proposed project for Floyd County.
Upon approval by the Kentucky Public
(Sec SEWER, page seven)
County in
talks with
•
gas supp er
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
photo by Mary Music
Sheriff John K. Blackburn walked a path worn between these two McDowell residences that he says
has beer. used during drug buys. The department raided the home of Anthony ""t ny" Salisbury, who
some call "Mr. Pharmacy," Wednesday. Blackburn alleges that Salisbury would take drug requests
from area residents at one home and then walk to the other home to fill the request with controlled
substances or mariJuana.
1
Sherif'rs Dept. conducts drug
search at McDowell homes
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
McDOWELL - The Floyd
County Sheriff's Department
raided an alleged drug dealer's
home in McDowell Wednesday,
where they confiscated approxi"
mately $2,000 worth of pills.
Anthony "Tony" Salisbury, 52,
who some call "Mr. Pharmacy,"
has worn out a path between his
residence and one belonging to
his grandfather and mother in
McDowell, Sheriff John K.
Blackburn claims, because he
walks back and forth between
both residences when he "ftlls"
orders from his customers.
Blackburn said deputies have
been surveilling Salisbury's residence from a nearby hillside over
the past two months.
The sheriff's department
began the investigat~on after
receiving a flyer, Blackburn said,
about "Mr. Pharmacy."
Five deputy cars converged on
Salisbury's residence Wednesday
afternoon, but he was not home.
Blackburn said authorities are
now looking for him in Knott
County.
Deputies· searched the residence for approximately two
hours and they found several pain
pills, Valiums and marijuana
seeds.
Blackburn, who assisted in
getting an indictment against
Realtors make donation
to Habitat for Humanity
individual family. Habitat plans to
have a green central park area for
community recreational activities
PIKEVILLE
The East and wishes to include a half basketKentucky Association of Realtors ball court for the children. The propresented Sandy Valley Habitat for ject's earliest activities will begin in
Humanity a check in the amount of January, with the beginning of utili$1,103 Monday, to aid in the ty installations. It is projected that
Harmon's Branch Build. The money the build date for the ftrst wave of
was raised by an auction at the asso- . homes will be September 2006.
ciation's annual banquet.
Habitat hopes to have the families
The Harmon's Branch Build, chosen for the project by the end of
which has been nicknamed "Six in February. Following the policies set
'06," will ultimately represent a forth by Habitat for Humanity
community that houses approxi- International, families are chosen
mately 40 families spread across 19 based on a scoring system focused
acres of land. Each home will be
designed based on the needs of each
(See HABITAT, page eight)
by TONYA MILLER
STAFF WRITER
(See SEARCH, page eight)
PRESTONSBURG
The county's gas service
topped the agenda of a special called fiscal court meeting Thursday. Members
showed support for a
Magoffin County businessman who wants to bump
Equitable Energy from providing gas for East Kentucky
Utilities customers.
The move came one week
after the fiscal court declared
an emergency, accused
Equitable Energy of "price
gouging" and lowered gas
rates for residents in several
small Floyd County communities.
"We have hasically put
them [Frontier] on notice that
they had to b.: closed out
with a gas rate that people in
this area could live with,"
Thompson said. "Whether
we're running for reelection,
or whether \\ c' re not running
for reelection. the primary
concern of the fiscal court is
the well being of the citizens
of this county •·
Magistrate Jackie Owens
complained that Frontier hasn't paid the fiscal court a "red
cent'' since !:he} took over on
(See GAS, page seven)
City challeng s
hospital 'resi ent'
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
The city of Prestonsburg has
filed a ci vii suit against
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, accusing the hospital
of moving an employee into
its facility in order to prevent
annexation.
City attorney Jimmy
Webb is asking the court to
decide if a change of voter
registration for Highlands
information systems employee Carl David Prawn Jr., who
moved tnto the hospital's
basement after the city had
read two ordinances of their
intent to annex the hospital
and ConsoHdated Health
Systems' properties, was
done in order to prevent the
annexatiOn.
Webb also asks for a temporary inJun...tion that would
prevent the hospital from
relocating 'Ul) other individuals to the urea proposed to
be annexed.
The suit, filed against
(See HOSPITAL, page seven)
Who says everyone is
excited about meeting
Santa? Not this little
boy. The lad was one
of hundreds lined up
at the Carl 0. Perkins
Job Corps Center
Thursday morning to
take part in the "Toys
for Tots' program,
sponsored by the
Center, in conjunction
with the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve. The
family resource centers of local schools
nominated children
for the program, estimated this year to
number approximate-ly 700. In addition to
meeting Santa and
Mrs. Claus, children
were presented with
gifts and treated to
refreshments.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Numbers don't reflect boom period
for coal mining in Eastern Kentucky
by ROGER ALFORD
AssociATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - Coal production declined by 1 percent
over the past year in the eastern
Kentucky coalfields, lmcking
overall state and national trends
that show an increase in mining
activity.
The U.S. Energy Information
Administration reported an
increase of l.5 percent in coal
production nationwide over the
period. thanks in large part to
more mining in West Virginia
and \Vyoming.
Total production from all
coal-producing states was 1.1
billton tons.
Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal Association,
said the mining industry should
be booming in mountainous
eastern Kentucky because coal
prices have more than doubled
to $50 a ton over the past t\\ o
years. However, lahor shortages
and delays in getting regulatory
permits to open new mines tn
Kentucky arc taking a toll, he
said.
Production in the mountain
region fell from 90.8 million
tons to 89.9 million tons over
the past 12 months.
"The numbers sp!.!ak for
themselves," Caylor said. ''I'm.,
little surprised."
Kentucky's overall coal production rose by 2.6 perc.:!nt from
113.7 to 116.6 million tons over
the past year. according to the
federal statistics. The loss of
production in eastern Kentucky
was offset by a 16.7 percent
increase among mining companies in the western Kentucky
coalfields.
Thto U.S. Department of
Labor ha'i awarded grants totaling $6 million w train new coal
miners in Kentucky and West
Vtq•inia. The money will be
used to equip community colJr•gcs with birnulators to expedite traming of would-be miner~;.
Cay!t)f said coal companies
have had difficulty filling bluecolhu positions created by an
upswing in the coalfield economy. Labor Secretary Elaine L.
Chao ;aid her home state of
Kentucky currently needs 3,500
new coal miners.
Caylor said he expects that to
help resolve the labor shortage,
allowing existing mines to
expand and new mines to open.
However. Caylor said coal companics still have to deal with
bureaucratic red tape involved
in gettmg permits to open new
mines. He said the red tape
could he partially responsible
for the decline in production in
eastern Kentucky.
Obituaries
Jackie Dean
Hamilton
Brenda K. Tackett
Boyd
Mark York, spokesman for
the Kentucky Department for
Natural Resources, said under
state law regulators have 65
working days to review each
application for a mine permit.
On average, he said, the process
is taking only 44 days.
Kentucky still ranked third in
the nation in coal production
over the past year, behind
Wyoming, which mined more
than 405 million tons, and West
Virginia, which produced 151
mmion tons.
Carol Raulston, spokeswoman for the National Mining
Association, said she expects
the demand for coal to remain
high.
"We're in the midst of an
upswing that we think is going
to be long-lived," she said. ''The
demand for coal, primarily to
produce electricity in the United
States, is very strong."
Jackie Dean Hamilton, 33, of
Brenda K. Tackett Boyd, 53,
Teaberry, died Wednesday, of Betsy Layne, died WednesDecember 21, 2005, at his resi
day, December 21, 2005, at the
dence.
Pikeville Medical Center.
Born May 26, 1972, in
Born June 18, 1952, in
Homer, Michigan, he was the
Martin, she was the daughter of
son of Emmitt Hamilton of
the late Jobie and Wanda
Teaberry, and the late Maxine
Osborne
Tackett. She was a
Reynolds Hamilton. He was a
homemaker and a member of
coal miner.
In addition to his father, he is the Mothers Home Old Regular
survived by a son, Jarred Baptist Church, in Harold.
She is survived by her husHamilton of Teaberry; a daughband,
Ronnie Boyd.
ter, Abrielle (Abby) Hamilton of
Other survivors include two
Teaberry; a brother, Phillip
Hamilton of McDowell; four sis- daughters: Tina Rogers and
ters: Randa Thacker of Harold, Cheryl Ann Rogers, both of
Pattie Hopkins and Sandy Betsy Layne; and one grandson,
Johnson, both of Teaberry, and Cody Rogers.
Dawn Tachar of River Rouge
In addition to her parents, she
Michigan.
was preceded in death by two
In addition to his mother, he
sons: Ricky Tackett and Mickey
was preceded in death by three
Rogers; one brother, Claude
brothers:
Louie Hamilton,
Tackett; and one granddaughter:
Forrest Donnley Hamilton, and
Cherokee
Kimberly Dawn
Kevin Johnson.
Rogers.
Funeral services will be conFuneral services will be conducted Monday, December 26,
ducted
Saturday, December 24,
at noon, at the Samaria Old
Regular Baptist Church, in at noon, at the Mothers Home
Teaberry, with Old Regular Old Regular Baptist Church, in
Harold, with ministers of the
• Said officer undertook the Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the John Old Regular Baptist Church
action willingly and with full
knowledge of the grave risks Hamilton Cemetery, at Teaberry, officiating.
attendant thereto.
' under the direction of NelsonBurial will be in the Justice
• Said act of heroism was so Frazier Funeral Home, m Cemetery, in Harold, under the
clearly above and beyond the Martin.
direction of Nelson-Frazier
call or risk of ordinary duty and
Visitation is Friday, December
so conspicuous an example of 23, at 6 p.m., at the church, with Funeral Home, in Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
personal courage that any lesser nightly services at 6:30 p.m.
(Paid obituary)
award would be considered both (Paid obituary)
inadequate and inappropriate.
''This is a proud day for the
men and women of the
Kentucky
State
Police,"
remarked KSP Commissioner
Mark L. Miller. "Although
troopers do not perform their
extends a
duties seeking praise, recognition or award, some acts, such
as those recognized today, are
clearly above and beyond the
to one & all, to attend a
call or risk of ordinary duty and
deserve public acknowledgement."
A 10-year KSP veteran,
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Conn is a native of Paintsville
9:00 p.m., at
and a 1980 graduate of Betsy
The Tabernacle
Layne High School. He is
(Auxier Road, Pr•esltOitslaut'CI
assigned to KSP Post 9 in
Pikeville.
Conn receives Governor's Medal of Valor
FRANKFORT - Governor
Ernie
Fletcher
presented
Kentucky State Trooper Ricky
J. Conn, an Ivel resident, with
"The Governor's Medal of
Valor'' on Dec. 20 in Frankfort.
Conn was one of five KSP
troopers to receive the award.
Gov. Fletcher bestowed the
award on Conn for his efforts to
save the lives of those affected
by a gas line explosion in Ivel,
Kentucky. on Nov. 8, 2004.
Trooper Conn was severely
burned during the rescues and
required months of medical
treatment before his return to
work in early May 2005.
"There have only been 11
recipients of this award in the
history of the Kentucky State
Police; today we add five new
names to that list," said Gov.
Fletcher. "These officers have
distinguished themselves by the
heroic acts that they carried out
under the most extreme circumstances. Their direct and brave
actions not only distingoished
themselves amongst tb&it:fello:w
officers. but also saved the lives
of the victims involved in each
of their uncommon situations.
The character and professionali::.m of these officers is a testa-
Pastor Paul Aiken
Gov. Ernie Fletcher, right, and KSP Commissioner Mark Miller,
left, presented lvel resident Trooper Ricky Conn, along with
wife, Tracey, with the Governor's Medal of Valor In Frankfort on
Dec. 20.
ment for every member of the
Kentucky State Police. I am
proud to know that the commonwealth is made safer each
day by selfless individuals. dri" YeJl to serve, such a these hne
officers."
The Governor's Medal of
Valor is the highest honor that
ca11 be bestowed upon an officer
of this agency for conspicuous
heroism in the line of duty under
circumstances of extreme personal hazard and is award only
by order of the
Go" ~mor
• ('If
the
Con!mgnwea4h> ;:_&SE poJicy
reqUires:
• The officer acted in the
face of extreme personal danger
without hesitation or regard for
his own life and well being.
S~ecla£ 9JWitafioK
Special Christmas Service
ALBAREE
Ky., W.Va. gets $6 million to train miners
by ROGER ALFORD
AssoCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - The federal
government is stepping in to
help ease a shortage of trained
coal miners in Appalachia.
The U.S. Department of
Labor will provide grants totaling $6 million to train new coal
miners in Kentucky and West
Virginia, where companies have
been trying to lure experienced
workers away from competitors
by offering higher wages and
better benefits.
The initiative was praised by
mining industry representatives
after Labor Secretary Elaine L.
Chao announced the funding
Monday.
Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal Association,
said a lack of trained miners has
hindered the mining industry in
filling blue-collar positions ereated by an upswing in the coal-- field economy.
"We're needing more miners,
period," Caylor said. "There's a
lot of competition between companies."
The federal grants are part of
nearly $27 million in investments made in support of the
nation's energy workforce over
the past two years under the
Bush Administration's High
Growth Job Training Initiative,
a strategic plan to prepare workers for jobs in expanding industries.
Chao said the increased
demand for coal is creating jobs
and improving the economy.
She said her home state of
Kentucky alone needs 3,500
new coal miners immediately.
Kentucky will use a $3 million grant to help create "coal
academies" on community and
technical college campuses in
Cumberland,
Hazard,
Madisonville and Prestonsburg
to train miners. The federal
funding will be used to purchase
mining simulators that will give
prospective miners the feel of
working on machines used in
both underground and surface
mine operations.
West Virginia will use a $3
million grant to establish mine
training and placement centers
at West Virginia University and
at southern West Virginia community colleges. The centers
will provide traditional classroom instruction, plus hands-on
training with simulators like
those used in Kentucky.
In addition, Pennsylvania
was awarded a $500,000 grant
to develop an associate degree
in mining technology at Penn
State University to teach workers safety skills before beginning a mining career.
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Caylor said high prices for
<:oal has led to more mining
activity and the need for more
miners. At the same time, he
said, the coal industry is preparing for mass retirements as the
average age of working miners
approaches 50.
"We will need to replace
them when they retire, and we
will need additional miners to
increase production," he said.
"New miners are desperately
needed."
Julia Mitchell, vice president
of Hazard Community and
Technical College in Kentucky,
Internal Medicine
(See MINERS, page three)
Dr. Ayman Albaree
Extends Special Thanks
Gary and J.R. Johnson of Wheelwright, would like to
take this opportunity to give special thanks and heart·
felt gratitude to Rev. Vernon Johnson, Paula Gail and
Levi Johnson, Trlna and Jamie Tackett, Whitney and
Paige Johnson, Pee Wee Sword, Zack Rogers, David
Gillispie, Clay Hackworth, Erica and Shannon Slone,
Left Beaver Rescue Squad, Pikeville Medical Center's
Med Flight, Holston Valley Hospital In Kingsport,
to our entire family and all our friends
for everything during JR's accident,
but most of all your prayers,
and our thanks to our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Dr. Eyad Albaree
Albaree Health Services will open an Internal Medicine
Practice on January 5, 2006. The office is located at 5187
Kentucky Rt. 321 near Highlands Regional Medical
Center. Drs. Ayman and Eyad Albaree are Internal
Medicine specialists and will treat more serious illnesses
in adult patients. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Appointments are being accepted
at this time and can be made by calling 889-9933.
An Open House will be held on Tuesday, January 3, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A drawing will be held for a gift basket.
Call 889-9933 for an appointment
~;;;e
HIGHLANDS
llii5REGIONAL
ThE Medical Center of Eastern Kentucky 5tll
A SUbsidiary of Consolidated Health Systems
HRMC 886•8511
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
23, 2005 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Anna M. Hall, 44, of
Wayland, to Trampus Johnson,
36, of .\1artin.
Krista M. Bolen, 19, Garrett,
to Adam 1. Brown, 20, Beaver.
Tamara R. Fowler, 45,
Wayland. to Roger D. Adkins,
33, Wayland.
Wanda M. Blanton, 22,
Salyersville, to James M.
Whitaker, 23, Salyersville.
Civil Suits Filed
Sandra Chaffins vs. John
Chaffins: petition for child support and health care insurance.
Robert and Donna Hall, legal
McDowell
ARH to host
Medicare Part
D open house
McDOWELL - Medicare
beneficiaries and their fanlilies
arc encouraged to attend an
informative open house event at
McDowell ARH Hospital to
learn more about the new
Medicare prescription drug benefit card - Medicare Part D and
how it affects them.
The open house will be held
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday, Dec. 28.
A Medicare enroller from
Community Care RX will be
available to answer questions on
Medicare Part D. This informational session will provide education and information to assist
beneficiaries in understanding
what Medicare Part D is, the
types of plans available, how to
choose a plan. how to enroll and
where to find further assistance.
Call (606) 377-3401 for additional information.
guardian to two minor children
vs. Maxine Conley: auto accident complaint.
Marda Bailey vs. James
Bailey; divorce.
Sharon Steely vs. Coit Steely;
divorce.
Lonzo and Ramona Bowling
vs. Howard Engineering and
Construction Company Inc.;
property damage complaint.
Citibank vs. Judy Jude; debt
complaint.
Reckart Equipment vs.
Johnson's Construction; debt
complaint.
Citifinancial vs. Gary R.
Johnson; debt complaint.
Marguarita Boyd vs. J.E.
Allen Drilling and Construction
Company Inc., Roger Collins;
auto accident complaint involving a death.
Leonora Absher vs. Jack
Absher; assault/injury com·
plaint.
Kevin Stanley vs. Donna
Hamilton; auto accident complaint.
Vanderbilt Mortgage and
Finance vs. Jamie Cole; debt
complaint.
Martha Humble vs. Larry
Mullins; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Martin Dye vs. Diane
Newman; petition for health care
insurance.
Teresa Turner vs. Harold
Turner; divorce.
Joyce Coleman, Bobby
Lemaster vs. Bryan Dudley,
Averitt Express Inc.; auto accident complaint.
Diana and Dennis Dewitt,
Debbie and Mike Goodman,
Bobby and Kathy Scott, Carl M.
and Irene Scott vs. Shclba and
Art Davis, Rick and Carlene
Scott, Steve and Darlene Hicks,
Martin and Willadean Frazier,
Valedia Turner; petition for sale
and partition of real estate.
Angela Hall vs. Floyd
County Board of Education;
injury complaint and temporary
injunction request.
City of Prestonsburg vs.
Highlands Hospital Corporation,
Consolidated Health Systems,
Carl Brown Jr.; complaint with
request for declaratory judgment
regarding the residence of Ca.r·l
Brown Jr.
Charges Filed
Jason Hill, 21, Weeksbury;
first-degree criminal mischief,
two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
Curtis Gardner, 56, Tram;
custodial interference.
Matthew Wright, 31, Printer;
two counts of first-degree
assault.
Donnie Robinette, 28, Betsy
Layne; driving on a DUI-suspended license, first-degree fleeing and evading authorities on
foot, assault of a police officer,
reckless driving, failure to produce insurance card, speeding
26 miles over or greater, disregarding stop sign, no or expired
registration receipt, no seat belt,
no tinting label on vehicle, failure to dim headlights, failure or
improper signal, failure to stop
at railroad crossing, following
another vehicle too closely,
menacing, driving under the
influence, first-degree fleeing or
evading in a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest.
Donlinic
Carbone,
29,
Covington; speeding 26 nilles
over or more, reckless driving,
first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second degree
possession of a controlled substance, controlled substance not
in original container, possession
or use of drug paraphernalia.
Steve D. Thacker, 29,
Prestonsburg; fleeing or evading.
James E. Hall, 33, Grethel;
felony theft by deception.
Phillip M. Holbrook, 26,
Prestonsburg; felony theft by
deception.
Kenneth
Hayden,
18,
Prestonsburg; felony theft by
unlawful taking.
Martha Beckley, 48, Meally;
shoplifting.
Sandra Hall, 44, Drift; public
intoxication, disorderly conduct.
Kenny
Hamilton,
33,
Teaberry; two counts of harassing communications.
Darla McCormick,
39,
Wheelwright; third-degree facilitation to commit escape.
Joshua M. Bentley, 21,
Garrett; public intoxication,
drinking in public.
Rachel
McKenzie,
22,
Prestonsburg; public intoxication, prescription not in original
container, three counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Jonathan
Rice,
23,
Prestonsburg; possession of
marijuana, controlled substance
not in original container.
Steve
Thacker,
29,
Prestonsburg; driving under the
influence, driving on a DUI suspended license, reckless driving,
failure to produce insurance
card, failure to wear seat belts,
third-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Danny
Burchett,
55,
Prestonsburg; public intoxication, resisting arrest, disorderly
conduct.
Robin
Jarrell,
38,
Prestonsburg; public intoxication.
Carol
Boudle,
51,
Bevinsville; harassment.
Thomas Jones, 72, Martin;
second-degree crinlinal mischief.
Inspections
McDonald's, Martin, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Food (ice) dispenser not properly stored, clean clothes or ha.rr
restraints, garbage container not
properly covered, cleaning
equipment not properly stored;
score: 95.
Bob's
Catering,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Food item
stored on the floor, wiping cloth
not properly stored, some floor
tile in disrepair; score: 96.
Betsy Layne Senior Citizens,
Betsy Layne, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Hair restraints
not used during food service,
sink test strips not located, wiping towels and cloths not stored
in sanitizer, found single service
trays not inverted or covered;
score: 94.
Yates Mobile Home Park,
Bull Creek, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Lots not properly numbered, lighting not in
compliance, insufficient number
of individual garbage containers; score: 94.
Alpike Motel, Ivel, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Bath tub in room 109 in disrepair; score: 96.
Downtown Prestonsburg
Court Street
All Natural and
Organic Products
Filed &e ltC03t wcique g~b tfU3
Haf.Ulay s~ex. &uclc. tl4:
• Organic gourmet cooldng baslclll
• Aromathenpy ....mlal oils •
• All nat\nl bath and body prodllds
such as Burts Bees& Badger ,
• Gourmet coffee and green teu
• Earth friendly winter.,.,.,..,,
Jtwelry, purwes
Santa to ride
Saturday night
PRESTONSBUE.Q--1>restonsburg Fire Department this
week released the following
statement in regard to the city's
annual "Santa Run."
"Prsetonsburg Fire Department has received an email from
the North Pole. Santa Claus will
be
making
a
stop in
Prestonsburg to rest his reindeer
prior to contmuing his journey
on Christmas Eve. Santa has
agreed to take a tour of the city
aboard a fire truck beginning at
4:30p.m. Santa's helpers in uniform will be providing candy
while Santa enjoys his tour of
Prestonsburg to see all the boys
and girls."
• All nal1.nl soaps
• Fresh Honey &drlld ftillltr
Extended Holiday Hours
Starting Dec. 1, 8:~7:00 p.m.
Special Orders Welcome
Tracy Soltesz, associate professor of biology, talks with prospective students Emily Helton and
Brooke Boyd during an open house hosted by Pikeville College's Division of Mathematics and
Natural Sciences. High sc:hool students from several states, including Kentucky, Virginia, West
Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio were invited to attend. Math/science division faculty members,
Pikeville College administrators, as well as several current students, were on hand to talk with
students and parents about the many opportunities available at the College. The open house
Included tours of the campus and an invitation to a Bears' football game. "Based on what I have
heard from prospective students and their parents, they left with a very favorable impression of
the College," said Tom Hess, associate professor of chemistry and chair of the college's Division
of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. "I think the open house was very successful and we are
planning to do a second open house next fall."
Merry
Christmas,
~Miners_______________________
• Continued from p2
said the coal industry offers
some of the highest paying jobs
in the Appalachian region.
Average hourly pay is about $15
an hour, she said.
U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a
Republican from Kentucky, said
the coal industry is booming but
doesn't have enough trained
miners.
"We've got the natural
resource," he said. "We have to
be able to get it out of the
ground."
Please remember to
Support our Troops
with your Prayers and
Gifts.
Let us ALL come
together as family and
friends, during this
Special Time, and give
each other the greatest
gift of aii... Love! Make .____ __
this Christmas, truly a time of praising
Jesus Christ, the Real Reason for the
Season, and attend church this Christmas
Sunday.
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8 p.m.-1 a.m.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
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equally wise - and equally
foolish."
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roundup
The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., on Senator McCain s torture ban-bill:
President Bush recently agreed to support Sen. John McCain's torture-ban bill, finally ending a standoff that had degraded America's
standing around the globe. While the White House tried to paint the
agreement as a compromise, it actually was a concession to the will
of Congress and the voice of reason. It also marked the abandonment
of an untenable argument: The president does not support torture but he wants the right to approve the torture of suspected terrorists if
he deems it necessary....
McCain's unassailable credentials as a tortured prisoner of war in
Vietnam and his adamant refusal to water down his proposal no doubt
helped win support for the ban .... All in all, however, the agreement
represents a retreat by the president and a repudiation of the notion
that torture is a necessary weapon in battling terrorism. .. .
If the United States unilaterally ignores international standards
barring torture, what is to prevent other nations from doing the same
to captured U.S. service members? If we abandon prohibitions
against torture, we cede our national status as a champion of human
rights and endanger our own military personnel in the process.
Passage of the torture ban will reassert that the United States is a
nation of laws and principles, and that no president can blithely
ignore them.
Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, N.Y., on Bushs regrets:
Whether making an honest attempt to be more open with the public or simply trying to shore up his sagging approval ratings,
President Bush emerged from his isolation and engaged in a Mea
Culpa Tour over the past week, spending time with TV. anchormen
and making speeches taking responsibility for going to war in Iraq
based on faulty weapons intelligence ....
The fact is there were people in Bush's administration who were
pushing for the invasion and conversion of Iraq to democracy long
before 9/11. It didn't really matter to them what weapons Saddam
may have had. And post-9/11 fears and faulty intelligence gave them
what they needed to muster public support. People in fear are the
.most easily led and fooled.
Once committed, of course, the United States had little option but
to see the mission through as best it can. In that regard, the president
and his advisers still have apologies to issue for grossly and deliberately underestimatingthe level of resistance and the amount of troops
and armor required in Iraq, and for wrecking the careers of military
leaders who dared to speak out on the troops' behalf.
It's nice that the president is being more "open," but it will require
more than a few speeches and public relations stunts to regain the
nation's confidence.
Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press, on Iran s new president:
Iran's new president seems determined to make both himself and
his country international pariahs. He's off to a great start.
With the world growing apprehensive over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and getting to the point where it might actually do something
about them, the wise course of action would have been for President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be discreet, circumspect.
Instead, in October he called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."
In subsequent speeches, he expanded on his loopy idea that if the
Holocaust were true, which he indicated he doubted, then Israel
should be uprooted and moved to the scene of the crime. Finally, he
called the Holocaust a "myth."
"Absolutely irresponsible," said one senior European Union official. The State Department said, "This is one more indication that Iran
is headed off 180 degrees from the rest of the world." Even China
denounced him, and the governments of other Muslim countries
squirmed in discomfort.
Perhaps Ahmadinejad has virtues discernible to the people who
elected him but invisible to the rest of us. But it's increasingly hard to
escape the judgment that he is an ill-educated, ill-mannered nutcase
who may one day have nuclear weapons.
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Nation-building is
now job one
by SHELDON RICHMAN
"Stability operations are a core U.S.
military mission that the Department of
Defense shall be prepared to conduct
and support. They shall be given priority comparable to combat operations ... "
With that sentence the Bush administration, through Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld, has declared that it is
formally in the nation-building business,
reports the Washington Times. From
now on the blunt instrument of the military will regard social reconstruction as
an objective on a par with winning wars.
Welcome to the New World Order.
President George W. Bush's 2000
promise of a humble foreign policy that
forswore nation-building has long gone
the way of his father's "read my lips: no
new taxes" pledge. Now we have it in
writing. Bush made the same point in an
interview with Fox News's Brit Hume.
He explained that transforming societies
into democracies is not only good for
them; it is also in the interest of the
American people. He didn' t explain how
turning a society into an Islamic state
aligned with Iran is a good thing, but
most Americans won't ask anyway. Say
MANAGING EDITOR
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what you want about democracy, but
It should not go unnoticed that the
considering that decades of U.S. inter- military's formal embrace of nationvention in the Middle East have created building will please the corporate interlots of vengeful Muslims, it is not entire- ests that stand to gain from the lucrative
ly clear how the Bush policy is supposed contracts that will inevitably be needed
to make us safer. Leaving them alone to carry out the mission. That ensures we
has a better chance of accomplishing won't hear much protest from the busithat.
ness community against this accretion of
The Pentagon says that all forces government power.
Bush told Brit Hume that even if he
deployed abroad will be training in
nation-building. Behold the hubris: The had known Iraq had no weapons of mass
Times reports, "Among the goals and destruction, he would have launched his
functions .. li~ted, in .., the [Defense ... war just t:h6,.,same. What more l:lo we•
Department] paper are to rebuild securi- need to heat? The,Bush doctrine is not
ty forces, prisons and judicial systems; about protecting Americans. It's global
'revive or build the private sector'; and social engineering intended to ensure
'develop representative governmental that U.S. policymakers and their clients
institutions.'" It must be an oversight to can work their will undeterred by uppity
have left out "create a new national pas- autocrats (even if they once were allies
time," "revamp all clothing fashions," of those policymakers). Stripp¢ of the
rhetoric of democracy and freeaom, the ~
and "overhaul the common language."
Is the military really cut out to build Bush Doctrine comes down to the proa private sector? It takes a rather shallow jection of power. The cost has been
knowledge of history not to know that enormous, both in the Iraqi and
private sectors are not built; they evolve. American lives lost and the hypergrowth
They certainly are not the product of of the U.S. government. That it has
precision bombs and bayonets. Just as come from the self-proclaimed party of
ludicrous is the idea that the military limited government only adds insult to
will "develop representative govern- injury.
mental institutions." Even if it could do
that, representative government is not
Sheldon Richman is senior fellow at
the same thing as liberty. Contrary to The Future of Freedom Foundation,
President Bush, voting is not freedom. author of Tethered Citizens: Time to
Freedom is being safe from the clutches Repeal the Welfare State, and editor of
of voters.
The Freeman magazine.
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Thanks to animal
supporters
have helped me so much, and to Judge
Paul Hunt Thompson and all of the other
people who work at our Floyd County
Courthouse who are supporting our
Floyd County Animal Shelter.
May God bless each of you as you
continue to make life better for His ani-
A little over two months ago, it
became apparent for various reasons that
I would have to relocate the cats which
have been part of my life and have lived
here at my home in Garrett. It has been
the most difficult thing I have ever done
in all my 78 years. After many prayers
and tears, I was led to all the caring people who have helped me to accomplish
this. This "thank you" letter is directed
to them.
This most sincere and heartfelt
"thank you" is to our Floyd County
Animal Shelter and each of the employees and volunteers who work so hard
taking care of all the animals there.
It is also directed to David Shepherd,
our Floyd County animal control officer,
who is one of the most patient, caring,
dedicated men I have ever been privileged to meet. His job is extremely diffi- •
cult, and I commend and thank you,
David, for doing it well.
Also, to Carol Combs-Morris, DVM,
and all the employees and volunteers at
her Beaver Creek Animal Clinic who
mals.
Thank you and have a merry
Christmas.
Please help support our Floyd County
Animal Shelter.
Alice G. Martin
Garrett
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Entertainment Extra
e Movies: -'The Ringer'
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP
MOVIe CRITIC
Just the 1dc.t behind "The
ftinger" is ('nough to make you
cringe.
Johnny Knox ville stars as an
average guy who pretends he's
mentally challenged in order to
rig the Spccwl Olympics.
Hunched over to one side and
slightly conront>d, referring to
himself in the third person by
the simpleton
pseudonym
"Jeffy," he insmuates himself
among the athletes who truly
have physical and intellectual
disabilities with the hopes of
winning the thousands of dollars
he owes.
• It could have been painful to
watch in its political incorrectness or, convcrs' ly, an insufferably feel good I' re lesson.
It's surpri<;irgly funny often laugh-out-loud hilarious
- and yes, inspirational, without trying too hard. At least
most of the time.
The names behind the movie
help explain the balance 'The
Ringer" has managed to strike.
Peter and Bobt y Farrelly are
two of the producers. Longtime
"The Alnger," a Fox
Searchlight Pictures release,
Is rated PG~13 for crude and
sexual humor, language and
some drug references.
Running time: 93 minutes.
Two and a half stars
out of four.
"Family Guy" writer Ricky Blitt
is responsible for the script. And
Tim Shriver, chairman of the
Special Olympics, is the executive producer in a genius move
that ensures the characters are
depicted with respect and allows
the ftlm to avoid any misunderstandings or controversy.
(That spirit of cooperation
seems to have extended to every
last detail; Chris Burke, the
actor with Down syndrome who
starred as Corky on the TV
series "Life Goes On," attended
a recent screening of the film in
New York, where he was escorted to his prime aisle seat and
given a rousing introduction.)
And it's the scenes that
showcase actors like Burke who
live with developmental disabilities
actual
Special
Olympians, some making their
film debuts - that buzz with
the most unexpected comic
energy. Director Barry W.
Blaustein also uses regular
actors playing mentally challenged men to zany effect. All of
the characters get a chance to
goof on themselves and each
other in twisted but well-intentioned ways.
Needing $28,000 to pay for a
friend's
finger-reattachment
surgery - the story is so complicated it literally requires a
flow chart to explain it at one
point in the film- Knoxville's
Steve Barker goes to his loser
Uncle Gary for help. (The cigar-
chomping Brian Cox plays the
role with blissfully un-PC elan.)
Having recently seen a story
on television about Jimmy
Washington (Leonard Flowers),
a six-time gold medalist in the
Special Olympics, Gary comes
up with the idea to have Steve
compete against him and beat
him in order to reap the benefits
of gambling on the games.
Flowers, a 16-year Special
Olympics veteran, is totally
believable as an arrogant track
star who arrives in a limo with
his entourage and wears custom-made, metallic-gold running shoes. One particularly
brutish character describes him
as "the Deion Sanders of
retards."
Steve is ethically reluctant
but gives in, training himself by
watching videos of "Rain Man,"
"I Am Sam" and "The Best of
Chevy Chase." Once he fools
everyone and makes it in as
Jeffy, though, it doesn't take
long for his new friends to figure out he's faking. The frequently wacky Knoxville fmds
himself playing straight man to
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The week of Christmas
offered a fair amount of fantasy,
horror and science fiction,
which may not sound all that
festive but made for compelling,
if untimely. vil mg.
"Serenity" · Nathan Fillion
~tars here as til
captain of a
group of space age crooks who
are on the run ~rom a corrupt
dictatorship. Thi one was a surprise hit last -.urnrner which
came as big surprise to the folks
at Fox Television who canceled
this property "When 'itbagan life .
as a series.•Thc..shrn.v, and fllm,
were created by Joss Whedon,
who demonstrated a Midas
touch when he 1 10k a mundane
film and tumed it into a crackerjack series called "Buffy the
•Yampire Slayer." This film
showcases Whedon's appreciation for charartC'rs who Jive just
outside the nonn and benefits
from an eager cast and black
humor. This did well at the box
office and w1:1 probably spawn
sequels.
''The Brothers Grimm" Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
star in Terry Gilliam's whimsical take on the brothers who
were a literary smash when they
visited Eastern European villages and spun magic out of the
.iolklore they found there.
't'Iilliam's film paints the pair as
18th century hucksters who pretend to lift curses in order to
fleece the smo~ll towns they are
exploiting for their book. Things
go wonky, ho'Wcver, when they
come upon a town with a real
curse and in desperate need of
their aid. The film works more
than it doesn't, though it never
sticks with a gi' ·en tone. Peter
Stormare (the Swede in
"Fargo") steal<; the show in an
over-the-top performance as a
ripe bad guy.
It "The Exorcism of Emily
f{ose" - Thi<> "Work, based on a
true story, blows away the
recent "Exorcist"' prequels with
a tight story about the aftermath
of an exorcism, as a priest is put
on trial for ncghgent homicide
after perfonning an exorcism.
There are a lew hair-raising
moments but thi-; boils down to
being a cro!'s between possession flicks and an episode of
Perry Mason. Laura Linney
does well as a defense attomey
but the film bclo 1gs to newcom~r Jennifer Carpenter as Rose.
~ "Cry Wolf"-- A new take on
the old fairy tale finds a group
of yuppies at a posh boarding
school running into trouble
' when they spin an elaborate tale
about a serial ktller. They put
their musings online and even
offer victim profiles, which
blows up in their faces when a
real killer emerges to follow
their suggesttons. A few scares
emerge hut tht PG-13 horror
I
e any teeth,
film doc
though the I)\ r J ts being marketed as L ;I
with, supposdly, more graph1c scenes.
"Creep" - Franke Potente
("Anatomy") stars in this gritty
English set horror effort as a
fashion consultant who finds
herself on the run from a psychopath in the London subway
system. This one starts out well
with a tense opening, though the
second half starts to lag as they
pile on the gore to cover up
some plot holes. The DVD commentary is telling, with the
director noting that they
scrapped a lot of footage that
explored their killer when they
found that test audiences hated
tbe· heroine ~ and wanted her
killed off.
"The Great Raid"
Benjamin Bratt stars in this true
war epic that centers on a group
that must go 16 miles behind
enemy lines to rescue 500
POWs from a prison camp set
up by Japanese forces in the
Philippines. For some reason
this sat on a shelf for three years
before getting a token theatrical
release. It deserved better and
fans of historical action and
good stories should find a lot to
feast on here.
"Four Brothers" - Director
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DOZEN 2
Hood") returns with another
urban tale which follows four
foster brothers of mixed races as
they struggle to find out why
their foster mother died in a
what appeared to be a grocery
store hold up. All is not what it
seems here and the brothers
must get creative when their
urban tough guy ways are not
suited to solving the mystery.
Next week is light on new
releases, which is good news for
"Dark Water," starring Jennifer
Connelly as a single mom who
must take on a vengeful spirit to
sav.e oor child.
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This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all of us to to attend worship seryic~.~·/j~;: ?~~ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.rn.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Lorie Vannucci,
Minister.
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In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
10:00; Worship Service, 11:00 & 6:30; Wednesday Evening, 6 30;
Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Buming Fork Rd., Salyersville;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith, Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersectiOn of Rt. 80
and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
6:30p.m.; Wednesday; 6:30p.m.; J.M. Sloes, Min1ster.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Arnold Turner,
M1nister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Aux1er; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Bobby Spencer,
Pastor.
Benedict Baptist, Sl1ck Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday School,
10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Gordon Fitch, Minister.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tracy Patton, Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Jimmy D. Brown, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Corn Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music,
Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Doug Lewis. Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble ~oberts Add~ion; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship. service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, M1nister.
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Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister.
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Services: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday
night 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Hobert Meek, Pastor.
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11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30
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Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 p.m.:
Pastor, Rev. Stuart E. Swanberg.
Mare Creek Church of Chris~ Stanville;
Faith Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428; Sunday
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First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10
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Wednesday Bible Study 6:00p.m.
Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles
p.m. Graydon Howard, Minister.
up Toler Creek on right; Sunday School,
First Baptist, 54 S. Front St. (Irene Cole
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6
Memorial); Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
Bush, Minister.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Dr. Floyd Price, minWeeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday
ister.
School, 10 a.mm.; Worship Service, 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Mimster.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big
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41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
7 p.m.; Judith Caudill, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Community Church of God, Arkansas
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Creek, Martin; Worship Service, 11 a.m.;
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
First Church of God; Sunday School, 10
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
a.m., Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6
Grethel Baptist, State At. 3379,
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V.
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Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday
6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist;
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Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Dav1d Garrett, Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsville; Sunday School, 10 a.m., School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point;
Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
Jim Price, Minister
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: Worship p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph
Hall, Pastor.
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 ~.;Johnny J. Collins, Minister.
EPISCOPAL
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday
St.
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Episcopal;
Sunday
Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship,
6:00p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30 p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector.
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Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little, Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service,
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Martin Freewill Baptis~ Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L Blair,
Minister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob
Vamey, Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Bracken, Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Eugene Cook,
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister.
home phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fork;
Meeting time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday
Evening at 6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist Moderator,
Jimmy Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager,
Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.;
Jerry Manns, Pastor; Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Salt Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service,
2nd & 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 9462123.
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.;
Pastor, Robert Shane Powers.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
TOm's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers);
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00
p.m.; Evening Service, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of
each month; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY
80, Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Service,
11 a.m. and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible
Study, 7 p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Comunity Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Minister.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Junction; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
CATHOLIC
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5
p.m.; Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
CHRISTIAN
First Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Shenman, Minister.
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550, Garrett; Worship
Service, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Donnie
Hackworth, Minister.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Shenm Williams, Minister.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson
K1dder, Ministers.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H.
Hanmon. Minister.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney,
Minister.
Drift independent, Dr•ft; Sunday, 11 am.; Thursday, 6:30p.m.
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old flea rnarket), Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. 8111 Stukenberg, Pastor 889-0905.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Don Sl'oepherd, Mimster.
Faith Revelation Ministery, 1/4 mile above Worldw1de Eqwpment;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship serv1ce. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Randy Hagans, Minister.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsville; Worsh1p Service 11
a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Ma:Jde !=rye, M1nister.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved t:> Old Allen;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p Serv1ce, 11 a.rr. Sunday
evening, 6:30p.m.; Wed., 6:30 prr.; Lavonfle Lafferty, M1n ster.
Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; WorshiP Service, 12
p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday, 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby, M;mster
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Conley Fork of
Spurlock, Prestonsburg; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evemng,
6:00 p.m. Pastor: Curt Howard.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Off1ce St., Worsnip Serv1ce, 7
p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas CreeK, Martin; Suroay
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service. 7 p.m., F1day, 7 p.m.; Jorn W.
Patton, Minister.
Spurtock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd.• Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7
p.m.; Jim Stephens, Mimster. 886-1003.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for f rst
Sunday in each month.; Worship Service, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.,
Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m., No Sunday night services on
first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
The Father House, B1g Branch, Abbott Creek; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service. 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Planta1ion Motel), Christian
Educator, 10:00; Sunday Morning, 11:00; Sunday Evermg, 7:00;
Wednesday, 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwnght; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship J
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.rr Prayer Une: ·
358-2001; Darlene W. Amette, Pastor
Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Serv1ce building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldwide
Equipment, Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morn:ng
Service, 11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kenny Vanderpool,
Pastor.
international Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Ma1n St.,
Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky.; Sunday. 10:30
a.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor D.P. Curry.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.'Tl., wors'lip
Service 11 a.m.. Sunday Night- 6 p.m., Wednesday Night · 6 p.m.
Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
LUTHERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter,
Minister.
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Randy Blackburn, Minister.
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Service, 11 am. &6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth Lemaster, Minister.
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off University
Drive and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido,
Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Smith,
Minister.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 a.m.
Contempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D.
Walz, Pastor.
Horn Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday Morn1ng
Service, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday N1ght, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Minister
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby G.
Lawson. Minister.
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Brad Tackett,
Minister.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Isaac, Minister.
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School,
10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study,
7:00 p.m.; Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon,
Minister.
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Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Point; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs.,
6:30 p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John
"Jay" Patton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at
Campton; Worsh1p Serv1ce, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia
Crider, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis
Sanlan, Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Malcom Slone, Minister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County
Line; ; Worship Service, 6:30 p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 2976262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs.,
7 p.m.; Elllls J. Stevens, Mimster.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.; No Sunday Night
Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service,
11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.,
Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Mike Chamberlin, interim pastor.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain Parkway;
Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Gary
Sheph Minister.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2005 • A7
Gas
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P&J Resources is currently told fiscal court members that
Oct. 31. Frontier wants to close
the purchase of the county's nat- running gas lines along Route he'd like to open discussions
ural gas system by Jan. 16, but 1210 (Stephens Branch) in with Frontier to develop a longthey still owe the county more Martin, a pressure station term contract.
As the meeting continued,
than $1 million for the purchase. installed near May Valley
When the fiscal "'court Elementary and 150 drilled gas members broke into executive
declared an emergency Friday, wells. Thompson said the com- session for a few minutes to disreducing rates to $21 MCF for pany already has broker firm cuss legal issues regarding
purchased
in
the Frontier, but they took no action
area residents, the fiscal court, space
paying more for the ga~. trans- Columbia Gas system and upon their return.
Magistrate Allan Williams
portation, labor, repairs, billing Equitable's system.
Thompson said the fiscal made a motion that County
and other equipment or needs,
court would like to see Frontier Attorney Keith Bartley and
began losing money.
Now, they are looking for enter into a one- to three-year Deputy Judge-Executive Brett
support from Salyerville busi- contract with Williams with Davis hire an attorney to reprenessman Richard Williams, who rates based on Nymex, a nation- sent the fiscal court and East
says he can provide ga~ at a rate .U wholesale gas price index. Kentucky Utilities in "all issues
that, depending on the c~st of Stating that the national gas rate involving the estate of John
transportation, is at least 35 per- average is approximately $20 Allen Jr." No further discussion
cent cheaper than Equitable MCF, Thompson reiterated a evolved with this statement.
statement he made last week, Allen, deceased, was the former
Energy.
Williams, owner of P&J saying that people in Eastern head of East Kentucky Utilities
Resources, says he and his wife, Kentucky "won't gripe too who was in charge last year
photo by Mary Music
owner
of BTU Gas in much" about the price of natural when Equitable threatened to
Floyd County Inmates Jeffrey Tackett, Diamond Ray Akers, Jeffrey Jenkins, John Barnett and Bill
Hagans met with Adult Education officials Thursday who donated a Dell computer to assist in the Salyersville, feel obligated to gas if they make wages comj>a• cut off gas in several Floyd
the elderly customers in their rable to the national average.
County communities because of
GED program at the jail. Also pictured are Jailer Roger Webb and Instructor Ron Johnson.
"Lots of people in this coun- a delinquent bill.
area, which is why they' ve had
try draws $480 to $620 month
Owens made a motion,
the same rate since 1994.
All 625 customers serviced and they cannot pay for natural which passed, requiring Frontier
by the company are charged $6 gas, medicine and food,'' he .to pay the fiscal court $100,000
MCF, a rate much cheaper than said. "They can't afford to go to 'during the first week of January,
by MARY MUSIC
ing GED classes, hosted twice a been out of school for three residents getting natural gas the doctor and they cannot with the remainder of money
STAFF WRITER
approximately
week by Johnson, and it will years, said he "never slowed through the city of Salyersville, afford all three basic necessi· owed
$976,000 - paid to the fiscal
allow individual inmates to down enough on the outside" to Williams said, at rates compara- ties."
PRESTONSBURG - Five work on their own with supervi- take GED classes. He was one ble to those seen in Floyd
Williams, who has been bi court 110 Iller than Jan. 20.
inmates at the Floyd County sion. Having a computer on site of three Thursday who now say County recently.
the gas business for 40 years,
Detention Center who are await- at the jail will also provide tech- they plan to go to college or
ing their GED test scores met nical training to inmates who vocational school.
with Floyd County Adult have never or who have rarely
Bill
Hagans,
27,
of
Education officials Thursday.
worked with computers, Ross Maytown, who has been out of
Adult Education Director said.
school for nine years, said edu• Continued from p1
Kay Ross and instructor Ron
Jailer Roger Webb said the cation would help get him "back
Highlands
Regional
A.
Ingram,
of
Stoll
Keenon
&
results
of
the
suit."
Johnson loaned a Dell computer program gives inmates an on track" when he gets out of
Corporation,
Consolidated Park, addressed the city council
The annexation can be voted
t• the jail as part of an educa- opportUnity to better their lives jail, as did Jeffrey Tackett, 43, of
Brown,
who
by
letter
in
May,
alleging
that
Health
Systems
and
down
during the election if more
tional outreach program.
when they get out of jail. He McDowell, who has been out of
a
-Langley
is
listed
as
having
the
city
did
not
properly
send
55
percent of the voters livthan
The computer is one of many thanked Ross and Johnson for school for 25 years. Tackett, one
address, alleges that the ho.spital notice about the annexation to ing in the area proposed to be
that were removed from the their continued effort to reach of the men looking forward to
informed the city in an August al potentially affected property annejled vote against it. The
David School, the former Adult out to jail inmates.
vocational training, said he
22 letter that they were Brown's owners. At that time, Ingram annexation will be passed if less
Education program host. Ross
Since BSCfC began imple- appreciates the assistance
"landlord" and that he had explained that owners of 6 to 7 than 55 percent oppose it.
said several computers have menting the Adult Education because he knows it will help
changed his voter registration to acres ofland targeted for annex"We intend to defend this
been placed with other equip- program in October, at least 30 him fmd a better job on the "outthe hospital premises.
ation
had
not
been
identified.
vigorously," Ingram
lawsuit
ment and educational tools at inmates at the jail have received side."
County officials conltttncd The law flrm later provided a said. "We have told the city that
the Prestonsburg campus of Big GED training. The men who
"If you passed the GED, you
that Brown changed his voter petition with 23 signatures of Mr. Brown resides at the hospiSandy
Community
and took the test Monday are anx- can continue to learn on this
registration
address for on June property owners, who had not tal for legitimate business reaTechnical College, the current ious to see the results.
computer," Ross told the men.
27 and his dnver's license been notified, to Mayor Jerry sons. That aspect of the case is
program host of the Adult
"I'm glad we had it [the GED "And if you didn't pass, nobody
address on June 22 to the hospi- Fannin, requesting that the unfounded."
Education Program. Others are program at the jail]. I'm glad we will make you quit. You just
tal's address, which is listed as annexation be placed on the
Ingram said that Brown ·is
being distributed to community had the opportUnity to get it," need to take it over."
November
5000
Rt.
321.
2006
ballot.
The
petiresponsible
for maintaining
outreach posts to assist students said John Barnett, 23, of Martin,
"That's good," said Diamond
The change, Webb claims, is tion is currently being consid· some of the hospital's automai taking the GED.
who has been out of school for Ray Akers, 62, who has been
"invalid" and the residence docs ered by County Clerk Chris tion systems, some of which are
Utilizing the "WIN" pro- seven years. "If I had teachers out of school for 57 years.
not qualify as a residence as it is Waugh, who previously reported "critical and need to be up and
gram, students will be able to like that [Johnson] when I was
For more information about
that no one was living in the running 24 hours a day."
defmed by state statute.
hone their math, reading, in school, I would have graduat- the Adult Education Program,
property
proposed to be
Ingram says the defendants
Webb
claims
that
Brown
still
English, writing, business and ed."
contact the BSCTC campus at
"remains" at his Turkey Creek annexed. Waugh has now con• disagree With the city's assertion
job skills. The program will proJohnson County resident (606) 886-3863.
address and that his move is an firmed that Brown is a regis~ that Brown's residence is not a
vide additional assistance dur- Jeffrey Jenkins, 21, who has
effort by the hospital to "place a tered voter -of the Auxier qualifiable residence under state
voter in the subject area to be precinct.
statute.
"I went down there and they t
"We disagree with that and
annexed by the petitioner where
showed me his apartnlent where we'll defend it vigorously," he
no voter [existed] previously."
The city read the first and he's supposed to be livins at;" said.
• Continued from p1 second ordinances of their intent
Ingram said he didn't know if
Waugh said Monday. "I ta1Iced to
to annex the property in March him, Mr. Brown, briefly, and I the hospital planned to provide
Public Service Commission, the approves the asset transfer. The Development Authority.
Pikeville can restrict sewage and April. The hospital filed a. have an affidavit by Mr. Brown residences for any other
employees will continue at their
~ndy Valley Water District's
facilities will be transferred, existing pay rate for at least one flows from Floyd County if a petition opposing the annexation that says he resides there. I don't employees.
along with the debt obligation year, and Southern and Pikeville sewage treatment plant is not (with names of two landowners know what they're going to do
s............bt. fen" itl...
associated with its portions in agree to continue charging constructed in Floyd County and other "purported" landown- in this lawsuit. I've got until the
...tree ...,..llofoiNIIDII. Go lo the coPike and Floyd counties, to Sandy Valley Customers water within 20 years from the date of ers) in June, about a month prior second week of August to certi~ e.nw.... -.-l>lo~v.
Pikeville and the Southern rates that were approved by the completion of phase 1 of the to Brown's change of address, fy it [the hospital's petition to
Webb
wrote
in
the
suit.
place
the
annexation
on
the
bal·
Water and Sewer District.
PSC in May 2004 for that same project.
..._.. SeMoot
Lexington attorney Hanley lot] or not. I'll wait for the
Pikeville agreed to take over year.
Prior to the receipt of funding
Roger Recktenwald, repre- for the sewer project, any of the
Sandy Valley's daily operations,
including personnel, field ser- senting Pikeville, said the three entities involved can tervices, billing and regulatory employees would be shared minate the agreement, as long as
reporting requirements, by Feb. between Pikeville and Southern they submit a 60-day written
Water. When asked by Williams notice to the other parties
1.
If approved by the PSC, if there are any future plans to involved. Once funding is
employees, received, the agreement can
Southern Water and Pikeville remove
will integrate all water facilities, Recktenwald said they don't only be terminated by a threeGRIT LUALLEN
fourths majority vote.
lifls and equipment into their have plans currently to do so.
The Big Sandy Area
systems and provide manageThe fiscal court, Pikeville,
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
ment and maintenance accord- and Southern Water will share Development district will be the
costs of hiring Frankfort "PSC administrator of the agreement,
ingly.
The Honorable Paul Hunt Thompson, Floyd County Judge/Executive
During a special meeting Specialist" John Hughes, who and they will report the progress
Honorable Chris Waugh, floyd County Clerk
Thursday, Magistrate Allan will work on submitting an of the agreement to each party
Members of the Floyd County fiscal Court
Williams aired concerns about application to the PSC for on an annual basis.
protecting Sandy Valley Water approval.
In other news, the fiscal court
Independent Apdjtor's Repon
We have audited the accompanying statement of reve{\ues, expenditures, aad excess (ees - regulatory basis of
District
employees,
but
Floyd County and Pikeville also passed a resolution to pay
the County Clerk of Floyd County, Kentucky, for the year ended December 31, 2004. This fmancial statement
Thompson assured him that the will jointly apply for Kentucky Summitt Engineering Inc.
is the responsibility of the County Clerk. Our responsibility is to express • opinioa oa chis fUWlCial statement
employees would not lose their community development block $12,500 (when funds become
based on our audit.
jobs when Sandy Valley Water is grants totaling $2 million. Other available) for a 201 Facilities
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards aeneraUy accep&ed in the United States of
funds will come through coal Plan Update for areas served in
incorporated by Pikeville.
America, the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Govern,. Audi&jgg Srandpnh issued by the
The agreement stipulates that severance tax moneys, the Floyd County by Southern
Comptroller General of the United States, and the Audit Gujde for Coun&)' fee ()(fkiala iSSMed by the Auditor
Regional Water. They also approved a
the employees would effectively Appalachian
of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Those standards require IAat we plan and perfonn the audit to
statt working with Southern and Commission and a loan from the $1,100 payment to KACo.
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. An audit
Industrial
Pileville as soon as the PSC Kentucky
includes examining, on a test basts, evtdence supporting the amounts and tlilelosures in abe financial statement.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and siiJlifk-* est.ima&es made by management,
as well as evaluaiing the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our alldia provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As described in Note I, the County Clerk's office prepares the financia& l<emen& on a reJulatory basis of
accounting that demonstrr.tes compliance with the laws of Kentucky, w~cll is a comprehensive basis of account• Continued from p5
ing other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Edward Barbanell, a Special hurdles at 3 a.m., jabs to the subplot involving a Special
In our opinion, the financial stat~ment referred to above presents, fairly, ilt aU material respects, the revenues,
expenditures, and excess fees of the County Clerk for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with
Olympian and a scene-stealer as stomach, an elaborate squirt- Olympics volunteer who's
the regulatory basis of accounting.
Steve's know-it-all roommate, gun fight - but even that's engaged to a duplicitous prettyIn accordance with Q.QY.rnJ.ID.!<.nl Auditm~ Standards, we have also issued our report dated September 19, 2005,
and actor Jed Rees as the overly funny because it has such a silly, boy feels like little more than an
on our consideration of the County Clerk's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
affectionate and enthusiastic gleeful vibe. It's also an ideal fit excuse to include the pretty,
compliance with cenmn provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and gr1IIM apeements and other matters. The
Glen.
for the high pain tolerance and blond Katherine Heigl.
purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and
But in a clever twist, these physical
comedy
skills
But more often than not,
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial
guys help him keep up his ruse Knoxville acquired during his you'll find yourself laughing
reporting or on complmace. That report is an integral part of an audit perfQ1111ed in accordance with Government
"Jackass" days.
with "The Ringer," not at it,
b~ause they're so sick of seeAuditinll Standards and should he considered in assessing the results of ow audit.
ing Jimmy win every year. They
Some moments feel stiff, right along with the characters
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the County Clem and Fill':al Collrt of Floyd County,
subject him to the obligatory even a bit preachy, especially themselves.
Kentucky, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is not intended to be ana should not be U5ed by anyone other
than these specified parttes.
training montage - clumsy toward the end. And a romantic
Respec ully submitted . •
Adult ed reaches out to inmates
Hospital
Sewer
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Auditor of Public Acc«M~ts
Audit fieldwork completedSeptember 19, 2005
The a~ove transmittal letter accompanied the audit report presented to the ti~al court. KRS 43.090(2) requires
that ~s letter be published m thts newspaper. Copies of the complete audit report, including the accompanying
financtal statements and additional information, are available in the report• section of the Auditor of Public
Accounts' webside at www.auditor.ky.gov or upon request by contactiOJ 1M Auditot of Publk Accounts 105
Sea Hero Road, Suite 2. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-5404 or by callinJ 1-MJ0-247-9126.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Black lung head gets 60 months
Department of Health and
Human Services, and both of
them are to report on Feb. 13 to
the Bureau of Prisons. After
their release, they will be placed
under supervision for three
years for each of the 13 counts
against them.
They were indicted along
with Dr. Raghu Sundaram, who
practiced in Prestonsburg,
Martin and Betsy Layne.
Sundaram, accused of aiding
and abetting the Davises, was
found not guilty of the alleged
crimes during his trial in
August.
The indictment against the
three alleges that between
January 1999 and August 2003,
Carolyn Davis recruited coal
miners to join the KBLA under
the premise that they'd get federal and state black lung bene-
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE - A husband
and wife team who ran the
Kentucky Black Lung Association and a local medical supply
agency were sentenced in federal court Monday.
Carolyn Sue Davis, 57. president of the KBLA who was
found guilty of 12 counts of
ht!alth care fraud and one count
of obstruction of a criminal
investigation, was <>entenced to
serve 60 months in a federal
pnson.
Her husband Otis Davis, 72,
director of the KBLA and owner
of J&J Medical, was sentenced
to 36 months for the same
charges.
Both were ordered to pay
$171,933 in restitution to the
fits , and she then sent those min
ers to Sundaram, who sent them
to J&J Medical for oxygen supplies. J&J billed Palmetto GBA
for the miners' oxygen needs.
and received Medicare funds for
those billings.
j
The indictment say~ that J&J
Medical ("secretly" controlled
by Carolyn Davis) suppl" d
nearly all the oxygen to KB 'A
members. The three aided and
abetted each other in submitting
false billing information to
Palmetto GBA. the indictment
alleged.
photo by Tonya Miller
Standing on the proposed building site at Harmon's Branch are, from left to right, Bethany
Damron, Patty Hatfield, Marcie Estepp, Andrew Dinsmore and Jim Brown.
Habitat
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on need, their ability to repay
the no-interest loan, and their
willingness to work in partnership with Habitat.
Andrew Dinsmore, executive
director of the Sandy Valley
Habitat for Humanity, asserts
that working with the program is
a win/win situation.
"Habitat is not a handout program," Dinsmore said. "The
homeowners buy a house at cost
and repay the loan as well as
assist in the construction of the
home. By encouraging their
involvement, the individuals are
lifted out of the cycle of poverty
housing and the economic structure of the entire area benefits ...
Success of this program will
come from local support, from a
community effort. The volunteers and energy are supplied
locally. Houses are built on dollars and cents raised in the
Sandy Valley area. People can
help by swinging a hammer or
donating money, supplies or
time."
While preparing to present
the check, Marcie Estepp, 2006
president of the East Kentucky
Association of Realtors, issued a
challenge.
"I encourage other businesses. individuals, churches, organizations and communities to
pitch in," Estepp said.
This call to aid for the
approximately
$3
million
Harmon's Branch Project has
already been answered by
pledged support from AEP,
Southeast Telephone, Pikeville
Rotary, Frank and Mattie Justice
Foundation, Interstate Natural
Gas, the District Wal-Mart,
Community Trust, BB&T and
Pepsi.
Dinsmore noted that it is not
just large companies that pro-
vide great assistance to the program.
"Small- and medium-sized
churches really drive Habitat.
Any church that feels called to
this type of ministry can contact
our office for more information.
The Sandy Valley Habitat for
Humamty can bt! contacted at
(606) 437-4011 for more information regarding this project or
for information on how to apply
for assistance.
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Deer season changes, fee increases for 2007 proposed
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT
The Kentucky
Fish and Wildlife Commission has proposed changes to next year's deer and
fall turkey archery season, and changes
for some license fees for the 2007-08
hcensc year.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission
meets quarterly in Frankfort, and recommends all hunting, fishing and boatmg regulatiOns for approval by the General Assembly. Regulation changes proposed by the KDFWR Commission do
not become Jaw until General Assembly
approval occurs.
For 2006-07, the Commission proposed that crossbows be permitted for
deer and fall turkey hunting during the
full archery season.
The Commission combined the fall
archery and shotgun turkey pemuts into
one fall turkey permit. This permit
would allow the purchaser to take a fall
limit total of four turkeys of either sex.
Hunters would be limited to two birds
with a shotgun during the shotgun season, or could take all four birds with a
bow or crossbow during the proposed
fall archery/crossbow or shotgun sea-
son.
Several changes to the elk quota
hunts for 2006 were proposed, including increasing the number of elk quota
hunt permits from 100 to 200. There
would be 140 cow elk permits and 60
bull elk permits available for random
draw, and a 10 percent cap on the number of nonresident hunters who could be
drawn for an elk quota hunt permit.
The Commission proposed creating
an out-of-zone elk hunting permit for
legal deer hunters who may want to take
an elk outside the restoration zone during deer season. The out-of-zone elk
permit would cost $30 for residents and
$365 for non-residents. In addition,
handguns would no longer be legal elk
hunting equipment in 2006.
The Commission also recommended
issuing two youth elk hunting permits,
one cow elk and one bull elk, in 2006.
Youth hunters ages 10 to 15 would be
eligible. The fee to apply for an elk
quota hunt is $10.
In fishing-related action, the Commission proposed to close Dewey and
Barren River Lakes to commercial fishing beginning March 1, 2007. Rough
River and Nolin River Lakes would
'Tis better
to give •••
OK, I know this is corning in just
under the gun, but I have my letter to
Santa all ready to go. However, unlike
most of the rest of the letters to Santa
you read in this publication, my list is
filled with wishes for other people.
Just the kind of
guy I am.
So let's kick
back, crank up
Springsteen's
version
of
"Santa Claus is
Coming
to
Town"
(this
will be meaningful
as you
Rick Bentley
reach halftime
of this column)
and rush this right up to the North Pole
Ill so Santa and his height-challenged
helpers and get these in the sleigh in
time for tomorrow night's delivery.
(Sec BENTLEY, page two)
(See HUNTING, page two)
Raiders
drop two
at Station
tourney
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
• For Bart Williams - Patience.
You have some talent at Pikeville
High, but most of it is young. One
thmg players are lacking, it seems, is
an mnate knowledge of the intricacies
of the sport. There is good news, however. It's not just your players these
days. It looks like most players are
lacking the same thing.
• For Philip Haywood - Another
trip to the state finals. You need it.
~ Remember what happened last year?
All five Pike County coaches who didn't win state titles were replaced.
Don't press your luck, Coach.
Seriously, I say this because of a
conversation I had with Coach Haywood last year. It was the night after
the tttle game. and we'd talked about
things, about how long he' d coach,
about winning games. "Maybe this
bought me one more year," he said.
I think he was only half-kidding.
• For David Rowe - You're our
guy. Jason Blanton and I have had
guys we pulled for through the years,
guys who flat deserved a trip to the
• Sweet 16. There was Johnny Martin,
who made it. Then there was Johnny
Ray Turner, who made it.
Unfortunately, Danny Adams never
did.
also close March 1, 2011.
Commercial mussel brailing would
be closed in the state of Kentucky starting March 1, 2007, except as follows:
Kentucky and Barkley Lakes would
remain open for five more years and on
the Tennessee, Cumberland and Ohio
Rivers, commercial mussel brailing
would remain open for 10 more years.
No new musseling permits would be
issued.
In other business, the Commission
proposed the following changes in
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
photos by Jamie Howell
Above: Betsy Layne's Brandon Thacker (13), Derek Case (34), Mane Klokokar (back) and Brandon Kidd (22) were
the leading scorers for the Bobcats in the district win over Prestonsburg. Pat Stapleton (not pictured) also provid·
ed scoring for the Bobcats. Below: Betsy Layne Coach Brent Rose guided his team to a second 58th District win.
Bobcats bounce P'burg, remain
undefeated in district play
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Looking to
snap a two-game losing skid, Prestonsburg traveled to Betsy Layne
Tuesday night for an early-season
58th District showdown against the
Bobcats. Both teams entered the
game 1-0 in district play. Prestonsburg had suffered back-to-back
losses to defending 15th Region
champion Shelby Valley and
upstart June Buchanan. In close
fashion, the two losses were by a
combined three points. Betsy
Layne, due in great part to a scheduling conflict with Greenup County, hadn ' t played since beating
Allen Central 76-61 . on Friday,
Dec. 9. But the Bobcats responded
well. Senior forward Brandon
Kidd scored,a game-high 2 1 points
and senior guard Brandon Thacker
connected on four three-pointers
and added 16 more to lead Betsy
Layne to a 63-59 win over Prestonsburg.
Foreign-exchange student Mane
Klokokar was a third player in
double figures for the Bobcats, finishing with 13 points. Five different Bobcats scored as Derek Case
added eight points and Pat Stapleton scored five.
Betsy Layne, after beginning
the season with three straight losses, has now won its last two games.
"I thought both teams played
extremely hard," Betsy Layne
Coach Brent Rose said, reflecting
on the game versus Prestonsburg.
(See BOBCATS, page !wo)
NUMBER ONE:
Wesley Christian took firstplace honors
in the Mountain
Christian Academy C-Team
Tournament.
LEXINGTON -After falling to
14th Region contender Letcher
County Central Saturday in the
Whitaker Bank Classic at Wolfe
County, South Floyd has dropped
its last two games, both of which
have been played as part of the
Defenders of the Station Invitational at Bryan Station. On Saturday, Letcher Central defeated
South Floyd 86-53.
The Raiders took on Seneca, a
team out of Louisville. in the
opening round of the Bryan Station tournament Tuesday, and
(See RAIDERS, page two)
P'burg
girls go 1-3
in Berea
Classic
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BEREA - The Prestonsburg
High School girls' basketball team
made steady progress in the Berea
Holiday Classic, despite going l3. Head coach Jack Pack and his
team faced some stiff competition
in the Berea tournament. In the
opening round, Boyle County
defeated Prestonsburg 66-42. In
the second round, Pulaski County
pounced Prestonsburg 65-5 L.
(See TOURNEY, page two)
KARATE KIDS: The Fami·
ly Academy of Martial
Arts, led by Instructor
Michael Gambill, had students compete in the
Thanksgiving Bash Martial Arts Tournament in
London. Zak Key (left), a
green belt competitor
from Allen, took first
place in sparring. Johnna
Craft, Gambill's daughter
and a black belt from Prestonsburg, took firstplace in both weapons
and sparring, and second-place in forms while
competing against the
males in her age group.
The Academy's students
will next compete in January In a tournament in
Lexington.
�82 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
•
restonsburg Junior ,Basketl»all • Week One Games
TIMES STAFF REPORT
i'cc Wee League -Gold 12,
C ·'Y 5: The opening game of the
2 lOS-06 Prestonsburg Junior
B 1sketball season pitted the
C )ld team versus the Gray team
ii Pee Wee League play. Jordan
P nnington of the Gold team led
a I scor.:rs with six points. The
g me \vas even at 2-2 after one
q • <~rtcr, but the Gold team would
o It 'core the Gray team 8-0 in the
S< cond quarter to take a 10-2
k 1d at the half. Daniel Woods
fi 1ishcd w1th four points for the
v. 11 ning team and Kirklen Wiren 111 rounded out the scoring
v. tth two points. Michael
11Ulbee tossed in all five points
f< r the Gray team.
Blue 6. Red 5: In an exciting
g line number two, the Blue team
C<~mc from behind in the fourth
q mrtcr to defeat the Red team 54. Tanner Allen led the Blue in
Sl
mr with four points. Carnryn
S ·1e finished with two points in
tl ' win. The Blue team led 2-0
a r, r one quarter, but trailed 4-2
a the half. Nathaniel Rankin
tossed in three points for the Red
team. Zachary Caldwell rounded
out the scoring with two points
for the Red team.
Black 18, Green 8: Bailey
Slone and Allison Hall combined
for 10 points as the Black
knocked off the Green team.
Slone fmished with six points for
the winners and Hall added four.
The Black led 6-3 after one quarter and stretched the lead to 12-5
at the half. Ryne Slone pitched in
four points for the Black team
and Haley Fitzpatrick added two
to round out the scoring.
Nicholas Caudill came through
with three points for the Green
team. Chandler Nelson finished
the scoring with two points.
Training League Boys Gray 24, Red 8: Hunter Brown
scorched the nets for I 0 points
as the Gray team ran past the
Red unit. After leading only 4-2
after one quarter, the Gray
outscored the Red 12-0 in the
second quarter to take a 16-4
lead at the half. Nicholas Rowe
pitched in four points for the
Gray. Scott Stapleton, Drake
Nunnery, Nathan :llackburn and
Kaegan Dove all pitched in two
points in the win. Tyler Bays
finished with all of the Red's
eight points.
Blue 11, Green 6: Grant Martin scored six points for the Blue
team in the 11-6 win over the
Green. B.J. Holliday finished
with two points for the Blue and
Austin Bailey added a bucket in
the win. TJ Hager rounded out
the scoring for the winners with
one point. The Green team led 62 after one quarter and 6-4 at the
half before the Blue rallied in the
third quarter. Eric Collins led the
Green team in scoring with four
points. Thomas Spears added
two points in the loss.
Blue 21, Gold 16: B.J. Holliday poured in a game-high 12
points as the Blue knocked off
the Gold. Austin Bailey tossed in
seven points and Quentin Click
added two for the winning team.
The Blue led 10-6 at the end of
one quarter and 14-6 at the half.
Chris Fitch led the Gold in scoring with eight points. Jordan
Slone pitched in four points in
the loss. John Boyd and Bradley
Ousley both pitched in two
points for the Gold squad.
Girls Training League- Gray
1 14, Gold 6: Rachel Layne scored
a game high 6 points as the Gray
defeated the Gold 14-6. The
Gray team led 8-0 after one
quarter and never looked back.
Summer Hall added four points
for the Gray. Jenna Little and
Chastity Sizemore finished with
two points each for the winners.
Jessica Hall tossed in four points
for the Gold team. Grace Bolen
added two in the loss.
Red 24, Blue 10: Allyson
DeRossett led all scorers with 16
points as the Red team defeated
the Blue team 24-10. Kate Rose
and Lauren Davis each finished
with four points for the winners.
The Red team led 4-2 after one
quarter but outscored the Blue
14-2 in the second quarter to take
a 18-4 lead at the half. Allison
Hale, Makayla Wells, Hannah
Hunt, Kelli Marsillett and Kaitlyn Campbell finished with two
points each for the Blue.
Junior Varsity League - Gold
28, Blue 3: Andria Hansford's 10
points led the Gold to a 28-3 win
over the Blue. Amy Rke and
Austin Slone added four points
each for the winning team. After
leading 6-0 at the end of the first
quarter, the Gold would outscore
the Blue 6-2 in the second quarter to take a 12-2lead at the half.
John Gullett tossed in four points
for the winners as did Trey Stapleton. Charlie Joseph came up
with all three of the Blue team's
points.
Gray 30, Red 8: A 14-1 first
quarter spurt led the way, as the
Gray knocked off the Red. Jarin
Hall led the winners with a game
high 12 points. Wesley Robinson
added eight points and Madison
Wright finished with six in the
win. Laken Keathley rounded
out the scoring for the Gray team
with four points. TJ Shepherd
netted four points for the Red
team. Allison Conley came up
with two points in the loss.
Zachary Romans rounded out the
Tourney
• Continued from p1
Somerset, in a third round game,
held off the Lady Blackcats,
winning 55-44.
Prestonsburg posted its lone
win in the Berea tourney Thesday night, beating Jackson City
convincingly, 73-16.
Amber Whitaker led Prestonsburg to the win over Jackson City with a game-high 19
points. Whitaker was one of 10
Prestonsburg players to produce
points in the victory over Jackson City. Whitaker was one of
three Prestonsburg players to
reach double figures in the win.
Meaghan Slone and Linsey
Fields each had 12 points for the
Lady Blackcats.
Prestonsburg wasted very little time in jumping out to a lead.
The Lady Blackcats outscored
Jackson City 13-2 in the opening period. Prestonsburg held a
commanding 37-5 lead at halftime and eventually held Jackson City scoreless in the third
period.
Brittany Collins added eight
points for the Lady Blackcats
while Alexis DeRossett scored
six.
Prestonsburg entered the
Berea tournament riding a twogame winning streak that
included victories over Pikeville•
and Allen Central.
The Lady Blackcats (3-5) are
scheduled to return to action on
Jan. 2 in a 58th District game
against rival Prestonsburg. The
Lady Blackcats are 1-0 in district play following a win over
Allen Central.
game-high 20 points. Lewis
Barnette, who has led in Prestonsburg in scoring for most of
the season, was also in double
figures for the Blackcats, finishing with 15 points. Michael
Stephens had nine points, Sean
Leslie seven and Nick McGuire
six. Sophomore Bobby Hughes
rounded out the Prestonsburg
scoring with two points.
The Bobcats were back in
action last night at home against
Shelby Valley. Results from the
Betsy Layne-Shelby Valley
game were unavailable at press
time. Prestonsburg is due back
in action on Saturday, Dec. 28
against Hopkins County Central
at the Frankfort Convention
Center in the Farmers Bank
Snowball Classic.
Bobcats
• Continued from p1
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The Betsy Layne coach
went on to tout his quad's
effort, but added that his team
could still play better.
"We gave our best effort for
32 minutes," Rose added. "We
can play a lot better but all I
want to see right now is the
hustle we showed against Prestonsburg. It was good to see
Klokocar and Derek Case play
well. Thacker and Stapleton
played excellent floor games
and Brandon Kidd continued to
give us a super effort."
Both teams led in the first
quarter before ending the initial period tied 14-14. The
Bobcats (2-3) went on a run in
the second period and took a
37-29 lead into halftime.
But Prestonsburg, district
runner-up from one season
ago, didn't go away. The
Blackcats battled back in the
third quarter, outscoring the
Bobcats 20-12 and again knotting the game, this time at 4444.
In the fourth quarter, Betsy
Layne was able to go ahead
and maintain a lead. Down the
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
stretch, Betsy Layne was able to
get to the free throw line and
make its free throws.
"Free throw shooting is
something that we work on a lot
and stress," Rose added.
Klokocar, who came in off of
the bench, also played an integral role for the Bobcats.
Brooks Herrick led Prestonsburg (2-3) in scoring with a
Raiders
• Continued from p1
again fell. South Floyd lost a
third straight game Wednesday,
falling to Woodford County. An
11th Region team, Woodford
County defeated the Raiders 8366. Prior to the recent threegame losing skid, defending
58th District champion South
Floyd pulled out a hard-fought
78-66 win over Allen Central.
Seneca defeated South Floyd
soundly in the opening round,
77-57. The Louisville team
jumped out and led 13-9 at the
end of the first quarter. South
Floyd, however, fought back.
The Raiders tied the game late
in the second period and put the
contest into the intermission
period knotted at 27-27.
But the third quarter
belonged to the Seneca Redhawks. $eneca out$cpred South
Floyd 31-10 in the third period and the Raiders never recovered.
Three players led Seneca in
scoring with a combined 65
points.
South Floyd placed three
players in double figures. Ryan
Little led the Raiders with 13
points. Ryan Johnson added 12
points and Justin Slone tossed in
11 for South Floyd, which had
nine different scorers.
ODD
Defenders of the Station
SENECA- Dunn 3, Brown 14,
Williams 26, McAfee 3, Davis
25, Burdette 2, Dean 2, Keye 2.
SOUTH FLOYD- Hall 7, Tackett
2, L. Johnson 3, Akers 3 , R.
Johnson 12. M. Little 2, J. Slone
11 , R. Little 13, A. Slone 4.
SENECA........................ 13 1~ 31 19-77
SOUTH FLOYD............... 9 18 10 20-57
Hunting
• Continued from p1
license and permit fees beginning March 1, 2007:
Resident annual hunting or
fishing license, $20 each; Combination hunting and fishing
license, $30; and a resident
Sportsman's License, $95.
Resident statewide deer permit, $30; Resident spring and
fall turkey permits, $30 each;
Migratory bird, $10; and Kentucky Waterfowl permit, $15.
Some nonresident licenses
would also increase in 2007:
Nonresident hunting license,
$130; Nonresident deer or
turkey permit, $60; Nonresident
annual fishing, $50; and Nonresident daily fishing license, $10.
Lastly, for the 2007-08
license year, the fee for a Youth
Hunting License (hunters 15 and
under) would be decreased to $5
for residents and nonresidents,
and a new Junior Trapping
license created for $5. The cost
of a youth deer or turkey permit
would be reduced to $10, and a
new Junior Sportsman's license
would also be created in 2007
for $25. The fee for a $5
Senior/disabled combination
license remains the same.
The next KDFWR Commission meeting will be held at 8
a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2006.
To request to address the com-1
mission, write 30 days in
advance to KDFWR, Commissioner Jon Gassett, #1 Game
Farm Road, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601.
Bentley
• Continued from p1
If you are the sports fan circled here ...
it~ your lucky day!
If you are the sports fan circled, you are entitled to a
free 8-inch ice cream cake of your choice, redeemable at
DAIRY QUEEN OF PRESTONSBURG. When claiming your ice
cream cake, present this newspaper.
I haven't talked with Jay hat, and in my way of looking at
about this recently, but I think it, you have only one prayer
he'd agree - you're our guy. right now.
Let Tubby clean your desk.
What is it now, three trips to the
regional finals and all three Hard telling what he may find
times screwy things have hap- there.
• For Red Sox fans - I hope
pened?
you find the strength to go
Yep. You're our guy.
• For Brian Milam - the through with your Christmas
recognition he deserves. I'm plans even as you mourn Johnny
going to guess Mr. Milam gets a Damon donning the pinstripes.
• For baseball fans - a hard,
lot of complaints in the course
of a year, but take a moment to fast salary cap. It's needed
focus on this: Consider not how badly, perhaps now more than
many games they miss, but how ever.
many WYMT actually gets to.
• For Josh - my beloved
nephew, the biggest Green Bay
It's staggering, really.
And also, no disrespect Packers fan I know, I hope you
intended, but when was the last get one more year with Brett
time he started a sports season Favre as your quarterback ... but
with a reporter who had some only if they find him some talented players with a little heart.
experience?
Says here it's time for Brian
• For fans of the Philadelto start getting some props. The phia Eagles - wait a minute.
best since Jay Crawford, in my
First, I have to admit I borrowed this from a friend on a
estimation.
• For Randy Casey - more Bruce Springsteen Web site I
smiles in regional finals. That frequent. If I'm going to plagiagrin that was plastered on his rize, I'm going to be honest
face last March was simply about it (now that's quite a senpriceless. There's nothing tence right there).
Now, for Eagles fans - May
wrong with enjoying what you
do, and enjoying the moment. I TO find a brain, Donovan McNhope I can remember what abb a heart, and Andy Reid
some courage.
Randy taught me that night.
How about we just blow
• For Rich Brooks - you
need to pull a rabbit out of your them up and start over again?
• Another request from the
Springsteen crowd: For Cowboys fans - a young, enthusiastic
quarterback to build around for
a change.
May I call an audible? (0
course I can, it's my column)
How about we ask good ol'
Santa for a new owner for John
Kitchen's boys?
• One more for my friends
on the Stone Pony: One New
Jersey Devil fan wants a coach
in good health. According to
her, and I apologize for my relative lack of hockey knowledge,
but she says they lost Coach Pat
Burns to health problems, then
saw Larry Robinson step down
because he said the stress wa
killing him (and he meant it).
I'll turn it over to my pal Barbara James, aka "leapoffaithgirl," for the punchline: "What
next, Lou Lamoriello steps
down due to menopause?"
I believe it's my friend Larry
who says, "Now that's funny, I
don't care who you are."
• And finally ... for you I
wish you all a complete year of
health, of good cheer, of God's
blessings, and a year filled with
wins for your favorite team.
Thanks for reading, and
Merry Christmas to all!
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
•
Lady Rebels
hang tough,
drop game to
South Laurel ·
ALL-BLUEGRASSPREPS.COM
FOOTBALL TEAM
OFFENSE
OB - JustiQ Burke, Lexington
Catholic
RB- Victor Anderson, Saint Xavier
RB · Rod Johnson, Henry Clay
WR - Cornell Burbage, Lexington
Catholic
WR - Chris LaMar, Henderson
County
TE - Sam Gardner, Henry Clay
OL - Jeff Adams, Trigg County
OL - John Asher, Paul Dunbar
OL Derrick Elder, Saint Xavier
OL - Stuart Hines, Bowling Green
OL - Justin Jeffries, Saint Xavier
K - Tim Dougherty, Saint Xavier
•
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
DEFENSE
DL- Aundre Henderson, DuPont
Manual
DL - Josh Minton, Southwestern
DL - Brendan Nestor, Bowling
Green
DL- Corey Peters, Central
LB- Micah Johnson, Fort Campbell
LB - Orlando Misaalefua, Fort
Campbell
LB - Matt Sauerbeck, Campbell
County
DB - Leonard Gordon, Fort Campbell
DB - Garnett Phelps, Ballard
DB - Eric Senn, Trinity
DB - Brian Winklepleck, Owensboro
Catholic
P - Ryan Tydlacka, Trinity
The Wesley Christian School A-Team finished runner-up in both its Christmas tournament and the
Mountain Christian Academy A-Team Tournament. Blaine won the tournament.
ATHLETES
ATH - Kaelin Ammons, Franklin
County
ATH - Darius Baughman, Danville
ATH - Doug Beaumont, Male
ATH - Jimmy Chaffin, Lynn Camp a
ATH Kasey Clark, Russell
ATH - Blaine Donnell, Trinity
ATH - T. K Guess, Crittenden
County
ATH -Angel Gurule, Ashland
ATH Matt Maynard, Belfry
ATH - Luke Stocker, Madison
Southern
ATH - Seth Tamme, Boyle County
ATH - Paul Warford, Madison Central
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin
Burke, Lexington Catholic
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob
Sphire, Lexington Catholic
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by STEVE LeMASTER· ' '
SPORTS EDITOR
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Lb'CINGTON - Allen Central had the tough
t;tSk of playing tournament host Lexington Christian Tuesday in the Lexington Christian Classic.
The Rebels fell behind early on and struggled to
bounce back as the host Eagles pulled off a convincing 74-45 win.
Four different Lexington Christian players had
lO or more points to lead the Eagles to the win.
Josh Martin, a player who has made a strong
return to the hardwood following an injury, led
Allen Central in scoring with 10 points. Farley
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Joseph followed with eight points for Rebels.
Tyler Slone added six points for Allen Central
while Ryan Collins an9 Josh Bailey added four
apiece.
Middlesboro dealt Allen Central a scwnd loss
in the Lexington Christian tournament, defeating
the Rebels 94-80
The Rebels are scheduled to return to the hardwood on Tuesday at Paintsville High School
against Clear Lake, Texas in the opening round of
the Paintsville Tiger HOOPS Classic. Tip-otf for
the Allen Central-Clear Lake. Tcxa<; game JS set
for 9 p.m. Allen Central is guaranteed other tournament games against Seneca (Dec. 28) and Rip-
ley, Ohw (Dec, 29).
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN CLASSIC
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN 74,
ALLEN CENTRAL 45
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN- Ludka 9, Turner 16,
Lawless 7, Rogers 13, Sanders 11, Morris 10,
Helton 1, Schmitke 4, Marshall 3.
ALLEN CENTRAL- Collins 4, Jacobs 2, Martin
10, Music 6, Prater 2, Slone 6, Joseph 8, Hammonds 3, Bailey 4.
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN .... .... 15 15 26 28-74
ALLEN CENTRAL .. ................. .11 11 12 11-45
Little, Woodyard named Sophomore All-America
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - University of Kentucky tailhack/kick returner Rafael Little and linebacker
Wesley Woodyard were named second-team
Sophomore All-America by the CollegeFoutballNews.com website.
Ltttle, from Anderson, S.C., was named as both
a running back and punt returner. He led the Southeastern Conference and ranked fifth nationally in
both all-purpose yardage and punt returns. He
EIU 57, MSU 56
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
MOREHEAD - George Tandy's rebound
b.tsket with 2.6 seconds remaining gave Eastem Illinois a 57-56 win over Morehead State
Wednesday evening in Morehead.
The Panthers led 7- 17 at halftime, but
tound themselves trailing 56-55 after MSU's
Cory Burns hit a Jay-up with 32 seconds
remaining. Following the Bums basket, EIU
ran the clock down inside of 10 seconds before
Bobby Catchings missed a jump shot. Jake Sindair grabbed an offensive rebound and missed
a -;hart baseline shot. That set the stage for
l.mdy's offensive rebound and game-winning
lay-up.
Down by one point, Morehead State
attempted a pass to mid-court that went out-ofbounds. Then, Eagle Quinton Smith fouled
FIE's Mike Robinson with 2.0 seconds left.
Robim,on mis::;ed two free throws, and MSU
got the rebound, but could not get a shot off
before time ran out.
Eustcrn Illinois, l-7 overall and 1-3 in the
Ohio Valley Conference, was led by Josh
Gomes who scored 17 points. Tandy had 10
points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Morehead State, 1-7 overall and 0-4 in the
OVC, got ll points each from Quentin Pryor
and Stan Januska. The Eagles had 12 blocked
shots. four by Shaun Williams.
The Eagles will play at second-ranked Connecticut today at 2 p.m. EST.
averaged 180.2 all-purpose yards per game, the
fifth-highest mark in league history, and broke the
school record held by Derek Abney. He averaged
16.9 yards per punt return. As a running back, he
rushed for 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns and
also was the team's leading pass receiving with 46
catches.
This honor adds to a long list of accolades for
Little this season, including first-team All-SEC
laurels from Associated Press and CollegeFootballNews.com.
Woodyard, of LaGrange, Ga., led the team with
100 tackles, including a team-high seven tackles
for loss. He was second in the SEC m fumble
recoveries with four. He also had one interception
and five pass breakups during the season.
n Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips
and wide receiver Scott Mitchell will participate in
the first Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic, which
will be played Saturday. Dec. 24, at noon EST at
Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.
The Magnolia Classic will match a team of
Division I-A seniors against a team from Division
1-AA, Division.II, and other schools. Phillips will
be head coach of the 1-A team and Northwestern
State coach ~cott Stoker will guide the smallschool players. Mitchell caught 23 passes for 288
yards and two touchdowns during the 2005 season.
The Magnolia Classic helps fill the void !eft by
defunct all-star games such as the Blue-Gray
Game. Gndiron Classic, and Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Game. said organizer
Darry Alton.
Originally, game officials planned to stage the
first Magnolia Classic after the 2006 season, but
hunied to stage this year's game after hearing
reports of another all-star game being organized.
Plans were announced barely more than a week
before gameday.
The Associated Press contributed tv thi.1 article.
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Members of the Wesley Christian Christmas Tournament all-tournament team were Zack
LeMaster (MCA), Dylan Conn (MCA), Ricky Newsome (JMS), Jordan Newsome (JMS),
Cameron Tincher (Wesley), Dylan Meade {Wesley), Travis Mallette (Blaine), Keith Penix
(Blaine) and Aaron Ripley (Blaine).
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PAINTSVILLE- Allen Central got behind
against defending 12th Region champiolt
South Laurel, now a member of the 13th
Region, Wednesday m the County Music
Highway Tournament at Johnson Centra&
High School, and never fully recovered. But
the Lady Rebels tned hard. South Floyd
outscored Allen Central 22-2 in the openiDI
quarter and went into halftime leading the
Lady Rebels 34-13. In the end, South Floyd, a
Sweet 16 Final Four participant from last season, beat Allen Central 59-47.
Senior forward Amber Neace led South
Laurel with a game-high 21 points. Sophomore forward Lauren Wombles added ll
points for the Lady Cardinals while Johnna
Sizemore, another sophomore, scored nine.
The Lady Rebels outscored South Laurel
17 8 in the fourth quarter.
Mara Biliter led Allen Central with a teambest 13 points. Amanda Mills and Sara Johnson each had 10 points for the Lady Rebels.
Alanna Cline tossed in six points for the Lady
Rebels while Llz Dmgus and Brandy Brown
rounded out the scoring with four apiece.
In earlier tournament games, Fleming
County beat Allen Central52-21 and Johnsoa
Central handed the Lady Rebels a 71-50 loss.
Johnson Central suffered a second straight
loss in its tournament Wednesday night, losing to Fleming County. The Lady Eagles also
fell to Hart County.
Johnson Central's Chessi Griffith and
Chelsey Salyers each had 14 points in the win
over Allen Central. In the same game, Sara
Johnson paced the Lady Rebels with a teambest 13 points. Amanda Thacker had 12 points
and Mara Biliter 11 in the Johnson Central
game.
COUNTRY MUSIC
HIGHWAY TOURNAMENT
AT JOHNSON CENTRAL
ebels lose pair in Lexington Christian Classic
II
23, 2005 • BJ
SOUTH LAUREL 59,
ALLEN CENTRAL 47
SOUTH LAUREL (4-4)- Neace 21, Wombln
11, Sizemore 9, Wyatt 7, Justice 6, McWhorter 5.
ALLEN CENTRAL (2•8)- Biliter 13, Mills 10,
Johnson 10, Cline 6, Dingus 4 Brown 4.
SOUTH LAUREL. ..... 22 12 17 8-59
ALLEN CENTRAL.. ...... 21117 17-47
FLEMING CO. 52,
ALLEN CENTRAL 21
FLEMING COUNTY - Kenley 14, Allen 13,
Staggs 12, Bernard 9, Price 4.
ALLEN CENTRAL- Cline 5, Biliter 4, Johnson
4, Dingus 2, Brown 2, K1nney 2, Stewart 2.
FLEMING COUNTY....... 14 15 15 8-52
ALLEN CENTRAL...........4 4 2 11-21
JOHNSON CENTRAL 71,
ALLEN CENTRAL 50
ALLEN CENTRAL- Johnson 13. Thacker 12,
Biliter 11, Cline 5, Dingus 5, Mills 2, Jones 2.
JOHNSON CENTRAL - Griffith 14, Salyers
14, Conley 14, Wireman 11 Salyer 6, Blackburn 5, Burton 2, Hopper 2. Meek 3.
ALLEN CENTRAL. ............. 5 14 10 21-50
JOHNSON CENTRAL. ....29 18 16 8-71
Warner Southern wraps
Alice Lloyd, 97-78
• TIMES STAFF REPORT
LAKES WALES, Fla. - Warner Southern
College led Alice Lloyd 50-33 at halftime on
Wednesday and went on to beat the Eagles
97-78.
Alice Lloyd failed to recover from the 17point halftime deficit. The E,,gles, however,
played near-even with Warner Southern in the
second half.
Tamar Lee and Micah McCoy shared
game-high honors for Warner Southern, finishing with 19 points apiece. Anthony Hill,
Chris Brach and Tyler Rader all three had 10
points, giving Warner Southern three players
in double figures.
Warner Southern outreboundcd the Eagles
48-26.
Kenneth Waterman led Alice Lloyd in
scoring with 18 points. Clay County High
School product Rodney Mitchell chipped in
12 points for Alice Lloyd. William Dillard
and Jeremy Jackson added 1I points apiece
for the Eagles.
Allen Central High School graduate
Shawn Newsome also worked his way into
double figures for the Eagles, ending the
game with l 0 points.
Alice Lloyd was 29-of-63 shooting from
the floor and 16-of-26 from the free throw
line.
The two teams combined for 36 turnovers.
Warner Southern was 35-of-72 from the
charity tripe and made good on 13 of 22 free
throws.
The Eagles hit four of 13 three-point field
goal attempts while Warnl'r Southern knocked
GOWn liVC Ot 13 tncs f!\ )[ I b.:yond the arc.
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�Friday, Dec 23, 2005
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
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Fax. (006) 886-3603
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Betsy L. Elem. • page B6
Clark Elementary • page B6
Duff Elementary • page B6
Big Sandy Singers • page BS
Sturgill honored • page BS
Mayo show • page BS
FAMILY MEDICINE
Painful orbital cellulitis is
serious but treatable eye disease
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THROUGH MY EYES
It's another
'Hollie,'
Jolly X-ntas
D
by KATHY J. PRATER
AfS
COlli
FEATURES EDITOR
Another week flown by and
Christmas hustle and bustle about
to end - whew! Only two more
days and the long-awaited day will
arrive. We've
all been busy
up to our ears
here at the
newspaper tagging along and
keeping track
of all
the
Christmas
good deeds the
folks in our
Kathy Prater
c om m u nit y
Ufestvles editor
have been up
And,
to.
despite that it's
not been such a great year economically for mo!'.t folks, the members
of our local communities have been
more than generous in helping out
their neighbors in need. It's heartwarming to see - hope it continues
all year long.
As for me, along with attending
several other local Christmas
events, I have to say the Dream
Factory Christmas banquet, followed by the KY Opry Christmas
(See EYES, page six)
Email: features @floydcountytlmes.com
Dream Factory's
annual Christmas
celebration
a standing-room
only event
by KATHY J. PRATER
G
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POSTSCRIPT
Nothing like
downtown
by PAM SHINGLER
COLUMNIST
When I first left the hills and
moved to the Dayton area, downtowns were still fairly strong, and
I loved going downtown any time,
but particularly at Christmas.
There was a huge Rike's
department store with mechanical
displays in the windows. Walking
along
the
sidewalk
and looking
at all the
details was a
show
in
itself,
almost
as
good
as
what
was
inside.
Pam Shlnoler
T h e
contrlbuUng writer
same was
true at a
couple of other big stores. If my
memory serves me, they were
Elder's and Beerman's, which
somewhere along the line became
one.
But what a treat to be downtown, where to dash in through
one of many sets of doors at each
photo by Kathy J. Prater
FEATURES EDITOR
rowing ever larger with each year,
the Dream Factory of Eastern
Kentucky'~ :mnua. Chnstmas celebration \\as nearly a "standing-room only" event
as children, their famrlies, and dream sponsors
filled to capacity a large conference room at the
Mountain Arts Center lnst Friday evening.
2004's Christmas event had Jerome Greathouse
tearfully announcing h1s resignation as president of
the local chapter, but, fol lowmg a rune month
absence, Greathouse returned to his former post
this past September 27. "It's great to be back,"
Greathouse said. "I really did mi-;s it while I was
away and I'm happy to he back as
president...we're hopmg to grant a lot of dreams
this ,corning year."
In the past five years since Greathouse took
over the Eastern Kentucky chapter of the dream
granting organization, local children have enjoyed
shopping sprees, trips to Florida's Disney World,
the Bahamas, and Gatlinburg. Tennessee, as well
Tiny Abigail Coleman, born with osteogenisis imperfecta, was granted a dream come true in July,
2004 when the Dream Factory installed an above ground swimming pool at her home. Though Abigail's condition prevents her from walking, she is able to swim - an activity that her mother says
allows her "to be just like other kids." Abigail and her family attended the Dream Factory's annual
Christmas party where she received many gifts, among them a "Dancing Dora" doll. Shown here
with Abigail is her mother, Sherri, and brother, Ryan.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Each year, former dream recipients, and their
families, are invited back to renew old acquaintances and celebrate Christmas in grand style with
a catered buffet dinner, jots of gifts and the opportunity to see the KY Opp'ls Christmas show.
''Without our sponsors, we'd never be able to
do all that we do," Greathouse said. "We've been
blessed with great sponsors and even more corning
on board every year. Mayor Fannin, the people at
the MAC, Reno's .... they've all been invaluable to
us. And my daughter, Jennifer, without her hard
work and help, this year's party would never have
happened."
But happen it did and it brought smiles and
laughter to every child in attendance. A listing of
those children attending, and their sponsors. follow:
Ashley N. Blackburn, sponsored by Jaime Evans
and Darlene Howell (Appalachian Wireless), Joe
Mollett (Pepsi Co.), and Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry
Fannin; Andrew H. Vangore Jr., sponsored by
Danny Vanhoose and Crystal Hamilton (Appalachian Wireless), Sandy Feltner (Pepsi Co.), and the
Hueysville Church of Christ, and Cub Scout Pack
#813, Martin; Richard Rohr, sponsored by Donnie
Mollett (Appalachian Wireless), Richard Davis
(Pepsi Co.), and Dr. Ric (Helen) Ascani; Kayla D.
Hall, sponsored by Debbi Howard (Appalachian
Wrreless), Vickie Lambert (Pepsi Co.), and The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Paintsville Branch; Curtis L. Jarvis, sponsored by
Scott Miller and Malinda Keathley (Appalachian
Wrreless), Michelle DeRossett (Pepsi Co.), and
Dexter Reffett, New York Life; Casey D. Johnson,
sponsored by Amy Hatfield and Ann Coleman
(Appalachian Wireless), Charlie Johnson (Pepsi
Co.), and Floyd County Judge-Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson; Andrew Stambaugh, sponsored by Jeania Pigman (Appalachian Wireless), Mike Harris
(Pepsi Co.), and Dr. Angela Maggard; Michael K.
Tackett, sponsored by Josh Scott and Yvonne Bentley (Appalachian Wireless), Chris Little (Pepsi
Co.), and First Commonwealth Bank; Bethany N.
Osborne, sponsored by Crystal Hamilton and
Yvonne Bentley (Appalachian Wireless), Greg
Keen (Pepsi Co.), and May Valley Girl Scout Troop
#427; Mark Holbrook, sponsored by Brian Young
(Appalachian Wireless), Ed Farmer (Pepsi Co.),
Cub Scouts from Pack 813, Martin, brought some Christmas cheer to former dream recipient Andrew
Vangore.
(See DREAM. page six)
IIWhatever the particular
ch1ld wants, we do our best
to grant that dream. " .
Jerome Greathouse, Dream Factory president
as receiving state-of-the-art brand new computers
with all "necessary" accessories, home swimming
pools, and even a family sleeper camper for one
young outdoor enthusiast.
"This organization is all about the kids,"
Greathouse said. "Whatever the particular child
wants, we do our best to grant that dream."
(See POSTSCRIP;T, page six)
THINGS TO PONDER
'Tis the last
week before
Christmas
By Dr. Mable Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
('l11is is an article that continues to present
the individual and family issues that need to
be identified and adapted ac; necessary for
everyone to have the expected enjoyment of
the holiday season. Hope you enjoy it.)
Tis the la<>t week before Christmas and all
through the house, everyone is stirring and the
house is a mess. The dishes are piled high in
the sink and the clothes are dirty, cause all
have been c;hopping in a gredt big hurry.
Supposedly, all are bmy gettmg ready for the
holiday that is automaticall} expe<.:ted to
bring warm feelings, good cheer, and cement
our love for our fellow man. Some folks
seem to think that it will come together like
the visions of sugarplums dam:ing in their
head as shown repeatedly on TV. Instead of
being nestled and ealm, it c;eems it is a
screaming match at time<>; children without
rules run about. Moms art so ... pset ttwt dads
are quarreling about money that they don't
have, being spent on ridiculous items. just
because someone wants them for Christmas.
Some moms are also upset that dads are
drinking too much, plus cursmg and hitting.
The question becomes, "When do they settle
down for a long winter's nap?" The poor and
the sick ac;k, " When can we get the bustling
over and get on with buc;incc;s a<; tl';uaJ'!"
Besides buying all the gifts for Santa to
bring down the chimney, there's all that
"meeting and eating" at each major household of the family. Children will have to be
rushed out of bed to go visit Grandpa just so
many minutes, before trooping to the "other"
MamMaw's for Christmas dinner. Instead of
a luster at midday by new-fallen snow, many
little feet will track mud into the house. But,
oh! Someone has forgotten! Dad and mom
divorced during the long hot swmner and that
brings on more things that must be remembered, such as visits counted by the hours and
done by the legal books with three hours
"here" on Christmas Eve and four hours
"there" on Christma~ afternoon. Thus everyone will feel as though THEY have had a
chance to enjoy the children's Christmas.
However, the purpose of Christmas may be
forgotten.
Everyone will finally gather at the table
with care, in some households the men
sit
at the ''first table," while women will wait in
the kitchen. At other households, the grandmother will fix up all the trimmings and you
know them by name - turkey, dressing, sweet
potatoes, cranberry mess, pickles, and olives.
Then the young adults will arrive just in time
to enjoy the combination of aromas connected with "good" past childhood memories.
They will be shocked when the worn out
matriarch lays her apron down by the stove
and without a word, gives a nod, and up the
staircase she goes. While in flight and
straight up to bed for the rest of the day, she
thinks, "Now, dash away! Dash away! Dash
away all!" Similar to dry leaves that before
the wild hurricane fly, the men and the kids
will
(See PONDER, page sil()
Mable Rowe
Lineberger, Ph.D.
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
I cellulitis is
eatable eye dise·ase
Painf I or
•
ser1 sb
Martha A Simpso~ no, M..BA
Associate Prqfessor
ofF4miJy Mediei.ne
Q
Recently my 10-year-old son
was hospitalized with orbital
cdlulitis. He had gone to bed
o
ening with a mild cold and
headache and woKe up the next
morning with his right eye very red
and swollen shut, a fever, and a
headachl'. I took him to the hospital
on the advice of his doctor, and he
was admitted. Should I have taken
him to the doctor sooner? Could this
have been prevented? What exactly
caused his problem?
•
A
Orbital cellulitis is a complication of a sinus infection in the
ethmoid 01 paranasal sinuses.
It is a serious medical emergency. In
the era before antibiotics, about 17 percent of victims died of this disease, and
20 percent of the survivors became
blind in the affected eye.
The infection starts in the ethmoid
sinus and spreads into the lining of the
eye socket, or orbit, through the ethmoid bone. This spongy bone serves as
the front floor of the skull and the roof
of the nose. In children, this bone is
very thin, and the infection can spread
relatively easily across it into the tissues around the eye. There are several
different bacteria that can cause this
infection.
The first stJgc of o•t"Jit,d tcllulliJ<:
involves ~orne mild S\ clling ..md rcu
ness of the cycl'ds. I Ius is fr~quent v
associated with a leve1, but not alw ly .
As the disease .1dvanccs. the lid• ami
the internal tissues around thl! eyeball
swell to the pomt that the sufferer may
have difficulty openinr his or her ... ,. ·
completely There nay ale;> ht rm 1
when the eyeball i~ moved a~ well a~
double v1siou or <.kcreascd vi;;ion.
Other symptoms can me ud • ttl~ I t 1
swollen over the ey.: ,m eyelid thJt
appears shtny c.llld \S red lf ptt• pJl
color, and a gcncrr I t 1m!' of l, 'K '
wellnes-; {malaisl). 1 hc pro<>rc ~lOll 1{
involvement of the " u i 1t1 eye st u
tures may vary.
Diagnosis 1S Nlal ~ confirmrd v
CT scan or an \11'1 of tl1c sinuk' Ull
the area arou 1d the cy~. ~ocket 1 hi" i'
usually a straightforward dtagnosJs th t
a skilled practitwner can mak<.; ba'el•
em the physical symptoms that I've
ntwned. However, the scans are
l ·dcd to rule out other possible dis' 1 .> that could be causing or assoLiated with - the eye swelling and
IL
LILILI
freatment is aimed at aggressive
ma nag~;mcnt of the infection. This will
10t only treat the orbital cellulitis itself,
l.ut also 'Will help prevent its spread to
lf:,jrby vital structures, including the
h1ain. There ts also a risk of develop"'! • 1t ot a blood clot in a major vein of
1 brain 1f this mfection and swelling
1, not treated promptly.
A~ you are well aware, antibiotics
, 1.... the mainstay of the treatment regin for this disease. During hospitallHtion, mtibiotics are usually begun
n venously. This is then followed by
I wger ourse of oral antibiotics. Most
l'ople make a full recovery with no
bscqu(;nt problems. Based on what
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the Paintsville
Lake Downstream Area to vehicular traffic for the remainder of
December and for the months of
January, February, and March,
2006. The entrance gates and
restrooms will be closed, however foot traffic is still permitted for
fishing and walking activities.
The area willie-open April 1, to
normal recreational actt vtttes.
Trout stocking for that area will
also resume in April.
For additional information,
contact the Resource Manager at
Paintsville
Lake,
Monday
through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00
pm at (606) 297-6312, or write:
Resource Manager, Paintsville
Lake, 807 Ky Rt 2275,
Staffordsville, KY 41256-9035.
Murder mystery dinner
theater to be held
Dec. 31 at Jenny Wiley
Members of the Big Sandy Singers are pictured, seated, from left: Jessica Keath I y, Su an Scott,
Frances Branham, Amanda Stepp, and Beth Adkins. Stanping. Director Laura For
• Tech incal Director Timothy Cooley, Brandon Maynard, Troy Burchett and Clayton Case.
BSCTC presents evening of Christ 11as
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College (BSCTC)
presented An Evening of Christmas featuring the BSCTC Community Choi1 and The Big
Sandy Singers on December 12,
2005. The show was staged in
the Elaine and Paul Gearheart
Auditorium at the Prestonsburg
Campus of BSCTC. The audience was treated to a delightful
evening of Christmas music representative of the Holiday Season.
The "Sounds of the Season"
production, performed by the
Community Choir, included
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Christmas Grace, From a
Distance, Frosty the Snowman,
Beauty and the Beast, The First
Noel and Hallelujal fwm Handel's Messiah. The choir, made
up of members of the College
staff, faculty and students as
well as community members,
invite persons who would like to
sing with the group to contact
Laura Fotd Hall, choir director,
at 606-886-3863 ext. 67227.
The second half of th
evening was filled with seast'nal
music by The Big Sandy
Singers. Their renditions or
Christmas musical selecttc•n"
were upbeat, soulful and rich
with the tradition of Christma<;
music enjoyed by people ~or
generations.
Rang ing from
gospel to country to show tunes
the production kept the audience
on their toes and involved with
the music. The group's lively
performance brought the audience to their feet in a standing
ovation.
The Big Sandy Singers is an
auditioned group of ·ngcrs
made up of students li·mn B1g
Sandy Community and Technical College. The Big Sandy
Singers have performed mort•
than 26 dates this year. They
were invited to open for th~
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at the
Grand Opening of the Eastern
Kentucky Exposition Center 111
Pikeville, KY and have opened
for Charlie Sizemore at the
Mountain Arts center. They
lu•'<e alf.o becu ... · tnred on
W\ \1T and \V PI~ till:-:. year.
0 let · pt rt >rm 1
have
II• luded Jre« rotdlv ,nd Kiwa1'> clubs ( har b r
<.'f comrr. 1ce and many ~~tr. 1
The pi 1'10 .we Hl1p,mist for
thl' Commum.) Cb, · w.t~ Candace: Nail alont'! v th Rachael
Ha'rl.!s on \ 10hn · , I Pamela
P,1rker on llntc. I 11'1 ( uoky ts
th • te.:hlllcal dir"!ct
to· both
g1oup:. and Wes Ray i the o;tage
manager
A calendar '-' t 1 I features
The Bi!! ~,mdv Sin"~ ha~ just
he en prnduc.ed. \ny ne wishin~ ~o purcnao;e on c. 11 contact
Lind 1 L)on at 606 '\o 7':1,73 for
Jn.ll'l.: mfO!'Ill.Jt !'11. f ' !!lllUp is
\' tlr!-mg on " C l \' h1 h will be
' ul[ blc '001 \ot 1 1 reserve
I.'<'PY mm l'l) u
1 I'll!' Tim
C 1olcy at 606 88() ~863 ext.
h 7 IX4. All procc ,'l ~ from the
s 1lcs of calendar.., CD, ·md simiIa! mcn:handise ~uppons the
mu~ic
and drama club at
BSC'TC.
Ah, the sound of tlie noisemakers!
The shouts of the party goers!
The screams of the victim!
Ring in the New Year with
mystery and murder at Jenny
Wiley State Resort Park. Who
will be bumped off before the
clock strikes twelve? Once it happens, everyone becomes a suspect. The killer could be anyoneeven the person sitting beside
you! Be the first to solve the
crime and win a prize. Get your
tickets soon, before the event
sells out, and prepare to witness
the murder mystery of the year!
Tickets for the dinner theater
package are $35 a person, $205
for a table of eight, and; $525 for
a table of 10
The May Lodge Package,
which includes the show and dinner, along with oone night's lodging, is $115 per couple.
Dinner and festivities begin at
8p.m.
For reservations contact Jenny
Wtley State Resort Park at 8862711 or toll free at 800-325-0142
Sturgill honored
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the Word
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Medical information in this column is
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should be relied on to diagnose and
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Paintsville Lake downstream
area now closed to vehicular
traffic for winter season
•
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doing something
special with Youth
Group activities? If
so, we'd like to help
you share your special times. Just
contact Kathy
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tor, at 886-8506 or
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you told me, you did everything correctly. When your son got sicker, you
contacted his physician and followed
the instructions to go to the hospital.
I' '11
Show to
bring Mayo
to life
PRESTONSBURG Big
Sandy Community and T~chni
cal College and Kentucky Chau.
tauqua will present "John C.C.
Mayo, Coal Baron" on Jan. 25.
The free show will take place
at 11 a.m. in the Gearheart Auditorium on the college's Prestonsburg campus.
Controversy still swirls
around the life and legacy of
John Caldwell Calhoun May
(1864- 1914, but there's no
debate about one thing: for better or worse, his works in the
coal fields transformed Eastern
~ Kentucky, with the consequences that are still felt today.
John CC Mayo was born on a
mountain farm in Pike County,
but it was not until he was in
college in the 1880's that he
learned just how vast eastern
Kentucky's mineral resources
are. He started teaching, but
soon turned to buying mineral
rights from landowners, ultimately purchasing options on
the coal that lay under hundreds
of thousands of acres.
Mayo amassed a vast fortune
by selling these mineral rights to
large out of state corporations.
Hts influence in business and
politics reached far beyond Kentucky's borders. When he died at
age 49. he was the richest man
in Kentucky. At his funeral,
Mayo was culogiLed as a visionary, but almost 90 years later his
legacy is shadowed by longstanding controve1sy over the
broad form deed and other practices of the coal industry he
helped create.
~
John CC Mayo is portrayed
by David Hull, a retired farmer
who has been acting and teaching for a decade. He spent three
years as an A1tist in Residence
with the Kentucky Arts Council's school programs and acted
and designed for such theaters
as Stage One, Actor's Guild of
Lexington and Phoenix Theatre.
Hurt is currently an instructor of
Speech and CommunicatiOns at
Morehead State University.
Kentucky Chautauqua is an
exclusive presentation of the
Kentucky Humanities council,
Inc. with regional funding from
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
North America, [nc., People's
Bank & Trust Company of Hazard, Brown-h>rman Corporation
and National City Banks in Lexington, London and Owensboro.
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The Big Sandy Community and Technical College Board of
Directors met in regular session on December 13, 2005 on the
Prestonsburg campus. One of the Items of business conducted was the passing of a resolution commending Barkley Sturgill
for his service to the college and community. Pictured, Mr.
Sturgill, left, accepts congratulations from BSCTC President Dr.
George Edwards.
Our Lady of the Mountains School has chosen its renr£>•
sE>rvation Poster and Essay Contest. Winner~ w~o. : j
throughout the county. Faculty advisor to the project is Mrs
are (top row) Elizabeth Hardt, Anna Crotty, and J oi-!n c •
Maggie Boyd, and Allison Sanders.
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23, 2005
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Postscript
Ponder
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make scarce of the pies.
While laying there resting with her
eyes closed, the "grandmother of the
day'' has her own fantasies. What if
someone inquired about what she
wanted to do? Why did they not know
that she was so tired of being responsible for it all? Who will be saying,
'Thank you for everything and next
year it's on me?" Then Granny may
hear the dishwasher and even the little
ones pitching in. Why they will be getting things together! Won't that be
clever! She may start to see the crew
really does care and that she had nothing to dread. Granny will be so proud
her best linen will be made as white as
the snow. Her eyes how they will twinkle when she thinks of the scene! She
will feel so merry! She will even begin
to feel like a right jolly old queen.
As she comes down the stairs after
resting a might, Granny will sure be
pleased when she sees the great sight.
There will be one smiling face after
another. They will be happy for making a difference in showing her that
others really do care. The wads of
wrapping paper and long pieces of
ribbon will now be out of sight after
the team makes it all as clean as a thistle. Then everyone will truly hug each
other with care and so proudly say,
"I'm so glad that we are all here."
Finally at the end of the day, the mob
will begin to drive out of sight,
Granny and Grandpa will exclaim,
"Happy Christmas to all and isn't it
nice to be quiet!"
Merry ~hristmas!
I
Eyes
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show has certainly been the highlight
so far.
Each time I attend an Opry show
at the MAC, whether it be Christmastime, Halloween or summer, I
leave simply amazed at the wealth of
talent offered by each and every
member of the cast and crew. This
past Friday evening, as I sat in the
audience enjoying every single
moment of the show, I couldn't help
but think back to those old Christtnas
variety shows I used to watch with
my family at this time of year.
Remember those? Bing Crosby,
Dean Martin, Bob Hope, the
Osmonds (uh-oh, think I'm showing
my age again!). I loved those shows.
The wonderful songmasters, beautiful costumes, funny antics and lovely
sets all combined to make those old
shows a delight to watch. And attending an Opry show at the MAC is just
the very same ticket for Christmastime joy.
Misty Daniels is every bit as gorgeous, talented, regal, and poised as
any of the lovely ladies I used to see
on these shows, as well as all the
other talented Opry members. Ashley Hall and Ron Vanover never fail
to make me melt with that nativity
fmale; and Keith and Munroe were
simply made to play off one another
in that great "smart emcee-dumb
mischief maker'' style that they have
so wonderfully perfected. And, dare I
n'6t mention Kory Caudill? As I took
my seat this past weekend, the
thought crossed my mind that perhaps Kory wouldn't be therethis
year. He is, after all, a very busy college student. A sigh of relief, however, passed through my lips once my
eyes fell upon his name in the
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evening's program.
To say that Kory is am~g is
akin to saying that the stars that shine
in the heavens above are nothing
more than "bright." He is spectacular. Simply spectacular. 'Nuff said
(but then again, not near enough!).
You guys are ainazing and we
love each and every one of you.
Now, since I'm talking music
today, thought I'd share a little something from "back in the day." Heard
this song on the radio (Dr. Don's
oldies!) coming into work this morning and my mind immediately went
back to a year when I was about 11
years old and spending a great deal of
my time playing an old 45 of this
song over and over. I thought it was
great then, I think it's great now, and,
as I thought about it, decided that it's
a pretty good message for Christmastime thinking. So, I share:
The road is long,
With many a winding tum,
That leads us to who knows
whqe,
Who knows where.
But I'm strong,
Strong enough to carry him,
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So, on we go.
His welfare is of my concern,
No burden is he to bear,
We'll get there.~
For I know,
He would not encumber me,He
ain't heavy, he's my brother.
If I'm laden, at all,
I'm laden with sadness,
That everyone's heart,
Isn't filled with the gladness,
Of love for one another.
It's a long, long road,
From,which there is no return,
While we're on our way to there,
Why not share.
And the load,
Doesn't weigh me down at all,
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
And on we go....
• (''He Ain't Heary, He's My
Brother," The Hollies, 1969)
Merry Christmas, one and all!
See you next week!
store was wondrous.
Also fun to visit were
Woolworth's and Kress,
where the merchandise was
considerably cheaper and
more in keeping with the
contents of my pocketbook.
(The appropriate phrase, I
believe, is the more• things
change, the more they stay
the same.)
When I went to college in
Georgia, the lack of money
was even more pronounced.
Every penny I earned went
for tuition, room rent and
food. To eke by, I read my
textbooks in the library's
reserve room arld shared a
friend's meal ticket for one
meal a day in the dining hall.
But that's off the subject.
The place to go for window shopping was downtown
Atlanta, more than an hour's
drive away with friends with
cais. Like Dayton, the downtown still bustled. The giant
Rich's store took up the better part of two city blocks and
the best part of the whole trip
was to walk all around looking at the window displays.
Almost as impressive was
Davison's (now Macy's),
which I preferred over
Rich's.
It was large, but not as
overwhelming for a country
girl. And its holiday windows
rivaled those at Rike's.
Sears was also a force to
be reckoned with then. It was
a couple of blocks away from
the downtown core, but it,
too, had interesting window
and in-store displays that
made you feel as if you were
in a wonderland.
When
I
moved
to
Arkansas, the concept of
malls outside the downtown
had already taken over. I
missed the past.
For a year or two after I
moved to Pennsylvania,
Pittsburgh was able to hang
onto its downtown. Three big
department stores were within about four downtown
blocks.
Gimbel's (anyone remember this one?), Macy's and
Kauffman's competed fiercely for Christmas shoppers. As
cold and snowy as it got there
(and it was always cold and
snowy in winter), it was
exciting to go from one store
to the other, looking at the
window displays, with a
wool scarf pulled across your
mouth and nose.
No matter how cold it
was, the feeling was never
the same in an indoor mall. I
remember going on a bus
shopping trip to a huge mall
north of Pittsburgh. When we
got there about 10 in the
morning, the weather was
cold and clear as we went
from bus to mall entrance.
After shopping, eating and
watching people from a
bench, we met back at the bus
to leave at 4. As we had been
sealed off from reality, about
a foot of snow had accumulated outside, and none of us
had known.
On those times I came
back home to the hills, I
watched my hometown of
Paintsville shrink - not so
much in people, but in places.
I grew up in a town where
thousands of people packed
into downtown every Saturday. Those of us who lived in
town walked there. Those
who lived in the country
drove or hitched a ride or
walked. Cars crept around
the narrow streets, creating
an aU-day traffic j am .
Everyw h ere there wer e
people, in clothing stores,
jewelry stores, shoe stores,
furnitu re stores, grocery
stores - several of each in a
four or five block arena.
And everyo ne flocked to
the dime stores, as they were
known then. In Paintsville, i .~
was Hobbs and M urphy's,
both of which sold j ust about
anything you' d need.
No time m ade being
downtown more special than
Christmas time.
The crowds were even
greater than normal. T he window displays were grander.
The tinsel was brighter.
Everything was more.
What made it even more
special were the ins and o uts.
The chill of the holiday air as
we walked fro m store to
store, the warmth of th~
stores and of the people in
them, all combined to make
shopping a soc ial activity and
not just a comme rcial venture.
The malls just aren ' t the
same. I miss downtowns, particularly around the Christmas holidays.
Dream
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and lobacco Max; Brian R.
Clouse, sponsored by John
Willoughby (Appalachian
Wireless), Devon Akers
(Pepsi Co.), and Tobacco
Max; Breannian M. Cottrell,
sponsored by Wynne
Grindrod (Appalachian Wireless), Kevin McDonald
(Pepsi Co.), and B & D Technology; Justin S. Clouse,
sponsored by Darren !ricks
and Bev Bell (Appalachian
Wireless), Ernie Gullett
(Pepsi Co.), and Tobacco
Max; Anita M. Burchett,
sponsored by Jack York and
Angie Helton (Appalachian
Wireless), Richard Davis
(Pepsi Co.), and Dr. Angela
Maggard; Abigail L. Coleman, sponsored by Dianna
Craft and Nanci Crum
(Appalachian Wireless),
Dana Hall (Pepsi Co.J, and
The Floyd County Times;
Justin E. Stacy, sponsored by
Chris McCoy (Appalachian
Wireless), Glenda Rhea
(Pepsi Co.), and Floyd County Court Clerk Chris Waugh;
Kevin W. Radschweit, sponsored by Chris McCoy and
Mary Brescoach (Appalachian Wireless), Amy Hunt
(Pepsi Co.), and Med Zone
Pharmacy; Ashley Sayers,
sponsored by Diana Hunter
and Stephanie Castle
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Jerome Greathouse, left, returned this past fall as president of the Eastern Kentucky chapter of the Dream Factory, following a tearful resignation in January. Happy to be
back at the helm, Greathouse said his late return to the
organization created a mad scramble to coordinate this
year's Christmas celebration. Without the help of Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry Fannin, right, Greathouse says "it
would have been impossible to pull together."
(Appalachian Wireless),
Jeannie Hunt (Pepsi Co.),
and Bonnie and Mike Howell.
The executive board of
the Dream Factory of Eastem Kentucky would like to
thank all of the sponsors who
helped make their annual
Christmas party such a sue-
cess, along w ith special
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thanks and acknowledgment
to: Doug Knipp and Kentucky Fried Chicke n; R eno 's
Roadhouse; Pepsi-Cola
Company; Schlumberger;
Bob and Tom Hutchin so n
and McDonald's; Appalachian Wireless; M ayor Jerry
Fannin and the City of Prestonsburg; The Mountain
Arts Center; Rudd Equipment Company; Billy Ray's
Restaurant; Mich ael Hall
(candidate for Dist. 1 Constable); Pre stonsburg Dairy
Cheer; and, last but not least, •
the Knott County Shrine
Club for their generou s
donation of $800.
The Executive Board of
the Dream Factory of Eastem Kentucky is com prised 0
of: Jerome Greathouse,
President and Area Coordinator; Patricia Burke , VicePresident; Cora Greathouse,
Secretaryffreasurer; Kathy J.
Prater, Public Relations; and
Jennifer Greathouse, Christmas Party Coordinator.
Anyone interested in volunteering their services to
the Dream F actory of Eastem Kentucky in the capacity
of serving as a mem ber of
the board or a committee.
please contact Jerome
Greathouse at 886-9828.
Schoo{1f~)1enings
Adams Middle School Youth Services
Center
• Adams Middle School Youth Services Center is open each weekday from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. The center offers services
to all families regardless of income. For
more information about any of the activities or services of the center, please contact the center at 886-1297. The center is
now located in the 7th grade wing of the
school. Center Coordinator - Michelle
Keathley.
Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service Center is
open each day from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., or later by appointment. For more
information about the center, call LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 358-0134.
Allen Elementary and Family Resource
Youth Service Center
• Call Allen Elementary Youth Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule your
child's Hepatitis B vAccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
• The Betsy Layne Elementary Family Resource Youth Service Center is located in the 500 building of the caJ[lpus. The
goal of the FRYSC is to meet the needs of
all children and their families who reside
in the community or neighborhood by the
school in which the ~enter is located. For
further information,.,. please contact the
center at 478-5550 o~ 478-9751, ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center Coordinator;
Charlotte Rogers, Program Assistant II;
Debra Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elemenlary
• A nurse from the Floyd County
Health Dept. is in the center weekly and
sees WIC patients, does well-child exams
(birth-18 years), and gives immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary Family
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families regardless of income. We are
located in the Adams Middle School
building.
Duff Elementary
**School is collecting Food City
receipts! Receipts must be dated Sept. 11,
2005 to March 11,2006. Top three school
~ers will receive a gift. In anyone in
the community would like to donate their
receipts, they may mail them to: Duff Elementary, P.O. Box 129, Eastern, KY
41622; may also dro_g, receiPs off in
school front office.
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• Floyd County Health Dept. is on site
three days per month. Services include
6th grade school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and well-child }.'ftlysica:is (age birth to 18 years); T.B. skin test;
T.D. boosters; and WIC services. Please
call 358-9878 for appointment if you are
in need of any of the~ services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary ~y
Resource Center provides services for all
families regardless of income. We are
located in the tan metal building at the rear
of the school. Contact persons are Judy
Handshoe, coordinator, and Ruby Bailey,
assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• J1arent Lending Library is available
to parents for video check-outs. A variety
of topics are available..
• Floyd County Health Dept nurse at
school every Wednesday.
Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergarten
physicals, 6th grade physicals, well-child
physicals, imm~tions, TB skin test,
WIC program, blooCJ pressure checks, and
more. Must call the FRC at 285-0321 for
an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• Floyd County Health Department
Nwse Joy Moore. is at the center ~h
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T.B. skin tests, well-child exams, WIC,
prenatal and post-partum services, and
school physicals. Call 377-2678 for an
appointment.
Mountain Christian Academy
Mountain Christian Academy is a nondenominational Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for
enrollment for Kindergarten for the 200506 school year. Call 285-514 1 for more
information.
Prestonsburg Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• The Family Resource Center is open
weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides services for
all families, regardless of income.
• After School Child Care, 3-6 p.m.,
school days.
• Call 886-7088 for information
regarding the Prestonsburg Elementary
Family Resource <!enter or its programs.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
• Dec. 22-30 - Christmas break. The
center wishes each student a happy and
safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance Abuse
Counselor will be on the South Floyd
campus each Thesday. If you need to contact the counselor, please call the Youth
Service Center.
• Parent volunteer training will be
conducted throughout the school year.
Watch for dates to be announced. If you
need training, call to set up an appointment.
• School will be participating in the
Food City "Apples for Students" program,
please save your receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may be done
through the Youth Services Center office.
• Walking track open to public (track
closed during special events).
• The center has a one-stop career sta-
munity as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult Ed may
contact the center for information.
• All new students and visitors, stop
by the Center, located on the South Floyd
campus, Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Open 8 a.m . to 4 p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information call 452-9600
or 9607 and ask for Mable Hall, ext. 243,
or Keith Smallwood, ext. 242.
Stumbo ElementaryJMud Creek Family
Resource Center
• FRC monthly Advisory Council
meetings will be held the first Wednesday
of each month, at 4 p.m. Call for more
info.
• Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
• Resource Center hours are 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Parents and community
members are welcome to visit. For questions, call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan Parsons, Center Coordinator, or Anita Tackett, Assistant.
W.O. Osbome "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
• Monday's, 6 p.m. - School and
resource center will host a Family Literacy program. We will read and study about
different cultures/themes and then work
on a related craft/activity. Refreshments
will be served. Call the resource center to
sign up.
• Wednesday's and Thursday's, 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., GED classes, in the
Weeksbury Community Center. Classes
are FREE.
• Lost & Found: Located in the FRC.
Items not claimed within two weeks
become the property of ti1e resource center.
• If you would like more information
on the programs and services offered by
the FRC, please call or come by for a visit.
Center is located in the main building at
W.D. Osborne Eleme ntary. Center hours
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Telephone: 452-4553; ask to speak with
Cissy Williams (coordinator) or Karen
Williams (clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your call.
Wesley Christian School
• Wesley Christian Daycare and
Infant!foddler Care accepts infants and
toddlers up to 2 years and Preschool age
2-4. Daycare hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
Monday thru Friday.
• For additional information, call 8748328. Summer office hours: 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
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Adult Education & GED Schedule
• Monday: 8:00a.m . to 12:00 p.m.McDowell FRC, Martin Comm. Center,
Auxier Learning Center, Employment
Services - Testing, BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. Allen Elcm. FRC, Employment Services Testing, BSCTC; 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Clitfside
• Thesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m . Allen FRC, Mud Creek Clinic, McDowell
FRC, BSCTC, Employment Services Testing; 1-4:30 p.m. - David Craft Center.
BSCTC, Employment Services - Testing;
6-8 p .m. - Auxier Learning Cente
BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m .
- Betsy Layne YSC, Martin Comm. Center, Auxier Learning Center. South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC (Weeksbury
Comm. Center), BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. Wayland Senior Citizen Center. Dixie
Apts., BSCfC; 6-8 p.m. - St. James Episcopal Church; and, 2-5 p.m . at the Floyd
County Detention Center.
• Thursday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cliffside NNC, Mud Creek Clinic. South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC. David Craft
Center. BSCfC; 1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy
Layne YSC, Auxier Learning C~ntcr.
Employment Services - Testing. BSCfC~·
6-8 p.m .. Martin Comm. Center. BSCTC:
and, 2-5 p.m. at the Floyd County Deten-
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
' 210- Job Listings
110- Agriculture
115 -ATV's
120- Boats
130- Cars
140- 4x4's
150- Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
170- Parts
175- SUV's
180- Trucks
'90- Vans
220 • Help Wanted
230 - Information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270 ·Sales
280 - Services
290 • Work Wanted
~ERCHANIDS~
410 -Animals
420 - Appliances
-440 - Electronics
445 - Furniture
450 - Lawn & Garden
460 - Yard Sale
470 - Health & Beauty
475 - Household
3QO.:'...EIMA~IAL
310- Business
Opportunity
~OYMEffl:
330 • For Sale
The FLOYD COUN·
TY TIMES does not
now/ngly accept
':ja/se or misleading
.,t~dvertlsements
Ads which request
.or require advance
payment of fees for
.11ervlces or products should be
,scrutinized carefuiJy.
AUTOMOTIVE
1
110-Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2001 Impala 60,00
-mites, loaded $5995
_2001 Impala LS
loaded $6995
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$5995.
~OR SALE:
2002
Ford Taurus SE. 606886-6869 or 606791-9550.
$500!Police
Impounds! Honda,
Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
/Trucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call
800-439-3998 ext.
A919
190- Vans
FOR SALE: 1998
Ford Windstar Van.
v6, Auto, all power,
excellent
shape.
$3500.
606-6863082.
EMPLOYMENT
500 • BEAlESTAIE
When responding
to Employment ads
that have reference
numbers,
please
Indicate that entire
reference number
on the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numb rs
are used to help us
direct your letter to
Oil Field Company
the correct Individhas openings for
ual.
hard working responsible drivers. Must
21o-Job Listing
be of age 21 or older.
WAREHOUSE Must have CDL with
POSITION/ Driver- HAZ-MAT and tanker
Position
requires endorcements, good
ability to perform driving record and
mechanical
manual labor in a some
apptitude.
Please
shop environment,
apply
in
person
at:
loading trucks and
Universal
Well
making
customer
deliveries. Class B Services, Inc., 5252
CDL required. Must At. 1428, Allen, KY
606-874have HS Diploma or 41601
3487,
Accepting
GED. Please send
Mon.
resume to: Froyd applications
thrtJ
Fri.
between
the
County limes, BOX
of
Sam
and
hours
390, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653. · ATTN: 4pm.
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650 • Mobile Homes
480-Miscellaneous
;onst ue;t1on
. due lila!
Awd l.ar
.e(ial
40 Mao·
t4) Aisc:c 1~
car ga•=t
12x 8
deck. N1c • sto rar e
building. Ca I 606587-1 1 3 or 60 )791 -0 187
For
Sale
1998
YAMAHA YZ80 New
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-452~599 for more info.
175- SUVs
FOR SALE:
2004
Ford Explorer 2x4
Am/FM/CD, cruise,
keyless entry. Avg
Mites, excellent conilion. $10995 Call
478-4860 or 2263218.
180-Trucks
FOR SALE:
1975
dump truck, tilt
front end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-4 78-9150
~ord
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~O~NODCES
sr'o ·Auctions
("J$
2 BR , 1-1/2 baths,
liv ng room, kitche-n,
k tchen appliance_s,
"nd washer & dryer
HOMES FOR SALt:: fu rnished. $500 Mo.
A foreclost. rei! 3 B ~ : plus~ utilities. As of
only $16 noo F r ..h.m~ry 1, two will be
tistmgs Gdll 1-80 J- c.cva. Etble Call 886429-7008 ext B 18 .
~97
WEDDING DRESS
FOR SALE: Size 12,
pearl and sequins
intricate design on
bodice and train.
Must see to appreciate beauty. For more FORECLOSURE! 4 APTS ~OR
RENT
Information, call 886- BR 2 BA $33,000. HUD a<)epted. Call
8506 ask for Tonya Must sell, r lis1ntr s 265 5cf47 or 285or after 5:00 call 886- call 1/800- ?g. 7'JOt<. 9076.
0048 and leave message.
r 0 RE NT 1 room
I ... rr-ushed ·efficiency.
Utilities pai&, w/d proCOAL FOR SALE
.., rle.d. too J pets_ Call
50 acres in
FOR SAL
r~;. tt 226- 0999.
Quicksand, Knott
County KY. Call 260- investmen. proper y Wmr.hester Apts.
347-0259.
for sale 2 complete y
furnis, ed
:tpartARK PLACE APTS
FIREWOOD FOR
merts. O~A ~~ eaq Jr ''Ho'iaay
Special"
SALE call 377-5055 to sell. Call 88 ,. F rst Month's Rent
F "~EE: w lh paid secu9356.
rity depo~i\. Through
[)ecambel" 31 , 2.005.
BR/$280/$309
REAL ESTATE
newly
remodeled
ground floor apt.
Located across from
Tec(micat
Garth
School. RT 122 at
Martin, KY. Must furnish references. Not
HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
1020 a.,k for t.
FOR RENT
house o ~._,
Bottom
Ro
Martin. 2&..-3
"' FOR
1-2
BR
FUR- HOUSE
NISHED Apts . Clean. 3 BR $4GO
lin
Prestonsburg. $300
Located at Da
886-8366.
pets. Call 16
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
Townhouse also 1 FOR RENT
bed room iurnished house o I
or unfurnished locat- Avenue
ed in Prestonsburg Prestonsb ·, rg
,NO PETS call 606- month. $2~ 'J
889-0036
886 8991
Furnished 1 bed
ro9m Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent starting at $375. month, +
$300. deposit water
included.
Located
i)ear HRMC. 606589-9717.
2~R/$ 304/$'345
51 o- Com. Prop
Final
clearanc a Pr'9stor sburg 8862004 tot models a• ':i 0C.39.
BUILDING FOR 2005 models noN
0
LEASE or
rent. available! ,f you tt e A T FOR RENT: 1
Located at Stanville. serious a out pur- BR, 1 BA. Utilities
2000 sq ft and a 600 chasing a , ew r orr e ire uded. $550 per
'security
sq ft can be joined or you need t? b~· wi n rn('"'ltn
required.
separated. Great for experienccf c~.1ff o d£.pos1t
office space or retail. get tre r gt t h .<~rn e ,t Loca•ed at Harold.
a great p i..,e. T~ e Call 478-3333 or 478Call 606-478-5403.
Home Shuw-t;ou h 2423.
FOR SALE OR Wil1arn sor', •nc US
LEASE: Commercial 119 , P~l ry, . Ky.
Pi FOR RENT~
Property, lvel, KY on 4151.4 6.0.6 ~ ·~· 64< 4 Ul'if rn shed 2 BR
US 23. Office build- or toll (rP. 811 35 ~- w1t'1 walk-in closet 2
BA, ldrge living room
ing, garage, paved 6444
a -J kitchen. Located
lot, approximately 2
606-368All Drywall, Dutc h c Stanville, off US
HELP
WANTED: acres.
TONYA.
with 2x6 walls,and 23, Call478-8100.
220-Help Wanted Reno's Roadhouse 2347.
5/1 2 roo~ p1tcr u Prestonsburg is now
hiring for all posi- FOR RENT: Beauty mate krtcre.r' pac ,_
IMMEDIATE OPEN- tions. Day shift and shop equipped with 3 age glass bi .)Ck w; part time CNAs 1:30- ING Leasing night shift. Apply in stations and tanning dow and marr y mo 9
bed. Located on RT extras, Set 1.1~~ t r
Assistant for local person only.
10:30 pm shift. Pay
122 1 mile south of viewing ~ r deta1 s
area apt complexes.
based on experi- Prior management
Martin, across from call 606-3~:; l 6<' 44 r
ence/ Excellent ben- experience
pre- MERCHANDISE Garth
Technical toll free r-. 11·:3& 1
School. Must furnish 6444 the 1vrr>e l>h" v
efits. Please call 606- ferred. Good people
references.
285required.
886-2378. (Lynn or skills
445-Furniture 9112.
Benefits after 90
Elaine)
days. Fax resume
and 3 references to
RAY'S BARGAIN
530-Homes .
H E A V Y E Q U I P- LRMG
606-683- CENTER
MENT
Steam 3300.
New
&
Used
Nice
c leaning company HELP WANTED·. AFurniture
& FOR SALE:
FOR RENT
sale.
for
pp1·1ances @ un ba- home
Tow'lho se at
needs employees. Night auditor shift/ lievabte
prices. Marvin Heights subTimberhnn F.stateo
Must have valid dri- Part-time night audit Come in today for division. 3 BR 2 BA 2
ver's license and up shift available for incredible savings .
1
to date surface min- Friday and Saturday Shop At The Little
Mountain Intern tm •
ing papers. Call 606- night from 11:00 pm- Furniture Store &
•
Trucks Inc.
Mon-Fri •7·:-oo_ _a_m_._ _
c_a_tt_s.av•e•l•l•R•o•ut•e•.•#•1..
22,
886 _1759
5037 Rt. 1428, Allen, Ky.
9:00 am tp 5:00 pm
(Formerly Yeary International)
Has the following positions a vailab • ~:
MEDICAL SECREService Manage
TARY WANTED Full
Service Technician 6)
time M-F 9:30- 5:00
We're looking for talented people just
Truck Salesma
and Sat 9:00-12:00.
like
you
to
be
part
of
our
team!
Insurance,
401 K, Vacation
Call 886-1714.
Competitive Salaries
NOW HIRING
Drug test
WANTED:
Management and Crew for
Background Check
Immediately
need
All-Shifts.
Apply at or call 874-2051
Medical
Office
Send resumes to
To schedule an interview,
Manager for busy
jnlblack@Mountainlnternational com
practice
in
Call 1-606-638-1 000 ext. 302
We also have positions avaalablt.: an
Prestonsburg.
or fax your resume to 1·606·638-1004.
Hazard.
&!>Storage/Office
~T:
BR
and
in
300
::>Sit.
HOUSE FOR F NT:
2 BR $55C pc
Jnth
plus utilities
·terested call ABf
~4.
STOr R N
Buy a 5 1-jf
home onl~
For llslfngs c
429-7008 ext
·IG:
BA
000.
~00-
.o
BUILDING FOR
LEASE 30x60 metal
storage buildling on
AT 80. 886-8366.
Trailer lot f
on old lL
between
P
sburg ana >'c.
OFFICE SPACE for' call 606-886-qr
lease
in 889 9747
Prestonsburg.
Approximately 1850. Trailer Lo
sq feet with · parking Rent, :Ca ~e
only two blpcks from ••C~JI 886·Fl~6.
courthouse. Call8741700, 285-0900 or • For Ren
874-9976. •
constructe J
'Home Lots
FOR RENT: 3 Room Allen r fe
$600 requtred
C.t
886- 874-221<'
'
We Think You Need
ABetter Job!
OIN THE CARING TEAM
- Advertising
Representative
opportunity with the
Haza rd Herald/Regional
S hoppe r Stopper
The Hazan) l lea·a ld is l ouki n ~ for a
Adver·tisin g Rcpn.'sl•n tatin· w ith ,;l•ry good
cmnmunications skills a nd c m n p u te a· skills.
Competitive compl•nsa tiun p rognam.
Health & Hen tal. 4 01 K.
<~
rcsunw to:
The /Iazard /-Jerald
/~(). B o x 8 6 9
/Iazard, J<Y 4 1 70 2
NO CALLS PLEASE
General Assignme
Reporter
·SALYERSVILLE
HEALTH CARE,
an Extendicare Facility
Po ition Available: Payroii/HR Cl r
Qualifications:
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to'
the principles of journalism, strong peopl
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience i
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and riting
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or via email to:
web @floydcountytimes.com
• Exp rience with payroii/Kronos sytttem a d f in t
plu •
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and
appropriately with employees, residents,
families, community members, volunteers, an
I er facility. staff.
'
• l.'ilily to read, write, speak, and understan
En g li h;
•
. et all health requirements, as required
IC\! ~t.
~
0
saf. ry commensurate with knowledg~ and
ence; excellent benefits, including 401 K
),P£
Applic ants please telephone Tammy CoiHnswo
·:
at 606-349·6181, apply via e:mail
r 'n.h_am@extendjcare.com.. apply in person a
Salyersville Health Care, 571 Parkway Drive,
alyersville, KY 41465-0819 or mail resu
EO!/ADA
•
BA
::ker
in
Jnth
osit.
No
)7.
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•
Pll•ase sl•nd
:
815 • Lost & Found
m Prestonsburg
.MN~nmt.liflflf' ~~~~6~~M~hif~~~~
FOR SALE
2000
YZF Yamaha 600 R
motorcycle.
6000
actual miles. Black &
silver with 2 helmets.
$3500 Would make
great Christmas present. 606-886-6869
or 606-791-9550.
780•Timber
790· Travel
adS • Announcements
t~-.J •
660 • Miscetlaf'leous
670 • Commerc1af
Property
McDowell. Call 606377-0143.
755 • Off1ce
760 • Plumbing
765 ~ P-rofessionals
770 - Repair/Service
' 5 · ~le~t,
I"
~£,) • lM!tr &. auty
7<1)
awn &. n .:w"len
640 • ~ndllots
Property
IMMEDIATE OPEN·
INGS for motivated
people to care for
individuals with mentat retardation/ developmental disabilities.
All training provided
free
of
charge.
Available positions
include residential
house
manager
hours M-F "5 pm- 9
am starting salary
$25000 year. Direct
care staff float position hours may vary.
Minimum
salary
$6.00
per
hour.
Candidates must be
required to pass
background screening. Interested parties should call 606946-2078 or 606886-8600.
105
630· Houses
530 ·Homes
550 • Lanc;l/Lo\$
570 - Mobile Homes
580 • Miscellaneous
Please do not apply if Microtel Inn at 889you don't have expe- 0331 or stop by and
rience as a Medical put in an application.
Office
Manager. OTTER CREEK
Health/life insurance Correctional Center
provided. Contact: is now taking appliPOBOX
2467 cations for the followAshland, KY 41105· Ing positions: LPN
and CORRECTION2467.
AL OFFICER.
Interested applicants
WANTED: Drivers 1 may apply online at
mini-van transporting www.correctlonrailroad crews in the scorp.com or in person at HWY 306,
Shelby area. Clean Wheelwright
KY
MVR. Drug screen 41669. Otter Creek
required. 7 years dri- Correctional Center
ving experience. Ref is an equal opportulocation number 26. nity employer. M/F/
V/D
Call 800-471-2440.
61 o - Apartments
620 • Storage/
Office Space
505 - Business
510- Commercial
Movers
oo- ~eavtor;:~
900 · _AENTAI.S
87
23, 200
ent
23
onville
7 or
For
ard.
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bile
16W
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06-
�88 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
650- Mobile Homes
FOR RENT: MH 14 x
80 3 BA 2 BA 8868366.
FOR RENT:
Furnished
trailer.
Quiet, clean, private,
near Prestonsburg
and JW Lake. Nice
patio. Call 886-3941.
MHs FOR RENT: 2
& 3 BR mobile
homes for rent. Total
electric. Close to
Prestonsburg.
No
pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
FOR RENT 3 BR 1.5
BA
trailer
in
Prestonsburg. Pay
own utilities. Must
have
references.
$400 month plus
deposit. 886-3998,
886-0875 or 8861239.
SERVICES
745-Miscellaneous
LOCAL COAL
bucket driver needs
employment back in
the coal fields. Moon
base. Call 606-8866720 or 606-7915643.
770-Repair/Services
CARPENTRY
WORK
all types.
New construction or
remodeling.
Garages, decks, etc.
Concrete work & siding. Free estimates.
Call 886-8896.
NOTICES
NEED MEDICARE
PART D? Need a
Medicare
Supplement? Want
to get it from an
insurance agent and
instructor with 18 yrs.
You
experience?
want to meet Billy A
Maynard. Call today
for a free appointment. 606-478-9500
or 478-4105.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-8050
RENEWAL
In accordance with
405 KAR 8 :010 ·
notice is hereby
given that Mare
creek
Sand
0 m p a n y ,
Incorporated, P.O.
Allen,
Box
598,
Kentucky
41601 ,
intends to file for
renewal of permit
number 836-8050.
The operation disturbs 3.97 acres; no
new
acreage
is
affected
by this
renewal.
The operation is
located on the Levisa
Fork of the Big
Sandy
River,
at
Emma, in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
4.200 feet southwest
of
State
Route
1428's junction with
State Route 194, on
the north bank of the
Levisa Fork. The
operation is located
on
the
Lancer
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map, at latitude 37d
37m 58s North, and
longitude 82d 42m
28s West.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments or
objections must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
c
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 880-0124
In accordance with
23, 2005
KAS 350.093, notice
is hereby given that
Czar
Coal
Corporation, HC 64,
Box 915, Debord,
Kentucky,
41214,
has
applied
for
Phase
I
Bond
Release on increments 1, 6, and 7 of
permit number 8800124, wh1ch was last
issued on 08/1 0/05.
The application covers an area of
approximately
959.40 acres, located 1.82 mile northwest of Thomas, in
Martin and Floyd
County.
The
permit
is
approximately
1.8
mile
north
from
Kentucky
Route
194's junction with
Wolf Branch Road.
The bond now in
effect for increment
#1 is a surety bond
for
$203,000.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$138,000.00
is
included in the application for release.
The bond now in
effect for increment
#6 is a surety bond
for
$186,100.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$111 ,660.00
is
included in the application for release.
The bond now in
effect for inc ement
#7 is a surety bond
for
$185,400.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$111,240.00
is
included in the application for release.
Reclamation work
performed to date
includes backfilling
and grading; soil
sampling and testing;
fertilizing, seeding
and mulching, completed
Summer
2003.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing i.Or informal
coi'Ueren'ce mus be
tiied
with
the
Director, Division of
Field Services, #2
Hollow,
Hudson
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by February
3, 2006.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
February 6, 2006, at
9 a.m., at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
p rest onsb u rg ,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or infermal conference is
received by February
3, 2006.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice
is hereby given that
Peter Fork Mining
Company, P.O. Box
Pikeville,
2666,
Kentucky 41501, has
applied for Phase Ill
Bond Release on
Increment No. 2, of
Permit Number 8980011, which was last
issued on August 6,
1996. The application covers an area
of
approximately
11 .21 acres, located
2.0 miles south of
Owsley, in Pike and
Floyd Counties.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
The
permit
is
approximately 1.0
mile south from KY
Route 1384's junction with Dog Fork,
and located 0.5 mile
southeast of Left
Fork of Big Creek of
Toler Creek. The latitude is 37 228'38".
The longitude is
82 2 35'38".
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 2 is a certificate
of deposit in the
amount of nine thousand
dollars
($9,000.00), which is
the remaining bond,
in the application for
release.
Reclamation work
performed on the
permit area includes
backfilling, final grading, seeding, and
mulching, completed
in the spring of 1987.
Results thus far
include the establishment of the approved
post-mining
land
use.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Field Services, #2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by January
23, 2006.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
January 24, 2006, at
10:00 a.m., at the
Department for Surface
Mining
Reclama-tion
and
Enforce-ment's
Pikeville Regional
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
Pike-ville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be canceled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conferencce is received by
January 23, 2006.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. Written
objeccomments,
tions, and requests
for a public or informal conference must
be filed with the
Director, Divis1on of
Field Services, #2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by January
23, 2006.
amount of ten thousand five hundred
dollars ($1 0,500.00),
which is the remaining bond in the appli-.
cation for release.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 8 is a certificate
of deposit in the
amount of fifty-four
thousand eight hundred twenty-one dollars
($54,821.00),
which is the remaining bond in the application for release .
Reclamation work
performed on the
permit area includes:
backfilling, final grading, seeding, and
mulching, completed
in the spring of 1987.
Results thus far,
include the establishment of the approved
land
post-mining
use.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Field Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by February
6, 2006.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
February 7, 2006, at
10:00 a.m , at the
for ·
Department
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Pikeville
Regional
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41501 . The hearing
will be canceled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conference is received by
February 6, 2006.
Inc., P.O. Box 2765, underlie 15.4 acres
The proposed operPikeville, Kentucky and the total area ation is located on
Wayland,
41502, has applied within the permit the
and
for a permit for a sur- boundary will be 56.4 Handshoe,
David U.S.G.S. 7-1/2
face and auger coal acres.
The proposed oper- minute quadrangle
rrunmg
operation,
located 2.2 m1les ation is approximate- maps. The surface
northeast
of ly 0 1 mile northwest area to be disturbed
Handshoe, 1n Floyd from KY 2029's Junc- IS owned by Edward
County. The pro- tion with KY 7, and & Dora Handshoe,
posed operation w111 located
on
an Timothy Francis, and
Sparkman.
disturb 41 .0 surface unnamed tributary of Dallas
The operat1on will
will Raccoon Branch.
acres,
and
Victtms ot th0 rrcent humcane need help immedtately.
The American Red Cross is on the scene--provid•ng
shelter, food and counsel•ng. But your help is
underlie land owned Reg1onal
Off1 ,
by Edward & Dora 3140 South Lake
Handshoe, Timothy Drive, Prestonsburg,
Dallas Kentucky
Francis,
41653
Sparkman.
Written comments
The application has obJeCtions,
or
been filed for public requestc; for a perm t
inspection at the conference must ~~e
Department
for filed
witr
t'1e
Surface
Mining Director, DIVIS'On of
Reclamation
and Permits, #2 fudsor.
Enforcement's Hollow,
F-. arkfort,
Prestonsburg Kentucky 4060 1
net'ded. Your contribution w II help the vKttiY'' t th
recent hur<icane and thousands of other dtsastcrs
urgf'C"~tly
across th!: country earh
~ear.
Make a financral contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Please contact the Red Cross at
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0322
1-800-HELP NOW
redcross.org
+
In accordance with
the provisions of
KAS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
American Red CroH
~WI!
~·lite
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice
is hereby given that
Peter Fork Mining
Company, P.O. Box
Pikeville ,
2666
Kentucky 41501, has
applied for Phase I, II
and Ill Bond Release
on Increment No. 7,
and Phase II and Ill
Bond Release on
Increment No. 8, of
Permit Number 8980042, which was last
issued on October
20, 1997. The application covers an
area of approximately 260.87 acres,
located 2.0 miles
south of Owsley, in
Floyd
Pike
and
Counties.
The
permit
is
1.0
approximately
mile south from KY
Route 1384's junction with Dog Fork,
and located 0.5 mile
southeast of Left
Fork of Big Creek of
Toler Creek. The latitude is 372 28'05".
The longitude is
82 235'08".
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 7 is a certificate
of deposit in the
.
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0308
AMENDMENT
N0.1
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
436 Daniels Creek
Road,
Pikeville,
Kentucky 41502, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located 4.5 miles northwest of Hueysville, in
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
an additional 22.7
acres of surface disturbance, and will
add an additional
12.1
underground
acres, making the
total area within the
permit
boundary,
485.0 acres.
The amendment
area is approximately 1.8 mile northwest
from Route 2029's
junction with KY
Route 7, and located
in Plummer Branch
and Raccoon Branch
of Saltlick Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the David and
Handshoe U.S.G.S.
7-1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The
amendment will use
the contour strip and
highwall/auger methods of mining. The
surface
area
is
owned by Sylvia
Warrix and Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will underlie surface area
owned by Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of public road
KY 7. The operation
will not involve relocation of the public
road.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0303
AMENDMENT
N0.2
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, West
Virginia 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
auger coal mining
and
reclamation
operation, located
near Craynor, of
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
125.06 acres of surface
disturbance,
and will underlie an
additional
380.95
acres,
of which
250.25 acres underlie surface and/or
auger, in another
seam, making a total
area of 840.22 acres
within the amended
permit boundary.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 mile south from
KY Route 979's junction with Dry Branch
Road, and is located
within Dry Branch of
Mud Creek, Mink
Branch
of
Mud
Creek, and at the
head of Gap Fork of
Neds Fork of Frasure
Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle maps.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by Richard
and Ryan Hamilton,
Arnold Turner, Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
Page,
Eddie
Blankenship, Freddie
Blankenship, Daniel
Newsome,
Ruby
Hamilton,
Pervis
Hamilton,
Walker
and Jeromia Tackett,
Maggie
Hamilton,
Keathly Enterprises
Inc., Roger Paige,
Hershel
Tackett,
Anthony Tackett, and
Carmel and Marie
Clark. The amendment will underlie
land
owned
by
Richard and Ryan
Hamilton,
Arnold
Turner,
Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
World of Wonder
The state
seal was
created in
1849.The
Roman
goddess of
wisdom
Minerva
watches
over the
land.
EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE &TECHNOLOGY
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The state motto of California is
"Eureka!" which is Greek for
"I have found it".
Califvrn-a became the 31st state
on Sept. 9, 1850. 1t is the third
lqrgest state, and most populated
tale in the United States. California is home to four of the nation's
largest cities: Los Angeles, San
Diego, San Jose and San Francisco.
The state flag was adopted in 1911 .
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grazing land
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Great wealth
Largely
unproductive land
California ranks No. 1 among U.S.
state' 1n manufacturing and
agriculture. The state is responsible
for 14 per cent of the U.S. gross
domestic product (GDP). If California
was a country, its economy would
rank globally somewhere between Pacific
Ocean
s1xth· and ninth-largest (depending
on which source you use).
Urban area
Redwoods
are found only
on the Pacific
Coast.
Sacramento
Area
155,959 sq. miles
(403,932 sq. km)
Coastline
840 miles (1 ,352 km)
Highest elevation
Mount Whitney
14,495 ft. (4,418 m)
above sea level
Lowest elevation
in Death Valley
282ft. (86 m)
below sea level
2004 population
35,893,799 (estimated)
Top industries
Agriculture, aerospace,
entertainment, computer
hardware and software,
the mining of borax
Milk, grapes, greenhouse
and nursery products,
lettuce, beef cattle, hay,
strawberries, tomatoes
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products, food products,
transportation equipment,
chemicals, metal products
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sand and gravel, borax
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$1,543 trillion (2004)
14 per cent of the U.S. GOP
California's quakes
Many fault lines crisscross through
California. These fault lines are the
result of the shifting of the Earth's crust,
which is what causes earthquakes.
became
the state
animal in
1953.
The go
trout is native only to
California. It became the state fish
in 1947.
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1769: The first
Franciscan mission
is established by
Junipero Sierra
(in what is now
San Diego).
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Rodnguez
Cabrillo,
explores San
Diego Bay.
Padre Sierra
1850:
California
becomes
the
31st state.
1822: California
becomes part of
Mexico.
1906: The great San
Francisco earthquake
and fire nearly
destroys the city.
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Agricultural products
fhe slimate can also
'Je extreme. The hottest
tP.mperatures ever recorded in the
Jnited States occurred at Death Valley ir 1913; it was 134 F (56.6 C).
fhe record low temperature has
been recorded at Boca in 1937,
at 45 F (-42.7 C). But the average
surPrner temperature is 75 F (23.8
C) and the average winter temperaturE' is 44 F (6.67 C).
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Because California is so large,
it 1s home to many geographical
regions and climates. In some
places you can ski in the morning
and sunbathe on the
shore in the afterSan Francisco
F'loor~. The mountains
had the first
of the Sierra Nevada
cable street
cars (1873). It
stretch along the
eastern border.
is also home to
Cliffs and beaches
the Golden
run along the Pacific
Gate Bridge
Coast. Forests of fir
(1937), which
and redwood can be was the longest
found mthe northsuspension
west, while
bridge until
deserts lie in
1964.
th~= southeast.
Cabrillo
The golden poppy was appreciated by
the Native Americans of California as a
food source and for its medicinal oil.
The
California
condor
is critically
endangered.
Efforts to save
the bird include
breeding it
in captivity and
releasing it into
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23, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
MERRY' CHRIST
from Santa's Little Helpers!
Max Martin
Parents:
Frank and Stacie Martin
Santa's new elf this Christmas is
Mitchell Brandt Castle
This little sweetie is the
3-month-old son of
.Jamie and Brandon Castle
of ADen
Kristian Renea Goodman
11 months old
Parents:
Shawn and Heather Goodman
Ashlee Maree Bellamy
Born: September 17,2004
Parents: Scot and Jennifer BeUamy,
Hueysville, Ky.
Grandparents: Terry Bellamy,
Eastern; Patti Bellamy, Martin;
and the late Mars and Thelma
Robinson, Martin, Ky.
James Christopher Adams
Birthdate: 6-22-04
Son of James K. and Kim Adams,
of Prestonsburg
Grandparents: Cecil and Charlene
Baldridge, of Prestonsburg;
Lester and Myrtle Adams
of Blue River
Merry Christmas & Happy
Birthday #6
Shawna Marie Holbrook
Parents: Eddie & Marie Holbrook
of Eastern, KY
Grandparents: Priscilla Owens,
Alice Holbrook, the late Edmund
Holbrook; Great-grandparents:
Molly Owens, the late Ralph
Owens, Joe & Emma Holbrook
Conner Frasure
Son of Barry and Lora Frasure
of Willard, Ohio
Kennedy and Colby Little
Children of
Scott and Cheryl Little
of Prestonsburg
Leslie MariaSha Slone
2 years old
Merry Christmas
Blake VanHoose
Love, Mommy and Daddy
Son of
Elliott and Jamie
Price-VanHoose
Brianna Maxine Johnson
Age2
Daughter of Shelly Young
God Daughter of
Clyde and Wendy Trent
Merry Christmas
to our little helpers
Emily Grace Hamilton
and Dylan Scott Hamilton
of Grethel
Lots of Love from
Nana Lois and Papaw Dank
Isaac Goble
Age3
Parents:
Paul and Maranda Goble
Aryn Wells
Age3
Prents:
Kenny Ray and Terri Wells
Jamie Campbell
Age3
Parents:
Ray and Carrie Campbell
Kade Scott
Parents:
Byron and Stephanie Scott
Santa Claus is
coming to town!
Hi, I'm
Reece Kathryn Patton
6-month-old daughter of
Rory and Karen Patton.
I'm excited about my first visit
from Santa!
James Anthony Owens
Parents:
Gail Foster and Tony Owens
Grandparents:
Willis and Wanda Foster,
James Owens and Rita Smyth
Madison Grace Little
17 months old
Parents: Sherry and Derek Little
Grandparents:
Pam and Keith Tackett,
Ron Johnson,
and Elsie and Jesse Little
Nicholas Brian Kidd
Nic is the 15-month-old son of
Brian and Brandy Kidd.
His grandparents are
Vicky & Sheriffe Wells,
Willard and Cindy Kidd,
and Teressa Kidd
Madison Grace Shepherd
19 months old
Daughter of
Jessica Shepherd
Robbie and Campbell Doty
Ages: 5 yrs., and 6 months.
of Paintsville
Jordan Bryce Horne
Age 2-112
Kyle SturgiJI
I'm 2-112
Son of
Mark Horne and Brittany Boyd
Merry Cllrishnas and
Happy New Year to Everyone!
Emily Branham
Age4
Daughter of
Jessica Branham
Merry Christmas
To Mom and Dad and
my grandparents,
Bert and Donna Sturgill,
and Ronnie and Wanda Stevens
Megan Williams
Age3
Daughter of
Kevin and Stephanie Williams
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Dear Santa.
I have been good this year
and I want a computer, a dirt
bike. a go-cart and a monster
truck.
Love you,
Matthew Kelly Akers
Age 8
P.S. Bring me what I want
and l' II leave you Nestle tollhouse super chunky cookies.
Dear Santa.
Hello. I'm Kimbra Dawn
• Akers and I have been extra
good. So please bring me a big
Barbie doll house with the furniture and a new bike and a new
scooter. No training wheels,
please because r m a big girl
now! My mommy will make
you some cook1es and I'll leave
you some milk.
Love you bunches,
Kimbra
Age 5
P.S. My cat snowbclllives in
our house. So. please leave her a
toy mouse and some cat food.
I'd really appreciate it
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Dear Santa,
My name is Mary Katlyn
Jones. I want a horsey for
Christmas. I have an identical
twin Sissy named Emily Vema
Jones and 1 can't say She's been
good because she picks on me
but I love her. So, please bring
her a big baby doll and we also
have a big brother Jonathan
Tyler Jones who picks on both
of us. But we still love him. So
please bring that 4-wheeler he
wants. We'll leave milk and
• cookies under the tree for you
and we hope our puppy Charlie
doesn't eat them.
Love,
Mary Katlyn, age 2
Emily Vema. age 2
Jonathon Tyler. age 5
Dear Santa,
My name is Cierra Yo-Yo
Barnett. I am 22 months old. I
live at Goose Creek.
T have been a very good girl
this year.
For Christmas I would like
for you to bring me a Dora doll,
a Dora backpack and Dora talkIf ing house with family and furniture please.
Also if you could I would
like a Dora talking kitchen and a
Rocking pony.
I "'ill leave you some milk
and cookies under the tree.
Love you much.
Cierra Yo-Yo
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Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good girl all
year. I want some toys and I
want a Dora doll. Please, take
all the other children some toys
too.
I will leave you some milk
and cookies by the tree.
I love you.
Rachel Elizabeth Lovely
Age 2 112
Prestonsburg, Ky.
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Steven
Sturgill. I'm 2 112 years old and
I live at Betsy Layne, Ky. This is
what [ want Santa to bring me
for Christmas.
1. Red truck with a rad10
2. BC builders
And also not to forget what
Christmas is all about Jesus's
birthday. Twill leave you some
strawberry milk and some
cookies and carrots for your
remdeer.
May God bless everyone!
Love. Kyle
things, too.
P.S. I will have some milk
and cookies waiting for you
under our Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas!
Jeffery Kaleb Scarberry
7 years old
Martin, KY
Dear Santa,
I have been a very good girl
all year loug. I have tried to be
nice to my whole family. I hope
you can bring me lots of great
thmgs. Here arc a few things. I
would really like to get: a cellphone, a digital camera, clothes,
new dvd player, boots and anything else you would like to
bring me. Remember, to bring
my dad, my mom and my brother some nice things, too.
P.S. I will have milk and
Santa and 1 will leave you some
cookies.
Love,
Lindsay M. Hall
Dear Santa,
My name is John Hall and I
am in the third grade. I would
like a Game Boy Advance and
Robo Rapter for Christmas. I
will leave you milk and cookies
under the tree.
Your friend,
John
Dear Santa,
My name is Samantha J.
Hall. I am ten years old and in
the fifth grade. I would like
Bratz Rock Angels and a new
movie for my video now. I have
been a good little girl this year. I
will leave you milk and cookies
new house for my pawpaw, his
burned down a couple of
months ago.
And Peace On Earth & God
Bless The Troops.
I will leave you some cookies and milk.
I am 7 years old and live at
Beaver, Ky.
Love,
Isabella
Dear Santa,
My name is Austin Hall. I am
in the 4th grade at John M.
Stumbo school. I am 10 years
old and live at Beaver, Ky.
This is what I would like for
Christmas:
NBACards
Nascar's
Portable Playstation
Micheal Jordan (Chicago
To: Santa
Dear Santa, I've been a &ood
boy this year. For Christmas I
would like:
1-Toy Cool green car
2. - Rudolph toy
3.-Big Teddy Bear
4.-All the Hulk stuff
5.-Magical Bell
6.-Snowman tO)
7.-Hulk Destruction game
8.-Smores I ·ountain
9.-Monster Doodle
I'll leave you out some cookies and milk.
Love,
Brett
Dear Santa.
All I want for Chnstmas is a
few things. Plea e bring me a
candy machine Smorc's maker,
chocolate fountain, Bam
skatcbo1rd. drum set,
new pinny racer set,
Ratchet
and
Clark
deathlock game, Tony
' Hawk undcrgorund Part I
& II. New Incredible
game, Floam fan1ily pack.
and the last thing 1 want is
The Simpson'<; Season 1,
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brother Chris, and my aunt
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Playstation games
our Christmas tree, like always.
Santa.
DVD's
Your pal,
Taylor Caldwell
Samantha Hall
Merry Christmas!
Harold, Ky.
And if you could please
Kennedy Brooke Stumbo
Brady Steve Compton
Dear Santa,
10 years old
bring my sister a Princess
P.S. I will leave vou some
Dear Santa,
Martin, KY
My name is Isabella Hall. I Jewelry Box, my dad a wallet, cookies and milk under tbe tree.
I have been a very good boy
am 7 years old and I attend John my mom a trip to Hawaii, and
all year long. I have tried to be
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Dear Santa,
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nice to my whole family. I hope
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you can bring me lots of fun 2nd grade at John M. Stumbo want for Christmas:
more.
Compton. I am 6 years old and I
toys to play with. Here are a few school. This year I would like
Dora 4-wheeler
Peace On Earth & God Bless live at Grethel. I have been a
Princess TV & DVD player
Our Troops.
very good girl tl1is year. I am in
things. I would like to get: a you to bring me House of Style.
Princess lights
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racetrack, any kind of trucks, Bratz movie, Bratz twins and a
class at Stumbo Elementary. On
remote control car, clothes, new bicycle. I have been very
you want.
Princess clock
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boots and anything else. You good this year. Also, please
And could you bring my
my report card I got all A's and
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mom,
dad,
Kyle. mommy a ring and daddy a CD
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season.
It's been a privilege and a pleasure serving you this past year. We're really
grateful for your kind support and look forward to your continued friendship.
~ity
of
Prestonsb
Mayor J erry
Fann~·-
and
City Connell
Members
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brung that B up to an A. I really
want you to bring me an electric
scooter and the Dukes of Hazard
DVD. Please don't forget about
my baby brother Brady. Bring
him some kind of toy. See you
soon. I love you, Santa.
Your friend,
Destiny Paige Compton
P.S. I will leave you some
cookies and milk under the tree.
sister is in Heven and God's got
her Santa. I no that she will have
a good Christmas. Santa, I want
for Christmas is Game Boy and
Wriltlind game and Wrilrlind
too. Santa, I love you man and
my mom and dad.
Love, Camron Brunett
P.S. Santa: I love my mom
and dad.
Love you Santa.
Dear Santa,
My name is Derek Lee
Crum. I am 2 1/2 years old. I've
been pretty good. I would like a
motorcycle, and a big truck,
some cars, toolbench, car garage
for my hotwheels. My brothers,
Matt and Curtis would like a
portable DVD player they have
been pretty good too! I will
leave you some cookies and
milk by the tree. I love you,
Santa Claus.
Derek Lee Crum
Prestonsburg, Ky.
P.S. Please be careful Santa.
Hope you stay warm!
Dear Santa,
I think I've been pretty good
this year. All I want for
Christmas is a remote control
motorcycle, a spongebob game
for my gmne cube and buckaroo
game, a new pair of cowboys
boots and a farm for all my
ponys to run and play on.
P.S. I'll leave you some
cookies and milk.
Cody Marsillett
AgeS
Prestonsburg, Ky.
Dear Santa,
I have been a very good girl
this year. Please bring me a toy
oven. a Barbie house with
new fumiturc and
new Barbies, a
Cinderella clock, a
Dora TV with
matching
DVD
player, a Baby Bratz
doll and a Kidz Bop
camera. I'll leave you
some cookies and
milk on the counter.
Love,
Sarabeth Johnson
Kindergarten
Prestonsburg Elem.
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like
my family and friends to have
good health and happiness
and
peace
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like for you to bring me Blue
Clues toys and clothes. He is my
favorite.
Markus
Age 3
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Breanna and I
would like for you to bring me
Dora the explorer, Guitar, a
Dora game and a Dora talking
kitchen. I will leave you some
milk and cookies.
Brcanna
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and
Ms. Bobbie's head start
classroom. My name is
Carl and I would like for
you to bring me a big
remote control car. I
also like Barney to.
Carl
Age 3
Hi Santa,
My name is Carnron Barnett.
Santa I no that you no that my
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Johnny and I would
like for you to bring me a
sponge bob square pants,
and Bob the
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Brice and I would
like for you to bring me a Dora
kitchen and a Dora House. I
have been a good girl.
Brice
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Amber and I would
like for you to bring me a baby
doll and a Dora talking
Kitchen.
Amber
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is William and I
would like for you to bring me a
Sponge bob Square pants that
rips his pants.
William
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Tianna and I would
like for you to bring me a baiy
doll.
Thank you Santa.
Tianna
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Larry and I would
like for you to bring me a Ninja
Turtle motorcycle.
Larry
Age4
Tom Hereford
would /Jke to wish everyone
a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Jeremy Barnett. I
live in McDowell, Ky. Santa, I
want to see my sister. She is in
Heven. She is with God now.
But Santa, I no that she will
have a good Christmas. So if
you see her tell her I love her.
Logan Barnett. And Santa I
want wiggles. Santa I love you.
Love,
Jeremy Barnett
P.S. Santa I love my mom
and dad.
Love you, Santa.
Santa I love my mom and
dad, my sister Logan Barnett,
Camron Barnett.
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Alexis and I would
like for you to bring me a Dora
talking kitchen and a big doll
house. I will put out some cookies and milk for you.
Alexis
AgeS
Builder.
Johnny
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Emily Robe~
and r am 1 year old. Would y~u
please bring me a basketball,
shout Elmo, and a little red
wagon? My Nan Nan and
Dear Santa,
Hello, my name
Kailey Shannon. I am 6
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years old and go to ,;;· ,~~"''~McDowell Elementary. I J> ,. ...
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have been a very good girl ~this year. I would like to have ~
a star station and a baby doll
that I can play doctor with. Oh
yeah, my little sister Kamryn
has been good too. She would
hke a baby doll and anything
Elmo. I will be waiting at
Mimmi and Poppy's for you and
Rudolph. We will leave you
some milk and cookies. If
Kamryn does not eat them fnt.
Lots of love,
Kailcy Shannon
Drift, Ky.
Dear Santa,
My name is Joshua Greene. I
am 8 now. I live in Martin, Ky.,
in Floyd County. Santa, I want
to see my mom. She lives in
Ohio and Santa seet that I get a
new game for my nintendo 64.
and a wriltling game and a
wrilttind cage. For my wriltinders, Santa, I have been good.
And I will leave you some cookie , and milk o.k. Love, Joshua
Greene
Martin, Ky.
Santa, if you see Martin City
Police will you thank them for
my toys. Christmas with cop.
Thanks to Chief James
Slone, As!>istant Chief N. Goble,
Pit. John Smith, Pit. Jacob
Goble, Ben Meade, Dispatcher,
City of Martin, Kevin Hall,
Dispatcher, City of Martin,
Santa Christmas with a Cop.
Thanks all for you all.
I will have a good Christmas.
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throughout
the world.
Also, please bring me a bike
to ride, a tinker bell, jewelry
box, cinderella watch and a pink
jump rope.
I will leave you milk and
cookies.
Thank you,
Marisa Mercedes McCoy
Age: 5
Martin, Ky.
Dear Santa:
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Brandon and I
would like for you to bring me a
ninja turtle and a Robot, and
Santa don't forget about my
brother.
Brandon
Age5
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Jacob and I would
like for you to bring me a
dinosaur and a robot.
Jacob
Age4
Dear Santa:
I am in Mrs. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Joshua and I would
like for you to bring me a camera with a flash on it and a basketball goal, and don' t forget
about my brother and sister.
Joshua
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Markus and I would
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Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Kristin and I would
like for you to bring me a
princess car, sponge bob, and a
new bike.
Kristin
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's Head start classroom.
My name is Skyler, and I would
like for you to bring me a baby
doll stroller and a baby to go in
it. Oh Yea, don't forget about
my brother. I will leave cookies
for you.
Skyler
AgeS
Dear Santa,
I an1 in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Chad, and I would
like for you to bring me a big
fish tank, fish, and an army tank.
My sister wants a snack will you
see what you can do?
Chad
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Allison and I would
like for you to bring me a playhouse.
Allison
Age4
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Madison and I
would like for you to bring me a
Dolly wood doll. Santa don't
forget about my sissy.
Madison
Wishing you
the gift of faith,
the blessing of hope,
and the peace of
His love at
Christmas, and always.
From our
family to yours...
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Would like to extend their most
heartfelt wishes this Holiday Season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
HEALTH
t CATHOLIC
INITIATIVES
Phone: (606) 285-5181
Fax: (606) 285-6422
Our Lady of the Way Hospital
11203 MBin St. Box 910 Martin, KY 41649
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grand-dad wants a anew T.V.
and Santa and don't forget about
my :Mommy. I will leave cookies and milk for you.
I love you Santa
Emily
Dear Santa,
I am in Ms. Liz and Ms.
Bobbie's head start classroom.
My name is Shannon and I
would like for you to bring me a
talking baby doll.
Shannon
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Isaac. I
would like for you to bring me a
Remote Control General Lee
Car, A Polar Express Train
Track, a Thomas the Train Set, a
car that drives on the wall, and a
computer for my bedroom.
Thank you Santa. I hope you
can find all of this. I will leave
you 4.00 dollars and cookies
and milk under the tree.
Kyle Isaac
1st, grade Osborne Elem.
Age 6
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Dear Santa,
My name is Tesa Isaac. I
would like for you to bring me
some make-up, go-cart, a pair of
brown boots, pretty dresses,
Spongebob Square Pants that
sings and rips his pants, and a
Spongebob Game, clothes, jewelry.
Thank you Santa. I will leave
you milk and Chocolate Chip
cookies under the tree. Since I
don't have a chimney, I will
leave the front door open for
you.
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P.S. Santa my brother and I
also want a little kid's 4-wheeler.
Tesa Isaac
3rd grade Osborne Ele.
Age9
Betsy Layne Head Start
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good. I would like a Dora
Kitchen and a doll. Merry
Christmas!
Your friend,
Mayson
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good. I would like a motorcycle
and a truck.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa,
Your friend,
Marion
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a newborn baby
doll.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Brittany
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a dog and a kitty.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Nala
How are you?
This year I have been good
over half the year.
I would like a gameboy
advance with games and a
suprise.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Johnathon Gregory
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been good.
I would like a dirtbike and a
puppy.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Riley Coleman
Dear Santa,
How are you?
Dear Santa,
This year I have been a good
How are you?
girl.
This year I have been very
I would like a bike and lots of
good.
~ toys.
I would like lots of toys.
Merry Chrsitrnas!
Your friend,
Merry Christmas I
Your friend,
Megan Hughes
Casey
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Ho\j are you?
How are you?
Thiriyear I have been good.
This year I have been very
I would like a motorcycle.
good.
Merry Christmas!
I would like lots of toys.
Your friend,
Merry Christmas!
Shawn
Your friend,
Erin
Dear Santa,
How are you?
Dear Santa,
This year I have been good.
How are you?
I would like a Choo Choo
This year I have been rea.tly Train.
good.
Merry Christmas!
I would like a Carebear,
Yodr friend,
clothes, bicycle, Dora and
Samantha H.
Barbee.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa,
Your friend,
How are you?
I.:arrisha Hamilton
This year I have been very
'
good.
Dear Santa,
I would like a cowboy hat
How are you?
and trucks.
This year I have been a very
Merry Christmas!
good boy.
Your friend,
I would like a truck, a toy
Ricky H.
loin, clothes and bounce ball.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa,
Your friend,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
Aarron Hamilton
girl.
I would like a baby Bratz
Dear Santa,
How are you?
doll.
This year I have been good.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
I would like a Simba and
Makayla Hall
Nala.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa,
Your friend,
How are you?
Jaylen
This year I have been good.
c:Jo~
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I would like a toy gun .md
truck.
Merry Christmas'
Your friend,
Billy Orsborn
I wish for my family's health
and happiness and that my
great-granddaughter will be
born
healthy.
(Dinosaur
Playland Daycare Staft).
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year I have be
girl.
I would like a little l•< ,
sky dancer.
Merry Christmas 1
Your friend,
Savannah
Connie,
I want most of all for my parc:nts to be in good health and my
children and grand-daughter to
be happy and healthy.
Dinosaur Playland Staff
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Age 2 112
Dear Santa,
How are you?
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This year J have h
good.
I would like a toy g 11. .me,
spider man toys.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Hunter
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have hef, Ovl...
I would like a sky dllt c.. r c..s
tle.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Nicole
Dear Santa,
How are you?
cry
This year I have bcc11
good boy.
I would like a real dut bth, a
toy mustang.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Dalton Mollett
Betsy Layne Eleme'ltary
Dear Santa,
My name is Ariy01
· rJ I
attend school at Bet' v 1 vne
Elementary in Mtss ~
e 's
room. Please, bring 1
~o·ne
toys and remember all rft nil
dren in the world.
Love,
Ariyonna Friend
5 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Glenn I •
I attend school at Bet
Elementary in Miss D~
Please, bring me Play
games and remembc
children in the world.
Love,
Glenn David
9 yrs. old
1il
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Dinosaur Playland D )' • re
Rose,
q,ag anJ~
/iks l:o wid/,
My name is Ethan Wallen.
J'm this many. M ... and my Alex
goes to Dino • ur Playland
Daycarc. J have been good boy
but Judy .and &tty put me in
"time out" bcca "c I lut Cody. I
want a b U an <1 tra npohne.
Bring ,my Alex a new "pacie"
cuz she Jost h r ther c•ne. But
don't bQfig ber no moru bottles.
Love,
Ethan
Katrina,
I attend Dinosaur Playground
Daycare after school. I want
baby dolls, Barbies and clothes
and a Doodle Bear. I am six
old
and
attend
years
Prestonsburg Elementary.
Brad,
I attend Dinosaur Playland
Daycare. I want Hot Wheels,
action figures, clothes and tradmg cards. I am 4 years old.
Dear Santa,
My name is Sydney Kimbler.
I am 2 years old. What I want
you to bring me for Christmas is
a babydoll and a babydoll for
my Sissy Laken and my
mommy one too. I love you.
Sydney
Dear Santa,
Here is what I want for
Christmas. I want jewelry,
clothes and Bratz stuff and
that's all.
Love, Amber Kidd
Prestonsburg
Eementary
School
3rd grade
Mrs. Conn's Class
I also go to Dinosaur
Playland Daycare after school.
Dear Santa,
My name is Chloe. I'm 3
years old and I go to Dinosaur
Playland Daycare. My mommy
and my "Gran" work there too.
Plus Kim. she brings me "pizza"
everyday. She has been a good
girl so bring her a "prize." What
I want you to bring me is a
Rudolph nose. I want a cowboy
Bratz. I want a blue rabitt. I
want you to bring my mommy a
purple shirt. I want you to bring
"Gran" a new blue purse and
Sissy a striped shirt. I did not get
in time out.
Love,
Chloe
Age 3
Hi Santa Claus,
Santa,
My name is We ley !sacs.
I'm 2 years old. I go to Dinosaur
Playland Da)carc. Bnng me a
toy car and a dog.
Love,
Wesley
Santa Claos.
My name i E!t~ha Hobson
and I'm 3 yem~ old My brothers name 1,S Joe. [It' , oe<; ~o the
Daycare too. Bring me 1 '>"Wimrning pool ~d a big toy cw.
Love, Elisha
Hi Santa,
My name is Cody Burke. My
friends name is Ethcn. I want
you to bring me a big monster
truck, a hi!! bao:kethall and a
kick ball. r vc b~cn a good boy.
Love, Colly
Dear Santa,
All I w~ fw Christmas this
year is (or my bo) ~ to have a
great Christtnas.
Love, Crystal
Duff !lementary
Mrs. l...aw&Oh's Second Grade
Dear Santa,
I'm w:ri1ing to let you know
what I want for Christmas. I
want for you to bnug toys and
clothes to the children who do
not have them. I v.ant for my
family and :l to ~tau· a good
Christmas.
Your friend,
Monica
Dear auta.
writing a I ttcr of things
this Christmas tf you <.an Santa
I would like to have ::1 fourwheeler and my friend Summer
would like to have a four-wheeler to. And the chtldrcn. who
don't have no loy'> because of
hurricane Katrina.
Love,
Whitney
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Dear Santa,
I have been a really good girl
this year. I would like you to
bring me a T.V. and a new pare
of earrings. I will have some
boots. I will have cookies and
milk waiting for you. How are
you raindeer?
Love,
Taylor Castle
Dear Santa,
How are you for Christmas?
I want it all! An mom, dad,
sissy, babys too. We can have a
Christmas dinner there. We can
open the gifts and drio names
too for Christmas.
Love,
Summer
Dear Santa,
I want to know if I could
have a MP3 player, skydancers,
McDonald cash register for
Christmas. I want them to be
under the tree. Thank you,
Santa.
Love,
Carina
Dear Santa,
I know I been a little mean.
But I'll be good and I want a
Xbox260. If ?[m not good don't
get it but me and my brother
wants it real bad. Please get it
for me.
Your friend,
David Aaron Hoover
Dear Santa,
How are you this year? I'm
writing to let you know what I
want for Christmas. I want a
video camera. Bring something
for the ones that don't have a
lot. Bring my baby sister something. And my other sister
something. Bring my mom and
dad something.
Your friend,
Megnan
Dear Santa,
How are you? I hope you are
in good shape for Christmas. I
have been really good for
Christmas. Thank you for the
Game Boy. I want a video now
and a Play Station 3 and the
Bratz Rock Angels game. Don't
forget to give the needy presents.
Love,
Courtney
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Dear Satttli!1
How are you? Are your reindeer fine? How is Rudolph? I
want you to bring children toys
and food or water and clothes.
Bring some baby bottles for
them. Please bring dog food for
dogs and cat food for cats. And
some shoes for everyone.
Love,
Rico Dominguez
Dear Santa,
I was wondering how are you
and Mrs. Clause doing? I been a
good boy? So will you get me a
new be ·be gun and two sharp
nifes and a new X box and a
copel of games and that's all I
want for Christmas.
Your friend,
Kane
D ear Santa,
Have I been a good girl?
Don' t give me everything this
year. Save some stuff for the
children. But I do want 2 things.
1 thing is Bella dancerall and
the other thing is a movie called
Bratz rock, angels. Remember
to give the kids toys that need
them.
Love,
Kaitlyn A. Stephens
the computer.
Love,
Briana Chase Conley
Dear Santa,
How are you? Are you ready
for Christmas? I want my two
front teeth and everybody to
have a good Christmas.
Love,
Logan
I'm writing to you because I
want something and for those
people that want some but they
don't get it. My list for
Christmas: I want a ball, and a
Bible book that I can read.
Every day for those people that
has no food or water give them
some food and water.
Love,
Kayla
Dear Santa,
How are you? Are your reindeer redy for Christmas, are you
too? I am to. Please, bring
something to the ones that don't
have a lot.
Love,
Benika
Dear Santa,
How are you?
I want a four-wheeler for
Christmas.
Love,
Jordan
Dear Santa,
I'm writing to you to tell you
what I want for Christmas. I
want aDS, game for Advance
and to have Abby the Sissy.
Love,
Austin
Duff Elementary
Cindy Pack's Second Grade
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Claus
and the reindeer? I have been a
very good girl this year. I would
like you to bring me a CD player. Also I would like you to
bring me a monkey and peace to
my family. Don't forget all of
the people that need help for
Christmas.
Love,
Sarah
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus and the
reindeer? How is the weather up
in the North Pole? I have been a
good girl this year. I want a
Gameboy for Christmas.
I will leave milk and cookies.
Please, don't forget all of the
people who need money for
Christmas.
Love,
Dear Santa,
I want a doll for Christmas
and a Teddybear. I want my
baby brother to have a Elmo toy
and a basketball.
From Faith
Dear Santa,
How is the weather at the
North Pole? How is Rudolph? I
would like car, trampoline,
motor rocket ship, truck, games,
chain, a game and airplane.
Love, Devin
Dear Santa,
How are you and Miss Claus
and the reindeers? I have been a
very good girl this year. I hope
you come this year. What I want
for Christmas is a guitar and
porslen doll.
Love,
Rachael
Dear Santa,
I'm writing to you Santa. I
want a army game, car game,
and a driv3 and I want to stay
with my family.
Love,
Trevor
Dear Santa,
How is your rien deer and
your elfs. I would want you to
bring my family joy, peace,
good health and bring me a train
and don't forget all of the people
in the world. They will be cookies waiting for you.
Love,
Alex
Dear Santa,
How is Rudolph and how are
you? Is Mrs. Claus in tip-top
shape? I am going to tell you
what my brother and I want for
Christmas. My brother wants a
John Deer tractor. I want a digital camera that you hook up to
Dear Santa,
How are you and your raindeer? I hope you are doing fine
in the north pole. I have been
very good this year. I would like
for you to bring me a horse and
my family and the poor people a
Happy Marry Christmas.
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Love,
Star
Dear Santa,
How is the wrather at the
Nort Pole? How are you and
reindeer? I have some cookes
and milk. Can I hav a Haliy doll
and a micro phon.
Love,
Tabitha
Dear Santa,
How is the weather at the
north pole. How are your raindeers. I have been a good girl
befor Christmas. I will give you
cookies and milk for Christmas.
I want a little baby cat and I
want my family together.
Love,
Katie
Dear Santa,
How are you and the others
at the Noth Pole? I want aDs,
DVD, ole monste shake and go
racers, moo shoes, and my family good helth.
Love,
Joshua
Dear Santa,
How are you and Miss
Claus? I want you to bring my
family what they want for
Christmas and give the world
health and I want my lost dog
Cooper and some presents to.
Love,
Emily Dalton
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Claus
and your reindeer? I hope you
are fine. For Christmas I would
like a red mustang for
Christmas. I would also like a
new cellphone. Don't forget the
people that don't have the
money for Christmas.
Love,
Tosha
Dear Santa,
How are you doing at the
North Pole Santa Claus? How
are Mr. Claus and Rudolph the
rest of the reindeer? I have been
a good boy this year. I want a
motor cycle and some shoes and
clothes. Would like for you to
bring my family joy.
Love,
Brennon
Dear Santa,
How yall doin up in the
North Pole? Do you think I have
been good this year? This is
what I want for Christmas this
year from you is Elmentol Lexo,
Blade, Tempest Ed, Elemental
Hero, Edge Circular Flip camera, and phone. And I hope
everyone in the world.
Love,
Matt
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Clase?
I hope you will be coming for
the needing. How is Rudolph
and all the other reindeer? This
is what I want for Christmas and
I have been a good girl. I want
moo shoes, lots of brats stuff
and a Brats Angle game.
Love,
Ashley
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs.
Close? And tell the elf's I said
hi. I hope you are doing fine. Is
Rudolph nose shing so brite? I
want a X-box and a gameboy
and give my family box game
and give my family rest.
Love,
Austin
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Claus
and Rodolf Red Nose reindeer
and other reindeers? I hope they
are doing fine. A good boy.
Love,
Jimmy
Duff Elementary
Mrs. Wright's Third Grade
Dear Santa,
I think I have been good this
year. So are you and your Elves
getting toys made? I heard that
this boy in my class does not
believe in you. But I believe in
you. What kind of cookies is
Mrs. Claus making this year?
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you to bring me is: A
Cheerleader outfit that says on
the shirt Rebels, a Cheerleader
bag that says Allen Central
Rebels on it, and a bell, that if
they don't believe in you, they
won't hear the bells.
Your friend,
Holli
Dear Santa,
Have you been checking on
us Santa? Can you see us? Are
you ready for Christmas Santa?
My
favonte
holiday
is
Christmas.
Lap top, computer pen, and
to spend time with my mom.
Your friend,
' Heather
Dear Santa,
Are you excited about
Christmas? Where did you get
your reindeers? How cold is it at
the north pole? How busy is it at
the north pole. I will leave you
some cookies and milk by the
tree this Christmas. I have been
a very good boy this year. I
would like for you to bring me a
little battery powered T.V. with
antennas on it, and 6000 cans of
spaghetti. That would make me
very happy.
Your friend,
Andy
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Are you
getting ready for Christmas? I
know the elves are putting the
toys in the slay? Santa have I
been a good girl this year? And
Santa what I want for Christmas
this year is a pair of roller
skates.
From your good friend ,
Katie Brown
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Love,
Your friend,
Hannah
Dear Santa,
Are you getting ready for
Christmas E ve? Hows Rudolph
doing? Haws Mrs. Clause
doing? Santa I w ant you to he lp
my mom to get out of the ho~pi
tal. Can you do that for me.
This is what for Christmas: A
Chat now commupater, Bntney
Spears computer, a digital cam
era. I've been kind of good thi'>
year.
Love,
Morgan
Dear Santa,
I've been really good this
year. I hope you bring what I
want this year. Haws all the
reindeers? How doing oh St.
Nicklaus? Docs it snow hard m
North Pole? How do you come
threw the chimney? Is it scary
flying threw the air?
I have been a very good girl.
What I want for Christmas i<>. A
Rock Angelz CD, B rat twins,
Brat head. Thank you.
Your friend,
Destiny
Dear Santa,
Are your elves making toy::.
for us? I hope they are. Are you
reindeer o.k. ? How is Mrs.
Claus? My birthday is 2 days
before Christmas. It's the 23. Is
Rudolph 's nose still hming?
My family and I m ight go carra ting on Christmas. Santa, I
want to warn you. I do not have
a chimney. Santa, I believe in
you. Most people don't but I do.
Santa, I have been good all year.
I want a hamster, love, bike.
Waiting for Santa.
Teresa Crum
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Dear Santa,
How are you? How is
Rudolph doing? Do you really
have a nose like a cherry? Is
winter your favorite season?
I have been a good boy.
Winter is my favorite season.
For Christmas I w ant video
games called Ed, Edd, and Eddy
Mis-Edventures, a rebound
super bike, and an elf d.v.d. (the
movie Elf).
Your friend,
Ethan
Dear Santa,
Santa how arc you? Arc the
reindeer ready? I hope your
elves are getting the present~ iu
the slaye. Do you like cooJ...1es
and milk? Is it snowing hard in
the North Pole? I hope you like
our Christmas tree.
I have been a good boy thi:s
year. I want a play station, X
box, cds, games and a bell And
that is my letter.
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And what I want most this year
is my aunt alles to get better and
Christopher.
Your friend,
Seth
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Dear Santa,
What is the north pole like?
What are the elfes like? What
are the raindeers like?
I have been a good girl this
year. I would like a drum set. I
would like a telescope and a
bird. I can' t wait til Christmas! I
am counting on you.
Your friend,
Kayla T.
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs.
Clause doing? Have you put up
your Christmas tree yet? Are
you ready to eat milk and cookies?
I would like a foose ball
table, bratz baby crib and some
bratz babys for Christmas . I
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know what I want for
Christmas. I want a game called
neopets the barkest farie and
danger hunter.
Your friend,
Jacob Conn
Dear Santa,
How you going to come to
my house and fill my stocking
full? How canyou live in the
North Pole? Are you at your
workshop making toys for all
the good little girls and boys in
the world? How many elfs do
you have? Is Rudolph leading
the team this year?
I have been kind of good this
year. I've saw snowflakes fall
from the skys. It is so cold outside. I have to drink hot cocoa. I
want a Bratz shirt, Mary-Kate
and Asley game.
Your pal,
Megan
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Dear Santa,
Are you getting ready for
Christmas? I bet you have a
long trip from the North Pole? Is
it cold up there? I hope you give
me lots of toys. I want a Xbox
360 and video games.
I am 8 years and I live in
Garrett. I have been a good boy
this year. I am doing better in
school. I will leave cookies and
milk under the tree for you. I
will also leave carrots out for
your raindeers.
Your pal,
Jordan
Dear Santa,
How are you doing this year?
How are the raindecr? I can't
wate and tell you come hear. I
am going to leave you cookies
this year. Please write back.
For Christmas I want a Xbox
360, a toy-car and toys please.
Santa, I have been a good boy
this year. Please don't bring me
cole.
Love,
Shawn
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Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I left
some cookies at my house for
you. You will like them.
Because my mom made them.
Well now I want to tell you what
I want for Chrisunas. What I
want for Christmas is a new
game. It is at Wal-Mart and it is
a good game. And I want a new
silver chain at Fredmons or
some were else, and I want a
dog for Chrisunas from the Pet
Store.
Your friend,
Devin Adams
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Dear Santa,
Are you getting ready for
Christmas Eve? How is
Rudolph doing? Is his nose still
bright still. Are the raindeer
fine? Is the Elves working hard?
Is disher being good? I really
like Christmas. Do you like
Christmas? I really want to see
Rudolph and other Raindeer.
The most 3 things I want for
Chrisunas are I want to see my
grany again. I want to see my
granpa agin. I've ben a good
girl.
Your best girl,
Emily Watkins
Dear Santa,
Are you ready for Chrisunas
Day? Why do you live at the
north pole? Are the elves working on the toys? Do you have a
Chrisunas tree? How are the
reindeer doing? I will be leaving
some cookies to eat.
And what I really want for
Christmas is a Rock Angle C. D.
player. And a Bratz computer.
And a Bratz lamp and another
thing I want is a Bratz T.V.
Your friend,
Lanah
Duff Elementary
Mrs. Campbell's Third Grade
Dear Santa,
Hi Santa how are you?
Have you washed your suit
lately? Has the pole gotten colder?
My name is Chelsea
Hemlock. I am 8 years old. I
live in Ky. And this is what I
want for Christmas.
I really want a Boodle
Monster.
Plus
a
Jesse
McCartney CD. I also want
another Teddy Bear. Plus an Xbox. I also want a new box of
pencils.
Love,
Chelsea Hemlock
Dear Santa,
How have you been? Have
you been having a nice time. At
the north pole are your elves
very busy?
I have been a very good girl
this year. I am glad to have you
Santa. I have had a nice time
too. What I want for Christmas
is a new bike. And I want a Easy
Bake Oven. And a Lucy poster.
And I want a play campftre. And
a cold nose puppy.
Love,
Alison Hughes
Dear Santa,
I wonder how you are doing?
Has Mrs. Clause been making
good stuff like milk and cookies. Don't eat too much so you'll
have room for our milk and
cookies.
Are the elves working hard?
I have been good this year. I
am in 3rd grade this year. I have
lost two teeth. I hope I get them
back.
I would like a Gameboy. I
would like a doll, Amazing
Amanda.
Your friend,
Martyna Walmer
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Is Mrs.
Chris doing good. I hope the
ElY- s are having fun making the
toys.
I have been a good boy this
year. I can't wait until
Christmas. I like all the lights on
people houses.
What I want for Christmas is
a drum set. I would like to have
some more Play Station games.
One of the games I want is more
known as Pow Roof.
Your friend,
Cory Davis
Dear Santa,
Are you having a good time
up there with Mrs. Claus and the
elves being good too.
I want a new Pr 2. Mine is
torn up. And I want champions
of Norath part one.
Have a good Christmas and I
want your address too.
Your friend,
Jack Thornsberry
Dear Santa,
How are you been doing? Is
Mrs. Santa Claus soling you a
red and white outfit? Have you
been doing all the things Mrs.
Santa Claus told you to?
I have been a good big girl. I
love Christmas a lot. I love the
beautiful white snow.
Santa would you get me a
black laptop, a Care Bear sheara-story, 2 new cd's, now 20 and
a c.d. Chris Braum sanging, a
pair of New Balance gray and
orange. Please get me this gifts.
Love always,
Kiley Allen
Dear Santa,
How are you and your reindeers doing at the North Pole? I
have been real good this year.
I want a go-cart, a new dirt
bike, Honda and a new gun so
me and daddy can go hunting.
This year I hope you will
give toys to all the needy children in the world.
Your friend,
Codi Burchett
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Are you
eating well? Did you have a
good summer?
I have two sisters I have to
take care of. I have to clean the
house. I have to babysit my sisters.
I want a Bmx, game cube, a
go-cart. I want a new pulltable.
I want a metal baseball bat and
baseball and a big bag of hotwheels.
Your friend,
William Shepherd
Dear Santa,
How have you been? Has
Mrs. Claus been god to you?
Have you been on a diet?
I have been a good little potato. I helped my mom. I helped
my dad.
I want a PSA trise crise in
New York City and a rain deer.
Your friend,
Willis Hunter
Dear Santa,
How are you? Are you ready
for Christmas? Are you ready
for Winter?
I have been a good girl. I like
Christmas a lot. I like Winter
too..
I want to have a cellphone. I
would like to dell computer. I
would like to have a video.
Your friend,
McKenzie Evans
Dear Santa,
How are you this
Christmas? do
you miss deliver~yo
ing toys? Is Mrs.
Claus doing what
Dear Santa,
Are you prepared for
Christmas? Also Mrs. Claus? I
hope you guys are. I hope
Rudolph is flying with the others now. I can't wait until your
come. I've been better than I
was last year and so has my sister. I have been hoping that my
papaw will get to
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Dear Santa,
How are you doing up at the
North Pole? Is the rain deer
ready? Are the elves working
hard.
I like to wake up my mom
and dad on Christmas. We open
the presents and play with them.
Thats what I do on Christmas.
I want a skate board, at least
I want a lot of snow this year.
Finally, I want a good
Christmas.
Love,
Robert Campbell
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? It is nice
of you to get out in the cold and
giving kids gifts.
Sometimes I am good and
sometimes I can be mean too. I
say things I don't mean. It just
slips out.
I want a mother game cube
like last year and a Teddy Bear.
Your friend,
Joanna Chaffins
Dear Santa,
Have you had a hard time in
the Winter snow? Is it hard too
deliver all those toys? Do you
think I'm a good little boy?
I am nice. I love toys. I give
thanks for everybody. I want the
big green machine, big wheels,
and dart tag game, a remote
control terrain twister and some
stuff for my sister. Your cookies
are under the tree.
Love,
Cody Vanderpool
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Are you
doing fme? How is Mrs. Claus?
Santa. I've been very good.
I've been so good that I have
five presents. I've been helping
my aunt clean.
I want a pink shirt. I want a
bike. I want my ear pierced. I
want a dog. I want two girlfriends.
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Dear Santa,
How have you been this
year? Have you had a lot of
cocoa? How are the reindeer? I
hope their doing good. I also
hope the elves are good too.
I have tryed to be good.
Will you forgive
Dear Santa,
How are you? Are you doing
great. I'm sure you're getting
ready for Christmas. I hope.
I'm fine. I've been a good
boy this year. A little. I've been
aggravated with some people.
I want a full drum set and
some cool cymbals. And a PS2.
Your friend,
Codie Lee Moore
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Dear Santa,
I've been very good. How
are the reindeer? I want a toy
car. How have you been? I really would like it if you get here
safe.
Love,
Shantz Allen
Dear Santa,
I have been so good. I helped
my mom clean the house and
the yard. I helped my dad build
my room. I helped my pawpaw
clean the dogs pen out. I want a
four-wheeler for Christmas. I
want a race track for Christmas.
I want a race track for
Christmas. I want a new remote
control motor troll car and a
dog. How have the elves been
Santa Clause? I will leave you
some cookies. I just can't wait
for you to come. I just wanted
you to know. Thanks Santa for
all the presents. Thank you.
Dylan Dye
Dear Santa,
I have been good all year
long. I hope you give me what I
want. I will leave you chocolate
chip cookies and a glass of milk.
This year I want a stroller and a
baby swing. I want to ask you a
question. How tall are your
eleves?
Be
careful
on
Christmas.
Kyra Kidd
Dear Santa,
I have been nice this year. I
want a Nintendo game cube
for Christmas. How do your
reindeer fly? I feel happy
when you bring me my presents.
Paige Kiser
Dear Santa,
How is every body
this year? How are the
elves? Is Rudolph alright?
How are you doing this
year?
My name is Andrew. I
live in Plumer Fork, Ky. I
lost my three puppies and
I'm sad.
I would really like a game
boy and X-box, a puppy that
does what. you say, clothes
and if you can get me these
things it would make me so
happy.
Your friend,
Andrew Beverley
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Dear Santa,
Does Rudolph still guide
your sleigh? Mrs. Claus can
Santa still fit in his suit? Does
the randeer still fly?
I can't wait till Christmas. I
have bbeen very good this year.
I can't wait till you come to my
house.
I want the video XP and the
Street spiderman and I want a
girlfriend.
Your friend,
Jordan Cole
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really like to have a
X-box, gameboy, cell
phone and a bell of
Rudolph's harness.
Love always,
Chelsey Davis
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Your friend,
Johnny S.
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Dear Santa,
I been very good this
year. All I want is a hamster. I been sharing and
my brother is nice to me.
And I want a Spiderman
Web Blaster and I want
a MP3 player and some
action figures. And
one more thing I
would like to tell you
is I want a bell and I
will be good forever.
Jacob Potter
me? I also
tryed to do my homework. I
would like some hats, some
tools, helmets, racing clothes,
gloves and goggles.
Your friend,
Cody Sizemore
Dear Santa,
Did you have a good
Thanksgiving? I hope you did.
Are you getting ready for this
Christmas? Santa, I hope
Rudolph is leading you the right
way.
Santa, I have really been
good this year. I help my mom
cook. I help my sister wash
clothes. I help my dad fix a car.
I want a razor flyingphon. I
want laptop, CD, want another
digital camera. I want Harley
Davidson stuff. I want a bell
from your reindeer sleigh.
Your friend,
Larnika Cutting
Dear Santa,
What are you doing in the
North Pole? How are those
Elves doing. There probably up
there making presents for girls
and boys. Oh is Mrs. Clause fixing you dinner? She is probably.
Oh guess what Santa, I am
doing good in school. I only got
a little bit of bad grades an I
made new friends.
Santa, there are 5 things I
want for Christmas. First I want
a Skateboard. Second I want a
Bratz Head you dress up. Then I
want a Bella dancer roller popstar. Finally I want a new stereo.
Your friend,
come
home
from the hospital on Christmas
Eve. I really miss him. Would
you get him a present for me
and
Kaylee.
Santa, this
Christmas I would like a Barbie
doll Bret style head video, now
in color, DYD's.
Your friend,
Alyssa
Dear Santa.
How have you been? Has
Mrs. Claus been making any
good treats like cookies? I hope
you don't eat too much or you
can't go down my chimney.
Santa, I've been a good boy
all year. I've done all my homework. But sometimes my brother gets me in trouble.
I would like to have a big lot
of money. I would like to have a
big block of coal. I would like to
have the video game Dragon
Ball 3. I would like to have the
same thing you brought me last
year.
Love,
James Shepherd
Dear Santa,
How are you doing Santa? I
believe you are real. How old
are you Santa? I hope to see you
on Christmas.
I had fun last year. I got a
skate board. I wrecked it last
year. I fmally got to see my
mom. I would like a dirt bike for
Christmas.
Love,
Devan
McDowell Elementary
Mrs. Patti Dye's Second
Dear Santa,
I have been so
good. I have been
good
to
my
friends.- ~d my
family and my
cousin has been good too. All I
want is a big doll and I can' t
wait for you to come.
Brooke Potter
Dear Santa,
I have been good this year
helping my mommy. I have
been good this year helping
daddy pick up. I have been good
all year. I hope you give me a
preset on my porch on
Christmas. I will give a cookie
to you and milk on the table
when you walk in my door ok? I
love you, Santa.
Brandi Osborne
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy. The
Elves are cool! I hope you get
me the Batman play set. And a
Playstation 2. And a motorcycle.
And a four-wheeler. And a
Superman toy. I can't wait for
you to come.
Love,
Nathan Littleton
Dear Santa,
I have been good this year.
What I want for Christmas is a
remote control truck and a B.B.
gun and some Bobs too and a
new bike and a remote control
car and a new four-wheeler with
spike tires. I'll leave you some
milk and cookies.
Chris Patton
Dear Santa,
I have been good to my
friends. I have been good to my
cousins. I have been and to my
mom and dad.
Dayeon McGuire
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Dear Santa,
I have been good this year
but I want a big present and a
very good chimmk. I was so
good I got the biggest present
ever. But I also have ten presents but I hope I get more presents. I love Santa. He is so nice.
I love Santa from Kenton
Hall
Kenton Hall
Dear Santa,
I have been really good. The
elfs are real cool. I want a silver
bell just like the boy in the
movie.
Good bye.
Paul Shepherd
Dear Santa,
I have been nice this year. All
I want for Christmas is a doll
and a dog.
Michaela Gayheart
McDowell Elementary
Ms. Amle King's Secnd grade
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a magnetic robot, a set of
magnoetios, a four wheeler, a
Dandle Monster and a Jeep.
Please, bring a diamond bracelet
for my mom and a $100 for my
dad. Bring my brother a new
Playstation 2.
Your friend,
Dwight McGuire
Dear Santa,
I have been good this year. I
wound like you to bring me an
automatic paintball gun, and a
Dangerous Hunt 2. Please bring
my mom a diamond and bring
Ms. King something nice.
Your friend,
Trevor Wright
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a remote control truck with
one pack of batteries. I would
also like some toy cars and a
babydoll with a stroller and
Mario brothers 2 in Game Cube
and please bring my teacher Ms.
King a blueberry candle.
Your friend,
Beth Dye
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me some Bratz doll, and clothes
and the Grinch Stold Christmas
and Sharkboy and Lava Girl and
Sponge Bob The Movie, some
diamond rings and necklaces, a
house dog and a guitar. Bring
my little sister a Dora talking
K.ichen. Get me a Xbox 360, a
Game Boy, Play Station 2 with
Crash 2 and Frogger, some
shoes and clothes, a Doodle
bear, a new bike, a four-wheeler,
a lot of Bratz toys and a Bratz
room. Please, bring Ms. King
something nice too.
Your friend,
Nicole Crager
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like for you to
bring me a Rescue pack. I will
have you milk and cookies on
the tree.
Your friend,
Corey Tackett
Dear Santa,
I would like to have a remote
control truck, a Xbox, Yu-Gi-Oh
cards, a basketball goal and basketball, a baseball bat and ball,
and a Sponge Bob game. Please
bring my mom, dad, brothers,
and sisters something nice too.
Your friend,
Steven Hall
Dear Santa,
I have been good this year. I
would like for you to bring me a
Brat doll and a Doodle Bear, a
Rescue Pet and the Grinch,
Sponge Bob Toy, and Shark Boy
and Lava Girl. Please bring my
mom a diamond ring and
bracelet. And for my dad a new
watch. I want a Game Cube and
Play Station 2. I will leave you
milk and cookies under the tree.
Please bring Ms. King something nice too.
Your friend,
Laken Springer
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a Rescue Pet and Doodle
Bear. Please, please bring Ms.
King a hottub! Please, bring all.
What she wants. Please, bring
my aunt a pair of diamond earings, a diamond necklace, a diamond ring, and a diamond
bracelet.
Your friend.
Hayley Pinson
Dear Santa.
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me the game Grand Theft Auto,
Liberty City stories for Xbox
and a Game Cube with all the
games, a remote control truck, a
guitar, a Xbox 360, and a Game
Cube.
Your friend,
Brent Dye
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a Doodle Bear. I also want a
Sponge Bob set, Rescue pet,
Cash pool, board games, Xbox,
Tak the Great Judy Challenge,
Chicken Little, and the video
game, Maria Party 7. Please
bring Ms. King something nice.
Your friend,
Allison Hyden
Dear Santa,
I have been good this year. I
would like you to bring me a
Brat doll, a Doodle Bear,
Sponge Bob games and some
Yo-Gi-Oh cards. I would also
like a Yo-Gi-Oh characters set.
Please bring my mom and Ms.
King something nice.
Your friend,
Amanda Perkins
Dear Santa,
I ave been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a pet cat, dog, and a fish.
Your friend,
Jessica Dye
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me some boots. I would like you
to bring me a candle. I would
like you to bring me a bracelet
with hearts and diamonds.
Your friend,
Kaley Spradlin
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this
year. I would like you to bring
me a Yu-Gi-Oh character set.
Bring my mom a diamond rig
1 and bring Ms. King some real
gold earrings.
Your friend,
DaKota Berry
Prestonsburg Elementary
First grade
Dear Santa,
I am in 1st grade in Mrs.
Walker's
class room
at
Prestonsburg
Elementary,
Prestonsburg, Ky. I have been
kinda good this year, haven't I?
I would like a electric guitar, a
skateboard, more bubble gum
and more, a big deck of baseball
cards.
Reece Ison
1st grade
Deara Santa,
My name is Ronald Austin
lst grade,
Mrs.
Ratliff,
Walker's,
Prestonsburg
Elementary, Prestonsburg, Ky.
Hi Santa.
Santa have I been good?
I want a electric guitar and
Play Station two. I want flame.
Austin
Dear Santa,
Hi, my name is Dylon. Have
I been good this year. Can you
make my brother be good! I like
you Santa. You're good man. I
would like a bell again. And I
would like some flame. I have
been good and worth it. I would
really like a chapter book the
lion the witch and the warror.
I'm in first grade.
Dylan
Dear Santa,
My name is Thomas White.
How do you feel today? I am
making cookies Santa. What I
want for Christmas is a minimotorcycle. Is Mrs. Claus cooking. Happy Holiday Santa. I am
making chocolate chip cookies
just for you Santa Claus.
Happy Holidays!
Thomas White
Dear Santa,
My name is Tamer Hicks. I
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am in Mrs. Walker I st grade. I
am in Prestonsburg Elementary.
How is the weather up there?
Do you know what the elves are
doing? I want the movie of the
Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe.
Tamer Hicks
Dear Santa,
My name is Daniel Diddle.
My teacher is Mrs. Walker. I go
to school at P.E.S. and I am in
1st grade. What do you eat?
How do the reindeer fly? I want
general grievous lego in a box
and grievous star ship lego and
$11 ,200.000,300,405.
Daniel Diddle
Dear Santa,
My name is Drake Nunnery.
I'm in first grade. What is your
real name? How did you get the
idea to be Santa Claus? I want
three homework passes and I
want a go cart or a fly pen. I go
to Prestonsburg Elementary
School.
Drake
Dear Santa,
My name is Kayla Suzanne. I
am in 1st grade in Mrs. Walker's
room, Prestonsburg Elementary,
Ky. How do you get reindeer to
fly? How do you make toys? I
want a fly pen and a june bank.
Kyla
Dear Santa,
My name is Lucas George. I
am in 1st grade in Mrs. Walker's
class. I go to Prestonsburg
Elementary
School,
Prestonsburg, Ky. How is Mrs.
Claus. I she making cookies? I
want a game boy game and I
want the Chapter Book of the
Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe.
Lucas George
Dear Santa,
My name is Brianna Page
Branham, first grade, in Mrs.
Walker's class.
I have been a very good girl
this year. How is the weather up
there? I bet you are busy. I want
Bratz cards and chocolate maker
for Christmas. I want cloas and
a new purse. I want a belt. I
want a dog for Christmas. I want
a cellphone.
Brianna
Dear Santa,
My name is Clay Slone. I go
to Prestonsburg Elementary
School. I am in first grade in
Mrs. Walker's class. What is it
like in the North Pole? How did
you become Santa? 1 would like
a dirt bike for Christmas and
video games, awsowe a board
game guess who?
Clay Slone
Dear Santa,
My name is Myrtle Rochelle
Newsome. What is the North
Pole like? What is the weather
like up there. I have been good
girl all year long. I have wondered what the elves do. I want
a few of things for Christmas. I
want a doll for Christmas and I
want a ccllphone for Christmas.
I want the Lion, Witch and
Wardrobe.
Myrtle
Dear Santa,
My name is Samantha Dawn
Prater. I'm in first grade. I am in
Mrs. Walker's class. Have I
been naughty or nice? Has Mrs.
Santa been baking? I want a
Cinderella dance and a V-smile
game and games for it. I love
you!
Samantha Dawn Prater
Dear Santa,
My name is Tyler. I'm in
Mrs.
Walkers
class,
Prestonsburg Elementary, 1st
grade. How are your reindeers
doing and how are you doing
Santa Claus? I want a fly wheels
and the Book Lion, Witch and
the Wardrobes. How is the
weather at the North Pole?
Tyler
Dear Santa,
My name is Hannah Depoy. I
live in Prestonsburg, Ky. I'm in
1st grade. My teache's name is
Ms. Walker. Have you been
working hard? How have you
been? I want a Chat Now for
Christmas or a Video Now Xp
for Christmas. Or both. I would
just like to say the true meaning
of Christmas is Jesus birth.
South Floyd Middle School
Hannah Depoy
Dear Santa,
My name is Jenna Ann
Layne. I am in 1st grade. My
school is P.E.S. I'm in Mrs.
Walker's class. Do the elves
make all the toys? How many
toys do you give to children? I
would like for Christmas the
chapter book the Lion the Witch
and the Wardrobe.
Jenna Ann Layne
Mrs. Isaac's 7th grade writing class
Santa
By: Leigh Johnson
S is for snow flakes falling down from the sky.
A
is for all the children going outside.
N
is for naughty or nice.
T is for the tree covered in lights.
Dear Santa,
I am in first grade in Mrs.
Walker's room, Prestonsburg
Elementary School. I sure bet
you're working hard? How are
you doing? I just wanted to say
I forgot some things to add to
my list. An electric guitar and a
toy creator.
Jordan Bryce Tucker
A
is for all the gifts we receive no matter
if they cost one dollar or three.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
By: Allison G. Hall
Santa is coming on Christmas Eve night.
And bringing presents to boys and girls.
Dear Santa,
My name is Jonathon. I'm in
1st grade at Prestonsburg
Elementary. How are the elves
doing? I live in Prestonsburg,
Ky. I go to Prestonsburg
Elementary. I want a dog for
Christmas.
Jonathon Spradlin
Stumbo Elementary
Head Start
Dear Santa,
My name is Brance and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Misss Deb's room.
Please, bring me a Monster
Truck and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Brance Spradlin
Age 3
Dear Santa,
My name is Michael and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Deb's room.
Please, bring me trucks and toys
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Michael Blankenship
Age4
Never late to bring the presents.
The joy kids get and it's all in God's
Au month long he works on the toys.
Cause he loves to see everyone laughing with joy.
Leave cookies and milk on Christmas Eve.
And in return you'll get a present you'll see.
Under the tree will be your surprise.
So be good or at least try.
In your house down
a chimney he'll come.
Saying, "Ho, Ho, Ho." And jiggling his tum.
Chris Kringle they call him might come to you.
Out of the blue if Santa is not well enough to do his dues.
Mrs. Claus would stay home and treat Santa Claus.
I n the end she'll give Chris Kringle an applause.
Never hope that Santa gets sick.
Give your thanks to old St. Nick.
The bad kids won't get nothing.
Or they might get a piece of coal or something.
Dear Santa,
My name is Dalton and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Deb's room.
Please, bring me toys and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Dalton Harris
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Seth and I attend
Head Start at John M. Stumbo in
Miss Deb's room. Please bring
me Dukes of Hazard toys and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Seth Hamilton
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Mackenzie and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Deb's room.
Please, bring me Dora toys and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Mackenzie Hamilton
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Skylar and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Deb's room.
Please, bring me a Baby Doll
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Skylar Hamilton
Age 3
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
boy. I would like a John Deere
Power, Wheels Gator. I also
want some tools to put in the
bed of it.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Clayton Alexander Hamilton
Age3
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Ms. Deb
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a horse and dolly.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Autumn Adkins
Age4
(See page nine)
To your house Santa will come.
Out of the chimney he shall come.
Watch out and be nice this is why.
Now Santa is coming so be good and don't cry.
Merry Christmas
By: Breanna Losinger •
Cold white snow falling on
the ground,
crystal ice to skate on just
waiting to be found,
Get your gloves hats and
more,
Go outside and be ready to
explore.
Snow on the ground,
Two inches to be exact,
Things waiting to be found,
You'll make tracks.
Get 2 twigs for the arms,
a carrot for the nose,
and two marbles,
Make a snowman.
It will be wonderful! !
Lay down,
Move your legs and arms,
make a snow angel,
there is no harm.
Grab some snow,
shape it as a ball,
Remember it is no longer
fall.
It is winter now,
Close to Christmas break,
Bet your excited,
Bet you can't wait.
Not much sun.
just snow now,
It'll be fun.
You'll get presents and gifts,
But remember,
That is not the only part of
Christmas.
Last Christmas
Together
By: Lacy Spears
Last Christmas together,
We thought we would be that
way forever.
Waiting for Christmas Eve
Wondering what we would
receive.
We jump into bed
I hear reindeer ahead.
I jump to my feet,
climb under a white sheet.
I awake from a dream with a
thump,
which made me jump.
It was Christmas Eve.
I ran through the hall what
did I receive.
I ran to my stocking
what I saw was very shocking.
A large teddy bear,
with thick black hair,
which I will never share.
the end
That's what Christmas is
about
Seasons Greetings
By: Misty Collett
We're from wrapping
gifts,
to decorating trees.
We're from decorative houses,
to grounds of snow.
We're from being patient,
to peeking at all.
We're from giving,
to rece1ving.
We're from watchmg for 8
reindeer,
to watching for Santa to
bring lots.
We're from watching the
snow fall,
to having a grand ball.
We're from giving hugs and
kisses.
to receiving a world of happiness.
We're from waiting
Christmas Eve,
to opening Christmas Day.
We're from some are gold,
to some are very sad.
We're from wanting it all,
to getting even more.
We're from wanting the best,
to getting even less.
We're from playing with one,
to getting even less.
We're from playing with on ,
to playing with all.
We're now playing with the
guest,
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John M. Stumbo Headstart
1 Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa.
How arc you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a hot wheels and race
track.
Merry Christmas!
Your fncnd,
Davy Bentley
Age 3
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year I have been a good
boy. I would like a race track
and a four-wheeler.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Cameron Carroll
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
boy. I would like a Batman and
a Air Plane.
•Merry Christmas!
Your friend, .
Casey Tyler Hall
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Age 5
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a Barbie Jeep.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Judy Kaitlyn Swain
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headsta.rt
Mrs. Deb's room
Love,
Savannah McNeil
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Shelby and I
attend Head Start at John
M
Dear Santa,
My name is Kimberly and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me clothes, Barbie
Jeep. Baby Doll and remember
all the chi ldren in the world.
Love,
Kimberly Slone
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob and I
attend Head Start at 1John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me car and a
dinosaur and remember all the
children m the world.
Love,
Jacob Williams
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good.
I would like a Dora Kitchen
set.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Ashley Tackett
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
My name is Travis and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Batman
remote car and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Travis Hall
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Sebastian and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me toys and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Sebastian Friend
Dear Santa,
My name is Alexis and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me Bratts doll and
DVD movies and remember all
the children in the world.
Love,
Alexis Hall
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good. I would like a strawberry
short cake outfit.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Drema Diana Mahan
Age 5
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
My name is Gaberille and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Dear Santa.
•How arc you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a doll and a music
box.
Merry Christmas'
Your friend,
Emily McKinney
Age 3
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John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good girl. I would like a computer, car, baseball game, basketball net and a baby doll.
~erry Christmas!
Your friend,
April Marie Spears
Age4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been good. I
would like a big truck, and a
Mustang.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Wendell Stiltner
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Dear Santa,
My name is Dalton and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a 4-wheeler
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Dalton Newsome
4 yrs. old
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Dear Santa,
My name is Savannah and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me clothes,
Barbie, Barbie Doll House and
remember all the children in the
world.
Stumbo in
miss
Renee's
room.
Please, bring me Polly Pocket
House and Dora House and
remember all the children in the
world.
Love,
Shelby Hall
Age4
Dear Santa,
My name is Devin and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me Monster
truck/Game boy and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Devin Edmonds
4 yr. old
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ricki and I
attend Head Start at John
M. Stumbo in Miss Renee's
room. Please bring me baby
doll/doll bed and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Ricki Williams
4 yrs. old
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Dear Santa,
My name is Victoria and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Barbie
Kitchen and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Victoria Moon
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
My name is Kassie and I
attend Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Miss Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Barbie Doll
and remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Kassie Ray
4 yrs. old
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a good
girl. I would like a Bratz doll,
and Amazing Amanda doll.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Hannah Hamilton
Age5
•John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
Dear Stana,
How are you?
This year I have been a reall~ood girl. I would like a Dora
Kitchen. Anything Dora.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Megan O ' Brien
Age 4
John M. Stumbo Headstart
Mrs. Deb's room
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and friends in giving thanks to the Lord for the gift of
His only son, the Prince of Peace, our Savior, and
wish you all a most joyous Noel.
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STAFF WRITER
WHEELWRIGHT
The
Wheelwright City Utilities Commission
meeting was canceled for lack of a quorum Tuesday. but area residents who
came for the meeting remained in city
hall to participate 111 an open forum and a
teleconference with an Equitable Energy
representative.
Court-appointed receiver, attorney
. Tom Smith. said the utiHtics commission
continues its search for alternate gas
resources. Prior to the teleconference call,
he spoke with an area provider who proposed a two-year fixed rate for the city,
but details of that call were not disclosed.
Smith said he's had trouble finding
companies who are willing to sell gas to
the city because of its previous payment
delinquencies. They are "nervous" about
selling gas to Wheelwright, he said.
The
gas
Equitable
sells
to
Wheelwright comes from local wells that
have "unstripped" gas (a higher quality
gas that can produce more heat.) The city
is currently paying the company approximately $17.25 for that gas.
Currently, the utilities commission is
charging residential customers $21 MCF
and commercial customers $31 MCF. The
city's biggest commercial service, Otter
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photo by Mary Music
Christian Wright, 10, of Prestonsburg, waved his arms madly and shouted for joy during the
Christmas with a Cop program Sunday. He says he loves pollee officers because "They do good
stuff."
Prestonsburg Shop with a Cop
program helps 52 children
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- fhanks
to many area sponsors, the
Prestonsburg Police Department
defined or redefmcd the spirit of
Christmas for 52 child1·cn in 19
Floyd County families.
One child, Christian Wright,
10, waved his arms madly and
shouted for joy when he learned
that the "real" santa (Job Corps
employee Roy Picklesimer) was
in the building.
"This is the best thing that
these cops could do for these kids.
They've been looking forward to
it for two weeks," said Jeff Potter,
of Prestonsburg, who participated
m the program Sunday with his
wife, Bobbie, and their three children. Kaitlyn, 8, Justin, 7, and
Ryan, 5.
Chief Mike Omerod said the
(See P'BURG, page e1ght)
Martin holds
third program
Sonny
High: 45 • Low: 27
1
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
Obituaries ....................A2
Community Calendar ..A3
Opinion ......................A4
Sports ...................... 81
Lifestyles ...................... 85
Classifieds .................... 89
(See WHEELWRIGHT, page five)
Suit fded over
basketball
game scume
by MARY MUSIC
WHEELWRIGHTAn Otter Creek
Correctional Center
:nmate faces an additional charge after she
allegedly assisted anothe• in planning an
escape
Because of an ongong Investigation, authorities at the prison will not
comment about allegations surrounding a facilitation to commit escape
charge against inmate
Darla McCormick, 39.
Investigator Dwight
Crowell filed a complaint
against her, alleging that
she tried to help another
pnsoner escape on Oct.
16 She was served with
a crimi'1al summons by
the Floyd Courty
Sher ff's Depart'Tlent last
ThJrsday
Asc;1stant Warden Jeff
~ittle sa1d othe· charges
c.re pendmg agamst
otrer peop'e involved 'n
the alleged escape
attempt, but charges
aga1nst those accused
were not filed m Floyd
County District Court
Tuesday.
McCormick is scheduled to be arraigned on
the charge in February.
Creek Correctional Center, is also looking
for alternate ga" resources .
Calling the commission "courageous"
for ''facing up to what the problems are,"
Smith said they are open for suggestions
on how to solve the ga<> price problem.
When asked if he agreed with JudgeExecutive Paul Hunt Thompson's statement last week that Equitable Energy was·
Martin police
officer John
Smith grins at
the camera while
Santa talks w1th
an inquisitive
child at
Saturday's
"Christmas with
a Cop" community event held
at the Martin
Community
Center.
Times Staff Report
MARTIN Mothers everywhere,
teaching lessons on trust, tell their children. "If you're ever in trouble, find a
policeman."
Even more, children in the Martin community are learning that not only are
policemen people they can trust, they arc
also people they can love.
PRESTONSBURG
The
parent
of
one
Prestonsburg High School
basketball player has filed a
civil suit against the Floyd
County Board of Education,
alleging that she was "accosted" on the ball court at South
Floyd High School while she
was trying to protect her son
after a junior varsity game on
Dec. 7.
'The South Floyd High
School provided no security
for the players at this game.
even though it is commonly
recognized practice for all
schools to do so." attorney
Tim Parker wrote in the suit
on behalf of his wife. Angela
Hall. "Had adequate security
been present, there would
have been no need for anyone to go to the gymnasium
floor to protect the players."
Parker asks that the court
place a temporary restraining
order against the school
board because Hall, along
with others, has been barred
from attending all extracurricular activities in any Floyd
County school for the
remainder of the year.
Hall will suffer "irreparable harm" by not being
allowed to watch her son
play, he wrote.
After the Dec. 7 game was
(See LAWSUIT, page ten)
Board qrged to
reinstate smoke ban
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
EASTERN - During his
tenure as chairman of the
Floyd County Board of
Education, former board
member Johnnie Ross was
able to convince his fellow
board members to impose a
districtwide policy prohibiting smoking on all schoolowned properties.
In the time since Ross'
departure, school administrators have, according to cur-
rent vice chair Jeff Stumbo,
issued complaints in regard
to the policy. Most notably,
Stumbo says that the administrators he has spoken to
have said that the policy is
"almost impossible·· to
enforce. As a result. the
board recently repealed the
policy. once again opening
school properties to the use
of tobacco.
"We have ball games and
other activities on school
(Sec BOARD, page five)
(See MARTIN, page ten)
Turner trial postponed until June
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITE R
FRANKFORT
U.S. District
Judge Karen Caldwell granted a
motion to postpone the January
trial date for state Sen. Johnny
Ray Turner and his cousin Loren
Glenn Turner to June 12.
The judge a! so denied a
motion by Sen. Turner to stay
proceedings until a decision is
made by the Sixth District Court
of Appeals in a case against
Glenn Turner and Ross Harris,
who were both found guilty last
year on similar vote fraud
charges. The decision in that case
may impact the current case
agrunst Sen. Turner and Glenn
Turner.
The men were indicted on
charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and
vote buying in connection with
the Democratic primary election
in 2000. Detectives with the
Federal Bureau of Investigations
(See TURNER, page ten)
photo by Tom Doty
The Brothers of the Wheel, who are out every year on the
weekend following Thanksgiving to raise money to help
needy children at Christmas, delivered toys and shoes for
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
- ---- -- ======== -Thurman ]. Akers
Thurman J. Akers, age 81, of
Dana, husband of the late
Jeancua Jarrell Akers. passed
away Monday, December 19,
2005, at the Prestonsburg Health
Care Center.
He was born October 31,
J924, in Dana, the son of the
late Elmon and Ada Akers. He
was a retired coal miner, formerly employed by Turner
~lkhorn Mining Company; a
member of the Little Salem
Regular Baptist Church in
Dana, since 1966; a member of
the Betsy Layne D.A.V.; and
was a U.S. Army World War TI
veteran. where he was awarded
two Bronze Stars and a Purple
Heart, for action in the
European Theatre.
Survivors include two sons:
Bobby
Joe
Akers
of
Prestonsburg, Teddy Ray Akers
of Dana; a brother, Billy Ray
Akers of Warren, Michigan; a
special sister, Margie Conn of
Dana; a granddaughter, three
grandsons, a great grandson,
and two great-granddaughters.
Preceding him in death was
his wife, Jeanetta, and three
brothers: Richard Akers, Archer
Akers, and Hatler Akers.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 22,
at 1 l a.m., at the Little Salem
Regular Baptist Church, in
Dana, with Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will follow in the Fred
Conn Cemetery, in Dana, under
the professional care of Hall
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Pallbearers: Benny Joe Akers,
Dennis Ray Akers, Michael
Thurman Akers, Steve Cordial,
Jeff Wallen, Ted Cordial, Rick
Wallen, Shawn Wallen, Don
Wallen, and Brandon Joseph
Akers.
Honorary: Lowell Samons,
George Smith, Dennis Kidd,
Norman
Conn,
Eddie
Blackburn, Gene Davis, French
Campbell, and Billy Akers.
(Paid obituary)
DOD
Maudie Collins
Maudie Collins, 93, of
Pikeville, formerly of Little
Mud Creek, died Monday,
l>ccember 12, 2005, at Pikeville
Medical Center.
Born February 27, 1912, in
Honaker, she was the daughter
of the late Henry and Minerva
Jane Adams Collins. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Church of Christ, (Mouth of
Mud), at Harold.
She was twice married, first
to Lee Parsons, and later to
Alfred Collins. Both preceded
her in death.
Survivors include three sons:
Graham Parsons, Monteville
(Barlow) Parsons, and Johnny
Ray Collins, all of Honaker; two
daughters:
Gracie
Gladys
Dalton of Bucyrus, Ohio, and
Mary Ann Hunter of Pikeville;
23 grandchildren, 25 greatgrandchildren, seven greatgreat-grandchildren, and several
step-grandchildren, step-greatgrandchildren, and step-greatgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and
husbands, she was preceded in
death by three brothers: Leigh,
Bob, and Joe; six sisters: Belle,
Phoebe, Mollie, Lula, Kelly, and
Martha; a grandchild, and a
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 15,
at noon, at the Church of Christ
at the mouth of Mud in Harold,
with Gary Justice, Ronnie
Samons, and Everett (Red)
Lawson officiating.
Burial was in the Parsons
Cemetery, at Little Mud, in
Printer, under direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
in Martin.
Visitation was Tuesday,
December 13, at 7 p.m., at the
funeral home, and on Thursday,
December 15, at 10 a.m. at the
church.
(P:ud obituary)
ODD
Joe Davidson
Goodman II
Joe Davidson Goodman, TI, of
Findlay, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family at 8:20
p.m., Saturday, December 17,
2005, at the Fox Run Manor,
Findla .
He was born on August 15,
1961, in Prestonsburg, the son
of Joe Davidson I, and Lillie
(Greer) Goodman, and they survive in Findlay.
Joe was a machinist who
enjoyed Nascar, the Cleveland
Browns, Chevy's, especially
Nova's, and loved fishing. He
was a 1979 graduate of Findlay
High School.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his sisters:
Deborah
K.
(Randall)
Dillingham of North Baltimore,
and Carolyn R. (Todd) Clark of
Forest; nieces: Melissa Greiner,
Anna K. Dillingham, and Kara
L. Dillingham; a great-niece and
nephew, Kendyl Rain and Asher
Haize Sammet.
A funeral service will be held
at
11
a.m., Wednesday,
December 21, at the Trinity
Baptist Church, Findlay, with
Reverend David A. Shaffer officiating.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery, Trinity Memorial
Gardens.
Visitation was held 2-4 and 68 p.m., on Tuesday, at ColdrenCrates Funeral Home, Findlay,
and 1 hour prior to the service at
the church.
Memorial contributions may
be made in his memory, to
Bridge Home Health and
Hospice and/or Blanchard
Valley Center of MRDD. Online
condolences may be made at
www.coldrencrates.com.
(Paid obituary)
DOD
Carol Sue Hall
Carol Sue Hall, 67, of 1411 E.
Elm Street, Streator, Illinois,
died at 10:44 p.m., Monday
December 12, 2005, at St.
Mary's Hospital, in Streator.
Private family services will be
held at the Solon, Baker &
Telford Funeral Home, in
Streator. Rev. Mark Upchurch,
of Central Church of Christ, will
officiate.
Burial will be in Poplar Grove
Cemetery in Weeksbury.
She was born September 18,
1938, in Weeksbury, the daughter of the late Willie & Grace
(Wells) Johnson. She married
Charles E. "Red" Hall on
December
10,
1960,
in
Clintwood, Virginia. He survives.
She is also survived by
daughters: Diana Huff of
Streator, and Pamela (Mrs.
Kenneth) Wright of Ottawa; a
son: John (Tricia) Hall of
Manville; six grandchildren:
Christopher, Benjamin, and
Hannah Huff, Blake and Alysia
Davis and Brandon Hall; her
mother-in-law:
Mildred
Hatfield of Bypro; sisters:
Joanne (Mrs. John C.) Osborne
of Miami Town Ohio, Estelle
Mosley of Weeksbury, Juanita
Johnson of Virgie, and J ckie
(Mrs. William H.) Dye of
Flatwoods; and a brother:
Bobby (Jean) Johnson of
Weeksbury.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; sisters: Jean Jcnctte
and Mildred Campbell; and a
brother, Billy Virgil Johnson.
She
graduated
from
Weeksbury Grade School and
Wheelwright High School, in
Shehad
resided in
1957.
Streator since 1962.
She was a member of the
Church of Christ in Weeksbury.
(Paid obituary)
DOD
A Warrior of the Cross
has fallen.
ftrst daughter, and his parents,
returned to Hueysville in 1941.
There, three more daughters
were born. He was a postal clerk
and worked in the F.P. Hayes
General Store, later taking over
the store when his father
became ill. The store became a
nighttime gathering place for
locals.
Rondal lived in Hueysville,
until July of 2002, where he was
an elder of the Hueysville
Church of Christ. He had also
served as youth leader, Sunday
school teacher, preacher, secretary and treasurer, church bus
driver, adult Bible study teacher,
janitor, and repairman. He was
best known as the second father
to scores of young people,
recruiting many of them for service in the church. He never
turned away anyone who needed food, a ride to the doctor,
money to pay bills, or clothing.
Many charges at his store were
forgiven, and never collected.
He took the youth groups to the
swimming pool, Dewey Lake,
the skating rink, and pizza
restaurants. He organized baseball, softball, and basketball
transported the
teams, and
teams to their games. He donated land that he helped develop
into recreational
areas for
church youth.
When the original two-and-ahalf story church, burned in
1981. he retired from the Post
Office and spent the next two
years building the new church,
that he had designed. As elder,
he continued to counsel and
encourage members of the
church and community.
He is survived by his wife,
Irene; four daughters: Carol
Hiller and her husband. Lanny,
of Taylor Mill; Sharon Claypool
and her husband, Jim, of Park
Hills; Karen Handshoe and her
husband, Phil, of Winchester;
and Ronda Stachia Knorr and
her husband, Marvin, of
Edgewood; two sisters: Kathlee
Nyman
of
SacramentoJ...
California, and Marietta Brown
of Victorville, California; a
brother, Paul C. Hayes of
Wilmington, Ohio; eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 23, at
2 p.m., at the Hueysville Church
of Christ, with Bro. Chester A.
Varney and Bro. E.W. Damron
officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, at
I vel, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation will be Thursday,
December 22, from 5-9 p.m., at
the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be sent to the Hueysville
Church of Christ, P.O. Box 126,
Hueysville, KY 41640.
(Paid obituary)
DOD
Augusta (Gustie)
Hurd
Augusta (Gustie) Hurd, 86, of
Allen, died Saturday, December
17,
2005,
at
Riverview
Healthcare in Prestonsburg.
Born Aprill3, 1919, in Dana,
she was the daughter of the late
Ernest and Victoria Smith
Mulkey. She was a homemaker,
and a member of the Daniels
Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Isaac Lee Hurd.
Survivors include a son,
Charles A. Hurd of North
Judson, Indiana; four daughters:
Leona Samons of Allen, Daisy ,._
Lewis of Tram, Thelma Crum of
Glasgow and Davie Stacy of
Culver. Indiana; three sisters:
Lizzie Spears, Atchie Spears,
and Lennie Mulkey, all of
Banner; 31 grandchildren, 57
great-grandchildren, and 18
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and
parents, she was preceded in
death by two sons: Ernest Hurd
and Merrilyn Hurd; a daughter,
Judy Jo Johnson; four brothers:
Keene Mulkey, Charlie Mulkey,
Ike Mulkey, and Delzie Mulkey;
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con(See OBITUARIES, page six)
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2005 • A3
Community Calendar
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Calendar items will be
printed as space permits
Editor~.,
note: To announce
your community event, you may
hand-delh·er your item to The
Floyd County Times office,
/ocatl·d at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: The Floyd County Times,
P. 0. Box 390. Prestonsburg, KY
41653; or.fax to 606-886-3603;
or email to: features@jloydcoumwimes.com. Information
Hill not be taken over the teleplume. All items will be placed
on a first come, first-serve basis
as space permits.
Presbyterians celebrate the
"Reason for the Season!"
The
First
Presbyterian
Church invites you to the following special events:
• Christmas Cantata, on
December 18th. entitled "Come
to the Manger,'' during morning
worshtp service at 11:00 a.m.
• Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service on December 24th, at
... 7:00p.m.
•
Christmas
Morning
Worship on December 25th, at
11:00 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church is
located
next
to
Jerry's
Restaurant on Rt. 321, in
Prestonsburg.
Meets the third Thursday of
each month, in the Floyd
County
Family
Court
Conference room, in the Justice
Center, at 3 p.m. Learn how to
prevent domestic violence. The
information you gain may save
a life.. .the life of someone you
know! All interested persons
encouraged to attend. For more
info., call 886-4323.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Invites interested professionals and businesses to join them
for lunch each Thursday, at 12
p.m., in the Student Grille
Conference
Room,
onthe
BSCTC campus.
Each weekly program is
devoted to community service
and its application to the Rotary
Motto: "Service Above Self."
"Lunch is served at noon and
programs begin promptly at
12:40. Contact Mike Vance at
226-2075 for more info.
UNITE
Beginning January 9, the
UNITE coalition of Floyd
County will meet the second
Monday of each month, at 5
p.m., at the Allen Baptist
Church. All interested persons
welcome to join UNITE's fight
against drugs.
•"Living Free" - A support
group sponsored by the Floyd
County UNITE Coalition.
Group will meet weekly at the
old Allen Baptist Church, on US
23 N., between Allen and
Banner, on Tuesdays, at 1:15
p.m. The frrst meeting will be
held on Nov. 29.
Living Free is a faith-based
12-step support group open to
all who are searching for recovery. There is no fee to attend.
For more info., contact Shirley
Combs at 874-3388 or 4348400.
Martha's Portion bag sale
There will be a bag sale for
Martha's Portion on Tuesday,
December 20 and Wednesday,
December 21 from 8:30am2:20pm. Fill a bag with cloth~ ing for $3.00. Hurry in to do
last minute Christmas shopping.
New things arrive everyday.
May House Tours
The historic Samuel May
House will be open to the public
each Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m.
The house, built in 1817, is the
oldest house in the Big Sandy
Valley. Tours are $3/person;
The
donations appreciated.
house is located on North Lake
Drive (Prestonsburg), across
from Pizza Hut and Wendy's.
Interested in job training?
Are you a senior citizen on a
fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living
expenses? Could you use some
extra spending money but don't
know how to get back into Lhe
workforce?
If you arc at least age 55, the
Senior Community Service
Employment Program (SCSEP)
may be able to help. Earn extra
money, learn new skills, and
help your community at the
same time! To find out more,
call: 886-2929.
External Diploma Program
Kentucky residents age 25
and older can earn a high school
diploma by demonstrating skills
learned on the job or in raising a
family. Flexible scheduling is
provided and confidentiality
maintained. Classes arc held at
Perkins
the
Carl
D.
Rehabilitation
Center,
in
Thelma, Mon. thru Fri., with
evening classes on Thursday.
EDP classes are also held at the
Mullins Learning Center, in
Pikeville, on Tuesdays, from
4:30-8:30 p.m. Contact Andy
Jones at 606-788-7080, or 800443-2187, ext. 186, or Linda
Bell. at ext 160 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
at Christ United Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Cliffside/Prestonsburg: 3rd
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., at
Cliffside Community Room.
David: I st Monday. 1 p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin: lst Tuesday, 6 p.m.,
Martin Church of Christ.
Evening Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown First Baptist
Church.
Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild:
lst/3rd Wednesdays, 10 a.m.,
Extension Office.
Prestonsbmg: 2nd Tuesday,
1:30 p.m., Extension Office.
South Prestonsburg:
3rd
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Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen: lst Monday, 11 a.m.,
886-0565
Hillbilly Travel Club
Sat., Dec. 24th, 11 :30 p.m.,
Musical Prelude to Christmas:
A Selection of Carols and
Hymns. Performed by Jorge and
Teresa Alzadon, accompanied
by Susan Johnson, pianist.
Followed
by
Christmas
Midnight Mass service. St.
Martha Catholic Church is
located on Watergap Road, in
Prestonsburg. Fr. Bob Damron,
pastor For~ore information.
call 874-9526.
•
Monday
nights
Volleyball, 7 p.m., co-ed activity. $1. 7th grade thru adult.
Followed by drinks, snacks,
pool and ping pong until 9 p.m.
Also. basketball from 6-7 p.m.
FREE. Must be accompanied
by an adult.
• Tuesday and Thursday Baskelball,5-6 p.m., FREE if
under 15. Must be accompanied
by an adult. 8-10 p.m., ages 15
to adult, $2.
You must be 55 or older to
apply. In Floyd, call 886-2929;
Johnson,
call
789-6515;
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
call 432-2775; and in Lawrence,
call 638-4067.
Currently planning a 2-night
tnp to New York City that will
take place on Memorial Day
weekend, 2006. Plans are for the
club to depart from Floyd
County on Friday, May 26, at 6
Will spend Sat and
p.m.
Sunday nights in NYC, departing at 7 a.m. on the 29th. Cost
ranging in price from $185260/per person. Call Ed or
Linda at 452-4149 for more
information.
St. Martha Christmas service
Maytown Center
•
Floyd County Community
Council on Domestic
VIolence
Neighborhood Watch
The
Mud
Creek
Neighborhood Watch group will
meet the third Thursday of each
month, at 7 p.m. All are invited
to attend meetings.
Free Body Recall classes
Free Body Recall Exercise
Classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30,
at the Presbyterian Church in
Prestonsburg. Classes are held
Monday, Wednesday,
and
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the old R
& S Building. Classes are
offered by the Floyd County
Health Department. Call the
health department, 886-2788,
for more information.
All usecl vehicles naust go by 12•31•08.
We clon't want to pay taxes.
!D
_,.,..
Year-encl Clearance on all 'OS Forcl, Lincoln, ancl Mercury.
Prices posted on all '05 vehicles In stock.
'05 FORD E350 CLUB WAGON XLT-18,000 miles.................................................Was $21,995
'05 TOYOTA CAMRY LE-Pwr. windows, locks, seat, 15,000 miles.....................Was $19,995
'05 CHEVY MALIBU-Pwr. windows, locks, 18,000 miles......................................Was $13,795
'05 PONTIAC GRAND AM-Pwr. windows, locks, 12,000 miles............................Was $13,995
'05 CHEVY CAVALIER-4-dr., auto., CD, 18,000 miles ...........................................Was $12,995
'05 DODGE NEON SXT-Pwr. windows, locks, alloy wheels, 14,000 miles.........Was $12,995
'05 DODGE NEON SXT-Pwr. windows, locks, alloy wheels, 14,000 miles.........Was $12,995
'05 TOYOTA CAMRY LE-Pwr. windows, locks, seat, 16,000 miles.....................Was $19,995
'05 FORD TAURUs-Spoiler, alloy wheels, pwr. windows, locks, 20,000 miles..Was $14,995
'04 FORD FREESTAR VAN-Pwr. windows/locks, 37,000 miles...........................Was $15,995
'04 JEEP LIBERTV-4WD, pwr. windows/locks, 13,000 miles...............................Was $18,995
'04 TOYOTA COROLLA LE-Pwr. windows/locks, 31,000 miles...........................Was $14,995
'04 TOYOTA COROLLA LE-Pwr. windows/locks, 27,000 miles...........................Was $14,995
'04 TOYOTA COROLLA LE-Pwr. windows/locks, 28,000 miles...........................Was $14,995
'04 FORD F150 CREW CAB XLT-Pwr. windows/locks, 23,000 miles..................Was $23,995
'Earn While You Learn'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P.
office is taking applications for
its "Senior Training Program."
'04 FORD EXPLORER XLT-4WD, third seat, all power, 13,000 miles.................Was $21,995
'04 FORD EXPLORER XLT-4WD, third seat, all power, 35,000 miles.................Was $21,995
'03 FORD RANGER-4WD, 6-CD, alloy wheels, custom bedcover, 23,000 miles. Was $15,995
'03 FORD EXPLORER XL8-4WD, all power, 30,000 miles...................................Was $16,995
'03 FORD FOCUS-4-dr., automatic, 40,000 miles.................................................Was$ 9,995
'03 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS L8-Leather, 25,000 miles ...............................Was $16,995
'02 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE-2-tone paint, 18,000 miles .....................Was $24,995
Please remember to
Support our Troops
with your Prayers and
Gifts.
Let us ALL come
together as family and
friends, during this
Special Time, and give
each other the greatest
gift of aii ... Love! Make '--- -this Christmas, truly a time of praising
Jesus Christ, the Real Reason for the
Season, and attend church this Christmas
Sunday.
May God Bless You
R.D. "Doc" MARSHALL
DEMOCRAT FOR
COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE
5
'04 FORD FREESTAR VAN-Pwr. windows/locks, 37,000 miles...........................Was $15,995
'01 FORD F150 SUPERCAB-4WD, XLT off road, 30,000 miles............................Was $20,995
'01 FORD ESCAPE XLT-4WD, all power, 33,000 miles.........................................Was $16,995
'00 CHEVY IMPALA L8-AII power, 66,000 miles...................................................Was$ 9,995
'99 CADILLAC SEDAN DeVILLE-Leather, loaded .................................................Was $ 6,995
'86 MERCEDES-BENZ E-300 ......................................................................................Was S 2,995
' 95
No 13,495
21, 95
0
No 19,995
1 ,9 5
o 13,995
OW 14,995
No
7,950
No 14,995
No 21,990
Now $17,995
No 14,995
Now 7,995
995
Now 1,500
•FORD
• LINCOI.N
• MERCURY
�A4 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
21, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
- Juhn Greenleaf Whittier
'A.mencfment '1
of
Congress sfia(( make no (aw myecting an esta6fisfiment
re{igion, or
the free exercise thereof, a6ridfJine the jreeaom
_pres~; or the ritJfit the yec:ffe to yeacea6(y assem6{e, ana to yetition the government Jor a rearess grievances.
of
of
of speecfi, or of the
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Compromise not
worth price
Far from ending bickering and smoothing the way for final
congressional action, a recent compromise agreement on extending the USA Patriot Act seems to have generated almost as much
controversy as the original law. This is not entirely surprising
because the agreement perpetuates two of the law's ugliest features, and the debate over the compromise has highlighted another
legal monstrosity that has not received the attention or the censure
it deserves.
The law, enacted just 45 days after the terror attacks of Sept.
11, 2001, reflected the pervasive fear and hysteria that gripped the
country after that traumatic event, and was enacted to help law
enforcement prevent another such attack. It contains some 150
provisions, almost all of which are powerful new tools in the fight
against terrorism.
But it was perhaps inevitable that a law with so many provisions - especially one that was enacted in haste and emotion should contain serious flaws. Two o them have drawn deserved
attention and scorn. Section 213, the aptly named "sneak and
peek" provision, allows federal agents to secretly search a person's home or business and seize personal property without giving
notice of the search for days, even months.
Section 215 allows government agents to collect personal data
on Americans, such as library and medical records without any
evidence linking them to a crime. Also, it makes it a crime for
record holders to reveal that the information was collected. Both
these unnecessary and potentially dangerous intrusions into the
privacy rights of Americans should have been repealed. Instead,
the recent House-Senate compromise requires that the subject of a
search under Section 213 be notified in 30 days. Under the agreement, Section 215 would be extended for four years, at the end of
which time it would expire, unless extended again. The federal
government often argues that fears about the rampant use of these
two sections are exaggerated, asserting they have been used only
rarely. But the sparing use of these two provisions may be
explained by the extraordinary growth in the use of National
Security Letters, or administrative subpoenas, since the USA
Patriot Act was enacted.
National Security Letters have existed since the 1970s and
were used to examine the records of suspected foreign agents. The
USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration, however, have
transformed their use, so that they now extract information from
telephone companies, Internet service providers, banks, credit
unions and other businesses.
In early November, the Washington Post reported that the FBI
now issues more than 30,000 such letters a year, a hundredfold
increase. The Justice Department disputed these figures, but it
was unwilling to supply the correct figure. Neither has the administranon been willing to offer a single example in which the use
of a National Security Letter has helped disrupt a terrorist plot,
the Post said.
A judge or other court officer must authorize a conventional
subpoena, but a National Security Letter may be issued by the
FBI without independent judicial review. The recent HouseSenate compromise contains language intended to allow the recipient of such a letter to disclose the fact and challenge the letter,
but these protections are woefully inadequate.
On Wednesday, the House approved the compromise, but its
future in the Senate is murkier. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., the
only senatot to vote against the USA Patriot Act in 2001, says he
may try to stop the compromise bill with a filibuster. He portrays
the bill as "just plain unacceptable." He's right. It is surely possible to write an effective anti-terrorism law that, unlike this abominable and dangerous "compromise," does not sacrifice some of
our country's most precious freedoms. Congress should do its job
and write one.
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Capitol Ide as
Study supports the
urban-rural division
by MARK R. CHELLGREN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - It's a conflict that
has long simmered in Kentucky - city
vs. country, urban vs. rural, haves vs.
have-nots or some other variation on the
theme.
A study released by the Center for
Business and Economic Research at the
University of Kentucky offers some statistical analysis to support the existence
of the disparity between the two and
makes some recommendations that are
sure to stoke the heat in the argument.
University of Louisville economist
Dr. Paul Coomes wrote in the 2005
Kentucky Annual Economic Report that
when it comes to distributing public
resources, such as tax money for transportation infrastructure and even education, the state is too evenhanded. Urban
areas should be getting more because
they not only contribute a greater proportion of the tax base, those areas are the
only real hope to pull all of Kentucky out
of the economic backwater.
"Kentucky's fiscal policies clearly
disadvantage the economic competitiveness of its largest cities," Coomes wrote
in the article, "Kentucky is missing
lucrative office economy growth."
"If Kentucky is ever to catch up in
terms of prosperity, it will be led by its
cities," Coomes continued. "But its
urban areas cannot compete nationally
and internationally under an anachronis-
tic tax structure and spending policies
geared primarily to redistribution and
entitlement."
The concentration of economic activity is overwhelming, Coomes argued. He
said one-half of all private sector wages
paid in Kentucky are earned in only four
of the 120 counties- Jefferson, Fayette,
Boone and Kenton. If Warren and
Daviess counties are added, those six
provide half of all the private sector JObs
in the state.
Coomes estimated that the state's
three primary urban areas - Louisvil1e,
Lexington and northern Kentucky contributed $4.2 billion in state taxes and
fees in the 2003 fiscal year, but received
only $2.8 billion in return.
"Kentucky state spending policies
continue to be geared to providing infrastructure and services to sparsely populated areas, a 50-year economic development mission that is essentially complete
and now dangerously close to creating a
new entitlement culture," Coomes said.
A change in tax and spending policies
is needed to promote the booming
knowledge and office industries,
Coomes said.
Farming and mining are in decline
and Kentucky has done little to help
itself attract corporate headquarters and
research and development firms, the real
engines of future economic growth.
Coomes said.
Coomes cites what has become
almost a truism for Kentucky's economy
- education pays.
Coomes noted the "myth" that the
state's low educational attainment level
is unique to its rural areas. "In fact, nearly all regions of Kentucky rank low in
terms of college attainment and most are
lov. 'n t , ., of htgh school attainment,"
Co< ne~ a1d.
1ncr~ • not a single county that is
above th • ~Hional average in both educatiC'n 'lnd earnings, Coomes said.
"Indeed omy two or three counties are
above tl• national average in either measur '' he aid.
Coome<; doesn't pull any punches
with his proposals to turn around the
stale's eronomic fortunes:
The indh idual income tax should
be lowered or eliminated to signal to
entefl)ri"ing and talented people their
success will not be penalized, Coomes
said Ci arctte and "ot~er vice taxes"
,should h i\).Crt>ased t)nd gambling could
be ex.pandec;l.
Sp ·nding formulas for transportation mot ?.Y <;hould be changed to direct
money 'A here comes from and the people
and nee <; are located: the urban areas.
M01 ' I 'cal contribution should be
requ;rcd to !'.Upport schools in less populated ar.a~. leaving more money fo !?
urb<1n ar as Coomes said.
Local option sales taxes should be
allowed property tax caps removed and
school ~l'>tl icts should be required to
lev)' local income taxes, Coomes said.
All thos would allow the state to reduce
its obllg ttion to local education, roads
and community projects.
' Other bold mitiatives should be considered," Coomes said, as if the other
proposa v.cren't quite brash enough.
Prh ate P anagement of state resort parks
and con olidation of governments are
another tv.. l) that Coomes offered.
LJD::J
Mark R. Chellgren is the Frankfort
corr.,sprndentfor The Associated Press.
Letters
Soldiers treated
unfairly
Just a while ago a young man around
Eastern Kentucky, as far as I know, was
ftred from his job because his employer
found it too inconvenient that this young
man should be sent to duty in the
National Guard, thus being absent from
work. It has also been brought to my
attention that he is not the only one. He,
along with others, was called to duty to
assist in the Katrina aftermath. Upon
returning, these many week end soldiers
were dismissed from their jobs because
of this interruption of the necessary times
off from work.
I have some questions for those people having done the flring. Do you people fly the Red, White and Blue at home?
If so, then you must not really mean it.
Have any of you people had a family
member, relative, or friend that has
served in the military? If, so then that
must be a slap in their face. Do any of
you people go to church or are religious?
If so, then you may have re-evaluate your
ethics.
Were any of the Minutemen during
the Revolutionary War done that way?
No. Were any of our soldiers done that
way when they returned from World War
II or the Korean war? No. I don't know
about the Vietnam war or the others after.
Is the gap between Corporate America
and the United States of America becoming more evident and clear? It seems so.
Does everyone who feared that our soldiers would be unappreciated if they
were to return from war have reason to
feel such? With this happening to just the
ones sent to a disaster area here at home
just image what some employers might
do to those Reserve and Guard members
having been gone to war for a long while
when they finally return home. Does
such an act of dismissal because of such
an excuse appear to be a repeat of the
Vietnam era, when many of our soldiers
received ill response when returning
home'? This seems quite evident.
Don't you think it is a sacrifice for
Reserve and Guard members to be away
from their jobs and families when called
to duty? You must have not forgotten
about tha• fact. Do you really car? Only
your deep conscience can answer that,
although your actions appear to prove
othrrwi.\:. Is thi~ all they get out of serving their country. a thanks for serving our
country <.1 d thanks for nothing?
Why were such terminations wrong?
It is ur.-Arncrican and un-ethical.
Why 1.!1) I care? Because I am an army
brat, '11)' father served in the military, and
a famtl) member spent time in the
Nati 1na! Guard and served in the Gulf
War I 2 c;o have some relatives who
scrveJ in World War II.
Why 1, it my business? Because I am
an Amencan and I try to give the military
membrts the support they deserve,
whether tllCy are regular or temporary. •
Thom W. Elam
Ptkcville
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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"gouging" Eastern Kentuckians, toward paying salaries of
Smith said, "I think it is capital- employees related to city comism at it's scariest."
missioners.
One man in the audience
"I feel that the reason why the
Thesday repeatedly a.'iked that Preslons were cut was due to fact
the attorney general or other they are parents of Don 'Booty'
state offices gel involved in Hall, and they felt pressured to
helping Wheelwright citizens do so because of the relation,"
with price gouging. Smith Patrick said Monday. "At every
agreed, but told the man, Joseph meeting we got, it's always
Tackett, that the problem falls . throwed up, 'What are you
under federal jurisdiction.
gonna do about people who are
A_ Equitable
representative related to city commissioners?' I
·Brian Shefranek suggested that don't understand why you won't
the commission contact the cut health insurance."
Public Service Commission to
Patrick's concerns were mirfind additional assistance pro· rored in comments made
grams.
Tuesday by the Preston's daughPrior to and during the con· ter, who asked if cuts would be
ference, the most significant made to other employees. She
questions asked pertained to said the cuts only saved the comrecent changes in employee mission $500 a month, and she
salaries and to what happened to asked if other employees would
money paid by gas customers be cut.
last year.
Smith told her it wouldn't
Smith said the commission make a huge difference now, but
paid "various bills" for gas col- that "it is a start." No defmite
lections m February, the only answer was given regarding
~onth that the commission did
other employees.
not pay their winter gas bill,
As the conference continued,
which topped out when the concerns where aired about what
Equitable refused to tum on win- happened to money paid last
ter gas services this year because year by Wheelwright residents
of a delinquency of about for their gas bills.
$96.000.
The biggest contributor to the
Since Smith became the com- $96,000 delinquent bill last year
mission's receiver, he has autho- began when city commissioners,
rized the reduction in hours acting as a working utilities
worked by janitor Ruby Preston, commission, decided not to raise
mother of city commissioner consumer rates to meet the
Don Hall, from five days a week increase in cost of the gas, Smith
to two. Smith also authorized a said.
25 percent reduction in pay for
At the end of the meeting,
Hall's father, Paul Preston, who Parker and Smith agreed that
4eads the city gas meters.
city financial records or other
Another employee. Mike requested documents would be
Tackett, was given a $2 pay cut availa le for anyone to view.
on the hour.
Wheelwright
received
Utilities
commtsstoner approximately $110,000 for six
Shannon Patrick, who was not at years under a contract with Otter
the meeting, said that the cuts Creek. City Clerk Mary Ann
were unfair because other Slone said it would be impossiemployees who make high ble to tell where that money was
salaries were not cut. Residents used because it was distributed
previously claimed that some of to the city's general fund. Mayor
last year's gas payments went David Sammons gave a long list
of expenditures, including the
construction of two buildings, a
new police car that was purchased a couple of years ago and
other equipment used by the dty.
Sammons dtd confirm that
the city has a jon boat for flood
rescues, but he wasn't sure if the
city or the ftre department purchased it.
When asked by Wilma Hall if
Wheelwright customers are paying comparable rates to other
people in other states, Shefrenek
said that Equitable customers'
gas rates are determined by the
time of the purchase and the
length of the contract.
Shefrenek, who said his gas
rates in Pittsburgh raised from
$18 MCF last year to $20 MCF
this year, emphasized that gas
rates do fluctuate. He could not
answer a question about whether
the city could get a line of credit
from the company if they paid
their delinquent bill. He said corporate credit personnel would
have to make the decision.
Hall later asked if Equitable
charged "tap-on" customers
cheaper rates than they charge
city systems like Wheelwright.
Shefemek said he wasn't
involved in that aspect of the
business and that he didn't know
who that question could be
directed to.
Parker pointed out that tap-on
service customers must do their
own line maintenance.
Smith said the Public Service
Commission can control what
Equitable charges tap-on customers, but that they can't control what is sold to city systems.
"Why can't we pay directly to
Equitable, then"" Hall asked.
"Because it runs through the
city system," Smith answered.
Sammons also raised a question about a statement made to
him by local businessman
Anthony
"Harpo"
Castle.
Sammons said that Equitable is
paying Castle $4.01 MCF for
Board
•
grounds that are open to the public. Who is "upposed to enforce
the no smoking policy?"
Stumbo asked. "It falls on the
backs of the school principals."
Attending Monday evening's
meeting,
held
at
Duff
Elementary, Ross addressed the
board, asking them to reconsider
their recent decision to repeal
the no smoking ban.
"We need a zero-tolerance
~chool policy. If we want to protect our kids, I think that's where
we need to start," Ross said.
Michael Vance, chair of
Floyd County UNITE, backed
Ross up, saying that "smoking is
the first introduction to drug
usage." "Let's make it tougher
... you (the board) are to be commended for the drug education
programs you have in the
schools, and a no smoking policy would be a great step toward
discouraging the use of drugs by
our kids."
Rosalind Stanley, chair of the
.,loyd-Pike
Agency
for
Substance
Abuse
Policy
(ASAP), remarked that it was
unnecessary to hold a lengthy
discussion on the ill effects of
tobacco usage, saying that "we
are all aware of the numbers and
the damage," as she, too, urged
the board to reconsider allowing
smoking on school campuses.
"I probably started the rescission of the policy," Stumbo said
"You talk to these principals,
and you just see how hard it is
for them to try to enforce a poli
, cy like this ... I think the deci~ion should be put back on the
site-based councils. It's the principals who are going to have to
enforce the policy ... Let's listen
to them, let them decide."
"You ask how can it be
enforced," Ross said. "How do
you require higher grade standards? You just raise them you just raise your expectations
... you just expect it."
Board member Mickey
McGuire remarked that the
evening's discussion had caused
him to rethink the decision to
"fepeal the no smoking policy.
"Your talk about high expectations makes me feel differently
about my vote ... Maybe 1 didn't
raise my expectations."
Regardless of McGuire's
comments, the board took no
action toward reversing its decision to allow smoking in desig-
• Continued from p1
nated areas on school campuses.
Employees of Our Lady of
the Way Hospital, members of
the UNITE organization and
school subst~c~ , abuse equca~
tors appeared m support of Ross,
Vance and Stanley at tfl~' mMt' '
ing.
In other business, district
high school principals presented
a report to board members on
the findings of their visit to the
Oldham County School District.
The principals reported that the
visits had been beneficial and
positive in nature, and that they
had learned many valuable tools
to aid them in their current positions.
The board also agreed to
accept a current, tentative needs
assessment budget for the
school year 2006-07, despite
McGuire's arguments that the
board had not, as a group, thoroughly reviewed the report.
"I move that we not accept
this budget," McGuire said.
"There is not enough informa-
tion and this is the most important single thing we are responsible for doing for Floyd County
schools ... We need to review
,tmd g~t more information before
voting."
1
I ' Boar<:i (Chair c'ardl 's'tumbo
said that she supported the
report.
"It's a working document and
I think we need to accept it,' she
said.
Board
member
Sherry
Robinson agreed, saying that the
work had been done in reporting
to the board the needs of the
individual schools and that the
submitted report contained that
information.
The board moved to accept
the report, noting that changes
may be necessary in the months
ahead.
four gas wells that he owns.
Shefernek said he didn't
know what they were paying
through those types of negotiations. Some "deals," he said,
were made years ago and arc
locked in on contract.
City attorney Timothy Parker,
recalling Thompson's statement
last week and the fiscal court's
decision to pay a delinquent gas
bill last year for several small:
Floyd County communities, said
that he would ask Thompson to
help pay Wheelwright's gas bill.
When questioned by The
Times, Thompson said last
year's decision came under different circumstances.
SPECIAL MATINE.E TIME ON 12/25/05. .
"The reason that the county ~ · ·
paid the bill was that they are on '.. CL9SED CHRISTMAS EVE-OPEN CHRISTMA~ ,.
bond issue and a gas line restoration loan that parts of it dates
back to 1952 and the late 1980s,"
Thompson said. "We had no
choice in the matter to do that ...
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It's not the same situation that's
in Wheelwright."
Before the forum came to a
close, Smith related the angst felt
by most city residents. "This
winter is going to be a horrible
time for everybody, on gas
prices," he said. "I hope we can
get through it. We'll have to be
JUST FRIENDS
like Tiny Tim, 'God bless us,
PG·1~on.·Sun. 7:10.9:30;
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Fri. (4:30), 7:10.9:30
everyone,' because it's going to
Mon.·Sun. 7: 0·9 ';
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be hard."
Sun.
Residents were then told that
(4:30), 710-3.3~
financial problems with the
city's sewer system are probably
greater than the gas problem.
Sewer plant operator Michael
RUMOR HAST
Mon.-Sun. 7 21).9 •
Sparkman quit his job last week
Fri. (4:30). 7 20.9 •o·
and utility commi!>sioners previs
(4:30). 7:21).&;
ously said that sewer and water
rates will also have to be raised.
"If they raise the sewer, water
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Thesday, 7 p.m., Home of members (call 886-2668 for info.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
• Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group now meets at
Riverview Manor.
• Overeater's Anonymous Meetings held each Wednesday
at 6:30 p.m., at the old Allen
Baptist Church, located in
Allen, just past red light. Call
889-9620 for more info.
• US TOO! Prostate Cancer
Survivors Support Group - For
all men with prostate cancer and
their families . Group meets the
3rd Thursday of each month, at
6 p.m., at the Ramada Inn,
Paintsville.
• Community Weight Loss
Support
Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Martin Community Center. For
more info., call 377-6658.
Those who have had gastric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to anyone needing extra support in
dealing with weight loss.
•
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Violence
Hotline - 24-hour Crisis Line
manned by Certified Domestic
Violence counselors. Call 8866025, or
1-800-649-6605.
Remember, "Love Doesn't
Have to Hurt."
• Kentucky Baptist Homes
for Children - Free, confidential
assistance for unplanned pregnancy concerns. Talk with
someone who cares about you
and your baby. Call 1-800-9285242.
• Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
• A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky) - Support group
for all adoptive parents (public,
private, international , and kinship care), foster parents and all
others interested in adoption.
To be held the first Monday of
each month, at the Department
for Community Based Services
office, 1009 North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
Dedra Slone, adoptive parent
liaison, at 432-4110 or 422-
7927,
or
email
to:
doslone@ eastky.net.
• PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find out
about child care services in your
area, the STARS for KIDS
NOW licensing standards program, and how you can earn an
income by staying home with
your own children while caring
for the children of others. Find
out more by calling Cheryl
Endicott at 886-1280, or 888872-7227 (toll free) .
• East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthly meetings at the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975147. Everyone welcome.
Obituaries
• Continued from p2
dutted Wednesday, December
21 , at noon, at the NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin, with Jim Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the Jones
Cemetery, at Shortwood, in
Allen, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
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Norma Jean Mature
Norma Jean Mature, age 58,
of Printer, passed from this life
on Saturday, December 17,
2005, in Highlands Regional
Medical Center, in Prestonsburg.
She was born March 7, 1947
in Blue Moon, the daughter of
the late James Marion and
Martha Bell Hall Yates. She was
a homemaker and a member of
the Old Time Regular Baptist
Church at Printer.
Surviving are one son:
N amon Mature of Printer; two
daughters: Amy Leffel of
Tazewell, Virginia, and Ima
Lowe of Paintsville; one brother, Warren Gene Yates of
Harold;
four
sisters:
Inez
Kilburn
of
Prestonsburg, Ella Mae Pyne of
Printer, Ruby Jean Wallen of
Martin, and Vannie Damron of
Printer; and two grandchildren:
Christopher Nathan Hess and
Bradley Austin Hess.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 20,
at noon, in the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, in Martin, with
Junior Kidd officiating.
Burial was in the Harvey
Cemetery, in Printer, under the
professional care of Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Chris Hess, Brad
Hess, Namon Mature, Wes
Leffel, Randy Carroll, Tracy
Lowe, and Brandon Carroll.
(Paid obituary)
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two great-grandchildren: Jordan
Gregory Tackett and Derek
Houston Tackett; and many
nieces, nephews, family and
friends.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by two
brothers: Dewey Salisbury and
Thomas Salisbury; and two sisters: Delcie Hamilton and
Gracie Hunt.
Funeral services for Zelia
Mae Salisbury will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, at
11:00 a.m., at the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, in Martin, with
Elder Mike Whitaker, and other
elders, officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, in
!vel, with the Hall Funeral
Home, caring for those arrangements.
Visitation, is at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
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Estill Lee Scarberry
Estill Lee Scarberry, age 84, of
Martin, husband of Ethel Jean
Vanderpool Scarberry, passed
away Monday, December 19,
2005, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
He was born August 28, 1921,
in Hueysville, the son of the late
Malcolm Scarberry and Marsha
Grimm Scarberry. He was a
retired coal miner, a member of
the Cow Creek Freewill Baptist
Church, the UMWA, and an
U.S. Army, World War II veteran.
Survivors, in addition to his
wife, include four sons: Paul
Scarberry
and
Kenneth
Scarberry, both of Martin,
Randall Scarberry of Maytown,
and Wayne Scarberry of Harold;
a daughter, Myrtle Delores
Kaysinger of Whitesville; two
brothers: Douglas Scarberry of
Mansfield, Ohio, and Donald
Scarberry of Martin; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral servics for Estill Lee
Scarberry will be conducted
Thursday, December 22, at 11
a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with
Clergyman Nathan Lafferty
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Martin
Cemetery, in Martin, under the
professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: Marty McKinney,
Eddie Scarberry, John Goble,
Jeffery
Scarberry,
Jordan
Scarberry, Jonathan Scarberry,
Kenneth Ray Scarberry, and
Michael Hall.
(Paid obituary)
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Ellen Shepherd
Ellen Shepherd, 75, of
Hueysville,
died
Sunday,
December 18, 2005, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital, in
Martin.
Born April 9 , 1930, in
Hueysville, she was the daughter of the late Lummie and
Lurane Miller Sexton.
She is survived by her husband, Elmer Shepherd.
Other survivors include six
sons:
Teddy Ray
(Ella)
Shepherd, Vondell Jay (Shirley)
Shepherd, Nason Day Shepherd,
Ricky Darrell Shepherd, and
Garrell (Linda) Shepherd, all of
Hueysville, and Timothy Doyle
(Tammy) Shepherd of Garrett; a
daughter, Judy Sharon Shepherd
of Hueysville; two brothers:
Velman Sexton (Her twin) of
Ohio, and Lowell Sexton of
Indiana; a son-in-law, Michael
Patton of Hueysville; 16 grandchildren: Tammy Samons,
Bridgette
Howell,
Sherry
Shepherd, Trinity Shepherd,
Cheryl
Owens,
Natasha
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brothers:
Clovis
Sexton,
Milford Sexton and Alton
Sexton; five sisters: Avonell
Collins , Ressie Reed, Naomi
Thssey, Eugal Sexton and Alma
Sexton; and a grandchild, Von
Edward Shepherd.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December
21, at 1 p.m., at Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Ellis Stevens officiating.
Burial will be in the Shepherd
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Branch, in Hueysville, under the
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heartfelt appreciation to all those friends, netghbors, and loved , h.:'
who helped to comfort us during our timt! of so now. 'fhatlk., to al lho.c
who sent flowers, or spoke kind words. A spcctal thank5 to the Reg tl.tr
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Baptist Church for all the kindness shown to our family. th.; ~henfl
Department for their assistance in traffic contr<>l, ,111d the HIll hr.t, I
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ministers for their comforting words. the Zion Reg.tl.tr B.;pttst Chu ci'.
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The family of French Preston Spencer would like to
express our gratitude to all those who helped in any way during the recent loss of our family. We especially want to thank
the Regular Baptist ministers for their comforting words, the
Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control,
and the Hall Funeral Home for providing dignified and courteous service. All your thoughts and prayers were greatly
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Zelia Mae Salisbury, age 89,
of Ivel, passed away Sunday,
December 18, 2005, in the
Pikeville Medical Center.
She was bornApril7, 1916, in
Harold, the daughter of the late
Lack Salisbury and Cassie King
Salisbury. She was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, in Pikeville,
and owner-operator of the
Eastern Heights Motel.
Survivors include one daughter, Connie Lee Cole, her husband, Troy of lvel; one sister,
Bernice Spears of Hurricane
Creek; one grandchild, Sandra
Lea Tackett, her husband, Greg;
Card of Thanks
The family of KayLeann RaeLynn Ambrose, wishes to thank
all those friends, neighbors, and family, who helped them in any
way upon the passing of our precious one. Thanks to those who
sent flowers, food, or spoke kind words of sympathy to our family. A special thanks to Clergyman J. M. Slouce for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department, for their assistance in traffic
control, and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF KAYLEANN RAELYNN AMBROSE
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Card of Thanks
The family of Ruby Gayheart would like to express a sincere
appreciation to all the relatives, friends, and neighbors, who
helped to comfort us during our time of loss. We would like to
thank all those who sent food, flowers, and words of comfmt
expressed. A special thanks to Rev. Bethel Bolen for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in
traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home, for their kind and
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Clare Day honored by OLW
MARTIN - Our Lady of the
Way Hospital recently honored
Clare Day a<; thf' wmner of the
Waneta P. Newsome Employee
Recognition Award.
Day was nominated by her
peers for exhibiting Our Lady of
the Way Hospital's C'ore Values
- reverence, integrity, compassion and cxci.:llcnce - and Jiving out the mission in her \\·ork.
"As we watch Clare in action
at Our Lady of the Way. where
her role is that of a clinical pharmacist, we .;cc her unt1ring dedication to patients' comfort," the
hospital said in a statement.
"Nothing gives her more satisfaction than to know that
patients' medication routines arc
the most appropriate to their
needs. To that end, she monitors
patients' progress frequently,
closely collaborating with
physicians and other care
providers. Working with their
families further assists her in
ensuring patient comfort. Ask
any patient at OLW and you'll
hear the same message: Clare
will do everything possible to
make you feel better."
Our Lady of the Way is a
member of Catholic Health
Initiatives, a national non-profit
corporation based in Denver,
Colorado. The Catholic Health
Initiatives health system, which
is comprised of affiliated nonprofit corporations located in 19
states, includes 68 hospitals; 44
long-term care, assisted and
independent living and residential facilities; and five community-based health organizations.
Catholic Health Initiatives represents more than 67,000
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Industry says state needs more capacity for moving natural gas
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Kentucky's problem with its
homegrown natural gas isn't its
supply, but in transporting the
fuel via pipelines to customers,
industry officials told a legislative panel Friday.
A planned pipeline in Eastern
Kentucky could help relieve
some of the pressure, David
Spigelmyer, government affairs
director for Equitable Resources
Inc.,
told
the
General
Assembly's Subcommittee on
Energy. The planned $80 million pipeline - which still
needs federal approval- would
•rhe Floyd County Farm Bureau was recognized for outstanding
membership and program achievement during the recent 86th
annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Convention In Louisville. Here,
Eddie Akers, center, accepts the award from David S. Beck,
right, Kentucky Farm Bureau executive vice president and
Roger L. Simpson, executive vice president of Kentucky Farm
Bureau Insurance Companies during a December 9 recognition
and awards program.
start in Floyd County, and head
north 60 miles through Johnson,
Lawrence and Carter counties,
Spigelmyer said.
"By building this line, many
of those with trapped gas will be
opened
for
business,"
Spigelmyer said. "Your counties
and state will be a huge benefactor as you get gas to market."
Currently, there is not
enough capacity in the natural
gas pipelines to move all the
fuel that's produced in eastern
Kentucky and southern West
Virginia, officials said.
Use of existing pipeline
space depends on different factors, said Glen Kettering, president
of
Columbia
Gas
Transmission. Some producers
have bought what are called
"firm contracts," which gives
them priority when it comes to
pipeline access, Kettering said.
Those who do not have such
contracts are considered "interruptible" and their priority falls
behind those who purchase the
so-called "fmn" deals. Recently,
that has left less space on the
system available for smaller
producers and has forced them
at times to halt production until
space opens.
Some of the gas that's produced locally heads to other
regions in the U.S. including
the midwest, east and · north.,
east.
Adding capacity through
additional ptpelines would
relieve the system, allowing
smaller producers a way to ship
their gas to customers, Kettering
said. It was in his company's
best interest to get as much natural gas through the pipelines it
owns as possible, Kettering
said.
"Unequivocally, there is no
contention to do anything that
would limit the amount of gas
supply getting to the market,"
Kettering said "Our interests
are aligned with those who want
to maximize the gas getting to
market.''
Spigelmyer said his company
hoped to have the planned
pipeline finished by 2007.
House Majority Floor Leader
Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook,
called it "a great announcement" that could help some of
the smaller natural gas producers in Kentucky.
"Hopefully it is a project that
we can be looking at as alleviating some of our small producers' issues," Adkins said.
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P'burg
Hannah Elizabeth Henderson
celebrated two birthdays this
November. On November
2nd, she celebrated turntng
11 years old, and then on
November 27th, she celebrated being born again
through believer's baptism at
the First Baptist Church o f
Port Saint Joe, Florida. The
baptism
ceremony
also
included Hannah's father,
Alex Henderson, and her
Aunt Risha Henderson,
making the day even more
special. Hannah and her mother are members of the
church's expressive worship team, DoMao (dance of many
for an audience of one). Hannah enjoys drawing, and won
1st place in the Gulf County Scallop Festival art contest.
She also enjoys reading and is a great fan of the Redwall
series by Brian Jacques. Hannah is homeschooled along
with her 8-year-old brother, Conrad. Homeschooling allows
them to travel throughout the year and visit with their
grandparents, Phillip and Helen Martin of Hueysville,
Kentucky. While with their grandparents, they share experiences such as gardening, canning, squirrel hunting, and caring for numerous farm animals. Hannah is the daughter of
Patricia M. and Alex Henderson of Port St. Joe, Florida.
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annual Shop with a Cop program
is abom local people taking care
of local people. During the ceremony, he rccogruzcd the service
of several officers, ftre department workers, 911 center
employees and resource directors of five area schools.
Local resident Allan Rose
was also recognized. Seven
years ago, after Rose watched
the department's first Shop with
a Cop program, televised by LJ
productions, he called and
pledged to purchase bicycles for
all nine children that were selected that year. Since then, the program has grown each year. This
year, Rose and his wife, Sheila,
purchased bicycles, tricycles or
"ride-ons" for 52 children. He
says he doesn't miss the money
he spends on the bicycles annually, and that giving has
increased his ability to give to
others.
"When I called the first time,
they thought I was drunk," Rose
said. "Then I told them they better take my offer before I sobered
up ... If you just see the look of
the kid's faces, it's amazing."
Rose and his wife sat in a far
corner of the room at the
Mountain Arts Center Sunday,
watching families enjoy lunch, a
visit with Santa and the opening
of gifts.
'Thank you," said Chantelle
Stewart, 12, smiling, when asked
what she would like to say to the
people responsible for the Shop
with a Cop program.
The department raised more
than $10,000 for the 19 families.
whose sons or daughters were
chosen by area resource center
directors at five local elementary
schools. That money purchased
each family a large tote of food
for Christmas dirmer and several
gifts, including clothes, shoes
and toys. Additionally, the 19
children chosen from area
resource centers shopped at WalMart with police officers who
gave them $100 gift cards. The
other 33 children, siblings of
those chosen, shopped with $50
gift cards.
Many of the parents on hand
for the program had difficulty fitting all of the gifts in their vehicles, and at least one family
asked for assistance in getting
their things home, telling representatives there that they didn't
think they had room in their car
to go shopping at Wal-Mart.
When approached with the
problem, coordinator Lt. Mike
Conn said that the department
would " take care of it."
Conn and Omerod thanked a
long list of local sponsors, individuals who donated or purchased raffle tickets and local
businesses who donated items or
sold them at drastically reduced
prices. Without the sponsors,
having trouble in school.
Christian, who his mother called
a "cop fanatic." was beaming
because Conn gave him a hug
Sunday.
Major Jerry Fannin, who
spent part of the ceremony playing with a baby at the Christmas
tree. commended the depru1ment
and wished every famlly "the
best" Christmas this year.
Though fundraising for the
Shop with a Cop Program will
not officially begin until the
Jenny Wiley Pioneer Festival, the
Prestonsburg Police Department
will begin accepting donations
for the event in January. Inquiries
can be directed toward Lt. Conn
at (606) 886-1010.
Conn said the program would not
happen.
"Christmas is a special time of
year for everyone," Omerod said.
'1'he American Civil Libet1ics
Union can tum their head on us
for a minute. The television networks and stores all changed
'Christmas' to ' the holidays,' and
that's not what Christmas is and
it's not how we celebrate
Christmas ... Christmas is for
families. This [the police department and city hall] is our extended family ... We welcome you
into our extended family to help
us celebrate Chnslmas."
Referring to policy manuals at
the department, 911 center and
the fire department, Omerod said
that helping people is the department's main job.
"Over the years. in law
enforcement, there's a lot of situations you gel to sec frrsthand,"
Conn said. "Some of them arc
where people arc trying. but
they're just having a rough time.
A lot of children have bad publicity with police officers. This
will help us have good publicity
with him."
Prestonsburg resident Ida
Wright, mother of Christian, said
that police officers pinned a
badge on her son this year.
Wright said she took her son,
who suffers with attention-deficit
hyperactivity
disorder,
to
Paintsville officers when he was
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THE FLOYD COUN fY TIMES
21, 2005 • A9
thers' may
find it easier
o vote in
~oming primary
by MARK R. CHELLGREN
HURRY IN! CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Thousands
:lf "others, ·• people who choose
ot to register as a Democrat or
:{epublican. should have an easer time voting in the May prinary next year for nonpartisan
aces such as judgeships.
Kentucky has a closed prima"~)' system, where only people
egistered in a given political
)arty may vote in that party's
)rimary. But there are also non)artisan elections, notably the
mndreds of judgeships that will
)e decided in 2006 and many
·ommunities have nonpartisan
es for their governing coun'ils.
Independents have often had
iifficulty voting in primary elecions in the past.
"What has frequently hapcued over the years, there hasl't been anything for an indeendent to vote on," said Fayette
""'ounty Clerk Don Blevins.
But there have also been
nstances where poll workers
urned away independents who
night have been eligible to vote
n a nonpartisan race because of
ir own misinformation, said
l3ill Lile, a co-director of the
oard of elections in Jefferson
""'ounty.
Also, some old voting
lnachines simply didn't have the
ption of allowing balloting
-only for nonpartisan races.
Of the roughly 2.7 million
'Voters registered as of mid~ovember, 172,324 of them, or
.about 6.4 percent, chose not to
e associated with either of the
wo major political parties and
hercfore were designated as
'others" on state rolls. But in
· me counties, notably the
wrthern tier of Campbell,
l<enton and Boone, independents comprise more than 10
percent of registered voters.
New voting
achines in
place all across the state shoUld
temove any technical obstacles,
officials said.
But people who are on the
fence about their party identity
are facing a deadline. Dec. 31 is
the last day to change party regifiations and still be eligible to
vote in that party's primary
come May 16, Secretary of State
Trey Grayson reminded voters
on Monday.
There could be hundreds of
judicial elections next year
because all but two seats on the
Kentucky bench, from district
court to the Supreme Court, are
up for election this year. In addition, many communities havt'
nonpartisan governing bodies,
including Lexington's urban
county council.
t,)efferson
County
uses
machine reader voting machines
and Lile said there could be 3050 different primary ballots in
Jefferson County alone next
year, including some that contain only the nonpartisan races.
In Fayette and other counties
that
use
regular
voting
machines, they should also be
set up to accept nonpartisan voters, Blevins said.
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21, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Lawsuit
• Continued from P1
over. Hall alleges that some of
the players began to argue when
they walked the traditional handshake line on the court. Some of
the players were "speaking loudly to and shoving one another,"
Parker wrote, pointing out that
adults in the stands immediately
began
shouting
at
the
Prestonsburg players and began
"to advance" toward them. Hall
went to the gym floor to "keep
the peace.'' Webb wrote, and the
parents (still advancing toward
the players who had been escorted to the locker room) "continued to shout and make threats to
various parties."
After Hall was allegedly
accosted by one of the adults, a
scuffle ensued, Parker wrote,
between her and two other
adults.
Hall's sister, who also went to
the gym floor to stop the fighting. was accosted, Parker wrote,
and another scuffle ensued.
"At this point, [Hall] went to
the gymnasium floor to try to
stop the fighting between the
parties." Parker wrote. "Upon
reaching the area of the activity,
[she] was accosted, was knocked
to the floor, and as she attempted
to get up, another person laid on
her."
Hall, who then left the gymnasium, claims that neither she
nor any other witness was never
asked by any school district representative to give testimony
about what happened.
"The principal of South Floyd
High School allegedly conducted an internal investigation, the
parameters of wh1ch arc
unknown, but which apparently
did not include talking to any
witnesses of the events .. . The
failure of the defendant to conduct any kind of meaningful
investigation into this matter renders any action taken to be illegal, null and void."
Last week, Superintendent
Paul W. Fanning confirmed that
the board and principals at South
Floyd and Prestonsburg were
taking action against parents
involved in the fight on Dec. 7.
Letters were mailed to those
adults, he said, ctiverting comment.
This week, Fanning referred
questions to board attorney
Jonathan Shaw, who filed a
response to Hall's complaint in
circuit court Monday.
Shaw said in the response that
the school district has the ability
to take action against people who
cause disturbances on school
grounds by cursing, disrupting
school operations, threatening
the health or safety of others,
using verbal or written gestures
indicating the intention of harm,'
and acting out with physical
attacks.
"The process of educating our
youth for citizenship in public
schools is not confined to books,
the curriculum and the ctvics
class; schools must teach by
example the shared values of the
civilized social order," Shaw
wrote.
Hall has initiated an appeal
process with the board, but she
failed to exhaust her administrative remedies prior to filing suit,
Shaw claims.
"Dr. Paul Fanning received
legitimate and substantial evidence to support his decision,"
Shaw wrote, requesting that the
court deny Hall's motion for a
temporary restraining order.
Kentucky State Police officers were called to South Floyd
in October after a fight broke out
during a middle school football
game. After that altercation, Hall
made allegations against KSP
Trooper Mike Wolfe, who was
coaching the opposing Breathitt
County team. She claimed that
her 15-year-old son sustained
head injuries after Wolfe
knocked him unconscious during
the fight.
Authorities said that the fight
broke out between the players on
the field, and it grew to an uncontrollable level as bystanders
rushed into the melee. One report
indicated that the Breathitt
County bus was blocked in at the
school and that they called 911
for help, but officials could not
confirm that allegation. A KSP
trooper escorted the Sebastian
Middle School bus to Route 80.
Floyd County Attorney Keith
Bartley said KSP was supposed
to complete interviews with
approximately 60 witnesses of
the fight in October by Dec. 16.
Their report would provide information as to whether Bartley
would pursue charges, but it has
not been forwarded to the county
attorney's office.
Bartley said Hall's participation in the basketball game fight
shouldn't impact the possible
upcoming case related to the
football game. If Hall is per-
ceived as an aggressor, however,
Bartley said the reality of that
may influence his chances of getting a charge or a conviction.
Bartley confirmed that no
one, on either side, has pursued
any type of charge for the basket
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in Pikeville, who investigated
the 2000 election, allege that the
defendants illegally obtained
money and the "salary and
emoluments" of the Senate seat
by "material false and fraudulent pretenses and representations."
They allege that the defendants misrepresented campaign
contributions to make them
appear to be from Sen. Turner,
"when they knew" that the contributions came from Ross
Harris or another party. Harris, a
Pikeville lawyer and coal operator, became an active supporter
and participant in the Senate
race, officials allege. The mail
fraud charge against the men is
rel-<ted to an "amended" posteic-:Li~,.1 report that was sent to
the Kentucky Registry of
Election Finance after the primary election.
Sen. Turner, accused of using
funds provided by Harris to pay
for votes. beat incumbent Benny
Ray Bailey in the primary. The
indictment alleges that Loren
Turner. the senator's cousin and
campaign finance head in 2000,
gave money from Harris to various "straw contributors" to
reimburse them for checks that
they were asked to write for
Sen. Turner's campaign. It also
alleges that checks, denoted for
"yote hauling" or "campaign
worker," written by Loren
Turner, were used to influence
voters to vote for Sen. Turner.
A final pretrial conference in
the case is scheduled for May
18, Caldwell ruled Monday.
The defendants in the case
were instructed to submit a brief
about the issue of whether they
arc entitled to grand jury testimony by Glenn Turner and how
the matter should be handled.
Neither Harris nor Glenn
Turner, who were both found
guilty of similar crimes last
year, have been imprisoned.
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For the third year in a row, the
City of Martin and the Martin
Police Department helped celebrate Christmas by holding their
annual "Christmas with a Cop"
event.
Children from the Martin and
surrounding areas came out
Saturday afternoon to meet Santa
Claus, and to rub elbows and
exchange smiles and hugs with
the officers of the Martin Pollee
Department.
"It was a great time," said
Rita Whicker, daughter of
Martin
Mayor
Thomasine
Robinson. "We were exhausted
when it was over, but it was well
worth it. The children were all
very excited and very happy."
Each child attending was
treated to gifts, goody bags and
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• 83
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Yesterdays • page B6
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~--------------------------
ady Rebels rout South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EAS1 bR • Any thoughts the South
floyd Lady Raiders had of catching the
Aile., Centr.ll girls still reeling from a 58th
D1stnct loss <;uffcred Tuesday against
Pres onsburg were quickly erased Friday
evenmg. The Lady Rcbds started to pull
;:~way from V1S1Lng South Floyd m the
opcr ing re1lvll. A lien Central outscored the
rival Lady Rmders m every period on its
\\ay to~ LOnvincing 74-48 win.
The Ltdy Rc.bels doubled up South
Floyd m the second period, outscoring the
Lady Raiders 26- U. Down 18 points at
halftime, South Floyd could never recover.
Sara Johnson tossed in a game-high 24
points for the Lady Rebels. Senior Amanda
Mills followed with 13 points. giving Allen
Central two players in double figures.
Allen Central got one of its most balanced scoring efforts of the young season.
Liz Dingus added nine points for Allen
Central while eighth-grader Brandi Brown.
one of Eastern Kentucky's top young girls'
basketball players, scored eight points.
In other Allen Central scoring, Alanna
Cline tossed in seven points. Mara Biliter
and Amanda Thacker had five apiece. and
Kim Biliter scored four.
Jennifer Hopkins, in her first season as
Lady Rebel head coach, was pleased with
her team's effort in the key district game.
"It was real important for us to come out
and put the Prestonsburg game behind us,"
said Hopkins. "I thought our girls played
well against South Floyd. Our seniors are
really leading for us and a lot of our
younger players are also beginning to step
The Lady
Rebels
pushed and
worked the
ball up the
floor in the
win over
South Floyd.
photo by Steve
(See LADY REBS, page two)
LeMaster
Blackcats
drop two
close ones
Lady Pirates
hand Bet~y
Layne sixth
straight loss
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LICK CREEK - Over the past
four weeks, June Buchanan has
made an effort to solidify its case
as one of Eastern Kentucky's top
basketball teams. On Saturday in
the Warrior Classic at East Ridge,
June Buchanan made another
strong argument for its case, beating Prestonsburg 77-75 in overtime, and earning its fifth win of
the season opposed to just one
loss.
Sophomore Clark Stepp bashed
the scoring column for a game-
BFLI RY
1 he host Belfry
Lm_,y Pirat.:. hmlt ap &n early lead
r nu 'le'-'t:f I ok d buck Friday
m~h· "g.•n t vmting Betsy Layne.
Belfry kl nt th.: defending 15th
Regi-.>n chr rnpion winless in the
:?005 06 -;cason, dcfeatmg the
L dy~,; ..ts m • lly. 69-31.
The l ac Vv.t<. Bc'<;y Layne's
1 th
r1 t"ht
setback. The
1 dv >it. •HI.lllUC to search for
thor tJr<;t \\> 1n of the season after
gra. u t l Jl to< k away four starters
!~..::c
(See BLACKCATS, page two)
BETSY LAYNE, page two>
Boyle pulls
away, levels
Lady Blackcats
Paintsville
Middle to host
I-Ic)opFest
photos by Steve LeMaster
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPOR fS EDITOR
*
PAIN f <;VILLE
The
P.mt<;v!ll'
Middle
School
Hoop.c'<1 ha. been scheduled for
Suurday, Dec. H ..tt the Paintsville
tllg"t ~c hrol !Vmflasmm. The oneday n• ddlc -,chool basketball
eve 11 Will f(.atme mne games and
18 tcams
'!'c,um JOming
Pamtsville
Severth .md aintsville Eighth in
the t "'nt will ~nclude Lexmgton
Catholic., \1rgie, Seba~tJan Eighth,
Sei'a-.tt.l'l Inez Seventh. Inez
Fighth. Dorton, Betsy Layne
firhtl-t,
Herald
Whitaker
Cvl..tgntfin Co mtv). Inez Seventh
'- .md Morp, n County Eighth
Ad~1ss•on 1" $.'i for an all day
pass tor rdi mr..! g..tmes.
T 1~ P mtwillc High School
boys· basketbull program will host
the Tiga !:-lOOPS ('lass c Dec. 27(Sc, HOOPFEST, page two)
South Floyd High head coach Barry Hall talked with his team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of Friday's 58th
District game versus Allen Central.
Raiders shake slow
start, down ACHS
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - It was another classic
chapter in the long-running Right
Beaver-Left Beaver high school hoops
battle when the Allen Central boys
hosted the South Floyd boys Friday
night. The host Runnin' Rebels hit the
floor running early on Ftiday night.
Allen Central led 15-2 early on 111 the
first quarter. The Raiders, however,
thanks to the long-range shooting
--~--------------------------------
G
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etforts of junior Ethan Johnson. just
wouldn't be denied in the 58th District
clash. Allen Central held on late in the
first period. The Rebels clung to a 2220 at the end of the first quarter, but
never led at the conclusion of any of
the other three periods. Johnson connected on four-of-seven three-point
field goal attempts and poured in 24
points, leading the Raiders to a 78-66
win.
(See RAIDERS, page two)
Junior Ethan Johnson (right) worked
his way to a game-high 24 points for the
Raiders.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BEREA - After holding a slim
one-point advantage over Boyle
County through one half Saturday
morning in the Berea Holiday
Classic, Prestonsburg faltered in
the game's final two quarters.
Prestonsburg's 24-23 halftime lead
quickly evaporated in the second
half. Boyle County outscored
Prestonsburg 27- 11 in the third
period en route to a 66-42 win.
Before his tean1 departed for
the
Berea
tournament,
Prestonsburg Lady Blackcat head
coach Jack Pack acknowledged the
tough competition his team would
face in the holiday tournament.
"The Berea tournament will be
good for us," Pack said. "It's
always a good tournament.''
Three Boyle County players
reached double figures. In all, nine
(See BOYLE, page two)
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
en Eagles take bite
of Lawrence County
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAl~ !'~:!VII LF - Lawrence
( ounty arrived ..tt the Johnson
Ccn.ral Hip!> School Golden
l arlc
h!!ldhouse
Friday
evcring with tormer head coach
Lcs 1'rim,le vn the bench as an
a-;-;i"tant c< :Ilh The Bulldogs.
lo0kiny to knock off another
57th oi--tnct opponent, couldn' t
build on a one point halftime
lead. Lawrc.,c..: County. after
~ leading :; ~ U at the half,
dropped <;cveral notches in the
second half. Johnson Central
senior Kyle Rice pushed in a
game-high 22 points and two
other Golden Eagles scored I 0
or more points as the host team
battled back and won impres
sively, 74-53.
Mark Starnes is in h1s first
season at the helm of the JCHS
boys· basketball program.
The third quarter proved to
be the difference in the ballgame
as Johnson Central outscored
visiting Lawrence County 30-10
in the first quarter after the
intermission period.
Junior Jamie McCarty added
19 points for the Golden Eagles
while senior point guard Tyler
Whitaker
h;Hl
10.
Shawn Thompson led Lawrence
County with 14 points.
Lawrence County is in Its
first season back in the 57th
District.
Across town Friday night,
Paintsville hosted and defeated
Magoffin County 72-64 in
(Sec EAGLES, page two)
ALL IN THE FAMILY:
Allen Central High
School head girls'
basketball
coach
JenniferHopkins is
assisted by her
brother Doug {left)
and father Jimmy
(right).
photo by
Steve LeMaster
�82 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
21, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Rondo eams SEC Player of the Week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - University
of sophomore guard Rajon
Rondo has been named CoPlayer of the Week by the
Southeastern Conference after
scoring a career-high 25 points
and seven assists in UK's
upset-win
over
No.
4
Louisville
Saturday.
The
Louisville native shares the
award with Tennessee's Chris
Lofton, who had 21 points in
the Vols' upset of No. 6 Texas
Saturday. Lofton is a Mason
County native.
Rondo leads the Wildcats in
scoring (16.6 pg), rebounding
(9.1 pg), assists (5.3 pg) and
steals (2.1 pg) this season. He's
started all nine games in which
he's played, missing the
Georgia State game with strep
throat. The All-At~erican candidate has tallied double-figure
rebounds on four occasions
and has had three double-doubles this year.
This is the first Player of the
Week honor for UK this season
and the first-ever for Rondo .
Patrick Sparks earned the
recognition twice last year. ll's
the 15th time a UK player has
earned the honor since 2000.
one of five Paintsville players to
reach double figures in the district win. Landon Slone flipped
in 17 points, Kevin Williams
and Daniel Pugh scored 11
apiece and Shane Grimm added
10.
Wes Helton posted a gamehigh 29 points for the Hornets.
At Pikeville, Matt Clevenger
had 17 points, Tim Honaker 15
and Tim Champlin 13 as the
Panthers routed Jenkins 72-47.
Pikeville added to its 25-21
halftime lead in grand fashion in
the second half, putting up 17
points in the third quarter and 30
in the final period.
Eagles
• Continued from p1
another 57th District matchup.
Magoffin County entered
halftime with a 36-35 lead
before the Tigers regained control of the game in the second
half.
Sophomore J.D. VanHoose
paced Paintsville with a teamhigh 18 points. VanHoose was
HoopFest
photo by Steve LeMaster
South Floyd junior Heather Dean (41} cleared out a rebound as the Allen Central defense converged on the basketball.
Lady Rebs
• Continued from p1
30. The HOOPS Classic is staking a claim as one of the
Southeast's top prep boys' basketball tournaments.
The Paintsville Middle
School Hoopfest schedule follows:
9 a.m. Lexington
Catholic-Virgie;
10:15 a.m. - Paintsville
Eighth-Sebastian Eighth;
11 ;30 a.m. - Lexington
Catholic-Dorton;
12:45 p.m.
VirgieSebastian;
2 p.m. - Dorton-Wolfe
County;
3:15 p.m. - Inez Seventh-
Paintsville Seventh;
4:30 p.m. - Paintsville
Eighth-Betsy Layne Eighth;
5:45p.m.- Herald Whitaker
(Magoffin
County-Inez
Seventh;
7 p.m. - Morgan County
Eighth-Inez Eighth.
Betsy Layne
• Continued from p1
up and play well."
It's a new system and a new
head coach, but the Lady Rebels
continue to make solid progress.
Allen Central (2-5) improved
to 2-1 in 58th District play. The
Lady Rebels now own wins
over both South Floyd and
defending 58th District/15th
Region champion Betsy Layne.
"Our girls continue to work
hard and learn," Hopkins added.
Valerie Skeens led South
Floyd in scoring with 16 points.
Junior Heather Dean, a two-year
starter for the Lady raiders,
added 11 points.
The loss was South Floyd's
flfth straight.
Allen Central is at Johnson
Central this week, taking part in
the Country Music Highway
Classic.
South Floyd isn't due back in
action until a Dec. 29 home
g~e versus Hazard.
ALLEN CENTRAL 74,
SOUTH FLOYD 48
SOUTH FLOYD (1-4)- Skeens
16, Hall6, Dean 11, D. Tackett2,
Little 5, J . Tackett 4, Tuttle 4.
ALLEN CENTRAL (2-5) - M.
Biliter 5, Mills 12, Dingus 9,
Johnson 24, Cline 7, Thacker 5,
K. Biliter 4, Brown 8.
South Floyd....... ....? 13 14 14-48
Allen Central. ......12 26 18 18-74
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from the 2005 regional champi- figures.
onship squad. Betsy Layne,
Shae Deskins led Belfry in
however, has shown promise scoring with a game-high 14
throughout the month of points. Three other Belfry playDecember.
ers chipped in with 10 points
Belfry kept Betsy Layne in apiece.
single digits in each of the first
Candice Meade led Betsy
three quarters. The Lady Pirates Layne in scoring with 10 points.
outscored Betsy Layne 16-2 in Meade, the lone starter back
the opening quarter and went . from last season's regional
into halftime with a command- championship unit, was the only
player to reach double figures in
ing 35-9 lead.
Belfry added to its lead early the loss.
Belfry is back in action this
on in the second half, eventually
outscoring Betsy Layne 22-5 in week, playing in Gatlinburg,
Tenn. in the Smoky Mountain
the third quarter.
Belfry featured a balanced Holiday Classic. The Lady
scoring attack that included 10 Pirates are scheduled to take on
different scorers, four of which George Rogers Clark this mornworked their way into double ing at 9:30a.m.
The Ladycats have an
extended layoff before ahead
before they return to the hardwood.
Betsy Layne will begin play
in the Boyle County Classic on
Thesday, Dec. 27.
BELFRY 69, BETSY LAYNE 31
BETSY LAYNE (0-6) - Meade
10, W. Tackett 6, Lawson 5,
Flanery 7, Hamilton 2, A. Tackett
1.
BELFRY (5-1) - Deskins 14,
Moon 9, Chapman 2, Stanley 8,
Muncy 10, Robinette 2, F.
Thacker 10, Kline 10, Hurley 2,
P. Thacker 2.
Betsy Layne......2 7 5 17-31
Boyle
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different Lady Colonels dented
the scoring column.
Boyle County, picked to flnish seventh in the preseason
12th Region girls ' basketball
poll, got a game-high 17 points
from Amy McCann.
Senior guard Allie Hafley
and junior forward Tori Alcorn
flipped in 11 points apiece for
the Lady Colonels.
Senior guard Amber Mills
chipped in with nine points.
Amber
Whitaker
led
Prestonsburg in scoring with a
team-high 15 points. Darcey
Hicks joined Whitaker in double
figures for the Lady Blackcats,
finishing with 13 points.
Pam Slone and Liz Chaffin
each had four points for
Prestonsburg while Meaghan
Slone added three.
Prestonsburg, the favorite to
win the 58th District title,
entered the Berea Holiday
Classic following back-to-back
wins. The Lady Blackcats will
play in Bell County in the First
Priority Holiday Classic on
Thesday, Dec. 27.
BEREA HOLIDAY CLASSIC
BOYLE COUNTY 66,
PRESTONSBURG 42
BOYLE COUNTY - Hafley 11 ,
Mills 9, Alcorn 11, McCann 17,
Hall 3, Groves 2, Hellyer 6, Neal
2, Ross 5.
PRESTONSBURG - M. Slone
3, Fields 1, Whitaker 15, P.
Slone 4, Hicks 13, Chaffin 4,
Collins 2.
Boyle County...... 14 9 27 16-66
Prestonsburg ..... 14 10 11 7-42
Belfry................ 16 19 22 12-69
~ Raiders
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•
South Floyd shot 38-percent
~ (eight-of-21) from beyond the
~arc and held a 37-33 advantage
! in the rebounding department.
Continuing his steady, solid
' play, South Floyd senior Ryan
Little had a double-double of 21
points and 14 rebounds.
:
Ryan Johnson added a sec: ond double-double for the
Raiders, finishing with 14 points
:and 10 rebounds. The South
i Floyd senior guard also had
= seven assists and two steals.
t Ethan Johnson, for good
~measure, added three rebounds,
three assists and four steals.
Mason Hall, who joins with
Ryan Johnson to make up South
'Floyd's senior starting back~ court, added 10 points, four
rebounds and four assists.
i
!
~
Justin Slone, playing in off of
the South Floyd bench, added
seven points.
After trailing for most all of
the flrst quarter, South Floyd
battled back and led 45-38 at
halftime. The Raiders took a 6149 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Rebels continue to look
.t o put together a complete game
and win consistently.
"We still have to learn how to
win games," said Allen Central
head coach Johnny Martin. "Our
kids work hard - this is one of
the hardest-working teams that
I've had here at Allen Central.
We just have to learn how to
win."
In the loss to South Floyd,
Josh Martin, back from an
injury, led Allen Central in scor-
ing with 18 points. Martin was
one of three players to reach
double figures scoring for the
Rebels. Ryan Collins added 13
points for the Rebels and Justin
Jacobs flipped in 12.
Josh Prater just missed double figures, finishing the game
with nine points. Nick Music
added six points, Tyler Slone
scored four and Alex Hammond
two for the Rebels. T.J. Hall
rounded out the South Floyd
scoring with two points.
Allen Central and South
Floyd are both in Lexington this
week The Rebels are taking part
in the Lexington Christian
Classic and the Raiders are
playing at Bryan Station in the
Defenders of the Station tournament.
Whether you're looking for a playful puppy or an indoor cat, the
Floyd County Animal Shelter is sure to have just the pet for you!
If any of the animals pictured here catch your eye, please drop
by the shelter to meet them, and if they've already been adopted,
to meet their friends!
Pictured below is a four -month-old male Jack Russell terrier
puppy, one of a litter of four.
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34 points for June Leslie added 13 for the
; Buchanall: while teammate Tate Blackcats.
;. Cox, an e1ghth-grader, added 24
Senior point guard Michael
~points. Senior forward Kevin Stephens just missed double fig~ Huff, one of four other June
ures for the Blackcats, ending
Buchanan players that didn't the game with nine points.
~reach double figures, tossed in
Another Prestonsburg senior,
~ seven points for the Crusader$.
Nick McGuire, rounded out the
~
After beginning the season 2- Blackcat scoring with two
0, in less than 24 hours, points.
~ Prestonsburg fell to 2-2.
Prestonsburg was back in
~
On Friday night, Shelby ·. 58th District competition last
· Valley edged Prestonsburg 59- ·night on the road at Betsy
5R
Layne. Results from the district
June Buchanan jumped out game were unavailable at press
i early on and led 20-13 at the end time.
: of the first period. The
FRIDAY'S GAME: Shelby
~ Crusaders took a 37-31lead into Valley 59, Prestonsburg 58 ' the
intermission
before The Riddles did it. Mitch Riddle
f Prestonsburg held the scoring
scored 21 points and Cade
~ advantage in each of the secondRiddle added 11 to lead Shelby
• half quarters and forced the Valley past Prestonsburg Friday
: overtime period.
night, snapping the Blackcats'
:
June Buchanan managed to two-game winning streak.
'· outscore the Blackcats 10-8 in
The two teams were dead• the extra session.
locked at half with the game tied
'
Senior Lewis Barnette led 28-28. Prestonsburg outscored
Prestonsburg in scoring with a
team-high 23 points. Barnette
• was joined in double figures by
. the sophomore tandem of
' Jordan Hall and Bobby Hughes,
• and fellow senior Sean Leslie.
Hall ripped the nets for 18
~points while Hughes scored 10.
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•
• Continued from p1
host Shelby Valley in the third
quarter before the Wildcats battled back and took had just
enough to prevail in the final
frame.
Lewis
Barnette
paced
Prestonsburg with a game-high
20 points. Sean Leslie had 12
points for the Blackcats while
Michael Stephens and Nick
McGuire added 11 apiece.
Brooks Herrick chipped in four
points in the Blackcat loss.
WARRIOR CLASSIC
AT EAST RIDGE
June Buchanan 77
Prestonsburg 75 (OT)
JUNE BUCHANAN (5-1) Stepp 34, Cox 24, Collins 4,
Howard 6, Huff 7, Conley 2.
PRESTONSBURG
(2-2)
Stephens 9, Leslie 13, Barnette
23, McGuire 2, Hall 18, Hughes
10.
June Buchanan..... ..20 1710 20 1D-77
Prestonsburg........... 1318 1719 8-75
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•
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2005 • 83
No. 23 Kentucky 73, No. 4 Louisville
by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
\
Another
Prestonsburg Junior
Basketball season
is underway. The
league started play
earlier this year.
photos by Jamie Howell
LEXINGTON - One game
after its worst performance of
the season, Kentucky put
together its best.
Rajon Rondo scored 25
points, setting a career high for
the fourth time this season. and
the
23rd-ranked
Wildcats
rebounded from their most lopsided loss in 16 years to beat
No. 4 Louisville 73-61 on
Saturday.
Kentucky, which was in danger of dropping out of the Top
25 after a run of 87 straight poll
appearances, beat its archrival in
consecutive years for the first
time since winning three
straight over the Cardinals from
2000 to 2002.
"I know everyone in the
United States, and especially in
this state, talks about this
game,'' Kentucky center Lukasz
Obrzut said. "It's the most
important game of the year."
Louisville coach Rick Pitino
- who restored Kentucky basketball to glory in the 1990s as
the Wildcats' coach - has a 34-3
record in December games dur- and played very energized,"
ing his five seasons with Smtth said.
Louisville's starting center,
Louisville. All three losses have
come to Kentucky. Pitino is 1-2 David Padgett, picked up two
at Rupp Arena as the Cardinals' ,fouls in the first 88 seconds and
coach.
sat on the bench the rest of the
The win - before 24,432 half, taking away a potential
fans, the second-largest crowd inside advantage for the
in the 30-year history of Rupp Cardinals. Padgett didn't take
Arena - was the 350th of his first shot until almost 6 minKentucky coach Tubby Smith's utes into the second half and his
career. He is one of seven 12 points came as Louisville
coaches to have reached 350 tried in vain to rally.
wins in 15 st:asons or less. His
Meanwhile, Obrzut - one of
career record is 350-123 in 15 Kentucky's much-maligned 7seasons at Tulsa, Georgia and footers grabbed a career-high
Kentucky.
nine rebounds and had two of
Kentucky (7-3) had lost two the Wildcats' six blocked shots.
of its previous three gamt:s,
"We had to start playing
including a . 26-point defeat defense," sa1d Obrzut, who had
against Indiana on Dec. 10. two blocks. "We had to recogSmith juggled his starting line- nize that. Kentucky is defense."
up,
inserting guard Joe
Louiwillc, playing away
Crawford, forward Sheray from home for the first time this
Thomas and Obrzut, and the season, made one of its first 14
move paid immediate divi- shots while Kentucky jumped to
dends.
a 13-3 lead. The poor shooting
Kentucky wasted little time proved to be a trend, not an
asserting its dominance against aberration - the Cardinals finthe Cardinals (6-1), never trail- ished 21-of-60 from the field
ing and jumping to a double- (35 percent).
digit lead in the first 7 minutes.
"We got off to a great start
(See UK, page four)
Jenny WHey State Resort Park
Dinner Theatre
H.S. BASKETBALL
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY'S SCORES
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Be ! Co. 65, Harlan 52
Cordia 69, Evarts 61
Elliott Co. 84, Bath Co. 55
Estill Co. 86, Powell Co. 75
Fairv1ew 86, Russell 69
Greer.up Co. 59, Fleming Co. 50
Holmes 76, "Boyd Co. 55
"Johnson' Central 74, Lawrence Co. 53'
Knox Central 82, Middlesboro 76
Lee Co. 79, Owsley Co. 66
Morgan Co. 81, Sheldon Clark 60
Paintsville 72, Magoffin Co. 64
Pikeville 72, Jenkins 47
Pulaski Southwestern 73, Wayne Co. 53
Shelby Valley 59, Prestonsburg 58
South F- oyd 78, Allen Central 66
Hyden's Citizen Classic Tournament
Perry Co. Central 63 Clay Co. 62
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Allen Central 74, South Floyd 48
East Carter 65, Ashland Blazer 52
George Rogers Clark 50, Montgomery Co.
48
Jackson Co. 64, Knott Co. Central 44
Johnson Central 89, Lawrence Co. 57
Leslie Co. 74, Buckhorn 40
Magoffin Co. 55, Paintsville 37
Phelps 65, Pikeville 64
Russell 56, Fairview 23
West Carter 58, Rowan Co. 42
RW Jackson lnvititational Tournament
Belfry 69, Betsy Layne 31
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SATURDAY'S SCORES
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Buckhorn 95, David School 20
Phelps 75, Matewan, W.Va. 29
Rose Hill Christian 88, Riverside Christian
24
Bowman Memorial Invitational Tournament
Cumberland 76, Whitley Co. 60
Greenup County Pepsi Shootout
Tournament
Boyd Co. 63, Greenup Co. 57
Warrior Classtc Tournament
East R1dge 70, Lawrence Co. 57
June Buchanan 77, Prestonsburg 75
Madison Central 71, Belfry 63
LE'tcher County CEntral 86, South Floyd 53
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Johnson Central 69, Boyd Co. 44
Rowan Co. 50, Ryle 34
Russell 67, Greenup Co. 51
Berea Invitational Tournament
Barbourville 46, Cordia 34
Berea 71, Jackson City 24
Boyle Co. 66, Prestonsburg 42
Jenktns 58, Buckhorn 39
Lex. Paul Dunbar 46, Harlan 25
Madison Southern 50, Hazard 35
Mtddlesboro 45, Madison Central 38
Montgomery Co. 50, Bell Co. 49
North Laurel 61, Lou. Presentation 50
Pulaski Southwestern 63, Sheldon Clark 40
Rockcastle Co. 55, Estill Co. 39
Western Htlls 57, Powell Co. 50
Wh !ley Co. 48, Somerset 46
Wolfe Co. 72, Model 37
Lady Eagle Classic Tournament
Clay Co. 56, Cov. Holy Cross 33
Subway Classic Tournament
Augusta 48, Piarist 29
Bath Co. 40, Elliott Co. 34
Lewis Co. 60, Fairview 41
Morgan Co. 61, Menifee Co. 50
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PIKEVILLE - The oddities were abundant in Rio
Grande's 68-61 win over No. 23 Pikeville College on
Friday night.
Begin with Pikeville's shooting - 38.5 percent
from the field, a respectable 42.9 percent from the
arc, but a miserable 38.5 percent from the line.
And with the spread. For 43 seconds, Pikeville
trailed by one, 46-45, after Whitney Hogg hit a three
with 9:23 to play. Other than that, Rio led by no less
than three yet no more than seven the entire second
half.
And then this: The Redwomen hit only 2-of-13
(15.4 percent) from the arc yet managed a road win.
The free throw difference was glaring: While
Pikeville was 5-of-13, Rio Grande hit 20-of-26 to
hold on for the win.
Junior Tanya Amburgey had a season-best 14
points, with eight coming in the final 2:52 as she
furiously tried to shoot her team over the top.
Camille Cook, one of several talented freshmen on
the Lady Bear roster, had 10, thanks to hitting all
three field goal tries and going 4-of-5 fro the line.
Rio Grande was paced by sophomore Britney
Walker, who had 15 despite 4-of-16 shootmg. She
was a solid 7 -of-7 from the line. She also grabbed
eight rebounds, one of three Redwomen to tie for
high-game honors, and four assists. Senior Tana
Richie followed with 10, again going a perfect 4-of4 from the line.
Rio edged Pikeville 45-44 on the glass. The Lady
Bears had six players with between four and six
boards. Freshmen Sasha Fields and Kim Clark had
six each.
Pikeville will be back in action Thursday, Dec.
29. when they play lOth-ranked Cumberland (Tenn.)
University. That game will be played in Honolulu,
Hawaii. Rio Grande, getting votes in the NAJA Div.
II poll, will visit Notre Dame College on Dec. 21.
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�84 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
21, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Web cams let Ky. soldiers in Iraq see families, watch basketball
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Several minutes
into an emotional videoconference
:Saturday that let Army Sgt. Joshua
Fields interact with his parents, Fields
learned such high-tech meetings also
have drawbacks.
"It looks like your hands are dirty,
Josh," ribbed his father, David Fields,
<>f Richmond, Ky. ''Don't they have
any soap?"
"My hands can't get clean, no matter what I do," the soldier explained.
For the second year in a row, the
Louisville-Kentucky rivalry game was
an even bigger event for some 50 families who headed to Rupp Arena before
the game for a chance to see and hear
their loved ones stationed in Iraq.
For many, it was their first chance in
months to really interact. Phone conversations and e-mail just aren't the
same, they said.
"What was so wonderful about it
was that we could see him and he could
see us," said Linda Gorton of
Lexington, whose son, staff Sgt.
Clayton Gorton, is at Camp Fallujah. "I
actually hugged the.screen."
Gorton and her husband concluded
the call by singing "We Wish You a
Merry Christmas" to their son.
Families from across Kentucky were
treated to lunch and a chance to watch
Browning,
Seaver take
early lead in
Reds Hall of
Fame voting
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CINCINNATI - If you're a
Reds fan. it's time to cast your
vote. Pitchers Tom Browning
and Tom Seaver have the early
lead in voting for the 2006 Reds
Hall of Fame balloting. Voting
continues until Dec 31.
Ballots are available in The
Cincinnati Enquirer, a sponsor
of the 2006 voting, and online at
reds.com. Fans can also find
ballots at the Cincinnati Reds
Hall of Fame and Museum, the
Reds Team Shop by Majestic at
Great American Ball Park, and
the Majestic Dugout Shop at the
Westin Hotel in downtown
Cincimtati.
Closely bunched behind
Browning and Seaver, and within just a few hundred votes of
the leaders, are Chris Sabo, Paul
O'Neill, Dave Parker, Ron
Oester and Rob Dibble.
Other players receiving votes
for the Reds Hall of Fame
include Jeff Brantley, Norm
Charlton, Dan Driessen, Tom
Hume, Ray Knight, Hal Morris
and Joe Oliver.
To date, more than 10,000
votes have heen cast. Fans can
vote for up to three players; the
top two vote-getters will be
inducted into the Reds Hall of
Fame during on-field ceremonies during the 2006 season.
The 14 players appearing on
the ballot were selected by the
Cincinnati Chapter of the
Baseball Writers' Association of
America. Players eligible for
induction include players retiring from baseball after 1985
who appeared in at least three
seasons for the Reds, and who
have been retired for at least
three seasons.
The 2005 inductees included
Eric Davis, Jose Rijo and pioneers George and Harry Wright.
There are 68 members o the
Reds Hall of Fame. The Reds
Hall of Fame is the largest and
oldest continually operating
baseball team hall of fame.
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of
Fame and Museum opened to
the public on Sept. 25, 2004, to
honor the home of professional
baseball. Spanning the history of
the Cincinnati Reds from inception to modem times, the museum showcases the world's
largest public collection of Reds
memorabilia and artifacts. With
over 16,000 square feet of
exhibit space on two floors, the
Reds Hall of Fame is an interactive facility that focuses on both
entertainment and education.
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of
Fame and Museum is a not-forprofit 50l(c)(3) organization. It
is open year-round and is located at Great American Ball Park,
home of the Cincinnati Reds, at
I 00 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio
45202.
the game from a banquet room while the
soldiers watched from Iraq. Throughout
the day, families also scheduled private
20-minute meetings with their loved
ones in three conference rooms.
Just before tip-off, Gov. Ernie
Fletcher paraded the families onto the
Rupp Arena floor, where the Wildcat
fans gave a roaring ovation to the soldiers, who were patched in live on the
scoreboard screen. Even the soldier
who was a Louisville fan got cheers until he predicted a Cardinal victory.
"This is the best Christmas present
they could receive," Fletcher said. "It's
a good way for the commonwealth to
thank our soldiers for their service."
The program, known as Freedom
Calls, had most of its equipment donated from the Kentucky TcleHealth
Network, which uses similar technology in a university program that links
doctors with rural patients.
The concept of teleconferences on
game day started last year from
Freedom Hall in Louisville, where
about 20 families participated.
Organizers say they plan to make it an
annual event.
On Saturday, Cpl. Patrick A. Kidd of
Springfield, Ky.. got to talk by web
cam with his parents and four siblings.
His mother, Mary Kidd, called the
experience "gut-wrenching." The soldier, however, did have one gripe: his
dad, Michael Kidd, was wearing a red
sweater- the color of Louisville's uniforms . Dad insisted it wa an hom:st
mistake.
Vicki Wright and 12 other family
members were waiting to talk with
Wright's son, Lance Cpl. Matthew
Wright.
"He has great news to tell me, and I
had to wait until today," she said. "I'm
hoping he's getting ready to come
home, but I don't want to get my hopes
up."
UK
• Continued from p3
"We did what young teams do," said
Pitino, who ha'i seven newcomers on
his roster. "We panicked and we shot
quickly and we took bad shots, and
then it mushrooms and goes the other
way.
"We did as bad a job as we did all
year in running our otlense."
Taquan Dean had 14 points and six
assists for Louisville, but was 5 for-16
from the field.
After the initial Kemucky burst. the
Cardinals scored 10 of the next 14
points to close that gap to 17-13. Then
Rondo took over for Kentucky.
The sophomore point guard made a
3-pointer, converted a three-point play,
then assisted on a dunk hv 7-foot-3
center Shagari Alleyne, l;xtending
Kentucky's lead to 25 13.
"He did a good job of taklllt' wh.tt
they gave him," Smith <;aid of Rondo,
who had seven assists. "He really
played under control and was poised
out there. Lately, he has felt like he has
had to do a lot."
After two Louisville ba~kets, it was
Thomas' turn. The junior forward, who
finished with a career-high 11 points,
scored on a tip-in, a 3-pointer and two
free throws during a 10-2 run that put
Kentucky up 35-19. The Wildcats led
39-24 at halftime.
The Kentucky lead was 45-27 when
Louisville's Andre McGee was called
for a charging foul against Kentucky's
Patrick Sparks. The call incensed
Pitino, who received a technical foul
for his vehement protest.
"I deserved a 'T' ," Pitino said. "I
was trying to get our guys (motivated).
It was a good call."
But it didn't seem to energize the
Cardinals, who found themselves down
by 23 points after a basket by Crawford
with 13:42 left. Louisville came no
closer than 11 points the rest of the
way.
"They came out and outplayed us in
every area of the game," Padgett said.
''They were just the better basketball
team today and any time that happens
it's not going to-leave a good taste in
your mouth after the game."
LOUISVILLE (6-1): Williams 1-7 3-3 5,
Palacios 6-9 1-2 15, Padgett 5-8 2-4 12,
Dean 5-16 2-2 14, Jenkins 2-6 0-0 6,
Gianiny 0-0 2-2 2, Millard 0-0 0-0 0,
Huffman 0-2 0-0 0, McGee 1-5 2-5 5,
Farley 0-0 0-0 0, B.Johnson 1-7 0-0 2.
Totals 21-6012-18 61.
KENTUCKY (7-3): Thomas 3-6 4-4 11,
Obrzut 2-3 0-1 4, Rondo 7-12 10-15 25,
Sparks 2-3 2-2 6, Crawford 3-8 3-4 9,
Moss 1-4 2-2 5, Bradley 3-6 1-2 8,
Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Alleyne 2-3 0-0 4, Sims
0-2 1-4 1. Totals 23-48 23-34 73.
Halftime-Kentucky 39-24. 3-Point
Goals-Louisville 7-25 (Jenkins 2-2,
Palacios 2-5, Dean 2-10, McGee 1-4,
B.Johnson 0-1, Williams 0-3), Kentucky r.
4-13 (Thomas 1-1, Moss 1-3, Rondo 13, Bradley 1-4, Perry 0-1, Sims 0-1 ).
Fouled
Out-None.
Rebounds-Louisville 35 (Palacios 7),
Kentucky
36
(Obrzut
9).
Assists-Louisville 14 (Dean 6),
Kentucky 12 (Rondo 7). Total
Fouls-Louisville 26, Kentucky 19.
A-24,432.
NFL: Bengals 4 1 , Lions 17~
by LARRY LAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT - The Cincinnati
Bengals have shed their laughingstock image, winning their
first division title since 1990
against a team that fits their former reputation.
Carson Palmer threw three
touchdown passes in the first
half and Deltha O'Neal had one
of three interceptions to lead the
Cincinnati Bengals to a 41-17
victory over Detroit.
"It's a great accomplishment,
and it's one of the many goals
we set out to do," said Palmer,
who has thrown 30 TD passes
this season, breaking Ken
Anderson's team record by one
set in 1981. "We still have two
tough games left, and a chance
to get a bye."
Cincinnati (11-3) won its
fourth straight game to claim the
AFC North, adding to a sensational season after 14 straight
years without a winmng record.
"Even a garbage can gets a
steak now and again," said
offenstve
tackle
Willie
Anderson, a Bengal since 1996.
Hundreds of fans made the
short trek from Ohio to celebrate. They gathered behind the
Bengals' bench and near the exit
late in the game to cheer in a
near-empty stadium that was
jeering the horne team at every
opportunity when it was almost
full.
photo courtesy of KDFWR
A pair of record elk were taken during the recent quota hunt.
Two bull elk taken this season
certified as new state records
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Kentucky
has two new state records for
bull elk. Paul Cummins of Mt.
Vernon, now holds the record
for a typical elk for a bull he
took Oct. 1, 2005. The hull's
antlers scored 319 6/8 in the
Boone and Crockett Club scoring system after being officially
measured Dec. 15 at the
Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources. The old
record of 310 3/8 was held by
Rita Tharp of Bedford, for a bull
she took during the 2004 season.
Kentucky's other bull elk
record is now held by Matthew
"Train" Hall of Middlesboro,
Hall's bull, which had non-typical antlers, scored 320 2/8 in the
Boone and Crockett Club system after being measured alongside the Cummins antlers Dec.
15. Hall took the bull Oct. 1,
2005.
A non-typical antler rack has
two or more tines growing from
the same location on the main
antler beam. A typical rack has
only one tine growing from the
same location. The Boone and
Crockett Club system is based
on the length, symmetry and
mass of the antlers.
Kentucky has not previously
recognized a non-typical record
for elk. Department officials
decided to begin doing so
because the antlers on Hall's
bull were far larger than any
non-typical antlers recorded
previously.
Cummins, a veteran elk
hunter, was one of 100 people
drawn this year for a quota elk
hunt in Kentucky. His hunt
occurred in Knott County.
Cummins said the quality of his
Kentucky elk hunt was better
than his experiences in the westem United States. "We've never
taken one this big anywhere
else," he explained. "There's no
comparison of hunting out West
and hunting here."
Hall, who took his bull in
Bell County, is a first-time elk
hunter. He believes the records
established this year will fall in
2006. "Both of these records
will be broken," he said. "I've
already seen a bigger bull than
these the other day."
Only two of the 50 bull elk
hunters drawn for the 2005
quota hunt have not taken a bull.
Department officials are not
aware of a hunter taking a bull
with bigger antlers than those
harvested by Cummins and
Hall. The state also issued 50
permits for cow elk for this
year's drawn quota hunt.
Kentucky began its elk
restoration project in Eastern
Kentucky in 1997. Biologists
estimate the state now has more
than 5,000 free-ranging elk.
Litmted hunting for elk began in
2001
''That both of our new state
record bulls were born right
here in Kentucky is a testament
to the sncccss of Kentucky's elk
restoratiOn program,'' said Tina
Brunjes, the department's elk
and big game coordinator.
"These are the caliber of animals that folks can expect to
hunt m Kentucky in the future."
Quota hunt applications for
the 2006 elk hunt are now available wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold, online at
fw.ky.gov, or by calling 1-877598-2401. It costs $10 to apply.
Those wishing to buy an applicatton as a Christmas present for
another person can do so by providing that person's name, date
of birth, and driver's license
number or social security number. In 2006, Kentucky will
issue 200 elk permits through its
quota hunt drawing.
"It was a weird, eerie feel- ing one to O'Neal, who broke a
ing," Palmer said. "It was qui- team record with 10 intercepeter when we were on the field tions on the year. Garcia was
than it is at home."
replaced by Joey Harrington
The Bengals have a chance early in the fourth quarter, a
for their best record ever, having move that drew cheers, and
gone 12-4 in 1981 and 1988. Harrington finished 6-of-7 for
They made the Super Bowl both 77 yards and a TD.
years.
Harrington, the third pick of
If they make it to the title the 2002 draft, acknowledged it
game again, they'll return to might have been his last home
Detroit's Ford Field.
game as a Lion.
"I'm happy and elated, but
"I realize the cutthroat nature
our biggest goal is to get back of this business and the prohere," Anderson said.
duce-now mentality, and we
The reeling Lions (4-1 0) lost haven't done it," Harrington
their fifth in a row, and seventh said.
of eight since sharing the diviArtose Pinner ran for 55
sion lead.
yards for the Lions, playing in
"We are suffering," said plate of Kevin Jones (elbow).
Detroit's interim coach Dick • Roy Wilijams caught a TD pass
Jauron, who fell to 0-3.
in the second quarter. Charles
The tone was set on the open- Rogers turned a short toss from
ing kickoff when Detroit's R.W. Harrington into a 35-yard TD to
McQuarters fumbled. By the make it 38-17 midway through
end of the first quarter, the the fourth quarter.
Bengals led 17-0 after Palmer
Before the game, hundreds of
threw two TDs and they forced fans marched to protest Lions
two turnovers.
president Matt Millen, who has
"That's what you fear against led the franchise to an NFLa team like that," Jauron said.
worst 20-58 record the past five
Palmer was 28-of-39 for 274 seasons.
yards with three TDs, matching
As promised, many fans
a season high, and two intercep- wore orange - Cincinnati's
tions. He connected with Chad color - during the game. They
Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, chanted "Fire Millen!" throughwho left the game with an ankle out the game before most fans
injury, and Kelly Washington on decided to head home in the secscoring throws.
ond half.
Johnson had a career-high 11
"We understood what they
catches for 99 yards, and when were after," Williams said.
he caught a 1-yard TD pass in ''They hoped we would lose so
the first quarter, the flamboyant they could get what they want to
receiver looked around before happen in management, or with
simply handing the football to players they want gone. I think
their plan went well." ··
the official.
"This game was too imporNotes:
Houshmandzadeh
tant," he explained. "I just want- said he will play next week. ...
ed to play it safe, because we In four games against the NFC
needed a win."
North, the Bengals have 18
Rudi Johnson had 117 yards interceptions. .. . Rogers caught
rushing and two TDs. He scored his first TD since Sept. 28,
on the first drive after halftime 2003, and had three receptions
to put the Bengals ahead 31-7, for a season-high 71 yards.
and added a second TD early in ... Cincinnati
S
Anthony
Mitchell started in place of inacthe fourth.
Detroit's Jeff Garcia was 13- tive Ifeanyi Ohalete (ribs) and
of-21 for 138 yards with one TD DT Shaun Smith was in for
and three interceptions, includ- inactive Bryan Robinson (foot).
Freel agrees to two
year, $3 million deal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Ryan Freel
avoided salary arbitration on
Monday by agreeing to a twoyear, $3 million deal with the
Cincinnati Reds that would
increase if he plays regularly.
Freel, 29, has led the Reds in
steals each of the last two years.
He hit .271 last season with 36
steals despite stints on the disabled list because of a swollen
foot and tom knee cartilage.
Freel will get base salaries of
$1.3 million next year and $1.7
million in 2007. His base salary
next year will increase to $2
million if he gets 200 plate
appearances,
and
would
increase with each additional 50
plate appearances to a maximum of $2.65 million.
He started 89 games at five
positions last season, including
48 at second base. The Reds got ~
Tony Womack from the Yankees
in a trade for two prospects at
the winter meetings, giving
them another player of comparable skills.
Womack, who will get $2
million this season on the final
year of his contract, said last
week that he intends to win the
starting job at second base.
�I
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Katlzy Prater
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Fax: (606) 886-3603
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SCHOOlNEWS
INSIDESTUFF
YESTERDAYS
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Duff Elem. • page B6
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POISON OAK
Papaw's
'*
Christmas
ifferent
from ours
I remember when I was just a boy,
sitting on the steps of his front porch
iWn on Hammond Creek, in rural
Johnson County, while my Papaw,
Liss Baldridge, talked about his
Christmases
as a boy back
in the late
1800s. I marveled at his
memory ashe
told, in such
of
detail,
things
that
had occurred
sixty or seventy
years
earlier.
He said
his presents
were few, but
he did recall a little wooden wagon
carved by his uncle, and as he looked
just above my head, as if watching it
all unfold on some invisible movie
screen. told of how he played for
hours with that little wagon, hauling
twigs that had become imaginary
(See OAK, page seven) .·
•
Wrapping paper
flew in all directions as children busily
unwrapped the
gifts that Santa
brought with
him.
photos by
Kathy J. Prater
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'Christmas in the Park' celebrated
once again in Archer Park
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FEATURES EDITOR
KIM'S KORNER
The pastor's cat
This past Sunday we visited
Garrett First Baptist to see our niece
Kennedy and nephew Colby in their
2005 Christmas Play.
The play, titled "Twelve Days of
Christmas" was, in a word, "AWESOME"!
Toddlers adorned in brilliant costumes didn't miss a beat when it came
tlfi!ir tum at the microphone for each
of their parts.
Little
K e v i n
Chaffins who
was the First
of
Day
Christmas
was adorable
each
and
every time he
got to say, "A
partridge in a
"parrrrtrr"
tree".
And when
l(im Little Frasure
it came our 2
year
old
Kennedy's tum, we all got a chuckle
for she reaches for the microphone
herself and belts "SEVEN SWANS A
SIMMIN" as loud as she possibly
could muster. It was fantastic. Colby
and friends were the "Twelve
Drummers Drumming" and they were
absolutely the most handsome little
drummers this Aunt has ever seen. It
was such a blessing to witness.
Speaking of blessings, Shawna
Peters has been blessed with one of
the most beautiful voices ever heard.
T~ about making your hair stand on
end when that girl sang "Mary Did
You Know" Sunday, children, I just
knew every hair on my head was
standing straight up. She is one talented young woman.
To the toddlers and youth of
Garrett First Baptist Church, hats off
for a wonderful 2005 Christmas production!
000
This particular story just made me
laugh. Every time I think about it, the
vision of that poor eat just amuses me.
f~pe the story leaves a bright spot in
your day. Whoever said the Creator
Once again, they came out by the
hundreds, an invasion of excited children with parents in tow, to see Santa
Claus and receive a gift at Archer Park
last Thursday evening.
Sponsored annually
the
GFWCIKFWC
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Club, "Christmas in the Park" 2005
was yet another huge success for those
volunteering their time and talents to
make a special evening for all the special children who attended.
Upon arrival at the Archer Park
skating rink, children and their families were treated to Christmastime
goodies like fruit punch and an assortment of cookies, along with lots of
Children waited anxiously in line as volunteers painted Christmas treea,
stockings, ornaments, reindeer and other Christmas symbols on the face8
of excited children.
Holiday refreshments were available In abundance for hungry boys and
girls.
games and activities designed to help
make curious children a little more
patient while waiting to see the star of
the show, Santa Claus. himself.
Among the activities were face
painting, coloring, and games such as
sack toss and bowling. Each child in
attendance received a gift from Santa.
as well as a gift bag chocked full of
goodies and special treats.
The event, which was sponsored by
the Woman's Club, in conjunction with
the City of Prestonsburg, Big Lots
Corporation and Archer Park, was
attended by over 250 children. The
annual event is open to the public.
CRITTER CORNER
The animals speak
by Dr. Carol Combs-Morris
DVM
I am fascinated with the legend that
says animals are able to speak on
Christmas Eve. I went on an Internet
search to see if I could find out more
about the origins of this tradition.
Seems this is a common story throughout the world. What I did fmd out along
the way was a lot of other legends that
surround the animals who were present
at the birth of Christ.
Why are animals given so much
importance in the Nativity story? For
one thing, they are the first earthly creatures, after Joseph and Mary, to see the
Son of God in human form. Second,
There are so many symbols in the
Church, from the candles to the rituals,
to the very colors of the altar cloths, that
I was surprised to discover how much I
was missing in the presence of the
Christmas animals.
The sheep are pretty obvious.
Besides the fact that they are there
because the shepherds are there, they are
also representational of Christ Himself.
the "Lamb of God". Sheep are "clean"
animals under Jewish law, and therefore
acceptable sacrifices. Jesus' death on
the cross was the ultimate sacrifice for
sin; sheep are often used in religious
context to remind us of th1s.
Also, in the poem, "The Ftiendly
This cute little
Yorkshire Terrier,
"Sable," is all
dressed up, ready
and waiting for
Santa Claus!
We're sure Santa
will be absolutely
delighted when he
creeps from the
chimney and flnda
this little aweet·
heart wattlngl
Ave year old
Sable belongs to
Delanna Ev.na. of
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
21 , 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Schoo( Cafendar
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• Adams Middle School
Youth Services Center is open
each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. The center offers services
to all families regardless of
income. For more information
about any of the activities or
services of the center, please
contact the center at 886-1297.
The center is now located in the
7th grade wing of the school.
Center Coordinator - Michelle
Keathley.
Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m., or later
by appointment.
For more
information about the center,
call LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 358-0134.
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service
Center
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•
The Betsy Layne
Elementary Family Resource
Youth Service Center is located
in the 500 building of the campus. The goal of the FRYSC is
to meet the needs of all children
and their families who reside in
the community or neighborhood
by the school in which the center is located. For further information, please contact the center at 478-5550 or 478-9751,
ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator; Charlotte Rogers,
Program Assistant II; Debra
Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dt>pt. is in the
center weekly and sees WIC
patients, does well-child exams
(birth-18 years), and gives
immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Duff Elementary
School is collecting Food
City receipts! Receipts must be
dated Sept. 11, 2005 to March
11, 2006. Top three school winners will receive a gift. In anyone in the community would like
to donate their receipts, they
may mail them to:
Duff
Elementary, P.O. Box 129,
Eastern, KY 41622; may also
drop receipts off in school front
office.
• Floyd County Health
Dept. is on site three days per
month. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
well-child physicals (age birth
to 18 years); T.B. skin test; T.D.
boosters; and WIC services.
Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you are in need
of any of these services.
• The J .A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the tan metal building
at the rear of the school. Contact
persons are Judy Handshoe,
coordinator, and Ruby Bailey,
assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variety of topics
are available.
• Floyd County Health
Dept. nurse at school every
Wednesday. Services include
Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade
physicals, well-child physicals,
immunizations, TB skin test,
WIC program, blood pressure
checks, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore,
is at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum Youth Service Center.
services, and school physicals.
• Parent volunteer training
Call 377-2678 for an appoint- • will be conducted throughout
ment.
the school year. Watch for dates
to be announced. If you need
Mountain Christian Academy
training, call to set up an
Mountain Christian Acad- appointment.
emy is a non-denominational
• School will be participatChristian school.
ing in the Food City "Apples for
• Now accepting applica- Students" program, please save
tions for enrollment for your receipts.
Kindergarten for the 2005-06
• Committee sign-ups may
school year. Call 285-5141 for be done through the Youth
more information.
Services Center office.
•Walking track open to pubPrestonsburg Elementary and lic (tratk closed during special
Family Resource Center
events).
• The Family Resource
• The center has a one-stop
Center is open weekdays 8 career station satellite that is
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by available to the community as
appointment. Office provides well as students.
services for all families, regard• Anyone interested in Adult
less of income.
Ed may contact the center for
• After School Child Care, information.
3-6 p.m., school days.
• All new students and visi• Call 886-7088 for addi- tors, stop by the Center, located
tiona! information regarding the on the South Floyd campus,
Prestonsburg
Elementary Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Family Resource Center or its Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon.
thru Fri.
programs.
• For more information call
South Floyd Youth Services
452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Center
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Dec. 22-30 - Christmas Smallwood, ext. 242.
break. The center wishes each
student a happy and safe holiStumbo Elementary/Mud
day!
Creek Family Resource
• Floyd County Substance
Center
Abuse Counselor will be on the
• FRC monthly Advisory
South Floyd campus each Council meetings will be held
Tuesday. If you need to contact the first Wednesday of each
the counselor, please call the month, at 4 p.m. Call for more
info.
• Lost & Found located in
Family Resource Center.
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource
Center
Character Words for the
Month
Respect and
Togetherness
• Monday's, 6 p.m.- School
and resource center will host a
Family Literacy program. We
will read and study about differ'ent cultures/themes and then
work on a related craft/activity.
Refreshments will be served.
Call the resource center to sign
up.
•
Wednesday's
an
Thursday's, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m., GED classes, in the
Weeksbury Community Center.
Classes are FREE.
• Lost & Found: Located in
the FRC. Items not claimed
within two weeks become the
property of the resource center.
• If you would like more
information on the programs
and services offered by the
FRC, please call or come by for
a visit. Center is located in the
(See SCHOOL, page threlif
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
(December 20 and December 22, 1995)
A decision could come on who will be selected
Floyd County's new superintendent, with the
board of education set to meet December 28 to
discuss the four finalists. Last week board members interviewed five finalists chosen by the district's superintendent screening committee, but
one finalist, Bruce Johnson of Lincoln County,
was hired. Monday, by the Mercer County Board
of
Education
as
that
district's
superintendent..Dwayne Harmon, 27, of Elkhorn
City, husband of Donna Asberry Harmon, 18, who
was charged, last week, with passing forged
checks has also been charged in connection with
the case. He was arrested Saturday by
Prestonsburg patrolman Charles Branham and
charged with nine felony counts of conspiracy.
A new satellite office at the Mud Creek Clinic
is expected to open soon for residents of the Mud
Creek area who need help with Social Security
benefits.
Less than a month after government workers- - including those employed by the Social
Security Administration and Veterans Affairsreturned to work after a government shutdown,
some of those employees are home again. The
shutdown comes as a result of disagreement
between Congress and President Clinton on how
to balance the budget.
Floyd County's Solid waste commission wants
the county to pick up some of the costs associated
with disposal of litter bagged by inmates at the
Otter Creek Correctional Facility. At Monday's
solid waste commission meeting, commissioner
Lowell Sammons was adamant about the fiscal
court contributing on the program.
Friday's Floyd County Fiscal Court meeting
didn' t go as smoothly for Judge-Executive Ben
Hale as his first, but Hale continued to fend off
some apparent opposition from magistrates.
During a discussion related to holding a fiscal
court meeting out in the county once every quarter, Judge-Executive Hale jumped to his feet and
demanded that court members settle down. The
Fiscal Court approved, by a 3-2 vote, 911 Inc.'s
proposal to provide E-911 equipment.
Fonner Prestonsburg Mayor Ann Latta was
sworn in as secretary of the Tourism Cabinet, last
week, on the first day of Governor Paul Patton's
administration.
Since it was formed in May, Floyd County's
Domestic Violence Unit has greatly improved the
percentage of service on domestic violence orders
issued.
Despite his absence in the courtroom, Aoyd
County Commonwealth Attorney John Earl hunt
was honored by his peers earlier this month for his
outstanding service and integrity as a prosecutor.
Johnny Johnson, 41, of Dwale, was indicted by
a Floyd County Grand Jury, Wednesday, on a second degree rape charge for allegedly having sex
with a minor less than 14 years old.
Anita Coleman of Emma, who was indicted,
last week, by a Johnson County Grand Jury, for
allegedly embezzling $16,434 from John Gray
Auto Sales, and converting those funds for her
own use, has been charged by a Aoyd County
Grand Jury with stealing more than $100,000
from the dealership.
By the time the tinsel has come down and
preparations are underway for the new year, Floyd
Countians should be receiving their 1995 property tax bills. The second batch of tax bills to be sent
this year, are scheduled to be mailed the week
after Christmas.
Ricky Lee Hall, a 16-year-old ·Allen Central
sophomore, became the hero of the day, Thm;sday,
when he stopped a burglar at Estill's Stop and
Shop.
Donna Asberry Harmon, 18, of Lexington, was
arrested, last week, by Prestonsburg Police, and
charged with first degree forgery for allegedly
passing forged checks at local businesses. She
reportedly confessed to the crime.
There died: Adam Coby Spears, infant son of
Lloyd Lee and Shawna Lynn Keathley Spears of
Harold, Friday, December 15, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Ruby Hopson, 64, of
Thelma, Friday, December 15, at Paul B. Hall
Medical Center; Roy Gayheart, 80, of McDowell,
Friday, December 15, at the McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; John Wess
Sparkman, 94, of Dema, Monday, December 18,
at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home; Charles
Glendall Hicks, 44, of Blue River, Wednesday,
December 13, at his residence; Redford Ward, 81,
of Auxier, formerly of Bonanza, Sunday,
December 17, at the Paul B. Hall Medical Center;
Maman Gunnell Leslie, 83, of Prestonsburg,
Saturday, December 16, at her residence; Virgil
Hamilton, 79, of Betsy Layne, Monday,
December 18, at the Mountain Manor Nursing
Home; Hazel Snipes, 81, of Homer, Michigan,
formerly of Bonanza, December 17, at Leitchfield
Nursing Care Center; Martin Preston Yates, 89, of
Honaker, Wednesday, December 13, at the
Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Ellen Meridith
"Readie" Lawson, 70, of Prestonsburg, formerly
of Elkhorn City, Friday, December 15, at the
Hghlands Regional Medical Center; Elder Lewis
Jr., 78, of Banner, Thesday, December 19, at the
Central Baptist Hospital, in Lexington; Clara
Meade Spears, 85, of Pikeville, Wednesday,
December 20, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
Prudy May Tackett,
70, of McDowell,
Wednesday, December 20, at Central Baptist
Hospital, in Lexington; Joann Bates Johnson, 52,
of Wheelwright, Thesday, December 19, at the
University of Kentucky Medical Center,
Lexington; Nelson Baldridge, 86, of Little Paint,
Wednesday, December 21, at Riverview Manor
Nursing Home.
Twentv Years Ago
(Wednesday, December 18, 1985)
Prestonsburg City Administrator David Evans
is preparing to apply for as much as $750,000 for
renovations at West Prestonsburg.
In a last-ditch effort to keep the Kentucky
Railroad Commission alive, its chairman, Jimmy
"Gabe" Turner, of Drift, has launched a petition
drive aimed at drumming up public support for
the agency.
A Brandy Keg man has been reunited with two
sisters he last saw in a Louisville orphanage 29
years ago.
Effective Monday, Jimmie E. Goble, of
Prestonsburg, became the second conservation
officer employed by the state Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources to serve Floyd County.
There died: Ethel Slone, 93, of David,
Thursday, December 12, at her residence following an apparent heart attack; Laura Wootens
Patton, 92, of Eastern, Friday, at the Humana
Hospital, in Louisa, following an extended illness; Elizabeth Myers, 88, of Roseville,
Michigan, formerly of Drift, Monday, at the
Maxtha T, Berry Hospital, Mt, . Cl~mens,
Michigan; Ida.Mae McCarty, 63. of Pr~$tppsburg,
Friday, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington; Sally
Hicks Scott, 69, of Garrett, Monday, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington, following a brief illness;
James Edward Alley, 61, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Prestonsburg, Monday, at the Bethesda
Oak Hospital in Cincinnati, following an apparent
heart attack; and Oral Delong, 73, of
Prestonsburg, last Friday, at the Riverview Manor
Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
Thinv Years Ago
(December 17, 1975)
Endicott, Sunday morning, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center.
env Years Ago
(December 16, 1965)
Prestonsburg police raided a Prestonsburg grocery store, Saturday, in enforcement of the state
law prohibiting the sale of fireworks.
Clive Akers, of Drift, began, Dec. 6, his sixtb.
four-year term of office as Floyd County tax comf
missioner, and that tenure is believed to be a
Floyd County record for that office.
Floyd County's adult education program,
which, this year, placed the county in the role of
pilot and model for other parts of the nation, has
concluded its instruction for 1965, it was
announced this week.
The graduating classes of 1955 and 1956 will
be honored at Martin High School's homecoming
ceremonies on December 18.
Married: Miss Anne Frances Florence, of
Flemingsburg, and Mr. William Ernest Osborne,
of Prestonsburg, December 11, here.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blakeman Jr., of
Richmond, Kentucky, twins, Sabrina Lynn an•
Thomas, December 8, at the Good Samaritan
Hospital, Lexington; Mrs. Blakeman is the former
Carolyn Tackett, of Allen.
There died: B. L. "Bev" Sturgill, 78, former
Floyd sheriff and jailer, last Thursday, at his home
here; Togie Salisbury, 64, of Eastern, December 9,
en route to Our Lady of the Way Hospital at
Martin; Mrs. Mary M. Newsome, 53, formerly of
Teaberry, December 13, at the Louisville General
Hospital; Mrs. Roxie Lafferty, 75, of Cliff,
December 5, at Gary, Indiana.
"The best year ever" is Prestonsburg Mayor
William 0. Goebel's description of business at
downtown stores, during the current Christmas
shopping season.
ABC Agent Ted Salisbury, this week, said he is
aware that at several places in the county "fifths"
of whiskey are being used as prizes on "punch" or
"tip" boards, and also are being offered as prizes
at turkey shoots and other places where marksmen compete.
State Police were investigating, Monday, the
truck-auto wreck, near Salyersville, in which one
Aoyd County man and two Salyersville men were
killed, and six others were injured, early Saturday
night. The dead: Travis Darrell Hamilton, 27, of
Teaberry; David Lee Nickels, 21, driver of the
auto, and Edward D. Combs, 21, both of
Salyersville.
Next to Clay County, which was involved in
the original coal severance allocation suit, Floyd
County was the heaviest loser as a result of last
week's Court of Appeals decision, holding that
the severance tax is to go to the county in which
(December 15, 1955)
the coal seam lies, and not to the county where the
coal is loaded, or where the mine opening is.
As the year nears its end, coal operators of this
The Floyd Circuit Court term, which will section are saying that the outlook for the local
begin, Monday, Jan. 5, will mark the beginning of coal industry is "promising".
the third six-year term of Circuit Judge Hollie
Santa Claus assisted, this year, as in past seaConley, and of Commonwealth Attorney James R. son, by the Beaver Valley Kiwanis Club of
Allen's first term.
Wheelwright, will visit 13 communities, next
Mr. and Mrs. Goble Puckett, of Prestonsburg, Sunday, on Left Beaver Creek.
observed their 50th wedding anniversary at home,
The Floyd County Health Department ranks
December 12.
among the top 1{}-actually was listed, last week,
"Touch Me Lord," a song written by Mrs. in the first five-among all the health departMary Rose, of Route 1, Prestonsburg, has been ments of the 120 counties of the state.
accepted by Century 21, Hollywood, Calif., for
Ten Kentucky colleges and 71 hospitals, one of
commercial recording and national promotion, in which was Our Lady of the Way at Martin, shar
an album entitled, "Super Sounds of Today".
in the half-billion-dollar total given such instituCompeting with more than 100 such clubs tions over the nation, Monday, by the Ford
from all parts of Kentucky, the Wheelwright Foundation.
Youth Development Club won the second-place
Luther Jarrell, 24, of Emma, was seriously
award for individual clubs, Dec. 12, at the state injured in a mine on Beaver Creek, this week, by
community
development
convention in a slate fall.
Louisville.
At the end of the biggest and most colorful
There died: William Thomas Osborne, 72, of inaugural parade in the long succession of
Allen, December 9, at Highlands Reguional Kentucky Governors, A. B. "Happy" Chandler
Medical Center; Sherman Delong, 82, of Louisa,
and Harry Lee Waterfield took the oath of office
native of this county, shortly after noon, Th~sday, together, Tuesday, and so became, respectively,
December 9; Luttrell Banner Laven, 66, Saturday the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the
evening, at his home at Allen; Jenny Stacey Commonwealth.
Swims, 78, of Martin, Monday, at Highlands
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hicks. of
Regional Medical Center; Tom James, 75, at his
Prestonsburg, a daughter, Janet Elizabeth, Dec. 9,
home, here, last Tuesday, victim of an apparent
heart attack; Mrs. Janie Music Sellards, 85, of
(See YESTERDAYS, page seve~
Fiftv Years Ago
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER l l , lUU!l •
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Korner
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doesn't have a sense of humor?
THE PASTOR'S CAT
Dwight Nelson recently told
a true story about the pastor of
his church. He had a kitten that
climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to
come down. The pastor coaxed,
offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come
down. The tree was not sturdy
enough to climb, so the pastor
decided that if he tied a rope to
his car and drove away so that
the tree bent down, he could
then reach up and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the
while checking his progress in
the car. He then figured if he
went just a little bit further, the
tree would be bent sufficiently
for him to reach the kitten. But
as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went "boing!" and the
kitten
instantly
sailed
through the air-out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible. He
walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd
seen a little kitten. No. Nobody
had seen a stray kitten. So he
prayed, "Lord, I just commit this
-kitten to your keeping," and
went on about his business.
Christmas in Iraq
Sgt. Mark Alexander (crouching, left), Is celebrating Christmas "soldier-style" while stationed In Iraq. Refusing to let their holiday
be dampened, Sgt. Alexander and his comrades fashioned themselves a "make-do" Christmas tree, found themselves a "reindog" and placed gifts received from home underneath their tree. Sgt. Alexander, a longtime client of Linda Wright, Wright's Barber
Shop, sent this picture along to brighten her holiday and to let his family know that he Is doing fine. "This picture has made my
Christmas for me," Wright said. Sgt. Alexander Is the grandson of Glenn and Gladys Brookhart, of Floyd County.
School
Yesterdays
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improvement of its mining town at Wheelwright.
After being separated for 26 years, Mrs. Effie
Sprinkles, 69, and Mr. W. R. Sprinkles, 73, of
Drift, were remarried, here, November 20, by the
Rev. Alex Stephens.
An influenza epidemic is now sweeping Floyd
County with possibly 1,000 persons stricken,
health officials reported this week.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Babe Shepherd, of
David, a son, November 25, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital.
There died: Gormley Lee Collins, 41, of
Prestonsburg, Friday, at the Paintsville Hospital;
Ted Burke, 45, of Wheelwright, at the Paintsville
Hospital, Tuesday; Mrs. Charlie Pennington, 66,
of West Prestonsburg, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital, Wednesday; Henry Johnson, 79, at
1
" honie ·at Melvin, TUI!sday; Mrs, i\bbie G: Walker,
,g' 85;raPtH.e Home ofll'eiuaughter''at Betsy Layne,
Wednesday.
main building at W.D. Osborne
Elementary. Center hours are:
Mon. thru Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Telephone: 452-4553; ask
to speak with Cissy Williams
(coordinator) or Karen Williams
(clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your
call.
at the Paintsville Hospital; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bingham, of Jeffersonville, Ind., a son, David
Carey, Dec. 3. Mrs. Bingham is the former Hama
Lou Craft, of Prestonsburg.
There died: Joe Wheeler Holbrook, 43, Middle
Creek native, Wednesday, of injuries suffered in a
car wreck at LaPorte, Indiana; Arlie Jones, 54, of
East McDowell, last Friday, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital, Martin; Charles Thomas Lynch, 71,
of Wayland, Tuesday, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, Martin; Mrs. Sarah Little Hall, 86, of
#I Wheelwright, last Saturday, at the Beaver Valley
Hospital, Martin; Pearl L. Sells, 68, of Weeksbury,
this week, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville.
(December 13, 1945)
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Congressman A. J. May told The Times,
Tuesday night, that the board of army engineers
had given its approval of the proposed canalization of the Big Sandy.
With engmeering work completed on proposed
electrification of territory in Floyd, Johnson, and
Lawrence counties, the Big Sandy Rural Electric
Co-Operative will ask bids, around January 1, on
construction of 160 miles of power lines in the
three counties.
Jim Jones, of Garrett, was critically wounded,
Wednesday evening, at Garrett, when he was accidently shot through the head during a scuffle with
a police officer.
A locomotive and five coal gondolas passed
over Harrison Marsillett, 22, of Blue River, as he
lay asleep on the spur branch of the C&O Railway
Company between West Prestonsburg and David,
last Saturday night. Fortunately, he was lying
between the tracks, and so is recovering this week
at the Prestonsburg General Hospital, his most
severe injuries being head lacerations. A two-story
brick municipal building is now under construction, and other structures are planned, in the program of the Inland Steel Company for the
Seventv Years Ago
(December 13, 1935)
Four hours after they had made a daylight
break from the county jail here, five escaped prisoners were back in custody, Tuesday afternoon.
Ollie Marshall, 35, of Water Gap, was killed,
Thursday morning, when his auto left the road on
the hill, approaching Maytown, and plunged
approximately 75 feet into Beaver Creek.
Willie Cole, of Melvin, is in serious condition
as the result of a bullet wound in his abdomen,
sustained, Sunday, at Melvin.
J. G. Porter last week sold the Riverside Dairy
here to Chester Howard.
Estill "Eck" Branham, former Prestonsburg
high school football star, led the Western State
Hilltoppers to a 13-6 win over the Centre College
Colonels, Saturday. He passed for one score, and
set another with a long completion.
There died: Abe Goble, 40, of Martin, last
VVednesday, at Martin.
Critter
• Continued from pS
Beasts", the sheep provides
wool to keep the Baby warm in
the cold stable.
The ox and the donkey are
probably the animals most com• monly seen in nativity scenes,
after the sheep. I assumed the
donkey was there because Mary
rode him into Bethlehem, and
the ox was the original occupant
of the barn. Their presence can
be interpreted in several other
ways as well.
Both animals were sacred to
the Egyptian gods Osiris and
Seth. If they joined the other
animals in kneeling at the
manger, as one tradition has it,
then it is a sign of tuning away
from pagan religions.
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Other stories tell of the ox
and donkey standing over the
Infant to warm Him with their
breath, and of course, they gave
up their feed and trough for His
bed.
As beasts of burden, the
camels were truly the ones who
bore the gifts to the Child. They
also came from afar to worship
Him.
Apparently these common
animals are joined in several
depictions of the Nativity by
some less familiar creatures.
,;,
Birds figure prominently m
~ several instances:
Doves, generally a symbol of
purity and peace, may be used in
a manger scene as symbols of
Christ as the Prince of Peace,
the pcrity of Mary, or the presence of the Holy Spirit. In several old stories, the doves sing
the baby Jesus to sleep.
Swallows
were
once
believed to hibernate in the mud
during the winter and reappear
in spring. They became a symbol of resurrection. They are
often found in barns, so they
may be included in the pictures.
Goldfinches eat thistles and
thorns, so the presence of a
goldfinch refers to the crown of
thorns, and a foretelling of the
passion of Christ
Roosters symbolize watchfulness and vigilance; they
announce the new day, a sign of
resurrection and renewal. It is
said that a cock crowed at midnight in the stable to announce
the Baby's birth. A passage in
Hamlet refers to the rooster
singing all night long on
Christmas Eve t"J chase away
evil spirits and hallow the night.
Peacocks may be a sign of
immortality, due to an old belief
that the flesh of peacocks did
not decay. Also, the "eyes" on
the peacock's tail can refer to
the always present and all-see-
ing God.
Occasionally an owl is present in the background of
Nativities, as well as in portrayals of the Crucifixion. He represents solitude, wisdom and
piety, and also, as a nocturnal
animal, the coming of light into
the darkness.
Although cats are never mentioned in the Bible, they may
appear in Nativity paintings.
They probably refer to the legend of the gatta della Madonna.
One version of this tale says that
a cat in the stable had kittens
about the same time Jesus was
born, and received the mark of a
cross on her back as a token of
the occasion. The other rendering of the story says that a cat
curled up in the manger and
lulled the crying Christ Child to
sleep with her purr. Mary was
so grateful that she placed her
own initial on the eat's head. In
fact, tabby cats today always
carry the letter "M" on their
forehead and often a cross over
their shoulders.
I know that I am going to
start paying closer attention to
Nativity paintings to see if I can
identify r..ore of these overlooked symbols of Christmas.
Maybe the animals. are speaking
to us!
Wesley Christian School
• Wesley Christian Daycare
and Infant!foddler Care accepts
infants and toddlers up to 2
years and Preschool age 2-4.
Daycare hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Monday thru Friday.
• For additional information,
call 874-8~28. Summer office
hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Adult Education & GED
Schedule
• Monday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - McDowell FRC,
Martin Comm. Center, Auxier
Learning Center, Employment
Services - Testing, BSCTC; 14:30 p.m. - Allen Elem. FRC,
Employment Services - Testing,
BSCTC; 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Cliffside
• Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - Allen FRC, Mud
Creek Clinic, McDowell FRC,
BSCTC, Employment Services Testing; 1-4:30 p.m. - David
Craft
Center,
BSCTC,
Employment Services - Testing;
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning
Center, BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC,
Martin Cornm. Center, Auxier
Learning
Center,
South
Floyd/Rainbow
FRYSC
(Weeksbury Comm. Center),
BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m. - Wayland
Senior Citizen Center, Dixie
Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. - St.
James Episcopal Church; and, 25 p.m. at the Floyd County
Detention Center.
• Thursday: 8:00 a.m . to
12:00 p.m. - Cliffside NNC,
Mud Creek Clinic, South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC, David
Craft Center, BSCTC; 1-4:30
p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC, Auxier
Learning Center, Employment
Services - Testing, BSCTC; 6-8
p.m., Martin Comm. Center,
BSCTC; and, 2-5 p.m. at the
Floyd County Detention Center.
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A few days httcr h v ~ s at the
grocery store, and r ' l ole of his
church member<;. H ' 1ppencd
to look into h(~r sh•'•J"i'lg cart
and was amazed to
-. 1t food.
This woman was a I hater and
everyone knew Jt. s<, Ill: asked
her, "Why arc you l "mg cat
food when you hate cats so
much?"
She replied. )'
won 't
believe this;• and then t lid him
how her little girl h:.td b~ en begging her for a cat. bl ~he kept
refusing. Then <~ .t w days
before, the child h.1 i begged
again, so the Mon. , 1lly told
her little girl, "W~: ', if God
gives you a Cat, I'll ~t "OU keep
it."
She told the
a<>tor, "I
watched my chtlJ gn out in the
yard, get on her km , , nd ask
God 'for a cat. Ami reat!y. Pastor.
you won' t believe thh r 11 I saw
it with my own C)~ A kitten
suddenly came flyin: out of the
blue sky, with it paws outspread, and landed r t>t •n fro nt
of her."
Never under'' ~lflld e the
Power of God and H. unique
sense of humor.
'Til Next Week.
God's Blessing'
Oak
• Cont n Jed from pS
locust posts for fencing in his
livestock. But what he said he
looked forward to at Christmas
time, more than anything else,
was fresh fruit, especially
oranges. He said that all his life,
he had associated oranges with
Christmas.
Papaw has been gone for
more than 50 years now, and no
doubt would have done a little
marveling himself if he had suddenly found himself in one of
our local stores the day after
Thanksgiving, as shelves were
emptied and carts were piled
high with literally hundreds of
dollars worth of every kind of
toy imaginable.
Christmas indeed has come a
long way-or, depending on
how you want to view it-perhaps has regressed to a terrible
state. The odd thing about it all,
that while one would be hard
pressed to find anybody, anywhere, that wouldn't agree that
Pro
the holiday has gottrn completely out of hand, that we
overindulge in (.;VCT} single
aspect of our Cl l oration,
nobody makes an:y
rt to do
anything about it.
It's as if all our ho days (not
just Christmas) havL dLveloped
into a group of ho, r\! monsters, bent on str PI 1 us of
hard-earned cash. :1 1 maxing
our plastic to the t> •I It's not
just a matter of kct>" · 'l'' up with
~e Joneses anymc,
1,·<; more
like we want to out !0 th • whole
neighborhood.
Of course, it wi:1 'L 'ver happen, and I'll admit tltaL for one,
I would never havL done it, but
can you imagine '-" h it' d be
like if your child " t1ke on
Christmas morning t0 f nd nothing but a little wm • wagon
arid a couple of orantt undct
the tree?
,G ives you kind
a warm
feeling, doesn't i l '
of that
Then put them in the news.
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21 , 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Duff students collect food for needy families
James A. Duff Elementary Talented and Gifted students recently organized a canned food drive.
Students collected a total of 1,388 items of food. The Duff Family Resource Center distributed
the food to needy families just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The classroom that collected
the most food items was Mrs. Wright's third grade with a total of 459 items. Thanks to each student that brought food for the needy and for making this project such a huge success! James A.
Duff Elementary School Talented and Gifted Students include: 5th Grade: Codx Case, Andrew
Combs, Caitlin Kidd, McKay Prater, Amber Shepherd, and Bobbie Vanderpool; 4 h Grade: Emily
Conn, Austin Hoover, Rachel Moore, Morris Slone, Sabrina Stewart, and Gabrielle Waddles.
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen helps make holidays bright
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen employees presented a check to Officer Mike Conn as a donation for
the "Shop with a Cop" Christmas program. The store also collects mittens each year on their
"mitten tree." Once collected, the mittens are placed with food baskets that are distributed each
year by the Irene Cole Memorial Baptist Church to local families. Store manager Johnny
McKinney says that the store attempts to collect 100 pairs of mittens each year.
lOW-FAT COOKING: Holidav beet
tenderloin with spiced cranberrv chutnev
The Associated Press
Spiced Cranberry-Pear
Chutney
A roast beef centerpiece for
any holiday table gains an added
festive touch when it's served
with spiced cranberry-pear chutm:y. Bonus points: Although this
dish looks rich and colorful, it's
not hard to make and it's low in
fat.
Tenderloin is about the most
tender cut of beef, and here it's
simply seasoned with pepper,
garlic and thyme, and roasted
without further fuss. The homemade chutney is a spicy, fruity
counterpoint to the meat. You
<.:an make it while the roast is in
the oven, or prepare it a couple
~""""
of days in advance.
(Start to finish 40 minutes)
• 3 large ripe pears, cut into
1/2-inch pieces
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 112 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 112 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded,
finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 114 teaspoon ground allspice
Combine all ingredients in
Holiday Beef Tenderloin With
Spiced Cranberry-Pear
Chutney
(Start to finish 1 114 to 1 3/4
hours)
• l to 2 tablespoons cracked
black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
leav.!<;
• 1 well-trimmed whole beef
tenderloin (about 4 pounds)
•
Spiced Cranberry-Pear
Chutney (recipe follows)
• SJit
fkat oven to 425 F.
Combine pepper, garlic and
thyme; press evenly onto all surfaces of beef roast. Place roast
on rack in shallow roasting pan.
Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is centered in
thickest part of beef, not resting
in fat. Do not add water or
cover. Roast in 425 F oven 50 to
60 minutes for medium-rare; 60
to 70 minutes for medium doneness. Remove roast when meat
thermometer registers 135 F for
medium rare; 150 F for medium
doneness.
Transfer roast to carving
board: tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 15 to 20
minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10 F to reach
145 F for medium-rare; 160 F
for medium.) Carve roast into
thick slices; season with salt, as
desired. S~;rve with Spiced
Cranberry-Pear Chutney.
Makes 16 servings.
Nutrition information per 3ounce serving, beef only: 173
cal.; 25 g pro.; 1 g carbo.; 7 g
fat; 51 mg sodium; 67 mg chol.
Nutrition information per 3ounce serving of beef with
about 2 112 tablespoons chutney: 237 cal.; 25 g pro.; 17 g
carbo.; 1.7 g fiber; 7 g fat; 55
mg sodium; 67 mg chol.
large saucepan; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer 30 minutes or until thickened, stirring
occasionally. Serve warm or at
room temperature.
Makes about 3 cups.
Cook's Tip: Chutney can be
prepared up to 2 days ahead;
refrigerate, covered. Reheat or ·
bring to room temperature
before serving.
Reripes for AP courtesy
Cattlemen's Beef Board and
National Cattlemen·~· Beef
Association
Duff students raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital
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Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Edward, teachers from Duff Elementary School, had nine students to participate this year in St. Jude's Math-A-Thon program. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is
internationally recognized for'itspioneenrig work innnaing cures and savmg chlld~en who have" ~
cancer and othehatastrophfc 'diseases.' the Maih!A~Hon program allowed Duff sth graders td "' '
help the children at St. Jude by raising money for research and treatments. The following students raised a total of $442.55: Gary Arnett, Andrew Combs, Brian Handshoe, Jr., Caitlyn Kidd,
Nikki Mullins, Kaitlyn North, McKay Prater, Corey Terry, and Bobbie Vanderpool.
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Leadership East KY graduates 36
Graduation ceremonies were held December 2, for the Class of
2005 of Leadership East Kentucky. Local residents Amy
Hatfield-East Kentucky Network, Jeannie Howard and Patricia
Goodman-Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Regina
Hall-Big Sandy Area Development District, and Mandy StumboFioyd County Chamber Of Commerce, were participants in the
class this year. Members of the class came from all walks of life
and from throughout East Kentucky. They participated in sessions on various topics Including leadership, education, economic development, criminal justice, the environment and other
topics, which were held in communities throughout the reg,on.
Applications are now being held for the Class of 2006 until
March 1, 2006. Individuals who work or live in the region are eligible to apply for the program. There are 8 sessions, beginning
in May and concluding in December. Applications can be
obtained on the website leadershipeastkentucky.org or from
Linda Gayheart, PO Box 105, Hindman, KY 41822, phone
606.785.0606, email gayheart@tgtel.com
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21, 2005 • 89
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110 ·Agriculture
115 • ATV's
120- Boats
130 ·Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 - Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
170 - Parts
210 -Job Listings
220 - Help Wanted
230 • Information
250 • Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Serv1ces
290 - Work Wanted
175- suv·s
180 ·Trucks
190- Vans
310 - Business
220.. • ~ME'J.QYM~fii
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
The FLOYD COUNTY TIMES does not
inowlngly accept
'false or misleading
advertisements
Ads which request
or require advance
payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
11 0-Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
aybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2001 Impala 60,00
miles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
loaded $6995
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$5995.
numbers,
please
Indicate that entire
reference number
on the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numbers
are used to help us
direct your letter to
the correct Individual.
21o-Job Listing
*********************
MEDICAU
CLERICAL
Prestonsburg
Multiple open·
lngsl Great pay,
start Immediate!~
$8 hr and up.
Experience preferred but not
required. Fax
resume to 972-7396067.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
350 - Miscellaneous
360 - Money To Lend
3$0 - Services
830 • Miscellaneous
ZOO • ~EB.VtC.ES
410- Animals
420 - Appliances
440 - Electronics
445- Furniture
450 - Lawn & Garden
460 - Yard Sale
470 - Health & Beauty
475 - Household
ving experience. Ref
location number 26.
Call 800-471-2440.
011 Field Company
has openings for
hard working responsible drivers. Must
be of age 21 or older.
Must have COL with
HAZ-MAT and tanker
endorcements, good
driving record and
some
mechanical
apptitude.
Please
apply in person at:
Universal
Well
Services, Inc., 5252
Rt. 1428, Allen, KY
41601
606-874·
3487,
Accepting
applications
Mon.
thru Fri. between the
hours of Bam and
4pm.
220-Help Wanted
500 - REAL.ESIAlE
610 • Apartments
505 - Business
510- Commercial
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/lots
570 - Mobile Homes
$80 - Miscellaneous
620 - Storage/
Office Space
630 ·Houses
640 - Land/lots
650 - Mobile Homes
660 - Miscellaneous
670 • Commerc1al
P!operty
Come in today for
incredible savings.
Shop At The Little
Furniture Store &
Savell Route. #122,
McDowell. Call 606377-0143.
.1100 • NOTICES
735-
005 - Annovncements
~ega'
740 ·Masonry
745 ·Miscellaneous
610Apartments
FOR SALE:
Nice
tor
sale.
home
RENT
Marvin Heights sub- APTS FOR
division. 3 BR 2 BA 2 HUD accepted. Call
car garage. 12x18 285-5047 or 285deck. Nice storage 9976.
building. Call 606587-1163 or 606- FOR RENT 1 room
480-Miscellaneous 791-0187.
furnished efficiency.
Utilities paid, w/d proHOMES FOR SALE: vided. No pets. Call
WEDDING DRESS A foreclosurell 3 BR 226-0999.
FOR SALE: Size 12, only $16,000. For Winchester Apts.
pearl and sequins listings call 1-800intricate design on 429-7008. ext B 183. PARK PLACE APTS
"Holiday
Special"
bodice and train.
Must see to appreci- FORECLOSURE! 4 First Month's Rent
ate beauty. For more BR 2 BA $33,000. FREE with paid secuinformation, call 886· Must sell, for lisintgs rity deposit. Through
8506 ask for Tonya call 1/800-429-7008. December 31, 2005.
1
BR/$280/$309
or after 5:00 call 886·
2BR/$304/$345
0048 and leave mes550-Land/Lots
Prestonsburg 886sage.
0039.
FOR SALE: Great
COAL FOR SALE
investment property APT FOR RENT: 1
50 acres in
for sale. 2 completely BR, 1 BA. Utilities
Quicksand, Knott
apart- included. $550 per
County KY. Call 260- furnished
Security
ments. Owner eager month.
347-0259.
required.
to sell. Call 886- deposit
Located at Harold.
FIREWOOD FOR
9356.
Call478-3333 or 478SALE call 377-5055
570- Mobile Homes 2423.
FIREWOOD FOR
APT FOR RENT:
SALE. Hardwood.
$50 a load. Call 886Final
clearance Unfurnished 2 BR
2004 lot models and with walk-in closet. 2
4038.
2005 models now BA, large living room
available! If you are and kitchen. Located
495-Want to Buy
serious about pur- at Stanville, off US
chasing a new home 23. Call 478-81 00.
WANT TO BUY you need to be with
FOR RENT 2 BR
property with free experienced staff to
remodeled
gas in Pike or Floyd get the right home at newly
county. Call 434· a great price. The ground floor apt.
4866 or 587-2652.
Home · Show-South Located across from
Technical
William son, Inc. US Garth
119,
Belfry,
Ky. School. AT 122 at
41514 606-353-6444 Martin, KY. Must furor toll free 877-353- nish references. Not
510. Comm Prop 6444
HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
All Drywall, Dutch
BUILDING FOR
1·2
BR
FURLEASE or
rent. with 2x6 walls,and
Located at Stanville. 5/12 roof pitch, ulti- NISHED Apts. Clean.
Prestonsburg.
2000 sq ft and a 600 mate kitchen pack- lin
sq ft can be joined or age, glass block win- 886-8366.
separated. Great for dow, and many more
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
office space or retail. extras, Set up for
viewing. For details Townhouse also 1
Call 606-478-5403.
call 606-353-6444 or bed room furnished
FOR SALE OR toll free 577-353- or unfurnished locatLEASE: Commercial 6444 the home show ed in Prestonsburg
,NO PETS call 606Property, lvel, KY on
886 8991
US 23. Office building, garage, paved
VACANCIES
lot, approximately 2
Branham
Heights
acres.
606-368Apts
Wheelwright
KY
2347.
RENTALS
Licensed Practical
Nurse
General Assignment
Reporter
~--------------------~
770 • Repair/Service
780 • nmber
790- Travel
720 - Health & Beauty
730 • Lawn & Garden
REAL ESTATE
EMPLOYMENT
870 - Services
000 - Legals
765 - Professionals
705 - Construction
71 0 - Educational
713- Ch1ld Care
715 - Electncian
WAREHOUSE
POSITION/ DriverPosition
requires IMMEDIATE OPEN·
ability to perform INGS for motivated
manual labor in a people to care for
individuals with menshop environment, tal retardation/ develtoR SALE:
2002
Ford Taurus SE. 606- loading trucks and opmental disabilities.
customer All training provided
886-6869 or 606- making
of
charge.
deliveries. Class B free
791 -9550.
COL required. Must Available positions
FOR SALE:
1993 have HS Diploma or include residential
house
manager
Ford
Tempo,
all
GED. Please send hours M-F 5 pm- 9
power, new t1res.
Runs, drives, and resume to: Floyd am starting salary
looks great. $800 or County Times, BOX $25000 year. Direct
best offer. 886-0108. 390, Prestonsburg, care staff float position hours may vary.
KY 41653.
ATIN: Minimum
salary
$5001Police
$6.00
per
hour.
Impounds! Honda, TONYA.
Candidates must be
yhevy, Ford and
• • o r e i C a r s HEAVY EQUIP· required to pass
!Trucks/SUVs from MENT
Steam background screen$5001 For listings call Cleaning company ing. Interested parties should call 606·
800-439-3998 ext.
needs employees. 946-2078 or 606A919
Must have valid dri- 886-8600.
ver's
license and up
160-Motorcycles
WANTED:
to date surface min- HELP
Reno's Roadhouse
ing papers. Call 606- Prestonsburg is now
FOR SALE
2000
Mon-Fri hiring for ali posiYZF Yamaha 600 R 886-1759
tions. Day shift and
9:00
am
tp
5:00
pm
6000
motorcycle.
night shift. Apply in
actual miles. Black &
silver with 2 helmets. MEDICAL SECRE· person only.
$3500 Would make TARY WANTED Full
HELP WANTED:
great Christmas pretime M-F 9:30· 5:00 Night auditor shifV
~nt. 606-886-6869
and Sat 9:00·12:00. Part-time night audit
or 606-791 -9550.
shift available for FOR RENT: Beauty . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Call886·1714.
Friday and Saturday shop equipped with 3
For
Sale
1998
YAMAHA YZ80 New W A N T E D : night from 11 :00 pm- stations and tanning
7:00
am.
Call bed. Located on RT
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
need Microtel Inn at 889- 122 1 mile south of
$1600. Call 606-452- Immediately
Medical
Office 0331 or stop by and Martin, across from
Caney Creek Rehabilitation Complex,
9599 for more info.
an outstanding mental health Personal
Technical
Manager for busy put in an application. Garth
Care Home, located in Knott County,
School. Must furnish
practice
in
175- SUVs
recognized throughout Kentucky for its
285references.
Prestonsburg. MERCHANDISE
program innovation and treatment suc9112.
Please do not apply if
cess, has positions available for LPNs.
FOR SALE:
2004
you
don't have expeCCRC offers competitive salary and
530-Homes
Ford Explorer 2x4
445-Furniture
excellent fringe benefit plan. If you are
Am/FM/CD, cruise, rience as a Medical
interested in joining our distinguished
keyless entry. Avg Office
Manager.
ALLEN
FOR SALE:
New
team, send a letter of interest and
Miles, excellent coni- Health/life insurance
FURNITURE
1320 sq ft house
resume to CCRC, Human Resources,
tion. $10995 Call
provided. Contact:
ALLEN,KY
located on Haywood
•78-4860 or 226·
Dept. 115, Rockwood Lane, Hazard,
PO BOX
2467
Furniture,
used DR, Prestonsburg. 3
3218.
KY 41701. For additional information,
Ashland, KY 411 05- appliances, living I BR 2 BA hardwood
contact Charles Boggs at {606) 368bedroom suits, bunk floor and ceramic tile.
2802, fax# {606) 435-0817. or visit our
180-Trucks
2467.
beds, and lots morel You pick the carpet.
website or www.krccnet.com EOEIAA.
Call 606-874-9790.
Call 606-478-9993.
WA TED: Drivers 1
FOR. SALE: 87 Ford
RAY'S B A R G A I N . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. . .
F150. 300 6 cylinder. mini-van transporting
CENTER
railroad
crews
in
the
4 speed transmisNew
& Used
sion, good work Shelby area. Clean
Furniture
&
truck. $800. Call 606- MVR. Drug screen
Appliances @ unbe478-5173.
required. 7 years dri- lievable
prices.
1975
FOR SALE:
Ford dump truck, tilt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
front end, 12' bed.
Marketing Manager Needed
-\~r more info call
Local company seeking right person for a fast
t>bB-478-9150.
paced, busy Corporate Marketing office.
Responsibilities Include coordination of advertlsng
190- Vans
for multi locations, maintaining company website,
and other duties. Must have excellent computer
skills, ability to work with others, design graphic
FOR SALE: 1998
skills, and willing to travel.
Ford Windstar Van.
Benefits Include 401 (k), MedlcaUPrescrlptlon, Life
v6, Auto, all power,
Insurance, Long-term Disability, Credit Union, and
excellent
shape.
Supplemental Plans. VIsit our website for more
$3500.
606-686·
Information @
3082 .
www.teamworldwlde,com
Send Confidential Resume to:
Judy lusk@teamworldwlde.com
Or HR Office· P.O. Box 1370
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
When responding
No Phone Calls, Please
to Employment ads
Equal
Opportunity Employer
'flat have reference
850 • Personals
Movers
755- Office
760 • Plumbing
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or via email to:
web@floydcountytimes.com
810 -Auctions
815- Lost & Found
is accepting application for 1 and 2 BR
apts. And 1 BR handicapped accessible
apartment.
Rent
based on income,
water, sewage, and
garbage are inlcuded
in rent. Please contact Kathy at 606452-4777.
Office
hours M-F 8:00-4:00.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent startIng at $375. month, +
$300. deposit water
included.
Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Ga>Storage/Office
'
BUILDING FOR
LEASE 30x60 metal
storage bulldling on
RT 80. 886-8366.
OFFICE SPACE for
lease
in
P r estonsburg.
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking
only two blocks from
courthouse. Call8741700, 285-0900 or
874-9976.
FOR RENT: 3 Room
office suite. $600
month. Call 8861020 ask for C. V.
plus utilities. If interested call 886-0124.
FOR LEASE:
30x80 building on
MTN
Parkway.
Parking for large
trucks. Will re-model.
STOP RENTING:
Buy a 5 BR 2 BA
home only $13000.
For listings call 800429-7008 ext B930
630-Houses
640- land/Lots
I
Trailer lot for rent
FOR RENT 2 BR on old U.S. 23
Prestonhouse on Cracker between
Bottom
Road
in sburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
Martin. 285-3670.
889 9747
HOUSE FOR RENT:
Trailer Lot For
3 BR $400 month
$300
deposit. Rent, Large Yard.
Located at David. No Call 886-8366
pets. Call 886-8467.
For Rent : newly
HOUSE FOR RENT: constructed Mobile
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA, Home Lots in new
kitchen, living room, Allen, reference
dining room, utilities required call 606included, furnished. 874-2212
$695 month plus
deposit. Located at 650- Mobile Homes
lvel. Call 606-478FOR RENT: MH 14 x
5173.
80 3 BR 2 BA 886FOR RENT 1 BR 8366.
house on Highland
Avenue
in MH FOR RENT 3 BR
Prestonsburg. $300 2 BA doublewide
month. $250 deposit. located at Wayland.
For more information
889-0036.
call 358-2320 or 285HOUSE FOR RENT: 1894.
2 BR $550 per month
Psychiatrist Nurse Practitioners
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., a private, non-profit
Community Mental Health Center in the beautiful mountains of
Eastern Kentucky, is seeking a qualified candidate for a unique
opportunity. This position will provide clinical care in an outpatient setting.
If you're interested in:
• Joining an established agency, with over 30 years experience
• Becoming part of a dynamic mental health team in eight counties
• Working in an innovative environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
Please send letter of interest and resume or CV to:
Human Resources Department
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
115 Rockwood Lane
Hazard, KY 41701
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. (KRCC) is a private,
nonprofit Community Mental Health Center dedicated to
improving the health and wellbeing of the people of our region.
We help individuals and families in the eight counties of the
Kentucky River region by providing mental health, develop·
mental disabilities, substance abuse and trauma services.
KRCC seeks to promote public safely, boost economic wellbeing and improve community and individual quality of life.
** Please be sure to include the position to which you are
enquiring about EOEIAA.**
FOSTER
CARE
THERAPIST
Kentucky Baptist
Homes for Children seeks candidates to provide
therapeutic services to foster
care
clients.
Master's degree
In counseling or
related
mental
health
field.
Minimum of 3
years experience.
LIP or Certification
preferred.
Must be able to
travel 50% of
time. Fax resume
to (502) 254-0153,
e-mail to
jobs@kbhc.org
or mall resume
indicating position applying for
and salary requirements to:
Kentucky Baptist
Homes
for
Children, 1 0200
Linn
Station
Road, Suite 200,
Louisville,
KY
40223.
EOE.
and
Females
Minorities
are
encouraged
to
apply.
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
reeks candidme~ .for the following pmitions
Accountant
Qualification~
include a bachelor's degree
in Business or Accounting. Computer
experience required, MAS200 experience
preferred. Must be proficient with
Microsoft Word. Excel or equivalent.
Advanced BiiJing Clerk
Qualifications include a high school
diploma or equivalent, minimum of two
years experience in medical billing,
minimum of 3 years familiarity with
computers and data entry and office
machines, ability to type 40 net wpm.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Requirements include cun-ent licen~oure
inKY as LPN and BLS.
Radiology Technologist
Qualifications include CUJTent licensure m
KY a~ a Radiology Technok1£I"t and BLS.
Exciting opportunity to join our team of
dedicated health care professionab..
fhe!ie ctre day-shifr positions with an
excellent bmefit package.
Send resunu' to:
Human Resources
Big Sandy Health Care. Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fnx: (606) 886-8548
Email: k.nunnery@bshc.org
A proud tradition ofprowdiug accc· ~·s
to quality health care.
�810 • WEDNESDAY,
F 0 R RENT:
Furnished
trailer.
Quiet, clean, private,
near Prestonsb~rg
and .NV Lake. NICe
patio. Call 886-3941.
UHs FOR RENT: 2
& 3 BR mobile
DECEMBER
21, 2005
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky. We do
business in accordance
with
the
Fed a1 F · H
·
er
atr ousmg
Law.
PUBLIC
homes for rent. Total
NOTICE
electric. Close to
The Prestonsburg
Prestonsburg. No
Housing Authority
pels. Call 886-9007
would
like to remind
or 889-9747.
anyone who may be
FOR RENT 3 BR 1.5 making excavations
BA
trailer
in near or on the
Prestonsburg. Pay Housing Authority
own utilities. Must property, that it is
have
references. necessary to report
$400 month plus to
the
Housing
deposit 886-3998, Authority
~
886-Q875 or 886- doing any work and
1239.
to report any incidence of gas odor in
the
Housing
Authority comiTl.lnity.
Phone numbers to
11:\-Eiderly Care
contact·
Prestonsburg
WILL SIT WITH the
Housang Authority
elderly or needy.
Excellent references
(606) 886-2717
available. Call 789Daytime 8:30-4:30
4419 and leave mesAfter Hours·
sage.
(606) 226-2353
or (606) 226-2363
SERVICES
LOCAL COAL
bucket aiver needs
employment back in
the coal fields. Moon
base. Call 606-8866720 or 606-791-
5643.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION '
NO. 858-5064
AMENDMENT
N0.2
77 0-Repair /Services
CARPENTRY
WORK
all types.
New construction or
remodeling .
Garages, decks, etc.
Concrete work & siding. Free estimates.
Call 886-8896.
780- Timber
AVAILABLE: House
to be torn dwm, if
interested in wood,
call 606-358-2290
NOTICES
NEED MEDICARE
PART D? Need a
Medicare
Supplement? Want
to get it from an
insurance agent and
instructor with 18 yrs.
experieooe?
You
want to meet Billy R
Maynard. Call today
for a free appointment. 606-478-9500
·or 478-4105.
LEGALS
PUBUC NOTICE
The
Housing
of
Prestonsburg does
not <iscriminate in
acinission or aocess
to, or treatment of , or
employment in subsidized housing on
account of race,
color,
religion,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, or
familial status.
Telephone (606)
886-2717
800-£48-6056
(For
Hearing
Impaired)
The
Housing
Authority
of
Prestonsburg
has
decent, aft ordable
rental housing, located
in
the
Prestonsburg area,
for all qualified applicants. Rent is based
on income. For more
information, please
call (606) 886-2717
or (606) 886-6423, or
stop by the offices,
located in the complexes of Green
Acres, North Lake
Drive, and Dixie, in
the Gable-Roberts
Addition,
in
Author~y
In aocordaooe with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby 9ven that
Czar
Coal
Corporation, HC 64,
Box 915, Debord, Ky.
41214, has applied
for a permit for an
coal
underground
mining
operation,
located approximately 2 .5 miles southwest of Odds, in
Martin and Floyd
Counties. The proposed amendment
will underlie an additional 589.43 acres,
making a total area
of 6462.59 acres.
The
proposed
amendment
is
approximately
2.5
miles
south
of
Kentucky Route 3's
junction with Big
Sandy
Regional
Airport Road, and
located at the mouth
of Bear Water Branch,
on Daniels Creek
The proposed operation is located on
the Thomas and
Lancer U .S.G.S . 7.5
minute quadrangle
maps. The operation
will underlie land
owned by Jerry
Howell, A.E. Reitz ,
Pocahontas
Devel o pm e nt
Corporation,
and
William Crider.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
E nforcem e nt's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
6,
Drive,
Suit e
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653-1410. Written
comments, obJections, or requests for
a perm~ conferer~ee
must be filed with th e
Director
of
the
Division of Perrrils,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow, US 127
South, Frankfort , Ky.
40601 .
This is the final
advertisement of this
application All comments , objections,
and/or requests for a
permit conf erence
must be recetved
within 30 days of
today's date
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
PRESTONSBURG ods of time During
CITY'S UTiliTIES this operalron, cusCOMMISSION
tomers may not1oe a
WATER SYSTEM temporary
discoloration
of
their
tap
FLUSHING
water
and
have
flucBEGINS
tuations in water
NOVEMBER 27,
pressure. While the
2005
water is safe to dnnk,
Prestonsburg we encourage all
City's Utilities Com- customers to refra1n
mission will conduct from drawmg water
tis annual water mam while flushing is
flushing
program being performed m
throughout their ser- your area. This wtll
VICe
area
from help prevent potenSunday, November tial staining of laun
27, 2005, through dry, appliances, and
December 25. 2005, plumbing fixtures If
between the hours of these
conditions
11 00 p.m. and 6 00 occur, customers are
a.m.
advised to allow their
The flushing pro- water to run a few
~am helps to ensure minutes, in order to
our
customers clear up any disturreceive the highest bance of the system
quality drinking water
We apologize f or
available
ThiS any inconvemence
process IS necessary this may cause, and
to remove any rruner- we appreciate your
al deposits, and to support 1n our goal of
ensure proper water supplying the oleanflow thorughoul the est, safest drinking
dtstnbulton system
water available. For
The water mains more information or
will be flushed by assistance, please
systematically open- call
our
office,
ing fire hydrants between 8·00-4.30,
and/or
blow
off at 606-886-68 71
valves for brief peri
APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1-BEDROOM
APARTMENTS FOR
PERSONS
62 AND OLDER
Loca*l behind Wendy'•
and Pilza Hut in Prestolllburg. All utilita are
Included and the rent i•
baed upon groM monthly
income. Several acthlitiea,
•uch aa line dancing,
cl'lltt, bingo, movies, hair
.alon and church services.
Tho a part menta are fur·
nahod with a refngemor,
A>ve, emergency
alarm
•ye.tern, and air conditioner.
For more
information,
pi&- call
Highland
Terrace at ~1025, or
come by the office for an
app lcatlon.
Highland Terr.100 does not
dillcriminate In aclmiMion
or employment In 1111b$1·
dlried houell\9 on account
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Waeklv Writing
Corner
Penguin Descriptions
Think offive words that
describe penguins. Write thrfe
or more sentences describing
how it looks, how it lives and
what you think it might be like .
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How tall are you? How much do you weigh? Are you
bigger than an emperor penguin?
The largest penguin is the emperor
penguin. It lives in Antarctica. In
fact, it is the only wild animal that
spends the winter there. Use the
Cold Code to learn more.
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Fairy penguins are sometimes called little
blue penguins because of their bluish color.
They live on islands near Australia and
New Zealand and are the
smallest penguin species.
On Philip Island, fairy
penguins put on a parade
each day at sunset.
Hundreds of the fairy
penguins waddle ashore
and parade along the beach.
Bell!llt: ~,-Incites tall
(35 em.)
wetellt:
pounds
Circle the
penguin that
should come
next in each
pattern.
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looking at its beak. Penguins'
mouths are neatly adapted for
grabbing and holding slippery
fish. Their bills have sharp
edges for cutting, and the
insides are lined with barbs,
which help them get a good grip on a fish.
lot and eold
Bide-ana-seek
One player is
THE THINKER
and secretly picks
a picture in the
newspaper. Other
Which birds eat which foods?
f-ollow the maze to find out!
players guess
which one b~
asiHng questions.
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can only answer,
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('You're cold:~
Each player starts
with 50 points and
loses a point for
every question
asked.
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multipl6"step written
directions.
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more to trick you. To discover which is NOT a real penguin
species, do the math. The odd-numbered species is the fake.
16 - 8 =Adelie
'22 + 4 = Mrican
13 + 13 =Clrlnstrap
19 - 7 = Emperor
32- 14 =Erect-crested
29 + 19 =Fiordland
14 - 8 =Galapagos
17 + 21 =Gentoo
15 + 13 =Htnnbolt
18 + 14 =King
13 + 13 = Little (Blue, Fairy)
16 - .q =Macarom
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Penguin Prose
Look through the newspaper to find 15 or
more words that describe penguins: Write
a paragraph or a poem about penguins,
using these words.
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that rjevelops a topic sentence and includes simple supporting
facts. and details.
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Penguins are smooth, black
and white birds. Although they
cannot fly, they are speedy
underwater. Their shiny
feathers are very slick so they
can easily swim through water.
Penguins are awesome!
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6t grade
(1 kg.)
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One day a group of beautiful
emperor penguins were going
to the Christmas Polar Ball.
None of the male penguins
needed tuxedos because it
already looked like they were
wearing them!
Baxter,
sth grade
1. Speedy 2. Shiny 3. Smooth
4. Black 5. White
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birds. They are beautiful with
a color pattern that looks like
a tuxedo. Penguins are cool
beca~se they stick together to
survive.
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These well-dressed birds of
the Arctic are amazing. They
are protective of their furry
babies. Penguins may not fly
but they are amazing
swimmers. These birds can
withstand frigid water and •
arctic winters. Penguins are
the most interesting bird.
Lauren,
6tligrade I!
I am a penguin. I waddle along
the snow and ice. I have a
black body and orange hair. I
am a macaroni penguin! I am
a brave penguin.
..Jacob,
2nd grad
SPLASH! SPLOOSH! One
by one they leave the icc and
jump into the ocean. They
look like a cloud of black and
white tuxedos flying through
the air like balloons. A plump
one, with shining black and
white fur does a cannonball
into the ocean and another
does a belly flop. They waddle
proudly and they don't seem
to care about the thick snow •
falling upon their heads.
IJzaphne.
61 grade
Penguins are very funny
looking. They are black and
white, and they waddle like ali
person with no knees. If I ever Ii
got a chance to talk to a
penguin, I would see if he had
fishy breath, and ask him what
kind of fish he eats.
Scotif
6th grade
Penguins are black and white
with orange beaks. They like
to huddle up for warmth. They
like to live in cold
temperatures and swim in
really cold water. They get
hunted by a lot of dangerous
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animals.
Tamas,
6tli grad~
Mayor Fann in
and
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by TOM DOTY
SlAFF WRITER
WEEKSBURY- A
Weeksbury man was
arraigned Thursday in district court on charges
stemming from a Nov. 14
incident in which he
allegedly f1red a shotgun
at a trailer.
Jason H II, 21, saw
three counts of wanton
endangerment and one
count of criminal mischief
leveled against him for the
incident, which alleges he
fired four rounds into a
11ft trailer containing three
people. The charges also
accuse him of causing
over $1,000 worth of damage to the property, which
was under a rental agreement with another party
who was not present when
the shot were fired.
A preliminary hearing
was scheduled for Dec. 19
i'l the case and Hill was
ordered held on a $5,000
bond.
Judge James Allen
ordered that Hill stay at
• least 1,000 feet away from
' all four people who
brought the charges
against him Hill was also
ordered to have no contact with firearms while the
matter is pending and was
told that he would be held
to anl>wer for an unresolved matter in Morgan
County court.
3DAY FORECAST
Thompson blasts Equitable for 'gouging'
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
JudgeExecutive Paul Hunt Thompson blasted
natural gas supplier Equitable Energy
prior to Friday's fiscal court meeting.
"I have no sympathy at all for
Equitable Gas," Thompson said. "They
are a bad corporate citizen. They are a bad
citizen. They're just bad."
The fiscal court voted to subsidize gas
prices for East Kentucky Utility customers in Dwale, Allen, Right Beaver,
Minnie and Middle Creek who have been
targeted, Thompson says, by price gouging. Calling Equitable a "shameless
opportunist," Thompson said the company uses any excuse to raise prices.
Equitable Energy sent a letter to John
Allen Jr., president of the East Kentucky
Utilities, on Oct. 4, 2004, informing him
that the cQinpany was in default. They
suggested a payment schedule so that
East Kentucky Utilities could pay nearly
$160,000 toward a past due amount that
Thompson said was miscalculated by
Equitable from their 2002 sales.
Equitable threatened to cut off gas to
these customers for nonpayment on Oct.
31, 2004. Allen brought the letter to the
fiscal court on Oct. 26, five days prior to
the "drop dead" date, Thompson said, so
the fiscal court intervened to prevent the
discontinuation of services.
On Oct. 31, the fiscal court paid the
past due amount and, as requested by
Equitable, a month in advance services.
The bill, Thompson said, totaled
$158,388.
Now, customers in these areas have
seen a 140 percent increase on their gas
(See JUDGE, page three)
Tackett
asks for
targets
lower bond
sex shops
County
by TOM DOTY
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
McDowell man who allegedly emptied a rifle into a car containing four
people at the Vance Kwik Mart last
July was in court Friday to seek a
reduction in his bond before his
March trial date.
Jeffrey Tackett, 42, is currently
being held on a $250,000 cash bond
for the incident, in which he is
accused of firing his rifle into a car
that contained one of his tenants,
Shawn Sexton, who rented a trailer
from him.
At a hearing last November,
Prestonsburg
attorney
Ned
Pillersdorf indicated that Sexton had
threatened Tackett and that a psychologist would testify that Tackett
harbored such a fear of Sexton that
the shooting, in which three others
were injured and Sexton escaped
unscathed, was justified.
Attorney Gerald DeRossett stood
in for Pillersdorf and noted that his
client had been in jail since July and
remarked that some of the victims
had been indicted.
Assistant
Commonwealth's
Attorney Wayne Taylor countered
that the charges were very serious
(See TACKETT, page two)
Shepherd, 26, worked in the
recreation department at Jenny
Wiley during his internship in
2002, and says that Vanover, his
former professor, "pushed" him to
apply for the job.
"He's been like a best friend,
brother, father figure to me,"
Shepherd said.
Since
his
appointment,
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd
County is concerned about the
"secondary effects" of sexuallyoriented businesses.
That's why the fiscal court is
pushing a resolution that, as
Paul
Hunt
Judge-Executive
Thompson said, '·technically
makes it impossible for them to do
business here."
Court members held the frrst
official reading of Ordinance 5tJ02 Friday. County Attorney Keith
Bartley said businesses that make
at least 25 percent of their profits
from sexually-oriented materials
will fall under the constraints of
the ordinance. The ordinance is
being promoted to counties
throughout the state by The Family
Foundation of Kentucky.
The orclinance specifically targets adult amusement arcades,
adult book stores, adult cabarets,
adult motels. adult motion picture
theaters. adult stage theaters, commercial sexual entertainment centers and escort agencies. It doesn't
propose· to place a limitation or
restriction on the content of the
businesses or on a consumer's
First Amendment right to purchase
sexually-oriented materials.
Concerns outlined in the ordinance include the assertion that
sexually oriented businesses
require "special supervision," the
need of the county to "demand
regular regulation'' of these businesses to protect the general public
from sexually transmitted diseases
and the concern that these businesses have a "deleterious effect"
on existing and surrounding businesses and persons, causing a rise
in crime and the diminishment of
property value.
If the ordinance is passed with a
(See SHEPHERD, page three)
(See SEX, page three)
photo by Kathy J Prater
Local families brought their little ones out Thursday evening to see Santa Claus at the
annual "Christmas in the Park" event held each year in Prestonsburg's Archer Park.
The event is sponsored by the Prestonsburg Woman's Club and hundreds of children
are treated to gifts, games and refreshments each year. More photos of the event will
appear In coming editions.
Shepherd is park's new naturalist
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
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Shepherd
PRESTONSBURG
Magoffin County native Trinity
Shepherd says he's found his calling at Jenny Wiley State Resort
Park.
"It's always been kind of a
dream job of mine to be an environmental educator and to work in
the park system," he said. "I am an
environmental conservist, preservist. The outdoors have always
been a way of life for me. I'm really fortunate and blessed to be here.
Many people would love to have a
job like this."
Shepherd, who stepped into the
park naturalist position last month,
replaced former park naturalist
Ron Vanover, who is now the park
manager at Natural Bridge State
Park.
Get up-to-the-minute
weather forecasts at
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Regional Obituaries ......A2
Opinlon ..........................A4
Lifestyles .......................A5
Sports............................ B1
Classifieds ..................... B4
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Bar Association raises
money for food banks
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The Floyd
County Bar Association raised $8,600
from county attorneys for area food
banks at their annual auction which was
held Friday at the Floyd County Justice
Center.
Association president Ryan Allison
opened the event and made a plea for
funds telling the assembled attorneys
that the 15 food banks located in the
county have been hit hard this year and
that 30 families were depending on the
efforts made Friday to have food to get
them through the holidays.
Allison reminded the assembled
lawyers that while their profession
makes for a comfortable living, they
(See AUCTION, page three)
Circuit Court Judge
Danny P. Caudill
held up tickets to
UK basketball
games while Judge
John Caudill took
bids from area
lawyers during a
fundraiser for area
food banks sponsored by the Floyd
County Bar
Association on
Friday.
photo by Tom Doty
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
18, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
•
KayLeann RaeLynn
Ambrose, 11 days old, of Allen,
daughter of Shannon Ambrose
and Crystal Gail McCown
Ambrose.
died
Friday,
December 9, in the University
of
Kentucky
Children's
Hospital in Lexington. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, December 12, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
• Thomas Blackbum, 46, of
Prestonsburg. died Saturday,
December 10, at the University
of Kentucky Medical Center.
Private services were held.
Cm ter Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
•
Gregory
Oliver
Blankenship, 24. of lvel, died
Tuesday, December 13, at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 16, under the
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• Barbara Caudill, 64, of
Elwood, a native of Floyd
County,
died
Tuesday,
December 13, at her home. She
is survived by her husband,
Bruce Caudill. Funeral services
were held Friday, December 16,
under the direction of Hall &
Jones Funeral Home.
•
Don Dillion, 62, of
Ypsilanti, Michigan, a native of
Ivel,
died
Wednesday,
December 7. at home. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, December 12, under
the direction of Stark Funeral
Service.
• William Gibson Jr., 67, of
McDowell, died Monday,
December 12, in Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
December 14, under the direc-
tion of Hall Funeral Home.
•
Goldie Hall, 92, of
Grethel,
died
Saturday,
December 10, in McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 13,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Frank M. Heinze, 81, of
Prestonsburg, died Saturday,
December 10, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
13, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Cecil L. Kendrick, 68, of
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday,
December 14, in the emergency
room at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical Center, in Paintsville.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 17,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
•
Jasper Clinton (J.C.)
Lewis, 71, of Stanton, formerly
of Floyd County, died Tuesday,
December 13, at Clark Regional
Medical Center, in Winchester.
Funeral services were conducted friday, December 16, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Gobel P. Martin, 72, of
Minnie,
died
Monday,
December 12, at his home. He
is survived by his wife, Wilma
Martin. Funeral services were
held Thursday, December 15,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
•
Myrtle
"Granny"
Pennington, 85, of Marion,
Ohio, a native of Estill, died
Saturday,
December
10.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, December 14,
under the direction of Boyd
Funeral Home, Marion, Ohio.
• Ruby Gayheart, 84, of
Prestonsburg, died Thursday,
December 8, at the Highlands
Regional Medical Center,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
10, under the direct10n of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Rosie Campbell Ousley,
93, of Martin, died Wednesday,
December 7, at the Highlands
Regional Medical Center,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Sunday, December
11, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• French Preston Spencer,
80, of Vermilion, Ohio, a native
of Eastern, died Thursday,
December 8, at the New Life
Hospice Center of St. Joseph in
Lorain, Ohio. He is survived by
his wife, Dorothy Riddle
Spencer. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December 13,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Judith Adams, 63, of
Douglas Park, formerly of
Virgie,
died
Wednesday,
December 14, at Kentucky
River Medical Center, Jackson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 17, under
the direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home of Pikeville.
• Patton "Payton" Akers,
82, of Harold, formerly of
McCarr,
died
Tuesday,
December 13, at the South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Frankie
Akers. A memorial service will
be held at a later date.
Arrangements, under direction
of Hatfield Funeral Chapel.
• Gertrude Doris Burns
Belcher, 87, of Jenkins, a Pike
County native, died Thursday,
December 15, at Parkview
Combs statue gets favorable
review from late governor's wife.
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE
A
Louisville sculptor's creation of
a life-size clay model of Bert T.
Combs won instant approval
from the late governor 's wife.
It was the first time Sara
Combs, ch1ef judge of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals, had
seen the model when she
walked into Raymond Graf's
studio on Wednesday.
''Yon can see the kindness in
his face and how handsome he
was," she said. "I couldn' t be
more pleased. His bone structure is perfect. He is perfectly
proportioned . It takes my breath
away."
Bert Combs, a Democrat
who was govemor from 1959 to
1963, died at 80 in December
1991 when he was swept away
by floodwaters near his farmhou se in Poweli County. He
apparently had gotten out of his
car, which had stalled in high
water.
The clay model will be cast
in bronze, and the statue will
stand in Powell County as a tribute to the man widely credited
with shining the spotlight on the
state's Appalachian poor.
Combs
was
born
in
Manchester, in Clay County, but
loved Powell County and had
moved there when he retired
from private law practice.
Joe Bowen, a retired home
builder and developer, helped
initiate the idea for the Combs
statue about a year ago. Bowen
knows something about promotion - in the 1980s he walked
3,000 miles across America on
stilts to benefit two charities.
And last month he completed a
10,000-mile, eight-month bicycle trip around the United States
and
Canada,
promoting
Kentucky along the way.
Bowen, 62, said he met
Combs twice but didn't know
him well. He said he was a fan
of Combs and was frustrated
that at least two previous efforts
to build a monument to him fell
through.
Bowen, who conducted business in Louisville for years but
now lives in Powell County,
said Combs "gave the Kentucky
people hope," adding that
mountain residents "loved this
man."
After rounding up seed
money early this year, Bowen
said he went to Graf, whose
works include the Pee Wee
Reese statue at Louisville
Slugger Field.
Bowen said the statue probably will be placed at a visitors
center at the Slade interchange
on the Bert T. Combs Mountain
Parkway near Stanton, or in
Stanton near the parkway's
interchange with Kentucky 213.
Bowen said about 60 friends
and supporters of Combs contributed the cost of the statue,
$60,000.
The
around
Appalachian Heritage Alliance,
a nonprofit group based in
Wolfe County that promotes the
culture of Appalachia, helped
collect the money, director
Janine Musser said.
Graf, who never met his subject, said he created the clay
model from pictures the Combs
family provided. The clay
model will be cast in bronze at a
Louisville foundry and should
be ready for placement next
spring.
The statue, which will weigh
about 300 pounds, will show
Combs, who was 5 feet 9 inches
tall, at roughly age 40 with a
wavy shock of hair. He is holding a rolled-up piece of paper
that Graf said depicts a plan for
the Mountain Parkway, a project
that Combs is credited with getting constructed.
man in his home. Sexton and
two others have been charged in
that case, in which they allegedly beat and robbed the man
hours after the couple, who were
charged along with Sexton, had
spent the afternoon with the victim and learned that he was
planning to purchase expensive
medication at an area pharmacy
the following day.
Judge Danny P. Caudill took
no immediate action on the
request, saying he would take
the motion under advisement.
Nursing & Rehab Center, under the direction of R.S .
Robmson Creek. Funeral ser- Jones Funeral Home.
vices will be held at noon
• Wilda Scott, 93, of Scotts
Sunday, December 18. in the Branch, Lower Johns Creek,
Lucas & Hall Funeral Home died Wednesday, December 7,
Chapel.
at Pikcv ille Health Care Center.
• Garnet Stratton Deskins, Funeral services were held
94, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly Saturday, December 10, under
of Pike County, died Tuesday, the direction of Community
December 13. Funeral services Funeral Home.
were held Saturday, December
• Stella Young Slone of
17, under direction of Hall & Turkey Creek, 90, died
Jones Funeral Home.
Tuesday, December 13, in
• Chester Jackson, 83, of Columbus, Ohio. Funeral !.erPhelps, died Friday, December vices were held Saturday,
9, at the Good Shepherd December 17. under the direcCommunity Nursmg Center. tion of Rogers Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held
• Jeanette Tackett, 73. of
Sunda), December 11, under Long Fork, died Wednesday,
direction of R.S . Jones and Son December 14, at Pikeville
Funeral Home.
Medical Center. She is survived
• Della Marie Jobe, 31, of by her husband, Eugene
1fard), diCd Tuesday. December Tackett. Funeral services were
1'3, at Pikeville Med1cal Center. held Saturday. December 17,
Arrangements, under direction under direction of Hall & Jones
of Hatfield Funeral Chapel of Funeral Home.
Toler.
• James Edward Turnmire,
•. H;tzel Marie Kinney, 90, 63, of Grapevine, died Tuesday,
of Pikeville, dtcd Wednesday, December 13, at his home. He
December 14, at Pikeville is survived by his wife, Gaynell
Medical Center. Funeral ser- Anderson Turnmire. Funeral
vices were held Saturday, services were held Friday,
December 17, under the direc- December 16,under the· direction of Thacker Memorial tion of J.W. Call & Son Funeral
Home.
Funeral Home.
• Kenneth Marshall, 70, of
Pikeville,
formerly
of
JOHNSON COUNTY
Salyersville.
died
Friday,
• Frank Frog Butcher, 75, of
December 9, at Pikeville Meally,
died
Thursday.
Medical Center. He is survived December 8, at Highlands
by his wife, Maxine Rose Regional Medical Center. He is
Marshall. Funeral services were survived by his wife, Ruth
held Monday, December 12, Short Butcher. Funeral ervtces
under direction of Magoffin
ere held Sunday, December
County Funeral Home.
11, under the direction of
•
Irene
S.
"Hank" Preston Funeral Home.
Newsome, 91, a native of
• Carol Lee Dutton, 75, of
Auxier, and formerly of Boons Camp, died Thursday,
Pikeville,
dit:d
Thursday, December
8,
at
Cabell
December 8, in Lexington. A Huntington
Hospital,
in
graveside memorial was held at .Huntington, West Virginia.
2 p.m. Saturday. December 10, Funeral services were held
at the Johnson Memonal Park, Sunday, December 11, under
Pikeville. Arrangements were the direction of Preston Funeral
under direction of J.W. Hall Home.
Funeral Home.
• Bethel Mae Fulton, 74, of
• Wilson Sawyer~. 73, of Hager Hill, died Tuesday,
Phelps,
died
Saturday, December 6, at her residence.
December 3, at the South Funeral services were conductWilliamson
Appalachian ed Saturday, December 10,
Region~~" ~OSP.}~al. ~~ ~s...~.}tf; under the direction of Jonesvived byhJ.S w1fe, Boimic: Smith Pr~~tori Fun~~ai Ho:ne·." · · "
Sawyers. Fb.n~ral sdvices "t!ire
' • ·uue Monett Jr., 73, of
held Tuesday. December 6, Logan, West Virgima, a
Tackett
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Thursday, December 8, at
Logan Regional Medical Center
in Logan. He is survived hy his
wife, Yvonne Dennison Mollett.
Graveside services were held
Saturday, December 10, under
the direction of Preston Funeral
Home.
• Billy B. Salyer, 69, of
Jamestown, a Flat Gap native,
died Thursday, December 8, at
Russell County Hospital in
Russdl Springs. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
December J 2, under the direction of Paintsville Funeral
Home.
• Charles E. Sowards. 77, of
Grove City. a native of
Paintsville, died Wednesday,
December 7, under the direction
of Schocdinger Norris Chapel.
Arrangements, under the direction of the Schoedinger Norris
Chapel.
• Alka Ethel Spriggs Wells,
93, of Paintsville,
died
Saturday, December 10, at Paul
B. Hall Regional Medical
Center, in Paintsville. Funeral
services were held Monday,
December 12, under the direction of Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
• Mary Lou Williams, 67, of
Sitka, died Sunday, December
11, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, December 14,
under the direction of Preston
Funeral Home.
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�THE FLovo CouNTY iiMES
• ConllfN66,
second reading, sexually-oriented business that wish to operate
in Floyd County must not
employ anyone under 18 years
of age. They must also have an
employee at a station near the
front entrance at all times to prohibit younger mdividuals from
entering. The businesses would
not be allowed to operate
between I a.m. and 6 a.m. The
ordinance also includes specifi• lcations about the building' s
interior framework - a means
of preventing areas where sexual acts can be performed in the
establishments.
All such businesses would be
subject to inspection at any time
during their business hours by
sheriff' s departments, fire
departments, health departments
or other county agencies to
determine if they are complying
with the regulations.
Violators of the ordinance
could face fines between $100
and $500 and/or be imprisoned
for up to one year.
In other news, the fiscal court
also:
• Signed a $29,640 Home
land Security grant agreement
for communication equipment
for the Sheriff's Department.
• Passed a motion to accept
a truck leasing agreement with
Worldwide Equipment, in which
the county leases a tandem axle
truck for one year, and then auctions it at the end of the year for
an amount equal or comparable
to the original lease price.
Thompson said he suggested the
move six years ago, and is surprised that the court hasn't
approved it before now because
surrounding counties are benefiting from the program.
Thompson will order the trucks
after he discusses the needs of
every county magistrate.
• Signed a $4,915 KentuckY,
Cemetery grant agreement.
• Signed two water line
extension agreements (for
$150,000 and $109,133) for
improvements to lines and water
tanks in southern Floyd County.
The funds complete the county's
$400,000 coal severance tax
fund allotment for this project.
• Authorized a $50,000 pay
ment to reimburse Prestonsburg
for the Mountain Top recreation
project.
• Authorized payment of
$24,900 for the Prestonsburg
Mountaintop Stabilization pro-
Shepherd
ject.
• Nominated Joyce Allen
and Tyron Martin to the Floyd
County Cooperative Extension
Services district board.
• Approved 2005 and 2006
budgets for the county clerk's
office and a "cap" of
$566,844.60 for county clerk
employee salaries in 2006.
• Approved the Sheriff
Department's 2006 budget, with
a line-item transfer. Also, the
court paid the sheriff's department $50,000 for funds allotted
through a 3 percent alcohol tax.
They also approved a state
advancement bond for the sheriff's department in the amount
of $132,000, and voted to pay
$1,395.63 to the Hatton Allen
Insurance Agency for a county
revenue bond obtained by the
sheriff's department.
• Authorized raises for a fiscal court employee and a Floyd
County jail employee.
• Authorized payments of
$106.25 and $2,407.50 to the
Middle Creek Battlefield.
• Adopted the Big Sandy
Regional
Industrial
Development Authority Budget
for the Floyd County Library.
• Voided a Prestonsburg
City Utilities check in the
amount of $110.53.
• Voted to review Orchard
Road,
Harris
Lane
and
Williamson Road and consider
bringing them into the county
road system.
• Authorized budget transfers affecting retirement, DES
training/travel/supplies, Elkhorn
Park,
park
Recreational
improvements, county
Social Security. Th<·
approved the cash tr
$50,000 in road fun
general fund.
• Authorized mor
$20,000 in payments to
and the payment of $4
in bills.
• Discussed the po
of naming a bridge u
after former Judge Mom
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Shepherd's been busy hosting
elk tours (which will continue
through January) and other
recreational activities.
This winter, the park's new
18-hole disc golf course, which
won't officially open until the
spring, is available, free of
charge, for area residents who
want to try their hand at the
sport.
On New Year's Eve,
Shepherd says he expects a
"sell-out" murder mystery performance at the convention center and he also anticipates a
large crowd for the park's annual "Buffalo Night," which is
scheduled for Jan. 28.
Shepherd says his agenda
• Continued from p1
• Continued from p1
next year includes overnight
canoe trips, dances, environmental education programs, arts
and crafts, and other activities.
He says the park is also "entertaining" the idea of having a 3-D
archery tournament next year.
Caudill and John David Caudill
conducted the auction, which
saw area lawyers make donations to the cause of an average
$500 apiece, in exchange for
tickets to University of Kentucky
basketball games which were
donated for the purpose.
John Caudill also asked the
managers of local food banks to
come forward and talk about
who they were and what their
groups do. On the average, they
reported serving up to 200 families a month by providing food
and other essentials .
Judge Danny P. Caudill said
that the association had several
options for targets of fundraising
ut didn't have to think too hard
on who to raise money for when
it came to the food banks, who
provide the most basic of direct
services by feeding families that
would otherwise go without.
can't forget that many in the
region are struggling and often
have to choose between paying
for gas to heat their homes and
putting food on the tables. He
noted that it's a choice no one
should have to make and that the
auction could go a long way
towards making sure families in
For more information, call need get the very basics.
(606) 886-2711.
Circuit Judges Danny P.
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• Continued from p1
bills this year, according to one
resident who commented from
the audience Friday. Equitable
charged them $30.66 for the first
1,000 MCF used and $25.60 for
amounts used thereafter. The fiscal court voted to charge residential customers $21 per MCF
and commercial customers $25
per MCF. The price change,
Thompson said, would be
"retroactive" to Dec. L
Thompson said that if
Equitable wanted to discuss the
court's decision, they can come
visit him at his Wheelwright
home.
Thompson and other fiscal
court members discussed the
issue for nearly an hour before
Friday's fiscal meeting.
Thompson
said
that
Equitable has paid "next to
nothing" for gas drilled in this
area since 1914, that they have
"shut in" all major wells belonging to other companies, but not
those wells belonging to their
•>own company.
"Some people in our county
will be forced to choose
between staying warm, buying
medication or eating, and that's
disgraceful," Thompson said,
using an example of a widow
drawing $500 monthly who has
a $300 gas bill. "What Equitable
calls good business, I call
exploitation ... They are literally
sucking the natural resources
our of our land."
Thompson said that Pike
County and Floyd County are
the two top producers of natural
gas in Eastern Kentucky and
that the gas from this area has
the highest level of BTUs
(which produce more heat) in
the world, yet the customers
here are paying more and the
gas is being shipped out of the
area.
"We have the best gas in the
world and we' re sitting on top of
it and we're getting, in my opinion, gouged," he said.
Thompson alleged
that
Equitable is charging the public
less than what they are charging
county sponsored companies.
He said two area residents were
charged less than $20 per MCF
on a recent bill. He accused
Equitable of lying when they
told him that they sold to wholesale customers cheaper.
He said part of the reason for
the price gouging comes with
stereotypical beliefs about
Eastern Kentucky.
"Being
from
Eastern
Kentucky makes it doubly
tough," Thompson said. "We
need support of the local press,
of the state press. When we go
out here trying to get jobs in
here and talk to people who read
about Eastern Kentucky or they
have heard about Eastern
Kentucky, when they fmd out
where I'm from, they don't want
to talk. They're afraid to. We're
portrayed as dumb hillbillies
running around barefoot up and
down the creek and I'm sure
that's how Equitable sees us
now."
People at Equitable and
Frontier have told Thompson
that customers are paying the
"national average." Thompson
said the people of Eastern
Kentucky would pay the national average when the people
working here earn wages comparable to the national average.
The county's gas cost is more
than $22 MCF. Magistrate Allan
Williams said the county will be
"eating the cost" left behind by
Lowering rates to help area residents this winter, but Thompson
said it can't remain that way for
very long. The fiscal court will
revisit the issue and they are
also looking for an alternate gas
supplier.
Magistrate Jackie Owens
suggested that either the county
drill its own wells or that the
court "take back" the county's
Frontier Company and rebid the
service with a stipulation that a
fixed rate be set for at least five
years.
"It's
time
for
them
Prestonsburg
~\1
[Equitable] to go," Owens said.
Thompson said Owens had a
good idea, but he said it may not
be feasible because asking a
company to set a fixed rate
would mean that the company
would probably add an "extra
dollar or two" to the fixed rate
amount to cover their future
expenses.
Owens said 500 to 600 gas
wells are slated to be drilled in
Floyd County in the coming
years.
Owens suggested that East
Kentucky Utilities customers
find other means of heat.
Thompson, who said he has
heard that electricity rates will
rise 26 percent in February, disagreed that they would find
cheaper services from other
companies.
Larry Dotson, a representative of the Big Sandy Area
Community Action Program,
informed the audience during a
recess from the meeting that his
agency has extended the deadline for its annual heating assistance program to Dec. 22. The
organization pays heating costs
for low-income residents.
Qualifying applicants who sign
up for the "subsidy phase" prior
to Dec. 22 will receive up to
$125 in heating assistance. CAP
provides funds to low-income
residents for coal, fuel oil,
propane, wood and electric heating in the winter months. They
also assist those whose heating
bills are accrued with their
monthly rent. Big Sandy CAP's
"crisis phase" begins on Jan. 9
for low-income residents who
will run out of fuel, or who have
a disconnect notice that will be
effective within five days of the
day they sign up for assistance.
The crisis phase program pays
up to $125 toward any delinquent bill for qualifying applicants.
This year, Dotson said the
organization has approved the
disbursement of more than $1
million to low-income residents
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Dotson has also written more
"financial need" statements for
area residents this year than he
has for the past three years combined. These statements are forwarded to electric or gas companies, who then postpone the
payment date for the customer.
Those needing more information about Big Sandy CAP's
services can call Rose Meek at
(606) 886-2929.
In related news, Wheelwright
residents who are struggling
over recent rises in their gas
rates are scheduled to discuss
their concerns during a teleconference with an Equitable representative on Dec. 20 at 11 a.m.
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Sending the
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Pardon us, governor, we know you're busy assessing the
"tremendous success" of your first two years in office, but
perhaps it's time to take stock of your priorities.
Twelve governors from Midwestern states gathered in
Indianapolis on Tuesday for a three-day conference on the
methamphetamine problem laying siege to this country.
Thirteen governors were invited, but apparently you see a
grip-and-grin photo opportunity and a groundbreaking ceremony for a new road as more important.
But that shouldn't come as a surprise. A check of the
Web site for your Office of Drug Control Policy reveals
that it is your policy that "there is no way to realistically
focus on drug crimes for targeted enforcement." That's a
pretty defeatist stance.
Yes, there has been much progress during your term so
far. Enactment of Senate Bill 63, which limits the sale of
pseudoephedrine - one of the components used to make
methamphetamine- has brought about a 75 percent reduction in meth production, according to Teresa Barton, executive director of the Office of Drug Control Policy. But the
law doesn't treat addicts. It doesn't fund medical care for
incarcerated addicts. It doesn't make children living with
addicts any more safe. It doesn't translate into fewer
addicts. It doesn't alleviate the crushing financial burden
placed on counties and their jails. It's a start, not a panacea.
Your schedule on Wednesday included a 10 a.m. ribboncutting. Beginning at noon, you were scheduled to attend
the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 2006 Policy
Conference and Legislative Review (for less than two
hours), followed by a press conference about scholarships
and a performance of "The Nutcracker."
Thursday, the third day of the summit, your schedule was
wide open. Nada. No public appearances or meetings. A
day off! You won't even have to change out of your PJs.
Or, you could have made an appearance a short 90 minutes up the road and sent the message that Kentucky will
not tolerate this scourge and that you are prepared to work
with our neighbors in a unified way.
Why not attend and show some of that cooperation your
ODCP recognizes as an important element of this war? Yes,
you're sending representatives, but nothing shows commitment like a peer-to-peer personal appearance.
In recent weeks there have been two major drug busts
involving already-manufactured meth being brought into
the commonwealth from neighboring states. Perhaps you
see those busts as a whole iceberg. A reasonable person
would suspect they were just the tip.
The governors of the meth source states planned to
attend the summit. Why not you?
- The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown
COMMERCIALISM.
-Rich L owry Column
The GOP
hanging on
Republicans are losing the air game.
They are associated with an unpopular
war. They are beset by scandal. A
Republican president is scraping
along at new lows
of public approval
seemingly every
week. And they
appear to have run
The
out of ideas, at
least ones that
they can govern
on.
But
the
ground game is
another matter.
After 10 years
in the majority,
House Republicans have become master
electoral mechanics; they know the
advantages of incumbency the way your
plumber knows your sink. The chairman
of the House Republican Campaign
Committee, Rep. Tom Reynolds of New
York, calls it fundamental "block and
tackle" politics. It is an unglamorous,
uninspiring formula, but one that makes
it very likely that even after suffering a
year that could hardly be more dreadful,
the House Republican majority will live
Rich
Lowry
colun1n
to fight another day.
The vision that Democrats have
dancing through their heads is the debacle that swept them from power in 1994,
only in reverse. But such a shift next
year- Democrats need a net gain of 15
seats - would require something that
has been increasingly wrung from our
congressional elections: competition.
Sophisticated redistricting makes it
possible to finely
craft district lines to
suit the interests of
their current occu• ow p~ts. It~ us~d t~ be
tliar
redistricting
would be done on
gasoline-station
road maps. Now
anyone can buy software for $200 or so
that makes protecting incumbents an
exact science.
Congressional
expert Charles Cook sees only 30 competitive races so far, 18 of them for seats
held by Republicans. In 1994, there
were 106 competitive races, 95 of them
in seats held by Democrats. In 1992, 56
Democrats won their seats with less than
55 percent of the vote, a sign of a shaky
hold on their districts for the 1994 elections. Last year only 19 Republicans
won by similarly slim margins.
This means Democrats have a tough
standard to reach to take back the House
if the current landscape holds - namely, perfection. They would have to win
every one of their competitive districts.
then win nearly every one- 15 out of
18- of the Republican ones.
Because it is so hard to beat any
incumbent, retirements that create "open
seats" play a key role in congressional
elections. Currently, 13 Republicans ar
retiring, and seven Democrats. That's a
manageable turnover. In 1994. there
were 31 Democratic open seats.
The GOP also has a practical appreciation for the uses of money. Its campaign committee has a wide advar:tage
over its Democrattc counterpart in cash
on hand, $18 million to $9 million. The
nine most vulnerable Republicans are
sitting on at least a $500,000 campaign
kitty each to see them through their
races, thanks partly to an effective GOP
program to funnel dollars from safe
incumbents to harder-pressed member
Incumbency, favorable district lines,
cash: They are not rallying cries. But
this is what the current Republican congressional majority is made of. It is
probably going to take a presidential
candidate emerging sometime after the
'06 election to infuse the party with new
energy and purpose. Until then, the
Republican majority will stumble on.
Hold your noses and hide your eyes.
ODD
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
beyond the b eltway
Bush on Iraq:
Cut-and-walk
by DONALD KAUL
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President Bush has presented us with
a plan to win the war in Iraq, and not a
moment too soon. Things were starting
to look bleak.
He calls it "PLAN FOR VICTORY"
but I like to call it the Cut-and-Walk
Plan. It's a lot like Cut-and-Run, but
slower.
Speaking to a captive audience of
midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy,
he said:
"We will increasingly move out of
Iraqi cities, reduce the number of bases
from which we operate and conduct
fewer patrols and convoys."
That's my kind of plan for victory. If
those tactics don't strike terror into the
hearts of Iraqi insurgents, nothing will.
He also said that we would work
harder to coach up Iraqi military forces
so that they can take charge of their own
protection. He didn't say how.
But then again, neither did John
Kerry when he proposed the same thing
a year ago. (I think he was running for
president at the time, but it was hard to
tell.)
The thing that makes it hard to train
soldiers in Iraq is that they're Iraqis. The
extremists among them are good at
blowing themselves up in order to kill
the enemy but when normal, everyday
Iraqis are confronted with hostile gunfire, they have a tendency to fall down
and adopt a fetal position. This makes
~·u,
.
'·
myself, but it leaves a great deal to be
desired when you're trying to be a soldier.
The president was having none of
that defeatist thinking, however.
"Many advocating an artificial
timetable for withdrawing our troops are
sincere, but I believe they're sincerely
wrong," he said.
And in an accompanying white paper issued by
the White House, it said:
"It is not realistic to
expect a fully functioning democracy, able to
defeat its enemies and
peacefully reconcile generational grievances, to
be in place less than three
years after Saddam was
finally removed from
power."
Now they tell us. Still, I suppose I
should be content that he's finally talking about withdrawing troops.
He did have several stem words for
his enemies, however. (After all, he is a
war president.)
"We will never back down," he said,
"we will never give in, and we will
never accept anything less than complete victory."
Well, good for us, although it does
seem as though Churchill rhetoric is a
bit at odds with the rest of speech, which
indicated an easing toward the door.
Then again, it could be that like most
of Mr. Bush's speeches this one didn't
mean anything at all; that it merely was
something to placate Republicans in
Congress who are terrified at going
before the voters next year with this war
hanging around their necks.
One would think that he needs more
ers but who knows? Empty promises
have worked for him up to now. All
things being equal, people have a need
to believe in the President of the United
States, even this one.
What the Republicans have going for
them in the coming election is that the
Democrats really don't have a better
answer to Iraq. Building
up Iraqi forces until they
can provide the fig le
we need to get out
Dodge is about the only
strategy available right
now, short of the despised
cut-and-run.
On the other hand, as
casualties mount and
Iraq's progress stalls, cutting and running might
begin to look good.
Retired Army General William
Odom, Ronald Reagan's National
Security Agency director, has suggested
just that.
"The invasion of Iraq, I belic"e, wi
turn out to be the greatest strategic d aster in U.S . history," he said. ''In war as
well as in politics and diplomacy one
has to know when to withdraw and when
to attack." All of the things that the
administration says will happen if we
leave are already happening or they're
irrelevant."
That makes a lot of sense. I'm still
not ready to endorse Cut-and-Run,
though.
Cut-and-Jog, maybe.
ODD
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Prize-Losing Washington corre.\ponde
who, by his own account, is right mon:
than he's wrong. Email lum at
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
That World
'Manhunt'
~
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
County Times founder and former
publisher Norman Allen wrote a weekly column that looked at Floyd County
through his eyes. His columns are
being reprinted due to request.
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
At least three Floyd County
deerhunters have joined the "wewuz-robbed" ranks. Each declares
he killed a deer, only to have
another hunter lay claim to itand, worse, get away with the
venison.
l
Which
rather
pleasantly
reminds me that it pays to stick to
fishing. Nobody yet has ever taken
a fish off the other fellow's
line... One of the fellows who lost
his deer in this fashion says he's
now convinced that not all those
deer-hunting fatalities are accidents.
REPORT FROM THE "FRONT"
The December doldrums have
set in on me (just wait till I get
caught in the January monsoons),
and I am not up to digging overlong for material for this column.
• So I am herewith printing a letter received from a guy with whom
I've done a lot of fishing in my
time, and who may owe this column a couple of sticks of type,
anyhow.
This fellow is temporarily
detained by the Army at Fort
Knox, and with unerring Army
accuracy they have put him to
doing the thing for which he was
least fitted-cooking (double
exclamation point).
And so it is, that he writes in
tjris vein.
"It is truly wonderful, fixing
food here at Headquarters. It gives
me a real sense of pride to be able
to say that I have, as of now, been
cussed by every type of rank at Ft.
Knox, plus one civilian dealer in
cheap horse-meat, not C-ration but
Kennel Ration.
" ... the other day, General
Butcher, the commanding general
of Ft. Knox, walked in. Naturally,
I was propped up against the wall,
belching and scratching my
brawny chest, when he came walk~g in "strode in" is, I believe, the
~orrect expression). All I noticed
was that he was an elderly gentleman in uniform. But he was looking at me as if he expected me to
do something. I just stood there
eyeballing, and he stood there eyeballing me. Just then, I observed,
starlike objects on his uniform. My
hair jumped up, parted in the middle and fell quietly to the floor.
Before I could holler, "Attention!"
the first sergeant did. The General
just looked at me, sort of displeased, but didn't say anything.
Silently, I knocked out two feet of
tjall and ran for the cracker-barrel,
where I hid till nightfall.
(See ALLEN, page six)
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Pastor Fr. Bob Damron. For
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Also, Martha's Portion will
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Girl Scouts crafted candy cane ornaments to adorn the center's Christmas tree.
Girl Scouts spread Christmas cheer
Floyd County Girl
Scout troops have been
busy this holiday season
with a variety of actlvlt~~s, ,one o( which included visiting the residents
of the senior high rise,
located behind Wendy's,
in Prestonsburg. The girl
scouts sang Christmas
carols, shared refreshments and helped make
candy cane ornaments to
place on the apartment
complex Christmas tree
this past December 10.
Both scouts and residents alike had loads of
fun, as reported by secretary Cindy Hackworth,
Troop 409. Troops participating included: Troop
45, Sherry Ord, leader;
Troop 44, Phyllis Allison,
leader; Troop 569, Cindy
Ousley, leader; Troop 409,
Margarita Hampton,
leader; and Troop 48,
Elizabeth Moore, leader.
Troop 409 also participated this year in the
"Christmas In the Park"
event, held annually at
Archer Park. The troop is
also working on
"Operation Keeping You
Warm," a coat give-away
program, during the winter months. The troop
will deliver the coats to
local family resource centers and they will be
given out for Christmas.
Floyd County Girl Scouts visited a local senior housing complex to sing
carols to the residents and help decorate the facility's Christmas tree.
Residents of the housing complex enjoyed crafting ornaments and visIting with the girl scouts.
The success of ''The Godfather" in
1972 led to a wave ofltalian-produced
crime dramas which became known as
"Spaghetti Gangsters." These films
incorporated stylized camera work and
pulsating musical scores with gritty
action sequences that included bloody
shootouts and high-speed pursuits that
always ended in spectacular car crashes.
This week's film represents one of
the better entries in the genre and follows two American hit men as they
turn Milan into their own savage playground while looking for a small time
pimp, named Luca Canali, who apparently made off
with a shipment of
skag earmarked
for the New York
mafia.
The film starts
out with a hilarious sequence in
which the Don of
New York, played
by the vertically
challenged and
lim Dotv
very Irish Cyril
Staff Wrtter
Cusack, gives the
assignment to a
pair of button men. The Don makes it
clear that they are to make their presence known and should lean on the
local orim.e boss-in Milan for his support. His orders also include instructions to act American, which he sums
up as speaking loudly, putting their feet
up whenever they go out to eat and
generally behaving like ugly
Americans.
The hit men consist of Dave
Catania and a guy called Frank. Dave
seems perfect for the job as he's loudmouthed and has a face that resembles
a constipated iguana. Frank is more
level headed and quiet, with a face that
doesn't seem capable of registering a
hint of emotion. The two get to Milan
and hire a femme tour guide who they
then embarrass by their rude behavior
as they shake down the patrons of discos looking for Canali.
Canali turns out to be a lumbering
everyman who is adored by everyone.
He doesn't look like a pimp, however,
and is played by the hulking Mario
Adorf who has more teeth than a Great
White Shark. He comes off as a simpleton who fell into the wrong kind of
work and spends most of the movie
one step ahead of the gangsters by luck
more than anything else. Eventually he
decides to look into the missing heroin·
shipment and fmds that he has been set
up by the local Don.
Canali eventually gets pushed too
far and goes on the attack when goons
kill his family. He transforms into a
raging bull at this point and it leads to
a tight chase scene that fmds him hanging on to the front end of the van which
has just run over his wife and daughter.
The scene looks like something out of
a "T.J. Hooker" episode but plays better because it is obvious that Adorf had
to do the stunt himself.
The fmale, set at a junk yard, highlights an important rule of these fllms
(See LAGOON, page six)
The flower
by PASTOR JOHN R. RAMSEY
"A 2ND HELPING OF CHICKEN SOUP FOR
THE SOUL"
For some time I have had a person
provide me with a rose boutonniere to
pin on the lapel of my suit every
Sunday. Because I always got a flower
on Sunday morning, I really did not
think much of it. It was a nice gesture
that I appreciated, but it became routine. One Sunday, however, what I
considered ordinary became very special.
As I was leaving the Sunday service
a young man approached me. He
walked right up to me and said, "Sir,
what are you going to do with your
flower?" At first I did not know what
he was talking about, but then I understood.
I said, "Do you mean this?" as I
pointed to the rose pinned to my coat.
He said: "Yes, sir. I would like it if
you are just going to throw it away." At
this point I smiled and gladly told fum
that he could have my flower, casually
asking him what he was going to do
with it. The little boy, who was probably less than 10 years old, looked up at
me and said: "Sir, I'm going to give it
to my granny. My mother and father
got divorced last year. I was living
with my mother, but when she married
again, she wanted me to live with my
father. I lived with him for a while, but
he said I could not stay, so he sent me
to live with my grandmother. She is so
good to me. She cooks for me and
takes care of me. She has been so good
to me that I want to give that pretty
flower to her for loving me."
When the little boy finished I could
hardly speak. My eyes filled with tears,
and I knew I had been touched in the
depths of my soul. I reached up and
unpinned my flower. With the flower
in my hand, I looked at the boy and
said: "Son, that is the nicest thing I
have ever heard, but you can't have
this flower because it's not enough. If
you'lllook in front of the pulpit, you'll
see a big bouquet of flowers. Different
families buy them for the church each
week. Please take those flowers to
your granny, because she deserves the
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very best."
If I hadn't been touched enough
already, he made one last statement:
"What a wonderful day! I asked for
one flower but got a beautiful bouquet."
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�A6 •
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
18, 2005
by ROGER ALFORD
He
cutting down all the trees,
has
into opposing such mines.
tours : .to
"Disaster tourism" is the term se.en dust doudf( ri~c intQ the ~ky
used by the Rev. John Rausch, when CJ:CpJosiveil were detonilted
director of the
Catholic just.beneath the sudacl?. He has
HAZARD For Lyle
Committee of Appalachia, who watched
Snider, the view from Kentucky
~ant · bulldozers,
says visitors are adding moun- dwarfed by even ·targcr dump .
80 is breathtaking, but not in a
taintop removal sites to their trucks, move -the dirt. and rock
good way.
travel itineraries, especially in lQ9sened by the blasts: And ~e ·
Parked on the side of the fourlane
highway,
the
New
places where they can watch and has' seen loaders in the distance
take photos from the security of scooping· up chunks ·of freshly
Hampshire native watches a
their own cars.
uneartned coal to be sent off to
mountain disappear bit by bit at
Along with thousands of oth~ electriccgenerating plants · across
the hands of miners using exploers who travel Kentucky 80 each the c:;ountry, . ·
.
sives and giant earth-moving
1
day, Snider, who now lives in
' 0nce pe9Ple observe \-vhat is
machines.
Hazard, watched as crews pre- hapPening the~ jaws d~op in dis"It really docs look like a
pared a mountain for mining by . p~lief:· J>a)'s. ~ausch, a Stanton people w.ant. to.' come m watch
moonscape," Snider says, gazing
that, then I:fW?K 1rkin~ t:>f ~s
~nto the area . ~ Of· Jn~ustrial
tourism,'' Fiveasb.sayfl. · .' -~
Some pc9ple travello J{a?af<l
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and
Pikeville to '· driv.c .around
• Corytlnued from p5
highways in 'sentch of active
"Really, though, the pause me like I had fleas. I don't mind ty strained a point and made "That's ~ .lot~, 9-f pigs.,"
mines. Others g!) ~~>r ·fly:overs
before
somebody
yelled that, but the fleas are bad.
room for expansion, thus reliev- growled, and ·called the 'farmer sponsored by .organizations such
"Attention!" wasn't enough for
"Well, I've got to get up and ing the squeeze. So the corsets tq che&. the figure.
as the Kcntuckiyns fot the
·.~!Was it 2,055 pigs that were
General Butcher to care about, start cooking at 4 in the morn- stay.
Commonwealth. an . .aiiti-mining
. stolen.froin y<;m·r· he· asked.
and he didn't, think goodness. ing. Happy day (break)!"
environmental group. I.t says it
He's the second general I've
CORRECTION
. "Yeah," came the fa:rnler's has taken more than 1,000 peoAND NOT A BROKEN RIB
ever seen down here...
And another story tells of the lispering reply. .
pie on tours of mountaintop
"Cooking over here is O.K.,
Somehow, the story of reporter's story that 2,055 pigs
Than.ks," said the copyread- mines over the ·past five years;
and I believe with a few weeks Barbourville's efforts to keep had been stolen from a certain er; · cotl-ecting ; the x:eporter's . and 500 tutned of1t for a ·single
of rest and quiet, and plenty of the La Resista Corset <;ompany farmer. The experienced, old story to .read,' "two'sows ahd 25 event ·two· years t<i tn,ke P.lane
·
thin soup. I'll recover from it. plant there, bemused me. Seems copyreader couldn't believe it. pigs." ~·
rides over sur:t:ace mit~.Cs..
One happy note: The mess that the plant was bulging at the
sergeant shuns me, and treats seams in spots, so the communiASSOCIATED PRESS
across a barren expanse of dirt
and rock.
Mountaintop removal coal
mining, which had largely been
relegated to the Appalachian
back country, has been edging
closer to major highways
because of a mining boom
sparked by higher coal prices.
And that's created a sort of
reverse eco-tourism among people seeking to get their first upclose look at the much-debated
practice. It's also provided a new
opportunity for environmentalists to try to sway more people
Allen
he
.Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal As~ociation, ·ays
envtronmcntal groups arc ''<;tirrihg,thc emotional pot" by giving
visitors a biased view of the coal
3ndustry. They do that, he says,
by showing only active mining
. oper.ttions, nevc1 restored areas
tUrned into grazing lands for cattle: horses, elk and dect:
·,"I agree. it looks bad whil
it's'bcmg mined," Caylor says.
"But they don't sec what it looks
• Hl<c when it's completed. It's
be:auti'ful on top of these moun, rains. pte views arc gorgeous:·
• Iil a rugged region with little
· level g,rotmd, Caylor says mounlaimop removal also creates
muc~needed flat land for factorles, flirports, subdivisions. golf
courses and baseball fields.
·• • ''To imply that we're flatteniqg Appalachia is so untrue,"
Caylor says. "We're creating
levelland for Appalachia."
Jordan Fisher Smith,
California author, says his visit
to Eastern Kentucky in October
was· a wake-up call for him when
he saw "deserts of fractured
rocks" left behind after the mining companie~ pulled out.
Reasons water pumps
might keep conking out
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
I have a 1998 Jeep Grand
Cherokee with 170,000 miles
that is now on its fourth waterpump replacement in less than
one year's time. My mechanic is
completely baffled by this. He
has checked with the supplier
and the dealership from which
he purchased the last two
Mopar,
original-equipment
pumps. They told him that there
have been no major problems
associated with water pumps in
said make and model. I am at
my wits' end. What am I to do if
the current replacement also
craps out? I was hoping to keep
this car until at least 200,000
miles, but it is getting to be
annoying to have it in the shop
every 6,000 miles for a waterpump replacement. It's getting
to be almost as frequent as an oil
change! Advice? - Neal
RAY: That's no fun. We used
to have a customer like that.
He'd drive up and say, "Fill 'er
up, and change the oil and the
water pump!"
TOM: My only guess, Neal,
is that your belt is too tight for
some reason. Have you been
finding it difficult to choke
down that second dessert lately?
RAY: He means the drive
belt, Neal - the belt that runs
the water pump and the other
accessories. If the belt is too
tight, it'll pull on the waterpump shaft, which will eventually make the bearings fail and
the pump leak.
TOM: So what could cause
an overly tightened belt? Well, if
you had the belt replaced, say,
four water pumps ago, someone
could have used the wrong belt
and installed one that's too
small.
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RAY: This vehicle also uses
an automatic belt tensioner.
Perhaps it was replaced at some
point with a faulty one, and it's
continually overtightening the
belt.
TOM: I suppose you could
also have a pulley that's misaligned. But that's the general
direction I'd look in, Neal. Look
for something that's causing the
belt to be too tight, which is
putting stress on your water
pumps and wearing them out.
And let us know if you flx it that's when we plan to dump our
water-pump stock.
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in that anyone can die at any
time. By the time Luca has to
face an advancing hit man while
his arm lays crushed under a rusted out Volvo, you realize that this
will not end pretty.
Animal lovers should avoid
this one as a playful kitten takes
around intended for Luca though
it is obvious that no felines were
injured.
What makes "Manhunt" click
is its unlikely hero, Adorf, and
the presence of American actors
Henry Silva and Woody Strode
as the hit men from New York.
These films always featured
American actors who were often
reduced to supporting roles
before they ventured into Italy.
Silva was a friend and frequent costar of Frank Sinatra's
movies, and was a junior varsity
member of the Rat Pack, but
finally got to shine in his Italian
roles. His snakelike features and
squeaky voice arc perfect here as
he plays the more vulgar of the
hitmen who obviously loves his
job because he needs the ego
boost and is a natural born sadist.
It's obvious he would do it for
free and Silva nails the role.
Strode has the more reserved
role of Frank and he's the perfect
choice. In America he often
costarred in westerns for John
Ford and excelled at playing
Indian guides and proud exslaves turned gunmen. Here he is
called upon to play a hit man
who lives by a code and when he
finally springs into action he is
much more threatening than the
loudmouth Silva, who's obviously a bully that thinks he needs a
gun to get respect.
The DVD of the fllm is available as part of a set of gangster
dramas called "Mob Movies"
which often pops up at the discount shelves at Wal-Mart and is
priced under $10. The set
includes some clunkers but other
highlights include "The Big
Combo," gangster noir featuring
Cornel Wllde and Lee Van Cleef,
and "The Long Arm of the
Godfather," another "Spaghetti
Gangster" which focuses on a
loser who decides to quit the
Italian mob but not before riding
off with a truckload of illegal
guns. The fllm is also available
on video under the title
"Manhunt in the City," as well as
"Hitrnen."
Best line: "I want you to kill
him in the most brutal way possible.''
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
holds championship awards banquet
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ORLANDO - The 2005 edition
of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series wrapped up a successful
campaign with its awards banquet
on Thursday night, Dec. 1 at the
Wyndham Orlando Resorl. With a
packed room on hand Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series Announcer
and Emcee for the festivities James
Essex along w1th Series Director,
Spencer Wilson honored those who
made the season one of the best in
all of dirt late model racing.
Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville,
Fla., was crowned the 2005 Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series Natwnal
Champion earning $30,000 in point
fund money. Pearson also captured
the Oval Craft Fast Time Award.
Pearson competed m all 32 events
held this season earning two wins
(at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon
Beach, Ill., and West Virginia
Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells,
W.Va.) to go along with 14 top five
finishes and 24 top 10 finishes to
earn the title by 65 points over Don
O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind.
Pearson was behind the wheel of
the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports
Team owned by Championship car
owners Carlton and Kemp Larnm
and crew chiefed by Frankie
Averitt.
O'Neal led the series in wins
Veteran driver
Earl Pearson Jr.
was crowned
the 2005
NARA Dirt Late
Model Series
champion.
photo courtesy
of Rich Schwallte
(See BANQUET, page two)
Lady Bears
Muzzleloader
deer season
enter
in Top 25
ends today
TIMES STAFF REPORT
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE -The Lady Bears
of Pikeville College got an early
Christmas gift from the rating
committee: They entered the Div.
I basketball poll at No. 23.
While they've picked up votes
in both the preseason poll and last
week's first rating. this is their
first trip into the Top 25.
At 8-5, Pikeville is the only
team in the Top 25 with that many
losses in a poll with only three
remaining unbeaten teams - topranked Vanguard (5-0), No. 4
Trevecca Nazarene (12-0) and
No. 10 Cumberland University
(10-0),
which
surprisingly
dropped a spot despite remaining
unbeaten.
University of the Cumberlands, fallmg 10 places to No. 25,
is the only other team with four
losses, while several are m the
poll with three setbacks.
Four Mid-South Conference
teams are in this week's poll, with
another
getttng
votes.
Georgetown is II th with Lambuth
ttJ1 8th. Lindsey Wilson got seven
votes from the II raters on the
national committee.
Pikeville will get familiar with
some of the teams in the ratings
before the next poll. Unbeaten
Cumberland (Tenn.) and No. 5
Montana-Western, UJ.l three places
this week, are on the schedule for
the trip to Hawaii after Chnstmas.
Vanguard is followed by
Carroll
(Mont.),
FreedHardeman,
Trevecca
and
Montana-Western in the top five.
They're followed by Oklahoma
Baptist, The Master 's, Union
(Tenn.), Oklahoma City and
Cumberland (Tenn.), giving the
state of Tennessee four teams in
the Top 10. Montana, California
and Oklahoma have two representatives each.
The next national poll will be
released on Wednesday, Jan. 4.
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Allen Central High School seniors Elizabeth "Elmo" Mosley (left) and Yumekla "Cutty" Hunter (right) each
signed scholarships with Pikeville College Friday afternoon. Mosley and Hunter ranked as two of the area's
top high school volleyball players.
Hunters have one last chance to use a
firearm to harvest deer. Late muzzlcloader
season for deer opened Saturday, Dec. 10 and
closes today.
Although modern gun season is over and
gone. that doesn't mean quahty deer hunting
is over and gone as well. Kentucky hunters
harvested 12.291 deer last December, the
highest December total since 1999.
December is an excellent month to hunt deer.
The unusually dry and warm fall inhibited
deer movement in the early season and led to
some frustration among Kentucky hunters.
''Particularly, the warmth." said Tina Brunjes,
big game coordinator for the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(KDFWR). "I heard people sa) they didn't
bow hunt as much because of tbe heat."
As warm as 1t wa'> dunng the fall. tt is
equally .that coW now. The cold }\'Cather
should spur deer movement or the upcoming
late muzzleloadcr season. "We~ve already
seen archery harvest numbers improving and
(Sec SEASON, page two)
ACHS duo signs with Pikeville Processing fee
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville College head volleyball coach
Robert Staggs has landed two of t!le area's top high school
volleyball players as an Allen Central High School tandem
is headed to the Lady Bear program.
On Friday afternoon, Staggs signed Lady Rebel volleyball players Elizabeth "Elmo" Mosley and Yumekia
"Cutty" Hunter to college scholarships.
Allen Central High School head coach Larry Maynard
"I think these young ladies have a bright future ahead of
them," Staggs said. "They're young and learning the sport
and we think they can continue to develop and have nice
careers at the college level. We're excited about bringi'hg
them into the fold."
"This is a historic event for Allen Central High School
and Allen Central Volleyball,"' Maynard proclaimed. "It is
and will always remain my goal to provide a positive experience for our student athletes and that can be evaluated in
many ways: win-loss record, championships, team
improvement, etc.; however, nothing gives me more satisfaction than to have student-athletes who work hard in high
school and dedicate themselves to being the best they can
be receive college recognition, particularly these two
exceptional young women. They demonstrated they have
what it takes to cam a scholarship and the opportunity to
play volleyball at the next level, particularly for an outstanding college like Pikeville College and a superb coach
like Robert Staggs. I know Yumckia and Elizabeth worked
(See SIGNING, page two)
waived to
donate deer
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Hunters who donate a
deer to feed the hungry will not be charged
for processmg the donated deer this ·year. In
past years, some deer processors had to ask
hunters to cover part of the cost because the
amount paid hy Kentucky IJunters for the
Hungry was only $30.
Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry negotiated new contracts with its processors this
year and it now pays $50 to the processors
for each deer. Processors won't be asking for
more money from the hunter. Hunters may
still donate to Kentucky Hunters for the
Hungry by paying part or all of the processing cost, but it won't be a requirement.
Processors still have quotas on the number
of deer they can receive, hut many have not yet
hit their quota due to a slow season. Quotas are
also going to be expanded in the late season
(Sec DONATE, page two)
June Buchanan jolts Sheldon Clark
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - Host
une Buchanan played well on
1ts horne hardwood Thursday
evening The Crusaders and
visiting Sheldon Clark were
nip and tuck in the first half.
The second half, however,
went the way of the host team.
After leading 30-27 at halftime,
June
Buchanan
outscored the Cardinals 22-9
in the third quarter. The third
period proved to be the difference as June Buchanan went
on to win 71 -55.
Eighth-grade guard Tate
Cox Jed June Buchanan with a
· j, game-high 25 points. Cox was
~one of four players in double
figures scoring for the
Crusaders. Sophomore point
guard Clark Stepp, a player
who averaged 26 points and
9.2 rebounds per game last
season, added 19 points.
Point guard Jarydd Crum
paced Sheldon Clark with 18
points. Crum was the only
Sheldon Clark player to work
his way into double figures.
Foreign· exchange student
Juan Lomeli added nine points
for the Cards while Damon
Hensley pushed in seven.
Senior Brandon May, a player
who has gained the attention
of some NCAA Division I college basketball programs, was
one of three players to chip in
six points for the Cardmals.
In a girls' basketball game
played Thursday evening, preseason 15th Region favorite
Magoffin County remained
undefeated, beating 14th
Region preseason No. 2
Breathitt County convincingly, 84-55.
Howard
led
Ashley
Magoffin County (5-0) with
19 points. Howard was one of
five Magoffin County players
to score 10 or more points.
For Breathitt County,
Eastern Kentucky University
signee Colette Cole led the
way with a · game-high 30
points. Sophomore center
Lanae Shouse flipped in I 0
points for the Ladycats.
Magoffin County Jed 23-17
at the end of the first quarter
and went on to score the visiting Ladycats in each of the
four periods . The Lady
Hornets led 41 -24 at halftime.
Prestonsburg
High School
girls' basketball
cpach Jack Pack
talked with his
team during a
timeout Tuesday
evening in the
58th District
game against
Allen Central.
The
Prestonsburg
girls are in
action this weekend In Central
Kentucky, playing in the Berea
Invitational
Tournament.
photo by Steve
LeMaster
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
18, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
NCAA reduces suspension for Kentucky's Morris
by MURRAY EVANS
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In the one-paragraph fax released by the university on
Thursday - Morris told Smith
LEXINGTON - Kentucky that "my intent is not to obtain
center Randolph Morris' sea- an agent so as to maintain my
son-long suspension for his collegiate eligibility."
attempt to enter the
Earlier this month,
an NCAA committee
NBA draft was
ruled that Morris did
reduced to 14 games
have a relationship
by the NCAA on
with sports agency
Thursday.
SFX, which released a
The NCAA cited
statement on behalf of
new
information
Morris on June 21 and
provided by the
was listed as the conschool for softening
tact for Morris on a list
its punishment after
Morris
went
compiled to help NBA
undrafted.
The
teams arrange preinformation
shed Randolph Morris draft workouts. But
that committee also
more
light
on
Morris' "mindset during that noted there was no explicit writprocess and his failure to avail ten or oral agreement between
himself
of
university Morris and SFX.
Morris, a 6-foot-10 sophoresources," the NCAA said.
A fax Morris sent to more from Atlanta, must repay
Kentucky coach Tubby Smith expenses related to the tryouts
on May 9, in which Morris - which amounted to more
informed Smith about his inten- than $7,000 from nine NBA
tion to enter the draft, indicated teams, the NCAA said.
Morris will miss all of
Morris' "clear intent to retain
nonconference
his collegiate eligibility while Kentucky's
declaring for the NBA draft," schedule, but will be available
the NCAA said in a statement.
for the 23rd-ranked Wildcats'
Smith said Thursday he mis- Southeastern Conference openplaced the original copy of the er against Vanderbilt on Jan. 10.
fax sent by Morris while travel- He can continue to practice with
ing and only found it last week. the Wildcats in the interim and
will have two yea..: of eligibility remaining after this season.
"Based on all the information
we had and all the extenuating
circumstances, both Randolph
and we have been very patient
waiting for this opportunity,"
Smith said. "I'm very happy for
Randolph, his family and our
basketball program."
In his first public comments
since the saga began, Morris
apologized to Smith, his teammates and Kentucky fans and
reaffirmed his intention to play
four seasons for the Wildcats.
"In exploring my NBA
options, I made poor choices,"
Morris said. "Those choices
included accepting bad advice
while putting distance between
me and my coaches and teammates at UK. I take full responsibility for those actions.
"It wasn't obvious to me as I
was going through this process,
but looking back, I now see how
my actions were disrespectful to
coach Smith and the University
of Kentucky. Playing basketball
at the University of Kentucky is
a privilege that few athletes get
to enjoy. I intend to make the
most of this opportunity to be a
part of the greatest basketball
program in America."
Even with the new inforroa-
tion, the NCAA said that suspending Morris for half the regular season was justified "based
on the seriousness of multiple
rules violations involving dealings with an agent and accepting
expenses for tryout for NBA
teams."
The Wildcats (6-3) have
struggled with their inside game
without Morris. Smith has rotated a trio of 7-footers- Shagari
Alleyne, Lukasz Obrzut and
Jared Carter - at times, and
also has used a smaller starting
lineup without a true center in
several games. That strategy
worked against the lesser teams
on Kentucky's schedule but not
so well in losses to Iowa, North
Carolina and Indiana - the last
a 26-point blowout.
Morris' return can do nothing
but help, Smith said.
"Randolph is a very talented
player," Smith said. "He's
trimmed down a lot. Hts attitude
has been very good. We have
never had one problem with him
on or off the court this year. He
has been a role model student in
the classroom since he's been
here and the same on the court.
Coming back, he has been more
focused than ever to prove he
deserves another chance."
On Dec. 8, the NCAA's
SEC says basketball ref resigns amid suit by other SEC
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Southeastern
Conference says a basketball referee has
resigned in the wake of legal action flled by
the other SEC the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commmission.
A civil action flled earlier this month in
U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas, claims
Travis Correll of Atlanta and others ran a
fraudulent investment scheme that raised
more than $36 million since July 2004.
"He has resigned and will no longer officiate in the Southeastern Conference," SEC
commissioner Mike Slive told the Knoxville
News Sentinel. "If he had not resigned, he
would have been prevented from officiating
in this league."
Slive said he received a letter of resignation from Correll on Monday, the same day
Slive said he became aware of the government agency's action.
Correll was among a pool of 65 to 70 individuals that the conference coordinator of
officials can call upon to officiate SEC basketball games,· associate commissioner
Charles Bloom said Wednesday.
The coordinator, John Guthrie, told the
newspaper that he had spoken with Correll,
who was in his second year as an SEC official. Guthrie said Correll told him he didn't
want the allegations to become a distraction
to the conference.
Student-Athlete Reinstatement
Staff restored Morris' eligibility
but said he would have to sit out
the entire season. Kentucky
Athletics
Director
Mitch
Barnhart said then the university would immediately appeal to
the NCAA's Student-Athlete
Reinstatement
Committee.
which would have been
Kentucky's final method of
appeal through the NCAA.
But because of the new information provided by the university, the staff reconsidered its
decision before an appeal could
be heard, the NCAA's statement
said. Smith said that NCAA
President Myles Brand even
became involved in the organi-
zation 's
decision-making
process on the Morris case and
called Brand "a voice of reason"
in the case.
Sandy Bell, Kentucky's
NCAA compliance director,
said the university "was pleased
with the timely manner in which
the reconsideration was made.
The University of Kentuc 'j
considers this decision to be fair
based upon the facts of the
case."
Bell said the decision would
not be appealed.
Morris started 33 of 34
games last season, averaging 8.8
points and 4.2 rebounds per
game as Kentucky finished 28-
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extremely hard to achieve this. I
would like to see every graduating senior from Allen Central
get this opportunity but I realize
that is not realistic; however, I
work to better myself as a volleyball coach in order to give
them a better chance at attaining
the playing skills for the next
level and I believe it is paying
off. My hat is off to them and I
congratulate them on their
achievements in this program
and this school. They are outstanding young women, splendid students, and exceptional
athletes. They will represent
Allen Central High School
extremely well - they will
excel."
Mosley, a 5-8 middle and
outside hitter, had 163 kills and
a .377 attack percentage this
season. She had 41 solo blocks
and 40 block assists while
recording 67 service aces. In her
first season as a volleyball player, she was a member of the allconference team, all-distnct
team, the 55th District MVP and
a 15th Region All-Star. Mosley
is also one of the area's top track
and field athletes.
Hunter is a 5-8 outside and
middle hitter and defensive specialist. She was named 15th
Region Player of the Year and
first-team
All-Southeast
Kentucky in addition to making
the all-conference, all-district
and all-region teams.
She had 128 kills and a .335
attack percentage. She posted 24
solo blocks and 15 block assists
on the defensive side and had 29
service aces for the La
Rebels.
Allen Central was 25-7 this
season, winning the 55th
District title before falling to
eventual 15th Region champ
Belfry in the semifinals. They
won 11 in a row in one stretch
and 16 of 17 before falling to the
Lady Pirates.
Pikeville College Sports
Information Director Rick
Bentley contributed to this article.
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with seven and earned $22,000
in point fund money along with
the Weld Wheels Hard Charger
of the Year Award. Donnie
Moran of Dresden, Ohio, was
third in points earning an
$18,000 point fund check.
Moran led the series in money
earned and he had more second
place finishes than any other
driver with eight. Moran also
captured three series events
along the way. Matt Miller of
Waterville, Ohio, earned two
series wins and a fourth place
finish in the final points earning
$16,000 for that accomplishment. Miller was the only driver to finish at least once in
every top ten finishing position
this season. He was also second
in top-10 finishes to Pearson as
he accumulated 22 top-10 finishes this year. Rounding out
the top five in points was Scott
James of Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
who earned $15,000 in point
fund money to go along with
capturing the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series Rookie of the
Year Award and a $10,000
check. James also took home the
VP Racing Fuels Heat Race
Winner Awards.
The rest of the top ten in the
final 2005 series points were
also honored with Freddy Smith
of Seymour, Tenn., earning
$14,000 for his sixth place finish in points followed by Tim
Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va.,
taking home $13,000 for seventh-place in points and an additional $6,000 for second place in
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series Rookie of the Year
Standings. Darren Miller of
Chadwick, ill. finished eighth in
points and a check for $12,000
followed by Brian Birkhofer of
Muscatine, Iowa, who brought
home $11,000 for ninth and
Brady Smith of Solon Springs,
Wis., with checks for $10,000 in
point fund· money and $4,000
for third place in the Rookie of
the Year standings.
MasterSbilt Race Cars of
Crothersville, Ind., was honored
for being named Chassis
Builder of the Year for the
series. MasterSbilt claimed the
top three in points and five of
the top ten in the final overall
point standings. Keith and
Tader Masters were on hand for
the presentation to accept the
award. Also, the entire staff of
the series was thanked along
with Series Sponsors and the
Track Promoters who held
events in 2005. The Chris
Francis Achievement Award
from C.J. Rayburn Race Cars
was presented to Carlton Lamm
for his years in dedication to the
sport of Late Model racing.
Lucas Oil Late Model
Executive Vice President, Bob
Patison also spoke on the State
of the Series. Patison said the
2006 points fund will go to
$200,000 with the champion
receiving $40,000. The top-10
in points from each event will
get $600 in winners circle
2006. Patison
money
in
thanked all of staff, series sponsors, race tracks and fans for
making 2005 a successful season and announced there will be
a limited compound series tire
rule next season.
The 2005 version of the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series will be one to remember
with the series leading the way
over other national and regional
series. The Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series averaged 54
cars per event, had the highest
car count with 117, number of
different winners with 20 and
number of participating drivers
with 608 different drivers racing
at least once with the series this
year. The drivers who competed
in the 2005 edition of the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series
raced for purses in excess of
$1.3 Million.
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because some processors closed
their facilities this year.
The muzzleloader deer season is a peak time for hunters to
donate deer to the hungry. Many
of them have their freezer full of
meat and hunt specifically to
donate a deer. Last year,
Kentucky Hunters for the
Hungry received donations of
over 1,000 deer and provided
over 200,000 servings of venison to the poor. Hunters themselves paid almost one-third of
the processing fees .
You don't have to be a deer
hunter to help the cause.
Donations can be mailed to
Kentucky Hunters for the
Hungry, Inc., P.O. Box 176,
Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Kentucky Hunters for the
Hungry is a registered 50 l-C (3)
charity. The charity can be contacted by calling 859/824-1372.
All cash and property donations
are tax deductible.
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no doubt it is cool weather related," Brunjes said. ''The deer
will be there and they will be
moving because they need to
eat. Normally, a weather front
will get them moving. They eat
and then hole up. It's been so
cold for so long, though, that
they'll be out moving."
Hunters harvested a total of
7,338 deer in the early muzzleloading season this past
October. They've taken 100,773
deer so far this season.
Most late season deer hunters
note that whitetails begin to
return to their normal patterns
after the hunting pressure subsides from the November modern gun season. This declining
hunting pressure often improves
hunter success.
It's also an excellent chance
for hunters to take some additional does, especially in Zone 1
and 2 counties. Deer densities
are greater in these counties and
herds need to be reduced or
maintained at present level.
Black powder firearm hunters
are reminded that requirements
such as wearing hunter orange
clothing, checking in harvested
deer and obtaining landowner
permission before hunting continue through the late muzzleloading season. Those hunting
any species when a deer
firearms season is open must
wear hunter orange clothing.
For complete information
about the late muzzleloader season, consult the
2005-06 Kentucky Hunting
and Trapping Guide, available
wherever hunting licenses are
sold, or call the KDFWR
Information Center for a free
copy at 1-800-858-1549, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Eastern.
It was also announced that
the 2006 racing season will
begin on Friday night, Feb. 3 at
Golden Isles Speedway in
Brunswick, Ga., with a $10,000to-win event. The series will
then return to East Bay
Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla.,
for six consecutive nights of
racing
during
the
Winternationals, Feb. 6-11.
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18, 2005 • 83
;Bengals aren't Bungals; Lions still lowly
by LARRY LAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT The Cincinnati
Bengals have handed the NFL's worstfranchise baton to the Detroit Lions.
The Bengals (10-3) are no longer
known as the Bungles and the Lions (49) are as lowly as ever.
Cincinnati can clinch its first division title since 1990 with a win Sunday
at Detroit, where fan outrage might
look farmliar to long-time followers of
' ' the Bengals.
A local radio station has organized
an Angry Fan March before the game
on the sidewalks surrounding Ford
Field, the site of the Super Bowl in less
than two months. Some have encouri aged those with tickets to wear orange
to show their disgust with team president Matt Millen.
"If there's any distractions, which
we hope there's not, we'll just treat it
like a road game," Detroit receiver Roy
Williams said.
At the previous home game, fans
#
created a spectacle with "Fire Millen"
signs and chants. The scene turned into
a circus of sorts when one fan ran from
section to section, dodging security,
with a "Fire Millen" sign, before he
was stopped as he sprinted up steps
toward the exits.
The Lions are an NFL-worst 20-57
the past five seasons with Millen in
charge. Perhaps the only consolation
for the franchise is it can't match the
poorest five-year records by an NFL
team since the league went to a 16game schedule in 1978, according to
the Elias Sports Bureau.
Tampa Bay was 16-63 from 198387. Cincinnati is tied for fifth among
the worst records over a five-year span
with a 19-61 mark from 1998-2002.
That was when Bengals owner Mike
Brown experienced the heat Millen is
facing now.
About two dozen anti-Mike banners
were unfurled during a home game
against Buffalo in 1998- one read: "If
it's Brown, Flush It Down."
After going a franchise-worst 2-14
in 2002 and with attendance dwindling
in a newer stadium, Brown finally
yielded to public pressure and didn't
hire from within for his next coach.
Brown hired defensive guru Marvin
Lewis and gave him more authority
than his predecessors.
Meanwhile, Lions owner William
Clay Ford gave Millen a five-year
extension last offseason after four miserable seasons and allowed the former
linebacker and analyst to fire coach
Steve Mariucci after two-plus seasons
earlier this year.
Detroit defensive tackle Dan
Wilkinson, drafted by Cincinnati first
overall in 1994, said first-class facilities
and good coaches set the Lions apart
from the Bengals he knew a decade ago.
"This situation doesn't reflect anything that was experienced in
Cincinnati," Wilkinson said. "We had
Mariucci, who I had the deepest respect
for and I liked. I thought he was a great
coach. We just bad a lot of young
knuckleheads on this team that just didn't understand what it takes to win in
this league."
handing off to Rudi Johnson, who ran
Lewis deflected any credit for the for a season-high 169 yards last week.
turnaround he has overseen, snapping a Palmer needs one more 100-plus passer
streak this year of 14 straight seasons rating game to set an NFL record with
without a winning record.
12 in a season, and three touchdown
"It has nothing to do with me," passes to break Ken Anderson's franLewis insisted. "I think we have very ~er~of29.
good players who have really grown "· f>efetisively, Deltha O'Neal and
up.
Odell Thurman have helped Cincinnati
"We raised the level of professional- lead the NFL with a plus-24 turnover
ism _point blank. The players who we differential.
added from other teams, it was impor"We are going to have to be at the
tant that they were high-character guys. top of our game to stay in it," said Dick
Then we did a good job of evaluating Jauton, who is 0-2 as Detroit's interim
the guys who were here that really coach.
couldn't quite toe the line."
){ p,troit upsets the Bengals, who
Lewis got rid of talented but dis- 81'eft OO.the road, they would still win
gruntled players such as Takeo Spikes 't\e hFC North if Pittsburgh loses at
and Corey Dillon.
Minnesota.
"We were able to take Takeo's
Regardless of how the division race
money and find two or three players," unfold&~ Sunday, the Bengals hope
Lewis said. "Takeo was a fine player, they're not playing in Detroit for the
but he couldn't commit to things being last,ti~ J'bjs season, because the Super
different here."
~1 y.rj'IMw> held Feb. 5 in the Motor
The Bengals have thrived this season Cily. ~- ....
with Carson Palmer throwing to Chad
"The goal, or my goal, is to be there
Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh and twice," Chad Johnson said.
··Bengals never sweat when Graham decides game
.,_
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI -There was no drama
on the Bengals' sideline while Shayne
' - Graham lined up for the biggest kick of
~ ~the season.
No one held hands. No one even held
- ~their breath. They assumed he would
"make it.
He did, of course. Graham's 37-yard
: ; field goal on the final play Sunday gave
· the Bengals a 23-20 victory over
· Cleveland, left them in control of the AFC
·,'North and showed why they never fret
' when the game comes down to a kick.
"Sugar-foot Graham, baby," receiver
T.J. Houshmandzadeh said. "I have confidence in Shayne. It wasn't one of those
where guys were holding hands. I knew
he was going to make it. He's really accurate "
No Bengals kicker has been more
dependable. During his three seasons in
Cincinnati, Graham has made 86.7 percent of his field goal attempts, by far the
• best in franchise history. He's so close to
• automatic that his teammates assume
they've got points once they reach the
opponent's 30-yard line.
"His
nickname
is
Shayne
Moneygraham," running back Rudi
Johnson said. "I believed once we got the
ball down there, Shayne would close the
deal."
Graham is 23-of-27 on field goals this
season, an 85.2 percent accuracy rate that
is slightly below his career norm. Graham
...~ missed most of training camp and presea. • · son with a strained groin, and needed a
few games to get back in form.
In five seasons with Buffalo, Carolina
and Cincinnati, Graham has gone 91-forl09 on field goals, an 83.49 accuracy rate
that is among the best. He needs nine
more field goals to qualify for the career
list, where he would be in the top five.
The Colts' Mike Vanderjagt - who
plays home games in the climate-controlled RCA Dome -is the current accu-
Ben gals rookie Henry facing
traffic, marijuana charges
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Bengals rookie
receiver Chris Henry was arrested on
traffic and marijuana charges early
Thursday morning, but later practiced
with the team.
The Bengals said in a statement that it
wouldn't take any action until his case
goes through the court system.
Henry, a third-round pick from West
Virginia, was stopped by police in nearby Covington, at about 2 a.m., according
to a police report. He was driving a vehicle with expired tags, had an expired
license and was speeding, police said.
Officers said they also found two
small bags of marijuana on Henry. who
was charged with possession of marijuaracy leader at 87.65 percent. Cleveland's
Phil Dawson is second at 83.33 percent.
Graham has missed only six of his 63
career kicks from inside the 40-yard line.
"Shayne's money," quarterback Carson
Palmer said. "He's not going to miss in
there."
The only thing he hasn' t done is kick
many game-winners. Graham simply hasn't gotten the chance.
The game-deciding kick against
Cleveland was his first this season. Last
season, he made a 39-yard kick to beat
Miami with 2 seconds left, and a 24-yarder
on the final play to beat Baltimore. He's
had so few in his career that he remembers
each one in detail - two in hi 0 \ • '
one in college, four in the NFL.
"You see a lot of other guys getting
game-winning opportunities and you're
kind of like, 'It must be nice, I'd like to
get that,"' Graham said. "You get yourself
worked up all week to get that and when
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na.
''The club is aware of the reports
regarding Chris Henry," the Bengals said
in a statement Thursday night "In such
cases, the team considers it inappropriate
to comment further while the matter is
still being adjudicated.
"When the legal process has run its
course, the team and the NFL will consider what action is necessary."
Henry ranks third among Bengals
receivers with 30 catches and has scored
five touchdowns. The rookie has developed into the team's No. 3 receiver.
behind Chad Johnson and T.J.
Houshmandzadeh.
The Bengals (9-3) can clinch the AFC
North title with a victory today in
Detroit.
you don't ...
"You don't feel useless, because
you've helped the team out and you've
put up some points, but we always want to
be there in the fire."
The Bengals haven't been to the playoffs since 1990, so they haven't had many
pressure-packed kicks in the last 15 years.
A victory Sunday in Detroit would clinch
the AFC North title and ensure a home
playoff game, one that could come down
to Graham making a fourth-quarter field
goal in nasty weather.
He'd love it.
"We always want to be kicking that
field goal that wins the game, no matter
.• J J'- J.~, .. he said. ''I've cau 0 •
myself doing it this offseason, lining up
for a field goal and saying, 'OK, this is a
game winner,' trying to put myself in that
situation mentally.
"But you can never truly replicate it
until you get out there."
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Atlanta ................8 .......... 5 ............. 0 ............. 615 .......... 313 ......254
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Detroit .................4 ..........9 ............. 0.......~...... 308 .......... 203 ......257
Green Bay ..........3 ........ 10 ...... ..'..... 0 ....,~.'.. ....231 ..........255 ......255
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:Womack determined to win second base
year from me. I can't get that back."
He can get back into a starting role in
Cincinnati, which traded two prospects
CINCINNATI - Not long after arriv- for him last week. The Reds don't have a
ing at his new address, Tony Womack got proven second baseman.
• the question he knew was coming.
"I've got the mindset of coming in and
" :: What happened in New York?
winning the job at second base," he said.
•
"I was waiting for that question," he "I feel I've got a lot left. I don' t feel like
: said, grinning momentarily before reflect- I'm slowing down."
ing on his tough time at Yankee Stadium.
D'Angelo Jimenez started at second
"A lot of stuff happened that I had no can- base last season, but slumped and groused
t • trol over, and there was nothing I could do
and was demoted in May. Shortstop Rich
Aurilia moved to second and started 68
.. about it."
•
All he can do now is try to revive a games there. The Reds have offered salary
arbitration to Aurilia, who has until Dec.
career that reached a dead end last year.
The Yankees signed Womack, 36, to a 19 to accept.
Ryan Freel played 48 games at second,
two-year, $4 million deal to play second ·
base, but lost his job only one month into but was limited by a swollen foot and torn
· ·his first season. With center fielder Bernie knee cartilage. Freel is the fastest player
·Williams ailing, the Yankees moved on the roster, but is prone to get hurt
Hideki Matsui to center and put Womack because of his all-out style.
"You have to love the way that Ryan
in left field.
A month later, Womack moved to cen- Freel plays the game, but he does enhance
ter - a position he hadn't played in six his risk of injury as a result," general manyears - while rookie Robinson Cano set- ager Dan O'Brien said Thursday. "We all
tled in at second. Womack then became an know that. So it certainly plays into the
overall equation."
afterthought.
"It was very hard for me," said
The Reds led the National League in
Womack, who started only 80 games. homers, doubles and runs, but finished
"Mostly I ended up being just a pinch-run- last in pitching. One of their offseason
ner. I wasn't even a defensive replace- goals is to add more speed to the roster,
giving the lineup a chance to squeeze out
ment.
"It was like they kind of took a whole runs instead of relying on homers.
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Womack fits the profile. He led the
league in steals from 1997-99, and has
stolen 53 in the last two seasons with St.
Louis and the Yankees despite his limited
playing time in New York.
''These guys don't have to hit the long
ball," Womack said. "Even a ground ball
can get you a run scored to win a game.
We can play small ball sometimes, and I
think that will help you on the road. Balls
won't carry in some ballparks like they do
here."
Great American Ball Park gave up 246
homers last season, the most in the
majors.
O 'Brien also is trying to upgrade a
pitching staff that was last in the league
with a 5.15 ERA last season. He got lefthanded starter Dave Williams from
Pittsburgh for first baseman Sean Casey
last week, and got into the bidding for
right-hander Matt Morris, who left St.
Louis as a free agent and signed a threeyear, $27 million contract with San
Francisco.
"For us, Matt Morris was the pre-ellllnent individual on the free agent market,
and we don't compare the remaining individuals on the market quite to his level,"
O'Brien said. "So we want to be aggressive, but we've got to be intelligent with
the use of our dollars."
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Arizona ...............4 .......... 9 ............. 0 .............308 .......... 252 ...... 319
San Francisco .... 2 ......... 11 ............. 0 ............. 154 ...... 186 381
x-clinched division
Saturday's Games
Tampa Bay at New England .............................................. 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants .....................................................5 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo ...............................................................8:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Jets at Miami. .................................................................. 1 p.m.
Arizona at Houston ................................................................. 1 p.m.
Seattle at Tennessee .............................................................. 1 p.m.
San Diego at Indianapolis ......................................................1 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis ......................................................... 1 p.m.
Carolina vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge, La...................... 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Jacksonville ................................................ 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota .......................................................... 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Detroit... ........... ............................. ................4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland ........................................................4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Washington ............................................. ....... .....4:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago .............................................................8:30 p.m.
Monday's Game
.
Green Bay at Baltimore ..........................................................9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Tennessee at Miami ...............................................................1 p.m.
Detroit vs. New Orleans at San Antonio ................................. 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington ..................................................... 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Cincinnati ........................... .................................... 1 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina ................................................................... 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston ..........................................................1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis .....................................................1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City ...... _. ........................... ................. 1 p.m.
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Atlanta at Tampa Bay ............................................................. 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at C leveland .......................................................... 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona ......................................................4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Seattle .......................................................4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Denver ............................................................4:15p.m .
Sunday,Dec.25
Chicago at Green Bay ............................................................5 p.m.
Minnesota at Baltlmore .....................................................8:30 p.m.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
TlltRoJd c.ntvnmes
110 • Agriculture
115 • ATV's
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130- Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 - Miscellaneous
i 60 - Motorcycles
170 ·Parts
175 - SUV's
180 - Trucks
190- Vans
200 - EMPLOYMENT
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FOR SALE:
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Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
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230 - Information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Servtces
290 - Work Wanted
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330 - For Sale
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.....................
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miles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
loaded $6995
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$5995.
490 Recreatton
495 • Wanted To Buy
4QO - MERCHAH.DI~
41 0 - Animals
420 -Appliances
440 • Electronics
445 · Furniture
450 - Lawn & Garden
460 · Yard Sale
470 ·Health & Beauty
475- Household
railroad crews in the
Shelby area. Clean
MVR. Drug screen
required. 7 years driving experience. Ref
location number 26.
Call 800-471-2440.
175- SUVs
MEDICAL SECRETARY WANTED Full
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and Sat 9:00-12:00.
Call886-1714.
INGS for motivated
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individuals with mental retardation/ developmental disabilities.
All training provided
free
of
charge.
Available positions
include residential
house
manager
hours M-F 5 pm- 9
am starting salary
$25000 year. Direct
care staff float position hours may vary.
Minimum
salary
per
hour.
$6.00
Candidates must be
required to pass
background screening. Interested parties should call 606946-2078 or 606886-8600.
WANTED:
FOR SALE:
2004 Immediately need
Ford Explorer 2x4 Medical
Office
Am/FM/CD, cruise, Manager for busy
keyless entry. Avg
in
Miles, excellent coni- practice
Prestonsburg
.
tion. $10995 Call
478-4860 or 226- Please do not apply if
3218.
you don't have experience as a Medical
180-Trucks
Office
Manager.
Health/life
insurance
FOR SALE: 87 Ford
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4 speed transmis- PO BOX
2467
sion, good work Ashland, KY 41105truck. $800. Call 6062467.
HELP
WANTED:
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FOR SALE:
1975 WANTED: Drivers 1 Prestonsburg is now
Ford dump truck, tilt mini-van transporting hiring for all posifront end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-478-9150.
Marketing Manager Needed
190- Vans
FOR SALE: 1998
Ford Windstar Van.
v6, Auto, all power,
shape.
excellent
$3500.
606-6863082.
EMPLOYMENT
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that have reference
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Responsibilities Include coordination of advertisng
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and other duties. Must have excellent computer
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505 - Business
510- Commerctal
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/Lots
570 - Mobile Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
tions. Day shift and
night shift. Apply in
person only.
HELP WANTED:
Night auditor shifV
Part-time night audit
shift available for
Friday and Saturday
night from 11 :00 pmOil Field Company 7:00
am.
Call
has openings for Microtel Inn at 889hard working respon- 0331 or stop by and
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be of age 21 or older.
Must have COL with MERCHANDISE
HAZ-MAT and tanker
endorcements, good 445-Furniture
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DRIVER WANTED
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Applicant
must have a Class B 4pm.
CDL license .. Ability
220-Help Wanted
to perform physical
labor.
Must
be
FOR SALE:
2002 dependable. Drivers OUTREACH WORKER/ Case ManagerFord Taurus SE. 606- load, unload , and Works
in communi886-6869 or 606- deliver steel grave
ties
to
identify
target
791-9550.
and
vaults
thoughout populations
FOR SALE:
1993 regions in Kentucky, encourage their parin
our
and ticipation
Ford Tempo, all Tennessee,
power, new tires. Ohio, Virginia, and Pikeville Homeless
Runs, drives, and West Virginia. Must V e t e r a n s
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looks great. $800 or
be
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dealProgram. Associates
best offer. 886-0108.
ing with customers. Degree in Human
$500!Police Benefits
available Services or related
Impounds! Honda, after 90 days. Full- field or equivalent
training and experiChevy, Ford and
time position. Please ence; two years
mo;e Cars
/Trucks/SUVs from call 606-298-7792 for related work experi$500! For listings call information and to ence; honorably discharged veteran with
800-439-3998 ext. set up an interview.
at least six months
A919
served on Active
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· 160-fJiotorcycles MENT
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to:
FOR SALE
2000 Cleaning company resume
needs
employees.
Volunteers
of
YZF Yamaha 600 R
America, 933 Goss
6000 Must have valid dri- Avenue,
motorcycle.
Louisville,
actual miles. Black & ver's license and up KY 40217. Attn:
silver with 2 helmets.
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$3500 Would make to date surface min- HVRP.
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sent. 606-886-6869 886-1759
Mon-Fri **EEO/AA**
or 606-791 -9550.
9:00 am tp 5:00 pm
IMMEDIATE OPENFor
Sale
1998
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tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-4529599 for more info.
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620 - Storage/
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630-1-touses
640 - Land/lots
650 - Mobile Homes
660 • Mlscellaneous
670 - Commercial
Property
705 • Construction
710 • EduCational
713- Child Care
715 · Electrician
720 - Health & Beauty
730 · Lawn & Garden
735 ·Legal
740- Masonry
745- Miscellaneous
530-Homes
FOR SALE:
Nice
home for sale. Martin
Heights subdivision.
3 BR 2 BA 2 car
garage. 12x18 deck.
Nice storage building. Call 606-5871163 or 606-7910187.
HOMES FOR SALE:
A foreclosure!! 3 BR
only $16,000. For
listings call 1-800429-7008. ext B 183.
FORECLOSURE! 4
BR 2 BA $33,000.
Must sell, for lisintgs
call 1/800-429-7008.
55o- Land/Lots
FOR SALE: Great
investment property
for sale. 2 completely
furnished
apartments. Owner eager
to sell. Call 8869356.
480-Miscellaneous
570- Mobile Homes
WEDDING DRESS
FOR SALE: Size 12,
pearl and sequins
intricate design on
bodice and train.
Must see to appreciate beauty. For more
information, call 8868506 ask for Tanya
or after 5:00 call 8860048 and leave message.
COAL FOR SALE
50 acres in
Quicksand Knott
County KY. Call 260347-0259.
Final
clearance
2004 lot models and
2005 models now
available! If you are
serious about purchasing a new home
you need to be with
experienced staff to
get the right home at
a great price. The
Home Show-South
William son, Inc. US
119, Belfry,
Ky.
41514 606-353-6444
or toll free 877-3536444
All Drywall, Dutch
with 2x6 walls,and
FIREWOOD FOR
5/12 roof pitch, ultiSALE. Hardwood.
$50 a load. Call 886- mate kitchen package, glass block win4038.
dow, and many more
495-Want to Buy extras, Set up for
viewing. For details
WANT TO BUY call 606-353-6444 or
property with free toll free 577-353gas in Pike or Floyd 6444 the home show
county. Call 4344866 or 587-2652.
RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
510- Comm. Prop/
610Apartments
FOR RENT:
small
efficiency apt. Clean,
nice, suitable for one
person. $275 month.
Deposit
required.
886-6208.
BUILDING FOR
LEASE or
rent.
Located at Stanville.
2000 sq ft and a 600
sq ft can be joined or FOR RENT 1 room
separated. Great for furnished efficiency.
office space or retail. Utilities paid, w/d provided. No pets. Call
Call 606-478-5403.
226-0999.
FOR SALE OR Winchester Apts.
LEASE: Commercial
Property, lvel, KY on PARK PLACE APTS
Special"
US 23. Office build- "Holiday
ing, garage, paved First Month's Rent
lot, approximately 2 FREE with paid secu606-368- rity deposit. Through
acres.
December 31, 2005.
2347.
1
BRI$280/$309
750 • Mobile Home
Mover$
755 ·Office
760 - Plumbing
765 - Professionals
770 - Aepatr/Set'VIoe
780 -Timber
790- Travel
li!QQ.-JiQ.~~
805 • Announcements
810- Auctions
815 • Lost & Found
2BR/$304/$345
Prestonsburg 886·
0039.
only two blocks from
courthouse. Call874For Rent : newly
1700, 285-0900 or constructed Mobile
874-9976.
Home Lots in new
FOR RENT: 1 BR apt
Allen,reference
includes
utilities. FOR RENT: 3 Room required call 606$450 per month. 2 BR office suite. $600 874-2212
trailer,
$250 per month. Call 886month. 4 miles west 1020 ask for C.V.
650- Mobile Homes
of Prestonsburg on
Mtn. Pkwy. 886-6061
FOR LEASE:
or 886-0480 after 30x80 building on
5:00pm
MTN
Parkway. FOR RENT: MH 14 x
Parking for large 80 3 BR 2 BA 886APT FOR RENT: 1 trucks. Will re-model. 8366.
BR, 1 BA. Utilities
FOR RENT:
included. $550 pet
900 FOR RENT: 2 BR
month.
Security sq. ft. office/commer- trailer. $350 month.
deposit
required. cial space. Located Total electric. Must
Located at Harold. next to Reflection's pay own utilities and
Call478-3333 or 478- Beauty Salon 3/4 have references. Call
2423.
mile south or Martin 285-4742.
on RT 122. Across
APT FOR RENT: from Garth Tech. MH FOR RENT 3 BR
Unfurnished 2 BR School. Call 285- 2 BA doublewide
with walk-in closet. 2 9112.
located at Wayland.
BA, large living room
For more information
and kitchen. Located I 630-Houses
call 358-2320 or 285at Stanville, off US
1894.
23. Call 478-81 00.
FOR RENT 2 BR
house on Cracker F 0 R R E N T :
FOR RENT 2 BR Bottom Road in Furnished
trailer.
Quiet, clean, private,
newly
remodeled Martin. 285-3670.
ground floor apt.
near Prestonsburg
Located across from HOUSE FOR RENT: and JW Lake. Nice
Garth
Technical 3 BR $400 month patio. Call 886-3941.
School. RT 122 at $300
deposit.
Martin, KY. Must fur- Located at David. No MH FOR RENT: All
nish references. Not pets. Call 886-8467.
electric 2 BR in
HUD approved. Call
Martin area. Call
285-9112
HOUSE FOR RENT: 285-3980.
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA,
1-2
BR
FUR- kitchen, living room, MHs FOR RENT: 2
NISHED Apts. Clean. dining room , utilities & 3 BR mobile
lin
Prestonsburg. included, furnished. homes for rent. Total
886-8366.
$695 month plus electric. Close to
deposit. Located at Prestonsburg.
No
2 BR 1 1/2 bath lvel. Call 606-478- pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
Townhouse also 1 5173.
bed room furnished
or unfurnished locat- FOR RENT: 3 BR 660-Miscellaneous
ed in Prestonsburg house with 2 full bath.
,NO PETS call 606- I ocated 2 miles south
nt Mart in on Old Hite FOR RENT: Beaut
886 8991
rload, Left Beaver shop equ1pped w1th .:.
VACANCIES Creek. $600 month stations and tanning
Branham
Heights plus utilities. All elec- bed. Located on RT
Apts Wheelwright KY tric must furnish refer- 122 1 mile south of
is accepting applica- ences. Call285-9112. Martin, across from
tion for 1 and 2 BR
Garth
Technical
apts. And 1 BR hand- FOR RENT 1 BR School. Must furn1sh
icapped accessible house on Highland references.
285apartment.
Rent Avenue
in 9112.
based on income, Prestonsburg. $300
water, sewage, and month. $250 deposit.
SERVICES
garbage are inlcuded 889-0036.
in rent. Please contact Kathy at 606- HOUSE FOR RENT: 713-Child/Eid. Care
452-4777.
Office 2 BR $550 per month
hours M-F 8:00-4:00 plus utilities. If interWILL SIT WITH the
ested call 886-0124.
elderly or needy
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central STOP RENTING: Excellent references
heat & air. Rent start- Buy a 5 BR 2 BA available. Call 789ing at $375. month, + home only $13000. 4419 and leave mes$300. deposit water For listings call 800- sage.
included.
Located 429-7008 ext B930
near HRMC. 606745- Misc.
889-9717.
640- Land/Lots
~tora ge/Office
BUILDING FOR
LEASE 30x60 metal
storage buildling on
RT 80. 886-8366.
Trailer lot for rent
on old U.S. 23
between
Prestonsburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
889 9747
Trailer Lot For
OFFICE SPACE for Rent, Large Yard.
lease
in Call 886-8366
Prestonsburg .
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KV 41653
01 via mail l..>.
web @floydcountytimes.com
LOCAL COAL
bucket driver needs
employment back in
the coal fields. Moon
base. Call 606-8866720 or 606-791 5643.
AVAILABLE: House
to be torr down, if
interest ':1 1'1 wood,
call 6f 6-3S8-229f'
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
SE_RVIC_l;
OF P OCESS
BY PUBLICATION
To: Sean Francis
Smith,
Respondent
Take Notice that a
Civil Action Petition
~egitlmacy,
for
Addm
Biological
Fathers Name to
Child's
Bi
Certificate has been
filed aoainst you
u'ld
5
.raukm
SF
County,
1\Jorth
Carolina, by the
Petitioner Michael
Williams.
You are required
to make defense to
said pleading not
later "W t ~> ?Oth
....
days from the first
publication of this
notice, and upon
your t
the o.~
serv1ce ,will apf:.
0
Coun c
r ef
sought
This the 6th day
of Decembe 2005.
Amy f A Ired
Attorney or
Respordent
Attorney &
Coun~011 r t Law
1416 W. F1rst St,
Ste B
Winston-Salem,
NC ?7101
Telepnore:
336-917-0037
�SUNDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ed
approximately
0.76 mile northwest
of Beaver, in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 33.52
acres of surface dis836-5479
turbance, and will
In accordance with
underlie an additionKRS 350.055, notice
al
740.20 acres, of
is hereby given that
which
583.06 acres
Dekalb
Recovery,
Inc., P.O. Box 166, overlie underground
surface
Eastern, KY 41622, and/or
has applied for an acreage, making a
underground mining total area of 2,163.12
operation, located acres within the
approximately 0.15 amended
permit
mile southwest of boundary.
Eastern, in Floyd
The
proposed
County. The opera- amendment is locattion will disturb 4.68
ed
approximately
surface acres, and
0.25
mile
west from
will underlie 16.72
KY
Route
979's
juncacres, and the total
permit boundary will tion with Mitchell
Branch Road, and
be 21.40 acres.
along
The proposed opera- located
tion is approximately Mitchell Branch and
0.50 mile southwest Mud Creek.
of the junction of KY
The
proposed
550 and KY 80, and amendment is locatis approximately 0.03 ed on the McDowell
mile northwest of the USGS 7 1/2 minute
Right Fork of Beaver quadrangle
map.
Creek.
The surface area to
The proposed operation is located on the be disturbed by the
is
Martin
7
1/2 amendment
owned
by
The
Elk
U.S.G.S.
minute
quadrangle
map. Horn Coal Company,
The surface area to LLC, Vickie Lynn
be
disturbed
is Bryant,
Bernardo
owned by Ned Hall, and
Kathy
and underlies land Maldonado, Walker
owned by Ned Hall.
and Ella Ruth Hall,
The application has Carl and Fostella
been filed for public
Mitchell, and Carl
inspection at the Mitchell, et al. The
Department
for
will
Natural Resources, amendment
underlie
land
owned
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, at by The Elk Horn Coal
LLC,
31 40 South Lake Company,
Drive, Prestonsburg, Vickie Lynn Bryant,
KY 41653. Written Rex and Wanda
objec- Gayheart,
comments,
Noah
tions, or requests for Vance, Ed and Suzie
a permit conference Gayheart,
Walker
must be filed with the and Ella Ruth Hall,
Director, Division of Carl and Fostella
Mine Permits, No. 2
Mitchell,
Carl
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
Mitchell,
et
al.,
127 South, Frankfort,
Interstate
Natural
KY 40601 .
Gas
Company,
NOTICE OF
Christopher Mitchell,
INTENTION
Kenis and Ruby
TO MINE
Hamilton,
Marky
Pursuant to
Hamilton,
Maude
Application
Flack,
Bank
No. 836 _5441 ,
Josephine, Jimmy
Amendment
Tackett, Carmel and
No. 6
Marie Clark, et. al.,
In accordance with Samuel
Hamilton,
KRS 350 _070 , notice · and Daisy Mitchell.
is hereby given that
The amendment
Frasure
Creek adds contour and
Mining, LLC, 1051 auger mining in the
Main Street, Suite Whitesburg
coal
100, Milton, West seam, and underVirginia 25541 . has ground mining in the
applied
for
an Amburgy coal seam.
amendment to an
The
application
existing surface and has been filed for
coal public inspection at
underground
mining and reclama- the Department for
tion operation locat- Natural Resources'
Pretonsburg
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
•
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg
Kentuky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference, must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mine Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference, must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER
836-0307
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Matt/Co, Inc., 439
Meadows Branch,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653 has
applied for a permit
for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation located 2.6 miles north of
Emma
in
Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 113.16 surface acres.
The proposed oper•
ation is approximately 0.70 miles northeast from Sugarloaf
Branch Road's junction with KY 1428
and is located on
Dials
Branch of
Sugarloaf Branch of
the Levil)a Fork.
The proposed operation is located on
the Lancer USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Joe A.
and
Barbara
Burchett, The Elk
Horn Coal Company,
LLC, Wade and Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and Vina
Sue Branham, Clark
D. Pergrem and
Jesse L. Rudd, TriStar Development,
Inc., E. L. and Bertha
Cline,
Jefferson
Coal, John G. and
Billie Goble, Malcolm
Layne,
Rebecca
Jarrell,
Timmy
PEOPLE AGAINST DRUGS
"Come Walk With Us"
e
re
family
,, -_- survival.
vour local fire
e artment or vour local
Division ot Forestrv onice
, ,~,=·--·,
Ballard
Plummer,
Osie Foley, Charles
Michael Harris, Rex
Reynolds, Tom and
Melissa Reynolds,
Albert and Janet
Ratliff, Taulbee and
Renisa
Branham,
Michael
Hunt,
Ransom and Betty
Hunt, and Billy Yonts.
The operation will
use the area method
of surface mining.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Mining Reclamatio'1
and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office ,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a perm1t
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mineb Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a perrriit
conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
18, 2005 • 8 ;
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INSTALLATION SERVICES
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Insured with Workers'
Comp., General liability
Commercial
IS OUR
23 YEARS
USINESS
'
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Contact Donnie Bentley
Phone I Fax: 606-886-6227
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CONST.UCTION
No Job Too Big or Too Small!
Newly Employed
24 hr. Cia. s (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
{surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
606-265-3336 or 606-265-4678
1
New Construction • Remodeling
Vinyl Siding • Window Replacement
Hardwood Flooring
Shinglemn Roofing
Decks/Porches/Garages
Concrete Work .
285-0999
FREE ESTIMATE$
Train at your convenience.
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L..JJ&L£
Seamless
Guttering. Biding
and Metalllootlng
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606} 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
EXPER~ICF
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
1 .
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Free estimates. call anytime
.
226-2051
606-452-2490, 606-424-9858
'
R~nning 10% Off All Gutter & Sidmg
thru the Month o f Apr~/
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FRASUR
RENTAL
Office Space, Retail
Space, Houses,
Apartments,
Mobile Homes and
Lots.
CALL
606-886-8366
SHEPHER
PLUMB I
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
886-0363
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.has ~n blessed. And because of this, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company is
giving back to our members: a 6 percen r dividend1 totaling approximately ~38 million. The
first dividend to be issued by Kentucky Farm Bureau in 17 years, it will be paid on all eligible
mutual automobile homeowners, farmowners and m-obile homeowners policies in effect on
1
December 31, and will be received by March 1, 2006. It's jUSt another way of reminding our
policyholders that weJre big on Kentucky. And big on commitment.
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�THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
18, 2005 • C1
TV Listings
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SUNDA~DECEMBER18
7p.m.
ABC
Movie: Once Upon a Mattress
In 1959, Carol Burnett made a
splash -- literally -- as the moat·
swimming Princess Winnifred in this
offbeat musical based on "The
Princess and the Pea." This new
adaptation casts her as Queen
Aggravain -- whose name tells you
all you need to know about her.
Determined that no poser marry her
son (Denis O'Hare), she devises the
ultimate test to determine whether
Winnifred (Tracey Ullman) truly has
royal blood. Tom Smothers and
Michael Boatman also star.
8p.m.
FOOD
All Star Holiday Party
The network's most popular chefs
are all in one place for this new special, which is full of recipes and tips
for holiday entertaining. Michael
Chiarello, Paula Deen, Bobby Flay,
Emeril Lagasse, Sandra Lee and
Rachael Ray share their holiday
memories along with recipes for
drinks, desserts and main dishes.
8 p.m. check local listings
PBS
Nature
In the new episode "Encountering
Sea Monsters,' deep-sea cameraman Bob Cranston gets up close and
personal with some of the planet's
oldest but least understood inhabitants: squids and octopuses. He captures. footage of blue-ringed octopuses and striped pajama squids in the
waters off Indonesia, meets a giant
Pacific octopus off the Canadian
coast, and has a very close
encounter with a dangerous
Humboldt squid.
8:30p.m.
ESPN
NFL Football
There's been plenty of unappealing
nationally televised NFL games
recently (witness tomorrow's Green
Bay-Baltimore snoozer), but this one
between the Chicago Bears and
Atlanta Falcons isn't among them.
The surpnsing Bears took control of
the NFC North -- winning eight of
their first 11 -- by controlling the ball
with running back Thomas Jones
and getting it back with a great
defense. Can that unit stymie multitalented Falcons QB Michael Vick?
9p.m.
CBS
Movie: The Christmas Blessing
Neil Patrick Harris plays a doctor on
TV once again in this new sequel to
2002's "The Christmas Shoes.' He
plays the now-grown Nathan
Andrews, a medical resident who
takes a break from work after losing
a patient brings back bad memories.
He moves back to his hom~town ,
falls for a young teacher (Rebecca
Gayheart) and one of her students
(Angus T. Jones) -- both of whom
soon face a cns1s that will take a miracle to fix. Rob Lowe also appears.
9p.m.
HGTV
All Out Christmas
Some people just don't know the
meaning of the word 'restraint" when
it o::omes to decorat1ng their houses
for the holidays. This new special
visits with some of them and the
fruits of their yuletide labors. They
include a house with more than
10,000 lights and another with not
one or two giant balloons. but 50.
Brook PC World's
Digital Duo im
Nlghtllne l!!l
9p.m.
NBC
Movie: National Lampoon's
Christmas Vacation
Written by 'Home Alone' filmmaker
John Hughes, the third installment in
the movie comedy series was a
major hit of the 1989 holiday season.
Chevy Chase returns as Griswold
family patriarch Clark, who tries to
ensure a traditional yuletide for his
clan -- desp1te the considerable odds
against it. Costars Beverly D'Angelo
and Randy Quaid also are back.
Juliette Lewis plays one of the
younger Griswolds.
9:30p.m.
FOX
American Dad
Francine (voice of Wendy Schaal)
stretches the truth to gain entry to a
group of women who appears to
have it all. She soon discovers, however, that her new friends aren't as
perfect as she thought. Stan (voice
of Seth MacFarlane) also finds himself a new best friend, which puts
some loyalties to the test in the new
episode 'Not Particularly Desperate
Housewives."
10 p.m.
TCM
Movie: Boys Town
Spencer Tracy gives one of his most
memorable performances in this
fact-based 1938 drama as Father
Flanagan, founder of a home for
troubled boys. The good padre has
never met a youth he couldn't help,
but a new resident with a chip on his
shoulder bigger than he is threatens
to undo all his work. He gets through
to the youngster, though, with his
belief that there are no bad boys,
only good boys under bad influences.
10:01 p.m.
ABC
Grey's Anatomy
Meredith and Cristina (Ellen
Pompeo, Sandra Oh) drown their
sorrows and commiserate over their
guy issues. Meredith is sttll reeling
from the news that Derek (Patrick
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18, 2005
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1V Listings
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Dempsey) is married, and Cristina is
trying to sort out where she stands
with Burke (Isaiah Washington).
While they're chatting, the bartender
(guest star Steven W. Bailey) collapses. Webber (James Pickens)
appoints an acting chief surgeon in
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My
Head."
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
8 p.m.
FOX
Arrested Development
Michael (Jason Bateman) gives Gob
(Will Arnett) his own banana stand to
keep him out of his hair at work.
Later, when the brothers discover
that George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) has
been pitting them against each other
on purpose, they join forces to get
back at him. Lucille's (Jessica
Walter) recuperation from her facelift gives Maeby (Alia Shawkat) an
idea for her horror movie. Scott Baio
guest stars in the new episode
"Making a Stand."
8p.m.
NBC
Deal or No Deal
Howie Mandel hosts this new game
show, which has already made a
splash
in
other
countries.
Contestants are presented with 26
briefcases containing money in
amounts ranging from a penny to $1
million. They must choose one,
wh1ch remains sealed while the
amounts in the others are revealed
one by one. After a few of them have
been opened, the contestant must
decide whether to accept an offer
from "the bank" or gamble on his
chosen case containing big bucks.
8p.m.
OLN
NHL Hockey
What gives tonight, defense or
offense, when the stingiest Western
Conference team in the Minnesota
Wild meets the Dallas Stars, one of
its highest-scoring squads? The
Wild's youthfulness on offense contributes to its offensive struggles, but
the goalie tandem of Manny
Fernandez and Dwayne Roloson
can always be counted on. Whoever
gets the start tonight will be tested by
the Stars' top line of Brenden
Morrow, Jason Arnott and Bill
Guerin.
8p.m.
WE
Movie: Sleeping With the Enemy
After the success of 'Pretty Woman,"
Julia Roberts reaffirmed her boxoffice status with director Joseph
Ruben's ("The Good Son") suspenseful 1991 adaptation of -Nancy. -..::=-+-:::::-11--:==:-+.,.,---c=...,.,----,...,.,.......,-+:.,-----,....!....!""'--,-,---+---"-...,-"-----'-~~;:~~..,.._~==-~E;~~~~~~~~~~~~~-J~~~~-.,..-;:o-.J;~~~~~:--:-d
Price's noy_el. An abused housewife
(Roberts) stages an elaborate plan
to escape her vicious husband
(Patrick Bergin) and start anew elsewhere -- only to be followed by her
spouse. Kevin Anderson ("Skin")
plays the new man in her life.
8:30p.m.
UPN
One on One
The "It's a Wonde1ful Lite• premise
hits th1s sitcom with "It's a Miserable
Life," as Breanna (Kyla Pratt) comes
to the realization that her father and
mother (Flex Alexander, guest star
Ticllina Arnold) aren't going to get
back together. She imagines how her
life might be if things were different.
Her pregnant mom is eager to marry
another man (guest star David
Ramsey) at Christmas.
9p.m.
FOOD
Wintertime Treats Unwrapped
We don't just change our clothes
with the seasons; we change our
food preferences too. In summer, it's
ice cream. In the fall, we crave
apples, cider doughnuts, pumpkin
pie and, of course, Halloween candy.
This special gets up close and personal with some winter favorites,
from Christmas staples such as ribbon candy and fruitcake to that coldweather standby, soup.
9p.m.
HALLMARK
Movie: Once Upon a Christmas
A burnt-out Santa wants to throw in
the towel, but he promises his
daughter Kristin that he won't cancel
Christmas if she can get one
naughty family onto the "nice' list.
She has her work cut out for her, as
the family, chosen at random, consists of a widower with a Scrooge
streak and a pair of greedy kids.
Kathy Ireland, John Dye, Douglas
Campbell and Liz Torres star in this
2000 hoUday fantasy.
9p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: His and Her Christmas
A newspaperwoman starts a
Christmas column in an effort to save
her small paper from being acquired
by a larger rival. The column is a big
hit, so the rival paper assigns one of
its writers to create a competing column. Sparks fly when the two meet- and we're talking both kinds. Dina
Meyer and David Sutcliffe star in this
new comedy- drama.
9p.m.
NBC
2005 Radio Music Awards
Many of today's top music stars are
celebrated, based on the airplay their
tunes of the past year have received,
in this ceremony. Some of the
nation's radio personalities are on
hand as the feted artists claim their
awards and, in a good number of
cases, take the stage to perform the
songs for which they're being honored.
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PBS
American Experience
Re-enactors of past wars tend to be
passionate about their weekend warrior activity, and "Patriots Day" profiles some of the participants during
the course of restaging the Battle of
Lexington. Those involved are dedicated to costume and weapon
authenticity, yet they still can't eliminate some factors of modern living -such as cell phone calls that alert one
'army' to the position of the other.
9p.m.
WB
Related
Rose (Laura Breckenridge) gets a
starring role in a play opposite Alex
(Chris Carmack), the guy she has a
crush on. She's ecstatic until she
finds out she has to supply her own
costume: her birthday suit. Bob's
(Callum Blue) overprotectiveness is
getting on Ginnie's (Jennifer
Esposito) nerves. Marjee (Lizzy
Caplan) gets too close to her boss's
boyfriend for comfort. Kiele Sanchez
also stars in "The Naked Truth. •
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
7:15p.m.
CINEMAX
Movie: The English Patient
Nine Oscars, including best picture,
went to this lush adaptation of
Michael Ondaatje's World War II
novel. Ralph Fiennes plays the title
character, a mapmaker for the Allies
who is badly burned in a plane crash
over North Africa. On his deathbed,
he flashes back to a heart-wrenching
story of intrigue and doomed love.
The 1996 drama also stars Kristin
Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Colin
Firth and Juliette Binoche, who took
home the best supporting actress
Oscar.
8p.m.
CBS
NCIS
As the NCIS team members try to
build a case against Ari (Rudolf
Martin) for Kate's death, they try to
deal with their feelings about lostng
her. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) gets
another shock when he meets the
new NCIS director: Jenny Shepard
(Lauren Holly), a woman with whom
he has a past. A new agent also joins
the team: Ziva David (Cote de Pablo,
'The Street"). Michael Weatherly also
stars in Part 1 of "Kill Ari."
8p.m.
ESPN
College Football
College football's postseason gets
under way tonight with the New
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January,ESPN or ESPN2 has blanket coverage. Five more games this
week, including Thursday's Las
Vegas Bowl, and 22 in all will be televised on the sports networks. ESPN
also has the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2,
then Fox, NBC and ABC take over to
BCS
the
finish
with
the
Championship Rose Bowl on Jan. 4.
8:30p.m.
ABC
Rodney
Rodney (Rodney Carrington) pulls a
"Jingle All the Way,' going all out to
find a video game that Bo (Matthew
Josten) wants for Christmas and
accidentally yanking down a religious
landmark in the process. Trina
(Jennifer Aspen) has her own holiday
obsession: getting the family good
seats for the Christmas church service. Oliver Davis and Amy Pietz also
star in "It's Up, It's Good."
9p.m.
ABC
ABC News Presents A Barbara
Walters Special: Heaven, Where Is
H? How Do We Get There?
Barbara Walters has scored some
terrific interviews, but we doubt even
she can get one with God, who would
be the logical person to talk to for a
show about heaven. You certainly
can expect to hear from some of his
human representatives -- aka clergy
members -- in this two-hour special.
It's unlikely to provide any solid
answers but will certainly get people
thinking, and possibly praying.
9p.m.
FOX
House
In "Damned tf You Do," House (Hugh
Laurie) treats a nun with swelling in
her arms, a rash and bleeding palms.
Could it be stigmata -- those marks
corresponding to the wounds supposedly inflicted upon Jesus at his
crucifixion? House doesn't think so.
He diagnoses an allergic reaction
and gives her a shot of medicine,
which causes her to have a heart
attack. Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) steps
in, but she may be too late.
9p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: Miracle on the 17th Green
The loss of his job at Christmastime
gives a jaded executive (Robert
Urich) a chance to follow his dream of
playing pro golf. When he wins a spot
on the senior tour, his wife (Meredith
Baxter) wonders what will happen to
the family and her struggling daycare
center while he's off playing. But she
discovers strengths and skills she
didn't know she had, while absence
teaches him the meaning of family.
Ernie Hudson also stars.
9p.m.
WB
Supernatural
Sam and Dean (Jared Padalecki,
Jensen Ackles) wrestle with an urban
legend come to life. A Nebraska
teenager (Marnette Patterson) is
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dared by her friends to look in a mirror and say, 'Bloody Mary" over and
over. According to legend, this summons a vengeful spirit. According to
subsequent events -- a series of murders -- it's apparently true. The brothers scramble to take "Mary" down
before she kills again in "Bloody
Mary."
9:45p.m.
SHOWTIME
Movie: Coffee and Cigarettes
Eleven
short
'Seinfeld'-esque
vignettes, some originally created for
'Saturday Night Live, " make up this
quirky 2003 comedy-drama written
and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The
titular legal drugs are the unifying
factor, as all the characters are either
consuming them, serving them or
warning others about their adverse
effects. The large cast includes Bill
Murray, Cate Blanchett, Roberto
Benigni, Steven Wright and Alfred
Molina.
10 p.m. check local listings
PBS
Independent Lens
If you think of nuns as scary characters who spend their time either praying or terrorizing schoolchildren,
you'll be pleasantly surprised by the
new film "Sisters: Portrait of a
Benedictine Community." It chronicles the day-to-day lives of the
women of St. Scholastica Monastery
in Minnesota as they work in hospitals and schools, minister to the poor,
counsel the troubled and, like any
other group of people living together,
strive to get along.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
7p.m.
CINEMAX
Yellow Brick Road
This inspiring new documentary profiles a promising program for adults
with disabilities. It follows the participants as they prepare a production of
'The Wizard of Oz" from auditions to
opening night. The filmmaker's brother is a participant in the program,
called ANCHOR for Answering the
Needs of Citizens With Handicaps
Through Organized Recreation.
Bp.m.
ABC FAMILY
Movie: A Very Brady Christmas
This 1988 "Brady Bunch" reunion got
huge ratings and sparked a revival of
interest in all things Brady, with
mixed results -· including an illadvise{! drama series and two hilarious big-screen features. The nowgrown Brady kids are back home,
each with an adult-sized load of
issues that must be kept secret from
the rest of the family. But these are
the Bradys, and it's Christmas, so
you know they won't remain secret
for long.
Bp.m.
CBS
The 7th Annual A Home for the
Holidays
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis hosts this
year's edition of the special with a
cause: finding homes for children. As
usual, musical performances are
interspersed with stories from and
about adoptive families and children
waiting for them. The musical lineup
includes Sheryl Crow, the Goo Goo
Dolls, Yolanda Adams and Toni
Braxton.
8p.m.
DISNEY
Movie: Hercules
Tate Donovan voices the title role in
Disney's animated adaptation of the
Greek myth. A god by birth, the awkward adolescent Hercules must
become an earthly hero to reclaim
his divine powers. He's helped by an
impish satyr (voice of Danny DeVito)
and hindered by Hades, ruler of the
underworld
(voice
of James
Woods).The film has some fun with
Disney's rampant commercialism,
painting Here as a media star complete with product endorsements.
8p.m.
FOX
That '70s Show
In "Winter," Kelso (Ashton Kutcher)
finds some toys at the prec1nct.
Thinking they're castoffs, he brings
them home io the boys. They're actually donations collected for a
Christmas event that Kitty (Debra Jo
Rupp) used to run. Unfortunately, her
old nemesis (Carolyn Hennesy) has
taken over, demoting Kitty to looking
after the now missing toys.
8p.m.
TCM
Budd Boettlcher: A Man Can Do
That
This new documentary profiles the
man who directed Randolph Scott in
seven memorable Westerns, including "Seven Men From Now," "The
Tall T" and "Westbound," between
1956 and 1960. A trained bullfighter,
Boetticher also helmed what's considered the best movie ever made
about the sport: 1951's "The
Bullfighter and the Lady." Among
those remembering him here are fellow directors Robert Towne, Quentin
Tarantino and Clint Eastwood.
8:30p.m.
ABC
Freddie
After totally bombing with several
dates, Freddie and Chris (Freddie
Prinze Jr., Brian Green) decide that
they need to approach females differently in "Rich Man, Poor Girl."
Pursuing normal women at laundromats seems to be a good idea until
Freddie runs into a former high
school classmate (Ana Ortiz).
8:30p.m.
FOX
Programs
Little
Elnstelns
Movie
Programs
Stacked
Skyler and Gavin (Pamela Anderson,
Elon Gold) think Harold (Christopher
Lloyd) needs some female companionship and make it their mission to
hook him up. A health inspector who
can't seem to keep her mouth shut
causes problems for Katrina
(Marissa Jaret Winokur). Brian
Scolaro also stars in the new episode
'Heavy Meddle."
9 p.m. check local listings
PBS
Christmas With the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir. Featuring
Audra McDonald and Peter
Graves
A Broadway star and a television and
movie veteran are the choir's guests
for this year's edition of the music
special. Four-time Tony winner
McDonald performs •we Need a
Little Christmas,' "Silver Bells,'
'Deck the Halls,' a medley of
Christmas-themed spirituals and
more. Graves reads the Christmas
story from the book of Luke. The
hour also includes the Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy from 'The
Nutcracker."
10p.m.
NBC
Law& Order
After a hunting party in upstate New
York is massacred, a man pursues
the killer into the city in a high-speed
car chase that ends in his death. His
pursuer is getting the hero's treatment from the public, which puts
McCoy and Borgia (Sam Waterston,
Annie Parisse) in an awkward position: prosecuting him for using dangerous and illegal means to achieve
a noble end. Mike Pniewski guest
stars in "License to Kill.'
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
7p.m.
SCI-FI
Movie: Atomic Train
Rob Lowe stars in this harrowing, itreally-could-happen story of a train
filled with nuclear material that goes
out of control in the Rockies and
heads toward Denver with its deadly
cargo. Lowe plays a National
Transportation Safety Board investigator who manages to save some
lives but can't stop the destruction
when the nuclear weapons start detonating. Esai Morales and Kristin
Davis also star in the 1999 thriller.
Bp.m.
CBS
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
If you have kids in the house, you
probably have this old favorite on
tape or DVD for them to watch anytime. For those who don't, and who
missed its airing a few weeks ago,
it's nice of CBS to show it again closer to Christmas. You know the story:
Shunned for being different, Rudolph
comes through on a foggy Christmas
Eve to save the holiday, but not
before a series of adventures involving a misfit elf, a prospector and a
monster. Burl lves narrates.
&p.m.
FOX
TheO.C.
In 'The SnO.C.," Julie and Jimmy
(Melinda Clarke, Tate Donovan) chair
the host committee for the annual
winter ball, which gives them a
chance to spend some time together.
Of course, Seth, Ryan, Summer and
Marissa (Adam Brody, Benjamin
McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Mischa
Barton) all attend the event. Sandy
(Peter Gallagher) comes closer to
Jeaming Caleb's (Alan Dale) secret.
8p.m.
UPN
Everybody Hates Chris
There's nothing wrong with giving a
kid some responsibility, but poor
Chris (Tyler James Williams) has a
double helping. He's in charge of
doing the family wash, but he also
has to keep track of his siblings
(Tequan Richmond, lmani Hakim)
during the trip to the laundry. And the
whol~ adventure is eating up his
Saturday. Tichina Arnold also stars in
"Everybody Hates the Laundromat. •
Bp.m.
WB
Smallvllle
Joni Mitchell said it best: "You don't
know what you've got till it's gone."
Stripped of his superpowers by JorEI, Clark (Tom Welling) is thrilled to
be free of the big secret and able to
get closer to Lana (Kristin Kreuk).
Second thoughts come quickly, however, when she is taken hostage,
along with Martha and Jonathan
(Annette O'Toole, John Schneider),
by a trio of thugs in 'Mortal."
9p.m.
CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grissom (William Petersen) and his
colleagues investigate the death of a
woman who apparently fell down a
flight of stairs. It might have been an
accident, but there's an excessive
amount of blood, which has them
suspecting foul play. The deeper they
dig, the more disturbing secrets they
uncover about the victim's marriage.
Reed Diamond ("Homicide: Life on
the Street') guest stars in "Bite Me."
9p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: Christmas In My
Hometown
A corporate scrooge is dispatched to
his small Nebraska hometown to
downsize a local factory only days
before Christmas. Posing as a
prospective client, he becomes very
popular in the town and begins to fall
for a young woman -- until the true
nature of his visit is revealed. Tim
Matheson, Melissa Gilbert and Travis
Tritt star in this 1996 drama.
9p.m.
WB
Everwood
The shocks come fast and furiously
for poor Amy (Emily VanCamp) in
'Put On a Happy Face." Soon after
finding out that Reid (guest star
Justin Baldoni), with whom she's
secretly infatuated, is gay, she learns
that he and Bright (Chris Pratt) have
a new roommate: Ephram (Gregory
Smith) . Andy and Jake (Treat
Williams, Scott Wolf) adjust their
lives after Nina (Stephanie Niznik)
makes her choice.
9:30p.m.
SHOWTIME
Movie: Dogvllle
Nicole Kidman plays a young woman
on the run from the mob in this 2003
drama in stage form from Danish
director Lars von Trier, set in a
remote Colorado town during the
Depression. The townsfolk agree to
let her stay, and she eagerly pitches
in to help out wherever she can. As
the locals begin to feel threatened by
her presence, however, their treatment of her goes from welcoming to
cool to downright nasty. Lauren
Bacall also stars.
9:59p.m.
NBC
ER
In the ER, Christmas Eve is just
another night -· well, almost. A
patient arrives in critical condition,
and Abby (Maura Tierney) can't
reach his doctor because he doesn't
want to be bothered over the holiday.
Chen (Ming-Na) leaves to take care
of her father, whose health takes a
turn for the worse. Carter and
Wendall (Noah Wyle, Madchen
Amick) share a Christmas kiss.
Mekhi Phifer also stars in '"Twas the
Night."
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
7:30p.m.
AMC
Movie: Firefox
The opening half of Clint Eastwood's
1982 adventure is paced somewhat
slowly, but it's worth enduring to get
to the climactic battle, a stunning display of aerial special effects.
Eastwood's character -- an ace pilot
plagued by harrowing memories of
his capture in Vietnam -- makes his
way through a complex Soviet espionage web to steal a revolutionary
aircraft. The plane can be flown only
by thought command.
8p.m.
A&E
Movie: Batman Returns
Holy sequel, Batman! Michael
Keaton returns to the batcave as the
Caped Crusader in this 1992 Tim
Burton film. Th1s time, the Dark
Knight must save Gotham City from
being taken over by three villains: the
maniacal Penguin (Danny DeVito),
the seductive Catwoman (Michelle
Pfeiffer) and the scheming Max
Shreck
(Christopher
Walken).
Michael Gough also stars.
Bp.m.
CBS
Ghost Whisperer
A teenager (guest star Jessica
Collins) is haunted by her twin sister
in 'Ghost, Interrupted." After running
away from the mental health facility
in which her parents placed her, she
finds refuge in Melinda's store.
Apparently, a betrayal by the
deceased twin is preventing a resolution for both. Tom Irwin and Barbara
Harper also guest star.
8p.m.
ESPN2
NBA Basketball
Chasing the Detroit Pistons in the
Central Division are the Cleveland
Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers, who
meet for the second t1me this season. In their first encounter a month
ago, Ron Artest put the clamps on
LeBron James, holding the Cavs' allstar to 6-of-20 shooting while scoring
21 points himself in the Pacers' 9876 win. That one-on-one matchup is
worth the price of admission. In the
nightcap, the Mavericks conclude a
Western trip in Seattle.
8p.m.
FOX
Movie: Ice Age
A huge box-office success, this cleverly written , computer-an1mated
2002 comedy-adventure features the
voices of Ray Romano, John
Leguizamo and Denis Leary as a
prehistoric mammoth, sloth and tiger
who make themselves the guardians
of a lost human baby. Its mother is
deceased, so the animals try to
locate the child's father while facing
predators and other perils . Jack
Black and Cedric the Entertainer also ·
are heard.
&p.m.
WB
Movie: Like Mike
An orphaned teen (Lil' Bow Wow)
finds a pair of old sneakers with the
initials 'MJ" inside. Could they possibly have belonged to the great
Michael Jordan? Whatever the reason, they allow him to do great things
on the basketball court and be discovered by an NBA team. Jonathan
Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin
Glover and Anne Meara also star in
this heartwarming 2002 fantasy.
9p.m.
ABC
Hope & Faith
Hope (Faith Ford) wants Charley
(Ted McGinley) to fix Faith's (Kelly
Ripa) cracked tooth, hoping they'll
bond. Careful what you wish for,
Hope. When Faith is under anesthesia, she makes quite the confession
about her feelings for her brother-inlaw. Megan Fox also stars in 'Love &
Teeth."
9p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: If You Believe
Getting in touch with your inner child
takes on a whole new meaning for
beleaguered book editor Susan
Stone (Ally Walker) when a bump on
the head wakes up little Suzie ... in
the flesh. By the end of this heartwarming 1999 drama, Susan's
younger
alter
ego
(Hayden
Panettiere, 'Racing Stripes') has
helped her reconnect with her
dreams, youthful enthusiasm and
capacity to love. Tom Amandes
("Everwood") also stars.
9:30p.m.
ABC
Hot Properties
Ava (Gail O'Grady) finds herself
attracted to a handsome client (guest
star Harry Hamlin), who, like her, is
hooked up with someone much
younger, and wonders what this says
about her marriage. Chloe (Nicole
Sullivan) meets a strong, silent type
who's just the type she's looking for.
Lola (Sofia Vergara) worries about
cultural differences with her new
boyfriend in the new episode
"GRRR.'
10 p.m.
NBC
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
A woman (guest star Carne Preston)
and one of her sons are the only survivors of a car bombing that kills her
other three children in "Magnificat."
Goren
and
Eames
(Vincent
D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe) check out
suspects, including the family's patriarch (guest star Sam Robards),
whose place of employment is
shrouded in secrecy. The wife and
mother's earlier bout with postpartum
depression also factors in.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
1 p.m.
FOX
NFL Football
Football fans won't be among the
throngs of shoppers lapping the
malls of Amenca completing lastminute purchases, because all but
two Week 16 games will be played
today instead of on Christmas. Fox
seems to have the better of the early
reg1onal matchups, Including divisional rivals Atlanta at Tampa Bay
and the New York Giants at
Washington. Also, Dallas visits
Carolina in another game with playoff
implications.
4p.m.
NBC
Golf
Peter Jacobsen, Chris DiMarco,
Annika Sorenstam, Jason Gore,
Fred Funk, defending champion Nick
Faldo and Paula Creamer -- the first
teenager to compete in this event -headline the ADT Skills Challenge
from Trump International Golf Club in
West Palm Beach, Fla. Also on hand
is Roger Clemens,who will try to
match the pros in skills including long
drive, short iron, greenside bunker,
trouble shot, putting and chip shot,
with $800,000 in prize money at
stake.
6p.m.
TCM
Movie: Sleepless In Seattle
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan yielded
one of 1993's top 15ox-office hits with
director and cowriter Nora Ephron's
wonderfully romantic tale. The stars
play two people who live on opposite
sides of the country, but they're ultimately brought together by a radio
broadcast. Ross Malinger and Bill
Pullman costar.
8p.m.
BBCAMERICA
Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle
Timothy Spall (''Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban") plays this new
drama's title character, a rumpled
and distant teacher who shepherds a
busload of teenagers on a field trip to
a 13th-century cathedral. The tnp
culminates in the revelation of a tragic secret from Mr Harvey's past
which brings him closer to both h $
fellow teachers and h1s student<
Celia Imrie, Ben Miles and Natali"'
Press also star.
Bp.m.
FOX
Movie: Dr. Dollttle 2
In this 2001 sequel, Eddie Murph•W
returns as the fellow who can talk to
the animals, most of which talk back.
The politically correct tale f1nds theM
asking the doctor to find a mate for a
bear that might otherwise become
extinct. That leads Dolittle to a per
forming animal that must readjust to
wilderness conditions. Kevin Pollak,
Andy Dick and Isaac Hayes lend
their voices to the fun.
Bp.m
HBO
Movie: The Phantom of the Opera
After many years 1n the works, the
screen version of composer Andrew
Lloyd Webber's stage musical finall•
became a reality in 2004 in the hands
of director Joel Schumacher. While it
can't duplicate the full theatrical
experience, it still satisfies as it
relates the story of the masked
Phantom (Gerard Butler) who lurks
beneath the Paris Opera House m
pursUit of soprano Christine (the
lovely-in-every-way Emmy Rossum).
a p.m.
NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life
This is your last chance thrs season
to catch this holiday oldie but goodie.
You know how it goes· James
Stewart stars as a man who, with the
family business about to go under.
decides the world would be bette o
without him. Enter Clarence (Henry
Travers), the novice angel,who
shows him what the world would be
like if he'd never been bom. Donna
Reed and Lionel Barrymore also star
in the 1946 drama.
Bp.m.
TBS
Movie: A Christmas Story
Let the marathon begin! Starting
now, TBS airs this beloved 1983
comedy for the next 24 hours. Peter
Billingsley leads the cast as young
Ralphie, who yearns to find a Red
Ryder BB gun under the Christmas
tree. Sadly. everyone -· even Santa ·has only one answer for him: "You'11
shoot your eye out!" The film i
based on a book by Jean Shepherd
who narrates the action as grown-up
Ralphie. Darren McGavin and
Melinda Dillon also star.
a p.m.
TNT
Movie: Gladiator
A Roman general (Russell Crowe) 1:>
marked for death for refusing to support the new emperor (Joaquin
Phoenix). He escapes, but his family
is executed. Devastated by his loss
and wounded during his flight, he IS
easily captured and sold into slavery
putting his military training to use as
a gladiator. His military mind kick
into gear, too, hatching a raven
plan against the evil emperor. Derek
Jacobi also stars in the 2000 adventure.
9p.m.
ABC
Movie: I'll Be Home for Christmas
The title of this 1998 Disney comedy
indicates where the college student
played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas
("Home Improvement") hopes he'll
be, anyway. He'll get a flashy car
from his father if he makes it home 1n
time for the holiday. Campus
pranksters have something else in
mind for him, and he ends up stranded far from where the home fires are
burning. Jessica Biel ("7th Heaven")
costars as his girlfriend.
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Citizens National Bank robbed for third time
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STAFF WRITER
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GARRETT - For the third time this
year, Citizens National Bank was the target of a robbery Thursday morning, this
time at the bank's Garrett branch.
Mark Wiete, chief operations officer
for the bank, said that the robbery happened around the same time of morning,
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
Agents Operation
UNITE took advantage of
foul weather this week and
was able to round up drug
trafficking suspects that
were sought in earlier
roundups going back to
September.
One of the two Floyd
County warrants included
a senior citizen wanted on
possession charges, while
anot"er was executed
when a suspect happened
llti to be n a car that was
subJeCt to a traffic stop.
Tile arrests included
suspects indicted by grand
p nes in Bath, Rowan and
Floya count1es.
B1g Sandy Task Force
manager lee Weddington
reported that the indictment served in Floyd
County came about when
the Prestonsburg Police
Department executed a
traffic stop Tuesday on a
veh cle on Route 321. The
subject driving the car,
Brenda Jane Goble, 26,
iii was booked on a DUI but
off1cers made a surprising
discovery when they found
that the passenger in the
vehicle, Robm Minix, 20, of
Boone's Creek, was wanted 1n the Floyd County
rour dup for first-degree
possess.on of a controlled
substance. Officers also
charged Minix with additional charges when a
search of the vehicle
turred up 343 prescription
pills, wh1ch included 188
,. methadone tablets 53
Percocet tablets and 73
( Sc~.:
ARRESTS, page seven)
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will help authorities arrest the suspect.
The chain also posted a $5,000 reward for
information pertaining to the Allen
branch robbery and is treating the two
occurrences as separate incidents.
Wiete went on to mention that the
bank would close for the rest of the business day and reopen this morning with
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
DRIFT - A post office
that serves approximately
200 families in the Drift
community was closed last
week because of environmental concerns.
George C. Karpin, eastern
area environmental specialist
for the Kentuckiana District
of the U.S. Postal Service,
recommended that operations at the Drift Post Office
be "suspended indefinitely"
or until the Marco Industrial
Tire Company institutes
appropriate
industrial
Pb.oto by 'ronya Miller
Chris Johnson, left, and Cody Perkins were reunited Wednes ay at the MA when director David
Sutherland premiered his documentary, "Country Boys." The six-hour film traces the two during their
years at the David School and will run on KET from Jan. 9-11.
'Country Boys' debuts at MAC
by TOM DOTY
and TONYA MILLER
STAFF WRITERS
High: 40 • Low: 23
escape. He then left the building running
and, according to witnesses, got into a
teal green Ford Ranger truck. The waiting
truck was driven by a male suspect.
Det. Byron Hansford has been
assigned the case and is investigating the
Allen robbery as well.
Wiete noted that no one was hurt in the
robbery and that the bank has posted a
$5.000 reward for any information which
(See ROBBERY, page seven)
Post office closed
over concerns
about chemicals
2 DAY FORECAST
High: 37 • Low: 23
9: 11 a.m., as a robbery two weeks ago at
the bank's Allen branch.
As in the previous incident, the robber
- described as a white male who wore a
hood that obscured his features - handed
the teller a Wal-Mart bag and demanded
the clerk fill it. No weapon was mentioned in a report issued by Kentucky
State Police, but the thief had everyone in
the building lie down before he made his
PRESTONSBURG
Filmmaker David Sutherland was
back in Floyd County this week,
where he has lived off and on at
the Microtel for the last seven
years, as he produced, photographed and edited his latest
documentary, "Country Boys,"
which focuses on the lives of two
David School students as they
embark on the journey from adolescence into adulthood.
Sutherland is a lover of trains
and when viewers see his finished
film, which airs on KET from Jan.
9-11, they will quickly realize
this. It's an apt symbol for
Sutherland, who barrels through
conversations so quickly that he
is tough to keep up with.
His first stop was when he was
asked about making the film in a
region which has been the subject
of countless films and writings
which focused on the impact of
poverty in the region.
"I wasn't interested in making
a film about that," he said. ''The
most important result is that the
audience cares for my subjects."
Though poverty has an impact
on the lives of several people in
the ftlm, Sutherland was more
(See PREMIERE, page seven)
hygiene controls and installs
ventilation appropriate for
handling <.:hemicals used at
their facility."
The tire company, which
repairs and sells tires for
mining equipment, is located
in the same building as the
post office. Business owner
Tommy Martin, who has
been in Florida this month,
said that the environmental
concern came after the new
postmaster reportedly had
trouble breathing.
Martin says the company
uses polyurethane, a nontox(See CLOSED, page two)
One set of charges against
Weeksbury man reduced
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A
Weeksbury man who was
arrested last week for three
separate incidents of cx¥uinal
mischief for destroying the
property of several other
Weeksbury neighbors as well
as his grandmother saw his
most serious charge reduced
to a misdemeanor offense
after a preliminary hearing in
district court Wednesday.
Matthew Lee Johnson, 19.
agreed to make restitution to
the victim, totaling just over
$1,500, and was ordered to
have no fmther contact with
his netghbor as well.
Assistant County Attorney
Jimmy Marcum still has two
misdemeanor cases against
Johnson which include his
attacking his grandmother
with a stick and trying to set
fire to her home. Marcum
noted at the hearing that a
fourth set of charges may be
forthcoming
involving
another affiant.
(See CHARGES, page two)
'Hope in the Mountains'
center holds open house
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - "It's a godsend," said Jimmy McCoy, standing in
Hope in the Mountains' new 90-day
drug and alcohol recovery center.
McCoy, who founded the nonprofit
organization with his wife, Renee,
says he overcame his addiction to
"anything that made [him] feel better
for five seconds or longer," because he
found a spiritual awakening, a "peace"
in his heart, that helped him kick his
bad habits more than five years ago.
That's one of the reasons why
Hope in the Mountains, a nonprofit
substance addiction recovery center
for women, suggests a spiritual
approach to alcohol or substance
abuse recovery.
The organization's board members
hosted an open house Tuesday at their
new facility, located on Trimble
Chapel Square near the intersection of
U.S. 23 and Route 80. Earlier this
year, board members sought funding
and donations to open the facility in
Johnson County, but they changed
their mind when a local businessman,
who requested anonymity, offered to
lease them the home in Prestonsburg
for only $12 annually ($1 for each step
in the 12-step substance abuse treatment program).
Hope in the Mountains began and
continues as a "grassroots effort" by
concerned citizens who are all too
familiar with the substance abuse
problems in Eastern Kentucky, board
member Loretta Tackett, editor of The
Paintsville Herald, said. The center
(See HOPE, page three)
photo by Mary Music
Area residents visited Hope in the Mountains, a new alcohol and substance abuse treatment center, during an open house Tuesday. The center will hold its grand opening in
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
and Sandra Slone of Paintsville;
three brothers: Ray Slone, Kelly
Slone, and Ralph Slone, all of
McDowell.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 17,
at 11 a.m., at the Community
United Methodist Church, with
Rev. Steve Pescosolido officiating.
Entombment at Gethsemane
Gardens, in Prestonsburg.
Visitation is Friday, 4 p.m.
until 9 p.m., at the Carter
Funeral Home, Prestonsburg.
The family has entrusted
arrangements to the Carter
Funeral Home.
(Paid obituary)
Norma Jean Slone
Neeley
Norma Jean Slone Neeley, 67,
of
Prestonsburg,
died
Wednesday, Decem-ber 14,
2005, at St. Joseph Hospital.
Born february 21, 1938, in
McDowelL she was
daughter
of '
the
Virginia
Cassell ·. ~~.
. .'~
Slone and the late
Helton Slone. She " .. · ·. ·
was a former teacher at
Prestonsburg High School for
the Floyd County Board of
Education. She was a member
of the Community United
Methodist
Church,
the
Honorable Order of Kentucky
Colonels. and of Gideons
International Auxiliary, Floyd
County Camp.
She is survived by her husband, Carlos E. Neeley of
Prestonsburg.
Other survivors include one
son, Charles E. Neeley (E.
Lonaine) of Prestonsburg; her
mother. Virgmia Cassell Slone
of McDowell; two sisters:
Magdalene Slone of McDowell,
CJCJCJ
Maudie Collins
Maudie Collins, 93, of
Pikeville, formerly of Little
Mud Creek, died Monday,
December 12, 2005, at Pikeville
Medical Center.
Born February 27, 1912, in
Honaker, she was the daughter
of the late Henry and Minerva
Jane Adams Collins. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Church of Christ, (Mouth of
Mud), at Harold.
She was twice married, first
to Lee Parsons, and later to
Alfred Collins. Both preceded
her in death.
Survivors include three sons:
Graham Parsons, Monteville
(Barlow) Parsons, and Johnny
Ray Collins, all of Honaker; two
Gladys
daughters:
Gracie
Dalton of Bucyrus, Ohio, and
Mary Ann Hunter of Pikeville;
23 grandchildren, 25 greatgrandchildren, seven greatgreat-grandchildren, and several
step-grandchildren, step-greatgrandchildren, and step-greatgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and
husbands, she was preceded in
death by three brothers: Leigh,
Bob, and Joe; six sisters: Belle,
Phoebe, Mollie, Lula, Kelly, and
Martha; a grandchild, and a
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 15,
at noon, at the Church of Christ
at the mouth of Mud in Harold,
with Gary Justice, Ronnie
Samons, and Everett (Red)
Lawson officiating.
Burial was in the Parsons
Cemetery, at Little Mud, in
Printer, under direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
in Martin.
Visitation was Tuesday,
December 13, at 7 p.m., at the
funeral home, and on Thursday,
December 15, at 10 a.m. at the
(Prud obituary)
church.
DOD
Carol Sue Hall
Carol Sue Hall, 67, of 1411 E.
Elm Street, Streator, lllinois,
died at 10:44 p.m., Monday
December 12, 2005, at St.
Mary's Hospital. m Streator.
Private family services will be
held at the Solon, Baker &
Telford Funeral Home, in
Streator. Rev. Mark Upchurch,
of Central Church of Chnst, will
officiate.
Burial will be in Poplar Grove
Cemetery in Weeksbury.
She was born September 18,
1938, in Weeksbury, the daughter of the late Willie & Grace
(Wells) Johnson. She married
Charles E. "Red" Hall on
December
10,
1960, in
Clintwood, Virginia. He survives.
She is also survived by
daughters: Diana Huff of
Streator, and Pamela (Mrs.
Kenneth) Wright of Ottawa; a
son: John (Tricia) Hall of
Manville; six grandchildren:
Christopher, Benjamin, and
Hannah Huff, Blake and Alysia
Davis and Brandon Hall; her
mother-in-law:
Mildred
Hatfield of Bypro; sisters:
Joanne (Mrs. John C.) Osborne
of Miami Town Ohio, Estelle
Mosley of Weeksbury, Juanita
Johnson of Virgie, and Jackie
(Mrs. William H.) Dye of
Flatwoods; and a brother:
Bobby (Jean) Johnson of
Weeksbury.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; sisters: Jean Jenette
and Mildred Campbell; and a
brother, Billy Virgil Johnson.
She
graduated
from
Weeksbury Grade School and
Wheelwright High School, in
Shehad
resided in
1957.
Streator since 1962.
She was a member of the
Church of Christ in Weeksbury.
(Paid obituary)
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ic substance that can be hauled Turner, a Drift resident, sent
on ~tate roads without "warn- U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers a letter on
ing" or "toxic" signs, to fill the Dec. 14, encouraging him to
tires. He sdys he doesn't under- keep the post office open.
stand why · the problem exists
Turner, who received more
nov., -wherr,....they'va Pused 'tlre- r than~lOO phone calls from area
same proac.;dUfCS for,t~UP~. t~\\.\09itizens, says closing the post
20 years.
office will Hburden" some older
"We've been in that building citizens, "forcing them to drive
for 20-somc years and this is the miles to the nearest post office."
first time we've ever had a comMartin, who believes the
plaint." he said. "We're doing problem will "get ironed out"
the exact same thing that we've quickly, said the company is
done m this building for all "ready, willing and able to do
those years. We've tried to be anything they want us to do to
good neighbors."
rectify the problem, if it is our
State Sen. Johnny Ray problem."
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Employees have removed
empty tanks that were stored in
front of the business, Martin
said, and they have pressure
washed the front of the building,
including the post office-'·s
porch. Workers were installing .a
new vent fan in the shop
Thursday, as recommended by
Karpin.
Prestonsburg
postmaster
Edith Risner refused comment
yesterday. Attempts to contact
Bill Johnson, manager of post
office operations, and Tim
Reynolds, post office closmg
coordinator, were unsuccessful.
Magoffin County, she was the
daughter of the late Nearie
Shepherd. She was a homemaker and a member of the Brushy
Baptist Church in Gunlock.
Survivors include a daughter,
Ruie Mae Shepherd of Auxier;
four grandchildren: Daryl E.
Shepherd of David, Glenda S.
Stone of Stafford, Virginia, Tim
R. Shepherd of Louisville, and
Carolyn M. Shepherd of Auxier;
three great-grandchildren: Kyle
Shepherd, Shiann Shepherd, and
Savannah Stone; and several
special nieces and nephews.
In addition to her mother, she
was preceded in death by her
grandparents: Brushy Bill and
Elizabeth Hale Shepherd; an
infant son, and infant daughter;
two sisters: Polkie Risner (her
twin), and Virgie Hicks; and a
brother, Carew Castle.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 16, at
1 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Ollie Watts officiating.
Burial will be in the Bill
Shepherd Cemetery, at Left
Fork of Brushy Creek in
Gunlock, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
the Vandalia Baptist Temple,
and retired from Leland
Electrosystems.
She is survived by Marion
Ratliff, her husband of 57 years.
Other survivors include three
sons: James W. Owens of Butler
Twp., Billy M. Ratliff of
Virginia, and Fred Ratliff of ~
Indianapolis; four grandchildren: Ty Ratliff, Nicole and husband, Greg Jung, Jennifer
Owens and fiance, Eric
Brockert, and Ashley Owens;
two great-grandchildren: Dustin
and Caleb Jung; four sisters:
Florence Davis of Tennessee,
Avonell Allison, Emojean
Middleton,
and
Winifred
Helton, all of Ohio; two brothers: Walter S. Owens and
William M. Owens, both of
Ohio, and many other relatives
and friends.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by one
brother.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, November 5, at the
Vandalia Baptist Temple, with
Rev. Troy Todd officiating.
Burial was held at Dayton
Memorial Park Cemetery, under
the direction of Morton &
Whetstone Funeral Home,
Vandalia.
(Paid obituary)
DOD
Ethel (Owens) Ratliff
Ethel (Owens) Ratliff, age 80,
of Vandalia, Ohio, passed away
Monday, October 31, 2005, at
Miami Valley Hospital.
She was born April 10, 1925,
in Lackey, the daughter of the
late Walter and Patsy (Johnson)
Owens. She was a member of
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Pearlie Howard
Invites you to the following special events:
• Christmas Cantata, on December 18th, entitled
"Come to the Manger," during morning worship service
at 11:00 a.m.
• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24th, at 7:00 p.m.
• Christmas Morning Worship on December 25th, at 11:00 a.m.
· First Presbyt&rian Ct'IUrch is located next to
Jerry s Restaurant on Rt. 321, in Prestonsburg.
Pearlie Howard, 95, of
Prestonsburg, formerly of
Gunlock.
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Tuesday,
December
13,
2005,
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Johnson has two pretrial conferences scheduled on Feb. 20
for the cases, which include the
incident \Vith his grandmother as
well as another case involving a
neighbor who accuses Johnson
of making threatenmg state-
ments and throwing objects at
the alleged victim's car.
Judge James Allen made it a
point to let Johnson know that
his victim was being very reasonable, as a felony conviction
of criminal mischief would have
carried a one- to five-year prison
sentence.
"He's doing you a big favor,"
Allen said. "I hope you know
that."
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005 • A3
For the ecord
assault.
ening, criminal mischief.
Lucas Austin, 24, Harrison,
Ricky Caudill, 22, Printer;
public intoxication, disorderly
Mich.; public intoxication.
Beth Tucker, 23, Hi Hat; conduct.
Richard Sword, 22, Printer;
public intoxication.
Benjamin
Bristol,
23, public intoxication, disorderly
Harrison, Mich.; public intoxi- conduct, failure to notify
Department of Transportation
cation.
Matthew
Johnson,
19, with address change.
Susan Hill, 43, Hi Hat; posWeeksbury; assault, two counts
of criminal mischief, ten:oristic session of a controlled substance, controlled substance not
threatening.
Sally
Goble,
23, in original container.
Tammy
Coleman,
39,
Prestonsburg; public intoxicaCharges Filed
Harold; hindering prosecution,
Jerry
McBayer,
24, tion.
Tonya
Wallens,
25, apprehension.
Prestonsburg; no or expired regNathaniel
Bartholome
istration plates and receipt, flee- Prestonsburg; public intoxicaing or evading police, failure to tion, misdemeanor theft by Newsom, 23, Craynor; public
wear seat belts, driving under unlawful taking, criminal mis- intoxication of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana,
the influence, failure to main- chief.
Ashley Dillion, 24, Inez; dri- possession of a controlled subtain required insurance, disregarding stop sign, resisting ving under the influence, two stance.
Lori Lewis, 29, Banner; misCivil Suits Filed
arrest, harassment, terroristic counts of prescription not in
Rosanna Conn vs. Timothy threatening, refusing to take an proper container, failure to pro- demeanor theft by deception.
Sherry Collins, 40, Van Lear;
duce insurance card.
Conn: petition for child support alcohol/substance test.
Wayne
Hunt,
38, harassment.
and health care insurance.
Constance McQuire, 42,
Stanley
Jervis,
42,
Marietta Reynolds vs. Sara Prestonsburg; two counts of Prestonsburg; public intoxicaPrestonsburg; illegal pursuit or
Conn~ petition for health care
felony theft by deception.
tion.
Joe David Stumbo, 55, taking of a wild deer, elk, or
insurance.
Matthew
Johnson,
19,
Cabinet for Families and Weeksbury; first- and third- Ashland; public intoxication, turkey.
Robert Mitchell, 19, Dwale;
Children vs. Ginalisa Johnson; degree criminal mischief.
disorderly conduct, harassment.
Thomas
Shepherd,
31, harassment.
petition for health care insurMonica
Collins,
28,
Glena Hatfield, no age availance.
Prestonsburg; manufacturing Paintsville; public intoxication
able, London; harassment.
Juanita Harvel vs. Rhonda methamphetamine, use or pas- of a controlled substance.
Martha Beckley, 48, Meally;
Lloyd Salisbury, 34, Harold;
Norman; petition for health care session of drug parphernalia,
insurance.
possession of a controlled sub- violation of an emergency pro- shoplifting.
Georgetta Cook vs. Ruth stance, controlled substance no tective order, public intoxicaInspections
tion.
Messer: petition for health care in original container.
McDowell Grade School,
Mack Tackett, 23, Topmost;
insurance.
Fredrick
Collins,
29,
regular inspection. Violations
Sheilia Wallen vs. Daniel Prestonsburg; use or possession public intoxication.
Crystal
Newsome,
allen; petition for child sup- of drug parphernalia, manufac28, noted: Broken water fountain in
Prestonsburg; public intoxica- frrst grade building, restrooms
port and health care insurance.
turing methamphetamine.
in Family Resource Building
Melissa Blackburn vs. Otis
Walter Moore Jr., 29, tion.
John D. Stacey, 21, Dwale; found with some fixtures and
Blackburn; divorce.
Morehead; first-degree wanton
Patricia Tackett vs. James endangerment, felony theft by violation of an emergency pro- stalls in need of repairs, various
classrooms found to have dust
tective order.
Tackett; petition for health care unlawful taking.
Rhonda
Caudill,
25, build up on window sills. Score:
insurance.
David Ferrell, 39, Harold;
Kathy Stephens vs. Homer assault, violation of an emer- Prestonsburg; public intoxica- 88.
Mayo Mobile Home Park,
tion, controlled substance not in
Murrell; petition for child sup- gency protective order.
port and health care insurance.
Justin Cody, 18, West Van original container, use or pos- Prestonsburg, regular inspecsession of drug parphernalia, tion. Violations noted: Lots not
Charlie Jude vs. Laura Jude; Lear; public intoxication.
divorce.
Melanie Bolden, 30, Tram; two counts of possession of a numbered, lot sizes not in compliance. Score: 96.
controlled substance.
Shirley Newsom vs. Delores public intoxication.
19, ,. Jan's Mobile Home Park,
Jonathan
Foley,
Bentley, Floyd County; comGeorge Frazier, 44, Betsy
'Prestonsburg, regular inspecLexington; shoplifting.
plaint for sale of real estate to Layne; terroristic threatening.
Michele Martin, 26, Thealka; . tion. Violations noted: Lot sizes
satisfy judgement lien.
Nicole Rister, 33, Wayland;
public intoxication of a con- not in compliance, lacking in
FKT Inc. vs. Denenne, disorderly conduct.
Hollie, Phyllis, and Barbra
Richard
Collins,
23, trolled substance, possession of sufficient number of garbage
cans, upper end of park has an
Casebolt, each individually and Hollybush; public intoxication marijuana.
Jeffrey Fitzpatrick, 24, accumulation of debris. Score:
doing business as A & H of a controlled substance.
Enterprises and FCC Inc; debt
Joshua Muncy, 23, Louisa; Prestonsburg; criminal trespass- 94.
~;, Season's Inn, Allen, regular
Jug.
co~plaint.1
1r. ~". E:"'" . · ·- il!is.aul~.., c~nal.. trespa sing,
Jon Davis, 28, Auxier; :~inspection. Violations noted:
. .susan~oyle ~& ·HRY ~~yle; .Pena 1~'·;\U
"t< t
Bathroom ceiling in one room
dtvorce.
Catlienne
Ramey,
40, assault.
Travis McKinney, no age · needs repair, carpet in one room
Jennifer Hall vs. Keith Hall; Staffordsville; misdemeanor
available, Grethel; felony theft in disrepair. Score: 96.
petition for health care insur- theft by deception.
30, by unlawful taking.
ance.
Billy
Rackey,
Denver Evans, 54, Grethel;
Clervert Akers vs. Allie Prestonsburg; terroristic threatMarriage Licenses
Amanda Rose Crisp, 21, of
Prestonsburg, to Daniel Lee
Rowe. 21. of Martin.
Lisa Lynn Collett, 37, of
Warsaw, Ind., to Michael Bill
Wilson, 44. of Pikeville.
Sandra R. Donohoe, 38, of
rcstonsburg, to Terry E. Fields,
43, of Walbash, Indiana.
Emily Rae Alford, 19, of
Middlesboro. to Bobby Gene
Baldridge, 19, of Prestonsburg.
Evelyn Ann Bolden Hall, 41,
of Pikeville, to Mark Anthony
Hunt. 44. of Springfield. Ohio.
Rakia Nashae Rickman, 16,
to John Brandon Little, 20, of
Martin.
Nichole Reid, 29, of Dana, to
Edward Osborne, 30, of Melvin.
Boyd; divorce.
Claude Webb II vs. Jessica
Tackett; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Jessica Bryant vs. Brandon
Williams; petition for health
care insurance.
Kristy Wright vs. Jamie Poe;
petition for child support and
health care insurance.
Palisades Collection LLC vs.
Joseph Conley; debt complaint.
Hope
• Continued from p1
will be a means of "healing" for
clients and the community, she
said.
Recalling his past behaviors,
McCoy, agreed. "It's my way of
giving back," he said.
Clients who participate in the
program must assume responsibility for their behaviors and
their emotional state of mind.
The center will engage the client
"!!trough a cognitive and behavioral approach to their chemical
dependancy by providing a
drug-free environment for them
to live in.
The three-story center, which
can accommodate 16-to-18
women at full capacity, will be
funded, in part, through
''Threads of Hope," a consignment shop that opened this year
near
TLC
Daycare
in
Paintsville, where a methamphetamine lab was discovered
and dismantled in 2004.
Thelma Crider, owner of
LC and a Hope in the
Mountains board member, said
workers there obtained more
than 500 signatures on a petition
to charge the accused meth manufacturers with wanton endangerment charges for each of the
150 children who were cared for
at the facility during that time.
The case is still pending in
Johnson County.
Other funds - approximately $10,000 have come
through personal or business
donations. Future funding
resources include state and governmental grants that will not be
available until the facility opens,
as expected, on May 1. Board
members have also asked that
area churches donate $1 monthly for each of their church members in order to help maintain
the facility.
center's
property
The
includes an outbuilding that will
be used as an office, a barn and
another outbuilding. When it
opens in May, board members
say they will begin treating up to
10 women for substance or alcohol abuse.
For more information or to
donate, visit www.hopemthemountains.org, or call (606)
788-1006,
or
email
renee 10023@ yahoo .com.
Donations may also be mailed to
Box 730, Paintsville, Ky. 41240.
Pleasant Living Trailer
Court, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Lots not properly numbered,
parking not in compliance, lot
size not in compliance, park
lighting not in compliance.
Score: 92.
Giovannis, Martin, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Some coolers and freezers lack
conspicuous
thermometers,
proper hair restraints not in use,
food prep area in disrepair,
walls and ceilings in need of
repair. Score: 96.
Lakeview
Mart,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Coolers and
freezers lack conspicuous thermometers, single-service items
stored on floor, restroom doors
not self-closing, floors in disrepair. Score: Food 97, Retail 95.
Hardees, Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted:
Bottle in food prep area not
properly labeled, wiping cloth
improperly stored, several
garbage containers in food prep
area inadequately covered.
Score: 97.
Dairy Cheer, Prestonsburg,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Proper hair restraints not
in use, single-service items
observed stored on floor, conspicuous thermometers not present in all freezer and cooler
units. Score: 96.
Family Dollar, Martin, regular inspection. Violations noted:
Some floor tiles in disrepair,
snack food item stored in conact with floor. Score: 97.
Jenny Wiley Convention
Center, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Thermometers not present in all
coolers and freezers, inside of
microwave needs cleaning, no
towels in employee restroom,
Wednesday, December 21st • 2:21 p.m.
Beaver Avenue, Allen, Floyd County
WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO OFFER AT PUBLIC AUCTION TWO HOUSES AND LOTS. Each
home is located on a 50' x 110'. Both houses are in good condition and would be an excellent Investment. One is 1792 square feet, contains 4 bedrooms and one bath, and Is equipped with a refrlgera·
tor, range, washer and dryer, and window unit air conditioning. The second home is a two bedroom,
one bath, 1130 square feet, refrigerator, range, window unit air, and a carport. MLS-12966 and 12964.
Property Transfers
Alma Land Company to Bull
Creek Coal Corporation, property located at Left Beaver.
Syed Badrudduja to Meraj
Badrudduja
and
Zaher
Iskandarani, property located at
Abbott.
Charlene
and
Levi
Blankenship
to
Yvonne
Blankenship, property located at
Frasure's Creek.
Lona Brewer to Wiley and
Olin Elliot, property located at
Martin.
Cendant
Mobility
Corporation to Leigh and
Steven Hamilton, property
located at Rolling Acres.
Billy Ray Collins to Donald
Shepherd, property located at
Middle Creek.
Richard Conn to Beatrice
Conn, property located at
Spewing Camp Branch.
Herschel and Phyllis Griffith
to Larry and Rita Collins, property located at Auxier.
Mary and Ned Hall to Webb
and Sons Enterprise, property
located at Right Beaver.
Dwayne and Karen Harris to
Grant Combs, property location
undisclosed.
Jane and John Holbrook to
First Baptist Church of
McDowell, property located at
Left Beaver.
Jimmy
and
Pamela
Shortridge to Cendant Mobility
Financial Corporation, property
located at Rolling Acres.
Brenda and Nicky Stumbo to
Ealitha and Timothy Stumbo,
property located at McDowell.
Angela and David Tipton to
First Baptist Church of
McDowell, property located at
Left Beaver.
Jh~a~~J,rom
Russell
Warren Jarrell
Democratic Candidate for
MAGISTRATE, DIST. 3
Your vote and support
appreciated.
Pol. adv. pd. by candidate
ALBAREE
Health Services, LLC
Internal Medicine
Dr. Ayman Albaree
REAL ESTATE AUCTION
freezer gasket in disrepair.
Score: 93.
Dr. Eyad Albaree
Albaree Health Services will open an Internal Medicine
Practice on January 5, 2006. The office is located at 5187
Kentucky Rt. 321 near Highlands Regional Medical
Center. Drs. Ayman and Eyad Albaree are Internal
Medicine specialists and will treat more serious illnesses
in adult patients. Office hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments are being
accepted at this time and can be made by calling 889-9933.
An Open House will be held on Tuesday, January 3, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 889-9933 for an appointment
Terms and Conditions-Homes are offered AS IS-WHERE IS with no warranties or guarantees either expressed or Implied.
Houses will be offered separately and combined to obtain best sale price. A Home Protection plan Is available on each for $409.
per year on a Century 21 Home Protection Plan. All Inspections, Including those for lead based paint, must be made at least 10
days prior to the auction or a waiver needs to be signed. Ten percent (1 0%) down will be required the day of the sale with the balance within 30 days and the passing of the deed. A five percent (5%) Buyer's Premium will be added to the high bid price to establish the contract price. Property Is offered free and clear of any and all encumbrances with taxes pro-rated the date of closing.
Sale conducted by:
Century 21 American Way Realty and Auction Service
Jim Gambill, Broker/ Auctioneer
606-789-0021 • 606-793-21 ~1
HIGHLANDS
~~~REG I 0 N A L
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16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and equally
foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
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Conarcss slia[[ make no [aw resyectinB an esta6lisliment of re[itfion, ory_rofii6itin8 tfie .free exercise thereof; a6riJBin8 the freecfom
yress; or the ritJiit of tlie yeoyfe to yeacea6(y assem6re, anc£ to yetition the aovemmentJor a recfress oferlevances.
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Editorial roundup
.
The Star Tribune, Minneapolis, on eminent domain:
What seemed a routine Supreme Court decision affirming
he land-condemnation powers used by cities for 50 years
md rooted deeply in the Fifth Amendment has ignited a
ational firestorm.
Few object to the justly compensated "taking" of private
roperty for roads, schools and other direct public purposes.
What bothers people is the use of eminent domain to benefit
rivate development and the public tax base. But while that
~ounds alarming at first hearing, it's much ado about not
..rery much. Mostly the case has provided an opening for
'ight-wing property-rights groups to sow fears about big, bad
~ovemment. "Your home could be next!" is a popular wamng. Left-wing activists, too, have joined the chorus, vilifyng cities as co-conspirators with wealthy developers to genrify urban America. .. .
But everyone should take a deep breath and consider the
~onsequences. Yes, some abuses have occurred, but there is
10 epidemic of abuse. Eminent domain is used sparingly in
nost states ... Its real value lies not in its execution but in its
everage. Just having the authority to condemn blighted land
'las been enough to help hundreds of cities reclaim aban-doned industrial waterfronts, derelict warehouses and sub~tandard residences for the greater good.
The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, on Miami airport shooting:
There is this to be said first about the tragic shooting, by
federal air marshals, of a man who claimed he had a bomb
n his backpack and ran from an aircraft at Miami
ntemational Airport: In security terms, the system worked.
There will be a full investigation, and rightly so. But
when the man claimed to have a bomb on board American
Airlines Flight 924 Wednesday, he uttered perhaps the worst
thing anyone could utter at an airport, let alone on an aircraft
Qr in a jet-way, in this post-9111 era. Federal air marshals
have an obligation to act quickly and decisively in the interests of passengers, personnel and the public.
As it turns out, the man in question, Rigoberto Alpizar, an
American citizen from Maitland, Fla., did not possess a
bomb. But the air marshals didn't have time to evaluate his
daim, because he immediately ignored their orders and
moved toward what he had said was a bomb. As trained,
lhey took decisive action that put the safety of other passengers first.
Alpizar's wife, also aboard, reportedly shouted- but perhaps not within the hearing of the marshals - that her husband was bipolar and had been off his medication. While
..any fatal shooting demands investigating, and any shooting
by law and security officers demands procedural reviews as
well, consider the potential alternative: A carefully archesrated plot by a team of suicide bombers - sound familiar? hat leads to deaths on a massive scale.
This incident is the first in which a federal air marshal has
-opened fire since marshals became common on flights after
he terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This was a tragic situ..ation, especially in light of the man's reported mental condiion. His life has been ended. His wife and family have been
{.fevastated. Passengers, many of whom dropped to the floor
:sobbing in terror following the ·gunshots, will be forever
..affected.
But the world in which we now live is one in which the
unimaginable has become frighteningly possible, and the
marshals seem to have acted not only quickly but appropri:ately.
Published Sunday, Wednesday and Friday each week
G u est
The emperor
has spoken
by SHELDON RICHMAN
It's a measure of the imP9[ia,l, .l}~tprc
of the modem American presidency that
George W. Bush misstates the truth
even as he defends himself against the
charge that he misstates the truth.
It takes extraordinary disrespect for
the American people to look them in the
eyes and say that Congress had seen the
same intelligence about Saddam
Hussein's nonexistent weapons of mass
destruction as he did, and that a Senate
committee had cleared his administration of twisting the WMD intelligence to
serve its Iraq war agenda.
Neither of these claims is true, as
many have pointed out. No congressional committee has examined the charge
that the administration suppressed the
substantial doubts within intelligence
circles about the information furnished
by Iraqi defectors of dubious credibility.
Moreover, those evidenced-based
doubts were not shared with the House
and Senate intelligence committees in
the run-up to the war. The Los Angeles
Time recently reported that German
intelligence personnel had told U.S. officials that administration claims about
mobile biological-weapons laboratories
were not credible, having come from an
unreliable defector. Yet then-Secretary
G u est
Evangelical
environmentalism
st~ngs senator
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It's obvious to even a casual observer
that the Lord works His wonders in mysterious ways. You could ask Jim lnhofc
about that.
Inhofe, the right-wing Oklahoma
Republican who chairs the Senate environment committee, is the favorite pet of
corporate polluters whose industrial
emissions scientists cite as the leading
cause of global warming. Not only has
Inhofe stifled every congressional effort
to control these emissions, but he also
has called the very idea of corporate
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of State Colin Powell made those labs a witli a relatively high human cost."
big part of his major speech to the UN
And what would those "right condiSecurity Council. And those allegations tions" be? Apparently. they include fillplayed no small role in scaring ing the air with a lot of talk about victoAmericans into backing President ry, alleged Iraqi assumption of security
Bush's drive to war.
responsibilities, and the usual war-onThe Bush administration has never terror buncombe. This last was in ample
shown much confidence in the unvar- supply in Bush's recent speech at the
• nishod Jtruth, The btes.t e.xample is the .. U.S, Naval Acltaamy" In that speech,, he·"
re)l!;lat~JU\W..thellJJ.Sj rroilitary has paid
called 1Iraq the,_"cenual front in the wax
Iraqi newspapers to publish favorable on terror," although he acknowledged
Pentagon-written "news"- better, pro- that non-Iraqis make up but a small part
paganda - pieces.
of resistance to the U.S. presence there.
Facts be damned; the president is not
Thus President Bush's latest PR campaign has to be judged in its proper con- giving up on convmcing the American
·text. His poll numbers are in the toilet, people, contrary to the evidence, that
and congressional elections are less than Iraq had something to do with 9/11. He
a year away. His speeches about staying insists on ignoring the self-fulfilling
the course and the light at the end of the character of his war: it has made Iraq a
tunnel arc Nixonesque. When will we hotbed of anti-American violence
because it has made the u_s. forces an
hear him speak of "Iraqization"?
The president gives the impression army of occupation. None of this conthat if he uses the word "victory" firms Bush's position that "they" hate
enough times, we will believe him.
"us" because of our way of life. "They"
To revive his poll numbers he has hated "us" because of a long history of
hired a political scientist, Peter Fcaver, U.S. intervention in the Middle East,
to craft a message and campaign. As and Bush has only given "them" more
reported in the ~ew York Times. Feaver reason to hate "us" now.
came to Bush ·s attention by arguing that
But in fact, it's not the American peeAmericans would accept high military ple that anyone hates: it's the American
casualties if they could be persuaded policy. Readers familiar with Orwell's
they were fm a good cause. Feaver is Nineteen Eighty-Four will have no trouablc to measure what he calls "casualty ble recognizing what's going on here.
sensitivity.'' He and his Duke University
:JOO
coauthors have written, ''Mounting
Sheldon Richman is senior fellow at
casualties did not produce a reflexive
collapse in public support. The Iraq case The Future of Freedom Foundation,
suggests that under the right conditions, author of Tethered Citizens: Time to
the public will continue to support mili- Repeal the Welfare State, and editor of
tary operations even when they come The Freeman magazine.
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involvement in global warming "the
greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the
American people."
So far, lnhofe has been able to ignore
science. hut- what, ho! -now he finds
himself confronted by a formidable and
surpri stng new force: Evangelical
Chnstians. Within the National
Associatton of Evangelicals- representing 45,000 churches serving 30 million
members - Js a burgeoning "Evangelical
Environmental Network" that is taking
seriously the Biblical mandate for
humans to be good stewards of the earth.
Indeed, these mainstream evangelicals
arc now considering a draft policy statement calling on Congress to pass
mandatory controls on global wamung
emissions.
Good God Almighty, you can almost
hear lnhofe shout! In his political career,
he has always touted himself as a devout
evangelical, and he certainly did not
expect this curve hall from God. So far,
his reaction has been to assa1l the messengers. Sticking with his corporate
sponsors, Inhofe calls the claim that
Christians should work to stop activities
harmful to God's creation, "something
very strange." and he dismisses the
evangelicals' Biblical citations for their
work, saying: "You can always find in
Scriptures a passage to misquote for
almost anything."
The evangelicals don't choose to call
their work environmentalism, preferring
the phrase "creation care." But forget the
labels it's the message that's important.
Even if Inhofe doesn't want to hear it,
you can get the word at www.ereationcare.org.
f
Jim Higlztowa is the best-selling
author of "Thieves In High Places:
They've Stolen Our Country And It's
Time To Take It Back," on sale now.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
1t;, 200:, • A.:;,
Entertainment Extra
Though long, 1 Kolig' is still king
by RALPH B. DAVIS
MANAGING EDITOR
December has always been a
of anticipation, especially for children. From writing letters to Santa Claus to guessing
what lies concealed behind
wrapping paper under the tree,
the holiday season is a time of
nervous energy and excitement.
It is fitting then that director
Peter Jackson's four most recent
films have been released during
the holidays, because his efforts
leave movie lovers as giddy as a
4-year-old listening for sleigh
bells on Christmas Eve.
Jackson, who staked his
claim as one of the premier
directors of his generation with
his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
in 2001, 2002 and 2003, takes
on new ground in "King Kong."
And while remaking one of
Hollywood's most revered classics certainly carries with it
quite a bit of risk, Jackson passes the test, both embracing the
original story and enriching it.
"King Kong," a Universal
Pictures release, Is rated
PG-13 for frfghtenlng
adventure violence and
some disturbing images.
Running time: 187 minutes.
~month
Three-amd·half stars
out of four.
The 1933 original was most
certainly a monster movie, but
Jackson's update plays more
like a tragedy, having more in
common with "Billy Budd" than
"Godzilla." This version gives
all of the characters a chance to
reach their full potential, especially Kong, who is seen here
not just as a roaring giant, but as
a sometimes playful, sometimes
loving but always dangerous
product of his environment.
The movie opens in 1933
New York, where we meet Ann
Darrow (Naomi Watts), an outof-work actress desperate more
for her next meal than her next
role. When her last hope of
making a living appears to be
the burlesque shows, he meets
Carl Denham (Jack Black), a
struggling director on the brink
of failure who sells her on playing the female lead in his movie.
But the movie Denham is
filming is his secondary motive,
serving as an excuse to sail the
ocean in search of fabled Skull
Island. Denham is convinced
that his greatest chance for success lies in showing the world
"the last blank spot on the map."
It isn't until an hour into the
movie that the cast finds Skull
Island, after facing numerous
hurdles. It is still a bit longer
before Kong finally makes an
appearance, but even before he
does the audience is treated to
thrilling scenes, first in the discovery of Skull Island, then in
meeting it human inhabitants.
This is where the film really
gets going. From the moment
the cliffs of the island are first
spotted (almost too late), to the
last attempt to capture Kong, the
second hour of the movie is a
nonstop thrill ride. Jackson
barely gives the audience a
chance to catch its breath from
one harrowing scene before
plunging headlong into the next.
The third hour of the film
returns to New York, where the
captured Kong has been reduced
to a spectacle to be shown to
paying audiences, or so it seems
until he escapes in preparation
for the final showdown between
man and beast on top of the
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(See KONG, page eight)
WALK THE LINE
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
Remakes and sequels fought
for shelf room this week with
the best efforts centering on a
giant reptile from Japan and
English pigeons circa World
War II.
"Bad News Bears" -Here's
a ftlm that was done right the
first time (they even credit Bill
Lancaster, who wrote the original), but gets retooled to provide
~jllead role for quirky star Billy
Bob Thornton, who pinch hits
for original star Walter Matthau
as a boozing loser who finds
redemption in coaching a team
of would-be ballplayers. There's
nothing new here and Billy Bob
can do this stuff in his sleep.
Greg Kinnear has a few
moments as a snooty coach but
it's just another case of dusting
off a hit and doing absolutely
nothing new with it.
"Godzilla: Final Wars" apan celebrated the 50th
anniversary of its long running
monster franchise by handing
the project over to new wave
director Ryhuei Kitamura who
got the job after directing the
fierce zombie vs. Yakuza film
"Versus." Kitamura really lets it
rip here and stages a ton of battles between Godzilla and a host
of monsters. These fights are
actually quickly paced with the
actors encased in leaner monster
outfits which permit the fight
scenes to move quicker and exe~ute moves normally reserved
·~for Monday night wrestling. In
Japan this was called "Godzilla
Farewell," but it was so hot at
the box office that one can be
sure there will be more wars to
come.
'The 40-Year-Old Virgin" Despite the racy title, this is a
grown-up comedy about a 40year-old man who falls for a single mother. His friends at the
store he works in begin applying
pressure on him to have sex
before he entets into that realm
with his new flame who has
•ecently sworn off of men. The
film works due to a thoughtful
lead performance by Steve
Carrell (TV's "The Office").
Ewan
"The Island"
McGregor stars here as a member of a utopian community who
realizes that his island paradise
is really a holding cell and that
he and his friends are merely
clones of more famous people
who wish to live forever by harvesting their organs. A decent
premise (though it was done
before in "Parts: The Clonus
..Miorror" back in 1979, the pro'11ucers of which have sued this
film) gets the overproduced
action treatment here with lots
of stuff blowing up while the
subplot about human rights as
they apply to genetically-created humans falls by the wayside.
The action barely allows for
what amount to cameos by
Steve Buscemi and Sean Bean.
"Valiant"
Ewan
McGregor returns in this animated romp which features a
solid story line, great vocal performances and a little bit of his~ory. The budget here may not
.r
exceed the electric bills at Pixar
Studios, but the tale makes up
for it. The story centers on
pigeons who do their bit for the
war effort in England by delivering messages to military personnel as Londoners dodge air
raids. The cast is exceptional,
with McGregor joined by Ricky
Gervais (of HBO's "Extras"),
John Cleese and Tim Curry.
"Sin City - Recut and
Extended" - The makers of
this fine adaptation of Frank
Miller's graphic novels (which
include Miller and Robert
Rodriguez) return with an
extended edition which is heavy
on the extras. Besides a longer
cut of the film, you get an
extended version of the scene
that was directed by Quentin
Tarantino and documentaries on
the costumes, special effects,
cars and performers which feature an A-list of stars such as
Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba,
Mickey Roarke and Benicia del
Torro. There is also a copy of a
Frank Miller graphic novel from
the "Sin City" series which was
the basis for the tale featuring
Roarke.
Next week look for Terry
Gilliam's
"The
Brothers
Grimm" and the sci-fi summer
hit (spawned from a television
show canceled by Fox)
"Serenity."
This week marked the passing of ftlm veteran and controversial comedian Richard Pryor.
Though best known for his
standup comedy, Pryor also
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played a part in the success of
several African American ftlms
throughout the 1970s and
costarred in "Car Wash," "The
Mack" and "Lady Sings the
Blues." Pryor also showed serious acting chops when he held
his own alongside Yaphet Kotto
and Harvey Keitel in Paul
Schrader's 1978 drama "Blue
Collar." Pryor went on to collaborate with Gene Wilder in a
series of comedies which
proved to be box office hits in
the 1980s. Pryor had dropped
out of the entertainment scene
while combatting the latter
stages of multiple sclerosis. He
succumbed to a heart attack last
weekend. He was 65.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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t \ .not ChtistmM until you unpack Santa'.:; sack of red a.nd green chocolate candie<;.
So. open the bags, gather all the little elves in your neighborhood and have fun
making jolly holiday decor, sweet treats to give as gifts, festive party lrt\ors and
yummy cookies like these. (And don't forget to fill up that candy dish.)
For even more Jolly holiday ideas and recipes, visit brightideas.com.
1\ttiniature Snowmen
Even the tiniest tyke.<; can help make these mmiature
snowmen!
Materials needed: Standard cupcake pans. nuni cupcake
pans, standard paper cupcake liner;, mini paper cuJXake
liner~. resealable pla~tic bag
I (10 or 12-ounce) bag Pop'ables
3 Musketeers, Pop'ables Milky Way or
Pop'ables Snickers Candies
l (10.5·ounce) bag Don~ Promises Milk
Chocolates
1 (14-ounce) bag M&M'S Milk Chocolate
Candies for the Holidays
l (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 (Hi-ounce) can vanilla frosting
1 (14·onn«) bag shredded roeonut, optional
I tube black decorating f~1ing
1 tube orange det:orating frosting
I. Preheat oven lQ 350°f. Line 16 standard cupcake
cups and 16 mini cupcake cups with paper liners.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
3. Reserve 16 Pop 'ahles and chop remaining. Fold
chopped candies imo baner.
4. Transfer batter into each cupcake cup. Bake mm1
cupcakes !2 to 15 minutes and standard cupcakes
18 to 21 minutes.
5. Remove cupcakes from oven, transfer to wire rack.
and let CQO} completely.
6. Put l/4 cup vani!Ja frosting in rescalable plastic
bag; set aside.
7. Frost all cupcake tops with remaining vanilla
frosting, then sprinkle with shredded coconut. ·r
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frosting to auach.
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Vanilla frosting lO secure unwrappe-d Promises
milk chocolate on top of each mini cupcake. Snip
corner of resehlable plastic bag of vanilla fr sting.
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Add deraiL,· by using vanilla frosting to :auach
M&M'S as buttons. Pipe eyes with black deco·
rating frosting and noses with omnge decomting
frosting.
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Bring these prett): cantly-specklerltreats to wmr
party!
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12 x I2-inch clear squares cdlophanc. 1/2-inch holiday
ribbon
1 (14-ounec) bag M&M'S Milk Chocolate
Candies: for the Holidays
1 (18-ounee) tube refrigerated sugar
cookie dough
Green food coloring
l teaspoon peppermint extract
1 (16-ounce) container vanilla frosting
Greet ~n' Eat Gift~
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kids to share the holiday .wirit with tlteir
friends!
Materials needed: Aluminum foil. 9 x 13-inch
pan. clear plastic bags. holiday ribhon
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Chocolate Candies for the
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(14-ounce) bag M&M'S Milk
Chocolate Candies for the
Holidays
cups popped corn or puffed
rice cereal
cups mini marsbmaDows
tablespoons butter or margarine
(16-ounce) bag ref(ular-sizc
marshmallows
I, Preheat oven to 350"F.
2. Line pan with i(1il. and arrange unwn1pjJcd
M-azing bar~ at bouom. Place in oven
2 minutes. just to soften, and then set
aside.
3. In large bowl. mix cereal, mini
mallow:-; and peanut M&M\.
mar~h
4. In Iorge pot melt butter and rcgular·size
marshmallows over medium heat
5. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal
mixture, mixing to coat well. Spread
resulting mixtur~ evenly em rop of
choLolalc bars.
6. Then, sprinkle milk dM~olate M&M's
on top, pn·s~ing In slightly. Refrigerate
until set. about 30 mmutes. Cut •nto
1 1/4-inch <;quare.;.
7. Fill dear pla:-.tic bags \Vith ..1llne syuarcs.
and tic with ribbon,
L Preheat oven to 350"F.
2. Tint cookie dough with food coloring and flavor
with peppermint extrnct. Roll to Jl..f-inch thickness. and press out 24 circles using cookie culler.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
3. When cookies are cool. t>pread with frostmg.
Before frosting dries, arrange red and gret:n
M&M'S over frosting.
4. When frosting is film. gently wrap cookies in
cellophane and tie ends with ribbon.
Tip: For extra minty flavor, use M&M'S Mint
Chocolate Candies for the Holidays.
Mltkes 24 t:ookies
Nuggets of Joy
Add thf'.W' {Jnwtiery nuggets of pe1jt)ttim1 ro your
holid!1Y dessm wble!
Materials needed: 2 non.sltck conkie ~hccts
l (12-ounce} bag Milky Way Milk Chocolate
Covered Caramelo;
1 (lS..ounce} roll refrigerated sugar cookie
dough. softened
l/4 cuptlour
1/4 cup <.'OC{)a powder
1 cup &tround pecans
1 teaspoon cinnamon
I cup confectioners' sugar
I. Preheat oven to 350"F.
2. Unwrap 18 Cammels; set aside.
3, Combine cookie dough. flour. cocoa powder.
pel':ans and cinnamon: knead until smooth.
4. Divide dough into 36 pieces. each atxJut thametcr
of a quarter. Cut Caramels in halL and tuck {)ne
piece into center of each piece or l OOk1e dough.
Roll dough imo balls. comp!ctd) covering ~.;,md).
Place balls on non- ·tick cookie il('.:L
5. Bake !5 to 17 minute.
6. Roll warm co )kies in confectioner ,, sug, t tn coat
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
16, 2005 • A7
Task force recommends drug testing for coal miners
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - A state task force
looking into the problem of drug abuse
among miners is recommending a comprehensive drug testing program for
people who work in the coal industry.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher said his administration supports the proposal from the
ine Substance Abuse Task Force,
which issued its report on Wednesday.
"We will seek to work with members of the General Assembly to determine the feasibility of enacting legislation to address recommendations in the
report," Fletcher said in a statement on
Wednesday. "Mining is a dangerous
occupation and miners deserve the
right to work in as safe an environment
as possible."
Members of the task force learned
about the scope of the problem in public meetings over the past year, hearing
even from recovering addicts who said
they worked in the mines to earn
money to buy more drugs.
Coal operators and their employees
told the task force that drunk and
drugged co-workers are a danger in
mines.
The task force recommended drug
testing be done before miners are hired
and randomly after they're hired.
The recommendations also call for
testing after mine accidents that result
in injuries or deaths. Not only the victim, but everyone whose actions may
have contributed to the accident would
be tested.
United Mine Workers of America
spokesman Phil Smith said he would
withhold comment until the union has
time to review the recommendations.
David Dye, acting director of the
U.S. Mine Safety and Health
Administration, has called substance
abuse a serious safety issue in coal
mines. He said toxicology reports have
shown drugs and alcohol in some miners who have been killed on the job.
MSHA joined with state mine regulatory agencies from Kentucky,
Virginia and West Virginia to hold
meetings in an attempt to gauge the
extent of the problem and to try to
develop ways to deal with it.
Dmg abuse among miners came to
the forefront two years ago, when a
miner was killed and another seriously
injured in a small Floyd County mine.
Marijuana was found at the scene, and
an employee told investigators that he
saw two miners snorting crushed
painkillers.
An autopsy found that the dead
miner had taken illegal drugs.
The task force also recommended
education and awareness training for
new miners, employee assistance programs, and incentive programs to
encourage coal companies to participate in substance abuse programs.
Most large coal companies already
require miners to undergo random drug
tests.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services found in a 2000 sur(See MINERS, page eight)
Premiere
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interested in capturing the ongoing lives of his subjects and
inviting viewers to be a fly on
the wall. One image from the
film hints at a culture impacted
fry poverty (a camera following
the path of a school bus briefly
lights on a billboard by an attorney who prides himself on
obtaining Social Security benefits for clients) and the living situations of some characters are
obviously impacted by poverty,
but the film isn't interested in
pointing fingers or supplying
easy solutions.
Sutherland noted that he hs
not stopped moving since he
began production on his last
film, "The Farmer's Wife,"
~ich
premiered, as will
"Country Boys," on PBS's
acclaimed series "Front Line."
"I pretty much went straight
into production on this after fmishing 'The Farmer's Wife,"'
Sutherland said.
Sutherland, who began making films at age 35, chose to
strike while the iron was hot and
followed up the success of his
frrst Frontline film by immediately scouting subjects for
"Country Boys."
Sutherland originally scoured
Virginia for subjects but didn't
i?d what he was looking for
until he visited the David
School. Once he knew where to
make his film it became a case
of narrowing down which two
students to follow. He eventually decided to film students Cody
Perkins and Chris Johnson,
which, he admits, was not a scientific process.
"I just felt instinctively that
they would stick it out,"
Sutherland said.
Sutherland was granted full
~cess into the lives of Perkins
and Johnson and ended up with
thousands of hours of film charting the boy's lives from 1999
until 2002. Then came the ardu-
ous task of cutting up his film
into a six-hour series, which, of
course, meant having to cut out
over 90 percent of what he shot.
The film also went over budget
and necessitated more production money which carne from a
grant
from
the
British
Broadcasting Corporation. BBC
will air "Country Boys" in
Europe, where his portrait of a
Nebraska farm family in "The
Farmer's Wife" was a ratings
smash, drawing together viewers of all persuasions.
Sutherland has high hope for
"Country Boys" and expects
that viewers will find plenty of
their own experiences reflected
in the lives of these two young
men.
"I hate that we feel we have
to
define
everything,"
Sutherland said. "By the end of
this I just want you to feel like
you have lived in the skin of
these people. Nobody is any
'one thing' and people in Detroit
who watch this will see that
their experiences are not so far
removed from these people."
The frrst installment of the
film premiered Wednesday
night at the Mountain Arts
Center and confirmed all of
Sutherland's statements about
making
"Country
Boys."
Audience members were treated
to the opening segment, which
followed Chris and Cody
through their frrst year at the
David School and played out as
a series of uninterrupted scenes
charting the boys' relationships
with family, friends and peers.
There was no cumbersome narration from a hired actor to
accompany the scenes, nobody
provided a voiceover to tell you
what you were watching, nor
was there any flashy camerawork that would distract viewers. Each moment merely
played out on the screen before
cutting to another moment from
the lives of the subjects.
Sutherland had said he wanted to bring a fly-on-the-wall
approach to his subject matter
and he appears to have done just
that, with the audience mostly
remaining quiet as if they were
in the same room as the boys on
screen and afraid that any sound
would give away their presence.
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Also arrested this week were:
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Prestonsburg; second-degree
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• Kevin B. Estep, 32, of
Morehead; drug trafficking and
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b~ed at the Allen Branch was
targeted by a phone scam in
which a caller identified himself
as a bank representative and said
he was calling to inform customers that the Allen branch was
closing in an attempt to secure
the personal account numbers of
the victim. Wiete reported that a
similar scam was perpetrated on
Johnson County seniors as well,
so it didn' t appear to be related to
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Driving tips to enhance safety on wintry roads
FRANKFORT
Snow,
sleet, freezing rain and ice make
for treacherou driving conditions.
The
mtsswn
of
Kentucky's "Drive Smart" program is to inform the public
through
education.
The
Kentucky
Transportation
Cabinet's Division of Driver
Safety has winter driving tips
for Kentuckians.
Good drivers know the special hazards of winter driving,
but should be reminded about
the dangers. "Drive Smart"
encourages you to apply the followtng tips to prevent accidents
on icy roads:
• Slow down at the first hint
that the road is slick.
• Slow down gradually, well
ahead of intersections.
• Create more distance
between you and the vehicle in
front of you.
• If you begin to skid, steer
in the direction the vehicle is
sliding until you feel recovery
of traction, then slowly straighten the wheels.
• Don't slam on your brakes
if you start to skid.
• Know what your brakes
will do. With anti-lock, stomp
and steer. Without Anti-lock,
pump the brakes to avoid wheel
lockup.
• You have hctter control in
a skid situation if your vehicle is
equipped with anti-lock breaks.
• Braking distance depends
directly on the kind of contact
the vehicle tires make with the
slippery surface of the road.
• Your tires should have
good tread.
• Plan ahead of time for lane
changes; check your rearview
mirrors, check your blind spots
and signal your intentions to
traffic behind you
• I .ane changes should be
made in a long. grad4al motion.
• When you drive in deep
snow conditions, you may find
that stepping on the gas only pro-
Civic groups say Kentucky's state
budget short at least $1.8 billion
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT- Kentucky
needs to spend about $1.8 billion more a year - a fourth
more than its current budget to meet education, health care,
criminal justice and other social
needs, a collection of civic
groups argued Thursday.
"Kentucky is not adequately
investing in the programs and
services that can propel our state
forward, such as public schools,
higher education, health care
and more," said the report from
the Kentucky Economic Justice
Alliance. "The chronic under-
funding of these critical areas
leaves Kentucky in a dire situation."
The alliance, which includes
groups such as Kentucky Youth
Advocates and Kentuckians for
the Commonwealth, has long
advocated higher taxes and state
spending.
"These are things that people
are willing to invest in," said
KFTC
Chairwoman Janet
Thcker. "But politicians with a
'revenue neutral' mentality are
starving public services of the
funds needed to move this state
forward."
Indeed,
tax
changes
approved in the 2005 General
Assembly passed only because
Gov. Ernie Fletcher and others
promised they balanced increases with cuts to raise no new
taxes over a period of years,
though that math has come
under question.
Tax increases recommended
by the groups would target business and the wealthy, both of
which won cuts earlier this year,
as well as cigarette taxes and the
services industry.
The alliance argues the
state's needs are massive, but
even large amounts of new
money would bring only modest
improvements, said the report
titled, "Raising the Bar."
The group argues that $337
million is needed just to bring
Kentucky's spending on elementary and secondary education to the average of the surrounding states. Another $250
million is needed to bring
Kentucky's colleges and universtties up to spending standards
set by comparable schools elsewhere.
The Medicaid program for
the poor has chronic deficits and
health insurance coverage for
teachers and state employees
needs more money.
State to start tracking who has car insurance
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE - Kentucky
will be able to track which drivers have insurance and which
don' t on a month-to-month
basis under a new law that takes
effect Jan. I.
The measure, passed by the
General Assembly last year,
requires all of the roughly 300
companies insure vehicles in
Kentucky to provide the state
of
Vehicle
Department
Regulation with monthly lists of
its policyholders, and cancellations in the previous month.
State officials may then com-
pare those lists with vehicle registrations and notify uninsured
motorists that their registration
will be canceled if they don't
obtain insurance within 30 days.
There is a $40 cost to have a
registration reinstated. If the
state cancels a vehicle's registration three times in a year, it
will forward the owner's name
to the county attorney's office
for prosecution in district court,
officials said.
"We intend to take uninsured
vehicles off Kentucky roads,"
Ron Mundy, commissioner of
the
state
Transportation
Cabinet's
Department
of
Vehicle Regulation, said at a
news conference Monday in
Louisville.
People who register vehicles
in January or February will still
have to bring an insurance card
with them. Officials said the
new program may not be fully
computerized until around
March 1.
Mundy estimated that 12 percent of Kentucky's approximately 3 million registered
vehicles are uninsured. Some
people get insurance long
enough to reregister a car, then
either cancel it or let it lapse.
The law's chief sponsor, state
Ron
Crimm,
RRep.
Middletown. said the insurance
industry supported the measure,
which JS similar to laws in 17
other states.
Under the law, county clerks
will no longer transfer an uninsured vehicle or issue such vehicles temporary tags or duplicate
registration. Kentucky State
Police, Transportation Cabinet
vehicle-enforcement officers
and most local law-enforcement
officers will have access to the
information on vehicle registration and insurance.
vi des a spmning of the wheels. A
light foot on the gas pedal and a
high gear is preferable.
• If you get stuck in the deep
snow, yon may only spin your
wheels in trying to gl:t out.
Sometimes it helps to twist the
steering wheel back and forth to
push away snow in front then
try again. A sprinkling of sand
or light gravel in front of drive
wheels, or a traction mat or a
strip of carpet may he necessary.
Easy rocking, back and forward.
may help regain traction. but
first know whether such shifting
from forward to reverse and
back again might damage your
particular transmissiOn. Iwen a
shoveling out of snow may be
necessary when you're stuck.
"Drive Smart" rcmmds
motorists that the well infom1ed
driver is constantly on the lo k
out for areas that might induce
skidding. such as unexp~:ctcd
icc patches or piles of wet
leaves , to be found especi.tlly m
shady areas or on overpassc .
Drivers can call 511 or log on
to www.51l.ky.gov to recctve
current updates on road conditions.
For more infom1ation, visit
http://htghwaysafcty.ky.gov/ or
http://drivesmart.ky.gov/.
Miners
• Continued from p7
vey on substance abuse that the
construction and mining industries have the largest percentage
of workers who abuse illicit
drugs and alcohol. According to
the results, 15.7 percent of construction workers and miners
reported heavy alcohol consumption in the month before
the survey. Another 12.3 percent
reported illicit drug use over the
same period.
The Bureau of Labor
Statistics, after analyzing 199
data from its Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries. estimated
that 19 percent of the nauon 's
workers who die on the job test
positive for alcohol and other
drugs.
Kong
• Continued from pS
Empire State Building.
In short, the story line has not
changed much from the original.
What Jackson succeeds iil
doing. however, is giving what
'WOuld be vie\\ ed as a somewhat
juvenile story by today's standards new d~.:pth. Every character is rounded out to the extent
that no one is entirely good or
bad, wholly guilty or innocent.
This is a grown-up "Kong.''
The movie also benefits from
Jackson's painstaking attention
to detail. When the film opens in
Depression-era New York, you
feel like you arc there. The battles on Skull Island are larger
than life. with truly monstrous
monsters. But most imprcsstve
are Kong and the natives. Kong
bears the scars of a creature that
has battled his way to be lord of
his island, while the savages are
truly savage, both in appearance
and behavior.
The casting is also excellent.
Surely many cychrf'v. s were
raised with th.: signinP of Jack
Black and Adrien Brody, bu
their performances negate an
question marks. As in "Lord of
the Rings." Jackson once again
shows in "King Kong" his
uncanny ability to tind exactly
the right person for each part.
If there is one knock on the
movie, it would have to be its
length, which clocks an
astounding 187 minutes. But
while it would be nice to have a
trimmer. "Kong" just for tht.:
sake of convemcncc. one \vould
be hard-pressed to select more
than a few minutes of toot age to
scrap. Just be prepared for tlL
long haul when going to
"King Kong.·· This is not .
movie you want to go see if
you're feeling tired.
All in all. "King Kong'' lives
up to the hype that preceded it to
tower as one of the best movies
of 2005.
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Lady Bears ease past Knoxville
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE Every now and then, you
need an easy one. For Bill Watson's
Pikcvtllc College Lady Bears, it came
tonight in the form of an 80-26 win over
Knoxville College.
Holding winless Knoxville to only 20.8
percent shooting and nine second-half
points, Pikeville ran its record to 8-5 on the
season. All 12 Lady Bears in uniform
scored, had a rebound and an assist and
played at least 14 minutes.
Pikeville. meanwhile, shot a respectable
47.2 percent, hitting nearly the exact san1e
percent in each half (47.1 percent in the
flrst, 47.4 in the second). The Lady Bears
look for their teammates, handing out 26
assists on 34 baskets, and won the rebounding battle 48-33.
Only two Lady Bears scored in double
figures, with sophomore Beth Patterson
leading the way with 14. Freshman Camille
Cook hit for 13, making all flve fleld goals
and all three from the line.
Sophomore Kellie Jo Moore led the way
with seven rebounds to go with her eight
points in only 14 minutes of playing time.
Moore, a Sheldon Clark High School graduate who began her collegiate career at
Marshall University, made an immediate
impact in the Lady Bear basketball program
upon her arrival on the Pikeville College
campus.
Four Lady Bears had at least flve boards.
Senior Julie Yates had four assists to lead
the way, and four teammates followed with
three.
Johnson Central High School product
Alice Daniel pushed in nine points for the
Lady Bears and Whitesburg High School
graduate Whitney Hogg added eight.
Knoxville (0-10) was led by Brenique
Reed, who tossed in 13 points and grabbed
flve rebounds. The leader on the glass was
Shacre Norris who had nine but failed to
score.
The Lady Bulldogs had only four assists
on their 11 baskets and turned it over 28
times. Pikeville, meanwhile, had 17 steals
and a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, finishing
with 26 and 13.
The Lady Bears have one more game
before the break, playing host to Rio Grande
this evening at 6 p.m.
Allee Daniel
Up for a day
Balanced
effort lifts
Raiders
over Cordia
of basketball?
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
In the early 1990s, the 15th Region
was simply dominated by the Belfry
Pirates. J.J. Hylton and Shawn Hager
formed a guard combo that would
rival any in the state, and at 6-foot-8,
big Jim Torn Dotson was a force in the
i post. Throw in forwards that would
I
dominate the
current region
and you have
yourself three
straight 15th
Region champions.
That team
tore the area up
to the point that
by their senior
Rick Bentley
year,
they
played very few
._.games within the region and traveled
the land seeking whom they may
devour. And they devoured nearly
everyone who got in their way.
That was quite a time in the history
of Belfry basketball, an era that was
headlined by a young coach with even
younger assistants who had the world
by the tail and swung it around a few
times. The head coach was an annual
fixture in the statewide papers, garnering much attention for his natty attire.
The coach was Raymond Justice
Jr.. who was assisted during those
years by Randy Casey and Denny Paul
May.
1
t,) Forward to tomorrow. For the first
time since those early days on Pond
Creek, that formidable trio will be
together again at a high school basketball event.
Tomorrow is the Warrior Classic,
sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau,
an event that will be played for the
third straight year at
East Ridge High School, beginning
at I p.m.
Before the evening ends, Justice
will coach his Letcher Central team
against South Floyd, Casey will lead
Belfry into battle with Madison Cen'tral and May will guide East Ridge
against 15th Region newcomer
Lawrence County in three contests in
the five-game event.
Justice spent the last six years
coa~.:hing basketball at Pikeville Col(See BENTLEY, page two)
Kellle Moore
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Allen Central senior
guard Nick Music
tried to tie up the basketball as
Prestonsburg's Sean
Leslie had
possession during
the second quarter
Tuesday night.
, The Rebels battled
back from a 25-point
first-half deficit before
their comeback bid
fell short.
HI HAT - For a third straight
game Tuesday night, the South.
Floyd High Raiders stepped out of
the 15th Region and took on a 14th
Region basketball opponent. South
Floyd, which scored an impressive
77-68 win over Hazard Saturday in
the inaugural Roy S. Martin Classic, went back to work Tuesday
night. Cordia, another very capable team out of the 14th Region,
visited Raider Arena, but would
not be able to leave the South
Floyd area with a win. After leading 35-34 at the half, Cord· a failed
to post the win. South Floyd,
which exited the first quarter with
a 22-1 7 lead, outscored the Lions
in each of the flnal two frames en
tSee RAIDERS, page two)
photo by Jamie Howell
Rebel rally falls short
P'burg improves to
2-0 with 67-62 win
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
EASTERN - Ask Prestonsburg
coach Jackie Day Crisp if he feels
like his team has played four good
quarters of basketball this season
and he would most likely answer
with a yes. The only problem for
Prestonsburg has been that the
four quarters have come over a
two-game span. Prestonsburg traveled to Magoffin County last week
for the opening game of the season
and played a sub-par first half
before hitting stride in the second
half to come away with a 57-51
win. Tuesday evening, the Blackcats traveled to Allen Central to
take on the Rebels in an early season 58th District contest. Once
again, the Blackcats played two
good quarters of basketball only
this time it would be a strong first
half that would carry the Blackcats
to another win. Allen Central carne
into the game with an overall
record of 1-3, but Johnny Martin's
young Rebels have already made
huge strides over the past year. Prestonsburg jumped out to an early
lead of 19- 10 after one quarter of
play and extended the lead to 3612 midway through the second
quarter. On its way to victory, Prestonsburg had to fend off a furious
Allen Central comeback to post a
67-62 win.
"We played well and shot the
ball real well in the first half, but
obviously let down some in the
second half," said Crisp. "Overall,
I was proud of the way our kids
played and pleased with the win."
Senior center Lewis Barnette
(See BLACKCATS, page two)
GAMES ON TAP
TONIGHT'S GAMES
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Allen Central-South Floyd, 7:30 p.m.
Breathitt County-Letcher County Central,
7:30p.m.
Johnson Central-Lawrence County, 8 p.m.
Paintsville-Magoffin County, 7:30 p.m.
Piarist School-Red Bird, 6 p.m.
Pikeville-Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
Shelby Valley-Prestonsburg, 7;30 p.m.
Sheldon Clark-Morgan County, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Allen Central-South Floyd, 6 p.m.
Belfry-Betsy Layne, 6 p.m.
Jackson City-June Buchanan, 6 p.m.
Jackson County-Knott County Central, 7:30
p.m.
Johnson Central-Lawrence County, 6:30
p.m.
Paintsville-Magoffin County, 6:30 p.m.
Perry County Central-Letcher County
Central, 7:30 p.m.
Piarist School-Red Bird, 6 p.m.
Pike County Central-Shelby Valley, 7:30p.m.
Pikeville-Phelps, 6 p.m.
Perry Central
pounds South
Floyd, 82-42
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HI HAT - Longtime Perry
County Central High School head
girls' basketball coach Randy
Napier brought his team to South
Floyd Tuesday for a game against
the host Lady Raiders. And Napier's squad performed quite well.
Perry Central rolled to an 82-42
win over the Lady Raiders. The
victory was Napier's 600th career
win.
Perry Central has made a habit
of contending on an annual basis
for a 14th Region title. Tuesday
night, the Lady Commodores were
again playing strong and looking
(See PERRY, page three)
Lady Blackcats win second straight
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Take away a few
minutes of the flrst period Tuesday
evenmg and the Prestonsburg Lady
B1ackcats were in full control. Prestonsburg, playing on the road at
Allen Central, jumped out to a 10-0
lead over the hornestanding Lady
Rebels. The Lady Blackcats led 6-0
in the opening period before Allen
Central even attempted a shot. But
the Lady Rebels weren't out of the
game following the early run. Allen
Central went on an 11 -0 run after
spotting Prestonsburg the game's
first 10 points. The Lady Rebels,
under the guidance of first-year head
coach Jennifer Hopkins, closed the
first quarter out with a 11-10 lead.
After leading at the end of the initial
period, Allen Central didn't hold an
advantage at the close of another
frame the rest of the way. Prestonsburg outscored Allen Central in each
of the last three quarters and won by
a comfortable margin, 55-34.
Prestonsburg, after starting the
season 0-2, has won its last two
games
Three Lady Blackcats reached
double figures in the convincing victory. Meaghan Slone paced Prestonsburg with a game-high 14 points.
Amber Whitaker followed with 12
points for the Blackcats and Darcey
Hicks pushed in 11 as three of Pre-
stonsburg's five starters had doubledigit scoring efforts.
Julianne Frye, playing her first
season in a Lady B1ackcat uniform
after moving in from Georgia, added
eight points in a solid outing. Liz
Chaffin chipped in six points for the
Prestonsburg girls.
Lady Blackcat head coach Jack
Pack was pleased with his team's
winning effort.
"They played hard," Pack said,
acknowledging his team's effort. "I
thought our defense played real well.
We had a lot of unforced turnovers
and made some mistakes that we
won't make later on in the year.
CScc SECOND, page two)
Prestonsburg's
Darcey Hicks
(15) worked the
basketball up
the floor
against the
Allen Central
defense. Hicks
had 11 points In
the
Prestonsburg
win.
�82 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ady Pats beat Betsy Layne
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HINDMAN - Still in search
of its first win in the 2005-06
season. the Betsy Layne High
r u'ls. ha~kethall team traveled to
Knott County Central Monday
evening for a game a against the
de fending 14th Region champl1)11. In the off-season. Knott
Cchtral lost 14th Region Player
of the Year candidate Heather
Martm to Letcher County Ccnral via transfer. But the Lady
Patriots arc still a sold group of
players. That was evident Monuay evening as Knott Central
I( d a rebuilding. yet improving
Fetsy Layne squad 14-2 through
the first period. The Lady Patrivts made the most of the early
lead and \'-·em on to beat Betsy
Layne 57-35.
In a matchup of defending
regional champions, Knott Central got scoring from 10 different players. Two different Lady
Patriots achieved double figures
in the scoring department while
six of Knott Central's 10 scorers
recorded double figures.
Senior Grace Phillips led
Knott Central in scoring with a
game-high 14 points. Sophomore guard Megan Mosley, one
of the 14th Region's top players,
flipped in I 0 points for the Lady
Patriots (4-2).
Sophomore guard Lindsey
Gibson flipped in nine points
and freshman forward Kendra
Thomas eight for the Lady
Patriots.
Knott Central went into halftime leading 26-12. After Betsy
Layne took the third period 1412, Knott Central closed the
game out in the fourth period,
outscoring the Ladycats 19-10.
Whitney Tackett led Betsy
Layne with 10 points. Candice
Meade and Kaitlin Lawson each
had nine points for the Ladycats.
The Lady Patriots and Ladycats continue on different paths
in the first half of the 2005-06
season. The win was Knott Central's third straight while Ladycats dropped their fifth straight.
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Prestonsburg
High School
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Belfry. Tip-off for the Betsy
Layne-Belfry girls' game is set
for 6 p.m. Knott County Central
will also take to the road, traveling to Jackson County for a
game against the resurgent Lady
Generals. Tip-off for the Knott
Central-Jackson
County
matchup is slated for 7:30p.m.
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KNOTT CO. CENTRAL 57,
BETSY LAYNE 35
BETSY LAYNE (0-5)- Meade 9,
Tackett 10, Lawson 9, Hamilton
6, Martin 1.
KNOTT CO. CENTRAL (4-2) Mosley 10, North 1, Slone 5,
Phillips 14, Thomas 8, Gibson 9,
Perry 5, Bates 2, King 2, Pratt 1.
Betsy Layne ..................2 10 14 9-35
Knott Co. Central. .......14 12 12 19-57
Raiders
• Continued from p1
route to a hard-fought 74-72
win. Late free-throw shooting
and heady play pushed the
Raiders over the top.
On its way to the win, South
Floyd got one of its most balanced scoring efforts of the season. Four Raiders reached double figures in the nondistrict/region win.
Senior Ryan Little led South
Floyd with a team-best 23
points. Little, who burst onto the
15th Region boys' basketball
scene last season, gives South
Floyd another quality performer
- both on the offensive and
defensive ends.
Ethan Johnson tossed in 17
points for the Raiders while
Ryan Johnson flipped in '14.
Mason Hall added 12 points for
South Floyd. South Floyd featured seven different scorers.
T.J. Hall and Brock Slone each
had three points for the Raiders.
Justin Slone rounded out the
South Floyd scoring with two
points.
James Taylor paced Cordia
with a game-high 29 points
Zach Hunt added 15 points for
the Lions, giving Cordia two
different players m double figures.
South Floyd will be on the
road tonight at Allen Central for
a Floyd County Conference/
58th District game. Tip-off for
the boys' basketball version of
the "Battle of the Beavers"
series is set for 7:30p.m.
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
Blackcats
• Continued from p1
played what may have been his
best game in a Prestonsburg
uniform, Barnette led all scorers
with 19 points on the night.
Sean Leslie was expected to be
one of the leaders on this years
team and the senior came
through in a big way on Tuesday, tossing in 17 points in the
win. The senior forward also
pulled down 10 rebounds. Anytime a team can shoot above 50percent from the floor, the
prospect of gelling a "W'" in
the win column is very bright.
The Blackcats shot a blistering
62-percent from the floor in the
first half and built as much as a
25 point lead in the second
quarter before Allen Central ran
off the final eight points of the
first half to get within 17 at the
break. Prestonsburg led 40-23
at the half.
Allen Central has always
been known under Johnny Martin as a team that will get up and
down the floor and apply full
court pressure from start to finish. After falling behind by 25
points in the first half, it would
have been easy for a team to
"throw in the towel." Not only
did the Rebels refuse to quit,
but Martin's team would give
Prestonsburg quite a scare in the
closing minute. Allen Central,
led by the play of Ryan Collins
and Alex Hammonds, got within 10 after three quarters as
P'burg led 54-44.
Hammonds came off of the
Allen Central bench to toss in
seven points in the second half.
Collins led the Rebs in scoring
with 14 points. Prestonsburg
seemed to be rattled midway
through the fourth quarter as
Allen Central cut the lead to a
five-point cushion on a steal
and lay-up by Collins at the
2:45 mark of the final period.
Prestonsburg has struggled
from the charity stripe over the
past couple of seasons, but on
Tuesday the free-throw line
saved the Blackcats. Prestonsburg shot seven of eight for the
line in the fourth quarter to help
preserve the win. Senior guard
Brooks Herrick hit four straight
down the stretch for the winners. Herrick finished the game
with nine points. Michael
Stephens finished with eight
points for Prestonsburg. Nick
McGuir-e had'six points for the
Blackcats while Nathaniel
Stephens and Tyler Mullins
each had four.
Allen Central got within
three with :38 remaining, but
two free throws from Herrick
sealed the win for Prestonsburg.
Farley Joseph finished with
nine points for Allen Central
and Josh Prater tossed in eight
points in the loss. Tyler Slone
added nine pomts and Justin
Jacobs came up with six as
Allen Central fell to 1-4 on the
season. Nick Music netted five
points and Josh Martin rounded
out the scoring for Allen Central with four. With the win,
Prestonsburg improved to 2-0
on the season and will travel to
Shelby Valley tonight to take on
the defending 15th Region
champion. Allen Central will
host South Floyd in another
58th District matchup tonight
with tip-off slated for 7:30p.m.
photo by Jamie Howell
Allen Central head coach Johnny Martin talked with his team
during Tuesday's 58th District game against rival Prestonsburg.
photo by Steve LeMaster
Amber Whitaker, a veteran player for the Prestonsburg Lady
Blackcats, flipped in 12 points in the win over Allen Central.
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Overall, I was real pleased with
the effort."
Prestonsburg led 26-18 at
halftime and after outscoring the
Lady Rebels 11-10 in the third
period, put the game away in the
final quarter. The Lady Blackcats tripled up the Lady Rebels
in the final quarter, outscoring
Allen Central 18-6.
Allen Central failed to place
a player in double figures in the
scoring column. Three Lady
Rebels did post seven or more
points. Amanda Thacker paced
Allen Central with nine points.
Alanna Cline, after posting
game-high honors in the 58th
District win over Betsy Layne,
scored eight points. Sara Johnson chipped in seven points for
the Lady Rebels. In other Allen
Central scoring, Amanda Mills
had four points and Mara Biliter
chipped in three.
Allen Central will return to
action tonight at home versus
visiting South Floyd. Tip-off for
the South Floyd-Allen Central
game is set for 6 p.m. and will
precede a boys' basketball game
between the two teams.
Prestonsburg will take to the
road this weekend and travel to
Central Kentucky for the Berea
Invitational Tournament. The
Lady Blackcats will take on
Boyle County Saturday morning
at 11:30.
DOD
PRESTONSBURG 55,
ALLEN CENTRAL 34
PRESTONSBURG {2-2) - M.
Slone 14, Fields 2, Whitaker 12,
P. Slone 2, Hicks 11, Frye 8,
Chaffin 6.
ALLEN CENTRAL (1 -4) - Biliter
3, Mills 4, Dingus 1, Johnson 7,
Cline 8, Thacker 9, Shepherd 2.
PRESTONSBURG......... 10 16 11 18-55
ALLEN CENTRAL.......... 11 7 10
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lege. "It's been a very positive
experience for me," he said this
week. "The kids have been very
open and the entire community
is excited about having some
success."
Justice pointed out that while
Whitesburg has had state-tournament experience recently, that
hasn't been the case for the kids
from Letcher and FlemingNeon. "But I've had no discipline problems, and I've got a
great staff to work with," he
said.
Justice said his players were
a little behind when he took
over, adding that "it was those
little things that are lost in the
game today," implying that most
kids who play basketball today
are lacking many of those skills.
"It's been the fundamentals,"
the coach said. "We've broken it
down and taught. It's been
teaching more than coaching.
"And it's been a lot of fun.''
Truly there was excitement
in the voice of the coach, who
has already played one of his
former assistants - Casey - last
Thursday. "It was a lot of fun
playing against Randy," Justice
said. Then came that familiar
chuckle, and the exclamation
point: "lt was especially fun
I
... I
beating him!"
Show up for the 1 p.m. game
and you'll see an exciting young
man from June Buchanan, the
opponent of Prestonsburg, who
has an awfully familiar p.ame for
Eastern Kentucky sports fans.
Clark Stepp is a sophomore
guard from JBS who averaged
more than 20 points and nearly
10 assists in varsity play as a
freshman a year ago.
Stepp's dad, Joe, was a firstteam all-state standout at
Warfield High who played at
Ohio State. Later he was the
coach at Phelps. where he
became the second-best known
Stepp on campus.
His younger brother, Clark's
uncle Ervin, was the nation's
leading scorer an Kentucky's
Mr. Basketball in 1980. The
bloodlines are clear. says
Pikeville Coach Bart Williams.
"I told our kids if you want to
see someone who has totally
dedicated himself to the game of
basketball, take a look at him,"
Williams said after Clark blistered the Panthers for 23 points
and 14 assists in an 83-43 win
last Friday. "His family has provided him with some great
genes, but he's worked very
hard to take advantage of it."
"He and the Cox kid, who's
only an eighth-grader, are
tremendous little players," said
Justice, who gets to deal with •
them as members of the 53rd
District. "He can shoot it and is
tremendous off the dribble.
And," he said for emphasis, "he
can shoot tt.
"Of course. he is a Stepp."
"He's done what I told my
kids you have to do if you want
to be a great basketball player in
this commonwealth," said
Williams, who knows something about great basketball as
the all-time leading scorer at
Pikeville College. "He's dedicated himself to working on his
game when nobody else is
working."
With a dad and three uncles
who all played college basketball, Clark has big shoes to fill.
Of course. it would also be fair
to say he doesn't have to look
far for positive role models. One
of his uncles, Gary, is his coach
at JBS.
The day begins with Stepp
and JBS and ends with nationally-ranked Vashon High out of
St. Louis. Looks like a great day
to spend at Mouthcard.
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Perry
HIGHSCHOOL
SCOREBOARD
BOYS' BASKETBALL
(Tuesday's scores)
Bardstown 80, Hart Co. 50
Beechwood 69, Dayton 39
Bellevue 81 , Heritage 42
Beth Haven 73, Lou. Western 72
Boone Co. 74, Lloyd Memorial 32
Bourbon Co. 64, Campbell Co. 60
Boyd Co. 93, Elliott Co. 83
Breckinridge Co. 91, Hancock Co.
67
Bullitt East 44, Newport Central
Catholic 41
Burgin 70, Ky. School for the Deaf 19
Carlisle Co. 65, Fulton City 64
Caverna 54, LaRue Co. 44
Cawood 66, Bell Co. 60
Clay Co. 52; Rockcastle Co. 41
Corbin 70, Oneida Baptist 65
Gov. Catholic 71, Conner 41
Danville 64, Harrodsburg 49
East Jessamine 71, Lincoln Co. 52
Fairview 78, Lewis Co. 47
Fleming Co. 55, Raceland 5~
Frederick Fraize 59, Whitesville Trinity 51
Gallatin Co. 55, Owen Co. 50
George Rogers Clark 57, Bath Co.
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Graves Co. 60, Mayfield 49
Greenup Co. 60, East Carter 49
Harlan 80, Middlesboro 68
Heath 54, Calloway Co. 47
Highlands 64, St. Henry 51
John Hardin 55, Central Hardin 48
Letcher County Central 69, Knott Co.
Central 59
Lex. Tates Creek 61, Lex. Lafayette
55
Lou. Ballard 78, Lou. Christian Academy 62
Lou. Butler 60, Lou. Holy Cross 55
til Lou. DeSales 59, Lou. Fairdale 47
Lou. Doss 78, Lou. Southern 41
Lou. DuPont Manual 51, Lou. Trinity
48
Lou. Eastern 52, Lou. St. Xavier 49
Lou. Jeffersontown 89, Lou. Atherton
42
Lou. Portland Christian 62, Lou. Ky.
Country Day 60
·
Ludlow 61, Calvary Christian 42
Madison Central 86, Harrison Co. 57
Magoffin Co. 68, Shelby Valley 63
Marion Co. 56, Green Co. 38
Marshall Co. 60, St. Mary 45
Mason Co. 64, Ashland Blazer 48
,., McCreary Central 60, Wayne Co. 55
'~~ Model 70, Madison Southern 59
Montgomery Co. 50, Paris 38
Morgan Co. 56, Russell 35
North Hardin 48, Nelson Co. 39
Paducah Tilghman 72, Lone Oak 53
Paintsville 54, Pikeville 41
Pendleton Co. 79, Nicholas Co. 32
Perry Co. Central 62, Hazard 60
Phelps 86, David School 27
Pike Co. Central 72, East Ridge 57
Pineville 72, Red Bird 44
Pulaski Co. 90, Mercer Co. 67
Pulaski Southwestern 61, Monticello
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The Plarlst School posted one of the biggest wins In school history Monday
night, beating the David School 67-37. The two teams also met on Dec. 3 with
Plarist coming away with a 68·35 win In the first regular-season meeting.
like a championship unit.
In the opening period, visiting
Perry County Central left very little uoubl as to who was the superior girls' basketball team. The
Lady Commodores rushed out to
a 34-6 lead in the first period and
proceeded to outscore South
Floyd in two of the next three
periods. Perry Central took a
commanding 50-17 lead into the
intermission period.
Heather Sturdivant led the
Lady Commodores with 34 points
and nine steals. Perry Central
upped its record to 6-0. Kristen
Madden was also a leading performer for the Lady Commodores, finishing with 25
points.
Seven different Perry Central
players provided scoring.
After opening up the rather
large lead in the flrst half, Perry
Central, the preseason favorite to
lake the 14th Region girls' basketball title, aided its advantage in
the third period, doubling up the
Lady Raiders 24-12.
Kayla Hall led South Floyd (l4) with 13 points. Hall wa-. the
only Lady Raider to reach double
figures scoring in the setback.
Heather Dean and Brittney Little
each had six points for the Lady
Raiders.
The loss was South Floyd's
fourth straight. The Lady Raiders
will return to the hardwood
tonight on the road at Allen Central. Tip-off for the girls' basketball game is set for 6 p.m.
rJOCJ
PERRY CO. CENTRAL 82,
SOUTH FLOYD 42
PERRY CO. CENTRAL (6-0) Holland 6, King 3, Feltner 5 , Sturdivant 34, Madden 25, Kilburn 6,
Patrick 3
SOUTH FLOYD (1-4)- K. Hall13,
L. Hall 2, Dean 6, Tackett 5, Little
6, Dye 3, Damron 5, Moore 4.
EKU announces creation of Athletics Hall of Fame
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
RICHMOND - Eastern Kentucky
University President Joanne Glasser
and Director of Athletics Mark Sandy
announced today the creation of an
Athletics Hall of Fame to commemorate distinguished individuals and
teams on their accomplishments and
contributions to the esteemed tradition
of Colonel Athleti~s.
"Athletics has been a tremendous
source of pride at Eastern Kentucky
University for many years," Glasser
said. "By establishing an Athletics Hall
of Fame, we will preserve the foundation of this excellence. Not only do our
student-athletes serve as exceptional
representatives of this University during their collegiate careers, but how
they distinguish themselves in their
lives deserves to be recognized."
The mission of EKU's Athletics
Hall of Fame is to honor former student-athletes and others whose
achievement and character have
reflected positively on the University
and its Athletics department. Four categories have been established: Student-Athlete, Manager, Athletics
Trainer; University and Athletics Personnel; Distinguished Students in
Sports Field; and Team of Distinction.
"Eastern Kentucky University has
a wonderful athletics heritage," Sandy
said. "I am looking forward to the
inaugural induction ceremony and the
many wonderful stories that our distinguished honorees will tell. This is
an exciting time for EKU Athletics.
The Athletics Hall of Fame will
become an integral part of our
advancement activities."
Late last summer, Glasser and
Sandy assembled an Advisory Committee to develop the Athletics Hall of
Fame charter and nomination form.
This committee, featuring prominent
personnel from the Colonel community, narrowed the general concept into a
working model. .
An extraordinary group of individuals, previously recognized by the
University during the 1974 Centennial
Athletic Awards Banquet, will be
inducted into the Hall of Fame during
the inaugural ceremony, scheduled for
the Nov. 3-5, 2006 weekend. This
group of 25, listed in the addendum to
this release, will be called The
Founders, as established by the advisory committee.
In addition to The Founders, an
inaugural class will be chosen by a
selection committee. The confidential,
nine-person selection committee will
be comprised of representatives from
the athletics department administration, coaching staff, University faculty, Colonel Club, National Alumni
Association, and Athletics Hall of
Fame.
Nominations are currently being
accepted and will be received on a
continuing basis. However, to be considered for the current year's class,
nominations must be submitted by
March 1. Nomination forms may be
found on EKUSports.com and in the
Director of Athletics' office.
The inaugural Athletics Hall of
Fame ceremony will highlight an
exciting weekend on campus. featuring a home football game against
OVC-rival Murray State and several
Hall of Fame related events.
EKU's Bugg earns First
Team All-America honors
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PHILAD LPIDA - Eastern Kentucky University junior tight end
Patrick Bugg was the Ohio Valley
Conference's sole representative on
The Sports Network's 2005 I-AA
Football All-America first team it was
announced recently.
Bugg, a native of Harrodsburg, Ky.,
earned first-team all-conference honors this. year after leading all OVC
players with 10 touchdown receptions.
His most memorable catch of the season came against Southeast Missouri
on Oct. 22 when he hauled in a fourthdown, 23-yard touchdown reception
with :01 left on the clock to lift the
Colonels to an improbable 33-32 victory.
The tight end caught at least one
pass in every game during the 2005
campaign while finishing seventh in
the league in receiving yards per game
(55.3). Against Murray State on Nov.
5, Bugg notched four receptions for a
career-high 115 yards and two scores.
He rambled 85 yards on a pitch-and-
catch from sophomore running back
Mark Dunn during that game, wluch
turned out to be EKU's longest play
from scrimmage this year.
Bugg joins former Colonels Alex
Bannister (WR - 2000), Yercmiah
Bell (DB - 2001) and Pierre Wright
(DB - 2004) as first team All-Americans in the last five years. Bannister
currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks while Bell forced a critical
fumble in the Miami Dolphins' 23-21
win over San Diego on Dec. 11. In all,
Eastern Kentucky has produced 35
first team All-Americans since 1950,
most by any school in the Ohio Valley
Conference. Bugg was also named
second-team All-OVC in 2004.
Bugg is one of five first team AllOVC honorees that return to the
Colonel squad in 2006. The tight end
will be joined by OVC Offensive
Player of the Year Josh Greco, offensive lineman Sean Dumford as well as
defensive lineman Mark Cristiani and
linebacker Brandon Rosser in search
of Eastern Kentucky's 29th consecutive winning season.
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~ Ryle 51 , Grant Co. 40
Scott 73, Dixie Heights 58
Scott Co. 94, Lex. Henry Clay 74
South Floyd 7 4, Cordia 72
Taylor Co. 63, Bethlehem 49
Trigg Co. 92, Lyon Co. 33
University Heights 69, Crittenden
Co. 49
Villa Madonna 67, S!lver Grove 59
Washington Co. 50, Fort Knox 48
West Carter 61, Rowan Co. 60
West Jessamine 59, Boyle Co. 48
Wolfe Co. 72, Menifee Co. 66
Woodford Co. 57, Western Hills 48
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
ft ~ (Tuesday's scores)
Allen Co.-Scottsville 47, Bowling
Green 42
Anderson Co. 64, Spencer Co. 31
Bardstown 53, Campbellsville 29
Barren Co. 60, Taylor Co. 47
Caldwell Co. 54, Livingston Central
47
Carlisle Co. 38, Fulton City 37
Casey Co. 42, Somerset 21
Caverna 64, LaRue Co. 53
Central Hardin 65, John Hardin 59
Clay Co. 66, Rockcastle Co. 58
Cumberland Co. 70, Clinton Co. 42
Franklin Co. 71, Frankfort 59
Franklin-Simpson 75, Logan Co. 45
~ Graves Co. 71, Mayfield 37
Green Co. 54, Marion Co. 45
Hopkinsville 63, Dawson Springs 47
Jenkins 60, Pound, Va. 38
Lex. Christian 76, Lex. Tates Creek
47
Lex. Paul Dunbar 72, Garrard Co. 57
Lou. Butler 75, Bullitt East 43
Lou. Christian Academy 53, Lou.
Ballard 46
Lou. Doss 44, Lou. Southern 39
Lou. Fern Creek 65, Bullitt Central
46
Lou. Iroquois 76, Lou. Pleasure
Ridge Park 46
~Lou. Jeffersontown 57, Lou. Atherton
48
Lyon Co. 59, Trigg Co. 32
Monroe Co. 62, Metcalfe Co. 26
Muhlenberg South 52, McLean Co.
39
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Nelson Co. 73, North Hardin 54
North Oldham 38, South Oldham 35
Paducah Tilghman 61, Lone Oak 44
Perry Co. Central 82, South Floyd 42
Prestonsburg 55, Allen Central 34
Reidland 46, Christian Fellowship 29
Simon Kenton 68, Walton-Verona 49
Washington Co. 60, Fort Knox 53
Whitley Co. 69, Williamsburg 30
Woodford Co. 76, Western Hills 32
Another Kentucky golf course.recognized as great value
by MARK R. CHELLGREN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Another Kentucky state park golf course - Eagle
Ridge at Yatesville Lake - has been
recognized as a "Best New Affordable
Public Golf Course" by Golf Digest.
It is the fourth such recognition in
as many years for state park courses.
"It really validates how good the
golf courses are," said Dan
Strohmeier, director of golf for Kentucky's park system.
Last year, Kentucky scored a rare
double when the courses at Dale Hollow and Grayson Lake parks received
similar recognition from the magazine. In 2002, the magazine honored
Wasioto Wind at Pine Mountain park.
Yatesville is a 6,630-yard, par 71-
course, carved out of the eastern Kentucky mountains. It ranks third on the
magazine's annual list, selected by a
panel of more than 800 golfers on the
basis of shot values, design variety,
resistance to scoring, memorability
and aesthetics. It opened for play in
September 2003.
Affordability is also a critical point
and even the best of the park courses
are, well, relatively dirt cheap. A
weekend round during high season
from April to October costs $30 at the
four recognized courses. Carts are
another $12.75 and the round is $5
less on weekdays.
Prices at other park courses step
down from that level to a low of $18
per round at General Burnside Park
near Somerset.
The notoriety has been paying off.
Five MSU FB players earn
All-America recognition
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - Five members of
the 2005 Morehead State University
football team have earned All-America honors on The NCAA I-AA MidMajor Team announced by Don
Hansen's Football Gazette.
Earning First Team honors were
return specialist Nick Feldman (Fr.,
Oconto, Wis.), offensive tackle Grant
Jennings (So., Lakeside Park) and
defensive back Kwesi Williams (Sr.,
Louisville). Both Feldman and
Williams were recently named to The
Sports Network Mid-Major All-America Team. And, Feldman was recently
named Third Team All-America on
The Sports Network's overall NCAA
Division I-AA squad.
The Football Gazette named halfback Eli Parkes (Sr., Portsmouth,
OJ-.jc) anJ quarlLrbL(·k Bri:lll Yost
(So., Huntingburg, Ind.) to its MidMajor All-Ame1ica Second Team.
The 2005 Eagles finished the sea-
son with an 8-4 record and won their
fourth consecutive Pioneer Football
League South Division Championship.
Brown earns third OVC Newcomer
of the Week honor
Morehead State Lady Eagle junior
center LaKrisha Brown (Hazelwood,
Mo.) has earned the Ohio Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week
Award for the third time in the 200506 season.
Brown averaged 21.0 points and
11.0 rebounds as MSU split an OVC
road trip against Austin Peay and Murray State. Brown had 21 points, 10
rebounds, six blocked shots and four
steals in the Lady Eagles' 81-75 win at
Austin Peay and had 21 points, 12
rebounds, three blocked shots and four
steals at Murray State.
For the week, she hit )6.6 pcrrerrt
from the held (17-ut- JU~ ~. 1.1 S 7.
cent (8-of-14) from the free throw
line.
at least under some circumstances.
Dale Hollow saw its play increase by
11 percent from the 2004 to 2005 fiscal years. And the numbers are up
another 9 percent this fiscal year,
which started July 1, Strohmeier said.
The number of rounds played at
Grayson Lake, which made the list
just last year along with Dale Hollow,
have been virtually flat. And the total
rounds played at all state courses
declined slightly from 2004 to 2005.
The
difference,
Strohmeier
believes, is that Dale Hollow has lodging on the grounds while the nearest
state park rooms to Grayson Lake are
30 minutes away.
The same problem may strike
Yatesville Lake, Strohmeier said. The
nearest town is Louisa and the nearest
state park rooms are at Jenny Wiley
near Prestonsburg.
"The lodging, having it on site, is a
real big plus," Strohmeier said.
In the case of Yatesville,
Strohmeier said the state tells prospective golfers they can combine a round
with Stonecrest, a public course in
Prestonsburg, and maybe Grayson
Lake for a three-day trip.
While certainly no threat to the
Robert Trent Jones Trail in Alabama
or even the Bear Trace courses in Tennessee, Kentucky is trying to lure
golfers for longer stays with a "Tee's
and Zzz's" program. There were more
than 300,000 rounds played on state
park courses during the last fiscal
year, though that number included
rounds at the eight, nine-hole tracks.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Alltel to provide UK fans with free online audio
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LEXINGTON- The University of
Kentucky athletics department and Big
Blue Sports Marketing announced a
multiyear sponsorship agreement with
Alltel Wednesday that provides fans
continued free access to all available
live and delayed radio broadcasts of
UK
athletic
events
via
UKathletics.com, the athletic department's official website.
As more schools move towards subscription and fee-based online media
Palacios misses
practice but is
expected to play
against Kentucky
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Louisville forward Juan Palacios did not practice with the fourth-ranked Cardinals on Wednesday to rest a minor
ankle sprain in preparation for Saturday's game against No. 23 Kentucky.
Palacios injured the ankle in the
first half of Louisville's 78-54 win
over Chicago State on Tuesday
night. He finished with four points
and five rebounds in 15 minutes.
Palacios fell while going for a
rebound late in the frrst half and
sat on the Freedom Hall floor for
several seconds before hopping to
the bench. He played three minutes at the beginning of the second
half before going to the bench for
good.
Palacios dislocated the same
ankle in August and missed three
months. He is averaging 11.5
points and seven rebounds for the
Cardinals, who are 6-0 for the frrst
time since 1996.
Hot-shooting
vaults Bears
past Knoxville
access, Alltel's sponsorship support
assures UK fans complimentary inter
net access to all radio programming on
the Big Blue Sports Radio Network
through the 2007-08 sports season.
"Following the Wildcats is such a
treasured pastime in Kentucky, and this
agreement continues to allow UK fans
the opportunity to listen to the games
online at no charge," Associate Athletics Director Rick Thompson said. "We
appreciate Alltcl supporting our efforts
to provide for the best fans in the
nation."
The ten-year multimedia rights
agreement signed in fall of 2004
between UK and Big Blue Sports Marketing, a division of Host Communications/Gray Television, provides for an
expanded schedule of radio programming. All football, men's and women's
basketball and baseball games will be
broadcast on a live basis on all or portions of the Big Blue Sports Radio Network. Additionally, Host is committed
to providing online audio streaming of
all broadcasts on a live and delayed listening basis for all fans with Internet
access.
Alltel's association begins immediately with the 2005-06 men's and
women's basketball season. In addition
to complimentary onli ne listening
access, fans will enjoy the innovative
"Alltel Virtual Videoboard," an onscreen promotional graphic present
during all live and delayed audio
streaming broadcasts.
According to Dan Powell, Area
President of Alltcl, "We are always
looking for creative, meaningful ways
to partner with our university clients.
We feel this sponsorshtp is a pcrlect
compliment to our long-term rclauon
ship with UK, offering a w iiH\in
arrangement for All tel , UK athlr ttcs
and most importantly, Wildcat Jan
around the world.''
The Alltcl agreement includes scv
eral additional sponsorship clcmr nt<>
associated with the university's athle t ic~
program, including a soon-to- be
launched desktop UK sports news ale11
program entitled "Big Blue Alert".
ONLINE: www.ukathletics.com
No. 4 Louisville 78, Chicago St. 5
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Juan Palacios tumbled to the Freedom
Hall court, and the sellout
crowd fell silent.
Gingerly, the Louisville forward stood and hopped to the
bench, tenderly holding his
right ankle, the same one he
dislocated in August.
The fourth-ranked Cardinals didn't need Palacios to
overcome a sloppy frrst half
and beat Chicago State 78-54
on Tuesday night. But with a
matchup against No. 23 Kentucky looming on Saturday,
watching Palacios limp off the
floor late in the frrst half shook
Louisville coach Rick Pitino.
Palacios played 3 painful
minutes in the second half
before returning to the bench,
finishing with four points and
five rebounds. Pitino said Palacios would be evaluated on
Wednesday. His status for the
Kentucky game is uncertain.
"I don ' t know (if he'll
play)," Pitino said. "I'm not a
doctor."
Still, even with their best
rebounder on the sidelines, the
Cardinals (6-0) were able to
pound the road-weary Cougars
(1 -6).
Taquan Dean led four
Louisville players in double
figures with 21 points and
eight rebounds. David Padgett
added 12 points and eight
boards as the Cardinals held
Chicago State to 30 percent
shooting in the second half to
get off to their best start since
1996.
"It's all about improving,"
Dean said. "I'm not sure what
happened tonight. We got a little confidence builder. We've
got to go back to practice and
get better."
The Cardinals got better in a
hurry in the second half against
the Cougars. Louisville began
the half with a 31-9 run, bullying Chicago State off the
boards and finally taking care
of the ball after 10 frrst-half
turnovers.
"We just did a better job of
passing the ball in the second
half," Padgett said. "We let the
defense bother us in the frrst
half and it got us out of
rhythm. In the second half, we
played better defense and
shared the ball."
That sharing led to a comfortable lead in the final minutes, when the crowd started to
remind the Cardinals of what
lay ahead. The "Beat UK"
chants started with 4 minutes to
go, and after a month of downplaying their annual matchup
against their archrival, the Cardinals are eager for their frrst
real test of the season.
With seven new faces on
the roster, Dean said it's easy
to get caught up in all the craziness. His job over the next four
days will be trying to help his
younger teammates focus on
what happens on the floor, not
off it.
"We've got to throw away
all the hoopla," Dean said. "At
the end of the day, it's about
basketball. We' 11 pull double
sessions the next couple days.
We'll make it rough."
Now that final exams are
over and most of his team is
healthy, Pitino is eager to bring
Uo L to go ahead with basketball practice facility plans
by JOE BlESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - The University of Louisville's basketball teams may be getting a
new practice facility by 2007, a
school official said Tuesday.
U of L officials are planning
an approximately $15 million
freestanding practice facility,
said Larry Owsley, the school's
vice president for business
affairs. Both the men's and
women's basketball teams
would practice in the new
building, Owsley said. The
school's lacrosse team would
also practice in the new building.
Originally, U of L was planning a $9.6 million expansion
to its existing practice area at
Cardinal Arena, Owsley said.
However, there are high voltage power lines in the way, he
said.
It would cost about the same
-about $15 million- to either
move the power lines or build a
whole new facility, Owsley
said. However, constructing a
new practice facility would be
easier to build, Owsley said.
"We thought, at the time, we
could expand out there safely
at minimal cost," Owsley said.
"But as we got into it, the cost
of redoing those lines and the
safety factors in construction
caused us to rethink the project."
The new building would be
built on Floyd Street, he said.
A legislative panel on Tuesday authorized U of L to spend
$575,000 on designs. School
officials are using private
donations to fund the new
building and pay for the
designs, Owsley said.
Construction could start by
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville College blistered the nets for 54.8
percent shooting and won a wildly
entertaining game over Knoxville
College 80-74 Monday night.
The Bears shot 56.7 percent in
the second half and 40 percent
from the arc after the break to hold
on for the win. Rebounding was
also a factor, with the Bears holding a 44-29 edge on the glass to
hold off the Bulldogs.
Pikeville (5-8) led 39-36 at the
half, but Knoxville stormed out of
the gates with nine unanswered
points. Senior Tony Scruggs had
seven in the run, including a three
to put the Bulldogs on top 45-39
with 16:35 to play.
But the Bears settled down and
righted the ship. After trading baskets, the
Bears ripped off 13 unanswered points to tum a six-point
deficit into a seven-point lead.
Senior Chris Carroll had six unanswered points, and when junior
Napoleon Roberts had consecutive dunks, pushing it to 54-47
with 12:21 left.
Knoxville (S-8) got within two
(63-61) when Scruggs nailed a
three with 9:05 remaining. But the
Bears pulled away and a 10-2 run
followed, with a pair of baskets by
Roberts and bookend threes by
Emanuel Tekie to stretch it to 7363 with 5:5 1 to play. The Bulldogs
got within four late, but the Bears
never allowed them to get closer
and held on for the win.
Roberts had 20 points, including 14 after halftime, to lead four
players in double figures. He also
had seven rebounds. Carroll
turned in a double-double with 11
points and 10 rebounds, tossing in
four assists for good measure.
Sophomore Gene Cotton and
senior Kurtis Ellison added 10
points each, with both hitting a
pair of three-pointers.
Knoxville used only seven
players on Monday, with three
reaching double figures. Freshman Stephen Edwards led the way
with 22 points, hitting 10-of-15
from the floor and posting an
impressive stat line - nine assists,
five rebounds, five steals and only
one turnover in 39 minutes of
action.
Senior Tony Scruggs had 18
points, five assists and three
steals, while Freshman Stott
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· "We have only been together (with all our players) forth~
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July 2006 if the General
Assembly authorizes U of L to
continue, Owsley said.
Louisville Athletics Director Tom Jurich said the build
ing has already received a $5
million donation from Yum
Brands Inc. Once construction
begins, Jurich said it could take
12 to 15 months to complete.
"It's bigger in scope than
when we started," Jurich sa1d.
"But we're hoping to get it on
the fast track:'
The women ·s volleyball
team would remain at the current Cardinal Arena. 0\\ <:ley
said.
Currently, the teams that arc
sharing the Cardinal Arena
must schedule practice tim "·
he said. A bigger practice facility would alleviate schedulm~
crunches and help the school
meet federal Title IX requirements, Owsley said.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Lorie Vannucci,
.Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
10:00; Worship Service, 11:00 & 6:30; Wednesday Evening, 6:30;
Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd., Salyersville;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith, Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersection of Rt 80
and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; J.M. Sloce, Minister.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Arnold Turner,
Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Bobby Spencer,
Pastor.
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday School,
10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Gordon Fitch, Minister.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tracy Patton, Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Jimmy D. Brown, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Corn Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music,
Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Doug Lewis, Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Add~lon; Sunday
chool, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Banner.
Services: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday
night, 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Hobert Meek, Pastor.
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Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold;
1428, between Allen & Martin; Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Moming, 11
11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.;
p.m.; Lonie Meade, Minister.
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 p.m.;
Pastor, Rev. Stuart E. Swanberg.
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville;
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Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Faith Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
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School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Buddy Jones, Minister.
and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary
your salvation, which Mithchell, Minister.
Firat Baptist, Garrett; Sunday School,
9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turkey
you have prepared in
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy
Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday Bible Study
Osborne, Minister.
the sight of all people, 10:00 a.m., Sunday morning worship 11:00
a.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.,
Firat Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10
a light for revelation
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. Sunday
Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles
to the Gentiles and for Upper
p.m.; Graydon Howard, Minister.
up Toler Creek on right; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6
First Baptist, 54 S. Front St. {Irene Cole
glory to
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale
Memorial); Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
your
Bush, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Dr. Floyd Price, minWeeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday
people
ister.
School, 10 a.mm.; Worship Service, 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big
Israel.
Branch, P.O. Box 410, Prestonsburg, KY
CHURCH OF GOD
41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
23; Sunday School, 1o a.m.; Worship
7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
7
p.m.; Judith Caudill, Minister.
Sunday School, 1oa.m.; Worship Service,
Community Church of God, Arkansas
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Creek, Martin; Worship Service, 11 a.m.;
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Sunday School, 1oa.m.; Wol'shlp Service,
First
Church of God; Sunday School, 1o
11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6
Grethel BIPtllt, State Rt. 3379,
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V.
(Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday School,
Williams, Pastor.
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6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptlat;
Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg, Minister.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David Garrett, Minister.
Jacka Creek Baptlat, Bevinsville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Little Paint Firat Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point;
Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 .m. and 6 p.m.;
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.. ; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
Jim Price, Minister.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph
Hall, Pastor.
Service, 11 a.m.; Wedne.sday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Collins, Minister.
EPISCOPAL
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday
School, 10:00 a.m. Momlng Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woshlp, St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.; 11 :00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30 p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector.
Pastor Bobby Carpenter
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Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little, Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service,
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair,
Minister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob
Varney, Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Bracken, Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister.
home phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptlat Church, Tinker Fork;
Meeting time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday
Evening at 6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator,
Jimmy Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager,
Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.;
Jerry Manns, Pastor: Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Sa~ Uck, Hueysville; Worship Service,
2nd & 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 9462123.
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;
Pastor, Robert Shane Powers.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Staphens Branch; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers);
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00
p.m.; Evening Service, 6:00p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of
each month; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY
80, Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Momlng Worship Service,
11 a.m. and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible
Study, 7 p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Comunity Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Minister.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Junctlon; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
CATHOLIC
St Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5
p.m.; Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
CHRISnAN
First Christian, 560 NorthAmoldAvenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Minister.
Garrett Community Chrlatlan, Route 550, Garrett; Worship
Service, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Donnie
Hackworth, Minister.
Victory Chrllllan Mlnlstriea, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7p.m; Sherm Williams, Minister.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Belly Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
Preatonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson
Kidder, Ministers.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H.
Harmon, Minister.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney,
Minister.
Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m.
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old flea market), Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg, Pastor 889-0905.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister.
Faith Revelation Ministery, 1/4 m1le above Worldwide Equipment;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Randy Hagans, Minister.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsville; Worship Service, 11
a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Sunday
evening, 6:30p.m.; Wed., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Lafferty, Minister.
Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship Service, 12
p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday, 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby, Minister.
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Conley Fork of
Spurlock, Prestonsburg; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening,
6:00p.m. Pastor: Curt Howard.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7
p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Martin; Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Patton, Minister.
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first
Sunday in each month.; Worship Service, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.;
Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No Sunday night services on
first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation Motel), Christian
Educator, 10:00; Sunday Morning, 11:00; Sunday Evening, 7:00;
Wednesday, 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwright; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer Line:
358-2001 ; Darlene W. Amette, Pastor
Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldwide
Equipment, Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning
Service, 11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kenny Vanderpool,
Pastor.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.,
Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30
a.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., worship
Service 11 a.m., Sunday Night- 6 p.m., Wednesday Night- 6 p.m.
Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
LUTHERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter,
Minister.
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Randy Blackburn, Minister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship
Se!vk:e, 11 am. &6p.m.: Wednesday, 7p.m.; Kenneth Lemaster, Minister.
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off Univers~
Drive and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido,
Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Smith,
Minister.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 a.m.
Contempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D.
Walz, Pastor.
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday Morning
Service, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Minister.
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby G.
Lawson, Minister.
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Brad Tackett,
Minister.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Isaac, Minister.
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Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School,
10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11 :00 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study,
7:00 p.m.; Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon,
Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Point; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thurs.,
6:30 p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John
•Ja'f' Patton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at
Campton; Worship Service, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia
Crider, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis
Sanlan, Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Malcom Slone, Minister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County
Line; ; Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 2976262.
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Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs.,
7 p.m.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.; No Sunday Night
Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Firat Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. ;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Mike Chamberlin, interim pastor.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
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Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Gary
Sheph Minister.
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House address, Hwy. 80, Martin, KY 41649; Meeting House telephone number: 285-3133; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
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EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY
Bronze
archer,
500 B.C.
Unconqerable
horsemen
from the East
Nomadic tribes
of Central Asia
The Steppes of Central Asia
have been the home of
nomadic tribes for centuries.
Nomadic peoples have no fixed
home. They move according to
the season from place to place
in search of food, water and
pasture. Nomadic peoples of
the Steppes roamed through
the Ukraine, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Mongolia. They were known as
The Sacans, Sarmatians,
Thracians, Cimmerians and
the Scythians.
Historically, nomads wandered
the Steppes freely, carrying
their belongings with them
over vast distances. Tribes were
typically very loose organizations. Often, new alliances
formed, and new languages
and customs replaced the old.
Sometimes, tribes attacked
urbanized areas on the borders
of the Steppes and absorbed
those cultures and languages.
The earliest historic description
of the Central Asian tribes was
by a Greek researcher named
Herodotus, who lived in the
fifth-century B.C. He focused
mainly on tribes living in
modern Ukraine, whom he
called the "Scythians."
Nomads from areas
further east were called
"Sacae." The Scythians
and Sacae lived the same
lifestyle. In their own language, belonging to the
Indo-Iranian family, they
called themselves "Skudat;'
meaning archers.
Where in the world?
The origin of these
mysterious ancient
peoples, and which
racial stock they
belonged to, is debated
by scientists. Historians
generally agree that they originated in Siberia. Early in the
first millennium, they began to
migrate westward. Frozen
Scythian remains have been
found in kurgans, or
burial mounds, in
the Pazyryk
region of
Siberia. The
frozen corpses
from these
burials bore strong
Mongolian features.
Other bodies were
blond-haired and had
European features.
Genetic tissue samples from
the bodies have been compared to modern-day gene
groups. Research reveals that
the Pazyryk Scyths were
ethnically diverse.
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Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
One of the most important motffs in Scythian
art is the stag or reindeer. Many scholars
agree that the Iranian name for the Scythians,
"Saka," can be interpreted as "antler."
Scythian art relies on the power of animal
imagery, as does most of the art of the
Migration period.
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Tomb mounds
The most typical motif in
Scythian art is the animal. It is
thought the Scyths hoped to
harness the mystic power they
believed animals held by wearing images of animal parts or
representations of animals
themselves.
A precisely excavated Scythian tomb in 1830 shows the arrangement of corpses and grave goods
typical to the royal burials.
Pazyryk is the name of a valley
in the Altai Mountains of
Siberian Russia. Part of the
Ukok plateau, the region is
home to many Bronze Age
tomb mounds. These barrow-like
tombs are constructed of larch
logs covered over by large
cairns of boulders and stones.
In Russian, the mounds are
called kurgans. Spectacular
Scythian burials in the region
popularized the use of th.e word
kurgan to describe this type of
log-barrow burial.
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CROSS-SECTION OFTOMB
Gold bottle
4th cent B.C.
This bottle from the Kui-Oba
excavation shows scenes of
Scythian daily life.
Enefosure watl
of dry stone
Kurgans were considered a holy
place to the Scythians.
Herodotus wrote that they
traveled for several weeks to
hold funerals there.
Royal graves
Importance of horses
More tombs began
to be excavated by
archaeologist
Sergei lvanovich
Rudenko beginning in the 1920s.
While many had
already been
looted, Rudenko
unearthed buried
horses, preserved cloth
saddles,
felt and woolen rugs, including the world's oldest
pile carpet.
The Scythians were the first
ancient people to domesticate
the horse. Their horsmanship
was advanced enough to permit
the practice of archery on horseback. They used and bred several types of horses. The Turanian
horse, a Turkoman-type war
horse and another horse similar
to the Yabou of today were common. The most rare was the
Scythian thoroughbred.
Elaborate Scythian kurgans contained many horses. Usually,
graves contained up to a dozen
Yabou horses. But, in every site
discovered, there was only one w.,
thoroughbred horse, usually old
or lame. The more common
horses were all ages and states
of health. The thoroughbreds
were valued too much to destroy
in great numbers.
Other grave goods included magnificent metalwork, weapons and clothes. Undisturbed kurgans contained well-preserved remains.
Mummification techniques and solid ice from
water seeping into the tombs preserved
Scythian kings. They were encased in coffins
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made from hollowed larch tree trunks. Sometimes,
sacrificed women and horses accompanied them.
?/ Clusters of tombs have ritual significance, and it
is likely the tribes transported the
SOURCES: http://www.livius.or~Vsao-sdlscy1hians/scy1hians .html
deceased great distances for burial.
From the Lands of the Scythians, Ancient Treasures from the Museums of the l
3000 B.C.-100 B.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Atlas of Archaeology, St. Martin's Press, New York
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THROUGH MY EYES
Santa Claus
'star of the show'
'Tis the season
(to maybe
)slow down?)
I think I just stay out (and up)
too late most evenings- this week
I've had a little trouble with my
energy reserves, so I'm going to
cheat a little
and share a little something
I found lying
on my desk
when I arrived
to
work
Wednesday
morning.
Don't know
who left it, but
I send my
Kathv Prater
thanks along
llfestvJes ednor
to whomever
did!
Extension Homemakers decorate
May Lodge hristmas tree
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Those talented folks from the Floyd County Extension Homemakers organization have been at it again this year - working away like busy little elves fashioning
yet another batch of hand-crafted ornaments for the May Lodge Christmas tree. This
year, the homemakers have paid a special tribute, of sorts, to that "jolly old elf' himself,
Santa Claus.
Adorning the tree are Santa's in all varieties- some cone-shaped, others round as a
barrel, and all sporting that famous beard in some form or another. The Santa's are fashioned of felt, gingham, and other assorted materials, and to top it all off, as
your eye moves from the tree- chocked full of Santa's in their classic
red "work" uniforms - it then falls upon the railings and doorways of the
lodge visitor's lounge where a worn and weary Santa has shed his costume, mittens, long johns, and hat and hung them up to dry!
It's a sight to behold and one worth your annual trek out to see.
The Floyd County Extension Homemakers who worked hard at creating
this holiday delight for you include: Bonnie Crisp, Patty Jones, Diane Spears,
Renee Seagraves, Carole Rice, Brenda McKenzie, Joyce Allen, Sarah Lewis,
Jennifer-Shephettl, Genny Neff, Brandi Griffith, Ro~yn Burchetr;
Coney Conn, B~th Jones, Jerry Castle, and Theresa Scott, Floyd
County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences.
The Night Before Christmas
(modern version)
·Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town,
Not a sign of Baby Jesus was
anywhere found.
"
The people were all busy with
Christmastime chores,
Like decorating, and baking,
and shopping in stores.
No one sang, "Away in a
(See EYES, page two)
Bright white,
red and green felt,
along with a pair of
bright eyes and a little padding come
together to create an
adorable ornament.
POSTSCRIPT
~-gifting
we will go
Can you believe that in a week
and a few hours, it will be Christmas Eve and then Christmas, and
we'll be delivering gifts, receiving
gifts, openiRg gifts and watching
others open what we've given
them?
In years past, I've had fun in
this column with coming up with
•
gift
ideas
that don' t
break
the
bank
and
that
have
meaning for
me and, I
hope, for the
people I'm
giving them
to.
0
f
Pam Shingler
course,
I
contrlbUUng writer
still believe
time is the
most important gift we can give,
~ut l also know that we all want
something we can tear the paper
off. So, here is my 2005 version of
Christmas gift ideas.
To me, children are particularly
hard to buy for because I have
This all-important ingredient to
Christmas magic - a
letter to Santa - wasn't forgotten by the
Homemakers.
Back row, from left to right, Theresa Scott, Floyd County
Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences, Jerry
Castle, Bonnie Crisp, Patty Jones, Diane Spears, Renee
Seagraves, Carole Rice, Brenda McKenzie and Joyce Allen.
Front row, from left to right, Sary Lewis, Jennifer Shepherd,
Genny Neff, Brandi Griffith, Roslyn Burchett, Coney Conn
and Beth Jones.
Santas in all shapes and
sizes adorn the tree.
(See POSTSCRIPT, page three)
THINGS TO PONDER
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Successful family
functioning
by DR. MABLE ROWE LINEBERGER,
PH.D.
In prior discussion, the topic was about
the often-dysfunctional roles that individual farmly members have, such as hero (the
"perfect child"), scapegoat (the "problem
child"), lost child (the "dreamer"), and
mascot (the "cute one"). In thinking about
other types of families, the idea of successful family functioning came up. Hopeful~y. everyone might take some time to think
about how they could increase the likeli-
...
hood of having appropriate family interactions, being better problem solvers, having
some good old fashion fun, and making
pleasant family memories, rather than
being in turmoil.
Although most everyone is well aware
of the negative impact family members
might have on each other, researchers have
also identified five roles as being essential
for a healthy family. It goes without saying that the providing of resources is a primary role of the family. This would
include adequate money, food, clothing,
and shelter for all family members. Folks
just tend to not get along when they don't
have the basic essentials to support life.
There used to be the old saying, "When
poverty comes through the door, love goes
out the window."
The second role has to do with the fam-
ily needing to provide nurturance and support for its members. This is where emotional needs are involved in the providing
of comfort, warmth, and reassurance for
family members. Examples would be a
parent really listening when a child had a
"crisis" at school with a friend or supporting each other after the death of a loved
one. A third role of the family is that children and adults develop life skills needed
to meet their needs in all areas - physical,
emotional, educational, and social. Children need help from the parents during trials and tribulations, but not for parents to
do everything for them. Examples would
be a child making it through school appropriately or parents being supportive when
the child is trying to make a decision about
college and/or a career.
A variety of tasks make up the fourth
role of the family that is the maintenance
and management of the family system.
This includes leadership, decision-making,
handling family finances, and making sure
that the roles with extended family, friends
and neighbors arc asonable. Parents
need to care for the children. such as maintaining discipline and enforcing behavioral
standards, and not allow extended family
members to interfere. Examples would be
instances when grandparents do not want
the children to follow the parents' rules.
The fifth and final essential role needed for
the family is a gratifying marital relationship for parents.
It's great that the family has these components, but it is even of greater importance that family members know and
(See PONDER, page two)
Mable Rowe
Lineberger, Ph.D.
�C2 • FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Ponder
New Arrivals
• Continued from p1
accept that individuals need to be during cns1s.
The difference
responsible for what is expected of between healthy and unhealthy famthem. The straightforward issue is . ilies in these situations is the healthy
that those that need to provide family's ability to adjust and adapt,
financial support need to ·work. which other means a temporary or
Those in charge of childcare do permanent shift in roles or responsiwhat is required for the children. In bilities. Allocate roles or ''family
healthy families , responsibilities jobs" fairly -in healthy families, the
are accepted so that family mem- adults balance tasks between thembers are not overburdened. This selves, and the children are required
means that one person is not loung- to also take on appropriate responsi·
ing on the couch with the TV click- bilities for tasks.
er, while the other one is cooking
Be responsible in fulfilling famsupper, washing clothes, and clean- ily roles - the members of welling house. It is important that functioning families take their roles
childcare be shared. Also, in seriously and do their best to fulfill
healthy families, established guide- their duties. An example of failing
lines and methods for taking care of to do as needed would be a parent
family matters are communicated. not providing adequate physical
For example, parents in healthy and emotional support for children,
families know that they are respon- which often results in behavioral
sible for disciplining their children. problems, depression, and low selfWhen discipline is needed, they esteem.
Similar to other areas of life, it is
don't hesitate, as agreed, since they
know that not to do so will lead to of utmost importance that family
child behavioral problems that are members focus on their strengths. It
likely to disrupt the family's ability is also important for successful
healthy families to periodically take
to function reasonably.
There are several suggestions for inventory of how they are doing.
hopefully developing healthier fam- What are the family's strengths and
ilies. Establish clear roles- families weaknesses? If "something" is not
that are having difficulties often fmd working, how might steps be taken
that family members did not know to correct the situation? Don't wait
or were not following through with until the family is out of control and
their responsibilities. Allow for drastic measures are needed. Just as
flexibility - family roles naturally individuals are in charge of how they
change over time and especially cope aJ1d behave, so are families.
Eyes
• Continued from p1
1
Manger, no crib for a bed,'
Instead, they sang of Santa
dressed up in bright red.
To pray to the Savior...why, they
had no time to stop,
Because they all needed more
time to "shop 'till they dropped"!
Mama watched Martha Stewart,
Papa drank beer from a tap,
On Wal-Mart! On K-Mart! On
As hour upon hour the presents · Target, and Penney's!
On Hallmark! On Zales! And a
they'd wrap.
When what from the t.v. did they quick lunch at Denny's!
From the big stores downtown,
suddenly hear?
A big, blasting ad - of a big sale · to the stores in the mall,
They would dash away, dash
up at Sears.
away, and visit them all!
So away to the mall they all flew
And up on the roof, there arose
like a flash,
Buying on credit, and using all such clatter,
As grandpa hung icicle lights up
kinds of cash!
with his brand new stepladder.
As they made their way hortle
from that trip to the mall,
He hung lights that would flash,
Did they think about Jesus? Oh; and lights that would twirl,
Yet, he never once prayed to
no, not at all.
Jesus - the Light of the World.
Their lives were so busy with
Christ's eyes...how they twinkle!
their Christmastime things,
There was no time to remember
His Spirit....how merry!
Christ's love...how enormous!
Christ Jesus, the King!
All our burdens.... He carries.
There were presents to wrap and
So, instead of being busy, overcookies to bake,
How could they stop and . worked and uptight,
Let's put Christ back in Christremember He who died for their
mas artd enjoy some "good nights"!
sake?
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Nov. 28, 2005 A son, Timothy Ryan
Castle, to Krystal and Timmy Castle
Nov. 29, 2005 A son, Tyson James
Rafferty, to Sally Jane Slone
Nov. 30, 2005 A son, Dalton Dakota
Thrner, to Rebecca June and Dennis Joe
TUrner
Nov. 30, 2005 A son, Drake Anthony
Dean Crider, to Anita Blackburn
Nov. 30, 2005 A son, Landen
Christopher Sazabo, to Arista and Daniel
Sazabo
Nov. 30, 2005 A son, Abe Noah
Howell, to Marcella and Abe Howell
Nov. 30, 2005 A son, Maddox Joel
Johnson, to Jamia and David Johnson
Dec. 1, 2005 A daughter, Kaleigh
Dawn Minix, to Sabrina Dawn and Greg
Denny Minix
Dec. 1, 2005 A daughter, Lydia
Florine Grace Adams, to Marsha and
Jason Adams
Dec. 1, 2005 A daughter, Kacy
.Nicole Connell, to Christian Nicole
Green
Dec. 2, 2005 A daughter, Allison
Blaire Fairchild, to May Fairchild
Dec. 2, 2005 A daughter, Makay1a
Brianne Boles, to Wendy Short
Dec. 2, 2005 A son, Jonathan Connor
Mills, to Cheryl DeLong
Dec. 3, 2005 A daughter, Stephanie
Nicole Fugate, to Patty Jent
Dec. 3, 2005 A daughter, Lakyn
Alexis Ward, to Leslie and Charles Ward
Dec. 5, 2005 A daughter, Venius Breanna Nicole Ross, to Carrie and Frank
Ross
Dec. 5, 2005 A son, Kyle Lee Wor-
rix, to Cassandra Lynn and Ronnie Lee
Worrix
Dec. 6, 2005 A son, Ashton Ryan
Joseph, to Maggie Ellen Garland
Dec. 6 , 2005 A daughter, Lauryn
Kate Reynolds, to Jeanie and Shawn
Reynolds
Dec. 6, 2005 A son, Kolby Alexander
Napier, to Meldred and Kelvin H *r
Dec. 6, 2005 A daughter, Jessica
Nicole McNeely, to Patsy Lynn Messer
Dec. 6, 2005 A daughter, McKenley
Belle Allen, to Crystal Gaye Allen
Dec. 6, 2005 A son, Evin Shaun
Eversole, to Jessica and Shaun E versole
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Marie Grace Kimbler, to Kimberly
Michelle Castle
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Brook Endicott, to Terri and Joshua
Endicott
JWT and MAC to present workshop, hold auditio s
Jenny Wiley Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for its
upcoming 2006 season. Performers, both professional and
amateur, are invited to attend the Theatre's local casting call.
The local auditions will be held at the Mountain Arts Center on
Friday, January 27 from 5pm- 9pm and Saturday, January
. 28 from lOam- 4pm.
The Theatre offers both paid and volunteer positions and
employs professional theatre talent from across the nation.
The summer season productions include The Music Man,
Footloose, Nunsense, and The Legend of Jenny Wiley. Fall
and Holiday productions are soon to be announced.
Performers are asked to prepare a song and a short monologue. An accompanist will be provided. A Capella singing is
acceptable, but auditioners must sing with piano to demonstrate ability to match pitch. Tapes and pre-recorded accompaniments are discouraged. Therefore, there will be no stereo
or tape player provided. Be prepared to move - some performers may be asked to demonstrate movement skills and/or
be taught a short dance combination as part of the audition.
Jenny Wiley Theatre offers a unique opportunity to work in
a professional theatre environment, and these auditions extend
that opportunity to the local community. JWT is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Not sure what to expect at an audition? Read on.
Jenny Wiley Theatre & the Mountain Arts Center wil1 present a Professional Audition Workshop. For even the most
experienced performers, auditioning can be a nerve-wracking
event. What to sing, what to wear, and where to find a monologue?
Gain insight from industry professionals who understand
the process, and learn how best to prepare for that all-important two-minute audition. Receive specific feedback on your
current audition materials and individualized instruction as to
how to strengthen your overall performance. An intense experience, the Professional Audition Workshop offers anyone ages
8 and up all the tools and feedback they need from experienced
professionals to prepare a quality audition.
Saturdays, January 7 & January 14, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Mountain Arts Center. Instructors: Misty Daniels, Professional
Actor & Singer& Scott Bradley, JWT Artistic DirectorFee:
$50To register, call the MAC at 606-889-9125 or 888-MACARTS. Don't delay! There is limited space & the class will be
filled on a first come fust served basis. Please bring a prepared song and a memorized monologue to the workshop.
Jenny Wiley Theatre is a non-profit organization and
receives funding from individuals, corporations, Prestonsburg
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Paintsville Tourism , the
Kentucky Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts,
and the Kentucky Department of Travel.
Wins multiple pageant awards
Alexsis LaShae Julian, the four-year old daughter of Charlie and Christy Julian, recently won the title of " Little
Missy Jenny Wiley Princess" in the 2005 Little Miss Jenny
Wiley pageant, where she was also awarded the titles of
"Best Hair" and " Best Costume." Alexsis also participated in the 2005 Red, White and Blue Pageant where she
was named "Little Miss Patriotic Red, White and Blue
Princess" and where she was also presented with the title
of "Best Dressed" and presented with the " Dire(for's
Choice Award." Alexsis thanks her family for all their love
and support and her Mamaw Jeri for making her winning
costumes and for helping her get ready!
Schoo{1fa]JJ?eninas
Adams Middle School Youth Ser•
vices Center
Anyone interested in sponsoring a
needy student for Christmas, pleaJe
contact the YSC at 886-1297.
• Adams Middle School Youth Services Center is open each weekday
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center offers
services to all families regardless of
income. For more information about
any of the activities or services of the
center, please contact the center at 8861297. The center is now located in the
7th grade wing of the school. Center
Coordinator - Michelle Keathley.
Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service Center
is open each day from 8:00 a.m. to 3100
p.m., or later by appointment. For
more information about the center, call
LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 3580134.
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service Center
• Call Allen Elementary Youth Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule
your child's Hepatitis B vaccination,
immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service Center
is located in the 500 building. of the
campus. The goal of the FRYSC is to
meet the needs of all children and. their
families who reside in the community
or neighborhood by the school in
which the center is located. For further
information, please contact the center
at 478-5550 or 478-9751, ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center Coordinator; Charlotte Rogers, Program Assistant II; Debra Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary .
• A nurse from the Floyd County
Health Dept. is in the center weekly
and sees WIC patients, does well-child
exams (birth-18 years), artd gives
immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for
all families regardless of income. We
are located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Duff Elementary
School is collecting Food City
receipts! Receipts must be dated Sept.
11, 2005 to March 11, 2006. Top three
school winners will receive a gift. In
anyone in the community would like to
donate their receipts, they may mail
them to: Duff Elementary, P.O. Box
129, Eastern, KY 41622; may also
drop receipts off in school front office.
• Floyd County Health Dept. is on
site three days per month. Services
include ·6th grade school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and wellchild physicals (age birth to 18 years);
T.B. skin test; T.D. boosters; and WIC
services. Please call 358-9878 for
. appointment if you are in need of any
. of these services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for
all families regardless of income. We
are located in the tan metal building at
.the rear of the school. Contact persons
are Judy Handshoe, coordinator, and
Ruby Bailey, assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check-outs. A
variety of topics are available.
• Floyd County Health Dept. nurse
at school every Wednesday. Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade physicals,
well-child physicals, immunizations,
TB skin test, WIC program, blood pressure checks, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• Floyd County Health Department
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the center each
Monday to administer immunizations,
T.B. skin tests, well-child exams, WIC,
prenatal and post-partum services, and
school physicals. Call377-2678 for an
appointmertt.
Mountain Christian Academy
Mountain Christian Academy is a
non-denominational Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for
enrollment for Kindergarten for the
2005-06 school year. Call 285-5141
for more information.
Prestonsburg Elementary and Family Resource Center
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and later
by appointment. Office provides services for all families, regardless of
income.
• After School Child Care, 3-6
p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional
information regarding the Prestonsburg
Elementary Family Resource Center or
its programs.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
• Dec. 22-30 - Christmas break.
The center wishes each student a happy
and safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance Abuse
Counselor will be on the South Floyd
campus each TUesday. If you need to
contact the counselor, please call the
Youth Service Center.
• Parent volunteer training will be
conducted throughout the school year.
Watch for dates to be announced. If
you need training, call to set up an
appointment.
• School will be participating in the
Food City "Apples for Students" program, please save your receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may be done
through the Youth Services Center
office.
• Walking track open to public
(track closed during special events).
• The center has a one-stop career
station satellite that is available to the
community as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult Ed
may contact the center for information.
• All new students and visitors,
stop by the Center, located on the South
Floyd campus, Room 232, and see
Mable Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information call 4529600 or 9607 and ask for Mable Hall,
ext. 243, or Keith Smallwood, ext. 242.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource Center
• FRC monthly Advisory Council
meetings will be held the frrst Wednesday of each month, at 4 p.m. Call for
more info.
• Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
• Resource Center hours are 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents and ~ommu
nity members are welcome to visit. For
questions, call587-2233 - ask for Tristan Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
Character Words for the Month Respect and Togetherness
• Monday's, 6 p.m. - School and
resource center will host a Family Literacy program. We will read and study
about different cultures/themes and
then work on a related craft/activity.
Refreshments will be served. Call the
resource center to sign up.
• Wednesday's and Thursday' s,
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., <'.'JED classes,
in the Weeksbury Community Center.
Classes are FREE.
• Lost & Found: Located in the
FRC. Items not claimed within two
weeks become the property of the
resource center.
• If you would like more information on the programs and services
offered by the FRC, please call or come
by for a visit. Center is located in the
main building at W.D. Osborn~ Elementary. Center hours are: Mon. thru
Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telephone:
452-4553; ask to speak with Cissy
Williams (coordinator) or Karen
Williams (clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your
ifl·
Wesley Christian School
• Wesley Christian Daycare and
Infantffoddler Care accepts infants and
toddlers up to 2 years and Preschool
age 2-4. Daycare hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Monday thru Friday.
• For additional information, call
874-8328. Summer office hours: 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Adult Education & GED Schedule
• Monday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- McDowell FRC, Martin Comm. Center, Auxier Learning Center, Employ~ent Services - Testing, BSCTii 14.30 p.m. -Allen Elem. FRC, Employment Services- Testing, BSCTC; 5:308:30 p.m. -Cliffside
• Tuesday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Allen FRC, Mud Creek Clinic ,
McDowell FRC, BSCTC, Employment
Services- Testing; 1-4:30 p.m. -David
Craft Center, BSCTC, Employment
Services - Testing; 6-8 p.m. - Auxier
Learning Center, BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00
p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC, Martin
Comm. Center, Auxier Learning Center, South Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC
(Weeksbury Cornm. Center), B TC;
1-4:30 p.m. - Wayland Senior 1 zen
Center, Dixie Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church; and, 2-5
p.m. at the Floyd County Detention
Center.
• Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. -Cliffside NNC, Mud Creek Clinic, South Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC,
David Craft Center, BSCTC; 1-4:30
p.m. -Betsy Layne YSC, Auxier Learning Center, Employment Services Testing, BSCTC; 6-8 p.m., Martin
Cornm. Center, BSCTC; and, 2-5 p.m.
at the Floyd County Detention Center.
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE f LOYD COUNTY TIMES
'Mongolian Spots' harmless,
can be confused with bruises
OHIO
VI'! IVII,.SITT
'.,'·
Martha A. Simpson, D.Q, MBA.
Associate Professor
ofFnmily Medicine
My husband and I are
Asian, and our children
both had "Mongolian
when they were little. I
tl'ld to defend myself to many
aaycare providers that these
were not bruises. Now I hear this
•,r
I
,,, . : is happening to a fr end of mine
with an adopted Asian baby.
Could you write something to
help people understand these
b1 thmarks?
... .
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"
Mongolian spots arc dark blue
t l black. 11at birthmarks usually
found on the lower back or hutThe lllt d1cal name for them is
congcntial dermal mclanocytosis. This
term refers to mclanocy tcs - special
cells located in the bottom layer of the
~kin's epidermis that produce a pigment called melanin. The discoloration
we call Mongolian spots results when
there arc an exce~s number of these
pigment-producing cells in the skin.
These marks arc usually present at
birth, or shortly thereafter. and fade
away by puberty. ln addition to the
lower back region, they can also be
found on the legs. sides, shoulder,
wnst<; and ankles. They are flat, pigmented lc wn· v.ith unclear h01ders
and irregular shapes. There can he several of these marks or just one.
They arc very common in non-white
16, 2005 • C3
hahics. In fact, over 90 percent of
Native American and African American infants have them. Around 80 percent of Asians and 70 percent of Hispanics have at least one Mongolian
spot at birth. They can also occur in
fair-skinned people, but this is uncom
mon.
While they can be large and resemble bruises, they are not related to
bruises or any underlying medical condition. They are just harmless birthmarks that fade away with age. Occasionally, the spots will remain throughout life, but this occurs in only about 5
percent of babies born with the spots.
In and of themselves, these are
benign skin discolorations, but they
have been known to lead to legal problems. Since Mongolian spots can look
like bruises caused by trauma to an
untrained person, there have been cases
where these spots have resulted in parents being accused of child abuse. It
sounds like you are familiar with this
unfortunate scenario.
Because of the possibility of this
kind of misunderstanding, and as a precautionary measure, J' d recommend
that anyone whose son or daughter has
these spots, works with the child's
physician to document the birthmarks
as soon as they appear. Photographs
should be taken and placed in the
child's medical record.
Many communities have educational sessions for police and child care
workers around the issue of normal and
abnormal skin markings to help minimize the likelihood of false accusa·
tions. You might inquire if this is being
done in your community, and if not,
recommend these types of training sessions.
Your European American friend
who adopted a dark-skinned infant may
also need education about spots. In this
case, documentation should probably
also be supplied to the adoption case
worker.
There arc many other types of birthmarks, but these are the primary ones
that can be mistaken for bruising. I
hope this information is helpful to you
and your friend.
000
Family Medicine® is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A ..
Ohio University College of Osteopathtc Medicine, P.O. Box 110, Athens,
Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to readerquestions@familymedicinenews.orx.
Medical informatton in this column is
provided as an educational service
only. It does not replace the judgment of your personal physician, who
should be relied on to diagnose and
recommend treatment for any medical
conditions. Past columns are available
online
at
www.familymedicinenews.org.
A '•I _
Postscript
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• Continued from pt
such ">trong opinions about
avoiding the toys and games
that focus on war, violence and
idiottc stunts with cars and such.
l'd n:tther opt for books -- of
course you knew I'd say that. I
do believe fiercely that if we all
read to our children and emphasize reading from their infancy,
their .cademic achievement levcis will soar.
At any rate, do buy ageappropriate books for the childrcn on your list and then give
an even more important giftrcad the books to them and let
the children read the books to
you.
Better yet, buy them some
plant and tree guide books, and
then take them on hikes up the
hills and through the woods to
find the trees and plants illustrated in the books.
Or buy them books of maps
and about geography, and then
take them on short trips to surrpj.UJ,9ing s~a~s~. In ,\~~s than tw9
.\J,OftlS· yoty ~~r g ~9.J West Vir1 J
ginia, Ohio or Virginia. Give
Happy 1st Birthday, Tia!
them the gift of travel and
'"'. :;: Tia Elizabeth Newsome, the daughter of Chris and Tessa New- exploration and knowledge of
'''i' ,J, me, celebrated her first birthday on September 24, 2005. Tia our region, i.ts history and cult1" c;; i the granddaughter of Tim and Roma Newsome, and Larry and ture.
w- ·;Janie Roach. She is the great-granddaughter of Ray and GeorIn a similar vein, you can
gia Akers, and June and the late Kenneth Newsome. She give them gifts that teach sci1
" ' , , enjoyed celebrating her special day with a birthday party
ence experiments or puzzle
~ •J• •• attended by friends and family.
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solving, and then spend time
with them in doing related projects. Or give them games -not the type that promote violence and uncivility, but the
kinds that allow them to sit
down with other people, engage
in civil competition and develop
their thinking skills, games such
as Scrabble, chess, Monopoly
and other tried-and-true challenges.
Then there are the adults on
our list. Once upon a time, I was
opposed to giving gift certificates, perhaps because then the
person knows how much you
spent. But a friend started giving
me gift certificates for a particular sit-down restaurant. I have
used them to take my cousin out
to lunch when we go shopping.
so they do double duty. I get a
nice meal and I can treat my
cousin to one.
I've changed my mind; gift
certificates are a good thing. But
th~y qon't lpve to be just for
ff?ocJ.or c!'?.!hing or such. We can
think of what our loved one
likes or needs and buy accordingly. For instance, $50 worth of
gas right now would be a blcssing for many people. Or a gift
certificate from the pharmacy a
loved one uses could be a big
help.
Tickets to a concert or play
are a good idea for those on
your list who like those things.
Is someone on your list crazy
about George Jones? Well, then
a ticket or two to his show at the
MAC would be greatly appreciated, I'm sure. Season tickets to
Jenny Wiley Theatre certainly
would thrill a number of people.
I'm really partial to gifts that
promote our regional culture. A
painting or photograph by one
of our great regional artists can't
be beat. Tom Whitaker and
Dean Hill come to mind, but
there arc dozens of others.
Ditto for books. We have
some excellent writers from
Appalachia. Silas House, Clyde
Pack, Ken Slone, Adriana Trig
ani. Billy C. Clark, James Still
JUSt the tip of the iceberg.
Look in the regional section of
any of the local bookstores.
Magazine subscriptions are
welcomed by many people. I
especially recommend Kentucky Explorer for articles about
our ancestry and history. But
there are magazines to fit every
interest, from sports to crafts.
I'll stop here before this
becomes a two-part column. I
tend to get carried away when
I'm thinking about gifts. I hope
your shopping IS going smoothly and that maybe I've been able
to help a little.
.
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Flo).?d GoURf;).? ~OS
will be publisldnt1
lot;t;eXts to Santa to
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GXtOOf;in{! SOGtion OR
FXtida)Z. 06G6lRb6Xt
23-tb. 2005.
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be aGGopted uotn
noon. ~uesdaJZ.
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Times P.O. Box 390
Pt·estonsburg,
KY 41653
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at 263 S. Central Ave.
Pr<.'stonsburg
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legible,
have your full name,
age and add ress.
�C4 • fRIDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1118 ROVII OOUIQnmas
750- Mobile Home
210 Job Listings
220 - Help Wanted
230 • Information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Services
290 - Work Wanted
11 0 - Agriculture
115- ATV's
120- Boats
130- Cars
140- 4x4's
150 - Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
170- Parts
175 - SUV's
180- Trucks
190- Vans
300 - FINANCIAL
31 o - Business
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
200- EMPLOYMENT
I
The FLOYD COUN• TY TIMES does not
knowingly accept
false or misleading
advertisements
_Ads which request
or require advance
payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
110-Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2001 Impala 60,00
miles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
loaded $6995
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$5995.
FOR SALE:
2002
Ford Taurus SE. 606886-6869 or 606791-9550.
FOR SALE:
1993
Ford Tempo,
all
power, new tires.
Runs, drives, and
looks great. $800 or
best offer. 886-01 08.
$500!Police
Impounds! Honda,
Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
/Trucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call
800-439-3998 ext.
A919
150· Miscellaneous
FOR SALE: 28 ft
Sierra
camper.
$2500 or best offer.
606-874-4948.
160-Motorcycles
FOR SALE
2000
YZF Yamaha 600 R
motorcycle.
6000
actual miles. Black &
silver with 2 helmets.
'$3500 Would make
great Christmas present. 606-886-6869
or 606-791-9550.
For
Sale
1998
YAMAHA YZBO New
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-4529599 for more info.
1-75-SUVs
FOR SALE:
2004
Ford Explorer 2x4
Am/FM/CD, cruise,
keyless entry. Avg
Miles, excellent coni-
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
~·
Gearheart
Communications,
Inc. is seeking to
employ a Human
Resource Manager.
Applicant must have a
Bachelor's or eqUivalent degree, and past
experience as an
H.R.
Manager.
Pl-tR/SPHR certification
preferred.
Employee benefits
include medical. dental
and
401 k.
Applications are·availat Gearheart
· Communications
located in Harold, KY.
Interviews will be conducted at a later date.
able
Send resume to;
Gearheart
Communications
I
,l
t>•M f..Uiti<o• •••J,
·~ KY 41635, or email to
-;;; job'l mikrot c.to'\'1
lion. $10995 Call
478-4860 or 2263218.
I
180-Trucks
FOR SALE: 87 Ford
F150. 300 6 cylinder.
4 speed transmission, good work
truck. $800. Call 606478-5173.
FOR SALE:
1995
Dodge Ram pick-up
truck, full size, excellent condition. Asking
$4000. Call after 11
am 606-587-2797.
FOR SALE:
1975
Ford dump truck, tilt
front end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-478-9150.
Movers
109.::,. ~!;BVICES
400-MERCH~
41 0 - Animals
420 - Appliances
440 - Electronics
445 - Furniture
450 - Lawn & Garden
460 - Yard Sale
470 - Health & Beauty
475 - Household
Must have ability to
calculate mathematical calculations (i.e.
Sq Ft) be detail oriented and possess
organizational skills
to effectively prioritize work. Reliable
transportation, digital
camera, and computer
with
internet
access
required.
Property/ inspection
background
preferred.
Please
respond
to:
Insurance Inspector,
10139 Royalton Rd.
Suite
F,
North
Royalton, OH 44133.
DRIVER WANTED
C&S Vaults seeks
190- Vans
driver for lnex warehouse.
Applicant
FOR SALE: 1998 must have a Class B
Ford Windstar Van. COL license. Ability
v6, Auto, all power, to perform physical
excellent
shape.
Must
be
$3500.
606-686- labor.
dependable.
Drivers
3082.
!Gad, unload, and
deliver steel grave
vaults
thoughout
When responding
to Employment ads regions in Kentucky,
that have reference Tennessee,
and
numbers,
please Ohio, Virginia, and
indicate_ that entire West Virginia Must
reference 11'-!mberc,, be comfortable dealon the outs1de of
your
envelope. ing with customers.
Reference numbers Benefits
available
are used to help us after 90 days. Fulldirect your letter to time position. Please
the correct individ- call 606-298-7792 for
ual.
information and to
set up an interview.
EMPLOYMENT
210-Job Listing
*************"'*******
MEDICAU
CLERICAL
Prestonsburg
Multiple openings! Great pay,
start immediately!
$8 hr and up.
Experience preferred but not
required. Fax
resume to 972-7396067.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Steam
Cleaning company
needs employees.
Must have valid driver's license and up
to date surface mining papers. Call 606886-1759
Mon-Fri
9:00 am tp 5:00 pm
MEDICAL SECRE·
TARY WANTED Full
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ time M-F 9:30- 5:00
and Sat 9:00-12:00.
I N S U R A N C E Call 886-1714.
INSPECTORS Field
work in Floyd and
surrounding counties.
Independent
contractor/ part-time
basis.
Inspectors
conduct inspections
of
personal
dwellings, determine
square
footage,
indentify
property
c h a r act e r is tics
and/or potential hazards,/ condtion concerns, take photos.
HAIR GALLERY of
· Prestonsburg is now
hiring for cosmetologist and nail technician. If interested,
please apply in person at Hair Gallery or
call 886-9074.
A B B 0 T T ENG 1NEERING IINC is
currently accepting
applications for an
experienced mining
500 ..:..BE~L ESTATE
705 • Construction
71 0 Educational
61 0 • Apartments
620 - Storage/
505 - Business
510- Commercial
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/Lots
570 - Mobile Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
permit
technician.
The applicant should
have experience in
preparing all phases
of a DNR mining permit (surface & underground) An excellent
benefit package is
provided including
health insurance, 6
paid holiday and
vacation.
Please
send resume to 3073
KY
RT
321.
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653 or email to
thoward@abbottengineering.com or
fax to 606-886-6986.
Offico Space
630 ·Houses
640 • L.andll.ots
650 - Moone Homes
660 • MiSceUaneous
670 - Commercial
Property
mini-van transporting
railroad crews in the
Shelby area. Clean
MVR. Drug screen
required. 7 years driving experience. Ref
location number 26.
Call 800-471-2440.
713 - Child Care
715 • Electrician
720 - Health & Beauty
730 - Lawn & Garden
735 ·Legal
740- Masonry
745 - Miscellaneous
resume to: PO BOX
607, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653.
HELP WANTED:
Mountain Manor of
Paintsville is taking
applications for a
LPN
(7pm -7am)
position. Excellent
wages and benefits.
Oil Field Company Apply in person at
has openings for 1025 Euclid Avenue,
hard working respon- Paintsville, KY from
Mon-Fri
between
sible drivers. Must
8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
be of age 21 or older.
Must have COL with
MERCHANDISE
HAZ-MAT and tanker
en orcements, good
driving record and 445-Furniture
some
mechanical
apptitude.
Please
FOR SALE: Large
apply in person at: motorized lift-chair.
condition,
Universal
Well Perfect
with battery back-up,
Services, Inc., 5252
call 886-6688.
Rt 1428, Allen, KY
41601
606-874ALLEN
FURNITURE
3487,
Accepting
ALLEN,KY
applications
Mon.
Furniture,
used
thru Fri. between the
appliances, living I
hours of Bam and bedroom suits, bunk
4pm.
beds, and lots more!
Call 606-874-9790.
W A N T E D :
Immediately
need
Medical
Office
Manager for busy
practice
in
P rest o n s b u r g .
Please do not apply if
you don't have experience as a Medical
Office
Manager.
Health/life insurance
provided. Contact:· · 220-Help Wanted
PO BOX
2467
Ashland, KY 41105- HELP
WANTED:
2467.
Reno's Roadhouse
Prestonsburg is now
A B B 0 TT ENG I· hiring for all posiNEERING INC
fs tions. Day shift and
night shift. Apply in
currently seeking to person only.
fill the position of
Crew Chief and HELP WANTED:
Rodman with under- Night auditor shift/
Part-time night audit
ground and outside shift available for
experience. We have Friday and Saturday
an excellent benefits night from 11:00 pmam.
Call
package with health, 7:00
vacation,
etc. Microtel Inn at 8B90331 or stop by and
Applications may be put In an application.
picked up at the
Prestonsburg office BABYSITTER
or resumes may be NEEDED 1 year old
faxed at 606-886- boy in my home.
Tues-Fri 8 am-4pm
6986 or mailed to please call after 4
3073
KY RT 321 , pm. 606-889-0926.
Prestonsburg,
KY
LPN WANTED: Busy
41653.
pediatric clinic seeking energetic LPN, if
WANTED: Drivers 1 interested
send
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Local company seeking right person for a fast
paced, busy Corporate Marketing office.
Responsibilities include coordination of advertisng
for multi locations, maintaining company website,
and other duties. Must have excellent computer
skills, ability to work with others, design graphic
skills, and willing to travel.
Benefits include 401 (k), MedicaUPrescription, Life
Insurance, Long-term Disability, Credit Union, and
Supplemental Plans. Visit our website for more
Information @
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Send Confidential Resume to:
Judy lusk@teamworldwide.com
Or HR Office - P.O. Box 1370
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
No Phone Calls, Please
Equal Opportunity Employer
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
New
&
Used
Furniture
&
Appliances @ unbelievable
prices.
Come in today for
incredible savings.
Shop At The Little
Furniture Store &
Save!! Route. #122,
McDowell. Call 606377-0143.
475-Household
RUSSELL MAY
Snow Scenes and
more.
www.russellmay.com
or call Cathy May
434-255-5286.
755 • Office
760 • Plumbing
765 - Profe$Sionals
770 • R~pair/S~JVice
830 • Miscellaneous
850 - Personals
870 • Services
890- Legals
780- Timber
790 • Ttavet
W•NOilCES
805 • Anl'lOuncements
810 • Au,Otions
815 ~ Lost & Found
FOR SALE OR 2271 or 606-785Commercial 5556. Ask for Sheila
480-Miscellaneous LEASE:
Property, lvel, KY on Wicker.
US 23. Office buildNice
WEDDING DRESS ing, garage, paved FOR SALE:
sale.
Martin
home
for
lot,
approximately
2
FOR SALE: Size 12,
606-368- Heights subdivision.
pearl and sequins acres.
3 BR 2 BA 2 car
2347.
intricate design on
garage. 12x18 deck.
bodice and train.
Must see to appreci- F 0 R LEAS E : Nice storage buildate beauty. For more · Commercial proper- ing. Call 606-587information call 886- ty, Prestonsburg, KY 1163 or 606-7918506 ask for Tonya just off Mtn Parkway 0187.
or after 5:00 call886- on AT 122, across
0048 and leave mes- from Mtn Arts Center HOMES FOR SALE:
8-1 0 acres, all utili- A foreclosure!! 3 BR
sage.
ties. Call 606-349- only $16,000. For
listings call 1-8006703.
COAL FOR SALE
429-7008
ext B 183. fill
50 acres in
530-Homes
Quicksand, Knott
County KY. Call 260FOR SALE:
New FORECLOSURE! 4
347-0259.
1320 sq ft house BR 2 BA $33,000.
located on Haywood Must sell, for lisintgs
FIREWOOD FOR
SALE For more info DR, Prestonsburg. 3 call 1/800-429-7008
BR 2 BA hardwood
call 377-6055.
floor and ceramic tile. 570· Mobile Homes
.
I
You pick the carpet
FOR SALE: 2002
Call
606-478-9993.
Amerilite 27 ft
FOR SALE with or
camper with slide
hook-up.
Two without
out. $8500. Call 606- FOR SALE:
story 4 BR home, 1999 16 x 80 3 BR 2
874-2879.
HUD approved. BA MH. $12995. Call
Located at Stampers 886-2842 or after
FIREWOOD FOR
Branch,
Wayland, 6:00 call886-3451.
SALE. Hardwood.
$50 a load. Call 886- KY. Last white house
on the right $33,000.
Final
clearance 4038.
Please call 606-946- 2004 lot models and '
495-Want to Buy
WANT TO BUY
property with free
gas in Pike or Floyd
county. Call 4344866 or 587-2652.
REAL ESTATE
51
o- Com. Prop
BUILDING FOR
LEASE or
rent.
Located at Stanville.
2000 sq ft and a 600
sq ft can be joined or
separated. Great for
office space or retail.
Ci::!ll 606-478-5403.
m We Think You Need
Ifill
ABetter Job!
We're looking for talented people just
like you to be part of our team!
NOW HIRING
Management and Crew for
All-Shifts.
To schedule an interview,
Call1-606-638-1000 ext 3
or fax your resume to 1-606-638-1 004.
1f~
RING IN THE NEW YEAR ~\:.,
•.v--~WITHANEW AND EXCITING•¥
JOB!
REPORTER
The Hazard Herald is looking
for a Reporter, needs good
writing and general English
skills. Some experience in news
preferred, not required. Ability
to multi task. Competitive
salaries. insurance, 401K
~0 CALLS PLEASE
Send resume to:
The Hazard Herald
. >P.O. Bo~ 869.
Hazard, KY 41702
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or \lia email to;
weo @floydcoumytlmes.corn
Don't let the New Year find you in the
same old daily routine.
Riverview Health Care Center is now taking
applications for RN's and LPN's that have
excitement for life and a caring heart!
Come be a part of our extended family!
We offer competitive pay and insurance
benefits.
H you want the opportunity to be a part of
Riverview Health Care's Team
and Ring in the New Year with a new and
exciting job, contact:
Lana Calhoun, HR
at 606-886-9178 or
send resum4! to Riverview Health Care Center
79 Sparrow Lane
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
EEOC
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
seeks candidates for the .following pusiti(>IIS
Accountant
Qualificutions include a t>achclm' :. degree
in Business or Accounting. Computer
experience required, MAS200 exp(;'•iencc
preferred. Must be proficient \\ith
Microsofl Word, Bx:.cel or equ1v;.!lent.
Advanced Billing Clerk
Qualifications include a high school
diploma or equivalent, minimum of two
years experience in med1cal hllling.
minimum of 3 years familiarity with
computers and dam en1ry and oftice
machines, ability to type -10 net wpm.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Requirements include cunent licen~ure
in KY as LPN and BLS
Radiology Technologist
Qualifications include CUtTcnt licensure in
KY a-; a Radiology Technologist and BLS.
Exciting opportunity lo join our team of
dedicated health care professionals.
These are day-shift positions with em
e.xc:ellent benefit paclwMe.
Send resume to:
Human Resources
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax: (606) 886-8548
EmaiJ: k.nunnery@bsbl'.org
A pn>t<d tr..ulirjmr ofr ·o, 'ci:,..? r... c.,
to quality heallh care.
�fRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2005 models now
available! If you are
se~ous about pu~
chasing a new home
you need to be with
experienced staff to
get the right home at
a great price. The
Home Show-South
William son, Inc. US
119,
Belfry,
Ky.
41514 606-353-6444
or toll free 877-3536444
aa>Storage/Office
BUILDING FOR
LEASE 30x60 metal
storage buildling on
RT 80. 886-8366.
OFFICE SPACE for
lease
in
Prestonsburg.
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking
only two blocks from
Call
All Drywall, Dutch courthouse.
874-1700, 285-0900
with 2x6 walls,and
5/12 roof pitch, ulti- or 874-9976.
mate kitchen packFOR RENT: 3 Room
age, glass block winoffice suite. $600
dow, and many more
month.
Call 886extras, Set up for
1020
ask
for C.V.
viewing. For details
call 606-353-6444 or
FOR LEASE:
toll free 577-35330x80
building on
6444
the home
Parkway.
MTN
show
Parking for large
trucks. Will re-model.
RENTALS
FOR RENT:
900
sq.
ft.
office/commerAPT FOR RENT at
cial space. Located
Harold. 3 BR, living
next
to Reflection's
room, kitchen BA
Salon 3/4
Beauty
ample storageicloset
mile
south
or Martin
space, WID hook-up,
on
RT
122.
Across
stove, refrigerator furnished.
Covered from Garth Tech.
parking. Call 606- School. Call 2859112.
886-9158.
630-Houses
FOR RENT:
small
efficiency apt. Clean,
nice, suitable for one
person. $275 month. FOR RENT 3 BR
Deposit
required. house in McDowell
1 BA, carport, $400
886-6208.
month with $200
PARK PLACE APTS deposit. If interested,
call 859-245-9321 .
"Holiday
Special"
First Month's Rent
FREE with paid secu- HOUSE FOR RENT:
rity deposit. Through 3 BR $400 month
$300
deposit.
December 31, 2005.
Located
at
David.
No
1
BR/$280/$309
2BR/$304/$345 pets. Call 886-8467.
Prestonsburg 886HOUSE FOR RENT:
0039.
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA,
FOR RENT: 1 BR apt kitchen, living room,
dining room, utilities
includes
utilities.
$450 per month. 2 included, furnished.
BR trailer, $250 per $695 month plus
deposit. Located at
month. 4 miles west
lvel. Call 606-478of Prestonsburg on
5173.
Mtn. Pkwy. 886-6061
or 886-0480
5:00pm
after
APT FOR RENT: 1
BR, 1 BA. Utilities
included. $550 per
Security
month.
deposit
required.
Located at Harold.
Call478-3333 or 4782423.
APT FOR RENT:
Unfurnished 2 BR
with walk-in closet. 2
BA, large living room
and kitchen. Located
at Stanville, off US
23. Call478-8100
FOR RENT: 3 BR
house with 2 full bath.
Located 2 miles
south of Martiin on
Old Hite Road, Left
Beaver Creek. $600
month plus utilities.
All electric must furnish references. Call
285-9112.
1 BR HOUSE for
rent. WID hook-up.
$300 per month,
$250 deposit. If interested, call 889-0036.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
2 BR $550 per month
FOR RENT: Taking plus utilities. If interapplications for 2 BR ested call 886-0124.
apartments.
Nice
quiet neighborhood: STOP RENTING:
Buy a 5 BR 2 BA
References
and
deposit
required. home only $13000.
For listings call 800358-9123.
429-7008 ext B930
FOR RENT 2 BR
newly
remodeled
ground floor apt.
Located across from
Garth
Technical
School. RT 122 at
Martin, KY. Must furnish references. Not
HUD approved. Call
285-9112.
•
640. Landllots
LARGE TRAILER
LOT for
rent.
Located at Left Fork
Abbott. Call 8869479 or 889-0560.
Trailer lot for rent
on old U.S. 23
Prestonbetween
APT FOR RENT:
Brand new 1 BR par- sburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
tially furnished. Most
utilities paid. Near 889 9747
HRMC. $400 month.
Trailer Lot For
Call 886-6343.
Rent, Large Yard.
Call 886-8366
1-2
BR
FURNISHED
Apts.
For Rent : newly
lin
Clean.
constructed Mobile
Prestonsburg. 886Home Lots in new
8366.
Allen,reference
required
call 6062 BR 1 1/2 bath
874-2212
Townhouse also 1
bed room furnished 650- Mobile Homes
or unfurnished located in Prestonsburg
,NO PETS call 606- FOR RENT: MH 14 x
80 3 BR 2 BA 886886 8991
8366.
VACANCIES
Branham
Heights
Apts Wheelwright KY
is accepting application for 1 and 2 BR
apts. And 1 BR handicapped accessible
apartment.
Rent
based on income,
water, sewage, and
garbage are inlcuded
in rent. Please contact Kathy at 606452-4777.
Office
hours M-F 8:00-4:00.
FOR RENT: 2 BR
trailer. $350 month.
Total electric. Must
pay own utilities and
have references. Call
285-4742.
MH FOR RENT 3 BR
2 BA doublewide
located at Wayland.
For more information
call 358-2320 or 2851894.
MH FOR RENT: All
electric 2 BR in
Furnished 1 bed
Martin area. Call
room Apt. Central
285-3980.
heat & air. Rent starting at $375. month, +
MHs FOR RENT: 2
$300. deposit water
& 3 BR mobile
included.
Located
homes for rent. Total
near HRMC. 606electric. Close to
889-9717.
Prestonsburg.
No
pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
FOR RENT 2 BR fur- in the spring of 1987.
nished trailer just off Results thus far,
Mtn Pkwy on old 114. include the establish886-8724.
ment of the approved
post-mining
land
660· Miscellaneous use.
Written comments,
objections,
and
FOR RENT: Beauty
requests for a public
shop equipped with 3
stations and tanning hearing or informal
bed. Located on RT conference must be
with
the
122 1 mile south of filed
Martin, across from Director, Division of
Garth
Technical Field Services, No. 2
School. Must furnish Hudson
Hollow,
references.
285- Frankfort, Kentucky
9112.
40601, by February
6, 2006.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
713-Child/Eid. Care February 7, 2006, at
10:00 a.m., at the
Department
for
WILL SIT WITH the
Mining
elderly or needy. Surface
and
Excellent references Reclamation
available. Call 789- Enforcement's
4419 and leave mes- Pikeville Regional
sage.
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
745-Miscellaneous Pikeville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be canceled if no
LOCAL COAL
bucket driver needs request for a hearing
employment back in or informal conferthe coal fields. Moon ence is received by
base. Call 606-886- February 6, 2006.
6720 or 606-7915643.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
770-Repair/Services PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 880-0124
CARPENTRY
In accordance with
WORK
all types.
New construction or KRS 350.093, notice
remodeling. is hereby given that
Garages, decks, etc. Czar
Coal
Concrete work & sid- Corporation, HC 64,
ing. Free estimates. Box 915, Debord,
Call 886-8896.
Kentucky,
41214,
has
applied
for
780· Timber
Phase
I
Bond
Release on increAVAILABLE: House ments 1, 6, and 7 of
to be torn down, if permit number 880interested in wood, 0124, which was last
call 606-358-2290.
issued on 08/1 0/05.
The application covers an area of
approximately
959.40 acres, locatNEED MEDICARE ed 1.82 mile northPART D? Need a
west of Thomas, in
Medicare
Supplement? Want Martin and Floyd
to get it from an County.
The
permit
is
insurance agent and
approximately
1.8
instructor with 18 yrs.
north
from
You mile
experience?
Route
want to meet Billy R Kentucky
Maynard. Call today 194's junction with
for a free appoint- Wolf Branch Road.
ment. 606-478-9500
The bond now in
or 478-4105.
effect for increment
#1 is a surety bond
LEGALS
for
$203,000.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
NOTICE OF
$138,000.00
is
BOND RELEASE
included
in
the
appliIn accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice cation for release.
is hereby given that The bond now in
Peter Fork Mining effect for increment
Company, P.O. Box #6 is a surety bond
$186,100.00.
· Pikeville for
2666,
Kentucky 41501, ha~ Approximately 60%
applied for Phase I, II of the original bond
of
and Ill Bond Release amount
$111,660.00
is
on Increment No. 7,
and Phase II and Ill included in the appliBond Release on cation for release.
Increment No. 8, of The bond now in
Permit Number 898- effect for increment
0042, which was last #7 is a surety bond
$185,400.00.
issued on October for
Approximately
60%
20, 1997. The appliof
the
original
bond
cation covers an
of
area of approximate- amount
is
ly 260.87 acres, $111,240.00
appliincluded
in
the
located 2.0 miles
south of Owsley, in cation for release.
Reclamation work
Pike
and
Floyd
performed to date
Counties.
The
permit
is includes backfilling
approximately 1.0 and grading; soil
mile south from KY ~amp ling and testing;
Route 1384's junc- fertilizing, seeding
tion with Dog Fork, and mulching, comSummer
and located 0.5 mile pleted
2003.
southeast of Left
Written comments,
Fork of Big Creek of
objections,
and
Toler Creek. The latirequests
for
a
public
2
tude is 37 28'05".
The longitude is hearing or informal
conference must be
82 2 35'08".
filed
with
the
The bond now in
Director,
Division
of
effect for Increment
Field
Services,
#2
No. 7 is a certificate
Hollow,
of deposit in the Hudson
Frankfort,
Kentucky
amount of ten thousand five hundred 40601 , by February
dollars ($1 0,500.00), 3, 2006.
A public hearing on
which is the remainthe
application has
ing bond in the applibeen
scheduled for
cation for release.
The bond now in February 6, 2006, at
effect for Increment 9 a.m., at the
for
No. 8 is a certificate Department
Surface
Mining
of deposit in the
and
amount of fifty-four Reclamation
Enforcement's
thousand eight hundred twenty-one dol- Prestonsburg
Office,
lars
($54,821 .00), Regional
3140
South
Lake
which is the remainDrive,
Suite
6
ing bond in the appliPrestonsburg:
cation for release .
Reclamation work Kentucky 41653. The
performed on the hearing will be canpermit area includes: celled if no request
backfilling, final grad- for a hearing or inforing, seeding, and mal conference is
mulching, completed received by February
SERVICES
NOTICES
3, 2006.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0308
AMENDMENT
N0.1
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
436 Daniels Creek
Pikeville,
Road,
Kentucky 41502, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located 4.5 miles northwest of Hueysville, in
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
an additional 22.7
acres of surface disturbance, and will
add an additional
12.1 underground
acres, making the
total area within the
permit
boundary,
485.0 acres.
The amendment
area is approximately 1.8 mile northwest
from Route 2029's
junction with KY
Route 7, and located
in Plummer Branch
and Raccoon Branch
of Saltlick Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the David and
Handshoe U.S.G.S.
7-1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The
amendment will use
the contour strip and
highwall/auger methods of mining. The
surface
area
is
owned by Sylvia
Warrix and Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will underlie surface area
owned by Knott
Floyd
Land
Company, Inc. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of public road
KY 7. The operation
will not involve relocation of the public
road.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0322
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502, has applied
for a permit for a surface and auger coal
mining
operation,
located 2.2 miles
northeast
of
Handshoe, in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 41.0 surface
acres,
and
will
underlie 15.4 acres
and the total are~
within the permit
boundary will be 56.4
acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.1 mile northwest
from KY 2029's junction with KY 7, and
located
on
an
unnamed tributary of
Raccoon Branch.
The proposed operation is located on
the
Wayland,
and
Handshoe,
David U.S.G.S. 7-1/2
minute quadrangle
maps. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Edward
& Dora Handshoe
Timothy Francis, and
Dallas Sparkman.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by Edward & Dora
Handshoe, Timothy
Francis,
Dallas
Sparkman.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
SOUTHERN
WATER
& SEWER
DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
Southern Water &
Sewer District, a
public entity created
pursuant to KRS
Chapter
74,
is
requesting bids from
qualified
lending
institutions to provide
the District with a two
year term loan with a
principal amount not
to
exceed
$600,000.00.
To
obtain specific information related to this
request,
including
copies of audited
financial reports, current financial statements, and budgets,
please contact Bob
Meyer at 606-3779296, or by mail at
Southern Water &
Sewer District, P.O.
Box 610, McDowell,
Kentucky,
41647.
Responses are due
to Southern Water &
Sewer District, P.O.
Box 610, 245 Ky.
Route
680,
McDowell,
KY
41647, no later than
4:00p.m., December
23,2005.
SOUTHERN
WATER
& SEWER
DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
Southern Water &
Sewer District, a
public entity created
pursuant to KRS
Chapter
74,
is
requesting bids for
seven (7) vehicles,
as follows:
1. Two (2) Ford
F250
w/extended
cabs, short WB,
4WD, 6.0 diesel
engines.
2. Three (3) Ford
F150-extended cab,
short WB, 4WD, 5.4
gasoline engines.
3. Two (2) Ford
Rangers-extended
cab, short WB, 4WD,
4.0 gasoline engines
All vehicles are to
be 2005 or 2006
models. Preferred
color-white.
All
vehicles to be automatic w/AC. District
is
seeking
bids
based on either outright purchase or
lease -purchase.
Proposals
should
identify by vehicle
the purchase amount
and
alternatively
lea se-purc hase
terms, as well as
delivery
date(s).
Contact Bob Meyer,
at 606-317-9296 or
by mail at Southern
Water
&
Sewer
District, P.O. Box
610,
McDowell,
Kentucky, 41647, for
additional information. Responses are
due to Southern
Water
&
Sewer
District, P.O. Box
610, 245 Ky. Route
680, McDowell, KY
41647, no later than
4:00p.m., December
23, 2005.
SOUTHERN
WATER
& SEWER
DISTRICT I
REQUEST FOA
PROPOSALS
Southam Water &
Sewer District, a
public entity created
pursuant to KRS
Chapter
74,
is
requesting bids from
qualified Insurers, to
provide the District
with a comprehen·
siva package of lia·
bility coverage, to
Include: Commercial
General
Liability,
Public
Officials
liability, Commercial
Automobile
Liabi lily/Physical
Damage,
Property/lnl~:~nd
Marine. To obtain a
bid package, please
contact Bob Meyer at
606·377-9296, or by
mail at Southern
Water &
Sewer
District, P.O. Box
610,
Mcbowell,
Ker1tucky,
41647.
Responses are due
to Southern Water &
Sewer District, P.O.
Box 610, 245 Ky.
Route
680,
McDowell,
KY,
41647, no lat&r than
4 p.m., December
30,2005.
SOUTHERN
WATER
&SEWER
DtSTRICT
REQUEST FOA
PROPOSALS
Southern Water &
Sewage District, a
public entity created
pursuant to KRS
Chapter
74,
Is
requesting bids from
qualified Insurers to
provide the District
with medical insur·
ance coverage for its
employees. To obtain
a
bid
package,
please contact Bob
Meyer at 606-377·
9296, or by mall at
Southern Water &
Sewer District, P.O.
Box 610, McDowell,
Kentucky,
41647.
Responses are due
to Southem Water &
Sewer District, P. .
Box 610, 245 Ky.
Route
680,
McDowell,
KY
41647, no later than
4:00 p.m., December
30, 2005.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-8050
RENEWAL
In accordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby
given that Mare
Creek
Sa.hd
Company,
Incorporated, P.O.
Box 598,
Allen,
Kentucky
41601,
intend~ to file for
renewal of permit
number 836-8050.
The operation disturbs 3.97 acres; no
new
acreage Is
affected
by this
renewal.
The operation is
located on the Levisa
Fork of the Big
Sandy River,
at
Emma, in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
4.200 feet southwest
of
State
Route
1428's junction with
State Route 194, on
the north bank of the
Levisa Fork. The
operation Is located
on
the
Lancer
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map, at latitude 37d
37m 58s North, and
longitude 82d 42m
28s West.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6
Drive,
Prestonsburg:
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments or
objections must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, lt2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
16, 2005 • C
propo"o
The
Frahkfort, Kentucky
amendment is Jp
40601.
ed on the McD w
USGS
7 1/2 Mint!
NOTICE OF
quadrangle
nr p
BOND RELEASE
The
surface
ar~a
In accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice be disturbed bj
~
Is hereby given that amendment
owned
by
Ri(j1.J
Peter Fork Mining
Company, P.O. Box and Ryan HarrBI.o
Pikeville, Arnold Turner, Lc
2666,
Kentucky 41501, has Blankenship, Bpbb y
E;do
applied for Phase Ill Page,
Bond Release on Blankenship, Fred-i
Increment No. 2, of Blankenship,
Permit Number 898- Newsome,
~
0011 , which was last Hamilton,
1J1.i
Issued on August 6, Hamilton,
1996. The applica- and Jeremia Tar.k
Ham1 '
tion covers an area Maggie
·.
Keathly
Enterpr
of
approximately
11.21 acres, located Inc., Roger P .g
TacKA ,
2.0 miles south of Hershel
Anthony
Tackett
cr
Owsley, in Pike and
Carmel
and
Ma
Floyd Counties.
The permit is Clark The an
approximately 1.0 ment will un e
ow11ed
mile south from KY land
Richard
and Ryan
F=\oute 1384's juncArnoltl
tion with Dog Fork, Hamilton,
L<>Vl
and located 0.5 mile Turner,
Blankenship,
8c
L
southeast of Left
Page,
Eddie
Fork of Big Creek of
Toler Creek. The lati- Blankenship, Fredd,e
tude is 371128'38". Blankenship, Dan P.
Rub 1
The longitude is Newsome,
Hamilton,
Pe.
82!135'38".
MafJ
The bond now in Hamilton,
effect for Increment Hamilton,
Inc.
No. 2 is a certificate Enterprises,
Roger
Paige,
an
of deposit in the
a.mount of nine thou- Hershel Tackett.
The operation will
sand
dollars
use
the area, ccn
($9,000.00), which is
tour,
and extended
the remaining bond,
in the application for depth auger method
of surface mining.
release.
The
amendm ent
Reclamation work
application
has t)eE
performed on the
filed
for
p·J~
permit area includes
backfilling, final grad- inspection at •
or
Ing, seeding, and Department
Natural
Resources'
mulching, completed
in the -spring of 1987. Presto nsbu.,
Off! ~r
Resu~s
thus far Regional
3140
South
L
include the establishDrive,
SUite
6
ment of tM approved
PrestonsbtFg
post-mining
land
Kentucky
41 'b
use.
Written comments, Written comrn
objections,
and objections,
requests for a public requests for a pe.
hearing or informal conference must
conference must be filed with the Directc
filed
with
the of the Division
Director, Division of Mine Perm1ts
H
Field Services, #2 Hudson
Hollow Complex, U.S. 12
Hudson
Frankfort
Frankfort, Kentuck; South,
Kentucky
40601.
40601, by January
This is thr
23,2006.
A .public hearing advertisement
on the application application. All Y ,
has been scheduled ments, objections, c,
for January 24, 2006, requests for a pe"T.
at 10:00 a.m., at the conference mt..&t bP
Department for Sur- received w'trill
face
Mining days of todd .>
'l'
Reclama-tion
and
Enforce-ment's
Pikeville Regional
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
Pike-ville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be canceled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conferencce Is received by
January 23, 2006.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836·0303
AMENDMENT
N0.2
In act:ordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
1oo, Milton, West
Virginia ~5541 , has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existihg surface and
auger coal mining
and
reclamation
operation, located
near Craynor, of
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
125.06 acres of surface
disturbance,
and will underlie an
380.95
additional
acres,
of which
250.25 acres underlie surface and/or
auger, in another
seam, making a total
area of 840.22 acres
within the amended
permit boundary.
The proposed operation Is approximately 0.5 mile south from
KY Route 979's junction with Dry Branch
Road, and is located
within Dry Branch of
Mud Creek, Mink
Branch
of
Mud
Creek, and at the
head of Gap Fork of
Neds Fork of Frasure
Creek.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC SA(.E
The following
,
will be offered a
public
sale • l
December
~3rd.
2005, · at
First
Guaranty Bank: 3C)
Triangle
Sueet
Martin,
Kenl1· .,
41649, at 11:00:1',..
1998 Chevrolet
10 Pick Up , :v1N
#1 GCCS1441 \iK.
6215.
All items are:
"as is whero
Seller reserves:
right to bid anj:l
reject any or all 1
Items are to be lP
followin g the sale
satisfactory arran
ments are made w
the
s 1
Announcemert '
the sale take prJ
over ad. Purctfu
to pay all taxes an•
transfer fees.
First
Gt:a
Bank
39 Triangle St~
P.O. Box 888
Martin, KY 416
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Hereford ftles for rematch against Fan
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Former
city councilman Thomas Hereford
lll filed papers Monday to run for
Prestonsburg mayor, setting up a
rematch of the hotly contested 2001
mayor's race.
If he is elected, Hereford says
he' 11 promote a ''full partnership"
between himself and the city council to work on ways to increase economic growth for the city. He wants
new and existing businesses to
expand and provide more jobs for
area residents.
"I'm very business oriented,"
Hereford said, "and one of my main
thrusts will be filling every storefront and vacant building in
Prestonsburg . .. You can look at
Paintsville and Pikeville and sec
that we're behind."
Hereford, who lost to Mayor
Jerry Fannin during the last election, wants to work with the utilities
commission to improve the city's
sewer system. He also says he will
implement a program that provides
access to the mayor after traditional
business hours.
Hereford, who announced that
•
1fl
he would seek the mayor's seat in
June (after he alleged that Fannin
violated state laws by damaging a
cemetery where his ancestor<; are
buried ncar Route 1428), will have
hjs campaign platform finalized in
2006.
In other election news, district I
magistrate Gerald DeRossett filed
Hereford
(Sec ELECTION, page eight)
scheduled
P'burg looks
to revitalize
downtow are
Left Beaver Fire and
Rescue will hold its
an'lual Santa Claus Run
on Sunday, Dec. 18.
The schedule for the
run JS as follows:
• 12 p.m. - Drift
ballpark
• 12: 15 p.m.Mi11nie ballpark
• 12.35 p.m. Mi'l'lJe townhouses
• 12·50 p.m.McDowell ARh
• 1:35pm.- Lett
Beaver Stat1on 2.
McDowell
• 2 p m. - Pilgrim
Rest Crurch
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
fhc city council held the
• :?·15 p.m.Scott's Barber Shop, Hi
l-lat
• 2:30 p.m. - Little
\Janey Church
• 2:45 p.m. - Foot
bf South floyd High
Scrool
3 p.rr.- Bud
Rey'lo1d"> Store, Ligon.
photo by Tom Doty
The driver of this red Ford Expedition was able to crawl out of the drlye_r's side window after going off
the road on Route 1428, near the entrance to Emma, on tuesday evening at approximately " J>.m.
Officers who responded to the scene reported an identical accident had occurred at the same spot at 3
p.m. when a female driver also went off the road, flipping her maroon Chevy S-10. She was Injured in
the crash and was taken to Highlands Regional Medical Center for treatment.
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High· 41 • Low: 33
Governor visits Pik~ville, announces
plans to get tough with arsonists
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
Higl-t: 37 • Low: 23
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Obituanes ..................A2
Corn:numty Calendar ... A3
Opimon ...................A4
Sports ......................... 81
Lifestyles .....................C1
Class1fieds ...................C4
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PIKEVILLE - Standing up for
three forestry workers who were
trapped last month by an arson
fire, Gov. Ernie Fletcher says, "It's
time for action."
He traveled to Pikeville
Saturday, where he announced
plans to initiate a multi-agency
enforcement effort to curb wildland arson fires. He has also asked
the Environmental and Public
Protection Cabinet to create a
"task force" of local officials, forest industry representatives and
economic development specialists
who can provide additional suggestions about ways to protect the
gain," he said. "It's the
state's forested areas.
most senseless crime
Fletcher said that
and it's a travesty."
approximately 5,000 of
Calling it •·unac8,000 fires that destroyed
ceptable,"
Fletcher
land in the state since
said the state needs a
2000 were caused by
"high
visibility"
arson. It was "shocking,"
enforcement incentive
he said, to learn that
present.
more than half of the
He relayed the story
woodland fires across the
Fletcher
of a Nov. 27 incident
state this year have been
on Adams Branch in
attributed to arson. The
rise in arson, coupled with the rise Elkhorn City, where three forestry
of intentional "harmful attacks" workers were trapped on a hillside
against forestry workers, show that by a fire that was set by an arsonarsonists have "little respect" for ist.
Crew leader Lillard Allen
the state's natural beauty and
renewable resources, Fletcher said. Adkins said the fire that trapped
''These are people [the arson(See GOVERNOR, page s1x)
ists] who get nothing in personal
first reading of an ordinance Monday to establish
a historic preservation commission board.
The acceptance of the
ordinance and the establishment of the board 'will help
the city obtain money from
the Governor's Office of
Local
Development
(GOLD) for a historic Main
Street program.
Chicago native Brent
Graden, who was hired in
as the city's director of eco
nomic development ~bout
eight weeks ago, said
Prestonsburg can obtain
anywhere from $150,000 to
$350,000 from GOLD to
rejuvenate the city's downtown area.
The city's allotment will
be based on need and on the
"rank" the city obtains from
GOLD, which will evaluate
what proactne measures
the city has a'ready taken to
improve It~ downtown area,
Graden sa1J.
Graden "aid he's 'bringing the merchants to the
table" for the Prestonsburg
Renaissance on .'\1ain Street
Association, an organization similar to those \H1rking to revitalize the economic structure of 19 2
Kentucky cities.
The association \.\111
focus its attention on the
Renais<;anLc on Mam program's four-point Main
Street ~ pproach: organization de<>,gn, promobo:J and
economic reconstructton.
Graden ">ale tt' a "'"t.>focur;cd m1ssJon to promote
ecqnomic
development
through 10b creation a~ well
as historic pre<;ervation...
''We've f,Ot small to
mirl-siz.:-d companies in
Prestonsburg. like lawyers.
lCC. or the Floyd County
(Sc.:! P'BURG, page six)
I Couple charged with
running meth lab
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Prestonsburg couple were
arrested Saturday and
charged with manufacturing methamphetamine in a
barn behind their Cole
Branch home.
Frederic and Monica
Collins were arrested by
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Deputy Will Holbrook.
Deputy Jeremy Shepherd
and Sgt. Gary Tackett following aJ} anonymous tip to
the department.
Sheriff . John
K.
Blackburn said that thf" ot1icers first -;ecurcd a search
warrant before invcsttgat
ing the C'ollinscs' t.ome on
(Sec METH, page ctghtl
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Judge denies motions
to dismiss vote fraud case
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
A federal judge has denied
motions for dismissal in cases
against state Sen. Johnny Ray
Turner, Loren Glenn TUrner and
Ross Harris.
Judge Karen K. Caldwell filed
two orders Tuesday, de nying two
motions of dismissal presented by
Sen. Turner and one motion of dismissal presented by Loren Turner.
While In the area for
a concert, country
singer and Magoffin
County native
Rebecca Lynn
Howard joined
David Lynch, Eric C.
Conn and WSIP's
"CJ the DJ" for the
"Christmas in the
Mountains 2005 Toy
Drive" on Sunday.
The event collected
hundreds of toys for
needy children in
Floyd and surrounding counties. The
toys will be distributed to area fire
departments and
other organizations.
All three men were indicted on
charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and vote
buying in connection with the
Democratic primary election in
2000. Detectives with the Federal
Bureau of Investigations in
Pikeville, who investigated the
2000 election, allege that the defendants illegally obtained money and
the "salary and emoluments" of the
(See MOTIONS, page six)
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�A2 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
14, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
G.fuitualiies
KayLeann RaeLynn
Ambrose
KayLeann RaeLynn Ambrose,
age 11 days, of Allen, the daughter of Shannon Ambrose and
Crystal Gail McCown Ambrose,
passed away Friday, December
9, 2005, in the Univesity of
Kentucky Children's Hospital,
in Lexington.
She was born November 28,
2005, in Lexington.
Survivors, in addition to her
parents, include two brothers:
Curtis Leslie and Seth Lafferty,
both of Allen; one sister, Lindsey
Ambrose of Hazard; her paternal
grandparents: Ann and Ted
Ambrose of Hazard; step-grandfathers: Danny Rudder and
Wayne Wright; and step-grandmother, Charlene Rudder.
Preceding her in death were
her maternal grandparents:
Curtis McCown and Barbara
Ann McCown Wright.
Funeral
services
for
KayLeann RaeLynn Ambrose
were
conducted
Monday,
December 12, at 11 a.m., at the
Hall Funeral Home, in Martin,
with J.M. Sloace officiating.
Burial was in the Martin
Cemetery, in Martin, under the
professional care of Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Bobby Marsillett,
Kevin
Marsillett,
Dallas
Marsillett, Jeremy Shepherd,
Walley Johnson and Roger
Marsillett.
(Paid obituary)
000
Thomas }. Blackburn
Thomas J. Blackburn, 46, of
Prestonsburg, died Saturday,
December 10, 2005, at the
University of Kentucky Medical
~,"":-.
Center
Born November
~\•
29.
1959,
in
AI>.'. •..
. fi'. "\
Lexington, he was .. ,. . , ·~.
·.
the son of the late
.· •
Delmon Leon Blackburn and
Winifred Lemaster Blackburn.
There will be a private service.
The family has entrusted
arrangements to the Carter
Funeral Home.
(Paid obituary)
000
Ruby Gayheart
Ruby Gayheart, 84, of
Prestonsburg, widow of Haig
Gayheart,
passed
away
Thursday, December 8, 2005, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, in Prestonsburg.
She was born May 29, 1921,
in Gunlock, the daughter of the
late Willie Shepherd and Martha
Howard Shepherd.
She was a homemaker, and a
member of the Trimble Chapel
Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Herb
Gayheart of Scottsville; a
daughter, Amilee Auxier of
Prestonsburg; two sisters: Marie
Conley and Sallie Salisbury,
both of Gunlock; thiee grandchildren: James P. Auxier of
Prestonsburg, Herbert Lee
Gayheart
of
Seattle,
Washington, and Kimberly
Gayheart of Salina, California.
Preceding her in death were
her husband, her parents; and a
son, Homer Ray Gayheart; and
three brothers: John Shepherd,
Ellis Shepherd, and Silas
Shepherd; and two sisters:
Minnie Johnson and Effie Crager.
Funeral services for Ruby
Gayheart were
conducted
Saturday, December 10, at 11
a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with the Rev.
Bethel Bolen officiating.
Burial was in the Shepherd
Cemetery, in Gunlock, under the
professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Vtsitati.on was at the funeral horne.
Friends may sign the register
at www.hallfuneralservice.com
(P:ud obituary)
000
William Gibson Jr.
William Gibson Jr., age 67, of
McDowell, passed from this life
on Monday, December 12,
2005, in Highlands Regional
Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
He was born January 11,
1938, in Wheelwright, the son
of the late Wllliam Gibson Sr.,
and Birdie Waddles Gibson.
He was employed by McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
He was a member of the Little
Rosa Regular Baptist Church.
Surviving are his sisters: Eula
Mae Frazier of Dublin, Georgia,
Irene Moore of McDowell,
Corene Turner of Vienna,
Virginia, and Lorene Gibson of
Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December
14, at 11 a.m., in the Little Rosa
Regular Baptist Church, at
McDowell, with burial in the
Frazier Cemetery, at Price,
under the professional care of
Hall Funeral Home, of Martin.
Friends can call at the church
after 4 p.m., Monday. <Paid obituary)
000
Goldie Hall
Goldie Hall, age 92, of
Grethel, wife of the late Curt
Hall, passed away Saturday,
December
10, 2005,
in
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional Hospital.
She was born December 14,
1912, in Grethel, the daughter
of the late Ben Tackett and
Martha Hamilton Tackett. She
was a homemaker, and a member of the Zion Regular Baptist
Church, in Grethel.
Survivors include one son,
Drexel Hall of Ivel; one daughter, Lois Gayle Newsome of
Grethel; one brother, Edgar
"Ted" Tackett of Prestonsburg;
20 grandchildren, 30 greatgrandchildren, nine great-greatgrandchildren; two step-grandchildren, and seven step-greatgrandchildren.
Preceding her in death were
her husband; her parents; seven
sons: Comus (Tony), Hershel,
Ronald Gene, Carlos (Cotton),
Don Edward (Donnie), Carmel,
and Winford Hall; and one
daughter, Barbara Hall.
Funeral services for Goldie
Hall were conducted Tuesday,
December 13, at 11 a.m., at the
Zion Regular Baptist Church, in
Grethel, with Regular Baptist
ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Hall
Cemetery, in Grethel, under the
professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: C. J Newsome,
Cody McKay, Neil Newsome,
Benjy McKay, Charles Allen,
Johnny Hall, Shane Mulkey, Ed
Akers, Ronnie Hall, Gary Hall,
Jimmy Hall, Teddy Ray Tackett
and Josh Hall.
(Paid obituary)
000
Frank M. Heinze
Frank M. Heinze, age 81, of
Prestonsburg, passed away
Saturday, December 10, 2005,
in the Highlands Regional
Medical
Center,
in
Prestonsburg.
He was born January 29, 1924,
in Prestonsburg, the son of the
late Frederick Luther Heinze and
Ethel Gravely Heinze. He was a
graduate of West Viginia
University, Morgantown, West
Virginia, were he received a
degree in Mine Engineering in
1950. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church, in
Prestonsburg. He worked for
many years for Turner-Elkhorn
Coal Co.
Prior to college, he entered
the Army/Air Force and was stationed on the island of Guam in
the South Pacific. He was very
active in the community and
county, he believed in hard work
and fair play, and was committed to honesty.
Survivors include a nephew,
John G. Heinze Jr., of
Prestonsburg; two nieces:
Gretchen Moyer of Muncy,
Pennsylvania, and Lisa Cantrell
of Ezel.
Funeral services for Frank M.
Heinze were conducted Thesday,
December 13, at 11 a.m., at the
First Presbyterian Church, in
Prestonsburg, with Clergyman
Michael Chamberlain officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in vel ,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
000
Gobel P. Martin
Gobel P. Martin, 72, of
Minnie husband of Wilma
Martin.'
died
Monday,
December 12, 2005, at his
home.
He was the son of Edith and
the late Charlie Martin of
Minnie. He was the father of
Lance
(Beth) Martin of
Whitehouse, Ohio, Wade (Jarni)
Martin of Minnie, and Freddi
(Terry) Tuttle of McDowell.
He is survived by two sis~rs:
Matifern (Henry) Wright and
Priscilla (Kenneth) Henry, both
of Minnie; one brother, Demoris
(Teresa) Martin of Monticello;
seven grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren, and many nieces
and nephews.
Gobel was a loving husband,
father, and family man. He was
a local businessman, as well as
an integral part of the community, and the Left Beaver Fire and
Rescue Squad.
Funeral services for Gobel P.
Martin will be conducted
Thursday, December 15, at 11
a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with
Clergymen Jimmy Hall, Ted
Shannon, and Harry Hargis officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Keene Martin Cemetery, in
Minnie, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
Stacia Paige Collins
"Paigee Pooh"
Rosie Campbell
Ousley
Rosie Campbell Ousley, age
93, of Martin, widow of Oscar
Ousley,
passed
away
Wednesday, December 7, 2005,
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center, in Prestonsburg.
She was born March 6, 1912,
in Hippo, the daughter of the
late James Campbell and Jennie
Prater Campbell. She was a
homemaker, and a member of
the Cold Springs Regular
Baptist Church, in Martin.
Survivors include four sons:
Miley Ousley of Claypool,
Indiana, and Beecher Ousley,
Delano Ousley and Dormal
Ousley all of Martin; three
daughters: Mavis Spriggs Hicks
of Eastern, Alma Jean Kost of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Bonnie
Condra of Winchester; one sister,
Rebecca Templin of Newport,
Tennessee; 20 grandchildren,
several great-grandchildren, and
great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were
her husband and parents; one
son, Cornelius Ousley; and four
brothers: Hargis Campbell,
Herald
Campbell,
Earl
Campbell, and Curtis Campbell.
Funeral services for Rosie
Campbell Ousley were conducted Sunday, December 11, at 11
a.m., at the Cold Springs
Regular Baptist Church, in
Martin, with Regular Baptist
ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Oscar
Ousley Cemetery, in Martin,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: Chris Ousley,
Jerry Ousley, Rodney Ousley,
Donnie
Ousley,
Clyde
Shepherd, Jeff Conrad, Randy
Ousley, and Daniel Hunt.
(Paid obituary)
000
Myrtle "Granny"
Pennington
Myrtle "Granny" Pennington,
age 85, of Marion, Ohio, went to '
be with the Lord at 2:05 p.m.,
Saturday, December 10, 2005.
She was born on April 3,
1920, in Estill, the daughter of
the late Sally Conley Gibson
Martin and Tony Gibson.
On January 7, 1935, she married Kenneth Pennington, who
preceeded her in death.
She was also preceded in
death by four brothers: Clarence
(Mabel) Gibson of Marion,
Ohio, Sam "CB" Gibson and
Joe Martin, both of Estill, and
Donald Gibson of Columbus,
Ohio~ and one sister, Toni Jean
Gibson of Dayton, Ohio.
She is survived by one sister,
Kathryn (Gene) Currens of
Louisville; and two brothers:
Junior "Red" (Mildred) Martin
of Estill, and Charlie Martin of
Salyersville. She is also survived by two special nieces:
Willa (Darrel) Terry and Linda
Bourque; one special nephew,
James (Sandy) Terry, all of
Marion, and numerous other
neices. nephews, great nieces.
and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December
14, at 1:30 p.m., at the First
Freewill Baptist Church, on
Crissinger Road, with Rev.
Grover Caudill and Rev. Roger
Fletcher officiating.
Burial will be in the Grand
Prarie Cemetery, under the
direction of Boyd Funeral
Home, Marion, Ohio.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the First Freewill
(Paid obituary)
Baptist Church.
000
French Preston
Spencer
French Preston Spencer, age 80,
of Vermilion, Ohio, passed away,
Thursday, December 8, 2005, in
New Life Hospice Center of St.
Joseph, in Lorain, Ohio.
He was born November 24,
1925, in Eastern. the son of the
late Alex and Katie Turner
Spencer.
He had lived in Vermilion,
Ohio, for 41 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. As a
Seaman First Class, he served
from 1944-1946. He spent a year
in Norfolk, VIrginia, transporting
troops to various parts of Europe,
and then the Panama Canal, at
the Fleet Airwing Base. He
received the American Theater
Ribbon and Victory Med~.
He was employed in maintenance at General Motors in
Br.ookpark, retiring in 1980,
after 30 years service. He was a
member of the Old Regular
Baptist Church. Most people
knew him as the inventor. He
had a passion for gardening, and
enjoyed current events.
He is survived by his wife of
26 years, Dorothy Riddle
Spencer; three sons : Rick
Spencer
of
Rockwood ,
Michigan, Michael Spencer of
Vermilion, Ohio, and Randy
Spencer of Avon, Ohio; eight
grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren; five step-children: David Riddle of Amherst,
Ohio, Debbie DeLeonardis of
Austin, Texas, Rose Jones of
Lorain, Ohio, Rick Riddle of
Morehead, and Terry Riddle of
Lorain, Ohio; six step-grandchildren, seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters: Agnes
Dilling of Southgate, and Nancy
Bailey of Langley; one brother,
Alex Spencer of Van Lear; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one son, Jeff Spencer
in 1957; a sister, Marie Spencer;
and two brothers: Ralph Spencer
and Hewen Spencer.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 13, at 11
a.m., in the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel in Martin, with Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Spencer
Cemetery, in Eastern, under the
professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the
Memorial and Honor program at
St. Jude Childrei\'s Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be
made at:
www.hallfuneralservice.com
Pallbearers: Ryan Spencer,
Andrew
Spehcer,
Shane
Spencer and Shawn Spencer.
(Paid obituary)
Card of Thanks
The family of Kenneth Ray "BoBo" Crum
would like to thank the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, the Floyd County Sheriff's
Department, Potter Medical Cline and their
employees, Roy Robinson and the Church of
Christ of Arkansas Creek, and many family
members and friends who showed their love
during our time of grief.
The Family of
Kenneth Ray "BoBo" Crum
Downtown Prestonsburg
Court Street
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Paige was a very special angel
God loaned us only for a •
while
When times began to get
tough
We would always look for
Paige's bright smile
A loving nature everyone
knew so well
She would become an angel,
her secret she could never tell
Paige is gone now to our great
sorrow
God lets you know there may be
no hope of tomorrow
Paige touched so many of our lives
So many far and near
She brought so much joy and happiness
In the short time she was here.
We'll miss "Paigee Pooh" forever and a day
We never knew from the beginning
That she couldn't stay
We only have the memories our little Angel has sown
Our precious gift from God, our angel on loan ...
We love you and miss you so much!
Happy 6fk 'BVdJultuj, 'Pailjee 'PNkl
Love, Mommy, Daddy, Ashton, Madyson, Grandparents
and great-grandparents
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LIVE DRIVE-THROUGH NATIVITY
Come, go back to the night when Jesus was born !n
Bethlehem. Experience the wonder of that spec1al
night from the comfort of your own car.
CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
PARKING LOT
105 Methodist Lane, Allen, Ky.
December 17th and 18th, 2005,
from 6:00 p.m. 'till 9:00 p.m.
SEVEN SCENES
For additional information, call 874-2344
CHERYL MAY - Coordinator
.THIS IS CHRIST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH'S CHRISTMAS GIFT
TO THE COMMUNITY AND
FLOYD COUNTY AREA.
'COME SHARE WITH US/
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December 24, at 8:00 p.m
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2005 • A3
•
Community Calendar
Calendar items will be
printed as space permits
•
Editor's note:
To announce
wmr rommunity e1•ent, you may
ha•1d-deilver vour item to The
Flovd County Times office,
located at 263 S. Central
A1·cmu•, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: Tilt Floyd County Times,
P.O. Box 390, Pn•stonsburg, KY
41653· Drjax to 606-886-3603;
or email tv. features@jloydc'ountytunes.com. lnfomzation
~d/1 not he taken 01 er the tele• phone All itemx will he placed
till afirsf-t'OI11f', first-serve basis
<75 ~JUILe permits
Maytown Center
•Monday nights - Volleyball, 7
p.!Tl .. co-ed activity, $1. 7th
grade thru adult. Followed by
drinks. snacks, pool and ping
pong until 9 p.m. Also, basketball from 6-7 p.m. FREE. Must
be accompanied by an adult.
•Tuesday and Thursday
Bask.etball,5-6 p.m., FREE if
"'llnder 15. Must be accompanied
by an adult. 8-10 p.m., ages 15
to aJult, $2.
May House Tours
The histone Samuel May
House will be open to the public
each Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m.
fhe house, built in 1817, is the
oldest house in the Big Sandy
Valley. Tours are $3/person;
The
donations appreciated.
house is located on North Lake
Drive (Prestonsburg), across
• ·rom Pizza Hut and Wendy's.
Floyd County Community
1/ Council on Domestic
Violence
Meets the third Thursday of
cae~ rt1onth, J ih ttie' Ployd ·•
Countytr 1 Family ., Court 1
Conference room, in the Justice
Center. at 3 p.m. Learn how to
prevent domestic violence. The
mformation you gain may save
a hfe .. the life of someone you
· ·lmow! All interested persons
encouraged to attend. For more
info., call 886-4323.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Invites interested professionals
and buc;;messes to join them for
lunch each Thursday, at 12 p.m.,
m the Student Grille Conference
Room, onthe BSCTC campus.
Each weekly program is devoted to community service and its
application to the Rotary Motto:
''Service Above Self."
~ "Lunch is served at noon and
programs begin promptly at
12:40. Contact Mike Vance at
226 2075 for more info.
--'--===---=-Hillbilly Travel Club
extra spending money but don't
Currently planning a 2-night know how to get back into the
trip to New York City that will workforce?
If you are at least age 55, the
take place on Memorial Day
weekend, 2006. Plans are for the Senior Community Service
club to depart from Floyd Employment Program (SCSEP)
County on Friday, May 26, at 6 may be able to help. Earn extra
Will spend Sat. and money, learn new skills, and
p.m.
Sunday nights in NYC, depart- help your community at the
ing at 7 a.m. on the 29th. Cost same time! To find out more,
ranging in price from $185- call: 886-2929.
260/per person. Call Ed or
External Diploma Program
Linda at 452-4149 for more
Kentucky residents age 25
information.
and older can earn a high school
diploma by demonstrating skills
UNITE
Beginning January 9, the learned on the job or in raising a
UNITE coalition of Floyd family. Flexible scheduling is
County will meet the second provided and confidentiallty
Monday of each month, at 5 maintained. Classes are held at
D.
Perkins
Carl
p.m., at the Allen Baptist the
Rehabilitation
Center,
in
Church. All interested persons
welcome to join UNITE's fight Thelma, Mon. thru Fri., with
evening classes on Thursday.
against drugs.
•"Living Free" - A support EDP classes are also held at the
group sponsored by the Floyd Mullins Learning Center, in
County UNITE Coalition. Pikeville, on Tuesdays, from
Group will meet weekly at the 4:30-8:30 p.m. Contact Andy
old Allen Baptist Church, on US Jones at 606-788-7080, or 80023 N. , between Allen and 443-2187, ext. 186, or Linda
Banner, on 'fuesdays, at 1:15 Bell, at ext. 160 to make an
p.m. The first meeting will be appointment.
GED classes are also availheld on Nov. 29.
Living Free is a faith-based 12- able.
step support group open to all
Floyd County Extension
who are searching for recovery.
Homemaker Club Meetings
There is no fee to attend. For
Allen: 1st Monday, 11 a.m.,
more info., contact Shirley
at
Christ United Methodist
Combs at 874-3388 or 434Church Fellowship Hall.
8400.
Cliffside/Prestonsburg: 3rd
Neighborhood Watch
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., at
The Mud Creek Neighborhood , Cliffside Community Room.
Watch group will meet the third
David: 1st Monday, 1 p.m.,
Thursday of each month, at 7 at St. Vincent's Mission.
p.m. All are invited to attend
Martin: 1st Tuesday, 6 p.m.,
meetings.
Martin Church of Christ.
Evening Quilt Group: 4th
Free Body Recall classes
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Free Body Recall Exercise Office.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
Classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30, p.m., Maytown First Baptist
at the Presbyterian Church in Church.
.Pres,tonsburg. Classes are held • Nimble Thimble Quilt
J1ol)da:y. Wednesdaytlri ~d Guild; lst/,3rd Wlfdnesdays, 10
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the old R a.m., Extension Office.
Prestonsburg: 2nd 'fuesday,
& S Building. Classes are
offered by the Floyd County 1:30 p.m., Extension Office.
Health Department. Call the
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
health department, 886-2788, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of members (call 886-2668 for info. )
for more information.
'Earn While You Learn'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P.
office is taking applications for
its "Senior Training Program."
You must be 55 or older to
apply. In Floyd, call 886-2929;
call
789-6515;
Johnson,
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
call432-2775; and in Lawrence,
call 638-4067.
Interested In new job
training?
Are you a senior citizen on a
fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living
expenses? Could you use some
Looking for a
Group?
-
the 3rd Thursday of each month.
at 6 p.m, at the Ramada Inn.
Paintsville.
•Community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Martin Community Center. For
more info., call 377-6658.
Those who have had gastric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to anyone needing extra support in
dealing with weight loss.
•Domestic Violence Hotline 24-hour Crisis Line manned by
Certified Domestic Violence
counselors. Call 886-6025, or
l-800-649-6605. Remember,
"Love Doesn't Have to Hurt."
• Kentucky Baptist Homes for
Children - Free, confidential
assistance for unplanned pregnancy concerns.
Talk with
someone who cares about you
and your baby. Call 1-800-9285242.
•Disabled? - You may be eligible for grant money to assist in
your daily living. For an application or more information, call
886-4326.
•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky)- Support group
for all adoptive parents (public,
private, international, and kinship care). foster parents and all
others interested in adoption.
To be held the first Monday of
each month, at the Department
for Community Based Services
office, 1009 North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
Dedra Slone, adoptive parent
liaison, at 432-4110 or 4227927,
or
email
to:
doslonc @eastky.net.
•PARENTS! - Contact the Big
Sandy Area Community Action
Program, Inc. to find out about
child care services in your area,
the STARS for KIDS NOW
licensing standards program,
and how you can earn an
income by staying home with
your own chitdren while caring
for the children of othen.. Find
out more by calling Cheryl
Endicott at 886-1280, or S88872-7227 (toll free).
•East l<.entucky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
m
o
n
h
ly meetings at the Paintsville
Recreation Center For more
information, call Trudy at 8899333, or 297-5147. Everyone
welcome.
•Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Each Wednesday, from 7-8
p.m., in the Atrium Conference
Room, 2nd floor. May Tower,
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
For more info., contact Chris
Cook at 606..433-1119 or
christophercook@ hotmail.com.
Card of Thanks
The family of Lois Mullins would like to express our gratitude to all
of those who helped bring us comfort during our sudden, unexpected
loss.
We were so touched by all of those who took the time to console us.
If we did not get to speak to you personally, please ~ccept this as a
token of our appreciation for being there
For those of you who sent 11owcrs. cards, and t"lc food ¥.e arc grateful-special thanks to the Class of 1959 for prcparin ~and s~rving dinner. We would also like to extend a special thanks toRt::\. Roy Harlow
for helping us through this mosr difficult time. by bemg wtth us, providing words ot encouragement and using the Fellowship Hall at
Graceway United Methodist Church.
We appreciate those who provided mustc-Jcan1c Hick~ and Betty
Frasure; Denise Porter: Stillwater; Ted Shannon Group; Fayla Allen,
Christina Blait, and Jessica Nelson; ami Torn and Jo~h M<>:rtm.
Finally, we would like to thank the profes<:tunal staff at Hall Funeral
Home for providing us with the best of servi<;e and utmo~t care, as well
as the .Maytown Volunteer Fire Deparunent .tud the Floyd County
Sheriffs Department.
There are not enough words to express/describe our gn.•. tude at th1s
point, but we hope we have not forgotten anyone We were truly
blessed to have had such a wonderful lady in our hvc~. and arc thankful that she had the opportunity to touch everyone ~he cwne in contact
with in a po~itive way.
'ffis the Seasonfor a
Support
Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group now meets at
Riverview Manor.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings held each Wednesday
at 6:30 p.m., at the old Allen
Baptist Church, · located in
Allen, just past red light. Call
889-9620 for more info.
•US TOO! Prostate Cancer
Survivors Support Gr6up For all men with prostate cancer
and their families. Group meets
2000 Dodge Dakota
5-speed, 2WD
alloy whee:s, V-6. Sporty!
s6,750
GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 AT 2:00 P.M.
AT THE SITE OF THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
HOUSE AND LOT LOCATED AT
94 HAROLD STREET, GOBLE ROBERTS SUBDIVISION
PRESTONSBURG KY 41653 IN FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
1999 Nissan Pathfinder
1999 GMC Jimmy
2001 Ford Explorer 4x4
SE pkg., 4-dr. , auto. , 3.3 V-6, alloy
wheels, pwr. windows & locks, 4x4.
SLE pkg., auto., 4x4, pwr. windows
& locks, alloy wheels.
Sport pkg., 2·dr. auto., alloy wheels,
$7,364
$5,395
sa,975
The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $15,410.00.
2002 Dodge Neon
1999 Toyota
Payment of the current year's property taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser.
4-door, automatic, nice.
Gas saver!
2002 Chrysler
Sebring
4-door, automatic, sharp.
4-door automat:, clean.
$6,384
$7,384
$6,650
2005 Chevy Cavalier
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix
2001 Chevy Blazer ZR2
2-door, auto., alloy wheels, CD
player, sharp.
GT pkg., 4-door, auto.,
alloy wheels, loaded.
2-door. auto , LS pkg , alloy
wheels, pwr. wmdows & locks,
pwr. sunroof. loaded.
pwr. w~rdows &locks.
'I his 1s a ranch style home on public water and public sewer. lt is well located in a quiet neighborhood. It consists
uf a livmg ruum. 1 dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, and 1 bath. This property is considered suitable fur the
Rural Development, Rural Housing Program. This property would be an excellent buy for an investor interested
on rental property or for resale after repairs.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, December 15, 2005, at 2:00 P.M., at the property site, 94 Harold Street, Prestonsburg, in Floyd
County, Kentucky, in order to raise the sum of $28,784.54, principal, plus an interest credit subsidy granted in the amount of $2,064.00, plus
1nterest in the amount of $2,607.87 as of September 20, 2005, and interest thereafter on the principal at $6.8968 from September 20, 2005,
Jntll the date of Judgement, plus 1nterest on the Judgement amount (pnncipal plus 1nterest to the date of judgment) at the rate of 4.08%
computed daily and compounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgement and Order of Sale, being
Civil Action No. 05·232 DCA on the Pikeville Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on
October 13, 2005, in the case of United States of America vs. Joyce Akers, et al., the following described property will be sold to the highest
and best bidder:
House and lot located at 94 Harold Street, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY. Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated October 9,
1991 and recorded in Deed Book 351, Page 183 in the Floyd County Clerk's Office.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (1 0%) of the bid price (in the form of a Certified Check made payable to the U. S. Marshal) on the day of sale
with good and sufficient bond for the balance, beanng interest at the rate of 1.83% per annum until paid, due and payable in sixty (60) days
and said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U. S
Marshal as a part of the proceeds of the sale, and the property shall again be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court.
This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
persons claiming by, through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-th1rds of the appraised value. If the
purchase pnce 1Snot equal to two-thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contain lien in favor of the defendant(s), reflecting the right of
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for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
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Res~on~ing t~ ctiti<~Jsm by saying,
You re bemg unpatriotrc!"
(don't VIOny, it's OK)
After a decade of politically correct yuletides, the pendulum is swinging back. Conservative groups are urging a
boycott of Walgreen's, Sears and Home Depot for selling
..holiday" trees and greeting customers with "Happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas."
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly sees this as a sinister effort
..to get Christianity and spirituality and Judaism out of the
public square." Not really. It's more a mish-mash marketing
ploy to draw as many diverse customers as possible - celebrants of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, winter solstice
and whatever other festivity falls on or around Dec. 25.
So it's ironic that merchants' desire to not offend is,
indeed, offending people. While some of the outrage may be
excessive, the whole P.C. thing has admittedly gotten out of
hand. Walgreen's calling a Chri tmas tree a holiday tree is
just silly, as customers who buy said tree almost certainly
observe Christmas. It's like calling a menorah a h(j)liday candelabra. What's next? Will Easter eggs be springtime ova?
Time was, "happy holidays" meant a dual wish for
Christmas and New Year's. But it has morphed into a
catchall to avoid fa-la-la-la-la faux pas. Its cheery tentacles
even extend to the government. In Washington, D.C., U.S.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert got the Capitol's holiday
spruce rechristened a Christmas tree. Meanwhile, Illinois lit
a state-named "holiday" tree in Springfield. Some recipients
of President Bush's 2005 greeting card are miffed at its religion-neutral tone.
Frankly, this "holiday" overuse is nutty enough to roast
on an open fue. We can all call a Christmas tree what it is.
Likewise, folks should be able to wish "Merry Christmas"
without fear of rebuke. The alternative? Wireless retailer
Virgin Mobile has coined this greeting: "Happy
Christmahanukwanzakah." That's sure to make you choke
on your candy cane.
As a side note, let's remember that the Christmas evergreen itself is an amalgam of religious custom, from Roman
Saturnalia to Druid nature worship. Puritan-ruled
Massachusetts in 1659 banned such trees due to their heathen origins. If they didn't swing, guess they wouldn't be
pendulums, but it sure would be nice if they didn't get so far
off center.
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Shutting up critics by que$tJQning
their tove for Amerfca
Oe~g critidsm with the Old
either with US, or against us~ line.
Capitol Ideas
Kentucky Democrats turned
out for Clinton fundraiser
by JOE BIESK
AssociATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - U.S. Sen. Hillary
Clinton stood on stage, raised her right
hand above her eyes and appeared to
look above the cheering crowd toward
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·
the back of the room.
''This is an extraordinary crowd of
Kentucky Democrats," Clinton commented as the audience's applause simmered.
Turns out some of Kentucky's top
Democratic faithful weren't so scared to
associate themselves publicly with the
former first lady after all. At least, the
2,000 people who packed the
International Convention Center in
downtown Louisville earlier this month
didn't seem so.
Clinton's Dec. 2 appearance took in
about $600,000 for the Kentucky
Democratic Party, organizers said.
However, some in attendance thought
perhaps it did a lot more than that.
In recent years, the state GOP has
seen a resurgence taking power in the
Kentucky Senate, gaining seats in the
House and recapturing the Governor's
Mansion for the first time in more than
30 years. The GOP also controls
Kentucky's Washington delegation,
holding both U.S. Senate seats and all
but one slot in Congress.
But state Rep. Brent Yonts, DGreenville, said Clinton's visit to
Louisville may have jump-started the both urban and rural areas came out 1
party and its followers.
see Clinton.
"I think she revitalized the Kentucky
Some of the current officeholders i
Democratic Party, the Kentucky attendance included: Attorney Gener
Democrats and certainly gave a lot of Greg Stumbo, House Speaker Jod
hope to Democrats in the Kentucky Richards, House Majority Floor Leadl"
House and the Kentucky Senate," Yonts Rocky Adkins, state Rep. Jim Waynf
said following her speech.
state Sen. • Daniel Mongiardo and· Se1
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Leading
into the
fundraiser, Gerald Neall
State Sen. David Boswell, C
Republicans across the state were eagerly anticipating Clinton's appearance. The Owensboro, said he agreed wit
state Republican Party dispatched a mis- Clinton's message. Boswell sai
sive that seemed to dare Kentucky Clinton's appearance could possibl
Democrats to show up.
serve as a boost to the party statewide.
"It will be interesting to see whlch of
"The message that she delivered her
the 'conservative members' of the tonight and the message that will be tr
Democrat House and Senate caucuses scended through all the 2 ,000 plus pe<'
show up to embrace her liberal agenda," ple that are here tonight back into th
GOP chairman Darrell Brock said in the communities across the state," Boswe
said. "I think it will pay dividends wit
statement.
Other Republicans portrayed the New regard to the public sentiment abm
York senator, and possible 2008 presiden- maybe Democrats in general- especia
tial candidate, as a "New York liberal" ly at the national level."
too far to the left of the political spectrum
Former Gov. Martha Layne Collin
who was one of the former Democrati
for Kentuckians to comfortably digest.
State Democratic Party chairman governors in attendance, predicte
Jerry Lundergan told the audience such Clinton's appearance would be the staof a resurgence for her party.
comparisons would be short-lived.
"Tonight is the beginning of a very,
"We have so much to be hopeft
very long stretch of successful wins for about tonight, nationally and i
the Democratic Party," Lundergan said. Kentucky,"
Collins
said.
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"The day is over when they're going to Democratic Party in Kentucky is ver
label people. They tried to label our guest much alive and well."
speaker and our United States senator
Joe Biesk is a statehouse reporter f er
from New York for the last two weeks."
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Thanks for successful year
As we celebrate Christmas this season, Appalachia Service Project would
like to thank all of our community partners for helping to deliver another successful summer of emergency home
repair services in Floyd County. Thanks
to the generous assistance of organizations like Appalachian Regional
Hospital, Christian Appalachian Project,
First Baptist Church of McDowell, God's
Appalachian
Partnership, LINKS,
Mountain Comprehensive Care and New
Salem Association of Old Regular
Baptists, this ministry was able to serve
the many people that we served tills past
year.
During the summer of 2004, four ASP
staff members and 528 volunteers from
across the country completed repairs on
12 homes in Floyd County and provided
an estimated economic investment of
$362,933.96 within the county.
None of the repairs that ASP completed would have been possible without the
generous support of Supt. Dr. Paul
Fanning, the members of the Floyd
County school board and the administration and staff of South Floyd High
School, all of whom graciously agreed to
host our staff and volunteers in the South
Floyd facility. Because ASP relies on
facilities within the communities we
serve, this support is the backbone of
ASP's ministry.
Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to
everyone who made our summer home
repair ministry possible this past summer. We are truly blessed to have experi-
enced the level of community supper'
that we have received over the years
Floyd County.
Fran Lanze1
Field Coordinat01
Appalachia Service Projec
Justice not served
A Floyd County grand jury chose not
to indict Doug Moore for the death of m)
husband, Harold Smith. Me and my cruldren do not feel like justice was served in
their decision.
1111
Kathleen Smith
Mancheste1
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Health Extra
Supplies beginning to
~drop, w a ms blood cent r
As we get caught up in the
busy holiday season we are
often occupied with shopping
trips, family gatherings, travel
and other fun activities.
However, there's a serious need
in the community that never
takes a holiday - the need for
blood. With so many of us preoccupied during this time of
year, the number of blood donations tends to drop, seriously
threatening the community's
blood supply. Bad weather and
• the flu season also tend to keep
donors away.
With that in mind, Central
Kentucky Blood Center will
hold its annual Holiday Blood
Drive Dec. 19-31 at its donor
centers in Lexington, Somerset,
Pikeville and Prestonsburg.
"Our center supplies all of
the blood to 67 hospitals and
climes in central and eastern
Kentucky," said Dan Dickson,
communications director for
CKBC. "The need for blood
often increases during this time
of year because of car accidents
due to increased travel and other
kinds of mishaps. We need a
steady supply of blood on hand
so everyone who needs it will
have it," Dickson added.
To encourage donors to perform this great holiday public
service, CKBC will have a special holiday blood donor shirt
for them. Donors may instead
choose a beautiful 2006 blood
donation calendar. In addition,
donors wtll recetve a free pass
to see Southern Lights, the spectacular drive-through holiday
lights display going on now
through December 31 at the
Kentucky Horse Park in
Lexington.
"Many blood donors in outlying areas travel to Lexington
each holiday to shop and visit
friends and family. The
Southern Lights pass, a $15
value, will come in handy for
bringing a carload to see the
Horse Park display," said
Dickson.
CKBC will be geared up to
receive donors at its four donor
centers. Locations, days of operation and hours are:
• Lexington: 330 Waller
Ave. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
• Somerset: 120 S. Hwy 27,
Suite 4, Monday & Friday, 10
a.m. to 5 pm; Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
• Pikeville: 685 Hambley
Blvd., Suite lA, Monday Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p m.
• Prestonsburg: 200 "l. Lake
Dr., City Bldg., Monday Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Founded in 1968, Central
Kentucky Blood Ccntel' is a
non-profit community blood
center providing blood to 67
hospitals and clinics &ervmg 59
eastern and central Kentucky
counties. On a typical day,
CKBC has about 3,000 pints of
blood available for di<>tnbution.
CKBC operates donor centers in
Pikeville, Lexington, Somerset,
and Prestonsburg and each day
hold five to seven mobile blood
drives across the region
Visit ckbc.org for times,
dates and locations of the ncarest mobile blood drive. Click
"Donate Blood", then "Find a
Mobile Blood Drive.''
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HEALTH CARE EXCEL
Like all other cancers, colorectal cancer is a major concern for Americans. The disease
is the third most common cancer
in both men and women in the
U.S. In Kentucky, an estimated
2,350 people will be diagnosed
·;.f) with colorectal cancer in 2005,
and approximately 910 deaths
will be attributed to the disease.
According to the American
Cancer Society's (ACS) Cancer
Facts & Figures 2004, when colorectal cancer is detected at an
early, localized stage, the fiveyear survival rate is 90 percent.
However, only 38 percent of
colorectal cancers are discovered at this stage.
Colorectal cancer is usually
found in people age 50 years
and older, and the risk of getting
it increases with age. The
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) reports that
fewer than half of all adults age
50 years and older undergo
some form of colorectal cancer
screening, which could help
detect cancers earlier or prevent
some cancers by detecting and
removing polyps. This utilization rate is low compared to use
of mammography, Pap smears,
and prostate specific antigen
(PSA) tests, which screen for
~ breast, cervical, and prostate
cancers, respectively.
The message is clear:
Colorectal cancer screening can
save lives but only if it is used as
recommended by organizations
such as the ACS, which recommends that beginning at age 50
years, both men and women
should follow one of these five
testing schedules. All positive
tests should be followed with
colonoscopy.
• Yearly fecal occult blood
test (FOBT) (take-home multiple sample method)
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
every four or five years
• Yearly fecal occult blood
test plus flexible sigmoidoscopy
every five years (combination is
preferred over either of the two
tests alone)
• Double-contrast barium
enema every five years
• Colonoscopy every 10
years (once every two years if
you are high risk)
People should begin colorectal cancer screening earlier than
age 50 years or undergo screening more often if they have any
of the following risk factors.
• Personal history of colorectal cancer or adenomatous
polyps
• Strong family history of
colorectal cancer or polyps (in a
first-degree relative - parent,
sibling, or child- younger than
age 60 years or in two firstdegree relatives of any age)
• Personal history of chronic
inflammatory bowel disease
• Family history of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes (familial adenomatous
polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer)
Medicare covers the fecal
occult blood test. For all other
tests, 20 percent of the
Medicare-approved
amount
must be paid by the rec1p1ent
after the yearly Part B
deductible. If the flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy is
done in a hospital outpatient
department, 25 percent of the
Medicare-approved
amount
must be paid after the yearly
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School district employees,"
Graden said. "We need to mesh
those with the correct retail mix
for downtown. We also need to
differentiate ourselves from the
retail that's out there today ...
We need the right retail mix. We
don't have a bakery, men's
clothing store or bookstore
downtown. Let's go out and
actively recruit those."
Eventually, Graden says the
city will improve parking and
"street-scaping" (street lighting,
benches and other aesthetic
additions) to help "revitalize"
downtown. He is also looking
into the possibility of creating a
river walk, which would include
either an artist cooperative or a
museum.
"Central businesses" that are
beneficial to the city will be recognized and awarded by the
board, Graden said.
The council agreed to amend
the ordinance, at the request of
council
member
Gorman
Collins, so that the mayor would
not have the authority to remove
any member from the commission for misconduct or other reasons. Commission board members will be removed by the full
council, they decided.
In other news, the council
appointed Ralph Compton and
they reappointed Jenny Wiley
manager Scott Ringham to the
Tourism Commission Board.
governor's initiative, and he
hopes that it will reinstate the
forestry department's ability to
carry weapons.
Several years ago, Senator
Bickford, working under thengov. Paul Patton, promoted legislation that removed the forestry
department's ability to carry
firearms. The forestry department can issue summons, write
citations, and complete investigations, but they have no way to
protect themselves, Rowe said.
"We have no protection,"
Rowe said. "If I caught that man
on the four-wheeler, I would
have had to find a way to subdue
him. Arson has steadily gotten
worse since we lost our
firearms."
The govemor's initiative calls
for more police involvement,
and even assistance from the
National Guard, if needed, but
Rowe doesn't see how increased
enforcement will help because
he says officers will not be able
to drive rough terrain and
makeshift roads on hillsides.
Rowe also wants the task
force to provide more full time
crews for the forestry department. On Nov. 27, the department had two crews working
with only seven members bat-
tling a fue that destroyed 345
acres of woodland. Rowe says
it's hard to employ forestry
workers because the position is a
seasonal, part time job that only
pays minimum wage.
Mark
York,
Executive
Director of the Environmental
Public Protection Cabinet said
that the governor requested
cooperation and suggestions
from forestry workers during a
private meeting held prior to the
press conference.
The governor's multi-agency
approach, targeted to protect not
only the 11.9 million acres of
forest land in the state, but also
the 30,000 jobs created by various
forest
industries
in
Kentucky, will initiate a collaborative effort between the
Department
of
Kentucky
Forestry, the Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources, the KSP,
and the Kentucky National
Guard.
These agencies will provide
"high visibility enforcement" in
areas prone to arson fues. The
KSP, working with the forestry
department, will spearhead the
initiative, with the National
Guard working under their direction to "supplement the effort if
necessary to protect fuefight-
ers," a press release said. Fish
and Wildlife officers will assist
in arson investigations and "keep
a lookout" for suspicious activities.
KSP Commissioner Mark
Miller reported that many of
KSP's newly trained officers,
who will complete training on
Dec. 20, will be assigned to
Eastern Kentucky to assist in the
anti-arson effort. Many of the
repeated arson "hot spots" are in
the eastern and southeastern
parts of the state, officials said.
Officers will also look for a
relationship between arson and
drug abuse or other criminal
activities, Fletcher said.
The task force, which will
also promote increased educational
programs
provided
through the Environmental and
Public Protection Cabinet,
should be assembled next year.
The Kentucky State Arson
Task Force, founded in 1988 as a
nonprofit corporation, offers
rewards of up to $1,000 for tips
that lead to indictments against
suspected arsonists. Since it's
inception, the organization has
received 576 tips and has paid or
authorized rewards totaling
$22,300 in 31 arson related
cases. To report arson, call 1800-27-ARSON.
Both appointees came by recommendation from the Tourism
Commission.
Mayor Jerry Fannin commended the "great job" done
with Christmas decorations at
Orders front
headquarters
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htm and emergency personnel
Jason Hartsock and Wendell
Mullins, was one of the worst
fires he has seen in his five-year
employment with the Division
of Forestry.
The men, blinded and strangled by smoke, were saved
because the ftre couldn't "jump''
over an old logging road. Adkins
said he sent Hartsock and
Mullins to a safer area as he
stayed behind to fight the original fire, which started after a boy
set fire to an old wooden building on Adams Branch. Adkins
said he was terrified - and prepared - when the arson fire
came closer to him. Crew members fought to suppress the blaze
for 20 minutes.
Pikeville
Forestry
Commander Harold Rowe, who
was recognized by Fletcher
along with Forest Ranger
Ronnie Stiltner, saw a man on an
ATV set a fire on the hill below
below his crews that day.
Approximately 345 acres
burned.
Rowe said arsonists don't
understand the possible dangers
imposed on fue fighters when
they are extinguishing woodland
fues.
He was enthusiastic about the
Archer Park. Council member
Donna Wells suggested that the
council send a letter to Lowe's,
thanking them fo r donating
employees and materials to
improve the playground area.
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senate seat by "material false
and fraudulent pretenses and
representations."
They allege that the defendants misrepresented campaign
contributions to make them
appear to be from Sen. Turner,
" when they knew" that the contributions came from Harris or
another party. Harris, a Pikeville
lawyer and coal operator,
became an active supporter and
participant in the senate race,
officials allege.
The mail fraud charge
against the men is related to an
"amended" post-election report
that was sent to the Kentucky
Registry of Election Finance
after the primary election.
Sen. Turner, accused of using
funds provided by Harris to pay
for votes, beat incumbent Sen.
Benny Ray Bailey in the primary. The indictment alleges that
Loren Turner, the senator's
cousin and campaign finance
head in 2000, gave money from
Harris to various "straw contributors" to reimburse them for
checks that they were asked to
write for Sen. Turner's campaign. It also alleges that
checks, denoted for "vote hauling" or "campaign worker,"
written by Loren Turner, were
used to influence voters to vote
for Sen. Turner. In 2000, Turner
spent nearly $34,000 to pay
more than 650 people to haul
voters to the polls or to perform
other campaign work, and
Bailey spent $16,700 to pay
more than 330 people to take
voters to the polls.
In his motion for dismissal,
Loren Turner argues that the
state's vote-buying statute is too
vague because it doesn't contain
any standard for determining
"when vote hauling constitutes
vote buying." The vote buying
and mail fraud statutes in
Kentucky are "over-broad" for
the purposes of the First
Amendment because they "prohibit constitutionally protected
political speech, i.e., vote hauling," he claims.
Sen. Turner also sought dismissal for this reason, arguing
that "the line between illegal
vote buying and legal vote hauling is vague and impossible to
discern without clearer guidelines."
The court ruled that no party
disputes the fact that the federal
vote-buying statute provides
adequate notice that buying
votes is illegal.
"These words have clear
meaning so that a person of rea-
sonable intelligence would
know that he or she must not
offer money to someone for voting," Caldwell wrote in the
order. ''The statute need not state
precise guidelines for determining when an individual will be
deemed to have knowingly or
willfully paid another individual
for voting as opposed to some
other legal activity ... It will be
up to the jury to decide, from all
the facts and circumstances,
whether that explanation [vote
hauling] is reasonable or
whether, beyond a reasonable
doubt, the payments were actually for voting."
The order of denial for these
motions was filed alongside
another order of denial Tuesday.
Caldwell also denied a
motion submitted by Sen.
Turner, whose attorney argued
for dismissal on the grounds that
the indictment exceeded statute
of limitations time restraints.
The indictment was not ftled
until May 2005, more than four
years after the alleged mailing to
the the Kentucky Registry of
Election Finance and about five
years after the alleged payments
to voters.
In the order, Caldwell pointed out that the statute used in
Sen. Turner's motion for dismissal governs the "disclosure
of federal campaign funds," not
charges of mail fraud or conspiracy, which both hold a statute of
limitations of five years.
"Accordingly, the charges in
the indictment are not time
barred," she wrote.
Neither Harris or Loren
Turner, who were both found
guilty of similar crimes last year,
have been imprisoned.
Harris was found gt!ilty of
one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, one count of
conspiracy to buy votes, three
counts of mail fraud and one
count of structuring withdrawals
from a bank account to avoid
financial reporting requirements. Loren Turner was convicted of conspiracy to commit
mail fraud and two counts of
mail fraud.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ken
Taylor said that Harris, who has
cancer, was given a six-month
sentence of home incarceration
in that case. Loren Turner was
given an "active" sentence of 48
months, Taylor said, but he
moved to suspend his sentencing this past summer until the
trial with Sen. Turner is "behind
him."
A pretrial conference is
scheduled to be held in the case
on Dec. 19, but Taylor said that
he has a scheduling conflict. If
the conference gets postponed,
Taylor said that the trial against
these men, currently scheduled
for Jan. 10, may also be postponed. The trial was previously
scheduled to be held in July and
it was rescheduled, once again,
from an October docket.
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LOUISVILLE - Kentucky
agriculture will likely y1eld a
near-record $4 billion in cash
receipts this year amid mixed
results - the livestock sector
flourished, grain farmers struggled with low prices and tobacco's influence waned, economists said last week.
The state's signature equine
industry will exceed $1 billion
in gros's receipts in 2005, and
the growing poultry industry is
close behind at around $900
million, said Craig Infanger, a
University of Kentucky agriculture economist. Beef cattle
receipts also were up.
The livestock sector's strong
showing offset declining cash
receipts for row crops and
tobacco, he said. High land values. strong export markets and
an infusion of government payments helped nurture the agriculture industry in 2005 and
leaves it in strong position for
next year, he said.
''This is a strong agricultural
sector right now," Infanger said.
This year's farm cash
receipts should come close to
last year's level, he said.
Despite lower crop prices
amid another U.S. bumper harvest of com and soybean, net
farm income in Kentucky
should exceed $1 billion this
year when factoring in government payments, he said.
Infanger also predicted that
farm cash receipts could reach a
record $4.14 billion next year if
exports remain strong and farmers have normal weather conditions.
However, farmers will face
production chaJlenges from rising interest rates and higher
energy costs that will squeeze
farm income next year, he said.
UK agriculture economists
wrapped up the year in agriculture and offered forecasts for
next year at a news conference
that's become a staple of the
annual Kentucky Farm Bureau
convention.
Tobacco cash receipts will
likely drop to $250 million to
$275 million this year as burley
production plunged by 35 percent after the tobacco buyout,
said UK tobacco economist Will
Snell.
Snell ,said he heard that bur-
ley growers arc getting $1.55 to
$1.60 per pound for leaf grown
under contract for tobacco companies, slightly higher than
expected but still a sharp decline
since the buyout did away with
the federal tobacco program and
its price supports.
With high production costs,
Snell estimated that farmers
needed to yield at least 2, 100
pounds per acre to make money
off the crop this year. The
statewide yield, however, was
only about 1,800 pounds an acre
because of difficult growing and
cunng seasons.
"As a result, a lot of the
farmers with these low yields
lost money," he said.
Bolstering
income
for
Kentucky's tobacco farmers
will be "mailbox payments"
expected to total around $1 billion between last January and
next month, Snell said. Those
payments
include
buyout
checks - including lump sums
taken by some growers - as
well as so-called Phase II
money as part of a multibilliondollar anti-smoking settlement
and payments from grower lawsuits.
Snell . predicted that more
farmers will quit growing tobacco next year. Opportunities still
exist for those remaining, if
tobacco companies offer high
enough prices, he said.
Tobacco once accounted for
a quarter of Kentucky farm cash
receipts but now totals about 10
percent,
Infanger
said.
Kentucky is the nation's top
burley tobacco producer.
"Because of the demand outlook, we feel there will he
opportunities to have a viable
sector
here
in
tobacco
Kentucky," he said.
Lee Meyer, a UK extension
livestock marketing specialist,
predicted a continuation of
strong feeder cattle and slaughter cattle prices. He predicted
that Kentucky's poultry industry
will continue to grow.
Steve Riggins, a UK grainmarketing economist, said that
large stockpiles of com and soy
beans from bumper harvests
will hamper prices. He predict
ed that growing demand for
com as an energy source could
help com prices in the future.
"So it's hard to be bullish ...
about com or soybean prices in
the short run," he said.
Student beats dyslexia with help Business workshop·scheduled
from Eastern Kentucky program
SOMERSET "Lazy,"
"unmotivated" and "slow."
These are labels that Jeffrey
Cress worried about as an elementary school student struggling to read and write. Now a
sophomore at Boyce Bible
College in Louisville, Cress
wants others to know they can
overcome their learning differences.
"I was trying my hardest and
was still accused of being lazy.
So, I decided I'll just be lazy,"
Cress recalls.
Cress' experience is not
unique. Children with languagebased learning differences, such
as dyslexia, are often of average
or above-average intelligence.
However, many fail to realize
their educational and social
potential, because most schools
and parents are not equipped to
Jeffrey Cress
help them.
Cress' mom, Karen Cress,
would work at home to help him
learn his weekly spelling list.
However, come test time, the
teacher would mix up the order
of the words and Cress would
fail the test. "He had memorized
where the letters were," Karen
said.
Help arrived when Karen
learned of a local After-School
Program sponsored by the
Hindman Settlement School.
Cress says the program "helped
me realize what I was dealing
with and how to function in
school with a learning disability."
"It helped me "fo"Cb$ and
helped me see that I wa~ not in
the minority; not in an isolated
group. I went from thinking I
can't, to knowing I can."
Cress still does not read as
quickly as other students in his
classes at Boyce, but he has
learned ways to make up for it.
He uses books on tape and professors offer him extended time
on written tests. These accommodations help to make up for
the different way in which he
processes information.
When asked what advice he
has for parents, Cress suggested,
"Acknowledge that your child
learns differently and that they
need help."
"Learning differently is not a
bad thing," says the 21-year old,
"but it becomes a disability
when you don't understand or
deal with it." Cress feels that
parents who do not get help for
children with learning differences are doing the children an
injustice. "You'll limit how far
they can go," he says.
PIKEVILLE- Do you want
to own and operate your own
business, bur you don't know
how to get started?
.
Morehead State University's
East Kentucky Small Business
Development Center and the
Pike County Chamber of
Commerce Small Business
Suppott Committee are offering
a workshop to help potential
entrepreneurs do just that.
A ''Pre-Business Orientation
Workshop" will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 20. at the Big
Sandy
Community
and
Technical College, 120 S.
R1Verfill Drive in Pikeville,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Topic~ to be covered at this
workshop 'hill include structure,
financing 1,9}.~~ke~tng, t~es Af!d
•licenees. t 'f'
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Cress' goal is to earn a bachelor's degree in Theology. To
fellow students with languagebased learning differences,
Cress offers, "You are not by
yourself. You are not the only
one. Get tested and see why you
are struggling."
To learn
more
about
Hindman Settlemem School's
programs for children who have
trouble learning to read and
write, or to schedule an educational evaluation for your child,
call606-785-4044. The program
focuses on children living in
Eastern and South Central
Kentucky counties.
The Hindman Settlement
School was established in 1902
to provide educational and service opportunities for people of
the mountains, while keeping
them mindful of their heritage.
For more information, visit
www.hindmansettlement.org.
sented by Michael Morley1
director of the East Kentucky
Small Business Development
Center. There is no charge, but
advance registration is necessary due to limited seating.
Training programs, sponsored or co-sponsored by
SBDC, are available to all indi-
viduals without regard to race.
color, sex, creed or national ongin. Special arrangements will
be made for those with di~ablli
ties if requested in advance.
Additional information and
pre-registration are available.
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BSCTC holds fall graduation
PAINTSVILLE - Friends
and family members gathered in
the Big Sandy Community and
~ Technical College Mayo Campus
Auditorium on Dec. 9 to witness
the Fall 2005 Commencement.
BSCTC
awarded
114
degrees, l 01 diplomas and 244
certificates to the Fall 2005
graduating class. Some graduates will continue their education in pursuit of advanced
degrees at four-year colleges or
universities of their choice.
Others will immediately enter
the workforce with skills and
acquired
at
certifications
BSCTC. Whatever the choice,
• the Fall 2005 graduates will be
prepared for the next step in
their career plan.
The featured speaker for the
graduation ceremonies was
Charles "Rusty" Justice, owner
and operator of J&H Enterprises
in Pikeville. A former student of
the College, Justice spoke to the
graduates about the qualities of
success and the need for prepa
ration. Justice advtsed the grad·
uates to plan for the future, work
hard, take responsibility for
their actions and learn from
their mistakes.
Dr. George D. Edwards,
' president of BSCTC, encour-
aged the graduates to recognize
the sacrifices of family and
friends who stood by them during their college preparation,
"You have worked hard to be
the success you are today.
However you did not come this
far alone. Look around you and
show your appreciation to those
who have helped you get this
far."
Music for the ceremonies
was provided by The Big Sandy
Singers director, Laura Ford
Hall, who sang "You Raise Me
Up," and Susan Scott ,who
delivered a stirring rendition of
"Wind Beneath My Wings."
Fatherhood Initiative Grants
The Families First I Community Collaboration for Children is
accepting grant applications to address Fatherhood issues in this
area through either activities, events, parenting classes for
fathers, training sessions to agency staff, that raises the awareness of the importance of fathers or public awareness campaigns.
Fatherhood programming is for any male caregiver, such as
father, grandfather, uncle, foster father, or significant male caregiver of a child, agency staff to raise the awareness of fatherhood issues. It is to enhance the importance of the role of
fathers in the lives of their children. It is also to train professionals to recognize the importance of the role of fathers in their
children's lives.
Grants in the amount of $1,000.00 will be awarded to one entity
in each of the five counties in the Big Sandy region (Floyd,
Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties). Any non-profit
agency in the Big Sandy region is eligible to apply for these
funds. All proposals must be submitted by January 25, 2006.
For more information or a grant application, contact:
Liz Hamilton, Big Sandy ADD, 606-886-2374, or email
Elizabetb.Hamilton@ biKSandy.on:.
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14, 2005
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Motions heard in murder case
by TOM DOTY
records made of Hunt's visit to
the emergency room on the
evening that his w1fe was killed.
That night, officers responding to a 911 call from Bettina
Hunt found James Hunt in his
car, which had overturned into a
creek. Hunt was taken from the
scene for medical treatment and
Turner argued that his motion
"does not invade Mr. Hunt's privacy" and observed that Hunt
was arrested at the hospital for
driving under the influence.
Judge John D. Caudill granted the motion and also ruled for
Turner on his second request.
The commonwealth will be
able to view records of calls
made from Hunt's cell phone
and said that such records
should corroborate witness
accounts that Bettina Hunt
received several calls from
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
ScYcral motions were heard
Friday in the case of James
Hunt, who is scheduled to he
tried Jan. 9 for a November
2004 incident that tincts him
an:uscd of murdering his wife,
Bettina. at her Bucks Branch
home.
The prosecution is seeking
the death penalty in the case,
which has led to intense scrutiny
on all motions filed, which is
part and parcel for trying a capital case.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Brent Thmer was heard on two
motions with the first having to
do with an accident which
occurred the night of the killing.
Turner is seeking medical
James Hunt preceding her murder.
The defense team for llunt
also submitted a motion to test
more evidence found at the murder scene. They argued that separate tests were not performed
on a plastic soda bottle found on
the tloor of Bettina Hunt's
home. The bottle appeared to
have been fashioned into a
crude silencer. Defense attorney
Harolyn Howard observed that
such testing could take some
time and that Hunt's trial date
may have to be moved further
along in order for the defense to
examine the lab\ t1ndings.
On Monday Judge Caudill
issued an order continuing the
trial in light of the evidence testing that was reported at Friday's
hearing. A new tnal date has not
been set at this time.
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photo by Chnstv f-towell
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examined by the hospital's staff
for exposure to toxic chemicals.
Blackburn had nothing but
praise for his officers and
Johnson County Sheriff Bill
Witten, who has cooperated with
Blackburn on several drug-related cases which have crossed the
county line.
Deputy Holbrook noted that
the search went smoothly with
the Collinses offering cooperation and that things only got
hairy when the team lifted a
bucke that contained Sudafed.
Under the five-gallon bucket
Saturday and that the search
turned up a mcth lab in the bam
behind the couple's home.
Blackburn also noted that the
department received help in dismantling the lab safely from two
deputies from Johnson County
who had been trained in dealing
with the volatile chemicals used
to manufacture the drug.
Blackburn decided to play it
safely and had his men checked
out at Highlands Regional
Medical Center following the
execution of the warrant. They
all were released after being
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they discovered a second bucket
containing cat litter which emitted a powerful chemical smell
when exposed to the air.
Holbrook explained that cat litter is used to filter the drug as it
captures and holds the strong
smell associated with cooking
methamphetamine due to the
toxic chemicals involved, which
include ammonia, lye and
lighter tluid
Holbrook also said that the
investigation is still open and
that there may still be more
arrests made in the case.
Frederic and Monica Collins
were arraigned Monday and
granted a preliminary hearing on
Dec. 19. Monica Collins was
ordered to be held on a $50,000
cash bond, while a $100,000
cash bond was set for her husband. Frederic Collins was serving a two-year probated sentence for possession of cocaine
and marijuana which was discovered in his vehicle after he
was cited for driving under the
influence. If convicted of the
meth charges, Collins wTII face
having his probation revoked
and will have to serve an additional two years before serving
any sentence' incurred •for· the
manufacturing charge.
Kenny Rogers enjoyed a hearty laugh as members of the audience were invited onstage to help
sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" at the Pikeville Exposition Center Sunday evening. Rogers,
along with Eastern Kentucky native Rebecca Lynn Howard and country music sensation Billy
Dean, headlined the holiday show.
Election
• Continued from p1
his paperwork to seek reelection
Tuesday. He is campaigning
against Prestonsburg resident
John A. Goble for the magistrate
scat.
There arc now 36 candidates
registered for various county
elections. No one has filed to
run for county clerk. county
attorney or county surveyor.
Candidates who have filed to
run for constable seats in
District 2 and District 3. the ci rcuit clerk seat, and the property
valuation administrator seat arc
currently unopposed.
The candidates are:
• District 1 magistrate: John
A. Goble, of Prestonsburg. and
current
m..tgistrate
Gerald
DeRossett, of Prestonsburg.
• District I conqable: Billy
Jarvis. of Pre~tonsburg and
Michael Hall, of East Point.
• District 2 maghtrate;
Kenneth Roberts, of Garrell. and
Stuart Rohmson, of Lmgley.
• District 2·constuble: Mike< '
D. Goodman, •
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District 3 magistrate:
Russell Warren Jarrell, of
Printer. Marietta Adams, of
Drift, Clinis Hall, of Drift, Jason
Moore, ol McDow-.11. and
Doni") Daniel", l)f :VIelvin.
8 I >Is.r·ct 3 constable: Paul
Younc~.
Hereford.
• Sherilf: Dalton Conley. (f
Garrett. Sheriff J 1hn
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Damon 'l'WsonK .t'lJ ,c r 1
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Clerk Douglas Ra) 11. ,•
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Administr..tlor:
C mrt ~
Hancock.
of:O,tclvm.
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Distnd 4 magistrate:
.\rnold Bob McKinney of
arold, B..l Ncw'>ome. of Betsy
Layne. Ro m, Al\cr!>. of Harold.
Ch<l•olctte r.t urc of Grethel.
Nichola~
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Marti!"
of
Te.tberry, Palll D;.tvid Tackett.
or Tcabtrry. Tim Hamilton, of
Stanville. dnd Cola Ray Akers.
of HarolJ.
• DI~tricl 4 c_on~tahlc: John
Kidd, of Harold, Mona Case,
of Bttsy Layne, Logan Tucker,
of Beaver. Allred "Juncbug"
Newsome. of Grethel, and
Verme Bntdlcy, of H.mr.cr.
• County Judge-Exfcl!tivc
R.D. "Doc'' Marshall, of Allen
and former Juuge-Executive
Ben lltle, of Blue River.
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Odds & Ends
• MANILA, Philippines A two-meter python caused a
commotion at a Manila police
station Tuesday, when rattled
policemen were forced to
destroy an officer's desk after
snake slithered in to hide,
officials said.
Policemen and village volunteer guards at the station in
Manila's Quiapo district managed to subdue the animal. The
desk had to be destroyed so the
python could be removed from
its drawer without being
harmed, police said.
The incident started before
dawn when a bystander saw the
python near a fast-food restaurant in nearby Sta. Cruz district.
Village guards managed to
capture the snake and bring it to
U. police station. But the python
quickly slithered out of it's captors' grasp and sneaked into a
small opening on a policeman's
table, causing a commotion.
The unharmed python was
later turned over to Manila Zoo
representatives.
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• MILWAUKEE- A police
officer had part of a finger bitten
off by a woman after he
responded to a call about a dispute over a cat, authorities said.
Lt. Robert Menzel said the
40-year-old woman who called
p*'ice Sunday afternoon had
argued with a man about the animal and wanted him removed
from her home.
The officer, a 10-year veteran, tried to restrain the woman,
and she became belligerent and
she bit off part of his right ring
finger, Menzel said.
Surgeons
at
Froedtert
Memorial Lutheran Hospital
were not able to reattach the finger, the lieutenant said.
• TULSA, Okla. A
Plymouth Belvedere that was
b-ed in a concrete vault nearly
50 years ago as part of the
state's golden anniversary celebration will be unearthed in
2007 as part of the Oklahoma
centennial festivities .
The 1957 Belvedere is
underground next to the Tulsa
County Courthouse. Also buried
with it were five gallons of gas
and a case of beer.
Old news reports indicate the
gas was buried in case internal
combustion engines became
obsolete by 2007 and no fuel
was available. Other buried
items include the contents of a
woman's purse: 14 bobby pins,
a lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes and
matches and $2.43.
There was also an unpaid
parking ticket, a bottle of tranquilizers and a spool of microfilm, which records the entries
of a contest held to determine
the winner of the car. The person to guess Tulsa's population
in 2007 or the heirs of that person were to win the car and a
$100 savings account.
The account would be worth
almost$1,200today,ifitcanrefoond.
The Tulsa Historical Society
and the centennial committee have
been getting inquiries from all over
the world about the car, including
one from a Scandinavian who
claims to have an exact twin of the
buried Belvedere.
• NORTH PLATIE, Neb.
-Fourteen senior citizens have
decided to bare a little skin, all
in the name of fundraising.
Inspired by the 2003 movie
"Calendar Girls," members of
the Brady Beauties Red Hat
Society struck poses for a calendar. While they didn't bare all
like the characters in the movie,
given a little more time, organizers say they might have.
"I think if we had gone three
more days, they would have
taken off more clothes," said
Bonnie Glo Aubushon, 78. "They
were having so much fun."
Proceeds from calendar sales
will help establish a library in
Brady - estimated population
375 - and for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina. The town
has never had a library, group
Today is Wednesday, Dec.
14, the 348th day of2005. There
a/to 17 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History: On Dec. 14, 1799, the
first president of the United
States, George Washington, died
at his Mount Vernon home at
age 67.
On this date:
• In 1819, Alabama joined
the Union as the 22nd state.
• In 1861, Prince Albert,
husband of Queen Victoria, died
in London.
•
In 1911, Norwegian
explorer Roald Amundsen
b~ame the first man to reach
the South Pole, beating out an
expedition led by Robert F.
Scott.
• In 1939, the Soviet Union
was dropped from the League of
Nations.
• In 1945, Josef Kramer,
known as "the beast of Belsen,"
and 10 others were hanged in
Hameln for crimes committed at
the Belsen and Auschwitz Nazi
concentration camps.
• In 1962, the U.S. space
probe Mariner 2 approached
Venus, transmitting information
at:lut the planet.
•
In 1975, six South
Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages
for 12 days on a train near the
Dutch town of Beilen.
• In 1980, fans around the
world paid tribute to John
Lennon, six days after he was
shot to death in New York City.
• In 1985, Wilma Mankiller
became the first woman to lead
a major American Indian tribe as
she took office as principal chief
of the Cherokee Nation of
Ow.ahoma.
• In 1985, former New York
Yankees outfielder Roger Maris,
who hit 61 home runs during the
1961 season, died in Houston at
age 51.
Ten years ago: Presidents
Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia,
Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia
and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia
signed the Bosnian peace treaty
in Paris. AIDS patient Jeff Getty
received the first-ever bonemarrow transplant from a
baboon (however, the experimental procedure at a San
F ncisco hospital was criti-
• LAS VEGAS - Looking
for off-the-wall Christmas gift
ideas? The Clark County coroner's office can help.
Tucked away in the office is
a gift shop with items that walk
a fine line between humor and
morbidity. There's a coffee mug
with the inscription "Playing for
Keeps," a $10 fake jawbone that
holds business cards and a Tshirt that reads "Coroner ...
Cashed Out in Las Vegas."
"That's about as risque as we
go," Assistant Coroner John
Fudenberg told the Las Vegas
Review-Journal. "We certainly
don't want to make a mockery
of death."
Styled after a gift shop at the
Los Angeles County coroner's
office, the year-old Nevada
store primarily benefits a coroner's youth program.
"The Jaw" cardholder has
proven its best seller so far. he
shop's "Coroner's Collection"
also offers a faux Nevada
license plate, patches, pens and
other knickknacks.
"We're always looking for
slogans or phrases that have a
little bit of a dual meaning,
because I think that is part of the
hook," Coroner Mark Murphy
said.
Fudenberg says television
shows such as "CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation" have
increased demand in such items .
Disputes may halt
mine drug testing bill
in legislative session
'
Technology, known for its cutting-edge studies of intelligence,
computers and nanotechnology.
"It's certainly not the usual
way of us promoting our work,"
said Beckman director Pierre
Wiltzius, whose own brain scan
is part of the calendar.
· The 2006 Big Brains on
Campus calendar highlights a
different brain function or ability each month. Leggett's brain,
for example, depicts ingenuity
and genius; Herman's shows
arteries of the brain that provide
it with energy.
• LINCOLN, Neb. -A man
who tried to rob a grocery store
might have gotten away with it
had it not been for those meddling employees and customers.
The 40-year-old suspect left
Russ' Market after stealing a
cash drawer Saturday. But several customers and three managers followed him out the door
and surrounded his pickup.
The man never brandished a
weapon, Lincoln police Capt.
Brian Jackson said.
"They were telling him, 'Put
the cash drawer down. We've got
your license nurnber. You're not
going anywhere,"' Jackson said.
The suspect got out of the
vehicle and fled to a bank parking lot, where he tried unsuccessfully to steal a car.
The suspect fled again, but
Russ' employees continued to
follow him from a few yards
behind. The man tried to hide
behind a house, but employees
told police his whereabouts
when they arrived.
The man was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
• LOS ANGELES- Stop,
like, trying to copy us, dude.
The City Council is trying to
find ways to protect the name
"Los Angeles" so other cities and
organizations won't cash in on it.
Councilman Bernard Parks
drafted a motion last year amid
concerns the Anaheim Angels
baseball team would benefit by
changing its name to the Los
Angeles Angels and thus erode
the Los Angeles Dodgers' commercial appeal.
The Angels did indeed
change the team's name to Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The city of Anaheim sued, but
so far court rulings have gone in
the team's favor.
The council's budget and
fmance committee heard briefly
from staff last week on ways the
city might protect the city's name.
"After a brief verbal briefing,
we asked them to come back in
six months and give us an
update on the issue and also a
report as to our legal standing,"
Parks said.
• URBANA, Ill. - Physics
Nobel Prize winner Tony
Leggett didn't hesitate when he
was asked to pose as Mr.
January in a pinup calendar.
Not your typical pinup,
Leggett's buff brain fronts a
2006 calendar from
the
University of Illinois that features some of the school's
famous and not-so-famous gray
cized by animal rights activists. matter.
The transplant failed, but Getty
The calendar uses MRis to
survived).
show the brains of a dozen peoFive years ago: President- ple who work or study at the
elect George W. Bush conferred school's Urbana-Champaign
by phone with congressional catnpus, including Chancellor
leaders of both parties and Richard Herman, women's basplanned a goodwill tour of ketball coach Theresa Grentz
Washington, D.C.; he also and Kai Nielsen, a carpenter in
received a flood of congratula- · the campus maintenance shop.
tory calls from world leaders on
The idea behind the calendar
his ftrst full day as president- was to help raise the profile of
elect. U.S. businessman Edward the school's Beckman Institute
Pope was pardoned and released for Advanced Science and
by Russia after being convicted
of espionage. The Federal Trade
Commission
unanimously
approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time
Warner.
One year ago: The Federal
Reserve raised interest rates for
the fifth time since June 2004.
President Bush awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
to three figures who were central to his Iraq policy: former
CIA Director George Tenet, former Iraq administrator L. Paul
2006 Honda
2006 Honda
Bremer and retired General
!Ridgefine RT
ccord LX 4Dr
Tommy Franks.
Today's Birthdays: Jazz
musician Clark Terry is 85.
Former "60 Minutes" executive
producer Don Hewitt is 83.
Actor-playwright George Furth
is 73. Actor Hal Williams is 67.
Actress Patty Duke is 59. Pop
1
singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson
(Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 59.
Entertainment
executive
Michael Ovitz is 59. Actress
Dee Wallace is 57. Rhythm-andblues singer Lewis McNeir (The
Four Tops) is 56. Rock musician
Cliff Williams (AC/DC) is 56.
Rock singer-musician Mike
Scott (The Waterboys) is 47.
Singer-musician Peter "Spider"
Stacy (The Pogues) is 47.
Actress Cynthia Gibb is 42.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Brian
Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is
30. Actress Tammy Blanchard is
29.
Thought for Today: "True
education makes for inequality;
the inequality of individuality,
the inequality of success; the
glorious inequality of talent, of
genius; for inequality, not mediocrity, individual superiority,
not standardization, is the measure of the progress of the
world." - Felix Emmanuel
Schelling, American educator
and scholar (1858-1945).
Today in History
The Associated Press
'm embers said.
The 18-month calendar costs
$30, and buyers can note on
their checks whether their
money should go to the library
or to hurricane relief.
The movie "Calendar Girls"
tells the true story of a British
chapter of the Women's Institute
that became an international
sensation after members posed
nude for a fundraising calendar.
14, 2005 • A9
The Associated Press
for Natural Resourr,;t;-, .md th
head of the task force, said le
LOUISVILLE
Gary islators weren't invited because
Lewis knows the dangers of th~ tri-state task force dtdn 't
working in coal mines goes want to focus on one state
beyond the volatile atmosphere
"The time to sit down r11
beneath the ground. It extends to talk with legislators is whc11 v.
his fellow miners.
have legislation to const• t
"No one wants to put their Bush said.
life in danger because someone
At least one lcgislatC'r an
working with them might be on former underground coal ntir.~.;r
drugs," said Lewis, a 34-year- Rep. Robin Webb, D-Graysm .
old miner from Harlan County. said mining regulator<> have nr
''That's why drug tests are a helped themselves by P<
good idea. It won't catch every- responding to rcquc<>ts f<
one, but it's better than noth- updates about the dmg-lcstin
ing."
issue.
But, 19 months after the
"A bill with substantia
Kentucky
Mining
Board things like penalties shou ltl havo:!
endorsed the idea of a first-in- been pre filed," said Webb, who
the-nation law requiring drug also is a lawyer. "All the it f Jl
tests for miners on the heels of mation I have is on my own rni
two
mine fatalities,
the tiative."
Kentucky General Assembly
At least 10 companico; ,,
has no pre-filed bill to enact Kentucky, including some of t11
testing.
biggest in the industry, h,n ~"
And, officials with the min- their own drug-testing policic'
ers • union and industry officials Of the 490 licensed mines in th..:
worry that no bill will be con- state, 127 reported they hav
sidered during the legislative some sort of testmg prograrr .
session starting Jan. 3 because Bush said.
there isn't enough time to get
Dozens of small companit·
one filed and debated.
don't test, includii1g the rw'W
Steve Earle, political director defunct Cody M ining Co. 111
for the United Mine Workers Floyd County, where 21-year
union in Kentucky, warned old Paul Blair Jr. was killed and
against rushing to pass some- a co-worker was seriou~l'v
thing that doesn't address the injured in an explosion in o..~lJ
concerns of labor and industry.
2003. Marijuana wa:, lou.,_
''It's time to stop substance the scene, and an employee \{I
abuse in coal mines, but we· investigators that he S<l\'. tv,
should take the time and do it miners
snorting
crush~
the right way," -Gatle said.
painkillers.
LaJuana Wilcher, secretary
But the surviving miner ·
of the Kentucky Environmental were not tested for dru~
and Public Protection Cabinet, because state and federal m1 ll' 1
said a bill will likely be intro- regulators have no authonty t
duced soon.
perform such tests, even <~t.cr
"Oh sure, oh sure,'' Wilcher fatal accident.
said when asked last week
Earlier this year, a drug-te
whether a bill could be drafted ing bill proposed by the "t'lt
for the session.
mining board failed to f.:
Wilcher created a 15-mem- sponsor before the Uc lC
ber task force in October 2004, Assembly adjourned.
inviting labor, industry and govLabor and industry ofttc.t>l
ernment representatives from said the bill gave state rr.;m 1
Kentucky, Vrrginia, and West regulators too much authorit)
Vtrginia.
implement a drug-testing pla
The task force met for the through regulations.
Earle, a member of Ito • ll·
ninth and final time last month
and expects to release a draft force, said he's concerned a!Jo
report in the next couple of penalties for miners who f
days. Wilcher said some recom- drug tests.
mendations from the report
''There needs to be treatrn
could be incorporated into a bill options in there somewhcr', ·
and state regUlators would also Earle said. "Simp! y th;)\.\.
look at what could be done with- people aside without addrc. ~1r.
in existing law.
their dependency \\ ill not soL•. ·
The task force, though, didn't the problem."
make an effort to engage
potential sponsors of legislation and didn't include lawmakers in its deliberations,
miners' union officials said.
Susan Bush, commissioner
of the Kentucky Department
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
RMC p,l~dges $100,000 for scholarships at BSCTC
PRESTONSBURG - Big
Community
and
Technical College President Dr.
1 korgc D. Edwards and manager of advancement Judy Bocook
met with Harold C. Warman Jr.,
president of Hig,hlands Regional
Iedical Center, Burl Wells
Spurlock, chairman of the
\msolidatcd Health Systems
Inc. Board of Directors, and
t.dward Nairn, chairman of the
HRMC Board of Trustees, to
accept 'a pledge of $100,000 to
the college's Fulfilling the
fromisc campaign. The money
pledged by HRMC will be used
to endow a scholarship which
•.., 111 be made available to stut1.!nts at Big Sandy Corrununity
and Technical College.
HRMC is a 184-bed (166
acute care/18 subacute), not-for
profit. corrununity owned and
l'pcrai:cd health care facility.
liRMC's immediate service
.uea is Floyd, Johnson, Martin
and Magoffin counties, with a
combined population of over
.QO.OOO residents. In addition,
people from over 10 surround! 'H! counties come to Highlands
to take advantage of the wide
variety of specialty medical ser-vices available at Highlands and
m Highlands Clinic.
Highhmds has a history rich
•n community involvement, and
was founded almost 30 years
ago by a group of concerned citJtcns from each of the four
counties who, working together
w a collaborative effort, establi-;hed a regional medical center
to provide high quality healthcare services to people living in
t 'is rural area. Martin and
~lagoffin counties, even today,
I• ave no hospitals and Highlands
1'> working to provide outreach
rural health clinics in each of
them to provide care to their resIdents.
Tn the southern part of Floyd
County, Highlands operates
Harold Primary Care, a rural
lwalth clinic located in the community of Harold. The clinic is
.. taffed by a Board Certified
~andy
Deadline to
switch political
party affiliation
is Dec. 31
\\then Kentuckians go to the
polls in May of 2006 they will
sec more races on the ballot than
at
any
point
in
the
Commonwealth's history. If citizens want to change their party
registration and still participate
in this historic election, they
lu vc to do so by December 31,
WOS; otherwise, they might
nw;!'. out on their chance.
Kentucky state law requires .
any citizen who wishes to
change his/her voter registration
and also. vote in that party's
upcoming primary election must
be registered with his/her new
party by December 31st of the
preceding year. The deadline
also affects candidates who wish
to 5witch political party affiliatiOn and run in their new party's
primary election.
"Time is rumiing out for citi~:cns to change their party registration." stated Secretary of State
'I rey Grayson, Kentucky's Chief
blcction Officer. "We want to
~ake sure that every citizen has
the chance to vote in the primary
election of their choosing."
While voters who change
tbcir party registration after Dec.
3 1 will not be able to vote in
their new party's R~mary election. they will be able to vote in
non-partisan races including
many of the judicial races that
will be on this year's ballot.
!'hose who wish to change
their party can complete a voter
registration card and submit it to
the county clerk in their county
o! residence by the deadline.
Because the 31st falls on a
~aturday in 2005, and due to the
holiday season, please be sure to
Lheck"with your local county
dcrk for times that their offices
\\ill be open. Registration cards
that arc mailed must be postmarked by Dec. 31.
!he cards are available at
·otmty clerks' offices or on the
Olhce of the Secretary of State's
'site,
located
at
,.,eb
www.sos. ky.gov/register.
Family Practitioner and a
Certified Nurse Practitioner and
offen~ care to rural residents that
may not have a family physician
or ·access to transportation.
These endeavors help Highlands
meet part of their Mission
Statement that pertains to providing health care services that
are accessible to the community
served.
Big Sandy Corrununity and
Technical College serves Floyd.
Johnson, Martin, Magoffin and
Pike counties and surrounding
areas.
Partnership
with
Highlands Regional Medical
Center dates back to the establishment of the hospital in Floyd
County. Working together to
promote health and education
has been a priority for both the
hospital and the college. HRMC
:BSCTC each have a long
tu'stq.ty of dedication and service
t() ·· the citizens of eastern
Kentucky. Together they will
provide more and better oppor.runities for students to achieve a
tcpll~ge ~ducation at BSCTC.
and
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'Ladycats
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Lady Rebels battle
back, beat Betsy Layne
EASTERN - The Allen Central High
School boys' basketball program paid
tribute to longtime supporter Roy S.
Martin in fme fashion Saturday evening.
The Rebels took to the floor in the opening game of the Roy S. Martin Classic
and defeated Breathitt County 67-64.
Ryan Collins, who this season wears
an armband with "Roy" on it in tribute of
the deceased father of Allen Central High
School head coach Johnny Martin, led
Allen Central in scoring with a gamehigh 15 points. Four different Allen
Central players scored 11 or more points
in the victory over Breathitt County.
Nick Music flipped in 12 points for the
Rebels while Farley Joseph and Josh
Prater scored II aptece.
Justin Jacobs scored seven points, T)'ler
Slone six and Josh Bailey five for the Rebels.
Allen Central, which led 32-16 at
halftime, led Breathitt CllUnty after each
quarter. The win was the first of the season for the Rebels (l-3).
"I think the fir~t annual Roy S Martin
was a successful first venture with two
outstanding and competitive games,"
said Allen Central Coach Johnny Martin.
"I know my dad would have been proud
of the event and of course he would have
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Win No.
of the Jennifer Hopkins
Coaching Era at Allen Central
High School is in the books.
And what a wm it was. The
All£"n Central High girls' basketball team got a game ahead in
the 58th DLstrict/Floyd County
Conference Friday night. The
Lady Rebels did so in dramatic
fashion. Playmg on the road at
district/conference rival Betsy
[ ayne. Allen Central trailed at
the end of every quarter except
the last. Allen Central doubled
pcrenr1ial 58th District power
Betsy Layne up in the final period. outscoring the Ladycats 16-8
and winning 39-34.
Allen Central senior Alanna
~pine led all players with 18
points. C'hne was the only player from either team to score over
nine pomts. Cline scored nine of
her game-high 18 markers in the
fourth pctiod. The Allen Central
~·tior also hit a three-pointer in
the thud penod.
"We needed the win," said
Hopkin-;. "We played hard. I
thmk 111 the first quarter we
played nervous. After the first
quatter, we played much better."
Allen Central's victory kept
Betsy Layne. the defending 15th
Region champion, winless.
Host Betsy Layne exited the
first quarter with a 13-8 lead.
(Sec BATTLE, page two)
photo by Steve LeMaster
First-year ACHS girls' basketball coach Jennifer Hopkins
•·ccorded her first win Friday
night as the Lady Rebels
fought back from behind and
defeated Betsy Layne 39-34.
Floyd teams
sweep in Roy S.
Martin Classic
photos by Steve LeMaster
(See CLASSIC, page two)
Above: Betsy Layne senior Brandon Kldd worked his way around defenders for most of Friday night, leading Betsy
Layne to a 58th District/Floyd County Conference win over rival Allen Central.
Below: Allen Central's Ryan Collins drove to the basket during a Rebel runout.
AC volleyball
Bobcats mount late rally, top AC
duo headed
to Pikeville
Kidd's 32.points fuels
Betsy Layne
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Allen Central
held some sort of a lead over Betsy
Layne at the end of each of the first
three quarters Friday night, but in the
end, couldn't close the deal. But it wasn't because the Rebels didn't try. The
2005-06 edition of the Allen Central
High School boys' basketball team is a
group head coach Johnny Martin calls
the hardest-working in his long coaching tenure at the school. Betsy Layne
turned things around in a big way in the
fourth period of Friday's game, qutscoring Allen Central 31-15 on its way to a
76-61 win over the Rebels.
Betsy Layne won for the first time
this season, following losses to
Magoffin County, Letcher County
Central and Johnson Central.
The game slowly slipped away from
Allen Central - beginning early on in
the fourth period.
Senior forward Brandon Kidd paced
Betsy Layne with 32 points and 16
rebounds, both of which were gamehigh efforts. Patrick Stapleton had one
of the best game's of his Bobcat basketball career, tossing in 16 points for the
EASTERN - Two Allen Central High
School girls' volleyball pl ... vcr~ arc set to
sign with Pikeville College.
Middle/outside hitter Elizabeth
Mosley and outside/middle hitter and
middle back Yumekia Hunter. two of the
top players in the Allen Central High
School volleyball program's history,
each will continue their academic and
athletic careers at the next level at nearby Pikeville College. Both players will
sign in the ACHS library 011 Friday.
In her first season a<> a member of the
ACHS volleyball team. Mosle.y, a track and
field standout, made quite an impression as
she was named All-Conference, AllDistrict, the 55th District Most Valuable
Player and a 15th Region All-Star.
A veteran member of the Allen
Central High volleyball program, Hunter
as a junior was named All-District, AllArea and All-State Honorable Mention
during the 2004 season. As a senior,
Hunter was named Floyd County
Conference Player of the Year, AllDistrict and All Region. She was a 15th
Region All-Star and made the Best-of-
(See BOBCATS, page two)
(See VOLLEYBALL, page two)
Knott Central holds off Raiders
TIMES STAFF REPORT
I IINDMA. r - Visiting South Floyd led
Knoll County Central through one half, but
fell late Friday night. The Patnots outscored
• )outh Floyd in both the third and fourth
quarters en route to a 69-57 win.
Scott Mosley led Knott County Central
wnh a team-hest 15 points. Mosley was one
of four players in double figures for the
Patnots. Nme different Knott County
Central players scored points.
South Floyd held a two-point lead at the
end of the first period and led 31-28 at halftime. Knott Central grabbed a lead in the
third quarter and closed the game out on a
strong note, outscoring the Raiders 22-12 in
the fourth period.
Knott Central won thanks in part to accuracy from the free throw ~ine late i? the
game. The Patriots shot 15 free throws m the
ame's last two minutes. Knott Central led
4-51 when the late free-throw shooting
flurrv ~ot started.
Slone leads
Paintsville past
Lawrence County
Ryan Johnson led South Floyd with 15
points, five rebounds and four assists.
Mason Hall added 13 points and four assists
for the Raiders while Ethan Johnson
chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds
and two assists.
Ryan Little tossed in seven points and
pulled down 12 rebounds in the South Floyd
loss while Justin Slone added seven points.
seven rebounds and four assists.
Lyle Johnson added three points and
Brock Slone three rebounds for the Raiders.
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 69,
SOUTH FLOYD 57
SOUTH FLOYD (57) - M. Hall 12, E.
Johnson 12, L. Johnson 3, R. Johnson 15, J.
Slone 7, R. Little 7
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (69) Dials 12. Mosley 15, ~vcrage 10, Lindon 7,
Bartrum 12, Pike 7, Bates 2, Cornett 2,
Collins 2.
Knott Co. Central.. ... I6 12 19 22-69
South Floyd.............. 18 13 14 12--57
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - It took Paintsville
exactly one week to enact some tevenge
on the Lawrence Coqnty Bulldogs.
Playing on the road in Louisa on the ftrst
Friday night of the high school basketball season. Paintsvilk
fell short against the
Bulldogs. This past
Friday
night,
Paintsville
evened its record to
1-1. beating Lawrence
County
66-58. 1
Mountain
Christian '
Academy product Landon Slone, a
photo by Dewey
Mosley
South Floyd
junior Ethan
Johnson was
nearly caught up
by a Knott
County Central
on a layup
attempt during
Friday's road
game.
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14, 2005
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the BEst Southeast Kentucky
Team as well as First Team AllSoutheast Kentucky.
Pikeville College head coach
Robert Staggs recently wrapped
up his second season at the helm
of the Lady Bear volleyball program. Staggs is also the school's
softball coach.
The Pikeville College volley-
ball program ended its season
with a record of 11-22, falling to
the
University
of
the
Cumberlands 3-1 in the MidSouth Conference Tournament.
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loved the games."
The Allen Central head
coach " a~ pleased to see his
team get m the winning column.
"Obviously, the best thing
about the Breathitt game was
the we fmally found a way to
win,'' Martin added. "We've
been in every game this season
but haven't b.::cn able to finish in
the fourth quarter. We play at a
torrid pace throughout the
games and we've faltered at the
finish."
Allen Central was able to win
despite not having starter Josh
Martin in the lineup.
"We missed not having Josh
Martin for the last 2 l/2 games
and it has also hurt us as far as
our depth," Martin said.
"Several players stepped up and
hit big free throws down the
stretch. Overall, it was just a
good feeling to finally get over
the hump.
"We're playing exceptionally
hard right now and I have to
believe that some good things
are going to happen for us down
the road.
The first step for us this year
was to get competitive again
and I think we've done that."
In the nightcap, South Floyd
beat Hazard 77-68.
The Raiders, playing against
Hazard and head coach Kevin
Spurlock, a former Allen Central
High assistant, took a 35-23 lead
into halftime and also led by an
11-point margin at the conclu-
sion of 'the third quarter.
Junior Ethan Johnson led
South Floyd in scoring with 21
points and th'ree assists. Senior
guard Ryan Johnson added 16
points, nine rebounds, seven
assists and four steals while
Ryan Little recorded South
Floyd's only double-double
with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Mason Hall added 11 points,
severt assists and two rebounds,
giving South Floyd four players
in double figures.
Justin Slone scored eight
points and pulled down five
rebounds while T.J. Hall added
six points and five rebounds.
Senior point guard Justin
Hicks led Hazard with 27
points.
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sophomore, led Paintsville in
scoring with a game-high 39
points. Slone was one of two
Paintsville players to reach double figures in the win.
La\Hcncc County, which was
ultimately paced by 24 points
from Shawn Thompson, led
both at the end of the first quarter and at the half. Paintsville
gained a lead in the game's third
quarter, doubling up and
outscoring the Bulldogs 18-9.
J.D. VanHoose added i1
points for Paintsville while
Blake Bundy chipped in with
seven. Shane Grimm scored five
points and Daniel Pugh added
four for the Tigers.
Thompson was one of three
Lawrence County players to
reach double figures.
PAINTSVILLE 86, LAWRENCE
COUNTY 58
LAWRENCE COUNTY (11)- C. Thompson 10, Fyffe 12,
Bradley 6, S. Thompson 24,
Pelphrey 4, Spradlin 2.
PAINTSVILLE (1-1)
Pugh 4, Grimm 5, VanHoose 11,
Slone 39, Bundy 7.
LAWRENCECOUNTY..... lS 13 9 ll-58
PAINTSvn.J..E.........13 14 18 21-66
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The win was the first of the
season for head coach Brent Rose
and the Betsy Layne Bob~ats.
"We needed the win," Rose
admitted. "We had several players ~;tcp up and make things happen for us. ln the first half, we
weren't gettmg to our positions
and where we needed to be."
Allen Central led Betsy
Layne 29~24 •at halftime. Betsy
Layne, however, got going in
the ~econd half, posting 21
points in the third period.
Tra1 Witt tossed in seven
points for the Bobcats. Colbert
Craft and Derek Case scored six
points apiece for Betsy Layne
and Brennan C~se rounded out
the ~obcat scoring with five.
Betsy Layne shot nearly
three times as many 'free throws
as did Allen Central. The
Bobcats finished 24-of-31 from
the charity stripe.
"Hitting free throws is something we've always stressed,"
Rose added. "We've been working on free throws quite a bit."
Rose and his team entered
the season with high hopes.
Getting off to a successful start
in district play was pivotal for
Betsy Layne in its quest to reach
at least one of its goals.
"One of our goals is to try
and be the number one seed
going into the district tournament," said Rose. "We took a
step toward meeting the goal
with the win over .Allen
Central."
Allen Central which hit
seven three-pointers, made 10of-11 free throws.
Garrett Christian Academy
transfer Tyler Slone led Allen
Central with 18 points. Farley
Joseph, a piayer who entered the
game in off the bench and gave
the Rebels a big spark as early
as the frrsthalf, added 14 points.
In other Allen Central scoring,
Nick Music had nine points,
Ryan Collins seven and Alex
Hammonds five. Josh Bailey
and Josh Prater rounded out the
Allen Central scoring with four
points apiece.
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BOYS' BASKETBALL
Bell Co. 77, Middlesboro 59
Boyd Co. 86, Ashland Blru:er 66
Cawood 64. C..'umberland 51
B te
The Ladycats led 20-18 at halftime and outscored Allen
Central 6-5 in the third period.
Mara Biliter contributed
eight points and Amanda
Thacker seven for the Lady
Rebels. Liz Dingus and Amanda
Mills, who with Biliter make up
photo by Steve LeMaster
Allen Central's Amanda Thacker eyed a shot In Friday's district
triumph over Betsy Layne.
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Allen Central's three-guard set
in the Lady Rebel starting lineup~ rounding out the scoring
with four and two points,
respectively.
Eighth-grader
~egan
Hamilton led Betsy Layne with
nine points. Candice Meade and
Whitney Tackett scored seven
apiece and Kaitlin Lawson six
for the Ladycats. Nicole
Spurlock guided in three points
and Jessica Blackburn two in
the setback.
Betsy Layne, struggling from
the foul line, hitting just seven
of its 17 free throw attempts.
Each team connected on a
pair of three-point field goals.
ALLEN CENTRAL 39,
aETSY LAYNE 34
ALLEN CENTRAL (1-4)M. Biliter 8, Mills 2, Dingus 4,
Cline 18, Thacker 7.
BETSY LAYNE (0-4) Meade 7, Tackett 7, Spurlock 3,
Lawson ~. Blackburn 2,
Hamilton 9.
Allen Central ......... 8 10 5 16-39
Betsy Layne ......... 13 7 6
8-34
COLLEGE BASKETBALL · ·AP POLL
The top 25 teams in The
Associated Press' men's college
basketball poll, with frrst-place
Record
9-0
2. Connecticut (5) 7-0
1. Vii anova (I)
6-ll
4 Louisvtllc
5-0
5. Mcmphts
7-1
6. Texas
8-1
7. Florida
9-0
!l. Oklahoma
5-1
'.l. Illinois
10-0
10. Gonzaga
6-2
II Washington
8-0
1. Duke t60
Pts
Pvs
1,793 1
1,703 3
1,653 4
1.522 5
1,432 7
1,379 2
1,267 10
1,260 8
1,233 11
1,216 9
1.13S 13
votes m parentheses, records
through Dec. 11, total points
based on 25 points for a first-
place vote throi.fgh one point for
a 25th-place vote and last
week's ranking:
12. Michigan St.
13. Boston College
14. UCLA
15. George W.
16. Wake Forest
17. Maryland
18. Indiana
19. North Carolina
20. Nevada
21. N.C. State
22. Iowa
23. Kentucky
24.Arizona
25. Houston
7-2
6-2
7-1
7-0
7-1
7-2
5-2
5-1
6-1
6-1
7-3
6-3
1,006 14
821
6
808
16
797
19
646 20
556
21
534
18
436
23
398
17
291
25
281
12
243
15
4-3
4-1
140
131
24
Others receiving votes: Michigan 115,
Ohio St. 108, Wisconsin 88, Pittsburgh
63, Bucknell S9, Syracuse 56, West
Virgirlia 47, Clemson 27,'Indiana St. 27,
Xavier 27, Ohio 19, Iowa St. 16. Iona
14, Alabama ll, N. Iowa 11, LSU 7,
Oldahoma St. 7, Arkansas S, Buffalo 4,
Vander\lilt 3, Missouri St. 2, Georgia 1,
La Salle 1, Montana I.
Greenup Co. 55. Russell45
Hart Co. 68, LaRue Co. 66
Hazard 77. BreaUutt Co. 44
June Buchanan 83, Pikeville 43
Knott Co. Central 69, South Floyd 57
Lewis Co. 77, Nicholas Co. 48
Mason Co. 67, Scott 53
PaintsviUe 66, Lawrence Co. 58
Perry Co. Central65, Leslie Co. 52
Powell Co. 76, Ondda BaptiSt 71
Pulaski Southwestern 80, Casey Co. 6&
Raceland 52, Rowan Co. 50
Red Bird 79, Riverside Christian 26
Russell Co. 79, Pulaski Co 63
Sheldon Clark 82, Johnson Centra170
South Laurel 65, North Laurel47
West Carter :57, Bath Co. SO
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Clay Co. 69, Evarts 32
Harlan 44. Cumberland 27
Knox Central 46, Williamsburg 35 ·
Paintsville 63. Lawrence CQ. 47
Perry Co. CentralS I, Leslie Co. 78
Pulaski Co. 59, Russell Co. 47
Shelby Valley 50, Haysi, Va. 49
Sl Patrick 62. Bath Co. 25
Tolsia, W.Va. 63, Pikeville 31
SATIJRDAY'S SCORES
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Barbourville 80, Whitley Co. 48
Burgin 65, Riverside Christian 46
East Ridge 76, Cordta 55
Elizabethtown 70. Harlan 53
Elliott Co. 75. West Carter 71
Jackson Co. 65, Oneida Baptist 6G
Johnson Central69, East Carter 6G
KnoxvilleCalholic,'U:rut 51, C'layCo.46
Pineville 66, Berea 58
Riverside Christian 56, Phelps 52
Roy S. Martin Classic
South Floyd 77, Hazard 68
Allen Central 67. Breatltitt Co. 64
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Barbourville 35. Harlan 32
Belfry 75, Tolsia, W.Va. 60
Berea 32. Pineville 31
Breathitt Co. 90, Wolfe Co. 78
Buckhorn 45. Puuist S.:hool 33
Clay Co. 71, Pike Co. Central 45
Greenup Co. 63, Fairview 58
John~on Centr;J 85, South fo1oyd 32
Knott Co. Central 55, Powell Co. 54
Oneida Baptist 4~. Buckhorn 37
Phelps 76, Jenkins 37
Raceland 54. Menifee Co, 51
Russell 44, Boyd Co. 22
Lady Pirate Classic Tournament
Cov. Holy Cross 45, Pendleton Co. 37
East Jessamine 70, Monticello 53
Thg Valley, W.Va. 62, Pikeville 53
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•
WEDNESDAY, UECEMBEH I '1-, LUUO • tlol
'Bears halt three-game losing
skid with win over Berea
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Coach Randy
McCoy's Pikeville College
Bears have been scoring-challenged at times this season, but
that wasn't the case on Saturday
• afternoon. They put four players
in double figures and survived
an early second-half run to
knock off Berea College 75-63.
Leading 44-26 after a jumper
by Gene Cotton with 17:13 to
play, the Bears got outscored
17-2 over the next five and onehalf minutes. Chris Mcintyre
had six, Cody Hornsby five and
Melvin Brown four during the
run which ended on consecutive
baskets by Mcintyre, the second
of which was a dunk, cutting the
deficit to 46-43 with 11:43
remaining.
Pikeville (4-8) came out of
the timeout with an 11-4 run,
with Napoleon Roberts scoring
five and Gene Cotton four, to
push the lead back to double figures (57-47) with 6:08 to play.
The lead stayed between eight
and 14 the rest of the way.
Roberts had 20 to lead the
way, going nine-of-12 from the
line. Cotton followed with 13
markers. while seniors Chris
Carroll and Martin Gerlero added
10 each. Gerlero, a forward from
Neuquen, Argentina, also had six
rebounds and four assists.
Senior
guard
Laneare
Anderson filled up the stat line
as well, scoring nine and handing out eight assists. He also had
three rebounds. three blocks and
two steals. The Bears had 13
thefts as the Mountaineers
turned it over 26 times.
Berea (3-6) was led by senior
Chris Mcintyre's 21 points. He
also had four rebounds and two
steals and was the only
Mountaineer in double figures
in the scoring column.
Pikeville shot 43.9 percent
from the floor but hit 76.7 percent (23-of-30) from the line.
Berea's numbers were similar37.7 percent from the floor by
79.2 percent (19-of-24) from the
stripe.
Lady Bears bounce Virginia-Wi~e, 83-72
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Talent is talent, and it really doesn't matter
how old you are or what grade
you're in.
That's no doubt the philosophy of Pikeville College Coach
Bill Watson, who had three
freshmen score in double figures on Sunday in an 83-72 win
over U.Va.-Wise.
Freshman Sasha Fields
tossed in 16 points on 6-of-6
and grabbed five
1 shooting
rebounds to lead the Lady
Bears. Kim Clark, a freshman
from Betsy Layne, hit for 12
thanks to hitting both her threepoint tries. She also had four
rebounds and two steals.
Camille Cook, a freshman from
Whitesburg, had 11, all in the
second half, and four rebounds.
Junior Tanya Amburgey, the
only upperclassman in double
figures, had 13 points and five
assists.
Pikeville (7-5) got the lead
up to 12 on consecutive baskets
by Cook, the last coming with
4:46 to play, making it 72-60,
and seemed on the verge of winning comfortably. But the Lady
Cavs scored the next seven
points, and when Sarah Helton
hit two free throws with 2:52
left, it was a five-point game.
But Pikeville scored the next
six, our of which came from
Cook, to pus the lead back to
double digits and insure the win.
Pikeville had 25 assists in the
game, got nine assists from senior
Julie Yates. She also had five
points and six rebounds. Jessica
Lovell, a junior from Belfry, had
seven assists in the win.
The Lady Bears also dominated the boards, winning that
battle 46-34. Junior Heather
Dillon led the way with seven to
go with her five points.
U.Va.-Wise (8-3), ranked 17th
in NAIA Div. ll, has lost three
straight games in the last week.
The Lady Cavs had five players
in double figures, led by point
guard Chelsea Lee's 18 points,
five assists and four steals.
Two Lady Cavs turned in
double-doubles in tHe loss.
Junior Sarah Helton had 15
points and 10 rebounds, while
junior Caroline Baca had 11
points and 10 boards.
Junior LaShay Collier had 12
points while junior Terri Ann
Hill added 10.
photos by Steve
·,Master
Above: Allen Central's Sara Johnson (21) kept a close eye on Betsy Layne's Kaitlin Lawson (15).
'
below:
Betsy Layne senior Brandon Thacker went up with an acrobatic shot in the Bobcat victory over Allen Central.
Alice Lloyd splits with Bethel
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - Alice
Lloyd College split a pair of
games Saturday afternoon with
visiting Bethel College. In the
women's game, Bethel College
prevailed, 80-67. Alice Lloyd
won the men's game 83-72.
In the women's game, Bethel
led 38-36 at halftime before
outscoring the Lady Eagles by
11 points in the second half.
Whitney Baird led three
Bethel College players in dou-
ble figures with a game-high 23
points. Amanda Cunningham
added 17 points for Bethel.
The Bethel women won the
rebounding battle, 33-31.
Kaylan Richardson led Alice
Lloyd in scoring with 13 points.
Whitney Lykens added 11
points for the Lady Eagles.Twelve different members of the
Alice Lloyd women's team had
points in the victory.
The two teams combined for
64 turnovers.
MEN'S GAME: Alice Lloyd
83, Bethel 72 - The Eagles led
47-31 at halftime en route to the
11-point win.
Four different Eagles reached
double figures in the win. K.J.
Waterman led Alice Lloyd with
19 points. Corey Hairston
flipped in 15 points, Rodney
Mitchell 14 and Brent Prichard
10. Shawn Newsame..11etted
eight points and Jeremy Daniels·v .J
seven for the Eagles.
'h"
Aaron Jacques led Bethel with a
game-high 21 points. Thomas Haynes
added 19 points in the setback
Bethel outrebounded Alice
Lloyd 53-38.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
Murray State 85, Morehead State 74
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MURRAY
Junior
LaKrisha Brown posted her fifth
career double-double, junior
Patti White scored a career high
15 points and sophomore
Megen Gearhart dished out a
season high 10 assists, but the
Morehead State Lady Eagle basketball team had no answer for
Murray State's Joi Scott on
Saturday night.
Scott, a junior transfer, made
her OVC debut with 30 points
and 13 rebounds as her team
erased an early 11-point deficit
to race past MSU, 85-74 at the
Regional Special Events Center.
Morehead State fell to 5-2 and
1-1 in the OVC while the Lady
Racers moved to 2-6 and 1-1 in
the league.
Brown, a transfer from St.
Louis University, record her fifth
double double with a team-high
21 points, including 16 in the
second half, and 12 rebounds.
She also had three blocks and
four steals. White eclipsed her
previous career high with 15
points in 28 minutes of action,
while Gearhart provided 13
points, including three treys, and
the 10 assists for her first double-double of the season.
MSU, which had 23 assists,
also got a season high seven
handouts from senior guard
TaNeisha Johnson. But, MSU
could not counter the effort of
Scott and Murray's Ashley
Nichole Hayes, who tossed in
19 points. The Lady Racers
outscored MSU 46-37 in the
final half.
The Lady Eagles jumped out
to a 14-3 lead in the first three
minutes thanks to a trio of treys
by Gearhart. But, Murray State
cut the margin to 14-10 at the
15:50 mark before MSU raced
ahead again by eight, at 22-14,
with 13:25 left. Murray, however, went on a 13-4 run to take a
27-26 lead with 5:40 left in the
first half. Morehead led 37-36
but Murray's Amber Guffey
drilled a three-pointer at the
buzzer to give her team a 39-36
halftime lead.
The second half proved to be
nip-and-tuck as there were six
lead changes and three ties. The
Lady Eagles led 48-43 at the
13:43 mark after a Jessie Plante
basket, but Murray outscored
MSU 21-10 over the next nine
minutes to take the advantage.
Scott's layup with 5:55 left in
the game gave Murray a 60-58
lead it never relinquished.
For the game, Morehead
State shot 42 percent (27-of-64)
while hitting six three-pointers.
MSU had 34 rebounds, while
the Lady Racers posted 46. ·
Morehead State will be in
action next at the Mississippi
State Tournament on Dec. 1920. MSU faces Mississippi State
on Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.
MEN'
BASKETBALL:
Murray St. 92, Morehead St. 40
- Murray State used balanced
scoring and a smothering
defense to defeat MOTehead
State 92-40 SatUrday evening at
the Regional Special Events
Center in Murray.
Murray, now 4-2 overall and
2-0 in the Ohio Valley
Conference, limited the Eagles to
28.8 percent field goal shooting
(17-of-59), blocking a schoolrecord 14 shots. Rob Kennedy
and Tyler Holloway each scored
14 points in reserve roles.
Pearson Griffith had 11 points,
11 rebounds and six blocked
shots. Issian Redding and Justin
Orr had 10 points each.
Morehead State, l-5 ovetall
and 0-2 in the OVC, got 12
points and seven rebounds from
Quentin Pryor off the bench.
The Eagles will be concentrating on final exams all this
week, then will play host to
OVC rival UT Martin at 7 p.m.
EST on Dec. 19.
Lady Eagles too much for South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - Johnson
Central scored all the points in
would need in the frrst quarter
of Saturday's home game
against South Floyd. The Lady
Eagles led 33-9 at the end of the
first quarter and held South
Floyd to single digits in the second and third periods before
winning 85-32.
Johnson Central, which led by a
commanding 52-13 margin at halftime, outscored the Lady Raiders in
each of the four quarters.
Celena Conley led Johnson
Central in scoring with a gamehigh 18 points. Chessie Griffith
tossed in 16 points and Haley
Meek 14 for Johnson Central.
Twelve different Lady Eagles
provided scoring in the non-district win.
No single Lady Raider
reached double figures in the
scoring column. Chelsie Tuttle
led South Floyd with eight
points. Heather Dean and
Ashley Castle each had six
points for the Lady Raiders.
The loss was South Floyd's
second straight. Shelby Valley
defeated the Lad)' Raiders 65-37
in a game Monday, Dec. 5. The
South Floyd-Hazard game
scheduled for Thursday f was
postponed.
The Lady Raiders got their
season underway with a convincing 61-36 win over 'ackson
City.
FOCUS ON lADY
RAIDER SCORING:
SOUTH FLOYD (1-2) Castle 6, Skeens 4, Tuttle 8, Hall 3,
Conn 2, Tackett 2, Little 1, Dean 6.
South Floyd............. 9 4 5 14-32
JohnsonCentral.....33 19 1716-85
photos by Tt > McGuire
RAIDERS TOP
HAZARD
Below: South
Floyd defe ders
Ryan Little (34)
and T.J. Hal
closed in on a
Hazard player.
Senior guard Left:
Mason Hall
worked the basketball for South
Floyd in it• 17-68
win over HnLard.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2005
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Bengals 23, Browns 20
with a high tech, no-huddle
offense ground one out the oldfashioned way - a very handy
thing for cold playoff games.
CINCINNATI
"It was a tough game offenDisappointed by his poor performance in a tricky wind, sively," said Palmer, who had
Carson Palmer shook the season lows in completions and
Cleveland Browns' hands after yards. "We didn't play well, I
the game and got a little uplift- didn't play well. You're frustrating advice from a quarterback ed and you're disappointed.
"I talked to Trent Dilfer after
who knows what it takes to go
the game and he said not every
deep into the playoffs.
In Trent Dilfer's eyes, these game is a blowout, not every
game is pretty. On
Bengals have it.
your way to the
The
Bengals
Super Bowl, you're
compensated for
going to run into a
Palmer's rare off
bunch of games like
day Sunday, getting
that, and the good
a season-high 169
teams win those
yards from running
games. We're a good
back Rudi Johnson
team and we won
Shayne
and
this game."
Graham's 37-yard
Dilfer
led
field goal on the
RudiJohnson
Baltimore to a Super
final play for a 23Bowl title in 2000,
20 victory.
The Bengals (10-3) main- when Bcngals coach Marvin
tained their two-game lead over Lewis was the Ravens' defensive
Pittsburgh in the AFC North and coordinator. For the second concan clinch the title with a win secutive game, Dilfer wound up
next Sunday in Detroit. They've the backup to rookie Charlie
won 10 games for the first time Frye, who put the Browns (4-9)
since 1988, the last time they in position for an intrastate upset.
made it to the Super Bowl.
They couldn't pull it off
"I haven't had double-digit because they couldn't stop
wins since my second year in Johnson, who carried a seasoncollege," lOth-year offensive high 30 times and averaged 5.6
tackle Willie Anderson said. "It yards per run. When he got to
feels good to get 10 wins. We the stadium and saw the wind,
still have to finish it off."
he knew it could come down to
An offense that scored 117 a running back.
points in the last three games
"It was that type of ballgame:
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AFC North, cold weather and a
lot at stake," he said.
Chad Johnson had season
lows with two catches for 22
yards, but drew interference and
illegal contact penalties on cornerback Leigh Bodden during
the Bengals' 43-yard drive to the
winning kick. Palmer was 13-of27 for 93 yards with one touchdown, one interception and a
season-low passer rating of 53.5.
In only his second NFL start,
Frye kept the Browns in the
game. He had only one costly
mistake: a pass intercepted by
Deltha O'Neal, setting up
Cincinnati's second touchdown.
Gusts turned the stadium into
a wind tunnel, made the goalposts gyrate and provided another concern for the rookie. He
handled it much better than the
Bengals' Reisman Trophy passer from Southern California.
Frye grew up in northern
Ohio and was a third-round draft
pick out of Akron, which is a
snowplow drive from Cleveland.
"He's very confident," said
Steve Heiden, who caught a
touchdown pass. "He's mature
for his years. He's poisr;;d, he's
confident. He was very good."
Wearing a glove on his passing hand to help him grip the
ball, Frye was on the mark in a
low-risk passing attack of short
passes and rollouts to avoid the
rush. He ran 3 yards on a rollout
to score on the Browns' first
possession, raising the ball tri-
umphantly with his right arm as
he crossed the goal line.
"I felt much more comfort
able than last week," Frye said.
Frye's 2-yard touchdown
pass to Heiden put the Browns
up 14-7 and sent notice this was
going to be a typical BrownsBengals game, unpredictable
and up for grabs. He finished
16of 24 for 138 yards with a
touchdown and hts first interception as a starter.
''The young kid, Charlie, did
a pretty decent job overall,"
coach Romeo Crennel said. "He
handled himself well in situations where he was in trouble.
He was able to get out of trouble
and maintain his cool."
Notes: Bengals RB Chris
Perry sprained his left ankle in
the flrst quarter and was on
crutches after the game. It's not
known how long he'll be sidelined .... O'Neal's nine interceptions lead the NFL and match
Ken Riley's club record from
1976. ... Bengals LB Odell
Thurman was benched for the
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
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Cincinnati ....... I 0 .. 3 ..0 . .... 769
Pittsburgh ........ 8 ...5 ..0 ..... 615
Baltimore ........ 4 ..9 ..0 .....308
Cleveland ....... .4 ...9 ..0 ..... 308
PF
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....295
.... 171
....203
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Sunday's Games
N.Y. Jets 26, Oakland l 0
Tennessee 13, Houston 10
Pittsburgh 21, Chicago 9
New England 35, Buffalo 7
Cincinnati 23, ClevdanJ 20
Minnesota 27, St. Louis I 3
Indianapolis 26, Jacksonville 18
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 10
Seattle 41, San Francisco 3
Washington 17, Arizona 13
N.Y. Giants 26, Philadelphia 23, OT
Dallas 31. Kansas City 28
Miami 23, San Diego 21
Denver 12, Baltimore 10
Green Bay 16, Detroit 13. OT
first few plays for violating an
undisclosed team rule .... Palmer
took the blame for letting the
clock run down to 1 second
before calling time out to set up
Graham's winning kick. "We
were all calling timeout,"
Palmer said. "I'm not sure what
happened." ... The Browns were
swept by the Bengals for the
first time since 1999. Cleveland
leads the series overall 33-32.
Colts 26, Jaguars 18
by MARK LONG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Peyton Manning stood behind
the podium and rattled off
names of several players from
the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Bob Griese. Larry Csonka.
Mercury Morris. Jim Kiick.
"I appreciate history," said
Manning, who was born three
years after Miami completed the
NFL's lone undefeated season.
"I know the names, but not a lot
of guys in this locker room do.
It's a different generation."
Maybe this generation will
get its own perfect season.
Manning threw two touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison,
Mike Vanderjagt kicked four
field goals and the Indianapolis
Colts remained unbeaten with a
26-18
victory
over
the
Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Indy became the fourth team in
NFL history to start 13-0, locked
up a third consecutive division
title and secured home-field
advantage throughout the playoffs. The team has little left to play
for over the final three games.
Except for matching the elusive mark set by the Dolphins _
perfection.
"Going 16-0 would be great,
but it's not the most important
thing," coach Tony Dungy said.
The Colts joined the 1934
Chicago Bears, 1972 Dolphins
and 1998 Denver Broncos as the
league's only teams to start 13-0.
Dungy and his players have
fielded questions regarding their
pursuit of perfection for weeks.
They downplayed it for the most
part, but have little else to talk
about now.
Dungy must decide whether
to rest players and reduce the and several foolish penalties,
risk of injury or try to run the including one against coach
table and chase Miami's mark. Jack Del Rio for yelling profanity as he threw the
The Colts host the
challenge flag at an
San Diego Chargers
·
official.
(8-5) next week,
"We beat ourat
then
finish
selves up and down
Seattle (11-2) and at
on
offense,
home
against
Arizona (4-9).
defense and special
teams," Jags line"It's not going to
backer
Mike
be a situation where
Peterson said. "We
we take four weeks
dido' t spoil their
off without playPeyton Manning
streak, but we can
ing," Dungy said.
get another shot at
"We definitely want
to win. We're going to play to them. They can be beat. This
team isn't too much for us. Can
win and go from there."
Manning
picked
apart we beat them? Hell, yeah."
The Jaguars can still make
Jacksonville's secondary all
game. He finished 24-of-36 for the playoffs by winning their
324 yards. He was sacked a sea- final three games against San
and
son-high three times. Harrison Francisco, · Houston
caught six passes for a season- Tennessee. Because Kansas Gity
(8-5) and San Diego (8-5) also
high 137 yards.
Manning directed an 89-yard lost Sunday, the Jags maintained
drive on Indy's opening posses- a game lead in the AFC wild
·
sion and capped it with a 9-yard card race.
The Colts, meanwhile,
pass to Harrison. They hooked
up for another score early in the stayed perfect.
"We will not let down,"
second quarter, a perfectly
defensive tackle Montae Reagor
thrown 65-yard TD pass.
The Jaguars, who had won said. "We don't want to lose; q ..
five in a row, scored twice in the 0 doesn't guarantee s anything.
final 4:08 and looked like they We want to keep our rhythm,
were going to get a final chance keep our chemistry."
to tie the game.
Notes: Jimmy Smith became
They forced Indy into a third- the 13th player in NFL history
down play with 1:39 remaining. to surpass 12,000 yards receivBut Manning completed a 12- ing. He finished with eight
yard pass under heavy pressure catches for 102 yards and a
score. It was his third 100-yard
to Dallas Clark.
"It's one of those plays that game of the season and the 46th
you just trust Dallas will be in of his career. ... Manning surthat spot, but I couldn't really passed 3,000 yards passing for
the eighth straight year, the only
see him," Manning said.
The Jaguars (9-4) may have quarterback to start his career
made it close at the end, but the like that.... Colts LB Cato June
game was a mismatch early. was inactive because of injuries
Jacksonville had three turnovers to his groin, knee and ankle.
Cost of hunting, fishing licenses to go up
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT- Hunting and
fishing licenses in Kentucky will
cost more beginning in 2007 the first increase in several years,
state wildlife officials said.
The fee increases were
passed Friday at a meeting of
the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
Commission, a nine-member
citizens board that oversees the
Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources.
The license increases were
necessary to offset a budget
deficit, said Jon Gassett, the
department's executive officer.
"We're spending $4.8 million more than is coming in,"
Gassett said. 'There hasn't been
a license increase since 2000."
Hunting and fishing licenses
for Kentucky residents will cost
$20, a $5 increase. The combihunting and fishing
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$22.50. The resident joint
(spousal) fishing license will
cost $36, up from $27.
Licenses for seniors and the
disabled will remain $5.
Resident permits for deer and
spring wild turkey hunting will
cost $30 each, a $5 increase for
the deer permit and a $10
increase for the spring wild
turkey permit.
The trout permit will remain
$10, but the resident two-day fishing license will no longer be available, replaced by $7 daily licenses.
Nonresidents also will pay more.
The nonresident fishing
license jumps from $35 to $50,
nonresident hunting from $115
to $130, nonresident deer permit
from $50 to $60 and nonresident
elk from $300 to $365.
The department projects a
revenue increase of just over $6
million a year from the sale of
lie nses at the new prices.
~
..,. '"'
.
the 2,500-member Bluegrass
Sportsman's League Inc., said a
license increase "has probably
been put off for too long. We
recently raised our dues to keep
pace with what things cost.''
The
comm1sswn
also
approved a plan to develop a $5
conservation permit, which will
be needed to access state-owned
public lands.
"We're going to define users
in administrative committee,
and bring our recommendations
back to the commission in
March," Gassett said. 'The revenue will be earmarked for leasing land, conservation easements, land acquisition and
landowner agreements.''
Hunters, anglers, trappers,
wildlife viewers, hikers and
horseback trail riders could be
required to buy the permits.
Information from: Lexington
Herald-Leader, http://www.ken-
file photo
Thunder Ridge Raceway, Prestonsburg.
Kentucky's ~.h~!pking ~~andarqbred
industrY looking fOr helpTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON- Kentucky's
standardbred horse industry is
shrinking, falling from 95 stan
dardbred stallions in the state in
1986 to an expected five next
year.
Some in the standardbred
industry - which produces
horses for harness racing _ are
hoping slots or casino gambling
will help revitalize an industry
falling on hard times.
Kitty Sautter, who owns
Walnut Hall Stock Farm, said
competing with Canada, New
York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania will become
increasingly difficult as slots or
casino gambling swells those
purses and makes their horses
much more desirable, she said.
Sautter is hoping the
General Assembly allows some
sort of expanded gambling at
the tracks, which may be the
only way to save Kentucky's
harness racing facilities.
"If we lose our tracks, we
don't have much left," Sautter
said. "You can breed all the
horses you want here, but
you've got to have something
that's going to keep people
interested and corning here, and
wanting to race their horses
here."
Ken Jackson, owner of
Kentuckiana Farms, said the
standardbred industry is "chal
lenging" right now because
breeders have no reason to keep
a horse in Kentucky. Instead,
the horses are being sent to
New Jersey, Pennsylvania or
Canada, where incentive programs have poured millions
into attracting harness breeders.
Harness racing is the sport
of trotters and pacers and its
rules differ about how the horses
can
be
conceived.
Standardbreds can be conceived through artificial insemination, so the mares can live
anywhere, making the location
of the stallion key.
A stallion's home determines his eligibility for "sire
stakes." The progeny of a stallion in Pennsylvania, for
instance,
can
race
m
Pennsylvania's sire stakes.
These kinds of races carry
some of the highest purses in
the sport and create demand for
yearlings from particular states.
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had prize money over $1 million, purses have shrunk to
around $300,000 next year for
six races and lowered demand
for Kentucky standardbreds.
The state isn't giving up on
standardbreds, though. Earlier
this year, the General Assembly
created a breeders' incentive
fund using sales tax on all stud
fees. While thoroughbred
breeders will get the largest
chunk of the estimated $15 million generated every year, standardbred breeders will get
almost $2 million.
The funds will go into the
sires stakes, Jackson said.
'"But there's got to be more,"
Jackson said. "That program
alone will not revitalize the harness industry in Kentucky."
Kentucky has harness racing
at only three tracks - The Red
Mile in Lexington, Bluegrass
Downs in Paducah and
Thunder
Ridge
in
Prestonsburg. In 2006, there
will be 83 days of harness racing in Kentucky, including the
prestigtous Grand Circuit.
That's left harness racing
with barely enough to survive,
he said. "We had a circuit now we don't have a circuit.
Now we've got racing three
days a week. It's hard for them
lo make money," said Marc
Guilfoil, director of standardbred racing for the Kentucky
Horse Racing Authodty.
Kentucky's Jack of action·in
aiding the ailing industry has
left it struggling behind other
states, said Art Zubrod, general
manager of Brittany Farms.
Brittany is owned by George
Segal, now one of the four
owners of The Red Mile.
"The standardbred industry
has been pillaged by the thoroughbred industry here,"
Zubrod said.
Thoroughbred and standardbred tracks split simulcasting
dates in the 1990s on a 60-40
basis. Thoroughbred tracks persuaded state legislators to tie
the number of dates to the percentage of revenue wagered on
each breed, quickly eroding
standardbred racing's shru·e.
Eventually, The Red Mile
sold its thoroughbred simulcasting rights to Keencland.
leaving the state's only competitive harness track to muddle
through on revenue from an
"That's when we started on
the downhill slide," Zubrod
said.
Without .slots to aidf the
tracks, harness breeding won't
die out in Kentucky, he said; it
just won't be vibrant.
"It's still going to be the
greatest place to raise a horse,"
he said, "but if you're looking
to make money, this might not
be the state."
Information
from:
· Lexington
Herald-Leader,
http://www.kentucky.com
Afleet Alex wz11
stand at Gainesway
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Afleet
LEXINGTON
Alex, winner of the Preakness
and Belmont, will stand as a
stallion at Gainesway Farm in
Lexington in the heart of
Bluegrass country.
"HavingAfleetAlex stand at
Gainesway is one of the most
exciting moments in our 18
years of owning Gainesway,"
farm president Antony eck ·
said Sunday. "There's already a
huge buzz at the farm."
Beck said Afleet Alex's
2006 stud fee will be $40,000
· per live foal.
Afleet Alex was retired this
month because of an ankle
inJury. The horse finished with
eight wins in 12 starts and earn~ngs of more than $2.7 million
for the Cash Is King Stable, and
nearly became the sport's 12th
Triple Crown winner.
I
He finished third in the '
Kentucky Derby by a l~gth.
won the Preakness after nearly
being knocked down bv
Scrappy T in the turn for hom~
and won the Belmont by seven
lengths. Jockey Jeremy Rose
was aboard Afleet Alex for all
three Triple Crown races.
Cash Is King managing partner Chuck Zacney said there
was an extensive search to find
the right place for Afleet Alex's
new home.
"After
meeting
with
Gainesway
they
quickly
became our No. 1 choice,"
Zacney said. "They h(f>ve a
great reputation. a passion for
the game and really believe in
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
MEN'S COLL
BASKETBAIJ
SCOREBOA
No. 18 Indiana 79, No. 15 Kentucky 53
by MICHAEL MAROT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana
coach Mike Davis hopped
around, stomped his feet,
argued with officials and then,
finally, rewarded his players
with hugs.
Davis overcame his most
difficult obstacle as a head
coach, beating Kentucky, with a
perfect script.
Marco Killingsworth had 23
points and 11 rebounds, A.J.
Ratliff added a career-high 21
points, and the 18th-ranked
Hoosiers used a relentless defensive effort to rout No. 15
Kentucky 79-53 on Saturday ending Davis' five-game drought
against the rival Wildcats.
"It feels good because when
the scores come on, I don't have
to tum it to the friggin' Oxygen
channel or something," Davis
said. ·'My wife knows and
everyone knows that, in the
past, I don't have the TV on
anything that has basketball
scores on."
That's because the Kentucky
game has been more like a
nightmare than a game for
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Davis.
Five straight losses to the
Wildcats always seemed to fuel
speculation about his job security, but as much as the defeats
hurt, there were Davis' memorable outbursts - he once ran
onto the court and berated an
official and another time questioned whether he was the right
man to lead the Hoosiers (5-2).
On Saturday, Davis had all
the right answers.
Ratliff delivered a big-time
game in his first start of the sea·
son, and Killingsworth showed
he could find open teammates
quicker when Kentucky (6-3)
tried to double team him. The
combination put the Wildcats
on their heels from the opening
tip, and Indiana responded with
its most lopsided victory in the
49-game series.
"They were obviously hungrier, more aggressive than we
were," Kentucky coach Tubby
Smith said. "When you go 2for-27 (on 3s) and have four
assists and 19 turnovers, you're
not going to beat anybody."
Somehow Davis got his
Hoosiers to a,gain play with the
passion and persistence that
almost helped them upset No. 1
Duke last week, and the
changes were immediately
noticeable.
Rather than settling for long
jumpers, the Hoosiers patiently
worked for good shots and
embarrassed the Wildcats in
front of a crowd topping 28,000
_ half clad in Kentucky blue,
the other half in Indiana red.
The Hoosiers scored 25
points off Kentucky turnovers
and the Wildcats missed their
first 20 3-pointers.
"When they beat you,
they're always bragging,"
Killingsworth said. "One of
their guys said 'It's about time
you all beat us.' I said, ' You can
say whatever you want, but
you've got to go home five
hours with a loss."'
Killingsworth, who had
never beaten Kentucky in three
seasons at Auburn before transferring to Indiana, celebrated by
grabbing Davis around the neck
and put him in a mock chokehold as time expired.
But the Hoosiers managed to
keep their emotions in check
Saturday - something they didn't do at the start of the Duke
No. 5 Louisville III·, Akron 85
including 71 percent in the second half - to prevent the Zips
(3-2) from beating a rankeq
team for the first
LOUISVILLE time in school histoJuan
Palacios
caught the ball in
ry.
.
Romeo Travis
the
lane,
then
led Akron with 21
flicked a behindpoints, but the Zips
the-back pass to
had no answer for
Louisville teammate
the balanced and
Brian Johnson, who
unselfish Cardinals.
hit a reverse layup
Louisville had 31
and drew the foul.
assists on 40 field
Minutes
later,
Juan Palacios
goals a11-d turned the
guard
Terrence
ball over only nine
Williams grabbed
an outlet pass from Taquan times.
Dean, dribbled the ball around
"No matter what we played,
his body, crashed into Akron's we couldn't guard them," said
Zach Sowers and still managed Akron coach Keith Dambrot.
to hang in the air long enough to "We didn't get it done. We
make the basket.
couldn't keep them in front of
Standing in front of the us, we couldn't keep them off
Louisville bench, coach Rick the boards, we couldn't keep
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Pitino couldn't help but smile. them out of transition."
- How could he not? During
The Cardinals had relied
Louisville's 111-85 rout of the heavily on Dean during an ugly
Zips on Saturday, Pitino thinks 53-45 win over Richmond on
he might have seen his real team Monday. By the time Dean got
for the first time all year.
rolling in the second half against
"I thought all our guys were the Zips, Palacios and center
terrific," Pitino said. "We're David Padgett already had given
pulling it together. We see the the Cardinals a double-digit lead.
potential. This was by far our
Akron managed to stick
best game of the year."
around in the first half and
J
Dean led five Cardinals in trailed 46-37 at the break. But
double figures, scoring 22 Louisville opened the second
points as Louisville posted its half with a 15-6 run and quickly
highest point total at home since pulled away.
1999. The Cardinals (5-0) shot
"Once everybody got togeth60 percent from the floor - · er ~d got going, this is what I
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
expected,"
Dean
said.
"(Palacios) is starting to_get better and once we get David
(Padgett) going, the sky is the
limit."
Palacios, still recovering
from a dislocated ankle, continued to improve, finishing with
17 points, eight rebounds and
six assists.
"Palacios played really well,
I couldn't believe some of the
passes he made," Padgett said.
''It looked like the old Palacios.
It's good to see him passing the
ball like that."
Padgett had 15 points and
eight rebounds, while Williams
posted a season-high 13 points
on perfect 6-of-6 shooting from
the floor. Five days after facing
Richmond's
grind-it-out
offense, the Cardinals were
eager to race up and down the
floor with the uptempo Zips.
"When you get to run like
that, it makes you look good,"
Padgett said. "I thought we did a
great job of sharing the basketball, giving it up to everybody."
Darryl Peterson scored 16
points for the Zips and Nick
Dials added 12, but Akron
couldn't keep up with the
Cardinals, who scored 40 points
in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
"We just didn't have it,"
Dambrot said. "They shot the
ball well, but we gave them too
many easy baskets."
UK women out to best start since 1980-81
TIMES STAFF REPORT
DETROIT
Sophomore
Kentucky center Sarah Elliott
(McKee, Ky.) scored a gamehigh 17 points and senior forward/center Jennifer Humphrey
(Memphis) brought down a season-high 14 rebounds as the
Wildcats used an impressive
second-half rally to defeat
Detroit, 74-65, Saturday in
Calihan Hall. The Cats, who
overcame a halftime deficit for
the second time this season,
improve
to 8-0 on the year i •
UK's best start since the 198081 season.
The Wildcats, who trailed
36-35 at halftime, used a 14-1
run out of intermission and held
I
the Titans (2-7) without a field
goal for the first 5: 54 of the final
period to turn back a stingy
Detroit team. The Cats were led
...
by four players who scored in
double figures, but were forced
to overcome 18 turnovers that
resulted in 21 Detroit points.
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Kentucky came out blistering
in the second half, knocking
r
down the ftrst four baskets of
'.' ' ijJ the final period, highlighted by
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resounding trey by freshman
'~
point guard Carly Ormerod
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(Louisville, Ky.). The Wildcats'
·••
14-l run out of intermission
;• included five points from
:!c
Humphrey, to extend their
~
advantage to 13 points (49-37)
with 14:38 left.
The Titans kept trimming
'' I,
away at the UK advantage to
come within seven, 49-41, after
back-to-back field goals. Eleia
Roddy (Columbus, Ohio), however, scored two of the game's
' '41) next three hoops to push the
Cats back ahead by nine, 53-44.
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A basket by Humphrey put
again UK up by 11, 68-57, with
just under three minutes remaining, but Detroit wouldn't give
up. Shawanna Stubblefield and
Lindsey Pasquinzo hit back-tohack three-pointers with 1: 16
left to cut Kentucky's lead to
68-63, but the Cats, who made
6-of-8 free-throws in the final
4:50, hung on for the victory.
Humphrey's 14 rebounds
were a season-high and one
board shy of her career-best
mark. The 6-foot-3 Humphrey
was also just one point shy of
her second consecutive doubledouble, finishing the game with
nine points, three assists and
two steals. Humphrey has
brought down at least seven
rebounds in six-of-eight games
this season.
Ormerod chipped in 15
points and tied her career-high
with five rebounds, while
sophomore Samantha Mahoney
(Detroit) added 12 points.
Ormerod was 5-of-6 from the
free-throw line and knocked
down two three-pointers. Roddy
was the fourth Wildcat to reach
double-figure points with 10.
The game marked a homecoming for sophomore Motor
City natives Chante' Bowman
and Mahoney.
The Titans started the gam~
strong offensively, knocking
down three three-pointers with..,
in the flrst four minutes of the
game to take an 11-7 lead with
15:55 remaining in the opening
period. Kentucky cut Detroit's
lead to 15-13 on a crafty basket
in the lane by Ormerod, but the
Titans scored the game's next
two baskets capped off by a
Pasquinzo jumper to extend
their advantage to 20-13.
From there, the Cats went on
an 8-2 run capped off by basket
by junior guard Jenny Pfeiffer
(North Vernon, Ind.) to come
within one, 22-21, with 8:16 to
go in the half. After a Detroit
basket, UK scored seven unanswered points including a shot
in the paint by Roddy to give the
Cats their ftrst lead at 25-24 at
the 6:19 mark. Pfeiffer was
fouled shooting a three-pointer
and made each of her three freethrow attempts to move UK in
front 28-24. Trailing 30-26, the
Titans wouldn't give up, scoring
three of the game's next four
baskets to reclaim the advantage
at 33-32. Detroit went into the
locker room with a 36-35 lead.
The Wildcats shot 41.7 percent (25-of-60) from the field in
the game and outrebounded
Detroit 44-29. The Cats were
aided by a strong post presence
of Elliott, Humphrey and Roddy
that combined for 36 points and
24 rebounds. UK out-scored
Detroit 28-18 in points in the
paint. The Titans shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the floor
and made 8-of-20 three-pointers. Detroit was led by
Pasquinzo's team-high
16
points, as one of four Titans
scoring in double figures.
Kentucky has a week off for
final exams before returning
home to play host to No. 3 LSU
in Memorial Coliseum on
Sunday, Dec. 18. Tip-off is set
for 1 p.m. EST in Memorial
Coliseum and the game will be
televised by Fox Sports Net
South and aired live on the Big
_Blue Sports Network (radio)
with Neil Price. Live audio and
statistics for all UK Hoops
games are available on ukathlet\cs.com.
game. They also maintained
their poise after building a big
lead, something they failed to
do Tuesday when Indiana State
upset them.
It was a far different performance from Tuesday's lackluster effort.
Indiana was relentless on
defense, forcing turnovers and
contesting shots. The Hoosiers
took care of the basketball and
played hard.
They took control early,
using a 12-2 rim to build a 16-8
lead, followed that flurry with a
9-0 run that made it 25-12 and
closed the half by scoring the
final ftve pomts to take a 35-19
lead.
It was Kentucky's lowestscoring half since Jan. 19, when
it scored 16 against Mississippi,
and the Wildcats were 0-for-12
from 3-point range.
Rajon Rondo was the
Wildcats' top scorer, ftnishing
with 2 1 points, most coming
14, 2005 • f 5
after the outcome had already
been decided. He missed
Tuesday's game against Georgia
State because of strep throat and
didn't look 100 percent.
"We didn't play with intensity and we didn't shoot the ball
well at all," Rondo said.
The Wildcats rallied in the
ftnal six minutes, using an 18-6
run to get within 59-47 with
3:21 to go. Davis appeared rattled, grabbing his head and
pleading with his players to be
sharper against the Wildcats'
full-court press.
But Kentucky could not get
any closer, and Davis sweated
out the final moments until
Killingsworth grabbed him
around the neck.
"My assistants wanted me to
start putting subs in, but I was
like 'Hey, we haven't won yet,"'
Davis said. "With about 30 seconds left, I was wondering if
they had a 24-point play in
them. But it feels good to win."
(Saturday's Major Cc-1 •
Basketball Scor
,
EAS'f
American U. 7-1, '~""·w~e>u ·J
Boston U. 58, M. ne ""
Brown 7 J, Binghamton o,
Buffalo 62, Rutgers 5 ~
Columbia 71. Lafayette 6'
Drexel 61, Old D.muntl r <+
Duke 97, Tc-'as 66
F11irleigh Dickinson 71 Mn nt < •
Mary's, Md. 68
Lehigh 67, Harvard 56
Long' Island U. 85, Hartfo I 11
Memphis '97, Prov1dence ~9
Ohio 71, Rhode Island. 61
Ohio St 81, Samt Joseph
Pittsburgh 91. Penn St 54
Princeton 59, Wyomlnv <;tJ
Rider 89,Delaware !l-l
Robert Morris 90, Qu,;uiJ
Sacred Herut 74. St. Fnnus.
St. Bonaventure 66, Yoldll"
Syracuse 58, Colgate 15
Temple 68. Alah.::ma '~
UMBC 72, Ston}' Brod .;
Vermont 58, New Hamp<h ·r " 1
Villanova 90, Longwood · J
West Virginia 86, lJ\Iquegnc
Austin Peav "19, E.. K~ntuu;: t ;
Chattanooga 97, Milhgmt <o
Cincinnatt92, Vandert-ilt K:t
Davidson 80, Catholic 56
Flori~ A&M 74, Alabama ..,, r:~
George l\l:lason Sl, Radfc rJ 6')
George Washington 102, M •n
Georgia 72, Georg1a St. 61
Georgia Tech 82, Tcnwss
t.
Howard 79, Md.-Eastem !>ho •
Jacksonville St. 93 Tenr -V r '
LSU 90, McNeese S • 70
Lipscomb 78, Liberty ()l
Louisiana-Monroe 82, Wil • ru C
Louisv:ille Jll, Akron 8"
Miami 71, Wofford 40
Michig!l!l 68, South Flor Ja. r,
Middle Tennessee 87 De:n•, nt
Mississippi St. 88, T10v TJ or
Murray St. 92, Moreht"lO '>t 4(1
N.C State 92,Appah~;hi::tn S. 68
N.C.-Asheville 79, Punuan 65
Northwestern St. 89, Hard ni .t
Pacific 91, W. Kentucky 7
South Alabama 7\ "'outh M ~
Southern U. 63, Lou ~•ana r•• t 4
St, Paul's 73. Kennesaw <;r 7
UAB 81, Alcorn St. 59
VMll05, S. Virginia 5CJ
Va. Commonwealth 49 KJ...J 1• nc
Valparaiso 80. Charlotte 1
Virginia Tech 73, St. Jonr i>4
INDIANA (5-2)-Killingsworth 7-8 9-14 23,
5-11 0-0 11, Ratliff 6-9 7-8 21, Strickland 2-8 6-7 10,
1nv•uu'"' 0-1 3-4 3, Wilmont 1-2 0-0 2, Suhr 0-1 0-0 0,
1-3 1-2 4, Kline 0-0 0-0 0, Calloway 2-2 0-0 5.
24-45 26-35 79.
KENTUCKY (6-3)-Sirns 1-2 0-0 2, Alleyne 1-2 00 2, Moss 0-3 0-0 0, Rondo 6-15 9-11 21, Sparks 2-7
2-3 6, Stockton 1-2 0-0 3, Bradley 4-14 0-0 8,
0-0 0-0 0, Perry 1-6 0-0 2, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2,
2-9 2-3 7. Totals 19-61 13-17 53.
Halftime-Indiana 35-19. 3-Point Goals-Indiana 516 (Ratliff 2-4, Calloway 1-1, Vaden 1-3, Allen 1
Monroe 0-1, Wilmont 0-l, Suhr 0-1, Strickland 0-2),
Kentucky 2-27 (Stockton 1-2, Crawford 1-5, Perry 0-1
Sims 0 1, Moss 0-2, Sparks 0-3, Rondo 0-6, Bradley
7). Fouled Out-Monroe. Rebounds-Indiana
(Killingsworth 11), Kentucky 36 (Rondo 9).
Assists-Indiana 16 (Vaden 5), Kentucky 4 (Rondo 2).
Total Fouls-Indiana 20,
29. A-28,031.
W. Carolina $6, FJN ('~ 1
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1
MIDWEST
Lady Colonels hold
•
on to w1n, 64-61
,.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Senior Laura Shelton scored a
career-best 37 points, just seven
shy of the program's single game
high, to lead the Eastern
Kentucky women's basketball
team to a 64-61 win at Austin
, Peay State this evening. The
Lady Colonels improve to 3-6, 30 in the Ohio Valley Conference
while the Lady Governors fall to
1-5, 0-3 in the league.
Shelton connected on a personal-best six three-point baskets, including five in the ftrst
half, and was a perfect 9-9 from
the free throw line. Junior
Tamika Bowers led the team in
both rebounds (seven) and
assists (ftve) while classmate
Fatai Hala'api'api contributed
eight points and three steals.
One minute into the game,
the Lady Colonels scored the
game's first points when
Bowers stole the ball from a
Lady Governor player at the
top of the key and then converted the fast-break lay-up.
Eastern Kentucky quickly built
a 21-8 lead after four consecutive three-point field goals,
including three from Shelto};l,
before the Lady Governors
called a 30-second timeout at
the 11:47 point.
Four minutes later, the
Lady Governors cut the
deficit to four after hitting
their next six field goal
attempts and holding Eastern
to just one basket. Shelton
restored the Lady Colonels'
lead to nine with just over six
minutes left in the half, scoring five points in a twenty
second span, but Austin Peay
outscored the Lady Colonels
13-2 in the remaining time and
held a slight 35-33 lead at the
break.
Shortly into the second half,
the Lady Colonels regained the
lead, one they would not relinquish, after Shelton was fouled
on a shot from beyond the arc
and connected on all three free
throws. APSU knotted the
score at 52 with 6::46 on the
clock but could not get any
closer with Eastern Kentucky
scoring on its following possession. 1\vice in the ftnal minutes, the Lady Governors were
within one point, but Shelton
led the Lady Colonels to the
Albany. N.Y. 78, Clcvd!l!ld 'it t5
Cent. Michigan 89, 'R<'chc • ',
DePaul 61, Payton '54
Evansville 70, W. lllm<'i~ l
.Georgia Southern 64, 111m 'IS "-t '
111.-Cbicago 87. M!SS!Ssippl 75. (} r
Indiana 79, Kcntuckv 5 ~
Indiana St. 57, Ball St. 'i(i
1l~nsa~ 69. California 56
't.. ~ftt!l ' :A'l
~,. o";1 "JTfl
:Mtcntg!lll ::-.t. 83, W1ch ,a ~t ( l
t~ofsl!!2,
l1NuV fo!l •
Missouri 82, Th1\!IS A~ILI\1-C 'll p11s C"
Missouri St. 85, Deu-ott 71
N. Iowa 87, UMKC 64
Notre Dame 81, Fla.lntem.ti' , •
S. Dakota St Sl, DenH..I 7il err
S . Illinois 58. Kent St 5.
Saint Louis 66. Oakland. \It< r
Tennessee Tech 79, Sl:- ..~o
ToltXlo 67. Ferris St. 55
W. Michigan 7~. IUPliT 72
Wis.-GroonBay 7'5, M mt.n•
Wis.·Milwaukee 'iS H \1 1
64-61 victory. scc.,r,ng I'-' r ••
final six points of the g..~"""
The Lady C'olone!~ n·1 1
tered a season lo\\ in t Ol
with just 11 v. hile fm c
Austin Peay into 16.
Ashley Haynes led ~ 1 •
GovernorS with a Joulll<.! Oy
ble, scoring 22 puims and g.
bing 16 rebounds.
Neither team hit .1 I
point basket in second :1.1
play and Austin Peay f• 1i'
the night just 3 18 (.16- f ll •
beyond the arc.
The Lady Co lonel~ rctm 1 '
McBrayer Arena on Dt.•~o: 2
when they host Indtan& St 1
their ftnal non-confcrepc · · 1
of the season. at 5:30p.m.
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Austin Peay turns back EKU, 79-63
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Five players finished in double
figures for the host Governors
as Austin Peay held off the
Eastern Kentucky men's basketball team Saturday night in
the Dunn Center, 79-63. With
the win, APSU improves to 4-4
and 2-1 in the OVC while the
Colonels fall to 2-6 and 0-2.
Senior Jason McLeish tied a
cal'eer high with 21 points on
66.7 percent shooting (8-of-12)
from the floor. Meanwhile,
sophomore Darnell Dialls led
all players and posted a personal-best 13 rebounds.
For Austin Peay, Kyle
Duncan, Maurice Hampton and
Derek Wright each tallied 12
points. Wright also notched
nine assists to just one turnover
on the evening.
The Governors took a 44-34
lead into the locker room
thanks to shooting 56.3 percent
(18-of-32) from the field in the
opening 20 minutes of action.
Junior Michael Brock kept the
Colonels hanging around in the
first half by coming off the
bench and going 3-for-3 from
behind the three-point line.
Senior Matt Witt, who was
held scoreless in the ftrst half,
notched Eastern Kentucky's
first nine points of the second
stanza to help the Colonels cut
the deficit to six, 49-43. Austin
Peay regrouped with a 9-2 run
of its own to build its largest
advantage to that point in the
contest, 58-45.
From there, EKU made one
more charge by holding the
Governors scoreless for almost
a five-minute stretch. The
Colonels scored seven straight
points over that time to
back within six ai '58 '
Eastern had a few morL up ,
tunities creep e\ en c oo;~
APSU, but a Kyle f)..;n
layup at 9:21 fi nally e el
Governor drought.
Austin Pcay u,cd a
down the stretch to pull
from the Colonels- ana 1
second straight home \;(
ence tilt.
The Colonels have the i ~
off before hitting tht. u L
against Eastern Illino
home gan1e on Mond v, L ~"
19, which will be t.' i ~'" ·
nationally by ESPNU. G,
time is set for 7 p.m.
Old Photographs Restored
Have those
irreplacable
photos repaired
now, before
further deterioration.
Creases ,specs, tears,
and stains removed.
Also prints made
from photos.
Phone 886-1545
886·3562
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WeekiV Writing
Corner
Interview With Santa
Imagine you could interview
Santa. Send in one question
and make up an answer for the
question as if Santa had
responded.
magine you had a chance to
interview Santa Claus! What ~
would you ask? What would Santa
say? Here are some ideas from some
Kid Scoop readers, who came up
with the questions and the answers
for today's page.
~
Q: I'm here at the North Pole,
talking with Old Saint Nick,
So Santa, rve been
wondering. How do you
manage to eat all those cookies
in one night?
A: Well, sometimes if I'm too
fu~l, I give them to my
remdeer or maybe I'll bring
some home to the elves and
Mrs. Claus.
Nigel,
sth grade
*
(O)I:ThiD<ffifJ~ lm:@:!liil1)~tmrfl~
ciTt!l~ @f\mror ~
Santa: I was a smart, cheerful child. When
my parents died, I was heartbroken. I cried,
not out of self-pity, but out of true love. One
of my tears dropped into the snow and froze
to make an ice marble. When I held it, it
glowed and took me to the North Pole. I met
the elves and they needed my help.
How many
After I grew up with them I
ice marbles
took on the greatest task of
can you find on
all -delivering presents. ·
today's page?
The ice marble gave me the '
powers I have today.
*
Q: Santa, How are you able f
to furnish so many toys to so
many children?
A: Little one, I have ways that
are magical that no one
understands but just make sure .
you are good through the
whole year so that you can get ~
many toys from my magical
toy land.
-By Chris
*
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow one-step written directions.
Ch~stella,
Help Santa find his way through the magic
maze back to the North Pole.
(i)
st grade
Q: Why do you always wear
red and white?
A: I wear red because it is my
favorite color.
Find at least 10
differences between
Santa and his reflection.
visit all ot the
0: HoW can ytofhe world in one
El~abeth,
- children o
night1
ed· that's
santa: 1 fly at super spe '
2n grade
Q: Santa, why don't you want ·
people to see you?
A: I don't want you to see me
because I would lose my
powers.
Jack,
6th grade
whY you can't see ~eBY Adrian
*
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Santa: I don't buy them; Mrs. Claus
Santa Comes
grows them. On Christmas Eve I come back
<:;) with a sleigh full of soil instead of an empty
·sleigh. We grow food in our greenhouse and
eat fresh veggies and fruit everyday.
YOUR Town!
Pretend Santa has
to buy all of his
Christmas presents
from the stores
advertising in your
newspaper. Help
him by selecting a
gift fot everyone in
your class
ads in the n!lll"\~1" T.-~'16.
Don't
more
than $500.
Q: Santa, how many outfits
did you have Mrs. Claus make
. you over the years?
A: Well, Mrs. Claus made a
total of 12 costumes. I have
12 because I wear a different
size each month of the year.
rizassidy,
61 grade
fi
-By Laurena
Q: How old are you and why
don't you die?
A: I'm 1,550 and still growing. '
I don'! die because my body .
uses the power of people who
believe in me to keep it going.
Luke,
4th grade
Standards Unk: Math/Number
Sense: Solve addition
problems using money
amounts.
INTERVIEW
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by Mrs. Claus?
A: Why yes indeed it is, are
your clothes made by your
mom?
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then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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Q: How do you travel all
around the world in one night?
A: I travel at the speed faster
than any plane, car, boat, train
or jet. I travel at a speed of
one million miles per hour!
Q: What do you do in your
spare time?
A: I ho, ho, ho and mow, mow,
mow the lawn.
Talia,
6th grade
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Q: How do you make your
reindeer fly?
A: My friend the tooth fairy
gave me some fairy dust.
Every Christmas I sprinkle
· some on them and away they
go.
ffanna,
611 grade
f~
What's the Question?
Find five to ten quotes in articles in today's
ne~spaper. On. a separate piece of paper,
wnte the question you think each quote
answers. <i2
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Standar~s Link: Reading Comprehension: Analysis of media
commumcat1ons.
MAC
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Mayor P1nnln
Mountain Arts Cai1tlr
1nd
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City Court ll
�Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005
~
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
FLOYD COUNTY
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Kentuckv Press Association
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- Allen CMS • page C2
Clark Elem. • page C2
Duff Elem. • page C2
www.floydcountytfmes.com
POISON OAK
Add Christmas
to the list of
thange
[ suppose it's an age thing, but the
older I get the
more nostalgic 1 tend to
become,
especially
about special
times.
like
Christmas. I
don't know
about
you,
hut I tend to
compare the
ways things
are now, with
Clyde Pack
the
way
things were
ten. ror ~.:x.ar•Jple. would we have
·ver ir. d millton years. sang a song
•bom our grandmoth~.:r getting drunk,
md rettmg run over by Santa's reindeer? I think not.
And can you 1magine when we
were kids, our parents paying someone to decorate the family Christmas
tree, and hang a few exterior lights
and oinc branches around the front
porch'? Again, I think not.
In those days we usually decorated
~1r tree as a family, with everybody
adding his or her own special touch.
Mostly. we used handmade ornaments
that ~ome of us children had made as
school or ~unday school projects.
Wc'L mi'<- those, without thought of
dc;.t[l11. with a 'fc\v brittle, but brightly
LOiorcd, -;tore bought ornaments
(\VI.! d break a couple every year) and •
a -,tring or two of bubble lights, which
more often than not, would light, but
not bubble.
Vlost of the time, when we'd finish, onE.. side of the tree would be near~ bare, the other side overloaded. But
11 Wd'- our own creation, and different
INSIDE
YES1FRDAYS
Births • page C3
Birthdays • page C3
Anniversaries • page C4
(lten1s taken from The Floyd County Times,
, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years agd.) page C2
Email: features@floydcounty~i
"The BEST source for local and regional society neVI!s"
Jenny Wiley Theatre announces 2006 Season
Jenny Wiky Theatre\ 2006 s:.Immer season highlight<; "small lo\<; 1
America" with each nm,lll..tl theater
production presenting a dt•f ert. nt
snapshot of the American land~eapc
Audiences will travel from [0\.va to the
Midwest to New Jersey n'1d finish
their tour in Eastern Kcutu.. ky. a trip
provided through the rich tradtltnn
and professional expertise or :Jenny
Wiley Theatre.
The Music Man takes us to River
City, Iowa, where Professor Harold
Hill. a traveling salesman, makes his
living by duping small towns into buying instruments and uniforms for a
boys' marching band. Hill sells th'
town's parents on the idea by promi<>-
ing to teach the boys how to play, but
as soon as they hand over their money,
he intends to skip out of town. Soon
the locals arc up in arms over the
threat to public morals posed hy the
neighborhood pool hall; how better to
save their sons' souls than by creating
a boys' band? Only one thing <;tands
between Hill and success: the town·s
pretty but skeptical lthrarian, who
threatens to expose hts -;chcmc-;
if
she doesn't declare h~r loYe for him
first. The mcmorabk Meredith Wilson
score includes such classics as
"Seventy-Six Trombones," "Till
There Was You," and "Ltda Rose."
Rated G*
('icc JWT,
pag~:
lhrec)
(See OAK, page three)
KIM'S KORNER©
There really is no
place like home!
By: Kim Little Frasure
I. i" so ~·ood to he hack "home" here
at the 1tmes. During my seven month
dcrar urc, quitt~ a few changes have
taken place.
Dunng those months ofheing absent
from these walls. I got to hear from
many of ynu out there who actually
thought the Tunes had closed it's doors
due to the press shutting down.
We arc still
here, just not
printing
on
site any longer
and, yes, that
is
heart
wrenching to
many of us
who've spent
years watching
edition
after edition
roll off our
very 1
own
Kim Little Frasure
press.
Time docs
hring change though, as well as wear
and tear, and now we print in
Willwmson, West Virginia, at one of
ow sister paper locations.
\ · alo;o have a new publisher,
~ 1U'l Byer!<. And I look. so forward to
•c r~ 1 ng alongside Mr. Byers and the
re-;t of om staff and bringing you, our
n;adcrc;, Floyd County's "hometown"
paper each week.
~pcakmg of time bringing "change,"
my family made dinner reservations at
Billy Ray's this past Saturday evening ·
in celebration of my recent birthday.
f'lc prime rib was excellent, and just
when I thought we were ahout to make
our exit, here came the entire staff of
Billy Ray's (in a packed restaurant,
mind you) smging, adorned cake with
candle in hand.
"Happy 45th birthday to you, Happy
·Wf)
.
(See KORNER, page three)
mas at
By Imogene Caldwell
SPECIAL ro ~Hr Tl'vli=S
Each year, when Chnstma~ h.1s come and gone at
our house, I find my head and my he,ut stuffed full
of yet more memories to sto·~· a\\ ay for future
thoughts. Even though t'ly nnn~· .<; full of long ago
memories, there's alway<> room f~lr t'ew ones as they
pass through my life.
Years ago, when I \\ .ts 1 lute rirl. memories
were made ther: that T can never fr rgd. They're as
fresh·in my mind nov. a t'1e~ wcw back then when
the winters were harsh and .tk' "nov.s were deeper.
They an, there in my 01ind ju'>t 1s ckarly as the ones
that arc now rushmg by me (.;acr da)
The thrill of the mere thourht of a visit from
Santa was so ov~.:J-v.hehning lha. it kept me from
falling asleep on Christmds E\c My heart raced
and pounded when I thought I h\..ard !1is reindeer on
my Grandpa and GranJma's wof.
I would run ami di nb up 111 my Grandpa's lap
and reach down into the toe pf my shoe and very
carefully and very slowly eel th.lt cool. silver,
round thing in its very lip. jt.st w 1c ·c my hig toe had
made a dent in the leutht.r ther~· 11 en 1 would sit
nys' h
there with my head under his chm and watch
Grandma reach down in her <;locking and pull out a
little red heart shaped hox with chocolate drops
inside. I would sit ~till while Grandpa found a new
shaving mug and a p<lir of suspenders tucked away
down in his sock.
Just as I watched th~ joys of Christmas there hy
my Grandpa's fireplace on Christmas morning, I sat
in my rocking chair this past Christmas and pulled
the goodies from my stockjng a§ I watched from my
chair in the corner as :ny family each reached into
their stockings ami round the little "joys of
Christmas" that Santa had left behind
I'm glad that I can st('P and listen to the sounds
of Christmas around me.. That's when I shift a bit in
my chair just to wipt> J tear from_ my check before
any of them happens to -;ee it.
The thrill of it all, Christmases past and present.
is still here as I hear the voices of our little ones
when they think, fo1 sttrc. that they see Santa's footprints outside my k1tchcn door. 1 still get a lump in
my throat when one oJ tnem asks, "Granny. did you
really get a silver dollar l'very year from Santa?" A
little bit of me melts when one of mine finds a silver
dollar way down deep 111 the toe of his stocking.
Those stockings hang. not by the fireplace, but
on my stairway. They hang from the very top step
to the very bottom step. Mine hung from a nail
beside the big open fireplace in my Grandp 1 and
Grandma's bedroom. Mine \vas filled ·with an
orange, an apple. a banana, a stick of peppermint
candy. and a rag doll or maybe a p.1ir of mittens that
my Grandma had made for me.
The stockings that hang from m~ stairway are
stuffed and running over with '11odetu day gadgets
and ··star Wars" toys, but. just like mine. they arc
also filled with love and happiness. Just as my heru.t
raced ru.1d pounded back then- wh~n I couldn't sleep
on Christmas .Eve - twenty three hearts race and
pound here at Granny·s house on Chnstmas morning
when those twenty-three stockings ..trc taken dow1i
from the stairs and handed to eager hands. both
young and old. to explore and find what Santa ha<:
taken time to put in thcmju<>t for e.1rh l'!nd .!very one.
For a few magical minutes I sit still .md make mcm
aries for myself while the world around us all stands
still. I sit still and \Vatch twenty-three precious people feel Santa's love and his magical touch.
(Sec GRANNY'S, page tour)
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CRITTER CORNER
Dreaming of a
Doggie Christmas
By Elizabeth Cusulas
(SUNG TO 1HE: TUNE: OF "WH E' CH ,
1MAS")
I'm dreaming of a slow .qu•rrcl.
One I could catch and make my toy;
Or a lovely shoe, that I could cJ:-ocw,
Adding greatly to my joy!
I'm dreaming of a dog bi-;cuit.
Tall as a house and twtce as wide;
Little toys that squeak., and ktds that shriek,
Huge bones made of rawhide!
I'm dreaming of a huge bufl'et,
With all the plates at table's edge;
Grabbing hefty portions, of people's rations,
Before they go into the Jnclrc'
I'm drcanung of a long \Valkic.
One where I choose where I will go;
Greeting doggie friends. sntfllng both ends.
Tails wagging to and fro 1
I'm dreaming of a soft. sort pillow.
All to myself at end of day:
When I'll snore the evening away,
Storing my energy for dt gg c play.... !
Doggie Holiday Treat
Dog Biscuits
Ingredients:
•1/2 cup cornmeal
•1 3/4 cups whole-wheal tlour
•2 tablespoons garlic powder
•2 tablespoons Knon mst, nt beef stock mix
(option: chicken or vegetable stock mix)
•2 tablespoons bacon hits
•6 tablespoons oil
•2/J cup water (approxim1tc)
(Sc'e CRITTER, page three)
"Ho, ho, ho!" CieCie, a Yorkshire
Terrier belonging
to Mary Mosley, of
Wheelwright, is
ready and waiting
tor Ole' Saint Nick
to arrive!
Weighing in at
only 6 lbs., little
Cie-Cie has got to
be the tiniest little
elf around!
�C2 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
14 ' 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Schoo( Ca(endar
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Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• Dec. 14 - Free clothing
give-away at Graceway Church,
on Rt. 80, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•
Dec. 14 - Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m.
• Dec. 14 - "Connect with
kids" special on WYMT,
"When Nobody's Looking," 7
p.m.
**Anyone interested in sponsoring a needy student for
Christmas, please contact the
YSC at 886-1297.
• Adams Middle School
Youth Services Center is open
each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. The center offers services
lo' all families regardless of
income. For more information
about any of the activities or
services of the center, please
contact the center at 886-1297.
The center is now located in the
7th grade wing of the school.
Center Coordinator - Michelle
Keathley.
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Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or later
by appointment. For more
ihformation about the center,
call LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 358-0134.
.Allen Elementary and Family
. Resource Youth Service
Center
•
Call Allen Elementary
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Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•
The Betsy Layne
Elementary Family Resource
Youth Service Center is located
in the 500 building of the campus. The goal of the FRYSC is
to meet the needs of all children
and their families who reside in
the community or neighborhood
by the school in which the center is located. For further information, please contact the center at 478-5550 or 478-9751,
ext. 310.
• Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator; Charlotte Rogers,
Program Assistant II; Debra
Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly and sees WIC
patients, does well-child exams
(birth-18 years), and gives
immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Duff Elementary
**School is collecting Food
City receipts! Receipts must be
....... .. ............................. . ..... . .........
dated Sept. 11, 1005 to March
11, 2006. Top thret: school winners will receive a gift. In anyone in the community would
like to donate their receipts,
they may mail them to: Duff
Elementary, P.O. Box 129,
Eastern, KY 41622; may also
drop receipts off in school front
office.
• Floyd County Health
Dept. is on site three days per
month. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
well-child physicals (age birth
to 18 years); T.B. skin test; T.D.
boosters; and WJC services.
Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you are in need
of any of these services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the tan metal building
at the rear of the school. Contact
persons arc Judy Handshoe,
coordinator, and Ruby Bailey,
assistant.·
May Valley EJementary
• Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variety of topics
are available.
• Floyd County Health
Dept. nurse at school every
Wednesday. Services include
Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade
physicals, well-child physicals,
immunizations, TB skin test,
WIC program, blood pressure
checks, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore,
is at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
Mountain Christian Academy
Mountain
Christian
Academy is a non-denominational Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for enrollment for
Kindergarten for the 2005-06
school year. Call 285-5141 for
more information.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
•
The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides
services for all families, regardless of income.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding the
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
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South Floyd Youth Services
Center
• Dec. 22-30 - Christmas
break. The center wishes each
student a happy and safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance
Abuse Counselor will be on the
South Floyd campus each
Tuesday. If you need to contact
the counselor, please call the
Youth Service Center.
• Parent volunteer training
will be conducted throughout
the school year. Watch for dates
to be announced. If you 'need
training, call to set up an
appointment.
• School will be participating in the Food City "Apples for
Students" program, please save
your receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may
be done through the Youth
Services Center office.
• Walking track open to
public (track closed during special events).
• The center has a one-stop
career station satellite that is
available to the community as
well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visi7
tors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon.
thru Fri.
• For more information call
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452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or ~ith
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Smallwood, ext. 242.
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Stumbo Elementary/M~~~
Creek Family Resource ..
Center
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• FRC monthly Advisory
Council meetings will be ·held
the first Wednesday of .e'J.Ch
month, at 4 p.m. Call for · e
info.
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• Lost & Found located! in
Family Resource Center. _(;
• Resource Center hours,are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pir-¥!tts
and community members' :u-e
welcome to visit. For questl<;ms,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
l'l!
Parsons, Center Coordinato,r~ or
Anita Tackett, Assistant. :
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W.O. Osborne "Rainbow,
Junction" Family Resou.rce
Center
*Character Words for the
Month
Respect
'd
Togetherness*
• Dec. 14- SBDM Council
election, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
again from 5-6 p.m., at the
school. For questions about the
nomination process or abou~ the
upcoming
election/requirements, call452-2131.
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• Monday's, 6 p.m. - Sooool
and resource center will hp~ a
Family Literacy program. :We
will read and study about di:tferent cultures/themes and ..then
(See SCHOOL, page
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(Items taken froni,.-:
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The Floyd County:··.
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Times,
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10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
December 13, and 15, 1995
· After several attempts to amend a
liquor license ordinance, Prestonsburg
City Council voted 4-1, Monday evening,
in favor of the final amendment. The
amended ordinance expands the definition of a bona fide restaurant based on
seating capacity...Santa Claus will be in
Allen on December 18, 19 and 20 ... Allen
City Commissioners approved a pay raise
for themselves, the mayor: and the city
clerk, Monday, and agreed to seek new
legal counsel to handle the city's
affairs ... A Colorado company was chosen, Friday, as the best bid for E-911
equipment by Floyd County's E-911
board, and the bid will be recommended
to the fiscal court, Friday.. .Interviews
with the five finalists for superintendent
of the Floyd County School System have
been scheduled to begin today
(Wednesday), at Adams Middle School
and conclude Friday. The school board
will meet in special session on December
13, 14, and 15, to interview the cndidates
in closed session ... Astor Hunter Jr., of
Aoyd County, accused of lying to a special grand jury in September, 1993, was
indicted on a perjury charge, and was
placed under a $5,000 surety bond. He
pleaded not guilty... Health department
officials took the next step toward the
construction of a new building,
t:Jecember 5, when they approved the first
drawing of the facility... Friends of the
Samuel May House heard the sound of
coins tinkling in their coffers, Monday
night, when Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry
Fannin announced the awarding of a
$200,000 grant for the groups efforts to
save the historic home, built in
1817 ...The finger pointing continued at
Wednesday's Floyd County Board of
Education meeting, regarding who is
responsible for how the district came to
be more than a million dollars in the
red ..The Wickes Lumber Company facility, near Dwale, has temporarily shut
down because of a rockfall hazard, rendering the facility unsafe, company officials said.'.. Clyde Bentley, 24, of
Hueysville, was arrested and charged
with theft by unlawful taking and break:i~g and entering, in connection with the
theft at the home of Jeff Jones of Martin.
Four more arrests were expected in connection with the theft of $15,000 worth of
equipment, early Saturday moming .. .lt
was more like a meeting of the Floyd
County Board of Paupers, than education,
Wednesday, as board members pinched
pennies most of the night, and turned
down several requests that would have
called for
the expenditure of
funds ... Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson,
Harold Junior Joseph, radio station owner
Dale McKinney and Calvin Howell,
indicted by a special Floyd County Grand
jury, last month, entered not guilty pleas,
Thursday, in Floyd Circuit Court, and one
case was remanded to district court...The
Prestonsburg High School band, and the
South Floyd High School band, participated in Tuesday's Inaugural Parade, in
Frankfort, when Paul Patton was sworn in
as Kentucky's 59th governor... There
died: Garnett Mayo, 69,
West
Prestonsburg, Friday, December 8, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Richard C. Porter and Connie Francis
Porter, of Boldman, Thursday, Dec. 7,
following an accident at Branham's
Creek, in Floyd County; Daisy Bowling
Greer, 95, of Caney Creek, Sunday,
December 10, at her residence; William
Pershing Spears, 75, of Betsy Layne,
Monday, December 11, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Charlie
Johnson, 40, of Blue River, Saturday,
December 9, at his residence; Ray
"Cotton" Walters, 70, of Minnie,
Tuesday, December 12, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Bennie
Collins, 60, of Topmost, Friday,
December 8, at Hazard Nursing Home;
Alta Viola Frazier Hall, 83, of Bonanza,
Saturday, December 9, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Kenneth
Donald Lafferty, 59, of Dwale,
Wednesday, December 6, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Harry Edward
Corbett, Saturday, Dec. 9, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Oma
McCoy, 84, of Bypro, Wednesday,
December 13, at her residence.
Twentv Years Ago
December 11, 1985
The Floyd County Board of Education
voted to exclude a citizen's committee
from formal participation in the selection
of a new school superintendent...There
died: Paul Edgar Hunter, 53~ ·of Stratton.
Branch, near here, died Sunday; Fonnie
Spurlock Stumbo, 79, of McDowell, died
Tuesday; Leonard Mullins, 68, former Hi
Hat resident, died last Wednesday,
December 4, at his home in South Point,
Ohio; Lewis Knott Jr., 61, died last
Saturday at his home at McDowell; Orel
Delong, 73, of Prestonsburg, died last
Friday; Etta Mae Blackburn Lafferty, 54,
of Town Branch, Prestonsburg, died
Monday; Sim Justice, 82, of Allen, died
Monday; Oma May Shepherd, 62, of Blue
River, died Monday; Erman H. Ratliff, 72,
of Stanville, died Tuesday, December 3.
Thinv Years Ago
December 10, 1975
The Floyd Fiscal Court, last Friday,
may have passed up its last chance to
comply officially by required resolution,
with the Federal Flood Insurance Act.
The deadline for compliance had already
passed for the incorporated towns of
Allen, Martin and Wayland. Only
Prestonsburg and Wheelwright have officially complied with the program ...The
City of Wheelwright may have the first
husband and wife police force in the
nation, with city marshal Harold D.
Bates, last Tuesday, swearing in his wife,
Mldred, as deputy marshal. The two comprise the community's entire police
force ... For tlie first time in about 20 ·
years, an athlete from Prestonsburg High
School has made the first string All-State
Football
Team,
Mike
Dixon,
Prestonsburg senior, was chosen as a first
team defensive guard on the Class AA
All-State team, selected by the Louisville
Courier-Journal; given honorable mention on the All-State team selected by the
Lexington Herald, and named to the 1975
All-Area squad by the Ashland
Dai1y...There died: Jack Ratliff, 73, of
Wayland, December 3, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital, Martin; Roosevelt
(Preacher) Castle, 73, of McDowell,
December 2, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, Martin; Robert Edgar Layne,
59, of Betsy Layne, December 3, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin; Mrs.
Viola Mitchell, 90, of Teaberry, Saturday,
at her home.
...
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Fonv Years Ago
;r)
December 9, 1965
A recent survey of food establishments
in this county, undertaken by a represeptative of the State Environmental He· h
Division, the area sanitation inspec;tor,
and the county sanitarian, revealed that
out of the 52 or so restaurants, locat~4;'~n
Floyd County, 15 were found to be lower
than the minimum public health r1Hing ... Congressman Carl D. Perkins
announced, this week, that the Office of
Economic Opportunity has made a grant
of $71,829 to the Big Sandy Area
Development Council for a prescl).ool
Head Start program in Fl · d
County... Strip mining on Clear Cre~"!c·
Knott County, was puncutated by gun{iJ:e,
and promised, this week, the added drama
of women vowing to stand in the pat~. of
a bulldozer when, and if, it return~ to
work in the vtctmty of their
homes ...There died: Dennie Tackett, 57,
of Langley, last Wednesday, en rout~· ,to
the Beaver Valley Hospital at Martin;
Manuel Perkins, 63, December 8, ar his
residence at Tram; Ronnie "Buddy"
Osborne, 26, of Prestonsburg, Decem r
1, at the UK Medical Center, Lexington;
David Marrs Jr., 70, December 6, at his
home at Martin; Robert A. Burke, 85, of
Prestonsburg,
Sunday,
at
·the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; Mrs.
Nora Martin Hayes, 89, December 't:~at
the Golden Years Rest Home, Lackey;
Mrs. Tamey Hall, 77, December 2, at tier
home at Grethel.
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FihV Years Ago
December 8, 1955
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If federal aid is not made available;tfi'e
school building needs of Floyd Count¥;'t'o
mention only one of the thousands .of
school districts in the nation, will never
Schoc;,ls
be met, said County
Superintendent V. 0. Turner, this
week... An estimated 2,500 youngslers
and their elders thronged Prestonsburg
(See YESTERDAYS, page ~e)
�WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
School
r.Births
• Continued from , 2
1
'si'dewalks and stores, Saturday, to catch a
glimpse of Santa visiting the town to open
the
Christmas
shopping
season... Wayland's Kelly Coleman turned
, in a one-man show in scoring 47 points to
. •-pace the Wasps to a 72-61 win over
'~ 'Yaunted Flat Gap, Tuesday night. .. There
ied: Joe Sammons, 84, Nov. 26, at his
,· home at Lancer; Alex M. Spradlin, 61,
office manager here of the county
1
' p:_gricultural Stabilization Committee,
hJ
~~ Friday, at Veterans Hospital, Louisville;
" Mrs. Catherine M. Scott, 90, of Amba,
' Monday, at the Methodist Hospital,
I•» .h
Pikeville; Louise Allen Joseph, 78, of
Prestonsburg, last Friday, at the
P'aintsville
Hospital.
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Sixtv Years Ago
December 6, 1945
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t1Two suits filed by defeated candidates,
lrl~t
the November election, were those
lfl•
brought by Mallie Conn, Republican can•didate for magistrate, Dist. 4, and Dial
. Salisbury, Republican candidate for sher-.JJf[. ..The
House
Appropriations
eommittee voted, Friday, a total of
__ $122,275,000 for flood control and navi,tion projects, thus restoring the construction of a flood control dam at
Dewey, on Johns Creek, to the list of projects to be developed ... Mrs. Gertrude
Chaffins Triplett, 21, of West Garrett, was
killed, Saturday night, as she was struck
by two of four revolver bullets, fired
through the window of a Garrett tavern .. .In this newspaper thirty years ago
This week, we find a little girl's obituary
d:
that reads: "Nine-year-old Mary Ousley,
of Martin, died Wednesday rnoitiliig at
her parent's home, a victim of leukemia, a
rare blood disease." Thirty years later it
seems leukemia is not quite so
rare ... There died: Mrs. Lucy Tackett, ~ •
of Manton, at the Beaver Valley Hosp1tti,
Martin, Tuesday; Jean Johns, 12, of
Martin, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Saturday; Miss Velva 1hornstiury,
Sunday, at the home of ~- mother at
Bevinsville; Mrs. Hester Kid<f, of Little
Mud Creek, at the Beaver Valley
Hospital, Monday; Ellis Carroll, 18
months old, Friday, at Drift.
Seventv Yean
December 6, 193S
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Method:
dog biscuit cutter. Bake at 350
Mix together well. Roll out degrees for approximately 35to approximately 114 inch thick. 45 minutes, basting occasionalCut put with either your .ly with meat drippings or bacon .
Chri mas cookie cutters or ~ jat Once cooled, pl~c!,f biscu~t~J; (
into dog's stocking and hang;<;m
mantle. On Christmas morning
let Fido open his own stoc.king1
Taste. tested, tried and ttue dogs ,!;eally do lqv_e, these. treats!
Korner
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'Sunday, Spouse and I ran into
!lo'me dear friends - Dale and
•
ette Mosley. Dale was quick
W
..
inspire the next subject - the
1
• WQrds "Merry Christmas," or
·'rather the lack thereof, on the
!;White House Christmas cards.
--~~This topic has made national
· headlines and prompted convert sations far and wide since the
! caros hit the mail.
:\·(. The night the story broke
nationally with the words "Bush
0
str~ddles the fence using 'Happy
;H01idays' instead of 'Merry
·Ghristmas' on White House
!
Christmas cards," I thought,
"What?"
So, continuing to watch and
astounded by the second story of
the evening - the tragic plane
incident where a gentleman was
shot by authorities for claiming
he had brought a bomb on board
the plane - I sat watching and
shaking my head in disbelief. I
had to wonder, ''What on earth is
this world coming to?"
First, the lead story for the
nightly news is the choice of
wording on a Christmas card as
opposed to the tragedy for those
involved in that plane incident?
Before you get ready to stone
me, let me give you a little history lesson on White House
Christmas cards:
According to Mary Evans
Seeley, of Tampa, Florida, the
author of "Season's Greetings
from the White House," wording
for Christmas cards have definitely flip-flopped over the years.
NOT JUST THIS YEAR!
For instance, did you know
one of my all time favorite pt'$tdents, Jimmy Carter, and h1s
wife, Rosalynn, put "Merry
Christmas'j on their cards in
1977, then switched to "Holiday
Season" for the next thre~ years
of their term in the Wfiite Hbttse?
Ronald and Nancy · Reagan
began their cards W1th ''Joyous
Christmas" in '81 and '82 then
changed to "Holiday Wishes."
The Clinton's., Bill and Hillary,
opted for, Seeley wrote, "inclusive" greetings for all eight years.
But this year, George and
Laura Bush added scripture
Psalm 28 and "Happy Holidays"
to their White House Christmas
cards and it's a "lead" story for
the national news!
for Nunsense. The other 52
members of the sisterhood have
succumbed to botulism after
eating a dinner prepared by the
convent's cook, Sister Julia.
Since Sister Mary Regina spent
part of the insurance money on a
DVD player, there are no funds
to bury the last four dead sisters.
How do they solve this dilemma? By putting on a show, of
course, full of high-kicking
nuns, and numbers like "Tackle
That Temptation with a Time
Step" and "So You Want to Be a
Nun." Rated G*
Back by popular demand,
The Legend of Jenny Wiley
makes its return to the JWT
stage after a one-year hiatus and
completes our travels with a historical trip to Eastern Kentucky.
This true story relates the
tragedies and the ultimate triumph of a heroic 18th century
pioneer woman captured by
Indians. Jenny's faith affords
her the bravery and determination to escape brutality and the
strength to rebuild her life.
Legend sensitively p~a:ys Ui~
struggles of both the early pioneers and the Ameri£ali Indians.
Featuring an unforgettable score
by. Scott Bradley and lyrics by
Peyton Dixon, don't mi i this
compelling account ot life, love,
and faith. Rated PG*
Individual performance Mid
season tickets for the JWT 2006
summer performances are on
sale now and would make a
great Christnias gtft. Groun
rates are a~il.Uable. For more
information, cjill 1~877~CND ·
JWT. Plan to snare in JWT's
42nd year of bringing professional theater to Eastern
Kentuck !
y
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enny .tK>}"r tueatre lS 11
non-profit oi'gani.Htibn and
fu d' fi
di .d
·
receives n mg rom 1n Vl U·
als, co~orations, Proston~g
Conventw?
.and
yfsxtors
Bureau, Pami.Svttle Toun~m, the
Ke~tucky Arts Council. th<·
Nauonal Enaowment for the
Arts,
and the Kentucky
Departmenv of Travel.
Ummm, Ununm, Ummrn!
Have mercy on us all'
"Praise be to the Lord, for he
has heard my cry for mercy. The
Lord is my strength and my
shield; my heart trusts in him, and
I am helped." Psalm 28: 6-'"1
'Til Next Week
God's blessings to all
• Contlnl.led !fOm p1
h . •The next tour stop is a small
,t~n in the Midwest where you
.~~n put on your dancing shoes
"an'd cut loose with Footloose!
l:.Sig city boy, Ren, moves to the
•'mUI.Ll town and is prepared for
. tr,~ adjustment to a new high
' s~hool. What he is not prepared
for are the local laws - including
a ban on dancing, which are the
brainchild of a local preacher
11 t on exercising control over
the town's teens. When the
Reverend's rebellious daughter
sets her heart on Ren, her
boyfriend tries to sabotage
-:·R~n's reputation. Pretty soon,
.Ren is a rebel with a cause and
_cts ·J.,inning over the hearts of the
rl?ntlre community. With a hit
"lsc(ll'e
including
"Almost
Paradise," "Let's Hear It for the
~oy," "Holding Out for a Hero"
' atfd the title song, the celebrated
film now bursts onto the stage.
_R;tted PG*.
__ (1. hilarious talent show
, ~~ged by the five survivors of
the Little Sisters of Hoboken
nunnery brings us to New Jersey
Welcome, Julia Rose!
Beau and Susan Spurlock are happy to announce the arrival of
their first child, a daughter, Julia Rose, born August 13, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 4
~unce:umd was 21-inches in length. Also celebrating are proud
gmndparent$ Burl Wells and Jeanne Castle Spurlock of
PfM.lortatiurg, and Darrell and Bonita Rose of Pikeville. Greatgrandparents Include Davis and Lorraine Stapleton of Paintsville,
Jack Castle of Paintsville, Bill and the late Sadie Rose of Carley
Creek in Pike County, the late Burl and Peggy Spurlock of
Prestonsburg, and the late Stanley and Irene Karatkiewicz of
Chicago, Illinois. Julia and her parents live in Prestonsburg.
j
• Continued trom p1
rt.b
th birthday to you, happy 45th
f birthday, dear Kim, Happy 45th
, to: you!"
.so, figuring almost the entire
cqunty was there to eat and now
! kriow my age, I figured ''what the
I hay" and just let the rest of you in
_~r it, too!
. Thanks so much, Lee, Sheila
:JflJ
_'-and gang!
work on a related craft/act1vJ·
ty.
R~nshments will be
served. Ca:1l the resource cen.
ter to sign up.
•
Wednesday's
and
Thursday's, 8:00a.m. to 12:00
p.m., GED classes, in the
Weeksf:>\Uiy
Community
Center. Classes are FREEt
• Lost & Found: Located:
in the Fitc, Items not claimoo
within tw6 weeks become the
property of the resource ceRte.r
• If you would like more
information on the programs
and services offered by the
FRC, please call or come by
for a visit. Center is located in I
the main building at W.O. ,·
Osborne Elementary. Center
hours are: Mon. thru Fri., 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telephone:
452-4553; ask to speak with
CijSy Williams (coordinator
'or K en Williams (clerk).
You may al~o leave a message
and we will retl!m your call.
Changes in the faculty of the
Prestonsburg and Floyd County High ~ Wesley Chrl.tian .sehDQt
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We&ey
Christian
School, here, were ordered; M;<>nday, by
Daycare and Infantffoddler
the county and city boards of education in l< Care accepts infants and todjoint session, in order to meet state ' dlers up to 2 years and
Preschool age 2-4. Daycare
department of education requirements,
hours: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
Monday thru Friday.
and thus retain the school's accredited
• For additional informastanding ... Wiley Abrams, 40, died
tion, call 874-8328. Summer
Sunday, at his home at Minnie, as the
office hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
result of a knife wound...Cash Triplett ,
Adult Education & GED
and Frank Conley, of Lackey, are in the
Schedule
Beaver Valley Hospital, suffering from
• Monday: 8:00 a.m. to
injuries sustained, Sunday nigbt, when
•12:00 p.m. - McDowell
the restaurant, in which they were &ieep- • Mattin Connn. Center, Aux.iw
Learning Center, Employment
ing, was blown apart by a blast of .UynaServices - Testing, BSCTC; 1~
mite ... Mrs. Martha Hughes was seriously ~> 4;30 p.m. - Allen Elem. FRC,
Employment
Services
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injured, here, Saturday morning, when
Testing,
BSCTC;
5:30-8:30
struck by an auto ... There died: Will
p.m. - Cliffside
Duncan, of Hueysville, at his father's
• TUesday: 8:00 a.m. to
home, Thursday afternoon.
t 12:00 p.m.- Allen FRC, Mud
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BSCTC,
Employment
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- David Craft Center, BSCT.C,
Employment
Services. • '
Testing; 6-8 p.m. - Au¥.icr
Learning Center, BSCTC.
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.tn. to
12:00 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC,
Martin Corum. Center, AuXier
Learning , Center,
South
Floyd/Rainbow
FRYSC
(Weeksbury Comm.
BSCTC;
1-4:30 p.m. •
Wayland Senior Citizen Center,
Dixie Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church;
and, 2-5 p.m. at the Floyd
County Detention Center.
• Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. -. Cliffside NNC,
Mud. Creek Glini.c, South
Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC David
Craft Center, isctC;
:
, p.m. - Bet$y Layn
C,
Center,
Auxier
Learning
Employment Services - Testing,
1 BSCTC; 6-8 p.m., :\1artin
Cornm. Center, BSCTC; and, 25 p.m. at the Floyd County
Detention Center.
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from any other tree in the
whole wide world. As the old
saying goes, beauty is
eyes of the beholder. ReSt
ass ed, that when it
-(iark;
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~ed up, what we beltt1d
was a unique tree, that seemed
to radiate a special warmth
throughout the entire house.
But that was then, this is now.
An article in the papef. a
week or so ago, discussed
professional Christmas ee
decorators in the Lexin~~
area, who make up to $100
hour decorating Christma
trees, f~r people who wfot
their
homes
to
look
Christmasy, but simply do no
have time to fool with it.
Of course, the homes these
people decorate are a bit larger than the tiny coal-company
houses we helped decorate.
One house mentioned in the
article was described as having four mantels, two staircas
es and 17 Christmas trees.
Another had 14-foot ceilings,
, large formal living room,
dining room and den, several
fireplaces and two large staircases. Sounds like a pretty big
1 JOb to me, and at $100 an
t...!. hour? Wow!
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beautiful. However, ooe: has ro
wonder just how much warmth
can be expected to radiate from
dec.:;-rattons that so.-1e0ne else
has hung? We w6uld expect the
homeowner wasn't going for
' warm~ but instead just wanted
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in case company dropped.Hl.
That's O •.K
ss. but
personally, 1' d rather have
hanging on my tree, a little toy
sqldl«:l' • .\rl 1 • .w·nr~ .lf!O ! on,
a clothespin by my Gub Scout
son, or a tiny construction
paper star cut out ant strung on
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granddaughte r. Alison. than
anything a $ 100-an-hour dc,corator could buy. somewhere,
and hang.
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house because that's where he
.tlways found me and brought
rrc my Christmas. He knew all
my \\ants and all my needs. He
knew he would bt: welcome at
Granny's house. My children
and grandchildren can tell you I
was exactly nght because one
of mine said, not too long ago,
to me. "Santa always comes to
Granny's house. He brings
gifts, love, good food and good
limes for all of us together."
When my Daddy wa!> with
u~. he would promptly. at five
o'clock every Christmas mommg. come 111 our kitchen door.
stamping snow from his boots
and yelling, "Get up, every
body!
Santa's been here!
Santa's been here!'" Then, my
children would come down
these same steps, along where
our stockings hang today, and,
\\ ith shaking hands, find what
~J.nta h.td left under the tree .....
My children would ask for the
'>tr.tngest things from Santa - a
roose and gander, a pair of
gumeas. a baby lamb, a puppy
dog or a pony Just as if it were
.his Christmas. I can still see
hat little white puppy there
.mdcr the tree - tt had a big red
bow around its neck. Now, I
sec twenty-three pairs of shining eyes around the tree and
~ifts everywhere.
Christmas breakfast has
always been a part of our
(\;lcbration and so it is today.
My children with their families
come through the same kitchen
door at about six o'clock on
Christmas morning and the first
one in calls out, "Get up!
~anta's been here!" Each and
e'Ycry one comes in that same
uoor and they begin to get
breakfast started. Bill and
Jimmy fry sausage and tenderlams, Wanda makes coffee,
Grant fries eggs - each one has
a job to do. The good, rich
gravy makes my biscuits a pure
pleasure to cat.
The Christmas tree always
st,mds there in the window with
It!> lights shining so everyone
ran see its beauty. The prescnts, one by one, are handed to
their owners as paper is strewn
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be aGGepte«l untH
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author, "From the Top Rail of the Fence."
tear for those who have gone on Granny's house will stay a part
of my family's life. I hope they
from us.
So while I sat m church on a will remember the love we
Sunday morning last year just share. They can tell about the
after the holidays had come and stockings hanging, stuffed to
gone, my beloved pastor asked overflowing, from the stairway
each of us if we might have a at Granny's house. I hope they
happy story to share. I sat and will hold hands around a
listened to their stories of sparkling Christmas tree and
Christmas and loved ones. As give thanks for Christmases
they talked, I saw love and hope spent at Granny's house.
We plan to do exactly the
shining in their eyes. As I listened, my story raced through same thing again this year.
my mind and from my memory. · My prayer for all of you is to
I wanted to tell my story but I hold one another tight and to
couldn't find the words- maybe give thanks for a "good old
there were too many words. family Christmas." Watch your
Nevertheless, my story is one of Christmas tree very closely.
tradition. It is a story of a solid You might just see a shiver go
foundation. One of love and up its trunk when you and your
compassion that reaches far family all hold hands, and
hearts, around its decorated
beyond our Christmas tree.
I hope that Christmas at branches.
Send letters to:
"Letters To Santa"
The Floyd County
Times P.O. Box 390
Prestonsburg,
KY 41653
or drop your
letter off at The
Floyd County Times
at 263 S. Central Ave.
Prestonsburg
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have your full name,
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kisses. It hears the "thank
you's," the sounds of delight
and the laughter. I can sense a
shiver go up the trunk of our
tree each time it feels the love
and togetherness twenty-three
people share. It seems to join
hands with us when we hold
each other and say a prayer of
thanksgiving. That tree, with
ull its glitter and twinkling
hghts, holds our family together from year to year - generation to generation ~ from the
beginning to the end.
I sit still and think about
those friends who call and those
who come by with a kind word.
I read the cards from old friends
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To celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Franklin (Delano) and Nancy Goble will be honored with a
reception, hosted by their family in celebration of their 50th
wedding anniversary, on Sunday, December 18, 2005, in the
Auxier Freewill Baptist Church Annex, at 2:30 p.m. Mr. and
Mrs. Goble were married on December 24, 1955, in Auxier.
The Goble family cordially invites all friends and relatives to
attend to honor this special day in the couple's lives.
Please, allow your presence at the event to be your only gift.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
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expanding
waistline. high blood pressure
and bad cholesterol levels-separately each of these conditions
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Americans.
But, together they add up to a
growing health epidemic known
as metabolic syndrome-a condi-: tion that increases the risk of
coronary heart disease, diabetes,
kidney and liver disease, and,
possibly, certain forms of can~ cer.
According to the American
Heart Association. nearly one in
four Americans has metabolic
• syndrome. a potentially life•' threatening condition caused by
the body's mability to use
insulin efficiently -and the prob:_.. !em is growing.
A recent analysis by pharrna' cy benefit manager Medco
Health Solutions, Inc. found that
the number of adults being treat1 ed
for metabolic syndrome
increased more than 36 percent
~ from 2002 to 2004, and it's not
only adults who arc at risk. One
out of every eight children has
the condition, placing them at
• greater risk for premature heart
disease and diabetes.
Unfortunately, most people
who have metabolic syndrome,
or who are at risk for developing
the condition. are not even
,,. aware of it. The medical community, however, has begun to
recognize the importance of its
diagnosis and treatment.
"Identifying patients who are
r, at risk for or have developed
jj metabolic syndrome is an impor'
tant first step in treating the prob,' lem,'' said Dr. Robert Epstein,
chief medical officer of Medco.
Epstein offers the following
tips to help people recognize
metabolic syndrome risk factors
and prevent its onset:
Know the Warning
'-- · Signs: Excessive abdominal fat,
hypertension, high triglycerides,
lower than normal HDL (good
cholesterol), and abnormal glucose levels are all risk factors of
metabolic syndrome. If you
have at least two of these conditions, ask your doctor if you
might be at risk for metabolic
syndrome.
Communicate: If you
are seeing vruious doctors, make
sure to share your complete
medical situation with each of
them so they can put the pieces
of the puzzle together and identify any potential risk for metabolic syndrome.
Get up and get active:
While medications may be
needed to treat certain risk factors like hypertensiOn and bad
cholesterol levels, research has
shown that weight loss and
physical activity may be the best
way to prevent and control
metabolic syndrome.
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knowingly accept
false or misleading
advertisements
·Ads which request
-or require advance
..payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
Opportunity
330 For Sale
478-4860
3218.
or
226-
180-Trucks
FOR SALE: 87 Ford
F150. 300 6 cylinder.
4 speed transmission,
good
work
truck. $800. Call 606478-5173.
FOR SALE:
1975
Ford dump truck, tilt
front end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-478-9150.
FOR SALE:
~: 474 New Holland
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190- Vans
~ Haybine
Very good
~ condition. $2,800.
$call after 6 pm. 874_.,.
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David Road
~£2001 Impala 60,00
~iles, loaded $5995
2001 Impala LS
i;;7ioaded $6995
: 1998 Camry V6
: leather, rnoon roof.
• $5995.
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2002
.. Ford Taurus SE. 606: 886-6869 or 606~ 791-9550.
..a
$500!Police
Impounds! Honda,
E Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
iTrucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call
800-439-3998 ext.
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camper.
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: 606-874-4948
FOR SALE:
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6000
;\Ctual miles. Black &
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fl3500 Would make
~reat Christmas pre~ent. 606-886-6869
or 606-791-9550.
for
Sale
1998
t¥AMAHA YZ80 New
!ires, pro-circuit pipe.
]i1600. Call 606-452.. ~599 for more info.
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495 - Wanted To Buy
175'SUVs
~ j=OR SALE:
2004
;:;ford Explorer 2x4
:-:Am/FM/CD, cruise,
- eyless entry. Avg
~:;Miles, excellen~ coniqion
$10995 Call
FOR SALE: 1998
Ford Windstar Van.
v6, Auto, all power,
excellent
shape.
$3500.
606-6863082.
EMPLOYMENT
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to Employment ads
that have reference
numbers,
please
indicate that entire
reference number
on the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numbers
are used to help us
direct your fetter to
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·Appliances
- Electronics
Furniture
- Lawn & Garden
- Yard Sale
Health & Beauty
- Household
tize work. Reliable
transportation, digital
camera, and computer
with
internet
access
required.
Property/ inspection
background
preferred.
Please
respond
to:
Insurance Inspector,
10139 Royalton Rd.
Suite
F,
North
Royalton, OH 44133.
DRIVER WANTED
C&S Vaults seeks
driver for lnex warehouse.
Applicant
must have a Class B
COL license. Ability
to perform physical
labor.
Must
be
dependable. Drivers
load, unload, and
deliver steel grave
vaults
thoughout
regions in Kentucky,
Tennessee,
and
Ohio, Virginii;J., and
West Virginia. Must
be comfortable dealing with customers.
Benefits
available
after 90 days. Fulltime position. Please
call606-298· 7792 for
information and to
set up an interview.
21o-Job Listing
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MEDICAU
CLERICAL
Prestonsburg
Multiple openings! Great pay,
start immediately!
$8 hr and up.
Experience preferred but not
rE'qu1red. Fax
resume to 972-7396067.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
1N s u R A N c E
INSPECTORS Field
work in Floyd and
surrounding counties.
Independent
contractor/ part-time
basis.
Inspectors
conduct inspections
of
personal
dwellings, determine
square
footage,
ind~ntify
property
characteristics
and/or potential hazards,/ condtion concerns. take photos.
Must have ability to
calculate mathematical calculations (i.e.
Sq Ft) be detail oriented and possess
organizational skills
to effectively priori-
H E A V Y E Q U I PMENT
Steam
Cleaning company
needs employees.
Must have valid driver's license and up
to date surface mining papers. Call 606886-1 759
Mon-Fri
9:00am tp 5:00pm
PIPELINE FORE·
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505 - Business
510- Commercial
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61 0 • Apartments
620 - Stora(;Je/
705 • Construction
710- Educational
713- Child Care
715 - Elec triclan
720 - Health & Beauty
7$0 - Lav.n & Garden
Office Space
630 ·Houses
640 - Land/Lots
650 · Mobil(;! Homes
Property
530- Homes
550 - Land/Lots
570 - Mobile Homes
580 - Miscellaneous
660 • Miscellaneous
670 · Commercial
Property
pipelines; selecting
and inspecting contractors during construction: assisting in
design/ installation of
well hookups, M&R,
drips and separators
and other facilities;
selecting materials
tor pipeline projects;
making
estimates
and doing completion
assisting
reports;
field supervisors as
needed; meeting with
land owners, coal
companies and other
entities.
Requires
ability to work with
others and to communicate effectively,
strong problem solving ability, computer
GPS
experience.
Must have working
knowledge of corrosion
control
on
pipelines and ability
to read and use various types of maps
and plans. Must be
able to plan and
Proficiency in the
operation computer
programs.
(Excel,
Word). Typing, good
organization skills,
and good communication skills are necessary. Must be a
self-started and able
to work independently.
Chesapeake
Appalachia
LLC
offers a competitive
salary/benefits package and an invigorating work environment. For confidential consideration tor
these positions, interested
applicants
should apply online
at https://www.adpselect.com/apps/jobtit.jsp?cst=1294950
no
later
than
December 21, 2005.
C h e s a p e a k e
Appalachia LLC is an
equal
opportunity
employer.
select pipeline routes
and
have
basic
knowledge of gas
well mechanics. A
valid driver's license
is required.
Production
Operations Clerk I
Res pons i b iIi ties
include performing a
variety of clerical and
accounting duties.
MEDICAL SECRETARY WANTED Full
time M-F 9:30- 5:00
and Sat 9:00-12:00.
Call 886-1714.
both
orally and in writing.
Ability to handle mutliple
assignments
with varying degrees
of urgency. Requires
A B B 0 T T EN G 1NEERING IINC is
currently accepting
applications tor an
experienced mining
permit
technician.
The applicant should
have experience in
·
prepanng
a 11 p h ases
of a DNR mining permit (surface & underground) An excellent
benefit package is
provided including
health insurance, 6
paid holiday and
vacation.
Please
send resume to 3073
321 ·
KY
RT
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653 or email to
thoward@ abbottengineering.com or
fax to 606-886-6986.
WANTED:
Immediately
need
Medical
Office
Manager for busy
practice
in
Prestonsburg.
Please do not apply if
you don't have experience as a Medical
Office
Manager.
Health/life insurance
provided. Contact:
PO BOX
2467
Ashland, .KY 41105-
A Better Job!
We're looking for talented people just
hke you to be part of our team!
NOW HIRING
Management and Crew for
Res pons i b i 1it i e s
include working with
previous office experience. Must have
t
h
e
Operations/Pipeline
Department
on
ability to meet the
public. This position
requires
a
high
design, route,
construction
school diploma or
e q u i v a I e n t . .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.
and
of
All-Shifts.
To schedule an interview,
Call1·606·638·1000 ext. 302
or fax your resume to 1-606-638-1004.
BIG
!..tail
Licensed Practical
Nurse
Caney Creek Rehabilitation Complex,
an outstanding mental health Personal
Care Home, located in Knott County,
recognized throughout Kentucky for its
program innovation and treatment suecess, has positions available for LPNs.
CCRC offers competitive salary and
excellent fringe benefit plan. If you are
interested in joining our distinguished
team, send a letter of interest and
resume to CCRC, Human Resources,
Dept. 115, Rockwood Lane, Hazard,
KY 41701. For additional information,
contact Charles Boggs at (606) 3682802, fax# (606) 435-0817, or visit our
website or www.krccnet.com EOE/AA.
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Opportunities
Prestonsburg, KY
A5 the Nation's large$! broadU~~e dom>Uf retailer,
BIG LOTS cHen
• Great Benefits (many beginning first day}
• Excellent Growth Opportunit1e~
2467.
41653.
Oil Field Company
has openings f~>r
hard working responsible drivers. Must
be of age 21 or older.
Must have COL with
HAZ-MAT and tanker
endorcements, good
driving record and
some
mechanical
apptitude.
Please
1
•
app y m person at:
.
Umversal
Well
Services, Inc., 5252 .
Rt. 1428, Allen, KY
41601
606-87 43487,
Accepting
applications
Mon.
thru Fri. between the
hours of Bam and
ABBOTT ENGINEERING INC
is
currently seeking to
fill the position of
Crew
Chief
and
Rodman with underground and outside
experience. We have
an excellent benefits
package with health,
vacat'1on,
etc.
Applications may be
picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
faxed at 606-8866 86 or mailed to
3073
KY RT 321,
Prestonsburg,
KY
------EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Gearheart
Communications,
Inc. is seeking to
employ a Human
Resource Manager.
Applicant must have a
Bachelor's or equivalent degree, and past
experience as an
H.R.
Manager.
PHR/SPHR certification
preferred.
Employee benefits
include medical, dental
and
401 k .
Applications are available at Gearheart
Communications
located in Harold, KY.
Located behind Wendy's
and Pizza Hut in Pres·
tonsburg. All utilities are
Included and the rent is
based upon gross monthly
Income. Several actlvilies,
such as line dancing,
crafts, bingo, movies, hair
salon and church services.
The apartments are fur·
nl~hed with a refrigerator,
stove,. emsrgen~Y alarm
system, and air conditioner.
'For more in'lorrhatlon,
please call Highland
Terrace at 606-886·1925, or
come by the office for an
application.
Highland Terrace does not
discriminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dl.zed housing on account
of race, color, creed, reli·
gion, sex, national origin, age, ~
familial status or
Interviews will be con·
ducted at a later date.
Send resume to:
Gearheart
Communications
P.O. Box 160/Harold,
KV 41635, or email to
jobs@mikrotec.com
Bi
APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1-BEDROOM
APARTMENTS FOR
PERSONS
62AND OLDER
L.:J
disability.
=·=
4pm .
22o-Het~anted}
HELP
WANTED:
Reno's Roadhouse
Prestonsburg 1s now
hiring for all positions. Day shift and
night shift. Apply in
person only.
B A B YS I TT E R
NEEDED 1 yea~ old
boy
in . my home.
T
F
ues- n 8 am- 4 pm
please call after 4
pm. 606-889-0926.
LPN WANTED: Busy
pediatric clinic seeking energetic LPN, if
interested
send
resume to: PO BOX
607, Prestonsburg,
APARTMENTS
. FOR RENT
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
available for extremely
low-income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
in Gable-Roberts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Rcw j, Prestonsburg.
"' r.;uterized
learning centers offer
social/educational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
includl:!d at Highland
H!7!s •'irt allcwance
at Ct· r:sl • I (CJB)
886-0608, 886-1927, or
886-1819. TOO: 1-800·
648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not discriminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dized housing on
account of race color,
natioflal " in sex,
age, d1sa!! lty re!lglon
and fa
@
status.
_.,_""'
Community & Technical College
Big Sandy Community &Technical College is seeking
qualified applicants for the following position, to begin Spring 2006:
Adjunct Biology Instructor - Candidate will teach approximately 4 classes (lecture and lab) on any of our 3 campus sites during the day, or in the evening. The
ideal candidate must be oriented toward studentleaming and success, while utilizing a variety of teaching/learning methodologies. Minimum Requirements:
Master's degree with 18 semester credit hours in discipline (Anatomy & Physiology) .
Procedure: Formal applications are available at Big Sandy Community & Technical
College, Office of Human Resources, Johnson Administration Building, Room 110,
or via email: jackie.cecil@kctcs.edu or by phone: (606) 886-3863, Ext. 67370, or on
our website: www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu. Applicants must submit a completed application, current resume w~h list of references, three current letters of recommendation,
and all graduate and undergraduate transcripts to: Jackie B. Cecil, Director of
Human Resources, One Bert Combs Drive, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653.
Applications will be accepted until the position Is filled.
• Competitive Salary
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
We're looking For o hands on monc;~ger for our store with
skills in numan resaurces, customer service, and
creative merchandising. If you thrive on variety and
have 2+ years retail/grocery management experience
contact us today!
Maii/Fax/E·mail
BIG
Lorsr
f.Of.On!gf... ~
www.liiglots.com
your resume to:
L. Holcomb/Human Resources
BIG LOTS, INC
300 Phillipi Rd
Columbus, OH 43228·5311
Fax· (6141278·4770
~·moil:
loniholcomb@biglots.com
JOIN THE CARING TEAM AT
SALYERSVILLE HEALTH CARE,
an Extendicare Facility
Position Available: Maintenance Supervisor
Qualifications:
• Maintenance experience:
• Knowledge and ability in electricity, plumbing, HVAC,
refrigeration, carpentry, plastering, and painting preferred;
• 18 years of age or older:
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and complete work with
minimum supervision;
• Ability to relate appropriately with residents, families,
volunteers and others;
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English;
• Meet all health requirements as required by law;
Salary commensurate with knowledge and experience,
excellent benefits, including 401 K
Applicants, please telephone Cathy Jacobs at 606-34961 81, apply via e-mail jbranham@ extendicare.com., apply in
person <if Salyer~ville H~alth C3rA 571 ParkwB.y Drive,
Satyms•;Ji:e, f( Y 4 I .C.rtJS19, or mai! res urn
e.
web @floydcountytimes.com
IQD • MOTICES
$05 • Armouncernents
810 ·Auctions
815 • Lost& f;ound
740 • Masonry
745- Misr:ellaneous
:~~ity ;~of:~~~~~~:~ . .-=--~-,
. . .:=-·.-W-e_T_h_i_n_k_Y_o_u_N_e_e_d....
communicate
700~Travel
735- LeQ11
please apply in pe·son at Hair Gallery or
call 886-9074
HAIR GALLERY of
Prestonsburg is now
hiring for cosmetologist and nail technician. If interested,
Movers
75S ·Office
760 - Plumbing
765 • Profi'JS.Si¢nal$
710 • AepairJService
700 ·Timber
EOt=:IADA
The Big Sandy Community and Technical College is an equal access. equal opportunity aflirmuuve ectcr
instiMion, and is committed to providing equal opportunity through lis employment praclices. Women and
minorities are encouraged lo apply.
Psychiatrist Nurse Practitioners
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., a private, non-profit
Community Mental Health Center in the beautiful mountains of
Eastern Kentucky, is seeking a qualified candidate tor a unique
opportunity. This position will provide clinical care in a'l outpatient setting.
If you're interested in:
• Joining an established agency, with over 30 years experience
• Becoming part of a dynamic mental health team in eight counties
• Working in an innovative environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
Please send letter of interest and resume or CV to:
Human Resources Department
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
115 Rockwood Lane
Hazard, KY 41701
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. (KRCC) is a private,
nonprofit Community Mental Health Center dedtc 1ted to
improving the health and wellbeing of the people of ou reqion.
We help individuals and families in the eight count1e~ of the
Kentucky River region by providing mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse and trauma services.
KRCC seeks to promote public safely, boost economic wellbeing and improve community and individual quality of life.
. Please be :>uro to include the pOSition to ~~~olen
enquiring about EOE/AA!*
Y' l.l - rt>
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ing, garage, paved 2BR/$304/$345 sq. ft. office/commerlot, approximately 2 Prestonsburg 886- cial space. Located
next to Reflection's
HELP WANTED: acres.
606-368- 0039.
Beauty Salon 3/4
Mountain Manor of 2347.
FOR RENT: 1 BR apt mile south or Martin
Paintsville is taking
utilities. on RT 122. Across
applications for a FOR LEASE: includes
LPN
(7pm-7am) Commercial proper- $450 per month. 2 from Garth Tech.
position. _Excellent ty, Prestonsburg, KY BR trailer, $250 per School. Call 285wages and benefits. just off Mtn Parkway month. 4 miles west 9112.
Apply in person at on RT 122, across of Prestonsburg on
1025 Euclid Avenue, from Mtn Arts Center Mtn. Pkwy. 886-6061
630-Houses
Paintsville, KY from 8-1 0 acres, all utili- or 886-0480 after
Mon-Fri
between ties. Call 606-349- 5:00pm
FOR RENT 3 BR
8:00 am to 4:30 pm. 6703.
APT FOR RENT: house in McDowell,
Unfurnished 2 BR 1 BA, carport, $400
WANTED:
530-Homes
with walk-in closet. 2 month with $200
Prestonsburg/Hager
BA, large living room deposit. If interested,
Hill
areaThe
New and kitchen. Located call 859-245-9321.
Lexington-Herald FOR SALE:
Leader has a morn- 1320 sq ft house at Stanville, off US
HOUSE FOR RENT:
ing newspaper route located on Haywood 23. Call478-8100.
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA,
available.
Routes DR, Prestonsburg. 3
take about 3-4 hours BR 2 BA hardwood FOR RENT: Taking kitchen, living room,
daily with an approxi- floor and ceramic applications for 2 BR dining room, utilities
Nice, included, furnished.
mate profit potential tile. You pick the car- apartments.
of $1000 monthly. pet. Call 606-478- quiet neighborhood. $695 month plus
References
and deposit. Located at
Dependable trans- 9993.
deposit
required. lvel. Call 606-478portation and ability
Two 358-9123.
5173.
to
be
bonded FOR SALE:
required. Call 1-800- story 4 BR home,
FOR RENT 2 BR FOR RENT: 3 BR
274-7355 (ext 3368 HUD approved .
remodeled house with 2 full bath.
Located at Stampers newly
or 1629)
Branch,
Wayland, ground floor apt. Located 2 miles
MERCHANDISE KY. Last white house Located across from south of Martiin on
on the right. $33,000. Garth
Technical Old Hite Road, Left
Please call 606-946- School. RT 122 at Beaver Creek. $600
445-Furniture 2271 or 606-785- Martin, KY. Must fur- month plus utilities.
5556. Ask for Sheila nish references. Not All electric must furHUD approved. Call nish references. Call
FOR SALE: Large Wicker.
285-9112.
285-9112.
motorized lift-chair.
Nice
Perfect
condition, FOR SALE:
APT FOR RENT: 1 BR HOUSE for
with battery back-up, name for sale. Martin
Heights subdivision. Brand new 1 BR par- rent. WID hook-up.
call 886-6688.
3 BR 2 BA 2 car tially furnished. Most $300 per month,
garage. 12x18 deck. utilities paid. Near $250 deposit. If interALLEN
Nice storage build- HRMC. $400 montfl. ested, call 889-0036.
FURNITURE
ing. Call 606-587- Call 886-6343.
ALLEN,KY
HOUSE FOR RENT:
Furniture,
used 11 63 or 606-7911-2
BR
FUR- 2 BR $550 per month
appliances, living I 0187.
NISHED
Apts. plus utilities. If interbedroom suits, bunk
lin ested call 886-0124.
beds, and lots morel HOMES FOR SALE: Clean.
A foreclosure!! 3 BR Prestonsburg. 886Call 606-874-9790.
STOP RENTING:
only $16,000. For 8366.
Buy a 5 BR 2 BA
RAY'S BARGAIN listings call 1-8002 BR 1 1/2 bath home only $13000.
429-7008. ext B 183.
CENTER
Townhouse also 1 For listings call 800&
Used
New
& FORECLOSURE! 4 bed room furnished 429-7008 ext B930
Furniture
Appliances @ unbe- BR 2 BA $33,000. or unfurnished locatlievable
prices. Must sell, for lisintgs ed in Prestonsburg 640- Land/Lots
Come in today for call 1/800-429-7008. ,NO PETS call 606LARGE TRAILER
886 8991
incredible savings.
LOT for
rent.
Shop At The ·Little 570- Mobile Homes
VACANCIES Located at Left Fork
Furniture Store &
Branham
Heights Abbott. Call 886Save!! Route. #122,
FOR SALE with or Apts Wheelwright KY 9479 or 889-0560
McDowell. Call 606without
hook-up. is accepting applica377-0143.
Trailer lot for rent
1999 16 x 80 3 BR 2 tion fot 1 and 2 BR
475-Household
BA MH. $12995. Call apts. And 1 BR hand- on old U.S. 23
Preston886-2842 or after icapped accessible between
6:00 call 886-3451.
apartment.
Rent sburg and Paintsville
RUSSELL MAY
based on income, call 606-886-9007 or
Snow Scenes and
Final
clearance water, sewage, and 889 9747
more.
www.russellmay.com 2004 lot models and garbage are inlcuded
Trailer Lot For
or call Cathy May 2005 models now in rent. Please con434-255-5286.
available! If you are tact Kathy at 606- Rent, Large Yard.
Office Call 886-8366
serious about pur- 452-4777.
480-Miscellaneous chasing a new hOrpe hours M-F 8:00-4:00. ,
For Rent : newly
you need to be .wftll
experienced staff to
Furnished 1 bed constructed Mobile
WEDDING DRESS get the right home at room Apt. Central Home Lots in new
FOR SALE: Size 12, a great price. The heat & air. Rent start- Allen,reference
pearl and sequins Home Show-South ing at $375. month, + required call 606intricate design on William son, Inc. US $300. deposit water 874-2212
Belfry,
Ky. included.
bodice and train. 119,
Located
Must see to appreci- 41514 606-353-6444 near HRMC. 606- 650- Mobile Homes
ate beauty. For more or toll free 877-353- 889-9717.
information, call 886- 6444
8506 ask for Tonya
EmStorage/Office FOR RENT: MH 14 x
80 3 BR 2 BA 886or after 5:00 call 886All Drywall, Dutch
0048 and leave mes- with 2x6 walls,and
8366.
sage.
5/12 roof pitch, ulti- BUILDING FOR
mate kitchen pack- LEASE 30x60 metal FOR RENT: 2 BR
age, glass block win- storage buildling on trailer. $350 month.
COAL FOR SALE
50 acres in
Total electric. Must
dow, and many more RT 80. 886-8366.
pay own utilities and
Quicksand, Knott
extras, Set up for
County KY. Call 260- viewing. For details OFFICE SPACE for have references. Call
347-0259.
call 606-353-6444 or lease
in 285-4742.
toll free 577-353- Prestonsburg.
FIREWOOD FOR
6444
the home Approximately 1850 MH FOR RENT 3 BR
sq feet with parking 2 BA doublewide
SALE For more info show
only two blocks from located at Wayland.
call 377-6055.
Call For more .tn1ormat·ton
courthouse.
874-1700, 285-0900 call 358-2320 or 285FOR SALE: 2002
1894.
or 874-9976.
Amerilite 27 ft
camper with slide
610Apartments
FOR RENT: 3 Room MH FOR RENT: All
out. $8500. Call 606office suite. $600 electric 2 BR in
874-2879.
APT FOR RENT at month. Call 886- Martin area. Call
285-3900.
FIREWOOD FOR
Harold. 3 BR, living 1020 ask for C. V.
room, kitchen, BA,
SALE. Hardwood.
FOR LEASE: MHs FOR RENT: 2
$50 a load. Call 886- ample storage/closet
space, WID hook-up, 30x80 building on & 3 BR mobile
4038.
Parkway. homes for rent. Total
stove, refrigerator fur- MTN
nished.
Covered Parking for large electric. Close to
No
parking. Call 606- trucks. Will re-model. Prestonsburg.
886-9158.
pets. Call 886-9007
or 889-9747.
51 Comm Prop
FOR RENT:
small
BUILDING FOR efficiency apt. Clean,
LEASE or
rent. nice, suitable for one
Located at Stanville. person. $275 month.
2000 sq ft and a 600 Deposit
required.
sq ft can be joined or 886-6208.
separated. Great for
office space or retail. PARK PLACE APTS
Call 606-478-5403.
"Holiday
Special"
First Month's Rent
FOR SALE OR FREE with paid secuLEASE: Commercial rity deposit. Through
Property, lvel, KY on December 31, 2005.
US 23. Office build- 1
BR/$280/$309
KY 41653.
•
RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
o-
•
FOR RENT 2 BR furnished trailer just off
Mtn Pkwy on old 114.
886-8724
660- Miscellaneous·
FOR RENT: Beauty
shop equipped with 3
stations and tanning
bed. Located on RT
122 1 mile south of
Martin, across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must furnish
references.
2859112.
SERVICES
713-Eideri{Cifrel-;
WILL SIT WITH the
elderly or needy.
Excellent references
available. Call 7894419 and leave mes·
sage.
745-
Mise: :·, ...
LOCAL COAL
bucket driver needs
employment back in
the coal fields. Moon
base. Call 606-886670 or 606-791-5643.
770-Repair/Services
CARPENTRY
WORK
all types.
New construction or
remodeling.
Garages, decks, etc.
Concrete work & siding. Free estimates.
Call 886-8896.
NOTICES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
836-5427
Issued 051101
G & L Ene·gy
Incorporated
836-5444
Issued 051~17
FCDC Coal
lnc01porated
836-8041
Issued 051101
Cam-Kentucky
Ltm ted Ltability
Company
898-0721
Issued 051103
•
PRESTONSBURG
CITY'S UTILITIES
COMMISSION
WATER SYSTEM
FLUSHING
BEGINS
NOVEMBER 27,
2005
Prestonsburg
City's
Utilities
Commisston will conduct its annual water
main flushtng program
throughout
their service area
Sunday,
from
November 27, 2005,
through December
25, 2005, between
the hours of 11 :00
p.m . and 6:00a.m.
The flushing program ~elps·to ensure
our
customers
receive the highest
quality drinking water
available.
This
process is necessary
to remove any mineral deposits, and to
ensure proper water
flow thorughout the
distribution system.
The water mains
will be flushed by
systematically ope
ing fire hydrants
and/or
blow
off
valves for bnef penads of ttme. During
this operation, customers rray notice a
temporary
discoloration ot their tap
water and have fluc-
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Ky.
41653-1410. Written
comments,
objections, or requests for
a permit conference
must be filed with the
Director
of
the
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
127
Hollow, US
C7
South, Frankfort, Ky.
40601.
This is the final
advertisement of this
application. All comments, objections,
and/or requests for a
permit conference
must be received
within 30 days of
today's date.
Announcement from
Inter Mountain Cable
To all Kentucky Subscribers
As part of the Kentucky Tax Reform last
year, effective January 01, 2006, there is
a new tax on cable TV. The tax is 3% on
the "retail purchase" of multi-channel
video programmtng service. The tax is
billed to customers (as a separately stated item) ·and then collected and remitted
to the Department of Revenue.
Th is new tax will replace any local franchise tax such as the Pike County
Franchise Tax, the Coal Run Franchise
Tax, the Pikeville City Franchise Tax, and
the Magoffin County Franchise Tax.
Announcement from
Home Satellite Service
To all Kentucky Subscribers
As part of the Kentucky Tax Reform last
year, effective January 01, 2006, there is
a new tax on direct broadcast television
service (DBS). The tax ts 3% on the "retail
purchase" of multt-channel video programming service. The tax is billed to customers (as a separately stated item) and
then collected and remitted to the
Department of Revenue.
NEED MEDICARE
PART D? Need a
Medicare
Supplement? Want
to get it from an
insurance agent and
instructor with 18 yrs.
You
experience?
want to meet Billy R
Maynard. Call today
for a free appotntment. 606-478-9500
or 478-4105.
tuations ir water . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
pressurB. Y!rJile the
water ts safe to dnnk,
LEGALS
we encnu•age all
customers to 1efrain
from arawirtq water Parents and citizens are invited to attend a public
PUBLIC
while fit. hl'lg jc: forum discussion about Wellness, Health, and
NOTICE
Pursuant to KAR bemg performed in Nutrition plans in Floyd County Schools as mandated
8:010, Section 16(5), your area. This wtll by Senate Bill 172. This forum will be hosted by the
the following is a help prevent poten- Floyd County Board of Education Health, Nutrition
summary of permit- tial staming of laun- and Physical Activity Committee. The meeting will
ting decisions made dry, appltances, and take place at 5:00 p.m. on January 23, at May Valley
plumbmg conditions
fixtures. If ._Elementary
_ _ _ _ _School.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....,.
by the Department these
for
Natural
Resources, Division occur, custome-s a r e . - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
of Mine Permits with advised to a ow their
IS CURRENTLY SEEKING a
career minded, enthusiastic,
respect to applica- water to ru;:J a few
dedicated professional to join
tions to conduct sur- minutes. in order to
our team in our Prestonsburg,
face coal mining and clear up any disturKY operations, as a Sales
COMMUNICATIONS'
reclamation opera- bance of the system.
Retention Representative. We
We apologtze for
tions
in
Floyd
AWIRED WORLD CO,,PA~Y
are looking for indiVidualS WhO
county.
any mconvenience are committed to providing world-class services through quality,
Motts Branch
this may Cc. use, and courtesy and teamwork.
C,oal Incorporated
we appreciute your Qualified candidates will have good communications skills, with the
836-0300
support in our goi-1 of ability to read, speak and write the English language. Additionally,
Issued 051116
supplying the clean- they must have the ability to work well independently. CATV doorMatts Branch
est, safest drinking to-door sales experience a plus.
Coal Incorporated
water available. For Charter Communications offers competitive pay and a great bene836-0308
more informatton or fit package, including health/dentaVvision/life insurance, vacation,
Issued 051123
assistance, please sick and holiday pay, 401 K plan, and complimentary cable and •
FCDC Coal
call
our
office, modem service in serviceable areas.
between 8 oo 4:30, Qualified candidates should apply by logging on to:
Incorporated
at 606-886-6871.
http:f/www.charter.com/aboutus/careers/careers
. - - - - - - - - - - -- - -..
EOEIAA
Manpower is seeking indi\ idudls mt~r
ested in a variety of office and indu~trial
a~signments in Floyd and surroutuiing
counties. Office applicants arc rey.1ir.:d
to have at least l year of officl' c'(pl'ri15' ...•.••.•...•••••••.•••.5929
ence. Applications are taken Mon. l·ri. at
18' .....•........•..•.••. s1079
our office, or you can send rcsum..: to:
Public Forum on Wellness, Health,
and Nutrition Plans
Charter
24' ••••••••••••••••••••••s1259
Manpower
311 North Arnold Ave. Stc. 503
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
REGENCY P
APARTMEN
One, Two and Three Bedroom Units
Kitchen Appliances Furntshed
Water, Sewer & GarbagA Paid
Located on U.S. 321 (below hospital)
For Applications, call or write:
Regency Park Apartments
61 Regency Park Dr., Box 17
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
PHONE:
606-886-8318
or 1-800-686-4447
RESTAURANT
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 858-5064
Amendment No. 2
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
tS hereby given that
Coal
Czar
Corporation, HC 64,
Box 915, Debord, Ky.
41214, has applied
for a permit for an
underground
coal
mtnmg
operation,
located approximately 2 5 miles southwest of Odds, in
Martir and Floyd
Counties. The proposed amendment
will underlie an addittonal 589.43 acres,
making a total area
of 6462.59 acres.
The
proposed
amendment
is
approximately 2.5
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Intoxication
suspect
misses coon
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG An Ashland man who was
.arrested at 2 a.m. Friday
"llorning for being drunk
-and disorderly wound up
·rruss1ng his arraignment
.Nhen he was still too
ntoxicated to appear
;>efore Judge James Allen
at 9:30a.m.
Joe D. Stumbo, 55,
was arrested at the
~oliday Inn in
Prestonsburg after hotel
security phoned
:Prestonsburg Police and
~ported that a drunken
~atron refused to leave
he establishment. The
po1ice were told that
Stumbo was alarming
<guests with his behavior,
which allegedly included
cu~sing and yelling very
loudly.
Officer Brian Walker
was dispatched to the
scene and noted that
Stumbo indeed appeared
drl.lnk by demonstrating
slurred speech, poor balance and having a strong
odor of alcohol emanating
··om his person.
Walker arrested
Stumbo and brought him
to the Floyd County
De•ent•on Cent&r where
he planned to charge him
with a.coho1 intoxication
I See
DRUNK, page eleven)
3DAY FORECAST
Fight at basketball game being investigated
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
ID HAT - School officials are investigating an altercation that took place
Wednesday night after a junior varsity
basketball game at South Floyd High
School.
The altercation came less than two
months after a fight broke out during a
football game at the South Floyd Middle
School.
The Kentucky State Police were called
to the scene Wednesday at 8:48 p.m., but
officials said that the parties fighting in
the school's gym left before officers
arrived.
No injuries were reported by school
officials, who are now compiling information about what happened.
The South Floyd junior varsity team
defeated Prestonsburg High School's
team, 49-48, shortly before the fight
broke out.
Seth Ctisp, coach for PHS, said that
two members of each team "had some
words" with each other after the game,
while teammates were participating in the
traditional handshake ceremony.
Crisp said that both teams were then
escorted to their respective locker rooms
and that a confrontation "broke out into a
little scuffle" on the court between par-
ents of the team members.
He could not release the names of the
parents involved.
PHS's bus was leaving when officers
were driving to the scene, Crisp said.
South Floyd Principal Keith Henry is
heading the investigation. He is withholding comments until the completion and
submission
of
his
report
to
(See FIGHT, page three)
Magoffm veteran
enters Alford plea
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
I
photo by Tom Doty
From right to left, lvel Postmaster Susan P. Wallen, iorrner Postn ...ster Windei~ E. Sttatto and his:)£life
Laura J. celebrated the 100th birthday Friday of the lvel Post Office with a festive cake decorated like
a postage stamp. The lvel Post Office was established on Dec. 11, 1905. The office has a rich family
tradition and began with a petition to have a post office at lvel by J.K. Stratton. His wife, Bertha, was
appointed postmaster on May 4, 1909, and retired on Jan. 31, 1949. Their son, Windell E., assumed
the postmaster's position on Feb. 1, 1949, and held the post until August 1987.
Fleeing, endangerment net probation
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
PRESTSONSBURG A
Prestonsburg man who pleaded
guilty Wednesday in two cases in
which he faced 21 charges, was
ordered to pay fines and to report
for probation.
Kevin Hall, 21, received three
12-month sentences for two
counts of first-degree wanton
endangerment of police officers
and one count of first-degree fleeing and evading. Those sentences,
garnered for amended charges on
all counts, were suspended and
probated in district court.
Judge James R. Allen ordered
Hall to pay a total of $963 in fines
and court costs for one count of
driving under the influence, one
count of failure to wear seat belts,
one count of possession of marijuana and one c<?unt of no insurance.
A charge of driving on a suspended license was probated for
90 days, and Hall, also facing a
charge of carrying a concealed
deadly weapon, was ordered to
forfeit his weapon to the
Prestonsburg Police Department.
One count of failure to register a
vehicle transfer and five counts of
failure to wear seat belts were dis-
missed in the case. Four counts of
second-degree wanton endangerment were merged with the other
two .amended wanton endangerment charges against Hall.
In a separate case. Hall was
ordered to pay $300 in restitution
to the Prestonsburg Police
Department after he pleaded
guilty to one count of thirddegree cdminal mischief. A
charge of fleeing and evading was
dismissed in this case.
He was originally cited by
Prestonsburg Police Officer
George Tussey who alleged that
(See PROBATION, page eleven)
PRESTONSBURG - A
mentally challenged Vietnam
war veteran who was
involved in a wrestling match
with several law officers last
year entered an Alford plea in
circuit court Friday to six
counts of wanton endangerment.
Carter Ray Castle, 57, had
been scheduled to enter a formal guilty plea upon the recommendation
of
Commonwealth's Attorney
Brent Turner, which noted
that he would serve a fiveyear probated sentence that
would be diverted. Castle,
however, was confused by
the legal terminology which
Judge John Caudill had to
l
employ to make sure that
Castle understood what
rights he would give up by
pleading guilty.
Castle was confused by
the proceedings and suffers
from post-traumatic stress
disorder and schizophrenia
which was brought on by his
service in the war. He was
also at a loss as he didn't
remember; the incident as he
was off his medication when
it occurred.
Castle had to take several
breaks during the hearing to
talk with his attorney, Ned
Pillersdorf, who has stuck
with Castle despite an
episode when Castle fired
him during a court appearance. Castle admitted to the
(See PLEA, page eleven)
I
judge denies lower
bond for Davis
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A
Prestonsburg man who is
being held on a $100,000
cash bond for allegedly abusing a 2-month-old baby was
denied a lower bond Friday
in circuit court.
Mark A. Davis, 29, filed
the motion for a bond reduction himself and appeared in
court to state his case. He
told Judge John D. Caudill,
"I feel honestly and truly that
I am not going to leave the
state.'' He went on to note hat
his dad has pledged to help
him out financially if a lower
bond could be obtained.
Assistant
Commonwealth's Attorney Wayne
Taylor objected to the
motion, saying, "We feel that
this is an appropriate bond.
Each charge carries a five- to
10-year penalty [there are
four counts] and Mr. Davis'
track record indicates he's
moved around a lot and is
considered a flight risk."
Judge Caudill reviewed
the charges against Davis,
which
include
various
injuries sustained by the
(See DENIED, page three)
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Nearly half of blitz charges dismissed
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
Regional Obituaries ...... A2
Opinion ..... ,....................A4
Lifestyles ....................... A9
Sports ............................ B1
Classifieds ..................... B5
10
PRESTONSBURG - Nearly half of
the charges that were filed against 219
people during the Kentucky State Police's
Memorial Day )Veekend blitz were dismissed in Floyd County.
Court records indicate that 176, or
48.88 percent, of the 360 charges taken
out against people between May 27 and
May 30 were dismissed with or without
prejudice. That compares to a dismissal
rate of 37 percent during the rest of the
year.
Kentucky State Police troopers
worked overtime during the Memorial
Day weekend holiday as part of the
"Buckle Up Kentucky: It's the Law and
It's Enforced" campaign. Troopers, work- Out of 132 speeding charges issued, 26
ing alongside other police agencies across offenders pleaded guilty, 32 charges were
the state, increased saturation patrols and dismissed, and 51 charges were diverted,
traffic safety checkpoints in high crash amended (up or down), or merged in district court. Guilty pleas were entered for
and high traffic locations.
Some of the charges filed in Floyd only five of the 44 charges regarding seat
belt usage. In the cases, 25 charges of failCounty district court during that time mostly traffic violations or misdemeanors ure to wear a seat belt were dismissed,
- were dismissed with proof shown. and seven of those charges were diverted.
Others were dismissed because officers (The remainder of these charges were
failed to appear in court. Some of the peo- either amended, prepaid or undisposed
ple who faced multiple charges pleaded because the accused failed to appear in
guilty to one or more of the charges court.)
In the blitz weekend cases (four
against them, while one or more of the
felonies, 27 misdemeanors, and 188 trafadditional charges were dismissed.
In the. traffic related cases presented, fic violations), guilty pleas were rendered
guilty pleas were rendered for every per- · for 106, or 29.44 percent, ~f the charges.
son (10) who appeared in court to answer Four charges in two separate cases were
to charges of driving under the influence. sent to the grand jury for consideration,
36 charges were diverted under the condition that the accused commit no other violations of the law for a specified period of
time, and 38 charges were amended up,
down or merged with other violations.
People facing 17 of the charges cited
during the traffic blitz period resolved
their cases out of court with prepayable
citations.
When questioned about the reasons for
the dismissals, District Judge James R.
Allen said that most cases are resolved
with prosecutorial recommendations.
"Many, many of the cases filed are
resolved without guilty pleas or with people pleading guilty," said Allen, who dismissed 80 of the 360 charges filed during
(Sec CHARGES, page three)
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
11, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Peggy Jo Bates, 67, of
Melvin,
died
Tuesday,
December 6,
at King's
Daughters Hospital in Ashland.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 10,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Melvin Shepherd, 47, of
David, died Monday, December
5, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Thursday,
December 8, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
•
Don Dillion, 62, of
Ypsilanti, Michigan, a native of
Ivel,
died
Wednesday,
December 7, at home. Funeral
services will be held Monday,
December 12, under the direction of Stark Funeral Service
Moore Memorial Chapel.
• Phyllis Ann Green, 58, of
Livingston, a McDowell native,
died Tuesday, November 15, at
her home. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
November 17, under the direction of Speck Funeral Home.
• Donnie Meade, 58, of
Drift, died Saturday, December
3, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Sunday,
December 4, under the direction
of Hall Funeral Home.
• Jimmie Darrell Owens,
49, of Lackey, died Thursday,
December 8, at his residence.
He is survived by his wife,
Brenda Sharon Moore Owens.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 12,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
•
Erma Webb, 82, of
Prestonsburg, died Friday,
December 2, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were
conducted
Monday,
December 5, under the direction
of Phelps .and Son Funeral
Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Marcella Adkins, 95, of
Marrowbone, died Monday,
December 5, at her home.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 8, under
the direction of Justice Funeral
Home of Pikeville.
•
Breanna Shae Lynn
Anderson, infant daughter of
Carl and Deanna Rowe.
Anderson of Belcher. died
Wednesday, Nov. 30, at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 3, under
the direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Juanita Bevins, 81, of
Goody, died Tuesday, December
6, at the South Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, December 11, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
•
Edis
Compton
Blankenship, 73, of Freeburn,
died Tuesday, December 6, at
the
South
Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
She is survived by her husband,
Elliott Blankenship. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
December 10, under the direction of Phelps Funeral Services.
• Durward Elliott "The
Train Man" Clemons, 82, of
Hardy,
died
Saturday,
December 3, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Ruby
Clemons. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December 6,
under the direction of Hatfield
Funeral Home.
• Nell Ruth Gilliam, 68, of
Pi so-Varney, died Friday,
December 2, at Pikeville
Medical Center. She is survived
by her husband, Foster Gilliam.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 5, under
of
Community
direction
Funeral Home.
• James Hampton, 55, of
Jonancy,
died
Tuesday,
December 6, the result of
injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He is survived by
his wife, Sandra Hampton.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 10, under
the direction of Hall & Jones
Funeral Home.
• Goldie Hutcheson, 86, of
Matewan, West Virginia, a
native of McCarr, died Monday,
December 5, in the South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional Hospital Skilled
Nursing Unit. Funeral services
were held Thursday, December
8, under the direction of
Chambers Funeral Home.
• William Anderson May
Jr., 80, of Flat Rc,ck, Michigan,
formerly of Pike County, died
Sunday, November 20, at Ford
Hospital, Detroit. Tic is survived by his wife, Myrtle
Stevens May. Interment was in
Michigan Memorial Park,
Huron Township, Michigan.
• Edward Newsome, 85, of
Summerfield, Ohio, a Pike
County native, died Tuesday,
December 6, at his home.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 9, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
•
Olema
Branham
Newsome, 53, of Robinson
Saturday,
Creek,
died
December 3, at Welmont
Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big
Stone Gap, Va. She is survived
by her
husband,
Goble
Newsome. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
6, under the direction of Lucas
& Hall Funeral Home.
• Emsy S. Roop, 75, of
Louisa, a Pike County native,
died Tuesday, December 6, in
Floyd County. He is survived
by his wife, Leona Spears
Roop . Funeral services were
held Friday, December 9, under
the direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• James "Bubby" Ray Rose,
47, of Pikeville, died Sunday,
December 4, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Clara
Faye Rose. Funeral services
were held Thursday, December
8, under the direction of
Roberts Funeral Home.
• Wilson Sawyers, 73, of
Phelps,
died
Saturday,
December 3. at the South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday,
December 6, under the direction
of R.S. Jones Funera} Home.
• Wilda Scott, 93, of Lower
Johns Creek, died Wednesday,
December 7, at Pikeville Health
Care Center. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
10, under the direction of
Community Funeral Home.
•
Ed Smith, 54, of
Can·ollton. a Pikeville native,
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died Monday, December 5, at
the Carroll County Hospital. He
is survived by his wife, Linda
Rae Haacke Smith. Funeral services were conducted Saturday,
December 10, under the direction of Tandy-Eckler-Riley
Funeral Home of Carrollton.
• Herman Stanley, 79, of
Goody,
died
Tuesday,
December 6, at Pikeville
Medical Center. He is survived
by his wife, Janet Stanley.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 10, under
the direction of Hatfield
Funeral Chapel.
• Randall Tackett, 33 , of
Little Robinson Creek, died
Friday, December 2,
at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements, are
under the direction of Lucas &
Hall Funeral Home.
• Howard Dwain Weeks,
70, of Raccoon Creek, died
Wednesday, December 7, at
Pikeville Medical Center. He is
survived by his wife, Ruth Hess
Weeks. Funeral services were
held Saturday, December 10,
under
the
direction
of
Community Funeral Home.
Merrit Island, Florida, a native
of Nippa, died Tuesday,
November 29, at her residence.
She is survived by her husband,
John Edward Bums Sr. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
Dec.ember 3, under the direction of the Northcutt & Son
Funeral Home.
• Henry Edward Cantrell ,
63, of Sitka, died Tuesday,
November 29, at the U.K.
Medical Center in Lexington.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 2, under the
direction of the Paintsville
Funeral Home.
• James V. Detillion, 71, of
Chilli'cothe, died Thursday,
December 1, at the Ross Heart
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Carol Holbrook Detillion.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Dec. 5 under the
direction of Ware Funeral
Home in Chillicothe, Ohio.
• Patsy Carol Lester, 63, of
Van Lear, died Thursday,
December 1, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center. She is
survived by her husband, Gary
R. Lester. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 4,
under the direction of the JonesJOHNSON COUNTY
Preston Funeral Home.
• Uel Blair, 85, of Hager
• Ada Mallette, 97, of
Hill, died Sunday, November Meally,
died
Wednesday,
27, at his residence. Funeral November 30, in Paintsville.
services were held Wednesday, Funeral services were held
November 30, under the direc- Saturday, December 3, under
tion of Paintsville Funeral the directionof Preston Funeral
Home.
Home.
• Arizona Clark Blevins,
• Mary Ann Palmer, 71, of
94, of Paintsville, died Friday, Cleveland, Ohio, a Johnson
December 2, at her residence. County native, died Tuesday,
Funeral services were held November 29, at her residence.
Monday, December 5, under the Funeral services were held
direction of the Jones-Preston Friday, December 2, under the
direction of Preston Funeral
Funeral Home.
• Lula Louise Bums, 90, of Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
• Dixie Charles, 93, of
Lovely, died Sunday, December
4, on Route 3, in Inez. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Wednesday, December 10,
under
the
direction
of
Richmond-Callaham Funer'
Home.
• Nathan Jude, 75, of
Pataskala, Ohio, a native of
Three Forks, died Wednesday,
November 30, at his home.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 3, under
the direction of Kauber-Miller
Funeral Home, Pataskala, Ohio.
• Roxanne (Roxie) Patton
Maynard, 45, of Warfield, died
Wednesday, November 30, at
her residence. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday,
December 3, under the direction
of Richmond-Callaham Fune
Home.
• Leon Small, 82, of Ripley,
Ohio, formerly of Debord, died
Tuesday, November 1, at his
home. Graveside services were
held Friday, November 4, under
the direction of Cahill Funeral
Home, Ripley, Ohio.
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• Robert H. Parks Jr., 73, of
Paintsville, died Tuesday,
November
29,
at
the
Salyersville
Health
Care
Center. Funeral services were
held Friday, December 2, under
the direction of the JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• Violet Spradlin, 83,
Dialton, Ohio, a Johnson
County native, died Wednesday,
November 30. Funeral services
were held Friday, December 2,
under the direction of the
Trostel-Chapman
Funeral
Home.
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SuNDAY, DECEMBER
--------------------- the blitz. "We try every case
on Jts own merit and the county
altomcy is responsible for prosecuting them. Most of the time,
we follow the recommendation
of the prosecutors."
District Judge Eric Hall, who
dismissed 86 of the charges, did
not return inquiry calls.
) The county attorney's office,
which presented motions to dismiss I 0 charges filed during the
blitz period, says the percentages revealed through the disposal of these cases exemplify
the need for additional funding
and the need to reevaluate several laws or practices that should
be addressed ~tatewide.
County Attorney Keith
Bartley said his office is forced
to "pnonttze'' the prosecution of
otfenses because of a lack in
state funding.
'·It's a priority issue," he said.
"We've prioritized as everyone
has to in these jobs. The more
serious cases are prosecuted as
strong as they are m any county
that I know."
The Floyd County Attorney's
office, which has prosecuted an
annual average of 11,000 cases
for the past l 0 years, employs
three attorneys who work cases
for two district judges, two circuit judges and one family court
judge, in addition to the the
"explosion of cases" in juvenile
court. Bartley said.
"With three lawyers and four
• secretaries doing 11,000 cases a
year, quite frankly, we have to
prioritize," he said. "If you see
the cases at the top of the priority hst, you '11 see outstanding
rates of guilty plea dispositions."
Bartley agreed that district
court judges do accept recommendations from the county
attomey's office, but some of
those recommendations come
from necessity. he said.
"What it [a traffic related
blitz] does for prosecutors is that
when you have a blitz, and keep
• in mind that we're already busy,
it makes it that much more
impossible to handle the number
of cases that come in at one time
... If I had unlimited funding and
sufficient prosecutors and staff
members doing all II 0 percent,
yeah, that'd be great. But it will
never happen here or anywhere
else in the state because we simply don't have the funds to do
that. How many prosecutors
does it take to prosecute 11,000
cases.?"
~
Bartley also said some
charges served against people in
this county are dismissed
because they were issued unnecessarily.
Ofticers usually cite passen-
gers who are riding with people
arrested for driving under the
influence for public intoxica
tion, and it's unlawful to do so,
Bartley said, because those people are in a private vehicle, not
out in public. Bartley justifies
those arrests with the understanding that officers assume
people cited in this way would
be "stupid enough" to drive
themselves home if they are not
arrested during the traffic stop.
Kentucky
State
Police
Detective Sgt. Steve Spurlock
confirmed that officers will "not
leave somebody on the road that
has been drinking." When
troopers work DUI cases, he
said, they are "fighting against"
a two-hour time limit imposed
through
state
legislation.
Troopers can't spend the majority of that time waiting for a taxi
or a ride for an intoxicated passenger, he said.
State laws regarding work
zone speed limits should be
changed, Bartley said, because it
isn't necessary to enforce
reduced speed limits when
workers are not on the highway.
Bartley says he recommends
for dismissals in cases where
people are charged for speeding
in work zones during the late
evening or early morning hours,
when workers aren't present,
and in areas where the reduced
speed zone takes in parts of the
highway that aren't necessarily
a work zone.
''Take the construction that
they did on Route 80 this year,"
Bartley said. "They extended
the work zone for a half a mile,
at least, on the highway where
no work was done at all. They
wrote ticket after ticket after
ticket for people driving a half a
mile away from the zone, and
some of them were at 3 in the
morning. A lot of these cases
were dismissed. A lot of them
weren't. There were some people who paid fines, who possibly might not have truly been
guilty of it. A lot of them were
truly frivolous."
Other dismissals come at the
request of the citing officer,
Bartley said.
"Of course, then you've got
those cases where the officer
who wrote the ticket comes in to
me and says, 'I wrote this ticket
and it turns out that it's so-andso's sister. Can you dismiss it?'
It happens," Bartley said. "It's
John Doe up in Weeksbury. It's
John Doe in this road or that
road. It happens."
Spurlock said the KSP works
"very well" with county attorneys in the region and he commended efforts on both sides.
"We do our job. We work
Denied
• Continued from p1
child between August and
October 2004, and included a
broken arm and leg, broken ribs
and a fractured skull.
Caudill informed Davis that
he was denying the motion and
informed Davis that he had an
outstanding warrant from district court for which he must pay
some fines incurred from a previous case.
11, 2005 • A3
• Continued from p1
very well with county attorney
offices around our region," he
said. "Our job is to report the
facts to the court, to file charges
and to write tickets. What the
court does after that is completely up to the court system. They
have the entire totality of the circumstances surrounding the
cases ... We're not satisfied all
the time, but I don't think the
court system is either. We are
completely satisfied with the
effort done by our people and
the effort done their their people."
According to statistics provided by the Administrative
Office of the Courts, the rate of
dismissals in the county during
this fiscal year is lower than percentages of reported dismissals
in Magoffin and Pike counties,
and the rate is higher than percentages in Knott and Johnson
counties. The information also
shows that Floyd County
obtained more guilty pleas for
traffic, misdemeanor or felony
charges in district court than all
four of those counties during
this fiscal year.
The AOC's research and statistics department reported m
September that 5,981, or
approximately 37 percent of
felony, misdemeanor, or traffic
charges have been dismissed in
Floyd County during this fiscal
year, out of 16,137 charges that
have been filed. In the 2004 fiscal year, they reported the dismissal of 46.39 percent of the
charges, a decrease from the dismissal of 46.47 percent of the
charges in 2003. In 2002, 45.61
percent of the charges were dismissed, the department reported, and in 200 I. nearly half 49.52 percent- of the chatges
were dismissed.
The AOC's statistics. wh1ch
were providt:d through COURTNET, indicate that guilty pleas
were rendered for more than 38
percent of felony. misdemeanor
and traffic charges in Floyd
County this fiscal year, an
increase from the approximate
33 percent of guilty pleas ren
dered last year.
Comparatively,
Magoffin
County reported the highest rate
of dismissals, with 46 percent of
the charges dismissed there this
fiscal year. Guilty pleas were
rendered for nearly 25 percent
of the charges filed. In 2004,
58.63 percent of all charges filed
in district court were dismissed
in Magoffin County.
In Pike County, where more
charges have been tiled annually since 2001, 41.25 percent of
the charges were dismissed during this fiscal year, and guilty
pleas were rendered for more
than 20 percent of the charges.
The number of dismissals
dropped slightly from an estimated 42 percent of dismissals
reported in 2004.
In Knott County, approximately 35 percent of the charges
were dismissed this year and in
2004. Guilty pleas were rendered for approximately 22 percent of the charges in Knott
County this year and in 2004.
In Johnson County, 32 per-
cent of the charges have been
dismissed tht'> fiscal year, a
decrease from the d1snnssal of
39 percent of the ( h rg<-s in
2004. and guilty pl~ll'> wac rendered for nearly 1.7 per ·ent of
the chargee;.
(In compiling COUIUJ'.:LT
statistics, the AOC docs not
carry over th~ di<:position of
cases from year to year For
example, the case against a person charged with driving under
the influence on Dec. 30, 2004,
will be rcpof!ed in the 200') fiscal year. if that is when the case
is finally disposed.)
Thirty-three hhtz chargee;
that arc not yet dtsposed or that
involve a fugitJ\iC from JUc,tice
were not used m th1s :maly~l""
friday, there WC'rc 10 actt\lc
bench v.-arrantc, JX'Uplc charged
during the blitz. A defendant in
one case is st:hcduled to be
arraigned on Dec. 14
Jnquiry call<; to tht communications dt'partment at KSP's dis
trict headquarters were not
returned thi'S week.
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Supt. Paul W. Fanning.
PHS Principal Ted George,
who is compiling information
for the investigation, said students or representatives from
both schools were not involved.
"We were not fighting them,"
he said. "That wasn't what hap•pcned. We've got a real good
relationship with South Floyd. It
wasn't school verses school ...
It's a shame that we have to deal
with issues like this. Sometimes,
you just got to sit back and shake
your head."
Fanning, who is waiting to
receive directed reports from
both schools and the county's
athletic and instructional directors, says he is taking action
against the parents involved in
Wednesday's altercation.
"I have asked that both prin..cipals and the athletic director
~report this to the Kentucky
Athletic Association," Fanning
said. "It's premature to say what
the action will be that we can
take against the adults, but if
what I'm hearing can be verified, there will be action taken
for as far as I can take it. I'm
tired of this crap. This is a junior
varsity ball game. It has no
place. I don't know what predicated it, but I'm waiting to hear
from the principals. Whatever
action they don't take, I'll take.
What they can't do, I'll do. This
is unnecessary, unfortunate and
it has no place, especially at an
event like this. I regret that we
s end time dealing with
this, and we'll be spending a lot
of time on it. Our principals
have better things to do."
KSP officers were called to
South Floyd in October after a
fight broke out during a middle
school football game. Angela
Hall, a parent of one PHS student, made allegations against
KSP Trooper Mike Wolfe, who
was coaching the opposing
Breathitt County team.
Hall claimed that her 15year-old son, a PHS basketball
player, sustained head injuries
after Wolfe knocked him unconscious during the fight.
Authorities said that the fight
broke out between the players
on the field, and it grew to an
uncontrollable
level
as
bystanders rushed into the
malee. One report indicated that
the ·Breathitt County bus was
blocked in at the school and that
they called 911 for help, but officials could not conf1rm the allegation. KSP Trooper B.J.
Caudill escorted the Sebastian
Middle School bus to Route 80.
Floyd County Attomey Keith
Bartley said the KSP were supposed to complete interviews
with approximately 60 witnesses
of the fight in October by
December 1. KSP's internal
affairs branch extended the
deadline to Dec. 16, he said.
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11, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
- Felix Frankfurter
--Guest view--
Retirement system
needs review
Rep. Harry Moberly probably knows as much about
Kentucky's budget as any other single person in the state.
As chairman of the House Appropriations and Revenue
Committee for many years, he oversees the biennial legislative budget writing process. So when Moberly says he
wants an independent review of the state retirement system, everyone should listen.
But as knowledgeable as Moberly is, Kentucky shouldn't need a lot of convincing that things are amiss within
the state retirement fund. It is estimated to be underfunded by $4.5 billion, about twice the state's annual payroll.
It's not a new problem, more a chronic one. For about
the last decade, governors and legislators have put too little money into the Kentucky Retirement System, a time
bomb that will eventually blow up if allowed to continue
ticking. Four years from now, when retirements are
expected to crest and the money in the fund starts to
rapidly run out, the state will have to find money anywhere it can to pay retirement benefits, even if it means
slashing spending in other important places such as education, public health, corrections and transportation.
Right now, the system's assets cover less than half of
its liabilities. William Hanes, executive director of the
retirement system, wants the 2006 General Assembly to
pump an additional $350 million into the various retirement funds. Interviewed last week by the Lexington
Herald-Leader, Hanes wanted to know what the state's
long-term strategy was to meet the challenge.
So do we.
Kentucky retirees receive free health insurance, and
those costs have gone through the roof. The retirement
system invests its surplus in stocks and bonds, and those
returns have been weak for years. As Kentucky.'s work
force ages, thousands more state retirees begin drawing
money from the system each year, accelerating the depletion of the retirement fund.
Obviously, the state needs to do a better job of funding
the retirement system. But that is not enough. Kentucky
has a very generous retirement system for state employees that includes full retirement benefits after 27 years
and free health insurance coverage that continues until
death.
Most workers in the private sector can only dream of
such benefits beginning as early as age 49 or 50, earlier
still for police officers and firefighters.
A top-to-bottom review of the retirement system is
needed. Should the 27 -year threshold for full retirement
be increased gradually to 30 or 32 years, if not longer? Is
it feasible for the state to pay for 100 percent of retirees'
health insurance premiums? Should other changes or
adjustments be considered?
There's nothing wrong with a generous state retirement
system, as long as it is fair to all taxpayers, doesn't trump
other needed spending and is fiscally sound over the long
haul. We need to find out if Kentucky's retirement system is living up to those ideals.
- Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
"Just because there have been a lot of DNA exonerations,
you don't expect us to retest them ALL, do you?!"
-Rich L owry Column
The gullible
party
Getting suckered usually is not a sign
of good judgment. On the contrary, it's
something to be embarrassed by. But
Democrats are making the contention
that they were
told lies prior to
the Iraq War, and
believed
them,
central to their
party's identity.
They
are
caught between
their base's conviction
that
President Bush
lied about Iraq
and the fact that
the cream of the
party voted to
authorize the war. Nearly every
Democratic senator who has higher
ambitions voted "yes" - Hillary Clinton,
Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, John Kerry and
John Edwards. If Bush lied, it stands to
reason that they are all naifs, foolishly
drawn to the seductions of a charlatan.
They aren't statesmen; they're victims.
Some of the "aye" votes make this
argument themselves. "He misled every
one of us," Sen. Kerry charges. Sen.
Fritz Hollings of South Carolina, since
retired, agrees: "We were misled."
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WMD stockpiles, but the only reason we
know it with any certainty is that we
crushed his regime. To pretend that,
absent Bush's deceptions, everyone
would have known with exactitude the
reduced state of Saddam's weapons programs is juvenile and contemptible,
especially from Democrats who want to
shimmy their way out of their pro-w~
votes.
This is where the Howard Dean
Democrats deserve a glimmer of admiration. They were against the war, period. Even when things seem to go well in
Iraq, they hold firm. Dean was
unswayed by the capture of Saddam two
years ago. They don' t sully themselves
with after the-fact rationalizations and
evasions, and have the courage of their
paranoid and wrongheaded convictions.
But their drumbeat of "Bush lied"
puts their party's leaders in a bind. If
Bush was a misleader, many tOI)a
Democrats were misleadees. DiclC
Polman, a political reporter for KnightRidder News, reminds us that
Republican George Romney damaged
his presidential bid in 1968 by claiming
he had been deceived by the military
into supporting the Vietnam War. Voters
weren 't looking for a president who
could, by his own account, be easily
nusled. Gullibility is not a leadership
trait.
000
Rich Lowry is editor of the Nationa
Review.
beyond the b eltway
by DONALD KAUL
Published Sunday, Wednesday and Friday each week
Talented New York Rep. Anthony
Weiner, who voted for the war in the
House, explains, "If you believe that
people like me and [Sens.] Chuck
Schumer and Hillary Clinton drew the
wrong conclusion at the time, welL
that's true of a lot of Americans who
were deceived by this president."
Surely, however, these Democrats
don't rely on Bush exclusively for their
information. In a demolition of the
Bush-lied argument
in the current issue
of
Commentary
magazine, Norman
Podhoretz recalls
the other players
who warned of
Saddam Hussein's
WMD. Democrats
could have consulted Bill Clinton, who
had talked of the
"threat posed by
Iraq's weapons-ofmass-destruction program." They could
have asked the State Department, which
believed Saddam had chemical and biological weapons. They could have listened to former U.N. weapons inspectors, a group of whom said in the presence of Iraq expert Kenneth Pollack in
2002 that they all believed Iraq had
WMD.
When Democrats claim they were
duped, they are sidestepping an mconvenient truth: Many of them supported the
war for the same reasons as the president. We now know Saddam didn't have
I've been retired five years now (I
only write this column as a hobby and to
make the world a better place) and I
couldn't be happier. When my former
colleagues ask me the secret of my success I always tell them: Preparation.
Preparation is the key. You can't just
go from being a Type A, seven-day-aweek workaholic to a life of idleness.
You have to prepare.
A few years before your intended
date of retirement, begin to slack off on
the job. You will be amazed how few
people notice. All those years you
thought you were under-appreciated?
You really were. You're bosses never
noticed what you were doing so when
you stop doing it they still won't notice.
And if they do, they'll attribute it to
you slowing down with age. I mean,
you're not expecting to get a promotion
in the last few years of your work-life,
are you?
I was pretty lucky because I was born
lazy and it was not difficult for me to
slack off. Even as a youngster I was
always willing to let a task pass me by.
Then too, I was a newspaper columnist. The difference between a columnist
slacking off and a columnist going full
speed is barely discernible and then only
willing to forsake all of your old friends
to the eye of another columnist.
A lot of people aren't that lucky. They (who are now too poor to hang around
are burdened with the Protestant ethic. with) and get an unlisted telephone numEven Catholics, some of them, are so ber, you should do fine.
One of those things should work for
burdened. They think that their place in
Heaven depends, to a degree, on their you. If they don't, I understand they're
still for mature people at McDonald's.
industriousness on Earth.
And last of the keys to a successful
Which reminds me of the Mark
retirement is, of course,
Twain saying: "Heaven
health. Fortunately, ou
for climate, Hell for comRepublican friends in
pany."
Congress have presented
Cultivating indolence
us with a new health care
is only part of preparing
program that includes a
for retirement, of course.
prescription drug benefit.
Another big part of it is
Simply stated, it says
money.
that if you are currently
The thing you have to
over 65 and have an
remember when contemincome of more than
plating retirement is that
$37,942 a year, adjusted
you are going to need
for inflation. and are
about twice as much
money as you think you will. Some say enrolled in both Part A and Part B of
it's because of inflation, others blame Medicare but do not have a previously
the urge to visit Las Vegas before one diagnosed dmg benefit you will be able
dies. Whatever the reason, a happy to get a federal subsidy to your insw;•
retirement without adequate funding is ance premiums if there are two or more
an impossibility. There are several ways drivers in the family and you haven't
had an accident in two years.
to secure retirement funds.
• Be born rich. Most people with a
If you make less than $12.473 a year,
lot of money were born with a lot of however, you would be well advised to
money. It may not buy happiness but it find yourself a busy corner and sit there
gets further up the road than poverty with a tin cup and a sign that says
does.
"Destitute but still a believer in
• Marry someone with a lot of Intelligent Design."
money. This could range from a spouse
And that' s pretty much my approach
who is heir to a chain of department to retirement. It works for me; it should
stores to a person whose father owns a work for you.
liquor store. Happiness comes in all
sizes.
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
• Win the lottery. I know, you keep Prize-losing Washington correspondent
hearing stories of people whose lives are who, by his own account, is right mor.
ruined by winning great riches in the lot- than he :S wrong. Email him at
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11, 2005 • AS
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8 p.m.
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Even if you don't care for soccer, or
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interesting holiday phenomena,
from a man-made snowstorm in
Phoenix to a surfing Santa Claus in
California.
9 p.m.
LIFETIME
Strong Medicine
Lu (Rosa Blasi) could use some
elves. With Dylan (Rick Schroder)
on vacation, she's dealing with his
patients as well as her own and trying to find a caretaker for three children whose mother, a drug addict,
dumped them at the hospital. If that
wasn't enough to diminish her holiday spirit, there's a "bad Santa"
spreading
Christmas
uncheer
throughout the place in "We Wish
You a Merry Cryst-Meth .'
9p.m.
NBC
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Whether you're excited about Chris
Noth joining the series depends on
whether you liked h1m as Detective
Mike Logan on the ong1nal "Law &
Order" back in the day. We're just
bummed that the great Vincent
D'Onofrio is only on every other
week. They're both here for this
one, however, in which D'Onofrio's
Detective Goren must deal once
more with his old nemesis Nicole
Wallace (Olivia D'Abo); she's dating
the brother of the victim in his latest
homicide.
10 p.m.
NBC
Crossing Jordan
Jordan (Jill Hennessy) picks up
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some clues to an old case while
analyzing the scene of an accident
in wh1ch the body 1s miss1ng. Woody
and Macy (Jerry O'Connell, Miguel
Ferrer) try to track down evidence in
the case of a hit man suspected of
killing his sister-in-law. Assistant
District Attorney Brandau (Ethan
Sandier) courts Lily (Kathryn Hahn)
in the new episode "Death Goes
On."
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
8 p.m.
ABC FAMILY
Movie: Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory
This 1971 adaptation of Roald
Dahl's children's novel offers wonderful music by Anthony Newley
and Leslie Bricusse -· and some
practical life lessons. An eccentric
candyman (Gene Wilder) takes five
contest winners, four of them brats .
on a factory tour. Along the way, the
brats get their just desserts, and a
poor boy and his grandfather (Peter
Ostrum, Jack Albertson) get a won·
derful surprise.
8p.m.
DISNEY
Movie: Toy Story
There's plenty of family fun to be
had from this 1995 Disney box·
office blockbuster, the first movie
done completely with computer animation. Tom Hanks and nm Allen
supply the respective voices of cowboy Woody and spaceman Buzz
Lightyear, toys trying to make their
way back to safety after landing in
the backyard of a mean youngster
Don Rickles, Annie Potts and John
Ratzenberger ("Cheers ' ) also are
heard.
8 p.m.
FOX
Arrested Development
Michael (Jason Bateman) learns
that Lucille (Jessica Walter) is having an affair with the prison warden
(guest star James Lipton) and fears
the worst when George Sr. (Jeffrey
Tambor) finds out. As it turns out
though, his dad isn't bothered in the
least-- which gives Michael another
reason to worry -- in the new
episode "Prison Break-ln.•
8:30p.m.
CBS
How I Met Your Mother
Robin (Cobie Smulders) gains
entree into a hot club and invites
Ted and Barney (Josh Radnor, Neil
Patrick Harris) along. Marshall and
Lily (Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan)
aren't invited, but that's OK with
them; they think it's time to put away
childish things, They attend a nice,
staid wine and cheese party instead
... and are bored to tears. Now
they're wondering if they're ready
for the whole adulthood business in
"Okay Awesome."
8:30p.m.
FOX
Kitchen Confidential
After an unflattering mention in the
newspaper, Jack (Bradley Cooper)
realizes he needs to spend more
time conversing with his customers.
Of course, this means he'll need
help in the kitchen. He hires a chef
named Becky (Erinn Hayes) whose
work he admires. The crew is cool
to her at first, but soon she's getting
on so well that there's no longer
much room for Jack back there.
Bonnie Somerville also stars in the
new episode 'You Lose, I Win."
9 p.m.
CBS
Two and a Half Men
When Jake (Angus T. Jones) draws
a picture of a well-endowed school·
mate, the principal decides he
needs to be pun1shed, and Alan
(Jon Cryer) is confronted by the
girl's mother. But Alan seems to
have a problem looking her in the
eyes. Meanwhile, Charlie (Charlie
Sheen) offers to answer the phones
at Alan's office and comes up with a
bright idea to help bustness in
'Principal Gallagher's Lesbian
Lover."
9 p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: Deck the Halls
A woman moves back to her home·
town with her 8-year-old son to go
to work for her father. The boy is
intrigued by their new neighbor, who
has a sleigh, a red suit and other
trappings of a certain Christmas
icon. He's soon convinced the man
is the real Santa C aus and would
make a great stepfather, so you can
guess what happens next. Gabrielle
Carteris stars in this holiday comedy-drama from Canada.
1
9 p.m. check local listings
PBS
American Experience
As boxers Joe LoUis and Max
Schmeling readied to enter the nng
in a 1938 showdown, more than the
world heavyweight title was at
stake. So were the pride and the
power of their respective countries,
given the positions of the United
States and Germany on the war·
minded landscape of the time. "The
Fight' profiles the two athletes
through the prism of the era's glob
al affairs
10 p.m.
CBS
CSI: Miami
The daughter of a super-wealthy
family is killed when its yacht catch·
es fire in shark-infested waters 1n
"Blood in the Water." As Came
(David Caruso) and his team inves·
tigate the clan and its equally men·
eyed yacht-club friends, they uncov·
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will satisfy the most ravenous
appetite for mystery. The on-location scenery is a nice plus, too.
10 p.m.
NBC
Medium
Chad Lowe guest stars as an airline
pilot with attitude in "Being Mrs.
O'Leary's Cow. • His wife has been
murdered, he's the prime suspect,
and the authorities want Allison
(Patricia Arquette) to help them
build a case against him. Something
about it doesn't feel right to her,
however. Jake Weber and Miguel
Sandoval also star.
· TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
7p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: A Town Without
Christmas
Emmy winner Patricia Heaton
('Everybody Loves Raymond")
stars in this 2001 TV movie as a
reporter searching for a child who
wrote an alarming letter to Santa.
The boy feels responsible for his
parents' impending divorce, and his
stated wish to be out of their way
also draws a writer (Rick Roberts,
"L.A. Doctors') into the hunt. Peter
Falk costars as an angel who tries
to make everything come out right.
8p.m.
ABC
According to Jim
Sibling rivalry •· some people never
outgrow it. Cheryl and Dana's
(Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly
Williams-Paisley) mother, Maggie
(guest star Kathleen Noone), is in
town for the holidays, and they are
not only competing for her attention
but bringing Jim and Ryan (Jim
Belushi, Mitch Rouse) into the battle
as well. Larry Joe Campbell also
stars in the new ep1sode 'The Gift of
the Maggie."
8p.m.
CBS
NCIS
A model dies on a Marine base
while filming a reality television
show called "Boot Camp Babes. • It
looks like suicide at first, but the
NCIS team finds a link to an exboyfriend and two people working
on the show -- one a Marine
sergeant, the other the executive
producer, who's also the victim's
adoptive father. Gibbs (Mark
Harmon) bugs his boss (Lauren
Holly) by skipping an awards ceremony in the new episode "Model
Behavior."
a p.m.
NBC
Fear Factor
The new 90-minute episode "Blind
Date Fear Factor" sounds like a
crossover with a certain dating
show, but it actually just refers to
the gimmick of the week: Each team
is made up of two strangers.
Another twist gives the winners of
the first stunt the power to eliminate
a rival team. That first stunt involves
getting underneath a speedboat
that's been picked up ·by a heli·
copter. Other stunts have the players in freezing water and getting
covered with ice.
8:30p.m.
ABC
Rodney
Rodney and Trina
(Rodney
Carrington, Jennifer Aspen) need a
second Christmas tree, as they
can't agree on which angel to put on
top of the one they have. Since
Rodney thinks his father-in-law, Carl
(Mac Davis), charged them too
much for the first tree, he goes
down to Dad's office to demand a
free one. There, he discovers the
reason for the steep price: Carl desperately needs the money. Amy
Pietz also stars in the new episode
"0 Christmas Trees."
9 p.m.
HISTORY
Shootoutl
Recent history -- specifically, the
war in Iraq -- is in the spotlight
tonight, starting with the new
episode "Battlecry Iraq: Ramadi." It
chronicles the attack on a U.S.
Marine company by Iraqi insurgents
in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi
in April 2004. As with all episodes of
this series, computer animation provides a view of the action from the
participants' perspectives.
9p.m.
TRAVEL
John Ratzenberger's Made in
America
In the new episode "3M," host John
Ratzenberger finds out how Scotch
tape got its name. He also visits the
home of corrugated-box maker
Weyerhaeuser and takes a trip
down memory lane with a childhood
favorite: Silly Putty.
10 p.m.
ABC
Boston Legal
Brad (Mark Valley) doesn't just work
for the firm; he's also a client.
Facing trial for impersonating an
FBI officer and assaulting a priest
during a rescue operation, he asks
that Denny (William Shatner) handle his defense -- which makes
Shirley ((:andice Bergen) nervous.
Alan (James Spader) calls on the
firm's resident financial whiz
(Christian Clemenson) to help his
secretary (Marisa Coughlan) with a
debt problem in the new episode
'Legal Deficits."
10 p.m.
NBC
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Unit
In "St•a,,.." the murders of two gay
men are pinned on an AIDS activist
(guest star Bnan Bloom) when Dr.
Waner ( rarnara Tunie) discovers
both had a deadly and contagious
forl'l" of AID S. The killer's attorney
(guest star CCH Pounder) tries to
cor vi nee the jury that his actions
wer motivated by mercy and nobilty F- n (lce-T) confronts his son
(QUE"""' sta Ernest Waddell) after
~a·ning he was at the same gay
"Tleth club as one of the victims.
Live With Regis and Kelly
Sesame Street
Monte! Williams
The View
10 p.m. check local listings
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Independent Lens
The new documentary "Seoul Train"
explorer. the plight of North Koreans
atte"T1pt11g to escape communist
u'e fhousands are trying to get
o Jt but it's a dangerous journey
'Tlpeded by !"lountains of red tape.
Thf' ~iiM also introduces some of
the activists trying to aid their
escape with t'1eir own version of an
u 1dergrourd railroad."
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14
8 p.m.
ABC
George Lopez
What's worse, spending the holidays alone or putting up with the
annoy:1g ;n-laws? George (George
Lopez) earns the answer to that
question the hard way. He gets his
wis! to stay home 1nstead of visiting
Arg1e's (Constance Marie) relativ'('>, but with the rest of the family
gore he gets lonely and regrets his
decisic 1. Masiela Lush a also stars
in thE' new episode "George Is
Being Elf sh and Christ-Misses His
Family'
8 p.m.
A BC FAMILY
Movie: Christmas in Boston
Childhood pen pals Seth and Gina
(PatricK Adams, Marla Sokoloff)
have a crance to meet for the first
t 'Tle when Seth has a conference in
Gina s hometown. Only trouble is,
t~,ey're both insecure about their
looks and have passed off their
·espective best friends' pictures as
their own. So they send the friends
to meet up instead, with all the compi cations you'd expect. Lindy Booth
" ld Joni'lthan Cherry also star in
this new roliday romance.
8 p.m.
FOX
That '70s Show
Randy (Jos'l Meyers) takes the
gang out to the burger joint for
something a little different. The
'Jwre- g1ves them a hard time, and
A<: dy rei•erates by stealing Fatso
h( C'own the restaurant's mascot
-- a dec.s1or he soon has cause to
·egret
Mila
Kun is,
Danny
V.'lstersor, Laura Prepon and
W'lmer Valderrama also star in the
new episode "Fun it. "
8 p.m.
SHOWTIME
Movie: Crimson Tide
Ouert1n Tarantino was among the
script doctors for this suspenseful
1q95 post-Cold War drama starring
C:en(' Hackman as a submarine
and
Denzel
commander
Washington as his executive officer.
When an unconfirmed order
Instructs the crew to fire the sub's
nuc1ear missiles, the two go head to
he.=;d 1n a terse standoff. George
Dzuroza and Rick Schroder are
aMong the supporting cast.
8 p.m.
TNT
Christmas in Washington 2005
t's taking place in the city, but this
fldit.o!" of the annual holiday music
pecial is a little bit country, with
pei::lr"Tlances by the band Rascal
~ latts ano •Ame• can Idol" winner
Carrie Underwood. R&B star Ciara
~ so takes the stage at the National
Building Museum in the nation's
capita,. Dr. Phil McGraw and his
w fE:' , Robin, return as hosts of the
event, whch benefits the National
Crildren's Medical Center.
8:30p.m.
ABC
Freddie
F·edo ,e's (Fceddie Prinze Jr.)
neigroorly gesture backfires bigt•me 1n the new episode "I'll Be
Homeless for Christmas." He
inv tes his neighbors to a Christmas
party wit"! ris family, and one of
the11 turrs him in to the condo
board for hav1ng too many people
oov~ng .., his unit. When he asks the
othEr neighbors to s1gn a petition to
let t"em st ay, he discovers none of
thel"l are too happy with his relatives.
8:30p.m.
CBS
Yes, Dear
J mmy (Mike O'Malley) invites Greg
and Kim (Anthony Clark. Jean
Lou1sa Kelly)on a trip to the Napa
Valley to repay them for all their
help. But he's doing it on the cheap,
'lymg standby and using lots of
t ~uncno;, so they can't be sure
'hr y II ~ ~ arywhere. Liza Snyder
1 <;o stars •r the new episode
JimrPy Sponsors a Vacation."
10 p.m.
ABC
Alias
M1chael Vartan returns as Vaughn
ir t .... new episode "The Horizon."
v
I "nnifer Garner) is kid>nd hypnotized by someead 3 to pick her brain -n <;he k.1ows, who has a
nt e't 1.., w at happens to
., Ldby. Victor Garber,
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Programs
star.
10 p.m.
NBC
Law & Order
Green and Fontana (Jesse L.
Martin, Dennis Farina) investigate
the murder of a conservative talk
show host. His wife (guest star
Paula Devicq) is high on the list of
suspects, as she stands to inherit
big bucks. But Borgia (Annie
Parisse) uncovers a link to another
woman
(guest
star
Dana
Eskelson)who was apparently stalking the widow. Sam Waterston also
stars in "Obsession."
10 p.m.
TV LAND
Sit-down Comedy With David
Steinberg
In this new series, veteran comedian, producer and director David
Steinberg interviews fellow comics
about their lives and work. Mike
Myers is his guest for the premiere
episode, chatting about everything
from love and marriage to Austin
Powers and Monty Python. He also
speculates on what Americans
mean when they call Canadians
llnice."
THURSDA~DECEMBER15
8 p.m.
ABC
Movie: The Santa Clause
Toy company executive Scott
Calvin (Tim Allen) makes a drastic
career change in this heartwarming
1994 comedy. After killing the real
Kriss Kringle by mistake, Scott tries
on the red suit and is transformed
into Santa, complete with white
beard and round belly. In addition to
the traditional duties, this Santa
must convince his skeptical son that
he's the real thing. Eric Lloyd,
Wendy Crewson and Judge
Reinhold also star.
8p.m.
ABC FAMILY
Movie: Snow
Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") stars in this
2004 comedy-drama as Nick
Snowden, heir to a certain family
business specializing in deliveries.
With three days remaining before
Christmas, one of his reindeer,
Buddy, is stolen and lands in a
California zoo. On his quest to rescue the animal, Nick befriends a
group of boardinghouse tenants that
includes the lovely zookeeper
(Ashley Williams) who holds the key
-- literally -- to Buddy's freedom.
8p.m.
NBC
Joey
The wait is over for fans who want
Alex (Andrea Anders) to tell Joey
(Matt LeBlanc) how she feels about
him Blame it on the holidays; as the
'most wonderful time of the year"
draws near, she decides it's time to
come clean. Drea de Matteo also
stars in the new hourlong episode.
8 p.m.
TNT
NBA Basketball
LeBron James and Carmela
Anthony will be linked throughout
their NBA careers. They were two of
the first three players picked in the
2003 draft, and each had an immediate impact on their team. Tonight,
the two superstars meet for the first
time this season when James'
Cleveland Cavaliers host Anthony
and the Denver Nuggets. Last
month, the 20-year-old James
became the youngest player in history to reach 4,000 career points,
passing Kobe Bryant's previous
mark.
8:30p.m.
UPN
Love, Inc.
Viviana (ion Overman) accepts a
marriaoe oposal from a vounoer
guy (Charl ie Finn) who's OK with
the fact that she doesn't love him
and is only in it for the green card.
Guess who picks that time to walk
back into her life: an old hometown
flame who's interested in getting
back together. At the office, Barry
and Francine (Vince Vieluf, Regan
Gomez-Preston) struggle to fix up
three geeky guys in the new
episode "Three's Company. •
9p.m.
CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grissom (William Petersen) and
company investigate the suspicious
death of a young movie star who
was party1ng in a hotel suite with his
groupies when he died. It's not just
the guests who are dying in this particular hotel; in the kitchen, the
immigrant workers appear to have
turned against one another, with
fatal results. Louise Lombard, Marg
Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan and
George Eads also star in "Room
Service."
9p.m.
HISTORY
Giganto: The Real King Kong
"King Kong" is fictional, but fossils
found in China do indicate a species
of giant ape -- about 10 feet tall -did exist 100,000 years ago. In this
new special, scientists, forensic
experts and others analyze the evidence for more clues about this
creature, called Gigantopithecus,
including why it went extinct and
who its descendants might be.
9 p.m.
LIFETIME
Movie: Christmas Child
A jaded journalist (William R.
Moses, "Falcon Crest") travels to
on
assignment
at
Texas
Christmastime. His destination is
Dallas, but he finds himself drawn,
courtesy of a mysterious photo, to
the little town of Clearwater, where
he finds more mystery and ultimately, redemption. Christian singer
Steven Curtis Chapman makes his
acting debut in this 2003 drama,
which also stars Megan Follows and
Muse Watson.
9p.m.
NBC
The Apprentice
The one person in the competition
who won't hear Donald Trump's
statement "You're fired!" is determined in the two-hour finale of the
unscripted series' fourth season.
The last individual will get at least a
temporary stint as an employee of
the New York real-estate tycoon -and an impressive salary.
10 p.m.
BRAVO
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their
Own Words
Why pay gag writers or make up
your own matenal when you can get
laughs reading other people's life
stories? That's the premise of this
odd new special, in which Kevin
Nealon, Andrea Martin, Jay Mohr,
and other comedians and actors
read from the memoirs of fellow
celebrities including David Cassidy,
Zsa Zsa Gabor and Madonna. We
can't speak for all the targets, but at
least one is a good sport: George
Takei ("Star Trek"), who's in the
audience.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
8 p.m.
A&E
Biography of the Year 2005
This annual special revisits the
biggest events of the past year, from
the devastation of Hurricane Katnna
to the terrorist attacks in London,
and profiles the people involved in
those events -- politicians, celebrities and not-so-famous folks who
made a mark. One of them will get
the in-depth treatment as Biography
Varied Programs
Movie
of the Year.
8 p.m.
ABC
A Charlie Brown Christmas
It aired earlier this month, but j ust in
case you missed the animated classic, here it is again. It's still as good
as you remember, with Charlie
Brown trying to figure out the reason
for the season as everyone around
him obsesses over gifts, decorations and other trappings. He's finally set straight by Linus and a little
tree that could.
8p.m.
ABC FAMILY
Movie: Jingle All the Way
Abusy dad goes through the jinglebell wringer to snag an impossibleto-find action figure for his son.
Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
Rita
Wilson, Sinbad and Jake Lloyd
("Star Wars: Episode I -- The
Phantom Menace") star in this carloony Christmas comedy from 1996,
with Phil Hartman as a lecherous
neighbor.
a p.m.
TNT
Movie: Spider-Man
The Marvel comic book comes to
life in this 2002 adventure starring
Tobey Maguire as highschooler
Peter Parker, who is bitten by a
radioactive spider and acquires
superpowers. But as any Spidey fan
knows, the socially inept Parker has
a rough time coming to terms with
his new abilities, which indirectly
cause a family tragedy. Rosemary
Harris and Cliff Robertson play
Peter's aunt and uncle,with Kirsten
Dunst as the girl he loves. James
Franco and Willem Dafoe costar.
8:30p.m.
WB
A Scooby-Doo Christmas
Scooby-Doo, where are you? In this
animated special, the mystery-solving canine is in a town named
Winter Hollow. Scooby and his
usual comrades -- Shaggy, Freddy,
Daphne and Velma -- try to bring
holiday spirit back to the town's residents. Legendary rad io and TV personality Casey Kasem reprises his
original voice role as Shaggy.
9p.m.
ABC
Hope & Faith
Having a sister to help you out of
jams is one thing, but her efforts to
keep you out of them in the first
place can get tiresome. That's
where Faith (Kelly Ripa) is coming
from in "The Phone Call. " She tells
Hope (Faith Ford) that she's had
enough of her medd ling and nagging, and Hope promises to stop.
But all that energy has to go somewhere, and it's Cha rley (Ted
McGinley) who's getting all Hope's
attention now .. . and he isn't happy.
9:30p.m.
ABC
Hot Properties
Apparently looks can kill -- sort of. In
the new episode "Killer Bodies,'
Lola's (Sofia Vergara) physical
appearance causes her averagelooking beau (Kevin Farley) to have
an attack. While at the hospital,
Chloe (Nicole Sullivan) chats up a
doctor -- but it isn't a date that
results. Ava (Gail O'Grady) gets
drafted to be a birth coach .
10 p.m.
NBC
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Deakins (Jamey Sheridan) wants
Goren
and
Eames(Vincent
D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe) to stop
snooping around Frank Adair (guest
star M1chael Rispoli), a prom1nent.
ambitious ex-member ot the police
brass who happens to be a friend of
his. They're investigating the murder
of a man whose wife ·, as cheatinq
on him ... .with Adair. Now she's
missing, and. Deakins is starting to
suspect his buddy is not as
squeaky-clean as he looks in "My
Good Name."
"My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-M i,"
"The Sound of Music," "Edelweiss"
and more -- have become standards.
8 p.m.
10 p.m.
SHOWTIME
Masters of Horror
John Carpenter -- yes , that John
Carpenter -- directed the new short
"Cigarette Burns" about a finder of
rare films who's on a quest for one
of the rarest. Called "Le Fin du
Mende,'' it reportedly was shown
only once and caused a deadly riot
in the theater -- which then burned
down. The harder he searches, the
more frightening information he
turns up about the fil m. Norman
Readus stars.
10 p.m.
WE
Katrina Weddings: A Second
Chance
In this special, wedding planner
Sandy Ferreira, a former contestant
on "The Apprentice," surprises two
New Orleans couples whose wedding plans were washed away by
Hurricane Katrina. She and her
team toil for three days to give each
couple the wedding of their dreams.
For one bride, her wedd ing day also
marks the first time she's seen her
family since the hurricane.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
1:30 p.m.
FOX
NFL Football
You know the NFL season is winding down when Saturday tilts are on
TV. There are three of them today,
beginning in Foxboro, Mass. , where
Tom Brady and the New Eng land
Patriots meet the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. Brady playing is a v ictory in itself for the Pats, who have
soldiered on in their Super Bowl
defense despite a rash of key
injuries. They will win the AFC East,
while the Sues, despite the emergence of QB Chris Simms, seem
destined to be playoff outsiders.
2 p.m.
CBS
College Basketball
Mixed among a steady diet of NFL
games today is this must-see rivalry
if you're a college basketball fan.
Whenever Kentucky and Louisville
meet, state bragging rights are at
stake, and the Wildcats won them
back last year when Patrick Sparks
hit three free throws with 0.6 left in a
60-58 Kentucky win. The senior
Sparks is just one of many talented
guards in this game; others include
teammate Rajon Rondo and the
Cardinals' Taquan Dean.
5p.m.
CBS
NFL Football
A mid-December, early evening contest in what will be a cold and probably blustery Giants Stadium -- just
the type of weather the New York
Giants love and opponents despise.
It's quarterback Trent Green and the
Kansas City Chiefs who will experience it tonight, but K.C's main concern is undoubtedly trying to contain
New York's dangerous offense
spearheaded by the threesome of
QB Eli Manning, running back Tiki
Barber and receiver Plaxico
Burress.
7p.m.
ABC
Movie: The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews' sweet voice fills the
hills in this Academy Award-winning
musical based on the true story of
Austria's singing Von Trapp family.
Her character, Maria, governess to
a
wealthy
naval
officer's
(Christopher Plummer) children,
captures all their hearts, brings
music into their lives, and helps
them flee the Nazis. The songs --
AMC
Movie: Death Wish
This controversial 1974 drama is a
compelling melodrama well-staged '
by director Michael Winner. Charles
Bronson arguably has his most
famous role as architect Paul
Kersey, who turns New York vigilante after an at-home assault on his
wife and daughter (Hope Lange,
Kathleen Tolan) ends tragically. Jeff
Goldblum brietly is on view as .Qfl.t~
of the women's vicious attackers.
8p.m.
CBS
Frosty the Snowman
The first snowfall of the season
holds a special allure for the children in this animated holiday classic, especially after a magic hat
brings their snowman to life. Frosty
even manages to warm the heart of
the hat's owner, greedy Professor
Hinkle, who chases him all the way
to the North Pole. J immy Durante
narrates, with Jackie Vernon as the
voice of Frosty.
8:30p.m.
ESPN
NFL Football
The finale to today's NFL tripleheader takes place at Ralph Wilson
Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.,
where loyal Buffalo Bills fans have
sat through another disappointing
season. Preseason high hopes
have been negated by Jekyll-and-•l
Hyde performances, and now the
Bills -- who face Denver -- have to
wonder whether J.P. Losman is their
quarterback of the future. Losman
can learn from Bronco Jake
Plummer, who has matured into one
of the NFL's top passers.
9p.m.
CBS
Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves
of Fire
First aired in the United States with
its original voice cast, this Britishproduced special has been revoiced
for American network tele vi sion.
Ben Stiller, Hugh Grant, Britney
Spears , James Belushi, Brad
Garrett, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller,
James Woods, Dan Dierdorf and
Dick Enberg star in the off-kilter animated story of the quest of
Rudolph 's son to take his father's
place on Santa's sleigh team.
9p.m.
HALLMARK
Movie: Meet the Santas
In this new sequel to last year's
"Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus,"
the heir to the big red suit, Nick
Claus Jr. (Steve Guttenberg), and
his
intended ,
Beth
(Crysta l
Bernard), are planning the ir wedding with a little too much help from
Beth's icy mom (Mariette Hartley),
who doesn't care too muc h for her
daughter's future in-laws. There's
more at stake than broken hearts if
their plans fall apart; it could mean
the end of Christmas.
9p.m.
SCI-FI
Movie: Shallow Ground
A teenage boy emerges from the
woods, covered in blood and carrying a knife, and heads for the nearest sheriff's office. The sheriff recognizes the knife as the one used in a
brutal murder a year ago -- a crime
that continues to haunt him. The
blood-covered youth holds the key
to solving that murder -- and a few
other mysteries that others would
prefer stay secret. Timothy V.
Murphy stars in this new supemat-'
ural horror tale.
�Sunda~Dec.
11,2005
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
That World
'Lady
Terminator'
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
County Times founder and former
publisher Norman Allen wrote a weekly column that looked at Floyd County
through his eyes. His columns are
being reprinted due to request.
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
INAUGURAL CHIT CHAT:
Talk of 100,000 in Frankfort
bluffed many away, as was the
case when the multitude was
expected for the Floyd County
sesquicentennial. ..But it was a
great day... You wondered who
would put out a fire if one started
in Prestonsburg ... All the floats
were fine, and that includes Floyd
County's of course, but I liked
Logan County's best...the one with
the 'coons up the tree and three
hounds going loud and strong ... but
it may not have registered so well
with those who don't go in for
hound "music" ... Coal from the
Mountains, cotton from the purchase, pretty girls from all
over... You wondered if Ike knew
how much money was being
"wasted" in that display of armed
might...And after standing for five
hours, you wondered if, after all,
you weren't in pretty good condition.
LIQUOR REPORT
Mrs. Delbert Montgomery, a
Floyd Countian now living in
Albion, Michigan, sends us a
newspaper clipping which tells
how the moonshiners in Michigan
are keeping the federal boys hopping, these days. The situation is
such that Michigan is reportedly
getting more gallons per acre of
• com than any other state in the
Midwest One John Lathem, Chief
of Washington headquarters of the
Alcohol and Tax Division of the
Internal Revenue Service, opined
that the moonshiners are principally
hillbillies
and
other
Southerners, who have been drawn
to Detroit by the hope of easy jobs
in the automotive industry.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney
General John R. Jones, of Detroit,
described the 'shiners as "third or
fourth generation Detroiters."
We like Mrs. Montgomery's
x:omment on the situation:
"I think your readers will enjoy
reading about moonshiners here in
a wet state, where taverns are open
seven, days a week. Most Floyd
Countians think moonshine stills
are found only in dry states. I
believe this proves they are
wrong."
Dean Hill
Autumn Hill
New art exhibit for December
at the Mountain Arts Center
Dean Hill - Capturing the Spirit
Dean Hill is a photographer who
captures the natural beauty of
Appalachian Kentucky. He grew up
working, exploring, and wandering
throughout the ridge tops and hollows
of Eastern Kentucky. Life on a tobacco
farm has given Dean a down-to-earth
understanding of the fragile beauty of
nature.
Later years were spent working and
traveling in Southeast Asia. There
Dean experienced cultures that opened
his eyes to a new and different way of
seeing. Today the result of these lifelong experiences can be: seen throughout his photographs. Dean is a member
of the Kt:ntucky Guild of Artists and
the Lexington Art League. His recently
published book, "The Spirit of
Appalachian Kentucky,'' is the result
of over seven years of photography
showcasing the natural areas. The
book has been given glowmg reviews
by the Lexington Hl.!rald Leader, the
The Big Sandy Community
and Technical College
Community Choir will present
a Christmas concert, -along
with the student ensemble
The Big Sandy Singers, on
Monday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. In
Gearheart Auditorium, Pike
Building, Prestonsburg
Campus. Admission Is $3, or
a donation of your choice,
and everyone Is Invited to
attend this performance of
beautiful harmony and our
Christmas favorites. Tickets
are available at the door.
Open seating will begin at
6:30 p.m. For more Informs·
tion, contact Hall at 886-3863
ext. 67227 or
laura.hall@kctcs.edu.
LET'S STANDARDIZE
Planning on playing Santa
Claus, this Christmas? Have a
care, lest you disillusion that
youngster of yours who has seen
everything from the Taj Mahal by
•moonlight, to the backside of the
moon by television_
We might start out by standardizing Santa himself This business
of having the old boy come in different sizes is plumb disconcertin'
to young' uns. For instance: A boy
(See ALLEN, page ten)
My angel has a halo
by AMANDA JOHNSON
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE TEENAGE SOUL
II"
You always were a daredevil - flying 8 feet or more through the air on
your bike (your pride and joy), swinging high on a rope swing or flipping
headflrst into the lake below.
I think that is what gives you both
your wonderful character and your
extraordinary inner strength. What
amazes me most about you is the fact
that no matter what, your determination
~pushes all your fears away. You never
let fear stand in the way of accomplishing your goals.
Paintsville
Herald, The Voice Tribune, and
Appalachian Heritage. The book was
also nominated for the 2004 South East
Booksellers Association's nonfiction
award.
Dean and his wife, Karen, live at
the upper end of Paintsville Lake. He
is pursuing several photographic projects to showcase the landscapes and
culture of Appalachian Kentucky and
beyond.
But despite all your dangerous
stunts, I never thought that this day
would come. (Maybe m the back of my
mind I did, but only there.)
You were away on a trip to the coast,
and I eagerly awaited your calL It came
the morning of the third day of the
seven days you'd be gone. Your voice
was normal - but your words were not
- "I broke my neck."
Right then every fear in the world
hit me. My mom quickly reminded me
that I needed to stay strong for you. I
didn't talk much. I just quietly cried as
you explained to me your ordeal and
the halo you would have to wear for
two months to keep your neck stabi-
lized as it healed.
You seemed OK considering the situation, but in pain and in low spirits. I
hung up the phone, and finally the tears
could, and did, flow freely. Throughout
this whole day I came to terms with the
fact that you would be in a cast, with
the exception of your arms, for two
entire months. At first I was selfish and
thought of how this would affect me.
He can't drive, so we ' ll see each other
less often. He can' t take me to school
on the first day. I can't even give him a
real hug. But then I remembered and
told myself: Amanda, be glad that he's
still alive and here for you to hug at all,
no matter what form it's in. And be
thankful for the fact that he can walk.
I went and saw you tonight. You
looked good, but no smiles - no
smiles, that is, until you saw a video of
your biking stunts. I saw the detennina-
Indonesia tries to ape Hollywood
in this rip off, I mean homage, of
"The Terminator."
In the 1980s, Indonesia was producing a lot of films that were so low
budgeted and routine that they virtually had no exports. They tried to
change things around with this effort
which was made to compete in foreign markets. Rather than try and
open up their own story to the world
market, they targeted a popular film
and added some Indonesian elements
to come up with a
hybrid
picture
that
blatantly
steals dialogue
and scenes from
James Cameron's
sci-fi hit and
throws them in a
blender with an
Indonesian sea
myth to produce
one of the cheesiTom Dotv
est films ever to
SllftWrhlr
grace a drive-in.
The film begins
100 years ago when the South Sea
Witch reigned supreme in her castle
by the sea. The queen dispatches a
suitor by making him explode a~ she
says, "Is there no man who can satisfy me?" Wouldn't you know that a
butch-looking sailor steps right up
and claims he's the man for the job.
One tryst later he is about to be shredded like so much wheat hen he
yanks an eel out of the queen's body
and proceeds to turn it into a dagger
and impale her on it. Cue up the narrator who warns that the queen will
be back in 100 years to have revenge
on the sailor's great-granddaughter.
Next the castle sinks into the sea and,
while you' re still scratching your
head, 100 years pass.
The next scene introduces an
Amerkan girl named Tania Wilson
who is as badly dubbed as the Asian
actors in the cast. She walks right into
a library and asks the aged librarian
about the South Sea Witch. This guy
turns out to be an expert on the subject who tries to warn her away while
dramatic music highlights all of his
dialogue. He still directs her to the
last known location of the Witch's
castle and she charters a boat to see it
for herself. While scuba diving where
the castle disappeared she is assaulted
by an eel which snuggles up inside
her and possesses her.
Tania eventually walks out of the
ocean and has somehow lost her
clothes. Before you know it she is all
over two local guys who think their
ship has come in until she makes
them explode. She steals their clothes
and sets out to terminate the greatgranddaughter that was alluded to in
the opening scenes.
Turns out the intended victim is a
purple haired disco singer who happens to be performing that night and,
in the flrst of several scenes that are
(See
tton in your eyes, and it brought tears to Just let your wonderful self shine
mine. I know you're scared, but I also through. You're going to pull through
this with flying colors, pushknow that you're going to be
ing yourself all the way,
OK. Because that determibecause that's who you
nation inside of you is
once again going to push
are: a fighter. I feel so
those fears away, and
much better now that
you' 11 be 110 percent.
I'm not thinking about
You helped me be less
hat I won't have and
hat I won't get from
afraid for you. I stoppe
thinking about what you
you. Instead, I feel
grateful and so happy
cannot do and concentrat- ~h
(1
ed instead on what yo~
t
that you are who you
can do, or what you wtll
are.
do again. Two months is a
All I have for you
very short time in exchange for
now is faith and deternunaa lifetime of living.
tion. I always know that you were a
I want to thank you. You have taught blessing to me, my angel. Now, for two
me more about inner strength and months, you'll have a halo to prove it
determination in this one day than I've
learned in my whole life. I love you,
Logan_ We all do. Don't ever lose heart.
oup
I
or e c>OU
�A10 •
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
11, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Jim 'Davidson
The ultimate hiding place
Sometimes before a man will
let himself look up, he has to get
all the way down.
Sometimes only
the bottom leads
up. Some of us
have Jet pride,
fear, anger, hopelessness. and an
infinity of other
negative emotions
1 conspire to keep
our faces turned
toward the dark~ ness. For us, only
rock
bottom
offers the opportunity to tum
our faces toward the light. This
' is a heart-wrenching commentary. Nonetheless it is true. Rock
' botlom came for me in
November of 1986, in a jail cell
in Louisville, Kentucky. Jail
was nothing new for me. Rather
jail was the norm in my life. I
was 40 years old, but I had spent
t less than four years outside of
prison smce I had turned 21.
More than 15 years in prison - in
some of the harshest prisons in
the world - had forged me into a
terrible crucible.
Sitting in a
filthy, stinking
jail tank in
Louisville
in
1986, I knew
that I faced the
very real possibility of spending the rest of
my life locked
away from society. I was facing
a new bank robbery charge that carried up to 25
years in prison and I was also
facing a 20-year parole violation
term. The probability of my
spending the next 25 years, or
more, in prison was great. The
emotions tearing me apart and
torturing me were indescribable.
Mixed in with the fear and rage,
mixed in with the bitterness and
hate, mixed in with the resentment and frustration, mixed in
with the hopelessness and false
pride was the self loathing. Selfhatred was the terrible foundation that propped it all up. Selfdisgust was the mortar that
bound it all together.
What you have just read are
words that can be found in the
prologue of a book titled, "Fear
Runner," written by Joe Mosier,
who now lives with his wife,
Alice, in North Pekin, Ill. Joe
contacted me after reading one
of my columns in the local
newspaper, The Pekin Daily
Times. With his letter he included a copy of the aforementioned
book, and after I read it I concluded that his was one of the
most tragic and heart-wrenching
true-life stories that I have ever
read. What is so tragic is not that
he has spent a great deal of his
life in prison; a lot of men and
women do that for crimes they
have committed. What is so
tragic is why Joe went there in
the first place. If the thoughts I
share here save even one Joe
Mosier from going to prison
down the road, it will be worth
it all.
Joe Mosier was born and
grew up in a middle class family in a small town in Ohio. His
mother had a son before his
father married her, but she was
killed when he was 3 years of
age. Later his father remarried
and his stepmother was very
good to him. What set Joe on the
wrong path is that he had an
abusive father, not abusive in
the physical sense but abusive
emotionally and psychologically, which can often be far worse.
When Joe did things in school
that were outstanding, his father
rather than praising and supporting him would be highly
critical. One time after their little league baseball team had
won the city championship, at
the supper table Joe said, "I'm
so happy I could tell the whole
world."
At this point his father threw
his fork into his plate and
screamed at Joe, "The whole
*##!*@ world doesn't give a
#% !$#!. Just shut up and eat
your food, or go to your room."
You have the picture. Over time
Joe developed a tremendous
fear of his father. Unfortunately,
his father thought respect and
fear were the thing. Joe's reaction was to run. To run away and
hide. Over time he became very
good at running away and hiding and he developed many creative ways to do this.
Fantasizing and daydreaming,
bragging and lying, game playing and wall building were all
ways he ran away and hid as a
child, and on into his adult
years. Later in life, alcohol and
marijuana came along.
Finally, prison became the
ultimate hiding form of running
away. Prison became the ultimate hiding place. There were
obviously many stops in
between Joe Mosier growing
up, getting out of school, getting
married, having children and the
day he made the decision to
commit his first crime that over
time escalated to being a seasoned bank robber and long
stints behind prison bars. The
message here is simple. As par-
ents, especially fathers, we have
the power over our children's
lives to make them champions
or to make them prison inmates.
In my book, that's really something to think about. Fear and
emotional abuse is never a good
motivator.
Fortunately Joe's story has a
happy ending. In that jail tank i~
Louisville, in 1986, he surrendered his will and his life completely to Jesus Christ and
began to live for Him. In addition to allowing the Lord to
completely control his life. he
had a woman who had a Godly,
selfless love and who drove
thousands of miles to visit him
in prison and to wait till he was
free to enjoy life together. He
has been out of prison now for
more than 10 years and he told
me, "I will never go back."
That, my friend, is the power of
God at work in someone's life. •
000
Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and syndicated
columnist. You may contact him
at Z Bentley Drive, Conway, AR
72034.
Shifting etiquette _La--=---
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by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
f
Dear Tom and Ray:
I bought a 2003 Ford·Explorer
with an automatic transmission. I
took my boss to lunch one day
(first mistake!), and when we got
back to the office, I pulled into
my parking spot, turned off the
ignition and put the vehicle in
Park. My boss was aghast:
"You'll ruin the transmission,"
he cried out. "Put it in Park first,
and then tum off the ignition."
Does it really matter whether I
put it in Park before or after turning off the ignition? -Garland
TOM: Well, would you rather
he right or employed, Garland?
RAY: It doesn't matter to the
transmission. There's nothing
hapJ>..CnS
when youh move the
that
..,
•
hj£te[ 1 f~m Drive t~, r,~~~en
the engme ts not runrung that
would damage the transmission.
TOM: When you go from
Drive to Park, you're doing two
things. First, you're disengaging
the gears. If this were a manual
transmission, this would be the
equivalent of stepping on the
clutch and putting the shifter in
Neutral. You can do that whether
the engine is on or off.
RAY: The other thing you're
doing is engaging something
called the parking pawl.
TOM: You've probably heard
of the parking pawl. It used to
play with parking Peter and parking Mary back in the '60s.
RAY: You see what I have to
live with, folks? The parking
pawl is a lever that locks up the
output shaft of the transmission
and prevents it from turning.
That's what keeps the car from
rolling down the hill when you
put the transmission in Park. And
that can be done with the engine
on or off as well.
TOM: But that's not the real
issue here, Garland. Bosses are
concerned about efficiency, are
they not? And it's more efficient
to shut off the car his way (and,
by the way, the way 285 million
other Americans do it).
RAY: The key cannot be
removed until the transmission is
in Park. So when you tum off the
ignition, then put it in Park, then
remove the key, that's three
steps.
TOM: Whereas if you put it in
Park. you can then tum off the
ignition and remove the key at
the same time, reducing the
action to two steps. That increases your car-turning-off productivity by 33 percent, which is
why your boss strongly favors it.
RAY: He may infer from your
car-turning-off behavior that you
have other, similar inefficiencies
in your workday. which are
affecting your productivity and
HIS bottom line, Garland. For
instance, do you flush the toilet
before you finish .. . oh, never
mind.
Reader sounds off about
touch screens
Dear Tom and Ray:
I've been looking around for a
new car, and I noticed that touch
screens are becoming more common as part of the dashboard
controls (e.g., Toyota Prius,
Acura MDX, Lexus 330, etc). I
HATE them. I think they are
unsafe and, moreover, just tacky.
You have to take your eyes off
the road to use them, plus at
CLICK&CLAC
Talk Cars
taken directly from the
''Terminator," we get a vicious
machine gun attack at the local
hot spot. To the disco diva's rescue comes a bland cop played
by an actor with the looks and
emotional range of a "Ken
Doll."
From here on in this is a
scene for scene redux of
''Terminator" which even recreates the police department rampage which highlighted the second half of the Schwarzenegger
version. The only detour this
film takes is an airport set finale
which sees the Lady Terminator
finally get her due.
This one can be taken as a
comedy and succeeds on that
front admirably. The Indonesian
elements are truly bizarre and
the film may have worked better had they stayed in that vein.
The DVD also comes with a
great mini-documentary on
Indonesian cinema which
reveals that their films are much
wilder when they are not trying
to entertain mass audiences.
There is also some terrible
dialogue that should provide
plenty of yuks, such as when
one cop says, "Jack and I have
seen more dead bodies than
you've eaten hot dogs." There
are plenty of gaffs for sharpeyed viewers, such as an establishing shot of Manhattan that's
meant to convince you that the
film hasn't been made in another country. The film was obvi-
ously written in a native dialec
and then translated, often badly,
by another party. Metaphors get
fractured such as when one
character notes, "My checks are
bouncing like yo-yos." Look for
one scene where the lettering on
a police car clearly states
"Spesial Police."
Best line: "Will you stop
calling me lady? I am not a
lady. I am an anthropologist."
1988, unrated.
Allen
• Continued from p9
night you have this bright screen
screwing with your night vision.
What is your opinion of this
trend? It's OK if you want to
have an LCD for the navigation
system, but it should be optional,
and if you do have an LCD for
navigation, it shouldn't be used
for other stuff (heater, radio). It's
been driving me crazy, and I had
to get it off my chest. By the way,
I'm no Luddite- I'm a retired
computer-graphics
software
developer, and I love gadgets. Dan
TOM: I couldn't agree more,
Dan. If you had been reading our
column regularly instead of
using it to line your bird cage,
like most people do, you'd know
that we've taken cannakers to
task for this very issue.
RAY: These touch screens,
iDrives
and
Multi-Media
Interfaces FORCE you to take
your eyes off the road. What kind
of moronic engineering is that?
TOM: You used to be able to
adjust the heat in your car by
reaching over and twisting a dial,
sliding a lever or pushing a button. You could do it by feel.
Radio volume? Same thing.
Change the station? You know
where the tuning knob is reach over and give it a twist.
RAY: But with these idiotic
systems, you have to drill down
through several layers of hierarchical menus, each time looking
at a screen to make your selection, and all the while hoping that
nothing happens on the road in
front of you while you're busy
trying to figure out how to make
the computer switch the radio
from AM to FM.
TOM: Automakers must figure that we're easily impressed
by lights and beeps and screens.
And I guess some of us are. But
using visual controls to operate
basic, frequently used automotive functions is a dangerous step
backward in auto safety. Not to
mention a complete pain in the
keister.
RAY: So if you don't like
these things, the clearest, loudest
message you can send is to not
buy a car that requires you to use
a video screen for basic, everyday functions like heating, cooling and audio. Make it a deal
breaker.
000
It's NEVER cheaper in the
long run to buy a new car. Want
proof? Order Tom and Ray's
pamphlet "How to Buy a Great
Used Car: Secrets Only Your
Mechanic Knows." Send $4.75
(check or money order) to Used
Car; P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
FL328~3 6475.
dashes into Store A, and a
rotund Mr. Claus waddles forward, giving with a ho~ho and
glad-handing the caller. The
youngster listens to his line of
prattle, takes his balloon and
dashes down the street two
doors to Store B where Mr.
Claus weighing 40 pounds less
has a slight hitch in his walk and
can't crack a smile, not to mention giving forth with a "M-e-rr-y Christmas! Upshot of the
matter, the bright youngster
does some calculatin', and the
chances are, comes up with the
answer, which this paper is loath
to mention.
So, if you're one of these do-
it-yourself guys and insist on
playing Santa to your wide-eyed
one. get the proper measurements. If you're too .thin.. you
can correct the situation by
padding. If you can't laugh merrily enough, get one of the older
children to play a recording, and
keep your mouth shut.
And please don't get cute.
There once was a Santa Claus
who went shopping, late the
night before Christmas, becasue
he tried to do a jig in his hightop boots, and in the resulting
fall, smashed Junior's sled.
HE STAYED ON JOHNS
CREEK
The death of Pete McCoy,
this week, marked the passing of
more than a tired, old war veteran, whose heroic exploits had
been forgotten, or never learned,
by a new generation. Pete was a
true mountaineer: unassuming,
generous, so freedom-loving
some might have called him
"independent." He was the type
you had to know intimately to
know something of the depths
of his nature.
The story is told that when
Pete showed up with 17 prisoners, that day in France, after he
had killed seven of the enemy,
an officer asked him what he
wanted done with the prisoners.
"Feed em," the laconic Pete
replied. "They look like they
need it.''
Pete McCoy wasn't speaking
for posterity, nor was he being
"smart." He just didn't like seeing people-anybody-hungry.
He might have soon after the
war, cashed in on his reputation
as a war-hero. He was offered
money to appear on stage. H
was offered help from other
sources, as his health failed. He
would have none of either. He
wanted to stay home on Johns
Creek, to be himself, to be
among his own people.
Many owe much to Pete
McCoy, and such as he.
First grade students in Mrs.
Walker's class
decorated, and
then ate, gingerbread men
cookies, as
they learned
new mathematical skills.
PES students, parents kept busy during fall and holiday season~.
Students at Prestonsburg Elementary
School welcomed local artisans as part of a
school-wide unit on our Appalachian heritage. The artists demonstrated how their
craft was once a part of everyday life for our
ancestors and were often made out of necessity rather than for recreational purposes.
The demonstrations included quilting and
sewing, canning, folk dancing, woodworking, furniture making, the playing of the
mandolin, and the viewing of Native
American artifacts found in our region.
The students learned how things change
over time and how art is a part of everyday
life. During the week of Appalachian
study, students dressed in historical attire,
conducted author studies of George Ella
Lyon and Cynthia Rylant, and made litera-
ture quilts as a collaborative project in their
library and art classes. The unit concluded
with a trip to the Mountain Arts Center
where students and faculty listened to a performance by the Nashville Mandolin
Ensemble.
Another recent PES activity involved
Mrs. Walker's first grade students and a holiday favorite of everyone, gingerbread. The
students read the book, "The Gingerbread
Baby," by Jan Brett. Afterwards. they
learned about calculating area and perimeter
by graphing the body parts of gingerbread
boy cookies; coordinating grids using
marshmallows, raisins, cinnamon hearts,
and jellybeans. Afterwards, everyone had a
sweet treat when they ate their gingerbread
mathematic project partners!
First grade students and their parents
were also kept busy in November by attending workshops where the parents learned
strategies for reading and writing skills that
will assist them in helping their children
with their studies at home. Parents were
given a packet of learning materials. a listing of educational websites, and parentteacher conference information.
While parents were busy with learning,
students enjoyed having several books read
to them and creating bookmarks to use in
the new books that they were given as they
left the family literacy workshop. Both parents and students enjoyed refreshments proii
vided by the school's Family Resource
Center.
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2005 • A11
" Fletcher's 2006 agenda includes medical malpractice changes
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT -- Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's 2006 legislative agenda
includes pushing for a constitutional
amendment on medical malpractice
lawsuits and improving education in
Kentucky. he said.
The governor, during a wide-rangmg mterview with The Associated
~ Press on Thursday, also said he's
focused on reducing Kentucky's soaring health care costs and helping small
businesses cope with the increased
cost of employee insurance. However,
he did not elaborate on exact details.
"We're going to be announcing
some other initiatives as we move forward,'' Fletcher said. "We're working
on those right now and we're doing
some final analysis and study."
Friday marks the midpoint of
Fletcher's term. He was inaugurated as
Kentucky's first Republican governor
in more than 30 years on Dec. 9, 2003.
Since May, Fletcher's administration has been stymied by an attorney
general's office probe into allegations
of state personnel law tampering.
Thirteen current or former administration officials have been indicted on
misdemeanor charges stemming from
the investigation.
Fletcher has pardoned nine people
and offered blanket amnesty to anyone
who could be charged by the Franklin
County special grand jury conducting
the investigation.
Still, Fletcher says he's ready to
move on.
With the 2006 General Assembly
opening next month, Fletcher said his
administration is working out final
details on other proposals to "move
Kentucky forward." While he declined
to offer specifics, Fletcher said he
would make them public during his
annual State of the Commonwealth
and budget speeches.
Attempts at offering voters a proposed constitutional amendment
regarding medical malpractice lawsuits have failed in previous sessions.
Fletcher did outline his plan, but said it
was necessary for keeping doctors in
Kentucky.
Earlier Republican-endorsed plans
-- which have had support of doctors
and hospital groups- have called for
allowing the General Assembly to
limit patients' financial awards for pain
and suffering and punitive damages.
The plans have been aimed at lowering
the cost of doctors' medical malpractice insurance rates.
Fletcher said there have been
instances of doctors in Kentucky's border cities moving their practices into
neighboring states for lower malpractice insurance rates.
Fletcher said he's also introducing a
plan that would help more of
Kentucky's small businesses provide
employees with health insurance bene
fits. Overhauling Kentucky's Medicaid
system also tops the list, Fletcher said.
"Medicaid reform is essential for
the future of Kentucky," Fletcher said.
Proposals aimed at landing more
jobs in the state are also in the works.
Fletcher said. That includes jobs ranging from the film industry to biotech,
he said.
However, Fletcher said boosting the
state's education system is key. The
curriculum in Kentucky's high schools
need to be more rigorous so that more
graduates arc better prepared for college, Fletcher said.
Boosting teacher pay, and offering
them additional professional development opportunities top the list,
Fletcher said.
'T d like to see us using our money
more effectively and focusing on some
low performing schools to bring those
up to par," Fletcher said. "Education is
foundational for economic development."
Fletcher also said he would not
push for higher cigarette taxes during
the kgislative session, even though he
floated the idea two months ago.
That's because lawmakers will not
support a hike over the current 30 cents
a pack in an election year, the governor
said.
"I don't think that they are ready to
address this," Fletcher told The
Courier-Journal of Louisville in a separate interview that was published
Friday. "We don't need additional
taxes. I think we need to learn to live
within our budget."
House Speaker Jody Richards, DBowling Green, said he had yet to
meet with Fletcher on the upcoming
session. However, Richards said he
thought they would be meeting "pretty
soon."
"It certainly would be well to talk
everything over," Richards said. "But I
have not seen an agenda, nor have I
heard about one from the governor."
Lawmakers would likely be preoccupied this coming session with passing a state budget, Richards said.
Nevertheless, it's unusual for governors entering their second budge&
sessions to wait on outlining their
plans to lawmakers, Richards said.
"It seems unusually late," Richards
said.
Fletcher disagreed.
"On the issues we'll be rolling out,
they've been bantered around for years
... ,"Fletcher said. "We'll get it out and
we'll have some clear, concise plans
for the legislators to look at."
Plea
Drunk
• Continued from p1
too unruly to fmgerprint and was
placed in a holding cell to sleep
it off. By morning, jail staff
found that Stumbo was still
behaving belligerently and opted
not to put him before the judge,
where an outburst could potentially add yet another charge of
contempt of court.
and disorderly conduct. Stumbo
brought another charge on himself at the jail when he allegedly
t.Iied to slap Walker with the
handcuffs after one had been
removed. Walker had to place
Stumbo on the ground to restrain
him and was told by Stumbo that
he would "have his job."
•
Stumbo reportedly proved
Revenue receipts keep
pace in November
The Associated Press
•
FRANKFORT
Kentucky's General Fund continued its robust growth in
November, but state budget officials warned that the pace is
tapering off as more tax changes
enacted earlier this year kick in.
Receipts grew 6.8 percent in
November, which is actually
less than the 7.1 percent growth
needed to meet estimates for the
'
entire fiscal year that ends June
30, 2006.
But the General Fund is still
10.8 percent greater than last year
because of explosive tax receipts
in the first few months of the year.
Budget
director
Brad
Cowgill noted that the corporate
license tax and intangible property tax will disappear on Jan. 1.
Reductions in individual income
tax rates also will start to reduce
receipts next year.
• Continued from p1
judge on Friday that he may
have been temporarily off his
medication when the incident
happened. Castle was also upset
that he would not be allowed to
keep his guns, which he is not
allowed to possess while on probation. Judge Caudill explained
to him that a friend could keep
the weapons for him while he is
on parole. He also said that the
terms of Castle's parole would
include monitoring his medication intake so there is little
chance of a future episode.
The process took over an
hour and saw everyone assigned
to the hearing reach out to
Castle to offer him aid, including Caudill and Turner.
Entering the Alford plea was
a last-minute option that Caudill
offered and it appeared familiar
to Castle, who readily agreed.
Entering the Alford plea mans
that Castle is not admitting guilt
but does under-;tand that enough
evidence may be available to
convince a jury that he is guilty.
The original incident saw
Castle enter the Justice Center
with a firearm and unsettle the
staff posted at the door. He left
the building after causing an
uproar and went up the street to
the Red Light Diner where three
policemen tried to wrestle his
gun away which was still in his
hand.
A competency hearing later
detennined that Castle suffered
from mental problems because
he had gone off his medication.
The psychiatrist testified that
Castle was competent to stand
trial as long as he stayed on his
·
medication.
Turner offered the probated
sentence after hearing the doctor's testimony stating that as
long as Castle was monitored
and stayed on his medication
then the commonwealth would
be satisfied. Pillersdorf agreed,
maintaining that his client never
showed criminal intent and
noted that it would be wrong to
jail him for being mentally ill.
Probation
• Continued from p1
Hall "took off' when he was
ordered to pull off to the side of
the road during a traffic safety
check point in Goble Roberts.
In the citations, Tussey
claimed that Hall eluded authorities for about a half of a mile,
then he exited his vehicle and
ran into the hills behind Goble
Roberts. Hall blew 0.57 on a
breathalyzer
test,
Tussey
alleged.
Five passengers were in the
vehicle at the time of the incident on June 3, Tussey wrote in
the citation, and three of them
were children under 6 years of
age.
The
followin g
day,
Prestonsburg Pohce Officer
Danny Martin cited H,all for
criminal mischief ·and an additional , fleeing and evading
charge! Martin alleged that Hall
damaged his uniform when he
tried to apprehend him in Goble
Roberts. Hall fled on foot,
Martin claimed, after he was
ordered to stop.
Allen ordered Hall to complete an alcohol drivers education program.
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Odds and Ends
• CRANSTON, R.I.- Some
people go with a reindeer ornament or an inflatable Santa Claus
for their holiday lawn display. Joe
Moretti went with Paris Hilton.
Moretti's display features a
collection of blown-up images of
Hilton adorned with pink lights.
In one. she sports a tiny pink top
hiding little of her chest, in
another. she wears knee-high
boots and a sultry pout. Even
Hilton's faithful Chihuahua,
Tinkcrbcll, is celebrated in a colorful portrait.
Reaction has been mixed, and
some say it is inappropriate.
"If it's offending anyone, I
apologit-c," Moretti, 38, said.
'That's not the intent. The intent
is to be different and to be creative and let them see a little bit
of Hollywood or New York bring it to Cranston."
The display includes a list
entitled "How to Be a Hilton,"
complete with tips such as: "An
entrance
is
everything,"
"NEVER wake before 10 a.m."
and "NEVER spend the summer
in NYC." A number of cars
slowed or came to a complete
stop .on the busy road as they
passed Moretti's house Thursday
afternoon.
"It's nothing more than they
could see on TV, on normal stations
or actually at school,"
said Stefanic D' Angelos, 28,
who has four children.
Ron Raffonelli, 65, said he
would be upset if his young
grandchildren came to associate
Christmas with naked woman.
He'd prefer the kids to think of
Santa Claus.
After all, Raffonelli said,
'·He's been around longer."
• LONG BEACH, Calif. Most people can't assign a dollar
value to a pet's love, but Pamela
McMahan can
$50 a day.
That's the amount she's fined
every time she takes her mixedbreed cocker spaniel, Ginger, out
through the lobby of her oceanview condominium building and
back inside again. Her tab so far
IS $1,600.
The building ass()j;iation says
~he ic; breaking the rules by walk~
ing Gmger through the lobby
rather than carrying fier.
McMahan, 61, says she's partial-
ly disabled from a back injury
and cannot lift the 20-pound
pooch.
"Can you believe it?"
McMahan said Wednesday. "It's
so ridiculous."
Property manager David
Dickter said the long-standing
rule, which levies a $25 fine for
each trip through the lobby, was
in effect before McMahan
moved into the building.
"A lot of elderly people live in
the building, and a dog can jump
up on them and they can get tangled in the leash," he said.
McMahan said she doesn't
want to exit from the basement
into a dead-end alley because
homeless people congregate
there. McMahan, who bought
her condo in 1994 but moved in
three years ago, said she has
already paid $600 in fmes.
• SEARCY, Ark. - Daniel
Townsend apparently had plenty
of engine to outrun law officers,
but he didn't have enough fuel.
Townsend, 27, of Augusta,
allegedly sped away Wednesday
from a sheriff's deputy who tried
to pull him over. Authorities say
he was driving a stolen Lexus
recklessly on U.S. 67/167 north
of Searcy.
The chase went through city
streets in Searcy during morning
traffic
and officers
said
Townsend reached speeds of
about 100 mph. Sheriff's Capt.
Clayton Edwards said Townsend
darted through traffic, ran red
lights and sped down the wrong
side of the road shortly after 7
a.m.
White County Sheriff Pat
Garrett said Townsend made it
through the city and returned to
the highway. Shortly after, the
engine on Deputy Kyle Toler's
cruiser stopped running and
Townsend continued onward.
But Townsend, spotted by
other law officers, stopped about
23 miles later, when he ran out of
gas and coasted to a stop.
Townsend was taken into custody on numerous charges for the
chase, plus additional parole violations and an outstanding warrant. Garrett said.
pie got them in a pickle.
The
manager
of
a
McDonald's restaurant called
police Tuesday after the women,
whom employees say were acting strangely as they ordered the
pies at a drive through, struck the
side of the building with their
pickup.
When officers arrived, they
found Heather Amber Anderson.
24, inside the restaurant and
behind the counter trying to open
a cash register.
"I asked her what she was
doing, and she stated she was trying to pay for her food," Sgt.
Chad Mosely wrote in his report.
"I checked with the manager and
learned that the girl was not an
employee and that she had been
frred approximately two weeks
ago."
Mosely said Anderson was
unsteady on her feet and her
speech was slurred. He charged
her with public intoxication and
possession of marijuana and
drug paraphernalia.
Outside, the driver of the
pickup, 41-year-old Neeica Jean
Mull, also appeared intoxicated
and told police she had taken
prescription medication, authorities said. She was charged with
driving under the influence.
• MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In an
unusual case of mistaken identity, a woman who apparently
thought a block. of white cheese
was cocaine was charged with
trying to hire a hit man to rob and
kill four men.
The woman also was mistaken about the hit man. He turned
out to be an undercover police
officer.
Jessica Sandy Booth, 18, was
arrested over the weekend and
charged with four counts of
attempted murder and four
counts of soliciting a murder.
She remained jailed Tuesday on
$1 million bond.
According to police, Booth
was in the intended victims'
home last week when she mistook a block of qucso fresco for
cocaine
inspiring the idea to
hire someone to break into the
home, take the drugs and ki 11 the
men.
An informant described the
plot to police, who arranged a
meeting between Booth and the
undercover officer.
Police said the undercover
officer gave Booth some nonfunctioning
handguns
and
ammunition, and they went to
the home under police surveil-lance.
A search of the home revealed
no drugs - only the white,
crumbly cheese common in
Mexican cuisine.
"Four men were going to lose
their lives over some cheese,"
said Lt. Jeff Clark, who heads
Project Safe Neighborhoods.
• ROANOKE, Va. - A
black curtam has risen between a
shopping mall Santa ami a lin
gcrie store to shield children
from a display of skimpy under·
garments. ·
The Victoria's Secret window
display includes a leggy mannequin in a hot pink thong and a
bra and the message "Give Me
Sexy."
Following complaints rrom
parents, management at Valley
View Mall on Thursday raised
the curtam to sh1eld Santa's chmr
- and his yoLng visitors from the display.
"I want to make sure that
everyone feel<; comfortable,"
mall spokeswoman Mandy York
said. "We can't move the store ...
We don't have control over wh~tt
they put in their windowo;...
Shirley Fairchil .... waiting in
line to sec Santa with her grand
children, Allison, 1I, and Logan, ..
6, said the black c.wtain did a
good job of hiding the lingerieclad mannequin<> from chtldren's
view.
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ulations have used innings pitched to
determine pitcher eligibility.
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pate. It is an extension of a sim.·
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ilar successful test program
to determine if the actual
conducted by a small number
number
of
pitches
of leagues in 2005.
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thrown (i.e., pitch count)
In early 2006, Little League
' ~
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is a safer way to regulate ··SJii.f\\ International will advise local
pitching in youth baseball.
The Little League Pitch Count Pilot
(See COUNT, page two)
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Lady
Piarist-David
boys' game moved
Knights
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
hold off
Alice Lloyd
MARTIN- One of the newest members of
the Kentucky High School Athletic
Association (KHSAA) is the Davtd School.
The Comets are in their first full season of
KHSAA basketball. On Monday, the David
School will hit the road and travel to Martin
to take on the Piarist School. The game will
be held inside the Martin Community Center
instead of Mountain Christian Academy, the
previously scheduled location.
Each team continues to search for a first
win of the 2005-06 season.
Attorney Ned Pillersdorf has coached the
Comets through a junior varsity schedule in
past seasons. The David School will begin
play in the 59th District, home to the 15th
Region's last two champions. David joins
Shelby Valley, East Ridge and Pikeville in the
59th District.
Greg Friend is in his fir!'l season al the
helm of the Piarist School boys' basketball
team. The Knights play out of the 60th
D1strict along with Belfry, Pike County
Central and Phelps. The Piarist School is also
a member of the Three Rivers Conference.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
GRAYSON - Betsy Layne
High School graduate Whitney
ykcns tossed in a game-high 21
points Thursday evening, but it
wasn't enough to lift the Alice
Lloyd College women's basketball team on the road against
Kentucky Christian University.
The
homcstanding
Lady
Knight<> led 36-34 at halftime
and <lddcd to their advantage in
the second half, eventually win.1ing 78-67.
"We love to play Alice Lloyd
because they always play hard
and they are always talented,"
said KCU Coach Ron Arnett.
"Coach (David) Adams had his
kids ready to play and it was a
battle from beginning to end. We
hit a couple big shots and they
missed a couple at crucial times
photo by Jamie Howell
KEEPING A CLOSE EYE: Prestonsburg head coach Jackie Day Crisp (left) and Magoffin County mentor Neil
"Nehi" West both looked on during Tuesday's game. The Blackcats prevailed on the road, winning 57-51.
(See HOLD, page two)
en's Basketball
Alice Lloyd 116,
Ky. Christian 87
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
GRAYSON -Visiting Alice
Lloyd pulled away and rolled to
a win over Kentucky Christian
Thursday night when the two
schools hooked up for a men's
basketball game.
Rodney Mitchell carne off
the bench to score a game-high
23 points to lift Alice Lloyd to
the win.
Twelve different Eagles
t;corcd in the win over rival
Kentucky Christian.
The Eagle bench was dominating, outscoring the host
Knights 63-16.
Five different Alice Lloyd
player<; reached double figures
in the win. K.J. Waterman was
the second-leading contributor
for thE Eagles with 17 points and
eight rebounds.
Jeremy Jackson scored 15
points for Alice Lloyd while Floyd
County natives Shawn Newsome
<md Jeremy Daniels added 12 and
10 points, respectively.
tt> Alice Lloyd shot nine-of-16
from three-point territory and
won the rebounding battle, 50(Scc LLOYD, page two)
Jo.nes leads
BASKETBALL NOTE OOK
UK's All-SEC
Early meetings show 15th Region's parody I freshmen trio
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
It didn't take long for a couple
of the local preseason favorites to
take a tumble.
Paintsville and Johnson Central,
ranked and first and second respectively in the preseason 15th Region
boys' basketball poll, each fell in
season-openers. The Tigers lost on
the road at Lawrence County and
Johnson Central fell in Raider
Arena to host South Floyd. That
was during the first week of the
regular-season, over one week ago.
Many feel the 15th Region boys'
race is wide-open this year, even
more so than in previous season.
And they just might be right
• The 15th Region Tournament
will be held at the Eastern
Kentucky Exposition Center for
the first time this year and at least
a couple of schools, most noticeably Sheldon Clark, aren't happy
with the decision. Sheldon Clark
was scheduled to host this year's
15th Region Tournament.
With the tournament being held
in downtown Pikeville, does that
mean a homecourt advantage for
Pikeville High or some of the other
schools? No doubt, time will tell.
• New Johnson Central High
School head boys' basketball coach
Mark Starnes has announced that his
team will play in next season's
Fifth!fhird Bank tournament at
Lexington Catholic High School. On
Saturday, Jan. 14, Johnson Central
will play North Broward Prep (Fla.)
in the Hall of Fame Classic at
Lexington
Catholic.
Former
Lexington Catholic coach Danny
Haney leads the North Broward boys.
• Through the first two games of
the season. Sheldon Clark senior
forward Brandon May was averaging 19 points and lO rebounds per
outing.
• Coaches with Floyd County
ties number many. Somerset, the
preseason favorite to win the 12th
Region, plays under the guidance
of former Prestonsburg High
School assistant coach Shawn
Thacker.
• Add Shawn Thompson to the
list of top 15th Region boys' basketball players. The Lawrence
County senior is one of the 15th
Region's top scorers.
• East Carter High School girls'
standout
Ashley
basketball
Baldwin has committed to
Kentucky Christian University.
Baldwin is one of the 16th Region's
top basketball players.
(See NOTEBOOK, page two)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Fifth Third Classic
Lexington Catholic High School
Dec. 20-23
First Round Games
National Division
lO a.m. - Mercy vs. Dixie Heights
11:30 a.m.- Elizabeth 10wn vs. Owensboro
1: 15 p.m. - Eastern vs. Lexmgton Chnslian
2:45 p.m. -Christian County vs. St. Mary
4:.10 p.m -Mason County vs. Butler
6 p.m. -Assumption vs. Mercer County
7:45p.m.- Covmgton Holy C. vs. Washinglon Co.
9:15p.m.
American Division
I 0 a.m. - Ballard vs. Paris
11:30 a.m.- Calloway Counly vs. Clay County
1:15 p.m. -Sacred Heart vs. Ohm County
2:45p.m -Paducah Tilghman vs. Monroe Counly
4.30 p.m. - Magoftin Co. vs. Newport Cent.! Cath.
6 p.m.
Lexington Catholic vs. Rowan County
7:45 p.m. - Christian Academy vs. Highlands
LEXINGTON
Three L niversity of
Kentucky defensive
players - cornerback
David Jones, linebacker
Braxton
Kelley, and cornerback Shomari Moore
- were named to the
Coaches' Freshman
All-Southeastern
Conference
Team
released Thursday by
the league office. .
Jones, a true freshman from Belfry High School, was an outstanding special-teams performer and reserve
cornerback. He made 20 t,tcklcs during the
season. 10 of which came on his excellent
kick coverage. He also returned 15 kickoffs
for the Wildcats. averaging 21.9 yards per
n:tum, and broke up three passe· while playing cornerback.
Jones helped lead Belfry to back-to-back
Class 2A state championships. The Pirates
beat Prestonsburg High School in the regional championship game in Jones' junior and
senior prep seasons.
Kelley totaled 44 tackles this season,
including two for loss, caused one fumble.
and had one pass breakup. He had a season
high of 11 tackles against Florida. He started
Jones
9 15 p.m. - Rose Hill vs Apollo
(Sec JONES, page two)
Martin station, DQ tean1
up for scholarship fund
·oN DECK...
High school boys' basketball
Games set for Tuesday, Dec. 13Dec 13, 2005
Allen Central-Prestonsburg
Ashland Blazer-Mason County
Breathitt County-Buckhorn
Ea.'lt Carter-Greenup County
Elliott County-Boyd County
Hazard-Perry County Central
Leslie County-Jackson City
Letcher Co. Central-Knott Co. Central
Magoffin County-Shelby Valley
Paintsville-Pikeville
Phelps-David School
Pike County Central-East Ridge
Rowa11 Cou11ty-West Carter
Russell-Morgan County
South Floy -Cordia
West Carter vs. Shelby Co.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
TIMES STAFF REPORT
photo by Steve
LeMaster
FIGHTING HIS
WAY BACK:
Johnson
Central junior
Jamie McCarty
_ _ _,........,._ _~has battled
back from an
early-season
foot injury to
help lead the
Golden
Eagles.
MARTIN - Radio station WMDJ
and the Martin and Prestonsburg
Dairy Queens have joined together for
the Ultimate Player of the Year
Scholarship Fund.
The scholarship is open to all boys'
and girls' high school senior basketball
players attending a Floyd County high
school who have been nominated during
the regular-season by being named a
WMDJ/Martin and Prestonsburg Dairy
Queen Star Perfom1er of the Week.
Each player must be a senior
attending a Floyd County high school
sanctioned by the KHSAA participating in high school basketball district
competition. Players must be nominated by bci 'f.l named W\tD r>.if "!; 1
I'
and Prestonsburg Dairy Queen Star
Performer of the Week during the regular· season.
The scholarship plaque will be presented to each respective '.'.inner during the championship game of the
boys' and girls' 58th District tournaments.
WMDJ
and
Martin
and
PRestonsburg Dairy Queens will distribute a check in the amount of $500
to each recipient before the fall term of
the college of their choice begins. The
sponsors reserve the right to submit the
scholarship directly to the college of
the recipient's choice. The scholarship
will be chosen by a three-member
committee based on individual performance and character displayed on the
1Sc~
SCHOLARSHIP, page two)
�82 •
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
4, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Count
Notebook
• Continued from p1
• This weekend, the Belfry
High School girls' basketball
program hosted the Lady Pirate
Classic in its new gym.
Assistant Superintendent Paul
Dotson tossed the ball to start the
event. Dotson started the girls'
basketball program at Belfry in
1975 and coached the 1984 State
Runner-up team.
• The Pikeville College
women's basketball team has
added a game. The Lady Bears will
host Southern Vtrginia University
Thesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30p.m.
Lloy~d
____________________________
• Continued from p1
46. Kentucky Christian finished ished with 23 points. Demarius
12-of-41 from beyond the arc. · Gulley added a double-double
Kentucky Christian's Akeem effort of 14 points and 14
Scott shared game-high honors rebounds for the Knights.
Due to inclement weather,
with Mitchell as he also fin-
Thursday's
Georgetown
College at Asbury College
men's basketball game was
postponed and rescheduled for
Jan. 12 at 7 p.m
Austin Peay 66,
Morehead St. 55
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Drake Reed had 14 points and
six rebounds to lead Austin
Peay w a 66-55 Ohio Valley
Conference win over Morehead
State Thursday night.
Austin Peay (3-4, 1-1) had
two other players in double figures, Zac Schlader and Maurice
Hampton with 12 each. Todd
Babington added 9 and a teamhigh eight rebounds.
Morehead State (1-4, 0-1)
made 10 of 10 free throws, with
6 of 6 by Shaun Williams, who
led the Eagles with 24 points
and seven rebounds. Quentin
Pryor hit 4 for 4 from the line
and had 11 points.
The Eagles struggled in the
first half from the arc, hitting 1
of 7. They led only twice in the
game, when Williams hit a
dunk and a free throw at 13:51
in the first to put the Eagles up
9-6 and again on a jumper by
Cory Bums at 11 :20 to make it
11-10.
The Governors were also
strong from the line, going 17-24,
or 70.8 percent. Schlader and
Landon Shipley each went 4 for 4.
AUSTIN PEAY 66, MOREHEAD ST. 55
MOREHEAD ST. (1-4) Williams 9-16 6-6 24, Bums 24 0-0 5, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0,
,Smith 2-7 0-0 5, Januska 0-2 00 0, Pryor 3-5 4-4 11,
Cockerham 1-6 0-0 2, Ballard
4-5 0-0 8, Allen 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 21-47 10-10 55.
AUSTIN PEAY (3-4) Reed 6-9 2-4 14, Duncan 3-6 2-
2 8, Schlader 4-13 4-4 12,
Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Hampton 3-9
5-8 12, Felder 0-0 0-0 0,
Burney 0-0 0-0 0, Shipley 1-3
4-4 7, Lockett 1-1 0-0 2,
Babington 4-7 0-2 9. Totals 2351 17-24 66.
Halftime-Austin Peay 3324. 3-Point Goals-Morehead
St. 3-11 (Pryor 1-1, Bums 1-3,
Smith 1-4, Cockerham 0-1,
J anuska 0-1, Rogers 0-1),
Austin Peay 3-12 (Babington 11, Shipley 1-3, Hampt n 1-5,
Wright 0-1, Reed 0-2). Fouled
Out-Ballard,
Rogers.
Rebounds_Morehead St. 30
(Williams 7), Austin Peay 28
(Babington
8).
Assists-Morehead St. 9 (Pryor
4), Austin Peay 14 (Shipley 4).
Total Fouls-Morehead St. 23,
Austin Peay 12. A-2,502.
Murray St. 80, E. Kentucky 51
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MURRAY - Issian Redding
scored 25 points in his first start of
the sea'lon as Murray State defeated Ealitem Kentucky 8Q.5l.in the
teams· Ohio Valley Conference
opener Thursday night.
Redding, starting in place of
OVC Preseason Player of the
.Year Trey Pearson, hit six 3pointers and shot 9-of-12 from
the field. Pearson had two points
and six assists off the bench.
The Racers (3-2, 1-0 OVC)
held a 41-29 halftime lead but
took away any thought of a
Colonel comeback making 14
of their ftrst 17 shots in the second half.
Murray State shot 62 percent for the game and held their
largest lead of the game at 36
with 7:35 remaining.
Jason McLeish led the
Colonels (2-5, 0-1) with 15
points and Keith Jenifer's
defense held first-team AllOVC selection Matt Witt to
nine as Eastern Kentqcky ~pot
12 percent fro~ behind the 3point line.
Shawn Witherspoon added 22
points and six rebounds for
Murray State as one of four interior players who siarted the game.
Hidden Valley Training Area
open to deer archery hunting
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT
The
Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
and Kentucky National Guard
have signed an agreement to open
the 542-acre Hidden Valley
Training Area in Powell County
to deer bow and crossbow hunting
for the rest of those seasons.
The area is located west of
Stanton, near Westbend on
Hidden Valley Road.
The KDFWR has agreed to
manage public hunting and
wildlife on the property in
exchange for the National
Guard permitting use of the
land for archery deer hunting
this season. No ftrearm deer
hunting, or other hunting for
small game is open at this time.
"We're very pleased we
were able to reach this agreement, and add another partner
to the list of agencies and organizations willing to help us
manage wildlife, and open
recreational opportunities to
our sportsmen and women,"
said
KDFWR
Deputy
Commissioner Hank Patton.
"This gives us additional
land for people in Central and
Eastern Kentucky to utilize this
season for bow or crossbow
deer hunting, and I know
sportsmen are grateful to the
Kentucky National Guard for
providing this opportunity,"
Patton said.
"There's a significant need
in Kentucky for places people
can use for outdoor recreation,
and this is another example of
how two agencies can work
together to benefit our residents," said Dr. Jon Gassett,
Commissioner of the KDFWR.
"The Kentucky Army
National Guard is fortunate to
have our local training areas,"
said Major General Storm, The
Adjutant General for the
Kentucky Army National
Guard. "Each of these sites has
been critical to our preparation
for deployment and operational
readiness," Storm said.
"The opportunity to work
with the KDFWR, and be good
land stewards, helps provide the
sportsmen of Kentucky a solution to the limited public access
within the Commonwealth. Our
partnership benefits both agencies," Storm concluded.
Sportsmen and women
interested in archery or crossbow hunting on the Hidden
Valley Training Area can contact the KDFWR Information
Center at 1-800-858-1549. A
boundary map is being developed. For other details, contact
KDFWR biologists Becky
Littleton at 1-606-878-9595 or
Brian Gray at 1-270 465-5284.
Kentucky's archery season continues through Jan. 16, 2006,
while the crossbow season ran
Nov. 28-Dec. 7.
Hunters must abide by all
statewide deer hunting laws,
including licensing requirements
and harvest check-in laws.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
EKU 75, Murray State 70
't
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MURRAY -In a game that
saw 12 lead changes and 17
ties, the Eastern Kentucky
women's basketball team
outscored Murray State 13-6
throughout the final five minutes to claim a 75-70 Thursday
evening. The Lady Colonels
improve to 2-6, 2-0 in the Ohio
Valley Conference while the
Lady Racers fall to 1-6, 0-1 in
the league.
Senior Laura Shelton led the
Lady Colonels with 18 points,
including a trio of three point
baskets in the first half and
three free throws in the final15
seconds
of
the
game.
Sophomore Ashley Cazee and
junior Andrea Jenkins also
reached double-ftgures in the ·
scoring column with 12 and 11
points, respectively.
Senior Louista Pierre paced
the team with a career-best
eight rebounds and added three
blocks and three steals.
Eastern Kentucky dished out
a season-high 20 assists while
limiting their turnovers to a
season-low 13.
"I am very proud of our
1,
defense tonight," Eastern
Kentucky head coach Larry Joe
Inman said. "In the second half,
we held them to 35% from the
field. I was also pleased that we
were able to decrease our
turnovers. Our goal for this
game was 15, so to just have 13
was outstanding."
The Lady Colonels scored
the game's first five points but
Murray State took its first lead
of the game (8-7) three and half
minutes into the contest.
Eastern Kentucky hit three
(See EKU, page three)
• Continued from p1
leagues on how to enroll online
in the Little League Pitch Count
Pilot Program. Those leagues
enrolling online will receive further mformation on tabulating
pitch counts and maintaining
these records. The program is for
the baseball divisions of Little
League only, and not for softball.
During the 2006 season, and
near its conclusion, Little League
will conduct surveys of the
leagues that took part in the Little
League Pitch Count Pilot
Program, and will use those sur
veys to determine the feasibility
of a new pitching regulation. The
earliest a new regulation would
be in place is for the 2007 season.
It is important to note that
Little League's pilot program
will not determine whether the
revised regulations are of medical benefit to players. That is
for medical professionals to
determine, and their ongoing
research is outside the purview
of Little League. However, the
Pitch Count Pilot Program will
help Little League create a
The full text of the optional
model for the future.
regulation for 2006 can be
Currently, Little League found at http.//www.littlepitching regulations limit pitch- lcague.org/media!Pitch_Count_
ers (league age 12 and under) to Rcgulation_06.pdf
six innings per week (Sunday
Little League also continues
through Saturday), and -.ix to explore other pitching-related
innmgs per game. If a pitcher 1ssucs, such as the use of breakpitches in three or fewer ing pitches.
innings, one day of rest is
"While there 1s no medical
required before pitching ag< in. evidence to support a ban ~
If a pitcher pitches in four or brcakmg pitches, it is wide~
more innings, three days of rest speculated by medical profesare required. The number of sionals that it is ill-advised for
innings allowable is increased players under 14 years old to
for older age groups.
throw breaking pitches,'' Keener
The optional regulation for said. "Breaking pitches for these
the leagues taking part m the ages continues to be strongly
Little League Pitch Count Pilot discouraged by Little League,
Program in 2006 will limit the and that is an issue we arc looknumber of actual pitches thrown mg at going forward."
by a pitcher in a day, regardless
Littk League is the world's
of the number of innings .<trgest your sports program,
pitched. The number of pitche!. with about 2.7 m1llion players
allowable is based on the pi~ch and I nul !ton adult volunteers in
er's age. Specific rest periods all 50 U.S. states and scores of
are in place when a pitcher othl!r countries. About 2.3 milreaches a higher threshold of lton of its players are in t~
pitches delivered.
baseball divisions.
Scholarship
• Continued from p1
court and overall sportsmanshi_p.
Floyd County Broadcasting
Inc. radio station WMDJ, agrees
Jones
to pledge $500 to match a $250
commitment from the Martin
Dairy Queen as well as an addi-
- ------------------------
the first seven games of the season, and was leading all SEC
freshmen in tackles, before sustaining a season ending knee
injury against Mississippi State.
When Kelley started versus
Louisville, he became the first
UK freshman to start a season
opener at linebacker, based on
lineups available since 1993.
Kelley is a true freshman out of
LaGrange (Ga.) High School. This
marks the second-consecutive season that a Wildcat from LaGrange
was named Freshman All-SEC.
Former LaGrange standout Wee;ley
Woodyard was a Freshman AllSEC linebacker a year ago.
Moore, a redshirt freshman
from Camden, N. J., played in
all 11 games, including a pair of
starting assignments. He totaled
tiona! $250 commitment from
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen to
provide each scholarship.
• Continued from
24 tackles, induding one for
loss. He picked off an interception in the win over Idaho State.
broke up three passes, and
recovered a fumble in the win
over Vanderbilt.
Kentucky has had three
Freshman All-SEC honorees in
each of head coach Rich
Brooks' three seasons at
Kentucky.
Hold
• Continued from ~
and the final score pretty much
tells the rest. Neither team shot
very well as the defenses
worked hard at both ends. We
were tired and they had a long
bus trip. It looked like we had
just finished finals week, which
we had." Jennipher Swann led
the way off [he bench for KCU
with 14 points.
Kentucky Christian leading
scorer Lisa Gessford was held to
four points, but she pulled down
a gan1e-high 14 rebounds in one
of her strongest performances of added 13 points for the Lady
Eagles.
the season.
"Lisa is amazing,'" Arnett
Long-range shooting went a
added. "She seems to be in the long way for the Lady Knights.
right place at the right titne and•she ···Kentudey Christian went· eightgets the tough reii'tnds arid hits of-29 from behind the threethe tough shots for us. Her defense point line. Alice Lloyd wasn't
continues to impress me and we near as accurate, finishing twoseem to lean on her at times."
of-11 on three-point tries.
Kentucky Christian outreAmber Roberts scored 13
points for Kentucky Christian, bounded Alice Lloyd 52-51.
Kentucky
Christian
which featured 12 different scorers.
Kristal Daniels, another improved to 11-4 while Alkj
Betsy Layne High product, Lloyd fell to 6-4.
�THE fLOYD COUNTY liMES
SUNDAY, 0ECEMBER 4, .WU~ • D-'
Bengals in unfamiliar role against Browns
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI -All season
long. the Bengals have done an
exemplary job of playing to
their billing as the NFL's upand-coming team, one finding
its way back after 14 years in
the wilderness.
Now, they have to get used
to a new role: the prohibitive
favorite.
The Bengals (9-3) have a
chance to win the AFC North
title on Sunday by beating the
Browns (4-8) and having
Pittsburgh lose to Chicago.
With the tiebreakers in its favor,
Cincinnati can win the division
outright with as little as two
wins in the last four games.
The Bengals could even get
a first-round bye in the playoffs,
more than anyone expected.
"I didn't know they were
going to be the team that they
arc this year," Browns center
Jeff Faine said. "I didn't doubt
them or take them lightly. They
have really grown."
Yes, they have grown - by
leaps and Browns.
The growth spurt started in
Cleveland on Sept. 11, a game
the Bengals considered the
turning point of their season.
They knew an opening loss to
an in-transition Cleveland team
would prompt everybody to
write them off.
They won 27-13, the first
step in shedding their distinction as the league's least-successful team. They escaped one
of their ghosts when they beat
Pittsburgh 38-31 on Sunday,
clinching their first winning
record since 1990.
"The main ghost is to gel
into the playoffs, and we still
haven't done that," offensive
tackle Willie Anderson said.
"Another main ghost is to win
the division, and we still
haven't done that.
"Once we do that, the next
thmg will be to win the playoff
game and the next game after
that to get into the AFC championship, and then do something
this team has never done before,
which is to win a Super Bowl."
They're already looking that
far down the road.
Receiver Chad Johnson predicts the Bengals will reach the
AFC title game and win a rematch
with the Indianapolis Colts, who
came to Paul Brown Stadium last
month and won 45-37.
"No disrespect," Johnson
said. "I feel if we played them
Yankees ship Womack to Reds
by MIKE FITZPATRICK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS - The best Brian
Cashman and the New York
Yankees could do at the winter
meetings was to unload Tony
Womack and add lefty specialist
Mike Myers to the bullpen.
That wasn't bad as far as
their general manager was concerned.
"I wasn't optimistic coming
into it," Cashman said Thursday
before heading back to New York.
"It's a weak free-agent market."
After trading Womack to
Cincinnati for a pair of 24-yearold prospects. the Yankees were
still looking for a starting center
fielder. Johnny Damon is available and New York talked to his
agent, Scott Boras. But Boras is
seeking a seven-year contract in
the neighborhood of $84 million.
The Yankees also would like
to bring back longtime star
Bernie Williams for one more
year in a reserve role. The team
offered him salary arbitration
Wednesday, giving the sides
another month to work out a
possible deal. Williams has until
Dec. 19 to accept arbitration,
but he and the Yankees likely
have an understanding that he
will decline.
Myers agreed to a two-year
contract worth $2.4 million, he
said in a phone interview
Thursday. The deal is pending a
physical, which he expects to
take in the next five or six days.
"The Yankees were one of
my targeted teams this winter,"
Myers said. "Just knowing a
couple of the other guys, I don't
think it will be hard to fit in
there.... I'm excited."
The 36-year-old lefty went 3-1
with a 3. I3 ERA in 65 games for
Boston last season. Used mainly
against left-handed hitters, he
pitched only 37 1-3 innings.
"You don't win unless you
hav the seventh and eighth
inning covered with someone
outside of your closer," Myers
said. "It's nice to see middle
relievers get their due."
The
Yankees
shipped
Womack to the Reds for infielder Kevin Howard and outfielder
Ben Himes, getting rid of the
second
baseman-turned-outfielder just one season after
signing him. New York also will
send $900,000 to the Reds to
offset part of Womack's $2 million salary next season.
"We'll try to take that extra
million-one and spend it wisely
in the free-agent market,"
Cashman satd. ''I'm satisfied
that the move we made today 1s
the right move for us."
Worn.ac...k hit .307 to help St.
Louis win the NL pennant in
2004, then became a free agent
and agreed to a $4 million, twoyear contract with the Yankees
last December.
He was their starting second
baseman for the first month of the
season, but slumped badly and
lost his job when they brought up
rookie Robinson Cano. Womack
was shifted to left field on May 3,
then wound up sitting on the
bench for long stretches.
"We are delighted to have
him," Reds general manager Dan
O'Brien said. "I think he feels,
too, it'll be a much better fit."
Womack played 24 games at
second, 40 in left, 22 in center
and four in right for New York.
O'Brien said the Reds plan to
use him all over the field, too,
and in a variety of roles.
"We just felt he was more of
a prototypical National League
type of player. Our lineup needed an additional speed component," O'Brien said. "I know
he's in outstanding shape. I
wouldn't sell him· short on what
he's capable of accomplishing
this year."
Womack batted just .249
with 15 RBis, 27 steals and only
nine extra-base hits last season.
He didn't get an at-bat during
New York's five-game loss to
the Los Angeles Angels in the
first round of the playoffs.
Howard hit .296 with 70
RBis for Double-A Chattanooga
last season and led the Arizona
Fall League with a .409 batting
average.
"Some
upside
there,"
Cashman said.
Himes had a combined .300
batting average for Class-A
Sarasota and Dayton.
again, we'd win. That's it. I think whatever reason, the last couple
everyone really has the same of weeks we haven't been doing
feeling on any team, but I might as good of a job. We've got to
be one of the only ones who get back to that.
actually would come out and say
"The way our offense is
it. It shouldn't come as a shock playing now, if we can get back
because I do it all the time."
to that, then we should have a
The showy receiver toned lot of blowouts."
down his act leading up to the
The Browns are a good canCleveland game. Last year, he didate. They plan to give rookie
sent bottles of Pepto-Bismol to quarterback Charlie Frye his
Cleveland's defensive backs second start, leaving him to a
before a game, a stunt that defense that leads the league
backfired - the Bengals lost. In with 26 interceptions, 10 more
their rematches since, Johnson than any other team.
has referred to the intrastate
The last time the Bengals
rivalry as the "Pepto game."
faced a rookie quarterback, they
Not this week.
picked him apart. Chicago's
"No need for the Pepto," he Kyle Orton threw five intercepsaid. 'The message wac; given la<;t tions and looked shellshocked
time. There's no need for that."
during the Bengals' 24-7 win in
Instead, the Bengals need to the third game of the season.
show they can play as a
Will Frye come away with
favorite. Their limited experi- the same look of horror? It's
ence in the matter came two hard to say. Frye had a solid
years ago against the first half and a poor second one
Browns.
in a 20-14 loss to Jacksonville
The Bengals needed to last Sunday.
beat the Browns in the final
"If you just look at the flrst
week
of
the
2003 half, you say yeah, he can do
season,their first
under some things," coach Romeo
Marvin Lewis, to keep their Crennel said. "You look at the
playoff chances
intact. second half and you say, well,
Instead, they couldn't get out maybe he is not quite ready
of their own way during a 22- yet."
14 loss in Cincinnati that
In Crennel's first season, the
made Baltimore the division Browns have shown resilience.
champion.
That 14-point loss to the
They've put themselves in Bengals in the opener was their
much better position this most lopsided. Four of their
time around - a big margin eight defeats have been by a
for error _ by winning touchdown or less.
shootouts. In the last three
To avoid a blowout this time,
games, they've scored 117 they'll need their rookie quarpoints and given up 105, win- terback to keep his cool in a
ning twice to take control of raucous stadium full of fans
the division.
who have waited a long time to
The point of emphasis relish a game like this one.
against Cleveland is to stop
"The fans have been through
a lot," quarterback Carson
giving up so many points.
"On defense, we need to Palmer said. "They deserve it. It
do some things better," line- feels good to give your fans
backer Brian Simmons said. something to feel good about,
"Early on, we were doing a something they can call up their
great job of keeping teams buddies in Pittsburgh or
out of the end zone. For Cleveland and talk trash to."
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Bill
Davis Racing Tuesday confirmed Derrick Finley would
switch teams within the organization and serve as crew chief
for Kentucky native Michael
Waltrip and the No. 55 NAPA
Auto Parts Dodge crew.
Along with Finley, the
majority of the crewmembers
who worked on the No. 22
Caterpillar Dodge with former
BDR driver Scott Wimmer in
2005 will move to the
"Derrick has done a good job
with the No. 22 car this year,"
Davis said. "Putting him and his
experienced group of guys with
Michael is going to make the
entire transition back into a twocar team easier for all of us.
"Derrick is a very intelligent
individual and a hard worker. I
am confident he, Michael and
the rest of the guys have what it
takes to get the No. 55 NAPA
car up front."
Earlier this year, BDR
entered into a partnership with
Waltrip and NAPA to field a second team in 2006. Davis
announced last Thursday Dave
~Blaney had returned to his racing organization to drive the No.
22 Caterpillar Dodge in the
Nextel Cup Series, with Kevin
Hamlin joining him as crew
chief. Next season will be the
first time since 2003 that Davis
has fielded two full-time
NASCAR Nextel Cup teams.
"I'm really looking forward to
having two teams." Finley said.
"Having Blaney and Hamlin's
input is going to be valuable. I've
known Hamlin for a long time.
We'll work well together (and)
it's a big help to be able to take
most of my guys with me.
"We'll have our core group
together with a new driver,
which should help speed everything up as far as comfort level
for all of us."
A native of Albuquerque,
N.M., Finley graduated from the
University of New Mexico with
Bachelor's
degree
in
a
Mechanical Engineering in
1996. He was hired right out of
college by the legendary racer
Dale Earnhardt to become the
first engineer employed at Dale
Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI).
Finley came on board at
BDR in 2003 to serve as team
engineer, and then assumed
crew chief duties for the No. 22
in late 2004.
"Obviously, it's real exciting
to get to work with Michael,"
Finley said. "I worked with his
brother [Darrell Waltrip] at DEI
and had some great success in a
short amount of time with him.
We expect to have the same success with Michael..,
Parrott named crew
chieffor Petty's
No. 43 Dodge
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LEVEL CROSS. N.C.- Cup
series champion crew chief
Todd Parrott has been named
crew chief for Petty Enterprises'
No. 43 Dodge team and driver
Bobby
Labonte.
it
was
announced Tuesday.
Robbie Loomis. executive
vice president of operations for
Petty Enterprises, made the
announcement.
"While few can match him in
kn wlcdge and strategy, no one
can mat{·h Todd Parrott Vllhen it
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Sunday's Games
Oaklaxld at N.Y. Jets. 1 p.m.
Jlouston at Tennessee. I p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, I p.m.
New EnglaJid at Buiflllo, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Mitmesota, I p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina. 1 p.m.
Sax! Francisco at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Washington at Arizona. 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giax!IS at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Dallas. 4:15p.m.
Miami at San Diego. 4:15p.m.
Baltimore at Denver, 4: IS p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30p.m.
Monday's Game
Give the gift that
fits ,his:·ip ursuits ··.-by STEVE VANTREESE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PADUCAH- When there are
fervent outdoor recreationists on
your Christmas list, the gift-giving is simplified. Sort of.
What to get them? Well, ask
yourself: What do they do?
As a rule, no devoted sportsman ever gets enough "stuff'
related to his favorite activity,
so you can get on track for
smart shopping pretty quickly
by following that lead. The
tricky part is the specifics
because the most over-the-top
enthusiasts usually are rather
Loomis said. "Working together
defmed about the exact sort of
with Paul Andrews (crew chief
gear or toys that they want or
for Kyle Petty's No. 45 Dodge)
need.
and the talent we have here, we
A fisherman? Fine, but don't
feel we have the ingredients to
think in terms of a new fly box
return Petty Enterprises to
for an angler who only fishes
Victory Lane."
for bass with large lures and
Labonte is a Cup championship driver. Petty Enterprises ' never for trout with insect irnihas 10 championships going 1 tations. Conversely, don't vex
' the stream-wading trout guy
into the 2006 season.
with a generous supply of
Greg Steadman, who had
buzzbaits and 10-inch plastic
. been serving as crew chief for
worms.
the No. 43, has been named
A hunter? That's a good way
competition director for Petty
to
go,
but don't pick out a new
Enterprises and is involved with
waterfowl decoy bag or a duck
both race teams.
call for someone who only
"I can't begin to tell you how
finds time for deer hunting.
excited I am to be a part of Petty
When helping a recipient
Enterprises," Parrott said. "I've
gear
up for a favorite pursuit, it
been a fan of Richard Petty
helps immeasurably to know
since I could talk, and one of the
his preferred pursuits and even
most exciting times of my life is
how he goes about it.
when my dad (Buddy Parrott)
A crappie fisherman. for
was crew chief for Richard.
Bobby Labonte will drive the
No. 43 Dodge for Petty
Enterprises beginning in 2006,
the team announced at Phoenix
International Raceway.
"When I see the people who
are corning into the organization
straight three point field goals
and how hard everyone is workmidway though the stanza to
ing to get Petty Enterprises back
knot the score at 24.
to the top, I can't help but be
Throughout the remainder
excited to be a part of that,"
of the period, the teams
Parrott continued. "Robbie
exchanged baskets with neither
Loomis, Bobby Labonte ... these
squad able to build more than a
guys are corning here for one
two-point advantage and the
reason, and that's to win."
score remained tied 35-35 at
Parrott, 41, is a native of
the break.
Charlotte, N.C. Parrott, winner
After nine ties to open the
of the 1999 Cup championship
second half of play, the Lady
with driver Dale Jarrett, begins
Racers took a five point lead
his 12th year as a leader of
with 6:58 on the clock. Within a
~ASCAR race teams in 2006.
minute, Eastern Kentucky
He grew up in the sport and
evened the score after a threebegan working on race cars
point basket from C'azee and a
when just 14 years old, developlay-up from Shelton. Mw ray
ing into one of the top mechaniState pulled back ahead on the
cal and strategy-minded names
following posscs~i0n but alter
in motorsports.
Finley moves over to
crew Waltrip's No. 55
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
NA110NAL
FOOl BALL
New Orleans at Atlaxlta, 9 p.m.
Saturday·s Games
Tampa Bay at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 8:30p.m.
Sunday, Dec.18
N.Y Jets at Miami. 1 p.m.
Arizona at Houston, I p.m.
- .Seallole at Te1111cssee, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Indianapolis, l p.m.
Philadelphia at SL Louis. 1 p.m.
Carolina vs. N. Orleans at Baton R.. La.. 1 p.m.
San Franctsco at JacksonVille. 1 p.m.
l?itl~burgh al Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Cincumati at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland. 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Washington. 4:15p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8:30p.m
instance, might be a spinning
rod jig caster _ but a new
spinning outfit might go to
waste with a guy who always
slow trolls with "spider rigs."
It's not the worst thing in the
Monday, Dec: 19
Green Bay at Baltimore, 9 p.m.
world to ask: What would you
like? In many cases, that confonns
with what's needed anyhow.
Otherwise, lacking specific
A happy surprise is always a
guidance, the best bet is to gengiver's joy, but it could be neceralize. Pick out something that
essary to get the sportsman's
almost everybody can make use
druthers in advance in the interof for a variety of purposes.
est of bestowing befitting pre- While these things might not be
sents. 'Tis notably better to as much fun, they probably will
receive something that is both be very welcomed. Things such
expected and wanted than to be as a really nice flashlight, a
totally surprised with the stainless steel coffee jug or
unwanted and impractical.
some ultra-warm, space-age
For givers who don't share long underwear can be used in a
the recreational activity with
variety of pursuits.
the recipient, another tact might
For a stocking stuffer. conbe to consult the sportsman's sider something that many are
fishing or hunting buddies who going to need anyway, such as
know what toys are longed for licenses to flsh, hunt or both.
and what gear already is in use. Get licenses for the pursuits in
Don't underrate the wisdom which they engage, and they're
of the self-serve shopping sure to "fit."
option, however. Consider a
Magazine subscriptions in
minor, perhaps pragmatic
the vein of sportsmen's favorite
goody - a new cap or a pair of
activities could also be an easy
wool boot socks - into which 1s
gift pick and are even available
stuffed a gift certificate from
the receiver's favorite gear for purchase over the Internet.
retailer. Where does he drool This could give a full year of
over binocul~s for nature entertainment for minimal
watching or shotguns for his investment- the gift that keeps
upland hunting or rods and on giving by way of the mailreels for his fishing? Know that box.
All these options pretty
and you'll know where he'd
love to have some prepaid much beat an ugly tic. Or a
handsome tie, for that matter.
shopping freedom.
EKU
• Continued from p2
back-to-hack Lady Colonel
field goals. Eastern regained a
lead that it would not relinquish.
The Lady Colonels held as
much as a six-point advantage
in the final two minutes of play
before the ~ady Racers got
within two-points off Ashley B.
Hayes' third three-point basket
of the night with 18 seconds
remaining.
A quick Lady Racer foul
sent Shelton to the free throw
line where she hit the front end
of the one & one opportunity
and after Murray State secured
the deh:nsive rebound on the
second attempt, the Lady
Racers commuteo their 17th
turnover of the night. After
being fouled on the inbounds
play, Shelton returned to the
free throw line and hil both
shots with two seconds left in
the game to seal the Lady
Colonels' 75-70 win.
Freshman Ashley N. Hayes
led Murray State with a doubledouble, scoring 12 points and
grabbing 16 rebounds.
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4, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
reinstates Morris, but
les he must sit out season
by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - The NCAA
estored the eligibility of
entucky center Randolph
uais on Thursday, but said he
nust sit out the entire basketball
cason as a condition of his reintatcment after his unsuccessful
_ntry into the NBA draft.
Morris also must repay
_xpenses related to tryouts for
BA teams. the NCAA said in a
tatemcnt released Thursday,
dding that the conditions were
nposcd "based on the seriouscss of multiple rules violations
_nvolving dealings with an agent
nd accepting expenses to tryout
or NBA teams."
Morri!>. a 6-foot-10 sopho::norc. would have two years of
ligibility remaining after this
cason. He will be allowed to
_ontinue practicing with the
5th-ranked Wildcats, and he
~id so Thursday. But Kentucky
:1fficials - who said Morris
would comment when his situation was resolved - did not
make him available to the media
after the team's practice.
Scott Stricklin, an assistant
athletic director for media relations, also told reporters not to
ask any players about Morris'
situation during a previously
scheduled news conference late
Thursday afternoon and threatened to end any interview during
which the subject was broached.
Kentucky athletic director
Mitch Barnhart called the ruling
by NCAA's Student-Athlete
Reinstatement Staff unfair to
Morris and said the university
will appeal immediately to the
NCAA's
Student-Athlete
Reinstatement Committee. The
appeal will be filed early next
week and should be heard
before Christmas, Barnhart said.
If the committee - which consists of five members from NCAA
Division I conferences and institutions - upholds the staff's decision, Kentucky and Morris would
have no other method~ of appeal
through the NCAA
"We don't feel the pumshment is consistent with the past
precedents established by previous NCAA cases," Barnhart said.
''The NCAA has tried to become
a more student-friendly organization, but this direction is a significant step away from that."
Kentucky coach Tubby
Smith, who has said on several
occasions that he expected
Morris to be able to return this
season, had little to say about
the situation Thursday, two days
before the Wildcats (6-2) play
Indiana (4-2) in Indianapolis.
Smith wouldn't address how
Morris' season-long absence
might affect the team, which has
received inconsistent play this
season from juniors Shagari
Alleyne and Lukasz Obrzut who were Morris' primary backups last season - and freshman
Jared Carter.
"We're
worried
about
Indiana right now. We'll deal
with that after the appeals
process," Smith said.
Alleyne, a 7-foot-3 junior
coming off a career-high 16point outing in a 73-46 win over
Georgia State on Tuesday,
acknowledged the Wildcats'
remaining centers now must
shoulder more responsibility.
"We're a team,'' Alleyne said
moments after learning the news
about Morris. "Each guy on the
team has their own role. Myself,
Lukasz and Jared have similar
roles, so we just have to carry
that out whenever we go out
there on the basketball court."
The NCAA said sports
agency SFX marketed Morris'
skills to NBA teams. The
agency scheduled, arranged and
confumed workouts with NBA
teams and sought feedback from
teams on Morris' draft status.
The NCAA did not declare
Morris permanently ineligible
"because there was no explicit
or oral agreement with an
agent" but noted that such activ-
Defense leads UK women past Georgetown
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON -For the fust
1mr in a long time, women's
:>asketball is ahead of men's
askctball at the University of
cntucky.
The Kentucky women's basctball team held Georgetown
corelcss for nearly 13 minutes
n the second half and outreounded the Hoyas by 18 to
post a 63-47 win Thursday in
::Vtemorial Coliseum. The Cats
are 7-0 for the first time since
hi.! 1982-83 campaign.
The Wildcats (7 -0) used two
late first-half runs of 8-0 and 90 ami held the Hoyas (4-3)
without a field goal for nearly
13 minutes in the second half to
pull away from a stingy
:Georgetown squad. Defense
was the key for the Cats, who
had to overcome a 36.9 percent
(24-of-65) shooting effort from
he floor. The Wildcats have not
allowed an opponent to score
:1ver 5S points this season.
Kentucky out-rebounded the
Hoyas 47 -29 in the game and
dominated the post game,
o utscoring Georgetown 32-10
n points in the paint. The Cats
wcrl..! able to wear down the
Ioyas, who dressed only seven
-:>layers. outscoring Georgetown
23-4 in bench points.
Senior
forward/center
e1mifer Humpluey (Memphis)
ecorded her seventh career douvle· double with I 0 points and 11
rebounds and was one of four
Kentucky players to register doulc digit point totals. The Cats
·ere led by sophomore guard
Samantha Mahoney's (Detroit)
_game high 14 points. Junior
guard Jenny Pfeiffer (North
Vernon. Ind.) and sophomore
enter Sarah Elliott (McKee)
each chipped in 12 points.
Pfeiffer connected on 3-of-6
shots from beyond the arc lUld
also made 3-of-3 free-throws.
Elliott brought down nine
rebounds and posted three blocks
and freshman point guard Carly
Ormerod (Louisville) dished out
a team-high five assists.
Both teams started slow to
begin the game with five ties
over the first six minutes of the
contest. With Kentucky trailing
15-13 early in the ftrst half, the
Wildcats went on a 9-0 run over
the next 4: 17 to move ahead 2215 on a jumper by sophomore
forward/center Eleia Roddy
(Columbus, Ohio). A resounding three-pointer by Pfeiffer
extended the Cats lead to 25-19
with eight minutes remaining in
the period. After the Hoyas cut
UK's advantage to 27-23, the
Wildcats scored the ftnal four
baskets of the half, including a
pair of layups by Elliott to enter
the locker room up 35-23.
The Cats shot 42.9 percent
(15-of-35) from the floor in the
opening period and 60 percent
(3-of-5) from beyond the arc.
UK limited Georgetown to just
35.5 percent (11-of-31) shooting in the opening half.
UK opened the second half
just as it had closed the ftrst,
scoring the ftrst two baskets of
the final stanza, including a
three-pointer by Mahoney at
the 19: 11 mark. Kentucky continued adding to its lead to
move ahead 45-28 on a layup
by Humphrey with 17:58 left in
the game. After the Hoyas came
within nine, 45-36, the Wildcats
went on an 11-0 run over the
next six minutes to extend their
advantage to 57-36 at the 7:57
mark of the game.
The Cats held the Hoyas
without a field goal for nearly
13 minutes midway through the
final period, allowing Kentucky
to distance itself from
Georgetown. The Wildcats Jed
by as many as 22 (61-39) on a
pair of charity shots by
Mahoney with 3:18 left in the
game.
Kate Carlin and Heidloff led the
Hoyas with 14 points each.
Bethany Lesueur followed witl1 13.
Morehead women
hold on, beat
Austin Peay
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.The Morehead State Lady
Eagle basketball team hit 17-of19 free throw attempts in the
second half Thursday night [\t
the Dunn Center and started off
Ohio Valley Conference play in
fine fashion, defeating the host
Austin Peay Lady Govs, 81-75.
The Lady Eagles' victory
marked the first time since
1992-93 Morehead State has
beaten the Lady Govs. who
have won four of the last five
OVC tournament championships. It also gave MSU its
first victory over APSU in five
tries as MSU improved to 5-1
overall and 1-0 in the OVC.
APSU fell to 1-4 and 0-2 in the
league. With the win, MSU is
off to its best start since 20022003's team went 5-1, while it
also was the first road win for
MSU since February 2003.
The Lady Eagles got to the
line just once in the first half
but countered by shooting 48
percent from the field to build a
37-28 lead. But, the Lady
Eagles, who entered the game
last in the conference in free
throw accuracy, made it count
at the charity stripe in the final
half. For the game, MSU was
18-of-20 at the line.
Junior center LaKrisl;ta
Brown posted her fourth career
double to pace the Lady Eagles.
She was 10-of-15 from the field
for 21 points while also grabbing a team high 10 rebounds.
In addition, Brown blocked
three of the Lady Eagles' season high seven blocked shots.
Sophomore Anitha SmithWilliams dropped in 14 points
and led MSU with seven assists
to tie her career high. SmithWilliams was 8-of-8 at the free
throw line. Junior Jessie Plante,
who leads the league in field
goal percentage, tallied 10
points as the third Lady Eagle
in double figures.
Morehead also got solid supporting roles from Megen
Gearhart and Tarah Combs,
who both scored nine points.
Junior Patti White notched
seven points and four boards,
while junior Holly Williams
scored seven and grabbed seven
rebounds. As a team, the Lady
Eagles, who rank in the top ten
nationally in three-pointers per
game, canned nine treys. MSU,
which also leads the league in
assists, combined for 19 handouts on the night.
Ashley Haynes led APSU
with 23 points and 14 rebounds,
while Saundra Hale also notched
23 points. Kellea Reeves posted
12 points. Austin Peay outrebounded MSU 45-40.
The Lady Eagles led 64-62
with 3:57 left in the game but
then went on an 11-3 run to
push the margin to 10 (75-65)
with 38 seconds left. Fourteen
of MSU's successful free throw
attempts were converted in the
final three minutes.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two
University of Louisville players,
sophomore quarterback Brian
Brohm and senior defensive end
Elvis Dumervil, have received
BJG EAST post<.ea<;on awards.
Brahm was named BIG EAST
Offensive Player of the Year,
while Dumervil earned Defensive
Player of the Year honors.
It's the sixth time in school
history and the second straight
season that the Cardinals had
the league's Offensive Player of
the Year. Stefan LeFors was the
Conference USA honoree last
season. Dumervil is the
school's fourth defensive honoree and the first since
Dewayne White in 2001.
The Cardinals also had
seven I irst team All-BIG EAST
honoiecs, including five on the
offemave side of the football.
It's the first time since 2001
that .the Cardinals had seven
Dumervil was the lone honoree on defense. Senior wide
receiver Joshua Tinch and
Brohm were the only two unanimous selections. Senior offensive tackle Travis Leffew and
offensive guard Jason Spitz were
also fust team selections. while
running back Michael Bush and
placekicker Art Carmody were
also ftrst team selections.
Second team honorees were
wide receiver Mario Unutia, defensive tackle Montavious Stanley and
linebacker Brandon Johnson.
Brohm
helped
lead
Louisville to a 9-2 overall
record and a 5-2 conference
mark in the Cardinals' first season as a member of the B£G
EAST. Louisville accepted an
invitation to play in the Toyota
Gator Bowl versus Virginia
Tech on Jan. 2. Brohm completed 207-of-301 passes (68.8 percent) for 2,883 yards. 19 touchdowns and just five interceptions th~'> season. He led the
(166.7), completion percentage,
passing yards and touchdowns.
Brohm ranks second nationally
in passing efficiency and 17th in
total offense (284.7).
Dumervil also won the 2005
Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given
annually to the best defensive
player in college football. He
led the nation this season with
20 sacks (1.82 per game) and
10 forced fumbles (0.91). He
was second in the country in
tackles for loss with 22 (2.0).
Dumervil registered nine sacks
in his first two games of the
season to break the two-game
NCAA Division 1-A record.
Tinch caught 64 passes for
800 yards and three touchdowns this season. He tied a
BIG EAST record for receptions in a game with 13 against
West Virginia and has caught a
pass in 27 straight games.
Leffew has started 49 straight
games and is a first team selection for the second su·aight sea-
take," the statement said.
When the June 21 deadline
for Morris to withdraw from the
draft passed, it was assumed
Morris had played his final
game for the Wildcats.
Morris, however, was not
one of the 60 players taken in
the June 28 draft. A little-used
NCAA rule would allow Morris
to return to Kentucky, if he
reimbursed all the expenses of
any NBA workouts in which he
participated, he asked Barnhart
for reinstatement within 30 days
of the draft and B amhart agreed' '
to take him back.
But that rule wouldn't apply
if Morris had an agreement with
an agent.
The rule had been successfully used only once previously.
In 2001, California-Irvine guard
Jerry Green declared himself
eligible for the draft following
his junior season but was not
selected. He did not hire an
agent and was able to return to
play for the Anteaters.
Young and Bush
take two college
football honors
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. - Texas
quarterback Vince Young and
Southern California tailback
Reggie Bush each took home
two awards Thursday night, one
as best player in the nation and
one for being tHe · best at his
position, as college football
honored its stars.
Young won the Maxwell
Award as the nation's top player
and the Davey O'Brien Award
given to the nation's top quarterback.
Bush came away with the
Walter Camp player of the year
award and the Doak Walker
Award given to the nation's best
running back.
"I'm just enjoying the
moment right now," Young said.
"All of these awards mean a
great deal to me, because of all
of the hard work that me and my
teammates have put in this year.
I guess we've got another one to
go (the Reisman) on Saturday."
Young and Bush will be in
New York on Saturday night as
finalists for the Reisman
Trophy. USC quarterback Matt
Leinart is the other Heisman
finalist.
Young beat out Bush and
Leinart for the Maxwell, and
Leinart and Notre Dame's
Brady Quinn for the O'Brien.
Young was the first Texas quarterback to win the award.
"This award (Maxwell)
means a whole lot because people doubted me about being a
quarterback and thought I
should have been moved to
another position," Young said.
''I wanted to show the world
how good a quarterback I could
be. If this doesn't silence those
critics, then I' 11 just go back to
straight games and eamed secwork and try to fix whatever I
ond team honors last season.
need to fix."
Bush, despite missing two
The Texas junior leads the
games, leads the country in
nation
in passing efficiency with
scoring, scored a school record
a 168.6 rating. He has passed for
24 touchdowns, including 23
2.769 yards and 26 touchdowns,
on the ground. He rushed for
and leads the Longhorns in rush1,049 yards, becoming the
ing with 850 yards.
school's first 1,000-yard rusher
Bush joined former Trojans
since 1999. He recorded six
100-yard rushing games and
OJ. Simpson (1967 and 1968),
has nine for his career.
Charles White (1979), Marcus
Carmody also had an outAllen (1981) nd teammate
standing season, connecting on
Leinart (2004) as Camp win13-of-15 field goals, including
ners.
four in a game versus
The 6-foot, 200-pound Bush
Pittsburgh. He's second on the
has rushed for 1,658 yards and
team in scoring with 99 points.
scored 18 touchdowns this seaUnutia is third on the team
' son, averaging 8.9 yards a carry
in recpetions with 31, but is secfor the top-ranked Trojans. The
ond on the team with 702 yards
junior
also has 31 receptions for
and ranks second in the nation
383
yards,
and is averaging
in yards per catch at 22.6.
217.6
all-purpose
yards per
Johnson and Staney were the
game,
tops
in
the
nation.
two second team reps on the
"I guess I'm the best running
defense. Johnson leads the tcan1
back, at least this year," Bush
in tackles with 64, while
Stanley is fourth wi h 48 tacksaid. "In the past everybody
Brohm, Dumervil eam BIG FAST
Player of the Year awards
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ity "represented an implicit
agreement with the agency."
Morris also received more
than $7,000 from nine NBA
teams for expenses related to
tryouts. NCAA legislation states
that summer tryouts are permitted, but student-athletes may not
receive expenses or other payment from NBA teams.
Morris started 33 of 34 games
last season, averaging 8.8 points
and 4.2 rebounds per game as
Kentucky finished 28-6.
After the season, Morris
returned to his hometown of
Atlanta and from there informed
Smith via fax that he planned to
enter his name in the NBA draft.
In its statement Thursday, the
NCAA noted Morris' apparent
lack of regard for his coach's
opinion.
"When deciding to test the
professional waters, a studentathlete should work closely with
his or her institution to ensure
compliance with NCAA rules,
steps which Morris did not
back, and this summer, I just
wanted to focus on becoming a
complete running back. First
and foremost, I would like to be
known as a great running back.
It's a great honor to win that
award."
He became the fust USC
player to win the Doak Walker
Award. The other finalists were
Washington State's Jerome
Harrison
and
Memphis'
DeAngelo Williams.
Bush and Leinart will face
Young and second-ranked Texas
in the Rose Bowl for the nation-•
al title on Jan. 4.
Penn State coach Joe
Paterno, 78, won the Home
Depot coach of the year award,
for turning around the Nittany
Lions after four losing seasons
in the last five years.
"I actually feel kind of
embarrassed to win this award
with guys like (Texas') Mack
Brown and (Notre Dame's)
Charlie Weis right here," said
Paterno, who has won coach of
the year four times. "I woul~j
have voted for either one of
those two."
The leader of Paterno's
stingy defense, linebacker Paul
Posluszny, won the Chuck
Bednarik Trophy, given to the
best defensive player in the
country. The other finalists were
Ohio State linebacker A.J.
Hawk and Maryland linebackers
D'Qwell Jackson.
The resurgent Nittany Lions
(10-1), who won seven games
the past two seasons, won the
Big Ten and will play in th
Orange Bowl against Florida
State.
Posluszny ranks fourth in the
Big Ten with 111 tackles and an
average of 10.1 tackles per
game. He has recorded 11 tackles for a loss and three sacks.
Texas safety Michael Huff
won the Thorpe Award as the
best defensive back in the country,
becoming
the
first
Longhorns player to do so.
Mike Hass, the NCAA's
leader in receiving yards (139.3
per game), beat out Dwayne"
Jarrett of Southern California and
Jeff Samardzija of Notre Dame
for the Fred Biletnikoff Award as
the nation's best wideout.
Minnesota center Greg
Eslinger won the Outland
Trophy as the country's best
lineman, Oregon State's Alexis
Serna took the Groza Award as
the nation's top kicker. Wake
Forest punter Ryan Plackemeier
was the Ray Award winner.
The Disney Wide World of
Sports Spirit Award went to the
Tulane team, which was forced
off its campus by Hurricane
Katrina and played 11 game in
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
11, 200 •
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110 • Agricul!ure
115 -ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 ·Cars
140- 4x4's
150 - Miscellaneous
160- Motorcycles
170 ·Parts
175 · SUV's
180 ·Trucks
190 ·Vans
2,00-
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knowingly accept
false or misleading
advertisements
Ads which request
or require advance
payment of fees for
services or products should be
scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
110- Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2003 CTS Cadillac
loaded 15,000 miles
$19,900
2000 Ford F150
Lariate 4x4 loaded
50,000 miles
$14,500
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$6500.
FOR SALE:
2002
•• ForoTaurus SE. 66t§'.:'
886-6869 or 606791-9550.
$500!Police
Impounds! Honda,
Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
/Trucks/SUVs from
$500! For listings call
800-439-3998 ext.
A919
•
140· 4x4s
FOR SALE:
1998
Blazer 4x4, 4 door,
good
condition.
Approximately
100,000 miles. Call
874-6312.
150-Mis(·
•;
FOR SALE: 28 ft
Sierra
camper.
$2500 or best offer.
606-874-4948.
160-Motorcycles
FOR SALE 2005
CRF 50 Excellent
condition. $850 call
358-9214.
FOR SALE
2000
YZF Yamaha 600 R
6000
motorcycle.
actual miles. Black &
~ silver with 2 helmets.
$3500 Would make
great Christmas present. 606-886-6869
or 606-791 -9550.
For
Sale
1998
YAMAHA YZ80 New
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-4529599 for more info.
175· SUVs
'
FOR SALE:
2004
Ford Explorer 2x4
Am/FM/CD, cruise,
keyless entry. Avg
Miles, excellent conition. $10995 Call
478·4860 or 226·
3218.
180-Trucks
FOR SALE: 87 Ford
F150. 300 6 cylinder.
4 speed transmission, good work
truck. $800. Call 606·
478-5173.
FOR SALE:
1995
Dodge Ram pick-up
truck, full size, excel-
210 -Job Listings
220 • Help Wanted
230 • Information
250 Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Services
290 - Work Wanted
310 · Business
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
lent condition. Asking
$4000. Call after 11
am 606-587-2797.
FOR SALE:
1975
Ford dump truck, tilt
front end, 12' bed.
For more info call
606-478-9150.
190· Vans
FOR SALE: 1998
Ford Windstar Van.
v6, Auto, all power,
excellent
shape.
$3500
606-6863082.
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route
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Routes
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set
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. Multiple open·
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FOR SALE: Large
41601
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MEDICAL SECRE- 3487,
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Prestonsburg
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Shop At The Little
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of
personal son at Hair Gallery or night shift. Apply in Save!! Route. #122,
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person only.
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footage,
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property ABBOTT ENGIcharacteristics NEERING IINC is letaII
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ards,/ condtion con- applications for an
Prestonsburg, KY
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710 ·Educational
713- Child Care
715 Electrician
720 · Health & Beauty
730 • Lawn & Garden
735 ·Legal
740 · Masonry
745- Miscellaneous
475 ·Household
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Snow Scenes and
more.
480-Miscellaneous
WEDDING DRESS
FOR SALE: Size 12,
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intricate design on
bodice and train.
Must see to appreciate beauty. For more
information, call 8868506 ask for Tony
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mile south or Martin
on RT 122. Across
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School. Call 2859112.
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Harold. 3 BR, living
room, kitchen, BA,
ample storage/closet
space, W/D hook-up,
stove, refrigerator furnished.
Covered
parking. Call 606886-9158.
FOR RENT 3 BR
house in McDowell,
1 BA, carport, $400
month with $200
deposit. If interested,
call 859-245-9321.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA,
kitchen, living room,
dining room, utilities
included, furnished.
$695 month plus
deposit. Located at
lvel. Call 606-4785173.
FOR RENT: 3 BR
house with 2 full bath.
Located 2 miles
south of Martiin on
Old Hite Road, Left
Beaver Creek. $600
month plus utilities.
All electric must furnish references. Call
285-9112.
FOR RENT:
small
efficiency apt. Clean,
n1ce, suitabie for one HOUSE FOR RENT:
person. $275 month. 2 BR $550 per month
Deposit
required. plus utilities. If interested call 886-0124.
886 6208.
PARK PLACE APTS
"Holiday
Special"
First Month's Rent
FREE with paid security deposit. Through
December 31, 2005.
1
BR/$280/$309
2BR/$304/$345
Prestonsburg 8860039.
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640- land/Lots
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LOT for
rent.
Located at Left Fork
APT FOR RENT: Abbott. Call 886Unfurnished 2 BR 9479 or 889-0560.
with walk-in closet. 2
Trailer lot for rent
BA, large living room
and kitchen. Located on old U.S. 23
Prestonat Stanville, off US between
sburg and Paintsville
23. Call478-8100.
call 606-886-9007 or
APT FOR RENT: 889 9747
Brand new 1 BR parTrailer Lot For
tially furnished. Most
utilities pa1d. Near Rent, Large Yard.
HRMC. $400 month. Call 886-8366
Call 886-6343.
For Rent : newly
F OR RENT: constructed Mobile
Branham Heights Apt Home Lots in new
of Wheelwright KY Allen,reference
t'las 4 apts for rent. required call 606Rent is based on 874-2212
1ncome. Apartments
come equipped with 650- Mobile Homes
CH/A, carpet, refrigerator, stove, and
blinds.
Garbage, FOR RENT: 2 BR
maintenance, and trailer. $350 month.
sewer are included Total electric. Must
with the rent. Please pay own utilities and
co!'1tact Kathy at 452- have references. Call
4777. Equal housing 285-4742.
opprtunity. Handicap
Accessible.
MH FOR RENT 3 BR
2 BA doublewide
1-2
BR
FUR- located at Wayland.
NISHED
Apts. For more information
lin call 358-2320 or 285Clean.
Prestonsburg. 886- 1894.
8366.
MHs FOR RENT: 2
2 BR 1 1/2 bath & 3 BR mobile
Townhouse also 1 homes for rent. Total
bed room furnished electric. Close to
or unfurnished locat- Prestonsburg.
No
ed in Prestonsburg pets. Call 886-9007
,NO PETS call 606- or 889-9747
886 8991
FOR RENT 2 BR furVACANCIES nished trailer just off
Branham
Heights Mtn Pkwy on old 114.
Apts Wheelwright KY 886-8724.
is accepting application for 1 and 2 BR 660- Miscellaneous ·
apts. And 1 BR handicapped accessible
apartment.
Rent FOR RENT: Beauty
based on income, shop equipped with 3
water, sewage, and stations and tanning
garbage are inlcuded bed. Located on RT
in rent. Please con- 122 1 mile south of
tact Kathy at 606- Martin, across from
452-4777.
Office Garth
Technical
hours M-F 8:00-4:00. School. Must furnish
references.
285Furnished 1 bed 9112.
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent starting at $375. month, +
$300. deposit water
included.
Located 713-Child/Eid. Care
, near HRMC. 606889-9717.
WILL SIT WITH the
elderly or needy.
EmStorage/Office Excellent references
available. Call 7894419 and leave masOFFICE SPACE for sage.
lease
in
Prestonsburg. 770-Repair/Services
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking CARPENTRY
all types.
only two blocks from WORK
courthouse.
Call New construction or
874-1700, 285-0900 r e 1 m o d e I i n g .
Garages, decks, etc.
or 874-9976.
Concrete work & sidFOR RENT: 3 Room ing. Free estimates.
office suite. $600 Call 886-8896.
month. Calt' 8861020 ask for C.V.
SERVICES
NOTICES
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Neutered
male,
declawed front. Call
874-6312.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
SERVICE
OF PROCESS
BY PUBLICATION
To: Sean Francis
Smith,
Respondent
Take Notice that a
Civil Action, Petition
for
Legitimacy,
Adding
Biological
Father's Name to
Child's
Birth
Certificate has been
filed against you
under file number 05
SP 148, in Yadkin
County,
North
Carolina, by the
Petitioner, Michael
Williams.
You are required to
make defense to
said pleading not
later than the 20th
day of January,
2006,
said date
being at least 40
days from the first
publication of this
notice, and upon
your failure to do so,
the party seeking
service against you
will apply to the
Court for the relief
sought.
This the 6th day of
December, 2005.
Amy E. Allred,
Attorney for
Respondent
Attorney &
Counsellor at Law
1416 W. First St.,
Ste. B
Winston-Salem,
NC 27101
Telephone:
336-917-0037
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
836-5479
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Dekalb
Recovery,
Inc., P.O. Box 166,
Eastern, KY 41622,
has applied for an
underground mining
operation, located
approximately 0.15
mile southwest of
Eastern, in Floyd
County. The operation will disturb 4.68
surface acres, and
will underlie 16.72
acres, and the total
permit boundary will
be 21 .40 acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.50 mile southwest of the junction
of KY 550 and KY
80, and is approximately 0.03 mile
northwest of the
Right Fork of Beaver
Creek.
The proposed operation is located on
the Martin 7 1/2
U.S.G.S.
minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface area to
be
disturbed
is
owned by Ned Hall,
and underlies land
owned by Ned Hall.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, at
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653. Written
comments, objections, or requests for
a permit conference
must be filed with the
Director, Division of
Mine Permits, No. 2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
KY 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-5441,
AMENDMENT
N0.6
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
FOR LEASE:
is hereby given that
30x80 building on
812- Free
Frasure
Creek
fljtTN
Parkway.
I
Mining, LLC, 1051
Parking for large
trucks. Will re-model. HOUSE CAT free to Main Street, Suite
good
home. 100, Milton, West
long Virginia 25541, has
FOR RENT:
900 Yellow/white
sq. ft. office/commer- hair. 4 years old. applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
underground
coal
mining and reclamation operation located
approximately
0.76 mile northwest
of Beaver, in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 33.52
acres of surface disturbance, and will
underlie an additional 740.20 acres, of
which 583.06 acres
overlie underground
and/or
surface
acreage, making a
total area of 2,163.12
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment is located
approximately
0.25 mile west from
KY Route 979's junction with Mitchell
Branch Road, and
located
along
Mitchell Branch and
Mud Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by The Elk
Hom Coal Company,
LLC, Vickie Lynn
Bryant,
Bernardo
and
Kathy
Maldonado, Walker
and Ella Ruth Hall,
Carl and Fostella
Mitchell, and Carl
Mitchell, et al. The
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Company,
LLC,
Vickie Lynn Bryant,
Rex and Wanda
Gayheart,
Noah
Vance, Ed and Suzie
Gayheart,
Walker
and Ella Ruth Hall,
Carl and Fostella
Mitchell,
Carl
et
al.,
Mitchell,
Interstate
Natural
Gas
Company,
Christopher Mitchell,
Kanis and Ruby
Hamilton,
Marky
Hamilton,
Maude
Flack,
Bank
Josephine, Jimmy
Tackett, Carmel and
Marie Clark, et. al.,
Samuel
Hamilton,
and Daisy Mitchell.
The amendment
adds contour and
auger mining in the
Whitesburg
coal
seam, and underground mining in the
Amburgy coal seam.
The
application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Pretonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6, Prestonsburg
Kentuky
41653. Written comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference, must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mine Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER
836-0307
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Matt/Co, Inc., 439
Meadows Branch,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653 has
applied for a permit
for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation located 2.6 miles north of
Emma
in
Floyd
County.
The proposed operation will
disturb 113.16 surface acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.70 miles northeast from Sugarloaf
Branch Road's junction with KY 1428
and is located on
Dials Branch of
Sugarloaf Branch of
the Levisa Fork.
The proposed operation is located on
the Lancer USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Joe A.
and
Barbara
Burchett, The Elk
Horn Coal Company,
LLC, Wade and Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and Vina
Sue Branham, Clark
D. Pergrem and
Jesse L. Rudd, Tri-
Star Development,
Inc., E. L. and Bertha
Cline,
Jefferson
Coal, John G. and
Billie Goble, Malcolm
Layne.
Rebecca
Jarrell , Timmy Ballard Plummer, Osie
Foley,
Charles
Michael Harris, Rex
Reynolds, Tom and
Melissa Reynolds,
Albert and Janet
Ratliff, Taulbee and
Renisa
Branham,
Michael
Hunt,
Ransom and Betty
Hunt, and Billy Yonts.
The operation will
use the area method
of surface mining.
The application-has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653.
Wntten comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mineb Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
confe~ence must be
received Within 30
days of today's date.
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Man faces
iudge for
Spl• ••ng
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG- A
man who was accompanymg a friend to court
Wednesday wound up getting into hot water himself
when he was spied spitting
in a courthouse elevator
on Wednesday.
The incident began
when Deputy Brian Conn
observed Douglas
Montgomery, of Pikeville,
spittmg onto the elevator
loor as 1ts doors opened
or the first floor. Conn
escorted Montgomery in
District Court Judge Eric
Hal '!:i courtroom to relate
what he had observed.
Hall discovered that
Montgomery was in the
courthouse to support a
friend who was scheduled to
enter a guilty plea in circuit
court. He decided to send
the man to John Caudill's
court to face the music.
Caudill called
Montgomery before him
and explained his options.
e said that Montgomery
could ask for a lawyer to
be present and the court
co... ld refer tile matter to
Coun•y Attor"ey Keith
Bartley, or '1e could have
thf matter settled rigMt
tl\llay by te,ling his side of
the 1nc1dent to the judge.
Mo!ltgomery opted to
explain "lis behavior and
sa,d he had JUSt had
su gery on his throat,
which caused his coughing
e fits. Caudill listened and
replied that the matter
collld be settled quickly by
Imposing an order that he
t~ee
SPITTING, page two)
2 DAY FORECAST
Judge says 'fracas' coming afte inmate lost
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG- Circuit Judge
John David Caudill had strong words
Wednesday for the Department of
Corrections and the Pike County jailer,
saying, "[They] will appear before me
and must convince me why I don't need
to put them in jail."
Judge Caudill then made an order
that both offices attend a hearing in his
court on Jan. 13.
The order was handed down after
Caudill called for the case of the
Commonwealth vs. Joshua Burchett.
The public advocate, Jane Harlan, came
forward to enter the plea but there was
no sign of Burchett. Harlan noted that
she thought he had been moved to a
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photo by Tom Daly
animal charge
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF- WRITER
photo by Tom Doty
Floyd County Board of Health Director Thursa Slone lectured area parents on the importance of hand
washing in the constant battle against germs during the "Parent Univerity" program that the Board
of Education sponsored Thursday at the Holiday Inn.
PRESTONSBURG - A
charg(' ar,ainst a Floyd
County woman whose dog
allegC'dl:y attacked a 2-yearold · girl was dropped
Wednesday in Jtstrict couct.
Betsy Layne resident
Wendy Boyd f1Jcd an affidavit to drop the charges she
brought agamst her cousin,
Chry~tal Lynn Howell, 26, of
Slick Rock.
Howell faced one misdemeanor count of harboring a
vicious anim<Jl. after Boyd
alleged that her dog attacked
her 2-year-old daughter on
Nuv. 28.
Assistant County Attorney
Jimmy "Blue" Marcum said
the child had "tooth mark"
abrasions and bite marks on
her head that required four to
five stitches.
Rabies testing performed
on the dog, ''Scooby,'' at the
Floyd County Animal Shelter
were negative.
Boyd signed the affidavit,
asking that the county not
pursue prosecution in the
case. The document also contains and order that the dog
remain "restrained, chained
or caged at all times."
Schools hold 'university' for parents Hospital, nurses reach
PRESTONSBURG - Parents
of Floyd County students attended the fourth annual "Parents
University" on Thursday at the
Prestonsburg Holiday Inn and
were treated to lectures from representatives of a variety of fields,
who made presentations and
answered questions about concerns parents have about their
children's needs.
The Floyd County Board of
Education sponsored the event,
which was put together by parent
involvement coordinator Nadine
Hicks. Hicks observed that this
year's agenda was put together
following last year's meeting and
the agenda reflected their con-
cems.
The event saw a wide variety
of professionals on hand to talk
about a broad range of topics.
Trooper Scott Hopkins gave a
presentation on the effect of
methamphetamine on children.
Representatives from the Board
of Health gave a talk on the
(See SEMINAR, page seven)
Bank account scam targeting elderly
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WAITER
ALLEN- Officials are investigating three reports of attempted
telephone scams against elderly
bank customers.
Mark Wiete, EVP/COO of
Citizen's National Bank, whose
Allen branch has seen two
unsolved robberies within the
past six months, said three elderly
CNB customers were targeted
with bogus telephone fishing
scams within the past two weeks.
Two calls were made Wednesday,
he said.
One day after the bank's
branch in Allen was robbed last
week, a male called an elderly
female bank customer and told
her that the bank was closing and
that he needed her account number in order to transfer her
accounts to a different bank.
(Sec SCAM, page two)
agreement avoid strike
by MARY MUSIC
STAFF WRITER
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcarc and the Kentucky
and West Virginia Nursing
associattons
announced
Tuesday evening that a strike
planned foe Dec. 12 has been
averted. Negotiators on both
sides reached an agreement
to place a decision to implement a modified scheduling
contract in the hands of an
arbitrator, officials said.
Hundreds of full-time registered nurses, including
more than 50 at McDowell
ARH hospital. planned to
strike after ARH proposed a
contral·t ch,mgc for nurses
workmg in nine ARH hospi-
tals in Kentucky and West
Virginia. The nurses associations in' both states issued
notices of their intention to
strike on Nov. 29, a little
more than two weeks after
ARH <Jnnounced an schedule
change for it" full-time registered nurses. who had previously been pa!d for 40 hours
weekly. when, in actuality,
they were only working three
12 hours shifts with no overtime pay allotmenr for hours
worked over the normal
eight hour work day. ARH
proposed a change in this
contract agreement, which
was to take place this month,
because they said they found
1See NO STRIKE, page seven)
Hancock seeks reelection; five others file
Times Staff Report
10
(See LOST, page two)
drops vicious
STAFF WRITER
H.gh: 43 • Low: 24
Judge John D. CaudiH
let public advocate
Jane Harlan know that
she was going to have
to be back in court in
January alongside the
Pike County jailer and
a Department of
Corrections comml•
sioner, who would
have to explain why
her client was
nowhere to be found
after being moved
from the Pike jail to
Bowling Green when
he was scheduled to
appear in Floyd
County Circuit Court
on Wednesday.
Victim's mother
by TOM DOTY
High: 32 • Low: 19
correctional facility in Bowling Green.
Judge Caudill notified his office
staff to track down Burchell, who had
been lodged at the Pike County
Detention Center when the plea agreement was reached.
Caudill's secretary later returned and
informed the judge, ''They have no idea
where he is."
Caudill did not appear elated to hear
the news and promptly called Harlan
back before the bench, where he told
her, "You're about to become involved
in a fracas. Do you know what a fracas
is?"
"Something I want to avoid," Harlan
replied.
Caudill was referring to a previous
Property Valuation Administrator
Connie Hancock is among the latest to
file for reelection.
Hancock, who defeated opponent Glen
David May during the last election, filed
her intent to seek reelection on Nov. 30.
In other election news, Stuart
Robinson, of Langley, ftled to campaign
against Kenneth Roberts, of Garrett, for
the District 2 magistrate seat.
In District 3, Donny Daniels, of
Melvin, is campaigning against four other
candidates.
In district 4, Cola Ray Akers, of
Harold, ftled his intent run for magistrate.
He will run against seven other competi-
tors for the seat. Grethel re!'idcnts Allred
"Junebug" Newsome and Yernic Bradley,
of Banner, will also nm in the district 4
constable race against three other ca.ldidates.
There are now 34 candidates n~gls
tered for various county elections. Tiw
candidates are:
• District I magtstrate: Johv A.
Goble, of Prestonsburg.
• District l constable: Michael Hall,
of East Point and Billy Jarvis, of
Prestonsburg.
• District 2 magistrate: Kenneth
Roberts, of Garrett. and Stuart Robinson
of Langley.
(Sec ELECTION, page seven)
�A2 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Store holds ribbon-cutting
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Those attending an official ribbon cutting ceremony for Rick's Embroidery & Trophies and HI·
Tech Signs & Graphlx, included: {pictured left to right) Fred James, Mayor Jerry Fannin, Trlsh
Cieslak, Bryan Allen, Robert Allen II, Rick Hughes, Judy Meade, Jason Hughes, Brian Elam, and
Floyd County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mandy Stumbo.
Peggy Jo Bates, 67, of
Melvin,
died
Tuesday,
December 6, 2005, at King's
Daughters Hospital in Ashland.
Born April 22, 1938, in
Martin. she was the daughter of
the late Levi and Clara Waddles
Johnson. She was a homemaker,
and a member of the Jacks
Creek First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband. Clyde Bates.
Sun ivors include two daughters and sons-in-law: Janet Clara
and Teny Tufts. and Tammy and
Jim Mullins. all of Melvin; two
brothers: Jack C. Johnson of
Dema, and Levi Johnson Jr., of
Weeksbury; two sisters: Bobbie
June Hoover of Dema, and Judy
Rose Parham of White, Georgia;
and three grandchildren: Amy
Lee Tufts Jervis (Michael),
Ethan Mullins. and Allyson
Tufts.
In addition to her husband and
parent , she was preceded in
death by four brothers: Hobert
Johnson, Clyde Johnson, Claude
John..;on and Roy Gene Johnson;
and two sister-:: Gladys Johnson
and C'hW'IOs Fern Akers.
Funeral services will be conducted Srrturday, December 10.
at 1 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Lou1s Ferrari and Bobby Isaac
officiating.
Burial will be in the
Buckingham Cemetery, in
Bevinsville, under the direction
of Nelson Frazier Funeral
Home.
Vi-;itatlon is at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
:Jon
Don Dillion
Don Dillion, 62 of Ypsilanti,
Mkh1gan. died Wednesday,
Decem~er 7, 2005, at home.
He was h0rn April 19, 1943,
in Ivel, the son of Brown and
Mary Alice (Osborne) Dillion.
Don worked at Ford Motor
Company, Ypsilanti plant,
U.A.W. Local #849 for 44 years,
and wa~ a member of the
vietnam Veterans
Surv1\·ors
include three
daughters: Stella (Chris) Justice,
Yvette Dillion, and Alicia (Ed)
Dlll!on, all of Ypsilanti; 12
grandchildren;
his mother,
Mary Alice Dillion of Ypsilanti;
three sisters: Juanita Hunter,
• Continued from p1
Deloris (Arthur) Smith, and
Betty Almo, all of Ypsilanti; six
brothers: Joe (Linda) Dillon of
Ypsilanti, John (Lea) Dillon of
Ypsilanti,
Ronnie
(Andy)
Dillion of Ypsilanti, Kelly (Sue)
Dillion of Belleville, Frank
Dillion of Ypsilanti, and Tony
Dillion of Ypsilanti; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his father.
The funeral service will be at
2:00 p.m., Monday, December
12, at Stark Funeral Service
Moore Memorial Chapel, with
Rev.
Walker
Harris,
of
Belleville Free Will Baptist
Church, officiating.
Cremation will follow.
The family will greet friends
at the funeral home, 6-9 p.m.,
Saturday, and 1-4 and 6-9 p.m.,
Sunday.
Please sign his guest book at
www.starkfuneral.com.
(Paid obituary)
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bout with the Department of
Corrections that came about
when they failed to provide
transportation of inmates to his
court. Caudill's argument was
that state inmates who are
lodged in county jails should
have their transportation to court
appearances provided for by
Corrections. The department
petitioned the court for a
declaratory judgment in the matter stating that the rules are not
the same if the inmate is facing
a class D felony and should only
be observed in cases where the
defendant is facing more than
The woman, who did not
give out the account number,
contacted bank officials, who
then reported the incident to the
Kentucky State Police.
"I thought it was connected
to
Allen,"
Wiete
said
Wednesday, "but a few minutes
ago, we were contacted about
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had. learneCf lfom his parents.
The judge proceeded to tell
Montgomery that he could avoid
any issue being made of the incident if he "cleaned up his mess."
Montgomery said that he would
be willing to oblige the court and
was escorted to a maintenance
closet, where Conn issued him
some paper towels and cleanser.
Montgomery appeared back
in court a few minutes later and
reported that he had done a satisfactory job on the mess and was
told that he was free to leave.
Caudill
did
note
that
Montgomery could avoid similar
problems throughout his recovery if he made it a point to carry
a handkerchief with him.
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intended to make Class D felons
state prisoners, place them in the
custody of Corrections and allow
Corrections to place them in
another county's jail, especially a
jail many hours away, and
require the sheriff of the county
where the court proceeding is to
be held to transport the prisoner."
Burchett was set to plea
guilty in a case that saw him
indicted in August for setting
fire to an all-terrain vehicle.
Burchett had agreed to a suspended sentence in the case as
long as he made restitution to
the vehicle's owner and submit-
ted to probation for two years.
The sentence was not to begin
until he had served a year in jail
for a previous case.
Judge Caudill announced,
'The court will take two deep
breaths. It's supposed to relieve
stress," before continuing to
hear pleas of guilty entered by
the four remaining defendants.
The
Department
of
Corrections notified Caudill's
office that they had located
Burchett at 10:30 Thursda
morning and that he was, in fac ,
in Bowling Green. He is also
expected in court on Jan. 13.
• Continued from p1
Melvin Shepherd
Melvin Shepherd, 47, of
David, died Monday, December
5, 2005, at his residence.
Born June 29, 1958, in
Prestonsburg, he was the son of
the late Dewey and Margaret
Patrick Shepherd. He was a disabled general laborer.
Survivors include seven
brothers: Martin Shepherd,
Earlie Shepherd, and Bill
Thomas Shepherd, all of David,
O.C. Shepherd of Martin, and
Jim P. Shepherd and Carlie
Shepherd, both of Warsaw,
Indiana, and Eugene Shepherd
of West Virginia; four sisters:
Ethel Howard of Hippo, Linda
Pitts of Reno, Nevada, Thelma
Joseph of David, and Gail
Musgrave Powell of Lexington.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers: Kennith Shepherd and
Bert Shepherd; and three sisters:
Edith
Shepherd,
Marie
Shepherd, and one infant sister.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 8,
at 1 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Hershel Baldridge officiating.
Burial was in the Dewey
Shepherd Cemetery, in David,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
five years in jail.
The case went before Perry
County Judge Bill Engle, who
ruled that Corrections had to
transport the prisoners, which
was a win for sheriff's departments throughout the region,
which are not staffed enough in
most counties to easily afford
losing an officer for the day who
has to transport inmates to court
from state run jails which are,
for the most part, located in the
western portion of the state.
Upon issuing his decision
Engle wrote, "It does not appear
to this court that the legislature
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PRESTONSBURG - Coowners Rick Hughes and Robert
Allen II celebrated their new
partnership with a ribbon cutting ceremony held Tuesday
morning at Rick's Embroidery
& Trophies/Hi-Tech Graphix,
located at 318 South Lake
Drive, in Prestonsburg.
"I've been in business as
Rick's Embroidery for some
time," Hughes said, "and now,
Robert and I have joined forces
in purchasing Hi-Tech. We plan
on changing the name of the
business in the near future, but
for now, we're going to continue
to operate under the original
names of the businesses."
Several members of the local
community showed up to celebrate the grand opening with the
new owners, among them, Brett
Davis, assistant county judge
executive, Prestonsburg Mayor
Jerry
Fannin,
former
Prestonsburg
Community
College president, Robert Allen
and wife, Sarah ("Sally"),
Executive Director, Floyd
County Chamber of Commerce,
Mandy Stumbo, and several
other community members and
friends of the pair.
A deli-style luncheon was
served and guests were invited
to roam the parameters of the
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two elderly customers in
He believes that the scam- months. One perpetrator wore a
Paintsville who were told that mer, identified by all customers canvas bag over his head while
the bank was closing. They were as a male, is "obviously" target- robbing the bank in June, and he
asked if they could give their ing elderly customers, but he has since eluded authorities. The
bank account number to transfer doesn't know how the caller bank is offering a $5,000 reward
the account. Fortunately, one of knows that he is reaching elder- for information leading to the
our customers didn't believe it ly customers.
arrest of the individual(s)
and they checked with us.
Security officer Pam Butcher involved in last week's robbery\IJ
Unfortunately, one of the elderly said that the bank has forwarded
"We want to make sure
ladies that was contacted gave information about the latest everyone knows that Citizens
out her account number and then scam attempts to Kentucky State National is a safe bank to bank
Police and the Better Business with," Butcher said. "Our
called called us."
accounts aren't closing."
Wiete said bank officials, Bureau.
~
Investig~ .~¥e..still ongo- • · KSP officials said there were
who found ·no•·evi.dence· that
funds were withdrawn. or.trans- ,ing.dn tW<ru2ll~b~ries that no reported bank scam attempts
ferred, closed out the woman's occurred at the bank's Allen against customers of other area
branch within the past six banks.
account.
Folks of Floyd County
This is Dalton (Rat) Conley of Garrett, I am still hoping for
your support and vote on May 16, 2006, for the race of
Sheriff. I am not talking about the position of sheriff. I am
talking about a live working sheriff, like Bufford Pusser of
Tennessee. I want to see our streams clean and dredged,
so as when they flush a commode in Wayland-Garrett
don't flood, clear away the brush and some trees, make
garden spots, as like in the 40's.
I saw Brent Turner on 11-7-05, asking for charges against
Judge Allen and John Blackburn. Turner advised an attorney, Larry Webster of Pikeville. The same day a telephone
call-Webster said he went to law school with Judge Allen
and that I could not beat the sheriff, so ended the call. I
would like to go before a Floyd Court Grand Jury and see
what they have to say.
Hang in there folks of Floyd County, I would like to hear
your stories of wrong doings by the system. Call me at
358-4033 or write me a note, it is time for a damn change.
Here is a copy of my letter, hand carried to the Sheriff's
office on September 6, 2005.
I will get ·my guns back, or go to hell trying .
To John K. Blackburn
From: Dalton Conley
This is my final request for my property, my guns and
ammo, slings and holster and scopes. Total value of about
6,250.00, Marsha does not count, it was 10 year old stuff.
Alii know is what she said, however, ... If she was working
undercover for your office, I wonder what pay if any, cause
she was receiving a check from the state, something about
her hearing, I think. I guess that could be checked out.
The 11-8-2000, ·nite, Roop, Johnson and Thornsberry
searched my home, mostly for my deputy card, made the
arrest on an E.P.O. sent by you, was a violation of my constitutional rights. The Bill of Rights, Article VI & VII,
Amendment No. II. Also No. IV and No. VI. I will see you in
Federal court, soon.
Dalton Conley
P.O. Box 116
Garrett, Ky. 41630
Telephone: 606-358-4033
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9, 2005 • A3
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Kayla Brianne Lunch, 18, to
Steve Kyle Conn, 18, both of
Pikeville.
Lacy Renee Hughes, 22, of
Charleston, S.C., to Caleb
• Robert Walker Gulick, of
Orange County, Calif.
Anita Gayle Burke, 42, of
Martin, to Robert Leroy Curry,
39, of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Lori Lee Ann Lewis, 29, of
Chicago, Ill., to William Joe
Lewis, 30, of Prestonsburg.
Kimberly Dawn Slone, 25, to
Ollie David Campbell, 30, both
of Prestonsburg.
Brenda Gail Burke, 46, to
Willie Gene Hamilton, 45, both
of McDowell.
Stephanie Lee Osborne, 28,
of Pikeville, to Carl Ray Martin
tiJ Jr., 34, of Kendaville, Ind.
Civil Suits Filed
Tina Mullins vs. Gary Lowe;
auto accident complaint.
Serena Burkett vs. Scotty
Dyer; auto accident complaint.
Robin Shepherd vs. Anthony
Castle; petition for child support
and health care i11surance.
Rhoda Paige vs. Valerie
King; petition for health care
insurance.
Sharon Burchfield vs. Robert
Burchfield; petition for child
support and health care insur.., ance.
Natoshea Little vs. Paul
Little; petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Stephanie McKune vs. Tyron
McKune; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Alisia Robinson vs. Paul
Robinson; petition for health
care insurance.
Drusella Shepherd vs. Roger
Sammons; petition for child
support and health care insurance.
Ethel Salisbury vs. Roger
Salisbury; petition for child supW port and health care insurance.
Jennifer
Mowrey
vs.
Brandon Wicker; petition for
child support and health care
insurance.
James Maynard vs. Rebecca
Maynard; petition for "'health
care insurance.
Rita Martin vs. Gregory
Martin; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Teresa Allen v.s. Kelly Allen;
peuuon for child support and
health care insurance.
Tom Adkins vs. Leah
Adkins; petition for health care
insurance.
Discover Card vs. James L.
Allen; debt complaint.
Mortgage
Electronic
Registration System vs. Ollie
Layne; debt complaint.
LVNV Funding LLC vs.
Adreanna Issacc; debt com
plaint.
Kimberly Jones vs. Timmy
Jones; divorce.
William Reed vs. Veronica
Reed; divorce transferred from
Pike County.
Huntington National Bank
vs. Sirena Akers; debt complaint.
Small Claims Filings
Sharon Norris vs. U.S. Bank;
complaint with allegation that
U.S. Bank ''withheld funds for
no reason."
Big Sandy Physical Therapy
vs. Alvin Craft; debt complaint.
Big Sandy Physical Therapy
vs. Susan Goble; debt complaint.
Charges Flied
Winchester Francis, 79,
Hueysville; criminal mischief.
Charles Clark, no age listed,
Garrett; felony theft by deception.
Franklin
Collins,
20,
Topmost; public intoxication,
fleeing or evading police, disorderly conduct.
Christopher Hamilton, 28,
Dana; driving on a Dill-suspended license, fleeing or evading police, possession of an
open alcoholic beverage in a
moving vehicle.
Cecil Hunter, 24, Auxier;
trafficking marijuana under 8
ounces.
Donald
Smith,
47,
Weeksbury; trafficking marijuana under 8 ounces.
Mary
Newsome,
53,
Teaberry; harassment.
Edith Flanery, 56, Hi Hat;
criminal trespassing.
Bobby Joe Flanery, 63, Hi
Hat; c~ trespassing-.• •
Angela Wilson, 32, tLacke.y;
misdemeanor theft by deception.
Patricia Hall, 31, Martin; terroristic threatening.
Andrew Sazabo, 18, Hippo;
illegal pursuit or taking of a
deer, elk, or turkey, criminal
trespassing, interfering with an
officer.
Matthew Hackworth, 25,
Minnie; illeg·a l pursuit or taking
of a deer, elk or turkey.
Anna
Williams,
18,
Williamsport; minor entering
premises to purchase alcohol,
possession of alcohol by a
minor.
Burl
Richardson,
24,
Williamsport; assisting a minor
in purchasing alcohol.
Crystal
Crace,
30,
Prestonsburg; use or possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Walker
Ratliff,
23,
Prestonsburg; possession of
marijuana, use or possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Dena Collett, 30, Weeksbury;
misdemeanor theft by deception.
Holly
Hoover,
24,
Salyersville; criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Debbie Bryant, 47, Betsy
Layne; misdemeanor theft by
deception.
Larry
Goble,
51,
Prestonsburg; possession of a
controlled substance, controlled
substance not in original container.
Hope Williams Hall, 25,
Salyersville; harassing ommunications.
Charles Poston, 31, Langley;
menacing.
Maranda Holthouse, 21,
Langley; harassing communications.
Tanzil Martin, 48, Drift; terroristic threatening, misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking.
Joseph Mullins, no age listed, Allen; criminal trespass.
Leda Heavrin, no age listed,
Martin; assault, criminal mischief, terroristic threatening.
Jimmy !ricks, 40, Betsy
Layne; criminal trespassing,
interference of an officer,
license to be in possession.
Anthony !ricks, 18, Betsy
Layne; criminal trespassing,
'interference of an officer.
Stephen Case, 25, Harold;
criminal trespassing, illegal pursuit or taking of a wild deer, elk
or turkey.
Adam Boyd, 25, Banner;
criminal trespassing.
Daniel
Sazabo,
22,
Hueysville; illegal pursuit or
taking of a wild deer, elk, or
turkey, criminal trespassing,
interference of an officer.
Crystal
Howell,
26,
Prestonsburg; harboring a
vicious animal.
James Herman Isaacs Jr., 26,
Prestonsburg; disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, harassment, public intoxication.
Steven Collins, 18, Topmost;
public intoxication.
Sherri
Mullins,
47,
Prestonsburg;
misdemeanor
theft by deception.
Tommy
Meade,
51,
Wayland; criminal trespassing.
Bobby Hinkle, 38, Dwale;
menacing.
Eric
Shepherd,
33,
Hueysville; failure to produce
insurance card, no or expired
registration plates,, driving on a
Dill-suspended license, violation of an emergency protective
order.
Joseph
Mullins,
38,
Louisville; violation of an emergency protective order.
26,
Tonya
West,
Williamsburg; possession of
marijuana, use or possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Blackburn,
22,
Nikki
Prestonsburg; public intoxication.
Jodi L. Stapleton, 20,
Banner; public intoxication of a
controlled substance.
Michael
Murphy,
20,
Langley; public intoxication.
Edward Ratliff, 29, Pikeville;
felony theft by unlawful taking.
Shane Boudle, 28, Erlanger;
non support.
Inspections
Big J Meat Processing,
Hueysville, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Wiping cloth
use unrestricted, no towels at
hand wash sink. Score: 97.
Family Dollar, Prestonsburg,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Some snack items
observed stored on floor. Score:
98.
Owens Mobile Home Park,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Home
lots not properly numbered,
parking not in compliance, lot
sizes not in compliance, several
lots have an accumulation of
debris, garbage containers not
provided for individual lots.
Score: 90.
Property Transfers
Eva and Leonard Adams to
Johnnie W. Justice, property
located at Middle Creek.
Charlie
and
Tammy
Amburgey to Johnnie Nelson,
property located at Middle
Creek.
Curt Blackburn to Quality
Natural Gas, property located at
Little Paint.
Carla Burchett to Kenneth
and Teresa Damron, property
located at Old Allen.
Donald and Laura Crawford
to Gary Martin, property located
at Beaver.
Christine and Donald Crisp
to David and Kimberly Crisp,
property located at Joel Crisp
Branch.
Debbie and Kent Dingus to
Paul Reffett, property located at
Abbott.
Mary Elkins to Frank and
Amy Charles, property located
at Big Mud.
Teddy Elliott to Ethel and
Milford Gayheart, property
location undisclosed.
Gregory and GReta Gibson
to Ed Miller, property located at
Prater Creek.
Anna and Daniel Greene to
the David School, property
located at David.
Bulavene and Leonard Hall
to Daniel Hayden, property
located at Little Mud.
Dorothy Harris to Gary and
Terrie Woods, property located
at Middle Crek.
Jesse Kinzer to Tara Redford,
property located at Otter Creek.
Gertrude Lawson to Joann
and Russell Hamilton, property
located atLeft Beaver.
Lick Fork Processing to
Kennis and Melanie Burchett,
property located at Rough and
Tough.
Clara and Merle May to
Jeffrey and Debra Head, property located at Merle May
Subdivision.
Retha Montgomery to Donna
and Roger Akers, property
located at Lick Fork.
Albert and Diane Music,
Chattie, Donnie, Emina, Judy,
Karen, Lillie, Mike, Randy,
Rick, Ronnie, Sandy, and
Sherry Nelson to Johnnie
Nelson, property located at
Middle Creek.
Charles and vickie Poe to
Johnnie Nelson, property located at Middle Creek.
Barbara and Gary Preece to
Amy and Frank Charles, property located at Big Mud.
Jimmy and Von Rose to
Shawn Combs, Kevin and
Lesha Prater, and Parsons
Branch Development, property
located at Big Mud.
Fayetta Samons to Gary and
Rhonda Samons, property located at Left Beaver.
Bonnie and Glennis Warrens
to Donny and Melissa Hale,
property located at Wayland.
Geneva Whittaker to Johnnie
Nelson, property located at
Middle Creek.
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Young Adult
Basenji
Dog Found
in Auxier Area.
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886-1416
or 886·3680
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Chicago Tribune, on an investment in literacy:
From the White House to the schoolhouse, there has been a concerted
effort in recent years to improve the reading skills of children. President
Bush launched a five-year, $5 billion Reading First program in 2001, with
the goal that every disadvantaged child would be reading by the 3rd grade.
Yet the latest standardized tests in ... the nation show almost no
.
progress in average reading scores in the last four ye~s.
What's going on? Teaching a child to read can be difficult, particularly
when you're teaching a classroom full of kids who learn at different
speeds. It requires careful training of teachers ....
There is, though, evidence of what kind of instruction-of teachers and
of students-does lead to improved reading skills. Coaching teachers in
their classrooms, so they can get immediate feedback on their techniques,
works well. Children succeed with an emphasis on phonics, building
vocabulary and comprehension. Also effective: setting aside a certain
amount of time each day to immerse a child in reading. ...
Beyond that, it will help if leaders from the governor to the mayors to
the school superintendents talk loudly and enthusiastically about the
importance of improving reading skills....
There's one more part of the equation: parents. They need to encourage
their children to read early and often. Find a book, find a newspaper, find
a magazine for the kids. Can't find them? Take a look behind the
PlayStation.
Saint Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press, on education reform:
.
Changes to the No Child Left Behind act can't happen fast enough.
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has announced that a small
number of states will experiment with "growth models" to show whether
schools were making adequate yearly progress based on individual student
achievement.
At long last, NCLB appears to be heading in a thoughtful, fair direction. We have long supported NCLB in concept, but have expressed deep
concerns about how it measures student achievement and progress.
For four years since the law was enacted, public schools have been
judged on what could be called a "status model." It means that the test
scores of a particular group of students are expected to meet the state's
standards for proficiency. Kids are judged in bulk, rather than individually.
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For urban schools, however, the "status roodl
e "doesn ' t a 1ways gtve
.fair picture of the students or their achievements. For example, a large percentage of third-graders in one particular year might be English language
learners who do not test well because of language difficulty....
According to NCLB, the test scores of a child new to the country do not
count the first year. However, if the child attends any U.S. school for two
years, his or her test scores do count, no matter how well he or she understands English. The assumption is that children become proficient in
English in two years.
Maybe some become fluent English speakers in two years. Maybe not.
That's why the "growth model" makes more sense because it follows
individual academic achievement from year to year. The most effective
model will blend the best parts of a status measure with a growth measure,
showing how groups of children are achieving, as welL as individuals....
The Indianapolis Star; on retirement savings:
If this nation wants to maintain strides toward reducing poverty among
the elderly, more steps need to be taken to boost retirement savings and
shore up pension plans.
Only one in five American workers now works for a company with a
traditional pension plan. The number of companies with pension deficits
that would exceed $50 million if they were terminated has more than doubled in the past five years. Meanwhile, the deficit of the federal Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corp. has soared to more than $23 billion since it took
over the pensions of bankrupt U.S. Airways and United Airlines.
Much of the slack for retirement savings has been taken over by 401 (k)
plans and individual retirement accounts, whose use has mushroomed
since they were introduced in the workplace. Unfortunately, nearly a quarter of employees eligible to participate in a 401(k) don't contribute.
Congress, companies, unions and employees need to ensure that pension plans are viable and fulfill their promises. They also need to modernize 401 (k) plans to encourage greater participation, active investment decisions and changes in asset allocation.
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"There's naughty, nice and a new category: Kids whose parents had to
spend all their money on gas and heating fuel."
G u est
The social
benefits of
making mqne~·-f·
by SHELDON RICHMAN
The critics of the free market ought to
listen to themselves once in a while.
They might learn something.
A standard charge against market-oriented societies is that they are corrupted
by profit. Businessmen only want to
make money. Profits come before people. At the same time, the market's critics blame business for wasting resources
and neglecting people's needs.
These claims are inconsistent. If businessmen really want to make money,
they will neither waste resources nor
neglect people's needs, because economizing and catering to customers is how
you make money in the marketplace.
Profit is what is left over after an
entrepreneur pays all his expenses,
including his own implicit wages for his
toil. It is the reward for assembling land,
labor, machines, and raw materials, and
using them to make things people value.
Obviously, an entrepreneur wants to
minimize expenses by using no more
resources than necessary to produce
what people want to buy. At a given
market price for a product, the lower the
costs, the higher the profit. Why use two
barrels of oil to make something, if you
G u est
Airlines doing less,
charging more
by JIM HIGHTOWER
Isn't it just pure pleasure to fly the
friendly skies these days? I'm sure there
are mule trains that of more joy per mHe.
I know that airlines have been hardhit financially, but what management
genius came up with the idea that Hey, I know. let's cut back on the
employees that serve the public. eliminate everything f::-om meals to movies,
charge customers for services that
should come with the price of a ticket.
jam people onto the planes like chickens
in a cage, even take away those little pillows that offered a modicum of comfort
. .. and then run TV ads that show
Co
u m n
can make it using just one?
Why don't the people who worry
about depletion of resources give the
market credit for this virtue? (By the
way, we aren't running ou ~ of
resources.)
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The answer is that ideological environmentalists don't understand economics, and, further, they despise the marketplace because it embodies the freedom to pursue self-interest and make
money. They find that morally repugnant. But there is nothing repugnant
about pursuing self-interest, and what
could be wrong with making money by
producing things that people value?
When will the critics learn that one gets
wealthy in the market only by raising
people's living standards?
But businessmen are greedy, aren't
they? "Greedy" is one of those words
that is applied to others but never to oneself. What does it mean? It's hard to tell
because it is used to describe a range of
conduct, ethical and unethical. Luckily,
we don't have to sort this out. All we
need to know is that the desire to make
high profits long-term induces business
people to use resources wisely and to
deal with others honestly. Squandering
resources and cheating customers are
business strategies that arc sooner or
later punished by the marketplace.
Before anyone dismisses this as "just
theory." I will point out that history provides abundant examples of these principles. John D. Rockefeller squeezed
every bit of value he could out of a bar-
c
0
rel of oil not because he was ecolo 1 1ly concerned about future gencrat ' s,
but because he was cheap and I ·d
waste. Beginmng in the 19th :::c
y,
factory owners routinely sold their · te
byproducts to other businessmen
found valuable uses for what othc. v
would have been refuse. Why d1d
do it? To make money. Nothing sp
imagination like the possibility of p
As an unintended consequence, wL
prosper.
Even air pollution presents pr 1 ~
opportunities. That's potential \',tc.tth
going up the smokestack. Whoeve1 n
find a way to capture that lost e nem )r
unused material stands to reap • r re
profits. Of course, if someone car r 1lute and not bear the expense, he 'Ill' nt
do it. So the law must protect proJ:)I.' ty
rights from polluters. When it dt cs,
those who damage person or pro~f ty
must pay compensation. That p rim: le
of justice provides an incentive to m .imizc pollution by capturing what :• ..y
is sent into the atmosphere as wastt'
The incentives built in to the m _t
raise living standards, minimize \\ . .l
and produce a clean environment 't
by letting people make money. 1 'ot ,d
for a system that has been condcm ·d
throughout history.
Sheldon Richman is senior f ellu
The Fllture of Freedom Fount/at
author of Tethered Citizens: Tin11
Repeal the Welfare Slate, and edicor
The Freeman magazine.
at
n,
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of
u m n
delighted customers and happy-golucky workers skipping along together
and singing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."
Yet. we might soon remember the
unpleasantness of today's travel reality
as the good ol' days. for the industry's
bosses arc scheming on new ways to do
less for custoQ1ers ... while charging
more. For example. why should you get
a seat that reclines and has padded armrests for nothing, you bum? Airlines arc
thinking they could charge extra for
such frills. Also, while the companies
already are charging passengers for
hoxcd lunches, they're now looking at
the revenue possibilities of adding a fee
for you to usc a tray table. Luxury isn't
free, bucko.
Then there are your bags. Why
should airlines check. load and unload
them for nada'' Since adding a charge
for this is expected to tick off a whole lot
of travelers. the savvy executi\'1.:-; ~
contemplating a phase-in str tl y.
beginning by assessing a fee for pn01 'Y
baggage service. For ten bucks or -sJ 'r
bag, you could get yours unloaded ..Ll td
of all the deadbeats standing arom.tl te
baggage carousel scowling at you.
The nickel-and-diming is pracll · ly
·c
unlimited. Who says your orange
should be free? An aisle or windo\\ at
could come at a premium. T hai l ht
attendant call button and the lial, , ir
vents could be equipped wtth coin ~ s.
The customer may always be 11"
hut there could soon he a fee for u , •n
the friendly skies.
•
Jim Hightower is the hc:>t-n ll g
author of " Thie 1·es In High Pia ~:
They've Stolen Our Country Aw1 h \
Time To Take It Back," unsafe nr,h ti 111
Viking Press.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, lOU!:> • Ab
Entertainment Extra
I theM vies: 1 Chronicles of Namia'
by DAVID GERMAIN
AP MOVIE WRITER
Like its cousin, J.R.R.
Tolkein's "The Lord of the
Rings," C.S. Lewis' "The
Chronicles of Narnia" was left
to ferment for decades while
movie technology caught up
with the fantastic imaginattons
of the two British authors.
That's a good thing. Twenty
years ago. or even 10, "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe"
probably would have been filled
With silly Muppet-like creatures
rather than the dazzling computer-generated
animals
in
• Disney's epic adaptation.
As it is, despite their photorealism, the digitally created
talking animals sometimes do
look silly. By the time all the
leopards. rhinoceroses and
rodents under the sun join the
climactic battle sequences, you
may be tired enough of these
varmints to wonder whether
Noah really needed to put two
of EVERY species on his Ark.
Still, the visual overload is
tmly impressive- not quite on
the order of Peter Jackson's
..Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but
close. And dramatically, director
Andrew Adamson (one of the
directors on the first two
"Shrek" movies) spins Lewis'
fantasy classic with a welldefined, recognizable underpin-
"The Chronicles of Narnla:
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe," a Disney release, is
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rated PG for battle sequences
and frightening moments.
Running time: 140 minutes.
Three stars out of four.
ning of sibling rivalry that could
have easily taken place in the
real world.
Add in Tilda Swinton, who is
positively insane- as the vile
White Witch of mythical
Narnia, along with winsome
performances from four young
unknown stars, and the film
amounts to a rollicking work of
pure escapism definitely worth
your time and money.
Adapted from the first
installment of Lewis' seven-part
chromcle, "The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe" opens during
the London Blitz. The mother of
the four Pevensie children is so
worried about the Luftwaffe
bombings that she farms the
kids out to the country home of
an eccentric professor (Jim
Broadbent, in a tiny but <:Olorful
role).
Tliere, the children tumble
through the looking glass - or
rather, a piece of furniture filled
with musty old coats - into
Narnia, an exotic domain where
animals speak, unicorns and
centaurs cavort and the witch
Jadis (Swinton) has declared
herself queen, casting the land
into perpetual winter.
The Pevensies - eldest boy
Peter (William Moseley), oldest
sister Susan (Anna Popplewell),
second
brother
Edmund
(Skandar Keynes) and young
Lucy (Georgie Henley) - are
viewed by he inhabitants of this
not-so-peaceable kingdom as
the prophesied saviors of
Narnia.
As such, the kids are targeted
for elimination by Jadis and her
gang of snarling wolves, while
the forces of good that follow
the Lion (voiced by Liam
Neeson) revere the Pevensies as
demigods. Among the cast highlights is James McAvoy as the
faun Tumnus, a hooved forest
dweller who befriends Lucy.
Beyond a cryptic moment or
two with the professor, no
explanation is offered as to the
magic involved (that will be left
to whatever sequels Disney
signs on for, depending on the
success of this film).
Lewis' Lion has been interpreted as a representation of
Christ, and the story certainly
can be read as a New Testament
fable. Yet it docs not go beyond
symbolism, and the film never
turns remotely preachy.
Hearing Neeson's resonant
but familiar voice come out of a
lion's mouth is occasionally jarring. Other key vocal talents are
more unobtrusive for their relative unfamiliarity, among them
Ray Winstone and Dawn French
as kindly Mr. and Mrs. Beaver,
Rupert Everett as the wily Mr.
Fox and Sim Evan-Jones as
Wolf, Jadis' foul lieutenant.
•
Swinton
steals
every
moment, deftly blending seductress and crone in a single package. Her sincerity overcomes
outrageous attire that has her
looking like a vengeful Valkyrie
in one scene, a woman with a
giant icicle on her head in
another.
Her intensity - along with
battle scenes and episodes of
peril generated by Wolf and his
pack - push the bounds of the
movie's PG rating. Parents with
small children should note that
the film is potentially at least as
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Several popular recent films
and one classic television series
competed for customer dollars
this week.
"The Fantastic Four" After a troubled production his
tory. this film version of the
popular Marvel Comics series
finally hit theaters last summer.
At one point Roger Corman shot
a low-budget version of the film
uust as his rights to the series
were set to elapse) and made a
• mint off of it by shelving the
results for a payoff from the bigwigs at Fox studios. That verSIOn IS relatively easy to find on
the bootleg market, though it's a
paltry effort totally upstaged by
this version.
The special effects are top of
the line here, but so is the cast
which includes loan Gruffudd
as Mr. Fantastic, Jessica Alba as
the Invisible Woman, Chris
Evans as the Human Torch and
Michael Chiklis as the Thing.
The story focuses on how the
'*>four get their super powers and
charts their team building period, which culminates in only
one battle against their arch
nemesis, Doctor Doom. This
one delivers, though it may be
slow going for the young ones
until the climactic battle which
sees the four pool their efforts
and learn just how effective they
can be when they aren't squabbling. Extras include commentaries by the cast, documentaries
on making the film and three
deleted scenes.
"Dukes of Hazzard" - Fans
•of the television series will
enjoy this lighthearted romp
through the back roads as two
brothers match wits with Boss
Hogg. It's all lighter than air but
the action sequences are well
choreographed and the performers (Johnny Knoxville, Sean
William Scott and Burt
Reynolds) manage to say their
lines into the camera without
bumping into the furniture.
"Cinderella Man" - Russell
Crowe reteams with director
Ron Howard to bring this
4Depression-era story to life. The
film follows the true exploits of
Jim Braddock, who went into
boxing in order to feed his family and wound up having a historic match up with heavyweight champion Max Baer.
The film didn't fare well at the
box office, though it was a big
hit with the critics. Most likely it
was a victim of bad timing since
Crowe chose to attack a hotel
worker while promoting the
film. That incident has since
blown over with Crowe publicly
apologizing for throwing a
~phone at the startled clerk and
making a hefty cash settlement.
The film is worthy of your
attention and is expected to be
an Oscar darling.
"All the King's Men" Robert Penn Warren's classic
novel about political ambition
makes for a solid film here, and
with the remake hitting cinemas, the film' is ripe for rediscovery. Broderick Crawford
won an Oscar for his role here
and receives able support from
Mercedes McCambridge as his
suffering wife (she also won a
statue for her work here).
"The rockford files"
James Garner's offbeat series
about a private detective finally
hit DVD this week and is thoroughly entertaining. Garner is
wonderful as a low-rent private
eye who often gets beat up and
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& OURS
seldom gets the girl. His sardonic narration is also a hoot as are
the guest appearances by future
stars such as James Woods,
Lindsay Waggoner and PaulMichael Glaser.
Next week look for the sci-fi
clone opus "The Island" and
Billy Bob Thornton in a remake
of "The Bad News Bears."
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9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all of us to to attend worship services.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Loria Vannucci,
Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
10:00; Worship Service, 11 :00 & 6:30; Wednesday Evening, 6:30;
Gary Stanley. Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd., Salyersville;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith, Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersection of Rt. 80
and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
6:30p.m., Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; J.M. Sloce, Minister.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Arnold Turner,
Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Bobby Spencer,
Pastor.
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday School,
10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Gordon Fitch, Minister.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tracy Patton, Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Jimmy D. Brown, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fori<; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music,
Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Doug Lewis, Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathan Lafferty,
Min1ster.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Banner.
Serv1ces: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday
night, 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Serv1ce, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Hobert Meek, Pastor.
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Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m.
1428, between Allen & Martin; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning, 11
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old flea marl<et), Sunday
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.;
11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg, Pastor 889-0905.
p.m.; Lonie Meade, Minister.
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 p.m.;
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
Pastor, Rev. Stuart E. Swanberg.
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville; School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister.
Faith Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above
Sunday School, 10 a.m. ; Worship Service,
Faith Revelation Ministery, 1/4 mile above Worldwide Equipment;
Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428; Sunday
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday Randy Hagans, Minister.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsville; Worship Service, 11
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Buddy Jones, Minister.
and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.: Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
Mithchell, Minister.
First Baptist, Garrett; Sunday School,
angel
Full Gospel Community, (fonnerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turl<ey
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Sunday
said
to
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy
Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday Bible Study evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 6:30 pm.; Lavonne Lafferty, M1nister.
Osborne, Minister.
10:00
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Sunday
morning
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a.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m., Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship Service, 12
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 1o
p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday, 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby, Minister.
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. Sunday
not be
Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Conley Fork of
afraid,
p.m.; Graydon Howard, Minister.
up Toler Creek on right; Sunday School, Spurlock, Prestonsburg; Wednesday. 7:00p.m., Sunday Evening,
First Baptist, 54 S. Front St. (Irene Cole
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 6:00p.m. Pastor: Curt Howard.
Memorial); Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Martin House of Worship, Old Post Off1ce St.; Worship Service, 7'
p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Bush, Minister
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.;
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Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Dr. Floyd Price, minWeeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Martin; Sunday
have
ister.
School, 10 a.mm.; Worship Service, 10:45 School. 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Patton, Minister.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big
a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
found
Branch, P.O. Box 410, Prestonsburg, KY
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
CHURCH OF GOD
41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7
favor
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first
7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
with
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Sunday in each month.; Worship Service, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.;
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
God. You will be with
7 p.m.; Judith Caudill, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No Sunday night services on
Community Church of God, Arkansas first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
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Creek, Martin; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek; Sunday School, 10
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg;
Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
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Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
Church of God; Sunday School, 10
11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation Motel), Christian
LUKE 1:30,31 First
a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6 Educator, 10:00; Sunday Morning, 11 :00; Sunday Evening. 7:00;
Grethel Baptist, State Rt. 3379,
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Wednesday, 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
(Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday School,
Williams, Pastor.
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Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday Thursday, 7 p.m.
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Service,
11
a.m.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist;
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Prayer Line:
Landmark
Church
of
God,
Goble
Roberts
Addition;
Sunday
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David Garrett, Minister.
358-2001; Darlene W. Arnette, Pastor
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldwide
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point; Equipment, Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning
Roger Trusty.
Sunday
School,
9:45
a.m.;
Worship
Service,
11
a.m.
and
6
p.m.;
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School,
Service, 11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kenny Vanderpool,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.. ; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
Pastor.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00 International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.,
Jim Price, Minister.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Hall, Pastor.
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Collins, Minister.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30
EPISCOPAL
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday
a.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship, St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., worship
6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist & Service 11 a.m., Sunday Night- 6 p.m., Wednesday Night- 6 p.m.
Healing 7:30 p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector.
Pastor Bobby Carpenter
Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
LUTHERAN
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little, Minister.
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service,
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Sunday, 11 :00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
METHODIST
Worship Service, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter,
NIDAIIIOa.Q
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair, Minister.
506
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US 23 Prestonsburg
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Betsy Layne United Methodi$t, li!lld to B. L. Gymnasium; Sunttay: , J f
Minister.
1-800-446-9879
1-800-264-9813
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10 School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11• a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Randy
Blackburn,
Minister.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45am.; Worship
Varney, Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Service, 11 am. &6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth Lemaster, Minister.
MANPOWER TEMPORARY SERVICES
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene Community United Methodist, 141 Burl<e Avenue (off University
First Commonwealth Bank Building
Drive
and
Neeley
St.);
Sunday
School,
10
a.m.;
Worship
Service,
Bracken, Minister.
311 N. Arnold Ave. Ste. 503
11
a.m.
and
6
p.m.;
Wednesday,
7
p.m.;
Steve
Pescosolido,
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue RIVer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
(606) 889-9710
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
Minister.
Offering employment solutions
10
a.m.;
Worship
Service,
11
a.m.
and
6
p.m.;
Philip
T
Sm1
th,
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
for offi£e and industriaIll ork
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Minister.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday
7 p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister.
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
home phone 285-3385
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 a.m.
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday
Contempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service,
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Marl< D.
7 p.m.; Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Walz, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fork; Horn Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday Morning
Meeting time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Service, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Evening at 6:00p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
Jimmy Conley.
month at 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor. Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Minister.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager, Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby G.
Minister.
Lawson, Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, :30 a.m.; Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10
Jerry Manns, Pastor; Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Brad Tackett,
Salt Lick United Baptist, Salt Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service, Minister.
2nd & 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 946- Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
2123.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10 Bobby Isaac, Minister.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School,
Pastor, Robert Shane Powers.
10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study,
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday 7:00 p.m.; Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon,
5000 KY Hwv. 321 Prestonsburg, KentuckY ~1653
Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Community Owned/Not For Profit
Free
Pentecostal
Church
of
God,
Rt.
1428,
East
Point;
Sunday
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers);
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited by JCAHO
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs.,
Physician Referral
6:30p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
886-7586
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School, 10
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John
p.m.; Evening Service, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of "Jay" Patton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at
each month; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY Campton; Worship Service. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia
80, Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Service, Crider, Minister.
11 a.m. and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis
Study, 7 p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Comunity Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2 Sanlan, Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Minister.
Malcom
Slone, Minister.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Junction; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County
Line; ; Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 2977 p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
6262.
CATHOUC
Trinity
Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin; Sunday
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs.,
p.m.; Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
7 p.m.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
East KY Metal (Next door to East KY Roof &Truss Co.)
CHRISTIAN
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.;
3095 S. Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653 ~
First Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.; No Sunday Night
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Minister.
Service.
Phone: (606) 889-9609 or (606) 886·9563
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550, Garrett; Worship
PRESBYTERIAN
Service, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Donnie
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Hackworth, Minister.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; 111o
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Sherm Williams, Minister. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Mike Chamberlin, interim pastor.
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Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
.
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson
Kidder, Ministers.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H.
Harmon, Minister.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School, 1o
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney,
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Sunday School. 9:15 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Gary
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Relief
Society/Preisthood/Primary, 9:30a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.;
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�No strike
• Continued from p1
that "a substantial amount of
non-productive time provided
by the modified schedule drains
financial resources that could be
utilized to provide system
improvements to patient care."
The Kentucky Nurses AssoCiation argued that the change
would hurt patient care because a
12-hour shift schedule provides
~ patients with 12 hours of care
from two nurses, whereas an
eight hour schedule shift schedule provides patients with 8 hours
of care from three nurses.
The nurses associations suggested in November that ARH
agree to an expedited arbitration
process, but ARH would not
accept the offer.
Now, both sides have agreed
to allow an arbitrator to determine if ARH should honor the
previous 36-hour-per-week contract (which was initially signed
in 200 1 and reaffirmed in 2004)
for its nurses.
The terms of arbitrator's
decision will be confidential,
officials said.
Man faces numerous charges
after alleged weekend rampage
by TOM DOTY
STAFF WRITER
~
WEEKSBURY
A
Weeksbury man was arrested
Wednesday after the sheriff's
department served three warrants against him for violent
behavior that included allegations that he threatened neighbors, attacked their vehicles
and, in one instance, tried to set
fire to his grandmother's house.
Matthew Lee Johnson, 19,
was arraigned on charges stemming from three separate complaints on Thursday and ordered
to be held on a $30,000 or 10
percent bond.
.,
The first case involved
Johnson allegedly breaking the
lights and windshield on a vehicle belonging to a Wheelwright
man on Dec. 2. Johnson was
charged with two counts of
crimmal mischief in the matter,
which also finds him accused of
destroying two doors and four
windows of the affiant's home
on the following day.
The second case also entailed
damage allegedly done on Dec. 2
and 3. In that case he is accused
of threatening to kill a Weeksbury
resident and throwing objects at
his car. On Dec. 3, Johnson
allegedly tried to hit the same victim with a baseball bat and has
received charges of terroristic
threatening, criminal mischief
and menacing in that case.
The third set of charges pertain to yet another Dec. 3 incident which found Johnson
charged with assault and criminal mischief for allegedly hitting his grandmother with a
stick and then breaking several
win ows of her Weeksbury
home before trying to set fire to
her residence.
Johnson has been ordered to
have no contact with any of the
alleged victims.
Chamber, Tourism hold open house
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
The Floyd County Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Prestonsburg Convention &
Visitors Bureau joined forces
Tuesday evening to co-host a
holiday open house at their
offices Tuesday evening. Fred
James, director of tourism, and
Mandy Stumbo, Chamber executive director, were both on
hand to greet guests and welcome area artists, craftsmen and
authors to the after-hours social
affair.
Trish Cieslak, owner, The
Perfect Setting, provided catering for the affair and set opulent
tables filled with appetizers,
desserts and holiday drinks. "I
just love having the opportunity
to cater these types of events,"
Cieslak said. "I like having a
part in making people happy."
Among the artists present to
offer their wares for sale were
"woodwhacker" Jim Hall, of
Hardy, who hand carves and
paints whimsical characters
from Kentucky and West
Vrrginia basswood. Among the
characters on display Tuesday
were Daniel Boone, Mark
1\vain, Santa Claus and a variety of politicians, soldiers, coal
miners, and career professionals. Hall"s figures may be purchased at David Appalachian
Crafts, in David.
Sister Ruth Ann Iwanski was
on hand as a representative of
the David crafts center, displaying, in addition to Hall's wooden figures, beautifully handdesigned and crafted vintage
jewelry pieces by "Pattiwacks"
artist Patti Rogers, of Pikeville.
Election ________________
• Continued from p1
• District 2 constable: Mike
D. Goodman.
•
• District 3 magistrate Clinis
Hall, of Drift, Russell Warren
Jarrell, of Printer, Marietta
Adams, of Drift, Jason Moore,
of McDowell, and Donny
Daniels, of Melvin.
• District 3 constable:. Paul
Younce, of Melvin.
• District 4 magistrate:
Nicholas J. Martin and Paul
David Tackett, both of Teaberry,
Arnold Bob McKinney and
Ronnie Akers, both of Harold,
B.J. Newsome, of Betsy Layne,
Charolette Frasure, of Grethel,
Tim Hamilton, of Stanville, and
Cola Ray Akers, of Harold
• District 4 constable: John
Kidd, of Harold, Mona Case, of
Betsy Layne, Logan Tucker, of
Beaver, Vemie Bradley, of
aannerl and Allred "Junebug"
Newsome, of Grethel.
• County judge-executive:
R.D. "Doc" Marshall, of Allen,
and former Judge-Executive
Ben Hale, of Blue River.
•
Prestonsburg mayor:
Mayor Jerry Fannin, of
Prestonsburg.
• Floyd County sheriff:
Dalton Conley, of Garrett,
Sheriff John K. Blackburn,
deputy jailer Damon Newsome,
and former Prestonsburg city
council
member
Eunice
Shepherd, of Prestonsburg.
• Floyd County circuit court
clerk: Circuit Clerk Douglas
Ray Hall.
• Floyd County property
valuation administrator: Connie
Hancock.
Seminar
• Continued from p1
importance of hand washing in
fighting germs. They provided a
blacklight machine with which
parents could study their hands,
with the aid of a gel, before and
after they washed, which helped
parents see how pervasive
germs are. Lynn Hall and Kay
Ross of Big Sandy Community
and Technical College were on
hand to talk about the various
.pportunities in the area for getting aGED.
Psychologist Ken Epperson
was on hand to explore how parents can best manage their
child's behavior and screened a
video highlighting techniques
used to reward good behavior
while exploring how one can
accidentally reward bad behavior. Teresa Scott, a Floyd County
Extension Agent for Family and
Consumer Science, was also
scheduled to speak about the
Extension sanctioned programs
and
highlighted
the
Homemakers program which
9, 2005 • A?
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
gets together monthly to hear
from experts on such diverse
topics as Home Safety, planning
for funerals,and eating healthier
foods.
Hicks observed that there are
many challenges out there for
parents and seminars like these
offer area parents an opportunity
to gain vital skills and perceptions in order to feel more prepared for the challenges which
are incumbent upon parents.
Robert
Rennick, left,
retired college
professor,
spoke with
Tourism
Director Fred
James about
an historical
research project he is currently working
on. Rennick i!
researching
the roots of
local place
names.
photo t
Kathy J. Prall
''We were just thrilled to discovl:r Patti's work," Iwanski said.
"Everything she docs is just so
original. We love having her
work in our store."
Artwork by local artist Lewis
Newman was also on display.
Among the pieces several handpainted gourds, Christmas ornaments and pen-and-ink drawmgs.
Sister Judy Yunker also
manned a nearby booth displaymg some of her hand crafted
wooden jewelry pieces, along
with a few light-hearted holiday
figures. The work of Newman,
Yunker and Rogers may all also
be purchased through David
Appalachian Crafts.
Dean Hill, of Paintsville,
author of photographic essay
"The Spirit of Appalachian
Kentucky," was present to chat
with visitors about growing up
as a young "explorer" of Eastern
Kentucky's ridgeways and hollows, as well as his recent travels to Southeast Asia. Hill's
book has been nominated for the
2004 South East Booksellers
Association's nonfiction award.
His work is currently on display,
throughout the month of
December, in the Mountain Arts
Center art gallery.
Another local author, Billy
R. Maynard, of Harold, attended
the event and talked with visitors about his book of poetry
and short stories, "Take the
Road to Somewhere" and his
,\t\ ermtJS,IL
,,
upcoming
new
rcleas
" Interview With an Ange
Dameon's Revelation." "You'
find that most of my writing ha
an underlying theme of goo
versus evil," Maynard said. '
like to highlight the importanc
of making the right choices i
life. So much depends on th
choices we make," he said.
The works of these artist~
along with those of several othe
area artists and craftsmen, ma
be
purchased
at
th
Prestonsburg Convention t
Visitors Bureau, located at II
South Central Avenue, i
Prestonsburg. You may also ca
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palachia has less, pays
ore for water, sewer systems
by JENNIFER BUNDY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Appalachian residents have less
access to public water and sewer
systems and spend more for it
than other Americans, according
to an Appalachian Regional
Commission report presented to
a Wc!>l Virginia infrastructure
council on Wednesday.
Straight-piping where
sew age goes directly into a
stream
is still a problem in
remote areas, and some towns
that have treatment systems
can't afford to operate them up
to standards, said researcher Jeff
Hughes.
Because headwaters of the
Eastcm United States' major
rivers arc all in Appalachia,
"whatever
happens
to
Appalachian waters has major
consequences for the nation as a
whole," said the report by the
University of North Carolina
En vtroumcntal Science Center.
The ARC hired the center to
study inti:astructure in its 13state r~.;gion.
The region's hard rock
topography makes it more difficult and expensive to lay and
repair water and sewer pipes or
install septic systems. Steep
slopes require more ahd larger
pumps, said Hughes, director of
the center and author of the
report.
Because of the expense,
Appalachian residents spend a
higher portion of their incomes
on water and sewer bills,
Hughes satd.
West Virginia's system of
distributing government money
for water and sewer projects
could be a model for other
states, Hughes said.
'The level of service a lot of
communities are getting through
investments from the infrastructure council is quite high and it's
imprc<>sive," Hughes said in a
telephone interview Tuesday, a
day before he presented his
report to the West Virginia
and
Jobs
Infrastructure
Development Council.
The
West
Virginia
Legislature created the council
in 1994 to oversee $300 million
in bonds issued to fund and
coordinate infrastructure projects. The council has leveraged
that and about another $300 million from other sources to spend
more than $2.5 billion on 575
water and sewer and 100 eco
nomic development projects,
said council executive director
Katy Mallory.
Because of the council, "In
West Virgtma the model has
been 'We'll come and provide a
25 percent or 15 percent state
grant or a low interest loan and
you have to pay it back,' and the
project has gotten done,"
Hughes said.
In other states, communities
want a 100 percent grant "and
the projects are not getting
done," Hughes said.
West Virginia residents also
benefit from West VirginiaAmerican Water, Hughes said.
Few other Appalachian areas
have such a large, private water
company.
The company has a network
of eight large, cost-efficient
water treatment plants that serve
more than 50 communities. Its
rates are regulated by the West
Public
Service
Virginia
Commission, which allows it to
collect a rate of return on capital
investment.
While regionalization works
in West Virginia and Kentucky,
it might not work in other states
because they don't have the
government structure or geography to support it, Hughes said.
The report found that of the
23 million people living in
Appalachia:
• About 74 percent are
served by community water systems, compared to the 85 percent of the nation. Wells remain
the primary source of water in
some regions, especially mountainous areas.
• About 33 percent are
served by small and mediumsized water systems, compared
to 20 percent of the nation.
Smaller systems are more
expensive to operate.
• About 18 percent of their
community water systems rely
on surface water sources, compared to 11 percent of the
nation. Those systems have
higher capital and operating
costs than systems that treat
groundwater.
• About 52 percent are
served by public sewer systems,
compared to 75 percent of U.S.
households in 1990, the most
recent census data on that topic.
Hughes' written report was
completed in July and previously was presented in Washington,
D.C., to a joint meeting of the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission, the Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
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Paintsville leads Class A, 4-8 team
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - Hard work paid off for
the Paintsville High School football team
throughout the 2005 season. Paintsville
won Class A, Region 4, District 8 and when
it came time to name an All-District team,
Paintsville had a strong presence.
The Tigers had seven players named AllDistnct and 10 others honorable mention.
Paintsville's Daniel Pugh, Wes Ward,
Hans Doderor, T.J. Freno, Johnny Porter,
Andrew Bwwn and Jeff Collett were each
named to the All-District team.
Honorable mention selections from
Paintsville were Matt Hicks, Kevin Williams,
Matt Blevins, Matt Crisp, Adam Smyth,
Adam Cummings, Stuart Lipps, Blake
Lemaster, Shane Cantrell and Kyle Sublett.
The Tigers (10-3) finished just one game
short of a region title, falling to Somerset in
the regional championship game.
Hazard quarterback Durrell Olinger, one
of the state's top prep signal-callers, was
named District MVP. Justin Wallace (Hazard) and Weston Robinson (Pikeville) shared
the District Specialist of the Year award.
District runner-up Pikeville had five AllDistrict honorees. The All-District squad
also included four Hazard players, three
Phelps players and two each from Jenkins,
South Floyd and Allen Central.
A breakdown of the other Class A,
Region 4, District 8 honorees follows.
ALL-DISTRICT: PIKEVILLE - Will
Lockhart; Tim Champlin; Weston Robinson; John Michael \1ayo· Ryan Maynard.
HAZARD - Chucky Osteen; Matt Turner;
Preston Smith; Jimmy Miller. PHELPS -
file photo by Steve
LeMaster
Senior quarterback/defen
sive back
Ryan Johnson was one
of two South
Floyd players
named AllDistrict.
(See PAINTSVILLE, page two)
Lady Dores slam
Allen Ce.n tral
asketball
311~ason:
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Show your
true colors
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
We've reached the second weekend
of high school basketball season, and
from the conversations I've
had with you
through
the
that
years,
should bring a
smile to a lot of
faces.
I talk sports
with a lot of
you in stores, in
Rick Bentley
parking lots, on
the radio and
here 1n this newspaper. I always enjoy
it. I'm a very blessed young man.
I was arl a high school football
game a few weeks ago when a gentleman approached me, stuck out his
hand and said, "Rick, do you mind if I
dtsagree with something you wrote
not too long ago?"
Honest to goodness, I was thrilled.
For one, 1t meant he read my column. Now, he didn't agree with it, but
that's ok too. I don't ask you to drink
the Kooi-Aid. I just want you to read.
It also meant he had put some
~hought into it. When I came back to
column writing about eight years ago,
I said I felt like my goal should be to
provoke some sort of emotion in you.
If you invest your time each week seeing what I have to say, I should reward
you for it. When he asked me that
question. part of me felt like I'd done
my job.
Finally, I was pleased because I've
been on the receiving end of many
one-sided telephone calls through the
years. These calls come from people
who don't like something I've said, so
they called to yell at me. They didn't
want to gi¥c me their name, just a
'f>piece of their mind.
If you want to discuss something
with someone, I've always felt as if you
should do it the way Mr. Bob Shurtleff
did that night. We had a pleasant conversation where he made some good
points. In the end, we shook hands and
(See BENTLEY, page two)
photo by Steve LeMaster
Ryan Collins led
Allen Central with
a team-best 22
points in its loss to
Pike County Central. Collins also
hit three threepoint field goals in
the game against
the Hawks.
Rebels fall I
to Pike Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - After trailing for
much of the game, Allen Central
played some of its best basketball
late Tuesday evening against Pike
Central. But the Hawks wouldn't be
denied. Pike Central scored with
just a couple of seconds remaining
and escaped J.E. Campbell Arena
with an 80-79 win.
Brad Lowe led Pike Central with
a game-high 34 points. David Hess
followed with 22 points for the
Hawks. Brad Ratliff was a third
player in double figures for Pike
Central, finishing with 11 points
Pike Central led 40-36 at halftime and and out in front by four
points at the start of the fourth peri-
HAZARD - Host Perry County Central
went ahead early on Monday evening and
never looked back. The Lady Commodores,
playing host to Allen Central, led at the end
of every quarter en route to a commanding
83-52 win over the Lady Rebels.
Junior forward Kristen Madden led
Perry Central with a game high 38 points.
Madden wa!> one of three Perry County
Central player<; to reach double figures.
Heather Sturdivant, a sophomore guard,
added 16 points for the Lady . Commodores while senior Lindsey King
chipped in 11.
Perry Central nearly doubled up Allen
Central in the opening period. The Lady
Commodores led 21 - 11 at the end of the
first quarter. Perry Central took a 39-26
lead into halftime and outscored the Lady
Rebels in both the third and fourth periods.
Sara Johnson and Amanda Thacker
each had 11 points for the Lady Rebels,
gtving Allen Central two players in dou(See DORES, page two)
Seven Blackcats
named All-District
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
od. The Hawks took a 21 -18 lead
out of the first quarter.
Allen Central. which had
dropped its opener on the road at
Knott County Central one week earlier. trailed by double digits in the
second half before mounting the
comeback. The R~bels. despite the
hard-fought effort. fell to 0-2.
"Our boys play hard - and they
play together," said Allen Central
head coach Johnny Martin. "This is
a good group that just needs to learn
how to win."
Ryan Collins led Allen Central
with 22 points. Four different
Rebels scored 11 or more points in
the setback. Justin Jacobs tossed in
13 points while Nick Music and
Josh Prater each had 11.
BELFRY ..: The Class 2A, Region 4,
Dtstnct 8 All-District Football Team was
announced earlier thts week. Tlus year's
All-District football te~.tu includes seven
Prestonsburg Blackcats. Prestonsburg
players named a!l-dbtnct were seniors
Brandon Peters, Brenton H.mlilton, Zach
Ousley and Darrick Williams and juniors
Lincoln Slone, Wes Woods and Tyler Lane.
The Belfry High School football team
capped a third straight regional championship season by claimmg coach of the
year and player of the year honors. Legendary Belfry High head mentor Philip
Haywood was named Coach of the Year.
Belfry senior Matt Maynard, also one of
the 15th Region's top basketball players,
took the Player of the Year award.
Belfry All-District honorees included
Aaron Chapman. Justin Gooslin, Chad
Steele, Richard Harris, Dustin May,
Tommy Church. Cory Chapman, Derek
McCoy and Bobby Burton.
A breakdown of other first-team honorees and a complete listmg of honorable
(See REBELS, page two)
(Sec BLACKCATS, page two)
Bobcats hosting Rebels in district/conference opener
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - The 58th District/Floyd
County Conference basketball scene will liven
back up tonight when Betsy Layne hosts Allen
Central in a doubleheader that'll feature the boys'
and girls' basketball teams from bo~ scho?ls.
Two teams while walk away wtth theu first
v 1ctories of the 2005-06 season as four teams will
hit the hardwood tonight winless.
Betsy Layne, the pick of some to win the 58th
District boys' championship, lost its third straight
game Tuesday evening, failing on the road at
Johnson Central. Magoffin County handed the
"Bobcats a loss in their season-opener back on
Nov. 29. Before traveling to Johnson Central,
Br sy Layne played Letcher County Central in
the Shelby Valley Tip-Off Classic. The Cougars
were able to hold off Betsy Layne and win 58-56.
The Allen Central boys (0-2) fell by a single
shot Tuesday, losing to visiting Pike County Central. The Rebels dropped their first game of the season on the road at Knott County Central Nov. 29.
In last year's series between the Betsy Layne
and Allen Central boys' basketball teams, the
Bobcats took both regular-season meetings.
The Allen Central girls are 0-4 while the Betsy
Layne Ladycats (0-3) also continue to search for
their fust win of the season.
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Paintsville defeated Betsy Layne 54-54 Tuesday evening. The Ladycats, defending 15th
Region champs, suffered a couple of losses last
week in the Queen of the Mountains Tournament
photo by Steve LeMaster
at Perry County Central High School.
The scorer's table at Allen Central High School has been named in honor of Roy s. Martin, who
passed away earlier this year. On Saturday, ACHS will ho t the first annual Roy S. Martin Classic.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Paintsville
Bentley
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\\alked ,may. I had a lot of
rc:-pect for lwn that night, and I
hope he felt the same for me.
The s.tme thing cume up in
Wednc<;day's editiOn of the
Appalachian
News Express
\.\hen some of my friends read a
letter to the ednor where somevne took umbrage with my column on lly1ng to make my way
through Wal Mart. I \.\as asked a
couple of time~ if 1t upset me,
made me mad or whatever.
I told them all no. it didn't
bother me one bit. I'd expressed
my opmion, and so had the
wnter She's entitled to her
opinion, "arne as I am. Again. 1
mo\ cd her to the point that she
\.\anted to respolld r· Ill proud of
her for doing so.
Th1s happens to me countless
tulle<> a da) in my own office.
Bill Wrtson came to me on
Wednesday afternoon and said
he'd gotten an email from Jason
Dannelly, tht' p..:rson who runs
the Web <;Jtes covering NAJA
sporb exclusively. He said he
needed some columnists to help
with basketball.
It happened that I'd gotten
the same email and checked it
out. Later in the day, l told Bill
I'd read it. "He doesn't want me
though," I said. "He said he was
looking for basketball fans.''
f've mentioned here more
than once that while I don't hate
basketball - one of Coach Watson's favorite in-game sayingsit's not the greatest love of my
life. Personally, I love baseball,
and 1 love footbalL
But many of you - most,
beyond the shadow of a doubt do. You tell me all the time. Bas·
kt:tball, now there's your sport.
Indeed, it's the favorite sport of
our region. If Kentucky is a basketball state- and truly, tt is- the
heart that gives it life lies in the
mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
And so I'm thrilled for you
that your time has come. Now,
I'll issue you a challenge.
You tell me you love basketball, you love to watch it, read
about it, talk about it, play it.
Face it, you guys are just flat
infatuated by the game.
So now, I'm asking you to prove it
Gymnasiums are open across
our region where our young
men and women are putting
their skills on display. Junior
high schools, high schools and
your local college have games
going on all the time. I'm sure
you can probably find a schedule somewhere in this very same
publication.
So let's get out there and support them.
You love basketball, so go
out and watch it. Cheer for these
youngsters. Pull for your local
team, and when a young person
from the other team does something spectacular, stand up and
cheer for them too!
These young people are the
leaders of tomorrow. They're
playing the sport you profess to
love endlessly.
So how about we get up off
the couch and go watch them
represent us.
I'll guarantee you won't
regret cheering for them, maybe
patting them on the back on
your way out of the gym.
They're living the dream.
Let's go out and support them.
Now that's something to get
excited about.
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Tip-off for the girls' basketball game is set for 6 p.m. The
boys' game is slated for a 7:30
start time.
0 F
W EEK
THE
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Russell Johnson; Cody Salyer;
Robert Gannon. JENKINS Jake Johnson; Chris Puckett.
SOUTH FLOYD
Justin
Slone; Ryan Johnson. ALLEN
CENTRAL - Robbie Vanderpool; Gordon Lafferty.
HONORABLE MENTION:
PIKEVILLE - Chase Huff-
man; Daniel Harmon; Matt
Sexton; Tyler Carter; Ted
Honaker; Ryan Shurtleff; Casey
Rowe; Tim Honaker; Jacob
Sword; Max Pafunda. HAZARD - Will Gayhart; Jerome
Blanton; Justin Wallace; Aaron
Hall. PHELPS -Justin McCoy;
Charlie Hunt; Drew Hester.
JENKINS - Matt Fleming;
Jonathan Taylor; Aaron Adams;
Wesley Bryant, Mark White;
Craig Potter. SOUTH FLOYD
- Ryan Little; T.J. Hall; Kyle
Hall; Anthony Barker; Ethan
Johnson. ALLEN CENTRAL Roy Pryor; Ramon Spurlock;
Matt Crabtree; Justin Brown.~•
Do res
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ble figures. Alanna Cline scored eight points for
Allen Central while Amanda Mills flipped in
seven and Mara Biliter six.
Each team featured eight different scorers.
Perry Central finished on a strong note, outscoring Allen Central 26-15 in the fourth quarter.
Perry Central improved to 4-0 while Allen
Central dropped to 0-4.
ALLEN CENTRAL (0-4) - M. Biliter 6,
Mills 7, Johnson 11, Cline 8, Dingus 5, Thacker
11, K. Biliter 2. Brown 2.
PERRY CO. CE:r-..'TRAL (4-0) - Holland 3,
King 11, Feltner 9. Sturdivant 16. Madden 38,
Smith 2, Strong 2, Kilburn 2.
Allen Central.......... .. II 15 11 15-52
Perry Co. Central.... 21 18 18 26-83
Blackcats
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mention selections follows.
ALL-DISTRICT: SHELDON CLARK- Jon Wells; Jon
Allen; Josh Schmidt; Danny
Hinkle; James Maynard; Adam
Dials;· Daniel Harless; B.J.
Slone. SHELBY VALLEY John Johnson; John McPeek;
Adam J. Ratliff; Josh Damron;
Adam L. Ratliff; Zack Mullins.
PIKE CENTRAL - Gordon
Varney; Chadd Blackburn;
Quirvon Merchant; Daniel
Coleman; Corey Mullins.
EAST RIDGE- Steven Thack·
er; David Ratliff; Michael
Slone; Brandon Vanover.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY: Brandon Shepherd; Bradley Wireman.
HONORABLE MENTION:
BELFRY - Jordan Phillips;
Ronnie Edwards; Matt Dotson;
Will Sutherland; Devon Kohari.
SHELDON CLARK- Darnen
Hensley; Sam Schmidt; Ryan
Kelly; Shawn Johnson; Donald
Moore. PRESTONSBURG David Shaffer; Tyler Hamilton;
Sam Chaffm; Seth Moore; Cody
Crider. SHELBY VALLEY Larry May, Tyler Cable. PIKE
CENTRAL - Justin Campbell;
Tyler Hamilton; Joe Nichols;
Joey Buckley; Ryan Palazzolo.
EAST RIDGE- Travis Bartley;
Brad Branham; Larry Bennett;
Caleb Epling. MAGOFPI1Ji
COUNTY - Michael Wright.
58TH DISTRICT/
FLOYD COUNTY
CONFERENCE
Rebels
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BASKETBALL TONIGHT'S
GAMES
Girls'
Allen Cent. at Betsy Layne , 6 p.m.
Boys'
Allen Cent. at Betsy Layne, 7:30p.m.
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Pike Central dialed up a successful long distance connection on five three-pointers with
Lowe making four from
beyond the arc. The Hawks
were 20-of-32 from the free
throw line.
In a balanced scoring effort
for Allen Central, Tyler Slone
scored seven points, Josh Mar·
tm six, Farley Joseph five and
Josh Bailey four.
Allen Central will start 58th
District play tonight at Betsy
Layne. Phelps will also be in
action, hosting Phelps in a 60th
District matchup. Tip-off for
both games is set for 7:30 p. "
1added 12 points for the Bobcats.
e~cy qbarter)~xcept the third.
Megan Hamilton led Betsy
Layne with 12 points. Kaitlin
Lawson tossed in 11 points for
Betsy Layne while Candice
Meade and Whitney Tackett
had nine apiece.
Nicole Spurlock rounded out tJ!!
Ladycat sconng with three points.
In all, seven different Lady
Tigers (3-0) contributed points.
Logan VanHoose scored six
points while Candy Blair had
four. Jesikah Russell and Katie
Adams scored two apiece for
the Lady Tigers.
Paintsville was a perfect
eight-of-eight from the free
throw line. The Ladycats hit
seven-of-12 attempts from the
charity stripe.
As~ociarion.
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Collins and Music each connected on three three-point field
goals for host Allen Central.
Three of the seven three-pointers came in the fourth quarter.
As a team, the Rebels
knocked down seven threepointers. Allen Central was 12of-23 from the free throw line.
OF THE WEEK
IHllf)~ TIMES STAf1.f,REPORTl
At Paintsville Tuesday, visiting Betsy Layne rallied, but
couldn't overcome an early
deficit and defeat Johnson Central. The host Golden Eagles,
which led 36-28 at the half, got
23 points from Kyle Rice and
pulled out the win, 64-52.
Johnson Central outscored
Betsy Layne in three of the
game's four quarters.
Ryan Fannin flipped in 12
points and pulled down 11
rebounds for the Golden Eagles
while Jamie McCarty added 11.
Senior forward Brandon Kidd
led Betsy Layne with 29 points
and 12 rebounds - both gamehigh totals. Brandon Thacker
Paintsville 54,
Betsy Layne 44
The Betsy Layne girls, playing at home, came up short
against visiting Paintsville. The
Lady Tigers maintained a lead
at the end of every period and
beat host Betsy Layne 54-44.
Chelsee Jarrell led the
Paintsville attack with a gamehigh 15 points. Laura Carroll
added 12 points and Kendra
Carroll 12 for the Lady Tigers.
Betsy Layne (0·3) outscored
Paintsville 11-4 in the opening
quarter and led 26-17 when the
first half ended. The Lady
Tigers outscored Betsy Layne in
photo by Jamie Howell
Senior Nick McGuire led Prestonsburg In scoring In Its win over Magoffln County. McGuire finIshed with a team-best , 6 points.
Blackcats take opener over Magoffin
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SALYERSVILLE - The
Prestonsburg High School
boys' basketball team got its
season started on a winning
note Tuesday night, beating
host Magoffin County 57-5 1.
Prestonsburg's third quarter
performance decided the game.
Magoffln County doubled
up Prestonsburg in the first
quarter, leading 12-6 at the end
of the opening period. The
game went into halftime deadlocked at 22-22.
The Blackcats came out and
played better in the second half,
outscoring
County
23-15 in the third quarter.
Nick McGuire led Prestonsburg with 16 points, Sean
Leslie followed with 16 points
for the Blackcats.
Michael Stephens scored
eight points and Lewis Barnett
added six for the Blackcats.
Jordan Hall carne in off of
the Blackcat bench and added
five points for Prestonsburg (01).
Tyler Mullins flipped in four
points for Prestonsburg while
Brooks Herrick and Lincoln
Slone scored two each.
Eric Arnett led Magoffin
County with a game-high 17
points. Arnett was the only
.
l<i·
Magoffin County player to
reach double figures in the
scoring category. Wes Helton
had nine points and Devin Rice
seven for the Hornets.
In other Magoffin County
scoring, Clay Fletcher had four
points while Brandon Shepherd, Tyler Hunley, Nathan
Arnett and Phillip Francis
tossed in three each. Shane
Prater added two markers for
the Hornets.
Prestonsburg ended the
game 18-of-35 from the free
throw line.
•
Magoffin County hit 17 -of
25 free tosses.
Each team had 37
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FRIDAY, UECEMBER ~ • .lUU::> • t;;,j
State board committee punts separation debate back to KHSAA
by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - The debate
about a proposed separation of
public and private high schools
for postseason competition
needs to be resolved by the Kentucky High School Athletic
• Association, members of a state
Board of Education committee
said during a meeting Wednesday.
The board's management
committee told KHSAA Commissioner Brigid De Vries to
bring parties together from both
sides "to work toward a solution
with which both sides can live"
and to use a mediator, if necessary, to do so.
If those measures don't
work, committee members said,
the KHSAA could bring the
issue back before the state
' Board of Education, but they
expressed a strong preference
that that not happen.
"We can make the decision,"
committee member David
Tachau said, "but you all are
closer to this.
"Our focus is much more on
mature educational issues. We
have a disagreeable habit of
focusing on what is important
for kids. I have a real problem
with the way these proposals do
not appear to be all that concerned with the kids."
The committee presented
DeVries with a letter that details
its requests of the KHSAA. The
committee will ask the full
board Thursday to approve
sending the letter.
The letter said the board
"expects the KHSAA to have
resolved this issue" prior to the
board's next meeting on Feb. l-2.
"I think it's incumbent upon
the leaders in this area, and it's
incumbent upon the association
and its staff, to compel the
members of your association to
attend and participate in any
type of efforts to resolve this
thing, and the sooner the better,"
committee member Jeffrey
Mando told DeVries. " Everyone
is certainly up to date on the
issues. There apparently was
some momentum (toward a
compromise). I encourage you
not to lose that."
DeVries said after the meeting that the committee's message about association members
reaching a compromise "was
loud and clear."
Asked if the timetable presented by the committee was
realistic, DeVries said, "We'll
just have to get into it and see.
We're just going to make every
effort to get some language
together."
She said that KHSAA staff
members already had thought
about using mediation to help
reach a solution to the issue.
"We've used mediators before.
I like that process," she said.
On Oct. 20, KHSAA member
schools voted 195-78 in favor of
splitting postseason play. But
the next day, the KHSAA's
Board of Control voted 9-7
against giving a positive recommendation to what has become
known as Proposal 20.
Under the proposal, the
Sweet 16 basketball tournaments would no longer be for all
comers. Kentucky is one of only
three states to still offer oneclass state basketball tournaments. Hawaii and Delaware are
the others.
If the state school board
approves the proposal in the
future, it still would require
legislative approval. And at
any point, the proposal could
face a court challenge.
Proponents say the proposal will address competitive
inequities caused by the fact
that private schools can bring
in students without consideration of geographic boundaries. Opponents argue that
private schools are being
unfairly targeted because of
misinformation and unproven
rumors of recruiting.
Of the 282 KHSAA member schools, 48 are private or
non-public. Of the 31 state
championships offered during
the 2004-05 school year hy the
KHSAA, 17 were won by private schools.
This school year, three of the
four football titles and the volleyball title have been won by
private schools.
The state's five largest private schools - Trinity. St.
Xavier, Assumption and Sacred
Heart of Louisville and Lexington Catholic - have offered to
establish enrollment boundaries
and make other concessions.
But those schools also want
to continue to be able to draw
students from traditional feeder
schools located beyond a proposed 20-mile radius from their
schools.
meeting Wednesday.
"I really do think that these
Complicating the issue is
another proposal, approved by arc areas that we need to have
the delegate assembly and discussions about," Speer said.
endorsed by the Board of Con- ''They're complicated, they' re
trol, that would ban out-of-state complex, but I think a comprostudents from competing for a mise can be reached. I'm very
Kentucky school. Opponents of pleased the state board has recwhat is known as Proposal 3 say ognized that and is giving the
it could potentially wreck athlet- association the time to continue
ic programs of smaller private these discussions."
schools, and perhaps even some
DeVries echoed that optipublic schools, located ncar Ken- mism.
tucky's borders with other states.
"There'<; a lot of discussion
But there's still room for around the state about it," she
compromise, said Leisa Speer, said. "It's a complex issue, but I
the superintendent of schools thlnk we have a distinct opporfor
the
Archdiocese
of tunity and obligation to try to
Louisville, who attended the work it out."
Garrett finishes runner-up
in Northside tourney
TIMES STAFF REPORT
GARRETT - The Garrett
Christian Academy Warriors
participated in the 18th annual
Northside Invitational Tourna• ment in Louisville Dec. 1-2.
Others teams in the tournament
included Boeke Road Baptist
Academy (Evansville, Ind.);
Faith Baptist Academy (Magnolia); Genessee Christian
Academy (Radcliff); Heartland
Christian School .t>(Elizabethtown) ; Indiana Wesleyan
(Booneville, Ind.); King's Way
Baptist School (Douglasville,
Ga.); Nelson County Christian
School (Bardstown); North
Hardin
Christian
School
(Louisville); Suburban Christian School (Indianapolis);
Western Kentucky (Auburn)
and Zion's Hill (Linton, Ind.).
Garrett ultimately posted a 3-1
m:ord in the tournament, falling to
King's Way in the championship
game. A breakdown of Garrett's
tournament games follows.
Garrett 90, Faith Baptist 57:
Garrett got balanced scoring
with six players in double figures and posted the easy win
over Faith Baptist. Jordan Gar-
•I
~
nett paced Garrett with a teambest 19 points. Peter Youmans
followed with 18 points while
Brian Vanderpool and Robbie
Vanderpool finished with 17
and 16, respectively.
Kyle Green tossed in 14
points while Matthew Potter
added 13.
Garrett 98, Western Kentucky 73: In its second tournament game, Garrett went into
halftime trailing, but pullet!
things toge.t her iP the ·~ond
half. Western Kentucky led 4341 at halftime before falling in
the second half. Garrett battled
back to win, 98-73.
Kyle Green and Jordan Garnett led Garrett with 26 points
apiece. Peter Youmans added
14 points for the Warriors while
Robbie Vanderpool and Brian
Vanderpool finished with 12
and 10 points respectively.
In another balanced scoring
effort, Matthew Potter pushed
in eight points and Ethan Brace
added two. Potter scored his
eight points before exiting the
contest with a dislocated finger.
Garrett 69, Indiana Wesleyan 60: For a second straight
game, Garrett trailed at half-
time before battling back for a
win. Indiana Wesleyan led 2423 at halftime before Garrett
pulled away and won 69-60.
The two teams excited the
third quarter tied, 40-40.
Garrett hit a perfect 12-of12 from the free throw line in
the fourth period.
Matthew Potter paced Garrett with a team-best 17 points.
Brian Vanderpool followed
with 16 points for the Warriors.
Jordan Garnett scored 12 points
while Kyle Green and Robbie
Vanderpool each had 10 points.
King's Way 75, Garrett 59:
After taking a 32-31 lead into
halftime, King's Way pulled
away in the championship game.
Kyle Green led Garrett
Christian with 18 points. Jordan Garnett added 13 points for
Garrett and Matthew Potter
had the team's only doubledouble with 12 points and 13
rebounds.
In other scoring, Brian Vanderpool scored eight points,
Robbie Vanderpool five and
Peter Youmans three.
Green and Garnett were
each named to the all-tourna- ·
ment team.
photos by Steve LeMaster
Above: Allen Central High head coach Johnny Martin looked
on during the second half of Tuesday's home game against
Pike County Central.
Below: The Rebel defense had the challenge of defending
high-scoring Pike Central forward Brad Lowe (not pictured).
(Tuesday's scores)
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Barbourville 76, Williamsburg 25
Boyle Co. 60, Rockcastle Co. 45
Bracken Co. 62, Heming Co. 49
Cawood 68, Corbin 65, OT
Clay Co. 74, Oneida Baptist 58
Cordia 72, Breathitt Co. 52
Harlan 51, Cumberland 49, OT
Harrison Co. 86, Nicholas Co. 31
Hazard 52, Shelby Valley 42
Jackson City 77, Powell Co. 64
Knott Co. Central 98, Wolfe Co. 58
Lee Co. 57. Estill Co. 54
Mason Co. 66, Bourbon Co. 63
McCreary Central 59, Garrard Co. 39
Montgomery Co. 58, Menifee Co. 50
Monticello 64, Wayne Co. 44
North Laurel64, Madison Southern 57
Perry Co. Central 73, Owsley Co. 62
Phelps 76. Hurley, Va. 52
Pike Co. Central 80. Allen Central 79
Pineville 60, Evarts 51
Prestonsburg 57, Magoffin Co. 51
Pulaski Co. 60, Casey Co. 57
South LaurellOl, Whitley Co. .39
GIRLS' BASI<.ETBALL
Casey Co. 58, Pulaski Co. 56
East Ridge 44, Phelps 43
Knox Central 67, Jackson Co. 54
Owsley Co. 51, Jackson City 29
Paintsville 54, Betsy Layne 44
Pineville 37, Evarts 33
Whitley Co. 54, South Laurel 45
EKC Tournament
East Carter 55, Rowan Co. 26
West Carter 71, Lewis Co. 27
CNB a"Wards 59 MVP
a"Wards for '05 football season
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - Another
great season of Big Sandy
regional high school football
recently concluded. Citizens
National Bank management
• and employees ask local sports
~ fans to join them in congratulating the 59 outstanding players in four counties who have
been selected as CNB Most
Valuable Players (MVPs) for
the 2005 high school football
season.
During the season, a total of
59
MVP
awards
were
announced. At the end of the
regular schedule, based on their
performances throughout the
season, four All County MVPs
and one All Big Sandy MVP
were selected. CNB and its
4 radio station partners WSIP,
WQHY, WKLW and WRLV
announce the following players
who were named CNB All
County MVPs:
Floyd County - Brandon
Peters (Prestonsburg High
School)
Johnson County - Ron
Blume (Johnson Central High
School)
Magoffin County - Brandon
Shepherd (Magoffin County
High School)
Pike County- John McPeek
(Shelby Valley High School)
~
Blume is the 2005 All Big
Sandy Football MVP for a seco straight year.
In the name of all 2005 football MVPs, Citizens National
Bank donated more than
$4,300 to the general education
scholarship fund at high
schools in each county where
CNB has branches. Thls is the
fourth football season CNB has
sponsored this football and
education rewards program.
Founded by CNB in 2002, it
recognizes local football and
basketball high school athletes
by donating money to general
education scholarship funds for
outstanding athletic performances.
"Citizens National Bank is
proud of the 37 athletes who
have performed well on the
field. We are more pleased to
be able to donate funds in the
name of these athletes to students who are excelling in the
classroom," said CNB President and CEO Dennis T. Dorton. "Every aspect of a child's
education is a valuable learning
tool for preparing him or her
for the future. We want to do
what we are able to make these
educational opportunities available to Big Sandy students."
The 2005-06 high school
basketball season is underway
and Citizens National Bank is
looking forward to another season of action-packed basketball.
photo by Jamie Howell
During Tuesday's high school basketball game at Magoffln
County. Citizens National Bank honored players who had won
MVP game honors during the season. Prestonsburg honorees
pictured are Team MVP Brandon Peters. Zach Ousley, Cody
Crider, David Shaffer, Lincoln Slone, Tyler Hamilton, Brenton
Hamilton, Tyler Layne and Bobby Hughes.
HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL
SCOREBOARD
Lady Blackcats handle Pikeville
Four P'burg girls
reach double figures
in 67-48 win
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Give
Prestonsburg High head coach
Jack Pack one or two seasons in
order to mold his team into a
region contender and one is sure
to see results. After opening the
season with losses to Paintsville
and Leslie County, Pack and his
Lady Blackcats traveled to
Pikeville Monday to tangle with
the Lady Panthers and coach
Cindy Halbert. Prestomhurg had
failed to attack the basket in the
opening week of the season but
on Monday that changed in a big
way. Prestonsburg returns three
starters from last season in
Meaghan Slone, Darcey Hicks
and Amber Whitaker and the trio
would come up big on Monday in
a 67-48 win over host Pikeville.
Hicks led the Lady Blackcats
in scoring witlt 19
lowed by Slone with I H.
Prestonshurg jump' . 1 Jl
an early ll-2lead and w ~r o; never
threatened. Not only did Prestonsburg shoot well from the
field, but the Lady Blackcat
defense forced Pikeville into 17
turnovers in the first half alone.
Slone, a junior guard, followed up Saturday's six threepoint field goal effort with 18
points on the night. Prestonsburg led 19-12 after one quarter
and extended the lead to 40-22
at the half. Last season, Prestonsburg failed to protect second half lead in several different
games but on Monday the Lady
Blackcats not only held on to
the lead but managed to extend
the lead in the second half. Prestonsburg
would
outscore
Pikeville 22-4 i the third quarter to take a 62-26 lead into the
final stanza.
Amber Whitaker continued
to play well. finishing with 13
points and seven rebounds while
Brittany Collins came off the
Prestonsburg bench to contribute 10 points. Pam Slone
added four points for the winning tean1.
Nikki Bradley entered the
,' n·w b k and pi cked up two
points. Freshman guard Linsey
r t'f(ls rou n<'~'l' '"'' '" · -.·oring
for Prestonsburg with ne point.
Prestonsburg's next opponent
will be the Allen Central Lady
Rebels Dec. 13.
The Lady Blackcats w ill
travel to Berea Dec. 17 for the
Berea Invitational Tournan1ent.
Prestonsburg could be consid
ered the favorite in the 58th District this season with both Bets~
Layne and Allen Central suffering the loss of several key players to graduation.
pr. lh.. .
Pam Slone headed back up
the t: ~or for the Prestonsbur~
Lady Blackcats.
�84 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Palmer, Bengals at their best in no-huddle
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI- The pass is
caught, the receiver is tackled,
the ball is spotted by the official.
A moment later, the rest of
the offense arrives, jogging to
the line to set up before the
defense can make a substitution
or catch its breath.
The quarterback settles
behind the center and studies the
defense for clues to what is
coming next. Then he backs
away from the center, walks
from lineman to lineman calling
a play, makes a few arm gestures to the receivers, then settles in to take the snap.
Peyton Manning? Not in this case.
The more he plays, the more
Carson Palmer looks like a striped
version of Manning. A dozen
games into his second season as
Cincinnati's starter, Palmer's statistics are almost identical to those
of the Indianapolis Colts' recordsetting passer.
And Palmer is calling more
plays at the line of scrimmage much like Manning - in the
Bengals' evolving no-huddle
offense, one that has a familiar
feel to it.
"They are similar to Indy,"
said Browns coach Romeo
Crennel, who has faced both of
them this season.
The one in Cincinnati is only
now reaching its potential
behind a quarterback who is on
the verge of setting an assortment of records.
Palmer leads the league in
accuracy (completing 68.7 percent) and touchdown passes
(26), and is second to Manning
with a passer rating of I 06.6.
He's had a passer rating over
I 00 in 11 games this season,
tying Manning, Steve Young and
Kurt Warner for the NFL record.
There's more.
His 26 touchdown passes are
three shy of Ken Anderson's
club record. He's on pace to
become the first quarterback in
Bengals history to throw for
4,000 yards - no, Boomer Esiason never did it.
"He's gotten good," receiver
Chad Johnson said Wednesday.
"He's gotten real good, man. I'm
sure he's in his own comfort zone
as far as the play-calling and making the throws he needs to make.
"The sky's the limit for him
and for our offense because the
better he gets, the better we get
as a group."
Last year, Johnson and
Palmer drove to Indianapolis to
watch Manning and the Colts
work their no-huddle offense
and pick up some pointers. In
the last three games, the Bengals
decided to tum Palmer loose and
let him do something similar.
The result: 117 points, eight
touchdown passes and a passer
rating of 107.6 against three
respected defenses - Indianapolis, Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
Those defenses couldn't substitute or get in a comfort zone.
"I love it," Palmer said
Wednesday. "It's just playing football. You go up to the line of scrimmage and play backyard football."
Their no-huddle isn't as
advanced as what the Colts run
-this is, after all, Palmer's first
time doing it - but it's getting
similar results. And the Bengals
are starting to get comfortable
Reds agree to deal Casey
to Pittsburgh for Williams
by ALAN ROBINSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The
PITTSBURGH
Cincinnati Reds reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday
night to trade first baseman
Sean Casey to the Pittsburgh
Pirates for leftbander
Dave
Williams, a deal
that addresses each
team's
biggest
need.
The deal is subject to players
passing physicals,
an official on a
team involved in
the trade said,
speaking on condition of anonymity because the
swap had not been fmalized.
Casey, a three-time All-Star
and career .305 hitter who is
among the most popular players on the Reds, batted .3I2last
year with nine homers and 58
RBis. A year earlier, he
matched his career high of 99
RBis and hit 24 homers, one
shy of his best.
The 31-year-old Casey was
acquired by Cincinnati from
Cleveland in March 1998. He is
owed $8.5 million next season
and the Reds may pick up part
of the contract, the official said.
Having grown up in suburban
Pittsburgh, Casey hit the first
home run at PNC Park, an 8-2
Cincinnati win in April 200 1. He
went 4-for-4 with a two-run
homer, two-run double and five
RBis in that game. He has 10
homers and 52 RBis in 99 career
games against Pittsburgh.
Casey's
Coincidentally,
2005 season ended because of a
concussion that occurred in a
Sept. 16 game in PNC Park. As
third baseman Edwin Encarnacion's throw pulled Casey off
the bag at first, Humberto
Cota's left elbow accidentally
struck Casey in the face. Casey
lay motionless for about 10
minutes before being taken off
the field on a stretcher.
First base was a problem
area as the Pirates lost 95
games and general manager
Dave Littlefield called it his
chief priority before the winter
meetings began. Daryle Ward
(.260, 12 homers, 63
RBis) faded after a
promising
start,
prompting the recall
of
270-pound
prospect
Brad
Eldred, who had 12
homers in 190 atbats but struck out
77 times. He is
expected to start the
2006 season in the
minors.
Williams was 10-11 with a
4.41 ERA in 25 starts this year
after not being assured of a spot
in the rotation until the final
week of spring training. He was
drafted by the Pirates in 1998
and has a 17-26 record and 4.41
ERA in four major league seasons, missing more than half
the 2002 season for shoulder
surgery before spending the
entire 2003 season in the
minors.
Cardinals manager Tony La
Russa is especially high on
Williams, calling him one of
the NL's best left-handed
starters last season even though
the 26-year-old has only 17
career victories.
Cincinnati is jammed in the
outfield, with Ken Griffey Jr.,
Austin Kearns, Adam Dunn
and Wily Mo Pena. By trading
Casey, the Reds could move
Dunn to first base.
Cincinnati also desperately
needs pitching - the Reds were
15th among the 16 NL teams
last season with a 5.19 ERA,
ahead of only the Colorado
Rockies (5.54).
Williams was considered
expendable by the Pirates
because of their surplus of leftbanders. They expect to start
Sean Casey
next season with four left-hander starters: 2005 rookies Zach
Duke (8-2, 1.81 ERA) and Paul
Maholin (3-1 , 2.18 ERA), plus
2005 opening day starter Oliver
Perez (7-5, 5.85 ERA) and veteran Mark Redman (5-15, 4.90).
Also, left-bander Sean Burnett,
a former first-round draft pick
who won five in a row shortly
after being called up in 2004,
figures to return from elbow
surgery early next season.
Casey, known as "The
Mayor" in Cincinnati because
of his outgoing personality and
work in the community, had his
jersey number retired by Upper
St. Clair High School in suburban Pittsburgh several years
ago. Williams' number was
retired by the Pirates' Class A
Williamsport farm club.
AP Baseball Writer Ronald
Blum in Dallas contributed to
this report.
Cruz stays with
Reds
THEASSOC~TEDPRESS
DALLAS
Outfielder
Jacob Cruz and the Cincinnati
Reds agreed Wednesday to a
minor league contract.
Cruz, who was invited to
spring training, would get a
$625,000, one-year contract if
he is added to the 40-man ros-
ter.
He batted .236 last season
with four homers and 18 RBis
in 127 at-bats last season, his
second with the Reds.
In another move, Cincinnati
released left-bander Randy
Keisler, who went 2-1 with a
6.27 ERA in four starts and 20
relief appearances.
Also, the Reds offered
salary arbitration to second
baseman Rich Aurilia. He has
until Dec. 19 to accept and may
re-sign through Jan. 8.
using it the bulk of the time.
"Years ago, I think all of the
offensive linemen hated it,"
right tackle Willie Anderson
said. "It made us speed up our
normal thinking process. We all
love it now.
"It keeps the (defensive)
linemen in the game, and no
defensive lineman is equipped
to play every snap. If you get a
guy playing 20 more snaps than
he's used to playing, it's going
to wear him out."
The concern was whether
Palmer could handle a breakneck offense in only his second
season as a starter. His teammates are amazed at how quickly he picks things up.
"Coming into the season, I
really thought we might have a
learning curve with Carson,"
Anderson said. "But you come out
and he's thrown 12 touchdowns in
the fust four weeks of the season
and I'm like, 'Can he keep that
up?' He's keeping that up."
It's not all Palmer, of course.
He's got a top-shelf array of
receivers, a 1,000-yard rusher
and an experienced offensive
line that has stayed intact. But
when the pace gets frenetic and
the huddle gets abandoned, it's
all on Palmer.
"He knows where everybody
should be," coach Marvin Lewis
said. "He's in command of that. He
has a good understanding of that.
"As I keep saying, those guys
on offense don't want to disappoint him because they know
what a high level he's playing at."
Notes: Lewis confirmed that
former Browns quarterback Tun
Couch worked out for the Bengals on Tuesday, but declined to
say anything more about it.
Backup QB Jon Kitna is a free
agent after this season. Couch,
the top pick in the 1999 draft,
had shoulder surgery in February and is out of football. . ..
Rookie kickoff returner Tab
Perry was chosen AFC Special
Teams Player of the Week. He
had returns of 94 and 46 yards
in a 38-31 win over Pittsburgh.
This Week's NFL
Schedule
Sunday's Games
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, I p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, J p.m.
St. Louis at Minneso~. 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville. l p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
WashingtOn at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 4:05p.m.
Kansas City at Dallas, 4:15p.m.
Miami at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at Denver, 4:15p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Monday's Game
New Orleans at Atlanta, 9 p.m.
Kentucky Horse Park to host
2010 World Equestrian Games
by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Even on the
other side of the world, Kentucky's reputation as a center for
horse culture and appreciation is
well-known, Kentucky Horse
Park executive director John
Nicholson said.
That reputation apparently
was key in the decision Tuesday
by the International Equestrian
Federation to award the 2010
World Equestrian Games to
Lexington - the self-proclaimed
"Horse Capital of the World" and the Horse Park.
The federation awarded the
games to the Kentucky Horse
Park during a meeting in Manama, Bahrain. Lexington and
Normandy, France, were the
two finalists in the bidding.
Freddy Serpieri, vic~ president
of the Switzerland-based federation, announced that Lexington
had won but said federation
rules did not allow disclosure of
how the nine-member board had
voted.
It will be the fust time the
event will be held outside Europe.
"What we as Kentuckians
know is so special now will be
shared with the entire world,"
Nicholson said by phone during a
news conference at the Horse Park.
"I think the feeling was that
having the first non-European
World Equestrian Games at a
place like the Kentucky Horse
Park would ensure the success
of (those games). The reputation
that the Kentucky Horse Park
has, and also the reputation that
Kentucky has, in terms of history, heritage, culture and our
horse economy, as well as the
very total support of the commonwealth and the governor of
the commonwealth, I think all
those factors blended together to
ensure our success."
The
World
Equestrian
Games, first held in 1990 in
Stockholm, will be the largest
sporting event ever to be held in
Kentucky - larger even than the
annual Kentucky Derby or the
1985 NCAA Final Four, which
was played at Rupp Arena in
Lexington.
Horse Park officials have
projected attendance at more
than 300,000 during a two-week
period, with more than 800 athletes from more than 50 countries competing. Gov. Ernie
Fletcher said the games would
generate at least $1 00 million in
economic impact.
"This is going to have a bigger impact than I think we all
know," said David O'Connor,
president of the U.S. Equestrian
Federation. "It's not just an
impact on the state of Kentucky
but on the industry of the horse
world in the United States.
That's a $112 billion industry."
The operating budget for the
games will be about $33 million, Nicholson said. Fletcher
said former state Commerce
Secre>tary Jim Host, will be. the
y~an of,fltl qrg!tWzing cop:~.
mittee for the games.
Among
the
amemt1es
planned for the Kentucky Horse
Park in coming years are a
6,000-seat, 200,000-square-foot
indoor covered arena and a 250to 350-room hotel, Nicholson
said. Fletcher pledged Tuesday
to include $35 million for construction of the covered arena in
the 2006 state budget he'll propose to the General Assembly.
State Sen. Damon Thayer, RGeorgetown, said he thought
that proposal would enjoy bipartisan support among legislators.
A small portion of the 1,200acre Horse Park extends into
Scott County and thus is part of
Thayer's district.
"'The horse industry in Kentucky is not just about thoroughbreds," said Thayer, who's also
an executive for the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association. "It's about all of the breeds
and all of the disciplines. We try
to talk about the overall impact of
all breeds in Kentucky, and this
will help bring that into focus."
The World Equestrian Games
include championships in seven
disciplines - show jumping,
dressage, eventing, driving,
endurance, vaulting and reining.
"It's equivalent to bringing
together the World Series, the
NBA championship, Wimbledon, the Stanley Cup, Super
Bowl, the World Cup soccer,.
tournament and the Daytona
500," Fletcher said.
Lexington was the runner-up
in the bidding for the 2006
games, which will be held in
Aachen, Germany, from Aug. 22
to Sept. 3. Nicholson said a delegation from Lexington will
attend the games in Germany.
One attraction of holding the
games at the Horse Park is that
events in all seven disciplines
can be conducted on the park's
grounds, Nicholson said. The
endurance event, which covers
100 miles, will need to use surrounding areas, but a good portion of it will be held at the park,
he said.
"I have competed all over the
world, and there is no park like
the Kentucky Jjorse Park any.when~ el,s,l(,;' O'Connor said.
"That really does bring a central
theme, having all of the horse
sports all within one place. This
is going to be not just a celebration of what we can do here in
Kentucky, but it's going to be a
celebration of the horse.
"This is the best place to be
able to have that. We've been
saying that for 'years. It's just
that the rest of the world has
finally caught on."
Many equine organizations,
including the U.S. Equestrian
Federation, have their U.S.
headquarters at the Kentucky
Horse Park. The park annually
hosts the Rolex Kentucky ThreeDay Event, a major stop on the
eventing circuit, and more than
60 other equine competitions.
Tuesday's
announcement
"demonstrated that there is a
very real benefit to having organizations like the USEF headquartered at the Horse Park,"
Keeneland President Nick
Nicholson said.
Kentucky's delegation to
Bahrain included John Nicholson; Derrick Ramsey, deputy
secretary of the state Commerce
Cabinet; Rob Hinkle, the Kentucky Horse Park's director of
operations; Tandy Patrick, chairwoman of the Kentucky Horse
Park Foundation; and John
Long, chief executive officer of
the U.S. Equestrian Federation.
NASCAR agrees to eight-year television package with five networks
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -When
no one else wanted NASCAR
on its networks, ESPN was
thrilled to air everything it could
as an eager partner in the grassroots effort to build stock car
racing into a major sport.
But the sport outgrew ESPN,
shutting the network out in 2001
after decades of coverage when
NASCAR inked its first major
television deal.
Six years later, the two will
be reunited under a $4.48 billion
contract announced Wednesday
that will divide NASCAR's 36race schedule over five networks- including ESPN.
"To NASCAR, its drivers
and fans we say, 'Welcome
horne,'" said George Bodenheimer,
president
of
ABCIESPN.
l\'ASCAR a reed to
awarded the annual all-star race
to the Speed Channel in a complex deal that spreads the sport
all over the television dial.
Although the actual races
will have scheduling continuity,
the remainder of the weekend
programming - qualifying,
practices and the Busch Serieswill be on various channels in
deals that run through the 2014
season.
"This is a major accomplishment for the NASCAR drivers,
teams and track operators that
have made this sport what it is
today," chairman Brian France
said. "The new broadcast partnership is also good for the fans,
because they will have so much
more NASCAR content from a
variety of media and new media
sources."
Marc Ganis, a sports marketer who heads Chicago's
Sportscorp Ltd., dismissed a
suggesti that the multitude of
"NASCAR is sufficiently
attractive to audiences that they
will look for where the races are
from week to week," he said.
Under the new deal, Fox gets
the Daytona 500 and the 12
races that follow, TNT gets a
six-event stretch over the summ~r, and ABC/ESPN closes out
the schedule with 17 races
including all 10 Chase for the
championship events.
The deal marks a return to
the sport for ABCIESPN and the
furthering of a long-term relationship for TNT.
ABC/ESPN had been shut
out of the last TV contract, a
six-year, $2.8 billion deal that
began in 2001 and split the
schedule among Fox, NBC and
the network's sister stations.
When NBC declined to extend
its contract with NASCAR, it
opened the door for the networks, owned by The Walt Disney Co., to negotiate.
ing in the 1960s, and ESPN
introduced flag-to-flag race telecasts in the 1980s. The network
was NASCAR's leading carrier
through the 1990s, but has not
aired a race since 2000, when it
lost the rights to NBC and Fox.
Disney worked hard to be
included this time around,
agreeing to pay about $270 million a year to split the final 17
races on the schedule between
ESPN and ABC.
"ABC Sports fust exposed
sports fans to the racing excitement of NASCAR in the 1960s,
and ESPN and the sport grew up
together in the 1980s and '90s,"
Bodenheimer said. "Our tradition is rich, and our future is
bright."
ESPN's networks also will
be home to the lower-tier Busch
Series. While most of the Busch
races will be on ESPN2, the deal
calls for no less than three
events to air on AB .
Wednesday that Jerry Punch
will be part of the broadcast
team. Punch began covering
motorsports on "ABC's Wide
World of Sports" in 1987 and
has been involved in the Indianapolis 500 coverage since
I989.
TNT, meanwhile, fought to
continue a 22-year relationship
with NASCAR. The network, in
conjunction with NBC's part of
the 200 l deal, has aired seven to
eight races a season and wanted
to remain involved despite
NBC's withdrawal.
So TNT came up with about
$80 million a year for a stretch
of six races in June and July.
TNT was adamant that it wanted
continuity in scheduling and a
marquee event.
"We got both and we're
thrilled," David Levy, president
of Turner Sports. said of the network deal that includes the July
4 weekend Pepsi 400 at Daytona
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Fox, meanwhile, continues
its run of scheduling the first
portion of the season. The network extended its deal to pay
about $205 million per year for
13 races and the exhibition Bl,ldweiser Shootout.
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UK leads nation
on Academic All·
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON The University of Kentucky leads the
nation with three players- kicker Taylor Begley, offensive
tackle Hayden Lane, and cornerback Antoine Huffman elected to the Academic AllAmerica Team sponsored by
ESPN The Magazine and voted
on by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Begley and Lane earned
flfSt-team honors while Huffman was a second-team selection. Three Academic AllAmerica players in one year is a
school record for Kentucky.
Begley has graduated already
with a 3.82 grade-point average
and a degree in electrical engi-
SPECIAL. TO THE TIMES
Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern
(1995 and 1996), Warren Sapp
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Uni- of Miami ( 1994) and Rob Walversity
of
dorf of Arizona
Louisville senior
(1993).
defensive end Elvis
Dumervil, a 6-0,
Dumervil
was
256-pound native
named the 2005
of Miami, Fla.,
Bronko N agurski
leads the nation in
Trophy winner by
sacks (20) and
The Football Writtackles for loss
ers Association of
(23) and set a new
America and the
NCAA record for
Charlotte Touchforced fumbles in a
Elvis
down Club tonight
single season with
in a ceremony at the
10.
Dumervil
Dumervil
Westin Hotel in
opened the season
in a record-setting
Charlotte, N.C. The
award is presented annually to fashion as well setting an
college football's national NCAA record for sacks in condefensive player of the year.
secutive games with nine.
"Individual awards are nice, Dumervil set an NCAA record
but I think a lot of credit goes to for sacks in a single game with
everybo~y on our defense,
six against Kentucky on Sept.
Coach Petrino and our defen- 4, and picked up half as many
sive coaches, Montavious Stan- the following week against
ley and Amobi Okoye and our Oregon State to give him nine
other guys up front getting in two games. Pat Swilling of
• great pressure up the middle," Georgia Tech held the old mark
Dumervil said after receiving of eight in 1995.
the award in Charlotte.
.
The Cardinal defensive
This is the first national standout was selected over a
player of the year award and talented group of finalists
top individual defensive honor including Penn State senior end
-'ever-~earned by~ a J'Ltmisville Thmba Hali (Teaneck, N.J.),
player. Past <Vimters of the Oregon junior tackle Halbti
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Ngata (Salt Lake City, Utah),
include Derrick Johnson of Alabama senior linebacker
Texas (2004), Derrick Strait of DeMeco Ryans (Bessemer,
Oklahoma (2003), Terrell Ala.) and Vrrginia Tech senior
Suggs of Arizona State (2002), cornerback Jimmy Williams
Roy Williams of Oklahoma (Hampton, Va.).
(2001), Dan Morgan of Miami
Nagurski; in his day, was a
(2000), Corey Moore of Vir- massive 6-2, 225-pound physiginia Tech (1999), Champ Bai- cal specimen who dominated
ley of Georgia (1998), Charles college football at Minnesota as
Woodson of Michigan (1997), a bruising fullback and tackle
•1
1
from 1927-29. He could have
been an All-American at any
position playing 60 minutes as
the best player wherever he
lined up. In 1929, he was the
first player to be selected as a
consensus All-American in the
same year at two different positions. Some even named him an
All-American end.
Dumervil and the 15thranked Cards (9-2) return to the
field on Jan. 2 in the Toyota
Gator Bowl at Alltell Stadium in
Jacksonville, Fla., against No.
12 Virginia Tech (10-2). Kickoff
is set for 12:30 p.m. on NBC.
Wood earns
Freshman AllAmerica Accolades
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE- University
red~shirt freshman Eric Wood (Cincinnati,
Ohio) was named a Rivals.com
and collegefootballnews.com
first team Freshman All-Ameri~
can and was also tabbed second
team by the Sporting News.
Wood has step~d in and started all 11 games at center.
Cornerback Roa Council
(Charlotte, N.C.) and wide
receiver Mario Urrutia (Fern
Creek. Ky.) were named Honorable Mention honorees also
by the Sporting News. Council
has 45 tackles and one interception, while Urrutia has been ,
one of big play receivers for the
Cardinals. catching 31 passes
for •702 yards and six touchdowns.
of Louisville
9, 2005
ree playe
e ·ca Team
neering. He is working on his
master's degree in electncal
engineering and has a 4.0 GPA in
graduate school. On the field, he
ranks third in school history in
total points (226), second in extra
points made (118), and fourth.in
field goals made (36). He also set
the school record for consecutive
extra points made with 92.
Lane notched a 3.95 GPA
Dumervil awarded
, Bronko Nagurski Trophy
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
while compkting his bachelor's
degree, a double major in
anthropology and classics (study
of Latin and ancient history). He
has begun master's work in his
tory. He has started the last 23
consecutive games at offensive
right tackle, the longest active
streak on the team.
Huffman completed his
bachelor's degree in telecommunications with a 3.45 gradepoint average. He is working on
his master's degree in mass
communications. He set the
Kentucky career record for pass
breakups with 27 PBU during
his years as J Wildcat.
To qualify for nomination for
Academic All-America, a player
must be a sophomore or higher
in academic and athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve.
and have a career grade-point
average of 3.2 or higher.
Former Kentucky
football coach dies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WACO, Texas - John Goodncr, who spent 21 seasons as an
assistant coach at Baylor, Texas
Tech and Kentucky, has died of
a brain tumor. He was 61.
Goodner, of Frederick, Okla.,
died at a Waco hospital Monday,
said Georgia Jackson of Jackson
Funeral Home in Frederick.
Former Baylor coach Grant
Teaff hired Goodner as linebackers coach in 1982, a position he held until the close of the
1992 season. He also served as
Baylor's defensive coordinator
in 1992.
Goodner then coached inside
linebackers at Texas Tech from
1993 to 1999 under coach Spike
Dykes and was defensive l
dinator for his final fi\c
sons. Goodner also served
defensive coordinator at h
tucky for the 2001 and 1
seasons.
He returned to Bayk•
defensive coordinator and
backers coach under coach (
Morriss for the 2003 s.!
before retiring.
A native of Frederick,(,
ncr played college footl'
Southwestern Oklahoma ~
and then spent 14 years
high school coach in Oklah 11 1
and Texas, Baylor said
statement.
His funeral is scheduled t1
II a.m. today at Jackson Ft
al Home in Frederick.
He is survived by his \
Karen, of Frederick, an
daughter, Kathi, of Hev t
Texas.
ALC teams sweep Appalachian Bib
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice
Lloyd College men's and
women's basketball teams continued their winning ways Monday. Both squads won at home
against their visiting counterparts from Appalachian Bible
College.
In the women's game, Alice
Lloyd got out to an early lead
and never looked back. The
Lady Eagles led 43-l 0 at halftime and cruised to a 95 20 win.
Kaylan Richardson led Alice
Lloyd Lloyd with a game-high
16 points. Belicia Mullins added
10 points for the Lady Eagles,
giving Alice Lloyd t\vo players
in double figures.
• All 15 Lady Eagles scored.
Taran Cody scored eight points
wl1ile Bets¥ Layne High School
graduate WhitneY' Lykens and
Johnson Central High School
graduate Rhonda Adams added
seven points apiece.
Cody also had a game-high
12 rebounds for the Lady Eagles.
Cassie Whitaker and Elisha
Hall each had six points apiece
for the Lady Eagles while J amte
Bonza scored five and Krista!
Daniels, Chastity Fox and Kayla
Bentley all had four each.
Amy Jackson, Keisha Johnson and Prestonsburg High
School grad Abby Shaffer
rounded out the Lady Eagle
scoring with two points apiece.
The Lady Eagles won the
rebounding battle, 51-33.
Tasha
Marsceau
led
Appalachian Bible in scoring
with eight points. Shaunettc
Howard pulled down a gamehigh 13 rebounds for the ABC
women's team.
MEN'S
BASKETBAb:b;-....
ALC 92, ABC 68: After leadin_g__
51-31 at halftime, Alice LI
closed the deal with a qu
second half.
Clay County product Ro
Mitchell came in off ot
Eagle bench and led Alice l
in scoring with a team-hit!l
points. ~hawn Newsome ,
Tim Parks both added 13 po
for Alice Lloyd.
Jeremy Jackson pushed
eight points for Alice Lloyd
4) while Jeremy Daniels
Brent Prichard scored six apt
Alice Lloyd outreboun
Appalachian Bible 61-25.
Seven-footer Tyler Eisel' ,
led Alice Lloyd in reboun
with 10 boards.
Four different Appalal
Bible players reached de
figures in the scoring categ
Jonathan Smith led Appalal
Bible with 18 points. Jt
Arvon followed for the vita '
fuam. sc.oring 17 points.
Williams, Feldman named
All-America by The Sports Network
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Morehead State University
senior defensive back Kwesi
Williams (Louisville, Ky.) and
freshman return specialist Nick
'Feldman (Oconto, Wis.) have
been named First Team 2005 IAA Mid-Major All-Americans
by The Sports Network.
Williams was credited with
66 total tackles and had four
interceptions.
Feldman averaged 19 yards
per punt return and currently
ranks frrst in NCAA Division 1AA in that statistical category
with the I-AA playoffs still
going on. He also averaged
25.2 yards per kickoff return.
A total of 13 players from
the Pioneer Football League
were among the 27 student-athletes named to The Sports Network squad.
MSU finished the 2005 season with an 8-4 record and won
its fourth consecutive PFL
South Division Championship.
Of local interest: Prestonsburg High School graduate
John Gilliam is the MSU defensive coordinator.
Deweese named head strength
~ and conditioning coach at MSU
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The Jvforehead State University athletic
department has announced that
Kevin Deweese has been
selected as the new head
strength and conditioning
coach. He will be in charge of
all aspects of the strength training and conditioning programs
for MSU's 18-sport athletic
• department.
"We are excited that Kevin
will be leading our strength and
conditioning program. His
experience working at the highest level of college athletics
will be a valuable commodity
as we strive to take our athletic
teams to the next level. Having
a solid strength program is a
vital key to success, and I
believe Kevin was the perfect
choice for this position. He
understands each sports' specific needs and will challenge
each team to reach their ulti;. mate potential both mentally
and physically," said MSU
Director of Athletics Brian
utchinson.
"I am extremely pleased to
join the Morehead State athletic
family. I am looking forward to
working with the coaches, trainers and administration, and I
feel like working together, we
can achieve our goals of winning
conference
championships," said Deweese. "I will
work hard to give each sport
and each athlete the time and
effort needed to build a championship program. Being wellconditioned is a very important
aspect of being a healthy and
successful athlete, and I will see
that every team at Morehead
State is adequately prepared for
competition."
Deweese formerly served as
an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University
of
Tennessee-Chattanooga.
With the Mocs' athletic program, he has been in charge of
several aspects of the overall
program for all sports. He also
has been instrumental in nutrition counseling for UTC's athletic teams.
Prior to UTC, Deweese
served as an assistant in the
University
of
Kentucky
strength and conditioning program for football from 20032005. He was in charge of several facets of the football
strength program, including
weight training, injury rehabilitation, pre-game preparation
and nutrition counseling. In
addition, he served as a
strength and conditioning
intern at UK from 2001-2003,
where he directed all aspects of
the baseball strength program.
Deweese began his professional training as an intern with
the Houston Astros Professional Baseball Organization in
2001. He was directly in charge
of the strength program for the
Astros' minor league affiliates
and designed an implemented
in-season program. He also
directed the in-season an offseason running programs.
A member of the National
Strength and Conditioning
Association, Deweese graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004 with a bachelor's
degree in kinesiology/exercise
science.
L.OOKING AHEA
Betsy Layne's T
Witt got a pass o
in Tuesday's roa
game against Joh
son Central. The
Bobcats will retu
to action tonight
versus 58th Dis
trlct/Fio.yd Count
Conference rival
Allen Central. B
Betsy L.ayne and
Allen Central co
tlnue to search f
their first win of t
2005·06 season.
photo by Jamie
r
W I
DRIVEN TO WIN: Prestonsburg senior Michael Stephens went to the basket with an acrob tl
move In the win over Magoffin County.
1
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
No. 15 Kentucky 73, Georgia State 4
throw the ball inside."
Rondo, a sophomore guard
and the team
ATLANTA- After
leader in the major
offensive
catewatching his team get
. gories, was held
the ball inside the
out with strep
paint only 12 times in
He's
throat.
a loss to North Caroliexpected to return
na last weekend, Kenfor
Kentucky's
tucky coach Tubby
game at Indiana
Smith promised that
Saturday.
wouldn't
happen
Kentucky still
again.
leaned
on its
The No. 15 WildShagari
guards for most of
cats delivered on
Alleyne
its scoring against
Smith's pledge as
the Panthers, but
backup center Shagari
Alleyne scored a career-high 16 Smith was encouraged to see the
points as the Wildcats beat breakout game from Alleyne.
"We were very pleased he
Georgia State 73-46 on Tuesday
night despite playing without was able to play the way he did
tonight," Smith said. "He can be
leading scorer Rajon Rondo.
"We finally threw the ball a real force inside because he is
inside," Smith said. "We were so long."
bigger than the Panthers inside.
Without Rondo, who averages
We made a commitment to 14.7 points and 10 rebounds,
by CHARLES ODUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smith abandoned his normal
three-guard lineup and instead
found success with Alleyne. The
7-foot-3 junior, whose previous
career high was three points, was
averaging only 8.2 minutes per
game and had scored only seven
points all season before taking
advantage of the opportunity
against the Panthers.
"I just let the game flow a little bit." Alleyne said. "Coach just
said he wanted us to get as many
easy baskets as we can, to get as
close to the basket as we can."
Alleyne did not start the
game, but started the second half.
''I have the potential to play like
that all the time," Alleyne said.
"We thought we would see a
smaller team, a faster team,"
Georgia State coach Michael
Perry said. "The game plan
probably changed for both
teams when (Smith) saw the
production that he had."
Joe Crawford, who returned
after missing three games with a
hip pointer and a bone bmise on
his knee, had 14 points. Ramel
Bradley added 12 for Kentucky
(6-2), which led by only six at
halftime before pulling away with
a 22-6 mn to open the second half.
Patrick Sparks added 10
points - all in the second half for Kentucky.
Freshman Rashad Chase led
Georgia State (2-3) with a
career-high 19 points.
Kentucky had two ll-0 runs
in the first half after Georgia
State scored the first 11 points.
Smith subbed for Alleyene, who
had three baskets and a blocked
shot as the Wildcats answered
with their own run.
After Georgia State took a
14-11 lead, a 3-pointer by Bobby
Perry sparked another 11-0 run
by Kentucky for a 22-14 lead.
The Wildcats led 30-24 at half-
time and pushed the lead to 22
points at 52-30 on a 3 pointer by
Ramel Bradley with 10:27 left.
Notes: C Lukasz Obrzut
made his third start of the season for Kentucky - his first
since the third game. ... Kentucky was the first of three
Southeastern Conference opponents on Georgia State's
December schedule. The Panthers will play Georgia Saturday
at the Gwinnett Center in
Duluth and will play at Alabama
on Dec. 17 .... Kentucky beat
Georgia State 77-59 last season
in Lexington.
No. 15 KENTUCKY 73,
GEORGIA ST. 46
KENTUCKY (6-2): Perry 24 0-0 5, Thomas 2-4 5 5 9,
Obrzut 1-3 0-0 2, Moss 0-2 1-2
1, Sparks 4-7 0-0 10, Stockton
1-2 0-0 2, Bradley 5-9 0-0 12,
LeMaster 0-0 0-0 0, Alleyne 6-8
No. 5 Louisville 53, Richmond 45
by WILL GRAVES
A~SOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Louisville
coach Rick Pitino knows he'll
have to get some help for senior
guard Taquan Dean if the fifthranked Cardinals are to survive
the schedule ahead.
Until then, it appears Dean is
willing to carry the Cardinals as
far as his will - and a steady
dose of well-timed 3-pointers can take them.
Dean's season-high 30
points allowed the Cardinals to
escape the Colonial Classic
with a 53-45 victory over Richmond on Monday night despite
Louisville's third less-than stellar performance in as many
nights.
"Last year, we had five or six
guys in double figures. We
don't have that right now," Pitino said. "We have so much
room for. jmprovement, it's
scary."
The Cardinals (4-0) are
thankful to have Dean, who
scored 20 points in the second
half to prevent the Spiders (4-3)
from grabbing their 15th win
over a Top 25 team in school
history.
"I've been through the wars,
I know what adversity is like,"
Dean said. "I don't yell at the
guys, I just try to lead by example."
Against Richmond, he led
by continually picking himself
up off the Freedom Hall floor
even as his miscues _ seven
turnovers, 14 missed shots allowed the Spiders to take a
32-22 lead with 15 minutes to
go.
"I knew we had to fight
through it, I knew I had to make
something happen, a great
defensive stop or something on
offense," Dean said.
He had to because his teammates couldn't. The eight other
Louisville players who saw
action against Richmond combined for 23 points on 8-of-22
shooting.
Sophomore center David
Padgett, who played well during his first two games with the
Cardinals, slogged through 30
mostly ineffective minutes, fmishing with two points and three
rebounds. Sophomore forward
Juan Palacios managed six
points and four rebounds in 24
minutes. Guard Brandon Jenkins shot just 1-of-6 and played
poorly on defense.
To be fair, Padgett missed
three weeks of practice with an
injured left knee while Palacios
is still feeling the effects from a
dislocated ankle. Palacios wasn't even supposed to be back
until January, and Pitino has
been careful not to play him too
much.
"Once David and (Palacios)
get going, it will be a lot easier
for me," Dean said.
Replacing 60 percent of your
scoring and almost 100 percent
of your leadership - like the
Cardinals are trying to do after
the departure of stars Francisco
Garcia, Ellis Myles and Larry
O'Bannon - takes time.
Pitino isn't concerned right
now with how his team wins,
just as long as it wins. The Cardinals didn't overwhelm Prairie
View, Arkansas State or Richmond during the Classic, but
they didn't lose either.
"The thing I told them is, we
have three victories, but (we
can get better)," Pitino said.
"(Padgett and Palacios) are
nowhere near 100 percent.
Brian Johnson is nowhere near
100 percent. They'll start practicing now, and we're only
going to get better."
And there were little things
in the second half against Richmond that leaves Pitino optimistic.
Freshman forward Terrence
Kentucky women
win big over NC A&T
ington) game-high 14 points on man and Mahoney. The Cats
4-of-9 shooting from the floor went into the locker room with a
LEXINGTON - Kentucky and a perfect 6-of-6 from the 36-21 advantage.
The Aggies (0-6) scored six
tied the NCAA record and set a free-throw line.
new school record for blocks in
Jackson and sophomore guard consecutive points out of the
a game with 19 as
Samantha Mahoney break before the Cats again
(Detroit)
each looked to their bench for an
Wildcats
the
chipped in 10 points. answer. Leading by seven, 36remained undefeated with a 71-40 vicHumphrey logged a 29, UK went on a 13-0 run,
game-high
10 capped off by a pair of baskets
tory over North Carolina A&T Tuesday
rebounds and Bow- by Bowman to extend UK's lead
in Memorial Coliseman added nine to 49-29 with 11:12 remaining
um. The Cats were
boards. Freshman in the game. With a 61-40 lead,
led in blocks by
point guard Carly UK used a late 10-0 run to close
sophomore center
O r m e r o d the game with back-to-back laySarah
Elliott
(Louisville) dished ups by Alcius.
Sarah
(McKee), who tied
· Bieanca Johnson led N.C.
out a career-high
the school record
UK
seven
assists.
A&T
with 12 points. Ahmad
Elliott
with six to compleheld the Aggies to Williams and Shareka Glover
ment
eight
23.3 percent shoot- followed with 11 and 10 points,
rebounds. Four other players ing from the floor (17-of-73). It respectively.
also recorded multiple blocks, was the second time this season
including Jennifer Humphrey the Cats have held an opponent
(Memphis) and LaQwesha to under .300 percent. UK held
"Moe" Gamble (Winter Haven, Stetson to 18.0 percent shooting.
Fla.) with three and Chante'
The Aggies hung around
Bowman (Detroit) and Jenn'e within five (24-19) with less
.
Jackson (Radcliff,) with two than five minutes remaining in
apiece.
the half before junior Afton
Kentucky's 6-0 record is its Perry (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.)
be. t start since the Wildcats began came off the bench to spark the
6-0 during the 1984-85 season. Cats with a rebound, a field goal
The Cats' 19 blocks set a new and a block in less than a minute.
school record and tied !he NCAA
The Wildcats closed the firstmark with New Orleans (vs. West- half on a 12-2 run that included
em Kentucky on Feb. 13, 1999) back-to-back baskets by Bowand Texas Christian (vs. UAB on
Jan. 16, 2005). The previous UK
record was 11 vs. Wmthrop (Jan.
3. 2000) and Kentucky State (Nov.
Have those
24, 1989). The Cats had already
irreplacable
tied the school record for blocks
photos repaired
with II by halftime.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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No. 14 Michigan St. 77,
No. 6 Boston College 70
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t
The Spartans shot 77.3
percent (17-for-22) from the
field in the second half and
went 8-for-8 from the freethrow line duririg the final
1:07 after Boston College
closed within 69-67 in the
Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Maurice Ager had 17 of
his 22 points in the second
half, and Davis scored 14 of
his 18 in the final 20 minutes as Michigan State (6-2)
improved to 2-1 this season
against teams ranked in the
Top Ten.
Jared Dudley had 23
points for the Eagles (6-1)
and Craig Smith scored 18,
Williams had three steals, and
freshman forward Chad Millard's putback gave the Cardinals the lead for good at 43-41.
Guard Andre McGee fed Padgett for a layup to make it 49-45
in the final minute.
only one in the final 12 l/2
minutes.
No. 10 Florida 87, Providem;e 77: Tam-can Green
scored 18 points and Florida
(8-0) continued its best start
since opening 10-0 in 195152. The game was a homecorning of sorts for Gators
coach Billy Donovan, who
starred on R1ck Pitino' s
that
Providence
team
reached the Final Four in
1987. Donovan was honored in a pregame ceremony, and drew a standing
ovation. '\
Sharaud Curry scored all
of his 20 points in the second half for Providence (33), wJW:~ll'~Hed by 19 early
in the $Ond half.
"It was a great victory
against a team that outplayed us
80 or 90 percent of the game,"
Pitino said. "I thought we
showed tremendous guts and
heart down the stretch, making
big plays."
4-4 161 Willlam<; 0 0 00 0,
Crawford 5 9 2 ~ 11, Sims I 3
0-0 2. Carter 0- I 0-0 0 Total<>
27-52 12-14 73.
GEORGIA ST. (2 )): Cha~c 8
13 2-4 19, Perique 2-5 2-6
Manier 3-8 0-0 6, Copeland 1 (
2 4, McGrew 0- 3 0 0 0, Billing
3-6 0 1 6, Robinson 0 2 0-0 0,
Dickerson 1-3 0-0 2. Favors J-7 00 3. Totals 19-515 1146.
Halftime-Kentucky 30-24. 3Point Goals Kentucky 7 16
(Bradley 2-2, Crawford 2 4,
Sparks 2-5, Pcny 1-2, Stockton
0-1, Moss 0-2), Georgi.t St 1 17
(Copeland 1-3, Chase 1-3. FdVOI")
1-4, Perique 0-l. McGre\\ 0-2,
Manier 0-4). Fouled Out '1unt·
Rebounds-Kentucky
45
(Bradley, Crawford, lhomas 7),
Georgia St. 23 (Chase • ).
Assists-Kentucky 15 (Brad ,
5), Georgia St. 9 (McGrew l)
Total Fouls-Kentucky 17, Geor
giaSt. IS.A-8,154.
Western
Kentucky 84,
Evansville 77
THE ASSOCIATED PRES
BOWLING GREEN Ant
ny Winchester ~cored 29 pmm..,
to lead Western Kentucky to an
84-77 vtctory over a stubborn
Evansville team Tue ·day night.
The Hill toppers ~5-1) lee by
as many as 12 points with 8 13
to play, but allowed the Purple
Aces (2 3) to rally and t; kt> a
brief 66-65 lead aL the " 21
mark. before coming back with .1
19-6 run to close the game.
Evansville stayed m rtach
with help from Wes e n Ke'l
tucky's strugghng free throw
shooting. The Hilltoppers were
just 23-of-41 (5() pcrcc 1tJ from
the line, including 15 of 31 ( 48
percent) in the second hdlf.
Winchester became the 17th
player in Western htstory to <;core
1,300 points in his career .Heal o
passed Wa·jr/~ c.'hapman for l7•h
place on the Hilltoppcrs· all tim.·
scoring list with I ,303 point<>
. Cowtney Lee, who finished Sof-1 0 at the free-throw Iine, finished
with 16 points for the Hill toppers
Kyle Anslinger led E\ · '
ville with 18 points. while L 1 • )
Ottens added 14, Bradley Strt I
land 13 and Jason Holsinger 12.
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1riday, Dec 9, 2005
FLOYD COUNTY
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Kathy Prater
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THROUGH MY EYES
Cold hands,
warm heart
by Kathy J. Prater
FEATURES EOifOR
Man, has it been cold lately or
what? These deep freeze mornings make it pretty hard to get up
and go, eh? Personally, I have
always preferred
cold
weather. My
allergies subside
(some,
anyway) and I
can breathe
better - at least
when I'm outside. Once in,
however, and
dealing with
IB~Y Prater
second-hand
Ufestvles editor
smoke, perfumes
and
colognes, dust and the dreaded
household products aisles at the
grocery stores and Wal-Mart, I'm
back to wheezing, sneezing and
coughing all over again.
Oh. well, what's an allergy sufferer to do?
•I
The Swinging Sensations delighted all in attendance last weekend as they performed in the "Puttin' on the Glitz" talent and fashion show
at the Maytown Lifetime Learning Center.
**** **** ****
Hope you readers have been
enjoying the Christmas features
we've been placing in Lifestyles
of late. Our Mr. Goble has been
asking about the Christmas at
Pippa Passes piece for the past
two years - eacb, year, I've forgot-
Ruby Halbert, 77, lett, and Mary Jo Halbert, 80, are proof positive that "Yo!J're only as old as you feel." Botl'l women are members of the
·
Maytown community "Swinging Sensations" dance group.
(See EYES, page two)
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POSTSCRIPT
A twisted
Christmas.
I was planning to write about
smoking bans and Vietnam and
patriotism and such, but a. friend
sent me this email and I couldn't
resist. I don't know about you, but
I needed the chuckle.
IMPORTANT NEWS
FROM SANTA CLAUS
~ I regret to inform you that,
effective
immediately, I will no
longer serve
the states of
Georgia,
Florida,
North and
South Carolina, Tennessee,
Mississippi,
Pam Shingler
Missouri,
contrtbltlno wrher
Texas, and
Arkansas
tt! Christmas Eve.
Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my
contract was renegotiated by
North American Fairies and Elves
Local 209. As part of the new and
better contract, I also get longer
Spirited Sens lions
·ng at Maytown Center
{See POSTSCRIPT, page three)
(See SENSATIONS, page two)
The older ladies didn't grab the entire spotlight, as the young ladies pictured showed everyone how to "rock around the Christmas tree."
Article submitted
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
''They never imagined they would be out in
the public dancing at their age," dance instructor Charlotte Soder, 59, said.
They are called the "Swinging Sensations"
and the "baby," Anne Conn, is 48.
Eight of the original 13-member dance
team performed at the Maytown Community
Center this past Saturday night during the center's second annual fashion show, kicking up
their heels to "Five-Foot 1\vo, Eyes of Blue,"
and strutting to a complicated number choreographed to "New York, New York." in fi·ont of
over 130 dinner guests.
Starting in February, 2003. the women have
since danced at Pikeville's lllllhilly Days Festival, Martin's Red. White. and Blue Festival,
the Breaks Interstate Park. and numerous
homecomings and nursing homes, Soder, who
leads the group, said.
A native of Maytown, Soder had been away
from the county living and traveling in
Hawaii, California, Maryland, and Ohio for 40
· years before returning in 1999 to care for her
sick father.
Heavily involved in fitness and community
theater, Soder opened the "Progressive Fitness
Center" in the old Maytown school, and started offering line-dance and aerobics classes.
This is where she met the group ofladies who
would later become the "Swinging Sensations."
Besides Soder and her assistant Conn, the
original members of the group included Arvella Martin, 59, who retired to Florida but still
THINGS TO PONDER
Christmas
Holidays
by Dr. Mabie Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
Holidays! Ready or not, they are coming! It is well known that, thinking the
holidays come around in less time each
year, is a part of getting older. In reality,
the holidays come whether or not all things
e finished . Sometimes, there are the
feelings of excitement and anticipation
seen in the wide-eyed amazement of young
children. In contrast, there are the feelings
of dread adults feel being responsible for
"making" the holidays happen, with such
things as shopping, cooking, and spending
money; the goal is to not leave out anything that "must be done" to make everyone happy. Then, in the mist of it an, there
are parents concerned about the values
they are sustaining in their family. Where
do you fit it in these exhausting extremes?
Do you enjoy yourself at the "jolliest time
of the year" or has it turned into a "seasonal nightmare?"
Since adults and children alike are
expected to experience various types of
holiday stress and turmoil, there are also
all types of techniques and approaches for
coping with the many scenarios. Recently,
I ran across one that seemed direct and
made "good" sense. After all, spending a
lot of time on any one thing adds even
more stress, even if it is meant to be helpful. "BE NATURAL: The key to surviving
the holiday season" was suggested by professors Peterson and Shaw at the Indiana
University South Bend.
The basic idea was to be aware of what
is going on about you, admit that you may
likely experience these stressors and know
how you will react to them. Of course,
they typically are not the same for e'<cry
one. Another emphasis was on this being
a complex time for many people. An
example might be, instead of the idealistic
picture· of family members being together,
eating, laughing, talking. and buying the
exact gift that each other wanted. it is nbt
unusual for it to be a group of related peo
ple, with some being seen once or twice a
year, trying to "give off the glow of relax-
ation and pleasure."
An additional issue that often complicates the situation is grief. The losses can
pertain to the death of a loved one since the
last holiday. Sometimes there is a divorce
in the family, so that
children are "having to take turns with the other family" and
arc absent from the traditional family circle for the first time. The breadwinner in
the family might be experiencing grief and
pain from having lost a job and feels overwhelmed with not seeing a way through it
all. It is even more distressful, when famIly members expect the grieving person to
"tighten the belt," add a "smiley face," and
catch up with the beat of the holiday songs.
The negative influence of our materialistic
society adds more stress to the family
(See PONDER. page two)
Mabie Rowe
Lineberger, Ph.D.
�C2 • FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Sensations
Ponder
• Continued from p1
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member that is working harder
and maybe longer to buy what
everyone wants.
In the midst of the ')oyous,
holiday season," communication among family members that
might not have been so great
during the "normal" time of the
years, are tested even further
and may even be more difficult.
Often, the unreasonable level of
wanting to keep everyone happy
stimulates many people to keep
angry and hurt feelings inside,
so that resentment really builds
up in a hurry. Therefore, it is
not unusual for e~plosions to
occur that would not typically
be a problem.
The family's routine is often
complicated during the holidays
by school being out, kids being
home alone with much free time
on their hands, and inadequate
supervision and/or expectations
of them to "do the right thing"
by parents. It is also not unusual for older children and
teenagers to be more aware of
the hassles the holidays might
produce, so that adults need to
watch for signs of withdrawal
and depression, and really work
to keep lines of communication
open. Parents need to know
where they can call for help as
soon as they think things are
beyond their ability to handle.
They might not be crazy about
the idea, but teens often need
assistance to organize themselves and their free time with
such things as volunteering, getting a seasonal job, and learning
a new hobby or craft. For
younger children, the adults
might swap taking a group out
for different activities, such as
going on a scavenger hunt,
exploring a different park out of
the neighborhood.
All the
while, be sure that the youngsters have a chance for regular
full-body exercise to work out
stress.
Typically, even though there
are numerous stories in the
media about how to "cope with
the holidays," an impression is
that there is still a need for suggestions to be repeated. It is hard
to accept that the holiday season
is the time of year when students
may be most likely to experience
serious crises and to commit or
attempt suicide. The report indicated that the last day or two
before the actual Christmas and
winter holiday break is the most
crucial time. The high rate of
substance abuse is a big problem
all year round, but it seems to
rear its ugly head even more during a time that family members
are "suppose to be happy."
Remember, one person can
make a difference and that one
person can be you. Thus, the
Eyes
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benefits of BE NATURAL can
work for you. BL NATURAL is
a simple acronym that you can
use to remind you that especially at this time of year you need
to take care of yourself, if you
are going to take care of others.
B - Breathe deeply, since it will
help increase your energy levels. E - Exercise for 20 minutes, 3 times a week. Now, it's
not fair to consider your running
from one thing and errand to the
next. N- Nutrition refers to eating three well-balanced meals
each day. A Attitude has to
keeping in mind that negative
attitudes and thoughts are contagious and destructive. This is
one of those times that it is best
to see the glass half-full, rather
than half-empty. T - Time management is the need to set priorities and limit what you take on
and can handle. U- Uniqueness
requires that you recognize and
treasure what is unique about
you, meaning your saying "no"
when necessary. R- Relaxation
stands for private time to read or
listen to music, while avoiding
thinking about the next task on
your list. L - Laughter is still
the best medicine. Overall,
when feeling stressed out,
remember that it is up to you if
you can look back the middle of
January and think that you had a
great holiday season.
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ten about it until it was too late
to get it in. This year, however,
I remembered. I think it's a
really sweet story.
Also pretty interesting is
today's Swinging Sensations
article. I'm not quit('{ what anyone would consider "over the
hill" yet and I still have mornings I can barely swing my legs
over the side of the bed, let
alone get any kickin' and struttin' done. These ladies put me
to shame! Way to go, girls!
And, coming up next week,
we're going to read about Christmastime at Granny's house when
favored local author Iru.ogene
Caldwell revisits our pages with
another little story about life
growing up on Cow Creek when
times were simpler and Christmas was a little less stressful.
And speaking of that word stressful - I'm glad to know that
I'm not the only one that finds
the season more than a little
worrisome. Getting my teeth
cleaned earlier this week in Dr.
Anita Hale's office, the hygienist that was alternately scraping
and scolding happened to
remark on that very subject.
"Kids don't stop to think about
how the gifts are going to get
there," she said, "they just
assume that they will. It's so
stressful, you know?" ·
Yes, I do! With my cart filled
with the responsibilities of single parenting, three teenagers,
and a mother in the nursing
home, "stressed" has become
my middle name.
Adams Middle School Youth Services Center
• Dec. 12 - Our Lady of the Way
Community Education Dept. will present a program on AIDS/HIV to 8th
grade students.
• Dec. 14- Free clothing give-away
at Graceway Church, on Rt. 80, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Dec. 14- Advisory Council meeting, 4 p.m.
• Dec. 14 - "Connect with Kids"
special on WYMT, "When Nobody's
Looking," 7 p.m.
**Anyone interested in sponsoring a
needy student for Christmas, please
contact the YSC at 886-1297.
• Adams Middle School Youth Services Center is open each weekday
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center offers ·
services to all families regardless of
income. For more information about
any of the activities or services of the
center, please contact the center at 8861297. The center is now located in the
7th grade wing of the school. Center
Coordinator - Michelle Keathley.
Allen Central Middle School
• The ACMS Youth Service Center
is open each day from 8:00a.m. to 3:00
p.m., or later by appointment. For
more information about the center, call
LaDonna Patton, coordinator, at 3580134.
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service Center
•
Call Allen Elementary Youth
Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule
your child's Hepatitis B vaccination,
immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service Center
is located in the 500 building of the
campus. The goal of the FRYSC is to
meet the needs of all children and their
families who reside in the community
or neighborhood by the school in
which the center is located. For further
information, please contact the center
at 478-5550 or 478-9751, ext. 310.
But, you know what? Along
the way, I've somehow managed to learn that Christmas
isn't about how much you can
get under that tree, or even if
you have a tree - it's about harboring a special feeling inside
that sparkles more than tinsel
and can't be bought even at the
fanciest department store.
It's knowing that no matter
what rocky road we face ahead,
there is One that will always,
unfailingly, walk it with us.
Now, that's cause to celebrate.
• Brian H. Akers, Center Coordinator; Charlotte Rogers, Program Assistant II; Debra Hayes, School Nurse.
Clark Elementary
• A nurse from the Floyd County
Health Dept. is in the center weekly
and sees WIC patients, does well-child
exams (birth-18 years), and gives
immunizations.
• The Clark Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for
all families regardless of income. We
are located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Duff Elementary
**School is collecting Food City
receipts! Receipts must be dated Sept.
11, 2005 to March 11, 2006. Top three
school winners will receive a gift. In
anyone in the community would like to
donate their receipts, they may mail
them to: Duff Elementary, P.O. Box
129, Eastern, KY 41622; may also
drop receipts off in school front office.
• Floyd County Health Dept. is on
site three days per month. Services
include 6th grade school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and wellchild physicals (age birth to 18 years);
T.B. skin test; T.D. boosters; and WIC
services. Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you are in need of any
of these services.
• The J.A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for
all families regardless of income. We
are located in the tan metal building at
the rear of the school. Contact persons
are Judy Handshoe, coordinator, and
Ruby Bailey, assistant.
May Valley Elementary
• Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check-outs. A
variety of topics are available.
• Floyd County Health Dept. nurse
at school every Wednesday. Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade physicals,
well-child physicals, immunizations,
TB skin test, WIC program, blood pressure checks, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
dances when she is in town,
and Thelma Turner, who died
in August at the age of 80.
Dedicating the "Puttin' on
the Glitz" show to Turner on
Saturday, the eight who danced
- Soder, Conn, Debbie Hagans,
57; Willie Petry, 73; Kathy Halbert, 59; Sandy Halbert, 62;
Ruby Halbert, 77; and Mary Jo
Halbert,80 - honored the three
who couldn't perform.
Mosalette Patton, 80, had to
give up dancing following a
stroke, but she joined those
strutting their stuff in the fashion show, as did Violet Allen,
who practiced with the group
until two days prior to the
show, at which time an injury
kept her from continuing. The
86-year-old hurt her back while
attempting to open a garage
door.
A knee replacement kept
Georgia Meade, who says she
is "39ish," but an old annual
suggests she is closer to being
in her 80s, from dan~ing with
the Sensations.
However, she and husband
Jim Meade entertained the
crowd with a 30-second waltz
while Conn crooned, "I'm
drearnin, of a white Christmas."
Knee replacements and
strokes haven't been the only
difficulties with which this
lively bunch has dealt, as Allen,
Petry, and Kathy and Mary Jo
Halbert have all survived cancer.
With the members of the
Swinging Sensations mourning
the loss of their friend Thelma
Frosty, the "Snowlady" put the "G" in glamorous during talent
show festivities as Kathy Conn portrayed the chilly icon.
Turner, whose family was in
the audience, and Soder mourning the loss of her father, who
passed in November, the night
was an expression of healing
with an outpouring of an appreciation of life. Cheryl Combs'
version of "What Child is
This," set the pace for the celebration of the meaning behind
Christmas and Soders' emotion-packed " Night Divine"
elicited a standing ovation from
the packed cafeteria center,
where the weekend celebration
was held.
Volunteering for Job Corps,
soundman Jeff Tackett said he
had lost his own mom five
years prior and has since been
depressed during the holidays.
"Being in the musical and family environment rejuven~d
me and put me into the Christmas spirit," Tackett said. "It
was a tme blessing."
Holds voice recital at
MAC
Rechelle Brooke Johnson
recently held a voice recital,
under the tutelage of Ms. Candace Nall, at the Mountain
Arts Center. In addition to
studying voice, Rechelle als9
studies piano, is an "All A"
student, a member of her
school's Beta Club and Gifted
and Talented program, studies
gymnastics and is a cheerleader at Paintsville Independent School.
She is the
daughter of Lloyd and Penny
Johnson, of Prestonsburg.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
• Floyd County Health Department
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the center each
Monday to administer immunizations,
T.B. skin tests, well-child exams, WIC,
prenatal and post-partum services, and
school physicals. Call377-2678 for an
appointn1ent.
Mountain Christian Academy
Mountain Christian Academy is a
non-denominational Christian school.
• Now accepting applications for
enrollment for Kindergarten for the
2005-06 school year. Call 285-5141
for more information.
Prestonsburg Elementary and Family Resource Center
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and later
by appointment. Office provides services
for all families, regardless of income.
•
After School Child Care, 3-6
p.m., school days.
•
Call 886-7088 for additional
information regarding the Prestonsburg
Elementary Family Resource Center or
its programs.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
• Dec. 22-30 - Christmas break.
The center wishes each student a happy
and safe holiday!
• Floyd County Substance Abuse
Counselor will be on the South Floyd
campus each Tuesday. If you need to
contact the counselor, please call the
Youth Service Center.
• Parent volunteer training will be
conducted throughout the school year.
Watch for dates to be announced. If
you need training, call to set up an
appointment.
• School will be participating in the
Food City "Apples for Students" program, please save your receipts.
• Committee sign-ups may be done
through the Youth Services Center
office.
• Walking track open to public
(track closed during special events).
• The center has a one-stop career
station satellite that is available to the
community as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult Ed
may contact the center for information.
• All new students and visitors,
stop by the Center, located on the South
Floyd campus, Room 232, and see
Mable Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information call 4529600 or 9607 and ask for Mabie Hall,
ext. 243, or Keith Smallwood, ext. 242.
tion on the programs and services
offered by the FRC, please call or come
by for a visit. Center is located in the
main building at W.D. Osborne Elementary. Center hours are: Mon. thru
Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telephone:
452-4553; ask to speak with Ci
Williams (coordinator) or Karen
Williams (clerk). You may also leave a
message and we will return your call.
Wesley Christian School
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
• Wesley Christian Daycare and
Infant!foddler Care accepts infants and
Family Resource Center
• FRC monthly Advisory Council toddlers up to 2 years and Preschool
meetings will be held the first Wednes- age 2-4. Daycare hours: 7 a.m. to 5 :30
day of each month, at 4 p.m. Call for · p.m., Monday thru Friday.
• For additional information, call
more info.
• Lost & Found located in Family 874-8328. Summer office hours: 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Resource Center.
• Resource Center hours are 8:00
a.m. to 4:00p.m. Parents and comnmAdult Education & GED Schedule
• Monday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p~.
nity members are welcome to visit. For
questions, call 587-2233 - ask for Tris- - McDowell FRC. Martin Comm. Centan Parsons, Center Coordinator, or ter, Auxier Learning Center, Employment Services - Testing, BSCTC; 1Anita Tackett, Assistant.
4:30 p.m. -Allen Elem. FRC, Employment Services- Testing, BSCTC; 5:30W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
8:30 p.m. - Cliffside
Family Resource Center
*Character Words for the Month • Tuesday: 8:00a.m. to 12:00,p.m.
Respect and Togetherness*
- Allen FRC, Mud Creek Clinic,
• Dec. 12 - FRC Advisory Council McDowell FRC, BSCTC, Employment
Services - Testing; 1-4:30 p.m. - David
meeting, 6 p.m., in resource center.
• Dec. 14 - SBDM Council elec- Craft Center, BSCTC, Employment
tion, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 5- Services - Testing; 6-8 p.m. - Auxier
6 p.m., at the school. For questions Learning Center. BSCTC.
about the nomination process or about
• Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
the upcoming election/requirements, p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC, MaLt
call452-2131.
Comm. Center, Auxier Learning Cen• Monday's, 6 p.m. School and ter. South Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC
resource center will host a Family Lit- (Weeksbury Comm. Center), BSCTC;
eracy program. We will read and study 1-4:30 p.m. - Wayland Senior Citizen
about different cultures/themes and Center, Dixie Apts., BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. then work on a related craft/activity. St. James Episcopal Church; and, 2-5
Refreshments will be served. Call the p.m. at the Floyd County Detention
resource center to sign up.
Center.
• Wednesday's and Thursda.y 's,
• Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., GED classes, p.m. Cliffside NNC, Mud Creek Clinin the Weeksbury Community Center. ic, South Floyd/Rainbow FRYSC,
Classes are FREE.
David Craft Center, BSCTC; 1-4: ~0
• Lost & Found: Located in the p.m. -Betsy Layne YSC, Auxier LearnFRC. Items not claimed within two ing Center, Employment Services weeks become the property of the Testing, BSCTC; 6-8 p.m., Martin
resource center.
Comm. Center, BSCTC; and, 2-5 p.1 .
• If you would like more informa- at the Floyd County Detention Center.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2005 • C3
0~ Oral drugs effective for nail
:~·~infections, but must be monitored
.
Martha A. Simpson, D.O, MBA
Associate Professor
ofFa-mily Medicine
Q
,
4
,
,e,t•on· I h<1ve a fungal tnfec
ton on one toenail. I sa\\ the
lot lor who rave lliC SOI11C
rc
e. hm H d1dn'1 work. Is there
11\ hmu l, 111 do to get rid of this'' I put
·,,ntd 1rd >VU the toenail 111 the sum
lt'l whL n I \\l.tr sandals because it
'l k I .1 I. Wl1.1t ca\ISl'S Utb problem?
wcr A fungal infection of
tll' lo nail or tingcrnail is
Ill ·d
onychomycosis
I• t a ·\.:1"'\' common nail probfn 'illliC tc<.~sm• tl seem~ to be
11.
getting more common in this country.
Famliy physicians and other primary
care specialists see OM infections in a
significant number of
their patients who arc over 60 years
old. These infections, however, can
occur at any age. When a doctor diagnoses OM in an older patient, he or she
must look for other conditions that can
make a person more prone to these
infections. Two common examples are
diabetes mellitus or poor cil'culation
due to smoking.
Generally with OM, the nail or nails
may become discolored, either white or
yellow, and opaque. Usually only a
portion of the nail changes initially.
Though a skilled physician can often
diagnose OM by visual inspection of
the nail and asking appropriate questions about the patient's
history, this is not always the case.
There arc many things other than an
infection that can cause nails to become
discolored and thickened. In fact, only
about half of the time are these problems due to a fungal infection. When
medication doesn't work, sometimes
we need to recheck the diagnosis.
When a patient comes into the office
with a suspected case of OM, there are
three distinct patterns of infection that
the physician will look for. Each of
these patterns is associated with a dJfferent causative fungus.
The most common type of nail
infection is called subungual OM, in
which the tip of the nail and the sides
are affected first. It is most often seen
in people with athlete's foot.
Another type nail infection is called
white superficial OM. It also is most
common in the toenails. White, opaque
spots appear on the nail, and eventually these grow together.
The least common kind of OM is the
proximal subungual type. It causes
infect1on m hoth the fingernails and toenails It stans at the base of the nail and
invades outward toward the nail tip.
While there arc tests to determine
the exact nature of the nail problem, this
diagnosis is usually straightforward,
and tests arc not always necessary.
1\s for treatment, most of the topical
creams and lotions do not work well. A
more successful approach is removing
the nail and then applying topical therapy. This approach can be time-consuming, temporarily disabling and painful.
The most effective treatment involves
the usc of oral medications. These antifimgal chugs must be taken for long periods of time, usually three to six months,
to completely eradicate the problem.
These medication can also have some
serious side effects and should be used
only under close medical supervision.
Wearing protective shoes in publi
showers, promptly treating athlete·
foot, and keeping your feet dry arc tL
primary means of prevention. Consct
entious management of chronic med
ical conditions can also help to preve1 l
this problem.
Family Medicine® is a weekly C(>'
umn. To submit questwns, write t
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A
Ohio University College of Osteopatl
ic Medicine, P.O. Box 110, Athen\
Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to re11d
erquestions@familymedicinenews. 01:~
Medical infonnation in this cofumn r
provided as an educational scn•ict
only. It does not replace the jud."
ment of your personal physician, wli,
should be relied on to diagnose w ·
recommend treatment for any medzrr
conditions. Past columns are availab'L
online at:
www.familymedicinenews.org.
• Continued from p1
.: : bn· 1k' for milk and cookies, so
,. • !-,,· ·p thnt m mmd.
'
Hc•wc\l:f, I'm .:ertain that
- . VOt'r chtldrcn will he in good
'.': 1 1d \\ 1 h your local rcplacc··t:J
llll 1
I ( happl'lh to be my
' In d >U~h1, Bubba Claus. His
• '· 1 ~ o• t Jt.: t,untly ts frotn the
"'' t I l'otc. He ..,ha1 c~ my goal
)f d 1, l ring toy-> to all the
,,o 1 h vo;, <tlld girls.
I I<'\' \.: there are a few
~ J tiCJL 1'cs between us.
L>1J •c: .,, c" ,.,uch as:
I £1 ll 1 JH' danger of the
( 11 I t,, 1~ your presents
I ) 11 Hbhb.t C Iaus He has a
• 1 1 1.. t " h1
->!.. igh and a
11 11P. 1 .,t ck ·r that reads:
I• ,, , ,, , n:-.u1cd bv StPith
d \\l' '" n.'
1 I '<1d PI n11lk and cook
1 ha C l.tus prefers that
l~.nc • n RC' cola and
pork rinds [or a moon pie] on
the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff though, so please have
an empty spit can handy.
3. Buhba Claus' sleigh is
pulled by floppy eared, flyin'
coon ogs instead of reindeer. 1
made the mistake of lending
him a couple of my reindeer one
time, and Blitzen 's head now
overlooks Bubba's fireplace.
4. You won't hear "On
Comet. on Cupid, on Donner
and Blitzen," when Bubba
C'laus an·i ves. Instead, you' 11
hear. •·on Earnhardt, on
Andrctti. on Elliott and Petty,"
5. "Ho. Ho, Ho!" has been
replaced by ''YeeHaw!'' And you
also are likely to hear Bubba's
elves respond. "I her' d dat !"
6. As required by southern
highway laws, Bubba Claus'
sleigh does have a Yosemite
Sam safety triangle on the back
with the words "Back Off."
7. The usual Christmas
movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a
Wonderful Life" will ot be
shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see
''Boss Hogg Saves Christmas"
and "Smokey and the Bandit
IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as
Bubba Claus and dozens of
state patrol cars crashing into
each other.
And finally,
8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear
a belt. If I were you, I'd make
sure you. the wife, and the kids
tum the other way when he
bends over to put presents
under the tree.
Sincerely Yours,
Santa Claus
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The Kentucky Ballet Theatre is sure to impress during its production of "The Nutcracker."
Nutcracker shoW"'i~rFtid'3.y,
Dec. 9 at The Forum
A "Sugar Plum Fairy Tea
Party" will be held pnor to the
Kentucky Ballet Theatre's per
fonnance of The Nutcracker,
Friday, Dec. 9, at The Forum,
Hal Rogers Center, as part of the
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;.:/Safe Halloween' at Linda's Carousel Daycare
'
'1-month old "pirate;· Braden Moore, the son of Ben and Terra Moore, enjoyed Halloween Fun
, 'ay at M1 .s Linda's Carousel Daycare, in Martin. The daycare center sponsored a "Safe Hal·
I JWe€'n" event for area children. Exemplifying that there is a kid in all of us with their color1ul
1 o5tume
from left, Megan Conley, Kelly Conley, and Recille Shepherd, teachers at the center,
dso E>njoyed the special day of fun.
•
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by the talents of the company's
lighting designer and Stage
Manager, Tanya Harper.
Tickets are $25 for prime
orchestra center seats; all other
seats are $20 for adults and $10
I
~HH
open at 5:45 p.m. and kids with
tickets to the show can come, at
no extra charge, to meet a Sugar
Plum Fairy, or other dancers, as
well as enjoy refreshments.
Moms and Dads are encouraged
to bring their cameras to get
their kids pictures with the stars
of the show. The show will
begin at 7 p.m.
Kentucky Ballet Theatre will
be bringing its full-length production, complete with beautiful
sets, glorious costumes, and a
cast of more than 70 dancers.
Norbe Risco, the company's
Artistic Director, has choreographed a charming and magical
Nutcracker, complete with Rat
King's battle with the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her
Cavalier, the beautiful Snow
Queen, Mother Ginger and her
Harlequins. and the many other
characters that arc a part of this
traditional holiday ballet The
m<~gic production is enhanced
":~ (""I'S
6 t\'
1~) t,
I
age 11 ve and under are adnuueu
for free.
In addition to their performance of The Nutcracker, Kentucky Ballet Theatre will present two educational outreach
programs in dance for area
school students on Wednesday,
Nov. 30.
Sponsors of The Nutcracker
are Greg and ~oreen Wells,
Kentucky Power, and Peyton
and Julia Mitchell.
Series Grand Benefactors or
underwriters are City of Hazard
and Mayor Bill Gorman, Hampton Inn and Suites, Hazard Clinic, Peoples Bank and Trust
Company, and Perry Distributors Inc.
The Kentucky Arts Council,
a state agency in the Commerce
Cabinet, has provided funding
for The Nutcracker with state
tax dollars and federal funding
from the National Endowment
for the Arts.
For information about school
Norbe Risco, Artistic Director
for "The Nutcracker," whic
will be per1ormed by the KeP
tucky Ballet Theatre on Frida-,
Dec. 9, at The Forum, Ha
Rogers Center, as part of the
Greater Hazard Area Per1orm
ing Arts Series. The show wil
begin at 7 p.m. complete wit
beautiful sets, glorious costumes, and a cast of mor~
than 70 dancers.
programs or group rates fo,
these performances, contat:t
Tanuny Duff, performing art
series director, at 487-3067 o
800-246-7521. ext. 73067.
Students
study weather
tur!P.nt~
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,
enlovono
lr•~rnmo
r•houl storv r•r>merus 1rvm ' t\llr. MrGre·
Sandy Mullins'
Earth/Space Sci·
ence classes are
studying a unit on
weather. The classes took their
weather stations
outside and did
their own weather
forecasting. Pictured from left to
right are: Chelsie
Cordial, Jon Hud·
sp~th C<!rla
1
, l fL l•
cia Hensley.
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C4 • FRIDAY, DECEMBER
Y,
9, 2005
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
750 • MobN~ Home
210 - Joll Listings
220 - Help Wanted
230 - Information
250 - Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
260 Services
290 - Work Wanted
110 Agr•cul•urc
115 ATV's
120 - Boats
130 - Cars
140 4x4'~
150 Mtscellaneous
160 - \1 tor ycles
170- Parte
175- SUV's
180 Trucks
190 - Vans
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. 110-Agriculture
FOR SALE:
474 New Holland
Haybine Very good
condition. $2,800.
Call after 6 pm. 8740024.
130-Cars
310 - Business
Opportunity
330 - For Sale
sian, good work
truck. $800. Call606478-5173.
EMPLOYMENT
When responding
to Employment ads
that have reference
numbers,
please
indicate that entire
reference number
on the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numbers
are used to help us
direct your letter to
the correct individFOR SALE:
2002 ual.
Ford Taurus SE. 606886-6869 or 606- 21Q-Job Listing
7f~1 -9550.
$500!Police
Impounds! Honda,
Chevy, Ford and
more!Cars
/Trucks/SUVs from
$5001 For listings call
800 "39-3998 ext
A919
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•140 4x4s
~
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FOR SALE:
1998
Blazer 4x4 4 door,
gc
>nd t101.
Appr o ximately
100,000 miles. Call
': 874-6312.
'160-Motorcycles
... ,
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?; FOR
SALE 2005
CRF 50 Excellent
• condition. $850 call
358·9214.
• FOR SALE
2000
YZF Yamaha 600 R
6000
motorcycle.
actual miles. Black &
, silver wtth 2 helmets.
• $3500 Would make
\ great Christmas pre\ sent. 606-886-6869
'or 606-791-9550.
.~,For
Sale
1998
y YAMAHA YZ80 New
tires, pro-circuit pipe.
$1600. Call 606-4529599 for more info.
180-Trucks
..., FOR SALE: 87 Ford
! F150 300 6 cylinder.
l 4 speed transmis-
400-
Mt;RCHANDI~
4 10 Animals
420 - Applii'lrcc:;
440 Electr >r ics
445 FJmhJr'
450 - Lawn & (k'"den
460 - Yard Sate
470 Health & Beauty
475- Household
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Steam
Cleaning company
1995 needs employees.
FOR SALE:
Dodge Ram pick-up Must have valid dritruck, full size, excel- ver's l1cense and up
lent condition. Asking to date surface min$4000. Call after 11 ing papers. Call 606am 606-587-2797.
886-1759
Mon-Fri
FOR SALE:
1975 9:00 am tp 5:00 pm
Ford dump truck, tilt
front end, 12' bed. WANTED IMMEDIFor more info call ATELY
LPN/CNA
606-478-9150.
Spine and Braine
Neurological Center
190- Vans
7160 North Mayo
Trail
Pikeville.
FOR SALE: 1998 Benefits, paid vacaFord Windstar Van.
v6, Auto, all power, lion, 401 k, health
excellent
shape. insurance. Call 606$3500.
606-686- 478-7000 or fax
3082.
resume to 606-4787001.
Hicks Auto Sales
David Road
2003 CTS Cadillac
loaded 15,000 miles
$19,900
2000 Ford F150
Lariate 4x4 loaded
50,000 miles
$1 4 500
1998 Camry V6
leather, moon roof.
$6500.
*******'**********•***
MEDICAl/
CLERICAL
Prestonsburg
Multiple openings! Great pay,
start immediately!
$8 hr and up.
Experience preferred but not
required. Fax
resume to 972-7396067
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
DRIVER WANTED
C&S Vaults seeks
driver for lnex warehouse.
Applicant
must have a Class B
CDL license. Ability
to perform physical
830 • Miscellaneous
850 - Personals
870 • Services
890- Legals
Movers
SQQ -:.R!=~TAT~
<;OS - Busines510 CommerCia.
Property
530 ~ Homes
550 - Lano!Lots
570 - Mobile Homos
580 - Miscellaneous
Crew Chief and
Rodman with underground and outside
experience. We have
an excellent benefits
package with health,
vacation,
etc.
Applications may be
picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
faxed at 606-8866986 or mailed to
3073
KY AT 321,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653
Oil Field Company
has openings for
hard working responsible drivers. Must
be of age 21 or older.
Must have CDL with
HAZ-MAT and tanker
HAIR GALLERY of endorcements, good
Prestonsburg is now driving record and
mechanical
hiring for cosmetolo· some
gist and nail techni- apptitude.
Please
cian. If interested, apply in person at:
please ap;)ly 1n pPr- Ut v• r 31
Well
son at Hatr Ga ery 0r Se·vces, l'lc., 5252
At. 1428, Allen, KY
call 886-9074.
41601
606-874Accepting
ABBOTT ENGI- 3487,
NEERING IINC is applications
Mon.
currently accepting thru Fn. between the
applications for an hours of Sam and
experienced mining 4pm.
permit
technician.
220-Help Wanted
The applicant should
have experience in
preparing all phases HELP
WANTED:
of a DNA mming per- Reno~ Roadhouse
mit (surface & Jnder- Prestonsburg is now
groul"d) An occ 11e t h1n'1g for all poslttons Day shift and
benefit package is night shift. Apply in
provided including person only.
health insurance, 6
paid holiday and BABYSITTER
NEEDED 1 year old
r
t.
vacation
b~y
n my home
send resume ,o JC/,j Tues-Fri 8 am-4pm
KY
RT
321. please call after 4
Prestonsburg,
KY pm. 606-889-0926.
41653 or email to
thoward@ abbot
LPN WANTED: Busy
pediatric clinic seektengineering.com or ing energetic LPN, if
fax to 606-886-6986. interested
send
resume to: PO BOX
ABBoTT ENG 1- 607, Prestonsburg,
NEERING INC
is KY 41653.
labor.
Must
be currently seeking to HELp wANTED:
dependable. Drivers fill the position of Mountain Manor of
load, unload, and
deliver steel grave
vaults
thoughout
regions in Kentucky,
Tennessee,
and
Ohio, Virginia, and
We're looking for talented people just
West Virginia. Must
like you to be part of our team!
be comfortable dealing with customers.
NOW HIRING
Benefits
available
Management and Crew for
after 90 days. FullAll-Shifts.
time position. Please
To schedule an interview,
call606-298-7792 for
Call 1-606-638-1000 ext. 302
information and to
set up an interview.
or fax your resume to 1-606-638-1004.
We Think You Need
ABetter Job!
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610 Apartments
620 Storage/
Office Soace
630 ·Houses
640 - Land/Lot~
650 - Mobile Homes
660 Mtscellaneous
670 • Commercial
Proporty
70!) Construction
710- tducational
713 - C'hild Care
/15 E-lt.>ctriuan
720 - ~ 9allh & Beauty
730 - lawn & Garden
13? l egal
740 · Mas -nry
74:> Miscellaneous
755- Office
760 • Plumbing
765 - ProfeSSional$
no . RepalrfServlce
780 ·Timbef
790- Travel
eD.Q - NODCI!S
805 • Anoouncements
81 o • AuctiOns
815- t.ost & Found
Paintsville is taking
applications for a
480-Miscellaneou~'
LPN
(7pm-7am)
position. Excellent
wages and benefits. WEDDING DRESS
51 Com. Prop
Apply in person at FOR SALE: Size 12,
1025 Euclid Avenue, pearl and sequins FOR SALE OR
Paintsville, KY from intricate design on LEASE: Commercial
Mon-Fri
between bodice and train. Property, lvel, KY on
8:00 am to 4:30 pm . Must see to appreci- US 23. Office buildate beauty. For more ing, garage, paved
WANTED: information, call 886- lot, approximately 2
Prestonsburg/Hager 8506 ask for Tanya acres.
606-368Hill
areaThe or after 5'00 call 886- 2347.
Lexington-Herald 0048 and leave mesLeader has a morning sage.
FOR LEASE:
newspaper
route
Commercial properavailable.
Routes COAL FOR SALE
ty, Prestonsburg, KY
ake about 3-4 hours 50 acres in
just off Mtn Parkway
daily with an approxi- Quicksand, Knott
on AT 122, across
mate profit potential County KY. Call 260- from Mtn Arts Center
of $1000 monthly. 347-0259.
8-10 acres, all utiliDependable transties. Call 606-349portation and ability to FIREWOOD FOR
6703.
be bonded required. SALE For more info
Call 1-800-274-7355 call 377-6055.
530-Homes
(ext 3368 or 1629)
REAL ESTATE
o-
M.ERCHANDISE
445-Furniture
FOR SALE: 2002
Amerilite 27 ft
camper with slide
out. $8500. Call 606874-2879.
FOR SALE:
Two
story 4 BR home,
HUD approved.
Located at Stampers
Branch,
Wayland,
KY. Last white house
on the right. $33,000.
Please call 606-9462271 or 606-7855556. Ask for Sheila
Wicker.
FOR SALE: Large FIREWOOD FOR
motorized lift-chair SALE. Hardwood.
P8rfect
cond tion $ JO a loaa. Ca•· 886w·th battery bacK-up 4038.
call 886-6688.
FOR SALE: Kimble
RAY'S BARGAIN piano for sale
HOMES FOR SALE:
CENTER
Asking $1000 If
A foreclosure!! 3 BR
New
&
Used ' lf1tefl>steti a1 !358- • only $16,000. For
Furniture
& ' !9it0~',
•r 1
·• liStings
1-sooAppliances @ unbe429-7oos. ext B 183.
lievable
prices.
495-Want to Buy
Come in today for
FORECLOSURE! 4
incredible savings.
BR 2 BA $33,000.
Shop At The Little W A N T E D : Must sell, for lisintgs
Furniture Store & Presidential button, call1/800-429-7008.
Save!! Route. #122 , posters, etc. Also, KY
McDowell. Call 606- Governor buttons or
570- Mobile Homes
377-0143.
posters especially
BArt T Combs item •.
FOR SALE: Trailer
Call 606-652-31 84 and lot on Stone
or9931
or email Coal Road. Call 606tigers3@foothills.net 946-2612 or 859RUSSELL MAY
327-8963.
Snow Scenes and
more.
FOR SALE with or
ca:n
www russellmay.com
or call Cathy May
without
hook-up.
1999 16 X 80 3 BR 2
BA MH. $12995. Call 610Apartments.
886-2842 or after
6:00 call 886-3451.
APT FOR RENT at
Harold. 3 BR, living
Final
clearance room, kitchen , BA.
2004 lot models and ample storage/closet
2005 models now space, W/D hook-up.
available! If you are stove, refrigerator fur
Covered
serious about pu~ nished.
chasing a new home parking. Call 606you need to be with 886-9158.
experienced staff to
small
get the right home at FOR RENT:
a great price. The efficiency apt. Clean,
Home Show-South nice, suitable for one
William son, Inc. US person. $275 montn.
119,
Belfry,
Ky. Deposit
required
41514 606-353-6444 886-6208.
or toll free 877-353FOR RENT 1 roorr
6444
furnished efficiency.
All Drywall, Dutch Utilities paid, w/d pro·
with 2x6 walls ,and vided. No pets. $350
5/12 roof pitch, ulti- month $ '1 50 deposit.
mate kitchen pack- Call
226-0999
age, glass block win- Available
12/6/05.
dow, and many more Winchester Apts.
extras, Set up for
viewing. For details PARK PLACE APTS
Special'
call 606-353-6444 or "Holiday
toll free 577-353- First Month's Rent
6444 the home show FREE with paid security deposit. Throug. ~.,.1
December 31 200 "'
1
BR/$280/S30<
2BR / $3 0 4 / $34 5
Prestonsburg 886
0039.
RENTALS
... "
House for Sale
1 ~-:::-
n~.
3 Bedrooms and 2 Baths
Has carport and is newly·
remodeled. Good location,
Oaklawn Estates ·
behind Porter School.
889-9747
or 886-8003
:PBG
434-255-5286.
THE PEPSI BonLING GROUP
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
The Pepsi Bottling Group of
www.pbgcareers.com
Gearheart
Communications,
Inc. is seeking to
employ a Human
Resource Manager.
Applicant must have a
Bachelor's or equivalent degree, and past
experience as an
H.R.
Manager.
PHRISPHR certification
preferred.
Employee
beneftts
include medical, denand
401 k.
tal
Applications are available at Gearheart
Communications
located in Harold, KY
Interviews will be conducted at a later date.
Send resume to.
Gearheart
Communications
P.O. Box 160/Harold,
KY 41635, or email to
jobs@ mlkrotec.com
Staffordsville, KY Is now hiring for
Fleet Mechanic
• Must be at least 21 years of
age
• Current COL license preferred.
• Welding and electrical
experience.
• Must have experience with
mechanical knowledge of gas
and diesel.
• Knowledge of forklifts
preferred.
• Basic understanding of internal
combustible engines required.
• Knowledge of hydraulic and air
brake system and certifications.
Please apply at www.pbocareers.com
PBG is an Equal Opportunity Employer
•
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times is currently accepting applications for a part-time general
assignment reporter. The ideal candidate will
possess strong writing skills, dedication to
the principles of journalism, strong people
skills and a go-getter attitude. Experience is
preferred and the ability to work flexible hours
is a must.
You may submit your resume and writing
samples to:
Managing Editor Ralph B. Davis,
The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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Qualifications:
• Maintenance experience;
• Knowledge and ability in electricity, plumbing, HVAC,
refrigeration, carpentry, plastering, and painting preferred;
• 18 years of age or older;
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and complete work with
minimum supervision;
• Ability to relate appropriately with residents, families,
volunteers and others;
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English;
• Meet all health requirements as required by law;
Salary commensurate with knowledge and experience,
excellent benefits, including 401 K
Applicants, please telephone Cathy Jacobs at 606-3496181, apply via e-mail jbranham@ extendicare.coll')_,_. apply in
person at Salyersville Health Care. 571 Parkway Drive,
8dlyersv11le, KY 41465-0019, or malt resume.
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APT FOR RENT:
Unfurnished 2 BR
with walk-in closet. 2
BA. large living room
and kitchen. Located
at Stanville, off US
23. Call 478-8100.
nish references. Call
285-9112.
FOR RENT: Taking
applications for 2 BR
apartments.
Nice,
quiet neighborhood.
References
and
deposit
required.
358-9123.
STOP RENTING:
Buy a 5 BR 2 BA
home only $13000.
For listings call 800429-7008 ext B930
APT FOR RENT: 3
BR kitchen/small dining room with large
storage area. CH/A
wall to wall carpet.
Excellent condition.
$400 plus utilities.
886-1714 or 2859000.
LARGE TRAILER
LOT for
rent.
Located at Left Fork
Abbott. Call 8869479 or 889-0560.
FOR RENT:
Branham Heights Apt
of Wheelwright KY
has 4 apts for rent.
Rent is based on
income. Apartments
come equipped with
CH/A, carpet, refrigerator, stove, and
blinds.
Garbage,
maintenance , and
sewer are included
with the rent. Please
contact Kathy at 4524777. Equal housing
opprtunity. Handicap
Accessible.
1-2
BR
FURNISHED
Apts.
Clean.
lin
Prestonsburg. 8868366.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
2 BR $550 per month
plus utilities. If interested call 886-0124.
640- Land/Lots
Trailer lot for rent
on old U.S. 23
between
Prestonsburg and Paintsville
call 606-886-9007 or
889 9747
Trailer Lot For
Rent, Large Yard.
Call 886-8366
For Rent : newly
constructed Mobile
Home Lots in new
Allen, reference
required call 606874-2212
650- Mobile Homes
MH FOR RENT 3 BR
2 BA doublewide
located at Wayland.
For more information
call 358-2320 or 2851894.
TRAILER FOR
RENT 2.5 miles from
Townhouse also 1 Mtn Arts Center on
bed room furnished Spurlock Creek. Call
or unfurnished local- 889-9825.
ed in Prestonsburg
,NO PETS call 606- MHs FOR RENT: 2
& 3 BR mobile
886 8991
homes for rent. Total
VACANCIES electric. Close to
No
Branham
Heights Prestonsburg.
Apts Wheelwright KY pets. Call 886-9007
is accepting applica- or 889-9747.
tion for 1 and 2 BR
apts. And 1 BR hand- FOR RENT 2 BR furicapped accessible nished trailer just off
apartment.
Rent Mtn Pkwy on old 114.
based on income, 886-8724.
water, sewage, and
garbage are inlcuded FOR RENT: 3 BR 2
in rent. Please con- BA doublewide locattact Kathy at 606- ed at Little Paint near
452-4777.
Office Prestosnburg. $450
hours M-F 8:00-4:00. month $300 deposit.
No pets. Call 886Furnished 1 bed 0475 or 226-0730.
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent starting at $375. month, + 660· Miscellaneous
$300. deposit water
included.
Located FOR RENT: Beauty
near HRMC. 606- shop equipped with 3
stations and tanning
889-9717.
bed. Located on AT
®Storage/Office 122 1 mile south of
Martin, across from
Garth
Technical
OFFICE SPACE for School. Must furnish
lease
in references.
285Prestonsburg . 9112.
Approximately 1850
sq feet with parking
only two blocks from
courthouse.
Call
874-1700, 285-0900 713-Child/Eid. Care
or 874-9976.
WILL SIT WITH the
FOR RENT: 3 Room elderly or needy.
office suite. $600 Excellent references
month. Call 886- available. Call 7894419 and leave mes1020 ask for C.V.
sage.
FOR LEASE:
30x80 building on 770-Repair/Services
MTN
Parkway.
Parking for large CARPENTRY
all types.
trucks. Will re-model. WORK
New construction or
FOR RENT:
900 remodeling.
sq. ft. office/commer- Garages, decks, etc.
cial space. Located Concrete work & sidnext to Reflection's ing. Free estimates.
Beauty Salon 3/4 Call 886-8896.
mile south or Martin
on RT 122. Across
from Garth Tech.
School. Call 285NEED MEDICARE
9112.
PART D? Need a
Medicare
630-Houses
Supplement? Want
to get it from an
FOR RENT 3 BR insurance agent and
house in McDowell, instructor with 18 yrs.
You
1 BA, carport, $400 experience?
month with $200 want to meet Billy R
deposit. If interested, Maynard. Call today
call 859-245-9321.
for a free appointment. 606-478-9500
HOUSE FOR RENT: or 478-4105.
257 Edgewood Lane
(street
behind
812- Free
HRMC) 3 BR, 2 BA
brick with fireplace HOUSE CAT free to
home.
and appliances. 859- good
Yellow/white
long
272-1511.
hair. 4 years old.
male,
HOUSE FOR RENT: Neutered
1500 sq ft 2 BR 1 BA. declawed front. Call
kitchen, living room, 874-6312.
dining room, utilities
included, furnished.
LEGALS
$695 month plus
deposit. Located at
COMMONlvel. Call 606-4785173.
WEALTH
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
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NOTICES
FOR RENT: 3 BR
house with 2 full bath.
Located 2 miles
south of Martiin on
Old Hite Road, Left
Beaver Creek. $600
month plus utilities.
All electric must fur-
OF KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET
DEPARTMENT
OF HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be
received by the
Department
of
Highways, in the
Division
of
C onst ruction
Procurement, on the
3rd floor, and/or the
Auditorium, locat~d
on the 1st floor of the
T ra n sp o rt at i o n
Office
Cabinet
Building, Frankfort,
Kentucky, until 10:00
a.m.,
Eastern
Standard Time, on
the 16th day of
December, 2005, at
which time bids will
be publicly opened
and read for the
improvement of:
Johnson, Martin,
Floyd Counties
FE01 121 DW05
0000155:
Various
Routes in Floyd,
Johnson, and Martin
Counties in D-12, a
distance of 365.21
miles. Right of Way·
Mowing.
Bid proposals for all
projects will be available at the Division
of
Construction
Procurement
until
3:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard lime, preceding the day of the
letting of Friday,
December 16, 2005.
Bid proposals for all
projects will be available at a cost of $10
each, and remittance, payable to the
State Treasurer of
Kentucky,
must
accompany request
for proposals (NonRefundable).
Bid
Proposals Are Issued
To
Prequalified
Contractors.
Specimen proposals for all projects will
be available to all
interested parties at
a cost of $10 each
(Non-Refundable).
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
' TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-8050
RENEWAL
In accordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby
given that
Mare
Sand
Creek
Company,
Incorporated, P.O.
Box
598,
Allen,
Kentucky
41601,
intends to file for
renewal of permit
number 836-8050.
The operation disturbs 3.97 acres; no
is
new
acreage
affected by
this
renewal.
The operation is
located on the Levisa
Fork of the Big
Sandy River,
at
Emma,
in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
4.200 feet southwest
of
State
Route
1428's junction with
State Route 194, on
the north bank of the
Levisa Fork. The
operation is located
on
the
Lancer
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map, at latitude 37d
37m 58s North, and
longitude 82d 42m
28s West.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at ' the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments or
objections must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice
is hereby given that
Peter Fork Mining
Company, P.O. Box
2666,
Pikeville,
Kentucky 41501, has
applied for Phase Ill
Bond Release on
Increment No. 2, of
Permit Number 8980011, which was last
issued on August 6,
1996. The application covers an area
of
approximately
11.21 acres, located
2.0 miles south of
Owsley, in Pike and
F1oyd Counties.
The
permit is
approximately 1.0
mile south from KY
Route 1384's junetion with Dog Fork,
and located 0.5 mile
southeast of Left
Fork of Big Creek of
Toler Creek. The latitude is 37g28'38":
The longitude is
82235'38".
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 2 is a certificate
of deposit in the
amount of nine thousand
dollars
($9,000.00}, which is
the remaining bond,
in the application for
release.
Reclamation work
performed on the
permit area includes
backfilling, final grading, seeding, and
mulching, completed
in the spring of 1987.
Results thus far
include the establishment of the approved
post-mining
land
use.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
filed
with
the
Director, Division of
Field Services, #2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by January
23, 2006.
A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled
for January 24, 2006,
at 10:00 a.m., at the
Department for Surface
Mining
Reclama-tion
and
Enforce-ment's
Pikeville Regional
Office, located at 121
Mays Branch Road,
Pike-ville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be canceled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conferencce is received by
January 23, 2006.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-0303
AMENDMENT
N0.2
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
Is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, West
Virginia 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
auger coal mining
and
reclamation
operation, located
near Craynor, of
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
125.06 acres of surface
disturbance,
and will underlie an
additional
380.95
acres,
of which
250.25 acres underlie surface and/or
auger, in another
seam, making a total
area of 840.22 acres
within the amended
permit boundary.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 mile south from
KY Route 979's junction with Dry Branch
Road, and is located
within Dry Branch of
Mud Creek, Mink
Branch
of
Mud
Creek, and at the
head of Gap Fork of
Neds Fork of Frasure
Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle maps.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by Richard
and Ryan Hamilton,
Arnold Turner, Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
Page,
Eddie
Blankenship, Freddie
Blankenship, Daniel
Newsome,
Ruby
Hamilton,
Parvis
Hamilton,
Walker
and Jeromia Tackett,
Maggie
Hamilton,
Keathly Enterprises
Inc., Roger Paige,
Hershel
Tackett,
Anthony Tackett, and
Carmel and Marie
Clark. The amendment will underlie
land
owned
by
Richard and Ryan
Hamilton,
Arnold
Turner,
Levi
Blankenship, Bobby
Eddie
Page,
Blankenship, Freddie
Blankenship, Daniel
Newsome,
Ruby
Hamilton,
Pervis
Hamilton,
Maggie
Hamilton,
Keathly
Enterprises,
Inc.,
Roger Paige, and
Hershel Tackett.
The operation will
use the area, contour, and extended
depth auger method
of surface mining.
The amendment
application has been
filed
for
public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653 .
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Mine Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
latitude is 37-29-19,
and the longitude is
82-47-05.
The facility Js localed on the Martin and
Wayland USGS 7.5
minute quadrangle
maps. The surface
area is owned by tbe
Elk
Horn
Coal
Corporation.
The
permit underlies land
owned by the Elk
Horn
Coal
C o r p o rat 1o n ,
Appalachian Land
Carl
Company,
Dudley,
Randy
Martin, James Akers,
Marty
Tackett,
Gaylord
Martin ,
Ronnie Newsome,
Staley
Francis,
tv'loore ,
Dwayne
Thomas
Martin,
Clarence
Brown ,
Willie
Duff,
and
Franklin Scott.
The operation will
affect an area within
100 ft. of a public
road, KY 777. The
operatton will not
involve relocation or
closure of the public
road.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resource's
Prestonsburg
Regiotlal
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. Written comments, objections or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the D1rector
of the Division of
Mine Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South, Frankfort, KY
40601.
This 1s the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments,
objections
and/or requests for a
permit conference
must be received
within thirty (30) days
of today's date.
Place your ad
today!
Call Tonya
at 886-8506
to find out how.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NO. 836-5481
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
FCDC Coal, Inc.,
750 Town Mountain
Rd., Pikeville, KY
41501, has filed an
application for a permit for an underground mining operation , located 3.0
miles
south
of
Langley, in Floyd
County. The operation disturbs 5.45
surface acres, and
underlies
397.70
acres, and the total
area within the permit boundary is
403.15 acres.
The
facility
is
approximately .8 mile
north of KY ?77's
junction with KY 680,
and located adjacent
to Turkey Creek. The
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World of Wonder
EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY
What is a shorebird?
Piping Plover
Shorebirds are a diverse group of birds that include avocets,
oystercatchers, plovers, phalaropes, sandpipers, stilts,
snipes, and turnstones. About 49 species of shorebirds are
common visitors to North American wetlands
and beaches.
Lesser Yellowlegs
5.5 inches
~
8.75 inches
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Uncommon and
endangered,
the delicate Plover
nests on sandy
beaches, dunes
and lakeshores.
Larger birds with yellow legs and straight
bills. They nest on
tundra or in woodlands Most winter in
South America.
Seasonal plumage is pale gray and
white in winter, chestnut brown and
black in summer. Feeds on
sandy beaches and mudflats. Rare in interior
wetlands.
American
Oystercatcher
Common
characteristics
16inches
Distinctive orange
bill. Feeds in small
flocks on coastal
beach areas and
mudflats.
Shorebirds typically have small
bodies, thin legs and webless feet.
They range in size from a few ounces
to a pound or more and have plumage
1n many colors.
Shorebird species are residents of
wetlands but do not swim. Intertidal
mudflats, salt marshes, and
estuanes are their habitats.
Many species are found on
ocean beaches, but many use
fresh water wetla.nds in the
interior of North America
alar~ their migration paths
al1d for breeding habitat.
conserve
shorebirds
Sanderling
8inches
Plumage is extremely
pale in winter. Feeds on
sandy beaches, running
back and forth with the
surf to capture small
crustaceans exposed by
the waves.
Shorebirds exhibit a wide variety of
bill shapes and sizes. These differences allow many species to forage
on dry land or in shallow water.
All shorebirds migrate over vast
distances. Migratory paths, called
flyways, are used by shorebirds. The birds themselves, geography and
the wind determine the
direction taken during migration.
Ornithologists (scientists who
study birds) believe that an internal
compass orients migrating shorebirds.
~he birds' ability to navigate may
depend on the sun, moon and stars.
Light, the Earth's magnetic field, wind,
daylength and smell, may also
influence how a bird finds its way.
Support the Federal
Duck Stamp
Program Revenues
from the sale of Duck
stamps provide funds
to purchase additional
wetlands for the
National Wildlife
Refuge System.
The Shorebird
Sister Schools
Program is designed
to educate students
about shorebird
migration from
southern wintering
grounds to nesting
sites in the Arctic.
American Avocet
15 inches
Feeds by sweeping
the bill from side to
side through the
water. Habitat is
lakeshores, marshes and shallow
ponds.
Spotted Sandpiper
6.25 inches
Breeding plumage is beautifully barred.
In winter, spotted underparts are pure white.
Found in sheltered waterways, marshes, ponds and lakes.
FAST FACT:
Shorebird populations
Though some
of these
numbers
may seem
high, studies
indicate that
the populations of many
species of
shorebirds
are in serious
decline.
Because shorebirds travel the globe
during their lrtetime, it is hard for scientists to measure shorebird populations.
Estimates put the members of some
species in the millions, with numbers
of endangered species, like the Piping
Plover, at only a few thousand.
Efforts to census shorebirds are
taken at specific staging areas during
migration. Censuses in recent years
report the following numbers in
North America:
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About
flyways
Delaware Bay: 600,000 shorebirds
consisting mostly of Red Knots, Ruddy
Turnstones, and Semipalmated
Sandpipers
San Francisco Bay, California:
930,000 shorebirds, many species
Great Salt Lake, Utah: 600,000
Wilson's Phalaropes, 300,000 Rednecked Phalaropes
Bay of Fundy, Canada: 1,000,000
shorebirds; the majority being
Semipalmated Sandpipers
South American bird counts show the
following populations:
Mar Chiquita Cordoba, Argentina:
500,000 Wilson's Phalaropes and
20JOOO Golden Plovers
Bigi Pan, Suriname: 1,000,000
Semipalmated San.QQigers
Wia Wia, Suriname: 2,000,000
Semipalmated Sandpipers and 50,000
Short-billed Dowitchers
---Coppename Rivermouth,
Suriname: 750,000 Semipalmated
Sandpipers; 50,000 Lesser Yellowlegs
Be a wetlands advocate. Do what you
can to help conserve
and protect all wetlands for birds and
other wetlands inhabitants.
Get informed about
shorebird issues.
Visit your nearest
refuge or protected
land to view shorebirds and learn about
them.
[ The American
Central Flyway may be
called "the flyway of the
Great Plains." Part f
this route encompasses
area lying between the
valley of the Mississippi
River and the Rocky
Mountains.
The American
Pacific Flyway
follows the eastern
Pacific coastline. It
extends from the western Arctic and includes
Alaska and the Aleutian.
Islands. From there, it
travels down the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific
coastal regions of
Canada, the United
States and Mexico. It
blends into other flyways
in Central and South
America.
SOURCES: http:J/www.twS.gov/migratorybirdslshrblrdlshrblrd.html
httP:llw«w.manomet.org/WHSRN/
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Washington D.C.
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Part of this route
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